SENIOR HEALTH
CLINIC OFFERED
Did you know urinary incontinence in women is common and treatable? Dr. Richard McWhorter, with Ozark Urology, will discuss types of urinary incontinence, common symptoms and treatment methods.
“Urinary Incontinence in Women” is part of the Your Health Matters presentation series offered by the Senior Health Clinic at Washington Regional and will be held from noon to 1 p.m. July 20 at the Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Road in Fayetteville.
Information: (479) 463-4438 or email [email protected].
GRIEF TALKS
SET AUG. 25
The fourth annual Parents Left Behind seminar for parents who have suffered the loss of a child will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Central United Methodist Church, Student Ministries Building, 6 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Parents, grandparents and other concerned adults who are grieving the loss of a child, no matter the age the child was or how long ago the loss occurred, are welcome.
The theme for the seminar is “You Are Not Alone.” Parents Left Behind is an organization founded by Dr. Susan Averitt, a local pediatrician and bereaved mother. Its purpose is to offer support to grieving parents, born out of Averitt’s desire to make something positive come out of her family’s unspeakable loss.
The seminar will open with a keynote address by Averitt, followed by a brief introductory video of the breakout presenters who are bereaved parents or grandparents. Each breakout session, a total of four, will include a grief professional, a bereaved parent or grandparent and a moderator. Counselors will be available.
Those attending may select two of the four breakouts. Breakout topics include: How could God allow this to happen?; Can I forgive?; Will I ever be happy again?; How can I keep my child from being forgotten?
To provide a source of community with others who share a similar experience, lunch discussion groups will be held for those interested. Topics include: pregnancy loss, infant loss, long illness, sudden unexpected death, suicide, adult children, and friends, family and other support roles. Lunch will be provided by Einstein Bros. Bagels of Fayetteville.
The event is offered at no charge, but registration is requested.
Information: parentsleft behind.org.
COUNCIL SEEKS
NOMINATIONS
The Arkansas Arts Council, a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards. The annual awards recognize Arkansas artists, arts patrons, arts educators and corporations for their outstanding contributions to the arts community.
The deadline for nominations is Sept. 7. Nominees must be current Arkansas residents or Arkansas-based corporations.
Information: (501) 324-9767, arkansasarts.org or email [email protected].
EUREKA IS
‘DESTINATION’
Main Street Arkansas, the Mississippi Main Street Association and the Louisiana Main Street program will sponsor Destination Downtown 2018 in Eureka Springs Sept. 9-12. Main Street Arkansas is a program area of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
Destination Downtown is a regional conference for those interested in preservation-based commercial district revitalization and is targeted toward Main Street directors, board members and volunteers as well as architects, planners, economic development professionals, public officials and consultants. Most of the sessions will be held at the Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Springs.
General registration is $125 until Aug. 10 and $150 afterward.
Information: mainstreet arkansas.com/destination downtown or email [email protected].
CLASS OF 1973
SETS REUNION
Rogers High School class of 1973 will celebrate its 45th class reunion Sept. 28 and 29, which will coincide with the Rogers High School homecoming football game against Fayetteville. Classmates can participate in the parade and tailgating before the game on Sept. 28 and a social gathering Sept. 29 at the Holiday Inn and Suites beginning at 6 p.m. with a live band playing music from the 1970s. Dress is casual and all events are free.
Information: (479) 871-1931, (479) 435-9992 or (479) 381-0343.
RPHS
REUNION SET
The annual fall reunion of former students, teachers and administrators of the old Rogers Public High School, on the 500 block of West Walnut Street in Rogers, will be from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 6 in the old Kirksey Gum, which is now Tillery Elementary gym.
Former students are requested to contribute $3 to cover the cost of the custodian who sets up and cleans the gym for the reunion. Kirksey Gym is behind the Rogers School District Administration Building on West Walnut St. in Rogers.
Information: (479) 936-9852.