Optimist Club meeting
The Pea Ridge Optimist Club will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at the Pea Ridge Middle School cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will feature a slide show from Pea Ridge High School AP Biology teacher Tim Pate of the AP students’ trip to South Dakota. Pea Ridge art teacher John McGee will also show off the winning art from the Mule Jump art contest, sponsored by the Optimist Club.
For more information, call Merrill White at 586-8406.
Benefit slated
A benefit for Conrad Dove, diagnosed with incurable cancer, will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Across the Creek in Garfield. There will befood, an auction, a bake sale and live music, bring your own lawn chairs.
There will be a charge for the food, but no admission cost. Donations also accepted. For more information, contact Julie Roach at 633-3950 or Phyllis Catalanotto at 330-0133.
Free back-to-school haircuts
Serendipity Salon in Garfield will offer free backto-school haircuts for students kindergarten through 12th grade from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call Sherri Dean at the salon at 359-2887.
Ridge Rockers open house
The Pea Ridge Ridge Rockers will have an open house at 7 p.m. Tuesday,Sept. 14, at the Pea Ridge Elementary School cafeteria. There will be a free dinner and a short introduction to square dancing.
The public is invited and there is no age limit.
Donations needed for annual Turkey Shoot
GARFIELD - NEBCO Fire Department’s 2010 Turkey Shoot is set for Saturday, Sept. 25.
To donate items for the sale, call NEBCO at 359-3134 or 656-3707.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Thursday, July 22
10:30 a.m. - Storytime Reading, Pea Ridge Community Library, East Pickens Street.
11:30 a.m. - Women’s Business Association of Pea Ridge, Arvest Bank conference room.
3 - 6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Farmers’ Market, Emergency Services Building entrance off Slack Street.
5:30 p.m. - TOPS meeting weighin; 6 p.m. meeting, Autumn Place Village. For information, call Michaela Hewsley at 790-2276.
6:30 p.m. - Pea Ridge Lions Club, Pea Ridge High School media center.
6:30 p.m. - Pea Ridge Optimist Club meeting, Pea Ridge Middle School cafeteria.
7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Brightwater Methodist Church. Open meeting and no smoking. Call 359-3734.
Friday, July 23
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.
7:30 - 10 p.m. - Ridge Rockers Square Dance Club, regular dance, Pea Ridge Elementary School. For information, call Gaye Smallwood at 659-4733.
Saturday, July 24
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society Museum open.
7 p.m. - Music at Old Coal Gap School, Slate Gap Road in Garfield.
Open-mic. For more information, call Dee Barry at 359-3799.
7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Big Book Study, BrightwaterMethodist Church.
Open meeting and no smoking. For information, call 359-3734.
Monday, July 26
5 p.m. - TOPS Club of Pea Ridge, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Jane Cooley at 451-8820.
Tuesday, July 27
1:45 - 3 p.m. - TOPS Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church, Garfield.
For information, call Becky Warner at 359-3764.
6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society, Pea Ridge Museum (former EH building) at 1451 N Curtis Street.
7 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Lions Club, City Hall.
Wednesday, July 28
10 a.m. - The New Meadowbrook E.H. Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church of Garfield.
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AREA EVENTS
Jeep event
SELIGMAN, Mo. - Just Jeep’n is a Jeep Event, including mud runs, obstacle course, door prizes, poker runs, food and music, will be held July 31-Aug. 1.
There will be a Jeep corral to sell or buy and plaques will be given away. Prizes include KC lights, 3,000 pound wenches, high-lift jacks plus many more. $20entrance fee for Jeeps, spectators are free.
There is a $20 per Jeep entry fee with Poker runs daytime and twilight for $10 each run. Prizes will be given away for Best of show, vintage, trail ready, people’s choice, largest club attendance, farthest distance to attend. The event is sponsored by Seligman Chamber of Commerce. For more information call (417) 662-3611.
Truck-Tractor pull set
SELIGMAN, Mo. - A Truck and Tractor pull is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24.
It is a S.M.T.T.P.A sanctioned pull at the Ruby’s event park on Missouri Highway 37 South. Admission is $10 for adults, 12 and under free.
For information. call (417) 662-3611.
Community, Pages 5 on 07/21/2010