South Schuylkill News Around the Area, Nov. 30, 2023
Class Notes
Pine Grove High School Class of 1955: Lunch, noon, Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Red Lion Restaurant, Route 443, Pine Grove.
Blue Mountain High School Class of 1958: Breakfast, 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, Blue Mountain Family Restaurant, Route I-78 Exit 23, Shartlesville.
Blue Mountain High School Class of 1965: Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, Country Squire, Route 61, Schuylkill Haven. Information: Connie Teter at 570-366-0255.
Schuylkill Haven High School Class of 1965: Breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Country Squire, Route 61, Schuylkill Haven. Information: Beryl Zulick 570-516-5417.
Schuylkill Haven High School Class of 1967: Breakfast, 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Country Squire, Route 61, Schuylkill Haven. Information: 570-385-3211.
Breakfast:
Tacos:
Mock Lobster and Roast Beef Dinner:
Chicken Pot Pie:
Breakfast:
Shepherd’s Table:
Shop:
Pottsville Library: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; STEM Corner, ages 1-11, during library hours; Creation Station, Monday-Friday, 2 p.m., ages 12-16; Teen Gaming, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ages 12-18. To register for events call 570-622-8880 ext. 12 or go to
Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library: Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The second Saturday of the month has Lego League at 10:30 a.m. This is for those 3 to 99+ who want to be creative. Registration: 570-385-0542. There are no regularly scheduled programs during the week due to the lack of a permanent children’s librarian. The library offers internet access and free Wi-Fi for research, job searches, faxing, copying, interlibrary loan services, along with more than 34,000 books, magazine and audiobooks. Child and adult programs throughout the year. Information: 570-385-0542.
Orwigsburg Library:
Tremont Area Free Public Library:
Arts & Crafts
Holiday Serving Tray:
Fingerprint Tree:
Knit to be Square:
Friday Clay Club:
Real people — real weight loss:
Zumba Fitness:
Walking Club:
Zumba Gold:
Seated Yoga:
Celebrate Recovery:
Age Busters Exercise Club:
Indoor Walking Club:
Senior groups
Orwigsburg: Senior citizens meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Hall, 300 Grove St., 11 a.m. Seniors will meet, Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Wayne Township:
High Stakes Bingo:
Coffee House Cabaret:
Basket Raffle, Food and Bake Sale: noon-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1; noon-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2; 1-5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, Frackville American Legion Post #398, 40 S. Mahanoy St. Basket raffle winners will be picked on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. Benefits the Livergood family for son Jeffery Livergood who was in a tragic car accident July 31. Donations welcomed. Deadline for donations is Monday, Nov. 27. Information: 570-400-2161 or 272-224-1305.
Trivia:
Bingo: Doors open 3 p.m., bingo starts 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, American Hose Company, Mount Carbon station. Food and beverages served. Information: 570-640-2442.
Bingo:
Boilo-making:
Line Dancing:
Schuylkill County: President John F. Kennedy’s Oct. 28, 1960, speech in Pottsville’s Garfield Square was discussed at the meeting of the Schuylkill County Historical Society and radio station T-102’s Local Reads Book Club on Nov. 14. A transcript of the speech is available at www.t102radio.com/localreads/. Information is available on the website or by calling the society at 570-622-7540.
Civil War Veterans Honored: noon, Friday, Dec. 8, Union Cemetery, North Garfield Avenue, just off Route 61 (by Skook Auto). The National Patriotic Order Sons of America will present a program honoring two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and will place Christmas wreaths on the graves of those buried in the Helms GAR section to honor them.
