Miscellaneous

Duplicate bridge will be held at 1:15 p.m. today at The Bridge House, 300 W. St. Louis St., for all bridge players for a club championship game with stratified scoring. Need a partner? Come early, one is onsite. Call 525-8780 or 2629149 for information. Hot Springs AIDS Clinic,

1801 Central Ave., Suite C, is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The clinic provides free, comprehensive medical care, lab testing, medications, case management and support groups, and arranges HIV/AIDS awareness topic discussions. Call Mike Melancon, 6235598, for information, to make a clinic appointment or donation.

Aquatic programs are offered at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave., including: Swim lessons for all ages year round. Water Aerobics from

9-10 a.m. Monday-Friday; Water Workout, 10-11 a.m Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 9-10 a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; Aqua Arthritis, 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Lap Swim, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 6239922 for information.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Hot Springs Branch 6013, secretly founded and chartered on Nov. 11, 1942, in a hotel linen closet, meets at 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month at Webb Community Center, 127 Pleasant St. Special low-cost spay/ neuter prices, for residents of Garland and Hot Spring counties only, are offered by Paws and Claws Rescue. Pick up a voucher at Petco from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Email info@pawsandclawsrescue.org for information. Mountain Valley Sportsman’s Association holds International Defensive Pistol Association matches at 9 a.m. on the second Saturday and U.S. Practical Pistol Association matches at 10 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month. Rimfire matches are held on various Sunday afternoons. Trap and Skeet fields are open at 9 a.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays. Cowboy Action matches are the first Saturday. Civilian marksmanship matches are the third Saturday. All are held at Valley Range. From the intersection

of Highway 70 east and Millcreek Road, take Millcreek and drive 6.5 miles to the gravel pit, turn right on the dirt road, go 1.9 mile to the range. Call 620-0601 for information. Cans for Kids is sponsored Hot Springs Board of Realtors. Donate canned and boxed food items and help provide meals to children in all nine Garland County schools. Call Beverly, 321-2517, for information or drop donations off at the HSBOR office, 437 Orange, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Garland County Historical Society, 328 Quapaw, two blocks south of Levi Towers, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Researchers can explore their family history or learn more about Hot Springs and Garland County. Call 321-2159 for information. Volunteers are welcome. Needle Crafters Group

meets from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the Hobby Lobby classroom, 4411 Central Ave. Explore crochet, knitting, cross stitch and needlepoint. Everyone is welcome. Call Janet, 501-547-4054, or Dee, 509-295-1851, for information.

Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2765 Malvern Ave., is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. The public is welcome to work and/or get help on their family genealogy. Call 262-2782 for information. Sweet Sound Mountain Dulcimer meets at 1 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 205 of the Christian Life Center at First United Methodist Church, 1100 Central Ave. If interested in playing a mountain dulcimer or you play one already, you are welcome to join. Free lessons are provided. Call 625-3882 for information.

Ageless Bikers Club has 10 bike rides that are 16-35 miles. No one is left behind and members stop often to regroup and socialize. Several rides are “out and back,” so the beginner can turn back for a shorter ride. The start times are seasonal. For time, routes and information, call Dave OBrien, 830-285-5129, or email

djob1947boom@gmail.com. Teen Clinic provides optional STD testing, pregnancy prevention and medical exams, in partnership with Garland County Health Department family planning and clinic services. Call Melissa Draper, outreach and volunteer coordinator, at

623-5591 ext. 10 or email mdraper@occnet.org to sign up or for information. “Meditation” gatherings

meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at The Center for Spiritual Oneness, corner of Third and Oaklawn. Meditation is based on “The Infinite Way” by Joel S. Goldsmith. To those interested in living a spiritual life at home or at work, without neglecting daily responsibilities, through mediation and prayer, members can learn to live in the world, separate and apart from its negative aspects.

Meditation and silent prayer begins and ends within an one hour or so and includes a little reading together and listening to a tape or CD. All are welcome. Call 623-9730 for information.

Yoga is held at 11 a.m. Saturdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Beginners to advanced welcome. Call 623-9922 if interested in taking a Thursday evening class or for information. Edgar Cayce’s ARE Search for God Study Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Hot Springs Yoga Center, 1107 W. Grand Ave. Call Alex, 545-3516, for information on this Association for Research and Enlightenment group. Melting Pot Genealogical Society, 649-B Ouachita Ave., on the back side of the Election Commission building, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Friday. Call 624-0229 or email mpgs@att.net for information. Arkansas People First Hot Springs Chapter meets at noon on the third Monday each month at S.A.I.L.S., 621 Albert Pike. Call Shannon Rivas, 624-7710 or 2764442, for information. LaLeche League of Hot Springs will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Call Barbara, 623-2618, for location and information. Nursing babies and young children are welcome. Arkansas Hawg Hunters,a

B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Bass Club, meets at 6:15 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at Atoka Inc., Highway 70 west. This is a grassroots anglers group dedicated to bass fishing’s future. Member fish competitively and share the goal and opportunity to fish in the Bassmaster Classic. They teach each other and youths about bass fishing. If interested in joining, come learn about the group. Call Mark Tyler, 262-5963, or Billy Graves, 922-0596, for information. Disabled American Veterans, Whitby Chapter 5 meets at

11 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Smokin in Style Bar-BQue, 2278 Albert Pike. Members eating should go through the line then bring your food to the meeting room. Those not eating, expect the meeting to begin around

11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Veterans in need of assistance should contact the Service Office at 401 Mid-America Blvd., Hot Springs, AR 71913, call 760-4648 or email garlandcntydavoffice@gmail.com. Bridges Out of Poverty

community discussion will be held at 8 a.m. Wednesday at The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, 659 Ouachita Ave. It typically lasts until 9:30 a.m. This discussion is by Cooperative Christian Ministries and Clinic-Bridge to Hope. Call 318-1153 to reserve a place, seating is limited. Women’s Chamber of Commerce meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at Mueller’s Bistro and Bakery, 110 Crawford Drive, unless otherwise specified. Dinner is $16.50 and social time begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner, a presentation and general meeting. Reservations can be made by calling Carrie Gage, President, at 2821553. Guests are welcome. The Women’s Chamber of Commerce is open to all civic-minded women and membership is $25 per year. The Preceptor Epsilon

chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the home of Cecile Green, 2905 Airport Road. Members are reminded to bring their dish for the salad supper. Carpool will leave CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs at 5 p.m.