Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Local notes
Blood Center seeks donors
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host blood drives at the following locations:
■ Bella Vista: 10 a.m.2 p.m. Monday, American Legion Post 341, 1889 Bella Way
■ Bentonville: 10 a.m.3 p.m. Tuesday, Northwest Arkansas Community College, 1 College Drive; 11 a.m.4 p.m. Wednesday, Zebra Technologies, 1201 28th St. ■ Harrison: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Hillcrest Home, 1111 Maplewood Road
Information: (800) 2805337 or cbco.org.
Re-entry Career Fair planned
The Arkansas Community Corrections Re-entry Team is hosting the Arkansas Re-entry Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Shewmaker Center’s Wal-Mart Auditorium at Northwest Arkansas Community College Campus. To reserve a table, send an email to kris. eglin@arkansas.gov. Tables and lunch will be provided. Set up starts at 9 a.m. Thursday. Employers, education providers, nonprofits and interested parties are welcome; there is no cost to participate.
Information: Email kris. eglin@arkansas.gov.
Museum has flair for Old West
The Clayton House historic museum will celebrate with an Old West flair at its fourth annual “Sippin’ On 6th Street: Judge Clayton’s Southern Soiree” fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. The Fort Smith Heritage Foundation hopes to greet 150 guests to the restored Victorian mansion, located at 514 N. Sixth St. in Fort Smith. The indoor-outdoor party features a live auction of sporting guns and vacations, a bourbon tasting and a barbecue feast.
The $50-ticket event raises preservation funds for the circa 1882 historic house museum that was the home of William H. H. Clayton. The U.S. Attorney of Judge Isaac C. Parker’s famed frontier federal court prosecuted more than 10,000 cases beginning in 1874. The Clayton family lived in the home from 1882 to 1897.
Funds are also raised by a raffle ticket sale for the chance to win one of two Ruger handguns and a Henry Lever Action rifle. The drawing is held the evening of the party, but winners do not have to be present. Raffle tickets are $5 or six tickets for $25.
Information: (479) 7833000 or claytonhouse.org.
Daisy shooters attend match
Sixty-nine teams of young shooters, plus 56 former national champions will begin arriving in Rogers Friday for the annual Daisy BB Gun National Championship Match, making this year’s event the biggest in the history of the event. With each team consisting of seven members, plus coaches and families, that makes nearly 3,000 people converging on the John Q. Hammons Center at the Embassy Suites Hotel for this 5-meter, 4-position shooting contest.
Teams begin arriving in
Rogers and immediately begin organized practice.
On July 1, teams start the day with practice and end it with the written test and the opening ceremonies.
Competition begins first thing July 2 morning and wraps up with the award ceremony and Daisy Night at the local water park.
Information: dnbbgcm.com.
Garden hosts free concerts
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks will host three free concerts throughout the summer as a part of this year’s Tyson Tuesday Nights. The public is invited to experience the garden in full-bloom and enjoy live performances by local musicians. These events are geared toward both families and individuals of all ages.
The BGO’s Free Summer Concert Series will kick off Tuesday with the Arkansas Winds: Red, White & Blooms musical performance. Happening the week before July 4th, the Garden encourages guests to come celebrate our nation as the Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band honors military members and their families with a patriotic performance. Don’t forget to wear your red, white and blue!
2017 Free Summer Concert Series Lineup:
■ Tuesday: Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band — Red, White & Blooms
■ July 25: Leah & the Mojo Doctors
■ Aug. 22: Handmade Moments
All concerts will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Free admission will begin at 5 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and picnics to all concerts. Local food trucks will also be available for any food or drink needs. The Garden asks that you kindly leave your pets at home.
Information: bgozarks.com.
Lake volunteers needed
The Beaver Watershed Alliance and Hobbs State Park are seeking volunteers for the Lakes Appreciation Month Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 8 hosted at Hobbs State Park Conservation Area. Volunteer check-in begins at 9 a.m. at Hobbs State Park Visitor Center, 20201 Arkansas 12 in Rogers. Following checkin, volunteers will fan out to cleanup sites along the lake and its tributaries to remove litter from targeted areas. A limited number of kayaks and stand-up paddle boards will be available to use free of charge. After the cleanup, volunteers will return to the park for a volunteer appreciation lunch and chance to win door prizes.
All participants will be supplied with trash bags, maps to cleanup locations and gloves. This is a great activity for families, church groups, Scout groups, civic clubs, students and people of all ages.
Information: (479) 7508007 or becky@beaverwatershedalliance.org.
Alzheimer’s workshop offered
Alzheimer’s Association presents free “Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters” workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. July 12 at the Bentonville Public Library.
The workshop will provide an understanding of the difference between age-related memory loss and Alzheimer’s and what to do if they or someone they know has signs of the disease. Video footage of real people who are living with the early stages of dementia and their families addressing fears and myths associated with Alzheimer’s disease is part of the presentation.
Information: (479) 2735559 or email sdillingham@alz.org.
Stein keynote speaker
Ken Stein, president and CEO of the League of Historic American Theatres, will deliver the keynote address at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s Historic Theaters Conference, which will be held Aug. 10-11. The conference represents a partnership between the Rockefeller Institute, the Department of Arkansas Heritage, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Arkansas Arts Council and the city of Morrilton.
Stein, an expert in preservation, fundraising, marketing and management within the arts, will speak about “The Power of the Historic Theatre,” which will explore a case study of a historic theater in Austin, Texas, that went from bankruptcy to being the most profitable arts organization in Texas’s capitol in just three years.
Stein has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has raised more than $100 million in his work for various organizations.
Stein will deliver his presentation at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 10. The Historic Theaters Conference aims to equip engaged staff, volunteers and other interested people to preserve, promote and prosper the 22 historic theaters in Arkansas, as well as historic theaters in neighboring states. Registration, which includes the conference, overnight lodging at the Rockefeller Institute and all meals, is $75 for the first person from each community or organization and $50 for subsequent registrants from the same community or organization.
Information: rockefellerinstitute.org/theaters.
Registration open for Paint the Park
The Susan G. Komen Ozark Affiliate has announced that registration for the 11th annual Paint the Park Pink is now open. Collect family, friends and co-workers and put together a team to support the walk and years of providing local women and men access to breast health services.
Established in 2007, Paint the Park Pink is a familyfriendly event to help raise funds for breast health services for local women. This event features a Survivor Breakfast, parade and tribute as well as a one-mile fun walk, Kid Zone area and more.
Since 2000, the Ozark Affiliate has provided nearly $2 million for breast health services in Crawford and Sebastian counties in the River Valley.
The 11th annual Paint the Park Pink will be held on Oct. 7 at the University of Arkansas campus in Fort Smith.
Information: komen ozark.org.
Weatherization available
The Arkansas Weatherization Program is serving Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Sebastian, Scott and Washington counties. This program works to reduce heating and cooling costs for low income families, particularly the elderly, those with disabilities and those with children. To perform weatherization services, clients must fall under federal income guidelines and an energy audit will be performed to determine required energy efficiency measures. This is a free program.
Information: (479) 7852303 or email vquinteros@cscdccaa.org or dneal@cscdccaa.org.
ISE accepting applications
International Student exchange is accepting applications for local families to host international students participating in the high school cultural exchange program.
ISE is the leading notfor-profit sponsor of J-1 exchange students and has been finding homes for international and American exchange students for over 30 years. ISE places students from over 40 countries for semester-long and academic year-long programs.
The students that participates in the ISE program have their own insurance, their own spending money and speak English. They are between 15 and 18 years old and wish to attend a local high school in order to make friends, learn more about American culture, participate in sports, student activities and volunteer in the local community.
Information: iseusa.org or (800) 766-4656.
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