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Lightin Ridge

I once shook Harry Truman’s hand, and I have to admit that I was impressed with him, even though I was only about 6 at the time. He was there dedicating a new hospital and he bent over and told me my pants were unzipped! Now there was a man who cared enough to do something about it, when he saw a problem.
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Pets of the Week

These sweet kitties were taken into the Shelter this past December after their elderly human mom fell and had to go into assisted living. They are siblings about a year apart in age.
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Baxter Health to Host Public Retirement Reception for Dr. Bruce White

- Baxter Health is pleased to invite the public, employees, volunteers, and medical staff to join us in celebrating and honoring Dr. Bruce White in his retirement at a public reception on Thursday, June 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Baxter Health in the Lagerborg Dining Room. After completing medical school, an Internal Medicine residency, and a fellowship in Oncology and Hematology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Dr. White joined Baxter Regional Medical Center (now Baxter Health), where he has spent nearly four decades serving patients in north central Arkansas.
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Lightin Ridge By Larry Dablemont

I spoke to a college ornithology class about birds a few years back. I think my talk went over well except for my woodpecker recipes. I have had a great fascination with birds since I was very small. I wanted to grow up and be a waterfowl biologist as dad and I floated the Big Piney River in the fall, sneaking up on wood ducks and mallards and many other species of wild migrators.
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