NW Arkansas today
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “More and more people who never in their lives thought they were homeless are finding themselves in dire straits.” Sandra Wilson, director of the Arkansas Supportive Housing Network, on the rising number of people losing their homes because of foreclosures and job layoffs
Article, 1 B Today’s meetings Fayetteville Subdivision Committee, 9 a. m. Fayetteville Firemen’s Pension and Relief Fund Board of Trustees, 11 a. m. Today’s happenings Benton County Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk Captain Kickoff, noon-6 p. m., 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista; 2300 S. E. 28 th St., No. 306, Bentonville
Looking ahead 55 th annual Decatur Barbecue, 7 a. m.-10: 30 p. m. Friday, Veterans Park, Decatur Saturday Studio Hours, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. Saturday, Community Imagination Studio, 818 N. Sang Ave., Fayetteville Butterfield Overland Mail Sesquicentennial Pageant, 3 p. m. Saturday, Fayetteville Town Center Pickin ’ in the Park, 6 p. m. Saturday, Frisco Park, Rogers St. John’s Hospital Foundation Casino Night, 7-11 p. m. Saturday, Grand Central Hotel, Berryville Lucky 13 Starlight Cinema: Across the Universe and The Wizard of Oz, 7 p. m. Sunday, 1 N. Main St., Eureka Springs
Library events Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.: Baby Bookworms, birth to 24 months, 9: 45 a. m. today, Walker Community Room; Toddler Time for 2- to 3-yearolds, 10: 30 a. m. today and Friday; Book Buddies, 1 p. m. today, Children’s Library; Bed Bugs Storytime, 6: 30 p. m. today, Walker Community Room; Fright Night, 6: 30 p. m. today, Walker Community Room; Friday Morning Movies, 10 a. m. Friday, Walker Community Room; Historical Dance Society, 2 p. m. Saturday; Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast, teens, 6: 30 p. m. Saturday, Walker Community Room. Springdale Public Library, 405 S. Pleasant St.: End of Summer Celebration, 8 a. m.-noon today; Spanish Story Time for Families, 4 p. m. today. Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road: Summer Reading Club Little Tykes Story Time, 9: 30 a. m. today; Summer Reading Club Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today; Movie Night: Batman Begins, 6 p. m. today; Craft Fridays, 10 a. m. Friday; RPL Adult Summer Reading Program Movie Time, 10 a. m. Friday; First Friday Book Group, 1 p. m. Friday. Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main St.: Baby Play and Rhyme Time, 10: 30 a. m. today; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today; Kids ’ Classical Cello, 2 p. 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. Bella Vista Public Library, 11 Dickens Place: Reading Round-Up, 10 a. m. Saturday. Farmington Public Library, 241 Rheas Mill Road: Metamorphosis, 3 p. m. today. Lincoln Public Library, 107 W. Bean St.: Metamorphosis, 3 p. m. Friday. Alma Public Library, 624 Fayetteville Ave.: Summer Story Time, 9: 30 a. m. today. Missouri Lottery Lotto: 16-20-21-29-41-42. Next jackpot estimated at $ 4. 9 million. Powerball: 3-25-45-51-55. PB: 13. Jackpot estimated at $ 75 million. Park entrance closed for renovation The Zion Road entrance to Veterans Park in Fayetteville will be closed from 7 a. m. today to 7 a. m. Saturday for renovation. Residents can enter by parking in the Lake Fayetteville Softball Complex lot and walking the trail into the park.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Meeting on proposed park set Fayetteville Parks and Recreation will hold a public meeting to review the master plans for a proposed park at 1582 E. Fairlane St. at 5: 30 p. m. Monday at Fayetteville Administration Building, Room 326. The park will be near the intersection of Huntsville Road (Arkansas 265 ) and 15 th Street (Arkansas 16 ). Comments may be submitted to Fayetteville Parks and Recreation, 113 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, Ark. 72701. More information is available by calling (479 ) 444-3471.
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