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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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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, Thurs., Sept. 3, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. The annual "We're Not Going Back to School" gathering. Bingo with prizes. Reserve with number attending by calling (717) 437-6024 or e-mail ldmjdj@embarqmail.com by noon, Fri., Aug. 28. All MCSD retirees are welcome.
• Juniata High School Class of 1959 dinner -- 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, Walker Grange, Mexico. Reservations must be made by Sept. 1 by calling (717) 436-6178 or (717) 320-3159.
Today
• Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
• American Red Cross blood drive -- noon to 6 p.m., Stone Church of the Brethren, Huntingdon. Appointments requested. For appointments and "Rapid Pass" visit: www.redcross.org.
• Line Dancing with Claudine fundraiser-- 4 p.m., Bethel A.M.E. Church Hope Center, 23 N. Juniata St., Lewistown. Donations accepted. For more information, call (718) 869-1963.
• 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
• All-you-can-eat breakfast -- 6 to 10 a.m., Bannerville Fire Co., 7547 Stage Rd., McClure. Adults $14; Kids 5-12 years $7; Under 5 years free. Call (570) 658-6477 for takeouts.
• Cornhole tournament-duck derby-picnic -- McClure Volunteer Fire Company. Cornhole registration at 8 a.m., games at 9. $25 per team. Picnic platters $15, available for purchase 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All-you-can-eat, eat-in-only. Platters available for take-out. Rubber duck derby at noon. $2 per duck, or a "quack pack" of three ducks for $5. Ducks available for purchase all morning.
• Mifflin County Library Crafterday -- 9 to 11 a.m., Kish Branch, 174 N. Penn St., Belleville. Flower arranging with Nichole Falb. Sign up at the library or on the website. $5 nonrefundable fee due at sign up. All supplies included. Space is limited to 20 people.
Sunday
• Battle of the Bands -- noon to 5 p.m., Hawstone Hollow Winery, 11 Hawstone Road, Lewistown. Six bands competing for $250 prize. Pre-sale tickets $30 at ndcmc.org. Tickets $35 at gate. Kids under 10 free. Wristband included with ticket purchase. Food and drinks available for purchase. Proceeds benefit No Data Centers in Mifflin County non-profit. Rain date Sept. 6.
• ROFF Doggie Splash --noon to 3 p.m., Burnham Community Pool. $5 per dog. Humans are free.
• McCoy House Museum -- open 1 to 3 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.
• 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. For information, contact Karen Burns at (570) 658-7385.
• Pooch pool party -- 2 to 5 p.m., McClure Veterans Memorial Pool, 32 E. Ohio St., McClure. $5 donation per pooch. Humans free. Concession stand open. Vendors available.
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.
• 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.
Sunday
• Headings reunion -- 12:30 p.m., Kish Park green pavilion, Lewistown.