The Historical Society of Polk County will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28. The meeting will take place at the Polk County Museum, 201 W. Locust, Bolivar. Jerald Andrews will be speaking about his involvement with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
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3/27/24
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Now and then I am reminded that we born after World War II were witnesses to some of the most momentous events of the 20th century. Following are selected events from the Time-Life series, “Our American Century.”
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3/27/24
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As recent as 20 years ago, any bear sighting in Missouri made state-wide headlines.
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By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
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3/27/24
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I’m not going to sugarcoat it: this was not a good week for new releases. The battle for the top spot at the domestic box office was a fierce one, with “Kung Fu Panda 4” in its second weekend narrowly edging out “Dune: Part Two” in its third. But after those two holdovers, the box office fell off a cliff, with newcomer “Arthur the King” taking a weak third place with barely a quarter of either’s take. Granted, the relatively small-scale production is not one that has ambitions of conquering the box office. It’s okay with being a nice little crowd-pleaser, which would be fine if it were actually more pleasing.
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By Bob Garver
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3/22/24
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What I learned while upside down
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By Gwen Rockwood
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3/22/24
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Just a few days ago I poured myself a glass of orange juice, something I seldom do because we seldom have any in the refrigerator unless grandkids are coming to visit.
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By Jim Hamilton
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3/20/24
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If you think you see a lot of red-winged blackbirds in the spring and summer, national bird surveys indicate you’re right.
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By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
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3/20/24
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She has a special set of skills
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By Gwen Rockwood
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3/15/24
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Since Po (Jack Black), the main character of the “Kung Fu Panda” movies, is known for his
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By Bob Garver
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3/15/24
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Sunday morning awhile back — February 18, to be exact — our whole clan was on hand for a Hallelujah moment.
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Jim Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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3/13/24
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Berean Baptist Church in Bolivar will soon be hosting Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. This financial organization and management program has been tried and proven literally millions of times over, and it can help you as well. If you struggle to make ends meet, if you have debt problems, if you don’t have an “every transaction” system of tracking expenses and budgeting, if you want to learn how to better save for retirement or children’s schooling, or if you just need to learn how to better manage finances, then this course is for you.
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3/13/24
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Now that spring-like weather seems to have arrived (or at least it’s here for this week), it’s time to get out and hunt for mushrooms.
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By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
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3/13/24
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