Tri-Lakes Edition
this week’s EVENTS
posted: 05/24/2012 2:59 a.m. Discuss
TODAY Creative Writing BRYANT — The Mabel Boswell Memorial Library will hold Creative Writing, a program for people 16 and older taught by Jennifer Watson, at 6 p.m. No registration is required. For more information, call (501) 847-2166. FRIDAY – MONDAY Memorial Day Palooza HOT SPRINGS — Lake Catherine State Park officials will hold Memorial Day Palooza on Friday through Monday. Park interpreters will lead hikes, lake tours and nature programs.
Like-minded
posted: 05/24/2012 2:59 a.m. Discuss
Haley and Hannah Birch have shared just about everything since they were born April 28, 1994, just two minutes apart in Madison, Miss., but perhaps nothing quite as special as being named co-valedictorians and summa cum laude graduates at Malvern High School. “It’s pretty cool that we get to share this experience together,” said Hannah, the younger of the two. “We share the same ACT score of 33 and the same GPA of 4.22.” Haley interjected with a big smile: “She finally caught up with me. Since the ninth grade, I had the higher ACT score, but this time, we both had the same score.
Promise opens college to class of 2012
posted: 05/24/2012 2:58 a.m. Discuss
More than 100 members of the Class of 2012 at Arkadelphia High School came into the school’s gym May 17 to became the second class to sign up for Arkadelphia Promise scholarships.
Motorcycle event to aid wounded vets
posted: 05/24/2012 2:57 a.m. Discuss
A weekend of parades, contests, shows and camaraderie will honor those who served in the U.S. armed forces and will also aid in the care of wounded veterans.
Simple and elegant pork scaloppini
posted: 05/24/2012 2:56 a.m. Discuss
Defined as thin cuts of meat, sauteed and cooked in a rich sauce, the scaloppini technique for cooking pork, chicken and veal is simple and elegant. Lemon, garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley and white wine all meld together to form a succulent sauce with the renderings of the thinly sliced pork cutlets.
flavor: An Asian approach to grilling shrimp
posted: 05/24/2012 2:56 a.m. Discuss
With Memorial Day weekend approaching, we are officially entering the start of the summer outdoor cooking season.
A richly flavored vegetarian chili
posted: 05/24/2012 2:54 a.m. Discuss
When it comes to vegetarian chili recipes, the choices are endless — some as simple as pouring a can of beans and tomatoes in a pot and adding a bit of spice, while others are an all-day simmering affair. This one rests comfortably in between these two approaches and has the most rich and layered flavor of any chili (vegetarian or not) I’ve ever tried. The addition of sweet potatoes was inspired by a recipe in Bon Appetit that added butternut squash to chili, and I loved the idea.
New Malvern Middle School will be open for fall classes
posted: 05/20/2012 2:36 a.m. Discuss
Like a handful of new pencils and bright notebooks filled with clean ruled pages, the Malvern Middle School will be fresh and new for seventh- and eighth-graders when the 2012-2013 school year begins.
that’s life: Leaving son in Texas on Mother’s Day
posted: 05/20/2012 2:35 a.m. Discuss
We did it. We drove 300 miles and left our son.
A living treasure
posted: 05/20/2012 2:34 a.m. Discuss
The studio and shop that potter Jim Larkin shares with his wife, Barbara, are an extension of their home — literally and figuratively. For nearly 40 years, the couple have operated Fox Pass Pottery on their property just north of downtown Hot Springs.
Arkadelphia native lauded for work with small businesses
posted: 05/20/2012 2:33 a.m. Discuss
Small businesses, usually privately owned with few employees, make up the majority of companies providing jobs for residents of south-central Arkansas. However, their smaller size and leaner budgets do not mean they have to go without the nation’s best business advice and help. Kelly Massey will be honored Monday in Washington, D.C., as the National Small Business Development Center Counselor of the Year, during a celebration of National Business Week. The award will be presented by Karen Mills, administrator of the Small Business Administration.
outdoors: Cooking crappie
posted: 05/20/2012 2:32 a.m. Discuss
Some people find it hard to understand why the crappie is such a popular sport fish. Unlike bass, catfish and trout, which hit baits with unbridled ferocity, this panfish’s strike often is so delicate, the fish may be hooked before you know it. Seldom will one weighing much over a pound or 2 be caught. Crappie aren’t hard fighters.
front & center: Joey DuVall
posted: 05/20/2012 2:31 a.m. Discuss
The first thing Joey DuVall points out when talking about the Bauxite Historical Association is that while he is president, he is not the one that does all the work.
Kentucky academic to be ASMSA director
posted: 05/20/2012 2:29 a.m. Discuss
Corey Alderdice, assistant director for admissions and public relations at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, Ky., has been selected as the new director of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, the public, residential school in Hot Springs for high school juniors and seniors who excel in math and science.
honor graduates: BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOL
posted: 05/20/2012 2:28 a.m. Discuss
Collin McAdow Valedictorian Trisha Parsons Salutatorian Honor Graduates Lauren Bowen Alicia Bradbury Hailee Bradley Zach Brewer Jayme Byrd Erin Cook Amanda Copeland Chris Crutchfield Ridge Elmore Abbie Golleher Taylor Hatten Hunter Kidd Spencer Lloyd Sam Mills Caleb Nehus Luis Reyes Montana Richey Katie Smith Jaye Spradlin Matt Steele Tanner Vandevender Kate Wells
