During the cooler months in Arkansas, there are many opportunities for outdoor fun, such as hunting, camping and riding all-terrain vehicles. While enjoying these activities in the Natural State, it’s important to follow safety guidelines to avoid accidents and injuries.
Consumers, staff and friends at The Martin Center in Ash Flat enjoyed a holiday party on Dec. 21, 2022, starting with breakfast where they joined by transportation drivers Ken Tilly and James Neal.
Ash Flat, Ark. (Jan. 10, 2023) – Nonprofits in Sharp County can go to arcf.org/givingtree beginning Jan. 10 to apply online for Giving Tree Grants through Sharp County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation.
Ozarka College recently announced that 63 students have been named to the President's List and 71 students have been named to the Provost's List for the Fall 2022 semester. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must be enrolled in at least 12 college credit hours, excluding developmental courses, not be on any type of probation, and must have a minimum grade point average of 4.0.
Thanks to a newly acquired grant, initial research will soon begin at Arkansas State University to better understand vaccine hesitancy. The grant is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Arkansas Department of Health (ADH).
The nonprofit sector is formidable and plays an essential role in the economic and social services delivery systems to address wicked problems. Wicked problems are complex social or cultural problems with an unknown number of potential solutions with limited, often confusing, or contradictory information requiring a diverse group of stakeholders to work together to solve the problem. The problems are often interrelated with other problems. For instance, hunger can affect a child’s ability to learn at school, and homelessness significantly stresses government and social programs, including education and healthcare systems. On a local and global scale, poverty, food scarcity, education equality, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, healthcare, homelessness, immigration stress, civil rights, gender inequality, and sustainability can be wicked problems. When addressing wicked problems, regardless of the scale, we—the citizenry—the community— work together for the community’s common good. In community, we have the opportunity to solve wicked problems, make a significant impact, and therefore make a real difference in the social fabric of our community.
The Strawberry River Chapter, NSDAR met on Saturday, Jan. 7, in a zoom meeting with 14 members in attendance. Following the business meeting, members reviewed the chapter master report which reflects activities of the chapter during 2022; the upcoming Arkansas State Conference, March 23-25, in Little Rock was also discussed.
Elaine The Cherokee Village Historical Society (CVHS) met on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m.
GTS Physical Therapy recently started a program within its company called 'Hometown Strong.' With this charity, GTS employees donate a percentage of each paycheck to the Hometown Strong Program. GTS has over 100 employees all over Northeast Arkansas among their 13 outpatient clinics. Each month an employee's name is drawn; that employee gets to choose a charity/program to donate the money that has been accumulated.