Marty Stuart Coming to Mountain View Saturday
As part of the Tribute to Grandpa Jones weekend, the Ozark Folk Center will host Marty Stuart for the evening performance on Friday, Sept. 4, 2010 at 7 p.m.
After teaching himself the guitar and mandolin, Stuart started performing with the bluegrass group, The Sullivans. He later met Lester Flatt and band member Roland White. White invited Stuart to play with him and the Nashville Grass at the Labor Day gig in Delaware in 1972. After this, White asked him to join the band permanently and Stuart accepted. Marty stayed with Lester Flatt until Flatt broke up the band in 1978 due to his failing health.
After Flatt’s death in 1979, Stuart pushed forward and worked with fiddler Vassar Clements. He also worked with guitarist Doc Watson. In 1980, he joined Johnny Cash’s backing band. The previous year, Stuart made his first solo album, With A Little Help From My Friends, on Ridge Runner Records. In 1982, he released a second album called Busy Bee Cafe on Sugar Hill Records.
In 1985, Stuart left Cash’s band and landed a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1985 where he had a Top 20 hit with the song “Arlene.”
Stuart soon returned to Nashville, landing a deal with MCA Records in 1989, which was formerly Decca Records. That year, Stuart released his first album on MCA, Hillbilly Rock. In 1990, he finally made it big with the album, when two of his songs from Hillbilly Rock became hits.
In 1997, Stuart married legendary country music singer Connie Smith. Connie and Marty met back in the 1960s, when he saw Connie performing at one of her concerts, and he told his mother that day, that someday he would marry her. In 1998, he helped produce Smith’s comeback album Connie Smith, on the Warner Bros. label. He also co-wrote eight out of 10 songs on the album.
Marty Stuart announced in August of 2008 that he would begin a new TV show featuring traditional country music in the vein of The Porter Wagoner Show, Flatt & Scruggs and Hee Haw. The Marty Stuart Show began airing on Nov. 1, 2008 on cable’s RFD-TV and continued each Saturday through April 25, 2009. Each episode featured music by Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, as well as Smith and other guests.
Tickets for the Sept. 4 show are $20.00. For more information, call (870) 269-3851.
WRHS Recognized As One of Most Wired
White River Medical Center (WRMC) recently earned the distinction of being among the most technologically-advanced hospitals in the country by being recognized as one of the nation’s 25 Most Wired-Small and Rural hospitals by the American Hospital Association. WRMC was the only hospital in Arkansas to win this award. Every year, Hospitals and Health Networks, a journal of the American Hospital Association, recognizes the Most Wired hospitals by conducting a voluntary survey, which recognizes hospitals that have made the greatest progress in adapting and implementing new technologies.
This year’s Most Wired Survey was a result of two years of redesign. The new survey measures information technology adoption, implementation and use, and includes new and revised questions based on the meaningful use definition, or a series of final rules that will help hospitals apply new technology in the next five years. The survey recognizes hospitals that have made great strides in improving their technology by upgrading or implementing new technological advancements. Hospitals that are recognized for their achievements are then placed in one of four categories: Most Wired, Most Wired—Small and Rural, Most Improved, and Most Wireless. Only 150 of about 1300 hospitals were recognized for their part in the initiative.
WRMC was recognized for their role in implementing Electronic Medical Record (EMR). EMR is an electronic data management system that contains the comprehensive medical history of the patient and the patient’s clinical information provided within a healthcare system. EMR improves patient care by providing care givers with the information needed to make the best decisions. It increases efficiency and improves patient outcomes.
“We began the process of moving our organization to a paperless environment in 2006,” said Frank Hilbert, chief information officer. “We knew it would be a long process, but we also knew it was essential to improve the quality of the patient experience.”
Utilizing this technology creates a more efficient process allowing staff to spend more time at the patients’ bedside. Physicians and other healthcare providers also have access to medication information and best practices for clinical decision making that improve patient outcomes and reduce potential for medication errors. Physicians have more accurate information, reducing the need for unnecessary tests, which, in turn, leads to a shorter hospital stay for the patient.
WRMC plans to reach full implementation of EMR by 2011.
Fewer than 10% of hospitals throughout the nation have fully implemented EMRs and Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE). The Federal Government is requiring hospitals and physicians to implement EMRs by 2015 and is helping by making Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments available to help offset the cost of compliance. Providers that do not have EMRs implemented by 2015 will face reduced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
Although transitioning to EMR is a long process, WRMC is still years ahead of many hospitals that have yet to start to process.
This year’s survey was conducted in cooperation with the American Hospital Association, McKesson Corp. and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
Frank Hilbert (center),WRMC Chief Information Officer, accepts the Most Wired—Small and Rural Award from Andrew Mellin, McKesson Corporation (left) and Alden Solovy, Health Forum (right). Photo submitted
Ozarka College Named Among Military Friendly Schools
G.I. Jobs announced the release of its 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools on August 16, 2010. Ozarka College was named among the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students.
Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools. The common bond is their shared priority of recruiting students with military experience. A complete list can be found online at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2011list
Ozarka College President, Dr. Richard Dawe, who is himself a retired Navy Captain and aviator is pleased with Ozarka being named to the Military Friendly list.
“It is an honor to be recognized in this way as Ozarka strives to look for avenues to make our institution even more student friendly and accessible,” said Dr. Dawe. “Military students are a great resource to the classroom, bringing their perspectives and life experiences to share with fellow students.
“The Post-9/11 GI Bill offers endless significant opportunities to veterans to obtain a post-secondary education. Being named to this list will assure our veterans that Ozarka College is anxious to go above and beyond to assist them with their educational endeavors. We’re very proud of our veterans and we thank them and their families for their dedication to our nation.”
The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last April during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board (AAB) consisting of educators from several colleges and universities around the US.
Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.
Vice President for Student Services, Ron Helm (left) and President, Dr. Richard Dawe (right) were presented a recognition plaque on behalf of Ozarka College for being Military Friendly. Photo submitted
T-N-T Festival Coming to Newark Daryle Singletary Set to Perform
The Newark Chamber of Commerce along with the Ozark Gateway Tourist Council invites everyone to attend the fifteenth annual Newark Times and Traditions Festival, scheduled for Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Newark City Park. This year’s festival brings changes along with entertainment and fun for those of all ages. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a parade followed by a karaoke contest from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with cash prizes to be awarded.
Country superstar Daryle Singletary is set as the festival’s main entertainment. Other entertainment scheduled throughout the day and night include gospel music by the Tiptons, Aunt Minnie from the White River Hoedown, the Jim McDoniel Band, Bill Daum, Cody Roach, the Cedar Ridge School Choir, gospel music by Bull and Debbie Goodwin, Elvis Presley Impersonator Johnny Batson, the Cummins Prison Band, and the J.R. Roger’s All Star Band. Food and Craft vendors will also be on hand. Admission to the park is just $5.00 per person for the entire day.
Have a blast at this year’s T-N-T festival. For more information, including parade and vendor information, feel free to contact Ernie or Donna Pectol at (870) 799-3808, Bill or Nina Austin at (870) 799-3548, or the Newark City Hall at (870) 799-2663.
FNBC Sharp County Showdown Friday
After those hot summer nights are over and the air starts to cool, people in towns big and small crowd under the stadium lights in the fall. In Sharp County, it is no different. As football season nears the excitement builds, and this year the excitement in Sharp County has reach a new height.
For the first time ever Highland High School and Cave City High School will meet each other on the football field for the FNBC Sharp County Showdown.
“I think this will be the most anticipated game in north central Arkansas on Friday night,” said Highland Football Coach Clay Wiggins. He added that the high schools have played each other in other sports but never in football.
The first annual FNBC Sharp County Showdown will be held at 7:30 p.m. on September 3 at Cave City on their brand new Cave Man Field. This will be the season opener for both teams.
Cave City Football Coach John Bradley said he expects this to be the beginning of a good rivalry.
“This is our first game in our new stadium. It’s a big game for us,” Bradley said.
Both coaches said that with the schools being so close and never meeting up in football before that they expect a very large crowd.
Cave City recently moved up to the 4A classification that Highland has been playing in for several years. With the schools nearing each other in size, this game should be a great competition to watch.
Top Watercolorist to Hold Workshop
Richard Stephens, named one of the top ten emerging watercolorists by Watercolor Magic magazine, will hold a drawing workshop, Sept. 10 and 11, in Batesville. The workshops, hosted by the Batesville Area Arts Council (BAAC), will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Batesville Art Gallery at 246 E. Main St. in Batesville.
Stephens has had his work published in Watercolor Magic as well as Splash, a publication that is released every two years that features the top watercolorists in the country.
"A Richard Stephens workshop is informative, challenging and fun," states a press release announcing the class. "It is not about competition or turning out a great drawing during the workshop. It is about being exposed to a process of drawing that has been successful for him and perhaps some of that process will find a voice within those participating."
The cost of the workshop is $150 with a $50 deposit required with pre-registration. For more information, call BAAC at (870) 793-3382. A list for required materials and supplies is available at the gallery.
For examples of Stephens' work, his website address is www.raswatercolors.com.
Right: Richard Stephens
Below: Mississippi Convent by Richard Stephens
