n Frackville: Upcoming events at the Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St., include a karaoke night 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday with disc jockey Party Time; a performance by The Irish Lads from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday sponsored by the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians of Girardville with tickets $10 in advance and $12 at the door; a mackerel breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday with tickets $8 and a full breakfast menu. For more information, call 570-590-3330.
n Minersville: St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Parish’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul will distribute nonperishable food items to the needy from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. March 16 (snow date March 17) at the parish center. To enter the center, people must use the back door from the parking lot in back of the school. For more information, call 570-527-0453.
n Pine Grove: Budding artist Emma Hazleton, who has a love of animals, has donated a piece of artwork to the Ruth M. Steinert Memorial SPCA. The animal shelter is accepting bids for the work on its Facebook page throughout March. The proceeds will help dogs that have undergone amputations as well as animals that require medical attention. For more information, call 570-345-3540.
n Schuylkill Haven: The Schuylkill County commissioners will convene the fourth annual Schuylkill County Youth Summit on March 10 at Penn State Schuylkill campus. This year’s summit, according to a release, will again bring together youth from all county high schools to engage in making the county a better place to live, work, play and raise families. Blight will be the focus. The Youth Summit Youth Ambassadors, a subset of the summit representatives, have been meeting for several months to find out more about the issue. Thomas A. Palamar, Pottsville city administrator, and Mary Beth Dougherty of the office of state Sen. David G. Argall, R-29, have shared information with the group. During the summit, students will hear from Micha Gursky, part-time executive director of the Tamaqua Community Partnership, about the transformation of Tamaqua over the past several years. There will also be a panel of experts to address students’ questions and offer coaching. Students in each school will work on a plan to address blight in some way in their community. The summit’s basic mission is to engage, equip and support county youth. This year the summit has received support from 17 community businesses, according to the release and organizers specifically thanked M&T Bank, the Schuylkill Chamber Foundation, the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board and the West Charitable Trust for their support. For more information, call Kay Jones of Schuylkill County’s VISION at 570-622-6097 or email her at kjones@schuylkillvision.com, or call Commissioner Gary Hess at 570-628-1200 or email him at ghess@co.schuylkill.pa.us.
n Shenandoah: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Chestnut and Oak streets, is raffling a Ukrainian Easter basket with traditional food for the Easter Sunday feast. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn on March 20, Palm Sunday. The basket includes ham, kielbasa, bacon, candle, pascha, cheese, eggs, butter, salt, horseradish and a covering cloth made in Ukraine. The winner need not be present to win. For tickets or more information, call the parish office at 570-462-0809.
n Tamaqua: Tamaqua Area School District will hold its kindergarten registration for the 2016-17 school year from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 14 to 17. Registration for Tamaqua Elementary School will be held March 14 to 16 and West Penn Elementary will be March 17. Registration packets are available at both elementary schools. Paperwork for parents/guardians is also available on the school district website — www.tamaqua.k12.pa.us. To schedule an appointment, call the Tamaqua Elementary School at 570-668-3306 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. At registration, parents must provide proof of residency, child’s health and immunization records and original birth certificate. Also, the child will be evaluated by a classroom teacher, nurse and speech therapist.