QUOTE OF THE DAY “A few inches one way or the other, he would still be alive. If he would have bent down to scratch his foot, it could have changed everything.” Twyla Francis, widow of Daniel Ray Francis, who was shot and killed while riding in a friend’s car Article, 1 B Today’s meetings Springdale Water and Sewer Commission, 9 a.m. Tontitown Water and Sewer Commission, 3 p.m. Fayetteville Internet Policy Subcommittee, 5: 30 p.m. Today’s happenings Drum Corps International’s “Battle on the Border V,” 7: 30 p. m., Blakemore Field, Van Buren High School Looking ahead Gulley Park Concert Series: Ben del Shreve with Tiffany Christopher, 7 p.m. Thursday, Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable, 7 p.m. Thursday, Shiloh Museum, Springdale Altus Grape Festival, 9 a. m.-11 p.m. Friday, 9 a. m.-5: 30 p.m. Saturday, City Park Stuff the Bus, noon-8 p.m. Friday, 8 a. m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Wal-Marts throughout Northwest Arkansas Van Buren hosts Drum Corps contest Drum Corps International will host “Battle on the Border V” at 7: 30 p.m. today at Van Buren High School’s Blakemore Field. The performance will feature top drum and bugle corps competitions. Ticket prices begin at $ 15. Drum Corps International is a nonprofit organization that sanctions and performs marching music. More information is available at www. dci. org.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Schools supplies sought for needy kids The Samaritan Community Center in Rogers and Siloam Springs station KLRC-FM, 101. 1, are collecting school supplies for needy children at Marketplace Grill restaurants throughout Northwest Arkansas through Friday. Supplies will be used to fill more than 1, 500 backpacks. Supplies needed include pencils, pens, highlighters, binders, scissors, erasers, rulers, crayons, pocket-sized packs of tissues, glue, spiral notebooks and loose-leaf paper. Backpacks will be distributed to children at the community center Aug. 5-6. More information is available at www. KLRC. com.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Civil War living history set for Saturday “The Civil War in Shiloh,” a day of living history, will be held from 10 a. m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Doug Kidd will portray a Civil War surgeon and recruit audience members to help roll bandages and prepare to treat wounded soldiers at 10 a. m., noon and 2 p.m. Rangers from Pea Ridge National Military Park will ask visitors to participate in cannon and musket drills at 11 a. m., 1 and 3 p.m. The day will also feature bobbin lace-making demonstrations and log cabin cooking with the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Saturday will be the last day the museum is open before closing for two months for roof repairs. More information is available by calling (479 ) 750-8165.
— ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Emergency drill today in 6 counties The Northwest Region Hospital Preparedness Group will take part in a full-scale six-county simulation of a major disaster — the aftermath of massive destruction by tornadoes — from 2-8 p.m. today. The exercise will be used to evaluate overall preparedness and identify needed improvements. The drill will feature live volunteer victims.
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