White river journal, april 16, 2015

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“A FREE P RESS AND A FREE P EOPLE - A N U NBEATABLE TEAM ” D ES A RC , A RKANSAS (C OUNTY S EAT ) P RAIRIE C OUNTY

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Main Street East - March 1958 Note: old “Swinging Bridge” (South tower and suspension cables) in view beyond trees at end of Main (Same photo with recognizable building names added - Pg 2)

Photo courtesy of Bettye Ross

Spraying in city area starting up

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR SAT., APRIL 18, 10 - 1 Geocaching Workshop Lower White River Museum in Des Arc

SAT., APRIL 18, 5:30 PM Fort Lincoln Heritage Dinner DeValls Bluff Gym Steve Wilson, Speaker

SUN., APRIL 19, 7 AM Fellowship Breakfast Gospel Mission

MON., APRIL 20, 9 & 1 Plea Day Hearings DeValls Bluff & Des Arc

TUES., APRIL 21, 1:00 PM Retired Teachers (PCRTA) Meet/Hurley House, Hazen

TUES., APRIL 21, 7 PM City Council Meeting Des Arc City Hall

WED., APRIL 22, 1 PM Mock Accident at DAHS Bus parking lot

SAT., APRIL 25, 6 PM DAHS Banquet and Prom Des Arc Elementary

SUN., APRIL 26, 6 PM Fellowship Praise Service Gospel Mission Church

MON, APRIL 27, 7 PM School Board Meeting Supt.’s Office

SAT., MAY 2, 9AM - 2PM Free Mammograms Fort Lincoln Fest DeValls Bluff

Mock Accident at DAHS Des Arc Emergency Personnel and local officials will participate in a Mock Accident at Des Arc High School on Wednesday, April 22, at 1:00 p.m. at the bus parking lot.

DAHS students will witness an accident scenario of what happens when you drink and drive.

The high school prom is Saturday, April 25.

Notice to public not to be alarmed by the activity

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Marilyn Addison, 68, Humphrey Audrey Carlin, 94, Ulm Hazel Demski, 94, Michigan Vernell Edwards, 98, Beebe William M. Gibbs, 63, Stuttgart Lucille Hampton, 94, Hazen Chester I nman, 57, Almyra Rita Roller, 77, Hot Springs

PILOT WALKS AWAY At approximately 3 p. m. Friday, April 10, ag pilot Robert Ferguson crashed his plane as he was preparing to spray a field near the Bob Norman air strip just west of Des Arc. Robert, a third season pilot for Southern Aire of Cotton Plant and Des Arc, said a strong tail wind threw him him off course, According to Robert’s dad, Stan Ferguson, owner of Southern Aire, “Robert did a great job executing an emergency takeoff, but clipped a rice levee.” It traveled another 200 yards before stopping. The flying service has two planes servicing local producers. The crashed plane was badly damaged, according to Ferguson, but he said he has a second plane coming in, so his spraying schedule will not be interrupted. Robert was shaken but suffered no injuries. Stan Ferguson said, “A good crash is when you can walk away from it.” The FAA was notified and will be completing an investigation along with the Prairie County Sheriff's Department. Robert, 32, and wife, Tori, are expected a baby daughter in July. The Prairie County Sheriff’s Department, Des Arc Police Department, and ambulance service and many volunteers responded to the emergency call.

Chemical spraying for mosquitos and other pests will start early this year, according to Mayor Jim Garth due to the major influx of buffalo gnats. Mosquito numbers are expected to increase due to standing water left from the rainy spring.

The first spraying will be Saturday, April 18, in the early evening, Chris Hambrick is in charge of the city truck spraying now. He took over the job when B. W. Branham, long-time driver, retired.

It has been reported that several horses in the local area have died from the buffalo gnats invasion.

Citizens can help by disposing of standing water and containers holding water. Also, it is important to protect domestic animals and pets from the current buffalo gnats invasion.

Stage shows, School Days, car show events scheduled for Freedom Fest The Arnold Family Foundation has announced that the 5th Annual Fort Lincoln Freedom Fest will be held this year on Saturday, May 2nd at the DeValls Bluff Community Center & Museum in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas.

The festival began in 2011 in honor of the historic significance and pivotal role that DeValls Bluff, along with the surrounding area, played during the Civil War. It attracts people from all over the state, as well as out of state, each year with its historic representations, exhibits and its family-friendly atmosphere.

The 5th Annual Fort Lincoln Freedom Fest is expected to grow significantly in size and in attendance this year. Event organizers are rolling

out even more things for festival-goers to do.

Included are: two musical stages featuring 6 musical acts [Preservation Theory headline], a Car and Motorcycle Show ending with the People’s Choice Award for the best car and motorcycle to be held at First Baptist Church parking lot, a Bass tournament on the banks of White River to start at sunrise on May 2nd, the annual 5K run/family 2K walk, start time 8:00 a.m., shuttle rides all day to the actual Fort Lincoln, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, a rock climbing wall, the UAMS Mammo Van, Arkansas Women’s Resource and the Arkansas Arts Center Artmobile and many other things for the entire family. This year’s festival will also extend its hours from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., and the festival is FREE to enter.

The 3rd Annual School Days will take place at the old DeValls Bluff School Grounds from 92. All schools are invited. 15 “living history stations” will present living lessons in history.

Space is limited so please RSVP. The DeValls Bluff Community Center & Museum is located at 715 East Sycamore Street, in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas just 50 miles east of Little Rock on Highway 70. For more information regarding these events, please go to: Facebook.com/FortLincolnFreedomFest, or contact The DeValls Bluff Community Center at (870) 998-2012 or Billy White, Festival Dir., at (501) 516-6064.

Heritage Dinner Saturday at DeValls Bluff The Freedom Fest Southern Heritage Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. at the DeValls Bluff Gym. Your ticket will provide you with entertainment by a local favorite Allan Broussard and Jerry Wright, blessing you with the tune of country gospel.

The guest speaker is Steve “Wild Man” Wilson, coordinator of the AGFC pulbic affairs.

The meal consist of donated wild game.

The family consists of son, Luke 14; daughter, Hannah 17, and their parents, Erin and Lane Oliver

Lane Olivers are 2015 Farm Family The Lane Oliver family have been selected as the 2015 Prairie County Farm Family of the Year. The announcement was made following the meeting last Wednesday of the selection committee chaired by Brent Griffin, Prairie CountyCooperative Extension Service staff chairman. The Oliver farm is located in the southwest area of Prairie County near Stuttgart.

Plunkett-Nichols Bldg More photos and history planned for this week’s issue delayed ‘til April 23.

Lane recalled that his parents, Tommy and Kim Oliver, were Prairie County Farm Family when he was a boy at home.

Journal readers will learn more about the Lane Oliver farm operation and the family’s home and community actiities in August 2015 when the Journal will publish its special Farm Family section.

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Old Telephone Exchange Bldg, (2 apartments upstairs, retail below) Nichols Farm & Home Ctr, & Horne Mercantile (both at 2nd & Main)

Weatherley Bldg First Presbyterian Church located at NW corner 5th & Main

Myrtle Robinson residence & Candy Store Edwards Skating Rink

Nichols Lbr. Co. at 5th & Main recently demolished (moved to 2nd & Main) ?

Rice Theatre marquee

Des Arc P.O.

Berry Furniture & Applicance

Des Arc Hotel

Ross Service Station (4th & Main)

F&M Bank

Bill Hayley Fish Market

Young’s Dept Store Swinging Bridge south tower

Wray Brothers ?

Main Street East - March 1958 (5th Street intersection in foreground) Note: old “Swinging Bridge” (South tower and suspension cables) in view beyond trees at end of Main Photo courtesy of Bettye Ross Readers who can provide information re the photo and/or buildings are asked to contact the Journal for possible corrections

E D I T O R I A L S Ramblings.....

(USPS 682-800)

Old age means lots of pills and getting friendly with a heating pad and boredom. Sometimes when I am tired of reading, puzzles, TV and waiting for a phone call, I get the dictionary out and look up strange or odd words.

Yesterday, when I reached for the dictionary, I thought “Marc Anthony”. I don’t know why that name came to mind, but I had forgotten what he was known for. I think it had something to do with women’s sufferage.

I found the word “Anthony” and it said a male name, then see “Tony” in the appendix. I don’t remember a “Tony” from history but the appendix had no “Tony”. I need a new dictionary.

Sometimes I get my Vitamin Bible and look up a vitamin or mineral that is good for a certain need or deficiency. I have ordered a book that tells all the things that helps our brain to stay active and healthy.

Meanwhile, I am taking the spice tumeric. It is the one spice the people of India use so much and they don’t have dementia like the United States does.

My Vitamin Bible says for a healthy brain to eat egg yolks, milk and B12, something I was already doing. B12 needs stomach acid for it to do its job. Old people’s stomachs have less acid than B12 needs, so I let mine dissolve under my tongue. Sometimes, I still can’t remember which drawer my socks are in. I think it’s called short term memory. I wonder why we can recall small incidents when we were so young.

I think I got my love of music from my Grandpa who had an old RCA record player called a Victrola back then.

When I was small, I thought there was a man in that music box that was doing the singing. My Grandpa probably had all of the Jimmy Rogers records. He was the artist who introduced yodeling.

My Grandpa was not well in his old age. His doctor gave him something to smoke that the doctor said was a weed. It really stunk and would send everybody to the far end of the house. I don’t know if it helped Grandpa or not but it sure made him happy. I think that “weed” Grandpa was smoking can be identified today with three letters-POT!

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‘scoark’ About a dozen years ago the Arkansas legal establishment beaming.

A panel drawn from three citadels of legal education -- the law schools of New York University, Duke and the University of Chicago -- released a survey of the 50 states’ courts of last resort, meaning their Supreme Courts or, as it is styled in New York, the Court of Appeals.

Their assessment: Arkansas’s Supreme Court ranked second only to California.

The survey evaluated the courts using three criteria: quality of opinions, the independence of the panels from political pressures, and productivity, the latter to include promptness in deciding cases.

Arkansas’s silver medal in what might be called the Appellate Olympics was regarded as a triumph not only substantively but in the court of public (not to mention, legal) opinion. For it had labored long and hard to overcome the long shadow of Little Rock, some of it guilt by association, though not all: in 1959 the Arkansas justices, albeit in a close vote, had upheld a law to permit Gov. Orval Faubus to close public schools when he deemed imminent the threat of violence.

A decade later the Court embarrassed itself anew, upholding the prohibition against the teaching of evolution in the public schools. The pontiff of political journalism in Arkansas, Ernest Dumas, has, in the intervening years, pierced the 1967 Court’s secrecy and written (with wry amusement) of the panic that gripped the justices, confronted with an obviously unconstitutional law and their fears of retribution at the next election.

“Equivocation,” a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sniffed in reversing the state court, which had taken a year to compose its dodge. Such “temporizing,” wrote one of the Washington justices, “savors of a studied effort to avoid coming to grips with this anachronistic statute, and to ‘pass the buck’ to this Court.”

Now the issue before the state Supreme Court is the question of same-sex marriage, and everything old is new again. Temporizing. Passing the buck. Political calculation.

Some six months after initially deciding [begin ital.] Smith v. Wright [end ital.] at conference (and almost a year since the matter was heard at the trial level) there is still no ruling. Far from it. Mandatory retirements in January brought two new justices to a Court reliably reported to have suffered a collegiality deficit even before one or more members thwarted publication of the opinion, which is widely assumed in the legal community to have overturned the gay marriage ban. But the already chilly atmosphere at the Court became polar when one of the newcomers, Associate Justice Robin Wynne, joined in the latest and most audacious stalling tactic -- a majority’s decision, announced April 2, that it would treat as an entirely new case the matter of which court, last year’s or the 2015 panel, would re-consider the state’s appeal.

The rationale for foot-dragging seemed clear last year and seems even clearer now: Why take the heat, why risk a backlash at the next election, when the U.S. Supreme Court almost certainly will take us off the hook by summer by making gay marriage legal and the Arkansas case moot?

Why not temporize? Why not pass the buck?

The 60s Arkansas court, in Dumas’s accounting, was at daggers drawn, the barest initial majority eventually swaying two of the three dissenters by employing language notable for what the U.S. justices smirked as “opaque.” The state Court was able to contain the tumult to its chambers and corridors. Not this time, not this Court.

“I believe that a majority of this court has created out of whole cloth an issue to delay the disposition” of the gay marriage case, wrote a frustrated Chief Justice Jim Hannah, who recused from the new, second case.

Stepping aside also, a transparently angry Associate Justice Paul Danielson: “I believe that a majority of this court has manufactured a case where no case or controversy exists.”

Almost immediately a gay rights spokeswoman asked the state Judicial Discipline panel to investigate the Court’s creation of the parallel case as an ethical violation. And now there are Gov. Hutchinson’s appointees to hear the new question, two to replace Hannah and Danielson and a third to sit for a justice who recused, her participation in the case being at issue. One is a sitting circuit judge with his eye on Danielson’s seat and who opposed “the gay agenda” while a state legislator. A second joined the Court’s majority, as an appointed justice, in striking down the ban on gay adoptions in 2006 but last year allied herself with Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, a vocal opponent of same-sex unions.

The third is a little known appellate attorney. All are stalwart conservative Republicans. The die would appear to be cast.

The paramount issue now is not same-sex marriage but the Supreme Court itself, increasingly politicized and less and less independent, productive and prompt.

“Comments from

Readers” In a telephone visit with JoAnn Covington Hamric of Texas, she advises that she and husband, James Kenneth, have recently sold their 1100 acre cattle ranch in Bogata, and bought another 1100 acre cattle ranch in Coleman, Texas.

She said her husband, James Kenneth, a retired minister, “does just what he wants to do now.” They both stay busy with some 195 head of Angus cattle.

They have one daughter and two grandchildrenthere.

JoAnn is the daughter of Jess and Itha Covington.

-----Sue Davis of Perryville writes: sending $25 check for subscription for Gary Davis.

In a phone convesation this week, Sue said, “It’s hard for me to remember to check the date on my paper. I saw the ad in the paper and checked and sure enough, I am a little late.”

Mid-Delta Energy Assistance Closing Mid-Delta Community Services Winter risis Home Energy Assistance program will close April 17 in Prairie, Monroe, Lee and Phillips counties. No further applications accepted.

WEEK’S WEATHER, RAIN & RIVER

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23.49’ 23.58’ 23.87’ 24.06’ NWS Forecast for Apr 20: 23.95’ WHITE RIVER REFERENCE DEPTHS

F LOOD S TAGE . . . . . . . . . 24.00’ M AY 7, 2011 C REST . . . . 39.43’

SUNRISES / SUNSETS THURSDAYS April 9 April 16 April 23

SUNRISE SUNSET 6:42 am 7:33 pm 6:33 am 7:39 pm 6:24 am 7:45 pm

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­Quote­of­the­Week The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.

-Woodrow Wilson

Laugh-In Corner A 65 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital.

While on the operating table she had a near death experience.. Seeing God she asked "Is my time up?"

God said, "No, you have another 33 years, 2 months and 8 days to live."

Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, liposuction, breast implants and a tummy tuck.She even had someone come in and change her hair color and brighten her teeth!

Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well make the most of it.

After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit and killed by an ambulance.

Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 33 years? Why didn't you pull me from out of the path of the ambulance?"

God replied: "I didn't recognize you!!!!!"

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Dale L. Hawkins, Lucille Hampton buried Sunday at DeValls Bluff Hickory Plains resident, dies

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ter layers; hatched January 29, $1.50 each. Austin L. Piety, Rt. 3, Des Arc. Remember the date and place: frost in Des Arc on the mornings of April 22 and 23, 1931.

Miss Sallye Gipson, the charming young daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gipson, entertained the “We’re It Club” with a “tacky” party recently. By the way, Miss Sallye is the polite, modest and courteous young lady who serves refreshments from the fountain at the Palace Drug Store.

A Psalm of Cotton: Cotton, thou art my shepherd and I am in want; Thou has caused me to feed in a dry pasture, thou has destroyed my credit; thou has led me into the paths of poverty, liens, lawsuits, and near nakedness.

Thou hast caused me to go to a banker with my hat under my arm and mortgage the muscle and produce of my farm.

Thou hast caused me to live in a rented house in full view of the moon, while stars came twinkling through the cracks; Thou preparest a naked back and an empty stomach for me in the presence of my friends; Thou anoinest my head with ignorance, superstition, poverty and unpaid accounts.

How can I trust thee: Thou has kept my children out of school, church, and society; thereby robbing them of all that is good and noble, elevating and refining; Thou has caused me to go to the barn, bring out the old fertilizer sack and ask my wife to make me a shirt; Now, behold me as I stand amidst my friends in my new shirt with these inscriptions in full view: “Eighteen per cent acid phosphate” on the breast, and “12-4-4” on the tail. Ex.

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ackie Tate’s Hereford steer and and Jerry Smith’s landrace-Duroc cross barrow were the Grand Champion Animals shown at the Prairie County Fat Calf and Barrow Show held here today. The Reserve Champion steer was also shown by Tate, a 4-H entry. The Reserve Champion barrow was shown

by Roy Foster Jr., first year FFA. There were 19 calves and 20 barrows in the show along with some dairy stock. Thanks to Willis McCallie of DeWitt, auctioneer, the buyers, Extension Agent Vernon Wills, and to Marvin Vines, farm director for Radio Station KTHV, Channel 11, who will probably show his film on his program Saturday morning.

According to officials at the Des Arc High School, the following ten students are the honor graduates of the 1961 graduating class: Wanda Livesay, Valedictorian; Manuel Holcomb, Salutatorian; G. W. Moore, Marilyn Patterson, Jerry Hinson, Evelyn Griffin, Joyce Simmons, Elsie Johnson, Charlotte Blackwood and Mabel Hooker.

Eight of the high school students with their sponsor, Mrs. Alice Johnson, traveled to Fayetteville on Friday to enter their winning science projects in the State Science Fair. Those making the trip were Dixie Eans, Doria Ann Ingram, Joy Morton, Robbye Norman, Jimmy DeVorak, J. H. Minton, Russell Wray.

The Des Arc Garden Club is seeking to organize a Civic Improvement Group in cooperation with the Town’s Cleanup Period. They are sponsoring a poster contest in the local school directed by Miss Virginia Floyd. Civic im-

provements include improving Main Street, beautification of the City Park; cleaning of alleys; better ways of garbage disposal behind stores and businesses.

Kenneth E. Harris, son of Mrs. Jewell Clark of Des Arc, was graduated in March from the Atomic Biological and Chemical War Defense School at El Roro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif. He is a 1955 graduate of Des Arc High School.

Grace Walker Shoes for Spring at A. F. Horne Co. Grace Walker Shoes are featured on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand on ABC-TC. Moderately priced at $9.95.

Doris Ward reports that there will be a Pie Supper at the Watson Community Building on April 21. Proceeds will go to the cemetery fund.

Mrs. Mattie Mae Huggler reports a total of $915.89 contributed in Prairie County for the Easter Seal campaign. Volunteer workers were: Mrs. Houston Perry, Hazen; Mrs. Leo Mertens, DeValls Bluff; Mrs. Art Clayton, Tollville; Mrs. Allen Singleterry, Biscoe; Mrs. Dale DeVorak, Oak Prairie; Mrs. Louise Bell, Hickory Plains.

High School students with an A average for the 5th period of the school year are: Dixie Eans, Judy Eddins, Betty Ewing, Wanda Livesay, James Brown, June DeVorak and Russell Ewing.

The Des Arc High School choirs, under the direction of Larry Bills, all got good ratings ar the State High School Choir Festival held at Hot Springs.

Three choirs, Girls Glee Club, Mixed Choir and Girls Ensemble participated.

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rincipal John Matlock and Charles Neaville, counselor, announce the honor graudates named at Des Arc High School. Graduating with honor are Kathy Eagle, Valedictorian; Pat Bruce, Salutatorian; Kristen Parnell, Carol Davis, Allen Minton, Ricky Weaver and Anna Beth Guess.

Des Arc’s Park Commissioners, recently appointed by the City Council, drew for terms at an organizational meeting Friday, April 20: Paul Gaines, 1 year; Robert Abney, 2 years; Steve Bryan, 3 years; Jimmy Lee, 5 years; and Sherod White, chairman, 4 years.

Daylight Savings Time will come in at 2 a. m. Sunday, April 29.

Bob Rice and Director Steve Wilson of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Rep. Bobby L. Glover were at the Wattensaw Wildlife Management Area in Prairie County showing where a 200-acre fishing lake is to be constructed on the area off Highway 11 between Des Arc and Hazen.

Ballot drawing for the 1984 primaries was held at DeValls Bluff on Monday.

Among positions drawn were: For U. S. Rep., Dist. 1: Bill Alexander and Steve Abernathy. Ark. Governor: Kermit Moss, Bill Clinton, Monroe A. Schwarzlose and Lonnie C. Turner.

Des Arc Lions Club met at Huff’s Restaurant with President Tony Rampley presiding. The evening of July 24 was set for “Ladies Night” at Huff’s The Livesay Farm, Tom Ed and Mike Livesay, with the first report of rice planting, said they planted on April 14, on their Johnson Chapel farm. The Livesays are “Early to Plant and Early to Harvest”.

Preliminary reports of the 1982 Census of Agriculture show that the number of farms in Prairie County decreased from 572 to 491 since the 1978 census. All land in farms totaled 304,920 acres in 1982, and average of 621 acres per farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fisher of Des Arc came back from recent rabbit shows in Memphis and Tulsa wth first place trophies. The Fisher Rabbitry has 300 rabbits of different breeds after three years in business.

Prairie County Coon Hunters Association held its first annual Twin Rivers Championship last Saturday at Des Arc. Local hunter, Ronnie Goodman, placed second in the night hunt. Goodman’s “Black Molly” scored a total of 175 plus points to win the title.

Serving as judges were James Crafford, Lester Gross, Billy Joe Ferguson and Donnie Covington.

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rticles of incorporation for the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation were drawn up and application was made for a charter Monday following completion of a movement which has been underway for several weeks to create a statewide organization for farmers. A general meeting was held Saturday in Little Rock attended by more than 100 farmers from almost every county in the state preceding the actual incorporation of the body.

Formal opening of the state highway bridge across the White River at Clarendon will be celebrated June 11. The celebration will include a parade of decorated floats and cars from Clarendon, Brinkley, Marianna, Holly Grove, Roe and Stuttgart. and the Arkansas National Guard band.

Declaring the Hoover administration has made a “fiasco of farm relief,” Jouett Lhouse, Democratic leader predicted today the Federal Farm Board and its operations would be one of the principal issues in the 1932 campaign.

Four-hundred and seventy-five women in Prairie County representing 10 Home Demonstration Clubs have enrolled in the gardening and canning projects under the direction of the County Council of H. D. Clubs and Home Agent Miss Esther Tennyson. The clubs will be competing for a $50 prize offered by the St. Louise Southwestern Railway Company to the county that has the best countywide food preservation program.

We understand there are three applicants for the job of marshal in Des Arc: H. M. Nall, to succeed himself, T. E. Atkins and Ross Holmes.

For Sale: S. C. Rhode Island Red Cockerels, from 250-324 egg strain. Papers furnished. From heavy win-

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W. M. “Bill” Gibbs

Audrey Virginia Carlin

Services held at Stuttgart for W. M. Gibbs

Audrey V. Carlin was lifelong Ulm resident

William Merl “Bill” Gibbs of Stuttgart was found deceased Wednesday, March 25, 2015, after being reported missing November 27, 2014.

Bill was born January 4, 1952, in Stuttgart to Thomas Odie and Melba Lee Burnett Gibbs. A Stuttgart High School graduate, he was employed as a maintenance technician at McPherson Apartments.

He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Gibbs; his mother, Melba McPherson and step-father Esther (Mac) McPherson; and a sister, Tommy Lou Barnard.

Survivors are four children, Brian Gibbs of Stuttgart, Will Gibbs of Greenwood, AR, Elizabeth Gibbs Quear of Spokane, WA, and Valerie Gibbs Worring of Stuttgart; two brothers, James Gibbs and wife Agnes of Stuttgart and Charles Gibbs and wife Judy of Little Rock; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday April 18 at Southside Baptist Church with Bro. Gregg Greenway officiating.

“Miss Audrey” Virginia Carlin, 94, of Ulm, Ark., died Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Hazen, Ark. Audrey Virginia Ihrke was born on July 30, 1920, in Milwaukee, WI, to Margaret Albert Ihrke. In May of 1970, she married Thomas William Carlin and together they built their home in Ulm and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Mr. Carlin worked for years at Riceland and died of cardiac arrest in 1988. Miss Audrey continued to live in their home, cherishing the peacefulness of Ulm, the bounty of her garden, and the sight of hummingbirds feeding outside her window. Throughout her life, she sought new experiences, thrived on curiosity, and cultivated her artistic talents. She enjoyed giving gifts, learning new skills, and honing self-reliance.

Miss Audrey was a prolific and accomplished craftswoman, serving as a judge and garnering multiple ribbons and prizes at district and state fairs for sewing, canning, woodworking, knitting, and upholstery projects. Her work ranged from Christmas ornaments to etched glass, from afghans to zucchini bread, and was marked by precision, symmetry, and striking use of color. She was particularly known for her quilting, winning multiple awards in Arkansas and Texas. A longtime participant in county extension workshops, Miss Audrey was most recently active in Grand Prairie Quilt Society, as well as Cook’s Lake Nature Center.

Miss Audrey was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ulm. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents, as well as her sister, Viola Lily; sister-in-law, Louise Richardson; brother-in-law, Clyde Carlin; niece, Mary Helen Richardson; and nephews, Robert Daniel Richardson and John Thomas Richardson.

Miss Audrey is survived

by Virginia Sue Meadows of Bremerton, WA; Emma Mae Richardson and Doris and Richard Wright and family of Sweeney, TX; Anna Fay Dienert and family of Acworth, GA; Robert and Vanessa Phillips Richardson and family of Livingston, TX; Emma Jean Richardson and family of Onalaska, TX; Audrey Lynn Richardson McLain and family of Bremerton, WA; Sarah Louis Richardson of Washington, DC; and numerous friends in Stuttgart and Ulm. The family would like especially to extend an embrace to Mrs. Sandra Clawitter of Ulm for her devoted friendship and care.

Services will be held at Turpin Funeral Home in Stuttgart on Thursday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m

Chester Allen Inman

Memorial service at Stuttgart for Chester A. Inman Chester Allen Inman, 57, of Almyra, departed this world on April 03, 2015.

Born, December 28, 1957 in Dallas, Texas. He is preceded in death by, father Earl Inman and two sisters, Cindy Stain and Carolyn Bush.

Those remaining to remember him include: daughter; Heidi Hall and husband Travis of Sheridan; grandsons, Patrick Hall and Connor Hall also of Sheridan; mother, Opal Simmons and her husband Bill of Stuttgart; sister Trinka Sherman of White Hall; step sister, Julie Buerkle and family of Almyra; step sister Robbin Nutt and family of Vilonia; step brother, David Simmons of Stuttgart.

A memorial service was held at Full Gospel Christian Church in Stuttgart, on Saturday, April 11, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Sam Funderburg officiating.

Dale L. Hawkins, age 91. of DeValls Bluff passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Faye Hawkins.

He is survived by his son, Dale (Carol) Hawkins and his daughter, Donna Alberson, both of Carlisle; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Funeral services were at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 11, at the First Baptist Church in De Valls Bluff.

Interment with military honors was in the De Valls Bluff Cemetery with Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen in charge of arrangements.

Rita M. Roller

Lucille T. Hampton of Hazen, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at her home.

She was born and raised in Hickory Plains and was born November 9, 1920.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Hampton; a daughter, Jackie (Boots) Smith; her parents, John and Susie Thompson; brothers, Cellus, Carroll, Theodore and Herman Thompson; sisters, Ona Harrison, Grace Davis, and Mary Sue Thompson and a great-grandson, Aubrey Weems.

She is survived by a daughter, Shirley Dorsett Weems; granddaughters, Theresa ( Jeff ) Ingle of Hazen, Juanita Cooper of Norfork, Connie (Monte) Weems of Hazen and Kelly (Wade) Swiney of Beebe; one grandson, John (Sandy) Perry of Skellytown, Texas; step-grandchildren, Debbie (Loy) Kee, Kathy (Frank) Addison, Monte (Connie) Weems, and Timmy Weems, Sr. all of Hazen. A total of 27 great-grandchildren and 39 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services were at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, April 12 at the Westbrook Funeral Home Chapel in Hazen.

Interment was in the Hickory Plains Cemetery.

Rita Roller, former Stuttgart resident, dies Rita M. (Luebker) Roller, age 77, of Hot Springs, died Monday, April 6, 2015.

She was born March 1, 1938 in Stuttgart, the daughter of Bernard Joseph Luebker and Mildred Zimmerman Luebker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William E. Roller; one sister, Theresa Schultz; and three grandsons, Corey Coffman, Cody Lee Kelley, and Charlie Roller.

She is survived by two sons, Jim (Sherry) Roller of Vilonia and Ed ( Jenny) Roller of Morrilton; four daughters, Dana ( Jon) White of Glenwood, Donna Simpson of Hot Springs, Carmen (Sean) Nichols of Hot Springs, and Hether (Russell) Fryar of Rockwall, Texas; six brothers, William (Elaine) Berg of Stuttgart, Robert (Nell) Berg of Russellville, Carl Luebker of Stuttgart, Herman (Marty) Luebker of Dover, Joe (Carol) Luebker of Pine Bluff, and Tom (Jane) Luebker of Spurgeon Bay, Wisconsin; five sisters, Margaret Ann Pitts of Stuttgart, Rozan McKinney of Searcy, Christina Yurkovich of Fairbanks, Alaska, Mary Grace Shelton of Cabot, and Mitz Kelly of London; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and one sister-inlaw, Rita Mary (Robert) Jones of Alabama.

Services were at 10 a.m.

Thursday in the DavisSmith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood, with Bro. Keith Shewbart officiating.

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Marilyn Addison

Marilyn Addison had relatives at Stuttgart Marilyn Addison, 68, of Humphrey passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Baptist Health-Little Rock.

She was born May 28, 1946, in Humphrey to Virgie and Bennie Bullock, the youngest of four children. She was a Methodist.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgie Bullock and Bennie Bullock; her sister, Eldean Linder; brothers, Bennie F. Bullock and Jackie Bullock.

Survivors are her husband of 51 years, Fred Addison; two sons, Todd (Gina) Addison of Humphrey and Michael (Cindy) Addison of Paragould; one daughter, Krystal (Chandler) Stone of Humphrey; grandsons, Stephen (Natalee) Addison and Josh (Hannah) Addison of Stuttgart, Macky Stone of Humphrey and Darrin Addison and Jeremy Monreal of Paragould; granddaughters, Sarah Addison, Jaran and Jaden Monreal of Paragould, and Haley Addison and Hayden Stone of Humphrey; two greatgranddaughters, Brooklynn and Ainslee Addison of Stuttgart; and Dexter, “Momma’s precious baby”.

Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Sam Morgan and Bro. Thomas Bormman, are 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Turpin Funeral Home chapel with burial following in Sunshine Cemetery.

Vernell Edwards, 98, Beebe resident, dies

Hazel Uland Demski Hazel Uland Demski, former Des Arc resident, died March 25, 2015, at Midland, Mich. She was born at Des Arc on Nov. 10, 1920.

Complete obituary in April 9 issue of White River Journal.

Vernell Edwards, 98, of Beebe, Arkansas, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was a member of Stoney Point United Methodist Church.

Vernell is survived by two sons, Jim (Liz) Edwards of Sherwood and Jerry (Patsy) Edwards of Beebe; two daughters, Phyllis Adkins of Sherwood and Glenda Drace of Marked Tree; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Mattie Ruth Fisher of Beebe; three brothers, Brewer Hefner of

Searcy, Carthel Hefner of McCrory and Dale Hefner of Beebe; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J. W. Edwards, her parents, and five brothers.

Memorials may be made to Stoney Point Cemetery, 443 Stoney Point Church Rd., Beebe, AR 72012.

Family received friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Smith Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with funeral following at 2:00 p.m.

Intermentl was in Stoney Point Cemetery.

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Words of Faith/Church News Sunday School/ Church Attendance Sunday, April 12 IN DES ARC First Baptist Church...227/241 Gospel Mission......................165 Lakeside Miss. Baptist......66/99 First United Methodist...........70 Faith Missionary Baptist..54/66 Family Worship Center.........52 First Assembly of God........39/50 Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 45 Church of Christ................15 Church of God of Prophecy.... 21 Living Waters Full Gospel.......26 AREA CHURCHES Hickory Plains Mis Bap 80/98 Morris Chapel Miss Baptist..49 Pleasant Ridge Baptist........... 29 Hickory Plains Methodist ...... 37 Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 17 Hebron United Methodist...61 Judson Memorial Baptist...... 17 Sand Hill Miss. Bapt 19 Reported by local churches.

(To report Sunday School Attendance and other church news, call 870-256-4254 Also, if your church is not included, and you wish it to be, call the number here to get it in the list.

First Baptist Church congregation on Sunday outing together The congregation of the First Baptist Church in Des Arc enjoyed an afternoon of fun, food and fellowship at the church’s picnic and softball games held Sunday afternoon, April 12, at the Des Arc Baseball Complex.

The sunny afternoon was spent eating hot dogs with all the trimmings and watching ball games.

A bouncy house with slide was provided for the “younger kids.’.

Everyone said they enjoyed the visiting, watching the softball games and just being together on an outing. “We are looking forward to next year’s church picnic,” they agreed.

Crowd enjoying softball games

First Baptist Church to honor its 2015 graduates The First Baptist Church will be honoring the 2015 Des Arc High School graduates who are in the church with a slide show on Senior Recognition Sunday, May 3, during the morning worship service.

Those seniors being honored are Christine Bell, Abbie York, Ashton York, Tori Mellas, Shelby Hollis, Brianna Banks, Spencer Saul, Sterling Saul, James Robinson, Aaron Seevers, Farris Bryant, Lane Hitt, Hunter McFarlin, Wesley Rowton and Clayton Carle.

These seniors along with other classmates, will graduate in commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15, at the school. Congratulations to these Seniors!

FAITH TRACKS

By Rev. Dee Harper

Pastor, First United Methodist Church Des Arc, Ar

Work: 870-256-3757 - Cell: 501-593-8978 e-mail: cdharper1979@yahoo.com

“Chasing the Light - overcoming Pride” Scripture: James 4:1-10 Today we are starting a new series called Chasing the Light. We are going to take a look at some insidious attitudes of the heart that cloud our vision and keep us from totally following Christ as the true light. This week, we are looking at pride.

One of Hans Christian Anderson’s most famous stories was called “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” You probably remember that it is the story of two con men who come into the town of a certain emperor. Now this emperor cared nothing for the duties of his office, instead he spends all of his time wrapped up figuratively speaking in his clothes. He was a clothes hog. Now these con-men come into town and begin to tell everyone that they can make and weave the most beautiful fabrics. It is so fine that those who are not fit for their office or are very stupid can’t see it.

So, of course, the emperor wants them to create a new wardrobe for him out of the fine material. They set up and begin to weave. However no one can see what it is they are supposed to be weaving but they do keep bringing the weavers more costly material in order to make the thread. The “weavers” hide away all the materials they are given. They present a full set of clothes for the emperor to wear. Now neither the emperor nor any of his advisors or the people at court can see the material, but they don’t want to admit it and have people think them stupid or unfit for their position.

So the emperor parades around town showing off his new outfit. Now none of the town’s people want the emperor to think they are stupid so they go along with the charade and pretend to see it.

That is until a child shouted out, "But he hasn't got anything on.”

And one person whispered to another what the child had said, "He hasn't anything on. A child says he hasn't anything on."

"But he hasn't got anything on!" the whole town cried out at last.

The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right. But he thought, "This procession has got to go on." So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen and advisors held high the train of his outfit that wasn't there at all.

And so Psalm 16:18 tells us, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

Before we talk about pride and our Scripture, I think we need to talk for a moment generally about the epistle written by James. The epistle or letter is attributed to James, the earthly brother of Jesus, who was also the son of Joseph and Mary. James is credited in the book of Acts as being the leader of the Jerusalem council. James addresses his letter to “the twelve tribes scattered among the nations.” This seems to indicate that James was speaking especially to Jewish Christians who were scattered across other parts of the Roman Empire, possibly after the death of Stephen.

Our Scripture for today is from the fourth chapter of James, verses 1-10. According to Professor David Nystrom it can be divided into three sections. In verses 1-3 James is critical of his reader’s

prayers because they are full of anger and selfish desire, instead of trust in God. In verses 4-6 James identifies the substantial differences in the values of the Roman world versus the values of the Christ follower who is seeking to live according to God’s desires. He identifies as Jesus did that a choice has to be made because you can’t serve both. In verses 7-10 James offers up his solutions to the problems that are besetting the church as he calls for repentance. In these last three verses James frames his solutions as a series of ten imperative statements, which in the original Greek mean actions that are to be accomplished immediately. Also it appears to me that all of these commands relate to submission to God. Pastor Alistair Begg in his sermon on this passage says, “Submission to God is the outworking of a truly humble heart.”

And really the only way to overcome the sin of pride is through true humility. Augustine said in reflecting over the man he was before Christ and then the person he was after conversion said, “As pride was the beginning of sin so humility must be the beginning of Christian discipline.”

So as we ask how James’ words can relate to us today let us acknowledge that we have all either been tempted by or suffer from pride. Jeremiah 9:23 says, “This is what the LORD says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.” It is a common in all of us. Some of us take pride in our wisdom what we know the level of education we have obtained. Some of us take pride in what we do, our career choices or the charities we work for or cause that we support. Some of us take pride in what we have and the ability that we have to purchase things. Some of us even become vain and have pride in what we look like. But all of those things are temporary and passing away, none of those things that we value so much about ourselves will mean much in eternity.

1 Peter 5:5 says that we are to “clothe ourselves in humility.” James calls it submitting to God. So what are these commands that we are to follow? Resist the devil; flee from opportunities to give into sin, but also pride. Come near to God, grow in our relationship, put on the shield of faith and stand strong in that versus our own strength. Practice purity and getting rid of sin in our lives. Also practice repentance when we fail and be quick to ask for forgiveness from others that will keep us from all manner of hypocrisy which is the friend of pride.

Humble ourselves. Don’t think to highly of ourselves. Find our identity in being children of God versus what know, or do, or have.

James understood that much conflict, hypocrisy, and self-absorption could be overcome in the body of believers if we could simply let go of our pride and embrace humility in our lives.

This week like James I want to encourage us to practice submission to God, and to embrace humility as a character trait we seek to develop in our own lives.

Have a blessed week.

Brother Dee

Some active, some watch on a sunny afternoon in the park

Batter Up! Jenny Gentry, at bat, waits for the pitch as backcatcher, Robin Bell, gives pointers during the softball game.

Terry Gentry is umpire

Youngsters enjoying the slide at the First Baptist Church picnic

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Social Announcements and Locals Ms. Christy Berry and Mr. Todd Angelo set May 2 Wedding Date Nikki and Jacey Berry are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their Mom, Christy Berry, and Todd Angelo.

Christy is the daughter of Ricky and Malinda Plummer of Des Arc. Todd is the son of Ms. Billie Jo Holder of Des Arc and Mr. and Mrs. Louis “Rollo” and Darla Angelo of Franklin, Illinois.

Their wedding will take place on Saturday, May 2, at one o’clock in the afternoon at Dondie’s White River Princess in Des Arc. A reception will follow at the American Ag Building in Des Arc. All family and friends are invited to attend.

No formal invitations will be sent.

Daisy Hall, center, with her surviving children, Brenda Simpson, Paul Hall, Jr., Sonja Owens and Gloria Strohl. Loved and dearly missed were deceased children, Beverly Hall and Sherrilynn Willeford

M r. A ng e l o a n d Ms. B e r ry

Barbara Holmes hosts April Oak Prairie EHC meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Oak Prairie Extension Homemakers Club met on Tuesday, April 7 with Barbara Holmes as hostess.

President Dora Holloway called the meeting to order and read the Thought, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else, but you are the only one who gets burned.”

The Inspiration was given by Barbara Holmes with a reading “God’s Creation” Roll Call was answered by eleven members with “Share a restaurant idea/location for our club picnic.”

There were 125 Volunteer hours of work turned in.

Secretary Janice Bell read the minutes of the March meeting. They were approved by the group.

During the business meeting, the group was told there would be no leader training meetings the rest of the Club year.

They will be sent to the leader by mail.

The group discussed picnic choices for May. They voted to go to Charlotte’s at Keo on Tuesday, May 5 for lunch leaving at 10:00 a.m.

The group was also reminded of the State EHC meeting in Hot Springs on June 2-4.

A discussion was held regarding the Prairie County Spring Council meeting at the Prairie County Fair Building on Thursday, April 23.

Personally Sam Bradford of Hope, AR was visiting with his dad in Des Arc, James Bradford, on Tuesday.

Sam, a coach and teacher at Hope High School, came especially to take his dad to a doctor’s appointment in Stuttgart.

James is a retired educator with the Des Arc School District.

---------Richard Roe, wife, Amy, and daughters, Kim, Megan and Paige, after a visit here with his mother, Marjorie Roe Gipson and husband, John, left last week for their new home in Austin, Texas.

Richard, employed with Conoco-Phillips Oil Co., after 11 years overseas, eight years in Australia, said he is glad to have a states job for a while.

Amy had to have surgery for a tumor on her pituitary gland recently but is doing well.

Kim, a nurse, plans to explore job opportunities in the Austin area.

Richard’s father was the late Jon Roe. ---------Prayers are sent to Brenda James who is hospitalized for a reaction to an insect bite she received on her forehead. Some believe the insect to be that of

Daisy Mae Hall was honored on her birthday Wednesday night, April 8th, with supper at the Texas Roadhouse in North Little Rock by her children.

Then on Saturday, April 11th, a 90 year Birthday Celebration was hosted by her family.

More than 100 family members and friends gathered at Biscoe First Baptist Church for lunch, fellowship and reminiscing. Special guests were Daisy’s sister, Della Jordan of Fayetteville, and her sisters-inlaw, Iona Mae Coker of Batesville and Virginia

(Pearline) Hall of Little Rock. Joining the celebration were all of Daisy’s living children (Two of her Sherrilynn daughters, Willeford and Beverly Hall, have passed away.), all of her living grandchildren (One grandson, Aaron Hall, has also passed away.), several of her great-grandchildren, one great-great (Skylynn), grandchild nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

Daisy, Iona Mae and Pearline are the only survivors of the initial large family of Buster and Lillie Hall. Of the thirteen chil-

dren born to Buster and Lillie Hall, Iona Mae is the only survivor, and Daisy and Pearline are the only surviving spouses of two of the sons, Jewell and Chester, respectively.

When Lillie died, there were 53 grandchildrensurvivors. Today there are still 42 of those grandchildrenstill living!

Daisy really enjoyed seeing everyone. Her family sincerely appreciates all who spent their time to make this day so very special.

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a buffalo gnat. These insects have been terrorizing animals as well as humans the past several weeks.

--------Bro. Kenny Ripper, pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy, is suffering from hoarseness and can barely talk. Hoping you feel better soon.

--------Diane Brumley is doing some better after her back surgery at St. Vincents Hospital in Little Rock. Diane is retiring at the end of this school term as Art teacher with Des Arc Schools. Husband, Rick, is back on the job at the Garden Gate this week selling garden seed and plants.

--------Prayers are sent to Joyce McNeill who is dealing with health issues. Joyce was Librarian at Des Arc High School for many years before retiring. Her husband, John, also has slowed down some. He is also a retired coach and math teacher at Des Arc High School.

--------Mike Briggs was rushed to the hospital on Monday afternoon, April 13 for shortness of breath and chest pain. He has had some heart problems in recent months. Doctors de-

termined his sodium was very low and his potassium was too high. He is to be released today, Thursday, if all is well. His wife, Jewel, and family are at his side.

--------Marilyn Boyd Blackwell of Higginson was in Des Arc visiting on Wednesday and stopped by the Journal office. She was looking for a photo of the Old Swinging Bridge.

She said she and her husband, Cecil came through Des Arc by way of McCrory and drove by where the Blackwell’s use to live on Pioneer Farms.

They left Des Arc in the 1970’s.

Cecil’s brother, Calvin Blackwell, graduated from Des Arc in 1964 and now lives in Texas.

Marilyn’s mother, Lucille Boyd, was a teacher at Griffithville schools. Charles Neaville was Marilyn’s coach while she was in school there.

Cecil and Marilyn have two children and seven grandchildren. Cecil is retired from Walmart and Marilyn is also retired from Walmart but decided she wanted to work. She is now employed at a bank in Searcy. -

Easter Fun at Des Arc Public Library Children from the Head Start School at Des Arc visited the Des Arc Public Library on Thursday, April 2 where they enjoyed Easter crafts and a reading class. This week is Arkansas Children’s Week and the students will be visiting local businesses on Friday, April 17. The Head Start children are pictured above with their Easter Egg craft project.

Bridal Showers Honoring

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Allison Cannon Bride-elect of Tyler Cox

Wedding Shower

Saturday, April 25 First Baptist Church

Honoring

Rachel Edwards

Sunday, April 26 Gospel Mission

Bride-elect of Lane Huggins

Sunday, April 26 At Two O’clock in the Afternoon

Family Worship Center The bride-elect is Registered at: Lynn’s Flowers & Gifts, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Walmart

Hosted by Ladies of the Church

The Program Topic “Creative Skills” was given by Nola Hampton. She shared with members on how to make a Deco Mesh Wreath.

It was a very good program.

Everyone received instructions on how to make one.

The Eye Opener was a black crocheted afghan that Nola had made.

The meeting adjourned with the group repeating the Homemakers Prayer in unison.

During the recreational period, prizes went to Janice Bell, Joyce Hendricks, Louise Roach and Marinell DeVore.

The next meeting of the Oak Prairie EHC will be their picnic on Tuesday, May 5 with members going to Charlotte’s at Keo for lunch.

Daisy Mae Hall celebrates 90th birthday with family and friends

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HICKORY PL AINS Opal Crider, Correspondent

drove Someone through Cross Roads on Cross Roads Rd. Monday, March 6th probably pulling a little tractor mower/bush hog (maybe Kubota, cause wheel is orange), they lost the pivot wheel off it just West of Clint Evans new house driveway. I picked it up, so no one would hit it, especially after dark. Call me, I still have it.

Sympathy and Prayers to our sister-in-law, Mary McGillvray and family.

Her sister, Kathy Breeding (age 54) of Cabot passed away. Clara Clark and I went to visitation Friday night in Cabot. Clara and I enjoyed supper at Dixie Café that evening.

The Bridal shower for Sara Beth Waller, bride elect of Mark Colton Johnson had a good attendance and we all had lots of fun Saturday. It was at the Hickory Plains United Methodist Church. She is the daughter of Joe and Susan (Speight) Waller and granddaughter of Margie and the late Joe Speight of Hickory Plains.

The wedding will be May 2, 2015 at 6 p.m. at Johnson Farms in Hickory Plains (under construction, just under mile So. of the Hwy 13/38 Intersection or 14 miles North of I-40 in Carlisle.)

The house is looking great and they had Jeff Smith clean off trees on edge by road ditch.

Hickory Plains Missionary Baptist Church had their Dedication of their New Life Center, Saturday. There was Special singing, good sermon, food & fellowship.

We are all so proud of and for them.

Bob Crider went to our son, Randy’s in TN last week to turkey hunt with

Randy Crider and son, Evan. Evan got his first turkey and Papaw got a turkey two days later as well.

Papaw came home Thursday to get Carl Weaver and they went back Friday. Carl got a turkey & they came home Monday.

Sympathy and Prayers to the family of the late Ms. Lucille (Thompson ) Hampton. She was 94 years old. She was Carter Harrison’s aunt and the last of our late Ora (Thompson) Harrison’s sisters. Her daughter is Shirley Weems. Margie Speight had drinks and cookies at the Hickory Plains Methodist Church for the family after the burial.

We had a good group at the “Ladies Drop By” Tuesday. There were sixteen of us there, Debora Carpenter, Jewel Ashmore, Dessle Covington, Susanne Bell, Faye Martin, Charlotte Wrigley, Judy Gore, Opal Crider, Janice Bell, Dora Holloway, Vanessa Graham, Clara Clark, Mary Grace Smith, Pat Welch, Barbara Ingle and Brenda Evans.

The food was all delicious, a lot of new things this time. We missed all others, but sure missed Margie Speight, she never misses. Back of her foot above heel had a fight with storm door Sunday evening and the door won. She went to ER, got stitches and has to keep it propped up. Keep her in your Prayers. Her granddaughters wedding is soon. Send her a card, PO Box 425, Hickory Plains, AR 72066.

The next “Ladies Drop By” will be Tuesday will be May 12 at 1 p.m. at the Hickory Plains Methodist Church. Come join us, we

have FUN! EARLY INFO, DAHS CLASS OF 1970) Class of 1970 will meet for their 45th Reunion, May 30, 2015. We will gather at Dondie’s in Des Arc around 6:30 p.m. and eat around 7 p.m. in the banquet room upstairs.

PLEASE SPREAD THIS INFO! HPOS wants to let everyone know that Tracy will serve breakfast on Sunday mornings. She will also have a Sunday lunch special for $4 .99.

Come out and enjoy!

Please support Hickory Plains Post Office by purchasing stamps, mailing packages, etc. there.. Support our OWN local Postmaster, Tammy Bruce.

The Hickory Plains Post Office hours are Mon.-Fri. 12:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m., Sat.10 a.m.-1:30 p.m..

(REMINDER) For people to call 870-854-3703 or email me (OpalCrider@centurytel.net) their News. Please call or send!!! If you want birthdays in my column and you know I don’t put them in, please let me know!

Have a Good Week In The Lord!

Happy Birthday April 19th to Bud McArthur!

Happy 70th Birthday April 19th to Ivan Welch!

Happy Birthday April 20th to Susie Polk, Billie Curtis & Willie Sutton!

Happy Birthday April 21st to Phyllis Bush & Debora Carpenter!

Happy Anniversary April 22nd to Pat & Condary Johnson!

Happy Birthday April 24th to Sharon Sumler!

A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is eventempered. Proverbs 17:27, NLT

Biting Gnats (Buffalo Gnats) Have Returned

McCool buys Martin’s Grocery at Biscoe

Posted by John Fulton Call them buffalo gnats, black flies, and other unmentionable names, but they have returned. The small flies, or gnats, are hatched in clean, running water. This is one indicator our water protection plans are succeeding. They will continue to hatch until water temperatures hit about 75 degrees. They will also travel up to 10 miles in search of a food source, meaning blood.

These insects can produce serious welts when they decide to bite. They tend to be worse during the day, and are seldom a problem inside buildings. In addition to people, they tend to attack birds. Young poultry and wild birds are especially vulnerable.

Control is difficult. Sprays of malathion, permethrin, or bifenthrin will help with controlling the buffalo gnats when outdoor activities must be held in infested areas.

Dusts of permethrin will also help with outside poultry operations. Repellents of DEET, citronella, vanilla, and some of the other plant based repellents may also provide some relief. Remember, only the females bite and the males swarm your face. When the bite occurs, a chemical is injected to help with blood flow. This is often the reason for the painful welts, usually on the face. Children also seem to be bitten, and affected, more than adults. The gnats seem to be attracted to white clothing. Navy blue seems to be the least favorite color of the buffalo gnat.

Steve Martin, owner of Martin’s Grocery & Deli in Biscoe for 13 years, handed the keys over to its new owner, Johnnie McCool of North Little Rock on Wednesday, April 1.

McCool has been District Manager for Save A Lot Food Store for the last five years. McCool plans to change only the name to Mack’s IGA and keep the store the same.

Martin says that since his children are raised, he wants to focus more on his storage building business.

Johnnie McCool operated the West End Grocery for several years at Des Arc in a building leased from Gene Peters, the original grocer at the location now occupied

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In Tennesse on Saturday, April 4, Papaw (Bob Crider) called up a big gobbler for Evan Crider. Evan will be 12 years old on May 9.

It was one clean shot for Evan to get his first turkey.

The big bird had an 11” beard and 1 5/8” spurs and weighed 22 lbs.

Papaw and Evan really had a good time together.

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By Rosetta Lockhart I was asked today how I got my news—I just glean it, I guess. Sometimes I glean wrong and it seems that I might have made it up. BUT if I did that, I’d make it so juicy you’d be asking them to make it a “Twice – a – Week” paper.

My father took the ‘twice a week’ Gazette at McClelland before I went to school and I had my Mama to read it to me. (and I still love to read). It is strange to me the things I can remember and even stranger why I forget some things.

Speaking of ‘twice –a –week Gazette, that is about what mine amounts to now. It comes thru the mail and last week—on Thursday I got Mon., Tues. and Wed. but not Thursdays. This week I have gotten each one of them a day late. This Postal System has gone to pot—I knew I should not have retired!!

Ha! Three deaths of yesteryear Gregory and McClelland residents happened last week. Robbie Moon, wife of Walter Moon, who grew up here and they came here to live a few years not long ago, died last Tuesday morning.

W.R. Hollingsworth, who grew up at 7-Mile, north of McClelland, but had moved to Grays, died Tuesday evening.

John Cunningham, who grew up near McClelland ,died Thursday. He has lived in Little Rock area for some time.

Helen Fields told me Monday that her brother,

Billy Horner’s son died Sunday. He had suffered horribly with that hated cancer!

We know that all of us are going to leave this earth—but we are “put-er off-ers” in that respect as well as in doing our chores.

Jena Pfeffer is back at “soccer” with the grandgirls in Searcy. She spent the weekend there with the Lynn Tranums.

The Jason Coopers, the Ronnie Ladd’s and the Troy Tims put on a Crawfish Boil Saturday afternoon at Jason and Emily’s. They, Jared and Brian Cooper of Judsonia, Fannie Peters, me, and Hayden’s friend ,Michael of Augusta and Troy’s boss enjoyed an array of the Crawfish, Shrimp, Sausages and Catfish (just for me) and all the trimmings- plus good visiting on the Cooper’s deck.

The weather was great— just for us.

Rowland and Karla Clark and Peyton spent Thursday thru Sunday in Hot Springs. While there they visited Kay Swint. Rowland told me that Peyton (14 months old) was happy to get home, checked out all of his toys right off.

Jim Sullivan has been sick. Rowland drove him to the doctor. It is tough to get sick in these modern days.(I know) In the ‘olden days’ family was not far apart. In our area the kids built a house on the ‘lower forty’ and went right on helping farm and taking care of Grandma and Pa. My three are in

three states—luckily one (Stan) lives only 85 miles away and meets me at Beebe when I need to go to L.R. and can’t drive home— like the ‘implanted teeth’— UGH! I went to Cotton Plant for the Baptist Church Fun Day (potluck lunch) a few days ago. Those people treat me ‘good’. Billy and Carletta Duncan of Greenbrier were there for the eating and visiting. Fannie had a doctor’s appointment and could not go – but those people love her ‘chicken and dumplings’ and she sent them by me. I don’t think they would have let me in, had she not.

They love them. They had ‘fried chicken‘ for me. So, all was well.

Monday, Fannie and I went back to Cotton Plant for the Hypsion Club meeting. Becky Meyers of Brinkley came and played the piano and we had a great time singing old timey hymns, like Amazing Grace, etc. After the meeting she and I visited with Rusty Copeland.

Thomas Harper was baptized and welcomed into Gregory Baptist Church Sunday. It was a happy day for all of us and we pray GOD’S blessings on him and us.

Does anyone know how we might share some of our rain with California? Or store it for later in the dry part of our year? My grass needs mowing and the garden tilled!!!

Rosetta

NEW BETHEL NEWS Donna Kelly, Correspondent

We had good services at New Bethel Sunday. It was good to have some of those back who had colds and other health problems.

Sandy and John Kelly had appointments with the heart doctor on Tuesday.

John received a good report there. He goes back in October.

Sandy also received a good report and goes back in a year. This is all based on how they continue with good health.

John is recovering from his fall and broken wrist

but still a little unstable on his feet.

John and I kept our little grandson one day last week. He is a blessing and we enjoy him.

I had a phone call from Bruce Ingle. It was good to hear from him.

Some of our church members attended a revival at Morris Chapel and enjoyed the services.

Johnny came over one Sunday and had lunch with us. Sandy and Mamie had a busy afternoon as several members came to visit.

We drove through the country on the way to church to see the crops that have been planted.

It was good to see that the weather hasn't held them off too bad. It appeared that the corn and rice had several fields covered.

We wish everyone a good week and trust the weather will hold up. I think of the farmers as we spent our earlier years on the farm.

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FARM/HoMe

Facts about Buffalo Gnats

At Russell Marine Group with John Deere rep Kevin Ripple (l.). From left: Dustin Harrell, Nat McKnight, Paul Johnson, Greg Van Dyke, Collin Holzhauer, Hudgens Jeter, and Nicole Creason.

Rice Leadership Development Class Completes Session One -- The Gulf Coast STUTTGART, AR -- The 2015-17 Rice Leadership Development Program class participated in its first session March 23-27, with an in-depth look at rice production and marketing programs in the Gulf Coast states of Texas and Louisiana. Class members include rice producers Nicole Creason, Jonesboro, AR; Hudgens Jeter, Stuttgart, AR; Paul Johnson, Welsh, LA; Nat McKnight, Cleveland, MS; and Greg Van Dyke, Pleasant Grove, CA. Rice Industry representatives in the class are Dr. Dustin Harrell, Rayne, LA with LSU AgCenter, and Collin Holzhauer, Harrisburg, AR with Southern Rice and Cotton.

Session I began in Houston, Texas with an overview of the rice industry presented by USA Rice Federation staff that included updates on domestic and international promotion efforts and information about USA Rice's organizational structure. The class also met with Leadership alumnus, Michael Creed, who spoke with them about the rice brokerage firm, Creed Rice Inc., and the role of international brokers in the rice industry.

Senior product manager Alfredo Gomez of Riviana Foods, Inc. gave the class insight into consumer trends and industrial marketing techniques for rice. In Alvin, Texas, the class toured the laboratories at RiceTec, Inc., a sponsor of the Rice Leadership Development Program.

Dr. Brian Ottis also gave a presentation about hybrid rice technology.

Leadership alumni Terry Hlavinka, Jerry Boettcher, Ralph Novosad, and Linda Raun spoke to the class about the importance of Texas rice production. The class went to the Lower Colorado River Authority and met with project managers supervising the construction of the Lower Colorado Reservoir, which is set to be completed in March of 2017. The addition of this reservoir will help relieve the strain brought upon Texas rice farmers due to a shortage of water in the state.

The class also met with Dick Ottis, executive vice president of Rice Belt Warehouse Inc., the state's largest rice storage facility. At the final stop in Texas, class members met alumnus Mike Doguet and toured Doguet's Rice Mill, Sod Farm and Cattle Ranch in Beaumont.

In Louisiana, the class met with alumnus Philip Bertrand of Farmer Rice Milling Company in Lake Charles, who explained Louisiana rice marketing. From there, the class moved on to Lacassine where alumnus Mark Pousson gave the class an overview of the new South Louisiana Rail Facility. Leadership alumnus Christian Richard hosted a crawfish boil at his farm and the class had the opportunity to network with a wide spectrum of people within the rice industry.

After a stop at JohnPac Inc. to observe bag manufacturing, the class traveled to Crowley for a tour of the Louisiana State University Rice Research Station, where alumnus Dr. Steve Linscombe summarized the latest rice research. The class then traveled to Rayne, Louisiana to the farming operation of alumni Fred and Paul Zaunbrecher where they learned about rice and crawfish farming.

The jam-packed Session I concluded with a visit to Russell Marine Group in Metairie, where the class learned about river logistics and toured a mid-stream loading facility on the Mississippi River, where they observed a ship being loaded with long-grain rice headed for Colombia.

The Rice Leadership Development Program gives young men and women a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication training. During a two-year period, class members attend four one-week sessions that are designed to strengthen their leadership skills. The leadership program is sponsored by John Deere Company, RiceTec Inc., and American Commodity Company through The Rice Foundation and managed by the USA Rice Federation.

At Russell Marine Group with John Deere rep Kevin Ripple (l.). From left: Dustin Harrell, Nat McKnight, Paul Johnson, Greg Van Dyke, Collin Holzhauer, Hudgens Jeter, and Nicole Creason.

The USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses.

With summer fast approaching, outdoor enthusiasts and animals alike are finding themselves plagued by insects the moment they step out the door. One such culprit is the buffalo gnat, or black fly--an insect that is far from picky about its choice in prey, attacking anything from people and pets to livestock and poultry.

Buffalo gnats are blood sucking flies from the Simuliidae family. For the flies to produce eggs for reproduction it is necessary for the female of the species to consume a blood meal from its human and animal prey.

Unfortunately for us the bite of a buffalo gnat can be more serious than dealing with unseemly bug bites and incessant itchiness for the next week. Recently, according to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty members Dr. Yvette Johnson, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Ken Koelkebeck, Department of Animal Sciences, several poultry have died and more than 40 people have sought medical attention as a result of buffalo gnat attacks.

Generally in humans, the bite of a buffalo gnat causes the same annoying symptoms of a mosquito bite: pain, itching, and swelling. However, if the individual that is bitten is allergic a single bite may warrant immediate medical attention, since such allergies can cause more serious complications.

Unfortunately, the effect of black fly bites can be more severe for animals.

According to Drs. Johnson and Koelkebeck, "livestock and poultry are sometimes killed by the flies when bitten by large numbers of them. Death can be due to anaphylactic shock, toxemia, blood loss, or suffocation when the flies are inhaled." The bites of certain species of black flies are also responsible for transmitting a blood-borne parasite that affects poultry called leukocytozoon.

The month of June is peak black fly season since the adult flies emerge during late spring and early

Rain slows row crop planting again boosts forage growth, mosquitoes Monday’s rain has been a boon for dry hay meadows in northwest Arkansas, but will keep row crop growers out of the field again, county extension agents for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture said on Tuesday.

Berni Kurz, Washington County Extension staff chair, said cattle producers in his area had been spending much of the last two weeks getting fertilizer out in their fields.

Northwest Arkansas was the only place in Arkansas that had any drought rating in last week’s Drought Center map. The area was at the center’s lowest drought intensity rating, “abnormally dry.”

“We had a good soaking rain yesterday,” Washington County Extension Staff Chair Berni Kurz said Tuesday. Got about .75 of an inch of rain, which was sorely needed. The pastures and hay meadows will benefit greatly.”

The rain has been a plus for another Arkansas crop: mosquitoes, said Calhoun County Extension Agent Jaret Rushing.

“Down here, we’ve had high water levels for so long and with the warmer weather we have an influx of mosquitoes,” he said.

“The only thing that we are recommending down here right now is to make sure that producers remove all standing stagnant water sources from their houses

such as water standing in buckets, water in old tires, and most importantly, changing water sources in pet pens often.”

Slow steady rain In northeast Arkansas, Craighead County received more than two inches, “but it came fairly slowly, so no major flooding and fields seem to be rapidly draining,” said Branon Thiesse, county staff chair. However, “we will wait and see what the Cache River does as water comes in from the north.”

Thiesse said that farmers working the sandier land in the eastern part of the county could be back in the fields within two to

three days, “assuming no rain and maybe Sunday in the other parts of the county.”

At Stuttgart, where the National Weather Service reported a record daily rainfall of 1.48 inches, “we have rice levees that have been washed out on the lower ends of some fields near sloughs and ditches,” said Chuck Capps, Arkansas County extension staff chair at DeWitt.

“There are areas carrying a lot of runoff water. There’s nothing drastic yet but the week is not over.”

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Planting behind 5-year average pace The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that as of Sunday, corn planting in Arkansas was 51 percent complete, off the five-year average pace of 58 percent. Rice planting was 21 percent complete, off the five-year pace of 27 percent. Sorghum was way behind at 14 percent planted compared to the 29 percent five-year average.

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summer. The eggs of the buffalo gnat are laid in running water; however, once the adults emerge they have been known to travel over 10 miles in search of a meal. This means that few areas in the Midwest are safe from black fly attacks.

To protect yourself and your animals from black flies it is important to understand them. Dr. Johnson explains that black flies are daytime, outdoor feeders so the best form of protection is avoidance.

However, if you do venture outdoors she recommends that you wear light colored clothes and long sleeves. You may also gain some protection from the use of Permethrin treated clothing and insect repellants containing DEET, but Dr. Johnson warns that only limited success has been seen with these products.

Protection for pets is as simple as keeping them in your house as much as possible during the daytime.

Animals that are housed indoors are at a much lower risk of being bitten even if the building is not flyproof. Whether poultry and livestock are housed inside or out, the use of Permethrin-based fly control products is recommended.

Dr. Johnson also recommends that poultry be kept indoors in a darkened barn during the day, using fans or some means of cooling to prevent overheating.

For more information about protecting your animals from black flies contact your local veterinarian.

Ed. Note: We have learned that several horses in the local area have died due to bites from Buffalo Gnats.

CROP REPORT Brent Griffin CEA-Staff Chair Prairie County Cooperative Extension Service P.O. Boxll 388 DeValls Bluff, AR 72041 (Office) 870-998-2614 (Mobile) 870-351-54616

Week of Apr. 6 Number of Days of possible field work: 5 Top Soil Moisture: 100% Sub Soil Moisture: 100% Adequate Livestock Condition: 3-Fair Main Activities: Rainfall was scattered in nature allowing for rapid planting of corn, grain sorghum and rice.

Buffalo gnats are harassing livestock and humans.

Crop Progress: Corn: 75% complete, 15% emerged Rice: 75% complete, 5% emerged Grain Sorghum: 50% complete, 0% emerged Crop Condition: Corn: 100% Fair Rice: 100% Fair Pasture/Hay: 100% Fair

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Rain, Rain GO AWAY!! The Des Arc Lady Eagles traveled to Brinkley on Monday, April 13 for a conference doubleheader with Brinkley. Des Arc won both games. They were scheduled to play Barton on Tuesday, April 14 but due to the rain, the game was cancelled. Weather permitting, the Lady Eagles will host Clarendon on Thursday, April 16 at Millenium Field for two conference games and they will play at Hazen for a conference doubleheader on Friday, April 17 and will host Kipp Delta at 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 20 in another conference doubleheader. No date as to makeup of Carlisle games as of this writing.

Photo on left: Senior Lady Eagle Natalie Reidhar swings the bat in the game against Rosebud recently. The Lady Eagles split the doubleheader.

Photo at right: Kallie Roberts blasts a hit to center only to be caught by the Lady Rambler centerfielder.

Enough with the Rain Already!!! The Des Arc Eagles are also seeing game cancellations due to the weather. The Eagles traveled to Carlisle on a stormy evening, Thursday, April 9 for a conference doubleheader, coming away with both game wins. The Eagles were to travel to Pangburn on Monday, April 13 but did not play due to yet another rainout.

Two conference games at Brinkley with the Senior Tigers were cancelled on Tuesday, April 14. With rain in the forecast for the rest of the week, the Eagles are to host Clarendon on Thursday, April 16 and are to travel to Hazen on Friday, April 17 for conference doubleheaders. They will host White County Centeral on Monday, April 20 and will have three remaining games in their regular season schedule with Riverview, Kipp Delta, conference doubleheader and Episcopal.

Photo at left: Senior Allen Treadwill hurries down first baseline to beat the throw in their game against Riverview recently. The ball beat Allen by just a few steps.

Photo at right: Senior Cory Taylor slides into third base but was unable to beat the tag in the Eagles game against Riverview.

Lady Eagles track team earns Second place finish at Jessieville Senior Lions Relays Jr. Lady Eagles place Seventh at DeWitt On Friday, April 10, the Des Arc Senior Lady Eagles ran in the Jessieville Senior Lions Relays in Jessieville.

The Lady Eagles scored 102 points to finish second behind Sylvan Hills, who scored 138 points. Magnet Cove was Third with 86 points.

Kirby Smith won her Third Outstanding Athlete Award by scoring 52 points.

Kirby had her best throws of the year in the Shot (35’ 1 1/2”) and Discus (102’ 5 1/2”), placing First in both events. She also placed First in the 100m (12.81), 200m (26.43) and 400m (1:02.43). The 200m time was a new school record.

Samantha Gonzalez placed Second in the Pole Vault (5’ 6”) and Fifth in the 800m (2:49.63).

Alyssa Dohm ran 1:05.01 in the 400m to run her best time in that event this year.

She also placed Fourth in the 800m (2:38.26) and Second in the 1600m run.

Alyssa Earl was Seventh (13’ 7”) in the Long Jump, placed Sixth in the 100m (13.61) and was Eighth in the 200m (29.33).

Skylon Williams, Alyssa Earl, Haley Malin and Kirby Smith placed Second in the 4x100m relay (53.99). “This was a good enough time to qualify for the State track meet,” said Coach J.D. Babb.

The 4x400m relay team of Malin, Williams, Gonzalez, and Earl ran 11:17.89 to place Second.

“The Lady Eagles ran in the Stuttgart Ricebird Relays on April 14. After six events had been completed, the track meet was cancelled due to inclement weather,” Coach Babb said.

The Lady Eagles won five of the six events before the meet was cancelled.

Kirby Smith won the 100m Hurdles (16.51) and 100m

Dash (12.454). “The 100m Dash time was a new school record, breaking the old record of 12.6 set in 1976,” Babb said.

Alyssa Dohm was First in the 400m (1:06.63) and First in the 1600m (6:21).

Samantha Gonzalez was second in the 1600m run with a time of 6:37.

Haley Malin placed third in the 400m with a time of 1:12.

In the 4x100m relay, Samantha Gonzalez, Alyssa Earl, Haley Malin and Kirby Smith ran 55.44 to place First in that event.

The Senior Lady Eagles next meet will be Friday, April 24 at Heber Springs.

Thier final meet before the State meet will be on Thursday, April 30 at Heber Springs High School.

Junior Lady Eagles On Tuesday, April 7, the Junior Lady Eagles Track team ran in the DeWitt Junior Dragon Relays. The Jr. Lady Eagles showed a little improvement over their first meet by scoring

53 points and finishing in Seventh place out of ten teams.

“This was a team of Seventh and Eighth graders and they are learning what it takes to work hard and compete. I am seeing some steady improvement in most of the kids and there is some talent in this group and they will be fine if they continue to worhard,” said Coach J.D. Babb.

Faith Gross carries a big load each meet and she placed Second in the Triple Jump (23’ 8”), Fourth in the Long Jump (12’ 7 1/2”) and Fifth in the 300m Hurdles (1:04.81).

Leanne Harrell had a good meet by placing Fourth in the 400m (1:16.91) and 800m (3:14.9). “Leanne has a lot of talent and just needs a little more conditioning and experience,” Coach Babb said.

Alysa Fields, who was injured early in the season, ran a good race in the

400m (1:18.34) by finishing Fifth. Alysa is only a Seventh grader.

Madison Lewis, another Seventh grader who has a lot of talent, placed Sixth in the 100m (14.36).

Cheyenne Hambrick, who always does a good job in the Shot, threw 28’ 3 1/2” to place Fourth.

The Jr. Lady Eagles did a good job in the relays by placing in all of three: Run like the wind 4x100m Relay: Emily Alyssa Earl, left, gets a good start out of the gate in the Wrigley, Faith Gross, Jaclyn 100m at the Jessieville Relays on Fri., April 10. Des Arc Bitner, Madison Lewis placed second to Sylvan Hills (1:02.15); 4x400m: Alysa Fields, Sara Garth, Jaclyn Bitner and Faith Gross (5:35.9); 4x800m: Hayley Flud, Sara Garth, Leanne Harrell If your child would like to participate on a 12 & under or 10 & and Jacey Adams (14:30). under traveling softball team, please be at Millenium Field at the The Jr. Lady Eagles next Des Arc Baseball Complex on Saturday, April 18 at 5:00 p.m. meet will be Thursday, Participants must be between the ages 9-12 as of January 1, April 17 at Stuttgart. This will be their last scheduled 2015.

If interested, please attend this meeting. meet of the season.

Their final meet of the season will be Thursday morning, April 30 at Heber Springs High School for the District meet.

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Running for the State: The Senior Lady Eagles Track team did very well in the Jessieville Relays at Jessieville on Friday, April 10 coming away with a Second place finish.

Kirby Smith, far left, once again had an outstanding meet earning 52 points and High Points Award. Also pictured second from left are Coach J. D. Babb, Haley Malin, Skylon Williams, Samantha Gonzalez, Alyssa Earl and Alyssa Dohm. Not pictured Shelby Hollis

MONDAY: Chicken Nuggets, Blackeyed Peas, Yams, Fresh Fruit, Pears, Roll, Milk TUESDAY:Chicken Spaghetti, Corn, Steamed Broccoli, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit, Milk WEDNESDAY: Sliced Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Coin Carrots, Peaches, Fresh Fruit, Milk.

THURSDAY: Lasagna, Green Beans, Coin Carrots, Peaches, Fresh Fruit, Milk.

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Honored Volunteers: These gentlemen were honored on Friday, April 10 at the Volunteer Dinner held at the Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitaton Center for their support and volunteering of their time to the facility and its residents. Pictured are left to right: Rev. Paul Fowler, Assembly of God, Rev. Alton Evans, retired; Rev. Elbert Pool, retired, Willard Whittaker, The Disciples and Roy Thurmond, Roy and his Band.

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Hello to everyone in the community from Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. We are guessing that everyone is getting a little tired of the rain, especially the farmers. It is true that if it rains on May 1 that there will be more rain for 30 days.

Yikes!

Our Easter Sunday had all the makings of our regular special Sunday service with the Des Arc First United Methodist Church and Faith Missionary Baptist Church in the afternoon. The rest of the day was spent visiting with family and friends who dropped by.

The races are one as we get a head start practicing for the Olympics. Wheelchair races and softball toss are just two of the events and they are fun anytime.

We made a trip through

the countryside to keep a check on the Delta farmers’ progress with their spring planting and just happened to cross over the ole’ mighty Mississippi River feeding the nickel and dime machines.

The pancake makers have been at it again . They really put on a “spread” with delicious pancakes and all the trimmings. Thank you for your hard work and the wonderful breakfast.

The Disciples came midmorning Friday with their music, visiting with the residents and staying for lunch.

We honored our volunteers who came for a nice lunch. We appreciate them and we wouldn’t have a wellrounded program without the “behind the scenes” folks that help make a difference.

Thank you!

National Pet Day was ob-

served this week. DANRC has their own “Pet Day” when Snowball comes to visit. We all love her and she returns our love 100 foldd!

Thanks to Jordan for that special treat of popcorn on Saturday. We always look forward to it.

We will be celebrating National Jelly Bean day on Wednesday, April 22 and will have our resident birthday party on Thursday, April 23.

And of course, we will have our regular card games, reminiscing, memory games, pretty hair and nails, shopping at DANRC General Store and we cannot leave out our favorite-BINGO! That is all for this week.

Come out and visit. We would love to have you.

Teresa Henley Activity Director

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Chocolate seems to be a favorite of many people no matter their age. So this week's recipes are for lovers of chocolate.

Chocolate Angel Food Cake is light and refreshing, Oreo Delight is super easy and makes children especially happy, Pudding Filled Chocolate Cake with Divinity Icing is moist and delicious, and Rich brownies are exactly that rich!

So tie on your apron, get out a mixing bowl and have fun preparing these chocolate desserts! Enjoy!

Chocolate Angel Food Cake 1-1/2 cups egg whites (about 10) 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup cake flour 1/4 cup baking cocoa 1-1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar FROSTING: 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup baking cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Chocolate leaves, optional Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift together confectioners' sugar, flour and cocoa three times; set aside.

Add cream of tartar and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Gradually fold in flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time.

Spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on the lowest oven rack at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour.

Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate.

In a large bowl, combine the first five frosting ingredients; cover and chill for 1 hour. Beat until stiff peaks form.

Spread over the top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator. Garnish with chocolate leaves if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Oreo Delight... super easy!!!!

1 pkg. regular Oreo cookies ¾ stick of butter, melted 2 – 8 oz. containers of Cool Whip 1 – 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 cup confectioners/powdered sugar 1 large (5.9-ounce) pkg. chocolate instant pudding 2¾ cup milk

Volunteers from left: Janell Taylor, Jake Hasley, Maggie Lantrip, Jordan Romaine

Crush entire bag of Oreo cookies using a food processor (or take out your frustrations and do it manually) Reserve 1 cup of Oreo crumbs and mix remaining crumbs with melted butter.

Press Oreo crumbs/butter mixture into bottom of 9X13 pan to form a crust.

Mix 1 container of Cool Whip, softened cream cheese, and confectioners sugar in a large bowl. A mixer might be handy here.

Spread the Cool Whip/cream cheese/sugar mixture on top of the packed crumbs.

Mix the pudding and milk. Allow to set.

Spread the pudding over the previous layer.

Spread the other container of Cool Whip on top.

Top with reserved Oreo crumbs. Chill and enjoy!

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Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition.

Beat egg whites with clean beaters until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

For pudding, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.

Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate until smooth.

Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Spread over cake.

In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, egg whites, water, corn syrup, cream of tartar and salt over low heat.

With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 8-10 minutes.

Pour into a large bowl; add vanilla.

Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12 servings.

Rich Brownies 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup baking cocoa 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt FROSTING: 3 tablespoons baking cocoa 3 tablespoons butter, melted 2 tablespoons warm water 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat in butter. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to batter and mix well.

Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

For frosting, combine the cocoa and butter. Combine the water and coffee granules; add to cocoa mixture. Stir in sugar until smooth. Frost brownies. Yield: 12 servings.

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Older People Can Enhance Wellness with Free Preventive Services from Medicare Millions of people with Medicare have taken advantage of expanded benefits like preventive services, cancer screenings, and yearly wellness visits — without paying a dollar out-of-pocket.

“These free services help ensure older people stay as healthy as possible and identify problems early,” said Debbie Gillespie, CareLink Outreach Manager. “It is essential that Medicare recipients know that these services are available.”

Here are some of the preventive services that Medicare recipients can get for free: Annual “Wellness” Visit – Free yearly visit to devel-

op or update a prevention plan based on risk factors is available to Medicare recipients who have had Part B for longer than 12 months.

Breast Cancer Screening – Mammograms are covered once a year.

PAP Tests and Pelvic Exams – Free once every 24 months or once every 12 months for women at high risk.

Diabetes Screening – Based on a free test, up to two screenings are allowed each year.

Smoking Cessation Counseling – Four counseling sessions to stop smoking for people without smoking-related illnesses are offered for one

or two quitting attempts per year.

Nutritional Therapy Services – Medical nutrition therapy and certain related services for those who have diabetes or kidney disease or who have had a kidney transplant in the last three months.

Vaccines – Flu shots (including H1N1), Hepatitis B shots for people at high/medium risk for Hepatitis B and Pneumococcal shots are available free.

Colon Cancer Screening – Fecal occult blood tests are covered each year and colonoscopies every 10 years.

Prostate Cancer Screening – Digital rectal exams and Prostate Specific Anti-

gen (PSA) tests are covered once every 12 months for men over 50.

Bone Density Test – This test is free every 24 months for those who meet the criteria.

Cardiovascular Screenings – Blood tests to screen for cholesterol, lipid, lipoprotein and triglyceride levels are covered every five years.

There is no cost to Medicare recipients for these additional services if their doctor or other health care provider accepts Medicare as full payment. If the Medicare patients receive additional tests or services during the same visit that aren’t covered under these preven-

tive benefits, beneficiaries may have to pay coinsurance and the Part B deductible. Recipients who have a Medicare Advantage Plan or other insurance may have different costs.

Last year more than 18,000 people in Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski and Saline counties were CareLinked with information and resources to help them stay active and in their own homes, avoiding more costly care.

Older people and their caregivers can get the information and assistance they need from CareLink at 501-372-5300, toll-free 800-482-6359 or by visiting carelink.org.

UAMS offering free cancer screenings

By Sara Janak The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock will provide free oral, head, and neck cancer screenings April 17.

The screenings will be conducted by the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day on the sixth floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

Symptoms of oral, head and neck cancer includes sores in the mouth that don’t go away, swelling in the neck, persistent sore throat, trouble swallowing or voice changes. People who smoke or chew tobacco or drink alcohol to excess are at risk for developing the cancers, according to UAMS. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are recommended and can be made by calling (501) 6031212 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

WHITE 10 Hazen 2nd grader is winner in Farm Bureau Poster Contest Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced the winners of its annual safety poster contest. It coincided with Ag Safety Awareness Week March 1 - 7, and was designed to increase awareness of potential hazards on farms and ranches.

The posters depicted this year’s theme, “Ride Like a Pro, Wherever You Go.” In the first and secondgrade category, Easton Cantrell, a second-grade student at Deer Elementary in Newton County, won first place. Easton is the son of Derek and Lorie Cantrell.

Kailynn Gober, a secondgrade student at Gurdon Primary school in Clark County, won second place.

Kailynn is the daughter of Kathryn Gober. Brance Williams, a second-grade student at Hazen Elementary in Prairie County, was third. He is the son of David and Angie Williams.

In the third and fourthgrade category, Dusty Davis of Mena, a fourthgrader at Holly Harshman Elementary in Polk County, took first place. Dusty is the son of Dalon and Jennifer Davis. Third-grade student, Lily Davis of Prairie Grove Intermediate school in Washington County, won

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second place. Lily’s parents are Scott and Cassie Davis.

Lily Parson, a fourth-grade student at Hazen Elementary, was third. Her parents are Terry and Erica Parson.

In the fifth and sixthgrade category, Teresa Bell, a sixth-grade student at Wickes Elementary in Polk County, won first place.

Teresa’s parents are Mary Bell and Chance Bowline.

Emma Johnson, a fifthgrader at Swifton Elementary in Jackson County, took second. She is the daughter of Jacky and Ginger Johnson. Third place went to Alexandria Breedlove, a fifth-grade student at Deer Elementary. Alexandria is the daughter of Amanda Breedlove.

The contest attracted 52 entries from elementary schools in 23 counties.

Cash prizes of $100, $75 and $50 are awarded to the top three winners in each category.

Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, private farm and rural advocacy organization of more than 190,000 member families throughout the state working to improve farm and rural life.

The following information was obtained from the records in the County Clerk’s office at the Prairie County Courthouse in Des Arc on Tuesday, April 14, 2015:

1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 in Section 21, T5N, R6W containing 120 acres, more or less.

Marriage License

Second Corrected Executor’s Deed Don E. Powell and Mildred Chandler, Co-Executors of the Estate of Jack Powell, Grantor, hand paid by The Jack F. Powell Family Trust, First Security Bank, Trustee, Grantee, an undivided 16.52 percent interest in and to the following land in Prairie County: The S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 in Section 21 T5N, R6W containing 120 acres, more or less.

Corrected Trustee’s Deed First Security Bank, Trustee of The Jack F. Powell Marital QTip Trust, Grantor, hand paid by First Security Bank, Trustee of The Jack F. Powell Family Trust, Grantee, an undivided 55.40 percent interest in and to the following described real property situated in Prairie County: The S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 in Section 21, T5N, R6W containing 120 acres, more or less.

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Brian Nicholas Gonzalez, 23, Des Arc and Madison E. Keel, 20, Des Arc.

Land Transfers Second Corrected Executor’s Deed Don E. Powell and Mildred Chandler, Co-Executors of the Estate of Jack Powell, Grantors, hand paid by The Jack F. Powell Marital Q-Tip Trust, First Security Bank, Trustee, Grantee, an undividied 55.40 percent interest in and to the following land in Prairie County: The S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 in Section 21, T5N, R6W containing 120 acres, more or less.

Second Corrected Executor’s Deed Don E. Powell and Mildred Chandler, Co-Executors of the Estate of Jack Powell, Grantors, hand paid by The Jack Powell Marital Non-Q-Tip Trust, First Security Bank, Trustee, Grantee, an undivided 28.08 percent interest in and to the following land in Prairie County: The S

Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Intake date December 11, 2014.

Whiting, Kenneth Hadley, 42, Hold for ADC. Intake date December 28, 2014.

Holloway, Lyne C., 47, charged with Terroristic Threatening-Felony. Intake date January 12, 2015.

Elias, 40, Herrera, charged with Sexual Assault.

Intake date February 7, 2015.

Logan, Justin Wayne, 26, charged with Probation Revocation. Commitment.

Intake date February 10, 2015.

Treadwell, Jeffery Carol, 45, DWI #3, Drove Left of Center, Refusal to Submit and Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License.

Intake date March 19, 2015.

Briggs, Bobby Charles, 32, charged with Possession of Controlled SubstanceFelony, Possession of Cocaine, Posession of Drug Paraphernalia, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons, Obstructing Governamental Operations, Speeding and Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License. Intake date March 27, 2015.

Heard, Antonio, 33, charged with Failure to Appear. Intake date March 26, 2015.

Bourrage, Jeffery, 33,

First Security Bank, Trustee of The Jack F. Powell Marital Non-Q-Tip Trust, Grantor, hand paid by First Security Bank, Trustee of The Jack F. Powell Family Turst, Grantee, an undivided 28.08 percent interest in and to the following described real property situated in Prairie County Arkansas: The S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 in Section 21, T5N, R6W containing 120 acres, more or less.

Warranty Deed Pioneer Farms, LLC, by Patrick Mullen, Managing Member, Grantor, hand paid by Dolores J. Holloway and Jordan D. Holloway, Grantees, the following lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County: Lots 4, 5, and 6 of Block 20 Erwin Survey to the City of Des Arc. Quitclaim Deed James Albert Kirkland and Robin Kirkland, Grantors, hand paid by the United States of America, Grantee, the following lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County: Part of the S 1/2 of Section

18, T4N, R4W containing 124.06 acres, more or less.

An Access Easement from Prairie County Road 433 South the Easement area described as follows: A Certain strip of land located in the NE 1/4 of Section 18, T4N, R4W. Warrant Deed Susan E. Gibbs, now known as Susan G. Maxey, Grantor, hand paid by Timothy D. Gibbs and Amy E. Gibbs, Grantee, the following lands lying in the County of Prairie, State of Arkansas: A part of the SE 1/4 of Section 30, T5N, R7W containing 6.02 acres, more or less.

Warranty Deed Athen Fisher, Grantor, hand paid by Jeffrey E. Strickland, Grantee, the following described property situated in the County of Prairie, State of Arkansas: Lot 102 and the W 1/2 of Lot 101 of Brown Acres Subdivision, Phase II lying in the Fractional NW 1/4 of Section 3, T4N, R5W.

District Court Hearings The following cases were heard before District Judge Robert Abney in District Court Hearings held on Monday, April 13, 2015:

Prairie County Jail Count The following inmates are currently incarcerated in the Prairie County Jail at Des Arc, according to Sheriff Gary Burnett, as of Tuesday, April 14, 2015: Johnson, Eric Dewayne, 29, Intake date October 7, 2013.

Thresher, Jason, 43, ADC 309. Intake date March 6, 2013.

Spencer, Demetrius Lamont, 40, ADC 309. Intake date June 12, 2013.

McGee, Rodney Tiawan, 35, charged with DWI #2, No Seat Belt, Driving without Insurance, Driving on Suspended Driver License, No Child Restraint, Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, and Refusal to Submit. Hold for PC Hearing. Intake date November 19, 2014.

Whittenburg, Phineas E., 20, Commitment. Intake date November 28, 2014.

Lovett, Dominique, 24, charged with Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Intake date December 12, 2014.

Pollard, Domonic Jamal, 24, charged with Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Inatke date December 11, 2014.

Taylor, Ron Janquel, 20, charged with Possession of

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charged with Theft by Receiving. Intake date March 30, 2015.

Burnett, Carle E., 21, charged with Battery-First Degree. Intake date March 30, 2015.

Harper, Lavonta T., 31, charged with Failure to Appear. Intake date April 9, 2015.

Nelson, Steve, 60, Commitment. Intake date April 7, 2015.

Cross, Brennon James, 37, charged with Possession of Controlled SubstanceFelony, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms. Intake date April 8, 2015.

Peal, Rhonda Loujan, 30, Commitment, Intake date April 9, 2015.

Inman, Sandra Michelle, 42, charged with Possession of Controled SubstanceFelony, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Failure to Appear Intake date April 9, 2015.

Powell, Daniel Wayne, 50, charged with Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons, DWI-First, No Headlights, Refusal to Submit and Driving Left of Center. Intake date April 13, 2015.

Jimenez, Manuel, 25, charged with Careless Driving, DWI-First, Refusal to Submit and Drinking on Highway. Intake date April 13, 2015.

City Cases Marsha Black, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay and Failure to Appear on a Writtens Summons. .

Plead not guilty. Hearing set for May 14, 2015.

Traci Monroe, Hickory Plains, charged with Contempt of Court and Failure to Appear on a Written Summons. Continued to April 20, 2015.

Corey R. Lovett, Beebe, charged with Drove Left of Center, DWI-First, and No Seat Belt. DWI-First sentenced to Fine and Cost of $755.00, Alcohol Education and MADD Classes. Drove Left of Center and No Seat Belt Nolle Prossed.

Michael S. Berry, Des Arc, charged with Weight Violation. Bond Forfeited.

Kayla Marie States, Jacksonville, charged with Refusal to Submit, Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor, Endangering Welfare of Minor-Third Degree, Failure to Stop or Yield and DWI-First. DWIFirst and Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License sentenced to Fine and Cost of $1040, Alcohol and MADD Classes, and Two Days Community Service. Refusal to Submit, Endangering Welfare of Minor and Failure to Stop or Yield merged.

Orlando D. Burton, Biscoe, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear.

Issue Lettter Camara P. McDonald, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter.

John Hedrick, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

Melissa Barbee, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Waiting for Docket entry.

Aaron Robinson, Beebe, charged with Failure to Obey Police Officer, Fleeing, and Public Intoxication. Failed to Appear.

Issue Warrant.

Daniel Powell, Little Rock, charged with Drove Left of Center, One or No Headlights, Refuse Breathalizer and DWIFirst. Defendant Appeared and Advised of Rights.

Continued to April 20, 2015 for Plea.

Tiffany M. Kilgore, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court. Transfer Case to Hazen.

Reginald Lewis, Little Rock, charged with Failure to Pay. Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $380.00 and 18 days Prairie County Jail.

Demetrius C. Miles, Jacksonville, charged with Failure to Pay. Bond Forfeited.

James Kevin Henard, Des Arc, charged with Terroristic Threatening.

Transfer Case to Hazen.

State Cases Traci Monroe, Hickory Plains, charged with Domestic Battering-Third Degree and Endangering Minor. Continued to April 30, 2015.

Joseph D. Welch, Beebe, charged with Possession of Controlled Substance.

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Bryan N. Gonzalez, Des Arc, charged with Exceeding Posted Speed 73 MPH/55 Zone. Bond Forfeited.

Terry R. McCallie, Carlisle, charged with Overwidth. Bond Forfeited.

Anthony W. White, Norwood, MO charged with Exceeding Posted Speed 70 MPH/55 Zone. Plead Not Guilty by Attorney Mark Watts. Hearing set for May 14, 2015.

Olguin Sanchez, Calhoun City, MS, charged with No Driver License, and No Liability Insurance.

Failed to Appear. Issue Letter.

Ronnie Marcum, Jr., Beebe, charged with Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor. Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for May 14, 2015.

Macon W. Perkins, Greers Ferry, charged with Spill Load on Highway.

Bond Forfeited.

Charles D. Tacker, DeValls Bluff, charged with Exceeding Posted Speed 81 MPH/55 Zone. Bond Forfeited.

Don Howard Edmondson, Stuttgart, charged with Expired/No Driver License. Bond Forfeited.

Dustin K. Fort, Hazen, charged with Exceeding Posted Speed 68 MPH/55 Zone. Plead Not Guilty.

Hearing set for May 14, 2015.

James A. Hughes, Searcy, charged with No Seat Belt.

Bond Forfeited.

Kenneth S. Morton, Ward, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear.

Issue Letter.

Anthony S. Sanner, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $380.00 and 33 Days Prairie County Jail.

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Des Arc Lions Club honors founding member and tenured members at monthly meeting

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he Des Arc Lions Club held its April meeting on Tuesday, April 14, at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

Cody Snider of Carlisle, Lion District Governor, was a guest at the meeting and participated in presentation ceremonies for some special Lions Club members and one of the founders of the Des Arc Lions Club.

Gene Horne, one of the founders of the Des Arc Lions Club, was presented with a plaque denoting his distinction as a former Lions Club member. The current president, Eddie Addison, presented him with a plaque of recognition for Gene’s dedication and work for the Des Arc

Lions Club.

District Governor Snider presented local Lions Club Peace Poster winner, Alysa Fields, with two $100.00 checks for winning the District and State competition.

Her poster is currently on display at the International Lions Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Alysa’s parents, are Greg and Amber Fields of Des Arc. Governor Snider also presented Des Arc members Vicki Stephens and Donna Parchman, treasurer, with 10-year membership certificates. In the absence of Snider, President Addistion presented Deronda Tucker with her 10-year membership certificate.

A delicious lunch was served to members and guests.

District Governor Snider, left with 10-year member, Vicki Stephens

Founding Lions Club member,Gene Horne, left, with Club president Eddie Addison

District Governor Cody Snider, left, with Peace Poster winner, Alysa Fields

Donna Parchman, 10-year member, right with Distrisct Governor Snider

Deronda Tucker, 10-year member, left, with Club president Eddie Addison

Drew Hampton selected to perform for Honors Band at ASU-Jonesboro

Ashmores take cruise to Mexico The Ashmore family of Cross Roads/Hickory Plains community enjoyed a cruise with family and friends to Mexico departing from Galveston, Texas aboard the Triumph on Monday, March 23. They enjoyed visiting the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itsa at Progresso then took dune buggy rides along the ocean and even took in some snorkeling at Cozumel. Everyone enjoyed the day at sea and dressing in their Sunday best for dining in the evening.

The Ashmores said, “The food was great and we all had a wonderful time together.” Pictured back, left to right, are Ted, Megan, Teddy J., Dwain, and Ronnie. Front row, left to right are Jewel, Brittany, Kaleb and Stacy. Not pictured are Terry and Jerry Ashmore and Austin and Tate House.

Adam Smith chairs 2015 fund-raiser for Youth Homes of Arkansas Adam Smith formerly of Des Arc served as Chairman for the recent annual event "Eggshibition for Youth Homes of Arkansas."

Eggshibition is in its 24th year of fund-raising held in Little Rock each April. Adam has helped in the past but this year was chairman of the event.

All items up for auction had something to do with eggs and are often created by famous artists or by well known Arkansas celebrities.

The event was held in the Jack Stephens Center at UALR on April 10.

Pictured with Adam (at right) is Chris Cain of Chanel 7 TV and Chrissy Chatham, marketing director of Youth Homes.

Adam now resides in Little Rock where he has his own decorating business and works for "White Goat" a boutique with stores in the Heights of Little Rock and in Conway He is the son of Rick and Rita Smith Dobson of Des Arc and the late Arnold Smith and grandson of Janice (William) Bell of Des Arc and a 1991 graduate of Des Arc High School.

Drew Hampton, a senior Instrumental Music Education Major at ASU-Jonesboro, was selected to perform at the Honors Receital on Monday, April 13, at the Fowler Center.

Arkansas State University at Jonesboro hosts auditions to music students once a year to participate in The Honors Recital at the end of the spring semester. Music students, vocal and instrumental alike, audition before a selected panel of judges to receive one of the seven time slots allotted for this recital.

Drew presented a musical piece alongside one of his colleagues, Jack Mixon “Whispers of a Dying Sea” which was written for Drew and Jack by student composer Gunner Basinger.

The audition was held Friday, April 10.

This was a clarinet and vibraphone duet, which uses extended techniques that dwell away from the normal sound that you would usually hear.

This performance was selected for one of the seven spots out of approximately 25 other participants.

Drew is principal clarinetist with the Jonesboro

Drew Hampton Red Wolves Band and Wind Ensemble and Mr. Mixon is a percussionist.

Drew is a 2010 graduate of Des Arc High School and is the son of Tony and Liz

Hampton of Des Arc and grandson of Nola Hampton also of Des Arc and the late Henry Hampton Jr. and the late Everette and Elaine Howell.

Notice Mosquito Spraying Begins Saturday, April 18 Adam Smith, seated left, during TV interview for April 10 event

Class of 1955 plan reunion The Des Arc High School Class of 1955 will celebrate its 60-year Reunion Saturday May 2, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Des Arc. The doors will be open at 10 AM and a catered lunch will be served at 1 PM. Everyone who was ever a member of this class whether you graduated with the class or not is urged to attend.

Visitors (especially those from the classes immediately before and after) are welcome.

Mayor Jim Garth advised that spraying for mosquitoes in Des Arc is starting early this year due to the large influx of buffalo gnats; also the expected increase in mosquitoes due to standing water.

This will be Truck Spraying.

Chris Hambrick, Driver