MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Feb. 28

▲ The Knights of Columbus will host their 28th Annual Lenten Fish Fry at 5 p.m., with serving beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, March 20 and April 3, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1 Saint Bernard Lane. Dinner will consist of catfish, potato salad, coleslaw, hush puppies, dessert and choice of tea, coffee or water. Cost is $12.50 per person. Tickets are required and may be purchased at the church office anytime, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or in the parish hall on Sundays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. For more information, call 479-855-9069.

Feb. 29

▲ All are invited to a day-long retreat, “Extreme Makeover,” a women’s ministry from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Bella Vista Baptist Church, 50 East Lancashire Blvd. in Bella Vista. Lunch and childcare are provided with a $10 reservation by calling 479-855-3748. Guest speakers will be Phyllis Moore of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Kari Romoser of Tulsa, Okla. A love offering will be taken.

March 1

▲ A High Tea with music will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the Institute of Music, Worship and the Arts (IMWA), 2262 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. Enjoy a medley of hors d’oeuvres, appetizers and desserts with assorted beverages as part of the high tea which includes background music provided by the students and faculty at IMWA. The tea begins with arrival and seating from 2 to 2:30 p.m., and at 2:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, desserts and beverages will be served. Tickets are $20 per person, with all proceeds going toward scholarship funds for students in NWA. Information: 479254-9188 or email imwamusic@ sbcglobal.net.

March 4

▲ The Bentonville/Bella Vista club of Altrusa International is hosting a Games Day in Bella Vista on Wednesday, March 4. The party offers an opportunity for participants to purchase a table to play games of their choice, such as bridge, Mahjongg or canasta. Guests will be treated to lunch provided by local Altrusans and all proceeds will go to programs benefiting children’s literacy. This event welcomes men and women and will be held at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1 St.

Bernard Lane, starting at 10 a.m. The entry fee, due in advance of the event, is $48 per four-person table. Information: prosenthal@ dreamvacations.com.

March 7

▲ Snag another chance to explore on foot the new Little Sugar Trails in Bella Vista at the March 2020 guided hike: Dormant Tree Identification. This hike will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, starting from the water tower parking area on Chelsea Road at London Drive. Participants will be led down the Tunnel Vision trail (moderately strenuous) to the Tweety Bird trail loop (easy), for a total of about 2.5 miles round trip.

March 10

▲ The 10th anniversary of the Bella Vista Golf Expo will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at Riordan Hall. Group Leader meeting will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Pick up your 2020 golf group book, sign up for a new golf group, learn about 2020 tournaments and player development programs, and meet the pros. Cookies and drinks will be provided, as well as a cash bar.

▲ Beginning on Tuesday, March 10, a nine-week Grief Support class will gather to share grief and seek healing at the First United Methodist Church Bella Vista on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The journey through grief is different for each circumstance and individual, but in Grief Support, persons are able to support each other emotionally, spiritually, and with ways to cope. The class will spend time understanding grief, the effects it has, and the mourning process that is a necessary journey that brings healing. The class provides insight, compassion, support and hope during this difficult time.

March 15

▲ The Bella Vista Historical Museum will host its annual membership meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, to which all members and the public are invited. This year’s speaker will be Jim Wozniak, who moved to Bella Vista in 1977 and joined the Bella Vista Branch of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office when Bella Vista was still an unincorporated village in Benton County. He was promoted in 1995 to be chief deputy and directed 16 full-time employees in that office. Jim is now a city council member and has lots of memories to share.