A golf tournament to raise funds to provide direct financial assistance to the needy in the greater Buckeye Valley will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at Sundance Golf Club.

Sponsored by the Sundance Men’s and Women’s Golf Clubs, the charity golf tournament to support the Town of Buckeye Community Services Department’s Community Action Program will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

There are only 144 spots in the tournament, so participants are urged to register soon to be a part of a fundraiser for the greater Buckeye community.

For residents who don’t play golf, Krista Cornish, CAP supervisor, suggested volunteering to help on the day of the event, sponsor a tee to promote a business or service or donate a raffle item. Receipts will be provided for tax purposes.

The cost of 18 holes of golf, practice balls, cart and lunch is $125 for a team of two players. There will also be a 50/50 cash drawing, raffle items and prizes.

For more information about the tournament, call Dick Gross of the Sundance Men’s Golf Club, 623-474-6193. To volunteer for the day of the event or discuss donations, call Cornish at 623-349-6608.

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 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.