Tamaqua news
National Night Out
Last year's celebration of National Night Out included a fireworks display as part of the Dear Tamaqua presentation. With the razzle and dazzle exploding from the north and the south mountains, the display proved to be spectacular, visible from almost every part of the borough.This year's event will be held Aug. 2 and will again include the Tamaqua Salvation Army's Kidz Karnival. While NNO organizers will not be presenting another Dear Tamaqua event, they do hope to repeat the fireworks display and have set a goal of raising $5,000."In a borough of 7,000 people, if everyone just donated $1, our goal would be accomplished in no time," says Leona Rega, NNO organizer and director of the Tamaqua Community Arts Center.Volunteers are also needed for the Aug. 2 event.For more information, contact Rega at 570-668-1192 or stop in at the art center, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua.BloodmobileAn American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Tamaqua on June 22 at the Tamaqua YMCA, 1201 E. Broad St. Hours will be from 1-6 p.m.Blood donors will be accepted between 1 and 6 p.m.Anyone 17 or older, in good general health, who weighs at least 110 pounds is eligible to donate blood. Every donation has the potential to save three lives.To make an appointment, call 800-733-2767 or visit
www.redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are also welcome.Diabetes supportSt. Luke's Miners Campus in Coaldale will hold its next Diabetes Support group meeting at 6 p.m. today.The group is designed to help patients dealing with diabetes, as well as their family and friends and is also open to anyone interested in learning more about the disease.No registration is required, but interested parties are advised to call ahead of time, at 570-645-8107, to confirm the session hasn't been postponed.Sessions are held from 6-7 p.m. in the Miners Community Room at the hospital in Coaldale.St. John LutheranThe Rev. Phyllis Wolford will officiate at this Sunday's 9:15 a.m. worship service in St. John's Lutheran Church, 200 E. Mauch Chunk St., at 9:15 a.m. Office Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Thursday.St. Peter's UnionSunday worship services in St. Peter's Union Church in Mantzville are held at 9 a.m.Also this Sunday will be the trip to Knoebel's Grove.Next week's activities include: Monday, church board meets at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, prayer group meets at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, softball games at 6:45 and 8 p.m.; Friday, basket raffle from 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, old-fashioned picnic from noon to 8 p.m., rain or shine.Zion LewistownThe Rev. Jim Williams will officiate at the 10:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Zion Church in the Lewistown Valley.Bible study sessions are held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays.Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or
kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or