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Chef’s Planet hosting messy recipe contest
PETERSBURGH, N.Y. — Chef’s Planet is launching a Messy Recipe contest to search for the gooiest, most flavorful, mouth-watering, original recipes. All amateur and professional chefs and bakers are invited to submit their favorite original recipes that leave the kitchen and oven an utter mess …
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Art exhibit opening night held at The Sheid
MOUNTAIN HOME — Arkansas State University-Mountain Home is featuring an artist exhibition now through Nov. 26 at Dale Bumpers Great Hall, located inside The Sheid. The exhibition showcases local artists in education, including Cheryl Blasdel, Noel Cole, Steve Hargett, Anieta England, Clint Pevril, Dana Johnson, …
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2-day tax schools offered
LITTLE ROCK — Professional tax preparers, farmers, small business owners and anyone else interested in income tax preparation can take part in one of the two-day income tax schools around the state. The schools are sponsored by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s …
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Gideon Loyd Barry
Loyd and Lesley Barry of Bradford have announced the birth of a son at White River Medical Center on Oct. 26, 2012. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 11.6 ounces and has been named Gideon Loyd Barry. Grandparents of the child are Sam and Becky Burrow …
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Maddison Suzanne Morris
Phillip and Teighlor Morris and Allison of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Oct. 25, 2012. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and has been named Maddison Suzanne Morris. Grandparents of the child are …
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Rylee Grace Pratt
Joseph and Heather Pratt and Aiden of Lowell have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at Mercy Hospital in Rogers on Oct. 24, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds and has been named Rylee Grace Pratt. Grandparents of the child are David and …
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Thompson, Scribner unite in marriage
Amy Thompson and Brett Scribner were united in marriage Oct. 6 in a double-ring ceremony at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Batesville. The Rev. John Drymon officiated. The bride is the daughter of Tony and Carolyn Thompson of Cherokee Village, formerly of Batesville. The …
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Honor students named
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts at Hot Springs has announced its 2012-13 first quarter honor roll, according to a news release. Area students making the A and B general honor roll include: Batesville — Megan Brazier, junior; Hardy …
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Local man wins drama award
ARKADELPHIA — The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith theatre program received top awards and regional nominations from presenting “Dromnium” at the Arkansas State Festival of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival in Arkadelphia and one Batesville resident was one of the winners. The play, which was …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on May 27, 1993.
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Sandy reminds columnist to be thankful
I worry how I’m going to schedule an appointment and not have it interfere with work. I worry about the future, making it on time to those scheduled appointments, stains on my car’s relatively new upholstery and how I’m going to get them out without …
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Town-ball was once popular at rural schools
It was a little like baseball, but with all the rules changed. Town-ball had many variations, but the one thing that all versions had in common — the team at bat furnished their own pitcher! Also, the method of keeping score made it possible for …
