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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• 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. 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 by Nov. 6.
• Holiday bazaar — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15, Port Royal Lutheran Church social room, 402 Market St., Port Royal. Pre-order Pies: Frozen, pre-baked homemade apple crumb and caramel apple $14, ready-to-bake mincemeat $15, mincemeat filling (one pie’s amount) $11. Pies and filling must be pre-ordered by Nov. 7 for pick-up Friday or Saturday. Call (717) 968-3816 or (717) 527-4040. Proceeds benefit church social ministry fund.
Today
• Bingo — 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center.
• Crafts and coffee event — 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Lewistown Library. Bring small craft to work on. Coffee and tea provided. The library will provide adult coloring sheets and adult sticker book sheets.
• Food giveaway — 10-11 a.m. at Hillbilly Fever carnival grounds, East Sassafras Street, Beavertown, sponsored by Helping Hands, Helping Other Inc. No income guidelines. Please do not arrive before 9:30. Volunteers are needed and should arrive at 8:30. Donations are appreciated at PO Box 151, Beavertown, PA 17813.
• Chief Logan High School Class of 1964 brunch — 10:30 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza, Burnham.
• Free community lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith in Christ Community Church, East Waterford. Eat-in event. Menu: Baked ziti. Information: (717) 734-3162.
• 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.
• McVeytown Lions Club Halloween parade — 6:30 p.m., McVeytown.
• Mifflin County Democratic Committee meeting — 6:30 p.m., United Steelworkers Union Hall, 519 Electric Ave., Lewistown.
• Juniata County Veterans Council meeting — 7 p.m., American Legion Post 298, Main Street, Mifflintown. More information: American Legion (717) 436-9444. Membership in American Legion or VFW is not required.
Thursday
• Kishacoquillas Class of 1968 luncheon — 11 a.m., Honey Creek Inn, Reedsville.
• LHS Class of 1957 luncheon — 11:30 a.m., Cora’s Creekside Tavern, Burnham.
• American Red Cross blood drive — noon to 6 p.m., Mifflintown Fire Co. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.
• CLHS Class of 1960 luncheon — noon, Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville.
• Bingo — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.
• Milroy Lions Club spaghetti dinner — 4 to 7 p.m., White Memorial Church fellowship hall, Main St., Milroy. Requested donation is $10 per person. Children under 12 are no additional cost. Menu: spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, bread with butter, applesauce, various homemade desserts and soft drinks. All proceeds benefit Cops for Kids.
• Free community chili dinner — 5:30 p.m., Trinity United Church of Christ, corner of Oak St. and Central Ave., Lewistown. All are welcome.
• Captain Jack and Mount Union Area High School dinner — 6 p.m. at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, Lewistown.
Friday
• Benefit yard sale — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., W. Railroad St., McClure, across from the playground at the park. Weather permitting. Cost is by donation. All proceeds benefit The McClure prom gown giveaway.
• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• Shining Light Through Darkness/Freedom Ave UMC soup sale — pick up between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., 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. Baked goods available for purchase.
• 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.
• Norman’s Woods haunted hayride / walk — dusk to 10 p.m., New Lancaster Valley Firehouse. Admission $5. Kids five and under free. For information, call (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.