Long work week

I'm in the middle of a 10-day work week so I've got plenty to upload to today's entry despite only a few days on the posting.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/09/10--
Spencer Stevens, 7, of Bentonville dances along with other children on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, while the musical duo Sugar Free Allstars plays inside the Rogers Public Library. Spencer came to the library with a group from Miss Neecy's Children's Center in Pea Ridge.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/09/10--
Madison Skelton (left), 13, and her sister, Olivia Skelton, 15, both of Prairie Grove, look over swimsuits on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, inside the Target store in Rogers.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/09/10--
Nick Brown (left) watches as his girlfriend, Kara Lanham, both of Rogers, decides on a selection of items on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, inside the Target store in Rogers. Lanham is the nanny for Rhett Harris, 20 months, and Safi Harris, 3, inside the cart.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/10/10--
Corbett Martin (right), 10, performs a play with others from Phyllis Abraham’s fourth grade class on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at R.E. Baker Elementary School in Bentonville. The class created the play about energy conservation, which includes an original song titled, Somewhere Over Arkansas that shares their hopes for a greener tomorrow and were named the 2010 Arkansas winners of the Igniting Creative Energy (ICE) challenge. ICE is a national educational competition sponsored by Johnson Controls that encourages K-12 students to develop creative ways to be more energy efficient and become better stewards of the environment.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/10/10--
Linda Napierala of Bella Vista pleads to passers-by to sign a petition for Secure Arkansas at the Bentonville square on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The square was one of 38 sites across the state rallying for signatures to bring a state consitutional ammendment to the November ballot which would limit benefits to illegal immigrants.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/10/10--
Jack Lea, 3rd Congressional District Director for Secure Arkansas, talks with Ashley Simmons, Immigrants Rights Advocate for American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, at the Bentonville square on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The square was one of 38 sites across the state with members from Secure Arkansas rallying for signatures to bring a state consitutional ammendment to the November ballot which would limit benefits to illegal immigrants.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/10/10--
Monroe Glaser (left) of Bella Vista signs a petition for Secure Arkansas at the Bentonville square on Thursday, June 10, 2010, while talking with Jan Lea, 3rd Congressional District Director for Secure Arkansas. The square was one of 38 sites across the state with members from Secure Arkansas rallying for signatures to bring a state consitutional ammendment to the November ballot which would limit benefits to illegal immigrants.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/11/10--
Ben Briscoe of Wales hits from behind a tree onto the third fairway on Friday, June 11, 2010, during the second round of the Bentonville Open for the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour at the Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Little Flock.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/12/10--
Kendall Morgan of Cave Springs, who's with the Oak Grove Riding Club of Springdale, plays and sings on Saturday, June 12, 2010, in the parking lot of Jose's Southwest Grille (*check that spelling*) in Springdale during the Summer Fun Run Ride for Life. About 50 motorcyclists participated in the 125-mile loop trivia ride which benefits Circle of Life.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/12/10--
Julia Aks of Los Angeles and Perry Harper of Paragould, both with Opera in the Ozarks, perform "Carmencita," with music derived from "Carmen," on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. The performance is part of the group's outreach opera which is an educational program on the pieces of an opera.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/12/10--
Springdale Fire Department driver/operator Charles Lewis helps Logan Reed, 3, of Fayetteville out of a SFD truck on Saturday, June 12, 2010, outside the Shiloh Museum of History in Springdale. The museum hosted "Meet a Firefighter" which honored the department for 100 years of service. The department began in 1909.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/12/10--
Park Interpreter Adam Leslie (right) watches as Greg Spencer helps his daughter, Abigail Spencer, 4, both of Ardmore, Okla., hammers together a bat house on Saturday, June 12, 2010, during Bat-O-Rama at Devil's Den State Park.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/13/10--
Luke Bakke of Little Rock watches his tee shot from the seventh tee box on Sunday, June 13, 2010, during the final round of the Bentonville Open of the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour at Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Little Flock.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/13/10--
Ben Briscoe of Wales hits from the bunker onto the third green on Sunday, June 13, 2010, during the final round of the Bentonville Open of the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour at Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Little Flock.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/13/10--
Jonathan Hodge of Strawberry Plains, Tenn., hits from the bunker onto the sixth green on Sunday, June 13, 2010, during the final round of the Bentonville Open of the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour at Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Little Flock.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/13/10--
Isabelle Troutman (left), 10, of Fayetteville and Tinsley Howard, 9, of Fayetteville help Tom Maringer (center) of Springdale reset his teepee after the wind blew it down on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the Farmers Market at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/13/10--
University of New Orleans senior Blake Elliott speeds ahead to win the sprint championship on Sunday, June 13, 2010, during the 2010 Solar Splash at Lake Fayetteville. Teams from 12 universities competed in the solar/electric-powered motor boat competition which was hosted by the University of Arkansas.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/13/10--
University of Northern Iowa junior Hannah Loan (center) looks over the boat from the University of South Hampton following the sprint championship on Sunday, June 13, 2010, during the 2010 Solar Splash at Lake Fayetteville. Teams from 12 universities competed in the solar/electric-powered motor boat competition which was hosted by the University of Arkansas. Loan piloted the UNI boat in the championship race.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/02/10--
artist George Dombek; shot on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, inside his studio at his Goshen home for nwprofiles