this week’s EVENTS

RIVER VALLEY and OZARK AREA — ONGOING FAST Registration CONWAY - Registration is under way for Conway Regional Therapy Centers’ Functional Athletic Speed Training sports-performance program. FAST is designed to enhance the performance of young athletes in almost every sport, including basketball, football, baseball, soccer, track, volleyball, tennis, cheerleading, wrestling, cross country, softball, swimming and golf. Athletes are divided into groups based on their grades, with the divisions including grades 7-9, grades 10-12 and college. Programs include football, movement skills and total athlete. For more information about FAST, visit www.conwayregional.org.

Workshop Registration CONWAY - The Conway Adult Education Computer Training Department is accepting registrations for workshops to begin soon. For more information or a schedule of workshops, call (501) 450-4810 or visit caec. org.

Sermons, Vacation Bible School MAUMELLE - Pastor Tony Auxier of First Baptist Church of Maumelle has announced that his series of sermons on “The Teachings of Love” will continue for the next few weeks. To listen to recent sermons, visit www.fbcmaumelle.org. Visitors can also register on the website forVacation Bible School, with the theme “Sky - Nothing Is Impossible With God,” to be held June 18-22. First Baptist Church is at the corner of Maumelle Boulevard and Millwood Circle. For more information, call the church office at (501) 851-3547.

TODAY School Rezoning Meeting MAUMELLE - An open forum regarding the Pulaski County Special School District’s rezoning to reflect the results of the 2010 U.S. census will be held at 6 p.m. at Maumelle High School, 100 Victory Lane. For more information, call (501) 490-2000.Naturalists Meeting RUSSELLVILLE - The River Valley Chapter of the Arkansas Master Naturalists will meet at 7 p.m. at Lake Dardanelle State Park. The speaker will deliver a program on “The Marvelous Mushrooms and Fantastic Fungi of Arkansas.” Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

FRIDAY - MONDAY Nature Programs RUSSELLVILLE - Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive in Russellville, will hold a variety of nature and creation programs Memorial Day weekend, Friday through Monday, for a kickoff to the summer break. For more information on this free event, contact the park at (479) 967-5516 or lakedardanelle@arkansas.com.

SATURDAY - MONDAY Daylily Garden PANGBURN - Bluebird Hill Farm, on Cardinal Road off Arkansas 124, east of Pangburn, invites visitors to the daylily garden of Harry and Dorothy Roland on Saturday through Monday. More than 1,000 varieties of daylilies will be featured from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is free. Otherdates are by appointment only. For more information, call (501) 728-3557 or email dhroland@windstream.net. SUNDAY Mustangs on the Mountain MORRILTON - The Museum of Automobiles, 8 Jones Lane in Morrilton, will hold Mustangs on the Mountain on Petit Jean Mountain from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mustangs from 1964 through current-year models will be displayed in the parking lot of the museum. The entry fee is $20, and door prizes will be awarded. For more information, contact the museum at (501) 727-5427 or info@museumofautos.com, or visit www.museumofautos.com.

MONDAY Holiday Closure RUSSELLVILLE - The Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce will be closed Monday in observance ofMemorial Day. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

TUESDAY AND MAY 31 Reading Kickoff Week CLINTON - The Van Buren County Library, 119 Shake Rag Road in Clinton, has scheduled a pair of special events for its Summer Reading Program Kickoff Week. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, Tendergardening 101 will feature Farmer Fred demonstrating green garden make-and-take projects. Then at 10 a.m. May 31, Balloon Man will provide Balloon Lift-off, featuring magic, balloons and more. For more information, call (501) 745-2100.

UPCOMING Sacred Heart School Bazaar MORRILTON - The annual Sacred Heart School Bazaar will be held from 6-11 p.m. June 1 and from 5 p.m. until midnight June 2 in downtown Morrilton. The bazaar will feature a silent auction, games, a video-game arcade, a horse-racing game, crafts, homemade food items and concessions. An all-you-caneat dinner of spaghetti and sausage, turkey and dressing, bread, desserts and more will be served from 5-8:30 p.m. June 2. The dinner will cost $13 for adults and $6 for children 4-12. Children 3 and under may eat free when accompanied by an adult. Drawings will includethe opportunity to win prizes, such as a trip to Sea World in San Antonio or a 2012 Ford F-150 Supercrew pickup. For more information, call (501) 354-8113.

Flower Show DARDANELLE - The Dardanelle Garden Club, the Booneville Garden Club and the Russellville Hoe and Hope Garden Club will hold the Standard Flower Show on June 1 and 2 at Dardanelle Church of Christ, 209 Union St. The Lure of the River show is being held in celebration of National Garden Week. Hours will be 12:30-5 p.m. June 1, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 2. Local horticulture exhibits and floral designs by club members will be on display.

Admission is free. For more information, call Ava Partridge at (479) 229-4087.

Caregiver Workshops CONWAY - The Conway Regional Senior Evaluation and Counseling Center has scheduled a series of free Savvy Caregiver workshops, designed for caregivers of individuals with dementiarelated illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease. The twohour workshops will be held every two weeks from 4-6 p.m. on Mondays, beginningJune 11. Participants are encouraged to attend all workshops. The schedule includes June 11, Conway Regional Women’s Center classrooms, Introduction of Dementing Illnesses, Caregiving Roles and the Savvy Caregiver class; June 25, Conway Regional Women’s Center classrooms, Self-Care and Caregiving Strategies; July 9, Conway Regional Women’s Center classrooms, Defining a Primary Goal of Caregiving (Contented Involvement) and Determining Dementia Stages; July 23, Conway Regional Medical Center Conference Room, How to Achieve a Major Goal of Caregiving: Contented Involvement; and Aug. 6, Conway Regional Women’s Center classrooms, Family Involvement in Caregiving and Employing a Model toHelp with Decision Making in Caregiving Solutions. For more information or to register for the workshops, call (501) 932-0480.

5K Volksmarch LESLIE - The 5K Volksmarch, sponsored by the Searcy County Chamber of Commerce and held in conjunction with the 58th annual Leslie Homecoming, will begin at 8 a.m. June 16 in Leslie. The route will traverse through Leslie and the surrounding Ozark countryside. Participants should bring walking/ hiking shoes. To preregister, visit the Elk and Eagle Trading Post in Leslie. On the day of the Volksmarch, registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Leslie City Park. Strollers are welcome. Pets should be leashed. T-shirts will be givento all paying participants. The entry fee is $5, and no charge for those under 12 years old. For more information, call (501) 941-4828.

Vacation Bible School MAUMELLE - First Baptist Church of Maumelle will hold Vacation Bible School on June 18-22. The school sessions will run from 6-8:30 p.m. each day and are open to children 2 years old through the fifth grade. To register, call (501) 851-3547 or visit www.fbcmaumelle.org.

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