Limb and Leaf Pickup
Gentry curb-side limb pickup will be the week of May 12 through 16. All limbs must be placed away from normal trash, parked vehicles and meters. Leaf pickup will be May 21. This includes clippings and other bagged organic yard waste. Place at the curb away from normal household trash. For more information, call 736-2733.
Hiwasse Farmers' Market
A farmers' market opened in Hiwasse on the first Saturday in May and will continue to be open there throughout the summer months. The market will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday at the vacant lot, near Not Too Shabby, in Hiwasse. Items featured will be local produce and craft items. More information on the farmers' market, as well as information on selling crafts or produce there, is available by calling Julie Holloway at 479-531-1551.
Community Gardens
The ground prepared at Gravette Community Gardens for those who wish to garden a free 12 x 12 or 12 x 24 foot plot this spring and summer. Applications and rules can be picked up and dropped off at the Gravette Arvest Bank, or by emailing [email protected]. The garden is located across Arkansas Highway 59 from the Arvest Bank. These plots will be assigned on a first come-first, first-serve basis. Some seeds and plants will be provided. All in the local communities, families and civic groups are invited to take part. A portion of each plot produce shall be donated to charity. For questions, contact Miriam at 787-5032.
Senior Center Quilt Raffle
A queen-size quilt made and donated by Betty Howard will be given away May 23 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.
Maysville Yard Sale
The Maysville Extension Homemakers club is sponsoring the annual community yard sale on May 31 at the Maysville Community Building. The club is renting booths for $10. Call Gwen Singleton at 479-291-4520 to reserve a booth.
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.
Gravette Farmers' Market
The Gravette Farmers' Market is open for its seventh season, 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.
NWA Riding Club
NWA Riding Club playdays have begun 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.
Talent Show
Gentry High School will hold a talent show at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, in the auditorium. Admission is $1, which will be used for choir competition scholarships
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 05/07/2014