Erin Cain
Stories by Erin
NORTHERN LIGHTS - 17 teams show smarts at benefit trivia game
SPRINGDALE — The ballroom, holding nearly 200 know-it-alls, fell silent when the quizzing began. Read More »
WEDDING - ASHLEY ROSE POST and JOHN ROBERT RAUSCH
FORT SMITH — The Fort Smith Convention Center was the setting at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 6, for the wedding of Ashley Rose Post and John Robert Rausch. The Revs. John Shetler of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mesa, Ariz., and Alex Himaya of the Church at BattleCreek in Broken Arrow, Okla., officiated. Read More »
Pint-size fundraiser hits the Top 10
SPRINGDALE — At age 7, there’s lots that Caitlin Murphy is not old enough to do. Read More »
Hoarse, Shirley Jones still lights up Oscar gala
FORT SMITH — Academy Award-winner Shirley Jones, best known for her part in the 1970s television show The Partridge Family, was too hoarse to sing, but the 35-piece Hollywood Orchestra and two soloists took the stage without her, performing music from Gone With the Wind, The Sound of Music and E.T. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Crowd craving Cajun feeds club’s kitty
BENTONVILLE — Miranda Harlin uses one word to describe what the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County means to her — “Everything.” Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Lawyers strike a pose on‘Starry Night’ runway
FAYETTEVILLE — Some local lawyers and a University of Arkansas dean made appearances on the runway recently, strutting their stuff for a crowd of fashionistas — a rather public display of support for a cause that garners all-too-little attention. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Red-carpet interviewers greet guests at function
ROGERS — Guests at the ninth annual Crimson and Cream Scholarship Ball and Silent Auction were given the red carpet treatment. Read More »
Scary success story starts 2010 Kampaign for Kids
SPRINGDALE — Just over four months ago, 11-year-old Noah Sarkin fractured his skull when he collided with his soccer coach. Six hours later he was at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, being prepped for emergency brain surgery. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Scrabble Wars! spells good time for everyone
BENTONVILLE — Lycopene. An interesting word, worth 68 points, but not enough for the “Brick Street” team to win the Literacy Council of Benton County’s third annual Scrabble Wars! fundraiser. Read More »
Soothing strings
FORT SMITH — If someone falls asleep listening to Hollye Dickinson, she feels she has done her job. Read More »
RIGHT TIME RIGHT PLACE: He doesn’t bring her (old) flowers anymore
EUREKA SPRINGS — Le-Roy Gorrell started wooing the former Sally Williams in 1979 with leftover funeral flowers. Read More »
Dinner feeds $5,000 into scholarship fund
FORT SMITH — The atrium of the Holiday Inn City Center is the perfect place to dine before a night at the symphony, declared Linda Kaufenberg, executive director of the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Crawford and Sebastian counties. Read More »
Clayton House hosts Santa and his admirers
FORT SMITH — Sometimes even Santa needs to get away — and what better place to go than the historical Clayton House? The jolly old elf was special guest at the Dec. 5 Christmas With the Clayton Family Open House. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS: Shout From the Rooftop rocks Fort Smith school
LITTLE ROCK — FORT SMITH — The cafeteria at Immaculate Conception School, usually filled with children eating lunch, was transformed into a party zone on Nov. 14. The school’s Shout From the Rooftop fundraiser was set against trees decorated with twinkling lights of blue and white. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Science center director is released into the wild
ROGERS — “Authentic. Read More »
Stars of Fourth Estate enter UA Hall of Honor
FAYETTEVILLE — About 100 University of Arkansas journalism department faculty, staff and alumni gathered for a luncheon at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on Nov. 6 to celebrate the induction of Brenda Blagg, Bill Brandon and Janis Kearney of Little Rock into the Lemke Journalism Alumni Society’s 2009 Hall of Honor. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Women endure storms for Ladies Night Out
ROGERS — Women will do almost anything for a night out — even if it means venturing into torrential rain and high wind so they can enjoy free food, door prizes and an eclectic fashion show. Read More »
Medieval Mansion bash meant to make a splash
SPRINGDALE — The second-story windows of Chris Roderick’s house on Sagely Lane glowed eerily with silhouettes of skeletons and ghosts. Moans and ghastly shrieks punctuated the cool night of Oct. 24. Read More »
ANNE GRINSTEAD SCHNEIDER DR. DAVID POWELL HAYES
CONWAY — Anne Grinstead Schneider and Dr. Read More »
WEDDINGS KATHRYN ANN BASORE DAVID GEOFFREY BRADLEY
BELLA VISTA — Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel was the setting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, for the marriage of Kathryn Ann Basore and David Geoffrey Bradley. The Rev. Mike Sinkler of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Paragould officiated. Read More »
EDEN MARIEL THOMPSON - ADAM WESTBROOK RAINES
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Eden Mariel Thompson became the bride of Adam Westbrook Raines at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, on the beach at the Santa Rosa Beach Club. The Rev. Buster Pray of Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon, Miss., officiated. Read More »
JACLYN DEE TUCKER - BRADLEY ROLAND JULIAN
ROGERS — Central United Methodist Church was the setting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, for the marriage of Jaclyn Dee Tucker and Bradley Roland Julian. The Rev. Dawn Spragg of Central United Methodist and Mickey Rapier of Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas officiated. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS LULAC dinner raises $20,000 for scholarships
ROGERS — Nearly 250 elegantly dressed guests stood before the American flag, lifted their voices together in “The Star-Spangled Banner” and recited the Pledge of Allegiance before sitting down together for dinner, exemplifying the “united” quality of League of United Latin American Citizens Council 754. Read More »
WEDDING DONNA PAIGE FARRELL JOSEPH RYAN ROLLINS
SPRINGDALE — First Baptist Church was the setting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, for the marriage of Donna Paige Farrell and Joseph Ryan Rollins. The Rev. Read More »
NORTHERN LIGHTS Models, mutts mobilize for shelter, spay project
FAYETTEVILLE — The lovely seldom go home lonely, particularly when the pick-up artist is a homeless pet. Read More »
WEDDING MELANIE CAITLIN PAIR CHAD ALAN HANEY
FAYETTEVILLE — The Event Place was the setting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, for the marriage of Melanie Caitlin Pair and Chad Alan Haney. Prairie Grove Mayor Charles D. "Sonny" Hudson officiated. Read More »
CAITLIN ELIZABETH HANRAHAN BLAIR BERNARD MADISON
ASHLAND, Mass. — Caitlin Elizabeth Hanrahan and Blair Bernard Madison were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. Read More »