Meet the Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers night will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, in Pioneer Stadium. The event, sponsored by the Pioneer Athletic Booster Club and Farm Bureau will begin with introductions at 7:05 p.m. Coaches and instructors will introduce the band, cheerleaders and athletic teams for the fall. Farm Bureau and the Booster Club will team up to offer hamburger dinners and all the fixings.
Soccer Sign-ups
Gentry Youth Organization soccer sign-ups are due Aug. 23 for Lil' Kickers (ages 2-4) and U6 through U14. Sign-up forms are available at Gentry EZ Mart, Gentry Public Library and ABC Daycare. They can also be printed from the GYO Facebook page. Completed forms can be mailed to the address on the bottom of the form or dropped off at any of the school offices on the four Gentry Public School campuses. Volunteers to coach and assist with games are also needed. For more information, email Emily Hodges at [email protected].
AWANA Club
AWANA, a children's ministry, will begin at Heritage Baptist Church on Sept. 3. AWANA is a children's club for kindergarten through 5th grade. Club meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday at Heritage Baptist Church, 307 4th Ave., S.E., Gravette. The club engages children in game time, singing, Bible stories, the memorization of Bible verses and has special fun nights. All children are welcome. For more information, contact Heritage Baptist Church at 479-787-6782 or register today at hbcgravette.org.
Back to School Bash
Heritage Baptist Church in Gravette will be sponsoring an area-wide youth event on Aug. 23, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m. at the Gravette Middle School Gym, 607 Dallas Street, S.E. The event includes: 6-on-6 dodgeball and 5-on-5 volleyball tournaments, with preregistration starting at 4:30 p.m. and all games starting at 5:30. The event is for seventh grade through college age youth. Inflatables and dunk tank will be set up. There will be free food and entertainment. A hotdog eating contest will be followed by a Breakaway concert at 8 p.m. For more information or to preregister, contact Heritage Baptist Church at 479-787-6782 or 870-818-4607.
Concerned Citizens
Concerned Citizens of Gravette School District will be holding informational meetings about the proposed tax increase for a new elementary school in Bella Vista and how it will impact the entire Gravette School District. A meeting will be held in Sulphur Springs on Aug. 21, at 7 p.m., at the Old School Cafeteria. Information about the proposal and how residents can get involved will be presented. For more information, call 787-5628
Sulphur Springs Library
The Sulphur Springs Public Library, located at 512 Black Street, is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. with volunteer help. Library membership cards for an individual may be purchased for $2 and a family card is $5. Phone 479-298-3753 for further information.
Gravette Library Gala
The second annual Gravette Public Library fund-raising gala will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Cedaridge Event Center, 10889 Highway 72 W., in Bentonville. The event will feature a catered dinner, casino games, silent auction and a DJ. Dress is business/casual. Tickets are available for $25 per person or $160 for a table of eight and may be purchased at the Gravette library, Arvest Bank - Gravette and the Bank of Gravett or from any library commission member. For more information, contact Sally Shorter, 479-787-3338, or Kim Schneider, 479-787-8689.
Gentry All School Alumni
The Gentry All School Alumni banquet will be held Aug. 30 in the Gentry Middle/High School cafeteria. The banquet is for anyone who has attended Gentry Schools. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Cost per meal is $25. Funds are used to provide scholarships for graduating seniors. Checks and number attending should be mailed to Gentry School Alumni, P.O. Box 1478, Gentry, AR 72734. For information, email [email protected] or call 479-525-6150.
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.
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.
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 Library
Commission
The Gravette Public Library Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the library, located at 407 Charlotte St., S.E., just east of the Civic Center.
Gravette Museum
Commission
The Gravette Museum Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month in the museum annex building, 503 Charlotte St., S.E., just east of the Gravette Public Library.
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.
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 08/20/2014