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May 17: Weight Watchers Workshop, weigh-in 4:30-5:30 p.m., workshop 5:30-6 p.m. Marshall United Methodist Church May 20: Fishing Derby 4-6 p.m.

Good afternoon to everyone. I do believe we have just gone out of winter into summer.

The 2022 North Arkansas Ancestor Fair is on this year after missing two years due to covid. Sponsored by the Searcy County Historical Society, a 501 (c) 3 organization. The North Arkansas Ancestor Fair will be held Saturday, June 4, in Veterans Hall, Marshall, Arkansas. It is a free event, both for providers and for seekers. The Ancestor Fair’s schedule is much simpler this year. There will be no speakers, only free tables, chairs and WiFi for information providers and information seekers.

ServSafe has been the industry standard since 1919 in training millions of people how to receive, store, prepare, and serve food safely. Through the Cooperative Extension Service, we offer training and certifications for the ServSafe Food Handler, ServSafe Manager, and ServSafe Instructor & Proctor programs. The Arkansas Department of Health is now requiring each food service facility to have at least one supervisory employee who has Certified Food Manager training.

The Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas along with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS) is seeking nominees for induction into the Senior Arkansans Hall of Fame through June 24, 2022.

I’m looking into nursing homes for Mom. One told us that we need a Miller trust, because she has too much income to be eligible for Medicaid. What are they talking about? I thought trusts were for rich people. We sure aren’t that!

My planting frenzy that began with the first signs of spring is still holding up. I have gotten seeds pretty much everywhere I have stopped for months (my favorite was at the seed exchange at the library), and plants from near and far. Really far, in fact, because I have ordered some that came from the Netherlands.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is run by my good friend David Beasley. Under his leadership, WFP was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger, promote peace in conflictaffected areas and prevent the weaponization of food as part of war and hostilities.