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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.
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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.
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•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.
•Mifflin County Chapter PASR luncheon meeting -- noon, Thursday, Oct. 1, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. Jim Shannon and Beth Aumiller will host an hour of trivia. Cost of the meal is $17.50. Reserve with the number attending by e-mail to ldmjdj@embarqmail.com or call (717) 437-6024 by noon, Thursday, Sept. 24. All Mifflin County School District retirees are welcome.
Today
• 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.
Wednesday
• Bingo -- 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center, 15 Knepp Ave., Lewistown.
•Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.
•CLHS Class of 1966 luncheon -- 11 a.m. at Vince's Pizza in Burnham.
•Lewistown Post Office retirees luncheon -- noon, Sal-lee's Dream, Strodes Mills.
• Mission quilts -- 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.
•McVeytown Fresh Express -- 2 to 4 p.m., McVeytown United Methodist Church, 3 S. Queen St., McVeytown. Program provides nutritious food. Sponsored by McVeytown Ministerium. For information, call (717) 899-0205 or email mcveytownfreshexpress@gmail.com.
• 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. Information: (717) 994-0905.
Thursday
•Standard Steel melt shop retirees breakfast -- 8 a.m. at Vince's Pizza and Family Restaurant in Burnham.
•Kish Class of 1966 brunch -- 10 a.m., Honey Creek Inn, Reedsville.
•LHS Class of 1960 luncheon -- 12:30 p.m., Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville.
• 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. All veterans and spouses are welcome. Light refreshments.
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.