The Best of North Catasauqua Autumnfest and Car Show will be held Sunday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at North Catasauqua Park, 701 Grove St. The event is sponsored by the North Catasauqua Betterment Committee. (See page 15 for more details).

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Kudos to our volunteer firefighters, who are talking to children about fire safety this month. Friday, North Catasauqua Fire Department volunteers will help conduct a fire safety program at Sheckler Elementary School. The firefighters spend the day at school, talking to students about being safe and how to escape from a fire. Arriving at the school in firefighting gear, they make a strong impression on the children.

Our thanks to them for all they do for the community.

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North Catasauqua's We Sing Community Chorus presents its annual concert 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at St. Lawrence Church, 1001 Second St. Admission is free.

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The Catasauqua Area Community Food Bank, 527 Front St., Catasauqua, serves North Catasauqua as well. The food bank needs a working, used refrigerator. If you have one you'd like to donate, call Joe Tognoli at 610-264-4130.

The food bank also urgently needs canned and dried foods. Drop off donations at the food bank, or at St. Andrew's and St. Lawrence churches in North Catasauqua.

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The Catasauqua and North Catasauqua Halloween parade will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Call 610-264-1504 for information on volunteering to help.

Late registrations are being accepted. Registration forms are available at Schlegel's Dry Cleaning, 120 Race St., Catasauqua, and at North Catasauqua Borough Hall, 1066 Fourth St. Forms can also be downloaded at catasauqua.org.

The parade will follow the same route as in previous years: along Race, Second, Bridge, Third and Arch streets, ending at the North Catasauqua Park.

Rain date is Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Trick-or-treat night in North Catasauqua this year will be Saturday, Oct. 27, with a rain date of Oct. 28.