Tamaqua

Bloodmobile

An American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be held in Tamaqua on Nov. 18, from 1-6 p.m., at the Tamaqua Salvation Army, 105 W. Broad St.

Anyone 17 or older, who weighs at least 110 pounds and is in general good health is eligible to donate.

This visit is being sponsored by Bittner's General Store.

SS. Peter and Paul

The choirs of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church will rehearse on Wednesday. The Youth Choir will rehearse from 6-7 p.m., while the Adult Choir will rehearse from 7-8 p.m.

Tax exemptions

Rush-Ryan seniors

The Rush, Ryan and Delano Senior Citizens Inc. met Sept. 22 at the Ryan Township Fire Company with 49 members and one guest in attendance. Chaplain Kathleen Valentine provided the invocation.

President Eleanor Schmerfeld conducted the business meeting and reports were presented by secretary Florina Martin and treasurer Shirley Becker. Joseph Wislosky was welcomed back following his absence for health issues.

Birthday greetings were extended to Rose Vallee, Betty Brobst, Jane Tartar, Donald Diehm and Julia Clouser.

TOPS

The Tamaqua Chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets every Wednesday, from 6-8 p.m., in the Tamaqua Salvation Army Community Center, 105 W. Broad St. The meeting includes a short business session and a program.

Linda Hosler was presented the TOPS Loser of the Week Award at the Nov. 4 meeting. Maryanna Jupinia was named Loser of the Month for October. The business session was conducted by leader Bernie Kunkel.

Members discussed the annual Christmas party, which will be held dec.3 at La Dolce Casa Restaurant, Tamaqua.

Writing contest

The Black Diamond Writers Network is sponsoring a holiday writing contest that is open to the public. Entries may include holiday stories, anecdotes and/or poems and must be no more than 250 words.

Other guidelines include: one entry per person; must be holiday themed; have separate pages for author's name and contact information, as well as the entry itself; must be postmarked by Nov. 30, 2009.

Submissions are to be mailed to BDWN, 116 Second St., Coaldale, PA 18218.