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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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

•Chicken barbecue — Ready by 11 a.m., May 17, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. $7/half. Limited supply. Call (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818 to order by 7 p.m. May 16. Leave a message if no answer.

•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

• Fly-in, Drive-in, Walk-in breakfast — 8 to 10:30 a.m., EAA Club House, Mifflin County Airport Hanger 4. “World Famous Omelet” plus side dishes. Sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 518.

• Chicken barbecue — 10:30 a.m., West Granville Fire Co., 8392 Rte. 522 S., Strodes Mills. Chicken halves. To reserve, call (717) 248-0665.

•LGHS Class of 1965 luncheon — 11 a.m., Sal-Lee’s Dream, Strodes Mills. Classmates, spouses and guests are welcome.

•Coffee house music — 7 p.m., Ellen Chapel Church. The Long Acre Hollow Bluegrass Band from Lebanon will provide entertainment. Enjoy music, coffee, iced tea and snacks. A freewill offering will be collected for the entertainers.

Sunday

•Burnham Lions Club Mother’s Day turkey dinner — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until sold out. Menu: turkey, filling, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans. $12 per dinner. Takeout only. Burnham Lions building, First Ave., Burnham.

•Mother’s Day dinner — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until sold out, Beavertown Rescue Hose Co., 222 S. Sassafras St. Beavertown. Family-style dining or takeout available. Adults: $15, children under 10: $7. Menu: baked ham, browned potatoes, corn, green beans, creamed lettuce and dessert. Information: (570) 658-7147.

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.

•UPS retirees luncheon — noon, Hoss’s, Lewistown.

• 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.

• 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.

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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