Cressona
The Cressona Lions Club and American Legion will hold the annual Memorial Day parade and program beginning at 11 a.m. May 29. The Blue Mountain High School Band will provide the music for the parade. Marchers will form at 10:30 a.m. at the SAPA parking lot. The parade will go west on Pottsville Street and turn onto Sillyman Street and go under the underpass onto Chestnut Street. It will turn onto Fourth Street and then onto Walnut, ending at the Legion plaza, where the program will be held. The featured speaker will be Steven A. Michelone, voluntary agency liaison and individual assistance officer for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. Local clergy, Legionnaires, Lions and Girl Scouts will also participate. William Bubeck will sing the national anthem. The American Legion will provide lunch after the program.
Pine Grove
Canoeing/kayaking, a music performance and a fish-for-free day are all on tap on May 29, Memorial Day, at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. A program involving canoeing/kayaking is set for 2 p.m. It will introduce people to the basics of boating safety, paddling and control, according to a release. Participants will meet at the canoe launch near the clubhouse. Advance registration is required. The program is free and is suitable for teens and adults. To register, call 570-345-8952. The M&J Big Band will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the large pavilion next to the clubhouse in an outdoor concert that is free and open to the public. Seating will be in the yard in front of the pavilion so people should bring blankets to lawn chairs. This performance is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, call the aforementioned number. Memorial Day is one of the two fish-for-free days that apply to all waters in the commonwealth. The other is Independence Day. This year, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will allow anyone, resident or non-resident, to fish without a fishing license on those days. All commission fishing regulations will apply.
Schuylkill Haven
Bethesda Evangelical Congregational Church, 155 Reedsville Road, will have a spring craft and vendor fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 27. Admission is free and all are welcome. The church will also have its third annual car, truck and motorcycle show that day. It will be free for spectators, $12 for participants who registered in advance and $15 for participants who register the day of the event. For more information, call 484-294-6765 or go online to www.bethesdaec.org.
Shenandoah
The fifth annual Kielbasy-Pierogie Golf Tournament sponsored by the revitalization group Downtown Shenandoah Inc. will be held June 16 at Mountain Valley Golf Course, Barnesville. Registration and lunch will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and the shotgun start will be at 1 p.m. There will be a 5:30 p.m. dinner, rewards and raffle. The cost for a foursome is $300 and after June 6, $320. For individuals the cost is $75 and after June 6, $80. For more information, call DSI, 116 N. Main St., at 570-462-2060.
Williamstown
Parade Marshal Ray Stine announced the annual Memorial Day Parade will be held May 29 sponsored by American Legion Post 239 and VFW Post 6497. Marchers will form at 9:30 a.m. in the former Santander Bank parking lot and step off at 9:45 a.m. The parade will start on Vine Street and proceed to Veterans Memorial Park for services and MIA memorial dedication. After the ceremonies, a light lunch will be served at both the American Legion and VFW canteens. People are encouraged to wear and donate toward the poppies that are distributed throughout the area, organizers said in a release, adding that wearing of the poppies signifies gratitude toward veterans past and present.