The Spanish Mission Church of Sallisaw - Iglesia Bautista: El Buen Pastor de Sallisaw - at 100 Creek will celebrate the church's first anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Spanish Mission is also offering English as a Second Language classes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. For more information contact the pastor, Raymond Esteban, at (918) 774-0150 or 315-0177.
A Fifth Sunday singing will be held Sunday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on State Highway 101 north of Sallisaw. Services will be at 11 a.m. followed by a potluck dinner and the singing 1 p.m.
Members of the Red Bud Garden Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at Western Sizzlin restaurant in Sallisaw. Freda Cook and Flossie Jones will be the hostesses.
Second Chance Outreach Ministries Inc., a faith-based alcohol and drug recovery program, will hold an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the facility. Those planning to attend are advised to take State Highway 82 north from Vian to State Highway 100, turn right, and go one-half mile to Evening Shade Road. Continue past the Tenkiller Golf Course, go down the hill and take the next left to Sequoyah Estates. Arrows will point the way to the open house.
Minerva Roberts of Sallisaw will be the guest speaker at a women's meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the New Life Christian Outreach at the corner of Treat and Caddo Streets in Muldrow. Men are also welcome to attend. For information call (918) 427-3187.
Free adult education and literacy classes are being offered in Sallisaw to help those preparing for the General Educational Development test and to improve job skills. The classes will meet from 9 a.m. until noon Monday through Thursday. Wanda Adams and Donna Agent are the instructors. For more information call (918) 776-0976.
A Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Centers Cherokee Language Class will meet for 10 weeks, from 6 to 8 p.m. every Monday, beginning Oct. 1, at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization Activity Center on Birch Street. Jim Henson will be the instructor. The class is free but those planning to take the class are asked to register by calling Jennetta Barrow at (918) 427-4521.
Kim Glass will testify about overcoming drug addiction and serving the Lord at a Women's Ministry Rally that will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lighthouse Tabernacle, at the corner of 9th and Campbell Streets in Gore. Door prizes will be given away and finger foods will be served after the service.
A local input meeting for the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the community building at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds in Sallisaw. This is one of 42 local input meetings planned through the state. Comments at these meetings will be sent to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for consideration in the update of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan. Information packets are available at the Sequoyah County OSU Extension office in the Sequoyah County Courthouse in Sallisaw. For more information contact Jeri Fleming at (405) 744-9994 or visit the Web site at okwaterplan.info.
A free Indian taco dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Tommie Spear Middle School cafeteria in Sallisaw for the parents of Indian children in the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education program. A JOM meeting will follow at 6 p.m. when elections for the JOM Indian Education Committee will be held. To serve on the committee a person must be the parent or guardian of a JOM-verified child.
United Blood Services of Fort Smith, Ark., will hold a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Sallisaw Masonic Lodge next to Sequoyah Memorial Hospital on Redwood Street. To schedule an appointment call Edna Reeves at (918) 774-0240.
Election for Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education Committee members will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Brushy School library. To serve on the JOM Committee a person must be the parent or guardian of a JOM-verified child. School board members or spouses and school employees or spouses can not serve on the committee. For more information call Carla Fivekiller at 775-4458.
Election for the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education Committee members will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Gans School Home Economics Room. To serve on the JOM committee a person must the parent or guardian of a JOM-verified child. School board members or spouses and school employees or spouses can not serve on the committee. For more information contact Joy Evans at 775-2236.
Gore Public School will hold a Title VII Indian Education Committee election at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Gore High School Federal Programs Office at 1200 Northway 10 in Gore. All Indian Education Committee members and parents of Indian students are invited to attend.
Gore Public School will hold a Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education Committee Election at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Gore High School Federal programs Office at 1200 Northway 10 in Gore. All Indian Education Committee members and parents of JOM students are invited to attend.
Gore Public School will hold a Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Gore High School Federal programs Office at 1200 Northway 10 in Gore. All Indian Education Committee members and parents of JOM students are invited to attend.
Elections for the Johnson O'Malley Indian Education Committee will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Muldrow School board conference room at the superintendent's office. To serve on the committee a person must be the parent or guardian of a JOM-verified child. School board members or spouses and school employees or spouses cannot serve on the committee. For more information contact Ron Flanagan at (918) 427-7406.
The Blackgum Community and Fire Dept annual fall sale will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4, 5 and 6, at the Blackgum Community Center located on State Highway 100, one mile East of Tenkiller State Park.
Election for the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education Committee members will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Central High School library. To serve on the JOM Committee a person must be the parent or guardian of a JOM-verified child. School board members or spouses and school employees or spouses can not serve on the committee. For more information contact Jackie Ross at 775-5525.
Brushy Elementary School will hold the annual Fall Carnival Friday, Oct. 5, at the school. The coronation of the yearbook royalty will kick off the event at 6 p.m. and the carnival games will open at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds from the carnival will be used to purchase Christmas gifts for students.
Members of the Tenkiller Area Community Organization (TACO) will hold their annual Fall Flea Market on Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, at the TACO Building and Grounds on Mullens Drive, next to the airport, in Cookson. Market hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A bake sale and lunch will be available.
The staff at Sequoyah Manor Nursing Home in Sallisaw will be selling Indian tacos and a drinks for $5 Saturday, Oct. 6, at Muldrow's Old Settlers Day. The sale will be to raise funds for the nursing home residents' Christmas.
The Akins Reunion will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Akins Baptist Church, just south of the corner. Lunch will be served from noon until 1 p.m. and those planning to attend are asked to bring a covered dish. Plates, cups, utensils and drinks will be furnished. For more information contact Betty (Barrett) Williams at (918) 775-6248 after 5 p.m.
A 10-piece country band plays at 7 p.m. every Saturday at the Gans Country Music Hall on State Highway 141 just south of U.S. Highway 64. Admission is free and no smoking or alcohol is allowed.
A yard sale and bake sale will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Roland Nursing Home to raise money for the Residents Christmas Fund. For more information call (918) 427-7401 and ask for Patches.
An Oklahoma Centennial Music Show will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Vian School Auditorium. Admission is $5 per person and $3 per child age 12 and under. The Canterbury Chapel United Methodist Church Missions Committee is sponsoring the fundraiser to provide mosquito netting for African families to protect them from malaria.
Members of the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) will have a booth at Muldrow's Old Settlers Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. MCCO members will display Cherokee culture and have Cherokee activities throughout the day, along will children's games and a silent auction. The silent auction will help fund a community center.
An all-you-can-eat benefit breakfast will be held from 7 until 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Masonic Lodge No. 120, across from Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw. The event will benefit 3-year-old cancer patient Luke Lewallen. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, coffee, juice and milk for $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under.
Dwight Mission alumni, family and friends will meet from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Dwight Mission dining room. Lunch will be served at noon and will cost $6.75. Those planning to attend are asked to bring memories and photos. For more information call "Dolly" Lorene Sanders Farris at (918) 775-7148.
A benefit gospel singing, to help pay for the various medical expenses of Carolyn Byers of Muldrow, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Belfonte Church. The event will be hosted by Lorene Taylor and family and Sam Dougherty will be singing. A steak dinner will be served at 6 p.m. for a cost of $5. The meal includes a dessert and drink. Other foods will also be available for sale.
The Marble City Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, and will include garage sales, a flea market, crafts and foods, a gospel music performance at 11 a.m. and country music at 6 p.m.
Members of the House of Praise in Marble City will hold a 3-on-3 outdoor basketball tournament during the Marble City Fall Festival as a fundraiser for the church. The entry fee is $40 per four-player team, and first-place T-shirts will be given to the first-place winners in each age division. The age divisions are for those in grades 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10, and 11 and 12. The entry deadline is Oct. 4. For more information call the Rev. Clifton and Pauline Pettit at 775-5975 or Tina Christie at 774-3571.
The Dotson family reunion will begin at noon Saturday, Oct. 6, and will be held at Dwight Mission. Those planning to attend are reminded to bring a potluck dish and chairs for the dinner. Those who wish may stay overnight on Oct. 5 in the Dwight Mission dorms, and should bring linens and towels.
The organizers of Muldrow Old Settlers Day, which will be held Oct. 6, are looking for talent to perform at the event. Anyone interested may call Tad Rhodes at (918) 315-1300 and leave a message.
Muldrow Old Settlers Day will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Vendors' booths will be offering foods, T-shirts, cards, knives, jewelry, toys, and other items. A big-screen television will be set up so those attending may watch the Oklahoma University football game, inflatables will be set up for children to play on and entertainment will be on stage throughout the day. Vendor booths may be rented by contacting Catherine at Tim's Movie Store at (918) 427-7565.
The next General Education Degree (GED) test will be given at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Adult Education Center at 312 S. Walnut in Sallisaw. The GED for Sequoyah and Adair Counties is given on the second Tuesday of each month. Those wishing to take the test must preregister. For more information call (918) 775-5544.
Come See a Man Ministry will present the 2007 Empowerment Conference, "Destiny's Calling for Kingdom Dynamics," at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, and at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Special guests will be apostles Trixie Morgan, Steve Garner from Chicago, and a team from Douglasville, Ga. The conference will be held at the Greater New Bethel Church at 1001 S. Opdyke St. in Sallisaw where the Rev. James D. Jones is pastor.
Gore's fall clean up will be held from Friday, Oct. 12, through Sunday, Oct. 14. A list of items which will be accepted and which will not be accepted will be posted at the Gore Municipal Building and other Gore locations. The drop-off site is at the intersection of State Highway 100 and U.S. Highway 64 in Gore.
The Sallisaw High School Class of 1957 will hold their reunion at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the high school. To make reservations call (918) 775-4013 and leave a name and telephone number.
Retired BorgWarner employees will begin having monthly meetings at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of every month, beginning Saturday, Oct. 13. The meetings will be held at Western Sizzlin restaurant in Sallisaw.
The 14th annual Sequoyah Memorial Hospice Run/Walk will be held Oct. 13 in Sallisaw. The run features a 5K run and 2K fun walk. Registration will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on the day of the race. The 5K run will begin at 9 a.m., and the 2K fun walk will begin at 9:10 a.m. The $10 entry fee includes a hospice run T-shirt. Registration on the day of the race is $12. Drawings for prizes will be held after the race.__ To register for the run, call Sequoyah Memorial Hospice at (918) 774-1171.
The Fall Farm-Fest will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm, 10 miles south of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 59. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for school-age children. Children under six will be admitted free. Groups of 10 or more seniors may visit for $3 each. Proceeds are used for educational programs. For more information or to make reservations call (918) 647-9125.
A beginning art class for serious art students ages 10 through 16 will be held from 9 a.m. until noon Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization Activity Center in Muldrow. Marlene Phelps of Nicut will teach the class. The class is free but there is a $10 fee for supplies. Parents are asked to call (918) 427-5440 and leave a message if they want their children to attend. Snacks and soft drinks will be served.
Tenkiller Park Partner's Haunted Halloween Trail will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the park. Admission is $3.50 for adults and $1.50 for children are 12 and under. Volunteers are needed to help on the trail. For more information contact Leann Bunn, Tenkiller State Park naturalist, at (918) 489-5641.
The Robertson family reunion will be held from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Oxley Center at Dwight Mission. Those planning to attend are reminded to bring a covered dish and beverage of choice. Cups, plates, ice and utensils will be provided. Door prizes will be given away and centerpieces and other prizes will be available for donations. Recipes are also needed for the family cookbook. For more information contact Oleta Barrett at (918) 775-2378, Doris Harris at (918) 775-7652, Dean and Jean Robertson at (918) 775-5122, Patti Robertson at (918) 775-4329, Mary Simms at (918) 427-5141 or Jamie Woodruff at (918) 775-3489.
Local Hospice Inc. will hold a Bereavement Support Group at 1 p.m. on the last Wednesday of every month, at the Sallisaw office, 206 N. Wheeler St. Support group meetings will begin Oct. 31. Volunteers are also needed for the group. For more information call Local Hospice Inc. at (918) 790-2277.
A hog fry will be sponsored by the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Muldrow Park. Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the event. All children's tickets will be $4. The meal, cooked in the park, will include hog meat, barbeque beans, fry bread, grape dumplings and a soft drink. Native American music will be played, a horseshoe pitch will be held, and a stomp dance will be demonstrated by the Kenwood Group. Door prizes will also be given away.
Local Hospice Inc. will hold a Caregivers Support Group at 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, at the Sallisaw office, 206 N. Wheeler St. The group meetings will begin Nov. 7. Volunteers are also needed for the group. For more information call Local Hospice Inc. at (918) 790-2277.
Women in the Outdoors classes will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11, at Tenkiller State Park. Classes offered are Dutch oven cooking, knife forging, muzzleloader, cold process lye soap, basket weaving, basic beadwork, corn husk dolls, basic fishing techniques, basic wood art, basic rappelling, and leave no trace camping. For more information contact Leann Bunn, Tenkiller State Park naturalist, at (918) 489-5641 or by e-mail at lbunn@oklahomaparks.com.
