COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Siloam Springs Writers Guild to meet June 12

The Siloam Springs Writers Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 12, at First Baptist Church, 2000 Dawn Hill Rd. Please use the west entrance and follow the signs. Jeremy Weathers will give for writers’ tips from Toastmasters. Assignments for Writers are Prose — “About My Father,” and Poetry — “Father’s Day” (any style) to be emailed to sswgsisp@gmail.com between June 1-10. Visitors are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For information about the July 7-8 Writers Conference, contact sswgsisp@gmail.com.

Memorial Day Flags

The American Legion will be placing flags on the graves of U.S. Military Veterans at 8 a.m. May 20, in remembrance of their military service on Memorial Day. Those who have a family member or friend who is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, and is not identified as a U.S. Veteran, may contact with the American Legion and let them know, so they can make sure a flag is placed on their headstone. The community is welcome to join the American Legion in placing the flags. For more information email jim.amlegion@yahoo.com or visit the American Legion Post in person between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., on any Saturday morning.

Preschool enrollment

Northside Elementary is currently taking applications for preschool students for the 2017-2018 school year. All applications will be submitted online and can be accessed by going to the Northside homepage. http://northside.siloamschools.com/

Children must be 4 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2017 to apply for preschool. Space is limited and will be filled on a first come, first qualified basis. All qualified children who are four years old by this date will be notified by mail. For more information call 479524-4126.

SSRH Blood Drive

Siloam Springs Regional Hospital will host a blood drive from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 in the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Bloodmobile at the SSRH parking lot located at 603 N. Progress Ave. in Siloam Springs.

To be eligible to give blood, one must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and present a valid photo ID.

For more information, call (800) 280-5337 or visit www.cbco.org.