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RISON ELEMENTARY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: MARCH - Bottom row, left to right: Lia Arp, Bryant Branch, Brentleigh Dodds, Olivia Lawson, Emily Morales, Jaxson Pennington; Top row, left to right: Ayden Spenc er, Laycee McMahon, Draven Dominguez, Ireland Horne, Annabelle Besaw, Piper Phillips, Jett Gray, Tessa Stephenson.

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Photo by Meredith Wilkins

EASTER BUNNY VISITS COMMUNITY EGG HUNT AT RISON - Rison Shine C ommunity Development and the Pioneer Village co-hosted the Cleveland County Eggstravaganza Saturday at the historic village in Rison. The egg hunt featured around 2,000 eggs and more than 60 kids scouring the grounds looking for candy and prize-filled eggs. The event also included a pancake breakfast with the bunny that served as a fundraiser for the two groups.

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RISON GOOD CATS - Madalyn Shirey (Triple Cross), Lara Sotres (Pizza Pro), Kate Morrison (Anytime Smoothie), Brayden Wallace (Corner Express), Jaxon Power (El Girasol), and Antonio Scott (Main Street Cafe)

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RISON ELEMENTARY FEBRUARY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH - Top row, left to right: Zoe Ferguson, Reece Varnell, Emma Brown, Aliana Coleman, Paislee Ercanbrack, Easton Gambill; Bottom row, left to right: Jeremiah Walls, Laci Billings, Garrett Van Housen, Kenzie Power, Natiley Raney (Not Pictured: Scarlett Womble, Sarah Kay Vallance, and Jason Mallow ).

BACKWOODS POULTRY SHOW - Brian Gates marks off an entry in the bantam competition at the Backwoods Poultry Show held this past Saturday at the Cleveland County Fairgorunds in Rison. Frankie Harper of Rison, organizer of the event, said this year's show drew entries from as far away as Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. In total, he said just under 400 birds took part in the competition.