COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

Hospice of Texarkana will host Good Grief Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 22. The event is open to children/ youth in the community at no cost. This group is for children 7 to 17 who have had a loss due to death, divorce, a move, a parent being deployed or incarcerated. Lunch is provided by McDonald’s. Call (903) 794-4263 to RSVP by Friday, June 21st for location.

The Miller County ARES Group will hold the ARRL (American Radio Relay

League) Field Day at noon on Saturday, June 23 at the Hempstead County Courthouse in Hope, Ark. This event is to assist Hempstead County in forming a ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) Team. The event is free and open to any amateur radio operator or anyone who has an interest in becoming a member. Call Karmel Kuhn at (870) 703-9619 or call KK5KLK on the Hope repeater (146.685 (-) 114.8 tone.

Texarkana USA Genealogical

Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 25 at the Texarkana Public Library’s David Nelson Meeting Room. Melissa Nesbitt will be the speaker. Call Carolyn McGee at 903-838-4927.

GRIEF

Hope Remains (formerly Compassionate Friends) meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, Classroom 103. Our focus is parents or grandparents of a child who has died. Call Cindy Sanford at 903-280-4130.

Dierksen Hospice Grief

Support Group meets 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the 6500 N. Summerhill Road. Call 870-7734353 or 903-793-6350.

Grief Group meets at 5 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Queen City Funeral Home. Call 903-796-9669. Hospice of Texarkana/ Hospice of Hope offers several

support groups:

Comfort Through Scripture: What does the Bible teach about grief and loss? The Hospice of Texarkana chaplain coordinator shares insights from the Scriptures each Monday at 11 a.m. at the Hospice of Texarkana Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas. This group is open to any grieving adult at no cost. Call (903) 794-4263.

Adult Support Groups are facilitated by Brett Nolte, LCSW, each Wednesday from 4:15 to 5 p.m. at the Hospice Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas. Call Hospice of Texarkana at (903) 794-4263.

Movers And Shakers group has coffee together at Central Mall in Texarkana each Thursday, 8:15-9:15 a.m., at the tables near Chick-Fil-A. Come fellowship with friendly Hospice of Texarkana counselors and friends. Attend 3 times to receive a free t-shirt! Call (903) 794-4263.

Widower’s Support Group:

Men who have lost their wives have coffee together on Thursdays from 1:30-2:30 at the Hospice Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas. The group is led by Richard Martin and hosted by Hospice of Texarkana. Call (903) 794-4263.

MEND (Mommies Enduring

Neonatal Death) meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital, 2400 St. Michael Drive. Email Chelsea Stroud at Chelsea@mend.org or see M.E.N.D. on Facebook.

MEDICAL Alzheimer’s Forget-Me-Not Support group Groups: meets at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday at Alzheimer’s Alliance, 100 Memory Lane, 903-277-1253.

Alliance Support Group

meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Friday at Alzheimers Alliance, 100 Memory Lane, 870-7726075.

Dierks, Ark., group meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at Dierks Nursing and Rehab, call 870-451-2101.

Jefferson, Texas, group

meets at noon the third Wednesday at Cypress Place, 100 W. Douglas St., 903-6653903.

Mount Pleasant, Texas,

group meets at noon the third Thursday at Titus Regional Medical Center, 2001 N. Jefferson St., lunch is served, 903-577-6593.

Amputation Support Group

meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Dogwood Room at CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital, Call Mae Tariman at 903-614-4000.

Arklatex Lyme Disease

Support Group offers resources and information on tickborne diseases. Call Annette Sharp at 903-748-9182.

Hear the Ark-La-Tex Autism

Parent Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Therapy Options, 3410 Magnolia St. Call Shasta at 903-490-1186.

Brain Injury Support Group

meets at noon the fourth Friday of each month in the Dogwood Room at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System. Call Elizabeth Dalby at 903614-4455.

Coping with Breast Cancer

Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at W. Temple Webber Cancer Center. Call 903-614-2675.

Diabetes Support Group

meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday and 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, Professional Office Building, 2600 St. Michael Drive. Reservations are not required. Call 903-614-2034.

Miller County Parkinson’s Support Group and Care

Partner Support Group, for patients and caregivers, meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Wadley Senior Clinic, 1307 Trinity Blvd. Call Nancy Bailey at 870-234-7410, toll free in Arkansas at 800-272-2127 or Kasandra Williams at 870-7732030.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Arkansas

support group meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Southwest Arkansas Counseling Center, 3005 E. 39th St. Texarkana, Ark. For more information, contact Kim Siebert at ksiebert@swacmhc.com.

Stroke Support Group meets at 3:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in Dogwood Room, CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital. Call 903-614-4459.

Stroke Support Group will meet at noon Wednesdays in the board room of HealthSouth, 515 W. 12th

St. The program is free and includes lunch. Reservations are requested. To RSVP call 1-877-7WADLEY. For additional information, call 903-735-5000.

Texarkana Multiple Myeloma

Support Group for patients and caregivers meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael conference room 2. Call Andrea Shoptaw at 870773-0273. Texarkana Resources for the Disabled Board of Directors meets the third Tuesday bi-monthly at 3015 East 19th St., Texarkana, Ark. For more information, call 870-774-9675.

TexArk Hearing Loss

Association of America meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Wadley Health System, first floor education room. Call 870-330-0449.

Tri-States Fibromyalgia

Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month at CHRISTUS St. Michael fitness center. Call Eleanor Mongold at 870-8323072.

Veterans Helping Veterans

Support Group meets from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Bowie County Courthouse. Admission is free. For information, call Sam Cross at 903278-8953. Arrive early as courthouse doors close at 5 p.m.

WEIGHT LOSS

Bhakti Yoga meets 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Texarkana Public Library, David Nelson Meeting Room, 600 W. Third St.

New Boston Weight

Watchers meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at New Boston Housing Authority. Call 1-800521-5566.

TOPS No. 665 meets a 6 p.m. every Thursday at Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 545 W. 12th St. Call LaRue Shelling at 903-826-4005.

TOPS No. 1324 meets at 10 a.m. Fridays at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 Moores Lane, Texarkana, Texas. Call Sue McKin at 903-559-2016.

Weight Watchers Center,

3416 Richmond Road, hosts meetings at 5:45 p.m. Mondays with weigh-in at 5:30 p.m.; closed Tuesdays; 9:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays.; and 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Call 1-800-651-6000.

For a complete listing, go to texarkanagazette.com.