Greenwood Life March 2020

Greenwood Life MARCH 2020. VOLUME 2. ISSUE 3

C O M M U N I T Y | S C H O O L | FA M I LY | FA I T H

ALL ROADS LEAD TO GREENWOOD FOR

MERYL WARE

FORMER TEACHER AND SHOP OWNER

Da’Bayou Snowballs Providing jobs for local teens

Beta Club

Students win big at convention

Stars and Stripes Freedom Fest: a look inside Greenwood’s largest celebration

C E L E B R A T I N G

EXCELLENCE IN

EDUCATION LANDON HENNING

GHS Class of 2020 Perfect ACT Score COLLEGE PLANS: University of Central Arkansas Nursing Major

CAREER PLANS:

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Obtain Advanced Degree as a Nurse Anesthetist “I attended Greenwood Schools from K-12th grades. I feel that Greenwood is one of the most competitive schools academically and has high expectations for all students”. . . . . .

Landon Henning Class of 2020

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06 Jobs for Teens

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Meryl Ware This month’s cover has unexpected deep roots in Greenwood.

32 Bowl 30 Quiz Champs

Greenwood students will big at Quiz Bowl competitions.

Hometown Heroes

Rick 26 Coach Jones

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Hear Comes the Bride

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Air Force Vet, John McKinney gets our police force patrol-ready.

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All about the Sheradon and Dylan Helms wedding.

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Students unleash their creativity and take home top wins in this year’s Beta convention.

Our football coach of 14 years is leaving for job with Missouri State.

Coach Chris Young A trusted coach of Greenwood steps up to fill big shoes.

Arkansas Beta Convention

Greenwood Revue

Talent is pouring out of Greenwood students at this year’s Revue competition.

OUR CREW THIS ISSUE Our talented batch of contributors for March 2020

SCOTT SMITH Writer

MORGAN SKAGGS Photographer

SHARLA DERRY Photographer

BRIAN SANDERFORD Photographer

SCOTT CUTLIP Writer

With special contributions from Leland Barclay

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Allowing Teens to

LEAD THE WAY Story and Profiles By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Da’Bayou Snowballs employees up to 25 Kris and John Horne are the owners of Da’Bayou Snowballs and Sweets, but, they say, they’re not necessarily the ones who run it. Depending on the time of year, Da’Bayou can have approximately 25 employees, the majority of them high school students.

Da’ Bayou started nine years ago, when, upon a request from one of his youth ministry members for snow cones, John drove with his son Trey down to

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his hometown of New Orleans to pick up a mobile snowball shack.

They brought it back and set it up, and the Hornes gave members of their youth group jobs there, a trend that has continued ever since. Employees can point to family members and friends and church members who have worked at Da’Bayou over the years.

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“I make them go through an interview process,” Kris said. “They have to contact us. I don’t want their parents contacting me. Just like any other job.”

Working at Da’Bayou is often a goal. O’Hara McAllister said as soon as she turned 16, she texted John and told him she was coming to work there. Ramsey Pate, on the other hand, found a job at Snowballs while searching for jobs. Brooklyn Ray found

out about the job from her friend Ramsey.

“The best thing about working here is that you build bonds with people,” Ramsey said. “I have to be honest, I didn’t really like her.” She gestured to Lexi Clifford, sitting near Ramsey, with O’Hara between them.

“She hated me,” Lexi said, laughing.

“But now we love each other,” Ramsey continued.

“We hang out so much. I love everyone. And everyone has connections, and you keep in touch with them. It’s amazing.”

Kris said many of their employees work at Da’Bayou until they get married or go to college. Two recent employees have joined the military.

The family atmosphere often involves the customers. Ramsey said that once you start getting a regular, you start to memorize their name and their order, and that makes the customer happy.

keeps the flavor the same through the snowball the same and suspended in the snowball longer.

Da’Bayou makes all its own syrups, and John is the only one to mix the sugar water.

There are over 55 regular snowball flavors, including such ones as root beer, tiger blood, strawberry. In addition, customers can order sugar free snowballs, combo flavor snowballs, and ice cream. There are also Voodoo snowballs, which are gourmet snowballs, such as Toxic, which is any snowball with Extra Extra sour, sour gummies, and gummy life savers, Gambit, any snowball with Nerds, chopped Jolly Ranchers, Gummy Frog, Sour Gummy, Life Savers & Sugar Sprinkles, and Pickle...which is a dill pickle juice snowball with a whole pickle in it. Most of the Voodoo flavors are created by the employees.

Sometimes customers will order something completely different, such as one man who ordered a half-pickle, half-sour green apple.

In addition to his work at Da’ Bayou, John also works as director of truck centers for a regional tractor repair facility. In addition to snowballs, the Greenwood Da’Bayou also sells candy. The Hornes’ son, 16-year-old Addisen, works at Da’Bayou, also, and 13-year-old daughter Haiden has helped out.

Son Trey also worked at Da’Bayou before joining the National Guard, following in the military footsteps of his father, who received a medical retirement as a Captain in the Army after 14 years. Trey passed away in December 2017, at the age of 24.

Da’Bayou will often sell snowballs for schools and churches, doing fundraisers which contributes half the cost of a snowball to the charity.

Da’ Bayou is located at 110 S. Coker St. There is also another location, which is open seasonally, at 2700 Market Trace in Fort Smith. Spring hours are 2 to 8, and summer are 12 to 9.

“The best thing about this is when you get a little kid to come in and order a snowball,” O’Hara said.

“They tell you all the stuff they like. You ask them what color straw they want. And then they take a big bite off the top, and they’re just so happy. It’s the best thing.”

Perhaps more than the friendly environment, it’s the snowballs that keep the customers coming in.

“Snowballs are a little different than the snow cones people are used to here,” John said. “My goal is to bring up the New Orleans style and brand and flavor and bring that here and try to change the snow cone culture. Because we call it snowballs here.”

In fact, the ice they use--the secret of which they wouldn’t share--resembles the sight and texture of a snowball. The method Da’Bayou uses, John said,

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ELI BUTLER

MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Band, musical theater, BETA Club.

MY FUTURE PLANS Marketing and Musical Theater at Ouachita Baptist.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: SNOWBALL: Silver Fox and banana mix.

VOODOO: No favorite, although I came up with the Grasshopper.

MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

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LEXI CLIFFORD

Jazz band drum major, BETA Club, Delta Beta Sigma sorority and I tutor on the side.

MY FUTURE PLANS Med school to become a pediatrician.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: VOODOO: I don’t really eat many, but something with real strawberries in it.

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MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Yearbook editor, student council, BETA council, prom committee. I take classes at UAFS. I have 4 jobs: Snowballs, babysit, run a social media page, and teach painting.

MY FUTURE PLANS Attend UAFS with a double major in business administration and marketing.

Wants to be a social media manager.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS:

SNOWBALL: Pineapple.

I’ve been helping at Da’Bayou since I was 7.

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RAMSEY PATE

SNOWBALL: I don’t really have one.

VOODOO: Swamp Water (I invented it!)

MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Drum line.

MY FUTURE PLANS Wants to attend Arkansas tech with a major in music teaching and genetics.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: SNOWBALL: Tiger Blood.

VOODOO: Toxic.

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TER MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES O’HARA MCALLIS Cheerleading.

MY FUTURE PLANS Attend UAFS in the nursing program.

Recently signed to the UAFS cheer program.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: SNOWBALL: Cajun Red Hot. VOODOO: Maple Bacon.

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MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

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MACI SHARUM

Band, I play saxophone.

MY FUTURE PLANS I want to go to college. I change my mind about what I want to do a lot. But currently, I want to do speech pathology.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: SNOWBALL: Guava.

VOODOO: Flintstones.

MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Captain of Blue Dazzlers dance team.

BETA Club..

Attend UAFS for dental hygiene with a minor in Spanish.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: SNOWBALL: Silver Fox and Cotton Candy.

VOODOO: Mardi Gras. The King Cake and cream is really good.

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MY FUTURE PLANS

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MY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Drum line, I play the snare. In musical theater.

MY FUTURE PLANS Attend U of A and then transfer to Chicago.

MY FAVORITE FLAVORS: SNOWBALL: Anything citrusy, except orange.

VOODOO: Gambit. I came up with several of the crazy Voodoo flavors.

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HOMETOWN HERO:

By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER

AIR FORCE VET GIVES GREENWOOD POLICE DRIVE

JOHN MCKINNEY It’s no surprise that service comes easily to John McKinney. With a father and a grandfather who both retired from the Air Force, the commitment to helping others is a family trait. McKinney himself was in the Air National Guard for 14 years, spending part of that time working as a crew chief on F-16s and deploying to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

McKinney is the owner of 4Mac Inc. Tactical Supply, which provides graphic designs, banners, trophies, clothing, and tactical supplies.

John McKinney, owner of 4Mac Inc.

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For the last 10 years, part of that business has involved being an upfitter, which involves customizing police vehicles until they’re patrol-ready. The department will bring in a plain white or silver vehicle, and 4Mac will add all the graphic designs, partitions, electronic console, including light control and radios, light, siren, and push bumpers.

4Mac has also worked on fire and EMT vehicles, as well as on vehicles for other cities, such as Barling,

McKinney has also performed as a rescue diver for Greenwood, performing dam maintenance and participating in body searches, which he said he has luckily only had to do twice. He has also been a volunteer firefighter, but is taking a hiatus to recover from foot surgery and upcoming knee surgery. He is the Senior Vice Commander of the VFW Post 6527.

McKinney has been married to his wife, Rachel, for 22 years. She is a third grade teacher at East Pointe Elementary. They have two children: Shane, 10, who is working on his Eagle Scout badge; and Aric, 21, a senior at Harding University and a goalie on the university soccer team.

McKinney’s parents, Richard and Sandra, also live in Greenwood. Richard was the subject of a profile in the January edition of Greenwood Life.

4Mac is located at 210 S. Coker St. and is open 9:30 to 5:30 weekdays.

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and the federal government, including Homeland Security. McKinney said that, in addition to work on vehicles, 4Mac also creates all the signs for the city of Greenwood.

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Sheradon & Dylan

HELMS

Married December 7, 2019 The Loft at Stone Oak with inside reception following ceremony Sheradon and Dylan are currently living in Greenwood. Sheradon’s parents are Don & Tina Smith from Fort Smith. Dylan’s parents are Dewayne & Shelly Helms from Eufaula, OK.

HOW WE MET: A mutual friend in college introduced Sheradon and Dylan on New Year’s day in 2016.

THE PROPOSAL: The couple went to Breckenridge for New Year’s Eve with a group of their closest friends.

OUR WEDDING DAY: The girls spent the day at The Loft

getting ready while the guys watched football until it was time for pictures and party!

OUR HONEYMOON: Sheradon and Dylan will be leaving for their fantastic Grecian honeymoon in May 2020.

WEDDING VENDORS: Special Thanks to our vendors.

The best wedding planner EVER Maryann Sandifer (and Tara!!)

Caterer - Tina Skaggs Venue - The Loft at Stone Oak Cakes - Confectionately Yours Florals - 27 Rue De Fleur DJ - DJ Jelly Bean

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Photographer - Jesse Huff Videographer - Nilo Productions Hair & Make up - Roots Hair Salon Alexus Peters- Roots Hair Salon Groom and Groomsmen Rainwaters Men’s Clothing and Tuxedo Rental Bride and Bridal Party - Danielle’s Bridal

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ALL LED ROADS TO For Retired Teacher and Shop Owner, Meryl Ware,

GREENWOOD

STORY BY

Scott Smith

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

Sharla Derry

Meryl Ware told herself over and over that she was never going to live in Greenwood, and then one day, her stoic stance took a sharp, 180-degree turn.

A native of Stillwater, Okla. and former Greenwood school teacher and librarian, Ware became a happy, excited Greenwood resident soon after she and her family moved to the city back in 1974. The move happened during Ware’s junior year in high school, and the initial shock of moving from Shawnee, Okla. and losing touch with a few close friends wore off quickly. For years, Greenwood was a good place to visit for Ware and her family — Ware had relatives in the area — and then, when she was 17, Greenwood became home.

“When we moved here, I loved this place,” said the 61-year-old Ware, who taught at Greenwood and Westwood elementary schools before serving as librarian for Westwood.

“I remember that there was only one four-way stop ... no, actually, the four-way stop hadn’t been built yet when I first moved to Greenwood, so yeah, a lot has changed.

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“There’s been a lot of growth in Greenwood,” she added. “Sometimes growth can be a little scary — the changes to things that you’re used to — but it’s been good.”

It was Ware’s husband, Steve, who helped influence her decision to make Greenwood a permanent home.

The two ended up having two daughters, Adrianne Ware and Leslie Wolfe, and often spend their time, in Ware’s words, “spoiling” their three grandchildren.

“Yes, I married a Greenwood hometown boy,” said a smiling Ware, who is president for the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. “We’ve been married 42 years now.”

Ware also keeps her calendar full as the treasurer for the Sebastian County Friends of the Library, curator for the South Sebastian County Historical Society and a board member for the Focus on Greenwood group.

There’s sleep in Ware’s nightly schedule, sure, but the shut-eye time never takes away from her day-time activities, which include babysitting 2 1/2-year-old Adelyn Wolfe, one of her three granddaughters; the other grandchildren are 8-year-old Brooks Wolfe and 6-year-old Micah Wolfe.

“Our family is close,” Ware said. “Family is important.

Our family tries to eat together every Sunday. It’s good to be close to family.”

Not long after she was born in Stillwater, Okla., Ware and her family moved to a few cities, including Amarillo, Lubbock, Texas, and Shawnee, Okla. Describing herself as “an average student,” Ware enjoyed the classroom, albeit for numerous reasons.

“Oh, I liked school; it was a fun place to socialize, and the academic part kind of got in the way,” she joked. “I always enjoyed visiting with people and making new friends.”

Ware paused for a few seconds before smiling.

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“IT’S SO FUNNY THAT WHEN YOU’RE YOUNGER, YOU ALWAYS HEAR PEOPLE SAY, ‘I CAN’T WAIT TO GRADUATE AND MOVE AWAY FROM GREENWOOD — BUT SO MANY OF THEM ENDED UP COMING BACK TO GREENWOOD.” Meryl Ware

“And I might have gotten in a little bit of trouble visiting with people at school,” she said while squinting her eyes. “Yeah, just a little bit.”

Gravitating to school sports more as a spectator than a participant, Ware embraced subjects like English, but her math lessons always left her cold. On occasion, she endured some playful teasing from her classmates and, maybe, a teacher or two.

“I was 4-foot, 11-inches tall in high school,” Ware

said. “I was probably the smallest one in my class.”

Ware graduated from Greenwood High School in 1976. She and the numerous classmates she still sees around town affectionately call each other part of “The Bicentennial Group.” Many of them, like Ware, ended up staying in Greenwood to work, raise families and become active in the community.

“It’s so funny that when you’re younger, you always hear people say, ‘I can’t wait to graduate and move

MURAL Ware stands in front of a mural created by her mother, Martha Efurd, in honor of those who were killed by the 1968 Tornado.

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away from Greenwood,’” she said. “But so many of them ended up coming back to Greenwood.”

Following high school, Ware attended Westark College before obtaining a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of the Ozarks, then called College of the Ozarks, in Clarksville. Ware’s first job was teaching junior high English in Charleston, and she later joined the Greenwood teaching staff in 1985.

“Teaching was great,” Ware said. “You get to know the students, and the hugs from little ones are great.”

Ware’s parents — Martha Efurd and the late Relf Efurd Jr. — both were teachers, as were several other of Ware’s relatives. Ware admitted that she, as a child, always respected teachers and principals, but she made a not-so-private, not-entirely silent vow not to become one.

“I had sworn not to be a teacher, but when I was working at the mall, my dad — he was teaching classes at Westark College — enrolled me in a teacher ed. class,” Ware said with the hint of a smile. “My dad convinced me that I needed to become a teacher.”

SCHOOL BELL (left) Ware rings the school bell at the Redwine Pioneer Schoolhouse next to the Old Jail House Museum.

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For the most part, teaching came easily for Ware.

Whenever one of her students first became interested in reading, Ware’s eyes would widen and her pulse would increase.

“I love to read, and so it was fun to share that with the kids,” Ware said. “I actually had to have a therapist work with me when I was a kid, because I didn’t hear certain kinds of sounds so well, and I had a little difficulty reading phonetically.

MUSEUMS (bottom left) The Society operates the Old Jail Museum, the 1848 Vinyard Cabin, the Ole Barn, the Redwine Pioneer Schoolhouse, and the Coal Miner’s Memorial. Ware was previously a curator at the Museum.

SCHOOL BELL (bottom right) Meryl holds a copy of “The Key” magazine.

A publication that the South Sebastian County Historical Society has published each year since it’s inception in 1963.

“And I would share that story with the kids whenever one of them would say, ‘I don’t like to read,’ or ‘I don’t read well,’” she added. “And I sometimes would hear back from the parents, thanking me for helping their children with reading.”

Naturally, there were some challenges to the job. As the school librarian, she didn’t get to experience quite the same interaction with the pupils as some classroom teachers often do.

“Being the librarian, I had 900 kids weekly, so it was hard to get close to the classes then,” Ware said. “But there were kids who would visit the library often,

checking out books and reading with each other.”

Advancements in technology often would try to throw Ware off her game, but she managed to stay ahead of the computer-centered curve.

“You had to go with the changes in technology; it was happening, and so I would learn,” she said. “I ended up being the technology person in my school building, and I got to work with and help other teachers.

“Not that I was a pro with technology back then,” Ware added with a grin. “It’s just that I was the person that other teachers would come to for help. It was fun.”

Near the end of her 22-year run as the librarian for Westwood Elementary School, Ware opened up her business, The Ware House: Gifts & More, in Greenwood.

“I had that for about seven years, and we sold gifts and vintage stuff,” she said. “I loved visiting with people at the business. Elderly people would come in and want to talk. That was always fun.

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“And sometimes it was a little bit of a challenge to get some people to shop local, but I enjoyed getting the word out about that,” Ware added. “At the time, Greenwood didn’t have a gift shop like, so that was interesting and exciting.”

When asked what one of her favorite things about Greenwood was, Ware smiled.

“The people here are so friendly, they really are,” she said. “I’ve heard a couple people ask, ‘Are the people in Greenwood really friendly?’ They are. I tell you, if you get involved and get out there and meet people, you will find all kinds of great, interesting people in Greenwood. Getting involved in the Greenwood community is the best.”

(Clockwise from Top) FAMILY TIME: Meryl and Steve with their daughters Adrianne Ware and Leslie Wolfe and their families.

WEDDING BELLS: Meryl’s wedding photo from 42 years ago.

TEACHING: Meryl teaching students in her early days of teaching.

GRANDKIDS: Meryl and Steve love to spoil their grandkids, , 6-year-old Micah, 2 1/2-year-old Adelyn and 8-year-old Brooks.

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WHEN YOU WERE A STUDENT IN SCHOOL IN SHAWNEE, OKLA., AND, LATER, GREENWOOD, DID YOU PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS?

I enjoyed watching sports in school, but I didn’t play much. I’ve always been kind of small. (Laughs). Some people used to joke about that. (Smiles).

WAS IT REWARDING TO TEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GREENWOOD AND, LATER, WORK AS THE LIBRARIAN FOR WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?

Yes. And some of the kids changed so much in looks over the years. I still see some of them. (Smiles). Teaching has challenges but it was rewarding.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF FOOD?

Hmmmmm. Chinese food is always good.

And there’s Mexican food. I like that kind of food, for sure.

DO YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO MUSIC? DO YOU ATTEND CONCERTS?

I like country music — Blake Shelton and Clint Black. When I was a teenager, I went down to the State Fair in Little Rock, and country singer Tanya Tucker was there.

She was there, riding a horse and singing.

She had to be only 14 at the time. We were seeing some kid just starting out with music. That was a fun time.

Q&A with Scott Smith • Photo by Sharla Derry

DO YOU ATTEND CHURCH HERE IN GREENWOOD?

Yes, I go to First Baptist Church here in Greenwood. I’ve gone to that church since I first moved here in 1974, when I was a junior in high school. I go to the service that is more traditional, as you’d say, and I also do Sunday School.

DO YOU GET TO TRAVEL OFTEN?

Yes, we travel some. My mother, sister and I like to travel around. I’ve been to a few places, like the lower half of Germany, where my sister was born. One time we were taking mom around, and we had GPS going. Mom kept looking at everything, saying, “This doesn’t look right. I think we’re lost.” We kept telling her, “Mom, it’s been 20 years. Things look differently now, but we’re OK.”

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY ACTRESS PORTRAY YOU IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD IT BE? Oh my. (Laughs). Well, you know that Meryl Streep and I spell our names the same, but ... I don’t know. I’ve never thought about it before. I can’t really think of any actress for that now. I’ll just have to think about it for a bit. (Smiles).

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT TAKE YOU AWAY FROM GREENWOOD? EVER CONSIDER MOVING?

Nope. No. (Smiles). Although I didn’t want to move here at first, I’m not moving from Greewnood. I’m staying put. (Laughs).

Recommended Reading SCOTT-SEBASTIAN REGIONAL LIBRARY

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Books are available at the library or through ebook form at https://lib2go.overdrive.com/

LLAMA LLAMA HIDE & SEEK (2020)

by Anna Dewdney Llama is back! Llama can’t find his fuzzy llama anywhere. In this board book with lift-the- flaps, Llama looks for his fuzzy llama all over the house. Children will love playing hide and seek with this story.

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THE QUEEN’S ASSASSIN (2020)

by Melissa de la Cruz The first in a new series by Melissa de la Cruz, the experienced and the novice come together unexpectedly. The Queen’s most dangerous weapon, Caledon, and a wanta-be member of The Guild, Shadow, are forced to team up and hunt down a threat to the Kingdom of Renovia.

THE LIGHTS OF CIMARRON (2020)

by Jim Jones The second in the series that features the 1800’s character Sheriff Tommy Stallings, Jones continues the story of the young Sheriff. In this story, Sheriff Stallings continues to stay busy with solving a rancher’s murder, bringing down the White Caps Gang, move the Sheriff ’s Office to another town, AND prove he isn’t taking bribes to look the other way on the White Caps Gang’s rampage.

WISHING CAN MAKE IT SO Wishing can make it so! I have always heard if you wish hard enough (and long enough) your wish will come true. A wish came true for me Sunday night February second. Since the first of October, when I read that the North Forest Lights were going to begin in late October at Crystal Bridges, I had made a wish to go. At one point Bob and Connie had made plans to take me but due to a weather change of cold weather we didn’t get to go. Sunday night was the perfect time to go. The day time temperature had reached near seventy. Believe it or not near seventy degrees in February on Groundhog Day. In 2014 on Groundhog Day we had snow on the ground. Granddaughter Brook and family took me to see the lights. The night was beautiful with moon and stars shining. It felt like a spring night. I took a coat but did not need it.

North Forest Lights is a nighttime multimedia expe-

rience unlike anything Crystal Bridges Museum has ever presented. Five distinct installations brought the soul of the North Forest to life with light, sound and sensory effect in a captivating, unforgettable adventure.

The installation of the light by Moment Factory in Osake, Japan and Quebec, Canada. While watching one of the displays of light sweeping through the trees my nine year old “Great” Megan asked, “Mama is this heaven?” My favorite was the Bridge. While crossing the bridge you become enveloped in a thick fog as light pixels give the illusion of water interacting with the forest. I will tell you the whole thing was spectacular.

Now my wish is that I had gone sooner so I could have gone again.

For several years, too many to count,several of my friends and I have had what we called “The Birthday Girls.” We used to be called “The Hardee Girls” until

By Drucilla Hughart Hardee’s sold to someone else. At one time there were fourteen of us. When someone had Birthday we met for breakfast bringing Birthday cards with most of them being funny ones. With the death of our dear friend Ellen Karatuz, there are only five of us left. Since Louise Stewart moved to Texas there are now only four of us to get together. Those who had a husband brought them along and they had a table of their own.

I think they looked forward to one of the Birthday Girls having a birthday so they could get together.

They, too have left us. The late J.M. Rogers, Bill Kersey, Alfred Nixon, Vernon and H.B. Stewart. Those of us left are left with many happy memories of a Birthday Breakfast with friends. After Hardee’s closed we met at the Jenny Lind Café until it closed.

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Leaving High School Football

COACH RICK JONES

By Leland Barclay SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR One of the most successful coaching tenures in the history of Arkansas high school football ended on Friday.

Greenwood’s Rick Jones accepted a coaching consultant position with the University of Missouri and new head coach Eli Drinkwitz.

Drinkwitz became the head coach at the University of Missouri in December and reached out to Jones.

“When he got the job, he sent me a text and said that he wasn’t going to do anything until after recruiting but would I want to talk,” Jones said. “That’s how it went.”

Jones is 317-74 overall as a high school head coach at three Oklahoma schools, including his alma mater of Edmond, and at Greenwood, where he was 18526 in 16 seasons.

At Greenwood, under Jones, the Bulldogs won eight state championships, including two three-peats in 2005-2007 and 2010-2012 before winning consecutive titles in 2017 and 2018.

Jones’ eight state championships ties him with Barton’s Frank McClellan and Pulaski Academy’s Kevin

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After 16 years as Greenwood’s head football coach, Rick Jones, leaves to be a coaching consultant at University of Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Greenwood Schools

Kelley for second in Arkansas history behind only Wilson Matthews, the famed coach at Little Rock High and Little Rock Central, who won 10 from 1947-1957.

Like Matthews, who joined Frank Broyles as a top assistant at the University of Arkansas, Jones also goes to the collegiate ranks as a top assistant for a young coach in Drinkwitz, an Alma native.

“It will be interesting,” Jones said. “It’s the top level of college football. While I won’t be an on-the-field coach, I will be close enough that I can see how it goes, what they do, how they do it and learn from it.”

Drinkwitz said Friday he can “neither confirm nor deny” Jones’ hiring. Missouri officials did not release any statements Friday.

eran coach, who had a young daughter and young son when he arrived in Greenwood.

“Being around the kids and the coaches and the community,” Jones said. “I raised my kids here. Reagan was a first-grader and Kevin was a second-grader when we got here. It’s home. It’s the best place to coach in America.”

Jones will make the move to Missouri for the second time to coach college football. He served as an assistant at Southwest Missouri State for three years from 1992 through 1994.

Now, he’s eager to begin a new chapter in the nation’s most competitive college football arena.

“It’s going to be a great adventure,” Jones said.

It was the allure of coaching in the Southeastern Conference that was too much for Jones to pass up.

“It’s the opportunity,” he said. “I think it will be fun.

I want to learn.”

Jones came to Greenwood in 2004 and immediately took the Bulldogs to the state championship game, losing to Wynne and missing on a two-point attempt to end the game.

Then the Bulldogs won three in a row and set in motion an unprecedented run during the modern playoff era.

“I need to go learn a different way of doing things,” Jones said. “That’s the main thing. I want to learn how they do it and see if I can figure out how to do it better.”

Jones produced six Divisions I quarterbacks at Greenwood and developed an off-season speed and conditioning program that is now emulated across the state.

Obviously, the decision was a tough one for the vet-

Players pour ice water onto Greenwood head coach Rick Jones after defeating Pine Bluff to win the 6A State Championship game at War Memorial Stadium on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017.

Photo by Brian D. Sanderford

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By Leland Barclay SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

Chris Young

named Greenwood

Football Head Coach The Greenwood Bulldogs didn’t go far at all to find their next head football coach.

Chris Young was approved by the Greenwood Board of Education on Wednesday night as the successor to Rick Jones, who resigned last Friday to accept a position with the University of Missouri football department.

“We had the task of not even a week ago to accept the resignation of Rick Jones as he pursues other endeavors, and we absolutely

wish him the best,” Greenwood athletic director Dustin Smith said. :“We had the task of finding somebody to carry on that tradition and build upon that.”

Young served as Jones’ offensive coordinator for the past 11 years, and his desk has been right outside of Jones’ office.

“Chris has been a staple,” Smith said. “A lot of people know him from a variety of roles here. His passion for our kids is unmatched.”

Greenwood’s new head football coach, Chris Young Photo courtesy of Greenwood Schools

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Young was hired at Greenwood in 2000 by Ronnie Peacock, who guided the Bulldogs to their first state championship in 2000. Young was an assistant junior high coach and was moved up the high school staff by Harv Welch after Peacock left for Rogers and was on Jones’ staff all 16 years of his tenure.

Both his mother, Catherine, and father, Joe Fred, also were teachers and coaches.

Joe Fred Young led Northside to eight championship games so Chris Young has been on the sidelines for those eight championship games as well as 12 for Greenwood.

“My dad was a very successful head coach, my mom was a very successful head coach and I’ve learned a lot from them and how they handled student athletes,” Young said. “I’m 42 years old.

My dad coached in eight state championship games where I’ve been on the sidelines, and I’ve coached in 12 now so 20 years out of 42 I’ve been on the sidelines in a state championship game.”

Smith reached out immediately to Young about the possibility of taking over for Jones on Friday after Jones submitted his resignation. Wednesday night it was confirmed.

“This is something that I’ve wanted for a long time,” Young said. “Obviously, I was very happy working for Rick and working with our staff, but I am very excited about taking over this program and to continue what coach Jones and our staff has started.”

New Greenwood head football coach, Chris Young, with wife, Kelly, and kids, Cooper and Kenzie.

Photo courtesy of greenwooddogpound.com

What some former players have to say about Coach Young…..

“When I think of great coaches, the first two people that pop into my head are Rick Jones and Chris Young. When I think back to when I was having the most fun playing football, it was with Chris Young as my position coach. He has played a huge role in shaping me into what I am today. He not only understands the Bulldog way, but he LIVES the Bulldog way.

If I could play one more snap for him, I would. He is the only coach I would do that for.”

Young is a 1995 graduate of Northside, received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas and his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Harding University.

– DREW MORGAN

teacher at Westwood Elementary in Greenwood, and they have two children, Cooper and Kenzie.

– CONNOR NOLAND

“Chris Young is a great hire. I have been around a lot of head coaches in various sports and Young is married to Kelly, a physical education Coach Young carries and exhibits the same qualities and leadership they bring.”

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QUIZ BOWL

CHAMPIONS Greenwood’s 8th and 9th Grade Quiz Bowl Team claimed the 6A Junior High Finals Red Division Quiz Bowl Championship, in essence becoming 6A Quiz Bowl Co-state Champions with Blue Division champs and conference rivals Lake Hamilton. (The Arkansas Activities Association does not allow official Jr. High State Champions, so the top advancing teams from each quiz bowl regional tournament are split into two divisions. Teams in each division then play separate finals tournaments.)

took first place at the Mena Jr. High Quiz Bowl Invitational outscoring conference rivals Lake Hamilton in the finals. Captain Cooper Young led the team in scoring. He was joined on the team by fellow freshmen Hayden Webb and Mary Hutchinson and eighth graders John Wagoner, Emma Powell, Mariam Alzufari, and Elaina Stewart.

The Junior High 8th and 9th Grade Team is coached

by Rick Clow.

Greenwood went undefeated throughout the tournament defeating Sheridan, Sylvan Hills, and Russellville Black in the preliminary rounds and earning the top seed and a first round bye in single elimination bracket play. Greenwood then outscored conference mates Russellville Black for a second time before downing Benton Maroon in the finals.

Greenwood freshman Hayden Webb was named the Red Division’s Most Valuable Player and was named to the All-tournament team along with fellow freshman and team captain Cooper Young. Both students qualified to compete at the Junior High Allstar Tournament on February 29 in Conway.

Other team members competing in the finals tournament were Mary Hutchinson, John Wagner, Emma Powell, Mariam Alzufari, and Sawyer Hill.

A week prior to the Jr. Finals Tournament, the team

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Jr. High - Finals Champs 2020

At the Mena’s other invitational quiz bowl tournaments Greenwood also brought home trophies. Both the East Hills 5th and 6th Grade Team and the Jr. High’s 7th Grade Team took second in their divisions. Westwood took fourth in the 3rd and 4th Grade Tournament.

Captain Satvik Vuluvala led the 5th and 6th Grade team in scoring. Additional team members include Wesley Raggio, Caleb Cox, Noah Myers, Klaire Holland and Gavin Fiser.

gin also led his team in scoring. Other team members included Jameson Stewart, Michael Turner, Isaac Myers and Will Hutcherson.

Both teams were coached by Rick Clow.

For Westwood, their top scorer was Landen Wolford. Other team members included Preston Stewart, Addison Adams, Nashton Sharum, Adeline Bray, Hadley Thessing, Maylee Bethel, and Elizabeth Coggin. The team is coached by Hilary Huneycutt.

7th Grade team captain David Cog-

Jr. High - First at Mena 2020

7th Grade - Second at Mena 2020

5th and 6th Grade - Second at Mena 2020

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ARKANSAS BETA CONVENTION Show Choir - “Africa” - 2nd Place Violet Rushing did a great job of directing this choir!

Eighty-eight juniors and seniors from Greenwood High School recently attended the Arkansas Beta Convention in Hot Springs and came home with fourteen awards. One hundred and five schools with over 3200 Beta members were in attendance at the 78th Annual Senior Convention. The Greenwood Betas worked on service projects all year long to earn “points” to receive an invitation to attend and represent Greenwood High School in academics and fine arts. The preparation to compete was truly a GHS staff effort and several students stepped into leadership roles to make sure their team was prepared to compete. Ten events qualified to attend the National Convention in June at Fort Worth, Texas.

1. Club Pin - 1st Place - Creg Nichols and Kathryn Nichols 2. Senior/Math - 1st Place - William Hutchinson 3. Woodworking - 2nd Place - A J Russell 4. Junior/Science - 2nd Place - Anna Johnson 5. Technology Team - 2nd Place 6. Character Skit Team - 2nd Place - Sherjeel Naeem, Emory Brewer, Macie Cash, Kobe Clay, Alexis Clifford, Katelyn McMillan, Helen Travis. They did a “To Tell the Truth” skit with a panel of judges (Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion) trying to decipher which of three Dorothys was the REAL Dorothy.

Character Skit Team - 2nd Place - Sherjeel Naeem, Emory Brewer, Macie Cash, Kobe Clay, Alexis Clifford, Katelyn McMillan, Helen Travis. They did a “To Tell the Truth” skit with a panel of judges (Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion) trying to decipher which of three Dorothys was the REAL Dorothy.

7. Show Choir - “Africa” - 2nd Place Violet Rushing did a great job of directing this choir!

8. Marketing and Communications - 3rd Place - Alydia Brasher, Emory Brewer, Lilly Hobbs, Caleb Pitts, Angela Price.

9. Robotics Team - 3rd Place - Shea Brown, Taylor Aishman, Taren Ellis, William Hutchinson, Jonathan Ivey, Cade Nichols, Ryan Stracener.

10. Apparel - 3rd Place - Ramsey Pate - “Beta, As Far as You Can See” Astronaut Shirt Design.

11. Campaign Skit Team - 3rd Place.

12. Group Talent - “Road Trip” - 4th Place.

13. Service Learning Project - 5th Place - Taylor Koeth and Lindsey Peoples.

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14. Junior/Math - 5th Place - Jonathan Ivey.

Group Talent - “Road Trip” - 4th Place

The entire group

Group Talent - “Road Trip” - 4th Place

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Elizabeth and David Kaylor of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on January 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Hannah and Jonathan Brain of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on January 29, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Rachel Gillian of Greenwood announces the birth of a son born on January 23, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Hayley and Colby Graham of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on a girl, February 5, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Cayla Owens of Greenwood announces the birth of a son born on January 24, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Amber and Daniel Ramsey of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on January 27, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Joelle and Patrick Hagle of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on January 28, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Kelsi and Dominic Blue of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on February 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Bryton and Aaron Wellnitz of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on February 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Brittany and Jason Howard of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on February 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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SCHOOL NEWS GIFTED PROGRAM SEEKING REFERRALS The Greenwood Public Schools Gifted Program is seeking referrals of students who may qualify as gifted. Students referred for possible program placement should demonstrate above average intellectual ability, creativity, and task commitment. The gifted program provides additional challenges for those students who demonstrate a need for such additional challenges. Any student currently in grades 2-11 may be referred.

Please email the name and grade level of any student you would like to be considered for the program by Thursday, April 30 to either Rick Clow at rick.clow@greenwoodk12.com or Hilary Huneycutt at hilary.huneycutt@ greenwoodk12.com or send a note requesting that the student be considered for the gifted program to the student’s teacher.

Once parental consent is received, evaluations of referred students will begin in May, but students and parents will not be notified of the placement committee’s decision until the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.

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GREENWOOD BOYS WRESTLING EARNS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Congratulations to the Greenwood Boys Wrestling team for being named 5A State Champions Saturday in Little Rock. The Bulldogs came out as champions over rivals Searcy and Russellville. Individual results include: • • • • • • • • • •

Antonio Martinez-106 (1st) Ty Moose-132 (1st) Jason Arnold-160 (1st) Sam Johnson-170 (1st) Tyler Crossno-220 (1st) Hayden Allen-113 (2nd) Colton Tuck-145 (2nd) Garrett Haralson-126 (3rd) Gustavo Martinez-120 (4th) Tatum Sadler-152 (5th)

Other wrestlers qualifying and competing were Lola Culverson, Della Lawson, Yvette Tolentino, Marko Dominguez, Charlie Nena, Jayden Martin and Kevin Douglas. Congratulations to the entire Wrestling program and coaching staff.

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abuse, dependency on drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, childhood issues, and broken relationships. 6:30 pm—Large Group, 7:00 pm—Small Group, at First Baptist Church, James Building, 19 North Adair, Greenwood, AR 72936, For more information: (479) 996-2166

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Every Wednesday night, Greenwood First Assembly of God provides a home-cooked meal for kids and teens from ages 3-18 at 6:10 p.m. in the JFW building. The kids sit at a table just like a family while our adult staff serves them their delicious dinner. We have “table parents” who sit and visit with our students during dinner time. Feed The Kid’s mission is feeding hungry souls physically and spiritually to build God’s Kingdom!

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. First Assembly of God’s Food Bank is a “no strings attached ministry” and one of only a few food banks in the county. Anyone in need is welcome to stop by for a couple of bags of groceries as well as a hot meal. We serve approximately 100 meals and provide a shopping experience to nearly 200 individuals every week. If you would like to make a donation contact the church at (479) 996-6030. This program is completely donation funded.

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Grant Holland Singing “Out There” and “I’m Allergic to Cats”

The Shining Stars Dancing to the “Shoe Shine Boys”

Kennedy Holland Singing to “Into the Unknown”

Finley Tounzen Dancing to “Animal Crackers”

C2D Performance – Junior dancing to “Circus”

Junior Dazzlers Dancing to “Free, Free, Free”

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Junior Dazzlers

Rear View Mirror

The Shining Stars 2: Piper Liggett, Kierstin Gallagher, Ally Watson, McKenzie Scoggins, and Macie Mathews are dancing to “King of New York”

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California Kings

C2D Performance – Mini/Petite are dancing to “Born to be Wild”

Kaylee Lynn and Katie Barrow Dancing to “Start a War”

Dazzler Competition Team are dancing to “Burning Up”

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AREA WORSHIP GUIDE ASSEMBLY OF GOD

BAPTIST

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Hwy. 10 Spur and Park, 996-6030, John D. Miller, Min.; SS 9:45 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m & 6 p.m..; Wed. 6:30 p.m.

ARKOAL COMMUNITY BAPTIST Pastor Gene Gullick 8937 Old Arko Rd., Huntington, AR., SS: 10 a.m.; WS 11 a.m., 7 p.m., Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.

ECHO ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1202 Echo Rd., Barber Community; Steve Quick, Pastor 928-4424

BURNVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 5 mi. East on Hwy. 10, Tyler Thompson Pastor, SS 10am; Worship 11am & 6pm

MIDLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD 6th & Adams, Midland, AR., SS: 10 a.m.; WS 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.; Pastor, Tim Cothran; 639-2096 CALVARY CHAPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 201 Greenwood St., Hackett; 479-561-8998, Pastors Tim & Gaylene Smith, SS 9:30 am, WS: 10:30 am & 6pm, Wed: 7pm Bible Study calvarychapelhackett@yahoo.com LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER Hwy. 71 S., Witcherville, 479-928-5654, Pastor Tommie Rhamy, SS 9:45 am; Worship 10:45 am; Prayer 5:30 p.m.; Sun Eve 6 pm; Wed., Bible Study & Youth 7 pm BONANZA ASSEMBLY OF GOD 701 McConnell Ave., Bonanza, AR. 72916, Rev. Ricky Yarberro HOWARD HILL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Past. Quinton Rowan, 3515 Gate 9 Rd., 996-2496 howardhillag.com

CENTRAL FREE WILL BAPTIST 17 E. Central Ave, Central City. Steve Mclain Pastor, 452-2308; SS 9:45 am, WS 10:45 am, 6:00 pm; Wed. 7 pm DAYTON BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Robert Presson, 2305 Apple Blossom Rd., Mansfield, 479-996-5495, 912-294-2281

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 14511 Old Jenny Lind Loop; 996-6456, James M. Jones, min.; SS 9 a.m.; WS 10 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Atlanta & Adair Streets, 9962166; Pastor Ronnie Deal, Worship, 8 am SS & Worship 9:15, 10:45 am & 6 pm FIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST 504 S. Fowler St, 996-4374, Jim Walker, SS, Worship 10:50am, 6pm; Wed 7pm

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PLEASANT HILL FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH 5733 AR-10, Hackett, AR 72937 Buddy Loyd, Pastor

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803 West Denver 996-7510 Don Lamberson, Owner

LIBERTY MISSIONARY BAPTIST 705 E. Gary St. • P.O. Box 3225, Pastor, Cavan Gappmayer SS 9:45 am; WS 10:45am; SEW 5 pm, WEW 6 pm

PALESTINE BAPTIST CHURCH 1207 Young Ridge Road, Pastor Jordan Martin, SS 10:00 am, Worship 11am & 6pm. and Wed night for Children & Youth 6-7:15 pm

EXCELSIOR BAPTIST CHURCH 3421 Smokey Rd, Greenwood; Pastor Mark Griffith; Sunday School and Worship 10 am

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JENNY LIND FIRST BAPTIST 1910 Gate Nine Road, 996-2513; Clay Kibler, min.; SS 9:30 a.m., WS 10:45 a.m.; SEW 6:30 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m.

WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 10 Spur - 996-6220, Dewey Hickey, pastor, SS 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 am, 6 pm; Mon. 7:10 pm, Wed. 7 pm

DENVER STREET BAPTIST CHURCH 1413 W. Denver St., Greenwood; Alan Davis, Pastor, 479-9967544, SS 9:45 am; WS 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wed. 6 pm

301 West Center, Greenwood • 996-4440

HACKETT FIRST BAPTIST 401 E. Greenwood St. 638-7363; Pastor, Joe Silva 597-6644.

Sun 8:30am coffee/donuts, 9:01am SS, 10:10 WS, 5pm Discipleship Training, 6pm EW. Wed. 5:30pm Adult Prayer Meeting, 6pm Youth Services, 5:45pm AWANA Registration, 6pm-7:30pm AWANA.

SHADY GROVE FREE WILL BAPTIST 6425 New Hope Road; SS-9 am, Worship 10:30 am; & 6 pm; Wed. nights 7 pm. Danny Owenby Pastor.

CATHOLIC

SSTS SABINA & MARY CATHOLIC

Jenny Lind; Saturday Mass at 4pm. Father Matt Garrison.

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC 616 Cherry St., Booneville, Pastor-Fr. Alejandro Puello; Regular Liturgy Schedule, Sat. Vigil Mass: 6pm; Sun. Mass 8:30am; Wed: Mass: 6:00 meal & youth activities, Thurs. Mass in Chapel 8:15 am, First Fri. of Every Month Mass at 5:30 pm adoration followins. Confessions; 30 min. before Wed/Sat/Sun Masses or by appt.

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AREA WORSHIP GUIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST

DAYTON CHURCH OF CHRIST 2230 East Hwy 252, Huntington, 479-928-4034. Sunday morning Bible class 9:30 am, Sunday morning worship 10:30 am evening worship at 6 pm and Wednesday night Bible classes at 7 pm.

GREENWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST Hwy. 10 & Bell Rd, 996-6635 WS 10 am, 6 pm; Wed. 7 pm.

JENNY LIND CHURCH OF CHRIST Old Hwy. 71, Sunday WS 9 a.m.

NORTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1240 W. Center, 996-2626; WS 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed. 7:30 p.m.

VALLEY VIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST Hwy. 10 West, 996-6040; WS 10:50 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 pm WASHBURN CHURCH OF CHRIST 9911 Old Hwy 10, 252-1213. Sun Bible Study 9:30 am, Morning worship 10:15 am, Evening 6pm, Wed Bible study 6pm

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS GREENWOOD WARD: CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 915 West Center St, Greenwood. Sun 10:00 am. English. http://Churchofjesuschrist.org FORT SMITH WARD: CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 8712 Horan Drive, Fort Smith. 479-484-9907, English and Spanish. Sun 10:00 am. http://Churchofjesuschrist.org

EPISCOPAL ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S 2701 Old Greenwood, Ft. Smith 783-2101, SS 9:15, WS 8 & 10:30 Sun., WS 5:30 Sat.

LUTHERAN

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 18218 Hwy. 71 S, 996-7747; Jason Zirbel, Pastor; WS 10 am SS 9 am

METHODIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 10 W. Denver, 996-6397, Wed.: Meal 5:30 p.m., Youth Wed. & Sun. nights, Traditional Sun.: 8:15 & 11 a.m. in Sanctuary, Contemporary 9 a.m. in Family Life Ctr. SS:10 a.m., Rev. John Embrey, Senior Pastor. Rev. Lyn Poplin, Associate Pastor

NAZARENE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Hwy. 10 West, 996-4688; SS 9:45 a.m. WS 10:45 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m.; Jon Newlin, pastor.

PENTECOSTAL CALVARY TEMPLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL 47 Ware Rd (Off of Hwy. 96), 996-HOPE; www.ctupc.net; SS & WS 10 a.m.; Sun. eve. WS 6pm, Wed 7 pm Family Connect; Trent Hampton, Pastor.

CITY HARVEST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 10 East & Dawson. Sun. 10-12pm, Wed. 6:30 pm. Billy L. Goines, Pastor, 996-1663 FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP 12311 Hwy. 96, 479-221-8740; CV Lewis, Pastor; Sunday. 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

CROSS ROAD CHURCH 15024 Hwy. 71 S. Jenny Lind Community; 252-6700. Pastors: Michael & Keshia Tom; Sunday WS 11 a.m., Sun. eve. WS 5:30 p.m., Wed. services, and Youth Night 7 p.m.

400 S. Coker, Greenwood • 996-4125

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GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN Bass & Denver St., 996-0750. SS 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Orin Frank, min.

OTHER

WASHBURN UNITED METHODIST Paster, Geral L. Holloway, Sunday: 9 a.m.

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LIVING WORD TABERNACLE 1848 Hwy 10 • Booneville, 675-4820; Pastors Robert & Melissa Jones; Sunday Worship 10:30 am, Wed. WS 7:00 pm RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Phillip McClure and Pastor Adam Kareus. 7030 Taylor Ave, FS in Chaffee Crossing. Sevice Sunday 10am Modern Worship, Classic Christianity ROSE GARDEN FULL GOSPEL Jenny Lind, 928-5745; SS 9:45 am, WS 11 am, 6 pm; Wed. 7pm; Weldon Bratton, min.

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At the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, you’re never just a number. We pride ourselves on being large enough to make a difference in our world, but small enough that every student can make an impact. We keep our classes small so you know your faculty, and we make sure our campus feels like home to every Lion.

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If you live, work or play in Greenwood, Arkansas, you’ve likely come to realize the city is a special place. This vibrant and growing community takes pride in its children, schools, faith and overall feel of small-town U.S.A. Each month, it’s our goal with Greenwood Life to showcase the people, events and stories that make Greenwood so special, in a format that makes everyone just a bit more proud.

In bringing the community a publication that tells the good news, sometimes we’ll be there with you - taking creative photos and talking with you one-on-one. Other times, we’ll rely on our community to share with us the stories and pictures that you know capture the essence of Greenwood. We’ll be a team.

In the end, we hope you’ll be proud to keep each and every issue of Greenwood Life. We hope you’ll keep it on your coffee table, show it to family and friends, and beam with pride as you share the events and people who are making a difference in this great community.

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We truly appreciate whatever support you are able to provide. We also welcome your story ideas, submissions, as well as thoughts and suggestions on our efforts with Greenwood Life.

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