Lifestyle

The Place to Be

Bull Shoals Library held their annual Book, Bake and Yard Sale Festival May 26, 27 and 28 in the library annex. The festival is an important source of funding for the all-volunteer Library.

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River Birch Tree

The river birch naturally grows along riverbanks. But as a landscape tree, it can be planted almost anywhere in the U.S. The species is valued for its relatively rapid growth, tolerance of wetness and some drought, unique curling bark, spreading limbs, and relative resistance to birch borer.

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Intensive Grazing

With the rising costs of everything involved in farming i.e.: fuel, fertilizer, chemicals, seeds, etc., one must look at ways to manage their property in a more efficient manner. One practice that offers many advantages in cost reduction of the things mentioned above is Management Intensive Grazing. We will discuss what is involved in this practice and some of its advantages.

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A Beller from the Pond

I built a nice pond up here on this ridge top about 25 years ago, and it was a wise move, though an expensive one at the time. I have stocked it with fish, but I don’t fish it much except when I need bait for a trotline. It is a pretty much easy place to catch a bucket full of 4 or 5-inch sunfish. Last night as I sat on the porch watching the sunset, I heard a big ol’ bullfrog bellerin’ from the pond. There is a lots of them too and in the summer they beller a lot. I catch them from the nearby river every now and then, because, as most of you know, they are great eating. But for some reason I have never eaten one from my pond. I just can’t bring myself to do it. I’d rather hear ‘em than eat ‘em

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History of Marion County

In 1803 nothing west of the Mississippi River was a part of the United States. That year approximately 1 million acres was purchased by the U.S. from France for a little over $27 million - or about 4 cents an acre. This was known as the Louisiana Purchase, and the spot that eventually became Marion County was right in the heart of it.

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