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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

Des Arc circa 1900 - South side of Main St, looking SE from 4th St Pictured buildings, including Hotel Baty, and Cash Store owned by E. A. Reinhardt, were in approximate same locations of the half-a-century later Palace Drug Store, Rice Theatre and Berry Furniture Co. of the 1950-60’s. (Where the Rice Theatre and Berry Furniture Co. sat are now vacant lots; but the later-era Palace Drug Store building still remains and is operating under same name.

Photo courtesy of Rick Branham

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO

All MOTHERS

THURS., MAY 7, 12 NOON National Day of Prayer Courthouse Lawn Ministerial Alliance, Sponsor

FRI., MAY 8, 5:30 PM Lady Eagles Softball Regional Tournament at Palestine-Wheatley

SAT., MAY 9 8AM Des Arc Schools in Session for snow makeup day Field Day for Elementary

TUES., MAY 12, 6 PM Quorum Court Meets Courthouse Annex

TUES., MAY 12, 12 NOON Des Arc Lions Club Methodist Church

TUES., MAY 12, 6 P.M. DAHS Athletic Banquet Elementary Cafetorium

THURS., MAY 14, 6 PM DAHS Academic Banquet Elementary Cafetorium

FRI., MAY 15, 8 PM Des Arc High Graduation Eagle Field or if raining in gymnasium

SAT., MAY 16 Des Arc Baseball Summer Program begins

MON., MAY 18, 9 AM Plea Day Hearings DeValls Bluff Courthouse

MON.,MAY 18, 2:30-6:30 Red Cross Blood Dive First Baptist Church

TUES., MAY 19, 9 AM Plea Day Hearings Des Arc Courthouse

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 9 AM Kindergarten Graduation Elementary Cafetorium

TUES., MAY 19, 7 PM Des Arc City Council Meets; City Hall

THURS., MAY 21, 6 PM Sixth Grade Graduation Elementary Cafetorium

MAY 20-22 Kindergarten Testing at Elementary school

Stuttgart man wins $100,000 in lottery Stephen Holmes of Stuttgart won $100,000 after buying a Make My Month $5 game ticket, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery said Friday.

Holmes purchased the winning ticket at the A-Z Food Mart at 720 N. Main St. in Stuttgart.

Lottery officials reported that Holmes was "out new car shopping" with his winnings.

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Charles Carnahan, 73, Stuttgart Charles Russell, 69, Beebe Edna Russell, 86, Casscoe Bill Thornton, 85, Hickory Plains Trudy Walters, 67, DeWitt Nettie Watts, 83, Sherwood Ella Rae West, 92, Des Arc

Prairie County’s land auction nets $9,474 The recent auction of tax-delinquent properties in Prairie County collected over $9,000 for county and state government, the Commissioner of State Lands announced.

The Land Commissioner’s office conducted the auction of delinquent properties recently at the Prairie County Courthouse in Des Arc. Eight bidders purchased 12 parcels for a total of $9,474.60 for Prairie County and state government.

The Land Commissioner’s office conducts one tax-delinquent land sale per county each year to dispose of land on which the taxes have been past due over two years.

“Only a small percentage of certified parcels are eventually auctioned, because a majority of the properties certified to our office are redeemed, which means the original owner pays the back taxes,” according to Commissioner John Thurston.

While redemption of property is the preferred method of disposing of taxdelinquent lands, Thurston

notes the important role of land sales in returning inactive parcels to the tax rolls.

Registered bidders may purchase land at the auctions. Registration to bid at land sales is free. Upon sale of tax-delinquent property, the Commissioner issues a limited warranty deed to the highest bidder.

Thurston’s office returns delinquent tax and interest collected, whether through redemption or sale, to the county taxing unit just as if the money had been originally collected there.

“In 2014, we returned more than $20 million to school districts and county governments,” Thurston said.

“Of that, Prairie County received $43,912.75. This process ensures stable revenues for local public schools.”

Interested Arkansas residents may visit the Commissioner of State Lands website, www.cosl.org, to view the public auction catalog, a listing of properties offered at auction, or the post-auction sales list of properties available that did not sell at auction.

Flood Anniversary: Downtown Des Arc, May 6, 2011 - See Page 15

NEWS FLASH: DAHS Track Team is No. 1!

Des Arc High School’s senior girls track team, coached by J. D. Babb, defeated all contenders to win the State Title Meet at Gurdon yesterday, May 6.

Southern District Jury List of 32 advised Circuit Judge Tom Hughes has named the following jurors subject to call for jury duty for the Southern District for the period May through August, 2015.

The list of 32 people includes: Turmarshal Adkins, Crystal D. Anderson, Terry Ashmore, James Baxter, Jimmy Baxter, Burgess Carpenter, Ronald Chidister, Mary Crump, Mischelle Cullum, Mark Cutrer, Michael Duke, Raymond Ferguson,

Opal Flippo, Carla Gannon, Kelly Goode, Lauren Griffin, David Hollingshead, Glen Hurt, Charles Jackson, Jalisa Jennings, Carl Mills, John Kerksieck, Stephanie Leach, Jennifer Lee, Steven Mathis, Alice Metcalf, Wanda Murray, Joseph Ortego, Regina Owens, Calvin Pinkney, Bliss Anne Prine and Lance Prine.

Judge Hughes conducted orientation for all jurors at the courthouses in Des Arc and DeValls Bluff.

Ft. Lincoln Freedom Fest activities

Local officials declare May as Historic Preservation Month Prairie County Judge Mike Skarda and Hazen Mayor David Duch are among 118 officials in 62 counties who have declared May as Historic Preservation Month and Arkansas Heritage Month, AHPP Director Frances McSwain announced today.

“As we enjoy these month-long celebrations of our Arkansas heritage, we hope all of the people of Arkansas will take time to reflect on the importance of their local historic sites, especially those listed on the National Register of Historic Places,” McSwain said. (A list of Prairie County’s National Register properties can be found at http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historicproperties/national-register/search.aspx.)

The proclamations from Skarda and Duch note that historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character while enhancing livability; and that historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and rural, and for Americans of all ages, walks of life and ethnic backgrounds.

The officials declare that

it is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made by dedicated individuals in helping preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage that shaped us as a people. Noting that National Historic Preservation Month and Arkansas Heritage Month are co-sponsored by Prairie County, Hazen, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Skarda and Duch proclaimed May as National Historic Preservation Month and Arkansas Heritage Month and called upon their constituents to join their fellow citizens across the United States in recognizing and participating in the special observance.

The department of Arkansas Heritage agency is responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.(30)

AWARD PRESENTATION Curtis Arnold of the Arnold Foundation presenting Vi Gresham with a plaque honoring her late husband, Mr. June Gresham. Arnold commented, “Mr. Gresham was a great man and very well thought of in Prairie County and his home town of DeValls Bluff.” His contribution to that community and the county is legendary! He was a World War II veteran who suffered severe burns over his body in that war. He persevered through a great deal of suffering from his wounds and by all accounts by those who knew him best, was a fine upright gentleman who cared a great deal about people and the place he called home. Mr. Gresham also served several years on the Prairie Countty Quorum Court. The award was presented on Saturday during the Fort Lincoln Freedom Fest activities at DeValls Bluff.

SCHOOL DAYS (Thurs./Fri., April 30-May 1) Debbie Cook, Director of the DeValls Bluff Museum explains Civil War era exhibits on display at the museum to a group of Des Arc students last Friday. Some 1200 students attended from Des Arc, Hazen, Cabot, Carlisle and Clarendon.

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HOPE -- Doyle Webb, chair of the Arkansas Republican Party, was here, of course; and while his position would customarily demand that he remain neutral in every contested primary he gleefully conceded that he was now, had always been, a Mike Huckabee supporter.

A party official with a favorite son in the presidential race is forgiven elsewhere, especially since his state has only six electoral votes and won’t choose its 40 delegates to the nominating convention until next May, well past the time a candidate will have effectively been chosen in the primaries and caucuses.

The first contest is, as always, Iowa, where evangelical Christians are said to constitute as much as 60 percent of the caucus turnout. In 2008 Huckabee won the event handily, his rapport with religious conservatives unchallenged in the Republican field. But in this cycle the everexpanding roster likely will include a half-dozen candidates with much the same message on social issues -same-sex marriage, abortion, public school prayer -- as Huckabee’s.

“He has broadened his appeal beyond evangelicals,” Webb insisted. But he added a cautionary coda: “I don’t think he has to win Iowa to win the nomination.”

I think Huckabee had better win Iowa and I think he thinks so, too. He may be better organized and better funded than eight years ago, when the money ran out and the makeshift ground game sputtered (and to be fair, when intra-party maneuvering in South Carolina ended his early momentum). But Huckabee has powerful and unfathomably wealthy enemies. Without the enthusiastic endorsement from the religious right in the Hawkeye State, a constituency which in recent polls still favors him but which is being passionately courted by the likes of Ted Cruz and Scott Walker, where does he find traction?

Which would explain why Huckabee’s formal announcement for the presidency, delivered in Hope, Arkansas, seemed targeted at Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Gun rights. Obamacare. Radical Islam, and jihadism. “Apologizing for America.” Iran versus Israel (to include “Judea and Samaria,” code words for the West Bank the international community, and the U.S., regards as Palestinian land). “Criminalizing” Christianity. Gay marriage versus Biblical principles. “Black-robed and unelected” jurists of the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts. Term limits. The U.S. Education Department “dictating” to the states. Government “handouts.” A balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The “Fair Tax,” and abolishing the I.R.S. There was no studio “Applause” sign to cue the audience but none was needed. Huckabee’s were time-tested issues, his finger pushing reliable buttons, a Pavlovian response his immediate reward. Such is hardly unprecedented in political rhetoric, certainly in the first official speech of a campaign. But aside from smaller, smarter governance, where were the grander themes, what a certain former Republican president once appeared to dismiss as “the vision thing”?

Huckabee can disdain his party’s Wall Street and libertarian wings by poking at the “donor class,” the “billionaires,” because they already see more promising prospects among the other candidates. He can break with current Republican doctrine by declaring Social Security and Medicare off-limits, but then must explain why he previously seemed to embrace entitlement reform. He can jab at the likely Democratic presidential nominee, whose husband also hails from a place called Hope, and at the incumbent GOP politicians who want the presidency because “I don't have a global foundation or a taxpayer-funded paycheck to live off of.” But that’s a curious boast from a presumed millionaire who spent a decade on the public payroll as governor and says he wants another, higher, presidential paycheck, and whose family did not suffer for the corporations and political action committees he created.

There will be time later for specifics, as in Huckabee’s vow to “conquer” rather than simply “contain” jihadism: How? Where? With American munitions or American troops, or both? And when he insists “hell will freeze over” before “the ayatollahs” get a nuclear weapon, and since he opposes the agreement being negotiated with Iran, would President Huckabee dispatch American bombers to lower the temperature of Hades, or deploy U.S. personnel, or both?

It was a kickoff speech that failed to make a compelling or even especially interesting case for his candidacy, let alone his election. And it did nothing to dispel the notion advanced by some of his sternest critics, liberals and conservatives, that his is not a serious play for the White House but a business decision.

In his first campaign for the presidency Huckabee, good with a quip, reminded audiences that another Arkansan who had sought the office and succeeded also hailed from Hope. Then the punchline: “Give us another chance.”

Well, okay. On to Iowa.

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The Baltimore Uprising’s Backstory

By Donald Kaul What started out as righteous protest over the death of a young black man in the hands of Baltimore cops (he had been accused of “making eye contact with a police officer”) quickly degenerated into a fullscale riot. By nightfall the city was on fire, its hopes for a better tomorrow in ruins.

City officials blamed “thugs” and “outsiders” for the disaster. But in another sense it was an uprising, a desperate act of defiance by young people who feel increasingly that they have nothing left to lose.

You’re going to arrest them? So what. Chances are you’re going to arrest them anyway, sooner or later.

They know that. It’s what we do to black people in our society.

It’s not as though what happened in Baltimore was unique or even unusual in our nation’s history. Race riots, as we used to call them, are as American as baseball and apple pie.

I grew up in Detroit, which is kind of Ground Zero for racial war. The Ossian Sweet riot in 1921 was triggered by a black doctor trying to move into a formerly white neighborhood.

The Detroit riots of 1943 grew from rumors of the rape of a white woman by black men on Belle Isle, a public park. In 1967, a riot started with a police raid of an after-hours joint in the black section of town.

The city suffered damage, both physical and human, from which it has yet to fully recover.

New York can almost match Detroit riot for riot.

The New York riots of 1863 started out as a protest against the draft but eventually morphed into a murderous attack on all blacks in lower Manhattan.

The Harlem riots of 1945, immortalized by Ralph Ellison in his great novel The Invisible Man, exploded over the cops beating a black man accused of shoplifting. The 1964 Harlem riots were touched off

when the police shot a black 15-year-old.

The 1968 “Martin Luther King” riots swept the nation after the assassination of the black civil rights leader.

Can you spot a pattern here? Our history is so replete with riots that most Americans don’t know about the Tulsa riots of 1921, in which hundreds of black men and women died and as many as 10,000 were rendered homeless when a white mob burned a prosperous black neighborhood to the ground.

These incidents aren’t isolated occurrences or the work of thugs and outsiders. They’re related chapters in the ongoing civil war between white society and the majority of the black population.

After each major uprising someone appoints a commission, which eventually comes up with recommendations. For the most part the recommendations are good ideas: strengthen schools, offer more job training, step up affordable housing, improve community policing. But the track record on following through on them is bad.

I don’t denigrate the civil rights movement and its success, its long list of distinguished black politicians, doctors, lawyers, diplomats, teachers. But our country has failed to address the systemic plight of young black men trapped in poverty.

Those young men have as little in common with President Barack Obama as they do with Mitch McConnell.

We depend on our police to keep a lid on things by whatever means necessary and we put an appalling percentage of our black youth in jail, often rendering them unable to vote or even be considered for a decent job.

Predictably, from time to time, a riot ensues. So the establishment blames thugs and outsiders, then sets up another commission.

Huckabee launches 2nd campaign Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his second presidential bid Tuesday morning in his hometown of Hope.

Huckabee had said April 17 on Fox News' Special Report with host Bret Baier that he would officially announce his 2016 plans in the hometown he shares with former President Bill Clinton.

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nouncement, Huckabee talked about early life in Arkansas and said he "truly went from Hope to higher ground" as he formally announced his entry into the 2016 presidential race.

He further explained campaign themes released in a video Friday, including his ability to win a governorship in "Bill Clinton's Arkansas."

Wall Street Banks on Buying the Democrats’ Love

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senators are not being sufficiently deferential to them. Executives from Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs are insisting that such senators as Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown soften their tone toward Wall Street.

To put some swat in their snit, the bankers are threatening to withhold campaign donations to the Dems.

Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase have already held back their annual donations to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, expressing concern that Senator Warren might be given more power. Yes, Wall Street’s ego is so inflated that it

feels entitled to dictate the assignments and power that a U.S. senator can have.

Likewise, Reuters reports that JPMorgan was so upset about Warren that it met with Democratic Party officials to stress that its campaign donations are dependent on “a friendlier attitude toward the banks.”

Dear Wall Street: Imagine how upset We the People are that you’re upset.

Get a grip — trying to buy progressive Democrats’ respect only diminishes what little respect you have.

And you don’t have a dime’s worth to spare.

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Leon’s Survey:

by Verna Herkamp

My name is Leon “Honest Leon” Treadwell.

I want to know: Who is the most crooked? Lawyers, car dealers or scrap dealers?

Call me if you know: 870256-5015.

Billy Graham said, “God has put within each of us, that life on earth is not all there is.” Assuming that the majority of us believe that, why does so many people steal anything that does not belong to them? Surely, not all thieves and hackers are true believers or they would not do the wrongful things they do.

It seems odd that the really smart people have not used their intellectual abilities to have already formed a fool-proof way of keeping people’s identity safe. I have Life Lock and it gives me a little feeling of security, although nothing is 100% fool-proof.

On a lighter note, I would like to list a few facts you may already know: 1. Six hundred thousand people die of a heart attack each year.

2. Honey is the only food on earth that will not rot or spoil. It contains iron and large amounts of vitamins. It is used to cure some diseases. One country uses it to cure bed sores on bed patients.

3. Vinegar is mentioned 13 times in the Bible. Vinegar was accidentally discovered when someone left homemade wine open with no lid. Everyone knows vinegar is good to ease the pain of a burn. (I’m always busy when I get a little burn, so I dab mustard on the burn. It works!) One-fourth cup of vinegar in a washer load of clothes works well as a fabric softener.

4. I soak an ink stain in alcohol for one hour. Works for me.

5. More women than men die of Alzheimers. Could be because they live longer.

6. Everyone has their own way of making chores easier. I leave a back scratcher on top of the dryer to rake that last sock to the front so I can reach it without stooping lower and reaching farther.

7. From my newest book, “Heart and Brain”, soy is so good for you, yet it has some drawbacks that are not so good. Research has shown some positive and some negative results. Soy is said to fight cholesterol and cancer, but it wreaks havoc on the brain of people over sixty-five. Even oatmeal has many benefits but it also has some drawbacks. So has peanut butter.

8. People who attend church regularly have a slower mental decline than people who don’t go to church.

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By Jim Hightower Wall Street arrogance seems to be accelerating even faster than our infinite cosmos is expanding.

It’s not enough that the greed and illegal acts of giant financial conglomerates crashed our economy, nor that they demanded and got a full taxpayer bailout. It’s not enough that virtually no Wall Street executives went to jail for their frauds, nor that they’ve gone right back to their profiteering casino scams that are setting us up for another crash.

Now, consumed by conceit, they’re demanding our respect too.

The spoiled barons of the Street are throwing a petty political tantrum, screaming that some U.S.

Huckabee told the Arkansas DemocratGazette that he has the best chance of defeating former Arkansas first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the presidential race because he isn't intimidated.

Leon Treadwell

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­Quote­of­the­Week "The most powerful anti-depressant has four paws, fur and a wagging tail."

Laugh-In Corner A true story from the pages of the Manchester Evening Times .....

Last Wednesday a passenger in a taxi heading for Stafford station leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window.

For a few moments everything was silent in the cab. Then the shaking driver said "Are you OK? I'm so sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me."

The badly shaken passenger apologized to the driver and said, "I didn't realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle someone so badly."

The driver replied, "No, no, I'm the one who is sorry, it's entirely my fault.

Today is my very first day driving a cab; I've been driving a hearse for 25 years."

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Work continued from Friday through Sunday but hope of recovery has vanished. Edward Walls, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Walls, who live six miles west of Des Arc, left school and had gone to the ball game between Des Arc and Little Rock; missing the bus for home, he accompanied a schoolmate, Ernest Sutton home to spend the night. The boys went down to the river, secured a small boat, pulled out into the river and a very swift current. The boy became overbalanced and he fell into the river. At this point, two cabin boats anchored nearby and women occupants saw the accident and spread the news.

Once more the soldiers of the South who fought in the War between the States received the tribute of Southern hearts as Confederate Memorial Day was observed at the Confederate Cemetery in Little Rock on Sunday afternoon. Lieut. John Howe and Sgt. Bernard Holstegge of the 154th Observation Squadron, Arkansas National Guard, scattered rose petals from an airplane.

Former Governor, Dr. Charles H. Brough, was the principal speaker.

The Council of the Prairie County Demonstration Club met at the Court House in DeValls Bluff on April 29.

The first speaker was Mrs. Ed Bacon of Des Arc. She told how every member of her club is a demonstrator,

specializing in gardens, kitchens, varnishing furniture and floors. Money used for these projects, the ladies derive mainly from cream and eggs. Mrs. Speight from the Hickory Plains club brought a lot of baskets she had woven from honeysuckle vines. After the meeting, the ladies visited the homes of Mrs. Dodson and Mrs. George Jenson to learn of their use of native shrubs.

There has been no trained courageous outstanding leadership in America since Woodrow Wilson “passed to immortals in the skies,” Claude G. Bowers of the New York Evening Journal said in an address at the University of Alabama. “We have become so familiar with corruption in public station during the last few years that familiarity has dulled the edge of popular indignation. Never have democratic institutions been so cynically and sweepingly assailed as they are today. A democracy without leadership makes for confusion and chaos.”

The Methodist Ladies will have a sale of homemade Angel Food Cakes, pies, candy and popcorn balls in the west room of the Hotel Kerin in Des Arc on Saturday, May 23, 2 to 3:30.

Opponents of Act No. 80 of 1931, the 90-day divorce law, have published a legal notice in today’s Gazette, that they will file a referendum against the Act. The Act would permit non-residents to file suit for divorce after living in Arkansas 60 days and to receive a final decree in 90 days. If the referendum is filed, voters will approve or reject the law in the November general election.

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The concert will feature the Junior High Girls Glee Club, The Nine-Teens, High School Girls Glee Club, the High School Girls Ensemble, and the choir, under the direction of Larry Bills. The concert is dedicated to persons, organizations and business firms that donated funds to purchase the new choir robes. A feature will be the second annual presentation of the Arion Music Award to a graduating senior. The recipient will be one of ten seniors who will be making their final appearance. they are Charlotte Blackwood, Janice Conder, Rachel Clements, Evelyn Griffin, Wanda Livesay, Marilyn Patterson, James Crafford, Manuel Holcomb, Ronnie Holloway and Freddie Wray.

Larry Bills, choral director at the Des Arc School, has been elected president of the Des Arc Lions Club. Other officers are Joe Keller, vice president; Gilbert Smith, second vice president; James Ford, third vice president; and R. C. Wirthlin succeeds Charles Bacon as secretary-treasurer.

The group will sponsor a pie supper in the school gym Friday night, May 26, to pay expenses of the Grand Opening of the new Phillip VanHeusen plant early in June.

Professor Leon Coker, administrator of a Vocational Rehabilitation School in Pine Bluff, and an old and dear friend of the Des Arc School, will deliver the Baccalaureate address to the 1961 Des Arc High School graduating seniors this Sunday night, May 14, in the school gymnasium.

New officers of the Des Arc Parent Teacher Association to be installed Tuesday, May 16, at 7:30 p. m. are Tom Fisher, president; Mrs. Louise Roach,

vice president; Mrs. Lawrence Stine, secretary, and Mrs. T. H. Gray, treasurer. Mrs. Paul. Siitonen is the retiring president. The program will include a talk on “Recreation An essential part of life” by R. L. Morton.

Donald Guess is the new manager at Bethell Cleaners in Des Arc. The business, owned by John P. Bethell, was under lease to Mr. and Mrs. Lea Roy Kloss the past 18 months. His wife, Ann, will assist later but is still employed with the State Revenue Department in Little Rock.

E. W. Clark, watch repairman, is re-opening his jewelry store and repair shop in Des Arc. He will be located in the same building between Bell’s Variety Store and Kennedy’s.

The junior class of Des Arc High School presented members of the graduating class with the annual junior-senior banquet Friday evening, May 5, in the junior high school auditorium. The theme was The Gay Ninties. Entertainment was furnished by a barber shop quartet composed of Jimmy DeVorak, Robert Duncan, David Barnes and Larry Bills. After the banquet, the group concluded the evening by attending the late movie at the Rice Theater.

Airman Russell L. Patterson of Des Arc has completed his initial course of Air Force basic military training at Lackland AFB, Tex. Basic airmen at Lackland are selected for specialized training at technical schools on the basis of interests and aptitudes.

Patterson will attend a course for Electrical Repairmen.

Miss Clairelyn Rister has been announced as the new collector for the Des Arc exchange of the Southwestern States Telephone Co. Payment of bills cam be made in the office of C. J. Rister behind the Farmers & Merchants Bank.

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nnexation, delinquent fines, new census discussed at city council meeting. The annexation of property southeast of the city limits was discussed and it was pointed out that “these people are already getting services from the city and should be annexed.” A new census was discussed as most council members do not agree with the 1980 count of 1,976. It was reported that $25,000 in delinquent fines and privilege taxes are on the books.

Commissioners will be meeting with J. P. Elmer C. Clark, to start warrant for arrest action.

Timmy Cox, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Cox, suffered gunshot wounds last Saturday while squirrel hunting when he was shot by another young squirrel hunter. Young Cox and the other young hunter from DeValls Bluff drove out of the woods on a threewheeler. In less than 30 minutes, Timmy was en route to Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. The shot went through his lungs and lodged against the wall of the main artery to his heart.

Senator Dale Bumpers will speak Friday, May 18, 11 a. m., at the Woodruff County Senior Citizens Political Rally.

Correction: In the May 10 issue, a report on Des Arc track teams stated that Nichole Blango had set a new school record in the 880-yd. run, junior team, at 2.40.9; this was incorrect. The record, 2.37 flat, set by Cindy Stallings, still stands.

Arkansas College President Dan C. West, has an-

nounced that the Arkansas College Medal, the highest service award given by the Presbyterian college of arts and sciences in Batesville, will be presented to Shuford Reinhardt Nichols of Des Arc and Little Rock.

Arkansas College is the oldest independent college in the state operating under its original charter.

The USDA Soil Conservation Service has made $450,000 available in Arkansas for the Eastern Arkansas Water Conservation Project to study and monitor groundwater to determine depletion rates.

Personnel in the office in Des Arc who will be working on the project are Charles L. Tucker, District Conservationist, and Gary Watson, soil conservationist, assisted by the Prairie County Conservation District.

The Des Arc Education Association recently installed new officers. They are: Judy Bone, president; Katie Branham, vice president; Laura Hayley, secretary; Charles Neaville, treasurer, and Sharon Dicks, parliamentarian.

This year’s scholarship will be in the amount of $500.

In observance of Older America Month in May, Mrs. Fannie Garth will be honored on Tuesday, May 29, with a drop-in tea, 10:30 to 1:00 at the Senior Citizens Center. Des Arc Mayor Willis Eddins has declared May 29 as “Mrs. Fannie Day”. Mrs. Fannie received the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Senior Volunteer in Arkansas in 1983. the first ever Academic Achievement Banquet on

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Billy S. Thornton, retired Hickory Plains dairyman, Hebron church leader, dies

Ella Rae West, 92, of Des Arc died at her home Thursday, April 30, 2015.

She was born May 18, 1922 in Des Arc, Arkansas to James Robert and Myra (Calhoun) Harris. She married William West in 1940.

Though a very private person, Ella Rae was out in the business world in Des Arc for many years. She was manager of the Young’s Dept. Store, Ben Franklin Store, and Fred’s all in the same Erwin Building at 2nd and Main Street for over 25 years. Many people will recall when she managed the Rice Theatre and with a flashlight would walk down the aisle and quieten young people seated at the front.

She was a great cook, loved animals, sports and her yard. She was devoted to her family and if you were a friend, you were ‘forever’. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Des Arc. A great basketball player, she would often be called in from the Northside community to play with the local school team.

Mrs. Ella Rae was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William M. West, Sr.; grandparents, Charlie Walton Calhoun, Lula Gipson Calhoun, Jack Harris and Ella Lester; two brothers, Charlie Harris and James Harris; one sister, Lou Harris Swaim; and

Billy Sloan Thornton was born on July 2, 1929, a son of the late Claude and Ester Thornton.

Bill married Christine Allison on January 27, 1956.

Together they raised four children and ran a dairy farm at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, near Des Arc. They were married for 59 years and were devoted members of Hebron United Methodist Church. Bill served faithfully in many areas over the years including Superintendent, Lay Leader, and Sunday School teacher.

In addition to his military service as Radio Operator during the Korean War, Bill served with Associated Milk Producers, Inc. for many years.

Among many honors and accomplishments, he was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman under President Bill Clinton to the U S Department of Agriculture National Dairy Promotion and Research Board in 1996.

Bill was known throughout the community as a hard-working, kind, and honest man. He is loved and treasured by his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two

Ella Rae West one son, William M. West, Jr. Survivors include two daughters, Marjorie West of Des Arc and Wilma (Doug) Greeno of Weiner, Ark.; six grandchildren, William Lynn (Judy) Bell, Carthel Ray (Karen) Bell, Carlton Clay Bell, Cheri Bell (Terry) Walker, Terry Ray Bell and Kelli Bell (Donald) Morton; eight great grandchildren, Jacob Martin, Jennifer Martin, Cole Morton, Caroline Morton, Matthew Bell, Charles Bell, Hannah Driskill and Zach Walker, and two great-great grandchildren, Abby Grace Morton, Anna Kate Morton.

Funeral services were 2:00 P M Sunday, May 3, at Garth Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim West, pastor of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, officiating.

Interment was in Lakeside Cemetery.

Pallbearers were James Albert Kirkland, Mike Livesay, Keith Knupp, Ken Calhoun, John Calhoun, and Lawrence Holloway.

On-line guest register www.garthfuneralhome.com.

Trudy J. Walters, Biscoe native, had relatives here

Nettie Mae Watts

Nettie Mae Watts, Des Arc native, dies in Sherwood Nettie Mae Watts, 83, of Sherwood, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Sherwood.

She was born on May 26, 1931 in Des Arc; the daughter of Guy and Ruth Swint.

Nettie was a seamstress for Travis Cleaners for 30 years. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock and enjoyed traveling and rummage sales.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Nealetta Gordon; mother Ruth Swint; father Guy Swint; sister Leone Connor; and brother Donald Swint.

Survivors include grandsons, John Gordon of Beebe and Ryan (Amber) Gordon of Cabot; great-grandchildren Alyssa, Blake, Rylee, Landon, Noah and Chayse; son-in-law Joe Gordon of Dallas, Texas; and brother Rayford (Cathy) Swint of Stuttgart.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, at First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock with pastor Joel Holmes officiating.

Interment followed at Gravel Ridge Cemetery.

Sign an online guest book at www.husonfuneralhome.com.

Charles Russell dies at Beebe

Trudy Jane Walters, 67, of DeWitt died May 1, 2015.

She was born December 18, 1947, in Biscoe to James David Rollins and Pauline Gertrde Speight Rollins.

She retired as the manager of the DeWitt Co-op.

Survivors include her children, Dale Walters and April Walters of DeWitt; three sisters, Helen Hale of Des Arc, Sally Walker of Brinkley and Judy Pettit of Almyra; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and a sister.

Cremation arrangements are by Essex Funeral Home.

Edna L. Russell buried at Casscoe Edna L. Russell, 86, of Casscoe, Ark. passed away peacefully and went to be with her Lord on May 2, 2015. She was born in Clarendon, Ark. on May 5, 1928 to the late James and Bessie Dean. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernice, son, Rusty, brother, James Dean Jr. and sister, Dora Hill. During her final days she often spoke of her husband and son, as they were now reunited.

She is survived by sister, Betty Sharp and Joy Smith of Florida, Delorise Dean of Hazen, Ark., and Connie Hodge of Clarendon, Ark. Also surviving are brothers, Fred (Poliece) Dean of Arkadelphia, Ark., Roy (Barbara) Dean of Colorado and a host of nephews and nieces.

Comforting and assisting at her bedside during her final days and hours at Springbrook Nursing Home in Hazen was who she considered the daughter she never had, Alice Uhiren.

With the passing of the loves of her live, Vernice and Rusty, she spent her days working in her yard, sewing, watching her favorite TV shows and talking on the phone to her siblings.

Visitation was 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hunters Chapel Methodist Church in Casscoe, Ark. with the funeral service immediately following.

Interment was at the Marsh Cemetery in Casscoe, Ark.

Charles Russell, 69, of Beebe, passed away May 4, 2015 at Baptist Health in North Little Rock. He was born February 16, 1946 in Searcy to the late Charles and Effie Fox Russell. Mr. Russell was a retired natural gas pipeline contractor.

Survivors are his wife of 48 years, Benita Smith Russell; two sons, David Russell (Kim) of Benton, and Jeffery Russell (Andrea) of Conway; three granddaughters, two grandsons, a step granddaughter; brother, Buren, Arkansas.

Friday May 8 at Union Chester Russell of Richmond, Virginia; sister, El Valley Baptist Church a Memorial Service will be at 2 Wanda Crossno of Van p.m.

Billy S. Thornton brothers, James and Charles Thornton; and a sister, Melba Brantley.

Bill is survived by his wife Christine; sisters Martha Akin of California; and Alice Adams of Cabot; daughter Terry Cody Mitchell (Earl); sons Doug (Denise), Rob, and Bob (Kim) Thornton; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Monday, May 4, at Hebron United Methodist Church near Carlisle, Arkansas.

Interment followed at Hebron Cemetery with arrangements by SmithWestbrook Funeral Home of Beebe.

Charles E. Carnahan, Stuttgart real estate appraiser, dies Charles Edward Carnahan, age 73, of Stuttgart died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Carnahan was born Feb. 9, 1942, in Stuttgart, a son of Virbell Faye Stone Carnahan and the late Teddy Theodore Carnahan.

Mr. Carnahan was reared and educated in Stuttgart, graduating from Stuttgart High School. He then attended the University of Arkansas for one year. He was a very faithful and active member of the First Christian Church of Stuttgart, where he served on many committees. Mr. Carnahan was one of the first three boys to be inducted into the National Honor Society, and an Eagle Scout. He had been a real estate appraiser for 40 years.

He was preceded in death by his father and an infant sister, Ona Bell Carnahan.

Survivors include his wife, Karen Sue Carnahan, whom he married Dec. 17, 1971, in Stuttgart; sons, Charles Todd Carnahan (Lisa) of Mountain View and Jon David Carnahan (Kelly) of Little Rock; four grandchildren, Adam Carnahan (Kate), Courtney, Tyler and Natlie Carnahan; three great-grandchildren; sister Kaye Baden (Butch) of Stuttgart; his mother, Virbell Faye Carnahan of Stuttgart; and brother, Gary Wayne Carnahan of Stuttgart.

Funeral services were Friday, May 1, at 10 a.m. in the pavilion in Lone Tree Cemetery at Stuttgart with Rev. Hart Moore officiating Cremation arrangements were by Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors of Pine Bluff. .

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the First Christian Church of Stuttgart, 932 S. Main St., Stuttgart, Ark. 72160 or the donor’s choice.

Hargrove Memorial scholarship fund seeks applicants STUTTGART — Nursing and pharmacy students are encouraged to apply now for a $1,000 scholarship offered through the Nicky Hargrove Memorial scholarship fund.

Each applicant must be an accepted or current student in a registered nursing (RN) program or a doctor of pharmacy program. They or their parents must be a member of Arkansas Farm Bureau. Other criteria to be considered by the selection committee are the applicant’s community involvement and their leadership abilities.

The recipient will receive $1,000 and may reapply in subsequent years. The recipient will be notified July 10.

The family of Nicky Hargrove established the scholarship fund to honor Hargrove’s years of service to Arkansas Farm Bureau and all of Arkansas agriculture. Hargrove was a rice, soybean and wheat farmer from Stuttgart (Arkansas County). He served as president of Arkansas Farm Bureau from 1976-1986 and was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1999.

Hargrove passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, and his family wanted to find a way to honor the people who cared for him throughout his years of illness while also ensuring his name is never forgotten.

“Over the years of fighting lung cancer, heart problems, diabetes and lymphoma, some of the most important people to Nicky and his family were the registered nurses and pharmacists who participated in his care,” said Lori Dabbs, Hargrove’s daughter. “In honor of these special people and in memory of Nicky, a scholarship was established through the Stuttgart Memorial Hospital Foundation.” Scholarship applications can be requested by emailing hargrovescholarship@gmail.com Applications, along with a resume, are due by June 15 and should be mailed to 2001 S. Prairie, Stuttgart, AR, 72160.

Donations in Hargrove’s memory may be made to Stuttgart Memorial Hospital Foundation. Mail checks to P.O. Box 1905, Stuttgart, AR, 72160 and write Hargrove scholarship in the memo line.

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Words of Faith/Church News FAITH TRACKS

By Rev. Dee Harper

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

“Chasing the Light - Overcoming Envy” Scripture: Esther 5:11-13 Robert Phillips tells the story about a monk who lived in a cave in the wilderness. He had a great reputation for holiness. His reputation reached Hell itself, whereupon the devil took three of his key demons with him to tempt the monk out of his sanctity.

When they reached the wilderness, they found the monk sitting at the mouth of the cave with a serene look on his face. The first demon walked up to the monk and planted in his mind the temptation of great power, with visions of kingdoms and their glory. But the face of the monk remained serene.

The second demon walked up to the monk and planted in his mind the temptation of great wealth, with visions of silver and gold and all that money can buy. But the face of the monk remained serene. The third demon walked up to the monk and planted in his mind the temptation of sensuous pleasure, with visions of dancing girls.

But the face of the monk remained serene.

Annoyed, the devil barked, "Step aside, and I will show you what has never failed." The devil strolled up beside the monk, leaned over and whispered, 'Have you heard the news? Your classmate Makarios has just been named bishop of Alexandria." And the face of the monk scowled.

Of all the sins of the heart that we have talked about over the last three weeks envy may be the most destructive and the most deadly to our souls.

Envy is resenting God’s goodness in other’s lives and ignoring God’s goodness in our own lives. It is like a poison that you create intending to give to someone else but give to yourself. It is very bitter and can lead to hatred.

As I reflected on envy this week, it seems to me that so many of the problems and dysfunction in the Bible especialy in the life Abraham and his family before captivity in Egypt were about envy.

Cain and Abel, Sarah and Hagar, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers.

And it’s not just in Genesis, Saul, David, Elijah, Daniel and others were all touched by envy.

Proverbs 14:30 says, “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

This morning we are talking about Haman from the book of Esther.

Haman forfeited his life because of his envy that turned into hatred of Mordecai. After Esther is

made queen of Persia by Xerxes, Mordecai would come to the gates to hear news of Esther who was like a daughter to him.

One day Mordecai overhears a plot to kill the king and reports it. The plot is stopped but the king forgets Mordecai who helped to stop it.

Life goes on and Haman is appointed as grand viser. Now Haman is Amalekite who have a historic hatred of Jewish people. So Haman every day sees Mordecai at the gate and Mordecai refuses to bow to the grand viser Haman. Haman it is also reported in Jewish Midrash wore a large idol around his neck which may have also been why Mordecai refused to bow to him.

With all of Haman’s power and clout what drives him crazy is that Mordecai won’t bow.

So he uses his power to get the king to order the death of all the Jews including Mordecai. Once Esther reveals the plot to the king and that she is a Jew and reminds the king that Mordecai saved his life, it is Haman who ends up being executed.

So what about us? We might not let envy drive us to insanity and hatred like Haman, but we have all experienced that bitterness in our lives.

Maybe it has to do with family, we feel less loved than another sibling.

Maybe its career, we might stew on how that fool got a promotion he must kiss up to the boss.

Maybe it’s personal, you are jealous of the physical appearance or the style of someone around you. Or maybe you’re jealous of the material wealth of others. These can all lead us to envy causing bitterness to fester. Envy rots relationships and it rots the joy we experience in life. So how do we know if we are experiencing envy? The two friends of envy are comparing and complaining.

When we compare what we have with others one of two things could occur. We will get puffed up with pride for our perceived advantages or we will get jealous of the perceived advantages of others. In 1 Samuel Saul becomes jealous of David’s military victories.

In verses 18-19 it says, “This made Saul very

angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands.

Next they’ll be making him their king!” So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.”

When we complain, we are giving in to an ungracious spirit. We are losing perspective and losing our thankfulness.

We complain that we don’t have something when in so many other ways we are blessed. In the book of Philippians Paul is cautioning them against a spirit of envy he says, “Do everything without complaining or arguing.”

So how do we overcome the spirit of envy in our own hearts? We have to be self-aware. When we hear ourselves comparing or complaining, we need to stop and identify the source. Then we need to ask God to strengthen us and to change our hearts. It is God who will give us the ability to overcome.

Philippians 4:12-13 says, “I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything.

I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Paul is saying that the secret to a peaceful heart in any circumstance is to love God and to rely on his power.

Also we need to practice being complimentary to others and being thankful in our own lives.

We need to look for ways to encourage and compliment others in our lives. We need to genuinely wish good and pray for others. Then we also need to be thankful for the blessings we have.

Paul says in Colossians 2:7 “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”

I want to encourage us to build our lives on gratitude and thanksgiving to God. Let us not give into envy which will rob us of joy, but hold fast to the promises we have in God. Brother Dee

Thank You! The family of Marie Branham would like to extend our thanks for the cards, flowers & kind expressions of sympathy shown following her passing.

Your support at this difficult time was very much appreciated and of great comfort to all of the family.

A special thanks to all of the personnel at Des Arc Nursing & Rehabilitation and to Arkansas c Hospice.

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Betty Brill of Des Arc Bayou area with a log pulled from her wood pile in the yard. She says, “It's just a stick of wood from a fallen tree. In spite of being chopped away, it created new life. So it is with the Lord; He prunes us through trials and tribulations so that we too can bloom in spite of them.

Thank God for pruning!”

Sunday School/ Church Attendance Sunday, May 3 IN DES ARC First Baptist Church...211/223 Gospel Mission......................158 Lakeside Miss. Baptist.....60/78 First United Methodist...........40 Faith Missionary Baptist..51/59 Family Worship Center.........62 First Assembly of God........37/44 Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 35 Church of Christ................12 Church of God of Prophecy.... 23 Living Waters Full Gospel.......22 AREA CHURCHES Hickory Plains Mis Bap 75/111 Morris Chapel Miss Baptist..33 Pleasant Ridge Baptist........... 24 Hickory Plains Methodist ...... 20 Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 20 Hebron United Methodist...32 Judson Memorial Baptist...... 24 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.

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

Thank You!

It is with heavy but grateful hearts that we, the family of Ella Rae West, wish to express our most sincere appreciation to the many friends who have been so kind with expressions of sympathy and encouragement during her illness and passing.

Our thanks also for the cards, calls, food, flowers and especially for your thoughts and prayers that have sustained us through our sorrow.

We know that nowhere else in the world are people more sincerely loving and supportive than those who are our neighbors and friends right here.

We will always remember and cherish the love you have shown for our mother and for us.

God bless you is our prayer Marjorie West Wilma and Doug Greeno and Children Lynn, Ray and Clay Bell Cheri Bell Walker Kelli Bell Morton and Great-grandchildren

SYLVANIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – EPC

“Let’s study the Bible together” Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday

Dr. James E. Pitts, Pastor 4/23/4c

We’re Open Hours: 11 - 2

New books at Des Arc Public Library New adult books at the Des Arc Public Library: The Liar by Nora Roberts Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick The Bone Tree by Greg Iles Gathering Prey by John Sandford

Bring your Mom out for a delicious buffet dinner

Sunday, May 10 at

DONDIE’S in Des Arc

Sunday School Picnic Saturday, May 16 for the

New Beginnings Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church Geared for Single Moms

Kids are Welcome

SPECIAL Begins Thurs., May 7 - Good thru Wednesday, May 13

There will be Hot Dogs, Chips, and Door Prizes!

WATCH FOR OUR SPECIALS EACH WEEK

Riverfront Park- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

13th and Main Street - Des Arc - 870-256-4847

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Social Announcements and Locals Extension Service offering food preservation workshops at Des Arc location May 12 registration deadline “As the trees begin to bud and the weather starts warming we begin to think about getting outside and planting gardens. We also start to taste the home grown tomatoes and dream about the wonderful harvest we will have. Many will also be getting out the food preservation equipment and recipes in preparation for preserving their own foods for next winter.

Others may be thinking of learning how to preserve foods at home for the first time. Whichever category you fit into you will want to take advantage of the food preservation classes and pressure canner gauge testing offered by the Prairie County Extension Service,” says Shea Wilson, County Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H There will be two workshops offered this month to help with your food preservation needs. Each class will include information about the basics of a specific method of preserving food along with a hands-on experience. Participants will have the opportunity to preserve foods and will go home with a jar of the foods preserved.

A water bath canning workshop will be held on Thursday, May 14. Participants will learn the difference between high and low acid foods as well as the basics for safely canning high acid foods using a waterbath canner. Participants will also become familiar with canning equipment and how to avoid food spoilage.

A pressure canning workshop will be held on Friday, May 15 where participants will learn the latest USDA guidelines for canning low-acid foods and how to test their equipment for accuracy. FREE dial gauge testing will be provided.

Both workshops will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Gospel Mission Church in Des Arc. Cost is $10 per workshop.

Pre-registration and payment is required and the deadline to register is Tuesday, May 12. Register by coming by or calling the Prairie County Extension Office in DeValls Bluff at 870-998-2614 or by emailing Shea Wilson, County Extension Agent-FCS/4-H at smwilson@uaex.edu.

Personally Speaking Jackson Prichard, a Cabot High School sophomore, received word last week that he has been accepted to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA) in Hot Springs.

ASMSA is one of sixteen public residential schools in the country, specializing in students who have an interest and aptitude for mathematics and science.

Created in 1991 by an Act of the Arkansas Legislature, the school opened in 1993.

Jackson is the son of Jason and Rebekah Prichard of Cabot. He has one brother, Quinn, who is in the sixth grde.

Jackson is the grandson of Pam Prichard of Des Arc and the late Alvin Prichard and John and Di Barnes of Cabot.

Twenty years ago this month, Jackson’s uncle, Joshua Prichard, graduated fro ASMSA as a Charter Member of the 1993 Class.

Congratulations, Jackson!

--------Sherry Mack is home after surgery she had for gall stones. According to

her husband, Charles, she is doing good but is trying to be careful. He said she was glad to be home. Continued recovery wishes are sent your way, Sherry.

--------C. L. Turner came home on Sunday and is recovering from a bout with pneumonia that put him in the hospital for three days. He was grateful to his neighbor, Jeff Hall, for taking care of his garden and yard while he has been ill.

---------Prayers go out to Mardee Ford, wife of George Ford, who had a procedure to remove a tumor off her heart on Wednesday.

--------Three cheers to Carmela Tackett who went to her onocologist this week and and was told she was cancer free. She did have some enlarged lymph nodes around the lungs but her doctor said this could be caused from a previous infection. The doctor will be keeping an eye on these lymph nodes for the next two years. Way to go in kicking cancer’s booty!

Seven pearl-stringers at museum workshop A pearl stringing workshop was held on Saturday, May 2, at the Lower White River Museum State Park in Des Arc, Arkansas.

Seven participants learned the art of stringing freshwater pearls to make necklaces and bracelets from museum program assistant Monica Smith.

Participants included Tina Hayley, Joyce Hendricks, and Dora Holloway of Des Arc, Judy Bone of JohnsonChapel, LaJeana Carroll of Cabot, Marcie White of Bradford, and Teresa Hudson of Little Rock.

Lower White River Museum State Park will host

Mid-Delta approved for Assurance 16 funding Mid-Delta Community Services Inc. has been approved for Assurancce 16 funding in Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and Prairie counties.

This program will increase awareness, provide encouragement, and allow participantsll to have an active role in strategizing and improving their financial well-being.

Interested participants for this program may apply while openings are available by contacting Marilyn Burrell at 870-338-3411.l

an English paper piecing quilt workshop on Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Monica Smith at Lower White River Museum State Park, 2009 Main Street, Des Arc, AR 72040.

Phone (870) 256-3711 Fax (870) 256-9202. Email: monica.f.smith@arkansas. gov.

Lower White River Museum State Park is one of 52 state parks administered by the State Parks Division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.

Neva Boatright is museum director at Des arc.

Flags put out on graves at Sand Hill

Above are some of the pearl bracelet designs created at the workshop by the participating artists.

Fisher-Minton nuptials Friday

Leon Treadwell, along wih Steve Sanner and Robert Weaver, put AmeriAriel Fisher and Jacob Minton will exchange wedding can flags on graves of vetervows Friday, May 8 at 6:00 o’clock in the evening at the ans in the Sand Hill CemeChurch of God of Prophecy. tery one day last week.

A reception will be held after the ceremony at the Treadwell said they loAmerican Agriculture Building, Hwy. 11 North in Des Arc. cated 57 graves of veterans Friends and family are cordially invited to attend. from all wars.

Yreadwell commented on the graves of Murry Dunlap and Eldon Dunlap, WWII veterans, saying, “They, along with 55 others, are my heroes. I was three years old when that war started and they saved me from Hitler.”

Wedding Shower Honoring

Social Photos Fee There is a Small Fee of $7.00 for All Social Photos used in the White River Journal

These include engagements, weddings and anniversaries

Rachel Edwards Bride-elect of Lane Huggins

Sunday, May 17 Two O’clock in the Afternoon At the JoAnne Taylor Home In Des Arc Hosted by Groom’s Family Registered at Lynn’s Flowers & Gifts, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Walmart 4/30/2c

Mother’s Day is May 10 . . .

Corsages Fresh arrangements, Roses... starting at $18.95 and up

Aromatique Valencia Orange Honeysuckle Mojito Beach Gardenia Spring French Mulberry

Yankee Candles All new Spring and Summer Scents

Order Early!

“We have beautiful gifts for your Mom,” Hunter, Izzy and Lily

*Plants *Decorative Accessories *Splendor-Aromatique-Lotion and Shower Gel *Billfolds *Graduation Gifts Duck Calls for guys for graduation *Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks *Cemetery flowers for Decoration Day Former Des Arc community member, Adam Smith, recently shared his creative design talents at the 84th Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs annual conference recently held at Harding University in Searcy. Pictured above are Liz Howell, left, AFGC President; Adam Smith, keynote speaker and Creative Director for White Goat in Little Rock and Conway, and Clara Carroll, Greenkeeper's President and former Home Economics teacher at Des Arc High School.

Order Mother’s Day Flowers Early, Please

Lynn’s Flowers & Gifts 16th and Main Streets

Des Arc - Phone 256-3191

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for Buffet, Potluck, Family From Rev. Jaimie Alexander

Recipes for Bacon and Blue Cheese Guacamole, King Ranch Chicken Casserole, Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Pie, and Tres Leches Cake are the featured recipes this week.

These recipes are delicious and I think you will be happy to fix them for a buffet, potluck, or a family meal, so tie on your apron and enjoy!

Bacon and Blue Cheese Guacamole Happy Mother’s Day! Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center observed Mother’s Day on Tuesday, May 5. Special awards were given to mothers with the most children, the oldest mother and the youngest mother. Pictured right to left are Elvers Hanson, 93, Oldest Mother, Bernice Mansfield, Youngest Mother, and Oretha Mims, Mother with Most Children (Nine).

Below: These ladies were showing off their spring hats during the Mother’s Day banquet at DANRC on Tuesday. They are, left to right: Sherry Whittaker, Kathy Ewing, Molly Walker, Administrator, Teresa Henley, Activity Director and Helen Kyle, former administrator and mother of Walker.

3 ripe Avocados, halved and pitted ½ lime, juiced 1 clove garlic, minced ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ red onion, diced (about ½ cup) 1 tomato, seeded and chopped 5 slices bacon, crumbled (about ½ cup) ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese freshly ground black pepper Scoop the avocado from the skin into a medium bowl. Mash the avocado with a fork until smooth. Stir in the lime juice.In a small bowl, combine the minced garlic with the kosher salt. Stir the two together, pressing with the back of a spoon, to form a paste. Add the garlic and salt, onion, tomato, crumbled bacon, and crumbled blue cheese to the avocado. Stir to combine. Add fresh black pepper to taste.

Serve immediately.

King Ranch Chicken Casserole 1 large onion, chopped 1 large green bell pepper, chopped 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 cups chopped cooked chicken 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomato and green chiles 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon pepper 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese, divided Preparation

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Hello from Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center! Isn’t this weather just wonderful! Everything is in bloom, the farmers are in the fields and gardens are being planted. We can’t wait to taste some homegrown tomatoes!

We have been busy bees at DANRC this week. We enjoyed going to the Fort Lincoln Freedom Fest on Saturday at DeValls Bluff.

We observed National Nurse’s Week on Wednesday and we will be celebrating National Nursing Home week next week. We appreciate all of our nurses and healthcare members.

We are looking forward to next Thursday as we have planned a trip to the Memphis Zoo. Of course, it will depend on the weather so we

Daily Aspirin Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk Women who use daily aspirin therapy for heart disease prevention may cut their cervical cancer by nearly 50 percent, a new study shows.

Aspirin use was associated with a 47 percent reduced risk of cervical cancer among frequent users those who used aspirin seven or more times a week, regardless of duration.

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) was not associated with decreased risk of cervical cancer.

“Aspirin use remains an attractive cancer-prevention option, due to the fact that most people will be more likely to take a pill rather than make major lifestyle modifications such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and engaging in physical activity,” said Dr. Kristen Moysich, the study’s lead author. Women should consult their doctors before starting an aspirin regimen, she added.

About 12,900 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year, resulting in approximately 4,100 deaths. Study participants were drawn from 26,831 patients who received treatment at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.

are hoping this great sunshine will be available then.

We will have our Prom Dance on Friday, May 15.

Everyone is invited out to see the residents “boogie down” and see who is crowned Prom King and Queen. We have a lot of fun playing the “oldies but goodies” music.

We will be having Pizza on Tuesday along with some shopping for the residents.

We will have a cookout on Wednesday, May 13. Those grilled burgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings are the best!

We have also enjoyed Bingo, Ball Toss, watching movies and news, had Memory games, and visits from Snowball, the facility pet.

We are looking forward to the Disciples coming on Fri-

day with their great gospel music.

Also, Jordan will be here popping delicious popcorn on Saturday.

On Sunday, the Des Arc United Methodist Church will be here bringing the Mother’s Day message and we will have special music in the afternoon.

Come out and visit us sometime. We have several who love to play cards and dominoes. But you have to watch out, our residents are competitive and play to win!

We have all kinds of activities that you would enjoy. Volunteer are always welcome!

That is all for now. We hope you have a blessed rest of the week.

Teresa Henley Activity Director

Sauté onion and bell pepper in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in chicken and next 7 ingredients; remove from heat.

Tear tortillas into 1-inch pieces; layer one-third of tortilla pieces in bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

Top with one-third of chicken mixture and 2/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers twice.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.

Note: Freeze casserole up to 1 month if desired. Thaw in refrigerator overnight, and bake as directed.

Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Pie 3 cups shredded cooked chicken 1 cup prepared jarred salsa 1 (1.0 ounce) packet taco seasoning 8 ounces sour cream 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of chicken soup 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies 1 teaspoon granulated garlic

6 to 8 small corn tortillas (about 5.5 inch) 2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese Instructions In a medium bowl combine the cooked chicken, salsa, and taco seasoning; mix well and set aside.

In another bowl stir together sour cream, cream of chicken soup, chilies, and granulated garlic.

In a greased 9 inch deep dish pie plate, spread a few tablespoons of sour cream sauce in the bottom. Top with a layer of tortillas, cutting some in half if necessary to make them cover the bottom of the dish. Top the tortillas with half of the chicken mixture. On top of the chicken mixture, spread half of the sour cream sauce, then 1 cup of Mexican cheese blend. Add another layer of tortillas, then repeat layers with remaining chicken, sour cream sauce, then cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly and pie is heated through.

Serve topped with your favorite salsa or enchilada sauce.

Tres Leches Cake 1 cup All-purpose Flour 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon Salt 5 whole Eggs 1 cup Sugar, Divided 1 teaspoon Vanilla 1/3 cup Milk 1 can Evaporated Milk 1 can Sweetened, Condensed Milk 1/4 cup Heavy Cream _____ FOR THE ICING: 1 pint Heavy Cream, For Whipping 3 Tablespoons Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan liberally until coated.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Separate eggs.

Beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar on high speed until yolks are pale yellow. Stir in milk and vanilla. Pour egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.

Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites are stiff but not dry.

Fold egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined. Pour into prepared pan and spread to even out the surface.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn cake out onto a rimmed platter and allow to cool.

Combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream in a small pitcher.

When cake is cool, pierce the surface with a fork several times. Slowly drizzle all but about 1 cup of the milk mixture—try to get as much around the edges of the cake as you can.

Allow the cake to absorb the milk mixture for 30 minutes. To ice the cake, whip 1 pint heavy cream with 3 tablespoons of sugar until thick and spreadable.

Spread over the surface of the cake.

Decorate cake with sliced strawberries, sliced kiwi, and mandarin oranges. Cut into squares and serve.

Medicare adds star ratings to its Hospital Compare website By Bob Moos/Southwest regional public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Are you the kind of consumer who reads reviews or looks for ratings before you shop? Wouldn’t it be helpful to have the same sort of ratings when choosing a hospital?

Emergencies obviously call for rushing to the nearest hospital. But when you have time to plan, it’s worth looking around and deciding which hospital best meets your needs. If you’re considering a facility, you may want to know what its patients thought of their care.

Medicare’s Hospital Compare website – at medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search. html – has just made it easier for you to do that. The site has added star ratings to help you better understand how satisfied recent patients were about their ex-

perience at particular hospitals.

The site already enjoys a solid reputation with the public, showing how more than 4,700 hospitals scored on various indicators of quality care. You can compare hospitals on the basis of such factors as clinical outcomes, customer satisfaction and patient safety.

The new star ratings focus on customer satisfaction and measure how well doctors and nurses communicated with patients, how well the hospital staff managed patients’ pain, how clean and quiet the hospital was and how well the staff prepared patients for discharge.

The ratings come from the responses of patients randomly surveyed about their treatment between July 2013 and June 2014. They’ll be updated every three months on the website, as the government continues to collect surveys of

more recent patient experiences.

Medicare assigned stars to more than 3,553 Medicare-certified hospitals nationwide. Another 1,102 couldn’t be included because too few patients completed surveys.

The 55 rated Arkansas hospitals scored an average of 3.1 stars for patient satisfaction – squarely in the middle. Seven percent received five stars, 20 percent rated four stars, 51 percent scored three stars, and 22 percent received two stars. No Arkansas hospital had just one star.

The four Arkansas hospitals that received Medicare’s top rating of five stars were DeWitt Hospital and Nursing Home in DeWitt, Physicians’ Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock.

Here are the scores for all area hospitals: Little Rock-

Arkansas Heart Hospital-5 Stars Baptist Health Medical Center-3 Stars St. Vincent Infirmary-3 Stars UAMS Medical Center-3 Stars North Little RockArkanas Surgical Hospital-5 Stars Baptist Health Medical Center-4 Stars Searcy-White County Medical Center-3 Stars Sherwood-St. Vincent Medical North-3 Stars Stuttgart-Baptist Medical Center-3 Stars Other Arkansas hospitals’ star ratings can be found at medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.ht ml.

Hospital Compare’s new star ratings for patient satisfaction will be followed next year by star ratings for hospitals’ overall quality of care, which will include patient safety and clinical outcomes.

By adding star rat-

ings to its Compare websites, Medicare is trying to help you make more informed decisions about your health care. The public reporting also gives low-performing providers a compelling incentive to improve their practices and procedures and, hence, their scores.

Nursing Home Compare already uses star ratings to help you check out nursing homes and choose one with quality in mind. The Physician Compare and the Dialysis Facility Compare sites have just begun including star ratings. And Home Health Compare will add stars later this year.

Of course, as informative as these websites can be, they can’t tell the whole story about where to go for care. They’re simply a screening tool that lets you focus on a few providers that interest you.

Visit with your doc-

tor about the best hospital for you. Research shows that some hospitals do better than others at treating certain conditions. And talk to family members and friends about what they liked or disliked about their recent hospital stays and which facilities they’d recommend.

Medicare also recently updated its “Guide to Choosing a Hospital,” which includes a checklist of questions to ask your doctor and explains how to find the hospital that’s the right fit for you. A free copy can be downloaded at medicare.gov or requested by calling Medicare at 1-800633-4227.

Once you’ve done your homework, you’ll have peace of mind knowing you’ve made an informed choice about your care. Then you can concentrate on the rest of your preparations for your hospital stay.

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HICKORY PL AINS (FYI) Bridal shower this Saturday, May 9th at 3PM. It is for Chad Stallings and his bride elect, Mallory Self. It will be at the Hickory Plains United Methodist Church. They are registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond. They will be married June 20th. Everyone is invited to the shower and wedding.

Happy Mother’s Day to all Mother’s, May 10th.

Hickory Plains Cemetery Decoration is that day too.

Mr. Doyne Turner is out there on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Everyone appreciates the yearly donations for the upkeep of the Cemetery.

Condary and Pat Johnson went camping at Mountain View with friends from their Church, Robert and Darlene Roland. They spent Monday and Tuesday night, came home Wednesday.

They had a good time, had time to go up town and do a little shopping while there. They got to see a bald eagle, he came down and had a fish dinner while they were out by the fire.

Ms. Madeline Holland can’t walk good enough or take care of herself. She was checked into the Des Arc, Nursing & Rehab Center last Friday. Please keep her and the family in your Prayers! Send her cards to Madeline Holland, c/o Des Arc Nursing & Rehab Center, 2216, W. Main, Des Arc, AR 72040.

Bob Crider took his brother, Monte Crider, (AKA, Jelly Man) to Heart Hospital, Tuesday, March 28th; had triple heart bypass Thursday, April 30th.

Bob stayed with him. Sorry the circumstance, but was glad to be with Mike and Dorothy Crider there at hospital too. Please keep him in your Prayers. Send him a card, PO Box 297, Hickory Plains, AR 72066.

He had symptoms for a good while; he had one 99% and one 80% blockage. Thankful God spared his life until he got this done. We want to Thank Bro. Dirick Hulsey for being there a few days.

Monte got to come home Tuesday.

Clara Clark was real sick last week, went to the Doc and was feeling better, but her leg has really slowed her down. She sees another neurosurgeon this month, after many others years ago. Please Pray God’s Will that they can help her.

Nick, Ashton, and Hayden McArthur went to the Cabot Freshman Academy Award Ceremony Thursday night, Ashton received three awards: Greenhand FFA Degree, Outstanding Achievement for Rabbit Exhibition, and Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

So proud of him.

Sympathy and Prayers to the families of our late beloved, Ms. Ella Ray West of Des Arc. She went to be with the Lord, Friday morning. She has been bad for some time.(see obit) I had to run some errands in Des Arc on Friday.

I finally got to see our Lyndilyn Clark at her desk in the Clerk’s office. She’s great at her job, was good to see Ms. Sharon Brown and Vanessa Peters, Robert Abney and Judy Burnett.

I went to visit Carter Harrison in the kitchen Friday night while he was doing fish fry for the Waller/Johnson Rehearsal

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dinner. Of course I had to bring my supper home HA! Sympathy amd Prayers to the family of out late beloved, Mr. Bill Thornton.

He went to be with the Lord, Friday night, May1st.

He had a massive heart attack early that week. I was so glad I got to see them at the hospital on Thursday afternoon. Ms. Chris Thornton had stroke three years ago. She is a joy and smiles more than most of us. Send cards to 8323 New Cut Rd., Carlisle, AR 72024. (see obit) Nick, Ashton, and Hayden McArthur, and Graham Harrison, Nick's nephew, had a pretty full day of activities Saturday.

They toured the Clinton Presidential Library, the Heifer International, the Museum of Discovery, the Game and Fish, and then ended the night at the Traveler's game. Trane furnished dinner.

Clara Clark's son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Angela, came down Saturday, which was his birthday. They brought some of her boxes/furnishings from Gravel Ridge for her new mobile home. They got here early, so they went to Cabot and had lunch for his birthday. They put her trailer on Bob and Opal Crider ground at Crossroads.

The wedding of Sara Beth Waller and Mark Colton Johnson was Saturday evening at Johnson Farms in Hickory Plains. It was a most unique, country wedding. In the pasture, a goat pulled a wagon with six little kids in the wedding. They had a big crowd, great weather and a great time.

Justin Ingle’s (son of the late Ebb Ingle) daughter, Jamie, had her wedding at her Aunt Dessle Covington’s last Saturday evening.

She married Chris Slaughter. They had a big bunch, lots of food and nice weather.

The family of the late Leo and Juanita (McWhorter) Graham had potluck at the CRVFD Sunday and went to Walters Chapel Cemetery Decoration. They had seventeen there, then Chris and Sandy Todd and boys stopped by Fire House to visit on the way to Walters Chapel.

There was a great attendance for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery Decoration on Sunday. Mrs. Louise (Bone) Ross spoke.

They always have lots of good food and fellowship.

Clara Clark went to Jim

and Lynda Kirk's for lunch Sunday, his birthday.

Those present were Jim, Lynda, Nikki Kirk, and Tim, Jeremiah, Isaiah Williams.

Lynda had a delicious lunch, and everyone enjoyed eating and visiting.

Clara still thinks they are trying to fatten her up. Ha! Bob and I went to Annie Grace Cochran’s choir play at Sylvan Hills Baptist Church (it’s beside their school, Abundant Life) Sunday afternoon. Annie Grace was Daniel. She was a main character and did great, in her speaking.

Bob went back to the Heart Hospital where he’s been with his brother, Monte Crider, since last Tuesday. I went from there to Beebe to our late loved, Mr. Bill Thornton’s visitation.

The next “Ladies Drop By” will be Tuesday, May 12, at 1PM at the Hickory Plains Methodist Church.

Come join us, we have FUN! EARLY INFO, DAHS CLASS OF 1970) Class of 1970 will meet for their 45th Reunion , May 30, 2015. Gather at Dondie’s in Des Arc, around 6:30PM, eat around 7PM. Banquet room upstairs. PLEASE SPREAD THIS INFO! HPOS wants to let everyone know that Tracy will serve breakfast on Sunday mornings. She will also have a Sunday lunch special for $4 .99. Dinner SPECIALS on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS! Come out and enjoy!

Please support Hickory Plains Post Office by purchasing stamps, mailing packages & etc. there..

Support our OWN local Postmaster, Tammy Bruce.

The Hickory Plains Post Office hours are Mon.-Fri. 12:30 PM2:30PM, Sat.10AM-1:30PM. REMINDER: For people to call 870-854-3703 or email me (OpalCrider@centurytel.n et) 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 May 11th to Brittney Millard, Lexie Bell and Sarah McDougal!

Happy Birthday May 12th to Alisha Covington!

Happy Birthday May 13th to Manuel Holcomb!

God's voice is glorious in the thunder. We can't even imagine the greatness of his power.

Job 37:5, NLT

This picture was made at the Hickory Plains Youth Center, (most knew was old theater) May be Bill Ballowe ??don’t know one leaning against door. Jimmy Dale Campbell is sitting in chair Barbara Walters and Glen Ray Ferrell, Mary Grace Smith & John Walters dancing.. We “think” it is Jerry Smith’s back leaning over someone short.

If there are no May flowers it is NOT April’s fault— there were plenty of SHOWERS!! Don’t you think?

Bob Preston has had his nephew, Bob and wife Sherrie, Smith here visiting from Phoenix ,Ariz. They all visited in North Little Rock one day last week with Eddie and Jeanie Pinuel.

Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Clark and Peyton spent Sunday afternoon with Blake and Brentlee Tefteller, Parker and Hadley at their new home in Brinkley.

Troy and Darlene Tims spent Sunday in Newport for a Bolden Family Reunion. Troy’s Mom, Jean Hall, was a Bolden.

Roger and Donna Wedgworth were in Oklahoma

City during the weekend for the Memorial Service for her Uncle Larry Boshears. This is the fourth family member Donna has lost in the last couple of years, her Mom and Dad and two uncles. That is a blow to the heart.

Virginia Davis of Caldwell spent Monday here with her Mom, Fannie Peters, and drove her to Batesville on business.

Rosetta Lockhart visited in Cotton Plant on Saturday with Debbie Vincent, Jim, Linda and Tommy Vincent (I missed Babe as he was out and about) and with Rusty Copeland.

The Jason Coopers were in Searcy on Saturday afternoon and my little playmates, Hayden and Chloe, came home with bicycles. I think it was a great time to

get them; when Santa brings them it is too cold to ride. Sunday and Monday were great riding weather and good for lots of whatever.

As soon as little Miss Chloe gets the hang of riding hers the three of us are going to race up and down our street—me on my golf cart- so you may have to detour.

Jena Pfeffer spent Sunday afternoon in Searcy with the Lynn Tranums.

Farming seems to be in full swing in our area. I can’t get me out in my garden. I did see a strawberry with a little bit of reddish color on it Monday, So? Journe Morgan of McCrory spent Friday night here with her grandparents, Robert and Tammie Doss.

NEW BETHEL NEWS Donna Kelly, Correspondent

What a beautiful weekend we had! The farmers were very busy.

We had good services on Sunday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. We didn’t have some of our congregation present as they were having activities for some school kids. There are some who are graduating.

We were glad to have visitors in our morning service. Henry Birdsong and wife came from Texas.

He grew up just South of our Church about a quarter of a mile. He joined New

Bethel Church in 1947. He attended Gerren School as I did. Dr. Harold Hutson was due to come with him but other things kept him from coming. Harold also grew up here and attended school there. It was nice to see Henry again and meet his wife.

John and I both have had colds. He has had a terrible cough and is weak, also. We have an appointment for the foot doctor.

It was good to see Robin Sample in church. She has not been feeling well.

We missed Joyce and

Sue Taylor. Joyce has not been well either.

Charles Tarter was in the hospital over the weekend.

He was on dialysis. He was still in the Hospital on Sunday.

I had a call from Charles Ingle. He made a trip to the doctor last week. The doctor said he had arthritis, all over his body. He suffers a lot.

We are just so thankful for the nice weather and trust it will continue.

God Bless the ill.

Floodplain Executive Order to affect 1st District cities

By Congressman Rick Crawford In 1977, President Carter issued Executive Order 11988, which established the definition of "floodplain" as an area subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. President Carter issued this order in order to protect federal investments and human life from flood risk. This definition of a floodplain informs federal agencies in their use of funds, building standards, and sets benchmarks for many other programs. The currently defined floodplain has been the standard ever since 1977.

However, in January of this year, President Obama's Administration issued Executive Order 11988, which would require federal agencies to broaden significantly the current floodplain definition. This change attempts to reflect not the historical flood data on record, but thepossible increase of flooding in the future based on the Administration's predictions of climate change patterns.

The Administration has given a choice of three new requirements for builders.

Builders can make plans using data based on available climatescience; or build two feet above 100year floods estimates for most projects, but three feet above the current level for critical buildings such as hospitals and evacuation centers; or build to elevations above a 500-year floodplain. Instead of the flexibility choice normally offers, I'm concerned that these vague choices may introduce further confusion, at the expense of the American people.

According to an initial analysis by the National Association of Home Builders, a 500-year floodplain designation would increase the amount of Arkansas land in the floodplain by 20%, the seond largest increase across all 50 states. Large swaths of Arkansas cities could be subject to these new rules.

With Osceola, West Memphis, Marion, and Helena-

West Helena bordering the Mississippi, and Batesville, Newport, Augusta, Des Arc, and Clarendon on the White River, I'm very worried about how the newly proposed standard would affect cities and towns in the First District of Arkansas.

My main concern centers on how these new rules would be adopted and implemented. As we have seen before with the proposed Waters of the U.S. Rule and The National Blue Ways System, new federal rules without clear definitions can vastly expand federal overreach. I am also concerned about the possibility of confusion between agency plans. Using the "best science" available method, different agencies, and even projects within the same agencies, could have varied interpretations with increasingly complicated and confusing results.

The scope of the new rule is also a point of concern. The Administration clearly states that this order is intended to affect only federally funded projects, but the effects could stretch even further. One interpretation could include projects financed and approved by the federal government, including: FHA and HUD hous-

ing programs, the National Flood insurance program, Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act (the floodplain is identified as critical habit for many listed species).

For now, the Administration's proposed rule change is open to public comment until May 6th.

However, given the vagueness of the rule and the large percentage of the First District potentially affected, I do not believe that the May 6th deadline is enough time to allow all potential stakeholders to give their opinions. For that reason, I signed on to Congressman Rod Blum's letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting an extension of the deadline for public comment. I have also signed my name to Congressman John Ratcliffe's letter to President Obama. Ratcliffe's letter questions the legality of the Executive Order, highlights the possible economic ramifications, and requests additional information concerning how the rules will be interpreted and implemented.

Please know that I will remain focused and diligent on this issue, which is of critical importance to many towns in our District.

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Scenes from 5th Annual Fort Lincoln Freedom U nnll es ott ed ot hhe err w i sse e,, ph ott ooss aarree co urr t es y o ff:: e sss nno p ho c ou

Steven Ingle, narrator for Ft Lincoln reenactments

Des Arc students at Ft. Lincoln“School Days” Friday, May 1 Over 1200 elementary students attended School Days over two days (Thur/Fri) this year. Schools included Des Arc, Hazen, Cabot, Carlisle and Clarendon

Antique Car Show Winners Automobiles: Don & Susan Lowell of Ward, Ar Motorcycles: Issac & Renee Williams of Biscoe

Winner of 2K Family Walk

Alyssa Dohm, female winner 5K run

Jerry Price, male winner 5K run

Jeremy Prine Band on Main Stage Saturday afternoon

Students gather around Civil War soldier at “School Days” Thursday / Friday

Puppets / Folklore performing on Small Stage Saturday Wounded Civil War soldier has arm attended to by doctor - at original Ft. Lincoln site, DeValls Bluff Pictured at left are Fish Tournament winners (unidentified). Category winners included following:

Overall Weight winners: 1st Place: $1000 - Kris McCrea and Jason Hayes of Clarendon ........ 13.86 lbs 2nd Place: $ 300 - Chris Spratt and Wade AllWhite of Biscoe ........... 11.96 lbs 3rd Place: $ 200 - Bobby Locke and Jody Steeland of Clarendon .... 10.48 lbs

Big Bass Winner: $ 80.00 - Matt Ladner and Brandon Gaither .... 3.44 lbs

Marcia Smith, along with her three children standing behind her, performed on the Main Stage Saturday morning Photo by Liz Schwede

Curtis Arnold of Little Rock, one of several speakers who addressed crowd Saturday morning, including seated from left: Judge Jim “Catfish” Rhodes and Bobby Glover

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Fest, DeValls Bluff . . . April 30 - May 2 P G 8 - ““N N St ott oog grr ap hyy” ” ( R uutt h CCo orrll ey S t yyll e Ph Pho aph e y));;

P G 9 - H ar vveeyy Jo e SSa annn ner J oe er ( w i t h c ap aptt i on o nss))

“Participants sign up for the 2K Walk and 5K Run at the head of the new Rail Trail. The morning weather was perfect. Routes were laid out well, and if you missed this year, please put this Run & Walk event on your Bucket List for 2016” HJS

Stanley Young, daughter Yolanda, daughter Galon and wife Becky Murry Young “Stan and Becky own/manage Murry’s restaurant near Hazen. His band, the Stanley Young Band performed on the Main Stage Saturday afternoon. When Stan isn’t busy in his kitchen, he’s busy making tasty music on his drums ....”

Curtis Arnold addresses those on Midway Saturday morning from Main Stage “This young man has the nerve to make a real soldier someday, as he walked out on stage and sang Dixie. His presence and personality were larger than life and his uniform reminded us all of days gone by. Thanks” HJS

“An unknown, to me, pretty lady certainly added beauty, grace and charm to Freedom Fest, for which we Thank her” HJS

“Another anonymous beauty in period dress complete with parasol and wearing a smile that brightened the day” HJS

“This high roller from Washington State on his Unicycle thrilled many wide-eyed children as well as some of us adults!” HJS

“This ancient beauty is a 1941 International Long wheel based pickup truck, proudly owned by Allan Childress of DVB. Some of us thanked him for having something around older than us” HJS

“Beauty and the Beast, the Beauty being Miss Arkansas, Ashton Cambell of Hindsville, Ar. She is representing our state very well and made Freedom Fest even more special and classy. She also did Arkansas proud, when she was selected as Second Runner Antique Car HJS, the Beast Photo by Ruth Corley, N Style Photography, Hazen up in the 2014 Miss America pageant”

“Baby Nora and a beaming and proud grandmother Brenda Childress of DeValls Bluff. These two beauties could be placed on a postcard promoting Prairie County as the place where pretty people are born and raised” HJS

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Des Arc High School Band and Choir presented in Concert 140 in attendance at Band Banquet held on Monday evening The Des Arc High School Seventh Grade and High School Band and Choir were presented in concert Sunday afternoon, May 3 at the Des Arc Elementary Cafetorium.

The first to perform was the Seventh Grade band with their selections of Dragon Dance by Michael Story and R.O.C.K. in the USA arrangement by Gerald Sebesky.

The High School Choir selected Proud Mary arrangement by Kirby Shaw, made famous by Tina Turner and Ike Turner, You Raise Me Up sung by Josh Groban and arrangement by Roger Emerson and the Michael Jackson hit Man in the Mirror, arranged by Ed Lojeski.

The High School Band presented four selections of Fort Canterbury March

by David R. Holsinger, Anthem by John Edmondson, Rites of Tamburo by Robert

W. Smith and I’m a Believer made famous by the musical group The Monkees arranged by Johnnie Vinson.

The Guest Conductor, Joey York, was unable to be at the concert due to family sickness.

On Monday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. 140 band students, parents, grandparents and friends gathered at Dondie’s White River Princess for a delicious meal of fish, chicken and all the trimmings.

After the meal, awards were given by Director David Yarbrough.

Receiving the Directors Award and the Governor’s Award was Senior Samantha Gonzalez.

Senior Cayla Lott received the John Phillip Sousa Award.

The Patrick Gilmore Award was presented to Senior Jana Williams.

Several special awards

Governor’s Award and Directors Award Samantha Gonzalez, right, with Director Yarbrough

were given to recognize outstanding band students.

In Junior High Band, Prestin Jones received the Best Woodwind and Overall Band Student.

Larkin Fouse received the Best Brass Student and the Best Percussion Students were Beth Norman and Christian Collins.

For Senior High Band, Drelon Hunter was selected as Best Woodwind. Best Percussion Award went to James Robinson and Trevor Hampton was selected to receive the Best Brass and Overall Band Student.

A special plaque presentation was given by Director Yarbrough to Donna Hitt, president of the Band Boosters and Jeannie Lott, Vice President of the Band Boosters, for all of their hard work and dedication to the Band Boosters and Band Program.

The band students se-

lected several fellow band mates for “Bandie Awards”.

Some of the awards were Best and Worst Dancer for girl and boy, Prettiest girl and Handsome boy, Best Hair, Bossiest, Rock Star and Best Band Mate, just to name a few.

Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed the slide show presented after the awards.

The Band will hold their year-end-party on Friday, May 22 where Mr. “Y” will have his head shaved by the band students.

Mr. Yarbrough told the students at the beginning of the school year, that if they made a Number One ranking in their marching contest or concert competition, he would let them shave his head.

Thanks to the parents and local businesses for their support of the Band in 2014-15.

(More Photos Next Week)

John Phillip Sousa Award Cayla Lott, right with Director Yarbrough

Ashley Martin signs with Williams Baptist

Patrick Gllmore Award Jana Williams, right, with DAHS Band Director, David Yarbrough

Outstanding Woodwind and 2015 Drum Major Drelon Hunter

Academic Banquet is May 14 The 2015 Des Arc High School Academic Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 14 at the Des Arc Elementary Cafetorium.

Invitations have been given to students who will

be recognized for their outstanding achievement in a particular subject.

The Academic Banquet is sponsored by the Senior Student Council.

DES ARC SCHOOLS

LUNCH MENU

Joyce Major, lunchroom supervisor at the Des Arc Schools, advises the following menus are scheduled for Monday-Friday, May 11-15:

Elementary Lunch Ashley Martin, seated left, signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball with Williams Baptist College on Friday, May 1 at the Des Arc High School gymnasium. Also pictured are, left to right: Des Arc Lady Eagles Coach Brittney Pilcher, Ashley’s grandmother, Iris Cawthorn and Williams Baptist Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach John Mayberry. Ashley will graduate May 15 from Des Arc High School.

High School Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken Spaghetti, Tossed Salad with Dressing, Corn, Peaches, Milk TUESDAY: Chicken Strips, Pinto Beans, Pineapple, Roll, Milk WEDNESDAY: Chicken and Noodles, Steamed Broccoli, Pears, Milk THURSDAY: Vegetable Beef Soup, Cheese Sandwich, Baked Apples, Carrot Sticks, Milk FRIDAY: Hamburger, Baked Chips, Sandwich Fixings, Baked Beans, Fruit Cocktail, Milk

MONDAY: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Tossed Salad with Dressing, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit, Pears, Roll, Milk TUESDAY: Chicken Fajitas, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cheese Cup, Great Northern Beans, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Cocktail, Milk WEDNESDAY: Grilled Chicken Nuggets, Corn, Mashed Potatoes, Fresh Fruit, Pineapple, Roll, Milk THURSDAY: Beef Taco, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese Cup, Pinto Beans, Fresh Fruit, Peaches, Milk Breakfast MONDAY: Biscuit and Sausage FRIDAY: Pizza, Green Beans, Pattie or Cereal & Toast, Fruit Coin Carrots, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit, Milk TUESDAY: Eggs and Toast or

Breakfast

Cereal & Toast, Fruit WEDNESDAY: Pancakes with Syrup or Cereal & Toast, Fruit THURSDAY: Breakfast Pizza or

Cereal & Toast, Fruit FRIDAY:Pop Tarts or Cereal & Toast, Fruit

Served with Milk & Juice Meals are subject to change/ USDA is an Equal Opportuni-

MONDAY: Biscuit and Sausage Pattie or Cereal & Toast, Oranges TUESDAY: Donuts or Cereal & Toast, Applesauce WEDNESDAY: Pancakes with Syrup or Cereal & Toast, Fruit THURSDAY: Breakfast Pizza or Cereal & Toast, Pineapple FRIDAY: Pop Tarts or Cereal & Toast, Apple Served with Milk & Juice

ty Provider and Employer Choice of Hot Line, Chef Salad or Cold Cut Sandwich

Sponsored Each Week by New Electronic Sign at High School Campus soon to be a reality: School officials and sign technicians were seen at the front Des Arc High School Campus measuring for the placement of a new electronic sign, The Proud Eagle Parents (PEP) raised money during Family Fun Night to purchase the sign. Pictured at top left to right are current High School Principal, Nick Hill, 2015-16 Des Arc High School Principal Josh Kessler, Mark Bridges with A-Sign Photo by Trevor Hampton Company, and Board of Education President, Johnny Reidhar.

Farmers & Merchants Bank Member FDIC Des Arc, Arkansas

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Des Arc Junior and Senior Lady Eagles win District!

Senior Lady Eagles run away with 2-A Region 6 Conference Track Meet On Friday, April 30, the Senior Lady Eagles Track team scored 202 points to run away from the rest of the field to win the 2A Region 6 Senior High Track meet. Clarendon was Second with 106 points.

Kirby Smith scored 52 1/2 points to win Outstanding Athlete.

She placed First in the Shot (36’ 4”), Discus (105’ 7”), Long Jump (16’ 0”), 100m Hurdles (16.29) and 200m (25.98).

Alyssa Dohm had a great meet by placing First in the 400m (1:08.83), 1600m (6:05.91) and 3200m

(14:18.42, and Fourth in the Triple Jump (27’ 01”).

Samantha Gonzalez was First in the Pole Vault (6’ 0”), Second in the 800m (2:50.93, 1600m (6:41.27) and 3200m (16:29.15).

Alyssa Earl won the 800m (2:50.54) and was Fourth in the 100m (13.39), Third in the Long Jump (14’ 9”) and was third in the Triple Jump.

Shelby Hollis ran 1:10.79 to place Second in the 400m and was Third in the 200m (29.48).

Haley Malin had a good meet by scoring in the 800m (3:06.7) Fourth Place

and the Triple Jump (25’ 9 1/2”) Fifth Place.

Skylon Williams was Eighth in the 100m (14.3), Fourth in the 400m, (1:13.61), Fifth in the 800m (3:09.08 and Sixth in the Triple Jump (25’ 7”).

The Lady Eagles took Third in the 4x100m Relay (55.69) and won the 4x400m Relay (4:32.05).

The Lady Eagles are qualified in twenty events for the State Track meet, which was held on Wednesday, May 6.

Story next week on results of State Meet.

Congratulations, Ladies!

Des Arc Jr. Lady Eagles 2015 District Champs

Jr. Lady Eagles take first place at 2A Region 6 Junior Conference Track Meet

On Friday, April 30, the Junior High Lady Eagles Track Team scored 144 points to place First in the 2A Region 6 Junior High Conference Track meet.

The Meet was held on the Heber Springs High School track. Kipp Delta was Second with 117 points.

“The Junior Lady Eagles were made up of TwelveSeventh Graders and SixEighth Graders.

They worked very hard all season and improved every week,” said Coach J.D. Babb.

The Jr. Lady Eagles startDes Arc Senior Lady Eagles ed the meet by placing First 2015 District Champs in the 4x800m Relay. Kelcie Lightsey, Dominique McCoy, Sarah Garth and Jacey Adams ran the relay in 14:38.58.

Faith Gross and Kelcie Covington and Conway qualify for State meet Lightsey ran the 100m HurThe Des Arc Junior and team finished out the Dis- 40’ 5” and also in the 110 dles next with Faith placing Hurdles with a time of Third (21.87) and Kelcie Senior Eagles Track teams trict meet in Fourth place. placing Sixth (23.72.

Colt Covington qualified 17.19. traveled to Heber Springs In the 100m, Madison The State Track meet to participate in the 6-2A for the State Track meet in District Track meet on Fri- the Long Jump with a leap was held on Wednesday, May 6. Results of this meet of 19’ 10”. day, April 30.

Dillon Conway qualified will be listed next week.

The Junior Eagles placed Good Luck, Eagles!

Sixth in the District meet. for the State meet in the The Senior Eagles Track Triple Jump with a leap of

Lewis was Fourth in 14.21.

Leanne Harrell was First (7:08.51) in the 1600m with Haylie Flud placing Fifth (7:44.85), Dominique McCoy Sixth (8:56.02) and Jacey Adams Seventh (9:49.77).

The 4x100m Relay team of Emily Wrigley, Faith Gross, Jaclyn Bitner and Madison Lewis was Fifth in 1:01.58.

Madison Lewis took First in the 400m (1:08.92) and Leanne Harrrell was Seventh in 1:22.01.

Leanne also took Sixth in the 800m (3:26.06) with Haylie Flud in Seventh at 7:44.85.

Madison Lewis was Second in the 200m with a time of 30.09.

In the last running event of the day, the Lady Eagles took first in the 4x400m with a time of 5:34.8.

The Lady Eagles did very well in four field events by accumulating 51 points in these events.

The Des Arc Lady Eagles will travel to PalestineWheatley on Friday, May 8 to play in the first round of the Regional Tournament.

They will be facing Magnet Cove at 5:30 p.m. in the First Round. The Lady Eagles placed Third in the Conference.

The Lady Eagles faced Brinkley on Friday, May 1 in their first game of the District Tournment and defeated the Lady Tigers 10-0.

This win earned the Lady Eagles a spot at the Regional Tournament.

In their second round matchup, the Lady Eagles

Junior Eagles place sixth in district Senior Eagles finish fourth in district

In the Long Jump, Madison Lewis was First (14’ 2”), Alysa Fields was Third (13’ 3”) and Faith Gross was Sixth (12’ 9”).

In the Triple Jump, Madison Lewis was Third (25’ 5 1/2”), Faith Gross was Fourth (24’ 6”), Alysa Fields was Fifth (24’ 1 1/2”) and Riley Barksdale was Sixth (22’ 7 3/4”).

Cheyenne Hambrick did a good job in the Shot by throwing 30’ 10” to take First Place.

Jaclyn Bitner was Eighth in the Discus with a toss of 51’ 3”.

“These kids didn’t have a lot of time to practice on the field events due to the heavy rains we had, but they did a great job.”

“All of the kids practiced hard and did a great job during the season. I am very proud of their accomplishments,” said Coach Babb.

Lady Eagles Softball heading to Regional Tournament Placed Third in Conference fell 3-0 to the McCrory Lady Jaguars.

There are six seniors on the Lady Eagles softball team. They are Hannah Ball, Tori Mellas, Natalie Reidhar, Kayla Wilson, Ashton York and Abbie York.

Good luck to the Lady Eagles in Tournament play.

Baseball Eagles eliminated in first round of District Tournament The Eagles Baseball team began District Tournament play as the fourth seed on Monday, April 27 at Palestine-Wheatley.

The Eagles faced off against the Carlisle Bison,

Donation: Tyler Cox, Farmers and Merchants Bank, presented Des Arc Eagle Booster Club vice-president, Shawn Fisher, with a check in the amount of $500 to be used for the 2015 DAHS Athletic Banquet. The annual banquet will be Tuesday, May 12, at the DAES Cafetorium. Special guest speaker is Don Campbell, Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee.

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The team has six seniors who played their last game of their high school career.

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PCRTA members attend annual area conference Sharon Rapp, Area VI Director, presided for the spring conference Wednesday, April 29 at Woodland Heights, Senior Living Dining Room. Seventy-one retirees were registered for the conference with the theme, “Arkansas Retired Teachers Association, Our Voice”.

George Hopkins, Arkansas Teachers Retirement System executive gave a report on the financial condition of the System at this time. He is optimistic of the future of the Big River Steel Mill under construction in Osceola. The construction is on schedule.

He also said that the Woodland Heights property has been sold, effective May 1.

The ARTS will receive the appraised price.

Dr. Linda Remele, Area VI, Co-Director, North Pulaski, gave the official welcome.

June Whiteside, Area VI, Co-Director, introduced the Area officers, Danny Knight and Bobby Lester, ARTS Trustees, past state presidents and other distinguished visitors.

Toni Bradford, ARTA president, spoke to the group as a special guest. Mary Alice Hughes, Insurance Consultant, said she had attended a meeting with school per-

sonnel from Pulaski County who will be retiring and had given all of them the ARTA membership registration forms. She told the group that if problems arise with the insurance, let her know and she will help.

Mary Huie, ARTA Travel Manager, had members fill out a questionaire about future travel. She told about the trips planned for the remainder of the year.

Dr. Ella Walker-Rolfe, Area VI Director, Faciitator/Membership, and ARTA president-elect talked about the need to increase membership. She said, “Now we know that all retired teachers need to be members of ARTA, but some don’t understand the importance of being a member.

Invite them and be patient with them.”

She told members to wear the ARTA pins wherever they went. “That helps advertise for us,” she said.

Unit presidents attended a Breakout Session with Tammy Gray, ARTA Communications Coordinator.

Door prizes were distributed. The meeting closed after the luncheon.

Guided tours of Woodland Heights were provided by the Living Center, for those who had not been there before.

Chris Weems addressing students

Hazen fifth grade students celebrate “Earth Day” Hazen Fifth Grade students celebrated “Earth Day” with a presentation

by Mrs. Chris Weems, a retired teacher who is a member of GFWC Elsie McCain Club.

This is a special project of the Conservation department of General Federation of Women’s Clubs.

Earth Day is an alliance of many groups to provide a healthy environment, and a peaceful, just, and sustainable world.

The presentation started with an overview of how much of the world is used for the things that go on in the world. In the math part

of the illustrated talk, the production of food uses less than one thirty-second of the earth.

They talked about what students can do each day to help the earth: create less litter and don’t throw it out, and don’t throw away items that can be recycled.

They discussed the fact that the beneficial honey bee is greatly endangered, partly because of the use of pesticides and partly because of a virus that has gotten into the hives.

Mrs. Weems had prepared small palstic bags with about one tablespoon of sunflower seed to be

planted in a corner of the yard or garden or maybe on the farm.

She told the students to plant the seed and warned that they should not try to eat them because they are commercial seed that has a pesticide on them to protect the seed when it is planted.

“The seeds can be planted and will produce flowers that will attract the bees and butterfilies.

Then there will be the seeds to feed the birds or squirrels if the raccoons do not get them when their heads turn down to dry the seeds,” Weems said.

Photos provided by Teri Overton

Fire at Hazen Local fire departments and emergency officials were dispatched to the scene of a burning RV pulling a car at the Shell Superstore located on the south side of I-40 at Hazen shortly before 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30 .

The owners of the RV and car were from Texas and were unaware the vehicle was on fire.

Due to the quick thinking of the Shell Station workers, the gas pumps were turned off before exiting the store.

No one was hurt in the incident and the fire was

quickly extinguished thanks to the Hazen and DeValls Bluff Fire Departments. Ambulance personnel and law enforcement officials took control of the situation upon arrival at

the scene. Everything in the Shell Station was destroyed. Billy’s Body Shop and Wrecker Service began the cleanup of the destroyed RV after the fire.

BRING YOUR PETS FOR THEIR

Rabies Vaccination State Law Requires Annual Vaccinations

Saturday, May 9

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FARM/HOME May 31 is deadline for “Century Farm” applications The Arkansas Agriculture Department would like to remind potential applicants that it is accepting applications for the 2015 Arkansas Century Farm program. The program recognizes Arkansas’s rich agricultural heritage and honors families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years. The program is voluntary and places no restrictions on the land.

Since the program’s inception in 2012, 239 farms have been certified as Arkansas Century Farms.

To qualify, farms must meet the following criteria: The same family must have owned the farm for 100 years by December 31, 2015. The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children, grandchildren, siblings, and nephews or nieces, including through marriage and adoption.

The farm must be at least 10 acres of the original land acquisition and make a financial contribution to the overall farm income.

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said, “The family farm is an Arkansas tradition — a way of life for generations of hard-working folks and a precious resource for all. In honoring

those families who are part of this great tradition, the Arkansas Century Farm Program recognizes the historical relevance of the family farm and its important place in Arkansas's future."

Nationally, over 96% of all agricultural operations are family farms. Arkansas currently has over 44,000 farms on 13.8 million acres with the average farm size of 314 acres.

“It’s a privilege for the Arkansas Agriculture Department to recognize the Arkansas families who have persevered for a century or more to provide food, fiber, timber, and energy” said Wes Ward, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture.

Qualified applicants will be presented with a personalized metal sign and a certificate. Only the legal owners of the land may apply.

There is no cost to apply for the Arkansas Century Farm program. Applications can be obtained from the Arkansas Agriculture Department by calling 501683-4851 or from the department’s website at: www.aad.arkansas.gov/Pag es/programs.aspx Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2015 to be eligible for designation in 2015.

The smell of freshly tilled soil: Farmers were in high gear in the fields this week preparing the soil for planting corn and rice with soybeans to follow. There is some moisture left in the ground with a chance of showers predicted later in the week. The photo above was taken on Friday, May 1 between the Terrell Sutton residence (former Jack Tate home) and the Donald DeVore residence.

Major crops nearly caught up with five-year average in state After weeks of lagging well behind the state’s fiveyear average in planting progress, Arkansas growers have finally pulled within a few percentage points of historic averages, according to a crop progress and condition report published Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

According to the report, planted corn, cotton, rice, sorghum and soybeans are each within 1 to 5 percent of their respective five-year averages for progress as of May 3, with all five crops surpassing the progress made by this time last year.

Heavy rains throughout the state, especially in the northeast, delayed planting, especially affecting crops such as rice — twothirds of which is typically planted in the northern half of the state.

Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said growers around the state are now working

overtime to get crops planted.

“Their hours are only limited by what their people can handle,” Hardke said. “To see tractors run after dark is not uncommon.”

Hardke said many growers were now faced with the irony of having waited out long weeks of heavy rains only to struggle with a narrow window of time before farmland — particularly that earmarked for rice — becomes too dry to plant or create levees.

“We’ve very quickly turned that corner from ‘so wet we can’t get in’ to ‘so dry we have to inject moisture to get a stand up,’” he said. “It’s like the old adage: you’re never more than two weeks away from a drought.”

Hardke said he and other agronomists with the Division of Agriculture were encouraging growers to plant a variety of cultivars and maturities in order to avoid having

How to submit soil samples. . . .

Soil testing is a joint effort by Soil Testing and Research Laboratory in Marianna, AR and your local Cooperative Extension Service.

Clients should pick up the soil sample box(es) from his(her) local Cooperative Extension Service. You could also take the sample to the Extension Office in another container and transfer to soil box in the office.

Collect soil samples and take to your local Cooperative Extension office who will fill out CES form 435 and pack soil samples into shipping cartons and send the sample to the laboratory in Arkansas. The laboratory will analyze your sample and send the results to your local CES office and that office will send you the results.

How much soil should you take? about 1 pint Information that must be known. Crop grown, if rice, then the variety will have to be known

Pesticide Use and Depression in Farmers

By John Crabtree, johnc@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs

Organic farming may be as important to the farmers who practice it as to those who purchase and eat the food they grow. This year, researchers with the National Institute of Health completed a landmark, 20-year study of the connection between pesticides and depression in farmers.

According to Dr. Freya Kamel, the study’s lead researcher, scattered reports in the literature about the association between pesticide use and depression led to the desire for further research. With much more detailed information available, researchers were able to delve into more specific questions about which pesticides farmers had used and whether they had sought treatment for depression.

The researchers found a significant correlation between depression and the use of some, but not all, agricultural pesticides. Organochloride insecticides and fumigants were found to increase a farmer’s risk of depression by 90% and 80%, respectively. Some of the most commonly used pesticides, such as Malathion, had been applied by 67% of the farmers interviewed.

And the results cannot be explained away by the stresses of a life in farming. Farmers interviewed were actually less likely to seek treatment for depression than the national population, making the results for those that used the pesticides in question even more dramatic.

“large blocks of the same things all coming ready for harvest at the same time,” which could lead to issues with timely harvest resulting in yield and quality losses.

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

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.

FAST FACTS ABOUT AGRICULTURE 2.2 million farms dot America’s rural landscape.

About 97 percent of U.S. farms are operated by families – individuals, family partnerships or family corporations.

More than 21 million American workers (15 percent of the total U.S. workforce) produce, process and sell the nation’s food and fiber.

Today’s farmers produce 262 percent more food with 2 percent fewer inputs (labor, seeds, feed, fertilizer, etc.), compared with 1950.

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

Week of Apr. 27 Number of Days of possible field work: 7 Top Soil Moisture: 100% Sub Soil Moisture: 100% Adequate Livestock Condition: Fair Main Activities: Rapid planting progress was made during the past week. Corn, sorghum, and rice planting will be nearing completion with soybean planting beginning.

Some hay cutting was being done. Herbicide and fertilizing have begun with the corn crop.

Flushing of rice is taking place to promote emerge. Some corn and rice was being replanted.

Crop Progress: Corn: 95% planted, 85% emerged Rice: 85% planted, 50% emerged Soybean: 20% planted, 5% emerged Sorghum: 90% planted, 75% emerged Cotton: 80% planted Crop Condition: Corn: 20% Fair 80% Good Rice: 25% Poor 75% Fair Soybean: 100% Fair Sorghum: 20% Poor 80% Fair Hay/Pasture: 100% Fair

2015 Steamboat Days and

Merchants & Planters Bank

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Sat, June 6, 6:30 am

3 Divisions MEN WOMEN CHILDREN 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Plaques in Men’s and Women’s Divisions. Men and Women’s first place will also receive $50 cash. 1st place in Children’s Division: Medal and $25.00 cash prize.

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Registration Deadline is FRIDAY, RIDAY, MAY 22 (to receive T-shirt) You may register after deadline for $25 but no tee-shirt guaranteed. Applications available at Merchants & Planters Bank, 870-256-3600, Farmers & Merchants Bank and T.J.’s Kountry Kitchen

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Marriage Licenses Michael Tyler Cox, 23, Ward and Alison Christie Cannon, 27, Ward.

Jacob Dalton Minton, 19, Des Arc and Ariel Nichole Fisher, 22, Des Arc. Todd E. Angelo, 25, Des Arc, and Marcella C. Berry, 37, Des Arc.

Land Transfers Warranty Deed Leon Treadwell, Grantor, hand paid by Skarda Enterprises, Inc.,

An Arkansas Corporation, Grantee, the following lands lying in the Northern District of Prairie County: Lots Four, Five and Six of Erwins Survey to the Town of Des Arc.

Beneficiary Deed H. L. McCall and Ethel Mae McCall, Grantors, hand paid by Elizabeth Diane Stockman, Grantee, the following lands lying in the County of Prairie, State of Arkansas: A Tract of land comprised of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 17,T4N, R7W, LESS the East 246 feet; That part of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 17, T4N, R7W lying South of a County Road; A part of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 17, T4N, R7W;

Neosho mucket and 217 river miles for rabbitsfoot, according to the Service’s release.

The service’s final rule covers rivers of 12 states under the ESA. They are: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

“The coalition, Arkansas legislature, governor, attorney general, congressional delegation and the Southern Legislative Conference all engaged in encouraging the service to take a new look at what the coalition considered to be an overly broad geographic area for critical habitat designation,” said Scott Perkins, AAC communications director. “Almost three years ago, more than one-third of Arkansas’ geographical area was proposed as critical habitat for the two species.”

The Service reported an economic impact of these designations as $4.3 million over 20 years in all states affected.

“We have to remain diligent on these proposed federal rules in the state of Arkansas because there are several more aquatic species scheduled for possible critical habitat designations,” Perkins said. “We must also press on with the Arkansas coalition of stakeholders, our Congressional delegation, state legislature and other states to pursue ESA reform in the 114th United States Congress.”

A main concern is what the ESA allows on economic impact analysis for these proposed designations.

The local economic impact study showed a far greater negative impact on Arkansas then the Service’s study.

The Service’s method did not calculate any real potential costs in litigation, private land owner/business impacts or increased cost in infrastructure projects.

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A part of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 20, T4N, R7W; and the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 20, T4N, R7W All lying in the Northern District of Prairie County containing 97.14 acres, more or less.

AND Part of the SW 1/4 of Section 17, T4N, R7W and a part of the NW 1/4 of Section 20, T4N, R7W containing 3.00 acres, more or less AND A part of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 17, T4N, R7W containing 7.46 acres more or less; AND the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 17, T4N, R7W.

U. S. Fish & Wildlife has finalized habitat designations The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it has finalized critical habitat designations for the Neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot mussels in rivers in 26 Arkansas counties.

These final designations that will become effective in 30 days were placed on the Federal Register today.

The final designations are smaller than those proposed nearly three years ago, and include a significant change to what the Service proposed in Arkansas for the rabbitsfoot, reducing the designation there by 27 percent, according to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife press release.

“We are pleased with the Service’s reduction in proposed critical habitat designations for the Neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot mussels in the state of Arkansas,” said Chris Villines, Association of Arkansas Counties executive director. “The final decision on critical habitat areas for these two fresh water species will now be less broad and more appropriate. However, we still have concerns and support the modernization of the Endangered Species Act.” The AAC began its effort on this project three years ago and during that time helped build a diverse coalition that focused on education on the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and engagement of various leaders in the state and across the nation. The coalition and supporting organizations both in the public and private sectors submitted independent comments and local environmental and economic impact studies last year.

The Service altered the critical habitat designations after receiving new relevant information from a number of people and organizations, including the AAC. The final designations result in a net reduction of about two river miles for

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“The federal law only allows for a very restrictive and incremental economic analysis approach versus a more cumulative and realistic approach,” Perkins said. “The ESA needs to be reformed to address inadequacies in the economic analysis language. In the name of transparency, private and public landowners should be well informed about the potential economic impact they will face with future designations. We look forward to working with our congressional delegation on that effort.”

State Sen. Missy Irvin (District 18, Mountain View), chair of City, County and Local Affairs Committee, helped lead the charge in the Arkansas legislature in the interim 89th General Assembly. Sen. Irvin also engaged the Southern Legislative Conference on the ESA. “I think it is imperative to recognize the significance of the combined efforts from the organizations involved in this proactive coalition. With the work of our legislature collectively, and individually in studying and engaging in these issues, passing interim resolutions, urging our governor, our attorney general and our entire U.S. Congressional delegation to engage — a better solution came to surface for Arkansans,” said Sen. Irvin.

“All of this made a significant impact on the final federal rule making in reducing the areas designated which will result in lessening the economic impact to the state."

Counties with rivers designated for the rabbitsfoot mussel: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Drew, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Little River, Marion, Monroe, Newton, Ouachita, Randolph, Searcy, Sevier, Sharp, Van Buren, White, and Woodruff counties.

The following cases were heard before District Judge Robert Abney in District Court Hearings held on Monday, May 5, 2015: CITY CASES Randy J. Shepard, Cabot, charged with Failure to Pay, Failure to Appear on a Written Summons x2..

Continued to May 11, 2015

by Motion of Defendant.

Richard A. Eubanks, Little Rock, charged with Pubic Intoxication/Drinking in Public and Failure to Appear on a Written Summons. Failed to Appear.

Issue Letter.

Meliu A. Snow, Searcy , charged with Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor. Continued to May 18, 2 015.

Daniel Powell, Little Rock, charged with Drove

Left of Center, One or No Headlights, Refuse Breathalizer, DWI-First.

Plead Not Guilty by Public Defender. Hearing set for May 14, 2015.

Jimmy Lee Chase, Des Arc, charged with Public Intoxication/Drinking in Public. Continued to May 11, 2014.

Delissa Johnson, Beebe, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

STATE CASES Bobby W. Brooks, Ward, charged with False Imprisonment-Second Degree, Interference with Emergency Communication and Assault on Family or Household Member-Third Degree. Continued to May 14, 2015.

Delphard Matthew Owens, Beebe, charged with Driving on Suspended

or Revoked Driver LicenseClass Misdemeanor. Time Pay Review. Payment Made.

Melissa Barbee, Des Arc, charged with Driving on Suspended or Reovoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

Kenneth Moore, Little Rock, charged with Child Protection Act. Guilty.

Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $140.00.

Susan G. Green, Carlisle, charged with No Seat Belt. Bond Forfeited.

Thomas B. Bradshaw, Jacksonville, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

Robert Sterling Price, Ward, charged wih Violation of No Contact Order.

Transfer Case to Hazen.

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, May 5, 2015: Johnson, Eric Dewayne, 29, Intake date October 7, 2013.

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

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

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

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

Intake date December 12, 2014.

Taylor, Ron Janquel, 20, charged with Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Intake date December 11, 2014.

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.

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

Intake date February 10, 2015.

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

Intake date March 19, 2015.

Briggs, Bobby Charles, 32, charged with Possession of Controlled SubstanceFelony, Possession of Cocaine, Posession of Drug Paraphernalia, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Possession of Firearms by Certain Per-

sons, Obstructing Governamental Operations, Speeding and Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License. Intake date March 27, 2015.

Bourrage, Jeffery, 33, charged with Theft by Receiving. Intake date March 30, 2015.

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

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

Intake date April 13, 2015.

Smith, Tommy Lynn, 40, Commitment. Intake date April 14, 2015.

Adams, Reginald D., 26, Hold for ADC. Intake date April 20, 2015.

Felkins, Jarrod Alan, 21, charged with Rape. Intake date April 20, 2015.

Smith, Earnest McDonald, 24, charged with Failure to Pay Fine and Cost and Possession of Marijuana.

Intake date April 27, 2015.

Hillhouse, Justin David, 32, Commitment. Intake date April 21, 2015.

Edwards, Cody Allen, 22, charged with Burglary-Residential, Theft of Property, Fleeing-Felony and Parole Violation. Intake date April 23, 2015.

McCarter, Reginald Lenard, 29, charged with Burglary-Residential, Theft of Property, Fleeing-Felony and Parole Violation. Intake date April 23, 2015.

Overton, G.W., 63, charged with Failure to Appear, Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License.

Driving Without Insurance, Failure to Pay Registration Fee. Intake date May 5, 2015.

Roland, Ronnie D., 27, Commitment. Intake date April 28, 2015.

Davis, Eddie Lee, 25, Hold for Another Department. Intake date May 1, 2015.

Trouten, Marcus Allen, 29, charged with BurglaryComerical, Theft of Property and Criminal Mischief.

Intake date May 4, 2015.

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DAHS Old Skating Rink, roof collapsed Mar 5, 2015 WRJ, 5th & Main

Des Arc Hotel, demolished Dec 2, 2011 County Courthouse

Allred Auditorium (old Masonic Temple)

W.A. Plunkett/Nichols building, demolished 2015

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NOTICE to SUBSCRIBERS Will this May 7th issue of the White River Journal be your last, or just for awhile ?

Those whose subscriptions expired before January 1, 2015, will no longer receive the Journal after May 7.

If you wish your paper continued uninterrupted, cash or check payments (covering time in-arrears plus in-advance) must be received by May 12, 2015

Your expiration date is shown on the mailing label at right top of the Front Page as six digits, thusly: 00/00/00 (day, month, year) Consider locking in current annual rates: $15 in Prairie County; $25 out of county; $30 out of state (2 year discounts: $29, $48 and $55 respectively) NOTES: a. NO additional statements, other than this Notice, will be mailed ! b. The Journal is testing a new method of mailing the paper attempting to expedite delivery. We have already seen improvement to next day (Friday) delivery for several cities outside of Prairie County. We are striving to increase the number of those cities. c. The Journal has also received positive feedback on a new “ONLINE” version of the paper being tested. One advantage to “online” is that interior pages are in COLOR instead of black/white. If a limited number of faithful subscribers with internet access, would like to participate in this Free trial testing, please contact us.

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Twenty-three (23) of 51 graduating members of the Des Arc High School Class of 1955 held their 60-year reunion at the Des Arc United Methodist Church Christian Life Center on Saturday, May 2. (Thirteen of the class members are deceased.)

Front, l-r: Carole Felts Pool, Billie Brown Williams, Carolyn Ingram Kennedy, Sue Chandler Anthony, Barbara Rogers McFarlin, Nora Lee Hunt Cowell, Joyce Hollis Runnells, Virginia Stith Chandler, Shelby Jean Ferguson Wade (guest), and Thelma Troyer Meyers.

Back, l-r: Donald Guess, Clarion “Buddy” Childress, Art Thomas, Wayne Tucker, Bobby Garrett, Glen “Bud” Overturf, J. D. Gregory, James Sanders, James Wyatt, Eldon McClellan, Oliver Dutton, Donald Patterson and Ozzie Sisson.

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