n Frackville: The Frackville Free Public Library, 56 N. Lehigh Ave., will sponsor Babytalk from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday for toddlers 3 and younger. There will be stories, songs and simple crafts. For more information, call 570-874-3382.
n Frackville: The Frackville Museum, located in the Frackville Municipal & Community Center, 42 S. Center St., will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Attendees, according to a release, will learn about World War II's Doolittle raid as guest speaker Donald Bricker will share his knowledge about it at 2 p.m. For more information, call 570-874-3531.
n Kelayres: Ash pickup in Kline Township will begin every other week starting Friday and will be picked up by the township from now on. Ash pickups have been changed to Friday morning, so ashes should be placed out for pickup Thursday evenings.
n McAdoo: Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 223 S. Kennedy Drive, will stage a pierogie and halushki sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the church. Pierogies are $6 per dozen and halushki is $6 per quart. To order, call 570-929-2179.
n Port Carbon: The Port Carbon Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorials: For C. Kiehner Mertz from Larry and Janet Eich, Janet Mertz; for Jack Boyer from Janet Mertz; for Elizabeth Lurwick from Jim and Gina Bohorad; for Joseph Lescavage from Jim Bohorad; for Michael E. Kondrack from Jim and Gina Bohorad; from Mary A. Lescavage from John and Sandy Lynch, Larry and Janet Eich, Larry and Liz, Cindy Fees, Lillian and Nick Mistishen, Anne Marie and Dan Watcher, Doris Motley; for Gordon Howell from the Boris family; for Pat Meadows from Mary Ann and Dave Hess.
n Saint Clair: St. Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Parish is sponsoring an advance-order-only Easter holiday food sale with pickups set for April 18. Food items include halupki, city chicken, filling, pierogies, cole slaw and gravy. The deadline to order is April 11. To order, call 570-429-0302, 570-429-0581 or 570-628-4676.
n Saint Clair: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society team "Success with MS" will sponsor a Chinese auction and food sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Saint Clair Lions' Club quarters, 256 McCord Ave. Tickets will be available at the door and proceeds will go to MSWALK2014. Multiple Sclerosis, according to a team release, is a chronic, unpredictable disease of the central nervous system with no known cure. For more information or to donate, call Cindy at 570-573-3454.
n Schuylkill Haven: Covenant United Methodist Church, 215 E. Main St., will hold a spaghetti supper from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Meals will include salad, spaghetti, dessert, beverage and rolls. The cost is $6.50 for adults and $3.50 for children 5 to 12. Patrons will be able to eat at the church or take meals out.
n Shenandoah: A book-launch event featuring author Diane Vernitsky Jellen, a Shenandoah native, is set for 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Shenandoah Area Free Public Library, 15 W. Washington St. Jellen is author of "My Resurrected Heart: A Codependent's Journey to Healing." Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, call 561-707-5642.
n Shenandoah: PCWS wrestling will return to the Columbia Hose Company, Centre Street and Stadium Road, at 5 p.m. Saturday. This show will benefit Shenandoah resident Mike Cooney, who lost everything in a Jan. 7 house fire. Advance tickets are available at Pizza Place Pizza, 360 S. Lehigh Ave., Frackville; Hair Design by Roseann, 330 S. Main St., Shenandoah, or by calling 570-889-5043. All are welcome.
n Tamaqua: Pam McCullion, Tamaqua tax collector, has new hours at her 6 S. Lehigh St. office. Now through October, the office is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and from 9 a.m. to noon the last Saturday of each month. For more information, call 570-668-6220.