EDITOR'S NOTE: Under current circumstances, some of these groups may not be meeting. Please call the numbers provided if you need information about these groups.
Activities
The Cass County Genealogical Society of Atlanta, Texas, due to governmental restrictions because of the COVID-19 outbreak will not meet for the month of July. These cancellations will include the regular Second Tuesday Society Meeting scheduled for July 14th and the Third Thursday Workday at the Atlanta Library scheduled for July 16th. If you have any questions or if you need some help with your genealogy research, feel free to contact us by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (903) 796-3081.
Weekly Club Meetings
A German Group for people who are interested in socializing and speaking the German language meets every fourth Tuesday and everyone is welcome. For information, call 903-306-2059 or 903-223-8075.
Arklatex Woodcarving Club meets from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays at Sugar Hill United Methodist Church, 1621 Sugar Hill Road. Call Porter McAfee at 870-773-7404.
Cadet Program Civil Air Patrol meets at 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays at Texarkana Regional Airport, 55 Quonset Drive, Building 13, for ages 12 to 18. Call 903-336-1460.
Civil Air Patrol Senior Officers meet at 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the first and third Sundays at Texarkana Regional Airport, 55 Quonset Drive, Building 13. Call 903-336-0042.
Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 12:15 p.m. Mondays at 400 E. Sixth St. Bring a partner and a sack lunch. Call Fred Borum at 870-584-9224.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary 2684 meets at 8 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at 3407 E. Broad St. Call 870-774-9991.
Kiwanis Club of Texarkana meets at noon Wednesdays at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 Moores Lane.
Metaphysical Discussion Group meets 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Golden Corral on Sowell Lane in Texarkana, Texas. Call Lisa Jewell at 903-490-5503.
Solid Rock Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Southwest Center, 3222 W. Seventh St. The public is invited.
University Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the St. James Episcopal Church Parish Center, 417 Olive St., Texarkana, Texas. The public is invited.
Twin Cities Toastmasters meets at noon on Thursdays at Julie's Deli, 4055 Summerhill Square. The public is invited.
Texarkana Coin Club meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the David Nelson Room in the Texarkana Public Library. Topics include educational coin collecting and the buying, selling and appraisal of coins. For information, call Frank McFerrin at 903-824-4167.
Texarkana, Ark., Noon Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at Golden Corral.
Texarkana Evening Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Texarkana Public Library. For information, call 903-794-0076.
Texarkana Noon Lions Club meets at noon on the first three Wednesdays of the month at Julie's Deli.
Wilbur Smith Rotary Club meets at noon each Thursday at Northridge Country Club.
Self-help
ADDICTION
Alanon meets 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays at Disciples of Christ Church, Central Mall; 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Eylau Hills Baptist Church, 4900 Eylau Loop Road; 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 4505 Elizabeth St.; and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Serenity Club, 2013 S. Ann St. For information, call 903-701-5641.
Alateens meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Disciples Christian Fellowship, 2400 Richmond Road (Central Mall). For information, call 870-772-6088.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily. Call 903-794-4731 or 903-798-1024.
Celebrate Recovery meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays at Church on the Rock, 1601 Mall Drive. For more information, call the church at 903-794-8489 or Terry Anderson at 903-701-9553.
Celebrate Recovery meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays in the Fusion area at First Baptist Church, Moores Lane. For more information, call Patty Ashby at 903-831-6000.
Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at First Church of God, Texarkana, Ark. Childcare available for ages 4 to 12. For more information, call 870-772-4446.
Celebrate Recovery meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Saturday at Life House Church, 915 East St., Texarkana, Ark. For more information, call Bubba Ray at 870-648-5307.
Cocaine Anonymous meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Ozan Recreation Center, 1101 S. Couch St. Call 903-556-8337 or 903-733-7729.
Co-Dependents Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at 303 W. Broad St. Call Susan Moore at 870-774-2819.
Co-Dependents Anonymous meets 1 p.m. Thursdays and 7 p.m. Saturdays at Living Hope Group, 4009 Garland St. Call 903-792-3000 or 903-278-6245.
Drug and Alcohol Recovery Class meets at 6 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at Landmark Pentecostal Church, 2905 Texas Blvd.
Reformers Unanimous (RU) Addiction Recovery meets 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Friday at Northern Hills Baptist Church, 6000 Sammy Lane, Texarkana, Ark. This is a faith-based program that helps people fight addictions of any kind.
Narconon is a nonprofit organization that specializes in helping people with drug and alcohol addictions and offers free local referrals through their 800 line. Call 1-800-431-1754 or visit stopaddiction.com. Visit www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/naloxone-availability.html to learn about the overdose reversing drug known as naloxone and find out about its availability.
A newly formed Narcotics Anonymous group meets at the Jamison Center of Kindness, 1101 Couch St., Texarkana, Ark. The group meets Tuesdays at noon and 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 8 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at noon and Sundays at 8 p.m. The group meets inn the back building.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at noon every day except Wednesday and Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 10 p.m. Fridays and 8 p.m. every night at 404 Quonset Drive, off Globe Drive. Look for the white building with blue trim. Call 1-888-629-6757.
Sex Addicts Anonymous meets Mondays in Texarkana. For men struggling with addictions to pornography and multiple affairs. Contact [email protected].
EDUCATION
Adult education classes for GED and ESL are available mornings, afternoons and evenings in Texarkana, at no charge. Free GED classes are also available evenings in Atlanta, Hughes Springs, Linden (ESL only) and New Boston. Call Karen Ottinger at 903-794-2858 or [email protected].
Adult education classes for refresher, GED or ESL are held daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Texarkana, Ark., Adult Education Center, 710 East St., Texarkana, Ark. Classes are also available in Foreman, Ashdown, Genoa, Bradley, Fouke, Prescott, Nevada and Stamps. Call 870-774-4414 or 870-772-2006.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first and third Mondays of each month at Grace Church, 220 S. Pecan St., Nash, Texas. Call 903-792-3106; and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays September through May at First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Room 182. Call 903-831-6000.
TEACH, Texarkana Educators Association of Christian Homeschoolers, meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month (except June and July) at Northside Church of Christ, 5801 Summerhill Road. Log on to www.homeschool-life.com/tx/teach.
TORCH Homeschool Support Group will meets 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Highland Park Baptist Church, 2401 Hazel St. For information call, Kim Bragg at 870-653-6204.
Texarkana College offers CPR and First Aid classes through the American Heart Association for healthcare professionals, childcare providers and others. Evening and Saturday classes are available at various times each month. Call the Continuing Education Division at 903-838-4541, ext. 3270.
FAMILY
New Boston's Women's Support Group meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Chapel of Life, 301 N. Center St.
Texarkana La Leche League, Mother-to-Mother Breastfeeding Support Group, meets from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital, Administration Room 2. Call Georgiaberry Mobley at 870-653-3062.
For a complete Self-Help listing, go to texarkanagazette.com.