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TODAY STARS Meeting

CABOT — STARS, (Small Town Amateur Radio Service), a ham-radio group, will meet at 1:30 p.m. at Criswell Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. Testing will be available. For more information, contact Gordon Miller at gmiller266@gmail.com.

MONDAY Independent Tea Party of White County Meeting

SEARCY — The Independent Tea Party of White County will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Western Sizzlin, 3210 E. Race Ave. Rose Mims with Arkansas Right to Life will be the guest speaker. For more information, call (501) 322-3196.

TUESDAY Sons of the American Legion Chapter Meeting

CABOT — The Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. at Criswell Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. For more information, call (501) 203-5715. Cleburne County Retired Teachers Meeting HEBER SPRINGS — The Cleburne County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at the Rustic Inn, 404 S. Seventh St. The guest speaker will be Danny Knight, vice chair of the board of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. Knight will share information regarding current board actions and the status of the retirement system. For more information, call Lavern Penn at (501) 206-0357.

WEDNESDAY AARP Drive Smart Course

CABOT — Cabot United Methodist Church will host an AARP Drive Smart Course from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church, 2003 S. Pine St. The instructors are Deborah Landers and Jerry Yates. The cost of the course is $15 for AARP members with an AARP ID card and $20 for nonmembers. Participants are asked to bring a sweater or jacket, as the room is usually cool. To register for the class, call Jean Davenport at (501) 843-5694.

Horticulture Brown Bag Lecture Series

SEARCY — This week’s installment of A Brown Bag Lecture Series on horticulture, presented by White County Master Gardeners, will be Raising Monarch Butterflies, by Debbie Miller. Miller’s talk will be from 12:05-12:50 p.m. at the Carmichael Community Center, 801 S. Elm. Participants are asked to bring their lunch. For more information, call the White County Cooperative Extension Service at (501) 268-5394.

THURSDAY Newpoli Concert

SEARCY — Harding University will host Italian folk-music group Newpoli at 7 p.m. in the Administration Auditorium as the sixth performance of this year’s Arts and Life Concert Series. Tickets are $3 in advance or $5 at the door. For more information, visit www. harding.edu/concertseries or call (501) 279-4343.

Criminal Justice Industry Workshop

ASH FLAT — The Ozarka College Career Planning Services Department will conduct a Criminal Justice Industry Workshop from 10-11:30 a.m. at Ozarka-Ash Flat for current, past and prospective Ozarka criminal justice students and community members. The workshop will include panelist introductions and an open question-andanswer session and end with an opportunity for students to network with industry professionals. The goal of the event is to create awareness of the technical and soft skills students need to maximize their employability in the field of criminal justice.

ESL Information Session

ASH FLAT — Ozarka College in Ash Flat will host an English as a Second Language information session at 6 p.m. to address the educational and language needs of people in the area. The session will gauge the need for, and the interest in, ESL classes in Ash Flat and surrounding areas. Anyone interested in taking ESL classes is encouraged to attend the session. A Spanish-language translator will be available. Preregister for the free ESL information session by calling (870) 994-7273 or emailing tena.rosse@ozarka.edu.

Jeffrey Combs Portraying Poe

BEEBE — The Arkansas State University-Beebe Concert Series will present Nevermore: An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe, by stage and film actor Jeffrey Combs, at 7:30 p.m. in the Owen Center Auditorium, 910 Pecan St. Combs is known for playing multiple characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and other roles. Generaladmission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, students, military personnel and educators. Purchase tickets at asub.ticketleap.com, at the Institutional Advancement office (in the Ruth Couch Building on the Beebe campus) or at the door one hour before showtime. For more information, contact Carissa Gillam at (501) 882-8957, or visit www.asub.edu.

FRIDAY NARFE Meeting

HEBER SPRINGS — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 1156, will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the First Electric Cooperative Community Room, 150 Industrial Park Road. A representative from the Arkansas attorney general’s office will be the guest speaker. There will be a potluck luncheon, and all active and retired federal employees are invited to attend. For more information, call Kathy Golding at (501) 206-1375.

SATURDAY Feed Our Vets Cabot

CABOT — Feed Our Vets Cabot will have its monthly pantry for veterans at 214 Rainbow Drive. For more information, see the organization’s Facebook page, facebook. com/feedourvetscabot.

Wind Recital

SEARCY — Nathan Stout on trombone and Mary Katherine Strachan on clarinet will give a recital at 2 p.m. in Harding University’s Reynolds Center Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

ONGOING Living Well

With Diabetes Series

SEARCY — Unity Health Family Practice Associates and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extensive Service will provide an education series, Living Well With Diabetes, from 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays in the Unity Health Annex (the former Carder Buick Building) at the corner of Hawkins and Hartsfield drives. The sessions will include a cooking demonstration, simple meal-planning strategies, tips for diabetes management