D (USPS156-140) 56-140) Vol Vol. 133 133, Number 8 DeWitt, AR 72042 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 75 cents
AROUND THE COUNTY
eWitt Elementary School Valentine’s Day Parties
Servingg Arkansas County, y Arkansas Since 1882
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Thursday, February 19 Thursday 19, 22015
PCCUA-DeWitt Hosts 7th Annual Mardi Gras Ball
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.
HUCKLEBERRY CEMETERY A S S O C I AT I O N BUSINESS MEETING
The Huckleberry Cemetery Association Business Meeting will be held March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at the Nady Church of the Nazarene.
DELUCE PRAIRIE UNION UMC CHICKEN NOODLE SUPPER
The DeLuce Prairie Union UMC Chicken Noodle Supper will be held March 6, 2015 from 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $7 Dine in or carry out.
7TH ANNUAL HUNTER’S FEAST
The Seventh Annual Hunter’s Feast will be held Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart. Guest speaker will be Josh Harper, host of Sharing Jed Outdoors, entertainment will be provided by Ben Coulter. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available at The First Baptist Church in Stuttgart.
BLOOD DRIVE FOR HOLLY SMITH
There will be a blood drive for Holly Smith on Saturday, February 21st from 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. It will be held at First Baptist Church, 725 McAdams Road, in DeWitt. Please drink plenty of fluids, eat a good meal before donating, and bring a picture ID. For more information, please contact Lifeblood representative Lorie Campbell-Nowlin at 901485-4180.
By Shelly Faulkner The 7th Annual Mardi Gras Ball on the PCCUA DeWitt Campus was held February 14th on Valentines Day with drinks, food, and entertainment provided throughout the night. The 15- member foundation board transformed the campus into a real New Orleans Mardi Gras atmosphere. Catered heavy hors d’oeuvres were prepared by Tracie Karkur. Live entertainment was provided by Phillip Rawls and the UAM Jazz Combo. Over 80 silent and live auction
items were available for bids and auctioned off by Auctioneer Doug Stovesand. Chances were sold on a pirogue boat donated by Menard Manufacturing. Sissy’s Log Cabin sponsored “Diamond Sand Buckets” which gave buyers a purple bucket of sand to dump to see if their bucket held the diamond. Also, $100 was given away if you could find a baby in a King Cake.