BENTON COUNTY — PRHS Alumni Day

The fifth annual Pea Ridge High School Alumni Day, sponsored by the Pea Ridge High School Alumni Association, is set for Saturday, July 10, in the high school cafeteria.

Activities at the all-years reunion will begin at 9 a.m.

Saturday with coffee and donuts. A drawing for prize baskets will be held each hour, and a 50-50 drawing will conclude the planned activities at 2 p.m. A light lunch provided by Subway of Pea Ridge will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Alumni in attendance will elect three people from their number to serve on the board of directors.

Afternoon entertainment will be provided by Brightwater Junction Bluegrass Band, which includes PRHS alumnus Steve Jordon on the fiddle.

Alumni Day proceeds benefit the Alumni Scholarship Program.

For more information, visit www.prhsalumni.com.

Donations needed for annual Turkey Shoot

NEBCO Fire Department’s 2010 Turkey Shoot is set for Saturday, Sept. 25.

One of the big reasons for the success of the fundraiser is the open and silent auctions held each year.

To donate items for the sale, call NEBCO at 359-3134 or 656-3707. If unable to bring items to the business office at 14639 S.

Wimpy Jones Road, Garfield, arrangements can be made to pick them up.

For additional information, contact Don Berndt at 359-3134.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Thursday, July 8

10:30 a.m. Storytime Reading, Pea Ridge Community Library, East Pickens Street.

3 - 6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Farmers’ Market, Emergency Services Building entrance off Slack Street.

5:30 p.m. - TOPS meeting weigh-in; 6 p.m. meeting, Autumn Place Village. For information, call Michaela Hewsley at 790-2276.

6-10 p.m. - Pea Ridge fair carnival

6:30 p.m. - Pea Ridge Lions Club, Pea Ridge High School media center.

7 p.m. - Jr. Miss Pea Ridge contest, Teeny Tots to follow

7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Brightwater Methodist Church. Open meeting and no smoking. For information, call 359-3734.

Friday, July 9

6-10 p.m. - Pea Ridge fair carnival

7 p.m. - The Ozark Classic Country Band at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. Admission is $10 and children under 12 are free. Concession stand will be open.

7-9 p.m. - Pageant winners meet and greet, Pea Ridge Museum

7:30 - 10 p.m. - Ridge Rockers Square Dance Club, regular dance, Pea Ridge Elementary School. For information, call Gaye Smallwood at 659-4733.

Saturday, July 10

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society Museum open.

6 p.m. - Cutest baby boy and girl announced

6 p.m. - Parade (line up behind Community First Bank) Carnival to follow parade until 10 p.m.

7 p.m. - Music at Old Coal Gap School, Slate Gap Road, Garfield. For more information, call Dee Barry at 359-3799.

7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Big Book Study, Brightwater Methodist Church. Open meeting and no smoking. For information, call 359-3734.

Sunday, July 11

Dark - Freedom Fest fireworks, Pea Ridge Monday, July 12

2 p.m. - Wood Hall VFW Post 8109 & Auxiliary, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church.

5 p.m. - TOPSClub of Pea Ridge, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Jane Cooley at 451-8820.

7 p.m. - Battlefield 4-HClub, Pea Ridge Church of Christ.

7 p.m. - Cannonball 4-HClub, Camps Auction House. For information, call Lea Isgrigg at 451-8683.

Tuesday, July 13

1:45 - 3 p.m. - TOPSClub of Garfield, First Baptist Church, Garfield. For information, call Becky Warner at359-3764.

6 p.m. - Pea Ridge High School Alumni Board of Directors, Arvest Bank’sWest Conference Room.

7 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Lions Club, City Hall.

Wednesday, July 14

10 a.m. - The New Meadowbrook E.H. Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church of Garfield.

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AREA EVENTS

Country music at Hudson Hall

SELIGMAN, Mo. - The Ozark Mountain Drifters, an Ozark Mountains classic country band, performs at 7 p.m. every other Saturday night at Hudson Hall in Seligman, Mo., just north of the Seligman city limits.

The band features seven members with instruments ranging from the drums and bass guitar to the steel guitar and fiddle.

Saturday, July 10, is Hudson Hall’s one-year anniversary, join the band for free cake and ice cream to celebrate.

Concessions are provided at the snack bar, no alcohol is allowed. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and children under 12 are free.

Truck and Tractor pull set

SELIGMAN, Mo. - A Truck and Tractor pull is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, July 24, S.M.T.T.P.A sanctioned pull, at the Ruby’s eventpark on Missouri Highway 37 South. These big trucks are from Springfield, Mo., are are usually seen at the big fairs. For more information call 417-662-3611.

Community, Pages 5 on 07/07/2010