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Welcome Home and Bear Creek news

Last Thursday I went to the Mountain Wave office and I visited with Charity Rolen there. I stopped by to visit Thereisa Jackson at the Medic Pharmacy. I came by to visit with Colleen Bell and she is doing ok. I seen one doe by the highway. The Arkansas Razorbacks will play UAP B, Arkansas won the football game, and the score Ark=70 and UAP=0. Woo Pig Sooie.

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Fill up on healthy eating pointers

Diet and exercise are the key components of maintaining a healthy weight and protecting yourself against chronic disease. According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, eating smart and being active have similar effects, including reducing risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, some cancers, and diabetes. In addition, these healthy living strategies can improve personal appearance and improve overall well-being - helping people live longer and maintain their independence.

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Big Flat Buzz

Good morning and welcome to September. Cooler weather will soon be arriving, the days will grow shorter, and fall will be here soon.

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BELGIAN WAFFLES

Makes 3 or 4 waffles INGREDIENTS • 21/4 cups gluten-free flour (conventional all-purpose flour may be substituted; reduced by 2 tablespoons) • 1 teaspoon sugar • 11/2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/4 tablespoon salt • 1 cup room temperature oat milk or flax milk • 11/2 tablespoons melted butter or non-dairy butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar DIRECTIONS 1.Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the oat milk, butter, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar, then slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, whisking to combine.

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Snowball news

Happy belated Labor Day! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! As nice as it is, it makes it hard to go back to work on a Tuesday that feels like a Monday. Time for a little history lesson on the Snowball School, 1912-1939.

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Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation Kicks Off Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation (APCF) and prostate cancer survivors will join together on September 3 to kick off Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The September month-long effort includes a statewide awareness campaign and FREE screening events to help ensure that no man has to face prostate cancer alone.

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Ask the Professional

THE OMBUDSMAN, FOR WHEN LONG-TERM RESIDENTS AREN’T PROPERLY CARED FOR My grandfather is not getting the medical care he needs in the nursing home. It’s not the home’s fault. My aunt has his power of attorney, but she never visits him. She is supposed to make sure he has his heart medicine, but the nurses tell me that he has run out. They have called her repeatedly, but she is not picking up. What can I do?

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