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My “Aunt Willie”

FLIPPIN - As any aspiring writer will tell you, sometimes the words flow. I mean, like you can’t even shut them up! But there are other days that you question if you have anything... ANYTHING... that anyone wants to read. This has been one of those weeks for me. It’s also been crazy busy. One of those weeks that makes me question why I ever retired! But, let there be no doubt, I love my life... crazy as it gets.
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Police Beat

Marion County Current: November 07 – November 13 Coggins, Darrel Dwayne; Booking Date: 11-11-- 2022 - 5:52 p.m.; Charges: AGGRAVATED ASSULT Willis, Billy Ray; Booking Date: 11-11-2022 - 11:42 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Outcalt, Justin Lee; Booking Date: 11-11-2022 - 11:22 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Duhon, Ronald; Booking Date: 11-10-2022 - 2:29 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Albrecht, David Scott; Booking Date: 11-10-2022 - 11:05 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY W TERMS CONDITIONS Sargent, Justin Keith; Booking Date: 11-09-- 2022 - 12:28 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY WTERMS_CONDITIONS Mccollum, Joseph; Booking Date: 11-08-2022 - 10:24 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY, FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Bergman, Charles William; Booking Date: 11-08-- 2022 - 3:20 p.m.; Charges: FAIL TO COMPLY Sears, Jessie Lane; Booking Date: 11-08-2022 - 12:56 p.m.; Charges: 86 Thomson, Alice; Booking Date: 11-07-2022 - 3:59 p.m.; Charges: POSS CONTROLLED SUB, POSS DRUG PARA, POSS DRUG PARA, OBSTRUCTING GOV OPERATIONS Released: Thomson, Alice; Release Date: 11-11-2022 - 2:52 p.m.; Booking Date: 11-07-2022 - 3:59 p.m.; Charges: POSS CONTROLLED SUB, POSS DRUG PARA, POSS DRUG PARA, OBSTRUCTING GOV OPERATIONS Maguire, Matthew Joseph; Release Date: 11-10-- 2022 - 3:33 p.m.; Booking Date: 11-10-2022 - 3:06 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Chevallier, Shelby Helen; Release Date: 11-09-- 2022 - 6:00 p.m.; Booking Date: 11-04-2022 - 10:01 a.m.; Charges: DELIVER METH COCAINE, PROXIMITYENHANCED PENALITY .
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Veteran of the Week

The following is the exact account of the Veteran of the Week Private Olen G. Taylor of Snowball, Arkansas about the sinking of the USS Yorktown in the Battle of Midway during World War II.
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VETERAN’S CALENDAR

Events at the VFW by Connie Jacobs, Bull Shoals VFW The Bull Shoals Hoevel-Barnett VFW Post 1341 will host a week of events for Veterans. Post 1341 is located at 1206 Central Blvd., Bull Shoals.
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Meaning of Veteran’s Day

On Veterans Day, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we celebrate those living who have served our great nation in all branches of our armed forces both in peace time and in war. Because of their deeds and sacrifices we continue to live in a country that has freedoms that most countries don’t.
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Thank You Y-S Veterans

Veterans Day is November 11. The Mountaineer Echo, Yellville-Summit Schools teachers and administration, along with students and parents would like to express their sincerest gratitude to all Veterans for the sacrifices made in defense of the United States of America.
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Leaves, What to do with them

It’s that time of year that leaves when leaves start to fall from the trees. What should we do with them? As a child I remember big piles of leaves raked up to play in, usually with cousins at grandparents’ house, but what happened to those leaves when we left?
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Veteran’s Day 2022

Veteran’s Day is a time to recognize and celebrate our family and extended family that served our great nation. Thanks to the following Veterans: Veterans to Honor: David Doshier, United States Navy; Robert Lyons, United States Army; Robert Breeland, United States Army; Zenas Smith Sr., United States Army; Jack Fortner, United States Navy; Joshua Phonvilia, United States Air Force; Issac Phonvilia, United States Marines; and Carl H. Caudle, United States Air Force Gone But Never Forgotten: Doug Stewart, Joe Williams, John Mason, United States Army; Landy Doyel SR., United States Army; Landy Doyel JR., United States Army; Vincent L.C.
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Dreading Deer Season

On Saturday, there will be an army of people in the woods with high-powered rifles after white-tail deer. For some reason, I can never relax during deer season. I live in the woods, and it can be dangerous. Two Kansas City greenhorns have leased a neighbor’s land.
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