QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The staff people over there are obviously not doing their job. Either they are incompetent or they are turning a blind eye.
If a cop just sits behind a desk, he’ll never find anything.”
State Rep. Bryan King,
R-Berryville, on the state Board of Election Commissioners’ staff, saying it needs to be more proactive in investigating possible election fraud Article, 1B
Today’s happenings
Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council, 9 a.m.
Junior League of Fort Smith’s Holiday Market 2012, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fort Smith Convention Center.
Artsy Crafty Thanksgiving, 10 a.m.-noon, Fayetteville Public Library.
Authors in the Afternoon with Wayne Hancock, 2-4 p.m., Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.
Homeschool Friday Fun: Artful Architecture, 3:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville.
GalileoScope workshop, 6 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Historical re-enactment: The United States v. John Pointer, 7 p.m., Fort Smith National Historic Site.
Jewels of Giving Gala for Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, 7:30 p.m., John Q. Hammons Center, Rogers.
Walk set to help fight childhood cancer
The St. Jude Give Thanks Walk will begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. Funds raised go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help fight childhood cancer.
Springdale is one of 90 cities nationwide to host a walk for the hospital Saturday. The event will include face painting, music by Jake McBride from the Big KIX Morning Show, skee ball, a photo booth and a talk by a St. Jude patient family member.
More information is available by calling Meredith Perkins at (901) 482-7805.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEEquine program hosts fundraiser
The 12th annual Razorback Roundup horse and tack sale will be Saturday at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center in Fayetteville. The sale benefits the D.E.
King Equine Program, a largely self-funded program at the University of Arkansas.
The event will begin at 1 p.m. with close inspection of the horses by potential buyers. Guests will also be able to meet the horses’ trainers at that time.
Students will present their horses by saddling up and riding an obstacle course between 2:30 and 4 p.m. The auction begins at 4:30 p.m.
Each horse comes with a detailed portfolio created by students that includes a training plan, an entry about each training session, cues used, health records and bloodlines.
More information is available by calling (479) 575-8423.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTECircle of Life hosts annual gala
Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale will host its 12th annual Voyage for Hospice at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. The theme for this year’s event is Voyage to a Dream.
Guests can enjoy appetizers and dinner from local restaurants, silent auction, raffle and after-party. Tickets cost $75 each.
More information is available by calling (479) 872-3396 or online at voyageforhospice.com.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 11/16/2012