Assessment Deadline
Benton County Assessor's Office reminds residents that the deadline to assess is approaching and, in order to avoid a 10 percent penalty, they need to contact the local assessment office to assess before May 31.
Community Gardens
The ground is 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-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.
Native Plant Society
The Ozark Chapter of the Arkansas Native Plant Society will be hosting a field trip at the Eagle Watch Nature Area at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The group will also go to the Gentry Prairie (the land area west of Gentry City Park). The public is welcome.
Fairmount Cemetery
Association
The Fairmount Cemetery Association will celebrate its 151st annual reunion on May 25 with "Dinner on the Grounds." Following dinner will be the annual business session. The association is funded only by sale of lots, donations from the community and families with loved ones in the cemetery. The dinner will be pot luck at about 12:30 p.m. and the association requests that members bring their favorite drinks, as well as food. Also, families are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for visiting under the shade trees. The success of maintaining this historically-important cemetery is directly connected to the families involved in its history. For further information, call 524-3461.
OM Fundraiser
A dinner theater and silent auction to support the Gentry Odyssey of the Mind teams will be held this Saturday night, May 17, at 6 p.m., at Gentry Primary School. Admission is $10 for adults, and kids 12 and under are free. Tickets include a baked potato and nacho bar and presentations by the Gentry OM Teams. There are lots of awesome silent auction items too.
Area Quilt Class
The regular monthly quilt class at Gravette Church of Christ will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the church annex, 202 Irving Street, S.W. 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.
GED Prep Classes
Free summer GED prep classes and testing will be held at the Gravette Public Library May 19 through June 30. Classes are from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the library, 407 Charlotte St. S.E., in Gravette. Classes are open enrollment. Students may start any time and finish when they are ready. Call 986-6911 or simply show up to enroll in class.
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.
Berean Ministries VBS
Berean Ministries has scheduled Vacation Bible School for June 9-13 from 9 a.m. to noon. More information will be released soon.
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.
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.
Book and Bake Sale
Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, Okla., will host its annual Book and Bake Sale during the Old Settlers' Day festivities on Saturday, June 7. The museum plans to host musicians, the Colcord Rodeo Queen contestants, and will offer homemade hamburger dinners for sale. For the first time, TL&M will host representatives of the Colcord Post Office, offering for sale commemorative "Old Settlers' Day, Colcord, OK 1929-2014" pre-stamped, postmarked envelopes. This will be a unique remembrance of this special day, as well as a valuable item for collectors. There will be many events throughout town all day -- including a parade, hog fry, car show, crafts and music. The Colcord Rodeo will be held nightly on June 6 and 7 at the rodeo grounds north of town. Talbot Library and Museum is located at 500 So.Colcord Ave., Colcord, Okla., and can be contacted at 918-326-4532 or [email protected]. More information is available at www.talbotlibrary.org.
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.
Gentry Spring Musical
Gentry Middle School will present its spring musical, "Summer Camp," at 7 p.m. on May 22 at the Gentry High School auditorium. The show is open to the public.
Kids in the Woods
A "Kids in the Woods Festival" is being planned at the Flint Creek Nature Area, just off Dawnhill Road East near Gentry. The free one-day (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) nature camp will be held on different dates for children of different age groups -- ages 7-8, July 21; 9-10, July 22; and 11-12, July 23. The camp will emphasize education in natural history and environmental studies. It is for those youngsters who have a genuine interest in the outdoors and the natural world. Applicants should also be prepared to meet expectations for physical activity, social interaction and cooperative participation in shared duties and responsibilities typical of a summer camp environment. Activities will include bird watching, nature hikes, tree appreciation and identification, bug kickin' (in Flint Creek) and fishing lessons in the new community pond on the property -- the pond will be stocked by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission the day before the camps begin. Application forms need to be returned to: KITW P.O. Box 642, Gentry, AR. 72734. The forms are available on the city website at www.gentryonline.us or www.gentryarkansas.us. Additional information is available from Bev Saunders, Gentry Chamber of Commerce, 736-2358, www.gentrychamber.com, or by emailing [email protected].
Woman's Christian
Temperance Union
There will be a meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union on Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. This is a meeting of the local chapter of the WCTU, which is a worldwide organization that was organized by women who were concerned about the destructive power of alcohol and the problems it was causing their families and society. The purpose of the meeting is to educate about the harm that alcohol causes and to work against government policy that encourages alcohol and drug use. The meeting will be held in the home of one of the members, at 10896 Northfork Drive, just off Mount Olive Drive between Decatur and Gravette. In case of inclement weather or for more information, please contact Sherry Wood at 479-228-1842.
Genealogical Society
Meeting
The Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society will meet Monday, May 19, at 6 p.m. at the Bentonville Public Library, 405 South Main in Bentonville. Abby Burnett will give a program on "Tombstone Interpretation: what the stones are telling us." She will cover various commonly misunderstood symbols, some of the more obscure fraternal lodge symbols, carvers who signed their work, and other odds and ends that make tombstone reading helpful to family research. The public is welcome. For further information, call 479-271-6820.
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 05/14/2014