Ozarks At Large

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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the National Veterans Golden Age Games are set to take over Fayetteville and the region this weekend; we speak with one 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who hopes to win in his competitions, and we speak with an Arkansas elder who decided to obtain his GED many, many years after his high school years had passed. Plus, while many eyes are on the happenings at the World Cup, we attend a sports match of a different nature, polo, in Bentonville.
Singer-songwriter Marshall Mitchell is set to perform next Tuesday in the Music on the Mountain series on the campus of the Mt. Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center in Fayetteville. To listen to more of this conversation, click here. Website: www.marshallmitchell.com.
The group, “Keep Dollars in Benton County” last month launched a petition initiative to legalize alcohol sales. We talk with the group’s spokesperson, as well as with the mayor of Harrison, in Boone County, which passed a similar measure in 2010.
“Lester Leaps In” by Count Basie
The school, which serves people with special needs, made an announcement about new acquisitions made with community support.
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Deadly storms hit southern Missouri; wildfires plague parts of southern Arkansas; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Leap Frog” by Charlie Parker