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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
•Kiwanis blueberry sale – pickup 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, Mifflin County Junior High School 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.
•Summer art camp — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., June 22-24, Lost Creek Mennonite Church, 2682 Long Rd., Mifflintown.
Four kids classes and five adult classes. Kids: art, cooking, rubber band creations and puppetry. Adult: photography, painting, fly tying, embroidery on canvas and hand built clay. More information and registration on the Facebook page and website. Deadline to register is June 19.
•Chicken barbecue — Ready by 11 a.m., June 20, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. $7 per half. Limited supply. To order, call (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818 by 7 p.m. June 19. Leave a message if no answer.
•Mifflin County Farm Bureau picnic — June 28, At The Barnyard cornmaze. Hamburgers, hotdogs, drinks, paper products and ice cream will be provided. Bring a covered dish to share. RSVP by June 20 at (717) 250-5562 or (717) 437-5818.
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.
•Open house — 8 a.m. to noon, East Kishacoquillas Presbyterian Church, Reedsville. Tour the church to see its stained glass windows, a presentation on the church’s “Carnegie” organ and Steinway piano at 10 a.m. will include musical selections. Bottled water and restroom access available.
•America250PA Angels from Bigfoot Country fundraising event — 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mifflin County Youth Park, Reedsville. Military celebration open to all veterans from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Live entertainment, food and craft vendors, motorcycle, car and truck show, rip tickets, raffles, kids’ games, patriotic costume contest. Honorary Wrestling Federation will be in the arena from 4 to 6 p.m. Information: (814) 599-5171 or check Angels from Bigfoot Country Facebook page.
•Huntingdon County History Day — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Riverside Park, Smithfield Township (next to the 4th Street Bridge, Huntingdon). Event includes museums, historical societies, libraries, local authors and reenactors. Quilts of Valor presentation at 2 p.m. honoring seven area veterans. Information: (814) 386-3323.
•Chicken barbecue — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 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.
•LGHS Class of 1965 luncheon meeting — 11 a.m., Sal-Lee’s Restaurant. Classmates, spouses and guests are welcome.
•Free community meal — 4 to 6 p.m., Dream Center, 201 First Ave., Burnham (former Burnham Hardware building). All are welcome.
•Hillbilly Fever Days — Possum Hollow Park, 222 S. Sassafras St., Beavertown. Free admission and free parking available. Vendors will provide clothing, collectibles, tooling and novelties. Games and food will be available at the carnival grounds at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Rescue Hose Company No. 20, Beavertown.
Sunday
•Beavertown Historical Society Museum — open 1 to 3 p.m., Beavertown Borough building, 111 W. Walnut St., Beavertown. Feature display will be celebrations and events held in Beavertown through the years. Information (570) 658-7385.
•McCoy House — open 1 to 3 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.
• 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.
•Free movie night — 6:30 p.m., Reedsville United Methodist Church, 82 E. Logan St. The movie will be “Grace Unplugged.” Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
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. For more information, contact Karen Rush at (814) 643-6300, karenr.firstcenter@gmail.com or togetherwithveterans.hmj@gmail.com.
•American Red Cross blood drive — 12:30 to 6 p.m., Burnham Lions. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.
• 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.
Tuesday
• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon, Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• Dominoes — 9 a.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.
•Outdoor yard sale — 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Allensville Community Church, 126 E. Main St., Allensville. Gardening supplies, kitchen utensils, children’s chairs and more (wide variety of items). Baked goods for sale. For information, call (717) 437-3740.
• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library — open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.
•June Book Group — 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mifflin County Library, Lewistown. The book for this month is to read your own choice. New members are always welcome. For information, call (717) 242-2391.
•June Book Group — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Kish Library, Belleville. The book for this month is to read your own choice. New members are always welcome. For information, call (717) 935-2880.
•Mifflin County Republican Committee meeting — 7 p.m., Birch Hill Events building, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. All registered Republicans and like-minded citizens are welcome 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.

