Out & About

Chili cook-off: Victor Stanley reveals the chili that gave him first place in the chili cook-off contest sponsored by the Meet Me at the Court organization. Stanley used a combination of deer meat and beef for the recipe. Second place winner was Velena Mae Stewart and Ruby Miller placed third.

Volunteer Banquet: Miss Arkansas International 2016 Lauren Waldon speaks during the South Arkansas Women’s Coalition Volunteer Banquet at the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Lauren discussed the life in foster care with her siblings.

Plant-based diets: Emma Hayes, left, and her mom Lea Thomasson, center, along with Tammy McCall choose from a variety of plant-based food dishes while attending a seminar in the library auditorium of the South Arkansas Community College. The seminar titled, Food for Life: Plant-based Nutrition for Everyone, featured Paula Shackelford, Dr. Ivory Kinslow, Alexandra Bell and Dr. Eric Hatley as keynote speakers. Tasty food dishes included brownies made with no oil, dairy-free cheese and ranch dressing made from cashew nut oil.

Bulb Sale: Bernice Maczka gets a photo taken with ‘Lucille’ the scarecrow by Sue Bowman while attending the Union County Master Gardeners’ bulb sale at the arboretum on Saturday.

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