Fair guides

State Rep. Jerry Knowles is making free copies of the 2011 Pennsylvania Fair Guide available to his constituents. The guide lists the dates, locations and contact numbers for more than 100 agricultural fairs/events scheduled for this summer and fall.The state Department of Agriculture also hosts the annual Pennsylvania State Farm Show, the largest indoor agricultural exhibition in the country. That event is always held at the beginning of the year. Next year's event is scheduled for Jan. 7-14, 2012.For more information, or to pick up a guide, visit Knowle's office at 237 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, or 61 N. Third St., Hamburg.Class of 1961The Tamaqua Class of 1961 will hold its 50th anniversary reunion on Aug. 6.For more information, contact Ann at (570) 668-4151 or email Bobbi at

cocciob@ptd.net.Board of HealthThe June meeting of the Tamaqua Board of Health met recently in the municipal building. Present were Randolph Gormley, Carl Boettger, Shirley Becker and Health Enforcement Officer James Barron.Barron reported making one general inspection at the Bungalow concession stand. He made six spot check inspections at Luigi's Pizza, Tamaqua Diner, China Moon, Tommy's Specialty Shop and Padora's Six Pack House Grande Pizza. He adjusted eight complaints three garbage, one broken sewer line, two infestation, one dog dirt, one strong odor. There were no cases of reportable diseases for the month of May.Day campCalvary Evangelical United Methodist Church will host a Good News Day Camp, June 27 through July 1, at the Lewistown Valley Tabernacle, Tamaqua. For more information or to register, call (570) 682-9790 or email

cefschp2@gmail.com.