SPECIAL WARD FAST ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST

Brothers and Sisters,

Several members of our Ward family find themselves faced with significant health challenges. One of these is Maria Karjala's son Brendan who has been treated for some time now for tumors in his foot. This Wednesday, Brendan has a doctor's appointment at which it will be determined whether or not the current therapy regimen is working sufficiently to avoid amputation.

As a bishopric we have decided to fast and pray for Brendan and the others in our Ward who are faced with these trying health concerns and have set aside tomorrow Tuesday, March 1st for this purpose. We invite you to join us. For those able to fast, we ask you to do so and we ask all to join your voices with ours in prayer for relief for those in our Ward family who stand in need at this time.

"By love serve one another." (GAL 5:13)

Centerton 1st Bishopric

JOIN US FOR BOOKGROUP NEXT THURSDAY

Contact Lacey Schofield at lacey_schofield@yahoo.com if you need directions to her home. We hope to see you there :) Even if you haven't read the book, come for the good company and the good treats!!!

BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT HOLDS MAKE UP DAYS DURING SPRING BREAK

The Bentonville School Board approved the decision last night to hold school on Monday, March 21st and Tuesday, March 22nd.

The decision was made so that students can make up snow days without having to attend school too far into the summer break.

School will now be released on June 8th.

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FHE FILE- Limited Time Offer

• 15 weeks of lessons, visual aids, object lessons, and board games
• Over 50 pages of FHE lesson plans and worksheets.
  
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WHY JENNY HAS MADE THE FHE FILES: James E. Faust said: "I wonder if having unplanned and infrequent family home evenings will be enough to fortify ourselves and our children with sufficient moral strength to meet the complexities of our day . . . To combat the world's evil influences, we need the strength that comes from family home evening." (Ensign, Jun 2003, 2–6)

FREEZIN' FOR A REASON: POLAR BEAR PLUNGE

The Beaver Lake Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Arkansas will now take place on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26 at the Prairie Creek Swim Area.

Registration - 11:00 a.m.
Plunge - 12:00 p.m.

The Northwest Arkansas Polar Plunge started in 1999 with 17 Polar Bears and has grown to over 300 plungers. We hope this number will grow this year and with your help it will. Proceeds from the Polar Bear Plunge allow our Special Olympics athletes to train and compete in a variety of sporting events completely free of charge

We invite you to join us this year as we Dare to Bear and raise money for our Special Olympics athletes.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

· Be a Polar Bear Plunger! All plungers must raise at least $50 in donations to plunge. Prizes are awarded for most funds raised.

· Come out and support the Polar Bear Plungers...we guarantee that it will be an experience you will not forget!

· Costumes are encouraged and will be rewarded so use your imagination and come in your most creative outfit.

· Shoes are recommended, no wet suits allowed.

For more information visit or contact:
www.soar3.org
Mike Hammons (479) 772-0029
Lori Whillock (479) 957-4133
Mark Jordan (479) 586-9193
Donna Kilmer dksoar@aol.com

FREE WEATHER RADIO FOR CENTERTON RESIDENTS

This week is weather awareness week!! Centerton City is celebrating by helping their residents to be better prepared for inclement weather and the upcoming tornado season.

If you are a Centerton resident, come by City Hall (located on Main Street in Centerton) and pick up a free weather radio. In order to receive the weather radio, you must bring a recent utility bill to show proof of residency.

CENTERTON CITY NEWS

TRASH SERVICE: Beginning April 1, 2011, Centerton will no longer be using Roll-Off Services. Trash and recycling services will be provided by Waste Management. The city will be providing more information as we get closer to the change, but they did want to note that Waste Management will be providing provide trash carts to residents for trash and recycling,

SPRING FLING: Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 23, 2011. The Centerton Advertising and Promotion Committee are pairing up with the Centerton 4-H to provide the community with a Spring Fling! More details will be available at a later date.

If you have any questions regarding the community, contact Mayor Bill Edwards at bedwards@centertonar.us

CONSIGNMENT SALE FOR MODEST FORMAL AND SEMI-FORMAL WEAR

Prom season is almost here and what better way to go than in a modest dress or course?

Don't have big bucks for a beautiful dress? No problem. Beehive Mercantile is hosting a consignment sale for modest formal and semi-formal dresses and accessories.

If you have a nearly new dress or fabulous accessories that you know you won't use again, why not bring them to the Beehive and make a little money selling them to someone who will? The Beehive will start accepting items on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH.

The actual sale will begin FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH and run through SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH.

For more details, visit beehivemercantile.com or email us at beehivemercantile@gmail.com

Beehive Mercantile * 1772 West Sunset suite B3, Springdale AR * 479-750-1907

FREE LOVE AND LOGIC PARENTING SEMINAR

Monday, February 21st
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Arend Arts Center at Bentonville High School

Bentonville Public School District is hosting this event which is free and open to the community.

If you have ever had questions about how to raise and guide a child of any age to be responsible, make good decisions, and become positive, productive citizens, you will definitely want to attend this event.

The school with the most parental participation will receive $100.00 towards Love and Logic materials. There will be sign up sheets for you to check-in with your school so please make sure and sign in

http://www.loveandlogic.com/

QUILTING CLASS

The quilting class has been cancelled for the month of February. Classes will begin again in March. If you are interested in partipating or have any questions, contact Jenn Copher.

IN NEED OF 'THE ULTIMATE GIFT.'

Leana Stinson would like to borrow a copy of "The Ultimate Gift" so that she can read it before book group on March 3rd.

If you have a copy that you would be willing to loan Leana, please contact her at nanasue90@gmail.com or 479-657-6432.

Thursday's Activity

Beth Day has prepared a wonderful class on how to remove the clutter from your life, both spiritually and temporally. Come learn how to surround yourself with the things that are most important! Light refreshments will be served. Please make your own arrangments for child care.

Directions: (Walker Street is broken into 3 parts, none of which match up, so we want to make sure you go to the right place!)

From Hwy 102, turn Right at the light onto Main Street.
Turn Left on Seba Road (like you’re heading to church)
Take the 2nd Left onto Walker Street in Blacksprings Subdivision
Follow it around the curve to the last house before Harvest Street

HELP NEEDED

We are still working on our goal of putting together 50 hygiene kits for the youth homeless shelter here in Centerton, Youth Bridges. This shelter houses homeless youth from the ages of 10-18 and is in need of these hygiene kits. Many times the kids show up without much to call there own.

Here are our current totals:

Girls Deodorant 5
Boys Deodorant 4
Toothpaste 14
Toothbrushes 16
Shampoo 11
Conditioner 6
Soap 39
Hand Towels 6
Wash Clothes 2
Hair Combs/brushes 22

A BIG THANK YOU to all those who have donated these items. As you can see we are still very short of our goal of 50 items. If you are able to help, please bring new donations to church on Sunday to put into the donation box by the Relief Society room. Feel free to make this a family effort.

We will be working making bags to put the items in on Feb. 24th at the church from 7-8:30 pm. We will also be assembling the bags at the Stake Humanitarian Day on March 12 from 9-2 am. All are welcome to come and participate in other stake wide service projects that day.

Thank you for your donations we can make a big difference in our community when we work together.

"We are the Lord's hands here upon the earth, with the mandate to serve and to lift His children. He is dependent upon each of us.” Thomas S Monson


Centerton 1st Ward Relief Society Humanitarian Service Committee

12X12 SHUTTERFLY BOOKS 50% OFF

Shutterfly is offering 12x12 photobooks for 50% off AND FREE shipping on orders over $30. If you're looking for a project while you're snowed in. . .

VALENTINES CONCERT POSTPONED

This afternoon we consulted with local authorities regarding weather, travel and closings during the upcoming storm. Given all that we experienced last week, and the predictions for this storm, we are postponing the Heart Strings Benefit Concert to a date in late April. Orchestra Boosters is working with Nate Robinson so that we can provide the city with the same high quality concert. We will make everyone aware of the event details as they become available.


Sincerely,


Jill Eng
President
Orchestra Boosters of Bentonville
bentonvilleorchestras@yahoo.com

THE AWARD

Does anyone have a copy of the the old movie based off of Jack Weyland's short story "The Award" that I can borrow?

Email or call me at (479)381-5580 if you do! Thanks,
Kelley

BOOKGROUP CANCELLED :(

Ladies,

After a lot of snow and a lot of thinking, we are going to cancel book group this month. Thank you Megan Gibson for being willing to host it. We will stick to our current schedule and do the Seventeen Second Miracle later in the year.

We will meet next month at Kristen Cornelson's house on March 3rd. We will be discussing "The Color Code" by Taylor Hartman. This will be a fun discussion on our personalities. Come join us and bring a treat to share if you want.

Happy reading and stay warm.

Lacey Schofield

MUSICAL NUMBERS

If you, your family, your class, or your organization (YW, YM, etc) would like to perform a special number during Sacrament Meeting please contact Michelle Gonzalez at familia.gonzalezmachado@gmail.com or (479) 899-5364.

Thank you so much for sharing your talent.