By CORRINE DURDOCK

The Kiwanis Club of Emmaus will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt 1 p.m. (rain or shine) April 15 at Emmaus Community Park, 13th and Broad streets. The hunt includes five age groups (toddlers through age 10). There are prizes for numbered eggs. The Easter Bunny will be on hand to add to the festivities. Plaudits to the club members for offering this popular community event for 65 years.

The Kiwanis Club will host its Walter C. Stoudt Memorial Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. April 14 at St. John’s Lutheran Church 501 Chestnut St. The speaker will be Pastor Mia White from Hope United Church of Christ. Tickets are required. For information on both events, visit EmmausKiwanis.org or call 610-395-4818.

Jack Jones of JJ’s Woodcrafter will display his talent for birdhouse construction and share his knowledge of features for birdhouses required to attract birds at the April 4 Emmaus Garden Club’s meeting. He will display more than 25 birdhouses. The Garden Club meets 12:30 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, 3002 N. Second St. The public is welcome to attend. For information, call 610-554-0677.

St. Ann Knights of Columbus will host a Lenten Seafood dinner 5 to 7 p.m. March 31 at St. Ann’s school cafeteria, 435 S. Sixth St. Proceeds support Knights of Columbus’s charitable causes. Take-out is available. All are welcome. For information, email nsisonick@gmail.com. Deadline for reservations is March 27.

The KOC will host an evening of 50-50 cash prize bingo April 5 at the St. Ann School cafeteria. Doors open 7 p.m. and the first game begins 7:30 p.m. The donation includes food, desserts and hot and cold beverages. For information, visit www.koc12886.org.

Community members from the area are invited to participate in the April 8 Earth Day event held at Emmaus Community Park. Volunteers will clean litter and debris from sites around the borough and Upper Milford Township. Electronics recycling and document shredding will be available. The group gathers 8:30 a.m. for coffee and to get organized. The group returns to the park for lunch and educational community fun at noon. For information, call Paula at 610-965-9292.

April 1 is the deadline for purchasing a brick for the Emmaus Remembrance Garden’s Memorial Day May 28 installation ceremony. The garden, located at 164 E. Main St. near the Knauss Homestead property, offers a place to honor those we love, those we have lost or to pay homage to a person, time or place. To order a brick, visit www.emmausremembers.org.

The Emmaus Lioness Lions Club will hold its annual basket party April 19 at the Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds. This is the 19th year the club has hosted the party. Doors open 4 p.m. and drawings begin 7 p.m. There is an admission charge. Proceeds benefit a variety of charities. All attendees who bring a can of food receive an extra ticket. Food is available for purchase. For tickets, call 610-967-3561.

The Emmaus Senior Citizens group meets 1 p.m. every Friday at St. Matthews’s E.C. Church, Fifth and Ridge streets. All area senior citizens are welcome to attend. The April programs are April 7: musical entertainment; April 14: musician Al Shade; April 21: a film and April 28 is game day.

The Woman’s Club of Emmaus will hold its spring card party, 11:30 a.m. April 20 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 501 Chestnut St. The public is invited to attend. There is a cost. A light lunch will be served. Call before April 13: Ruth Schmoyer, 484-634-2468 for pinochle reservations; Sandy Stanton, 610-395-6434, for bridge or other game reservations. If you do not have a foursome, the club will try to find other players to complete your table.

The Shelter House Society will host its annual Patriot’s Day dinner, 6:30 p.m. April 22 at the Emmaus Citizen’s Fire Co. #2, Pennsylvania Avenue and 10th St. Parking and handicap entrance is located in the rear. The program features retired educator Ken Biles who will present a talk on “Native American Life.” Biles, a member of the John Schrader Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, will discuss how Native Americans lived. He will also display a collection of artifacts. The program will follow dinner. For more information about the program, call 610-965-5119. There is a cost. For reservations, call 610-570-1481. Deadline is April 17.

The Friends of the Emmaus Public Library will hold its 19th Annual Used Book Sale 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. April 29 at Lower Macungie Middle School, 6229 Lower Macungie Road. The sale features 16,000+ books sorted by category. Prices start at 50 cents. A brown bag blow-out is set for 3 to 3:45 p.m.

All the book clubs and story times for children and youth continue at the Emmaus Public Library, 11 E. Main St., during April. The adult book clubs, knitting group, coloring group, memoir writing group and computer classes continue through April. For scheduling information, visit www.emmauspl.org or call 610-965-9284.

The library will host several special programs during April.

In celebration of National Novel Writing Month, there will be a “Come Write In” 7 p.m. every Thursday and a Teen Fan Fiction workshop for sixth graders and up 7 p.m. April 13.

Master Gardener Charles Kopcho will present a lecture, “The Importance of Riparian Buffers,” 7 p.m. April 3. RSVP to epicollection@cliu.org or call 610-965-9284, ext. 210.

Robert Harvey, KidsPeace community programs training supervisor, will present a program on Autism 101, 11 a.m. April 13. RSVP to eplcollection@cliu.org or call 610-965-9284, ext. 210.

Jay Plotnick, a SCORE volunteer, will present useful tips on how to get started to be an entrepreneur 10:05 a.m. April 29. RSVP to eplcollectio@cliu.org or call 610-965-9284, ext. 210.

The mobile office of Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18th, will be at the library 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 10. For information, visit www.senatorboscola.com.

The library is holding an edible book contest. The creations must depict a fictional or non-fictional literary work or character. Drop off time is 10 a.m. to noon April 15. The viewing and voting will take place noon to 4 p.m. The winner will be announced 4:30 p.m.

The family film matinee is 2 p.m. April 8. The PG-13 movie matinee is 1 p.m. April 27, and the adult movie night (R) is 6:30 p.m. April 25.

Open Mic Night will be held 7 p.m. April 24. Performers are invited to share their talent. Sign in upon arrival for a 10-minute spot. Audience members are welcome.

The monthly program for the Emmaus Historical Society’s April 19 meeting is “Rhoads Opera House Fire in Boyertown.” Lindsay Dierolf tells the story of the Jan. 13, 1908 fire that tragically took 170 lives. She will bring props and photos of the event. The program begins 7 p.m. and is held at St. John’s Lutheran Church parish hall, Fifth and Chestnut streets.

Reminder: Place your order for the society’s apple dumpling sale before April 28. Pick up is at the museum noon to 4 p.m. May 6 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7. The museum at 216 Main St. is open noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. For information or to place an order, email emmaushist@ptd.net, visit www.emmaushistoric.pa.org or call 610-966-6591.

Be sure to cheer the runners on during the Emmaus 4-Mile Classic April 9 as they race on the streets around Emmaus High School. The race begins 9:30 a.m. This is the 40th anniversary for the event. Registration ends April 1. For information, visit Lehigh Valley Road Runners at lvrr.org.

Emmaus Borough council meets 7 p.m. April 3 and 17 in council chambers, 29 S. Fourth St. The offices are closed for the Easter holiday April 14.

Free Zumba is offered 9 a.m. Saturdays at Faith Presbyterian Church, North Second and Cherokee streets.

The Emmaus Farmers’ Winter Market is open the second and fourth Sunday of the month through April in the BB&T parking lot, 235 Main St. April dates are 10 a.m. to noon April 9 and 23. Save the date for the regular market opening 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7. For information, visit EmmausMarket.com.

The Emmaus Historical Society will hold a yard sale during the borough’s June 3 community-wide yard sale. The society welcomes donations for the sale. Donations will be accepted May 6, 7, 13 and 14 during museum hours. Call the museum at 610-966-6591 to schedule a convenient drop off time. Donations will not be accepted after 2 p.m. May 14.

Reminder: Deadline for voter registration is April 17 for the May 16 primary election.

The deadline for including items in the May column is April 19. Please send to 913 Little Lehigh Dr., durdock@aol.com or call 610-967-2661. Happy Easter everyone.