We've had another week with news about organizations that provide services to the community. Timothy Dennis looks at those stories, plus repercussions from the week's severe weather, in this week's Week in Review.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks: All of the Harry Potter books and movies...condensed. Antoinette talks to the creative force behind the show Potted Potter. They'll be at Walton Arts Center this month. Plus the next step after more than 200 people met yesterday in Rogers to discuss making the region healthier. Plus Yoonie Han, guest artist at tomorrow night's concert by the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, sits down at the Mary Baker Ramsey Steinway Piano at KUAF to give us a preview of her performance of Rhapsody in Blue.We get a preview of tomorrow night's Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra concert when guest artist Yoonie Han comes to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio
Following yesterday's Energize NWA Summit in Rogers, plans begin for healthy initiatives in northwest Arkansas.
The National Labor Relations Board issues a ruling in Walmart's case against an organization that claims to be struggling to raise awareness about the company's labor practices. A bill that would bar doctors from conducting abortions on women as early as six weeks pregnant passes the state Senate. And rains from earlier this week have raised the water level at Beaver Lake, though the lake is still several feet below normal levels.
Ahead on Ozarks, some dangerous cows and a local dog goes to the Big Apple. The cows are part of a Springdale couple's new board game that they hope will soon be available in stores across the country. The dog is headed to the biggest dog show in the world. We'll meet Spike, an Ozark-born and bred Russell Terrier head to the Westminster show in Manhattan.Arkansas' U.S. Senate delegation is opposed to a proposed federal assault weapons ban while a state Senate bill to allow concealed handguns in churches advances to the state House of Representatives. In non-legislative news, the number of students served by the Ozark Literacy Council substantially increased last year.
On this edition of Ozarks, a preview of the fifth annual Interfaith Harmony Day. This one-day event at St. Paul's Episcopal Church gives local residents the opportunity to learn about a variety of belief systems all in one place. Plus, our bird man, Joe Neal, returns with some sounds from the Red Crossbills.George Gershwin's iconic, American work is a highlight of Saturday night's Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.
EOA Children’s House in Springdale announced a gift of $84,578 from the Walmart Foundation. The grant will help fund a number of new additions to the Children’s House facility.
More information is available on www.childrenshousenwa.org.
Yesterday afternoon, Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda took a tour of the new Tyson Founder’s Room. Here’s her story.
“American Pie” by Catch 22
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has suggestions that range from an art class at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to The Peking Acrobats at Walton Arts Center.
Voters in Fort Smith approve a series of sales tax extensions; the Arkansas Razorback baseball team tries to complete a two-game sweep of Gonzaga this afternoon at Baum Stadium; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Newspaper columnist Ben Bouldin is the author of the new book “Hidden History of Fort Smith, Arkansas.” Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams spoke with him regarding the book and some of its most interesting chapters.
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“Country Pie” by Bob Dylan
