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Artist Stacy Levy of Spring Mills, Penn., works Friday with Justin Nimmo, center, and Mike Herbert, both with the Walton Arts Center, building the Spiral Wetland at Lake Fayetteville. The project is a part of the ongoing Artosphere celebration and is expected to remain in the lake for a year or more.
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Alex Salas, Springdale High goal keeper, makes a block on a shot attempt during Friday’s game at Springdale.
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Bentonville’s Tayler Estrada, center, is congratulated by McKenzie Dixon, right, and Megan Kalinowski after scoring the Lady Tigers’ third goal Friday during the first half of play against Fayetteville at Harmon Stadium in Fayetteville.
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Shara Sherman, Rogers High School Hall of Fame inductee, found success in every sport she played for the Lady Mounties.
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Alex Scharlau, Springdale High senior, smiles at his parents Cyndie and Greg Scharlau on Friday while he signs a letter of intent to play basketball with Arkansas Tech.
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Rabbi Jacob Adler, right, leads a group of worshipers through the temple April 26, while demonstrating a dance that is part of a traditional Jewish service at the Temple Shalom in Fayetteville.
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Joe Liles, lead pastor at The Neighborhood Church, signs his email “Pastor.Father.Husband.” These are his three callings in life, he said. “Without those three things in combination, I’m not effective in any of them.”
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Dennis Cottrell, director of the Benton County Juvenile Detention Center, has announced his intention to retire at the end of the month.
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Alfredo Ulloa, left, and Sarah Lara, both Springdale High School juniors, dance Friday at the school. The Advanced Placement Spanish literature and Spanish IV classes hosted La Plaza SHS, which allowed Hispanic students to share their culture with other students at the school.
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Joe Serrano was one of three Razorbacks to score in the first inning, before Arkansas was held scoreless and lost 4-3 in the series finale against Kentucky. The Wildcats scored three runs in the ninth to win the game.
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Jasmin, left, and Denyse Leon, both Bentonville High School seniors, in the school’s library in Bentonville. Both are graduating later this month and plan to attend the University of Arkansas in the fall.
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Cal Meider of Bella Vista works on signs he makes from recycled license plates Saturday at the Spanker Creek Farm’s arts and crafts fair in Bentonville. More falling snow greeted shoppers and vendors as the fairs Saturday morning.
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Karen Runestrand of Bella Vista, left, and Minnesota residents Mary K. Weik, center and Pat Lee look at scarves.
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Teagan Meredith, 7, adds a bead Saturday to a necklace she is making at the Springdale Library during the Create-A-Gift Jewelry Workshop. The workshop, designed for kids 5 to 9 years old, allowed gift-makers to make necklaces, bracelets, picture frames and cards for Mother’s Day.
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Brenda Martinez, 13, right, straightens her faux mustache Saturday and giggles at her mom, Amalia Martinez, while dressing up for a photo booth at The Jones Center in Springdale during the Cinco de Mayo Festival. The eight-hour event, sponsored by the Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas, featured several child-friendly activities, performances, a fashion show and scholarship presentation.
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Kelly Mulhollan, right, and Donna Stjerna of the Fayetteville-based band Still on the Hill, perform Saturday during the Trail Mix Concert at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. The event is a part of the center’s monthlong Artosphere festival and is normally held along the city’s trail system, but was held indoors because of inclement weather.
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Layne Adams, Kirksey Middle School student, right, leads the pack at the start of the South First Street 5K on Saturday at Kirksey. The 3.1-mile run was a fundraiser to raise money for a climbing wall at the school gym, said Deb Walter, a Kirksey physical education teacher. The event featured a competitive 5-kilometer run and an informal 5-kilometer run for families to promote family fitness. Walter said $13,000 of the needed $18,000 for the climbing wall has been raised.
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Shoua Moua of Lee Family Farm in Decatur collects heads of lettuce to put on display Saturday at the Jones Center in Springdale during the first Springdale Farmers Market of the season. The market is open from May through Oct. 26 at the center from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and at the Shiloh Square in downtown Springdale from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The market will host 35 returning and 17 new vendors in the seasonal marketplace. Vendors sell a variety of items from fresh fruits and vegetables to meat and egg products as well as artisan breads and craft items.
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Daryl Patton and the Fayetteville football team are trying to move on after losing quarterback Austin Allen to graduation.