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A Glance at Days Gone By
Several men pose on a #2823 train engine at the Batesville depot around 1910. One or more could be from the Holmes family, since both Morgan Holmes and Hubert Holmes worked locally for the railroad. For those who have memories of train travel and those who …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 1, 1993.
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Area students receive funds to Lyon
Mason Neaville and Kirstin Brown of Batesville have been accepted for admission to Lyon College and awarded an Honors Day scholarship. Each year, Lyon College awards scholarships to outstanding applicants who show special promise as productive members of the college community, according to a news …
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Cave City Bass Club to meet
The Cave City Bass Club’s first meeting of the year will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday in the Citizens Bank Annex across College Street from Citizens main bank in Batesville, said spokesman Ron Watkins. “We’ll draw up the (2013) schedule and elect a new tournament …
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Smith to mark 90th birthday
Clyde Smith of Batesville will celebrate his 90th birthday Saturday at a party in his honor at 5 p.m. at Italian Grill. A room has been reserved for the event, said his wife, Juanita. “Anybody can drop by that wants to drop by to wish …
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Batesville to host regional archery tournament
More than 600 archers from 23 schools districts across the state are expected to show up in Batesville this weekend for a one-day tournament. The starting time is 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the FutureFuel warehouse (formerly White-Rodgers) at 2895 E. Harrison St. “This is the …
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Clothing giveaway set
A community outreach clothing giveaway is held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. each second Saturday at Grace Communion Fellowship, located at 790 Allen Chapel Road. The church requests no vendors.
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Milligan art exhibit goes up in library at Ash Flat
ASH FLAT — Kaye D. Milligan is the February Guest Artist of the Month at the Ash Flat Library, said advisory board member Ina Gill. “Kaye paints in her own unique abstract-impressionistic style using bright contrasting colors. Her favorite mediums are acrylic and/or oil with …
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Ozarka to host Valentine’s dinner
MELBOURNE —The Ozarka College Culinary Arts Department will host the first gourmet dinner of the semester from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 14. The dining room will be decorated in celebration of Valentine’s Day, according to a news release. Advanced Culinary Arts students are currently …
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Izard County singing is Sunday
BROCKWELL — Izard County Singing Convention will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Music School Auditorium at Brockwell. Brockwell is located north of Highways 9 and 56 in Izard County. The new music school book, “Carry On,” will be used. For more information call …
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Mercy River Boys to perform
MOOREFIELD — The Mercy River Boys will be in concert at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at Rehobeth Baptist Church in Moorefield. Donations will be taken. The event is open to the public. For more information call Bob Womack, pastor, at (870) 834-6783.
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First space proposal to take place on Feb. 14
On Feb. 14, a 35-year-old French man will be the first person to propose to his girlfriend in space at an altitude of 30 kilometers. The space flight will be filmed from the launch to the arrival of the message of love in the stratosphere. …
