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.

– Tuesday, May 3 from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel, 2007 E. Service Rd., West Memphis. Hosted by Crittenden County Arkansas Department of Health. For more information contact Crystal Moore, Crittenden County Health Unit Administrator at 870735-4334 or Crystal.Moore@arkansas.gov

• Academies of West Memphis Band – Under the direction of Cathy Williams and Kaitlin Roll will perform its spring concert, ‘A Night at the Movies,’ Tuesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. in the school’s Performing Arts Center. Admission is free.

• Main StreetWestMemphis Blues on Broadway – Tuesday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Regions Park. Sponsored by Regions Bank and Delta Ice. Music by Mike Dragges. The community is invited.

• Keep West Memphis Beautiful 4th Annual Cleanup Blitz – Saturday, May 7. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at City Hall, 205 S. Redding, West Memphis. Cleanup 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon. Refreshments provided at end of cleanup. Rain date Saturday, May 14. For information call 870-735-4219 or 870-732-7671.

• Earle Fire Department 40th Annual Fish Fry – Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Catfish and all the trimmings $12 Donation. Rain or Shine.

• Earle Historical Celebration Program, Awards Ceremony and Fish Fry – Saturday May 7 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.

• Make-A-Wish Arkansas Bass Classic – 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, benefitting Make-A-Wish. Visit www.ArkansasBassClassic.co m for more in formation.

• 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 870- 733-6069.

• 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.

• 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 870-735- 4538.

• Crittenden County Master Gardeners Scholarship – The Crittenden County Master Gardeners are pleased to award secondary education scholarship annually. These scholarships are funded by CCMG projects conducted throughout the year. For applicant requirements and information contact Russ Parker, Count Extension Agent-Ag at 739-3239 or e-mail rparker@uaex.edu.

• Arkansas State University Degree Center is hosting Arkansas State University Day April 28, 2016 at the ASU Mid-South campus University Center from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. We are offering admission, advising, and financial aid and scholarship information for students interested in attending Arkansas State University-Jonesboro on the ASU Mid-South campus or the main campus. We will have representatives from several academic departments (Criminology, Business, Nursing, or Education), Career Pathways, Arkansas Workforce, and TRIO Educational Opportunity Center. All current and potential students are encouraged to attend. Students can complete their Bachelors and/or nursing degree (RN)and live locally. For more information call, Kennidi Ridgell, Degree Center Coordinator at 870733-6069

• 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.

• 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 870-739-4464, ext. 104 or come by: 1 Natural Resources Drive, Marion.

• West Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization – (Final comment period will end on May 5, 2016.) 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 870-7358158 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).

• 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. Boys and girls ages 5-12 are welcomed. Applications are available Monday-Friday, 2:30 to 6 p.m. Summer Camp begins June 1. For more information, contact: 901-318-0291, or stop by 405 S. 25th Street, West Memphis.

• 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.

• 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.

• Clarkedale City Council – Meeting 6 p.m. second Monday of the month.

• Emergency Preparedness Seminar