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FilmFest poster unveiling set
Ozark Foothills FilmFest will unveil its 2013 festival poster at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery, located at 246 E. Main St. in Batesville. Festival president Bob Pest will reveal the festival program and take questions from the media. The 12th …
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FoodCorps recruiting next ‘class’ to connect school kids to real food
MISSOULA, MONT. — This week FoodCorps, a national organization that addresses childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, opens applications for its third annual class of service members. The selected emerging leaders will dedicate one year of full-time public service in school food systems …
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Birdie Elizabeth Akins
William and Meagan Akins of Springfield, Mo., have announced the birth of a daughter at Cox South, Springfield, Mo. on Feb. 8, 2013. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and has been named Birdie Elizabeth Akins. Grandparents of the child are Andy and Marilyn …
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A Glance at Days Gone By
“OLD MEXICO” is the title of this photo which is among many of the late Samm Woolley Coombs’ pictures on exhibit at Old Independence Regional Museum in Batesville. Visitors are invited to drop by the museum at 380 S. Ninth St., between Boswell and Vine …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 15, 1993.
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Benefit fishing event set for March 9
GREERS FERRY — The Kenny Brackett Benefit Fishing Tournament will be from 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. March 9 on Greers Ferry Lake, according to a news release. The tournament offers a guaranteed $1,500 prize for first place. Registration will be from 4:30 a.m.-6 a.m. at the …
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Livestock show deadline given
MELBOURNE — Youth exhibitors in the seven-county North Central Arkansas District Fair area are being reminded that the entry deadline for the Spring Junior Livestock Show is March 15. The show will be held March 28-29 at the Izard County Fairgrounds at Melbourne, according to …
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Farm pesticide applicators training, spring forage discussed
A Farm Pesticide Applicator training meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Independence County Extension Office. This is the class that qualifies farmers for a state plant board license to buy restricted pesticides. There is a $10 fee at the door for …
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CRP general sign-up period to be from May 20 to June 14
MINNEAPOLIS — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week at the National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. “CRP has a …
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AGFC seeks assistance with swans
LITTLE ROCK — Hunters and wildlife watchers are urged to help count and identify Arkansas’ wintering swan populations. Karen Rowe, nongame migratory bird program leader with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said, “Numbers of both trumpeter and tundra swans wintering in Arkansas appear to …
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Small jet crashes in Ga., killing 5, wounding 2
THOMSON, Ga. — Investigators combed Georgia woods Thursday for clues about what led a small jet to overshoot an airport runway and crash, killing five people on board and injuring two others. Among the seven passengers on board when the plane crashed Wednesday night were …
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Fans feel the force at lightsaber class
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the lightsaber. At a recent class, Alain Bloch, the self-proclaimed …
