Perryville Road will be closed in both directions at I-10 from 1 a.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Tuesday for the I-10 widening project.

Detour traffic may use McDowell Road or Van Buren Street to Cotton Lane.

Four Buckeye businesses have a tree with The Salvation Army Angel Tree Tags for people who want to sponsor a child for Christmas.

The four public sites include the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce, 508 E. Monroe Ave.; Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 606 S. Watson Rd.; National Bank of Arizona, 219 N. Fourth St., and M&I Bank, 1160 S. Watson Rd.

Angel Tree tags represent Buckeye-area children whose parents have applied for assistance. Tags will include gender and age along with gift suggestions for the child. Ages range from newborn to 12 years of age.

Sponsors can choose a tag, buy new toys or clothing for the child and return it unwrapped to the local business where the tree tag was selected. Children are often part of larger families, so we ask that rather than buy an abundance of gifts for one child, consider taking additional tags, Krista Cornish, supervisor of Buckeye’s Community Action Program, said.

“That will help to ensure that every child is provided for and siblings receive about the same number of gifts,” Cornish said.

For more information or to learn how to donate toys or make a cash contribution, call the CAP office, 623-349-6600.

The Town of Buckeye’s 14th annual Hometown Holiday Boutique promises fun for the entire family, from photos with Santa to more than 100 arts & crafts vendors to pet tricks to the traditional soup in a bread bowl.

The annual event, sponsored by the town’s Community Services Department, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in Town Park, Ninth Street and Monroe Avenue.

The town is seeking non-food vendors to show and sell their wares during the one-day show. Applications for vendor spaces, at $40 per space, are available by contacting Lindsay Yanko, 623-349-6602 or lyanko@buckeyeaz.gov. Deadline for vendor applications is Nov. 16.

The arts & craft show will include wood art, candles, a book sale, jewelry and antiques and other crafts. There will be holiday music and live entertainment, a Santa’s workshop for the children and photos with Santa.

There’s a new entertainment offering this year, a “Deck the Hounds” competition. Dog owners can bring their pets either dressed in costumes or ready to perform tricks. Dogs must be registered on site by noon, when the free competition will begin.

There will be two categories judged, one for costumes and the other for tricks.

Santa will ride in escorted by the Buckeye Police Department at 11 a.m. He will be available for photos by Creative Images by Michael, at $3 each, for the remainder of the day.

Also on Saturday, Nov. 21, Buckeye will celebrate CountryFest, starting at 10 a.m. with the CountryFest parade. There will be a car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bayless Park, as well as a carnival there throughout the weekend.

Saturday night activities will conclude wit the Fall Demolition Derby. Helzapoppin’ rodeo grounds gates open at 4:30 p.m., with mower races starting at 5:30 p.m. and the derby competition at 7 p.m.

For more information about the Hometown Holiday Boutique, call Yanko; for information about CountryFest, call the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce, 623-386-2727.

The Town of Buckeye’s Seniors Program will be holding two upcoming events surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday.

On Friday, Nov. 20, the town’s Community Services Department will be hosting its annual pre-Thanksgiving lunch from 10 a.m. to noon. All Buckeye senior residents are invited to the meal at the Buckeye Community Center, 201 E. Centre Ave.

A $2 contribution is recommended for the lunch.

From 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, the inaugural Turkey Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament will be held at the community center. The free event is open to active adults and senior residents of Buckeye who like to play the poker game.

For information about either event, call the community center, 623-349-6600.

The West Valley senior games featuring a variety of events for adults 50 years or older will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at Friendship Park in Avondale.

Sponsored by the Luke West Valley Recreation Committee of the West Valley Mayors Council, the event will include competition in bocce, horseshoes, pickleball and a softball tournament. The cost is $15 per person per event until Nov. 13.

There will also be bingo and a 1K fun walk, as well as health checks, vendors with information for all seniors.

For more information, call Ruth Espinoza, 623-333-2413 or www.westvalleyrecreation.com.