n Frackville: The monthly Communion of the Annunciation BVM Holy Name Society will be held at the 10 a.m. Mass Sunday in Annunciation BVM Roman Catholic Church. It will be followed by a brief society meeting in the church's social room. All members are encouraged to attend and new members are welcome.
n Mahanoy City: The Mahanoy City Public Library will offer free kids' crafts and spring and flower arts at 1 p.m. April 20 on the library's second floor. To register or for more information, contact Sarah Fucci at sarahannfucci@gmail.com or 570-573-1822, or visit the library.
n Minersville: The St. Matthew Travelers group is sponsoring a bus trip set for Monday to Mohegan Sun casino. The cost is $25 with a $25 rebate. The public is welcome to participate. For more information or to make reservations, call 570-544-5231 or 570-544-5465.
n Palo Alto: The Palo Alto Enhancement Committee will sponsor an advance-ticket-only chicken dinner by Hess Catering on May 4. Pickup will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the borough hall. Dinners will include a half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll and butter. For tickets, call Sharon at 570-573-3367 or Ann at 570-622-9763. Along with the dinner, the committee will also hold a bake sale. All are welcome.
n Pottsville: Schuylkill Women In Crisis needs cleaning supplies, bath towels and pillows for its emergency shelter. Anyone able to donate items is asked to contact the SWIC office at 570-622-3991 or via email at swicagency@comcast.net to make arrangements.
n Pottsville: The Pottsville Free Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorial donation: For Marie E. Eagan from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leffler and daughters.
n Shenandoah: Knights of Columbus Council 618 will sponsor bingo games April 21 in St. Stephen Roman Catholic Parish Hall, Main and Oak streets. Doors will open at noon and games will begin at 2 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available. Everyone is welcome. The hall is accessible to the handicapped. For more information, call 570-617-2000 or 570-590-1188.
n Shenandoah: The Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society, 201 S. Main St., will meet at 6 p.m. May 7. Bruce Wesner will be the speaker and his focus will be Railroads of Schuylkill County Before 1900. The public is welcome to attend. There is no admission fee.
n Shenandoah: The annual theme basket auction to benefit Trinity Academy in the Father Walter J. Ciszek Education Center, Cherry and Chestnut streets, will be held Saturday in the field house at the former Cardinal Brennan High School, Fountain Springs. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the auction will begin at 7 p.m. A shop and drop is set for 5 to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will also be a 50/50 drawing and food will be available. All are welcome. The field house is accessible to the handicapped.
n Shenandoah: Children and adults are needed in the Roman Catholic parishes of the greater Shenandoah area to act as altar servers, lectors and Eucharistic ministers. Anyone interested is asked to call either of the offices of parishes at 570-462-1968 or 570-462-1916. The offices are located at 108 W. Cherry St. and 129 S. Jardin St.
n Shenandoah: Trinity Academy in the Father Walter J. Ciszek Education Center, Cherry and Chestnut streets, is looking for local businesses whose state tax liability might allow them, through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, to contribute up to $400,000 of their state tax liability in scholarships to qualifying students at Trinity. In a press release, Michael J. Nieddu, the school's director of development, said any business that is not a sole proprietorship may be eligible to receive a tax credit of 75 to 100 percent toward its state tax liability while designating its contribution to be used as scholarship money for pre-kindergarten to eighth-grade students at the northern Schuylkill regional parochial school. Trinity welcomes children of all faiths and currently serves families in the North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area, Hazleton Area and Shenandoah Valley school districts. Any business interested in more information should contact Nieddu at 570-462-3927.