Batesville | ARKANSAS
We went to Batesville, Arkansas for a few hours at the beginning of July. It's a neat day trip. Not included in the video but worth checking out is Batesville's modern and inviting library, Marshall Dry Goods (a fabric lover's dream), and Best Dam Steakhouse (formerly Josie's which was included in this video: ).
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RicochetTV: Episode 29 - Ricochet at the 2013 Independence County Fair, Batesville Ark
Welcome to the 93rd Annual Independence County Fair!!!!
A message from the President,
On behalf of the Independence County Fair Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you to the Independence County Fair's website. It is our hope that the website will be interesting as well as informative, providing you with an easier way to register your exhibits in the fair, in addition to researching our events. There are registration forms for all exhibits.
We are proud to welcome you to the 2013 Independence County Fair. Please attend and experience the fun on July 15-20. You are guaranteed to have a blast!!!! Many new, exciting and neat activities have been planned for this year's fair. Come and enjoy all of the festivities as there will be Fun for the Whole Family as we make it a County Fair to Remember!!!!
We look forward to seeing you at the 2013 Independence County Fair!!
Linda Baxter,
Independence County Fair Board President
The Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy (1958) Mtn. View, Arkansas
The Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy [Television Show]
The Amazing Adventures of My Dog Kelly (original title)
In a 1958 effort to promote economic development and tourism in Stone County, a group of local investors under the leadership of Harold M. Sherman filmed a thirty-minute television pilot titled, “The Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy.” A poor script, inept casting, amateurish acting, and the on-camera killing of a bobcat combined to produce a show that could not be pitched to the national networks. The film is significant, however, for documenting Stone County before the Ozark Folk Center or Blanchard Springs Caverns opened to the public.
The television pilot was the brainchild of Harold Sherman. This Michigan native was the author of more than sixty books, a motivational speaker, and a Hollywood script writer.
In 1958, television shows involving dogs drew large audiences. Sherman, who had written many scripts in his Hollywood days, worked with his friend Al Pollard, an advertising executive in Little Rock (Pulaski County), to write the script for something similar and then set up Mountain View Productions. A production budget of $20,000 was raised from investors in Mountain View (Stone County) and nearby Batesville (Independence County). Dan Milner of Milner Brothers Productions in Hollywood was hired as director and producer.
The script involved a little girl getting lost in the mountains and being saved by a beautiful white German shepherd—and an equally beautiful female archer who dramatically killed a bobcat that was supposed to be threatening the girl. The archer was Ann P. Marston, the reigning female archer in the country. The male lead was Robert Roark, a minor television and stage actor from Hollywood, who played a game warden. Billy Conner, a nine-year-old boy from Batesville played the role of Sheppy’s master, and after winning a newspaper-sponsored contest, nine-year-old Meredith Lee Ross of Little Rock played the role of the lost girl. Folk musician Jimmy Driftwood was given a cameo role as Uncle Orie. Stone County sheriff Cullen Storey had a few lines of dialogue.
Sherman, a friend and supporter of Governor Orval Faubus, received substantial assistance from the state. Faubus hosted a press event in Little Rock on January 29, 1958, to publicize the film, with Marston performing some archery tricks. On hand to “sign” his contract with a paw print was the German shepherd “Kelly,” probably the most experienced actor in the production. Faubus also encouraged the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to trap nine bobcats for use in the film.
Filming on site in Stone County got off to a poor start in early May 1958, with heavy rains followed by hot, humid conditions. Filming took little more than a week. Sherman went to Hollywood to assist with editing the film, and he seemed enthusiastic at first, telling the Stone County Leader that “an expert in the field says that it is equal to if not superior to the Lassie series.”
Sherman’s hopes were soon dashed by advisors in Hollywood, who believed the pilot would not be of interest to a sponsor. Sherman placed most of the blame on Milner Brothers Productions, claiming they had not adequately rehearsed the cast. He also mentioned that the casting was poor, and that the killing of the bobcat would not be acceptable.
On July 25, 1958, the pilot showed at the Melba Theater in Batesville, the only public showing it received. Sherman continued to promote the idea of filming a TV pilot in Stone County, but he was never successful in doing so. The original film is now part of the archival collections at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Torreyson Library in Conway (Faulkner County).
For additional information:
Dillard, Tom W. “Ozark Innovator’s Shaggy-Dog TV Pilot Didn’t Fly.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. August 13, 2006, p. 5H.
Harold M. Sherman Papers. Torreyson Library Special Collections. University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas.
Tom W. Dillard
University of Arkansas Libraries
Southern respect
Funeral procession, where folks stop, in respect for someone they never met. Batesville, AR.
Danny Dozier does the Blues
John T Parks Band featuring Danny Dozier, Jerry Bone, Jason Moser, Shannon Rounds
Arkansas National Guard | Wikipedia audio article
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Arkansas National Guard
00:00:26 1 Dual missions, state and federal
00:01:07 1.1 Federal mission
00:02:05 1.2 State mission
00:02:52 2 Military support to civilian authorities (MSCA)
00:03:52 2.1 Examples of MSCA missions conducted in state active duty status
00:05:04 2.2 Examples of MSCA provided in a Title 32 status
00:05:34 2.2.1 Hurricane Katrina
00:06:53 2.2.2 Operation Jump Start
00:07:49 3 State military facilities
00:08:20 3.1 Chaffee Maneuver Training Center
00:09:06 3.2 Robinson Maneuver Training Center
00:09:48 3.2.1 National Guard Professional Education Center
00:11:03 3.2.2 National Guard Marksmanship Training Center
00:12:44 3.2.3 233rd Regional Training Institute
00:14:22 4 Manpower
00:15:01 5 State Military Department
00:15:38 6 Youth programs
00:15:53 6.1 Youth Challenge
00:16:32 6.2 Civilian Student Training Program
00:17:33 7 Economic impact
00:18:11 8 History
00:22:31 9 List of Adjutants General of Arkansas (1819–present)
00:22:43 10 Bibliography
00:22:53 10.1 Arkansas Historical Quarterly Articles relating to the Arkansas National Guard
00:28:17 10.2 Books relating to the Arkansas National Guard
00:36:24 10.3 Collections at the Arkansas Historical Commission
00:37:31 10.4 Collections at the University of Arkansas, Mullins Library, Special Collections Department
00:41:47 10.5 Publications of the Arkansas National Guard Historical Foundation
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The Arkansas National Guard comprises both the Arkansas Army National Guard and Arkansas Air National Guard. The state functions of the National Guard range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control.
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