Friday … Music at St. Thomas Roasters coffee house located in the village of Linglestown’s historic square will feature the sounds, stories and fury of Frank Cotolo of Grantville, 8-10 pm, no cover. Saturday … Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1100 Colonial Road, is sponsoring a drive-thru chicken BBQ, soup and baked goods sale, 10:30 am until gone. Saturday … The fine folks at LifePoint Church in West Hanover Twp. along Route 22 will be operating their food pantry to help those in need of a helping hand, 10 am until noon. (location) Sunday … What if you only had one month to live? Explore this question by attending the kickoff of some potentially life-changing, life-helping services at Linglestown Life. Check out this Gazette post for more details about the One-Month-to-Live series. Services are held each Sunday morning at 8, 9:30 and 11. Sunday … Linglestown Colts youth football varsity teams host East Pennsboro at Koons Park, first of three games starts at 1 pm. Sunday … The Friendship Center will hold an open house event from 1 to 3 pm. Take a tour and try everything out at no charge. Sign up for an annual membership and get one month FREE. For more details, call the Friendship Center at (717) 657-5635.

* Music at St. Thomas Roasters coffee house, located just west of the famous Linglestown flagpole, will feature Gale Gardiner, an artist from Connecticut who will be making a rare stop in the midstate, Saturday, Aug. 30, 8-10 pm, no cover. * CD topped CD East 17-7 in the high school football season opener at Landis field. * Another fake cop incident has been reported, this one in Derry Township. An earlier one took place in Lower Paxton and Susquehanna townships back on August 15 (CLICK HERE, see first item). Watch for a BB AnswerLine post on how to spot a police impersonator. * Attention LP residents – trash will be collected a day late next week because of the Labor Day holiday. * Here’s hoping you enjoy resting from your labors this holiday weekend, and thanks for checking out Linglestown Gazette.

Help needed … Linglestown Colts youth football season kicks off this Sunday, Aug. 24 at Koons Park with a triple-header starting at 1 pm. I’m in need of association officials or parents to jot down a few notes – final scores, who scored, top defenders, key plays, etc. – for game summaries that will be published on Linglestown Gazette. Please e-mail game info, or give me a call at 512-0722 if you need more info on what to do. You don't have to be a writer – just jot down a few notes and send them in and I'll do all the heavy lifting. More on child death case … If you’ve been following the story about the au pair living with a Lower Paxton Twp. family that’s been in the news, be sure to jump over to a Patriot-News story about the struggles au pairs face when they come to the U.S. Another retail project in the works … West Hanover Twp. supervisors approved a rezoning request for a large retail development planned for site across from Ciocca Honda on Route 22. Tea time at Roasters … St. Thomas Roaster in the village square will host a demonstration on various types of teas on Thursday, Aug. 21, 6 pm. If you thought tea is tea, then this is the place to be on Thursday. Come to learn from East Indies Coffee and Tea Company. They will show the best way to brew tea and explain the differences in the types and characteristics of tea.

According to Fly Magazine, this weekend's live music at St. Thomas Roasters will feature Ross Etnoyer on Friday and Moe Weimer on Saturday, 8-10 pm both nights, no cover. The coffee house is located on the square in the historic village of Linglestown.

I met a friend for coffee Saturday morning at St. Thomas Roasters and spotted a flyer about a solo acoustic artist who was going to play there Saturday evening. Antonio Andrade (pictured), a Duncannon resident, performed a very enjoyable set of rock and folk tunes accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica for a crowd of three – a couple who knew him and me. He told some great stories and offered some insightful comments about the songs he played. It's a shame that Roasters does very little to get the word out about live music on most Fridays and Saturdays, 8-10 pm. The place is a nice gathering spot and many of the artists who appear there are accomplished musicians and entertainers. Antonio is scheduled to perform there again on Friday, Nov. 7.