A Benefit Raffle for the family of Deputy Sean Hunt is being held. Tickets are $50 each and the winner will receive a weekend paid at The Cabins at Spiritual Lake located in Oxford. The package includes a two-night stay and a guided hog hunt for a group of four. All proceeds will go directly to Katie Smith and Lincoln Hunt. The drawing will be held March 19. For more information contact Kaylee Ball at 870-291-1884 or on Facebook.

A Chili Supper and Pie Auction will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ash Flat Community Center Friday, March 10 to benefit the family of Brittany Miller. The cost of the meal is $5 per person and delivery to local businesses will be available from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m.. Togo plates will be available. 

A Swing into Spring Dinner and Auction Fundraiser for the Creator’s Christian Academy located 6 Iroquois Drive in Cherokee Village will be held March 11 with a silent auction from 5 to 6 p.m. and dinner to be held at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 and include Chicken or Pork Medallions with sides, bread, salad and dessert. For more information, call 870-257-3112.

The Highland Elks Lodge #2539 Turkey Shoot is Saturday, March 18 at 15 Elks Lane in Cherokee Village. The shoot starts at 10 a.m. and the entry fee is $25 for all rounds or $3 per round. Only 12-gauge shotguns may be used for the shoot. Prizes of ham or turkey will be awarded. Prior to the shoot, breakfast by donation will be served from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. and will include bacon, egg cooked to order, hash browns and biscuit and gravy or French toast. Music will be held that evening beginning at 5 p.m. by 12 Gage and a bake auction will being at 6 p.m. all proceeds will go to the good of the order. For more information call 870-257-3388.

The Sidney St. Patrick’s Day celebration will take place March 18 and feature food trucks, vendors, crafts, potato decorating contest, a parade at 1 p.m., local entertainment by Isabella Love and a BBQ Chicken and Bingo to end out the evening. The community is encouraged and invited to attend the Sidney St. Patrick’s Day celebration held in the center of town.

A BBQ Dinner and Auction for Michael Blair and Family will be held Saturday, March 25 with dinner to begin at 5 p.m. and the auction to follow at 6 p.m. at the Christian Tabernacle located at 1435 Arkansas Highway 175 Hardy Arkansas 72542. Blair is battling stage four throat cancer. There will be a large variety of meals to choose from including a BBQ plate for $10, BBQ nachos for $8, kids BBQ plate for $5, hot dog meal for $4 and additional items for $1.

Friends of Horseshoe Bend Animals will hold a bowling tournament April 1 with registration beginning at 11:30 and bowling to begin at 12 noonat Frontier Lanes in Ash Flat. Registration fee is $25 per bowler and each team will receive a large pizza. To pre-register your four-member team, call 870-670-5848 and your call will be returned. 

The Sharp County Fair 2nd Annual Spring Car Show will be held April 15th at the Sharp County Fairgrounds. Admission is free and registration will take place from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. There is a $20 entry fee for competitors and classes include: pre-30’s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 20teens, post 2020 and specialty classes include: muscle car, hot rod, antique, custom, interior, paint, off-road, motorcycle, American made, foreign made, best car, best truck and best SUV. For more information call 870-847-4427. 

These are the upcoming events in the near future we are aware of. If you have an upcoming event, fundraiser or benefit, please email the information to [email protected] or you may send it through Facebook Messenger on the Hallmark Times page.

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