St. Peter’s Union Church will team with Huff’s Church in a walk for the hungry and homeless May 14. The 5- and 10-mile walks will begin 8 a.m. at St. Peter’s; the three-mile walk will start 10 a.m. at Huff’s. For more information, call Pat Miller at 610-682-7377 or the church office at 610-966-3030.

St. Peter’s is offering Life Line Screening at the church May 17. Five screenings are offered: carotid artery/plaque screening; heart rhythm screening, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, peripheral arterial disease screening and osteoporosis risk assessment. There is a cost. To register, call 888-653-6450 or visit www.LifeLineScreening.com/communitypartners.

Enjoy Springfest 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 7 at Salem United Methodist Church, 6440 Powder Valley Road, Zionsville. Lunch will be available, as well as baked goods, flea market items and flowers to plant. It will be held rain or shine in the enclosed pavilion. For more information, call 610-965-6796.

The Upper Milford Historical Society will meet 7 p.m. May 26 in the township building. Township Manager Dan DeLong will present a photo journey of his trips to Alaska with students from 2009 to 2015.

St. Peter’s is joining Zion’s Lutheran Church and other churches in Old Zionsville to sponsor a vacation Bible school June 20 to 24. Classes run 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Registration forms are available in the narthex or by calling the church office.

Upper Milford Western District Fire Company in Route 100 will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 5. There are senior, adult and children’s prices. For information, call the fire company at 610-966-3541 or Carol Shade at 610-966-3902.

The Upper Milford Fire Company’s ladies auxiliary meets 7 p.m. June 6. New members are always welcome.

Looking ahead: On June 25, the Upper Milford Western District Fire Company will host a chicken barbecue dinner. Eat in or take out 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the fire company’s main fundraiser. Call Rosie at 610-966 3367 for tickets or information.

This year’s Lower Milford Fire Company Carnival will be June 8 to 11. Silent auction donations are needed. Call 610-967-0411 and leave a message for Tad. Look for more details next month.

Vera Cruz senior citizens meet 1 p.m. May 5 and 19 at the Vera Cruz Fire Company. All are welcome.

Upper Milford supervisors will meet 7 p.m. May 5 and 19.

The Emmaus-Upper Milford Joint Environmental Advisory Council meets 7 p.m. May 23 in Upper Milford.

The open space committee meets 7:30 p.m. May 11. The committee had a good turnout for its special joint meeting with supervisors in April to discuss the future of open space and farmland preservation in the township. There was substantial support for the idea of a small tax increase to help preserve open space.

The Upper Milford Zoning Hearing Board will meet 7:30 p.m. May 9. There are two hearings on the agenda, one from Allentown residents seeking a variance to construct a detached garage on vacant land at 4803 Chestnut St. and one from a couple seeking a variance to add on to a detached workshop on their Columbus Drive property.

The Upper Milford Planning Commission meets 7:30 p.m. May 30.

The recreation commission meets 7:30 p.m. May 16.

Don’t forget: the Lower Milford Township board of supervisors regular meetings now are held the third Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. in the township building. This month’s meeting is May 18.

Following is the schedule of other Lower Milford meetings in May. All meetings are 7:30 p.m. in the township building unless otherwise noted: historical commission, May 10; recreation and open space committee, May 11.

If you have news or information for this column, which runs the first Wednesday of every month, call me at 610-838-8923 or email me at bruce.swan@rcn.com.