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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We have a number of people who have

been on that waiting list for more than 10 years.As parents age, taking care of an adult

child gets to be more and more difficult.

There becomes a point where these parents can’t do it alone anymore.” Keith Vire, chief executive officer for the Arkansas Support Network, on Medicaid waivers that help people with disabilities get needed services Article, 1BToday’s happenings

28th annual Alma Spinach Festival, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Alma

SpringFest, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown Fayetteville

Washington County Spring Clean-up, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Eco Vista Landÿ ll, 11979 Arbor Acres Road, Tontitown; Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, 11398 Bond Road, Prairie Grove

Fisher Ford Revegetation Volunteer Day, 10 a.m., Fisher Ford, Siloam Springs

Washington County Cemetery Preservation Group, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale

Volunteer Speaker Series:The Life and Times of Mary O’Toole Parker, 10 a.m. and noon, Fort Smith National Historic Site

10th annual Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival, 10 a.m.-noon, Riordan Hall, Bella Vista

Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon, Tilles Park, Fort Smith

2014 Battle of Fayetteville Commemoration, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Headquarters House, Fayetteville

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt, 12:30 p.m., Goddard United Methodist Church, Fort Smith

Children’sArt Class:Artists in the Garden, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Films and Issues: How I Became an Elephant, 1 p.m., Bentonville Public Library

Kat Robinson: Classic Eateries of the Ozarks and the Arkansas River Valley, 2 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale

Macro Photography: Larger Than Life, 2 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg

NASA Mars Mission, 2 p.m., Bentonville Public Library

Earth Day celebration, 2 p.m., Springdale Public Library

Beaver Lake cruise, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Hamlet, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville

A Walk on the Wild Side: Edible Trees and Plants Workshop, 2-4 p.m., Devil’s Den State Park, West Fork

Color My World, 3 p.m., Bella Vista Library

Free comedy show with Marcus Lane, Dan Fritsche, Ant Waits and Doug Shadell, 7 p.m., WXYZ Bar, Aloft Hotel, RogersHome and garden

Central Ozarks Farmers and Artisans Market, 6 a.m.-noon today and Tuesday and 4-7 p.m.Thursday, Harrison square

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

Van Buren Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Wednesday, 15th and Main streets

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.-1 p.m. Sunday, Jefferson Center Playground

Siloam Springs Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Tuesday, City Park

A Walk on the Wild Side: Edible Trees and Plants Workshop, 2-4 p.m. today, Devil’s Den State Park, West ForkLifeSource to host annual gala Tuesday

LifeSource will host its annual fundraising gala, Hands of Compassion, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fayetteville Town Center. A silent auction will start at 5:30 p.m.

The evening will include dinner, entertainment and a keynote speech by Henry Ho, chief business development officer and co-founder of Field Agent. Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan will also speak at the event.

Tickets cost $20 individually or $200 per table. Life-Source serves more than 55,000 Northwest Arkansas residents through programs such as food and clothing pantries, after-school and summer camp programs for youth, adult education classes, counseling, and community outreach meals. More information is available at lifesourceinternational.org or by calling (479) 521-4000.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 04/19/2014

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