Coplay Borough’s trick-or-treat night will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30. The rain date is Oct. 31.

Drive safely as many of our kids will be out walking around town seeking treats.

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A Coplay column election humor: Why are politicians a lot like diapers?

Answer at the end of the column. No peeking!

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We return to standard time 2 a.m. Nov. 1, so turn your clocks back to 1 a.m. As the adage goes, “Spring forward; fall back.”

Enjoy that extra hour of sleep.

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Election Day is right around the corner. Polls open 7 a.m. Nov. 3 and close 8 p.m.

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Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St., is planning a schnitzel dinner Nov. 14. Serving times are 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Choose pork or chicken schnitzel with or without mushroom sauce, spaetzle or mashed potatoes, applesauce or red cabbage, green salad, roll with butter, dessert and coffee.

Tickets are required.

Call Cathy at 610-262-8372 or Evelyn at 484-281-3025.

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The mayor’s office is seeking residents interested in developing and leading a Coplay town watch. Training will be provided in crime watching and activities to increase the safety of Coplay.

If interested, call 610-751-2745 or email billleiner@aol.com.

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New 25-gallon recycle bins with lids are available for purchase at the borough office, 98 S. Fourth St.

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Coplay Food Bank, located in the municipal building, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month. If unable to attend the scheduled Tuesday morning time frame, call Jodi at 610-262-0928 to make other arrangements.

The food bank needs coffee, spaghetti sauce and noodles, canned pasta, rice pouches and non-sweetened dry cereals. Monetary donations are always accepted.

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The Coplay aerobics classes meet 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:45 a.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the borough hall auditorium. There is a cost by donation.

Bring light dumbbells, a towel and a mat to enhance your workout.

Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 with questions.

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Coplay Borough can no longer offer disposal of trapped live animals. Call Bob, of Blue Mountain Wildlife Pest Control, at 610-759-9203.

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Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 to schedule pickups of sofas, plastic-encased mattresses, chairs, dressers, etc.

There is a limit of two per year at no charge.

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Publicly honor your war heroes and first responders — police officers, firefighters, healthcare workers and volunteers and ambulance personnel — with a Hometown Hero banner.

Call 610-262-6088 for information.

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Coplay American Legion Post 426 has a special mailbox in front of the Post at 134 S. Second St. Worn-out American flags can be deposited into the mailbox for the Post to properly destroy the flags.

To join the Coplay Legion as a social member, call 610-262-7556. Social membership is open to all — veteran or not.

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If you have an announcement or event to share in your Coplay column, submit it via email to billleiner@aol.com or via text message to 610-751-2745.

Humor answer: They both need to be changed regularly — and usually for the exact same reason.