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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY

Missionary Educator Presentation JACKSONVILLE — Missionary Educator Ann Greve will speak at 10:30 a.m. at Jacksonville First Assembly of God, 221 N. Elm St. In 1991, Greve went to Cambodia as a missionary associate with the Assemblies of God. She worked for nine years as a teacher and principal at the International School of Phnom Penh. Nine years ago, she became pastor for the International Christian Assembly. Greve also works to develop an educational ministry in Cambodian churches and schools. For more information, contact Pastor Royce L. Lowe at (501) 982-5018.

Arkansas Book and Paper Show JACKSONVILLE — The Arkansas Antiquarian Booksellers Association’s 34th annual Arkansas Book and Paper Show will continue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Jacksonville Community Center, 5 Municipal Drive. The show features rare antique books, first editions, author-signed editions and out-of-print books, as well as historical documents, photos, postcards, maps and more. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students and school employees with a current school ID. Parking is free. For more information, call (501) 985-1663, email mcintrcoll@aol.com or visit www.arkansasbookandpapershow.com.

MONDAY

Retired Teachers Association Meeting SEARCY — The White County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon at the Carmichael Community Center, 801 S. Elm St. Clint Rhoden, director of the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association, will speak at the event. Lunch will be catered by Whole Hog. RSVP to Carol Burchfield. Members may pay their dues at the meeting.

TUESDAY

Childbirth Education Classes

BATESVILLE — Childbirth Education Classes are available at White River Medical Center for expecting mothers to help them prepare for the labor process. Stephanie Wade, maternity nurse navigator, hosts the events and answers questions from moms. Classes meet monthly on the second Tuesday of the month. The next class will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. this Tuesday in WRMC’s Josephine Raye Rogers Conference Room B. For more information, call Wade at (870) 262-2662.

Sons of American Legion Meeting

CABOT — Sons of American Legion (SAL) will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Criswell-Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. To join the group, come by Post 71 or call (501) 203-5715.

FRIDAY  AUG. 18

Mountains, Music and Motorcycles MOUNTAIN VIEW — The 15th annual Mountains, Music and Motorcycles festival will start Friday and continue through Aug. 18 on the Court Square downtown. Blues musicians are a change of pace from the usual folk music in front of the Courthouse. Riders traverse the winding roads of the national forest and visit outlying towns.

SATURDAY

Arkansas Craft Gallery Featured Craftsmen MOUNTAIN VIEW — Meet Joyce and Desmond Simmons, owners of Lake in the Willows Apiary in Scott, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Arkansas Craft Gallery, just off the square at 104 E. Main St. (Arkansas 66). The couple, who tend more than 75 beehives, will offer samples of their honey products, including flavored creamed spreads made by Joyce. They will have a glass observation beehive and a video that explains their harvest methods and commitment to saving bees from extinction. They will have a variety of beeswax candles, a beeswax wood protector and flavored lip balm for sale.

Cheeseburger in Paradise FAIRFIELD BAY — Cheeseburger in Paradise, the annual Fairfield Bay Education Center fundraiser, will take place from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Fairfield Bay Conference Center, 110 Lost Creek Parkway. The event will feature classic cheeseburgers catered by the Bayside Restaurant and dancing to live music by the Lucky Draw Band. Event tickets are $25, and raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Purchase tickets at the Conference Center or the Education Center or from committee members Linda Duncan,

Sharon Luxon, Kay Otis or Demi Reynolds. For more information, call the Education Center at (501) 884-4202.

A Day at School POWHATAN — Powhatan Historic State Park, 4414 Arkansas 25, will offer A Day at School in 1890 from 10-11 a.m. Students will join an interpreter for a taste of what it was like to learn at the Powhatan Male and Female Academy in 1890. For more information or to reserve a spot, call (870) 878-6765 or visit powhatan@arkansas.com.

ONGOING

Farmers Market BATESVILLE — The city of Batesville and White River Medical Center have partnered to provide a farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the gravel parking lot near Volunteer Way at White River Medical Center. The market, which will be open August through October, will provide a venue for the sale of high-quality, fresh produce and more for Batesvillearea residents. For more information, call (870) 262-1777 or (870) 262-6555.

Fairfield Bay

TOPS Meetings

FAIRFIELD BAY — The TOPS Arkansas 0612 chapter (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets each Thursday in the Conference Room of the Hart Center, 134 Hillview Drive, behind the Senor Center of Fairfield Bay. Weigh-ins begin at 8:30 a.m., and support meetings, emphasizing weight loss and healthy living, will start at approximately 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Visitors and prospective members may attend their first meeting free. The cost to join is an annual fee of $32 for national dues and $3 per month chapter dues. For more information, call Patty at (501) 253-3790 or Jeannie at (501) 253-3824.

Ash Flat Senior Center Activities

ASH FLAT — The Ash Flat Senior Life Center invites residents of Ash Flat and surrounding areas to the following weekly events: bingo from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; card games, board games and painting from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays; and exercise classes from 10-10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Coffee, cookies and more will be available throughout the week. Visit the senior center, and sign up for $3 meals served at 11:30 a.m. For more information, including travel arrangements, call Veronica Fortich at

(870) 994-2174.

Main Street Searcy Farmers’ Market

SEARCY — The Main Street Searcy Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon, or until sold out, Saturdays on the east side of the Courthouse Square. The market offers a variety of Arkansas-grown seasonal produce, baked goods, farm-fresh eggs, jellies, local honey, handmade soaps, U.S. Department of Agriculturecertified meat, and arts and crafts. To participate in the farmers market, call the Main Street office at (501) 279-9007 or email mainstreetsearcy@sbcglobal.net.

Painting Class

FAIRFIELD BAY — Jim Tindall’s painting class will meet with a new subject from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center, 130 Village Lane, Suite 5E. Each class costs $45, and all materials are provided. For more information, call the center at (501) 884-4440, or visit the center’s Facebook page.

Heber Springs

TOPS Meetings

HEBER SPRINGS — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets each Monday at the Church of the Nazarene, Eighth and Quitman streets. Weigh-in begins at 7:30 a.m., and a support meeting emphasizing weight loss and healthy living takes place from 9:30-11 a.m. Prospective members are welcome to attend. Enter the church through the back entrance. For more information, call Geneva Earles at (501) 827-1243 or Janiece Brierly at (501) 250-5087.

Searcy Lions Club

SEARCY — The Searcy Lions Club meets at noon every Tuesday on the second floor of the Heritage Building at Harding University. The Lions Club raises funds for eye care and eyeglasses for White County residents who otherwise could not afford such care. New members are always welcome. For more information, visit the Searcy Lions Club on Facebook.

To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, Three Rivers Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; send faxes to (501) 378-3500; or email trnews@arkansasonline.com. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday.