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This Week at Starving Artist Cafe' in Argenta

Wednesday, June 17th from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Painter Chris Dole

Thursday, June 18th from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Painter Ludwik "Koz" Kozlowski

Friday, June 19th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
THIRD FRIDAY ART WALK
Singer/Songwriter Lyle Dudley
 

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According to Monday's Democrat Gazette an article by ace reporter Jake Sandlin, Mayor Hays of North Little Rock once again be asking the Central Arkansas Transit (CAT) Board to delay the decision on buy 12 new buses. This would be the fourth delay requested by Mayor Hays for the purpose of trying to convince the CAT Board to buy buses fueled with natural gas. Natural gas fueled buses are greener, however they are more expensive CAT will only be able to buy six new natural gas fueled busses compared to eight new diesel busses. Delays in votes are typically only requested when a party knows they don't have the votes to support their position.

Make no mistake, Little Rock does not feel they have the finances necessary to support not only the purchase but the conversion of the existing fleet to natural gas and CAT likely does not want natural gas busses either but they are at the whim of their major funding partners, NLR and LR. So Mayor Hays and his Stimulus Director, Michael Drake, found Chesapeake Entergy to pay for a study by a third company Public Solutions Group on the feasibility of buying new natural gas busses and converting the existing CAT fleet to natural gas.

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On Wednesday June 17th at 10:30 am, the Argenta Branch Library at 506 Main Street will host The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.These guys and gals are always great entertainment and maybe they will even bring the big fish tank if we are lucky.

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It's that time of month again. The 3rd Friday Art Walk this Friday night and Wayne and Lynda at Galaxy just wanted to let everyone know that the Galaxy will be open late until 8:00pm.  They will be featuring, sort of an unknown artist, by the name of William Bruce, that has an amazing talent painting portraits.    Blue's Boy Jag will also be playing out front on the porch and the owners of Bear Kingdom will be giving out free samples of their awesome pepper sauces and jams. Refreshments will be servced.  Enjoy!
 

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You may have noticed the old ladder truck is now working out of the Central Fire Station in Argenta. The 1981 American LaFrance ladder truck is filling in for the new ladder truck shown below.

Broken front suspension parts and a reportedly a cracked frame were discovered on the new 2006 Ferrara 107' Aerial truck usually stationed in the Central Fire Station. The ladder truck is being repaired at the Ferrara factory in Louisiana.
 

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For those of you addicted to Facebook and I count my wife among those people,  you can now follow Argenta News on Facebook.  Although I am still working through a few minor bugs, the stories on Argenta News are also being posted on Facebook through a Facebook application called RSS Social.  There is a delay in the posting of the stories to Facebook, due to the way Facebook caches the feeds, so if you want the most current posts, keep checking the Argenta News web site several times a day.

To get to the Argente News Facebook page click here.

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North Little Rock has appointed a Veterans Memorial Commission to decide on a place and memorial suitable to honor the veterans who have served our country from North Little Rock. At a recent presentation by members of the commission, I learned that two sites in Argenta are being considered for the location of the memorial. One location proposed is in the grassy area at the southwest corner of Willow and W Broadway, next door to Dickey-Stephens shown here.

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This is from our friends in Amboy.

The City of North Little Rock in conjunction with the North Little Rock Fire Department and the North Little Rock Health Department is asking the public to donate new or gently used box fans which will be distributed to elderly persons or those in need who are without air conditioners this summer.

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Don't forget the Certified Arkansas Farners Market Tuesday morning from 7:00 am 'till noon. It's perfect for those who missed the big market on Saturday or prefer the smaller crowds. So drop in the Market Tuesday morning at 6th & Main Streets in Argenta. No Arts & Craft Market 'till Saturday

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