OFF DUTY LIFE >>02-23-07

FISHING FOR A CURE
Saturday

Fishing for a Cure is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Dr., Russellville. Lake Dardanelle’s 34,000 acres has a fishery which is extremely healthy and varied. Fishermen from all over the world come here and are continually surprised not only by the size of their catch, but by how Lake Dardanelle keeps the fishery so strong.
See some of these prize-winning fish measured and weighed at our one-of-a-kind fishing tournament weigh-in pavilion, and get a look at some of the monsters you could reel in next.

Admission if free for spectators. For more information call 479-967-5516.


SPECIAL FALCONRY
Presentation Saturday

Eagles Over Harbor is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25 at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa in Mt. Ida.
As part of Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa’s Eagles Over Harbor event, Rusty Scarborough will host a special falconry presentation at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 with his bird of prey, Rogue, a Harris Hawk. The programs will be held at Mountain Harbor’s Marina and are free and open to the public.

For more information visit the Web site www.mountainharborresort.com.


TOURS CONTINUE THROUGH MARCH 1 at BLANCHARD

Dripstone Trail tours continue through March 1 at Blanchard Springs Cavern near Mountain View. Join us for a 1-hour walking tour through the fantastic upper level of Blanchard Springs Caverns, in constant 58 degree temperature. Tour two huge rooms filled with awesome sparkling calcite formations.

Begin at the Visitor Center with an educational movie and exhibit hall to clarify the underground wonders. Open year round; tours offered periodically, from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays November thru March. Call (870) 757-2211 or (888) 757-2246 for tour times, rates, or reservations. Admission: $10, adult; $5, ages 6-15; $5, ages 62+ with Golden Age Passport.


LITTLE ROCK MARATHON SET FOR MARCH

The Little Rock Marathon is set for March 2-3. Little Rock Marathon and companion races are a running and walking tour through the scenic streets of Arkansas’ capital city. There will be a varity of events so there is a race for every pace. Come enjoy our lively brand of southern hospitality. Held March 2-3 in the Downtown areas of Little Rock and North Little Rock.
For details contact Stacy Majors at 501-278-7200 email – stacymajors@aol.com or contact Gina Marchese Pharis at 501-918-5321 email – gmarchese@littlerock.org.