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Arvest Million Meals Campaign Helps Raise More than $71,000

YELLVILLE — Arvest is pleased to announce the bank’s 13th annual Million Meal’s campaign helped raise more than $71,000 to benefit six local food partners in Marion, Boone and Baxter counties. With the understanding that $1 can provide the equivalent of up to five meals through local food pantries, the annual Million Meals initiative raises money through special events and donations collected across the bank’s four-state footprint with the goal of providing at least one million meals to feed those in need.
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Mr. Field

He stuck his head out the truck window and hollered, “Get that cow to the barn and let’s check her out, something is wrong with her!” Now, I wasn’t doubting the man in the pin striped overalls, for I was a young man, and he was an elder. But I had been raised around cattle my life to date, and I didn’t see anything wrong with her. Her head wasn’t hanging low, ears were erect, she looked good to me. Yet, I did what I was told. So, I walked her to the barn, curious about what he had seen, that I hadn’t, and didn’t. The first thing we did was check her temperature, sure enough she had a low fever. I responded in quick fashion, “Alright, Mr. Field, how did you know there was something wrong with this cow?” His response? “She was only chewing her cud about twenty times, should have been closer to fifty.” What a lesson I learned that day, for he was correct. Many of you folks, including myself, have milked cows, but Fred Field from Elk Creek, Missouri, was a dairyman; there is a huge difference.
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Christmas Child

The North Central Arkansas Area Team with Operation Christmas Child is having a Pasta Palooza team Meet/ Greet at The Reach Center in Mountain Home, Saturday, July 8, 2023, from Noon-2 p.m. This event is open to the public and all those interested in hearing more about Operation Christmas Child are encouraged to stop by for a casual lunch and fellowship.
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Breathe It In

Let’s live our lives in the moment, And never miss a chance to smile! Enjoy each step as we’re walking, Whether it’s a block or a mile. Because some days are easy, Sometimes our lives go just right.
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Arkansas Department of Agriculture Announces Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program Recipients

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) is pleased to announce the grant recipients of the eighth annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program. This program, which is administered by the Department and funded by the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas, provides funding assistance to build awareness for farmers markets and their vendors.
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