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Master Gardeners: Caring for Poinsettias  

Keeping a poinsettia healthy and happy in a pot indoors in the winter is relatively easy.  By Laura MyersDuring the winter holiday season, many people decorate their homes with poinsettias. The vibrant red and green of a poinsettia go well with traditional holiday decor. Interestingly, the red parts that everyone loves are not flower petals but are actually bracts, which are modified leaves. The true flowers are the tiny yellow

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Winter’s Long Night 

By Peggy Lindsey Winter speaks to all life as the season begins each December. Squirrels are well stocked for the cold months ahead, bears are snuggled in for a long winter’s nap, and trees drift off into their deep slumber. And we, too, hear the annual message of winter.  As we move into the darker months, we are invited inward . . . the coziness of warm hearths, soft blankets, and

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Change the World, Host an Exchange Student 

Soaking up the good times with this amazing group of exchange students during a recent visit to Hot Springs.  Founded in 1985, with the mission to foster global understanding, United Studies immerses international students in the American high school experience. After facilitating thousands of successful student programs from countries around the globe, United Studies knows the profound positive impact this experience has on both the students and their American families.  

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Signs of the Times 

December 2025: More Than a Turning of Seasons  By Chana Prince December opens under the luminous watch of the Full Moon on December 4, a pulsing beacon of release and revelation. Emotions catch fire and hidden truths rise like the tide; this is your moment to honor what’s ready to fade and what’s ready to fly as 2025 takes its final bow.  The New Moon on December 19 arrives like a

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AMP’D UP: The Rhythm of Reinvention 

Where technology meets soul, rhythm finds a new heartbeat—photo courtesy of Guinness World Records.  By Rick BontkowskiWhen life takes something from you, it often leaves behind a choice: to stop or to start again in a different way. For drummer Jason Barnes, that choice came after a devastating electrical accident that cost him part of his right arm. Most would have seen an ending. Jason saw an opening.  What began

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Yoga: Benefits of Fallen Angel Pose 

Karen chose The Arlington’s historic lobby to demonstrate Fallen Angel Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla.  [Contributor’s note: In 2025, we’ve celebrated 12 years as The Yoga Place. Each month, we’ve chosen a local business that has exhibited “stay power” as the site for our featured pose. The Arlington Hotel is the location of our final pose in this series.  By Karen Watson Reeves This month marks three in a row that

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About the Cover . . . 

Bliss  By Grace Williams (Acrylic on canvas 11”x14”)  Summer may be fading, but our Springs team isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet. This joyful cover—brought to us by way of Cutwell 4 Kids—is our way of holding on. You can catch this gem on display (and up for grabs!) at Birth of An Artist, the 11th annual art sale hosted by Cutwell 4 Kids on November 29.  Bliss is

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From Turkey to Tinderbox: Keep Your Kitchen Safe This November 

By Lana Pierce As a 20-year career firefighter, I could build a calendar around the fire types we run. January and February, chimneys and vehicles; May through July, fireworks and barbeques; September and October, leaves and heaters. But November and December bring the big ones: ovens, candles, and extension cords.   Let’s talk turkey: Baked in the oven or fried outside, the method of cooking is not as important as the attention

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An Abundance Mindset 

By Peggy Lindsey Abundance is everywhere! Nature bursts with plentitude . . . Niagara Falls, the Amazon Forest, the fish in the sea . . . And yet, many hold the mindset of lack.  In our society, people relate to the world as a place of lack and deprivation — where one must compete with others to survive — a “me versus them” world. But, is that really true, or do

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Is Your Mind in Holiday Overdrive or in Harmony? 

Breathing with intention tells your body it’s safe to rest, repair, and restore balance.  By Dr. Kurt Larsen As the season of lights and lists unfolds, many people feel their energy drop even while joy surrounds them. Within the “Triangle of Health,” physical, chemical, and mental, most of us protect the body and watch what we eat, but overlook the “mental side” that drives everything else.  Your thoughts are not just

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Blue Waters Weekend Holiday Pop-Up for a Worthy Cause 

Clay Sculpture by Corine Fedowicz, NPC Ceramics Instructor.  Blue Waters Fine Arts Gallery is thrilled to announce a special Holiday Pop-Up Show to help raise funds for a new kiln for the Continuing Education Department at National Park College (NPC).  According to Corina Fedorowicz, NPC’s Ceramics Instructor, the primary kiln is well-used, and is so old it’s marked as “Property of Garland County Community College,” the college’s long-ago name.  While

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TAROT MINDSET #9: Part 2 Using Tarot to Recognize Major Life Lessons and Challenges  

This month’s Mindset represents challenges to a person’s perceptions, beliefs, identity, and emotions. Photo by Steve Bonner.  By Michelle Crandell Major Arcana cards beginning with The Devil (XV) and ending with The World (XI) represent challenges to a person’s perceptions, beliefs, identity, and emotions. Mastery of each card brings a person closer to becoming more spiritually evolved. The risk is getting stuck in the card’s lesson for a long time.  THE

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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