Rock of ages

BY BUDDY GOUGH

BEAVER — The golden gleam from the wall of rock was the kind that had stoked the highest hopes of the first explorers and subsequent settlers of the Ozarks. - Thursday, October 2, 2008

NORTHWEST TERRITORY : Confidence helped UA bass team win national title

BUDDY GOUGH

Congratulations flowed in profusion when Razorbacks Bodie Drake and Kazuki Kitajima were recognized as National Collegiate Bass champs during a news conference held on the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville campus last Wednesday. - Thursday, October 2, 2008

Dogs, like people, need a bit of training for outdoor life

BY MICHAEL VIRTANEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIAN LAKE, N.Y. — When the brown duck swam close, the dog sat higher, alert and tensed in the canoe. She watched intently as the bird passed only feet from the boat’s bow on the Adirondack lake, the surface glistening in afternoon sunshine. - Thursday, October 2, 2008

Fishing report

Northwest & North-Central Arkansas BEAVER Southtown Sporting Goods said bream are biting well on crickets. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in brush. Bass are biting well on Carolina rigs and drop shots. - Thursday, October 2, 2008