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The Tamaqua Rotary Club will hold program meetings, which are open to the public, on Feb. 17 and Feb. 24.The Feb. 17 meeting will be held at 8 a.m. at the Tamaqua Salvation Army, 105 W. Broad St. The program will feature Skipper Dippers Restaurant.On Feb. 24, the meeting will also be held at 8 a.m., but it will be at St. Luke's Hospital-Miners Campus in Coaldale. The program will be about the hospital.Chamber breakfastThe Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast seminar with guest speakers Sen. Dave Argall and Rep. Jerry Knowles. The seminar will be held at the Tamaqua Community Art Center at 8 a.m. Wednesday.Registrations are required and must be made by Tuesday. For more information, call the chamber office at 570-668-1880 or email
chamber@tamaqua.net.The art center is located at 125 Pine St. in Tamaqua.Bethany ECThe Rev. Kevin Roberts will officiate at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services this Sunday in Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church. Child care is provided for the later service. Sunday school classes are held at 9:15 a.m.Also on Sunday, the later service will include a reception of new members and registrations for growth groups.Activities for next week include: Tuesday, Good News Club meets at 3:45 p.m. at the South Ward Playground; Wednesday, Tamaqua Youth Ministry meets at 6 p.m.; Saturday, TYM hoagie sale, worship team practice at 8:30 a.m. and worship team leaders meet at 9:30 a.m.Bethany will host a Parents Night Out event on Feb. 20, providing child care for infants up to sixth-grade students. All providers have the required clearances to work with children. For more information, or to register a child, call 570-449-4587. Deadline to register is Sunday.St. Peter's UnionSunday worship services in St. Peter's Union Church in Mantzville are held at 9 a.m. This Sunday's service will include the celebration of Boy Scout Sunday. Sunday school classes will meet at 10:15 a.m.Also this Sunday, Cub and Girl Scouts will meet at 6 p.m.Next week's activities include: Monday, church board meets at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, prayer group meets at 5 p.m., Women of St. Peter's meet at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, mid week Lenten service at 7:30 p.m. in Ben Salem Church; Thursday, Confirmation class meets at 6 p.m., cherub choir rehearses at 6:30 p.m., junior choir practice is at 7 p.m. and senior choir rehearses at 7:30 p.m.St. John UCCThe Rev. Kevin Duffy-Guy will officiate at the 9:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday in St. John United Church of Christ. Sunday school meets at the end of the junior sermon. A time of fellowship will be held following the service. Midweek Lenten services forWednesday will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity United Church of Christ.Zion LewistownPastor Jim Williams will officiate at the 10:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Zion Church of the Lewistown Valley. Sunday school classes will be held at 9:15 a.m.Bible study sessions are held at 12:30 p.m. Thursdays.Deadline for pretzel orders is Feb. 21.Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or
kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or