Items of interest
Principals address VCK Democratic Women
The Virginia Clinton Kelley Democratic Women will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Landmark Building, 201
Market St. Speakers will be Taryn
Echols and Natasha Lenox.
Echols is the building principal at Hot Springs World
Class High School. She has a master’s in educational leadership from Harding University, bachelor’s in biology from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and specialist degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Central Arkansas.
Lenox is principal of Hot Springs Junior Academy. She has a master’s in educational leadership from Harding University and bachelor’s in health and physical education with a minor in English from Louisiana Tech University.
State chairman, candidates to address HSV Democratic
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — State Democratic Party Chairman Michael
John Gray and two candidates seeking the party’s nomination for the
2nd U.S. Congressional District seat will address the Friday meeting of the Democratic Club of Hot
Springs Village.
The candidates are Gwen
Combs, a Little
Rock School District teach- er and political activist, and
Paul Spencer, a government and history teacher at Little
Rock Catholic
High for Boys.
The Oktoberfest event kicks off with a 3 p.m. social hour featuring beer, wine, brats and other refreshments. The program begins at 4 p.m. with a presentation by Gray, who will be followed by remarks from Combs and Spencer. All three speakers will respond to audience questions after their presentations.
Gray represents District 47, which includes portions of Independence, Jackson, White and Woodruff counties, in the state House of Representatives. Until June, he headed the House Democratic Caucus. He is an Augusta farmer who earned a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State University before completing his law degree at the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
The event is open to the public.
Tickets available for Stop Animal Cruelty fundraiser
Stop Animal Cruelty will host its first Butt Scootin Boogie fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. Nov.
4 at Arc Isle Recreational Area on Lake Hamilton, 203 Lookout Point. Come by boat or vehicle. Live entertainment will feature Still Standing. There will be a silent auction and dancing.
Tickets are $18 per adult and includes dinner, two drinks and live music; or $12 for children
12 and under, which includes dinner and two drinks. Tickets are available at the SAC Thrift Shop, 123 Albert Pike.
Sponsorships are available. Call Beth Watkins, 501-538-2438, for more information.
Melting Pot program on using DNA in genealogy
The Melting Pot Genealogical Society will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Melting Pot Library, 649-B Ouachita Ave. A program on using DNA in genealogy research will be presented.
The MPGS maintains a library whose collections include more than 9,000 publications. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Friday or by appointment, 624-0229. The staff is an all-volunteer group of people interested in preserving and making available to the public the histories of families of Garland County and other areas.
Classes and meeting by Computer Club of HSV
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Computer Club of Hot Springs Village classes from 1-4 p.m. are Windows 10 Essentials Part 1 and 2 on Tuesday and Friday, and Introduction to Google Email, Contacts and Calendar on Wednesday. For cost, registration or other information, visit http://www.cchsv.org.
In keeping with National Financial Planning month, the Computer Club will host Sherill Nicolosi at its 6:30 p.m. Thursday general meeting at the Coronado Center to talk about important financial matters on the death of an individual or loved one. She will discuss what happens to their electronic data upon death, and how to gain access to a loved one’s account, among other things. A social and help desk will be at 6 p.m.
CCMC hosts workforce workshop Friday
A Workforce Stability Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Ouachita Behavioral Health and Wellness, 125 Don’s Way.
Learn about how to stabilize the employee base, reduce company turnover, identify and develop hidden talent within an organization, improve staff morale and cohesiveness, develop a reputation as an employer who cares, and cultivate workforce ethics.
Holiday Tea & Fashion Show tickets on sale
Hot Springs Emblem Club 194 will host its Holiday Tea & Fashion Show at noon Nov. 14 at the Elks Lodge, 132 Abbott Place. Tickets are $15 per persons, advance sales only.
For tickets, call Janet Krough, 922-4536, Diann Northern, 282-3171, or Sharon Kelsay, 525-2727. Proceeds to benefit the club charities.
Get tickets for AAUW scholarship luncheon
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Plan to come and meet the 2017 American Association of University Women scholarship recipient guests and share a lunch at 10:30 a.m. Nov 11 at Diamante Country Club, 200 Country Club Drive, Hot Springs Village.
There will be centerpieces available via a lottery ticket. The drawings occur after lunch.
Price for the event is $22. Deadline for reservations is Nov.
3. Send A check made out to AAUW to Paula Mathews at
25 Navegar Circle, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909.
Any questions, at 922-1837. call Sue Luerssen