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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY Jacksonville Train Show

JACKSONVILLE — The eighth annual Jacksonville Train show will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Jacksonville Community Center, 5 Municipal Drive. Admission is $7 for adults. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free with adult admission. The show will feature 11 operating model-train layouts in several scales, more than 150 tables of model trains and railroadiana, a modeling contest for railroad-related subjects and a photo contest sponsored by the Arkansas Railroad Club. For more information, contact Daryl Conner at Rail & Sprue Hobbies, 1200 John Harden Drive in Jacksonville, or call

(501) 982-6836.

MONDAY North Lonoke County Retired Teachers Meeting

CABOT — The North Lonoke County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 11 a.m. in the Wesley Center of Cabot United Methodist Church. The speaker will be Cecilia Wilson, author of Back to Bremen, the story of one family’s experience while living in Germany during World War II. Lunch will be provided. Members are asked to bring canned goods for the food pantry.

Cabot AARP Meeting

CABOT — The Cabot AARP Chapter will host a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Park Community Center, 508 N. Lincoln. DannaKay Duggar, director of the Jacksonville Museum of Military History, will present the program. Members and those considering membership are invited to attend.

THURSDAY Bike Batesville Program

BATESVILLE — The Batesville Parks and Recreation Department leads a free Bike Batesville program for ages 10 and older on Thursday evenings. This week’s ride is the last of the series. The group will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the south parking lot of the Community Center, and the approximately 10-mile ride will start at 6:45 p.m. and last around an hour and a half. This is a beginner-friendly, family bike ride. Helmets are mandatory. For more information, visit the Batesville Parks Facebook page.

SATURDAY Master Gardener Classes Registration Deadline

SEARCY — The deadline is Saturday to register for web-based Master Gardener training, offered by the White County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Classes will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17, 24 and

31 and Nov. 7 and 15 at the White County Extension Service offices in Searcy. Topics include basic botany, soils, fertilizers, pest control, fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and lawns. Students must attend all sessions to become a certified Master Gardeners. The cost is $75, which includes training materials. For an application, contact Sherri Sanders, county extension agent for agriculture, at (501) 268-5394 or ssanders@ uaex.edu.

Victorian Dutch Oven Workshop

POWHATAN — Powhatan Historic State Park will offer a Victorian Dutch Oven Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the courthouse. Participants will learn to prepare several recipes from the Victorian dinner table and stay to eat them, then leave with a recipe booklet and the know-how of 19th-century cooking. Admission is $25 per person and includes all materials. For more information or reservations, call (870) 878-6765 or email powhatan@ arkansas.com.

ONGOING Art Exhibit

SEARCY — The Stevens Art Gallery at Harding University will feature an exhibit, Mexican Prints, from Sept. 17 through Oct. 12. Gallery hours are

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. For more information, call (501) 279-4426.

Coding Club Programs

The White County Regional Library System will offer a new children’s Coding Club program, beginning the week of Sept. 10, at all eight library branches: the Searcy Public Library, the Lyda Miller Public Library (Bald Knob), the Goff Public Library (Beebe), the Bradford Public Library, the Baldwin Memorial Library (Judsonia), the El Paso Community Library, the Pangburn Public Library and the Rose Bud Public Library. Registration for the free courses is open to children ages 5 to 12 on a first-come, first-served basis. To register a student or for more information, parents or guardians can call or visit their local library.

Welding Program at Ozarka College

MELBOURNE — Ozarka College now offers an Applied Science degree in welding, and the program is accepting applications for new students. The welding classes will be offered in Melbourne, Mountain View and Salem by program director/faculty Brad Houltzhouser. For more information, contact David Carpenter, division chair of Applied Sciences and Technologies, at (870) 368-2064 or david.carpenter@ozarka. edu; or Rylie Bevill, director of Admissions, at (870) 368-2013 or rylie.bevill@ozarka.edu.

The Magic of Sugarloaf Art Exhibit

FAIRFIELD BAY — Artist Joyce Hartmann’s new exhibit, The Magic of Sugarloaf, is at the Fairfield Bay Library Art Gallery, 369 Dave Creek Parkway. Hours are from 1-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Hartmann studied art at Washington University in St. Louis, at Pittsburg State University in Kansas and at Pratt Community College in Kansas. View her artwork on her Web page, www.joycehartmann.

com, and on Facebook.

Downtown Newport Farmers Market

NEWPORT — The Downtown Newport Farmers Market opens at 7 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday. The offerings include produce such as tomatoes, okra, peppers, cucumbers and more; canned items such as jams, jellies and pickles; baked zucchini bread; handmade soaps; lemonade; fruit-infused water; and more.

Antique Quilt Display

EL PASO — Antique quilts owned by residents of the El Paso Community will be on display in the El Paso Library, 1507 Ridge Road, through Friday. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays; from noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. For more information, call

(501) 796-5974.

Feed the Veterans

CABOT — Feed the Veterans, a veterans food pantry at 214 Rainbow Drive, is open the third Saturday of each month. The pantry, which lets veterans shop for the things and amounts they need, serves military veterans, their spouses and children younger than 18. Retirees, guardsmen and reservists are welcome. The only requirement is proof of military service — a DD-214 or a VA Health Care card or military ID.

Fairfield Bay Farmers Market

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the Village Mall Gazebo. The market features certified naturally grown produce from the Gathering Place at Meadow Creek. All vendors are welcome to bring bumper-crop vegetables to sell.

Art Classes

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Community Education Center offers its Paint With Jim class from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; Barbara Cornett’s fused-glass class from 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays; and Fran’s Jeweled Spider class from 1-2:30 p.m Thursdays. For class fees and more information or to RSVP, call the center at (501) 884-4440. Information is also available on the center’s Facebook page.

Searcy Farmers Market

SEARCY — The Searcy Farmers Market is open from 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays on the Searcy Courthouse Square. Shoppers will find fresh produce, meat, homemade/ baked goods and more.

Horseshoe Bend Farmers Market

HORSESHOE BEND — The Horseshoe Bend Farmers Market will be open at Faith Presbyterian Church each Wednesday from 8 a.m. until vendors are sold out. Items available for purchase will include produce, plants, herbs and fresh baked goods.

Shepherd Center’s Summer Activities

BEEBE — Seniors are invited to participate in activities from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Wednesday throughout the summer at the Shepherd Center, 302 N. Main St., at the rear of First United Methodist Church. Activities offered include scrapbooking, bridge, chess, jewelry making, card making, quilting, cooking and flower arranging, as well as fishing excursions. Every Friday Game Day will be sponsored from 1-3 p.m., featuring bingo, dominoes or Scrabble.

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