FINANCIAL FOCUS
If you save and invest for decades, you’d like to know you can retire without financial worries. Nonetheless, you still have to be aware of some threats to a comfortable retirement — and how to respond to them.
June 2023
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Strawberry River Chapter DAR 2023 Scholarship and Good Citizen recipients
Members of Strawberry River Chapter, DAR are strong supporters of education which is one of the three objectives of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Each year we present a chapter scholarship to a graduating senior in the tri-county area.
Jeep/ATV/Side-by-Side Poker-Run ride coming to Black Rock!
The Black Rock Entertainment Committee hosts its second annual Poker-Run ride for Jeeps, ATVs and sideby- sides on Saturday, July 1. Registration begins at 9 a.m., first group leaves at 10 a.m.
NRCS, SCCD personnel attend Learn to Burn II Training
Sharp County Natural Resource Conservation Service and Sharp County Conservation District personnel attended a Learn to Burn II Workshop held by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on June 8, in Searcy, Arkansas to teach personnel and landowners how to use fire to substantially improve wildlife habitat. Fire is one of the best and least expensive tools landowners can use to increase the number of grasses and seed-producing annual plants on their property. Decades of fire suppression has left many landowners intimidated by its use.
Sharp County Jail has therapy dog in-training
The Sharp County Quorum Court met Monday, June 12 at the Sharp County Courthouse at 6 p.m. Judge Mark Counts called the meeting to order.
Ash Flat faces serious sewer problems and pump purchases
Ash Flat City Council met on Monday, June 12 at city hall at 6 p.m. Mayor Larry Fowler called the meeting to order. Council voted unanimously to approve the agenda for the current meeting, as well as the minutes from the May 8 meeting. Department reports followed.
Golf Tournament Imminent! Sign-up is Now!
A summertime golf tournament, hosted by the Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce and the Quad Cities Rotary Club, is coming to the Cherokee Village South Golf Course, Saturday, June 24, shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Cherokee Village Horseshoe Pitching Association results
Week of June 12-16 Star of the Week 2 Game Score Plus Handicap Ray Hollis and Rich Lewis 197 6/12 Game Winners Pit 1 Hollis and Prusak 187 Pit 2 Meek and Lewis 203 Pit 3 Watts and Gruger 191 Pit 4 Howe 103 6/ 9 Game Winners Pit 1 Simmons and Prusak 201 Pit 2 Harbin and Brooks 183 Pit 3 Hollis and Thomas 184 For those interested in the association, contact Gruger at 870-257-2801 or email to dgruger@centurytel.net.
Toby Smith and Family
Remotely located in Izard County countryside outside of Melbourne, Ark., is the magnificently beautiful farm selected as 2023 Izard County Farm Family, CT Cattle, owned and operated by Toby Smith and family.