Greenwood Life June 2020

Greenwood Life JUNE 2020. VOLUME 2. ISSUE 6

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

Grab N Go

Lunches

Greenwood schools feeding area students

Bell Park Facelift

Ongoing additions and improvements

Reducing Contact

CV’s rolling out new online grocery program

FOR ARCHITECT

Michael LeJong

TEAMWORK IS AT THE HEART OF SUCCESS

Perfect ACT Score GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Anna Johnson

Jonathan Ivey

ACT Score - 36

ACT Score - 36

Parents: Dr.’s Brad and Sandy Johnson

Parents: Jeff and Amy Ivey

Class of 2021

College Plans: Hendrix College (Stem related) Career Plans: Dermatology

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“The community of Greenwood supports me in everything

Class of 2021

College Plans: University of Arkansas or University of Oklahoma (computer science or data science) Career Plans: Corporate Data Science “No limits to what I can do at Greenwood Schools - when I asked

I have done through the years - that’s what makes

a teacher to help with learning extensions, they set up extra space

this place so special”.

and assignments to accomplish what I wanted to learn.”

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06 Quarantine Weddings

Five brides, five grooms and five unique weddings.

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Hometown Hero

Read all about local nurse, Angie Byers.

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Feeding Kids Greenwood Schools have been feeding local kids during pandemic.

Michael Lejong

Local architect is a part of several past and upcoming community projects.

Park 26 Bell Facelift

See all the new projects going on at the park, along with what’s coming soon.

Up 30 #Purple Greenwood

Greenwood shows their support for military families.

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CV’s is now Online

CV’s is bringing online ordering and curbside pickup to Greenwood.

School News Find all your school announcements and notices here.

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Our talented batch of contributors for June 2020

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Wedding Planning During a Pandemic

By Mary Ann Sandifer OWNER OF “I DO” WEDDING CONSULTING I’ve often said that God just sits in heaven with a smile on his face and looks at me and says, “So you’re a planner”?!?! As a wedding planner or anyone for that matter, who would have ever predicted the reality of the last three months. Certainly not a bride and groom who was in the process of planning their “happily ever after”, the day every bride has dreamed of, their perfect wedding day.

5 brides, 5 grooms, 5 beautiful and unique weddings that were all supposed to be held in April through June. Then there was a virus that caused a nation wide shut down, that cancelled large group events, that caused anxiousness and uncertainties for 5 sweet couples and their parents who have all had to make changes and adjustments accordingly.

Five brides, five grooms, five individual love stories. Even with all of these changes, from dates, venues, social distancing, color changes, pre wedding day events being held in other creative ways. These are all going to be a part of their memory, it will all be a part of their never-ending love story, it will all be a part of their happily ever after. This “virus” may have created a lot of things in our society but one of the main things it did for 5 very special couples is it made their love grow even more and they are healthier for it!!! We may not always know what God has planned but it’s the perfect plan and “I Do” know we are forever thankful and after all . . . . Great things are worth waiting for!!!

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HUNT/LONG WEDDING

Bride Jensen Hunt Long Groom Chase Long

April 18, 2020 was originally the wedding day for Bride Jensen Hunt Long and Groom Chase Long at St. Boniface Catholic Church with the reception to be held at the Bakery District in Fort Smith, AR for 350 – 400 guests. After much discussion and tossing ideas back and forth the decision was made to move their date to July 25, 2020 with ceremony and reception to be held at the Bakery District in Fort Smith, AR while staying with the same guest list!!! Father of the Bride Gary Hunt will still walk his only daughter down the aisle, Groom Chase will (in his words) “maybe tear up a little or a lot” as he stands at the altar to see his Bride Jensen for the first time on their wedding day, and they will still celebrate with their guests their reception celebration. The date may have changed but their love remains the same.

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Bride Sara Bonin Groom David Markwardt

May 2, 2020 was dedicated to Sara Bonin and David Markwardt at the Loft at Stone Oak in Greenwood AR. So many ideas and plans were underway when the news came that “social distancing” and limited guest count was the new normal. Sara and David have guests planning to attend from all parts of Texas and several other surrounding states. For this reason alone the decision to move their “I Do” to the Fall date of October 10, 2020 became a reality. Sara loved this new date for obvious reasons and will be changing her color scheme as well since pastels would not be very Fall-like in color. “Despite having to change our wedding date after a year of planning, we are happy and feel we have made the right decision. It was for sure a let down but the safety of our friends and family is most important. Seven years together helped make that decision much easier. All in all, we were able to move the date with relative ease and have most of our original vendors.

We chose to look at the positives with moving our date and are happy with our decision” states Bride Sara.

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TAYLOR/BAILEY WEDDING Bride Elliot Taylor Groom Logan Bailey

May 30, 2020 was the wedding date for Bride Elliot Taylor and Groom Logan Bailey. Their wedding day originally was going to be held at Mt. Carmel First Baptist Church in Cabot, AR with the reception to follow at the Veteran’s Park Event Center in Cabot, AR for 450 guests. This sweet Bride and Groom “just are ready to be married” and decided to hold strong to their original wedding date. The guest list was lowered to 50 guests and was held at the home of the Bride’s parents Lance and Tanya Taylor, formerly of Greenwood, AR. Elliot and Logan also “livestreamed” their “I Do” for anyone who wanted to share in their special day. A large celebration will be held on August 29, 2020 at their original reception venue.

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Bride Kylie Johnson Groom Parker Dunn

June 13, 2020 was the original date for Bride Kylie Johnson and Groom Parker Dunn which was to be held at the Kindred Barn in Mulberry. As the COVID 19 restrictions were announced and with their main consideration was for the safety of their grandparents and their strong desire to have their grandparents in attendance, Bride Kylie and Groom Parker decided to change their date to September 4, 2020 which also required a location change to the beautiful Loft at Stone Oak in Greenwood, AR. Bride Kylie states, “When planning our wedding in the Fall of 2019, we never thought we would be in the predicament that we are in now. Not only did we have to push our wedding back 3 months, but we also lost our venue. If we didn’t have Mary Ann to guide us, it’s safe to say we would be going crazy by now. Mary Ann has assured us that our day will be beautiful no matter what, and I know that Mary Ann and her “I Do” Crew will deliver a day that we will remember for the rest of our lives.”

CHAVEZ/JOHNSON WEDDING Bride Amanda Chavez Groom Michael Johnson

June 20, 2020 (6-20-20 at 6:20 pm) was the date and time that Amanda Chavez and Michael Johnson decided on a year ago when Michael made his beachside proposal and Amanda said YES!!! Their venue location is at the Loft at Stone Oak in Greenwood, AR which will be the setting for their formal affair. With restrictions from the Governor lifting ever so slightly on a weekly basis, Amanda and Michael have decided to stay with their original date but that doesn’t mean they haven’t experienced several wedding planning changes themselves. Social distancing has created their own challenges in pre-wedding events such as wedding showers – some are now being held via drive by or outdoors when weather allows. Other considerations that have taken place will be the placement of guest tables, the number of guests at each table, the serving of food by catering staff instead of a self-serve buffet to name a few.

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HOMETOWN HERO

By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ANGIE BYERS

Patients Come First The COVID-19 outbreak has brought many challenges, especially to medical professionals. Angie Byers, a nurse at Greenwood’s Mercy Clinic, knows as well as any. Although many in the community know and like her, she still has received the occasional wary look when she would go to the store in scrubs. “I’ve learned to change my clothes before I leave,” she said, laughing.

Despite circumstances like this, Byers loves her life as a nurse, even through these trying times. “Being a nurse, especially in this time, is really a great blessing,” she said. “I do it for my heart. My patients are definitely a

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big part of my life. I’m probably more blessed now by my patients than I ever had been before.”

Byers grew up in Washington state and moved to Arkansas as a sophomore in high school. She graduated from Mansfield High School in 1993.

She attended Westark (now University of Arkansas Fort Smith) to receive her nursing degree in 1999. After working in a nursing home and a dermatology clinic, she started at Mercy Clinic (then the Bailey Clinic) in 2006 and has worked there ever since, currently working with Dr. Lance Barton.

According to clinic reviews online,

“WE DON’T DO IT FOR THE MONEY; I DO IT FOR MY HEART.” Angie Byers

Angie is extremely well-liked by patients. In turn, she said they’ve become like family to her.

Byers has attended Fellowship Baptist Church, where she teaches Sunday school, for 20 years. She has also been on several missions to Haiti, as well as many stateside missions.

Byers has been married to her husband John, an Arkhola employee, for 24 years. They have three children: Shelby, 23, a preschool employee; Hailey, 18, who graduated from Man-

sfield last year; and Braxton, 15, a freshman at Mansfield.

The coronavirus has changed some things, such as more virtual patient interaction and even having to see patients in their cars, but her mission hasn’t changed. “During this virus, we haven’t been able to provide our total care,” she said. “And I miss that one on one with them. Being a nurse during this time is a blessing. We don’t do it for the money; I do it for my heart.

I’m probably more blessed now by my patients than I ever have been before.

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Greenwood Schools

By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Feeding Local Kids In March the Greenwood Public School District stopped in-school classes in response to tne COVID-19 pandemic and moved to a form of distance learning for all its students. That helped mitigate some of the possibility of passing the virus in the schools, but it also created a problem: many Greenwood families relied on lunches available at the schoosl. According to Teresa Rose, Director of Food Services and Federal Programs, approximately 35 percent of Green students receive free or reduced school meals.

To remedy the sudden loss of meals to some students, the district started a Grab ‘N’ Go program

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to hand out meals beginning on March 17 and continuing until the end of the school year on May 22. The meals were handed out at Greenwood Junior High, which was selected because it has a drive-thru area, providing safety through all types of weather and providing ease during the pandemic.

Meals were handed out on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week. Four meals were provided on Monday and Wednesday, including a hot lunch, a sack lunch, and two breakfasts. On Friday a hot lunch and breakfast were provided. Rose estimated that, on average, 260 children each day

were provided meals, meaning approximately 2,600 meals were handed out. The meals were available to children from age 1 to 18. The program was not restricted to Greenwood students, as Rose pointed out that some Greenwood families had taken over child care duties for parents in other cities who had to work during the day.

“I’m very familiar with our students,” Rose said. “At the beginning, the students were with the families.

And we were able to say, yes, there are three children in that car or four children in that car. Then we received a waiver for parents to be able to pick up the food without the children. They just tell us how many and we provide that many.”

Rose said that many precautions necessitated by COVID-19 were already in place by the crew. There are dedicated sinks in each kitchen for hand-washing. Gloves were provided. Masks must be worn.

Temperatures were checked.“Service in general is really kind of social distancing,” Rose said. “For instance, we might have one person getting ready to have chicken nuggets to go in the oven, and another person over here making sandwiches, and another person to another side of the kitchen, bagging up chips, and another person preparing condiments.

And when we actually distributed, we wore gloves and masks, and we handed it to the cars. None of the families got out of the car.”

In addition to dining employees from all the Greenwood schools, Rose said they have had volunteers assist with the distribution, including administrators, paraprofessionals, coaches, and teachers. Because Greenwood has five schools, staff has been rotated in and out frequently, with no more than 10 people in the kitchen, even on the busier days. “They know they are here to take care of kids, and that’s what they love to do,” Rose said.

The meals were provided for by local funds at the district. According to Rose, the district will receive a partial reimbursement from the state.

Photos courtesy of Greenwood Schools

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Michael Lejong

TEAMWORK IS AT THE HEART OF SUCCESS STORY BY

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Whenever Michael Lejong walks into a building, his eagle-like eyes can’t help but closely examine the structure’s architecture.

The 48-year-old Greenwood High School graduate is an award-winning partner with MAHG Architecture Inc. and lets his busy, creative mind soak in the layout and color of the inside and outside of any given structure, even during his precious few off-the-clock hours. Even when a facility isn’t designed by Michael and his firm, he still notices and appreciates a structure’s appearance.

“I have to stop and look at all of it,” he said with a shy grin. “I guess it doesn’t surprise

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me, the architecture thing. As a kid I was always playing with LEGOs and building ramps.”

Working at MAHG Architecture Inc. since December 1999, Michael has been heavily involved with numerous projects throughout Greenwood and across Arkansas. These projects have included the Old Rock Gym, the Greenwood High School Volleyball Gym, the Greenwood High School Freshman Center, the Greenwood Police Station, the Sebastian County Courthouse, the Greenwood Memorial Square, the Ed Wilkinson Community Pavilion at Bell Park, Fire Station No. 1, Fire Station No. 2 and the master plan for Fire Station No. 3.

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“We do stay pretty busy, and we’re kind of proud to say that there are only 10 people on our team here at MAHG Architecture Inc.,” said Michael, whose awards include the 2018 Greenwood Citizen of the Year Award, the 2019 Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design’s John Williams Fellow Award and the 2016 AIA Arkansas Outstanding Member Award. “Of course, we do work with consultants and others outside of the office, but it’s nice to have a 10-member team.

“And we have an open-door policy here, which is great,” he added. “We’ve enjoyed some great success here at our firm, and it’s great that the history of MAHG Architecture Inc. goes back to 1935.”

A board member of the Westeran Arkansas Workforce Development Board, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, the Greenwood Economic Development Commission, the Sebastian County Historical Society and the Greenwood Parks Department Trails Committee, Michael said he and his colleagues also are passing time via designs and planning for The Curve, a 40-acre, master planned mixed-use development that will be located on the curve of the intersection of U.S. 71 South and Arkansas 10 Spur in Greenwood. Plans call for having the 180,000-square-foot development to include shopping, cafes, restaurants, offices, residential facilities, a waterfall and more.

“When you look around, you see that Greenwood is one of Arkansas’ fastest-growing communities,” Michael said. “It’s a great thing that this is happening, and (The Curve) will also include architectural controls to help maintain a look and feel that will showcase the rich natural resources of our region.”

Born to parents Arthur and Peggy Lejong in Alexandria, La., Michael and his family moved to Greenwood when he was in the third grade. Arthur was in the U.S. Air Force, which resulted in the family moving from military base to military base. They once called Florida and New Mexico

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“WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU SEE THAT GREENWOOD IS ONE OF ARKANSAS’ FASTEST-GROWING COMMUNITIES.” Michael Lejong PARTNER WITH MAHG ARCHITECTURE INC.

home before putting down permanent roots in Greenwood in 1980.

well as Mr. and Mrs. Ware for biology and trigonometry, respectively.”

“Other than my college years and my first full-time job in northeast Arkansas, I’ve lived in Greenwood all my life,” said Michael, who attends Grace Community Church and the Greenwood-based Community Bible Church.

“It’s a wonderful area here.”

Also active in Beta Club, National Honors Society and other groups, Michael harbored a love for multiple sports. He longed to do well in sporting events, but something kept standing in his way.

Junior high and high school exams, pop quizzes and classroom discussions were easy for Michael, who described himself as “a pretty good student.” He mostly scored straight As and played trumpet in the junior school band.

Michael also served as a Boy Scout in Troop 54 until his 16th birthday before experiencing a couple years in the Civil Air Patrol Explore Post at the 188th Wing National Guard.

“Some of my favorite classes at Greenwood High School were art, journalism and French, probably because those classes interacted more as groups and worked together for common goals and projects,” Michael said.

“All of the teachers at Greenwood are fantastic and many of them had an influence on me,” he added. “Some of my best high school memories took place in Mrs. Bruso’s journalism class, Mrs. Ferral’s art class and Mrs. Thomason’s French class. And of course, I can’t go without mentioning Mrs. Tarver’s English class, Mr. Sadler’s Algebra class and Mrs. Bilyeu’s chem class, as

“All 6-foot-3, 140 pounds of me attempted to play every sport, but I was always on the junior varsity squads,” he said. “The most success I had as a high school athlete was in track. I ran the 1-mile relay, sprint hurdles and the 220 hurdles for the Bulldog track team.”

Michael’s fondest memories of his high school years center around the United Methodist Youth Group in Greenwood.

“Several of those kids are still great friends of mine today,” Michael said. “They include Stewart Bryan, Jeff Turner, Clifton James, Tamera Lewis and Todd Basham, as well as the late Roger Parrish.”

Graduating from GHS with honors in 1990, Michael received nominations from George W. Bush Sr. and Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt to attend the U.S. Naval Academy following high school.

“Through a series of unfortunate — or looking back, maybe fortunate — circumstances related to the military admission process, I ended up

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spending my first year of college living at home and attending Westark College, which is now UAFS,” Michael said. “I did not complete a few of the course requirements. They offered me two years of military prep school, but I chose to take a year at Westark before making a decision.

“I look back now and realize that I’m thankful and blessed that I ended up doing what I did and staying in Greenwood, instead of going to the Naval Academy,” he added. “I might not have met my wife, Katie, and I can’t think of life without her or my girls, Abbey, who is 22, and Emer-

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son, who is 18.”

Unlike junior high school and high school, college required quite a bit of concentrated effort from Michael. Declaring chem/pre-med as his major, he transferred to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville during his sophomore year, where he would graduate with a five-year bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in 1996.

“Between architecture studio classes, working part-time in a local architect’s office, serving as a house boy for Tri-Delta sorority and Kappa

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Alpha Order fraternity life, there wasn’t nearly enough time to get everything done,” Michael said. “I still managed to squeak out of there with decent grades, a diploma and lifelong friends.”

For Michael, the slightly non-traditional schedule of college architect students was appealing and rewarding.

“I would say architecture school is a little different than most people’s idea of college life — lots of long hours in the studio, project deadlines, professor critiques, lots of research and traveling to visit great architectural works,” he said. “The

classes are small with 25 to 30 people, so you become connected to the people in your class and in your studio.”

Michael then smiled.

“I enjoyed college life,” he said. “I was there for every Razorback game of the 1994-95 basketball season.”

Greeting his internship at the Fort Smith-based Drimmel and Staton Architects as a “thrilling, educational” opportunity, Michael was able to work on the design of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tontitown. He also embraced his chance to study abroad in Rome.

“That was the UofA School of Architecture

Rome Studies program, and the semester abroad was in the fall of 1993,” Michael said. “Rome is beautiful. It was great being able to experience that.”

Retelling the story of how he met his wife seemingly makes Michael smile every time. For him, in a way, that 1995 meeting seems like it happened only yesterday.

“My college roommate and now business partner, Travis Bartlett, was dating Katie’s roommate at the time and set us up so we could all go out on a double date,” Michael said. “Travis mentioned that Katie was from Greenwood, but I actually thought she was a different girl before I saw her.

Of course, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw

Some of the projects Michel has been involved with in Greenwood are (LEFT) Ed Wilkinson Community Pavilion at Bell Park. (RIGHT) Greenwood welcome sign at the intersection fo Hwy 71 and Hwy 10 Spur.

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Katie, and we were married one year to the date from when we first met.”

Michael admitted he feels lucky that he is able to balance work duties with home life. Katie is a CPA with Landmark CPAs, and the two, in Michael’s words, have the “perfect” personal and working relationship.

“We both understand that the other works and has busy times and deadlines, so it works out,” Michael said. “My wife loves the crime shows and sci-fi stuff, and I’m more into comedies and St. Louis Cardinals baseball.”

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chael are listening to bands like Vampire Weekend and 21 Pilots, binge-watching TV shows like “The Office” and “Friends” and re-watching all of the “Star Wars” films with his family.

“You know, I’m a Han-and-Chewbacca guy, so I actually liked the movie, ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story,’” Michael said with a laugh. “And oh my goodness, have you seen the ‘Star Wars’ ride at Orlando? It’s amazing. It’s a true experience, like you are inside a movie. There’s ‘Star Wars’ actors around you; it’s not just you there with video screens around you. The ride simulates you traveling from one spot to another world, and it’s amazing.”

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When Michael called himself a perfectionist, his face appeared serious, but when he admitted that procrastination has a way of creeping into his easy-going nature, Michael’s face allowed a smile.

“If I’ve learned a thing along this journey — procrastination is a trait of all great architects,” Michael said with a laugh. “It might not really be procrastination in the pure sense, but more like iteration. We do a lot of things over and over to discover the right ideas and develop designs for each project.”

When asked if he could pick his two favorite

projects to date, Michael hesitated for a second before smiling.

“As an architect, you become personally vested in the many projects, so it’s hard to pick favorites,” he said. “Locally, I would have to say the Bell Park Pavilion and the Greenwood High School Freshman Center because they have such a large impact on the community. “(And) recently, two of my favorite projects have been the University of Arkansas Sue Walk Burnett School of Journalism and Strategic Media in Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas Basketball Performance Center,” Michael added.

“For the award-winning design of (the Burnett school), we teamed with another architecture firm out of Springfield, Mo., to provide additional architectural support to our local team, and for the basketball performance center, we teamed with Populous out of Kansas City for their athletic facility portfolio.”

Michael paused for a few seconds in silence before his grin appeared.

“And our firm has done every basketball facility on the University of Arkansas campus dating all the way back to the original men’s gym,” he said.

“But I certainly can’t take credit for everything.

Our entire team at MAHG works really hard and we work really well together, and we are fortunate to work with some great people outside of our office.

“We make it a priority to have an open-door policy here, and we pride ourselves on letting our team’s talent shine,” Michael added. “It truly is a team effort, and for that, I’m thankful.”

(LEFT) Michel was proud to be involved with exterior redesign of the Osborn Insurance Agency located on Greenwood square. (RIGHT) Michael says he loves anything on two wheels.

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WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF WORK WITH MAHG ARCHITECTURE INC.?

Anything with two wheels. (Smiles.) Road bike, mountain bike, motorcycle. I’ve not ridden nearly as much over the last few years as I’ve wanted, but I am hoping to get out more this summer. I recently purchased an old Toyota Land Cruiser, so I’d like to get into some offroad adventures.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

Easy question. (Smiles). Tacos! There are a couple Mexican food restaurants up the road from my work, and we are always bouncing back and forth between those restaurants. One of the guys who works at one actually says to me, “OK. See you tomorrow.” (Laughs)

IS THERE ANY TYPE OF FOOD THAT YOU COULD NEVER EAT, EVEN IF IT WAS THE LAST TYPE OF FOOD ON EARTH?

I’m not too picky but there is some sushi I won’t eat. Sometimes it’s too fishy, plus I’ve seen too many viral videos about its contents. (Smiles).

My wife, Katie, swears that she is deathly allergic to sour cream.

(Laughs).

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FUNNIEST MEMORIES?

One of my funniest memories was taking a trip with my parents to Tennessee and we stop at a Subway in Forrest City. My mom, Peggy Lejong, ordered her sandwich with “pickles on the side.” The guy making the sandwich said, “Which side do you want the pickles on?”

My mom glanced at all of us with a cute, little grin, shook her head and calmly told him, “The left side.” It became a long-running family joke.

WHAT ARE TWO OR THREE THINGS ABOUT YOU THAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW?

Probably that I have more pairs of shoes than my wife does. (Laughs).

And that I’m allergic to tree nuts. With the shoes, I love Vans. I have so many different styles of Vans, although it’s hard to wear them all when you wear dressier shoes in the office. (Smiles).

WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE SOMEONE HAS GIVEN YOU, AND WHO WAS THAT PERSON?

One of my success mentors is Darren Hardy, author, speaker and former publisher of Success magazine. Probably one of my favorite quotes of his is, “Success is a comfort awarded only to those willing to do what’s uncomfortable.” When you are in a leadership role, sometimes you must make tough decisions for yourself, your team or your clients, and there is no possible way to make every person happy.

You get to carry a lot on your shoulders, and sometimes that’s not easy.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE GREENWOOD IN JUST A FEW WORDS?

I don’t think you can say it better than our city log, “Feels like home.”

It’s why we chose to move back to Greenwood in 1999 and why we chose to raise our girls here. Our family and friends are here. It was the right fit for us as a family.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT GREENWOOD?

I like the people. Everyone, at least the people I deal with, really cares about our community. Whether it’s giving of their time, talents or finances, someone is always willing to step up to the plate and help. I think this community pride starts all the way back when you’re a kid, and it just gets ingrained in you.

WHAT ELSE HELPS MAKE GREENWOOD SO UNIQUE AND EXCITING?

I love that we still have the hometown feel, we are centered around our youth and school district, and that we are still growing, even though we are a small town. In my line of work, I get to meet with a lot of people from around the state, and they definitely know about Greenwood. We have a reputation, and it’s a good one.

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FACE LIFT Bell Park Receives

STORY BY Scott Cutlip

Upgrades have been quietly made at Bell Park recently. The over 38-acre park is somewhat of a jewel in Greenwood, but one that is not quite as well known as it should be.

Parks director Tammy Briley spoke of some of the improvements she believes might change that.

One of the recent upgrades has been converting one of the basketball courts into four pickleball courts. Pickleball is a paddleball sport, easily

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played by people of all fitness levels, which combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis. The basketball courts were also resurfaced.

The biggest improvement has been the continuation of the promenade. The promenade is a paved walkway along the edge of the top of Bell Park, which overlooks Greenwood. At the time of publication, Phase II will either have ended or neared its end. Possible plans for Phase III will be discussed at the May parks commission meeting.

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The parks commission, along with the city council and parks director and the finance director, will get together mid-year to discuss the budget for Phase III. That’s also when they’ll know what other improvements to the park the budget will allow them to do. The cost for Phase II was approximately $164,000, which was paid for with an 80/20 matching, with 20 percent of the cost being matched by a grant. The entire promenade cost is estimated to be approximately $300,000.

Phase I is along the south side of the park, going along the cliffs and behind the pavilion.

“They’re in the process of completing Phase II,” said Briley. “It’s going to be a trail that if anybody wanted to just walk around Bell Park, you could do it on a sidewalk surface. When this Phase II is complete, it will go across the street and go over to the playground area and along the top of the amphitheater and end up back at the beginning.”

Future plans might include more trails that would eventually connect back into the city, but no time table has been set. The parks commission also acquired 19 acres adjacent to Belle Park.

“There will be improvements to that area that they’ve not determined yet,” Briley said. “We acquired the road, so that we will actually have it that won’t be just one way in and out; we’ll have a road that you could actually drive through Bell Park and out another road.”

New swings have been installed in the lower park, including a Skills Builder swing set, which is a handicap-accessible swing that can be adjusted to hold the child. Overall, the cost of all the swings (FACING PAGE) New toddler equipment added to upper playground.

(BELOW) Resurfaced pickleball courts and basketball court.

Photos courtesy of Greenwood Parks Department

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was approximately $7,800. In addition, Greenwood high school student Kennedy Holland raised funds for a wheelchair-accessible swing, which has been ordered and will be placed in the lower playground.

Foundation, said one of the most important improvements to the park in recent years was the resurfacing of the road in Bell Park. That, as much as anything, helped as much as anything, Bell said.

Past improvements to the park that Briley expressed pride in include disc golf, which had been around since Mayor Doug Kinslow was the parks director, and the playground equipment for children ages 3 - 5, which came around because of a conversation Briley and Mayor Kinslow had with a little girl at the park.

Briley also spoke proudly of the work local Eagle Scouts are doing. Dax Lewis is marking a nature trail from the very top down to the trail, including stepping stones. Trey Smith is working on a large bridge at the Greenwood City Light trail.

“The mayor said, tell us you’d like to see out here,” Briley said. “And she put her hands on her hips, and she said, something like some playground equipment her size. I came back and presented to the parks commission that we needed some playground equipment that was age appropriate for two to five year olds.”

Bell said she is looking forward to people spending time in the park again, and expressed admiration for all the hard work Briley has put in as parks director.

“We’re very proud of the park,” Bell said, “and I think there are a lot of people that don’t even know it exists.”

Cinda Bell, President of the Bell Park (TOP) New swings at the lower playground.

(MIDDLE) Resurfaced basketball court.

(BOTTOM PHOTOS) Construction on the expansion of the Promenade.

Photos courtesy of Greenwood Parks Department.

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CV’s Family Foods Provides

Online Ordering with Parking Pickup

By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On May 1, Greenwood’s CV’s began a program that allowed customers to order and pick up groceries without having to enter the store. Although the service was not implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has proved beneficial to their customers.

can be changed, and the customer gets to specify if they will allow substitutions or not. They can specify exactly what items they’ll take for substitution. In any group of products on a shelf, there’s usually always an alternative. They can buy what they want or they can let the store choose.”

According to one of CV’s directors, Tommy Coulter, an Ozark store was used as a test store, allowing CV’s to work out any bugs before rolling it out to the rest of the CV’s stores.

After the customer picks their items, they will check out, at which point there will be a temporary hold on the debit or credit card, which will be finalized once the pick up is complete. After that, the customer can select the pick up time.

To use the pickup program, customers would need to go to the website www.cvsfamilyfoods.com and select the Online Shopping tab. Customers can select the items they want. Because some items may not be available, especially during the pandemic, CV’s allows customers to select whether or not they want substitutes.

“There might not be the exact brand that the customer wants,” Coulter said. There’s usually always an alternative product that

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Coulter said that pick up must have a lead time of at least five hours, which means if you select your groceries at 8 a.m., the earliest you can pick groceries up is 1 p.m. You can also project out seven days to pick up groceries. The service is free, but requires a minimum of $30 worth of groceries.

Since its inception, the program has slowly grown at the Greenwood location, averaging approximately 15 pickups a week after

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only a couple of weeks. Coulter sees those numbers increasing as more people find out about the availability of pickup. While the pickups do not currently require employees solely dedicated to pickup, as pick ups increase, more employees will be added, as well as training workers specifically to be personal shoppers.

CV’s has two parking spaces at the front of the store for pickup customers to park in. There is a sign with phone numbers in front of the parking spaces. Once they arrive, the customer can call to let the store know they’re there and ready to pick up. An employee will then take the customers groceries to the car and load them.

“We are a family-owned business, and because we are smaller, we are able to provide this service,” Coulter said. “One of the things that we try to encourage our staff to do is, if they have questions about a customer’s order when they’re doing the picking process, we encourage our staff to call or text that customer to clarify what they want. For instance, we offer ribeyes online, and the customer might put in a special notation that they want their ribeyes sliced

thin. At that point, the shopper can call the customer and get a specification on how thin they want their ribeyes. Instead of just adding an item like some of our competitors, we have the capability and we encourage that personal touch with our customers.”

While Coulter feels allowing customers to do pickup is beneficial during the pandemic, he sees it as something expanding beyond that. “Greenwood is a very active community, a lot of coming and going, super-tuned into their school system and sports, and just a lot of good things going on here in town,” he said.

“As school picks up, as businesses start opening back up, baseball starts back, all that, it’s just so easy for the customer to go online and place their order and pick it up on their way home from work.”

CV’s is located at 301 W Center St. The store hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Brian Pence is the store manager.

TOP RIGHT: Zoie Sutton gathers items for an online order. BOTTOM RIGHT: Taylor Morehead delivers order curbside from an online order.

Photos provided by CV’s Family Foods

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NAMELESS QUEEN (2020)

by Rebecca McLaughlin In Seriden, citizens are either in the Royal, Legals, or Nameless caste system. When Coin, a Nameless, discovers the crown tattoo on her arm after the King dies, she is both confused and panicked. Confused because Coin doesn’t understand how someone in the lowest caste system becomes a queen when the King has family to inherit the crown. Panicked because a Nameless becoming the queen puts her in mortal danger.

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by Jeffery Deaver In the newest Colter Shaw novel, expert tracker Colter Shaw must go undercover into a mysterious group disguising itself as a grief support group. Normally a professional reward seeker always requiring a bounty, Shaw’s investigation into the group disturbs him to the point that money or no money, the group must be stopped.

IS MOTHER NATURE CONFUSED?

I don’t know if there is a short in Mother Nature’s light switch or she has just been flipping it. The past several days the weather has really been strange. The sun is shining one minute and then it is dark and gloomy the next minute. It is hard to believe I had my air conditioner on one day, the heat back on the next and this is May. Back in the “Olden Days”, when I was growing up May meant we could go bare foot. Mama would feel the ground to see if the soil was warm enough for us to go without our shoes. It was pure pleasure to get to go without our shoes. We really didn’t get to go without them all time until school was out all summer. We played along the creek bank and on the hillside always without shoes. Oh, My! What Father Time has done.

Today I can’t walk through the house without something on my feet.

Brother Jim and I was talking the other night about the “Best of the Best food in the spring”.

Wilted lettuce with the long white radishes and green onions from the garden. A big bowl of that wilted with hot bacon or salt pork grease, and a pan of corn bread. How could I forget good fried potatoes? That was long before we heard the words Cholesterol and Triglycerides.

Our after school snack was a fresh radish pulled

from the garden and a cold biscuit left over from breakfast. I love the long white kind that no one seems able to raise anymore. In my mind I can see our garden in the spring when the English peas began to come up. Mama and Daddy would stretch a cord down the row above the peas then tie streamers of white cloth all along the line to try to discourage the sparrows that seemed to love the peas as much as we did. I haven’t had fresh English peas in years. The last ones I had was from one of the Plunket Twins. I can’t remember if it was John or Lloyd. One can buy frozen ones but I will tell you it just “ain’t the same.” I love everything fresh from the garden.

In the fall I can hardly wait until turnips are big enough to eat. When Frank and I first married we lived in the house with his Mom and Dad. Mrs. Hughart, who was German, made her own bread. The first time we had fresh vegetables from their garden we had yeast bread. Having grown up having corn bread with fresh veggies I felt like crying. I will tell you this. I bought some corn meal and the next meal we had corn bread. Mrs. Hughart loved it and from then on I had the job of making corn bread.

Recently sister Jane had me over for lunch. Talk about a gourmet meal. Don’t be jealous. We had

By Drucilla Hughart poke, fried potatoes, crispy fried salt pork, sweet onion and corn bread. I love poke. Some people wouldn’t eat it if you paid them. I really miss the late H.B. Stewart. Every spring he brought me a big mess of poke. His sweet Barbara had it washed and ready to cook. I will have to tell you H.B. didn’t bring me poke because he liked to pick it or liked me well enough to bring me a mess. I used a little Black Mail on him. Having grown up as neighbors I told him if he didn’t bring me a mess of poke I would write about him. It worked. I thank Jane for sharing her mess of poke with me. While I was eating it I was thinking of my friend, June Cason Fox, who has always said she could eat poke for breakfast!

Brother Jim loves to cook and try new recipes . He is a good cook.. I am blessed to get to sample some of the many things he cooks. Mama said when he was little he was always underfoot when she was trying to cook a meal. I am blessed to be the oldest sibling because I get to share what the other two cooks (sometimes).

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GREENWOOD AREA BIRTHS Tarynne and Clayton Martin of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on April 16, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Twyla and Markus Althoff of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on April 16, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Caitlyn and Evan McClure of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on April 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Jessica and Daniel Haddock of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on April 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Sylvia Geren and Mason Archer of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on April 21, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Laney and Shawn Fincher of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on May 12, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Jaelee Mohetau and Bradley Brotherton of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on May 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Tara and Michael Battle-Smith of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on May 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas Kaitlynn Gann of Greenwood announced the birth of a son born on May 15, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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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

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 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

BONANZA ASSEMBLY OF GOD 701 McConnell Ave., Bonanza, AR. 72916, Rev. Ricky Yarberro

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

HOWARD HILL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Past. Quinton Rowan, 3515 Gate 9 Rd., 996-2496 howardhillag.com

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.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Atlanta & Adair St, 996-2166; Pastor Ronnie Deal, Worship 8am, 9:15 & 10:45 am FIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST 504 S. Fowler St, 996-4374, Jim Walker, SS, Worship 10:50am, 6pm; Wed 7pm PLEASANT HILL FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH 5733 AR-10, Hackett, AR 72937 Buddy Loyd, Pastor

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. 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.

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 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 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 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 following. 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

PRESBYTERIAN 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.

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.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF GREENWOOD 110 S Coker, Ste 1, Greenwood. Sunday bible study - 10 am, Morning Service 11 am, Evening Service 6 pm, Prayer Service Wed. 6 pm COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH-GW 601 Ulmer St., Greenwood. Communitychurch.com. Service time is Sunday at 10 am HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH 216 East Vine St., Huntington Sun. Worship Service 11 a.m.

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.

THE POTTER’S HOUSE APOSTOLIC CHURCH 9516 Robison Court Fort Smith, Arkansas 72916 TYRO COMMUNITY CHURCH 8401 W Hwy 252. Hackett. Pastor: Chris Scott, Sun. 10am & 5 pm, Wednesday 7pm

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SCHOOL NEWS

BIG SIS SCHOLARSHIP The “Big Sis Scholarship” recipient for the GHS Class of 2020 is Autumn Hope. The $500.00 scholarship is provided by Libby and Cleave Gipson in memory of their daughter, Shannon Leigh Gipson, who was the “Big Sis” of Kerry McDaniel and Andria Francis. Hope is the daughter of Michael Hope and the late Esther Hope. She plans to attend the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith and major in nursing. While at GHS she was a member of the GHS Beta Club, Choir and the Spanish Club.

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