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Meals/food sales:
•Steak and lobster dinner, 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Blue Ball Fire Company, 4305 Division Highway; $25. Reservations required; call Rosella Coblentz, 354-8094.

•Chicken barbecue with auction, Upward Call Counseling Service, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Liberty Fire Company, 339 E. Main St., New Holland; $7. Call Upward Call, 355-2117.

•Chicken corn soup supper or takeouts, meals served noon-6 p.m. and takeout available beginning at 3 a.m. (yes, 3 a.m.) Saturday, Sept. 13, Ronks Volunteer Fire Company, 134 N. Ronks Road; $4.50-$8.50 for meals, $4-$15 for takeouts, bring your own container. Call Joanne Gribble, 392-2764.

•Sub sale, preorder for pickup or local delivery. American, Italian or turkey subs will be made Thursday, Sept. 11, for immediate pickup and delivery, or for delivery Friday, Sept. 12. Subs also will be made Saturday, Sept. 13, for pickup after 11:30 a.m. at New Providence Church of God, 269 Cinder Road; $7, benefits a service trip to Prince of Peace Orphanage in Guatemala City, Guatemala. To order, or to receive a sub order sheet for your workplace, call Jennifer Wagner, 786-2668.

•Chicken barbecue, with a bake and yard sale, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 (yard sale begins at 7 a.m.), Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, 2555 Horseshoe Road, Leola; $4.50-$6. Call the church, 656-9249.

Fellowship day, with auction, chicken barbecue and more, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Landis Homes, 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz. Call Landis Homes, 569-3271.

International adoption informational meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, Bethany Christian Services, 1689 Crown Ave, Suite 1. Call Bethany, 399-3213.

Lancaster-Lebanon Right to Education Task Force, topics include "Rally for Respect" and Chapter 14 update, noon Thursday, Sept. 18, Intermediate Unit 13 Burle Conference Center, 1020 New Holland Ave. Call Melissa Jenkins, 606-1738.

Men's seminar, "The Quest for Authentic Manhood," 6 a.m. Wednesdays or 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 10 or 11, and continuing through March 18 or 19, Lancaster County Bible Church, 2392 Mount Joy Road, Manheim; $25. Call the church, 653-6266.

Herb fest, presented by Conestoga Herb Guild, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Boettcher House Museum, Landis Woods, Hillside Lane. Call Harriet Stoudt, 394-7067.

Veterans assistance, with a representative from the Governors' Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center, Tuesday, Sept. 16; bring discharge document or other proof of service. Call the center, (800) 932-0930:

•Ephrata Social Services, 227 N. State St., 9-11:30 a.m.

•New Holland Borough, 436 E. Main St., 1-3:30 p.m.

World Card-Making Day, make and take home 20 cards with proceeds benefiting Milagro House, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, George's Kendig Square Restaurant, 2600 Willow Street Pike North; $20. Call Carol Ebersole, 464-0775.

Clubs:
•Scrabble, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, except major holidays, Willow Valley Manor North, Willow Street Pike. Call Steve Kirsch, 394-6059.

•Chess, 6 p.m. Mondays, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy. Call the library, 653-1510.

•Lancaster Irish American Cultural Society, Thomas Ryan, "The Irish in Lancaster County," 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Function Room, Annie Bailey's Irish Pub, 28-30 E. King St. Call Tim St. Clair, 285-5000.

•Red Rose Button, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, 308 Petersburg Road, Lititz. Call Stella Papadakis, 355-2142.

•Mount Joy Quilt Study Group, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy. Call Linda Harvey, 898-0188.

Adopt-a-Golden Day open house, Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue Inc., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds. Call DVGRR, (610) 678-4981. Adoptions will be made only to pre-approved applicants.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Sleep disorders, "Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea," 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, Ephrata Health Pavilion, 175 Martin Ave. Call the hospital's Sleep Center, 733-0405, ext. 109.

Us TOO, Prostate Cancer Community Network, "New Research Is Radically Changing the Treatment of Prostate Cancer," 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Grand Ballroom, Eden Resort Inn and Suites, 222 Eden Road. Call Tom and Judi Sumoski, 569-3444.

Nar-Anon Family Group, for family and friends of those suffering from substance abuse, 7:45 Tuesdays, First United Methodist Church, Duke and Walnut streets (enter on Lemon Street parking lot side), call 285-2909; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim, call 665-4727.

Bipolar, lunch meeting for those with bipolar disorder, their families and friends, noon Thursday, Sept. 11, Hempfield United Methodist Church, 3050 Marietta Ave. Call Joan Karr, 285-5156, ext. 222.

Compassionate Friends, for those who have experienced the death of a child of any age, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, New Life Assembly of God Church, 1991 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call Linda Lowe, 626-4832.

Lancaster County Singles, call Steve Miller, 917-0925:

•Bel Paese Italian Ristorante, 1201 Memory Lane Plaza, York, 5:15 p.m. today, Sept. 7; car pool from Boscov's side entrance at Park City Center, 4:30 p.m.

•Laser Dome, 2050 Auction Road, Manheim, 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.

•Panera Bread, 2072 Fruitville Pike, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.

•Twin Brook Winery, 5697 Strasburg Road, Gap, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.

York/Lancaster Scleroderma, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, Elmwood Mansion Conference Center, 400 Elmwood Blvd., York. Call Memorial Hospital, 800-436-4326.

HEALTH

Family Maternity Unit, meet at Ephrata Community Hospital, 169 Martin Ave., unless otherwise noted. Call the unit, 738-6667:

•Sibling class, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, Ambulance Conference Room B; $10.

•Talk and tour of the unit, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17.

•Childbirth education, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 16-Oct. 21, or Wednesdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 22, or Thursdays, Sept. 18-Oct. 23; or 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21; Brossman Center for Health, 136 Lake St., Ephrata; $60.

Prostate screening, 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Ephrata Cancer Center, 460 N. Reading Road. Appointments required; call Ephrata Community Hospital's Wellness Center, 336-6578.

Cholesterol testing, $15. Appointments required; call Ephrata Community Hospital's Wellness Center, 336-6578:

•10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, Center for Health at Garden Spot Village, 435 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland.

•2-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, Cocalico Center for Health, 63 W. Church St., Stevens.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for health care providers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, Cocalico Center for Health, 63 W. Church St., Stevens; $55. Call Ephrata Community Hospital's Wellness Center, 336-6578.

SENIORS

Senior Spellbound, puzzles and word games, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Sept. 23, Oct. 7 and 21, and Nov. 4 and 18, Hempfield Recreation Center, 950 Church St., Landisville; $5 per session for nonmembers. Call Dania Ashby, 898-3102, ext. 39.

Luncheon, entertainment by 5 Friends, Millersville Senior Center, noon Monday, Sept. 22, Millersville VFW, 219 Walnut Hill Road. Register by Sept. 17; call Edie Messner, 872-7717.

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