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 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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• Bookin’ It 5K — 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 20. Race begins at the intersection of Arch Rock Road and William Penn Highway. Regular registration of $30 per participant is available through race date. Registration forms are available at any Juniata Valley Bank office or at the Juniata County Library. Benefits the Juniata County Library.
• Goose Day dinner — 1 to
6 p.m., pick-up only Sept. 29, Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, Rte. 522 N., Alfarata.
Take-Out Only. Goose dinner $18 or chicken dinner $15, mashed potatoes, filling, gravy, corn, pepper slaw, applesauce and cake. To order, call (717) 543-0921 by Wednesday, Sept. 24. Pre-orders only served.
• Pita Principle Seminar — 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday,
Sept. 30, PA Careerlink Mifflin County, 6395 Rte.103 N., MCIDC Plaza, Bldg. 58, Lewistown. Check-in from 8:30 am to 9 a.m. Presentation at 9 a.m. Guest speaker will be Bob Orndorf, Senior Director Career Service. 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. Full course turkey dinner provided. To register, contact Margaret Winters at (717) 248-9849 or mwint1@verizon.net. Presented by the Juniata Valley Employer Advisory Council.
• Mifflin County Chapter PASR luncheon meeting — noon, Thursday, Oct. 2, Birch Hill Events, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. Guest speaker Forest Fisher will present “Spirits Among Us,” ghostly tales of Mifflin County. Menu: ham, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, green beans almondine, roll/butter, gingerbread with whipped topping. Cost is $17.50. To reserve, call (717) 437-6024 or email ldmjdj@
embarqmail.com before noon, Friday. Sept. 26. All Mifflin County School District retirees are welcome.
Today
• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon, Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• Dominoes — 9 a.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
• Computer class — 4:30 to
6:30 p.m., PA CareerLink Mifflin County, MCIDC Plaza, Bldg. 58, 6395 Rte. 103 N., Lewistown. Register: (717) 248-4942, ext 117.
• Mifflin County Library Board of Directors meeting —
5 p.m., Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St.. Lewistown. Information: (717) 242-2391.
• September Kish Book Group of the Mifflin County Library — 5:30 p.m., Kish Branch in Belleville. The book is, “The Little Village of Book Lovers,” by Nina George. New members are always welcome. Information: (717) 242-2391 or (717) 935-2880s.
• Mifflin County Republican Committee meeting — 7 p.m., Birch Hill events building, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham.
Wednesday
• Bingo — 9:30 to 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.
• Chief Logan High School Class of 1964 brunch — 10:30 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza, Burnham.
• Free community lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith in Christ Community Church, East Waterford. Menu: Stuffed pepper soup. Eat-in-event. Information: (717) 734-3162.
• American Red Cross blood drive — 12:30 to 6 p.m., Juniata Christian School. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.
• Mission quilts — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.
• Kishacoquillas High School Class of 1967 dinner — Socialize at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m., Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville. Classmates, family and friends are welcome.
• TOPS Chapter 1749 meeting — weigh-in 5 p.m., meeting 5:45 p.m., Old Reedsville Firehouse. New members welcome. For information: (717) 994-0905.
• Juniata County Veterans Council meeting — 7 p.m., American Legion Post 298, Main Street, Mifflintown. More information: American Legion (717) 436-9444. Membership in American Legion or VFW is not required.
Thursday
• Kishacoquillas Class of 1968 luncheon — 11 a.m., Honey Creek Inn, Reedsville.
• LHS Class of 1957 luncheon — 11:30 a.m., J.P. Edwards, Burnham.
• CLHS Class of 1960 luncheon — noon, Bel-Vue Inn.
• Bingo — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
• Milroy Lions Club spaghetti dinner — 4 to 7 p.m., White Memorial Church Fellowship Hall, Main Street, Milroy. Requested donation is $10, per person, children under 12 are no additional cost. The meal includes spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, bread with butter, applesauce, various homemade desserts and soft drinks. All proceeds to benefit Christine Suloff.
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.