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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the National Veterans Golden Age Games are set to take over Fayetteville and the region this weekend; we speak with one 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who hopes to win in his competitions, and we speak with an Arkansas elder who decided to obtain his GED many, many years after his high school years had passed. Plus, while many eyes are on the happenings at the World Cup, we attend a sports match of a different nature, polo, in Bentonville.
Fourteen Fayetteville restaurants will donate portions of Thursday proceeds to the Peace at Home Family Shelter. The event comes during the first week of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Roby Brock of TalkBusiness.net recaps the business news of the past seven days, including announcement of the latest class of the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says one of the busiest months for entertainment begins today.
The 13th Annual Arkansas Insect Festival is Thursday at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center at the University of Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas gives us the preview.
"Grasshopper" by Xavier Cugat
Dennis Collins has accompanied many of the area’s musicians on stage. Tomorrow at Clapp Auditorium on Mt. Sequoyah, he takes the top bill. He’ll pull out some of the songs he wrote more than thirty years ago.