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Calendar

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 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, 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 The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.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 barbecue — 11 a.m., Saturday, Milroy Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Main St., Milroy. $7 per half. Limited supply. Order by calling (717) 667-3438 or (717) 437-5818. Please leave a message if there is no answer. Deadline to order is 7 p.m. Friday.

• Penn Highlands High School – Lewistown Campus Class of 1972 70th birthday celebration — 3 to 6 p.m., Sept. 14., Lewistown Moose. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP by Aug. 20. Make checks payable to: “PHHS Class of 1972.” Mail to: Dewayne Chamberlain, 434 Maywood Ct., Mechanicsburg, PA, 17050. Information: (301) 254-5171.

• Aviation Ground School — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 18. Class meets Wednesdays for 14 weeks. Free program. Register at EAA518.KRVL@gmail.com by Aug. 26.

• Juniata Joint Class of 1961 luncheon — 12:30 p.m., Oct. 16, Burnham OIP. RSVP to (717) 248-4169 by Sept. 1.

Today

• Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin County CareerLink, MCIDC plaza building 58. Attendees will have the opportunity to search for jobs, tailor resumes, apply for jobs and learn how to get jobs.

• Bingo — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., McVeytown Senior Center.

• Blood drive — 12:30 to 6 p.m., Burnham Lions Club. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.

• 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. Welcoming new members. For information: (717) 994-0156.

Tuesday

• Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 South Route 75, East Waterford.

• Domino’s — 9 a.m., Yeagertown Senior Center.

• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library — open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.

• Juniata County Historical Society Archives — open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 498 Jefferson St., Suite B, Mifflintown (below the Juniata County Library). Hours by appointment also. Call (717) 436-5152. Leave a message if there is no answer.

• Blood drive — 12:30 to 6 p.m., Port Royal Community Building. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.

• Peach Festival — 4 to 7 p.m., Beaver Springs Senior Center, 55 Elm St., Beaver Springs. Dine on BBQ, hot dogs, soup, peach shortcake, peach pie and Old Mill Creamery peach or vanilla ice cream. Open to the public.

• Mifflin County Library Board of Directors meeting — 5:15 p.m., Mifflin County Courthouse Annex Building, 101 W. Third St., Lewistown. Contact the library at (717) 543-7236 for more information.

• Mifflin County Library Book Group — 5:30 p.m., Kish Branch, 174 N. Penn St., Belleville. Featuring “The Magnolia Palace” by Fiona Davis. Call (717) 935-2880 for details. New members are always welcome.

Wednesday

• Bingo — 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Center.

• Food giveaway — 10 to

11 a.m. at Hillbilly Fever carnival grounds, East Sassafras Street, Beavertown, sponsored by Helping Hands, Helping Other Inc. No income guidelines. Please do not arrive before 9:30. Volunteers are needed and should arrive at 8:30. Donations are appreciated at P.O. Box 151, Beavertown, PA 17813.

• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library — open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, 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 by appointment also. Call (717) 436-5152. Leave a message if there is no answer.

• Chief Logan High School Class of 1964 brunch —

10:30 a.m. at Vince’s Pizza, Burnham.

• Free community lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith In Christ Community Church, East Waterford. Eat-in event. Munu: chef’s salad. For more information, contact Darcy Berrier at (717) 984-4589.

• CLHS Class of 1967 luncheon — 12:30 p.m., Harshbarger’s, McVeytown. All class members, spouses, significant others and friends welcome.

• Mission quilts — 1 p.m., Yeagertown Senior Center. Sewing skills not necessary. Helpers needed.

• Mifflin County Library Book Group — 2:30 p.m., Kish Branch, 174 N. Penn St., Belleville. Featuring ‘The Magnolia Palace’ by Fiona Davis. Information: (717) 935-2880. New members are always welcome.

• Kishacoquillas High School Class of 1967 dinner — 5 p.m., Heritage Family Restaurant, Allensville. Classmates, family and friends are welcome.

• CLHS Class of 1957 meeting — 5 p.m., Sal-lee’s Dream. For information, call (717) 248-3789.

• Mifflin County Democratic Committee meeting — 6:30 p.m., United Steelworkers Union Hall, 519 Electric Ave., Lewistown.

• Juniata County Veterans Council meeting — 7 p.m., American Legion Post 298, Main Street, Mifflintown. More information: Edward Rozell at (717) 463-2108. Membership in American Legion or VFW is not required.

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.

Sunday, Aug. 25

• Headings Family reunion — 12:30 p.m., Kish Park green pavilion.

Saturday, Aug. 31

• 80th annual Edward S. and Amelia M. Wagner reunion — noon, Kish Park bumper car/yellow pavilion. Bring your family, a covered dish/dessert and an item for auction.

• Lewistown Specialty Yarn — anytime after 10 a.m., Kish Park green pavilion. For more information, call (717) 543-6093.

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