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Retired teachers to meet
MELBOURNE — Izard County Retired Teachers will meet Monday in the administration building at Ozarka College in Melbourne. The speaker, Bill Kankey, will share some of his military experiences. Other items of interest will be discussed. A Dutch-treat lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. …
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EHC to hold potluck
PFEIFFER — The Pfeiffer Extension Homemakers Club will have its annual community potluck supper at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the clubhouse, located at 3604 N. St. Louis St. Musicians Randy and Stephanie Wade will perform. A bake sale will follow the supper. Proceeds will help …
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AARP Dutch-treat lunch slated
The AARP Batesville chapter will meet at noon Tuesday at Josie’s at the Lockhouse. A Dutch-treat lunch will begin at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be a representative from White River Area Agency on Aging who will discuss some of the services the agency …
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4-H members take part in ‘B-day’ activities
Baitcasting, bicycle skills, BB gun shooting and broiler barbecuing were the events that more than 90 Independence County 4-H’ers participated in during the annual B-day activities held Oct. 27 at the Independence County Fairgrounds, according to Linda Latus, 4-H program assistant at the Independence County …
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Martin, Johnson to wed at Maxville Cemetery
CAVE CITY — Bill and Christy Martin of Cave City have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Cheyenne Autumn-Nicole Martin, to Brock Evan Johnson, son of Greg and Wendy Johnson of Cave City. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gary and Jannie …
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Dust named vice chairman
MELBOURNE — Nancy Dust, executive assistant to the president at Ozarka College, was recently named vice chairman of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year College’s Board. Elections for the position were held at the organization’s annual conference Oct. 14-16. Dust, a Bono native, has been with …
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We reap what we sow
So, guess what? I’m disappointed, along with the other 57 million people who voted for Mitt Romney. Even still, disappointment and failure is never an excuse for any of us to give up. From that first big slug in my gut after my husband was …
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Our status is quo
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama were more gracious and eloquent after the election than during the long campaign. They each sent the right signals Tuesday night, but will anything change? The real news of the ’12 election is that the nation is more sharply divided …
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No, Virginia, this hyperpartisanship will not last forever
“DEAR COLUMNIST: I am 13 years old and in the 8th grade. “Some of my friends say America will never be able to put back together after the highly divisive Presidential election and that due to hyperpartisanship people will never work together to solve our …
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A Glance at Days Gone By
GIBSON ‘THE PICTURE MAKER’ is written on this image of John Gibson, photographer. Gibson may have set up the camera and focused it, then had someone else take the picture, said Ina Lee Henley who brought the photo in for publication. John Gibson was a …
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Christmas memories sought for special section
The Batesville Daily Guard is publishing its annual Seasons Greetings special section Dec. 24. Anyone wishing to share a special Christmas memory for publishing in this section may bring the story and/or a photo to go with the memory to the Guard office at 258 …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on June 3, 1993.
