Old St. Paul Church Services

Join Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church for in-person, Facebook Live or Zoom for Sunday School at 8:45 a.m., as well as inperson and Facebook Live (@oldstpaul church) worship at 10 a.m. All are welcome. Be a part of Wednesday night Bible Study, in-person and on Facebook Live, at 6:30 p.m. Host Pastor Fredrick Anthony and First Lady Eair Anthony welcome you. 504 S. 8th St., West Memphis.

Cornerstone Baptist Church of West Memphis is “Making Hope Contagious” in Crittenden County.

Children, youth and adult Sunday School class at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting and Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night Youth Night at 6:30 p.m.

“All are welcome!” Billy Oyler, Pastor. 1105 Balfour Rd., West Memphis.

The first Marion Chamber of Commerce Power Hour (and 1/2) will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Marion Performing Arts Center. Lunch is $15 per person. This is a great chance to gain insight on what Marion has to offer in 2023. Call (870) 7396041 or email chamber@ marionarkansas.or g to reserve your spot today.

The Crittenden County Extension Office will be hosting a Pesticide Applicator Training session on Tuesday, March 14, at the Extension Office, 116 Center St., in Marion, at 1 p.m. The cost is $20. For more information or questions, contact Katrina Boyd, Crittenden County Extension Agent Staff Chair, at (870) 739-3239.

Spring on the Square Mark your calendars.

The Marion Chamber of Commerce, Baptist Memorial-Crittenden, Willowbend of Marion and Southland Casino Hotel present “Spring on the Square” on Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Courthouse Square – an arts and crafts fair, featuring vendors, live entertainment, and art contest, a “Battle of the Boards” and more. Vendor registration forms are available at www.MarionARChamber. org.

Bingo Night St. Michael’s Catholic Parish hosts Tuesday Night Bingo every week.

Open to everyone ages 18 and up. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Games begin at 7 p.m. Smoke free and alcohol free.

Concessions available at the event.

211 Community Resources Did you know, you can call 211 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to get in touch with the United Way’s free community resources hotline? You can receive assistance with housing, employment, health care, utilities, tax service assistance and more. Dial 21-1, or go online to www. arkansas211.org.

Marion School Board The Marion School District has announced the dates for its monthly School Board meetings for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year.

The meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Central Office, 200 Manor Street, in Marion.

Remaining meetings will take place on the following dates: Jan. 19, Feb.

16, March 16, April 20, May 18, and June 15, 2023.

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40 & 8 Club Steak night Wednesdays. Fish fry every third Friday of the month at 152 Legion Road, West Memphis.

735-0866.

Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the ASU Aviation Technical Center, 737 Taxiway Drive, in West Memphis. Young people ages 12 and up can join the cadet program.

Adults are needed to support the cadet program and emergency service operations. For more information contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at (870) 225-6849 or at hornets 99comp sq@aol.com.

‘First Importance’ Podcast First Baptist Church of West Memphis is proud to announce their podcast “First Importance.”

Go to www.fbcwmem.org /media to choose your favorite platform and subscribe. First Baptist Church West Memphis invites you to join us for our morning church service at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. You may also watch our live stream on www.facebook.com, or on YouTube (search for First Baptist Church West Memphis) at 10:30 a.m. Both will be available to watch later on both platforms. If you watch on YouTube please subscribe.

WM City Council Meeting schedule: 1:30 p.m., on the first Thursday of each month; 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, at West Memphis City Hall, 205 S. Redding St., in West Memphis. All meetings are open to the public.

Global Academy USDA Food Program Global Academy Inc., located at 301 N. 7th St., in West Memphis, is participating in the USDA Food Program. Meals will be available at no charge or at a reduced price to enrolled persons at the above location.

Eligibility is determined by income and household size. For more information, call (870) 7027530, or visit www. arkademia.org. USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

Adopt a Pet Today Looking for a pet? Call the Marion Animal Shelter at 739-5412.

Adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $75 for cats.

1101 L.H. Polk Ext.

Cash, food and blanket donations gladly accepted.

Crittenden County Health Unit The Crittenden County Health Unit will have special extended hours every Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. These adjusted hours give the unit the opportunity to stay open later to accommodate those who are not able to come during normal business hours. Clinical services that are available

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include: WIC, nutrition counseling and support, birth control pick-ups, Depo shots, sexually transmitted infection STI screening and services, and immunizations.

Family Planning Late Clinic will be the third Tuesday each month.

For more information on services and regular hours call 870-735-4334.

Amateur Radio Enthusiasts The West Memphis Repeater Group is proud to announce a new repeater in West Memphis. It is a Yaesu DR-2X with Fusion and Wires-X capabilities (both analog and digital). The KI5GEU repeater frequency is 442.400, + 5.0 MHZ, PL Tone 107.2. Our goal is to revive a once vibrant Amateur Radio Community in this area For more information contact: Jerry Burns, KI5GEU, at 870-6361236 or jerry@deltaiceservice. com.

Volunteer Drivers Needed Jim Fiveash, the commander of the American Legion Post 53 needs Volunteer Van Drivers to transport veterans who live in Crittenden County to their VA appointments at the Memphis VA Medical Center and the new Primary Clinic in East Memphis. A 10 passenger transportation van will be furnished by the VA. For information contact Patrick Kennedy, LCSW, at 901-523-8990.