News Briefs

News Briefs

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

• Xi Rho Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Annual Achievement Banquet – Friday, May 13 at Terry’s Event Center from 7 until 10 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person or $180 per table and the attire will be preferably formal. Recognizing individuals, groups, businesses that have achieved milestones while serving their communities.

• Riverside International Speedway Legends Celebration – Friday, May 13 catfish dinner for $5 will honor Ray Bugg. Saturday, May 14 the Riverside International Speedway 2seater and other race cars will be at the Germantown Library Touch a Truck from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. the Hooker Hood Classic Race to honor racing legend, Hooker Hood.

– Saturday, May 14 at The Surf Club, Horseshoe Lake, sponsored by the Arkansas Highway Police. The Bass Tournament is limited to 50 boats and offers a $1000 First Place prize. In addition to the tournament events will be held to offer a fun day for the entire family including vendor booths of arts and crafts and local businesses, bounce house, kids’ fishing rodeo, food, music, raffles and door prizes. Tournament launch 6 a.m. Family day events 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Full day of family fun, benefiting Make-A-Wish. Visit www.ArkansasBassClassic.co m for more in formation.

• Free Community Health Fair – Saturday May 14, 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 7th Street Church of Christ, 899 N. 7th St., West Memphis. Health screenings, blood drive, children’s activities, healthy food snacks, door prizes and more.

• Fenter Physical Therapy 5K benefiting CrittCo YL – Saturday, May 14 race starts at 9 a.m. Registration open at 8 a.m. at the Marion Town Square. $25 by May 13/$30 day of race. Proceeds go towards Crittenden County Young Life, a non-profit, nondenomination outreach to local teens. For race information contact Amber Tackett, race director at 901-552-6731 or ambertackett@gmail.com. For sponsorship information contact Alex Blankenship, Committee chair at 871-5148687 or adblank44@gmail.com. For information about CrittCo Young Life, contact John Beaumont, Area Director at 870-514-1481 or jbeau.younglife@gmail.com. Register online at www.raceroster.com, search “Fenter Physical Therapy 5K”

• City of Earle Council Meeting – Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. located at the Earle City Hall Annex, 1005 Second St., Earle.

• Boston Butt Fund Raiser – Benefiting Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Jones transplant medical expenses. Corky’s Boston Butt’s $35. Last day to order is Wednesday, May 18. Butts will be ready for pick up on May 26th from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. behind Fire Station 1 at 200 N. 7th St., West Memphis. Contact Fred Thorne at 870-514-1579 or Roger Lancaster at 870-3946643 to order.

• West Memphis Senior Life Center Food Bank – Every third Thursday (May 19) at 318 W. Tyler, West Memphis. Registration 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. For information call 870-702-7738.

• Road Kill Report – J. J. Abernathy with Arkansas Game & Fish Commission asks that anyone seeing dead deer call to report at 1-800482-9262 now through May 20th. The agency is testing for chronic wasting disease.

• Earle Historical Celebration Program, Awards Ceremony and Fish Fry – Saturday May 21 at the Earle High School Gymnasium and Cafeteria from 1 to 4 p.m. To salute the High School and Middle School Award Winning Girls and Guys Basketball State Champs, District Champs and Regional Champs. All players, managers and coaches will be recognized. The event is free to the public. For more information contact Councilman Kenneth Cross at 870-6360410.

• 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.

• Tax Delinquent Land Sale Scheduled – A public auction for the sale of tax delinquent land in Crittenden County will be held Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m. at the Crittenden County Courthouse. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. A catalog of tax delinquent lands can be found at www.cosl.org. Delinquent property owners may call 501324-9422 to request a Petition to Redeem or they may look up the delinquent parcel on the COSL website and print it from there.

• 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.

• Earle Dunbar School Reunion 2016 – The weekend of Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29. Reunion lodging at the Clarion Hotel & Convention Center, 2007 S. Service Rd., West Memphis. Arthur D. Sanders, president. For information contact Mauzie Jones Furlow at 870732-3771.

• Early Registration for Kindergarten at Avondale Elementary – Now through Friday, May 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those students who are fully registered are invited to participate in Avondale’s “KINDERGARTEN KAMP” Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. or on Thursday, Aug. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. For registration requirements call 870- 735-4588.

• Good Neighbor Center and Memphis Food Bank Mobile Food Giveaway – Friday, May 27 at Old St. Paul Church, 504 S. 8th St., West Memphis from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.

• Make-A-Wish Arkansas Bass Classic