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Every year about this time, fall webworms begin to appear in trees around the Ozarks. I have a quick solution for the ones I find around my place.
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American Legion Post 52 July Activities
July 27: Monthly Pancake Breakfast at The Legion from 7:30-11:00 a.m. All you can eat pancakes, biscuits & gravy, sausage, coffee and orange juice.
Preserving Sight to Fight by Ensuring Effective Military Eye Protection
Despite the continued development of munitions that create new types of blast fragments that can injure eyes, evidenceopens NIH.gov indicates decreasing rates of eye injuries in the military. This is largely due to the Department of Defense’s efforts to ensure that service members wear protective eyewear that meets necessary ballistic-impact criteria through the development and continued updating of the Authorized Protective Eyewear List, commonly referred to as the APELopens Army.mil “The APEL was developed in 2006 to address high and increasing numbers of battlefield eye injuries,” said Dr.
Coach of the Year, April Martin
“Dynasty” and “legacy” are two words that represent some pretty big concepts. These words are often bandied about, much of the time in reference to sports, and sometimes prematurely. But, when you can back those words up with stats and achievements, it deserves to be recognized. Such as, if you coach your team to four consecutive state championships. And when you are named Coach of the Year in a sport
Meetings Continued
Flippin City Council Meeting, Thursday, July 25, at 6 p.m. in the Flippin City Hall Board Room.
Weekend Weather
Friday- Slight chance of rain with a high near 83 degrees and a low near 61 degrees. Saturday- Mostly cloudy with a high of 85 degrees and a low in the lower 65.
Upcoming Meetings in MC
Bull Shoals City Council Workshop, Tuesday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Bull Shoals City Hall.
FEMA Assistance for Arkansans Tops $5 Million
LITTLE ROCK – In a little more than one month, more than 5,250 Arkansans have applied for assistance from FEMA following the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding from May 24-27, 2024, and have been approved for more than $5 million to assist in their recovery.
YSHS FBLA Students Compete at NLC
world, and enthusiastically supported their Arkansas peers during the awards ceremony. Beyond the competition, they immersed themselves in the magic of Orlando, exploring iconic attractions such as Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Epcot.
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Boozman-Led Bill Funding Military Infrastructure and Veterans Care
WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation crafted by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $128.5 million to Arkansas for the future pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in addition to making significant investments to improve servicemembers and their families’ quality of life and robustly fund veterans’ health care and benefits.