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The Really Cold Winter

This past week saw many schools closed due to snow and ice. Arkansas has seen some historically hard winters. 1978 and 1880 were bitterly cold.

02 March, 2022
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Conrad Elsken: An Immigrant, Entrepreneur, and Leader

Conrad Elsken, 1850-1931. He is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Paris. The founder of many businesses in North Logan County and instrumental in the paving of Highway 22 in the 1890s and the establishment of Subiaco as a municipality.

18 February, 2022
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A Bit About Sue Vaught

A personal biography of Sue Vaught by Sue Vaught. They arrived in Logan County in 1969, settling in Magazine, Arkansas.

15 February, 2022
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Fashion In Given Names

One of my duties as the announcer for the Magazine Rattler basketball games is to try to make sure that I pronounce the names of the players correctly.

08 February, 2022
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Water Troubles

Getting good well water in western Arkansas is a problem. There is plenty of water, but little of it is good.

04 February, 2022
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Remembering William Conrad

Those of you who are my age, and some of you who are younger, may remember the television program “Cannon.”

04 February, 2022
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Concerning Oak Trees

Have I mentioned that I do not like oak trees?

18 January, 2022
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Corn Cob Fights

My maternal grandfather was a farmer in the creek bottoms south of Malvern.

11 January, 2022
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Winter Huckleberries

The school bus route when I was in elementary school was a strange one.

28 December, 2021
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This & That, Christmas 2021

We want to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

23 December, 2021