Jim Thorpe

Football Booster Club

The Jim Thorpe Olympian Football Booster Club will meet this evening, Monday, June 4, at 6 p.m. in the Jim Thorpe Area High School Commons.

The agenda will include reviewing fundraisers to date, program sales and a speed camp update.

The biggest fundraiser over the summer is selling ads for the football program. This year is extra special since the team will be playing its home games in the Jim Thorpe Stadium for the first time in two years. Email Kathy Schwartz (kathymschwartz@gmail.com) for program letters to send to your favorite businesses.

The kindergarten classes at the L.B. Morris Elementary School will be hosting a Veterans Day Program on Friday, May 25, at 1 p.m. at the school. All veterans of the community are invited to attend the program. Refreshments will be served following the program. There are 90 students in the kindergarten classes and are under the direction of their teachers, Erica O'Donnell, Ginger Flisack, Shannon Fannock and Shawn Bierman.

For more information, contact any of the teachers at the school, at (570) 325-2703.

Community dinner

Touchdown Clubmeeting scheduled

The monthly meeting of the Jim Thorpe Olympian Touchdown Club will be held this evening, Monday, May 7, at 6 p.m. in the commons area of the high school. Parents, relatives and friends are invited to attend. Plans for the activities for this month a car wash, Pizza Hut Night and Burger King Night, will be discussed and furthered.

Food pantry slated

Benefit concert

The Bach and Handel Chorale will be presenting a benefit concert on Saturday, May 5, at 3 p.m., in St. John's Lutheran Church, South Ave. The Chorale has been using St. John's as its "home" for over 25 years for rehearsal. They are showing their appreciation to the church, by presenting this concert.

Under the direction of Randall Douglas Perry, the Chorale will perform a variety of music. Donations will be accepted and will be contributed to the church for the organ fund.