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Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week

Glacier and her little ones are ready to be welcomed into their permanent homes! Glacier is a 1-year-old white Domestic Shorthair, known for her sweet demeanor. She has three white kittens and one orange and white kitten that are also in search of their forever homes. The kittens are two months old. Adopters can complete an application at www.havenoftheozarks. org/adopt.
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Through the Years, Oct. 16

30 YEARS AGO: UP-UP BUT NOT AWAY — Operating from a tether line, Charles Venable, a native of Exeter, now in the glass business in Neosho, put on a show for Cassville elementary Monday. The balloon inflation and rides for some came a week late because of weather last week. Venable is shown here making adjustments to his flight equipment with help of Cassville R-4 staffers. The elementary student body is shown in the background. Below, Venable talks with Ron Cowan about the process of filling the balloon, with fan equipment which Cowan was watching as a crew helper.
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Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Oct. 9

Curl up on your couch with your favorite chip pup! Tostito and sibling, Taki are looking for a couch to lay on, a yard to play in and someone to love them. Tostito is a male mixed breed, date of birth March 22. Adopters can complete an application at www.havenoftheozarks.org/adopt. No appointment is needed. The Haven is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. All Haven of the Ozarks pets are fixed, up to date on their vaccinations, and microchipped. For more information, people may email havenozarksanctuary@gmail.com, or call at 417-835-3647. Contributed photo
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Through the Years

40 YEARS AGO: NEW WILBUR LOOK — Pep club efforts during CHS Wildcat athletic contests will present this new Wilbur the Wildcat look. Inside the new costume is Laura Maloney, who will be the mascot this year.
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Fall Festival farms fun

Debbie Kober, right middle, and Melissa Hamilton, right, share information about their respective enterprises, Devora’s Garden (an apiary) and 7 Valleys Vineyard, with shoppers at Harvick Farms’ Fall Festival, Saturday. Kober says she’s been beekeeping in the Exeter area for the past two years, while Hamilton has been working to establish her vineyard east of Cassville for four years.
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Through the Years, Oct. 2

40 YEARS AGO: AGING LAND TURTLE — In May, 1940, Pete Tucker of Cassville carved his initials and the date in a land turtle near Eagle Rock. Just recently, Buford Ball found the terrapin in his yard. Tucker said his RFT initials were barely visible on the shell. He estimated the terrapin was about one-quarter mile from where he released it 44 years ago.
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Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Oct. 2

Meet Saint John. This good-looking guy was found along with seven other siblings dumped in an area community. Law Enforcement picked them up, and they came to the Haven in hopes of finding better humans. Saint John and siblings are lab mix dogs and their estimated date of birth is July 10. They will be large size dogs when full grown. They were very scared upon arrival but are very friendly and loving now. Adopters can complete an application at www.havenoftheozarks.org/ adopt.
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Through the Years, Sept. 25

40 YEARS AGO: NOT FLAGGED — A violation for delay of game Friday night drew no flag....instead an official escorted (better still carried) the offender off the field. It was one of the dogs that frequent the CHS campus. The whistle-toater (instrument in mouth) carried the friendly pooch off the field, necessitating a delay in the contest that was not chargeable as a violation to either team.
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