n Fountain Springs: The North Schuylkill Elementary PTO will have a Chinese auction from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. April 17 at the elementary school, 38 Line St. The cost is $5 per sheet or five for $20. Prizes will include a five-night Disney World vacation package, 50-inch HD TV, Kalahari Water Park stay plus a variety of baskets and gift cards. Tickets will be drawn at 3 p.m. April 17. People do not have to be present to win. For more information, call 610-703-5978.
n Mahanoy City: The third annual “Stomp Out Suicide” walk will go from noon to 3 p.m. April 30 at Mahanoy Area Alumni Field. Gates will open at 11 a.m., admission is free and the event will go on rain or shine. People, according to a release, are invited to walk for friends, neighbors or themselves. Food will be on sale, there will be activities for children and information. All proceeds will benefit the taskforce to extend public awareness.
n Orwigsburg: The Blue Mountain Middle School Drama Club will present “Guys and Dolls Jr.” at 7:30 p.m. April 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. April 24 in the middle school auditorium, 685 Red Dale Road. Tickets are $5 each. For tickets or more information, call 570-366-0546.
n Pine Grove: The Sweet Arrow Lake Conservation Association and Schuylkill Conservation District are again cooperating to sell quality seedlings. Tree seedlings, according to a press release from Patrick J. “Porcupine Pat” McKinney, environmental education coordinator with the conservation district, increase property value, enhance wildlife habitat, beautify the landscape, improve the environment and can provide a source of income. All proceeds from the sale will go to support Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, located off Route 443 outside Pine Grove. Nearly 400,000 tree seedlings have been sold in the past to benefit the beauty of Schuylkill County, McKinney said in the release. Offerings are available for small yards to large tracts of land. Evergreens offered include: Concolor fir, Norway spruce, Black Hills spruce, Austrian pine and American arborvitae. Hardwoods include: Red maple, red oak, tulip poplar, American cranberry, forsythia, American cranberry, forsythia, winterberry and common lilac. Order forms can be downloaded at www.sweetarrowlake.com. For more information, email McKinney at porcupinepat@yahoo.com or call 570-622-4124 ext. 113.
n Pine Grove: The Pine Grove Temple Association will have a beer-battered deep-fried haddock, grilled ham steak, steak, grilled chicken breast or roast pork meal including dessert from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pine Grove Masonic Lodge, 23 Oak Grove Road. The cost is $12 per meal; children’s platters will be available. All are welcome. For more information, call 570-345-0165.
n Ringtown: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 100 E. Main St., will have a takeout-only Kauffman’s chicken barbecue from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The cost is $8.50 per meal, which includes a half chicken, baked potato and vegetable. For more information, call 570-889-3494.
n Shenandoah: The theme/logo for the borough’s sesquicentennial celebration this year is “Shenandoah Strong — 150 Years Long,” which was selected last September by the Shenandoah Sesquicentennial Committee and created by borough native and resident William Savitsky. The celebration will be held Aug. 20 to 27, culminating with the annual Shenandoah Heritage Day and Parade of Nations. To volunteer to help with the celebration, or to make a donation, call the office of the revitalization group Downtown Shenandoah Inc. at 570-462-2060.
n Shenandoah: The wooded northern section of Girard Park, which straddles Shenandoah borough and West Mahanoy Township, is an ideal area for people who enjoy the outdoors and nature walks. The site is touted annually for Shenandoah Heritage Day and may be even more important in light of efforts by a group called Healthy Shenandoah to boost fitness and health in the community. Several years ago the Shenandoah Rotary Club with the late Rotarian Henry J. Zale, a leading Shenandoah educator, made cleanup of Girard Park’s wooded northern section a priority project.