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Area Cancellations

The following groups have announced cancellations and postponements because of the coronavirus outbreak:

• The Palmerton Over 60 Club meeting that was scheduled for noon Tuesday, March 17, at Palmerton Borough Hall, 443 Delaware Ave., has been canceled.

• The free community dinner for St. Mark’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jim Thorpe scheduled for March 22 has been canceled.

• The Panther Valley Irish American Association has decided to postpone its St. Patrick’s Day celebration to a date to be determined. The year’s event, honoring Paul McArdle Jr. for his decades on contributions to the area, will still be held at the Summit Hill Community Center. Further details will be available when the new date for the banquet is decided.

• The American Cancer Society’s annual Chinese Auction, scheduled for March 21-22 at the new Lakeside Ballroom in Barnesville, has been postponed. The new dates for the auction are April 18-19.

• The Stroudsburg St. Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled. Scranton has postponed its St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekend and Bethlehem’s parade was canceled.

• Penn’s Peak has canceled the Styx concert Saturday night. The venue is asking people to hold onto tickets as they are working directly with Styx’s management team to solidify a future date. The venue will be monitoring the situation and make additional announcements in the coming days for the balance of March and April events.

• The Jim Thorpe Tourism Agency, in collaboration with state, county and borough officials, has decided to postpone this year’s Irish Fest which was scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

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