January 2023

Norris Boyd

Norris Boyd, 95 of Knobel passed away December 30, 2022 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Mr.

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Hot tea is widely consumed across the globe, and that could be paying healthy dividends for the billions of people who look forward to their daily cup each day. A small study published in the Journal of Hypertension found that drinking black tea could improve cardiovascular function. A separate study also found that drinking black tea and green tea could decrease risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. Black tea drinkers should keep in mind that, unlike most teas, black tea is caffeinated, so moderation is best to ensure the benefits of black tea are not offset by the overconsumption of caffeine. TF231624

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December Welcome Center Report

Hello Clay County Courier readers! Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Our center has received many new magazines throughout this month, including the Fall 2022 Arkansas Highways Magazine, Winter 2022 Big Cat Chronicles, Winter 2022 Delta Crossroads, December Arkansas Living, December Ouachita Life and the December and January edition of the Eureka Springs Fun Guide.

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Around the Kitchen Table whit Nanny

Well, it’s all over. Christmas has come and gone. New Year’s Day is already a thing of the past. We have all eaten our fill of rich decadent foods, the Black-Eyed Peas and all the trimmings so now is the time to settle down, relax and enjoy another Year. One that will bring each of you everything wished for, good health and Happiness. Wintertime is a good time to take life easy, snuggle down, stay warm and start eating healthy. I thought what could be better on a dreary rainy day or perhaps a snowy day than a good pot of hearty soup. So here are some of our favorites. Hope you will try them. Enjoy.

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Speaking French

with John Allen French, Star Herald Editor Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. Auld Lang Syne is the song most people sing, or attempt to sing, every year on New Years Eve at the stroke of midnight.

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