COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Wednesday, April 3

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Seligman, Mo., Senior Center, donation lunch; $3; call Jo Ann Corn at 417662-3749.

1 p.m. — Hobbits, Lost Bridge Community Center on Whitney Mountain; call Roberta Heaton at 359-2139.

4 - 6:30 p.m. — Loaves ’n Fishes food pantry, New Life Church, 836 N. Curtis Ave.; call Bonnie Austin at 4519333 or e-mail bonnie.austin.nlc@gmail.com.

Thursday, April 4

6:45 a.m. breakfast and 7 a.m. meeting — Pea Ridge Optimist Club, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church; call Sandy Lasater at 903-6795.

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. — Family Reading Night, Pea Ridge Intermediate school

7 p.m. — Seligman Community Dance, Community Building, sponsored by Seligman Lions Club; call Wendell Bishop at 417-846-5355.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Jr. Girl Scout Troop No. 5780, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church

7:30 p.m. — Garfield AA, Brightwater Methodist Church. Open meeting and no smoking; call 359-3734.

Friday, April 5

7 p.m. — Freddie Overstreet Cruise, Sonic in Pea Ridge

Saturday, April 6

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — Pea Ridge Museum open, N. Curtis Ave.

2 - 4 p.m. — “Fun and Games,” Seligman Sr. Center, Seligman, Mo.; call Jo Ann Corn at 417-662-3749.

Monday, April 8

2 p.m. — TOPS Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church, Garfield; contact Kathy Phillips at 531-2989.

5 p.m. — TOPS Club of Pea Ridge, Mt. Vernon; contact Kathy Phillips at 531-2989.

6:30 p.m. — Boy Scout Troop No. 911, Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, Davis Street.

2 p.m. — Wood Hall VFW Post 8109 & Auxiliary, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church; call Howard Schuettpelz at 619-8799.

7 p.m. — Battlefield 4-H Club, Pea Ridge Church of Christ

7 p.m. — Cannonball 4-H Club, Pea Ridge Middle School cafeteria; call Lea Isgrigg at 451-8683.

7 p.m. — Seligman Chamber of Commerce, Seligman, Mo., Community Building; call 417-662-3611.

Tuesday, April 9

2 p.m. — Seligman, Mo. Senior Center Board Meeting; call Jo Ann Corn at 417-662-3749.

6 p.m. — Pea Ridge High School Alumni Board of Directors, Heritage Building (former school lunchroom, S.E.E.K. Building).

7 p.m. — Seligman, Mo., Lions Club, Community Building; call Wendell Bishop at 417-846-5355.

Wednesday, April 10

10 a.m. — New Meadowbrook E.H. Club of Garfield, First Baptist Church, Garfield

12 p.m. — New Home Extension Club, Concordia Retirement and Independent Living Center; call 855-2851.

Spring clean up set

Pea Ridge Spring Clean Up is from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, through Friday, April 12, and from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, April 13. The city will not provide curbside pickup.

Dumpsters will be at the city property behind Village Hardware. All participants need to bring a form of identification and proof of city residency, for example current paid water bill.

Helping Hands will have a truck at the clean up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 12.

There is a maximum of three trips per household.

Items not accepted for disposal include household trash, construction material, anything containing freon or items too large to fit in the dumpster.

Help offered during city clean- up

Assistance for elderly and disabled to load items to the city-wide clean-up is available from Brian Jones, a resident of Pea Ridge. Jones said he wants to help those who need it. The service is free of charge and will be available during hours of operation.

The city clean-up is set for April 9-13. For informa-

tion, call Jones at 544-2075.

BBQ, pie auction

The Pea Ridge High School Alumni Association’s annual pulled pork barbecue dinner and pie auction is set for 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Pea Ridge Middle School cafeteria on Weston Street. This is the annual fundraiser supporting the Alumni Scholarship Program.

The menu includes barbecue pulled pork, prepared by Rheldon Bray, cole slaw, baked beans and tea or coffee. Dinners are $7 for adults and $4 for children from 4 to 10 years old. For dessert, see pie auction.

The Pie Auction will begin at 6 p.m., with Jerry Fitzner as auctioneer. Volunteers are needed to bake pies for the auction. Call Linda Schooley 451-8574 or Nancy Nichols 451-9219 to sign up to make pies. Help is greatly appreciated. The Pie Auction is great fun, with vigorous rivalry in the bidding.

Since its beginning in 2007, the PRHS Alumni