News Briefs

News Briefs

The Evening Times prints briefs about events for organizations, schools and governmental agencies. News briefs are accepted at the Times office, by fax at 735- 1020 or by e- mail news@ theeveningtimes. com. Always include contact information.

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– Offering admission, advising, and scholarship information/assistance for students interested in attending Arkansas State University-Jonesboro on the ASU Mid-South campus. Students can major in Criminology, Business, Nursing, or Education and live locally. Assistance is available Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information call, Kennidi Ridgell, Degree Center Coordinator at 870733-6069.

• Commodity Distribution – Wednesday, May 25 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. or until food supplies are gone at the VFW Post 5225, 406 S. Avalon, West Memphis. For questions concerning eligibility contact Keith Livesay at the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas by calling 870-932-3663.

• Tax Delinquent Land Sale Scheduled – A public auction for the sale of tax delinquent land in Crittenden County will be held Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m. at the Crittenden County Courthouse. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. A catalog of tax delinquent lands can be found at www.cosl.org. Delinquent property owners may call 501324-9422 to request a Petition to Redeem or they may look up the delinquent parcel on the COSL website and print it from there.

• Quota’s 8th Annual Cancer Survivor Dinner – Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 215 N. Missouri, West Memphis. There is no cost to attend but please RSVP to Rhonda Standridge, relay chairman at 901-619-6411 or rhonda6411@ yahoo.com or Hester Carey, Quota Survivor Dinner Co-Chairperson at 901-834- 7356.

• Boston Butt Fund Raiser – Benefiting Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Jones transplant medical expenses. Butts will be ready for pick up on May 26th from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. behind Fire Station 1 at 200 N. 7th St., West Memphis. Contact Fred Thorne at 870514-1579 or Roger Lancaster at 870-394-6643 to order.

• Wonder High Gathering – Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26-28 in Nashville, Tennessee. Hostesses: Willie Mae Simpson Peete 615-228-8844 (H) and 615-364-5481 (C) and Magnolia Smothers Davis 615-255-1340 (H) and 615513-3496 (C). Letters will be mailed by the last of January. If you have not received one by that time call one of the numbers above.

• VFW Fish Fry – Friday, May 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the VFW, 406 S. Avalon, West Memphis. Dine in or carry out. $8 per plate. For takeout call 870-735-9102.

• Earle Basketball Celebration of Champions – Will be Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m. The awards program will be held in the Gymnasium and a Fellowship Fish Fry will immediately follow in the Cafeteria at the Earle High School. The community is invited to help celebrate the Senior High Girls and Boys teams winning the Arkansas State Championship and the Jr. High Girls and Boys teams for winning the District and Regional Championships. For more information contact Councilman Kenneth Cross at 870-636-0410.

• Earle Dunbar School Reunion 2016 – The weekend of Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29. Reunion lodging at the Clarion Hotel & Convention Center, 2007 S. Service Rd., West Memphis. Arthur D. Sanders, president. For information contact Mauzie Jones Furlow at 870732-3771.

• Early Registration for Kindergarten at Avondale Elementary – Now through Friday, May 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those students who are fully registered are invited to participate in Avondale’s “KINDERGARTEN KAMP” Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. or on Thursday, Aug. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. For registration requirements call 870735-4588.

• Good Neighbor Center and Memphis Food Bank Mobile Food Giveaway – Friday, May 27 at Old St. Paul Church, 504 S. 8th St., West Memphis from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.

• Memorial Services – VFW Post 5225 will present services honoring our veterans at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion on Monday, May 30. Service begins at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

• West Memphis Holiday Sanitation Schedule – No service Monday, May 30th. Monday, May 30th and Tuesday, May 31st customers will be serviced on Tuesday, May 31st. Regular schedule resumes on Wednesday, June 1.

• Workforce Development Board Meetings – Youth Committee Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m. Executive Committee Thursday, June 16 at 10 a.m. WDB Tuesday, June 21 at 10 a.m. and CEO Friday, June 24 at 8:30 a.m. All meetings at the Arkansas Workforce Center in Forrest City,

• Hope House – Qualified individuals will receive food distribution June 3 at a new location, the Marion Sports Complex. The location is no longer Marion Baptist.

• West Memphis Class of 1964 70th Birthday Bash – Beginning Friday, June 3 at 6 p.m. at Panchos Mexican Restaurant in the back party room. Buffet meal $16 a person. Saturday, June 4 at the Country Club beginning at 6 p.m. for visiting. Meal at 7 p.m. DJ at 8 until 11:30 or so. $40 per person. Other classmates are also invited. For information contact Jim Pugh at 870-636-8896, Ronnie Jackson at 870-735-3080 or 901-262-4039 or Richard Masters at 870-735-6633 or 870-735-4823.

• Small Fry Triathlon – Brunetti Field in Marion on Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. until noon. A great race for kids ages 2-6! The athletes will run 25 yards, bike/trike 50 yards and “swim” through water spray for 10 yards. Each racer gets a racing bib, T-shirt and gold medal. $20 per child, after May 27th $25 per child. Contact Tracy Brick, Marion Chamber of Commerce at 870-733-5767 or tracy.brick@marionarkansas.o rg to register.

• Miss Empowered Christian Pageant – Informational meeting Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. at New Birth Ministries, 420 E. Broadway, next to AMECA in West Memphis. Pageant for ages 5-12 and 1318. For questions contact Mrs. C. Evans at 870-636-2259.

• WMHS 1976 (40th) Class Reunion – June 10-11, 2016 at the Clarion Hotel, West Memphis. $50 per person. For more information contact Phyllis Clayton at 870-7354536.

• Shrimp Boil – Christ Outreach Church Fourth Annual All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp Boil Saturday, June 11, 5 to 8 p.m. Dine in or take out, 1015 Balfour Road, West Memphis. Advance ticket sales only, deadline May 28. Adults $20, kids 12 and under $10. For Tickets call 870636-5-6153 or 870-514-9877.

• West Memphis Senior Life Center Food Bank – Every third Thursday (June 16) at 318 W. Tyler, West Memphis. Registration 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. For information call 870-702-7738.

• Delta Market – 3rd Tuesday each month. Tuesday, June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18 at ASU Mid-South North Campus, 2000 W. Broadway (near soccer fields).

• Crittenden County LEPC Meeting – The next meeting will be June 28th at 10:30 a.m.

• Notice of Marion Special Education Records to be destroyed – Records that are five years old will be destroyed. If your child was receiving special education services during the school year 2009-2010, you have the right to review and request copies of these records before they are destroyed. For questions contact the Director of Special Services, Marion School District at 870-7395100.

• Crittenden County Master Gardeners Scholarship – The Crittenden County Master Gardeners are pleased to award secondary education scholarship annually. These scholarships are funded by CCMG projects conducted throughout the year. For applicant requirements and information contact Russ Parker, Count Extension Agent-Ag at 739-3239 or e-mail rparker@uaex.edu.

• Water Use Reporting For 2015 – The Crittenden Conservation District is now registering irrigation wells for usage on farms for 2015. As a registered water user you are protecting your rights to the use of an equitable amount of surface water in times of shortage and to establish ground water rights within critical areas. Act of 154 of 1991 requires users of ground and surface water be assessed an annual fee in the amount of $10 per well and relift site. Act 408 of 1989 provides for the collection of a late registration penalty. Any person who fails to register a well or relift site by the deadline shall be subject to a penalty for each year they fail to register. April 1 is $25 late fee. The district will be registering wells Monday-Thursday, from 8:30 – 4:30. Please contact Debbie Greer at 870-739-4464, ext. 104 or come by: 1 Natural Resources Drive, Marion.

• The Church Nurse – Hosting weekly healthy lifestyle support group discussing digestive health, heart health, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and stroke prevention, every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at 208 Shoppingway Blvd. Suite E (next to H& R Block).

• The L.R. Jackson Girls Club, Inc.– Is now taking applications for Summer Enrichment Camp. We offer low rates. Breakfast, Lunch and Snack are provided. Summer Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Boys and girls ages 5-12 are welcomed. Applications are available Monday-Friday, 2:30 to 6 p.m. Summer Camp begins June 1. For more information, contact: 901-318-0291, or stop by 405 S. 25th Street, West Memphis.

• DHS Division of Aging and Adult Services Seeking Delegates – Seeking Arkansans who are at least 60 years old to volunteer to serve as delegates on the 20th Biennial Silver Haired Legislative Session taking place on Aug. 17-18. Anyone interested in becoming a delegate should contact East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging at 870-930-2202.

• DivorceCare – First Baptist Church Marion on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. It is a 13 week session held in room 106 ending May 10.

• Charity Bingo – At the VFW on South Avalon Friday and Saturday early games at 6:30 p.m., regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. Food served at concession counter. $100 games, 4 jackpots and a winner take all. Free meal one Saturday of each month. For information call 735-9102.

• National Sultana Disaster Museum – Open Thursday’s, Friday’s and Saturday’s from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m. at 104 Washington St. across from the county court house. Donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children.

• Fellowship Baptist Church – Free Biblical Counseling. Overcome with marriage, family, health, or other problems? There is hope! For information e-mail fellowship. marion@gmail.com.

• Utility Bill Help – Visit Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, 111 E. Jackson, West Memphis and bring utility bill, previous month’s income and two forms of ID. Office hours MTH 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For information call 870-4004023.

• ASU Mid-South Financial Aid – Apply for financial aid for the fall semester online at https://fafsa.ed.gov/ (school code is 015862) or at the campus. Call 870-733-6729 for more information.

• At Risk After School Meals Program – Sponsored by Synergy Foundation at West Memphis Learning Center (Old Wedlock School Cafeteria), 201 South B. J. Taylor St., Edmondson. Times 4:30-5:15 p.m. Snacks, 5:156:15 Suppers. Activities provided. For more information call 870-733-1235.

• Seeking Volunteers – Healthcare & Rehab of West Memphis, 610 S. Avalon St. is seeking volunteers for Saturday through Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. If interested stop in or call Sabria Wilson or Lula Miller at 735-4543.

å GriefShare РMondays at 6 p.m. at Marion First Baptist Church, upstairs in the Goodwin Life Center. For more information call 7393944.

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