Fall Celebration Planning Meeting

A planning meeting for the Gravette/Hiwasse Fall Celebration will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Hiwasse Fire Station. If you would like to help, please plan to attend this important meeting.

Avenue of Flags

Gravette American Legion Post 25 will post the Avenue of Flags in Hillcrest Cemetery in observance of Labor Day. The flags will be raised Saturday, Aug. 31, at 8 a.m. They will fly continuously until Monday, Sept. 2, when they will be lowered at 5 p.m. The public is always invited and encouraged to help.

H.I.P.P.Y. Enrollment

HIPPY is a 30-week school readiness, parent involvement program for parents of 3 and 4 year olds. Supplies, books and lessons are delivered to your home on a weekly basis. A home-based educator works with the parent, who in turn works with the child about 13 minutes per day. This process has proven successful in Arkansas for over 25 years. HIPPY is funded by the state and local school districts, so there is no cost to parents. Once a month there is group play time to allow the children to meet other children their age. Enrolling is easy but space is limited. Translators are available in the Decatur and Gravette area. Call the Siloam Springs offi ce, 549-9046, and leave a phone number, child’s name and birthday. Preschoolers must be 3 by Aug. 1 to participate. For more information, call or text Tawny Donell, 340-4589, or Erica (in Spanish), 228-2203.

Eagle Corner Reunion

There will be a gathering of the Eagle Corner Community at the Mason Valley Baptist Church Activity Center on Friday, Aug. 30. The meal will be potluck, beginning at 1 p.m. and continuing into the afternoon. Since the Eagle Corner schoolhouse no longer exists and has not since the late 1960s, an invitation is being extended to all of the communities in the surrounding area to come and visit with each other, perhaps making new friends in the area. There will be a donation box available with the monies given to the Mason Valley Church Building Fund for the use of the building. For more information, contact Ann Goodlett McDowell, 903-3520; Beverly Bader True, 899-6506; or Helen Kelly Allen, 248-7764.

Tired Iron Show

Tired Iron of the Ozarks fall show is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-8, from 8 a.m. to dusk at the club’s showgrounds southwest of Gentry. The show will feature antique engines, tractors and farm machinery - including threshing demonstrations, sawmill demonstrations and blacksmithing demonstrations. Admission and parking are free.

Community Open House

Harvest Baptist Church of Gravette will have an open house tonight from 6:30 to 8:30, at its location 2 miles south of Gravette on Arkansas Highway 59. The evening will feature free food (hamburgers and hotdogs with all the fixin’s), games, music and fellowship. The community is invited to attend. The regularly scheduledBible study for tonight has been cancelled.

Tai Chi Program

Gentry Senior Center will be offering the Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program, beginning on Sept. 5, at 10 a.m., at the center. Anyone can attend, regardless of age. The program is a complete system of exercise, connecting breathing, actions and mental concentration. Tai Chi for arthritis is safe and benefi cial, resulting in positive outcomes, such as reduced pain, less stiffness and fatigue, improved physical function, more muscle strength, flexibility, mobility and balance, as well as managing weight. Tai Chi can also be done from a chair if standing is a problem. For more information, call 736-0378.

NGRA Memorial Ride

National Ghost Riders Association is having a memorial ride starting at 5 p.m. on Sept. 11. They invite anyone who would like to remember the fallen of 9/11 to participate. Riders will meet at the Dollar General on Hwy. 62 north of Rogers and will pull out at 6 p.m. to travel to the memorial park at Rogers Airport. Those who do not wish to ride may show up at the airport at 6. The NGRA will be raising two flags, one with all names of police, fi re, fi rst responders and military personnel who died, and the second, the only fl ag in northwest Arkansas with names of civilians who died on 9/11. Both flags will be fl own in honor of the fallen and their families. There will be a free spaghetti dinner afterwards at the VFW Post 3031 in Rogers.

“My Grandma’s Quilt Show”

The Gravette Historical Museum and Piece Makers Quilt Club of Gravette are sponsoring a quilt show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14. Antique quilts will be on display at the Gravette museum, 503 Charlotte St. S.E., and modern quilts will be displayed just down the street at Gravette Civic Center. Admission to the show is free.

AWANA Club

Heritage Baptist Church Awana Club begins at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, and meets every Wednesday during the school year. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Awana is for boys and girls, ages 3 (must be 3 before Sept. 1) through fifth grade. Awana Club is a children’s program that includes a Handbook time, which challenges children to memorize Bible verses and activities; Game time, which develops cooperation, team spirit and positive character qualities; Large group time, which varies from week to week but includes songs, missions and Bible lessons and award time for clubbers. To register, visit hbcgravette. org or stop by the church. For more information, call 787-6782.

Library Cards

Library Card Sign-up Month is in September at Gentry Public Library. Patrons, old and new, are urged to stop by the library and sign up for their own library cards if they don’t currently have one.

Emerson Reunion

Former employees of Emerson Electric will be holding a reunion from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, at Avalon Lake and Park Pavilion. All former employees, their family members and friends are invited. For more information, call Edna Bear at 640-1369.

Gentry Class of ‘84

Members of the Gentry High School Class of 1984 are in the early stages of planning a 30-year reunion for some time in 2014. This upcoming gathering is not just for graduates of the Class of ’84, but also for anyone who was ever part of the class from kindergarten through 12th grade, including faculty. It is important that organizers have at least two points of contactfor each person - mailing address, email, Facebook, phone number(s) - so that all class members and faculty can be reached with details of the upcoming reunion. Please send information to Renee Bradshaw, c/o Gentry Public Schools, 201 South Giles, Gentry, AR 72734, and/or go to Gentry Class of 1984 Facebook page.

Feast of Tabernacles

New Wine Ministries will be celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles, Sept. 18-26, during the day in Decatur and in the evening at Bella Vista, with worship, music, dance, speakers and food. For more information, call 858-864-8712 or 619-246-6027.

Community Food Bank

Decatur United Methodist Church offers a community food bank from 5 to 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month, at 230 Third Street. The food pantry requires identification and proof that mail is received at an address in the 72722 zip code, such as a utility bill, rent deposit or bank statement. The USDA Commodity Program is also available. Proof of income is required. Those receiving food stamps are automatically qualified with an acceptance letter.

Decatur Food Pantry

United Christian Charities has opened a food pantry in downtown Decatur, across from Decatur State Bank, for anyone needing food in the northwest Arkansas area. The hours of operation are Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The point of contact is Tina Holt, 435-5699.

Feed My Sheep Hours

The Feed My Sheep food pantry in Gravette is open each Thursday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A pantry program is available that has no income guidelines, and the pantry also offers the USDA Commodity Program which is income based. Interested parties are encouraged to go to the pantry located at 303 Third Avenue SW in Gravette and visit with the pantry staff regarding eligibility for these programs or call 787-6700 for more information.

Maysville Food Pantry

Maysville Missionary Baptist Church opens its food pantry, Our Healing Hearts, every fourth Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for those in need.

Church Singing

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist in Sulphur Springs holds a singing service every fourth Saturday of the month, starting at 6:30 p.m. A potluck dinner follows. For more information, call Jheri Roberts, the pastor, at 752-7082.

Praise and Worship

Maysville Missionary Baptist Church holds a praise and worship service at 6 p.m. every third Sunday night, with refreshments following.

Tired Iron of the Ozarks

Regular meetings of the Tired Iron of the Ozarks are held at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Tired Iron clubhouse, located at the club’s show grounds on Taylor Orchard Road southwest of Gentry. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Gravette American Legion

Gravette American Legion Post 20 meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. All veterans are encouraged to attend. The next meeting is Sept. 17.

Gravette Kiwanis

The Gravette Kiwanis Club holds breakfast meetings at 7 a.m. each Friday at the cafeteria in Ozarks Community Hospital. Guests are welcome.

Singing Services

Monthly singing services at Falling Springs Church are held at 7 p.m., the fi rst Friday of each month. The church is located northwest of Gentry and west of Decatur on Falling Springs Road. Men’s Fellowship

First Baptist Church of Gentry has a monthly men’s fellowship gathering at 8 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. All men are welcome to come for food and fellowship. Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Madden Waits at 736-5009.

VFW Meetings Decatur

VFW Post 9834 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the fi rst Tuesday of each month. 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.

Community, Pages 9 on 08/28/2013