MARK YOUR CALENDAR

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.

March 16

▲ An Arbor Day tree planting ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 16, trail-side at the Lake Ann spillway along the Back 40 Trails off Pinion Drive.

March 17

▲ The spring 2020 session of the Bella Vista Police Department Citizens Police Academy starts Tuesday, March 17. Applications are now being accepted. The 10-week program meets once per week on Tuesday evenings and allows participants an inside look at day-to-day operations of a municipal police department. The program is an attempt to inform and educate the community about issues related to law enforcement, especially local law enforcement, and works to foster a relationship between police and the members of the community the officers are sworn to protect and serve. Information: bellavistaar.gov/bvpd, email tcook@bellavistaar.gov, or 479-855-3771.

▲ POA Board Candidates are Joy Thomas Sawyer, John P. Goodman Jr., Janice “Jan” Simms, Sandy Fosdick, David Brandenburg, John Hudec and Nancy Bunting. The following are dates to remember for the upcoming election: Meet the Candidate Night — 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, at Riordan Hall; Election begins — Monday, April 13; and Annual Meeting/Election Closes — 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, at Riordan Hall.

March 20

▲ Check out historic sites in Bella Vista with the Historic Sites Driving Tour offered by Dale Phillips Friday, March 20. Meet at the Bella Vista Historical Museum at 12:30 p.m., then car caravan to the various historic sites on the tour. Expect to be back to the museum by 5 p.m. Cost is $15/ person or $25 for two, to be paid at the door. This is a fundraiser for the museum and all proceeds go to its operating costs. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Dale at 812-8992049.

▲ The Bella Vista Garden Club will host its annual Cards and Games Party from noon to 4 p.m., Friday, March 20, at the Bella Vista Community Church, located at 75 E. Lancashire Blvd. Ticket prices are $15 per person or $60 for a table of four. Players provide their own cards or game materials. There will be raffle drawings for gift baskets. Lunch, coffee, tea and water will be served. Proceeds from this event are used for scholarships for students studying horticulture at Northwest Arkansas colleges and universities. They may also be used for beautification projects within the city of Bella Vista. Reservations will open Friday, Feb. 21, at BellaVistaGardenClub.com or call Carol at 262-442-9345.