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Schuylkill Women in Crisis launches E-Newletter

Schuylkill Women in Crisis is a private, nonprofit domestic violence organization that has served the Schuylkill County community since 1983. All services are free, confidential and provided to all victims regardless of sex.

Now SWIC is reaching out via the Internet with its new E-Newsletter. Each month's edition will include topics of special interest to supporters of the local domestic violence agency, as well as special events and fundraisers.

The fall issues include a contest to name the monthly volunteer and community column. The winning entry will receive products from The Grateful Thread, SWIC's weaving shop. The Grateful Thread, a weaving business operated by Schuylkill Women in Crisis, will be open for holiday shopping from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, through Saturday, December 5. Come see many popular items available in seasonal and holiday colors and also the handmade artistry of several consignment artists. The store is located at 20 North Centre Street, Pottsville. And check out The Grateful Thread’s new website and online store at www.gratefulthread.org.

To be added to the mailing list, visit SWIC's Web site at www.s-wic.org or e-mail swicagency@comcast.net.

For more information about SWIC services, call 622-3991.

In addition to assisting victims, Schuylkill Women in Crisis is working to confront the societal issues that contribute to this problem. SWIC is motivated by the belief that all individuals are entitled to live free of the fear and pain caused by emotional and physical abuse. While the agency provides services to all individuals regardless of gender, they acknowledge that women and children are most vulnerable to this problem.

Schuylkill Women in Crisis launches E-Newletter

For the first time, Schuylkill County will hold a judicial sale in the evening:

Thursday, November 12, 6 pm at the Schuylkill County Courthouse in Pottsville, PA

The county is hoping the evening hours will draw more bidders than a daytime sale.

NOTE: All buyers should use caution - what you buy is what you get. Caveat emptor.

70 homes in Schuylkill County municipalities will be available.

According to an article in the Pottsville Republican, no promises are made on the homes' conditions, but they come with absolutely no strings attached. There are no mortgages, liens or tax commitments of any kind for buyers. That differs from a county upset sale, when houses that have been delinquent on taxes for at least two years are put up for sale with liens and other payments attached.

For more information, contact the Schuylkill County tax claim bureau at 570-628-1405

Here is the link to the county website: http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

Schuylkill County Judicial Sale: November 12, 2009

I just became aware of the World Health Organization (WHO) press release where the group is lobbying to LOWER the radon cancer deaths each year, by lowering the threshhold when remediation is recommended, from current levels of 4.0 (per the EPA) to 2.7. This is huge!

From the release:

The World Health Organization has released their Handbook on Indoor Radon which strongly validates the worldwide threat of exposure to radon gas. According to handbook, WHO has been studying the effects of radon exposure since 1979. Although radon was classified as a human carcinogen in 1988, it took over 20-years of sound research and real-life studies from all over the world to confirm the true magnitude of the risk radon poses. Based on the results of these studies, WHO now suggests that homeowners take action when radon levels exceed 2.7 pCi/l. This is a much more conservative figure than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's) action level of 4.0 pCi/l, which has been the U.S. standard for over 20-years.

Note that in areas of naturally high radon (such as Pennsylvania!) this will majorly affect our transactions. And in my part of Pennsylvania, we regularly see levels much higher than 4.0. The highest level I have personally seen was almost 40.

As of now, we are advised to give consumers the info about radon and still uses the EPA's 4.0 number. But in the future, will this change?

A radon test in my area costs about $100-125. Remediation regularly runs from $800-1400 depending on the complexity of the system.

Go to the website for more details on this press release

You can download a copy of the WHO Radon Handbook here: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547673_eng.pdf

October 1, 2009 7:00 pm Open Mic / Karaoke at the Lazy Dog Coffeehouse

7-10 pm, Lazy Dog Coffeehouse, 18 East Sunbury St., Minersville.

Everyone is welcome, from seasoned players to first-timers. A great place to test out new material or shake off your first-show jitters. Open mic is open to all performers within the parameters (call or see website for rules). Equipment, props and instruments that can easily be carried on stage and quickly set up are all permitted. If you are planning to attend an open mic session and have any question about what you can and cannot bring, please email them.

If you have not been out to visit the Lazy Dog Coffeehouse, you don't know what you're missing! It's a cute, New York-style coffeehouse right in the heart of Minersville, Pennsylvania.

Located at 18 E. Sunbury St. Minersville, PA 17954 Ph: 570.544.4800

Located on Sunbury Street (the main street in Minersville), just off the 4-lane highway coming in from Pottsville.

Adjacent to Schuylkill Dental Medicine and the Way-Mart grocery store.

www.lazydogcoffeehouse.com

Here's their upcoming events:

Sept 27-Oct 25: 1st Annual TOP DOG Cabaret Challenge

Saturday Oct 10: Meet the Artists: Allied Artists of Schuylkill County

Saturday Oct 24: Motown Night

Fri/Sat Nov 6-Nov 7: Veterans Weekend

Saturday Nov 21 (Back by Popular Demand): Oldies Night w/ Jeff Krick

Sunday Nov 29: PAZ Designs Jewelry Show & Sale

Sunday Dec 6: Kathy Miller: Storytime, Book Sale & Signing

Thursday Dec 31: New Year's Eve w/ Mr. Z and the Nightshift!

Feb 21-Mar21, 2010: 2nd Annual TOP DOG Karaoke Competition

Open Mic / Karaoke at the Lazy Dog Coffeehouse

Pine Grove, PA Land For Sale: www.pinegrove17963.com

If you are looking to buy land -- for building your dream home, a small hunting cabin, or just to hunt on, there's a new web site we just launched this weekend:

http://www.pinegrove17963.com has information about the area and also houses for sale and Pine Grove, PA land for sale

The site has maps and pricelists for 4 subdivisions in the area:

Edgewood Farms (map at left)--only a few lots left here!

Farmview

Sunrise

and our latest listing, 6 lots on Mountain Road, Pine Grove

1-acre lots start at $38,500 on Mountain Road and $45,900 in the other developments.

Owner financing is possible on the first three areas.

Choose your own builder.

We also have a 35-acre parcel for sale that would make an ideal hunting camp or private retreat for someone looking to get away from it all to the country (see map to the right, just off I-81). Where else can you find 35+ acres for $160,000?

How to find our Pine Grove, PA land for sale: Pine Grove is in southwestern Schuylkill County, PA.

All of these lots are quickly accessible from Interstate 81 (I-81), Route 443 and Route 125.

They are a short commute to Harrisburg, Lebanon/Lancaster, and Reading, PA.

Pine Grove, PA Land For Sale: www.pinegrove17963.com