CLUB NEWS
The Garden Club of Rogers
The Garden Club of Rogers 42nd annual Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 22, at 1902 N. Dixieland Road, Rogers. Hundreds of plants of all sizes and varieties are for sale at terrific prices. Many master gardeners have dug these from their own gardens and will be on hand to help with any questions.
Hill ’N Dale Hiking Club
Hill ’N Dale Hiking Club of Bella Vista will hike west of Fayetteville on the Lakeside Trail at Lake Wedington on Thursday, April 20. This will be 3.5 miles of easy hiking. Meet at the upper-level parking area of Harps in Bella Vista for 9 a.m. departure. Carpool to the park entrance station off of AR 16. Nonmembers are invited. For more information, visit www.bvhikingclub.com, contact George Riggin at 913-669-4967 or geo1rig@aol.com, or Dora Brach at 417-5014535 or dora16@gmail.com.
Bella Vista Garden Club
Bella Vista Garden Club will meet Wednesday, April 26, at the United Lutheran Church, 100 Cooper Road Bella Vista. A social gathering at 11 a.m. will be followed by a meeting at 11:30 a.m. and the First Ever Meatloaf Cook-off.
The program, Growing and Cooking with Culinary Herbs, will be presented by club member Dagmar Roeder. In addition, Marion Heath and Missy Stratton will discuss herbs.
Garden Club meetings are open to everyone interested in gardening. For more information, call Alycyn Culbertson, 303-847-8771 or visit www.bellavistagardenclub.com.
Ozark Hill Hikers
Who wants cookies? The Ozark Hill Hikers, affiliated with the American Volkssport Association, invite all interested walkers and cookie lovers to our next meeting to plan for upcoming walk events. Our next event will be a three-state walk weekend on April 22-23.
We will meet at the Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd. at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18. To enter the best cookie contest and compete for prizes, bring your favorite homemade cookies.
For more information, go to the club website at www.sites.google.com/site/bvozarkhillhikers.
Woodcarvers Club
The Woodcarvers Club meets Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at Riordan Hall. Guests are welcome and new members are accepted for a nominal yearly fee. Bella Vista has some very talented carvers and wood burners willing to teach anyone the art of carving or wood burning. The group is a nonprofit organization.
The Bella Vista Woodcarvers Club is having an Artistry in Wood Show, on Saturday, July, 15. Come and see the imagination and creativity of local woodcarvers, wood turners, pyrographers (wood burning). There will be soap carving for kids. Free admission and door prizes.
The show is at Bella Vista Assembly of God Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1771 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, across from the Post Office in the Highlands.
For more information, contact President John Brach at 479-6444202 or email carvinarky2@gmail.com.
Kingsdale Squares
The Kingsdale Squares will dance at 7 p.m., Monday, April 24, at Riordan Hall. There will be a mainstream workshop at 6:30 p.m. prior to the dance. Johnny Eubanks will be the caller.
For information contact Bill Allen, 479-876-5066.
Sunrise Rotary Club
The Bella Vista Sunrise Rotary club has a breakfast meeting every Wednesday at 7 a.m. at the Concordia Main Building, 1 Concordia Drive, Bella Vista. Guests are welcome.
For information, call 479-8667438.
Kansas Sunflower Club
The Sunflowers will meet at 11 a. m., Monday, April 24, at the Highland Christian Church at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. Bingo will be played, and a potential prize should be brought by each contestant. There will be $ 3 pizza and drinks available. Please bring along a salad or dessert of choice.
Meetings are the fourth Monday of each month. There are no dues. All former Kansas residents are welcome.
For more information, call Charles at 479-855-3894.
Bella Vista Women’s Chorus
Love to sing? Bella Vista Women’s Chorus invites singers from the area to join them. All are welcome with no tryouts or experience needed. The chorus performs classical, pop, folk and show tunes for local clubs and events. Rehearsals are at 12:45 p.m. Mondays in the music room of Bella Vista First United Methodist Church.
For more information, call Gracie at 479-715-6154 or check out www.WomensChorusBV.org. And, if you would like us to perform for your club or event we are happy to sing. Come join us and have fun.
Men’s Chorus
Is the shower the only venue for your singing talent? Join the Bella Vista Men’s Chorus. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. each Monday in the choir room at First Methodist Church on Boyce Drive.
For information, call 479-2685391 or come on Monday nights.
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the choir room of the United Lutheran Church of Bella Vista. No previous experience or tryouts are required. Join this chorus for a fun and rewarding genre of singing.
For more information, call Director Karen Frankenfeld 479876-7204 or Sally 479-855-0053. Check them out on Facebook or visit their website at www.perfectharmonybv.org.
Pride of the Ozarks Barbershop Chorus
Pride of the Ozarks Chorus will meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Arkansas Arts Academy High School, 506 W. Poplar St. in Rogers. Pride of the Ozarks is a member of the Society for the preservation and encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, also known as the Barbershop Harmony Society. Pride of the Ozarks is an all-male a Capella singing organization which enriches lives through singing. All male singers of good character are welcome to join.
For more information, call Jim Nugent at 479-855-7980 or 479621-3372.
Bella Vista Kiwanis
Bella Vista Kiwanis meets every Thursday at 7 a.m. at Concordia Retirement Center, 1 Concordia Drive. Breakfast is available.
Kiwanis is proud to support children, and especially the 200 K Kids at Cooper Elementary School. See the club’s website to learn more at www.BellaVistaKiwanis.org. Guests and Kiwanis members are always welcome.
For additional information or details, please call Julie at 479696-8867.
Bella Vista Homesteaders
The homesteaders will gather at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, at Concordia of Bella Vista. Jo Jones will present the program Arkanas Stay-cations! Suitcase ready.
For more information, call Lois Adams at 479-876-2460.
Computer Club
A class on MS Excel basics will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon on April 25 and 27. Joel Ewing will facilitate this opportunity. The class will be held at the Computer Club lab, Highlands Crossing Center, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd. Bella Vista.
Please call 479-273-2558 for registration or visit the website, www.bvcompclub.org for more information.