Join the North Catasauqua Fire Department for a hot roast beef dinner and 15 games of cash bingo at their bingo extravaganza Saturday. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and the first game of bingo will start at 4:30 p.m. Dinner will be served around 6 p.m.

To obtain a ticket, contact the North Catasauqua Fire Department by calling 610-266-1969 or emailing charotin@ncfd18.com. You could also ask any fire department member or just buy tickets at the door.

Game winners will take home cash prizes. There will also be a Chinese auction, more prizes and a delicious dinner. A cash bar will be open with a limited beverage selection.

Please share this event with your friends and family. Come out for a good time, leave with a full belly and, if you are lucky you may go home with some extra cash in your pocket.

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Members of the Porter Lodge would like to pass along their thanks to everyone in the community who helped make their recent rummage sale a great success. They report that they raised nearly $2,000 to be used for fraternal activities. At the blood drive that was held in conjunction with the sale, 17 pints of blood were donated.

The Pennsylvania Masonic Blood Donors Club donates $10 for each pint collected. This means that $170 will go to the Children's Learning Center in Allentown, in addition to providing much needed blood for the community.

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Businesses and craft and flea market vendors are wanted for the sixth annual Best of North Catasauqua Autumnfest & Car Show on Sunday, Oct. 14. The event will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at North Catasauqua Park, 701 Grove St.

Registration forms are available at North Catasauqua Borough Hall, 1066 Fourth St., or by emailing NCataCentennial@aol.com. The event is sponsored by the North Catasauqua Betterment Committee.

The committee is seeking volunteers for the event. Help out for as little as a day, or more, if you like. No experience is needed, just a smile. All ages over 16 are welcome. This is a great way to get service or community hours for church, school, or work. Wear a mascot costume, sell raffle tickets, sell North Catasauqua merchandise in a booth, or help out in the craft tent or at the pumpkin decorating booth. To volunteer, call 610-264-1504 or email NCataCentennial@aol.com.

Registration for the car show will be 9 a.m. to noon. Cars, trucks, antique tractors and small engines are welcome. Entry forms are available at North Catasauqua Borough Hall. For information, call 610-264-1504.

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The 2012 Catasauqua & North Catasauqua Halloween Parade is on the calendar to begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Volunteers are needed in order to continue this community tradition.

The parade is not sponsored by either borough, and is subject to cancellation if enough volunteer help is not received to assist the committee. Call 610-264-1504 for information. The rain date is Wednesday, Oct. 24.