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MAY 25

• Interactive storytime with Whitehall Township Public Library (geared toward toddlers through second-graders), 11 a.m., via Zoom. Information and to get the Zoom link: santaliz.l@whitehallpl.org

• Trap shooting, 5 p.m., at Lappawinzo Fish and Game Association, 25 Lappawinzo Road, Allen Township

• Free car seat check (organized by Lehigh Township Police Department), 1:30-3:30 p.m., in the parking lot at Lehigh Township Fire Company, 4188 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville. Information and to schedule an appointment (recommended): 610-760-8800 or email Officer Jonathan Roth at jroth@lehightownship.com

MAY 26

• Deadline to order discount tickets for basket raffle, to be held 5-8 p.m. June 4 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 5 at Salem United Church of Christ, 2218 Community Drive, Moore Township. Information, cost and tickets: Peggy Troxell at 610-759-2501 or the church at 610-759-1652

• Catty Seniors Plus meeting, 1 p.m. (doors open noon), at Slovak Center Social Club, 1233 Fifth St., North Catasauqua. Everyone must wear a mask, have their COVID-19 vaccination and social distance. If members do not receive a call about attending, call Dorothy Vassa at 610-264-2853.

• Food truck festival, 4-8 p.m., at Unangst Tree Farms, 1300 Beth-Bath Pike, East Allen Township. The event also includes hayrides and live music.

• Coplay Public Library book club meeting (discussion on books set in Pennsylvania), 6-6:30 p.m., online. Information: 610-262-7351; to get the link: join the Facebook group

MAY 27

• Storytime and craft with Miss Janice, 11 a.m., livestreamed on the Coplay Public Library Facebook page

• Skeet shooting, 5 p.m., at Lappawinzo Fish and Game Association, 25 Lappawinzo Road, Allen Township

MAY 28

• Stereotype concert, 5:30 p.m. (doors open), outside at Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St.

• “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (revised) virtual performance (presented by Catasauqua High School Drama Club), available between 6 p.m. May 28 and 11:55 p.m. May 30. Information, cost and tickets: CHSdramatickets.com

• “Shrek the Musical” virtual performance (presented by Whitehall High School Theatre), available for streaming 7 p.m. An additional date for streaming is 7 p.m. May 29. Information, cost and tickets: showtix4u.com/events/whitehalltheater

MAY 29

• Free fishing derby (for children 15 years of age and younger), 9 a.m.-noon (registration 8-8:45 a.m.), at Hokendauqua Park, 3471 Lehigh St. You must bring your own bait and tackle. Information: Whitehall Township Recreation Bureau office at 610-437-5524, ext. 1160

• Poppy sale (organized by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7293, Egypt), 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at various Whitehall businesses, such as Kornfeind’s Market, Kotsch’s Market, Redner’s Warehouse Market, Lowe’s and Chick-fil-A

• Free community lunch, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, 604 Fourth St., Catasauqua

• Reptile and amphibian event (organized by Bertsch-Hokendauqua-Catasauqua Watershed Association), 11 a.m., at Wayne Grube Park, pavilion 3, 1200 Willowbrook Road, Allen Township. Information and registration: eventbrite.com/e/silent-and-fascinating-an-introduction-to-reptiles-and-amphibians-tickets-149558185559

• “Shrek the Musical” virtual performance (presented by Whitehall High School Theatre), available for streaming 7 p.m. Information, cost and tickets: showtix4u.com/events/whitehalltheater

MAY 30

Note: Some Memorial Day services include more locations than listed here. See the May 27 edition of The Press to view the full list of sites holding programs.

• Deadline to order and pay for halupki and haluski, to be picked up 4-6 p.m. June 5 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church, 618 Fullerton Ave., Fullerton. Information, cost and order forms: sercc.org/st-elizabeth-church, at the parish office or 610-349-7791

• Deadline to order takeout barbecue dinners from Lorah’s Pig Roasters and Farm Market (benefiting Lehigh Township Historical Society), to be picked up noon-4 p.m. June 6 at the Historical Centre, 3811 Lehigh Drive, Pennsville. Additionally, Rita’s Italian Ice, of Walnutport, will be at the Historical Centre, also a benefit for LTHS. Masks must be worn. Information, cost and order forms: lehightownshiphistoricalsociety.org, 610-440-0151 or Facebook Messenger

• Memorial Day services (with Sons of Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Captain Theodore H. Howell Camp No. 48), starting 8:15 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, Cherryville Road, Northampton, and ending with 2 p.m. program at Zion Stone United Church of Christ, Kreidersville

• Memorial Day program (with Jones-Quigg American Legion Post 739, Hokendauqua), 9 a.m. at Arlington Cemetery and ending with an 11:15 program at the triangle in Hokendauqua, where state Rep. Zach Mako, R-183rd, will be the featured speaker

• Memorial observance, 10:20 a.m., at Emmanuel’s Lutheran Church, 3175 Valley View Drive, Bath. Sons of Veterans Reserves of the Civil War and the Tri-Community Marching Band will be at the event.

• Memorial Day service (with First Presbyterian Church of Hokendauqua), 11:15 a.m., at the triangle near the 3005 S. Front St. church

• Memorial Day program (with American Legion Post 426, Coplay), starting noon at the Coplay Saengerbund veterans memorial, South Fifth and Hokendauqua streets, and ending at the Coplay Legion building, South Second Street

• Tours of Horner’s Cemetery (offered by the historical society), noon-2 p.m., at 4965 Nor-Bath Blvd., East Allen Township. Tour attendees are asked to drive quietly as a church service will be taking place. Those who want to watch the Sons of veterans memorial service should arrive 11:45 a.m. Information and to make an appointment: Peggy at 610-984-4532

• Polka dance with Dave Betz, 5 p.m. (doors open), at Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St.

• Kerygma program (Greek for “message” or “teaching”), 6:30 p.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 18 S. Third St., Coplay

MAY 31

Note: Some Memorial Day services include more locations than listed here. See the May 27 edition of The Press to view the full list of sites holding programs.

• Memorial Day services (with Sons of Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Captain Theodore H. Howell Camp 48), starting 8 a.m. at Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Plot, Lincoln and Dewey avenues, Northampton, and ending with an 11 a.m. program at Siegfried Memorial Plot, West 21st Street, Northampton

• Memorial Day services (with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4714, Northampton), starting 8:30 a.m. at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery and ending with a 10 a.m. program at Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery

• Memorial Day services (with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7293, Egypt), starting 9:30 a.m. at the veterans monument on Main Street, Cementon, and ending with a noon program at the VFW Post, 5209 Springmill Road, Egypt

• Memorial Day program, 10 a.m., at Fullerton American Legion Post 367, 609 Fullerton Ave.

• Memorial Day services (with Catasauqua American Legion Post 215), starting 10 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery and ending with an 11 a.m. program at the Legion Post, 330 Second St.

• Memorial Day program (with Joint Veterans Organization), 11 a.m., at the veterans plaza, 14th Street and Washington Avenue, Northampton

• Memorial Day program, 11:30 a.m., at Whitehall Township Municipal Building, 3219 MacArthur Road