YOU'RE INVITED
Meals:
•Chicken barbecue, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 450 W. Main St., Mountville; $6.50. Call Bonnie Crone, 684-9019.
•All-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, St. John's Episcopal Church, 239 E. Market St., Marietta; $2-$7, benefits Marietta Pioneer Fire Company. Call the church, 426-3189.
•All-you-can-eat breakfast, 6:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Ruhl's United Methodist Church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim; offering will be collected to benefit Red Bird Mission. Call the church, 665-3400.
•Chicken-and-waffles supper, with takeout available, 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Refton Fire Company, 99 Church St.; $4.50-$9. Call the fire company, 786-9462.
Native American Games, for children 8 and older, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Environmental Education Center, Lancaster County Central Park, 1 Nature's Way; free. Registration required; call the EEC, 295-2055.
Water Street Mission open house, learn how to help individuals move out of homelessness, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Water Street Ministries, 210 S. Prince St. Call WSM, 358-2027.
Workshops/seminars:
•Knitting basics with Kathleen Liddle, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, 252 N. Prince St; $93-$100. Call the guild, 431-8706.
•Smocking pleater with Kristi Elkner, 6-9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road; $26. Register by Oct. 26; call Lancaster County Cooperative Extension, 394-6581.
•"Introduction to Fairly Traded Oriental Rugs," 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Ten Thousand Villages, 240 N. Reading Road, Ephrata; free.
Clubs:
•Blue Mountain WAVES, for all military women (past and present), with speaker Phil Palandro, of the York County Veterans Association, noon, Saturday, Oct. 17, American Legion Post 791, 1490 Poplars Road, Shiloh; $15. Call Mickey Prietz, 755-5130.
•Lancaster Red Rose Christian Women's Club, with speaker Jean Hartman on "The History of Stonecroft and Going Forward," 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Four Seasons Golf Course, 949 Church St., Landisville; $10. Reserve by Oct. 4; call Denise Meyer, 285-7390.
•Susquehanna Angel Collectors, silent auction, 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Four Seasons Golf Course, 949 Church St., Landisville; $11.25. Reserve by Oct. 16; call Mary Klemmer, 285-7403.
•Lancaster Camera, open photography competition, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, Fieldcrest Room, Brethren Home, 3001 Lititz Pike; $5 entry fee for nonmembers. Call Cynthia Sperko, 330-8325.
Blanket drive, drop off 9 or 10:30 a.m. Sundays, or 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Oct. 18, Chiques United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Main St., Mount Joy; benefits Church World Service. Call the church, 653-4277.
Benefit auctions:
•With dinner, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy; $40, benefits!\qMilanof-Schock Library. Call the library, 653-1510.
•With fall festival, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland; benefits the community's benevolent fund. Call GSV, 355-6001.
"Dig Pink Night," cancer awareness event hosted by Penn Manor Girls Volleyball, 6-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Penn Manor High School, 100 E. Cottage Ave., Millersville. Call Jarod Staub, 872-9520, ext. 1930.
Bazaar, and appraiser David Dixon, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Columbia Market House, 15 S. Third St.; $4 for one item appraisal, $10 for three. Benefits Columbia Food Bank. Call Renae Sears, 684-5767.
COBYS Family Services' "Active Parenting Now," for parents of children ages 5-18, dinner 5:45 p.m., class 6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 6-Nov. 10, Ross Elementary, 840 N. Queen St. Call Camille Hopkins, 291-6268.
Lancaster County PArtners for Gifted Education, "After Hours," event 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, Lancaster Science Factory, 464 New Holland Pike; $4.50. Register by Oct. 5; call Marilyn Thomas, 898-7539.
American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Norlanco kick-off rally, (formerly Ephrata/Cocalico Relay), 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Cocalico High School, 800 S. Fourth St., Denver. Call Paula Spohn, 656-6741.
"Meet and Greet the Goldens," 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds. Call DVGRR, 610-678-4981.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Job Searchers, individual mentoring and group help, 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 11 and 25, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 90 S. Charlotte St., Manheim, Call the church, 665-6584.
Nar-Anon Family Group, for family and friends of those suffering from substance abuse, 7:45 p.m. 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.
Grief Share, 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 13, Colerain Baptist Church, 1923 Noble Road, Kirkwood; $12, scholarships available. Call the church, 529-2492.
Fibro Focus, on fibromyalgia, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, third-floor conference room, Lancaster General Health Campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike. Call Tennille Morrow, 203-3976.
Scleroderma, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, Elmwood Mansion Conference Center, 400 Elmwood Blvd., York. Call Jodi Graham, 817-8168.
NAMI PA, Lancaster County affiliate, for families and friends of people with mental illness, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, conference room, 790 New Holland Ave.; enter at Door A. Call Vivian Spiese, 871-6205.
Bipolar, lunch meeting for those with bipolar illness and family and friends, noon Thursday, Oct. 8, Hempfield United Methodist Church, 3050 Marietta Ave. Call Joan Karr, 285-5156, ext. 222.
HEALTH
Free HIV testing, 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays and 1-6 p.m. Thursdays, third floor, Lancaster General Comprehensive Care Center, 554 N. Duke St. Call the center, 544-4943.
Health screenings, and cooking demonstrations and guided tours, 1-4 p.m. today, Oct. 4, Healthy Weight Management Center of Lancaster General Health, 2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300. Call LGH's Wellness Center, registration required for cooking demos and tours, 800-341-2121.
SENIORS
Flu/pneumonia immunizations, for adults 65 and older with Medicare Part B, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 26-Nov. 12, unless otherwise noted. Schedule an appointment by calling the center:
•Spanish American Civic Association, 453 S. Lime St., Suite B, Monday, Oct. 26; call 397-6267.
•Elizabethtown Area Senior Center, 70 S. Poplar St., Tuesday, Oct. 27; call 367-7984.
•Millersville Senior Center, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St., Wednesday, Oct. 28; call 871-9600.
•Lancaster Rec Senior Center, 525 Fairview Ave., Thursday, Oct. 29; call 399-7671.
•Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center, 601 S. Queen St., Friday, Oct. 30; call 299-3943.
•Columbia Senior Center, Columbia United Methodist Church, 510 Walnut St., Monday, Nov. 2; call 684-4850.
•Lititz Senior Center, Lititz United Methodist Church, 201 E. Market St., Wednesday, Nov. 4; call 626-2800.
•Conestoga Valley Community Center, 333 W. Main St., Leola, 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4; call 299-7979.
•Solanco Senior Center, 184 S. Lime St., Quarryville, Thursday, Nov. 5; call 786-4770.
•New Holland Rec Center, 123 N. Shirk Road, 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5; call 299-7979.
•Cocalico Senior Association, 156 W. Main St., Reinholds, 9 a.m.-noon, Thursday, Nov. 12; call 336-7489.
•Ephrata Rec Center, 130 S. Academy Drive, 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12; call 738-1167.
Lecture, "Safe Investing for Retirees and Pre-retirees," 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy; free. Registration required; call the library, 653-1510.
DIRECTIONS
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