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HOMETOWN EVENTS
Gentry Quilt Show set for Jan. 11-18
The annual Gentry Chamber of Commerce Quilt Show has been set for Jan. 11-18 in the McKee Community Room at Gentry Public Library. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and admission is free. The show is sponsored by McKee Foods. For more information or to enter the show, contact Gentry Chamber of Commerce director Janie Parks at 479-736-2358 or email info@gentrychamber.com.
First Baptist holds food pantry in Decatur
First Baptist Church, located at 213 E. Roller Avenue in Decatur, holds a community food pantry on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the church at 479-752-3514.
TOPS meet in Gentry
Gentry TOPS AR113, a nonprofit group which promotes healthy weight loss, meets every Monday at the First Christian Church Fellowship Room, Second and Giles, with a weigh in at 2:15 p.m. and the meeting at 3 p.m. There is a small fee to join but the first meeting is free.
Decatur UMC pantry open first, third Thursdays
The Decatur United Methodist Church Food Pantry is open the first and third Thursday evening of each month from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and offers food boxes to Decatur residents. All that is needed is a valid identification, a utility bill or piece of mail showing an address in the 72722 ZIP code area. Also available is a USDA commodity program to residents of Decatur and other communities without a commodity program. The commodity program requires income information. For more information, stop by the church during food pantry hours.
GFA food pantry open Tuesdays
The GFA food pantry at the First Assembly of God in Gentry is open from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The church partners with the NWA Food Bank and Rural Compassion to receive food to be given away, including canned goods, fresh vegetables, bread, milk and dairy products, eggs and meats. Other items such as toilet paper, shampoo, cleaning products and baby supplies are also available as supplies last. Clients are asked to call for an appointment. For more information, call 479-736-8415.
Lions meetings set in Gravette, Gentry
The Gravette Lions Club meets at 12:15 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Billy V. Hall Senior Activity and Wellness Center, 1870 Limekiln Road, in Gravette. The Gentry Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the McKee Community Room in Gentry Public Library. New members are welcome and invited.
Decatur VFW Post meets
VFW Post 9834 meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. Guests are welcome.
Tired Iron club meets third Tuesday of month
Tired Iron of the Ozarks antique engine and tractor club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the club’s show grounds, located at 13344 Taylor Orchard Road in Gentry. For more information, visit the club’s website at tiredironoftheozarks.org.
Gravette Kiwanis Club holds breakfast meetings
The Gravette Kiwanis Club holds breakfast meetings at 7 a.m. each Friday at the cafeteria inside Ozarks Community Hospital. Guests are welcome.
Gravette Legion meets third Tuesday of month
Gravette American Legion, Post 25, meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the Civic Center. All veterans are welcome. Persons interested in joining the American Legion, and especially Post 25, may contact the Gravette post at P.O. Box 476, Gravette, AR 72736.
Singing services set at Falling Springs church
Monthly singing services at Falling Springs Church are held at 7 p.m. the first Friday of each month. The church is located northwest of Gentry and west of Decatur on Falling Springs Road.
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SENIOR CENTER MENUS Week of Jan. 14-19 Gravette
Monday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, spinach, garlic bread, fresh fruit
Tuesday: Roasted turkey with gravy, glazed carrots, broccoli, roll, fruited Jell-O
Wednesday: Chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, squash medley, biscuit, ambrosia
Thursday: Pork tenderloin with balsamic cranberry glaze, roasted potatoes, braised cabbage, roll, marble cake
Friday: Fried catfish, pinto beans, seasoned greens, hushpuppies, mixed berry crunch
Gentry
Monday: Pulled chicken with gravy, steamed broccoli, cranberry glazed carrots, whole-wheat roll, fruited gelatin salad
Tuesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, seasoned spinach, garlic bread slice, fresh fruit, 2 percent milk
Wednesday: Chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, seasoned green beans, hot biscuit, spiced peaches, 2 percent milk
Thursday: Pork tenderloin with balsamic cranberry glaze, lima beans, steamed cabbage, wholewheat roll, dessert
Friday: Fried fish, pinto beans, seasoned greens, cornbread, mixed berry crunch, 2 percent milk