The National Society of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. will recognize four area adults and two area teens during its annual awards recognition brunch to be held early next month.

The event is at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8 at the Clarion Hotel West and Convention Center, 6821 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township.

Cristino Vasquez, who is the grandparent of Washington Avenue School third-grader Elvis Vasquez, has been spending four hours a day, three days a week learning English at the Pleasantville Public Schools' Parent Resource Center on Leeds Avenue. Vasquez, who emigrated from Honduras in 2012, received the Parent Resource Center’s Star Parent Award for April because of his efforts.

ABSECON _ There are many people, no doubt, who will take time to remember all of the fire chiefs who directed local fire fighting efforts when the Absecon Fire Department celebrates its 100^th anniversary on Saturday, May 11.

How many former fire chiefs can you name? Absecon Fire Chief Joe Smith provided the following list of former Absecon Fire Chiefs:

Nikki Robinson/Those attending the Pleasantville observance of the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2 hold hands to a prayer led by Pastor Fred Mixon.

Pleasantville civic and religious leaders participated in a National Day of Prayer event on Thursday, May 2 in front of City Hall. Worshipers from around the community came together to take time to pray and to listen to inspiring words from area religious leaders.

Mittie DeShields, left, and Naomi Johnson were one of the first to arrive Friday, May 3 to the annual Seniors Spring Fling held at the Pleasantville Recreation Center. This year, seniors were encouraged to wear their favorite hat and Johnson was all to happy to wear hers. Dozens of seniors were treated to music by Nelson Geralds and good food. “It puts a smile on my face,” said Council President Judy Ward, who is chairperson of the Senior Citizen’s Advisory Committee.