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.

– Friday, May 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the VFW, 406 S. Avalon, West Memphis. Dine in or carry out. $8 per plate. For takeout call 870-735-9102.

• Earle Basketball Celebration of Champions – Will be Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m. The awards program will be held in the Gymnasium and a Fellowship Fish Fry will immediately follow in the Cafeteria at the Earle High School. The community is invited to help celebrate the Senior High Girls and Boys teams winning the Arkansas State Championship and the Jr. High Girls and Boys teams for winning the District and Regional Championships. For more information contact Councilman Kenneth Cross at 870-636-0410.

• 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 870735-4588.

• 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.

• Memorial Services – VFW Post 5225 will present services honoring our veterans at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion on Monday, May 30. Service begins at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

• West Memphis Holiday Sanitation Schedule – No service Monday, May 30th. Monday, May 30th and Tuesday, May 31st customers will be serviced on Tuesday, May 31st. Regular schedule resumes on Wednesday, June 1.

• Workforce Development Board Meetings – Youth Committee Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m. Executive Committee Thursday, June 16 at 10 a.m. WDB Tuesday, June 21 at 10 a.m. and CEO Friday, June 24 at 8:30 a.m. All meetings at the Arkansas Workforce Center in Forrest City,

• Hope House – Qualified individuals will receive food distribution June 3 at a new location, the Marion Sports Complex. The location is no longer Marion Baptist.

• West Memphis Class of 1964 70th Birthday Bash – Beginning Friday, June 3 at 6 p.m. at Panchos Mexican Restaurant in the back party room. Buffet meal $16 a person. Saturday, June 4 at the Country Club beginning at 6 p.m. for visiting. Meal at 7 p.m. DJ at 8 until 11:30 or so. $40 per person. Other classmates are also invited. For information contact Jim Pugh at 870-636-8896, Ronnie Jackson at 870-735-3080 or 901-262-4039 or Richard Masters at 870-735-6633 or 870-735-4823.

• Small Fry Triathlon – Brunetti Field in Marion on Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. until noon. A great race for kids ages 2-6! The athletes will run 25 yards, bike/trike 50 yards and “swim” through water spray for 10 yards. Each racer gets a racing bib, T-shirt and gold medal. $20 per child, after May 27th $25 per child. Contact Tracy Brick, Marion Chamber of Commerce at 870-733-5767 or tracy.brick@marionarkansas.o rg to register.

• Crittenden County Democratic Party Central Committee Meeting – Monday, June 6 at 6 p.m. at Arkansas State University-Mid South, room 104, West Memphis.

• Miss Empowered Christian Pageant – Informational meeting Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. at New Birth Ministries, 420 E. Broadway, next to AMECA in West Memphis. Pageant for ages 5-12 and 1318. For questions contact Mrs. C. Evans at 870-636-2259.

• WMHS 1976 (40th) Class Reunion – June 10-11, 2016 at the Clarion Hotel, West Memphis. $50 per person. For more information contact Phyllis Clayton at 870-7354536.

• Free breakfast – Every second Saturday of each month, 8-9:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Edmondson. Rev. K.C. McKenney, pastor.

• VFW Fish Fry