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Flavor 101: NON-Edibles DIY Disinfectants and Sanitizers

By Eve Victory National Park College Hospitality and Tourism Management classes are on hold, but that doesn’t mean we can’t share a recipe. Given the current state of the world, here are two great recipes you can post on your frig right now. Be safe everyone. The stores are mostly out of disinfectant sprays and hand sanitizer. BUT you can make your own! BLEACH BASED “Unexpired household bleach will be

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Garland County Library Offers 1000s of Free Digital Resources

By Paul Kagebein The Garland County Library will always continue to faithfully support its community, even when its doors are temporarily closed to the public. The library has a wide variety of free digital resources, some available via the library’s website, others with their own dedicated app. Using these resources, you can download books and audiobooks, stream movies and TV, and explore multiple educational resources. The library even has digital

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Master Gardeners: Worm Castings

By Elaine Sichter When it comes to the best ways to build healthy, fertile soil naturally, worm castings rank right up there with compost and cover crops. Worm castings are essentially dried worm manure. And they are loaded with all kinds of life nurturing and life-giving minerals and organic material. That includes but is not limited to nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium.  As worms work through the soil, they leave behind a perfectly balanced and

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This Is Going to Be a Good Blueberry Year

By Sharon Dent It was March 19, 2020 and Garland County Master Gardeners would ordinarily be potting up plants for the late April Plant Sale. Not many were doing this though. Instead we were taking protective measures by self-isolating ourselves. COVID-19 had reached Arkansas. It was pretty weather though, so I ventured into the yard. I took pics of the garden. I was so surprised to find that my blueberries

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No-Bake Blueberry Coconut Energy Balls

Try This Quick and Easy Recipe the Kids Can Help Make and Eat If you’ve got 5 minutes and a food processor, you can whip up No-Bake Blueberry Coconut Energy Balls as a make-ahead treat for the week! Perfect for snacking on the go, the bite-sized energy balls are loaded with blueberry flavor. Roll them in chopped nuts for extra crunch, or dip in melted chocolate for a sweeter finish.

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What Do I Need Right Now?

By Peggy Lindsey Isolated at home as this virus moves throughout our world, an underlying tension rumbles. It feels so surreal as I gaze at the news and posts on Facebook. Am I dreaming some terrible nightmare? Maybe something marvelous is occurring! It goes way beyond what this illness can dish out. Change is happening in wondrous ways . . . Families spending more time together, employees receiving much needed

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Bitty Martin’s New Novel Will Be Released in March 

(L to R) Johnette Connelly Taylor, niece of “Killer Wife” first victim, Joe Connelly; Evaline Rowland Connelly (no relation to Johnette), sister of the third victim, Don Rowland; and Bitty Martin, author.  Bitty Martin has completed her second Hot Springs true crime, Killer Wife: The True Story of Bonnie Connelly and the Men

SIGNS: MARCH 2026 – Eclipse & Equinox: The Turning Point of March 2026 

By Chana Prince Greetings Fellow Travelers,   March 2026 carries powerful turning-point energy. The Total Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 3 brings emotional insight and practical clarity. Virgo asks for refinement—health, habits, work, and daily devotion come into focus. What feels messy now is ready to be organized with

Master Gardener Plant Sale and Garden Show 

Thousands of plants will be for sale at the Garden Show.  Save the date – Garland County Master Gardeners will be holding their annual Plant Sale and Garden Show one day only on Saturday, April 25, from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Garland County Fairgrounds. Entry is free

Master Gardeners: Springtime is just around the Corner… 

by Susan Koenig  Springs around the corner.Our excitement builds. Our need to dig in the dirt will soon be fulfilled. We’re planning our gardens and shopping seed catalogs. We’re preparing our pots and watching video blogs. We’re dreaming of the garden and buying seeds and plants, And figuring how to get rid of the squash bugs and ants! The sun’s rays