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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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
•Turkey dinner and homespun bazaar -- 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, First United Methodist Church, 200 E. 3rd St., Lewistown. Adults: $15. Children 6 to 9: $6. Children 5 and under: free. Advance tickets only available from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the church office or by calling (717) 248-4618 or (717) 513-3915.
•Holiday bazaar preorder pie sale -- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 13 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 14, Port Royal Lutheran Church social room, 402 Market St., Port Royal. Several varieties. $15 per pie. $11 for mincemeat pie filling. Pies and filling must be preordered by Nov. 6 for pickup Nov. 13-14. To order, call (717) 968-3816 or (717) 994-7776.
•Freedom Ave. United Methodist Church/Shining Light Soup Sale -- Pickup 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov 20, 511 E. Freedom Ave., Burnham. Cost is $9 per quart. Several varieties available. Baked goods table. Preorder by calling (717) 953-6352 by Sunday, Nov. 15.
Today
• Bingo -- 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center, 15 Knepp Ave., Lewistown.
• Juniata County Historical Society Archives -- open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 498 Jefferson St., Suite B, Mifflintown (below the Juniata County Library). Hours also by appointment. Call (717) 436-5152. Leave a message if there is no answer.
•Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.
•Free lunch -- 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith in Christ Community Church, East Waterford. Information: (717) 734-0007.
•Hearts in Action/Come to the Banquet free community meal -- noon, First United Methodist Church, 200 E. Third St., Lewistown.
•Kish Class of 1969 luncheon -- noon, J.P. Edwards, Burnham. Spouses and guests are welcome.
•American Red Cross blood drive -- 12:30 to 6 p.m., Reedsville Fire Co. Appointments requested. For appointments and "Rapid Pass" visit: www.redcross.org.
•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., Downtown OIP, Lewistown. Classmates, spouses and friends are invited.
• 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
• Machine Shop No. 1 retirees breakfast -- 8 a.m., Vince's Pizza and Family Restaurant, Burnham
• Bingo -- 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.
Friday
•Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.
•Holiday bazaar -- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Reedsville Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 200 Logan St., Reedsville. Soups, baked goods, yard sale items, cards, paintings, crafts, much more. Cafe food stand will sell soup, sandwiches and desserts.
•Filled meatloaf community meal -- 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pine Glen Church of the Brethren, 61 Pine Glenn Road, Lewistown. Eat-in only. There will be no elevator to the basement.
•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.
•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.
•McCoy House Museum -- open 6 to 8 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown. Ancestry information.
•Veterans Queen banquet -- 6 p.m., Laurelton Venue, Mifflintown. Cost is $15. Veterans, spouses, and under 12 free. Tickets available at VFW Post 5863, American Legion Post 298, AMVETS or by calling (717) 436-6315.
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.