Carbondale
Electronics recycling: City electronics recycling day, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., City Hall, 1 N. Main St., side parking lot, free for intact devices, small fee for stripped; 570-282-4633.
Christmas concert: Classic Voices, a community a cappella choral ensemble, Christmas concert, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce Building, 27 N. Main St., donations appreciated, light dessert reception follows.
Jessup
Garbage collection: Borough Thanksgiving week garbage collection one day behind.
Lackawanna County
Information sessions: Pa. CareerLink Lackawanna County three-day event on the health care industry, 135 Franklin Ave., Scranton: Affordable Care Act information session, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.; education fair, Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with a panel of labor industry experts at 10 a.m. and training providers, 11 a.m.; and job fair, Dec. 4, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; www.pacareerlin
klackawanna.org.
Madisonville
Pie sale: Madisonville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Thanksgiving homemade pie sale, pickup Wednesday by 1 p.m.; apple, apple crumb, pumpkin, lemon meringue, coconut, plain custard or coconut cream; $9/10-inch, preorder by Tuesday Diane, 570-842-2906; Carole, 570-241-3518; Lois, 570-877-8952.
Mid Valley
Thanksgiving service: Mid Valley Ministerium community Thanksgiving Eve service, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Peckville United Methodist Church, 732 Main St., homily by Monsignor Michael Delaney, Holy Ghost Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, benefits Breadbasket of NEPA, time of fellowship follows.
Milford
Holiday concert: WindSync quintet holiday concert, Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m., Milford Theatre, $20/door and $15/advance, free/under 15; http://kindredspiritsarts.org/ or Books and Prints at Pear Alley, 220 Broad St., Milford.
Regional
Archaeology society: Frances Dorrance Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology meeting Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., Duryea Municipal Building, 315 Main St., designed for people to bring in archaeological treasures to be identified and discussed/identified.
Railway meeting: Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railway Historical Society meeting, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., meeting room of Iron Skillet Restaurant, Petro Plaza, Avoca, “members’ choice — pictures,” with scenes from past area rail activities, free.
Scranton
Class gathering: Scranton Technical High School class of 1972 gathering, Saturday, 7 p.m., Morganz Pub, 315 Green Ridge St.; light bar food/ cash bar; reservations by Tuesday: Chris Volz Martin, 570-351-2213; Susan Torda Davidson, 570-563-1248.
Christmas bazaar: St. Thomas More Catholic Parish Christmas bazaar, Dec. 13, Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Dec. 14, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph’s Church Hall, 1625 N. Main Ave. (at Theodore Street); dozens of local artisans and vendors, crafts, gifts, ornaments, baked goods and basket raffle, lunch available; 570-343-0634, or contact@stmscranton.org.
President’s tea: Church Women United president’s tea, Dec. 6, 1 p.m., Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave., program: Christmas Light.
Valley View
Game canceled: Valley View alumni game scheduled for Friday has been canceled.
West Scranton
Cookie sale: SS. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church Christmas cookie sale, Dec. 14, noon-4 p.m., parish center, Washburn Street, $8/lb. pre-packaged; rectory, 570-343-8128 or center (day of), 570-961-3147.
Wyoming Valley
Roundtable meeting: Wyoming Valley Civil War Roundtable meeting, Dec. 11, 7 p.m.; lower level, Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas; holiday party and Wendell Jones speaking on “Horses and Mules in the Civil War,” $3/nonmembers; John, 570-675-8936.
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