COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
meets Arklatex WEEKLY from Woodcarving 3 CLUB p.m. to MEETINGS 5:30 Club p.m. Mondays Methodist at Church, Sugar Hill 1621 United Sugar Hill Road. 773-7404. Call Porter McAfee at 870meets Cadet at Program 2 to 5 p.m. Civil Sundays Air Patrol at Building Texarkana 13, for Regional ages 12 Airport to 18 years. Call 903-334-7073. meet Civil at Air 7 p.m. Patrol the Senior first and Officers third Tuesday Airport Building at Texarkana 13. Call Regional 903-3347073.
Duplicate Bridge Club meets from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays at 400 E. Sixth St. Bring a partner and a sack lunch. Call Fred Borum at 870-584-9224. Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary 2684 meets at 8 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at 3407 E. Broad St. Call 870-774-9991. Kiwanis Club of Texarkana
meets at noon Wednesdays at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 Moores Lane. Metaphysical Discussion Group meets 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Smokey Joe’s, New Boston Road, Nash, Texas. Call Lisa Jewell at 903-490-5503. Solid Rock Toastmasters
meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Downtown First Baptist Church, 401 Pine St. The public is invited.
University Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Randy Sams Administrative Building, 803 Spruce St. The public is invited.
Twin Cities Toastmasters meets at noon on Thursdays at First Lutheran Church, 4600 Texas Blvd. The public is invited.
Tai Chi Club of Texarkana meets 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays at 303 W. Broad St. Call Susan Moore at 870-774-2819.
Texarkana Coin Club meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the David Nelson Roon in the Texarkana Public Library. Topics include educational coin collecting and the buying, selling and appraisal of coins. For information, call Frank McFerrin at 903824-4167. Texarkana, Ark., Noon Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at Golden Corral. Texarkana Evening Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Texarkana Public Library. Call Elaine Cecil at 903-794-0076. Texarkana Noon Lions Club
meets at noon on the first, second
and third Wednesdays of month at Julies Deli. Wilbur Smith Rotary Club
meets at noon each Thursday at Texarkana Country Club. SELF-HELP
ADDICTION
Al-Anon offers help and hope to anyone whose life has been affected by another person’s alcoholism. Local meetings take place:
Mondays: 7 p.m., Disciples Christian Fellowship, 2400 Richmond Road, Central Mall east entrance near JC Penneys; 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 301 S. Main St., in Hope, Ark.
Tuesdays: 7 p.m. at The Community AFG, 3015 Moores Lane, Texarkana, Texas.
Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 4505 Elizabeth St.; 7 p.m. at Serenity Club, 2013 S. Ann St., Texarkana; 8 p.m., 202 W. Howard St., Nashville, Ark.
Thursdays: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Twin City AFG Serenity Club, 2013 S. Ann St., Texarkana; 6 p.m., Ashdown AFG, 521 S. 5th St., Ashdown, Ark.
Visit Al-Anon.org to find other meetings. Alateens meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Disciples Christian Fellowship, 2400 Richmond Road (Central Mall). For information, call 870-772-6088.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily. Call 903-794-4731 or 903798-1024.
Celebrate Recovery meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday’s at Church on the Rock, 1601 Mall Drive. For more information, call the church at 903-794-8489 or
Terry Anderson at 903-701-9553.
Celebrate Recovery meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday’s in the Fusion area at First Baptist Church, Moores Lane. For more information, call Patty Ashby at 903-831-6000.
Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday’s at First Church of God, Texarkana, Ark. Childcare available for ages 4 to 12. For more information, call 870-772-4446.
Celebrate Recovery meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Saturday at Life House Church, 915 East St., Texarkana, Ark. For more information, call Bubba Ray at 870-648-5307.
Cocaine Anonymous meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Ozan Recreation Center, 1101 S. Couch St. Call 903-556-8337 or 903-7337729. Co-Dependents Anonymous
meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at 303 W. Broad St. Call Susan Moore at 870-774-2819. Co-Dependents Anonymous
meets 1 p.m. Thursdays and 7 p.m. Saturdays at Living Hope Group, 4009 Garland St. Call 903792-3000 or 903-278-6245. Drug and Alcohol Recovery Class meets at 6 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at Landmark Pentecostal Church, 2905 Texas Blvd.
Narconon is a nonprofit organization that specializes in helping people with drug and alcohol addictions and offers free local referrals through their 800 line. Call 1-800-431-1754 or visit stopaddiction.com. Visit www. narcononnewliferetreat.org/ blog/naloxone-availability.html to learn about the overdose reversing drug known as naloxone and find out about its availability.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at noon everyday except Saturday and 8 p.m. nightly at 53 Airport Drive, off Globe Drive. Look for the white building with blue trim. Call 870-773-8470.
New Boston AA Group meets each Thursday, Friday and Saturday at noon and every day at 8 p.m. at 130 North Elm St. Call Christie M. at 903-277-4625, JoAnn W. at 903-628-1901 or Tina J. at 903-628-4276. New Boston Narcotics Anonymous meets at 3 p.m. Saturdays and 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Chapel Light Church. Call Tina J. at 903-6284276.
Sex Addicts Anonymous meets Mondays in Texarkana. For men struggling with addictions to pornography and multiple affairs. Contact saatexarkana@yahoo. com.
EDUCATION Holiday Springs, in conjunction
with the American Red Cross, will offer lifeguard training beginning in mid-April. Call 870-772-2200 or email darrellm@holidayspringswaterpark.com for pricing and class information.
Adult education classes for GED and ESL are available mornings, afternoons and evenings in Texarkana, at no charge. Free GED classes are also available evenings in Atlanta, Hughes Springs, Linden (ESL only) and New Boston. Call Karen Ottinger at 903-794-2858 or ottingerk@ txkisd.net.
Adult education classes for refresher, GED or ESL are held daily from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Texarkana, Ark., Adult Education Center, 2300 Preston St., Texarkana, Ark. Classes are also available in Foreman, Ashdown, Genoa, Bradley, Fouke, Prescott, Nevada and Stamps. Call 870-774-4414 or 870-772-2006. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Grace Church, 220 S. Pecan St., Nash, Texas. Call 903-792-3106; and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays September through May at First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Room 182. Call 903831-6000.
TEACH, Texarkana Educators Association of Christian Homeschoolers, meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month (except June and July) at Westside Church of Christ, 524 Sowell Lane. Log on to www.homeschool-life. com/tx/teach. TORCH Homeschool Support Group will meets 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Highland Park Baptist Church, 2401 Hazel St. For information call, Kim Bragg at 870-653-6204.
Texarkana College offers CPR and First Aid classes through the American Heart Association for healthcare professionals, childcare providers and others. Evening and Saturday classes are available at various times each month. Call the Continuing Education Division at 903-8384541, ext. 3270.
FAMILY New Boston’s Women’s Support Group meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Chapel of Life, 301 N. Center.
Texarkana La Leche League, Mother-to-Mother Breastfeeding Support Group meets 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital, Administration Room 2. Call Georgiaberry Mobley at 870-653-3062.
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