n Cressona: Good Will Hose Company, 34 S. Sillyman St., will host a Sweetheart Bingo from 4:30 to 9:3 0 p.m. Feb. 11 at the firehouse. The event will include door prizes, a pasta dinner and a rose included with the admission fee and proceeds will benefit the hose company. James Krammes Sr. is the manager. For the ticket cost or other information, call 570-617-4174 or 570-516-5391.
n Minersville: The Minersville Area School District will hold registration for students for the 2015-16 school year as follows: 4K and kindergarten, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 17 through 20; grades 1-12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 through 27. Registration will be held at the administration office and the following will be needed to register a student: Birth certificate or hospital record (student must be 5 by Sept. 1 for kindergarten and 4 by Sept. 1 for 4K); immunization records and proof of residency, such as a lease, mortgage agreement or valid driver’s license.
n Minersville: The Good Will Fire Company, 25 North St., will sponsor a cheesesteak sale from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the firehouse. The cost is $7.50 per cheesesteak and fries. Patrons may eat in the firehouse or take food out. For more information, call 570-544-6099.
n Pottsville: Nativity BVM High School will present Sophy Jewelry bingo Feb. 8 at the school. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and games will begin at 1 p.m. The $25 admission will include 15 games and four specials. The jackpot will be extra. Homemade food will be on sale. For more information, call Diane at 570-294-0551.
n Schuylkill Haven: Liberty Fire Company No. 4, 223 Columbia St., will sponsor all-you-can-eat chicken pot pie dinners from 4 to 7 p.m. monthly at the firehouse. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children and $6 for quarts. The menu includes pot pie, lettuce with hot bacon dressing, bread, desserts and beverages. Takeouts are available. For free delivery in the Schuylkill Haven area, call 570-385-3341. Dinners are scheduled as follows: Feb. 7, March 7, April 4 and May 2. All are welcome.
n Tamaqua: A new book discussion club called the Bucket List Club is being formed in the Tamaqua area. The group will meet once a month at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St. The club’s first meeting was held Feb. 4 and participants discussed “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. For more information about the club or to join, call 570-668-1192 or to email mturrano@lccc.edu.
n Tower City: Volunteers from Williams Valley School District are collecting jeans for Teens for Jeans, a national campaign in partnership with Aéropostale and DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit organization for young people and social change, according to a press release. Teens for Jeans encourages young people across the country to run a jean drive in their school or community to help provide clothing for youth experiencing homelessness. One of the most requested items that young people in homeless shelters ask for is a pair of jeans, officials said in the release. In the past seven years, young people across the country have collected more than 4.3 million pairs of jeans through Teens for Jeans. This year, the top collecting high school, middle school, elementary school, and college will each win a $5,000 school grant. In addition to the grant, the school that collects the most jeans will win a private school concert by pop band The Vamps and Aéropostale T-shirts for the entire school. Members of the community can support Williams Valley’s drive by dropping off their gently used denim at any of the drop off locations now through Feb. 12. Locations include Williams Valley High School, 10330 State Route 209, Tower City, PA 17980-9474; Huey’s, 416 W. Wiconisco St., Muir, PA 17957; Express Yourself Tees & Graphics, U.S. 209, Tower City, PA 17980. For more information, visit TeensForJeans.com or contact Susan Huey by calling 717-571-7198 or emailing to susieqheuy@live.com.