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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY White County Iris Society Meeting

SEARCY — The White County Iris Society will meet at 2 p.m. at 605 E. Race Ave. in Searcy. Robert Treadway, hybridizer and former regional vice president of the American Iris Society, will present the program on dealing with iris diseases. Everyone is invited to attend.

MONDAY

String Orchestra Concert SEARCY — The Harding University Department of Music will present a concert featuring the Harding String Orchestra at 7 p.m. in the Reynolds Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information, call the music department at (501) 279-4343.

MONDAY  FRIDAY

Connecting With Craft MOUNTAIN VIEW— Connecting With Craft is a free event, Monday through Friday, in conjunction with American Craft Week. On Monday, artisans will demonstrate their crafts, teaching mini workshops and sharing their love of craft in the Industrial Arts Room at Ozarka College in Mountain View. The gallery showing of fine crafts will be open in the room through Friday. For a complete schedule, go to the event page at facebook.com/pg/ConnectingwithCraft. For more information, call Jeanette Larson at (870) 213-5083.

TUESDAY

Cabot Public Schools Hall of Fame Banquet CABOT — The Cabot Public Schools’ 10th annual Hall of Fame Banquet, sponsored by the cabot Panther Foundation, will begin at 6 p.m. in the Junior High School North Cafeteria. The guest speaker will be Rick Lowe, an SEC official, and the master of ceremonies will be Hayden Balgavy of THV11 TV. The 2019 honorees are Sarah True Brown, Col. William “Bill” Kehler, Steve Jackson and The Honorable Eddie Joe Williams. Tickets are $25 each or $200 for a table for eight. For more information, contact Kc Rose, executive director, at (501) 843-3363, Ext. 1059, or email cabotpantherfoundation@gmail.com.

Soup Luncheon and Bake Sale

NEWPORT — The Newport Newcomers Club will host its annual Soup Luncheon and Bake Sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 619 Second St. Meals will be available to dine in or take out. Donations are appreciated to help support the Arkansas Center for Independence, the Newport Backpack Program and the Jackson County Humane Society. All are invited to attend the luncheon.

WEDNESDAY

Retired Teachers Meeting BATESVILLE — The Independence County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Colton’s Steakhouse and Grill, 1553 S. St. Louis St. The guest speaker will be state Rep. Stu Smith, R-Batesville, who is on the Joint Retirement Committee. All retirees are welcome to attend the meeting.

FRIDAY

Retired Teachers Meeting HEBER SPRINGS — The Cleburne County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Historical Society, 102 Main St. A presentation will be given on the history of Mount Holly Cemetery. All retired school personnel are invited to attend.

SATURDAY

Free Lunch

DRASCO — The Combat Vet Motorcycle Association will offer a free lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Drasco Trading Post. Ice, drinks, paper plates and napkins will be provided, so the needed items are burgers, hot dogs, buns, chips and dessert items, such as brownies, etc. All are invited to attend, eat and be appreciated.

Ghosts of Davidsonville Fall Festival

POCAHONTAS — Davidsonville Historic State Park, 8047 Arkansas 166 S. (a 15-minute drive south of Pocahontas) will present its Ghosts of Davidsonville Fall Festival from 5-9 p.m. The Ghosts of Davidsonville will stir from their graves and walk the land for a single night. Entrance to the festival is free, with food, merchandise, crafts and haunted hayrides all available for purchase by cash only. Hayrides cost $2 for ages 12 and younger and $4 for ages 13 and older. Kids are encouraged to dress up in costume and bring their trickor-treat bags to collect candy. A classic Halloween movie will be shown. For more information, call the park at (870) 892-4708.

Daylily Sale

SEARCY — The White County Daylily Society will have a sale, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. to noon on the east side of the Courthouse Square, along with the Certified Searcy Farmers Market.

Benton Family Reunion SEARCY — The 2019 John Washington and Rachel Burkett Benton family reunion will begin at 10 a.m. at the Floyd Community Center, 1255 Arkansas 31 N. Attendees are asked to bring ancestry pictures and albums to share, along with finger foods, casseroles, sandwiches, salads, fruit or desserts. For more information, contact Patsy Benton Bryant at pkbryant72@gmail.com.

ONGOING

Ozarka College Scholarship Opportunity MELBOURNE — Ozarka College will award a new scholarship beginning in fall 2019. Donor BancorpSouth will fund one $500 scholarship annually, with the recipient receiving $250 each semester. To apply, students must be full time, be Izard County residents, demonstrate a financial need, have at least a 2.5 grade-point average and have received a high school diploma or GED. For more information, contact Suellen Davidson, Ozarka College director of development, at (870) 368-2059.

Mountain View

GED Classes

MOUNTAIN VIEW — GED classes are available at Ozarka College in Mountain View from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Instruction is available in math, writing skills, reading comprehension and refresher skills for college prep, military preparedness or employability. An instructor is available for one-on-one assistance. For more information, call (870) 368-2051.

Melbourne GED Classes MELBOURNE — GED classes are available at Ozarka College in Melbourne from 8 a.m. to

3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Instruction is available in math, writing skills, reading comprehension and refresher skills for college prep, military preparedness or employability. An instructor is available for one-on-one assistance. For more information, call (870) 368-2051.

Farmers Market BATESVILLE — The city of Batesville and White River Medical Center have partnered to provide a farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon the second and fourth Thursdays of each month through October in the gravel parking lot near Volunteer Way at White River Medical Center. The market provides a venue for the sale of high-quality, fresh produce and more for Batesville-area residents. For more information, call (870) 262-1777 or (870) 262-6555.

Fairfield Bay

TOPS Meetings

FAIRFIELD BAY — The TOPS Arkansas 0612 chapter (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets each Thursday in the Conference Room of the Hart Center, 134 Hillview Drive, behind the Senor Center of Fairfield Bay. Weigh-ins begin at 8:30 a.m., and support meetings, emphasizing weight loss and healthy living, will start at approximately 9:3010:30 a.m. Visitors and prospective members may attend their first meeting free. The cost to join is an annual fee of $32 for national dues and $3 per month chapter dues. For more information, call Patty at (501) 253-3790 or Jeannie at (501) 253-3824.

Ash Flat Senior Center Activities

ASH FLAT — The Ash Flat Senior Life Center invites residents of Ash Flat and surrounding areas to the following weekly events: bingo from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; card games, board games and painting from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays; and exercise classes from 10-10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Coffee, cookies and more will be available throughout the week. Visit the senior center, and sign up for $3 meals served at 11:30 a.m. For more information, including travel arrangements, call Veronica Fortich at (870) 994-2174.

Main Street Searcy Farmers’ Market

SEARCY — The Main Street Searcy Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon, or until sold out, Saturdays on the east side of the Courthouse Square. The market offers a variety of Arkansas-grown seasonal produce, baked goods, farm-fresh eggs, jellies, local honey, handmade soaps, U.S. Department of Agriculturecertified meat, and arts and crafts. To participate in the farmers market, call the Main Street office at (501) 279-9007 or email mainstreetsearcy@sbcglobal.net.

Painting Class

FAIRFIELD BAY — Jim Tindall’s painting class will meet with a new subject from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center, 130 Village Lane, Suite 5E. Each class costs $45, and all materials are provided. For more information, call the center at (501) 884-4440, or visit the center’s Facebook page. To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events,

Three Rivers Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; send faxes to (501) 378-3500; or email trnews@arkansasonline.com. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday.