This week’s EVENTS

Editor’s note: Many events have been canceled or postponed due to concern about the coronavirus.

MONDAY  WEDNESDAY Celebrate Earth Day

BATESVILLE — In celebration of Earth Day, all are invited to drop off donations for the Humane Society of Independence County at the Randy Reichardt Insurance Agency,

510 S. St. Louis St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Needed donations include, but are not limited to, Pedigree dog food, Purina cat food, sheets and towels, new dog toys/Kong Balls and new collars. For more information, call Tiffany Cox at (870) 698-2928. Follow the donation campaign on Facebook @ReichardtInsuranceAgency or on Instagram @ReichardtInsurance.

TUESDAY AgHeritage Stockholders Meeting

LONOKE — The AgHeritage Farm Credit Services annual stockholders meeting will take place at 2 p.m. at the Arkansas Waterfowl Association Event Center, 8088 Arkansas 31 N. The purpose of the meeting is to present the reports of the association and open the election process for directors and the nominating committee. The annual meeting information statement was mailed to stockholders on or about March 26.

Gardening With Tomatoes

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present Gardening With Tomatoes from 6-8 p.m. The class fee is $15. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

THURSDAY How to Start Your Own Business

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present How to Start Your Own Business from 6-8 p.m. Instructor Barretta Robinson will teach participants the top 10 steps for starting a business. The class fee is $29. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

ONGOING Independence County Library Updates

BATESVILLE — The Independence County Library, 267 E. Main St., is open to the public for browsing and checking out materials, limiting people to eight at a time. Some areas of the library remain closed, including children’s play areas and the reading lounge. Public computers are available with no appointments needed. Curbside service for checking out materials continues from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Bad Boy Café, featuring T’s Boxes Lunches, will reopen May 3. For updates, visit www.indcolib.com email info@indcolib.com or call (870) 793-8814, ext. 1.

Career Fair

CEDAR RIDGE — Cedar Ridge High School is seeking organizations to serve as exhibitors at the school’s Career Fair, set for 9 a.m. to noon April 29 at the high school. Anyone who would like to participate is asked to RSVP to communications coordinator Brianna Goodman at brianna.goodman@cedarwolves.org.

Community Award Nominations

BATESVILLE — Rotary Club 2507 of Batesville is taking nominations for the following five Community Awards: the Making a Difference Service Award; the Doctor/Nurse/ Care Worker of the Year Award; the Outstanding Community Service Award; Educator of the Year; and Role Model of the Year. Email nominations to BatesvilleArRotaryClub@gmail.com by June 1.

Walk With a Doc

BATESVILLE — Everyone is invited to take a step toward better health by participating in a free 60-minute Walk With a Doc at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of every month. Meet in the Batesville Rec Center parking lot, across from the lake. Just 30 minutes of walking per day can help a person sleep better, increase productivity

and feel happier within just 10 minutes. For more information, visit www.walkwithadoc.org/ why-walk.

Veterans Food Pantry

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The Veterans Villages Helping Hand Program Food Pantry,

8325 MacArthur Drive, serves all veterans, as well as activeduty, Guard and Reserve service members and their families in Pulaski and White counties. The food pantry will be open from 8 a.m. to noon every other Wednesday, including April 21. The Veterans Villages of America Program is designed to also help with unemployment, health care and housing for veterans and service members. For more information, contact Mark Diggs at (501) 442-1237 or mark@ diggsandassociates.com, or visit www.veteransvillagesofamerica.org.

Painting Classes

BATESVILLE — Two continuing painting classes take place at Gallery 246, at 246 E. Main St. A watercolor class, taught by Aline McCracken, meets from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. The fee is $10, with supplies provided. Acrylic: Paint With Panaché, taught by Jim Tindall, meets from 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays. The fee is $45, with supplies provided. To register, call (870) 262-8066, visit the gallery, or see its Facebook page. COVID-19 precautions are observed in the gallery.

Bald Knob VFW Free Coffee

BALD KNOB — The community is invited to get a free cup of coffee from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Bald Knob Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10007, 3012 Highway Ave. Volunteering to serve coffee are Will “Ace” Marler, a Purple Heart recipient and post quartermaster; Bill “Rhino” Morton, a veteran service officer; and Savannah Breaux, commander of VFW Post 10007.

UPCOMING American Legion Golf Tournament

CABOT — American Legion Post 71 will host its seventh annual Central Arkansas American Legion Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. April 26 at the Rolling Hills Country Club, 271 Randy Beaver Drive, to benefit the post’s Children & Youth, Veterans and Local Community Programs. The entry fee is $75 per player or $300 per team, with a meal provided after play, and the hole-in-one prize is a new 2021 Ford vehicle. Donations of merchandise, memorabilia, cash and hole sponsorships are needed. All donations are tax-deductible. Early registration for the fourperson scramble runs through Friday. For more information, call the post at (501) 203-5715 or email americanlegioncabot@suddenlink.net.

Mountain View Iris Festival

MOUNTAIN VIEW — The third annual free, family-friendly Mountain View Iris Festival will take place April 30 and May 1, featuring the Mountain View Iris Society’s Iris Show and photo contest, iris garden tours and plant sales. Painting Iris on Canvas, for children, will begin at 10 a.m. May 1 on the courthouse lawn, with a parade of their art at noon. The Carousel Organ association of America will present special mechanical music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 and May 1 on the courthouse square. Also on both days, bluegrass, country and folk music will be performed at 4 p.m. on the courthouse stage. On May 1, the Corvette Posse of Central Arkansas will display classic cars on the west side of the courthouse square at 9 a.m., and a street dance will begin at 7 p.m., west of the courthouse. For event updates, visit mountainviewirisfest.com.

Spring Family Day

BATESVILLE — The Old Independence Regional Museum, 380 S. Ninth St., will present a free Spring Family Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1. Celebrate Batesville’s bicentennial year with crafts, games and demonstrations, including spinning and wool work, crocheted dolls and a manual hay press. The museum will be open free of charge. Masks are required inside the building. For more information, call (870) 793-2121, email oirm.educator@gmail.com or visit www.oirm.org.

Safe Sitter Essentials

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present Safe Sitter Essentials with CPR from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1. The class will prepare students in sixth through eighth grades to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings or baby-sitting. Students will use manikins to practice skills such as choking rescue and CPR. The class fee is $69. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com.

Intro to Digital Photography

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will offer Intro to Digital Photography from 6-8 p.m. May 20. Participants will learn the basics of operating a DSLR camera. The class fee is $29. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com.

Red Bell Memorial Golf Tournament

BATESVILLE — The annual Red Bell Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by Merchants and Planters Bank, will take place June 5 and 6 at The Course at Eagle Mountain. The entry fee for the three-person scramble is $375 per team. For more information, visit www.tcaem. com or call (870) 612-8000.

First Responder Course BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will offer a First Responder Course from 5-9 p.m. Mondays, June 8 to July 15. The 48-hour hybrid course will also include six on-demand sessions for students’ convenience. Participates will learn emergency care for trauma patients, splinting techniques, bleeding control, rescue procedures, patient stabilization and transport, and medical and trauma assessments. The class fee is $499.

Class B CDL Training BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will offer a Class B Commercial Driver’s License Training class from 4-8 p.m. June 15, 17 and 24; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26. The class fee is $169. To register, visit uaccb. coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

Boater Education

BATESVILLE — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will present a free Boater Education class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18 through the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education. Register at uaccb. coursestorm.com.

STEM In-Person, Half-Day Summer Kids’ Camps BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will offer STEM In-Person, HalfDay Summer Kids’ Camps. Firstthrough third-graders will attend camp July 12-16, with the topics The Magic of Science; Cubelets and Coding; and Story Book STEM. Fourth- through sixthgraders will attend camp July 1923, with the topics The Magic of Science; 3-D Printing; Imagination STEM; Moving on Up … From Blockly to Processing Coding; and Robotics. Register at uaccb. coursestorm.com by May 14.