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NPC Opens Makerspace on Campus

Pictured (l-r) are Michael Karr, Mark McCorkle, John Hogan, Robin Pelton, and Kelli Embry. National Park College (NPC) recently opened the Makerspace, which was relocated to NPC’s campus from Albert Pike Rd.  John Hogan, president of NPC, explained the vision to create a space where students, employees, employers, and the community could converge and bring innovation to life. “This is a place for students to learn through free access to

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Happiness Actions: Breaking Your Deserve Barrier

Christi Nation, Author of Happiness Actions By Christi Nation You know that feeling when you are about to succeed, and something suddenly happens to derail it? That can be the “Deserve Barrier” stopping you because you feel you don’t actually deserve your goal.  You may have been conditioned in childhood that you can only attain a certain level of success hearing scripts or programming like, “People with money are just

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Master Gardeners – Dwarf Pears are Space Savers

Add flavor to your landscape by planting dwarf fruit trees. By Lin Johnson Pears are one of the easiest, hardiest, and productive of fruit trees. It can be tough finding space for them. Dwarf varieties can come to the rescue! Dwarfs are great for smaller spaces, but big on flavor and production.  Dwarf trees can be planted with 10’ to 15’ of space, can be kept to 10’ to 12′

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Mid-America Museum Goes Virtual with “Hello Taste”

Mid-America Science Museum (MASM) is planning a unique online fundraising event this year as a new way for the community to support science education. Hello Taste, the Museum’s take on the popular meal delivery subscription boxes, will take place on Thursday, Nov. 19th, 7 pm.  The evening will feature a live Zoom cooking class demonstrating how to prepare a pre-packaged boxed meal and will kick off a week-long online auction.

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‘Senior’ Tappers Need Your Vote for Lupus

Members of the Spa City “Senior” Tap Dancers (l-r): Marlene Gremillion, Pattie Genovese, JoAnn Dobscha, Karen Reese, Darlene Whitwell, Vinny Anderson, Alice Canham, Lynette Gates, Leah Servais, Dixie Ford, Joan Clinton and Maria Roubik. The Spa City Senior Tappers, a Hot Springs performing group who cumulatively are 841 years young, have made it to the Semi-Finals in the age category 60+ of the 4th Annual Lupus Foundation of Arkansas’ Statewide

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Gratitude and Appreciation

By Peggy Lindsey In this month of Thanksgiving, how easy it is to move into the space of gratitude given all we have gone through in 2020. We cherish the very simple things we once had taken for granted, and because much was lost to us for a period of time, we learned quite quickly to be grateful for those precious things in our lives . . . health, freedom,

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Log into Jackson House’s Virtual Silent Auction November 19th

Jackson House is announcing its Annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser which is going Virtual this year! Thank you to Honorary Chair, Dorothy Morris! The virtual event will be held November 19, 2020, 7 – 8:30 pm, online at www.jacksonhouse.org. Wonderful works of art, vacation options and other items will be offered in a silent auction. All proceeds will go toward providing food and other necessities for those experiencing a crisis in our

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GC Habitat for Humanity Celebrates 25 Years

It takes dedicated volunteers to build a home for Garland County Habitat for Humanity. It all started with a couple of retired guys who were tired of playing golf…or at least that’s how the story goes. It changes a bit each time it’s told, but the general concept remains the same – Garland County Habitat for Humanity (GCHFH) was started by a group of community-minded individuals who came together to

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Northwoods Full Beaver Moon Bike Ride November 29

The Northwoods Full Moon Rides are a don’t miss event for our biking community and everyone’s invited! Come ride with us! After each ride, the stoke continues with a little grillin’ and tunes! Don’t miss out… our community is growing and we want YOU to be a part of it! The rides will be no drop beginner to intermediate routes. The routes will depend on the skill level of the

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Mural Will Be Installed at Northwoods Trail Pump House

One of artist Camille Walala’s murals. Photo Courtesy OZ Art™ A mural will be installed at Hot Springs’ Northwoods Trail System as part of a new initiative to install 12 pieces of public art across Arkansas. The work is part of ARkanvas, a partnership of OZ Art™, The Unexpected and JustKids. The artworks will be created across Arkansas in October and November by 12 world-class artists in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale,

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Haiku Festival Features Lee Gurga and John Stevenson

The 24th Annual Autumn Haiku Festival will be held on November 13-14, 2020, at the Arlington Hotel. There will be two famous haiku poets as distinguished speakers: Lee Gurga and John Stevenson. Both have served as president of the premier organization – The Haiku Society of America (HSA). www.hsa-haiku.org. The festival is hosted by the Arkansas Haiku Society founded in 1997, in the living room of former Arkansas Poet Laureate

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Library to Change Operating Hours November 8

Paul Kagebein, Adult Services Programmer at GC Library. By Paul Kagebein The Garland County Library will start new operating hours the week of November 8th. The new hours will be 8 am – 6 pm., Monday through Friday, and 1 p.m. – 6 pm, on Saturday and Sunday.  “Libraries have to adapt to the world around them to continue providing the best service possible. With the pandemic, we have seen

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