Lifestyle

Last week was another busy one at Have-AHeart! Several adoptions, a successful yard sale, and more. And now we are gearing up for our booth at Turkey Trot, October 14-15, where we’ll be selling Patrick’s yummy homemade dog treats. If you want to be rewarded with lots of thankful tail wags, be sure to come by our booth and purchase some for your furbabies!

Recently, a cousin of mine, Patty Morris Abrams, shared on Facebook that her dad’s cousin, Jimmy “Driftwood” Morris, wrote the song The Battle of New Orleans. I commented that I’d once won second place in the Flippin School Talent Show performing that song, back when I was in grade school. Her post got me strolling down the proverbial memory lane, and here I share it with those of you who want to stroll along with me.

Hello all, I hope everyone is in good health and happy spirits! Fall is here and it is time to enjoy some outside time before the weather turns to bitter cold and ice. My family is doing really good, and we are rolling with the flow. My craft fair is coming up and I have been working hard to get everything organized and make sure I have plenty of items. I hope it is a good day for it and we have lots of people. I am really excited about how well my little side gig is going. So, everyone have a great week and As Always Remember the Little Things, they are what makes the world so happy.

National Assisted Living Week is the annual observance encourages assisted living communities around the country to offer a variety of events and activities to celebrate the individuals they serve, as well as to help educate members of the public about this distinctive aspect of long term care. This years theme is “Joyful Moments” Hillside Lodge at Good Samaritan Society has a week of festivities including: puppy parades, sidewalk art judging, trivia Residents verses caregivers, and s’more treats.

The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting August 11, 2022. Meeting was called to order by Dustin Beals, Commander, at 18:00 hrs.

Whether you are hiking one of the numerous trails in the Buffalo National River area and hear an elk bugling in the fall, cruising through Boxley Valley and spot the grazing herds, or hunting on a crisp October morning, the elk bring back the native beauty of a species once lost to Arkansas. In the 1930’s, the U.S.

Friday, September 9, 2022, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced the largest single gift in its 94-year history – a transformational $18.7 million from the Windgate Foundation that will radically empower the university’s acclaimed nursing and visual arts programs. The gift addresses critical needs in the Arkansas River Valley, creating a pathway to dramatically increase nursing graduates and cultivating an immersive arts experience for students and the public through the expansion of the Windgate Art and Design building and its offerings.