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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
•Chicken barbecue — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 13, McClure Volunteer Fire Company, 49 W. Specht St., McClure. Chicken quarters: $6. Baked beans, macaroni salad: bowl $3, quart $10. Take out only. To preorder, call (570) 658-7636. Leave message with your name, phone number and order.
•Landlord workshop for property owners — 9 to 11 a.m., June 17, Mifflin County Annex building, 101 W. 3rd St., Lewistown. Workshop will include an overview of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (previously known as Section 8). Light refreshments included. To RSVP, contact Jacklyn Marshall, HCV Coordinator at (717) 248-2624 ext. 12 by June 10.
•Kiwanis blueberry sale – pickup 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, MCJHS gym lot. Cost is $33 for a 10-pound box. Pay cash or check at pickup. To order, call (717) 247-6155 or message Kiwanis Club of Lewistown, PA on Facebook by June 16.
Today
• Machine Shop No. 1 retirees breakfast — 8 a.m., Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant, Burnham.
•Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.
•American Red Cross blood drive — noon to 5 p.m., William Penn Nursing Home. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.
•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.
•LHS Class of 1960 luncheon — 12:30 p.m., Downtown OIP and Grille, Lewistown.
• Bingo — 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.
Friday
•Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
•Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.
•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.
•McCoy House — open 6 to 8 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.
•Travel Ball late-night bingo benefit — doors open 8 p.m., bingo at 10 p.m., Burnham Lions Club. Tickets $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Food, rip tickets, 50/50. Not sponsored by Burnham Lions Club.
Saturday
•Justin Henry Sunny Day 5K Run / 3K Walk — Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Run/Walk departs the square in McVeytown at 8:30 a.m. All ages are welcome. Prizes and gifts awarded at the conclusion of the race. To register: web site: www.justinhenryscholarship.com. Benefits student scholarships.
•Charity indoor yard sale — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m, Rec Park Community Building, 108 Montgomery Ave., Lewistown. Information: (717) 363-4812.
•Hometown Heroes breakfast — 8 to 10 a.m., Dream Center, 201 First Ave., Burnham (former Burnham Hardware building). Military veterans, firemen, policemen, EMTs, medical field personnel, etc.
•Graceful Soles Shoe Bank — 9 a.m. to noon, Grace United Methodist Church, 101 Logan St., Lewistown. Children up to age 18 are given a free pair of shoes with verification of low income through medical assistance. Parent or guardian must accompany child.
Sunday
•Rods at the Rock car show — registration 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Blue Rock Sportsman’s Association, New Lancaster Valley. Information: (717) 248-2946. Sponsored by All American Cruizers Car Club.
•LHS Class of 1956 70th reunion — noon, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. Open visitation 2:30 to 5 p.m.
•McCoy House — open 1 to 3 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown. 148th PA Medical Civil War Reenactors.
• Bingo — Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 5 p.m., Lewistown Elks Lodge, 229 W. 3rd St., Lewistown. Rip tickets will be sold. Short order menu available for purchase.
• Captain Jack / Mount Union Area High School get-together — 6 p.m. at Downtown OIP.
•Outdoor Gospel concert — 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 128 N. Orange St., Beavertown. Joe Bonson and Coffee Run. Bring chairs. Refreshments will follow concert. Concert will be held rain or shine.
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.


