BENTON COUNTY — New Meadowbrook EH Club

President Ione Kauffeld opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Rheta Van Doren gave devotions with a reading from Ephesians 5:11-20.

She also read a passage about being thankful. She gave a Mothers’ Day reading and a Fisherman’s prayer, all dealing with being thankful.

Karen Launderville will give devotions in July.

Roll call was answered by nine members telling what they could not do without in their kitchens.

The minutes were approved as read. Van Doren gave the treasurer’s report.

Kauffeld reported that the school is finished for the year. There will be a new person in charge of the volunteers next year.

The next cultural arts workshop will be June 17.

Uncompleted projects will be finished.

“Happy Birthday” was sung to Betty Phillips, who received a gift.

Kauffeld reported that in dealing with attackers, a can of wasp spray is better than pepper spray because it shoots further. Aiming at their eyes and temporarily blinding them gives time to call 911 or run away before the attacker can react.

Work day is planned for June 24 to work on the fair booth, if that works for Selena.

Food was collected for God’s Pantry; Mary Ann Bergen will deliver it to the pantry.

The meeting was adjourned with the Extension Homemakers creed.

Pea Ridge Historical Society

The Pea Ridge Historical Society met at the museum on May 25, 2010.

Meeting was opened at 6 p.m. by Gus Bradley who gave the treasurer’s report with a balance of $1,757.23.

Greg Mayfield, the speaker, explained he had been a Unit Historian on his tour to Iraq, been a police officer in Springdale for many years and was now a stay-at-home dad for his two sons. The son of James Mayfield of Rogers, Greg is grandson of Pierce Mayfield and great-grandson of Clem Mayfield. He gave a presentation on the Mayfield family. Therewere photos of Mayfield families and their homes in the Pea Ridge area. The name Mayfield is English.

They migrated from Europe to the U.S. The first U.S. record Greg has is of Robert Mayfield, who was probably an indentured servant, and whose will was probated in 1715.

This was an interesting program and members look forward to additional segments in the future.

The next meeting is at6 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at the museum, 1451 N.

Curtis Ave. Any who are interested in the history of Pea Ridge are welcome to attend.

Veteran to address Democrats

The Benton County Democratic Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Monday,June 28, at the Bentonville Clarion Hotel.

Larry Delashmit will speak as a member of the Veteransfor American Power Tour, a campaign of Operation Freedom which is a bipartisan coalition of veterans and national security organizations. He will discuss the links between climate change, U.S. consumption of foreign oil and our national security.

Delashmit served in the Army in Korea and Viet Nam with distinction. He is presently involved with Democratic Party activities in Washington County and is co-founder of the Veterans Caucus of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Reservations for the buffet lunch ($12) may be made by calling 876-2178 or emailing [email protected].

The public is invited.

Pea Ridge Lions Club

The Pea Ridge Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m.

each second and fourth Thursday at the Pea Ridge United Methodist Fellowship Hall, 1209 North Davis St. in Pea Ridge.

Benton County Ext. Homemakers Council

HOT SPRINGS - The Benton County Extension Homemakers Council is among the 73 clubs and county councils honored today during the awards luncheon at the annual Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council state meeting at Hot Springs.

The state Council is a volunteer organization associated with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

For a project called Hygiene Kits for Decision Point, the council made more than 200 hygiene kits for this drug and alcohol recovery center. The kits made from washcloths, held soap, shampoo, combs, toothpaste and a toothbrush.

Information about Arkansas Extension Homemakers is available by visiting www.uaex.edu or calling your county Extension office.

Community, Pages 9 on 06/16/2010