Dec. 18
Annual Christmas Dinner
DANVILLE — The Leon Millsap Senior Center will hold its annual Christmas dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The menu includes ham or a half Cornish hen, dressing and gravy, mashed potatoes, green-bean casserole, glazed carrots, ambrosia, cranberry sauce, rolls, Italian cream cake and peach cobbler. Tickets are $8. For more information, call (479) 495-7371.
Dec. 20
DAR Chapter’s 35th Anniversary
CONWAY — The Cadron Post Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution will celebrate its 35th anniversary Saturday. The public is invited to a reception from 1-3 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s Morgan House, 1926 Prince St. Parking will be available at the church and at Conway Junior High School, both at the corner of Prince and Mitchell streets. For more information, call Nikki Reid, chapter regent, at (501) 329-2779.
Dec. 24-26
Holiday Closing
RUSSELLVILLE — The Hughes Community Center will be closed Wednesday through Dec. 26 for observance of the Christmas holiday.
Ongoing
Grief Support Group
MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Senior Wellness Center, 550 Edgewood Drive, is offering a grief support group from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. The group is open to all center members who have experienced loss. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss their losses and gain insight into developing coping skills. For more information, call (501) 851-4344.
TeamKID
MAUMELLE — Southern Hills Baptist Fellowship and JumpZone have teamed up to offer a free children’s program, TeamKID, for first- through sixth-graders. The program is held at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the JumpZone building. For more information, call (501) 851-7729 or visit www.southernhillsbaptist.tv.
Midday Manna
CONWAY — A Bible lecture and luncheon led by Wanda Landers takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 4215 Prince St. Lunch, including a drink and dessert, is served for $5. For child care by reservation, call (501) 329-0001.
Tea Party Meeting
HEBER SPRINGS — Arkansas’ We the People Tea Party of Cleburne County meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 1101C W. Main St. Various issues are discussed. For more information, call Marlin Schwartz at (847) 977-5261.
Upcoming
Small Business Training
RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present Website in a Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 8 at Arkansas Tech University. Participants in this hands-on workshop will be taken step by step through creating a free account and building an attractive, functional, five-page website using Weebly. The cost to attend is $50. Seating is limited, and registration is required to guarantee a seat. To register, call (479) 356-2067 or visit asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.
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