December 2022

Lightin Ridge

There is misinformation about deer rubs on trees that you see in the fall and winter. No, the story that those rubs you see are made by bucks whose velvet antlers are itching and they need to get rid of drying velvet, the bloodfilled covering of young, forming antlers, isn’t completely accurate.
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Parade in Flippin

Children of all ages lined Forrest Wood Main Street in Flippin Sunday, December 11, at 4 p.m. The parade participants met across from the Vexus Trailer Center, in front of Pizza Hut, in the parking lot of Trinity Street Rods and in the Parking lot of Arvest Bank to begin the 2022 Flippin Community/City Parade.
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Veteran’s Calendar

The Bull Shoals Hoevel-Barnett VFW Post 1341 will host a week of events for Veterans. Post 1341 is located at 1206 Central Blvd., Bull Shoals. For more information call 870-445-4501. Guests always welcome.
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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 12.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.76/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 45.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 16.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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The Wonder of Christmas Catalogs

First off, let me apologize for missing last week’s column. Like many others, I was battling one of the many “bugs” going around right now and just couldn’t muster the energy and focus to get the column finished. And, thank you to those of you who contacted me to ask why there was no “Growing Up Flippin” in the paper. You warmed my heart and, who knows, maybe helped my healing! I assure you, its absence was no fault of the Mountaineer Echo.
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NEWS BREIFS

The Flippin Church of God will be having their annual food basket distribution Saturday December 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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