2023 VBS–New Hope Baptist Church
Submitted by Cassie Gilley All children in grades K-6 are invited to VBS at New Hope Baptist Church in Yellville, Arkansas, during the week of July 10-14, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Yellville Farmer’s Market
by Pat Bergman Warren and Charlotte Tufts are part of the Yellville Farmers Market, which is held in front of the Marion County Courthouse in Yellville. They came to Marion County in 1994, to buy land.
State of the MC Sheriff’s Office
Saturday, July 1, is the six-month mark since taking office as your Sheriff here at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO). The time has certainly gone by quickly as each day seems to bring new challenges or new opportunities for learning. As an update, here are some highlights of what we have been working on: We are still in the process of solidifying a 2023 budget. There are many challenges from the cost of everything going up (as you well know), to maintaining a facility of this nature, as well as providing for the medical and daily needs of inmates. We have been digging into the details of these expenses and implementing processes and procedures to keep those costs down as much as possible.
POLLINATOR TIPS FOR SUMMER
When we see the first bit of green finally break through the earth or bud form on a tree outside our window, we know spring has indeed sprung. That’s when many of us start to think of our pollinator friends and what we can do to help them as our plants begin to grow and bloom.
“Ossifragus”, New to the Ozarks
Along the Ozark streams, a favorite place of mine nowadays, as it gets hot and muggy, there comes the cry of a strange type of crow, a kind of caw that sounds like the black rascal is choking on something or trying to gargle. When I take people down the river who aren’t familiar with the ‘fish crow’ they are puzzled by the call.
Right to Repair
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation law allowing farmers to repair their own equipment could be “the first chink in the armor” that has allowed only manufacturers to complete some repairs, said Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center. Rusty Rumley comments on Colorado’s right-to-repair law.
Make Gardening with Kids Enjoyable
by Melinda Myers Gardening is good for the mind, body, and spirit. It is also good for the youngsters in our lives. Research shows gardening helps relieve stress, improve focus, positively impacts mood and psychological well-being, builds a sense of confidence, and more.
This Week in Marion County
The week ahead is going to busier than normal. The Editor will attend Fireworks displays, feature a business in Yellville, Flippin and Bull Shoals and take photos for the upcoming Farm Family of Year.
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.
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.