Volunteers are needed to help with events at Macungie Memorial Park. The park is self-supporting and depends on events and donations to operate. Refreshment stand help is needed for upcoming park events. Volunteers do not need to be Macungie residents. For more information, call the park office at 610-966-4289.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will offer its free take out community meal 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Follow the signs for pickup.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. every Wednesday in September – Sept. 4, 11, 18 and 25 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

The Macungie Farmers Market is open 4-7 p.m. every Thursday on Lumber Street, just off Main Street, Macungie.

Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon Sept. 5 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. The next meeting will be Oct. 3. Christmas party tickets will be available at the October meeting. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

There will be a youth vendor craft fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The Allentown Area Corvette Club will hold a Fiberglass and Steel Corvette and All GM Show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 8 at Macungie Memorial Park.

There will be a Cruise Into Fall Craft Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 8 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The Lehigh Valley, Berks County and Pocono Mountain Kennel Club Dog Show will be held Sept. 12-15 at Macungie Memorial Park. For more information, go to www.berkscountykennelclub.com.

There will be an Old Macungie School Reunion 1-4 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Macungie Institute for all who attended the school. Reservations are required. For more information, call 610-966-7830 or go to the Friends of the Macungie Institute Facebook page.

There will be Food Trucks in the Park 5-8 p.m. Sept. 18 and 25 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon Sept. 18 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 Cruise Night 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles will start arriving 2 p.m. and DJ starts 4 p.m. Refreshments are available. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Friends of the Macungie Institute will hold bingo Sept. 22 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall. Doors open noon and games begin 1 p.m. There will be cash prizes, raffles and food for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Macungie Institute. For more information, call 610-966-7830.

The Autumn Mineralfest will be held 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Macungie Memorial Park, rain or shine. There will be dealers and tables of minerals, fossils, gems, geodes, crystals and more. There will also be hands-on lessons in gold panning and sluicing. Food will be available. For more information, call 610-966-4289 or go to www.mineralfest.com.

The Macungie Institute will continue to offer free weekly Pinochle and Mahjong Wednesdays. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mahjong is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Zumba with Rashida is offered 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays. and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. They meet 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month at the Macungie Institute. The next meeting is Sept. 18.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public 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. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and Oct. 7 and 21.

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. Sept. 10 in the downstairs of Macungie Memorial Hall.

Over the years we have had mysterious disappearances of items in our living room. First, about 14 years ago, it was Ben’s glucose meter. We had set it on the side table and when we went to get it later, it was nowhere to be found. Despite an exhaustive search, we never did find it. A few years later, I received a lovely pair of earrings at Christmas. When we cleaned up later, we couldn’t find them. We even went through the wrapping paper in the trash. They never did turn up.

Most recently, I was working on a puzzle in the living room. I was down to the last piece and it was nowhere to be found. We have a patterned Oriental rug on the floor so I actually got down on my hands and knees and felt around for it. I had purchased the puzzle at a yard sale so I assumed that it was missing a piece when I bought it.

Later I asked my husband to look around to see if he could find it. My husband is a thorough searcher; he also had no luck. At the end of the evening, I was getting ready to put the puzzle away and Matt spotted the missing piece on the rug where we had both already searched. At this point, we have both decided that our living room is either haunted or inhabited by poltergeists!

The copy deadline for the Oct. 2 column will be Sept. 26.