Everyone is welcome to meet Santa Claus at Trinity United Methodist Church, 121 S. Second St, Clearfield, on Thursday, December 14th, from 6:00 to 8:00p.m. Have your photo taken and enjoy a treat! Visit TRINITY CLEARFIELD on Facebook for more information.

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in DuBois is hosting their annual Christmas Bake Sale Sat. Dec. 16th from 9am to noon. There will be nutrolls, baklava, cookies, holiday breads and more

The Brady Twp. Volunteer Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Company is hosting Santa Claus and Friends on Sat. Dec. 16th The firemen will be escorting Santa through Troutville, Salem, Bloom Township and Lutherbsurg: 12:30pm Troutville Community Center 1 pm Salem Church 1:30pm Bloom Twp Building 2 pm Luthersburg Community Center. Free event & everyone welcome For more info visit bradytwpfd.com

Come to the Reitz Theater in DuBois and see the latest Grinch movie plus raise money for a great cause- Bridges the Gap – connecting individuals, disabilities and communities on Monday and Tuesday Dec. 18th and 19th from 6 to 8 pm. There will be an opportunity to get a photo with the Grinch too! Cost is $5 per person (only 150 tickets per show sold). For more info see the Facebook event “Merry Grinch-mas”!

The American Red Cross has a number of Blood Drives across the area! To schedule an appointment, call 1-800 RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org today! Thurs. Dec. 14th at the Callensburgh Licking Twp VFD from noon to 5:30 pm Fri. Dec. 15th at New Bethlehem First Fellowship Church from noon to 5:30pm Tues. Dec. 19th at the Punxsy VFW from noon to 6 pm.

Honey Badger BINGO (sponsored & organized by the Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company) is played every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Big Run Event Center at 202 Thompson St., Big Run. The next game will be on Wednesday, December 20th. Doors open at 4pm, early birds at 6pm, an bingo starts at 6:30pm. Regular Bingos pay $100 per game! The powerball pays $2000, and there is a guaranteed jackpot of $1000. Everyone can come- See their Facebook page for more information.