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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• Chicken barbecue — Saturday, Sept. 27, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. $7/half. Ready by 11 a.m. Limited supply. To order, call (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818 by 7 p.m.
Sept. 26. Leave a message if no-one answers.
• 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.
• Heartbeat Community Services, Inc. annual banquet — 6 p.m. (hors d’oeuvres, 5:30 p.m.), Saturday, Oct. 18, First Baptist Church of Juniata County (FMC Bldg.), 23964 Rte. 35, Mifflintown. State Rep. David Rowe will be the keynote speaker. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required and due by Monday, Oct. 13. Teenagers are free, but must be registered. Send your reservations no later than Monday, Oct. 13 to: Heartbeat Community Services. P.O. Box 25, Millerstown, PA, 17062.
Today
• Bingo — 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center.
• America 250 Committee’s Liberty Tree Dedication – 11 a.m., Millerstown Area Community Park.
• CLHS Class of 1966 luncheon — 11 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza in Burnham.
• LHS Class of 1959 luncheon — 11:30 a.m., Michele’s OIP, Reedsville.
• CLHS Class of 1961 luncheon — noon, Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville.
• Lewistown Post Office retirees luncheon — noon, Sal-lee’s Dream, 8585 Rte. 522 S., Lewistown.
• Mission quilts — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. 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.
Thursday
• Fall Fest vendor show — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lost Creek Church, 517 Main St., McAlisterville. Soups and baked goods available.
• Kish Class of 1966 brunch — 10 a.m., Honey Creek Inn, Reedsville.
• Bingo — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
• Mifflin County Veterans Organization meeting — 6 p.m., Reedsville Fire Co., 16 Firehouse Blvd., Reedsville. All veterans and spouses are welcome. Light refreshments.
Friday
• Standard Steel melt shop retirees breakfast — 8 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant in Burnham.
• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• Free lunch — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Baptist Church Family Ministry Center, Rte. 35, one mile north of Mifflintown. Menu: lasagna, salad, garlic bread, fruit and dessert. Everyone is welcome.
• Keystone State Muscle Cars Cruise-In — 5 to 8 p.m., weather-permitting, Between Ollie’s and Sheetz in Burnham. All cars, trucks, bikes are welcome. No membership needed. For more information, call (717) 513-6070.
• Single mom support group — 6:30-8 p.m., New Life Church Cafe, 101 Beech St., Burnham. Dinner served from 6:30-7 for mothers and children. Child care from 7-8 while mothers meet in a group. More information: call or text
(717) 437-4946.
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.