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The Beauty of the Roses

Roses are one of the prettiest of the flowers. Some are shunned upon because they have the reputation of being hard to grow. Here are some tips to make it easier for you to grow and enjoy the beauty of the rose.
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Alicia Van Der Veer, Soapmaker

Step into the building behind her home and one will discover how and where Alicia Van Der Veer makes soap. Not just any plain soap by the kind that makes one want to use it to smell good and get clean. Each soap is made to look unique and have a name like none other.
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A Bit About Her Past

“The first white settlers in Marion County were primarily men who came to explore and find new hunting and fishing grounds. They built crude one-room log cabins with little furniture, cleared small patches of land for gardens of corn and tobacco”. (Glen Johnson in History of Marion County, 1976)
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Boozman Urges Biden Administration to Prioritize U.S. Trade and Agriculture Agenda

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; joined Senators John Thune (R-SD), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and Mike Crapo (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, in leading a group of Republican members of the Finance and Agriculture Committees on a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging them to prioritize market access initiatives as part of America’s trade agenda.
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VETERAN’S CALENDAR

Memorial Day Celebration on the Square The North Central Arkansas Veterans Council is again sponsoring the May 30, 2022, Annual Memorial Day Commemoration at Veterans Plaza 2000 in Mountain Home. The host organization is Alley White American Legion Post 52 with Commander Lisa Gunter serving as Master-of-Ceremonies.
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