Civic clubs
Greater Hot Springs Kiwanis Club meets from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at Hibachi Sushi Buffet, 4334 Central Ave. Call Brian Canales, 501-520-0499, for more information.
Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Embassy Suites. Visiting Rotarians are welcome to join members for breakfast. Call Lisa Wood, 870-260-5882, for more information.
Support groups
Narcotics Anonymous meets at noon and 8 p.m. today at 919 Hobson Ave. This is a 12-step recovery program for people for whom drugs have become a major problem. The Helpline number is 501-321-8700.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 8 p.m.; at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; at noon Monday-Saturday; and at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The speaker meeting is at 11 a.m. Sunday. The step meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The men's and women's meeting is at 6 p.m. Friday. All meetings are held at 411 Sellers St. Call 501-623-6328, for more information.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Last House on the Block, meets at 6 and 8 a.m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave. Call 866-754-2579, for more information.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Malvern Group, meets at 8 p.m. today at 211 W. Third St., Malvern, in the upstairs Chamber of Commerce Building. Doors open 7 p.m. Call 501-467-5409, or 501-231-9518, for AA information, or 501-623-6328, for Hot Springs Intergroup.
Lifeline Al-Anon Family Groups, a fellowship for relatives and friends of alcoholics, meets at 11 a.m. today at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 109 Hobson Ave. Call Melinda, 501-520-7876, for more information.
M.E.N.D. Hot Springs, Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death, is a Christian, nonprofit organization that reaches out to families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death. This support group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Maurice Room at National Park Medical Center, 1910 Malvern Ave. Call Amy Humphries, 501-276-5034, for more information.
A grief support group meets at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Oaklawn United Methodist Church, 216 Higdon Ferry Road. Call 501-318-1500, or 501-915-8500, for more information.
Thrift stores
Jackson House Thrift Shop, 104 Jefferson St., is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Accepting donations of clean, gently worn clothing, accessories, jewelry, reusable household items, small appliances and furniture. All donations are tax-deductible. Proceeds support Jackson House Crisis Intervention Ministries. Call 501-623-6641, for more information.
Jackson House Thrift Store Too, 623 Albert Pike Road, is open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Accepting clean household items, small appliances, furniture, jewelry and accessories. All donations are tax-deductible. Proceeds benefit this community crisis intervention ministry. Call 501-625-7467, for more information about volunteering and for pickups, private yard sales or estates.
United Methodist Thrift Store, 304 Albert Pike Road, is open from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Saturday. The store stocks men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories, household items, fabric and books, in good condition. Clean, usable donations of clothes, housewares and small furniture are appreciated. Proceeds are used to assist needy families in Garland County.
Miscellaneous
Duplicate bridge will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at The Bridge House, 300 W. St. Louis St. Today is a Unit Wide Open Game with stratified scoring. Need a partner? Come early, one is on-site. Call 501-525-8780, or 501-984-1384, for more information.
Hot Springs Fun City Chorus, a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, meets at 7 p.m. today at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3819 Central Ave. All males in any age group are welcome. Call Steve Spakes, 501-624-6100, or William James, 501-318-8754, for more information.
Crystal Chimes Chorus, a member chapter of Sweet Adelines International Women's Barbershop Organization, meets from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ of the Hills Church, 700 Balearic Road, Hot Springs Village. Visitors are welcome. Call Judy Pugh, 817-714-5716, or Margaret Kresse, 501-701-4413, for more information.
New Born Parenting classes for teens, young mothers and fathers are held from 1-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Change Point, 201 Nickels St. After hour classes by appointment only. Call 501-624-2273, for more information.
Extension Get Fit costs $20 a year and has six locations:
ā¢ At 8:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Senior Center, 301 Broadway St. Call 501-624-0838, for more information.
ā¢ From 9-10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Leonard Street Baptist Church, 625 Leonard St. Call Sharon Dodd, 501-525-1718, for more information.
ā¢ At 8:45 a.m. Monday and Thursday at New Salem United Methodist Church, 1798 Mountain Pine Road. Call Billie Sue, 501-282-6261, for more information.
ā¢ At 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Piney Grove United Methodist Church, 2963 Airport Road. Call Virginia Gunderson, 501-767-3831, and Gail Oyster, 501-580-1960, for more information.
ā¢ At 9 a.m. Monday and Thursday at Center Fork Baptist Church, 1101 S. Moore Road. Call 501-767-4607, for more information.
ā¢ At 9 a.m. Monday-Thursday at Hot Springs Baptist Church, 144 Weston Road. Call Julia Lamb, 501-276-2983, for more information.
Civil Air Patrol 40th Composite Squadron meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Hot Springs Memorial Field, 525 Airport Road. Cadets meet at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Call 501-760-2472, for more information.
Water workout and aerobics, Aqua Arthritis classes and swim lessons for all ages are held at the Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Water aerobics is at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday and water workout is at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Aqua Arthritis classes follow the guidelines of the Arthritis Foundation's water exercise program and are held at 1o a.m. Tuesday and Thursdays. Water exercise is a low-impact way to work out. Call 501-623-9922, for more information.
Garland County EHC Crazy Quilters meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Garland County Fairgrounds, 4831 Malvern Ave. Call 501-282-4369, for more information.
Hot Springs Senior Center, 301 Broadway St., will have Dominoes, puzzles and cards at 9:30 a.m., Mexican Train at 10 a.m. and "A Matter of Balance" at 12:3- p.m. today. Call 501-520-1465, for more information.
Society on 01/13/2020