Barbershop Chorus

The Coalcracker Barbershop Chorus invites folks to attend its practices to learn, listen, and sing along. The group practices from 7:30-9 p.m. every Monday at the Tamaqua Arts Center and is looking to expand so it can perform at more community events and share the gift of barbershop singing.

No strings attached. No cost. No commitment. If you like to sing by yourself, you will be amazed at the power of singing with a group in harmony.

The group is open to men, women, boys and girls high-school age and older.

Calvary - Lewistown

Pastor Kim will share the Gospel message at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at Calvary Evangelical United Methodist Church, in Lewistown Valley. Terry and Darlene Gerber will provide special music. Sunday school for all ages is at 9:15 a.m. There will be no evening service this week.

The Prayer and Share will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Call 570-225-6007 if interested in location.

St. Peter’s - West Penn

The worship service will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Church in West Penn, followed by 10:15 a.m. Sunday school. Confirmation Class and the church board will both meet at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Girl Scouts will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Play practice will be held at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. On Thursday, the Cherub Choir will meet at 6 p.m., and the Senior Choir will meet at 7 p.m.

Zion Church Lewistown

Pastor Jim Williams will officiate at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at Zion Church in Lewistown Valley. Sunday school is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

Everyone is welcome to the next viewing of “The Chosen” at 2 p.m. Sunday in the social hall.

Rummage sale

St. John’s UCC, 150 Pine St., Tamaqua, will hold a rummage sale May 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A light lunch will be available May 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will feature household items, turquoise jewelry, all types of clothing including women up to size 4XL and more.

Donations for the sale are being taken at the church office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items may also be dropped off outside the building weather permitting. The church asked that items be bagged and in good and clean condition.

Garden Club

The Lewistown Valley Garden Club held its meeting on March 26.

Winners in the arrangement category were Evelyn Adams, first place; Sharon Herring, second place, and Mary Bridygham, third place. Winners in the specimen category were Cindy Sabol, ornamental cherry, first place; Noreen Rosso, forsythia, second place, and Sue Hower, flowering red maple, third place.

The next meeting will be held at 1 p.m. April 30 at the Zion Church social hall in Lewistown Valley. The program will be members show-and-tell with plants. The arrangement that will be judged is “Ironing” - using fresh flowers and an ironing accessory. Also, specimen, any spring flower or blooming branch of one specimen with no leaves in a clear container.

New members are always welcome. For information call Louise Flexer at 570-467-3400.

Tamaqua street sweeper

Tamaqua borough recently began street sweeping. A copy of the schedule is available on the borough’s Facebook page and website.

The permanently posted streets that are cleaned every Thursday and Friday include East and West Broad, Berwick, Center, Pine, North and South Railroad Streets and portions of Nescopec, Mauch Chunk and Swatara Streets.

Streets will be posted the day before sweeping is scheduled. Drivers are reminded that they must move their vehicles from the posted areas. Vehicles that remain on the posted streets will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

Property owners and residents are encouraged to clean their sidewalks the day before their street is cleaned. Street sweeping will continue as needed, and the schedule is subject to change depending on work schedules and weather conditions.

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