Fee free day
National Public Lands Day is Saturday, Sept. 24. To celebrate, the National Park Service has waived entrance fees for the day to provide a great opportunity for visitors to connect with the outdoors and with National Parks.
Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves the site of and commemorates the March 1862 Civil War battle that helped Union forces gain control of Missouri.
The park is located east of Pea Ridge, north of Rogers, on U.S. Highway 62.
For information, call 451-8122 ext 227 or visit the website at www.nps.gov/peri.
Artist featured
BELLA VISTA - The Bella Vista Decorative Artists are hosting nationally known artist, Arlene Linton,for two days of instructive painting on Nov. 11-12. Linton specializes in painting linen and lace work. She will teach two separate patterns of lace work at Wishing Springs for the two days. The cost for members is $25 a day, and $35 a day for non-members. The class is limited to 25 participants and a spot is not assured until paid.
To register or for information, call Lynda Hutfles at 855-7168.
Golf course winter maintenance closings
BELLA VISTA - Each winter, the Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association closes its courses from December through March for winter maintenance.
The golf course closing schedule for the 2011/2012 winter season is:
◊Kingswood Golf Course - Nov. 14 - Dec. 4
◊Dogwood Hills Golf Course - Dec. 5 - Dec. 25
◊Scotsdale Golf Course - Dec. 26 - Jan. 15
◊Highlands Golf Course - Jan. 16 - Feb. 5
◊Bella Vista Country Club Golf Course - Feb. 6 - Feb. 26
◊Berksdale Golf Course - Feb. 27 - March 11
Winter maintenance includes routine work, such as tree trimming and removal, spraying the dormant turf, bunker work and general course maintenance. Also, any larger projects that have been planned will begin at this time.
For information, contact POA Communications Manager Christy Attlesey at 855-5014 or www.BellaVista-POA.com.
COMMUNITY CALENDARThursday, Sept. 22
11:30 a.m. - Women’s Business
Association of Pea Ridge, Arvest Bank
conference room.
6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Lions Club, Pea
Ridge United Methodist Fellowship
Hall.
7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Brightwa
ter Methodist Church. Open meeting;
no smoking. For information, call
359-3734.
Friday, Sept. 23
7 p.m. - Ozark Classic Country
Band, Riordan Hall, Bella Vista. Admis
sion is $10; children under 12 are free.
Concession stand will be open.
7:30 - 10 p.m. - Ridge Rockers
Square Dance Club, regular dance,
Pea Ridge Intermediate School. For
information, call Gaye Smallwood at
659-4733.
Saturday, Sept. 24
7 p.m. - Music at Old Coal Gap
School, Slate Gap Road, Garfield. Open
mic. For information, call Dee Barry at
359-3799.
7 p.m. -10 p.m. - Shell Knob Lions
Club community dance. Doors open at6 p.m. Cover charge is $4. Concessions available, no alcohol or smoking. For information, call Evelyn Lock at 417-858-6648.
7:30 p.m. - Garfield AA, Big Book Study, Brightwater Methodist Church.
Open meeting; no smoking. For information, call 359-3734.
Monday, Sept. 26
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 information, call 417-662-3611.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
6 p.m. - Pea Ridge Historical Society, Pea Ridge Museum (former EH building) at 1451 N. Curtis Ave.
7 p.m. - Seligman, Mo., Lions Club, Community Building. For information, call 417-662-3600.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
10 a.m. - New Meadowbrook E.H.
Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church, Garfield.
AREA EVENTSMud Day & Poker Run
SELIGMAN, Mo. - All 4x4 Mud Day and Poker run will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, in Seligman, Mo., at Ruby’s Event Park sponsored by the Seligman Chamber of Commerce and the 4x4 Committee. Participants can play in the mud obstacle course and go on the poker run.
There will be door prizes for both events.
Gates open at 11 a.m. for mud run, Poker Run starts at 7 p.m. for a night ride.
The fee is $20, which covers truck and driver, $5 and one can of food for local food pantry for riders and spectators, and $10 for poker run, unlimited hands win. For information, call 417-662-3611.
NEBCO Turkey Shoot
GARFIELD - The 18th annual NEBCO Fire/EMS Turkey Shoot and Rib Cookoff is set Saturday, Oct. 1,in and around NEBCO Fire Station No. 1 and Community Center, U.S. Hwy. 62 and S. Wimpy Jones Road, Garfield.
Activities include: 9 a.m. Turkey Shoot; 10 a.m.
3 p.m. bingo; and 11 a.m.
2 p.m. lunch of pork ribs, pulled pork, chicken, sides and a drink. Lunch is $9 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under.
Games this year include the Daisy BB gun range, rock climbing wall, bouncy house, gyro ball and face painting. There’s an allday raffle with great prizes including a 46-inch LCD TV, plus an expanded silent auction.
To enter or sponsor a Rib Cook-Off team, call NEBCO at 359-3134. Registration is limited to the first 25 applicants. All proceeds from this fundraiser go to support NEBCO Fire/EMS.
For information, contact Don Berndt at 359-3134.
Community, Pages 7 on 09/21/2011