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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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
•Freedom Avenue United Methodist Church/Shining Light Soup Sale -- Pickup 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16 Several varieties available. Cost is $9 per quart. Preorder by calling (717) 953-6352 by Sunday, Oct. 11.
•Open-top chicken pie supper -- 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, Ellen Chapel Church, Lewistown. $12 per person. Eat in or take out. Tickets for raffle baskets will be available for purchase. For reservations, call (814) 599-4902. Benefits Operation Christmas Child.
Today
• 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.
•Free community lunch -- 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith in Christ Community Church, East Waterford. Eat-in event. Information: (717) 734-0007.
•Hearts in Action/Come to the Banquet free community meal -- noon, First United Methodist Church, 200 E. Third St., Lewistown.
•CLHS Class of 1972 luncheon -- 12:30 p.m., Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville. Classmates, spouses and guests are welcome.
•LGHS Class of 1967 luncheon -- 1 p.m, Big Daddy’s Grill-N-Chill, W. 4th St., Lewistown. Spouses, guests and friends are welcome.
• Mission quilts -- 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.
• 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
•West Snyder High School Class of 1968 breakfast -- 9:30 a.m., Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant, Beaver Springs.
•Kish Class of 1966 ladies' luncheon -- 11:15 a.m., Bel-Vue Inn, Reedsville.
• Bingo -- 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.
•PA CareerLink Mifflin County Fall Job Fair -- 1 to 3:30 p.m., Juniata Valley YMCA, 105 1st Ave., Burnham. Early entrance for veterans at 12:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. No appointment is necessary. For more information, call (717) 248-4942.
• Captain Jack / Mount Union Area High School dinner -- 6 p.m., Hoss's Steak and Sea House, Lewistown.
•Open House -- 6 to 8 p.m., Bannerville Fire Co., 7547 Stage Road, McClure. Fire truck rides, fire safety, goodie bags, hotdogs for kids.
Friday
•Indoor yard sale -- 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Habitat for Humanity Center, Electric Ave., Lewistown. Lots of house decor, furniture, clothing, books and holiday decorations. Most items are sale by donation with some priced as marked.
•Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
•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.
•Seafood and meatloaf dinner -- 4 to 7 p.m., Decatur Fire Co. cookhouse, Rte. 522 N., Alfarata.
•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.
•Bingo -- doors open 5:30 p.m., early birds 6:30 p.m., regular bingo to follow, Beale Twp. Fire Co., Walnut. Kitchen will be open. For more information, call (717) 436-5377 or check the web page.
• Single mom support group -- 6:30 to 8 p.m., New Life Church Cafe, 101 Beech St., Burnham. Dinner served from 6:30-7 for mothers and children. Child care from 7 to 8 p.m. while mothers meet in a group. More information: call or text (717) 437-4946.
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.