Retired educators give scholarships
The 2025 Anthony, Gathen, Rainey and Tolbert Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 have been awarded to graduating high school seniors, according to a news release.
Honorees are:
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
Taylor Hayes — will be attending Arkansas State University.
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Juan Torres — will be attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL
Jamaron Cole — chose the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Omarion Tucker — chose the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL
Everlyn Torres — selected SouthArk Community College in El Dorado.
Cody Weatherspoon – selected Arkansas State University.
The scholarships are funded by these retired former school district superintendents: Frank Anthony – Pine Bluff; Thomas Gathen — Dollarway; David Rainey — Dumas; and Andrew Tolbert — Warren.
They are pleased with the students selected and wish them the best as they begin their college careers, according to the release.
Area Agency tells menu
Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas offers lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays at the senior centers. On May 26, the main office, senior centers, and Southeast Arkansas Transportation will be closed for Memorial Day.
SEAT will still be taking patients to dialysis and cancer appointments.
Next week’s menu includes:
May 26 — Closed for Memorial Day.
May 27 — White beans with ham, mixed greens, stewed tomatoes, cornbread, cobbler and milk.
May 28 — Spaghetti with meat sauce, Italian green beans, garlic bread, hot apples with cinnamon brown sugar and milk.
May 29 — Spring chicken salad on lettuce, 3 bean salad, crackers, vanilla ice cream and milk.
May 30 — Fish sticks, coleslaw, pinto beans, hush puppies, fruit cocktail and milk.
Agency seeks fan donations
Area Agency on Agency of Southeast Arkansas will host its Beat the Heat Annual Fan Drive from May 30 through June 30 in the agency’s 10 counties it serves: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Lincoln and Jefferson County. All donations will remain in their designated county.
“If you are interested in donating a fan or an air conditioner, please call the agency in your area,” according to a news release.
To obtain a fan, applicants must be disabled or 60 years old or older and contact the agency. Their name will be placed on a waiting list.
The applicant will be notified by a case manager or the coordinator about the date and time the fan may be picked up.
Distributing of the fans will depend on the number of fans received.
Applicants will be asked to present an ID and award letter from the Social Security office or Department of Human Services.
If the agency receives any air conditioners, an applicant must have a doctor’s statement with diagnosis indicated, their ID, and award letter to be considered for a fan.
Details: Carolyn Ferguson at (870) 543-6309 0r Pauline Jones at (870) 543-6313 at Area Agency.
Teens can use fitness center free
Teens can pre-register and work out free from June 1 through Aug. 31 at Planet Fitness during the annual High School Summer Pass program.
Celebrating its fifth year, the initiative invites high school teens ages 14-19 to use any Planet Fitness location throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The company has invested more than $300 million in waived membership dues to promote youth health and wellness, and improve the physical and mental health of millions of teens, according to a news release.
Teens under 18 must sign-up with a parent or guardian in-club or online at PlanetFitness.com/SummerPass.
Once the parent or guardian waiver is signed for teens under 18, teens can work out alone.
Students who are already 18 don’t need a parent or guardian to be present during the sign-up process.
To pre-register or for details, visit PlanetFitness.com/SummerPass.