n Ashland: The Ashland American Legion Bernard J. Dolan Post 434 will hold its annual golf tournament June 25 at Mountain Valley Golf Course, Barnesville. The Shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $70 per player. Prizes will be awarded throughout the day and a dinner will follow in the post home, Centre and Chestnut streets. Sponsorships are available. To register or for more information, call 570-875-0086, 570-205-4079 or 570-590-2077.
n Friedensburg: St. John’s Reformed Church, Hickory and Chestnut streets, will host a jazz concert and pot luck dinner from 2 to 4 p.m. May 22 at the church. Free-will donations will be accepted. The jazz band — C.J. and his Jazz Machine — is a newly formed group of high school and college students. For more information, call 570-739-1106.
n Orwigsburg: Schaeffer’s Harley-Davidson will host a scenic dealer ride at 10 a.m. Saturday. The cost is $10 per person, which includes lunch. All proceeds benefit the Nature Conservancy. The ride is open to the public. Riders are asked to arrive with a full tank of gas. For more information, call the rider services desk at 570-366-0143 ext. 710.
n Pottsville: St. Joseph Center for Special Learning will hold its 25th annual golf tournament and dinner on May 20 at Mountain Valley Golf Course, Barnesville. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., with buffet style lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is $100 per golfer, which includes golf, lunch, dinner, snacks and beverages on the course, golfer gifts (St. Joseph Center Wind Shirt) and prizes. Company sponsorships are available. Those who do not golf can attend the dinner. This year there will be a silent auction with sports memorabilia and other items. To register for golf or just the dinner, or for more information, call the school at 570-622-4638 or e-mail to stjosephcenter@comcast.net.
n Pottsville: The Pottsville Rotary Club Past President’s Nominating Committee recently presented the following officers nominations for 2016-17: President, Terry Bixler; president-elect, Pete Keitsock; vice president, Eric Lieberman; secretary, Mary Sitcoske; treasurer, Jim Cooksey. Director nominees include Trey Arnold, Jenn Daubert, Tom Eltringham, Frank Peron, Jeff Zwiebel. The immediate past president is Karen Ferenchick and sergeant-at-arms is Frank Peron. The Rotarians, according to the Rotary bulletin, welcomed District Governor-elect Dick Drukker of the Ringtown Rotary Club. Drukker gave an overview of the recent district conference and outlined changes being made by Rotary International for next year. RI will implement a more lenient policy on club meeting times and dates. Also, club attendance figures will no longer be submitted to Rotary International. RI dues per member will increase by $4 next year, and the following two years, for a total $12.
n Ringtown: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 100 E. Main St., will host an ice cream social from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Menu includes hot dogs, barbecue, bean soup, pierogies and ice cream sundaes and floats.
n Shenandoah: The Shenandoah Valley High School Student Council will conduct a special dedication ceremony at 1:30 p.m. May 24 in the high school auditorium to honor 49 Pennsylvania State troopers from the Shenandoah area who have had careers in law enforcement. Twenty troopers — most of whom attended the former J.W. Cooper (Shenandoah) High School and Shenandoah Valley High School — will attend the program. The honorees will receive special certificates presented by state Sen. David G. Argall, R-29. Another program highlight will be the unveiling of a plaque that was designed and constructed by retired teacher Walter Choplick that will be hung in the high school lobby listing all the troopers with local school roots, recognizing their service with a special engraving. Family and friends of the school and honorees are invited to attend. Doors will open at 1 p.m. for the public to enter via the front lobby. Project coordinators include Anthony Pytko, SV Student Council coordinator, and Yudinsky.