Lifestyle

National Assisted Living Week is the annual observance encourages assisted living communities around the country to offer a variety of events and activities to celebrate the individuals they serve, as well as to help educate members of the public about this distinctive aspect of long term care. This years theme is “Joyful Moments” Hillside Lodge at Good Samaritan Society has a week of festivities including: puppy parades, sidewalk art judging, trivia Residents verses caregivers, and s’more treats.

Friday, September 9, 2022, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced the largest single gift in its 94-year history – a transformational $18.7 million from the Windgate Foundation that will radically empower the university’s acclaimed nursing and visual arts programs. The gift addresses critical needs in the Arkansas River Valley, creating a pathway to dramatically increase nursing graduates and cultivating an immersive arts experience for students and the public through the expansion of the Windgate Art and Design building and its offerings.

Tulsa - Tulsa Oktoberfest celebrates authentic Bavarian culture in the heart of Oklahoma, in an incredible setting patterned after Oktoberfest Munich in Bavaria, Germany. The intense demeanor of the MassKrug Carry Competitors, the electric Atmosphere of the Dachshund Dash, the icy stare of determination as the first barrel is rolled out in der Bier Barrel Race, the awkward stance of the Strong Stein Competitor, the bleak look of racers losing bier in the MassKrug Relay.

The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting August 11, 2022. Meeting was called to order by Dustin Beals, Commander, at 18:00 hrs.

Whether you are hiking one of the numerous trails in the Buffalo National River area and hear an elk bugling in the fall, cruising through Boxley Valley and spot the grazing herds, or hunting on a crisp October morning, the elk bring back the native beauty of a species once lost to Arkansas. In the 1930’s, the U.S.