WESTSIDE — Gentry Blood Drive
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, at the Gentry High School. Eligibility requirements include weighing at least 110 pounds, being in general good health and presenting the required identification.
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Basketball Camp
The Decatur Community Spring Basketball League V will offer a free instructional skills camp for children in kindergarten through sixth grade in April. Walk-in registration will be held during skills night, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 31, at the Decatur High School gym. Practices will be held on Thursday nights, and games will be held on Saturday mornings at the Decatur High School gym. Registration forms will also be sent home with children from school and can be returned to the school office. For more information, contact Jake or Theresa McNeal at 685-6806, 685-1841 or jake.mcneal@ walmart.com.
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Maysville E.H. Club Fundraiser
The Maysville E. H. Club will hold a fundraiser Saturday, April 2, at the community building. Beans, cornbread, coleslaw, tea and coffee, and cake will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is a donation in the jar. A cake walk begins around 7 p.m. and pies will be sold. Everyone is invited to attend the event. Proceeds will help with summer operating expenses of the building.
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Decatur Clean-up
Decatur’s annual spring clean-up will be held on April 14. Roll-off Inc. will pick up bulky trash, such as furniture, household appliances with CFCs removed, mattresses, large toys, or Christmas trees, at the curb with their regular trash pick up. Items that will not be accepted include petroleum or paint products, tires, batteries, automotive fluids, engine parts, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fluorescent bulbs, televisions, computer monitors, hazardous waste and liquid waste.
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Jump Start June’s Heart
A chili supper and benefit auction for June Walls - who is in need of a heart transplant - will be held on April 9 at the Decatur Northside Elementary cafateria. The chili supper will begin at 4 p.m., followed by a dessert and regular auction at 6 p.m. All proceeds will go to pay Walls’ medical expenses. Donations of desserts and new or slightly used items for the auction are welcomed. For more information, contact the elementary school office at 752-3981.
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Easter Egg Hunt
The annual Gentry Easter Egg Hunt will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 23, in the Gentry City Park. There will be four age groups - ages 3 and under; ages 4-5; ages 6-8; and ages 9-10. The event is being hosted by the Gentry Chamber of Commerce and the Gentry High School National Honor Society.
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Tired Iron Show
The 19th Annual Spring show of the Tired Iron of the Ozarks is set for Friday through Sunday, April 15-17, at the club’s show grounds on Taylor Orchard Road southwest of Gentry. The show features antique engines, old tractors and farm equipment, operational saw mills and blacksmith shop, antique household items and much more. The grounds areopen each day, beginning at 8 a.m. A parade of power is held at noon each day. For more information, contact John Burger at jburger370@ earthlink.net.
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Gravette Holiness Revival
The Gravette Church of God (Holiness) will be in revival through April 3. The public is invited to attend the services each night at 7:30 and on Sunday at 10:45 and 6. The speaker will be David Spivey, who served as principal of a Christian school in Detroit for five years. He has been an associate pastor for five years and is currently the associate youth pastor at the Bible Holiness Church in Shelbyville, Ind. He and his wife Jamie are parents of four children. For information, call 787-7312.
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Library Open House
Anyone interested is invited to an open house at the Gravette Public Library, 407 Charlotte St. SE, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Events of the day will include door prizes, refreshments, live music and library tours.
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Fourth Saturday Singing
The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 23050 Mt. Zion Road, holds a fourth Saturday singing each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Jheri Roberts and the congregation invite the public to attend.
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Decatur Food Pantry
The Decatur United Methodist Church offers a food pantry program and a commodity food program for residents in Decatur. Beginning on April 1, the programs will only be open the first and third Thursday of every month, from 5 to 7 p.m. Also beginning April 1, recipients must requalify for the programs. For the government-sponsored commodity program, residents must provide identification, proof and source of income, number and ages in household and employer information. To requalify for the food pantry program, residents must provide proof of residency in Decatur (a utility bill, rent deposit or receipt).
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Rabies Clinic in Gentry
Rabies Clinic Week in Gentry will be April 2 to 9. Local veterinarians often offer rabies vaccinations at discounted prices and some offer other yearly vaccinations at a reduced price as well. The Gentry Veterinary Clinic will offer the rabies vaccine for $5 off the regular price.
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Rabies Clinic in Decatur
Country View Animal Clinic will be providing a walk-up rabies vaccination clinic at the Decatur Fire Station from 4 to 5:30 p.m., April 6.
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Centerton Rabies Clinic
A rabies clinic will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, April 2, at the Centerton City Park. Rabies shots will be $7, wormer $8, and city dog tags will be available for $5 to $10. Other vacinnations, including parvo, DHLT, Bordetella and FIV, will be available. For more information, call Centerton Animal Control at 795-0078.
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Weather Radios for Centerton Residents
The city of Centerton is giving weather radios to its citizens at Centerton City Hall, 290 North Main Street in Centerton. There is no charge for the radios, but a copy of a utility bill is required. The radios are available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Gentry Band Yard Sale
The Gentry High School Band will hold its annual yard sale on May 7th. Donations of items for the sale are now being accepted. Call Shawn Hunter, 238-3195, for more information.
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Men's Fellowship Gathering
First Baptist Church of Gentry has a monthly Men's Fellowship Gathering on the third Saturday of each month at 6 p.m. Each man is asked to bring a main dish or a side for dinner. All men are encouraged to come for the food and fellowship. Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Madden Waits 736-5009.
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Care and Share Emergency Help
Families in Gravette School District wishing to apply for emergency help with food or utilities may make application from 9 to 11 a.m., Tuesday through Friday, at the Main Street Care and Share store.
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Knitting/Crocheting Group
Busy Hands Knitting and Crochet Group holds meetings in Decatur the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Men and women of all ages are invited - children under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. The group is emphasizing making items for charities. Free lessons are available. For more information, call Sheri at 752-8555.
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Chair Exercise Program
The Gentry Senior Activity Center started a free chair exercise program called PEPPI (Peer Exercise Program Promotes Independence) at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and at 10 a.m. Thursdays. The program consists of stretching, strengthening and balance. It is designed to help prevent falls, to gain strength and flexibility in the limbs and to gain independence. The class is open to anyone, age 60 or above, and his or her spouse (regardless of age). For more information, call 736-0378.
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Computers Needed
The Gentry Lions Club is collecting and refurbishing computers and laptops and giving them to students in need of a computer. Computers and laptops - up to about 5 years old - are being accepted. Hard drives are reformatted and a lighter Linux-based operating system and programs are installed. For more information or to donate a used computer to the LionsClub, contact Randy Moll at 233-0081.
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VFW Meetings
Decatur VFW Post 9834 meets on the first Tuesday of each month - at 7 p.m. New members and guests are welcome. The facility is three miles east of Decatur on Arkansas Highway 102, right on Tilly’s Hill Road, and the first building on the right.
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Gentry Senior Center
Gentry Senior Activity Center, at 121 East Main Street (just east of the Gentry Public Library) is open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Meals and rides to the center and activities are available Monday through Friday by calling Jackie Bader, the center’s manager, at 736-0378. Van routes are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday - Gentry, Highfill and Springtown; and Tuesday and Friday - Gentry and Decatur.
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Gravette Senior Center
The Billy V. Hall Senior Activity Center, at 1870 Limekiln Road, is open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Many activities are scheduled and lunch is served every weekday. For information on hot homedelivered meals for Gravette, Decatur and Sulphur Springs, frozen home-delivered meals for Maysville home-bound seniors or other services the center offers, call Mary Kay Kelley, director, at 787-5950.
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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 and west of Decatur on Falling Springs Road.
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DNE Book Fair
The Decatur Northside Elementary School Library will be hosting a book fair during the week of March 28 through April 1. The book fair will be open late for parents to shop during parent-teacher conferences on March 31.
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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.
Community News, Pages 3 on 03/30/2011