THE TIMES COMMUNITY EVENTS

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

BBQ dinner and pie auction

The Pea Ridge High School Alumni Association will hold a BBQ Dinner and Pie Auction fund-raiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Pea Ridge Middle School cafeteria.

The menu will feature BBQ sandwiches, baked beans and other fixins. The pie auction will begin at 6 p.m.

Proceeds of the fundraiser will benefit the Alumni Scholarship Fund,which provides first-year college scholarships to graduating seniors from Pea Ridge High School. The 2009 recipients were Evelyn Torres, Brittany Morgan and Natalie Morgan.

Regional Chamber Business Expo

The Regional Chamber of Commerce serving Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri is sponsoring their fourth annual Business Expo 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Pea Ridge High School.

Along with the interactive vendor booths, there will be a health and safety theme. The American Red Cross will be hold a blood drive on the premises. The Expo offers reasonable rates for all businesses and a reduced rate for nonprofit groups.

For more information or to register for a booth, visit www.myregionalchamber.

com, call the chamber office at 451-0599 or e-mail [email protected].

The Regional Chamber of Commerce serves the northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri areas.

AREA EVENTS Jeep poker run set

SELIGMAN, Mo. - Just Jeep N, an all Jeep Poker run will be in Saturday March 27, and will start at the Seligman Community building. Sign in is from 10 a.m. to noon, with all Jeeps out at noon and back by 4 p.m. Poker hand is $20 per person.

There are several prizes - Hi Lift jack, KC lights and more. Food is available morning and evening.

There will be a choice of a wild trail or a mild trail. All Jeeps must be street legal.

For more information, call James Townsend at 479-903-1862, Tom Gantt at 417-847-3108 or Neal Stanley at 417-662-3611. It is sponsored by the Seligman Chamber of Commerce.

Seligman tree project

SELIGMAN, Mo. - This is the last chance to order a tree or trees this springfrom the Seligman Chamber of Commerce. For a donation of $40 each you can get an approximately 16-foot tree, different maple varieties. These are healthy trees from a local nursery.

For more information call 417-662-3611.

Garage sale

SELIGMAN, Mo. - The semi-annual city-wide garage sale will be held April 3.

SPRING CLEAN-UP

The 2010 City of Pea Ridge Annual Spring Clean-up is set for 7 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, to Friday, April 16, and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 17.

The city will not be providing curbside pickup.

Dumpsters will be located at the city property behind the former Village Hardware. All participants need to bring a form of identification and proof ofresidency.

A maximum of three trips per household is allowed, no exceptions.

Items should be separated into three categories: metal, refuse and brush. The following items will not be accepted: household trash, construction material, anything containing freon or items too large to fit in the dumpster.

For more information, call 451-8654 or 451-1122.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, March 25

11:30 a.m. - Women’s Business Association of Pea Ridge, Arvest Bank conference room.

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.

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

Friday, March 26

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, March 27

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

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

Open meeting and no smoking. For information, call 359-3734.

Community, Pages 5 on 03/24/2010