Villagestock is rescheduled for Saturday October 25. The cost has been reduced to $15 for a day of music at Grove Park in the Village.
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The Saline County candidates forum is set for September 16 at 4 p.m. at the Ouachita activities building.
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The POA voting board meeting is set for this Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Ouachita activities building. Immediately following the meeting is the next budget review meeting. The topic of the budget review is public works, public safety and recreation/food and beverage.
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Garland County residents can bring items to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day from 8 to 1 on Saturday, October 11 to the Garland County Fairgrounds at 4831 Malvern Avenue, Highway 270 East, for safe, free disposal of unused or leftover household products containing toxic, flammable, corrosive or reactive chemicals. There will also be a re-use center for paint that is still usable and stored in the original container with a legible label. Electronic waste and passenger tires, no rims, will also be accepted for disposal.
The event can help prevent hazardous items from ending up in landfills, sewer treatment, storm drainage or septic systems, streams and lakes. These products are also toxic, corrosive, flammable and/or irritating to skin. They can cause fumes and fires and can endanger animals and children if left improperly stored at home.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Wednesday's news
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and 38 other attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission to review whether phone companies may legally use call-blocking technologies that would enable consumers to block unwanted, annoying telemarketing calls.
Some phone companies have said that the FCC's legal framework prohibits the carriers from determining which calls should be blocked. McDaniel and his counterparts formally asked the FCC for an opinion as to whether carriers can block telemarketing calls at a customer's request.
Telephone companies have resisted implementing the technologies to block calls because of their legal concerns.
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A brown bat picked up a week ago from the 200 block of Market Street in Hot Springs was sent to the state health laboratory and has tested positive for rabies.
Pet owners are reminded to vaccinate all dogs and cats at least four months old against rabies. To report any unusual daytime activity by nocturnal creatures such as skunks or bats, contact Animal Services in Hot Springs at 262-2091 and Animal Control in Hot Springs Village at 922-6547.
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My biopsy results came back as inconclusive, so I will have to have surgery before the end of this month. I will find out then if I will need to undergo cancer treatment.
Some phone companies have said that the FCC's legal framework prohibits the carriers from determining which calls should be blocked. McDaniel and his counterparts formally asked the FCC for an opinion as to whether carriers can block telemarketing calls at a customer's request.
Telephone companies have resisted implementing the technologies to block calls because of their legal concerns.
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A brown bat picked up a week ago from the 200 block of Market Street in Hot Springs was sent to the state health laboratory and has tested positive for rabies.
Pet owners are reminded to vaccinate all dogs and cats at least four months old against rabies. To report any unusual daytime activity by nocturnal creatures such as skunks or bats, contact Animal Services in Hot Springs at 262-2091 and Animal Control in Hot Springs Village at 922-6547.
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My biopsy results came back as inconclusive, so I will have to have surgery before the end of this month. I will find out then if I will need to undergo cancer treatment.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Tuesday's news
Pre-register today to participate in the 2014 Hot Springs
Village Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) Hunt, set for Nov. 1 – Dec.
15. The event, which is an archery only hunt, is regulated by the Arkansas Game
& Fish Commission.
All hunters must attend the Hot Springs Village Mandatory
Hunters Orientation Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8:00 a.m. at the Ouachita
Activities Building, Ponce de Leon Center, to participate in the hunt, no exceptions. Hunters will register, show
proof of current licenses/cards and sign the POA waiver at the meeting. Maps
showing designated hunting areas and dash passes will be distributed during the
meeting. A question and answer session will also be held. The Ponce de Leon
Center is located at 1101 DeSoto Blvd., in Hot Springs Village.
In addition to attending the mandatory orientation meeting,
hunters must meet the following requirements to participate in the hunt:
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Participants must have a current Arkansas Game
& Fish hunting license.
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Participants must have a current Arkansas Bow
Hunter’s Association card.
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Participants must also complete the
International Bowhunter Education Program. Hunters who complete the class will
receive a lifetime Bowhunter Education Card. For more information, go to
www.arkansasbowhunters.org or contact J.D. Crawford at
jc@arkansasbowhunters.org or 501-733-2921.
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Hunters must hunt from an elevated deer stand
that is 10 feet above the ground.
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Hunters must check deer harvested at the HSV
Cortez Fire Station and with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission via telecheck, internet, or smartphone.
For more information, go to www.agfc.com.
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The first deer bagged must be donated to Arkansas
Hunter’s Feeding the Hungry Program. It is the hunter’s responsibility to
deliver deer to the processor.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission allows harvesting of both
bucks and does. Hunters may harvest two bucks, but those deer must be checked
using their license allocation. Bonus doe tags must be issued through DMAP.
For more information, contact the HSV Permitting &
Inspections Department at 922-5562.
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Relive your college days at the “drive in” showing of Animal
House at the Magellan
Golf Course
Driving Range Fabor
College
Golf carts are welcome and the Magellan Deli will be open
for beverages (beer, wine and soda). There will be a trivia contest with prizes
and free popcorn courtesy of Boomers Rock.
Tickets, which are $5.00 per person in advance are available
online at www.HSVTicketSales.com.
Tickets will be $7.50 at the door.
Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a great
evening at the movies!
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Have
you recently purchased a new vehicle? When selling or trading your personal
vehicle, remember to remove the HSV member decal. Members who bring in a
current year decal will receive a new current year decal at no charge. For more
information, call 922-5556.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Monday's news
The requests to put the Lake DeGray Water Agreement to a November election vote were rejected Friday by the Hot Springs City Clerk’s office due to deficiencies identified in the filed petitions. It was determined that the petition is noncompliant with a significant provision of the Arkansas Constitution, and therefore insufficient to move forward to be placed on the ballot.
In a City Attorney’s opinion letter, the failure to include an enacting clause has resulted in a fatal defect in the submitted petitions. The lack of this constitutional requirement means the petition is not legally sufficient and should be rejected.
The City will continue their diligence in pursuing the alternate water source from Lake DeGray and obtaining an agreement with the Army Corp of Engineers for a long-term allotment from this source.
City Manager David Watkins stated, “It is very encouraging that our community has reached an agreement that will provide system users with water from two completely separate watersheds in order to secure a long-term supply and put this issue behind us.’
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Improvements to Highway 270 (MLK Expressway) require lane closures in Hot Springs, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.
Crews will be doing routine maintenance including general cleaning, weed eating, and draining cleaning along the Highway 270 (MLK Expressway) median. The work will require closing the eastbound and westbound inside lanes within the moving work area.
The eastbound lane closures will be Monday, September 8th through Thursday, September 11th between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., each day, weather permitting. The westbound inside lane closures will likely begin the following week at the same times.
The number of days needed for the closures may be reduced if the work does not take as long as anticipated. Traffic will be controlled using barrels and warning signs.
Motorists should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ArkansasHighways.com. You can also follow us on Twitter @AHTD.
In a City Attorney’s opinion letter, the failure to include an enacting clause has resulted in a fatal defect in the submitted petitions. The lack of this constitutional requirement means the petition is not legally sufficient and should be rejected.
The City will continue their diligence in pursuing the alternate water source from Lake DeGray and obtaining an agreement with the Army Corp of Engineers for a long-term allotment from this source.
City Manager David Watkins stated, “It is very encouraging that our community has reached an agreement that will provide system users with water from two completely separate watersheds in order to secure a long-term supply and put this issue behind us.’
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Improvements to Highway 270 (MLK Expressway) require lane closures in Hot Springs, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.
Crews will be doing routine maintenance including general cleaning, weed eating, and draining cleaning along the Highway 270 (MLK Expressway) median. The work will require closing the eastbound and westbound inside lanes within the moving work area.
The eastbound lane closures will be Monday, September 8th through Thursday, September 11th between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., each day, weather permitting. The westbound inside lane closures will likely begin the following week at the same times.
The number of days needed for the closures may be reduced if the work does not take as long as anticipated. Traffic will be controlled using barrels and warning signs.
Motorists should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ArkansasHighways.com. You can also follow us on Twitter @AHTD.
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Looking for a way to save a little cash when your grandchildren ages 6 through 15 visit Hot Springs Village? Stop by the HSV administrative building and sign them up for a temporary dependent recreational card. Show this card at select HSV recreation facilities to receive member rates. Golf discounts are not offered with this card.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Today's news
I hope you all had a restful Labor Day. I did not labor yesterday, so no news.
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There's a Hot Springs Village budget overview meeting, open to the public, tomorrow at the Ouachita activities building from noon to 1 p.m., immediately following the board meeting. The budget overview is for the proposed 2015 budget. Everyone interested in where your assessment dollars go should attend.
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Keith Salisbury and the Hot Springs Village Audubon Society donated more than 20 tree-identification tags along the Magellan Beaver Dam Trail.
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The Magellan Golf Course is closed today.
Isabella Golf Course is undergoing aerification.
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It's Washington State week around the Village. Visitors from Washington will pay member rates for Village amenities.
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The working board meeting this week will host discussions on the following: the appointment of James Mahan for the open position on the public works committee; the appointments of John Lands and George Tenuta for open positions on the recreation committee; a proposal to modernize the POA's accounting and operations software programs; a proposed revision of bylaws; and, the annual assessment increase by consumer price index.
The POA board meets at 9 a.m. on Wednesday in the Ouachita activities building at the Ponce de Leon Center.
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There's a Hot Springs Village budget overview meeting, open to the public, tomorrow at the Ouachita activities building from noon to 1 p.m., immediately following the board meeting. The budget overview is for the proposed 2015 budget. Everyone interested in where your assessment dollars go should attend.
**
Keith Salisbury and the Hot Springs Village Audubon Society donated more than 20 tree-identification tags along the Magellan Beaver Dam Trail.
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The Magellan Golf Course is closed today.
Isabella Golf Course is undergoing aerification.
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It's Washington State week around the Village. Visitors from Washington will pay member rates for Village amenities.
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The working board meeting this week will host discussions on the following: the appointment of James Mahan for the open position on the public works committee; the appointments of John Lands and George Tenuta for open positions on the recreation committee; a proposal to modernize the POA's accounting and operations software programs; a proposed revision of bylaws; and, the annual assessment increase by consumer price index.
The POA board meets at 9 a.m. on Wednesday in the Ouachita activities building at the Ponce de Leon Center.
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