Community, church calendar

* Denotes ongoing event

 Thursday, March 4

* Bingo

Stigler VFW, mini bingo at 4:30 p.m., early bird at 6 p.m. and regular bingo at 7 p.m.; call Bill Bender at 918-441-0910.

Saturday, March 6

* Breakfast at the PLFD

Porum Landing Volunteer Fire Department; eight miles west of Porum on Texanna Road; 7 to 9:30 a.m. Proceeds help fund emergency and medical services offered by PLFD.

* Clothing giveaway

Quinton church of Christ, First and G streets; 9 a.m. to noon; clothing is in the building in the back. Contact 918-617-2946 for information. 

* Brooken Fire Department test

Warning siren test; between 6:30 and 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 7

* HIS Clothes Closet

Quinton First Baptist Church, 77 N. J St.; 2 to 4 p.m. Information or donations, call 918-698-4740.

Monday, March 8

* Russellville Fire Department meeting

Palestine Church, Russellville; 6:30 p.m. Information, call 918-469-3460.

* TOPS meetings suspended

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings have been suspended until further notice due to COVID-19.

Tuesday, March 9

* Food, clothes pantry

Old Panther Church; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information, contact June at 918-448-7742 or Donna at 918-945-7385.

* PLFD community lunch

Porum Landing Volunteer Fire Department; eight miles west of Porum on Texanna Road; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 10

*Methodist Church store

502 N. Broadway St., Stigler; 9 a.m. to noon.

* Free clothing

Trinity Baptist Church, Trinity Clothes Closet, South Broadway Street, Stigler; 9 a.m. to noon.

*Women’s Bible study

Trinity Baptist Church will host a women’s Bible study at noon at the Trinity Clothes Closet on South Broadway Street in Stigler. 

* Bible Study

First Christian Church, 506 N.E. F St., Stigler. 6 p.m.

UPCOMING

2021-2022 Stigler Pre-K enrollment

Stigler Schools Administration Building, 309 N.W. E St., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 11. Children must turn 4 by Sept. 1, 2021.

2021-2022 Stigler Kindergarten enrollment

Stigler Schools Administration Building, 309 N.W. E St., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 11. If your child is already enrolled in Stigler Pre-K, they are automatically enrolled in kindergarten.

Haskell County’s Republican Convention

Haskell County’s Republican Convention will be March 13. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., the precinct meeting will be at 9:30 and the convention will be conducted immediately following. Location: Stigler High School library, 1111 N.W. Seventh St. 

Gospel singing

Lone Elm Free Will Baptist Church, Keota, will begin again having their monthly singing Thursday, March 18 with a meal at 6 p.m. and singing at 6:30. The Scott Sisters will be the featured singers for the evening. An invitation is extended to everyone to come listen to some good, old-fashioned gospel singing.

ONGOING

Keota history booklet

The Keota Review History Club will be writing a booklet about Keota that will be available at the Keota Old Timers Day 2021. To share a story you have about Keota, contact 918-448-3324 or 918-966-5457.

High School graduation equivalency

Classes will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kiamichi Technology Center in Stigler. Classes are sponsored by the Poteau Adult Learning Center. For registration information, call 918-647-0754.

Calendar submission?

Information may be submitted at publishing@stiglernews.com. Calendar submission may include date, time and location of event. Admission fees or meal prices will not be included. Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Friday.