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FALL 2012 VOL.7 NO.3 what’s happenin’ SUBSCRIBE TO THIS fayetteville?! NEWSLETTER Photos provided by Tom Clark, City Volunteer Photographer What’s Inside: Fayetteville Photos ....................................... 1 Mayor’s Corner .............................................. 2 Fayetteville History Minute ............................. 3 Smart911 Comes To Arkansas .................... 4 Walton Arts Center & AMP .............................. 5 News from Parks & Recreation .................... 6 Drought Condition Tree Tips .......................... 7 Parks & Recreation Programs ...................... 8 Smart911 Comes To Arkansas (cont’d) ...... 9 World Food Day ........................................ 10 Pigshibition .................................................. 11 STEM Interest & Activity ..................... 12-13 Glass Recycling Pilot Program ...................14 Follow us on ..... Fayetteville Animal Shelter ....................... 15 Family Health ............................................ 16 Senior Activity & Wellness Center .......... 17 Fayetteville Public Library .......................... 18 Find us on ..... Fest of All .................................................... 19 Pigshibition (cont’d) .................................. 20 Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club ...................... 21 Public Access Television ............................ 22 Watch us on ..... Your City Council ..................................... 23 Community Link ......................................... 24 FAYETTEVILLE FORWARD FALL 2012 VOL.7 NO.3 Mayor’s Corner The overall vision of the City of Fayetteville is to provide excellent city services to our residents at maximum value while acting as stewards of critical infrastructure and natural resources in our care. In Fayetteville, we seek to develop a culture of energy awareness that strives for continuous efficiency improvement by educating and empowering our staff and citizens. We endeavor to operate high- performance buildings, focus on sustainable operations, invest in energy efficiency and utilize renewable sources of energy where practicable. Our goal is to support a clean and sustainable energy future for Fayetteville by reducing the burden of rising energy cost, providing energy security, and reducing impact on the environment. Fayetteville believes that in order to affect change in the community, you must be the example for that change. The new District Court Building received LEED Gold certification. We established a zero- interest Revolving Loan Fund that was offered to three non-profit organizations to improve their energy efficiency. In the last four years, 209 LED street, pedestrian, and trail lights have been installed, and we made improvements this year to the City’s energy code and added a restaurant and bar glass recycling pilot in the Dickson Street Entertainment area. The City of Fayetteville is also now drying biosolids-- being one of the first cities to pair solar and thermal drying--which provides WATCH The Mayor’s Corner environmental benefits, a biosolids product available for beneficial reuse that with Lori Boatright about brings revenue to the City, reduction in the quantity and weight of biosolids going Fayetteville to landfills, and saves Fayetteville money in transportation and landfill fees. Farmers Market For additional information about Fayetteville’s sustainability efforts, the City HERE of Fayetteville’s Government Channel has produced a summary video, and we provide energy efficiency tips with our Green Your Life Series. This year, the Earth Day events in Fayetteville were highlighted by the Earth Day Network and Clinton Global Initiative, and it was again headed up by the Fayetteville Forward Green WATCH The Mayor’s Corner Economy Action Group. We have established Centers of Excellence in Arkansas with Matt Mihalevich that teach green jobs that pay a living wage. The Centers of Excellence now have & Craig Stout about the mobile units that travel and teach in various regions of the State. Our investment North Street Trail Crossing in and commitment to streamside protection adds much to the efforts to keep HERE Arkansas waterways clean. Fayetteville is a trailblazer in Arkansas and throughout the central part of the United States, particularly due to the efforts in Fayetteville from private and public entities toward proactive environmental policies and energy efficiencies. Thank you Feedback Fayetteville for your commitment to the environment and practicing sustainable Contact Mayor Lioneld Jordan ecological living. or Communication Director Lindsley Smith with your questions or comments. VIEW OTHER Mayor Lioneld Jordan Lioneld Jordan, (479) 575-8331 MAYOR’S CORNER VIDEOS, [email protected] GREEN YOUR LIFE SERIES, AND Mayor MUCH, MUCH MORE ON THE Lindsley Smith, Communication Director CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE (479) 575-8330 YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE. [email protected] 2 FAYETTEVILLE FORWARD FALL 2012 VOL.7 NO.3 FAYETTEVILLE HISTORY MINUTES The Government Channel Wins National Award for History Minute Series The City of Fayetteville congratulates The Government Channel on its outstanding achieve- ment in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards. The Government Channel was awarded a Bronze Telly in the category of Documentary programming. “The Fayetteville History Minute—Historic Courthouse” was recognized for its outstanding production. The Fayetteville Government Channel, led by Manager Fritz Gisler, received the award for excellence in video production. Neal Bilbe is lead producer for the series. “The Fayetteville History Minute” is a regularly-produced feature from The Government Chan- nel that highlights different people, locations, and events that have historical significance for Fayetteville. Subjects highlighted have included Old Main, Archibald Yell, the Fayetteville Fire Department, the National Cemetery, E. Fay Jones, and several others. The Fayetteville His- tory Minute has received several state and national-level awards for its content, writing, and production. All the History Minute segments can be viewed on the City’s YouTube channel. The Telly Awards is a widely-known and highly-respected national and international competi- tion, with over 13,000 entries each year, including entries from Time Life, ESPN, Harpo Stu- dios, The Weather Channel, CBS Television, Discovery Channel, and other top media produc- tion companies. Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. Check out The Government Channel today on Cox Channel 216, AT&T Channel 99, and streaming live on the City’s Website at www.accessfayetteville.org . You can view all the Fayetteville History Minute videos on the City of Fayetteville Youtube Channel HERE. 3 FAYETTEVILLE FORWARD FALL 2012 VOL.7 NO.3 SMART 911 COMES TO ARKANSAS Arkansas has become the first state in the nation to have Smart911 available statewide! Smart911 is a national database that gives your 9-1-1 dispatchers and first responders critical- care and rescue information in the event of an emergency that inspires a call to 9-1-1. If you call 9-1-1 from a Smart911 registered and verified phone, the information is entered through the Smart911 website and Smart911 automatically makes your information available to your 9-1-1 operator and first responders where the service is installed. Currently all of the 9-1-1 centers in Washington County, including Fayetteville, have the service installed and are active. Below is a list of frequently asked questions to give you more information about Smart911. This service is absolutely free to the citizens. We are very excited to offer this service to our com- munity and hope everyone will take advantage of the service. It could save your life or the life of someone you love someday. How do I register for Smart911? - Go to www.smart911.com and follow the prompts for creat- ing your Smart Safety Profile. Where is Smart911 service available? - Smart911 will become available across the entire state of Arkansas within the next year. Please check your zip code on www.smart911.com for the current regions supported. Any citizen can create a Smart Safety Profile at any time, which will be available at any 9-1-1 center across the country as Smart911 becomes available. Is Smart911 really free? - Yes. Smart911 service is free to citizens because it has been paid for by the State of Arkansas. Why should I use Smart911? - Smart911 can help protect you and your loved ones by allowing you to give 9-1-1 and response teams the information they need to help you and your family members before an emergency happens. Your Smart Safety Profile includes critical-care and rescue information on all members of your family, including children and pets. What is a Smart Safety Profile? - A Smart Safety Profile includes key facts that, if known to emergency response teams, will probably cause them to prepare or act in a manner specifi- cally tailored to you or members of your household. This may be information about how to find your residence, medical information and other information that could be helpful to emergency response teams in an emergency. How has Smart911 helped citizens? - Smart911 helps all citizens by providing enhanced