n Frackville: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Schuylkill Mall. People 17 and older (16 with parental consent), weighing at least 110 pounds and in general good health are urged to donate blood. For more information or to make an appointment, call 800-733-2767
n Heckscherville: The Clover Fire Company will have a breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday at the fire hall, 8 Clover Road. The cost is $8 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, call 570-294-0612.
n Hegins: The Friends of the Tri-Valley Library support group will have a tea show from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 1 in the social hall of the Sacramento Fire Company. The cost is $15. The event will include a four-course meal with entertainment. Groups of six or more may reserve a table. Participants are asked to bring a tea cup. For reservations or more information, call 570-682-9225 or 570-682-9845.
n Mahanoy City: The Mahanoy City Elks Lodge, 135 E. Centre St., will have a Chinese auction from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the lodge. The cost is $2 per sheet or three for $5. There will be large door prizes, large and small tables and special tables. Food will be available. The auction will begin at 2 p.m. For more information, call 570-573-2649.
n New Philadelphia: The AMVETS post will meet at 7 p.m. April 28 at Vetts Inc., 96 McComb St., to plan for Memorial Day activities. For more information, call 570-277-6031.
n Orwigsburg: The Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library will have a “blow-out book sale” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 23 at the library, 214 E. Independence St. The cost is $5 per bag of books. For more information, call 570-366-1638. The library will also have a Jane Austen Tea Party from 2 to 4 p.m. May 1. The cost is $10 per ticket. Attendees may wear period costumes if they wish. Call the aforementioned number for more information.
n Primrose: St. Nicholas Church will have a chicken and halupki dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in St. Nicholas Hall, Route 901. The cost is $10 per meal, tickets only. Patrons will be able to eat at the hall or take meals out. Meals will also include mashed potatoes, filling, green beans and roll. For more information, call 570-544-4581.
n Shenandoah: The Polish American Fire Company, 115 W. Centre St., is taking orders for its 100th anniversary history book. The books, which have more than 100 pages, are $20 each. For people who want to have a book mailed to them, there is an additional $5 fee for postage. Payments should be made by check in an envelope that includes your name, address and phone number, marked “Attention History Book Committee.” The envelopes can be left at the company grill after 3 p.m. daily or mailed to the fire company. The deadline to order is Sunday. For more information, call 570-788-4498.
n Shenandoah: An open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Shenandoah branch of National Penn Bank, 5 N. Main St. It will be a “celebration to show our appreciation for our community, firefighters, clients and friends,” organizers said in a flier. A fire in adjacent North Main Street structures earlier this year forced the branch to close for more than a week for cleanup and repairs.
n Shenandoah: The 10th annual May procession by Trinity Academy in the Father Walter J. Ciszek Education Center will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 11 at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church, Mahanoy City. The gathering time is 6:15 p.m. The annual procession to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to a school release, is one of the dearest traditions of the elementary school, which is a regional parochial school that includes all of northern Schuylkill County. Each year the procession is held at one of the parish churches of the Trinity Academy students. The first procession held in May 2007 was held in Ashland (beginning alphabetically) and has rotated through the towns. The public is welcome.