Support groups
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 2 and 8 p. m. today at 919 Hobson Ave. This is a 12- step recovery program for people for whom drugs have become a major problem. The Help Line number is 321- 8700.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 11 a. m. with speakers and 8 p. m. today at 411 Sellers St.
Al- Anon, a fellowship for relatives and friends of alcoholics, meets at 11 a. m. Mondays and Thursdays at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 109 Hobson; and 6 p. m. Wednesdays at Oaklawn United Methodist Church, 216 Higdon.
Narcotics Anonymous, SOS Group, meets at 6 p. m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave. All meetings are open. Call 866754- 2579 for information.
Alcoholics Anonymous, for those who wish to stop drinking, may be reached by calling 623- 6328.
Narcotics Anonymous, H. O. W. Group, meets at 7 p. m. today at Jessieville Fellowship Club, 7415 Highway 7 north. Call 866- 754- 2579 for information.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Last House on the Block, meets at 8 a. m. and 12: 30 p. m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave.
Narcotics Anonymous, Square Peg, Round Hole, will meet at 8 p. m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave. Call 866- 754- 2579 for information.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Familyto- Family Support Group meets from 6: 30- 8 p. m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Community Counseling Services, 125 Dons Way. Child care is provided. Contact Winston DáBell, 622- 0226 or wldabell@ live. com, for information.
Celebrate Recovery is designed to help those struggling with hurts, habits and hangups through a recovery process with Jesus Christ at the center.
Locations of local meetings include:
• First Baptist Church, 2350 Central Ave., at 9: 30 a. m. Sundays. Open share groups for women meet in Room 303; men in Room 311. Child Care available. Call 624- 3345 for information.
• Lake Valley Community Church, 910 Shady Grove Road, at 5: 30 p. m. Mondays with a brown bag meal; 6: 30 p. m. meeting. Call 623- 8892 for information.
• First Church of the Nazarene, 3804 Central Ave., will meet from 6 to 8 p. m. today. A fellowship dinner is held at 5: 30 p. m. Child care is provided. Call 525- 1343 for information.
• The Garage Church, 203 Nickels St., will meet at 6: 15 p. m. Tuesday. Call 282- 3515 or 318- 8008 for information.
• LakePointe Church, 1343 Albert Pike Road, meets at 5: 30 p. m. Thursdays for free food and fellowship, followed by large group at 6: 30 p. m. and small group at 7: 30 p. m. Afterward, Solid Rock Cafe is available. Celebrate Recovery step studies are available.
Anchor of Hope Cancer Ministry, for anyone who currently is or has been affected by cancer or knows someone who has, meets at 7 p. m. every third Monday in Room 131 of Hot Springs Baptist Church, 144 Weston Road. Call 760- 4744 for information.
Autism Awareness Family Support Group gathers at 5: 30 p. m. the first Monday of every month in the Mercy Room ( off the cafeteria) at Mercy Hospital Hot Springs followed at 6 p. m. with a meeting. The group is for parents and caregivers of children with autism. It strives to raise awareness of autism, educate, advocate and support these families. Light refreshments will be served. Input on upcoming speakers is encouraged and newcomers are welcome. Call Teresa Dodson, 337- 6012, or Michelle Walker, 276- 4530, for information.
A bereavement group meets at Hospice Home Care Inc., 3955 Central Ave., Suite 6, Buena Vista Plaza. All are welcome. Call 321- 4014 for date, time and information.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Rockhouse, will meet at 7 p. m. today for an open discussion at Jessieville Fellowship Hall, 7415 N. Highway 7, four miles north of Hot Springs Village gate.
Cancer Support Ministry, for anyone who has been touched by cancer in any way, meets at 6 p. m. every first Monday in Room 100 of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, 2963 Airport Road. Call 767- 4765 for information.
A grief support group for those who have experienced the death of a loved one will be held at Angel’s Wings Grief Care, 146 Files Road Suite A. Join with other bereaved individuals in the sharing of companionship and receive compassionate support in your time of sorrow. Led by a certified grief counselor. Call 454- 7045 for day and time.
Diabetes Support Group meets at 1 p. m. on the third Thursday of the month in the Roland Room at Mercy Women’s Center. Call 622- 4665 or 922- 5451, ext. 4665, for information.
Mothers of Multiples will meet at 6: 30 p. m. Tuesday in the Dublin Room at the Mercy Heart Center. M. O. M. S. is a nonprofit support group for mothers of twins, triplets and more. Call Sherry McCurrie, 332- 4167, or Denise Davis, 332- 4025, for information.
Hot Springs Brain Injury Support Group meets from 5: 30- 7 p. m. on the third Tuesday of every month at Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center, 105 Reserve, Room 201B, Main Building. Call Bill Hartley, 525- 8463, for information.
An Alzheimer’s/ dementia support group will be held at 4 p. m. Tuesday at Brookfield Assisted Living & Memory Care, 205 Sawtooth Oak St., one block north of National Park Medical Center. The group is open to anyone who has a family member with a dementia- related condition. Free caregiving services are provided during the session, reservations required. Call 520- 0016 for information or to sign up.
Miscellaneous
Duplicate bridge will be held at 1: 15 p. m. today at The Bridge House, 3907 Central Ave., for all bridge players with stratified scoring. Need a partner? Come a few minutes early and one is onsite waiting for you. Call 525- 8780 or 262- 4889 for information.
Hot Springs AIDS Clinic, 1801 Central Ave., Suite C, is open from 9 a. m.- 4 p. m. MondayFriday. The clinic provides free, comprehensive medical care, lab testing, medications, case management and support groups, and arranges HIV/ AIDS awareness topic discussions. Call Mike Melancon, 623- 5598, for information, to make a clinic appointment or donation.
Designing People Extension Homemakers Painting Club meets at 9 a. m. on the first Monday each month. Come paint. Call Phyllis Pipkin, 760- 2872, or Joan Rich, 9226575, for location. Visitors are welcome.
Aquatic programs are offered at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave., including: Water Aerobics from 9- 10 a. m. Monday- Friday; Water Workout, 5: 30- 6: 15 p. m. Tuesday and Thursday; Lap Swim, 11 a. m.- 12: 30 p. m. and 6: 30- 7: 45 p. m. Monday- Friday. Call 6239922 for information.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Hot Springs Branch 6013, secretly founded and chartered on Nov. 11, 1942, in a hotel linen closet, meets at 2 p. m. on the second Saturday of each month at Webb Community Center, 127 Pleasant St.
Village Card Club meets at 1 p. m. the second Sunday for individual open game and the fifth Sunday for open Swiss teams at Casa de Carta at the Woodland, 1101 DeSoto Blvd., Hot Springs Village. All bridge players are welcome. Call 9159296 for information.
Special low- cost spay/ neuter prices ( for residents of Garland and Hot Spring counties only) are offered by Paws and Claws Rescue. Pick up a voucher at Petco from 11 a. m.- 3 p. m. Saturdays or call Paws and Claws, 525- 6594. Email spaymydog@ yahoo. com for information.
Hot Springs Moose Lodge 1252 early bird bingo is conducted at 4 p. m. today followed by pack games at 7 p. m. The kitchen will be open. The public is welcome. Call 623- 3173 for information.
VFW Post 2278, 2231 E. Grand Ave., Exit 2 off Highway 70, behind the KOA, is open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. seven days a week serving veterans and the community. Assistance is available for transitioning veterans or veterans with VA claims. Post and auxiliary meetings are held at 6: 30 p. m. the second Tuesday. The Veteran Business Owner Committee meets at 11: 30 a. m. the first Tuesday for a lunch meeting at Perkins on Central Avenue. All veteran business owners or executives are welcome to network with other veterans. VFW Riders meet at 7 p. m. the third Wednesday at the post. Food and beverages always available in the post canteen; free pool all day Thursday and Sunday; dinner served by the Ladies Auxiliary from 5- 7 p. m. Wednesdays for $ 6; Burgers Sunday from 5- 7 p. m. before karaoke from 6- 10 p. m. Live country bands from 8 pm to midnight Fridays and Saturdays for a $ 5 donation. Hot Springs BOP and Swing Club meet in a nonsmoking dance hall from 7- 10 p. m. every second, fourth and fifth Friday. Large and small rooms available for meetings, weddings or parties are available. Call Robin, 623- 5190, for information.
Mountain Valley Sportsman’s Association holds International Defensive Pistol Association matches at 9 a. m. on the second Saturday and
Dr. Joseph W. Jr. and Sandra Mayes Cenac, of Hot Springs, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Sophia Lynn Cenac, to Daniel Joachim Weinmann, both of New Orleans. He is the son of Joachim Ludwig Weinmann and Regina Elisabeth Weinmann, of Stuttgart, Germany.
The bride- elect is a graduate of Lakeside High School; Marymount University in Arlington, Va., where she received a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a minor in theology; and Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans, where she received her Doctorate of Medicine. She is employed as an internal medicine resident with Louisiana State University Medical Center.
Her fiance is a graduate of Ludwig- Maximilians- University in Munich, Germany, where he received a degree in law. He is employed with Gulf Coast Marine LLC in Metairie, La.
The wedding will be at noon April 5 in St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, New Orleans.
U. S. Practical Pistol Association matches at 10 a. m. the fourth Saturday of each month. Rimfire matches are held on various Sunday afternoons. Trap and Skeet fields are open at 9 a. m. Saturdays; and 1 p. m. Sundays and Tuesdays. Cowboy Action matches are the first Saturday. Civilian marksmanship matches are the third Saturday. All are held at Valley Range. From the intersection of Highway 70 east and Millcreek Road, take Millcreek and drive 6.5 miles to the gravel pit, turn right on the dirt road, go 1.9 mile to the range. Call 620- 0601 for information.
Cans for Kids is sponsored Hot Springs Board of Realtors. Donate canned and boxed food items and help provide meals to children in all nine Garland County schools. Call Beverly, 321- 2517, for information or drop donations off at the HSBOR office, 437 Orange, 9 a. m.- 5 p. m. Monday- Friday.
Garland County Historical Society, 328 Quapaw, two blocks south of Levi Towers, is open from 8 a. m. to noon Monday- Friday. Researchers can explore their family history or learn more about Hot Springs and Garland County. Call 321- 2159 for information. Volunteers are welcome.
Needle Crafters Group meets from 9 a. m. to noon Tuesdays in the Hobby Lobby classroom, 4411 Central Ave. Explore crochet, knitting, cross stitch and needlepoint. Everyone is welcome. Call Janet, 501454- 5685, or Dee, 509- 295- 1851, for information.
Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, 2765 Malvern Ave., is open from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. Tuesdays; 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Thursdays; and 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Fridays. The public is welcome to work and/ or get help on their family genealogy. Call 262- 2782 for information.
Vote the Dream of Self- Empowerment will conduct voter registration from 5- 8 p. m. Wednesdays at Union Missionary Baptist Church, 219 Gulpha St. It mission is voter registration and to provide leadership for voters’ active participation in the political process; and to assist voters to become self- reliant within society through self- employment. Call 501- 781- 6317 for information.
Sweet Sound Mountain Dulcimer meets at 1 p. m. Wednesdays in Room 205 of the Christian Life Center at First United Methodist Church, 1100 Central Ave. If interested in playing a mountain dulcimer or you play one already, you are welcome to join. Free lessons are provided. Call 625- 3882 for information.
Ageless Bikers Club holds bicycle rides at 1 p. m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. There are eight different 20- mile rides on relatively flat, quiet country roads. For information or to sign- up for the “Next 6 ABC Rides” email, send a message to gjstett1@ gmail. com.
Community Drum Circle welcomes newcomers to join in a drum jam from 6: 30- 8: 30 p. m. today at Emergent Arts, in the front of the Dryden Pottery building, 341 Whittington Ave. Facilitated by Denise Marion, call 318- 6095 for information.
LaLeche League of Hot Springs will meet at 7 p. m. Tuesday. Call Barbara, 6232618, for location and information. Nursing babies and young children are welcome.
Military Order of the Cootie and Women’s Auxiliary will meet at 2 p. m. today at VFW Post 2278, 2231 E. Grand Ave., behind KOA. Seam Squirrel Dewayne Beavers and President Tammy Beavers will preside. MOC and MOCA are the Honor Degree of VFW. Their primary programs are hospitals. Post hours are 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily. Call 623- 5190 for information.
Arkansas People First Hot Springs Chapter meets at noon on the third Monday each month at S. A. I. L. S., 621 Albert Pike. Call Shannon Rivas, 624- 7710 or 276- 4442, for information.
Arkansas Hawg Hunters, a B. A. S. S. Federation Nation Bass Club, meets at 6: 15 p. m. on the third Tuesday of the month at Atoka Inc., Highway 70 west. This is a grassroots anglers group dedicated to bass fishing’s future. Member fish competitively and share the goal and opportunity to fish in the Bassmaster Classic. They teach each other and youths about bass fishing. If interested in joining, come learn about the group. Call Mark Tyler, 2625963, or Billy Graves, 922- 0596, for information.
Disabled American Veterans, Whitby Chapter 5 meets at 11 a. m. the third Tuesday of each month at Smokin’ in Style Bar- B- Que, 2278 Albert Pike. Members eating should go through the line then bring your food to the meeting room. Those not eating, expect the meeting to begin around 11: 30 a. m. until 12: 30 p. m. Veterans in need of assistance should contact the Service Office at 401 Mid- America Blvd., Hot Springs, AR 71913, call 760- 4648 or email garlandcntydavoffice@ gmail. com.
A Compassionate Communication introduction, also called nonviolent communication, is offered free from 6: 30- 7: 30 p. m. on the third Tuesday every month at Garland County Library. This session is for newcomers and those who would like to practice. Instructors are Alan Hale and Denise Marion , members of Hot Springs Compassionate Communication Circle.
Park Avenue Community Association will meet at 6 p. m. Monday at Tower of Strength Ministries, 315 Park Ave. Guest speakers are Mayor Ruth Carney and Katie Allen, representative of Garland County Library. Come learn about some of the programs the library offers. There will be a short business meeting afterward, including a discussion of Park Haven Community Gardens. Coffee and refreshments are served. All are welcome.
Whittington Valley Neighborhood Association’s rescheduled meeting is will be held from 6: 30- 8 p. m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, 213 Whittington Ave. Topics to be discussed include ongoing efforts to expand membership and reports on several projects in the Valley. Refreshments will be served. Members, Valley residents and guests are welcome. For information, call President Mark Toth, 623- 4283.
Preceptor Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 5: 30 p. m. Monday at Selected Funeral and Life Insurance Co., 119 Convention Blvd. Linda Needham will by the host and Loretta Curtis will present the cultural program.