THE TIMES COMMUNITY CALENDAR

— Wednesday, Jan. 19

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Senior Center, free lunch program. For information, call 662-3749.

Thursday, Jan. 20

6:45 a.m. breakfast and 7 a.m.

meeting - The Pea Ridge OptimistClub, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church.

For information, call Justin Bradford at 451-4016 or Sandy Lasater at 903-6795.

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

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

Saturday, Jan. 22

8 a.m. - Garfield, First Baptist Church, men’s breakfast. For more information, call 359-3496.

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

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

Monday, Jan. 24

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

Tuesday, Jan. 25

6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society meeting at the museum.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

Benefit yard sale and chili dinner

A benefit yard sale and chili dinner is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 22, for the Albert and Karen Rust family of Garfield who lost their home and contents to a house fire on Dec. 31.

The yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 22, in the Pea Ridge High School gym.

The all-you-can eat dinner will be from 3 p.m to 5 p.m., Saturday Jan. 22.

The dinner is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-11 and free for children 4 and under. For a family of four, the cost is $20, with $5 for each extra person.

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NEBCO chili cookoff set

GARFIELD - The annual Chili Cook-Offfundraiser for the Northeast Benton County Volunteer Fire/EMS Department is set for Saturday, Feb. 26. To compete in the chili cookoff, contact NEBCO at 359-3134 or nebcovfd@centurytel.

net.

To sponsor a team in the Chili Cook-Off, call 359-3134 for sponsorship details.

The lunch will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 at the NEBCO Community Center, U.S. Highway 62 at Wimpy Jones Road.

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AREA NEWS

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3031, Rogers

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3031 will hold a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 28 at 11160 Old Wire Road in Rogers featuring theBarb Wire band. Refreshments and drinks available, non-smoking. Must be 21 or older to be served; $5 admission charge.

Information: 636-7042 or 656-3132.

Community, Pages 5 on 01/19/2011