Heroin town hall

A town-hall meeting to discuss the heroin epidemic will be held today in the Tamaqua Middle School auditorium. Time will be from 6 to 8 p.m.Speakers will include Dr. Rachel Levine, Physician General of Pennsylvania; Dr. Ernest Scully, medical Director of St. Luke's Care Now; Judge James A. Goodman, Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas; and Judge Joseph Matika, Carbon County Court of Common Pleas.The public is welcome to attend.Time travelersThe Tamaqua Historical Society is looking to travel back in time to the 19th and early 20th centuries through the Tamaqua Heritage Players group. The group is looking for volunteers willing to serve as re-enactors of those time periods.An initial meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 22 at the Tamaqua Historical Society Annex, 114 W. Broad St.The group is looking for men, women and children interested in learning more about the local coal mining heritage and its impact on history. Volunteers will walk in those early settlers shoes, living their lives for brief periods of time.For more information, attend the meeting or call Bob at 570-778-1022 or Dale at 610-597-6722.Book clubThe Bucket List Book Club's May meeting will review the selection "The World According to Garp."Written by John Irving, the novel deals with extreme feminism and the many facets of sexuality, especially as a source of heartbreak.The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. May 3 at the Tamaqua Community Art Center, 125 Pine St. For more information, call 570-668-1192.New members are always welcome.Tamaqua seniorsThe Tamaqua Senior Citizens met April 6 with 61 members in attendance. Vice President Nancy Gerber conducted the business session. The chaplain provided the inspirational reading "Ah, It's Spring."Upcoming events include: trip to the Dutch Way Restaurant in Myerstown onMonday; guest speaker on Medicare on April 20.The group is open to anyone 55 or older. Meetings are held at 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Tamaqua YMCA, 1201 E. Broad St.Bethany ECThe Rev. Kevin Roberts will officiate at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services this Easter Sunday in Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church. Sunday school classes meet at 9:15 a.m.Activities for next week include: Tuesday, prayer gathering at 8:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Tamaqua Youth Ministry meets at 6:30 p.m., GriefShare meets at 7 p.m.: Thursday, Daniel plan growth group meets at 6 p.m., membership matters meets at 6:30 p.m., worship team meets at 7 p.m., worship team leaders meet at 8 p.m.Calvary ECAn Easter Sunday sunrise service will be celebrated at 6:20 a.m. at the Lewistown Valley Tabernacle, 614 Valley Road, with the Rev. Jim Williams offering the message.Also on Easter Sunday, the Rev. Phillip Sabas will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service in Calvary United Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. Sunday school for all ages is at 9:15 a.m.The 75th anniversary of the church will be celebrated on April 30.Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or

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

tneditor@tnonline.com.