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• The meat of an older, larger male turkey is preferred over that of a younger bird,
which is usually stringy and tougher. However, when it comes to female turkeys, the
meat of a younger bird is better.
• Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey as a symbol for America over the chosen bald
eagle, saying, “I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of
our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; the turkey is in comparison a much
more respectable bird…a true original native of America. Eagles have been found
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‘Tis the season, as they say, so this week, Tidbits is wondering just
how much you know about the turkey, one of our favorite meals over
the holidays.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture tells us that about 45 million
turkeys will be cooked in America for Thanksgiving, about 17% of all
the turkeys sold throughout the year. Close to 250 million turkeys are
raised in the U.S. annually.
• The Meleagris gallopavo is the wild turkey from which our
domesticated turkey is descended. There are six subspecies of wild
turkeys, including the Gallopavo silvestris, or forest turkey, the most
numerous of all turkeys, more than five million birds. The turkey is the
only poultry native to North America.
• Because domesticated turkeys have been bred to have large breasts
for cooking purposes, they are top-heavy and unable to fly. However,
wild turkeys can fly as fast as 55 mph (89 km/hr) and they even roost in
the treetops at night to avoid predators. Wild birds can also run up to a
speed of 25 mph (40 km/hr). The domestic bird will weigh about twice
as much as the wild one.
• During the 1930s, excessive hunting brought the wild turkey
population down to about 30,000. A wildlife restoration project was
instituted, and today, there are an estimated 7 million wild turkeys
across the nation.
• Are you familiar with all the turkey terms? That flap of skin that hangs
over a turkey’s beak is known as a snood. Brightly-colored fleshy
bumps on a turkey’s head and throat are called caruncles. Both
the snood and caruncles turn bright red when the bird becomes
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A baby turkey will dine on berries, seeds, and insects, while the
adult’s diet will include acorns and other nuts and even small
amphibians and reptiles.
This week, Tidbits looks at four dynamic Canadian
female vocalists who’ve all hit the charts in a big way.
•Ontario country singer Shania Twain began life as Eilleen
Regina Edwards, and was raised in near poverty. She
was adopted by stepfather Jerry Twain, a member of
the Ojibwa tribe, and took on the first name of Shania,
said to be a translation from that language as “I’m on
my way.” She began singing in bars at age 8 to help
the family make ends meet, wrote her first song at age
10, and appeared on CBS television at 13. From her
humble beginnings, Twain has gone on to have sales
of 85 million albums, has earned five Grammy Awards,
and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of
Fame. • Although Ontario native Avril Lavigne is just 30 years old,
she has already sold more than 30 million albums and 50
million singles. By age 16, she had already appeared on
stage with Shania Twain, and had a $2 million recording
contract in her pocket. She’s also a songwriter for other
artists, having co-written the mega-hit “Breakaway”
recorded by Kelly Clarkson. She has branched out into
films, doing a voice-over for a character in the 2006
animated film Over the Hedge, and appeared in Fast
Food Nation. She has two perfumes on department store
shelves, and has launched her own clothing line, Abbey
Dawn. Avril (whose name means April in French) gives
back to the world through the foundation she founded
that funds Easter Seals and Make-A-Wish, helping
children and youth with serious illnesses.
• Anne Murray paved the way for other female Canadian
singers, as the first Canadian female to reach No. 1 on
the U.S. charts. Her single “Snowbird” was one of North
America’s most played songs of 1970, and earned her
an American gold record, another first for a Canadian
female. Born in Nova Scotia to a doctor father and a
nurse mother, Anne began classical voice lessons at age
15, enduring a two-hour bus ride every Saturday. Yet she
chose physical education as her major in college and
taught P.E. at a Prince Edward Island high school for a
year before giving it up to pursue her musical career.
She’s had sales of more than 55 million records, won
four Grammy Awards, 26 Juno Awards (Canadian music
awards), and three CMA Awards.
•Celine Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist of all time
with record sales topping 200 million. The Quebecborn star got her start in her teens on French language
albums. Her manager, who would later become her
husband, mortgaged his house to finance her first
record. Throughout the 1980s, she released a series of
French albums, with her first English language album
hitting North America in 1990. Those aren’t the only
two languages she Dion can sing – she also sings in
Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Mandarin
Chinese. She’s known her husband/manager since she
was 12, when her mother sent him a demo tape. They
began a relationship seven years later when she was 19
and he was 45. They now have three children. Dion has
won five Grammy Awards, including the ever-popular
“My Heart Will Go On,” the theme from the movie Titanic.
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You may have heard it said that eating
turkey can make you drowsy. It’s true
that turkey meat contains an amino
acid called tryptophan that the body
uses in the production of serotonin.
Serotonin in turn helps us sleep. But
turkey isn’t alone in the tryptophan
department. All meat has about
the same amount, and cheddar
cheese has even more, as
do nuts and shellfish.
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The pictures of blistered skin and
the photocopies of the medical
records make it clear: Service
personnel in Iraq were exposed to
chemical weapons ­­— nerve agent
Sarin or mustard blister gas.
It wasn’t just one or two broken
and leaking canisters that were
uncovered. Photos show dozens,
even hundreds, of canisters in
multiple caches.
Depending on which version of the
story you read, Defense Secretary
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examined.
A Department of Veterans Affairs
press release dated 2000 says that a
former acting VA secretary had been
“helping secure expanded benefits
for veterans who were prisoners of
war, or who were exposed to Agent
Orange, radiation or mustard gas.”
A 2005 press release says that the
VA “announced a national outreach
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were exposed to mustard gas,” but
goes on to say that “most of these
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caches of chemicals -- and were
injured. As late as 2008, soldiers
reported contact with the chemicals.
Some were denied decontamination.
Some were accused of malingering.
A few were given ineffective creams.
A few were hustled out for care;
most weren’t.
Some veterans who handled those
canisters still have symptoms that
were not taken care of at the time,
especially breathing problems. If you
were there, make an appointment to
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To read the whole story, go online
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November 13- UA- Ft Smith Percussion
Ensemble will perform a concert focused on
history & innovation at 7:30 pm in Breedlove
Auditorium. The concert is FREE & will
feature one of the first pieces ever written for a
percussion ensemble, “Tocatta for Percussion
Instruments” by Carlos Chavez, & the Arkansas
premiere of “The Atmos Clock” by Brian Nozny.
For more info, [email protected] or 479788-7530.
November 17 - Members & guests of So
Sebastian County Historical Society will enjoy
a lively & entertaining evening of music at
their November meeting. Join Joe Hamilton &
Donnie Anderson as they play authentic Ozark
& Appalachian folk songs, Irish & Scots tunes,
& popular music of the 19th century on the
banjo, guitar, accordion, & penny whistle & tell
the stories behind the songs. All are invited 7
PM in Community Room of Farmer’s Bank. 71
West Center Street Greenwood.
November 17 - The Chamber Ensemble at
UA - Ft Smith will perform a concert at 7:30
pm at The Blue Lion at UAFS Downtown at
101 N 2nd St. Four student musical groups
will perform, the flute ensemble, the clarinet
quartet, the percussion ensemble & the brass
ensemble. FREE event, For more info,479-7887544 or [email protected].
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November 18 - The 2012 National
Geographic Adventurer of the Year will speak
at the UA - Ft Smith at 6 pm in room 122 of
the Boreham Library. Jennifer Pharr Davis,
a renowned athlete, author & speaker, will
discuss her experience hiking 2,185 miles in 46
days. The event is free & open to the public. For
more info 479-788-7663 or studentactivities@
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November 20 - Four archaeologists with the
Arkansas Archeological Survey will discuss
primitive hunting & survival techniques at the
Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center at
7 pm. The presentation is part of the Ark-Homa
Chapter meeting hosted by UA - Ft Smith.
The meeting is free & open to the public. The
Ark-Homa Chapter meeting is a joint chapter
of the Arkansas Archeological Society & the
Oklahoma Anthropological Society. For more
info , contact Tim Mulvihill, 479-788-7812 or
[email protected].
November 22 - The Drennen-Scott Historic
Site owned by UA - Ft Smith will
host a Victorian Holiday Open House
from 5:30-8:30 pm at DrennenScott House at 221 N 3rd St in Van
Buren. This free event will feature the
historic house decked out in holiday
decorations from the Victorian Era,
& includes refreshments, luminaries
& a Victorian Santa Claus. Limited
parking available at site. For more
info contact Tom Wing 479-262-2750
or [email protected].
November 24 - The UA- Ft Smith
Chorale & Women’s Chorus will
usher in the holiday season with
a seasonal concert at 7:30 pm at
the Breedlove Auditorium on UAFS
campus. The concert will showcase
the students’ choral literature they
have learned in the 2nd half of the fall
semester, including music from the
Renaissance all the way to the 20th
century. For more info, 479-788-7543
or [email protected].
December 13 - Greenwood
December 5K Yule Run will be held
at the Means Wilkinson Community
Room in Greenwood.If you go to
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will bring up the form. Forms will also
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November 25 - The annual lighting
ceremony at UA- Ft Smith will be 7
pm outside the Stubblefield Center.
The ceremony will take place
between the UAFS women’s & men’s
basketball games, occurring at 5 pm
& 7:30 pm. Vocalists will perform
live seasonal music, & hot chocolate
will be served. After the ceremony,
audience members can walk around
campus & view the lighting. For more
info , contact Box Office 479-7887300.
December 1 – UA - Ft Smith’s
Season’s Greetings Concert will
be held at 7 pm at the Arkansas
Best Performing Arts Center at the Ft
Smith Convention Center, 55 S 7th
St, featuring more than 100 student
musicians from UAFS. The concert is
part of Season of Entertainment 34,
a yearlong lineup of entertainment
sponsored by UAFS. For more info,
contact Box Office 479-788-7300.
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Season’s Greetings Concert 7 pm
at Arkansas Best Performing Arts
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55 S. 7th St., featuring more than 100
UAFS student musicians. The concert
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GardenBits In the Garden
with Janet B. Carson
Courtesy of University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service.
Q.
I have a spot in my back yard
that grows mushrooms (I think
it is near where an oak tree was
removed about 8 years ago.) If they
grow for 2-3 weeks, they get to be
dinner plate size and red on top. Can
I use a fungicide to get rid of them
and keep them from coming back?
A.
I have a spot in my back yard
that grows mushrooms (I think
it is near where an oak tree was
removed about 8 years ago.) If they
grow for 2-3 weeks, they get to be
dinner plate size and red on top. Can
I use a fungicide to get rid of them
and keep them from coming back?
Q.
I have several Pocomoke Crepe
Myrtles and a Dynamite Crepe
Myrtle on my property. They have
finished blooming for the season
(I think). When should I cut them
back?? Also, my juniper is getting
huge. Can I just prune some
branches back?
A.
Prune all crape myrtles after
winter is over—usually in late
February to early March. Pruning
them in the fall at the end of their
season can leave them more
exposed to potential winter damage. For the juniper, I would also wait until
spring. Remember, that you cannot
prune junipers past green needle
growth, so a light shearing or some
thinning of branches is all that you
can do.
Q.
My sister and I are new
vegetable gardeners at Two
Rivers Park. We were wondering if
there is any specific cover crop you
would recommend for our area. Our
soil sample didn’t show any major
deficiencies.
A.
There are a number of cover
crops you can use, but why not
grow something you can also eat. You need to sow seed soon, but kale
or turnip green seeds should come
up and germinate and grow all winter. If we get the really nasty weather, they
can freeze back, but should rebound
and grow back in late winter/early
spring. The benefits of a cover crop
are not just in working in the organic
matter in the spring, but they also
compete and keep winter weeds at
bay. Some cover crops like vetch
and clover actually get weedy and
come back to haunt you for years.
Q.
I live in Bella Vista and have
three abelia plants that are
getting out of hand. I would like
to know when the best time to trim
them is and how much I can remove.
They are about 4’ tall and almost 4’
in diameter.
A.
The same rule applies to abelia
as with crape myrtle. Almost all
plants that bloom in the summer, with
the exception of big leaf and oakleaf
hydrangea and gardenias, should be
pruned prior to new growth beginning
in late winter. Most summer flowering
shrubs bloom on the new growth, so
pruning won’t impact their blooming. You can prune as much or as little
as you like. You can also rejuvenate
them by removing older canes at the
soil line, along with pruning existing
canes back by ½ or more. The above
mentioned hydrangea and gardenias
set flower buds at the end of the
growing season so should only be
pruned after flowering in the summer.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
۩ It was beloved American author Mark Twain who made the following sage
observation: "Always do right -- this will gratify some and astonish the
rest."
۩ In September of 2007, a law was enacted in China that made it illegal for a
living Buddha to reincarnate without permission from the government. So
far there's no word on what the punishment for breaking the law might be.
۩ Pretty much everyone has seen shellac on a piece of furniture or perhaps
a guitar -- it's used to give wood that rich shine. You might be surprised to
learn that shellac is derived from a substance that is excreted by a tiny red
insect found almost exclusively in the forests of Thailand. You might be
even more surprised to learn that shellac isn't just found on wood; the next
time you eat jelly beans or take a bite of a bright-red apple you bought in a
grocery store, you can thank the Kerria lacca insect for that lovely shine.
۩ American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs was the oldest war
correspondent of World War II, flying with the 7th Air Force on bombing
runs in the Pacific at the age of 66.
۩ Otters float while they sleep, and in order to keep from floating away from
each other while dozing, they hold hands.
۩ It's been reported that on his deathbed, noted French Enlightenment figure
Voltaire was enjoined by a priest to renounce Satan. The philosopher is
said to have admonished the priest, saying, "Now, now, my good man.
This is no time for making enemies.".
******
Thought for the Day: "Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you
had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And
you don't do that by sitting around." — Katharine Hepburn
(c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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What would Thanksgiving dinner be
without cranberries? Here’s the lowdown on
this little fruit, a member of the heaher family.
•Cranberries grow on creeping shrubs
and vines that are about 7 feet (2 m) long
and 2 to 8 inches (5 to 20 cm) in height.
They flourish in sandy bogs and marshes,
requiring at least a ton of vines per acre to
plant a bog.
•The cranberry is one of three fruits native
to North America, along with the Concord
grape and the blueberry. Long before the
arrival of Europeans to the New World, the
Native Americans were using cranberries
for food, as a dye for fabrics, rugs, and
blankets, and for medicinal purposes. They
mixed deer meat with mashed berries to
make pemmican, a food that kept for long
periods of time. The tribes’ medicine man
used cranberries in a poultice to draw out
poison from wounds. Some tribes called
the little berries “sassamanesh,” while
others named them “ibimi,” meaning “bitter
berry.” When German and Dutch settlers
arrived, they called them “crane berries,”
because the plant’s blossoms looked like
the head of a sandhill crane. The word
“cranberries” is first recorded in 1647 in
a letter written by John Eliot, who was a
missionary to the Native Americans. Eliot,
who was also the translator of the first Bible
printed in America, asked in his letter, “Why
are strawberries sweet and cranberries
sour?”
•Just 5% of the cranberry crop is sold as
fresh, with the other 95% turned into other
products, such as juice and sauce. These
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frightened or agitated. The wattle, that flap of skin under
the turkey’s chin, also changes to bright scarlet on a male in
the midst of mating season. Although we frequently hear
males referred to as toms, they are also known as gobblers,
because of the distinctive noise they make to announce
their presence to females. A baby turkey is known as a
poult or a chick, and of course, the female is called a hen.
• Speaking of gobbling, in addition to the familiar gobble, a
male turkey can make more than 30 different vocal sounds,
including purrs, yelps, and kee-kees, distinctive and unique
enough to be recognized by his fellow males. A gobble can
be heard a mile away. Female turkeys aren’t nearly so vocal,
usually making a clicking noise.
• There are obvious differences in the outward appearances
between males and females, with the male having a
featherless bright red head and a body of red, bronze,
and gold feathers. The female’s head is grayish-blue and
her plumage is mostly a drab brown with a few feathers
on the neck and head for camouflage. The adult male also
has a beard, a cluster of feathers on the center of its breast,
feathers than can be more than 7 inches (17.8 cm) long.
• Turkey gender can also be determined in a rather unusual
way – by observing their droppings. A male’s droppings are
spiral-shaped, while a female produces droppings shaped
like the letter J.
• Turkeys have excellent hearing, able to determine sounds
up to a mile away, but oddly enough, have no external ears.
They hear through small holes in the head directly behind
the eyes. The birds have periscopic vision, with eyes on
the sides of the head, able to achieve a 360-degree field
of vision.
• The male turkey has sharp bony spikes on the back of its
lower legs, used as a method of defense. You can determine
a turkey’s age by measuring the length of these spurs. A
one-year-old can have spurs of 7/16” (1.1 cm), while twoyear-olds’ spurs range from ½” to 15/16” (1.27 cm to 2.4 cm).
The spurs on a five-year-old turkey are from 1.5” to 2.25”
(3.8 cm to 5.7 cm) in length.
• During mating season, the male turkey fluffs out his
feathers, fans out his tail feathers, and drags his wings
when he walks. This little performance is called strutting.
• When it’s time for the female hen to lay eggs, she’ll lay about
12 eggs at the rate of one per day in just under two weeks.
Those eggs will incubate about 28 days before hatching.
• Although turkey is regularly served as a Thanksgiving
mainstay, it’s unlikely that the Pilgrims dined on the bird
at their first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. This three-day
celebration was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53
Pilgrims, and written accounts of the menu mention “fowl,”
which was probably duck or grouse, but turkey was not
listed specifically.
• George Washington was responsible for proclaiming the
first nationwide celebration of thanks in America in 1789,
but Thanksgiving wasn’t declared a national holiday until
1863, when Abraham Lincoln decreed the final Thursday in
November as the official holiday.
• The Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second
Monday in October. It was first observed in April of 1872
in recognition of the recovery of the Prince of Wales from a
serious illness.
• What’s in that little plastic bag found in your turkey’s empty
body cavity when you bring it home from the store? That
bag contains the giblets, which are the turkey’s edible
internal parts, including the gizzard, heart, liver, and neck.
The gizzard is part of the turkey’s stomach, containing tiny
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2 teaspoon lemon pepper
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By Sam Mazzotta
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DEAR PAW'S CORNER: I love taking my Golden Lab, “Chloe,”
out for walks in the nearby woods. Like other dog owners, I let her
run off leash on the trails. Unlike other dog owners, I can’t get Chloe
to stay near me. She immediately takes off, plunges into the pond,
then dashes away into the forest. I’m tired of spending my whole
time chasing her. What can I do? -- Chuck in Quincy, Mass.
Dear CHUCK: It sounds like Chloe is an energetic and fun dog!
That’s always great, but I feel your pain when it comes to tracking
her down in the woods.
Work on her off-leash skills, first and foremost. Make this a part of
her training every single day -- incorporate it into her walks if you
can. You’ll need to take her to an enclosed outdoor space, like your
yard or a mostly empty dog park.
The most basic command, of course, is getting her to come back
when you call or whistle. Have Chloe sit and stay while you remove
the leash. Let her dart away several feet, then call her back, in a
calm but firm voice. When she comes back, have her sit again, then
reward her. (Some owners use treats as a reward, others don’t -- it’s
your decision as to what works best, especially at the beginning of
training.)
Over time you also should train her to stay, sit or lie down at a
distance. All of these commands are achievable -- it just takes time
for both of you to learn a new way to communicate off leash.
During your woodland walks, pay close attention to things that
really set Chloe off. She clearly loves the water -- are other things
attracting her as well? Learn those patterns so you can anticipate
and head off potential escapes.
Send your questions or comments to [email protected]. Readers
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Puppies! ۩ On Nov. 26, 1922, in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings,
British archaeologists become the first souls to
enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than
3,000 years. Inside was a collection of several
thousand priceless objects, including a gold coffin
containing the mummy of the teenage king.
۩ On Nov. 24, 1932, the FBI crime lab opens in
Washington, D.C. The lab was chosen because
it had the necessary sink. It was operated out of
a single room with one full-time employee who
began with a borrowed microscope.
۩ On Nov. 27, 1942, French Admiral Jean de
Laborde sinks the French fleet anchored off the
southern coast of France to keep it out of German
hands. Laborde ordered the sinking of eight
cruisers, an aircraft transport, 30 destroyers and
16 submarines.
۩ On Nov. 30, 1950, President Harry Truman
announces that he is prepared to authorize the use
of atomic weapons in order to achieve peace in
Korea. At the time, communist China had joined
North Korean forces in their attacks on United
Nations troops, including U.S. soldiers in South
Korea.
۩ On Nov. 29, 1963, one week after President
John Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a
motorcade in Dallas, President Lyndon Johnson
establishes a commission to investigate the
assassination. The Warren Commission concluded
that there was no conspiracy. In 1978, the House
Select Committee on Assassinations concluded
that Kennedy was “probably assassinated as a
result of a conspiracy” that may have involved
multiple shooters and organized crime.
۩ On Nov. 28, 1979, a New Zealand sightseeing
plane traveling over Antarctica crashes, killing all
257 people on board, after the pilot descended to
1,500 feet. The pilot didn’t know that his descent
came right as the plane reached Mount Erebus, a
12,444-foot volcano.
۩ On Nov. 25, 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard regains
boxing’s welterweight title when his opponent,
reigning champ Roberto Duran, waves his arms
and walks away from the fight in the eighth
round. “No mas, no mas,” Duran told the referee.
“No more box.”
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little berries are ingredients in more than
1,000 food and beverage products sold.
•There are about 1,000 cranberry growers in
the United States. The state of Wisconsin is
the nation’s No. 1 producer of cranberries,
producing nearly 5 million barrels, which
amounts to 60% of America’s crop.
Other contributors to the supply are
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, and
Washington. British Columbia is Canada’s
leading producer, cultivating 20% of the
world’s cranberries. A lot of fruit is produced
in a tiny area – if all of North America’s
cranberry bogs were put together, they
would encompass an area about the size
of Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island, just 47
square miles (122 sq. km).
•Canned cranberry sauce was first
marketed commercially in 1912 by the
Cape Cod Cranberry Company in Hanson,
Massachusetts. The Ocean Spray Company
got its start in 1930, when it formed as a
grower-owned marketing cooperative.
•The health benefits of cranberries are many,
including preventing urinary tract infections,
respiratory disorders, kidney stones, and
heart disorders. Their proanthocyanidin
content and anti-carcinogenic components
help inhibit the growth of several cancer
cells, especially colon and prostate cancer.
Its antioxidants may also contribute to a
healthy immune system.
• People who are allergic to aspirin should
be careful of their cranberry consumption,
as the berries contain sizable quantities of
salicylic acid, also present in aspirin.
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Mr. Rooter Plumbing
479-262-6261
Retail & Specialty Drugs
Open
Weekends
We Accept Most Insurance Plans
Payment Plan Available for Uninsured
Group rates available
479-651-1972
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PSG PHARMACY
479.648.0000
Regular admission $700
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Open Saturdays only, 10am to 4pm
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Residental and Commercial
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*Financing Available*
Sewer & Drain Cleaning * Water Heaters * Leaky
Toilets * Water Leaks * Video Inspection FREE
with Residential Drain Cleaning * Hydro-Jetting *
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12110 Hwy 71 S. (next to Beef O’Brady Restaurant)
Divorce Special Bugeja
$450.00
uncontested divorce*
$2,000.00
contested divorce*
(includes 14 hours of attorney work)
*Filing fees, service fees, and travel
Answer Page 3
costs not included.
Law Firm
Joshua W. Bugeja, Esq.
104 North 16th Street
Ft Smith, AR 72901
(479) 459-1173
M-F 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.