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Donkey basketball scheduled as project graduation fundraiser
MELBOURNE — Melbourne High School Project Graduation will host a donkey basketball game at 6 p.m. Thursday in the old gymnasium on the elementary school campus. Advance tickets may be purchased for $6 at J.B.’s Repair Mall, North Central Insurance or the Melbourne branch of …
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Help & Hope seeks volunteers
Batesville Help & Hope, a United Way agency, needs volunteers. Any number of hours will be appreciated. To volunteer, call (870) 793-9181. Also, clothes racks are needed for the new clothing addition, and non-perishable food items are always needed. Donations are accepted during regular business …
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Cedar Ridge hears about alternative learning program
NEWARK — The Cedar Ridge School District’s alternative learning education program may be new this year but has many activities as the Cedar Ridge School Board recently learned. David Ward, elementary alternative learning teacher, provided information about the program, which currently has six children from …
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B.A.D. members attend conference
MELBOURNE — The Melbourne Bearkatz Against Drugs (B.A.D.) club recently attended the 21st annual Arkansas Pride conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The conference is designed to bring awareness to teens about the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco use. B.A.D. members attended various workshops covering …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 17, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO A meeting of the school board was held this morning, the chief topic coming before the session being a discussion of the present city water situation, which is deeply …
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John 3:16 Ministries building new six-man dorm, body shop
CHARLOTTE — Bryan Tuggle has said more than once that he will let God dictate how big John 3:16 Ministries should be. Now, the ministry in Charlotte is building a new 2,000-square-foot dorm that will boost the enrollment at the spiritual-based boot camp from 70 …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 16, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO The cost of printing a newspaper has doubled in the last few months, and the end of this great increase is not in sight. The Guard does not intend …
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2012 Independence County 4-H names performing arts winners
SULPHUR ROCK — The 2012 Independence County 4-H Performing Arts Activity was held Feb. 18 at the Sulphur Rock School Cafetorium. The county 4-H’ers competed in club skits, vocal, dance and instrumental categories, and junior and senior winners will compete at the district competition in …
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Eat spaghetti, help homeless
A spaghetti dinner will be held 5-7pm, Friday at West Baptist Church, 1100 N. Central. The cost will be $8.00 per plate that will include spaghetti, bread, drink and a dessert. Dine in or carry out. Proceeds will go to Hellfighters Christian Ministries to help …
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Adult education courses offered
MELBOURNE — Director William “Bill” Walker with the Arkansas Department of Career Education has approved the disbursement of special project monies to fund additional adult education class offerings throughout Fulton, Izard, Sharp and Stone counties. Class offerings began Feb. 21. According to Dr. Wayne Wilson, …
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Christian Health Center provides reading glasses
Christian Health Center of Batesville and its volunteer optometrist, Mark Davis of Batesville Eye Care Center, provided a Literacy Project student with an eye examination and reading glasses recently. During weekly tutoring sessions, an Ozark Foothills Literacy Project tutor noticed her student struggling with self-prescribed …
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Vehicle crash reported near fairgrounds
A two-car crash on Highway 69/North Central Avenue by the Independence County Fairgrounds Monday sent a 94-year-old woman to the hospital to be checked for injuries. Deputy Randy Jones said around 12:55 p.m. Rose Davis of Newark was traveling south on Highway 69 in her …
