News entertainment 2008-08-04 Andanh.com

LOCAL UPDATE: Sheriff: 18-year-old dies during Lake Norfork swim Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:18:00 EST
Baxter County Sheriff's deputies say an 18-year-old Mountain Home man died after apparently drowning in Lake Norfork.

HELPFUL HINTS Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:42:00 -0500
DEAR HELOISE: I have always kept a bag in my closet to put old clothes in for donation for charity. However, soon this bag becomes heavy and hard to get to the trunk of the car. So, now I put a bag in the trunk of my car and put the clothes in as I come across them.

TELL ME ABOUT IT: Stalling on babies troubles wife Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:37:00 -0500
DEAR CAROLYN: My husband and I agree we want children, but he’s balking, even though we’ve been married 10 years.

Hot stuff! Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:51:00 -0500
Ah! — home, sweltering home. People had to make the best of summer’s heat before air conditioning. Southerners commonly slept on the porch, hoping to catch a stray breeze. They pretended their clattering electric fans did some good.

Wise Guy Paradise Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:16:25 -0500
Decatur Schools dodge the bullet. Siloam Springs police get accused of strip-searching. Razorbacks get arrested. A lawman goes to prison over kiddie porn. Gas wells go up in wildlife refuges.

A-state in the NY Times Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:28:09 -0600

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer star in "True Love."

Sunday's New York Times Arts section was all about Arkansas-related folks and projects. Like Max mentioned on his blog yesterday, the section led with a big feature on Alan Ball's adaptation of Magnolia native Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire series for HBO. I suppose they're almost obligated to say this, but it was a bit surprising to hear network execs say that they expect this show to fill the dramatic void left in the wake of "Sopranos" and "The Wire." I mean, I'm all for Vampire sex dramas (though some of the Southern accents I heard briefly on a recent trailer might quickly put me off them) but there's no way.

Then, there was also a nice feature on LR native David Gordon Green, who directed "Pineapple Express," the HILARIOUS new stoner comedy that comes out on Wednesday.

“People think ‘independent’ means no interference,” he said. “Not true. Unless you’re paying for everything yourself, you’re always subject to who’s writing the checks. And on this movie I had more creative freedom than I’ve had since I did ‘George Washington.’ ”

Powell at the pool Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:45:16 -0600

FESTIVAL-Valentine

Erstwhile Little Rocker Mike Powell, whose music criticism is just about unrivaled (one day, in the not too distant future, he's going to blow up), plays in a Brooklyn-based band called FESTIVAL. It's kind of pysch-folk, with two ladies harmonizing.

They've just put out the above video, where Powell stars as an object of desire for the two harmonizing ladies. He's a dramatic chameleon. He plays the roles of St. Valentine, or possibly just simply a love god, a pool boy and a professor. Lynchian hilarity ensues.

Teen drowns early Sunday Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:23:00 EST
A Mountain Home teenager drowned early Sunday morning on Norfork Lake while apparently trying to swim from the Pigeon Creek bridge to a launch area. Advertisement

Murray Otis Bridges, 69 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:37:00 EST
Murray Otis Bridges, 69, of Oakland passed away Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 at his residence. He was born December 27, 1938 in Bastrop, La. to the late Otis and Pauline (McCain) Bridges.

Vincent Anderson's Years Past: Look back into history Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EST
Take a look back in history through back issues ofThe Baxter Bulletin:

Sisters dominate competitions Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EST
The Lally sisters dominate on the water, often leaving boys in their wake.

Rove held in contempt Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EST
R.J. Matson

Fuel gamble pays off for Edwards Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EST
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Carl Edwards won Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway, gambling with a pit strategy that he thought would cost him the victory.

VIEW THE VIDEO Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:11:00 EST
The Bulletin has added video to its Web site.

Huckabee and Capitol Offense rock Bull Shoals Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:36:00 EST
BULL SHOALS — Mike Huckabee turned down the chance to be vice president while he was at the Bull Shoals Theater. Well, he turned down the chance to be Barack Obama's vice president in a phone call Huckabee answered during a musical production by Mike Huckabee and Capitol Offense.

Duplicate Bridge Notes Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EST
First-place winners for area duplicate-bridge clubs for July have been submitted as follows:

Lois Jean Cannon, 79 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EST
Lois Jean Cannon, 79, of Bull Shoals, passed away at her residence with her husband at her side Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. A "Gathering of Friends" visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Twin Lakes Cremation Society and Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is private.

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