n Gordon: The Gordon Area Senior Citizens organization recently held its annual picnic. President Ray Umlauf conducted the group's business meeting. Members enjoyed picnic lunches and playing games. The seniors meet at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at the municipal building. New members are always welcome.
n Kelayres: Ashes will be picked up in Kline Township on Oct 27. Beginning Nov. 3, ashes will be picked up every Saturday throughout the winter. Trick-or-treat night will be held in the township from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.
n Hamburg: The 2012 King Frost Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 starting at North Third Street and Port Clinton Avenue. It will head south on Third Street to Maple Street, east on Maple to South Fourth Street and north on South Fourth to Franklin Street. The route will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6:30 p.m. until the end of the parade. The staging area will include Port Clinton Avenue between North Fourth and Mountain Avenue; Northumberland Avenue between North Fourth Street and Port Clinton Avenue; Franklin Street between Church Street and North Fourth; North Fifth Street between Confer Avenue and State Street and all of Williams, Chestnut and Crescent streets. The staging area will be closed starting at 4 p.m. Police Chief Pedro A. Rivera, in a release, said all parked vehicles must be removed from the staging area by 4 p.m. and form the parade route by 5 p.m. Drivers should refrain from returning to park on the parade route until noon Oct. 28 in order to facilitate cleaning of the streets. He urged residents to leave interior and exterior lights on during the event and to ask neighbors who are remaining at home to watch for and report any suspicious activity "immediately." He said Berks County sheriff's deputies, state police and Hamburg officers will be in marked and unmarked vehicles and on foot patrol throughout the borough.
n Mahanoy City: The Mahanoy Township Authority accepts payment of water bills online at www.mahanoywater.com. It also accepts payment by telephone or in person using a credit card. A service fee will be charged for the service, Robert J. Legutko, general manager, said in a press release. For more information, contact the authority at 570-773-0650.
n Millersburg: The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art is featuring the art of Carol Laudenslager in its Romberger Hallway Gallery through December. In a press release, Alexis Dow Campbell, the center's director of creative programming, said that after retiring from teaching, Laudenslager decided to concentrate on her hobbies of gardening, painting, reading and golfing. Her lifelong love of nature and wildlife is the inspiration for her work. In addition to traditional paintings, Laudenslager uses rocks, decoys, wood carvings, walking sticks and tree fungus as "canvases" for her work. She is a lifetime member of the Millersburg Area Art Association and has served as secretary of its board for many years. She resides in Elizabethville. More information about the center is available at its website, www.nedsmithcenter.org, on Facebook.com/nedsmithcenter or on Twitter @nedsmithcenter.
n Shenandoah: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Parish, Chestnut and Oak streets, will hold its annual parish dinner at noon Nov. 11 in the parish hall. The homestyle meal will include wedding soup, baked ham, roast chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, green beans, roll, dessert and coffee. The cost is $15 per person and the deadline for reservations is Nov. 6. For more information or to make a reservation, call 570-462-0809.
n Summit Hill: St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 462 W. Ludlow St., will sponsor an Election Day luncheon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in the church hall. The ethnic food sale will include pirohy, halushki, halupki, soups, turkey barbecue, beef barbecue, filling with gravy, macaroni and cheese, cakes, soda, water, coffee and tea. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 570-645-2664.