News Briefs

News Briefs

The Evening Times prints briefs about events for organizations, schools and govern-mental agencies. News briefs are accepted at the Times office, by fax at 735- 1020 or by e- mail news@ theevening-times. com. Always include contact information.

• Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting – Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.

– Corn, Cotton and Grain Sorghum Production Meeting at the Extension Office Thursday, Feb. 18; Sprayer Clinic Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Cotton Research Station in Marianna 9 a.m.; and Pesticide Applicator Training Saturday, March 19 at 9 a.m. at the Extension Office in Marion.

• First District Republican Committee Meeting – Saturday, Feb. 20 at the East Arkansas Community College Tech Center, 1790 North falls, Wynne. Registration and doughnuts 9 to 10 a.m. Registration fee $12. Committee meeting 10 a.m. until 12 noon.

• 69th Annual Chamber Banquet – Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Special guest speaker the Honorable Jim Strickland, Mayor of Memphis to be held at the Starting Gate Event Center, Southland Park Gaming and Racing, West Memphis. Call or e-mail the Chamber office for ticket and table information.

• Annual Leaders as Readers Program – Thursday, Feb. 25, 8:30 until 10 a.m. at Faulk Elementary School, 908 Vanderbilt, West Memphis. All men in the community are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information contact Janice Donald or Lori Knowlton at 735-5252 to RSVP.

• St. Michael’s School 10th Annual Auction & Raffle – Saturday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. at the Meadowbrook Country Club. Silent Auction 6 to 9 p.m. Live Auction 8:15 p.m. Music, dancing, bidding, libations and fine fare. Tickets $50. Drawing for 2016 Polaris 570 Ranger tickets $25. For more information call 7351730.

• The Crittenden Conservation District – Is now registering irrigation wells for usage on farms for 2015. The deadline to register is Feb. 29. The district will be registering wells Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Please contact Debbie Greer at 739-4464, ext. 104 or come by 1 Natural Resources Drive, Marion.

• Poll Workers Needed –

The Crittenden County Election Commission is looking for poll workers for the upcoming March 1 voting. For qualifying criteria or to apply online, go to www.crittcopollworkers. com, call 870-5145501, or visit the Election Commission office, 100 Court Street, in Marion.

• West Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization – Soliciting public comments concerning the long range transportation plan. Please contact the MPO at 796 W. Broadway, West Memphis, 72301. If you have comments or questions call, fax or e-mail at 870-735-8148; Fax 870-735-8158; or bce@sbcglobal.net.

• Emergency Preparedness Event – Thursday, March 3, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Deneke Hall, 215 N. Missouri St., West Memphis. For additional information contact: Crystal Moore, County Administrator, Crittenden County Health Unit 870-735- 3443.

• Democratic Central Committee – DCC meets Monday, March 7, at 6 p.m., in the Quorum Court room at the County Courthouse.

• Wonder High School Alumni Association Meeting

– All Alumni and friends are cordially invited to attend our quarterly meeting on Monday, March 7 at Margarita’s from 4 to 7 p.m. Dutch Treat! Contacts are Ora Breckenridge at 901-486-1508 or Shirley Patton Brown at 901-270-7980.

• Tommy Goldsby Wild Game Dinner & Auction – Saturday, March 12, 6:30 p.m. at the Shop at Mark Pirani Farms, Marion. Benefiting the Thomas B. Goldsby, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for currently enrolled students at Arkansas State University Mid-South.

• Steudlein Learning Center 4th Annual Fish Fry – Friday, March 18, 5 to 7 p.m. Drive-Thru Only. 1600 Avondale Circle, West Memphis. $12 includes fish, French fries, hushpuppies, slaw and homemade dessert. To purchase tickets call 7339950. Must present ticket. Proceeds to benefit Steudlein students.

• Arkansas State University Degree Center – Offering admission, advising, and scholarship information/assistance for students interested in attending Arkansas State University-Jonesboro on the ASU Mid-South campus. Students can major in Criminology, Business, Nursing, or Education and live locally. Assistance is available Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information call, Kennidi Ridgell, Degree Center Coordinator at 870733-6069.

• The Gatsby Gala Raffle – Benefitting Junior Auxiliary of Crittenden County. Raffle for an EZ GO Express S4 Golf Cart Saturday, April 9th at Southland Park Racing and Gaming. Tickets ($25) may be purchased at Barton Powersports, Greenway Equipment and The Merry Magnolia or by contacting jacrittenden@jacrittenden.org.

• Wonder High Gathering – Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26-28 in Nashville, Tennessee. Hostesses: Willie Mae Simpson Peete 615-228-8844 (H) and 615-364-5481 (C) and Magnolia Smothers Davis 615-255-1340 (H) and 615513-3496 (C). Letters will be mailed by the last of January. If you have not received one by that time call one of the numbers above.

• Water Use Reporting For 2015 – The Crittenden Conservation District is now registering irrigation wells for usage on farms for 2015. As a registered water user you are protecting your rights to the use of an equitable amount of surface water in times of shortage and to establish ground water rights within critical areas. Act of 154 of 1991 requires users of ground and surface water be assessed an annual fee in the amount of $10 per well and relift site. Act 408 of 1989 provides for the collection of a late registration penalty. Any person who fails to register a well or relift site by the deadline shall be subject to a penalty for each year they fail to register. The district will be registering wells Monday-Thursday, from 8:30 – 4:30. Please contact Debbie Greer at 870-7394464, ext. 104 or come by: 1 Natural Resources Drive, Marion.

• DivorceCare – First Baptist Church Marion on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. It is a 13 week session held in room 106 ending May 10.

• Charity Bingo – At the VFW on South Avalon Friday and Saturday early games at 6:30 p.m., regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. Food served at concession counter. $100 games, 4 jackpots and a winner take all. Free meal one Saturday of each month. For information call 735-9102.

• National Sultana Disaster Museum – Open Thursday’s, Friday’s and Saturday’s from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m. at 104 Washington St. across from the county court house. Donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children.

• Fellowship Baptist Church – Free Biblical Counseling. Overcome with marriage, family, health, or other problems? There is hope! For information e-mail fellowship. marion@gmail.com.

• Utility Bill Help – Visit Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, 111 E. Jackson, West Memphis and bring utility bill, previous month’s income and two forms of ID. Office hours MTH 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For information call 870-4004023.

• ASU Mid-South Financial Aid – Apply for financial aid for the fall semester online at https://fafsa.ed.gov/ (school code is 015862) or at the campus. Call 870-733-6729 for more information.

• At Risk After School Meals Program – Sponsored by Synergy Foundation at West Memphis Learning Center (Old Wedlock School Cafeteria), 201 South B. J. Taylor St., Edmondson. Times 4:30-5:15 p.m. Snacks, 5:156:15 Suppers. Activities provided. For more information call 870-733-1235.

• AARP Free Membership – Offering first time members Free Membership for one year. Included are privileges and countless discounts to many restaurants, hotels, theaters, entertainment parks and stores. Meetings every third Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the West Memphis Utility Company.

• Seeking Volunteers – Healthcare & Rehab of West Memphis, 610 S. Avalon St. is seeking volunteers for Saturday through Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. If interested stop in or call Sabria Wilson or Lula Miller at 735-4543.

• Child and Adult Care Food Program – The Frank C. Steudlein Learning Center is participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. This will provide meals to all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals are provided at 203 Balfour Road and at 1600 Avondale Circle in West Memphis. The program will provide breakfast, lunch and a p.m. snack, Monday-Friday during the programming year.

• LEPC Meetings – 4th Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Comfort Inns and Suites.

• Free Tai Chi Practice – Excellent to develop balance. No experience necessary. 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Marion United Methodist Church. 870-739-3434

• County Extension Meeting