The engagement of Nora M. Tappan of Lehighton to Scott J. Smith Jr., also of Lehighton, has been announced by her parents.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ellen R. Tappan of Lehighton and Timothy B. Tappan of Jim Thorpe. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology. She is employed as a dental hygienist at Professional Dental Associates and Northampton Community College.The prospective bridegroom is the son of Mary Ann Smith of Lehighton and the late Scott J. Smith Sr. He is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University and is employed as a chemist and engineer at Ametek Fluoropolymer Products.A November wedding is planned at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe.