Thursday, Dec. 3 Anyone interested in volunteering to help make gift baskets for an Angel Tree at Sequoyah Recovery Drop-in Center at 822 S. Elm in Sallisaw may call (918) 774-8007. The gifts baskets will be assembled from 10 a.m. until noon Tuesday through Friday. Thursday, Dec. 3 The Sequoyah County Women’s Democrat Christmas Dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the fair barn at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds in Sallisaw. State Auditor Steve Burrage will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $15 each or eight for $125, and may be bought at the door or from a club member. Please RSVP by calling Cindy Smith at (479) 462-9801, Vicki Beaty at (479) 461-2304 or Ann Weaver at (479) 719-3000. Saturday, Dec. 5 The Blackgum Community Center and Fire Department will hold a half-price sale and $1-per-bag of clothing sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the community center, one mile east of Tenkiller Dam or two and one-third miles west of McQuicks on State Highway 100. All proceeds go to the Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department Community Center. Saturday, Dec. 5 A fundraising chili dinner will be held at noon Saturday at Akins Baptist Church by the Central Fire Department. Those attending may have all-you-can-eat chili for $5 or a bowl of chili for $2.50. Saturday, Dec. 5 Nominations for the Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds in Sallisaw. The county entry fee is $10 per head. The livestock show will be held Feb. 25 and 26. For more information contact Tony Yates, OSU Extension Educator Ag/4-H and CED, at the OSU Extension office in the Sequoyah County Courthouse, or call (918) 775-4838. Saturday, Dec. 5 An All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Masonic Lodge No. 120 across from Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw. The menu includes pancakes, biscuits, gravy, sausage, milk, coffee, and orange juice for $4 for adults and $2 for children under age 12. Saturday, Dec. 5 The Tri-State Gospel Singing Convention will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Eastern Heights Baptist Church at 2401 Haskell Blvd. (York and Haskell) in Muskogee. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. For more information contact Zane Harding, secretary, at (918) 733-4259 or e-mail zaneandlinda@yahoo.com. Saturday, Dec. 5 Revival Fires Church at 822 S. Elm in Sallisaw will hold a yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday. All proceeds will go to an Angel Tree to buy Christmas gifts for children. For more information call the church at (918) 776-0377, Norman Ledford at (918) 315-5661 or Margaret Wood at 775-7917. Saturday, Dec. 5 An All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast of biscuits and gravy, sausage and pancakes, orange juice and coffee will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday for $4.50 per person. The breakfast will be held at the Marble City Old Citizen’s State Bank. Sunday, Dec. 6 The Muskogee County Gospel Singing Convention will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Greenleaf Apartments at 715 S. York in Muskogee. For more information contact Zane and Linda Harding at (918) 733-4259 or Charles and Fay Learned at (918) 683-4230. Monday, Dec. 7 Members of Red Bud Garden Club will have a luncheon meeting at noon Monday at Western Sizzlin steakhouse in Sallisaw. Members will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club and hold a gift exchange. Monday, Dec. 7 Women’s Meetings will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, and Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the New Life Christian Outreach at the corner of Treat and Caddo Streets in Muldrow. Pat Porter of Fort Smith, Ark., will be the guest speaker. Men are also welcome to attend. For more information call (918) 427-3187. Monday, Dec. 7 Fourteen Flag Heritage Club members will hold their Christmas dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Central High School cafeteria. Membership dues will be collected. Monday, Dec. 7 The Brushy Public School Board of Education announces that qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 2 seat on the board may file to run as a candidate at the Sequoyah County Election Board in Sallisaw between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Monday, Dec. 7 The Marble City Public School Board of Education announces that qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 1 seat, which has a two-year unexpired term, and the number 2 seat on the board may file to run as candidates at the Sequoyah County Election Board in Sallisaw between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Monday, Dec. 7 The Central Public School District Board of Education announces that qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the number five seat on the Central School board may file to run for this seat at the Sequoyah County Election Board in Sallisaw between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Monday, Dec. 7 The Muldrow Public School Board of Education announces that qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 5 seat on the board may file to run as a candidate at the Sequoyah County Election Board in Sallisaw between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Monday, Dec. 7 The Gore Public School Board of Education announces that qualified individuals interested n running as a candidate for the No. 3, 4 and 5 seats on the Gore School Board of Education may file to run for these posts at the Sequoyah County Election Board in Sallisaw between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Tuesday, Dec. 8 The Sallisaw High School Drama Department will present “Scrooge’s Christmas — A Christmas Carol,” a drama-musical by Ken Jones, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Tommie Spear Middle School Auditorium. Admission will be $2 for adults and $1 for children. Children age 5 and under will be admitted free. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Gans Public School will hold a public hearing to inform Indian parents and students about Title VII (Indian education) and Impact Aid Resources at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Gans High School Home Ec. Room. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Gans Public School will hold a federal programs meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Gans School Home Ec. Room in the high school building. The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Professional Home Hospice in Sallisaw. Call Natalie Girdner at 775-9500 for more information. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Gans Johnson O’Malley (JOM) Parent Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Gans High School home ec. room. For more information contact Joy Evans, Gans JOM, at (918) 775-2236. Wednesday, Dec. 9 Sequoyah County Retired Educators will meet at noon Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Western Sizzlin restaurant in Sallisaw for their annual Christmas luncheon. Bill and Betty Aydelott and her students will furnish the entertainment with Christmas medleys. Thursday, Dec. 10 Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw will hold the annual Hospice Christmas Tree Lighting, to remember deceased loved ones, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The lighting will be held at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home in Sallisaw and is open to anyone who has lost a loved one. Ornaments will be decorated with the loved one’s name. Those who would like a photo of their loved one on the ornament should send the photo to Hospice Tree Lighting, P.O. Box 505, Sallisaw, Okla. 74955. The photo will be returned. To order an ornament call Vernon Stone at (918) 774-1171. The family will receive the ornament after the lighting. Thursday, Dec. 10 The newly organized Vian Future Farmers of America (FFA) Booster Club will hold its first meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at Cazadores Restaurant in Vian to discuss membership, elect officers and discuss fundraisers. Any may join the Booster Club whether they have a child in FFA or attending school. The club is open to anyone who wants to support the Vian FFA program. Businesses, individuals and families are asked to participate. Dues will be $5 per year per person. Club members hope to help FFA students with traveling expenses throughout the year and any unexpected expenses that may occur. For more information or to join contact Shawna Boyd at (918) 774-8946 or Amie Remer at (918) 773-8000. Thursday, Dec. 10 Butterscotch or Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Jar will be taught at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Center. The class will also teach decorating the jar for a Christmas gift, and participants will take home their jar of gift cookie ingredients. The class coordinator is Sue Sherer. Friday, Dec. 11 Revival Fires Church at 822 S. Elm in Sallisaw has an Angel Tree and anyone is invited to choose an angel to buy gifts for. Angels may be picked up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, until Dec. 11, at the church. The gifts must be returned by Dec. 17, and will be distributed by Dec. 20. The church will be taking names until Dec. 9. Saturday, Dec. 12 The Garrison Creek Riders will hold their shodeo banquet at the Muldrow High School cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. The dinner will be pot luck and the club will furnish soft drinks, utensils, chips and meat. Those planning to attend are asked to bring side dishes, breads and desserts for their family plus one. Awards and special recognitions will start after the dinner. For more information call (479) 459-2240 or (918) 775-6420. Monday, Dec. 14 Marble City School will host a public hearing to inform Indian parents and students about Title VII, the newly organized Johnson O’Malley program and Impact Aid Resources at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14. The meeting will be held in the Marble City School boardroom, and all parents are urged to attend. Saturday, Dec. 19 A gospel singing will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, and at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Revival Fires Church, 822 S. Elm in Sallisaw. The Liberty Gospel Singers will be featured Dec. 19 and New Creations, with Charley Ross, will be the featured group on Dec. 26. For more information contact the church at (918) 776-0377. Saturday, Dec. 19 The 12th annual Green Country Opry Christmas Music Show will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Tommie Spear Middle School Auditorium in Sallisaw. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Children 10 and under will be admitted free. Proceeds will benefit foster and special needs children in Sequoyah County. For ticket information contact Pam Peterson or Dana Stites at (918) 776-8000. Thursday, Dec. 31 Revival Fires Church at 822 S. Elm in Sallisaw will have a New Year’s Eve watch Thursday, Dec. 31. For more information call the church at (918) 776-0377.