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Bella Vista Garden Club Plant Sale
The Bella Vista Garden Club has two sale events planned this year scheduled for April 16-17 and again in May that will include plants grown by garden club members and will be a fundraiser for the club.
The sales are expected to require buyers to sign up in advance and additional information about signups and what exact plants are up for sale will be posted to
the club’s website, bella vistagardenclub.com, as well as its Facebook page, as the sale approaches.
City of Bella Vista
Covid-19 vaccine from the Bella Vista Fire Department — There are many people in Bella Vista who do not regularly use the internet or feel uncomfortable doing so and could miss out on important information regarding the covid-19 vaccine. If you have a neighbor or a friend in Bella Vista that might have trouble navigating an online vaccine signup form from their smartphone or computer, please let the city know. The city will reach out to those individuals to be sure they are provided the opportunity to choose to be vaccinated. Call or send an email to 479-855-4454 or info@bellavistaar.gov.
Republic Trash Service — will offer a spring appliance pickup free of charge to Bella Vista residents with accounts in good standing during the week of April 5.
Residents should call City Hall during business hours to sign up. Signups will be accepted through Friday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday. City Hall is closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Items should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. Monday, April 5, regardless of individual pickup days. Depending on the number of participants, the pickup could take a few days.
Refrigerators or other items that use freon will be accepted if the freon has been professionally evacuated and tagged.
Call 479-876-1255, opt. 4, to sign up or with any questions.
Property Owners Association
Bunnies HOP on by Saturday, April 3, at Riordan Hall / Kingsdale Parking Lot. Members with children ages 1-12 can drive through the parking lot starting at 10 a.m. where gloved and masked staff members will be hoppily handing out one bag per child of eggs, treats and a few eggy surprises! For best traffic flow, please use the following schedule: 10 a.m. — members with last names beginning with A-F; 10:30 a.m. — members with last names beginning with G-L; 11 a.m. — members with last names beginning with M-Z.
The 2021 Bella Vista POA Board candidates in ballot order are Daniel T. Berghamer, Mike Abb, JB Portillo, Jan Hagan, Jacklyn Gain. Bios, photos and videos
of the five candidates running for the POA Board are on the POA website at bellavistapoa.com/election. The election period is April 13 through May 18.
Coffee with the Commander
Every Tuesday, 8 a.m., at Papa Mikes, join Brad Kennell, commander of Bella Vista’s American Legion Post 341, for coffee.
Community TV seeking volunteers
Bella Vista Community Television (BVCTV) is a non-profit, all-volunteer Community Access station. Programming is aired on Cox Cable Channel 222 and U-Verse Channel 99. All locally-produced shows can also be viewed on YouTube at Bella Vista Community TV.
Bella Vista Community TV is looking for volunteers — many tasks are simply business-related activities and require no broadcast experience. Positions include writers, camera operators, show hosts, public relations, marketing and more. Broadcast experience would be nice, but not required. Training is available. The only thing necessary is enthusiasm to make a quality product, working with motivated volunteers who are residents of Bella Vista and the surrounding area. Call 479-268-8325 for
more information.
Bella Vista Historical Museum
The Bella Vista Historical Museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visitors are asked not to enter if they have flu-like covid symptoms. Information: 479-855-2335 or bellavistamuseum.org.
Bella Vista Library
The Bella Vista Public Library has fully reopened to the public and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The library will be closed from 1 to 2 p.m. daily for cleaning. The hour from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. each day is reserved for those who are high-risk for exposure to the coronavirus.
The library continues to take covid-19 recommended precautions and sanitize the space regularly.