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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Auditions at Pocket

The Pocket Theatre in Hot Springs is holding auditions for Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart. Auditions are Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.
This is a great play about the eccentric Magrath sisters of Hazelhurst, Mississippi. I can't wait till the show run March 3 through 6 and 10 through 13. It is sarcastically funny, funny, funny. Meg, Baby and Lenny are back at Old Granddaddy's home and trouble follows.
The Pocket is at 170 Ravine Street.

THA board meets Tuesday

The townhouse association board will meet Jan. 4 at 8:30 a.m. Installation of new officers John Burnett, Carolyn Cox and Carl Foreman will take place. The meeting has been changed to a voting meeting instead of a board work session.

Code Red will be discussed at upcoming POA work session

A new emergency communication program, Code Red, will be discussed at the upcoming POA work session on Jan. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Ouachita Room of the Ponce de Leon Center.
Garland County implemented the program in the last couple of years.
Board members are considering implementing the program.

POA election count will not be in-house

The "acting" general manager of the POA has backed off of his proposal to count board election votes in-house. BKD will continue as the vendor counting and certifying the election results. The change of the by-laws request has been terminated.

Recycling in the Village

The end of curbside recycling in the Village will be briefly discussed in the upcoming POA board work session, Jan. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Ponce de Leon Center.
Not only has the "acting" general manager stopped curbside recycling he also stopped recycling cans for local not-for-profits benefit.
The Animal Welfare League will have to find a solution to the transportation of a phenomenal amount of aluminum cans to a vendor in Hot Springs instead of the Village recycling center on Cloaca Lane.
The transportation last year was just a matter of yards, this year it will be miles, what a waste of fossil fuels.
The AWL collects thousands of dollars each year with the can recycling program. The money goes to support the good works of the AWL.
The POA staff and board may not care about recycling or abandoned animals but the AWL does and will continue to raise funds with can collection.
The can collection site is at the Animal Shelter on Cloaca Lane.
If you have a truck and would be willing to aid in the transportation of the cans to Hot Springs please contact the AWL at 915-9337.

Goethermal at natatorium has humidity problems

High humidity is once again a problem for the natatorium's geothermal system.
An Oregon firm with a possible solution has been working with Rick Wheeler of Reliable Air to reduce the humidity problem. The POA is trying to have the problem fixed as soon as possible.

Winter deer hunt this month

The winter deer hunt in the Village will be Jan. 10 through 22.

Oaklawn racing season is upon us

Oaklawn Racing season is here and with the season comes an influx of 1200 track workers to the region.
Many of the track workers are not financially prepared to deal with the ups and downs of Hot Springs winters. There is a need for warm clothing such as coats, socks, shirts, sweaters, gloves, etc. Blankets are also requested.
Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Balboa Road and Balearic Road, is collecting such items to donate to Oaklawn track workers. The collection will end Jan. 14. Please bring donations to the church to classroom 8 no later than Jan. 14.
Don Wallace is available to answer questions concerning the project at 922-2276.

First post of 2011

I hope your New Year’s celebrations were satisfactory. My husband and I enjoyed a meal at The Porterhouse in downtown Hot Springs. We ran into friends and had a pleasant evening.
I am still not completely over the crud. I went back to the doc again last week and am on more medications to finally knock it out of my system. So, there were no late night midnight kisses. I was sound asleep. I did wake briefly for an 11:30 p.m. call from the New York contingent of the family wishing us a Happy New Year. I was brief in the exchange and went right back to sleep. Lee is the night owl and conversed with David and family.
I also wish you luck with your resolutions this year. Such a nice tradition to wipe your slate clean and start a new at the beginning of each year. So much hope in the air today.
I wish you nothing but good times this year. If your good times include attending more arts and entertainment events, please check out my website at http://hsvcommunity,ning.com./ This year there will be a daily event calendar with loads of opportunities and information. I will continue to review events and hopefully this year there will be a couple of writing contests on the site to get a different type of copy out there for your entertainment.
Well, I am off to start on my daily allotment of medications. Have a good day and a very happy new year.