White river journal, july 2, 2015

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ACTIVITIES CALENDAR THURS-MON, JULY 2-6 Courthouses Closed From Thursday: 12 Noon

FRI., JULY 3, ALL DAY Des Arc City Hall Offices Closed

MON,, JULY 6, 7 P.M. Des Arc Zoning Committee Meets-Council Chambers Des Arc City Hall SAT., JULY 11, 8:00 A.M.-NOON “Pride of the Prairie” Pee Wee Football Camp Hinson-Rollins Field MON., JULY 13, 2:30-6:30 PM Local Blood Drive First Baptist Church TUES., JULY 14, 7:30-7:30 Special Election for Tax Increase to Save County Libraries TUES., JULY 14, 12 NOON Des Arc Lions Club Methodist Church TUES., JULY 14, 6 PM Prairie County Quorum Court Monthly Meet MON., JULY 27, 8AM-3PM DAHS Senior registration; Picture appointment times sent by letter THURS/FRI, JULY 30 - 31 Day Camp at Lower White River Museum State Park, Des Arc (kids ages 7-12)

Obituaries Pgs. 3 & 7

Eligha Alexander, 92, Maumelle Leslie Boyd, 75, Lonoke Rev. H.I. Chapman, 92, Miss.

Andrew Cooper, 57, Virginia Keith Herekamp, 81, Conway Cora Kellum, 52, Lonoke Timothy Konecny, 57, Stuttgart Donald Marks, 90, Griffithville Mary Preston, 81, Stuttgart Harry Richenback, 69, Stuttgart Maude Saxton, 92, Biscoe Helen Stanley, 89, Stuttgart Donald Weaver, 69, Lonoke James Whitman, 62, Brinkley Dolores Williams, 82, Biscoe

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

On Wednesday July 1, Timothy M. Eddins of Hazen was arrested on five counts of Theft of Livestock according to Investigator Bill Duerson in the Prairie County Sheriff’s office.

The arrest stems from a month long investigation

by Detective James Medlin of cattle sold to the Arkansas Cattle Auction in Searcy from the Purkey Ranch located on Rogers Chapel Road and owned

by Lee Purkey of Memphis, Tennessee.

Eddins, who was the

Patterson Hardwoods & Des Arc Storage Units

caretaker for the cattle on Purkey Ranch, allegedly began taking the cattle to the auction in early 2014 under the pretense they were being sold to buy supplies for the ranch. The activity continued through May of 2015 during which time nine separate transactions totaling $16,061.59 were made in Eddins name Chief Deputy Duerson said.

Eddins is currently being held in the Prairie County Detention Center on a $25,000 bond.

View from behind Phat Daddy’s, looking east

Fire of unknown origin destroys School board to hire new DAES teacher, asst. football smoke house at Phat Daddy’s BBQ coach; accepts 5 resignations

At its regular meeting Monday evening, June 22, the Des Arc Board of Education unanimously approved the following items: 1. Board meeting dates for the 2015-2016 school year.

2. Amend the Sick Leave Bank Policy and Personnel Benefits Policy for the 2015-2016 school year to allow employees to be paid for 45 unused sick days upon retirement at the current substitute teacher rate.

3. Accept resignations of: Robbie Weaver, Lauren Taylor, Michael Coffee, Craig Nyborg, and Lindsey Prescott.

4. Hire Amber Holman as an elementary teacher for the 2015-2016 school year.

5. Hire Douglas Milholen as high school teacher and assistant football/head baseball coach for the 20152016 school year.

6. Appoint Natasha Richards as District Treasurer.

7. Restore the SIP program for the 2015-2016 school year.

8. Employ Sarah McDougal and Tim Baxter as bus drivers for the 2015-2016 school year.

The seven members of the board, who were all present, include: Johnny Reidhar, Kent Childers, Billy Hinson, Sylvester Holloway, Eric Kennedy, Stewart Morton, Charlie Brown and Superintendent Nick Hill

May Distribution of City Sales Tax Revenue The municipal levy of sales and use in cities for May, 2015 reports to the state are as follows:

Beebe............................ 113,274.11 Brinkley.................100,517.35 Cabot............................ 700,791.67 Carlisle ........................... 51,525.08 ................. 44,757.56 Des Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,280.62 Clarendon Cotton Plant .................... 1,503.52 Augusta ......................... 26,433.56 Bald Knob ..................... 53,844.56 See May Distribution Pg. 14

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Last Thursday morning, June 25, Ariel Minton began smoking pork butts about 2 hours before the normal opening time of 11:00 am at Phat Daddy’s BBQ. At almost exactly 11:00 am, employees Deena Wyatt and Ariel, who were both in the kitchen, smelled smoke and heard what sounded like “someone thumping on the back door”.

When back door was opened, flames were seen coming from the Smoke House, located just behind the kitchen. Ariel immediately called 911, to which the Des Arc Fire Department responded within a reported “2 minutes”.

Owners Mike and Carrie Weatherley were in Little Rock at the time, but according to Carrie, even though in “shock”, they couldn’t practically return immediately. And because she was staying in constant contact with Ariel, they understood everyone was OK and that the fire was limited to the smoke house and under control.

However, Phat Daddy’s remained closed until Tuesday this week, when it reopened for business at the usual 11:00 am.

Even though the exact cause of the fire remains unknown, the wood framing and doors of the smoke

View looking NW, with drive-thru window at far left Photo by Don Harvey, Fire Chief

house, plus some eaves of the main building owned

by Jay Hambrick, although charred, remain mostly in tact. However, destroyed were the smoker itself, freezer, refrigerator, sink, grill, miscellaneous stored items and propane tanks.

According to Carrie, the main combustible items that fed the fire were three propane tanks that were

inside. Fortunately, because their pop-off valves did their job and just released propane into the air to be burned off, they didn’t explode.

The plan now is “to replace the smoke house, and equipment - one sandwich at a time”, said Carrie.

“That’s what we’ve been doing since we opened in March 2011.”

Owner, Carrie Weatherley, stands between main building, left, and smoke house, right, Wednesday afternoon. All but two of the destroyed items were removed Tuesday night.

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(Guest Writer) Long-time Print and Broadcast Journalist

By Donald Kaul One of the biggest questions of the day is: Why do the rich keep getting richer and the middle class keep getting poorer?

This also ranks as the dumbest question of the day, week, month, or year. To anyone who’s been paying attention, it’s obvious why economic inequality in our land is growing: That’s what we asked for.

For at least 35 years, since the reign of King Ronald the Reagan, our democratic society has waged relentless economic war on the middle class and the poor, giving their share of the pie to the rich and the well-to-do.

It didn’t happen in secret. The Republican Party is built on the reverse Robin Hood principle of taking from the less affluent so the rich can have what they think they need — a word that not coincidentally rhymes with “greed.”

Democrats follow the same principle too, but not as openly. Only they throw more scraps to the “disadvantaged” every once in a while than the GOP. Look at the evidence: Unions have been demonized and rendered virtually impotent as a countervailing force against corporate power. Lower wages for working stiffs have been the result.

Executive pay, on the other hand, has gone through the roof, while taxes on the rich have been slashed. Meanwhile, middle-class income has remained stagnant or even fallen.

Higher education, traditionally the key that unlocks the door to success for the lower middle class, has become prohibitively expensive. Society’s answer to this has been to saddle students with back-breaking debt in hopes that their new skills will allow them to dig themselves out, eventually.

In any case, the banks make a bundle.

Consider the way the nation responded to the Great Recession.

Red states reacted by slashing the size and cost of government. Workers lost their jobs, benefits were reduced, projects canceled, school budgets decimated. Oh yes, and taxes, particularly those aimed at the rich, were cut.

Huckabee’s apology

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Even his sternest critics agreed it was one of Mike Huckabee’s finest moments. To the surprise of many in the crowd of thousands, Huckabee’s oratory, in style and substance, quite surpassed that of another speaker, a president of the United States, for whom the issue was known to run deep -- down where the spirit meets the bone, to borrow a phrase.

It was 1997, the 40th anniversary of Little Rock Central High School’s desegregation. Joining Huckabee and President Clinton were the nine black former students, now in the twilight of their middle years, who had been enrolled over the protest of an earlier governor and most of the white establishment, and only at the insistence of the federal courts and troops from the 101st Airborne Division.

Four decades on, Huckabee noted, the integration crisis was, in some quarters, still a source of tension.

“But we come today because it is important to have tension every now and then. After all, it is tension that builds our muscles and gives us strength.”

“And what is really tragic…is the fact that in many parts of the South it was the white churches that helped not only ignore the problems of racism, but in many cases actually fostered those feelings and sentiments,” Huckabee continued. “And today, we call upon every church, every pulpit, every synagogue, every mosque in every part of Arkansas and the rest of the world to say never, never, never, never again will we be silent when people's rights are at stake.”

Huckabee left elective office in 2007 but not the podium, nor, really, the pulpit; he has often blended the two, and presumably retains his ministerial credentials if no longer his perch at the Fox network. Now, coursing the country in an ostensible second campaign for the presidency, Huckabee’s tone has changed from one of apology and acceptance. The vibe today is not reconciliation but resistance.

Yes, the conversation has changed: it is no longer pigment that animates the political dialogue, at least in the South and Midwest, but same-sex marriage. We may credit Huckabee for sincerity of belief in rejecting it provided we remind him that the denomination in which pastorate he served grew out of the very prejudice (since renounced) that he condemned at Central High. There is no credit to be awarded and none to be had, none, in his contortions of the Constitution and the legal process -- blatherings about “unelected judges” and their “tyranny.”

Indeed much of Huckabee’s current rhetoric adheres to the specious reasoning of the segregationists of a halfcentury ago, confronted with legal mandates they regarded as politically and culturally toxic and which they used to bait the frightened and the gullible. George Wallace declared “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” Huckabee seems to stop short of that, but barely; “Heterosexuality now, tomorrow and forever” would appear to be his battle cry, “Forget, Hell!” being a bit much. His suggestion that public officials choose “God’s law” over civil statute is positively jihadist.

Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door (at Ole Miss) until informed that a black undergraduate had already been enrolled. The bus had left without him, as it were.

Well, another bus has left the depot, leaving Huckabee behind, though he is not alone among those stranded by history. A thoroughly depressing number of his fellow GOP presidential candidates and an even greater number of his party’s state and local officials (and let’s not ignore the complicity of, probably, a rival number of Democratic officeholders) have joined the clamor for “religious freedom” or a constitutional amendment or whatever antidote to gay marriage they can conjure. For example, the statement by Arkansas House Republicans that they will fight the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision with “all available options.” A new take on the Southern Manifesto.

In that light we should thank Gov. Asa Hutchinson for one of the more level-headed responses to the controversy. He didn’t like the Supreme Court’s decision, Mr. Hutchinson said, but it’s the law of the land and must be followed. A civics lesson. One wishes the governor would have told Arkansans that Greece’s debt crisis and the future of the European Union will have a larger impact on their lives than two men or two women marrying.

It took the state of Arkansas, in the person of Gov. Huckabee, 40 years to apologize for Central High. Who will apologize for whatever antics we’re likely to see in the coming months can’t be known, only that it won’t take 40 years.

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This, proponents said, would stimulate the economy and create jobs.

Happy days would be Donald Kaul here again.

In case you haven’t noticed, the plan failed. Kansas, which was especially aggressive in cutting taxes, now faces a $400 million deficit.

The story isn’t much different in Louisiana, a Republican state where the budget shortfall is $1.6 billion.

You might think that having tried a solution that doesn’t work, Republicans might try something new. But they don’t.

They go on, as optimistic as children on Christmas Eve who have no doubt that against all odds Santa just might bring them a pony, with the ragged hope that the best way to create jobs and revive the economy is to cut taxes for the better off. When they can contemplate raising taxes at all, it’s consumption taxes that fall most heavily on the middle and lower classes.

The poster child for this thinking is Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin. To conservatives he’s the St. George who slew the union dragon in his state and is preparing to fight the progressive virus in the nation.

Walker last year signed into law a $541 million tax cut that’s produced a budget deficit of $280 million. But never fear, he has an answer to that.

He’s proposed decreased funding for public schools and the state’s highly regarded university system. The Wisconsin governor also wants to cut public workers’ health benefits and mangle the state parks budget. The proposal is expected to become law next month.

Is it any wonder he’s the golden boy of the Republican hard right and is something of a favorite to become the next GOP nominee for president?

It’s all part of the bill of goods the American public has been sold. It will last until we stop seeing ourselves mainly as consumers. Things could change if we saw ourselves more as workers.

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Supreme Court hands down important decision

By State Representative David Hillman While the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) continues to explore if the state should create its own health care exchange and determine its own fees to charge the insurance companies, an important decision was handed down by the United States Supreme Court.

The Affordable Care Act states that tax credits are available when insurance is purchased through “an Exchange established by the State.” The legal question in the case of King vs. Burwell was whether a federal exchange is “an Exchange established by the State” that may offer subsidies for health insurance. The Supreme Court said yes.

Arkansas is one of 34 states in which individuals and families can shop for health care using a federally operated online marketplace commonly referred to as the exchange.

Those with incomes between 138% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Level are allowed to purchase insurance on the exchange at a reduced rate. The reduction in premiums is paid for by federal tax credits that can be used in advance.

Currently, there are 48,000 Arkansans using these

credits. These would be families of four making under $94,200 a year or an individual making under $46,000.

A family of four making under $31,000 or an individual making under $15,500 would be eligible for the Private Option where premiums are paid in full.

Knowing this decision was pending before the court, the 90th General Assembly passed legislation to prohibit the creation of a state-based exchange without approval from the General Assembly until a ruling was issued. Since the ruling upheld federal subsidies, legislative approval is no longer needed for AHIM to proceed with the creation of a state-based exchange.

Last week’s decision means the state can continue to provide the same level of health insurance services while the Legislative Health Reform Task Force completes its recommendation for reforming our entire health care system in Arkansas.

In the coming days and weeks, you will see our interim committees and Health Reform Task Force work to determine what is in the best interest for all Arkansans.

We will update you on the dates and times of these meetings on our website www.arkansashouse.org.

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cceptance by France, in principle, of his proposal that all payments on German reparations and Allied war debts be postponed for one year, was announced by President Herbert Hoover today. Thus, all important creditor nations have accepted the moratorium plan, which may now be considered in effect as of July 1, 1931. Until July 1, 1932, payments aggregating $800,000,000 on war reparations by Germany and on war debts owed to Great Britain and the United States will be suspended.

Officials in Washington today acclaimed the eightday dash around the world of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty with a round of ovations for the hardy fliers. Bad weather, which failed to daunt the “Winnie Mate” on the world voyage, kept the sturdy ship on the ground in New York, while the fliers journeyed to Washington by train.

The filling station and garage formerly owned by Ackler Williams, and recently bought by Mr. J. D. Shreeves, burned to the ground about 8 o’clock Tuesday morning.

The station was located on the pike, three miles west of Des Arc and was enjoying a nice patronage.

Baseball: Des Arc vs DeWitt on the local diamond Sunday afternoon, July 12.

Des Arc batteries for this game is going to make them run their socks off.

These Des Arc merchants

have agreed to close their stores at 12 o’clock noon each Thursday through the remainder of the day, May through September: B. B. Bethell & Sons, Des Arc Leader, J. F. Loretz, Tom Ragan, W. J. Caskey, A. L. Erwin, Des Arc Mercantile Co., People Store, Walter Robinson, Butler Meat Market, H. D. Griggs, Arkansas Power & Light Co., Henderson Care, T. H. Kerin, Suitt’s Barber Shop, and Brown’s Sandwich Shop. U. E. Brown advises, “Since my competitor, Henderson Cafe, has seen fit to violate the above agreement, I hereby announce to the public that the Brown Sandwich Shop from this date will be open night and day, and give you prompt service at all times.”

Sheriff J. J. Holmes carried a couple of prisoners who wanted to plead guilty to DeWitt Circuit Court now in session Tuesday. The prisoners received sentences and the sheriff took them on to the penitentiary.

FOR SALE: One good houseboat, 12x20; one gas boat, 8 hp engine; three paddle boats, and other articles of household furniture, for sale cheap for cash or will trade for good car. Can be seen at Erwin Ferry Landing, or apply to J. K Sebastian, Des Arc, Ark. Editor’s Note: We will take a dozen nice young hens or fryers on subscription. Bring them in to the newspaper office - market price.

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lans for a statewide program for pooling privately owned automobiles to save tires got underway this week when State Department heads met at the Capitol and agreed to try the program first among State employees. Explaining that group riding is the simplest approach to the problem, Joe Hardin, Revenue Commissioner, said, “the average load to full capacity would extend the life of the average automobile tires almost three-fold. The flow of workers to plants is just as important as the flow of war materials. Stop either one and production stops.”

Mrs. Martha P. Williams, Home Demonstration Agent, will test pressure cooker gauges at the following places next week: DeValls Bluff Courthouse, Hazen Coffee Cup Cafe, Gerren Church, Anderson School, Des Arc Courthouse, Sand Hill at Mrs. Green’s, and Screeton Home Demonstration Club meeting.

The Watson Local of the Farmers Union will meet Wednesday night, July 1 at Watson Schoolhouse. A fish fry has been planned for July 5 at the school grounds.

Please bring picnic lunch. There will be a ballgame after the picnic. The Des Arc Red Sox defeated the Brinkley boys on the local diamond Sunday in a 12inning game 12 to 3.

Batteries for Des Arc: Logsdon and Myers.

John P. Bethel, one of

Des Arc’s scrap iron buyers, delivered about 30 tons to market this week.

The official U. S. Treasury War Bond Quota for July in Prairie County is $12,700.The July quota for the state is $5,079,000 in U. S. War Bonds.

John L. McClellan, the “Plain Citizens’ Candidate” for the U. S. Senate will be speaking at Des Arc, Friday, July 3, at 11:30 a. m.; at Hazen, 10 a. m., and Cotton Plant, 1:30 p. m.

Ford, Bacon and Davis, Inc., engineers constructing the Arkansas Ordnance Plant at Jacksonvialle, last week paid $80,396.21 sales tax to the State Revenue Dept.

The tax was on materials used in construction of the war plant.

Land Bank Commissioner long term, farm mortgage loans will continue to be available to needy farmers in Prairie County under the terms of legislation recently passed by Congress, R. S. Boyd, secretary-treasurer of the Oak Prairie National Farm Loan Association, announced this week.

Taking the course at the Air Corps Gunnery School in Las Vegas, Nev., is Corporal James H. Hayley, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Hayley. He is a graduate of the Des Arc High School, where he was active in glee club and basketball. Corporal Hayley was employed as a farmer prior to enlistment in the U. S. Army Feb. 18, 1941, in Little Rock.

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t the Town Council meeting Monday night, Ross Holmes was hired as new marshal for the town, replacing O. E. Owens, resigned. W. B. Whitaker, who has been night marshal, is now the day marshal and Mr. Holmes is night marshal.

This week, Ace Supply Co. of Little Rock started construction of the new water treatment plant for Des Arc at the site of two deep wells just north of the Journal office.

James Ford was elected President of the Des Arc Chamber of Commerce last night at a meeting held at the courthouse. Ford, principal of Des Arc High School, replaces Billy M. Garth. Henry L. Nichols was elected to the important post of secretarymanager, replacing Willis Eddins. R. L. Morton was elected vice president. Four new directors are Willis Eddins, C. J. Rister, Bob Norman and Henry L. Nichols.

Dr. James W. Manney of Little Rock, Des Arc’s dentist, started this week coming to his office here on Saturdays instead of Thursdays.

Charlie Crider, owner of the Cozy Cafe at Des Arc, started pricing his coffee at five cents a cup this Monday, June 26. Mr. Crider said when he had the Street Car Cafe, coffee cost $1.31 a pound and he sold it at five cents a cup, and that now coffee is 78 cents a pound and most cafes are getting 10 cents a cup. He said it’s time to give the coffee drinkers a break.

Winners at the Opening of Clark’s Jewelry in Des Arc last Saturday were: Charlie Gregory, Nellie Morris, Hattie Morris, Mrs. C. L. Gibson, Ra-

mona Carlock, Margaret Norwood, George Hale and Mrs. Eddie Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Clark say they are proud to be back in Des Arc after a couple of years in Tuckerman.

Coach Gilbert Smith at Des Arc High School is handling the pony and little league baseball here this summer, co-sponsored by the school and Lions Club.

Players, ages 13-15 are Carlos Arrowood, Donnie Cobb, Russell Ewing, Ralph Whitlock, John Wayne Cunningham, Victor Gray, Johnny Keller, Billy Lacefield, H. P. Farrish and Billy Keller.

Staff-Sgt. Carl E. Newton arrived home from a year’s duty in Greenland, Wednesday, with the Air Force. He is spending a week here with his family.

John Winford and brother, Frank Winford, both serving in the Air Force at bases in Florida, with their families, were at home with their mother, Mrs. Hauty Winford, and grandfather, J. B. Priest, and other relatives during the past weekend.

Local advertisers and products they are pushing include: Nichols Farm & Home Center is advertising the Hollywood Custom-Built Shell Home being built at 405 Chester St. in Des Arc; Westerfield Chevrolet in Hazen, is advertising the Chevy Corvair Monza Club Coupe; Pearce Radio & TV Service of Hickory Plains and Ward has a 20% Discount on TV Tubes; Hazen Motor Co. is advertising the Ford wagon, with the longest and widest load deck in its field; Calhoun Bros. & Patterson advertises the Minneapolis Moline M5 Tractor.

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Donald Weaver burial Friday at Johnson Chapel Donald “Butch” Weaver of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away Monday, July 29, 2015 at the age of 69.

Butch is survived by his daughter Melissa (Sean) LeCrone; son James Weaver (Laurel Secrest); brother, Walter (June) Weaver; sister, Linda (Don) Calvert; brother, Tommy (Dee) Weaver; one grandson Ian LeCrone; and loving nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Butch was preceded in death by his wife Elsie Weaver with whom he shared four step-children, Melissa Barbee; Lesa Wrinkle; John Headrix, Kim Castleberry; and a host of step-grandchildren.

Butch was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas in 1945.

He worked in the farming industry for most of his life.

He enjoyed fishing, reading and spending time with family.

The visitation will be held at Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke. on Rhueasay, July 2, from 5-7 p.m.

A graveside service officiated by Rev. Franklin Henson will be held at Johnson Chapel Cemetery, Hwy 38 East, Hickory Plains, Arkansas on July 3, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. www.boydfuneralhome.net .

Service Tuesday at Stuttgart for Timothy Konecny Timothy Konecny, 57, of Stuttgart passed away Friday, June 26, 2015, at Baptist Health-Little Rock.

Tim was born May 14, 1958, in Tampa, Fla. He was a retired butcher and a Baptist.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Irene Garrison.

Survivors are three sons, Tim Konecny, Donnie Shamlin (April) and Bryan Konecny; one daughter, Melissa Chapman (William); one brother, James Oliver Richardson (Stephanie); and six grandchildren, Shasta Konecny, Jess Konecny, Cameron Shamlin, Chandler Chapman, Maddalyn Rhein and Savannah Shamlin.

Funeral services are 12:00 p.m. Tuesday at Turpin Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Cora R. Kellum was daughter of County resident Cora Robina Kellum, 52, of Lonoke passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her father, Bud Williams; a brother, Roy Williams, and granddaughter, Dannielle Davidson.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Kellum, Lonoke; mother, Frances Williams of DeValls Bluff; children, Renda Davidson, Cabot, Adam Meggs, Beebe and Rebecca Meggs, Lonoke; and six grandchildren, Cheyenne, Dakota, Payton, Will, Xavier and Jayden; brother, Bubba Williams; and sisters, Ann Whitsett, Judy Stivers, May Culbertson and Debbie Creppel.

A funeral service was held at 10 am, Tuesday, June 30 at Boyd Funeral Chapel in Lonoke. interment followed in Sumner Cemetery, Cabot.

Online guestbook, www.boydfuneralhome.net

Donald R. Marks

Donald R. Marks, Griffithville resident dies Donald R. Marks, 90 of Griffithville, Arkansas died Monday, June 1, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 12, 1925 in Muskegon Heights, Michigan.

Donald was retired from Paragon Bridge and Steel in Flint Michigan. After retirement he volunteered with Crossroad Village and the Sheriff’s Department, where he finger-printed children. He was a member and Sunday school teacher at the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Flint, Michigan.

After moving to Arkansas, he attended Whitney Lane Family Worship Center.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Ruth Kibbe Marks, two brothers, three sisters and a nephew.

He leaves behind two daughters, Sandra Wilke (Gerald Summers) of Clarksville, Deborah Moore (Leon) of Griffithville; four grandchildren, Ellery T. Nitcher (Tommy) of Flushing, Michigan, James D. Marks of Cleveland, Georgia, Stacey L. Nitcher of Flint, Michigan, Tonya Marks ( Jason Teeter) of Griffithville, four greatgrandchildren, two brothers; Paul Marks (Dee) of Tucson, Arizona, Rev. Leonard Marks (Ruth) of Clio, Michigan, one greatgreat niece Maleigha P. Culp of South Bend, Indiana who shares his birthday, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Services were held in the Roller-Daniel Funeral Home Chapel, Searcy, at 2 PM Friday, June 5.

Interment was in Dogwood Cemetery at Griffithville.

Additional Obituaries on Page 7

Rev. Henry I. Chapman

Keith W. Herekamp Rev. H. I. Chapman was native of buried Monday at Walker Community Sand Hill Cemetery

Keith Wayne Herekamp was born on December 21, 1933 in Walker, Arkansas to Matthew and Paradine Feathers Herekamp and left this world to join his Lord and Savior on May 24, 2015.

Wayne was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Conway for over 30 years.

He is preceded in death by his parents; infant sister, brother Ray; brother-in-law Charles Roddey and his first wife, Darlene Trewyn, the mother of his children.

He is survived by his wife of 30 plus years, Marie Acree Herekamp,, a son Donald (Sheila) Herekamp, a daughter, Sandra (David) Schockley, four step-sons, Robert David (Sarah) Andrews, Cary (Brenda) Shirley, Richard (Peggy) Andrews, Daniel (Sherrye) Bounds, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson; a sister Marie Roddey; a brother Roger (Dean) Herekamp and sister-in-law Mary Herekamp, and a host of nieces and nephews and friends.

Wayne was an “over the road” truck driver for 32 years, but he had a real love for his cows. He enjoyed taking care of his cows, and calves more than anything he had ever done. He was a strong man, building fences by hand, vaccinating his cows alone, birthing calves, This is what he enjoyed the most. His wife said, “I only gave him the hammers, nails, water and sandwiches under the shade tree where he worked.”

Wayne was in the United States Army as a SP3 Lineman, Signal School at Camp Gordon, Georgia and he was stationed in Phoenix, Arizona.

Funeral Services were Friday, May 29, at 2 PM in the Roller-Daniel Funeral Home chapel in Searcy.

Interment followed in Mary A. Preston, 81, of Dogwood Cemetery at GrifStuttgart, widow of Roy W. fithville, Arkansas.

Preston, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015.

Mary was born August 1, 1933, in Missouri to Arlie and Mamie Sue Duncan Kincaid. She was responsible for helping raise many local children through her Leslie Lee Boyd, 75, of in-home daycare for over 30 Lonoke died Saturday, June years. She was a Baptist.

27, 2015 at Baptist Health Besides her parents and in Little Rock. her husband, she was preHe was born to John ceded in death by her sonAlexander and Mamie Azain-law, Robert “Bobby” lee Boyd on May 3, 1940 in Scherm. the small farming commuSurvivors are two daughnity of Van, Arkansas. He ters, Sharon (Don) Raney grew up on the farm workand Mary Scherm of Roe; ing with his dad and brothtwo brothers, Don (Jean) ers raising rice, cotton, soyKincaid and Bill (LaVada) beans, wheat and Black Kincaid of North Little Angus cattle. Leslie attendRock; three grandchildren; ed school in DeWitt where and four great-grandchilhe played football, basketdren. ball and ran track for the Funeral services, officiatDeWitt Dragons. He mared by Bro. David Inzer, were ried his high school sweetheld at 10:00 a.m. Wednesheart, Nancy Jane Steele, in day at Turpin Funeral November 1958. They Home chapel in Stuttgart. moved to Clarendon in Interment followed in 1963 where he farmed and the Holy Rosary Cemetery. managed Shamrock Farms for 30 years until ill health forced his retirement. He was a member of Clarendon First Baptist Church, former member of Roe Men's Club and the Gaspergoo Hunting Club.

Leslie enjoyed hunting West Markham Nursing and woodworking. He was Center.

Three sons, eight grand- particularly fond of fishing, children and a host of other especially with a grandchild by his side. In his later relatives survive him. years, he enjoyed working Graveside services were out in his yard landscaping held Saturday June 27 at 10 and tending to his flowers.

Leslie was preceded in a.m. at the Haven of Rest death by his parents and Cemetery in Brinkley. three brothers, Lionel D. Branscumb Funeral Boyd, John Andy Boyd and Home of Brinkley was in Billy Gene Boyd.

He is survived by his charge of arrangements. wife, Nancy Jane Steele

Mary Preston was child care-giver over 30 years

Graveside service held at Brinkley Saturday for Eligha Alexander Eligha "Licky" Alexander, 92, of Maumelle, formerly of Topeka, Kansas died Tuesday, June 23 at the Highlands of Little Rock-

Keith W. Herekamp

Reverend Henry I. Chapman Sr., 92 of Byhalia, MS passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Olive Branch, MS. He was born in Des Arc, AR on November 3, 1922 to John Henry Chapman and Beatrice Rogers Chapman.

He was a minister at Church of God and a member of VFW in West Memphis, AR. He is survived by: his wife of 52 years, Jane Chapman; his sons, Henry Chapman, Jr., Alvin D. Chapman, Jack E. Chapman, Alan Chapman, Bobby Chapman, Patrick Chapman, and John Chapman; his daughters, Shirley Lee, Faye Summers, Tammy Fisher, and Mary Smith; 21 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his sisters, Annie Randeas, Vergie Cook, Effie Grantham amd Lula Mae Brock and a granddaughter, Scarlet Chapman.

Services were held at the Roller-Daniel Funeral Home in West Memphis at 1 p.m.

Interment was in the Sand Hill Cemetery, Des Arc.

James W. Whitman, Brinkley resident, buried at Moro James Walter Whitman Jr., 62, of Brinkley, died Saturday, June 13 at his home in Brinkley.

His wife, Gwendolyn Whitman, two sons, three daughters, five brothers, four daughters, three grandchildren and a host of other relatives survive him Funeral services were held Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m. at Anointed Temple Church of God in Christ, in Brinkley.

Interment was in St. Paul Cemetery in Moro by Branscumb Funeral Home of Brinkley.

Services held Wednesday at DeWitt for Leslie Lee Boyd, Lonoke farmer Boyd of Clarendon; daughter Leslie Suzanne Self and husband Wayne, their children Ryan Ashley Self and wife Kelly and Zachary Boyd Self, all of Roe; son John Russell Boyd and wife Lisa, their children, Lee Daniel, Alex Rae and Kylie Ashton Boyd of Lonoke; daughter Rebecca Jane Kroamer and husband David of North Little Rock, their children David Shane Kroamer and wife Jill, their children Christopher Aidan and Katherine Addilynn Kroamer of Georgia and Nikki Jane Kroamer and Cody Sanders and their child Madilynn Jane Sanders of North Little Rock; son Scott Steele Boyd and wife Sylvia and their children Scott Cameron, Scott Elliott and Ethan Steele Boyd of Stuttgart.

He is also survived by a brother Bobby Boyd and wife Jean of DeWitt and a sister Patsy Ann Watts and husband Gary of Missouri.

Memorials may be made to Clarendon First Baptist Church, 224 Washington St., Clarendon, AR 72029 or the Clarendon First United Methodist Church, PO Box 411, Clarendon, AR 72029.

Funeral services were at 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 1, at Essex Funeral Home Chapel, DeWitt with burial at Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens.

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Words of Faith FAITH TRACKS

By Rev. Dee Harper

Pastor, First United Methodist Church Des Arc, Ar

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

Facing the Giants Scripture: Psalm 130 This week our Scripture lesson is from the Psalms. It is a song about waiting. It speaks of the great emotion that we feel as we wait on God’s direction.

As I think about waiting, I think oddly enough about Advent and Christmas. Given the temperatures we have lately that might seem like wishful thinking. However waiting on God is a little bit like waiting on the celebration of Christmas. We don’t do either very well. Advent is a season of preparation and repentance. It is a time to examine your heart as we remember and prepare for the story of the Christ child coming into the world. What we tend to do is jump right to the celebration without the introspection and without the call to transformation.

When we wait for God’s direction or guidance we can be guilty of wanting to do the same thing. We want to jump directly to the answer without considering the process or the change that needs to occur for that to happen. It took 400 years between the writing of the last book of the prophets and the birth of Jesus. Sometimes things in our lives will take time also.

Psalm 130 is a song of ascents. It is one of fifteen psalms from psalm 120 to 134 designated in this way. These fifteen songs are also called song of degrees or pilgrim’s songs. In the Jewish tradition it is believed that these songs would have been sung by pilgrims as they made their way to the Temple in Jerusalem to worship. The word ascent means to climb up. The Temple in Jerusalem was on a hillside so a pilgrim would have ascended the mount in order to get there.

I can imagine this song being sung as the pilgrims grew excited to get to the house of God to worship. They must have had both that feeling of excitement and that sense of when were they going to get there. They were ready to go and meet with God. This psalm raises some interesting questions about waiting, especially waiting on God’s direction and guidance on things. One of those questions we might ask is why do we need to wait? This is one I imagine a lot of us struggle with especially when the issues we are facing seem so pressing.

When we struggle to know what we are to do about a job, or ministry opportunity, or any change in life it can press us to rush to a decision. We wait because we are not God. We don’t have the whole picture. It is conceited for us to think we do. Also God’s timing is not our own. We have to remember that the “fullness of time” is not just an expression that can describe the coming of Jesus, but of all the things that require us to wait until the right time.

Also sometimes what needs to change is our perspective - sometimes we are waiting on something other than God. Maybe we want something to happen, but it may not be God’s desire and we need to let go of it. Sometimes it is God’s desire but we have to be sharpened or changed in some way before it can happen.

Moses spent 40 years in exile as a nomadic shepherd before God called him back to Egypt to lead his people.

James writes in chapter 1 verses 2-4, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

Also sometimes we don’t know the reasons why we have to wait but we press on anyway.

Another question is how or in what way should we wait? Do we hide in our basement until an answer appears or is there something else God wants us to do? G. Campbell Morgan says, “Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for

God is not the abandonment of effort.

Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given.”

I want to offer some ideas of things that we can do while we wait for the next command to be given. We can keep on doing what we are doing. If we are serving, but sense a new opportunity maybe around the corner; we can keep on being faithful where we are until that opportunity happens. Keep being faithful to the things God has already entrusted to you while you wait.

We should also be careful not to become bitter while we wait. God is giving opportunities all around us for God’s kingdom if we will just look.

While we are waiting on the “big” things we believe God wants us to do the “little” things every day and not grow weary.

As the saying from Mother Teresa goes “There are no big things only little things done with great love.” Added to not being bitter, let’s be thankful and joyful where we see God moving. Let us also encourage others as we see God’s hand on them and not be jealous.

Most importantly, we keep praying, praying, and praying. We keep talking to God, we keep listening for God to speak to us. We pray for and love others. We seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness where we are today.

A pastor friend of mine has a witness about waiting that I asked permission to share. Clefton Vaughn is the pastor of Grand Avenue UMC in Stuttgart. Recently, he and his family answered the call for him to become the pastor of the International Church in Bangkok Thailand. He writes, “Ever since sensing God's call to full time ministry in early 1995, I have had a desire to serve overseas. For many years I understood that calling as one for full time missionary work, particularly in areas where the Gospel was unknown. After repeated attempts over the years without ever sensing God's peace, I accepted and continued in the pastorate. I am pastor. I have pastored churches for the past 15 years and to an extent, have loved it! However I have also continued to sense God's call to serve overseas. About four years ago, I began to seek an opportunity to blend my call for overseas work with the pastorate. I looked earnestly and prayerfully for an international church to lead. Over the years, I applied for a few, but the doors remained shut. In mid-January of this year after sensing God (through prayer, fasting, wisdom and counsel from friends) firmly closing the door on an opportunity in London, I wept openly before God recommitting my life to serve Him wherever and however He wished. My daily prayer deepened to be simply, "Place me and use me wherever You can, O Lord, for Your glory the most." About a week later my dear friend who had traveled this journey of faith with me sent me the advertisement for the International Church in Bangkok. As I reviewed the church, I sensed in my spirit the Lord saying yes.

We are overjoyed, overwhelmed, scared, excited, sad to leave Grand Ave, and yet, so thankful to our loving and gracious God.” This week I want to invite you to prayerfully and actively wait on God. Maybe you feel that you are right where God wants you and has placed you and we rejoice in that. Maybe you fill a stirring or a longing that you can’t identify, or maybe you have a sense of what it is but don’t know if or how you should proceed. I want to invite you to write down what you are waiting for, then ask God to give you discernment and also patience if it is needed for God’s timing or maybe courage.

Have a blessed week.

Brother Dee

Rev. Harper re-appointed to Des Arc

Hickory Plains youth at camp this week

Rev. Dee Harper, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Des Arc, was attending the Little Rock Conference held in Hot Springs recently.

Rev. Harper was re-appointed to his fourth year at the local church.

Rev. Harper, wife, Jennifer, and children, Rachel and Will, reside in the Methodist parsonage on Curran Street.

Jennifer is a social worker with White County Medical Center in Searcy,

Some 40 youth from the Hickory Plains area are at camp this week at Budd Creek.

The youth are from the Hickory Plains Missionary Baptist Church and were accompanied by the pastor, Rev. Dirick Hulsey, and several other adults from the church.

Budd Creek, located near Greers Ferry, is a popular church youth camp with several local people employed there over the years.

You Are Invited to Worship EVERY Sunday with one of Des Arc’s Local Congregations!

Snider Family: Seated: Chris Weems, left, and Hazel Swilley. Standing, from left: Jane Head, Gerald Snider, Norma Snider Lloyd Snider and Leta Garrison.

(Not pictured are Jean Clarke and Katy Moody)

Deceased Snider family members remembered at annual reunion Seven of the nine surviving grandchildren in the B.F. and Sally Pitts Snider family attended the annual family reunion held Saturday, June 18, at the Swilley Lodge. The lodge is located in backyards at the homes of Chris Weems and Hazel and B.W. Swilley in Hazen.

The seven grandchildren are Chris Weems and Hazel Swilley of Hazen; Jane Head of Keller, TX; Gerald Snider of Ulm; Norma Snider of Searcy; Lloyd Snider of Gould and Leta Garrison of Searcy.

Two grandchildren not present were Jean Clarke of Wichita, KS and Katy Moody of Stuttgart.

The group assembled Saturday morning for lunch with Ed Snider giving a tribute to his son, Scott Snider, who died in April and Ruth Woods, who died in January.

After the meal, a short memorial service was held for the cousins who have died since September,

1972, when the first cousin passed away.

Chris Weems and Norma Snider gave the name and dates of those who have died. All of the children of B.F. and Sally Snider have died with the last one being the youngest daughter, Alice Willoughby of West Columbia, TX in 2001.

Besides some of the group playing board games inside, most of the children enjoyed a “slip and slide” outside.

The youngest attendee was Little Miss Parker Clare Silverman of North Little Rock, granddaughter of the late Ruth Smith Woods and Wes Woods of Carlisle.

Plans are to have another reunion about the same time and same place next summer, 2016.

The forty-nine persons attending were: Hazel and B.W. Swilley, Chris Weems, Eddie Baker and Bunni Carroll of Hazen; David and Shelia

Woods, Emily Woods and Wes Woods of Carlisle; Norma Snider, Leta and Joe Garrison, Scott Milam and Seth, Diann Howard of Searcy; Gerald and Phyllis Snider of Ulm; Jane Head of Keller, TX; Lloyd Snider and Faye Reynolds of Gould; Ed Snider of Arkadelphia; EdWayna Howard, Clyde Snider, Bob Snider, Becca Talley, Kevin McNay and Berkeley and Allison Prigmore of Little Rock; Jason and Tangie Howard, Allie, Hannah, Jordan and Addison of Sherwood; Mark and Denise Woods of Spring TX; Daniel and Phillip Woods of Stillwater OK; Mike Howard of Heber Springs; Bryanie, Beverly and Brooke Swilley of Franklin, TN; Sara, Andrew, Jaxson and Parker Clare Silverman of North Little Rock; Jonathan and Michael Baker and Tamara Johnson of Ward.

Calendar of Events

by Chris Weems Mon., July 13, 6:15, p.m., Hazen Chapter #5 OES, Hazen Lodge Hall Thurs., July 19, 7:00 p.m., Hazen Masonic Lodge, Lodge Hall Wed.-Fri., July 15-17, 6-8 p.m., Vacation Bible School at Calvary Baptist Church Family Life Center

Sunday School Church Attendance Sunday, June 28 IN DES ARC First Baptist Church...208/200 Gospel Mission......................170 Lakeside Miss. Baptist...55/85 First United Methodist.........86 Faith Missionary Baptist.66/82 Family Worship Center.........52 First Assembly of God........52/65 Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 50 Church of Christ...............11 Church of God of Prophecy....25 Living Waters Full Gospel.......20 AREA CHURCHES Hickory Plains Mis Bap 82/114 Morris Chapel Miss Baptist..52 Pleasant Ridge Baptist........... 19 Hickory Plains Methodist ...... 37 Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 12 Judson Memorial Baptist...... 29 Sand Hill Miss. Bapt....9 Reported by local churches. To report Sunday School Attendance and other church news, call 870-256-4254.

Also, if your church is not on this list and you wish it to be, call the number here to get it in the list.

Thank You! We wish to express our deep appreciation to all the generous friends who donated to the Roy Thurmond Day at our church. It was a great day for everyone in every area - singing, gifts, food, etc.

A special thank-you to Mayor Jim Garth, the Disciples, W. O. Prince for fish; Dondie’s for slaw; Lindsay’s for chicken, and Sanner Oil Co. for propane.

We would also like to thank those who worked the day before preparing and the day of the celebration. You are such a blessing to our church.

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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mertens

Married 50 Years Tom and Sara Mertens of Carlisle will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Aniversary.

The couple were married July 10, 1965. She is the former Sara Seidenschwarz and is a retired Credit Manager.

He is retired from the Automotive Aftermarket and Pulaski County Extension Service.

“We just plan to go out for dinner with friends in observance of our anniversary,” Sara said.

Lee and Syrena Stallings of Hernando, Miss., left Tuesday returning home after spending several days in their former home, Des Arc, with family and friends including sister, Cordelia and Butch Walters, and brother, James Albert and Robin Kirkland, and families, and daughter, Carmen and Jim Lee and family.

Lee, a 1962 graduate of Des Arc High School, is a son of the late Wyley and Froy Stallings of Oak Prairie.

Syrena’s parents were the late L. M. and Marjorie Kirkland of the East Side.

She is a 1963 graduate.

Lee was engaged in farming for 35 years, and he and Syrena had a convenience store/bait shop for a number of years. Lee, now retired, said “I’m loving it!”

They have two daughters, Carmen of Des Arc and Cindy O’Bannon of Hernando, and 4 grandchildren.

---------Jason Rowland of Antioch (Beebe area) stopped by the Journal this week to renew his subscription. He said he had one daughter to graduate high school this year and has a 16-year old daughter at home. She is helping him this summer.

Jason is a DAHS graduate.

Biscoe Extension Homemakers elect officers Reported by Mitzi Osborne

On Tuesday, June 9, the Biscoe Extension Homemakers Club met at the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Biscoe at 10:30 am. Ten members answered roll call: Lennie Holmes, Darline Sickel, Janice Corpier, Mitzi Osborne, Irene Hampton, Brenda Prince (and granddaughter Zoe), Patsy Prince, Clara Lightsey, Juanita Hutchinson, and new member Gladys Tucker.

President Osborne welcomed members and called the meeting to order.

Inspiration leader Irene Hampton shared from the book HOPE for Each Day, the reading of ‘More Attached to God’ by Joseph Scriver who wrote the hymn ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus.’

Secretary Darline Sickel read the minutes and called roll. The minutes were approved as read.

Treasurer Juanita Hutchinson presented the financial report to be filed for audit.

The club’s finances were audited for the current year.

Under unfinished business, Osborne shared about the AEHC Conference in Hot Springs June 2-

4 to which five from Prairie County attended including Osborne. She displayed the certificate for the year’s club project book. Also a report was given of the May picnic trip to Charlotte’s in Keo. Members elected officers for the new EHC year beginning July 1. Those elected by acclimation were: Mitzi Osborne, president; Lennie Holmes, vice president; Janice Corpier, secretary; Juanita Hutchinson, treasurer; Patsy Prince, Inspirtion Leader; and Mitzi Osborne, reporter.Members also discussed and approved Welcome Kits for new neighbors to the community, the ‘kitty,’ door prizes, LOVE Box project, birthday card shower, and memorials to continue as is. Osborne showed the new EHC polo shirts that members can order.

The monthly educational/creative skills programs for 2015-2016 were given and leaders will be determined at the July meeting.

After the business portion of the meeting, using the paper and pencil activity, ‘Know Your EHC,‘ members tested their knowledge our non-profit organization whose mem-

bers volunteer many hours of service. Many learned new facts about Homemakers Extension Service.

The meeting adjourned with the ECH Creed. Afterwards, five members and one guest enjoyed lunch at the White River Dairy Bar. Biscoe EHC meets every 2nd Monday of the month at 10:30 am at the First Baptist Church in Biscoe.

Everyone is welcome to visit/join.

The mission statement for EHC is: “The mission of this organization shall be to empower individuals and families to improve their quality of living through continuing EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT and COMMUNITY SERVICE.” 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.

Kade Holloway enjoying life on the farm in Northside Kade Holloway, 11-year old son of Tim and Candice Holloway of White, GA (a suburb of Atlanta) is spending the summer here in Des Arc (Northside Community) with his grandmother, Pat Holloway and family.

Kade is the grandson of the late Jimmy Holloway and is learning to farm “just like Papa Jim.” Kade is interning this summer in agricultural practices {farming}. He has assisted with planting soybeans, worked in the rice field and will be laying polypipe to irrigate soybeans. Kade is doing whatever is needed, all under the watchful eye of his Uncle Mark Holloway.

In his free time, Kade enjoys riding the four-wheeler, checking the crops in the airplane with Dwight Holloway, and of course, swimming, video games and basketball with cousins, Zackery and Jacob Holloway, Ashton and Ayden Shurley and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins

on the Orlicek side and picnics.

Kade and his grandmother, Pat, and aunt, Phyllis Colclasure of Little Rock will be traveling to Flint, Michigan to meet more family.

Kade’s great grandfather, Francis Orlicek, was an agri teacher in Michigan and returned to Arkansas and the family farm in Oak Prairie.

Kade is learning the love of the land that has been passed down from generation to generation.

After his trip to Michigan, Kade will return home to Georgia and begin classes for his sixth-grade year.

Kade says he enjoys the flat farmland here versus Georgia’s hills and valleys.

He gives a ‘thumbs up” to a great summer so far.

Kade’s father, Tim, is a former Northside native and a graduate of Des Arc High School. He is an engineer with Ralston Construction Co. of Atlanta. Hs mother is a professional photographer.

PC Retired Teachers: From left Alice Metcalf, Thelma Gray, Sharon Arnold, Bill Arnold, Joyce McNeil, Sadie Foster, Debora Carpenter, Chris Weems, Kathy Ewing, Helen Holloway, Lenora Murry, Gloria Ballowe, June Whiteside, Carolyn Brakensiek and Vivian Novak

PC Retired Teachers gain two new members and hear guest speakers at June meeting Two new members were welcomed to the Prairie County Retired Teachers Association on Tuesday, June 16 at Lindsay’s Pizza and Grill in Des Arc. Kathy Ewing, president, welcomed Alice Metcalf and Gloria Ballowe to the Prairie County Association.

President Ewing presided over the meeting with 15 members present.

The minutes and financial report were approved as read. Dues were collected.

Beth Rogers, Hazen Elementary Librarian and a member of the Prairie County Library Board, spoke to the group about the upcoming special election to be held Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Prairie County to raise the Library Tax by one mill. It will be the first millage increase for County libraries since 1994.

“If the millage passes, several programs will be affected-Expansion of children’s and young adult programming during each month; continued and expanded internet access (free internet courses); ad-

ditional senior and adult programming; the DeValls Bluff Library will reopen, and the Des Arc Library will resume normal days of operation,” said Rogers.

Beth also said since the Prairie County Library System is a separate entity from the Lonoke Regional Library, all the monies generated for Prairie County Libraries will stay in the county which will be an advantage.

“We are not sure just how much the division will affect the progam, but right now, it seems that it will be advantageous to Prairie County,” Beth said.

The five voting places in Prairie County will be Hickory Plains, Des Arc, Hazen, DeValls Bluff and Ulm. Rogers asked members of PCRTA to go vote and ask friends and neighbors to also vote. Early voting will be available.

Announcements will be made with dates and places.

James Medlin, a detective with the Prairie County Sheriff’s Office, gave tips for “keeping safe in your

You’re invited to attend a

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Kade Holloway

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The next meeting of the Prairie County Retired Teachers Association will be Tuesday, August 18 in Meeting DeValls Bluff. place will be announced at a later time.

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Recipes for July 4 From Rev. Jaimie Alexander

Independence Day celebration is a great time for cold salads and grilling.

This week's recipes are for KC style BBQ Ribs, Nutty Broccoli Slaw, Summer Corn Salad, and Red, White, and Blue Berry Pie which uses both blueberries and raspberries.

I hope you will enjoy preparing these perfect summer recipes anytime, so tie on your apron and have fun cooking!

Have a safe and Happy July 4th!

KC style BBQ Ribs

Five Generations of Weatherleys Pictured clockwise: Michael Weatherley holding granddaughter, Anna Weatherley, 10 days old; Mike’s son and Anna’s fagther, Austin Weatherley, great-great grandfather, Jessie “Bodiddle” Weatherley, 91 years young; and Jessie’s son and Anna’s great grandfather Billy Wayne Weatherley. Mr. Jessie says Anna is “No bigger than a minute”. Mike and wife, Carrie, are owners of Phat Daddy’s BBQ in Des Arc. Mike also drives an 18wheeler. Austin will be a junior at Des Arc High School this fall. Billy Wayne is a retired crop dusting pilot and ag business owner. Mr. Jessie is a resident at Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. His wife, and Billy Wayne’s mother, Frances, is deceased. Billy Wayne’s business is located in Kansas.

Bingo at Senior Citizens Center These residents of the Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were seen playing Bingo at the Senior Citizens Center in Des Arc on Wednesday, June 24. Pictured left to right are Russell Prine, Ricky Coke, Cara Bradshaw, Dennis Vedern, Darrell Baxter and Tommy Gentry. In the far back are left to right Jimmy Jackson, Mary Ann Cobb, Bea Norman, Betty Stine and Mary Frances Roe, with back to camera. Ada Kunkel, is at right picking up after lunch. Everyone had a wonderful time.

D es Arc Nur s iN g & reh A bil itA tio N ceN t er

by Activity Director, teresa henley

Happy Fourth of July!

We can’t believe June is already ending!

Our friends from the Des Arc Methodist Church and Faith Missionary were here for Sunday services and fellowship. We had our Resident Birthday party on Thursday and the Disciples came on Friday.

The DANRC General Store was open for some serious shopping. An outside shopping trip had to be made to replenish the store!

Roy Thurmond, who performs with the Disciples, was honored on Sat., June 20 at the Assembly of God Church for his service to the church and community.

Jordan had the Facility smelling wonderful on Saturday with popcorn. The best thing next to smelling the popcorn is eating it!

Snowball made her rounds this week bringing lots of smiles to the residents.

We also paid the Senior

Citizens Center a visit to play Bingo on Wednesday.

Everyone had such a great time. Those going were Cara Bradshaw, Tommy Gentry, Darrell Baxter, Dennis Vedern, Russell Prine and Ricky Coke.

We will be celebrating our Country’s Independence, Fourth of July on Friday, July 3. Come out and help us celebrate. We will be having Hot Dogs, Chips, Apple Pie and Watermelon, All American treats.

We will be wearing red, white and blue and just maybe we can go outside and see all of the fireworks that will be set off on Saturday, July 4.

The Disciples will be here on Friday, July 3 with their great music.

On Monday, July 6, we will be going to the DeValls Bluff Museum to see the model of the old suspension bridge at DeValls Bluff.

We will also be shown other interesting historical items.

Our Pancake Breakfast

will be on Tuesday, July 7.

Our Volunteer breakfast cooks will be whipping up a delicious full course feast.

The Residents always enjoy this special treat.

On Thursday, July 9, we will have a shopping/eat out day for the residents.

We will have “Movie at the Facility” at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, as well.

Our church friends will be here on Sunday to bring the message.

We will be playing games, exercising, watching the news for current events, Bingo, memory games, reminiscing, crafts, taking a look at D.W.’s vegetable garden and lots more.

Come out and visit with us. We are always doing some type of activity that is fun and you would enjoy.

Volunteers welcome!

That is all for now, so until next time have a safe Fourth of July!

Teresa Henley Activity Director

seNior citizeNs ceNter DES ARC, ARK

By Barbara Williams, Site Director

JULY 22: Monday we took the van to Cabot to the bowling alley. The Seniors had a great time watching everyone bowl.

We ate lunch out at the Hibachi Grill and stopped by the Dollar Tree.

Tuesday we read the Medicare Minutes, had a Joke of the Day, and a ball exercise that afternoon.

Wednesday we had Break-

fast and Bingo. Mrs. Linda played and sang her music, and the van went out to Walmart and the Dollar Tree in Beebe that afternoon.

Thursday, we went to the Willowhouse in North Little Rock and played a Bean Bag Baseball game, but we lost. So we treated ourselves and ate at the Hook Catfish Restaurant in

Jacksonville for supper.

We had BeAn Bag practice Friday, and had our barrel out front to collect cans for recycling.

Barbara Williams, Site Director Olivia Holcomb Osborn, Meals on Wheels www.facebook.com/desarcseniorcitizencenter

1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar 2 teaspoons each garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika 1-1/4 teaspoons each ground cumin, coarsely ground pepper and cayenne pepper 12 bone-in country-style pork ribs (about 7 pounds) SAUCE: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 cup tomato sauce 1/3 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup ketchup 1/4 cup molasses 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground mustard 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and seasonings; sprinkle over ribs. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.

2. For sauce, in a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

3. Wrap ribs in a large piece of heavy-duty foil; seal edges of foil. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 11/4 to 1-3/4 hours or until ribs are tender.

4. Carefully remove ribs from foil.

Place ribs over direct medium heat; baste with some of the sauce. Grill, covered, 8-10 minutes or until browned, turning and basting occasionally with remaining sauce. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutty Broccoli Slaw 1 package (3 ounces) chicken ramen noodles 1 package (16 ounces) broccoli coleslaw mix 2 cups sliced green onions (about 2 bunches) 1-1/2 cups broccoli florets 1 can (6 ounces) ripe olives, drained and halved 1 cup sunflower kernels, toasted 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup olive oil Set aside the noodle seasoning packet; crush the noodles and place in a large bowl. Add the slaw mix, onions, broccoli, olives, sunflower kernels and almonds.

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the sugar, vinegar, oil and contents of seasoning packet; shake well. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately. Yield: 16 servings.

Summer Corn Salad 5 teaspoons olive oil, divided 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn, thawed 1-1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese In a small bowl, whisk 4 teaspoons oil, lime juice, salt and pepper sauce; set aside.

In a large skillet, cook and stir corn in remaining oil over medium-high heat until tender. Transfer to a salad bowl; cool slightly. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, onion and basil. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat.

Let stand for 10 minutes before serving or refrigerate until chilled.

Sprinkle with cheese just before serving. Yield: 4 servings.

Note: I actually cook the corn in the shuck in the microwave and then cut it off the cob rather than cooking it in a skillet.

How To Cook Corn on the Cob in the Microwave Place 1 to 4 ears of corn in the microwave: Arrange 1 to 4 ears of corn, un-shucked, in the microwave. If you prefer, you can set them on a microwaveable plate or tray. If you need to cook more than 4 ears of corn, cook them in batches.

Microwave for 3 to 5 minutes: For just 1 or 2 ears of corn, microwave for 3 minutes. For 3 or 4 ears, microwave for 4 minutes. If you like softer corn or if your ears are particularly large, microwave for an additional minute.

Allow to cool: Set the ears on a cooling rack or cutting board to cool. When the silks and top leaves are cool enough to handle, quickly shuck the husks off the cobs. The corn will stay quite warm in their husks, so wait to shuck them until just before serving.

Red, White, and Blue Berry Pie 1-1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 1-1/2 cups water 4 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons raspberry gelatin 1 pint fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked 1 pint fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries (\fresh strawberries not frozen may be used in place of raspberries) 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar 1-3/4 cups whipped topping In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in gelatin until dissolved.

Divide mixture in half. Stir blueberries and lemon juice into one portion; spread over crust. Chill until set. Gently fold raspberries into remaining gelatin mixture; cool to room temperature and set aside.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping; spread over blueberry layer. Chill until set, about 2 hours.

Carefully spread raspberry mixture over cream cheese layer.

Chill for at least 4 hours.

Yield: 8 servings.

5 Ways Baking Soda Keeps You Healthy Baking soda's most common use as a medicine is to ease heartburn and indigestion. "This approach has been popular since the 19th century, and there are even dosing instructions on most boxes of baking soda," say Joe and Terry Graedon, authors of the monthly newsletter Simple Health Remedies.

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Below are five ways you can use baking soda to stay healthy: • Heartburn. Many people swear by half a teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in a glass of water to ease heartburn and indigestion.

• Kidney Disease. A small dose of baking soda could stop the progression of chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

• Cancer. Animal models of human

breast cancer cells show that baking soda can increase the alkalinity of tumors and inhibit their metastasis, while not harming healthy tissues. Dr. Julian Whitaker, founder and director of the Whitaker Wellness Institute, advises his cancer patients to sip drinks made with two teaspoons of baking soda mixed in two cups of water three times a day.

• Athletic performance. Runners often take baking soda capsules before they race, a practice called "soda doping." A study conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine found that runners who took baking soda improved their performances.

Tests have also shown that baking soda improves the speed of swimmers.

• Insect bites. A strong alkaline paste of baking soda and warm water eases the intense itching of mosquito and chigger bites.

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Services at St. Paul Baptist Church Dolores Williams, long-time Friday for church leader, Maude Saxton community worker at Biscoe, dies Maude Ester HowellSaxton, 92, of Biscoe, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Chenal Rehab Center in Little Rock where she had resided for over a year.

Maude was born July 10, 1922 in Biscoe (Beulah Community), Arkansas to Thomas Howell and Lucinda Rycraw-Howell. She was one of eight children born to this union. She was the widow of Arburn Saxton.

Maude was a 1941 graduate of C.W.R. Academy (Consolidated White River Academy) in Brinkley, Arkansas.

Maude was a lifelong member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Biscoe. Throughout her years there, she held several positions within the church including choir member, choir director, president of the choir, Sunday School teacher, member of the Mother Board and Treasurer of the North Eastern District. She was always a faithful and dedicated member of her church.

Maude worked as a cook for many years at the Schuman Hospital and Clinic in Des Arc. She worked as a cook and housekeeper for the Mitchell family; and as an Aide for In-Home Care Services for several years before retiring.

Maude worked diligently over the years as a fund raiser for the St. Paul Upper Hill Cemetery Association; member of the Prairie County Chapter of the NAACP; and as active in her Senior Citizens quilting group. For several years she was also instrumental in the organization and implementation of the Rycraw Family Reunions as well as the Saxton Family Reunions.

Maude was a very kind, loving and giving woman of great faith. Not only did she enjoy cooking and spending time with her own family, but she enjoyed doing those same things for those less fortunate. She enjoyed traveling, and gardening.

She had a great love for raising and caring for animals. She was also a huge fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks Football and Basketball Teams.

Her parents, her husband, a son Mitchell Saxton, a daughter Patricia Saxton, and four brothers: William Howell, Booker Howell, Dio Clayton-Howell, and Earl B. Howell; two sisters: Hazel Lachman and Fannie Howell; and her dear longtime friend Sadie Robinson all preceded Maude in death.

Survivors are four sons: William Saxton of Bell-

Maude Howell-Saxton flower, CA; Larry Saxton and Anthony Saxton, both of Biscoe, AR; and Jerry (Clara) Saxton of North Little Rock, AR; six daughters: Nora Jean (Reverend Sylvester) Swanigan of DeValls Bluff, AR; Hazel (William) Luckett of Milwaukee, WI; Mary Ann (Curtis) Hooks and Emma “June” Saxton both of Little Rock, AR; Lucinda (Ronald) Nichols of Carlisle, AR; and Renee Abrams of North Little Rock, AR; three special adopted children: Gwendolyn Kent of Little Rock, AR; Jeffene Roddy of Biscoe, AR; and Florence Nance of DeValls Bluff, AR; a brother in law, Richard Saxton of Milwaukee, WI; two sisters in law: Sadie (William) Foster of Biscoe, AR; and Margaret McElarth of Cleveland, OH; 27 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, eight great great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Thursday evening July 2 from 6 until 8 PM at Branscumb Funeral Home Chapel, 911 North Main Street in Brinkley. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3 at 11 AM at St. Paul Baptist Church, 107 Highway 33 North in Biscoe with Reverend Charles Morehead officiating. Internment will take place at St. Paul Upper Hill Cemetery by Branscumb Johnson & Gilchrest Funeral Home of Brinkley (870) 734-2772 branscumbfuneralhome1928@yahoo.com and Facebook: Branscumb Funeral Home Pallbearers are: Douglas Saxton, Cory Minor, Jeremy Saxton, Braylon Carter, Ryan Hill and Umon Luckett.

Ed. Note: Maude was a special friend of the White River Journal. She was a supporter of her church, the school and community.

She sent all of her family the local newspaper to keep them informed about the local area. She believed in education and supported all school activities.

Highway Commission approves bids for road projects in Prairie County The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to several roadways in Prairie County, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.

The purpose of the project is to resurface 6.5 miles of roadways in Prairie County: N. of Des Arc, Howard Eans Rd., Extends N. from Hill Lake Rd. to Raft Creek Rd. 1 mile N. of Des Arc, Raft Creek Rd. Extends W. from Howard Eans. Rd.: 0.5 mile S. of Des Arc, County Rd. 36 (Letchworth Rd.) Extends W. from Hwy. 323: 2 miles S. of Hazen, Old Hwy. 11; Extends S. from Grue Bayou: 2.5 miles S. of DeValls Bluff: County Rd. 213 (Fricker Rd.) Ex-

tends E. from Hwy. 33: 0.5 mile Salt Creek Paving & Construction Company, Inc. of Benton, Arkansas was awarded the contract at $180,939.75.

This county road project is funded through the State Aid Road Program established by the legislature and administered by the State Aid Division of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. This program provides approximately $20 million annually from the state motor fuels tax to assist counties with projects of their choosing on the county road system.

Construction is scheduled begin in one to three weeks, weather permitting.

The project should be complete this summer.

Approves bid for improvement in White County The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to roadways in White County.

The purpose of the project is to gravel 1.5 miles of County Road 51, N. of Griffithville, (Happy Rescue Rd.): Extends E. from Hwy. 385 to Hwy. 323 Bobby Kennedy Construction Company of Quitman, Arkansas was awarded the contract at $115,625.00.

This county road project is funded through the State Aid Road Program established by the legislature and administered by the State Aid Division of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

Construction is scheduled begin in one to three weeks, weather permitting. The project should be complete this summer.

H. Dolores Williams, 82 of Biscoe, died Saturday, June 27 at Baptist Health Medical Center-Springhill in North Little Rock.

Dolores was born September 15, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Thomas Alexander and Glover E. Madison-Alexander. She was the widow of Arthur “Bubba” Williams Jr. Dolores received her formal education from Menifee and Biscoe School Systems.

Dolores was a lifelong member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Biscoe. Throughout the years she has served in several position within the church: church secretary, member of the choir, member of the Usher Board, Sunday school teacher and church’s Mother Board. She was always faithful and dedicated to her church and worked hard in whatever capacity she was called upon to serve.

Over the years, Dolores was also very active in her community as well. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star-Rose of Sharon # 61 in Biscoe; a member of the Prairie County NAACP, Biscoe Extension Home Club and a driver for Area Agency on Aging for 5 years. She was also awarded the distinct honor of “KATV Channel 7” Mother of the Year Award.

She also worked hard with the Voter Registration Drive in the community.

Always working hard to raise her family, Dolores always had time to work on other things she also enjoyed as well. She always loved fishing, cooking, sewing, crocheting, gardening and taking care of people in need. Anyone from the community always knew they could count on her to always lend a helping hand with sitting with the sick and helpless.

Dolores was employed by the Van Heusen Shirt Factory in Des Arc and Brinkley, for more than 30 years combined, before she retired. She was also a former employer of Alcoa Industries for a few years. In her earlier years she also worked for the Schuman Hospital/Clinic in Des Arc. Her parents, her husband, and two sons: Kenneth Williams and Dale Williams; her brother Fenton Alexander and a sister Henrietta Bailey; her father and mother in law Author Williams Sr. and Annie Lee Williams; and her dear

Dolores Williams friend Maude Saxton all preceded Dolores in death.

Survivors are: five sons; Marvin L. (Rosemary) Williams of Columbia, SC; Louis (Deborah) Williams, Dennis (Millicent) Williams and Preston (Cynthia) Williams all of Little Rock, AR; and Terry (Tammy) Williams of Moro, AR; eight daughters: Annie (Ricky) Williams-Allen of Jacksonville, AR; Sandra (Phillip) Williams-Childs of Conway, AR; Janet (Ralph) Williams-Rodgers of North Little Rock, AR; Charlene (Mark) Williams-Thomas of Marietta, GA; Brenda (Reggie) Williams-Martin of Kerr, AR; Lorraine Williams of Little Rock, AR; Eleanor (Richard) Williams-Medley of Biscoe, AR; and Catherine (Zakia) Williams-Watson of Malvern, AR; a sister in law Margie Ree Williams-Woods of Biscoe, AR; 33 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Sunday evening July 5 from 6 until 8 PM at Branscumb Funeral Home Chapel, 911 North Main Street in Brinkley.

Funeral services will be held Monday, July 6, at 11 AM at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 107 Highway 33 North in Biscoe with Reverend Charles Morehead officiating. Interment will take place at St. Paul Upper Hill Cemetery by Branscumb Johnson & Gilchrest Funeral Home of Brinkley neral Home Pallbearers are: Ramsey Williams, Clifton Williams, William Childs, Joshua Childs, Andrew Williams, Adrian Rodgers, Darrion Hill, Braylon Watson, Malcolm Medley, Marcus Medley, Maxwell Medley, Nicholeus McGee, Kalone McGee, Christopher Hart and James Thomas.

Helen M. Stanley was longtime Stuttgart resident Helen Marie Stanley, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, June 25, 2015. She was a long-time resident of Stuttgart, Ark. She was a talented artist who created her own medium “Tapestry of Sand”.

Many people all over the United States have her art in their home. She was an avid bridge player and was active in PEO. She will be remembered by all who knew her for her kindness and grace and her old school southern manners.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, Abe Stanley; and her oldest daughter, Toni.

She is survived by her daughters, Mikki White of Roe, Ark., and Debra Ann Huizenga (Arlin) of Scott, Ark.; and grandchildren, Stephanie White (Ian) of Keo, Katie Jo Price (Dean) of Almyra, DeShea Baxley (Ron) of Pocahontas, and Brea Bennett (Chad) of Carlisle.

Family-only funeral services and formal interment of her ashes will be held at a later date at Veterans Cemetery.

It was her request that in place of flowers, memorial donations be made to PEO Chapter DF, P.O. Box 357, Stuttgart, Ark. 72160.

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Harry M. Richenback was champion duck caller and former Stuttgart mayor Harry Milton “Butch” Richenback, born July 11, 1946, and a lifelong resident of Stuttgart, passed early in the afternoon of Sunday, June 29, 2015.

Butch was Baptist and attended the First Missionary Baptist Church of St. Charles, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Paul and Elnor Marie Richenback; brothers, James Earnest, Clyde Glenn and Robert Joseph Richenback; brother-inlaw, Clotene (Cecil) Sanders; sister, Rebecca Sue Conrad; brother-inlaw, Harry N “Buddy” Rundel; and sister-in-law, Johnnie (Charles) Richenback.

He is survived by brothers, Charles Richenback of Somerville, Tenn., and James Allen (Paulette) Richenback of Stuttgart; sisters, Wanda Maxine (Eddie) Dallari of Pine Bluff, Evelyn Charlene Rundel of Stuttgart and Martha Ann (Charles) Summerford of Arkadelphia.

Although Butch did not have any biological children, many youngsters through his years of coaching, both duck calling and baseball, claimed him.

He joined the Marines after graduating from the Stuttgart High School in 1964 where he was eventually discharged due to medical issues. Upon returning home Butch went to work at the Stuttgart Youth Center where he eventually became director, a position he held from 1969-1994, where he instituted the Stuttgart Youth Duck Calling Clinic which has become a yearly tradition since it was started in 1969.

Butch was a very talented duck caller who at the age of 11 became the Junior World Champion Duck Caller in 1957, then in 1972 went on to win the Arkansas State Championship and the same night went on to win the World Championship. Then in 1975 he went on to become the Champion of Champion Duck Caller.

Founding Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls in 1976, duck calls and duck calling have taken Butch to all corners of the country due to his ability to coach and teach.

Between the youth clinicsand working with folks at RNT, Butch’s coaching and inspiration has culminated

Harry Milton Richenback in winning over 100 World Championship titles and countless state, regional and youth contests. Butch’s willingness to work with and teach duck calling to both youth and adults did not go unnoticed as he was inducted into both the Arkansas Game & Fish Hall of Fame and The Legends Outdoors Hall Of Fame in 2005 and then in 2012 was given the Jerry Jones Sportsman Award.

While most people know Butch for duck calling, many do not know that he was just as dedicated as a baseball coach. He began coaching baseball in high school, along with coaching several local parks and recreation teams. He attended several coaching clinics at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and he went on to be the Stuttgart American Legion coach and coached his team to the 1992 State Championship.

Besides being busy with building duck calls, and coaching baseball, Butch had an interest in making Stuttgart a better place and sat on the Stuttgart City Council for eight years and in 1994 was elected the town’s Mayor, a position he held until 2006.

Butch has been referred to as the pied piper except he used a duck call instead of a flute!

Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Todd Smith, are 10:00 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Stuttgart .

Interment followed in Lone Tree Cemetery with Turpin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to the Butch Richenback Memorial Fund at Farmers and Merchants Bank, P.O. Box 1010, Stuttgart, Ark. 72160.

Andy Cooper was son, grandson of former Des Arc residents Andrew Cooper, 57, beloved son of Adren and Margaret Neighbors Cooper, died of a heart attack June 27, 2015, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Annandale, Virginia.

Andy, an English Literature instructor some 30 years at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on June 21, 1958.

Survivors include his wife, Halah Kobeisei of Beirut, Lebanon; his father, formerly with the Associated Press and the Department of Commerce, lived next door to Andy and cared for him the last two years of his life; his mother, a former editor with the U.S. Information Agency, lives in Cabot, Arkansas, where her sister Barbara Young cared for her until her recovery; Andy’s sister, Ann Cooper Cummins (Dan) of Jamaica, VT, chairman of the board of directors of Vermont NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill); his aunt, Marian Montgomery (Fay) of North Little Rock; uncles, Newton Neighbors (Iva) of Stuttgart; Charles Neighbors and Mike Neighbors (Joy) also of Stuttgart; on his father’s side, there are two aunts and two uncles and a host of cousins on both sides of his family.

He was a grandson of the late N. E. and Nora Neighbors, lifelong Des Arc residents.

Andy loved bicycle rid-

ing, photography, sewing a couple of silk shirts for himself and a dress for his girlfriend, and visiting with his many friends. While working on his Master’s Degree at GMU, he also worked at a training school for mentally and physically disabled young men, one of whom led Andy to write a long narrative poem, “When I Am 10 Days Gone.” His other writings included more poetry and short stories. He also enjoyed playing his recorders to his parakeet.

He became totally blind around age 33, but used computer software to read and grade his students’ papers, as well as designing a simple program for grading and correcting his students’ work for their benefit.

Finding among his identification and credit cards a donor request, the doctors were able to recover an organ the first day of retrieval to save one person’s life.

Andy would be pleased with this for he scolded those who killed flies and insisted they be let out the door instead!

For those wishing and able to attend, a memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church at Fourth and Grand Streets, Stuttgart, AR, at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 4, 2015.

Andy’s ashes will be buried at a future date in the Center Point Cemetery near Hazen.

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Walking through rice fields not as easy as it looks

By Mary Hightower U of A System Division of Agriculture STUTTGART, Ark. – Gliding through flooded fields with nary a wake, the professionals make rice walking look easy. It’s anything but.

The bottom can be slick. The mud tugs at your boots.

The water is always deeper than expected and the levees are foot catchers. However, it’s a necessary part of raising the crop in Arkansas, the nation’s No. 1 rice grower.

So how do the pros manage it without coming a cropper?

LEARNING TO WALK -- Walking through flooded rice fields is no easy task, no matter how smooth the pros make it look. (U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller) Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, offers his top five tips for rice walking: 5. Make sure your boots are tall enough for the water in which you’re walking.

4. Be tall – it’s easier to cross levees.

3. Leave electronics in the truck.

2. Ditches and washouts are always deeper than you think. … and the No. 1 rule of rice walking: Don’t fall.

Keith Perkins, Lonoke County extension agent for the Division of Agriculture has about 40 years of rice walking under his boots.

“It is always easier before the flood,” he said with a laugh. “As my dad would say, ‘someone has to walk those fields and today looks like our day. You can’t tell much from the truck window. You’ve got to get out there where the problems are and fix them’.”

Just the other day, Perkins said “I filled one of my boots up when installing a flow meter. That's why an extra pair of socks and dry boots are nice to carry. Growing up, we all just went in our tennis shoes but that leads to water buildup in your floorboard.”

As the voice of experience, Perkins has some splashes of wisdom for any rice walker: “When the rice gets waist high you need rain pants or really tall boots or you will get soaked from the dew first thing in the morning.”

"You always find which boots have holes in them.”

"It is always farther back to the truck than you think.”

“That buzzing sound is not a good thing.”"

“Never walk right in front of a well because there’s normally a big hole and that water is cold.”

Stay hydrated. “Let me tell you, relift water is not the same as from the pump and is not very good.”

For more information about rice production, visit your county extension office, www.uaex.edu or http://arkansascrops.com.

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Opal Crider, Correspondent

By Rosetta Lockhart

ferent food items like Cajun, Italian, and Southern foods. Josie helped make three of the four different mini pies for the Southern station. She worked at the "Serve Yourself" Gelatin bar. This year for completing her third year, Josie was given a new chef's jacket, a mixing bowl and a whisk.

On Saturday, the Cochrans were involved in a swim meet with their swim team called the Lakewood Waves. All of the older five swam in the meet.

Josie did freestyle, backstroke, relay, breaststroke and for the first time she did IM, which is a medley of all four strokes that include the three listed above plus butterfly. Emily, Annie Grace, and Caleb did freestyle, backstroke, relay, and breaststroke. Carly did freestyle and backstroke.

The twins enjoyed cheering on all of their older siblings and were given special attention by some of the girls on the swim team in between their events.

Over all, they had a very eventful weekend and enjoyed having Mamaw (Opal Crider) attend the reception and swim meet.

Vanessa and Mickey Graham went to Carlisle to the Community Center Sunday for her Aunt Donna and Uncle Dwight Ward’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.

The Busy Hands Extension Club enjoyed lunch at Advada’s Diner in Carlisle Monday. There were nine present: George and Alves Bonner, Darlene Whitaker, Margie Speight, Dessle Covington, Ramona Holland, Mary Holcomb, Vanessa Graham and Lu Chamblee They stayed there and visited for a couple of hours.

Ernest and Liz Norman came over to visit a little while Tuesday night. Liz walked on to see Clara Clark first.

Our niece, Sharon, came to see Aunt Clara Clark on Wednesday. We hadn’t seen her in over a week. Bob and I have been busy with Clara’s ramp and porch.

Sharon loved the porch and ramp.

The next “Ladies Drop By” will be Tuesday, July 14, at 1 PM at the Hickory Plains Methodist Church.

Come join us, we have FUN! HPOS wants to let everyone know that Tracy will serve breakfast on Sunday mornings. She will also have a Sunday lunch special for $4 .99. Dinner SPECIALS on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS! Come out & 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 PM- 2:30PM, Sat.10AM1:30PM. (REMINDER) For people to call 870-854-3703 or email me (OpalCrider@centurytel.ne t) their News. Please call or send!!! If you want birthdays in my column and you know I don’t put them in, please let me know!

Have a Good Week In The Lord!

Happy Birthday July 4th to John Walters!

Happy Birthday July 5th to Randi Marie Youngblood!

Happy Birthday July 6th to Mark Bell, Anita Ingle, and Woody Harris!

Happy Birthday July 7th to Ryan White!

Happy Birthday July 8th to Russell Clark!

Happy Birthday July 9th to Clint Evans!

Happy Birthday July 10th to Christy Dorathy, Rick Weaver, Steve Wrigley!

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No One who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are. Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.1John 3:910 KJV

Eleven members of PC Master Gardeners hear report on progress of county projects Eleven members of the PC Master Gardeners heard a report on the progress of some of the projects in the County: the chase tree in Rhodes Park is blooming, new mulch has been put in the park and mulch around the American Legion Monument.

Janet Turnage, president, presided for the meeting. Worksheets were filled out and turned in.

In the absence of the secretary, no minutes were

Please report your news to the Correspondent in your local Community

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HICKORY PL AINS Come and Go!! Housewarming for Derek, Carmen, and Harper Doepel Sunday, July 5, at 2:00 pm 4:00pm at their new home outside DeValls Bluff.

Come enjoy some fellowship and check out the house! Feel free to tell someone! Contact Leah White, Carmen Doepel, or Chelsae (Ford) McCall for directions. They are registered anywhere, so gift cards would be great!

Ms. Louise Speight’s daughter, Gail left Wednesday. Now is good time for friends to go visit or call Ms. Louise Speight.

Clara Clark had a very successful hip surgery last Thursday. They took the partial hip replacement (had bacteria in it) out and was able to put temporary medicated replacement in.

You have 90% chance to be able to have this verses, 10% to have to have only medicated block out in.

This she can walk on, walked next morning. I stayed with her Thursday night, but left in time Friday to attend Josie Cochran’s 3rd Year Culinary Camp Reception at the Clinton Center. We want to Thank all for their Prayers.

Thank our Pastor, Bro. Pat Skarda for being there with us. Thank Darlene Whitaker and Ramona Holland for them visiting her on Friday.

Our brother-in-law, James Thomas, was there with her a lot on Saturday. She came home Monday evening. Can call or visit her. She has IV antibiotics between 10-11AM, not good time to call. Thanks for all the Prayers, Visits, cards and calls.

Cathy Jones had surgery last Friday. Please Pray for her fast complete recovery.

Send her a card, 11582 Hwy13N, Carlisle, AR 72024.

The “Cochran 7” had a big weekend this past week. The oldest, Josie, was involved in her 3rd Culinary Camp at the Clinton Presidential Center, and they had a reception on Friday night. The reception was filled with lots of dif-

LEARNING TO WALK -- Walking through flooded rice fields is no easy task, no matter how smooth the pros make it look. (U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture photo

by Fred Miller)

read. Linda Price gave a detailed financial report and was approved as presented.

Besides the mulch applications and a replaced water hose, ten Knock-out roses have been planted at the gazebo. The Committee will make a schedule for watering them.

An opportunity is available to those who would like to attend a workshop “Gardening with Heirlooms” by Janet Carson Ju-

ly 13, at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs.

The time of the workshop is 9:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m.

Reservations are required and the cost for the workshop is $45.00 for members and $60.00 for non-members.

The next meeting of the Prairie County Master Gardeners will be Tuesday, July 21 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at BancorpSouth in Hazen.

Folks, I was headed to bed and remembered this was Monday night, the time I must write what I know about everyone in this Metropolis called Gregory.

Gregory Baptist One Day Vacation Bible School was last Saturday and it was a busy day. Bro. Dan led the Bible studies, Coletta Brannon played her guitar for the youngsters to sing (it happened again Sunday, Good!) and the ladies (except me, I watched) helped them do crafts and fix a gift bag for residents at The John Davis Center and we all delivered them—in the midst of all this, we ate Pizza, delivered by one of Pizza and Moore’s young lady employees. Yummy was the WORD! We had 5 out of towners—Bro. Dan and Kristie’s grands, Timmy and Emma from Beebe, Miss Brady Holder of Des Arc ,and Donny and Michelle’s Carter and Tucker of Cabot, along with our regulars.

Those Brown boys’ Nana drove down to Cabot early Friday morning to get them and they got to stay till Sunday afternoon. That is their

longest time ever!!

Jodi Davis of Caldwell came Monday and drove her grandmother, Fannie Peters to Batesville for a doctor’s appointment.

Gatha Oltmann of Monticello has been here and went with her Mom Helen Fields ( and O.B.)to Conway for her cataract surgery. They visited with Stacy Vondron and family while there.

Larry and Sally Peebles of Memphis spent several days here ‘over-seeing’ the painting of their house. I visited with them several times.

Todd and Courtney Peebles and Ragin enjoyed a trip to Branson for a few days.

Rowland and Karla Clark and Peyton spent last week at St. Joe cutting and baling hay for Karla’s Dad, Brent McKnight, who is not ‘able’ right now.

Folks, I was sick Monday and went to the Clinic for help and got it. So, while I was in the City I went to Dan Burrows and told him I had decided I didn’t want him selling out and retiring, he said the process was too far gone! So, I got my hug and visited awhile and

came away sad for me, but glad for him. I love this RETIREMENT idea, I can GO when I want to now and I have been doing just that for 15 years last April.

I told you last week that the news came from Ohio and it did—that is where that great granddaughter lives. I do believe that little 8 mo. old girl believes she was sent here to smile at all people to make them happy.

Anyway, she does just that. They had been sending me smiling pictures, but I figured they just picked out the smiley ones, but not true—she SMILES!!

I appreciated my ‘boys’ driving me there—I don’t think I could do it alone.

Besides I don’t know how to do that GPS stuff and it really got us to the new house without one phone call for directions.

We drove out to Westerville on Wednesday and visited David and Linda Smith. Their daughter, Carla Alden and son, of Memphis were visiting.

David grew up here—son of Jeff and Ruby. Ruby was one of my ‘best’ friends.

So, I had a good week.

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NEW BETHEL NEWS Donna Kelly, Correspondent

Sorry I was not able to get the news out last week. I had an early meeting with doctors in Little Rock. I have experienced a problem with my hearing for 2 or 3 weeks.

After the doctor worked on my ears for a few minutes things cleared up.

This was a relief.

Our grandchildren came over one day. They are very active and love to play. They love to swim in the pool.

We had dinner on Father’s Day with Johnny and Sandy and their kids and grandchildren and Mamie. It was a very nice day.

Robin Sample’s daughter, Sara Sample and Seth Justice were married on Wednesday evening at Cypress Meadows in Norwell, Arkansas. Several from our church attended. Sandy, Kim and Cody, also.

Robin Sample has not been feeling well for some time. She immediately entered the hospital after the wedding. She has our prayers. She has under-

gone several surgeries.

Jase Simmons and Kylee McElroy’s school teacher was married Saturday the 27th in Harrison. Sandy, Kim and Cody attended.

We had some seriously hot weather last week. It sure felt better Sunday morning.

Sandy Kelly kept a doctor’s appointment on Thursday in Little Rock.

Charles and Bruce Ingle came by one day last week and we had lunch together. It was good to get together.

Johnny came over on Saturday evening and checked our hot water heater. He says that the farmers are getting along

with their planting.

We had some serious wind on Friday night unbeknown to us. However the wind blew a huge tree over on Marian Partain’s house and did other damage.

We had a nice crowd out for church Sunday.

The Jones’ were back off of vacation. Brother Fred talked with family members on Sunday evening.

Word was Robin had another surgery this afternoon, came through and is scheduled for another tomorrow (Monday). She will have a long recovery.

Our prayers are with her.

Those who are going, are looking forward to church camp next week.

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Des Arc Baseball Association end of season tournament winners and awards results . . .

Red Hots-League and Tournament Champs

Slammers-League and Tournament Runnerup

Back left to right: Coach Amy Patterson, Coach Randi Gardner, Mya Hamilton, Kaydin Seated left to right : Logan Green, Alisha Lemoine, Kyra Hughes, Phoebe Coffee, Mollee McDonald, Emilee McDonald and Annabella Walker.

Beall, Jazmin Gray, Charleigh Patterson, Jayda Renfro, Jurnee WashSecond row, l-r: Mia Dunlap, Calleigh Skarda, Kaylee McDonald, McKinzie Williams, ington, Marley Widener and Coach Drew Widener.

Callie Baxter, Bailey Robinson; Front row, l-r: Karly Woodall, Madison Norman, Kendall Berry, Layla Gardner, Alison Back, l-r: Coaches Danielle and Chris McDonald, Coach Heather Coffee and Coach Collins David Walker

Dondies-Tournament Champs and League Runnerup Kneeling front, l-r: Johnny Fritts, Alex Green, Braylin Hudson, Ty Tallent, Eastyn Estes, Jacoby Tallent.

Coach Jeremy Tallent, Ethan Pendergrass, Coach Doug Estes, Back row, l-r: Chandler Dobbins, Coach Rodney Dobbins, Jack Manek and Landon Fritts. Not pictured, Coach Kristi Huddleston

Kennedy Law Office-League Champions and Tournament Runnerup

Palace Drug-League Champs and Tournament Runnerup Front row, l-r: Coach Ronnie Goodman, Hudson Goodman, Hunter Sanner, Sam Skarda, Christian Lemoine, Mark Tenison Back row, l-r: Joe Skarda, Cane Childers, Walker Harris, Mike Tenison, William Gillioun, Jonah Winkowski, Coach Kent Childers

Stealerz-Tournament Champs and League Runnerup

Kneeling front, l-r: JaeLynn Renfro, Gabi Berry, Carly Lopez, Ellie Covington, Maggie Kneeling in front is Kelby Huddleston.

Second Row, l-r: Coach Jeremy Whitttenburg, Anna Holloway, Takiyah Spencer, Hadley Lantrip, Skylar Holloway.

Whittenburg, Amber Norman, Coach Emily Huddleston, Jenna Brown, Back, left to right: Coach Jennifer Stallings, Kelly Taylor, Bella Flanagan, Caroline Harris, Harleigh Holloway, Tristan Richards, Emma Petty, and Faith Harrell Coach Amanda Kirk, MaKayla Dunlap, Madalyn Davis, Coach Michelle Harris

Rookies

Most Valuable Players

Left to right: Haley Vent-Farmers and Merchants Bank; Jaelynn Renfro-Kennedy Law Of- Left to right: Emily Vent-Farmers and Merchants Bank, Gabi Berry and Caroline Harris fice and Harleigh Holloway-Stealerz. Overall Rookie of the Year was Kennedy Law Office and Kelby Huddleston-Stealerz. Emily Vent was Harleigh Holloway Overall MVP

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Garth’s League and Tournament Champions: Front row, left to right Matt Kearby, Hayden Nichols, Ben Kearby, Jack Kearby, Kale Dorman. Back row, l-r Payton Weatherley, Eyan Holloway, Jake Reidhar, Lucas Nichols, Kizen Holland, Jarrett Hambrick. Very Back Coach Mike Kearby and Coach Mike Weatherley. Not pictured is Tristan Ingle and Justin White

Most Valuable Players: Team MVP’s are left to right Payton WeatherleyGarth’s, Luke Morton-Lindsay’s and Trevion Reed-Farmers & Merchants Bank.

Overall MVP was Payton Weatherley

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Lindsay’s Pizza League and Tournament Runnerup: Front left to right is Trevor Harrell, Hayden Brown, Tristan Branham, Cache Flanagan. Second row, l-r Zachery Holloway, Jeremiah Gray, Luke Morton, Braxton Tallent, Cooper Childers. Very back row Coach Charlie Brown, Coach Mike Madar and Coach Brandon Smith. Not pictured are Andrew Madar and Elijah Evans

Team Rookies: Team Rookies are left to right Hayden Brown-Lindsay’s, Jack Kearby-Garth’s and Ross Holloway-Farmers and Merchants Bank. Overall Rookie of the Year was Hayden Brown

For a good cause: David Walker, a coach for the Slammers 5-8 year old softball team, seated, loses his hair on Saturday, as team members take turns shaving his head.

Mr. Dave told the team if they won in the season and tournament, he would let them shave his head. Pictured at right is Calleigh Skarda, taking her turn with the clippers as teammates and others look on.

Jacob Adams named to CHI St. Vincent 2015 Super Team for Class 2A Jacob Adams, a senior at Des Arc High School and a member of the Des Arc Senior Eagle Football team, has been selected for the CHI St. Vincent 2015 Super Team for Class 2A at Defensive Lineman as published in Hooten’s Arkansas Magazine. .

Congratulations, Jacob!

Other conference selec-

tions were Running Backs Kaigen Rogo of McCrory and Logan Penn of Hazen; Donovan Gurley of Hazen at Offensive Lineman and Daquan Greene of Brinkley at Linebacker.

A complete rundown of comments by Hooten’s Arkansas Magazine will be published in next week’s edition of the Journal.

Pride of the Prairie Pee Wee football camp is July 11 The Pride of the Prairie Pee Wee Football camp is coming soon and parents are urged to register their children who are in grades First through Sixth grades who wish to participate.

The camp will be held on Saturday, July 11 at Hinson-Rollins Field beginning with registration at 8:00 a.m. and the camp at 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

This is a non-contact sports camp. Each camper will receive positive individual instruction on the game of football.

Instruction will be given by former Dallas Cowboy legend Cliff Harris, former Arkansas Razorbacks Tommy Harris, Matt Harris, Michael Smith and Lucas Smith along with OBU AllAmerican Brent Calhoun and Ouachita Baptist University’s standout linebacker Waymon Johnson, Jr. Des Arc High School coaches and football staff will also be on hand assisting at the camp to ensure each camper receives quality instruction.

Each camp session also deals with character issues

such as honesty and sportsmanship.

Campers will have the opportunity to compete in relay races as well as obstacle course drills.

“This camp is an opportunity for boys and girls to have a great time in a fun camp,” said the coordinators.

The costs of the camp is $40 per camper, $65 for two and $90 for three. This tuition includes all camp activities, a camp t-shirt, hydration station and lunch.

Parents are invited to stay and watch and a concession stand will be provided.

Yoy may pay and register online at www.prideoftheprairie.net or mail the registration form and check payable to Pride of the Prairie Football Camp to: Cyle Harris, 2702 Main Street, Des Arc, AR 72040.

Forms are also available at Palace Drug in Des Arc and at ArCare.

If you have any questions or would like to become a sponsor of this camp, call 501-628-7265.

Pete Swinney Award Eyan Holloway, right, with Ken Hall, left

Jana Williams is recipient of academic scholarship at UCA The University of Central Arkansas at Conway recently announced that approximately 1,130 students will receive academic scholarships starting fall 2015.

UCA awards six different academic scholarships to first-time entering freshmen based on high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.

Jana Williams, a 2015 graduate of Des Arc High School, has received a UCA Leadership scholarship in the amount of $6,000.

Jana is the daughter of Jerry and Jennifer Williams and is the granddaughter of Freda Whittaker and Billie Williams, all of Des Arc. The following scholarships are awarded for up to eight consecutive semesters excluding summer semesters: UCA Out-of-State Distinguished Awards-$6,000 per semester or $12,000 per year.

UCA Distinguished Scholarship -$4,250 per semester or $8,500 per year.

UCA Excellence Scholarship-3,250 per semester of $6,500 per year UCA Achievement Scholarship-$2,500 per semester or $5,000 per year.

UCA University Scholarship-$1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year.

UCA Leadership Scholarship-$750.00 per semester or $1,500 per year.

Cap Myers Award Luke Morton, right, with Terrell Sutton, left

Travis Gentry awarded $1,500 America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarship DES ARC, Ark. (July 1, 2015) – Travis Gentry, of Des Arc, has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, a new program sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. A junior this fall, Gentry is studying plant science at Arkansas State University.

“I grew up surrounded by agriculture and was fascinated and intrigued by the plant science side of the family operation,” said Gentry. “When it came time to choose a college major, I felt plant science was the right path for me.”

The future of agriculture relies on talented young people like Gentry to fill thousands of jobs in a variety of fields, such as plant science, engineering, communications, finance and more. Grow Ag Leaders encourages rural youth to remain in agriculture and provides scholarships to support their education.

Travis is the son of Terry and Jenny Gentry of Des Arc. He is the grandson of Ken and JoAnn Hall of Des Arc and the late Kenneth and Juanita Gentry.

Grow Ag Leaders scholarships, administered by the National FFA Organization, are available to high school seniors and college students pursuing degrees in ag-related fields. To be considered, each applicant is required to receive endorsements from at least three local farmers.

Thanks to farmers and a successful six-state pilot launch in 2014, the program was expanded across

Travis Gentry the country. With support from the Monsanto Fund, more than $500,000 in scholarships has been awarded to students this year. For more information, visit visit America’s Farmers at www.americasfarmers.com.

America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders is part of the America’s Farmers initiative. Since 2010, the America’s Farmers campaign and programs have advocated on behalf of farmers and their efforts to meet society’s needs through agriculture.

Today, consumers are more interested than ever

in agriculture and how food is grown. Farmers and others in the industry are joining in on the conversation to help raise awareness about agriculture and share their stories with their communities. Learn more at .

About America’s Farmers The America’s Farmers initiative celebrates U.S. farmers and highlights the importance of agriculture through communications and community outreach programs. To learn more, visit America’s Farmers at .

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FARM/HOME Uof A Div of Ag expands non-GMO soybean trials LONOKE, Ark. -- The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is expanding its research into conventional or non-GMO soybean varieties as growers eye them as a way to combat escalating production costs and slipping commodity prices.

Arkansas soybean breeder Dr. Pengyin Chen and program technician Tina Hart evaluate soybeans in a test plot for desirable breeding traits. (U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture photo) Jeremy Ross, extension soybean agronomist for the Division of Agriculture, said his trial plots are being seeded with nine conventional varieties, including four developed by the U of A System Division of Agriculture’s soybean breeder, Pengyin Chen: Ozark, UA5213C, UA5612 and UA5014C. In addition to a couple of private company varieties, this year’s trial includes two other public varieties: Virginia Tech’s highly adaptable Hutcheson and University of Tennessee‘s Ellis.

Ross began the trials last year at the request of the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. The first year’s trials were relatively small because of the scarcity of seed.

This year, he had enough seed for growth trials in five counties: Lafayette County in southwest Arkansas, White and Prairie counties near the center of the state, Clay County in northeastern Arkansas and Crittenden County on the Mississippi River. “This spreads us out across the state,” Ross said.

The interest in non-GMO varieties comes from the growers, who find they have some key advantages: The seed is cheaper, since there are no proprietary technology fees to pay. “A good Roundup Ready variety might cost $65 to $70 a bag, our conventional varieties are $30 to $35 a bag. So there’s a cost-savings up front,” Ross said.

In some markets, there is a premium paid for non-GMO beans. “Depending on the time of year and how they’re used, farmers are getting 75 cents to $1.50 premium over Chicago Board of Trade prices.”

SOYBEAN UPDATE -- Jeremy Ross, extension soybean agronomist for the U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, talks to a group on a field tour during the 2013 Arkansas Rice Expo. (U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller) “The biggest reason, in the last year or so, is the demand for non-GMO beans for

the poultry industry. Some of the companies coming into northeast Arkansas are starting the demand for chickens raised with non-GMO feed,” Ross said.

Then there’s the option to save seed to use for the next growing season. Farmers using non-conventional, privately bred varieties are forbidden from saving seed for their own use the next season.

The rise of herbicide resistant weeds such as pigweed has also been a factor, said Prairie County Extension Staff Chair Brent Griffin.

“The resistance issue has really changed people’s mindset,” he said.

“There are seven glyphosate resistant weeds now and other weeds that are resistant to other herbicides.”

Griffin said farmers in his county who have been growing non-GMO soybean varieties are finding they perform just as well as the non-conventional ones.

“They’ve been able to use conventional weed control to control the resistant weeds and still make 55- to 60-bushel soybeans,” he said. With falling commodity prices and profit margins at the razor’s edge, “They’ve got their backs against the wall” and saving on the technology fees, plus getting a premium, make non-GMOs a good bet.

Griffin said of the non-GMO market, ”Growers are watching it. It’s not a niche or specialty crop anymore. People are willing to spend the money for it.”

The growers pursuing non-GMOs most aggressively, whether soybean or corn, are those who have on-site storage. In addition to a premium for delivering after harvest, those growers who can harvest, dry and hold their grain for delivery when the poultry companies need it earn more.

This year’s trial varieties are clustered in maturity groups 4.9 and 5.6. “We tried to have varieties with similar maturity groups so growers did not have to go back in the field two or three times to didn’t want the growers to have to go back to the field two or three times to harvest.”

“With this variety testing program, we are hoping to get more information on how these varieties will perform in field situations,” he said.

Ross said he expects his non-GMO trial to expand next year to 10 counties.

For more information about soybean production, contact your county extension office or visit www.uaex.edu or http://Arkansascrops.com.

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

Week of June 22 Days of field work: 7 Top Soil Moisture: 50% short, 50% adequate Sub Soil Moisture: 40% short; 60% adequate Livestock Condition: Fair Main Activities: Corn irrigation along with rice irrigation continued across a majority of the county. Soybean planting was wrapping up with a few replants occurring where heavier rainfall amounts were received. Sorghum was heading and cotton has begun to square. A high percentage of hay cutting and baling is complete.

Growing Progress: Corn: 75% Silking, 15% dough Soybean: 99% planted, 90% emerged, 25% bloom Rice: 100% emerged, Cotton: 75% Square Sorghum: 70% headed Crop Condition: Corn: 20% Poor, 70% Fair, 10% Good Soybean: 35% Poor, 60% Fair, 5% Good Sorghum: 25% Poor, 75% Fair Rice: 25% Poor, 50% Fair, 25% Good Cotton: 25% Poor, 75% Fair Hay/Pasture: 100% Fair

Extension Service coming events July16: Clarksville, Peach field day July 30: Roswell, Crops field day Aug. 5: Marianna, Cotton field day Aug. 7: Stuttgart, Arkansas Rice Expo Aug. 11: Pine Tree, research field day Aug. 12: Kibler/Alma, southern pea field day Sept. 19: Colt, feral hog work

Arkansas farmers face depressed commodity prices as stores peak

By Ryan McGeeney Extension content specialist

Producers in Arkansas and throughout the country are facing dropping commodity prices as abundant stores of rice, grains and other products saturate the market, economic experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture said last week.

Archie Flanders, assistant professor of agricultural economics for the division, said the surplus comes after several years of increasing prices and high yields in crops that can be stored year over year.

“After years of extremely favorable prices, last year we had somewhat of a decline, and a further decline in prices this year,” Flanders said. “Right now, every crop has an abundant supply, and every crop is affected, across the board.”

According to estimates released earlier in June by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, global price projections for long-grain rice, for example, have decreased to $10-$11 per hundredweight from the 2014/2015 estimate of $11.90-$12.10 per hundredweight.

Cotton’s future appears uncertain, as the 2014/15 estimate of 60.5 cents per bushel is now projected to either drop to as low as 50 cents per bushel or rise as high as 70 cents per bushel by year’s end, according to the USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report.

Soybean prices are also expected to drop, from an original estimate of $10.05 per bushel to a projected $8.25-$9.75 per bushel.

However, Scott Stiles, extension economist for the Division of Agriculture,

said because of soybeans lower production costs and higher market prices relative to crops like corn and cotton, growers in Arkansas and other states will probably continue to shift acreage toward the legume for the time being.

Flanders said the flooding that has decimated grass and hay crops in isolated areas of the state, including parts of Miller, Lafayette, Little River and other counties, will have little effect on the broader crop market situation. A shortage of hay and forage may affect cattle producers, looking to maintain their herds toward the end of 2015, but relatively high beef prices should alleviate the financial burden, Flanders said.

Fruit growers are also less likely to be affected by the dropping commodity prices, he said, because of the limited shelf-life of most fruit products.

“Being perishable, they have to be sold,” Flanders said. Stocks don’t build up year over year.”

Flanders said that two major programs under the Agricultural Act of 2014, commonly known as the Farm Bill, will likely come into play for many producers in 2015: the Price Loss Coverage program and the Agricultural Risk Coverage Program, both of which distribute cash payments to farmers when commodity prices dip below an established market price.

“This is exactly what these types of programs are designed for: To enhance revenue during periods of low commodity prices,” Flanders said.

For more information on agricultural economics, visit www.uaex.edu.

2015 Looks to Be a Pivotal Year Sugarcane aphids in 3 Arkansas counties

While current land values have generally trended lower this past year in comparison to the sharp increases of recent years, results of farm and ranch income at year’s end could shift land market dynamics, according to Farmers National Company, the nation’s leading farm and ranch real estate company.

“Harvest results of 2015 will make it a pivotal year, which could impact the land market for several years,” said Randy Dickhut, AFM, Vice President of Real Estate Operations of Farmers National Company. “Farm and ranch income will drive the direction. A great deal could happen between now and November.”

Dickhut says margin compression is occurring as a result of lower grain prices and steady input costs. He believes higher grain prices this fall would stabilize land values; however, lower prices could push values downward.

While farm and ranch profits are forecast to be lower in 2015 affecting annual cash flows, agriculture overall remains financially strong due to past prolfits. Operators working to shore up financial stress brought on by overextending cash flow may be looking for strategies to improve their finances. This could lead to a boost in sales as property owners work to right balance sheets, according to Dickhut.

Location and quality of land continue to be the main drivers of pricing for individual tracts. The stability of this market is maintained by a lower supply of land for sale, contrasted with a continued demand for quality properties.

Farmers National Company statistics show the volume of properties for sale is down 40 percent over the past six months, as compared to the past two years. “The current level of available land is having a real impact on farm and ranch operations looking to expand,” said Dickhut. “Demand is still good for quality land. The market just isn’t as aggressive as in the past few years, so values are drifting sideways to lower.”

The market slowdown can, in some ways, be blamed on the absence of tax policy changes, which helped prompt sales this past year to some degree. While land values are down nearly 10 percent in most areas, price softening is happening at different rates in each region.

For example, sales in the Northwest have been brisk, as the California drought is driving activity north. The Southern Delta region hasn’t seen much decline, while parts of the Midwest are experiencing significant drops in value.

While current buyers are predominantly active farmers and ranchers adding land to their operations, interest from investment funds and individuals is on the rise. In addition, generational land transfers continue to play a large role in market movements, as many inheriting land choose to sell.

“With the softening of land values, some investors are looking at this as an opportune time to buy,” said Dickhut. “Land is considered a low risk long-term investment, so we will see these types of buyers jumping into the land market more and more over the next several years.”

Demand for cropland and grazing land from owner operators remains good, but buyers are being more realistic in what they will pay given lower grain prices. Land professionals are recommending that sellers be more realistic in evaluating the quality of their land and the expected selling price in order to have a successful sale.

According to Dickhut, long term economic trends look positive in relation to land values and ag markets.

Demand for feed grains and protein sources by China and other world markets will remain strong long term as the growing world population has a desire to eat better.

“Demand for our products creates a positive outlook,” said Dickhut. “Any adjustments to values and sales activity are likely to be slow and steady so the impact won’t be overwhelming.

Conservation, Crop Insurance and Tax Dollars By Rachael Meyer, rachaelm@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs The federal crop insurance program provides an agricultural safety net, and crop insurance premium subsidies were created to increase usage of these risk management tools. The federal government subsidizes, on average, 62 percent of crop insurance premiums annually.

Crop insurance guarantees income year after year, but does not require much at all in terms of good soil and water conservation.

And nothing in the federal crop insurance program prevents or discourages the increased planting of

marginal land or land that is unsuitable for row cropping in order to increase insured acres. And crop insurance policies will ultimately guarantee revenue on every acre, regardless of how large the operation grows.

Congress took money out of programs that support conservation such as the Conservation Stewardship Program, all in the name of budget cuts. But, at the same time, they spent $58.7 billion (from 2003-2012) on crop insurance premium subsidies and administrative and loss reimbursements for insurance companies like Wells Fargo, which had

$1.4 trillion in assets in 2013, and Ace, which had a $2.7 billion net income in 2012.

It begs the question, why put money toward conserving the soil and water we rely on for food when so much money goes into a crop insurance system that neither requires nor encourages efforts to protect and conserve our soil and water.

America needs to reexamine the federal crop insurance subsidy program, and call for reforms that protect the soil and water we all depend upon.

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organi-

zation working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.

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Sugarcane aphids, a serious threat to sorghum, have been confirmed in Ashley, Chicot and Desha counties in the southeastern corner of Arkansas.

Nick Seiter, extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said the first reports of the insect in sorghum came in two weeks ago and were “mostly limited to small populations.” No fields had been treated yet for the insects.

“In areas where sugarcane aphid has been found, sorghum needs to be scouted regularly, as this insect reproduces very rapidly and can be very damaging to the sorghum crop throughout the growing season,” he said. “Growers should be looking for the aphids themselves as well as sticky honeydew on lower leaves.”

Sugarcane aphids were first spotted in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi in 2013. It was first confirmed in Arkansas last year.

“They have been developing in Texas and Louisiana over the last month or so, so they might have moved up” from there, Seiter said. “I suspect there were some small overwintered populations in southeast Arkansas, but it’s impossible to tell how many of the aphids we are seeing now overwintered

here versus flying up from the south.”

The aphids excrete a sugary honeydew on sorghum leaves. Black mold can grow in the honeydew and reduce photosynthesis. If infestation is severe, the aphids can cripple or kill the plants. The sticky honeydew is also a menace during harvest, clogging up combines, along with any plants that have died and fallen over, a condition known as “lodging.”

The aphids can also be found in johnsongrass.

Seiter asks that farmers who find sugarcane aphids email a photo and the location to an extension entomologist, to enable them to keep an updated map of aphid infestations.

Nick Seiter, nseiter@uaex.edu Gus Lorenz, glorenz@uaex.edu Glenn Studebaker, gstudebaker@uaex.edu A fact sheet on the sugarcane aphid in Arkansas, including control recommendations, may be downloaded at: Fact sheet on sugarcane aphid downloadable at: www.uaex.edu/publications/FSA-7087.pdf For more information on insect control in crops, contact your county extension office or visit www.uaex.edu, or http://arkansascrops.com.

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Prairie County Clerk’s News The following information was obtained from the records in the County Clerk’s office at the Prairie County Courthouse in Des Arc on June 30, 2015:

Divorce Decrees Vickie Irene Barnes vs Scott Michael Barnes

Marriage License Justin Glen Hollis, 22, Des Arc and Kaylin DeShay Geisler, 24, Des Arc.

Land Transfers Warranty Deed Jeffery F. Teague and Sara A.

Teague, Grantors, hand paid by Noel Goodwin, Jr. and Connie A. Goodwin, Grantees, the following lands lying in the County of Prairie, State of Arkansas: The NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 5, T2N, R5W containing 41.5 acres, more or less Five LESS AND EXCEPT acres of land lying in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 5, T2N, R5W. Warranty Deed Carl Teague, surviving spouse of Mary F. Teague, deceased, Grantor, hand paid by Noel Goodwin Jr. and Connie A. Goodwin, Grantees, the following lands lying in the County of Prairie, State of Arkansas: The NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of

Section 5, T2N, R5W containing 41.5 acres, more or less.

Five LESS AND EXCEPT acres of land lying in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 5, T2N, R5W. Quitclaim Deed Jacob L. Bokker and Carly D. Bokker, Grantors, hand paid by Jacob L. Bokker and Carly D. Bokker, Grantees, the following described lands situated in the Northern District of Prairie County: That Part of the Fractional SE 1/4 lying East of the River in Section 7, T3N, R4W containing 43.78 acres, more or less.

Warranty Deed John L. Wilkins, surviving

spouse of Hilary A. Wilkins, deceased, Grantor, hand paid by Mike McDaniel, Grantee, the following described real property situated in the Northern District of Prairie County: A part of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 28, T4N, R7W containing 5.014 acres, more or less.

Quitclaim Deed Couirtney Sneed and Latonya Sneed, heirs-at-law of Ray Sneed, Grantors, hand paid

by Wilma Hood and Martin Luther Anderson, Grantees, the following lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County: Lot 3, Block 72, Watkins Survey to the City of Des Arc.

District Court News The following cases were heard before District Judge Robert Abney in District Court Hearings held on Monday, June 29: CITY CASES Jelecia M. Jackson, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Appear on a Written Summons. Case Review.

John Hedrick, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay and Failure to Appear on a Written Summons. Continued to July 6, 2015.

Douglas L. Caruthers, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter.

Paul Fenning, Little Rock, charged with Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

Trey A. Beal, Des Arc, charged with No Liability Insurance. Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost $285.00.

Jimmy Chase, Des Arc,

charged with Public Intoxication/Drinking in Public x2. Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $265.00.

Madison Gschend, Holly Grove, charged with Driving on uspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor. Continued to July 6, 2015 by Motion of Defendant.

Sisemore, Darrell Hazen, charged with Battery-Third.

Plead Not Guilty by Attorney Eric Kennedy. Hearing set for August 13, 2015.

Stephanie Yuvonne Alexander, Wylie, TX, charged with DWI-First.

Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for August 13, 2015.

Curtis Mansfield, Des Arc, charged with Criminal Mischief. Plead Not Guilty.

Hearing set for August 13, 2015.

Kayci Kellar, Des Arc, charged with No Driver License. Bond Forfeited.

Traci L. Robison, Des Arc, charged with Failure to

Pay. Defendant served.

Case Review.

Thomas J. Lane, Jacksonville, charged with Contempt of Court(Probation Violation). Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

David Gonzalez, Des Arc, charged with Disorderly Conduct-Class C Misdemeanor.

Guilty.

Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $285.00.

Barbara Billingsley, Des Arc, charged with Disorderly Conduct-Class C Misdemeanor. Plead not guilty. Hearing set for August 13, 2015, Frank Darby, Jr., Des Arc, charged with Domestic Battery-Third. Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for July 9, 2015.

State Cases Jason Dwayne Neil, Hazen, charged with No Seat Belt and Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License. Bond Forfeited.

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Holmes, Jason Edward, 34, charged with Driving on Suspended Driver Licenseand Careless Driving. Hold for PC Hearing. Intake date May 17, 2015.

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

Modlin, Jonathan, 18, charged with Probation Revocation, Fleeing-Misdemeanor, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest.

Intake date May 27, 2015.

Farr, Elton Detravorsy, 25, Commitment. Intake date June 5, 2015.

Swartz, David Wayne, 27, charged with Felony Fleeing.

Intake date June 5, 2015.

Stewart, Carl, 40, charged with Felony Fleeing and Driving with License Suspended. Intake date June 5, 2015.

Smith, Hairl Perry, 35, charged with Parole Violation. Intake date June 10,

2015.

Jackson, Jelecia M., 23, charged with Battery-Second Degree and Violation of Protection Order. Intake date June 15, 2015.

Rogers, Fred Lee, 62, charged with Obstructing Governmental Operations and Public Intoxication.

Hold for PC Hearing. Intake date June 11, 2015.

Hill, Christopher Tyler, 22, Hold for PC Hearing, Parole Violation, FleeingFelony, Aggravated Assault and Habitual Offender. Intake date June 20, 2015.

Brown, La Terrence Ray, 37, Commitment. Intake date June 16, 2015.

Brazzell, Jerry Wayne, 51, charged with Criminal Impersonation, Obstructing Governmental Operations, DWI-Third, Driving on Suspended Driver License and Drinking on Highway. Intake date June 20, 2015.

Hedrick, John Howard, 37, Commitment. Intake

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Election Proclamation Tuesday, July 14, 2015 This Election Proclamation from the Prairie County Election Commissioners is published to comply with the following Resolution by the Prairie County Quorum Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Section 1. That the annual tax levied for the purpose of maintaining and operating the public county library or county library service be increased from One (1.0) Mill to Two (2.0) Mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the County of Prairie, Arkansas; and Section 2. That the question of increasing such annual tax be submitted to the qualified electors of the County of Prairie, Arkansas, at a special election to be held July 14, 2015.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of Prairie County, Arkansas to be affixed this 12th day of May, 2015.

Following is a list of polling sites for the Special Election on July 14, 2015 for the Library Millage Increase. * All voting precincts/townships in and around the City of Des Arc, including White River Ward I, White River Ward II, White River Ward III, White River Country, Calhoun and Des Arc will vote at the American Agriculture Building.

Seth Chappell, Des Arc, charged with Exceeding Posted Speed 75 MPH/55 Zone. Bond Forfeited. Six montths probation.

Charles M. Bozarth, Brinkley, charged with Suspended CDL. Nolle Prossed by Motion of State.

Cory Wayne Stallings, Des Arc, charged with No Seat Belt. Failed to Appear.

Issue Letter.

Trey A. Beal, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay Registration Fee and No Liability Insurance. Failure to Pay Registration Fee merged with No Liability Insurance charge. No Liability Insurance Guilty.

Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $285.00.

Cedric Deshun Jones, North Little Rock, charged with Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver LicenseClass A Misdemeanor.

Failed to Appear. Issue Letter.

* All voting precincts/townships in and around the City of Hazen, including Hazen Ward I, Hazen Ward II, Hazen Ward III, Hazen Country, Center/Union and Belcher/Tyler will vote at the Hazen Community Center. * All voting precincts/townships in and around the City of DeValls Bluff including Wattensaw City, Wattensaw Country, Upper Hill, Lower Hill City and Country will vote at the DeValls Bluff City Administration Building. * Roc Roe City and Country Townships will vote at the Ulm City Administration Building. * Hickory Plains and Bullard Townships will vote at the Hickory Plains Methodist Church. * Polls open at 7:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM. * Absentee ballots are available at the Clerk’s office at the Courthouse in Des Arc or calling 870-2564434. * Early Voting will be conducted at the DeValls Bluff and Des Arc Courthouses. * Voting will be during regular business hours; 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Early Voting begins on July 7th and ends on July 13th, 2015.

Please contact one of these numbers with questions or concerns; 870-256-4434, 870-998-2314, 501-516-7264, 501-516-6156 or 501-516-7000.

Election Commission Chairman, Rita Dobson Stan Ferguson, Republican member Harvey Joe Sanner, Democrat member

Prairie County Jail Count The following inmates are currently incarcerated in the Prairie County Jail at Des Arc, according to Sheriff Gary Burnett, as of Tuesday, June 30, 2015: Thresher, Jason, 43, ADC 309. Intake date March 6, 2013.

Spencer, Demetrius Lamont, 40, ADC 309. Intake date June 12, 2013 McCraney, Vernist Pete55, ADC 309. Intake date June 8, 2015..

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

Herrera, Elias, 40, charged with Sexual Assault. Intake date February 7, 2015.

Lovett, Dominique R., 24, charged Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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Hunt, Jeremy D., 40, Commitment. Intake date June 17, 2015.

Anderson, Demonte, 21, charged with Delivery/Manufacture of Other Drugs. Intake date June 23, 2015.

Darby, Franklin Wayne, 40, charged with Parole Violation and Battery-Third Degree. Intake date June 29, 2015.

Metcalf, Nicoe Jerel, 27, charged with Delivery/Manufacture of Cocaine. Intake date June 23, 2015.

Darby, Steffon Dewitt, 53, charged with DWI-First, Disorderly Conduct x2, Refusal to Submit, Criminal Mischief-Second, Intake date June 28, 2015.

Starr, Mary Morlene, 29, charged with Failure to Appear. Intake date June 25, 2015.

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Sayings . . . how they began A SHOT OF WHISKEY’ In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of whiskey.

THE WHOLE NINE YARDS American fighter planes in WW2 had machine guns that were fed by a belt of cartridges. The average plane held belts that were 27 feet (9 yards) long. If the pilot used up all his ammo he was said to have given it the whole nine yards.

BUYING THE FARM This is synonymous with dying. During WW1 soldiers were given life insurance policies worth $5,000. This was about the price of an average farm so if you died you "bought the farm" for your survivors.

IRON CLAD CONTRACT This came about from the ironclad ships of the Civil War. It meant something so strong it could not be broken.

PASSING THE BUCK /THE BUCK STOPS HERE Most men in the early west carried a jack knife made by the Buck knife company. When playing poker it was common to place one of these Buck knives in front of the dealer so that everyone knew who he was. When it was time for a new dealer the deck of cards and the knife were given to the new dealer. If this person didn't want to deal he would "pass the buck" to the next player. If that player accepted then “the buck stopped there".

RIFF RAFF The Mississippi River was the main way of traveling from north to south.

Riverboats carried passengers and freight but they were expensive so most people used rafts. Everything had the right of way over rafts which were considered cheap. The steering oar on the rafts was called a “riff" and this transposed into riff-raff, meaning low class.

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OVER A BARREL In the days before CPR a drowning victim would be placed face down over a barrel and the barrel would be rolled back and forth in a effort to empty the lungs of water. It was rarely effective. If you are over a barrel you are in deep trouble.

BARGE IN Heavy freight was moved along the Mississippi in large barges pushed by steamboats. These were hard to control and would sometimes swing into piers or other boats. People would say they "barged in".

HOGWASH Steamboats carried both people and animals. Since pigs smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud and other filth that was washed off was considered useless "hog wash".

HOT OFF THE PRESS As the paper goes through the rotary printing press friction causes it to heat up. Therefore, if you grab the paper right off the press it is hot. The expression means to get immediate information.

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Attention: Subscribers Please check the expiration date on your newspaper. If not paid up to date and in advance, it will be necessary to delete your name from our mailing list due to rising postage costs. We don’t want to do this.

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4-H Teen leaders participate in “Adopt A Highway” program

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DeValls Bluff . . . . . . . . . . 11,415.52 spend locally.

Sales Tax revenue was up DeWitt.......................... 183,075.68 England.......................... 74,768.33 in several cities from the Gillett.............................. 8,545.58 month of April. The sales

Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,635.26 tax revenue as shown here

Adopt A Highway program: Prairie County 4H Teen Leaders from left Isaiah Williams, Aleigha Smith, Jeremiah Williams and Sara Toll are participating in the AHTD Adopt A Highway program. They are pictured above cleaning up litter along Highway 249 recently. The teens filled four bags the first clean up and additional clean up days will be scheduled throughout the year. This is just one of the many community projects these teen leaders and others 4H Club members are involved in.

Catherine Burton earns Masters Degree in Science from Arkansas Tech at Russellville Catherine Berry Burton earned a Master of Science Degree in College Student Personnel from Arkansas Tech Unversity and was among the graduates during the May 2015 Commencement excercises.

Burton was inducted into the ATU CHI Sigma Alpha Student Affairs Honor Society and the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society during the academic year of 2014-15.

A native of Des Arc, Catherine is the daughter of Paul and Tammy Berry of Des Arc and is a 2004 graduate of Des Arc High School.

She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Arkansas State University in 2008.

Burton has worked at ASU-Beebe since 2010 and currently resides in Sherwood, AR with her husband, Brandon.

She is the granddaughter of Glenda Raper and Sue Berry of Des Arc and the late Danny Raper and the late A.L. Berry.

By Shea Wilson Prairie County Extension Agent-FCS/4-H Members of the Prairie County 4-H Teen Leader Club recently took time to clean up the litter along Highway 249.

This cleanup was part of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department Adopt A Highway program.

Monthly teen leader meetings are held at the county fairgrounds, so members voted to adopt a section of the highway nearby.

Four full bags of trash were collected during the first clean up and additional clean up days will be scheduled throughout the year. This is only one of the many community service projects teen leaders are involved in.

For more information about the Prairie County 4H Youth Development Program and how you can get involved, contact the Prairie County Extension Service at 870-998-2614 or 870-256-4204 or “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prairicoarkansas4h. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service and is open to all youth between the ages of 5 and 19 years of age without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Holly Grove......................6,863.95 Lonoke .........................144,694.06 McCrory.........................18,435.68 North Little Rock.....1,471,452.48 Searcy...........................778,305.58 Stuttgart .......................535,199.76 Ward...............................19,988.34

Municipal sales and use tax is based on retail sales and local tax. It is reported to and compiled each month by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administrtion.

The cities of DeValls Bluff and Hazen in Prairie County collect two cents on the dollar; Des Arc ‘s sales tax is one cent on each dollar you

reflects the buying volume from local merchants which is reflected in sales tax reports.

For the same period in 2014, revenue was: Des Arc . . . . . . . . $17,910.66 DeValls Bluff . . . . 12,040.11 Hazen . . . . . . . . . 49,158.54 The new county tax approved by the voters in Prairie County went into effect in April, 2014. The new tax added .5% to the current 8.5 % in the local area. The local tax rate is 9%.

Des Arc collects 1 Percent; DeValls Bluff, 3 Percent, and Hazen collects 3 Percent.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the Des Arc Fire Department for your quick response to the fire at Phat Daddy’s BBQ on Thursday, June 25.

Thanks to everyone for your prayers and encouraging words and thanks for your support!

We re-opened on Tuesday, June 30, and are now fully open for business.

Thanks Again!

Mike and Carrie Weatherley Family and Employees

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