St. John’s Lutheran School in Stuttgart’s archery teams placed in an Arkansas National Archery in the Schools Program regional tournament in February.
Earlier this month, area students participated in the Arkansas National Archery in the Schools Program State Championship. Normally, teams from 12 regions face off at the state-wide competition held at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs. Andrew Skinner, head archery coach at St. John’s Lutheran School in Stuttgart, said this year’s event looked different because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Normally, 100 kids would be shooting at the same time. The environment is a whole day out of school with a lot of things to do. This year, COVID-19 prevented us from getting together,” Skinner said.
By a unanimous vote, the five-member board composed of active and retired medical professionals agreed that there is no compelling evidence for or against the regulations the Planning Board will send to June s annual town meeting. I ve done a bit of a deep dive into the literature, and I was unable to find any good data looking at the environmental health consequences of these biogenic [volatile organic compounds] or terpinenes, Dr. Devan Bartels said. Looking at the [draft bylaw critic s] email he sent out, one of the biggest concerns may have been the fact that there is not data does not make them an invalid argument.
But the conversation brought to mind a date seven days earlier as the board and the public relived many of the same arguments that have dominated the body s discussion for months as it hashes out a new zoning bylaw to regulate the production of cannabis. I ve said this a half dozen times, I m amazed I have to say it again, Andrew Skinner said as he pushed the board to draft a bylaw that allows less canopy square footage for outdoor production. Planning Board members could be forgiven for feeling kinship to Bill Murray s character in the movie Groundhog Day as they heard many of the same arguments from some familiar faces.