Aug. 29

Upper Milford Historical Society meeting, 7 p.m., Upper Milford Township Building, Old Zionsville. Mary Ann Miller, will discuss ghost tales from Emmaus. All are welcome; refreshments will be available. For additional information, call 610-966-4376.

Sept. 4

The Crazy Quilters Quilt Guild will meet 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 3461 Cedar Crest Blvd., Emmaus. The evening's program is the annual pot luck supper, challenge quilts display, a brief business meeting, and show-and-tell. Members are to bring an appetizer, main course or dessert to share, along with a place setting. Visitors are welcome. There will be no charge for visitors. For information, visit crazyquilters.org.

Sept. 5

Allentown AARP Chapter #5415 will meet noon at St. Timothy's Church, 140 S. Ott St., Allentown. The speaker is Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP's state director in Pennsylvania. Everyone is welcome. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Allentown Food Bank. For additional informaiton, call 610-437-4265.

Delaware-Lehigh Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m. in the Bethlehem Township Community Center, 2900 Farmersville Road, Bethlehem. Program: "Morse Code and Ham Radio in the Movies" - Brad/W3JXQ. Members and interested general public are welcome. For directions, visit http://goo.gl/ maps/qKUJC. For additional information, visit www.dlarc.org, KE3AW@ ARRL.NET or call 610-432-8286.

Sept. 7

Pancake breakfast to benefit the Catherine Boulay Foundation, Applebee's Trexlertown, 8 to 10 a.m. For additional information, call 610-966-3466.

Lehigh Valley Health Network Via marathon, also on Sept. 8. For additional information, visit the website at viamarathon.org.

Friends of the Allentown Parks will hold its second annual event to help raise funds for Allentown's first dog park, noon to 5 p.m. Raindate is Sept. 8. The event is pet friendly and features exhibitors, food and beverages, entertainment, dog fashion show, dog agility course, obedience sessions, pet blessings, demonstrations by the Allentown Police Department K-9 unit, the Allentown Fire Department arson dog and Lehigh Valley Search and Rescue. Sign up for the Grooviest Dog Contest and the Pet and Parent Look-a-like Contest. Meet your favorite mascots including Star Wars characters Khor Marik and Vardoger Wraith. The event is free and open to the public. Dogs are welcome to attend. More information on Allentown WoofStock may be found at www.allentownparks.org; click on WoofStock.

Emmaus Main Street Partners' Farewell Summer Festival. Details can be found at www.emmausmainstreet.com.

Seven Generations Charter School is hosting a Back-to-School Hoedown 5 to 8 p.m. with a live old-time band and square dance caller at the Emmaus Community Park Pavilion.

Sept. 8

St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church, 156 East Main St., Emmaus, breakfast 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a cost. For additional information, call 610-965-2298 or 610-769-7912.

Sept. 13

The Exchange Club of Western Lehigh will hold its 6th annual Sporting Clays Shoot at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays, 2750 Limestone Street, Coplay. Proceeds earned from the fundraiser are used to support local child abuse prevention programs. Also, as part of its Youth Activities Program and Community Service Program, the club presents Community Service Grants to local high school seniors including Emmaus High School and Parkland High School, and distributes 40 Christmas Food Baskets to families in need in western Lehigh County. Registration for individual shooters and for 5-person squads in the club's sporting clays fundraiser continues through Sept. 9. Major sponsorships, shooting station sponsorships and advertisements in the clay shoot program can be purchased through Sept. 6. The event will begin 8:30 a.m. with continental breakfast. Shooters will then sign in, receive instructions and begin shooting 9:30 a.m. Lunch, individual and squad shooting awards, and a 50/50-raffle drawing will follow immediately upon conclusion of the 14 station 100 target shoot. Fee for the event includes 100 targets, 100 shells, continental breakfast, lunch, awards, and souvenirs. For more information, contact John DeSanto at desanto63@verizon.net; Bob Leh at relcal@verizon.net or 610-395-4855; or visit the club's website www.westernlehighxc.com for information.

Sept. 14

Emmaus Kiwanis/Quest Diagnostics health screening 7 to 9:30 a.m. at Saint John's Lutheran Church, 501 Chestnut St., Emmaus. There is a cost depending on test. Call 800-776-6342 for additional information and to register.

Sept. 18

Emmaus Historical Society's 7 p.m. program at St. John's Lutheran Church is "The Deischers - A Family of Educators." Blanche Knauss, Emaus High Class of 1900, married Jonathan Deischer in 1903. They lived in Emaus where they raised three boys and three girls. All six children became teachers in Emaus (Emmaus). The three boys married three more teachers in the district. We look forward to this opportunity to present the history of this family of dedicated and gifted individuals.

Sept. 21

Breakfast buffet at Old Zionsville UCC Church, 5981 Fountain Road, Old Zionsville, 7 to 11 a.m. All proceeds go to church improvements. For additional information, call 610-966-5115.

Sept. 24

The quarterly meeting of the Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society will be held 7 p.m. in the Upper Milford Township Building, 5671 Chestnut St, Zionsville. Steve Long will give a talk on wood restoration. The talk will be an open forum and include product demonstrations. Refreshments will be served and guests are always welcome. For additional information, visit hivelunddahl.com.

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