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FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2013

For a review of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” see Page 3

We saw you at...

Schuylkill County Senior Soccer All-Star Game

Orphans take to Sovereign stage See Page 2

Heath and Kimberly Merwine, Tower City

Jodi Perhonitch, left, and Jenna Lukach, both of Schuylkill Haven For more photos from the game, see Page 4

tomorrow The sun’ll come out

All-kid cast to present ‘Annie’ at Sovereign Majestic

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BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

epeddigree@republicanherald.com

eapin’ lizards!

Annie is coming to Pottsville.

The iconic tale of the little red-haired orphan and her hard-knock life will be told this weekend on the stage at Sovereign Majestic Theater.

The Pottsville Gymnastic and Theatrical Center Inc. will present “Annie Kids” at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the theater, 209 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Under the direction of Sandy Kost-Sterner, “Annie Kids” is the group’s first musical. It fol“I just lows the group’s first play, “The like Diary of Anne being Frank,” in Sepon stage tember.

“These youngand sters are very meeting talented and new have worked friends.” hard to put on this musical.

Maddie Through weeks Swick, of practices, Annie they have learned what teamwork and dedication is while having a lot of fun. They are ready to get on the stage and shine in both their own individual roles and as one fantastic cast,” Kost-Sterner said.

Set in 1930s Depression-era New York City, Annie is determined to meet her parents, who left her at the orphanage run by the bitter Miss Hannigan. After attending a party at the home of billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, Annie finds new adventures and more 2

If you go

What: “Annie Kids” When: 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Sovereign Majestic Theater, 209 N. Centre St., Pottsville Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling the theater at 570-628-4647. importantly, a new home. The musical is based on the popular comic strip and features the songs “Tomorrow” and “It’s a HardKnock Life.”

Maddie Swick, 10, of Orwigsburg, will play the charming orphan Annie.

Although she said she occasionally gets nervous, Swick said playing in “Annie Kids” has been a fun experience.

“I just like being on stage and meeting new friends,” Swick said.

Kieffer Quandel, 14, of Hegins, who is portraying Daddy Warbucks, said he found it easy to connect with the open-hearted billionaire, calling the character his “alter ego.”

“I think myself being the oldest it’s basically understandable,” Quandel said.

Quandel has experience performing on stage but “Annie Kids” has been different for him as he is the oldest member of the cast.

“It’s a really big change because I’m here with 10- and 5-year-olds and I’m the 14-year-old who stands out,” he said.

The all-kid cast has 40 members, ranging in age from 5 to 14.

The production is presented through arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York City.

“Pottsville GTC is very proud to

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Kieffer Quandel, 14, of Hegins, as Daddy Warbucks, gives Orphan Annie, portrayed by Maddie Swick, 10, of Orwigsburg, a silver locket during rehearsal for “Annie Kids.” The play will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Sovereign Majestic Theater in Pottsville. be putting on this musical here in Schuylkill County as it is something very positive for the area encouraging participation in the performing arts. ‘Annie Kids’ reminds us about the importance

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of community. By engaging her community in her search for her parents, this little red-head orphan Annie finds her family in a way she never anticipated.”

Kost-Sterner said.

Tickets are limited and available only by calling the theater office at 570-628-4647. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information, visit sovereignmajestic.com.

‘Catching Fire’ bigger, better, broodier Anyone who felt that the workmanlike adaptation of the first “Hunger Games” missed the bull’s-eye, take heart. “Catching Fire” is the new “The Empire Strikes Back,” a smashing sci-fi sequel that takes its blockbuster franchise into deeper, smarter, more dramatically engaging territory.

New director Francis Lawrence has a solid grasp of science fiction (as demonstrated in “Constantine” and “I Am Legend”) and romance (proven with “Water for Elephants”). The conflicts are clear, the characters fully fleshed, the lethal adventure urgent and the tender interludes poignant.

Suzanne Collins’ bestsellers, set in a fascist North America after a civil war and the extinction of the middle class, are a potent sociopolitical allegory.

In dystopian Panem (Latin for “bread,” a nod to the Roman Empire’s policy of distracting citizens with food and circuses) young warriors must kill each other to survive. The battles are packaged as gladiatorial reality shows designed to keep the populace disengaged and submissive.

The spectacle is undeniably impressive. An attack against players on a tropical island by a troop of ferocious mandrills tops anything I’ve seen this year for sheer get-me-out-ofhere chills.

Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, a stoic rural teenager who entered the Games in the first film to save her younger sister from certain death in combat. The role showcases Lawrence’s uncanny ability to make a tiny, apprehensive furrow of the brow speak volumes, and to tackle bigger-than-life scenes without going over the top.

Having survived the first round of reality-TV carnage, Katniss has become a nation-

MOVIE REVIEWS al celebrity. Katniss, a coal miner’s daughter, hates the pretense and glitz of stardom. She resists play-acting a manufactured faux-romance with her Games teammate/ pretend boyfriend Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). That reluctance adds tension and irony to the slow-burning attraction between the two survivors offstage.

Her unprecedented popularity has made Katniss a political figure representing underclass hopes. Concerned that she could become the figurehead for an uprising, President Snow (silky, evil Donald Sutherland) orders his games designer to create a competition that will eliminate her and ruin her heroic reputation in the process.

Plutarch Heavensbee (inscrutable, calculating Philip Seymour Hoffman) proposes “what we designers call a wrinkle,” an All-Star Game featuring the survivors of earlier combats. When the action moves to the arena, unexpected alliances and hidden agendas reveal a hedgemaze of new wrinkles.

Working from a script by Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire”) and Michael Arndt (“Oblivion”), director Lawrence leavens this fundamentally serious movie with bleak, caustic satire. Stanley Tucci returns as soulless TV host Caesar Flickerman, whose awesomely stilted stage presence raises insincerity to high art. Elizabeth Banks wears ever more bizarre couture as Katniss and Peeta’s image consultant; one memorable outfit is composed of monarch butterflies.

It takes skilled filmmaking to walk the line between ghastly realism and crankedup absurdity, and this movie has the creative vitality to

make both aspects of the story work. There’s a clarity and purpose to every shot. Stunning retro-futuristic set and costume designs draw a vivid line between the worlds of decadence and deprivation.

In contrast to the overblown, artificial pomp of the capital city, the film’s real, melancholy beauty appears whenever Katniss returns to her hardscrabble home district. Katniss’ contempt for the Darwinian backstabbing of the entertainment/government cabal meshes nicely with Lawrence’s real-life anti-Hollywood pronouncements. On every level, this movie works. I was entertained by the first “Games” film. This one gripped me.

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” a Lionsgate

release, is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some frightening images, thematic elements, a suggestive situation and language. Running time: 146 minutes. ★★★★

“Delivery Man” Vince Vaughn’s carved out a successful career playing characters who aren’t the most productive members of society.

And those characters are usually played for big laughs.

He portrays the same kind of role in “Delivery Man,” a guy whose biggest talent is being a frequent sperm donor, but this time the laughs are more subdued and — dare it be said — sweet. Vaughn’s found a way to take a character who should be annoying and make him endearing.

David Wozniak (Vaughn), a less-than-competent meat delivery truck driver, finds out the donations he made to a fertility clinic 20 years ago under the fake name of Starbuck — has made him the father of 533 children. He discovers the news when 142 of his sons and daughters file a lawsuit to get him to reveal his identity.

The prolific papa is advised by his friend and lawyer (Chris Pratt) to avoid any contact with the offspring because of all the legal ramifications.

The film would have ended early had he not started to dig into the lives of a few of the names on the long list.

“Delivery Man” works because Vaughn is so comfortable playing these kinds of characters. Because it’s

easy to believe that the delivery man could be a big-time loser, it’s easier to connect with the character as he takes this odd jour ney.

There’s an everyman feel to the way Vaughn plays the role that — while the situation is outlandish — makes it easy to relate to the questions about family that serve as the heart of the movie.

“Delivery Man” is a pleasant surprise. The story line about being the father to hundreds had all the earmarks of being an over-the-top comedy. Instead, this is one of the sweetest family movies released this year.

“Delivery Man,” a DreamWorks release, is rated PG-13 for drug references, language, violence. Running time: 103 minutes. Grade: B

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Beards are one thing — trends, another I think I’ve made it clear in the past: If there is one thing I love, it’s a man with facial hair.

But there is a difference between donning facial hair and following trends.

I’ve fallen prey to multiple trends in my life, so my judgement is also cast upon myself.

No, I’ve never grown a beard.

But it seems every few months, something else is “cool.”

From pirates to mustaches to “Keep Calm and Carry On” prints and variations of the like.

Trends spread like wildfire and, as fast as they ignite, they burn out and the world is on to something new.

No harm done, right? Not unless you got a tattoo I MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS guess, but I still feel like folBarber Nick Steeves, left, gets ready to apply the sec- lowers follow trends and ond hot towel to Steve Carlin’s face as part of his leaders, and those who do not give a flying flip what beard trim.

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I get annoyed when something I’m into becomes overly commercialized.

Jenna But beards? Beards I cannot hate on, no matter how Wasakoski saturated they become.

I equate facial hair with masculinity.

Even a 5-o’clock shadow speaks volumes. It could be an indicator of laziness, but people think of them, even it has a certain ruggedness more so, are trendsetters whether they like it, know it about it. In my head, it means the man was just too or not. busy working hard labor to I’m sure the television worry about shaving, and a show “Duck Dynasty” has rugged, hard-working man is something to do with the resurgence of woolly beards all right by me.

Even the men of NBC’s on men these days, but “Today Show” are sporting should they have to have whiskers in support of “No done it first for it to be cool?

Shave November,” which Why do we wait for such claims to be an effort to raise outlets to deem something cancer awareness. cool or uncool?

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Trends come and go and what was cool is suddenly deemed lame. My biggest concern is men who regularly choose to wear beards will dismiss them due to their overpopularity.

Please don’t do that. I don’t even really know what my point is, but I choose to use this outlet to encourage men to continue to wear their desired facial hair with pride no matter what. Do not let it come and go with the trends, lest there be, at the very least, one very disappointed gal out there.

Keep them growing, fellas.

You all look great.

(Wasakoski, a News-Item editor, is a graduate of Von Lee School of Aesthetics and is certified as a professional makeup artist.)

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Other entertainment can be found Dear Mark: I really enjoyed your column called “Vegas on the Cheap.” Yes, every place I gamble does offer other forms of entertainment besides losing money. I am curious as to what are your favorite places to go where they offer gambling, but not for the sake of gambling itself ?

Alan R. As Johnny Cash rat-tattats towns, cities and states like Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota on his hit, “I’ve Been Everywhere,” I too have been everywhere, at least when it comes to casino destinations, including on that dusty Winnemucca road.

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Yet, picking a select few wasn’t all that hard because luckily you allowed me to discount gambling. So here goes. Warning! My list is as subjective as it gets.

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rim of snow-clad mountain peaks that towered aloft full three thousand feet higher still! It was a vast oval, and one would have to use up 80 or 100 good miles in traveling around it. As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords.” Roughing it.

I worked my entire gaming career, met my wife, got married and my son was born there, and because I worked only swing or graveyard shift, I was able to ski 2,255 days on those “snowclad mountain peaks that towered aloft full 3,000 feet higher still.” This destina-

tion truly exemplifies every day a picnic, every night a party.

Detroit: Devoutly loyal to my hometown, I include Detroit on my list. A favorite locale of mine, Ann Arbor, is a mere 50 minutes west of Detroit. And, being a connoisseur of Polish food, I can recommend my favorite Polish restaurant, the Polish Village Cafe, which sits within the heart of Hamtramck, a city within the city of Detroit. I’ve been known to drive hours just for their golabki (stuffed cabbage) and koperkiem zupe (dill pickle soup). Smacznego!

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Dear Mark: I am new to poker, mostly by watching it on television.

Sometimes the announcers will use terminology but not explain it. Here is one. What is a backdoor straight?

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and 4 of Spades, and a 7 of Clubs. The turn and river produced a King and Jack of Diamonds. You were sitting four spades for a flush, but instead, the King and a Jack at the turn and river made you a “backdoor” straight instead.

Gambling wisdom of the week From all my reading of the history of gambling from the beginning of civilization to the present, I must say that the present-day Vegas gambling is the most regulated and most honest that has ever existed.

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THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS TODAY CLASS REUNION — Pottsville Area High School Class of 1983 30th-year reunion get-together, 6 to 8 p.m. today, Yuengling Brewery, Mahantongo Street, Pottsville. Reunion, 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Pottsville Zone, Peacock Street, Pottsville. Cost $30 per person. Music by DJ Joe Devine.

To request formal invitation, email PAHSclassof83@gmail. com, call Lisa Chiccine at 212-355-0025 or on Facebook at 1983 Pottsville High 30-year Reunion.

HAZLETON CONCERT SERIES KICK OFF — Holiday concert presented by The Allentown Band, 7:30 p.m., Hazleton Area High School auditorium, 1601 W. 23rd St., Hazleton. For reservations or information, call Amelia at 570-788-4864 or Joan at 570-455-0990.

RETIREES PARTY — Allied Signal/Honeywell, 6 p.m., Pine View Acres, Chamberlain Avenue, Pottsville.

RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM — “Psychology and Religion,” noon, R. Michael Fryer Conference Center, Penn State Schuylkill, Schuylkill Haven.

Call 570-385-6065 or email DCL1@psu.edu.

SMOKE-FREE BINGO — 6:45 p.m., doors open 5:30 p.m., Summit Station Fire Company, 88 Firehouse Road, Summit Station.

SummitFire34@comcast.net

for more information.

VARIETY SHOW — “Disney Behind the Ears,” presented

by Mahanoy Area High School Theater Arts, 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Mahanoy Area Complex auditorium, 1 Golden Bear Drive, Mahanoy City.

Advance tickets $5, at door $7. Call 570-773-3443.

BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — 7 to 9 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Centre Street and Howard Avenue, Pottsville (use Second Street entrance). Sponsored

by Pottsville Recreation Commission. Call 570-622-6619.

FOOD PANTRY — Hosted

by New Life in Christ Ministries, 3:30 to 5 p.m., 217219 Market St., Cumbola.

Emergency food pantry available by appointment only, call 570-277-6041.

SATURDAY BLOCK SHOOT, RUMPSCH AND MEAT WHEEL — Noon to 5 p.m., Cressona Fire Company, 59 S. Second St., Cressona. Cost $5, includes food and beverages. Prizes include steaks, hams, turkeys and shrimp from Butcher Shop.

BREAKFAST, LUNCH, BAKE AND YARD SALE — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ashland CCCU Church, 952 Deep Creek Road, Mabel.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Mary Ave Maria Hall, 94 Walnut Road, Hamburg. Sponsored by St.

JT's Catering

ADULTS $14.95 CHILDREN (4 to 7) $7.95

3–Under - FREE

318 Washington St., Port Carbon Reservations Suggested

(570) 622-6218

VENDOR SALE — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, 15 Earl Stoyer Drive, Schuylkill Haven. Food and bake sale.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING AND CHINESE AUCTION — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Weishample Grange, 858 Deep Creek Road, Ashland. Featured vendors, Pampered Chef, Wildtree, Thirty-One and more. Winner need not be present to win. Tickets drawn 2 p.m. Benefits Hope’s Haven at Camp Hebron.

INDOOR YARD SALE — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Fourth and Centre streets, Mahanoy City.

MEAT BINGO — 7:30 p.m., doors open 7 p.m., Mahanoy City Elks, 135 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City. Food available.

RESERVATIONS FOR CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY AND PORT CARBON ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Janet Eich Library, Port

Anne's Bakery and More

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Branchdale Call 570-544-5105 We Have Mackerel Weekend Special

Pumpkin Pancakes w/ Apple Sausage

Thur.-Fri.-Sat.-Sun. 6 a.m.-12 noon

Weekend Specials

THANKSGIVING BUFFET Noon-4 p.m.

Roast Turkey, Baked Ham, Roast Beef, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed, Filling, Assorted Vegetables, Soup & Salad Bar, Assorted Desserts Take Outs Available

Mary Women’s Guild. Crafts, cookies, theme basket auction and food available. Quilt raffle. For directions, visit www.rc.net/allentown/stmaryhamb.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Pike and Washington streets, Port Carbon. Vendor, craft and bake sale. Lunch available 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING — 3:30 p.m., Werner Lumber lot, 29 S. Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove. Featuring Teen Challenge Choir, Community Band and PGAHS JROTC. Santa arrives 4:15 p.m. via float by Ravine Fire Company. Hugs and Kisses will sell soups, hot dogs, baked goods and coffee. Music by Karenda family.

COUNTRY DANCE — 9 p.m. to midnight, Pine View Acres, 145 Chamberlain Ave., Pottsville. Music by Reckless. Advance tickets $10, at door $12. Sponsored by Diakon Community Services for Seniors. Call 570-624-3018.

HOLIDAY CRAFT AND

116 Ringtown Blvd Ringtown 570-889-2357 Join Us This Weekend!

Friday Stuffed Cabbage Rolls $8.95 Talapia Casino $10.95 Crab Cakes $11.95 Saturday Pork & Sauerkraut $8.95 Chicken & Rigatoni Alfredo $10.95 St. Louis Bbq Ribs 1/2 Rack $9.95 Full Rack $13.95 Sunday Chicken Pot Pie $8.95 Haddock Meunière 10.95 Flat Iron Steak 12.50 Sunday Breakfast Chipped Beef Apple Dumpling French Toast

Carbon. Annual tree lighting, 6 p.m. Dec. 13, gazebo, Port Carbon, with visit from Santa.

Food and presents for children follow at Grace United Methodist Church (White Church across from Turkey Hill). Deadline to register for party Wednesday. Call Deniece at 570-573-1946.

SOUP AND BAKE SALE — 11 a.m. to sellout, Forestville Fire Company, 1 Lane Ave., Pottsville. Cost $7 per quart, $4 pint, $3 per bowl.

THANK-YOU CONCERTS — Tamaqua Community Center, 3 p.m., Musical Thanks from the Stars of the Cancer Telethon; 7:30 p.m., Thank-You Jam w/ Stars of Cancer Telethon. Cost $5. Food and items for sale.

Benefits American Cancer Society. Call 570-645-4228.

TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS IN IRELAND SHOW — Available from noon to 4 p.m., in front of Kmart, Schuylkill Mall, Frackville. Tickets, $20 in advance, $25 at door, $30 front-row seating (advance

T he New Village Inn

only). Show featuring Tony Kenny to be held 2 p.m.

Dec. 15, Minersville Area High School. Benefits Castle Green Grotto, Coal Castle.

Call Hap Anthony at 570-5444674 after 3 p.m.

USED BOOK SALE — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W. Market St., Pottsville. Sponsored

by The Friends Group. Baked goods for sale.

WING NIGHT — 5:30 to 9 p.m. or sellout, Rangers Hose Company, 6 E. Ogden St., Girardville. Wings $8 per dozen, fries $3, fries with wing sauce, $4. Eat in or take out. Beverages available. Call 570-276-1406.

BINGO — 6:30 p.m., doors and kitchen open 5 p.m., Coaldale Ambulance building. Call 570-645-2050.

Please see CALENDAR, Page 8

Sovereign Majestic

The Movies Christmas by M&T at Concert the Majestic The MacCready Christmas Concert by November 16, 7:00 p.m.

TheSaturday, Gary Ensemble Featuring The Gary MacCready Ensemble Featuring Free Admission and Popcorn Jenna McBreen, Greg Senich, Bernie Brilla Jenna McBreen, Greg Senich, Bernie Brilla The Christmas Concert by

Saturday, 30, 7:00 7:00 p.m. Tickets: Tickets: $12.00 Saturday, November 30, p.m. $12.00 The GaryNovember MacCready Ensemble Featuring

Bar, Restaurant & Catering

In Association with Lift YourSenich, Spirits Performing Arts Jenna McBreen, Greg Bernie Brilla

101 West Centre Street, Mahanoy City 570-773-9927 or 570-573-2232

Christmas theTickets: Years$12.00 Saturday, NovemberThrough 30, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30TH FROM 7PM-9PM

A USOwith Salute to Our In Association Lift Your SpiritsVeterans Performing Arts Saturday, Dec. 7, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, Dec.8, 3:00 p.m.

Christmas Through thefor Years Tickets: $10.00. Free Admission Veterans

Porterhouse Steak...............15.95 Broiled Haddock..................11.95 Broiled Stuffed Haddock…13.50 Baked or Broiled Crab Cakes…11.95 Chopped Sirloin…………..10.95 Meatloaf………………........8.95 Free Soup & Salad

FEATURING ALL BEERS IN THE YUENGLING LINE UP AND SOME HOME BREWED BEER. PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS!

Back Popular Demand!

Saturday, Dec. By 7, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, Dec.8, 3:00 p.m.

Wizards of Winter Tickets:The $10.00.

Free Admission for Veterans Sunday, December 15, 3:00 p.m. $18.00 Back

By Popular Demand!

Sunday, December 15, 7:00 p.m. $20.00

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 7AM-12PM

Sunday, December 15, 3:00 p.m. $18.00 Sunday, December 15, 7:00 p.m. $20.00

Now taking reservations for all your catering needs.

AUTUMN JAM OLDIES & Classic Rock Nov. 29th & 30th • 9pm-12am

TAKING ORDERS UNTIL 4PM

NOW SERVING BREAKFAST

RESERVE NOW FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER For Our Full Menu and List of Events Check Our Website www.mineshaftcafe.com

Pine View Acres SUNDAYS BIG BREAKFAST BUFFET Open Tuesdays Thru Friday 11:30am-8pm Lunches & Dinners Wings $5.95 doz.

Sat., Nov. 23rd.

“RESTLESS” Sun., Nov 24th.

“POLKA BAND”

Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

Sonny’s Smoked & Tiki Bar Now Open

SPECIALS

FRIDAY SEAFOOD BUFFET

King Crab Legs-Steamed Clams Haddock-Shrimp (Fried & Cocktail) Includes Dessert & Salad Bar & 12 other items

$19.95

November Specials 8 oz. Cranberry Chicken $9.95 1/2 Rack Smoked St. Louis Ribs $9.95 Spaghetti & Meatballs $7.95

Now Accept 570-628-3207 • Chamberlaine Ave., Pottsville WeEBT Cards

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

A USO Salute to Our Veterans

The Wizards of Winter

Call: 570-628-4647 Call: 570-628-4647

PINE GROVE LEGION POST 374 42 S.Tulpehocken St. Pine Grove 570-345-8050

FRIDAY PLATTERS 4-7PM OPEN TO PUBLIC

SALISBURY STEAK PORK & SAUERKRAUT HADDOCK W/ MAC & CHEESE

SAT. BREAKFAST 7-11AM

PUBLIC WELCOME IN DINING ROOM

SAT. NITE, NOV. 23, 8-11PM FROM CAPE MAY, NJ “KEITH HICKMAN”

SAT. NOV. 30, 7-10PM BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND “TOMMY ZITO” TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE

Reservations 570-345-8050

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Continued from Page 7 noon, Lake Wynonah, WynoBINGO — 6:45 p.m., Amer- nah Drive, Auburn. Benefits ican Legion, 3 E. Spruce St., Keystone Wounded Warriors.

Open to runner, walkers, pet Minersville. walkers and strollers. Cost $18 to $25.

SUNDAY BREAKFAST — 7:30 a.m.

ADVANCE TICKETS FOR to noon, Mountaineer Hose CHRISTMAS IN IRELAND Company, Third and South SHOW — Noon to 3 p.m., streets, Minersville.

BG’s Value Market, MinersCELEBRATE RECOVERY ville. Tickets, $20 in advance, — 5 to 6 p.m., Faith Church, $25 at door, $30 front-row 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route seating (advance only). Show 61, Orwigsburg. Biblical and features Tony Kenny to be balanced program created to held 2 p.m. Dec. 15, Miners- help people overcome life’s ville Area High School. Bene- hurts, habits and hangups. fits Castle Green Grotto, Coal Free. Mailing address is P.O. Castle. Call Hap Anthony at Box 323, Orwigsburg, PA 570-544-4674 after 3 p.m.

17961.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKCONCERT — Mahoney FAST — 8 to 11 a.m., Al- Brothers “Jukebox Heroes tamont Fire Company, Morea Live,” 2:30 p.m., Williams ValRoad, Frackville. Adults $8, ley High School, 10330 Route children $4.

209, Tower City. Adults $20, ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAK- students $10. For tickets, FAST BUFFET — 7:30 to call school at 717-647-2167, 11:30 a.m., St. Nicholas ext. 1243 or 1224. Limited Hall, Route 901, Primrose. number of tickets at door.

Adults $8, children under 12, KIDS NITE — 6 p.m., $4. Eat in or take out. Spon- Covenant United Methodsored by St. Nicholas Church ist Church, 215 E. Main St., Holy Name Society.

Schuylkill Haven. For chilANNUAL TURKEY TROT 5K dren ages 6 to 12. Games, RUN/WALK — 10 a.m. to crafts and refreshments.

City Seafood & Steakhouse 570-773-1195 Fri., Sat., Sun.Specials • Baked Crab Au-Gratin • Shrimp & Scallop Combo • N.Y. Strip

Make Your Thanksgiving Day Dinner Reservations 11am-3pm Serving family style ham, turkey, traditional sides and dessert. $14.99/guest 570-366-8655 8

www.deerlakepub.com

STEVE’S

14-16 Sunbury St. • Minersville

570-544-6096 WEEKEND SPECIAL

Western Cheese Omelet w/ Homefries Breakfast Served All Day

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 5:30 am to 2 pm We Accept Credit Cards

LONGABERGER BASKETS AND VERA BRADLEY PURSE BINGO — 2 p.m., doors open 12:30 p.m., West End Fire and Rescue, 700 W. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City. Cost $25, includes hot and cold buffet.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING — Park Crest Fish and Game Protective Association, 2 p.m., Brandonville clubhouse.

POLKA DANCE — 2 to 6 p.m., Pine View Acres, Chamberlain Avenue, Pottsville.

Music by Polka Family. Sponsored by Coal Crackers. Call Joe at 570-622-3321, John at 570-455-7676 or Ann at 570-462-9355.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ADVENT WREATH MAKING — To be held 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 30, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church Hall, Mahanoy City.

Cost $10, includes base, battery-operated candles, ribbons and Advent wreath prayer.

Bring clipping shears and live greenery to share. Registration required. Call Debbie at 570-773-0813 to register.

SINGSPIRATION — 6 to

Jersey Acres Market

Stone Mountain Wine Cellars

OPEN HOUSE Sat. Nov. 30th & Sun. Dec. 1st

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND KARAOKE WITH CHRISTEN @ 9PM $1.50 16OZ LANDSHARK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD PULSE @ 10 PM $2.50 BUD LITE PLATINUM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH GLENN FLEAGLE @ 4-7 PM $2.00 MILLER LITE BOTTLES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH VICTIMS OF VINYL @ 10 PM $2 BUDWEISER

ID A MUST

CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY 19 FRONT ST., CRESSONA

570-385-1927

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013

11am-5pm

Kick off the Holiday Season with a visit to our enlarged NEW Winery Store.

Wine Specials, Mulled Wine Samples Holiday Music 1-4pm Sat- “KIM RUSSELL SEIBERT” Sun- “DAVE EVANS” Raising of Christmas Wreath Sat @3:30pm

1615 Panther Valley Rd. Pine Grove, PA Phone 570-739-4418 www.stonemountainwinecellars.com

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

8:30 p.m., Bible Tabernacle, Margaretta Street, Schuylkill Haven.

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONCERT SERIES — Presented by Messiah College Faculty Brass Quintet, 4 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 S. Second St., Pottsville. Handicapped accessible. Free.

FREE BREAD, PASTRY AND ROLLS — 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., pick up at Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville. Accepting non-perishable food for redistribution. Call 570874-1585.

FREE FEEDING PROGRAM — Soup kitchen open 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Sunday, New Life in Christ Ministries, 217-219 Market St., Cumbola. Full meal for families in need. Call 570-277-6041.

WINGS — Noon until sellout every Sunday, Rainbow Hose Company, Dock Street, Schuylkill Haven. Cost $9 per dozen. Also burgers, cheesesteaks and chicken finger platters. Free delivery in town, including businesses. Call 570-385-1511.

Lakeside Ballroom Presents

November 27th A MUST SEE BAND!

American Dream (Best of the Oldies)

Classic Rock, Country, Pop & The Blues

9pm - 12 midnight Doors Open 8pm I.D. a MUST $5 Cover

$2 16oz Drafts $4.50 All Mixers Food Available

Taking Reservations for Christmas Parties, Deadline: November 30, 2013

40 Crystal Lane • Barnesville • 570-467-2630 www.lakesideballroom.net

Millersburg art association to host 34th annual exhibit FROM STAFF REPORTS

MILLERSBURG — The Millersburg Area Art Association will present its 34th annual Art Exhibit on Dec. 7.

Paintings will be accepted at the Millersburg branch of Susquehanna Banks from 1 to 6 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3. The show is open to any artist living in northern Dauphin, western Schuylkill or lower Northumberland counties and/or artists who have been members of the Millersburg Area Art Association for at least one year.

Cash prizes will be award-

ed in oil, watercolor, acrylic, drawing, mixed media and photography. There are three major categories; professional, non-professional and high school students. Each professional or non-professional may submit two entries, students may submit one.

All work must have been completed within the last two years. All work must be original and not have been shown at any Susquehanna Bank Art Show in the past.

The show opening will be heldfrom6to8p.m.Dec.7,with awards will be made at 7 p.m.