Spring finally seems to be headed our way, time to stop making soups and stews and move on to menus with fresher, spring-like ingredients.

Andrea Miller’s family moved to Harrison from the Tulsa area about 5 years ago. “We fell in love with this little town and have a dream of opening up a coffeehouse where we can share our love of baking and coffee and love on people at the same time,” she shared.

The Twentieth Century Club met April 4, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church with Dana Snawder, Georgia McGill and Gwen Gresham serving as hostesses. President Mary Speice called the meeting to order and Vice President Vicki Hinrichs led the group in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Boone County Cattlemen’s Association met on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the John Paul Hammerschmidt Center on the campus of North Arkansas College. This month’s meeting was sponsored by Midwest Equipment in Harrison. President John Muncy opened the meeting and welcomed members and guests. He led the Pledge of Allegiance, which was followed by a blessing for the meal given by Dale Crunkelton.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month continues on the University of Arkansas campus this week with the 10th anniversary of the What Were You Wearing Exhibit (WWYW).

Hope Cottages — a transitional housing facility for homeless mothers and their dependent children will be having their Open House event on May 5, 11:30 am - 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served, including taco bowls and cookies. The public is invited to come see what a wonderful difference Hope Cottages has made in the lives of many homeless women and their children. There is no charge to attend. Hope Cottages is located at 106 South Hickory Street in Harrison.  Learn more about the organization at www.hopecottagesharrison.org

The Oxford Handbook of Agricultural History, edited by Jeannie Whayne of the U of A Department of History, was recently published. Whayne says that agricultural history has enjoyed a rebirth in recent years, in part because of the way the agricultural enterprise promotes economic and cultural connections in an era that has become ever more globally focused.

The National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) in cooperation with North Arkansas College (Northark) is sponsoring the annual National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The local ceremony will be held in Pioneer Pavilion on the south campus, 1–3 p.m.

Entries are being accepted for the annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas. Applicants may be any school, early childhood education facility, or alternative learning environment that had a school garden during the 2023-2024 school year or is planning to start a garden in the 2024-2025 school year.