FABULOUS FOURTH IN CHEROKEE PARK Sacred Heart School to Host Cajun Fête On July 9 th , Sacred Heart Catholic School will be cooking up a Cajun spread.  Everyone is invited to attend and partake in the all-you-can-eat shrimp, crawfish, gumbo, beverages and more (must be 21).  Tickets $25 each and are available online at  www.sacredheartmorrilton.org  or at the school office.  You can also send your check to SHS Cajun Fête, 106 N. St. Joseph, Morrilton, AR 72110 or call 501.354.4358.  Credit cards are accepted and the deadline to purchase is July 5 th .  The event will be held in the school gym beginning at 5:30 pm.  All proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Catholic School. 42nd Street presented by the Arkansas River Valley Arts Center The Arkansas River Valley Arts Center presents the legendary Broadway musical,  42 nd  Street , at Witherspoon Auditorium on the campus of Arkansas Tech University. You have your choice of two weekends to see this fun-filled show, w

The Oxford American  magazine is hosting the first Oxford American Summit for Ambitious Writers , a five-day, creatively intense workshop for writers seeking to enhance their literary skills from June 21-26, 2011, at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain. The Summit will feature an all-star roster of faculty and guest speakers and will offer participants the opportunity to improve their writing in a peaceful and stimulating environment. As part of the Summit, there is an impressive list of events open to the public, including lectures  by The New Yorker  magazine editor David Remnick and Editor Emeritus of  The Atlantic  William Whitworth.  

Attention area kids and parents! Registration for the 2011 Kid’s College at UACCM is now open . This year, Kid’s College will take the imaginations of area first through third graders to the top of the world by guiding them on an amazing “Polar Expedition” to explore the sights and sounds of the Arctic Circle. Participants will also climb aboard the “Space Ship Discovery” and blast off to the furthest reaches of outer space. The fun-filled week is scheduled for July 11 through 14, 2011.  During Kid’s College, students will attend class each day from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Business Technology Center on the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton’s campus. Throughout this time, they will learn all about the history, culture, and natural environment of the Arctic Circle before launching into the solar system and beyond to discover information on the stars and planets. Kid’s College will also feature many hands-on activities, games, scientific inv

Attention area kids and parents! Registration for the 2011 Kid’s College at UACCM is now open. This year, Kid’s College will take the imaginations of area first through third graders to the top of the world by guiding them on an amazing “Polar Expedition” to explore the sights and sounds of the Arctic Circle. Participants will also climb aboard the “Space Ship Discovery” and blast off to the furthest reaches of outer space. The fun-filled week is scheduled for July 11 through 14, 2011.  During Kid’s College, students will attend class each day from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Business Technology Center on the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton’s campus. Throughout this time, they will learn all about the history, culture, and natural environment of the Arctic Circle before launching into the solar system and beyond to discover information on the stars and planets. Kid’s College will also feature many hands-on activities, games, scientific investigations and art

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton has announced the Chancellor’s Scholars and Academic Honors lists for the spring 2011 semester.      The Chancellor’s Scholars List is comprised of full-time students who completed at least 12 college-level credit hours with a 4.00 grade point average. Students named as Chancellor’s Scholars for the spring 2011 semester include: Christina Allan of Russellville, Tamela Anderson of Greenbrier, Robin Baker of Russellville, Jason Baldwin of Vilonia, Laura Barber of Clinton, Manjula Bathula of Conway, Brandon Baxter of Bigelow, Lindsay Bean of Greenbrier, Deandra Beck of Oppelo, Jessica Bedow of Jerusalem, James Beene of Greenbrier, Jessica Belote of Conway, Stella Bird of Ola, Bobbi Boone of Conway, Brittany Boren of Atkins, Anzie Brewer of Lenore, Amanda Burns of Paron, Daryl Byrum of Dover, Paula Byrum of Dover, Denise Caldwell of Conway, Richard Caldwell of Houston, Matthew Cardenas of Jerusalem, David Clayton of Russellvill

This year’s sixth annual Links for Learning Golf Tournament fundraiser for the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) Foundation was a huge success . A field of nearly 120 golfers gathered at the Morrilton Country Club on a beautiful sunny day to compete in the three-person scramble tournament that helped raise over $14,000 in proceeds for the UACCM Foundation. Along with the tournament, the participants were given an opportunity to show their golf skills with Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, and Putting Contests. Throughout the day, teams were treated to limitless refreshments, door prizes, and all the BBQ they could eat. Once the teams had finished playing and the scores were being calculated, the tournament’s finale took place. The “Golf Ball Drop” consisted of hundreds of numbered golf balls being poured down from the bucket of Morrilton Fire Department’s snorkel truck that was positioned nearly fifty feet in the air above a hole near the putting green. Th