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.

You must include a telephone number for verification purposes. The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.

Reserve Now:

• Shining Light Through Darkness/Freedom Ave UMC soup sale — pick up between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, 511 E. Freedom Ave., Burnham. Soups: Beef vegetable, chicken corn, creamy potato, French onion, ham bean and stuffed pepper. $8 per quart. Walk-ins welcome. Pre-order by Oct. 12 at (717) 953-6352 recommended. Baked goods available for purchase.

• 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.

• Beef vegetable soup sale — Pick up 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7, Reedsville Lutheran Church fellowship hall, Logan and Pearl St., Reedsville, during holiday bazaar. Cost $8 per quart. Pre-order at (717) 250-0985. Leave message with name, phone number and quantity desired. Order deadline Thursday, Nov. 6.

Today

• Bingo — 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center.

• Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.

• LHS Class of 1956 luncheon — noon, Kountry Kitchen, McVeytown.

• Rothrock High School Class of 1956 reunion luncheon — noon, Hoss’s, Lewistown.

• CLHS Class of 1972 luncheon — 12:30 p.m., Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville. Classmates, spouses and guests are welcome.

• Mission quilts — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.

• 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.

• Charlie Kirk memorial service — 6 p.m., Victory Park, Lewistown.

Thursday

• Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.

• Kish Class of 1966 ladies’ luncheon — 11:15 a.m., Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville.

• American Red Cross blood drive — 12:30 to 6 p.m., Pine Glen Alliance Church. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.

• Bingo — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.

• Captain Jack / Mount Union Area High School dinner — 6 p.m. at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, Lewistown.

Friday

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

• GED orientation — 9 to 11 a.m., PA CareerLink Mifflin County, MCIDC Plaza, Bldg. 58, 6395 Rte. 103 N., Lewistown. GED classes at no cost. Register at: (717) 248-4942, opt. 7.

• Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.

• Benefit auction and silent auction — 2 to 6 p.m., 5198 E. Back Mountain Road, Belleville. Silent auction starts at 2 p.m., bidding continues until the auction closes at 6 p.m. Dine-in or takeout. Menu includes barbecued chicken, fish, hot sausage, French fries, mac-n-cheese, baked beans, apple sauce, hot dogs, hoagies, pizza, and ice cream. Lots of baked goods will also be available. Proceeds benefit Ruth N. Hostetler for hospital bills and ongoing cancer treatments.

• Fish, oyster, crab cake, meatloaf, chicken tenders dinner — 4 to 7 p.m., Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, Rte. 522 N., Alfarata.

• Bingo — Doors open 5 p.m., Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Beale Township Fire Co., 2051 Cider Press Rd., Walnut. Kitchen will be open. For more information, call (717) 436-5377.

• 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 to 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 to 8 p.m. while mothers meet in a group. More information: call or text (717) 437-4946.

• Norman’s Woods haunted hayride / walk — dusk to 10 p.m., New Lancaster Valley Firehouse. Admission $5. Kids five and under free. Information: (717) 667-6619.

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.

Wednesday

• LHS Class of 1954 70th reunion — 11 a.m., Hoss’s Steak House, Hoss Dr., Lewistown. For information, call (717) 437-5340.