Tamaqua news for Oct. 17, 2018
Halloween parade
The 52nd Annual Tamaqua Halloween Parade will be held Tuesday. Sponsored by the Tamaqua Lions Club, the parade will begin at 7 p.m. at the east end of town.
Registration forms are available online at the Tamaqua Halloween Parade Facebook page, by calling 570-778-6663 or by emailing bkeich@yahoo.com.
This year’s grand marshal will be Allen Keich.
The parade will assemble in the parking lot at the Tamaqua Plaza, 1215 E. Broad St., Tamaqua (former Jamesway lot). All entries must be in place no later than 6:30 p.m.
The deadline to register is Oct. 18.
The rain date is Oct. 24.
Tamaqua seniors
The Tamaqua Senior Citizens met Oct. 11 at the Tamaqua YMCA with 47 members and two guests, Rita Thompson and Robert Werley, in attendance. President Melody Weicker opened the meeting with the reading of “Autumn Tapestries.”
The meeting included an election of officers. Weicker will remain as president, with Nancy Gerber as vice president, Norma Lee Burke as treasurer and Ruthann Feane as secretary.
Mary Herbig was added to the sick list. A moment of silence was held in memory of Norma Baker. Returning member Helen Trimmel and new member Janet Solomon were given warm welcomes.
The meetings for Oct. 25 and Nov. 8 have been canceled. September and October birthdays will be celebrated at the Oct. 18 meeting.
Refreshments were served.
The group is open to anyone 55 or older, meeting at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the YMCA.
Trick or treat
Tamaqua Mayor Nathan Gerace has announced that Tamaqua’s trick or treat night will be held on Oct. 27. Hours will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Anyone wishing to have the ghouls and goblins entertain them should make sure their porch light is turned on.
Gerace says he selected the Saturday before Halloween after speaking with several teachers, parents and children. All preferred the weekend to a school night.
Motorists are reminded to drive extra carefully as the streets will be filled with youngsters.
Dems meeting
The Eastern Schuylkill Democratic Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Tamaqua Elks Lodge.
The club is open to residents of Tamaqua, Coaldale, New Ringgold and McAdoo boroughs and the areas of Rush, Schuylkill, Walker and West Penn townships.
For more information, call 570-668-6860, email patd53@ptd.net or visit Eastern Schuylkill Democratic Club on Facebook.
Bethany EC
The Rev. Kevin Roberts will officiate at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services this Sunday in Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church. Sunday school classes meet at 9:15 a.m.
Also on Sunday, the music commission will meet at 11:45 a.m. and the monthly service at the Hometown Nursing Center will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Activities for the next week include: Monday, Celebrate Recovery women’s training at 5 p.m., Celebrate Recovery men’s training at 5:15 p.m., Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, airbrush painting group meets at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Bible study at 1 p.m., TYM Remix meets at 6:30 p.m., GriefShare meets at 7 p.m., worship practice is at 8 p.m.; Thursday, membership matters committee meets at 7 p.m., women’s group meets at 7 p.m.; Saturday, church work day starts at 9 a.m.
Calvary Lewistown
This Sunday’s 10:25 a.m. service in Calvary Evangelical Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley will be led by various lay leaders, featuring Brenda Binns of Orwigsburg. Sunday school classes meet at 9:15 a.m.
Also on Sunday, a time of singing, praise and Bible study will be held at 6:30 p.m.
The next prayer meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24.
Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.
