Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

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The Beirne Rural Fire Department will sponsor a Sweetheart dance Saturday, February 13, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the fire department.

Ticket prices are $5 per couple or $2.50 each. Children 12 and under free. For more detail, call 353-6525.

New Caney Baptist Church's Girls Missionary Auxiliary will host a Valentine's banquet Mexican fiesta on Saturday, February 6, at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $3.50. New Caney Baptist Church is located on Highway 53N in Gurdon. Call 353-2781 for tickets or information.

There will be a St. Valentine's Day dinner at New Bethel Church Saturday, February 13. Tickets are $5 each. Sis. Bunnie Dixon is the program coordinator. All are invited to attend.

Carrie Street Church of God will hold its first women's assembly on February 14 at 3:00 p.m. Carolyn Crow will be the speaker.

Eastern Star Baptist Church youth will sponsor its fourth annual Valentine's program on February 14 at 2:30 p.m.

This year's theme is 'Bring a Sweetheart to Church.'

Guest churches will be Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Quintin Radford will bring the message. All churches are invited to attend

There will be a meeting on Sunday, February 7, at 2:00 p.m. at the Gurdon City Hall meeting room to discuss plans for a 20-year class reunion for the GHS class of 1979. Everyone is invited to attend.

The sixth annual Saw Mill Days Festival in Sparkman will be held on Saturday, April 3. Entertainment, crafters and food vendors are needed for the event. All proceeds benefit the Little League of Sparkman.

For more information about entertainment, craft booths or vending contact Larry Gaston, Little League president, at 870-678-2251 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or Paulette Sullivent, festival chairperson, at 870-678-9359 after 6:00 p.m.

Rev. Jerry and LeAnne Smith of Prescott welcome the arrival of Lauren Elizabeth Anne Smith on January 29 at 1:31 p.m. at St. Michael's Hospital.

She weighed 5 pounds and 14 ounces and is welcomed home by her big sister, Michaela, age 4.

Her maternal grandparents are J.T. and Marvalene Clark of Chouteau, Okla. Paternal grandparents are T.J. and Ruthell Smith of Gurdon.

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services will be in Gurdon on February 4 at the Gurdon Municipal Building and Gurdon High School from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and on February 18 at the Gurdon Municipal Building from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For an appointment, call 353- 2514.

The Clark County Humane Society will offer dog obedience classes at the Arkadelphia High School Goza gym at 13th and Caddo beginning Monday night, February 8. There will be at total of 9 classes. For more information, call 870-245-2579.

Gurdon Masonic Lodge 187 meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. All members are urged to attend.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Wednesdays and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. at the American Legion building, Highway 67 North, one mile out of Gurdon.

For more information, phone 353-4698.

Narcotics Anonymous meets in Gurdon every Friday night from 7:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 206 East Main. For more information, call 353-6714.