BENTON COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Thursday, Oct. 7

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

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.

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

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Friday, Oct. 8

7 p.m. - The Ozark Classic Country Band at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. Ad mission 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.

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Saturday, Oct. 9

9 a.m. - 22nd annual Pea Ridge Mule Jump, Pea Ridge High School.

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.

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Monday, Oct. 11

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.

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Tuesday, Oct. 12

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 mayoral candidate forum, Community Room at the EMS Building.

6 p.m. - Pea Ridge High School Alumni Board of Directors, Arvest Bank’s West Conference Room.

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

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Wednesday, Oct. 13

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

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AREA EVENTS

Community dance slated

SELIGMAN, Mo. - The Seligman community dance will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the Seligman community building. The band will be Frosty Garland and the Road Hogs. Admission is $4 for adults. Snacks are optional. No smoking or alcohol allowed.

All proceeds go to the Seligman Lions Club, the Lions buy glasses for the needy, also help with hearing and accepts donations of used glasses , cell phones and hearing aids.

The Seligman Lions Club is seeking new members. For more information, call 417-271-1097, 846-5355 or 662-3717.

Train ride to Van Buren

SELIGMAN, Mo. - The Seligman to Van Buren train ride will be Saturday, Oct. 9. Ride to beautiful Van Buren and enjoy the Arts and Crafts days.

The train will leave Seligman at 7 a.m. and arrive in Van Buren approximately 11 a.m. It will depart Van Buren at 2 p.m. and arrive back in Seligman approximately 6:30 p.m.

For more information, call (417) 662-3611 or 662-3450.

Community, Pages 5 on 10/06/2010