In Your Town - Nov. 30

FROM THE MORNING CALL

LEHIGH COUNTY

CITY LIMITS ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 302 Ridge Ave., Allentown, will give away more than 1,000 free live Christmas trees at 7 p.m. Friday, and there will be live Christmas music and free hot dogs and hot chocolate.

ALLENTOWN will hold public forums on Dec. 6 and 8 to get public input on the Allentown Lehigh River Waterfront Master Plan. The sessions will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Sheridan Elementary School, 541 N. Second St., Allentown. Registration will begin at 6:15 p.m., with the meetings to begin at 6:30 p.m. The Dec. 6 meeting will include a summary of the first community forum in September, a presentation of conditions and best practices for the Lehigh riverfront and an exercise in which attendees will help to create a vision for what the riverfront should be. The Dec. 8 meeting will include a presentation of the emerging ideas, goals and principles for the Lehigh riverfront. Also scheduled are a facilitated discussion of the "likes and dislikes" for the initial concept plan, a "post-a-note" comment session and one-to-one talks with the project consultant team. The "post-a-note" session allows attendees to comment on the concept plans by writing their remarks on a note and sticking it on the map.

FULLERTON AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 367 will hold its annual Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the post home, Fullerton Avenue and Wood Street, Whitehall Township. It will be a covered dish party, and those planning to attend should call Jean at 610-264-0976 or Dottie at 610-437-1967 concerning what to bring. A donation to benefit the veterans will also be taken.

LEHIGH COUNTY TRIAD (The Right Information and Direction) will meet Dec. 13 at Emeritus, formerly Green Meadows, 1545 Greenleaf St., Allentown. Scott Zabower, dietary service director and executive chef of Emeritus, will teach a cooking class titled, "Cooking at Emeritus with Julia Child." Zabower will dress as Julia Child and perform a skit while cooking. A free continental breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. followed by the program at 8:30 a.m. For information, call 610-967-5454.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

STATE REP. JOE EMRICK will open a full-time district office in the Nazareth Borough Municipal Building, 134 S. Main St., beginning Thursday. The new office, which will take the place of Emrick's satellite office at Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Emrick will continue to maintain his other full-time district office at 2165 Mount Bethel Highway, Upper Mount Bethel Township. Services offered include: assistance with birth and death certificates, PACE and PACENET applications and property tax/rent rebate forms. For information, call 570-897-0401.

CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 703 S. Delaware Drive, Upper Mount Bethel Township, is accepting orders for its sale of assorted homemade Christmas cookies. The cost is $8.50 per pound. Cookies may be picked up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 7. To order, call Blanche at 570-897-6612.

MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE, 175 W. North St., Nazareth, will host a performance by The Candlelight Carolers at 7 p.m. Dec. 9. Dressed in Victorian attire, the carolers capture the magic of Christmas with glorious harmonies. The free program is part of the Arts and Artists series. For reservations, call 610-746-1000 or go online to http://www.moravian.com.

NEW BETHANY MINISTRIES' 14th annual Luminaria Night will be Dec. 10. Luminaria Night is when homes in a neighborhood line their streets with luminary bags — white bags with votive candles burning inside — in the evening. The luminaria kit contains 10 white bags, 10 votive candles and sand for the bags and is $10 for the first kit and $5 for each additional kit. Kits will be available 4-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at the Bethlehem Memorial Pool building, Illicks Mill Road, or by contacting New Bethany Ministries at 610-691-5602, ext. 21, or email newbethany@newbethanyministries.org. The organization is also seeking block captains to distribute order forms and kits on their street. Proceeds go to New Bethany Ministries. Inclement weather date is Dec. 11.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1023 Fifth St., North Catasauqua, will be selling nut, apricot, raspberry and lekvar kiffles at $7 per dozen. To order, call 215-407-7336 by Dec. 12. Pickup will be held at the church on Dec.15.

ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION will hold Christmas roll sales 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 at St. Luke's North, 153 Brodhead Road, Hanover Township; and 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 13 in the St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital, 1021 Park Ave. The cost is $14 per 1.5-pound roll. Selections include: walnut, poppy seed, apricot, lekvar and raspberry. Proceeds benefit scholarships to St. Luke's School of Nursing students. To order, call Bernice Kucsan at 610-336-4589.

BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES

GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL AUXILIARY will host a breakfast with Santa on Saturday in the hospital's cafeteria, 700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville. Seatings will be at 8, 9 and 10 a.m. and the cost is $5.50 for adults; $3.50 for children; and free for children under 2. The children's breakfast price includes a photo with Santa. For reservations, call 215-453-4084.

UPPER BUCKS YMCA, 401 Fairview Ave., Quakertown, will hold Christmas at the Y, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature make-and-take crafts, balloon animals with Meri the Elf, and Little Shopper's Shop (for children to shop for inexpensive gifts). Santa photos, $5, and refreshments will be available for purchase. For information, call 215-536-9622 or go online to http://www.ubymca.org.

UPPER BUCKS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Milford Township, will hold a Christmas party with Joe Vitale Duo and the Toe Tappers at 11 a.m. Dec. 7. The cost is $10. For tickets, call 215-536-3066.

PERKASIE BOROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION will hold a Family Friday event featuring the Mad Scientist, Radioactive Rick, Dec. 9 at Pennridge High School cafeteria, 1228 N. Fifth St., Perkasie. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the performance at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for ages 3-12; and free for ages 2 and under. For information, call Joshua Aniskevich at 215-257-5065, ext. 115.

CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES

STATE REP. MARIO M. SCAVELLO will hold a Lean and Green Community Fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pocono Mountain East High School, Pocono Mountain School Road, Swiftwater. The focus of the event will be on financial management, conservative consumerism and building community organizations. Scavello will be joined by state Reps. Rosemary Brown and Mike Peifer, as well as state Sens. Dave Argall and Pat Browne. For information, call Scavello's district office at 570-839-0313.

POCONO ARTS COUNCIL, 18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg, will host the following holiday workshops: Create Your Own Christmas/Chanukah Greeting Cards, 1-3 p.m. Thursday; and Create Your Own Unique Holiday Wreath, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 7. The cost is $15 per workshop, plus material fees. To register, call 570-476-4460.

MONROE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, 8050 Running Valley Road, Hamilton Township, will hold a free "Just Like I Remember" art opening and reception featuring the paintings of Eino Antilla, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For information, call 570-629-3061.

CARBON COUNTY FAIR BOARD will hold its Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at Mahoning Valley Ambulance, 902 Mill Road, Mahoning Township. The event will include dinner, a visit from Santa and musical entertainment by Old Friends. For tickets, $20, call 570-657-7129 by Dec. 7.

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