News 2008-06-21 Andanh.com

Springdale Students Keep Pace With State Benchmark Scores Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:21:07 -0500
SPRINGDALE - English-speaking Hispanic students and non-Hispanic white students in Springdale schools performed well on the 2008 Benchmark exams, a cornerstone of Arkansas' school accountability program.

Rogers Students Improve Benchmark Scores Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:21:01 -0500
ROGERS - Students in the Rogers School District improved math and literacy scores on the standardized Benchmark tests given each spring to third- through eighth-graders.

Rogers Mayor Wants Second Post Office Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:21:06 -0500
ROGERS - Springdale and Fayetteville each have two U.S. Post Office branches, even Bella Vista has two within 5 miles of one another. But Rogers and Bentonville each have only one post office.

Knutson Sentenced For Arizona Sex Crime Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:11:46 -0500
A former physics teacher at Rogers High School was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail and lifetime probation for having a sexual relationship with a student more than 20 years ago when he taught science in Arizona.

Rogers Council To Decide On Pay Increases For Elected Officials Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:21:00 -0500
ROGERS - Elected officials in Rogers may see pay increase for 2009.

All Nall, All The Time Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:55:17 -0500
FAYETTEVILLE - Nathan Nall turned out to be the West's only option.

Future Razorbacks Don't Disappoint Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:04:28 -0500
FAYETTEVILLE - Running past the competition in a Razorback helmet and taking snaps at quarterback from the Shotgun formation, Dennis Johnson might have been mistaken for a former Hog great rather than a high school All-Star.

Fayetteville's Harris Celebrates Final High School Game Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:12:54 -0500
FAYETTEVILLE - Gionni Harris couldn't have scripted his high school finale any better.

Naturals Fall To Travelers Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:58:26 -0500
SPRINGDALE - Arkansas sprayed Arvest Ballpark with extra-base hit after extra-base hit Friday night.

NATURALS NOTES Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:08:45 -0500
Arkansas Travlers at Northwest Arkansas Naturals WHEN: 7 p.m. Today WHERE: Arvest Ballpark ON THE HILL: Arkansas-RHP Robert Mosebach, (5-5, 4.12 ERA); Northwest Arkansas-LHP Rowdy Hardy (3-5, 4.37 ERA)

Saturday To-Dos: Pop in the Park, the Rockin' Guys, Hook and Ladder Fest, Charlie Robison and more Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:28:38 -0600

POP! IN THE PARK
6 p.m., History Pavilion, Riverfront Park. Free.

TJ Deeter, who made his name on the scene booking Tuesday nights at White Water Tavern — matching hip-hoppers with metal dudes and folk-ladies and such — is back promoting shows in a similar fashion. On Saturday, in conjunction with the River Market, he launches Pop! in the Park, a concert series that runs once a month through the summer. The first concert features local rapper Razormack, who might be playing one of his last local shows (he's headed to ATL in the not too distant future); impressive local folk-singer Sara Thomas (who moonlights as Deeter's new bride); up and coming rapper Maxx, who got his start under the tutelage of Deeter at the Hip-Hop School; and local singer of smart, twang-tinged songs Kevin Kerby. The History Pavilion, for those not up on River Market geography, is the brick arbor-looking thing adjacent to the Junction Bridge. The Indian Head is inside. Coolers, lawn chairs and blankets (but no glass) welcome.

The Weekend: Lord T and Eloise, Flyleaf, Green Jello and more Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:13:26 -0600

Aristo-crunk duo Lord T and Eloise.

FRIDAY 6/20

Revolution kicks off its second anniversary weekend celebration with venue favorite Lord T and Eloise, who played Bonnaroo recently. Free Sol opens, 10 p.m., cover TBA.

If Power 92's Juneteenth concert sounds like too much, Kookieman.com's get-down at the Statehouse Convention Center might suit. DJ Tenslim mans the decks, 10 p.m., $7. Ages 18 and older admitted.

Local cover band Crisis! headlines at Cajun's, 9 p.m., $5.

Blue-eyed crooner Big John Miller is at the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7.

Memphis Soul Revue tries to get butts on the floor at the Peabody's RiverTop Party, 8 p.m., $5.

Flyleaf.

SATURDAY 6/21

Hugely popular alt-rockers Flyleaf play the Timberwood Amphitheater in Magic Springs, 8 p.m., park admission.

Punk miscreants and pranksters Green Jello headline at Juanita's with Mensrea and the George Jonestown Massacre, 9:30 p.m., $12 adv., $15 d.o.s.

Searcy rockers Jason Greenlaw and the Groove play the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7.

Memphis' White Noise Theory plays a mix of '70s and '80s dance at Cajun's, 9 p.m., $5.

Local blues-rock act the Seth Freeman Band celebrates the release of its new CD, 9 p.m., $5, at West End.

UPDATE: It's increasingly possible 'The Love Guru' will suck Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:00:01 -0600

UPDATE: So critics continue to pile it on—A.O. Scott, writing in the New York Times, says, "'The Love Guru' is downright antifunny, an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again." But, ever the maverick, the Dem-Gaz's chief film critic Philip Martin scores it an 85, which might be the highest score he's given anything since "No Country For Old Men." The review itself is fairly tepid, but you have to read pretty far to get that. So: the nation's critics, on average, give it a 22 vs. Martin, who ranks it just 15 points from perfection. Wonder if Arkansas connections factor in?

EARLIER: As Vulture reports, "The Love Guru," the new Mike Myers comedy, co-penned by Conway's Graham Gordy, is getting abysmally bad reviews. Even lover-of- monumentally-bad-movies Harry Knowles hates it. It's at 11 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and a 24 on Metacritic.

Says Knowles in, "If Shit Got THE LOVE GURU On It, Shit Would Wipe It Off!" Mike Myers "puts a shotgun in the mouth of comedy and kills it."

Elsewhere:

"It's essentially unsuitable for even mildly discerning viewers of any age." NPR.

"Mostly it’s dreary dick jokes and elephant poop..." Village Voice

Roger Ebert leads his review with, "What is it with Mike Myers and penis jokes?" Chicago Tribune.

After the "Austin Powers" trilogy..."Love Guru" is a regressive step in the extreme. Hollywood Reporter.

There are some funny moments in "War Eagle." Let's all blame Mike Myers.

Did anyone go to the screening last night?

Friday To-Do: Grand Archives Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:19:02 -0600

Grand Archives.

GRAND ARCHIVES
9 p.m., Sticky Fingerz. $10.

Well before Joanna Newsom and Iron & Wine and their ilk started mining the folk traditions of the '60s and '70s, Seattle's Carissa's Wierd (misspelled on purpose) made it big in the Northwest on the strength of their throwback folk-rock. From 1995 to 2003, the band toured and recorded tirelessly, always seeming to be on the verge of breaking out nationally, but never pushing through. Splinter groups have fared better. Guitarists Mat Brooke and Ben Bridwell formed Band of Horses, which, after two albums, is arguably the biggest name on Sub Pop's roster. Now comes Grand Archives, formed by Brooke after he split from Band of Horses after the first record. Where Bridwell leans heavily on Neil Young, Brooke and Grand Archives draw influences from sunny '60s Cali pop, bands like CSNY and the Mamas and the Papas. So: five-part harmonies, whistling, harmonica-filled bridges, brightness. Another Carissa's Wierd alumna, Sera Cahoone, performs in one of the opening slots. She aspires to be considered as the love child of “Buck Owens and Cat Power.” Dallas indie-poppers the New Frontiers also perform.

Download:
Grand Archives "Blue Foam Couches"
Grand Archives "Minature Birds"

Sera Cahoone "Only as the Day is Long"

Friday To-Do: Juneteenth Power Jam Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:01:18 -0600

JUNETEENTH POWER JAM
3 p.m., Riverfest Amphitheatre. $20-$30 d.o.s.

Last week, Arkansas Times media columnist David Koon outlined the problems with Power 92's massive annual Juneteenth concert, as described in the documentary “The Truth Behind Juneteenth: A Paradox of Freedom.” The history and relevance of Juneteenth are barely mentioned. The station, which makes a big hoo-rah about all that it donates to the Watershed Project, pockets huge profits, while forcing local acts to pay exorbitant fees to play. But! Lil Mama's lip gloss will be popping, Mike Jones will be repeating his name, Trey Songz will be crooning, salaciously, and dozens of other acts whose names you might not know, but whose songs you probably do, will be putting it down, so look for another sell-out. For ticket outlets, go to www.power923.com

Friday To-Do: John Paul Keith and the 1,4, 5's / Silverton Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:49:06 -0600

JOHN PAUL KEITH AND THE 1, 4, 5's / SILVERTON
9 p.m., White Water Tavern. $5.

Perhaps you caught the John Paul Keith and the 1, 4, 5's show with Ben Nichols a few months ago. If not, now's your chance. White Water Tavern commander-in-chief Matt White describes them enthusiastically as “easily my favorite new band … Jerry Lee Lewis meets Chuck Berry and Big Star.” Keith is known for his wild live shows, but his resume includes collaborations with Ryan Adams, Little Rock big wheel Jim Dickinson and Harlan T. Bobo. This time out, Keith and his numerical bandmates share the stage with Little Rock's good-time barefoot folk rockers Silverton, who're playing their last show for awhile.

—Paul Peterson

Friday and Saturday To-Do: Folksy Strings and Summer Things Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:37:49 -0600

Kevin Kerby. Art by Isaac Alexander.

FOLKSY STRINGS AND SUMMER THINGS
7 p.m., Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative. $6-$10.

There will be pickin' and grinnin' and paintin's at Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative's two-day summer folk and music festival. On Friday, local country-tinged singer/songwriter Kevin Kerby headlines the music line-up (too bad he's not showing his art, which leans toward folk art). Also performing are acoustic shouter Jonathan Wilkins and We Versus the Shark, a Pennsylvania folk-rock act. Artists showing paintings, crafts and jewelry include Melverue Abraham, Heather Canterbury, Amy Carnahan, Donna Dunnahoe, Hugh Dunnahoe, Lindsey East, Holly Hall, Lisa Krannichfeld, Erin Lang, Erin Lorenzen, Nikki Paxton, Jennifer Perren, Rhonda Reeves, Levram Renrut, Teresa Smith and Kalari Turner. The exhibit opens at noon Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, Fayetteville bluegrass band Cletus Got Shot headlines, with local singer/songwriter Mat Mahar opening along with the expansive folk-rock of Justin Carr and Ghost Go. There'll be refreshments, courtesy of New Belgium and Whole Foods.

Friday To-Do: Damn Bullets / South 61 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:30:20 -0600

Damn Bullets.

DAMN BULLETS / SOUTH 61
10 p.m., Juanita's. $6.

Cooper's Orbit was originally headlining this bill; they were going to be celebrating the release of their new album. But drummer Will Jennings got a gig on the Obama campaign and, at the last minute, had to be out of town. No word on when the CD release party will be rescheduled. Weird and wild folk-howlers the Damn Bullets and Southern rockers South 61 will play as planned.

Leaking "Blood" Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:58:55 -0600

Anna Paquin is Sookie Stackhouse

The pilot for the HBO series "True Blood," based on the Southern Vampire series of novels by Magnolia's Charlaine Harris, has leaked at least in some form. Just saying.

Pirates!

Thursday: Spill Canvas, Len Rainey, Live Karaoke, Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:21:40 -0600

The Spill Canvas.

Buzzy alt-rockers the Spill Canvas headline a full bill at Juanita's, which also features Steel Train and Liam and Me, 9 p.m., $12 adv., $15 d.o.s.

California bluesman Len Rainey comes to Studio Joe for a jam with Mike Dollins and Joe Pitts, 7 p.m., $7.

Upscale Underground co-founder Jason “J-One” Marshall celebrates his birthday at Crush Wine Bar at Live Karaoke night with the band Solfude providing the instrumental support, 8 p.m., $5.

Little Rock's Big Stack revives the '80s hair metal era at Cajun's, 9 p.m., $5.

The Ted Ludwig Trio performs at Afterthought with special guest trumpeter Rodney Block, 8 p.m., $5.

Nashville-based alt-poppers the Hollywood Kills come to Sticky Fingerz for the first time, 9:30 p.m., $5.

Oklahoma folk-rocker Travis Linville (AKA Hayes Carll's guitarist) is at White Water, 9 p.m., $5.

The Travs take on the Springfield Cardinals at Dickey-Stephens, 7:10 p.m., $6-$10.

Governor sets execution date for inmate Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:39:00 EST

New obituaries Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:36:00 EST

Ark unemployment rate climbs to 5.1 percent Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:59:00 EST

Ark. test scores show gains for minority students Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:53:00 EST

National Weather Service issues flood warning Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:52:00 EST

Indoor pool committee to meet Monday Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:38:00 EST

One lane to close on Bull Shoals Dam Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:28:00 EST

South Dakota Club to meet Saturday Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:03:00 EST

Surgeon General says obesity numbers embarrassing Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:40:00 EST

E-mail your tea recipe Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:22:00 EST

Summer snow Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:15:00 EST
A gust of wind blows cottony willow seeds to the sky. Some of the seeds can travel miles before floating to the ground.

Library adds books on MP3 players Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
You see them everywhere, teenagers with earbuds in ears, listening to an MP3 player. Now though, they might be listening to a book thanks to the Baxter County Library.

Area man sentenced for school break-in Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
A Baxter County judge came close to denying a plea offer Thursday for a man who broke into two Norfork schools and stole cash from an office.

2 counties work on liquor sales initiatives Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
HARDY — Backers of a plan that would allow alcohol sales in Sharp County say they've gathered enough signatures to put the initiative on the November ballot.

Regional Happenings: Bootleggers, H.O.G., a Knap-In and more Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Here's a look at this weekend's local and regional happenings plus a few upcoming events:

Music Hall offers special weekend of entertainment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
CALICO ROCK — Calico Rock Music Hall has something special planned for Bootlegger Daze weekend in Calico Rock. "With all the visitors coming into town for the Bootlegger festival, we felt it important that we provide a really great weekend of entertainment," said Charles Francis, Music Hall managing partner.

Wreck leaves one injured Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Steven Miller was injured after his truck left the road and crashed Thursday morning, authorities said.

Correction Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Barbara Cons, American Cancer Society community representative, was incorrectly identified in a photo in Thursday's edition. Incorrect information was provided to The Bulletin.

Hughes wins teaching award Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Brandy Hughes recently won the state Outstanding Young Teacher Award given by Arkansas Vocational Agriculture Teacher Association and will represent Arkansas at regional level during the summer.

Students elected at Boys State Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
CONWAY — Local boys attending the 68th annual session of American Legion Boys State were elected as follows:

BCMG members honored Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:59:00 EST
Baxter County Master Gardener members who have been in the program for five and 10 years recently were recognized. Shown are (from left) Linda Westmoreland, five years; Sue North, 10 years; Letitia Maye, five years; Suzanne Middleton, 10 years; Diane Kemmerer, five years; and Tom Telford, five years. Also honored but not available for the photo were Rich Goller, Jay Kemmerer, Rod Seitz and Sandy Seitz, all five years, and Patti Smith, 10 years. Since forming in 1994, 341 people have completed the training program, with 118 continuing as active members. During the past year, BCMG members reported 6,096 volunteer work hours back to the Master Gardener program.

Emily H. Coleman, 90 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
BULL SHOALS — A funeral for Emily H. Coleman, 90, of Lakeview will be 2 p.m. today at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bull Shoals. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mrs. Coleman died Friday June 17, 2008.

MH duo enjoys all-star experience Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Lady Bomber Courtney Linck and Lady Bomber head coach Debbie Atkinson started a five-representative night for Mountain Home in the 53rd annual East-West Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star soccer games Tuesday night at Lady 'Back Field in Fayetteville.

Rookie league champs Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:09:00 EST
The Lakehouse Restaurant baseball team captured the championship of the Mountain Home Rookie League. Members of the team are: (first row, from left) Jordan Reeves, Sam Arp, Isiah Reeves, Nathan Raczynski, John Kinslow, (second row) Tom Beck, Taylor Spears, Jack Arp, Ben Cato, Billy Beck, Garrett Carson and coach Eric Arp. Not pictured: assistant coach Mike Beck.

Twin Lakes Angel Food delivery is Saturday Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Saturday is delivery day for Angel Food Ministries food ordered earlier this month. For those wishing to place an order for July — with distribution July 19 — the menu is:

Louis Clyde Collins, 83 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
A graveside service for Louis Clyde Collins, 83, of Perry, Ga., formerly of Cotter, will be 11 a.m. July 12 at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Cotter. Mr. Collins died Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

Journalists need federal shield law Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
One of the key roles of journalism in American society is acting as a watchdog on behalf of the people. This includes getting the tough stories, the ones some people with information want to talk about, but are afraid to come forward.

Championship flight winners Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:09:00 EST
The team of (from left) Ron Gilbert, Kirk Gilbert, John Campbell and Randy Costa recently took first place in the championship flight of the North Central Board of Realtors Special Olympics Golf Tournament.

Royals trump Cards Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Somehow, the AL Central's last-place team also is one of the best in interleague play.

Rays finish off sweep of Cubs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Maybe it's time to stop calling the Tampa Bay Rays surprising.

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