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Words, Afterwords and Afterthoughts
Its amazing to think that only 4 short years ago, Afterwords Cafe was just a thought and not a reality. This weekend marks the 4th Anniversary of our wonderful cafe. It has been a blast to watch it evolve into the cool place that it now is. Greg and Beth Bess have created our own version of Cheers (no alchohol though), where everyone knows your name and your always welcome. Greg has put together a great staff of young servers who are just terrific. This past Thursday, Afterwords had an open house where friends, music and plenty of food were the ‘bill of fare’. The new Afterwords Menu was rolled out with lots of new food too. Local legend Mike Mcleod serinaded the evening with great tunes.
Hardy RV Park Under New Management
We are excited and happy to report that the prior problems in the past that were reported here in regards to the local Hardy RV park have been corrected. It is nice to see the park cleaned up, neat and ready for campers! In a turn of events the area volunteer firefighters have agreed to take over the management of the park and its upkeep.
Our community has always pulled together so this appears to be just another example of not only volunteers from the fire department pulling together but also working on hopefully generating some funds to help purchase future needed equipment.
The Great ShakeOut – Earthquake Drill
The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut is an eight-state drill spanning much of the central United States. The ShakeOut is being organized for April 28th at 10:15 a.m. Already over 1 million people are expected to participate. Why is it important to do a Drop, Cover, Hold On drill? As with anything, to react quickly you must practice often. You may only have seconds to protect yourself in an earthquake, before strong shaking knocks you down–or drops something on you.
We all must get better prepared for major earthquakes, and also practice how to protect ourselves when they happen. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to help people and organizations do both.
Cash Prizes For Yard Of The Month In Hardy
According to our Mayor, the City Of Hardy has started up a new “YARD OF THE MONTH” program that will start in May and run through Oct of 2011. If you or someone you know has a beautiful yard that is worth being nominated, then be sure to go by City Hall and pick up a form to make that nomination. Who knows, your yard could win the $25 cash prize. Anyone can nominate any yard even your own as long as the property is within the city limits of Hardy, Ar.
Mammoth Spring Fish Hatchery Going GREEN !
Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery, in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, will soon be home to one of the most energy efficient buildings ever built by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
A ground-breaking ceremony will take place at the future site of the Aquatic Conservation and Education Center on March 23, 2011. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at the hatchery, located at 302 Fish Hatchery Lane. The public is invited to attend.
The center will feature energy-efficient mechanical and electrical systems, recycled and locally available building materials, educational exhibits and meeting space, storm water capture and re-use, and native plantings. It is expected to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.
Hardy Wants Memphis On Its Spring Break
March 14-18, 2011: Holiday – Spring Break for Memphis City Schools. It seems early for some, but it is what it is, and this March 14-18 is Spring Break for all the City Of Memphis Schools.
We the Friends Of Hardy Arkansas and our online website wish to INVITE each and every one of you great Memphians to be sure to put our City on your THINGS TO DO FOR SPRING break list.
Free WiFi On Main Street Hardy – Anyone?
(Originally Published Jun 16, 2010) With the talk from City Hall about bringing WiFi to Dr. Thompson Park we thought we would repost our original story about Free Wifi.
Why even offer Free WiFi (muniwireless) along Main Street in Hardy Arkansas? The only 
thing that retains value is what the local community is willing to invest in terms of their interest and content. If local businesses, organizations, civic groups and schools in the local community, in short, are willing to create local content for the local network, post local ads, if they see the service as part of the fabric of the community. That is part of the idea of Free muniwirelessWiFi, because our idea – would first point all users to the Main Street Hardy Online Resource website. This then helps promote not only the town but the local merchants and community as well. Is this self serving? Not really, its self promoting of our town ! Besides, if we don’t do it, no one else will.
Wayne’s World – Tumbling Down
A Sharp County judge says a developer, Wayne Watkins, who returned last week from Mexico to face charges that he defrauded buyers of land in a subdivision must remain in jail until he comes up with $107,000 in cash.
Jonesboro television station KAIT reported that the cash-only bond for 63-year-old Wayne Watkins was set in a hearing Monday at Ash Flat.
Police arrested Watkins Feb. 21 at a Houston airport as he returned from Mexico, where he had lived for four years. Larry Kissee, Watkins’ lawyer, said Watkins was returning to see his seriously ill father, and knew he would be arrested on a 2007 warrant charging him with theft by deception.
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Okay, maybe just the shake and rattle! This past Sunday you might of felt a little tremor under foot. A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook central Arkansas late Sunday night, and was felt as far away as Memphis. It was followed by a 3.8 magnitude temblor a short time later.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake was centered approximately 36 miles north of Little Rock, approximately 150 miles from Memphis.
ARKAWARE.ORG – Citizens Rights To Information
We are excited to announce the creation of a new online site called ARKAWARE.ORG this site is dedicated to ALL CITIZENS in Arkansas that have experienced problems with local and state government in regards to FOI (Freedom Of Information).
The goal of ARKAWARE is to ensure that individual citizens are aware and educated in the rights that they have in regards to our Freedom Of Information laws within the State of Arkansas. Many support sites exist to assist news/media outlets, but we wanted a source for the individual citizens who too, need a place to go when they feel their rights to public records and access are being either hindered or outright denied. The online site will offer guidance and support to you in your quest for public information.
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