October 4, 2024

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Space Cowboy A film about skydiver and cinematographer Joe Jennings, directed by Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt  October in Hot Springs is brimming with festivals, and The Springs Magazine is thrilled to feature one of this year’s highlights on our cover.   Celebrating its 33rd year, our Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is the longest-running documentary film festival in the country.  For many years, The Springs has had the honor of including

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Choose Fun and Healthy Holiday Menus 

There are many healthy and delicious food options for holiday meals. By Dr. Annie Xu  Why is breast cancer screening important?   By Dr. Annie Xu With the holidays upon us, many are excited about festivities filled with food, family, and fun. While preparing, I am reminded of the dietary needs of my family and patients living with high blood pressure (hypertension) and high blood sugar (diabetes). Hypertension and diabetes are

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Güdrun Mountain Bike Fest Nov. 8-10 

Registration is now open for the Sixth Annual Güdrun – Northwoods Mountain Bike Festival, which will take place on the internationally acclaimed Northwoods Trail System in Hot Springs.  The newly expanded festival will run November 8-10 and will mark the sixth anniversary of the opening of the Northwoods Trail System in the lushly forested hills on the northern edge of the city.  Registration is available at www.bikereg.com/gudrun. The first 400

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Bridge St. LIVE! Halloween Edition.  

A special Halloween-themed edition of the Bridge St. LIVE! Free Celebrations will be held on Thursday, October 31. Join the Halloween weekend celebrations from 5 PM to 10 PM, with live music, food, drink, vendors, and all the usual fun Bridge St. LIVE! has become known for.  Bring your dancing shoes to Bridge St. LIVE! Entertainment District for this FREE, family-friendly, block-party-style event! Free live music, vendors, games, food, and

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Retirement For Two Means New Beginning for Three 

David Mills, (l-r) Levi Wilson, and Hannah Mills are celebrating the Mills’s retirement and Wilson’s new acquisition of Hot Springy Dingy with partners Steven Mitchell and Dan Pierce (not pictured.)  A little horsing around was in order when Levi’s brothers Zeb and Silas Wilson stopped in at Springy Dingy to wish Levi Happy Birthday.  By Alana Pierce It was 1978 and Hannah Mills was done with Boston weather. She unfolded a map,

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Bitty Martin’s New Novel Will Be Released in March 

(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

SIGNS: MARCH 2026 – Eclipse & Equinox: The Turning Point of March 2026 

By Chana Prince Greetings Fellow Travelers,   March 2026 carries powerful turning-point energy. The Total Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 3 brings emotional insight and practical clarity. Virgo asks for refinement—health, habits, work, and daily devotion come into focus. What feels messy now is ready to be organized with

Master Gardener Plant Sale and Garden Show 

Thousands of plants will be for sale at the Garden Show.  Save the date – Garland County Master Gardeners will be holding their annual Plant Sale and Garden Show one day only on Saturday, April 25, from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Garland County Fairgrounds. Entry is free

Master Gardeners: Springtime is just around the Corner… 

by Susan Koenig  Springs around the corner.Our excitement builds. Our need to dig in the dirt will soon be fulfilled. We’re planning our gardens and shopping seed catalogs. We’re preparing our pots and watching video blogs. We’re dreaming of the garden and buying seeds and plants, And figuring how to get rid of the squash bugs and ants! The sun’s rays