LITTLE ROCK — ONGOING Mission 5,000 Free Meal JACKSONVILLE - First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville provides a free meal to the community twice a week. Mission 5,000 is open from 5:30-6:30 p.m. each Wednesday and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday at the church’s Family Life Center, 308 W. Main St. Everyone is invited for food and fellowship. For more information, call the church at (501) 982-8176.
TODAY Kids’ College Registration POCAHONTAS - The registration deadline for the Black River Technical College Kids’ College is today. The college, for students entering grades one through six, will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 11-14. The cost is $45 per student. For more information, call (870) 248-4180 or email pattib@blackrivertech.edu. For more information and registration forms, visit www.blackrivertech.edu/community/cce and click on Pocahontas Campus.
Email Marketing Workshop BATESVILLE - The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce will offer an email-marketing workshop from 1-4 p.m. No technical expertise is needed. Seating is limited to 15 attendees. The cost is $25 for chamber members and $35 for nonmembers. For more information, call (870) 793-2378 or email officemanager @mybatesville.org.
Open Arms Shelter Dedication LONOKE - The Open Arms Shelter will dedicate its new 7,000-squarefoot wing with an open house at 5:30 p.m. at 1500 Navajo Trail in Lonoke. For more information, call Nancy Hamlin at (501) 676-6166.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Garage and Craft Sale CHEROKEE VILLAGE - The opening of the spring farmers market will feature a communitywide garage and craft sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Spring River Farmers Market, 2 Tekakwitha. The cost for a booth space is $10 per person. For more information, call the Cherokee Village City Hall at (870) 257-5522.
SATURDAY Apple Pie 5K SALEM - The Fulton County Homecoming Festival Mark Thomas Memorial Apple Pie 5K Run will be held Saturday. Race forms are available at local businesses in Salem or can be obtained by callingSherry Jackson at (870) 895-6226 or emailing sjackson@naeci.com. The entry fee is $15. Preregistration is encouraged; however, entries will be accepted until 7:30 a.m. the day of the race. For more information, contact Jackson or Holly Pate at (870) 895-6209.
Animal Adoption Day WARD - The Ward Animal Shelter will have its monthly adoption day inconjunction with its yearly yard sale fundraiser, beginning at 7 a.m. and running till 3 p.m. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs will be available for a donation. The shelter will accept donated items through Friday.
Unity Fest BATESVILLE - John 3:16 Ministries will hold its seventh annual Unity Fest at Riverside Park in Batesville. Activities will get under way at 3 p.m. with nonstop entertainment, and a catfish dinner will start at 5 p.m. Advance tickets for the catfish plates are $10 for adults. Tickets are available at the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Citizens Bank Main branch, the First Community Bank Main location and Dairy Queen. For more information call (870) 799-2525 or visit www.john316ministry.com.
Car, Cycle and Antique Tractor Show SALEM - The Fulton County Homecoming Car, Cycle and Antique Tractor Show will be held in Salem during the 63rd annual Homecoming Festival on Saturday. The show will start at 10 a.m. in the North Arkansas Electric Cooperative southparking lot on U.S. 62/412. For more information, call David Mott at (870) 371-2182.
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. Other dates are by appointment only. For more information, call (501) 728-3557 or email dhroland@windstream.net.
SUNDAY Civil War Exhibit Opening BATESVILLE - An expansion of the Civil War exhibit at the Old Independence Regional Museum will open with a program by George Lankford at 2 p.m. The exhibit, “Occupied Territory, 1862” focuses on the two-month period when the Federal Army of the Southwest took possession of Batesville.
The free program is open to the public. The museum is at 380S. Ninth St., between Boswell and Vine streets in Batesville.
TUESDAY School Rezoning Meeting JACKSONVILLE - An open forum regarding the Pulaski County Special School District’s rezoning to reflect the results of the 2010 U.S. census will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Jacksonville High School, 2400 Linda Lane.
For more information, call (501) 490-2000.
UPCOMINGCare Cap Sew-In DAMASCUS - Care Cap Connections will hold a sew-in from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 31 at First Baptist Church in Damascus. This project, under the direction of founder Mary Philips, will introduce new volunteers to the “Care Cap Way” of cutting, pinning, sewing and packaging comfortable kerchiefs for those who have gone through or are going through cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy.
For more information, call (501) 884-3046.
Scholarship Application Deadline SEARCY - The deadline for applying for the White CountySingle Parent Scholarship Fund Inc.’s summer scholarships is June 1. For information on how to apply, contact Dan Newsom, executive director, at (501) 230-2414, or visit www.aspsf. org/county_white.html.
SAME Café SEARCY - The SAME Café will be open from 4-6 p.m. June 2 at the West Side Church of Christ, 709 W. Arch St., for anyone in the community who would like a free warm meal. For June and July, the SAME Café will be open only on the first Saturday of the month. For more information, email d.dawson@cablelynx.com.
Beginning Crochet Workshop POWHATAN - Powhatan Historic State Park will offer a beginning crochet workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 2. The registration fee is $10 and includes all tools and materials. Class size is limited. For more information, call (870) 878-6765 or email powhatan@arkansas.com.
Searcy AARP Driver Safety Course SEARCY - The PrimeTimes of White County Medical Center will offer an AARP Driver Safety Course from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 4 in the Hubach Center. The cost of thecourse is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. The Instructor for the class will be Rollo Kirchgatter. To register for the class, call (501) 380-1057.
Retired Teachers Meeting CABOT - Lonoke County Retired Teachers will meet at 11:30 a.m. June 4 at Mount Tabor Methodist Church on Arkansas 89 for a finger-food luncheon, installation of officers and a planning meeting. All retired school employees are invited. Participants are asked to bring nonperishable food items for local food pantries.
Cabot AARP Driving Course CABOT - An AARP driving course will be taught by Phil Ross from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 6 at Cabot United Methodist Church. The cost of the course is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. To register for the course, call Jean Davenport at (501) 843-5694.
CHS Class of 1972 Reunion CABOT - The Cabot High School Class of 1972 will hold its 40th-year reunion from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 9 in the Cabot Junior High North cafeteria. A catered lunch willbe served from noon to 1 p.m. Anyone who graduated or taught in 1972 is invited to attend. The event will be a casual occasion. For more information, contact Helen Graham Schroeder at (501) 831-1829 or helengrahams chroedeer@yahoo.com, or Daryl Isaac at (501) 259-8404 or dkisaac@gmail.com.
Understanding Depression Seminar SEARCY - The Dr. Robert E. Elliott Foundation will host an Understanding Depression seminar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15 in the Henry and Grace Farrar Building at Harding University. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. The free seminar is open to the public, and lunch will be provided.
Continuing Education Credits are available for a fee of $50.
For more information, call (501) 278-4357 or visit www.
robertelliottfdn.com.
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