THE TIMES COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Thursday, Jan. 27

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

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

Saturday, Jan. 29

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

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

Monday, Jan. 31

5:00 p.m. - TOPS Club of PeaRidge, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Jane Cooley at 451-8820.

Tuesday, Feb. 1

10:30 a.m. - 55 and Over Club, EMS community room. For information, call president Bob Hauter at 451-8274.

Wednesday, Feb. 2

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

1:00 p.m. - Hobbits, Lost Bridge Community Center on Whitney Mountain. For information, call Roberta Heaton at 359-2139.

Thursday, Feb. 3

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

meeting - Pea Ridge Optimist Club, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Justin Bradford at 451-4016 or Sandy Lasater at 903-6795.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

NEBCO chili cookoff set

GARFIELD - The annual Chili Cook-Off fundraiser 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 [email protected].

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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Bluegrass concert

The Jesus Man Gospel Band of Fort Smith, Ark., will be in concert at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 13, at First Baptist Church, Pea Ridge.

There is no admission charge, but donations will be accepted for Malawi Missions in Africa.

The band is comprised of seven instrumentalists and three vocalists who perform Southern gospel and bluegrass. The public is welcome.

Community, Pages 5 on 01/26/2011