Genealogical Society The Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society will meet Monday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. in the Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main. Bob Fancher will present a program on the 1857 Utah Mountain Meadows Massacre. The families killed all came from northwest Arkansas. They were migrating to California under the leadership of Captain Alexander Fancher, a cattle farmer who had lived in Benton County. Fancher will present the society a collection of books and materials focused on the history of the massacre.
The public is invited. VFW Post 9063 Auxiliary The ladies of the Robert M. Sterrett Veterans of Foreign Wars Post will meet Thursday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. The post is located at 103 Veterans Way, adjacent to Lake Bella Vista and the Veterans Wall of Honor.
A program on cancer research and detection will be presented.
In addition, the ladies will be planning their participation in the Bella Vista Senior Health Fair to be held Sept. 25.
Members and guests may bring their lunch for fellowship prior to the meeting. Drinks will be provided.
For information, call Loretta at 855-7757 or Peggy at 855-0719. Welcome Club Dining Out Group The group will dine at Fred's Hickory Inn in Bentonville on Thursday, Aug. 28. Social hour begins at 5 p. m., with dinner at 6 p.m.
Reservations are required by Aug. 24. Call 855-9652. Calico Cutups Quilt Guild This month's meeting will take place Monday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive.
A program on "Red and Green Quilts"will be given by Nancy Hornbeck of Wichita, Kan. A short business meeting and show-and-tell will follow.
Vendor of the month is Bittersweet Quilt Shop of Joplin, Mo., owned by Donna Hill and Robbi Triplett.
For further information, call 855-1816 or visit www. calicocutups. org. Noon Lions Club President Marv Mickelson presided at the club's Aug. 7 meeting at Acropolis Restaurant in Bentonville.
Guest speaker was Susan Young, outreach coordinator with the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. The museum is offering many summer activities. Call (479 ) 750-8165.
The next regular meeting will be Thursday, Aug. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. at Acropolis. A board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. at the restaurant.
For information call 855-4819. Kingsdale Squares The club will dance at Riordan Hall from 7 p.m. to 9: 30 p.m. Aug. 25. Caller will be Tom Roper.
Call 855-9525 or 876-1648. Walking club The Ozark Hill Hikers walking club of Bella Vista will meet Thursday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. in the Village Insurance Community Room, 2838 Bella Vista Way.
The club is associated with the American Volkssport Association.
For more information about the AVA, visit the Web site at www. ava. org., or contact Doug Evett at 381-2406 or douge 855 @ gmail. com.
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