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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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

•Soup sale — pickup 11 a.m., Jan. 18, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. Vegetable, chicken corn, beef barley and chicken noodle soup available at $6 per quart. Must be picked up by noon unless other arrangements have been made. To order, call (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818. If no answer, leave a message. Order by 7 p.m. Jan 17.

•Shining Light Through the Darkness soup sale — 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7, Freedom Avenue United Methodist Church,. Soups available: Beef vegetable, chicken corn, creamy potato, French onion, ham bean and stuffed pepper. Cost is $8 per quart. Preorders recommended by Sunday, Feb. 2 by calling or texting (717) 953-6352. Walk-ins welcome. Baked goods will be available for purchase.

Saturday, Jan. 18

•Free community breakfast — 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., Freedom Avenue United Methodist Church. All are welcome.

•LHS Class of 1958 breakfast — 9 a.m., Big Daddy’s Restaurant, W. 4th St., Lewistown. Classmates, spouses and friends invited. For more information, call (717) 994-7383.

•Fish, crab cake and oyster dinner — 4 p.m., Beavertown Rescue Hose Co. 20, 222 S. Sassafras St. Proceeds benefit the Ladies Auxiliary.

Tuesday, Jan. 21

•Mifflin County Library Board of Directors meeting — 5:15 p.m., Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. Contact the library at (717) 543-7236 for more information.

•Mifflin County Library book group — 5:30 p.m., Kish Library, 174 N. Penn St., Belleville. Featuring ‘A Spark of Light’ by Jodi Picoult. Call (717) 935-2880 for details. New members are always welcome.

Wednesday, Jan. 22

•CLHS Class of 1966 luncheon — 11 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza in Burnham.

•Lewistown Post Office retirees luncheon — noon, Michelle’s Restaurant, Reedsville.