Hometown Events

Thanksgiving Dinner

Centerton will be hosting the First Annual Mayor’s Thanksgiving Dinner at Centerton City Hall, 290 Main Street, on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 1 until 3 p.m. The community is welcome to attend and is asked to bring a covered dish for all to enjoy. For further information or to donate, please contact Mayor Bill Edwards at 795-2750, ext. 26.

Gene Douglas 90th Birthday

A reception will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, to honor Gene Douglas on his 90th birthday. The event will be at the Hiwasse Community Center on Firehouse Rd. (off Hwy. 279). Friends, family and neighbors are invited to attend and visit with Gene on this happy occasion. No gifts are requested.

Gravette COW Meeting

A special meeting of the Gravette City Council Committee of the Whole will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Gravette City Hall. Items on the agenda are the Gravette city budget, the recent wage scale study and the legislative audit All city meetings are open to the public.

Conservation District

The regular meeting of the Benton County Conservation District will be held at the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service Center, in Bentonville, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. For further information about the meeting, contact Gail Sparks at 273-2622, ext. 3. Love Lights A Tree

The annual Love Lights A Tree ceremony will beheld at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in Gravette’s Centennial Park. Donations are being accepted for the Love Lights project, now in its 17th year. White lights will honor a person’s memory, red lights will honor survivors and blue lights will represent persons in the military or anyone you would like to remember during the holiday season. $5 suggested donations, which go to the American Cancer Society, may be sent to “Love Lights A Tree,” P.O. Box 116, Gravette, AR 72736 or given to Ruth Foster, Colleen Dickinson or Mary Beth Mitchell. Include your name, person you wish to honor and your relationship to the honoree.

GED Prep Classes

Free GED prep classes and testing are being held at the Gravette Library now through Dec. 13. Classes are from 4 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the library, 407 Charlotte St. S.E., in Gravette. Classes are open enrollment. Students may start any time and fi nish when they are ready. Call 986-6911 or simply show up to enroll in class.

Naturalists Training

NWA Master Naturalists begin the annual training program for new members on Feb. 14, 2014, at NWA Community College. New members complete a minimum of 40 hours of classroom and fi eld studies to become certified Master Naturalists. Programs include diverse topics such as eco-regions, wildlife habitat and tree identifi cation, presented by experts in the fi eld. Certifi ed NWAMN members support natural areas in their communities by volunteering. Class size is limited. Cost for training is $135 and classes are held on Saturdays in area locations. Reference materials are provided. Applications can be found at home.arkansasmasternaturalists.org, clicking on How Do I Join. Class applications and schedules will be available. Also holiday gifts for the training program - a thoughtful gift for someone who loves nature and the Natural State. For more information, email [email protected].

Christmas Tea

First Baptist Church of Gentry will have its Christmas Tea on Dec. 7, at 9:30 a.m., in the fellowship hall. Ladies are invited to come and join in. Ticket are $3, and all profits will go to Lottie Moon. Don’t forget to bring a tea cup. For more information, call the church offi ce at 736-2646.

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.

Maysville 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

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.

Gravette Legion

Gravette American Legion Post 25 meets the third Tuesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. All veterans are encouraged to attend. 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 first 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 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.

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Sports, Pages 12 on 11/27/2013