Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
Our montage this week is dedicated to royalty
1. Queen plays Another One Bites the Dust.
2. Babar takes a vacation with his family.
3. Koko Taylor and Queen Bee.
4. Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen in the 2006 film The Queen.
5. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, sings Chain of Fools.
6. Jerry Stiller and Kevin James in the sitcom King of Queens.
7. BB King (and Lucille) play The Thrill is Gone.
8. THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE, King Kong, 1933.
9. Ian McKellen as King Lear.
10. Bert Lahr is the Cowardly Lion!
Apologies to : All of the Kansas City Monarchs, Gene Chandler, Juice Newton, Elvis, The Kingsmen, Game of Thrones and chess players. Maybe next time.
1. Queen plays Another One Bites the Dust.
2. Babar takes a vacation with his family.
3. Koko Taylor and Queen Bee.
4. Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen in the 2006 film The Queen.
5. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, sings Chain of Fools.
6. Jerry Stiller and Kevin James in the sitcom King of Queens.
7. BB King (and Lucille) play The Thrill is Gone.
8. THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE, King Kong, 1933.
9. Ian McKellen as King Lear.
10. Bert Lahr is the Cowardly Lion!
Apologies to : All of the Kansas City Monarchs, Gene Chandler, Juice Newton, Elvis, The Kingsmen, Game of Thrones and chess players. Maybe next time.
Before performing at Wakarusa, Caroline Rose and her band stopped by the Carver Center for Public Radio and performed the song "Roll On."
C&H Hog Farms, located on the Buffalo National River watershed, has been in operation for almost a year now. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to an affected Ozarks homestead a mile downstream, and to float on the Buffalo to illustrate why the new massive swine breeding factory remains so controversial. (photo: Big Creek)Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
Caroline Rose and her band stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio on their way to Wakarusa. C&H Hog Farms, located on the Buffalo National River watershed, has been in operation for almost a year now. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to an affected Ozarks homestead a mile downstream, and to float on the Buffalo to illustrate why the new massive swine breeding factory remains so controversial. (photo: Big Creek)
Today's shareholders meeting including A-level pop stars, thoughts on Walmart's future and calls asking for change.
The annual Walmart Shareholders Meeting took place early this morning. Plus Fort Smith may consider an increase in library millage.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the 2014 Cancer Challenge aims to add to the $10 million raised with the event over the past 20 years. The three-day event this year encompasses a variety of locations and activities including golfing, running, trap-shooting and wrapping up with the more traditional gala. Plus, uncovering stories at Oak Cemetery, and if you're unsure of which stages to make it to during this weekend's Wakarusa Music Festival, Becca offers some suggestions.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the cajun-zydeco group, Snake Eyes and the Bug Band, will perform this afternoon at the Fayetteville Public Library' we hear a conversation and a song from the band, and it's sort of like soccer but on horseback: polo in Bentonville. Plus, we celebrate the horse in our Sunday Morning Montage.
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visits the office of Ability Tree, an organization that not only helps children with special needs, but also their immediate families.
More information about Ability Tree is available at www.abilitytree.org.
An Arkansas Judge in Pulaski County has fined pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary nearly $1.2 billion dollars for concealing risks associated with the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. Winnings from the suit, likely be appealed, will be deposited into the state’s Medicaid Trust Fund.
Monday afternoon, the statue of former United States Senator and Fayetteville native J. William Fulbright was returned to its rightful place at the west entrance to Old Main on the University of Arkansas campus. The event also celebrated the 107th birth anniversary of Fulbright.
"Tip of the Iceberg" by The Farewell Drifters
Chase Stoudenmire, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas and a former Fulbright Scholar to the Republic of Georgia, visited KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance Studio with Professor Kate Mamiseishvili, who encouraged him to go to Georgia, to talk about his experiences.
Professional Actor Keith Scales is staging a midnight theater production at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs based on the life of Norman Baker, who operated a popular and unorthodox cancer hospital at the Crescent in the 1930s. Shrouded in mystery, Baker has finally been brought to light, based on Scale’s historical research.
