Tamaqua news
Meet and Greet
The budding artists who participated in the "Senior Art Project" over the past two months will be the guests of honor at an artist meet and greet on Thursdayat the Tamaqua Community Art Center.The five-week project was a cooperative effort bringing together the Tamaqua Salvation Army's Older and Bolder group and residents of the Tamaqua ABC High Rise and Majestic House Apartments Complexes.Almost two dozen participants took advantage of the opportunity to learn from professional artists including Kimberly Tanzos, who works with fibers; Claire Marcus, who works with paper; Michael Pyrdsa, landscape painter; and Marilyn Hazleton, creative writing.The meet and greet will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. this Thursday.The art center is located at 125 Pine St., Tamaqua.BloodmobileA Red Cross Bloodmobile will be held in Tamaqua on May 18 at St. John United Church of Christ, Pine and Biddle streets. Hours will be from 1-6 p.m.This visit is being sponsored by the church.Anyone 18 or older who weighs at least 110 pounds and is in good general health is eligible to donate blood. Each unit donated has the potential to save up to three lives.For an appointment, call 800-733-2767 or visit
www.redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome.Summer readingThe Tamaqua Public Library's Summer Reading Program will begin June 20 and continue through Aug. 4.Sessions will be age specific and will be held weekly, with the exception of the week of July 4. Identical sessions for children up to the age of 5 will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children between the ages of 6 and 12 will have sessions on Mondays from 3-4:30 p.m. or 6-7:30 p.m.For more information or to register, stop in at the library, 30 S. Railroad St., or call 570-668-4660.Bethany ECThe Rev. Kevin Roberts will officiate at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services this Sunday in Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church. Sunday school classes meet at 9:15 a.m.Also this Sunday, the monthly service at the Hometown Nursing center will be held at 2:30 p.m.Activities for next week include: Tuesday, prayer time at 8:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Parables of Jesus growth group meets at 1 p.m., Tamaqua Youth Ministry meets at 6:30 p.m., GriefShare meets at 7 p.m.; Thursday, healthy living growth group meets at 7 p.m.; Saturday, worship team practice at 8:30 a.m.Fight Hunger Weekend will be held Saturday and Sunday. The film "Grace Unplugged" will be shown at 7
p.m.Saturday and the Hunger walk will be held on Sunday. Registration for the walk will begin at 1 p.m. and the walk is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.Bible studyVictory in the World Ministries is conducting a Christian Outreach Ministry through a series of Bible study fellowship sessions on Wednesdays at the Tamaqua YMCA. The sessions are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.The public is welcome to attend.Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or
kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or