The Fifth Annual Fall Festival Craft Fair will be held Saturday, October 12 at the East Lincolnway Event Hall, 3839 East Lincolnway, across from Harley Davidson, from 9:00am-3:00pm. There will be over 40 vendors.

Cheyenne Audubon invites the public for a free program, “Birding in Cuba,” October 15 at 7:00pm in the Cottonwood Room at the Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Avenue, featuring guest speaker Vicki Herren. Herren describes birding in Cuba: How to get there and what to see. In February 2024 she traveled with five other birders on a 9-day trip guided by Cuban Adventures, from the mountains to the marshes. They counted 114 bird species of which 16 were endemic, found nowhere else. For more information about this and other Cheyenne Audubon activities, please see https://cheyenneaudubon.org/.

The LCCC Board of Trustees will hold its regular business meeting on Wednesday, October 16 at 6:00pm in the new LCCC Board Room, College Community Center, room 128, 1400 East College Drive. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person. Individuals that would like to provide public comment during the meeting should complete the Request to Speak form by 5:00pm, October 16. The facilities and finance committee will meet at 10:00am on Wednesday, October 16, in the LCCC Administration Building’s Petersen Board Room, 1400 East College Drive. For information about how to attend this committee meeting, call 307-778-1287. All Board meeting and committee meeting documents and the Request to Speak form are available at lccc.wy.edu/BoardMeeting.

Come and see the creativeness of the great vendors at the VFW 1881 Craft Show and Flea Market on October 12 from 9:00am-3:00pm at 2816 East 7th Street. Jewelry, crochet items, leather and lots of unique items. Everyone is welcome to come and support local Veterans. Lunch will be available. Come and enjoy. Please call Suzie at 307-632-4053 if you have any questions.

Try your luck at exhilarating casino-style gaming and help local youth when the Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne holds its fourth annual “Kasino” Night on Friday, October 18. The event will be held at Blue World Headquarters at 2401 East Pershing Boulevard from 6:00pm-10:00pm and feature classic games of blackjack, craps, roulette and poker. In addition, there will be hors d’oeuvres and prizes. Proceeds from the Kasino Night for Kids will go toward the club’s mission of supporting youth in Laramie County. Go online to cheyennekiwanis.org for information on purchasing tickets in advance for $35 or for $50 at the door on October 18.

Living Water Community Church will hold a Women’s Conference on Saturday, October 19 from 9:00am-4:30pm. Registration begins at 8:30am in the Laramie County Community College Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 East College Drive. The guest speaker for Joy in Jesus will be Pennie Hunt. Cost is $50. Lunch is included. Scholarships are available. Go to livingwatercheyenne.com for more information.

Registration will be held every Wednesday in October at VFW 1881, 2816 East 7th Street, lower ballroom from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm for the 2024 Laramie County Toys for Tots. Go to https://cheyenne-wy.toysfortots.org/ to find required documentation list. Families must register in October. For further information contact Wendi Henderson, Laramie County Toys for Tots Coordinator at 678-215-7584.

St. Paul’s Fall Turkey Dinner will be held Sunday, October 20 at 11:00am-1:00pm at the Pine Bluffs Community Center, 708 Lawson in Pine Bluffs. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children 6-10, and free for children 5 and under. Proceeds benefit scholarship fund and other charitable works.

The 13th Africa MAAFA Remembrance Day Conference is set for October 19 and will be held from 8:30am-11:50am at Laramie County Community College, Union Pacific Rooms, 1400 East College Drive. The event is free including breakfast and noon refreshments; and for the first time, on Friday, October 18, the Akua collection of prominent Black Studies and other books will be available, beginning 4:00pm-7:30pm and all day during conference hours, Saturday, October 19. The historical presenters are Karen Brooks-Lyons, Reverend Charles Allen, Fr. Tim Solon, Joyce Fitzhugh, Deacon Leon Reed, Reverend Bob and Holly Garrard, Elder C.J. Brown, Judge Ronn Jeffery, Mother Gertrude McLaughlin and Dr. James W. Peebles, Sankofa chairman. As is customary, during the 8:30am-9:05am kaffeeklatsch gathering, there will be an opportunity to meet and greet candidates running for political and nonpartisan offices, who will briefly address the audience at the beginning of the conference. For information or special ADA arrangements, contact Jill Zarend at 307-635-7094.

Are you ready to get your scare on? The Knights of Pythias annual “Nightmare on 17th Street” Haunted House will run from 7:00pm-11:00pm, October 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 31 and November 1, 2. Tickets are $20 at the door, military discount with military ID. Back by popular demand, Thursday, October 31 will be Blackout Night. Groups will be given glow sticks to navigate their way through the dark. Please, no one under 8 years of age, pregnant ladies, or anyone with heart problems for your safety! Call Brian at 307-214-0322 for more information.

Registration is now open for the City of Cheyenne Co-Rec K-2 Youth Basketball League, a recreational basketball league for kids in grades K-2. Early registration will end on October 24 with late registration running from October 25-November 7. Registration forms and information can be found online at www.cheyennerec.org or in person at the Kiwanis Community House, 4603 Lions Park Drive. For more information, contact David Contreras online at dcontreras@cheyennecity.org or by phone at 307-637-6425.

Come to the annual Pumpkin Patch at the First United Methodist Church, located at 108 East 18th Street. It will be open every day from October 11-October 31, Monday-Friday from 3:00pm-6:00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00am-6:00pm. All funds benefit mission groups including Youth, Guatemala, GriefShare, Wine to Water and more. For more information, please call 307-632-1410.

VFW Post 1881, 2816 East 7th Street, will hold a Trunk or Treat from 2:00pm-5:00pm on Sunday, October 27. Please bring a new unopened toy for Toys for Tots and enjoy multiple booths with treats and photo opportunities.

The Fabulous Fall Craft and Vendor show in Burns is looking for crafters and vendors for the November 9 show. Please contact Toni at 307-630-5557.

A centennial celebration of Cheyenne Eagle Scouts will be held on the evening of Friday, October 25 at the LCCC Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 East College Drive. Everyone is invited to join the celebration and honor those who have achieved this important milestone in Scouting BSA. One-hundred years ago, the first Boy Scout in Cheyenne achieved the rank of Eagle. To celebrate this landmark occasion, a dinner gala will be held. Everyone including Eagle Scouts of all ages, friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and members of the general public are invited to attend this event. The doors will open at 5:00pm and an hour of pre-dinner activities will include trivia games, demonstrations of Scout skills, socializing and a cash bar. There will be something to educate and entertain for all ages. A plated chicken piccata dinner will be served about 6:00pm followed by a keynote speaker. Tickets to the event are priced at $25 each and may be purchased by contacting Denise Parrish at 307-286-1463 or denisewyo@aol.com. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com/o/troop-101-foundation-94814104133. Any net proceeds from the event will be used to directly support Scouts in the Cheyenne area who might need a little bit of financial help to remain participants in the program. Donations may be sent to the Troop 101 Foundation, PO Box 4001, Cheyenne 82003.

The Laramie County Library Foundation is thrilled that New York Times bestselling author, investigative journalist and podcast producer Patrick Radden Keefe will be joining for this year’s Booklovers Bash on Friday, October 25. In addition to Patrick Radden Keefe’s author presentation and book signing, the Booklovers Bash will include a cocktail hour, plated dinner, basket raffle, the notorious Dessert Dash and more. The event begins at 5:00pm, in Little America Hotel & Resort’s ballroom, 2800 West Lincolnway. Individual tickets are $100/person and available for purchase online at https://lclsonline.org/bash/. Ticket sales run through October 18. All proceeds from the Booklovers Bash go to the Laramie County Library Foundation in pursuit of its mission to support Laramie County Library System. Contact 307-773-7221 or foundation@lclsonline.org for more information or to arrange interviews. For general library information, call 307-634-3561 or visit lclsonline.org.

Stop by North Cheyenne Baptist Church, 5912 Weaver Road, for their Fifth Annual Regular Size Candy Bar Giveaway! It’s October 26, from 3:00pm-5:00pm.

GFWC Meadowlarks present the Fourth Annual Meadowlark Market on October 26, 9:00am-3:00pm at Blue Federal Credit Union, 2401 East Pershing. There will be arts and crafts, cookie decorating kits for kids and pasta lunch for purchase available from Nona’s Primo Pasta. Free admission with a donation of hats, gloves and scarves. For more information, please call 307-214-3340 or online at meadowlarkmkt@gmail.com.

Cheyenne After 5 presents Thank A Veteran. On Monday, November 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm at LCCC ANB Leadership Center, Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 College Drive, Rooms 108 and 109, Drew Feliz, who served 30 years in the Army including two deployments overseas, will be speaking on what you learn when your life goes sideways. Cheyenne After 5 will be presenting gifts to all attending veterans and will have many special things planned for the event to show their appreciation for the many sacrifices on our behalf. There will be a silent auction and live music. Please RSVP by November 6 to Barb at 307-214-6705, cwdinnerclub@gmail.com or on Facebook @CheyenneAfter5.

Trader’s office hours are 8:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Wednesday and 8:00am-3:00pm Thursday and Friday. If you would like to place an ad outside these hours you may phone in your ad to 307-634-8895 and leave your ad, contact name and phone number on our voicemail or place your ad online at wyotraders.com. The deadline for classified advertising is 4:00pm Wednesday.