Arkadelphia Dispatch - October 22, 2021

Vol. 2, No. 38

Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020

Ouachita Baptist alters theatre Fire Department visits Lions Club arts season due to COVID Travis Burton Lions Club Secretary

Arkadelphia Fire Chief Jason Hunt and Fire Dept.

Lt. Bo Bishop visited Arkadelphia Lions Club. They talked about the equipment updates the Department had received recently all firefighters have new turnout gear and self-contained air packs that meet current safety standards, a new search and rescue boat with underwater and side-scan sonar and new “Jaws Of Life” extrication equipment.

The boat was currently being used at the lake in an effort to locate the man that drown recently. The “jaws of life” had been used earlier

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Smith.

Ouachita senior Emma Lawyer performs on-stage with a mask during Ouachita’s production of “Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” in September.

Jessica Daniell Ouachita Baptist Correspondant

Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts has made adjustments to its fall concert and theatre season to both allow students to continue their performance education and allow viewers to experience their art safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

With reduced seating available to allow for physical distancing, in-person attendance for many events will be limited to Ouachita students, faculty and staff only. However, streaming options will be available for most events for off-campus patrons or those who prefer the virtual option. Some events will be streamed live for free via Ouachita’s typical Livestream channel: www.livestream.com/obu.

Others will require paid access, which is purchased at obu.edu/boxoffice. E-tickets are available for single viewers or families (4 or more).

In limited cases, the Division of Music will host outdoor events for the campus community.

“The School of Fine Arts is still creating and performing art this semester,” said Dr. Gary Gerber, dean of the School of Fine Arts. “It may look a little different and may not be viewed in person by as many as in the past, but that has not stopped our faculty and students from working on their art during these unprecedented times.”

Live events will follow COVID-19 guidelines from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and Ouachita’s Health Monitoring and

Action Team (HMAT). Additionally, students and faculty are working diligently to follow all necessary guidelines in order to both rehearse and perform safely.

“The fine arts are still alive at Ouachita, and we want to give our efforts back to the campus community this fall,” Gerber added.

Kinsey Potts, a junior musical theatre major from Wylie, Texas, said she “is very grateful for the opportunity to still be able to participate in fine arts this semester despite the challenges presented by COVID-19.

“Being able to perform during this time has given me an escape from reality that sometimes we all need,” Potts said. “Yes, we are in masks and six feet apart from each other, but we have made it work.”

Paige Price, a senior musical theatre major from Plano, Texas, also emphasized the importance of being able to perform during her final year at Ouachita.

“I think it’s important for fine arts students to be able to safely perform during these times,” Price said. “We only get four years in undergrad, and the performing experiences we have here can be so formative in our training.”

The following School of Fine Arts events will be available at www.livestream. com/obu.

Thursday, Oct. 22 (7:30 p.m.) – Women’s Chorus and Ouachita Singers Concert (*This event will not be live but will be posted at a later date.)

Tuesday, Oct. 27 (7:30 p.m.) – Wind Ensemble

Concert Wednesday, Oct. 28 (8 p.m.) – Percussion Concert, featuring guest artist Caitlin Jones Monday, Nov. 9 (7:30 p.m.) – Jazz Band Concert Tuesday, Nov. 10 (7:30 p.m.) – Chamber Winds Concert Monday, Nov. 16 (7:30 p.m.) – Percussion Ensemble Wednesday, Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) – Steel Drum Concert Friday, Nov. 20 (3 p.m.) – Concerto Competition The details for viewing the following events will be posted at a later date on www.obu.edu/boxoffice: Wednesday – Saturday, Nov. 4-7 (7:30 p.m.) & Sunday, Nov. 8 (2:30 p.m.) – Theatre Production, “Hay Fever” Thursday – Friday, Nov. 19-20 (7:30 p.m.) – One Acts The following Division of Music concerts and events are free, open to the public and will be offered outdoors and physically-distanced: Friday, Oct. 23 (6 p.m.)

– Choral Concert, center campus outside Mabee Fine Arts Center Friday, Oct. 30 (6 p.m.)

– Keyboard Concert, center campus outside Mabee Fine Arts Center Saturday, Nov. 21 (5 p.m.) – Choral Concert, center campus outside Mabee Fine Arts Center Visual arts exhibits will remain available for inperson viewing Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

The Legislative Referral Requirements Amendment Julie Young University Correspondant

The final amendment on the ballot for Arkansas is issue 3: The Initiative Process and Legislative Referral Requirements Amendment.

A common issue is that while voters have made up their mind on a pretty straightforward aspect of the election — choosing a president — they often haven’t made up their minds on how to vote on issues like this. It can be easy to just skip this part of the election altogether, especially when amendment titles aren’t exactly reader-friendly.

Issue 3 sets out to change several things. First of all, it would require any petition in Ark. to have signatures which equal half or more of the required signatures from each of the state’s 45 counties. This would be a change from today’s requirement of just 15 counties.

Second, it would make a three-fifths vote from both chambers of legislature a requirement before referring a proposed constitutional amendment to voters.

Third, if a petition can’t make the signature requirements but has at least 75 percent of the valid signatures, they will no longer be allowed an additional 30

days to collect extra signatures.

Fourth, a new requirement would make any challenges to the sufficiency of a ballot measure required to be filed no later than April 15 during the election year. There is currently no deadline.

Lastly, this amendment would require signatures for all citizen initiative petitions to be turned in to the secretary of state by Jan. 15 of the election year. Voting no on this amendment would keep today’s requirement of just four months before the election, or somewhere around early July.

What does that mean for Arkansans? If issue 3 passes, it will be harder for Arkansans to get issues on the ballot — both issues they do and do not agree with.

Republicans like Ark. State Senator Matthew Pitsch and representative DeAnn Vaught, who sponsored the amendment, are in favor of this issue. From the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce: “In 2018, a combined $6 million had been raised and spent on an issue that was removed from the ballot less than a month before Election Day. It is important that Court decisions on legal challenges be finalized

much earlier than a few weeks before Election Day. It has become quite common for ballot initiatives to be backed by well-funded, out-of-state interests. We believe more Arkansans should have a voice in the ballot initiative process. We now have 100 amendments to the Arkansas Constitution. It has been amended 20 times since 1980.”

Groups like Protect AR Voices are in opposition to the amendment. They stated this on their website: “What this is really about is politicians and special interest groups trying to take our rights away to protect their own interests and that is a threat to all of us...Democracy only works when we all have a fair shot to have our say and if this passes all of us are going to lose that, including you. We all have seen issues we didn’t support pass at some point at the ballot box. We’ve also all seen issues we agreed with be rejected at the ballot box at some point. That’s democracy-none of us get everything we want all the time but it beats the heck out of not having a say.”

You can vote yes or no on issue 3 this week through Nov. 3.

Photo Courtesy of Travis Burton.

Firefighters Bo Bishop (left) and Jason Hunt (right) visited the Lions Club last week.

in the week in the multitruck and car accident on I-30 in one specific rescue

that might not have been possible using the older equipment.

Early voting begins in Arkansas, one location in Clark County Pete Tubbs Interim Editor in Chief

Although the official election day this year is Nov. 3, early voting has begun acrosss the state. While there is a list of several locations that will be open on Nov. 3, only one place in the county is allowing early votes at this time.

The Arkadelphia Recreation Center is the sole location that one could early

vote at. They are open from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on weekdays until Nov. 2.

In terms of locations for voting the day of, the list is as follows: Amity Municipal Building, First Methodist Church, Caddo Valley City Hall, Manchester Community Building, Gurdon Municipal Building, Arkadelphia Recreation Center, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Curtis Assembly of God Church,

Okolona City Hall, and the Clark County Training Center in Arkadelphia.

There are three major issues on the ballot this year, along with battles for re-elections from Bruce Westerman, Bruce Maloch, and more. Turnout has been predicted to reach record numbers, as early voting lines have been reported as being lengthy in some places.

Emerson to open new facility in Ash Flat bringing in 245 new jobs Chelsea O’Kelly

Arkansas Economic Dev. Comm.

Emerson will open a new facility in Ash Flat, Ark., (Sharp County), where it plans to invest $35 million and create approximately 245 new jobs within four years.

“We greatly appreciate the support of Governor Hutchinson, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), the Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority, and the other local, state, and federal officials who helped to finalize plans for our new location in Ash Flat,” said Craig Sumner, president of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio in North America. “The new facility’s close proximity to our Memphis Distribution Center will allow for reduced lead times for shipping of products and materials, improvements in customer service and opportunities for growth while achieving operational excellence.”

The Arkansas facility will operate within the company’s “tools and home products” segment and will manufacture products for the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing industries.

“Since its inception more than 130 years ago, Emerson has developed a reputation as a company that combines innovation and a commitment to the communities where it operates,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said. “We

are pleased that company leadership has chosen Ash Flat as the site of its new facility, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

Emerson was founded in St. Louis in 1890 as a manufacturer of electric motors and fans. Over the past century, the company has grown from a regional manufacturer into a global technology and software solutions powerhouse.

“Emerson has built a legacy as a global leader renowned for its innovative solutions, and we are pleased that Ark. has become part of Emerson’s story,” Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston said.

“Thanks to the company’s investment and commitment to Ash Flat, as well as the overwhelming support of community partners such as the Northeast Arkansas Intermodal Authority, North Arkansas Electric, Ozarka College, FNBC Bank, and the White River Planning and Development District, we are one step closer to putting more Arkansans back to work.”

The project also received support from local, state, and federal partners such as the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), AEDC, the City of Ash Flat, and Sharp County.

“I am proud that DRA funds will play a part in enhancing public infrastructure to help create opportunities for new jobs in Sharp County,” said Delta Regional

Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Caldwell. “When state, local, and federal entities work with private industry partners, it results in a successful outcome for economic growth. Thanks to the leadership of Governor Hutchinson, hundreds of new skilled laborers will be trained and working in Arkansas.”

The company cited proximity to customers throughout North America and quality workforce among its reasons for locating in Ark. Ozarka College and Black River Technical College will both collaborate with the company to develop a workforce training program tailored to the company’s needs.

“We are excited that Emerson has selected Ash Flat for its newest manufacturing facility,” Sharp County Judge Gene Moore said.

“Our workforce in Sharp County will be a valuable resource as the company seeks quality, dependable people to continue its record of success.”

Ash Flat Mayor Larry Fowler said, “It is no surprise that a growing company like Emerson recognizes the quality of our workforce and the advantage of our central location. We are proud of our city and look forward to welcoming Emerson as the newest member of our business community.”

Construction is scheduled to begin this year.

Arkadelphia Chamber to host Trick or treat drive thru event MacKenzie Hall Dispatch Staff

The city of Arkadelphia and Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce have partnered together to host a free, drive-thru trick-ortreating event Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Local business and organizations will line Main St. to distribute candy on Halloween night to trick-or-treaters. Line up for the event will start at Rosehill Cemetery. Vehicles will then travel east on Main St. where treat distribution will begin on Ninth St. and end on Seventh.

Participants will stay in their vehicles as vendors pass out candy and treats.

Social distancing and CO-

VID-19 guidelines will be practiced. Passengers in vehicles are encouraged to wear masks. Vendors will be socially distanced, wearing masks, and using gloves to distribute candy.

You can expect to see and support several local businesses such as Simply You Boutique, Ludwig’s Bakery, Chrissy Bryant Photography and Southwest Auto Collection. Organizations include Henderson State Activities Board, Kiwanis of Clark County, Knights of Columbus and Park Hill Baptist Church.

Shelly Loe, Executive Vice President of Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce, says “Our community has always offered fantastic opportunities for kids and

families to enjoy Halloween and the start of the fall season. With limited events available in 2020 the city of Arkadelphia wanted to offer a safe activity that would allow us all to be together but with distance, masks and gloves.”

With the holidays quickly approaching, the Chamber of Commerce is also planning additional COVID-19 safe events for families.

Mark your calendars for the Christmas Open House on Nov.22. from 1- 5:30 p.m.

This event is for local retailers and restaurants to celebrate the shopping season.

“This is an annual event to showcase our local businesses and remind people to shop local for Christmas gifts before leaving town,”

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environmental issues Bruce Westerman U.S. Representative

If you’ve ever spent any time with me, you’ll know that I’m passionate about sound environmental policy.

As a licensed forester and lifelong resident of the Natural State, I believe we have an unchosen obligation to steward our resources well and leave the world in better condition than we found it.

Part of this responsibility means caring for forests, the backbone of our clean air, clean water and thriving wildlife habitats. This is why I introduced the Trillion Trees Act in the House of

Representatives last year, which would both plant 1 trillion trees globally by 2050 and incentivize the use of wood products as a renewable resource.

On Oct. 13, President Donald Trump delivered a big win to this project by establishing the United States interagency council of the Trillion Trees Initiative. This council will work with state, local and federal agencies to implement the Trillion Trees Initiative and sound forestry practices.

We need this cooperation across different branches of government to put us all on the same team.

Environmental issues

have become deeply political and divided, but they don’t need to be. Conservatives are the party of conservation, and we can used market-based ideas like the Trillion Trees Act to create achievable, immediate wins for our natural resources.

I’m proud to represent a state with a thriving forest products industry, and I hope we can continue being an example for the rest of the country on how to manage our resources in a way that simultaneously boosts the economy and allows them to flourish for generations to come.

Gov. Hutchinson on ballot issues and voting in COVID Asa Hutchinson AR Governor

LITTLE ROCK – Monday is the first day for early voting, and today I’d like to talk about what will be on the ballot.

At the top of the ballot, of course, are the names of those running for president.

You’ll also find the names of Arkansans who are running for the U.S. Congress and one statewide senate race.

Of course, this year you will have local legislative races, school board elections, county government candidates, and perhaps, local issues to decide. In other words, we need to do a little homework before we vote. But most importantly, we all need to vote.

On the statewide ballot, we have the chance to vote on three proposed amendments to the constitution that members of the 92nd General Assembly referred to voters.

Issue 1 asks voters to indefinitely extend a half-

cent sales tax that will be dedicated to the maintenance of roads, bridges, and highways. Voters approved the tax in 2012. Without voters’ approval to extend it, the tax will expire at the end of 2022.

Issue 2 restructures term limits for state legislators.

Current law limits legislators to sixteen years in the Senate, the House, or in combination. The proposed change would limit service to twelve consecutive years.

A former legislator would be able to serve again after a four-year break.

Issue 3 changes the way the citizens and legislators refer proposals to constitutional amendments for a statewide vote.

Since the founding of our nation, we have elected forty-five presidents. Since Arkansas became a state, we have elected forty-six governors. The freedom to vote and elect our leaders is a hard-won right and privilege that is unrivaled anywhere else in the world. At all levels of our nation – city, county,

state, and federal – the ballot box is an equalizer that gives every citizen a voice in governing.

Millions of Americans have written the history of our nation by participating in our elections. The voting booth links us to the past as we determine our future. I know that sometimes the lines are long, and voting can be inconvenient. As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, voting may be even more difficult. But don’t let that stop you from voting.

The leaders of Arkansas’s major political parties are united in their determination to ensure that every registered voter can safely and securely cast a ballot on November 3. Arkansans may not agree on everything, but I know we agree that every vote counts.

This year, you can vote by absentee ballot, you can do early voting starting Monday, October 19, or you can do it the traditional way by voting in person on Election Day.

Upcoming Events >>> <<< The Spring Hazardous Household Waste event that was scheduled for last Sat. was cancelled as a result of COVID-19 precautions. The Southwest Regional Solid Waste Management District will continue with the Fall Household Hazardous Waste event on Oct. 17.

The Southwest Regional Solid Waste Management District is the planning board that oversees solid waste management for Clark, Garland, and Hot Spring Counties. >>> <<< Garvan Gardens will be open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. The Chipmunk Cafe is open 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily.

Ongoing >>> <<< Alcoholics Anonymous hosts two meetings a week in Arkadelphia. The meetings are open to anyone interested in AA’s program of recovery. The Arkadelphia Group meets at 7 p.m. every Tues. in the Sturgis Building at North 9 and Caddo Streets. For more information on the Arkadelphia Group Meetings, call 870-403-3001. The U-Turn Group meets at 7 p.m. every Thurs. on the front, upper level of Park Hill Baptist Church, 3163 Hollywood Road. For information on that group’s meetings, call 870-2302975 or 870-260-9277. >>> <<< Now on display through the Arkadelphia Arts Center window is a colorful display of handmade quilts by several members of the Clark County Quilters Guild and a handmade reed basket by Regina Weiner. Several pieces are for sale. For more information about the Arkadelphia Arts Center and the Caddo River Art Guild find their pages on Facebook or visit CaddoRiverArtGuild.com or CCAHC.org. >>> <<< With Late ‘til 8, local businesses stay open to 8:00 pm so that customers can shop and also win door prizes! this is a monthly event that happens every first Thursday of every month. >>> <<< Al-Anon meetings, designed to help family and friends affected by alcohol, are held three days a week in the Arkadelphia area:

- Tues. at 7 p.m., Sturgis Building, corner of 9 and Caddo.

870-403-2019; Thurs. at 6:30 p.m., Park Hill Baptist Church.

870-403-2019; Fri. at noon, Clark County Library, 609 Caddo St.,

side door. 512-750-2292.

Gurdon Mayor Sherry Kelley on Halloween, pet shelter Sherry Kelley Gurdon Mayor

Gurdon is your Halloween destination. The Gurdon Forest Festival is this Halloween, Saturday October 31. The Monster Mash on Main trick or treat event is that night; Halloween.

You will see the downtown decorated for the occasion.

The Gurdon Light will be moving about on the trail with new signage. There’s food (lots of food), fun, shopping, costumes, candy and spookiness. Bring your Jeeps, there’s a rally and run. Lots of details next week. Check facebook Jeep

Rally of Gurdon and Gurdon Forest Festival for more information.

The Gurdon Forest Festival Pageant is Saturday, October 24, ages 0-18 years of age. Call Haley Neathery at 353-7044 to register and for information. Forest Festival booth information is available at 353-7880 with Heather Nolen. Jeep Rally on Halloween information is available by calling Michael Rhodes at 406-2140.

If you’re like me, you will want a t-shirt for the festival or the rally or the Gurdon Light. Heather can get you an official Forest Festival t-shirt at 353-7880. Rally and Gurdon Light shirts are available with Matt Rickets

at the Faith Family Fitness on HIghway 67/53 near Jim Vance Auto Body in the former Pizza Barn. Call Matt at 260-4526. He is hosting a downtown clean up this Saturday, October 17, from 8 a.m. to noon. Come on and volunteer and help Matt Ricketts and the City of Gurdon. Give him a call.

I am looking forward to walking some Gurdon Animal Shelter dogs with Coach Kay and Coach Beth and students on Wednesday. We have some smooth coated, well-behaved and house broken lady like dogs for adoption. Call me at 4061396 to meet them.

universities have revenue aside from state aid, mainly in the form of tuition, fees and donations.

Many state agencies receive federal funds in addition to the state dollars they receive in net general revenue. In total, Arkansas state agencies received about $9 billion in federal funding last fiscal year. The bulk of that total, more than $6 billion, went to the state Human Services Department for Medicaid, a health program for senior citizens, people with disabilities and low-income families.

Also, state agencies generate special revenues, which come from taxes collected for specific purposes.

The largest category is the motor fuels tax, which generates more than $870 million in special revenue for the Transportation Department to maintain and build highways.

The state earns interest from banks and financial institutions and has numerous miscellaneous sources of revenue, such as fees for hunting and fishing licenses, leases from oil and gas producers, and rentals of cabins in state parks.

In all, state government has a total operating budget of $33 billion, according to the most recent data from the Finance and Adminis-

tration Department.

In order to ensure that appropriations are spent properly, legislators and a team of accountants conduct audits on a year-round basis. They audit state agencies, school districts and institutions of higher education, and the results are reported to the Legislative Joint Audit Committee.

During regular sessions and fiscal sessions, the Joint Budget Committee review agency budgets and spending requests. During the interim between sessions, the Legislative Council and its subcommittees closely monitor state government spending to make sure that tax revenue is spent for the purposes set out in legislative appropriations.

Those subcommittees include the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Subcommittee, which monitors financial practices, and the Personnel Subcommittee, which oversees staff changes.

Legislative subcommittees have been created to specifically monitor Medicaid, prisons, the Transportation Department, the Game and Fish Commission, the State Police, lottery scholarships, the health insurance marketplace and the regulatory boards that license occupations.

Bruce Maloch on budgets Bruce Maloch AR Senator

LITTLE ROCK – The legislature has begun budget hearings, in preparation for the regular session that begins in January.

Setting spending levels for state agencies is the most time-consuming duty for legislators. It also is one of the most important duties of the legislature, even though it rarely generates a lot of publicity.

The budget work that begins in mid-October will be finalized in late March and early April of 2020, when the regular legislative session is expected to end. The budgets will set spending levels for state agencies for Fiscal Year 2022, which will begin on July 1, 2021.

Legislators have discretion over how to allocate about $5.6 billion in net general revenue. Its main sources are the state sales tax, the state individual income tax and the state corporate income tax.

In addition to state agencies, the legislature distributes aid to public schools and institutions of higher education.

Schools have other sources of revenue apart from state aid, chiefly the local property tax and some federal funds. Colleges and

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Getting the shot: tips for surviving the flu season RaeLynn Dinger Staff Writer

As we come into Flu Season, getting a flu shot is more important than ever.

With symptoms of the flu and Covid-19 overlapping, it’s better to buck up and take the shot and not have to worry about what symptoms match which ailment.

To help you figure out your symptoms, the CDC has put out a Frequently Asked Questions segment about the flu on their website.

What is the difference between the flu and COVID-19?

is that there’s a vaccine for the flu, as we all know! Since there is no available vaccine for Covid-19 just yet, the best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed.

Wearing a mask in public areas and using gloves or hand sanitizer definitely helps!

The similar symptoms between the two are fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle/body pain, and headaches. As for differences, Covid-19 also includes symptoms such as loss of taste or smell, nausea/vomiting, and diarrhea. To save yourself some trouble on trying to figure out if you’re sick with the flu or Covid later in the year, it’s best to get your flu shot so you can have more peace of mind later on.

washing your hands often, avoiding close contact, and wearing a mask. Now that we’re halfway into the eighth month of the pandemic, we’re all well aware of the guidelines put forth for our safety, but it doesn’t hurt to reiterate their importance!

Where can I get a flu shot?

How can I safely get a flu While both are contagious respiratory diseases, shot during they’re caused by different viruses. Covid-19 is caused by infection with the COVID-19 a new coronavirus (called SARS-CoV-2), while the flu pandemic? is caused by infection with influenza viruses. Covid-19 spreads more easily and can take longer to show symptoms. Another big difference

The CDC recommends practicing everyday preventive measures such as

Within our community, there are many places you can get your flu vaccine this year. You can set up an appointment with your primary care provider to receive one. In the event that you don’t have one, places like the Clark County Local Health Unit, Brookshire’s Pharmacy, Allcare Pharmacy, and Walmart will gladly assist you.

Given that the flu and Covid-19 will both spread this fall and winter, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself in any way you can.

Hospitals and clinics could be overwhelmed treating both patients with flu and patients with COVID-19, so do your part and get your flu shot!

Obituary Kaye Stanley, age 77, died peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2020.

She is survived by her only child, Kimberly Cain (Philip) serving as missionaries with the IMB in Niger Republic; grandchildren, Caroline Cain of Richmond, VA, and Caleb Cain of Richmond VA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Doyle and Helen Campbell, and her brother, Robert.

Kaye was a loving mother and grandmother, and a loyal friend. She was a former social work CNH support assistant at VA Puget Sound Health System. She retired, but enjoyed being busy and at the time of her death she was working as a library technical support assistant at Ouachita Baptist University.

As an Air Force kid she was born in Washington and moved around a lot growing up and lived in many different states but considered Murfreesboro, TN her home town. She is a graduate of Central High School and

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Kaye Stanley

Middle Tennessee State University.

Kaye enjoyed photography and could remember the birthday of everyone she knew. She taught GA’s and Acteens in church in Murfreesboro for many years and made 9 trips to Niger to visit her daughter and her family. She had a loving and generous spirit. She attended Third Street Baptist Church in Arkadelphia.

Her family is deeply saddened at the hole in their lives her death leaves. But they rejoice in knowing that

she was believer in Jesus Christ, they will be with her again one day. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the International Mission Board at Imb. org/give or to the OBU MK Scholarship Fund. Mail to Ouachita Baptist University, Development Office, OBU Box 3754, Arkadelphia, AR 71998.

Funeral service will be 7:00 PM Monday, October 19, 2020 at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. Family will greet friends one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Mounds Park Cemetery in New Madrid, MO. Online Guestbook: www. ruggleswilcox.com

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By Charles Apple | THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

Something to remember as we get closer to Election Day: Presidents aren’t elected on the basis of their overall vote total — “the popular vote” — but rather on the number of electoral votes they receive from the states. And in 48 states, the top vote-getter in that state gets all that state’s electoral votes.

17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

VICTORY MARGIN

1948 WINNER

HARRY TRUMAN

OPPONENTS

Thomas Dewey Strom Thurmond

1896 WINNER

WILLIAM McKINLEY

OPPONENT

William J. Bryan

2012 WINNER

BARACK OBAMA

OPPONENT

Mitt Romney

1916 WINNER

WOODROW WILSON

1892 WINNER

GROVER CLEVELAND

OPPONENT

Charles E. Hughes OPPONENTS

Benjamin Harrison James B. Weaver

2004 WINNER

GEORGE W. BUSH

OPPONENT

John Kerry

1976 WINNER

JIMMY CARTER

OPPONENT

Gerald R. Ford

1844 WINNER

JAMES K. POLK

1968 WINNER

RICHARD NIXON

OPPONENT

Henry Clay

OPPONENTS

Hubert Humphrey George Wallace

1884 WINNER

GROVER CLEVELAND

1960 WINNER

JOHN F. KENNEDY

OPPONENT

James G. Blaine OPPONENTS

Richard Nixon Harry F. Byrd

1880 WINNER

JAMES GARFIELD

OPPONENT

Winfield Hancock

2000 WINNER

GEORGE W. BUSH

OPPONENT

Al Gore

1888 WINNER

BENJAMIN HARRISON

OPPONENT

Grover Cleveland

2016 WINNER

DONALD TRUMP

OPPONENT

Hillary Clinton

1876 WINNER

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

1824 WINNER

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

OPPONENT

Samuel J. Tilden

OPPONENTS Andrew Jackson William H. Crawford Henry Clay

+4.5%

POPULAR VOTE

49.6% 45.1%

+4.3% +3.9%

51.1% 47.2%

+3.1%

49.2% 46.1% 46.0% 43.0%

+2.4% +2.1%

50.1% 48.0%

+1.1%

49.5% 48.1%

+0.7% +0.57% +0.17%

Truman

Dewey

Dewey

McKinley

43.4% 42.7%

Obama

Obama

Romney

Romney

Wilson

Wilson

Hughes

Hughes

Cleveland

Cleveland

Harrison

Harrison

49.72% 49.55%

Bush

Bush

Kerry

Kerry

Carter

Carter

Ford

Ford

Polk

Polk

176 332 206

Clay

Clay

Nixon

Nixon

Humphrey

Blaine Kennedy Nixon

Blaine

+35 +57

Thanks to public ill will in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Carter parlayed his status as an outsider into a win over a sitting president.

+65

Discontent in New York over the possible expansion of slavery into Texas probably cost Clay the election.

+110

With such a comfortable win in the electoral college, one might never know Nixon won the popular vote by less than 1 percent.

+37

Cleveland appears on this list three times. He won the presidency by capturing New York’s 36 electoral votes by just 1,047 votes.

219

+84

Kennedy defeated a sitting vice president by just 115,000 popular votes but won a clear majority in the electoral college.

214 155

+59

Garfield won the popular vote by only 2,000 votes but captured more electoral votes in the more populous northern states.

297 240

301 191

303

Byrd

-0.5%

47.9% 48.4%

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47.8% 48.6%

-2.1%

46.1% 48.2%

-3%

47.9% 50.9%

Hays

Hays

Tilden

Tilden

41.4% 30.9%

Jackson Adams

Garfield

Garfield

Hancock

Hancock

Bush

Bush

Gore

Gore

Harrison

Harrison

Cleveland

Cleveland

11.2% 13.0%

219 182

Nixon

48.32% 48.21%

Trump

Trump

Clinton

Clinton

+126

Obama, the incumbent, earned a narrow victory at the polls but won big in the electoral college.

Bush clinched re-election when he captured Ohio’s 20 electoral votes – despite the fact that exit polls there had shown Kerry in the lead.

286 251

Kennedy

15

Backed by big business against a populist candidate, McKinley carried every state north of Virginia and east of Missouri.

+132

105

Cleveland

+95

Cleveland put himself back into the White House in an election marked by growing agrarian and populist discontent.

277

46 Wallace

Cleveland

Experts expected a big win by Dewey, but a last-minute push by the incumbent put Truman back into the White House.

+23

145

Humphrey

+114

A win in California would have given Hughes an electoral victory over Wilson, the incumbent. But Wilson carried the state by a narrow margin.

277 254

170

+0.11%

-10.5%

271

22 Weaver

13.5%

48.85% 48.28%

303 189

McKinley Bryan

Here’s a look at the 17 closest presidential elections:

VICTORY MARGIN

39 Thurmond

Bryan

8.5%

50.7% 48.3%

ELECTORAL VOTE

Truman

2.4%

51.0% 46.7%

+3.0%

The upshot : Sometimes the overall vote is close but the electoral vote isn’t. Even more important: Five times in U.S. history — including in 2016 — the nation’s top vote-getter didn’t win the election.

271 266 233 168 304 227 185 184

Jackson 99 Adams 84 41 Crawford 37 Clay

+5

It took a month of recounts, court battles and, finally, intervention by the Supreme Court before Bush was granted Florida’s electoral votes.

+65

Incumbent president Cleveland won the popular vote by 100,000 votes but lost in the electoral vote. He would run again and win four years later.

+77

Clinton led in nearly every pre-election poll and in polls in most of the swing states but then lost Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan to Trump.

+1

An under-the-table deal between Democrats and Republicans traded the White House for the removal of federal troops from the South.

-15

Andrew Jackson, who placed first in both popular and electorial votes, was not pleased when the election was settled by the House of Representatives.

Sources: “Presidents: All You Need to Know” by Carter Smith, “The American President” by Kathryn Moore, “The Ballot Box: 10 Presidential Elections That Changed History” by Chris Barsanti, “Hats in the Ring” by Evan Cornog and Richard Whelan, Insidegov.com, USElectionAtlas.org

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Dealing with COVID as an On this week in Reddie Sports international student athlete

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Santiago Kearney of Ouachita Baptist’s Men’s Tennis is one of many international students that have been affected by COVID-19.

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COVID-19 turned the world on its head in midMarch, forcing a premature end to collegiate spring sports. For Ouachita men’s tennis’ Santiago Kearney, like so many other international athletes, it left him in America, a 19-hour flight away from his family in Argentina, without the sport he came here to play. “[The spring season being canceled] was kind of upsetting,” Kearney said.

“Personally, I was feeling sad… At that moment, COVID-19 wasn’t something we were paying attention to. We didn’t think it was going to be as huge as it is right now.

It was shocking.”

The cancellation of the 2020 spring season could not have come at a more inopportune time for the Tigers, who had won four straight dual matches and were on a big road trip in San Antonio when the bad news broke.

“We were doing pretty good,” Kearney said. “Winning matches. Getting confidence. We were about to play a D1 university. We were excited. But then coach (Craig Ward) called us and said ‘the season’s canceled.

We’ve got to go back to OBU.’ We were upset. Like, real upset. But still, we kept working hard. We just took it as another challenge.”

Although safety precautions prevented him from being able to return to Argentina, Kearney was able to make the most of his situation. Being away from his family is nothing new to him as a tennis player.

“I’m kind of used to being away from my family,” he said. “Of course, I love my family. I love my friends,

the city, everyone there. But tennis players are used to traveling alone a lot. It’s an individual sport. My family is not a wealthy family.

So everything I was doing back home, I was doing it by myself – taking buses, airplanes, whatever by myself.”

Thanks to the generosity of a former Tiger, the Bueno Aires native was able to gain some valuable playing experience in a couple of tournaments over the summer, including the ITA National Summer Championships in College Station, Texas, in August. Kearney stayed with Sam Wrinkle in Midlothian, Texas, where he was able to work on his game ahead of the tournament.

The ITA Summer Nationals pit the best players in all levels of collegiate tennis against each other, with entry based on players’ national rankings. Kearney breezed through the qualifying draw, winning by scores of 6-3, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0. In the main draw, the Ouachita Tiger took down Texas Tech’s Reed Collier, who finished the season as the Red Raiders’ No. 3 singles player. Kearney’s run ended in the next round as he dropped a pair of narrow sets to Oklahoma’s Welsh Hotard, one of the top recruits in the country.

“My confidence at the beginning was not that good,” Kearney said. “The first match, I wasn’t feeling good.

But as we started playing and I started hitting the ball, the nerves were starting to go away. I was like, ‘Dude, you’re here. You’re playing in the best tournament you could possibly play. Just enjoy it. Do your best.’ And it worked. I was proud. I wasn’t expecting to that well in that tournament.”

As the worldwide pandemic extended into the fall semester, Kearney was thrown another curveball.

He was exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, meaning that according to Ouachita’s guidelines, he had to quarantine for two weeks. As if balancing classwork and athletics as a student athlete weren’t difficult enough, he now had to do so while in isolation.

“It was fine,” Kearney said of quarantine. “We worked out. Made the best of it. I wasn’t able to practice tennis, but I was doing workouts by myself. We were able to run, just to get away from our rooms and just run around campus as long as people weren’t close to us. So I ran a lot. When I came back, I was playing really good. When you don’t play for a long time, you come back hungry. You come back ready to play.

So it actually was good, you could say.”

He said his two weeks of isolation had virtually no negative impact on his studies.

“The professors here are pretty nice,” Kearney said.

“They found a way to help us do it all online. At that time, we had the first exams, so we had exams by Zoom. The professors were emailing us regularly, asking how we were doing and if we needed anything. Everything worked out pretty good.”

Kearney and the Tigers are hopeful for a return to competition in the spring.

Whenever that day comes, they will attack it with the hunger of a team that hasn’t seen the court in too long a time.

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HSU Crushes ArkansasPine Bluff, 58-7 | Oct. 12, 1985 Behind 24 first quarter points and 370 rushing yards, Henderson State breezes past UAPB 58-7 in Arkadelphia. Five different players score rushing touchdowns for the Reddies in the win and Kenny Fells goes for 98 yards and two scores on the ground. Darrell Kominger intercepts two UAPB passes to lead the HSU defensive effort.

Second Half Shutout Carries HSU Over Southern Arkansas | Oct. 12, 1991 After falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter, Henderson State out-scores Southern Arkansas 34-3 over the final 45 minutes of game action and defeats SAU 34-13 in Magnolia, Arkansas. HSU scores 20 points in the sec-

ond quarter and holds the Muleriders scoreless in the second half. Quarterback Dexter Nelson rushes for 120 yards and a touchdown to lead the Reddies.

Reddies Outlast West Alabama on the Road | Oct. 12, 2002 Henderson state rushes for 393 yards and holds on late to defeat West Alabama 30-27 in Livingston, Alabama. Quarterback and future Hall of Honor inductee Blake Christenson carries 26 times for 211 yards and two scores to lead HSU in the win. HSU’s ball control offense holds possession for 23 minutes and 42 seconds in the second half to keep UWA’s explosive offense off the field.

Henderson Downs Arkansas Tech, 3-1 | Oct. 12, 2004 Knotted in a 1-1 tie, the Reddies win each of the final

two sets 30-20 and get the win over Arkansas Tech 3-1 in the Duke Wells Center.

HSU posts an attacking percentage of .316 in the fourth frame and is led by 50 assists from Carla Silveira, 17 kills from Britnee James and 28 digs from Nazaneen Rafiq.

Volleyball Rallies on the Road at SNU | Oct. 12, 2019 Trailing 2-1 in the match, the Reddies take the fourth set 25-21 and then capture a 19-17 win in a wild fifth frame to rally and defeat Southern Nazarene 3-2 on the road in Bethany, Oklahoma. Courtney Bolf finishes with 18 kills and 31 digs to lead Henderson State. Once down 10-7 in the fifth set, HSU staves off four matchpoints from the Crimson Storm before finally closing it out with a kill from Adrianna Hartmann.

High School football rankings Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week’s ranking: OVERALL Record Pts Prv 1. Bryant (22) 6-0 220 1 2. Bentonville 7-0 191 2 3. North Little Rock 6-0 170 3 4. Greenwood 7-0 140 4 5. Pulaski Academy 7-0 124 5 6. Conway 4-2 116 6 7. Cabot 5-1 82 7 8. Benton 5-2 53 9 9. Wynne 7-0 45 10 10. Lake Hamilton 6-0 36 8 Others receiving votes: Little Rock Christian 10, Newport 8, Joe T. Robinson 6, Bentonville West 3, Texarkana 3, Fort Smith Northside 1, Jonesboro 1, Little Rock Parkview 1.

CLASS 7A Record Pts Prv 1. Bryant (22) 6-0 110 1 2. Bentonville 7-0 81 2 3. North Little Rock 6-0 73 3

4. Conway 4-2 44 4 5. Cabot 5-1 22 5 Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS 6A Record Pts Prv 1. Greenwood (22) 7-0 110 1 2. Benton 5-2 80 3 3. Lake Hamilton 6-0 71 2 4. Jonesboro 4-2 30 NR 5. LR Parkview 4-1 28 5 Others receiving votes: Searcy 7, Sylvan Hills 4.

CLASS 5A Record Pts Prv 1. Pulaski Academy (22) 7-0 110 1 2. Wynne 7-0 83 2 3. LR Christian 5-1 60 3 4. Texarkana 4-0 35 4 5. Harrison 6-1 30 5 Others receiving votes: Morrilton 11, Camden Fairview 1.

CLASS 4A Record Pts Prv 1. Arkadelphia (9) 4-0 72 2

2. Shiloh Christian (9) 6-1 66 4 3. Nashville 4-2 55 1 4. Joe T. Robinson (2) 4-354 3 5. Rivercrest (1) 7-0 34 5 (tie) Stuttgart (1) 6-0 34 NR Others receiving votes: Ashdown 4, Central Arkansas Christian 3, Pocahontas 3, Elkins 2.

CLASS 3A Record Pts Prv 1. Harding Academy (15) 4-1 96 1 2. Newport (7) 8-0 80 2 3. Prescott 5-0 76 3 4. Hoxie 6-0 28 5 5. McGehee 5-0 20 4 Others receiving votes: Rison 11, Osceola 9, Booneville 4, Glen Rose 3, CLASS 2A Record Pts Prv 1. Fordyce (25) 7-0 110 1 2. Des Arc 7-0 76 2 3. Gurdon 5-1 66 3 4. Poyen 7-0 37 4 5. Junction City 3-2 32 5 Others receiving votes: Bigelow 7, Cross County 2.

Badgers football update Courtesy of MaxPreps

The Harmony Grove Cardinals football team (Benton, AR), was ripped 54-19 in Friday’s league challenge with the host Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR) The Badgers (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Ashdown (Ashdown, AR). The Panthers come into the 4A Region 7 challenge with a 6-1 record. In their last challenge, Ashdown trounced Nashville (Nashville, AR), 26-24, in a league challenge.

The Cardinals now sport

a 0-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Nashville for a 4A Region 7 challenge on Friday, October 23. Harmony Grove

will meet a Scrappers team coming off a 26-24 league loss to Ashdown (Ashdown, AR). The Scrappers record now stands at 4-2.