Palmerton news
Community Meal
A free community meal will be served from 4-6 p.m. todayat St. John's Episcopal Church, 365 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton. Come and enjoy a free meal and fellowship.Palmerton VFWThe Palmerton Memorial Post 7134 will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 8.The meeting will be held at the VFW Post, 2020 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton. The group welcomes veterans to join them. They meet the second Monday of each month.Palmerton American LegionPalmerton American Legion Post 269 will meet at 7:30 p.m.,Feb. 23 at the VFW Post, 2020 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton.The group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month.Call Ed Moyer at 610-504-6680 for information.Senior CenterThe Palmerton Senior Center, 501 Delaware Ave., serves lunch daily at 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. For lunch reservations call the day before by 9:30 a.m.Activities include pinochle, penny games and bingo. For more information or to reserve lunch, call 610-826-4505.Knitting ClubThe Knitting Club will meet from 6-8 p.m. MondayandFeb. 18 at the Palmerton Area Library, 402 Delaware Ave. The club is free and open to anyone interested in knitting or crocheting.Materials are provided. The club meets the first and third Monday of each month.Polar PlungeHoly Trinity Lutheran Church is welcoming to its team, Holy Trinity Circle of Angels, the Holy Trinity family, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the young at heart and any family, friends and daring people who always wanted to try something like this.The event will be heldFeb. 20 at Scott Park, Larry Holmes Drive and Third Street in Easton. Registration is now open. Go to
http://specialolympicspa.org/polar-bear-plunge. Register Lehigh Valley. Join an existing team: Holy Trinity Circle of Angels Join.Call Jim Engle at 610-826-4842 for information. Please support the Polar Plunge and the Special Olympics.Teen Advisory GroupThe Teen Advisory Group of the Palmerton Area Library will meetFeb. 4 and Feb. 18 at 3:30 at the library. This is for teens in grades six through 12 and meets during the school year. Stop in or call the library at 610-826-3424 for information.Coloring for adultsColoring for adults will be heldFeb. 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This is free and open to all over 18. Call the library at 610-826-3424 for information. The group meets the first Thursday of each month.Art ShowThe Art Show and Luncheon held at the Palmerton Area Library has been rescheduled for this Sundayat noon. Drop-off of artwork has been extended to today.For more information call the library at 610-826-3424.Contact Lenora Robertson at 610-826-4913 or 664 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA, 18071. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or