Kansas, Okla., civic leader honored COMMUNITY DIGEST

Civitan Soup Sampler

The annual Civitan Soup Sampler will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at Community Christian Fellowship. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children age 3 to 10, and free for children under age 3. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to support local organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities. The theme of this year’s soup sampler will be honoring veterans. Tickets can be purchased from any Civitan member.

Christa Carlton will be honored by the Kansas (Okla.) Senior Center with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Kansas Community Building. Carlton, who will turn 96 in December, grew up in Westville, Okla., and now resides in Kansas, Okla. She taught school for 47 years, including 39 years at Kansas Public Schools. She has been instrumental in fundraising, school, civic and community projects, and started an aluminum can drive for the library that continues today. She continues to touch many lives and remains active with the Kansas Senior Center, Kansas Public Library, Retired Teachers Association, Westville Assembly of God and other organizations.

Warm through the Winter

Crye-Leike Real Estate Services Siloam Springs and Gentry branch locations are teaming up this year to help local families in need prepare for the winter months ahead. Through their “Warm through the Winter” campaign, donations of gently used coats, scarves, gloves, and hats as well as canned and dry foods will be collected until Nov. 10. Donations can be made at 801 W. Highway 412 in Siloam Springs.

All winter wear that is donated will be given to schools within the district of Siloam Springs and their surrounding areas. Snappy Dry Cleaners has volunteered their services to clean each coat prior to delivery.

The collection of food items will be given to the MANNA Center at 670 Heritage Ct. to be distributed throughout the community reaching those families in need.

While the team will be working hard to create local community and food drives to assist in the donations, they are also asking their branch employees and sales associates for a one time monetary donation to contribute towards Crye-Leike’s Annual United Way Campaign. Each monetary donation made will go directly to the local United Way to help support the communities of Northwest Arkansas.

To make a donation, drop off charitable items at CryeLeike Real Estate Services, 801 W. Highway 412, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. Questions or concerns, please contact Office Administrator, Jennifer Harper at 479-238-0442, or email Jennifer.harper@ crye-leike.com.

Siloam Springs Writers Guild to meet

The Siloam Springs Writers Guild will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, at First Baptist Church, 200 W. Dawn Hill Road. Please use the West entrance.

The writers will be “Reading their Writings,” with critiquing available. Assignments for November to be emailed to sswgsisp@gmail. com between Nov. 1-10 are as follows: Prose — “A Tale of Thanksgiving,” and Poetry — “Time of Bounty,” any style. For more information on assignments or membership, email sswgsisp@gmail.com.

Teamwork Skills Seminar

A Teamwork Skills seminar focusing on emotional and relational intelligence skills for workplace success will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Siloam Springs Library. The free event, presented by The Center for Healthy Relationships, is open to the public. For more information or to register call 479-524-5181 or email rsparrow@nwaedd.org.

Main Street Academy Fundraiser

Friends of Main Street Academy will be hosting the 6th annual fundraiser for the Siloam Springs School District’s alternative school on Oct. 26. The event, themed “We All Dream In Gold,” will begin with a tour of the school at 5 p.m., followed by a meet and greet at the Cypress Barn at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 and table sponsors are $500. Money raised will be used for scholarships, to purchase Google Chromebooks for the classroom and to provide the annual field trip to the John Brown University ropes course. Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce or Houston Enzymes.