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Quarterly meetings planned
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Quarterly meetings of the White River Planning and Development District Board, solid waste management board, elected officials committee and loan fund committee will meet June 26 at the Skillet Restaurant in Ozark Folk Center at 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View. Waste management …
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Three siblings three years apart have same birthday
CHEROKEE VILLAGE—Avis Hoyt, Marla Smith and Aaron Plapp share more than just parents—they share the same due date and the same birthday. The three siblings, three years apart, were all born on June 4 to parents Edgar and Rosalie Plapp. “I was amazed,” Rosalie said. …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Jan. 5, 1993. 96 YEARS AGO Officers of the Batesville Board of Trade have received a letter from Maj. E.J. Bent of the U.S. Army acknowledging receipt of data furnished in regard to the tonnage, …
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Music in the Mountains welcomes Rick Crawford
HORSESHOE BEND — Congressman Rick Crawford will perform Saturday at the Music in the Mountains Show, located in the Lower Diamond B Mall at 811 Second St. in Horseshoe Bend. Crawford represents Arkansas’ First Congressional District and serves on the agriculture and transportation and infrastructure …
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Man credits ‘God’s hands’ for longevity
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Marlin Scott has always finished his meal before his drink, dressed up even when he worked in the garden, entered and exited through the same door and eaten cereal out of the same red metal bowl every night for as long as …
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A Glance at Days Gone By
These broken stones in the Baxter Family plot in Oaklawn Cemetery are just two of many headstones that need repair, said cemetery committee members George Bentz, Karla Hopkins and Mae Milum. The stones are for Harriet N. Baxter, wife of Elisha Baxter (who was once …
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Watermelon Festival pageant plans slated
CAVE CITY — The 2012 Cave City Watermelon Festival beauty pageant will be June 29 and 30 in the new Cave City High School cafeteria. Contestants must be full-time residents of Sharp, Independence, Lawrence, Fulton or Izard counties. Entry fee is $20 for the beauty …
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Dream Riders to host womanless pageant
CAVE CITY — The Dream Riders Biking for Children Chapter E will host a womanless beauty pageant at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Cave City School cafeteria. Trophies will be given to the winners, including queen, first runner up, second runner up, talent (if contestants …
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Parkinson’s group holds meeting
Members of the Batesville area Parkinson’s disease support group will meeting from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday in the conference room of the First Community Bank main branch at Harrison and St. Louis streets. The meeting is open to the public.
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Demolition Derby set
SALEM — The Annual Summer Demolition Derby will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fulton County Fairgrounds Arena in Salem. There will be $1,800 added prize money for the event. The derby is open to all who meet the guidelines for cars. Rules and …
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VBS to begin Monday
SOUTHSIDE — Emmanuel Baptist Church will have vacation Bible school from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The theme is “Amazing Wonders Aviation.” Classes for ages pre-kindergarten through sixth grade will be held. The church is located at 1915 Batesville Boulevard, across from Southside …
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County convention scheduled
The Independence County Republican Committee will hold its county convention at 7 p.m. Monday at Pavilion No. 2 at Riverside Park in Batesville.
