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(USPS156-140) Vol. 133, Number 4 DeWitt, AR 72042 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 75 cents
AROUND THE COUNTY By Terrye Seamon
Story and Photos on Page A8
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Best of DeWitt: Employer of the Year
DEWITT CHAMBER BANQUET
The DeWitt Chamber of Commerce “Best of DeWitt” Awards Banquet will be held January 29th at 6:30 pm at the DeWitt High School Cafeteria. The guest speaker will be Steve “Wildman” Wilson, who is the Public Affairs Coordinator with Arkansas Game & Fish. Tickets are $15 and available from Chamber members, local banks, and at the door. For more information contact Scarlett at PCCUA 946-3506 ext. 1620
E VANGELIST JAMIE COULTER COMING TO CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
Everyone is invited to join us at, The Church of The Living God. Location: Gander Street in Gillett, AR. Time and Date: January 24, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
TOWN MEETING ON LEAF BURNING
There will be a town meeting January 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center to discuss the issue of leaf burning.
ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH SPAGHETTI SUPPER
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church will hold its 54th Annual Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, January 24 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The supper is a drive-thru or dine-in affair. Tickets are $8 in advance or at the door.
41ST ANNUAL OYSTER SUPPER
The DeWitt-St. Charles American Legion is hosting their annual Oyster Supper on Friday, February 20, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Camp Doughboy. Tickets are $25. Contact any Legionnaire or Johnny Purdy at 830-7618 or Perry Simpson at 509-3262.
Best of DeWitt Employer of the Year Arkansas County Bank
Some things stand the test of time and become a permanent fixture in a town’s history, and when DeWitt comes to mind, Arkansas County Bank, the Best of DeWitt Employer of the Year, is one of those icons. Originally known as the First National Bank of DeWitt, the bank first opened its doors in 1912 on the Court Square where Gallery G is now located. It relocated to West Cross in 1962 and now offers services in DeWitt as well as Stuttgart and Lockesburg. “We are the oldest bank in Arkansas County, and in my opinion, we are the strongest,” Warren Jennings, Sr., Arkansas County Bank’s chairman of the board said. Jennings, who has been at the bank
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since 1969 and has served as a past president, said the bank is home to 57 employees, some of whom have been there for 40 plus years. Diane Greenhill, who is one of those 40-years-plus employees said, “I love my job and the people I work with. They are a great group of people to work with and for.” Pam Castaneda, who has been a member of the Arkansas County Bank family for 41 years, said the bank has seen a lot of changes through the years, from posting machines to debit cards and internet banking. Accounts were originally organized by names, and Castaneda recalls when the bank transitioned to referencing accounts by numbers in 1977.
Best of DeWitt: Employee of the Year
Some things are a perfect match and seem to be made for each other: peanut butter and jelly, Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers, Bogey and Bacall and this year’s Best of DeWitt Employee of the Year and the Best of DeWitt Employer of the Year, Flora Sisemore and Arkansas County Bank. Born on July 17, 1943, in St. Charles, Sisemore and her three sisters grew up on a rice farm in Point Deluce and attended a one-room schoolhouse. “She [Sisemore] learned to drive a tractor, chop and pick cotton, shovel rice levees and do all those other chores that you do on a farm,” Sisemore’s sister, Mary Snook, said. Due to the fact that she was ahead of her class, Snook said that Sisemore graduated high school at 16. Shortly thereafter, in June of 1961, Sisemore went to work for the First National Bank of DeWitt as an “errand girl” when the bank was still on the corner of the Court Square in the Gallery G building. Now, 54 years later, Sisemore still works for Arkansas County Bank but as a vice president and loan officer. Arkansas County Bank Chairman of the Best of DeWitt Employee of the Year Board Warren Jennings, Sr., described Sisemore as “exceptional” and “a first Flora Sisemore
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“Everybody’s a number now, but of course it is such a small town that we still know everybody by name. We pride ourselves on knowing our customers,” Castaneda said. Come and help celebrate this 103-yearold icon as it continues its second century of family-friendly service to Arkansas County residents at the DeWitt Chamber of Commerce’s Best of DeWitt Banquet. The banquet will be held January 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the DeWitt High School cafeteria, and the guest speaker will be Steve “Wildman” Wilson from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Tickets are $15 and are available at the banks, at PCCUA DeWitt Campus and from any DeWitt Chamber of Commerce member.
class person.” He went on to say, “She’s been there so long she knows everything. If she quits, I’ll close the bank.” Fellow long-time coworker Diane Greenhill had nothing but good things to say about working with Sisemore over the span of 40 years. “She’s good at what she does, and she’s a joy to work with,” Greenhill said. And Sisemore’s service to others does not stop at the bank. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1985, Sisemore and two of her sisters combined their lifetime of cooking experiences to further the MS cause and wrote a cookbook, “The Farmer’s Daughters.” The three sisters donated the proceeds from the sale of their book to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to help in the ongoing battle of finding a cure for the disease. Sisemore will be honored at the DeWitt Chamber of Commerce’s Best of DeWitt Banquet January 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the DeWitt High School cafeteria. The guest speaker will be Steve “Wildman” Wilson from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Tickets are $15 and are available at the banks, at PCCUA DeWitt Campus and from any DeWitt Chamber of Commerce member.
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Government DeWitt Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Arkansas County Quorum Court meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the DeWitt City Hall courtTuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the courthouse. room. Use the east door. Crocketts Bluff Volunteer Fire Department meets DeWitt Athletic Booster Club meets the first Monthe first Monday of February, April, June, August, day of each month in the DeWitt High School library October, and December at 7 p.m. at the fire station. at 5:30 p.m. DeWitt Band Parents Association meets the third You do not have to be a board member to attend. DeWitt Airport Commission meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the DeWitt High Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at DeWitt City School band room. 946-1055 DeWitt Chamber of Commerce meets the third Hall. DeWitt/Arkansas County Housing Authority Thursday of each month at noon at PCCUA ComBoard of Commissioners meets the third Monday of munity Room. The DeWitt Community Book Club meets the seceach month at 10 a.m. DeWitt City Council meets the second Monday of ond Monday of each month at PCCUA DeWitt campus at 5:30 p.m. Anyone who is interested in readeach month at 6 p.m. EW DeWitt Municipal Waterworks meets the second ing a variety of fiction and nonfiction and discussing books with other readers is welcome to attend. Monday of each month at 3 p.m. at the water office. ADILLAC DeWitt School Board meets the second Tuesday of DeWitt Hospital Auxiliary meets the second Tuesday of each month at noon at PCC-DeWitt. each month at 5:30 p.m. in the district office. Gillett City Council meets the second Tuesday of DeWitt Lions Club meets every Tuesday at noon at each month at 7 p.m. (November-March) or 7 :30 The Bull Pen. DeWitt Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at p.m. (April-October). osit. Current State, County, City Taxes included. Property taxes not included. W.A.C. See dealer for details. Offer ends 1-2-15. St. Charles City Council meets the second Tuesday noon at The Catfish Shack. 40 et 8 meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7 of each month at 7 p.m. in the St. Charles Museum. St. Charles Zoning Commission meets at 7 p.m. the p.m. at Doughboy. Gillett Civic Group meets the second Thursday first Thursday of each month at the St. Charles Fire The, rent State C o of each month in the community room at the Planters u Department. and Merchants Bank. The St. Charles Volunteer Fire Department meets the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the fire The Grand Prairie Historical Society meets the Down third Thursday in Jan., April, July and October. station at 610 Broadway. mo. Taxes Included The St. Charles Fire Department Auxiliary meets The Grand Prairie Quilt Society meets the second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Stuttgart 39 month 10,000 mile per year smartlease. MSRP $36,745.00 residual $20,944.65. the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Payments include current Arkansas State, County, City taxes. Property Taxes not Public Library. included. Security deposit waived, see dealer for details. Offer ends Feb. 2, 2015. fire station at 610 Broadway. The Grand Prairie Ruritan Club meets the third Club Meetings Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at The Willows 1700 N. Shackleford Rd. | Little Rock, AR American Legion and Auxiliary meets the first Restaurant. 501-224-2400 | Parker-Cadillac.com Thursday of each month at Camp Doughboy at 6:30 Masonic Lodge #157 meets the first and third Tuesp.m. ent Arkansas State, County, City Taxes included. $0 Down, w.a.c.. See Dealer for Details. Offer ends 1/5/2015. day of every month at 6:30 p.m. Arkansas County Diabetic Support Group meets Prairie Angels 4-H Club meets the fourth Monday the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Ar- of each month at 3:45 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church. kansas County Bank Community Room. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets each ThursCaring and Sharing Food Pantry is open the sec- day at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Gillett. Weigh-in ond and fourth Tuesday and Thursday of each month starts at 5:30 p.m.; meetings at 6 p.m. from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Court Square in De- Weight Watchers meets every Monday at Arkansas Witt. County Health Dept. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m. Unity Baptist Church Community Clothes Closet Ya-gotta-wanna Al-Anon Group provides support the second and fourth Tuesday and Thursday for anyone affected by someone else’s nsas is open State, Co drinking. Alof each month from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Anon meets 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays at the Delta Medicine Assist Program will be open Mon- Presbyterian Church, 120 W. 7th, Stuttgart, AR. day-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Baptist Medical Health Clinic in Stuttgart.
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Leaf Burning Still an Issue
By Terrye Seamon When another log is placed on a fire, the flames just burn a little higher and the fire grows a little brighter. The debate over a proposed leaf burning ban within city limits continued Monday night at the January meeting of the DeWitt City Council. Mary Carr and her daughter, Stacy Carr, first brought the request of banning leaf burning before the council last June due to the fact that Carr’s granddaughter suffers from severe life-threatening asthma. “I used to burn my leaves too, until two years ago,” Carr said. At the June meeting when Carr suggested the possibility of a burn ban, the council said they could not pass an ordinance banning the burning of leaves unless they were able to provide citizens with an alternative mode of leaf removal. Since then, the council has discussed the possibility of a burn ban, but they have not taken any legal action as of yet. At their November meeting, the council did make a recommendation supporting the mulching of leaves instead of burning of them and requested that citizens only burn their leaves two days a week. In the meantime, Carr and her daughter have taken steps to educate the public on the health hazards of leaf burning and the effects it has on everyone. At the end of the meeting Monday night, Carr discussed a letter she recently hand-delivered to Mayor Ralph Relyea and mailed to each council member notifying them that the Godfrey Thomas Foundation, Inc., had approved a donation in the sum of $24,000 for the city to purchase a leaf collector vacuum. This donation was contingent upon the city passing an ordinance banning leaf burning by February 27, 2015. “The city has been offered $24,000 to purchase a machine that the mayor has picked out that he says will handle the leaves in DeWitt. It has the capability to be stationary to mulch leaves that can be used for gardens, plants, and shrubbery later in the season,” Carr said. Residents of the city would still be responsible for raking their leaves to the curb, but the leaf collector, which would be hauled behind a truck, would then vacuum them up from the curb and blow them into a receptacle. They would then be transported to the recycling center where they would be recycled into mulch that residents could use later in the season for their gardens. “It sounded like a good idea to begin with, but the more we looked into it, it just keeps adding more cost to it. It is not economically feasible,” Relyea said. Other financial considerations cited by the mayor are the price of the container in which to blow the leaves, labor for additional staff and disposal and landfill fees. The mayor said the city could possibly store the leaves at the recycling center, once they are vacuumed, but disposal after that is “still a factor.” The leaves could legally be stored there up to a year, but after 12 months, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality would require the city to haul them off. According to the mayor, the cost of hauling off the leaves would be between $400 to $500 a load, and then the city would have to pay an additional landfill fee for permanent dumping and disposal. Another factor Mayor Relyea noted is the cost of extra staff to vacuum and remove the leaves. He said it would be a fulltime job at least for a month or month and a half in the fall and then again in the spring for at least three additional employees. “No more employees than we have, we can’t pull them off the garbage truck because of the mountain of leaves we have in DeWitt,” Relyea said. During the meeting Carr said she was asked about funding the cost of the equipment. “You [the mayor] asked me about getting the funds for this machine. I was asked about it,” Carr said. “I asked if it would be possible,” Relyea said. In a later interview, the mayor said, “I made the comment, ‘The City cannot afford this. The cheapest thing I have found is this [model]. If the Godfrey Thomas Foundation wants to help with it, that would help.’ ” He went on to say that he did not tell Carr that funding the leaf collector would be a deal maker. Carr also expressed some confusion as to why the letter about the donation was not originally addressed at the meeting. “I don’t know why it was not mentioned,” Carr said. “We are getting all of these mixed answers.” When asked why the letter was not addressed at the meeting, Mayor Relyea replied, “I had already promised some people that we would not make a decision until we had some input from other sides too. Apparently she [Carr] mailed a copy of the letter to all the council members, so they knew about it and none of them brought anything up about it. I think, if I am interpreting what I’m hearing from them correctly, the council wants to hear from all sides before they make a decision,” Relyea said. “There are several different sides to it.” And the citizens of DeWitt will have the chance to express all those different sides on the issue at a town meeting January 26 at the Community Center at 6:00 p.m. Carr said she is available and willing to speak to any organization about this issue and has already spoken to such groups as the Lions’ Club, the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. She said that interested parties can contact her and set up a time for her to share her information and research about the health hazards of burning leaves. “I feel like if most people knew the facts and understood what they are doing to their children, the elderly and people with health problems, such as COPD, they would really take a second look at the situation when making a decision about what to do with their leaves. They maybe could save a life,” Carr said. Other action taken by the council at the meeting was passing a motion to approve a Park Commission for DeWitt. The mayor also officially declared a vacancy on the council due to Craig Pinson leaving. The council went into executive session to discuss possible candidates to fill the position, but no action was taken at that time. During his State of DeWitt address, Mayor Relyea said, “The state of DeWitt is in a mess. Overall, we’ve been making some headway the last few years. We’ve got a little hitch in the outlook for the immediate future with the drop in sales tax revenue from Alco closing.”
Obituary Zeda Mae Eason Zeda Mae Eason was born May 17, 1931, and died at St. Vincent hospital in Little Rock, AR, on January 15, 2015. Zeda was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Ralph Eason, her parents; Glen and Ola (Ruffin) Branstetter; her brothers Marce and Garland Branstetter; and 2 granddaughters; Kondi and Karrisa Rowe. She is survived by her sister Wanda Ritter of Hot Springs, AR; children Linda Rowe, Rita Chastain (Jerry Huskey), Carroll (Kerry) Eason, Sandra (Tim) Whitton and Troy (Cynthia) Eason along with 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation and funeral services were held January 18, 2015, at Unity Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens by Essex Funeral Home.
Obituary JoAnn Shadwick Mrs. JoAnn Shadwick, 71, of DeWitt, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at DeWitt City Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her parents; David Russell and Lula Mae Sutton Russell, grandchild, DeShae Shadwick; and nine brothers and sisters. Mrs. Shadwick was born on May 21, 1943 in Cross County, Arkansas. She worked at Addison Shoe Company and retired from Belleville Shoe in DeWitt, Arkansas. JoAnn loved to paint, go bowling and throw horseshoes. “Nannie” loved spending time with her family. Survivors are her husband, Terry Shadwick of DeWitt; daughters, Susie Grammer and Ray of DeWitt; Karrie Smith and Chuck of Harrisburg; Shannon Herrington and Chris of Cabot; sons: Brandon Shadwick and Lisa of DeWitt; Terry Wayne Shandwick and Jill of Augusta; Dale Shadwick and Janie of Pine Bluff; brother, Pat Russell and Virginia of Hickory Ridge; sister, Ann Jones of Wynne; 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Visitation was held Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Kernodle Funeral Home from 12 PM until 2 PM, with funeral services following at 2 PM. Burial was in Harris Chapel Cemetery.
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Obituary Sammie E. McNair Sammie E. McNair, 84, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 12, 2015 at her home in Little Rock. Mrs. McNair is survived by her husband of 65 years, William “Bill” McNair. Mrs. McNair was born on August 20, 1930 in Palestine, Arkansas, the daughter of Clay and Ellie Kyzer. After many years of working at K-Mart, she retired to enjoy serving at her local church. Throughout the course of her Christian walk, Mrs. McNair served as a faithful follower in several capacities, including Sunday school teacher and VBS teacher, and received the Distinguished Service Award from the Nazarene World Mission Society. In addition to her husband, Bill, Mrs. McNair is survived by daughter, Rita Wolfe of DeWitt, her daughter, Hillary Wolfe and grandchildren, Melissa, Brooklyn and Collin Wolfe; and daughter, Connie (Jerry) Moser and her children, Christopher (Karen) Lutman and grandchildren, Zach and Abigail Lutman; and Angela (LaReem) Staggers and grandchildren, Madison Lutman-Bell, Tyson and Remi. Mrs. McNair is also survived by two brothers and two sisters: Charles (Frances) Kyzer of Heber Springs, Arlie (Curley) Kyzer of Atlanta, Texas, Robbie Wilhite of Heber Springs and Margaret Ann Jones of Coldwater, Mississippi; and numerous nephews and nieces. Visitation was held Friday, January 16 from 5-7 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). Services were held Saturday, January 17 at Friendly Chapel Church of the Nazarene at 1:00 p.m., officiated by Pastor Paul Holderfield, Jr. and Rev. Arlie Kyzer, followed by interment at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Alexander. If desired, in lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Friendly Chapel Kids Force, 116 S. Pine, No. Little Rock, AR 72114. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Shane Kimball and Fresenius Dialysis, Dr. Dean Kumpuris and Dr. Eleanor Kennedy, and to Baptist Hospice nurses, Betty and Cindy for their loving care throughout Mrs. McNair’s life. A special thanks and blessings to Arkansas Errand Services, Delois Jordan. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, (501)224-2200. Mrs. McNair’s online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
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A sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone for all the phone calls, cards, letters, text messages, flowers, memorials, food and other acts of kindness and sympathy during the shocking ordeal of the hospitalization and loss of our Sherida. Thank you to the doctors and nurses of St. Francis Critical Care Unit of I.C.U. for their valiant efforts; to Chaplain Julia McKenna, to the sympathetic and helpful people of Memphis Funeral Home; to Bro. Gary Griffis of New Church Memphis; to Bro. R.D. Edwards of McAdams Road Church, DeWitt; and all the ladies of the church for the delicious meal they prepared for the family; to all the people from A.S.I., Kroger, Fed Ex, and the University of Memphis who took time out of their busy lives to show support and sympathy. A special thanks to Patsey Nelson for being there and all her help, and to Stephen Harris for his support and good friends for all the hugs, sympathy, love and understanding. May we all be blessed with a healthy, happy 2015!
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Presley, Gunnell Engagement Paige Elizabeth Presley and John Denton Gunnell of DeWitt announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Paige is the daughter of Janet Presley of St. Joseph, Missouri and Jack Presley of Batesville. Paige is the granddaughter of Waunice Turman of Malden, Missouri. John Denton is the son of John Howard and Linda Gunnell. He is the grandson of Clarence and Dottie Gunnell and the late Bill Dupslaff and Darlene Dupslaff Leslie. Paige received her undergraduate degree in Mathmatics at Lyon College. In 2011, she graduated from Arkansas State University with a master’s degree in Gifted and Talented Curriculum. Paige is employed by DeWitt Public Schools. John Denton graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Kinesiology degree. He is currently employed by DeWitt Public Schools. The wedding ceremony will be held at First United Methodist Church in DeWitt on Saturday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. The reception will immediately follow at Buckshot Lodge in Gillett. All friends and family are invited to attend; only out of town invitations will be mailed.
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The Grand Prairie Quilt Society met for their quarterly Sit ‘n Sew on January 14 at the Stuttgart Public Library with 8 members present. Glenda opened the meeting with the thought for the day....”When life gives you scraps, make a quilt.” The December minutes and treasurer’s report were read and approved. Happy Birthday greetings were extended to Betty. Happy Birthday, Betty!! Old Business: Glenda announced that she had the two Quilts of Valor finished and ready to go to Little Rock. New Business: Time to pay dues in January. Please mail your check for the February Workshop weekend at Cook’s Lake to Glenda. Make it payable to the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation. Glenda handed out the fabric for the pillow cases for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. We will turn them in at the February meeting. Plans were completed for the Workshop Weekend on Feb 13-15 at Cook’s Lake. Everyone is looking forward to a good time. Don’t forget to bring your 5 small things
Ann and her quilted table topper
for the Round Robin game. You can also give a demo on a favorite quilt project. During Show and Share: Ann showed her quilted table topper; Shelley had a Kitty Cat paper pieced block; Glenda had sewn Xmas stockings for all of her family. She also is making Valentine name tags for the doors at the lodge for the Workshop Weekend. Everyone thought they were really cute. Sherrye showed her pieced and quilted Chental quilt. Several upcoming classes: Quilt workshop at the Plantation Agriculture Museum State Park at Scott on March 14. Also, a Mother’s Day Button Bracelet workshop on May 9. Call Lydia at 501-9611409 for more information and to register. Two quilt workshops at the Lower White River Museum State Park at Des Arc: String Quilt on March 28 and English Paper Piecing on June 13. Also, Beginner’s Crochet on February 21. Call 870-256-3711 for info and to register. Ann handed out an interesting brochure on the Randolph County Quilt Trail in Pocahontas, Arkansas. “Walk or drive Arkansas’ only
quilt trail, displaying 50 historic local quilts reproduced on outside walls of buildings in the downtown historic district.”...for more info call 870-892-0254. After the meeting, everyone got down to some serious sewing. It wasn’t long, though, before it was time for lunch. The members were glad to see Michele, who was able to come eat with us. Several sweet goodies made the round of the table and were enjoyed by all. Pretty soon the sewing machines were up and running again. Glenda cut out some pieces for her Maple Leaf quilt, Maeola showed off her embroidered Lace Skirt Lady pillow cases, Betty worked on her Dresden Star paper pieced blocks, Shelley sewed several pillow cases for Children›s hospital, Ann decided on her color placement for her next quilt, Marsha tried out a new four-patch Bowtie block, Sherrye started on a “Peanuts” book for her great-nephew. She also learned to make a Bowtie block. The next meeting will be February 11 at 9:30 at the Stuttgart Public Library. Come join us!
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EDUCATION NEWS
DeWitt School Board Meeting By Dawn Teer
The Board of Directors of the DeWitt School District met for its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in the Board Room of the Administration Building. The meeting was called to order by president Barry Joe Wilson. Others present were Vice-president Brad Koen, Secretary Shawanna Wansley, and Board Members Kenneth Graves, Johnny Lockley, Bruce Morgan and Drew Whiting, along with Superintendent Dr. Lynne Dardenne. Recognition of Boardsmanship Awards Drew Whiting was recognized for achieving a minimum of 25 hours of training. Johnny Lockley was recognized for achieving the platinum award for over 400 hours training. January is School board recognition month and the DeWitt School Board was recognized with
a Boardsmanship Award due to all members having met or exceeded twenty-five hours of training. Members received a certificate of appreciation for their service. Minutes of the December 9, 2014 were read and approved. The financial report was given and also approved. The board then heard a request from the football coaches to attend the Glazier Football Clinic in St. Louis February 27 - March 1, 2015. After discussion it was voted on and approved. The board then discussed several old business items including purchase of a school vehicle, and maintenance contract on the security cameras. Discussion was made to purchase a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse for use as a school vehicle. This was approved. The board then discussed the maintenance contract for the se-
curity cameras and voted to not purchase the contract. The board felt it was not cost efficient at this time to purchase the contract. In New Business, 2015 revisions to the master plan were discussed and approved. Discussion of needed facility updates will continue throughout the coming year. Dr. Dardenne read a letter from Rep. David Hillman regarding the broadband issues that are being faced within the district. She also reported on the outcome of bids that were requested from companies to provide internet service. Only one company responded to the request for bids. Lastly came discussion of hiring a construction project manager to oversee the upcoming construction of the new middle school. Several companies had came to present their ideas and plans in a meeting previously this month. The board narrowed it to three companies and then after more discussion of the pros and cons of each company they voted to award the job to Baldwin Shell construction. Now a contract will be finalized and they will meet with the company to begin planning a work schedule. Although no definite schedules have been made, the board is hoping for a summer 2016 completion. Look to the DeWitt Era Enterprise for more information as it becomes available.
that the “DeWitt School Board has earned the Outstanding Board Award for 2014-15 due to all members having earned at least 25 hours of board member training to receive the individual Outstanding Board Member award.” The members serving on the DeWitt School Board are: Barry Joe Wilson, President; Brad Koen, Vice-president; Shawanna Wansley, Secretary and Members Kenneth Graves, Johnny Lockley, Bruce Morgan, and Drew Whiting. As publicly elected school leaders, Arkansas school board members set policy for their respective
districts. Under state law, they are empowered to hire and evaluate the superintendent, oversee district finances, approve the budget, and determine the vision and mission of the district. School boards must also approve the curriculum and ensure the district maintains adequate facilities for teaching and learning. In addition to their board duties, state law requires Arkansas school board members to earn a minimum of six hours of professional development each year in areas related to their role and responsibilities.
UAM Announces Fall Fall 2014 Semester Chancellor’s Dean’s List and Dean’s Lists Announced MONTICELLO, AR — The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 127 students to the Chancellor’s List for the fall semester and another 320 students to the Dean’s List, according to Carol Dolberry, registrar. Selection to the Chancellor’s List requires a grade point average of 4.0 on at least 12 semester hours of course credit at the 1000-4000 level. The Dean’s List requires a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, also on at least 12 semester hours of course credit at the 1000-4000 level. FALL 2014 CHANCELLOR’S LIST DeWitt, AR
Chelsee L Brinton Bailey M Simpson Stuttgart, AR Clint W Blasengame Hillary E St. John Christopher L Pippin FALL 2014 DEAN’S LIST Almyra, AR Hunter D Cox DeWitt, AR Christopher M Greenway Lauren M Johnson Katie E Koen Kaley D Rader Dawson L Moser Stuttgart, AR Hannah N Murry Dustin G North
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The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has released the Dean’s List for the fall 2014 semester, according to Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and senior vice chancellor. Students with a 4.0 (straight-A) grade point average are marked with an asterisk. De Witt: Holly Bounds and *Alta Lockley.
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FAITH & RELIGION
A Bit of History for Our Government By William Wood Why the Marine hymn contains the verse, “To the Shores of Tripoli,” Muslim pirates of the past: Most Americans are unaware of the fact that over two hundred years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge! At the height of the eighteenth century, Muslim pirates were the terror of the Mediterranean and a large area of the North Atlantic. They attacked every ship in sight, and held the crews for exorbitant ransoms. Those taken hostage were subjected to barbaric treatment and wrote heart breaking letters home, begging their government and family members to pay whatever their Mohammedan captors demanded. These extortionists of the high seas represented the Islamic nations of Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco, and Algiers – collectively referred to as the Barbary Coast – and presented a dangerous and unprovoked threat to the new American Republic. Before the Revolutionary War, U.S. merchant ships had been under the protection of Great Britain. When the U.S. declared its independence and entered into war, the ships of the United States were protected by France, However, once the war was won, America had to protect its own fleets. Thus, the birth of the U.S. Navy. Beginning in 1784, seventeen years before he would become president, Thomas Jefferson became America’s Minister to France. That same year, the U.S. Congress sought to appease its Muslim adversaries by following in the footsteps of European nations who paid bribes to the Barbary States, rather than engaging them in war. In July of 1785, Algerian pirates captured American ships, and the Dye of Algiers demanded an unheard-of ransom of $60,000. It was a plain and simple case of extortion, and Thomas Jefferson was vehemently opposed to any further payments. Instead, he proposed to Congress the formation of a coalition of allied nations who together could force the Islamic states into peace. A disinterested Congress decided to pay the ransom. In 1786, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams met with Tripoli’s ambassador to Great Britain to ask by what right his nation attacked American ships and enslaved American citizens, and
why Muslims held so much hostility towards America, a nation with which they had had no previous contact. Two future presidents reported that Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja had answered that Islam “was founded on the Laws of their Prophet, that it was written in their Quran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as Prisoners, and that every Musselman (Muslim) who should be slain in Battle was sure to go to Paradise.” Despite this stunning admission of premeditated violence on nonMuslim nations, as well and the objections of many notable leaders, including George Washington, who warned that caving in was both wrong and would only further embolden the enemy, for the following fifteen years, the American government paid the Muslims millions of dollars for the safe passage of American ships or the return of American hostages. The payments in ransom and tribute amounted to over twenty percent of the United States government annual revenues in 1800. Jefferson was disgusted. Shortly after his being sworn in as the third President of the United States in 1801, the Pasha of Tripoli sent him a note demanding the immediate payment of $225,000 a year for every year forthcoming. That changed everything. Jefferson let the Pasha know, in no uncertain terms, what he could do with his demand. The Pasha responded by cutting down the flagpole at the American consulate and declared war or the United States. Tunis, Morocco, and Algiers immediately followed suit. Jefferson, until now, had been against America raising a naval force for anything beyond coastal defense, but having watched his nation be cowed by Islamic thugery for long enough, decided that it was finally time to meet force with force. He dispatched a squadron of frigates to the Mediterranean and taught the Muslim nations of the Barbary Coast a lesson he hoped they would never forget. Congress authorized Jefferson to empower U.S. ships to seize all vessels and goods of the Pasha of Tripoli and to “cause to be done all other acts of precaution or hostility as the
state of war would justify.” When Algiers and Tunis, who were both accustomed to American cowardice and acquiescence, saw the newly independent United States had both the will and the might to strike back, they quickly abandoned their allegiance to Tripoli. The war with Tripoli lasted for four more years, and raged up again in 1815. The bravery of the U.S. Marine Corps in these wars led to the line “to the shores of Tripoli” in the Marine Hymn, and they would forever be known as “leathernecks’ for the leather collars of their uniforms, designed to prevent their heads from being cut off the Muslim scimitars when boarding enemy ships. Islam, and what its Barbary followers justified doing in the name of their prophet and their God, disturbed Jefferson deeply. America had a tradition of religious tolerance, the fact that Jefferson, himself, had co-authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, but fundamentalist Islam was like no other religion the world had ever seen. A religion based on supremacism, whose holy book not only condoned but mandated violence against unbelievers was unacceptable to him. His greatest fear was that someday this brand of Islam would return and pose an even greater threat to the United States. This should bother every American. That Christians, Jews, and Hindus have been banned from serving on juries where Muslim defendants are being judged. Piggy banks and Porky Pig tissue dispensers have been banned from workplaces, because they offend Islamist sensibilities. Ice cream has been discontinued at certain Burger King locations because the picture on the wrapper looks similar to the Arabic script for Allah, public school are pulling pork from their menus, on and on in the newspapers. It’s death by a thousand cuts, or inch-by-inch as some refer to it, and most Americans have no idea that this battle is being waged every day across America. By not fighting back, by allowing groups to hide what is really happening, and not insisting that the Islamists leave our Christian religion alone. The United States is cutting its own throat with a politically correct knife, and helping to further the Islamists agenda. Sadly, it appears that today’s America would rather be politically correct than victorious.
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The Search for Authentic Faith By Tom Smith
“Jesus loves me, This I know, For the Bible tells me so.” Such was the answer renown Swiss reformed theologian, Karl Barth, gave one day when asked by a student what was the greatest theological he’d ever found. Although his response was part of the lyrics to the children’s song, “Jesus loves me,” its basis is found in John 3:16. And, dear Reader, in this day-and-age of rationalism, relativism, secularism, humanism and every other “ism” that decries God, the Bible, Christianity, etc., it’s important to not stray very far from that simple verse. In its first issue for the New Year on January 2, Newsweek magazine launched an attack on the Bible in an 8,500-word essay by veteran business and financial reporter, Kurt Eichenwald. The article, entitled “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin,” begins “They wave their Bibles at passersby, screaming their condemnation of homosexuals. They fall on their knees, worshipping at the base of granite monuments to the Ten Commandments while demanding prayer in school. They appeal to God to save America from their political opponents, mostly Democrats. . .” And, for the next several thousand words Eichenwald attacks the authenticity of the Bible, Christians, their intolerance and misguided application of Biblical truths, etc., in a most irresponsible way. In so doing, the author demonstrated his ignorance of Scripture and biased hostility toward Christians and their beliefs. To call every follower of Christ “God’s frauds, cafeteria Christians who pick and choose which Bible verses they heed with less care than they exercise in selecting side orders for lunch” is outrageous. He would not dare to do the same in an attack piece on Islam or Muhammad for fear of reprisal and being placed on some jihadist hit list. So, why Christianity? The answer is simple: because we who happen to believe John 3:16 and Jesus’ teachings on responding to our enemies in love seem easy prey to such “enlightened” individuals. They see our meekness as weakness and our refusal to retaliate as evidence of our lack of faith or courage. But, nothing could be further from the Truth. I must admit, while reading Eichenwald’s article, there were parts of it with which I agreed. It’s wrong to stand on street corners with placards calling homosexuals “fags” and waving one’s Bible at them. It’s wrong to burn an abortionist’s clinic or kill him even though he’s committing legalized murder. Likewise, I never got involved in the on-going debate between fundamentalists and liberalists because the only one who wins in such is the devil. Even though I firmly believe the Bible is God’s inspired Word, I never got embroiled in the controversy over whether or not it’s the “inerrant, infallible, inspired Word of God”— because those catch-words are so inflammatory and essentially litmus tests for orthodoxy by those who use them. And, such was exactly what Jesus condemned in the attitude and actions of the scribes and Pharisees in His day. Contrary to popular belief, God is not a Republican and the King James Version is not the only valid translation of Scripture (even though it’s the one I’ve always used). But, it’s easy to allow our personal views-and-values to become more important than Truth and our quest for an authentic Faith. For almost 55 years I’ve been a follower of Christ and for almost 47 years I’ve stood in the pulpit and preached God’s Word. I’ve sought to always live by the Truths I find in that Book and to not compromise when I’ve declared what’s right-and-wrong. But, in the process I’ve also realized I don’t have a corner market on God and Truth. And, I’ve also sought to govern everything by Christ’s Love, which Jesus said would identify me as one of His true disciples (John 13:35). Here’s hoping you, too, will cease focusing on others’ (or your own) doubts and differences and keep your eyes on Jesus, “the Author and Finisher of your Faith” (Hebrews 12:2). That way you’ll always have a “sureand-steadfast Anchor of the soul” (Heb. 6:18-19) when you don’t know who or what to believe. God bless you. (NOTE: If you’d like to contact Bro. Tom or receive his daily e-mail devotional, entitled “Morning Manna,” you can write him at P.O. Box 10614, Fort Smith, AR 72917 or e-mail him at pressingon@hotmail.com).
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COMMUNITY NEWS
PCCUA-Stuttgart CoHosting Eight Day Charleston/Savannah Tour This Spring The unique chance to visit historic Charleston and Savannah this spring is being provided through Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA)-Stuttgart. This eight-day tour will run from May 16-23 and is being hosted by Little Rock Tours and the Stuttgart Campus of PCCUA. There will be a pickup at 9:30 a.m. in Stuttgart on Saturday, May 16, and participants will return to Stuttgart on Saturday, May 23. Both cities offer a unique sense of place all their own with their fine dining, award-winning restaurants, rich history and natural beauty. Charleston is ranked number one on the Travel & Leisure and 2013 World’s Best Awards list of Top Cities in the USA and Canada. A highlight of the trip will be a tour of Biltmore Estate, the largest privately owned mansion in the U.S. The itinerary for the eight-day tour includes a motor coach ride to the colonial city of Savannah
and tour of all the highlights including points of interest surrounding the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil” and the filming of “Forrest Gump.” Spending three nights in Savannah will give participants plenty of time to tour historic buildings, mansions and churches and explore the city on their own. The tour of Charleston will include a visit to Boone Hall Plantation with all its beauty and southern heritage as well as a relaxing 30-minute narrated cruise to historic Fort Sumter and its museum. After two nights in Charleston, the group will travel to the Biltmore Estate, a chateauesque-styled mansion built by George Vanderbilt. The trip will also include overnight stays in two mystery cities. Trip prices include roundtrip motor coach transportation from Stuttgart, eight days, seven nights lodging (two mystery nights to & from, three nights in Savannah, and two
nights in Charleston), 10 meals (including three dinners & seven breakfasts), tours of Savannah and Charleston, narrated cruise to Fort Sumter, admission and tour of Biltmore, Boone Hall Plantation, Charleston Tea Plantation, Davenport Home, Andrew Low Home, all admissions, professional tour escort, and taxes. Prices are: $1,895.00 (single person occupancy); $1,475.00 (per person double occupancy); $1,375.00 (per person triple occupancy); and $1,275.00 (per person quad occupancy). To book the trip, please type in the following link: http://www.eventureamerica.com/conferences/ details.aspx?id=473. For questions or assistance during the booking process or to have the trip booked for you, call Tiffany Rogers at 870-6734201, ext. 1801, or email trogers@pccua.edu; or Bridget Nordberg at 870673-4201, ext. 1804, or email bnordberg@pccua. edu.
Saturday Night on The Corner Sat Nite on the Corner is being blessed. The fellowship hall is now newly renovated just waiting for you to come and be blessed. DR. David Bush comes to celebrate with us and add blessings to our place of gathering. Dr. David Bush has been with us before as the pastor of Lodge Corner United Methodist and guest speaker many times. First United Methodist Church received Dr. David Bush as their pastor.This blessing celebration is for all! Do you need a blessing for yourself? Do you need a blessing for your family
and community? Do you need your socks blessed off ? Come and bring everyone so they might receive their blessing during this gathering. Remember to be apart of the bigger picture! Be thankful as we help our community and families. Continue to support in our efforts 309s in Dewitt detention center by collecting toiletries and monetary donations will be accepted for the PET projects, ALS wonderland of AR, Dana’s House in DeWitt and PAWS in Prison of Arkansas. We are located half way between Stuttgart and
DeWitt on Hwy 165 in the bend of the road (across from the famous café, Rice Paddy Too). It is truly time to take a road trip. Come and gather with us in the time of fellowship and bring your group. Come hungry for food is provided. Everyone is welcomed to the worship experience and fellowship. We will have more to come on the second and fourth Saturday nights of each month. For more information you may also contact Rev. Mary Welch at 870-830-5727 or email strawbossmary@yahoo. com
Pesticide Applicator Training Scheduled for January 28 From Chuck Capps, County Extension Agent - Staff Chair The Arkansas County Extension Service has scheduled educational meetings to assist farmers in getting the training needed and latest production information for the 2015 cropping season. Pesticide Applicator Training – Tuesday, January 28 The Arkansas County Extension Service will hold three Pesticide Applicator Training meetings in the next few weeks, with different dates, locations and times so you may be able to attend the training of your choice. The first training will be held Wednesday, January 28 at Phillips Community College in DeWitt starting at 1:00 p.m. Additional training dates are: February 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Rice Research & Extension Center; and February 25, 1:00 p.m. at Phillips Community College, DeWitt. The
trainings will be for those needing re-certification as well as for those applying for a new license in order to purchase restricted use pesticides. Producers who need re-certification should receive a letter from the State Plant Board informing them of the requirement for re-certification before a 2014 license can be issued. Because of funding reductions by the EPA for the pesticide applicator training program, the Cooperative Extension Service must charge private applicators for certification training. The fee is $10 per person, payable at the door the day of the training. This certification registration fee is in addition to the price you pay the Arkansas State Plant Board for your license. Please remember that in most cases you will need the training only once ev-
ery 5 years. Please make your checks payable to: UA, Cooperative Extension Service, Arkansas County County Crop Production Meeting – February 5 The Annual Arkansas County Crop Production Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 5, at the Rice Research & Extension Center, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The program will conclude with a catfish lunch at noon. Additional program details will be provided prior to the meeting. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is an equal opportunity/ equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial
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Opportunity Employer. For additional information, please call our office at 870-946-3231 or 870673-2346.
Prairie Gems EHC Gets Motivated for 2015 Prairie Gems Extension Homemakers held their first meeting of 2015 on January 15 with 10 members present. The ladies enjoyed the program on “Motivation – It’s All Up to You” presented by Sandra Webb. She emphasized that no one can motivate anyone else. Each person has to motivate themselves. Tips for motivation include Choose to be happy; Leave your comfort zone – try new things; Don’t limit your thinking – avoid negative thoughts such as “I can’t do that”; Set goals – make sure they are specific, measur-
able, attainable, realistic, and tractable; Dream Big; and Finish what you start. In closing, the group read the poem “If You Think You Can.” Prior to the program Alta Lockley gave an inspirational reading and Shirley Jackson led in prayer. The business meeting was conducted by President Lockley. Discussion was held on planning a field trip to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to deliver the Teaching Dolls made by the club members. A tentative date of February 17 was chosen. A thank you card was read from Ana
Hollis for the going away gift presented to her. It was announced the EH Spring Board Meeting will be held February 2. Members enjoyed meeting and fellowshipping with LaTaaka Harvey, the new Family & Consumer Sciences agent, while enjoying delicious refreshments prepared by Beatrice Leder. Meeting closed with the Homemaker’s Prayer. The next meeting will be February 19 and hosted by Katie Young and Gladys Hearn. Vickie McLain will be in charge of the educational program.
Smart 911 We live in an era when privacy is difficult to maintain. Even things we want to remain hidden – bank accounts, Social Security numbers, where we store our valuables – are at risk because of emerging technologies and time-tested information-stealing tactics. At times, we even divulge things about ourselves, through social media perhaps, that someone could use for a nefarious reason. However, sharing some information with the right people can save lives. Smart911 is a program that allows Arkansans to create a profile that becomes available to emergency dispatchers should they call 911. The profile can include detailed information, such as what types of medications household members may take or where in the house young children may sleep, or simple contact information, such as who to track down in the event of an emergency. The profile does not include anything such as a Social Security number or any financial information. What you provide in your profile is only accessible if you call 911 and is then only available to emergency dispatch personnel, who have been trained in how to use the information which is only available for the duration of the call. Your information will not be
sold or used for any purpose other than responding to an emergency situation. How might this information be useful? Consider: • You have a history of heart ailments and are home alone when a sudden heart attack strikes. You call 911 but can’t muster the strength to tell the dispatcher what’s wrong. You drop the phone. If you had created a Smart911 profile that indicated your healthy history, first-responders would know about your heart issues and could prepare for that potential response immediately upon their arrival. • Your child is in the back yard playing with her cat, which sees a squirrel and runs across the street. You look out into the yard, but the child is gone. No one wants to think about a child abduction, and the chances that it will happen are small, but a Smart911 profile that includes a recent photo of your child would give emergency dispatchers the ability to send that photo to law enforcement agents in seconds. • You arrive home from the office holiday party. As you pull into the driveway, you see flames peeking out from the den window. Somehow, the house has caught fire. You jump out of your vehicle and grab your cell phone. You dial 911, but you live in a little valley
and your signal is weak. You can’t understand the dispatcher as she says she can’t understand what you are saying. The second floor is on fire now. I don’t understand how smart 911 helps in this situation. I think it is the next para but isn’t clear. By attaching your cell phone number to a Smart911 profile, you can give emergency dispatchers another way to identify who you are and where you might be. In this instance, with a cell call but no other information, an emergency dispatcher could use the Smart911 profile to get a home address and send a first-responder to that location. It’s easy for those of us who work in the emergency management field to support programs such as Smart911. Technologies available today can save precious time – time that can save lives – but technology is useful only if we use it. That’s why we at Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and local emergency managers across the state encourage you to learn more about Smart911 at www. Smart911.com. Create a profile. Provide as much or as little information as you wish. Know that your information will be secure and that it could save your life or the life of someone you love.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Lively Stone Church in Stuttgart hosted the Martin Luther King Celebration Monday, January 19th. The celebration started at noon with kickball for the kids
at Bryant Park, a parade at 4:00 p.m., and at 5:00 p.m. guest speaker Dr. Karen Mathis spoke to the crowd at the Holman School.
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DeWitt Dragons Basketball Games By Dawn Teer Scores from Mondays games against Carlisle - The Jr. girls lost 41-30. Taylor Mannis was the high scorer with 9. The 7th grade girls lost 21-2 to Carlisle, and the 7th grade boys lost 9-7 in a closely fought game. Last week’s Jr. boys lost against Dollarway 42-9.
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gether. Some of them have locked themselves By Dawn Teer up in their house and he’s trying to change this.” Back in the 1940’s the Stuttgart Municipal AirRoberts said, ”We have had 400 guys through port was built by the United States Army Air the program with a 100% success rate (preventForce for twin engine and glider training. At ing suicide).” the end of World War II, it was closed down Mariusz Klekotko, originally from Poland, is a and given to the City of Stuttgart to establish Sgt. in the Marine Corps who came to the states a municipal airport. This, however, is not the on a scholarship to a high school in Caldwell, end of the story of Stuttgart’s commitment to Idaho. He wanted to go to college here in the our servicemen. states and saw the military as a good way to purThis commitment continues with outfits like sue this. He was deployed in 2010 and injured Kings Bayou Outfitters. Brian Reeves, Tommy on Friday, August 13, 2010 by an IED. He was Welch, and Daniel Young have been involved in a vehicle that was hit by an IED. The other with A HERO (Heroes Enjoying Recreation passenger was more severely injured physically Outdoors) Foundation for three years. Reeves than Klekotko and was taken out by helicopter. had this to say about it, “I have known Joe for Klekotko’s injuries were internal not external. about 15 years and we are like brothers. Joe “I looked fine, but I wasn’t fine.” He said. He called me a few years ago about doing this and suffered with balance problems, hearing probit’s a small way for us to say thank you for what they give for us everyday. We are more than Phillip Clark, William Southwell, John Purser, and Marlusz Klekotko lems, lights were bright, and he developed some memory and attention issues. He stayed an adhappy to do this to give back.” This was Reeves ditional two weeks after the injury when, due to third year to be involved with veterans, the first a death in the family he was pulled out by the year was with a Wounded Warrior group, the Red Cross and then they (the marines) didn’t last two with A HERO. allow him to go back to Afghanistan. Because A visit to the A HERO website aherousa.com is of the death in the family,” I was not properly an eye-opening read. According to the website, screen after I completed the mission. I wasn’t current statistics reveal there are as many as 18 properly underlined as injured.” “I tumbled veteran suicides per day. This translates to 6,500 around for a couple years, and began to notice a year, or more than 50,000 of our bravest citiother problems I hadn’t noticed before so I conzens who have taken their own lives since 2003. tacted A HERO.” “The biggest thing I’ve seen For Captain Lee Stuckey, U.S. Marine Corps, with A HERO is that they don’t pamper you or this is unacceptable. After experiencing his own feel sorry for you, they treat you like a friend. It brain injury from an Improvised Explosive Deis pretty great.” Klekotko is stationed at Camp vice (IED), he was almost one of these statistics. Lejeune North Carolina along with William Stuckey realized that many other servicemen Southwell, a Sergeant in the Marines who was must have been dealing with these same issues. A-C Fish gives plaques to veterans also on this trip. “It’s pretty unique. I just met He set out to reach out to the servicemen and these guys a couple days ago and with them it woman who had suffered both physical and emotional injuries. He became a man on a mission. tracted him as well. In the beginning, Stuckey funded f e e l s like you are with one of your own.” Also according to their website, one of the goals of everything himself, but they got a board of directors When asked about how many repeat trip veterans they have, Wright tells the story of how he met one A HERO is to build a support system of like-minded and established a 501c:3. men as a support system to give the veterans a sense Crews said, “It has really come together over the last of them, Christian, who goes with them about once of camaraderie and family. They get together several two years and began to function as it should, for the a year to deer hunt. “I had loaned my truck to Lee times a year for deer hunts, turkey hunts, duck hunts, betterment of the veterans.” Crews laughs at how, “in once, he had killed a pig. When it came back, there and fishing trips. They have also taken veterans to the beginning we were just scrambling, ordering tick- was blood on the inside of the window and the word REDRUM. When my wife saw it, she said that better mixed martial arts fights and other sporting events. ets figuring out later how we would pay for them.” This reporter sat down after a morning duck hunt with Philip Clark, one of the heroes on this trip, is a Cor- not be hog blood. I told her no, it was human blood. several volunteers of A HERO and four of the service- poral in the Marine Corps, who had Stuckey as his This is because Christian, suffered some major injuries men that this is all done for. CO, became involved after he returned from a tour in so that when he puts pressure on the window with his Jeremy Wright, a civilian volunteer, who met Joe Rob- Afghanistan. I reached out to him (Stuckey) a couple fingertips, blood squirts out, so Christian had written erts through their respective businesses says, “I was months ago to get some advice about some things I that on the inside of the truck.” The friendships that brought in one weekend for a guys weekend and I re- had going on. He got me on the A HERO thing. It has are made through A HERO are just that comfortable ally liked it.” “Y’know people will tell you “I want to been a blast, getting to talk to some guys who are going and lasting. do this or that”, but it’s just words. Joe Roberts acted. through some of the same kinds of things. It was an Scotty McCarty of A-C Fish in Humphrey treated the He didn’t just talk a good talk. Joe really spear headed eventful day to get here but it has been worth it. I’ve soldiers to a fish and shrimp dinner on Tuesday night. getting us out here. If it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t be had a really good time, just meeting other guys.” Clark “I got involved through Brian Reeves and this is the here. It if wasn’t for Brian we wouldn’t be here either. is from Maryland and looks forward to other events third dinner we have done this for the guys. It is an honor to be able to give back a little to them for what This is our 2nd year here for a duck hunt. We hope the and being involved with A HERO. fine people of Stuttgart will keep having us back.” John Purser, an Army Staff Sgt. who had three tours in they have given to us.” Scotty and his wife Linda gave Roberts says he got involved with A HERO after being Afghanistan and one in Iraq. He got involved with A each of the soldiers a plaque in appreciation of their involved with another wounded warrior group that HERO through the VA. They linked him to Stuckey service. “It is a great organization and we are privididn’t seem to have their hearts in the right places. and he has been to other events with A HERO. He leged to be able to give a little bit back.” A HERO uses every dime raises for the veterans. No went on a trip to Waynoka, Ok where they shot at coy- The soldiers and volunteers wish to thank A HERO funds are used for administrative fees or salaries. 100% otes, hung out and went to a Titan mixed martial arts foundation, WK Upchurch Construction of Montof the monies go to events such as this for the veterans. fight. He lives in Idaho now and appreciates the work gomery, Alabama, Kings Bayou Outfitter, MM & R “We are hoping to get Lee Stuckey, the founder of A that Stuckey and the others involved with A HERO land leveling, for making this trip happen, A-C Fish HERO here next year for a hunt.” have done. “Just coming out and hanging out with for the great meal, and the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce for the t-shirts. Thomas Crews, an A HERO board member states that these guys, like minded people, is very good.” that’s one of the things that attracted him was that Purser said that “Stuckey is doing a lot to change the For more information on A HERO, go to their website 100% of the funds go to helping the veterans. suicide rate among veterans and form a good group aherousa.com or contact Joe Roberts at 334-391-2010. Wright said that the way the funds are distributed to of likeminded individuals to help folks deal with that, To find out how you can help here in Stuttgart, contact the events for veterans is one of the things that at- and get together and conversate and do fun things to- Brian Reeves at blrreeves@yahoo.com
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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ARKANSASCOUNTY ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BUSTER EVERETT CARR, DECEASEDPR-2014-68 ND NOTICE Last known address of Decedent: 516 W. Main, Almyra, AR 72003 Date of death: September 21, 2014 The undersigned was appointed Administratrix of the above-named Decedent’s Estate on January 14, 2015. All persons having claims against the Estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the Estate. Provided that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the Decedent shall also be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such Estate. This Notice first published the 22nd day of JANUARY 20 15. BOYD & BUIE SABRINA L. COOPER Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 212 308 Court Square Almyra, AR 72003 DeWitt, Arkansas 72042 ATTORNEYS FOR ESTATE ADMINISTRATRIX Adv. 4-2tfc
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS SOUTHERN DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELLA MARIE CASE FLOYD, deceased CASE NO. PR-2014-059 SD NOTICE Last known address of decedent: 521 E. First Street, DeWitt, AR 72042. Date of Death: May 10, 2012. An instrument dated the 8th day of September, 2011 was admitted to probate as the Last Will and Testament of the above named decedent and the undersigned have been appointed Co-Executors thereunder. A contest of the probate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall also be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate. This notice first published the 22nd day of January, 2015. MELVIN CASE MARVIN CASE Co-Executors c/o Dennis R. Molock Attorney for the Estate 300 W. 3rd / P. O. Box 92 Stuttgart, AR 72160 Adv. 3-2tfc
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS SOUTHERN DISTRICT - PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NORA WATSON, DECEASED CASE NO. PR2014-61 SD NOTICE Last known address of Decedent: 150 Watson Fisher Road, DeWitt, AR 72042 Date of death: August 12, 2014 An instrument dated April 12, 2007, was on the 26th day of November, 2014, admitted to probate as the Last Will of the above named Decedent and the undersigned has been appointed Executor thereunder. Contest of the probate of the will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law. All persons having claims against the Estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the Estate. However, claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the Decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the Estate. This Notice first published the 15th day of JANUARY, 2014. BOYD & BUIE SUE HORTON NOBLE Attorneys at Law 613 Burrow Street 308 Court Square Morrilton, AR 72110 DeWitt, AR 72042 EXECUTRIX ATTORNEYS FOR ESTATE Adv. 3-2tfc
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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION FOSTER GRAHAM PLAINTIFF VS. CASE NO. DR-2014-49 SD NATASHA BROWN DEFENDANT WARNING ORDER You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff, Foster Graham, whose attorney is Rufus T. Buie, III, and whose attorney’s address is 308 Court Square, DeWitt, Arkansas 72042, has filed an Amended
Complaint herein against you. A copy of such Amended Complaint will be delivered to you or to your attorney upon request. You are also warned that you must appear and defend by filing your answer, or motion under Rule 12 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure, with the Clerk of this Court within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this Warning Order; and your failure to do so may result in an entry of judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint or otherwise bar you from
answering or asserting any defense that you may have. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Clerk of the Court on this 6th day of JANUARY 2015. This Notice first published in the DeWitt Era-Enterprise on the 15th day of JANUARY 2015. SARAH MERCHANT, ARKANSAS COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK By: Alyssa Mannis, D.C. Adv. 3-1tfc
Army Pvt. Amond C. Murry Graduates Army Pvt. Amond C. Murry has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and
bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values.
Murry is the son of Lakeysha D. Delancey, Eddie L. Murry and Shirley A. Murry, all of Stuttgart, Ark. He is a 2014 graduate of Stuttgart High School, Stuttgart, Ark.
Blessed Departure By Pastor Steve Ellison We often get the idea that the disciples and other first century Jews had a great advantage over us today; they got to walk and talk with Jesus while He was here on earth in the flesh. However, Jesus contradicts that thought in the great final teaching discourse He delivered to the disciples on the night before His crucifixion. Jesus plainly taught His disciples that they would be much better off when He left them physically. In John 14:12, Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” (NASU) Jesus went on to say in John 14:16-17, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.” (NASU) Jesus was letting His disciples know that even though He would not continue to be physically with them, the Holy Spirit would be with them forever. Furthermore, shockingly, the Holy Spirit would be in them.
Jesus continued, “These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” (John 14:25-26 NASU) Thus, while Jesus was with them physically, He was teaching them and they would forget much. However, the Holy Spirit would be in them continuing to teach them while at the same time causing them to remember what Jesus had already taught them. A few paragraphs later, Jesus further explained how it would be possible for the disciples to do these greater works mentioned in John 14:12. Jesus said, “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.” (John 16:5-7 NASU) It is a beautiful truth but still difficult to understand. Jesus departure from earth would be gain for the disciples. Their relationship
with Him had been an intimate one. They had known Him personally, walked with Him, talked with Him, ate with Him, etc. However, that relationship was destined to become infinitely more intimate. The Holy Spirit taking up residence inside each disciple is a very difficult thing to believe and impossible to understand. No longer would they go to a place (the Temple) where God dwelt; from Pentecost forward God would dwell in them. God, in the flesh, walking alongside a person is clear and easy to understand. God, in spirit form, abiding in a person is not so easy to understand. God in the flesh giving verbal instruction is easy to understand. God in spirit form communicating with us in the depths of our own spirit is mysterious and beautiful. It must be known by experience. This is walking by faith. This seems to be a great weakness in the 21st century, American church. We have failed to understand what a responsibility and privilege we have in the Holy Spirit living within us. This is the secret to enjoying God’s presence and fulfilling our mission. .……...pastorsteve8800@ gmail.com
A Thought By Michael P. Daniel Dr. King was not only a leader of the Civil Rights movement; he was a voice of conscience for this nation’s Christians many of whom were largely unwilling to hear what he had to say because he was a black man. Indefensible, of course, but largely true. As the religious leaders of Alabama suggested to Dr. King and the Movement through a newspaper ad (and which prompted Dr. King’s now-famous “Letter from the Birmingham jail”), things were just fine in Alabama and “outside agitators” were only stirring the pot. This many years later, however, it is clear things were not fine. This many years later great strides have been made for Civil Rights though it should be noted there is much more to be done. Yet while we cannot deny the reality of racism which still exists in many segments of our society, we also should not deny that Dr. King’s burning ques-
tion is one that transcends race and should be at the forefront of any discussion held at any church across the land – because the question is not strictly about race or race relations. It is very much a question Jesus would be asking, it is the question posed today by the Holy Spirit, and it is (as Jesus and the epistle writers maintained) the essence of the Divine Law in which the people of The Lord are commanded to “love your neighbor as yourself ”. Churches do and must have discussions about resources, paying the bills, etc., but The Church (as the Body of Christ) must be thinking more directly toward responsible “stewardship” of available resources primarily for the sake of “others”. Rather than to consider ourselves our own primary audience, The Church must always consider why The Church was called forth in the first place. It
was not for self-aggrandizement, it was not for self-satisfaction or internal entertainment, and it was not strictly so we could have a place to gather each Sunday. If The Church is not asking itself this question before every committee meeting, before every prayer meeting, before every worship service, before every gathering in the name of Messiah; then The Church is denying itself, its mission, its holy task. It isn’t about give-away programs; it goes much deeper and requires more thought, more prayer, more introspection, and more personal involvement. But if we members go to any of these functions of The Church only with the idea that The Church somehow owes us something, we are not being biblically honest. Shall we go about The Lord’s business? I think we must if we claim to “love” The Lord. Come soon, Lord Jesus!
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RAK: Mrs. Chasity Chastain’s Writing Class By Dawn Teer
ple.” Makayla Counce It becomes obvious by reading what the children thought that it made a good impression on them. In today’s society we see all too many stories about bad things that happen at school and it is refreshing to see something so
very good coming out of a school. According to Julie Amstutz, Principal of DeWitt elementary,”I don’t often single out a teacher but Chasity Chastains’ 4th grade writing classes are an exception.I am being complimented by the commu-
nity daily because of the positive impact this learning assignment is having on the communities.” Hopefully, these 4th graders will continue remembering the lessons they learned in this writing class as they grow into adults.
By Terrye Seamon A vision can become a reality when people start working together to make it happen. The focus group for the Mesa beautification plan for DeWitt met January 5 at PCCUA in DeWitt to do just that. The project, which started in 2013, is a joint collaboration between businesses, interested citizens, and alt.Consulting to enhance the tourism and future economic development of DeWitt. Mark Robertson, an architectural engineer and consultant for Mesa, a landscape architectural planning and sustainable building consulting company, drew up plans for the beautification and development of the city. Anne Owen, a graduate student at the Clinton School of Public Service, also developed a tourism and economic development plan for the
area. “Together the two of them were put into a visioning plan [for the city],” Mayor Ralph Relyea said. The purpose of the meeting was to review the plans drawn up by Robertson and to prioritize and start coordinating projects. The first of which will focus on the city’s park. According to the mayor, the entire project, which includes an RV park, bird sanctuary and aquatic center, will take approximately twenty years to complete from start to finish. He went on to say that people should start seeing progress in three to five years though. “It’s nothing that’s going to happen overnight. It is a long-term project, but it gets something in place to start some development,” Relyea said.
Although the cost of funding this project comes from the DIDC, the Chamber of Commerce, and private donations, the DeWitt City Council passed a resolution supporting this project at their meeting January 12. The mayor said the council’s support will help when it comes time to apply for grants at various stages along the way. “It gives us an overall plan, which is a vital part of obtaining grants,” Relyea said. The city council also passed an ordinance at the same meeting organizing a park commission which will help in the implementation of this plan. The next meeting will be February 23 at 5:30 p.m. at PCCUA DeWitt Campus. Anyone who is interested in the future development of DeWitt is invited to attend.
Focus Group for City Development Meets
Chasity Chastain’s fourth grade writing class has learned a life lesson that many adults haven’t learned. That it is better to give than receive. Last November, they did a thankful project. That project bloomed much bigger than Mrs. Chastain or her students thought it would when they began. The assignment was to think of one person they were thankful for and write a letter to that person. Then, they invited these people to lunch at the school and they read their letters to them. Out of the 80 special people, only 10 were unable to attend. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place when they were finished. Because one of Chasity Chastain’s goals is to teach her students to have character and the response of the letters was so great, from the students, parents and the community, she decided to have the students do random acts of kindness. The students sent Christmas cards to the nursing home residents, get well cards to those in the DeWitt hospital, they sent cards to children in Arkansas Children’s Hospital, they collected pennies for the DeWitt animal shelter to help the kindergartners who started the project, they wrote letters to former teachers telling them how they had effected their lives, collected canned goods for the food bank, they sent letters to a terminally ill girl in Utah, and they
made door hangers and sent them to the residents at the Veteran’s Hospital. This reporter went to Mrs. Chastain’s homeroom class and talked with Mrs. Chastain and also the students. The students then wrote a sentence or two about how they felt about what they did in December. Below are their quotes: “Everything we write comes from the heart and I love everybody I write to and about. It comes from the heart. This is my fact.” Nathan Irish “I really, really, enjoyed doing the random acts if kindness. It is better to give than receive. I also thought it was good to do it for Addie because it could have been her last day. Amen.” Olivia James “We do acts of kindness because we are trying to be nice to people that are ill and people that do not get anything.” Thank you. Olivia Franks “It’s better to give than receive.” Emani Knox “We did acts of kindness to make people happy over Christmas.” Case Davis “I was touched when we wrote cards to give to Addie because that could of been her last day. I am very thankful.” Shannon Perkins “Random acts of kindness are an inspiration to many people and I love them very much. It is better to give than receive.” Kylie Carson “I feel happy about it because some people don’t
get a lot of stuff like we do and they need to know they are as special as we are!” Madison McCarty “I think it is better to give than receive because some people do not have Christmas and I bet that Addie was very proud about all the cards.” Gabriel Vega “It’s better to give than to receive because it is not just about ourselves it is about other people too! It’s about making other people happy!” Millie Dondanville “I really put my heart into it better than I ever had. I can imagine people liking that. We all really loved writing to people because everybody had a smile on their face. My favorite one was to the veterans. You made me want to do it more. It is always better to forget about yourself and think about others more.” Love, Cason Williams “I think it is better to give than receive. I think it is also good to make people feel good.” Drake Womack “It’s important to help people have a good, happy, wonderful Christmas. I am very happy we did the random acts of kindness.” MacKenzie West “It’s better to give than receive, and to think about other people instead of you.” William Moss “I like writing about pennies for puppies. The homeless puppies need food to live.” Faith Rowland “I felt good about doing kind things for good peo-
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COMMUNITY NEWS Gillett News Blood Donation Opportunities By Darla Grantham LEISURE CLUB HOLDS JANUARY MEETING The Leisure Club met in the Adult Sunday School room of the Gillett United Methodist Church on Tuesday, January 13, with eight present. The meeting began with a short devotional, read by Rose Ella Smith, based on Proverbs 6:6-8 about procrastination, reminding us that even though we humans put things off, God doesn’t; he’s always present and on time. After several games of “dirty Bingo” with prizes being swapped back and forth amid much hilarity, Thelma Connelly finally won the Mystery Prize, a Chia pet Uncle Si. The group also enjoyed visiting while Dorothy Connelly, hostess, prepared the refreshments. The February meeting will be Tuesday, February 10, at 2 p.m. in the Adult Sunday School room of the Gillett United Methodist Church. Please come join us and enjoy the fellowship.
Red Cross calls for blood donors as unique as the patients they help
In honor of Black History Month this February, and in the spirit of Dr. Charles Drew, an AfricanAmerican surgeon who was the first medical director of the American Red Cross and a modern blood-banking pioneer, eligible donors as diverse as the patients who need their blood donations are encouraged to give blood to ensure a sufficient blood supply. Blood from a donor with a similar ethnic background as that of the patient is less likely to cause complications, particularly for those patients whose chronic conditions require repeated transfusions. Sickle cell disease is one
such chronic condition affecting as many as 100,000 people in the United States. Prior to transfusion, blood type and Rh factor are matched between donated blood and the patient in need. In some cases, additional red cell markers in donated blood must be matched, as well. These markers are best found in blood from donors of a similar ethnicity. With seasonal flu and inclement winter weather preventing many regular donors from giving, the Red Cross urges healthy, eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood in the coming days
and weeks. All blood types are currently needed to help maintain a diverse and sufficient blood supply, especially types O negative, A negative and B negative. To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Upcoming blood donation opportunities Arkansas County Feb. 12 from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., DeWitt High School, 1614 South Grandview Drive in DeWitt
Arkansas Background for Covering 2015 Tax Season In preparation for the 2015 tax filing season, which officially begins next week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released today a fact sheet detailing information Arkansas tax filers need to know as they prepare to file their federal returns. This tax season marks the first time individuals and families in Arkansas will be asked to provide basic information regarding their health insurance on their tax returns. Consumers will have questions about this new process and the Administration is committed to providing the information and tools tax filers need to understand the new requirements. In the coming weeks, the administration will continue to provide additional resources to help consumers prepare for tax filing season, including online tools to help individuals connect with local tax preparation services and determine if they are eligible for an exemption. For more information about this effort – or to request an interview with an official from the Department of Health and Human Services, contact press@ cms.hhs.gov or call 202-690-6145. FACT SHEET: Health Coverage and Federal Income Taxes The 2015 tax season is the first time individuals and families will be asked for some basic information regarding their health insurance on their tax returns. While the vast majority of tax filers – over three quarters – will just need to check a box on their tax return indicating they had health coverage for all of 2014, people who purchased coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces, or decided not to enroll in coverage, should be aware of the additional steps that will be a part of the tax filing process starting this year. Consumers will have questions about this new process and the Administra-
tion is committed to providing the information and tools tax filers need to understand the new requirements. Individuals and families with nonmarketplace coverage for all of 2014. Most tax filers – over three quarters – will just need to check a box on their tax return to indicate that they had coverage all year. These people met the Minimum Essential Coverage requirement, which means that they had the basic health coverage necessary to meet the Affordable Care Act’s standards. These individuals and families will not receive any new forms in the mail and they will not be required to fill out new forms when they file their 2014 income tax returns. What consumers need to know: When you file your tax return, you’ll need to check a box to indicate that you and your family had health insurance for all of 2014. Types of health coverage necessary to meet the Affordable Care Act’s standards (Minimum Essential Coverage) include: Most job-based plans, including retiree plans and COBRA coverage Medicare Part A or Part C Medicaid The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Most individual health plans you bought outside the Marketplace, including “grandfathered” plans. (Not all plans sold outside the Marketplace qualify as minimum essential coverage.) If you’re under 26, coverage under a parent’s plan It’s important to note that filing electronically is the easiest way to file a complete and accurate tax return. Last year, approximately 85 percent of taxpayers e-filed. Electronic Filing options include free Volunteer Assistance, IRS Free File and professional assistance. Resources available to help:
Learn more about taxes if you had 2014 health coverage from another source IRS Resource Guide: Health Care Law: What’s New for Individuals & Families Individuals and families who had a health plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2014. Last year millions of people purchased quality, affordable coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, and most benefitted from a tax credit to lower the cost of their monthly premium. Now that tax season is here, individuals and families enrolled in a health plan through the Marketplace will need to provide some basic information about their health insurance when they file their taxes. All Marketplace consumers will receive a new statement – called a Form 1095-A – that includes all the information they need about their coverage to file their return. What consumers need to know: You will receive Form 1095-A in the mail from the Marketplace by early February. In most states, you can also download a copy of your statement through your Marketplace account starting in late January or early February. It’s very important to wait for your Form 1095-A to arrive before you file your taxes. If you haven’t received a Form 1095-A by early February, you should contact the Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596. TTY users should call 1-855-889-4325. When you get your Form 1095-A, you should check the information on your form - such as the number of people in your household – for accuracy. If you find an error on your Form 1095A, you should call the Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596 to find out how to get a corrected form. You should keep your Form 1095-A with your other important tax information, like your W-2.
If a tax credit lowered your monthly premiums for health insurance in 2014, you will use your Form 1095-A to input some basic information when you file your taxes. When you signed up for health insurance, you had to estimate your income for 2014. Your estimated income determined the size of your tax credit. Now that tax time is here, you need to compare your estimated income with your actual income – and this could impact the final amount of your tax credit. If your income or household size changed throughout the year, it could impact the final amount of your tax credit. You may see a smaller refund or owe money back if you underestimated your income. You may also get a bigger refund if you overestimated you income. If you owe money back, there are several repayment options available. For example, if you are unable to pay immediately, you may be eligible for a payment plan or an installment agreement. If you did not receive a tax credit to lower your monthly premiums in the Marketplace, you can visit HealthCare. gov/taxes/tools/ to get information you’ll need to enter into your tax forms to see if you might qualify. If your Marketplace coverage started partway through 2014 and you were uninsured earlier in the year, or if you were uninsured for only a short period of time during the year, you may be eligible for an exemption from the requirement to have health coverage. You can claim the exemption on your tax return when you file. The process is fast and easy. You’ll simply select the exemption that applies to you and enter the corresponding code.
5 Myths About Losing Weight This Year M.D. Breaks Down Why It’s Not Your Fault More than a third of adults in the United States, 35.1 percent, are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Nearly 70 percent are at least overweight, and obesity in adolescents has quadrupled in the past three decades. “Despite all the attention, an unhealthy amount of body fat remains an insidious problem,” says Dr. Eleazar Kadile, who specializes in treating patients with obesity and associated chronic disease. “Most of us know we’re facing a national health crisis, yet diets for millions of Americans continue to be based in heavily processed foods. Obese people often live in perpetual shame, and many others believe they are right to blame the overweight and obese for their problem.” Dr. Kadile, director of the Center for Integrative Medicine and author of “Stop Dying Fat” (www.kppmd.com), says poor attitudes and lack of understanding contribute significantly to this national crisis, which contributes to our national healthcare difficulties. He debunks five myths about being overweight and obese.
• “It’s your fault that you’re fat.” Obesity is caused by complex imbalances within a person’s body and his or her environment. Some imbalances are exacerbated by poor dietary choices based on bad dietary information, personal history and psychological patterns. Together, the physiological, psychological, social and environmental causes of the disease of obesity create a predicament that obese people are drawn into and unable to get out of. • Obese people are among the “fat and happy.” Large people can be masters at suppressing the indignities they suffer in society. The obese often have to pay first-class fare since cheaper seats for transportation are designed for thinner people. Most advertisements employ beautiful people who are thin, and rarely attractive actors who are larger. National campaigns to battle obesity do not focus on the factors beyond diet and exercise that keep people overweight. Obese patients also spend an average of nearly $1,500 more each year on medical care than other Americans. • Obese and overweight people just need the right diet. There’s no shortage of diets promoted by beautiful people
who promise amazing results. If only overweight people eat what they eat, then they’ll be beautiful, too. But that’s just not true. What and how one eats is just a part of an excessive body mass index level. Other important factors to achieving a healthy BMI include good information regarding one’s health, sustained motivation to change, continuous learning, vigilance and an ability to be extremely honest. • Food is not an obese individual’s friend; exercise is. Eat less; exercise more; lose weight – those have been the commandments in the religion of weight loss. But most obese people have tried this and it hasn’t worked. More than being a source of pleasure, comfort and survival, food is medicine. “I’ve developed a complementary set of protocols that target an obese person’s specific set of problems,” Dr. Kadile says. “Sometimes, you need to eat fat – the right kind – in order to burn fat. And, many exercises can actually harm an obese person. You can’t impose cookie-cutter solutions to this complex problem and expect them to work.” • Fat people need to “just do it” – lose weight. This attitude is not based in re-
ality; it’s an over-simplistic response for a frustrating problem. “Morbidly obese patients need plenty of preparation,” he says. “When a patient comes to me, I go through a rigorous list of questions regarding medical and family history. I ask about eating, sleeping and activity patterns, as well as medical conditions, emotional patterns, stress histories, good times and bad times, etc. I also have them go through an extensive battery of medical tests. That’s the effective and safe way of doing it.” In other words, “just do it” just doesn’t cover it. About Eleazar Kadile, M.D. Dr. Eleazar Kadile is a complementary physician who specializes in treating patients with obesity, who may suffer from heart disease, hypertension, type-2 diabetes, arthritis, depression or ADHD. With decades of medical experience throughout the United States, he has been developing a comprehensive and systematic approach to battling obesity. He is the director of the Center for Integrative Medicine in Green Bay, Wis. (www.kppmd.com).
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Walk Across Arkansas: Statewide Fitness Challenge Kicks Off February 16 By LaTaaka Harvey, Arkansas County Extension Agent – Family & Consumer Sciences Walk Across Arkansas, one of the largest public fitness initiatives in the state, begins its spring 2015 edition on Feb. 16. “With more than 5,000 Arkansans taking part in the program, Walk Across Arkansas has become a staple in many people’s efforts to stick with their fitness resolutions,� said LaVona Traywick, associate professor-gerontology, for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Taking part is easy. Sign up and record the number of minutes you walk or do other exercise for eight weeks. Walkers are encouraged to form teams to keep the enthusiasm high. Participants who report their minutes all eight weeks of the event will earn a Walk Across Arkansas shoe wallet – a handy device that holds keys and IDs by hook and loop clo-
sure. “The idea behind Walk Across Arkansas is simple,� she said. “Over eight weeks, one develops the habit of exercising. We’ve heard from many people that Walk Across Arkansas leads them down the road to regular physical activity and better health.� To register, go to www. uaex.edu/WalkAcrossArkansas or click the Walk Across Arkansas icon on the homepage at www.uaex.edu http:// w w w.uaex.edu/ WalkAcross. Then start walking through April 12, recording minutes as you go. For more information about taking steps to lifestyle changes, visit www. uaex.edu/health-living/ personalfinance/smalls te p s - h e a lt h - we a lt h . aspx. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is an equal opportunity/
equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have questions about this program, please contact the Arkansas County Extension Service at 870-946-3231 or 870-673-2346.
ductions in state spending. Arkansas operates under a balanced budget law known as the Revenue Stabilization Act, which prohibits deficit spending. Whenever state tax collections slow down, state spending is reduced accordingly. Senate leadership said that SB 6 will likely get broad, bipartisan support. Besides the $100 million tax cut, the major headlines out of the state Capitol were the inauguration of a new administration for the first time in eight years as new Governor Asa Hutchinson took the oath of office and replaced outgoing Governor Mike Beebe. Many of the activities at the Capitol were ceremonial, as 41 new House members and four new senators were sworn into office for the first time. Also, the state Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney Gen-
eral and Lieutenant Governor were sworn in for the first time. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the new Speaker of the House also were sworn in. Legislative committees quickly got organized. However, most of them hit the ground running because they have been preparing for this session for months. For example, the Joint Budget Committee has been reviewing state agency budgets since October. It will meet daily during the session, and toward the end of a regular session it sometimes meets twice a day. There is no pre-determined date for adjourning the session, but traditionally regular sessions last until early April. When the session is over, legislators will have approved about $5 billion in general revenue spending. Most of the state’s general revenue
comes from income taxes and sales taxes. Regular sessions that convene in odd-numbered years are much longer and busier than fiscal sessions, which convene in even-number years. Fiscal sessions are limited to budget bills. A non-budget matter can be considered but only after an extraordinary majority of the Senate and House vote to consider it. During regular sessions in odd-numbered years, legislators consider budget bills and more than a thousand non-budget bills. Regular sessions last 60 days but can be extended indefinitely by an extraordinary majority of each chamber. Fiscal sessions have a definite closing date. They last 30 days and can be extended an additional 15 days, but they cannot be extended any longer than 45 days.
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Jonathan Dismang About half a million Arkansas taxpayers will save more than $100 million a year under Senate Bill 6, sponsored by the President Pro Tempore and supported by the governor. SB 6 would lower state income tax rates, beginning with wages earned January 1, 2016, for Arkansas taxpayers who earn between $21,000 and $75,000 a year.
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If your income is between $35,100 and $75,000 a year, starting in 2016 your state income tax rate would go down from 7 percent to 6 percent under SB 6. If you make between $21,000 and $35,099 the bill would lower your rate from 6 percent to 5 percent. SB 6 was referred to the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Sponsors predicted
quick passage out of the committee and out of the Senate. It would then go to the House of Representatives, where it must be reviewed in committee before a vote by the entire House. Approval of SB 6 would lower state government revenue, and thus would require the governor and members of the Joint Budget Committee to make corresponding re-
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