🌱 How Perryville’s legislator is shaping the Capitol’s abortion monument debate

Good morning to you Perryville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Perryville’s legislator is shaping the Capitol’s abortion monument debate

Also on today's calendar: Preschool Storytime and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 65, low: 40.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas Capitol grounds panel postpones vote on 'monument to the unborn' proposals (magnoliareporter.com) — A state commission has delayed choosing a design for the controversial “monument to the unborn” at the Arkansas Capitol after too few members showed up to vote. Perryville’s state representative Mary Bentley, a sponsor of the law requiring the monument, continues to back a lower-cost “living wall” proposal as artists and advocates debate how Arkansas should present its anti-abortion stance in stone and steel.
   

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📸 Around Perryville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Perryville

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 20

• Adult Book Club
  Max Milam Library -- Central Arkansas Library System, 609 Aplin Ave, Perryville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• Preschool Storytime
  Max Milam Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 609 Aplin Ave , Perryville
  10:30 am
• Teen Homies
  Max Milam Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 609 Aplin Ave , Perryville
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Crafty Creations
  Max Milam Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 609 Aplin Ave , Perryville
  10:00 am

Tuesday May 5

• Preschool Storytime
  Max Milam Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 609 Aplin Ave , Perryville
  10:30 am

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📣 Perryville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Central Arkansas Homestead Conference
  Conway Expo and Event Center , 2505 E Oak St , Conway
  12:00 pm
• SB-V/JV vs SS Batesville
  South Conway County School District Morrilton, AR 72110
  4:30 pm
• SOC-Girls/Boys @ *Prairie Grove
  South Conway County School District Morrilton, AR 72110
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Food Preservation 101
  Faulkner County Library , 1900 Tyler St , Conway
  10:00 am
• Next Stop Comedy at Point Remove Brewing Company! - Morrilton, AR
  Point Remove Brewing Company , 102 S Crestliner St , Morrilton
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• BSB-JV DH vs Lamar
  South Conway County School District Morrilton, AR 72110
  4:30 pm
• SB-V/JV @ Greenbrier
  South Conway County School District Morrilton, AR 72110
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Morrilton. Apply here.
• Brookdale Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Conway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Perryville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Conway

• Proven Speech Therapy for Children in Conway: Kidsource Therapy (bakercityherald.com)
• Face of Memory Care: Conway Regional Neuroscience Center (armoneyandpolitics.com)
• Conway police investigate after finding bullet outside of school administration building (thv11.com)

Russellville

• Arkansas Tech choirs to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with songs of freedom April 19 (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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