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Hayden Whittaker takes a swing Tuesday on a pitch from his father, Rob Whittaker, at Memorial Park in Bentonville. The pair, along with Hayden’s sister, Kenzie, and their mother, Cindy, all of Bentonville, were out at the park helping Hayden, who plays for the NWA Hornets travel team, work on his hitting.
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Ashley Anderson, right, helps Jamie Stricklin with her tassel Tuesday backstage at the Fayetteville Town Center during the Haas Hall Academy Hall of Honors Induction and Commencement. Commencement followed the Hall of Honors induction which honored students for their academic achievements. Third District Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, gave the address to the 58 graduates.
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Mykia Barker, a John Tyson Elementary School first-grader, pulls with her girl classmates against the boys Tuesday morning in a game of tug of war at the school. The students were celebrating the last day of school in the Springdale School District with a field day that featured dodge ball, toss the chicken and dancing among the activities.
Zachary Holly is escorted from the courthouse after his court appearance.
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Herbert Morales, left, member of the foundation board at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, talks Wednesday with Becky Paneitz, NorthWest Arkansas Community College president, at a community celebration at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The college wants to build a location for the college on land west of the ballpark.
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Jim Rollins, superintendent of Springdale Public Schools, gives a short speech Wednesday at a community celebration for NorthWest Arkansas Community College at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The college wants to build a location for the college west of the ballpark.
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Katie Moore plays catch Wednesday with her dogs, Brutus and Motley, at Bentonville’s Bark Park. Moore and husband Brandon recently moved to the area.
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Gabby Jennings, left, an Owl Creek fifth-grader, goes through the compliment gram line Wednesday as her classmates Paula Rodriguez, from left, Emilye Pool, Tiquisha Scott, Karlee Springer help fill out and deliver the compliment grams to students during their lunch break at the Fayetteville school. Fifth-graders at Owl Creek have been studying making a difference in their communities and have put together several action plans for doing good deeds and community service. Two groups of kids did their service during lunch Wednesday, one handing out “compliment-grams” and the other asking kids to sign an antibullying pledge.
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Freeze-dried meals are a delicious, convenient treat at the campsite.
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A canoe trip down the entire floatable length of the Kings River covered 65 miles in four days last Thursday through Sunday. The river was full and fast for the journey from the Marble access to Table Rock Lake.
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Bluffs were numerous and majestic on the upstream miles of the Kings River. The river valley broadens on the downstream miles, but the stream is scenic from end to end.
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Ashlye Pool, of Fayetteville, is the NWA Media Big 7 softball player of the year.
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Anne Mari Petrino is the NWA Media Big 7 softball Newcomer of the Year.
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Mike Harper of Rogers High is the NWA Media Big 7 softball Coach of the Year.
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Yem Prades, left, high fives Carlo Testa, both with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals after his solo home run against the Corpus Christi Hooks on Wednesday at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. Testa followed Prades’ home run with another home run in the bottom of the second inning.
The NWA Rawlings Prospects 13U Major baseball team recently went 5-0 to win the Branson (Mo.) Diamond Challenge. Team members are: Caleb Carr, from left, front row, Garrett Covington, Michael Connolly and Payton Copher. Back row: Coach Brett Reynolds, Destyn Adkins, Luke Johnson, Beau Harper, Jake Nelson, Dylan Qualls and Drake Vinyard. Not pictured is Coach Ryan Fox.
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Cheryl Simmons with Pride Amusements cleans one of the elephants Wednesday on her Elephant Tower ride at Ward Nail Park in Lowell. Simmons was preparing the ride for the carnival opening today and start of Lowell’s annual Mudtown Days on Friday.
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Dennis Smiley, chairman of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s foundation board, gives a short speech Wednesday at a community celebration at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The college wants to build a location on land west of the ballpark.
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Thousands of walleye fingerlings swim in tanks (above) before they were stocked in Beaver Lake on Wednesday by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Clint Smith tempers the tank water so it’s the same temperature as the lake water before pulling a lever to release the fish from a transport truck into the lake at the Arkansas 12 bridge launch ramp. The fingerlings are from 1 to 2 inches long. Ron Moore, Game & Fish fisheries biologist, said it will take two to three years for the fingerlings to reach the legal keeper size of 18 inches. The walleye were raised at the Charlie Craig State Fish Hatchery at Centerton. More walleye fingerlings will be stocked today for about 150,000 fingerlings. Most will be eaten by bigger fish, but many will grow into adult fish.
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While the walleye fingerlings were being stocked, Don Grose of Rogers shows a 20-inch adult walleye he caught Wednesday at Beaver Lake.