COMMUNITY DIGEST
Heritage League Rummage Sale
Siloam Springs Heritage League will hold a Rummage Sale from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at First Assembly of God, located at 927 South Oak Hill Street. Items for sale will include furniture, baby and children’s toys, clothes and household items. Proceeds will benefit Heritage League projects such as local scholarships, area families in need and the Siloam Springs Christmas Parade. For more information contact Julie Reynolds at 479-549-8133.
Mother/Son dance
Siloam Springs’ Parks and Recreation department is hosting its annual Mother/ Son dance on Saturday, Oct. 15. The dance, which lasts from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., will be held in the Community Building. Tickets cost $15 for a mother and two sons; admittance for additional sons costs $5 each. Tickets are available at the Parks and Recreation office through 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 14. There will be no ticket sales at the door.
Life Chain 2016
The Benton County Chapter of Arkansas Right to Life invites the public to join the Life Chain 2016 event from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2. Registration begins 15 minutes prior to the start.
The annual, silent, prayerful demonstration allows participants to take a stand against abortion and for the unborn. Everyone is welcome; safety will be stressed to participants.
The Siloam Springs location is in front of 2B’s Auto Sales, 2100 U. S. Highway 412 East.
For more information contact: Kristie Morgan (524-0272), Ray Hines (918422-5014), or Wayne Mays (479-238-6999), or www. nationallifechain.org.
Senior Center Chili Supper
The 39th annual Siloam Springs Senior Activity and Wellness Center Chili Supper will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. The event will help raise money for the Senior Center and will include “all you can eat” home cooked chili, real potato soup, dessert and a beverage. The meal is $6 for adults and $4 for kids age 10 and under. The Senior Center is located at 750 Heritage Court. For more information call 479-524-5735.
Siloam Springs Writers Announce Winners
Siloam Springs Writers Guild will announce winners of the annual Poem of the Year contest at their Thursday, Oct. 6, meeting at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 2000 West Dawn Hill Road. Use west side entrance. Sandra Van Thiel will be the speaker of the evening. Assignments to be emailed to sswgsisp@gmail.com by Oct. 6 for October competition are: Prose — Flavors of Fall and Poetry — a fall couplet. All interested writers are invited to attend.
Meals on Wheels
The Siloam Springs Senior Activity and Wellness Center’s Meals on Wheels program is in need of a volunteer to deliver meals every Wednesday. The route starts at 10:45 a.m. and takes about an hour to complete. Call 524-5735 for more information.
Fundraiser breakfast/band
The Siloam Springs Senior Activity and Wellness Center will host a weekly fundraiser breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. every Friday at the center, located at 750 Heritage Court. The fundraiser is open to all ages. The center will also host the OK Country Band at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of every month. The performance is free and open to anyone.
New collection of children’s books
Local master gardener and children’s author, Dawn Denton, donated 30 percent of her book sale proceeds for the months of October, November, and December of 2015 to the Friends of the Siloam Springs Library Foundation. Her donation will purchase an award-winning collection of nature and garden-themed children’s books for the Siloam Springs Public Library. Denton’s goal is to see children and parents in our community being inspired by reading to get outside and make new discoveries in nature. This year, Denton plans to donate a percentage of her book sale proceeds to the library’s children’s collection again over the months of October, November, and December. Watch the Friends of the Siloam Springs Library Facebook and Instagram pages for details. For information about how you can collaborate creatively with the Friends or to make a donation to the library, please contact the Friends of the Library at siloamlibraryfriends@gmail.com.
Class of 1976 reunion
Siloam Springs High School class of 1976 is planning its 40th reunion. A gathering will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 30, at the Arvest Bank Community Room, followed by a reunion at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Inn at the Springs. A tour of the old high school, now the middle school, will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 1, followed by a tour of the new high school at 2 p.m. Those who have contact information for classmates are asked to let organizers know by emailing Tami Pickell Riley at trriley7@hotmail.com or visiting the Facebook SSHS Class of 1976.