Wednesday, May 18

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Senior Center, free lunch program. For information, call Johnny Corn at 662-3749. Thursday, May 19

2 - 6 p.m. - Pea Ridge farmers’ market, Emergency Services building.

6:30-7:30 p.m. - Jr. Girl Scout Troop No. 5780, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church.

6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Optimist Club meeting, Pea Ridge Middle School cafeteria.

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

Friday, May 20

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

6 p.m. - Baccalaureate, Pea Ridge High School gym.

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

Saturday, May 21

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

7 p.m. - Pea Ridge High School gradu ation, Barnhill Arena, Fayetteville.

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

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

Monday, May 23

5 p.m. - TOPS Club of Pea Ridge, Mt.

Vernon Presbyterian Church. For information, call Jane Cooley at 451-8820.

7 p.m. - Seligman Chamber of Commerce, Seligman, Mo., Community Building. For more information call 417-662-3611.

Tuesday, May 24

6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society, Pea Ridge Museum, 1451 N. Curtis Ave.

7 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Lions Club, Community Building. For more information call 417-662-3600.

Wednesday, May 25

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

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NEWS

Pageant registration deadline nearing

The deadline to register for the Miss Pea Ridge and Junior Miss Pea Ridge pageants in this year’s Summer Fest will be May 23. Applicants should meet at City Park from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Registration forms must be accompanied by a $50 entry fee for Miss Pea Ridge contestants and a $25 entry fee for Junior Miss, Teen Miss, Pre-Teen Miss and Little Miss contestants.

For more information, contact Kathy Truesdale at 531-6319 or Sandy Fletcher at 381-0198.

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Book drive

Beta Alpha of ESA International is in need of books for Easter Seals of Arkansas’ new library. They are requesting picture books, National Geographic, second- through fifth-grade level readers, beginning readers, magazines and audio books.

Donations will be accepted Friday, May 20, at Pea Ridge High School Baccalaureate and July 6-9during the Pea Ridge Summer Fest.

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NEBCO country breakfast

NEBCO Fire and EMS will hold a Memorial Day “country breakfast” fundraiser from 7 to 10 a.m. Monday, May 30 at the NEBCO Community Center in Garfield. A complete breakfast including sausage, bacon, ham, eggs, hash browns, pancakes, biscuits and gravy and drink is just $7 for adults, $4 for kids 5-12 and free for kids under 5. All proceeds go to NEBCO Emergency Medical Services ALS ambulance service.

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AREA EVENTS

Cruise In and Burn Out

SELIGMAN, Mo. - Cruise In and Burn Out will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday May 21, behind City Hall on business Hwy. 37. Come and enjoy the fun. Food concession will be available. Bring lawn chairs. For more information call 417-662-3003.

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Tractor pull

SELIGMAN, Mo. - The Seligman Chamber of Commerce will hold its first truck and tractor pull for the year at 7 p.m. Saturday May 28, at Ruby’s Event Park on State Hwy 37 in Seligman. Food concessions will be on grounds. Bring lawn chairs and enjoy the fun. $10 adult, $5 ages 6-12, under 6 free. For more information call 417-662-3611.

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Cemetery annual meeting

SELIGMAN, Mo. - The annual meeting and picnic of the Seligman New Salem Cemetery Association is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28. The annual business meeting will be held at the New Salem School House, located northeast of the town of Seligman.

A pot-luck picnic lunch will be held at noon on the grounds following themeeting. Everyone is invited to attend both the meeting and the lunch. Come to see the exciting progress that has been made by the new Baptist Church congregation that is meeting in the New Salem School House. They now have electricity, water and modern bathroom facilities. Formore information, e-mail [email protected].

Donations for the maintenance of the cemetery will be gratefully accepted at the meeting or by contacting the association’s treasurer Gwen Hilburn at Box 52, Seligman, MO 65745, or by phone at 417-662-3845.

Community, Pages 5 on 05/18/2011