Arkansas Hunter Education Course

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission will be hosting a Hunter’s Education Course on Saturday, Aug.

28, at Marion First Baptist Church, 2137, Hwy. 77, in Marion, beginning at 8 a.m. The course will allow novice hunters to receive their Hunter’s Education cards, required for anyone age 16 or older to hunt in the State of Arkansas.

Course instructors will be Fred Hollowell, Dick Howard, Jimmy Blackford and David Kausler. The course is free and open to anyone. For more information, contact Fred Hollowell at 870-636-0661.

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 deltaarts carnival. swell.gives.

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.

Bingo Night

St. Michael’s Catholic Parish hosts Tuesday Night Bingo every week. Open to everyone ages 18 and up.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Games begin at 7 p.m.

Smoke free and alcohol free. Concessions available.

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.

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: 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. NEWS BRIEFS (cont.)

Cornerstone Baptist Church

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.

‘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.

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.

Pets Available for Adoption Looking for a Pet? Call the Marion Animal Shelter at 739-5412. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $75 for cats. 1101 L.H. Polk Ext.

Food, cash and blanket donations accepted.

West Memphis City Council Meeting schedule: 1:30 p.m., on the first Thursday of each month; 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, at West Memphis City Hall, 205 S. Redding St., in West Memphis. All meetings are open to the public.

Volunteer Drivers Needed

Jim Fiveash, the commander of the American Legion Post 53 needs Volunteer Van Drivers to transport veterans who live in Crittenden County to their VA appointments at the Memphis VA Medical Center and the new Primary Clinic in East Memphis. A 10 passenger transportation van will be furnished by the VA. For requirements and information contact Patrick Kennedy, LCSW, at 901523-8990, ext. 5540.

Amateur Radio Enthusiasts The West Memphis Repeater Group is proud to announce a new repeater in West Memphis. It is a Yaesu DR-2X with Fusion and Wires-X capabilities.

The KI5GEU repeater frequency is 442.400, + 5.0 MHZ, PL Tone 107.2. We are looking at the possibility of starting a Ham Radio Club. Our goal is to revive the local community in this area. For more information contact: Jerry Burns, KI5GEU, at 870-636-1236.