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Cooking with Mumzy!

Good afternoon, friends of the Mountaineer Echo, and family of NCA. I hope today finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. It is now February, WHAT?? Yes, it is already the second month of 2022. The time is going by so fast, I hope everyone is making memories that will last a lifetime. As for me and my family we are taking each day one day at a time and living it to the fullest.
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Manatees

One of the strangest looking ocean mammals is the manatee. To make it even more unusual, a manatee is not related to any other ocean mammal but is a distant cousin of the elephant. The manatee and elephant even have physical features that are similar. Both mammals are the same gray color with short wiry hair. Manatees have toenails like an elephant and even have a short trunk. Scientists believe that manatees evolved millions of years ago from land to marine animals leaving their much larger cousin the elephant behind. Like other marine animals a manatee, which is sometimes called a sea cow, has to surface to breathe.
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Duck Season Gone

It is a sad time for us hunters. The last of the duck season ended Monday. But there is still some of the Canada goose hunting season remaining as you can still hunt them until February 6 in Missouri, February 14 in Kansas. The season is over in Arkansas.
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Covid, Flu and RSV symptoms

Are you or a loved one not feeling well? Feverish? Starting to cough? It’s hard to know what it is. Is it COVID-19? The seasonal flu? Or is it respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV? All three have similar symptoms, with fever being the most common.
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You can help

What is a pollinator? An animal that carries pollen from one plant to another is considered a pollinator. Why are pollinators important? Most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops- along with other plants that provide fiber, medicines and fuel- are pollinated by animals. While three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce, some scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of animal pollinators. What types of animals are considered pollinators? Bees, butterflies and moths, birds and bats, beetles and other insects are considered pollinators. We will discuss some of these pollinators more in depth in later articles.
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New Livestock and Forestry Research Station director aims to expand

Batesville- Shane Gadberry said the Livestock and Forestry and Research Station is a natural fit for him to advance his work on behalf of Arkansas beef producers. After 25 years as an extension livestock specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, he has been appointed resident director of the research station near Batesville.
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