n Barnesville: The Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association will hold its second 2016 quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. April 24 at the Ryan Township Fire Company, Route 54. All Schuylkill County fire companies and association members should have a delegate attend. For more information, call SCVFA recording secretary Leroy Boyer at 570-789-9526.
n Coaldale: St. Luke’s Hospital-Miners Campus will unveil a new all-private unit — the Universal Care Suite — on Monday with private media tours at 2:30 p.m. and guests at 3 p.m. Community leaders, legislators and hospital officials will gather for the event. St. Luke’s Hospital-Miners Campus is a member of St. Luke’s University Health Network and is an accredited Level IV trauma center, according to a release. It provides inpatient and outpatient care to more than 25,000 people annually, serving Carbon, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties. For more information, call 484-526-4134 or 484-526-4131 or email Mariella.Miller@sluhn.org or Kate.Raymond@sluhn.org.
n Mahanoy City: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Mahanoy Area High School. 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 slate an appointment, call 800-733-2767.
n Pine Grove: The Family Fun Fishing Event at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park is set for April 24. Check-in will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the clubhouse area or at the state Fish and Boat access area pavilion. For those who register in advance, there will be no need to check in until they need their food vouchers. Registration will remain open at the clubhouse until 1:15 p.m. Registration forms are due by April 24. Registration is $20 individual and $40 family. There will be more than $5,000 in prizes redeemable until the 2017 event. Breakfast will begin at 6 a.m. and lunch will be available at the clubhouse and will benefit the Schuylkill County Sportsmen’s Association. The disk golf course, trails, canoe and kayak rentals, and playground will be open. For more information or a sponsorship, call Craig R. Morgan at 570-739-2627.
n Pottsville: The Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring a spaghetti dinner and Chinese auction on Friday for the benefit of Deputy Sheriff Charlie “Chuck” Dries, who is undergoing treatment for leukemia and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. The event will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Humane Fire Company, Third Street and Laurel Boulevard. Takeouts will be available. The cost is $12. For tickets, call the sheriff’s office at 570-628-1440. Checks and donations should be made out to: Chuck Strong Fund, c/o Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Office, 401 N. Second St., Pottsville, PA 17901.
n Saint Clair: A children’s carnival sponsored by Save the Strays Schuylkill is set for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 30 at Tractor Supply Co., 550 Terry Rich Blvd. at the Coal Creek Commerce Center. The event is free but donations will be accepted. Tractor Supply is hosting the event and Save the Strays Schuylkill will have a food stand as a fundraiser. All are welcome. For more information, call 570-952-4441.
n Shenandoah: Borough council President Donald E. Segal has reminded residents that the borough provides municipal trash collection services as required by Ordinance Chapter 20 Solid Waste. All residential trash generated within the borough must be collected by the borough’s sanitation department. Failure to adhere to the ordinance may result in penalties, Segal said.
n Shenandoah: The Shenandoah Rotary Club will sponsor a pet inoculation against rabies, with Jessica Weiderhold, doctor of veterinary medicine, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. May 7 at the Rescue Hook & Ladder Company, 201 N. Main St. The cost is $10 per shot. Other inoculations will be available for extra fees. Pets must be leashed and kept under control by owners.