Stories from Monday, October 24, 2011

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EUREKA SPRINGS -- In a marathon four-and-a-half-hour session, the Eureka Springs School Board got right down to business by electing new officers and immediately going into executive session. After approving minutes, the board revised the agenda to begin with public comments...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Parks Commission is planning a town meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in the courtroom at city hall, and the meeting will be transmitted on Channel 21 at a later time, according to Chairman Bill Featherstone. Featherstone said he plans to provide a short history of what parks has done recently, explain sources of revenue and what the money is used for, propose projects, and take questions from the public...

LITTLE ROCK -- Join the Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC) in thanking statewide firefighters at the upcoming annual Rural Fire Show on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The AFC Rural Fire Program will host equipment displays and grant information, live demonstrations, vendors and booth offerings, as well as door prizes and two grand prize giveaways...

A group of Holiday Island residents recently organized "Country Ramblers." Designed for area residents who want to enjoy the beauty of Arkansas in 1.5 to 2.5 mile, gently paced, close to home, scheduled walks, the group held their first walk on Oct. ...

History, sci-fi, blood and slasher genres joined forces on stage at the Eureka Springs Auditorium on Friday and Saturday evening. The Eureka Springs High School Drama Club performed "Time After Time," a story featuring Jack the Ripper using H.G. Wells' Argo time machine to expand his killing spree from the 19th century. ...

A ninth grade science day was held at the Carroll County Airport Oct. 3 when Rick Thompson, the Berryville High School science teacher, brought science students on a field trip for a practical demonstration of Bernoulli's principle. The students had studied fluid dynamics in class and were shown a practical application by David Teigen, chairman of the Carroll County Airport Commission...