Club news: Jannie Layne, founder of Bo’s Blessings, to be inducted as honorary member of Military Officers Association of America | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Benton County Senior Democrats

The Benton County Democratic Party’s monthly Senior Democrats Luncheon and Meeting begins at noon on July 22 at the Golden Corral, 2605 West Pleasant Crossing Drive in Rogers. Lunch will be served starting at 11 a.m. This month’s speaker is candidate for Justice of the Peace Erin Taylor, JP District 4. For more information, email [email protected].

NW Arkansas Mutual UFO Network

The Northwest Section of the Arkansas Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) will meet on July 27 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Fayetteville Municipal Airport, 4500 S. School St., Fayetteville. The agenda includes UFO/UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena) case reports in Arkansas, an update on the Pathways to Disclosure project, UFO/UAP book reports, a report on the annual MUFON symposium held July 11-14 in Irving, TX, and announcements. Section meetings are open to members, guests, and anyone with a serious interest in UFOs/UAPs. For more information, call (479) 422-9586.

Master Gardener of Benton County

The Benton County Master Gardeners will meet at 6 p.m. on August 5th, with a social gathering beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Bentonville Church of Christ, 816 NW 8th St., Bentonville. The event is open to the public.

Master Gardeners are volunteers who are trained in gardening and share their knowledge by participating in community projects, including a vegetable garden whose proceeds benefit the Helping Hands Food Pantry. Educational events for children and adults are planned throughout the year. For more information, visit bentoncountymastergardeners.com/home.

Military Officers Association of America

The Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) recently hosted a chapter dinner at Mermaids Restaurant and conducted a very special recognition ceremony.

Jannie Layne, founder of Bo’s Blessings, was inducted into the MOAA Chapter as an “Honorary Member.” Layne and her organization are known throughout Northwest Arkansas for coordinating charitable events and activities to support veterans and military families, such as Memorial and Veterans Day events in many cities, ceremonies at Fayetteville National Cemetery, outreach activities sponsored by the VA Hospital, sponsoring Bo’s Blessings Youth Ambassadors, and more.

One of Layne’s most notable actions is her coordination with the Washington County Coroner, Fayetteville National Cemetery, and local veterans organizations in arranging funerals with full military honors for unclaimed veterans.

The honorary membership certificate also included her nickname, “The Veteran Angel,” which she received from the military officer group several years ago. The MOAA department had the honor of presenting the award and blessing Jannie and Bo with a warm “Welcome aboard!”

Veterans Health System of the Ozarks

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks will host a Veterans Town Hall on July 31 from 11 a.m. to noon at Ozark Technical Community College, 10698 Historic Hwy. 165 in Hollister, Missouri.

“The goal of this town hall meeting is to provide veterans, their families and beneficiaries with the most up-to-date information and to have their concerns addressed by VHSO’s senior leadership,” organizers say.

Participants can join Microsoft Teams using meeting ID 250 883 665 303 and passcode BEPsoh or call (872) 701-0185, conference call ID: 595 883 084#.