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.

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Reserve Now:

• Goose Day dinner — 1 to 6 p.m., pick-up only on Monday, Sept. 29, Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, Route 522 North, Alfarata.

Takeout 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 Route103 North, MCIDC Plaza, Building 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 Center, 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. All Mifflin County School District retirees are welcome.

Today

• 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.

• 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.

Tuesday

• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon, Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.

• Dominoes — 9 a.m., Derry Township Senior Center, 15 W. Mill St., Yeagertown.

• Standard Steel retirees breakfast — 9 a.m., Sal-lee’s Dream, 8585 Route 522 South, Lewistown.

• September Lewistown Book Group of the Mifflin County Library — 2:30 p.m., main branch, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. The book is “The Little Village of Book Lovers,” by Nina George. New members are always welcome. Information: (717) 242-2391 or (717) 935-2880.

• Computer class — 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., PA CareerLink Mifflin County, MCIDC Plaza, Bldg. 58, 6395 Route 103 North, Lewistown. Register: (717) 248-4942, ext. 117.

• Break Bread Together dinner — 5 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 21 S. Main St., Lewistown. Menu: Spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Dine-in only.

• Creative Minds Night — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. Veterinarian and author R.J. Erskine will speak on his suspense novels that were based on personal experiences and events while practicing in Mifflin County during the early 1980s. For information: (717) 242-2391, www.mifflincountylibrary.org or their Facebook Page.

Wednesday

• Bingo — 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Citizens Center, 515 Knepp Ave., Lewistown.

• America 250 Committee’s Liberty Tree Dedication ­– 11 a.m., Millerstown Area Community Park.

•CLHS Class of 1966 luncheon — 11 a.m., Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant, 311 S. Logan Blvd., Burnham.

• LHS Class of 1959 — 11:30 a.m., Michele’s OIP Restaurant and Pizzeria, 100 N. Main St., Reedsville.

• CLHS Class of 1961 luncheon — noon, Bel-Vue Inn, 4753 Old Route 322, Reedsville.

• Lewistown Post Office retirees luncheon — noon, Sal-lee’s Dream, 8585 Route 522 South, Lewistown.

• Mission quilts — 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Center, 15 W. Mill St., Yeagertown. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.

•McVeytown Fresh Express — 2 to 4 p.m., McVeytown United Methodist Church, 3 S. Queen St., McVeytown. Program provides nutritious food. Sponsored by McVeytown Ministerium. For information, call (717) 899-0205 or email mcveytownfreshexpress@gmail.com.

• 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.