Debbie Gill

Argenta resident Debbie Gill, who resided at 4th & Willow in the home of Laura Bushman, died yesterday afternoon from results of a tragic car accident. Many of you may have known Debbie when she was an employee at The Argenta Market. No funeral arrangements have been made at the time of this posting.
Our hearts & prayers go out to Debbie's surviving children, the Gill family & Laura Bushman.

Eric Francis

Eric Francis has a wonderful article in this months issue of Living Magazine about the infamous "Turdunken" ( hope I spelled that right). If you get a chance grab & copy & read it, it is too funny. Loads of Argenta wit & a couple of locals are sprinkled among the verbiage. I am so glad you did all that work so now I don't need to bother, just wished I had gotten a chance to taste the darn thing.
Good job Eric, hope to be reading more of your musings in the future!

Dinner & a Show: Tales from the South

Come check out what the buzz is all about! Enjoy a fantastic dinner and be part of the live audience for Internationally-syndicated radio show "Tales from the South," where Southerners bring their own true stories to life. Tuesday, November 9, doors open 5 p.m., dinner 5-7 p.m., show starts 7 p.m. Admission is FREE, dinner menu offered, full bar. Reservations highly recommended, call 501-372-7976. This week's storytellers are Kandy Jones, Amy Gray Light, and Amy Manning Burns. Music by Mockingbird Hillbilly Band and blues guitarist Mark Simpson.

Boosters K-9 night

NLR police K-9 unit gave Boosters a demonstration of their dog Hector. Wanted to share  photos with everyone. Was a great meeting.

One more election

Hey guys I know everyone is sick of elections but if you live in Argenta tonight is the night!! I hope everyone got their newsletter telling them about tonight & the NLR K-9 unit coming to Boosters. Hope to see everyone there.

Laman Launches Free Music Downloading Service!!

The Laman Library News Team

Get your MP3 players charged and ready because now you can download music FOR FREE from our award-winning new website.      With a new service called Freegal, you can download 3 FREE songs per week if you have a library card with the William F. Laman Public Library System. And after you download the songs, they are yours TO KEEP! P.S. It's OK if this news makes you want to dance. We did...to some new music, in fact.

Cool Rebates!!

Wanted to tell you about a NLR rebate program. If you have a maintenance contract on your heating and air the city of NLR will give you up to $100.00. I have one with Advantage so I am getting a $100.00 back!
If you buy a fridge, I was told by Sue Ponder that you can get $250.00 from city of NLR and an additional $275.00 from the state. It has to be an energy star and you have to recycle your old one. Pretty cool if anyone is thinking of replacing their fridge.

There is some other cool stuff so here’s the websites: NLRgreen.org,
the one for the state is ArkansasEnergy.org.

'SANDWICHING IN HISTORY' TOUR TO VISIT MELROSE PLACE ADDITION

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program's next "Sandwiching in History" tour will visit the Melrose Place Addition in North Little Rock on November 5, AHPP Director Frances McSwain announced today. 

Located in the northwest corner of the Argenta Historic District, the Melrose Place Addition was platted in 1924 by Twin City Bank. The bank constructed 53 small Craftsman bungalow houses in the addition between 1925 and 1929. These homes feature similar plans and were historically occupied by railroad employees. The Melrose Place Addition is the only deviation from the traditional street grid pattern in Argenta.

The tour will begin in front of 108 Melrose Circle and will include a tour of that house.

The "Sandwiching in History" tour series targets Pulaski County structures and sites. The noontime tours are held on Fridays and include a brief lecture and tour of the subject property. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches with them.   The final 2010 "Sandwiching in History" tour, the Herschell-Spillman Carousel at the Little Rock Zoo, will be held December 3.  All tours are free and open to the public. For information, call the AHPP at (501) 324-9880, write the agency at 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201, send an e-mail message to info@arkansaspreservation.org, or visit the agency web site at www.arkansaspreservation.org.

Postings

Sorry I haven't had much to report lately, there hasn't been much happening.  As items do come in I will post them. Couple of things I have noticed. The Argenta Townhouses at 6th & Orange are moving along, they are going to be a quite a welcome addition to the neighborhood & especially at that particular corner.
I saw another house for sale on 5th street, listed w/ Crye-Leike.
Someone reported to me that their car was vandalized while parked on 6th st. Has anyone had this problem of late? Let me know if you have: you can contact me @ bnbragsdale@comcast.net

Save the date-Dec.9th

Wanted to send out a note for everyone to save the date for Argenta Neighborhood Christmas Party Potluck. The date is Dec.9th at the usual time 6-7p.m. in the church great hall. We are asking for everyone to pitch in & bring sometype of finger food.
The big news is that we will be giving away Gift certificates to the Argenta Market as prizes for the best decorations in the neighborhood. Master Gardeners has agreed to judge our decorations & will be joining us Dec 9th for our celebration. Argenta Market is graciously assisting us with gift certificates. Watch for the November Boosters Newsletter for more info on what date to have your decorations completed by.
So save that date, Dec.9th from 6-7 P.M. & get going on those decorating ideas!