The hand-printed sign outside the CHAPS museum on College Drive informed everyone Saturday that the CHAPS classic car show had been cancelled for a second time and would be rescheduled for Oct. 10. It was one of three outdoor events canceled Saturday because of rain. Though Cherokee County needed some rain, organizers of three events cancelled Saturday because of it probably wished Mother Nature had better timing.

The Cherokee History and Arts Preservation Society’s annual classic car show, which was previously canceled due to rain Sept. 19, now is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10. CHAPS museum director Billy Pennington now is hoping the third time will be the charm.

Also wiped out by Saturday’s rain, the Cherokee County Habitat for Humanity’s motorcycle benefit ride and car show will be rescheduled, though executive director Christa Smith said the new date hadn’t been set as of Sunday afternoon. She expected it to be held in October, however, and said an announcement would likely be made Monday.

One event that won’t be rescheduled is Michael Gaffney Day in the City of Gaffney. Gaffney Mayor Henry Jolly said the event was planned to coincide with Michael Gaffney’s birthday, so it wasn’t an easy event to move on the calendar.

A wreath was lain in Michael Gaffney’s honor, but all other events were called off early Saturday.

Irish and American flags had been waving in Downtown Gaffney all last week in advance of the Saturday program planned for North Limestone Street. Michael Gaffney Day has been celebrated in Gaffney since 2004 and Jolly said the city definitely will hold the event next year.

This is the third year for the Habitat for Humanity motorcycle ride. Smith said the organization, which has so far put 21 families in homes around Gaffney and hopes to complete four new homes by next September, hoped to attract at least 100 riders this year.

While the rain was light at times Saturday morning, Smith said the Habitat for Humanity ride was cancelled for safety reasons.

While CHAPS waited until Saturday morning to make the decision, the forecast and bleak skies left little doubt among car show participants and spectators the event would be canceled.

“We had some (telephone calls), but I think most people realized with the rain, the cars weren’t coming,” Pennington said.