BENTONVILLE — BHS sets homecoming activities
The Bentonville High School homecoming assembly will be held Oct. 8 starting at 2 p.m. The assembly and program will be at Tiger Stadium. Visitors and alumni are encouraged to attend.
Bentonville will play Rogers Heritage at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9. The homecoming crowning ceremony will occur at 7 p.m.
A dance for current Bentonville High School students will take place in the North Commons of Bentonville High School from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 10.
Avalon and Selah in concert Oct. 8
World Vision will present Avalon and Selah in concert at 6 p.m. Oct. 8 atFirst Baptist Church, 200 S.W. A St. in Bentonville.
Admission is $15 in advance, $18 at the door or $20 Gold Circle.
For more information, call 273-3379, ext. 303 or visit www.fbcbentonville. org.
Swing for Hope on Oct. 9
The Swing for Hope golf tournament will be held Oct. 9 at Shadow Valley Country Club in Rogers. The four-person scramble has shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit Benton County Sunshine School and Samaritan Community Center.
To register, visit www.samcc.org. Registration includes lunch, beverages and prizes. Registration closes Oct. 2.
Cabaret returns to NWACC
The Flying Tomato Cabaret will return to Northwest Arkansas Community College beginning on Nov. 6. The show will run Nov. 6, 7, 8 and 13, 14, 15 with shows at 7 p.m. each evening at the Shewmaker Center.
The event is the twiceyearly fundraiser of the NWACC Chamber Singers, the school's select vocal ensemble. Funds raised from the show pay for annual tours by the singers.
At the event, the NWACC Chamber Singers serve as singing waiters, offering an evening of spaghetti and Broadway. Tickets for theshow are $15 and can be reserved at 619-4261 or by e-mail at [email protected]. No tickets are sold at the door.
Clever Rogues Theatre to put on shows
The Clever Rogues Theatre will present their fifthcharity show at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista with performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 17.
For this event, all profits go to the Veterans Honor Guard of Bella Vista. The show is an original melodrama entitled "If The Telephone Booth Could Talk."
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at Riordan Hall or any three of the Bella Vista Arvest banks.
Band concert on Sunday
The Bella Vista Community Concert Band will perform its final concert of the 2009 season at 3 p.m. Sunday in Becker Hall at the First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista at 20 Boyce Drive.
The concert is free, but donations to support the Summer Series at Blowing Springs will be accepted.
For more information, call George Alter at 855-7954.
Trail ride will be held Oct. 10
The first-ever Cherishing Children Trail Ride will be held Oct. 10 at the Ponderosa in Pineville, Mo.
The event will benefit the Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County.
There is a $35 registration fee per rider. If you are unable to attend, you may sponsor a rider for the $35 fee. Camping and stalls are available at the Ponderosa for an additional fee. Every horse must have a current negative Coggins dated within the last12 months; and no stallions are permitted.
There will be a free barbecue lunch at noon for preregistered riders. Non-riders can eat lunch for $5 per person. There will be a drawing from pre-registrations for a "Face to Face" print by Tim Cox.
Registration forms are available from the CAC Web site www.cacbentonco.com.
For more information, call 621-0385 or e-mail beverly. cac@cox-internet.com.
Pea Ridge Mule Jump is Oct. 10
The 21st annual Pea Ridge Mule Jump will be held Oct. 10 at Pea Ridge High School, 781 W. Pickens Road.
Opening ceremonies will start at 9 a.m. followed by the halter class (mule beauty pageant), a stick mule event (for children), barrel and flag races, pole bending, hog calling and the mule jumping competition.
Proceeds will benefit the city of Pea Ridge.
LJHS plant sale is Thursday, Friday
Lincoln Junior High School in Bentonville will hold its annual mum and pansy sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the school's parking lot. All proceeds will go to another 21st Century Classroom.
Bellview carnival is Friday
The Bellview Elementary School Fall Carnival will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
There will be carnivalstyle booths, balloon artists, a raffle for students, a bouncy super slide and an inflatable obstacle course.
Each ticket costs 50 cents.
The school is at 5400 Bellview Road in Rogers.
For more information, visit www.bellviewpta.com.
Tiger Tailgate set for Saturday
The Thomas Jefferson Elementary PTO will host the second annual Tiger Tailgate from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The festivities will include jump houses, games, food, music and a silent auction. The public is invited to join the school in the celebration. The event will take place at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, 810 Bella Vista Road in Bentonville. Tickets are $30 for a family pass or $10 per person. Food will be an additional cost.
All funds raised will go toward programs for the students of Thomas Jefferson.
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