The Arkansas River Valley Arts Center car show and shine that had been scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled...

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Danville's "Crusing the Courthouse" event set for Saturday, August 14th, as they welcome award winning ACMA artist Cam Shelton to the Mainhart Memorial Stage/Downtown for a free 7:30 p/m concert.  Get further details at the Petit Jean River Monster Festival Facebook page.

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Face coverings will be mandatory inside all Arkansas Tech University buildings effective until further notice. ATU students, faculty, staff and guests will be required to wear face coverings regardless of their vaccination status when indoors in a congregational setting, including classrooms, meeting rooms, building lobbies and hallways. Faculty and staff members who are alone in their offices and students who are in their residence hall rooms and on-campus apartments will not be required to wear face coverings.

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Russellville's American Legion Hut has served as a meeting place for some of the city's important and entertaining ideas and events since 1934.  A recent central heat and air issue has saddled the organization with a significant debt.  Legionaires, former members and family, Legion baseball alumni; any financial help with the debt would be appreciated.  Donations should be made out to Russellville American Legion fund and sent to 915 West Main, Suite D, Russellville Arkansas 72801. No amount is too small and all are appreciated...

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David Beal was a Russellville Cyclone, an educator, a district coach, an individual who served as a great example of service to his community, and one who passed from the scene way too soon.  As a memoriam, family and friends have created the "Bricks for Beal" fund raiser, paving the way for youth to remember and walk in his example.  Help pave "Beal Street" on the Russellville Campus, get further details at the Russellville Football Booster Facebook page or check our Facebook pages...

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CASA of the 5th Judicial District is offering individuals a volunteer opportunity to advocate for foster children in their communities. Volunteer classes consist of specialized training to work with children from abused or neglected situations.  Training will open on Sept. 7.  Those interested in becoming a CASA volunteer or who want more information may call 479-880-1195, or visit the CASA of the 5th Judicial District Facebook page.

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Johnson County will play host later this month to the Broken Sword Triathlon... Held in the Ozark Mountain foothills, it will offer a fast and scenic course, a swim/biking and 3-mile race challenge and a one of a kind finish medal.  Get further details at Broken Sword Triathlon on Facebook.  

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Russellville's Aquatic Center will play host to a free Back 2 School swim on Saturday, August 14th from 5-to-8 p/m.  Pizza, soda and a whole lot of fun will be included in the day's events.  This event has a limited capacity, with a total of 150 kids to be included.  Get there early and be a part of the fun.

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Arkansas Tech's Russellville campus will play host Tuesday, August 17th to a complimentary fall 2021 "Career Fair".  This will involve on-campus students, remote education students, part-time & academic college students.  Hours for the "Career Fair" will be from 1-to- 3p/m in the Young Ballroom.  Get more information at Arkansas Tech University-Career Services on Facebook. 

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COMING SOON...

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September 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the twin towers and over 3000 lives in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. The Russellville community is invited to plan a service(s) on that day. A Just Serve organization called 911day.org calls it a Universal Day of Service. It doesn't matter what it is--food pantry, individual gifts such as blankets, cleanup in an area--just whatever you would be comfortable doing. Because of Covid, people might prefer to work at home and donate finished items. Again, it doesn't matter. 

 

Just Serve is an excellent place to start. As mentioned above, a new organization, 911day.org,  has just been added whose message is to encourage everyone to offer service on that day. But 911day isn't the only organization that is available, please peruse the organizations listed, and participate in this Universal Day of Service on September 11. 

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September 21st is the date for the 2021 Dover Public Education Foundation Banquet, a fund raiser for this community organization.  Plans are being finalized for this year's effort, celebrating the 10th for the event.  Dover High School Cafeteria will play host to the effort.  Get further details at DoverPEF-dot-Org.

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Johnson County Coordinators have set at September 11th date for their 24th annual Relay For Life event on the Courthouse square at Clarksville.  Hours for the event will be from 6 to 10 p/m, with food, games and fun included in the effort to raise funds toward the battle against cancer.  Teams are forming now and those interested can call 979-4569 or 979-8932.

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Yell County's Petit Jean River Monster Festival will return for 2021,  with the event planned for Saturday, September 18th in Danville.  The festival, that debuted in 2019; is a fund raiser for the Lt. Kevin Mainhart Memorial Scholarship Fund.  Food, fun and a musical showcase will be included.  Also on tap, a street carnival, 5-k race, tug of war, a car and motorcycle show and plenty of arts and crafts.  Go to Petit Jean River Monster Festival on Facebook for further details.