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QUOTE OF THE DAY “The only work he does is on the Fayetteville square for a month.The rest of the year, he’s on vacation.” Steve Boger of Kansas, Okla., about Charlie, a 33-year-old retired circus camel that gives rides during the Christmas season Article, 1BToday’s happenings

Winter birds, 10 a.m., Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris Looking ahead

B&B Funddrive’s 21st annual Christmas dinner, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Church of Christ Activity Center, Bentonville

Winter Break Movie Festival: Brave, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fayetteville Public Library

Exhibit: The Van Winkle Legacy - The Story of Northwest Arkansas’ First Great Entrepreneur, 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, Bentonville Public Library

Eagle cruise, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Winter Break Movie Festival: Ice Age 4, 2 p.m. Thursday, Fayetteville Public Library

Winter Break Movie Festival: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, 2 p.m. Thursday, Fayetteville Public Library

Silent Library: Year in Review, 5 p.m. Thursday, Fayetteville Public Library

Eagle cruise, 3 p.m. Friday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

W.S.I.: Wild Scene Investigation, 10 a.m. Saturday, Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

Beginning birdwatching, 11 a.m. Saturday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Mammal tales, 1 p.m. Saturday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Exhibit: The Van Winkle Legacy - The Story of Northwest Arkansas’ First Great Entrepreneur, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Bentonville Public Library

Bear Hollow Overlook hike, 3 p.m. Saturday, Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

Snow moon, 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

Dutch oven demonstration, 8 p.m. Saturday, Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

Military park hosts vegetation study

Pea Ridge National Military Park is in the process of developing a vegetation management plan environmental assessment, the park has announced. The plan would modify or establish vegetation patterns to match the look and feel of an 1862 battlefield landscape.

The assessment is part of the park’s 2006 general management plan, which established goals for landscape management. Residents are invited to comment on the plan through Jan. 14 by using the park’s planning, environment and public comment website, parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=42064.

The park was established in 1956 to commemorate and preserve the site of the Civil War battle that took place in Pea Ridge in March 1862. The battle helped U.S. forces gain control of Missouri.

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Homeless shelter needs essentials

7Hills Homeless Center in Fayetteville has released its December needs list. The list includes food, clothing, hygiene items and gift cards.

Food items needed include ground coffee, creamer, hot chocolate, canned meat, pasta with meat, snacks and canned soups, vegetables and fruit. Clothing including men’s belts, underwear, thermal underwear, T-shirts, winter coats and tube socks.

Hygiene products the shelter needs are hairbrushes, cold and stomach medicines, individual packs of tissues, toothpaste, plastic spoons and pillows. Gift cards and phone cards will also be accepted.

A full list of items needed is available at 7hillscenter.org or by calling (479) 251-7776, ext. 9.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 12/24/2012

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