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Another New Year is upon us and, even more so than usual, this time of year causes me to think about days gone by. It’s always a good time for reflection. Over the holidays, I spent a little time looking back through old scrapbooks from my childhood.

You have to be smart to hunt with a muzzle- loader! If you aren’t giving some thought to what you are doing and you nonchalantly ram a bullet down the barrel before you pour the powder in, you have a problem. The powder absolutely has to go in first! Hunting with a ‘smoke-pole’ causes you to think more and be more careful about the placement of one shot. One of my problems as a deer hunter is patience. I get tired of waiting; sitting in one spot up against a tree, with always one or two small rocks beneath me which do not seem to be a problem when I sit down, but become more of a problem the longer I wait. And though I know that all good things come to those who sit and wait, including deer, I once heard of a guy who had a limb fall on him while he sat and waited! I sort of like getting up and sneaking along, seeing new country thinking maybe a deer somewhere might be waiting on me.

The Friends of the Marion County Library recently celebrated the staff of the Marion County Library. These women continued to work diligently during the recent flood, keeping the library open, during the difficult time.

Sunday, January 1, following the swearing in ceremony, the new Marion County Judge, Jason Stumph and new Marion County Sheriff gathered to ask for blessing on the offices and administrations. Stumph and approximately 30 family and friends gathered outside the MC Judge’s office to pray and ask God to bless the office, the county, judge and peace for Marion County.

The City Council of Gassville met Tuesday, December 20, in the Gassville Community Center. At the December 20, Gassville City Council meeting, State Representative Jack Fortner was present to recognize Sergeant Ron Weaver for his actions during a March 2021 battery case.

Christmas has come and gone for another year. Up next is New Year’s, but I don’t have any memories about how we spent New Year’s when I was growing up in the Flippin of the 1960s. So, instead, I’m sharing a memory that encompassed Christmas and many days afterwards in one particular year. It was one of the biggest snowfalls of my childhood...the one that hit the Twin Lakes area in December 1966. I had just turned 10 years old.

Stephanie was born in the Air Force, on Beale AFB, in California, as her father was a career Air Force. Some of her fondest memories growing up, as what we lovingly call a military brat, was when her father was stationed in Germany, at Hahn AFB, near Lautzenhausen, from the time she was age 10 till 17. Field trips to a castle sound cool to me.