Tamaqua

Clean up

Tamaqua's participation in the Schuylkill-Keep It Pretty Spring Clean Up Campaign will be a little different from years past, as participants will be treated to a free lunch. The refreshments will be provided by Rural LISC, represented by Joseph Yarzebinski, a familiar figure in the borough.

Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the M and T Bank lot, Broad and Center Streets. LISC will also be providing free T-shirts to the first 20 volunteers.

Day of prayer

Bethany Evangelical Congregational will be hosting a National Day of Prayer Event on May 2. This year's theme is "Pray For America," based on Matthew 12:21.

A bill establishing the National Day of Prayer was signed in 1952 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, to be set each year by the sitting president. In 1988, the law was amended establishing the first Thursday in May for the observance.

Tamaqua's event will be held at noon at Tamaqua Borough Hall, 320 E. Broad St. The public is welcome to attend.

Rush-Ryan seniors

Food pantry

The Friends in Need Food Pantry, located at Trinity United Church of Christ, is seeking donations to replenish their shelves. Needed nonperishable items include: April, baked beans and applesauce: May, spaghetti sauce and pasta; June, soups.

The pantry assists Tamaqua Area School District families in need by providing groceries.

The pantry also needs monetary donations to continue providing these families with perishable food items, which are included in every food order.

Board of Health

The March meeting of the Tamaqua Board of Health took place at the Tamaqua Municipal Building with Randolph Gormley, Earl Boettger, James Gormley, Shirley Becker, health officer Judith Hadesty R.N and health enforcement officer Joshua Esposito in attendance.

Esposito reported issuing two health licenses. An additional 11 inspections were conducted, but failed, and an additional 13 passed inspections but property owners have yet to pay the license fees. Seven businesses, with seasonal hours, remain to be inspected.