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QUOTE OF THE DAY “You say you don’t have the power to help with their property? Of course you do.You

have to do what’s right for these property owners, and the opinion of myself and most of these property owners, you have chosen the cheapest route for Whirlpool.” Pam Weber, Fort Smith City Director in reaction to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality saying it would accept Whirlpool’s plans to remediate hazardous chemical contamination originating from its closed Fort Smith plant Article, 1BToday’s happenings

Bear Hollow Overlooks, 10 a.m., Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

The Lorax, 10 a.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Story time with Philip and Vanessa Rouse, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library

The Fine Art of Nesting, 11 a.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Cityscape Collage, noon-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Holiday Movie Mania: Monster’s University, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library

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

School Creek Falls, 10 a.m. Sunday, Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

Winter in the forest, 10 a.m. Sunday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Meet the animals, 1 p.m. Sunday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Drop-in drawing, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Concert: Mr. Stinky Feet, 2 p.m. Sunday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Winter Landscapes, noon-3 p.m. Monday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Holiday Movie Mania: The Croods, 2 p.m. Monday, Fayetteville Public Library

Last Night Fayetteville, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Fayetteville square

Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014, 8 p.m.-midnight Tuesday, Fort Smith Convention Center

New 365: A New Year’s Celebration, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, BentonvilleHome and garden

Fort Smith Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon today, Garrison Avenue and Second Street

Fayetteville Farmers Market Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Eureka Springs Farmers Market Winter Market, 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Pine Mountain Village Spanish-language magazine seeks entries

Azahares, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Spanish-language magazine, is seeking submissions for its Spring 2014 issue through Jan. 18.

The magazine is designed to reflect Hispanic culture in the region and act as a creative outlet for Spanish-language writers. Submissions must be written primarily in Spanish or have a Latino-related theme if written in English.

Artwork and photography submitted must reflect the culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Local, national and international authors and artists may submit their work.

Poems should be no longer than 100 lines, and prose should be 3,500 words or less. Artists and authors should submit files in .doc or .docx format with a 60-word biography written in Spanish.

Artwork and photography should be submitted as .jpg files. Submissions may be made by emailing marv.

[email protected].

More information is available by calling (479) 788-7979.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 15 on 12/28/2013

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