BENTON COUNTY — Thursday, June 10

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.

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

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

Friday, June 11

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, June 12

7 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Battle for Bargains, sponsored by the Pea Ridge Women’s Business Association. For more information, call Kara Howard at 451-8155.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Pea Ridge Military Park Foundation’s fourth annual Battle of Pea Ridge Civil War Heritage Festival.

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

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.

Monday, June 14

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, June 15

9:30 a.m. - Granny’s Quilts of Love, Mt.

Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Margaret Webb at 451-8640; or Pat Patterson at 451-1500.

10:30 a.m. - 55 and Over Club, EMS community room. For information, call President BobHauter at 451-8274.

1:45 - 3 p.m. - TOPS Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church, Garfield. For information, call Becky Warner at 359-3764.

Wednesday, June 16

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Senior Center, free lunch program. For information, call Becky Warner at 359-3764.

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COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

Battle for Bargains

A community-wide sale is scheduled, sponsored by the Women’s Business Association of Pea Ridge.

The community sale, Battle for Bargains, is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 12, on the Pea Ridge High School parking lot. The event will feature crafts, yard sale items and concessions.

Set up begins at 6:30 a.m.

Space is available for rent for $25, which include two parking spots.

For more information or to reserve a spot, call Kara Howard at 451-8155.

Military Park Heritage Festival

Civil War stories are the theme of the Pea Ridge Military Park Foundation’s fourth annual Battle of Pea Ridge Civil War Heritage Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 12, at the park.

Area featured presentations along with the festival include “Rally Around the Flag; Battle Flags of Pea Ridge” at 10:30 a.m. at Rogers Historical Museum and “A Civil War True Story: How General McCulloch’s Death Saved a Life” at 11:30 a.m. at Washington County Historical Society. The festival will feature battlefield tours, Civil War collections, weaving and spinning, boot making, camp cooking, blacksmith, Civil War music, a lunch grill out and fresh lemonade.

Admission is $5 per person or $10 per vehicle. For more information or to sponsor the festival, contact the Foundation at PeaRidge-[email protected].

Community Picnic

AVOCA - The Avoca community picnic will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the town park. There will be all-you-can-eat chicken for $6 and a silent auction.

For more information, call 631-6551.

Garfield School Reunion planned

GARFIELD - The eighth Garfield School reunion is set for June 25-26. From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, a casual gathering will be held in the Garfield Elementary Gym, with snacks provided.

Beginning at 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, June 26, the group will meet for a luncheon at the NEBCO Community Room in Garfield.

Reservations will be confirmed by sending by an RSVP, accompanied by $15 for each person attending.

Please confirm by Tuesday, June 1. For more information or to confirm, call Williams at 359-3300.

Community, Pages 9 on 06/09/2010