News in brief
Historical Society closed Wednesday
The Garland County Historical Society, 328 Quapaw Ave., will be closed to the public on Wednesday.
Blood drives scheduled throughout coming week
Arkansas Blood Institute will conduct blood drives at the following locations and times during the week:
• Tuesday — 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Bloodmobile at Magnet Cove High School; 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., National Park College, Dierks Health Science Atrium.
• Wednesday — 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., National Park College, Dierks Health Science Atrium.
• Thursday — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., National Park Medical Center, Fordyce Room.
• Sunday, Oct. 29 — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bloodmobile at Lake Valley Community Church, 910 Shady Grove Road.
All donors will receive a Hog Wild for Arkansas T-shirt, Donor Reward Points, a free health screening, refreshments, and learn their blood type. All blood donations support the two local acute-care hospitals. Donating takes about 45 minutes, and donations can credit any patient in any hospital.
Donors must be at least 16 years old and have a photo ID. For an appointment or more information, call Bob Woodall
at 501-282-6072. Walk-ins are welcome.
School board meetings
The Mountain Pine School Board will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the board room of the administration building, 734 Blakely Dam Road. The meeting will include the annual report to the public and the approval of new board positions.
The National Park College Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the board room of the Gerald Fisher Campus Center, 101 College Drive.
CADC commodity distribution announced
Central Arkansas Development Council will distribute commodities at the following locations:
Glenwood: from 8:30-11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the CADC Glenwood Senior Activity Center, 229 Betty St.
Murfreesboro: from 8:30-11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the CADC Glenwood Senior Activity Center, 229 Betty St., and from 8:3011:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. at the CADC Murfreesboro Senior Activity Center, 120 E. Court St., Suite A.
Mount Ida: from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the CADC Mount Ida Senior Activity Center, 158 Senior Dr.
Arkadelphia: from 8:30-11 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Arkadelphia Senior Activity Center, 1305 N.
10th St. For more information, call Cindy Rhodes at 870-2469871.
Malvern: from 8-11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Malvern Community Center, 1800 W. Moline St. For more information, call Darlene Bryant at 501-332-5374.
All customers receiving commodities must present identification. To be eligible, income guidelines must be met. Income guidelines for this program are based on 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Based on these guidelines, a one-person household must make less than $15,678 per year to qualify for this program. For each additional family member, add $5,488.34.
Tri-Lakes MPO Policy Board meets Thursday
The Tri-Lakes Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the West Central offices at 1000 Central Ave. The agenda includes: project status report, by-laws amendments, MTP and TIP amendments, and reports from Ar DOT on highway funding and safety performance measures. The public is welcome.
For more information, call 501-525-7577, ext. 20.