Charter School Meeting
A public meeting will be held at the Gentry High School auditorium at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to discuss the public school conversion charter application. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. This public meeting is a mandatory application requirement for the state charter process. The school district is applying for a conversion charter school to better prepare students for the workplace upon graduation.
Colcord Chamber
The Colcord Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a special meeting to elect officers at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 at the Church of Christ, Colcord. Those living in the Colcord area, in town or outside, are invited. The chamber is looking for a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. For more information, call Connie Amos at 479-238-5079.
Awana Club
Heritage Baptist Church's Awana Club begins on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 6:30 p.m., and meets every Wednesday during the school year. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Awana is for boys and girls, ages 3 (must be 3 before Sept. 1) through 6th grade. To register, go to hbcgravette.org or stop by the church. For more information, call 479-787-6782.
Conservation Meeting
The regular meeting of the Benton County Conservation District will be held at the USDA Service Center in Bentonville at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. For further information about the meeting, call Gail Sparks, 479-273-2622, ext. 3.
Flag Retirement
Gravette American Legion Post 25 will hold its annual flag retirement ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Civic Center. Persons having flags they wish to dispose of in this way may leave their flags at city hall.
Bowling Leagues Forming
Hillside Lanes in Gentry has fall leagues forming now. There are spots open for teams and individuals. Sunday and Thursday nights are mixed leagues, Monday night is women's league, and Tuesday nights are men's league. Call Hillside Lanes at 479-736-2748 for more information.
Maysville Food Pantry
CARE Satellite Pantry, in partnership with the Maysville Bible Church, is operating a food pantry at the church on the first Saturday of each month. Food is available for those in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma and southwest Missouri. The next food pantry date will be Saturday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Future food pantry dates will be on Oct. 7, Nov. 3 and Dec. 5. For more information, contact Maysville Bible Church, 479-291-0023 or on Facebook.
OCH Open House
Ozarks Community Hospital in Gravette, will host an open house from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 to celebrate expanded services and new state-of-the-art equipment. Tours will be given of the hospital, including the new, updated radiology equipment, the remodeled therapy department, the intensive outpatient program called "Living Well Holistic Center" and the rest of the hospital grounds. Refreshments will be served and drawings held for door prizes. For more information, call 479-344-6464 or visit www.OCHonline.com.
Light Up the Night
Ozarks Community Hospital will host an inaugural lantern launch, "Light Up the Night to End Alzheimer's," at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, for all impacted by Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias. All lanterns are eco friendly, wire free and fire resistant. Pre-order lanterns now for $5 each or $10 the day of the event. Contact Susie Davis at 479-344-6715 or by email at [email protected]. All proceeds will benefit Alzheimer's Awareness. The event will follow the OCH open house.
Pickin' Time on 59
Pickin' Time on 59 will be held Oct. 8-10. The event will feature yard sales, collectibles and antiques and extend from the airport in Siloam Springs through Gentry, Decatur, Gravette, Sulphur Springs and to the Missouri-Arkansas line. All residents and businesses are encouraged to set up booths, sales, activities and events. For space or information, please contact your local chamber of commerce: Gentry -- 479-736-2358; Gravette -- 479-787-8998; Siloam Springs -- 479-549-7616 or 479-584-6466; and Sulphur Springs 918-837-0456.
Highfill Food Pantry
The Highfill United Methodist food pantry will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. For more information, call the church at 479-736-1275.
Farmers' Market
The Gravette Farmers' Market is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Town Park, 110 Park Drive, in Gravette. It features locally-grown produce, flowers, meats and more.
Gentry Farmers' Market
Gentry's farmers' market is held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Main Street Pavilion located next door to the Chicken Coop flea market, at 500 E. Main Street, Gentry. For more information on the market, call 479-871-1052. Farmers may register for space and sell there on those days without charge.
Lions Club
Gravette Lions Club meets at noon on the first and the third Tuesday of every month at the In-Zone Restaurant on Arkansas Hwy. 59 N. in Gravette. The Gentry Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the McKee Community Room in Gentry Public Library. New members are welcome and invited.
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.
Gravette Legion
Gravette American Legion Post 25 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the Civic Center. All veterans are encouraged to attend.
Singing Services
Monthly singing services at Mason Valley Baptist Church Activity Center are held at 7 p.m. the second Friday of each month. The church is located on Arkansas Hwy. 12, between Highfill and Vaughn. Everyone is invited.
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.
Submissions
Submissions to Hometown Events may be emailed to [email protected].
Community on 08/26/2015