n Lavelle: During a recent meeting of the Ashland Area Rotary Club held at Green's Restaurant here, President Frank Birster presided and reviewed several items. He said the first free summer concert sponsored by the club was held July 11 and featured The Shoreliners orchestra. Attendance was good, the weather great, the music terrific and everyone had a wonderful time, Birster said, offering gratitude to all who assisted and especially to Susie Drukker and Dick Drukker III. The next free concert is set for 7 p.m. today at Eureka Park featuring the Cressona Band. Prior to and during the concert, the Rotarians will sell hot dogs and drinks. The Ashland Rotarians have been invited to join the Rotary clubs of Ringtown and Hegins-Valley View for a joint meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Mineshaft Café, Ashland. Birster said the annual Rotary chicken dinner will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Little League concession stand in Eureka Park. The dinners, prepared by A Matter of Taste, will include chicken, baked potato, vegetable, coleslaw, roll, dessert and a drink for $8.50 per person. Rotarians are selling tickets and returns due by Aug. 8. Birster also said that at 7 p.m. that day, Lift Your Spirits Performing Arts will present a musical performance at the bandstand in the final concert of the season. Jim Eberly, governor of Rotary District 7360, will make his official visit Sept. 5 at Roman's in Frackville with dinner slated for 5:15 p.m. It will be a joint meeting with several other local Rotary clubs. Finally, Birster said the Ashland club will meet the challenged issued by the Hegins-Valley View club at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in a miniature golf outing at Goody's Fun Center near Frackville.
n Mahanoy City: Mahanoy Township supervisors Chairwoman Sharon Chiao is reminding residents that burning has been banned in the township. She said burning will not be tolerated, during the recent meeting of the supervisors. "Every month we remind everybody about burning," Chiao said. "We are still having burning going on and it's not going to be tolerated. I don't care who you are, what committee you're on, you cannot burn in the township." Chiao said the ban does not include fires for outdoor cooking and grilling in devices made for such activities.
n Orwigsburg: The Orwigsburg Memorial Restoration Committee will sponsor a 5K Walk & Roll for the Veterans' Memorial at 9 a.m. Sept. 5 at the memorial building, Washington and Grove streets. While supplies last, there will be free T-shirts for those who register in advance. There will be awards for the top male and female runners and two awards in each age group: 18 and under, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-plus. If postmarked by Aug. 20, the cost is $20 per runner ($18 for active duty military). The cost for the fun run, which will start at 9:45 a.m., is $15. After the postmark deadline, there will be an additional $5 fee. Checks should be made payable to: Orwigsburg Memorial Restoration Run. The course will begin and end at the memorial building. It is "conducive to handicapped registrants and strollers," according to the event flier. The event will also include food and prizes. People may register online at www.pretzel citysports.com for an additional nominal fee. Heather Barrett, the race director, can be reached at 570-943-2174 or via email at Run4OburgMemorial@aol.com.
n Orwigsburg: Wine tasting to benefit the Orwigsburg Public Library is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Schuylkill Country Club. The cost is $50. The chef, according to an event flier, will prepare tasting tables to be paired with today's most popular wines from Capitol Wines and Spirits and Southern Wines. Reservations are required. Call 570-366-0622.
n Pottsville: Family Night at the Pottsville Free Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday will include a summer reading club party and grand prize drawing. There will also be games and crafts, refreshments and prizes. Children 5 and older are welcome, as are younger siblings. To register, call 570-622-8880. Darren DeArment is the library's head of youth services.
n Pottsville: The deadline for a Deppen pie sale being held by regional libraries is Thursday. The pickup date is Aug. 8. All proceeds will benefit the participating public libraries in the Pottsville District. The cost per 9-inch pie is $8.50 and varieties include blueberry crumb, raisin crumb, apple crumb, strawberry rhubarb crumb, peach, cherry, shoo-fly, coconut custard, lemon sponge and no-sugar apple. Participating public libraries and their numbers include: Frackville, 570-874-3382; Minersville, 570-544-5196; Port Carbon, 570-622-6115; Pottsville, 570-622-8880; Shenandoah, 570-462-9829, and Tower-Porter, 717-647-4900. To order, call the participating library in your area.