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The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting July 14, 2022. Meeting was called to order by Dustin Beals, Commander, at 6 p.m.

submitted by Tommy Johnson An old philosopher once said that “As you get older, time moves faster, and you’ll get slower.” That holds true except for the Y-S Class of 1972 who held their 50th Class Reunion July 29-30. Since graduation, the class of 48 graduates have lost 8 fellow classmates, but 27 of them along with spouses, and 5 others who did not graduate in 1972 but were a meaningful part of the class, moved rapidly to come together to remember, reflect, laugh, and enjoy.

The Bull Shoals City Council met in regular session Thursday, July 28, with the meeting called to order by Mayor David Nixon at 6:30 p.m. Council members in attendance were Daryl Lindman, Joey Grede, Chuck Kinler, Dino Giannini, and Kirby Davenport representing a quorum, with only David McBee absent.

Anglers interested in improving Arkansas’s bass fishing are invited to provide input on the state’s latest Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan at a series of open-house events the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold in August and September.

Recently, Miss Zoe Barnett from Flippin High School, was awarded the 3rd place in the 2022 Arkansas Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Zoe Barnett, age 14, received cash award for her work which was created to honor her grandfather who served in Vietnam.

Mysteries are popular at Bull Shoals Library. One best-selling crime novelist is John Grisham, who is known for his popular legal thrillers.

Tony Dow, aka Wally Clever, older brother to Theodore “Beaver” Clever, has died following a recent Liver Cancer diagnosis. Dow’s management team had announced that he died on Tuesday, but later in the day it was said that the announcement was inaccurate and that he was still alive in hospice.