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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
• Mifflin County Chapter PASR luncheon meeting — noon, Thursday, May 7, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. The Loretta Woodson Award and scholarship awards will be presented. Cost of the meal is $17.50. Reserve with the number attending at ldmjdj@embarqmail.com or (717) 437-6024 by noon, Friday, May 1. All MCSD retirees are welcome.
• 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.
• Mother’s Day meal — 11 a.m to 1 p.m., Sunday, May 10, Milroy Fire Co., 190 College Ave., Milroy. Pickup only. Adults: $15. Children 10 and under: $7. For reserve orders, call (717) 667-2388.
• Chicken pie supper — 4 to 6 p.m., May 16, Granville United Methodist Church, 1341 N. River Rd., Granville. Cost is $12. Pre-orders filled first before walk-ins. Eat in or takeout. To pre-order, call (717) 348-1590 or (717) 994-2615 by May 10.
Today
• Bingo — 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center, 15 Knepp Ave., Lewistown.
• LHS Class of 1959 luncheon — 11:30 a.m., Sal-lee’s Dream.
• CLHS Class of 1961 luncheon — noon, Cora’s Creekside Tavern, downstairs, 206 W. Freedom Ave., Burnham.
• Mission quilts — 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.
• TOPS Chapter 1749 meeting — Weigh-in 5 p.m., meeting 5:30 p.m., Kish Church, 99 Taylor Dr., Reedsville. New members welcome. First meeting is free. For information, call or text (717) 994-0905.
• Free community meal — 5:30 p.m., Trinity United Church of Christ, Oak St., Lewistown. Home made pot pie served.
Thursday
• Standard Steel melt shop retirees breakfast — 8 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant in Burnham.
• Bingo — 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.
• Mifflin County Veterans Organization meeting — 6 p.m., Reedsville Fire Co., 16 Firehouse Blvd., Reedsville. A representative from Encompass Health will discuss veterans issues. All veterans and spouses are welcome. Light refreshments.
Friday
• Bake sale and yard sale — 7 a.m., St. Marks Dormantown Lutheran Church. Food items available.
• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• 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
• Mifflin County Amish-Mennonite Historical Society business meeting — 7 p.m., Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville. Featured speaker will be Lee M. Yoder, author of “From Coffee Run to Cairo.” All are invited to attend.
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.


