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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 St., 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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
•Goose Day dinner -- Pick-up only 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 29, Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, Rte. 522 N., Alfarata.
Take-out only goose dinner $20, chicken dinner $15. Pre-orders only served. To order, call (717) 543-0921 by Friday, Sept. 25.
•Employer workplace seminar -- 8:30 to 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, PA CareerLink Mifflin County, 6395 Rte. 103 N., MCIDC Plaza, Building 58, Lewistown. Topics: Managing AI and Navigating Transgender Issues in the Workplace. Check-in 8:30 a.m. Presentation 9 a.m. $40 per person. Make check payable to J/V EAC and bring to seminar. Pay at the door only. Turkey dinner provided. Registration required. To register or for information, contact Margaret Winters at mwint1@verizon.net or call (717) 248-9849. Sponsored by Juniata Valley Employer Advisory Council.
Today
•All-you-can-eat breakfast -- 7 to 10 a.m., East Salem Community Church. Cost is by donation. All proceeds will support local missions.
•LHS Class of 1958 breakfast -- 9 a.m., Sticky Bun Cafe, Yeagertown. Classmates, spouses, relatives and friends are invited. For more information, call (717) 994-7383.
•Apple Fest -- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bender Park, Reedsville. Apple products, children's activities, vendors, food trucks, live music, Little Miss/Mr. Reedsville contest, apple pie baking contest.
•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. For more information, email kishdco@gmail.com or call (717) 348-4248.
•Benefit ride - registration 10:30 a.m., kickstands up, 12:30 p.m., Middleburg Moose Lodge. Cost $20 per bike, $5 per passenger. Includes meal. Proceeds offset medical costs for Aubrey Rutkowski, who is experiencing a rare bone disease.
•Chicken barbecue / bake sale - 11 a.m., Ellen Chapel Church pavilion. Baked goods, meal sides. Chicken pre-orders ready at 11 a.m. Walk-ins welcome. To pre-order, call (717) 250-7776 or (717) 248-9576.
Sunday
•Museum Day -- 1 to 3 p.m., McCoy House Museum, 17 N. Main St., Lewistown. Free admission.
•Museum Day -- 1 to 3 p.m., Hoopes School, 687 Long Ln., Lewistown. Free admission.
• 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. For more information, contact Karen Rush at (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.
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.
• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.
•Cowboy Church fundraiser -- 6:30 to 8 p.m., Bethel A.M.E. Church Hope Center, 23 N. Juniata St., Lewistown. Donations accepted. For more information, call (718) 869-1963.
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.