Child care training available
Child Care Aware of Northwest Arkansas is providing free training. Classes include:
• Monday: “Anger and Trigger Thoughts” will teach participants how to recognize trigger thoughts and their major impact on anger. How a person thinks determines their anger and, to a degree, what they experience. Class is 10 a.m.-noon at 614 E. Emma Ave., Suite 131 in Springdale.
• Tuesday: “Anger: Experiencing Nature and How It Benefits Our Well Being” will remind participants of nature, its beauty and how nature benefits children and adults physically, emotionally and psychologically. Natural objects for discussion and manipulation will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring an interesting “nature” story to share. Class is 6-8 p.m. at 614 E. Emma Ave., Suite 131 in Springdale.
• Wednesday: “Nutrition” will provide an overview of nutrition and ways to improve health and wellness by making small changes to your diet. Class is 10 a.m.-noon and 1200 W. Walnut St. in Rogers.
Classes are free and first come, first-served.
Information: (479) 751-3463 or nwachildcare.org.
OLLI offers
new classes
The following classes will be offered at the Global Campus on the Fayetteville square:
• Tuesday: “French for World Travelers” engages in practical, fun activities to practice and improve conversational French; $17 members, $32 nonmembers.
• Wednesday: “Listening to the Cosmos” radio astronomy; $15 members, $30 nonmembers. “Stroke Prevention and Treatment” taught by the director of the Washington Regional Medical Center’s Primary Stroke Center Dr. Margaret Tremwel; $19 members, $34 nonmembers.
• Friday: “Reconstruction: Reshaping Arkansas After the Civil War” and “From Attics to Barns: A Lifetime of Collecting Arkansas History,” both classes taught by Arkansas historian and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist Tom Dillard; $29 members, $44 nonmembers.
Information: (479) 575-4545, olli.uark.edu or email olli@uark.edu.
Blood center
seeks donors
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host blood drives at the following locations:
• Fayetteville: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, City of Fayetteville, 101 W. Rock St.
• Lincoln: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Lincoln High School, 1392 E. Pridemore Drive
Information: cbco.org or
(800) 280-5337.
Spradlin to hold
presentation
As a bonus feature of the second annual Bentonville Youth Literature Festival, author Michael Spradlin will give a special presentation for homeschool students and their families at 11 a.m. Monday at the Walmart Community Room. Homeschoolers are invited to be inspired by this New York Times best-selling author and book lover who knew that “writing books would be the coolest job ever.”
Spradlin’s children and teen books are full of mystery, history and lots of adventure. His adult titles feature zombies, pirates and cowboys. Spradlin has collaborated with author Roland Smith on the I.Q series and with Bentonville illustrator Ard Hoyt on a picture book biography of Daniel Boone. This presentation will encourage readers and inspire young writers.
The event is free to attend and registration is not required.
Information: (479) 271-3192 or bentonvillelibrary.org.
Book Sale
next week
The Bella Vista Friends of the Library’s book sale is Monday through Saturday at the library’s used book store, Encore. Every book in the store will be on sale. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, signed and rare books, classics, cookbooks, health, religion and paperbacks. Proceeds go to the continuing needs and goals of the library.