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THURS., DEC. 31, 8-12New Year’s Watch NightSinging, Fellowship, FoodFireworks at MidnightFirst Assemley of God

MON., JAN. 4Classes at Des Arc Schools Resume

MON., JAN. 4, 6 PMRegular MeetingCity Zoning Board

TUES, JAN. 5 / FRI., JAN. 8Eagle BasketballTues-at AugustaFri-Hazen at Des Arc

THURS., JAN 7Report Cards go outfor Des Arc Schools

FRI,, JAN. 8, 6 PMTurkey Federation BanquetHazen Armory

SAT., JAN. 9, 3 & 6 PMMovie “War Room”Community CenterDeValls Bluff

MON. JAN. 11, 3:30 PMPALS (Parent Advisory)Elem. Cafetorium

TUES., JAN. 12, 6 PMQuorum Court MeetsCourthouse AnnexIn Des Arc

TUES., JAN 12, 12 NOONLions ClubMethodist Church

MON., JAN. 18Des Arc Schools Dismissed forMartin Luther King Day

TUES., JAN. 19, 7 PMDes Arc City Councilmeets in Council Chambersat Des Arc City Hall

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David Bisbee, 57, StuttgartPrice Hancock, 14, StuttgartDonnie Hughes, 36, LonokeVirginia Jackson, 78, BrinkleyOpal Mathews, 84, LonokeCarl Owens, 79, CabotJuanita Pierce, 87, StuttgartCharles Price, 84, Des ArcMaud Warden, 85, Stuttgart

VVOLUMEOLUME/Y/YEAREAR 109, 109, WEEK 21 (5,656 TOTAL WEEKS) DES ARC, ARKANSAS (COUNTY SEAT) PRAIRIE COUNTY

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The Arkansas State High-way Commission has ap-proved a bid for improve-ments to a roadway inWhite County, according toArkansas State Highwayand Transportation Depart-ment (AHTD) officials. The purpose of the proj-

ect is to construct approxi-mately 4 miles of two lanesfor State Highway 13 in anew location between StateHighway 16 and U.S. High-way 67.McGeorge Contracting

Company, Inc. of Pine Bluffwas awarded the contract at$16,284,376.29.Construction is sched-

uled to begin in two to fourweeks, weather permitting.Completion is expectedmid-2017.

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Corderro Earls

On December 14, theSearcy Police Departmenthad their annual Christmasparty where they recog-nized employees for theiroutstanding work through-out the year. Officer Corderro Earls

was recognized as the de-partment’s overall “Officerof the Year Award”. CorderroEarls is a Detective for theSearcy Police Department.He has been in law enforce-ment since December of2007. He is a graduate fromDes Arc High School andhas an Associate's degree inCriminal Justice. His fa-vorite part about workingas an officer is the job al-lows him to be a light tosomeone’s life and have thechildren in the communitylook up to him. His favoritepart about working for theSearcy Police Departmentis that it is a family he canalways depend on to helphim or anyone in a time ofneed.Chief Eric Webb said “I

have watched DetectiveEarls grow as an officer. Ibelieved he had potential tobe a leader, and it has beena pleasure to watch himgrow into the confident po-lice officer and leader thathe is. I am very proud ofhim and his dedication tothe police department andhis fellow officers.”

Retirement Reception: Debra Whitson, fifth from left, and pictured with her ‘work family’, was feted with a retirement reception hosted by the DesArc Farmers and Merchants Bank and held in the bank lobby on Friday, December 11. Debra retired after 28 years in banking; 12 years with F&M.Pictured front left to right are Tyler Cox, Priscilla Prince, Mary Weatherley, Lisa Kassler, Debra, Amber Guillioun, Leah White, Donna Parchman,branch vice president, and Daivd Hardke, president. Back row, left to right: Carmen Doepel, Casey Ingle, Kelly Gilmore, Gary Hudson and Lee AnnCrisel, both with the parent bank, the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart.

Highwayimprovementprojectscheduled

January 1A photo of the con-

struction on the PrairieCounty Jail addition showsthe floor slab had beenpoured and work layingthe concrete blocks hasstarted. A swearing in ceremony

took place at 9 a.m. at theCourthouse Annex in DesArc for elected and re-elected county officials. The Grand Prairie Na-

tional Wildlife FederationBanquet was held at theHazen Armory on January9.

January 8Sixteen County Officials

were sworn in at thePrairie County Court-house Annex on NewYear’s morning. Des Arc Elementary

School is one of two cho-sen to attend NationalTitle One Conference.Nancy Brown has been

appointed as postmasterat the Des Arc Post Officeeffective December, 2014.

January 15The Bud and Beverly

Newby home, near the DesArc Bayou bridge, was de-stroyed by fire on Wednes-day, January 14. The onlything the Newby’s wereable to escape with wasthe clothes on their backand their 3-year old Yorkie,Josie. Bill Duerson, who

joined the Prairie CountySheriff’s Department in2008, was recently pro-moted to Chief Deputy bySheriff Gary Burnett.Duerson, who has been aninvestigator for the De-partment, takes over hisnew position from ChiefDeputy Glynn Holmes,who resigned to join theDeValls Bluff Police De-partment. An investigation is un-

derway into the burglary

at the Jay Hambrick prop-erty located on Highway38 East. Two large two-wheel trailers, an ATV, tiresand rims and valuabletools were taken. Drake Widener was an-

nounced as the new DesArc Eagle Head FootballCoach. Widener was pre-viously a defensive coordi-nator for the LonokeJackrabbits.

January 22Des Arc Police Chief

Darrell Turner retired fromthe department after 31years of service. He will bejoining the Prairie CountySheriff’s Department staffas of April 1, 2015. The County Library

Board set a date for thespecial election to ask for aOne Mill tax increase onreal and personal propertyto be used for the mainte-nance and operation ofthe county library system. Linda McIntosh, APRN,

FNP of Des Arc was amember of the Hope Med-ical Mission Team to SouthAfrica. Jim White is pictured

with a 105 pound, 54” longWhite Catfish caught inthe lower White River onSaturday, Janaury 17.Arthur Smith of Helena,who has worked for Jim for14 years, caught the “bigkitty”.

January 29Nick Hill has been se-

lected by the Board of Ed-ucation as the new Des ArcSuperintendent for the2015-16 school term. Cur-rent Superintendent RickBurns will be retiring atthe end of the 2014-15term. The Republican Party of

Prairie County met onMonday, January 26 andelected a third member ofthe Prairie County Elec-tion Commission. Stan

Ferguson of Des Arc waselected to serve as com-missioner and Rita Dob-son was re-elected asChairman.World War II Veteran

Tomy Gooch, 100, was rec-ognized by France for hisservice during WWII. OnD-Day more than 70 yearsago, Gooch stormed UtahBeach in Normandy,France. Gooch is a broth-er-in-law of the late PrairieCounty Sheriff, Dale Mad-den. Also honored wasJohn Arnold who was ac-companied to the ceremo-ny by Tonnie CovingtonWylie, daughter of DessleCovington and the lateBilly Covington. Also pic-tured was Rep. Kim Ham-mer, who was a formerpastor of the Lakeside Mis-sionary Baptist Church inDes Arc.

February 5Phase 3 of the Environ-

mental Protection Agen-cy’s (EPA) clean up of thein-ground contaminationat Sanner Oil Co. beganthis week. Merchants and Planters

Bank is pleased to an-nounce that Paul Dicksonhas been promoted toPresident of the Des ArcMarket. At a meeting of the Li-

brary Board Committee atthe Hazen Public Library,it was the decision of theboard to postpone thespecial election scheduledfor April, 2015.

February 12Thanks to a good

samaritan, a Sunday fire atPatterson Hardwoodscaused minimal damage.Jesse Tackett, who washeaded out for breakfastearly Sunday Morning,Feb. 8 spotted smoke com-ing out of a shed. Fire-fighters were dispatchedto the scene around 7:00

a.m.Marcus Trouten, 29 of

Searcy, was arrested inconnection with local bur-glaries and vandalism ac-cording to Des Arc Chief ofPolice Darrell Turner. Asearch of a patch of woodslocated off Calhoun Street,an alleged backpack wasretrieved. Contained in-side was stolen propertythat was later determinedto have been taken fromthe Des Arc UnitedMethodist Church and theFamily Worship Center. Lady Eagles Track team

places Second at the 1A-4AIndoor State Track held atthe Tyson Center on theUniversity of Arkansascampus at Fayetteville.Kirby Smith received theOutstanding Athleteaward.

February 19Keith Knupp, Des Arc’s

fire chief for 20 years andwho will retire Feb. 28, washonored by fellow fire-fighters at a retirement re-ception held at the UnitedMethodist Church FamilyLife Center. Don Harveywill be the new fire chief. Harold Kirk and

Nicholas Kirk and Harold’sdaughter, Amanda’s twochildren, Gabi and Gabe,all escaped from theirburning residence, un-harmed about 3:30 a.m.Sunday morning. Thehome was located onFourth Street, betweenGordon and Claire. Aman-da was at work at the timeof the fire. Pictured on Page 14 are

photos of Winter white’salways magic transforma-tions. President’s Day de-livers 1.75 inches ofsleet/snowprise and fol-lowed with 1” snow Tues-day night.

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2015 In ReviewCondensed from White River Journal Files

Officer Earls is“Officer of Year”at Searcy

The legislature had anextremely busy and pro-ductive year in 2015.During the regular ses-

sion early in the year, law-makers approved a $100million income tax cut formiddle class families. Tax-payers who earn between$21,000 and $75,000 a yearwill see their rates godown, beginning in 2016.The reduction will be from6 percent to 5 percent onincome between $21,000and $35,099 and from 7 to6 percent on income$35,100 and $75,000.Arkansas taxpayers who

make capital gains willpay less in income taxes.Currently they can claiman exemption on 45 per-cent of their gains, and asof July 1, 2016 they will beable to claim exemptionson 50 percent of their cap-ital gains.The legislature ap-

proved the governor’s planto relieve prison over-crowding and better pre-pare inmates for releaseinto the outside world. Itadds prison beds and au-thorizes the CorrectionDepartment to contractwith other states to houseArkansas inmates. It addsparole officers and sup-port staff.The measures expand

drug courts to hearcharges against non-vio-

lent offenders, and it setsup re-entry programs fortraining inmates with jobskills, anger managementand coping skills beforethey are released. Organi-zations that have the mostsuccess in preparing in-mates will get financialbonuses. Their successwill be measured by therecidivism rate of the in-mates they train.Lawmakers changed

the eligibility require-ments for lottery scholar-ships. They also changedhow scholarships are paidout, in order to stronglyencourage students to stay in college for theirsophomore year.Scholarship recipients

had received $2,000 dol-lars for their freshmanyear and $3,000 dollars intheir sophomore year ifthey remain eligible.Now they will get $1,000

dollars in their freshmanyear and $4,000 theirsophomore year. The totalamount of the scholarshipwould still be $5,000 forthe first two years, but inorder to receive thatamount the studentswould have to stay inschool and keep theirgrades up.The scholarship

amounts awarded for jun-ior and senior years wouldremain the same. Recipi-

ents get $4,000 dollarstheir junior year and$5,000 dollars their senioryear.Students at two year

colleges will get $1,000dollars their first year and$3,000 dollars their sec-ond year, rather than$2,000 dollars each year.Another significant

change is that high schoolgraduates no longer quali-fy by earning a 2.5 gradepoint average. They wouldhave to score a minimumof 19 on the ACT.The changes are meant

to improve the lottery’scash flow and strengthenits long-term financial sta-bility.Legislators overhauled

the state’s vocational edu-cation system, to givebusiness leaders more in-

put into the types of jobskills that are offered attechnical schools. Thatmeans two-year colleges,technical schools andadult education centerswill focus on teaching thejob skills that are most indemand by local indus-tries.As of January 1, when

Arkansas residents renewtheir drivers’ licenses theywill be valid for eight yearsinstead of four.Legislation approved

during the regular sessionallows school district staffwith a concealed carrypermit to bring firearms tocampus. This benefits es-pecially smaller schoolsthat don’t have resourcesin their budgets to hire afull-time security guard.

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“Although Arkansas’s population ranks32nd nationally, we have the 12th largesthighway system in America. Arkansas’spublic roadways are made up of nearly100,000 miles of state highways, countyroads, city streets and the bridges thatconnect them, states State Representa-tive David Hillman of Almyra.“Ensuring that our highways meet the

ever growing needs of Arkansans is anevolving challenge. That is why the Gov-ernor’s Working Group on HighwayFunding was created by an Executive Or-der in April of this year. The group hasbeen meeting monthly since August todevelop strategies to increase highwayfunding in the state. “It is composed of members of the

Arkansas House and Senate transporta-tion committees, designees from stateagencies and commissions, and individ-uals with knowledge of the transporta-tion and finance industries.“The Working Group determined that

it needs to develop a strategy to net $110million in additional revenue annually tothe Arkansas Highway and Transporta-tion Department (AHTD) over the nextone to three years. This is the amount of

new revenue the group found will beneeded to address the AHTD’s most criti-cal needs. “To address ultimate needs in the state

10 years from now, the group believes$1.68 billion in new revenue will be need-ed. This would complete I-49 and I-69,complete the entire Four-Lane Grid Sys-tem, alleviate major congestions issues inthe state and ensure pavement on allhighways is in good condition.“The final report with several recom-

mendations will be submitted to the Gov-ernor on December 15. In a meeting thisweek, the working group reviewed manyof the recommendations so far includingand increase on the motor fuel tax anddiesel tax. Another idea discussed is tophase-in a transfer of revenue from thesales tax on vehicles from General Rev-enue to the highway fund. “Once the Governor reviews the report

he will make his recommendations. Anychanges in tax structure would have to beapproved by the General Assembly.When the report is complete we will postit on our website atwww.arkansashouse.org.”

State projects $110 million for highwaysState Representative David Hillman

Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.1 Percent

Typically when a bill is passed in the state legislature,if it doesn’t not have an emergency clause, it will take ef-fect 90 days after we adjourn. But there are occasionswhen a specific date is written into the bill. This year, wepassed several bills that will take effect January 1, 2016.These impact everything from restaurant menus to taxbrackets.This week, we would like to take the time to inform

you of the changes that will be taking place and howthey may impact you and your family in 2016.We passed legislation ensuring that all healthcare

plans provided under the Affordable Care Act inArkansas must provide the minimum benefits for pedi-atric oral health. These benefits go into effect at the be-ginning of the year.Another change we made you may notice at your gro-

cery story or restaurant menu. Act 1191 requires thatcatfish that is not from the United States be labeled “im-ported”. The catfish industry in Arkansas is the thirdlargest in the nation. The legislation also requires that adistinction be made in packaging if it includes catfish orcatfish-like products.We made a few changes impacting driver’s licenses.

For starters, driver’s licenses issued after January 1, 2016will not expire for 8 years. Until now drivers have had torenew every 4 years.

And for those who have had their driver’s license sus-pended as a result of outstanding reinstatement fees, wepassed legislation that created a program to lighten thefinancial burden of getting back behind the wheel. Act1193 states that if an individual has paid all court costsand fees associated with the suspension and completeda specialty court program such as drug court, then thedriver’s license can be reinstated for a one-time fee of$100.Act 934 requires that beginning next year, physicians

cannot perform an abortion on a minor unless she ob-tains notarized consent from one of her parents or legalguardian.Come tax time, you may also see the impact of our re-

cent tax cuts. The income tax will be reduced by forthose making between $21,000 and $75,000. The reduc-tion became effective at the beginning of 2015 so youwill notice the change in this year’s tax filings. Thosemaking above $75,000 will see the reduction next year.And farmers and ranchers will receive an income tax

exemption for payment from an agricultural disasterprogram.There are several other pieces of miscellaneous legis-

lation which will also go into effect at the beginning ofthe year. The ones described will have the broadestreaching impact on our state.

New legislation effective January 1, 2016By State Representative David Hillman

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Our ChristmasWe’ll spiff up just a bit, the bunch of us, my wife and

me and the two subsequent generations that cameabout because of us. We munched, perhaps not spar-ingly, until the late afternoon meal that will be ourChristmas dinner. By tradition we will take it at thehome of our daughter, which she somehow believesmakes the proceedings easier, though I am not certainwhy, and which permits our beloved son-in-law topreside at table. That I invariably ask him to preside atTurkey Day (always at our house) signals nothing oth-er than our pride in him, though he does offer a reallygood prayer.Some things are predictable, delightfully so, such as

the menu:Fowl and pork for animal protein. A half-dozen veg-

gies, to include two varieties of mashed potatoes, con-ventional and garlicy. Likewise, a double-whammy inthe dressing department: one avec le sausage, onesans. Yams, of course, sliced thin, per the advice of-fered my bride some years ago by a Mississippi restau-rant wizard, still at her stove today as she approachesher 80th year. No doubt my daughter will prepare herdad his holiday treat, something she calls Christmascorn even when she prepares it for Easter and Thanks-giving. It’s a sinfully cheesy concoction, a coronary.And of course the dish that haunts every “special”meal, the casserole which everyone except me seemsto savor: green beans immersed in thick gray sauce,slices of taupe toadstool lurking therein. Rolls andbutter. Heaven only knows what the dessert tray willoffer. So much of everything. More than enough to

prompt us to consider the abundance that is ours, andthe paucity that is life for so many. We have been, are,blessed. We are also lucky.There is fear in our land, understandably so. Ap-

prehension grew to terror earlier this month when twodemented Muslims slaughtered 14 people in Califor-nia, and in so doing darkened the shadow over mil-lions of other Muslims in the U.S., men and womenwho want only a piece of the American dream, and tolive in peace. There is sadness in our land, not least for the fami-

lies of the six U.S. soldiers who died only days beforeChristmas when a suicide bomber detonated himselfagainst their patrol in Afghanistan. They will not bethe last Americans to die in that tormented section ofthe world. The suicide bomber will not be the last ofhis kind (the assailant may have been a she). And theindigenous peoples of the region, mostly Muslim --they will continue to die by the thousands. So there issadness, much, in the Middle East and its perimeternations. At some point in the day I will call my friend Joe in

California. Joe, still vigorous and still at work as he ap-proaches his 90th year, born in Brooklyn to parentswho chose America over their native Syria longer thana century ago. He has family in Syria still, huddled inthe charnel house that is Syria today. They are Chris-tians in an overwhelmingly Islamic society, one thatpreviously abided all faiths. Joe and I will talk aboutsome friends, in California and Arkansas, Muslims inan overwhelmingly Christian society, and hope it willcontinue to abide their faith. We’ll make some other calls, especially to those on

the mend, like our pal Gene Rapley in Fort Smith, ofthe same generation as Joe and with the same quicksil-ver mind. We’ll do our best to dial up kin in MountainHome and Morrilton, and thereabouts, and friends inthe Delta. With our Christmas temperatures in Arkansas ex-

pected to be in the 60s we will reach out to friends wellto the north of us, where the [begin ital] high [end ital]at Edmonton, Alberta is predicted to be exactly onedegree; and to others in suburban Vancouver, com-paratively balmy at 38 and sunny. We will try to keepthe Christmas spirit by not taunting. We’ll toast all those who are trying their best to keep

Arkansas on track, or, in some cases, get it back ontrack -- banker/businessman George Makris, Jr., forexample, putting his heart and his head (and no fewdollars) into rejuvenating his native Pine Bluff. Andtrade advocates like ole Harvey Joe Sanner of Des Arc,not so “ole” that he won’t see Arkansas farm productsshipped to a Cuba steadily less renegade after a fruit-less, half-century old commercial embargo. Mostly, however, we’ll stay out of the way, my wife

and I. It’s not about us, it’s about the grands, of course,happy and healthy and eager to rip open the Christ-mas wrapping. Time to count blessings. Includingreaders. Merry Christmas!Note: This column was written for the December 24

issue, but was omitted due to space limits.

Two hunters are in the woods, when one of themsuddenly collapses. He wasn't breathing, and hiseyes looked glazed. Thinking quickly, the other guygrabs his cell phone and calls for help. He shouts atthe emergency operator, "I think my friend is dead!What do I do!?""Calm down", the operator says in a soothing

voice, "I can help you. But first, we need to makesure he's dead."The phone goes silent for a second, then the op-

erator hears a gunshot; "OK", says the hunter,"now what?"

Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics and released today by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, showArkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percent-age point, from 5.1 percent in October to 5.0 percent in November. Arkansas’ civilianlabor force declined 1,800, a result of 2,000 fewer unemployed and 200 additional em-ployed Arkansans. The United States’ jobless rate remained stable at 5.0 percent inNovember.BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “Arkansas’ unemployment rate

declined to 5.0 percent in November, down seven-tenths of a percentage point sinceNovember 2014. The last time Arkansas’ rate was at 5.0 percent was in April 2008.”Arkansas’ nonfarm payroll jobs declined 300 in November to total 1,224,100. Em-

ployment in six major industry sectors decreased, while four sectors posted gains.Jobs in construction dropped 2,000, an expected seasonal loss. Employment in man-ufacturing fell 1,200. All of the declines were spread throughout durable goods manu-facturing (-1,200). Professional and business services decreased 1,100. A majority ofthe loss occurred in administrative and support services (-800), which includes em-ployment agencies. Leisure and hospitality dropped 1,000, a typical seasonal contrac-tion. Trade, transportation, and utilities added 3,700 jobs. Most of the increase was inretail trade (+2,600), as stores begin preparation for the holiday shopping season.www.discover.arkansas.govCompared to November 2014, nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas has in-

creased 14,800. Seven major industry sectors posted growth, more than offsetting de-clines in four sectors. Professional and business services added 6,000 jobs. Gains oc-curred in all three subsectors. Employment in educational and health services rose5,900, all in health care and social assistance (+6,600). Jobs in construction increased5,700.

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All’s well back at thedrilling site east of Des Arc.The Continental crew weregathered in the control roomon the oil drilling site Tues-day getting a break from thecold. They had just finishedplacing another section ofdrilling pipe into place. Thewell is now lined with a cas-ing to a depth of 3,000 feet.They plan to go to a depth of6,500 feet. The drilling site isone mile west of Highway 33on the Prairie-Woodruffcounty line.

Thomas H. (Harold) Crye,a native of Des Arc and amember of the ArkansasState Police for more thanthree decades, made historytoday, when he was present-ed with the “DistinguishedService Award” at the Com-mission’s meeting Dec. 18 inCarlisle. This was the firstsuch award ever presented bythe State Police, said DirectorTommy L. Goodwin. “He hascontributed so much to lawenforcement in Arkansas, hehas become a legend in hisown time,” Goodwin said ofCrye.

Hattie Jenkins was recent-ly promoted to Manager ofthe Midwest National De-partment of National In-vestors Life Insurance Co. inLittle Rock. She is the daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. RayfordJenkins of Des Arc.

Trans-Com Inc. crews ofFlorida have been here sever-al weeks hanging cable forTown & Country CablevisionInc. of Fort Smith, Ark. Thelines will bring cable televi-sion to Des Arc residents.

Timothy Dale Conrad ofBenton has joined the Des

Arc High School faculty, re-placing Mrs. Paula Fulmer,who has taken a maternityleave.

Rev. Jack Bledsoe, pastorof First Baptist Church in DesArc, is announced as a mem-ber of the Ouachita BaptistUniversity Board of Trustees.The 24-member board re-cently held its Fall meetingon the OBU campus.Ouachi-ta is owned by the 435,618-member Arkansas BaptistState Convention.

Miss Denise Scribner ofNorth Little Rock, grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. (Miller) Donahue, hastaken a position with the Na-tional Staff of Girl Scouts ofAmerica. Her mother is theformer Jane Donahue of DesArc.

Pvt. Randy Stice, a 1981graduate of Des Arc HighSchool, son of Mr. and Mrs.Chester Stice, has been se-lected to serve as a RecruiterAide with the Army Recruit-ing Station in Searcy. After 45days there, he will proceed tohis next assignment at FortCampbell, Ky.

Don Stallings of Hazenhas been selected to serve onthe Development Council atOuachita Baptist Universityin Arkadelphia.

Farm Bureau life insur-ance reached the $1 billionin-force level in Arkansas onDec. 17, according to an an-nouncement by Nicky E. Har-grove of Stuttgart, presidentof the Arkansas Farm Bureau.

Let A L. Berry show you aChevrolet Car, Truck, orOldsmobile from WesterfieldChev.- Olds, Des Arc, 256-4141.

The Navy Department re-ported today that PresidentRoosevelt has awarded theDistinguished Flying Cross to10 enlisted men for heroicperformance of duty in theBattle of Midway. Amongthem was: William D. Horton,28, aviation radioman, secondclass. Billy, a Des Arc boy, isthe son of W. D. Horton andNeva DeVore Horton.

Total farm value of 34 im-portant Arkansas crops in1942 was $182,433,000 com-pared with $235,192,000 in1941, according to the StateCrop Reporting Service.

Among the young men ofthis vicinity who were induct-ed into the U. S. Army and leftone day the past week wereH.M. Caskey, Chick Tucker, --Holt and --Ingram, and 32others.

The Defense Area rentalcontrol Office for Arkansasand Prairie counties an-nounce that it will have pres-ent in this city, Des Arc, on the5th and 6th days of January,1943, representatives for thepurpose of assisting propertyowners in the registration oftheir rental properties. TheRegistration Booth will beopen at the Courthouse. It isrequired under the Federallaw that such registrations bemade.

Our old friend, Mr.Schuyler Hayley, a progressivefarmer of the Johnson Chapelvicinity, was a pleasant callerat the Journal office thisThursday morning, and re-newed his subscription. Hehad with him two bright littlesons, Otho Lionel and CharlesEverett, manly little men.

Mrs. Fred Lyon and sister,Miss Minnie Nell Morrison, ofLittle Rock, visited with theirmother, Mrs. G. P. Drown, andfriends in this city during theholidays.

Messrs. J. B. Cunninghamand John H. Toy, progressiveand successful farmer citizensof the East Side, were in towntrading yesterday.

The Attorney General last

week ruled that Arkansas mo-torists in Share-the-Ridegroups are protected againstdamage suits in event of acci-dents by a 1935 state lawwhich defines a passenger inan automobile as a “guest”.Under the “guest” law, there isno legal cause of action for in-juries as a passenger unlessthe ride is paid for.

Mrs. Fred Killman of LittleRock visited friends n Des Arc,her former home, this week.Mrs. Killman (nee Miss EdnaTarkington) is a Des Arc girl,widely known as proprietressof the Bungalow Cafe whichshe ran very successfully for anumber of years before shemarried.

We acknowledge a verypleasant call yesterday after-noon from our young friend,R. D. Freeman, member of theU. S. Air Corps at El Paso, Tex.who was called home on ac-count of the death of his fa-ther.

Our young friend, ex-Sena-tor Albert Erwin, who hasfilled a very important placeat the Jacksonville OrdnancePlant for several months, vis-ited with friends and familyhere Sunday.

There are some changesbeing made in business in thecity this week. Mr. Abel John-son will consolidate the Fair-way Store stock of dry goodswith his grocery, thereby re-ducing expense of operationof two stores.

Mr. Carl Christian of Tuck-erman, was looking after busi-ness interests here this week.A former Des Arc citizen, heowns a chain of moving pic-ture shows including the Tem-ple Theater in this city.

The Arkansas SalvageCommittee reports that fromJuly to November, PrairieCounty furnished only584,705 pounds of scrapmetal. Folks, the War has onlybegun. The governmentneeds your scrap metal fortanks and guns. Gather upyour scrap!

While a proposal fordrastic slashes incongressional

salaries came today fromCapitol Hill, authoritativeword was passd out thatPresident Hoover would op-pose sternly any general fed-eral wage cut. The suggestionfor a 20 percent cut in con-gressional salaries came fromSenator Borah of Idaho whohimself declined to accept awage increase voted to mem-bers of Congress a few yearsago. He also proposed thatthe vice president, the speak-er and all members of thepresident’s cabinet be re-duced from $15,000 to$12,000. The president feelsthat the government mustmaintain its scale to retainresponsible officials.

Earl Page, Commissionerof Agriculture, says, “the bestoutlook for the farmers thecoming year seems to be inthe line of dairying. Prices ofmilk, cream and dairy prod-ucts seem to hold up betterthan anything else in con-nection with farming.”

A party of Griffithvilleboys, composed of Bill andLester Keathley, V. L. and W.K. Turnage, Ellis, Frank,Lester, Cleo and J. W. Hol-loway, while on a hunting tripin Woodruff County, nearHunter, one day last week,bagged a nine point buck. BillKeathley made the kill. Theboys say deer are scarce.

Hickory Plains 4-H Clubmet Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1931,with Miss Tennyson and or-ganized the club. New offi-cials were elected as follows:Wesley Hamric, president;Charlie Speight, vice-pres.;Dorothy Orr, secretary and

Myrtle Norman, reporter.The Community’s Club metwith Mrs. Scroggs on thesame day.

Ambrose Erwin of thiscity, an instructor in the Jun-ior Agricultural College atBeebe, hunting with a partyof friends near Brasfield oneday last week, came homewith the honors, havingbagged the largest and prob-ably the oldest buck in theCache River bottoms - an 11-point buck. He was as proudof this deer as he was as a lit-tle boy was of a red top pair ofboots 50 years ago.

Mrs. J. W. Watson’s SundaySchool Class of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, held elec-tion of officers Sunday, Janu-ary 3, as follows: President,Mrs. B. E. Wray; vice-pres.,James Hughes; secretaryClaudia Barrett; treasurer,Mrs. H. L. Yancey, and re-porter, Hazel Bacon. Theclass is planning for a “tackyparty” real soon.

Miss Nancy Willie Roe,one of Des Arc’s popularyoung lady teachers, hasbegun a term of school inUnion Township.

W. K. Bacon and familyhave moved to the Tisdaleplace on the pike west of thecity limits.

Beech Eddins, PrairieCounty Tax Assessor, an-nounces his itinerary out inthe county starting January18 at the Braner Store inBullard Township for the as-sessment of property.

Those of you who owe usone or more years subscrip-tion to the Journal, must payup or you won’t receive an-other issue. We mean it!

Mrs. Opal Matthews, 84of Lonoke joined her lovedones in heaven on Decem-ber 24, 2015.

She was preceded indeath by her parents, Royand Ada Payne; husband of42 years, Dewie Matthews;grandson, Kevin Brown; sis-ters, Lois Crites, Philis Jen-nings and Donna Johansan;brothers, Bo, Bud and JoePayne.

Opal is survived by herbeloved brother, IrvinPayne and wife, Alpha ofHernando, MS; threedaughters, Pat Brown andhusband Buddy of Lonoke,Fredia Smith and husbandJohn of Austin, AR andBrenda Perella and hus-band Dan of Bellingham,MA. She was blessed withnine grandchildren and 10great-grandchildren; manyfamily and friends in Illi-nois, Mississippi, Arkansasand Tennessee.

Opal’s life accomplish-ments include her mosttreasured years developingthe greenhouse program atLonoke Exceptional Devel-opment Center. She lovedthe clients and staff, grow-ing plants and teaching.She had many happy yearsworking there before retir-ing.

While living in Mississip-pi, Opal co-owned withfamily the Roller DerbySkating Rink in Red Banksand 10 commercial green-houses and a garden centerin Victoria.

She loved life and was al-ways glad to start a newproject or help someone.Her generosity and strengthof character was wellknown. She will be greatlymissed.

Funeral service was held2 pm, Tuesday, December29, at Boyd Funeral HomeChapel, Lonoke.

Interment followed inWelcome Home Cemetery,Des Arc.

Donnie Wayne Hughes,36, of Lonoke passed awayFriday, December 25, 2015.

He was preceded indeath by his father in 1995,Eddie Hughes; his motherin 2008, Nancy HelmsLewis; and grandparentsElizabeth Helms andWilliam Helms.

Donnie is survived by hischildren, Frankie Hughesand Brice Williams ofCabot; brother, EddieHughes, Jr. and wife, Donnaof Lonoke; half-brothersand sisters, Edward Hughesof Casscoe, William Hughesof MS, Carolyn Ingle ofUlm, Wanda, Walter, Don-ald and Otis Hughes all ofStuttgart; girlfriend, RendaMeggs, and many niecesand nephews.

A funeral service will beheld 2 pm Wednesday De-cember 30, at Boyd FuneralHome Chapel, Lonoke withinterment in SunshineCemetery in Humphrey. Inlieu of flowers, donationscan be made to Boyd Fu-neral Home for assistanceon his service.

David Owen Bisbee, 57,of Stuttgart died Monday,December 21, 2015, at hishome.

David was born August 4,1958, in Stuttgart. He was a1976 graduate of StuttgartHigh School. He was anavid sportsman and en-joyed the beauty of nature.He loved to hunt and fishand spent time guiding onthe Little Red River at Lind-sey’s Resort in HeberSprings. He was a recipientof the Chick Major Scholar-ship Fund. He was a formerstate champion for theState Duck Calling Contestand runner up for the WorldDuck Calling Contest. Hewas of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded indeath by his father, Dr. JimBisbee; and his grandpar-ents, Glen and Elfa Bisbeeof Kansas City, Mo., andWilliam and Hildreth Paulof Clinton, Mo.

He is survived by hismother, Mary Helen PaulBisbee of Stuttgart; his sis-ter, Lisa Lee Bisbee ofStuttgart; two sons, BlakeSquire Bisbee (Lauren) ofConway and Ethan GunnerBisbee (Allysse) of Seaside,Ore.; three grandchildren,Sterling and Britton Rose ofConway and Schwazy ofSeaside, Oregan; and threestep-grandchildren, Skyler,Kaylee and Maddy.

Funeral services, officiat-ed by Dr. Sam Roberts, were2:00 p.m. Monday, Decem-ber 28, at Turpin FuneralHome in Stuttgart with bur-ial following in Lone TreeCemetery.

The family requests me-morials may be made toGrand Prairie JOB Center,427 South Maple, Stuttgart,Ark. 72160.

Juanita Lovelace Pierce,87, of Stuttgart widow ofIrven Pierce, passed awayTuesday, December 22,2015, at UAMS in LittleRock.

Mrs. Pierce was born July15, 1928, in Jefferson Coun-ty, Ark., to C. Burtrum andPearl Teer Lovelace. Sheand her husband were own-ers of Pierce and Companyand she was a member ofSt. Alban’s EpiscopalChurch.

Besides her parents andher husband, she was pre-ceded in death by a sisterand a brother.

Survivors are her son,Mickey Pierce and wife LisaJo; granddaughter, CandaceLea Prine and husband BretAlan; great-grandson, Hay-den Everett Prine; nephews,Alton David Pierce and wifeMary Ann and Matt RowellLovelace III and wife Julie;nieces, Billie Jean Lovelace,Dianne Lovelace Vance andElena Elizabeth Lovelace;and numerous great-niecesand great-nephews.

Private committal servic-es, officiated by the Rev.Darrell Stayton, were heldat Lone Tree Cemetery.

A memorial service washeld at 10:00 a.m. TuesdayDecember 29, at St. Alban’sEpiscopal Church.

Her family requests me-morials may be made toArkansas Children’s Hospi-tal, 1 Children’s Way, LittleRock, Ark. 72202.

Virginia Jackson, 78, ofBrinkley died Sunday, De-cember 20, 2015.

Survivors are her hus-band, Milton Jackson; chil-dren, Gerald (Rhonda) Jack-son, Douglas Jackson (HollyHunt) and Laurie (Alan)Henard; two brothers, onesister, six grandchildrenand seven great-grandchil-dren.

Services were at 10:00AM, Wednesday, Dec. 23, atthe Missionary BaptistChurch, Brinkley.

Interment was in Oak-lawn Cemetery.

Guestbook www.bob-nealandsons.com

Maud Ellen Warden, 85,of Stuttgart passed awayFriday, December 25, 2015,at her home.

Mrs. Warden was bornApril 10, 1930, to James C.Wood Sr. and Lilly SandersWood. She was a retiredhair dresser and member ofCorinth Missionary BaptistChurch. She loved garden-ing and cooking, but espe-cially loved hosting familymeals and get-togethers.

Besides her parents, shewas preceded in death byher brother, Cecil Green;and her sister, Ella Gaydos.

Survivors are her hus-band of 70 years, Calvin L.Warden; son, Brent Warden(Barbara) of Pine Bluff;daughter, Shelia Bednar(Larry) of Slovak; threebrothers, J.C. Wood Jr.(June) and Joe DonaldWood (Louise) of Pine Bluffand Tommy Wood ofStuttgart; three grandchil-dren, Bart Bednar ofStuttgart, Angie Yarbrough(Jeff) of Rogers, Ark., andJennifer Kesterson (Scott)of Centerton, Ark.; sevengreat-grandchildren, Na-than and Jack Bednar, So-phie and Jacob Yarbrough,Kiley Hubanks and Emmaand Ashlyn Kesterson; andseveral nieces and nephewsincluding Teresa Duncan(Wayne), Rusty Wood(Gina) and Steven Wood.

Funeral services, officiat-ed by Bro. John Young, were11:00 a.m. Tuesday atTurpin Funeral Homechapel in ßtuttgart with vis-itation one hour before theservice.

Burial followed in FlynnCemetery.

Memorials may be madeto Corinth Missionary Bap-tist Church or the donor’schoice.

Maud Ellen Warden

Charles E. Price

Donnie Wayne Hughes

Virginia Jackson

Maud E.Wardenhad relativesat Slovak

Services heldWednesday forVirginia Jackson

Donnie Hughes,brother of Ulm resident, dies

Carl F. Owenswas formerlyof StuttgartPrice Hancock

dies of braindisease at 14

Juanita Pierce,business ownerat Stuttgart

Opal Matthewsburied Tuesdaynear Des Arc

David O. Bisbeewas championduck caller

Carl Frank "Bo" Owens,age 79, formerly of Stuttgartpassed away in Cabot onSunday, Dec. 20, 2015.

He was born August 22,1936 in Gillett, Arkansas tothe late S.C. and EuniceOwens.

He was an independenttruck driver who loved theopen road. Mr. Owens was aMaster Mason.

During his time as atruck driver he taught manypeople the profession oftruck driving. He will al-ways be remembered as funloving, easy going, and healways enjoyed a good cigarand spending time with hisfamily and friends. He alsoenjoyed watching old west-erns and good food.

He was preceded indeath by two brothers, BillyE. Owens and Jacob Owens,four sisters Melva Allen,Minnie Huckaby, RuthBaker and Patricia Watson.

He is survived by his lov-ing wife, Jimmie C. Owens,one daughter, Carla E.Wicklund and her husbandRick; one son, Frank Owensand his wife Keda; sister-in-law, Jan Davis and her hus-band, Johnny; granddaugh-ter, Courtney Wicklund; sis-ters, Hazel Young of DeWitt,Nola Weinrich of Gillett andJohnny Owens of Gillettand many nieces andnephews.

In lieu of flowers thefamily requests donationsbe made to The Michael J.Fox Foundation, P.O. Box5014, Hagerstown, Mary-land 21741-5014 or onlineat www.michaeljfox.org forthe research of Parkinson'sDisease.

Price Charles Hancockwas born on Nov. 17, 2001in Germantown, Tennesseeto Bryan and Jana Hancock.

Price walked into the lov-ing arms of his Lord andSavior, Jesus Christ on Sat-urday, Dec. 26, 2015.

Price had battledGlioblastoma for the last 14months with determinationand a smile knowing it wasin God’s hands.

Price is preceded indeath by his paternalgrandfather, Dr. Rex Han-cock of Stuttgart and ma-ternal grandfather, GarlandDean “Bubbie” Hill of OakGrove, Louisiana.

Price is survived by hisparents, Bryan and JanaHancock; sister, BryanaHancock, all of Stuttgart;paternal grandparents, Tay-lor and Jan Gregory ofStuttgart; maternal grand-parents, Alan and JerronDay of Germantown, Ten-nessee.

Price was an avid lover ofsports and during his younglife had played football,basketball and baseball.Price loved the Razorbacksfrom the day he was born.

A memorial service hon-oring Price’s life was heldon Wednesday, Dec. 30, at11 a.m. at First UnitedMethodist Church in Stutt-gart.

In lieu of flowers thefamily asks that donationsbe made to (1) St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital inmemory of Price or to (2)“Hunting for a Cure forPrice Hancock” to assistother children battling can-cer. This fund has been setup at Farmers and Mer-chants Bank, P.O. Box 1010Stuttgart, AR 72160

Quote of the WeekYear’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a

going on, with all the wisdom that experience can in-still in us. -Hal Borland

Charles Everett Price, 84,of Des Arc went to be withthe Lord at his home onSaturday, Dec. 26, 2015. Hewas born August 22, 1931.He had cancer and wasunder Hospice Care.

He leaves behind hiswife of 53 years, DianePrice; a son, Danny JoeCrowley of Des Arc; threesisters, Pat (Jim) Parkernear Morrilton, Jean Costel-lo of Little Rock, andDorothy (Burly) Johns ofBald Knob. He served in theArmy for a short time dur-ing the Korean War, but wasdischarged due to needs ofhis family.

Allen Childress movedCharles and Diane from Lit-tle Rock to Des Arc in 1996.They were loved membersof Gospel Mission Churchin Des Arc.

A Memorial Service washeld at Gospel MissionWednesday, Dec.30, at10AM. Officiating were Bro.Elbert Pool, Bro. AltonEvans, and Allen Childress.

Memorial service Wednesdayfor Charles Everett Price

Hypsions of Cotton Plant end year with festive Christmas party

Sunday, December 27IN DES ARC

First Baptist Church 226/255Gospel Mission.....................151Lakeside Miss. Baptist....60/91First United Methodist........90Faith Missionary Baptist.41/52Family Worship Center........46First Assembly of God....29/35Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 35Church of Christ..................17Church of God of Prophecy.. 20Living Waters Full Gospel.....NR

AREA CHURCHESHickory Plains Miss. Bap 62/87Morris Chapel Miss. Baptist..23Pleasant Ridge Miss. Baptist.17Hickory Plains Methodist..... 24Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 12Judson Memorial Baptist...... 25Sand Hill Miss. Baptist........6

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FF A I T HA I T H TT R A C K SR A C K SBy Rev. Dee Harper

Pastor, First United Methodist ChurchDes Arc, Ar

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

Hope Discovered

Su n d a y S c h o o lC h u rc h A t t e n d a n c e

Words of Faith/Church News Words of Faith/Church News

Luke 2:25-32, 36-38

I heard recently about astory of a delivered Christ-mas card. Now that does-n’t seem so news worthydoes it? I believed most ofus have gotten at least oneChristmas card or mes-sage this year. Howeverwhat makes this Christ-mas cards story so uniqueis that it took 93 years tobe delivered. The card is abeautiful picture of SantaClause lifting up a littlegirl in a pretty blue dressto ask her what she wantsfor Christmas. Postageback them was only 1cent. It was sent in 1914to Ethel Martin who livedin Oberlin, Kansas and itwas from her cousins inAlma, Nebraska. The cardwas delivered to Ethel’ssister-in-law in OberlinBernice Martin in 2007.To add to the mystery

the letter was sent fromChicago, Illinois. We don’tknow where the letter wasand we don’t know how itgo to Chicago or who fi-nally discovered it andpassed it on. What we doknow is that is a long timeto wait from a Christmascard.Now our story today is

also about waiting. How-ever before we talk aboutSimeon and Anna weshould talk about whatMary and Joseph weredoing in the first place.Mary and Joseph and thebaby Jesus went to thetemple to offer sacrificesof purity as described inLeviticus 12 for a womanafter she gives birth to ason. Also they came todedicate Jesus to the Lordas the first-born male ofthe family. Now this is de-scribed in Exodus 13 andit also seems to harkenback to Hannah dedicat-ing Samuel.It is also worth being

reminded again that Jesus

came to those who werenot blessed with greatwealth. Mary and Joseph’ssacrifice of turtledoveswas the sacrifice of thosewho were poor.Now the first of the two

characters that they meetis Simeon. Simeon was adevout and righteous manwho was seeking the con-solation of Israel. He wasa man filled with GodSpirit. He had been toldthat he would not die untilhe had seen the Lord’sMessiah. He was led bythe Spirit into the templeand when he saw Jesus hetook him into his armsand praised God. He alsotold Mary that Jesus wasdestined to cause thefalling and rising of manyin Israel.Then the little family

encounters Anna, thewidowed prophetess whospent night and day fast-ing and praying for the re-demption of Jerusalem.When she saw them shecame up to them andpraised God and after-ward spoke about thechild to any who were alsolooking forward to the re-demption of Israel.Two people who had

been waiting expectantlyon God were now filledwith an even more vibranthope because of thisseemingly ordinary childwho they were allowed torecognize was the Lord’sMessiah.So what does our story

about Simeon and Annateach us about hope. Wellfor hope to be discoveredit has to take time. Hopeisn’t often immediatelyidentifiable. Sometimes ittakes time, like a seedslowly growing under-neath the soil until a littleseedling pops up abovethe ground in Spring. Itwas a longtime beforeSimeon and Anna discov-ered the hope not just for

Israel but for the worldthat God had promised.Second we have to put

out hope in the right thingor in our belief the rightperson. Simeon and Annacould have jumped thegun or picked out thewrong person. But theywaited for the Holy Spiritto reveal the right one be-fore they gave praise. Wehave to put our faith in thesame person. Jesus Christis the one that came tosave us. We talk aboutJesus’ redemption interms of the cross, howev-er that was just the finalpreeminent act of a wholelife that was lived to re-deems us. Because Christlived our lives and yet didnot sin. Because Christsuffered all that we suf-fered, the Savior can per-fectly identify with thosehe came to save. He is oneof us and yet He is somuch more, He is God. Third we need to put

our hope in the right fu-ture. If your hope is basedon what car you hope todrive, what degree or jobyou hope to earn, or whatsalary or wealth you hopeto obtain you are puttingyour hope in the wrongfuture. Our hope is in acurrent growing relation-ship with Christ and aneternal relationship withChrist in the future. Webelieve that we will havetrouble and that thingswon’t be perfect but thatGod is with us and Godwill always be with us.My invitation for us is

to ask what will we putour hope in this comingyear? Will we settle fortemporary or false hopeor discover the joyful vi-brant hope of followingafter our Savior. May Godbless you and yours in thisnew year.

Bro. Dee

The Hypsion Club of Cotton Plant finished the year bysharing a pot luck luncheon, fun and games and blessingsof this year.The group and guests gathered at 11:30 in the festively

decorated clubhouse looking a lot like Christmas! .Afterthe food was placed for self-service, Jerry Aycock of theclub asked the blessing on the food, the day and the fel-lowship we would share in the next hour or so.The mealprepared by members and guests was delicious.Following the meal there was a short business meeting

and a reminder to everyone that the Spaghetti Supperwill be February 26, 2016 starting at 5:00 PM. Also broughtup for discussion the fact that the club will be 100 yearsold in May 2016, and began making plans for celebration. After the meal and meeting, the time turned to fun

time. Louise W Miller brought some games that you had tothink about what you had just heard, The 12 Days ofChristmas, well some of our art work didn't match thedays, Next, to the Birth of Jesus taken from the Gospel ofLuke was read by Helen Fields. Our art work improved. At the end of our games, Louise presented everyone

with a stay with "ME" angel key ring or pendant to re-member the times together. After the games,everyonehelped bag the cookies that were brought to be distrib-uted to the shut-ins in the community and friend or rela-tivies of members in nursing homes in the area. As theparty ended all members and friends wished all a MerryChristmas and a Happy, Healthy, New Year.The next garthering will be a workshop on January 11,

2016. -Louise Miller

Top left: Helen Fields, Jenna Pfeffer, Fannie Peters,Brother Billy Duncan, and Rosetta Lockhart; top right:Roger Lacefield, Jerry Aycock and Jerry Lacefield; lower left: Marilyn Leggett and Martha Fisk; lower right:Ellen and Logan Vincent. Not pictued Marian Cooper and Louise W. Miller.

Congratulationsto

Donna and Ronnie Rollinson their

52nd Wedding Anniversaryfrom the Residents and Families of

Thanks for still provid-ing family and friends withnews from around PrairieCounty.Glenda GalesDes Arc, AR------Has been a while since I

wrote, and a lot of thingsgoing on. Also, I lost myhusband on September 6.Lou Speed.Greenville, MS------My week is not complete

without the WRJ.James FordArkadelphia, Ar------Thanks for another year

of helping me keep up withthe hometown news.Sydney(Logsdon)HamiltonHazen, AR------Sorry we are a week late.

I just happened to check

the date on my paper. Sureglad I did.Enclosed check for two

year subscription.Mary Lou MilesCross Roads------Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year.Gary and ElizabethWalicki Family------Hope you have a won-

derful time during thiswonderful season.We will stay here during

the winter months. I lovehelping out at the airport,but we are in a very urbanarea - traffic simply impos-sible. Tell everyone hello for

us.Phillip (Fuller)and LorraineHollywood, Fl

Notes from Readers:

Jacob Rollins joins Fayetteville P.D.: On Monday, December 21st, Chief GregTabor administered the oath of office to Fayetteville’s newest police officer, JacobRollins. “Though new to our department, Officer Rollins is not new to law enforcementhaving worked for the Hazen Police Department since 2013. His prior experience giveshim a headstart and will allow him to step right into our 16 week Field Training Program.Officer Rollins said he is excited about the area and the opportunities Fayetteville has tooffer. Just another example of how a quality community attracts quality people – wel-come to the Fayetteville Police Department, Jacob!”, said Chief Tabor.

Jacob is the son of Jimmy and Susie Rollins and grandson of Shirley Rollins, all ofHazen. He is a Hazen High School graduate.

Charlotte, Arkansas

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Club Announc emen t s and Lo ca l NewsClub Announc emen t s and Lo ca l News

P e r s o n a l l yP e r s o n a l l yS p e a k i n gS p e a k i n g

Community Calendarby Chris Weems

Thurs., Jan. 7, 6:00 pm: GFWC Elsie McCain Club, Murry’s Nell Pich, hostessTues., Jan. 11, 6:15 pm: Hazen Chapter No. 5 meeting, Hazen Lodge HallThus., Jan. 14, 7:30 pm: Masonic Lodge Meeting, Lodge Hall, HazenSat., Jan. 16, 9:30 am: District 10 Proficiency School, OES, Cabot Lodge HallTues., Jan. 19, 6:00 pm: Master Gardeners, BancorpSouth, Hazen

INDUCTED: Phyllis (Brown) Elam of Lonoke, fourth from left, and a former Des Arc resident, was inducted into the local Delta KappaGamma chapter at a meeting on Wednesday, December 9. Also inducted as a new member was Joanna Adams of McCrory (Thirdfrom left). Pictured left to right are: Vicki Stephens and Paulette Shields, recently inducted members, Adams and Elam, Debora Car-penter, Vonda Dozier, and Lesley Norman. Delta Kappa Gamma is a major supporter of the Margaret Fisher Literacy Challenge/DollyParton Imagination Library, a reading program primarily for pre-school age children throughout Arkansas. The program is coordinatedby MaryAnne Williams, also a retired teacher, of Des Arc.

Dora (Hayley) Hollowayof the Johnson ChapelCommunity said she spentChristmas Day just sittingat home and doing “ab-solutely nothing,” - afterhaving Christmas Breakfastin Hazen with her grand-son and family, Allen McEl-roy, wife, Cody, and chil-dren, Kylee and Cooper,and Allen’s dad, JamesMcElroy, in Hazen.

Dora is a retired employ-ee of the old Farmers andMerchants Bank and wifeof the late Alta Holloway.

----------Prayers are sent to Kevin

Robinson who had to havesurgery for further ampu-tation of his leg last week.According to his mother,Marva Jo, Kevin wasrushed back to the hospitaland was immediately setup for surgery.

Carolyn Hambrick, thecomptroller for the City ofDes Arc, had cataract sur-gery last week and is backon the job as of Tuesday.Can’t keep this goodwoman down!

---------Phillip Mapps and wife,

Glenda, spent a week re-cently out West. They wentespecially to see Phillip’sbrother, Jimmy Mapps andwife, Charlene, in Globe,Arizona. Jimmy is a nativeof the McClelland area eastof Des Arc and is retiredfrom car body shop work.They were accompanied byson, Stephen, wife, Tonya,and children, Trevor andLauren.

After their visit in Globe,they did some sightseeingaround Flagstaff and LasVegas, explored the GrandCanyon where they sawbeautiful deer and snow on

the ground down in thecanyon (7 degrees onemorning). They returnedhome in time for the holi-days.

----------Gene and Matilda Horne

enjoyed Christmas Daywith family which includedchildren, grandchildrenand great-grandchildren.

Coming with “turkeyand dressing” were son,Faber and wife, Jane, anddaughter, Martha Goins, allof Little Rock. Also comingto spend the day and theusual Christmas gift-givingwere Faber and Jane’sdaughter and family, Chris-tine and Lewis South andfour children, Kaleb,Joshua, Noah and Rachel,of Bryant.

Til said, “We had a won-derful day.”

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Natalie Sanner andEvin Treadwell exchanging vows New Years Day

Natalie Sanner and EvinTreadwill will exchangewedding vows at the John-son Chapel MethodistChurch on New Years Day,Friday, January 1 at two o’-clock in the afternoon.

A reception will immedi-ately follow in the GospelMission Family Life Centerin Des Arc.

All friends and relativesare invited to attend.

Des Arc - Switzerland Connection (Before . . . and Year and half Later)BEFORE: Felix Wirth, 27, of Solothurn, Switzerland having breakfast on a Monday morning, June

9, 2014, after a rainy night at Des Arc’s Riverfront Park. His tent sits behind him, rightover his left shoulder. He was unmarried at the time and came to the U.S. on April 9 tohike and canoe the swamps, forests, trails and rivers from central Illinois into Missouriand Arkansas, about which Mark Twain had written, and which had inspired Felix.Felix’s story, including camping Sunday and Monday nights at Des Arc, and photos werepublished in the Journal June 12, 2014

LATER: Felix and his wife, Hannah with their son, Theo Niklaus, born Dec. 6. (Theo is short forTheodore; Niklaus is the German word for Nicholas)Felix is a graduate assistant at Freiburg University in Bern, Switzerland, and is workingon his PHD in contemporary history. He has studied at universities in Bern and Berlin.Hannah is a Choir Director at the Solothurn Madchenchor music school for girls andyoung women in Solothurn. The school has about 80 members in four different choirs.

The congregation andpastor, Paul Fowler, inviteseveryone to attend theWatchnight service at theFirst Assembly of GodChurch on Thursday, Dec.31, from 8 to 12 p. m.

There will be lots of goodsinging, good food, andfirewoarks if the tempera-ture is not too cold. Rev.Fowler also said his surgerywas postponed Monday ashis doctor was out of town

Watchnightservice atlocal church

Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc.has received limited funding to provideRegular Home Energy Assistance for the2016 winter program year for Phillips,Monroe, Prairie and Lee Counties. Thesefunds will assist eligible residents withpayment on their home heating sourceonly. Elderly and disabled households se-lected by the Department of Human Serv-ices in Little Rock will receive their appli-cations by mail. Applications will be ac-cepted until funds are depleted.

The Regular Home Energy AssistanceProgram will assist low-income eligiblehouseholds with home heating related ex-penses. The benefit amount is a one-timepayment based on household income andsize and is sent directly to the energy sup-plier on behalf of the applicant.

All applicants will receive notification,in writing, if application has been ap-proved or denied. Eligible applicantsshould allow 35 days for processing andpayment to the utility company. Payments

may not cover an entire month’s bill andwill not stop shut-offs or disconnect serv-ice. Applicants must continue payingtheir heating source in the usual mannerto avoid a crisis situation.

To avoid delay in the applicationprocess, households that do not receive anapplication in the mail must provide proofof all income received in the prior month(check stubs, award letters etc.). A utilitybill is required to verify account numberand utility company.

Applications will be processed by firstcome first serve basis. Applicants areasked to come to the community centerlocation (listed below) nearest to wherethey live.

Prairie County Locations:Prairie CountyCommunity Services Center,605 Highway38 East Suite 2, Des Arc, AR,(870) 256-4696;DeValls Bluff Community Center.Sycamore & Ash Streets, DeValls Bluff, AR,(870) 998-2005

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New Year RecipesFrom Rev. Jaimie Alexander

Happy New Year! Wehope you have a wonderfulprosperous New Year!

We have enjoyed all of theparties, the gifts and thetreats. But we should neverforget the Reason for theSeason-Jesus.

Lots of folks are makingthose New Year Resolutions.Some do not even makethem because they don’tkeep them.

We have had our otheractivities such as Ball Toss,playing Dominoes, watch-ing movies on the big sceenTV, Horseshoes, cards, mak-ing crafts, Bible Study, lis-tening to Christmas music,celebrated December Birth-days and of course, we couldour favorite game of Bingo!

We have also had our ex-cercises to work off thoseextra pounds we gained over

the Thanksgiving andChristmas holidays.

There are several who aregoing to stay up to watch themirrored ball drop at mid-night New Year’s Eve. Besure to eat some Hog Jowland Blackeyed Peas, too!

That is all for this week.We hope you have a wonder-ful holiday weekend.

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As of December 19, thenumber of consumerssigned up for Marketplacecoverage surged to morethan 8.2 million nationally,including 62,679 inArkansas. Those who se-lected a plan by December17 or were auto reenrolledwill have coverage effectiveJanuary 1, 2016. High con-sumer demand as weneared the enrollmentdeadline for January 1 cov-erage, as well as the auto-matic renewal process,contributed to this overalltotal.

“Millions of Americanswill start 2016 with thequality and affordablehealth coverage they wantand need to keep theirfamilies healthy and finan-cially secure,” said Depart-ment of Health and HumanServices Secretary SylviaBurwell. "We are encour-aged by the strong start we

experienced in the first halfof Open Enrollment for2016 coverage, and knowwe have ongoing work todo. We are focused on mak-ing sure Arkansas familieslooking for coverage un-derstand their optionsthrough the Marketplace,know about the financialassistance available, andhave access to the supportthey need to enroll."

These data, for the firsttime, reflect the vast major-ity of consumers who wereautomatically re-enrolledinto 2016 coverage. The re-enrollment process has notyet been completed so as itcontinues, upcomingsnapshots will include ad-ditional consumers whowere automatically re-en-rolled after December 19. Ifa consumer realized afterthe deadline for coveragestarting January 1 thatthere is a better plan for

their family, they can comeback and make a changeany time before the end ofOpen Enrollment on Janu-ary 31, 2016.

Open Enrollment for2016 health coverage atHealthCare.gov began No-vember 1, 2015 and indi-viduals can still enroll incoverage through January31, 2016. Consumersshould visit HealthCare.govor CuidadodeSalud.gov toreview their coverage op-tions, learn about what fi-nancial assistance is avail-able, or to sign up or re-en-roll in a plan that bestmeets their needs.

Having health insurancewhen you can afford it isnow the law. If someonechooses not to buy healthinsurance and could affordto do so, they are at risk ofpaying a fee of $695 ormore.

I know you are thinking it s is time to starta new year's diet but before you do pre-pare these New Year's inspired recipes toring in the new year. These recipes fea-ture blackeyed peas, cabbage, corn-bread, and lots of cheese! The FrenchCoconut Pie will top the meal of so tie onyour apron and enjoy these recipes!Happy New Year to you!!!

Black Eyed Peas and Pork1 pound dried black-eyed peas (fresh orcanned black-eyed peas can be substi-tuted)2 tablespoons vegetable oil6 ounces pork shoulder, diced into 1/2-inch cubes4 strips thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces1 medium onion, small diced4 garlic cloves, sliced1 1/2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 teaspoon garlic powder4 cups chicken stock2 cups water3 bay leavesHot-pepper vinegar, as desiredIf using dried black-eyed peas, put themin a large pot and cover with about 4 inch-es of water. Soak the peas overnight,then drain the water and rinse. Alterna-tively, you can "quick-soak" the peas bybringing them and the water to a boil for2 minutes. After this, remove them fromthe heat, cover the pot and soak the peasfor 1 hour. Then, drain and rinse thepeas.Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering,add the pork. Sear until the pork isbrowned on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Addthe bacon, onion and garlic to the pot andcook, stirring, until the onion and garlicare lightly browned, about 6 to 8 minutes.Add the salt, black pepper, cayenne andgarlic powder. Cook until the entire mix-ture is coated with the spices, about 2minutes. Pour in the stock and water anddrop in the bay leaves. Bring the mixtureto a boil, then reduce the heat and sim-mer, covered, for about 30 minutes.When the pork begins to fall apart, addthe prepared peas to the pot and simmeruntil the peas are very soft, about 1 to 11/2 hours.(Cooks Note: Using the back of a spoon,smash some of the peas against the in-side of the pot then stir them into the mix-ture. This will break up some of the peasand give them a creamier consistency. Al-ternatively, you can puree 1 cup of thepeas and broth in a blender or a foodprocessor, then return the puree to thepot.)Taste for seasonings, and add some hot-pepper vinegar, if desired. Discard thebay leaves and transfer the black-eyedpeas to a serving bowl.

Escalloped Cabbage Casserole2 tablespoons butter, plus more forgreasing the panKosher salt1 head green cabbage2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 cup milkFreshly ground black pepperOne 15-ounce jar processed cheesesauce or dip, such as Cheez Whiz1 cup grated pepper Jack cheese1 jalapeno pepper, sliced into rounds,seeds removedPaprika, as needed

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. But-ter a 9-by-9-inch baking dish.Bring a medium pot of salted water to aboil. Slice the cabbage into 4 wedges.Remove the hard inner core. Parboil thewedges for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain verywell, then arrange in the prepared bakingdish.In a medium skillet over medium heat,melt the butter. Whisk in the flour andcook for a minute or 2. Whisk in the milk,add a pinch of salt and pepper and cookuntil beginning to thicken. Turn off theheat and stir in the processed cheeseand pepper Jack.

Pour the cheese mixture over the cab-bage. Dot with the jalapeno rounds andsprinkle on some paprika. Bake untilgolden and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Black-Eyed Pea Dip1 can black-eyed peas1/4 onion, chopped fine1/4 cup sour cream1 jalapeño, chopped1 cup grated cheddar cheese1/4 cup salsaHot sauce, to tasteSalt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain black-eyed peas and partiallymash, leaving some whole. Add all other ingredients, stirring to com-bine. Spread into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish andbake for 20 to 30 minutes until hot andbubbly.Serve with tortilla chips!

Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread1 cup yellow cornmeal1/2 cup all-purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powderPinch of salt1 cup buttermilk1/2 cup milk1 whole egg1/2 teaspoon baking soda1 cup grated Cheddar1/4 cup shortening2 tablespoons butter1 red bell pepper, finely diced1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and diced1/2 onion, diced

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.Combine the cornmeal, flour, bakingpowder and salt in a bowl. Stir together.Measure the buttermilk and milk in ameasuring cup and add the egg. Stir to-gether with a fork. Add the baking sodaand stir. Pour the milk mixture into the dryingredients. Stir with a fork until com-bined. Fold in the cheese. Set aside.In a small bowl, melt the shortening in themicrowave. Slowly add the melted short-ening to the batter, stirring until just com-bined.In an iron skillet, melt the butter overmedium heat. Saute the peppers andonions until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour thebatter into the hot skillet with the veggies.Spread to even out the surface. (Battershould sizzle.)Cook for 1 minute, and then transfer tothe oven and bake until golden brown, for20 to 25 minutes.

French Coconut Pie11/2 cups sugar1 tablespoon all-purpose flour3 large eggs1/2 cup buttermilk, well shaken1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted2 cups grated coconut, frozen andthawed1 deep-dish unbaked 9-inch pie shell,homemade or purchasedPreheat oven to 350 degrees F.In the bowl of an electric mixer, with awhisk attachment combine the sugar,flour, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, meltedbutter and coconut. Whisk until well com-bined. Your mixture may look curdled butkeep whisking on high until it comes to-gether, (it will still be chunky from the co-conut)Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell.Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until lightlybrowned and the center of the pie does-n’t jiggle when shaken lightly. A toothpickinserted into the center of the pie shouldcome out moist but not covered with cus-tard. The coconut will rise to form a topcrust during baking. Set the pie in the panon a wire rack and cool completely beforeserving.Cook’s note: the coconut rises to the topto form a crunchy topping. You can stickthe finished pie in the fridge if you want itto set firmly.Yield: 8 to 10 servings

We hope everyone had asafe and happy holiday,with this scary weather itsure doesn’t feel like theChristmas season. Monday we had Bean-

bag Baseball Practice. AnnQuattlebaum, oldestdaughter of Manuel andMary Holcomb, graced uswith her presence withwonderful guitar and pianoChristmas and gospelmusic that she sang all day.

Her nieces Valina and Sa-vanna Osborn where herback-up singers. Tuesday we enjoyed our

Breakfast and Bingo early. Wednesday we had a

dessert goodie table to gowith our Christmas lunch. We were closed Thurs-

day and Friday for theChristmas holiday. We will be closed Friday

on New Year’s Day. We hopeeveryone brings in the New

Year with goodness andhope with wonderfulmemories of the past year.

God Bless and have agreat New Year!

Barbara Williams, SiteDirector

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Christmas Music: Ann Quattlebaum, with guitar, sang and played Christmas music forthe folks at the Senior Citizens Center on Monday, December 21. She also played thepiano. She was accompanied by her nieces and back-up singers, Valina and SavannaOsborn, daughters of Olivia Osborn, who works at the Center and is Ann’s sister. Ann andOlivia are daughters of Manuel and Mary (Patterson) Holcomb of Carlisle.

Dogs believe in Santa, too! Snowball, the DANRC Facility Pet, visits with Santaduring the Christmas party held there Thursday, December 17. Santa would notreveal what Snowball wished for.

Santa whispers to Joanna Adams that she will get everything on her wishlist because she has been a good girl this year. Santa visited with theresidents and staff during the DANRC Christmas party on Dec. 17.

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The Joe Caviness Farm located north ofHazen in Prairie County was added to thelist of Arkansas Century Farms on Decem-ber 22, 2015.

Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture WesWard presented the Caviness Family witha Century Farm sign stating their familyname and the date the farm was estab-lished established - 1892.

Others present for the presentationwere Cynthia Edwards, Deputy Secretary,Gloria and Henry Strohl and Joe’s neices;Myra Sue Caviness McCallie, Cheryl Ann“Sissy” Caviness Bridges, and BrendaCaviness Craig.

To be eligible for this elite list, a familymust have had continuous ownership ofthe farm property, a minimum of 10 acres,for at least 100 years. As noted above, theCaviness farm has been in the family for123 years.

The first documented deed to the Cavi-ness farm is an instrument dated Sept, 1,1892 and filed for record November 23,1892. It states, “Instrument recites thatsame is made to correct deed made in1884 to Marada Caviness, which is lost.This instrument conveys SW1/4, Sec. 9,

T2N, R6W to John and Emery Caviness,minors, heirs of Marada Caviness, Deed”.

Family history recalls the CavinessFarm beginning in Prairie County in theearly 1880s.

John Caviness and his wife, MaradaHiggs Caviness, purchased land in theCenter Township 2N. This land (T 2N.,Sec. 9), is still owned by Joe Caviness,grandson of John and Marada.

John was born in North Carolina andMarada was born in Illinois. They farmedcotton, corn and hay and had a few cowson their Prairie County, Arkansas, proper-ty. They had two boys, Johnnie and Emery.

Marada contacted Tuberculosis andwent back to Illinois to be with her familyso they could care for her. She passedaway in Illinois in 1892 and willed her landto Johnnie and Emery. Johnnie was eightyears older than Emery which made theirages four and twelve when their motherdied. They grew up on the farm with theirdad and helped with the work on the farm.

Johnnie married Birdie Robinson andthey had four children - Bernice, Morris,Lynn and Vernon. And, they continued tofarm and run a dairy as long as they were

able. Johnnie died August 12, 1959. Birdiedied in 1966.

Emery married Lovie Wardwell andthey had three children - Marada Clotene,Harry Edward and Martha Clorene. Loviehad the flu in 1920 and died February 14,1920. Her youngest daughter, Clorene,was only two months old.

Being a single father, Emery warned thekids about strangers. One time while hewas in the field working, Clotene spotted astranger. She made Harry get under awashtub and she got under the houseuntil the stranger was gone. Clorene spenther earliest days with her grandmother.

On January 7, 1925, Emery marriedLeona Johnson and they had three chil-dren - Dorothy Emogene, Willie Ruth andJoe Emery. They milked cows and raisedcotton, corn and hay. In 1948 Emery andLeona built a dairy barn and began theDairy Farm.

Joe and Verda Mae DeWhitt marriedApril 25, 1957. Joe’s dad, Emery, retired in1958 and Joe and Verda assumed opera-tion of the Dairy.

Joe and Verda have three children -Rhonda Gail, Harlan Joe and Jason Scott.

Rhonda is married to David Martin andthey live in Huntsville, Alabama. Theyhave two sons John and Mark. Harlanmarried Monica Miller and they live inCarlisle. Harlan is available to help on thefarm when he is home. They also have twosons, Jake and Zack. Jason married JillGilgore and they live about 3/4 mile fromJoe and Verda’s homeplace, making it con-venient for Jason to help Joe with chores.They have two children, Luke and Lilly.

Verda helped Joe milk cows twice a day,every day. The children all helped on thefarm which consisted of milking cows andmaking hay.

In 1999 Jason took over the Dairy farmand worked it until July 1, 2000. At thistime all the dairy cows were sold. Joe andVerda had milked cows for forty two years.

Joe still has a cow and calf herd andraises hay that he bales and puts up everyyear.

Verda says, “We have been very blessedthrough the years on our farm! We areproud to have kept it in the family for thelast three generations.”

L-r: Harlan Caviness, Joe and Verda Caviness, Jason Caviness with children, Lilly and Luke, and Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward

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Crop consultants can earn continuing educationcredits at the annual winter production meetings held bythe University of Arkansas System Division of Agricul-ture’s Cooperative Extension Service.

The type and number of available credits varies bymeeting and crop consultants should contact the coun-ty extension office hosting the meeting to confirm hoursand types.

The meetings are an opportunity for growers to learnabout current research in commodity crops and otheraspects of production being performed by University ofArkansas System Division of Agriculture agronomistsand other experts. The meetings typically include re-views of the performance of verification plots across thestate, and an assessment of recommendations providedby Division of Agriculture experts throughout the previ-ous year.

“What we’re doing is sharing the latest research infor-mation and providing producers with production prac-

tices they can implement that hopefully will save themmoney,” said Hank Chaney, extension area agricultureand natural resources specialist for the Division of Agri-culture.

“Our recommendations are non-biased,” he said. “Ifwe talk about particular products, we’re not promotinganything for any other reason than that’s what we’vefound to work best.”

Two meetings scheduled on Monday, January 4, arebeing held at the Lonoke Ag Center, starting at 8 a. m.with consultants, Jarrod Hardke, Gus Lorenz, JeremyRoss, Keith Perkins, Scott Stiles, Bob Scott, and at theKenneth Caviness Shop on Anderson Road in PrairieCounty, starting at 1 p.m. with consultants Scott Stiles,Bob Scott, Jeremy Ross, Travis Faske, Gus Lorenz, JarrodHardke, Jason Kelley

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Well, this is the lastnews for 2015, hopefullynot the LAST, but whoknows?

Lots of folks came andate ,then WENT!

Gregory HomemakersClub once again hostedthe CHRISTMAS TREE.They were doing thatwhen we moved herewhen I was 13-thatmeans74 years that I haveknown it to be, but I don’thave a clue as to howmany before 1941.FanniePeters, on behalf of theGregory Homemakersclub, fixed all the sacks forSanta that he wanted togive out. Bro. Dan Week'sbrought the message andtold us that Jesus is the“Reason for the Season”,and why we celebrate isHIS BIRTH. We give giftsnow when a baby is bornjust as the Wise Men didwhen Jesus was born,plus we give to those welove, too.

Families get together,too, because God madefamilies when he plannedlife on this Earth.

So: Coming to the O.Band Helen Fields homeon Sunday Dec. 20th wereDavid and Gatha Oltman,the Jeremy Oltman fami-ly, and the Michael Olt-man family of Monticello,John David and StacyVondron and Andrew ofConway, Steve andDawanna Fields , theGregg Fields and ChristieBell, Tori and Brent all ofDes Arc.

Christmas Day gather-ing at Mickey and BillyeHolders were the MarkHolder family of Des Arc,the Bucky Holder familyof Lonoke, the Kyle Brownfamily of Cabot, MattBrown of North LittleRock, Jeff and Tracye Nickand Lee Willis of McCroryand Corey and Cody Nickof Greenbrier.

Jena Pfeffer spentChristmas Eve in Searcywith Lynn and CarrieTranum, Kristen and Av-ery. She and Ed Gregory

of Augusta accompaniedthe Tranums to LittleRock for Christmas din-ner at Lynn’s parents, Billand Sandra.

Going to Morton andJoe and Jean Hall’s onChristmas Eve from Gre-gory were the JasonCoopers, Troy and Dar-lene Tims, Ronnie andSharon Ladd and theirguests Lyn and Kym Hartzof Wyoming, Ill. Othersjoining them were theJohnny Tims of Bradfordand Charles and AndreaAllen and offspring ofHilleman.

Fannie Peter’s Christ-mas Day guests wereJohnny and MaryAnnBarnett and Phillip of For-rest City, Virginia Davis ofCaldwell and Jodi Davis ofCabot.

Bob Preston spentChristmas Day in NorthLittle Rock with Eddieand Jeanie Pinuel andtheir guests.

Coming for The Day toIma Jean and Vickie Lind-sey’s were Johnny Lindseyand Savanna of Wynneand Billy Lindsey of Au-gusta.

Guests of Robert andTammie Doss were

Destiny and JourneMorgan and friend ,Allen,of Patterson.

Roger and DonnaWedgworth did Christ-mas on Sunday the 20thin Benton with daughterVickie and family.

Coming to Paul andRosemary Collins onChristmas Day were De-von Allen of Cabot andCandy Smith and Alyssiaof Greers Ferry. Paul hasbeen sick and to doctorsall last week with no im-provement and went tothe ER on Saturday andwas told a different ail-ment than the others hadsaid—bronchitis—and ismuch better at this writ-ing. They say we need a2nd opinion, he had a 3rdone.

I failed to call LolaOsier about her gather-

ing, BUT Sunday (Dec.27th) I was sitting here inmy easy chair and Ithought I had beenzapped up to New YorkCity , I started hearing carafter car come by fromher house. I may need tobe hurt, as I believe sheinvited everyone in thecounty but me. So, I amgoing to take my paperand pen and ride downthere and find out-fornext week's paper. Thepaper would not havespace this week.

Christmas Day MaryVincent and I were guestsof Ryan’s of Searcy. Theydid NOT make us do thedishes but did accept afew greenbacks. Take itfrom me “they do NOTknow how to make dress-ing”. But they didn’t askme how and I kept mymouth shut, for once.

The week from 12-14ththru the 18th I partied onMonday at the HypsionClub, Tuesday, the Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary,Wednesday at the Physi-cal Therapy office, Thurs-day,the Monitor sprangfor a party for the workersand reporters. I worried ifI’d make it without a Fri-day party—Lo and Be-hold Fannie called andsaid ”Let’s go eat”! Guesswhat I said???

Michelle Hitt, myniece, called me a coupleweeks ago and said Bud-dy Hitt, who used to liveat McClelland had beenin the hospital, in Rehaband home on a walkerand somehow he and thewalker fell forward on hisface and head,causing aconcussion and wasagain in the hospital,thenRehab.

I saw on Facebook hemight be coming home toJay and Michelle’s. I havebeen asked many timeswhat I knew about wherehe was and how he was.So, he has not been doinggood at all.

Rosetta

Sorry we were not ableto get our news out lastweek. I was not feelingwell. We had to cancel thedoctor’s appointment atthe Wound Center, also.

Saturday the 19th, theKelly family met at Nick’sfor lunch. John’s niece, PatPrice Worton came up fromTexas. Her brothers, Larryand Kelly Wal-dridge, Kel-ly’s family, Betty Schaffer,Eddie Kelly’s family, wifeand son Jonathan, Johnny,Sandy, Kim Simmons andKylee and Cooper McElroy,John and I.

John went to church lastSunday. He enjoyed theservice and seeing every-one but was kinda washedout after he got home.

Wednesday, John and Idrove up to North LittleRock to the doctor’s. Was ahard trip since we ran intoa rain storm. It was stress-ful but it didn’t last long.

I had a phone call fromCharles Ingle. He had acold, cough and conges-tion. He went to the Dr. butwas still feeling bad overthe weekend.

John and I had Christ-mas dinner with Cody andAllen and children, Johnny,Sandy, Kimberly, Josh andJase. It was a nice day. Can-dy and Allen had Christ-mas breakfast with grand-mother Dora Mae Hol-loway, Laura and BrianFricker and sons, andJames McElroy in their

home Christmas morning.It seems everyone was

having Christmas early thisyear.

John and I receivedcards and gifts from myniece in Michigan. Picturesof all their grandchildrenand great grands.

Well, it’s another weekand work goes on. John hasappointment with theheart doctor this week, andwe continue to have thenurse come 3 days a week.

We just hope everyonehad a very nice week andMerry Christmas.

It’s pouring rain as I amwriting this - we havewatched the weather newsall day.

For those who read mycolumn, I appreciate kindwords to me that youmissed my column lastweek. Ms. Walls knew I wasso sick, I actually didn’tfeel like writing one.Thank you all and MayGod Bless you all. Pray Ican continue, not as sharp(never was) HA, as I use tobe writing this column.

I want to write a shortmessage from my deardouble cousin, BudMcArthur. He has been aspoiled rascal all his life,his sisters did that HA! Hegot cancer this year. Hehates for people to askwhy he thinks he got it. Hewants people to know thatthrough this, God hasdrawn his family closer(back together) God hashis Soul, that’s whatcounts. He wanted me totell that he, Bud McArthurLoves EVERYONE with allhis heart. He loves to havevisitors, but only with aPositive attitude. They tellhim, he’s hyped up onsteroids. He says, “No, I’mhyped up on GOD!” Hecan talk about God andscriptures all day.

Clara Clark and I werepleasantly surprised by avisit from Ethel (Kirk) Mc-Call one day last week. HLhas been real bad, sheneeded to come see hersisters. We needed to seeher too. Please pray forthem. Send them a card,12107 Hwy 38W, Ward, AR72176.

I wish Everyone A Hap-py New Year! I Pray God’sBlessing are on us, onlywill be if we are living ac-cording to his WORD!

Mickey and VanessaGraham and kids andBobby and Mamie Gra-ham had several Christ-mas gatherings. I lostcount since I didn’t have acolumn last week. Gra-hams got together at Anita(Graham) Ingle’s.McWhorter’s got togetherat Benton, Vanessa and-family with her Walkerfamily.

Clara Clark spentChristmas Eve with herson, Brad and family. They

enjoyed plenty of wonder-ful food, visiting and ex-changing gifts. Then Clarawent to Stuttgart andspent Christmas Day andthe weekend with ourniece and husband,Sharon and Marty. Sharonbrought her home Sundayevening. Of course theyenjoyed plenty of foodandvisiting.

The Hickory PlainsUnited Methodist ChurchChristmas Eve Commun-ion and Carols was veryspecial. I was glad to get toattend and be with dearfriends for this specialservice. (Change in time) itwas at 8 PM! Everyone iswelcome! Put it on yourcalendar for next year(2016)

The Cochrans and Rick,Carl and Christian Weaverwere at our home forChristmas Day. We missedRobbie, she was sick. Allenjoyed lunch, thenopened gifts. LaterWeavers left. Some of usplayed games and ,theCochrans spent the night.We watched the movie,“Coat of Many Colors’ Weate different things allnight. The “Cochran 7”didn’t know they were get-ting to spend the night , sothey were excited as it keptgetting later and theyweren’t leaving. Josiecooked French toast and Icooked bacon for every-one Saturday morning.The Cochrans and I wentto see Clint and AnnaEvans’ new home and vis-it. Chad and Clint arecousins and never seeeach other.

I was so glad to get a callfrom Mrs. Linnie HolmesTuesday. I talked to Bro.Charles too and they saidto tell everyone up thisway hi and they love us all!

The women’s exercise atHP Methodist Church willstart back Monday, Jan. 4,2016! All women welcome!

The next The “LadiesDrop By” will be Jan. 12,2016 and will be at theHickory Plains MethodistChurch. Put it on your cal-endars! Come join us, justfun, food and fellowship!

(REMINDER) For peo-ple to call 870-854-3703 oremail me(OpalCrider@centurytel.net) their News. Please callor send!!! If you wantbirthdays in my columnand you know I don’t putthem in, please let meknow! I know people dothings that we would allenjoy reading about. Notmany let me know , sothat’s why many weeks isabout Me & Mine!

HPOS wants to leteveryone know that Tracywill serve breakfast onSunday mornings. She willalso have a Sunday lunchspecial for $4 .99. DinnerSPECIALS on TUESDAYS &FRIDAYS! Come out & en-joy!

Please support HickoryPlains Post Office by pur-chasing stamps, mailingpackages, etc. there.. Sup-port our OWN local Post-master, Tammy Bruce. TheHickory Plains Post Officehours are Mon.-Fri. 12:30PM- 2:30PM, Sat.10AM-1:30PM.

Have a Good Week InThe Lord!

Happy Birthday Dec.29th to Jeremy Whitten-burg!

Happy Birthday Dec.31st to Vicki Covingtonand Jerry McNeil!

Happy Birthday Jan.2nd to Kristin Wrigley!

Happy Birthday Jan. 3rdto Gracey Evans andMelissa Hamric!

Happy Birthday Jan. 6thto Tracy Cochran (our ba-by girl)!

Happy Birthday Jan.6thto Faye Carlisle!

Let them praise yourgreat and awesome name.Your name is Holy! Psalm 99:3, NLT

A huge crowd gathered at Dondie’s White RiverPrincess in Des Arc recently for the AgHeritage Farm Cred-it Services annual Customer Appreciation Dinner.

“Farm Credit has supported rural communities andagriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financialservices for a hundred years,” said Greg Cole, Presidentand CEO, AgHeritage FCS, “and we will continue support-ing rural communities and agriculture.”

“We were very excited about this year’s event,” said BertLeder, VP Lending and Branch Manager, AgHertiage FCSSearcy. “We had a fantastic turnout. The dinner provideda wonderful opportunity to celebrate both our customer-owners and our centennial anniversary.”

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is a financial cooper-ative with owned and managed assets of approximately$1.1 billion as of December 31, 2014, that provides creditand related services to more than 3,100 farmers, ranchersand producers or harvesters of aquatic products in 24Arkansas counties. Branch offices are located inBatesville, Brinkley, Dermott, Lonoke, Newport, Pocahon-tas, Searcy, Star City and Stuttgart.

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Gerald Keel, Arkadel-phia, son of Margaret Mc-Neill Hansmann of Des Arc,passed away on Monday,December 28, 2015. Oursympathy to Margaret andher family.

A memorial service willbe held at a later date.Garth Funeral Home is incharge of arrangements.

The list of jurors that willserve at the call of CircuitJudge Tom Hughes duringthe next Plea Day Hearingswill come from this list, ac-cording to informationfrom the Prairie CountyClerk’s office in Des Arc:

Gary D. AlexanderRonald J. BednarTamatha A. AbelRobert AbneyStacy R. AdamsJessica A. BellSara K. BellTeresa A. BellRobert J. BetzHeather B. BrownAnne V. BrylesAnthony D. BurnettGary A. BurnettMarilyn P. BurnettWilliam H. CalhounRaymond E. Calhoun Jr.Paul D. ChastainDanny R. ChildersMichael D. CollinsMelissa M. CookBradley W. CovingtonVickie A. CovingtonJeannie L. CrossKimberly R. CuretBillie L. CurtisClara M. DevoreDeborah J. DunbarDouglas G. DunbarShelly EasleyTeddy M. ElamDixie A. EldridgeNicole L. FisherChelsae M FordWayne P. FulmerJoan M. FurnellPatricia L. GilliounMamie N. GrahamTerri M. GrossNancy J. HambrickWilliam R. HambrickElizabeth A. HamptonSheila A. HarrisKarie M. HedrickNicholas B. HillBrandon HinshawWilliam H. HinshawJimmy F. HollandAaron D. HollowayLawrence W. HollowayRoger A. HoopSandra J. HowardKelcie E. HuffsticklerMark D. HuffsticklerBarbara V. IngleTracy J. IngleVicki L. IngleDavid C. InmanElmer F. InmanElvis J. InmanJames H. InmanJanet L. KeithThomas M. KeithCarl D. KilgoreAngela N. Kindrex

Jason L. KindrexMary K. KirkLinda K. KlossDonna L. LoydLance C. McMullanJason H. McMullenJonathon K. McMullanDianne R. MintonMary K. MintonRichard S. MintonStewart D. MortonGerald F. MossJanice B. NewtonTracy L. NormanGary W. OdomShirley OverturfKiristie Y PennEddie D. PettyTimothy D. PettyJanice J. ReidharJeffrey T. ReidharKeith G. RhodesJames B. RichardsKenneth R. RipperTammy R. RogersJohnnie A. RollfEmily A. RoselJoyce F. SaulDorothy ScruggsKaran J. SkardaBetty A. SmithJames H. SmithLeslie Y. SpenceJana J. StephensHershell E. SuttonShirley G. SuttonTerrell G. SuttonLaurie L. TackerAriel E. TateGary W. TaylorClint D. ThorntonMegan N. TowellDavid B. TreadwellC.L. TurnerTyler E. VanHoutenBrian A. WaggleDoris E. WallaceTiffany A. WarrenSherry WhittakerKara H. WilliamsWillie G. WilliamsDinecia T. ZepsRandall J. ZepsPrairie CountySouthern DistrictJuror ListJanuary – April 2016Sharon K. AdamsSandra D. AddisonBobby R. AlbersonLynda K. AndrewsKimberly S. BarnhillEdward BeamCarrie S. BeckwithJulia C. BenafieldCarly D. BokkerJessica R. BokkerChristine BradleyRobert J. BraskoJess E Brown 4thBernard BurtonRandi R. CanevaSteven L. Carrell

Linda K. CastleberryKirby R. ClaeysDarlene CohenDiane CohenAshley C. CooperHayley A. CooperGlen E. CorpierRonald W. DaleBonnie DavisNekeisha A. DavisRoyal S. DodsonLisa I. DuellDale A. Duell Jr.Stephanie Y DuncanJames E. FosterMary E. FosterValerie G. FosterLaura A. FrickerMichelle D. GarrichJudy C. GladishJennifer A. Gresham Carol Griffin Susan E. GrubbsLana P. GuessDelorse L. HamricJudith C. HardisonIda V. HardkeJarrod T. HardkeDorothea M. HarrisDonna L. HelmsFrederick N. HelmsDeenda R HubbardDavid K. HurstDerek W. HurstGaye A. HurstHeather M IngramShaikara A. JacksonJoseph JonesMelissa JonesSabrina JonesTori R. JonesGina A. KeeLoy L. KeeDanny R. KellyAnn L. KerksieckBrenda S. KingTamara D. LackieLance A. LarkanBrian P. LiskoArianna C. McNeeseAaron J. MertensGeorge W. Mitchell, Jr.John R. MoodyEric L. MosbyFrazzer MosbyLenora E. MurrayEric A. NailKim OliverMitzi I. OsborneJackie C. OwensRandy L. PalmerSadie R. PaschalBilly D. Paschal Jr.Jason M. PattonTerry L. PetrusFrank M. PrislovskyAlexander L. Raborn

Gary F. RogersRose M. RonquestRoy L. RoseJeffrey S. RounsvallWilliam D. SandersMichael SaygerStephanie R. SaygerWilliam L. SaygerCharles ShuckCarol E. SmithKiera L. SmithLindsey T. SmithTammy R. SmithVanessa L. SmithArnold D. StoryLeatrice StrongJanet E. SwindleBruce E. ThomasRay D. ThompsonStefanie L. ThompsonCharles D. TinerBrenda M. TravisZachary K. TubbsGladys J. TuckerGlen E. TuckerRachel R. WalkerDavid L. Williams Samuel L. WilliamsJonathon M. YieldingFrank Yosemite Jr.Bobby E. Zachary

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Pictured above is Cyle and Michelle Harris of Des Arc and their son, Walkerholding the deer he killed during a hunt made possible by the NWTF’s WheelinTrailer. The trailer is equipped with the latest technology that allows anyone,with any degree of disability, the opportunity to hunt. Cyle was diagnosed withALS several years ago and has been unable to take Walker hunting. Anotheryouth, Easton Begoon, a leukemia patient and is seven years old, also baggeda deer during one of these hunts.

The following informa-tion was obtained from therecords in the CountyClerk’s office at the PrairieCounty Courthouse in DesArc and DeValls Bluff onTuesday, December 29,2015:

Warranty DeedRaymond Elliott Raper

and Lucy Elizabeth Raper,Grantors, hand paid byPhillip S. Boothe and JanetL. Boothe, Grantees, the fol-lowing described lands situ-ated in the Southern Districtof Prairie County:The East 77 feet of Lot

Seven and the East 77 feet ofthe N 1/2 of Lot Eight, BlockThree, Town of Hazen.

Warranty DeedHarold Wayne Raper and

Linda Diane Raper,Grantors, hand paid byMichael Wayne Raper,Grantee, the following de-scribed lands situated in theSouthern District of PrairieCounty: A Fractional part of the 30

acres off the North end ofthe W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 ofSection 11, T2N, R6W con-taining Two Acres, more orless.

Warranty DeedJanet Curlett, and Eliza-

beth Ann Curlett, Grantors,hand paid by ChristopherCurlett and YoulandaCurlette, Grantees, the fol-lowing lands lying in PrairieCounty:A Fractional part of the

NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of theSE 1/4, Section 19, T2N,R5W, lying in an unplattedarea within the corporatelimits of the Town of Hazen.This area contains 0.27acres.

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The following cases wereheard before District JudgeRobert Abney in District CourtHearings held in the court-room at Des Arc City Hall onMonday, December 21 andDecember 28, 2015:

December 21, 2015City Cases

Devin Bonds, Des Arc,charged with Domestic Bat-tering-Third Degree. Failed toAppear. Issue Letter.

Brianna Jones, Des Arc,charged with Domestic Bat-tering-Third Degree. Failed toAppear. Issue Letter.

Tyler Dewayne Puckett,Des Arc, charged with Con-tempt of Court-Failure toComplete Community Serv-ice. Failed to Appear. IssueLetter.

Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc,charged with Contempt ofCourt-Failure to CompleteCommunity Service. Failed toAppear. Issue Letter.

Jelecia M. Jackson, Des Arc,charged with Contempt ofCourt-Failure to CompleteCommunity Service.Contin-ued to January 18, 2016.

Richard E. McCoy, DeVallsBluff, charged with Failure toPay. Paid in Full.

Aaron D. Robinson, DesArc, charged with Contemptof Court-Failure to CompleteCommunity Service. Contin-ued to December 28, 2015.

Benjamin W. Isbell,Carlisle, charged with Domes-tic Battery-Third Degree. De-fendant Appeared and Ad-vised of Rights. Defendantwaived Rights and PleadGuilty. Sentenced to Fine andCost of $565.00 and Ten DaysPrairie County Jail with Creditfor One Day Served and FiveDays Community Service.

Donna Wesson, Des Arc,charged with No Seat Belt andFailure to Pay.. No Seat Beltcharge Guilty. Sentenced toFine and Cost of $50.00.Fail-ure to Pay charge continued toJanuary 11, 2016.

State CasesJames R. Tinkle, Cotton

Plant, charged with DomesticBattering-Third Degree andFailure to Appear on a WrittenSummons. Domestic Batter-ing Charge Plead Not Guilty.Hearing set for February 11,2016. Failure to Appear on aWritten Summons chargeGuilty. Sentenced to Fine andCost of $350.00 and 20 DaysPrairie County Jail suspendedupon No Further Violationsand Payment of Fine and Cost.

Roy Miller, Jr., Des Arc,charged with Failure to Pay.Failed to Appear. Issue War-rant. No Bond.

April Dawn Zuber, NorthLittle Rock, charged with Con-tempt of Court-Failure toComplete Community Serv-ice. Failed to Appear. IssueWarrant. No Bond.

Shane C. Wise, England,charged with No Liability In-surance and Improper Win-dow Tint. Guilty. Sentencedto Fine and Cost of $265.00.

Christy Lynn Donaldson,Monticello, charged withDriving on Suspended or Re-voked Driver License-Class AMisdemeanor, DWI-First, andEndangering the Welfare of aMinor x2. Plead Not Guilty.Hearing set for February 11,2016.

Kevin L. Norman, LittleRock, charged withCareless/Prohibited Drivingand DWI-First. Plead NotGuilty. Hearing set for Febru-ary 11, 2016.

Lonnie Shockley, CottonPlant, charged with Failure toAppear on a Written Sum-mons. Failed to Appear. IssueWarrant.

Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc,charged with Failure to Pay.Failed to Appear. Issue Letter.

Jerry Yancey, Ward, chargedwith Harrassment, CriminalMischief, Terroristic Threaten-ing and Assault-Third Degree.Charges dropped by Affiant.Affiant to Appear January 4,2016.

Eric Shane Brasseur, Brink-ley, charged with Failure toPay. Failed to Appear. Issue

Warrant. Thomas D. Smith, Ward,

charged with Exceeding Post-ed Speed 71 MPH/55 Zone,Unlawful Use of Driver Li-cense, and Driving on Sus-pended or Revoked Driver Li-cense. Guilty. Sentenced toFine and Cost of $431.00. Un-lawful Use of Driver Licensemerged with other charges.

December 28, 2015City Cases

Devin Bonds, Des Arc,charged with Domestic Bat-tering-Third Degree. Contin-ued to January 11, 2016.

Brianna Jones, Des Arc,charged with Domestic Bat-tering-Third Degree. Contin-ued to January 11, 2016.

Tyler Dewayne Puckett,Des Arc, charged with Con-tempt of Court-Failure toComplete Community Serv-ice. Service Complete.

Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc,charged with Contempt ofCourt-Failure to CompleteCommunity Service. Failed toAppear. Issue Warrant.

Aaron D. Robinson, DesArc, charged with Contemptof Court-Failure to CompleteCommunity Service. Defen-dant incarcerated in WhiteCounty Jail.

Thornell Williams, Des Arc,charged with Public Intoxica-tion/Drinking in Public, Fail-ure to Pay and DisorderlyConduct-Class C Misde-meanor-x2. Public Intoxica-tion-Drinking In Publiccharge Credit for Time Served.Disorderly Conduct Plead NotGuilty. Hearing set for January14, 2016. Failure to Pay chargecontinued to January 4, 2016.

State CasesAble N. Gutierrez, Green-

brier, charged with Driving onSuspended or Revoked DriverLicense-Class A Misde-meanor. Failed to Appear.Issue Letter.

Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc,charged with Failure to Pay.Failed to Appear. Issue War-rant.

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A First for Ty: Ty Tallent, son of Tasha Shumakerand Corey Tallent, of Des Arc bagged his first deeron Saturday, November 21 hunting with his PapawJames. Ty used a .223 to bring the deer down. Tyis the grandson of Mary and James Tallent of DesArc and Sam McCain of Beebe. His big brother,Braxton, also bagged his first deer in November.

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Joyce Major, lunchroom supervisor at the Des Arc Schools, advisesthe following menus are scheduled for Monday-Friday, Jan. 4-8.:

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ElementaryLunch

MONDAY: Chicken FriedSteak, Mashed Potatoes withGravy, Blackeyed Peas, FruitCocktail, MilkTUESDAY: Mini Corn Dogs,Macaroni and Cheese, GreenPeas, Apples, Ketchup, Mus-tard, MilkWEDNESDAY: Sloppy Joe,French Fries, Slaw, Peaches,MilkTHURSDAY: Pizza, Coin Car-rots, Steamed Broccoli,Grapes, MilkFRIDAY: Chicken Nuggets,Tossed Salad with Dressing,Green Beans, Pineapple,Ketchup, Mustard, Milk

BreakfastMONDAY: Pop Tarts or Cereal& Toast, AppleTUESDAY: Donut or Cereal &Toast, OrangesWEDNESDAY: Pancake on aStick or Cereal & Toast, Apple-sauceTHURSDAY: Biscuit andGravy or Cereal & Toast,PearsFRIDAY: Breakfast Pizza or Ce-real & Toast, PineappleServed with Milk & JuiceMeals are subject to change/USDA is an Equal Opportu-

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MONDAY: Pig in a Blanket,Blackeyed Peas, Corn, FreshFruit, Pears, Ketchup, Mayon-aise, Mustard, MilkTUESDAY: Chicken Spaghetti,Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli,Pineapple, Fresh Fruit, MilkWEDNESDAY:Chicken Strips,Seasoned 1/2 Baked Potato,Sweet Peas, Fresh Fruit, Peach-es, Ketchup, Mayonaise,Musstard, Roll, MilkTHURSDAY: Lasagna, GreenBeans, Coin Carrots, FreshFruit, Peaches, MilkFRIDAY: Cheeseburger, FrenchFries, Baked Beans, SandwichFixings, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit,Ketchup, Mayonaise, MusstardMilk

BreakfastMONDAY: Donut or Cereal &Toast, ApplesTUESDAY:Breakfast Pizza orCereal & Toast, PineappleWEDNESDAY: Biscuit andSausage Pattie or Cereal &Toast, PeachesTHURSDAY: Biscuit and Gravyor Cereal & Toast, OrangesFRIDAY: Pop Tarts or Ceeral &Toast, Fresh FruitServed with Milk & JuiceChoice of Hot Line, Chef Salador Cold Cut Sandwich

November

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The Des Arc High Schoollibrary has named the twostudents to receive the starpatron awards for themonth of November. Eachmonth this school year twostudents are recognized fortheir patronage and sup-port. As a reward, the stu-dents receive a “Keep Calm& Read On” digital book-mark/reading timer and aStar Patron pen/stylus. For the month of No-

vember the Star Patrons areJames Whaley and AudreyCrawford.James is in the 7th grade.

He chose The Harry Potterand the Chamber of Secretsby J.K. Rowling as his fa-vorite book and author. Inanswer to the question: Ifyou could transport your-self to any book settingwhere would you go? Why?James says he would go“where Harry Potter goesinto the Chamber of Secretsand kills the Basilisk.” Thisbook is also the best bookhe has ever read because“it’s a funny, action-thriller,and it shows how, no matterthe trouble, you can accom-plish anything.”Audrey is a junior. Her fa-

vorite book is Sky Rider byNancy Springer, however,her favorite author is Jen-nifer Brown. Audrey saysshe would “transport (her-self) to a medieval time set-ting, but one like in Decep-tion, where they had to goback to that way of living.I’ve always wondered whatit was like to live that way.”The best book Audrey hasever read is “Splintered (byA.G. Howard) because itputs a big twist on a classicfairytale.”

James Whaley

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N A T I O N A L W I L D T U R K E Y F E D E R A T I O N

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has been a win- win for theNWTF and participantsstates Chris McDonald ofDes Arc, Arkansas RegionalDirector. McDonald statesthere is no better feelingthan being a small part ofthe experience when men,women, boys or girls arebeing introduced to thesport for the first time orbeing returned to the sport

after an absence due to ill-ness or injury. McDonaldstates, “The participantslove it and the volunteerslove it. Seeing those smilesand creating those memo-ries is what it’s all about.” McDonald urges you to

contact him if you or some-one you know could bene-fit from the use of this trail-er or any of the NWTF out-reach programs. “We are in the business

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