Ozarks At Large

Here are the elements of our flower montage for Sunday’s show: 1. Nat King Cole singing Ramblin’ Rose. 2. A skunk named Flower, courtesy of Bambi (from the film of the same name). 3. The Statler Brothers singing Counting Flowers on the Wall. 4. Chris Cooper describes the beauty of nature to Meryl Streep in the film Adaptation. 5. The Foundations with their one big hit, Build Me Up Buttercup. 6. Poppies! From Wizard of Oz. 7. Tiny Tim sings Tiptoe Through the Tulips during his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1968. 8. The killer Venus flytrap threatens Rick Moranis in the 1986 version of Little Shop of Horrors. Yes, the Venus flytrap does produce flowers. 9. Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby (the “run for the roses”) in record time, 1:59 2/5. 10. Lynn Anderson sings I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Apologies to Charlie Rose, Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand, Poison, and all the romantic comedies ever where a guy gives a gal some roses. Maybe next time.

Ahead on Ozarks, the longest zip line in Arkansas, the possible effects of sequestration on Arkansas, how small town advocates are getting a boost from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and a preview of this weekend's Gospel Fest in Fort Smith.

We do a site visit at a new outdoor adventure park located just west of Eureka Springs. The 30-acre canopy zipline course, which traverses a long twisting valley, contains numerous exit and entry platforms, some in trees. Construction is complete. Ozark Mountain Ziplines is expected to open in March.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we talk to a documentarian about his film that chronicles the life of the “Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Plus, we get an update on the progress of the Marshals' Museum in Fort Smith, learn about a competition that shines the spotlight on entrepreneurship in Arkansas and more...