About Schuylkill County, PA

DIAKON LIVING & LEARNING SUMMER COURSES

You’ll Want To Check Out These Courses For Your Artistic Side!

Scrap Booking 101: Thursday, July 16 / 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. / Schuylkill Haven / $10.00

Oil Painting: Saturday, August 15 / 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. / Mahanoy City / $50.00

Have You Always Dreamed Of Seeing Your Name in Print? The Nuts & Bolts of Getting Published: Tues. July 14, 21, and 28 / 6:30 - 8 p.m. / Pottsville / $40.00

Recapture your dreams – Refocus – Balance – Carve out some time for yourself – Recreate your future Your Life is Now Series / Mahanoy City / 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. / $25 per workshop

Appreciate Yourself: Wednesday, July 22nd. When You Think About Your Future…What Do You See?: Wednesday, August 19th. Who Am I Now...Now That I’m a ‘Grown Up’?: Wednesday, September 23rd.

Computer Courses - Tremont / $50 three day class

Introduction to Email and the Internet: Tues., Aug 11, 18, 25 / 2-5 p.m.

Introduction to Computers: Tues., July 14, 21, 28 / 6 - 9 p.m. and Tues., July 16, 23, 30 / 2 - 5 pm

Microsoft® Office Word 2007 Level 1: Mon., July 13, 20, 27 / 2-5 p.m.

Microsoft® Office Word 2007 Level 2:Thurs., Aug 13, 20, 27 / 2-5 p.m.

Microsoft® Office Excel Level 1: Mon., Aug 10, 17, 24 / 2 - 5 p.m.

eBay: Saturday, August 15 / 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Pottsville / $25.00.

eBay - Beyond the Basics: Saturday, August 15 / 1 - 2:30 p.m. / Pottsville / $25.00

Yoga For the Rest of Us: Mon. July 13 - Aug 17 / 10 - 11 a.m. / Mahanoy City / $36 six weeks

Early Harvest: Sunday, August 23, 12 p.m. First UCC (Rte 61) Sch. Haven / Admission is free Explore unique ideas for your bountiful harvest and how to prepare your garden for next year’s planting season. Vendor spaces available. Call Susan for information 570-624-3018

A Night in Morocco: Friday, Aug 28 / 6 p.m. / Pottsville / $60 Come to our Casablanca and experience the exotic foods of Morocco, the spirited music and the colorful atmosphere of this North African country.

Visit www.diakon.org/LL50/ for up-to-date news and course descriptions. Call 570-624-3018 or 1-800-621-6325 to join a class or for more information

Vulture Day will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 23 with participants meeting at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Visitors Center. It will include a guided walk for 20 participants to the North Lookout to watch for and learn about the turkey and black vulture. People will also learn about Hawk Mountain’s Turkey Vulture Migration Project and how to follow their movements using the Internet. For more information, phone 610-756-6961 or go online to www.hawkmountain.org.

And if you're a fan of Hawk Mountain and are looking for a riverside retreat at the base of the mountain, check out 51 Sawmill Lane, Orwigsburg PA 17961

This beautiful Hawk Mountain home is waiting for you!

June 28, 2009 10:00 am Oak/Hemlock Trail Dog Walk

Join Naturalist Robin Tracey on the Oak/Hemlock Trail at Locust Lake.

The trail is 2 miles in length and moderate in difficulty. The trail loops around Locust Creek and traverses up the mountain for a really great view of the forest below. Part of the hike includes the "Tree Identification Trail" made by one of our Eagle Scouts. Dogs are welcome, but must be leashed and get along with other pets and people. Please meet at the visitor parking lot at 10 a.m.

Pre-registration is required for this event by calling Robin at 570-467-2506. Shine only.

Necho Allen’s Tavern Trek

1:00-5:00 p.m. with hike volunteer John Domalakes.

Hike into the back country of the Broad Mountain to see the over 200-year old site of Necho Allen’s Tavern. Hike starts in the south side parking lot behind Sears at the Schuylkill Mall along the mall entrance road. (six miles – challenging). Poor weather cancels and participants should dress for comfort.

For more information visit: www.schuylkillonthemove.com or email: porcupinepat@yahoo.com or 570.622.4124 x 113.

WHO WAS NECHO ALLEN?

Necho Allen was a hunter or frontiersman in 1790 who supposedly discovered anthracite coal, right here in Schuylkill County, PA!

The story goes he made camp under an outcropping of rocks and fell asleep. When he awoke the campfire had alighted a vein of coal!

SHERIFF’S SALE of REAL ESTATE

Click here for list of properties to be sold.

At 10:00 o’clock in the Forenoon, in Courtroom No. 1 at the Court House in the City of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Basic Bidding Information For Mortgage Forclosure Properties

The properties are owned by debtors until they are sold on the day of sale. They are not open for public viewing - You will be bidding against the bank. - The bank has a predetermined amount that they will bid to. This is called the “upset price”. Only the bank, on the day of the sale, knows what this amount will be. It may be more or less than the judgment amount. - The Sheriff does not guarantee clear title to any property sold at sale. For example, you may buy a property with numerous liens requiring you to pay a lot more money than what you bid for the property and you must, under the law, pay these lien holders to clear what is now your title. This is solely YOUR responsibility. All liens registered on properties can be obtained at the Prothonotary Office in the Courthouse. A title search is recommended. -

CONDITIONS OF SHERIFF’S SALE 1. The Highest Bidder shall be deemed the purchaser. 2. The purchaser will pay ten percent (10%) of bid price at the end of the sale. A condition of sales form and an acknowledgment of purchase provided by the Sheriff must be signed by the purchaser immediately after the sale. The balance of the purchase money must be paid to the Sheriff within ten (10) days of the sale. 3. The purchaser is responsible for all unpaid real estate taxes and municipal liens. The Sheriff is not responsible for any unpaid taxes or liens except those included in the Schedule of Distribution. 4. Upon the failure to comply with these conditions of sale, any money paid on account shall be forfeited by the purchaser and shall be applied to pay the costs of the sale and the costs of any subsequent sale and nothing herein shall relieve the purchaser from liability for all costs and damages arising out of such noncompliance. If the executing creditor registers its highest bid and the purchaser defaults, then the executing creditor shall be deemed to be the purchaser. 5. The Sheriff shall not be liable for loss or damage to the premises sold resulting from any cause whatsoever, and makes no representation or warranty regarding the condition of the premises. 6. The Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value forms shall be prepared by the purchaser and returned to the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days from the date of sale. (NOTE: Effective July 1, 2005 the common level ratio will be 2.42) 7. The Sheriff reserves the right to postpone or stay the sale of any property in which the attorney on the writ has not appeared and is not present at the sale.