A Veterans Day program will be presented at 10 a.m. Friday by students at Cave Springs School in the high school gym. All veterans are invited to attend. Lunch will be served after the program.
A benefit rummage and yard sale will begin at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday in the youth building of Victory Temple in Roland. The sale is to raise funds to help pay the medical expenses for Randy Skelton of Muldrow who was accidentally shot while hunting.
The 35th annual Thanksgiving Dinner, sponsored by the United Methodist Women of the First United Methodist Church in Sallisaw, will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday at the church at 2100 McGee Dr. The meal includes turkey and dressing and all the fixings, and costs $7 for adults and $3 for children under age 10. Take-out orders will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 6 through 9, and may be picked up from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Nov. 10. Take-out orders may also be reserved online at www.sallisawfumc.org. Advance ticket purchasers still must call to reserve take-out meals.
The annual Veterans Day Program will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Gore High School Brooks Cawhorn Gymnasium. After the program lunch will be served in the high school cafeteria. The program is sponsored by the Gore High School Student Council members who invite all veterans and their families to attend. Bro. William Armstrong will be the guest speaker.
The 14 Flags Heritage Club's official opening of the Blair Cabin and Trail of Tears Interpretive Center, commemorating the Cherokee Nation Centennial, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Blair cabin in the 14 Flags Museum Complex in Sallisaw.
The grand opening of the House of Hope, at 822 S. Elm in Sallisaw, will be held from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday. A spaghetti dinner will be served at 11 a.m. and will cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. The event will feature preaching from the rooftop and the singing of Kingdoms Promise, the Keith Family, Tim Poole and the Traveling Gospel Band, the Shupert Trio, and Leon Petree, the one-man band. All proceeds will be used to stock the House of Hope kitchen.
A revival will be held Sunday through Wednesday at the New Hope Baptist Church. Services will feature several speakers, and will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The annual Thanksgiving dinner, bazaar and bake sale will be held by the Cookson United Methodist Women Nov. 11 at the Cookson United Methodist Church on State Highway 82 in Cookson. The bazaar and bake sale will be held from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. and will cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for children age 10 and under.
The Webbers Falls Livestock Booster Club will host a turkey shoot at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11. The shoot will be the Webbers Falls Sewer Pond, located at Wetherly & Commerce in Webbers Falls. The event is for 12- and 20-gauge shot guns only. Shells will be provided. For information call (918) 464-2963 or (918) 464-2997.
A combined Veterans' Day and Thanksgiving dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 for the members of the Muldrow Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8384 on Wilson Rock Road. Those planning to attend are reminded that the dinner will be a potluck event.
A revival will be held Nov. 12 through 17 at Prices Chapel Baptist Church, three miles north of the U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 101 intersection. Kim Schmidt will be the evangelist. Services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday and at 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday. For more information contact the Rev. Raymond Esteban at (918) 774-0150 or at 315-0177.
A Thanksgiving luncheon will be held by Retired Educators at noon Nov. 15 at the First Christian Church in Sallisaw. State Rep. Glen "Bud" Smithson (D-Sallisaw) and State Sen. Kenneth Corn (D-Poteau) will be the guest speakers. Those planning to attend are reminded to bring a soup, salad, dessert or chips and dips.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) will meet at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Sallisaw Nutrition Center. Shirley Marie Wright, AARP community coordinator from Tulsa, will be the guest speaker. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a covered side dish to go with ham for dinner. The ham will be furnished.
The Roland Athletic Booster Club is holding a Tip Off for the basketball season at 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Roland High School gym. Players in grades seven through 12 will start the new season. Tickets for reserve seating will be on sale and the event will include contests and giveaways.
The Thanksgiving dinner for Sequoyah Manor residents and families will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at the nursing home in Sallisaw. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Nov. 10 by calling 775-4481.
The Harrison School reunion will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at the OSU Extension Building at the Sallisaw Rodeo Grounds. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a covered dish for lunch at noon. The Knee Deep Band will provide entertainment. For more information contact Dewey Benge at 775-3044.
The Thanksgiving break at Roland Public Schools will be held Nov. 20 through 24, when no classes will be held. For more information call the school at (918) 427-7419.
The Vian Ministerial Alliance will hold their annual Thanksgiving praise service at 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Vian Baptist Church. Those planning to attend are reminded to bring finger foods for refreshments after the service.
Registration for the Beginnings Angel Tree will run through Nov. 27. The children registered for the program, which is in its third year, must be age infant to 16. Each family will also receive a food basket. To register call (918) 427-5158 or visit the Beginnings' office at 1500 S. Roland. Rd. in Roland.
The Christmas Tree Lighting at Sequoyah Manor in Sallisaw will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 2. Everyone is invited to attend an pick an angel from the angel tree.
Filings for openings on county school boards will be held Dec. 4 through 6 at the Sequoyah County Election Board in Sallisaw. Candidates for school board posts may file their declarations of candidacy between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on all three days. The school elections will be held Feb. 13.
