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Did you know that Arkansas has an elephant sanctuary located in Greenbrier. The 330-acre sanctuary currently houses 13 Asian and African elephants, including a male elephant named Maximus (Max) who was born there in 2003. Max was the subject of an Animal Planet documentary “Growing Up Elephant”

Owned and operated by Scott and Heidi Riddle the sanctuary was established in 1990. The mission statement says that the primary objective is to provide a safe haven for elephants.

The Riddles offer an amazing opportunity for those who want to learn more about this rapidly disappearing species.

For more information visit www.elephantsanctuary.org

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I won’t deny that I have forgotten many things in my life … names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdays … I’ve even forgotten where I was going on occasion. I have never, though, forgotten to breathe.

How do you forget to breathe, anyway? To me, the idea of forgetting to breathe is, well, crazy…

I don’t watch “Dancing With the Stars,” but I’m sure most people have heard about Marie Osmond “fainting” on the show Monday night because she “forgot to breathe.”

While they were talking about it on the news this morning, Briar walked through the room and heard them. He was unsure of what they had said, at first. He stopped and looked at me and asked if he had heard the TV correctly.

After telling him what had happened, his response was the same as mine… “How in the world could someone forget to breathe? That’s crazy!”

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