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Also on today's calendar: 7th, 8th, 9th Grade Combined Cotillion at 8:30pm and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Stories We Share series in Bentonville continues with Rock Van Wickle (nwahomepage.com) — Bentonville residents can explore local history and storytelling through the library's Stories We Share: Homegrown Edition, which recently featured a film on builder Rock Van Winkle. The yearlong series will continue bringing documentaries, local creators and discussions on social issues and creativity; details and future dates are available on the Bentonville Public Library website.
2. Grounds for Good Coffee Crawl in Bentonville helping end global water crisis (nwahomepage.com) — Bentonville coffee lovers can join the inaugural Grounds for Good coffee crawl, using paid "passports" to visit participating cafés while supporting global clean water projects. Passports go on sale September 18, and participants have until October 31 to collect stamps, earn a tote bag, and help fund safe water efforts in several countries.
3. Annual Heroes Lunch brought veterans and first responders together in Bentonville (4029tv.com) — Bentonville veterans and first responders packed McLarty Daniel Ford on Friday for the annual Heroes Lunch, a decade‑long tradition thanking those who protect the community. About 200 people shared a free meal, including Bentonville firefighter and EMT Jon Lane, who described how the gathering lets crews decompress, build friendships, and reconnect with neighbors away from stressful calls.
4. Made in America Contested Logistics Summit held in Bentonville (nwahomepage.com) — Industry and military leaders are gathering in Bentonville for the Made in America Contested Logistics Summit, focused on strengthening supply chains and distribution. Sessions at the Ledger feature executives from Walmart, Tyson, J.B. Hunt and others, exploring how collaborative innovation can better serve communities and customers during future disruptions.
5. HGTV Star Jenny Marrs Reflects on Her 'Different Seasons' of Life With Husband Dave Marrs (entertainmentnow.com) — Bentonville readers may recognize The Berry Farm, the self‑pick blueberry farm whose proceeds support local and global nonprofit work, as Jenny and Dave Marrs' dual‑purpose mission project. Jenny reflects on how a formative 2015 trip to Africa inspired the Bentonville farm, its trade school support in Zimbabwe, and the family's faith‑driven approach to different seasons of life.
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