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Downtown Hardy has Christmas in November
HARDY — The Hardy Garden Club and several downtown Hardy businesses are hosting Hardy’s Christmas in November on Saturday. During the event, flyers will be posted on the front doors of stores and restaurants that are participating in the gift drawing. Entry boxes will be …
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Holiday Gala Ball set
JACKSONPORT — Arkansas Steel Associates of Newport and Jacksonport State Park will sponsor a Holiday Gala Ball from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Jacksonport Courthouse. The 52nd Regimental String Band of Memphis will perform melodies of the 19th century. The evening will begin …
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Laurel winner to sign books
ASH FLAT — Laura Hilton will discuss and sign her latest book, “Healing Love,” from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ash Flat Public Library at 11 Arnhart St. — the work is Book 1 of Hilton’s new series “The Amish of Webster …
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Craft Fest begins Friday
MOUNTAIN HOME — Craft Fest will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Education Building at the Baxter County Fairgrounds in Mountain Home. The event is sponsored by the Arts & Crafts Association …
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AARP offers driver safety course
The AARP Driver Safety Classroom Course will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Room 103 at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, located at 2005 White Drive. The course is designed to teach proven safety strategies that enable drivers …
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Guard collecting food, other items for John 3:16
It’s a time for giving and receiving at the Batesville Daily Guard. As a way of giving back to the community, the Guard is asking for donations to help John 3:16 Ministries in Charlotte. During the months of October and November, those who bring in …
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Honor Rolls – Batesville High, Southside Elementary and Middle
Batesville High The students listed below made the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2012-13 school year at Batesville High School, according to a news release: Tenth: all A’s — Lindsey Barrett, Ashlein Childress, Caroline Dean, Katlyn Dowell, Kynzlie Magar, Christina Okolo, …
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Poachers, trespassers and other miscreants ruin things for everyone
Every year when deer hunting season rolls around I get excited about being in the woods building or repairing blinds/stands, putting out wildlife food plots and just enjoying the fresh air and exercise prior to the season. Then, regular as clock work, before deer season …
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Despite drought, yields set records
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas row crop farmers took advantage of early warm weather during spring to get their seed in the ground, allowing many to dodge the worst effects of the late-summer drought and go to market with some record yields. The University of …
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2012: One of longer growing seasons
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Many of Arkansas’ farm fields saw their first freeze of the season Tuesday, wrapping up one of the longer growing seasons in the state’s history. At Little Rock, the temperature dropped to 32 for the first time since Feb. 20. The …
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Winners named in cattle shows at recent Arkansas State Fair
LITTLE ROCK — Additional local winners in Arkansas State Fair livestock judging competions, according to the fair’s media center, include: Open Beef Division Open Brangus: Grand Champion Bull and Arkansas Champion Bull, both shown by Dakota Williams of Ash Flat; Reserve Grand Champion Bull, shown …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on June 8, 1993.
