Holiday Happenings

Christmas Angel Tree

Applications for the Angel tree are available at First Baptist Church. Two angel trees are available: one at Arvest Bank and one at Community First Bank. To adopt an angel, pick an angel ornament, purchase gifts, then deliver to First Baptist Church by Dec. 10.

Food Drive

Employees for the city are planning the 12th annual food drive for needy families in the area to provide a traditional Christmas meal for a family of four to six people. To make a donation, mail a check to P.O.

Box 29, Pea Ridge, AR 72751, or deliver to the Pea Ridge Water Department, 821 Slack St.

Christmas parade

The annual Christmas Parade will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Line-up will begin at 5 p.m. behind Community First Bank and will go north on North Curtis Avenue, with the Christmas lighting ceremony to follow. The theme this year is, “Peace on Earth.” There will be four prizes given out that include: best theme, most religious, best children’s and best equestrian.

Santa to visit

Santa Claus will be in Pea Ridge City Hall after the parade Saturday, Dec. 3, for children to visit and tell him their wish list.

The parade begins at 5:30 p.m.

with a Christmas lighting display immediately following on the downtown school grounds across the street from City Hall.

Christmas at the Museum

The Pea Ridge Historical Museum will be open from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, during and after the Christmas parade.

There will be many different activities including lace making, peeling apples, wood cutting, butter churning. The ladies will be attired in Civil War-era clothing. Refreshments will be served.

Winter holiday concerts set

The annual Winter Holiday Concert is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 , at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The middle school and high school choirs will perform separately and in combination.

The high school and middle school bands will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the PRHS gym. Admission is free and open to the public for both events.

Giving Gallery for children

A “Giving Gallery” is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Pea Ridge Free Will Baptist Church, 351 Lee Town Rd., for children 12 and younger to shop for family members from a wide assortment of craft, new or gently used items with nothing costing over a $1 each. There will be craft stations set up where they can make gifts. This is a wonderful way for children to do their own Christmas shopping at a very reasonable price.

All parents have to do is help the child make out a list of all the people they wish to shop for and set the dollar limit.

To donate items, contact Chrissie Doyle at 359-3981. All proceeds go to the building fund. Pea Ridge Free Will Baptist is located at and we look forward to seeing you there!

News, Pages 1 on 11/30/2011