n Ashland: An American Red Cross blood drive is slated for 1 to 6 p.m. Monday at Christ United Lutheran Church, 437 Airport Road. 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 arrange for an appointment, call 800-733-2767.
n Frackville: The Friendship Fire Company Auxiliary is sponsoring a bus trip to Atlantic City on Aug. 13. The bus will depart at 8 a.m. from the fire company and return about 9 p.m. The cost is $35; the casino refund has yet to be determined. Reservations are being taken on a first-come basis. For more information, call Kathy at 570-874-3531
n Frackville: An American Red Cross blood drive is slated for 1 to 6 p.m. Monday at the Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St. 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 arrange for an appointment, call 800-733-2767.
n Minersville: The 21st annual Minersville Spirit Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 on North Street celebrating Minersville’s heritage, organizers said in a release. Churches, businesses, fire companies, school organizations and private individuals are invited to participate by setting up informational, craft, game or food stands. For more information, call Amy at 570-292-9895 or visit the group on Facebook. “We sincerely hope this year’s event will continue to be a time for residents and former residents of Minersville and surrounding communities to join together for a day of fun, excitement and show of support for the organizations involved,” the Minersville Spirit Day Association said in the release. Members include Jerry Sitkus, Amy Eades and Ann Marie Zeth.
n Saint Clair: Songs and stories for the “Red, White and Blue” will be the focus of the Saint Clair Community and Historical Society at 7 p.m. June 28 in its historical building headquarters, North Nicholas Street. Matthew Dodd will be the presenter, focusing on songs and stories relating to the American flag. Refreshments will be served. The session is free and the public is welcome. For more information, call 570-429-1850.
n Shenandoah: The Greater Shenandoah Area Chamber of Commerce meets at 8 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. The meeting sites alternate between Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., and the Shenandoah Senior Living Community, East Washington Street.
n Shenandoah: Recitation of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet are done at 3 p.m. every Friday in Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Church, Cherry and Chestnut streets, led by the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters. The sisters’ convent, called the Father Walter J. Ciszek Convent, is in the former St. Stephen rectory building at 18 E. Oak St.
n Summit Station: Schuylkill County Fair premium books will be available shortly, according to a fair press release. This year, the books will not be mailed to people who exhibited in previous fairs, as it is no longer feasible to mail them to exhibitors and “we live in the technological age where the premium book can be found online at the fair’s website, which is www.schuylkillfair.com,” fair officials said in the release. At the web page, people should look under the information tab and find exhibits where they can open up a PDF copy of this year’s fair premium book, which is a book where all the classes — listing of things of interest by category — are listed under departments. There is a large variety of classes in the premium book for almost anything that can be made, grown, raised or collected, with listings for fruit, vegetable, flowers, needle crafts, food, wine, grain and arts and crafts to tractor. Hard copies of the 2016 premium books will be available at local restaurants, banks, businesses, feed stores, physicians’ and dentists’ offices, post offices, grocery stores and public events. This year’s fair will go from Aug. 1 through 6 at the county fairgrounds and the theme is “We have good things growing.” For queries or more information, call 570-527-0294 or email to schuylkillfair@gmail.com. People may also “like” the fair on Facebook and follow it on Twitter.