The first meeting of the Little Rock Marathon Training Program is set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 14 in the Adult Leisure Center at 6401 West 12th St.

Coaches will introduce “Little Steps Equals Big Finishes,” which is a free running and walking program designed to benefit individuals training for the Little Rock Marathon or companion races on March 15, 2009. The 2009 program offers participants an…[more]

Baseball enthusiasts and anyone interested in an afternoon of historical fun can watch a historic game of baseball on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site near Lawson. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the match begins at 1 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

The game will feature the Watkins Mill Warpers versus the Walnut Hill…[more]

April 18 was the day before spring break at Shawnee R-III School in Henry County, and the little school’s hallways were electric with excitement. As a special treat to start their vacation,
first- through fourth-graders were going to see an archery demonstration by pupils in grades four through eight.

The younger children’s excited voices reached the auditorium long before they pushed through its gray steel doors…[more]

Rivercut Golf Course will host the AJGA Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Golf Championship on Sunday, Aug. 3, through Thursday, Aug.  7.

This American Junior Golf Association event will host junior golfers from nearly 15 states, and is considered a premier competition for youth golfers. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Lorena Ochoa and Paula Creamer. Proceeds benefit the Heart of the Ozarks Junior Golf Foundation.[more]

SEDALIA, Mo.-Visit the Conservation Pavilion at the Missouri State Fair Aug. 7 through 17, and you can get an education about all things froggy.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is observing the International Year of the Frog with displays, programs and demonstrations related to the Show-Me State’s jumping tribe. These will…[more]

All kids twelve and under will get in free to the Little Rock Zoo now through Labor Day.

In an effort to relieve the financial crunch on families, the Zoo is letting kids in free now through Labor Day, September 1, in an effort to promote Little Rock as a family “staycation” destination. The rising cost of fuel has led many Arkansas families to stay at home this…[more]

Beginner, intermediate or pro, St. Louis area golf courses offer something for everyone. Courses here run the gamut from a great links course just five miles from downtown to an 18-holer set in beautiful Forest Park, the city’s 1,300-acre centerpiece park. Gateway National Golf Links, one of the area’s best links courses, is just five miles from downtown St. Louis across the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois. Its location within…[more]

Home, home on the range…these are more than just words in the Kansas state song. They are words that describe the experiences and down home hospitality visitors will discover when they visit Kansas.

When Dr. Brewster Higley wrote these words on the banks of Beaver Creek near Athol, Kansas, in 1872, he was writing about his Kansas experiences of blue skies and endless prairie. [more]

Geocaching adventure can now be enjoyed in all 52 Arkansas state parks in a new program called ParkCache. Just launched as part of this year’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of Arkansas’s state park system, ParkCache features special geocaches that have been placed in each of the 52 Arkansas state parks. A melding of technology and outdoor adventure, geocaching is high tech, outdoor treasure hunting that involves using a handheld…[more]

The City of Kansas City, Mo., trail system has a new name and logo thanks to two Kansas City, Mo., residents who entered the City Planning and Development Department’s contest. The winning entries were selected from more than 300 submissions.

Trails KC! logoRon Simmons submitted the name “Trails KC!,” which will be featured on the bottom of a logo created by Molly Paugh. For winning the contests, Paugh…[more]