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June 14, 2019 at 4:00 a.m.

Submitted photos PICNIC SERVERS: Members of Elks Lodge 380 served a picnic for 180 residents, staff and family members at the Arkadelphia Human Development Center -- 300 hamburgers, 300 hot dogs, chips, cookies and soft drinks. The lodge has provided an annual picnic for the center for about 35 years, as part of the Arkansas State Elks Major Project and its support of the five Human Development Centers in Arkansas, both socially and financially.
Submitted photos PICNIC SERVERS: Members of Elks Lodge 380 served a picnic for 180 residents, staff and family members at the Arkadelphia Human Development Center -- 300 hamburgers, 300 hot dogs, chips, cookies and soft drinks. The lodge has provided an annual picnic for the center for about 35 years, as part of the Arkansas State Elks Major Project and its support of the five Human Development Centers in Arkansas, both socially and financially.

Hot Springs Toastmasters to meet Saturday at NPMC

Hot Springs Toastmasters will hold its regular weekly club meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday at National Park Medical Center, 1910 Malvern Ave. The club plans to meet all five Saturdays this month.

New officers for the upcoming 2019-20 program year were installed last Saturday. They do not officially take office until that year begins July 1.

All former Toastmasters, as well as interested guests, are welcome. Meetings normally are one hour long. The meetings are held in the east wing of the hospital. Enter from under the portico on that end of the campus.

The officer slate for the 2019-20 program year, elected May 4, will be installed in June, to take office July 1.

Toastmasters is a supportive, inexpensive way to learn speaking and leadership skills. Training resources for speechmaking are part of Toastmaster materials available to members. Toastmasters International's materials and programs also offer leadership development. Meetings may also include an educational presentation.

For more information, call Nancy Britt, 262-1664, or Bob Driggers, 617-4777, in Hot Springs; in Hot Springs Village, call 922-3492; or visit https://7643.toastmastersclubs.org.

AARP driver safety class set for NPMC

An AARP Smart Driver course, sponsored by National Park Medical Center, 1910 Malvern Ave., will be held at 8:30 a.m. today.

Qualified graduates are eligible for an auto insurance discount.

There is a $15 fee for AARP members and $20 fee for nonmembers to cover course materials. Participants need to bring their driver's license and, if applicable, AARP membership card.

Society on 06/14/2019

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