QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’ve got lots of luck, but none of it’s good.” Fayetteville pitcher Allen Clark, during Monday’s doubles tournament for the State Horseshoe Pitching Tournament in Fayetteville
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Today’s meetings Rogers Firemen’s Pension, 1 p. m. Benton County Finance Committee, 2: 30 p. m. Tontitown Water and Sewer Commission, 3 p. m. Washington County Job Evaluation / Salary Administration Program, 3: 30 p. m. Fayetteville Board of Adjustments, 3: 45 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. Tontitown Street Committee, 5 p. m. Fayetteville City Council, 6 p. m. Tontitown Park Committee, 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 Madison County Fair, all day, Sky High Rodeo Arena, Huntsville Carroll County Fair, all day, Carroll County Fairgrounds, Berryville Johnson County Fair, all day, fairgrounds, Clarksville South Logan County Fair, all day, fairgrounds, Booneville Northwest Arkansas. NET User Group: “Tips for Improving SharePoint Performance,” 5: 30-8 p. m., Jones Center for Families, Springdale “The Graphic Content: Art of the New Music Scene” opening reception, 6-7: 30 p. m., John Brown University Art Gallery, Siloam Springs
Looking ahead Pinnacle Hills Art Festival and Taste of Rogers, all day Friday-Sunday, Pinnacle Hills Promenade, Rogers 38 th annual Antique Automobile Festival, all day Friday-Sunday, Pine Mountain Village, Eureka Springs The Children’s Hour Preschool Charity Golf Tournament, 1 p. m. Friday, Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club, Rogers Ozark Mountain Gospel Festival, 3-6 p. m. Friday, 10 a. m.-6 p. m. Saturday, 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Sunday, downtown Eureka Springs First Friday, 5-9 p. m. Friday, downtown Bentonville Donald Harington: A reading from Farther Along, 5: 30 p. m. Friday, Crystal Bridges at the Massey, Bentonville Fayetteville Arts Festival, 6 p. m. Friday, noon Saturday, 2 p. m. Sunday, Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville 13 th annual Arkansas Hot Air Balloon State Championship Race, 7 p. m. Friday-Sunday, Harrison Junior High School Football Field Monster Trucks, 7: 30 p. m. Friday and Saturday, Parsons Stadium, Springdale Fall Landscape Clinic, 7: 45 a. m. Saturday, Latture Conference Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Har-Ber Meadows Criterium, 8: 30 a. m. Saturday, Har-Ber Meadows, Springdale Lee Creek Clean-Up, 9 a. m.-3 p. m. Saturday, Devil’s Den State Park, West Fork; Natural Dam Park, Natural Dam Confederate and Union Occupation Commemoration, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. Saturday, Fort Smith National Historic Site Southwest Service Dogs Demonstration, noon-2 p. m. Saturday, Jones Center for Families, Springdale Star Party, 8: 15 p. m. Saturday, Withrow Springs State Park, Near Huntsville Watershed partnership seeks volunteers The Illinois Watershed Partnership is seeking volunteers to help maintain the watershed and to be part of the Stream-Team. Individuals, families, school groups and businesses are welcome. StreamTeams will adopt one of 37 sites in the upper Illinois River Watershed, collect four water samples between September and May, and deliver samples to the University of Arkansas water resources lab for analysis. The watershed partnership and the Arkansas Water Resources will train volunteers from 2-4: 30 p. m. Sept. 13 at Lake Wedington in Fayetteville. Sessions will last 30 minutes each. Illinois River Watershed Appreciation Day will be from 2-7 p. m. Sept. 13 and is open to the public. More information is available at www. irwp. org.
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