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EVERY SUNDAY Alanon group
Serenity Alanon Family Group meetings are held at 11:30 a.m. each Sunday at 103 Stadium Drive in Eureka Springs.
For information, contact Vonn at 214-605- 0615.
THROUGH JUNE 30 Summer meals program
The Berryville School District will provide free meals to children through June 30.
This summer, meals will be served from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and from 11 a.m. to noon for lunch Monday through Thursday at the intermediate cafeteria and middle school cafeteria. Meals may be picked up at the cafeteria back door.
For more information, contact Summer Lowery at 870-480-4627 or slowery@bobcat.k12.ar.us.
For more summer meals sites, visit https:// www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids.
JUNE 11
Ice Cream Social 5K
After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the Ice Cream Social 5K for the past two years, the race is back on and Grandma’s House Children’s Advocacy Center is hosting.
The race begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, on the Berryville square with runners taking off first and walkers following.
The signup fee is $30 per runner and includes an event T-shirt and a scoop of ice cream at the end courtesy of Hometown Scoop.
Registration will be available on race day and stroller-age children are free.
Proceeds from the race will go to the child abuse victims that Grandma’s House serves.
The race course will be the same as past years and will be marked with colorful arrows, volunteers, and signs along with traffic aid from the Berryville Police Department.
To sign up for the race, visit runsignup. com and search ‘Grandma’s House Ice Cream Social 5K’ or sign up on the Grandma’s House website from the Ice Cream Social event page.
For race details, path photos and more, follow the event on Facebook from the Grandma’s House Ice Cream Social 5K event page.
Call or email community development coordinator Kaleigh Evans with race questions at 870-517-1681 or email kevans@grandmashousecac.com.
JUNE 25
Grassy Knob fundraiser
The Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold a garage sale fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Grassy Knob Community Center, located at 12037 Arkansas Highway 187 in Eureka Springs.
A light lunch and bakery goods will be available for purchase the day of the sale.
All proceeds will benefit the Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department.
Writing workshop
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow will present “Enough Space,” a virtual short story writing workshop for writers of all levels by “Illuminating Black Lives” fellowship winner, Lorraine Avila at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 25.
Participants will explore the craft of flash fiction, work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development. The workshop will be on Zoom and will benefit the WCDH scholarship fund.
Learn more and register at www.writerscolony.org/events.
JULY 3
Grassy Knob Ice Cream Social
The Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Association Auxiliary invites the community to their annual ice cream social from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at the Grassy Knob Community Center, 12037 Highway 187.
The event is held each year as a thank you for the support the group receives from the community throughout the year. There is no charge, but donations are welcome. Please join us for a bowl of ice cream, a banana split or a hot fudge sundae and cookies.
For more information, call 479-981-3613.
