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Adult Day Care
The Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care Center has numerous special activities planned for May, including a day of spring planting on May 19.Other activities for this month include: Monday, bird feeder craft day; May 12, flower painting; May 16, cookie baking day; May 16, singalong with Audrey Christ; May 18, Salvation Army service; May 25, visit from St. Jerome's kindergarten students.The center is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.In addition to weekly singalongs, exercise sessions, a variety of therapies and social games, the center provides for hairstyling service, which requires advance notice. Breakfast, lunch and a snack are served daily.For more information about the center or services provided, call 570-668-6577 or visit Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.TEPTOThe Tamaqua Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization will hold its last formal meeting of the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesdayin the school library.Fifth-grade parents will meet at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.Paper shreddingMauch Chunk Trust Company is providing a free paper shredding service to its local branch office neighbors.Confidential documents and sensitive communications, such as medical papers, will be shredded, immediately, at each individual site.For neighbors of its Hometown branch, the service will be offered on May 7 at 226 Claremont Ave. Individuals may bring up to five bankers boxes worth of material. This offer is not open to businesses.Other MCT locations and dates are: 1331 Clamtown Road, West Penn Township, May 14; 184 Market St., Nesquehoning, May 21; Routes 903 and 534, Albrightsville, May 28; 735 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton, June 4.Hours at all locations will be 9 a.m. to noon.Community picnicFrieden's Luthern Church will host a free community picnic on June 5 at the church, 525 Church St. in New Ringgold. Time will be from 3 to 6 p.m.Refreshments will include Coney Island burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, other picnic foods and the opportunity to create your own ice cream sundae.The event is open to all members of the community. Food will be eat in only, no takeouts.For more information, call 570-943-2980.Zion LewistownPastor Jim Williams will officiate at the 10:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Zion Church of the Lewistown Valley. Sunday school classes at 9:15 a.m.In honor of Mother's Day, a brunch will be held at 11 a.m. May 7, in the social hall.Activities for next week include: Tuesday, fundraiser committee meets at 6:30 p.m., preschool board meets at 7:30 p.m.St. John LutheranThe Rev. Phyllis Wolford will officiate at this Sunday's 9:15 a.m. worship service in St. John's Lutheran Church. Sunday school classes meet at 10:30 a.m.Activities for next week will include; Monday, church council meets at 7 p.m.; Thursday, angel choir meets at 6 p.m., shepherd choir rehearses at 6:30 p.m., chancel choir practice is at 7:30 p.m.St. Peter's UnionSunday worship services in St. Peter's Union Church in Mantzville are held at 9 a.m. Sunday school classes will meet at 10:15 a.m. This week' service will include a collection for the Hunger Walk.Also on Sunday, Cub and Girl Scouts will meet at 6 p.m.Next week's activities include: Tuesday, prayer group meets at 5 p.m., worship and music committee meets at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, retirees meet at 10 a.m., Thrivent meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Confirmation class meets at 6 p.m., junior choir practice is at 7 p.m. and senior choir rehearses 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