Frackville
Aug. 31 is the last day the Frackville Area Hometown Heroes Program will accept applications for the program’s Phase II. Applications are available at the Frackville Municipal & Community Center, West Oak Street, and the Frackville Area Free Public Library, North Lehigh Avenue. For more information, call 570-449-7824.
Lavelle
The Church of the Nazarene, off Route 901, will have a yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. July 29. The registration fee is $5 to reserve a space. Tables are $5 each. For more information, call 570-875-2944.
Locustdale
The Locustdale Fire Company, Fire House Road, will have a penny auction at 2 p.m. Aug. 12. The cost is $2 plus a gift. Proceeds will benefit the truck fund. Refreshments will be available afterward. For more information, call 570-590-2325.
Minersville
The Minersville Fish & Game Club will have wing night beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. Costs vary. The menu will include wings, chicken fingers, fries and onion rings. All are welcome. For more information, call 570-294-9808.
Orwigsburg
The Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library, 214 E. Independence St., will have a free program called “ABCs ... & Ds of Medicare” at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10, an educational seminar for people eligible for Medicare, those planning to retire or those who simply have questions about it. Kathleen J. Farr-Parker of KJFP Inc. Insurance will be the presenter. For more information, call 570-366-1638.
Pottsville
At a recent meeting of the Pottsville Lions Club, Jerry Enders and the club’s committee on service recognized two members for their commitment to the Lions motto, “We Serve!” The honorees were Patsy Clews, the financial secretary, and David Bowen, second vice president. They were given special plaques. Both thanked the club for the recognition.
Pottsville
The Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W. Market St., will have a free “block party” from 6 to 7 p.m. July 31. Children will learn engineering, math, language and literacy skills by making their own creations and building with others. The event is for children ages 3 to 6. For more information, call 570-622-8880.
Shenandoah
Knights of Columbus Francis Cardinal Brennan Council 618 sponsors bingo games at Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Parish’s St. Stephen Hall, Main and Oak streets. Doors open at noon and bingo games start at 2 p.m. Food and refreshments are available. Bingo dates for 2017 are as follows: Aug. 6 and 20, Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and 22, Nov. 5 and 26 and Dec. 10. All games are open to the public and the hall is accessible to the handicapped.
Tamaqua
People concerned about the local addiction problem are invited to participate Saturday in the “Out of the Darkness” candlelight walk hosted by the group Safer Streets for Tamaqua’s Little Feet beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Bungalow Park. There will also be a Carbon-Schuylkill Sober Picnic meet-up Sunday at the Koch-Wildoner Pavilion at Mauch Chunk Lake Park near Jim Thorpe from noon to dusk. Picnic participants should bring a covered dish and chairs. The event is hosted by the Carbon and Tamaqua Step-Up groups. Step-Up Tamaqua is a program of the Tamaqua Area Faith Fellowship Network, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization under the umbrella of the Tamaqua Community Partnership. Donations can be sent to Step-Up Tamaqua, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua, PA 18252.