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The members of the Spring River Artists Guild (SRAG) would like to express our deep appreciation to allour guests who visited during our Christmas in July event. We do love visiting with you and thank you so much for stopping in to see what is new. We do feature oil, acrylic, watercolor, and poured paintings, many fused glass pieces, and hand crafted jewelry have been added for your shopping pleasure. The gallery (SRAG) is located at 300 West Main Street in Historic downtown Hardy Ark. You can also visit us on Facebook and at http://www.springriverartistsguild.com on the internet.

The nationally known grief support program called “GriefShare” is being offered again to the community on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. - 12 noon starting Aug. 9 at Peace Lutheran Church (located at the south entrance to Cherokee Village). Those who participated in the previous sessions have encouraged others to benefit from it as they have.

The August meeting of the Hardy History Association is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hardy Gym, 203 School Street in Hardy. The featured speaker is Mark Huscher who will present about the life of Preacher Roe and his ties to Hardy.

Peace Lutheran Church of Cherokee Village, Arl. will be hosting a crafts sale event in their fellowship hall on Friday, July 15 from 8 am. - 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 16 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is being hosted by the church’s Quilting Ladies to raise funds for their ministry program to the community. There will be a variety of items available, ranging from quilts and various handcrafted items by local artisans to an array of food items. This is your chance to get a head start on early Christmas shopping for friends and family.

It’s been three years since the last White River Water Carnival, and organizers are more than ready to bring the fun back to Batesville - and this year’s event will have a twist. The 2022 White River Water Carnival will kick off with a parade down Main Street at 10:00 a.m.

Ozarka College is proud to share that we are now a PSI ATLAS testing location for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airman Knowledge Testing. Candidates will schedule their tests though the PSI website at faa.psiexams.com.

On Saturday, June 11, was a great day to have a gathering of family and friends! We had a good turnout including many who traveled great distances. The potluck meal was beautiful to view and delicious to eat.

Changes and tweaks continue to be made for the newspapers of Cherryroad Media (formerly Rust). This past week, a new news tip inbox was set up for the three individual newspapers of The News, Villager Journal and South Missourian News.