QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I don’t want my child going to school and somebody telling my child who to worship. That’s my job.”
State Rep. Johnnie Roebuck,
D-Arkadelphia, on a
rationale behind a state rule, approved Friday, that bars state-funded preschools from religious activities Article, 1BToday’s happenings
Buck Fest, a benefit for the Mule Deer Foundation, all day, Buck Crossing BBQ, College Avenue and Joyce Boulevard, Fayetteville
County breakfast fundraiser, 6-11 a.m., Wedington Volunteer Fire Department, Arkansas 16 West, Fayetteville
Fayetteville Ward 4 bulky waste cleanup, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Owl Creek School and Holcomb Elementary School, Fayetteville
Beaver Lake Clean-up, 8-11 a.m., Rocky Branch, Prairie Creek, Hickory Creek and Dam Site Parks on Beaver Lake
Mount Magazine Historic Encampment, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris
19th annual Northeast Benton County Fire-EMS turkey shoot and rib cookoff, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., NEBCO Fire Station No. 1 and Community Center, U.S. 62 and South Wimpy Jones Road, Garfield
Border Town Coin Club’s 19th annual Fall Coin Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Columbus Acres, Fort Smith
Rudy Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Rudy City Park
Rogers Rotary Wing Fling to benefit Open Avenues, 10 a.m., D&D Cycles, 2525 W. Hudson Road, Rogers
Bluegrass festival to benefit the Dixie Theater restoration project, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Mansfield City Lake
Book signing and lecture with Brooks Blevins, author of Ghost of the Ozarks: Murder and Memory in the Upland South, 1 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History
The Theatre Company presents The Butler Did It, 7 p.m., Twelve Oaks Estate, 7201 Arkansas 7 South, Harrison
Fort Smith Symphony presents Sounds of the Universe, 7:30 p.m., Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith Convention Center
Oliver!, 8 p.m., Rogers Little TheaterHome and garden
Central Ozarks Farmers and Artisans Market, 6 a.m.-noon today and Tuesday, Harrison square
Van Buren Farmers Market, 6 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Depot Park; 6 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday, Van Buren Library parking lot
Fort Smith Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon today, Garrison Avenue and Second Street
Paris Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon today and Tuesday, downtown square
Bentonville Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today, downtown square
Rogers Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Wednesday, Frisco Park
Springdale Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Tuesday and Thursday, Jones Center for Families; 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today and 4-7 p.m. Monday, Shiloh square, Emma Avenue
Fayetteville Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. today and 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Fayetteville square; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Berryville Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m.-noon today, downtown Berryville square
Siloam Springs Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Tuesday, downtown by the Community Building
Madison County Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Arvest Bank, Huntsville
Eureka Springs Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday and Thursday, Pine Mountain Village
Green Forest Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Green Forest squareUA athletes hold food drive
Fans can join members of the University of Arkansas basketball, baseball, gymnastics, golf and track and field teams at a food drive from 9-11 a.m. today at Fayetteville Harps stores. The event will benefit the Full Circle Food Pantry on the UA Fayetteville campus and the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.
The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be collecting food at the Harps on Garland Avenue. The men’s baseball team and the women’s gymnastics team will be taking donations at the Harps on Crossover Road.
The men’s track team will be at the Harps on North College at Fiesta Square, while the women’s golf team will be on hand at the Harps on Wedington Drive.
More information is available at arkansasrazorbacks.com.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 09/29/2012