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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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.
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•Free Gardening Workshop - 6:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, Body and Soul Community Center, Strodes Mills. Get your garden off to a good start with tips to ensure healthy growth. Tips on starting seeds, making your own seed pots, rotating veggies for best results and lots more. There will be time for a seed share. Bring extra seeds to share with other gardeners. To reserve a spot, call Rose Massie at (717) 899-6044 or email rmassie@cpartnerships.com. Workshop is sponsored by Community Partnerships and United Way of Mifflin-Juniata.
•Benefit auction -- 8:30 a.m., March 9, LUMINA Center. Raises funds for LUMINA Center programming for youth. The Center is soliciting new and used items of value (clothing, exercise equipment, used mattresses, used cloth-covered furniture and older TVs not accepted. Call the LUMINA Center at (717) 242-288 or email luminacenter18@gmail.com by March 4 to make arrangements. Smaller items can be dropped off at the Center. Larger items can be picked up by LUMINA Center staff by making arrangements. Donations will not be received after March 6 unless prior arrangements have been made.
•Easter egg sale -- 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until March 15, First United Methodist Church, 200 E. Third St. in Lewistown. Peanut butter, coconut and butter cream Easter eggs available for $1 each. Sales will be by order only. Orders may be placed in person at the church or by calling (717) 242-1539. Orders will be ready for pick up at the church (use the fellowship hall entrance on Dorcas Street) one week after the order is placed.
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•Bingo -- 9:30 -11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center.
•Food giveaway -- 10-11 a.m. at Hillbilly Fever carnival grounds, East Sassafras Street, Beavertown, sponsored by Helping Hands, Helping Other Inc. No income guidelines. Please do not arrive before 9:30. Volunteers are needed and should arrive at 8:30. Donations are appreciated at PO Box 151, Beavertown, PA 17813.
•Kish Class of 1966 brunch - 10 a.m., Honey Creek Inn, Reedsville.
•Chief Logan High School Class of 1964 brunch -- 10:30 a.m. at Vince's Pizza, Burnham.
•Free community lunch -- 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Faith Community in Christ Church, East Waterford. Eat-in event.
•Blood drive -- noon-6 p.m., Mifflintown Fire Co. For appointments and "Rapid Pass" visit: www.redcross.org.
•Chief Logan Class of 1967 luncheon -- 12:30 p.m., Harshbarger's, McVeytown. Class members, spouses, significant others and friends invited.
•Mission quilts -- 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. Sewing skills not necessary. Helpers needed.
•Book club (Lewistown Branch of the Mifflin County Library) -- 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Kish Branch, 174 N. Penn Street, Belleville. The book to be discussed is "The Prayer Box," by Lisa Wingate. New members are welcome, even if you have not read the book. Information: (717) 242-2391.
•CLHS Class of 1957 meeting -- 5 p.m., Cora's Creekside Tavern. For more information, call (717) 248-3789.
•Mifflin County Democratic Committee meeting -- 6:30 p.m., United Steelworkers Union Hall, 519 Electric Avenue, Lewistown.
•Juniata County Veterans Council meeting -- 7 p.m., American Legion Post 298, Main Street, Mifflintown. More information: Edward Rozell at (717) 463-2108. Membership in American Legion or VFW is not required.
Thursday, Feb. 22
•LHS Class of 1960 luncheon -- 12:30 p.m., Michele's Restaurant.
•Bingo -- 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
•LGHS Class of 1970 luncheon -- 1 p.m., Hungry Run Bistro.
Friday, Feb. 23
•Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m.-noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 South Route 75, East Waterford.
•Free lunch for all -- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Family Ministry Center at First Baptist Church, Rte. 35, one mile north of Mifflintown. Menu: shepherd's pie, salad, roll and dessert. Everyone is welcome.
•Bingo -- 6 p.m., Beale Township Fire Department. Doors open at 5 p.m.
•Single mom support group -- 6:30-8 p.m., New Life Church Cafe, 101 Beech St., Burnham. Dinner served from 6:30-7 for mothers and children. Child care from 7-8 while mothers meet in a group. More information: call or text (717) 437-4946.
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.