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Sales/giveaways:
•Yard sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Salem United Church of Christ, 2312 Marietta Ave. Spaces, 18-by-18 feet, available for rent: $15. Call Eileen Shipe, 898-8439.
•"Peter's Porch," free clothing, along with free breakfast and lunch, 7:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Zion Lutheran Church, 435 Main St., Akron. Call the church, 859-2100.
•Outgrown Exchange, of clothing and miscellaneous items, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 26, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 80 E. Main St., Adamstown. Donation dropoff times at parish hall: 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday, Sept. 21-24 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Also, 6:30-9 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Call the church, 484-4885.
Meals:
•Chicken barbecue, 10 a.m. until sold out Saturday, Sept. 19, Mastersonville Fire Company, 2166 Meadow View Road, Manheim (chicken only), or Iron Valley Harley-Davidson, 3091 Lebanon Road, Manheim; $5-$8.50, benefits the fire company. Call Janet Montgomery, 270-6627.
•Beef supper, 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Conestoga Fire Company, Main Street; $4.50-$9. Call the fire company, 872-9325.
Benefit auction, for the Clinic for Special Children, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Leola Produce Auction Center, Brethren Church Road. Call Caroline Morton, 687-9407.
COBYS Family Services workshops:
•"Preparing for School Success," 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Wharton Elementary School, 705 N. Mary St.; free. To register, call Jackie Hair, 291-6281.
•"Internet Safety," 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, Conestoga Valley Community Center, 333 W. Main St., Leola; free. To register, call Dave Wright, 656-2822.
Clubs:
Millersville Woman's, Jessica Cheng, "My HOBY Experience" and covered-dish social 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 705 N. George St. Call Mary Lehr, 397-7965.
•Towne Club of Lancaster, "Friendship Fingertip Luncheon," 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Blossom Hill Mennonite Church, 333 Delp Road. Call Marge Herrmann, 293-9421.
•Men's Garden Club of Lancaster, "Meet Your Neighbors: The Lancaster County Conservancy," with Ralph Goodno; 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, Salem United Church of Christ Rohrerstown, 2312 Marietta Ave. Donation of $5 requested for guests. Call Ruth Davis, 872-5192.
•Mount Joy Quilt Study Group, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road; bring two quilts from your collection. Pre-meeting lunch at 11 a.m., optional, to be held at a local restaurant. Call Linda Harvey, 898-0188.
Fall Fest, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, St. John's Herr Estate, 200 Luther Lane, Columbia. Call Selma Hainley, 626-1171, ext. 697.
Workshops, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 204 N. Prince St. Call the school, 396-7833:
•Jewelry — Earrings, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29; Necklaces, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6; Bangle Bracelets, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13; Wire Work, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20; Intermediate Necklaces, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27; $30.
•Web sites — Search Engine Optimization or Basic Podcasting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26; $120.
•The Business of Art: Getting Ready to Show, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7; $25.
•Portfolio Preparation, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 26; $40.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Circle of Life Coaching, for those seeking a means to emotional and physical self-care, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 22-Oct. 27, Samaritan Counseling Center, 1803 Oregon Pike. Call Linda Crockett, 560-9969, ext. 226.
Job Searchers, individual mentoring and group help during the job-search process, 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 13 and 27, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 90 S. Charlotte St., Manheim, Call John Fasching, 665-6584.
Hearing Loss Association, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, Brethren Village Retirement Community, 3001 Lititz Pike. Call Ann Miller, 355-6471.
NAMI PA, Lancaster County affiliate, for families and friends of people with serious mental illness, speaker Rhonda Slinghoff, of Adult Mental Health Services, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, conference room, 790 New Holland Ave.; enter at Door A. Call Vivian Spiese, 871-6205.
Grief Share, for anyone grieving the loss of a family member or friend, 4 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 20-Dec. 13, Colerain Baptist Church, 1923 Noble Road, Kirkwood; $12. Scholarships available for those who cannot afford to pay. To register, call the church, 529-2492.
Cancer, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, Ephrata Cancer Center, 460 N. Reading Road. Call the center, 738-4070.
HEALTH
Sibling class, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, Ambulance Conference Room B, Ephrata Community Hospital, 169 Martin Ave.; $10. Call the hospital's Family Maternity Unit, 738-6667.
SENIORS/RETIREES
St. Anne-Neumann Seniors, "Dancing Through the Decades"; also, nonperishable food items will be collected for the Lancaster County Food Bank, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road. Call Ken Howard, 392-5800.
Quest for Learning, 9:40-11:50 a.m. Thursdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 22, Trinity Lutheran Church, 31 S. Duke St.; $15 Call Judy Eshleman, 768-3071, or see http://questlancaster.org.
Elizabethtown Area Senior Citizens, meeting, blood pressure readings and musical program, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 398 N. Locust St. Bring nonperishable items to donate to area food banks. Call Evelyn Darkes, 367-3174.
AARP No. 2491, Michael Blundetto "Medicare and Medicaid," 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Ave. Call Donald E. Nolt, 394-2415.
AARP driver safety program, participants in the four-hour refresher course must bring evidence of previously completing an eight-hour class and their driver's licenses to receive a certificate; $14, $12 for AARP members. Registration required:
•Safety course, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24-25, Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 745 Chiques Hill Road, Columbia. Call Rodney Sams, 569-7517.
•Safety course, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5-6, Brethren Village, 3001 Lititz Pike. Call Lillian Dolbow, 560-9677.
•Safety course, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5-6, Hempfield Recreation Building, 950 Church St., Landisville. Call Traci Gaito, 898-3102, ext. 39.
•Refresher, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, Hempfield Recreation Center, 950 Church St., Landisville. Call Traci Gaito, 898-3102, ext. 39.
•Refresher, 1-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Stauffer Mansion, 1241 Lititz Pike. Call Vicki Mumma, 290-7180, ext. 3100.
•Refresher, 12:30-4:30, Thursday, Oct. 15, Pleasant View Retirement Community, 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. Call Sarah Buynak, 664-6344.
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