Concordia Lutheran Church will be hosting a chili cook-off 2 p.m. Jan. 27. Cooks and tasters to judge the chili are needed. There will be a talent show during the tasting. If you are interested in submitting chili or participating in the talent show, call the church at 610-965-3265 for further information.

Concordia Lutheran Preschool will hold an open house 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28.

Emmaus High School orchestra will hold a coffee house 7 p.m. Feb. 1 in the high school cafeteria.

Concordia Lutheran Preschool will have a spaghetti dinner Feb. 2. The preschool and church are located on Brookside Road. Call the preschool at 610-965-3265 for reservations.

Lower Macungie Township will hold a Miller-Keystone Blood Drive 4 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Lower Macungie Township Community Center. To schedule an appointment time, call 610-966-6924.

Online ticket sales for the Emmaus High School musical "Legally Blonde" will start Feb. 1. The website is www.eastpennsd. org/ehs and look for the Drama Department link. Tickets can also be purchased at the EHS main office 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday when school is in session beginning Feb. 1. Telephone orders will not be taken through the main office. Show times are 7 p.m. April 10 to 13 and 2 p.m. April 13.

The East Penn Instrumental Musicians Club will host an Evening of Jazz 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 8 at Emmaus High School cafeteria. The Esquires Jazz Band will provide music. Ticket price includes beverage and dessert. To order tickets, download the order form at www.epimc.org. The snow date is Feb. 9. Proceeds benefit the Emmaus High School Music Program.

Lower Macungie Youth Association is now accepting online registration for spring sports including lacrosse (discounted rates through Feb. 1) and baseball, soccer and softball through Feb. 16 at www.lmya.org.

The Friends of the Library meet 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Lower Macungie Community Center.

The Lower Macungie Senior Citizens Club meets noon Feb. 5 and 19 at the community center. After a business meeting, members play bingo or card games. On the third Tuesday, the games are followed by special entertainment.

There will be an Abracadabra Magic Show with Tom Yurasits 10 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Lower Macungie Community Center. There is an admission fee and the program is limited to 100 people.

Township residents are reminded that, as a result of Pennsylvania's new electronics recycling law, disposal of televisions and computer equipment is banned at landfills. Waste Management will no longer pick up and dispose of these items. Computer equipment includes laptops, monitors, CPU's, printers, scanners, keyboards, mouses, speakers, cables and battery backups. Households have access to free recycling. Information is available at http://wme-cyclesinpa. wm.com/index.jsp or from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's website at www.depweb.state.pa.us.

The Lower Macungie Township Community Center offers a number of activities including Walkercise, yoga, pilates, parenting workshops, early childhood music programs and cooking classes. Upcoming classes include ballroom dance classes, children's cooking and art classes. An SAT/ACT practice will be offered 9 a.m. Jan. 26. The deadline for registration is Jan. 18. A Safe Sitter Program will be offered 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 2.

For more information or to register, visit the community center 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or call 610-966-6924.

The township is also offering discounted ski tickets for Bear Creek, Big Boulder/Jack Frost, and Blue Mountain. Order forms are available at the community center.

The township is now offering discounted movie tickets for Regal Entertainment.

Family Open Gym time is 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays for ages infant through 10 years with a parent. Proof of residency is required.

Yard waste site hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday. They are closed on Tuesday and Thursday. Be prepared to show your photo identification as proof of residency. For more information, call Public Works at 610-966-4343.

Lower Macungie Library now offers online access to Morningstar Investment Research Center. The database offers continued access to Morningstar Mutual Funds publication which ended print publication in December 2012.

There will be a seminar led by Joe Turchi, life coach and owner of Inspirus Life Coaching 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29. Turchi is a motivational speaker who has experience in goal setting, time management, stress reduction, personal relationships, career development and financial budgeting.

Adult computer classes including Microsoft Word and Intro to the Web are offered monthly. The schedule is available at the library. There will be a Daddy and Me story time 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26.

There will be a bedtime booktime 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 for children ages 2 to 6 years. Come in pajamas and bring your teddy bear.

AARP will offer free tax help for taxpayers with low to moderate income with special attention to those over 60 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Help will be offered on a first-come, first serve basis.

Class size is limited and sign-up is required for the above events.

For more information on these classes or storytimes, call the library at 610-966-6864 or go to library website www.lowermaclib.org.

Benjamin is always looking for a way to make some extra money. One idea was to sell bubble blowing, three blows for 25 cents. After mom and dad each purchased a bubble blowing session, Benjamin discovered bubble blowing was a tough sell.

One day Benjamin tried a different approach. "Dad," he said, "step into my office. You seem really stressed. What you need is some bubble therapy." Well, who could turn that down? So Matt paid his 25 cents for bubbles and claimed he felt much more relaxed for the rest of the evening. Maybe we have a new Dale Carnegie.

The next township column will be published Feb. 20; copy deadline is Feb. 14.