July 18, 2020

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Meal Planning, Grocery Shopping Tips During Covid-19 Pandemic

To help you reduce the amount of time you spend at the store, create a plan before you go. Organize your list according to the section of the store in which these items are located. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers tips for planning, preparing and storing healthful meals while under quarantine during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. “Before going to the grocery store, plan menus for 1-2 weeks

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Escents Candle Company Holds Contest to Rename the Business

Escents Candle Company is changing the atmosphere at its current location at 1700 Central Avenue. Besides selling fragrant candles by Escents, antique items are also sold there. They are currently remodeling to include space for new venders to begin incorporating an upscale flea market for their clients to visit. Another main change is a new “frolic” yellow patio built at their front entrance. Displays and working stations are occurring daily

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Pool or Pond? Water Safety Starts by Staying Alert

Take a few moments to consider some health and safety tips to keep friends and family members safe in the water this summer. By Alison CraneWhether you are going to a public pool or stepping into your backyard, pool safety can have deadly consequences if precautions are not taken. Drowning is the fifth leading cause of unintentional death for people of all ages and the second leading cause of injury

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Ask Michelle… “Do I Have Dementia?”

Where did I leave those pesky glasses? Forgetting can be an age associated cognitive change, common in older adults. Dear Michelle,Lately, I can’t stop thinking about the hereafter. Whether I’m in the kitchen, the living room or the bedroom, I keep thinking, “What am I here after?” Do I have dementia? Old in El Dorado Dear Old Timer,The memory problem you are describing happens to everybody. Older adults experience it

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About the Cover… Meet our Father’s Day Dads!

Meet our Father’s Day Dads! Our family was very fortunate to have been blessed with the best dad a family could ask for. This Father’s Day we wanted to celebrate our dad as well as yours. So here you go! From our house to your… Happy Father’s Day and Cheers to our 2020 Men in the Moon! Enjoy! Since this issue is digital only, we plan to reserve a page

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Blue Waters Fine Art & Design is featuring the work of Hot Springs native artist, Tansill Stough Anthony in June.

Blue Waters Gallery Hosts Tansill Stough Anthony in June

Blue Waters Fine Art & Design is now open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and other times by appointment.  For June, the gallery features Hot Springs native artist, Tansill Stough Anthony. Her brilliant works on canvas take us on an artist’s journey not unlike the one we’ve been on during the self-quarantine days of Covid-19 that led, at last, to a gradual return to normalcy. Anthony

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Artists’ Workshop Gallery Reopens June 4!

Artists’ Workshop Gallery, at 610A Central Avenue in Hot Springs, is reopening on June 4, 2020. Due to COVID-19 the gallery will initially reopen with limited hours: Thursdays through Sundays, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., under Governor Hutchinson’s Phase I safety guidelines. Pati Trippel and Pat Langewis are the very talented featured artists for the month of June: Pati Trippel is an award-winning artist, accomplished in a variety of

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About the Cover . . .  “ARKANSAS DIAMONDS” Photographer – Jeremy Rodgers 

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Yoga: Benefits of Mermaid Pose 

Can you tell where this mural is located? The First person to snap a selfie in front of the same mural and text it to 501-651-0545 will receive a free drop-in class! Photo by Missy Conry & Melissa Stevens  By Missy Conry & Melissa Stevens Yoga offers countless opportunities to build strength, improve flexibility, and create

Happy 150th Birthday, Hot Springs!  

Each person attending the birthday gala will receive this special commemorative coin.  Hot Springs’ 150th birthday gala will be held August 11 in Horner Hall at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Funds generated by the celebration will be given to the Garland County Historical Society.  “Although our city’s history goes back hundreds of years

Melissa Carper Will Open Inaugural Birding Festival of the South 

Singer Melissa Carper. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs  Melissa Carper, the nationally acclaimed country singer with deep ties to Arkansas and a profound commitment to nature, will open the inaugural Birding Festival of the South Presented by Oaklawn Hot Springs, with a concert October 8 on Bridge Street in downtown Hot