The Marion County Fair and Livestock Show kicked off Saturday, September 9, 2023 with the annual parade. The festivities continued Tuesday, September 12, 13,14, 15 and 16.
The Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Members Meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Pine Mountain VFD Training and Events Center, 10 MC 8004, Yellville.
The Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953, located on Hwy 5 South, will hold its 14th annual GermanFest on Saturday, October 21. Social Hour will begin at 4:30 p.m., with food service beginning at 5:30 p.m.
One of the hazards of writing a column based on things that happened 50-60 years ago is that some memories are fuzzier than others. I have struggled the past few weeks with a topic for this column (my apologies to those who have missed it!).
People need to know about new diseases that result from outdoor living. One of them is known as the ‘Alpha-gal’ syndrome, a sometimes-fatal disease people get from the spotted wood tick bite.
Friday-Partly cloudy with a high near 78 degrees and a low of 64 decrees with a slight chance of rain. Saturday- Partly cloudy with a high of 82 degrees and a low near 65 degrees.