Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

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Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Al-Anon, for those affected by another's drinking, meets Thursday evenings at 8:00 in the church. For more information call 887-5991.

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be at the Nevada County Courthouse Thursday, January 27, Thursday, February 24 and Thursday, March 23.

Supplemental security income (SSI) pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own much or have much income. SSI is not just for adults. To find out if you are eligible, call 1-800-772-1213.

Prescott Rotary Club will sponsor a person to join a group study exchange with Turkey. Team members will stay with Rotary families while in Turkey. They will make presentations about Arkansas at local Rotary Clubs, learn about Turkey and spend vocational days seeing how their job is done in another part of the world.

To qualify you must be 25 to 40 years old and active in your profession for at least two years. Rotary International will pay travel expenses.

For more information call Marcia Lasiter, president of the local club, at 887-2658, or call Mary Alice Blevins at 887-2076.

The Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting and an open house for H&R Block. Brenda Williams, who is the Block agent in Prescott is relocated to 122 West 2nd South in Prescott. The coffee and ribbon-cutting will be held today (Wednesday, January 5) from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

The ribbon-cutting will be at 10 a.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

A retirement reception will be held for George Darrell Glass January 13 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the chamber office. Glass has worked for the city of Prescott for over 30 years.

The reception is being sponsored jointly by the city and the chamber.

The Emmet School board will have its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, January 10, at 7 p.m. in room 4.

The agenda will include elementary and high school principals' reports, superintendent's report, elementary textbook adoption committee report and personnel matters.

Revival services will be held at New Beginning Baptist Church, 113 East Elm St., January 10-14 at 7:30 nightly The evangelist for the week will be Rev. A.T. Jordan, pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church in Nash, Texas.

Diabetic education will be held Wednesday, January 12, at 2 p.m. The topic will be carbohydrates.

This will be held at Alliance Home Health in Prescott. Sponsors are Cooperative Extension Service, AllCare and Alliance Home Health.