QUOTE OF THE DAY “One of the inconsistencies in our drug laws is that a second arrest for a small amount of marijuana is a felony, but drunk driving doesn’t reach felony status until the fourth arrest.” Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody, on a proposal going before voters Nov. 4 to make marijuana possession a lower priority for police
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Today’s meetings Rogers board of adjustments, 9: 30 a. m. Fayetteville board of adjustments, 3: 45 p. m. Fayetteville City Council tour, 4: 30 p. m. Tontitown Street Committee, 5 p. m. Fayetteville Parks and Recreation advisory board, 5: 30 p. m. Lowell technical plat review work session, 6 p. m. Tontitown Park Committee, 6 p. m. Centerton Planning Commission, 6: 30 p. m. Gentry City Council, 6: 30 p. m. Centerton Fire Department, 7 p. m. Elkins Planning Commission, 7 p. m. Fayetteville Ward 2, 7 p. m. Lincoln Planning Commission, 7 p. m. Today’s happenings Boreham Library fall book sale, 7: 30 a. m.-5 p. m., Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith LifeWriters, 10 a. m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale Ozark Writers ’ Block meeting, 6 p. m., The Warehouse, 504 Old Bellefonte Road, Harrison
Looking ahead Protecting Arkansas Senior Citizens, 8: 30 a. m.-1: 30 p. m. Tuesday, Jones Center for Families, Springdale Creative Writing with Sandra Jackson-Opoku, 5: 30-7: 30 p. m. Tuesday, Crystal Bridges at the Massey, Bentonville Campus forum on literacy, youth, digital technology and material culture, 7 p. m. Tuesday, Giffels Auditorium at Old Main, Fayetteville Community Planning Audio / Web Conference, 3-4: 30 p. m. Wednesday, Community Development Building, Bentonville
Library events Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.: Baby Bookworms, birth to 24 months, 9: 45 a. m. today, Walker Community Room; Preschool Story Time, 3- to 5-year-olds, 10: 30 a. m. today and Wednesday, Wal-Mart Story Time Room; Book Talk @ Night Book Club, 6: 30 p. m. today, Ann Henry Board Room; ¡ Cuentos y mas ! Stories and more !, 11: 15 a. m. Wednesday, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; Teen Creative Writing Workshop, 4 p. m. Wednesday, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; Scholarships, Financial Aid and College Funding, 6 p. m. Wednesday, Walker Community Room. Springdale Public Library, 405 S. Pleasant St.: Preschool Story Time, 9: 30 a. m., 11 a. m. and 4 p. m. Tuesday, 9: 30 a. m. and 11 a. m. Wednesday; School-Age Program, 4 p. m. Tuesday; Teen Creative Writing Club, 5-6 p. m. Tuesday; Lap Sit Story Time, 9: 30 a. m. Wednesday; Toddler Time, 11 a. m. Wednesday. Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road: Crafty Creators, 6 p. m. today; Bilingual Story Time, 6: 30 p. m. Tuesday; Hispanic Heritage Month: Ritmo Latino, 7 p. m. Tuesday; Lap Sit Story Time, 9: 30 a. m. Wednesday; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. Wednesday. Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.: Toddler Time, ages 3 and under, 10 a. m. Tuesday; Evening Story Time, 6: 30 p. m. Tuesday; Dallas Branch, 8100 Dallas St.: Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. Wednesday; Miller Branch, 8701 S. 28 th St.: Afternoon Story Time, 2 p. m. Tuesday; Windsor Branch, 4701 Windsor Drive: Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. today. Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main St.: Teen Movie Night, 5: 30 p. m. today; Writers ’ Workshop with Barbara Youree, 6 p. m. today; Toddler Story Time, 9: 30 a. m. Tuesday and Wednesday; Preschool Story Time, 10: 30 a. m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Siloam Springs Library, 401 W. University St.: Bilingual Story Time, 10 a. m. today. Elkins Public Library, 162 Doolin Drive: In Our Town Story Time, ages 3 and up, 8: 45 a. m. today. Farmington Public Library, 241 Rheas Mill Road: In Our Town Story Time, ages 3 and up, 10: 15 a. m. today. West Fork Public Library, 198 Main St.: In Our Town Story Time, ages 3 and up, 10 a. m. Tuesday. Lincoln Public Library, 107 W. Bean St.: In Our Town Story Time, ages 3 and up, 10 a. m. Wednesday. Estonian ambassador to speak at college
Vaino Reinart, the Estonian ambassador to the United States, will speak on “Security in the Changing World” at noon Tuesday at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.
Reinart’s lecture is part of the university’s Distinguished Global Speaker Series.
The program is free, but reservations are requested.
More information is available by calling (479 ) 788-7166.
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