Westside Community Guide

Utilities • Water — City of Gentry, 101 W. Main St., Gentry, AR 72734 / business hours: (479) 736-2733 / after hours (emergency): (479) 228-2241. Animal Services • Gentry Animal Services — (479) 736-8400. Emergency Services • Gentry Volunteer Fire Department, 521 W. Third St., Gentry, AR 72734 / station: (479) 736-9976 / emergency: 911 or (479) 736-2211. • Gentry Police Department, 628 E. 3rd St., Gentry, AR 72734 / offi ce: (479) 736-8400 / emergency: 911. Schools • Gentry Primary School, 1295 Pioneer Lane, Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2380. • Gentry Intermediate School, 302 W. 2nd St., Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2252. • Gentry Middle School, 1265 Pioneer Lane, Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2251. • Gentry High School, 1155 Pioneer Lane, Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2667. Library • Gentry Public Library, 105 E. Main St, Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2054. City Government • Mayor — Kevin Johnston, 101 W. Main St., Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2555. • City Clerk — Jayne Kooistra, 101 W. Main St., Gentry, AR 72734 / (479) 736-2555. • City Council — Jason Barrett; Ward 1, Position 1 James Furgason; Ward 1, Position 2 Bud Norman; Ward 2, Position 1 Dan Erskin; Ward 2, Position 2 Michael Crawford; Ward 3, Position 1 Todd Wagner; Ward 3, Position 2 Janice Arnold; Ward 4, Position 1 Jimmy Thorburn; Ward 4, Position 2 Gentry For those who love shopping ea markets and second-hand stores, Gentry has enough for shoppers to easily make a full day of it, and all within a few blocks. e Gentry Chamber of Commerce is located on the north side of Main Street in a renovated building which once housed one of Gentry's rst banks — the old bank vault is still there. Gentry Public Library Also on Main Street in the Gentry Public Library, housed in a two-story renovated brick building which was once the Carl Hardware Store, a place where even horse- drawn carriages were once sold. An old carriage elevator is on display in the modernized building which now houses books, computers, displays, antique artifacts and a modern meeting room. e library is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday and ursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday. Gentry Senior Activity and Wellness Center Next door to the library is the Gentry Senior Activity and Wellness Center, a place which is almost always busy with activities and meals for Gentry area senior citizens. Memberships and available activities at the center continue to multiply each year. e center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Noon meals are served there each day. Gentry also has numerous ball elds and a city park, complete with walking trails, disc golf and a skate park for those who enjoy half pipes and grinds. e park, always a busy place, is where the annual Freedom Festival is held. ● Gentry Kaitlyn McNac, 9, of Cleveland, Okla., visits with giraffes Sophia and Scarlet (top) at the Wild Wilderness Drive Through Safari in Gentry, while Sydney Franklin (from left), of West Fork, and Kai Mitchell, 5, and his brother, Ian Mitchell, 7, both of Fayetteville, pet Reba, a two-year-old red kangaroo. Photos courtesy of Jason Ivester NWA Democrat-Gazette Cleveland, Okla., visits Sydney Franklin (from 14 – 2018 Westside Community Guide

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