Caregiver

Support Group Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) Area Agency on Aging would like to invite any and all Caregivers to a Caregiver Support Group. A caregiver is anyone who is providing care for another person who needs assistance with daily living. The Caregiver Support Group will be on the first Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. at New Community Church, 3600 E Shawnee Road Muskogee. Please feel free to come and share to support your fellow caregivers. For more information please contact Stacy Blankenship, Caregiver Specialist II at 918-682-7891.

Seniors raising children

Programs are available to assist seniors raising children. For more information please contact Stacy Williamson, Caregiver Program Coordinator at 918-913-9585 or the SENIOR INFO-LINE 1-800-211-2116.

Texanna FD

Auxiliary seeking The membership Texanna Fire Department Auxiliary is seeking new members to attend our monthly meetings and assist with our fundraisers to help support our volunteer fire department.

If you are interested in joining, or just want to check it out, we would welcome your presence at any of our meetings, held on the second Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. at our firehouse on Texanna Road, four miles east of U.S. Highway 69.

If you have any questions, please call membership person Willo Stravlo at 918-617-3994.

Tai Chi classes The McIntosh County Health Department is beginning Tai Chi for Better Balance classes at the Eufaula Memorial Library every Monday.

Beginning classes will be held 11 a.m. until noon and advanced classes will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. For more information call 918-490-0257.

Texanna Fire

Department

Auxiliary

Our men and women’s auxiliary meets every second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at our firehouse, four miles east of U.S. Highway 69. We welcome new faces, new ideas and input.

Don’t forget about Bingo – 7 p.m. every Saturday with the auxiliary serving food in the kitchen.

MCN Head Start accepting

applications

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year.

Applications are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday at the MCN’s Eufaula Head Start Center, 320 Swadley Drive, Eufaula.

There is no cost to families.

The child must be three to five years of age. The child must turn three by Sept. 1.

All applications are welcome.

Children with disabilities are accepted.

Transportation may be provided.

For more information call MCN Eufaula Head Start Center at 918-618-6220.

New hours for God’s Helping

Hands and the Clothes Closet

God’s Helping Hands and the Clothes Closet have moved to their new location at 600 Border St.in Eufaula.

The days and hours of operation are:

God’s Helping Hands Mondays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed Thursday

Clothes Closet

Mondays and Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Closed holidays

Eufaula Playhouse meetings

The Eufaula Playhouse’s monthly meetings will take place on the second Sunday of every month at the Eufaula Public Library at 6 p.m. We would like to encourage anyone who would like to know more about the playhouse to attend any of our meetings.

“http://LakeEufaulaPlayhouse.com/”LakeEufaula Playhouse.com for more information and the latest news.

Outreach Center offers help to

the needy

Piney Creek Fellowship Church Outreach Center is now accepting clothing, household items and food donations. We are now part of the Eastern Oklahoma Food Bank. You may get household and clothing anytime we are open. There is a maintenance fee of 50 cents per item. The food is given once per month per household and you must provide a current photo ID, social security card (per USDA) and utility bill to verify residency. There is no charge for the food.

Location: Longtown. Take SH 9 east toward Stigler. Turn left on Piney Creek Road, go north about three miles and turn left on Hidden Ridge Road. We are on the left side. Just follow the signs. Volunteers are needed. If you’re interested, contact Linda Rankin at the below listed number.

The Center is open the second and fourth Thursday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Linda Rankin at 918-841-5902 or Pastor Milton Allen at 918-605-0369.

Families

Against Drug

Dependence

meets

2nd Tuesdays

F.A.D.D. (Families Against Drug Dependence) meet at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Eufaula Memorial Library.

For information call Judy at 918-618-3050.

Respite

vouchers

available for

caregivers

Do you need a break? Are you caring for someone 60 years or older that needs assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, walking, transferring, or toileting?

Do you assist someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia?

The Caregiver program might be just what you’re looking for.

The respite vouchers are a total of $250 for a 3-month period.

The caregiver can hire someone of their choosing to give them a much- needed break.

There are no income guidelines for this program.

For more information please contact Stacy Williamson, Caregiver Director or Peggy Anderson, Caregiver Coordinator at 918-682-7891 or the SENIOR INFO-LINE 1-800-211-2116.

Grief Share

sessions

A two-hour program “Surviving the Holidays” will be presented the first week in November, and a new 13-week grief session will begin March 4, 2020, at the Checotah First Baptist Church. To register, phone 918-473-2275.

DAV meets first Thursdays in

Onapa

Disabled American Veterans meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in Onapa. CSO officers are available. For information call Bill Day at 918-618-2633.

Donations

sought to honor fi _Th rst_e responders McIntosh County LEO and Emergency Responder Appreciation Group is seeking donations for a law enforcement officer and emergency responder appreciation pool. This is a way to give back to the local law enforcement and emergency responders who put their time and lives on the line daily. Businesses who want to donate a gift certificate or item can drop it off at the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce office at 321 N. Main St., Eufaula or call 918-689-2791. The appreciation group is an extension of the Eufaula Chamber Ambassador Group.

Animal rescue needs

volunteers

Volunteers are needed desperately for Hope Haven Animal Rescue. It has moved to a new and better facility and is in need of evening and weekend, and some weekday help. Contact Hope Haven by phone or text, 918-617-4534, for more information.

Monthly third

Saturday

singing event

The pastor and congregation of Freedom Baptist Church, Porum Landing, will host a third Saturday singing each month. This is an open singing event. Musicians bring your instruments. Everyone is welcome.

Covered dish potluck at 5 p.m. Singing starts at 6 p.m.

Information: 918-617-7248 or 918-618-3394.

AA meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 107 McKinley St., Suite No. 16 in the back of the building at the door with the coffee pot.

For information call Jana LaBonte at 918-886-7171 or Ron LaBonte at 918-617-9109.

SOS fighting

addictions

A group called Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) has formed in Eufaula. For information call Murray Lewis, 918-230-3817. SOS, also called Save Our Selves, takes a non-religious approach to addressing issues of addiction recovery.

The SOS approach stresses rational decision making rather than focusing on religious or spiritual guidelines. SOS says it is an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous.

Porum Landing Volunteer Fire Department

events

The Porum Landing Volunteer Fire Department has a complimentary meal schedule that includes free bingo with prizes on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

Bingo is at 10 a.m. and the meal is served at 11:30 a.m. Blood pressure and glucose testing is available at 10:45 a.m.

The fire department is located nine miles east of U.S. 69 on Texanna Road. Everyone is invited to attend.

Checotah

Weight

Watchers now known as

WWStudio@

Checotah

WWStudio@Checotah (formerly known as Weight Watchers) meets Mondays at 5 p.m. for Wellness Checks (weigh-ins) and at 5:30 p.m. for workshops at the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library, 626 W. Gentry.

TOPS Club

meets

Thursdays

The TOPS Club Inc. invites those who want to take off pounds sensibly to come to its meetings at 4 p.m. Thursdays at the Lakeland Cove Apartments, 424 Lakeland Cove Terrace. Information: 918-618-3279.

Lake Eufaula

Crafters Guild

Lake Eufaula Crafters Guild is a group that meets monthly to make new crafts and keep local crafters informed of other craft classes and shows. Membership is not required to attend and there is no membership fee. The only fee is for the use of the building and for materials to make the crafts. The group meets at 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the No. 9 Community Center in Longtown. Everyone is welcome to attend. The fee for the use of the building is $2. Go to the Lake Eufaula Crafters Guild website for more information or call 918-452-3023, 918-470-1227 or 918-799-5096.

Christ for the

World

Pastors Isaiah and Amber Thompson-Hogan and the members of Christ for the World, 120 N. 24th St., Muskogee, would like to invite you to Prophetic Glory Service at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. The midweek service is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays for all age groups. If you need a ride and live in the Muskogee area, call 918-684-9963.

Friendship

Kitchen

Friendship Kitchen, sponsored by area churches, offers free food and fellowship every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Matthews Lane in Eufaula.

Texanna Lady

Crafters

Meets every Thursday for Craft Day at 10 a.m. Open for business 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday on Texanna Road, one mile east of U.S. 69.

F.A.I.C.

Volunteer Fire Department

Breakfast every third Saturday of the month serving scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French toast, milk, juice and coffee. Donations accepted.

VFW Auxiliary meetings

The VFW Auxiliary of Post 8798 meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Come join if you want to help veterans.

Eufaula Piece

Makers Quilt

Guild

Eufaula Piece Makers Quilt Guild meets at 9 a.m. for classes and 1 p.m. for a meeting the third Wednesday of the month at Pied Piper Training Center in Eufaula.

FLEAS

(Friendly Lake Eufaula Area

Supporters)

Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters meets at 11 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Eufaula First United Methodist Church, 251 Matthews Lane. Information: 918-916-0862.

Freedom Baptist Church gospel singing

Singers and musicians are welcome to the Freedom Baptist Church gospel singing at 7 p.m. the first Friday of each month.month.CoCoffee and tea furnished. Bring finger food.

American

Legion, Eufaula Post 82

American Legion, Eufaula Post 82 meets for dinner is at 6 p.m. followed by a meeting at 6:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Eufaula Community Center. Information: Larry Boyer, 918-452-2541.

Lake Eufaula

Save Our Water Meetings

Third Thursday each month, 8 a.m. Eufaula First United Methodist Church.

Texanna Fire

Department

bingo

7 p.m., Saturday nights Hot food served.

Texanna Fire Department on Texanna Road.

Jesus Helping Hands

Jesus Helping Hands is located at 113 NW 1st St.in Checotah, behind the Bling Store. The hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Please bring your donations during those hours or call 918-689-6282. All proceeds go to help those in need. Donations of resale items and volunteers are needed. Information: 918-473-7773 or 918-689-6282.

Friends of Eufaula Memorial

Library hosting membership drive

Support your local library by becoming a member of Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library. Annual dues are only $5 and they support all of the services and programs that the library offers. Lifetime memberships are also available for $100 and are tax deductible. FEML meets at 11:30 a.m. beginning with a luncheon available for a $5 donation followed by a program and short business meeting. Meetings are generally on the third Wednesday of each month September through May. Dues may be sent to Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library, 301 S. First St., Eufaula, OK 74432. All members of the community and particularly all library patrons are invited to become friends.