LOCAL NOTES: Driver Safety Class Set

By Rogers Morning News

Posted: November 1, 2009 at 1:31 a.m.

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BELLA VISTA — BELLA VISTA — An AARP Driver Safety class will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

The class will explore the changes that occur in vision, hearing, and reaction time as people age. The class also will provide useful driving safety tips for handling these changes. A materials fee of $14 is payable at the class; AARP members with a current membership card will receive a $2 discount.

Advanced registration is required by calling 855-1126.

Blood Center

Plans Drives

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host several area blood drives this week.

Drives include:

Bentonville — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8, St. Stephen Church, 1300 N.E. “J” St.

Farmington — 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sonic, 225 W. Main St.

Fayetteville — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lowe’s, 3231 W. Sixth St.

Fayetteville — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, U of A Student Union, Garland Ave.

Fayetteville — 9 a.m. to noon Friday, U of A Facilities Management, 521 S. Razorback Road

Gravette — 8 a.m. to noon Friday, R&R Solutions, 601 First Ave. NW

Lincoln — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln High School, 502 EP Rothrock Drive

Springdale — noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Tyson 412, 1300 Johnson Road.

Library Hosts

Talk By Author

FAYETTEVILLE — The Fayetteville Public Library will host an author talk and book signing for “Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town into an International Community” at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Marjorie Rosen will discuss her book and sign copies. A reception with some of the people interviewed for the book will follow.

The event will be in the library’s Walker Community Room.

The talk is free and open to the public.

Information: 856-7520.

Spaghetti Feed Slated For Friday

GARFIELD — The Northeast Benton County Volunteer Fire Department will host an “all-you-can-eat” spaghetti feed fundraiser on Friday.

The event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Northeast Benton County Community Center, 17823 Marshall St. (U.S. 62) in Garfield.

Spaghetti, salad, bread and a drink will be offered for $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Those younger than 5 will eat free.

All proceeds go to the building fund for the fire station on Posey Mountain.

Poker Tournament Planned Nov. 21

A poker tournament is slated for 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at Hutch’s Sports Bar and Grill. The event will benefit Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma’s Fayetteville Health Center. Cost is $20 per entry fee per player. Information: 443-7791.

Wal-Mart Retirees Dine Tuesday

ROGERS — Wal-Mart Retired Women’s Group (Headquarters) will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at No. 1 Chinese Buffet.

Information: Bette Hendrix at 359-3479.

Support Group

Now Forming

BELLA VISTA — A Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Support Group is forming. Meetings will be held the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Village Insurance Community Room.

Information: Mellissa Sharp at 586-7860 or mellsharp@ yahoo.com.

Club Celebrates

80 Years

ROGERS — The Garden Club of Rogers will celebrate its 80th year with a birthday party meeting and meal at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the basement of the Center for Nonprofits, 1200 W. Walnut St.

Participants are instructed to take the elevator to the basement level, go to the end of the long hall and turn right onto the last hall to get to the meeting room. The cost of the meal will be $8.25 per person, including tip, and reservations are required.

Guest speaker Tom Dillard will present the program “Arkansas Landscape History” about gardening on the frontier and the arrival of designed landscapes during the Victorian era. The horticulture committee will present unusual plant types as door prizes.

Visitors are welcome. Meetings are held the first Tuesday each month. For more information or to make lunch reservations, call Ronna Precure at 644-9673.

Purple Hearts

Meet Saturday

ROGERS — The Military Order of the Purple Heart Rogers Chapter 633 and its associated Ladies Unit will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Foxfire Meadows and 37th Street. The women’s state president will be the special guest.

Information: Chapter Commander Jose Martinez at 619-8246.

Mystery Club

Hears Reporter

FAYETTEVILLE — The Whodunits Mystery Club will meet at noon Nov. 14 at the Fayetteville AQ Chicken Restaurant. The guest speaker will be freelance court reporter Rebecca Sanderson of Sanderson Court Reporting, who will discuss court reporting, its different types and her wide array of assignments. She’ll describe her training, bring special reporting equipment to show how she performs her job, as well as tell incidents and anecdotes from her 20 years of experience. She will also bring a fellow reporter to contribute, and they will welcome questions.

The Whodunits club is for all who are interested in mystery, true crime and how the law works. Newcomers are welcome.

Information: 756-6169.

Ladies Day Out

Visits Museum

The Ladies Day Out group will visit the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale on Nov. 17. Afterward, participants will head to The Crumpet Tea Room and Restaurant inside the Interiors Galleria for lunch off the menu. Participants will meet for carpooling at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot across from the Town Center, just to the right of the Evangelical Free Church.

Reservations: Marie Barnak at 876-5355 or Donna Griffith at 876-2725.

League Swears

In O

• cers

The Marine Corps League Northwest Arkansas Detachment No. 854 elected and has recently sworn in the following officers:

Commandant: Jim Johnson of Johnson

Sr. Vice Commandant: Lewis Kaslow of Bentonville

Jr. Vice Commandant: Dave Bisbee of Rogers

Judge Advocate: Dwayne Eckley of Springdale

Adjutant/Paymaster: Thomas Morrow of Bentonville

The group meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Bella Vista American Legion Post 341, 1885 Bella Vista Way. All United States Marines — in uniform or out — in Northwest Arkansas are invited to join the ranks of the fellowship so they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy.

Information: www.nwamcl. org.

Apple Blossom

Hosts Fundraiser

ROGERS — Apple Blossom Retirement Community and the American Cancer Society are teaming up in the fight against cancer through Holiday Retirement’s “Move For A Cure” promotion.

Apple Blossom will host a special event “It’s A Family Affair” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 to help make a difference in the lives of families and friends affected by cancer. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. with a “rock-a-thon.” Healthy fare will be served for dinner at 12:30 p.m. Special guest speaker Joel Nutt will share the story of his battle with cancer at 3 p.m. There will be music entertainment, educational opportunities and more. Information: 636-7739.

Business Collects Food Donations

Prudential Northwest Arkansas Real Estate in Bentonville will collect donations for Helping Hands in Bentonville until Nov. 21. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The nonprofit agency is in need of nonperishable food such as canned goods, cereal, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and crackers. Prudential is located at 2800 S.W. 14th St. Suite No. 6 in Copper Ridge Plaza. Information: 271-2424.

Roberds Center Collecting Items

The Roberds Wellness and Pain Relief Center in Fayetteville is collecting canned and dried foods by Nov. 19 for Thanksgiving. The donations will aid Peace at Home Family Shelter. Items may be dropped off at the center at 4038 Remington Drive Suite No. 3 in Fayetteville. The center is open 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Information: 582-1444.

News, Pages 15 on 11/01/2009

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