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September 2008
The
Great Outdoors
September's
issue includes people who take to the outdoors by land, water
and sky.
Also enjoy our regular features: the comprehensive calendar
of events, a dining-out story, exploring local retail shops
and the popular "What's Cooking." This month's recipes
are for tailgating at your favorite ball game.
The September issue is on the stands now. Click the rack locations
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 Cover
story:
High Flying Homer Ellis
Retired doctor
Homer Ellis of Fort Smith may be more familiar to readers as
the obstetrician who delivered them – or one of their
children. Ellis did deliver hundreds of babies in his long-time
practice
of medicine. But his off-duty passion is aviation. Friend, photographer
and fellow physician J.P. Bell brings us this story about Ellis'
passion for flying with a retrospective of Ellis' many unusual
planes.
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Four-wheel
fun Considering an all-terrain vehicle? Here's a primer
on the many trails established by ATV clubs and some advice on choosing
a machine. Photos by Kat Wilson. |
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Whitewater
woman When Diane Cheshier, the assistant director of the
Fort Smith Public Library, can get away, she and her husband head
for the mountains of Colorado to ride the whitewater rapids of the
snow-melt streams. Cheshier shares this summer's getaway, when she
and Andy took on the Arkansas River, Taylor River and other pulse-pounding
runs. |
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Tessa
Freeman is our staff's fashionista – But she braved
nature to attend "Becoming An Outdoors-Woman," a popular
seminar held annually by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
After some classes and a couple of nights in the woods, she's got
a tale to tell and even some survival skills beyond "don't
forget the eyeliner." |
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If
it walks like a duck – Dr. J.C. Clemons probably
has it in his office on a shelf or cabinet. Linda Seubold takes
a look at Clemons' extensive collection of all things ducky. |
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A
day by day calendar
of live music and performance,
festivals, exhibits
and attractions for every age.
Click on any date for info.
Click on the name of the month
for the full month's listings.
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your event online!
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the easy form.
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New
Fort Chaffee Museums Have Patrons All Shook Up
By Linda Seubold
Realizing the long-time dream
of Jan Honeycutt's students and Elvis fans everywhere, building 803 at
Fort Chaffee has been opened as a museum. The attraction, now a part of
Chaffee Crossing, was supported by the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority.
The location of Elvis' G.I. haircut in 1958, with authentic barber chair
and barber tools, fronts a larger museum of the whole history of the military
base.
Also opening in September,
a Vietnam Veterans museum and a private doll museum help make up a historic
district of the fort near Fort Smith, Ark. where many soldiers were processed
on their way to World War II. The museums also recognize the base as an
processing center for Vietnamese immigrants and refugees from Cuba's Mariel
boatlift.
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New
Lake Fort Smith State Park Opens