Arkansas Heritage Director Jimmy Bryant presents Saunders Memorial Museum director Joan Lasseter (right) and Berryville City Council member and museum volunteer Linda Riddlesperger with a check for $2,500, awarded as a sustainability grant through the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The grant, funded by an eighth-cent state conservation tax, will be used to cover utility costs for the museum. The Small Museum Grant Program aims to increase the ability of community- based small museums and organizations to research, preserve, present and conserve Arkansas history. Saunders Museum, which opened in 1956, is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Submitted photo
By Robert Cox RCox@cherryroad.com There wasn’t much on the agenda for the Berryville City Council during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20, but council…
