YOU'RE INVITED"Resource Family Orientation Session," COBYS Family Services, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, COBYS, 1417 Oregon Road, Leola. For families to learn about foster care and adoption. Free; to reserve a space, call Jessica Bird, 656-6580.
Millersville Woman's Club, program on line dancing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St. Call Mary Lehr, 397-7965.
Meals:•Fall turkey supper, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Caernarvon Fire Company, 2145 Main St., Narvon; $6 per child, $12 per adult. Call Fran Trego, 445-6343.
•Pulled pork dinner, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17; Wesley United Methodist Church, 40 W. Main St., Strasburg; $4.25 per child, $8.75 per adult, $5 for sandwich platter only.
•Chicken pot pie supper, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, West Willow Fire Company, 192 West Willow Road; $4 per child ages 4-12, $8 per adult; takeout quarts, $5.50, available 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring container. Call Charles Snyder, 288-2242.
•Chicken barbecue and bake sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, 2555 Horseshoe Road; half-chickens, $4.50. Call the church, 656-9249. Benefits mission trip to Guatemala.
"Discovering Your Spiritual Identity," 7 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 20-Dec. 1, CrossRoads Counseling Services, 14 Keystone Court, Leola; $250 for individuals, $425 for married couple. Register by Oct. 16; call CrossRoads, 556-4673.
Ephrata Woman's Club:•Community Days, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, Eicher Arts Center, Tom Grater Memorial Park, 409 Cocalico St.; John Snader, vice president, ancillary services, Ephrata Community Hospital, will speak.
•Bridge-pinochle, noon Wednesday, Oct. 22, Ephrata Recreation Center, 130 S. Academy Drive. Bring your own cards; $6. Dessert will be served. Call Kathy DePaul, 738-3367.
Basket bingo, Sunday, Oct. 19:
•Ephrata Recreation Center; doors open 12:30 p.m., bingo 2-5 p.m. Cost is $15 for 27 games; benefits Ephrata Middle School/Intermediate School. Call Beverly Johns, 733-9687.
•Lancaster Court No. 70, Order of the Amaranth, Liberty Fire Company, 339 E. Main St., New Holland, doors open at noon; bingo begins 1 p.m. Cost is $15 in advance, $17 at the door; benefits diabetes research. Call Melanie B. Scheid, 951-8677.
Italian Fest, 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Sacred Heart School, 235 Nevin St. Spaghetti dinner, children's face-painting and music; $3.50 per child, $6.50 per adult. Call Sheila Hershey, 509-3577.
Fall festivals, Saturday, Oct. 18:
•Conestoga Area Historical Society, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, Ehrlich Park, 51 Kendig Road; cider-making, blacksmithing, open hearth cooking and other demonstrations. Lunch, provided by the Rowdy Rankins, benefits American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Donations accepted. Call the historical society, 872-1699.
•Adamstown AppleUmpkin Fest, 8 a.m. Adamstown Community Grove, Route 272. Breakfast available; lunch served 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dumplings for sale, $3 each or four for $10; pre-order at Adamstown Borough Office daily or Adamstown Post Office Saturday morning. Benefits Adamstown Community Days; call Donna Wetherhold, 484-4973, or see the Web site
www.adamstowncommunitydays.com.
"Celebrations" and basket bonanza, exhibit of "the gifts, talents, hobbies and interests of people with disabilities," plus basket raffle, hosted by The Arc of Lancaster County, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road. Cost is $5 in advance and $6 at the door; admission tickets entitle holder to two free raffle tickets. Call The Arc, 394-5251. Benefits advocacy and community education program.
SUPPORT GROUPSLa Leche League, for those who want information on breastfeeding, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, Grandview United Methodist Church, 888 Pleasure Road. Call Bobbie North, 569-5556.
Dementia, for caregivers, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, Masonic Village Health Care Center, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown. Free; call Masonic Village, 367-1121, ext. 33164.
Compassionate Friends, for those who have experienced the death of a child of any age, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, New Life Assembly of God Church, 1991 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call Linda Lowe, 626-4832.
Parkinson's, 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, Westview Community Room, Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz. Topic is "Interactions of Medications for Parkinson's Disease." Call the support group, 509-5494.
Us TOO Prostate Cancer Community Network, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, third-floor conference room, Lancaster General Health Campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike. Call 569-3444.
Stroke survivors, "Coping With Chronic Disease for the Caregiver and Stroke Survivor," 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, conference room, Ephrata Health Pavilion, 175 Martin Ave. Free; call Anita Hershey, 738-6797.
Diabetes, 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, Center for Health, Garden Spot Village, 435 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Sponsored by Ephrata Community Hospital; call the Wellness Center, 336-6578.
L.A.U.G.H. (Learn to Accept Uncertainty and Gain Hope), for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and their families and friends; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy. Free; call L.A.U.G.H., 604-1028.
HEALTHCPR renewal, with American Heart Association, for health care providers, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 18, Cocalico Center for Health, 63 W. Church St., Stevens. Bring health care provider cards; $45. Preregistration required; call Wellness Center, 336-6578.
Childbirth education classes, sponsored by Family Maternity Unit, Ephrata Community Hospital; all classes held 7 p.m. at Brossman Center for Health, 136 Lake St., Ephrata. Fee is $60; call hospital, 738-6667:
•Tuesdays, Oct. 28-Dec. 9.
•Wednesdays, Oct. 29-Dec. 10.
•Thursdays, Oct. 30-Dec. 11.
Breastfeeding, sponsored by Family Maternity Unit, Ephrata Community Hospital, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, Brossman Center for Health, 136 Lake St., $20. Call 738-6667.
Freedom From Smoking, sponsored by American Lung Association and Ephrata Community Hospital, 6 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 27-Dec. 8, Conference Room B, Ephrata Community Hospital, 169 Martin Ave. Cost is $20; call Wellness Center, 336-6578.
SENIORS/RETIREESFlu clinics, sponsored by Lancaster General Hospital, for senior citizens and the uninsured, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 17. Senior citizens must make an appointment by calling the location of their choice; bring Medicare cards. Free immunizations for the uninsured are available by calling Michelle Hargraves, 544-3144. Dates and locations:
•Tuesday, Oct. 28, Columbia Senior Center, 684-4850.
•Wednesday, Oct. 29, Millersville Senior Center, 871-9600.
•Thursday, Oct. 30, Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center, 299-3943.
•Monday, Nov. 3, SACA Senior Center, 295-7989.
•Wednesday, Nov. 5, Solanco Senior Center, 786-4770.
•Friday, Nov. 7, Elizabethtown Senior Center, 367-7984.
•Wednesday, Nov. 12, Conestoga Valley Community Center, 299-7979.
•Friday, Nov. 14, Lancaster Recreation Center's Senior Center, 399-7671.
•Monday, Nov. 17, Overlook Activities Center, 290-7180, ext. 0.
PrimeTime, senior adult ministry, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Worship Center, 2384 New Holland Pike. Free; music and lunch provided. Call Pastor Dave Parker, 286-3284.
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