GENTRY — Gentry City Council
The Gentry City Council holds regular meetings in the city court room at 6:30 p.m., the first Monday of each month. The Gentry Planning and Zoning Commission meets in city hall at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
Gentry School Board
The Gentry School Board holds regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in the school district board room.
Springtown Council
The Springtown Council meets at 6 p.m., on the second Tuesday of each month, in the new community building.
Highfill Council
The Highfill Town Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the community building. The next planning commission meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Highfill Community Building.
Saturday Bible School
The Highfill Methodist Church is having a Super Saturday Bible School from 1 to 6 p.m.
this Saturday, Sept. 26, for children ages kindergarten through the sixth grade. For more information, call Pastor Russ at 479-366-5429 or Pastor Liz at 479-899-8197.
Children's Sabbath
Children at the Gentry Seventh-day Adventist Church will be hosting and performing at the worship service and Sabbath School this Saturday, beginning at 9:15 a.m.
Gentry Athletic Booster Club
The Gentry Athletic Booster Club will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the home economics classroom at Gentry High School. The club is planning to have a booth at Gentry's Fall Festival on Oct. 10.
Class of '84
The Gentry High School Class of 1984 will be having a reunion from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, at the High School before the football game, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the small pavilion in the city park.
Classmates, friends and teachers are all invited to attend. For more information, contact Clark Morris at 479-619-6966.
Fall Revival
Cornerstone Baptist Church will be holding a fall revival on Oct. 4-7, with Evangelist Sam Moore. Sunday services are at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Everyone is invited to attend. The church is located at 24450 Floyd Moore Road at Cherokee City, outside of Gentry. For more information, contact the church at 736-5400.
Awards night
Gentry Masonic Lodge No. 222 will be having its annual awards night at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. The event is open to the public, with a potluck dinner before the ceremonies.
Moms in Touch
The Gentry group of Moms In Touch International meets to pray for their children and the schools they attend on Wednesdays from 8 to 9 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Gentry.
It is a non-denominational community prayer group and everyone is invited to attend. This group has been meeting for many years and would love to see new moms involved. For more information, contact Dani Cypert at 736-1213 or Regina Morris at 524-8904.
Gentry Food Bank
A food bank is available at the Gentry United Methodist Church, on South Collins Avenue and First Street, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Food donations - dry goods - can be made at any time by calling Norma Burden at 736-8820. The food bank currently does not have facilities to store frozen or refrigerated items.
GHS Band Boosters
The Gentry High School Band Boosters meet at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the high school band room.
VFW Meetings
The Gentry/Decatur VFW Post meets on the first Tuesday of each month - at 7:30 p.m.
during the summer and at 7 p.m. during the winter. New members and guests are welcome.
The facility is 3 miles east of Decatur on Arkansas Highway 102, right on Tilly's Hill Road, and the first building on the right.
Gentry Senior Activity Center
The Gentry Senior Activity Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, in the renovated building on Main Street, just east of the public library. Meals and rides to the center and activities are available Monday through Friday by calling Jackie Bader, the center's manager, at 736-0378.
Pickin' in the Park
Pickin' in the Park is held at 6:30 p.m., the last Saturday of each month, on the south side of the city park. Musicians and music lovers are invited to come and join in or just sit back and enjoy the music. Lawn chairs are suggested.
Singing services
Monthly singing services at Falling Springs Church are held at 7 p.m., the first Friday of each month. The church is located northwest of Gentry on Falling Springs Road.
Address markers
Gentry Fire Department has reflective address markers available to help responders locate a home or apartment quickly in the event of an emergency. The reflective address markers are only $10 and are made to last for years.
For more information, call 228-0694. The signs are also available from the Highfill Volunteer Fire Department. Those in the Highfill Fire District may obtain the signs for $10 by calling 736-5711 or stopping at the Highfill City Hall.
Head Start
Free childcare services are available to qualifying parents. For information, call Gentry Head Start at 736-2406.
News, Pages 2 on 09/23/2009