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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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 — 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. $7/half. 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.

• 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. Teenagers are free, but must be registered. Reserve no later than Oct. 13 to: Heartbeat Community Services. P.O. Box 25, Millerstown, PA, 17062.

Friday

• 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.

• Yard sale — 5 to 8 p.m., McCoy House Museum courtyard,

17 N. Main St., Lewistown. Cash only accepted. Event is outside. Will not be held if inclement weather. Information: (717) 248-4711.

• 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.

Saturday

• Indoor yard sale — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 132 N. Main St., Yeagertown.

• Habitat for Humanity of Mifflin County indoor yard sale — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Habitat Center, 604 Electric Ave., Lewistown. Items for everyone. Some furniture, housewares, toys.

• Mifflin County Amish-Mennonite Historical Society Fall Heritage Day — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., corner of Main and Walnut Streets, Belleville. The two museum buildings will be open to browse or tour, and there will be displays and demonstrations on the lawn. Learn about spinning wool, braiding rugs, making butter, drying apples, woodworking, Native American artifacts and more. New this year is Putt-Putt’s homemade ice cream, churned on site with a 1923 hit and miss engine.

• Barbecue rib dinner —

4 p.m., Beavertown Rescue Hose Co., 222 S. Sassafras St., Beavertown. Drive-thru only. Information: (570) 658-7147.

• Salvation Army Harvest Festival auction — Food served 5 p.m., auction 6 p.m., Salvation Army, 9 S. Dorcas St., Lewistown.

Sunday

• Free community lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Lewistown Presbyterian Church, 17 E. Third St., Lewistown. Takeout begins at 12:15 p.m. as available. All are welcome to attend.

• Sunbury and Lewistown Railroad exhibit — 1 to 3 p.m., Beavertown Historical Society Museum, Beavertown Borough building, 111 W. Walnut St., Beavertown. Information: (570) 658-7385.

• Yard sale — 1 to 3 p.m., McCoy House Museum courtyard, 17 N. Main St., Lewistown. Cash only accepted. Event is outside. Will not be held if inclement weather. Information: (717) 248-4711.

Monday

• One-on-one resume and job search assistance — 9 a.m. to noon, PA CareerLink Mifflin County, MCIDC Plaza, Bldg. 58, 6395 Rte. 103 N., Lewistown.

• Pre-ordered Goose Day dinner pick-up — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Decatur Fire Co. cookhouse, Rte. 522 N., Alfarata. Goose dinner $18. Chicken dinner $15.