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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.

Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information.

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, 21 S. Brown Suite 2, 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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:

• Free gardening workshop — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, Lewistown Community Gardens (near the Mifflin County Library, Lewistown). Master Gardener Tiffany Renninger will discuss composting, best practices for successful vegetable transplants. For reservations, contact Rosie Massie at (717) 899-6044 or rmassie@cpartnerships.com. Sponsored by United Way and Community Partnerships.

• LHS Class of 1956 70th reunion — noon, Sunday, June 7, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. Open drop-in visitation period 2:30 to 5 p.m. Reservation deadline May 1.

Today

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

• 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. Information: (717) 436-5377

• Keystone State Muscle Cars cruise-in — 5 to 8 p.m., parking lot between Ollie’s and Sheetz, Burnham. Weather permitting. For more information, call (717) 513-6070.

Saturday

• LHS Class of 1958 breakfast — 9 a.m., Sal-lee’s Dream, Strodes Mills. Classmates, spouses and friends are invited. Information: (717) 994-7383.

• Yard sale and bake sale — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., East Salem Community Church. Proceeds go to missions to help local families in need.

• Central Pa Food Bank — 9:30-11 a.m., White Memorial Church fellowship hall, Milroy. Bring your own box, bag or containers. Income guidelines apply. Information: kishdco@gmail.com or (717) 348-4248.

• Homemade chicken pie supper — 4 to 7 p.m., Ellen Chapel Church. $12 per person. Eat in or take out. Optional pre-order: call (814) 599-4902. Tickets for raffle baskets will be available for purchase. Benefits Operation Christmas Child.

Sunday

• Bingo fundraiser — 1 p.m., doors open at 11 a.m., Heritage Fire Co. Pre-sale tickets are available for $25 or $30 the day of the event. Concession stand, raffle tickets and rip tickets will be sold. Information: (717) 250-7462.

• Movie screening — 2 p.m., Miller Cinema Six, Lewistown. “Glory” (1989 movie). Introduction by Mifflin County Historical Society President Forest Fisher, including connections to the African-American Memorial Cemetery. Tickets are $5 with donation made to the Mifflin County Historical Society. Limited seating. No reservations.

• Bingo — Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 5 p.m., Lewistown Elks Lodge, 229 W. Third St., Lewistown. Rip tickets will be sold. Short order menu available for purchase.

Monday

• 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.

• Together With Veterans – HMJ meeting —

10 a.m. via Zoom. Together With Veterans is a community-based program that provides support and resources for rural veterans across Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata counties. Information: Karen Rush (814) 643-6300, karenr.firstcenter@gmail.com or togetherwithveterans.hmj@gmail.com.

• 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.

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.

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