OUR TOWN CLUB BRIEFS

— Caregivers Support Group

The monthly meeting of the Caregivers Support Group sponsored by Village House Adult Day Program will be at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28 in the community room at the Center at Highlands Crossing.

The topic will be “Dealing with the Stress of Being a Caregiver.”

Guest speaker will be Dr. Jason Glass, psychologist from Ozark Community Hospital. Coffee and snacks are provided.

Information: 855-4449.

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Bella Vista P.E.O. Chapter CD

Bella Vista P.E.O. Chapter CD will meet at noon Monday at Concordia Retirement Center, 1 Concordia Drive in Bella Vista.

Election of officers will be held and the program will include a report on the Star Scholarship.

Information: 855-4278.

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Genealogical Society

The Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Bentonville Public Library.

Susan Turner Purvis will present a program about the Japanese Relocation Camps located in Arkansas during World War II.

She was one of nine master teachers selected to workon a joint project of the Public History Program at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

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Son’s Chapel Quilters

Son’s Chapel Quilters will be quilting baby quilts to sell Tuesday at 5480 E. Mission Blvd. in Fayetteville. Additional hand quilters as well as those who hand-embroider are needed.

The sale of the quilts supports the maintenance of the National Historic Registry building.

The group will quilt from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and then have lunch.

Information: 966-4856.

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Crazy Canasta

Crazy Canasta will be played at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Bella Vista VFW Post 9063.

Snacks will be served at noon and during the games.

The post is collecting personal items for the U.S. Military serving overseas.

Information: 855-9749, 715-6381.

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Pinnacle Toastmasters Club

Pinnacle Toastmasters Club will meet at noon Wednesday.

These meetings are conducted by members to learn leadership roles and feature prepared speeches,extemporaneous talks and helpful evaluations by other members.

They meet at Clement Financial Services on C Street in Bentonville. Visitors are welcome and attendance is free.

Information: 586-8733, pinnacle.freetoasthost.org.

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Bella Vista Men’s 18 Hole Golf Association

The spring banquet will be held March 29. Cost is $5 for the meal.

The location will be published at a later date.

First day of play is April 5.

Information: 876-5250, 855-4479, [email protected].

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Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 3031

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3031 will hold a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday at 11160 Old Wire Road in Rogers featuring the Barb Wire band.

Refreshments and drinks are available; the post is nonsmoking. Participants must be 21 or older to be served.

Admission is $5. Information: 636-7042 or 656-3132.

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Democratic Women’s Club

The Washington County Democratic Women’s Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday for dinner at AQ Chicken, 1925N. College in Fayetteville. The program will start at 6 p.m.

Cost of the dinner is $13.60.

The outreach project will be donations of hygiene products gift cards and movie cards to be given to Youth Bridge.

Information: 790-0405.

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Republican Women Of Bentonville

Republican Women of Bentonville will host a membership tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at The Tea Room at Vinson Square, 106 W. Elm St. in Rogers.

Information: 273-2206.

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Calico Cut-Ups Quilt Guild

The Calico Cut-Ups Quilt Guild will meet Feb. 28 at First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive in Bella Vista.

Social hour, technique and new tool demos begin at noon. Barb Hancock and Margie Langanke will give the program on “Landscapes and Embellishments” and more.

The vendor will be Prints of Piece from Grove, Okla. The brief business meeting will be followed by show and tell.

Information: 855-3519, www.calicocutups.org.

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Bentonville Garden Club

The Bentonville Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Benton County site of the University of ArkansasCooperative Extension Service auditorium in Bentonville.

Guest speaker will be County Extension Agent Mark Bray, and a program will be held about raised bed gardening and tomatoes. A 30-minute social time will be held prior to the meeting.

Information: 271-8422.

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Bella Vista Homesteaders

The Bella Vista Homesteaders Extension Homemakers Club will meet at 11 a.m. March 1 in Concordia’s meeting room.

Rhonda Bramell will host American Cancer Society’s “Look Good, Feel Better” program. Members are asked to bring a $2 donation for Bella Vista’s animal shelter.

Information: 855-4245.

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Benton County Conservation District

The Benton County Conservation District will meet at 10 a.m. March 1 at the USDA Service Center in Bentonville.

Information: 273-2622, ext. 3.

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Weight Loss Support Group

The Northwest Arkansas Weight Loss Support Group will hold its next meeting at 11 a.m. March 12 at the Golden Corral on Pleasant Crossing Drive in Rogers.

This meeting will focus on increasing membership andfundraising. The group is not doctor-affiliated and welcomes everyone.

The unofficial nonprofit club is for people who live in Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas, and its mission is to provide information and support for people who have had or are considering any type of weight-loss surgery.

This group meets the second Saturday of every month.

Information: Wyona Yaffe Lendo at [email protected];

see the page on Facebook under WLSNWAR or visit the Yahoo group health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wlsnwar.

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Andante Music Club

The Andante Music Club will give its monthly program at 1 p.m. March 1 at the Bella Vista Historical Museum. The topic will be music therapy to promote wellness given by Mary Shambarger and Dr. Steve Goss.

The Andante Music Club is associated with the National Federation of Music Clubs.

Information: 855-7652, 855-4442.

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Fly Tyers Club

Fly Tyers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista with a speaker from J.T. Crappie Guide Service. March 3 is the club’s regular business meeting.

Information: www.BellaVistaFlyTyers.org.

Our Town, Pages 10 on 02/20/2011

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