n Frackville: First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., will have a Thanksgiving community worship service at 4 p.m. Nov. 20, sponsored by the Frackville Ministerium churches. All are welcome. For more information, call 570-874-0792.
n Gordon: Christ’s United Lutheran Church, 437 Airport Road, will have a pork-and-sauerkraut dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19. The cost is $9 for adults, $4 for children and free for children under 6. Meals will also include mashed potatoes, applesauce, beverage and dessert. Hot dogs will be available to substitute for pork. WELCA will have a bake sale during the event. For more information, call 570-875-1591.
n Mahanoy City: The Mahanoy City Elks Lodge, 135 E. Centre St., will have a soup sale from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 17. Varieties of homemade soups include chicken noodle, vegetable, broccoli cheese, split pea, stuffed pepper and Italian wedding and chili. The cost is $6 per quart for soup and $7 per quart for chili. To order in advance, call 570-773-0467, 570-773-1837 or 570-773-3185. The lodge will also have a meat bingo from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 19. The cost is $1 per card. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and games will begin at 7:30 p.m. Food will be on sale during the games. For more information, call 570-573-2649.
n Pottsville: The Schuylkill County Historical Society will sponsor the 2016 holiday marketplace from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the society museum, 305 N. Centre St. Admission is free. The marketplace, according to a release, will feature arts and crafts from local and regional vendors. Visitors will also have the opportunity to see the museum and take advantage of discounted prices at the society gift shop. All are welcome. For more information, call 570-640-5414.
n Pottsville: The U.S. Postal Service, Central Pennsylvania district, has announced in a release that all post offices will be closed and there will be no residential deliveries — only deliveries of Priority Express Mail — on Friday in observance of Veterans Day. Mail from collections boxes will be retrieved in limited areas on the holiday. Stamps are available at most grocery, pharmacy and convenience stores, postal officials said in the release. For 24/7 access to most postal products and services, visit www.usps.com. Regular post office hours and deliveries will resume on Saturday. For more information, call 716-846-2375.
n Ringtown: The Ringtown Area Library has a few seats left for its New York City bus trip on Saturday. The bus will leave from Ringtown at 7 a.m. and depart from NYC at 7 p.m. The cost is $43 per person for the day on your own in the city with drop-off in midtown Manhattan. Proceeds will benefit the library. For reservations or more information, call the library at 570-889-5503 or email ringtownlibrary@epix.net.
n Saint Clair: The Schuylkill Transportation System will offer all military veterans the opportunity to ride any fixed-route bus all day for free on Friday in observance of Veterans Day. In order to receive the free rides, veterans must present proof of military service to the driver upon boarding the vehicle. For more information regarding fixed route bus schedules, pick-up times and locations, call STS at 800-832-3322 or 570-429-2701 or visit the STS website at www.go-sts.com.
n Schuylkill Haven: Rainbow Hose Company No. 1, 17 Dock St., will have a breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday. For more information, call 570-573-1333.
n Schuylkill Haven: An event called “Art Uncorked --- Paint and Sip” will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Walk In Art Center, 110 W. Columbia St., to benefit the Penn State Schuylkill THON. The cost is $45, which includes acrylic art material, instruction by Missi Allen, a light snack and stemless wine glass (BYOB). The event is for people 21 and older. THON — the Penn State Panhellenic Dance Marathon — is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. For more information about the local event, call 570-732-3728, ext. 302.