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LEHIGH VALLEY WEATHER

AARP Chapter 3115 will meet Nov. 5

AARP Chapter 3115 will meet noon Nov. 5 at American Club of Coplay, 300 Cherry St.

Guitarist Dan Flok will entertain with songs from the ’60s through the ’80s.

Refreshments will be available.

Please bring a nonperishable item for the food bank.

For information, call 610-395-2820.

Visitors are welcome.

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The Borough of Coplay’s community Halloween parade held Oct. 20 by Coplay Recreation & Welfare Association was a huge success. Crowds lined Second and Chestnut streets, in some sections two to three people deep. Regardless of this year’s balmy weather, the parade brought out another big crowd.

There were five musical organizations in the line of march. Whitehall High School Zephyr Marching Band received plaudits all along the one-mile-plus parade route. East Hills Middle School, from Bethlehem Area School District, was again well received. Blue Eagles Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps from Wind Gap, Allentown Hobo All Most Marching Band and Rajah Shrine Oriental Band were also crowd pleasers.

Ironton Rail Trail Oversight Commission’s float depicting the Saylor Kilns, a caboose and an outdoor setting got attention. Other floats participating in the parade were Whitehall High School’s SADD Chapter, Relay for Life – Whitehall, Coplay Sports Inc., Hokendauqua Athletic Association, Coplay American Legion Post 426 and St. John’s Lutheran Church, Coplay.

Coplay Fire Department along with other community fire trucks drew attention to Fire Prevention Month. Santa rode on the Coplay Fire Department fire truck.

A reviewing site was held at Rob’s Auto Sales & Service, Chestnut and Seventh streets.

Coplay Saengerbund again welcomed parade participants to its grove at Fifth and Hokendauqua streets. The lines of people entering the pavilion stretched far down Fifth Street. Free hot dogs, sodas, chips and pretzels were handed out.

Mayor Joseph Bundra was dressed in costume as a character from the movie “Men in Black.”

All in all, the association, which funds the parade without soliciting donations, again pulled off a successful event, something it has been doing since the 1950s.