Senior Center Quilt Raffle
A queen-size quilt made and donated by Betty Howard will be given away April 30 by the Billy V. Hall Senior Activity and Wellness Center. Tickets are $1 or six for $5. Participants need not be present to win. All proceeds go to help finance the Meals on Wheels program which serves Gravette, Sulphur Springs, Decatur, Hiwasse and Maysville. Tickets are available at the center.
Adopt a Senior
Gentry Senior Activity Center is part of the Hunger Coalition in Benton and Washington County and seeks to be sure no senior citizen goes hungry. To help, a senior citizen can be adopted and meals provided for them. The cost to prepare one meal is $5.79, but GSAC offers them to seniors for a donation of $3. People can help by buying a meal for a senior for a day, a week or a month. Donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 1467 in Gentry, or dropped by the center any day between 9 am and 4 p.m.
Gravette Artmobile Visit
Area residents are reminded that the Arkansas Arts Center Artmobile will be visiting in Gravette April 21 through Friday, April 25. It will be set up near the Glenn Duffy Elementary and the Upper Elementary Schools. This mobile art museum, introduced in 1962, features curated exhibitions of works from the Arkansas Arts Center's permanent collection which are carefully chosen for their artistic and educational value. The 2013-2014 exhibition is titled The Art of Story.
Springtown Revival
Springtown Pentecoastal Church announces revival services will be held April 27 - 30 with the following speakers: Sunday, 11 a.m, Aldean Natier; Sunday, 6 p.m., David Long; Monday, 7 p.m., Jim Beavers; Tuesday, 7 p.m., Jack Eaton; and Wednesday, 7 p.m., church pastor Mark Rotramel. The public is invited to attend.
Grilled Chicken Dinner
The Gentry Senior Activity Center is having a grilled chicken dinner on Friday, April 25, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The center will be serving chicken, potato salad, baked beans, a roll and dessert for a donation of $7. Proceeds will be used to help support the Senior Meal Program so that no senior goes hungry.
Area Quilt Class
The regular monthly quilt class at Gravette Church of Christ will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at the church annex, 202 Irving Street, S.W. Please note this is a change from the usual third Saturday meeting because of the Easter holiday. Instruction will be given on a quilt block, and there will be a show-and-tell time. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Bring completed quilts or projects in progress and a snack to share.
Daniel Cemetery Cleanup
The Daniel Cemetery will have a cleanup day Saturday, April 26, beginning at 1 p.m. Persons interested in the upkeep of the cemetery are asked to bring weedeaters, rakes and other tools and come to help. The cemetery can be reached by taking Highway 72, then turning on North Mt. Pleasant Rd. and traveling for about a mile.
Gravette Farmers' Market
The Gravette Farmers' Market opened for its seventh season on Saturday, April 12, just off Arkansas Highway 72, in Old Town Park. It will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. until November. The market will feature locally-grown produce, plants, creative and artistic craft items and wholesome baked goods. USDA WIC vouchers, Senior Nutrition Program vouchers, Double-the-Money senior coupons and tokens will be accepted. For more information, or to sign up, contact co-managers Allyson Ransom, 787-3971, or Evelyn McGraw, 787-8489. Visit the new website for the market: gravettefarmersmarket.weebly.com.
Gentry Farmers' Market
The 2014 Gentry Farmers' Market will be held at the Main Street Pavilion, 500 East Main Street, with Melissa Graef as the director. Those with produce may set up under the pavilion in the 11 by 14 foot space. The Pavilion, which will provide shelter from the rain and sun, is at the corner of Arkansas Highway 59 and Main Street. There will be a small fee for booth space. Those interested may talk to Melissa at the Chicken Coop Flea Market or call for details, 871-1052. Information is also available on facebook.com/TheChickenCoop.GentryAR. Vendors will not be permitted to set up at the Gentry City Park this year.
Spring Fling
Gentry's annual Spring Fling will be held Thursday through Saturday, May 1 to 3. Anyone planning to have a spring garage sale, antique or collectibles sale, is urged to participate in the citywide event. Anyone who would like to set up a booth along Arkansas Highway 59 may call Bev Saunders to reserve a space, 736-2358.
'Old Timers Day' Booths
Applications are being accepted now from crafters and vendors who wish to reserve space at the annual "Old Timers Day" in Southwest City, Mo. Free booth space is available for the Saturday, May 3, event. Booths will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street in Southwest City. To register, or for more information, contact Jodi Huston at 417-762-3313 or 417-436-2368 or online at swcoldtimersday.com.
NWA Riding Club
Playdays
NWA Riding Club playdays began Saturday, April 5, at the Luca Don Equestrian Center, located 4 miles west of Gentry on Arkansas Highway 12. Sign-up time is 5:30 p.m., with activities beginning promptly at 6. Playday rodeo competitions will be held every other Saturday. Events include pole bending, flags, barrels and speed race. Updated information will be made available on the club's website, www.nwaridingclub.org.
Music Festival
The Siloam Music Festival will present its spring concert featuring a "Tribute to Mothers" on Mother's Day, May 11. It will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs. Featuring 55 of the top talented teenagers from area high schools, there will be a wide variety of music and theatrical arts, including Broadway, comedy, dance, religious, jazz, Show-tunes and a patriotic gymnastics routine. There is no admission fee, but donations are requested. For more information, please visit SiloamMusicFestival.com
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.
Church Singing
Mount 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.
Gravette Lions Club
Gravette Lions Club meets at 1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Billy V. Hall Wellness and Activity Center on Limekiln Road in Gravette. New members are welcome.
Gentry Lions Club
Gentry Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month in the McKee Community Room, in the Gentry Public Library, on Main Street at N. Collins Ave. New members and visitors are welcome.
Gravette Legion
Gravette American Legion Post 25 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month 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.
Decatur VFW Meetings
VFW Post 9834 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. New members and guests are welcome. The facility is three miles east of Decatur on Arkansas Highway 102 and right on Tilly's Hill Road.
Community on 04/23/2014