Weather warning

Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR

Mon, Mar 18, 2013, 9:01 AMCDT

... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN PIKE... EASTERN MONTGOMERY... WESTERN HOT SPRING... SOUTHERN GARLAND AND NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...

AT 856 AM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF GAP CREEK REC AREA TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMITY TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MURFREESBORO... AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PINEY... MURFREESBORO... LAKE OUACHITA... LAKE HAMILTON... HOT SPRINGS... DEGRAY LAKE... ARKADELPHIA... ROCKWELL... RICHWOODS... OKOLONA... MOUNTAIN PINE... MEYERS... LOFTON... LAKE CATHERINE... HOT SPRINGS NATL PARK... HOT SPRINGS MEM FLD... HALFWAY... GAP CREEK REC AREA...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 92.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY... SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Special outing for children next weekend at Garvan

Children's Series: "Wildflower Walk"
March 23
2-4 p.m. - Meet at Train Deck, Garden Grounds

Join Garden Education Director Megan Bradshaw for a walk through the Gardens to find blooming wildflowers and perennials. Participants will receive a package of native wildflower seeds to take home. After the walk, children will create a wildflower coloring book and field guide to take with them as well. Children must be accompanied by a parent or other adult; adult chaperones are admitted free. The cost is $10 per child for members or $12 per child for non-members. The program is open to children ages 6-12; class size is limited to 12 children. Advance registration is required. Please call 501.262.9300/800.366.4664 to register.

Garvan workshop on organic vegetable gardening

Gardening 101 Workshop: "Organic Vegetable Gardening: Japanese Style"
March 19
9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Magnolia Room

Do you like the healthy, fresh taste of organic vegetables, but have limited space for both beds and composting materials? Then this is the workshop for you. Learn to compost and grow in the same bed. The Japanese, with limited land for gardening, have perfected a simple, effective method for growing intensively in small spaces. We can learn from them, and it works! We will identify companion plants that are "good neighbors". They attract beneficial insects and limit aphids and red spider. Your vegetables will prosper, and produce without costly insecticides. Handout materials and demo items will make it easy to transfer the workshop experience to your garden. Don't miss this one if you're partial to the best-tasting vegetables ever!

Admission: free to GWG members & regular admission for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Please call 501-262-9300 to register. Space is limited.

Daffodil Days at Garvan Woodland Gardens

Daffodil Days are in full swing, over 11,000 hyacinths are at their peak, thousands of pansies in a rainbow of colors are surrounding the Great Lawn, while our hardy camellias are still blooming profusely. Can Tulip Extravaganza be far behind? The answer is yes, Tulip Extravaganza is coming! But Mother Nature still needs to give us some warmer temperatures for our 130,000 bulbs to reach their peak.

We receive about a hundred calls every day asking the same question, "When will the Tulips be at their peak bloom?" While it's impossible to predict Mother Nature, it IS possible to "picture" what she is doing in the Gardens. So, visit our Facebook page for a daily weekday update. Our marketing director was needing to get more exercise anyway, so she's out in the Gardens every morning with her trusty Canon EOS. We'll keep it interesting and picture a different area each day. Trust us, we'll let you know when the tulips are showing off!

Don't forget, Free Saturday Docent Tours are back. They begin at 10 a.m. and there's no extra charge. Just come as a member or pay regular admission if you're not a member.

This week at the Village Animal Shelter

Suni is a spayed female domestic short-hair, about nine months old; gorgeous vibrant calico, polydactyl, extra toes, on all four paws; friendly, talkative; on special food.

Sampson is a neutered male; Labrador/Bassett mix; four months old; handsome, extremely calm pup. Sampson has brother and sister available, too. Sampson and his siblings should be easy to train.

Garvan's Denim and Diamonds

The Muses in concert today

The Muses Creative Artistry Project heralds the beauty of spring with a performance of traditional and contemporary Irish and English ballads entitled “Celtic Spring,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 17 at Garvan Woodland Gardens, and on Monday, March 18, 7 p.m. at the Arkansas’ Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. "Celtic Spring"’ will feature the music of Irish harpist Shana Norton, flautist Adrienne Inglis, pianists Hunter Mabery and Orlando Riveros, and soprano vocalists Deleen Davidson and Lisa Harst. 

Deleen Davidson is a classically trained Soprano formerly with the New Orleans Opera, who relocated to Hot Springs in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She is the President and Principal Artist of “The Muses” and performs regularly with the project. Recipient of both Rotary International and Fulbright Scholarships, Ms. Davidson pursued European music and Fine Arts studies in Germany and Austria , including internships at the Feldkirch Musik Hochschule, and the Karlsruhe Opera House. She holds an honors degree in History from the University of New Orleans , with minor studies in Music, Fine Art and German. In 2008 Ms. Davidson was named " Arkansas ' Treasurer of the Arts" by the Bebee administration, and her “Muses” project travels the state, and partners regularly with other Arts Organizations to enhance the cultural life of the Region and help grow the Creative Economy.

“Programming like this attracts audience members of all ages, and encourages them to stretch their entertainment “diet” towards some music they may not hear on a regular basis, but might really enjoy. There is a thrill to “live music” you just can’t experience any other way. For me, it is always an honor and pleasure to perform excellent music, of any genre, with talented musicians from across the country. And this particular concert, “Celtic Spring”, showcases that collaboration, and will be truly satisfying for both the audience, and the musicians on stage.”

Adrienne Inglis received a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance at Lewis and Clark College and a Master of Music in Flute Performance at the University of Texas at Austin. She performs, records, and tours with Chaski: "Flutes, harps & the whole world to play in!" She also plays principal flute with the Round Rock Symphony Orchestra and Texas Choral Consort. Adrienne teaches flute at Southwestern University and St. Stephen's Episcopal School and has freelanced as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in the Austin area for many years. She has also recorded on the film soundtracks of SpyKids 2, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Ride Around the World: A Cowboy Adventure, and The Children's War, playing up to twelve different flutes. She composes music for Chaski as well as sacred choral music. Adrienne is an extremely talented performer capable of playing a “truckload of different woodwind instruments from around the world”, including Scottish Highland bagpipes.

Hunter Mabery, a Murfreesboro native, is a piano performance major at Henderson State University . Hunter grew up playing the piano in church, and has been the church accompanist for several churches near his hometown. . In 2012, Mabery won the Texarkana Symphony’s Young Artist Concerto Competition and performed twice as a soloist with the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra. Mabery especially enjoys collaborating with other musicians and is passionate about refining his skills as a collaborative pianist.

Shana Norton plays principal harp with the Mid-Texas Symphony and the Symphony of the Hills, and has performed with the San Antonio Symphony, the Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra and the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra. A Hot Springs favorite, Norton has performed frequently with the Hot Springs Music Festival and with The Muses. Norton’s love for the harp was born when, as a child, she saw the original Fantasia movie and was “taken by the beautiful cartoon lady playing the Waltz of the Flowers cadenza. That was the instrument for me!” She says she can still hear the voice of her harp teacher, saying "The harp is a beautiful instrument; try not to make it sound like dishes breaking in the kitchen."

Hot Springs own mezzo-soprano, Lisa Harst received a B.A. in music from Arkansas Tech University in 2011. It’s rather hard to believe that this lovely, outgoing young woman was once painfully shy as a child and young teen. “I started playing the piano at the age of five and the flute at the age of nine, but grew fond of hiding behind music stands in order to avoid eye contact with the audience.” Thanks to her participation in the Musical Theater Workshop program in college, Lisa broke out of her shell. As a result, she landed roles in numerous musical productions and emerged as an outstanding leader. Her love of music ranges from classical to jazz as evidenced by her “vocal idols”, Maria Callas and Ella Fitzgerald! “Music proved to be my saving grace. I know my life would not have turned out as it did, had I not been a classically trained musician. I simply cannot imagine a life without music!”

Orlando Riveros is a scholarship student at Henderson State University , where he is a sophomore majoring in piano performance. He began playing the piano in the Jorge Baéz Music Conservatory in his hometown of Asuncion , Paraguay . After completing his music studies he was awarded Paraguay ’s prestigious Government Scholarship and came to the United States to further his passion for music. Riveros also plays the violin and is fluent in several languages. He believes that “the key for happiness is doing what you absolutely love doing, with passion and honesty from your heart, and a little bit of hard work." Well said Orlando , well said!

Burn ban issued today in Hot Springs

Hot Springs Fire Marshal Nate Schanlaber has issued a burn ban for the City of Hot Springs, effective immediately.  The ban was put into place due to the current lake wind advisory.  All open burning is prohibited within city limits until further notice.

Two teens went missing from Jessieville School yesterday after lunch

Garland County Investigators ask for your assistance in locating 14 year old Coralea Bonelia and 16 year old Nestor Quinonez Jr. Both live in the Village.

Both were last seen on March 13th at Jessieville School, where it is believed that they ran away together, and haven’t been seen or heard from since. Area checks of friend’s houses and other possible locations have been unsuccessful.

Coralea is a Hispanic female, 5'4" tall, weighing 120 pounds. She has long Black hair and Hazel eyes. Coralea was last seen wearing blue denim pants, a black sweat-shirt hoodie and unknown shoes.

Nestor is a Hispanic male, 5’5” tall, weighing 135 pounds. He has Brown hair and eyes. Nestor was last seen wearing brown shorts, a black hoodie with Oregon on the front and a gray hat.

Photos are not available at this time and there is no indicated reason for their running away.

If you know the whereabouts of Coralea or Nestor, you are asked to contact Sheriff’s Investigator’s at 501-622-3690 or on our anonymous tip line at 501-622-3674.