White river journal, august 18, 2016

75 ¢ Judge Mike Skada reassures citizens that the old First Presbyterian Church at 5th & Main is still set to become the Des Arc Public Library Progress was made this week as contractor John Buckner and his workers took advantage of the rain to volunteer time performing various interior repairs and remodeling work, which included the removal of a partition at back of the church to create a larger space for the Children’s Reading Area. Judge Skarda also advises that local electricians hope to begin their volunteer work soon. The choir area and organ will remain in the library for public concerts.

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State Republican Chairman asks for Hale’s witdrawal from clerk’s race

THURS., AUG. 18, 12 N Chamber Meets F& M Bank Office

FRI., AUG. 19, 12 NOONFiling for Municipal Offices Ends

FRI., AUG. 26, 6PM Rescheduled Eagle Fest 2016 Hinson-Rollins Field

SAT., AUGUST 27 Benefit Softball Tmt. for Carla Evans DABA Complex Rescheduled due to rains

SAT., AUG. 27, 1 PM Prairie County Fair Queen Pageant Fairgrounds

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Chairman Doyle Webb announces request from courthouse steps Tuesday morning

State Republican Party chairman Doyle Webb was in Des Arc on Tuesday this week to announce his request that Gaylon Hale, candidate for the Prairie County Clerk’s office, withdraw her candidacy. He made the announcement from the steps of the county courthouse.

A letter dated August 16, 2016, addressed to Gaylon L. Hale and signed by Chairman Webb, stated, “On November 2, 2015, you filed for the office of Prairie Couty Clerk. On that date, you executed under oath an Affidavit of Eligibility and related documents asserting you were a legally qualified candidate to seek the office.

“However, on that date, you were not a registered voter of Prairie County, Arkansas and, in fact, you were a registered voter in

Lonoke County, Arkansas and not legally eligible to hold the office.

“Our investigation further reveals that you didn’t become a registeed voter in Prairie County until November 13, 2015 some four days after the filing period for office had closed.

“As a result, you are not qualified to seek the office of Prairie County Clerk.

“It is my request that you immediately resign from the race for Prairie County Clerk within ten (10) days or I will request our attorneys file litigation in circuit court to remove you as a candidate.”

An Affadavit of Eligibility was filed on November 2, 2015 by Hale according to circuit clerk records.

Hale has no response at this time; however there is a response from another party on Page 14.

Sliding levee at Beulah receives needed repairs

Obituaries Pg . 4

Judith Coker Andrews, 75, Texas Sammie Carlyle, 81, Hazen Doris Chaffin, 66, Clarendon Carl Colclasure, 75, Carlisle Becki Cullipher, 62, Stuttgart Clifford Foster, 89, Des Arc Betty Collier-Hall, 79. Mtn. Springs Lester Hartranft, 84, Beebe George Harvey, 92, Beebe Donald Kirk, 82, Mtn. View William Park, 80, Lonoke Marcus Sexton, 22, Stuttgart Wayne Snider, 78, Carlisle Samuel F. Tarry, 81, Lonoke

The above photos show levee repairs in progress right) and completed (left).

When Danny Parchman, president of the White River Levee Board, inspected the levee, he found an earth slide approximately 160 feet wide.

He said, “This is a common occurrence on the Mississippi levees, but we have not had a problem with slides around here.”

He said the slide and the caving in near the Beulah community, located east of Des Arc on Hwy 33, was probably caused by the rains that started back in February.

The rebuilt levee in left photo was completed by the Dixon Excavating Co. of Cotton Plant.

Parchman said, “If this had happened during the flooding of 2011, it would have been a disaster”.

Dogs for Adoption According to Animal Control Officer Tiffany Mayher, there are two terriers and two chihuahuas available for adoption at the City Pound. Contact Officer Mayher at 870-256-4316 to adopt one of these dogs.

Aug 12 delivery of Aug 11 Journal sets new record of 18 straight weeks for Next-Day (Friday) delivery outside Prairie County.

Hats Off to USPS See Tracking Chart, Pg 13

Rainy, Rainy Tuesday, 2nd day of school Amanda Smith, rght, Librarian at Des Arc Elementary Schoo,l greets this car-riding student with smiles and an umbrella on a rainy Tuesday morning, August 16, the second day of the 2016-17 school year. This is Amanda’s first year as Librarian replacing longtime librarian Mary Bryan, who retired. Amanda previously taught kindergarten.

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By Steve Barnes (Guest Writer) Long-time Print and Broadcast Journalist Copyright 2000: Editorial Associates, Inc.

“Taylor”

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Dearest Taylor, By the time you see these words you will have turned yet another corner in your wonderful life: you will have spent your first nights in your dorm, a university student!

Let me, often out of sync with the times, try to be politically correct, or gender-sensitive, or gender-neutral: are you a first-year student? Or a freshman? Or a freshperson? Awkward as it may sound, I rather like freshperson, as in Fresh Person. For you are that, freshly arrived on a campus that has awaited you for months, having recognized your abilities not only in the classroom but on the golf course; the campus that you chose over all the others that were bidding on your brains and your backswing. And at a fresh remove from those who hold you most dear: she who gave birth to you; he who helped instill in you the values that already have carried you so far; she who looks up to you as only a little sister can. And we, your M’Amie and me, who hope we did our best to add a flourish or two, a bit of filigree, never contradicting your mom and dad and always reminding you that you never will have greater allies than your parents.

Mom and Dad were your life coaches, M’Amie and I your caddies.

A fresh environment, too! Not the one or two buildings of your high school years but a couple dozen.

Algebra for one, English comp for another, maybe another for speech and yet a fourth for American government. Ah, American government -- well, back to that in a moment. And some fresh golf courses, although it’s difficult to imagine one within a dozen states you have not already played, not already conquered, with grace and graciousness if not always the best score. You have learned, well, that second place sometimes is first place.

Fresh challenges, aplenty. Good Heavens, but I hope you’ve learned how your alarm clock works. Professors don’t appreciate tardiness. (Ask Professor M’Amie). Neither do they appreciate absenteeism. (Ask Professor M’Amie). Nor late or incomplete assignments.

(Ask Professor M’Amie). Nor texting in class. (See previous). I know you know how to clean and put away, but I don’t know how well you will perform those tasks without Mom there every day. Set the standard for your suitemates. (Oh, never mind; if you’re Miss Everything-in-itsPlace you’ll just irritate them.) You are now your own dietician. Don’t eat garbage. Or too much of it. And you are not, not, not 21. So stick with soda or, better, water; and if you don’t, for God’s sake and yours, don’t drive.

(Do you have those telephone numbers I gave you in your wallet, some friends of mine? Make certain you have them, right now!). You cannot do homework and watch television at the same time. I wish you didn’t have a television in your room. I wish even more that you didn’t have a car, and I wish women students had a dorm curfew, even though when I was in college I really liked girls with cars and hated that they had curfews. (I’m not only out-of-sync with the times, I’m suddenly trying to turn back the calendar). Academics first, then athletics.

Okay?

I know you are nervous because you told me so and I know you know I am scared because I just told you.

Your parents no longer are 15 minutes away and M’Amie and I no longer 20 minutes away, and though we would all happily risk speeding tickets to rush to your side we do not want to have to rush to your side. Nor do we expect that you, or someone else, will summon us; your folks have instilled in you that most priceless of commodities: character. Judgment is character’s principal alloy, and if you employ it as I am confident you will then you instinctively know what, and who, to avoid.

About American government… Ignore it for now.

Not the course, I mean, but the chaos of our politics. And our government. On second thought, don’t disregard the news of the day. Rather, study the materials and try to figure out how you can make American politics and government better.

And remember this: your skills and your intellect have made higher ed possible for you at little or no cost to your family. Not many of your fellow students are so blessed. Your room and board, books, your tuition and fees -- on the house, so to speak. You must now earn it all over again. I know you will.

In a sense you are every Arkansas Fresh-person, every American fresh-person, standing at the edge of a new and once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Yet you are unique, and always will be.

Call anytime.

Oh -- Happy Birthday!

Love, Granddad.

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If only everyone would limit their food consumption to what grows in or on top of the ground.

I read frequently about the abuse of animals raised for the market, even chickens, are subjected to in order for cooperatives or growers to produce what the American people consume every day at their breakfast or dinner tables.

The poor chickens that produce our eggs are confined to a small cage, a cage so small they cannot even stretch their limbs. They live a tortuous life just to produce the food our gluttonous appetites crave. This is just one example of the torture dumb creatures are put through to supply foods for humans (Some are not far from being animals).

Last Chance for Animals has just released an investigation of a Christensen Farms pig breeding facility, which supplies pork to Walmart and other major retailers. Sows here are kept confined in metal crates so small they can barely move, and the investigation footage shows workers routinely abusing and neglecting the animals.

A summary of the findings:

To make downed pigs walk, workers hit and kicked them, pulled their ears or snout, or stabbed them repeatedly with a ballpoint pen, leaving bloody marks on their bodies.

Mother pigs are bred over and over, and the toxic gases make them constantly cough. Because of this, many pigs suffer prolapse, in which their intestines or reproductive organs spill from them. Prolapsed pigs were forced to walk – leaving a bloody trail as they dragged their innards behind them – so workers would not be troubled with moving the bodies after euthanization.

Pigs have always suffered from a bad press. Despite their reputation for gluttony and dirtiness, a lesser known quality is their intelligence.

Problems With Factory Farms

Only pigs in movies spend their lives running across sprawling pastures and relaxing in the sun. On any given day in the U.S., there are more than 68 million pigs on factory farms, and 115 million are killed for food each year. Mother pigs (sows)—who account for almost 6 million of the pigs in the U.S.—spend most of their lives in individual “gestation” crates. These crates are about 7 feet long and 2 feet wide—too small to allow the animals even to turn around.

After giving birth to piglets, sows are moved to “farrowing” crates, which are wide enough for them to lie down and nurse their babies but not big enough for them to turn around or build nests for their young.

Piglets are separated from their mothers when they are as young as 10 days old. Once her piglets are gone, the sow is impregnated again, and the cycle continues for three or four years before she is slaughtered. After they are taken from their mothers, piglets are

ning, many hogs are alive when they reach the scalding-hot water baths, which are intended to soften their skin and remove their hair. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented 14 humane-slaughter violations at one processing plant, where inspectors found hogs who “were walking and squealing after being stunned [with a stun gun] as many as four times.” An industry report explains that “continuous pig squealing is a sign of … rough handling and excessive use of electric prods.” The report found that the pigs at one federally inspected slaughter plant squealed 100 percent of the time “because electric prods were used to force pigs to jump on top of each other.”

confined to pens until they are separated to be raised for breeding or meat.

Every year in the U.S., millions of male piglets are castrated (usually without being given any painkillers) because consumers supposedly complain of “boar taint” in meat that comes from intact animals. Piglets are not castrated in the U.K. or Ireland, and the European Union is phasing out the practice by 2018.

In extremely crowded conditions, piglets are prone to stress-related behavior such as cannibalism and tailbiting, so farmers often chop off piglets’ tails and use pliers to break off the ends of their teeth—without giving them any painkillers. For identification purposes, farmers also cut out chunks of the young animals’ ears.

Please visit PETA.org for an inside look into a breeding facilty, where an undercover investigator witnessed the very beginning of the lives of animals who become bacon, pork chops, and sausages.

What You Can Do

Stop factory-farming abuses by supporting legislation that abolishes intensive-confinement systems.

McDonald’s has said that by 2022, it will stop buying pork from suppliers who use gestation crates. Smithfield Foods plans to ban the crates by 2017.

In the meantime, voters in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Rhode Island have banned the use of gestation crates. In Canada, the crates will be phased out of use by 2024.

Pigs “have the cognitive ability to be quite sophisticated. Even more so than dogs and certainly [more so than] three-year-olds,” says Dr. Donald Broom, a Cambridge University professor and a former scientific adviser to the Council of Europe. Pigs can play video games, and when given the choice, they have indicated temperature preferences in their surroundings.

These facts should not come as a surprise to anyone who has spent time around these social, playful animals.

Pigs, who can live into their teens, are protective of their young and form strong bonds with other pigs. Pigs are clean animals, but they do not sweat as humans do, so they prefer cool surfaces, such as mud, to help regulate their body temperature.

Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? After hearing from this whistleblower about the suffering of dogs, monkeys, rats, and other animals at MPI, PETA filed complaints calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institutes of Health to investigate the allegations.

When you eat your bacon tomorrow, please consider the suffering some piglet endured to provide this pleasure for you.

Transportation and Slaughter:

Farms all over North America ship piglets (called “feeder pigs”) to Corn Belt states such as Illinois and Indiana for “growing” and “finishing.” When they are transported on trucks, piglets weighing up to 100 pounds are given no more than 2.4 square feet of space, and farmers are warned that the piglets “probably will get sick within a few days after arrival.” One study confirmed that vibrations like those made by a moving truck are “very aversive” to pigs. When pigs “were trained to press a switch panel to stop for 30 seconds vibration and noise in a transport simulator … the animals worked very hard to get the 30 seconds of rest. ”Once pigs reach “market weight” (250 to 270 pounds), the industry refers to them as “hogs” and they are sent to slaughter. The animals are shipped from all over the U.S. and Canada to slaughterhouses, most of which are in the Midwest. According to industry reports, more than 1 million pigs die en route to slaughter each year. No laws regulate the duration of transport, frequency of rest, or provision of food and water for the animals. Pigs tend to resist getting into the trailers, which can be made from converted school buses or multideck trucks with steep ramps, so workers use electric prods to move them along. No federal laws regulate the voltage or use of electric prods on pigs, and a study showed that when electric prods were used, pigs “vocalized, lost their balance, and tried to jump out of the loading area” and their “heart rate and body temperature was significantly higher … when compared to pigs loaded using a hurdle [movable chute}.”

A typical slaughterhouse kills about Until we learn to be more merciful 1,000 hogs per hour. The sheer number of animals killed makes it impossible and humane to the animal world, we for pigs’ deaths to be humane and will never be a Godly people! painless. Because of improper stun-

L etters & e maiLs from r eaders Mother really enjoyed the recent pumpkin story in the Journal. When I read it to her she told me another one and suggested I send it to you.

She remembers an area close to the river at one time called Pumpkin Bend. She recalls Bill Boggan telling her how Pumpkin Bend got its name. His grandfather (Mr. Story) told about a big fall flood many years ago. When the water receded a large pile of pumpkins was found in the bend of the river. Mr. Story, and maybe others nearby, fed pumpkins to their livestock all winter.

That area became known as Pumpkin Bend.

Note: Kaleta is 95 and totally blind. She fell a few weeks ago and has not fully recovered her strength but is improving.

She is back to walking with assistance to the dining room most days. She spends most of her time listening to audio books.

She looks forward to the White River Journal being read to her each week.

Her mailing address is: Cabot Health & Rehab Center 200 Northport Dr, Rm 108A Cabot AR 72023 Nelda Livesay Jervis So wow, the Republicans just keep dividing more and more it seems this election cycle, like amoebas, LMAO. Evan McMullin, former CIA, from Provo and went to BYU, so I guess we know then whom Utah will be voting for, Mitt Romney II: the sequel?! Or, I don't know, looks like the ticket split here will be even more drastic now with that recent Tribune report about Gary Johnson, the libertarian, pulling 13% here; but that also means, with the party so divided here, maybe Clinton more of a chance to break ahead of this PACK in the state and we'll change our

whole gov't makeup to blue, keep fingers crossed on that long shot. patrick p.s. or maybe they'll just go for McMullin-Prez and we'll get Herbie as guv for 3rd stinky term and same

old crummy legislature, thumbs down! but, at least, with Repub. ticket so divided, even more of a chance Hillary be prez Patrick White Ogden, Utah

WEEK’S WEATHER, RAIN & RIVER

94°

71°

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H I LOW RAIN

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24-hr Temps: Midnight to Midnight

Thrs, Aug 11 Fri., Aug 12 Sat., Aug 13 Sun., Aug 14 Mon., Aug 15 Tues, Aug 16 Wed, Aug 17

94 94 84 77 84 76 82

77 77 74 .05” 72 .92” 74 .03” 71 2.95” 71 73 .28”

THIS WEEK’S RAIN: LAST WEEK’S RAIN:

4.20” 4.20 2.56” 2.56

WHITE RIVER 6 pm Depth Readings per National Weather Service

Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Judy Coker Andrews in Kenya, Africa recently (her obituary on pg 4 this issue) The following comments were taken from Judy’s Aug 13 email to Journal staff, only 2 days before she passed away unexpectedly this Monday, Aug 15: “I'm back in Dallas. The Safari was fantastic -- easily exceeded my expectations! It's good to be back home but rather exhausting trying to adjust to the 8 hour time difference. So .... The 8/11 issue of the WRJ: Congratulations on beginning the 110th year! WRJ didn't arrive today (Saturday), but if you are still tracking delivery, I'll be glad to notify you when it arrives”. The prize in this issue is the picture from when your mom was 25! That was the year we both moved to Des Arc. I remember that summer so well, and that, of course, is what Ms Dean looks like in my memory. A great picture and great memories!

“I noticed that our 7th and 8th grade math teacher's son has died at 85. I loved Mrs. Calhoun (Pearl Calhoun) as a really good math teacher.

“Kudos to Wayland Holloway for a great letter .... am impressed with his way with a phrase. He's both articulate and insightful.”

10.10’ 9.79’ 10.05’ 10.33’

Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17

10.35’ 10.32’ 12.28’ 14.74’

Aug 10 Forecast for AUG 15 was: 9.30’ Aug 17 Forecast for AUG 22 is: 18.40’

For comparison, river crested here at 31.49’ on Jan 4, 2016 WHITE RIVER REFERENCE DEPTHS

FLOOD STAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00’ MAY 7, 2011 CREST . . . . . 39.43’

SUNRISES / SUNSETS THURSDAYS Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 25

SUNRISE SUNSET 6:23 am 7:58 pm 6:29 am 7:50 pm 6:34 am 7:41 pm

Latest Sunrise

Earliest Sunrise

Jan 15: 7:14 am 5:52 am 6/4/16 Latest Sunset

Earliest Sunset

8:24 pm 6/23/16 4:54 pm 12/1/16

Laugh-In Corner

Editor’s Note: Judy was referring to ‘Mystery Photo’ on Pg 3, John C. Calhoun’s obituary on Pg 4 and W. Holloway’s ‘Letter to Editor on Pg 2, in last week’s Aug 11 online version. Judy was one of the first to express her great surprise and appreciation for being able to read the Journal online.

Since its inception in 2015, she was of the most ardent supporters of the WRJ online.

Lawyer Rates: A man walked into a lawyer's office and inquired about the lawyer's rates. "$50.00 for three questions." replied the lawyer.

"Isn't that awfully steep?" asked the man.

"Yes." the lawyer replied, "What was your third question?"

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“ T H E PA G E S T U R N E D B A C K ” (Compiled from White River Journal files)

Thursday, August 26, 1943

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he cash income from Arkansas Livestock in 1942 exceeded the cash income from the state’s cotton in 1940 by $8,000,000, says Senator Clyde E. Byrd, secretary-manager of the Arkansas Livestock Show.

The Arkansas Merit System Council announces open competitive and promotional examination for a position with the Employment Security Division of the Arkansas Department of Labor will be held. The salary range is $160-$200 per month.

The average weekly pay check of employees in about 1200 Arkansas industries and business houses has increased nearly 60 percent since July 1, 1941, State Labor Commissioner reports.

The average weekly pay check two years ago was $18.22; in July 1942, it was $23.05; last month, it jumped to $28.01.

J. F. Hays, M. D., director, Health District No. 11, advises that parents with school-age children should bring them by the Prairie County Health Dept. for vaccinations now.

Mrs. Lois Ridout of Little Rock visited her father, Mr. J. B. Woodward, who was hurt in a fall from an apple tree at his home in this city one day this week.

Harry Yopp, died Thursday in Camden, New Jersey. Burial will be in the Hazen Cemetery.

He was the son of the late Senator and Mrs. A. F. Yopp of Hazen. He was engaged in the mercantile business and for several years was cashier of the Bank of the Grand Prairie at Hazen.

Several bales of cotton from the East Side have

been ginned in Des Arc this week including cotton from the B. W. Branham Jr., off the Clear Lake Farm. About 20 bales have been ginned at the Des Arc Gin Co. this week. Mr. Jason Hull, one of our larger cotton growers, advises that he has gathered 13 bales off 80 acres - a small turn-out, he said.

Old friends, Ed Harper and S. S. Conder, both of the Northside, were in town trading Saturday.

Messrs. C. Calcote and Nic Carter of Hazen, members of the Prairie Rationing Board, were in the city yesterday.

Our old friend, Mr. Charles Strophic, one of Prairie County’s most progressive and successful farmers of near DeValls Bluff, was in Des Arc on business this week.

The big $15 billion War Bond Sale begins September 9, and don’t forget - you are expected to buy to the limit, and do it early.

Deputies are assigned to at least one town in each county to assist Federal income taxpayers in the preparation of their estimated income tax returns on Form 1040 EX. State, county and federal agricultural leaders at a meeting held at the capitol last week took steps to bring relief to thousands of farmers suffering from one of the most devastating droughts in the history of Arkansas. The state will ask the War Food Administration to give an allocation of at least 25,000,000 bushels of corn and wheat to the state immediately.

Thursday, August 23, 1945

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ccupation of Japan is due to start Sunday with General MacArthur and allied airborne troops, the Japanese government announced yesterday.

American sources said the Japanese would see the greatest display of military power ever assembled off a foreign country.

Cpl. Hubert T. Jordan, son of Mr. P. Jordan of Des Arc, has received a letter of commendation from the commanding officer of Co. H. 422nd “Smash and Drive’ Infantry Regiment with the Seventh Army in Germany.

Pfc. Vernon E. Osborne, with the 100th Infantry Di-vision of the Seventh Army in Germany, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his action in combat prior to VE Day., recognizing the part he played in the division’s fighting through France and Germany.

One of the biggest headaches facing Uncle Sam is what to do about some 2,000,000 federal wartime employees.

Lonnie Harris of Des Arc advises that he has bought the Thomas Grocery and Meat Market and will appreciate your trade.

Messrs. J. H. Wegs, Coy Ingram, R. C. Hall, John McNeill, and Albert Erwin, as members of Prairie County Board of Equalization are in regular session at the courthouse in Des Arc this week.

Martin Eve Castleberry, young son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P.

More from the Past

MYSTERY PHOTO

Castleberry of near Des Arc, was among young men of Prairie County who entered the U. S. Army this week. He is the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. Castleberry’s now in the service of their country.

Messrs. Carl Ingram, FSA Supervisor of De Valls Bluff, and Raymond Farris, Feed and Seed Loan reprresentative of Biscoe, were pleasant callers at the Journal office while in the city Tuesday on business.

Geo. Jensen Im. Co. of Hazen, says “We look for Butane plants to be released soon. In addition to Butane, we handle Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Radios, Farm Freezers, Water Pressure Systems, Electric Appliances and DuPont Paint. We are taking orders for these items now and will deliver them as soon as they are available.

FOR SALE: One Battery Radio, battery charged, in perfect good condition. See Mrs. S. Buczkowski at Gospoda, or write Des Arc, R-1.

LOST: One Tobacco Sack containing one Penny and One Nickel with notch on it.

Finder will please return to Journal office and receive $3 reward.

The Watson H. D. Club met at the Waston Schoolhouse August 22 with Home Agent Esther Kramer.

The business was setting a date for the box supper to be held at the Watson Schoolhouse on September 19. Mrs. J. H. McDaniel, reporter.

Thursday, August 20,1964, 1958

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he First Baptist Church in Des Arc on Sunday, August 16, dedicated its new educational building. This marks the completion of the first phase of a two-unit building program planned by the church. Members of the building committee are: Archie Patterson, chairman; Willis Eddins, Wayne Tate, Guy Mitchell, Billy M. Garth, Alvin Green, Alvin Wray, Norman C. Roe, Raymond Ingram, Charles Bacon, W. J. Caskey, R. H. Romunder and Ed W. Bacon.

Charles Benson, 27, a native of Des Arc, drowned in a lake off Puget Sound near Seattle, Wash., last Saturday.

He and two other young men were in a boat that was sunk by a passing speed boat and he could not swim. His mother, Mrs. Ida B. Benson and his grandmother, Mrs. Beulah Allen, live at Des Arc. Big doings at Stephens Bayou Des Arc next Sunday, August 23, at 4 p. m. when the Des Arc Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its second annual fish fry. Tickets are $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children. Jerry DeVorak, last year’s secretary, and Atty Sam Weems, member, appeared on Little Rock Today, TV program, with Bud Campbell and advertised the event. Officers are Owen McFarlin, president; George Ford, secretary; Don Morton, treasurer and Donald DeVore, vice president.

Miss Sharon Kocourek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. (Dink) Kocourek of Hazen and granddaughter of Sheriff and Mrs. E. O. Hamilton of Des Arc, has been named majorette with the Arkansas Tech band at Russellville. She is a 1964 graduate of Hazen High School.

Des Arc was organized with Sam Weems as president; David Curtis, vice president; Elmer Clark, secretary, and John Stephens, treasurer. Members of the Board of Directors are Gene Smith, Guy Mitchell, Ray McMullen, Guy DeVore, Lester McMillen, Don Morton and Lamar Harvey.

Charter Night will be held at the Prairie County Coon Hunters Club north of town (this was formerly known as The Spot or Heath Club).

New Homes: Mr. and Mrs. John A. (Happy and Leontine) Holloway are having a modern all-electric home built on their farm just north of the store and station at the Jasmine Corner on Highway 11 North. Clayton Rice of Griffithville is the builder. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Turnage are building a new home on the south side of Highway 11, east of the Jasmine Corner. Dewey Holloway is the builder.

Mrs. Edwin Doepel of Rt. 1, Stuttgart was selected as Prairie County Club Woman of the Year recently.

She is a member of the Ulm H. D. Club. Her husband is a rice farmer and they have two children, Edwin, 9, and Karen 7.

The Board of Directors of the Des Arc Teen Club announces that the club will discontinue opening on Thursday nights beginning August 27. Workers will be using the school study hall used by the Teen Club. They will be open only on Saturday nights after school starts.

Raymond Larkin of Lonoke is at this time building a new home for C. E. Newton in the Oak Prairie Community. He also built the new home of Roy Newton’s. The young men are On Monday night, Au- both sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. gust 17, at the Cozy Cafe in D. (Ed and Alma Bell) NewDes Arc, a Kiwanis Club for ton.

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(August 2001, Hot Springs)

Laundry/Housekeeping staff honored at Des Arc Nursing/Rehab Center DANRC celebrated National Laundry Houskeeping Week on April 26, 2001. Billie Wright, Administrator said, “We at DANRC can’t thank them enough. The laundry-housekeeping staff above included, from left” Constance Taylor, supervisor; Nocole Taylor, Glynesse Johnson, Bernadette Chase, Leta Buck and Freda Merrell.

Public Notice On Friday, August 26, 2016, the Prairie County Election Commission will meet at 12:00 noon in the Prairie County Circuit/County Clerk Office in Des Arc Arkansas.

Commissioners will hold a public drawing for candidates whose names will appear on the November 8, 2016 General Election Ballot.

Candidates or their representatives are welcome to attend this meeting.

Prairie County Election Commissi on

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O B I T U A R I E S Services held at Lonoke for Wayne H. Snider

Samuel Felix Tarry

Sammie Franklin Carlyle

Sanuel F. Tarry was formerly of Oak Prairie area

Sammie F. Carlyle buried Friday at Center Point

Samuel Felix “Buddy” Tarry, age 81, of Lonoke went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 15, 2016.

He was born August 21, 1934 to Felix Wells Tarry and Lilly Mae Tarry of Lonoke, AR. He met the love of his life in Lonoke, Celeta Marilyn Warren and they married June 5, 1954.

Out of that marriage four sons were born: Warren, Timmy, Dean, and Rodney.

Buddy was and remains a hero and mentor to his sons.

In later years, Buddy and his family resided in the Oak Prairie community, Des Arc, where he owned Tarry Welding Shop and worked many years welding and scrapping to his heart’s content. There were many long lasting friendships forged from there. His word was his bond and everyone knew that.

Buddy leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 62 years; four sons, Warren (Phyllis) of Hickory Plains, Timmy (Glendora) of DeValls Bluff, Dean (Shirl) of Lonoke and Rodney of the home; two special daughters-in-law, Valerie Foster of DeValls Bluff and Tina Tarry of Boswell, Oklahoma; one Godson, Rick Lanier of Jacksonville, AR; one sister Pauline Forrester of Des Arc and a very special friend Troy Forrester of Des Arc. There also are 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren to carry on his memory.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Wells and Lilly Mae Tarry, and one sister, Helen Comer.

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at Lonoke Apostolic Church on Thursday, August 18, at 2:00 p.m.

Arrangements are by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke.

Sammie Franklin Carlyle, 81, of Hazen, left this earth on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. He was born September 10, 1934 in Tennessee to Frank and Sallie Mae Carlyle.

Sammie was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Sallie Mae Carlyle; brothers, Donald, Edward, and Gilbert Carlyle; sisters, Eula Matheney and Janie Bush and grandson, Ezekiel Carlyle.

Sam is survived by his wife, Emma Carlyle; son, Tyrone (Linda) Carlyle; son, Kevin (Denice) Carlyle; daughters Deborah Carlyle and Amanda (Chris) Stock; grandchildren, Keith Carlyle, Danielle Carlyle Villegas, Micah Rogers, and Alex Rogers and six great-grandchildren; brothers, Raymond (Edna) Carlyle and Max (Norma) Carlyle; sisters, Sue (Larry) Boyer, Linda (Don) Rushing, Glenda (Dale) Morgan, Bernice Wray, and Pat (David) Faire. He had many cousins, nieces, nephews, and a multitude of friends that he cared for and loved.

Sam was a member of Morris Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. He also was a member of the Highway 86 gospel singing band for many happy years. He was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather that will be missed by so many.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, August 12, at Morris Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

Burial was in the in the Center Point Cemetery with Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen in charge of arrangements.

Memorial service held for former DeWitt resident Becki Hampton Cullipher, 62, of Stuttgart, formerly of DeWitt, passed away on Aug. 10, 2016. She was born Nov. 9, 1953 in DeWitt to Barnes and Ruby Dallas Hampton, who preceded her in death.

Becki retired as the DeWitt Elementary School librarian, where she was dearly loved by the children she served. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Stuttgart.

Becki is survived by her husband of 43 years, Jimmy Cullipher; and her children Carrie Simpson and her husband Brian, of Stuttgart, and son Casey Culllipher and his wife Michal, of Searcy. She was Mimi to five grandgirls, Rylee Grace Simpson, Emilee Simpson, Chandler Meadows, Avery Meadows and Dylan Cullipher. She is also survived by her two sisters Carol Rasco of Alexandria, Virginia, and Martha Carle, of Little Rock, and sister-inlaw Dale Goetz and her husband Scott, of Stuttgart.

Memorial services were held at 10 a.m. Aug. 12 at Essex Funeral Home in DeWitt.

Memorials may be made to Operation Christmas Child, c/o First Baptist Church, 2115 S. Prairie St., Stuttgart, AR 72160 or the donor's choice.

Clifford R. Foster died Monday in Little Rock Clifford Ray Foster, 89, of Des Arc died Monday, August 8, 2016 in St Vincents Hospital in Little Rock.

He was born March 18, 1927 in Knobel, Arkansas to Melvin R. Foster and Jewell (Kent) Foster. Mr. Foster was a veteran of WW II. Survivors include one daughter, Geraldine Simes and one son, Clifford D. Foster.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Verla Foster.

No services are announced at this time.

Marcus Sexton dies at Stuttgart Marcus Robert Doyle Sexton, aka Marky Mark, age 22, of Stuttgart passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016.

Marcus was born May 1, 1994, in Little Rock. He was a carpenter. He was loved by his family and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mark Sexton and Diane Mowrey; and maternal grandfather, Bob Dougan.

Survivors are his parents, Jacob Sexton and wife Krystal of Stuttgart and Jessica Reinhart Neill of Little Rock; his daughter, Shelby Sexton; one brother, Tyler Sexton; two sisters, Ashtin Crawley and Haylee Benedetti; and maternal grandparents, Diane Dougan and Billy and Shirley Reinhart.

Visitation was 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Turpin Funeral Home. The family will gather at Sportsman’s Drive-In after visitation.

Wayne Herbert “Herb” Snider, age 78, of Carlisle passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol, and brother, Ted. Survivors include sons, Rob (Amy) Snider of Hot Springs and Randy (Christine) Munnerlyn of Carlisle; daughters, Tammy Snider of Carlisle, Melissa (Ron) Vetter of Pearcy and Ashley Snider of Beebe; grandchildren, Bo, Bruin, Elizabeth and Rachel Snider, Kayla (Jon) Rucker and Cole Rogers of Hot Springs, Colton Adams, Ryan (Lenzie) Carpenter, Christin and Cameron Munnerlyn of Carlisle, and Hunter and Lexi Brown of Beebe; greatgrandchildren, Brody and Bree Carpenter of Carlisle; one brother, Bob Snider of Jonesboro; sisters Hallie Stovesand of Stuttgart, Loretta Marcotte and Pam Walter of Carlisle.

Funeral services were held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 14, at Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke with visitation two hours prior to service.

Burial was in the Carlisle Cemetery.

Donald Lee Kirk was former Beebe resident Donald “Don” Lee Kirk, age 82, of Mountain View, passed away on August 5, 2016.

Don was an honorable man with noble character and made a lasting impact on those around him. He and his wife Debra, currently own and operate the Sylamore Lodges located in the Mountain View area.

They built this company together. Don referred to her as not only his wife and business partner, but his very best friend. The two of them have shared a wonderful life together and created a multitude of beautiful memories that all include their family. Don’s love for his family never wavered. Each one being the recipient of his loving glances, smile, and dry sense of humor, especially his grandchildren.

Before opening the lodges, he retired from J. A. Riggs Caterpillar. Retirement didn’t actually mean retirement for Don. He didn’t let the grass grow under his feet for he was always busy, always working and always enjoying life. Don was a very proud man and served his country in the United States Navy. He was a Christian and member of Sylamore Baptist Church.

Don is survived by his wife of twenty four years, Debra (White) Kirk; their children, Nancy Kirk, Steve Kirk and wife Liz, Howard Kirk and wife, Ashley, Sheran Allwhite, and Jeffrey Smith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Christene (Brewer) Kirk; only brother, Douglas Kirk; grandson, Dylan Allwhite and first wife, Margaret Jane Forsythe Kirk.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758516, Topeka, KS 66675 Memorial service was Wednesday August 10, at 1:00 p.m. at the Sylamore Baptist Xhurch in Mountain View.

Cremation Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe.

Betty Lou Hall had relatives in local area Betty Lou Collier-Hall, 78, of Mt. Springs died on Saturday, August 13, 2016.

She was born on November 26, 1937 to the late Luther and Maudie Grissom.

She was a member of Mt. Springs Baptist Church. She also loved to work in the garden and work puzzles.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands Kenneth Collier and William Hall, one daughter Kathy Breeding, one sister Ruth Collins and one brother Bill Grissom.

She is survived by son Johnny Collier of Cabot; step-son Wyman Hall (Heather) of Little Rock; daughters Linda Sessions (Wayne) of Jacksonville and Mary McGillvray (Robert) of Bald Knob; one sister Hazel Forman; seven grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren.

Visitation was Wednesday, August 17th from 6-8 PM and Funeral Service Thursday, August 18th at 2 PM both at Thomas Funeral Service in Cabot. Burial will be at Mt. Springs Cemetery.

William C. Park was active in New Hope church William “Bill” Clayton Park, age 80, of Lonoke passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016.

He was a member and Deacon of New Hope Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years Martha Totty Park; children, Darrell C. (Laura) Park of Lonoke, Mark W. (Donna) Park of Hot Springs and Mary Ann (Garry) Kennedy of Springdale; grandchildren, Evan Park, Olivia Park, Jeffrey (Michelle) Park, Jason (Stephanie) Park, Jared Park, Emily Kennedy (Kyler) Offenbacker and Kyle Kennedy, and two greatgrandchildren, Eliana Park and Allison Park. Preceding him in death are his parents Roy A. Sr. and Mary Park, brothers Roy Park, Jr. and Donald Park and sister Maxine King.

Funeral Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 14, at New Hope Baptist Church with burial in New Hope Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to New Hope Baptist Church or New Hope Cemetery Fund, 1612 AR Hwy 236 E., Lonoke, AR, 72086. www.boydfuneralhome.net.

Carl Colclasure dies at Carlisle Carl Ruben Colclasure, age 75, died August 16, 2016. Preceding him in death are his wife, Carmen; parents, Ruben and Ethel Taylor Colclasure; brothers, James and Gaylon Colclasure.

Survivors include his daughter, Carla (Billy) Edwards; son, Jimmy Colclasure; grandchildren, Marsha (Bobby) Banks, Justin (Magen) Edwards, Jordan (Megan)Colclasure, Lacey (Zach) Adams and Skylar Crafton Colclasure; one sister Sarah Gunn; five great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 18 at Boyd Funeral Home Chapel, Lonoke with the funeral following at 11:00 a.m.

Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery.

Doris Lendermon Chaffin

Doris Chaffin was native of local community

Judith Coker, former Des Arc resident, dies

Doris Lendermon Chaffin, 66, of Clarendon died Wenesday, August 3, 2016, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock.

She was a former Des Arc resident, born November 27, 1949, daughter of the late Buford and Hazel Lendermon. She was a 1967 graduate of Des Arc High School.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Bob Lendermon, and a sister, Sharon Tallent.

Survivors include her husband of 45 years,, Brent Chaffin, and a great pal, her Yorkie, Max; also by two sisters, Becky (Warren) Harvey of Plano, TX, and Mary Huddleston of Des Arc; and several much loved nieces and nephews.

Doris was a homemaker and loved cooking and preserving food from her garden. She and husband, Brent, shared a pastime of fishing and hunting. She grew many beautiful flowers in her yard and always had a beautiful garden.

A visitation time with the family will be held 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 24, with memorial services following at the First Baptist Church in Des Arc with Rev. Melvin Yoirk officiating.

Bob Neal & Sons Funeral Home of Brinkley is in charge of arrangements.

Judith (Judy) Coker Andrews, age 75, of Dallas, Texas, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 15, 2016 in a Dallas hospital.

She was born December 19, 1940 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Leon and Bobbie (Randles) Coker.

Judy came to Des Arc in August 1945 when her father was hired as Superintendent of Des Arc Schools.

She was active in the school, participating in band, music programs, and clubs while making many lifelong friends. She frequently attended class reunions. She graduated as Valedictorian of Des Arc High School in 1958 and continued her education at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, majoring in Math and graduating in 1961. She later went on to earn a Master of Education at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 1973. On June 27, 1961, Judy married William Campbell Andrews in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She began teaching secondary and college math, and later transitioned to the corporate world where she enjoyed a long career at Texas Instruments and later BEA Systems and Oracle.

Judy was a vibrant, active, and intelligent Southern lady. Always up for an adventure, she enjoyed traveling the world and recently returned from a visit to Africa. She earned her pilot’s license in 2005 at age 64 and enjoyed flying all over the country. Judy’s patriotism and passion for genealogy inspired her to discover ancestors that were members of the earliest American colonies and she became a proud Daughter of the American Revolution. A great cook and story teller, she had a big laugh that made you smile. She loved life and her family.

She is survived by her son, Alan Campbell Andrews of Houston, Texas; daughter, Theresa Lee Mills of McKinney, Texas; grandchildren, Nick Mills, Drew Mills, Brad Mills and Samantha Mills all of McKinney, Texas, Alana Marie Andrews of Frisco, Texas and Melissa Hancock of McKinney, Texas; nephew, Francis Coker of Beaumont, Texas; sister-in-law, Ruby Meese Coker; and longtime companion, Bob Goss of Addison, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Campbell Andrews; parents, Leon and Bobbie Coker; and brother, Randle Coker.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 20, at TurrentineJackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas.

Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends during a visitation being held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the funeral home.

Lester Hartranft was Korean War veteran Lester C. Hartranft, Sr., age 84, of Beebe, Arkansas, went to be with his Lord om Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War era, and was retired from the steel industry. Lester loved farming and gardening.

He is survived by his wife, Connie Hartranft of Beebe; along with his children, Leanna S. Kavanagh (Gary) of Oakland Township, Michigan, son Lester C. Hartranft (Rae Jean) of Clarksville, Tennessee, Connie L. Cunningham, and Joyce M. Warner (Paul), all of Beebe; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and two brothers, William Hartranft of Leighton, Pennsylvania and Edward Hartranft of New Jersey.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Anna and Lester Hartranft; sister Margaret Van Keuren and brother, David Hartranft.

Visitation was at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with funeral service following at 11:00 a.m.

Burial was in Stoney Point Cemetery.

George F. Harvey buried at Beebe Cemetery George F. Harvey departed this life, July 28, 2016 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

George was born May 18, 1924, in Melbourne, Arkansas, to George Frank and Jennie Ellen Hunter Harvey. He and his wife, Maudlin Tinkle Harvey had one son, G.F. Harvey III. George was an avid sportsman who loved fishing, particularly deep sea fishing, and loved to host the occasional catfish fry at “Harvey’s Fish House.”

George was a World War II

veteran achieving the rank of Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He received a Certificate of Valor in Recognition of Courageous Service in Aerial Combat, and Special Achievements as a B-24 Radio Operator/Mechanic Gunner while participating in 35 missions over enemy territory in Europe. One of these missions ended when his plane was shot down behind enemy lines.

George used his skills of communication and per-

Judith Coker Andrews

suasion to make his way through the underground back to his unit in Italy.

His parents, his wife, Maudlin, a son, Jeff, two brothers, Clarence Dayton Harvey and Harold Dean Harvey, and a sister, Idelle Harvey Fudge, preceded George in death.

Visitation was at 9:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2016, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with graveside service to follow at 10:00 a.m. at Beebe Cemetery.

Note from Bob Goss: “Judy loved to travel. We made numerous trips to Central and South America, Western Europe, all of UK, parts of Asia and Africa. She also loved flying around the US, Canada and Mexico in my Beech Bonanza.”

Editor’s Note: Judy had lifelong friends here from school and the Methodist Church, where her father taught Adult SS for many years. Judy was like family.

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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

Be Still: Savor Each Moment Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 If I asked you who was responsible for the beginnings of Methodism and of the great Methodist Movement you would probably say John and Charles Wesley. And you would be right, but there is another person that in some ways was just as important as John and Charles. That person is their mother Susannah Wesley. Susannah Wesley and her minister husband Samuel had between 17 to 19 children, 10 survived into adulthood. John and Charles were two of those.

Because of the frequent absences of her husband on church business, Susannah was left with the management of the household and the raising of the children in her hands. Through it all she remained a steadfast Christian who taught not only through the Scriptures, but through her own example of daily trust in God. She once wrote, “We must know God experientially for unless the heart perceive and know Him to be to be the supreme good, her only happiness, unless the soul feel and acknowledge that she can have no repose, no peace, no joy, but in loving and being loved by Him.” It was Susannah firm but caring influence that had the most impact on her children as they were growing up.

Even into adulthood John and Charles would write to her for guidance and advice.

Today we are looking at the passage from Hebrews and asking how we too might pass down the faith that the writer speaks of to our children and grandchildren. The book of Hebrews author is anonymous. We do know that they were someone who had influence over the Hebrew church. The Hebrews were those who followed Jesus but were originally Jewish. The letter to the Hebrews was written for those Jewish converts who were in danger of reverting back to Judaism or with blending or merging with a Jewish sect. The primary theme of the letter is the supremacy and sufficiency of Christ. The author is arguing that in Christ all of the Old Testament demands and promises are fulfilled.

In this particular scripture the writer lists Old Testament heroes of the faith who showed faithfulness and trust in Yahweh. It also lists unnamed followers and martyrs who both experienced God’s miraculous provision and who also sacrificed even their lives because of their love for God. These unnamed folks are often identified as faithful Jews during the intertestamental time between the Old Testament and the New Testament.

What the writer says is that while they were faithful, the hope of their faith was incomplete until Jesus arrived. Jesus is the fulfillment of their faith because of his death on the cross which reconciles us all to God and provides for eternal life. The author is showing again in this passage how Christ is both superior to the provisions in the Old Testament and fully sufficient.

Then the writer pivots and gives a therefore statement. Since all of this that I have written is true, now let us do

this. The writer says that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses who stand with us and that we are to run our race of faithfulness with perseverance looking to Jesus the leader and guide for are lives.

So what does it mean to have that kind endurance? In 1982 Julie Moss a 23 year old newly graduated college student competed in one of the most grueling events in all of sports the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. In this contest you swim 2.4 miles, you bike 112 miles, and then you run a marathon. And you have to do it all in fewer than 17 hours. Moss was just yards from winning the women’s championship when her legs refused to carry her any further. She crawled the rest of the way to the finish line. She ended up getting second place, but because of her will to finish the mantra for this race has become “just finishing is victory.” This is perseverance, a will to finish.

Spiritually speaking we are called to have the intestinal fortitude that Julie Moss had. Life is often challenging, heart breaking and painful. The saying is life is the one thing that nobody gets out of alive. In the midst of that it is easy to lose heart and to become discouraged. Do we have the perseverance to finish the race? The writer of Hebrews was encouraging believers to follow a faith that would lead to a cross.

Instead of success and prosperity he was encouraging them in the midst of opposition, hostility and sometimes physical violence. They were in the middle of and endurance contest and they need to push on to finish.

I think that we can relate to the Hebrew Christians maybe better today than we as Christians in America ever have been. Life is challenging difficult and hard we are called to run the race anyway. How can we equip not only ourselves but our children and grandchildren in order that they might have the faithfulness to keep going?

I could give you a great list of ideas, but the most important thing I can say to you is this: What are you doing to nurture your faith and how does your family see you living it out? If you are not living out your faith in front of your family then your faith looks hypocritical. If your faith isn’t what you depend on or what you trust in then they will look for something to spiritually sustain them elsewhere. The single biggest cause of children not continuing to follow the faith that they were brought up in our parents who talk about faith but never live it out. Simply put if you are not running the race why would you expect your children or grandchildren too?

So my invitation is to continue to or to start living your own faith and praying for and sharing your faith with your family. Sometimes it might feel like crawling over sand, but remember that just finishing is victory. May God bless your week.

Bro. Dee

Faith & Sports

Cookout Saturday, August 20

Sunday, August 14 In Des Arc

First Baptist Church 226/241 Gospel Mission....................140 Lakeside Miss. Baptist..46/110 First United Methodist........74 Faith Missionary Baptist.43/55 Family Worship Center........52 First Assembly of God42/58 Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 38 Church of Christ................15 Church of God of Prophecy.. 17 Living Waters FullGospel......26 Faith Outreach Ministry........27 AREA CHURCHES Hickory Plains Miss..72/91 Morris Chapel Miss. Baptist..30 Pleasant Ridge Miss. Bap20/31 Hickory Plains Methodist..... 25 Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 12 Judson Memorial Baptist...... 29 Sand Hill Miss. Baptist 10

Tarvoris “Tee” Uzoigwe · Baptist Collegiate Minister at University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff · Former member of the Henderson State Reddie Football team 2001-2005 · 3 time All American Basketball Player · 2014 Henderson State Hall of Honor Inductee

Hosted by FBCDA Student Ministry of First Baptist Church 401 Erwin Street Des Arc, Arkansas

The First Baptist Church Student Ministry is sponsoring a Faith and Sports cookout this Saturday, August 20 beginning at 6:15 p.m.

Special Guest Speaker will be Tarvoris “Tee” Uzoigwe, Baptist Collegiate Minister at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Uzoigwe is a former member of the Henderson State Reddie Football team (2001-2005), a 2014 Hen-

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derson State Hall of Honor Inductee and a three-time All American basketball player.

All Junior and Senior High guys, fathers, grandfathers and coaches are invited to come spend the evening for food, fellowship and a special message.

The church is located on the corner of Fourth and Erwin Streets in Des Arc. Dr. Melvin York is pastor.

Gospel Mission Youth are hosting a

“Back to School”

Rev. Harper officiates at family events

Bash”

Saturday, August 27

Rev. Dee Harper was in Charleston, Mo. on Saturday, August 13, officiating at a funeral for his aunt, Annette Robertson, age 80.

Mrs. Robertson was a retired educator. Mrs. Robertsonb was his father’s sister.

His parents, Charles and Sandi Harper, reside in Paragould. A visiting minister filled the pulpit on Sunday.

On Thursday, August 11, he was in Branson Mo., where he officiated at the wedding of his brother, Perry Harper and Amelia Gonzales. The wedding took place on the sound stage at the Branson theater where Perry, a operatic singer, performs.

He was accompanied to Branson by his wife, Jennifer, and children, Rachel, age, 11, and Will, 10.

11am-2pm at

Gospel Mission Church Des Arc (Grades 7-12)

FREE!!!

Hot Dogs, Hamburgers Jumping Jupiter of Cabot will be there with Water Slide and Obstacle Course

Come out and have fun with us!

Faith Outreach Ministries Church 312 East Pike Street Des Arc, Arkansas

presents

Man-Power Conference 2016 September 15-18 Speaking will be MAJ Howell Commander, MEPS Little Rock, AR

Pastor Pat Skarda Gospel Mission Church Des Arc, AR

Pastor Kenneth Ripper Church of God of Prophecy Des Arc, AR

Pastor Parker Belle Grove Baptist Church

Pastor Willis Freewill Outreach Fellowship Church Hazen, AR

Pastor Elbert Pool Gospel Mission Church Des Arc, AR

Pastor Alton Evans Gospel Mission Church Des Arc, AR

Pastor Nelson New Zion Christian Church Jacksonville, AR

Rev. Jackson New Saint Hurricane Baptist Church PIne Bluff, AR

Rev. Russell Penn Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Des Arc, AR

Pastor Miles Christ-Like Ministry Little Rock, AR

Rev. Jessie Lindsey, Host Pastor Faith Outreach Ministries Church Des Arc, AR

at 6:15 pm FBCDA Student Ministry invites all Jr. High and Sr. High guys, their fathers and grandfathers and their coaches to come and spend the evening with

First Baptist hosting Faith and Sports cookout

Sunday School Church Attend ance

Conference Theme

“Don’t Drop the Basket” Acts 9: 25 Conference Dates and Times Thurs., Sept. 15

Prayer

6:00-7:00 p.m

Men Only

Fri., Sept. 16

Worship

6:30 p.m.

Everyone Welcome

Sat., Sept. 17

Continental Breakfast Seminar Lunch (Cookout)

8-9 a.m.

Men Only

9-11:59 a.m.

12:00 Noon

Men Only Open to Public

Worship Evening Worship

9:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

Everyone Welcome Everyone Welcome

Sun. Sept. 18

For more information contact: Faith Outreach Ministries @ 870-256-1701 or Pastor Jessie Lindsey @ 501-539-6748

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Casserole Recipes From the kitchen of Rev. Jaimie Alexander, Senior Pastor at United Methodist Church, Bella Vista, Ar

Pizza in a Pot, Chicken Bacon Parmesan Penne, Chicken and Noodle casserole, and Cheesy Ground Round Casserole are great recipes for meat entrees that are wonderful to take to a potluck or serve at home.

Each of these recipes has one common ingredient, pasta. The type of pasta used and the combination of ingedients are all different in these recipes and you will be delighted at the different flavor of each dish.

So tie on your apron and enjoy preparing these casserole recipes!

District V Queens Pageant: Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Queen Jolene Julian, center, competed in the District V Queens pageant held in Forrest City on Thursday, August 11. Accompanying Jolene were Activity Director, Teresa Henley, left and DANRC Administrator Molly Walker. Jolene did not win but she is DANRC’s Queen!

DeS ArC nurSing & re hAbil it Ation C ent er

by Activity Director, teresa henley

“I’m singing in the rain.

Just singing in the rain..

What a glorious feelin, I’m happy again..... just singing singing in the rain! I think we have had enough rain for now but the weather sure is nice!

We took Jolene Julian, Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center’s Queen, to Forrest City on Thursday, August 11 to compete in the District V Queens pageant.

Jolene did not win but looked beautiful. She is DANRC’s Queen even if she didn’t win!

The Des Arc United Methodist Church and Faith Missionary Baptist Church was here for services and fellowship.

We had excercise on Monday with Mr. Carroll Denton. He sure gets our blood pumping!

We had our Resident Council meeting on Tues-

day and had Happy Hour and Karaoke in the afternoon.

Wednesday, we had Bingo and Olympic games.

We had story time with Kayci Greenwood in the evening.

The Staff will be serving breakfast for supper at 5:00 p.m. today, Thursday. We will also watch the Olympic Games and a movie on the Big Screen TV. The Disciples will be here on Friday morning and we will have homemade ice cream in the afternoon along with some Bingo.

Our Assembly of God friends will be here Saturday. We will have games, snacks and will be watching a little tv.

Mr. Denton will be by on Monday with his excercises and Tuesday we will be having a movie on the Big Screen TV and Sponge cake.

To walk off the Sponge cake, we will take the residents shopping to get rid of all those calories.

Kayci will be by for Storytime at 6:30 p.m. and the Residents will throw together a Peach Cobbler for dessert. The DANRC General Store will also be open.

Ms. Opal will be here with her music and we will have our August birthday party on Thursday, August 25.

The kids have started back to school and it will soon be September. Just think-it is only 130 days till Christmas!! YIKES! Come out and visit with us. Visitors and Volunteers are always welcome.

Until next time, have a wonderful rest of the week!

Teresa Henley Activity Director

Pizza in a Pot 1 pound ground beef 1 large onion,chopped 1 28 ounce jar spaghetti sauce 1 14 ounce can pizza sauce 1 12 ounce package egg noodles, cooked and drained 1 3.5 ounce packaged sliced pepperoni 1 8 ounce package shredded pizza cheese In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the onion; drain grease. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and pizza sauve. In a 3 quart greased baking dish. layer noodles. ground beef mixture, pepperoni, and cheese; repeat once. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to an hour or until hot and bubbly.

Chicken Bacon Parmesan Penne 12 to 15 slices bacon 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small strips 2 garlic cloves,minced 16 ounces penne, cooked ,drained 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 1/2 cups whipping cream salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup sliced green onions Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until tender-crisp.

Drain the bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings in the skillet. crumble bacon. Saute the chicken and garlic in the reserved drippings i nthe skillet unti lchicken is cooked through. Stir in the pasta, cheese, whipping cream, salt and pepper. Simmer over medium-low heat until the sauce is thickened, stirring frequently. Stir in the bacon and green

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Chicken and Noodle Casserole 6 chicken pieces 12 ounces medium egg noodles 2 (10 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 bell pepper, chopped salt and pepper to taste Shredded mild Cheddar cheese Boil chicken in water to cover in a saucepan until cooked through. Remove the chicken to a platter, reserving the broth in the saucepan. Chop the chicken, discarding the skin and bones. Cook the noddles in the reserved broth i nthe saucepan until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the broth. Combine the chicken, noodles, soup, bell pepper, salt and pepper in al arge bowl and toss to mis well. Addthe reserved broth and mix well.

Spoon into an oblong baking dish.

Cover the top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and the cheese melts.

Cheesy Ground Round Casserole 2 pounds ground round steak 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons sugar Pepper to taste 4 8 ounce cans tomato sauce 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 cups sour cream 5 green onions with tops, thinly sliced 12 ounces medium noodles, cooked and drained 2 cups (8ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese Brown the ground round in a skillet, stirring until crumbly; drain. Add the garlic,salt, sugar, and pepper. Cook until well blended. stir in the tomato sauce. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, and green onions in a bowl and mix well. layer noodles, ground round mixture, cream cheese mixture, and Cheddar cheese i nthe order listed 1/2 at atime in a buttered 4 quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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Good Music, Good Food, Great Fellowship The Larry Weathers Band provided entertainment during the Bean and Cornbread supper held at the Senior Citizens Center in Des Arc on Friday, August 12. Everyone had a wonderful time.

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By Barbara Williams, Site Director www.facebook.com/desarcseniorcitizencenter

We hope all the kids got a great start to the new school year this week!

Monday, we had Bean Bag Baseball practice. That afternoon we enjoyed homemade fried pies with Ice Cream and watched the movie Wooly Boys.

Tuesday, we played dominoes and did a "Walking Exercise."

Wednesday, we had our weekly homemade Breakfast and Bingo. We also were educated in our Nutrition Ed Class about drinking plenty of fluids called "Drink Up."

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Thursday we played a Bean Bag Baseball game here against Sherwood. We won 26-18. Go Bobcats!

Friday night, we thoroughly enjoyed our Bean and Cornbread Supper with homemade fried pies. Very special thanks to the Larry Weathers Band for playing and singing their extremely talented music.

We had a good crowd and support from our town.

Also thanks to Jimmy Jackson for bringing a couple watermelons from Cave City, to Ray McVay for getting candles from Lux Can-

dle Factory for Bingo prizes, and to Charles Ingle and W.R. Petty for donating eggs to the Center.

We will be having a Bean Bag Baseball game here next Monday against Bess Chism and guest speaker Theresa Hamilton will be here next Friday.

God Bless and have a great weekend!

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Social Events and Announcements Stuttgart woman wins Rice Expo centerpiece competition

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Married Fifty Years Jesse and Jackye Huggins Tackett celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary with family and friends at an “anniversary party” held Sunday, August 14, in the Christian Life Center at the First United Methodist Church.

Jesse, a Des Arc resident and Jackye of Cotton Plant were married in Oklahoma City on August 9, 1966.

Jackye said, “We eloped.”

Not exactly, she continued. “We were at a party at Robinwood at Des Arc and just decided to drive to Oklahoma where there was no waiting period. “However,” she said, “Neither of us had our driver’s license to verify our age (23 and 25), but a relative they were visiting knew an older judge who did not ask for age proof”and they have lived happy ever after.”

They resided in Cotton Plant while Jesse was emloyed in Brinkley until they moved to Des Arc in 1970 where Jackye operated her business, the Des Arc Florist. She worked as a substitute teacher for the Des Arc High School for several years after selling the business.

Jesse continued to work at Wagner Electric and other industries in the Brinkley area until his retirement. He is also a retired fireman with the Des Arc Fire Department.

The Tacketts have three children, daughter, Carmela Tackett of Lonoke; two sons, Cal and Lyle King; three grandchildren, Tyler King of Dallas, Texas, and Kristal and Crista Hanlon of Conway, and one great-granddaughter.Angela King of Cabot.

STUTTGART, Ark. – A woman whose hometown is the city that bills itself as the Rice and Duck Capital of the World is the winner of this year’s Arkansas Rice Expo Tabletop Centerpiece competition.

Holly Herald of Stuttgart won with her arrangement of orange Peruvian lilies, rice panicles and fresh corn cobs showing in a clear glass base.

“When I think of rice, harvest is the first thing that comes to my mind,” she wrote in her description of her entry. “We also farm corn … so I thought I would incorporate it into my arrangement.”

Last year’ winner, Laurie Benhase of Jacksonville, won second place from the judges and earned the People’s Choice honors. Her arrangement sat in a green ceramic vase with pale orange carnations, dried leaves and rice, all seated on a moss-covered cork-

board disk.

Martha Feland of Cabot earned third place with her imaginative centerpiece – a shallow dish filled with rice grains surrounding two colorful ceramic birds feeding.

The dish was held in a rope covered tray adorned with rice panicles.

Richard Klerk, Woodruff County extension agent for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, was competition organizer. He said there were 19 entries total.

“This is the third year for the competition and each year, the competition just gets better,” Klerk said.

Each of the winners received certificates to recognize their achievements along with rice gift baskets.

The winner also received a rice cooker and the People’s Choice winner received a special Arkansas basket containing a variety of rice products.

After the winners were

announced, all the entries were placed on the tables where attendees of the Rice Expo could observe them while they ate lunch.

The Rice Tabletop Centerpiece Contest is conducted to promote the many uses of rice and utilize the talents of Arkansans to create beautiful displays for the Rice Expo luncheon tables.

For more information about rice production, contact your county extension

office or visit www.uaex.edu.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal acopportunity/equal cess/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact (rthrelf@uark.edu) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

Shower honoring Baby Shumaker It’s a Boy! baby shower will be held at the Northside Community Center honoring Mike and Tasha Shumaker Sunday, August 21 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon.

They are registered at

Target, Babies R Us and Walmart.

Instead of a card, it is requested that a book be given instead and a personal message inside the cover be written to remember the gift giver by.

Thank You! Our sincere thanks to family and friends for braving the bad weather on Sunday to attend our 50th Wedding Anniversary party.

Special thanks to Garri Lynn and Gracen Hambrick for the beautiful and delicious cake, and to Phyllis Elam for the beautiful fruit tray and delicious pecans.

We love you for sharing this special event with us.

God bless youj all!

Jesse and Jackye Tackett

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Rhonda Cheshier, Deputy County Clerk, had hip surgery on Wednesday this

A rope whisk workshop was held Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 a.m. – noon at Lower White River Museum State Park in Des Arc, Arkansas.

Nine participants learned to tie the knots needed to make a brush, or duster, from a length of rope. Instructor Chris Smith of Searcy taught the class how to tie a Matthew Walker knot, a decorative knot, and a whip-

ping knot, both of which are used to keep the ends of ropes from fraying.

Participants included Tina Hayley of Des Arc, Susan Winkler of Searcy, LaJeana Carroll and Neva and Cameron Boatright of Cabot, Marcie White of Bradford, Georgia and Nioka McNabb of Little Rock, and Julie Crew of Conway.

Lower White River Museum State

Bridal Shower

Personals Rev. Tony and Barbara Hill of DeWitt were visitors in Des Arc last Friday. They came up especially to dine at Dondie’s, a place they frequented regularly a few yeatrs ago.

Rev. Hill, who pastored the First United Methodist Church in Des Arc four years, 2004-2007, was appointed to the DeWitt Methodist Church this year, after serving churches at Lake Village and Osceola.

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week. She was in recovery for a long period of time due to problems with her blood pressure.

Her mother, Betty Snow reports the surgery went smooth and she is now in a room.

Quick recovery wishes are sent her way.

Prayers are sent to Con Sullivan, Agri teacher at Des Arc High School who was taken to Baptist Medical Center with a heart attack Wednesday morning. He is being monitored and his condition is critical for the next 12-14 hours.

Jessica Bell

Bride-elect of Mitchell Weaver

Sunday, August 21 Two to Three-thirty O’clock in the Afternoon

First Baptist Church Annex Des Arc, Arkansas Registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond,

Park is offering an inkle weaving workshop Saturday, September 10.

Explore the world of weaving by making a table-top loom and them learning to weave straps on it. Class sizes are limited, and registration is required.For more information or to register, contact Monica Smith at: Phone (870) 256-3711 E - m a i l : monica.f.smith@arkansas.gov.

You are Invited to A

Housewarming for

Jacob and Ariel Minton Saturday, August 20 Three o’clock in the afternoon at

405 South Seventh Street Des Arc, Arkansas

Walmart and Lynn’s Flowers & Gifts

It’s a Boy! Baby Shower

Hosted by Odds & Ends Sunday School Class

honoring

Fair Queen Pageants Saturday, August 27 Prairie County Fairground Starting at 1:00 p.m.

Adam and Katelyn (Bell) Skarda

Ho ld e n E vet t

Sunday, August 28 2:30 p.m.

Gospel Mission Church

Admission to Pageant: Adults $4.00 - Students: Free

Teen, Miss and Mrs. Entrants Must Be From Prairie County (Does Not Apply in Other Categories)

Pageant Entry Fee: $30.00 Photo: $10.00 Both for $35.00

Entry Forms are Available at Banks in Des Arc and Hazen Contact Sheila Tosh at 870-255-5008 for Information

Registered at Target, Babies R Us and Sassy Stitch in Searcy Hosted by the Skarda Family

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FARM/HOME Lonoke Farm Field Day set for August 25 Lonoke Farm Field Day is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Pearlie S. Reed/Robert L. Cole Small Farm Outreach Wetlands and Water Management Center (SFO-WWMC) on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Farm near Lonoke, Arkansas.

The agriculture field day begins with registration at 7:30 a.m. and welcoming remarks at 8:30 a.m. Tours will follow at 9 a.m. with the last tour at 11 a.m. A noon luncheon will follow. Wes Ward, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture, will be the luncheon speaker.

Tractor-pulled trailers will transport participants to three main areas – Crop Production Systems, Water Management Activities and Agriculture-Related Activities where learning stations will feature scientists, researchers and faculty reporting on specific projects.

The Crop Production System stops include the UAPB alternative cropping systems designed for small and limited-resource farmers, native tall grass prairie seed production plots in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s

(USACE) Memphis District and weed science studies with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. Cropping systems include an organic garden, sweet potato production, cover crop studies, southern pea breeding and Liberty Link and Roundup Ready soybean demonstrations.

Water Management Activities feature a Pipe Planner Irrigation Demonstration and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mississippi River alluvial aquifer groundwater elevations and the data collection platform that measures the water table within the aquifer that supplies groundwater to the SFO-WWMC and most farms in eastern Arkansas.

The Agriculture-Related Activities stops will highlight the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Fish Tank, the Arkansas Forestry Commission progeny test presentations on honey bees and on the economic analysis of sweet potato production.

Wes Ward, the Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture will

be the luncheon speaker.

The Field Day is dedicated to the late Dr. Pearlie S. Reed, former assistant secretary of agriculture who was instrumental in helping UAPB acquire and develop the farm site that bears his name.

The SFO-WWMC was created on the 871-acre UAPB farm to address critical groundwater issues facing Arkansas and the economic plight of the small-scale and limited resource farmer. Currently, 17 research and demonstration projects are underway with a multi-agency group of scientists, engineers, professors and community organizations. Their primary focus is the efficient and effective use of surface water.

The Small Farm Outreach and Wetlands and Water Management Center is located at 235 O’Cain Road, off Hwy 31, about 2.8 miles from the I-40 Lonoke Exit 175. For more information on Field Day or if you have special needs, contact Julius Handcock at (501) 676-1534 or Dr. Leslie Glover at (870) 575-8828 or gloverl@uapb.edu.

Windham leaving Extension Service Tony Windham, director of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, is bringing to an end a 28-

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

Week of Aug. 12 Days of field work: 3

Top Soil Moisture: 20% Short 80% adequate Sub Soil Moisture: 100% Short Livestock Condition: 3 Fair Main Activities: Rainfall amounts varied from 3/4" to 5+".

Some corn harvesting was noted where growers have drying facilities.

Some early rice was sampled but is still 7 days from harvest. The invasion of worms continue to infest soybean and pasture.

Crop Progress: Corn: 50% Mature Soybean: 95% setting pods Rice: 20% Mature 98% headed Cotton: 100% setting bolls Crop Condition: Corn: 100% Fair Soybean: 20% Poor 80% Fair Rice: 20% Poor 80% Fair 100% Hay/Pasture: Fair Cotton: 100% Fair

year career that redefined how ideas and innovations flowed within the organization, strengthening local roots and making it better equipped to serve the farmers, families and communities that are its constituents.

Windham announced his departure on Monday to take a position in the private sector. His last day at extension will be Aug. 31.

Windham joined the organization in 1988 as an extension economist based in Little Rock, helping farmers better manage their operations and marketing. He served as section leader for agricultural economics and community development.

In 2005 he rose to assistant director of Community and Economic Development. In 2006, he oversaw both Community and Economic Development and Agricul-

ture and Natural Resources and was appointed interim director of the organization in 2009. The following year, he was named associate vice president for agriculture and director in 2010.

“As a new director I wanted to foster a more open atmosphere; an atmosphere that was open to feedback, more open to innovation,” Windham said.

“I wanted to give people more opportunity to contribute to the organization and its future.”

Windham said he was proud that “we’ve maintained a very strong extension service in Arkansas.

Even with limited resources, we are one of the strongest in the country” -thanks to his commitment to maintaining the extension’s local roots in all 75 counties.

Sara Beth Toll, Aleisha Smith, Isaiah Williams, Jeremiah Williams

Local 4-H’ers participate in state competition Shea WilsonCounty Extension AgentFamily & Consumer Sciences/4-H

Nearly 500 teenagers congregated in Fayetteville Aug. 2-5, to attend Arkansas State O-Rama – a time when Arkansas 4-H members displayed their talents in performances and competition, and of course, enjoyed the company of their 4-H peers.

“State O-Rama is one of the most rewarding events that I get to attend, and it’s great to see our 4-Hers at their best,” said Tony Windham, who heads up the Cooperative Extension Service for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

“The 4-her’s get the chance to visit and stay on a large college campus, for some it may be the very first time. The most important thing that happens at State O-Rama is the kids get the chance to create a network throughout the state that otherwise would not have happened without this event.”

The delegates arrived Tuesday and took part in an opening assembly before enjoying County Night Out at Lokomotion.

Competitions were then held on Wednesday and Thursday. To compete, delegates had to place in the top six at their District O-Ramas. This year five of our senior 4-H members were eligible to compete in their respective competitions at State ORama. Aleisha Smith received 3rd Place in Illustrated Talks Consumer Economics and Sara Beth Toll received 5th place in Illustrated Talks Human Development. Other participants included: Isaiah Williams – Illustrated Talks Health, Jeremiah Williaims - Baitcasting and Fish ID, and Angela Hoover – Performing Arts Vocal.

In addition to competitive events, there are also various workshops and events that those delegates can do, such as yoga, swing and ballroom dancing, team building, vet science, fashion show production and Zumba. Community service is also an important component of State O-Rama. 4H’ers not competing in an event participated in service projects that included collecting Pop-A-Top can tabs and care kits for Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

Prairie County 4-H was recognized for donating the most pop tabs among counties

in the Delta District.

Arkansas 4-H and Youth Development State Leader, Noah Washburn said, “State O-Rama is not only an opportunity for the 4-her's to go outside of their counties but also to meet and get involved with 4-Her's from all over the state; State O-Rama is not necessarily about the competitiveness, but it is about getting to interact with people that share similar interests."

Wednesday featured state-level-only contests such as livestock judging, welding and photography. This year Prairie County youth competed in the state-only team event Consumer Judging and placed 3rd.

Martha Ray Sartor, extension’s assistant director of county operations for the Division of Agriculture said, “State O-Rama helps 4-H'ers prepare and determine careers that they are interested in; the speaking skills and being about to perform in front of judges, as well as how to make effective decisions, are skills they will continue to use throughout their lives."

During the Awards of Excellence Banquet Wednesday evening, Sara Beth Toll was one of 42 4-Hers recognized as a State Record Book winner. She will receive a free trip to National 4-H Congress in November.

In addition, Sara Beth was elected to be part of the 2016-2017 State Officer Team. In 4-H there are seven individuals elected at State O-Rama to represent Arkansas throughout the year at various events and activities; they also plan and coordinate various events such as Teen Leader Conference. These seven officers were inducted Thursday night at the final ceremony. Isaiah Williams and Aleigha Smith were also recognized as Arkansas 4-H Ambassadors and will serve as a youth leaders at various 4-H activities across the state during the coming year.

For more information about the Prairie County 4-H Youth Development Program, contact the Prairie County Extension Service at 870-998-2614 or 870-256-4204 color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Fay Jones designed house in Stuttgart to serve as educational center

By Ryan McGeeney U of A System Division of Agriculture

STUTTGART, Ark. — A home whose flagstones, wood and melting-into-the-landscape profile expresses the unique vision of architect Fay Jones, will now serve as a multi-purpose educational center and lodging for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Mark Cochran, vice president for Agriculture and University of Arkansas System President Don Bobbitt held a dedication Tuesday evening for the house, a 3,000square-foot structure built in 1976.

The house was donated to the U of A by Chris Robertson, whose family owned the house and who sought to memorialize Glenn Bauman, a close family friend who served the

farming community in and around Stuttgart through banking for decades. Bauman, who served as senior vice president of Farmers and Merchant Bank of Stuttgart for almost 30 years, died unexpectedly at the age of 63 in 2010.

“I knew Glenn when I was in banking many years ago,” Robertson said. “I watched Glenn over the years, and how he treated people in the community, and how he treated agriculture, and what the relationship between agriculture and the bank was. I couldn’t think of anything that would better honor Glenn and his memory than to give to agriculture something that would tie back to Glenn on a daily basis. It’s a great honor to have done that.”

Cochran, noting that the

Stuttgart area is home to one of the highest concentrations of PhD rice scientists and researchers in the world, said the facility would be used to host visiting scientists from around the world, would serve as an educational center for 4-H programs and would also provide many opportunities for Master Gardeners clubs to develop horticultural projects across the fiveacre property.

“The Master Gardeners are just going to be tickled pink,” Cochran said.

Bobbitt noted the structure typified the spirit of many of Fay Jones’s creations throughout Arkansas.

“When I look at these Fay Jones homes, I’m reminded of the fact that Fay was an Arkansan,” Bobbitt

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said. “He eschewed any of the conventional wisdom about what architects were doing as they graduated — they were heading to big cities and building huge monuments. He believed in nature, in bringing the outside in as unobtrusively as possible, and I think this house nicely reflects it.

“He preferred the rural quiet of Arkansas to the urban landscape,” Bobbitt said. “I think that sums up beautifully what he’s done in this house.”

“The Master Gardeners are just going to be tickled pink,” Cochran said.

Bobbitt noted the structure typified the spirit of many of Fay Jones’s creations throughout Arkansas.

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School cafeteria workers engage in training and food preparation session

By Shea Wilson Prairie County Extension Agent-FCS/4-H School Food Service Staff are required to have professional development training hours each year in the areas of food safety, nutrition, food preparation, and physical activity. Prairie County Extension Agent Shea Wilson recently offered 2 hours of training for the Des Arc School District using the Culinary Techniques for Healthy

School Meals curriculum: a series of lessons designed to help school nutrition teams prepare healthier school meals that appeal to the taste of today's students. The training focused on improving the quality, variety and appeal of vegetables through culinary techniques like roasting, steaming, and stir frying. After the lesson, staff members split into teams to prepare a dish using each technique - orange glazed carrots, roasted vegetables, and beef stir fry.

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All three dishes were delicious which encouraged staff members to try incorporating these techniques and recipe ideas during the new school year.

To learn more about the programs Extension has to offer, contact us at 870-9982614 or 870-256-4204.

You can also visit our website http://www.uaex.edu/counties/prairie/pr ograms.aspx or “like” us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UAEX.Prairie

County. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Have a Good Week In The Lord!

Happy Birthday August 21stth to Cheryl Guenther!

Happy Birthday August 22nd Kymber Buckner!

Happy Birthday August 29th to Mary Lou Miles & Audrey Crawford!

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Colossians 3:23-24, NLT

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By Rosetta Lockhart

GUESS WHO? - CROSS ROADS BASKETBALL TEAM (Above photo ran two weeks ago in Aug. 4 Journal, at which time no one’s identity was known) Thanks to Oathadene (Jim) Finney of Millington, Tn, who saw the photo in this column and called the Journal about it; we now know who everyone is. She happened to have the same exact photo, which her mother had saved - with the names written on the back. This was the first-ever Junior Basketball Team at Crossroads School . . . the year, 1924-25.

From left are: Otha Rollins (Oathadene’s father), Theron Smith, Carroll Rollins (Otha’s brother), Horace Sadler, Gay Patton, Grady Arthurs and Clarence Jolly GOD IS AWESOME. While working on my column, lost connection and had to reboot computer. It was sent to my drafts.

So odd to have this much rain in August, but glad we got it. Please pray for so many South of us that have lost everything, even lives in the flooding down there.

We want to Thank Otha (Rollins) Finney of Memphis for calling WRJ last week to give ID’s on Crossroads basketball players!

Bob Crider and our daughter, Tracy Cochran enjoyed a fast for day trip to CO. Robbie Weaver had wished she had been able to go. They went to visit family, but mostly to see his brother, Bob Crider, his Parkinson’s is in a further stage and wanted to see him before he gets worse. They left on the Aug. 10 and got back here Saturday, the Aug. 13. Tracy stayed the night and met her family at Church Sunday morning.

Robbie Weaver took her boys, Carl and Christian some chairs, etc. last Friday. She spent the day with them and got home late Friday. She asked me to go, but my knee wouldn’t never stand up to the one flight of stairs to their apartment. Sure miss those boys !

Praying everyone has a great school year!

Prayers for our sister-in-law, Mary McGillvray and family. Her Mom died. She use to live at Hickory Plains, was married to our late William Hall. Mary was married to our late brother, Kenneth McArthur and has a son, Kenneth William (Will) McArthur. Will was named after his Dad and William Hall. Mary graduated from DAHS. Send cards to 121 Robert Lane, Bald knob, AR 72010. (Obit in this edition) We thought all surgeries in our area was starting Monday, but Debbye Harrison started the schedule Friday. She had hand surgery and came home same day. She has needed this surgery for long time. When the car hit her at the Carlisle School a few years ago, she didn’t have good use with that hand. Pray for her and send her a card 9952 Hwy13N, Carlisle, AR 72024.

Brenda (Taylor) Graham had aortic aneurism hernia surgery Monday. She is doing well, needs all our Prayers. She is staying with Sherry and Teddy Jones. Send her cards to 8715 Graham Rd., Des Arc, AR 72040.

Bobby Leo Graham had stints taken out

of his kidneys Monday and they put one back in. They crushed kidney stones during this process. Send him a card 12009 Hamricville Lane, Ward, AR 72176.

We want to thank Monte Crider for the enchiladas he brought Bob and I for supper Monday night. I added salad and we shared with Clara Clark, too.

Russell Patterson finally had his back surgery Tuesday to have a bad bone spur removed. It will be great to see him able to walk straight, without being in all the pain.

Leslie Blackwood brought him home Tuesday, Sandy Prott stayed overnight and until Aaron Patterson was to get here from TX Wednesday evening to stay a while with his Dad. Keep him in your Prayers, send him a card, 2717 Holland Rd, Ward, AR 72176.

Clara Clark and I went to Lonoke Clinic Tuesday. Clara got new wrap on her ankle.

Mrs. Joan checked my knee and other problems. We both could use Prayers!

I was shocked to see Pablo at the Lonoke Clinic Tuesday. We were so glad to see each other. He use to work for Darrell Saul years ago. I’d pick him up on Sunday’s for Church at Gospel Mission. He said tell everyone “hi”.

Charlotte Wrigley was to have a swallowing test Wednesday. She can’t swallow good enough to eat enough food by mouth. They are still having to feed her by IV. Prayers continue. We all miss her so much. Send her cards to 10006 Hwy 38W, Des Arc, AR 72040. They will make sure she gets her cards.

Mary (Patterson) Holcomb was having breast surgery Wednesday. Please pray for her and send cards to 11804 Hwy13N, Carlisle, AR 72024.

The next “Ladies Drop By” will be Tuesday, Sept.13 at HP Methodist Church at 1PM. Come join in on the good food, fun fellowship and GOOD MEDICINE for all!

HPOS wants to let everyone know that Tracy will serve breakfast on Sunday mornings. She will also have a Sunday lunch special for $5 .99. Dinner SPECIALS on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS! 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

My first thing in this week's news to say is: The only person to get my vote against Woodruff County Judge Charles Dallas for any endeavor would be Jesus Christ. Why? Last Friday the West Woodruff Water District, which serves Revel. Big Oaks, Gregory and McClelland, developed a mighty water leak. As president I should know where the cut-off valves are, but I don’t.

Could not get our maintenance person to answer his phone to tell me. I found later that he was sick. So, I called Mr. Dallas for advice on whom I could get to help me. He got someone and came and stayed till 9pm with them and me, doing whatever they needed him to do. My heart -felt thanks go to him, Mark Yates, Matt Hunter and Derrick (I didn’t get his last name). They did all of this work for me after they had put in a day’s work at their own job. The water system is 27 years old this Aug.18th so things are going wrong. I have worked on it all of those years plus the 2 or 3 years in the planning and getting ready to go operational.

Jena Pfeffer went to her doctor Monday after surgery last Monday and he assured her there was no cancer in her thyroid. So, all who know and love her are in a thanksgiving mode!!

I saw Holder Boy (Mickey)at the post office last week with a swollen jaw, went to doctor and he said it was a ‘pulled’ muscle. Me wonders if it might have been Miss Billye’s fist making contact?

Our few children, Hayden and Chloe Cooper, Gabe Sullivan, Lily and John Nance went off to school Monday. In the ‘olden’ days when mine were here it was like the storm passed on by when the bus ran to take them away for us to get a breather!!

Jena Pfeffer and Ed Gregory visited Bill Gregory at the hospital Monday while in Little Rock for Jena’s check-up. (he came home Tuesday - from heart surgery last Friday).

On Sunday afternoon, I (Rosetta) visited Marie Hollingsworth, Buck Skinner, Ed Hyde and Glinda Miller at the Woodruff County Health Center. (many of you have asked me how Buck was-Debbie

told me he was better but still sick-had gotten a bedsore and that is giving them a ton of trouble.)

Still needs our prayers!!!

Son, Stan, of Conway came last Thursday and mowed again for me. I cooked him some lunch!!! (an A+ for me)!!

Sally Peebles of Memphis and her friend, Sue, of Little Rock spent a night here at the Peebles Gregory House recently and invited me to go with them to the Tamale Factory for dinner. (it is no fun to go eat alone, so I was pleased).

Saturday, Patti Anderson invited me to go to the play, Grease, at the Center on the Square in Searcy. A friend of Patti’s was among the cast. I have told you that I can’t go on a date with your husband as I would get caught. At the play, Charlotte Stovall came over to me at intermission, she and Carrie and daughter were there.

Then came Joanna Smith and finished the play sitting with me, then at Walmart, I saw Larry Lunday and Barbara Luck---So? That is all I know, folks!

Rosetta

NEW­BETHEL­NEWS ­

Donna Kelly, Correspondent

Hello again this week. It seems the weeks get shorter.

We had very good services today at church. It was quite wet outside but we kind of expected it.

We had a family reunion Saturday. We didn’t have as many present as last year, but a good crowd. Everyone seemed to have other places to go.

We had rain all day on Sunday.

Our prayers and sympathy go out to the family of Sam Carlysle.

Denise and Chuck Greenwalt reported that her dad, Tommy Martin would be going home this week. He has been in therapy for around 2 months.

It was reported that Terry Taylor preached at 3 revivals at Humonoke last week.

The youth Rally will be at Center Point Monday

night, August 15. They always have a lot of young people who are faithful.

John Kelly is scheduled for eye surgery on the 24th. We ask your prayers for him.

We wish everyone a good week.

I am sure the farmers hope for dry weather so they can get their crops out. Corn is ready and some fields of rice are looking pretty yellow.

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New at Des Arc Elementary

Eagles in scrimmage game Tuesday at Hinson-Rollins Field The Des Arc Junior and Senior Eagles will be in scrimmage games with the Riverview Raiders Tuesday, August 23 at Hinson-Rollins Field.

The Junior Eagles will scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. with the Senior Eagles to follow at 7:00 p.m.

The Junior Eagles will travel to Clarendon in their first conference matchup on Thursday, September 1.

Molly Calhoun

Michelle Marshall

Patsy Bice

Danielle McDonald

Molly Calhoun is a new Fourth Grade teacher at Des Arc Elementary. She a native of El Dorado.

She is in her first year of teaching and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Counseling at UCA-Conway.

She and husband, Brent Calhoun, were married in May this year. They have a Lab named Sadie. Molly likes to garden and will be enjoying duck hunting soon.

Molly said, “It has been wonderful and I am excited to be at Des Arc Elementary.”

Michelle Marshall is a new First Grade teacher at Des Arc Elementary. She is from Clarendon and has taught at Brinkley Schools.

She has a daughter, Erica, who started her first year of college at ASUJonesboro.

She received her BE in Early Childhood Education at ASU-Jonesboro.

Michelle likes to travel, shop and be with family.

Michelle says,” It has been very busy the first day.

I am looking forward to a great year.”

Patsy Bice is a Griffithville native and she is the Health Nurse at Des Arc Schools. She comes to Des Arc Schools from Riverview.

She is married to Terry Bice and they live in the Johnson Chapel Community. She has three children, two step-children and eight grandchildren. Patsy has been in the nursing profession for 27 years.

She said, “Everyone has been very welcoming and it has been great. I am closer to home so it is nice to not have a long commute.”

Danielle McDonald is a new second grade teachers aide at Des Arc Elementary.

She is married to Chris McDonald and they have four children, Kaylee, Mollee, Emilee and Reed.

She enjoys coaching softball, shopping and being with her family.

Danielle says,” Everything is going great. I have enjoyed being off work since Kaylee has been born, so I am excited to get back to work.”

Eagle Fest 2016 has been rescheduled to August 26 Due to the tremendous amount of rainfall received in the area over the past week, Eagle Fest 2016 has been rescheduled to Friday, August 26 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Hinson-Rollins Field.

Eagle Booster Club president Kent Childers stated,”

The Des Arc Eagle Band Boosters held their first meeting of the 2016-17 school year on Monday, August 15 in the high school band room.

First item of discussion was Upcoming Events. The Band is to play from 6-7 pm during Eagle Fest.

High School Band practice will be 3:30-5:00 p.m. every Monday. Flag and Majorette practices will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

The High School drumline will practice each Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

The Scrimmage game with Riverview is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23 at 7pm. Concession stand will be open. A sign-up sheet was circulated. The Junior and Senior members will help work the concession stand on home Junior games.

Kourtney McIntosh and Farm Bureau have donated 32 oz cups to the concession stand for use. It was discussed charging $5.00 for cup and glass of tea with $1.00 refills. Band Boosters are to meet with Eagle Booster Club members on pricing.

First home football game will be Friday, September 2 with Bald Knob.

Parent/Teacher conference is September 13, 2:006:00 p.m.

In old business, the uniform design has been tweaked a little and bids are being received from three different uniform companies. Mr. Yarbrough will present the bids at the September 22 school board meeting.

The uniform is made of lightweight material and is washable. If approved 50 new uniforms will be or-

a great cause and enjoy some great softball games.”

Carla has many relatives in the area and is fighting cancer.

Proceeds from the tournament will go toward expenses traveling to Florida for treatments.

COMING SOON!!

The White River Journal will feature Hooten’s Arkansas Magazine Football Picks for Class 6-2A each week Oops! Pardon our error: In the August 11 issue of the White River Journal, the young lady pictured above was misidentified as her sister, Lindsey. This is Jordan Romaine pictured at right with Prestin Jones. They were greeting parents and students with delicious cookies and punch during Open House Monday, Aug. 8. Apologies to Jordan and Lindsey.

DES ARC SCHOOLS

LUNCH MENU

Joyce Major, lunchroom supervisor at the Des Arc Schools, advises the following menus are scheduled for Monday-Friday, Aug. 22-26:

Elementary Lunch

High School Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken & Noodles, Sweet Peas, Carrot and Celery Sticks with Ranch, Strawberries, Fresh Fruit, Milk TUESDAY: Crispitos, Blackeyed Peas, Steamed Broccoli, Tropical Fruit, Fresh Fruit, Milk WEDNESDAY: Pop Corn Chicken, Yams, Pinto Beans, Peaches, Fresh Fruit, Milk THURSDAY: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Green Beans, Roll, Mixed Fruit, Fresh Fruit, Milk FRIDAY: Hamburger or CheeseBreakfast burger, Tator Tots, Baked Beans, MONDAY: Pop Tarts or Cereal Sandwich Fixings, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit, Milk & Toast, Tropical Fruit Breakfast TUESDAY: Whole Grain Baked Funnel Cake or Cereal & MONDAY: Waffles or Pancakes with Syrup or Cereal & Toast, Toast, Peaches WEDNESDAY: Breakfast Pizza Peaches, Fresh Fruit or Cereal & Toast, Mandarin Or- TUESDAY: Egg, Toast, Slice of Turkey Bacon or Cereal & Toast, anges THURSDAY: Yogurt and Gra- Tropical Fruit, Fresh Fruit ham Crackers or Cereal & WEDNESDAY: Whole Wheat Funnel Cake or Cereal & Toast, Toast Grapes FRIDAY: Egg & Toast or Cereal & Pears, Fresh Fruit THURSDAY: Sausage or Toast, Pineapple Chicken Biscuit or Cereal & Served with Milk & Juice Toast, Peaches, Fresh Fruit FRIDAY: Pop Tarts or Cereal & Meals are subject to change/ Toast, Fresh Fruit, Pineapple.

USDA is an Equal Opportu- Served with Milk & Juice MONDAY: Chicken Nuggets, Yams, Baked Apples, Milk TUESDAY: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Steamed Broccoli, Grapes, Milk WEDNESDAY: BBQ Turkey Sandwich, Slaw, Great Northern Beans, Pears, Milk THURSDAY: Chili with Beans, Carrot Sticks and Broccoli with Ranch, Pineapple, Whole Wheat Crackers, Milk FRIDAY: Hamburger, Tator Tots, Sandwich Fixings, Green Beans, Bananas, Milk

Softball Tournament (Rescheduled due to rain) Saturday, August 27 Des Arc Baseball Complex to Benefit

Carla Evans Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Bouncy Houses, Horseshoe Tournament All proceeds will help with expenses for Carla’s treatments in Tampa, Florida Come out and enjoy the day for a great cause!

For further information, please contact Ronnie Goodman 501-529-0684

Donations Welcome!!!

Sponsored Each Week by

Farmers & Merchants Bank Member FDIC Des Arc, Arkansas

EAGLE FEST 2016

Jr. & Sr Football

RESCHEDULED TO

Aug. 26-Eagle Fest

Friday, Aug. 26 • 6:00 p.m. • Hinson-Rollins Field

Aug. 23-Riverview

nity Provider and Employer

Junior High 5:30/7:00 pm.

Sept. 1 at Clarendon Sept. 8 at McCrory Sept. 15 Brinkley here Sept. 22 at Carlisle

dered Decembe, 2016 or January, 2017.

The band students have begun their fundraising activities beginning with their carwash held Saturday, August 13. They will also be selling Beef Sticks for $1.00 and will be selling Rada Cutlery around October or November.

Band t-shirts are $17.00 and due by September 2.

This is part of the band’s uniform.

Beginner Band will need $12 for a band book and tshirts will be available for $15. These are not required.

The Senior High Band will be performing their halftime show, “Sunrise on the Prairie” with songs with the word “Sun” in the title or song.

The Regional Contest will be October 18. The City of Cotton Plant has invited the DAHS Band to march on September 3, Labor Day weekend.

Also, on September 4, Lora Smith announced that there will be a River Sing at Riverfront Park by Dondies on Sunday, September 4 if the Band would like to raise some funds selling drinks.

There are 17 choir members, 18 beginning band members and 43 senior high band members.

Officers elected were: President-Emily Huddleston; Vice President-Ann Harrell; Secretary-Liz Hampton Information of events are being posted to the DAHS Band Alumni Facebook page.

The Band Boosters meet once a month on the third Monday. The next Band Booster meeting will be Monday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school band room.

Good Luck to the Football Eagles, Cheerleaders and Band in their upcoming season!

(Carla has cancer and has many relatives in the Des Arc area. She 2xc lives in Tennessee)

Senior High 7:00 pm Sept. 2 Clarendon-here Sept. 9 McCrory-here Sept. 16-Brinkley-there Sept. 23-Carlisle-here (Homecoming)

We are going to have Eagle Fest on Hinson-Rollins Field.

But, if the rains persist, there is a possibility Eagle Fest will be moved to the Elementary School. We will post any changes on our Facebook page and in the White River Journal.”

Band Boosters hold first meeting of new year

Benefit Softball Tournament for Carla Evans rescheduled The Benefit Softball Tournament for Carla Evans this Saturday has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 27.

Coordinators rescheduled the tournament due to the rain forecast for this Saturday.

“Come out next Saturday for

The Seventh grade plays at 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

The Senior Eagles will be at home against the Bald Knob Bulldogs on Friday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. and will play their first conference game with McCrory on Friday, Sept. 9 at home.

COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR EAGLES!

BACK AGAIN WITH FuN • FooD Meal only - $5.00 • Meal and Games - $10.00 Distance Kicking Contest

Membership Drive!

Meet the 2016 Jr. & Sr. Eagles!

Food!

FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Cheerleaders and Band

Inflatables!

Sponsored by Des Arc Eagle Booster Club

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Prairie County well represented at Arkansas Rice Expo “Living Well with Rice” at Stuttgart

Dorothy Clayton with rice dish

Jamie Fields with White River Irrigation District led one of the hands on youth activities.

Ketrina Wallace-Miss Prairie County Rice was there with other queens from across the state distributing her Personalized Fried Rice recipe.

We also had 2 people from our county selected as Top 10 finalists in the Rice Recipe Contest! Their recipes are as follows: Grand Prairie Rice Bread Dorothy Clayton, Prairie County

2/3 cup milk 1/3 cup ½ cup 4 cups 1½ cups ¼ cup 1 pkg 1 tsp 3

water margarine, cut up all-purpose flour parboiled or brown rice – cooled sugar active dry yeast salt eggs, room temperature

In small saucepan combine milk, water and margarine. Heat until very warm (120oF-130oF). In large mixing bowl combine 1½ cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt; mix well. Gradually add warm liquid to dry ingredients. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in remaining 2½ cups flour and rice.

Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk, about 1 hour.

Grease a 10-inch bundt pan. Stir dough well and pour into prepared pan. Cover and let rise until double in bulk, 30-40 minutes. Preheat oven to 375oF. Bake 30-40 minutes.

Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling.

Freezes well: Wrap in foil. Thaw at room temperature. Reheat wrapped in foil for 30 minutes.

Yield: 12 servings - Cost per serving: minimal (most items are in your pantry) Cream of Chicken Wild Rice Soup Maegan Hendricks, Prairie County 6 cups chicken broth 2 cans chicken (25 oz.) ½ cup parboiled long grain white rice ½ cup wild rice (mixed with brown is fine) ½ tsp ground black pepper ½ cup all-purpose flour 2½ tsp onion powder (divided) 2 tsp chicken bouillon powder

Ketrina Wallace - Miss Prairie County Rice

1 tsp ½ tsp ½ tsp ½ tsp ½ tsp ¾ cup 1 cup 1 cup 3 cups 1½ cups 1½ cups

Maegan Hendricks with Rice Dish

dried parsley garlic salt basil rubbed sage celery salt butter (12 Tbsp or 1½ stick of butter) carrots, diced celery, diced light cream (using ingre dients below) half and half 2% milk

In a small bowl, stir together flour and pepper, set aside. Dice Carrots and celery, set aside.

In another bowl, stir together ½ tsp onion powder and all of the chicken bouillon, parsley, garlic salt, basil, sage, and celery salt. Set aside.

In a large pot add in chicken stock and both types of rice. Drain chicken and add to pot. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer for 15 minutes, remove from heat and cover.

Put diced vegetables in microwave safe bowl and add water until half covered (about 1 cup). Steam in microwave for 6-8 minutes or until they begin to soften.

Drain and set aside.

In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in 2 tsp of onion powder and add vegetables and seasonings, cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add flour and mix slowly, stirring in until a roux forms, heat for 3-4 minutes until flour is well blended. Slowly pour in cream mixture, whisking out any clumps. Heat and whisk until smooth, about 5 minutes.

Add cream and vegetable mixtures to large pot with chicken, rice, and stock.

Heat on medium, stirring often to prevent sticking, until soup starts to bubble gently.

Reduce heat and let mixture simmer, covered for 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently.

Remove from heat and serve.

Yield: 6-8 servings Cost per serving: $2.50 Shea Wilson Prairie County Extension Agent – FCS/4-H Prairie County Extension Service 183 E. Prairie Street (P.O. Box 388) DeValls Bluff, AR 72041 P: 870-998-2614 / F: 870-998-7051 smwilson@uaex.edu

Jamie Fields with White River Irrigation District led one of the hands on youth activities

Amy Carroll-Prairie County Ag Agent, Shea Wilson, Prairie County FCS/4-H Agent, Jenny RossLonoke County Ag Agent, and Sara Beth Johnson-Lonoke County 4-H Agent.

Carla Long is new Certified Lactation Consultant at Prairie County Health Department When it comes to breastfeeding, there is a lot of confusion about who to call for the best advice.

There are many counselors with differenct titles and letters behind their name who want to help you with breastfeeding.

It is important to make sure the person you are talking to has the right training to meet your needs.

The Prairie County Health Department is pleased to announce that Carla Long, LPN, CLC is now a Certified Lactation Consultant.

Have you ever seen the letters “IBCLS” after the name of a breasfeeding counselor? Those letters stand for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

Counselors who are IBCLC’s have gotten the education and practice time needed to take and pass a required test. Passing the test will earn them a certification as a world recognized breasfeeding expert.

Carla Long, LPN, CLC A person can keep their IBCLC certification if they attend the required education updates every five years. They must take and pass the test again every ten years.

Health care providers like nurses, dietitians and even doctors may sometimes have the IBCLC certification. That can mean really good support for

breastfeeding mothers and babies.

Seek help from an IBCLC for any breastfeeding questions, concerns or problems.

To locate a IBCLC in the area visit the International Lactation Consultant Association website at http://www.ilca.org and select “Find a Lactation Consultant”.

The AR WIC Breastfeeding Helpline 800-445-6175 is answered by IBCLC’s.

You do not have to be a WIC participant to call the AR WIC Breastfeeding Helpline for support.

A Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (BFPC) also provides valuable mother to mother breastfeeding support.

Most often found in WIC clinics, the BFPC is a mother that has breastfed her own children and now reaches out to other mothers to help them reach their own breastfeeding goals.

BFPC’s in the WIC Program are supported by IBCLC’s and other health professionals within the program.

If you are enrolled in the WIC program in one of the counties that has a BFPC, seek her out for education, encouragement and support. She may become your new “breast friend!”

To see if the WIC program in your area has a BFPC, visit the AR Wic website at

www.healthy.arkansas.gov and then select “Breastfeeding Peer Counselors” from the list.

The La Leche League (LLL) leader is another important provider of breastfeeding education and support.

The LLL is the longest mother-to-mother volunteer breastfeeding support organization in the United States.

LLL leaders hold breastfeeding support group meetings and provide individual mother-mother support.

The Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC), also sometimes called a Lactation Consultant (LC) is another title that is increasing in popularity in Arkansas.

A CLC receives lactation management training and may be required to take a test for certification through a certain program.

CLC’s may be found in the hospital and outpatient settings. Seeking the assistance of a CLC is always appropriate for basic

breastfeeding questions and concerns.

A Certified Lactation Educator (CLE) is someone that is trained in providng breastfeeding education.

Health Educators may add the CLE to their credentialing. Basic Breasfeeding classes may be provided by an IBCLC, CLC or a CLE. On the First Tuesday of each month, Carla will be teaching breast feeding classes at the Prairie County Heatlh Unit beginning at 6:30 p.m. Call 870256-4430 to enroll.

“Breastfeeding mothers need someone they can reach out to with their questions and concerns,” said Rose Knupp, Administrator at the Prairie County Health Department.

“Be sure the person you are reaching out to is qualified to support your needs.

With the support available in Prairie County and Arkansas, help is just a phone call away”, Knupp said.

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District Court Hearings The following cases were heard before Judge Robert Abney in District Court Hearings held in the Courtroom at Des Arc City Hall on Monday, August 15, 2016: City Cases James D. Alverson, Des Arc, charged with Violation of Property Cleanup Ordinance.

Continued to August 22, 2016.

Jelicia M. Jackson, Des Arc, charged with Criminnal Mischief-First and Battery-Third Degree. Continued to August 22, 2016.

Dennis R. Dorman, Des Arc, charged with Animal Control Violation. Failed to

Appear. Issue Letter.

Courtney D. Langhorn, DeValls Bluff, charged with Battery-Third Degree-Class A Misdemeanor. Guilty. Sentenced to 20 days Prairie County Jail.

State Cases Andrew R. Gonzalez, Des Arc, charged with No Driver License and Exceeding Posted Speed 75 MPH/55 Zone and Failure to Apper on a Written Summons. Bond Forfeited.

Credit for two days served.

David L. LaDue, Vilonia, charged with Wasting Marketable Portions and Failure to Appear on a Written Sum-

mons. . Transfer Case to Hazen.

Justin W. Mullinks, Quitman, charged with Violation of Permit. Nolle Prossed by Motion of Officer.

Little Tommy Rogers, Carlisle, charged with Failure to Pay. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $927.00.

Bryan N. Gonzalez, Des Arc, charged with No Personal Floatation Device. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter.

Michael A. Stuckey, Des Arc, charged with No Personal Floatation Device. Bond Forfeited.

Prairie Count y Cour thouse News The following information was obtained from the records at the Prairie County Courthouses in Des Arc and DeValls Bluff on Tuesday, August 9:

Land Transfers Distributee’s Deed Terry Cody Mitchell, Claude Douglas Thornton, Bobby Edward Thornton and Robby Tedford Thornton, only children of Christine Corrine Thornton and sole heirs and Distributees of the Estate of Christine Corrine Thornton, deceased, Grantors, hand paid by Terry Cody Mitchell, Claude Douglas Thornton, Bobby Edward Thornton and Robby Tedford Thornton, Grantees, the following lands located in Prairie County, Arkansas: The NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 33, T4N, R7W.

Warranty Deed Nancie S. Straughan, Melodie T. Straughan nka Melodie Craig and Brian Craig, grantor, hand paid by Norma Gail O’Neal, Grantee, the following described lands in the County of Prairie, State of Arkansas: A part of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section Nine, T1N, R5W. Warranty Deed Marshall Hitt and Shelly Hitt, and Stephanie Hitt, Grantors, hand paid by Teresa Swaim, Grantee, the following lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County: Lot One of Block 63, Watkins Survey to the Town of Des Arc. Warranty Deed Teresa Swaim, Grantor, hand paid by Eddie Richards and Melinda Richards, Grantees, the fol-

lowing lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County: Lot One of Block 63, Watkins Survey to the Town of Des Arc. Warranty Deed Frank M. Bednar, attorney in fact for June R. Bednar, Grantor, hand paid by Lois G. Ideker, Grantee, the folowing lands lying in the Southern District of Prairie County: All of Block 28 in the Town of Slovak.

Warranty Deed F. Duane Pate and Jackie G. Pate, Grantors, hand paid by Andy K. Holland and Brandy Holland, Grantees, the following lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County:’ Lots Five and Six of Block Fifty, Watkins Survey to the Town of Des Arc.

P rai rie C ou nt y J ai l Co un t The following inmates are incarcerated in the Prairie County Jail at Des Arc as of Tuesday, August 16, 2016, according to Sheriff Gary Burnett: Graham, Johnell Delacy, 19, charged with Aggravated Assault, Theft of Property, Theft by Receiving, Breaking or Entering and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Intake date June 6, 2016.

Dulaney, Malary L., 31, charged with Attempted Murder, Kidnapping and Terroistic Threatening-Felony. Intake date May 5, 2016.

Monroe, Traci, 23, Commitment. INtake date May 5, 2016.

Allen, Wallace, 68, Commitment. Intake date Febr uary 24, 2016.

McGee, Nickey A., 54, Commitment. Intake date May 19, 2016.

Earl, Teresa, 36, charged with Aggravated Assault. Intake date June 8, 2016.

Hudson, Keenan Letrell, 18, charged with Theft by Receiving, Theft of Property, Breaking or Entering and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Intake date June 6 2016.

Cohen, Eric E., 34, charged with Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons and Delivery/Manufacture of Cocaine.

Intake date June 28, 2016.

Langhorn, Necko Damein, 26, charged with Failure to Appear-Felony. Intake date June 30, 2016.

Johnson, Daymeun D., 18, Commitment. Intake date July 6, 2016.

Langhorn, Courtney Deontea, 32, charged with BatteryThird Degree. Intake date July 9,

2016.

Jackson, Jelecia M., 25, Commitment. Battery-Third Degree and Criminal Mischief. Intake date July 14, 2016.

Rhyne, David Neal, 47, charged with Theft by Receiving, Resisting Arrest and Public Intoxication. Intake date July 25, 2016.

Counts, David, 39, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date July 23, 2016.

Williams, Justin W., 34, Commitment. Intake date June 1, 2016.

Pritle, Ernest (Billy) Wilford, 61, charged with Resisting Arrest and Possession of Controlled Substance. Hold for PC Hearing. Intake date August 1, 2016.

Thomason, Trisha D., 35, Commitment. Intake date August 2, 2016.

Sweat, Tyler Wayne, 26, charged with Residential Burglary, Theft of Property. Hold for Another Department. Intake date July 26, 2016.

Gregson, Thomas, 28, Hold for Another Department. Intake date Augsut 8, 2016.

Mills, Deborah Lynn, 55, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 7, 2016.

Nelson, Beunkak, 24, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 2, 2016.

Clendenin, Ramona Kay, 51, charged with Probation Violation. Commitment. Intake date August 2, 2016.

Dacus, Justin R., 23, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 8, 2016.

Dilworth, Joseph, 62, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 4, 2016.

Lewis, Marco L., 29, charged with Failure to Appear. Intake date August 5, 2016.

Robinson, Xavier, 21, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 5, 2016.

Scott, Harold Christophe, 51, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 5, 2016.

Walker, James Nicholas, 30, charged with Possessing Instrument of Crime. Intake date August 6, 2016.

Sayger, Jeremy Howard, 36, charged with All Other Offenses. Intake date August 6, 2016.

Berry, Recho, 29, charged with Domestic Battery-Third Degree and Parole Violation. Intake date August 4, 2016.

Burton, Markistan Lavern, 20, charged with Theft of Property and Posession of Firearms

by Certain Persons. Intake date August 11, 2016.

Bullock, Jason Blake, 37, charged with Theft of Property x2, Criminal Mischief, Criminal Trespass, and Residential Burglary. Intake date July 26, 2016.

Rhodes, John E., 42, Hold for ADC. Intake date August 13, 2016.

Smith, Azzin Rush, 26, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost. Intake date August 15, 2016.

Smith, Hairl Perry, 36, Hold for ADC. Intake date August 13, 2016.

August Plea Day Hearings The following cases were heard before Judge Tom Hughes in Plea Day Hearings held at Des Arc and DeValls Bluff for the Northern and Southern Districts: Northern David Neal Rhyne charged with Terroistic Threatening-First Degree.

Continued to September 20, 2016.

Sandra M. Inman charged with Possession of Schedule I, II Controlled Substance excluding Meth Cocaine. Sentenced to 18 months ADC. Ronnie Marcum Jr. charged with Theft of Property x2-Credit/Debit Card.

Continued to September 20, 2016.

Laura Anne Chance charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Meth Cocaine.

Continued to September 20, 2016.

Teresa Earl charged with Aggravated Assault. Request for Evaluation.

Russell Daniel King charged with Criminal Mischief-First Degree, Revocation and Furnishing Prohibited Articles. Contiued to September 20, 2016.

Charles Cobb charged with Sexual Indecency with a Child x2. Continued to September 20, 2016.

Hayden G. Newton charged with Theft of Property. Guilty. Sentenced to 12 months Supervised Probation plus $1000.00 Fine and $4,515.00 Restitution.

Paul Anthony Hood charged with Rape and Sexual Assault-Second Degree.

Nolle Prossed.

Southern Lashaun Beale charged with Possession of Schedule VI Controlled Substance with the Purpose to Deliver.

Forfeit Bond. Issued Warrant.

Joshua Walker charged with Theft by Receiving.

Forfeit Bond. Issued Warrant

Melissa Brady charged with Possession of Controlled Substance, Drug Paraphernalia, Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test, Driving or Boating while Intoxicated and Driving on Suspended License. Reset for October 17, 2016.

Burton, Markinston charged with Theft of Property and Possession of Firearms by Certain Person.

Reset for August 16, 2016.

Tyler Sweatt charged with Residential Burglary, Theft of Property x2 and Criminal Mischief-Second Degree. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Jason Bullock charged with Theft of Property x2, Criminal Mischief-Second Degree and Residential Burglary. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Jenifer Bullock charged with Theft by Receiving and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Malary Dulaney charged with Attempt Capital Murder, Terroristic Threatening-First Degree, Intimidating a Juror and Kidnapping. Reset for Jury Trial September 13, 2016.

Jason Howell charged with Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Keenan Hudson charged with Aggravated Assault, Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor, Theft of Property, Theft by Receiving and Breaking or Entering. Reset for October 17, 2016.

Johnell Graham, Jr., charged with Theft of Property, Aggravated Assault, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Breaking or Entering and Theft of Property. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Jose Rios Ramirez charged with Possession of Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver. Sentenced to 24

months Probation plus Court Costs and Fines.

Madison Walker charged with Theft by Receiving.

Forfeit Bond. Issued Warrant.

Charles Johnston charged with Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Eric Cohen charged with Delivery of Meth or Cocaine and Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons.

Sentenced to 36 months ADC. Jeffery Linam charged with Probation Revocation.

Reset for November 21, 2016.

Langhorn Necko charged with Rape, Sexual Assault and Sexual AssaultSecond Degree. Reset for September 19, 22016.

Antonio Lamont Jones, charged with Theft of Property. Reset for October 17, 2016.

Michael Spencer Davis charged with False Imprisonment-First Degree and Assault-Second Degree.

Reset for September 19, 2016.

John Edward Rhodes, Jr. charged with Kidnapping, Attempt Capial Murder, Threatening.

Terroristic Reset for Pre-Trial October 17, 2016.

Hairl Perry Smith charged with Fleeing. Sentenced to 30 months ADC plus Court Costs and Fines.

Johnnie Walls, Jr. charged with Possession of Controlled Substance x4 and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia x3. Reset for September 19, 2016.

Jacob Ward charged with Battery-First Degree. Sentenced to 72 months Supervised Probation plus Court Costs.

Lisa Carol Oglesbee charged with Probation Revocation. Reinstated for Two Years.

Duck numbers steady, pond count declines Waterfowl numbers remain near all-time highs, despite a shift in habitat conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S. and Canada, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent release of the 2016 Waterfowl Population Status.

Mallard abundance, which holds the most attention for Arkansas hunters, was nearly identical to 2015 at 11.8 million and well above the longterm average of 7.8 million birds.

The population numbers may belie the true story taking shape on the Prairie Pothole Region of the northern U.S. and Canada. The pond estimate for the north-central U.S. was 30 percent below that of 2015, and the overall pond count was 21 percent lower than last year. According to the report, only areas dominated by more semi-permanent and per-

manent wetlands that are found at the northernmost portion of the Prairie Pothole Region rated good in terms of habitat conditions.

“Many of the temporary ponds in the southern part of the region were dry in the early part of nesting season, when species like mallards nest,” Naylor said. “They saw some rain later, which may have helped re-nesting efforts and later-nesting species, but the northern portion of the region that reaches into the Boreal forests is responsible for this year’s relatively unchanged population estimate.

Productivity, however, can be expected to decline some this year because ducks are typically much more productive in the critically important temporary wetlands than in more permanent wetlands.”

Naylor says that while this region can help during down years on the prairies,

the larger issue is the loss of habitat taking place rapidly as Conservation Reserve Program contracts are expiring.

Habitat conservation programs funded by the Farm Bill and administered through the Conservation Reserve Program have helped America’s waterfowl for decades. Through CRP, farmers are given rental payments on marginal cropland that is more suited to raising waterfowl and other wildlife species.

Many of these long-term rental agreements are not being renewed, and these areas once flush with waterfowl habitat now are once again being transformed into agriculture.

Visit https://www.fws.gov/birds/su rveys-and-data/reports-andpublications/population-status.php for a complete list of waterfowl population status survey results.

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Week of 08-15-16

Journal Delivery Tracking Chart 20 of 30 Arkansas tracked locations rcv’d last week’s AUG. 11 issue on next day, FRI., 8/12 USPS gets “B+” for delivery of AUG 11 issue Arkansas next-day-delivery reaches 18 consecutive weeks !

1. Group A: 8 of 10 post offices have received WRJ on 18 consecutive Fridays (Exceptions: Searcy on 2 Saturdays; Griffithville on Sat., 8/13) 2. Sherwood, Ar has received WRJ on 16 of last 17 Fridays (1 exception: Sat, 5/28) 3. Hot Springs (Village) has received WRJ on 15 of last 16 Fridays (1 exception: Sat, 7/30).

4. Edgemont, Ar has received WRJ on 17 of last 18 Fridays (1 exception: Saturday 5/14) 5. Greenbrier, Ar has received WRJ on 16 of last 18 Fridays (2 exceptions: Sat, 5/14 and Sat, 8/6) 6. Arkadelphia, Ar has received WRJ on 13 of last 14 Fridays (1 exception: Sat, 7/30) - Started tracking 5/20 5. Midvale, ID has received WRJ on 15 of the last 18 Mondays (3 exceptions: Tues, 5/31; Tues, 7/5; Tues, 8/3 6. Anaheim, CA rcvd WRJ on 13 of last 18 Mondays (5 exceptions: Tues, 5/31, 6/14, 7/5; Sat., 4/9; 7/21 issue never received)

7. Non-proprietary deliveries (Groups B & C): (No confirmation of Aug 11 issue delivery at 7 locations).

8. First column shows Record Fewest # Delivery Days at each location; Next 4 columns show Actual # Delivery Days at each location (for last four weeks)

DAT E M A I L E D USPS Mail Facility in NLR receives / distrib- Thursday, Thursday, utes Journals to these JULY 21 JULY 28 43 tracked locations LOCATION (GROUP “A”) * Beebe * Cabot * Carlisle * Conway * Griffithville * Jacksonville * Lonoke * Searcy * Stuttgart * Ward

Thursday, AUG 4

ISSUES )

Thursday, AUG 11

Actual #Delivery Days (varies); Date Delivered

Record Fewest #Days

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

( PREVIOUS 4

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

FRI., 7/22 FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ”

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

FRI., 7/29 FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ”

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

FRI., 8/5 FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ”

(1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

FRI., 8/12 FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” SAT, 8/13 FRI., 8/12 FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ” FRI., ”

* The 10 locations above are mailed in 10 proprietary containers.

All other locations (170±), including the 33 tracked below, are mailed in 7 mixed containers

GROUP “B” (20 ARKANSAS LOCATIONS) Alma Arkadelphia Bald Knob Edgemont Forrest City Greenbrier Hot Springs Jonesboro Little Rock Mabelvale North Little Rock Rose City, NLR Pine Bluff Rogers Romance Russellville Sherwood Tichnor, Gillette PO Ulm Vilonia

(1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

(4) MON, 7/25 (1) FRI., 7/22 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (2) SAT, 7/23 (1) FRI., 7/22 (1) FRI, ” (5) TUES, 7/26 (1) FRI., 7/22 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., 7/22 (1) FRI, ” (2) SAT, 7/23 (4) MON, 7/25 (1) FRI., 7/22 Fri 7/22 & Sat 7/23

(1) (1) (1) (1)

FRI., 7/22 FRI, ” FRI, ” FRI, ”

(4) MON, 8/1 (2) SAT, 7/30 (1) FRI, 7/29 (1) FRI., ” (15) FRI., 8/12 (1) FRI, 7/29 (2) SAT, 7/30 (15) FRI, 8/12 (1) FRI, 7/29 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI, 7/29 (1) FRI, ” (2) SAT, 7/30 (4) MON, 8/1 (1) FRI, 7/29 (2) SAT, 7/30 (1) FRI, 7/29 (1) FRI, ” (1) FRI, ” (1) FRI, ”

(2) SAT, 8/6 (1) FRI., 8/5 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (7) THRS, 8/11 (2) SAT, 8/6 (1) FRI., 8/5 (8) FRI, 8/12 (1) FRI., 8/5 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., 8/5 (1) FRI, ” (2) SAT, 8/6

(2) (1) (1) (1)

Not rcvd as of 8/17

(1) FRI., 8/12 (1) FRI., ” Not rcvd as of 8/17

(1) (1) (1) (1) (2)

FRI., 8/12 FRI, ” FRI, ” FRI, ” SAT, 8/13 ?

?

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

SAT, 8/13 FRI., 8/12 FRI., ” FRI., ”

FRI., 8/5

(2) Fri 8/5 & Sat 8/6 (2) FRI., 8/5 (1) FRI, ” (2) FRI, ” (1) FRI, ” (2)

SAT, 8/13 SAT, ” FRI., 8/12 SAT, 8/13 FRI., 8/12 SAT, 8/13

GROUP “C” (13 OUT OF STATE LOCATIONS) (2) Anaheim, CA Chicago/N Aurora, IL (2) (1) Enid, OK Houston/Seabrook,TX (4) (4) Madison, AL Memphis/Bartlett, TN (1) Memphis/Millington (2) (4) Midvale, ID (4) Salem, OR Springfield, MO (4) (4) Springfield, OH (2) St Louis, MO W. Melbourne, FL (4)

Not rcvd as of 8/17 (4) MON, 8/1

(4) MON, 7/25 (4) MON, 7/25 (4) MON, ” (4) MON, ”

(5) TUES, 8/2 (4) MON, 8/1 (5) TUES, 8/2 (6) WED, 8/3 (Paper Not Mailed) (15) FRI, 8/12 (2) SAT, 7/23 (16) SAT, 8/13 Not rcvd as of 8/17 (4) MON, 8/1 (11) MON, 8/1 (6) WED, 8/3 (4) MON, 7/25 (5) TUES, 8/2 (4) MON, ” (5) TUES, ” (5) TUES, 7/26 (5) TUES, ” (6) WED, 7/27 (5) TUES, ”

COLUMN TOTALS: (74) (91) actual days

USPS Grade

A-

NEW Record-Early-Delivery

(97) actual days

A-

(4) MON, 8/8 (5) TUES, 8/9 (2) SAT., 8/6

(4) MON, 8/15 (5) TUES, 8/16 (2) SAT., 8/13

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(4) MON, 8/8

(6) WED, 8/17 Not rcvd as of 8/17 Not rcvd as of 8/17

(7) THRS, 8/11 (4) MON, 8/8 (6) WED, 8/10 (4) MON, 8/8 (6) WED, 8/10 (5) TUES, 8/9 (9) SAT., 8/13

EXCEPTIONAL Delivery

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Not rcvd as of 8/17 (71) actual days

B+ POOR Delivery

Re: Arkansas locations (Group A): Friday deliveries shown in BLACK text - later than “next-day” in RED italic.

Re: Arkansas locations (Group B): Fri/Sat deliveries shown in BLACK TEXT - Monday or later shown in RED italic.

Re: Out-of-state locations, “acceptable” deliveries shown in BLACK text - less than acceptable shown in RED italic.

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(4) MON, 8/15 (4) MON, ” (4) MON, ” (5) TUES, 8/16 (5) TUES, ”

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My Response . . . .

Mid-Delta Flyway is new business here Mid-Delta Flyway is a new business in the Des Arc community. It is located one mile east of Des Arc at the Hwy. 38 and 33 intersection.

The business is owned by Gary Carter, a lifelong resi-

dent of Des Arc. You will recognize the business by the buildings that are on display at the business located east of Des Arc. Buildings being sold by Delta Flyway include stor-

age buildings, carports, campers, deer stands, and other small buildings. Gary and his wife, Kasey, reside in the home place of his grandparents, the late Raymond and Jewell Carlock on Hwy.

38 just east of the business location.

Gary sayts you can ‘rrnt to own’ any of the buldings sold y his company/ See his advertisement on this page.

Rising water levels pushing harvest back 7-10 days

By Mary Hightower

mature and is ready to harvest as soon as the weather clears and grain moisture drops to a harvestable level.”

“In 2009 we had a very similar weather pattern that resulted in considerable sprout damage to our grain sorghum,” he said.

“The question this year is whether the grain is mature enough to sprout now.

For crops not yet ready to harvest, the water can cause stress, said Brent Griffin, Prairie County extension staff chair for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture “some soybean acreage is yellowing due to water standing” on the fields.

“Some corn is beginning to lodge and with exposed mature ears sprouting,” he said.

“If and when weather clears still will be seven to 10 days before any corn is harvested and delivered directly to grain terminals,” Griffin said. “Limited rice harvest will begin when the

weather breaks, but we are still 10 to 14 days before widespread thrashing.

mocrat, Harvey Joe Sanner, fully vetted Mrs. Hale’s residency and voting status information before placing her name on the May 1, 2016 Primary Election as an un-opposed democratic candidate for Circuit/County Clerk.

“It was our opinion and that of the Prairie County Clerk’s Office personnel that she did indeed quality as a legal resident of Prairie County and that her filing data was in order.

“We expect the facts to reveal that we were correct in placing Gaylon Hale’s name on the Primary Election ballot as an un-opposed candidate and that her name belongs on the November 8th, 2016 General Election ballot.

“We feel that in addition to being a legitimate candidate for clerk, she is definitely qualified with a commendable record of sixteen (16) years experience in the Prairie County Clerk’s office.”

Sincerely, Harvey Joe Sanner

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PRAIRIE COUNTY– With daily rainfall since Friday, there’s been something else growing in Arkansas’ farm fields: water levels.

The heavy rain, unusual for August in Arkansas, comes at the cusp of harvest for the state’s springplanted crops.

Abundant rain presents a spectrum of challenges, not limited to miring combines and other farm vehicles in fields. Wind gusts can blow over crops, a condition called lodging. Lodging complicates harvest because it puts the ear or grain head in the wrong location for the combine to reach it.

Moist conditions can encourage growth of fungus and diseases, and in the wet, the kernels in corn and grain in rice and sorghum can sprout. (See box 08-162016-Ark-Crops-RainSprouts) Even if farmers are able to harvest, the moist grain

they capture will need to be dried to reach levels acceptable by the grain elevators.

Farmers are hoping not to see a repeat of 2009, where a long stretch of wet weather was blamed for an estimated $397 million in crop losses.

(See http://bit.ly/2bl1naj) On Monday night, the National Weather Service at Little Rock posted 84-hour rainfall totals as of 8 p.m.

Monday. The top total was at Ravenden Springs in Randolph County with 7.71 inches. Other top totals included: 7.61 inches at Little Rock’s Chenal Valley Pump Station; 6.84 inches at Hot Springs Creek tunnel exit; and 7.2 inches at Pocahontas.

“Rainfall at this stage of the game is not helpful in any way for corn or grain sorghum,” said Jason Kelley, extension wheat and feed grains agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “Most of the crop is

In response of the Prairie County Democratic Committee to the Doyle Webb Letter to Gaylon Hale, Committee member Harvey Joe Sanner writes: “This week Mrs. Gaylon Hale Chief Deputy Clerk for Prairie County and a candidate for the office of Prairie County Circuit/County Clerk advises that she received a letter from Mr. Doyle Webb, who chairs the Arkansas Republican Party, advising her to withdraw from the race.sage “In the letter, Webb urged Mrs. Hale to withdraw as a Democratic Candidate for Prairie County Circuit/County Clerk or risk legal actions being brought against her. The letter alleged that ‘she (Hale) was not a registered voter in Prairie County at the time she filed for election. “ The facts of this matter can be sorted out by the legal minds, however, the Prairie County Election Commission composed of three members, two Republicans, Rita Dobson and Stan Ferguson and one De-

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