Palmerton news
Blood drive
The Miller-Keystone blood drive at Palmerton Area High School on Monday drew 45 registrants, and 38 units of blood were collected. Cynthia Kester reached the 3-gallon level.Volunteers included Beverly Hargreaves, Gail and Ron Chabak, and the following National Honor Society members: Erika Beers, Lila Goodhile, Lauren Malik, Hannah Pepper, Kole Rodrigues, Gavin Scott, Vithusha Selva and Monica Wood.There will be a Miller-Keystone community blood drive Monday from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the First United Church of Christ, next to Palmerton Borough Hall.Oldies DancePace-Makers Association will sponsor an Oldies Dance with "olde Friends" on Saturday from 7-10 p.m. at the West End Fire Company, Princeton Avenue in Palmerton.Doors open at 6 p.m. BYOB. Soda and snacks will be provided. For advance tickets call Penny at 484-695-9134 or Terry at 610-826-3393.Proceeds benefit area recreation sponsored by Pace-Makers Association.Craft FairS.S. Palmer PTO is sponsoring a craft fair, vendor blender, yard sale, basket social and bake sale event on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Palmer Elementary School.Gaming GrottoLiving Hope Lighthouse Church, 705 Third St., Palmerton, will hold its monthly Gaming Grotto on Friday and Nov. 20. They have board games, card games along with video games from Atair to Super NES to Xbox 360. Enjoy an evening of games, food, tournaments, The RPG "Holy Lands," and much more.The Gaming Grotto is held the first and third Friday of every month. Visit the website at
www.LHLChurch.com.Palmerton VFWThe Palmerton Memorial Post 7134 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the VFW Post 2020 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton. The group welcomes veterans to join them. They meet the second Monday of each month.American LegionPalmerton American Legion Post 269 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the VFW Post, 2020 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton. The group meets the fourth Monday of each month.Call Ed Moyer at 610-504-6680 for information.Community MealA free community meal will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. John's United Church of Christ, 891 Columbia Ave., Palmerton. The menu will be shepherd's pie, applesauce, roll, and pumpkin desserts. All are invited to join in a meal and fellowship.Donations in the amount of $177.50 were given to the local food pantry.Book clubThe book club which meets at St. John's United Church of Christ, 891 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 12. The book they will be discussing is "At the Water's Edge" by Sara Gruen. See Amy Svetic if you would like to join this group.Halloween partyThe St. John's UCC Sunday school Halloween party will be held at the church, 891 Columbia Ave., on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. Please bring kids dressed up in their costumes ready to trick or treat and have a blast!Friends and neighbors are also welcome. If you are able please bring baked (homemade or bought) desserts for the party.Many thanks to Amy Fronheiser for volunteering to coordinate this event.BazaarJerusalem United Church of Christ, 545 Church Drive, Palmerton (Trachsville) will hold its annual Basket Raffle and Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Fellowship Hall. Come and enjoy crafts, holiday items, baked goods, soups, barbecue, hot dogs, halushki, filling and beverages.Contact Lenora Robertson at 610-826-4913 or 664 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA, 18071. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or