Bass Reeves clay model approved

The Bass Reeves Legacy Initiative is an organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the story of U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves.
The group’s first task is a monument honoring Bass Reeves. The sculpture is by noted Oklahoma artist Harold Holden. The project will cost approximately $300,000.
A couple of weeks ago, some members of the Bass Reeves [...]

Thank you, Gustav

You brought lots of wind and rain to Arkansas, but you also brought us refreshingly cooler temperatures.
It’s been an absolutely gorgeous weekend in Fort Smith. Perfect for football, front porch sittin’ and thinkin’.
I threw open a few windows today (thanks, Arkansas Glass and Mirror for my new windows) and turned all the fans on high. [...]

A great day for Fort Smith — from Michigan

NASCAR’s Nationwide tour just finished racing at Michigan.
Planters-sponsored Carl Edwards won the race. ABF U-Pack was second, with Brian Vickers behind the wheel. Batesville, Arkansas’s Mark Martin finished fourth, piloting Dale Jr/Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevy.
That was a FUN race to watch!
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Warthogs in wine country

Four of my A-10 Warthog buddies from the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing performed the flyover yesterday before the NASCAR race at Infineon in Sonoma, California.

Never mind that Kyle Busch won the race and Mark Martin skipped the event. My pals were on the TEEVEE!
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A gorgeous place in the Boston Mountains

Last week several of us got a preview of what dignitaries from across Arkansas will see late next week as they dedicate Lake Fort Smith State Park.

Visitor Center — looking from the back porch and fireplace into the meeting room. The view behind my back is lovely, with Lake Fort Smith serving as the [...]

Tim Russert Observation for America #3

October 22, 2007, the late Tim Russert addressed the Public Relations Society of America’s international conference in Philadelphia. In his memory, and as an effort to promote the tenets he enthusiastically practiced and communicated, www.tracyplaces.net is highlighting brief excerpts from my notes that Sunday afternoon in our nation’s birthplace.

Always the historian — looking for [...]

Odds, ends, and Saturday stuff

It’s a big day for my daddy’s side of the family. My cousin Howard is gettin hitched. On the Mulberry River, ferpetes sake. 2pm. Until about 24 hours ago or so, they weren’t sure if the weddin would be 10am or 2pm and that did cause a little friendly consternation amongst the more, um, traditional [...]