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by Daniel Cheever, Judge Advocate The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting December 14, 2023. Meeting was called to order at 1800 hours by Dustin Beals, Commander.

Robert and I would like to thank everyone for your support from April 2023 until now. We are very appreciative for all the kind words, understanding, support and overall messages we have received from renewals, new subscriptions, letters to the Editor and compliments we have received by mail, messages and phone calls.

The Friends of the Marion County Library (FOMCL) encourages members of the community to stop in at our Library and discover all the things our library has to offer. There is a wide range of books of course, but there is also a large selection of DVDs, games, computers and technology. Our library has telescopes, fishing poles and many other surprises.

by Billie Collins, County Extension Agent Marion County 4-H is so lucky to have such a great volunteer base, the program would not be possible without them!! We want to celebrate all our certified club leader volunteers and all the parent volunteers who donate their time & effort to the advancement of our 4-H youth! Last year in Arkansas 4-H volunteers put in over 56,500 hours, valued at $1.5 million!!!! Now, that is something to celebrate! Marion County Certified club leaders include Glenda Rozeboom, Makala Rozeboom, Shelley Crombie, Ben Crombie, Stephanie Evans, Tristen McNair, Casey McNair, Jenniffer Gryder, Russell Stocksdale, Christiene Yancey, Amy Robins, and Catherine Reynolds. For more information about 4-H or being a volunteer, contact Marion County Extension 4-H Agent Billie Collins at bcollins@uada.edu or 870449-6349.

Has there been a disappearance of grasslands in our area over the last several years? Why has this happened? What can we do about it? While the information I am going to supply in this article refers to neighboring states, many principles can be enacted in our area due to many of the same climate conditions. Grasslands come in various forms — wetland bogs, rocky barrens, lush prairies, even woodlands — anywhere the tree cover is sparse enough to allow grasses, flowers and other small plants to flourish.

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