COMMUNITY DIGEST

Extension get fit

The University of Arkansas division of agriculture research and extension is holding an orientation meeting for a communitybased strength training program targeted toward adult Arkansans. The orientation meeting will be 9:30 p.m. on Monday Jan. 30, at First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at First Baptist Church.

Daddy-Daughter Dance

Siloam Springs Parks and Recreation will host its annual Daddy-Daughter Dance on Feb. 10-11 at the Siloam Springs Community Building, located at 110 North Mount Olive.

There are two dances for girls in fourth grade-and-younger — Friday, Feb. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 11, from 3 to 5 p.m.

The dance for girls in fifth-grade and older is Saturday, Feb. 11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Cost is $20 for one dad and up to two daughters, with $5 for each additional daughter.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Parks and Recreation office located at 120 South Mt. Olive Street through 5 p.m. on Feb. 10. Participants are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. There will not be ticket sales at the door.

For more information, contact Parks and Recreation at 524-5779.

Writers Guild to meet Feb. 13

The Siloam Springs Writers Guild will meet on Monday evening, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 2000 W. Dawn Hill Road, west entrance. Rosemary Matthews will present a lesson on “How to Write Poetry.” February assignments are: Prose — Presidential Stories; Poetry — a Love Sonnet of 14 lines. The Writers welcome all interested poets and writers of prose to attend. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Remembering WWII

Do you have memories of the World War II era? The day Pearl Harbor was attacked, rationing on the home front, VE or VJ day? Do you have letters, photos, mementos or other items from the WWII era? Please contact Preston Jones, professor of history at JBU, who is teaching a class on the Second World War, at 479-238-8688 or email pjones@jbu.edu.

Legislators to speak

Three regional legislators will visit Siloam Springs in person during the 2017 session of the Arkansas General Assembly to communicate with and listen to citizens.

State Representatives Robin Lundstrum and Dan Douglas and State Senator Jim Hendren will discuss current legislation and citizens’ concerns in one-hour sessions on two upcoming Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 25. The local gatherings will be held downtown from 11 a.m. to noon in the Arvest Bank Community Room downtown. The lawmakers will hold similar meetings beforehand in Bentonville and Rogers on the same days, as well as other scheduled days. No reservations are required, and citizens are welcome. There will be no charge and no refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Wayne Mays at the Chamber of Commerce, 479-524-6466, or wayne@ siloamchamber.com.