GFWC Thayer Crescite Club is hosting the Fall Festival King and Queen Contest. Voting is taking place in Southern Bank where individual voting boxes have been placed. Voting ends on Friday, Oct. 7, before 3:45 p.m. $1 counts for 100 votes.
A National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) survey will be conducted on Mark Twain National Forest from October 2022 through September 2023. The information gathered is useful for forest planning and to help us align our recreation program and facilities in a way that provides the best customer service. The NVUM provides National Forest managers with an estimate of how many people recreate on the National Forest, what activities they engage in while there, and how satisfied they are with their visit. Economic impact to the local economy is also captured in the survey.
The ASCEND Program will be the topic of the Friends of the Garnett Library meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Oct.
Call the Arts Center of North Arkansas (ACNA) for information at 870751-3793, unless otherwise noted. Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hardy First Baptist Church, Regina Willard’s Acrylic Workshop. This wellknown, award-winning artist will teach all skill levels how to build a strong, expressive painting with an underpainting of shapes and lines, and give life to it by adding vivid colors to create a floral of sunflowers. $25 nonrefundable deposit to reserve a seat, which are limited. $75 total class fee. Email Anita at ACNA@gmail.com for supply list.
The order of the Eastern Star Ruby Chapter 191 will be hosting a Baby Shower to benefit The New Beginning’s Pregnancy Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. The shower will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2 at the Hardy Masonic Lodge 121 Woodland Hills Rd - Hardy, AR. Any questions, contact Kish at 870-750-0154. The public is invited.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Arkansas – The Ozarka College Foundation will host The Fall Concert at Ozarka College's Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Arkansas on Oct. 8. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature talented musicians: Brad Apple, Crystal McCool, Mary Parker, Gary Rounds, and Pam Setser, with special guests Turner Atwell and Lillyanne McCool.
Alton Fire Department pancake breakfast fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7 to 10 a.m.