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Ozarka students place in state competition
MELBOURNE — Students from the Ozarka College Culinary Arts program recently completed the Arkansas SkillsUSA competition in Hot Springs, where they were able to put their culinary knowledge to work and bring home eight out of the nine medals available. The Culinary Arts students who …
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FVP dinner and auction set
Family Violence Prevention’s Dinner and Silent (No More) Auction will be Friday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located at 424 E. Main St. in Batesville. The auction will be at 6 p.m. with the dinner following at 7. Chef Nathan Miller of Yaya’s Euro-Bistro in …
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Summerhill to perform Friday
Contemporary gospel praise band Summerhill will be in concert at 7 p.m. Friday in Independence Hall on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. Doors will open at 6, and a meal will be served until 6:45. Admission and the meal …
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Pie supper, auction to be held at Hutchinson Mountain
HUTCHINSON MOUNTAIN — A pie supper will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hutchinson Mountain Community Building. Ronnie Gay will be the auctioneer. All proceeds will go for upkeep of the cemetery.
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Ozarka to present talent show
MELBOURNE — The Ozarka College Student Government Association will host a talent show at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the John E. Miller building on the Melbourne campus. Admission will be $1 for children ages 13 and under; admission for adults is $3. Proceeds will benefit …
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26th annual Springfest activities announced
HEBER SPRINGS — The 26th Annual Chamber of Commerce Springfest will be Friday and Saturday in Heber Springs. Festivities include the Down-town Springfling, petting zoo, inflatables for children, arts and crafts, the Butterfly Pavilion, Arkansas Children’s Theatre production of “The Just So Stories,” a performance …
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The Spring Jubilee set for Saturday
LITTLE PINEY FORK — The 2013 Spring Jubilee will be from 5-11 p.m. Saturday at Little Piney Fork on Antioch Road east of Melbourne. This family oriented event will offer performances by local entertainers such as Chelsea Savage Vanscoder, Richard Burnett with Honeyshine, David Lynn …
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Morris House, owner played parts in Civil War
The Morris Homestead and its owner played more than just a bit part in the Civil War, and the house — threatened with destruction by fire by a Union officer during the war — still stands and is livable, said Cave City resident Avondale Morris …
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Farm pesticide training slated
The next Farm Pesticide Applicator training will be held Thursday at the Independence County Extension Office, starting a 10 a.m., said Independence County Extension Agent Stan Carter. “This is the class that qualifies farmers for a State Plant Board license to buy restricted pesticides,” he …
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AHA presents awards
The Arkansas Historical Association held its 72nd Annual Conference on April 11-13 at Helena-West Helena. More than 150 historians from across the state met for the event hosted by The Delta Cultural Center. “Claiming Freedom” was the theme for the conference during the Civil War …
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Honor Roll
CONCORD — The students listed below made the honor roll for the third nine weeks of the 2012-13 school year at Concord High School, according to a news release: Seventh: all A’s — Harold Chegue, Riley Cornett, Amber Dalton, Kaleah Davis, Hunter Hartwick, Ethan Tucker, …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Nov. 15, 1993.
