QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It’s so easy to get caught up in the bright lights of the big towns and neglect our local merchants.”

David Pemberton,

executive director of the Huntsville Area Chamber of Commerce Article, 1B

Today’s happenings

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

Eureka Springs School of the Arts Fine Art Show + Sale, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs

Holiday Open House, 12:30-4 p.m., Rogers Historical Museum

Fifth annual Holiday Silent Auction for the Northwest Arkansas Spay/Neuter Clinic, 1-4 p.m., Arsaga’s on Crossover Road, Fayetteville

Fall Magic boat tour, 2 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg

Tim Ernst: Arkansas Landscapes, 2-4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library

Raptors of Arkansas, 3 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

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

Health education

Al-Anon, 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N.

East Ave., Fayetteville; 7 p.m. Monday, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1 St. Bernard’s Lane, Bella Vista; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, First United Methodist Church, 206 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale; 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10:15 a.m. Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

Dementia caregivers’ support group, 9 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive, Bella Vista; 10 a.m. Monday, Judson American Baptist Church/Village House Adult Day Care, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista;

2 p.m. Tuesday, Alzheimer’s Association, 2408 S. 51st Court, Suite F, Fort Smith; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Paris Health and Rehab, 1414 Elm St.; 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Schmieding C.A.R.E.S., 3880 Willowood Drive, Springdale; 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Washington Regional Senior Health, 12 E. Appleby Road, Fayetteville; 6 p.m. Thursday, Willow Brook, 5501 Duncan Ave., Fort Smith

Grief support group, 10 a.m. Monday, Bentonville Presbyterian Church, 901 N.E. J St.; 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, The First Community Bank Community Room, Siloam Springs

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon and 7 p.m. Monday, noon Tuesday, noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday, noon Thursday and noon and 7 p.m. Saturday, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1 St. Bernard’s Lane, Bella Vista; noon Monday, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2898 S. 48th St., Springdale; 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N. East Ave., Fayetteville; noon and 7 p.m. Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 Lancashire Blvd.

Men’s cancer support group, 5 p.m. Monday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith

Women’s cancer support group, 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Donald W.

Reynolds Cancer Support Home, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith

Adult Children of Alcoholics, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Mount Comfort Presbyterian Church, 3816 W. Mount Comfort Road, Fayetteville

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 6 p.m. Monday, Elm Springs United Methodist Church, 118 N. Elm St.

Metastatic cancer support group, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support Home, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith

Medicare changes for 2013, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Schmieding Health Resource Center, Bella Vista

Lunch and Learn: Diabetes Awareness, noon Tuesday, United Lutheran Church, 100 Cooper Road, Bella Vista

Breast cancer support group, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith

Cancer caregivers’ support group, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith

Q&A Veterans Benefits, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Schmieding Health Resource Center, Bella Vista

Blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

Coping and Conversation, noon Wednesday, Washington Regional Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville

Lunch and Learn: Osteoporosis, noon Wednesday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N. Thompson St., Springdale

PEER Network prostate cancer support group, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith

Family caregiver workshop: Physical skills, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N. Thompson St., Springdale

Pink Divas breast cancer support, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Siloam Springs Senior Activity Center, 750 Heritage Court; 11 a.m. Friday, Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale

Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m. Friday, Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 15 on 11/25/2012