What’s Happening in Cherokee County

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

The Cherokeean Herald welcomes announcements for publication in our weekly edition. Please submit calendar information by noon Friday for publication in the following Wednesday’s edition of our paper. Send information to [email protected].

THROUGH OCT. 31

This year's annual Scarecrow Trail will be held daily, Monday through Friday, Oct. 24-31, at the Ruth B. Nichols Arboretum, 1015 SE Loop 456 in Jacksonville. Admission is $1 or 1 canned good item, which will benefit The H.O.P.E. Center.

OCT. 28

Tricks-N-Treats will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in downtown Alto along Commerce street, while a "Vampires Need Your Blood" donation drive hosted by Gulfcoast/Blood Center f East Texas will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Free antibody testing is available.

Sisters@Heart will host a Halloween celebration, from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church in Alto. The group will be distributing pre-packaged candy in individual bags, and observing social distancing and other suggested pandemic precautions. The group also has an option for drive-through Trick or Treaters.

OCT. 29

Rusk's new Cline Family Medical Center will host a groundbreaking ceremony, 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at 1400 Dickenson Dr. Clinic members also will host a walk-in flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 noon; cost is $25 per person, if not filing on insurance. To learn more about the clinic, call 936-559-8770.

OCT. 31

Calvary Baptist Church of Jacksonville will host a Trunk or Treat event, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at 122 W. Tena St.

Celebrate Halloween with the Wells Police Department who will be handing out hot dogs/chili dogs, chips, drinks and candy to trick-or-treaters and their parents, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

A Trunk or Treat is planned at 140 E. Main. St. in Reklaw, Saturday, Oct. 31, and features food vendors, free hotdogs for kids, games, a fire truck and live music. Visitors can also shop at The Shack on Main. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. and goes until 7:30 p.m.

Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville will host Trunk or Treat, 6 to 9 p.m. at 1909 E. Rusk St.

NOV. 6

The Caddo Creek Band will perform Friday, Nov. 6, at the Rusk Civic Center, 555 Euclid St., as the town’s First Friday dances resume. Music begins at 7 p.m., and lasts until 10 p.m. Cost is $5 per person.

NOV. 7

Trail to Christ Cowboy Church will host its "At the Cross Classic" fall show, Saturday, Nov. 7. Check-in is from 6 to 8 a.m., followed by the 9 a.m. show at the Cherokee County Show Barn, 611 E. Loop 456 in Jacksonville. Cost is $25 per entry, with prizes award in the following categories: Steers and heifers, American-English-Exotic, market lambs and goats, market barrow and market gilts. To learn more, contact Ward McCown, 903-787-2244.

The Children's Christmas Tree, which provides gifts for children in need at Christmastime, will be taking applications form 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the H.O.P.E. Center, 595 S. Ragsdale St. in Jacksonville.

NOV. 7-8

Brook Hill School presents “The Perfect Ending,” a comedy by B. Dwayne Craft and directed by Glenn Ballard, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8, in the Brook Hill Commons. The 22nd annual dinner theater begins nightly with a 6:15 p.m. meal, with curtain at 7:30 p.m.; seating is limited. Tickets are $15 each, with only 5 seated per table. Tickets may be purchased online at bhssofa.org or by calling 903-894-5000.

NOV. 8

Evangelist Jeri Hill of Steve Hill Ministries will address the 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, service at Grace Fellowship Church, 2904 Loop 343 in Rusk. To learn more, call 903-683-6550 or visit www.gracefellowshiprusk.com.

NOV. 14

Elijah's Retreat will host its second annual Fall Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at 257 County Road 3110 in Jacksonville. The free event features food, entertainment, vendors and drawings for a 52-inch zero-turn mower, four tickets to a Texas A&M football game (includes parking) and jewelry by Kendra Scott and Vera Bradley.

NOV. 17

Rusk Public Library will host its fifth annual Thanksgiving community lunch, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17. The free meal will be served in the Library Meeting Room.

NOV. 28

Santa House opens from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Rusk Public Library, with cookies served. Guests are invited to take photos with Santa, who will appear at the library each Saturday through Dec. 19.

A tree-lighting ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, in downtown Rusk, kicking off holiday festivities in town. Vendor booths, "Fleas Navidad" pet parade, corporate challenges, concerts and other entertainment are planned through 7 p.m. Contact the Rusk Chamber of Commerce, [email protected], to learn more.

DEC. 1

Rusk Public Library will host an open house, from 11:30 am. To 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1. Visitors are invited to join the staff for lunch.

Rusk's annual Christmas parade begins 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. downtown.

DEC. 5

A golf tournament at Birmingham Golf Course, a Christmas Tree Stroll at the Rusk Civic Center and a holiday murder mystery at The Daily Grind are all on tap Saturday, Dec. 5. Contact the Rusk Chamber of Commerce, [email protected], to learn more.

DEC. 11-13

"Miracle on 34th Street" will be staged at the Cherokee Civic Theatre, Dec. 11-13. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Purchase tickets at www.cherokeetheatre.net.