QUOTE OF THE DAY “The operation was a little hard to watch. I’m an IT guy, not a medical doctor. I had to leave the room a couple of times.” Eric Nelson, information technology specialist for Mercy Medical Center in Rogers on coordinating the video link that let a National Guard member in Iraq see his son being born by Caesarean section
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Today’s meetings Fayetteville Subdivision Committee, 9 a. m. Rogers Museum Commission, 4 p. m. Washington County Planning Board, 5 p. m. Fayetteville Community Access Television Board, 6 p. m. Gravette Parks and Recreation Committee, 6: 30 p. m. Elkins City Council, 7 p. m. Today’s happenings First Thursday Open House, 9 a. m.-4 p. m., RSVP Center, Fort Smith “What Will the World Look Like in 2025 ?” 1-2: 30 p. m., Weidman Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Exhibit Opening: “Driven to Abstraction” by Patricia Lappin, 5-7 p. m., Fort Smith Art Center Remy Fine Art Gallery Open House, 6-8 p. m., Remy Fine Art Gallery, Fort Smith United Cerebral Palsy’s “Brilliant Strokes: An Art Auction for Independence,” 6: 30 p. m., Fayetteville Town Center Murder and Mayhem Trolley Tour, 7 p. m. and 8 p. m., Fort Smith Museum of History Storm Ready County Program, 7 p. m., Butterfield District 5 Fire Station, 5920 Arkansas 59 North, Van Buren Sergio Troncoso: “New Perspectives on Latino Literature and the Role of the Writer,” 7: 30 p. m., Giffels Auditorium, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Symphonic Band, 7: 30 p. m., Breedlove Auditorium, UAFS
Looking ahead Pansy Sale, 7 a. m.-5 p. m. Friday, Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith ALS Association Charity Golf Classic, 8 a. m. and 1 p. m. Friday, Bella Vista Country Club Decatur Bulldog Days, 10 a. m.-7 p. m. Friday-Sunday, Veterans Park, Decatur Restore Humanity Harvest Zinfandel Tasting, 7-10 p. m. Friday, Pratt Place Barn, 2231 W. Markham Road, Fayetteville Arkansas Apple Festival, 9 a. m. Friday and Saturday, noon Sunday, downtown Lincoln Coalescence Festival, 3 p. m. Friday-7 p. m. Sunday, Lake Leatherwood Park, Eureka Springs First Friday, 5-9 p. m. Friday, downtown Bentonville Twist of Green Festival, 7-9 p. m. Friday, 10 a. m.-10 p. m. Saturday, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. Sunday, Fayetteville Square
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; Banished Book Lunch Club: The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling, noon today, Ann Henry Board Room; After School Workshop with University of Arkansas International Students, 4 p. m. today, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; Yoga at the Library, 9: 30 a. m. Friday; Crimes and Clues Book Club, 10 a. m. Friday, Ann Henry Board Room; Saturday Story Time, 11 a. m. Saturday, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; Green Building Tour, 11 a. m. and 4 p. m. Saturday; Twist of Green with author Dan Chiras, 11 a. m. Saturday, Walker Community Room; Green Workshop with Dan Chiras, 12: 30 p. m. Saturday, Walker Community Room; How Green is Your T ?, Teens, 2-3 p. m. Saturday, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; An Inconvenient Truth, 2 p. m. Sunday, Walker Community Room; Go Green Family Concert with Laura Freeman, 2 p. m. Sunday, Walker Community Room Springdale Public Library, 405 S. Pleasant St.: Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, 9 a. m.-5 p. m. today, Friday and Saturday; Spanish Story Time for Families, 4 p. m. today; The Secret Code, 1 p. m. Saturday Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road: Toddler Story Time, 9: 30 a. m. today; Babies ‘n’ Books, 10: 30 a. m. today; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today; Movie Night: Disturbia, 6 p. m. today; First Friday Book Group, 1 p. m. Friday; National Hispanic Heritage Month Story Time, 2 p. m. Saturday m Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main St.: Baby Play and Rhyme Time, 9: 30 a. m. today; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today; After School Movie, 4 p. m. today; Story Time Live ! with Students in Free Enterprise, 2 p. m. Saturday Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.: Regular Story Time, ages 3 and up, 10 a. m. today; Genealogy Databases, 3 p. m. today; Evening Story Time, 6: 30 p. m. today; Family Story Time, 2 p. m. Saturday; Miller Branch, 8701 S. 28 th St.: Boys Book Club, 4: 30 p. m. today Siloam Springs Library, 401 W. University St.: Home School Group, 11 a. m. today; After School Program, 4 p. m. today Greenland Branch Library, 8 E. Ross St.: In Our Town Story Time, ages 3 and up, 8: 45 a. m. today. Winslow Branch Library, 351 S. U. S. 71: In Our Town Story Time, ages 3 and up, 10: 30 a. m. today
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