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The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline.
Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar.
Submit items at least one week in advance via email, events@lewistownsentinel.com; call (717) 248-6741; online, Virtual Newsroom at www.lewistownsentinel.com; or mail or drop off, The Sentinel, 352 Sixth St., P.O. Box 588 Lewistown, PA 17044. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions.
You must include a telephone number for verification purposes. The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.
Reserve Now:
•Drive-thru chicken corn soup -- pickup 1-4 p.m., Oct. 28, Crossroads Church of God Of Prophecy, Maze (Rte. 235, approx. 2.5 miles east from East Salem). $8 per quart. Must pre-order by calling the church at (717) 463-2389 by Saturday, Oct. 21.
•Tyler Smith Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, Oct 22., Lewistown Elks Lodge, 229 W. Third St. in Lewistown. Chicken and waffles or chicken pot pie. Eat in or take out. Adults $10, children $6. Benefits students in the welding program at Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology. Call (717) 994-4783 or (717) 994-1884 to reserve tickets. Limited number available at the door.
•Soup sale -- 11 a.m., Oct. 28, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. $6/quart. Chicken corn, vegetable beef, beef barley and chicken noodle will be available. Pre-order by 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818. Leave a message if no answer.
•Free sauerkraut workshop -- 6-7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30, Body and Soul Community Center, Strodes Mills. Learn how to make healthy, fermented sauerkraut and take some home with you. Bring a three-pound head of cabbage, a good cutting knife, cutting board and a big dish. For reservations, contact Rose Massie at (717) 899-6044 or rmassie@cpartnerships.com. Event sponsored by Community Partnerships and United Way of Mifflin-Juniata.
•Homespun turkey dinner -- 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, First United Methodist Church, Lewistown. Adults: $10, ages 5-11: $5, 4 and under: free. Tickets in advance only. Reserve by calling (717) 248-4618.
•Mifflin County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees luncheon meeting -- noon on Thursday, Nov. 2 at Birch Hill Event Center in Burnham. Meeting will be the annual bazaar and John Pannizzo speaking on the new athletic complex. Bring and price items for the bazaar. Menu: mixed greens, garlic bread, pasta marinara with meatballs, pumpkin pie with whipped topping. Cost is $14. Reserve with number attending by email at ldmjdj@embarqmail.com or call (717) 437-6024 by noon, Oct. 27. All school retirees are welcome.
•Soup sale -- Order now for pick-up of beef vegetable soup orders, noon-6 p.m., Nov. 3, Reedsville Lutheran Church fellowship hall, Logan and Pearl Street. $7 per quart. Call (717) 250-0985. Leave message with name, phone number and quantity. Order deadline is Nov. 2.
•Holiday bazaar-- Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Nov. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon, Port Royal Lutheran Church, 402 Market St., Port Royal. New, homemade and slightly used Christmas items and holiday decorations. Artificial trees, wreaths, lights and more. Baked goods, apple dumplings, party mixes and desserts. Order soup by the quart: beef vegetable and ham and bean. Also, frozen homemade ready-to-bake mincemeat and caramel apple pie. Mincemeat pie filling also available to preorder. Soup, pies and filling must be preordered by Nov. 3. Pies and soup can be picked up Friday or Saturday. Call (717) 527-4581, (717) 527-4040 or (717) 968-3816.
Today
•Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m.-noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 South Route 75, East Waterford.
•Bingo -- 6 p.m., Beale Township Fire Department. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 21
•LHS Class of 1958 breakfast -- 9 a.m., Michele's OIP in Reedsville. Classmates, spouses and friends invited. Information: (717) 667-2389.
•Soup and bake sale -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mount Rock Evangelical Methodist Church, 127 Spring St., Lewistown. Soups: ham and bean, chicken corn.
•Free meal -- doors open at 10 a.m. Meal served at 11 a.m., Sacred Heart School cafeteria. Bingo to follow.
•Bratton-McVeytown-Oliver High School Class of 1954 luncheon -- noon, Hoss's in Lewistown.
•Keystone State Muscle Cars Cruise-Ins -- 5-8 p.m., Rec Park in Lewistown. All cars, trucks, bikes are welcome. No membership needed. For more information, call (717) 437-6050.
Sunday, Oct. 22
• No events reported.
Reunions
Upcoming reunions, including missing classmate requests, are published as part of the calendar and should be sent to events@lewistownsentinel.com. Brief reports of reunions and class reunion photos with the people identified in the order in which they appear are accepted for publication in the Saturday Living section and should be sent to living@lewistownsentinel.com.