School Flu Clinics

The Marion School District is hosting flu clinics for staff and students on the following dates: Oct. 15 – PVA, MJHS; Oct. 18 – HCGC, 7th Grade, K-8, ALE; Oct.

19 – MST, Oct. 20 – MHS and Central Office. Parents can fins flu vaccine paper packets sent home with students on Monday, Oct.

11 for more information.

Old St. Paul MB Church has suspended in-person worship services due to COVID-19, Facebook worship services at 10 a.m. each Sunday morning.

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!”

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.

Marion’s annual festival is moving to the fall.

Wednesday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Marion Recreation Complex. Cooking contests, carnival rides, live music and more. Free admission. $20 wristbands (two day wristbands $35).

Hours are 4 to 10 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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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 West Memphis) at 10:30 a.m. Both will be available to watch later on both platforms. If you watch please subscribe.

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.

Crittenden County Museum Displays on history of Crittenden County in Earle in the former Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, 1112 Main St. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday. No admission fee; donations accepted.

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.

Cash, food and blanket donations accepted. NEWS BRIEFS (cont.)

The Fallen 13: A Ride to Remember Motorcycle ride for the soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

A free-to-ride event for all that wish to honor our fallen. Donations are welcome and will be given to a veteran charity organization.

Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Marion Courthouse Square. From Marion to the Veterans Museum of Vilonia, 53 N. Mt. Olive, in Vilonia. Registration 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Safety brief to follow. KSU 10 a.m. Fuel stop in Bald Knob. For questions or more information, contact SLO Ride at (501) 733-9899.

Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat The City of West Memphis is hosting a special Halloween Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat candy giveaway, Thursday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Eugene Woods Civic Center, 212 W. Polk Ave., for kids of all ages. For additional information, contact Tawana Bailey, Director of Community Outreach, at (870) 7327534.

‘Making Hope Contagious’ Cornerstone Baptist Church News, 1105 Balfour Rd., in West Memphis, on Thursday Oct 14, at 6:30 p.m. presents Movie Night at Cornerstone! All are welcome! Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:45 a.m. 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 p.m. Join the Cornerstone WM Study Group to join in! No Sunday evening services until further notice. For more info go to www.cornerstone wm.org. Billy Oyler, Pastor.

Goldsby Memorial Wild Game Dinner & Auction Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday. Oct. 16, fundraiser for ASU Mid-South scholarships. Dozens of items available for bids.

Visit http://golds bywildgamedinner.com for a complete list of items and more information.

St. Michael’s Chili Supper St. Michael’s Catholic School will have its annual Chili Supper & Fall Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. Chili Supper tickets are $5. Fall Carnival tickets are $5. There will also be a freezer raffle.

Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20.

Support the Sultana Dinner The Board of Directors of the Sultana Disaster Museum invite you to dinner on the evening of Nov.

6, at 6 p.m. The event will feature a message from U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford and live music from The Triple Nickel Band, at the Commissary at Mound City, 191 Dacus Rd., in Marion. Tickets are $50 each. For more information, contact Tracy Brick at (870) 739-6041.

Global Academy USDA Food Program Global Academy Inc., located at 301 N. 7th St., in West Memphis, is participating in the USDA Food Program. Meals will be available at no charge or at a reduced price to enrolled persons at the above location. Eligibility is determined by income and household size. For more information, call (870) 7027530, or visit www.arkademia.org. USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

Marion School Board 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: Oct. 21, 2021.

Nov. 18, 2021, Dec. 16, 2021, Jan. 20, 2022, Feb.

17, 2022, Mar. 17, 2022.