Charley Brown Nursery

Charley Brown Nursery School, located at First United Church of Christ, 457 Delaware Ave. in Palmerton has openings available for the 2016-17 school year. For application and information, call 610-349-7532 or 570-325-8169.Community FestivalThe 27th Annual Palmerton Community Festival is scheduled for Sept. 9 from 5-11 p.m., Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. -11 p.m., and Sept. 11 from noon-9 p.m. in the Palmerton Borough Park. The event is held rain or shine. There is no admission charge, plenty of free continuous entertainment, rides, Chinese auction, games, crafts and lots of homemade foods. Parking is free and handicapped parking is available in the area of the Parkside School and First Northern Bank on Fourth Street.Starting this year the Duck Race has been retired. The Treasure Chest, once a staple of the days of the Palmerton Hospital Festival, has been brought back and restored. Drawing tickets are available from any nonprofit group participating in the festival or during the festival at the information booth.For everyone's safety, pets, bikes, skateboards and roller skates are not allowed in the park the entire weekend. Palmerton Borough Park is smoke free. Visit the festival at

www.palmertonfestival.com.Food PantryThe food pantry for Palmerton area families in need is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. The CACPAC-sponsored pantry is located at St. John's Towamensing Lutheran Church, 2925 Fireline Road, Palmerton.The pantry serves households in Palmerton, Towamensing and Lower Towamensing townships, and the Palmerton School District including Bowmanstown. Call Barbara Brader at 610-377-4768 or Kenneth Kaiser at 610-826-6133 for information.Hunter trapper courseA Hunter Trapper Safety Education Course will be held Sept. 2 and 3 at the Palmerton Rod and Gun Club from 6-9 p.m. Register for the classat

www.pgc.pa.gov by going to the Hunter Education Link. For information, please call Mike Loftus at 610-826-2045.Back to schoolThe first day of school for the Palmerton Area School District will be Monday. Bus schedules will be in the Times News, on the district website and at all the school entrances.Contact Lenora Robertson at 610-826-4913 or 664 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA, 18071. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.