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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.
Submit items at least one week in advance via email, [email protected]; call (717) 248-6741; online, Virtual Newsroom at www.lewistownsentinel.com; or mail or drop off, The Sentinel, 352 Sixth 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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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:
•Chicken/ham pot pie sale — noon-6 p.m., Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, North 522, Alfarata. Order by calling (717) 543-0921 by Nov. 8.
•Freedom Avenue UMC and Shining Light Through the Darkness soup sale — Friday, Nov. 17. Soups available: chicken corn with and without rivels, ham bean, beef vegetable, stuffed pepper and French onion. Cost is $8 per quart. Pick up between 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Freedom Avenue UMC fellowship hall, 511 East Freedom Ave. in Burnham. Preorders recommended. Walk-ins welcome. To preorder, call or text Darlene Gray @ (717) 953-6352 by Sunday, Nov. 12.
•Church bazaar — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 18, Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Vegetable soup, ham pot pie, coconut cream pie and apple pie. Must order ahead by Nov. 13
at (717) 248-1897.
•Mincemeat sale — 10 a.m.-noon pickup, Nov. 18, East Kish Presbyterian Church, corner of Walnut and Church streets, Reedsville. Cost is $11.50 per quart, $5.75 per pint. Order by Nov. 11 at (717) 667-2806. Leave a message with name, phone number and quantity. Proceeds benefit the church’s mission and Benevolence Fund.
•Annual craft show — Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Milroy United Methodist Church. Vendors can contact Paul at (724) 678-6619 for more information. Crafts, food, baked goods, jewelry, home decor and more available. Soup sale: $7 per quart. Chicken noodle, ham and bean and creamy chicken and wild rice available. Preorder by Wednesday, Nov. 15 by calling (724) 678-6619. Pick-up during craft show.
•Meal — pickup 10 a.m.-noon, eat-in 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Calvary Lewistown, 111 E. Third St., Lewistown, Nov. 23. Reserve meals by calling (717) 242-1481 no later than 2 p.m. Nov. 21. Shut-ins can receive free delivery in Lewistown, Burnham, Yeagertown, Reedsville and Milroy.
•AARP Safe Driving class — Nov. 29-30 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Mifflin-Juniata Regional Services Corporation (MJRSC) in Yeagertown. Classes will be held in the ground floor conference room. Instructor: Nancy Simmons. Cost is $20 for AARP members, $25 for non-members. Bring membership card and driver’s license to class. For reservations, call (717) 667-2763.
Saturday, Nov. 4
•Holiday bazaar — 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Milroy White Memorial Church, South Main St., Milroy. Benefits mission work.
•Graceful Soles Shoe Bank — 9 a.m.-noon, Grace United Methodist Church, 101 Logan St., Lewistown. Children up to age 18 are given a free pair of shoes with verification of low income through medical assistance. Parent or guardian must accompany child.
•Winter Wonderland Craft and Vendor Show — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mifflin County Youth Park. Event sponsors the Mifflin County Penn Roosevelt Camp and Lodge.
•Soup sale — noon, McVeytown Masonic Lodge, 25 N. Market St., McVeytown. Kettle cooked soup of ham and bean and chicken corn. $8/quart. Proceeds benefit local charities.
•General Thomas Mifflin Chapter of the Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Revolution — 3-5 p.m., Mifflin County Courthouse, Monument Square, 1 West Market St., Lewistown on the second floor in the courtroom. Speaker is Jackie R. Esposito. Program will be “Managing your Personal Archives.”
•Drive-thru beef and ham potpie sale — 4 p.m. at the Rescue Hose Company #20, 222 S. Sassafras St. in Beavertown. Sold by the quart. Proceeds benefit the fire company.
•Crafterday — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Mifflin County Library, Lewistown branch, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. Susan Miriello will be teaching Tunisian Crochet. All supplies are provided. A $5 non-refundable fee will secure your spot. Information: (717) 242-2391.
Sunday, Nov. 5
•Burnham Lions Club turkey dinner — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or until sold out. Take-out only. Turkey, filling, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and green beans. Take-outs $12 per dinner. Burnham Lions Building, First Ave. in Burnham.
Monday, Nov. 6
•Bag sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sacred Heart Thrift Shop 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. $5 for clothing and shoes.
•Bingo — 10 a.m.-1 p.m., McVeytown Senior Center.
•TOPS (Take off the Pounds Sensibly) PA 13339 meeting — 6:45 p.m., Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Highland Avenue, Lewistown. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. Welcoming new members. For information: (717) 994-0156
•Central Pennsylvania Grasp Chapter — 7-9 p.m. at CPYM Sausman Center, 12339 William Penn Hwy. in Thompsontown. There is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact: Shannon Zeiders at (717) 953-6810 or [email protected].
Reunions
Upcoming reunions, including missing classmate requests, are published as part of the calendar and should be sent to [email protected]. 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 [email protected].
Source: lewistownsentinel.com