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‘Scarfability’ to be measured at the Fayetteville Sip and Dip

Cheese dip lovers in Northwest and western Arkansas will vote on the best recipes at the inaugural Northwest Arkansas Cheese Dip Classic.

Good gambling

2011 was a busy year for electronic games of skill.

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Navigating Social Media: How to Use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

-Kandace Floyd- In this course, learn about social media, Internet etiquette and jargon. Use these tools to reconnect with family, friends or business associates. Most importantly, learn to maintain your…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – EBay for Fun and Profit

-Roger Steele- eBay is not just about collecting anymore. It’s cars, furniture, electronics, clothing, even real estate. Learn the process from listing items, photographing, packing, shipping and electronic payment. You…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Photoshop for Photographers: Intro to Using CS5

-Nathaniel Benoit- Enhance or edit your digital images with Adobe Photoshop CS5. Whether you want to remove red-eye, add words and frames, or crop your photos, Photoshop is great tool…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Intro to Excel

-Emily Treadaway- Excel worksheets can be great tools for tracking, sorting and calculating information. Create and format an Excel worksheet in this hands-on class covering opening existing spreadsheets, working with…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Intro to Word

-Emily Treadaway- From business letters to yard sale posters to address labels, learn to create Word documents for every facet of life. Students will learn hands-on how to enter and…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Knit-a-night (Hat)

-Alison Shelton- This project based class will teach you more advanced knitting styles, and also create a wonderful donation for a good cause. We will provide the wool. You knit…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Smocking – A Bonnet

-Helen Lively- Learn basic English smocking and make a beautiful bonnet to grace baby’s sweet head. Smocking is the application of embroidery stitches on pleated fabric. Students will work on…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Intro to Oil Painting

-Lin Chen- Learn to create beautiful works of art with oil paints. Course will cover use of color, observation, composition, and basic painting techniques. Make one-of-a-kind paintings for your home…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Crochet

-Beverly Colston- New to crochet or want to refresh your skills. This class will teach the basic stitches to create a fun and easy project related to the season. Types…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Smocking – Sew Beautiful (Easter Egg)

-Helen Lively- English smocking isn’t just for sweet little girl dresses. Smocking, embroidery stitches on pleated fabric, can have varied decorative and practical applications. Learn this timehonored technique or refine…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Scrapbooking – The Digital Way

-Kim Murdock- Use a popular online tool to take your pictures, organize them, create a style, capture, upload and then print. Yes, we said print as in create a book!…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Knitting for Beginners

-Alison Shelton- Designed for those that have no prior knitting experience, this course will teach you the basics of beginning knitting. Needles and yarn will be provided for the first…

Arkansas could lose 16 USDA offices (Updated)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country in the coming months, with 16 of the planned closings in Arkansas. The Farm…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Scrapbook Therapy

-Kim Murdock- This 4-week class will get you from start to finish on a scrap book project. So whether you are just beginning or need to finish that unfinished project…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Living With Arthritis: Let’s Move Together!

-Arthritis Foundation- No matter what your diagnosis, dealing with the arthritis symptoms can be frustrating and terribly uncomfortable. Discover ways to cope with arthritis pain, fatigue, and inflammation while keeping…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Skin Care for Summer and Skin Cancer Prevention

-Dr. Craig Stites- Local dermatologist Dr. Craig Stites is after your skin! To protect it anyway! The skin is a complex organ responsible for protecting your body, and Dr. Stites…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Stress Management 2

-Suzanne Parnell- Stress…again! Well yes, but this lecture will visit methods and techniques of stress relief that have been in existence for thousands of years in different cultures. Gain an…

UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning – Stress Management 1

-Holly Hannam/Rusty Tice- Stress! OK…now what? We all get stressed out! Learn today the causes of stress, how we physically react to stress and what are the long and short…