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Christmas Extravaganza at New DeRoche FD
New DeRoche Fire Department will hold a Christmas Extravaganza from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 18703 Highway 84, Bismarck, beside the New DeRoche ballfield. Tickets will be sold for the drawing of a Ruger American 308 rifle. Tables are available to rent. Call Pat Hughes, 501-865-3094 or 501-545-1998; or Kelly Purifoy, 501-545-0882 for information or to rent a table. people dealing with disability and other life-changing issues of the heart, mind or body. No caregivers will be provided. Call Mike, 802-2549, or email 14libertyminsbcelobal.net, for information. Water workout classes are held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Quapaw Commu- nity Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Call 623-9922 for information. Water aerobic classes are held at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave Call 623-9922 for information. Ageless Bikers Club has 10 bike rides that are 16-35 miles. No one is left behind and mem-bers stop often to regroup and socialize. For time, routes and information, call Dave OBrien, R30-285-5129 or email AWL 1947boom@gmaiLcom. Elks Lodge 380,132 Abbott Place, will serve from the short order menu from 5-7 p.m. to-
Members and guests welcome.
Classic exercise is held from 8-9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Call 623-9922 for information.
Singles for Christ meets at 7 p.m. Fridays in the gym at First Assembly of God, 3540 Central Ave. Call 501-463-1620 for information or come by.
Life Skills teaches youths 15-18 critical skills, such as budgeting, household maintenance, resume writing, etc., needed to get on the right track to adulthood. Meetings are held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Fridays at Ouachita Children’s Center, 339 Charteroak St.. Call Melissa Draper, 623-5591 ext. 10, or email mdraper@occnet.org to sign up or for information.
Extension Get Fit meets from 9-10 a.m. Monday-Thursday at Hot Springs Baptist Church. Strength and core training is offered Thursday. Call Melba Haynes, 501-5384124, or Julia Lamb, 501-2762983.
Hot Springs Village Chanticleers Men’s Barbershop Chorus welcomes men of all ages who like to sing in a group to come to its meeting from
6:30-8 p.m. today in the choir room of Kirk in the Pines Presbyterian, 275 Asturias Drive. Call Jim Moore, 984-1070, or Ned Schoenrock, 922-1737, for information.
Hot Springs Aquarium Society will meet from 3-5 p.m. Saturday at Garland County Library. Call 760-3801 for information.