CABOT CLEANUP IS SEPT. 25, VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Cabot Fall Cleanup has been set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 25. Volunteers are needed to help collect litter from the city’s streets.
The event is sponsored by Cabot City Beautiful, and held in conjunction with the Great Arkansas Cleanup.
All members of the Cabot community are encouraged to participate: civic and service organizations, church and youth groups, school clubs, boy and girl scouts, families, and businesses.
Volunteers should meet at Cabot Public Schools Administrative Building’s parking lot at 602 North Lincoln St. They should arrive at 9 am to check-in with event staff.
Volunteers will be assigned routes. Orange safety vests and garbage bags will be provided, but bringing a pair of work gloves is
recommended. At noon, all volunteers will meet back at the parking lot for a free lunch.
The clean-up effort will concentrate on the city’s main thoroughfares. It’s a great chance to spruce up the city before CabotFest on Oct. 10.
To register, call 501-920-2122 or email cabotbeautiful@yahoo.com.
ASU-BEEBE RECRUITING PREPARES FOR CLASSES ON LRAFB
Arkansas State University at Beebe will hold an information session for prospective students at the Jacksonville Community Center from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 and 21. The event will provide information about the school’s Little Rock Air Force Base branch, which begins its fall session on Oct. 20.
Attendees can register courses and apply for a military-issued photo ID for access to the air base.
For more information, call 501-988-4151 or email lrafb@asub.edu.
NORTH PULASKI COMMUNITY FEST SET FOR SEPT. 25
North Pulaski Community Fest will be Saturday, Sept. 25 at the North Pulaski Fire Department on Republican Road.
A flag ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a fishing derby for kids 15 and under, a bow and arrow shoot, lawnmower pulls, food and music. A fireworks display will start at nightfall.
Booths are $20 without electricity, $30 with 110 volts and $40 with 220 volts. Free booths are available for nonprofit groups.
For more information or to reserve a booth, call Tommy Majors at 501-988-9943. The event is sponsored by North Pulaski Crime Watch.
CABOTFEST IS OCT. 9; MICHAEL SARVER TO PERFORM
CabotFest is Saturday, Oct. 9. The event is free, and will include Bingo, a BMX stunt show, a magic show, a car show, a carnival, and the ever-popular cricket-spitting contest. The festivities begin at 8 a.m. The country musician Michael Sarver, a former American Idol contestant, will perform from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information or to rent a booth, call the Cabot Chamber of
Commerce at 501-843-2136.
RED CROSS PLANS BLOOD DRIVE IN CABOT AND LONOKE
Walmart in Cabot from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27.
Lonoke Community Center from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28.
ASU-BEEBE PREPARES FOR CLASSES ON LRAFB
Arkansas State University at Beebe will hold an information session for prospective students at the Jacksonville Community Center from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 21. The event will provide information about the school’s Little Rock Air Force Base branch, which begins its fall session on Oct. 20.
Attendees can register for courses and apply for a military-issued photo ID for access to the air base.
For more information, call 501-988-4151 or email lrafb@asub.edu.
SPAGHETTI SUPPER TO BENEFIT ROAD TO BETHLEHEM
A spaghetti supper will be served at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 to benefit the Christmas Road to Bethlehem at Bethlehem Church.
The Gospel Tones are scheduled to perform at 6:30 p.m., and other entertainment is planned. The church is just 10 miles east of Cabot, 10 miles north of Lonoke and 10 miles south of Beebe.
FALL-FESTIVAL SEASON KICKS OFF SATURDAY
The fall-festival season gets started Saturday with events in Sherwood, Ward and Beebe.
Sherwood Fest is at Sherwood Forest, 1111 W. Maryland Ave. The day begins with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. hosted by Sherwood Chamber of Commerce. The Sherwood Explorer’s Guitar Hero contest will be held at 11 a.m. Centennial Bank will host a cute- kids contest at noon. The event promises live music, children’s activities, a climbing wall, inflatable-bouce houses, medieval re-enactors, a magic show and lots of good food and vendors.
A chili cook-off will be held at 7 p.m. Friday before the festival. The dinner includes lots of door prizes and entertainment. Tasting cups are $2.
To rent a booth or for more information, visit www.sherwoodfestar.com or call 501-833-3790.
Ward Jamboree begins at 9 a.m. The annual event is hosted by the city’s chamber of commerce. Good food, games, a silent auction, a beauty pageant and a concert by the Cummins Prison Band are promised.
Registration for the pageant will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on the morning of the jamboree.
For more information about the pageant, call Kelly Probus at 501-658-9384. For information about booths, call Wayne Guess at 501-843-8348 or Sharon Roberts at 501-743-4395.
Beebe Fall Fest, sponsored by the Beebe Chamber of Commerce, is from 3 to 9 p.m. The festival is held downtown.
Booths are $75 without electricity or $100 with electricity.
For more information, call 501-827-0353.
NORTH PULASKI COMMUNITY FEST SET FOR SEPT. 25
North Pulaski Community Fest will be Saturday, Sept. 25 at the North Pulaski Fire Department on Republican Road.
A flag ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a fishing derby for kids 15 and under, a bow and arrow shoot, lawnmower pulls, food and music. A fireworks display will start at nightfall.
Booths are $20 without electricity, $30 with 110 volts and $40 with 220 volts. Free booths are available for nonprofit groups.
For more information or to reserve a booth, call Tommy Majors at 501-988-9943. The event is sponsored by North Pulaski Crime Watch.
CAR-SEAT SAFETY CHECK IN CABOT ON SATURDAY
A car-seat safety check will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cabot Walmart Supercenter.
The event is sponsored by Cabot Junior Auxiliary, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Cabot police and fire departments. This is the ninth year for the event known as Buckle Buddies.
The safety check is free and open to anyone using a child-restraint system in their vehicle. Car seats will be checked by certified car-seat- safety technicians.
According to the National Highway Safety Administration data, 95 percent of car seats are improperly installed. Common mistakes are seat placement and direction, harness-strap security, improper fitting, poor clips, inappropriate seats according to the child’s age and weight, and defective parts.
CABOT PARKS AND RECREATION YARD SALE SATURDAY
Cabot Parks and Recreation will hold its first annual Clean out Your Closets Community Yard Sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Veterans Park Community Center.
Larry Tarrant, parks director, said the idea for the event came from Jacksonville Parks and Recreation which holds a yard sale in the spring.
At only $25 to rent two parking slots for one booth, the event likely won’t be a big fundraiser for parks, Tarrant said. It’s a service to the community.
Since this will be the parks’ first yard sale, Tarrant said he doesn’t have any idea what will be for sale. But so far, 20 booths have been rented and the hope is that the number will double today.
Get applications at the community center, 508 N. Lincoln. For more information, call Stacy at 501 605-1506.
GUN AND KNIFE SHOW IN JACKSONVILLE THIS WEEKEND
A gun and knife show will be held this weekend at the Memphis Flea Market in the old Walmart building in Jacksonville.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. According to organizers, it is the largest show of its kind to be held in Arkansas. For more information, call 501-927-8176.
JACKSONVILLE ANNEXATION GROUP MEETS THURSDAY
A citizens’ committee formed by the Jacksonville City Council will hold its second meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at city hall to discuss annexation.
The committee consists of five aldermen and five residents who live in the 3.8 square miles that Jacksonville wants to annex.