Stories from Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Rhythm House Studio of the Arts competed at StageOne National Dance Competetion's National Finals in Branson in late June. The studio took five dances to the competition and came home with multiple awards including three high gold awards, two platinum awards, one high-point award, an 8th place overall award, and a 2nd place overall award. ...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- By all accounts, Holiday Island Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary held another very successful golf tournament last month, from June 17-21. The tournament brought in more than $24,000, reported HIFDA board member Linda Graves. Fire Chief Jack Deaton said the net proceeds were around $20,000. This is $4,000 more than last year. This year's proceeds were the highest in the event's 11-year history...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Walton Arts Center has unveiled plans for a new season of inspiration, family fun and lots of great reason for a night out on Dickson Street. The 2013-14 WAC Season kicks off on Sept. 3 with the Northwest Arkansas premier of "Jersey Boys" and is filled with Broadway, dance, comedy, music and theater...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Bob and Paula Ahart, 106 Holiday Island Drive, were named recipients of the Holiday Island Garden Club's annual Garden of the Year award. The Aharts moved to Holiday Island approximately three years ago and began the task of removing river rock from their yard and installing rock-bordered flower beds, rock walls, a lush grass lawn, numerous plantings and a beautiful water fountain. The backyard features a wood carving of two eagles, their nest and a baby eagle...

BERRYVILLE -- The AFA Education Foundation hosted 18 traditional and nontraditional educators from across the state at the University of Arkansas at Monticello late last month for the Teacher Conservation Tour, and Berryville High School agriculture teacher Kendra Meadors was one of the educators invited to attend...

BERRYVILLE -- Whether it's a car crash or a bad fall, when your family needs emergency care in a hurry, Mercy Hospital Berryville is ready to help. It's been named a Level III trauma center for Arkansas. "Mortality rates for trauma patients are significantly higher in rural areas," explained Dr. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Berryville-based Kerusso, the leading Christian apparel, jewelry and gifts supplier, has announced that one of its sales representative, Karla Polk, has won Outstanding Sales Rep through The Association of Logos Bookstores. This award is given out to only 24 sales representatives across the country for their service to stores...

JONESBORO -- Corn is a comeback kid in Arkansas. According to Friday's Acreage report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Arkansas growers planted 1 million acres of corn, the highest number since 1951, when 1.05 million acres were planted. The million-acre mark was forecast in USDA's March Prospective Plantings report, but with the very wet, cold spring this year, achieving the predicted acreage was something of a surprise, said Scott Stiles, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Soil organic matter means there's much more to dirt than meets the eye. "Organic matter is critical for healthy soils," said Dirk Philipp, assistant professor for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. "It's storage of available nutrients, it bonds soil particles for stable structure and can hold water."...

It's amazing how quickly three years can fly by. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating our first Fleur Delicious Weekend. Now our 3rd Annual is in the books. But what a week it was. A record number of events. Thousands of attendees. None of it would have been possible without your support. Thank you for helping to make 2013 the best FDW yet!...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Despite questions in the past about whether the county would withhold road paving funds from Holiday Island this year over a dispute with the Assessor's office on delinquent property taxes on foreclosed and quit-claimed lots, Carroll County Judge Sam Barr allayed those fears by presenting a check to HISID Chairman Ken Ames Monday for $40,000...

GREEN FOREST -- At its July 8 meeting, the Green Forest City Council voted on a bid to relocate a sewer line, was awaiting bids for widening a drainage ditch on 6th Street and replacing a gear box at the city Wastewater Department. The Green Forest Child Care division of the Carroll County Learning Center is expanding its services for infants and toddlers. ...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Police chiefs for Berryville, Green Forest and Eureka Springs received a letter from the sheriff dated June 10 that revoked immediately all deputy commissions to their officers. This revocation limits the city police to a jurisdiction of primarily inside their city limits...