Lifestyle

It’s an exciting time at the library…our drive up drop box is OPEN! Now you can drop off your media and books from the luxury of your vehicle. The first drop is for media such as DVDs, CDs, and Games while the second drop is for Books.

Many, many years ago I bought a 12-year collection of old Forest & Stream outdoor magazines, from 1910 through 1922. Occasionally I read through some of them, always finding something new. In the June 27 issue of 1914 I came across a fishing article written by an Edward Cochran about southern Missouri’s best trout stream, the Little Niagara River. The following is part of that article, there’s not room for all of it. Where do you suppose the Little Niagara is? Is it buried beneath an Ozark reservoir? Regardless, you may enjoy reading this account of a fishing trip to the Ozarks that took place over 107 years ago…

Yellville– Walk Across Arkansas is back for its spring event March 14– May 15. The eight-week exercise program is organized each spring and fall by the Cooperative Extension Service, part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, with the goal of helping Arkansans improve their health.

Boost this year’s harvest and reduce pest problems with less effort, while being kind to the environment. Employ row covers, chicken wire cloches and crop cages to prevent damage without the aid of chemicals.

Fayetteville- Jarrett Powell, APRN, recently joined the Washington Regional emergency department, where he provides care for patients with acute illnesses and injuries. Powell earned a Master of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University. He has more than four years’ experience in emergency care and urgent care and most recently worked at Washington Regional Urgent Care in Bentonville.

Walking into Misty Orlove and Carol Wulf’s home in rural Yellville is much like walking into a gallery. Paintings line the walls of their home with works of art from each of the artists. First and foremost, Orlove is a painter, mostly oils, but she has watercolor and acrylics. She and Wulf have plenty of gourds and work to complete those.