n Cressona: Goodwill Cartridge Service will hold an open house for people and businesses from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the Goodwill Store donation area at the Cressona Mall. It will also have open houses on May 18 and Sept. 14. For more information, call 800-590-6865, ext. 2604.
n Frackville: The Frackville Rotary Club has announced its incoming officers for the 2015-16 Rotary year include President Suzanne Domalakes, Vice President Robert Savitsky, Secretary Helen Miernicki and Treasurer Karen Domalakes. At a recent meeting, Domalakes said the club was awarded a Rotary District Community Matching Grant. The club will use the grant to make improvements at the Frackville Community Swimming Pool. It plans to pave the area around the children’s wading pool and purchase a robotic pool cleaner.
n McAdoo: The Southside Community Partnership is sponsoring a Hometown Hero banner project. Each banner will honor a specific soldier from McAdoo, Kline Township or Tresckow and will include a photo, branch and era of service and hometown. The cost for a banner and hardware is $200 and the banners will be on display for three years. Each is 30 inches wide and 65 inches high. In each municipality, there is limited space for display so banners will be available on a first-come basis. In a release, organizers said the project is “nonpolitical and nonpartisan” and is “purely a living memorial to those area soldiers tho served the country.” The sponsor’s name will be displayed at the bottom of the banner. The deadline to order is March 31. For an order form, call Marion at 570-929-1628.
n Minersville: The Minersville Public Library has free spring storytime from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday until April 30 for children ages 3 to 10. Sessions include stories and other activities. For more information, call 570-544-5196.
n Orwigsburg: Kimmels Church, 179 Pine Creek Drive, will sponsor a community Easter egg hunt at 3 p.m. March 29 for youngsters up to age 10. For more information, call 570-943-2759.
n Pine Grove: The Pine Grove Temple Association will have a deep-fried, beer-battered haddock, steak or grilled ham dinner sale with baked potatoes or fries, green beans or corn, salad with regular or hot bacon dressing, tea and slice of pie. The dinner will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pine Grove Masonic Lodge, 23 Oak Grove Road and the cost is $11 per meal. Children’s platters will be available. For more information or to order takeouts, call 570-345-3498.
n Pottsville: David J. Dutcavich, Schuylkill County prothonotary, released the following report for December: County remittance, $36,940.79; new civil suits, 142; new divorces, 38; divorces granted, 30; passports processed, 142; state remittance, $7,074.88.
n Ringtown: The choir of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church is taking orders for homemade shoo-fly pies at $7 each. The deadline to order is Sunday. with pickups from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27 at the parish office or after 4 p.m. at the rectory. Orders can be placed with any choir member or at the parish office by calling 570-889-3850.
n Shenandoah: Knights of Columbus Francis Cardinal Brennan Council 618, will hold its annual advance-order devil crab or fish dinner beginning at 3 p.m. on Good Friday, April 3, at the council home, 201 W. Cherry St. Dinners are $9 each and include fries, coleslaw, green beans and dessert. Pick up dinners at the council home or request free delivery in Shenandoah and Mahanoy City. Orders are due by March 25. To order or for more information, call 570-462-1430, 570-590-1188 or 570-462-0116 and leave a message.
n Shenandoah: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Parish will have a fish dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. March 27 in the church hall, Oak and Chestnut streets. Dinners are $8.50 each and include baked fish, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, green beans, coleslaw, coffee or tea, dessert and roll. Patron may eat in the hall or take meals out. The deadline to order is Monday. To order or for more information, call the rectory at 570-462-0809.
n Tamaqua: The Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St., will host a photo exhibit by former Tamaqua resident R. Thomas Berner. A meet-and-greet session will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Berner’s current exhibit is titled “60 Years Later.” All are welcome.