QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I have handed people napkins or Kleenex to spit their gum out while they were testifying. I've done that on more than one occasion.You can't understand what they're saying for the smacking."
Faulkner County Circuit Judge Charles E. Clawson Jr.,
discussing the decline of courtroom etiquette
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Today's happenings
Good Ol' Boys Band Performance, 7 p.m., Barling City Hall
Looking ahead
Wine Country Tour, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Mount Magazine Lodge, Paris LifeWriters, 10 a.m. Monday, Shiloh Museum, Springdale Relay for Life of Fort Smith planning meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Reynolds Cancer Home Winter Night Hike, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Barling Arkansas Game and Fish Commission meeting on the 2009-10 hunting seasons, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Barling International Festival Planning Committee, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce, 506 Enterprise Drive, Suite 102, Lowell
Eureka Springs group sets 'green' forum
Change is Coming, a group of Eureka Springs environmentalists, will host a forum on community "sustainability" from 1-5 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Eureka Springs Library Annex, 192 Spring St. The event is designed to raise awareness of local environmental groups including Planet Home, the Eureka Springs Outdoor Alliance, Green Jobs and Time Bank. Robert McAfee, a climatologist with the Governor's Commission on Global Warming, will speak about "green collar" jobs and renewable energy. More information is available at my.barackobama.com/ page/group/EurekaSpringsYesWeCan. - ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Library hosts police historian's reading
Author Michael Lindsey will read from and sign copies of his book Big Hat Law: Arkansas and Its State Police (1935-2000) at 2 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Fayetteville Public Library. The book chronicles the history of the Arkansas State Police from its inception as the "Arkansas Rangers" to the plan of 1953-55 Gov. Francis Cherry for a "trooper in every county." It is published by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, a department of the Central Arkansas Library System. The event is free and open to the public. More information is available by calling (479) 856-7250. - ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
City offers Christmas tree recycling
The city of Fayetteville will recycle Christmas trees through Jan. 15 as part of their compost program. Trees can be placed curbside on residents' normal trash and recycling collection day. All trees must be free of plastic bags, stands, decorations, lights and tinsel. No artificial trees will be collected. Trees also will be collected at the city's compost facility, 1708 S. Armstrong Ave. More information is available by calling (479) 575-8398. - ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
U.S. convention looms for rug hookers
Over 40 rug hookers from throughout the United States will meet for a convention Jan. 18-21 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs. Vendors will be on hand to display the latest rug hooking supplies. The event is free and open to the public. More information is available by calling Ken Rundel at (479) 947-4387.
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