n McAdoo: Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church will hold a feast day dinner and show, titled "The Honky Tonk Kids Show," on Feb. 9. The show will feature Jerry Smith and Dolores Younker, who live by the saying, "There is a little bit of a kid in all of us, and you just have to let it out." The two began their act in 2013 as a way to give back to the community and have been entertaining people in senior living facilities, hospitals and churches with their mix of rock, country religious music, popular music and dance. The dinner menu for the show will include seafood bisque soup, barbecue spare ribs, red potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, vegetable, dessert and beverages for $15. Take-out dinners will be served from noon to 2:30 p.m. and eat-in dinners will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the show starting at 2 p.m. Reservation forms are available in the church bulletin and must be returned with payment by Feb. 2. Payment and the form can be deposited in the collection basket at Mass, by mail or in person at the rectory. A minimum of 80 advance dinner reservations are needed to prevent cancellation of the event. A limited number of dinners will be available at the door. All are welcome to participate.
n Pine Grove: A basic boating course for a certificate will be held Feb. 8 at the clubhouse at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. The course will go from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. with a break for lunch noon to 1 p.m., according to a release. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to apply for a boating safety education certificate, which is required for all persons born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, to operate a motorboat powered by a motor of 25hp or more. Also, all operators of personal watercraft (commonly referred to as jet skis) are required to have a boating safety education certificate regardless of when they were born. The course is free but advance registration is required. To register, email revanchalk@co.schuylkill.pa.us or call 570-527-2505.
n Pottsville: The Schuylkill County Sportsmen's Advisory Board has announced that it is partnering with D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. to promote Schuylkill County tourism and outdoor recreation at the Great American Outdoor Show Feb. 1-9 at the Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. The advisory board, according to a press release, will unveil its revised third edition of the Schuylkill County Outdoor Recreation Map and the Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau's new guide for the county. "We believe that Yuengling's presence will attract people to our booth, where we can sell them on Schuylkill County," Craig R. Morgan, advisory board chairman, said in the release. "We have an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities because of our plentiful natural resources and because of the sportsmen's and other outdoor organizations in the county," Morgan added, pointing to groups such as the Friends of Schuylkill Parks and Recreation, Sportsmen's Association and its member clubs, watershed groups, conservancy and others. "Yuengling is the key," Scott Fellows, advisory board vice chairman, said. "Well known in the Eastern United States, Yuengling will certainly attract show goers to our booth where we can introduce what Schuylkill County has to offer." He said the booth - No. 3,726 - will also feature free promotional items from Yuengling. For more on the show, go online to www.greatamericanoutdoorshow.org.
n Tamaqua: The Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St., will mark International Women's Day: Women in the Arts, on March 8 with a silent auction opening from 4 to 5 p.m., dinner and a movie, "Lost in Living" by Mark Trunk, from 5 to 7 p.m., a motivational speaker and entertainment by KJ Smile from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and the silent auction ending at 8:30 p.m. Advance dinner registrations are required. RSVP by Feb. 28. For more information, call the center at 570-668-1192.