Alma Public Library will host a free knitting class for adults 1-3 p.m. Some supplies will be provided. For more information, call the library at 632-4140 or visit www.crawfordcountylib.org.
Mulberry Public Library will hold a free game of bingo for ages 6-12 at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at 997-1266.
Alma Public Library will host a free scrapbooking party for adults from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 4 to 5:30 p.m. For more information call the library at 632-4140 or visit www.crawfordcountylib.org
July 11
Van Buren High School football team will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon at the fieldhouse. Donations can be dropped off from 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. on July 10. For more information, call Sandi at 806-8385 or Marybeth at 719-1510
Music in the Park, featuring The Crumbs, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in Blanche Moore Park on the 700 block of Main Street in Van Buren. Call 461-7410.
Tipton-Smith reunion will be held at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ on Kibler Road in Van Buren from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring a dish for the noon lunch. Call Ruth Richesin, 474-1341.
July 18
The Turner trade day and community yard sale will begin at 7 a.m. with inside and outside booths at the Turner Community Building in Mulberry. Baked goods and refreshments will be available from the Turner Extension Homemakers Club. Call 997-8541 or 997-1590.
July 20
Van Buren City Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Complex.
July 21
Battle on the Border will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Blakemore Field in Van Buren.
Crawford County Cuties will meet at Frank's Italian Restaurant on Arkansas 59 at 6:30 p.m. An ugly shoe contest will be held. Call 410-1835.
July 25
The Van Buren High School Class of 1984 will hold a class reunion at the VBHS cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Rivertowne barbecue and drinks will be provided for $5 for adults and $3 for children. Each family is asked to bring a covered dish or dessert to go with the barbecue. Class members are asked to RSVP at http://vbhs1984.cabanova.com or 438-0688.
Leach/Holt/Franklin family reunion, for the descendants of Janie Morgan Leach Holt Franklin, will be held in the Rose Room at Creekmore Park from 4 to 8 p.m. Bring a potluck dish and family photos.
Aug. 6
Crawford County Democratic Association will meet at 7 p.m. at the Van Buren High School, Room S100, on the east side of VBHS.
Aug. 8
Gentry family reunion will be held at Cornerstone Community Church in Cedarville at 11 a.m. Bring a covered dish.
Miscellaneous
Cowboy Mounted Shooting practices are held the second and fourth Sundays at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds arena in Mulberry. Call 414-4507 or 926-0247.
English as a second language classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Call 471-0019.
GED classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 471-0019.
Introduction to computer classes will be offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center. Call 471-0019.
Nicotine Anonymous meets 8-9 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday at 1306 N. 27th St. in Van Buren. Call Jennett Cwiertnia at 474-5265 or 629-4140.
Pickleball is played at City Heights Methodist Church's family center Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:30 a.m. Call Buck Buchanan 474-2545 or 462-4973.
Yoga classes are held at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church, 918 N. 9th St. in Van Buren. Bring yoga mat. Call Janet at 883-8691.
Weekly
AA meetings are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church in Van Buren.
A Women's AA book study is held at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church, 108 S. 10th St.
Al-Anon, a 12-step support group for families and friends of alcoholics, meets 6 p.m. Thursday in Wood Memorial Christian Church, 921 Broadway, Van Buren.
Alma Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at noon at the Alma Presbyterian Church.
American Legion Riders meets each Monday at 6 p.m. at 605 Alma Blvd. Circle in Van Buren. Call (479) 208-1400.
Citizenship classes are offered at the Crawford County Adult Education Center, Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. Call 471-0019.
Community CPR training is 6-9:30 p.m. Thursdays at Summit Medical Center in Van Buren. Call Cheryl Cater at 806-4526 or 474-5459 after 6 p.m.
Handprints Sign Language Choir holds practice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Shibley Baptist Church, 1136 Shibley Road in Van Buren. Call Kerry Scott, 650-0215.
Hearts of Hope "Way Out" drug program meets 8 p.m. Mondays in Alma. Mulberry division meets Saturdays at 7 p.m.
Kiwanis Club of Van Buren meets at noon Tuesday at Butterfield Assembly of God Church in Van Buren.
Old Town Sertoma Club meets at noon Wednesday at Big Jake's Cattle Co. in Van Buren.
TOPS meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at the Van Buren Community Center. Call Rhonda Lovell at 785-5438.
Trinity Episcopal Church hosts "Games and Gab," Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. at the church, 918 N. 9th St. in Van Buren. Call 474-3144.
Van Buren Lions Club meets at noon Wednesday at Skinny's Catfish and Seafood in Van Buren.
Van Buren Rotary Club meets at noon Thursday in the Community Center.
Wednesday Lunch Bunch meets 10:30 a.m. in the Center for Arts and Education, 104 N. 13th in Van Buren. Fee is $3.
Writers Workshop is held Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at 414 Main St. in Van Buren. Call 471-7182.
Monthly
First week
Clear Creek Masonic Lodge in Mountainburg meets the first Thursday with dinner at 6:30 p.m and the meeting at 7:30.
Crawford County 4-H Horse Talk Club meets 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at the Alma Library. Call 474-5286.
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 42, and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Unit 42, Alma, meets for a potluck at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 the first Tuesday at 6307 Alma Highway across from Kopper Kettle.
Fort Smith Area Huntington's Disease Support Group meets 6 p.m. the first Tuesday at Big Jake's Cattle Co. in Van Buren, 1702 Fayetteville Road. Call Pat, 462-7711, or Sandee, 474-2221.
Friends of the Van Buren Public Library meet the first Monday at the library at 5:30 p.m. followed by a book talk.
Kenner Chapel 4-H Club meets the first Monday at 7 p.m. Call 474-5286.
Mountainburg FFA Alumni meet the first Saturday at 7 p.m. at Mountainburg High School. Call Melissa at 353-0361.
Remy Masonic Lodge No. 487 in Mulberry meets 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday. Dinner precedes the meeting.
Robert Jack Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1322 and ladies auxiliary meets 6:30 p.m., the first Monday at 23 N. 20th St., Van Buren. Call Danny Molina at 632-2588.
Van Buren Masonic Lodge hosts an eggs-to-order breakfast in the lodge the first Saturday, from 7 to 10 a.m. Cost is $5 per person.
Women's Ministries of Van Buren First Assembly of God, 1014 Fayetteville Road, serves home-cooked lunches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $6 each the first Thursday. Call 474-7832.
Second week
Alma High School Class of 1955 meets 11:30 a.m. the second Monday at D's Family Restaurant on Collum Lane in Alma in February, May, August and November.
Bond Special EHC meets at 10 a.m. the second Thursday at the Crawford County Extension Office, 105 Pointer Trail West in Van Buren.
California Cajun Connection Country Band will play the second Friday at the VFW building, 23 N. 20th St. in Van Buren from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $5 per person or $7.50 per couple. Call Joe Guidry, 462-3161.
Crawford County Car Club meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday at Dee's Restaurant in the Meador's Inn in Alma. Call Ethan Gordon at 719-0757.
Crawford County Genealogical Society meets 1 p.m. the second Tuesday in the Mushrush Room at Alma Public Library.
EHC Club, TLC, meets 6 p.m. the second Monday at the Turner Community Building. Call Dawn Beaver, 997-2262.
Old Town Cruisers Car Club meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday at Western Sizzlin' in Van Buren. Call Donna Bredrick at 474-9207 or Mary Henderson at 452-1476.
River Belles EHC meets 7 p.m. the second Monday at 105 Pointer Trail West in Van Buren.
Rocky Top 4-H Club meets in the Turner Community 2:30 p.m. the second Sunday. Call Luann Wise, 217-0280.
Rudy Park Community Association meets 7 p.m. the second Monday in the Rudy Community Building.
Turner Community Development Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Friday in the community building.
Woodmen of the World meets the second Monday at 6 p.m., 2410 Alma Highway. Call 410-1726.
Third week
4-H Club will meet at Kibler Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Call Chris, 208-2855.
AARP meets the third Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Van Buren Community Center.
Alma Area Chamber of Commerce meets at noon the third Tuesday in Irene's Diner.
Alma Masonic Lodge hosts a pancake breakfast in the lodge the third Saturday. Cost is $5 per person.
American Legion Post No. 62 meets the third Monday at 6 p.m. at 605 Alma Blvd. in Van Buren. Call 208-1400.
Crawford County Conservation District board meets the third Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at 101 S. 7th St., Van Buren.
Diabetes support group meets 6 p.m. the third Tuesday in Summit Medical Center's conference room. Call Katie Whitlow at 471-4345.
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 61, Van Buren, meets 6:30 p.m. the third Monday at 23 N. 20th St., Van Buren. Call Danny Molina at 632-2588.
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 260 meets 7:30 p.m. the third Monday at the Remy Masonic Lodge No. 487 in Mulberry. Dinner precedes the meeting.
Women's Literary Club meets the third Monday 1:30 p.m. at the Old School Presbyterian Church in downtown Van Buren, September through May. Call 410-1724.
Fourth week
Alma Extension Homemakers Club meets 1 p.m. the fourth Tuesday in the Alma Public Library.
Alma Public Library Board meets 5 p.m. the last Tuesday in the library. Executive board meets 5 p.m. the last Monday in the library's community room.
Alma VFW and VFWA Post 6465 meets 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday at the Alma Senior Inn.
Boys and Girls Club of the Alma Area's board of directors meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday at the club, 410 East Main. Call president Steven Keady at 632-3500.
Cedarville Community Association meets the fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Old Rock School.
Clear Creek Masonic Lodge in Mountainburg hosts a pancake breakfast 7 to 10 a.m. the fourth Saturday. Cost is $4 per person.
OG Jamboree is held the fourth Saturday with live music from 7 to 10 p.m., five miles north of Alma off Dow Jones Road. Call Sue Medlock, 632-4966.
Republican Women of Crawford County meets the fourth Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Crawford County Adult Education Center behind Western Sizzlin' in Van Buren.
River Valley Museum of Van Buren Inc. meets 5:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday in the Municipal Complex.
Summit Medical Center Auxiliary meets 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday in the hospital conference room. Call 471-4344.
Van Buren Public Library Board meets 4 p.m. the fourth Thursday in the library, 111 N. 12th St.
Information on upcoming events will be published on a space-available basis within 30 days preceding the event, for non-profit groups and organizations meeting in Crawford County only. Submit pertinent information to: In and Around, Press Argus-Courier, P.O. Box 369, Van Buren, AR 72957, fax to 471-5607, or e-mail to: jmcclure@pressargus.com.
