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AROUND THE COUNTY
The hit play by Neil Simon will be performed by the Montana Repertory Theatre at the Grand Prairie Center. See Page 7A
Serving Arkansas County, Arkansas Since 1882
Thursday, February 21, 2013
CALL Receives $2500 Donation
Cupcake Decorating Class
PCCUA Community Education Dept. will be offering a Cupcake Decorating class March 5 &12 from 5:307:30. The cost is $30.00. Deadline to register is February 25.
Hypertufa Art Class
PCCUA Community Education Dept. will be offering a Hypertufa Art class Saturday, March 9 from 10:00-2:00. The cost is $65, which includes supplies and a light lunch. Register by February 27.
Gospel Musical – Bring Your Praise
Pictured from left to right are: Jimmy Moss, Dean & Katie Jo Price (Almyra Fire Dept.), Jammy Turner (Monsanto Rep.), Carolyn & Ron Knowlton (The CALL Coordinators).
Different Voices. Saturday, February 23 at 6 p.m. at the Greater St. John MB Church 205 S. Adams. Rev. Robert Vanderbilt, Pastor. Proceeds go toward the Kitchen fund. All churches invited.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECOGNIZED
The Quorum Court gave recognition to the Grand Prairie Historical Society for their donation of $3,400 to restore two county record books. A resolution was also passed to allow Judge Cox to apply for a grant of $19,702.65 for the Circuit Clerk to implement the 3rd phase of the book restoration project to image the remaining 203 books dating from 1895 to 1978.
Healthy Heart Summit
Wednesday, February 27th PCCUA-DeWitt Community Room, 12:00-1:00. At 12:00, lunch will be served and a presentation will be given by Ralph Maxwell, D.O. followed by Ja Chambless personal testimony. This event is free and open to everyone in the community but you must register to participate.
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Dean Price won Monsanto’s “American’s Farmers Grow Communities Award”. This program allows the farmer to name the charity of his choice to receive the donation. Dean won two $2500 donations and chose THE CALL and the ALMYRA FIRE DEPARTMENT to each receive $2500! The award ceremony was held at the Almyra Fire Department on February 13. This generous donation will
be used by CALL to continue their ministry and provide more support services for the foster and adoptive families of Arkansas County. They now have 10 CALL foster or adoptive families and will soon add 14 more families when their training is finished. They plan to begin regular support meetings for these families to help them with their continuing education hours and CPR training that has to be renewed ev-
Smart911, Better Protection and Help for Citizens BY VALENYA FRANKS EDITOR dewitt00@centurytel.net
Judge Glen “Sonny” Cox spent a good portion of the February Quorum Court Meeting discussing the importance of Smart911, a computer program where people go online and enter information about themselves and the members of their household that would be available in case of an emergency call. This would include basic information like phone number (landline or cell phone), home address, number of people in the household and their names. People can also include if there are any disabled or elderly in the household, as well as any allergies members of the house may have. This would help dispatchers to relay important health factors to emergency responders. Currently, Arkansas County does not have the technology to be
a part of Smart911, but Judge Cox hopes to implement it by next year. Due to the rapid loss of landlines, the ability of 911 responders to effectively and properly help people in need is greatly lowered. Smart911 helps to eliminate the handicap that is presented with the loss of landlines. In 1996, Arkansas County had around 16,000 landlines, and today there are roughly 8,000. As of 2012, 83% of 911 calls were made from cell phones, while only 17% were made from landlines. It takes more technology for 911 to track a cell phone call. It is recommended to make system updates every five years. It has been nine years since there has been a software update, and before its recent upgrade, it had been twelve years. Estimated costs for the update are $250,000 to $300,000.
ery two years. This donation will make it possible for the CALL to expand the services we offer our foster families. The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime) is a faith based, volunteer ministry that was launched in Arkansas County in May 2010. The purpose of the CALL is to educate, equip, and encourage the church congregations of our county to provide more foster homes. This ministry is
conducted in partnership with our local Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). At any given time, Arkansas County has approximately 50 children in foster care, however, when the CALL was launched, we only had 2 active foster homes to care for them. Due to this shortage, our foster children are
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Congratulations Tanner Varnadore!
Tanner’s long awaited transplant was given February 6, 2013. This photo was taken that same day with his bone marrow transplant that was given to him. He wants to thank everyone for their prayers and donations. Tanner asks that you continue to pray for him. He still has a long way to go. The family also sends out their thanks to everyone. Donations are still appreciated. Call Debby Bowlin 946-5511 or Kathy Shepherd 946-5303.
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LOCAL NEWS
STATE BOARD MEMBER ATTENDS “FARMERS DAY”
ewitt police report February 8, 2013 Officer Bazarow was dispatched to the area of Second Street. The officer observed a male staggering down the sidewalk and noticed the man almost trip and fall on the sidewalk and he was still staggering. As the officer approached the man he could smell a strong odor of intoxicants coming from this person. Officer Barnett then arrived on the scene and advised he also could smell a strong door of intoxicants. The man was then advised he was under arrest for public intoxication and told to put his hands on the car. The man said he was not going to jail and tried to pull away twice when the Officer Bazarow tried to put the handcuffs on him. Officer Barnett then took the man to the ground and he placed him in handcuffs and transported him to Arkansas County Detention Center. February 8, 2013 Officer Miller was dispatched to the DeWitt Police Department to take a report. Upon arrival he was met by a male who stated that he was at work at Sonic on February 7, 2013 and had several items stolen out of his vehicle while working. The man stated that when he took his break his belongings were in his truck at that time. The man later came back to his truck and noticed that his toolbox was open, and his Muck boots were missing. When the man got
off work he then noticed that his backpacks were gone also. There was a 160.00 Sonic Check made out to the victim and a few clothes in his National Guard backpack, the pack had his name and rank on it. The other pack contained a Physics book for college. The man stated that he saw a vehicle parked down by his and the guy acted strange when he took him his food. The man stated that he did let the Manager of Sonic know that his check was stolen. February 13, 2013 Officer Jody Chapman reported an accident occurred at the High School. Two vehicles were trying to enter one of the two exit lanes from the high school parking lot. The first vehicle struck the side of the second vehicle. February 15, 2013 Officer Miller was on patrol and noticed a small car and a big truck stopped at the yield sign, at the intersection of Hwy 165 and Hwy 1. The car was hit in the rear. The driver of the big truck stated that he was behind the car and looked down the road to see if any cars were coming down the road as he approached the yield sign. He stated that he didn’t see the car stop in front of him and he hit it in the rear. The driver of the car was given a citation for no Driver’s License. The Driver of the truck was given a citation for Following to Close. There were no injuries.
State Representative David Hillman (right) visited with Arkansas Farm Bureau state board member Terry Dabbs of Stuttgart at a reception following Farmers’ Day at the Legislature on Feb. 12 in Little Rock. Arkansas Farm Bureau sponsored the activity to raise awareness of legislative issues affecting Arkansas agriculture. Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, private farm and rural advocacy organization of more than 200,000 Farm Bureau families throughout the state working to improve farm and rural life.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 1 – DeLuce Prairie Union UMC Chicken Noodle Supper, 5-7p.m. March 4 – Hockenberry Cemetery Association Annual Business Meeting, 7 p.m. at Nady Church of the Nazarene. Club Meetings • Delta Medicine Assist Program will be open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Baptist Medical Health Clinic in Stutt-
Lauren’s Garden
gart. • DeWitt Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the DeWitt City Hall courtroom. Use the east door. • DeWitt Athletic Booster Club meets the first Monday of each month in the DeWitt High School library at 5:30 p.m. • DeWitt Band Parents Association meets the third Tuesday of each
In Memory of Troy & Ginny Mitchell
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month at 6 p.m. in the DeWitt High School band room. • DeWitt Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at noon at The Catfish Shack. • 40 et 8 meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Doughboy. • Grand Prairie Charitable Christian Medical Clinic is held the second Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m., at 115 N. Adams in DeWitt. • The Grand Prairie Historical Society meets the third Thursday in Jan., April, July and October. • The Grand Prairie Quilt Society meets the second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Stuttgart Public Library. • The Grand Prairie Ruritan Club meets the
third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at The Willows Restaurant. • Kingdom Outreach Women’s Group meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Changing Lives Ministries building at the corner of Madison and Gibson streets. • Masonic Lodge #157 meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. • Prairie Angels 4-H Club meets the fourth Monday of each month at 3:45 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church. • TOPS meets each Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Gillett. Weigh-in starts at 5:30 p.m.; meetings at 6 p.m. • Weight Watchers meets every Monday at New Life Fellowship. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m.
Patsey’s is back!
To the family and many friends of the late Troy and Ginny Mitchell, we wish to extend our sincere thanks for your many kindnesses, and for the condolences and support we have received. Words cannot express how appreciative we are for the food, gifts, cards, and prayers during the loss of our loved ones.
The Family of Troy & Ginny Mitchell Joe & Blake Mitchell Kelly, Karri, Luke, & Jake Mitchell
Excuse our mess. My son and daughterin-law moved down to help me. We will have the shop open full time with the silk arrangements and fresh flowers you were accustomed to. Watch for our Grand Reopening and side walk sales coming soon! Patsey Nelson
Patsey's Flowers & Gifts 322 W. 2nd St., DeWitt 946-0880 Patsey Nelson
Billy D. Cotten
Licensed Public Accountant Since 1962 Enrolled Agent
Member of the Arkansas Public Accountants and the National Society of Public Accountants Beverly Traylor has been with Billy Cotten for 34 years.
Becky West has been with Billy Cotten for 32 years.
Brandon Cotten has been there 2 1/2 years. We offer Tax Return Preparation - Accounting and Payroll Processing.
Billy D. Cotten
Public Accountant 205 S. Jefferson, DeWitt
870 946-4543
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Obituaries Yulonda Green-Austin Yulonda Denise Green-Austin was born on August 27, 1971 to the late Isaac and Sandra Wilson-Green in Little Rock. Yulonda united with God at an early age. She graduated from Little Rock Hall High School in 1990. She also attended college at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Baptist School of Nursing. For several years, Yulonda was the co-owner of the late family business Green’s Transportation. Her grandparents, Alfred D. Wilson and Everee Wilson; parents, Isaac and Sandra Green; brother, James Earl Green and an uncle, Alfred E, Wilson preceded her in death. Leaving to cherish the memory of her love, laughter, and her legacy; her husband of 16 years, Eric Dewayne Austin; two sons, Eric Isaac Austin and Brian Dewayne Austin; one sister, Annick Green-(Larry) Malvin; two brothers; Steven and Broderick Green; one neice, Tyesha Green; four nephews, James Jr., Christopher and Lafayette Green and Malachi Cole; mother-inlaw, Bettie Austin, all of Little Rock, Arkansas; two uncles John (Bobbie) and James (Sharon) Jemerson of DeWitt; three aunts, Wilma (Charles) Larry of Gillett, Maxine Edwards, and Mary Ann Higgins of San Antonio, TX; and a host of relatives and friends.
Alice Ingram Alice Faye Criswell Ingram, age 90, of DeWitt died, January 13, 2013, at DeSoto Health Care in Southaven, MS. She was born March 1, 1922, in St. Charles to Robert Bryant and Leattie Lillie Belle Jenkins Criswell. She worked as an upholsterer and was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands, Leslie Butcher and Tom Ingram. Survivors include one son, Howard Butcher and his wife, Peggy, of Nesbit, MS; grandchildren: Leslie Carr (Phillip), Cindy Lamb (Joe), Dick Butcher (Milissa) and Dean Butcher; great-grandchildren: Destiny Lamb Smith (Daniel), Sean Lamb, Tressa Lamb, Hannah Lamb, Nathan Lamb, Emily Carr, Reid Butcher, Abby Butcher and Tate Butcher. Funeral services were 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, at Essex Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Criswell Cemetery in Ethel.
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LOCAL NEWS Deanie Williams
Lywanda Strain
Deanie D. Williams, 86, of DeWitt died February 17, 2013 in Rogers of an apparent heart attack while recovering from hip replacement surgery Christmas Day. She was born June 5, 1926 in Arizona to Walter Scott and Jewel Farner Wilson who preceded her in death. Also preceding her were her husband of 65 years, H. D. Williams in 2007 and her stepmother, Dora A. Wilson in 2011. She and her husband operated H. D. Williams TV and Appliance of DeWitt for several decades. She was an avid collector of arts and crafts and was a frequent visitor to the craft fairs in northwest Arkansas. Other hobbies included playing cards with friends, enjoying dinner theater outings, and visiting her grandchildren in Rogers. She took pride in organizing multiple photo albums for her children and grandchildren and was never without her camera to memorialize special occasions. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of DeWitt. Survivors are her daughters: Lynda Williams of the home, Terri Womack (Steve) of Rogers; grandchildren: Will Owens (Amanda), Bradley Womack and Phillip Womack all of Rogers; great-grandchild: Liam Owens, 6, of Rogers; three half-sisters: Jo West of Tempe, Arizona, Shirley Royer of Norwalk, California and Dona June Vanlandingham of Roseville, California, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, February 22nd, at Essex Funeral Home Chapel with burial at DeWitt Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
Lywanda “Lala” Strain, age 58, of DeWitt died Sunday, February 17, 2013. She was born October 12, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas to I. W. Strain and Mary Elizabeth Thigpen Strain Essex who preceded her in death. Also preceding her were her brother, Ronnie W. Strain and step-father, Jack Essex. Survivors include her soulmate, Joe Mitchell; sons and their wives: Dale and Chrystal Dumond, Michael and Lisa Dumond, Joey and Carole Anne Dumond all of DeWitt, Billy Mitchell of Conway; siblings: Michael and Patricia Strain of Almyra, Sharon and James Duncan of DeWitt, Wynn and Tammy Strain of Stuttgart, Tim and Brenda Strain of Mellwood; step-brothers: Stewart and Sharon Essex of Coy, Jess and Donna Essex, Cooper and Connie Essex of DeWitt; step-sister: Sarah Essex of Denton, Texas; grandchildren: Kristina Dumond, Tristian Dumond, Garrhett Wilbourn, Torri Dumond, Marti Dumond, Rylee Dumond, Sydney Dumond, John Dumond, Kaitlyn Mitchell along with a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 19th at Essex Funeral Home Chapel with burial at DeWitt Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home.
Gail Mannis Gail Brown Mannis, 55, of DeWitt, died February 14, 2013. She was born August 27, 1957, to Clifford and Betty Brown. She was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband, Roy Mannis of DeWitt; daughter, Bobbie Gail Mannis of DeWitt; mother, Betty Brown of Humnoke; brother, Edward Brown of El Dorado; two sisters, Mary Carolyn Hovis of Keo and Judy Hollingshead of Sherwood; and two grandchildren, Amanda and Baylor. A memorial service was held Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Essex Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials may be made to DeWitt Hospital (Chapel Refurbishment), P.O. Box 32, DeWitt, AR 72042.
Murl Capps Murl Montana Capps, 75, of DeWitt, died February 14, 2013. He was born October 28, 1937, to Robert E. Lee and Elizabeth Zimmerman Capps. He was a farmer and retired from Adams Industrial Iron Works. Murl was a member of the General Assembly and Church of the First Born and was baptized August 3, 1975, by Bro. Milton Sloate. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and three sisters. Survivors include his daughter, Martha Jane Nease, of DeWitt; step-son, Danny Deleo (Amber) of DeWitt; two brothers, J.D. Capps (Joyce) of DeWitt and Orbie Capps of Wabbeseka; one sister, Audrey Ward of DeWitt; two grandchildren, Weston Nease (Nikki) and Haley Nease both of DeWitt; three step-grandchildren, Ben, Melissa, and Madison Deleo of DeWitt; and a special niece, Mary Brock (Tommy) and her children, Grant and Sara. Funeral services were Saturday, February 16, 2013, at the General Assembly and Church of the First Born with burial in Thompson Cemetery by Essex Funeral Home.
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COMMENTARY HISTORY
39th Annual Oyster Supper
Slave Experience Behind Federal Lines By Don Roth
Major General Samuel R. Curtis was now executing the duties required to command the Department of Missouri at St Louis. Less then a year previous, this hard core Republican from Iowa left a legacy of humanitarism toward the slave population of eastern Arkansas. During the campaign through central and eastern Arkansas, he issued freedom documents before any national authority allowed it. But the problem of caring for hundreds of refugees while his own men suffered food shortages distressed him during the campaign, and not until reaching Helena on July 14th was he able to direct his attention to the welfare of former slaves. Curtis allowed the refugees to sell small lots of cotton their owners had hidden before fleeing from the advance of the Federal Army. Left destitute by pillaging soldiers, blacks carried a bale or two to Helena where northern speculators gathered for trade. Curtis referred sellers to traders he personally knew and insured refugees received fair prices. David Haywood, who had been freed by Curtis, negotiated with the general for the sale of twenty bales claimed by him and three other refugees. Curtis paid $50 per bale, a high but not unusual price for that time at Helena. An additional twenty slaves sold from Haywood’s plantation sold bales to Curtis. He allowed many refugees to travel on government steamers without charge so they could find employment in northern cities. Free passage was given to 500 slaves from Confederate General Gideon Pillow’s several plantations near Helena. Money given to the slaves came from Pillow’s cotton. But not all ex-slaves within friendly lines chose to go, and some were allowed employment as teamsters, cooks and servants. The unemployed men, women and children were gathered into a contraband camp from which able-bodied males were taken to
build a fort on the western edge of town. The brass in Washington approved of the earthen structure as a military measure, but it primarily served as a makework project. Curtis required all working refugees to be paid ten dollars a month, plus rations and civilian clothing. Ex-slaves were required to carry written proof of their employment. When Curtis left Helena to take command of the Department of Missouri, his successor radically changed his generous and human policies, and expelled all refugees not of use to the government to be “allowed to return to the plantation where they came.” Brigadier General Frederick Steele, a native of New York, was described by one as a descendant of an “old hard-shelled Democrat” family who had “no sympathy with anti-slavery.” He also considered Negroes to have no legal claim to the cotton they brought to Helena and forbade sale of it “without the consent of the rightful owners.” Steele defended himself from numerous outcries by his detractors on the grounds of military necessity. His conduct got the attention of President Lincoln, whose uneasiness on the issue disappeared when he read a letter from General Grant who vouched for his former West Point classmate’s patriotism and sense of duty. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Lincoln on January 1st, 1863, and afterward the 2nd Arkansas Infantry of African Decent (AD) formed in Helena. It would be interesting to know all localities they came from, and it’s likely some arrived from Mississippi. The number of contraband camps increased, as did the death toll from disease. Whether Curtis’ liberal policies were reinstated or not, isn’t known to this writer. (Earl J. Hess, Confiscation and the Northern War Effort: The Army of the Southwest at Helena, The Arkansas Historical quarterly, Volume XLI, Spring l985, Number l)
DeWitt Senior Center Menus Sponsored by Monday, February 25 Brunswick Stew, Parslied Rice , Herbed Green Beans, Texas Bread, Carnival Cookie, Milk Tuesday, February 26 Meatloaf, Tomato Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, Green Peas, Wheat Bread, Vanilla Pudding, Milk Wednesday, February 27 Turkey Breast with Gravy, Candied Spiced Yams, Mixed Beans,
Cornbread, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Milk Thursday, February 28 Grilled Beef Fingers, Brown Gravy, Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, White Bread, Cherry Gelatin, Milk Friday, March 1 BBQ Rib Patty, Chuckwagon Corn, Baked Beans, White Bread, Fresh Fruit, Milk
The DeWitt/St. Charles American Legion, post 158, hosted their 39th Annual Oyster Supper, February 15. There was a large number in attendance, with some of the first being Randy and Crosby Stephens. Photos taken and provided by Charlotte Purdy.
PET TALK
First Aid for Pets When a friend or significant other gets hurt, we generally have a good idea of how to take care of them, but what do you do when your pet is in an accident? Unfortunately, most pet owners do not prepare themselves for these tragic incidents until it is too late. Two common emergency situations that pet owners should be equipped for are poisoning and trauma. “If you suspect that your pet has eaten something toxic, contact your veterinarian. They may tell you to make it vomit by feeding it hydrogen peroxide,” states Stick-
ney. Traumatic events such as getting hit by a car, bike or other vehicle are sadly not uncommon for pet dogs and cats. While the animal might look okay, it is a good idea to have it checked out by a veterinarian anyway. “Trauma can be very deceiving. What appears to be a minor injury on the outside may hide a lot of damaged tissue on the inside,” said Stickney. Less severe accidents are common and can be handled much like you would treat yourself. “Make sure that the cut is as clean as possible,” said Stickney.
DeWitt, Gillett School Menus Sponsored by Monday, February 25 Breakfast Whole Wheat Toast with Jelly, Cereal, Fruit Juice, Low Fat White Milk Lunch Sausage Pizza, Country Blend Vegetable, Tossed Salad, Apple Wedges, Whole Wheat Sugar Cookie Tuesday, February 26 Breakfast Two Whole Wheat Pancakes with Syrup, Sausage Links, Fresh Fruit, Low Fat White Milk Lunch Oven Fried Chicken, Sweet Potato Crunch, Seasoned Green Beans, Strawberries, Whole Wheat Roll Wednesday, February 27 Breakfast Whole Wheat Biscuits, Whole Wheat Waffles
with Syrup, Sausage Patty, Fresh Orange, Low Fat White Milk Lunch Sloppy Joe, Baked Beans, Raw Vegetable Strips, Chilled Peaches Thursday, February 28 Breakfast Scramble Eggs, Whole Wheat Toast , Sausage Links, Fruit Juice, Low Fat White Milk Lunch Chicken Noodles, Tossed Salad, Fresh Fruit Cup, Whole Wheat Roll Friday, March 1
We need you! These animals were picked up by the DeWitt Animal Control Officer this week. If one of these dogs belongs to you or you would like to find out about adopting one, please call the Animal Control Officer at 946-6307.
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COMMUNITY NEWS Carter Building Supply Celebrates Grand Opening
Carter Building Supply celebrated the grand opening of their new store on February 15 with family and friends. It began with a ribbon cutting held by the DeWitt Chamber of Commerce. (photo 1) Those present for the ribbon cutting were (from left) Angie Patterson, Mayor Ralph Relyea, Tiila Relyea, DeWitt Chamber of Commerce, President Gary Oltman, Ron Hestir, Jo Hestir, Roger Turner, Christen Earhart, Sonie Turner, JoAnna Earhart, Gwen Alter, Dena Bly, Jodine Carter, Harlen Patterson, Todd Dowden, Eddie Carter, Beth Carter, Lisa Henderson, Clay Carter, Arnis Benthal, Larry Simpson, Derrien Reed, Bertha Smith, Debra Smith, Michael Ticey, L.C. Smith, Beau Scaife, Wendy Smith, DeWitt Chamber of Commerce Treasurer Kayleen Cunningham, DeWitt Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Scarlett Lamb, and David Bussey. (photo 2) Jodine Carter, first generation owner of Carter Building Supply, with Gwen Alter, Carter Building Supply’s first customer from 1956.
Museum Open
The Arkansas County African American Heritage Museum, located at 68 Immanuel Rd, Almyra, Ar. (Immanuel Community) will be open to the public Saturday Feb. 22nd and March 2nd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will be showing movies all day and a special video from the 60’s of Immanuel graduations. This can be an educational and fun outing for adults and children. Bring your basketball, any outdoor game, a sack lunch and spend the day playing. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. Everyone’s welcome. Call Gracie Jemerson at 870-456-8116 for more information.
Deadline for Producers to Sign Up for NAP Coverage By Carol Sanders
February 28 is the deadline for producers of noninsurable crops to sign up for the Noninsured Assistance Program, or NAP. Noninsurable crops are primarily fruit and vegetable crops, such as Southern peas, sweet potatoes, peppers, okra, squash, cantaloupes and watermelon, says Dr. Henry English, director of the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. A few vegetable crops, such as green beans, sweet corn and tomatoes (spring and fall) have a March 15 deadline, Dr. English points out. NAP provides financial assistance to
producers of noninsurable crops when loss of inventory or planting is prevented because of natural disasters, says Dr. English. NAP fees are $250 per crop or $750 for farmers with multiple crops. The maximum fee for farmers with multiple crops in multiple counties is $1,875. Fees are due upon sign up, says Dr. English, who says that limited resource producers may request a waiver of service fees. Limited-resource status differs in each county. A limited-resource producer or rancher S e l f - D e t e r m i n at i on Tool is available at www. lrftool.sc.egov.usda.gov/ D e te r m i n at i onTo ol. aspx?fyYear=2013.
Call’s Donation u CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A often placed several hours from their homes in other counties around the state. According to Arkansas Department of Human Services statistics, our county sees 125 children go in and out of foster care over the course of a year. There are also over 500 children in our state at the present time awaiting “forever” homes through adoption. After 2 ½ years of operation, the CALL of Arkansas County has opened 10 CALL foster or adoptive homes, we’ve seen 5 children adopted and have 14 more families in the training process now. The CALL’s strategy is to take our video into
the county churches with the message of the desperate need we have for more foster homes. Those who are interested in helping with this ministry are then asked to attend an Informational Meeting to learn more about the process of becoming foster and adoptive parents or to become a volunteer. After prospective foster and adoptive families are identified, CALL Trainers provide the required 27 hours of training in one of our county churches. We currently have 10 churches represented by CALL volunteers. Volunteer CPR Trainers also provide the required 4 hours of CPR training to the fos-
ter families. Then, our volunteer Social Workers conduct a home study on each family. Finally, the new foster or adoptive family is approved by DCFS and we have a new foster or adoptive home to care for the foster children of our county. CALL volunteers provide all the training for foster and adoptive families at no cost to them. If you’d like to learn more about the CALL to volunteer or foster or adopt, go to www.thecallinarkansas.org. You may also contact the Arkansas County CALL Coordinators, Ron & Carolyn Knowlton, at arkansascounty@thecallinarkansas.org.
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FAITH & RELIGION
WEEKLY SERMON
The Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do Without a doubt, it’s the hardest thing we’ll ever do. “What’s that?” someone asks. The answer? Forgive. This week we begin a six-week series on “Forgiveness,” what it is, the difficulties in giving and receiving it, the dangers of unforgiveness and the delights that accompany it. So, here’s hoping you’ll hang on for the ride and God will help you learn how to forgive even as you’ve been forgiven by Him in Christ. So, what is “forgiveness”? What’s a simple definition of it? Although there are many definitions given in dictionaries, medical books, etc., forgiveness is a “letting go” of past hurts, feelings of resentment, bitterness, etc., and refusing to let them have control over you. Simply put, it’s a “releasing” or “relinquishing” of those words and deeds— those “fiery darts of the wicked” (Ephesians 6:16)—inflicted upon you, usually by someone, in the past. And, our failure to do so will lead to a “root of bitterness, which defiles all of our relationships” (Hebrews 12:15) and leaves us in a state of unforgiveness ourselves (Matthew 6:14-15). That’s why forgiveness is so important. And, again, in order to know HOW to forgive, we must know what it is (and isn’t). Years ago a missionary was working with a tribal group that had no written language or vocabulary. He desperately wanted to translate the Bible into their dialect, so he sat down with some of the elders to do so. When they came to the word “forgiveness,” it became apparent there was no single word that would suffice. So, they ultimately came up with this phrase: “It doesn’t hurt me anymore.” Dear Reader, all of us are going to be hurt by others, either by the sins of commission or omission. That’s just a part of life here on this ‘ole earth. Thus, the question is “How will we respond to those hurts? Will we continue breathing new life into them by nursing them—i.e., constantly retelling how we were hurt? Will we ‘pitch a tent’ on our resentments, making them larger-then-life the
longer we hold onto them?” Or, will we release them into the loving hands of the Heavenly Father, Who chose to send His Son, Jesus, to the cross so we could be forgiven? Believe it or not, our answer/choice determines our eternal destiny. Remember: Jesus said, “If you do not forgive, you CANNOT/WILL NOT be forgiven” (Mt. 6:1415). Period. Exclamation point. End of story. Thus, it’s critically important that we “let go and let God” when it comes to forgiving. And, again, that’s a conscious choice and act of will. No doubt, sometime in the past you probably got cut and had to have some stitches—whether from an accident or operation. The cut hurt terribly. You may have lost a lot of blood. And, for weeks the site, with its new sutures, was quite inflamed and sore. Even after the stitches were taken out, it was swollen and sensitive to the touch. But, over a period of weeks and months it began to heal. Finally the time came when it no longer hurt. There was nothing there but a scar to remind you of the injury. And, so it is with forgiveness. When God heals our hearts (and minds) by His grace, He also frees us from the pain of the past. There’ll still be a scar there, even as there were scars in Jesus’ hands, feet and side after the crucifixion. But, the injury itself is healed and doesn’t hurt us anymore. That’s how we know when we’ve forgiven and forgotten. Here’s praying the Lord Jesus will help you be free from any feelings of resentment, bitterness, the desire to get even, etc.—for that’s the only way you’ll ever experience His forgiveness/ love firsthand and be able to forgive others when they hurt 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 582, Coushatta, LA 71019 or e-mail him at pressingon@hotmail.com.)
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Wednesday Evenings C.I.A. Kids Program...3:30-5:15 PM
February 27, 28, March 1 7:00 p.m.
The Lutheran Churches of South Arkansas County Invite You To Worship:
The DeWitt/St. Charles American Legion Post 158
322 W. 1st St. DeWitt, AR Sunday Evenings Adult Choir . . . . . . . . . . .4:45 PM 870-946-4361
First Missionary Baptist Church Of St. Charles
If we are inclined to grieve because everything around us changes, we can find consolation in turning to our unchanging God. If our thought is that our life is passing away, and we are saddened by the thought of our very short span of mortality, then we need to turn to a God who controls immortality. If our earthy joys fade and die, and if our most precious loved ones are called before us, and are escorted into that place called heaven, then it is a blessed thing to be able to go to the fountain of unending joy, and there drink deep draughts of bliss. It will help us to forget our misery. We are to trust in our “Living God”, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe. (1st Tim. 4:10) For a few minutes, let us thing of our God, who is spoken of “as one who lives.” You and I have no independent immortality. Our immortality depends entirely on the only one who is immortal, the Lord Jesus Christ. There was a time when you and I were not alive, in the sense that we are now alive. And if the Lord tarries His coming, there will be a time when we will be numbered among the dead, as men count death. But there never was a period in which God did not live. He always was, and always is, and always will be. He it “the Living God.” There was a time
when the whole universe slept in the mind of God, but God was there. It was like a huge forest of trees that lay hidden within an acorn cup. Before here was any living thing to sing His praises, He was “the Living God.” We do not know all that the future holds, but one thing we do know, there will always be our “Living God.” What a blessing it is to know that this is so. There will never be a funeral held to tell us our God is dead. There will be those poor, wretched, miserable people who claim God is dead, but their claim will soon be openly refuted when “every tongue is made to confess, and every knee has to bow before Him.” This is a dying world, and those of you who today read this sermon may yet today or tomorrow be carried across that cold river Jordan (including the one who has written it.) What part of the world has not had its cemetery? But there is one who rules thee o death. You can have no power over the “Living God.” But you are His servant, permitted to work out His plan, for it is through death that we pass into our real life. Therefore we turn away from everything that speaks of death, and turn to Him who is ever the same, and of whose years there is no end. The Eternal One, who live on, and on, and on, and on. “Death, where is thy sting, and Grave, where is thy victory?” (1st Corth’s. 15:55)
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REVIVAL
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Sunday School...................9:45 A.M. Morning Worship..............10:45 A.M. Evening Service..................6:00 P.M. Adult Bible Study Tues.......6:00 P.M. Teen Bible Study Wed........6:00 P.M. AWANA Wed..................6:00 P.M.
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Missionary Baptist Church 4th & Harrison, DeWitt, AR (870) 946-1390
We would like to thank all of you for the love, kindness, and prayers shown to us during the last couple of months. A big thank you to Chase and Casey for organizing the hamburger supper and to all those who bought tickets and to those who made donations. Our deepest appreciation to Alicia and Bobby Webb for donating and raffling off the rifle, and to those who took the time to sell tickets. There are no words to express our gratitude for all the thoughtfulness and kindness shown to us during this time. God bless you all. Becky and Rusty Grisham
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Biloxi Blues To Be Performed at Grand Prairie Center
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Neil Simon’s hit play, Biloxi Blues, will be performed by the Montana Repertory Theatre on Sunday, February 24, at the Grand Prairie Center. The performance will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Riceland Auditorium. The Grand Prairie Center is located on the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Stuttgart Campus at 2709 Highway 165 South in Stuttgart. The play follows the adventures of Eugene Morris Jerome and his fellow Army inductees as they struggle through basic training near Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1943. Eugene is an aspiring writer who sees himself as an outsider observing the craziness around him. He spends much of his free time recounting conversations and impressions in his journal about the secret and private thoughts of fellow soldiers. Biloxi Blues is a comedy about young men going off to war. These men are universal soldiers facing the same fears, anxieties, and loneliness that grip all young recruits about to encounter the ultimate test of combat. Mr. Simon brings his great sense of humor and humanity to every word of this magnificent play. Montana Repertory Theatre was established as a professional touring company in 1968 and is now one of the oldest and most respected companies in the country. They have performed in over 350 communities from California to New York. Montana Rep is pleased to showcase the talents of principal actors, directors and designers with prestigious credits and awards from the worlds of Broadway, national and
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Ferguson Rural Health Clinic international tours, film and television. Tickets are $30, $22.50 and $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling (870) 673-4201 ext. 1895, visiting www.pccua.edu, or in person at the Center’s box office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The play is recommended for high school age students and older.
At Arkansas Post National Memorial (Osotouy Unit) tions to present a timeline of how this nationally significant landscape has changed over time. Human use at Osotouy began thousands of years ago as people settled near the Arkansas River and built a series of villages. Human activity at the site extended into the 19th century with farming, and during the 20th century, local families purchased the land to protect the mounds. The CLR documents these activities and, through
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analysis, will define areas and landscape features that should be maintained. Eventually, a series of management alternatives will be developed with a preferred option that provides some level of visitor use while protecting the resources. The National Park Service has contracted with landscape architects, environmental scientists, and archeologists to develop these management alternatives, and
is now asking for your input into the process. We hope you will contact us with ideas about facilities and interpretive programs you would like to see offered at the site. The public is encouraged to follow the planning process and register comments directly on the project website below. This website provides an electronic copy of the plan and space to enter your comments. http://parkplanning. nps.gov/OsotouyCLR
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Area Children Celebrate Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day at DeWitt Elementary School
Balloons filled the halls at DeWitt Elementary School on Valentine’s Day last Thrusday. The doors were decorated with hearts and cute sayings while the walls were covered with Valentine’s Day art by the children. Mrs. Lisa Blackmon’s First Grade class and Mrs. Lana Kirkpatrick’s Kindergarten class were raring to party with snacks in various colors of reds and pinks. No child left school empty handed that day thanks to generous balloon donations from Lauren’s Garden.
Lauren’s Garden, Biggest Hearts on Valentine’s Day
For nineteen years, Lauren’s Garden has wanted to make sure that every child has a smile on his or her face on Valentine’s Day. It all started when Kay Mitchell, an aid at the Southside Elementary School, was talking to the owners about how at least one-third of the kids at the school never got anything. The kids’ face would be filled with disappointment and there would even be some tears. The first year they started, Lauren’s Garden was only able to send out a sucker and a latex balloon. That year, every child received something. During that first year, the student’s of Susan Mallard’s class were extremely happy because not one gift was brought for those students and yet no one went home empty handed. After that, Lauren’s Garden began to save up each year as well as take donations. For the past ten years, the kids have gotten a snack pack and Mylar balloon. The DeWitt Mendelssohn Club, Debbie Bolton, and Gail Fox helped with this year’s donations. LEFT - Just some of the balloons that Lauren’s Garden donated to the elementary school students. RIGHT - Lauren’s Garden delivery crew.
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Cody Fox places 2nd & 3rd in State Indoor Meet
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SCHOOL NEWS Lauren Johnson’s Art Accepted into 52nd Annual Young Arkansas Artist Exhibition
Cody Fox, DeWitt High School Junior, placed 2nd in the two mile run and third in the one mile run at the state indoor meet.
The Gillett Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the community for your annual support of our
fish fry. We would like to personally thank those who helped cook, serve, and cleanup. You have continued to support our fire department throughout the years.
We want to give you a big thank you. - Gillett Volunteer Fire Department
A work of art by senior Lauren Johnson, “A Diamond in the Rough” has been accepted into the 52nd Annual Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition. Members of the Arkansas Art Education Association judged over 500 entries that were submitted from schools across Arkansas. Lauren was one of 8 students whose artwork was chosen for the 12th grade division. The YAA Exhibit will be on display at the Arkansas Arts Center March 15 - April 28. Lauren’s work will be included in the traveling exhibit through July 2015. This is Lauren’s second time to have a work of art accepted into Young Arkansas Artists.
PCCUA PN Students Donate to Food Pantry The PCCUA Practical Nursing students held a food drive for a community service project and later donated and worked at the Caring and Sharing Food Pantry. Those present were (from left): Samantha Kerns, Kenyatta Horner, Crystal Ray, Shelia Wittner, Vicky Price and Elizabeth Stephens. Jean Prange was present at the food pantry to accept the donation.
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FOR SALE – Extreme Doghouses: 42x42 $85.00, 36x36 $65.00, 30x30 $45.00. You can see them at 1200 W16 in front of the football field. 1-870-344-0242. Adv. 51-1tp
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FOR SALE – 4 New Uniroyal Tiger Paw Tires GTZ 225/55ZR17 $450. Black Husky Liner front & back floor mats, fit 2004-2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2008 Chevy Impala $50. Call 870-509-0225. Adv. 52-1tp FOR SALE - 11x18 building. Excellent cabin for lake or deer hunters. Built out of metal panels, insulated, full bath with electric baseboard heat, 2 built-in twin beds. Must be moved. Call John Young at 509-1543 or 509-0696. Adv. 52-1tp FOR SALE – 2006 Honda Shadow 750. Good condition. Low miles. $2,200. Contact 870674-7037. Adv. 52-1tp MANNIS MOWING – Call for free estimates. Carroll 870-946-9088. Adv. 52-4tp
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MEMORIALS REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONE with a monument or marker. Call Leon Edwards at (870) 946-6354. Adv. 36-26tp DeWitt Era Enterprise 870-946-3241
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MEDICAL C O N VA L E S C E N T SUPPLIES – Canes, walkers, crutches, wheel chairs, hospital beds, bedside commodes. Tommy’s Rexall Drug Company. Adv. 3-tfc
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PARTIAL LISTING: Alex Roux rosewood mtop dresser w/mirror; carved vict rosewood armoire; Rare flamed magh.empire bookcase sect.; fine Fr. dining tbl w/8 carved chr; several nice banquet dining tbls; outstanding inlaid vict palor tbl; carved waln. Etegere possibly horner); 2 early inlaid magh corner cupboards; early inlaid sideboards; nice selection of ulph wing back chrs; several quality magh full & twin BR suites; several prs of twin beds; great Selection of magh high & low chests, china buffets, secretaries, bookcases, lots more! English: 2) 40ft shipments of quality furn. leather chesterfield sofa set; gold gilted French palor sets; lrg b/twist draw leaf tbls & chrs; carved buffets; cocktail cab’ts; high & low chests; tallboys; wardrobes; curios; drawleaf & dropleaf tbls & chrs; great selection of over 50 lrg & sm leaded windows; several estate rugs. Glassware: Vaseline epergme; flow blue dinnerware; h. painted porcelain; Royal Daulton figurines & mugs; several sets china; hummel plates; copper ships lamp; lrg brass hanging scale; desk barometer; early carpentors tool box, wooden scoop; 20 plus elm primitve benches; church pews; fancy lamps, mirrors, pictures; paintings; bronzes; Designor Furn: Lrg oak bookcase; leather arm chrs; benches; footstools; bar tbl. w/chrs; shabby chic jelly cupboards, sideboards; Much More Blg Full! TERMS: Cash, Checks, All Major c/cards accepted w/a 5% transaction fee. A 10% buyers premium added to all purchases; Preview Sat. Feb 23rd 9am-4pm. For more info or reserved seats call JE Ponder @ 870-673-6551 blg or 870-672-1731 cell. Lic #787 Check our website for over 500 photos: www.ponders auctions.com
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
HELP WANTED FARM HAND NEEDED – Full Time Position. References needed. Send resume to: Farm Hand; P.O. Box 431; DeWitt, AR 72042. Adv. 42-tfc
Oak Hills Country Club is now accepting applications for
Groundskeeper for the 2013 year.
Please send resumes to Oak Hills Country Club P.O. Box 574 No phone calls please. The City of DeWitt is taking application for (2) Labor Positions 40 hours per week. Benefits include Sick Leave, Vacation, Health Insurance, Uniforms and Retirement. Applications may be piced up at City Hall at the Director of Public Works Office between 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. the City of DeWitt is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Retirement Inn 1325 Liberty Dr., DeWitt, AR 72042
DeWitt Hospital & Nursing Home
1641 S. Whitehead Drive, DeWitt, AR 72042 DHNH is an Equal Opportunity Employer
DEWITT NURSING HOME is currently seeking RNs, LPNs & CNAs Sign on Bonuses Available New CNA Payscale
PRIVATE SITTER – and/or Housekeeper for hire in DeWitt area. Has references. Over two years experience. Please call 1-870-509-2444. Adv. 52-2tp GROUNDSKEEPER NEEDED – for the baseball/softball 2013 season. Duties include, but are not limited to, mowing, daily trash pickup, etc. For more info and interview, please send contact info to DBSA, P.O. Box 626, DeWitt, AR 72042. Adv. 52-1tfc CONCESSION STAND WORKER NEEDED – for the baseball/softball 2013 season. Duties include, but are not limited to, cooking, cleaning, and ordering supplies and food, etc. For more info and interview, please send contact info to DBSA, P.O. Box 626, DeWitt, AR 72042. Adv. 52-1tfc
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RNs & Aides Sign on Bonuses Available Contact: Rosie Killion 870-946-3571 ext. 2204
Bunge North America in St. Charles, AR is seeking a qualified person for full-time employment. Duties will include working over water, working at varying heights, and operating and maintenance of grain elevator equipment, computer operated truck weighing, grain sampling, and grain grinding - computer experience preferred. Occasional overtime will be required. Wages will depend on experience. Interested individuals will need to contact facility manager David Wade at 870-282-3745 to set up an interview. Applicants considered for the position will be required to successfully complete the Company's employee selection process including the following: employment application, authorization for background check, interview, pre-employment drug test, and pre-employment, post-offer medical examination. Bunge North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Manager: David Wade
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What About Other Religions? Second in a Series: Questions about the Christian Faith By Rev. Daniel R. Kirkpatrick
According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, 2010, Christianity is the largest religion worldwide by far. The world population is 7 billion and 2.3 billion people, 33% or 1 out of 3 are adherents of the Christian faith. The next closet is the Muslim faith with 1.5 billion or 22%. The Hindu faith has 950 million adherents or 13%, followed by Buddhists at 460 million or 6.7% in the world. Several smaller groups, include 15 million Jews, with Sikhs, Baha’is, and tribal religions making up a small percentage. Atheists make up only 2% in the world. Even though Christianity is the predominate religion, global communications and media give more exposure to the beliefs of other religions as never before. What are Christians to believe and think about these other religions? Is Jesus the only way to God? The answer of the New Testament is an emphatic “Yes.” Jesus Himself said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6). New Testament church leader Peter echoed this same truth. Peter was arrested and put on trial after healing a crippled man and was asked “by what power” he had been healed, Peter said “by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth” and that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to me by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12). Peter, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, stated that Jesus is the only name that can save. His response is consistent with the rest of the New Testament. The Apostle Paul states, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” ( 1 Timothy 2:5). Three unique characteristics of Jesus of Nazareth stand out: 1. First, Jesus is unique in His qualifications. Peter proclaimed Him as the “author of life” (Acts 3:15) and the one the Old Testament prophets foretold would come (Acts 3:18). Jesus is the “Christ” (vs. 3:20) and the one whom the early church worshipped as God or deity. This unique claim to be divine sets Jesus apart from the leaders of the other great world religions: Abraham, Mohammed, and Buddha. Muslims don’t worship Mohammed and would reject the idea as blasphemy. 2. Second, Jesus is unique in His achievement. Peter in Acts 4:12 asserts “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” The human race needs a savior because we have all sinned and cannot save ourselves from the consequences of sin. None of the other great religions claims to have a savior. Buddha is viewed as a Teacher, not a Savior and Mohammed is regarded as a prophet, not as a savior. In the Christian faith, even Jesus’ Hebrew name, “Yeshua,” means “God saves.” Jesus is the Savior of the world. He delivers persons from guilt, from the additive power of sin, and He saves people from judgment and bestows eternal life. 3. Third, Jesus is unique in His resurrection. The Resurrection of Jesus is a unique event in human history. All of the founders of the other great religions remain in the grave: Abraham, Buddha, Mohammed, and Confucius. But the resurrection of Jesus is the basis of the Christian faith. God raised Jesus from the dead and Jesus remains alive today. If Jesus is the only way to God as the Christian faith claims, then 2 questions remain: 1) What do Christians say about other religions? Second, “What about those who have never heard about Jesus?” The fact that Jesus is the only way to God does not mean that Christians disregard all other religions as misguided or demonic. Jesus said, “I am the truth.” He is the highest expression of truth and the standard by which all truth claims are to be tested. But this does not mean that parts of truth cannot be found in other religions. We can anticipate finding truth in other religions based on three biblical ideas: a) God’s revealing of Himself in Jesus is unique and complete, but God has partially made Himself known in creation. The psalmist declares, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands” (19:1). “For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities---his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Romans 1:20). b) Human beings are made in the image of God and God has given people a conscience to distinguish right from wrong. (Romans 2: 14, 15). c) Every heart hungers for God. God “has set eternity in the hearts of men” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Therefore, it makes sense that we find good in many religions. People of other religions have sincere commitment, devotion, and dedication to their beliefs which we can and must respect as Christians. Having said that, it is sheer nonsense to assert that all religions are equally true or that all religions lead to God. Some of the world religions are pointedly nontheistic, i.e., don’t believe in a divine being. For one religion to say there is one God and another to say there is no God cannot both be equally true! There are contradictions between religions so there must be errors somewhere so Christian believers can anticipate finding error in other religions. When Christians compare other religions to God’s revelation in Jesus Christ, we see that they contain both truth and error. There can be a dark side to the way some people distort and apply the Christian faith; but there is no dark side to God’s revealing of Himself in Jesus Christ. C.S. Lewis is the most widely read Christian writer today. A former atheist, Lewis came to faith in Jesus Christ while teaching literature at Oxford University in England at age 30. In his bestseller, Mere Christianity, he reminds us: If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all religions of the world is simple one huge mistake. If you are a Christian, you are free to think that all those religions, even the strangest ones, contain at least some hint of the truth. When I was an atheist I had to try to persuade myself that most of the human race have always been wrong about the question that mattered most to them; when I became a Christian I was able to take a more liberal view. But, of course, being a Christian does mean thinking that where Christianity differs from other religions, Christianity is right and they are wrong. As in arithmetic—there is only one right answer to a sum, and all others answers are wrong; but some of the wrong answers are much nearer being right than others. (page 35) What about those who have never heard about Jesus? The New Testament’s claim about there being no other way to God than through Jesus raises the question: if we can only be saved through Jesus are all the rest damned? If so, is this unfair? Four ideas come to mind: 1) We can be sure that the God revealed in Jesus Christ will be fair and just. God will be more just than we are, not less. 2) We know that no one will be saved by religion alone. We are saved by God’s undeserved love through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8). He died for us so that we can be forgiven. We receive salvation when we accept the gift of faith. 3) It’s important to note that is it possible to be saved by grace, through faith, even if someone has never heard of Jesus. Paul tells us in Romans 4:3 “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Abraham lived 2,000 years before Jesus was born. Abraham’s saving faith is possible because the death of Jesus on the Cross is effective for all those who lived before as well as after Jesus! Abraham and King David were forgiven because of what Jesus was to do for them on the Cross. In the same way, the person who lived at the same time of Jesus or after Him would be justified by faith ---even if the persons had not heard about Him. Fourth, and lastly, there are biblical grounds for great optimism. Abraham’s descendants will be “as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore “ (Genesis 22:17). When it comes to sharing our faith and dialoguing with those outside of the Christian faith, Christians are under marching orders to be: 1) both humble and sensitive. We are to “speak the truth in love…” Christians are no better than those of other religion or no religion! We are all in the same boat; we all need a Savior and there is no room for arrogance. 2) Christians also need to be positive. We don’t attack people of other religions. We have Good News about our loving Savior Jesus to share. 3) Christians need to be respectful. Every person we meet is made in the image of God and Jesus died for that person—whether they are Christians or not. 4) Lastly, we need to be courageous. The early Christians were not ashamed of their witness to Jesus. Their message was unpopular then as it is today. But this did not cause them to stop. Christians have to do the same in the 21st century in spite of the fact that this is an age when tolerance, not truth, is the order of the day.
4B Thursday, February 21, 2013 DeWitt Era-Enterprise • dewitt-ee.com
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Troy Wayne Rush, Lewis C. Rush, Jr., and Harvey Rush, hereinafter called the “Sellers”, are offering for sale upon a sealed-bid basis, the following described farmlands located in the Southern District of Arkansas County, Arkansas, strictly upon the terms and conditions stated below:
IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on February 24, 2009, Kristopher L. Thompson executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded March 5, 2009, at Book 2009, Page 1231 in the real estate records of Arkansas County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Attn: Correspondence Mail, Mail Code LA4-555/700 Kansas Lane, Monroe, LA 71203, (866)550-5705; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Kristopher L. Thompson by Act 885 of 2011; the party initiating this action is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Attn: Correspondence Mail, Mail Code LA4-555/700 Kansas Lane, Monroe, LA 71203, (866)550-5705; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Kristopher L. Thompson by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorneyin-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on March 20, 2013, at or about 3:00 P.M. at the Arkansas County Courthouse in DeWitt, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Arkansas County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: A tract of land located within the North 469 feet of the East 125 feet of a tract of land heretofore conveyed by John W. Perry and wife to Gail Fox and Carolyn F Adams in deed appearing of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for the Southern District of Arkansas County, Arkansas in D&M Record S-9 at Page 185, the tract herein conveyed being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at a point on the West right of way of Maple Street in the City of DeWitt, Arkansas, run thence South a distance of 70 feet along the said West right of way of Maple Stree; thence West a distance of 120 feet; thence North a distance of 70 feet; thence East a distance of 120 feet to the point of beginning in accordance with a surbey made by Thomas J Strode.
The West one-half (1/2) of a parcel of land described as follows: Beginning at the Point of Beginning, at the Northwest Corner of Section 26, Township 3 South, Range 2 West, thence Easterly along the center line of an existing county road, which is the North boundary of said Section 26, approximately 2,871 feet to the West side of an existing drainage ditch, thence South along the West side of the drainage ditch approximately 2,620 feet, to the point where the existing drainage ditch angles off in a Westerly direction, thence due South across the drainage ditch and continue due South to the center line of an existing county road, which forms the South boundary of said Section 26, thence Westerly along the center line of said existing county road, approximately 2,900 feet, to the Southwest Corner of said Section 26, thence Northerly along the center line of an existing county road, which is also the West boundary of said Section 26, approximately one mile to the Northwest Corner of Section 26, the Point of Beginning. (Approximately 176 acres.) This land contains approximately 164 tillable acres, has good water supply, and is excellent for hunting. It is located in the Crockett’s Bluff area near the White River National Wildlife Refuge. This land is presently leased to a tenant-farmer until December 31, 2013. Any sale will be subject to this lease until that time. The cash rent due and paid by the farmer pursuant to the lease after closing will be paid to the new owner. Please submit your bid in a sealed envelope and mail or hand-deliver it to the law office of Boyd & Buie, 308 Court Square, DeWitt, AR 72042, by 4:00 p.m. on the 27th day of February, 2013, at which time the bids will be opened and reviewed. The successful bidder, if any, will be notified of acceptance of the bid within three (3) days of the bid opening. The successful bidder, if any, shall post as bond the amount of Five Percent (5.0%) of his or her bid, and closing shall be within sixty (60) days of the acceptance of the bid by the Sellers. Subject to the negotiation of other terms of the sale, the Sellers will pay for the owner’s title insurance policy, one-half of the documentary stamps and will pro-rate the real estate taxes to the date of closing. Title will be conveyed by warranty deed upon confirmation of sale prior to closing. THE SELLERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. This notice given on this 21st day of FEBRUARY, 2013.
LEGAL NOTICE
The above tract is conveyed subject to an easement 10 feet in width across the East end thereof and an easement 5 feet in width across the West end thereof for utility purposes. Also, being described as Lot 5, Block 1, Adams and Fox Subdivision to the City of DeWitt, Southern District, Arkansas County, Arkansas. More commonly known as: 305 North Maple Street, De Witt, Arkansas 72042 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Arkansas County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 355-230826 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 (2008250)
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DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_kthomas_130110_1609 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM, or for general information call 501-224-5239
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS NORTHERN DISTRICT – PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MASON EUGENE SMITH CASE NO. PR-2013-2 RONALD EUGENE SMITH AND TAMMY ANN SMITH PETITIONERS VS. JAMES HESTERMAN RESPONDENT WARNING ORDER You are hereby notified that Ronald Eugene Smith and Tammy Ann Smith, whose attorney is Christina Boyd, and whose attorney’s address is 308 Court Square, DeWitt, Arkansas, 72042, has filed a Petition herein against you. A copy of such Petition will be delivered to you or to your attorney upon request. You are also notified that you must appear and defend by filing your answer or other responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this warning order; and in the event of your failure to
do so, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition as circumscribed by the laws of this State. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Clerk of the Court on this 14th day of FEBRUARY, 2013. MELISSA WOOD Probate Court Clerk By: Sheila Shook D.C. Adv. 52-3tfc
LEGAL NOTICE
THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC SALE AT CIRCLE N EXXON MINI-STORAGE 2004 Hwy. 165 South, DeWitt, AR on February 22, 2013. Chris Lewellen #1 Carl Brutram #30 Adv. 52-1tfc
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on October 12, 2007, George F Grammer and Melissa L Grammer executed a deed of trust conveying certain property therein described to Bank of England dba ENG Lending, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Bank of England DBA ENG Lending and Bank of England DBA ENG Lending’s successors and assigns; and WHEREAS, said deed of trust was duly recorded October 22, 2007, at Book 2007, Page 6264 in the real estate records of Arkansas County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is CitiMortgage, Inc., 1000 Technology Drive, , O’Fallon, MO 63368, (866)272-4749; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to George F Grammer and Melissa L Grammer by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Trustee will, on March 13, 2013, at or about 3:00 P.M. at the Arkansas County Courthouse in DeWitt, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the deed of trust, said property being real estate situated in Arkansas County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot Fourteen (14) in Crescent Park Subdivision of Opal Waller Addition to the City of DeWitt, Southern District of Arkansas County, Arkansas, as per replat recorded in Survey Record A Page 60. More commonly known as: 14 Crescent Park Drive, De Witt, Arkansas 72042 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Arkansas County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. W&A No. 436-197518 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Kate Lachowsky (2012039) FHA No. 0313478054 DNoticeofDefaultTrusteeAR_tgober_130102_ 959 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM, or for general information call 501-224-5239 Adv. 51-4tfc
Thursday, February 21, 2013 DeWitt Era-Enterprise • dewitt-ee.com
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COMMUNITY NEWS
PCCUA February Student of the Month
Tameka Canada of Dumas, an Early Childhood student on the DeWitt Campus of PCCUA, has been named Student of the Month for the DeWitt campus. When she first began at PCCUA, her goal was to obtain her CDA, but her advisor, Mrs. Joyce Hargrove, persuaded her to further her education. Canada will graduate in May with an AAS degree. While going to school and working, Canada still manages to take care of her three children: 11-year-old Kadrionce, 6-year-old Kaiden and 1-yearold Kasyn. Canada said that if she were asked to rate her college experience at PCCUA on a scale of 1 to 10, she would most definitely give it a 10. She believes that
she has received a well-rounded, high-quality education that has prepared her to become a remarkable teacher. She has maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher since attending PCCUA. She also was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in 2012. According to Canada, “I would definitely recommend PCCUA to anyone considering pursuing a college education. The school has numerous transfer programs, vocational programs and a great outreach program (Career Pathways) of which students can take advantage. The staff is always a phone call, an e-mail, or a footstep away to accommodate your needs.”
Plans for Street Repair By Terrye Seamon
If it’s true that “life is a highway,” then the DeWitt City Council is doing its part to make the streets of DeWitt a little smoother and safer for travel. Council members voted unanimously Monday night to approve the street repair proposal for 2013 and to continue with the next phase of the project. The proposal plans for the repair of 13th Street (from Jefferson St. to Highway 1) and May St. (From 2nd St. to 9th St.). Part of the plans include widening 13th Street approximately 3 feet and adding a pipe on the north side to allow better drainage, which is a current problem. The estimated total cost of the entire project is $519,562.47. “This is a conservatively high bid,” said Mayor Relyea. When asked if the city had the funds necessary to start on the project, Relyea said, “We will have by the time it gets done [sometime in the fall of 2013] with the projections like they are.” The city currently has $149, 733.38 in the Street Sales Tax Fund and currently takes in approximately $45,000 a month. Alderman Heath Holbert made the motion to proceed with the street proposal as presented, and Alderman Debbie Fox seconded it with the council voting unanimously in favor of going forward with the proposal. Another possible street repair project Mayor Relyea discussed involves paving the remainder of Maxwell Street from DeWitt Middle School to Highway 1. The funds for this project would come from additional grant money from the state. Relyea said that although he doesn’t know if the city will receive the grant, it “looked promising.” “If we can get that done with state money, that makes our money go further,” the mayor said. Mayor Relyea discussed the public hearing scheduled for February 21, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. at DeWitt City Hall. The purpose of the hearing is to identify the needs of the city and the use of Arkansas Community and Economic Development (ACEDP) funds to address those community needs. One of the possible projects that will be discussed is the need for a transitional living facility for Dana’s House. In one last order of new business, Mayor Relyea brought up for discussion the need for the city to apply for a municipal credit card through Simmons First National Bank in Pine Bluff since DeWitt does not currently possess one. The card would only be used by the mayor and the department heads with a limit of $5,000 and $2,500 respectively. Vernor and Holbert suggested that in addition to the afore mentioned monetary limits, purchases made by department heads had to have prior approval by the mayor, and the credit card would be paid in full each month with budgeted funds. Holbert made the motion to authorize the mayor to proceed with the application process for a municipal credit card, and Fox seconded it. The motion was carried unanimously by council members. Before adjourning, the mayor introduced the city’s new deputy clerk, Melanie Murphy.
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DeWitt Versus Star City and Hamburg in Conference Games
On February 12, the DeWitt senior boys and senior girls played against Star City in a conference game. The boys lost in overtime with a score of 68 to 63. The Dragon’s leading scorer was Tyren Robinson with 21 points for the game. Carter Rains scored 14 points for the game, Leartis Williams scored 11, AJ Bell scored 10, Jeremy Smith scored 6 and Diante Hicks scored 2. The senior girls also lost to Star City with a score of 49 to 25. February 15, the DeWitt senior boys and senior girls played against Hamburg. With a score of 58 Hamburg and 49 DeWitt, the senior boys lost the game. Leartis Williams was the leading scorer for the night with 16 points. Carter Rains scored 10, Tyren Robinson scored 9, Diante Hicks scored 6, Jeremy Smith scored 4 and AJ Bell scored 4. With a victory for the senior girls against Hamburg, the final score was 62 to 44. The lead scorer for the night was Mimi Wansley with 14 points.
Treasurer Update
The Arkansas County Treasurer stated that there is roughly a $20,000 difference from this time last year. It was reported that there are currently 62 people in the jail, 43 male and 19 female with 11 being 309’s. There are currently 3 in the juvenile detention center, all being male. Due to the weather, there was no work crew this past month.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME BASEBALL?! DeWitt Baseball/Softball Association Announcing
1/2 Price signups this Friday 4:30-6:30 & Saturday 11-1
1st Child $25.00 - 2 or more $35.00 @ The DeWitt Ball Park Ages 4-Up, Girls must be 4 by Jan. 1, 2012 Boys must be 4 by May 1, 2012 New players please bring copy of birth certificate Also, while registering your child, purchase a ball print - for your family, child, grandchild, or just personalize with a message. All ball prints will be painted on the walkway starting at the entrance and only a limited number will be sold. T-Ball, Baseball, & Softball
Ca$h for Gold
We’re paying top dollar for anything GOLD Broken or damaged-it doesn’t matter. We also buy old pocket watches.
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90th Birthday Reception for
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Sunday, February 24 2 - 4 p.m. First United Methodist Church All old customers, friends, and family are welcome.
Thank You! During the illness and the death of our beloved wife, mother, sister and niece, we wish to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to the everyone for your prayers and support during the loss our our loved one, Yulonda Green Austin. Thank you for the visits, calls, cards, food, flowers and other acts of kindness. Thanks again and may God bless you all. Wayne, Eric, & Brian Austin The Green, Malvin, Wilson & Jemerson Family
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Grand Prairie Quilt Society
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- Baby Registry Clay & Lila McKewen Lindsay & Kyle Beaton Leslee & Carl Lamb Kailee & Bobby Branscum Congratulations to Bobbi Pace & Justin Fitzpatrick on your baby girl, Shyla!
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foundation. This is a project of the Stuttgart Woman’s Club. Maeola Flounoy brought several items to show the members: her finished nine-patch quilt top she started at the Sit’n Sew, a Woodland Friends quilt top for her nephew, a big, comfy quilted pillow, and a cute teapot placemat. The teapot placemat elicited many “oohs” and “aahs” from the members. The Cook’s Lake quilting classes at the Potlatch Conservation and Education Center at Casscoe for 2013 will be on the second Saturday of each month. The nature quilt is almost finished. Smaller projects for each month will be featured in 2013. The dates for 2013 are as follows: Mar 9, Apr 13, May 11, June-off, July 13, Aug 10, Sept 14, Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec-off. Other dates of interest were announced: AWOL--March 1-3 Quilt Workshop at the Plantation Agri Museum in Scott--March 16 Crazy Quilt Workshop at the Lower White River Museum in Des Arc--March 9 Candle Making at Lower White River--April 13 Beginning Crochet at Lower White River--June 8 Quilt Arkansas at Ferndale--September 5-7 Several members who are attending the March AWOL (Arkansas Women on the Loose) quilt camp at the 4-H center in Ferndale talked about the projects they hoped to finish. We are looking forward to lots of stories about their weekend at the March meeting. The next meeting will be March 13. Everyone is welcome.
Rural Life Conference To Be Held Feb. 22 By Carol Sanders
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PHOTOS LEFT TO RIGHT - Nine-patch quilt top made by Maeola Flournoy also held by Glenda Landreth. Cook’s Lake Nature quilt made by Marsha Heien.
sored by the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. At the Effects of Climate Change on Arkansas Water and Fisheries Resources workshop, Drs. James C. Peterson, Arkansas Water Science Center, and Michael Eggleton, UAPB associate professor, will present an overview of climate change and emphasize its
potential effects on Arkansas water and fisheries resources. Ranchers can learn about a pasture irrigation system that can be used to increase production during drought years from Randy Powell, irrigation engineer, at the Pasture Irrigation and Livestock Watering System workshop. Also, examples of different watering systems will discussed by Jeremy Huff,
Natural Resources Conservation Service state grazing lands specialist. Reducing water and energy usage in home laundering, energy audits and other conservation ideas will be covered in two energy workshops. Registration for the Rural Life Conference begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Convention Center auditorium. The opening session is at 8:45 a.m. Preregistration is requested of everyone even though the conference is free to producers, ranchers, homemakers and retirees. The cost to professionals and agency personnel is $75. Registration for students is $25. To preregister or for more information, contact Almetris Cobbs at (870) 575-8141.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
News In and Around Gillett
By Darla Grantham Women’s Retreat A women’s retreat is planned for February 2223, 2013, at Buckshot Lodge in Gillett. Featured speaker is Rita Sweatt, who is well known for her monologs of Women of the Bible. For more information or to make reservations, contact Annette Grantham at 548-2456 or Helen Wallace at 5482409. Weekend Visitor Matthew Lehner of Dallas, TX, was a guest in the home of Katie Grantham over the weekend. On Saturday they attended the Gillett Fire Department Fish Fry. Leisure Club Enjoys Valentine’s Potluck Meal The Leisure Club met in the Fellowship Hall of the Gillett United Methodist Church at noon for a potluck meal to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Twentyeight people were present. Margaret Carlow gave the blessing for the meal, and everyone enjoyed the variety of delicious dishes available. Entertainment was provided by Betty Fuhrman at the piano who played several tunes before Henrietta Gordon joined her and sang “Ain’t She Sweet,” “Bye Bye My Love,” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” interspersed with a few humorous anecdotes. Members of the audience sang along with them, especially the last song. Dorothy Connelly, Leisure Club coordinator, had people draw numbers for door prize. Winners of the Valentine’s Day candy boxes were Johnny Holzhauer, Rose Ella Smith, Greasy Trimble and Wilbur Lynn Wallace. The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 12, for the regular meeting in the adult Sunday school room of Gillett United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Come join us and enjoy the fellowship.
St. Charles, Ethel, and Crocketts Bluff News
By Margaret Aycock First, I need to make some corrections for the news that was in last week’s regarding the meeting of Belleville Baptist Ladies’ Axillary on Jan. 28th. During the election of officers for 2013, the ladies voted to not elect a vice-president this year. Therefore, Elaine Bisswanger was elected president and vice-president. I do apologize for this mistake to Mary Vernor, the out-going president. Mrs. Earnstine Gaither, of DeWitt, celebrated her 82th birthday in Ethel, Monday, Feb. 11, at the home of her son & daughter-in-law, Billy and Delphene Dorsey. Attending were five of her children and two grandchildren, plus friends. Everyone enjoyed the food and the fellowship. We wish you many more Happy Birthdays, Mrs. Gaither! Congratulations go out to Bobbi Pace and Justin Fitzpatrick on the birth of their baby daughter born at Baptist Hospital in Stuttgart, Tuesday, Feb. 12. Little Shyla Nicolle weighed 3 lbs. & 6 ozs., and she was 17 ins. long. The proud grandmothers are Martha Pace and Clara Fitzpatrick. Shirley Jackson and her great-granddaughter, Emily visited J.W. and myself, Sunday, and also Jean Davenport came and visited us at the same time. We really enjoyed having them. Those that know me well, know how I love to have company. Shirley Jackson and Ida Newkirk left Friday, Feb. 8, to visit with Shirley’s daughter, Dianne Mavar, and Shirley’s granddaughter and husband, Lauren and Mike Woodall in Gulfport, MS. On Saturday night, Dianne, Shirley and Ida were the highly honored guests of the president of the Gulf Coast Carnival Association in Biloxi, MS, which is Mike Woodall (Lauren’s husband). Josie Padgett has been in the hospital since last Wednesday. She has had many visitors, cards and calls, and she appreciates all the prayers and kindness shown to her during this time.
DeWitt School District to Join the Sub-Teach Program
After a continued discussion on the SubTeach program from last month’s meeting, the School Board determined that the DeWitt School District would join the program in the 2013-2014 school year. There are currently 107 schools in Arkansas currently using the program. This program keeps a record of all of a school district’s substitute teachers and when one is needed, they contact the sub for the school. They also take care of payment of the substitutes as well as workman’s comp and background checks. The cost to the school is only $3.98 more a day than what they originally paid substitutes, and the school saves on workman’s comp as well as background checks. Financially, the school district is still about the same as it has been the
past couple of months. The district is two food service payments behind with $68,000 to $70,000 coming. The district is ahead in legal balances despite having less in taxes. The enrollment throughout the district is relatively the same as it was this time last year with about 8 or 9 more students. Currently enrolled are 80 students in Gillett Elementary School, 480 in DeWitt Elementary School, 322 in DeWitt Middle School and 393 in DeWitt High School. The board decided to renew the Professional Liability Insurance through the Arkansas School Boards Association with a premium of $5,016. A discussion was held regarding the InDistrict Transfer Policy. The board decided to send the policy to PPC for clarification before
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finalizing any decisions. The DeWitt Middle School Student Council requested to use the middle school cafeteria for the Spring Fling on April 12. The school board approved their request. Resignations in the school district include Leah LaCotts, Elementary Special Education Aide, Burnestine Starks, ALE Teacher at DeWitt High School, Connie Hudson, Math Facilitator at DeWitt Elementary, Debbie Smith, Assistant Principal at DeWitt Elementary and Robert Franks, Principal at DeWitt Elementary. Contract renewals for the 2013-2014 school year included Marty Weaver, DeWitt High School Principal, Greg Evans, DeWitt Middle School Principal, Vicki Reed, Gillett Elementary School Principal, Julie Adams, Federal
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Thank You May God bless each and every one of you in this community for your kindness and generosity to Gail and I during her long battle with cancer. She lost her battle on Valentine’s Day, but she is in a much better place. A special thank you to Dr. Burleson and the nursing staff at the DeWitt Hospital and Home Health. You were so kind and caring during her brief stay. I’m hoping the donations will give the chapel a promising future. To the nursing staff at the hospital, sorry about the slight weight gain I caused. (HA) Thanks
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Programs Coordinator, Jeff Rader, Maintenance/ Transportation Supervisor, Winnie Wilson, Special Education Supervisor, Doug Corley, Dean of Students at DeWitt High School, and Justin Russell, Dean of Students at DeWitt Middle School. New employment includes Wendy Abel as DeWitt Elementary School Special Education Aide and Kelsey Jones as Elementary School Classroom Teacher 2013-2014. Don Harris’ employment was changed from a full medium route to a full long route and was effective as of January 14, 2013.
Thank You DeWitt Mendelssohn Club, Debbie Bolton, and Gail Fox for your help and generous donations to the DeWitt Elementary School’s Valentine Project!!!! What big hearts you have!!
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