By now, you all should be enjoying your BLTs as your garden tomato crop overwhelms your backyard.

Take some time out for the Catasauqua Garden Club meeting on Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. Sue Kittek, a Pennsylvania Master Gardener and garden columnist for the Morning Call, will share floral design and prep with the group. The Wednesday meeting will take place at the usual location, the Slovak Center Social Club, 1233 Fifth St., North Catasauqua.

Remember to have your display items in place by 12:45 p.m. Garden friendly visitors are welcome to attend.

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The Catasauqua Thrift Shop, 113 Bridge St., Catasauqua, will hold a one-half price sale on Monday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug. 17. The sale includes everything in the store unless marked otherwise. The shop will close for housecleaning and changeover the week of Aug. 19 and will reopen on Monday Aug. 26 with new clothing for fall and winter.

Proceeds from the thrift shop are returned to the community through contributions that support youth and adult programs and services. Donations of good, used clean clothing are gratefully accepted during store operating hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday.

Stop in for some great bargains.

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