Er iss so hendich as en Schuppkarich in der Kich. He is as handy as a wheelbarrow in the kitchen. Nix gsaat is ya gemehnt. Nothing said gives consent.

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Sunshine Center Preschool at Ziegels Union Church, 9990 Ziegels Church Road, Breinigsville, has classes for youngsters ages 2-1/2, 3 and 4. To visit the preschool or to register a child, call Pat at 610-395-8034 or Diane at 610-285-6297.

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Tickets are available until April 17 for the Butterfly Tea and Quilt Exhibit at Ziegels Union Church on April 23.

Master Gardener Betty Short will be the speaker at the luncheon which runs 12:30-4 p.m.

There also will be a basket raffle.

To purchase tickets, call 610-285-6157.

The quilt exhibit will be open to the public from 2-4 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door for the quilt exhibit.

A Youth Group Garden Party will take place 6-8 p.m. for youngsters in kindergarten through sixth grade.

They will be doing plantings, making garden hats and having refreshments.

Call the church office to register.

The clothing drive continues until April 27 for slightly used clothing, curtains, bedding, shoes and many other items.

Mother’s Day hanging baskets may be ordered until April 24. Pickup is May 5. Baskets and flats will be available.

Call the office to order.

There will be a community yard sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 7 at Ziegels Church. Spaces are available to rent, or donate items to the church to be sold. Food and baked goods will also be available.

Call Gloria at 610-395-0763 or email gfzimm@ptd.net for information.

Proceeds benefit Christ’s Church at Lowhill Food Pantry, the Snack Pack program, Rotary Club of Allentown West and Wreaths Across America.

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Last call for involvement in the Weisenberg Lowhill Historical Society quilting group.

The first meeting will be 2 p.m. April 19 at the historical society headquarters, 4585 Werleys Corner Road, New Tripoli. Beginners and skilled quilters are welcome.

Call Althea at 610-398-1665 for more information.

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The 2016 Spring Palantines to America Conference will take place on May 7 at Kutztown University.

Presentations by experts in Pennsylvania German Ancestry, book vendors, networking, and morning refreshments and a hot buffet luncheon are all on board for the day.

Northampton and Bedford counties genealogical and immigration resources, 18th- and 19th-century estate records, and Pennsylvania German folk art symbolism round out the day.

To register go topalam.org/pennsylvania-palam-chapter.php or email PennPALAM@gmail.com.

Mach’s gut,

Mary Bittner Henry