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The annual Earth Day Celebration at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary will have a decidedly feathery feel. Held on Saturday, April 24, this full-day celebration coincides with the peak of spring hawk migration, and if southerly winds blow, as many as 300 birds of prey could pass.

All admission proceeds directly support Hawk Mountain conservation programs.

"Every day is Earth Day at Hawk Mountain," says spokesperson Mary Linkevich, "but a one-day celebration is a great opportunity to get people outside and increase awareness."

At Walnutport Council's workshop meeting Thursday night Everett Kaul, of the Walnutport Canal Association (W.C.A.), asked Council to consider granting W.C.A. an easement so that W.C.A. can build a new two-story building on the canal next to the locktender's house.

According to Kaul, the lower floor would serve as a museum, and the upper level would serve as an office and a place to store archives.

A jury was selected Thursday to begin hearing testimony on Monday in Schuylkill County Court in the civil suit brought by Byrd Yeany, trading as Byrd Yeaney Seeding and Mulching Company, of Mayport, who is sueing Napcon Inc., of Wilkes-Barre and the Commonwealth Insurance Company, of Bala Cynwyd, for alleged breach of contract for work performed on the reclamation project on Pigash Mountain located partly in Tamaqua and partly Coaldale boroughs. The area had been strip mined.

Members of the student council and the development office at Marian High School will host the seventh annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3 at the Marian campus.

Registration will be at 9:30 a.m. and the Egg Hunt will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

All children up to and including second grade (7 to 8 years of age) are eligible to participate. Gift bags will be distributed to all children and prizes will be given to some lucky participants.

For more information, contact the Susie Gerhard at the Marian Development Office at (570) 467-0641.