December 2022

Just Another Passing of Night

There won’t be any New Year’s Eve party here on Lightnin’ Ridge. Things will be about like they are almost every night during the winter. Before midnight, a pair of raccoons will be ambling along the small creek that leads down to the river, looking for food that is becoming harder to find because the crawdads are in deep water and the frogs are buried in the mud, just as it has been for hundreds and hundreds of years.
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Hoarding

Christmas is now behind us for another year. But what you may not know is that a few days before Christmas, Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter, HAH, was called on by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department to assist with an animal rescue in rural Marion County. Volunteers quickly knew this was going to be the largest rescue HAH has ever dealt with.
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Gassville Officer Recognized

The City Council of Gassville met Tuesday, December 20, in the Gassville Community Center. At the December 20, Gassville City Council meeting, State Representative Jack Fortner was present to recognize Sergeant Ron Weaver for his actions during a March 2021 battery case.
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How No-Till Improves Land Values

We all want to have our property worth more don’t we? In a recent report studying Conservation Farming practices and their economic value, it was determined that No-Till farming can improve land value. While we as farmers own the land and can choose how we farm it, society also has an interest in preserving the land for future generations.
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FHS hires Stoner and Bogan

The Flippin School Board met Monday, December 19, at 6 p.m. in the Flippin School District Central Office to discuss the principal reports, hiring teachers, projects and transfers. Brent Mitchell, Curt Bryant, Stacie Goldsmith, along with Kelvin Hudson were in attendance. Roger Leonard and Brian Benedict were absent from the meeting.
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Cooking with Mumzy!

Hello everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Merry Christmas and I hope everyone has a wonderful New Years. At our house the holidays were very nice and much needed time off. I hope everyone is doing good in health and in spirit. We are all doing well.
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Area County Extension offices offer ServSafe Manager Course in BC

ServSafe has been the industry standard since 1919 in training millions of people how to receive, store, prepare, and serve food safely. Through the Cooperative Extension Service, we offer training and certifications for ServSafe Manager, and ServSafe Instructor & Proctor programs. The Arkansas Department of Health is now requiring each food service facility to have at least one supervisory employee who has Certified Food Manager training.
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New Business in Bull Shoals

The Bull Shoals Lake White River Chamber of Commerce would like to announce recent business openings and ribbon cutting ceremonies for Bull Shoals. The Shoals Lodging and Condo Rentals opened the summer of 2022 and offer several 1 and 2-bedroom condos right on Bull Shoals Lake at the cove of Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock right off Hwy 178.
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