By Karen Watson Reeves Chair Pose. When I cue students into this position, there are a few who will grimace, growl or even audibly complain. They do not like chair pose! It is intense. It is challenging. And the Sanskrit translation from Utkatasana (fierce or powerful pose) makes sense! When I was teaching a children’s class, I commented that adults are not too fond of this pose and they wonder
Hot Springs’ international recognition as the Birthplace of Major League Baseball Spring Training is responsible for bringing a high school baseball team from the Spa City’s Sister City, Hanamaki, Japan, to town for a friendly game with players from Lakeside and Hot Springs High Schools. Players from Hanamaki Higashi high school will be in Hot Springs December 2 through December 8 as a result of their vice principal’s 2018 tour
Wanna howl at the moon with the Northwoods crew? Shred Valkyrie and Blue Jay by the light of the full moon? This is the last chance to join in on a monthly FULL MOON GROUP RIDE in the Northwoods this year! December 12* – FULL COLD MOON RIDE. The ride will be a no drop beginner to intermediate group ride. The route will depend on the skill level of the
Cheech Marin, half of the legendary comedy team Cheech and Chong, will serve as the grand marshal of the First Ever 17th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Hot Springs on March 17, 2020. “Cheech will fit in perfectly with the zany, fun-for-all atmosphere that defines the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” said Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs and one of the founders of the
An impressive new bike park that includes a skills section and a jump section has opened at the Cedar Glades Trailhead of the Northwoods Trail System. The park, which has seven wood features, dirt berms and rollers, was constructed by the International Mountain Bike Association and McGill Trail Fabrication Ltd of Colorado. “Northwoods Bike Park is suitable for beginners through advanced riders,” said Traci Berry, trails coordinator for Visit Hot Springs.
The staff of Visit Hot Springs, the city’s convention and visitors bureau, has joined with a veterans support group to raise money for the rehabilitation of a house that will serve at-risk veterans and their families. The fundraising project will be a giant rummage sale, Vending for Vets, on December 21, at 8am, that will donate all the money raised to directly benefit Arkansas Veteran Support Services (AVSS), a nonprofit organization whose
By Eve Victory As you may know, I am the Hospitality and Tourism Management Instructor at National Park College. Every Fall in Food Preparation class, we discuss how food shapes our lives, upbringings, our memories. As an assignment, each student must write a 12-line free verse poem about memories of food. It never ceases to amaze me how personal the poems become, referencing specific moments in time, special aromas, ingredients
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Unitarian Universalist Church has a brand-new steeple perched atop the church, created by Gigi Gaulin, a Hot Springs artist. By David Malcolm RoseFor many years, the modest steeple of the Unitarian Universalist Church at 1701 Spring Street has gone without adornment. It has long been in need of a chalice
Statewide nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) will host its second-annual Day of Giving on Friday, March 20. This 24-hour event raises awareness and funds for single-parent scholarships. In total, ASPSF aims to raise $45,000 to fund 28 full-time scholarships. Donations can be made at aspsfday.org and at in-person
Board President Teresa Tribble welcomes Dan Breshears as the incoming Executive Director of Pocket Community Theatre. The Board of Directors of the Pocket Community Theatre, (PCT) a non-profit organization focused on stimulating, promoting, educating, and developing interest in the dramatic arts, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Breshears
(L to R) Johnette Connelly Taylor, niece of “Killer Wife” first victim, Joe Connelly; Evaline Rowland Connelly (no relation to Johnette), sister of the third victim, Don Rowland; and Bitty Martin, author. Bitty Martin has completed her second Hot Springs true crime, Killer Wife: The True Story of Bonnie Connelly and the Men
