QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’ll have to give those Arkansas people credit. They did a lot of good for me, but trying to catch a horse at 3 o’clock in the morning that’s running up and down the interstate, that’s pretty good.” Frank Hamner, on his thoroughbred horse escaping from a trailer after an accident on I-540
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Today’s meetings Benton County Finance Committee, 2: 30 p. m. Washington County Job Evaluation / Salary Administration Program, 3: 30 p. m. Rogers Planning Commission, 4: 30 p. m. Washington County Quorum Court Personnel Committee, 4: 45 p. m. Bentonville Planning Commission, 5 p. m. Springdale Planning Commission, 5 p. m. Fayetteville City Council, 6 p. m. Centerton Parks and Recreation, 6: 30 p. m. Little Flock Planning Commission, 6: 30 p. m. Siloam Springs Board of Directors, 6: 30 p. m. Gravette Planning Commission, 7 p. m. Lowell City Council, 7 p. m. Pea Ridge Planning Commission, 7 p. m. Tontitown City Council, 7 p. m. Today’s happenings “To Whom It May Concern: E-mails and Letters That Get Results,” 8 a. m.-noon, Flanders Room 114, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 2009 British Garden Tour Informational Meeting, 5: 30 p. m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Fayetteville It’s a Wonderful Life: A Youth Bridge Christmas Roast of Dick Trammel, 5: 30-9 p. m., Fayetteville Town Center The Gift of Reading Literacy Night, 6-7: 30 p. m., George Junior High School, Springdale Volunteer Ambulance Service Town Hall Meeting, 6 p. m., Northeast Benton County Community Center, Garfield An Evening of Chamber Music, 7: 30 p. m., Breedlove Auditorium, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
Looking ahead RSVP Holiday Open House, 10 a. m.-6 p. m. Wednesday, RSVP Center, Fort Smith 55-Plus Holiday Lunch and Health Seminar, 11 a. m. Wednesday, Kay Rodgers Park Pavilion, Fort Smith “Crossing the Finish Line for Children’s Coverage,” 11: 30 a. m. Wednesday, Boys and Girls Club, Room 102, Fayetteville 42 nd Silver Tea, 2-4 p. m. Thursday, Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs Concert by the Fulbright Trio, 7: 30 p. m. Thursday, Shewmaker Center, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville Carols by Candlelight, 7: 30 p. m. Thursday, Immaculate Conception Church, Fort Smith; 7: 30 p. m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Fort Smith Robotics competition held at Fort Smith The 2008 Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition will be Thursday-Saturday at the Fort Smith Convention Center and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The competition will feature teams from Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Registration and social hour begins at 3 p. m. Thursday. The public will be able to view the robots from 1-3 p. m. Friday. The competition will begin at 7: 45 a. m. Saturday at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Stubblefield Center. The day will conclude with an awards ceremony at 5 p. m. More information is available by calling (479 ) 788-7146.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE UAFS Christmas concert set for Dec. 9 The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s annual Seasons Greetings concert will be free this year. The event will be 7 p. m. Dec. 9 at the university’s Stubblefield Center. The concert will feature the university’s Symphonic Band, the Jazz Catz, the UA Fort Smith Chorale and Women’s Chorus and the Brass Ensemble, and will coincide with the lighting of the campus for Christmas. Five $ 500 scholarships also will be awarded during the event. Three scholarships will go to current students, with two awarded to high school seniors. Students may register for the scholarships at the door. More information is available by calling (479 ) 788-7300.
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