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.

• UAPB Lion Fever Day (College Fair, campus tours, scholarships) – will be held on April 1, 2016 in Pine Bluff. The UAPB Crittenden County Alumni Chapter will provide transportation to Pine Bluff. High school students interested in attending, please contact Dave Johnson at 870514-7795 or Elzadia Washington at 571-228-4202 to register and/or for additional information by March 21th.

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– The annual “Investing in the Future” Patriot Pride 5K is set for Saturday, April 2 at Marion Junior High School arena parking lot at 9 a.m. The event is a fundraiser for scholarships for MHS Teachers of Tomorrow and Health Occupations Students of America. Registration is $20 at https://goo.gl/6HSOJn. Tshirt $15.

• Interceding Christian Center Love Month – Free clothing, food, drink, household items and entertainment from a local artist Saturday, April 2, April 9 and April 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Autumn and Walker Streets, West Memphis.

• 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 L.R. Jackson Girls Club, Inc.– Is now taking applications for Summer Enrichment Camp. We offer low rates. Breakfast, Lunch and Snack are provided. Summer Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ages 5-12- boys and girls are welcomed. Applications are available Monday – Friday 2:30 pm. to 6:00 p.m. Summer Camp begins June 1, 2016. For more information contact: 901-318-0291 or stop by 405 S. 25th Street, West Memphis.

• West Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization – Is soliciting public comments concerning the upcoming FY 2017 Unified Planning Work Program. If you have comments or questions concerning the transportation planning process call 870-735-8148 or fax 870-735-8158 or e-mail BCE@sbcglobal.net. This document may be reviewed at the MPO’s web site at wmats.org and the following locations: West Memphis City Hall, 205 S. Redding, West Memphis or Marion City Hall, 14 Military Rd., Marion.

• The Church Nurse – Hosting weekly healthy lifestyle support group discussing digestive health, heart health, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and stroke prevention, every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at 208 Shoppingway Blvd. Suite E (next to H& R Block).

• Lupus Foundation ArkansasGives Day – Thursday, April 7 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. When our supporters make a donation through www.arkansasgives.org we will receive additional bonus dollars provided by Arkansas Community Foundation. The more money our supporters give during ArkansasGives, the more bonus dollars we receive!

• National Child Abuse Prevention Month – Flag raising ceremony in honor of all abused children in our community on Thursday, April 7 at WMPD at 4 p.m. Also giving out pinwheels, the national symbol of child abuse prevention, to be planted in a pinwheel garden at the base of the flag. Guardians of Hope Event at Arkansas State University Mid-South Thursday, April 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Magruder Hall, Room 108, and will feature the First Lady of Arkansas, Susan Hutchinson as well as two speakers who are adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Donations from this event will benefit the prevention programs of the CAC. Thursday, April 21 the CAC and CASA will host the WM Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at offices at Mid-South Health Systems at 905 N. 7th St., West Memphis.

• West Memphis Senior Life Center – Fundraiser Thursday, April 7 and Friday, April 8 at 318 W. Tyler, West Memphis. Yard sale and bake sale, also cakes, pies and hot dogs. Food Bank every 3rd Thursday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Center activities include bingo, dominoes, checkers, cards and etc.

• The Gatsby Gala Raffle – Benefiting 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.

• Holy Cross Episcopal Day School Reunion – Saturday, April 9 and Sunday April 10 The reunion will include a tour of Holy Cross Church and the former school grounds located at 209 Park Drive on Saturday followed by dinner and dancing that night at Meadowbrook Country Club, located at 1250 West Broadway in West Memphis. On Sunday morning at 9 a.m. all are invited to celebrate the Holy Eucharist at Holy Cross Episcopal Church. The fee is $50 per person which includes a donation to the Holy Cross Episcopal Church. You may pay to attend at https://paypal. me/holycrossreunion. You may also connect through Facebook.

• VFW Crawfish Cook – Saturday, April 9, serving starts at 1 p.m. Dine in or carry out $15 at 406 S. Avalon St., West Memphis. Live music.

• Crittenden County Retired Teachers – On April 14, the Crittenden County Retired Teachers Association will meet in the Marion School District Administration Office at 200 Manor in Marion for their final meeting of this school year. New CCRTAofficers will be installed, WMHS scholarship winners will be announced and present, our Apples for the Teachers Project will be finalized, and Woody Wheeless will be the guest speaker.

• DHS Division of Aging and Adult Services Seeking Delegates – Seeking Arkansans who are at least 60 years old to volunteer to serve as delegates on the 20th Biennial Silver Haired Legislative Session taking place on Aug. 17-18. Anyone interested in becoming a delegate should contact East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging at 870-930-2202. County candidates need to circulate qualifying petitions and submit them to the Agency by April 15.

• Sultana Heritage Festival – Marion Courthouse Square, April 30th through May 1st. For details visit www.marionchamber. org.

• Boys & Girls Club Signups – T-Ball, Baseball, Softball & Soccer. Also having a Volleyball Clinic Monday, April 25 through Thursday, April 30. Cost is $25. Camp is sponsored by West Memphis School District & Boys & Girls Club. Instructors, West Memphis Volleyball Coaches Erin Neeley & Jeannie Crader.

• Lane Chapel CME Church Carnival – Saturday, April 30 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at 821 Scott St., Forrest City. The youth and young adults are sponsoring the carnival to raise funds for their Youth and Young Adult Conference and looking for vendors to showcase their goods or services to the community. For more information about vendor booths contact kimie.k.autry@gmail.com

• The West Memphis School District – participates in School Choice. The School Choice program is available for eligible students who do not reside in the West Memphis School District. The application deadline is May 1, 2016. The eligibility criteria and an application for school choice may be obtained by contacting superintendent Jon Collins at 301 South Avalon in West Memphis.

• Marion School District School Choice Deadline – Applications to attend a school other than the one the parent lives in must be submitted by May 1 before the year in which the pupil will begin the fall semester and can be obtained at the Marion School superintendent’s office, 200 Manor St., Marion.

• 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.

• 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. April 1 is $25 late fee. 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.

• The Church Nurse – Health Ministry, 208 Shoppingway Blvd., Suite E, (next to HR Block), every Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. Healthy lifestyle support group. March topic digestive health.

• 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

Marion School District Patriot Pride 5K