COMMUNITY DIGEST

While We’re Waiting

While We’re Waiting is a grief support group designed specifically for parents who have lost children. The group, led by Don and Deondra Chamberlain, meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Sager Creek Community Church, located at 1600 Cheri Whitlock Drive in Siloam Springs. Refreshments are served. For more information, call 479-549-7005.

Grief Support Group

Siloam Springs Regional Hospital hosts a Grief Support Group with Don Wleklinski, APRN, at 6 p.m. every first and third Friday of the month inside Classroom 1 at 603 N. Progress Ave. in Siloam Springs. If you would like to join the group, call 479220-2772.

Plant workshop

The Northwest Arkansas Master Naturalists and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership are co-sponsoring a third native plant workshop, to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Watershed Learning Center in Cave Springs. This workshop will focus on native plant propagation. Participants will learn about seed treatments of various types such as stratification and scarification, cuttings, layering, and other topics and methods in plant propagation. The cost of the workshop is $25, which includes lunch. To register, go to www.irwp.org.

Manna Center Thrift Store

The Manna Center Thrift Store is now accepting credit and debit cards for purchases of $10 or more to make it easier for customers to shop. The store is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Customers can like the thrift store on Facebook or stop by and see what the dollar item is for the week. Anything over a month old is half price. The Manna Center is located at 670 Heritage Court, behind the Senior Activity and Wellness Center.

Tailwaggers seeking volunteers, donations

Tailwaggers is seeking volunteers to walk dogs and socialize cats at the city animal shelter. They are also in need of donations of chewies, rawhides, cat toys and dog harnesses for the animal shelter. Donations can be dropped off at the animal shelter located at 1300 E. Ashley St. Call 2383612 for more information.