Items of interest
GCHH director to address WWC
The Women’s Welcome Club luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hot Springs Country Club.
Cindy Wagstaff, Garland County Habitat for Humanity executive director, will speak about the upcoming “Heels to Hammers” women’s build and Habitat’s mission. She’ll be joined by
Sonya Eisenhauer, chairper- son of the event.
Wagstaff serves on the Downtown Association Board of Directors and was former executive director of the Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce.
Women new to Hot Springs within the last 24 months who have a permanent Hot Springs address and are interested in making friends and participating in philanthropic projects are encouraged to call President Coni Hall at 760-744-4491 or Membership Chair Sharon Turrentine at 318-348-2662 for information and/or to make reservations.
NSDAR honorary state regent to speak Thursday
The NSDAR John Percifull Chapter will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at West Shores Retirement Community, 2607
Albert Pike. The lunch includes a salad, main course, dessert and drink for $10. Please bring cash to pay for the meal to make things simple. The meeting begins with the Ritual and the speaker, Mary Deere, will start at 12:30 p.m.
Deere, honorary Arkansas state regent of National Society Daughter’s of the American Revolution, will speak on the “100th Anniversary of the American’s
Creed.”
Visitors are welcome. Those who have a Revolutionary War ancestor, please come and find out about DAR. Need information about the meeting, call Frankie Ochsner, 525-1337, or Carol Hunter, 520-5252
HSC Master Gardeners host plant sale Saturday
MALVERN — Members of Hot Spring County Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale, “From Our Garden to Yours,” from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at the Hot Spring County Fairgrounds. It will feature an array of shrubs, perennials, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets and bedding annuals grown by HSCMG members and their neighbors. New for 2018 will be an array of decorative pots and garden ornaments created by members. All plants will be labeled with use and cultural information.
According to President Pat Treadway in the release, the plants are adapted to local growing conditions. “They are truly from our garden to yours, just as the name of the show indicates. The plants thinned from local gardens are those that thrived so well that they grew beyond their space. The plants grown from cuttings and seeds in local greenhouses were selected specifically for their ability to survive in Hot Spring County.” Member growers have researched the best varieties for the area, and are being guided by performance data made available by Janet Carson of the U of A Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; DeGray Lodge horticulturist Randy Heard; and Bob Buyers, director of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
“Another great thing about the sale,” according to Treadway, “is that we keep prices so low. Our goal in hosting the sale is not just to raise funds, but also to beautify our county by encouraging residents to plant gardens, and to extend horticultural information about how to grow those plants well.”
HSV Genealogical Society meets Thursday
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Hot Springs Village Genealogical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in Room 6 of the Coronado Center. The topic will be a Legacy webinar: “I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoid the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes.”
A general meeting is on the first Thursday of each month, from September through May. A monthly breakfast meeting is held at 9 a.m. the third Thursday yearround at Debra’s Restaurant on Carmona Road where topics of interest are informally shared. Please call 915-8446 for details.
HSV Computer Club offers two classes this week
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Computer Club of Hot Springs Village is offering two classes this week from 1-4 p.m. in Room 5 of the Coronado Community Center in the Village.
The Tuesday class is iPhone Photography and the Thursday’s is Android Photography. Students should bring their own device, email address and passwords to the class.
For more information, fees and to register, visit http://www. cchsv.org.
Men’s Village Garden Club to meet in Little Rock
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Men’s Village Garden Club will meet at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday at the River Valley Nursery, 21701 Lawson Road, Little Rock. April Higgins will give a presentation on “Newly Available Plant Selections.” Light snacks and coffee will follow. Please note the location and time of the meeting has changed to.
Members, guests and anyone interested in gardening is welcome to this and other monthly meetings.
Email mvgc1992@gmail.com with any additional questions or comments.