An administrative law judge with the Arkansas Public Service Commission on Friday ordered SWEPCO to proceed on its proposed plan to build a massive new power transmission line through portions of northwest Arkansas. Also, Governor Mike Beebe says that recent cost analyses of operating the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid justifies the program's passage during last year's session of the state legislature. And the state Attorney General's office warns residents about rapid-refund tax providers.
Ozarks At Large
We speak with An Na, author of A Step From Heaven, a book that was awarded the Michael L. Prince Award when it was published a decade ago. Critics and reviewers commended the book's characters for speaking like a child without being too precocious or condescending. The author will speak in Fayetteville later this month.
Though the plans are in the early stages, The University of Arkansas Fort Smith may begin offering its first Master's degree in a few years.
Our ten clips saluting sailors and sailing:
1. The theme to Popeye the Sailor Man.
2. Bob Denver and Alan Hale hatch a scheme on Gilligan's Island.
3. Christopher Cross creates the all-time yacht rock song with Sailing.
4. Gregory Peck, as Captain Ahab, ponders his life with Starbuck in Moby Dick.
5. Sloop John B by the Beach Boys.
6. Hercules ignores the orders of Jason in the 1963 version of Jason and the Argonauts. (later, the GREATEST MOVIE SCENE EVER with the sword-weilding skeletons).
7. Jimmy Buffett is Aa Son of a Son of a Sailor.
8. Russell Crowe catches up to a ship in Master and Commander.
9. Bogart and Hepburn on The African Queen.
10. Lyle Lovett sings If I Had a Boat.
Apologies to: Horatio Hornblower, Sinbad (the sailor, not the comic) and Errol Flynn. Maybe next time.
1. The theme to Popeye the Sailor Man.
2. Bob Denver and Alan Hale hatch a scheme on Gilligan's Island.
3. Christopher Cross creates the all-time yacht rock song with Sailing.
4. Gregory Peck, as Captain Ahab, ponders his life with Starbuck in Moby Dick.
5. Sloop John B by the Beach Boys.
6. Hercules ignores the orders of Jason in the 1963 version of Jason and the Argonauts. (later, the GREATEST MOVIE SCENE EVER with the sword-weilding skeletons).
7. Jimmy Buffett is Aa Son of a Son of a Sailor.
8. Russell Crowe catches up to a ship in Master and Commander.
9. Bogart and Hepburn on The African Queen.
10. Lyle Lovett sings If I Had a Boat.
Apologies to: Horatio Hornblower, Sinbad (the sailor, not the comic) and Errol Flynn. Maybe next time.
Today's week in review looks back at the school-related news we've aired over the past seven days.
The Benton County Children's Advocacy Center recently received reaccreditation. Lake Wedington in Washington County and Shores Lake in Franklin County will soon be partially drained to allow the U.S. Forest Service to allow for some winter maintenance. And Bentonville Public Schools begins to think about names and mascots for its second high school that will be built in Centerton.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what's in a name like the Wampus Cats? We learn the stories behind Arkansas high schools' mascots. Plus winter treats to warm on a final weekend of ice skating in Bentonville, and Mount Comfort Cemetery is set to get a marker commemorating its part in the Civil War.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the 2014 Cancer Challenge aims to add to the $10 million raised with the event over the past 20 years. The three-day event this year encompasses a variety of locations and activities including golfing, running, trap-shooting and wrapping up with the more traditional gala. Plus, uncovering stories at Oak Cemetery, and if you're unsure of which stages to make it to during this weekend's Wakarusa Music Festival, Becca offers some suggestions.
This week on Ozarks at Large, we will have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
Today, we speak with Marcus Coker, the owner of Momentum Dance Concepts in Van Buren.
“Knock Me a Kiss” by Louis Jordan
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses what makes a movie or recording the “best.”
“The Godfather Theme” by Nino Rota
Tonight, Dickens Christmas Feast at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, the lighting ceremony of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, a performance by the NWACC Jazz Band in Bentonville, and/or a “God Bless America” concert in Riordan Hall in Bella Vista will help you get into the holiday spirit.
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Green and Clean Committee has launched the Waste Referral Network to help area businesses save some money and reduce the amount of industrial waste in the landfill.
More information is available at www.fortsmithchamber.org/waste_referral
This week on Ozarks at Large, we will have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
We begin today with a young man who creates a specific type of skateboard.
To find out more about Lavish Longboards, visit www.lavishlongboards.com.
