COMMUNITY EVENTS

— Alumni Association BBQ and Pie Auction

The Pea Ridge High School Alumni Association will have a Pie Auction and dinner 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Pea Ridge Middle School, Weston Street. Dinner will include a barbecue sandwich, baked beans and coleslaw. The pie auction will begin at 6 p.m.

This is a fund raiser for the PRHS Alumni Association and will benefit Pea Ridge High School qualifying seniors with scholarship funds.

For more information, contact Jamie Cotton at 619-8862 or Jerry Nichols at 621-1621 or 451-9219.

Annual Spring Cleanup

The City of Pea Ridge Annual Spring Cleanup is set for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. be held Tuesday, April 10, through Friday, April 13, and 7 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 14.

Dumpsters will be located at the city property behind Village Hardware.

The city will not be providing curbside pick-up this year. All participants will need to bring a form of identification and proof of city residency (i.e. current paid water bill).

Helping Hands will be on site Friday, April 13, to pick up usable items, including furniture and clothes.

There will also be a Hazardous Waste disposal on site.

Items that will be accepted for disposal include: furniture, stoves, dishwashers, bicycles, compressed gas cylinders, car batteries, fire extinguishers, washers and dryers, electronic waste, air conditioners andrefrigerators (if freon has been removed by certified technician), compressors (accepted as separate items), fluorescent bulbs, cleaners (water-based), paints, chemicals, oil, oil filters, tires (four per household), anti-freeze, aerosols, flammable liquids and solids, pesticides, etc.

Items that will not be accepted include: household trash, construction material, anything containing freon or items too large to fit in the dumpster.

There is a maximum of three trips per household.

Call 451-8645 or 451-1122 for more information.

News, Pages 5 on 03/07/2012