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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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• 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. 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.
• Soup sale -- Ready for pick up at
11 a.m., Oct. 18, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. Must be picked up by 12:30 p.m. unless other arrangements are made in advance. Soups: chicken corn, beef vegetable, chicken noodle and beef barley. $6 per quart. To order, call (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818. Please leave a message if there is no answer. Order by 7 p.m. Oct. 17.
• Drive-thru Veterans Appreciation event -- 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 74 Paxtonville Road, Middleburg. Veterans, active-duty military personnel and their family members who reside in the 85th Legislative District are invited for a free breakfast sandwiches and information about resources for veterans. RSVPs are required by calling (570) 837-0052 or visiting RepDavidRowe.com/Events.
• 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
• Fly-in, Drive-in, Walk-in breakfast -- 8 to 10:30 a.m., EAA Club House, Mifflin County Airport Hanger 4. "World Famous Omelet" plus side dishes. Sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 518.
• Soup and bake sale -- 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Beavertown UMC, 128 N. Orange St., Beavertown.
• Touch a Truck -- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Midd-West High School, Middleburg.
• Celebration Villa Fall Festival -- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 55 Carriage House Lane, Reedsville. Soup and bake sale, chicken corn in a kettle, various vendors selling goods, the Grilled Cheezery, games and more. Rain or shine.
• LHS Class of 1965 luncheon -- 11 a.m., Sal-lee's Dream.
• Bratton-McVeytown-Oliver Class of 1954 luncheon -- noon, Hoss's, Lewistown.
• Ham supper -- 4 to 6 p.m., Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, 54 Church Road, Mifflin (Academia). Takeout only. Menu: Ham w/raisin sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied sweet potatoes, corn, green beans, roll and cake. Information: (717) 319-4527.
• Norman's Woods haunted hayride/walk -- dusk to 11 p.m., New Lancaster Valley Firehouse. Admission $5. Kids five and under free. Information: (717) 667-6619.
Sunday
• McCoy House Museum -- 1-3 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.
• 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.
• Greenwood Community Band concert -- 3 p.m., Greenwood High School, Millerstown.
• Free movie night -- 6:30 p.m., Reedsville United Methodist Church, 82 E. Logan St. Refreshments will be served. Movie will be "Heaven's Door." All are welcome.
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.
• 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.
• Central Pennsylvania Grasp Chapter -- 7-9 p.m. at CPYM Sausman Center, 12339 William Penn Hwy. in Thompsontown. There is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact: Shannon Zeiders at (717) 953-6810 or Cpagrasp@
yahoo.com.
Tuesday
• Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m. to noon, Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• Dominoes -- 9 a.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
• Lumina Center coffeehouse ministry-- 9 a.m., 18 E. Third St., Lewistown. Live music at 10 a.m. Free community lunch at 11 a.m.
• Standard Steel retirees breakfast -- 9 a.m., Sal-lee's Dream.
• CLHS Class of 1965 luncheon -- 11:30 a.m., Downtown OIP, Lewistown. Classmates and guests are welcome.
• LHS Class of 1954 luncheon -- 11:30 a.m., Sal-lee's Dream.
• No cost 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.
• Towpath Naturalist Society meeting -- 7 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 120 N. Main St., Lewistown (rear entrance). Program: "Backyard Birding" by Gordon Parker. Visitors and new members are welcome.
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.