Northwest Profiles
NOTABLE NEIGHBOR Dude's got an arm and heart to match
Posted: August 23, 2009 4:54 a.m.Mike Swisher met with a bit of public exposure and some adulation recently, so when he was told he would be interviewed for the newspaper, he felt pretty comfortable turning to his mom, Gail, and saying, "I'll be more famous than Carrie Underwood."
SPOTLIGHT Women with a Mission Giving circle casts its net for donors
Posted: August 23, 2009 4:53 a.m.Nancy Trammel has no intention of rivaling her husband's involvement in the community. It's his way, not hers. At least, not hers yet.
Partners in Education pairs chamber, schools
Posted: August 23, 2009 4:53 a.m.Students in Bentonville took their seats last week to, hopefully, engage in a year of earnest study. The Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce is adding a real-life aspect to their curriculum with the Partners in Education program.
NORTHERN LIGHTS Party had quite a spread: 3 homes
Posted: August 23, 2009 4:52 a.m.A van normally used for ferrying young orthodontic patients to their appointments was employed to cart partygoers to stops along a progressive dinner party route in the Har-Ber Meadows development the night of Aug. 15.
MALE CALL TravelerCrease treatment keeps pants looking sharp
Posted: August 23, 2009 4:17 a.m.Q. A friend told me just last week an unusual thing about a purchase he made at Jos. A. Bank. On closing the sale of a pair of trousers, the salesman asked if the customer would like a permanent crease made into the pants. Have you ever heard of this? And would you recommend it?