Covington Twp.

Lenten fish dinners: Fish & More, starting Feb. 20 and available every Friday in Lent to include Good Friday, VFW Post 5207, corner of Routes 502 and 307 in Covington Twp. Takeout orders can be called in starting at 4 p.m., 570-842-7301, and eat in, 5-8 p.m.

Forest City

Pancake supper/Ash Wednesday services: Christ Episcopal Church, Delaware Street, pancake supper, Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17, 5-6 p.m. Ashes will be distributed by Father McGinty, Feb. 18, beginning at noon, at the church. You can support Christ Church on Fridays during Lent by purchasing homemade soups, Welsh cookies, cabbage and noodles or pizza. To reserve your pizza, call in advance to 570-785-3425 and leave a message.

Moscow

Homemade pierogi sale: Ninth annual homemade pierogi sale, Feb. 18-March 27, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 220 Church St., available are potato cheese or cabbage pierogies, $10/baker’s dozen; haluski (cabbage and noodles) is also available for $10/quart. Pierogies are sold Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Catherine’s Hall, located in the lower level of the church, and after all weekend Masses. Phone orders can be placed by calling Mary Ann at 570-266-3198 or Betty Ann at 570-842-6195.

Regional

Brain bee registration open: The University of Scranton will host the 25th annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Brain Bee, an event that offers high school students a chance to test their neuroscience knowledge in an academic competition. There is no cost to enter the brain bee, which will begin Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 133 inside the Loyola Science Center. Registration is open and will close after Feb. 20. The registration form can be found on the event’s website. The event is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and between the ages of 13-19. Sponsored by the university’s neuroscience program in the Department of Biology, the Brain Bee covers topics including emotions, intelligence, memory, sleep and stress. The winner of this regional bee — dedicated to the memory of J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D., founder of the university’s neuroscience program and a longtime Brain Bee coordinator and judge — receives a $400 prize, a $1,000 scholarship to the university and also advances to the National Brain Bee, held April 25 at the University of California, Irvine. For information or to register online, visit the NEPA Brain Bee’s website or contact Dr. Robert F. Waldeck at 570-941-4324 or email robert.waldeck@scranton.edu.