QUOTE OF THE DAY “If an athlete’s doing it, nobody’s going to say it’s not cool.” Andy Gilbride, program adviser for UA’s transit and parking department, on the growing popularity of scooters on campus Article, 1 B Today’s meetings Fayetteville Technical Plat Review, 9 a.m. Springdale Water and Sewer Commission, 9 a.m. Springdale Housing Authority, noon Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission executive committee, 1: 30 p.m. Tontitown Water and Sewer Commission, 3 p.m. Bentonville Board of Adjustments, 5 p.m. Fayetteville School Board Position 1 candidates forum, 6 p.m. Fayetteville School Board Position 2 candidates forum, 8: 30 p.m. Today’s happenings Newton County fair and rodeo, all day, fairgrounds, Jasper South Sebastian County fair, all day, fairgrounds, Greenwood Grand opening celebration: The Elizabeth Richardson Child Development Center, 9 a. m., 1300 Patriot Parkway, Siloam Springs Looking ahead Healthy Chocolate Tasting Party, noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 506 Enterprise Drive, Lowell 16 th annual Eureka Springs VW Festival, all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs Fayetteville Arts Festival, 7-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a. m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Fayetteville Town Center; 7 a. m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Fayetteville Square ‘Going for the Green’ auction planned The Eureka Springs Rotary Club will host a “Going for the Green” auction at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. Refreshments begin at 6 p.m. with a live auction starting at 7 p.m. Items for sale include furniture, art, food and lodging certificates, jewelry, gourmet meals, boat cruises, golf packages, and airplane rides. Proceeds will help restore and repair East Mountain Overlook. More information is available at www. eurekasprings. org.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Stagecoach ride set for Sept. 12-14 The fifth annual Butterfield Commemorative Stagecoach Ride will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Pea Ridge National Military Park with the arrival of the Missouri Stagecoach. Events at the military park include a Dutch oven cooking contest, music and a camp out. The stagecoach will leave Pea Ridge at 9 a.m. Sept. 13 and ride through Northwest Arkansas making stops at Avoca Town Hall, Old Wire School and Cross Hollow. The stagecoach ride for Sept. 14 will include stops at Fitzgerald Station, the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks and Butterfield Trail Village, where the ride will end at 4: 45 p.m. The Butterfield Overland Mail first came through Arkansas on Sept. 18, 1858. This year’s event marks the 150 th anniversary of that ride. This year’s stagecoach will carry letters from area schoolchildren. No other wagons or stagecoaches will be allowed on the ride, but riders on horseback will be allowed to join the event for a fee of $ 15. The ride is sponsored by Heritage Trail Partners, a nonprofit group designed to educate residents on historic travel in Northwest Arkansas. More information is available at www. heritagetrailpartners. com.
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