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Some people look forward to filing their tax returns, while others recoil at the thought of paying what they owe. Regardless of which camp taxpayers are in, come April most people have a question or two related to their returns.

Genesis 1: 3 “And God said, let there be light and there was light” It appears that in our world and in this time, humans have been left with the distinct impression that they can match wits with God. To believe someone is smarter than their Creator is foolish at best and dangerous at worst.

2 Corinthians 11: 24-26 “Of the Jews five times I received forty lashes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren.”

Six high school students have earned scholarships to Arkansas Tech University based upon their prowess as creative writers. The annual competition is sponsored by the ATU Department of English and World Languages in partnership with the ATU Office of Admissions.Kassidy Clark of Marshall High School won first place for the 2024-25 competition and a $1,500 scholarship. Her winning submission will appear in the spring 2025 issue of “Nebo,” ATU’s student-edited literary journal. Additional scholarship winners were Carter Whiley of Mansfield High School (second place, $1,000), Cole Triplett of DeKalb High School in Texas (third place,$1,000), Briare Harding of Magazine High School (fourth place, $500), Zita Guhr of Berryville High School (fifth place, $500) and Hannah Baker of Mountain Home High School (sixth place, $500). Dr. Claire Kortyna, Dr. Mary Sharpe, Dr. Stan Lombardo and Eli Cranor, faculty members in the ATU Department of English and World Languages, judged the entries. Learn more about the ATU Department of English and World Languages at www.atu. edu/worldlanguages.

The Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri Tribe (CAMT), Ozark Branch, next scheduled meeting will be on March 8, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Arise Church, 1601 E. Main St., Mountain View, AR 72650. Please have your membership card on hand. If you have any questions or inquiries concerning this meeting, please contact your Councilman. There will be press releases of any tribal activities and other news as come available. For those who are interested in becoming a member or want to know more about us, we encourage you to attend the upcoming meeting as stated above.

Greetings from Snowball! I’m apparently on a once per month writing schedule these days. I’m currently typing while looking out the window over the tundra of Antarctica. Oh wait, that’s just my backyard. It’s been brutally cold, as y’all well know, and the snow doesn’t make things any easier. Seems like we just did all this not long ago.