All Alburtis Borough residents are invited to the free electronics recycling event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Alburtis Fire Department, 328 S. Main St., Alburtis.

For a list of accepted items, questions or additional information, call 484-641-5156 or visit www.responsiblerecyclingservices.com.

The community yard sale and soup sale will also be held Sept. 13 at the fire station 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spaces are still available both inside and outside. Call Ryan Trexler at 484-357-5990 to secure your space or for additional information. Stuffed cabbage, chicken pot pie and jambalaya soup will be available for sale by the quart.

Mark your calendars for two upcoming events at the fire department. Volunteers will host an open house 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4 where residents will see fire equipment, clothing and demonstrations.

It is not too early to be thinking about the holidays; the fire department Santa run and Holiday Festival is scheduled for Dec. 7.

The Alburtis Borough Council will hold a special meeting regarding residents' mailboxes at borough hall 7 p.m. Oct. 15.

Boy Scout Troop 86 meets at Masonic Lodge, Route 100, 6 p.m. Sundays. For more information, contact Frank Najera, Scoutmaster, at 610-972-2732.

The Alburtis Lockridge Historical Society will host a special program about Dorney Park 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the auditorium of the former Lock Ridge Presbyterian Church, 407 Franklin St., Alburtis. Doors will open 7 p.m. The featured speaker is Joshua Fink, senior museum educator at the Lehigh County Historical Society and avid Dorney Park historian, with special guest, Wally Ely, author of Images of America: Dorney Park. Fink and Ely will weave together photographs, postcards, memorabilia and stories to tell the colorful history of the park, which is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year.

Attendees will have a chance to hear rare audio recordings of the late Bob Ott (Oct. 25 1918 to March 3, 2007), former president of Dorney Park, talking about the history of the park during the presentation. Refreshments will follow the program. Donations accepted to help defray the cost of the presentation will be welcomed and appreciated. For more information, call 484-366-9987 or email alhs18011@ aol.com.

Dates to remember: Patriot Day - Sept. 11; autumn begins - Sept. 22; Rosh Hashanah begins - sundown Sept. 24; Yom Kippur begins - sundown Oct. 3.

We also remember our friend Jean Caroline Butz Stoneback who died Sept. 2, 2010. Known as "Aunt Lillie, the Storybook Lady" for her weekly sessions in area malls, Jean was a longtime newspaper columnist. "From my Kitchen Window" ran each week in The East Penn Press and its predecessor papers from the 1960s until her death.