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Fleet Meeting scheduled

The Fleet Reserve Association Branch 251 meeting is set for Saturday, April 15, 2023, at American Legion Post 52, 717 Market Street, Mountain Home. Bring your bag/box lunch for Noon Social at the Post Auxiliary Room.
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Growing Up Flippin

Whippoorwills, Cookies, and Other Memories In this space I’ve written a couple of times about my Great Uncle Burton and Great Aunt Willa (Wood) McCracken. To me, they were Aunt Willie and Uncle Burt.
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Crooked Creek

What is a watershed and why should you care? Because of the health of watersheds and flooding, water quality is inseparable. A watershed has been likened to a giant bathtub, a bowl, a funnel, and a network of veins running through the human body.
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LIGHTNIN’ RIDGE

I hunted wild gobblers for 50 years… but no more. The first hunt I went on was in the Ouachita Mountains in 1970 at a place called Muddy Creek WMA with an Arkansas Fish and Game biologist by the name of Gene Rush.
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Starting and Up-Potting Seeds

So, last week we talked about starting and up potting seeds. This week we will talk about getting those seedlings ready to go out in the garden. Once they start growing their true leaves and getting bigger you will want to have some air circulating and moving your starts like the wind moves plants outside. This will make your plants stems sturdier and much hardier so they will better adjust to the outside conditions.
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Y-S Spelling Bee Champ Metcalf

Carter Metcalf competed in the State Spelling Bee competition sponsored by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas on March 11, representing Yellville-Summit Schools. Metcalf competed against students older while finishing third overall at the highest spelling competition in the state.
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Lightin Ridge

Here is your chance to get a free turkey call and eat a free fish dinner. Last December I started trying to help an old country church to get going again.
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How to Start and Up-pot Seedlings

Why go out and buy vegetable starts when you could start them yourself for pennies or free? All you need is some good quality potting soil and some kind of container that will hold dirt and let water drain out. You can go all out and buy trays and pots that are specifically for starting seeds, but there is a cheaper way.
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EXTENSION CORNER

Feeding Livestock for Butcher Shortcourse By Brian See Make plans to attend the Feeding Livestock for Butcher Shortcourse to be held on April 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Summit, AR.
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