The fourth annual Ride to Remember Our Veterans and Military Poker Run will be held Sunday and will begin at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4518, three miles north of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 59. The event is supported by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. The first bike will leave at noon and the last will be in at 4 p.m. The cost is $15 per hand, $20 with a meal, couples get two hands and a meal for $35, and an extra chip going out is $5, and dinner only is $5. Prizes will be awarded to the most points winner and the lowest points winner, and 100 percent of the profit goes to Fisher House which supports U.S. troops. For more information call (918) 774-0856 or (918) 775-6952.
The monthly ladies meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Blackgum Harvestime Church. Debbie Goff and Nadine Denney will be the guest speakers. All ladies are welcome. The church is seven miles north of Vian on State Highway 82. For more information call (918) 773-8767.
Marble City School will have kindergarten pre-enrollment from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day, Monday through Thursday. Those enrolling children are reminded to bring the child's birth certificate, Social Security card, Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood card, SoonerCare Card and immunization records.
The Seabolt Cemetery Association will hold their annual board meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the fire station on old Belfonte Road.
Belfonte School's eighth-grade graduation will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the school gym.
Tenkiller Women's Club will hold a luncheon meeting at noon on Wednesday at Fin & Feather Restaurant. S & V Fashions of Tahlequah will present a spring and summer fashion show. Members of the club will model the fashions. The cost for the luncheon will be $9.60 per person. Reservations may be made by calling Nita Justice at (918) 457-3416 by Monday, May 19. All area women are invited to attend and, if desired, become members.
A Sallisaw community blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sallisaw Masonic Lodge. To make an appoint contact Edna Reves at 774-0240. Walk-ins are also welcome. Those who donate will receive a free T-shirt.
First Place, the Bible's way to lose weight, will begin with an orientation meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1601 E. Shawntel Smith Blvd., Muldrow. Orientation is required for new members. The group sessions will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 29. For more information call the church office at (918) 427-4151.
The annual Senior Citizens Fish Fry will be held Friday at the Sallisaw City Park behind the swimming pool on Redwood Street. Catfish, hush puppies, cole slaw, beans, cobbler and lemonade will be served. Area agencies will have booths set up, door prizes will be given away and entertainment will be provided. All those age 60 and over are invited to attend. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. The event is sponsored by the Sequoyah, Adair and Cherokee Counties (SAC) Nutrition Program, and is supported by SAC employees, city and county officials and workers, area businesses and medical agencies, the Cherokee Nation, singing groups and volunteers who cook and serve the meal. Donations for the meal will be accepted.
The Country Time Jamboree Band will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Gospel Music Barn, one mile west of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 64, behind the old Synergy Gas building. Admission will be $5.
The 34th Gans High School reunion will be held Saturday, May 24, at Gans High School. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and activities will continue through 2 p.m. The reunion is for former students, teachers and employees of Gans High School. There is no charge for the reunion other than lunch, which will be $10 per person. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and reservation may be made by mailing a check or money order to Gertie Barber, 472309 E. 1150 Rd., Muldrow, Okla. 74948-6780.
The Sallisaw High School Class of 1958 is planning their 50th reunion May 24 and 25, and organizers are asking for assistance in finding the following classmates: Thomas Pence, Henry Sorenson, Sarah Starnes, Donald Burnett, Billy Wayne Cole, Wayne Hadlow, Nola Lessley, Troy Linton, Dean Hunter, Sue Jackson, Albert Shannon, Carl Young, Augusta Prewett, Lohoma Lewis Mitchell, Claudell, Hixon, Alvarado and Jimmy Wiley. Anyone with information about these classmates is asked to call 775-6281.
TACO (Tenkiller Area Community Organization) will hold its monthly meeting at the TACO Building on Mullens Lane in Cookson on Tuesday, May 27. A potluck dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. followed by a business meeting and program at 7:15. Don Nowlin, Greater Tenkiller Area Association (GTAA) executive, will present the program on GTAA activities and points of interest for promoting Lake Tenkiller and the surrounding area. The public is invited to attend.
Gore Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to district school-age children without charge and will be served at the elementary school at 4th and Winn Streets. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until noon, from Tuesday, May 27, through Friday, May 30, and from Monday, June 2, through Thursday, June 5.
A Women's Ministries rally will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Lighthouse Tabernacle, at the corner of 9th and Campbell in Gore. The minister will be Brend Ragland from San Juan, N.M., and finger food and fellowship will follow the service, William O. Armstrong, pastor, said. Husbands are also welcome to attend. For more information call (918) 489-5325.
The 1982 graduating class of Gore High School will hold a class reunion on Saturday, May 31. A family cookout will be held at 10 a.m. at Ray Fine Park. Classmates will meet at Fin and Feather Resort at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, then visit afterward at the high school. Teachers, friends and others who would like to visit with these classmates are invited to the park. For more information call Melissa Sumpter of Gore at (918) 489-2348 or (479) 651-6146.
The annual Asbill family reunion will be held at the Poindexter Family Bluegrass Barn at Northview on Sunday, June 1. A potluck dinner will be served at noon and those planning to attend are asked to bring a dessert and a covered dish along with serving utensils. The family reunion coincides with decoration at the Northview Cemetery. A free country music show will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Bluegrass Barn and is open to the public. The barn is 12 miles north of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 59 and east on the blacktop road for about three and a half miles.
Central School will have a free summer food program from June 2 through 27. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday in the Central School cafeteria and lunch will be served from 11 until noon in the cafeteria. For more information call (918) 775-5525 or (918) 775-2216.
Sallisaw Public Schools Summer Food Program will run from June 2 through July 11 at the Eastside Elementary Cafeteria at 1206 E. Creek. Breakfast will be served from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday and lunch will be served from 11:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The food program is free to all students age 18 and under. Public transportation is provided and bus pickup will be at 11:45 a.m. daily at the corner of Elm and Choctaw Streets.
English as a Second Language Classes will begin at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, and will be held for nine more weeks, at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) Activity Center in Muldrow. Spanish-speaking citizens will be taught English by Marian Morgan of Muldrow. The class is free and open to all Spanish-speaking citizens.
Members of the Marble City Historical Society will hold an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Saturday, June 7, at the bank building.
The Sallisaw High School Class of 1968 will hold their 40th reunion on Saturday, June 7. The reunion will be held at the Ole South Restaurant in Sallisaw. For those who want to gather early, the meeting room will be available starting at noon. The evening reunion will begin at 6 p.m.
The second annual Jackson reunion for the descendants of Abraham and Melissa Hargrave Jackson will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, at Brushy School north of Sallisaw. Doors will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday and dinner will be at noon. Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish (meat will be provided) and their drink, lawn chairs, family photos and memorabilia, family tree sheets, musical instruments for a jam session, and an item for the raffle or auction. Plates, cups and eating utensils will be provided. For more information contact Helen Jackson, Jackson Family Reunion, P.O. Box 579, Brush Prairie, Wash., e-mail glswings@pacifier.com, or call (360) 944-0255
Free Beginning Cherokee Language Classes will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, June 9, and will continue every Monday for 10 weeks, at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) Activity Center in Muldrow. Jim Henson of Sallisaw will be the instructor. The class is for all those interested and who have never had a Cherokee language class or have only taken on class previously. To register call (918) 427-5440.
Free Intermediate Cherokee Language Classes will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, and will continue every Thursday for 10 weeks, at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) Activity Center in Muldrow. Jim Henson of Sallisaw will be the instructor. All those who have had one or more Cherokee language classes may join the class. To register for the class call (918) 427-5440.
The Gore High School Class of 1956 will hold a reunion and dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Fin & Feather Resort. Anyone who attended this class is invited. To RSVP contact Charles McConnell at (918) 489-5677 or Barbara Warren at (918) 355-7425. For information contact Nancy Henshaw Fuller at (918) 431-1779.
The Gore High School Class of 1998 will be having their 10-year reunion from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on June 14 at the Ray Fine Park in Gore. Those planning to attend should bring their own picnic lunch, and any old high school photo albums for the photo table. Spouses and children are also invited. At 6 p.m. the adults will meet at Logan's Roadhouse in Fort Smith for a class dinner, and will then go bowling. For more information contact Megan Crawford at (918) 774-5402, Mary Duke at (918) 616-0837 or Tiffani Haney at (918) 774-2211.
Officials from the Cherokee Nation will be at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization Activity Center from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on June 23 to sign up Cherokee citizens for benefits. Those planning to apply are reminded to bring all documentation with them. The center is at 809 S. Birch St., about three blocks west of the Muldrow Post Office.
