Dava Monthly Meeting
The June Monthly Meeting of the DAV Auxiliary Twin Lakes Unit 30 will be held on June 13, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. Location will be… Login to continue reading Login…
June 2022
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State trap-shooting championship this weekend
LITTLE ROCK – When the top 64 teams from the senior division of the Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program meet at the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Jacksonville Shooting Sports Complex on June 4, those bearing the names Beebe, Fouke, Jacksonville and God’s Great Outdoors of Farmington will be carrying the top seeds going into their respective competition brackets. Junior teams will shoot June 3 with Magnolia, Corning, Southside and Alma squads filling the top seeds in their competition.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, Calling all Conservatives. The real ones.
Facts of the Maple Tree
Maple trees are one of the most well-known trees, spanning across the northern hemisphere. The maple’s leaf is even featured on the Canadian flag! Maples belong to the family Aceraceae, and there are more than 128 species, making it an incredibly diverse and fascinating family of trees. According to fossil records, maple trees are quite ancient. They date back to at least 100 million years ago, if not even older. These trees were growing when dinosaurs roamed the Earth! Of course, not every species of maple tree survived from that time. But maples belonging to the family Aceraceae existed back then and still today.
Lions’ 64th annual rodeo this weekend
It’s here! The 64th annual Calico Rock Lions Club Rodeo is coming to town this weekend; Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11. The event, sponsored by the Lions and conducted by Rand Rodeo Company, will be held in the Tip Wiseman Rodeo Arena in Earl King Park located off Hwy 56 in Calico Rock.
Bull Shoals Dam Closed June 1
State Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from Bull Shoals to Lakeview was closed to traffic June 1, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates and USACE coordinated the closure with emergency services. PHOTO BY CAROL SHORT
Vietnam Veteran’s Gift Honors Fallen Soldier Son
A Vietnam Veteran whose son died while serving with the Army in Iraq used his carpentry skills to ensure his family’s sacrifice is forever remembered. A handcrafted wooden base Fred Hunter built in memory of his son Matthew David Hunter now holds a U.S.
VA modernizing networks to support NCA cemeteries, sites, services to Veteran families
When Veterans’ loved ones want to pay respects at national cemeteries, they rely on tools like online directions, cemetery maps, and a grave locator – or they contact cemeteries directly for assistance. With nearly 4 million gravesites in VA’s National Cemetery Administration’s (NCA) system, it’s crucial to have reliable data networks as the backbone supporting capabilities on which VA staff and Veteran families rely.
VETERAN’S CALENDAR
VFW Events By Connie Jacobs Bull Shoals Hoevel-Barnett VFW Post 1341, located at 1206 Central Blvd. is proud to announce the events for the next week.
PTSD Screening Day: Knowing is the first step
On June 27, 2022, the National Center for PTSD is launching National PTSD Screening Day, encouraging Veterans and others who experienced trauma to start the conversation about recovery. Learning whether you have symptoms that might be PTSD is an important step to getting the treatment you deserve.