QUOTE OF THE DAY “People typically associate tornadoes with Oklahoma, Kansas and the Plains, and they don’t realize how susceptible we are to that damage.” Marshal Watson, Benton County Emergency Management director, on the recent violent storms Article, 1 B Today’s meetings Elkins Economic Development Committee, noon Tontitown Technical Advisory Committee, 1 p.m. Siloam Springs Planning Commission, 4 p.m. Fayetteville City Council agenda session, 4: 30 p.m. Benton County Committee of 13, 5 p.m. Siloam Springs School Board, 5 p.m. Springdale School Board, 5 p.m. Fayetteville Water and Sewer Committee, 5: 15 p.m. Bentonville City Council, 6 p.m. Springdale City Council, 6 p.m. Rogers Community Welfare and Environment Committee, 6: 45 p.m. Cave Springs Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Centerton City Council, 7 p.m. Elkins Street Advisory Committee, 7 p.m. Rogers Transportation Committee, 7 p.m. Rogers Community Service Committee, 7: 15 p.m. Rogers Finance Committee, 7: 15 p.m. Rogers City Council, 7: 30 p.m. West Fork City Council, 7: 30 p.m. Today’s happenings Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes Corporate Recruitment Breakfast, 7: 30 a. m., Embassy Suites, Rogers Women’s Connection High Style Luncheon, noon-1: 30 p. m., Clarion Inn, Fayetteville Looking ahead The Heritage Trail: One Route, Three Histories of Arkansas, 4: 30-7: 30 p.m. Thursday, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Fayetteville National Railway Historic Society, 7 p.m. Thursday, Shiloh Museum, Springdale Adult Development Center Spring Fling Golf Tournament, 7 a.m. Friday, Shadow Valley Country Club, Bentonville Fourth annual Habitat For Humanity Hammer and Nail Golf Classic, 8 a.m. Friday, Lost Springs Golf Course, Rogers Third Friday Twilight Walk, 4-8 p.m. Friday, downtown Rogers 18 th annual White Street Studio Walk, 4-10 p.m. Friday, White Street, Eureka Springs Memorial Day Troop Train planned The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Passenger Train will host a special Memorial Day Troop Train, starting at 8 a.m. May 26 at the Springdale train depot. Active and retired military and veterans will ride free. The train will take participants to Chester, where Arkansas and Missouri Railroad personnel will decorate a military gravesite at 9: 45 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. at the Ozark Military Museum, adjacent to the Arkansas Air Museum at Drake Field in Fayetteville. The event is intended to honor all active U. S. military personnel and veterans. More information is available by calling (479 ) 725-4017.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Gulley Park concert series to begin Fayetteville Parks and Recreation has announced the schedule for the 12 th annual Gulley Park Summer Concert Series, set to begin at 7 p.m. May 22 with a performance by Ultrasuede. This year’s series also will feature performances by Chase Missy on June 5; Nace Brothers on June 19; Big Smith on July 3; Ben del Shreve with Tiffany Christopher on July 24; and Oreo Blue on Aug. 7. The series will feature an expanded food court for 2008, which will include food from Eureka Pizza, Lucky Luke’s BBQ, Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream, Smiling Jack’s Fresh Foods and Qdoba Mexican Grill. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are free to the public. More information is available by calling (479 ) 444-3471.
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