QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not just about getting higher student achievement; it’s about helping teachers get better at what they do.” Paul Teske, dean of the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado at Denver, speaking at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Today’s happenings Coalescence Festival, all day, Lake Leatherwood Park, Eureka Springs Fayetteville Fire Department Pancake Breakfast, 5-11 a. m., Central Fire Station Fourth annual Rogers Fall Festival, 7 a. m.-1 p. m., downtown Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s Steps for Success, 8: 30 a. m.-2 p. m., Shewmaker Center, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville Fall Civil War Preservation Trust Workday, 9 a. m.-3 p. m., Pea Ridge National Military Park Arkansas Apple Festival, 9 a. m., downtown Lincoln Frontier Day Festival, 9 a. m.-4 p. m., Paris Town Square Decatur Bulldog Days, 10 a. m.-7 p. m., Veterans Park Twist of Green Festival, 10 a. m.-10 p. m., Fayetteville Square Bella Vista Animal Shelter Wiener Dog Race, 10 a. m., Glasgow Road Softball Field Building Safer Communities Day, 10 a. m.-4 p. m., Tyson Park, Springdale Battle of the Bluegrass Bands, 1 p. m., downtown Ozark Royal Wade Kimes ’ third annual “Bringin ’ It Home” Concert, 5 p. m., Kimes Family Ranch, Chester Fred Alan Wolf: What the Bleep Do We Know ?, 6: 15 p. m., Lake Leatherwood Park, Eureka Springs
Looking ahead Fort Smith Jazz Festival, 9 a. m.-10 p. m. Sunday, Creekmore Park, Fort Smith Boreham Library Fall Book Sale, 7: 30 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith LifeWriters, 10 a. m. Monday, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale Ozark Writers ’ Block Meeting, 6 p. m. Monday, The Warehouse, 504 Old Bellefonte Road, Harrison Home and garden Bentonville Farmers Market, 6: 30 a. m.-1 p. m. today, Dave Peel Park Eureka Springs Farmers Market, 9 a. m.-4 p. m. Sunday, 7 a. m.-noon Tuesday and Thursday, old Johnny Russell Theater Fayetteville Farmers Market, 7 a. m.-1 p. m. today, Tuesday and Thursday, downtown Square; Mill District Market, 4-7 p. m. Thursday, Sixth Street and School Avenue Gentry Farmers Market, 8 a. m.-noon, today and Tuesday, West Main Street Harrison Farmers Market, 7 a. m.-noon today and Tuesday, downtown square Rogers Farmers Market, 7 a. m.-1 p. m. today and Wednesday, Frisco Park Siloam Springs Farmers Market, 7: 30 a. m.-12: 30 p. m. Tuesday and Friday, City Park Springdale Farmers Market, 7 a. m.-1 p. m., today and Wednesday, Jones Center for Families Rogers festival sets scarecrow contest Main Street Rogers will host its annual fall festival today downtown. The Farmers Market will host the fifth annual Pumpkin Fest from 7 a. m.-1 p. m., featuring fall decorations, pumpkins, gourds, corn shocks and crafts. The first 200 families who arrive at Frisco Park between 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. today will receive supplies as part of the annual Build-A-Scarecrow event. Hay rides also will be offered between 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. More information is available by calling (479 ) 936-5487.
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College prep seminar today at NWACC The Hispanic Scholarship Fund will host Steps for Success, a program for sixth- through 12 th-graders that focuses on college preparation, from 8: 30 a. m.-2 p. m. today at Northwest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center in Bentonville. Workshops include “Preparing and Paying for College,” “ Preparing for the PLAN / ACT, ” “University Profiles,” “ Writing Personal Statements” and “Researching Financial Aid.” Each participant will attend three workshops and a college fair. A continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Parents are welcome and may attend special workshops held in Spanish. More information is available at www. hsf. net / workshops. aspx.
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