Local notes: Center for Art and Education hosts At Home Summer Art Camp

July 5, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

As covid-19 presents challenges to traditional American life, an opportunity for creative service was not lost on Arkansas Wing’s 1st Lt. Justin Ragsdale. In response to a request from his wife Audrey, 3-D printing hobbyist Ragsdale put his equipment to work producing more than 400 surgical mask strap holders for Memphis area hospitals. A resident of Bartlett, Tenn., Ragsdale commutes across the Arkansas state line to West Memphis, where he serves as the 99th Composite Squadron’s aerospace education officer. To find out more about the Civil Air Patrol, contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at (870) 225-6849 or at hornets99compsq@aol.com. (Courtesy Photo)
As covid-19 presents challenges to traditional American life, an opportunity for creative service was not lost on Arkansas Wing’s 1st Lt. Justin Ragsdale. In response to a request from his wife Audrey, 3-D printing hobbyist Ragsdale put his equipment to work producing more than 400 surgical mask strap holders for Memphis area hospitals. A resident of Bartlett, Tenn., Ragsdale commutes across the Arkansas state line to West Memphis, where he serves as the 99th Composite Squadron’s aerospace education officer. To find out more about the Civil Air Patrol, contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at (870) 225-6849 or at hornets99compsq@aol.com. (Courtesy Photo)

'You Love'

series debuts

The "You Love" speaker series, created in partnership with FindingNWA and the Northwest Arkansas Council, plans to highlight guest speakers who contribute to the exciting things taking place in this region in art, music, cuisine and the outdoors.

The next event in the series, "You Love The Outdoors: Take On The Day," set for noon July 9, will be hosted by moderator Tom Walton, co-founder of the Runway Group, who will interview a panel of guests including professional mountain bike riders Kenny Belaey, Payson McElveen and Hannah Finchamp.

The event is free to attend, and you can register at youlovespeakerseries.eventbrite.com.

Folkways

sets concert

Ozark Folkways in Winslow will host an outdoor concert by the Ashtyn Barbaree Trio at 3 p.m. July 11.

All outdoor events at Ozark Folkways will follow safety guidelines from the Arkansas Health Department. Nose and mouth coverings will be required for anyone older than 10 years of age when within 12 feet of anyone not in their group.

The performance is free, but donations are gladly accepted.

Information: ozarkfolkways.org.

FPL topic

Black lives

Join the Fayetteville Public Library at 6 p.m. July 9 for a roundtable discussion with a panel of Black members of the Fayetteville community discussing the goals, purpose and evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The event may be attended virtually on the FPL Facebook page or by visiting www.vimeo.com/faylib.

Information: faylib.org.

Hope Cancer

offers support

• Free Tobacco Cessation Program: Hope Cancer Resources' certified health education specialist is available to support members of the community who are looking to quit smoking with nicotine replacement therapy and counseling.

• Emotional Support Through Cancer Battle: Hope Cancer Resources' team of counselors and social workers are supporting cancer patients and their families every day with a focus on emotional health, no matter the circumstance.

• Virtual Wellness Classes For Cancer Patients and Caregivers: The Wellness Center for Hope at Hope Cancer Resources has created a yoga and fitness class schedule via Zoom and Facebook Live.

Information: (479) 361-5847.

Art center

hosts camp

The Center for Art & Education in Van Buren has created an online At Home Summer Art Camp.

The camp includes five lessons, each including the history of the art mediumbeing featured.

Camp fee is $25.

Information: (479) 474-7767.

Blood Center

seeks donors

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole provider of blood to patients in over 40 area hospitals, invites Rogers area residents to give blood during the Boots and Badges Community Challenge Blood Drive. The drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8 and 9 at the Rogers City Hall, 301 W. Chestnut St.

The Boots and Badges Blood Drive is a community initiative designed to help alleviate a critical blood shortage, while at the same time honoring area First Responders for the great work they do in the Rogers community. Area leaders as well as area merchants have partnered with CBCO to voice a unified message intended to save lives.

The need for blood is ongoing during the covid-19 pandemic. Since early March, CBCO has seen over 8,000 potential donations lost, with more looming on the horizon. Community drives like Boots and Badges are helping to fill the void of those lost donations. Donors at the drive will receive a colorful Boots and Badges "Hero" T-shirt, a free box combo card from Raising Cane's and a $5 gift card redeemable in CBCO's LifePoints online store.

Information: cbco.org/bootsandbadges.

Author talk

set July 15

A"Virtual Author Talk" featuring Lis Wiehl, New York Times bestselling true crime and mystery author, will be hosted by the Fayetteville Public Library at 6 p.m. July 15.

Wiehl will discuss her new true crime book, "Hunting the Unabomber," the definitive account of America's first domestic terrorist, Theodore Kaczynski, and his horrific crimes and capture.

Register at faylib.org.

UAMS gets

$940,000

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received $940,000 from the Federal Communications Commission for digital health technology to treat patients for covid-19 and deliver medical information to patients and providers across the state.

The funds also will help compensate UAMS for past and current health care costs related to covid-19 and allow purchase of a smart phone application to allow UAMS staff to self-screen before starting work each day, including temperature checks.

Administered through the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation -- led by Curtis Lowery, M.D., the institute's director -- the money will allow more than 8,000 Arkansans to receive covid-19 screenings by UAMS through a digital health portal.

It also will enable UAMS to provide access to digital health consultations to more than 300 medical facilities on covid-19 best practices in the delivery of patient care.

In addition to treating covid-19 patients, UAMS will use the money for virtual visits for patients who require multiple trips to a clinic such as pregnant women who have 12 to 17 prenatal visits to a UAMS hospital or clinic.

The self-screening smart phone application also will allow UAMS' more than 10,000 employees to more quickly and safely pass through points of entry when they report to work.

Since March, the costs related to covid-19 have included digital health-enabled covid-19 screening through an online-portal, medical advice delivered over live video to providers and nurses across the state, and digital communication between providers and patients in negative pressure patient rooms to reduce the use of personal protective equipment.

Also, UAMS has sent out a mobile unit to provide covid-19 screenings, bought intensive care unit software to manage the surge of covid-19 patients, and bought other digital health applications to extend pulmonology, infectious disease and other medical services important for the care of covid-19 patients.

Information: uams.edu or uamshealth.com.

As covid-19 presents challenges to traditional American life, an opportunity for creative service was not lost on Arkansas Wing’s 1st Lt. Justin Ragsdale. In response to a request from his wife Audrey, 3-D printing hobbyist Ragsdale put his equipment to work producing more than 400 surgical mask strap holders for Memphis area hospitals. A resident of Bartlett, Tenn., Ragsdale commutes across the Arkansas state line to West Memphis, where he serves as the 99th Composite Squadron’s aerospace education officer. To find out more about the Civil Air Patrol, contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at (870) 225-6849 or at hornets99compsq@aol.com. (Courtesy Photo)
As covid-19 presents challenges to traditional American life, an opportunity for creative service was not lost on Arkansas Wing’s 1st Lt. Justin Ragsdale. In response to a request from his wife Audrey, 3-D printing hobbyist Ragsdale put his equipment to work producing more than 400 surgical mask strap holders for Memphis area hospitals. A resident of Bartlett, Tenn., Ragsdale commutes across the Arkansas state line to West Memphis, where he serves as the 99th Composite Squadron’s aerospace education officer. To find out more about the Civil Air Patrol, contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at (870) 225-6849 or at hornets99compsq@aol.com. (Courtesy Photo)

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