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Kutztown Area Historical Society Model Railroad Open House

Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m., Dec. 9, 16, 23, 30; Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27. Normal Avenue and Whiteoak Street, Kutztown. The highly detailed, 500 square foot HO scale model railroad will be open: city, amusement park, rural countryside, bridges, mountains, lakes, and streams. Interactive controls for Thomas the Tank and other trains. For more information, visit www.kutztownhistory.org, call 610-683-7697, or e-mail kahs1892@yahoo.com.