Community Corner
Five Things to Know Today: July 9
There's a chance to support young readers and share your thoughts on Kratzer Farm today.
- Calling All Readers! There are summer reading programs for kids of all ages going on at the Lower Mac Library today. Advance registration is required, so call to see if there is a spot available.
- Kratzer Farm is on the agenda. The Lower Macungie Township Planning Commission meets today at 7 p.m.
- It’s time to stand up and be counted. Registration is going on right now for the 2013-2014 school year in East Penn School District.
- Quote of the Day: “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” –John F. Kennedy
- Today in History: On this date in 1947, Florence Blanchfield became the first female army officer in in U.S. history. She was appointed to the rank of lieutenant colonel by General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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