Tonganoxie American Legion Post No. 41 will have a benefit gun show and flea market from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18, at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. A $25 donation is requested for a 10-foot table for the gun show. A $10 donation is requested for a 10-square-foot space for the Flea Market. Vendors can set up from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16.

Admission is a $5 donation. Children under the age of 10 may attend for free. Gun show vendors, please contact John Tillisch: 785-438-7958; flea market vendors, please contact Mel Kleinschmidt: 979-308-5222. Proceeds benefit American Legion Post No. 41 building fund and community projects.

McLouth Friendship Club’s Thanksgiving luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at the community center.  All adults over 50 are welcome. Turkey and dressing will be provided. Please bring a complimentary covered dish and your table service.

The McLouth Public Library will host a soup and chili dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, with a silent auction dessert sale. This is a great opportunity for everyone to help our local library. Invite your neighbors.

McLouth’s community Christmas tree lighting festivities will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, downtown in the city park. All ages are encouraged to participate. This year, we’ll have a “Festival of Trees.”  You may bring your own decorated tree (real or artificial) and we’ll put them all in the park and have a wonderful display of lights and trees. 

Enjoy free food, drinks and door prizes donated by local businesses and folks who want this to be a special occasion for our community. Join in the Christmas caroling. Santa Claus will arrive by fire truck. The tree will be lit at dark.

— Please submit McLouth community information, announcements, and upcoming events to Beverly Muzzy:
mclouthhappenings@gmail.com or 913-796-6935.