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Calendar

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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:

•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.

•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 streets. $7 per quart. Call (717) 250-0985. Leave message with name, phone number and quantity. Order deadline is Nov. 2.

•Holiday bazaar — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 10 and 8 a.m. to noon, Nov. 11, 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. Information: (717) 527-4581, (717) 527-4040 or (717) 968-3816.

•Chicken/ham pot pie sale — noon-6 p.m., Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, North 522, Alfarata. Order by calling (717) 543-0921 by Nov. 8.

•Church bazaar — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 18, Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Vegetable soup, ham pot pie, coconut cream pie and apple pie. Must order ahead by Nov. 13

at (717) 248-1897.

•Mincemeat sale — 10 a.m.-noon pickup, Nov. 18, East Kish Presbyterian Church, corner of Walnut and Church streets, Reedsville. Cost is $11.50 per quart, $5.75 per pint. Order by Nov. 11 at (717) 667-2806. Leave a message with name, phone number and quantity. Proceeds benefit the church’s mission and Benevolence Fund.

•Meal — pickup 10 a.m.-noon, eat-in 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Calvary Lewistown, 111 E. Third St., Lewistown, Nov. 23. Reserve meals by calling (717) 242-1481 no later than 2 p.m. Nov. 21. Shut-ins can receive free delivery in Lewistown, Burnham, Yeagertown, Reedsville and Milroy.

Friday, Nov. 3

•Coffee with friends — 9 a.m.-noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 South Route 75, East Waterford.

•Winter Wonderland Craft and Vendor Show — 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Mifflin County Youth Park. Event sponsors Mifflin County Penn Roosevelt Camp and Lodge.

•Holiday bazaar — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Reedsville Lutheran Church fellowship hall, Logan St., Reedsville. Beef vegetable soup, baked goods, handmade cards, seasonal arrangements, yard sale items and more. Cafeteria stand will be open serving soups, sandwiches and desserts.

•Community meal — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., fellowship hall, Pine Glen Church of the Brethren. Menu includes stuffed meatloaf, gravy, scalloped potatoes, corn, rolls and a pumpkin dessert. Eat-in only.

•Bingo — 6 p.m., Beale Township Fire Department. Doors open at 5 p.m.

•Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library — 6-8 p.m. View photos from the society’s archive and discuss them with library volunteers. Books will also be for sale including the newest publication about Alexander Caverns by Forest K. Fisher. Rear of historic courthouse, 1 W. Market St., Lewistown.

Saturday, Nov. 4

•Graceful Soles Shoe Bank — 9 a.m.-noon, Grace United Methodist Church, 101 Logan St., Lewistown. Children up to age 18 are given a free pair of shoes with verification of low income through medical assistance. Parent or guardian must accompany child.

•Holiday bazaar — 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Milroy White Memorial Church, South Main St., Milroy. Benefits mission work.

•Winter Wonderland Craft and Vendor Show — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mifflin County Youth Park. Event sponsors the Mifflin County Penn Roosevelt Camp and Lodge.

•Soup sale — noon, McVeytown Masonic Lodge, 25 N. Market St., McVeytown. Kettle cooked soup of ham and bean and chicken corn. $8/quart. Proceeds benefit local charities.

•General Thomas Mifflin Chapter of the Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Revolution – 3-5 p.m., Mifflin County Courthouse, Monument Square, 1 West Market St., Lewistown on the second floor in the courtroom. Speaker is Jackie R. Esposito. Program will be “Managing your Personal Archives.”

•Drive-thru beef and ham potpie sale — 4 p.m. at the Rescue Hose Company #20, 222 S. Sassafras St. in Beavertown. Sold by the quart. Proceeds benefit the fire company.

•Mifflin County Library, Lewistown branch Crafterday — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the library, 123 N. Wayne St. in Lewistown. Susan Miriello will be teaching Tunisian Crochet. All supplies are provided. A $5 non-refundable fee will secure your spot. Call the library at (717) 242-2391 for more information.

Sunday, Nov. 5

•Burnham Lions Club turkey dinner — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or until sold out. Take-out only. Turkey, filling, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and green beans. Take-outs $12 per dinner. Burnham Lions Building, First Ave. in Burnham.

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.

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