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Big Creek named to Top 100

MOUNTAIN HOME - Big Creek Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home, AR., was recently named to the “Top 100 Golf Courses in America for Under $100” by GolfPass. The entire list is here: https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/ articles/top-100-golf-courses-in-americaunder- 100-dollars Subtitled “’The Top 100 under $100’ finally delivers a list of courses that every golfer can afford,” the list places Big Creek among 29 courses in the Southeast region:

Operation Christmas Child

Beginning Monday, November 14-21, it is time to Pack A Shoebox for National Collection Week. Get your shoebox packed full and drop-off at local locations to help children in need to have a Christmas.

STATE CAPITOL WEEK IN REVIEW

LITTLE ROCK – Funds are now available from the settlement of a massive lawsuit against opioid distributors and will be awarded to projects that have demonstrated effectiveness in combating the abuse of painkillers. The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership has set up a website with information about how to apply.

CAPITOL DISCUSSION

There’s an event in our nation’s past that, though catastrophic and heartbreaking, hasn’t ever received the attention it truly deserves. For Arkansans, it should be something we learn about thoroughly and feel connected to perhaps more than most of the other dates and milestones we read in textbooks and hear about from educators.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Committees are an essential part of the legislative process. While in committee, a bill is reviewed, researched, and sometime revised.

FIRST DISTRICT

America is exceptional, and that’s something we must never forget. But for the past two years, the Biden Administration and a Democrat-led Congress have failed to keep their promises about uniting the American people and bringing in an era of quiet and competent leadership.

VETERAN OF THE WEEK

Hospice of the Ozarks provides many services to patients and their loved ones at some of the most difficult times of their lives. Palliative and endof- life care is customarily thought of.

Shop Local for the Holidays

Small, local businesses have struggled for more than a year as COVID has changed the economy. The holidays are a great time to drive home the idea that shopping local is important to your community. Our Shop Local for the Holidays sections has ideas for ways consumers can spend their money locally this year, from patronizing retailers to restaurants to local artists.

Shop Local for the Holidays Shout Out

We would like to show our appreciation to all the local businesses that advertise with us here at The Mountaineer Echo. Whether it be that you place weekly ads, special ads, or just one-time ads, we really appreciate you and your advertising.

LIGHTNIN’ RIDGE

One of the things I hate most about deer season is the combination of long-range rifles and alcohol. In the night before the season opener, liquor stores do business with hunters that exceeds any night of the year.