Calendar of Events
THURSDAY Delta Kappa Gamma plans March meeting
EL DORADO — Members of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet at 4:30 p.m. today, March 2, at the South Arkansas Arboretum, next to the old El Dorado High School. Guest speaker will be Barbie Luther, Union County Master Gardener. Hostesses will be Sylvia Thompson, Linda Hollensworth, Mary Evans and Melissa Greer.
• Stitch & Share Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. until noon each Thursday at 826 Camp St., El Dorado. The contact is Ruth Matocha, 862-8088.
• Liberty Association Food Pantry, 901 S. Washington, will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday. For more information, call 862-3063.
• Marrable Hill Chapel Clothes Closet is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. Free clothing and household items are available. Directions: Turn left off old Strong Highway onto Marrable Hill Road; take the fourth right at Marrable Hill Chapel entrance.
• The El Dorado Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at Simmons Bank, second floor conference room.
• S.H.I.F.T. (Seeking Holiness, Intimacy, Freedom and Transformation), a Christ-centered recovery meeting, will be held at 6 p.m. each Thursday at Cross Life Church, located at 1010 Combs St. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Pastor Cleje Blackwell at 870-866-9461.
• Order of the Eastern Star No. 280 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday in the Masonic Temple.
• Open Door Recovery Fellowship will have a speaker at 7 p.m. on Thursday at 806 E. Park.
• The El Dorado Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at 100 Hargett.
• The Liberty Ministry Center Thrift Store will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday at 504 N. College. For more information, call 862-3063.
• The South Arkansas Administrative Professionals meet from noon until 1 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month in the Parish Hall at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. For more information, contact Wendy Brown at wendyl.brown@yahoo.com.
• The Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chapter in El Dorado meets at 4:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at St. Mary’s Parish Hall September through April. The group does not meet during the month of January.
The Newell Homemakers Extension Club will meet the first Thursday of each month 1:30 p.m. at the extension office.
FRIDAY Club 10 hosts Ronnie and Friends
American Legion Club 10 will feature Ronnie and Friends of Hot Springs, from 8 to midnight on Friday, March 3. Everyone over 21 invited. Come enjoy a smoke-free environment.
Shelter Pets Project photographer exhibits work
Photographer Tammy Swarek of El Dorado, who, along with Tammy Michael of El Dorado, created the Shelter Pets Project, will be exhibiting her photos at the South Arkansas Arts Center Thursday through March 29. An artist’s reception will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Friday at the arts center, 110 E. Fifth St., El Dorado. The public is invited to attend.
For more information about adopting a shelter pet at UCAPS, or donating to provide necessary food, medicine and other supplies needed at the shelter, call 870-862-0502. The shelter is open to the public from noon until 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The email address is ucaps1@ yahoo.com.
RSVP dance features L&N Express
The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program will hold its RSVP Dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, March 3, in the Champagnolle Landing Senior Center, 910 E. 4th St. in El Dorado. The dance is for ages 55 and older and will feature the music of L&N Express. Admission is $6 per person. No smoking, no alcohol.
• St. James Village Outreach Facility, 1308 E. Hillsboro, will give away clothing only each Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please place clothing only in blue containers in front of building. They do not accept furniture. For more information, contact Dr. George Calloway at 870-639-8007.
• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet at 8:45 a.m. each Friday at the First Baptist Church. Visitors are welcome and those attending are asked to enter through the Elm Street entrance. For more information, call Terri Simpson at (870) 918-2593.
• The El Dorado Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday at 100 Hargett.
SATURDAY Rehobeth Cemetery Association meets
The annual meeting of the Rehobeth Cemetery Association Inc. will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Bible Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2103 Smackover Highway (Highway 7), El Dorado. Everyone with family members buried in the cemetery is urged to attend and participate. For more information, contact Daniel Eric Goodwin, president of the Rehobeth Cemetery Association, at 870-639-3436 or Ronnie Goodwin, association secretary, at 870-444-4043.
• Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary will meet at 10 a.m. the second Saturday at Grace Bible Baptist Church, 1502 Champagnolle. Anyone who is a disabled veteran is welcome to attend and join the activities.
• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the small house next door to College Avenue Church of Christ.
• Liberty Ministry Center Thrift Store will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month. For more information, call 862-3063.
SUNDAY
• Open Door Recovery Fellowship Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Monday through Sunday at 806 E. Park.
• Union County Genealogical Society meets the second Sunday of each month. Meetings begin at 2 p.m. at Barton Library. For more information, call Jan Fournier at 862-3049.
• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the small house next door to College Avenue Church of Christ.
MONDAY
• The St. James Village Outreach Facility, 1308 E. Hillsboro, will give away clothing only from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you have clothing to donate to the cause, please place clothes in the blue containers in front of the building. Furniture will not accepted. For more information, contact Dr. George Calloway at 870639-8007.