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NORAD is ready to track Santa’s flight
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is prepared to track Santa’s yuletide journey. The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, went live Friday. The site features a holiday countdown, games, activities, video messages from students around the world and more. …
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Peppermint candy pigs are a smashing tradition in NY
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A holiday tradition in this upstate New York resort town has a peppermint twist: pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to smash them at Christmas. The peppermint pigs, which can weigh up to a pound, are considered …
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Damage done by downdraft, not tornado
VIOLA (AP) — The National Weather Service says a downdraft from a thunderstorm caused damage to buildings in Viola. A weather service team surveyed the damage near Viola on Monday, a day after a storm line swept through the state. A number of tornado warnings …
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Lanny Williams
Lanny J. Williams, 70, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at his home. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He retired as district chief from the Des Moines Fire Department after 33 years of service. He moved to Arkansas in 1996. Survivors include his wife, …
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Betty Siefker
ASH FLAT — Betty Lou Chitwood Siefker, 80, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in an Ash Flat nursing home. Born May 30, 1932, in Erlanger, Ky., she was the daughter of Earl and Hazel Simpson Chitwood. Survivors include three sisters, Billie Thomas of Fort Myers, …
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Sylvia Pegg
Sylvia Pegg, 102, of Batesville died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Little Rock. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Batesville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Memorials may be …
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Billy Shreve
MELBOURNE — Billy Ray Shreve, 70, of Melbourne died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in a Cave City nursing home. Born Dec. 16, 1941, at Emery, he was the son of Aldie John and Orethal Marie Fleming Shreve. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was …
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Walter Sanders
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Walter Lee Sanders, 88, of Cherokee Village died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Born Dec. 23, 1923, in Cherry Valley, she was the daughter of Claude and Irene Kendall. Survivors include a son, Frank Sanders of Cherokee Village; a daughter, Brenda Rhodes of …
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Guy Woodson Moseley – Paid Obituary
Guy Woodson Moseley, age 91, died on December 9, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Forrest City, Arkansas, on September 20, 1921, the youngest child of Helen Woodson and Fred Guy Moseley. He attended Forrest City High School, graduating …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on July 2, 1993.
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Life sentence given in boy’s death; Father lashes out at prosecutors, jury
NEWPORT — It took jurors only 37 minutes to return with a guilty verdict after hearing the testimony in the death of a 23-month-old toddler: Life without parole. The child, Damarrius Thomas, suffered at least two days at the hands of his father, 24-year-old Richard …
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World handicrafts on sale
Since 1998 Heavenly Treasures has assisted refugees, single mothers, widows, handicapped women and children rescued from human trafficking, orphanages and many other oppressive conditions found in third-world countries around the globe. Organizers of Heavenly Treasures use 100 percent of U.S. sales of crafted items to …
