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An Architecture Watercolor Class entitled “No straight lines required” will be held at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22 with instructor Milo Stephens. Participants are encouraged to bring a photo of any building they would like to use in creating a fun watercolor. The event is $35 per person with attendees bringing their own supplies. For more information interested parties should contact the museum at 870-5981637.

J.E. Graddy of Piggott will be honored with a birthday bash in celebration of his 90th birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the Piggott Community Center located at 161 E. Pfeiffer. Friends and family members are invited to attend. The family requests no gifts please.

The Rector School District Gifted and Talented Program is asking for student referrals for students in the second through 11th grades. Referral forms may be picked up and returned to the elementary, high school or superintendent’s office. Referred students should display high intellectual ability, task commitment and/or motivation and creative ability. Those who have questions or would like more information may contact Lance Mabrey, Rector GT Coordinator, by email at lmabrey@k12.ar.us or by calling Rector Schools at 595-3151.

J.E. Graddy of Piggott will be honored with a birthday bash in celebration of his 90th birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the Piggott Community Center located at 161 E. Pfeiffer. Friends and family members are invited to attend. The family requests no gifts please.

The Rector School District Gifted and Talented Program is asking for student referrals for students in the second through 11th grades. Referral forms may be picked up and returned to the elementary, high school or superintendent’s office. Referred students should dis-play high intellectual ability, task commitment and/or motivation and creative ability. Those who have questions or would like more information may contact Lance Mabrey, Rector GT Coordinator, by email at lmabrey@k12.ar.us or by calling Rector Schools at 595-3151.

United Auto Workers retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at Grecian Steak House, 210 Airport Road, in Paragould.

So, you saw the movies Good Morning, Vietnam, or Platoon, or Full Metal Jacket. Your childhood friends received letters beginning “Greetings.” Perhaps you did not serve in the military during that era because you received a deferment for any of a dozen reasons. Maybe college enrollment or a perfect number in the draft lottery kept you away from Vietnam during those 20 years. When the word Vietnam alone and the images of battle struck a dissonant chord inAmerica, you were there.