May 26
American Legion Post 71 Business Meeting
CABOT — American Legion Post 71 of Cabot will have its monthly business meeting at 7 p.m. at Post 71. The group will elect officers. All members are invited to attend.
Boys & Girls Club Sports Banquet
JACKSONVILLE — The Boys & Girls Club of Jacksonville will have its fourth annual Sports Banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Jacksonville Community Center. The guest speaker will be Steve “Wildman” Wilson. The event will include dinner, a silent auction, and volunteer and scholarship award announcements. Tickets are $50 each.
May 27
The Ultimate Grill-Fest
SEARCY — The Ultimate Grill-Fest: Hamburgers for Homelessness will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Berryhill Park to benefit Jacob’s Place Homeless Mission. There will be kids’ activities and music by Jason Truby and Jay & the Twilighters. The suggested minimum donation for admission is $5, which includes a hamburger, chips, a drink and ice cream. Armbands for children’s activities will cost $5. Tickets are available in the community or at the gate. For more information, call (501) 268-1771.
May 27 and 28
Fulton County Homecoming Festival
SALEM — The 67th annual Fulton County Homecoming Festival will take place both days on the Fulton County Courthouse Square. The festival will include the Open Street Market with a wide variety of food and craft booths, along with KSAR Radio-sponsored attendance awards and a parade, as well as a fish fry, a street dance, races, contests, a car show and other events around town. For more information on the festival, call Mary Sanders at (870) 895-2591 or the Salem Chamber of Commerce at (870) 895-5565.
May 27-29
The Foreigner
SEARCY — Center on the Square, 219 W. Arch Ave., will present The Foreigner, written by Larry Shue and directed by David Goble, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15, plus tax. For more information or tickets, call (501) 368-0111 or visit centeronthesquare.org.
May 28
Homecoming Festival 5K Race
SALEM — The 2016 Bank of Salem Mark Thomas Memorial Apple Pie 5K Run will begin at 8 a.m. Online registration is available at www.register-wizard.com/events/applepierun/register. The early-registration fee is $15; entry fees the day of the race will be $20. For a paper entry form, go to the Bank of Salem or call Sherry Jackson at (870) 895-6226. Prizes will be awarded to top finishers. Participants can register before the race from 6:45-7:30 a.m. on the north side of the court square, or check in by 7:30 if preregistered. For more information, call Jackson or Holly Pate at (870) 895-6209.
Spring River Associational Singing
SAFFELL— The Spring River Associational Singing will begin at 6 p.m. at the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church, 467 Arkansas 25. Singers and musicians from the Spring River Association are especially encouraged to attend, and the public is invited. Special singing/instrumentals are encouraged as well. Congregational singing will come primarily from the Heavenly Highway Hymnal, 2nd Edition, but other books will be used. Light refreshments will be served following the singing. For more information, contact the group’s president, John R. Way, at (870) 283-3292.
Civil War Marker Dedication Service
CALICO ROCK — A dedication service for Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Marker will be presented at 11 a.m. in Trimble House Park on Arkansas 56, across the street from the Calico Rock Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The service will be conducted by the Izard County Historical Society and the Arkansas Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy. For more information, call W.J. “Bud” Cooper at (870) 297-8356. The event is open to the public, and attendees are asked to bring a lawn chair.
FNBC/Horseshoe Bend Fire Truck Open
HORSESHOE BEND — The Horseshoe Bend Volunteer Fire and Rescue will have its fourth annual FNBC/Horseshoe Bend Fire Truck Open at the Turkey Mountain Golf Course. The tournament will be a three-person scramble with an entry fee of $120 per team. There will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m., preceded by coffee and doughnuts at 8 a.m. Golf carts are not included in the entry fee but will be available with advance reservations. Proceeds will help buy a 3000-gallon water tanker for the firefighting fleet. For more information or to register, call the golf course at (870) 670-5252.
May 30
Memorial Day Ceremony
CABOT — American Legion Post 71 will present its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park Community Center. The Post 71 Honor Guard will post colors and assist with the ceremony, which will be followed by a wreath-laying service at the Veterans Monument in front of the center. Attire will be Post 71 caps and summer dress — white polo shirts and gray slacks, or other appropriate attire.
June 1
Single Parent Scholarship Application Deadline
SEARCY — The deadline for applying for White County Single Parent Scholarship Fund Inc. summer 2016 scholarships is Wednesday. WCSPSF Inc. awards scholarships to White County single parents who have minor children and are pursuing postsecondary education in order to achieve skilled employment. View the application at www.aspsf.org/county_white.html. For more information, contact Executive Director Dan Newsom at wcspsf.inc@gmail.com or call (501) 230-2414.
ONGOING
T Tauri Movie Camp Registration
BATESVILLE — The T Tauri Movie Camp, which offers a wide variety of video-production workshops for aspiring filmmakers up to the age of 18, is accepting registrations for the 12th annual summer youth program, which will take place July 18-30 in Batesville. Workshops vary from two to 3 1/2 days in length and include Script to Screen Narrative Filmmaking, Hometown Documentary, Depicting Zombies, and a new offering, BrickFilms (stop-motion animation utilizing LEGO characters). Workshop fees range from $60 to $100. T Tauri workshops are taught by experienced filmmaker/educators. All supplies and equipment are included in the tuition cost. For workshop descriptions, dates and locations, biographies of instructors and registration forms, visit www.ttauri.org or call (870) 251-1189.
Summer Reading Program and Story Hour
BATESVILLE — Registration for the Independence County Library’s Summer Reading Program, for preschoolers to sixth-graders. begins Wednesday. Register at the library, 368 E. Main St. Participants will receive a T-shirt and a prize every week for reading books. Those who complete the program will receive a certificate and a grand prize. Ms. Charlotte’s Story Hour will take place each Wednesday, June 8 through July 27, at 10 a.m. for preschoolers and at 2 p.m. for grade-school children, with stories, videos, crafts and live performances. For more information, contact the library at (870) 793-8814 or indcolib@hotmail.com.
Fulton County Fair Booth Rental
SALEM — The Fulton County Fair Association is accepting reservations for commercial booth space for the 2016 county fair. Booths will set up in the new Salem Civic Center from 2-5 p.m. July 25 and remain in place until 7 p.m. July 30. Inside booths are 10-by-10 feet for $60, plus $5 for electricity. Outside booths are 12-by-20 feet for $100, plus $10 for electricity. For more information, call the Fulton County Fair office at (870) 895-5565 or email clewis@fultoncountyfair.org. Vendor applications are available at www.fultoncountyfair.org.
ASUN Summer Hours
NEWPORT — Arkansas State University-Newport’s hours of operation have shifted to its summer schedule: ASUN’s campuses in Newport, Jonesboro and Marked Tree will be open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, through Aug. 11. With the exception of White River Hall on the Newport campus, all ASUN offices and locations will be closed Fridays. Events that are already set to take place on Fridays during the summer will go on as scheduled. ASUN will resume normal operating hours Aug. 15.
First Responder Course
BATESVILLE — A First Responder course will be offered from 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 31 through June 30, in Room 926 of the Nursing Allied Health Building at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. The fee is $125, plus a textbook. First Responder teaches students emergency care for trauma patients, splinting techniques, bleeding control, rescue procedures, how to prepare a patient for transport and stabilization of a patient. Wesley Gay is the instructor. This course is a prerequisite to EMT basic training. For more information or to register, call (870) 612-2082 or email katrina.stevens@uaccb.edu.
Library Summer Celebration
BATESVILLE — To celebrate summer, the Independence County Library, 368 E. Main St., is offering lots of new books, DVDs, audio books, graphic novels and new programs. The library will have drawings for gift certificates to downtown Batesville restaurants on Friday and again June 3. Register for the drawings at the library.
EMT Instructor Course
BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville will offer an EMT instructor course to introduce the experienced EMT to the teaching aspects of EMS, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 13-17. The program includes lectures and student demonstrations to practice teaching skills. The course fee is $185, plus the cost of a textbook. To take the class, an EMT is required to have two years of experience. Wesley Gay is the instructor. For more information or to register, call (870) 612-2082 or email katrina.stevens@uaccb.edu.
Summer Reading Camp
BATESVILLE — Registration is open for Get in the Game … Read! — the Ozark Foothills Literacy Project’s 2016 Summer Reading Camp for children entering first through sixth grades. The camp will meet from 9 a.m. to noon June 6-9 at Fellowship Bible Church (formerly Landers Theater), 156 S. Third St. The camp will offer engaging reading and writing activities with a focus on stories related to competition, physical activity and sports heroes. The registration fee is $99 per child until Friday, then will be $125. A $25 discount is offered to siblings. Register at oflp.org/read2016 or by calling (870) 793-5912.
Lifeguard Classes
JACKSONVILLE — Lifeguard classes will be offered at the Jacksonville Community Center. Participants must pass a pre-test and be at least 15 years old. Registrants 16 and older who commit to lifeguard for the city for the summer will pay $125 for the course. The regular fee is $250. For class times and registration information, call (501) 982-4171 or visit www.cityofjacksonville.net.
Cabot Lions Club Meetings
CABOT — The Cabot Lions Club has regular get-togethers at noon the first and third Thursdays of the month at the KingPin Sports Grill. Lions serve local communities and protect the planet. Club members provide children with eyeglasses, offer food for seniors and are among the first to respond when disaster strikes. All are invited to attend the meetings.
Music in the Mall
FAIRFIELD BAY — Music in the Mall, featuring local and drop-in performers, will take place from 6-9 p.m. the first, second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Education Center Gazebo in the Village Mall. All are invited to bring instruments, their singing voices, lawn chairs and neighbors. The event is free. For more
information, visit the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center, 130 Village Lane, Suite 5, or call (501) 884-4440.
Summer Bridge Program
NEWPORT — Arkansas State University-Newport will offer a Summer Bridge program Tuesday through June 29 for high school students who want to earn four hours of college credit. The courses are at ASUN’s normal per-credit hour rates. Classes will meet from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at ASUN. For more information, contact Irina Reynolds, ASUN coordinator of college and life skills, at (870)-512-7702 or
irina_reynolds@asun.edu.
Second Time Around Bookstore’s New Hours
SEARCY — The Literacy Council of White County operates the Second Time Around Bookstore at 811 S. Main St., Suite D. The literacy office and store’s new hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. The bookstore is closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday. To train as a tutor, to become a bookstore volunteer or for more information, call (501) 278-5500.
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