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 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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• Free power of attorney / wills seminar — 1:30 to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 15, large activity room, Locust Grove Retirement Village, 69 Cottage Road, Mifflin. A certified elder law attorney will present options. Beverages and snacks provided. To register, call (717) 436-8921 or (272) 788-9117. Must RSVP by noon, Monday, May 12.
• Free garden to table workshop — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, Body and Soul Community Center, Strodes Mills. Leah Fronk, Penn State horticulturist, will present “Sick Plants 101: Is it Plant Disease or Something Else?” Helpful garden discussions and flyers available. To attend, call (717) 899-6044 or email rmassie@cpartnerships.com. Sponsored by Community Partnerships and United Way of Mifflin-Juniata.
• Employer workshop seminar — 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., May 20, Mifflin County PA Careerlink, Mifflin County Industrial Development, Lewistown. Sponsored by the Juniata Valley Employer Advisory Council. For local employers on employment law updates. Check in from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Presentation at 9 a.m. Seminar fee is $35 per person, payable by cash or check and payable at the door only. Make checks payable to J/V EAC and bring to seminar. Power Point provided to each attendee. Spaghetti lunch provided including dessert. Register by contacting Margaret Winters at mwin1@verizon.net or (717) 248-9849.
Today
• Yard and bake sale — 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 821 Dormantown Road, McClure. Yard sale, food items and bake sale to benefit the church.
• Indoor yard sale — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Habitat for Humanity of Mifflin County, Habitat Center, 604 Electric Ave., Lewistown. Items include household, furniture, toys, gardening, tools and more.
• Ham supper — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, 54 Church Road, Mifflin (Academia). Takeout only. Menu: ham w/raisin sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied sweet potatoes, corn, green beans, roll and cake. Information: (717) 319-4527.
Sunday
• Roast beef meal — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., McClure Volunteer Fire Company. Dine in or take out. Menu: roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, two vegetables and assorted desserts. Cost: 5 and under-free, 6-12- $6, 13 and over $14.
• Juniata County Dairy Princess pageant — 3 p.m., Walker Grange (Mexico), 611 William Penn Highway, Mifflintown. Program will also include speeches, skits, and awards, followed by ice cream sundaes.
• Bingo — Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 5 p.m., Lewistown Elks Lodge, 229 W. 3rd St., Lewistown. Rip tickets will be sold. Short order menu available for purchase.
• Captain Jack / Mount Union Area High School get-together — 6 p.m. at Downtown OIP.
• Free movie night — 6:30 p.m., Reedsville United Methodist Church, 82 E. Logan St., Reedsville. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. The movie is “The Way Home.”
Monday
• Bingo — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., McVeytown Senior Center.
• Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin County CareerLink, MCIDC Plaza Building 58. Attendees can search for jobs, tailor resumes, apply for jobs and learn how to get jobs.
• Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.
• TOPS (Take off the Pounds Sensibly) PA 13339 meeting — 6:45 p.m., Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. New members welcome. For information: (717) 994-0156.
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.