QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I was amazed at the air quality. From 30
feet away, you could barely smell the hog operation. It looked to me that they had gone above and beyond the call as far as making sure they were in compliance with all current environmental regulations.” State Rep. Homer Lenderman, D-Brookland, after a tour of C&H Hog Farms in Mount Judea Article, 1BToday’s meetings Fayetteville Planning Commission agenda session and tour, 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville School Board, 5 p.m.
Benton County Quorum Court, 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, canceled Gravette City Council, 6 p.m.
Today’s happenings
Art talk: Views on “American Encounters,” 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Author talk with University of Arkansas history professor Randall Woods, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library
Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable, 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
KUAF/Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleMemorial Day program planned Sunday
The Fort Smith National Historic Site will host a Memorial Day program at 2 p.m. Sunday. Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders, cemetery director Craig LaChance, Col.
Tom Anderson of the 188th Fighter Wing and Deacon John Burns of St. Boniface Catholic Church are expected to speak at the event.
The Color Guard from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8845 will present the colors, and the River Valley Community Band will play the national anthem. Derek Bolin and Michael Flood of Fort Smith Southside High School will perform taps, and Tery Graves of the Fort Smith Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps are scheduled to perform “Amazing Grace.”
The audience is invited to join the River Valley Community Band in singing patriotic songs. More information is available by calling (479) 783-5345.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTETombstones subject of Fort Smith talk
Precious Tombstones from Yesteryear, Revived! is the subject for a Sunday session of Clayton Conversations at the Clayton House in Fort Smith. The talk is set to start at 2 p.m.
Randy Smith, manager of Van-Alma Edwards Funeral Home, will lead a discussion about his work preserving the headstones of Van Buren’s earliest settlers at Fairview Cemetery.
Music, house tours and refreshments will begin at 1 p.m. Reserved seats are available for a suggested donation of $5 by calling (479) 783-3000 or by e-mailing [email protected].
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 05/23/2013