QUOTE OF THE DAY “The geology is very important. It’s the stage on which the play is made.” Berton Fisher, a Tulsa geologist testifying in a U. S. District Court hearing on Oklahoma’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop the spreading of poultry litter on farms in the Illinois River watershed
Article, 1 B Today’s meetings Washington County Election Commission, 8: 30 a. m. Fayetteville Planning Commission agenda session and tour, 3: 30 p. m. Rogers Subdivision Committee, 4 p. m. Springdale Airport Commission, 4 p. m. Fayetteville Council of Neighborhoods, 5: 30 p. m. Fayetteville Telecommunications Board, 5: 30 p. m. Jefferson Center for Art and Education Board, 6 p. m. Southeast Fayetteville Community Center, 6: 30 p. m. Elkins City Council, 7 p. m. Gentry Planning and Zoning, 7 p. m. Today’s happenings Financial Aid Fair, 11 a. m.-5 p. m., NWACC Student Center, Bentonville “Hip-Hop and AIDS,” 6 p. m., Giffels Auditorium, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville “Mississipian Mound Building and Labor Organization,” 7 p. m., Echols Conference Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
Looking ahead “Maya Angelou and Stamps, Ark.,” 10 a. m. Friday, Gardner Lecture Hall, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Sixth annual Kiss a Pig Gala, 6 p. m.-midnight Saturday, John Q. Hammons Center, Rogers Stride ‘n’ Ride with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 7-10 p. m. Saturday, Central Mall, Fort Smith Arts Center of the Ozarks Pirates Ball, 8 p. m.-midnight Saturday, Northwest Arkansas Mall, Fayetteville
Library events Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.: After School Workshop, 4-5 p. m. today, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; Teen Knitting Group, 5-6: 30 p. m. today, Ann Henry Board Room; Baby Bookworms, birth to 24 months, 9: 45 a. m. today, Walker Community Room; Toddler Time for 2- to 3-year-olds, 10: 30 a. m. and 11 a. m. today, 10: 30 a. m. Friday. Springdale Public Library, 405 S. Pleasant St.: Teen Program: Electrified Ben, 2-4 p. m. Saturday; Spanish Story Time for Families, 4 p. m. today, Children’s Auditorium Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road: Saturday Cinema: Underdog, 2 p. m. Saturday; Babies ‘n’ Books, 10: 30 a. m. today; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main St.: After-school Movie, 4: 30 p. m. today; Oral History Workshop, 1 p. m. Friday and Saturday; Baby Play and Rhyme Time, 10: 30 a. m. today; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.: Evening Story Time, 6: 30 p. m. today; Saturday Story Time, 2 p. m. Saturday Siloam Springs Library, 401 W. University St.: Story Time, 11 a. m. today Van Buren Public Library, 111 N. 12 th St.: Craft Party, 3: 30 p. m. today Greenland Branch Library, 8 E. Ross St.: Lily Pad Pond Story Time, 8: 45 a. m. today Winslow Branch Library, 351 S. Arkansas 71: Lily Pad Pond Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today Mulberry Public Library, 207 N. Main St.: MadLibs Party, 3: 30 p. m. today Missouri Lottery Lotto: 10-26-29-35-37-43. Next jackpot estimated at $ 1. 2 million. Powerball: 9-12-20-22-36. PB: 31. Jackpot estimated at $ 100 million. ‘Land of Eccentricity’ conference set The Arkansas Historical Association will discuss “Arkansas: Land of Eccentricity” at the group’s annual conference March 27-29 in Eureka Springs. The conference will discuss unique, interesting and oddball aspects of Arkansas history. Topics of discussion include the White River monster, unusual Arkansas laws, comedian Bob Burns, musician Ronnie Hawkins and the invention of the Presto Space Age diaper. Columnist Ernest Dumas and Allyn Lord, director of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, will be keynote speakers. The conference is supported by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Registration is $ 5; the conference is open to the public. More information is available by calling Donna Ludlow at (479 ) 575-5884.
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