BENTON COUNTY — 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.

Participants are asked to bring old photos and annuals for the memorabiliatable to share memories.

For more information or to confirm, call Williams at 359-3300.

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AREA EVENTS

Summer Food Program

BENTONVILLE - Bentonville Public Schools will have a summer program at Mary Mae Jones Elementary School where anyone 18 or younger can eat breakfast and lunch for free.

Serving times begin at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and 10:30 a.m. for lunch. The program will start Monday, June 14, and run throughJuly 30.

For more information, call Nancy Wedgwood at 254-5949.

Truck and Tractor pull

SELIGMAN, Mo. - A Truck and Tractor pull is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, June 19, S.M.T.T.P.A sanctioned pull. Come and enjoy the BIG Boys. They are at the big fairs. For more information call (417)662-3611.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Thursday, June 17

6:45 a.m. breakfast, 7 a.m. meeting - Pea Ridge Optimist Club, Mt.Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Merrill White at 586-8406 or Annette Beard at 445-4081.

3 - 6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Farmers’ Market, EMS building, Slack Street.

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

Friday, June 18

5 p.m. - TOPS Club of Pea Ridge, Autumn Village. For information, call Becky Warner at 359-3764.

7 p.m. - Coal Gap Music Show, 20651 Slate Gap Rd. For information, call Dee Berry 359-3799 or Don Halsey 359-3425.

Saturday, June 19

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society Museum open, 1451 N. Curtis Ave.

7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Big Book Study, BrightwaterMethodist Church.

Open meeting and no smoking. Forinformation, call 359-3734.

8-11 p.m. - Snow’s Big Red Barn Dance, 8 miles northeast of Pea Ridge on Missouri KK Highway. For information, call 451-8294 or (417) 341-8456. Monday, June 21

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

7 - 9 p.m. - The Mid-South Writer’s Group, Books-N-More, 83 S. Main St., Cassville, Mo.

Tuesday, June 22

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 Ave.

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

Wednesday, June 23

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

Community, Pages 5 on 06/16/2010