January 2026

New Experiences at Hut Sixty-One

Round one is done. Ten Yellville-Summit High School students have tasted public speaking, maybe for their first time. In the process, they, as well as their supporting families, and members of Yellville’s American Legion Post 61 have learned more about the founding document of our country’s government.
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The Mean Apache

(Jan. 06, 1909) “Shhh”! Will watched, as she walked just beyond the whistling pine thicket, leading to her tiny cabin. She was a tall woman, wearing a long skirt that fit high on her waist, and her dark gray hair was fixed in a tight bun. Sadness touched the boy, as he noticed she had a slight limp, and strangely, she was carrying a dead squirrel.
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GIVE THANKS

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ concerning you. Gods’ will for our life is to give him thanks for everything that happens to us, good and bad. Thanksgiving is one of the most delightful blossoms in the garden of our lives. Many don’t recognize that ingratitude is a grievous sin in the sight of Heaven.
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Sarah Lynn Dwyer

Sarah Lynn Dwyer, 37, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home on January 7, 2026. She was born on April 13, 1988, in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of Stan and Diane Smelser.
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Carol Zientek

Carol Zientek, 91, of Harrison, passed away at North Arkansas Medical Center on January 2, 2026, with her daughter Jane by her side. She was born on May 31, 1934, in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
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Susan Diane Jones-Amici

Susan Diane Jones-Amici, 80, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away at home on December 16, 2025, with her family by her side. Susan was born October 5, 1945, in Everett, Washington, the daughter of Theron Vincent and Alberta Eileen Brinner Jones.
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