(Above) KFFB on location at Stage in Heber Springs

(Above) Bob and Missy Anderson (Stage Manager) Talk great deals

(Above) Lots of Folks at Stage

(Above) Jewelry is a favorite

(Above) New fragrances is a favorite

(Above) New Stage Card is a favorite for great savings

(Above) The Road Gang Rich and Fred served up lot of pizza

Daylight Saving Time ends on November 2 this year. So…get ready to FALL BACK.

And, by the way, it is Daylight Saving Time–not Daylight SAVINGS Time. No “S”. Now, don’t you feel more educated and informed?

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U.S. Representative Vic Snyder (AR-02) will be presenting a speech to students and faculty at Greenbrier High School to celebrate their selection as an Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science (AAIMS) school. Snyder will focus on the importance of taking advanced placement courses

Join KFFB live from 1p to 4:30 pm Saturday October 25, 2008 on location at Sherwood Wholesale in Rosebud. They will be giving away a ATV at 3:30 pm must be present to win no purchase necessary!

The average date for the first frost in Cleburne County is October 21. The average date for the first freeze is November 3.

A temperature of 36 degrees is considered to be low enough for frost.
A temperature of 32 degrees is, of course, the freezing mark.

According to the National Climatic Data Center, there is at least a 50% probability that the first frost/freeze will occur on the dates given above.

Join KFFB 106.1 FM on location this Saturday during Beanfest in Mountain View.  We will be broadcasting live on the square in front of the Cornerstone Shoppe from 8 am to noon.

Join KFFB 106.1 fm Live on location at Stage from 11a-1p they will have great deals, Pizza , Pepsi Product, prizes and more…

SEARCY, Ark.—Harding’s College of Nursing received the 2008 Awards for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing Education for the category of Baccalaureate-Level Curricular Innovation on Oct. 19 at the Fairmont Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The College received a $500 award and national recognition from the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing and American Association of Colleges of Nursing for its superior gerontology program. Only one graduate and undergraduate institution receives this highly competitive award each year. Accepting the award for Harding were Dr. Cathleen Shultz, professor of nursing, and Elizabeth Lee, assistant professor.

Harding’s College of Nursing won the grant the first time it applied.  Shultz, Dean of the College, called the application process a team effort.  Students and faculty worked together to produce an innovative and outstanding project in the spring of 2008.

Receipt of the award was due largely to a change in curriculum involving student participation in the Ombudsmen program, which was founded in 1972 to meet the needs of nursing home residents. Each state is now required to have an Ombudsmen program according to the federal Older Americans Act of 1992.

Said Shultz, “The state of Arkansas was among the first in the U.S. to require a geriatric nursing course of all nursing programs.” The requirement was put into place almost 15 years ago, in part because Arkansas has the fourth highest elderly population in the country.  “Research information about geriatric nursing care has exploded over the last decade,” commented Shultz.

Harding’s nursing students have also conducted international research on the elderly. The College of Nursing helped begin Harding in Zambia, an international studies program which puts major emphasis on healthcare. Nursing students in Zambia are able to see the way other cultures revere their elderly and treat their health problems. Students are offered additional international experiences under the direction of nursing faculty Lisa Engel and Janice Bingham in Haiti and Tanzania.

Shultz expects a ripple effect to occur once Harding nursing students return to their communities and travel to foreign countries. They will be able to apply research that they are conducting as students and teach methods of elder care. Shultz believes that other schools could easily replicate Harding’s award-winning gerontology program.

Shultz commented, “The key with elder care is keeping the elderly mobile and healthy. So many medicines and treatments are out there now that if you can only get the aging into care early, they are going to have a better quality of life.”

Founded in 1929, the John A. Hartford Foundation champions health care training and research that will ensure the well-being and mobility of older adults. It aims to increase America’s capacity to provide effective, affordable care to its growing older population.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the national voice for America’s nursing education programs. It works to establish quality standards for learning and promote public support of nursing education, research, and practice.

Harding had a record enrollment this year of more than 6,500 students from 50 states and 55 foreign countries. It is the largest private university in Arkansas and attracts more National Merit Scholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintains campuses in Australia, Chile, England, France/Switzerland, Greece, Italy and Zambia.

A young man who has never had a piano lesson in his life, Michael Spinks, 17,  of Heber Springs, won the instrumental solo state title representing the Cleburne County Fair. Spinks is a self-taught pianist.

(Above) Michael Spinks of Heber Springs

A hint of autumn in the air means outhouse racers are being constructed and bean and cornbread recipes perfected for the Bean Fest and Outhouse Races to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-25 in Mountain View.
Now in its 26th year, the festival has proved itself one of the most exciting and outrageous around, drawing thousands to the small Ozarks town for music, pinto beans and cornbread, and the spectacle created by the outhouse racing teams.
The festival begins innocently enough with a dog show on Thursday at 5 p.m. The Third Annual “Beanie Weenie Dog Show” welcomes all dogs from the highest pedigrees to the Heinz 57 to compete in one or more categories. Applications can be obtained at the Mountain View Area Chamber of Commerce. Entry fee is $5.
Live music on the courthouse square offers a mix of folk, bluegrass, Cajun and gospel styles, a tradition that has distinguished Mountain View for decades. Scheduled music performances take place on the courthouse stage on Friday from noon until 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2.
Impromptu groups, as always, will appear at all hours on the court square and adjacent lots, and area music theaters offer a variety of family entertainment in the evenings.
Early Saturday morning the fires are lit under 30-40 large cast iron pots loaded down with 2,000 lbs. of Great Value pinto beans on the north and west sides of the court square.  The festival theme becomes apparent in the costumes and displays of the cooking teams, who sometimes dress as clowns or ghouls to compete for the title of Best Beans.
The east side of the courtsquare will feature the Bean Fest Artisans Market on the Square, offering handmade goods from local and regional crafters. The market will be open Friday from noon until 5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.
By mid-morning, the aroma from the simmering beans fills the air and visitors are drawn to the cooking area to await the noon dinner bell, when cups of beans are served. Lucky ones may receive a piece of cornbread from the pan of the winning recipe in the Martha White Cornbread Cook-off.
Things step up a notch with the Parade of Outhouses around 1 p.m. The crowd gathers to cheer for their favorite “people powered potty” team of driver and pushers. The wheeled outhouses are outfitted with a steering device for the driver (while sitting on a potty seat), with power provided by two pushers.  Teams get into the spirit by dressing in costumes to fit the theme of their privy.
All sense of decorum is abandoned as the racers line up and run in heats on Jefferson Street south of the court square to determine the fastest privy in the Ozarks.  Teams compete for the revered Gold, Silver and Bronze toilet seat awards and cash prizes.
Scheduled activities conclude with the Talent Contest on the courthouse stage following the races.
Other fun things to do in Mountain View include shopping with local merchants and crafts vendors, attending music theater shows, and visiting the Ozark Folk Center State Park. The Folk Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for visitors to watch crafts demonstrations and listen to traditional music. Free shuttle service will be available from the Ozark Folk Center to the court square from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, and visitors are encouraged to park at the Ozark Folk Center and ride the shuttle downtown.
Blanchard Springs Caverns will also be open for those who love to see underground beauty.  For those wanting to experience a refreshing fall day outdoors, The Syllamo Bike Trail and Sylamore Hiking Trail are options, as are excursions on White River, famous for its trout fishing and scenic beauty.
For more information about the event or the Mountain View area, visit the Mountain View Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.YourPlaceintheMountains.com or www.BeanFest.com, or call the Mountain View Chamber toll-free at 888-679-2859.