Christmas trees should be placed at the curb for pickup by the borough Jan. 11 for recycling. All ornaments, lights and tinsel must be removed. After Jan. 11, trees will be taken by the refuse hauler.

Macungie Borough offices are closed to the public. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Facilities at Macungie Memorial Park are open based on guidelines provided by the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. Pavilions, buildings and grounds are available for rent. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed. To check availability, contact macungiepark@gmail.com or call 610-966-4289.

Concordia Lutheran Preschool will open virtual registration for the 2021-2022 school year to the public 9 a.m. Jan. 18. For more information, a virtual tour and important forms, visit the website at www.concordiapreschool.com.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., offers a livestream worship service 9 a.m. Sunday mornings. Services can be found on the Grace YouTube channel www.youtube.com/c/GraceLutheranChurchMacungiePA. For more information, go to https://gracemacungie.org or www.facebook.com/GraceMacungie.

Grace Lutheran Church offers its free community meal as a drive-up option. The next meal will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 8.

Grace Lutheran Church has added another day for its monthly outdoor drive-up or walk-up Grace Food Cupboard Give-Away. The next dates for the food cupboard are 2:30-4 p.m. Jan. 26 and 29 when anyone can fill one bag with nonperishable food. Both events take place in the parking lot; signs will be posted.

Check for updates on the weekly cash bingo Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

The Lower Lehigh Lions have canceled their meeting for January.

The Macungie Park board of directors meeting will be held 7 p.m. Jan. 26.

It’s an interesting sign of the times when the best positive news is a negative COVID-19 test result. Lydia was able to fly in from California for the Christmas holidays. She arrived two weeks before Christmas and isolated from the rest of us while waiting for her COVID-19 test results. It was a great day when we could all take off our masks and give her a big hug!

Happy New Year! Best wishes for a happy, healthy 2021!

The copy deadline for the Feb. 3 column will be Jan. 28.