Sports

A Drama in the Woods

I was just in the right place at the right time to see it, and it didn’t last long. A hawk came out of the timber and passed across a small opening in the woods with a cluster of oak leaves in his talons, pursued by four or five screeching small birds.
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Lions Rodeo coming June 9-10

The wait is over! The 65th annual Calico Rock Lions Club Rodeo is coming to town on the weekend of Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10. The event, sponsored by the Lions and conducted by Rand Rodeo Company, will be held in the Tip Wiseman Rodeo Arena in Earl King Park located off Hwy 56 in Calico Rock.
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Y-S Summer Basketball Camp

The Yellville-Summit School District will host Basketball Camps May 30- June 1 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Students interested in participating in camps must fill out forms and turn into Coach Sims, Coach Melton, the Elementary Office or Middle School Office by Friday, May 19. You can register on the day of the camp, but not receive a basketball.
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*** SAVE THE DATE ***

Join the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) on Wednesday, May 17 for the 2023 PBR Team Series Draft beginning at 5:00 p.m. CDT at Cowboy Channel Studios in Fort Worth, Texas! Watch on as PBR continues to make sports history, as the league’s eight founding teams, including Fort Worth’s own Texas Rattlers, make their selection for the next great bull riding talent. Available for interviews will be team General Managers and Coaches, along with the drafted riders. Remote viewing options will be available for those media not located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN

The Arkansas law enforcement community is urging motorists to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort. The national seat belt campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs from May 22 to June 4, 2023.
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A Not-So-Bad Invader

A collared dove came up to visit Lightnin’ Ridge yesterday. My wooded ridgetop is of little interest to him as far as a nesting site. Mourning doves fly up here and feed on bird-feeder seed that is scattered on the ground.
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