Marion School Board meetings

The Marion School District has released its calendar for the monthly School Board meetings for the 2021-22 school year. All meetings are held at 6 p.m., at the Central Office, 200 Manor Street, in Marion. Meetings will take place on: July 15, 2021, Aug. 19, 2021, Sept. 16, 2021, Oct. 21, 2021. Nov.

18, 2021, Dec. 16, 2021, Jan. 20, 2022, Feb. 17, 2022, Mar. 17, 2022, Apr.

21, 2022, May 19, 2022, and June 16, 2022. The public is invited to attend.

The Earle Alumni Club will be hosting a Back-to-School Rally and School Supply Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Earle Elementary School. Fun and games and free school supplies for kids K-12.

Old St. Paul MB Church has returned to in-person worship with limited seating, at 10 a.m. each Sunday morning. For available

0941. Face masks and social distancing required. Please join us for our Zoom and Facebook live Sunday School at 8:45 a.m. each Sunday and Facebook live Bible Study each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. @oldstpaulchurch.

Join Host Pastor Frederick Anthony and First Lady Eair Anthony – “We are a church that grows people and glorifies God!”

DeltaARTS Janine Earney Celebrity Carnival The 2021 Janine Earney Carnival Live Celebrity Event & Online Auction, presented by DeltaARTS, returns on Saturday, August 28. This year, you can purchase tickets to witness the best lip sync in town live and in person while you dance, vote for your favorites and enjoy dinner by Melissa’s Catering and drinks from Best Beverages of West Memphis. Auction (auction starts Aug. 21), dinner, live entertainment and more. All proceeds to benefit DeltaARTS programs. 6 p.m. at the DeltaARTS Schoettle Center. Tickets are $35 each. For tickets and info, visit deltaartscarnival. swell.gives.

Johnny Phillips Memorial Ride The inaugural Johnny Phillips Memorial Ride benefiting Bethel Cemetery, will be held on Saturday, Sept.

4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., beginning and ending at Wyatt’s Cafe, 5499 N. Main St., in Crawfordsville.

Poker Run and Lunch, 50/50 drawing, live auction and more.

Miracle League of Crittenden County The 2021 Fall Season of the Crittenden County Miracle League is holding registrations now! The Miracle League provides a safe environment for disabled athletes of all ages to be a part of a sports league suited to their special needs. All games will be played at the adaptive field at Tilden Rodgers Park, with the league beginning Sept. 15. For more information, contact Shelby Jo Moore at shelby.moore@fidelitybanker. com.

Annual Marion Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet The 2021 Marion Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, Sept. 16. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m., at the Eugene Woods Civic Center.

Keynote speaker will be Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. For tickets call the Marion Chamber of Commerce (870) 739-6041. NEWS BRIEFS (cont.)

St. Jude Virtual Walk/Run

Join the West Memphis Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Saturday, Sept. 25, for the St. Jude Virtual Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer. Teams are forming now. For more information visit www.wmaacdst.org, or to participate or donate, contact Tywanna Smith at WM_DST@hotmail.com.

Cornerstone Baptist Church Services Making Hope Contagious!

Sunday morning services are now held in the sanctuary, (with social distancing), on Facebook Live, and posted on our website by 12 noon. Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting followed by Bible study in the Main Building and on Facebook Live at 6:30 pm – Join the Cornerstone WM Study Group to join in! No Sunday evening services until further notice. For more info go to www.cornerstonewm. org. Billy

Oyler, Pastor.

Henry Bell Open

The 5th Annual Henry Bell Open will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Meadowbrook Country Club. The 4-person scramble will include hole-in-one prizes, longest drive holes, closest-to-the-pin contests and more. The entry fee is $80 per player ($320 for a team of 4) and includes the cart and course fee. First place will have a cash prize. Hole sponsorships are available. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Shotgun start at 9 a.m.

Hometown Crawfordsville The 14th Annual Hometown Crawfordsville Harvest Festival returns this year, Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The festival will not be held on Main Street this year. It will be held at the Old Schoolyard Park on Hwy.

64B. If you are interested in being a vendor this year, message the Hometown Crawfordsville Facebook page, email hometown crawfordsville@yahoo.com or call a committee member. The vendor committee members are: Terri Watson – 901-262-4874, Susan Bramucci Marotti – 870636-5822, and Karen Huey Williams – 901-301-7943.

Esperanza Bonanza

Marion’s annual festival is moving to the fall. Oct. 2023, at the Marion Recreation Complex.

Cooking contests, carnival rides, live music and more. Further details to come!

Visit the Esperanza Bonanza page on Facebook for more information or visit the Esperanza Bonanza site.

‘First Importance’ Podcast First Baptist Church of West Memphis is proud to announce their podcast “First Importance.” Go to www.fbcwmem.org/media to choose your favorite platform and subscribe.

First Baptist Church West Memphis invites you to join us for our morning church service at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. You may also watch our live stream on www.facebook.com/first-baptistwestmemphis or on You Tube (search for First Baptist Church West Memphis) at 10:30 a.m.

Both will be available to watch later on both platforms. If you watch on YouTube please subscribe.

40 & 8 Club

Steak night Wednesdays.

Fish fry every third Friday of the month at 152 Legion Road, West Memphis. 7350866.

Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the ASU Aviation Technical Center, 737 Taxiway Drive, in West Memphis. Young people ages 12 and up can join the cadet program. Adults are needed to support the cadet program and emergency service operations.

For more information contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at (870) 225-6849 or at hornets99comp sq@aol.com.