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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY STARS Meeting CABOT — STARS (Small Town Amateur Radio Service), a ham radio group, will have its monthly meeting, with testing available, at 1:30 p.m. at Criswell-Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. For more information, contact Gordon Miller at gmiller266@ gmail.com. MONDAY Dub Myers Memorial Golf Tournament JACKSONVILLE — The Boys & Girls Club of Jacksonville’s benefit/ fundraising event, the Dub Myers Memorial Golf Tournament, a four-person scramble, will take place at the Southern Oaks Country Club, 701 Foxwood Drive. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to noon, and tee time will be at 1 p.m. The registration fee is $85 per person or $330 per team. The tournament raises funds for literacy and educational tools to encourage the community’s outreach initiatives. For more information, call Bob Colford at (501) 258-9269 or the Boys & Girls Club at (501) 982-1614. To register, visit www.jbgc.org, Southern Oaks or the Boys & Girls Club. Spin/Cycle Classes MELBOURNE — Ozarka College in Melbourne will offer spin/ cycle classes through Continuing Education. There will be two sessions: Session A at 4 p.m. and session B at 5:30 p.m. Classes will be taught by Anna Richards and will meet Monday and Sept. 17 and 24 and Oct. 1 in Room C106 of the John E. Miller Education Complex. The 30-minute courses will cover proper alignment and provide guidelines for gears, exertion and RPMs for various drill types. The classes are open to people of all fitness levels. The cost of four classes is $40, and $32 for students 60 and older. For more information or to register, contact Fay Mitchell at (870) 368-2005 or fay.mitchell@ozarka.edu. TUESDAY 9/11 Remembrance Events CABOT — Criswell-Robinson American Legion Post 71 invites the public to a 9/11 Ceremony of Remembrance at 11 a.m. at The Home Depot, 555 Going Drive. The speaker will be retired Maj. Keith Dover. Dover will also give a presentation at 6 p.m. at Post 71, 114 N. First St., concerning his mobilization to the Pentagon. He will have one-of-a-kind artifacts from that mobilization. For more information, call (501) 203-5715. Cleburne County Retired Teachers Meeting HEBER SPRINGS — The Cleburne County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon at the Rustic Inn, 404 S. Seventh St. A representative of the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association-endorsed insurance agency will talk about retiree insurance changes. All retired school personnel are invited to attend. For more information, email Earlene Hankins at elh@windstream.net. Sons of the American Legion Meeting CABOT — The Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. at Criswell-Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. For more information, call (501) 203-5715. THURSDAY Microsoft Word Level 1 BATESVILLE — Microsoft Word Level 1 will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 222 of the Main Campus Building at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. Rhonda Byrd is the instructor. Students will learn the basics of document preparation, including character, paragraph and document formatting. The fee is $69. For more information or to register, call (870) 612-2082 or email communityed@uaccb.edu. Arts and Life Performance Series SEARCY — As the first event in this year’s Arts and Life Performance Series, Harding University will host oboist Tom Gallant and the Tesla String Quartet in concert at 7 p.m. in the Administration Auditorium. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, visit harding.edu/artsandlife or call (501) 279-4343. Introduction to American Sign Language BATESVILLE — Introduction to American Sign Language will meet from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, this week through Oct. 18, in Room 816 of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville’s Row Johns Library. Without using voice, students will receive an introduction to American Sign Language from instructor Jaa’lon Baker, who uses a low-stress natural approach to basic language acquisition and promotes awareness and understanding of deaf culture. The fee for six sessions is $50. For more information or to register, call (870) 612-2082 or email communityed@uaccb.edu. SATURDAY Vocal Recital SEARCY — Vocalist Kaylynn Robison will give a recital at 3 p.m. in the Reynolds Center Recital Hall at Harding University. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call the music department at (501) 279-4343. Trial by Jury Dinner POWHATAN — Powhatan Historic State Park will present a Trial by Jury Dinner from 6-9 p.m. at the courthouse. After participants have a homecooked meal and make dessert, they will take part in a trial like one that occurred in the same courtroom. Guests are asked to wear causal dress or a 19thcentury costume. Admission is $20, and reservations are required. For more information or reservations, call

(870) 878-6765 or email powhatan@arkansas.com. ONGOING Library Book Sale SEARCY — The White County Public Library Friends Foundation will have a book sale in the Searcy Public Library Meeting Room during September. Items for sale will include hardback and paperback fiction and nonfiction; DVDs; and adult, young-adult and children’s materials. Beginning Sept. 6, the sale will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, and from 5-7 p.m. Thursdays. The library will be closed Sept. 20 and 21. The final day of the sale will be from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Friends Foundation. For more information, call the Searcy Public Library at (501) 268-2449. Free Computer Classes BATESVILLE — The Independence County Library, 267 E. Main St., will offer free computer instruction classes, including Beginning Computers, Microsoft Word Basics, Internet Basics and Gmail Basics and more. Participants need to have a valid library card. For a complete list of classes, visit www.indcolib.com or the library’s Facebook page. To get a library card, visit the library. For more information, call Vanessa at (870) 793-8814. FUNdraiser Silent Auction FAIRFIELD BAY — The FUNdraising Silent Auction continues at the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center, 130 Village Place, No. 2. All items will go to the highest bidder

at 4 p.m. Thursday. Bids must be entered in person at the Education Center. Auction items include rounds of golf, green fees, a fishing trip, pontoon-boat rental, a Waterford Crystal bowl and vase, and other activities and items. For more information, call the center at (501) 884-4440. Teen Advisory Board BATESVILLE — The Independence County Library, 267 E. Main St., is taking applications for membership on its new Teen Advisory Board. Members will meet once a month to discuss teen programming, library materials and more with library staff. Membership is free and open to teens ages 13 to 19 with a library card. Applications are available at the library’s circulation desk. For more information, call (870) 793-8814 or email info@indcolib.com. Total Body HIIT Class MELBOURNE — Ozarka College in Melbourne is offering Total Body High Intensity Interval Training classes through Continuing Education. The classes, taught by Jamie Holley, will meet from 4:45-5:15 p.m. Mondays, this week through Oct. 1, in Room C106 of the John E. Miller Education Complex. The course will cover a variety of cardio, strength and flexibility activities with circuit-style training, modified for beginning and advanced participants. The cost is $40, and $32 for students 60 and older. For more information or to register, contact Fay Mitchell at (870) 368-2005 or fay.mitchell@ozarka.edu. 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 this week, at 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; jams, jellies and pickles; baked zucchini bread; handmade soaps; lemonade; fruit-infused water; and more. 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. For more information or a schedule of events, check out the organization’s Facebook page. 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. No preregistration is required. 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. VFW Tuesday Night Bingo QUITMAN — Tuesday Night Bingo takes place each week at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1295 Bee Branch Road. Doors open at 5:30 for bonanzas, and regular play starts at 6:30 p.m. Food is available. For more information, call (501) 362-9979. American Legion Friday Night Bingo HEBER SPRINGS — Friday Night Bingo takes place each week at the American Legion Hall, 49 Park Road. Doors open at 5:30 for bonanzas, and regular play starts at 6:30 p.m. Food is available. For more information, call (501) 362-9979.

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