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Toys on exhibit at BV Museum Bruce Fox has always been a collector. Growing up he collected arrowheads and baseball cards. As an adult, he was working at a Woolco store in Texas, when he found himself gravitating towards the toy aisle. That was where he met the salesman for a growing company. It was the start of a career as well as a collection. by Lynn Atkins

'Yes' voters hold meeting On Dec.3, the banquet room at the Lakepoint Event Center was filled with POA members who support an increase in the POA assessment fee. With well over 100 members in attendance, only two spoke in opposition to the plan. Several spoke in favor. by Lynn Atkins

City council discusses improving police station security The Bella Vista City Council discussed a security fence for the police station during its Monday, Dec. 9, work session. by Keith Bryant

Cookie walk Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Volunteers, left, pass out cookies and gift wrap boxes for participants at last Saturday's Highlands Church Cookie Walk. Cookie Walk co-chair Sue LaHood said that volunteers had been working at the church all week, with a five-hour day being the shortest they put in. LaHood estimated volunteers baked between 14,000 and 20,000 cookies for the event, which raises money for mission trips, Gravette schools, Meals on Wheels and other programs.

Air monitored after fire at Bentonville plant following Wednesday blaze BENTONVILLE -- A massive fire at an industrial site near downtown Wednesday poured thick, black smoke into the sky for hours, but caused no injuries, according to city officials. by NWA Democrat-Gazette

CHIPS group examines Fire Station 3 Fire Station 3 is the smallest station in the department by a wide margin. by Keith Bryant

Packets going out to potential board members In the midst of the second special election about assessments, the POA is preparing for the regular election in May. According to the governing documents, the POA must hold an election each year to fill three of the nine board seats. Board members serve three years. by Lynn Atkins

Blue Christmas service If you feel like you've lost the light, First United Methodist Church Bella Vista welcomes you to "A Blue Christmas: A Service of Hope, Healing, and Comfort," at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. by The Rev. Brenda Wideman First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista

Community

Library News Expand the Library by Bella Vista Library Staff

Club News Village Lake Writers and Poets by Staff Report

Cards and Games St. Bernard Round Robin Bridge by Staff Report

Mark Your Calendar Dec. 13 by Staff Report

Lottery Missouri Lotto by Staff Report

Weather History Monday, Dec. 2 by Staff Report

Historical Museum News Settler's Cabin by Xyta Lucas, president BV Historical Society

One Bethlehem Night: Nativities look at Christmas 600 ways If it exists, someone collects it, and that's true for nativities, too. What's unusual is that one church in Bella Vista has three ardent collectors, and they'll show more than 600 nativities -- "at last count" -- for two more weekends in December. by Becca Martin-Brown

Opinion

OPINION: The evolution of newspapers On Saturday, Nov. 30 -- on Thanksgiving weekend -- it was a rainy day in the Northeast Arkansas town of Corning, where I grew up. It was kind of a dreary day to me, but not just because of the weather. by David Wilson

LETTER: 2020 plan redux Most readers are aware that the defeat of the 2020 Plan was announced at the member meeting at Riordan Hall on Nov. 19. Mr. Judson and the majority of our board of directors were not happy with those results, so they've decided to hold the election again. Only directors Steve McKee and Teah Bidwell voted against the re-vote. by Kevin Dooley Bella Vista

OPINION: A few Christmas words.... Amid the hustle and bustle of the reorganization of the Arkansas State Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives this past week, I called upon the members of the Northwest Arkansas delegation for a short written assignment. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist

LETTER: 2020 Plan Bella Vista gains more diversity with every passing year. We still have a good percentage of retired folks but also numerous young families. And we have an assortment of everybody in between, with different ages and lifestyles and family compositions. by Linda Lloyd Bella Vista

OPINION: What do you want for Christmas? I get racked by this question every December: "What do you want for Christmas?" by Devin Houston Write On

LETTER: Don't vote "DON'T VOTE." there aren't many times in American history that an American citizen has made such an outrageous statement. However, when an election is so rigged as the assessment increase proposal presented to the voters of the Bella Vista Properties Association on Dec. 12, 2019, what else is a person supposed to do. by Jim Parsons Bella Vista

LETTER: So Much Emotion So Much Emotion by Mike Deshon Bella Vista

LETTER: Assessment keeps up with inflation The last time POA fees were increased was about 20 years ago. by Ron Gass Bella Vista

Religion

RELIGION: Bella Vista Church News Village Bible Church by Staff Report

RELIGION: Finding a church for you The other day, I spent some time contemplating the beliefs and programs of a number of churches and, in the process began to wonder just why people go to one church or another. I also began to raise the question about how a person goes about finding a good church when he or she moves into a community. Let me tell you a true story. by Robert Box Columnist

RELIGION: Bella Vista Church News Unitarian Universalists by Staff Report