3rd Annual Sports Swap
The Bella Vista Village will sponsor its third Annual Sports Swap from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18, at Riordan Hall, 3 Riordan Drive. The event is free and open to the public. The event will allow people to unload and pick up new or gently used sports items. It is hoped the event will offer a wide variety of gear, ranging from apparel and accessories to large and small pieces of equipment. Acceptable items include golf wear, range finders, fishing tackle and equipment, bicycles, kayaks and canoes, golf clubs and golf carts. No firearms or weapons of any kind are allowed at the Sports Swap. The rental cost for tables inside and outside Riordan Hall is $15 per eight-foot table. The limit is two tables a participant. Outside space is available for participants displaying larger items. Tables will be given on a first come, first served basis. For more information please call, 479-855-8170.
Illinois and Indiana Golf
The Illinois/Indiana golf outing will be April 19 at the Highlands Golf course at 2 p.m. with a shotgun start. Anyone wanting to play, call Ron or Barb Downs at 479-876-5115 or email at [email protected] by April16.
American Legion Golf Tourney
The veterans of American Legion Post 341 in Bella Vista will host their 8th Annual American Legion Golf Tournament on June 6 at the Kingswood Golf Course, starting at 8 p.m. It will be a four-man scramble, best-ball event.
The tournament benefits the Wounded Warrior Project, Fisher House, the Fayetteville Veterans' Home, boxes for the troops in Afghanistan, three Post-sponsored Scout troops, and new this year, the American Legion's own Operation Comfort Warriors.
Cost is $70 per player, not including cart, and those with an annual golf pass from the Bella Vista Property Owners Association will receive a $14 discount on their entry fee. The event is open to the public and a Bella Vista POA membership is not required. It is limited to the first 36 foursomes.
Find out more and sign up to play at www.bellavistapost341.org under 2015 Golf Tournament. Sign-up sheets have also been made available at all of Bella Vista's golf clubhouses.
Contact Douglas Grant, Post 341 vice commander and tournament chairman 479-426-8723 for more information.
Lads and Lassies for Scotsdale
This group wants to support, improve and promote golf play on the Scotsdale golf course in Bella Vista. Anyone who shares this agenda is welcome. There will be a few service projects, tournaments to help finance these projects and hopefully, golf socials for members throughout the season. To be placed on the mailing list and receive informational updates contact Barbara Downs at [email protected].
The first tournament will be a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, and is open to the public but limited to the first 32 teams of 4 (2 women & 2 men). Registration deadline is April 31. Cost is $80 per team, not including green or cart fees. Forms can be picked up at the local golf shops and checks mailed to Bob Kronner, 36 May Lane, Bella Vista, 72715.
For more information, contact Bob Kronner at [email protected].
Lady Scots 9-hole Golf Group
The Lady Scots nine-hole golf group is recruiting new and previous members for the 2015 season. Membership dues are $5 and the group plays 9 holes on various courses every Wednesday.
For more information call Eileen Kringen at 479-855-6871.
Schedule for carts on path
Beginning in December, golf carts have been required to stay on paths at various times on each of Bella Vista Village's 18-hole golf courses.
The schedule for carts on path is:
• Now to April 12 at Dogwood Hills and Kingswood;
• April 13-19 at Berksdale and Scotsdale;
• April 20-26 at Highlands and Country Club.
Village, Coast Guard offers class
A free boat safety class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Riordan Hall, 3 Riordan Drive. The Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association is partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary to sponsor the class, which is free and open to the public.
All boat operators born after Jan. 1, 1986, are required to take the boat safety class. Any participant 18 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. However, parents/guardians are not required to stay for the class. The parent/guardian will be required to sign a parent permission form.
Boaters that take advantage of the safety class will receive a 10 percent reduction in boat registration fees from the association and may be eligible, depending on the company, for a cost reduction for boat insurance.
Boaters are invited to bring their boats to class for inspection and certification as a safe boat. Certified boats will receive a U.S. Coast Guard safety sticker.
Participants must register for the class. For more information or to register, email [email protected] or call POA Lakes and Parks Superintendent Vern Olafson at 479-855-5067.
Sports on 04/08/2015