The grand opening of the Vada Sheid Community Development Center was held on September 9, 2010. Hundreds gathered for the event to hear remarks by retired U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers and Governor Mike Beebe and performances by Jonathan Story, the Mountain Home High School Jazz Band, the Spokesmen Quartet and the Twin Lakes Choral Society. An evening performance by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra filled the auditorium. Known locally as The Sheid, the opening of this significant building on the ASUMH campus honored its defined mission of educating, enlightening and entertaining.