QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It’s not usually a drive to immediate citizenship - it’s more about putting them on a path to citizenship.”
Kedron Benham,
immigration lawyer, on events his
firm has held to help Marshallese residents learn about how to become U.S. citizens Article, 1B
Today’s happenings
Border Town Coin Club’s 19th annual Fall Coin Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Columbus Acres, Fort Smith
Whole Wheat, Fresh and Pasta, a cooking demonstration, 1 p.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Fayetteville
Banned Books Week virtual read-out, 1-3 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library
National Public Lands Day, 1-4 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Clayton Conversations: 19th century magic with Bill Pitts, 2 p.m., The Clayton House, Fort Smith
The Theatre Company presents The Butler Did It, 2 p.m., Twelve Oaks Estate, 7201 Arkansas 7 South, Harrison
Oliver!, 2 p.m., Rogers Little Theater
Friends of the Fort Smith Public Library Chocolate Festival, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Fort Smith Public Library Dallas Branch, 8100 Dallas St.
Looking ahead
Opening of Tenses of Landscape, an invitational group painting show, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday, University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville
LifeWriters, 10 a.m. Monday, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
Silent film forum: Fact Amidst Fiction - Identifying the Real Wild West, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Bentonville City Expo, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Bentonville Public Library
Music on the Mountain: Dennis Collins, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Sequoyah Retreat and Conference Center, Fayetteville
Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty presents Ray Krone, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Giffels Auditorium at Old Main, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Health education
Al-Anon, 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N.
East Ave., Fayetteville; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, First United Methodist Church, 206 W. Johnson St., Springdale; 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10:15 a.m. Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 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
Grief support group, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale
Survivors’ Circle art therapy, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Washington Regional Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 6 p.m. Monday, Elm Springs United Methodist Church, 118 N. Elm St.; 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Fayetteville City Hospital, 221 S. School Ave.
Blood pressure and equipment checks, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Schmieding Health Resource Center, 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
Blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.
Upbeats women’s cancer support group, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Papa Mike’s, 2 Kingsdale Lane, Bella Vista
Coping and Conversation, noon Wednesday, Washington Regional Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville
PEER Network prostate cancer support group, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith
Medicare presentation, 10 a.m. Thursday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N.
Thompson St., Springdale
Memory screenings, 10 a.m. Thursday, Schmieding Health Resource Center, Bella Vista
Newly diagnosed cancer support group, noon Thursday, Washington Regional Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville
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
Cancer Survivors of Carroll County, 4 p.m. Thursday, Holiday Island Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step program, 6 p.m. Friday, Elm Springs United Methodist Church, 118 N. Elm St.; 6 p.m. Friday, Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 15 on 09/30/2012