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EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs has raised the $75,000 it needed to avoid foreclosure and organizers say the performances will resume.
The Gospel Station Network of Ada, Okla., was able to raise the money for an interest payment and keep Cornerstone Bank from taking possession of the property.
In October, operators at the site turned off the floodlights on the Christ of the Ozarks statue and sold off the play's livestock. Donors last month paid the site's electric bill and got the lights turned back on for the statue.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://is.gd/rU9q9X ) that backers plan to raise $6 million in the next 12 months to keep the play running.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, www.arkansasonline.com
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Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
