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Board of Health
The December meeting of the Tamaqua Board of Health took place at the Tamaqua Municipal Building with Earl Boettger, Christine Zizelmann R.N., Shirley Becker, health officer Judith Hadesty R.N. and enforcement officer Matthew Myers in attendance.Myers reported issuing a total of 23 licenses to eating and drinking establishments in Tamaqua for 2016. There are another 31 businesses still to be inspected before the new year.There were no cases of reportable diseases for the month.The board meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the Tamaqua Municipal Building, 320 E. Broad St., Tamaqua. Meetings are open to the public.Bucket booksThe Bucket List Book Club will start the new year off with a twist. The Jan. 6 meeting will have no reading required.Instead, the group will view the HBO movie "Grey Gardens." The film stars Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange and is based on a documentary that chronicled the lives of Edith Bouvier Beal, aunt of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Big Edie's daughter.The two women were found to be living in squalor and isolation in the family's mansion, "Grey Gardens," in East Hampton, New York, in the early 1970s. The film highlights four decades of the women's lives and the circumstances that brought about their living conditions.The Jan. 6 meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Tamaqua Community Art Center, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua. For more information, call 570-668-1192. New members are always welcome.Community dinnerTrinity United Church of Christ will host a free community, spaghetti dinner and worship on Dec. 12. The pastor's message will be given at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs.For more information, call the church office at 570-668-4139.The church is located at 22 Lafayette St.Calvary UMThe Rev. Ed Bean will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Calvary United Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. Sunday school classes are held at 9:15 a.m. The service will be followed by the annual congregational Christmas banquet and party.An hour of praise and prayer is held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.The annual Sunday school Christmas program will be presented during the 10:25 a.m. service on Dec. 20.Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or
kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or