Today — Saturday July 20 — 33rd annual Cardboard Boat Races — in Arkansas

• Races begin at 10:00 a.m.

• Some of the boats are engineering marvels — they compete for the coveted Pride of the Fleet Award

• Captain’s Award for the most creative team and boat

• Many of the boats actually float

• For boats that don’t float, there will be the Titanic Award for the best and most dramatic sinking

• Other activities:

• Treasure Dig 10:00 a.m.

• Volleyball Tournament 10:00 a.m.

• Watermelon Eating Contest 11:00 a.m.

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“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein

“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”

“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”

“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”

“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”

“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers

“Slow motion gets you there faster”

~ Hoagy Carmichael

“While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary”

~ Marilyn Thomsen

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