There will be a Father-Daughter Dance “A Night in Paris” for girls enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Lower Macungie Community Center. To register, go to the community center 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or call 610-966-6924.

State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-134th, and Lower Macungie Township will sponsor a free document shredding event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at the municipal building parking lot. For more information, contact 610-966-4343, ext. 103 or email info@lowermac.com.

The Lower Macungie Fire Department will host an open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at the fire station at Sauerkraut Lane.

There will be a Mother-Son Halloween Dance for boys in kindergarten through sixth grade 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 16 at the community center. There will be music by a local DJ as well as drinks, snacks, spooky games and contests. There will also be a costume contest and mummy wrap. To register, call or go to the community center.

Lower Macungie Township and PA Career Link/Lehigh Valley will hold a job fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at the community center.

Volunteers are needed on the environmental advisory council and the park and recreation board. Interested applicants can get a volunteer application at the township building or at www.lowermac.com.

The board of commissioners and staff are holding the 10th annual troop support program to collect donated items to send to township residents in the armed services who will not be home for the holidays. To register a loved one in the holiday program, call or visit the community center. Donations of food, toiletry items, batteries, magazines and phone cards will be accepted at the community center through Nov. 30.

The township is also collecting old cell phones to be recycled in exchange for prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas. The community center is an official drop-off point for “Cell Phones for Soldiers” until Nov. 30.

The Lower Macungie Senior Citizens Club meets noon Oct. 6 and 20 at the community center. After a business meeting, members play bingo or card games.

The community center offers a number of activities and classes such as a SAT practice test will be offered 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Registration deadline is Sept. 18.

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 drop off site hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 31. The site is closed Tuesday and Thursday. Be prepared to show your photo I.D. as proof of residency.

Curbside yard waste collection will be the week of Oct. 12 to 16 on the same day as trash collection. Containers/bundles should be placed separately at the curb on the regular collection day. Grass clippings are not included. A maximum of four bundles or containers per household will be collected. For more information, visit www.lowermac.com.

Curbside leaf collection begins the week of Oct. 19 and continues through Nov. 27.

Lower Macungie Library is featuring the artwork of Mary Ellen Stoyanov.

The Lower Macungie Library Book Club will meet 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7 to discuss ““The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” by Jonas Jonasson. The book for Nov. 4 is “A Prayer for Owen Meaney” by John Irving.

The Teen Advisory Board will meet 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 to celebrate apples with a game of Apples to Apples and apple snacks.

September is National Library Card sign-up month. There will be special celebration 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 with a Lucy advice booth, giveaways, raffles and refreshments.

Back by popular demand, local author Charlie Adams will present an evening of ghost stories from the Lehigh Valley and beyond 7:10 p.m. Oct. 26. This program is not recommended for children.

Storytimes are offered for all preschool ages. For more information on activities at the library, call 610-966-6864 or visit the library website www.lowermaclib.org.

The Friends of the Library wish to extend a huge thank you to all who came out for the end of summer book sale. Almost $3,000 was raised for the library. A decision on how the money will be spent will be made at the meeting 10 a.m. Sept. 19.

The Friends of the Library are now accepting book donations for the November book sale. The sale will take place 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21. The bag sale starts 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Member preview night is 5 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19. All proceeds will benefit the library. Book sorting is 8:30 a.m. every Thursday morning.

Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church, 8269 Spring Creek Road, Alburtis will host a fall festival lunch Sept. 27. The community is invited. The festival will be held on the church grounds immediately following the 10 a.m. service. There will be fellowship, food and games. Due to the Spring Creek Road closure, the church is accessible from Alburtis. For more information, call Jane at 610-336-9863.

After months of driving, weeks of setting cones to practice parallel parking practice and waiting in long lines at the DMV to practice in their parallel parking setup, Caroline was finally ready to take her driving test. We arrived Aug. 25 and, with my fingers crossed, I turned Caroline over to the man conducting the test. The first part of the test is parallel parking and I held my breath while watching Caroline navigate the car between the pylons. After that they drove off and I waited impatiently for them to return. Finally they pulled up in front of me, the tester got out of the car and Caroline drove off by herself to park the car.

At that point I knew she had passed the test, but I still wasn’t sure how to answer the tester when he asked, “Did you teach her how to drive?” Not knowing how Caroline had done on the test, I thought “uh-oh” and hesitantly replied, “My husband and I did.”

He surprised me when he said, “Well, you did a great job. She’s one of the best drivers I’ve tested in a long time.” Way to go, Caroline!

The next township column will be published Oct. 21; copy deadline is Oct. 15.