QUOTE OF THE DAY “We were told everything was going to be the same. So this was a big surprise.” Tim Kral, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Faculty Senate president, on the faculty’s concern that mentalhealth providers have dropped out of the UA System’s insurance plan because of too-low reimbursement rates from a new plan manager Article, 1BToday’s meetings Springdale Advertising and Promotion Commission, 4 p.m. Rogers Planning Commission, 4:30 p.m.
Bentonville Planning Commission, 5 p.m.
Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Board, 6 p.m.
Fayetteville City Council, 6 p.m.
Tontitown Committee of the Whole, 6 p.m.
Lowell City Council, 6:30 p.m.
Rogers Library Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.
Siloam Springs Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m.
Pea Ridge City Council, 7 p.m.
Today’s happenings
Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program coupon distribution, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Boone County Senior Activity and Wellness Center, Harrison
Free guided tours of Compton Gardens, 10 a.m., Compton Gardens, Bentonville
Trail run, 11 a.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Lee Creek tree restoration project, 1-4 p.m., Devil’s Den State Park, West Fork
Spring break movie marathon: Peter Pan, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library
Adobe Photoshop workshop for teens, 2-4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library
Get Outside, a camping-skills demonstration, 3 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near RogersLooking ahead
Searching for diversity, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Spring Break Special: Family Flicks, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Spring Break Special: Family friendly gallery tours, noon and 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Spring Break Special: Drop-in studio, noon-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Preschool art class: Color, Color Everywhere, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Leave No Trace explored, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near RogersWeekend focuses on the cold-blooded
Lake Fort Smith State Park in Mountainburg will host Cold-Blooded Critter Weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the park’s visitors center, 15458 Shepherd Springs Road.
Events begin with a turtle topography program at 3 p.m.
Friday, followed by a spring peeper hike at 7 p.m.
A snake safety awareness program kicks off Saturday events at 12:30 p.m. Reptile mania, which features native snakes and a juvenile alligator, will follow from 1-3 p.m.
A program on the diverse species of frogs that inhabit Lake Fort Smith will begin at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, followed by a second spring peeper hike at 7 p.m.
Guests can watch display reptiles be fed as part of a critter crunch at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
More information is available by calling (479) 369-2469 or online at arkansasstateparks.com/lakefortsmith/events/.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 03/19/2013