Bull Shoals Library Chess Club invites you to join them to sharpen your chess skills, stimulate your mind and have fun. They meet twice a week in the library annex. Drops ins are welcome. Call the library for dates and times at 870-445-4265.
Like a lot of people, I can pretty much track significant periods of my life through the music I listened to at the time. Music has always been a passion and I’ve always been one of those weirdos who likes some of just about any genre of music, with the possible exception of really heavy metal. Music has always had an uplifting effect on me.
Bull Shoals City Council met in regular session Thursday, August 25, at 6:30 p.m. All council members were present, as well as Mayor David Nixon, Recorder Tina Bailey, Police Chief John Ainsworth, Fire Chief Brent Mitchell, and Planning and Zoning Chairman Bonnie Sumner. There was standing room only as the Council moved through the agenda.
The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, September 8, 2022, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7:00 pm. The public and members are invited to attend.
Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold its monthly all-u-can-eat fried fish and shrimp dinner this coming Friday, September 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Guests may order fried fish, fried shrimp or a combination plate which also includes hushpuppies, French fries, coleslaw, vegetable, roll, dessert and a beverage.
Operation Christmas Child of North Central Arkansas is having a rummage sale/Expo at East Oakland Baptist Church on 3095 Highway 62 E, Mountain Home, AR, 72653. It will be on Friday, September 2, from noon to 6 p.m.
The September dinner meeting of the Marion County Cattlemen’s Association will be held Tuesday, September 20, at 6:30 in the old Yellville-Summit cafeteria. The meeting will be sponsored by ARVEST Bank.
BA week ago, I spent several days in South Dakota with a man by the name of Joel Vosek, and I will write more about him and the 108-mile Ft. Reynolds Lake we fished in another column.
Walk Across Arkansas is back for its fall event September 12 – November 6. The eight-week exercise program is organized each spring and fall by the Cooperative Extension Service, part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, with the goal of helping Arkansans improve their health.
While cold weather and Christmas shopping might not be on the top of our mind, it is time to think about winter feeding strategies and inventory. Pre-planning to maximize utilization rates and extend the grazing season could help to combat current high feed costs and fuel prices. Depending on location, producers have many options for winter feeding.