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Civic clubs
Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4369, 817 Hobson Ave., will have open grill today 5:30-7 p.m. A choice of burgers, fries, onion rings, drummies, chicken strips and shrimp baskets will be served. The public is welcome to attend. Call 501-318-1599 or 501-922-2988 for information.
Support groups
Narcotics Anonymous meets at noon and 8 p.m. today at 919 Hobson Ave. This is a 12-step recovery program for people for whom drugs have become a major problem. The Help Line number is 321-8700.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 8 p.m.; at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; at noon Monday through Saturday; and at
6:30 p.m. Sunday. The speaker meeting is at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Step meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. At 6 p.m. Friday is the men’s and women’s meeting. All meetings are held at 411 Sellers St. Call 623-6328 for information.
Narcotics Anonymous, SOS Group, meets at 6 p.m. today at
315 W. Grand Ave. All meetings are open. Call 866-754-2579 for information.
Christians in Action is a fellowship of men and women who come together to share experiences, strengths and hopes with one another, helping each other to overcome the traps of drugs, alcohol, meth or sexual addictions. Open discussion is held at 7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at Worldwide Christian Outreach, 3835 Albert Pike. Call Garland Edwards, 760-7407 or 318-9245, for information.
Narcotics Anonymous, Square Peg, Round Hole, will meet at 8 p.m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave. Call 866-754-2579 for information.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Last House on the Block, meets at 6 and 8 a.m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Malvern Group, will meet at 8 p.m. today at 211 W. Third St., Malvern, in the upstairs Chamber of Commerce Building. Doors open one hour before meeting. A women’s group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 501-467-5409 or 501-231-9518 for AA information, or 501-623-6328 for Hot Springs Intergroup.
DivorceCare for those separated or divorced will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday in Room 303 at First Baptist Church, 2350 Central Ave. For information, call 624-3345.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Rockhouse, will meet at 11 a.m. today for a closed discussion Jessieville Women’s Group at Jessieville Fellowship Hall, 7415 Highway
7 north, four miles north of Hot Springs Village gate. At 6 p.m., there will be a potluck followed with a speaker at 7 p.m.
Arkansas Kidney Dialysis Support Group will meet from
1-3 p.m. Sunday in the Whittington Room at Garland County Library,
1427 Malvern Ave. This group is by and for dialysis patients and their families or significant others. Call Rae Mullis, 463-4746, for information.
Miscellaneous
Duplicate bridge will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at The Bridge House, 300 W. St. Louis St., for all bridge players with stratified scoring. Today is an ACBL Club Appreciation Day. Need a partner? Come early; one is on-site. Call 525-8780 or
984-1384 for information. Humane Society of Garland County pet adoption is held from
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays at Petco, in Cornerstone Shopping Center. All dogs and cats are neutered, up-to-date on shots and deemed healthy. To volunteer to help with adopt-a-thons, transporting dogs, humane investigations, education programs, Walk-A-Dog project or at the thrift store, call 623-5012. The kennel, at 1249 Ault Loop, Lonsdale, off Highway 128 east of Hot Springs Village, is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. HSGC is a limited intake “no kill” facility which is donation-funded only and receives no tax funding. It offers programs such as Humane Education and Dog Bite Prevention to any local youth group, school, church or civic organization.
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 miles to the range. Call 620-0601 for information. For ladies beginner and follow-up classes, email at mvsawot@gmail.com.
Jim Cotton Fan Club meets at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Sam’s Pizza for free live music from Cotton. Call Judy Mullings, 627-2531, for information.
Rhythmic Interactive Percussion Ensemble meets from 4-8 p.m. Sundays at Kenneth Adair Park, 358 Central Ave., to inspire members and the public that everyone has rhythm and can connect through rhythm and have a healthier life. Instruments are provided. If there is inclement weather, it will meet at Fine Arts Center.