n Ashland: Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ will have a flea market and soup and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, 2400 Centre St. Admission is free and the cost to rent a table is $5. To rent a table or for more information, call the church at 570-875-2700. Soup is $5 per quart and varieties include vegetable, bean, wedding, chicken noodle and stuffed pepper. Chili is $6 per quart.
n New Philadelphia: A group called SMILE Mothers hosts monthly cash bingo games at Advanced Sports Development in the Simon Kramer building, 15 Alliance St. on the first Thursday of the month. Doors and concessions open at 5:30 p.m. and bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes 25 games, players’ pool and jackpot. The cost is $25. For more information, call Melissa at 570-527-9634.
n Pine Grove: The Pine Grove Temple Association will have a deep-fried beer-battered haddock, grilled ham steak, steak or grilled chicken breast meal with dessert from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pine Grove Masonic Lodge, 23 Oak Grove Road. The cost is $12 per meal. The event is open to the public and children’s platters will be available. For more information or takeouts, call 570-345-0165. The association will also have a Kauffman’s barbecue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 30 at the lodge. The cost is $8 per ticket and Saturday is the deadline for tickets. The event is open to the public and will also include a craft show. For tickets for barbecue, call Terry at 570-345-3351 or Duckey at 570-345-3498. For information on the craft show, call Deb at 570-345-3130.
n Pine Grove: A spring benefit auction will be held Saturday at Outwood Lutheran Church Pavilion, 934 Oak Grove Road. Breakfast will be served from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., with the live auction to begin at 10:30 a.m. Bidding for the silent auction will close at 2 p.m. Silent auction proceeds will support the Pine Grove Area Church School Maintenance Fund. Lunch, including black kettle bean soup, will be available and Girl Scout Troop 31046 will have a bake sale. All are welcome.
n Pottsville: An auction and food sale for the Dan Jenkins Medical Fund will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mechanicsville Game & Fish club, 925 First St. The cost is $5 for a sheet of 19 tickets or four sheets for $18. There will be a shop-and-drop from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. For more information, call 570-640-0279.
n Saint Clair: The Saint Clair Community and Historical Society is sponsoring a day bus trip July 22 to Fonthill Castle, Mercer Museum and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works at Doylestown. Fonthill Castle was the home of American archeologist and tilemaker Henry Chapman Mercer. The cost of the trip is $90, which includes transportation, driver tip, admission and tours of all three Mercer buildings and a box lunch with three options. The bus will depart from Saint Clair at 8 a.m. To make reservations or for more information, call Dawn at 570-429-2060.
n Tamaqua: An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Pine and Biddle streets. People 17 or 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 arrange for an appointment, call 800-733-2767.
n Tamaqua: First United Methodist Church, 124 W. Broad St., will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are $6 each and are available from any church member or at the door. Proceeds will be used for the upcoming roof repair project. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange or apple juice, coffee or tea.
n Wiconisco: Calvary United Methodist Church will have a cemetery tour titled “Remembering Wiconisco’s Civil War Soldiers” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 29 at the church cemetery, Cemetery Road. Local historian Jake Wynn will be on hand and there will be a memorial program commemorating the lies of the region’s Civil War veterans. People will meet at the flagpole in the lower part of the cemetery. All are welcome. For more information, call 717-395-8707.