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2 River Valley Bee Fall Is Finally Here his year has been a whirlwind of dramatic events that have aﬀected everyone. Summer was not normal by any means and now that Fall is here we can inally breathe a sigh of Gans Residents relief. Fall is a relaxing time of the Creamy Pumpkin year where the weather is changing Get Top Notch and the holiday season begins. Pasta with Pine Warm family dinners and the fun of Tanning raking leaves and gearing up for the Nut Gremolata Wintertime is what we look forward Driving down highway 64 you are to. he River Valley Bee is still a rela‐ bound to pass the vibrant red conve‐ With Fall being among us we are go‐ tively new publication and thus small in size, but we look to show‐ nient store known as the Gans Git N Go. An institution that has been a ing to be preparing more hardy dish‐ es for dinner. Pasta is one of my fa‐ Seared Sausage with Cabbage case everything that makes this re‐ ixture of the community for years vorite dinner entrees because it is gion a wonderful place to live. now, but what you don't know about is the top-notch tanning experience quick and easy to make. Pumpkin is something that you don't generally and Pink Lady Apples he natural beauty that the river that's found inside. It used to be think of using for a dinner entree valley has to oﬀer and the abun‐ that for a resident of Gans to get a but the squash varient is actually I love any dish that utilizes sausage DIRECTIONS dance of local attractions that make tan they would have to drive to Salli‐ quite tasty. as one of the ingredients. Cabbage is having fun at home possible. In this saw or Fort Smith. hat is no longer another staple of Fall and thus I 1. Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet issue, we interview a group of local the case as there is a wonderful tan‐ INGREDIENTS found a delicious recipe that com‐ over medium-high heat. Add paranormal investigators known as ning experience happening right bines both of the ingredients. sausage and cook, turning occasion‐ the "Night Terror Collective". We'll here in our local area. 1. 12 oz. rigatoni ally, until golden brown, 6 to 8 min‐ also be showcasing the happenings 2. 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided INGREDIENTS utes; transfer to a plate. at the Gallery on Garrison, a local When you walk in you are greeted by 3. 12 fresh sage leaves art gallery that's bringing culture pleasant employees who are very 4. 1/4 c. pine nuts, toasted and 1 tbsp. olive oil 2. Reduce heat to medium and add back to the river valley. In addition knowledgeable and helpful. he set‐ roughly chopped apples, cut-sides down. Scatter to that, we have a featured monthly up is wonderfully professional with 5. 1 tsp. inely grated lemon 6 small sweet Italian sausage links onion and cabbage around apples. "oddity" provided by the wonderful a beautiful chandelier and rich look‐ zest1 shallot, inely chopped (about 1 1/2 pounds total) Season with salt and pepper. Cook, folks at Timeless Oddities & Curiosi‐ ing wood accents as you walk up to 6. 2 cloves garlic, pressed stirring onion occasionally, until ap‐ ties on Garrison Avenue. Whether the desk. here is also a selection of 7. K osher salt and freshly 2 Pink Lady apples, halved ples are golden brown, 3 to 4 min‐ you are going to carve pumpkins or rich tanning lotions that you can ground black pepper utes. perfect your Fall recipes we hope choose from, in addition to cute t- 8. 1 c. canned pure pumpkin 1/2 red onion, sliced that there is something in this issue shir ts that oﬀer a hint of 9. 2 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated 3. Flip apples. Return sausage to for you. - Cameron Eittreim personality. he tanning beds are (about 1/2 cup), plus more for 1/2 head red cabbage, cut into 1/2- skillet, nestling among vegetables. some of the best in the area and you serving1/4 c. heavy cream1/8 inch-thick slices Add cider and vinegar. Simmer, ro‐ can expect to have a complete tan. tsp. fresh grated nutmeg tating and turning sausages occa‐ Kosher saltfreshly ground black pep‐ sionally, until sausages are cooked If you happen to be driving through DIRECTIONS per through and apples are tender, 18 to the Gans area and you want one of 20 minutes. the best tans around you'll want to Cook pasta per package directions. 1 c. fresh apple cider stop at the Gans Git-N-Go. In addi‐ Reserve 1 cup cooking water; drain tion to the wonderful tanning sec‐ pasta and return to pot 2 tbsp. fresh cider vinegar tion of the business, the Gans Git- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large N-Go also oﬀers a plethora of deli‐ saucepan over medium heat. cious breakfast and lunch items to choose from. You can get a great tan Add sage and cook until crisp, 2 to 3 and a great lunch and still be done minutes. Transfer with a slotted by the time that the kiddos get out spoon to a paper towel-lined plate; of school. when cool, crumble into pieces. Toss together sage, pine nuts, and lemon zest in a bowl. Art in Spades Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, Exhibit shallot, and garlic to saucepan. Sea‐ son with salt and pepper. Cook, stir‐ Happening October 3rd-6th is a ring occasionally, until tender, 1 to 2 wonderful exhibit at the Gallery on minutes. Add pumpkin, Parmesan, Garrison. he one of a kind art heavy cream, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup showcase is going to feature four reserved pasta water. Cook until artists from our region. he exhibit slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. is going to feature paintings as well Season with salt. (If desired, use an as sculpture work by Kevin Treeman immersion blender or standard Chrislip. blender to puree until smooth.) Add pasta and stir to combine (add more Opening reception Oct. 3, 6-8:30 pasta water if sauce seems too (w/ wine and snacks). Meet the thick). Serve sprinkled with Pine artists and learn a bit about their Nut Gremolata. process and artistic experiences. he show will be up until October 28. River Valley Bee 3 he Night Terror Collective Together the team has already taken like Bigfoot, UFOS, and urban leg‐ learner and is always up for new on some impressive projects such as ends like Bloody Mary, Crybaby challenges and Rhonda is so great the Clayton House in Fort Smith, Bridge, and the legend of the Little with helping people with her cleans‐ AR, the Fee House in Little Rock, People. ing and mediumship we do have a AR, the Sanitarium in Boonville, AR, great team and I'm very proud of all and the Gates Of Hell south of Salli‐ So, after that, it was time to come of them. saw. he team is rapidly expanding up with the logo and that was so its fanbase with 3500 followers on hard because I'm super picky and We have done lots of diﬀerent types the oﬃcial Facebook page. he Night didn't want our group to be repre‐ of investigations and we don't Terror Collective also investigates sented in a dumb way. I worked with charge for anything we do and we urban legends. an artist who probably got upset NEVER will that's very important to with me numerous times because me and us as a team. Now, with that most of the concepts I just didn't being said it would be so awesome Interview With like and It was probably really frus‐ to be able to do what we do and trating working with me lol. But in make a living doing it but who Jason Walker: time we got it just right and the rest knows maybe in the future the is history on that. Night Terror Collective crew will be I established the Night Terror Col‐ making a living proving that there is lective on October 31st, 2018. I have hen it was time to build the team. something more after we die and always been interested in all things hat was a really hard process be‐ bringing creditable evidence to sup‐ Paranormal activity is a topic that Founded on October 31, 2018, by paranormal especially after seeing cause it had to be like-minded peo‐ port these ideas. we've all divulged into at one point Jason Walker, the group has already some things that I couldn't explain ple but also people that felt they or another. Whether it is curiosity carved a niche for themselves as a as a kid. My mother passed away in could bring their ideas to the team. about the afterlife or traumatic ex‐ leading source for paranormal inves‐ 2018 and she always pushed me to In the end, the team that came to be perience with the death of a loved tigations. he four-person team has do it so after her death I went all-in known as Night Terror Collective one. We all have questioned the a combined experience of 22 years. with this thing. couldn't be more perfect. "other side" at one point or another. In addition to Jason Walker who is Arkansas is a place ripe with a rich the lead investigator, there are I had a tough time coming up with I believe we have the best, and most history of triumph and tribulation, Rhonda Alston (Researcher- what I wanted to call my team and knowledgeable team in the paranor‐ so it would come as no surprise that Medium/Investigator), Rick Chase after some long thought I came up mal ield. Rick brings lots of experi‐ there is a local group who are quite (Equipment Tech/Researcher), with Night Terror Collective because ence and knowledge of the paranor‐ the paranormal investigations. Shawn Minnie (Camera Operator/ it covers not only all things paranor‐ mal and knowledge of all the latest Researcher). mal but opens us up to other things gear we use. Shawn is a super quick 4 River Valley Bee Local Artist Spotlight Randy Ragsdale he Rialto here is so much artistry to enjoy in Randy has been a resident of the riv‐ the River Valley that it can be over‐ er valley region all of his life. He has whelming. From painters to musi‐ played at many venues over the cians local culture is abundant. Be‐ years but most recently has been the ing a fan of smooth jazz and classi‐ Catholic Church in Barling. His ten‐ cal music it's always nice to hear an ure at the Rialto restaurant is going excellent piano player. If you've had on it's fourth month. here is no the fortune to dine at the wonderful d e ny i n g t h at t h e re s t a u ra n t Rialto restaurant then you've likely wouldn't have the upscale feeling heard Randy Ragsdale playing on and stellar atmosphere without Friday evenings. Ragsdale. You can hear Randy Rags‐ dale play at the Rialto every Friday night from 6-9PM. 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