BLYTHEVILLE, AR (KAIT) - The Mississippi County Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas will honor a Region 8 woman for kicking a habit many people half her age struggle to break.

Monday the Coalition will recognize 91-year-old Blytheville native Eria Crawford for being cigarette-free for the past eight years.

At the age of 83, Crawford stopped the pack-a-day smoking habit she had since she was a teenager. "I had heard what smoking will do to you. I heard it will kill you, and I wasn't ready to go."

Nothing fills you up and makes you feel good inside like a big bowl of beans and a hunk of cornbread.

Another way to feel good inside:  helping the Blytheville Humane Society.

You can do both on Monday, April 23!

From 5 until 7 p.m. the Humane Society will host a Bean Fest at the First United Methodist Church, 701 W. Main St.

For more information call Pam Ford at (870) 838-5512.

Flickr photo provided by jeffreyw

Want to learn how to use QuickBooks, the small business accounting software?

The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) can help.

The center is offering a 4-night, hands-on "Introduction to QuickBooks" workshop on the first and second Tuesday and Thursday of May.

The sessions will be held from 6 until 9 p.m. at the ASU Technical center, 5504 Krueger Dr.

Participants will learn the basics of the popular computerized accounting program and receive hands-on experience.