Stories from Saturday, March 10, 2012

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- "A lot of good ideas were generated," said Holiday Island Commissioner Linda Graves of Monday's open special marketing committee meeting in the community's Island Room. The commissioners approved the establishment of the special committee at its Feb. 27 business meeting, with Graves facilitating it...

Girl Scout Troop #5138 braved the cold and wind Saturday, March 3, to celebrate Girl Scouts 100th Birthday as they sold cookies outside of Walmart in Berryville. Girl Scouts will continue to do booth sales throughout the month of March. Next week is designated Girl Scout Week (March 12-18). Look for Green Bows around town as they "Paint the Town Green."...

The Krewe of Blarney Kaptains Klub is proud to announce the choice of Grand Marshal for the 2012 St. Paddy Parade March 17 will be Eureka Springs Fire Chief Rhys Williams. Chief Williams has been a member of the local community since 1979. He joined the Eureka Springs Fire Department in 1983 as a volunteer and became an Emergency Medical Technician shortly thereafter. In 1986, Williams was hired as a full time EMT/firefighter. From there, Williams moved up the ranks to captain...

A long list of innovative approaches in caring for patients landed Mercy on Becker's Hospital Review of "61 Integrated Health Systems to Know." For starters, Mercy: According to Becker's, as the health care industry moves from a fee-for-service model to a pay-for-performance system focused on quality patient care, integrated health organizations are better positioned to provide greater access to a range of health services. ...

Both Green Forest and Berryville are getting set to launch their farmers' markets. Although no opening dates have yet been set, both markets are looking for vendors who want to sell local fresh produce, local arts and crafts, baked goods, plants and home-canned jams and jellies...