Community meal

A free community meal will be served from 4-6 p.m. Thursdayat St. John's Episcopal Church, 365 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton. All are invited to join in food and fellowship.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.American LegionPalmerton American Legion Post 269 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdayat 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.Zinc City Cycle ClubThe Zinc City Cycle Club, located on Route 209 (1 mile south of Kresgeville) will hold a Fall Foliage Run and bike drawing. The run sign-in will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments, door prizes and grand prize drawing will follow in the Zinc City Grove. See any Zinc City member for tickets. Win a new ride or $5,000. The drawing will be at 5 p.m. There will be a flea market, bike show and biker games. Come and enjoy the day. For information call 570-992-4214.Apple and Fall FestAn Apple and Fall Fest will be held from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m.Oct. 1 at Jerusalem United Church of Christ grove, 545 Church Drive, Trachsville. Music by God's House Band from noon to 3 p.m. A Chinese auction and meat raffle drawing will be at 3 p.m. There will be firetruck rides for Fire Prevention Week.Bring your family and your appetite. Homemade foods include apple dumplings, apple fritters, apple cobbler, apple and regular sausage sandwiches, soup, barbecue, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and shoofly pie.In case of rain the event will still be in the grove.Al-Anon groupsAl-Anon Family Groups meet at different locations in the Palmerton area. From 7-8 p.m. on Mondays, Al-Anon Family Group/Serenity Seekers meets at Salem United Methodist Church, 4145 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton. Call 484-477-9697 for information.Alateen support group for teens of family struggling with alcohol meets at Faith Alive United Methodist Church, 678 Pine St., Bowmanstown, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Adult Al-Anon and AA meetings take place at the same time. Call 570-730-8601 for information.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.