Upper Macungie Twp holding youth fishing derby
BY SUSAN BRYANT
sbryant@tnonline.com
Upper Macungie Township will offer tennis lessons for kids ages 7-15 Mondays April 20 through May 18 at Brookside Country Club, 901 Willow Lane, Macungie.
Participants must bring their own racquet.
No experience necessary.
Class times are 4:30-5:50 p.m. ages 7-10 and 5:30-6:30 p.m. ages 11-15.
Donna Barats’ Zumba spring session II will take place Mondays 6-7 p.m. April 27-June 8 in the gymnasium at Jaindl Elementary, 1051 Weilers Road. There will be no class May 25.
This six-week Zumba session will improve your cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility, all while making friends and having a blast.
Register at https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/x/#/online/uppermacungie/teams/26.
The township’s Youth Fishing Derby for kids ages 5-15 will be held 9-11 a.m. May 2 at Apple Park Ponds, 1892 Packhouse Road, Fogelsville.
Kids should bring poles, bait and skills for a morning of fishing fun.
Division winners will take home a trophy.
Mighty Kicks Youth Soccer will hold its spring session II Sundays May 3 through June 7 at Lone Lane Park, 30 Lone Lane.
Mighty Kicks is the Premier introductory soccer option for children ages 2-8 years old.
This program is designed to build motor skills, life skills, self-confidence and basic soccer techniques.
All classes will be held on one of the smaller fields past the pavilion.
There will be no class May 17.
Class times by age group are: 1-1:30 p.m. 2-year-olds, 1:40-2:20 p.m. 3–4-year-olds and 2:30-3:10 p.m. 5–8-year-olds.
Summer camp registration is open for Upper Macungie residents.
The UMT Summer Camp is an 8-week program running 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday June 15 through Aug. 7.
The traditional camp is for kids ages 6-12.
The Teen Takeover camp is for youth ages 13-15.
There will be no camp June 19 and July 3.
Throughout the day campers will rotate through a schedule of activities ranging from sports, team-building, crafts, scavenger hunts, trivia, science, etc.
Campers are responsible for packing their own lunch/snacks.
The UMT Summer Camp is offered at three different locations. Select the site location that works best for you and your family.
Bused field trip registration will be an optional add on offered exclusively to those already registered in the UMT Summer Camp. Limited seats available.
There is a cost for the camps.
For more information or to register on any of these programs, go to the townships website, click on site map at the bottom of the page, then click on Welcome to Dash under Parks and Recreation.
Morgenland Church, 3120 Weidasville Road, Orefield, (Leather Corner Post) is accepting orders until May 3 for its hoagie sale.
Options available are regular Italian with everything or no peppers, no onions with peppers, no onions or peppers, ham and cheese; no onions or peppers, turkey; no onions or peppers, roast beef; no onions or peppers, tuna and veggie.
Ingredients are supplied by Thomson’s Meat Market, Walnutport. Hoagie pickup will take place 4-6 p.m. May 12.
To order, call Marilyn at 610-395-6885.
The church’s “Wheels at the Grove” car show will take place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9. All vehicles are welcome.
Last year they had cars, trucks and tractors.
This year they will also have a motorcycle.
All vehicles will be parked in their paved parking lot as space permits.
A small registration donation fee will be taken.
The event is free to visitors and there will be free parking.
A printable registration form is available at “Morgenlandchurch.org.”
Visit their website to see upcoming events, register for the car show or you can register the day of the event.
They will have a trophy, the pastor prize, basket raffle, baked goods, rumble seat rides and 50/50 drawing. Their great cooks will serve breakfast, lunch and this year, free coffee.
A 2026 car show entry will be featured on their 2027 flyer.
For questions, call or text Wayne at 484-929-9950.
Ziegels Church, 9990 Ziegels Church Road, Breinigsville, will hold a yard sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 23.
There will be food available for purchase to help raise funds for Wreaths Across America.
They will sell baked goods, hot dogs and drinks.
For more information on this event, call the church office at 610-285-6157.








