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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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• 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.
• Freedom Avenue UMC and Shining Light Through the Darkness soup sale -- Friday, Nov. 17. Soups available: chicken corn with and without rivels, ham bean, beef vegetable, stuffed pepper and French onion. Cost is $8 per quart. Pick up between 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Freedom Avenue UMC fellowship hall, 511 East Freedom Ave. in Burnham. Preorders recommended. Walk-ins welcome. To preorder, call or text Darlene Gray @ (717) 953-6352 by Sunday, Nov. 12.
• 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.
• Annual craft show -- Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Milroy United Methodist Church. Vendors can contact Paul at (724) 678-6619 for more information. Crafts, food, baked goods, jewelry, home decor and more available. Soup sale: $7 per quart. Chicken noodle, ham and bean and creamy chicken and wild rice available. Preorder by Wednesday, Nov. 15 by calling (724) 678-6619. Pick-up during craft show.
• 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.
• AARP Safe Driving class -- Nov. 29-30 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Mifflin-Juniata Regional Services Corporation (MJRSC) in Yeagertown. Classes will be held in the ground floor conference room. Instructor: Nancy Simmons. Cost is $20 for AARP members, $25 for non-members. Bring membership card and driver's license to class. For reservations, call (717) 667-2763.
Monday, Nov. 6
• Bag sale -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sacred Heart Thrift Shop 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. $5 for clothing and shoes.
• Bingo -- 10 a.m.-1 p.m., McVeytown Senior Center.
• TOPS (Take off the Pounds Sensibly) PA 13339 meeting -- 6:45 p.m., Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Highland Avenue, Lewistown. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. Welcoming new members. For information: (717) 994-0156.
• Central Pennsylvania Grasp Chapter -- 7-9 p.m. at CPYM Sausman Center, 12339 William Penn Hwy. in Thompsontown. There is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact: Shannon Zeiders at (717) 953-6810 or Cpagrasp@yahoo.com.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
• Election day bake and soup sale -- 7 a.m., Turbett Grange, Route 333, east of Port Royal. Chicken corn and ham and bean soups, candy and a variety of baked items.
• Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m.-noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 South Route 75, East Waterford.
• Dominos -- 9 a.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
• Soup sale -- 10 a.m.-noon, St. John's Lutheran Church of Siglerville. There will be beef vegetable and chicken corn with or without rivels for $5/quart or $3/bowl and an assortment of pies. Order ahead or reserve by calling (717) 250-8581.
• Bag sale -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sacred Heart Thrift Shop 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. $5 for clothing and shoes.
• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- Open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.
• Juniata Valley Gingerbread contest workshop -- 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Kishacoquillas branch of the Mifflin County Library, 174 N. Penn St. in Belleville. Registration is encouraged. Gingerbread house kits provided at $20 each. Check or cash. Enter contest Nov. 30 by delivering your house to 3 W. Market St. in Lewistown. For more information, call (717) 242-6467 Ext. 100 or email lmiller@jvbds.org.
• Lewistown Moose Family Center Town Hall Meeting --
6 p.m. at Lewistown Moose Family Center Lodge No. 143 or Chapter No. 212, 80 Brady Lane, Lewistown. Individuals with an active membership are strongly encouraged to attend the town hall meeting, which is being run by Moose International.
Wednesday, Nov. 8
• Bingo -- 9:30 -11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center.
• Bag sale -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sacred Heart Thrift Shop 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. $5 for clothing and shoes.
• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- Open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.
• LHS Class of 1956 luncheon -- noon at Vince's Pizza and Family Restaurant, Logan Blvd. in Burnham.
• Blood drive -- 1-6 p.m., Reedsville Fire Co. Appointments requested. For appointments and "Rapid Pass" visit: www.redcross.org.
• Mission quilts -- 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. Sewing skills not necessary. Helpers needed.
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.