Community service set for Saturday
COAL TOWNSHIP - Participants in a community service program coordinated by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III are requested to meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kemp Memorial Stadium.
PennDOT seeks public input
HARRISBURG - PennDOT is seeking motorists' input on highway safety, traffic safety enforcement and driving behaviors through an online survey at www.JustDrivePA.com.
The brief survey will be available until Aug. 2 and focuses on highway safety issues such as seat belts, impaired driving, speeding, motorcycles and distracted driving. People completing the survey may remain anonymous, but are asked to provide their gender, age and county of residence.
More than 3,300 people responded to last year's survey. Last year's notable results included that, in the previous 60 days, nearly 77 percent of respondents said they had not driven a motor vehicle within two hours after consuming alcoholic beverages. Also, 93 percent of drivers indicated they used a seat belt all or most of the time.
Last year's survey also asked about texting or emailing while driving. Eighty-one percent of respondents were aware of the state's law prohibiting text-based communication while driving, which went into effect in March 2012. In addition, 95 percent of those surveyed indicated that they never or rarely texted or e-mailed while driving, an increase from 91 percent in 2011.
Open mic night to be held
SELINSGROVE - Peppers: The Artisans' Collective, an art gallery in Selinsgrove, and Popular Outcast Podcast are hosting Mike's No Mic Open Mic Night from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The event, which takes place at 38 S. Market St., is looking for stand-up comics, spoken word poets, storytellers and other performers to entertain audience members.
Interested performers are asked to sign up at 6:30 p.m.
The show is free and open to the public.