HOMETOWN EVENTS
Gentry Public Library open for limited hours
Gentry Public Library is open for limited hours — from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday — and is offering curbside service every day. Email bookmark@gentrylibrary.us or call 479-736-2054. The library catalog can be contacted via Atrium.
72 West/Heroes Coffee car show
A car show, sponsored by 72 West and Heroes Coffee Centerton, will be held in the businesses’ parking lot Saturday, Sept. 26, to benefit the Centerton Animal Shelter. The show will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Judging of vehicles will be held at 1 p.m. 72 West/ Heroes Coffee is located at 11507 Highway 72, in Centerton. There are no public restrooms. Donations will be accepted to benefit the shelter. Anyone with questions may call 479-206-2491.
Bella Vista Area Radio Club
The Bella Vista Area Radio Club is conducting virtual meetings on the first Thursday of each month via YouTube Live. In-person monthly license testing has resumed on the second Saturday of the month. All amateur radio enthusiasts and prospective hams are invited. Details are online at www.BellaVistaRadioClub.org, on the club’s Facebook Group, at www.YouTube. com/BellaVistaRadioClub, or by calling Ron Evans at 479-270-5584.
Police participating in DWI task force
Local police departments will be participating in a statewide DWI task force which continues through Sept. 7. Officers are on the lookout for intoxicated drivers and will be making stops and arrests when they find drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
GFA food pantry drive-through
GFA Pantry Inc. at the Gentry Assembly is open from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The pantry is drive-through only during the covid-19 pandemic. Clients are asked to call 662-7275157 or email gfapantry@ gmail.com for appointments. They then can pull up to the drive-through awning and someone will meet them outside and get them signed in and bring their food to their vehicle. This is until further notice. 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.
First Baptist food pantry
First Baptist Church, located at 213 E. Roller Ave. 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 479-2826658.
Gravette Farmers Market
The Gravette Farmers Market is open on Saturdays in Old Town Park. Hours for the market are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, eggs, farm-raised beef and pork products, jams and jellies, honey, baked goods and crafts are available. Senior Farmers Market coupons and WIC vouchers will be honored. Potential vendors should call manager Beth Patton at 479-787-3313 to reserve a booth.
Library board meetings
Meetings of the Gravette Public Library advisory board are held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the library. The library is located at 119 Main St. S.E. All meetings are open to the public.
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