St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 4 S. Fifth St., is will be holding its 70th annual summer picnic and homecoming noon-9 p.m. Aug. 4. The event will be held rain or shine.

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Reminder: Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St., is continuing its Friday night concert series with the Honey Buzzards Aug. 2, Trick Stacy Aug. 9, Sons of Izzy Aug. 16, Video Daze Aug. 23 and Social Call Aug. 30.

Doors open 5 p.m.

There is a cover charge.

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The borough’s twilight summer concert series is held 6-9 p.m. at Coplay Community Plaza, North Second and Chestnut streets. The Castaways performs Aug. 14, DNA takes the stage Aug. 28, and 3 Varks will entertain Sept. 4.

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The Saengerbund will hold a dining on the terrace evening Aug. 21.

The doors open 5 p.m. The kitchen will open 5-8:30 p.m., and Scott Erikson will play an acoustic set 6-9 p.m.

There is no cover charge.

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Looking ahead: Coplay Community Days will be held Aug. 23-25 at Coplay Parkway, Second and Keefer streets. Stay tuned for more information.

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Paul Boyle, public works director, reminds residents garbage cans in excess of 30 gallons will not be collected.

If you have large items, call the borough office at 610-262-6088 to schedule a pickup of items, such as sofas, plastic-encased mattresses, chairs, dressers, etc. There is a limit of two per year at no charge.

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Coplay Garden Club meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of the month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 18 S. Third St.

The tip of the month: “Be sure to water your tomato plants, pumpkin plants and others that dry rapidly in hot weather frequently during a heat wave.”

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Coplay Food Bank, located in the lower level of the municipal building, is open 8:30-10 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month.

If unable to attend the scheduled Tuesday morning time frame, call Jodi at 610-262-0928 to make other arrangements.

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If your child or grandchild is a resident of Coplay, graduating from high school in 2024 and is planning to attend college, university, trade school or the police academy, consider applying for a Coplay Scholarship Fund scholarship. Two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2024.

To get an application, send an email to billleiner@aol.com.

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