YOU'RE INVITED

Clubs:
•Susquehanna Angel Collectors, luncheon meeting and annual silent auction, 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20, The Moveable Feast, 350 Highland Drive, Mountville; $8. For reservations, call Mary Klemmer, 285-7403, by Oct. 17.

•Chess, open to all ages and skill levels, 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy; free. Call the library, 653-1510.

•Lancaster Scrabble, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Willow Valley Manor North, Willow Street Pike; free. Call Steve Kirsch, 394-6059.

Basket bingo:
•All Star Cheerleaders, doors open 5:30 p.m. with bingo at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, Ephrata Recreation Center; $15. For pre-ordered tickets, call Jessica Johns, 989-2021.

•Make a Wish Foundation of the Susquehanna Valley, doors open 5:30 p.m. with bingo at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, Bareville Fire Co., 211 E. Main St., Leola; $20. Call Dennis Imler, 556-0450.

Meals:
•Chicken barbecue, Faith United Methodist Church, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, church, 1290 Fruitville Pike; $4.50 per half with side dishes sold a la carte. For tickets, call the church, 560-0321.

•All-you-can-eat turkey supper, Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church Women, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the church, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville; $8 per person, $15 per couple, free for ages 10 and under. Takeouts available. Call Shirley Miller, 786-3690.

•Family-style chicken pot pie supper, Quarryville Fire Company Auxiliary, Saturday, Oct. 11, Hoffman Community Building, Memorial Park, Route 472 South. Purchase by the quart, $5 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; meals $8.50 per adult, $4 for children 4-10, for eat-in or takeout starting at 4 p.m.

COBYS programs:
•"Guiding Good Choices," for parents and their children, ages 7-12, 6 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 6-Nov. 10, Martin Elementary School, 1990 Wabank Road. Dinner provided. Free; call Barbara Andrews, 291-6193.

•"Active Christian Parenting," for parents of children 5-18, 6 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 9-Nov. 20, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 398 N. Locust St., Elizabethtown. Call Linda Kaylor, 367-1889.

"National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding," 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct 7, chapel, Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road; sponsored by Handi*Vangelism Ministries International and Calvary Church's Minds Renewed ministry. Free; call Cathi Myers, 859-4777, ext. 110.

Adopt-a-Golden Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue Inc., 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds. Call DVGRR, 610-678-4981.

Child adoption, Bethany Christian Services, 1689 Crown Ave., Suite 1. Call Bethany, 399-3213:

•For families interested in adopting older children through State Wide Adoption Network, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7.

•International adoption, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17.

Adoption education, Adoptions from the Heart, "What Your Commitment Means to Me," from the perspective of a birth mother, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, Suite 402, 1525 Oregon Pike; $10 per person, $15 per couple. Call the agency to register, 399-7766, or see www.afth.org.

Veterans assistance, with a representative from the Governors' Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center, Wednesday, Oct. 8; bring discharge document or other proof of service. Call the center, 800-932-0930:

•Legislative District Office, 236 Locust St., Columbia, 9-11:30 a.m.

•Legislative District Office, 207 State St., Quarryville, 1-3:30 p.m.

Card party, Auxiliary to Conestoga View, 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Conestoga View, 900 E. King St. Call Sue Schonvisky, 392-5341.

Fall festivals:
•MOMS Club of Nottingham, activities for children under age 6 and their parents, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren, Route 222 south of Quarryville.

•Colerain Baptist Church, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Free; family games, food and door prizes. Call the church, which is south of Quarryville off Route 472 on Noble Road, 529-2492.

Programs for children with disabilities, for ages 3-21, Oct. 9-Dec. 10. Call Lisa Gilbert, Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center, 393-0425, or log on to www.schreiberpediatric.org for program descriptions, dates, times and fees.

Program for gifted children, Lancaster County PArtners for Gifted Education, after-hours tour of Lancaster Science Factory, 464 New Holland Pike; 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. Hands-on exhibits, light refreshments, education resources and more; $4.50 per person. Register by Monday, Oct. 13; call Dottie Saunders, 572-4051, or e-mail nsaund2970@aol.com.

Pumpkin Path House Tour, Adamstown Area Women's Club, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2; seven homes open; $10 in advance. Proceeds benefit the Adamstown Area Library, 3000 N. Reading Road (Route 272). Tickets can be purchased at library or by sending check payable to the club, with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to: Betty Schwandt, 77 Scenic Drive, Denver, PA 17517.

Harvest Days and Pumpkin Patch, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 and 12, Landis Valley Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road; decorate a pumpkin; take a horse-drawn wagon ride; play pumpkin games; navigate a straw maze and more; $11 per adult, $9 senior citizen, $8 for youth 6-17 years old, free for ages 5 and under.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Mental Health America of Lancaster County, all groups meet at the Community Service Building, 630 Janet Ave., unless otherwise noted. Call the agency, 397-7461:

•Anxiety, Panic and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 7 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 6 and 20, Room B-111.

•Bipolar Mutual Help, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, Blair Room.

•Depression Awareness and Women's Needs, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7-28, Rooms B-103 and D-155.

•Postpartum depression, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 and 21, Room B-111.

•Men's depression, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 and 21, Room D-155.

NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, for families and friends of those with serious mental illness, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Door A, Conference Room, Grandview Plaza, 790 New Holland Ave. Call Vivian Spiese, 871-6205.

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.

Minds Renewed, for people to "address mental health issues personally or with a loved one as they renew their minds in God's word." Sponsored by Handi*Vangelism Ministries and Calvary Church; 7 p.m. Monday Oct. 13, Room 316 at the church, 1051 Landis Valley Road. Call Cathi Myers, 859-4777, ext. 110.

Cancer, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, Ephrata Cancer Center, 460 N. Reading Road. Call the center, 738-4070.

Sweet Support, for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer's or other memory disorders, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, Steinman Hall, Moravian Manor, 300 W. Lemon St., Lititz. Call Nicole Michael, 625-6110.

L.A.U.G.H. (Learn to Accept Uncertainty and Gain Hope), for those with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and their family and friends; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy. Free; call L.A.U.G.H., 604-1028.

Lancaster County Ostomy Association, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, third-floor Conference Room, Lancaster General Health Campus, 2100 Harrisburg Ave.; contact Tracy Harbold, 293-1327.

SHARE, for those who have experienced stillbirth, miscarriage, sudden infant death syndrome or any pregnancy loss, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, second floor, Neurocenter Conference Room, Lancaster General Health Campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike.

Grief, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, Luther Townhome Music Room, Luther Acres campus, 200 St. Luke Drive, Lititz. Call Theresa Baker, 626-1171, ext. 546, or e-mail tbaker@luthercare.org.

HEALTH

Depression screenings, sponsored by Mental Health Association of Lancaster County, noon-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, MHALC office, 630 Janet Ave.; free. Call Gretchen Gaudioso, 397-7461.

"Knowledge is Power: Breast Imaging," by Dr. John C. Nawa, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, Ephrata Health Pavillion, 175 Martin Ave. Free; registration required. Call Center for Women's Health, 721-5750.

Baby Tips, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 22, Ephrata Community Hospital, 169 Martin Ave.; $20.

HeartSaver, American Heart Association first-aid training, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, Cocalico Center for Health, 63 W. Church St., Stevens; $45. Call Ephrata Community Hospital's Wellness Center, 336-6578.

Breast cancer open house events:
•"Girls Night Out," with SouthEast Lancaster Health Services, open house for breast cancer education, sharing and fundraising, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, Curves, 223-A W. Walnut St. Free and open to the public; raffle proceeds benefit SELHS. Call Bj Laird, 799-7689.

•Suzanne H. Arnold Center for Breast Health, 2-4 p.m. today, Oct. 5, Lancaster General Health Campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike; free.

Birth Care, ongoing Monday evening childbirth classes at the midwifery and women's health care center, 1138 Georgetown Road, Bart; for information, call Birth Care, 786-4010.

Cholesterol testing, by Ephrata Community Hospital. Cost is $15; call the Wellness Center, 336-6578:

•Noon-3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13, Center for Health, Garden Spot Village, 435 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland.

•1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, Cocalico Center for Health, 63, W. Church St., Stevens.

SENIORS/RETIREES

Senior Expo, 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Oct. 9, Masonic Village Freemasons Cultural Center, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown. Speakers are Rep. Dave Hickernell on programs and services available to seniors and state Attorney General Tom Corbett on senior crime prevention. Call Rep. Hickernell's districts offices, 367-5525 or 684-5525.

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