Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will offer its free community meal 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 9. This will be a drive-up takeout only meal.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

The Macungie Institute will continue to offer free weekly Pinochle and Mahjong Wednesdays in 2024. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mahjong is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Zumba with Rashida is offered 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays. Upcoming events include a Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Social, CPR training class and a Spring Fling. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

There will be a Winter Bunderland Bazaar noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be bunny and guinea pig themed vendors as well as shopping for all. The admission fee goes to the care of small animals.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon Feb. 21 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. There will be a potluck buffet lunch followed by a meeting and bingo. There is a small charge. Bring a covered dish. For more information, call Doris at 610-966-3653.

There will be a Hoppy Easter Craft and Vendor Show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 2 at Macungie Memorial Hall.

Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon March 7 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

Macungie borough offices are open to the public. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday For information, call 610-966-2503.

Macungie Borough Council has in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute, 510 E. Main St., Macungie. Meetings are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and March 4.

Cash bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 4:30 p.m. and games begin 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

The Macungie Park board of directors meeting is 7 p.m. Feb. 13 downstairs in Macungie Memorial Hall.

One afternoon recently Ben and I were driving to his tennis lesson. I was listening to the traffic report: “There is congestion on Route 22 East at Cedar Crest; we have congestion on I-78 at Route 33,” etc. At the same time, Ben, who has been dealing with a lot of sinus issues since the beginning of the year, grabbed a tissue and gave a great, big honk. I continued the traffic report with “And we have congestion in the Toyota Sienna on Route 22.” I’m not sure the teenager appreciated the attempt at humor.

The copy deadline for the March 6 column will be Feb. 29.