Dust off your lederhosen and tune up your yodel for this year's Oktoberfest. McKinney Oktoberfest is a family favorite, offering authentic German music, food and drink, traditional costumes, dancing, children's activities and much more. photo by Allen Rich

Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan will be the book for discussion at the Bonham Public Library, Friday, September 28 at 1:00. Beneath A Scarlett Sky is historical fiction based on the true story of Pino Lella, an Italian teen during World War II in Italy. Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of eighteen novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson.

(L-R) Vicki McCormack, Denison Mayor Janet Gott, Linda Miller and Natalie Bauman. Preston Trail NSDAR received five official proclamations of the observance of Constitution Week from the cities of Sherman, Denison, Pottsboro, the Grayson County Commissioners, and from the Governor of Texas. They have had the pleasure of decorating display cases with Constitution Week information at the Denison Public Library, Pottsboro Public Library, Neblett Elementary School, and Dillingham Intermediate School.

photo by Kyle Porter

A free Public Safety Picnic is scheduled for Saturday, September 29, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., on the Grayson County Courthouse Lawn. This is a chance to dunk a deputy and proceeds will benefit local law enforcement by providing safety equipment. Plan to make a day of it in Sherman by visiting local shops, enjoying the local cuisine and talking to non-profits as well as law enforcement personnel.

2016 – death of Arnold Palmer, American golfer. Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf from an elite, upper-class pastime (private clubs) to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes (public courses). Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player were "The Big Three" in golf during the 1960s; they are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world. In a career spanning more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973. As of today, he is fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list, trailing only Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan.