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Hokendauqua: Trout Unlimited meets Feb. 17

On Feb. 17, the Hokendauqua Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its monthly meeting 6:30 p.m. in room C219 at Catasauqua High School, 2500 Bullshead Road, Northampton.

Dave Hess will present “What’s New in Fly Fishing Gear.”

For more information, call 610-262-7598.

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A Miller-Keystone blood drive will be held 4-7 p.m. Feb. 29 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3355 MacArthur Road.

To schedule a time to donate, contact Judy Ehret at 610-767-5061.

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In continuation of its Bob Warke–Dale Horn Scholarship Program, Hokendauqua Park & Playground Association (HPPA) will again be awarding two $1,000 scholarships. This year marks the 29th anniversary of the group’s basketball tournament, from which proceeds are used to fund the scholarship awards.

The Bob Warke–Dale Horn Basketball Tournament will be held at Whitehall-Coplay Middle School around the end of February. Contact Mike Frana at franman69@aol.com for information on the tournament.

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must be a high school class of 2016-eligible graduate, must be continuing your education in the fall of 2016, must have participated in the HPPA’s baseball, softball or basketball youth programs and must complete the scholarship application form and return it to the HPPA prior to Feb. 29. Additional requirements are listed on the application and the website, hokeypark.org.

The organization will review all of the applications and select one girl and one boy to receive the scholarships at its March/April meeting. You can download the application from the website.

For questions, contact Bill Sabol at wsabol@rcn.com.

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AARP Tax-Aide will be at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church again this year. Appointments will continue until April 15.

To make an appointment, you must come in to the church 9 a.m.-noon on a Monday or a Wednesday.

If schools are closed because of inclement weather, AARP Tax-Aide will not hold appointment times.

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On April 16, Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church is having a music, dinner and dance to celebrate the church’s 50th anniversary. The event will be held 5-10:30 p.m. at Northampton Banquet & Event Center, 1601 Laubach Ave., Northampton.

For information and tickets, contact the church at 610-435-0451.

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Join Camp Rhythmo for a spring musical theater workshop production of the famous Broadway musical “Annie.”

The production is open to students currently in first through eighth grade. All performers will be in the cast.

Rehearsal dates are 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays April 12-29. The final performance will be 7 p.m. April 29.

Registration forms are available online at camprhythmo.org.

For more information, registration cost and performance cost, contact Michael Bodnyk at bodnyk@camprhythmo.org or 866-430-0810.

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Send your Hokendauqua news to skoch@tnonline.com. I need your information for my next column by Feb. 19. Thanks, and Happy Valentine’s Day!