• 72nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet–

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• 72nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet–

Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Southland Park Gaming and Racing Starting Gate Event Center. Guest speaker Alex Holland, Lead Community Planner, McClure Engineering

Company.

• Crowley’s Ridge Development Council (CRDC) County Wide Meeting –

Tuesday, Feb. 26 at I Am A

Part MB

Church, 600

Vanderbilt,

West Memphis. Everyone is invited to attend, especially pastors and church finance committee members. Sponsored by the Crittenden County Christian Coalition, Dr. C.

W. Campbell, president. For more information call 870206-5191.

• AARP Driver Safety Class – will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at East Arkansas Family Health Center.

The cost for members is $15 and you should bring your red and white AARP Membership card. The cost for non-members is $20. At the end of the class participants will be given a Certificate to take to their insurance company to receive a discount on their automobile insurance. For more information contact Tamara

Hood

at 870-636-2418.

• Memphis Herb Society –

is now seeking applications for its 2019 Herban Renewal grant program. The herb society annually awards small grants to nonprofit organizations that plan to use herbs in beautification and educational projects. Recipients of the grants agree to make a presentation of their project at a meeting of the society.

Schools, libraries, churches, garden clubs etc. are encouraged to apply.To get an application, send an email requesting an application form tomhsherbanrenewal@gmail.

com. To be considered for a grant, completed applications must be received by March 5.

• West Memphis Lions Club Annual Pancake Breakfast – Tuesday, March 26 at the VFW, 406 S. Avalon St., West Memphis. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from any Lions Club member or contact C. Ross at 901-5687218 or Fred Leonard at State Farm.

• The West Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) – is soliciting public comments concerning the upcoming FY 2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). This initial comment period will end on April 1, 2019. The purpose of the UPWP is to identify all transportation related planning activities that will be undertaken during the project year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Through this program, the local transportation planning process provides a series of work tasks and relates these to the overall comprehensive planning process.

Please contact the MPO at 796 West Broadway, West Memphis, AR 72301. If you would like to review the current FY 2018 UPWP or if you have comments or questions concerning the transportation planning process. Telephone No. 870-735-8148; Fax No.

870-735-8158. E-mail: BCE@sbcglobal.net. This document may also be reviewed at the MPO’s web site at wmats.org and the following locations: West Memphis City Hall, 205 South Redding, West Memphis; Office of the Crittenden County Judge, Court House, Marion; Marion City Hall, 14 Military Rd., Marion; Public Library, Oliver at Avalon, West Memphis; Sunset City Hall, 300 Hwy. 77 Bypass, Marion; and Woolfolk Library, 100 Currie, Marion.

• Free Tax Preparation West Memphis Public Library – Open until mid April when tax season is over, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on a first come, first served basis.

For appointments call Yvonne Howard at 901-433-4334.

• After School Meals Program – Wonder City, 412 S.

25th Street is providing a free at-risk after school program from 2:30 until 6 p.m. As an enhancement to our afterschool program, we will also participate in the CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program), which provides snacks and meals to all children ages 5-18, regardless of race, sex, or disability. Snack Time (3:30 p.m.) and Meal Time (5 p.m.). If more information is needed, please call 870-735-7592. Other program and feeding locations will be Academies of West Memphis, 501 West Broadway

• Purchase Birth & Death Certificates – At Crittenden County Health Unit, Vital Records Department, 901 N.

7th St., West Memphis during office hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Birth Certificate $12 ($10 for each additional copy) and Death Certificates $10 ($8 for each additional copy).

You can still purchase certificates at 4815 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205.

• American Legion Charity Bingo – Mondays at 7 p.m. at 150 Legion Rd. across from the speedway race track. If we have 35 people we will pay $100 per game. We will play old program. Early bird starts at 6:45. Call 870-7358803 after 4 p.m.

• Families in Transition – provides support groups for victims of domestic violence as well as teen dating violence.

We also provide “Safe Dates” Adolescent Dating Abuse Prevention Curriculum to schools, youth groups and any organization focusing on youth ages 12 and up. If you are interested in attending a support group or participating in “Safe Dates”, please contact Nyya Denson at 870-732-4077. All services are provided free of charge through State and Federal funding.

• G E M Academy – Inside The Word on the Move Tabernacle, 2703 E. Broadway, West Memphis – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. We offer education enrichment classes for children 1st to 3rd grade. For more information or to register for 2018 contact our School Director Mrs. Marlena Davis at 870-394-4792.

• Woolfolk Public Library Story Hour – Come enjoy stories, crafts and a snack at the library, 100 N. Currie St., Marion every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.

• Al-Anon & Alateen meetings – Mondays at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at 1233 Park Drive, West Memphis.

Call 870-635-9155. Go to www.ar.al-anon.alateen.org.

• Edmondson Councilmembers Meeting – Meeting permanently changed to 9 a.m. every 2nd Monday of the month.

• American Legion Post 53 – Fish fry 1st Friday of every month. Food served from 5-8 p.m. Karaoke every Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. Bingo Monday’s at 7 p.m., 150 Legion Road. 735-8803.