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table of contents Entertainment.......................................................... 4-6 Toad Procruement........................................................7 Toad Races....................................................................8 TSD Food................................................................ 9-10 Festival Map.......................................................... 12-13 Game Zone.................................................................14 Crawl, Drag & Squirt.................................................15 Stuck On A Truck................................................. 16-17 TSD Sports..................................................................18 Kids Zone....................................................................19 Toad Market...............................................................21 Scholarships................................................................22
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Diamond Rio, Kip Moore and Hawk Nelson will be the headlining acts next week when the Toad Suck Daze Festival kicks off. When last year’s festival was occurring, Moore had just released his first album, “Up All Night.” A year later, Moore has released four singles, “Mary Was the Marrying Kind,” “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” “Beer Money” and “Hey Pretty Girl.” Diamond Rio has been a successful country and Christian music band since 1984. In 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1997, they received the Country Music Association’s award for
Vocal Group of the Year. They have recorded seven studio albums during that time, amassing a huge following. Hawk Nelson is a very popular Canadian Christian punk band that has been around for about a decade. Their 2006 album “Smile, It’s the End of the World” earned them multiple awards from Canadian and American academies. In addition to the headliners, Toad Suck Daze will host two shows from Erin Enderlin, a return visit from Drake White and regional acts such as Interstate Buffalo, Canvas, Beautiful Disaster, Kingsdown and more. Erin Enderlin
Diamond Rio
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Entertainment schedule
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
5 p.m. The Mighty Electric St. Jude Band 6:30 p.m. Canvas 8 p.m. Erin Enderlin 9:15 p.m. Diamond Rio
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2013
5:30 p.m. Handmade Moments 6:45 p.m. Erin Enderlin 8 p.m. Drake White 9:15 p.m. Kip Moore
Kip Moore
11:30 a.m. Hanna Belle 1 p.m. Song Writers Round 2 p.m. Interstate Buffalo 3:30 p.m. Eleven Cent Ransom
Noon Some Guy Named Robb 1:30 p.m. Beautiful Disaster 2:45 p.m. Kingsdown 4 p.m. Hawk Nelson
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On your mark, get set, toad! Log Cabin Democrat
Organizers say more than 200 toads are needed for the Toad Suck Daze toad races. In an effort to gather a “knot,” or a collection of toads, festival chair Mary Margaret Satterfield has asked festival fans to meet at Tucker Creek walking trail off of Salem
Road Tuesday for toad hunting. Some years have proved a challenge, and toads don’t like the cold. Every year, volunteers pull through by supplying the festival from their own stores of toads. Suggested supplies for toad hunting include rubber boots, gloves for the faint-at-
heart, and a flashlight or head lamp. Boxes for toad storage, or Toad Condos, are provided by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce. Toad hunting begins at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Other toad gatherers may drop toads off at the Chamber’s office during business hours until Toad Suck Daze.
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Finding the right toad for the toad races can be a soggy experience.
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Former County Judge Preston Scroggin, second from right, has a tough time getting his toad ready to start his race.
Toads hop to various commands By DAVID McCOLLUM LOG CABIN STAFF WRITER
From years of experience, from youngsters to celebrities, there is no toadally surefire way to handle a racing toad. Some say it’s similar to relating to a girlfriend: Whisper in its ear and it will do anything. The trick is finding the toad’s ear. Then, there’s the diva method: Applause. A toad, like humans, will reach back for a little extra with applause. Another method is referred as the wife nurturing approach: Blow on its back and the toad will be at your command — at least for awhile. And there’s the ‘Mom’ in her ‘clean your room’ approach: Yell at it. Steady and stern. There’s the heavyhanded strategy: Slap
just behind the toad. (Just make sure the toad doesn’t make a sudden backward move). The fairy tale princess approach: Kiss it. One beauty queen once said that it may not assure victory, but there was possible a chance it could turn into a handsome prince. About 300 toads will be used for weekend races, from youngsters to celebrities. Probably, motivation techniques are as different and varied as they are for any athlete. There’s always a surprise with a toad goes on its own tangent — or “toadgent.” When then-Gov. Bill Clinton participated in the race in 1988, his toad jump off — way out of its lane. Clinton analyzed: “Just like the Legislature. It courtney spradlin staff photo took a turn to the right.” Sometimes blowing on a toad can get it to jump.
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What’s on the menu at Toad Suck Daze? Candy, Caramel Apples, Candy Apples, Survivor Toad Suck Daze has Drinks around 40 concession vendors, serving a variety Original Corn Roast of food. From hamburg- Roasted Corn, Corn in a ers and corndogs to kettle Cup, Apple Slices w/Carcorn and funnel cakes, if amel, Baked Potatoes, you’re craving something Baked Sweet Potatoes, on a stick, you’ll find it at Whole Pickles Toad Suck Daze. Log Cabin Democrat
S & S Concessions
Gator on a Stick, Fried Green Tomatoes, Crawfish on a stick, Chicken on a Stick, Pork Chop on a Stick, Fried Pickles, Ribbon Fries, Apple Dumplings, Fudge Cake, Frozen Lemonade, Tea, Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade
Front Street Toad Square Funnel Cakes, Corn Aunt Edmoes Kathy’s Kabana Dogs, Nachos, Lemonade, Homemade Chocolate Taco Salad, Quesadillas, Limeade Chip Cookies Fajitas, Burritos, Taco, Walking Taco, Mucho Nachos, Philly Nachos, Tacos, Shaved Ice, Lemonade Shake-ups, tea, Mexican Punch, Philly Cheese Steaks
L & M Concessions
Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Cheeseburger on a stick, Polish Sausage, Hot Dogs, Nachos, Fries, Turkey Legs, Tea, Lemonade, Root Beer, Root Beer Floats, Cotton
Wells Food
Pizza, Cheese Steak Sandwich, Super Nachos, Ribbon Fries, Super Fries, Patty Melts, Ribeye Sandwich, Steak on a Stake, Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Sausage on a bun, Fried Twinkies, Fried Oreos, Fried PBJs, Fried Moon Pie, Pretzel, Slushies, Lemonade, Limeade, Sweet Tea
Sissy’s Place
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Deep-fried onion wedges are one of the many offerings you can find at Toad Suck Daze.
Beta Sigma Phi – Laureate Nu
Chocolate Covered Bananas
Whole Hog Café of Conway
BBQ sandwiches, Ribs, Baked Potatoes
Annabelle’s Concessions
Strawberry Daiquiri, Pina Colada Daiquiri, Fruitie Daiquiri, Strawberry Lemonade, Pink Chocolate Chip Cook- Lemonade, Coffee, Hot ies, Cookie Dough in a Chocolate, Strawberry Cup, Cookie Dough Par- Shortcake fait, Fried Cookie Dough on a Stick, Cookie Dough Blackwood Little on a Sick Dipped in Choc- Chicago olate and Rolled in pe- Gyros, Jumbo Beef Hot cans, walnuts, coconut Dog, Smoked Polish Sauor sprinkles, milk, coffee, hot cocoa, cappuccino FOOD < 10E
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Dipped Cheesecake on a a stick, BBQ nachos, tea, stick, Fried Kool-Aid on a lemonade sage, Smoked Cajun Sau- Stick, Cotton Candy, nasage, Italian Hot Link, chos, lemonade, sweet tea Bradley Boyd Inc. Reuben, Tea, Lemonade Funnel Cakes, Pork TenSpringhill Concessions derloin Sandwich, ChickRocken Robin #2 en Pita Wrap, Tea, LemConcession Corn Dogs, Tea, Lemon- onade Bloomen Onions, Fried ade, Limeade Pickles, Fried Lilly Pads, The Church Alive Smoochies, Fried Mush- Springhill Concessions Hamburgers, Cheeserooms, Fried Green To- #3 burgers, Toad Suck Sucmatoes, Tea, Lemonade, Chicken on a Stick, Corn cotash, Caramel Apples, Cheesecake on a Stick, Dogs, Tea, Lemonade, Lemonade Caramel Apple Sundae Limeade
Springhill Concessions
Wild Bills Olde Fashion Chicken on a Stick, Corn Soda Soda Fountain Dogs, Tea, Limeade
Lemonade, Root Beer, Diet Root Beer; vanilla, orange and grape sarsaparilla, birch
Main Street Boyd’s Funnel Cakes
W & M Concessions #1
Funnel Cakes, Lemon- Onion Blossoms, Cheese ade, Tea Sticks, Nachos, Hot Dogs, Lemonade, Tea
Conway Twilight Optimist Club
Kettle Corn, Kool-Aid
Locust Street DaNucci Concessions
Rodeo Style Mud Bugs & More #2
Patton Concessions
The Flamingo Grill
Philly Cheese Steak, Grilled Cuban Sandwich, Bratwurst in a Bun, Sweet Italian Sausage, Sausage on a Stick or Bun, Grilled Corn in a Cup, Hot Dogs, Nachos, Pickles, Frozen Cherry Limeade, Churros, Flamingo Mjito, Cherry Limeade, Ice Tea
Wild Goose
Corn Dogs, Funnel Cakes, Concessions Cozy’s Concession Taco Salads, Tamales, Fro- Chicken Fajitas, Beef FaJumbo Corndogs, Shaved zen Chocolate Bananas jitas, Nachos, Burritos, Ice, Lemonade, Cheddar and Cheesecake, Nachos Nacho Supreme, Tacos, Polish Corndog Taco Salad, Sopapillas, Kona Ice Quesadillas, Lemonade, Mama Mia Concessions Tropical Shaved Ice Cherry Limeade Toasted Ravioli, Toasted Canneloni, Meatballs Linda Chan’s Yellow Snow on a Stick, Cheese Sticks, Chicken on a Stick, Snow Cones Sweet Tea, Lemonade, Shrimp Fried Rice, VegNachos gie Lo mien, lemonade Ozark Candies and Nuts Kettle Corn, Cinnamon Rodeo Style Mud Bugs Seafood Shack & More Roasted Nuts, Frozen & More Shack punch, catfish, Lemonade, Strawberry Boiled Crawfish, Cat- french fries, shrimp ta- Smoothies fish, Fried Crawfish Tail cos, beef brisket taco, port Basket, Alligator on a taco, salmon taco, pork, W & M Concessions #2 Stick, Catfish, Frog Legs, beef and salmon sliders Jumbo Corn Dogs, LemBoiled Shrimp, Fried onade Shrimp, Chicken Strip, Oak Street Clam Strips, Fried Corn Arkansas Xtreme Parkway Street on Cob, Crawfish Etou- Softball Maui Wowi Hawaiian fee, Fries, Tea, Lemonade Tea, Cookies, Candy, Pop- Fresh Fruit Smoothies, corn, Pickles, Nachos Blended Ice Coffee
Mtn Home Kettle Corn
Fried Twinkies, Fried BBQ sandwiches, fries, Kettle Corn, Pork Skins, Candy Bars, Fried Oreos, Cheese Sticks, chicken on Bottled Root Beer
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Guitar Hero has been an event offered to people in Toad Suck Daze festivals past.
Karaoke, dancing return to Conway Corporation Toadal Game Zone By ANGELA SPENCER Log Cabin Staff Writer
This year’s Conway Corporation’s Toadal Game Zone will give visitors the chance to show off their dancing and singing talent with a stage for Dance Central 3 and karaoke. The special area will also have free video games all day during the festival. The stage will be designated for karaoke or dancing at different times throughout the weekend. Conway Corpora-
tion Marketing Manager Crystal Kemp said the addition of karaoke and dancing last year was a hit, so the Game Zone sponsor decided to bring it back for an encore this year. “We are excited about being at Toad Suck Daze again this year,” Kemp said. “Adding the Karaoke and dance stage in 2012 was a big hit and we are glad to be bringing it back in 2013.” The game zone will be located near the Toad Dome at the corner of Main Street and Park-
way Street in the Toad Market area. The Toadal Game Zone is toadally free of charge. It will be open throughout the Toad Suck Daze festival with special times for dance and karaoke performances. Toadal Schedule:
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Sunday, May 5
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Open Stage Free video games all Zone day
Friday, May 3
6-8:30 p.m. Dance Central 3 8:30-11 p.m. Karaoke Free video games all day
Saturday, May 4
Stage 6-8:30 p.m. Dance Central 3 8:30-11 p.m. Karaoke Free video games all day
8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Open
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Kids learn firemen skills at Crawl, Drag and Squirt Log Cabin DEMOCRAT
At some point, many youngsters dream of growing up to be a firefighter. During Toad Suck Daze, several will get the chance to be one for a couple of days, crawling, dragging and squirting in competition with their contemporaries. During the Crawl,
Drag and Squirt competiton, youngsters go through a timed obstacle course that requires many of the skills that firefighters use. They including putting on a coat and pack, crawling through a confined space, pulling a sled, smashing objects with a rubber mallett and dragging a hose a short distance, then squirting it
at a target. The competition is age-graded (grades 1-2 and 3-4) with separate divisions for boys and girls. In the process of the competition, they also learn about fire safety. Youngsters qualify through their elementary schools. Another preliminary competition will begain at 5:30 p.m. Friday at
the Central Fire Station. The finals will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a roped-off area on Front Street. Each finalist receives a medal and trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each division. A traveling trophy goes to the elementary school that accumulates the most points in the finals.
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The Crawl, Drag and Squirt competition helps youngsters live the dream of being a firefighter.
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Contestants ready to get ‘stuck’ as long as possible By MEGAN REYNOLDS LOG CABIN STAFF WRITER
Stuck on a Truck, a crowd-pleasing competition and the ultimate test in physical and mental endurance, is entering its twelfth year at 2013 Toad Suck Daze. The event will begin next week under the cover of a tent near Toad Suck Square, one day before the streets shut down
and Toad Suck Daze festival opens to crowds. Centennial Bank, lead sponsors, cultivated the event in 2001, known then as “Hug a Bug,” with a grand prize of a red Volkswagen Beetle. Sixty-five hours and 14 minutes from the start of the competition, Phillip Toll of Conway won the keys to the brand new bug. This year, gathered around a shiny, new 2013
Ford F150, 25 competitors will stand for days with at least one hand on the truck in hopes of taking it home, sustained by adrenaline, their desire to win and the cheers of support of friends and family. Contestants must stand upright at all times and are disqualified for sitting, leaning
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Stuck on a Truck contestants prepare for the beginning of the 2012 conest, which can last for days.
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The endurance contest known as “Stuck on a Truck” is a staple of Toad Suck Daze as people watch the contestants stand plastered to a new truck, above, pose for photos, right, and take small breaks, below.
STUCK from 16E or squatting. They are monitored by paramedics and receive only a five-minute break each hour and a 15-minute break every six hours to re-charge before returning to the truck. Anna Johnson, a 2011 competitor, holds the record sticking time with 136 hours.
Last year, Ginger King won a new set of keys after sticking for 78 hours and 30 minutes. Prizes this year include a 2013 Ford F150 Pickup from Smith Ford, a Bad Boy MZ4221BS mower from Duncan Outdoors, a Hot Springs spa hot tub from Luxury Pool and Spa, a $2,000 gift certificate from Freyaldenhoven Heating and
Cooling and a $1,500 gift certificate toward a Carnival Cruise from Vacation Tour and Travel. Event cosponsors are Trinity Development, McDonalds, Colton’s Steakhouse, Conway Collision Center, Conway Title, The Computer Works, Kordsmeier Electric, Kordsmeier Remodeling, Sherwood Urgent Care, Vacation Tour and
Travel, The Point 94.1 and the Log Cabin Democrat. Competing for the prize this year are Aly Blumenberg, Amanda Dobbins, Billy Wilmoth, Brandon Curtis, Chris Brynell, Holly Tennyson, Jacob Odom, Jamie Bradshaw, Jason Beck, Jason Carruth, Kayla Scott, Kevin Colton, Mason Thomas, Michael
Phillips, Robert Varhalla, Robert Woodward, Royer Ramirez, Sarah Hocott, Sarah Spellmann, Sherri Lachowsky, Stan Nichols, Stephanie Garrett, Stephanie Henson, Todd Shock, and Ty Maple. Alternates are Doug Johnston and Jennifer Harris. Over one million viewers access the competition each year via
webcam at www.stuckonatruck.com. The event will kickoff Thursday afternoon in downtown Conway at Oak and Main Streets. (Megan Reynolds is a staff writer and can be reached by phone at 501-505-1277 or by email at megan.reynolds@thecabin.net. Follow us on Twitter @meganpreynolds, @LCDonline.)
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The Toad Suck 10K and 5K are traditions that have been around for 30 years.
The sports events are classic Toad Suck Daze but they enter the 2013 festival still moving and hopping with the same vigor. One event is celebrating a special anniversary. It will be the 30th running of the Toad Suck 10K and 5K and the Tadpole Trots. The runs were some of the sports organized events when Toad Suck Daze began and have continued as both a 10K qualifier for the Road Runners Club of Arkansas
Grand Prix series. Coordinated by the Conway Kiwanis Club in memory of Randy Taylor, the runs have raised more than $300,000 over the years for various local charities. Events include 10K and 5K runs, a 5K fun walk and age-graded Tadpole Trots for youngsters. The races are annually some of the most popular such events in the area, drawing people from several states. The 10K and 5K runs begin at 6 p.m. Friday,
May 3, at John McConnell Stadium. The Tadpole Trots, for children ages 4-12, will begin about 9:30 a.m. Online registration ends at 6 p.m. Friday, May 3. For further information or to register, go to www.toadsuckrun.com If one doesn’t want to run, he can ride or swing in two other events.
TOUR DE TOAD
The Tour de Toad is a bike ride that begins at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 5, at the Conway High Fieldhouse and continues on either a 26- or 45-mile route through the Toad Suck countryside. The course is mostly flat with a few rolling hills. Cost is $40. Registration closes at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4. Proceeds go to Literacy Action of Central Arkansas.
TOAD SUCK DAZE GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Greens at Nutters Chapel, oen of the newest courses in the state, will host the Toad Suck Daze Golf Tournament on Monday. The three-person scramble has shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. If you haven’t hopped onto this, it’s too late. Registration has closed.
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Getting ready for a hoppin’ Kid Fun Zone special to the log cabin
The Smith Ford Toadal Kids Zone is a great place to entertain kids of all ages. With two stages, there will be performances by clowns, magicians, balloon artists, dance and gymnastic groups, school choirs and more. Held on the lawn of the Faulkner County Courthouse, there is also room for a children’s play area, sand box, petting zoo and pony rides. Here’s the fun just for them — Todal Kidz Zone. Sponsors include Preston Palmer Studios for the Kid’s Stage Sponsor; and Smith Ford for the Todal Kids Zone sponsor. courtney spradlin staff photos Pet Country plans a Pet The Smith Ford Toadal Kids Zone will have plenty of events to entertain kids of all ages including two stages and performances by clowns, magicians and dance groups. Show as part of Toadal Greet with Puppeteers Tent ManKid’s Stage Kids Zone. 10:30 a.m. Tommy Ter- dios Stage 5:00 p.m. Meet and Stevens Puppet Tent 2:30 p.m. Sonshine Visit http://toadsuck. ificKid’s Stage 12:00 p.m. Tommy Terwith PuppeAcademy Dancers Preson Greet org/toadal-kids-zone/ for 10:30 a.m. Three Little rificKid’s Stage teersStevens Puppet Palmer Studios Stage 12:00 p.m. Three Little more information. PigsStevens Puppet Tent SUNDAY, MAY 5 2:30 p.m. Tommy Ter- Tent 11:00 a.m. Mustang PigsStevens Puppet Tent 12:30 p.m. UCA Com5:30 p.m. Toady Prize munity School Guitar 12:30 p.m. Rumpel- rificKid’s Stage SingersPreston Palmer FRIDAY, MAY 3 2:30 p.m. Three Little Dig stiltzkinStevens Puppet 3.45 p.m. The Balloon Studios Stage Studio Preston Palmer 6:00 p.m. Folk Stories Studios Stage PigsStevens Puppet Tent Tent Man Kid’s Stage 11:00 a.m. Sports 3:00 p.m. Radio Disney and Songe with Dylan 1:00 p.m. Carolyn Lew4:15 p.m. Pet Country Stackers of Greenbrier 12:30 p.m. The Balloon Rockin Road ShowPres- and KeithPreston Palm- ManKid’s Stage is Cougar Choir Preston Pet ShowKid’s Stage EastsideKid’s Stage ton Palmer Studios Stage er Studios Stage 6:00 p.m. Home School 11:00 a.m. Rumpel- Palmer Studios Stage 1:30 p.m. Theodore 6:00 p.m. Three Little Jones 1:00 p.m. Checkers the 3:00 p.m. RumpelBand ConcertPreston stiltzkin Stevens Puppet ChoirPreston ClownKid’s Stage stiltzkinStevens Puppet PigsStevens Puppet Tent Palmer Studios Stage Tent Palmer Studios Stage 6:30 p.m. DJ/Dub1:00 p.m. Meet and Tent 11:30 a.m. Pride of 6:30 p.m. Kid’s Inter1:30 p.m. Checkers the step 101 with Jacob ClownKid’s Stage 3:30 p.m. Meet and Greet with PuppeWoodrow Cummingactive Music with Ron Palmer with Puppe- ReyesPreston Puppet Greet and JaimeePreston Palm- sPreston Palmer Studios teersStevens 2:00 p.m. Central ArStudios Stage teersStevens Puppet Tent Stage er Studios Stage kansas Baton Preston 6:30 p.m. Rumpel- Palmer Studios Stage 1:30 p.m. Vilonia Mel- Tent 11:30 a.m. The Balloon 7:00 p.m. Instrument stiltzkinStevens Puppet 4:00 p.m. Three Little odiesPreston Palmer StuManKid’s Stage Petting Zoo and Student/ 2:00 p.m. The Balloon Tent PigsStevens Puppet Tent dios Stage 11:30 a.m. Meet Instructor Jam BandManKid’s Stage 7:00 p.m. Instrument 4:30 p.m. Kinder Songs 1:30 p.m. Tommy TerPreston Palmer Studios and Greet with Puppe2:30 p.m. Central ArPetting Zoo and Student/ kansas Cheer Force Preswith Brian and Terri ifficKid’s Stage teersStevens Puppet Stage Palmer Instructor Jam Band- ton Palmer Studios Stage 2:00 p.m. Tiger Tones KinderPreston Tent SATURDAY, MAY 4 Preston Palmer Studios Studios Stage of Ellen SmithPreston 12:00 p.m. Showstop10:30 a.m. Ida Burns 3:30 p.m. Central ArkanStage 4:30 p.m. RumpelPalmer Studios Stage pers of Greenbrier WestScat Cats Preston Palmsas Children’s Choir Pres7:00 p.m. Meet and ton Palmer Studios Stage 2:00 p.m. The Balloon stiltzkinStevens Puppet sidePreston Palmer Stuer Studios Stage
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Shoppers offered array of items in Toad Market By ANGELA SPENCER Log Cabin Staff Writer
Unique items from close to 150 vendors will be available for festivalgoers with the annual Toad Market at Toad Suck Daze. A wide variety of products to tickle anyone’s fancy will be for sale, ranging from jewelry, children’s clothing, home decor, sand art, wooden toys, cell phone accessories and more. The market will contain both commercial products and hand-made arts and crafts, some of which may be personalized. Mary Margaret Satterfield, director of events for the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce, said that this year’s Toad Market will feature new vendors as well as returners. “We normally have a
‘We normally have a lot of vendors that have returned every year’ — Mary Margaret Satterfield,
Conway Chamber Director of Events lot of vendors that have returned every year,” she said. Also included in the Toad Market is a Business Expo. The expo will give a chance for businesses and nonprofits to show what they have to offer to the community. “It’s an information area so we have businesses and nonprofits,” Satterfield said. “People can find out about their services.” Business Expo vendors include Relay for Life of
Faulkner County, Arkansas Army National Guard and The Pampered Chef. The Toad Market will be open throughout the three-day festival. For a complete list of vendors visit www.toadsuck.org/ toad-market/. (Staff writer Angela Spencer can be reached by email at angela.spencer@thecabin.net or by phone at 505-1212. To comment on this and other stories in the Log Cabin, log on to www.thecabin.net. Send us your news at www.thecabin.net/submit)
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A Toad Suck Daze participant walks through the Toad Market clad in bunny ears.
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Smart tadpoles, smart toads Festival supports local education SPECIAL TO THE LOG CABIN
Toad Suck Daze doesn’t just fund fun — it also funds local education initiatives. Beginning with the Toad Suck Daze Community Service Scholarship, the Toad Suck Daze festival has provided funding for education initiatives in Faulkner County since 1984. About $1.3 million has been donated to education initiatives to date. Last year, for the first time, $50,000 from Toad Suck also went to Lifelong Learners, a nonprofit dedicated to improving educational outcomes and improving school readiness for pre-school age children. In 2013, Toad Suck Daze will divide $95,500
in donations to the following education initiatives: · $35,000 to Life Long Learners · 18 scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to students planning to attend Central Baptist College, Hendrix College or the University of Central Arkansas. · 4 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to students attending the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. · $2,500 to the Toad Suck Daze endowment The Community Service Scholarship was designed to foster an opportunity for civic responsibility, education, outreach and community growth among Faulkner County youth. This scholarship fund has provided more than $730,000 to about 220 students who attended Central Baptist College, Hendrix College, University of Central Ar-
kansas and the University of Central Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. In 2008, the Toad Suck Daze Get Smart Challenge was endowed through the Community Foundation of Faulkner County. This $300,000 donation was the largest onetime donation in the festival’s history. Combined with Toad Suck Daze endowments already established at Central Baptist College, Hendrix College, and the University of Central Arkansas, Toad Suck Daze has more than $600,000 in endowment that provide funds for the scholarship program. Scholarship brochures and applications are also available at all Faulkner County high schools, UCA, CBC, Hendrix College, and UACCM. Please contact the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce at 327-7788 for more information.
2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Jeffery Anderson – Conway High School Jonathan Antonio – Conway Christian High School Bronc Barton – Guy Perkins High School Pierson Castle – Conway Christian High School Devin Dooley – Conway High School Tori Gottsponer – Home Schooled Robin Hamilton – Home Schooled Sarah Hammontree – Greenbrier High School Andrea Howell – Conway Christian High School Kaylee Hulsizer – Conway High School Sarah Lewter – Greenbrier High School Hannah McKee – Greenbrier High School Sarah Nekonchuk – Conway Christian High School Seth Peters – Greenbrier High School Alexis Sanders – Conway High School Lindsey Sansom – Vilonia High School Mandi Shelton – Conway Christian High School Savannah Sparrow – Conway Christian High School Tyler Velasco – Vilonia High School Jordan Williams – Conway Christian High School Katherine Wrightam – Greenbrier High School