Andy Shupe

CONFERENCE COLLISION - Rogers Heritage’s Alex Smith, left, and Fayetteville sophomore Ashley Davidson collide while attempting to control the ball during the first half Thursday at Harmon Field in Fayetteville.

Published March 19, 2010
Photo by Andy Shupe

PAINTING THE TOWN - David Bolkins, 6, a first-grader at The New School in Fayetteville, helps to paint a spring mural Thursday at The Common Grounds on West Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Christina Mariatti’s first-grade art class was asked to produce the mural on a set of windows the restaurant often decorates with seasonal murals.

Published March 19, 2010
Photo by Andy Shupe

Stephanie Mertz, left, holds their 1-year-old son, Samuel, as her husband, James, right, plays with their 3-year-old son, Isaac, while their 8-year-old son, Eli, and daughter, Grace, 10, watch on Saturday in their Prairie Grove home. The Mertzes adopted Isaac and Sam, both of whom have Down syndrome.

Published March 17, 2010
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Ryan McQuade, 12, of Houston kicks a soccer ball back to his father while enjoying the warm weather Monday at Veterans Memorial Park in Fayetteville. Ryan’s family is in town to allow his sister to visit the University of Arkansas campus and Fayetteville to see if she wants to attend school here in the fall. The warm weather should continue through today, though rain is expected by midweek, according to the National Weather Service.

Published March 16, 2010
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Bentonville second baseman Meg McGuirt, left, applies the late tag as Farmington’s Teighlor Williams steals second base during the first inning of the Lady Cardinals’ 6-5 win in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader in Farmington.

Published March 16, 2010
Photo by Andy Shupe