YOU'RE INVITED
Meals:
•Pig roast dinner, 4-7 p.m., silent auction 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9; continental breakfast 7-9 a.m. and country auction 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Hinkletown Mennonite School, 272 Wanner Road, Ephrata. Quilts will be sold at 1 p.m. Saturday. Call 354-7100.
•All-you-can-eat breakfast, 6-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Refton Fire Co. Auxillary, 99 Church St. Adults $6, children 4-12, $3. Call the fire company, 786-9462.
•Chicken corn soup and baked goods sale, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Colemanville United Methodist Church, 210 Colemanville Church Road, Conestoga; bring containers for soup; $5 per quart. Call the church, 872-7951.
Sales/Crafts:
•Yard/craft sale, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Salem United Methodist Church of Manheim, 140 N. Penn St. Rain date Oct. 3. Call the church, 665-2331.
•Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, and Friday, Oct. 9, and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 10, Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 450 W. Main St., Mountville. Call Dave Burns, 522-1009, for donation drop-off times.
•Craft show, 9 a.m.-2-p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Liberty Fire Co., 339 E. Main St., New Holland. Food available for purchase. Call Dawn Hutchinson, 354-7010.
Adoption information, Statewide Adoption Network, for those wanting to adopt older children, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, Bethany Christian Services, 1689 Crown Ave., Suite 1. Call Bethany, 399-3213.
India surrogacy program information, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Adoptions From the Heart, 1525 Oregon Pike. Call Kelly McCallion, 610-642-7200.
Lancaster Area Sewing Network, program on history of the button, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, Lancaster Catholic High School, 650 Juliette Ave. Call Edith Harnish, 291-6680.
Town and Country Garden Club, Beverly Fitts, "Landscape Design, Naturalistic Gardening, a Sustainable Approach," 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Homestead Village, 1800 Village Circle. Call Carla Kelly, 396-0451.
Heritage and Horizons, educational programs for retirees and others, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 22-Oct. 20, Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ, 1850 Marietta Ave. Courses offered are "Prominent Religious Leaders in the Lancaster Area"; "The Foods We Eat"; "Forensic Science," and "Potpourri." Call James Jolly, 872-4053.
Basket bingo, benefits Castaway Critters no-kill-animals organization, doors open 12:30 p.m., games start 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, Elizabethtown Moose Lodge, 18 N. Market St., Elizabethtown; $20. Call Lynn Leach, 575-8905.
Fall festivals:
•10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Conestoga Area Historical Society, 51 Kendig Road (Ehrlich Park), Conestoga. Features "The Life and Times of the Pequea Silver Mine," with author Christopher Haefner, as well as other family activities. Call the society, 872-1699.
•10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Lancashire Hall Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2829 Lititz Pike. Dunking tank, moon bounce, games, petting zoo and more. Admission and games free; fee for food items. Call Renee Heiser, 569-3211 ext. 228.
Autumn psychic fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Lancaster Metaphysical Chapel, 610 Second St., featuring chair massage, reflexology and an animal communicator (bring picture of pet); lunch available. Cost is $20 for 20-minute sessions. Call the chapel, 399-4733.
Woodcarving basics, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 24-Oct. 22, Boettcher House, Landis Woods, 2369 Lititz Pike; $25 residents, $30 nonresidents. Call Stauffer Mansion, 290-7180, ext. 3100.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Red Rose Singles, or those who are single, separated, divorced or widowed; $4-$5, free for first-time guests. Call Brian Schulman, 951-5552.
•Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, Quality Inn, 2363 Oregon Pike.
•Dine-out, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Oregon Dairy Restaurant, 2900 Oregon Pike.
Parkinson's, caregiver's breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Oregon Dairy Restaurant, 2900 Oregon Pike. Call Sandy Smith, 285-1579.
Spiritual Oasis, for those who want to give and receive support in individual spiritual life, 7 p.m. Mondays, Lancaster Friends Meeting, 110 Tulane Terrace. Call Grayfred Gray, 290-7723.
HEALTH
"My New Weigh of Life," weight management class, 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 22-Dec. 15, Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road; $150. Call Nancy Wiker, 394-6851.
Health care miniseries, 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland; free. Call Karen Horning, 355-6010.
SENIORS/RETIREES
East Petersburg Senior Citizens, 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, Community Building, North Pine Street. Call Carol Bedford, 569-9562.
"Senior Crime Prevention University," program on scams used by con artists and how to avoid being a victim, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, St. Anne's Retirement Community, Pauline Hall Multi-Purpose Room, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia. Call Christina George, 285-6112.
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