Musical auditions

The Tamaqua Area Community Theatre group will be holding auditions for its production of "Cinderalla-Retold as a Musical Play" on March 5 and March 6. Auditions will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on March 5 and from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 6 at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St.The production needs 14 lead performers as well as several extras. Interested parties should be prepared to sing and offer a brief reading at their audition.Parts are available for those age 6 and up.Performances will be held on May 20 and May 21 at the art center.For more information, call 570-668-1192.Gardening scholarshipThe South Schuylkill Garden Club is accepting applications for a $750 student scholarship. Schuylkill County students planning to further their educations in fields such as horticulture, floriculture, landscape architecture, conservation, forestry, botany, agronomy, plant pathology, environmental control, land-use planning, land management and allied fields are welcome to apply.Application deadline is March 31.For more information and to get an application, contact "Porcupine Pat" McKinney at 570-622-4124, ext. 113, or

porcupinepat@yahoo.com.Library newsSaturdayis "Take Your Child to the Library Day" at the Tamaqua Public Library.The family friendly day will include special readings every hour, starting at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments and craft sessions will also be included.For more information or to register, call 570-668-4660.The library is located on South Railroad Street.TEPTOThe Tamaqua Elementary Parent Teacher Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Meetings are held in the school library.Calvary UMThe Rev. Ed Bean will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Calvary United Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. The service will include Holy Communion. Sunday school classes are held at 9:15 a.m.Also on Sunday, at 5:30 p.m., there will be carry-in dinner and devotions at the home of Kent and Sue Heisler. Participants are welcome to stay and watch the Super Bowl. To coordinate covered dishes, call 570-668-3359.The first Lenten service for 2016 will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at Frieden's Lutheran Church in New Ringgold.Clyde and Adam Heisler will share their recent trip to Israel at the 10:25 a.m. service on Feb. 21.Zion LewistownPastor Jim Williams will officiate at the 10:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Zion Church of the Lewistown Valley. The service will include Holy Communion and a collection of canned good items for the Salvation Army's Souper Bowl Sunday.Sunday school classes will be held at 9:15 a.m.Bible study sessions are held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Also next Thursday, the Guild will meet at 7 p.m. in the social hall.On Tuesday, there will be a meeting to discuss fundraisers at 6:30 p.m. and a preschool board meeting at 7:30 p.m.Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or

kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.