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SAT., FEB. 20, 5:30 PMWild Game SupperFirst Baptist Church

SAT., FEB. 20, 9 AMPeeWee BasketballHigh School Gym

SUN., FEB. 21, 7 AMMen’s Fellowship BreakfastFamily Worship Center

SUN., FEB. 21, 11 AMFundraiser for Gabi Berryto attend Conference in DCAmerican Ag Building

MON., FEB. 22, 7 PMSchool BoardSupt’s Office

MON., FEB. 22, 7 PMDes Arc Baseball meetingDes Arc Fire Station

SAT., FEB. 27, 4:30 PMEagle Archery TeamAt Maumelle

MON., FEB. 29, 5 PMEarly PrimaryVoting Ends

SUN., MAR. 6, 3 PMMelody Hart ConcertJudson Memorial Baptist

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I-40 White River Rest Area closed;Over next two years, $4.8 million will transform area into“Arkansas Tourist Information Center at White River”

AHTD scrubbs $77.5 M contract toreplace I-40 White River Bridge;New 6-lane bridge project to be rebidLow bidder late submitting documents - owes state $3.89M

The White River Rest Area, located be-tween the cities of Hazen and Fredonia onInterstate 40 at mile-marker 198, will un-dergo a complete transformation into anArkansas Tourist Information Center. Thework will require closure of the rest areafor more than a year, according toArkansas State Highway and Transporta-tion (AHTD) officials.

Both eastbound and westbound facili-ties were closed at 7:00 a.m. yesterday, Feb.17, and will remain closed for the durationof the project. Weather permitting; theArkansas Tourist Information Center atWhite River will open late-2017. Motoristsshould plan to use alternate facilities untilthe project is completed.

Transformation of the White River RestArea will include demolition of the existingrestrooms and construction of largerbuildings to accommodate a greater num-ber of restroom facilities that meet the lat-

est Americans with Disabilities Act re-quirements, are more family friendly, andfeature baby changing stations.

Unlike the Department’s Welcome Cen-ters, the new Tourist Information Centerswill be unmanned, equipped instead withself-service kiosks that feature the AHTD’shighly successful travel and constructioninformation site, IDriveArkansas.com. Ad-ditional kiosks will provide weather condi-tions and forecasts as well as informationabout local amenities to include attrac-tions, dining, lodging, and more. Limitedpublic Wi-Fi access will also be madeavailable.

The White River Rest Area was original-ly constructed in 1972. Crow Paving ofMorrilton was awarded the contract inJanuary 2016 for transforming it into anArkansas Tourist Information Center witha bid of $4.8 million.

Reginald Raymond MillerAbove photo was cropped from 6-column photo atop last week’sfront page (Feb. 11). Both show the Bathhouse and railroad tres-tle on 3rd St, as well as the above unidentified gentlemen.

Ashley (Miller) Billingsley of Des Arc says the manstanding in the street is her great-grandfather, ReginaldRaymond Miller, who was a switch operator for the rail-road at the time (circa mid-1930’s). His occupation prob-ably explains why the photo was taken where it was,showing the railroad trestle behind him.

Ashley’s parents were Paul & Debbie Miller and hergrandfather was Lester Raymond Miller, Reginald’s son.

Ed. Note: It is so rare and seldom that the Journal re-ceives timely feedback on old published photographs, wewanted to thank Ashley and promptly share her identifi-cation with readers.

Railroad Trestleover 3rd Street

Bathhouse

Existing I-40 White River Bridge and Rest Area in Prairie County (Interstate approaches to new 6-lane bridge not shown)Google Maps

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I-40 White River Bridge approach - May 5, 2011 Flooding

Artist’s generic rendering of a new Tourist Information Center (see Pg 2 for Floor Plan)

Per the Journal’s exclusive interviewWednesday with Danny Straessle, spokes-man for the Arkansas Highway and Trans-portation Department; the existing I-40White River Bridge in Prairie County is tobe replaced with a new six-lane bridge.The existing bridge will remain open whilethe new single-bridge-structure with 3lanes each direction is constructed adja-cent to its north side. The interstate itselfwill stay 4-lanes; the approaches will curvenorth to align with the new bridge.

Last week, the AHTD canceled the al-ready-awarded $77.5 million contract toreplace the bridge. All bids submitted forthe project on January 13, including that ofthe low bidder, Johnson Bros. Corp., aSouthland company of Roanoke, Tx. wererejected, even though the other bids weremuch higher - as much as a reportedy134% higher.

The reason given by AHTD for can-celling the low bid was because Johnson

Bros. had not submitted the required doc-umentation for the “Involvement of busi-nesses owned by members of minoritygroups” on time as required by the bidspecifications. The project had a goal of8% minority-business paticipation.

Additionally, AHTD requested the com-pany remit $3,882,974.14, representing 5%of the contract award amount. (This issimilar to earnest money when buying ahome.)

The Highway Commission had author-ized replacing the 48-year-old bridge afterthe May 2011 flood covered the east ap-proaches to the bridge for several days, butthere were additional reasons other thanthe flooding for their decision. The projectalso includes replacing two bridges overthe Cache River with ones a foot higher.

Straessle, advised that the departmentwill rebid the project soon as possible,“after re-evaluating how to make it moreattractive to potential bidders”.

Early Voting began TuesdayRonald Holcomb, left, was the first early voter on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the voting

precinct located in the Des Arc courthouse. At right are Jennifer Mills, Poll Worker, and Re-becca Hayley, Deputy Circuit Clerk. Early voting in the March 1 primary election will con-tinue at the courthouse in Des Arc and DeValls Bluff until noon Monday, Feb. 29 at 5 p.m.Hours are 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.Polls will open at the 19 locations in the county at 7:30 a. m. Tuesday, March 1.

The deadline to register to vote for the Primary Run-off (if there should be one) is Feb.22, 2016.

The deadline for Absentee Voters to return their Absentee Ballot Application by mail,email or fax is Feb. 23, 2016.

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Council approves payraises for city employees

City employees will see aslight increase in their nextpay envelope after thecouncil members approveda pay raise of 38 cents perhours for full time employ-ees other than police per-sonnel. They will receive apay raise as suggested onpaperwork turned in by Po-lice Chief Rick Parson.

Police Chief Parson re-ported seven traffic cita-tions had been issued; 19criminal charges were filedthat included eight misde-meanors and 11 felonies.He also advised that the

new police cars were onlywaiting for decals. His de-partment has worked out adeal with Fleet Safety to getcamera systems for the carsthat come with two bodycams. He also said he wasable to get two extra bodycams thrown in so all offi-cers in the departmentwould have one. MayorJim Garth commended thedepartment for quick workin catching those guilty ofrecent burglaries. Parsonsaid, “I want to praise theother officers for putting in

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GOP front-runner Don-ald Trump was twicedrowned out with boos ashe and former Florida Gov.Jeb Bush sparred over thelegacy of Bush's brother,former President GeorgeW. Bush, at Saturday'spresidential debate.

Moderator John Dicker-son noted that Trump toldCNN in 2008 he thoughtthen-Democratic HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi

should have impeachedBush over the Iraq War.

Trump began his an-swer with his standard linethat he used to try to getalong with all sides as abusinessman. When around of boos ensuedfrom the audience, Trumpsaid, as he did at the lastdebate, that the crowd wasstacked with rich donorsto his opponents.

Imagine the outcry by tea party Re-publicans if state legislators were pass-ing laws banning the use of video cam-eras in banks to capture images of rob-bers.

Yet those very same tea partiers havebeen passing laws in various states toban the recording of inhumane, im-moral, and disgusting abuses of turkeys,hogs, and other animals by giant factoryfarm operators like Tyson.

The only reason the public knowsabout chickens being stomped to deathand pregnant sows being driven insanebecause they’re caged so tightly theycan’t even turn around is that coura-geous whistleblowers have secretlyrecorded videos of the intolerable vio-lence inside these animal concentrationcamps.

In response to the exposés, however,eight states run by shameless, corpo-rate-hugging Republicans have rushedto protect the worst abusers, making itillegal to release such videos to the me-dia or the public.

North Carolina’s corrupt legislature,

for example, has decreedthat videographers whocause bad publicity forcorporate animal tortur-ers can be sued by the cor-poration and fined $5,000for each day abuses arerecorded. To add to theKafkaesque absurdity ofthis “ag gag law,” the state legislature’scorporate servants mandated that re-leasing videos of abuses in nursinghome chains, day care centers, and vet-erans’ facilities is now also banned.

In their eagerness to please corporatelobbyists and get campaign donationsfrom these abusive profiteers, tea partyRepublicans across the country arestomping on our constitutional rights tofree speech and freedom of the press,just as callously as the animal abusersstomp chickens to death.

For information and action tips on stop-ping this disgraceful industry-legislative ca-bal, go to www.aspca.org/OpenTheBarns.

By John KiriakouFor anyone who cares deeply about being in-

formed, watching Republican presidential debatescan feel like a form of torture. But the program be-comes more terrifying altogether when their igno-rance is hitched to an endorsement of actual tor-ture.

At the latest GOP debate in New Hampshire,Donald Trump heartily endorsed waterboardingand other forms of torture, which he promised to re-institute in national security interrogations if hewins the election. “I would bring back waterboard-ing, and I would bring back a hell of a lot worse thanwaterboarding,” Trump vowed.

Trump’s position was condemned immediatelyby Republican Senator John McCain, who knows athing or two about torture. McCain, who was brutal-ly beaten as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, accusedhis fellow Republicans of “sacrificing our respect forhuman dignity” with their “loose talk” about insti-tuting human rights abuses.

McCain reminded Trump — and Republicanpresidential candidates Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, andCarly Fiorina, who also seem to be enamored of tor-ture — that the torture techniques employed by theBush administration after 9/11 were unreliable.They produced no actionable intelligence, disrupt-ed no terrorist attacks, and saved no American lives.

These conclusions were documented by investi-gators for the Senate Intelligence Committee, whoexamined raw CIA documents. In other words, theycame directly from the horse’s mouth.

But torture isn’t just bad policy. It’s against thelaw.

First, the federal Torture Act stipulates that if anAmerican soldier, CIA officer, or anybody else actingon behalf of the government waterboards a prison-er, he risks up to 20 years imprisonment. The Mc-

Cain-Feinstein Amendment Con-gress passed last year reiterated theban on torture, including water-boarding.

Second, our country is a signatory to the UnitedNations Convention Against Torture. Waterboardinga prisoner is against international law and couldsubject the torturer — or the person ordering or ap-proving the torture — to international sanctions, in-cluding prosecution in international courts.

In the early part of the last decade, torture fans inthe George W. Bush Justice Department — most in-famously in a legal opinion by attorneys John Yooand Jay Bybee — twisted the law itself into contor-tions to argue that certain forms of torture were per-missible. Al-Qaeda, they said, was a “non-state ac-tor,” not a country. As such, its members should re-ceive none of the protections of international law.

That argument was specious on its face. Ab-solutely nothing in U.S. law says that there are twosets of rules — one for countries and one for terror-ist groups. The law is the law, whether we like it ornot — including international conventions adoptedby the United States.

What Trump and his cronies are advocating is il-legal, immoral, and unconstitutional. In fact, it’s animpeachable offense. No president can order any-body to commit torture. Anyone who does shouldbe hauled before a judge.

Personally, I have trouble taking any candidatewho knows so little about the law and the Constitu-tion seriously. But deep down, I almost want one ofthem to win, just so Congress, the Supreme Court,and the American people can make an example ofhim or her.

Maybe that’s what it will take to finally put thistorture issue to rest.

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Stomping on our Constitutional Rights . . .BY JIM HIGHTOWER

IT HAPPENED IN TEXAS -They dressed the truck up with the guy tied

down on the roof. The driver and passengers puton moose heads.Then they went down road I-35Interstate...causing 16 accidents.

Yes, they went to jail...Yes, alcohol was involved...Yes, some men cannot be left alone.

“1966 Hearings Still Revelant”Millions of Americans, surely, believed they had bet-

ter things to do on Presidents’ Day than watch nation-al politics on television. And those who did tune in al-most certainly were watching the spectacle that is con-suming the Republican Party. Or the less riveting in-surrection nagging the Hillary Clinton campaign. All ofit in living color.

I was watching not the antics of the Republicans northe evasions of the Democrats, though the program onmy screen was quite bi-partisan; and the only colorswere black and white. The images were from a half-century earlier. They involved not a presidential elec-tion but a war that would end a presidency, tarnish theone to follow, and alter the nation’s sense of itself andits position in the world.

The programs, three hours or so and courtesy of C-Span, consisted of highlights of the first hearings onthe Vietnam War, called to order 50 years ago thismonth by J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, chairman ofthe Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Fivedecades later those hearings are still relevant. Perhapsespecially so.

There have been changes in Washington, reflectiveof a broader shift in cultural and social norms. In thevideotape from 1966, for example, it seemed everyonewas smoking: pipes, doubtless a cigar or two, and cig-arettes, including the chairman’s, blanketed the vasthearing room in a thick haze. The committee was allmale (the Senate had but one woman), and garbed inserious suits and somber ties. French cuffs were morethe rule than the exception, adding a measure of re-finement to the decidedly unglamorous business athand: Was the United States stumbling deeper into anunwinnable war?

As the Arkansan gaveled the proceedings to orderthe American military presence in South Vietnamstood at 125,000 personnel. By year’s end it wouldreach 385,000 before eventually swelling to almostdouble that. The conflict not only was claiming an in-creasing number of American lives but an increasingshare of American treasure. The Saigon governmentwas accepting hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S.military and development assistance but refusing orfoot-dragging on domestic reforms. And all the whilethe forces of Hanoi were striking at will: occupying, re-treating, re-occupying. Disappearing into the jungle,so many ghosts.

In the years to come the chairman would call stillmore hearings, and the exchanges would become moretart, more passionate. But at the outset the (almost) in-variably courtly Fulbright seemed almost apologetic,even embarrassed. Understandable; he had spon-sored the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that President Lyn-don Johnson (their long friendship had frayed) was us-ing as authority for prosecuting the war. So the initialinquiries were models of civilized colloquy.

General James Gavin, a hero of World War II, urginga reassessment of American objectives. AmbassadorGeorge Kennan, a Cold War architect, with a Cassan-dra’s plea for strategic withdrawal. For the JohnsonWhite House, General Maxwell Taylor, another distin-guished military man, offering assurances of progressdespite his (then unexpressed) fears of expandedAmerican involvement. And Dean Rusk, the Secretaryof State, unabashed in his advocacy of whatever-it-takes.

Fulbright was unimpressed, unpersuaded that mili-tary muscle could compel an utterly alien culture toadopt American standards of governance or Westernintellectual traditions.

“Vietnam is their country. It is not our country,” heintoned. “We are obviously intruders from their pointof view. We represent the old imperialism in their eyes.I am not questioning our motives. I think our motivesare very good. *** But I still think it is their country,however bad (its leadership) have acted.”

Smoking is banned in the U.S. Capitol now, Frenchcuffs are rarely seen, and two of the Senate’s 20 womensit on the Foreign Relations Committee. Unchanged,painfully unresolved, is the question of what consti-tutes American interests, and how to go about securingthem? Existential threats obviously must be met, over-come, and if military force is the only option then so beit, provided it is the last resort. Reshaping a distant na-tion in our image is a fool’s game -- and so is the notionof obliterating the forces of cultural and religious ex-tremism by force of arms alone. History speaks if wewill listen.

Too many of the presidential candidates are deaf toit. To defeat ISIS, we are told, the answer is “carpet-bombing” and “kicking a—“ and such, all of it dis-missed recently by Robert Gates, who served as de-fense secretary in both the Bush and Obama adminis-trations. “They don’t know what they’re talking about,”he said of the loudmouths.

The candidates, all of them, Democrat and Re-publican, should set aside a half-day and watch thoseC-Span tapes. So should voters.

John Kiriakou

In the Quorum Courtmeeting on 2/9/16 PrairieCounty Judge Mike Skardagave each candidate pres-ent an opportunity to in-troduce themselves to thecourt. I want to thankJudge Skarda for invitingthe Republican candi-dates. Not all the Republi-can candidates were able

to attend due to priorcommitments, but theyintend to visit with asmany voters as possiblebefore the November elec-tion. The Republican can-didates hope to give thevoters of Prairie County achoice.

Rita Dobson

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Virginia Bean Wallace,94, of Harrison, formerly ofStuttgart, went home to bewith her Lord and SaviorJesus Christ on Saturday,Feb. 13, 2016. She was bornFeb. 7, 1922, in Houlka,Miss., to the late Gilroy andAnnie Rae Young.

Virginia was a retired of-fice manager for RicelandElectric in Stuttgart and amember of First BaptistChurch – Stuttgart andEagle Heights BaptistChurch – Harrison. She wasalso a member of theDaughters of AmericanRevolution (DAR).

Virginia was preceded indeath by husband, CharlieWallace; parents, Gilroyand Annie Rae Young; threesisters, Betty Davis and

Frances Moore of Clinton,Miss., and Edna YoungEzell of Meredian, Miss.;and one grand-daughter,Lisa Bean.

Survivors include herson Gary Bean (Priscilla) ofHarrison; one grand-daughter, Brandi BeanJohnson (Lew); and three

great-grandchildren, Elisa-beth, Abigail, and LukeJohnson.

Graveside service was at10 a.m. Tuesday at LoneTree Cemetery, Stuttgart,officiated by Bro. SamRoberts.

Lorraine Overturf of DesArc went to be with theLord on Thursday, Febru-ary 11, 2016.

She was preceded indeath by her parents, Royand Floy Coffman; her hus-band of 55 years, ElmoOverturf; two brothers andtwo sisters, Clotus (Jewell)California, Wayne (Doris)California, and Ina Del Carr(Calvin) California, andFloy Sue Kellett (Robert) ofMissouri.

She is survived by twosisters, Margaret Boutwell(Gary) of Yuba City, Califor-nia and Doris Lewis ofSacramento, Washington.She is also survived by fourchildren, Cleta Henry (Jim)of North Little Rock, LindaWasson (Dick) of LittleRock, Ronald Overturf (Vi-vian) of Jonesboro, andDeborah Dunbar (Doug) ofDes Arc.

Lorraine dearly lovedher 12 grandchildren and24 great grandchildren.Lorraine joined the FirstBaptist Church of Des Arcin 1958 and served the Lordand church faithfully overthe years. Her faith was im-portant and shared daily.Each year she would readthe Bible from cover tocover and could be foundin her chair studying theweekly lessons and pray-ing. She sang in the choirwith a beautiful alto voiceand could be found there atevery opportunity. She par-ticipated in many vacationbible schools, taught Sun-day school for 35 years, andserved on the bereavementcommittee providing andcoordinating food andcomfort. Her peach cob-bler was requested often.

While in high school, shewas required to quit schooland work in the fields withher father. When in herfifties, she completed herGED and obtained her highschool diploma. It was apersonal goal she hadachieved and her familywas so proud of her accom-plishment.

Most of her life wasspent as a homemaker. Asher children were growingup, all activities were cen-tered around church orschool. Friends of the chil-dren would often be in herhome eating chili before a

game or chocolate gravyfor breakfast.

She worked as secretaryto the county judge, thelate Guyman DeVore andso enjoyed the work andpeople. Every year after herretirement they would in-vite her to return for thefish fry and fellowship. Sheoften worked the electionsand was able to see somany friends as shechecked them in to vote.She enjoyed yard work,flowers, and gardening. Herpantry and freezers werefull of fresh vegetables andfruits. The children andgrandchildren would oftenobtain ‘care packages’ totake home. As a child of thedepression, nothing waswasted.

A special thank you toher dear friends who visit-ed and prayed with and forher and to the Golden Cir-cle Sunday school class.Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr andMrs. Gladys Hambrickwere always present withlove and support.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests memorialsmay be made to First Bap-tist Church, UnitedMethodist Church, or theALS Foundation.

Services were held Tues-day, February 16, at 2 pmat the First Baptist ChurchDes Arc, burial will followat Lakeside Cemetery. Dr.Melvin York officiating.Pallbearers are RickySnead, Grant Pendergraft,Chris DeClerk, Jim Henry,Dick Wasson, Doug Dun-bar. Honorary pallbearersare Cyle Harris and BudOverturf. www.garthfu-neralhome.com.

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Asmall group of DesArc farmers addedcash to their pocket-

books last year by producingvegetable crops for the frozenfood market. Farmers in thisarea last year were successfulin securing contracts to growsmall acreages of Creme andBlackeye Peas. The highestyield was from E. H. Hower-ton of the Johnson ChapelCommunity. He sold 6980pounds of creme peas at 3 1/2cents per pound or $244.30,produced on five acres.County Agent Vernon Willssays the “pea deal” is againopen to farmers.

Lion President C. J. Ristersaid as many Lions as possi-ble would attend theArkansas Maid Products TVShow at the wrestling match-es at Robinson Auditoriumnext Tuesday night. Free tick-ets are available. ChrisFinkbeiner will honor Des Arcat the matches and everyoneis invited.

A 63-year old woman,identified as Mrs. O. V. Carrell,who operated a farm at Bis-coe, was crushed to death be-neath the wheels of a truck asshe attempted to cross U. S.Highway 70. Deputy SheriffBuster Claussen termed theaccident unavoidable.

Farm families in PrairieCounty have received loanstotaling approximately$92,700.00 from the FarmersHome Administration duringthe seven months ending Jan-uary 31, 1958, reports EugeneH. Smith, county supervisor.Repayments during the sameperiod on loans previouslymade totaled $250,741.00,and were made primarilyfrom sale of rice, cotton, soy-beans and milk products.

Des Arc’s senior and juniorgirls are in the District 6-Abasketball tournament atMarianna, Feb. 13-15. Thesenior and junior boys are inthe district tournament beingheld at DeWitt next week. Of-ficials for the boys tourna-ment are Herman Scott andJohn L. Vandiver.

Coach Don Muse an-nounces the ‘58 footballschedule with the Eaglesplaying Brinkley there onSept. 12. Other teams on theschedule include CatholicHigh of Little Rock, Claren-don, England, DeValls Bluff,Beebe, Searcy, DeWitt, Mc-Crory, Marianna and Hazen.

L. R. Brown and J. E. Berryrepresenting the Town Coun-cil of Des Arc and the LionsClub, attended a meeting ofthe Miss. Valley Associationheld in St. Louis Sunday toTuesday this week. Theymade the trip by train. Thiswas in response to requests oftowns along White River toask U. S. Engineers and MVAto assist in promoting naviga-tion and a constant level onthe river. Shipment of seeds,grains, fertilizer etc by bargeto New Orleans has alreadybegun with one such bargeload taken from the M. L.Lockhart Granary at Augustaby the Woods Barge Line ofClarendon. The Des Arc Seed& Grain Co. is also interestedin shipment by barge lines.

A meeting to organize aSand Hill 4-H Club was heldat the home of Mrs. ;RayfordJenkins on Feb. 11. Thirteenboys and girls and six adultswere present. Officers electedwere: pres., Betty Tackett;vice-pres., Joan Burnside;sec.-treas., Betty Flanagan;reporter, Hattie Mae Jenkins,and song leaders, ChristinePitts and Freda Jenkins. Thenext meeting will be at thehome of Mrs. Jess Hollis.

At the Des Arc GardenClub meeting held Saturday,Feb. 8 at the Methodist Edu-cation Building, Mrs. EagleBoyd Jr., Home Economicsteacher at Des Arc HighSchool, was program leader.She illustrated the correctway to prepare a table forbreakfast, luncheon and din-ner, place china, crystal andsilverware and type of linensto use. Mrs. Willard Stewartand Mrs. T. H. Gray servedcoffee and Brownies.

Atotal of 125,000more women areneeded at once in

the Women’s Army AuxiliaryCorps. That was the an-nouncement made by theWar Department recently in arequest that more women betaken into the service to re-lieve soldiers needed at thefront.

Whether many rural chil-dren attend school next fallmay depend largely on howwell school bus drivers ob-serve ODT conservation poli-cies, the defense transporta-tion office warned today. “Wehope drivers will see that con-servation is necessary to keepchildren in school,” saidMode Kirk, County Supervi-sor of Schools.

Since the recent an-nouncement by the War Man-power Commission that eligi-ble men in certain listed oc-cupations and industrieswould not be given defer-ment even though they aremarried and have children,many inquiries have been re-ceived asking how an individ-ual without experience ortraining in war jobs can trans-fer to them. There are 33training facilities in Arkansasopen to men and women andare available to all ages from16 years up.

Rufus Burnett, who leftDes Arc to be inducted intothe Army, was recently as-signed to the Ordnance Re-placement Training Center inAberdeen, Maryland. Themen of the Ordnance Dept.are charged with the respon-sibility of furnishing andmaintaining all combatweapons and vehicles. Theyare considered very fortunateas only two percent can hopeto be assigned to the Ord-

nance Division.Ration registration will be

held in Des Arc Feb. 23-27.Consumers must fill declara-tion in order to obtain WarRation Book 2. In everyhousehold, someone mustcount cans, bottle and jars, 8ounce size or larger, of fruitsand vegetables on hand atmidnight Saturday, Dec. 20,and file report at the registra-tion site, declared T. C. Parks,Chairman of the local WarPrice and Rationing Board.

On account of delay intransportation, and failure toreceive newsprint (whitepaper), we are using coloredstock for this issue to get thepaper in the mail for you.

We are glad to report thatMr. Tom Smith of this city,who had his arm broken by alarge stallion that bit one ofhis fingers off and also brokehis arm while he was feedinghim one morning, after beingin the hospital in Little Rock,is back home this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones ofthe Northside were in the citytrading Saturday. Theybrought to the Journal officethe claws of a very largeHorned Owl they had killednear their chicken yard. Theysaid its wings measured 6 feettip to tip.

Our old friend, Nat L. Walt,who has operated the Cafete-ria next to Young’s Depart-ment Store the past severalyears, has retired and therestaurant is now operated byMrs. Logsdon, experiencedwaitress.

Miss Jessie Speight, whohas been employed as salesla-dy at Young’s in this city thepast year, informs us that shehad joined the ever-growingarm of WAVES of the U. S.Navy. Miss Speight will makea fine looking lieutenant.

Two elm trees wereplanted on theCourthouse lawn in

this city Tuesday afternoon athalf past three o’clock inmemory of George Washing-ton on the 200th anniversaryof his death. The programbegan with the ringing of 200strokes of the MethodistChurch bell, after which aprogram was rendered, withthe song America by theschool choir; readings by Glo-ria Brown and CarolynCaskey; planting of trees byMr. A. S. Reinhardt, Mr. JoeOwen and county officials;dedication of trees by MissCharline Booth, head of thedramatic department at theschool; America the Beautifulwas sung by a double quartetcomposed of Mrs. Linville R.Brown, Mrs. B. E. Wray, Mrs.Robert Romunder, MissKatherine Bacon, and Messrs.J. F. Loretz, Richard Lender-man, T. O. Butler and McKen-zie McQueen. Five to six hun-dred people attended the cer-emony.

“The bonded debt ofArkansas and its various sub-divisions totals more than$300,000,000 and a basis of18-year bonds at five percentinterest, the taxpayers of thestate will have to pay approx-imately $600,000,000 inbonds and accruing interestbefore the debt is paid, C. A.Walls, Lonoke lawyer saidyesterday in an address be-fore the Little Rock Kiwanis

Club at the Lafayette Hotel.A very profitable and en-

joyable day was held Friday,Feb. 19, at the home of Mrs. E.H. Whitehouse where theFairmount IndependenceHome Demonstration Clubmet for their monthly meet-ing and celebration of GeorgeWashington’s 200th birthday.The shrub exchange was a de-cided success. The VirginiaReel and Shoemaker’s dancewas taken part in by all thosepresent. Mrs. J. H. Weg willhost the next meeting onMarch 18.

Jake Becton, an old DesArc boy who has been livingin Wynne, has returned homeand bought the restaurant fix-tures in the building recentlyoccupied by the HendersonCafe and is opening an up-to-date restaurant. We welcomehim back to Des Arc.

WHY close rural schoolswhere the neighborhood chil-dren are taught the three R’sand provide State funds forresidents of other states at theinstitutions of higher educa-tion?

This year, the Home Eco-nomics instructor at theschool is trying to help thepeople of the community byoffering to the adult people ofDes Arc a unit in RemodeledClothing.

The Des Arc School is pro-gressing nicely and by privatesubscriptions pledged, will beenabled to complete the eightmonth term.

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Lorraine Overturf

Eulis Virgil Turner Sara Campbell

Services held here Tuesday for Lorraine (Coffman) Overturf

Eulis Virgil Turner, 84, ofAugusta, died Friday, Feb-ruary 12, 2016 at his home.He was born September 30,1931 in Gregory, Arkansas ason of the late Ulis Oliverand Ruthie Annie (Cottom)Turner.

He is survived by hiswife, Nettie Jean Turner;son, Dan Turner; daughters,Nelda West and Paula Turn-er; brother, Jimmy Turner;sister, Fannie Mae Peters;three grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren (1on the way).

Visitation will be held onMonday from 6:00 - 8:00p.m. at Powell FuneralHome in Bald Knob.

Services were conductedon Tuesday, February 16, at2:00 p.m. at the Grace Bap-tist church in Augusta withBro. Eddie Meharg officiat-ing.

Interment followed inthe Augusta Memorial Parkby Powell Funeral Home,Bald Knob - Judsonia.

Sylvia Kay Daniels Hill,70, of Sherwood , died at4:20 am, Wednesday, Febru-ary 10, 2016, following abrave battle with cancer.

Sylvia Kay was born July15, 1945, in Little Rock,Arkansas and grew up inCarlisle, Arkansas. She re-ceived her high schooldiploma from Carlisle HighSchool and later marriedher high school sweetheart.They raised their family offour children in Sherwood.

Sylvia Kay was strong inher Christian faith, a devot-ed wife to her husband of52 years, the best “Mama”her four children could everask for, and a dearly lovedgrandmother known as“Pockets” to her ten grand-children. She had a smilethat could light up a room.

She is survived by herhusband of 52 years, LarryJoe Hill of Sherwood; fourchildren, Larie Scallon andhusband Steve of Sher-wood, Timmy Hill and wifeEricka of Cabot, KimberlyKelley and husband Dannyof Cabot, and Dori Kramerof McKinney; ten grand-children, and siblings DanDaniels of North LittleRock, Bonita Huey ofCarlisle, and Mack Danielsof Bryant.

She is preceded in deathby her parents, J.C. “Doc”and Ethel Daniels, her sisterMarilyn Parker and brotherJack Daniels.

Services were held at2:00 pm, Saturday, February13, at Hamilton BaptistChurch in Carlisle withDavid Maynard officiating.

Burial was at the Hamil-ton Cemetery by WestbrookFuneral Home in Hazen.

Sara Ruth Campbell, 80,of Beebe, Arkansas died Fri-day, February 12, 2016. Shewas retired from AT&T.

Sara is survived by hertwo sons, Charlie Campbelland Randy Campbell(Kathy), both of Lonoke;two daughters, Debbie Mi-randa (Mike) of Jack-sonville, and Susan Lakey(Dickie) of Austin; twobrothers, Winston Robersonand Jerry Roberson; threesisters, Waldeen Childers,Annie Jo Johnson and PeggyRoberson; seven grandchil-dren; and ten great-grand-children. She was precededin death by her husband,William "Dub" Campbell.

Funeral was at 10:00 a.m.Monday, February 15, atSmith-Westbrook FuneralHome in Beebe.

Burial was in the HickoryPlains Cemetery witharrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, aCertified Veterans FuneralCare Provider. www.Smith-FamilyCares.com

Carl J. Garrich of Carlisledied on Monday, February8, 2016 peacefully at hishome at the age of 97.

Carl was preceded indeath by his wife of 53years, Gloria Ward Garrich;his mother Pauline DolnyGarrich, his father MikeGarrich and his sistersMarie Garrich Hamel andFrances Garrich Senko.

Carl was a lifelongfarmer and began farmingin 1941. Carl was active onmany levels includingbeing past president of theLonoke County Farm Bu-reau, president of theLonoke Grain Dri

er, and serving on theRiceland Foods executivecommittee. In 1971 Carlbegan growing organic riceand became one of thelargest growers in thecountry. He took greatpride in recalling that hewas the first farmer to pro-

duce 200 bushels of riceper acre in Arkansas.

In 1946 he married Glo-ria Jean Ward and and theyhad one child, Stephanie.

Carl is survived by hisdaughter Stehanie GarrichMcGhee, her husband Dr.Timothy McGhee and fivegrandchildren, ChristopherStephen McGhee, MichaelStuart McGhee, MatthewMattimore McGhee, Brid-get McGhee Wiggins andZachary Michael McGheeas well as eight great grand-children.

Pallbearers were BobSkarda, William Skarda,Danny Smith, ChristopherMcGhee, Michael McGhee,Matthew McGhee andJason Smith.

There was a visitation atSt. Rose of Lima CatholicChurch in Carlisle at 10:00on Friday, February 12,with a funeral mass at10:30.

Carl J. Garrich, lifelong farmer, dies at Carlisle

Sara Campbellburial Mondayat Hickory Plains

Eulis V. Turner,Gregory nativedies at Augusta

Sylvia Kay Hill,former Carlisleresident, dies

Leonora Franzenwas native ofPrairie County

Virginia Wallace, former Stuttgart resident, dies

Leonora Anna Seiden-stricker Franzen, 91, ofStuttgart, widow of RonaldGilbert Franzen, passedaway Monday, February 15,2016, at Chambers NursingHome in Carlisle.

Mrs. Franzen was bornFebruary 18, 1924, in Hazento Arthur Frederick andRosa Katherine Kreisel-meier Seidenstricker. Shewas a graduate of DeVallsBluff High School, was ateacher, rice farmer andhomemaker. She was amember of the Good Sam’sClub-Stuttgart, Woodmanof the World and St. John’sLutheran Church, andLadies Aid.

Besides her parents andhusband, she was precededin death by her son, Mark R.Franzen.

Survivors are her daugh-ter-in-law, Polly RaibleFranzen of Stuttgart; hergrandson, Tyler Franzen ofStuttgart; nephew, RobertSeidenstricker of Hazen;niece, Karen James ofLonoke; and her caregivers,Mattie Palton, Tina Londonand Shirley Palton.

Funeral services, officiat-ed by Pastor Don White, are11:00 a.m. Thursday at St.John’s Lutheran Church iStuttgart.

Interment will follow inLone Tree Cemetery byTurpin Funeral Home ofStuttgart.

Visitation will be onehour prior to the service.

Her family requests me-morials be made to St.John’s Lutheran School,2019 S. Buerkle, Stuttgart,Ark. 72160; or Holy RosaryCatholic School, 920 W.19th St., Stuttgart, Ark.72160.

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True Fasting

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Words of FaithWords of Faith

Isaiah 58:1-12

I want to be honest with you all. Oneof the spiritual disciplines I have notreally done much of is fasting. I strug-gle not with the importance of it, butwith the execution. And so as we talkabout true fasting I want to be clearthat this is one of those places that is achallenge and a place where I may beout of my depth. United Methodist pastor Rev. J.D.

Walt the head of the website Seedbedtalks about his own struggle with fast-ing in this way:I hate fasting. Maybe it’s because I

love food. I love the grocery store andcooking and restaurants and the FoodNetwork, and all of that is good . . . untilit’s not. The problem is not with enjoy-ing food but with inordinately lovingfood. My love of food slowly and quiet-ly masks my self-satisfying way of life.It’s my self-satisfying way of life thatslowly and quietly moves God frombeing a focus to being a distraction;which leads me to say things like, “Ihate fasting.”So this week as we enter into the sea-

son of lent and we talk about thingsthat we may choose to fast from wehave this passage from Isaiah that talksabout what it means to have a true fast.The historical setting for this pas-

sage is likely the period of fasting thatfollowed the exile. The prophetZachariah in his book indicated thatthe people fasted on the fifth and sev-enth months of the Hebrew calendarfor seventy years following the destruc-tion of Jerusalem. They would spendtwo months out of their year com-memorating and remembering all thatthey had lost. They fasted and prayedthat God would respond and answerthem in their time of trouble.That is a long time and you can hear

the possible frustration with Yahweh inthis passage why have we fasted, reallyis saying God where are you. The peo-ple are asking why has God not done

something; where are your righteousjudgments. They feel like a great injus-tice has been done to them by theBabylonians because they are in exileand their temple in Jerusalem has beendestroyed.What the prophet is reminding them

in this passage is that while they thinkthey are delighting in God and seekingjustice because of their holy practices,they are not seeking justice in theirown lives. Seeking the Lord Isaiah saysin 1:17 occurs when we “seek justice,rescue the oppressed, defend the or-phans, plead for the widow.” Isaiah seems to suggest at the end of

this passage that if we don’t just gothrough the motions of our religiousrituals but also care for justice andgoodness for neighbor; not just careabout it but work toward it then that isa true fast. It reminds me of theprophet Micah’s words “He has shownyou, O mortal, what is good. And whatdoes the Lord require of you? To actjustly and to love mercy and to walkhumbly with your God.” Rueben Job inhis book Three Simple Rules, on theGeneral Ordinances of the Methodistsputs it this way: Do not Harm, DoGood, and Stay in love with God. Weboth need to refrain from evil and prac-tice doing good to others.Now, I am not suggesting that we

cease from the practice of fasting. Giv-ing up that cup of coffee or maybeskipping a meal to spend time prayinghas value. What I want to suggest isthat saving that money from that coffeeor that meal and giving to the foodpantry is even better. I also would challenge us to find

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New DVD’s at the Des Arc Public Library:GoosebumpsHitman: Agent 47Mission Impossible Rogue NationThe Transporter RefueledMinionsCootiesSupernatural Season 9Hotel Transylvania 2Reign Season 1Vikings Season 2

New books:The Bitter Season by Tami HoagMissoula by Jon KrakauerEven Dogs in the Wild by Ian RankinKeeper of the Stars by Robin HatcherBoy a Whisker by Sofie RyanWhisker of Trouble by Sofie RyanAfter She’s Gone by Lisa JacksonSecret Sisters by Jayne Ann KrantzHouse of the Rising sun by James Lee

BurkeThe Forgotten Soldier by Brad TaylorBlood Kiss by J.R. WardWhiter Shade of Pale by David GolemonOverlord by David GolemonScandalous Behavior by Stuart WoodsThe Witches by Stacy SchiffMonkey Not Ready for School by Marc

BrownJack and the Leprechaun by Ivan

Robertson

Library Day by Anne RockwellTen Lucky Leprechauns by Kathryn-

HelingSurfs Up by Kwame AlexanderPete the Cat Valentine’s Day is Cool by

James DeanA Berry Lucky St. Patrick’s Day by Mick-

ie MathesisThe Night Before St. Patrick’s Day by

Natasha WingPete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Love by

James DeanToy Meets Snow by Emily JenkinsThere Was an Old Dragon Who Swal-

lowed a Knight by Penny ParkerFirefly Hollow by Allison McGheeThe Full Moon at the Napping House by

Audrey WoodLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric CarlePirates Lullaby by Marcie WesselsMagnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

by Rick RiordanIf You Ever Bring an Alligator to School Mother Goose’s Pajama Party by Danna

SmithR is for Rocket by Tad Hills

A donation was made in memory of B.F.Mullen by Jane Gillespie.Join us for BINGO. We will play on the

last Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m.Prizes will be given to the winners.

Ramblingsby Verna Herkamp

I have never been a person who collects things as ahobby. As most people do, there are a few things wekeep as momentos of something we hold dear. For me,it is my daughter’s first dress made by hand, her littleshoes size 0, socks and a lock of her hair. Old familyphotos are another something to treasure.

My cedar chest is up in the attic now. The only thingI remember that is in it is my husband’s World War II uni-form and some fancy hem-stitched napkins I made in myteens but were never used. The baby clothes are in mycloset.

Prayers are something we can’t put in a box to keep.We can’t see them or hold them except in our hearts andmind. Prayers can reach all the way around the world.They reach all the way to heaven.

Sometimes, we don’t like the answers we get from ourprayers. The Bible says we do not receive because weask amiss. Could that mean when we pray to win a ballgame or ask for a new car?

Prayers are the one thing the law can’t take awayfrom us, when we are locked in a jail cell wearing an or-ange jumpsuit. Our shoes and clothes, money and carkeys and other things we might own, have been lockedaway somewhere. They can’t take away what they can’tsee, our prayers.

Recently, I mentioned adoptions, but what about peo-ple who abandon their own children? Years ago, Iworked with a woman who had been abandoned by herfather. She hated him so much. One night, shedreamed she saw a man crying and he would not stop.He looked so sad. She thought, “who is this man?”

Suddenly, she realized it was her own father who hadabandoned her. He was crying because he had left hischildren and had regretted it and could not undo thewrong he had done. The woman hunted her father upand found he didn’t have long to live. She forgave him.

It's Spaghetti Supper time in Cotton Plant.The HypsionClub's annual supper will be Friday, February 26, 2016and will be served at the clubhouse on Main Street. Weare looking forward to our old and new friends joining usfor a night of good food and fellowship.Tickets are $8.00each and can be purchased from any club member or atthe door. The meal will be served from 5-8 pm. Also therewill be the "White Elephant table" and the added bakedgoods table. We invite everyone to join us this specialnight for our supper and visiting with friends.

We have been a continuous active Club in Cotton Plantsince May 16, 1916! That's right, we are celebrating our100th birthday as a club in May. We are making plans tocelebrate this special occasion with the community andoutlying area,and looking forward to everyone joining in.

Spaghetti Supper time atHypsion Clubhouse in Cotton Plant

Additions at Des Arc Public Library

Men’s FellowshipBreakfastThe Men’s Fellowship

Breakfast will be hosted thismonth by he Family Wor-ship Center.It will be held Sunday,

Feb. 21, at 7 a. m.All men of the communi-

ty are cordially invited to at-tend.

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Recovery wishes are sentto Marie Holloway who ac-cidentally stepped in a pot-hole at the Post Office andbroke the leg bone thatconnects to her ankle. Thefall also caused torn lig-ments in her foot andsprained her calf and ham-string. There will be nosurgery performed, howev-er, she will have to wear aboot for three months. Bestwishes for a complete re-covery.---------Jerry DeVorak of the Oak

Prairie Community had astint placed on Mondaythis week and was to returnhome on Tuesday. Sendingrecovery wishes.---------Jimmy Jackson was

taken to the emergencyroom for difficulty breath-ing. Doctors kept himovernight for observationand said it was not a heartattack. Jimmy is a regular

at the Senior Citizens Cen-ter at Des Arc. ---------Jane Brown of North Lit-

tle Rock stopped by theWhite River Journal onTuesday. She was payingfor a subscription to theJournal. Her daughter,Natasha Richards, worksfor Des Arc Schools and hergranddaughters, Taylorand Tristan are in JuniorHigh and plays basketball.Jane said she and her hus-band, Charles are currentlytaking care of Charle’s sis-ter who has moved in withthem. Natasha and hus-band, Tony live in theNorthside Community. ---------Tommy and Terry Stra-

bala of the Slovak area paidthe Journal a pleasant call.They stopped on their wayhome from Heber Springssightseeing and taking ad-vantage of the warm day.They have two children,

one granddaughter andanother grandchild on theway. Tommy is retired fromMonsanto and Terry was astay at home mom. ---------Get well wishes are sent

to Jeff Barlow. Jeff was re-cently taken to the emer-gency room at White Coun-ty for severe pain. Doctorsstated that because he fa-vored one side to compen-sate for his other leg beingbroke, that his hip was bar-ing all his weight thuscausing his pain. He is athome with meds.--------Recovery wishes are sent

to Johnnie Madden thisweek who has had to en-dure yet another surgery.This time on her shoulder.It is reported she is in con-siderable pain. She is a realtrooper and we wish her aquick recovery.---------

Chicken Dinner

Gloria and Henry Strohl

Strohls crowned King and Queen at Valentine Banquet for SeniorsGloria and Henry Strohl

of DeValls Bluff werecrowned King and Queenof the “Valentine Banquetfor Seniors” held at the Cal-vary Baptist Church Fel-lowship Hall in Hazen. The banquet, an annual

event since 2002, was heldon Tuesday evening, Feb. 9,and was attended by ap-proximately 36 persons. Preparations were done

by volunteers, Sarah andDale Perry. David Camp-bell started cooking for thebanquet meal on Monday. Stephanie VanHouten

and Connie Swaim hadcharge of the program. B.W. Swilley gave the Invoca-tion.

Door prizes were won byJimmy King and B.W. Swil-ley. Attendees were askedto bring their baby pictureswhich were displayed. Theguests were challenged toidentify the people in thepictures. Donna Watsonwon the prize for correctlyidentifying the most “ba-bies”. In a game “Name the

Song” , directed by Steph-anie and Tracie Vail, partic-ipants were given a piece ofpaper with a sentence fromabout 12 songs written onit. The object of the gamewas to correctly identifythe songs with the sen-tences. Chris Weems wonthe prize for identifying the

most songs. Queen Gloria and King

Henry were crowned byConnie. They were pre-sented matching mugs de-claring their positions. The meal was served by

the pastor, Bro. ChristianVanHouten, assisted byZack White, Cody Edge,Grant Shelman and LukeVanHouten. Sherry Bullock, Susan

Campbell, Amber Edge,Faith Snider and SharronStallings completed the listof volunteers who helpedwith the banquet. Dorris Greenwalt gave

the Benediction. All re-ported having a wonderfultime. -Chris Weems

Road repair in county’s near futurePrairie County Judge

Mike Skarda, discussing re-pair of county roads, toldquorum court membersthat bids would be taken inMay for chip sealing. He ad-vised that this would bedone with state turnbackfunds expected to be$180,000.00. The anticipat-ed cost, he said, would be$30,000.00 per mile.Judge Skarda pointed to

a collection of mold on awall in the county jail at DesArc. He showed pictures ofthe mold occurring in theold part of the jail. However,he said, the area had beeninspected and it was decid-ed that it did not pose ahealth problem for the oc-cupants. The wall will besprayed with bleach that isexpcted to correct the prob-lem.The court was informed

that the Knights of Colum-cus organization had do-nated $2,000.00 to the sher-iff’s boating safety account.An appropriation was ap-proved by the court for thefunds.A number of candidates

seeking office in the comingelection were given an op-portunity to speak to thecourt and guests. They in-cluded Jim Hamric and RickHickman, candidates forthe office of Prairie CountySheriff, Becky Johnson,Donna McIntosh andTamara Dabney, candidatesfor Prairie County Treasur-er; Gaylon Hale, countyclerk; Judge Mark Derrick,District Judge; and LynnHatcher, Justice of thePeace, District 1.The meeting was called

to order at 6 p. m. followedby prayer by Judge Skarda.All court members were inattendance, and the meet-ing adjourned at 6:25 p. m. Meetings are held the

second Tuesday of eachmonth at the courthouseannex in Des Arc unless an-nounced otherwise.Nine elected court mem-

bers representing all areasof the county make up thePrairie County QuorumCourt, the governing bodyof the county.

Assessor Jeannie Lott and Justice Bobby Willeford share a lighter moment afterthe Quorum Court meeting on Tuesday evening.

Photo by H.J. Sanner

The Afterwards - Quroum Court Meeting Feb. 9 From left standing: Justice Buddy Sims of Hazen (back to camera), Justice Doyle

Sullins of Ulm, Deputy Clerk Rhonda Cheshier; and sitting, DeputyClerk Sharon Brown and Judge Mike Skarda

Photo by H.J. Sanner

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by Activity Director, teresa henley

BRUNCHTREATS

From Rev. Jaimie Alexander

We hope everyone hashad a good week. This hasbeen a soup and cornbreadkind of week. Warm weatheris on the horizon. We had our Valentine’s

Day party on Thursday lastweek. Everyone enjoyed thedecorations, goodies, dipand chip and delicious cake.Stevie Ray and Company

of Stuttgart was also here toplay music for the residents. Our Valentine King and

Queen are Ricky Coke andJoyce Straughn. Mr. Coke re-ceived a crown and Ms.Straughn received a crownand a bouquet of roses.Congratulations!We celebrated Mardi Gras

on Wednesday last weekwith beads, hats and a deli-cious cake decorated in pur-ple, bright green and hotpink. Our lunch was MardiGras themed food. Every-

ome had a great time listen-ing to the Mardi Gras music.Jerry and Frances Owen

stopped by DANRC one daylast week. They brought theresidents blankets they hadmade. The residents lovedthe blankets. (Photo NextWeek) They even made Snow-

ball, our facility pet, a blan-ket! Frances also madeclothes protector capes forus to use in the dining room.Thank you guys so verymuch! The residents arevery proud of them and sovery appreciative. That justmade their day and Snow-ball’s, too!We have kind of stayed

inside due to the colderweather. We have playeddominoes, horseshoes,cards, ball toss and Bingo,had our reminisce time andwatched the news and

movies on our big screen tv. Bobbie Merrell of the Des

Arc Public Library stoppedby with new reading materi-al for the residents. We are working on plans

for a community Easter Egghunt here at the facility. De-tails will be posted later. Weare excited and cant’ wait tosee all the little ones runningaround to gather candyfilled eggs! The local churches were

here bringing the word andfellowship. Thank you fortaking time out of your dayto visit us. The residents re-ally do appreciate yourthoughtfulness. That is all for this week.

We hope you enjoy the sun-shine and have a great week-end!

Teresa HenleyActivity Director

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By Barbara Williams, Site Director

From theKitchen ofRev. JaimieAlexander,Ministerat Bella VistaUnitedMethodistChurch

A baked breakfast or brunch treat canmake anyone happy especially anyonewho may get up on the wrong side of thebed. This week’s recipes are for muffins,

biscuits, and a coffee cake that are greatin the morning, well really anytime ofday. So tie on your apron and enjoy baking

Apple Pie Muffins, Cinnamon DonutMuffins, Cream Cheese Biscuits, or aSour Cream Butter Coffee Cake!

Apple Pie Muffins

1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup white granulated sugar1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking soda1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 1/2 cups buttermilk3 tablespoons butter, melted2 eggs1 cup nut pieces, OptionalIn a large bowl whisk together the

flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, bakingpowder, and cinnamon. Add the vanillaextract, buttermilk, melted butter andeggs. Mix well with a spoon. Spray a 12cup muffin tin, add about 1/4 cup batterto each cup. Drop about 1 tablespoon ofthe apple pie filling into the batter.Sprinkle nuts on top. Bake in a preheat-ed 375 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes untilbrown on top. Makes 18 muffins. Enjoy!

Sour Cream ButterCoffee Cake

1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine, soft-ened (This is 12 tablespoons or 3/4 cup)3/4 cup sugar2 eggs1 cup sour cream2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring1/2 cup raisins

Cream butter, sugar, eggs and sourcream in bowl with mixer. Add flour,baking powder, baking soda and vanilla.Mix well. Fold in raisins. Batter will bethick. Spray a bundt pan generously andspread half the batter in the bottom ofthe pan. Add half the topping from recipebelow, spreading over batter. Add theother half of the batter and the rest of thetopping. Cook in preheated 350 degreeoven 45 to 55 minutes until center isdone. Let cool for about 20 minutes be-fore removing from pan. Pour glaze fromrecipe below over the cooked coffee cakeor your can pour glaze over cake when itis served. Topping:2/3 cup brown sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 cup walnut pieces or choppedpecansWhisk together ingredients in bowl.

Cream Cheese Biscuits

2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons sugar1/2 teaspoon baking soda4 ounces cream cheese, softened4 tablespoons butter or margarine or

1/4 cup or 1/2 stick, softened1 cup buttermilk (could use regular

milk)

Whisk together the flour, baking pow-der, salt, sugar and baking soda. Cut inthe softened cream cheese and butteruntil you have coarse crumbs. (I put mycream cheese and butter in a bowl andmicrowave about 30 seconds to soften it.You don’t want it melted, just softened,and microwaves vary. If you try this justdo it a few seconds at a time until it feelssoft when you touch it.) Add the milk andmix into a dough. Turn out onto a flouredsurface. Add enough flour until you canhandle and knead the dough. Kneaduntil it is elastic and you can roll it out toabout 1/2 inch. Cut out your biscuitsand place on sprayed baking sheet. Bakein preheated 425 degree oven 20 to 25minutes. I got exactly 28 biscuits usingthe 2 inch cutters.

Cinnamon Donut Muffins

1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine or 12tablespoons or 3/4 cup, softened1 cup sugar2 eggs3 cups all-purpose flour3 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 cup milk1/4 cup buttermilk

Using mixer, cream the butter andsugar. Add eggs and continue mixing.Add remaining ingredients and mix untilyou have a smooth batter. Spray a 12 cupmuffin pan and fill each cup 3/4 full.Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 35minutes or until browned. Remove andlet cool.

Dip for Muffins1 stick butter, melted1 cup sugar1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

You will need two bowls for dipping.Melt the butter in one bowl and mix thecinnamon and sugar in the other bowl.When the muffins are cool enough tohandle, dip in butter and then in cinna-mon mixture.

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DANRC Valentine King and Queen During Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation’s Valentine’s Day activities, Ricky Coke andJoyce Straughn were crowned as Valentine King and Queen. Mr. Coke received acrown and Ms. Straughn received a crown and a bouquet of roses.

We hope everyone had agood long weekend cele-brating President’s Day. Monday we had a Ball

Team meeting and played aBean Bag baseball gamemen vs. women. Tuesday we had a “Walk-

ing Exercise”, Joke of theDay, and went to the DollarTree and Walmart in Beebethat afternoon. Wednesday we enjoyed

our homemade Breakfastand Bingo. Thursday we had a great

morning playing games atour Valentine’s party. Wehid pink strings all aroundthe building and two teamsgot together to find them,tie them together and seewho had the longest stringat the end. The winnerswon beautiful homemadebouquets. We had a greattime! Friday was our recycling

day, and we also worked onthe latest quilt, puzzles andplayed dominoes. The yard sale room will

be open again next Thurs-day morning from 8-11:30. We are extremely glad

Herndon Barnes cameback home safely and isback with us from the mis-sion trip to Guatemala.God Bless and have a greatweekend!

Barbara Williams, SiteDirector

Olivia Holcomb Osborn,Meals on WheelsHolcombOsborn, Meals on Wheels

Valentine Bouquets: Pictured above are several members of the Des Arc SeniorCitizens holding beautiful Valentine Bouquets and Gifts they received. Pictured are l-r:Levern Barnes, Micki Barlow, Mary Sue Roe, Marcia Kazmark, Shirley Raper, andJimmy Jackson.

In Uganda:

Rev. Alexander recentlyreturned to his home inRogers, Arkansas after atwo-week mission trip inUganda. This was his sec-ond trip to Africa where heministered to the people.At right, he stands at

the edge of the Jinja, thesource of the Nile River,the longest river in theworld. Above, he ministersto the people with food,and other necessities.There were several

other workers along withhim on the trip.Rev. Alexander pastors

the United MethodistChurch in Bella Vista,Arkansas, and writes theweekly recipes for theWhite River Journal.He served the First

United Methodist Churchin Des Arc for six years be-fore going to NorthwestArkansas.

Jeff Beard is on Lori’sgood list for sure. She gotup Friday morning, wentout to warm her truck (togo to Mimi’s) and her giftwas on the dash. She tookit back inside, and Jeff lether open it. It was a beau-tiful aquamarine ring.This is her Mom’s birth-stone.Debbie (Clark) Slampa

came home from TX lastweek to spend time withher Dad, Gene Clark and-brothers, Russell and KenClark and families. I wasso glad she came to visitme on Monday. Bob and Ihad a nice visit with her.She will go home later thisweek. She took her Dadfor cataract surgery Tues-day.Paul Gault came in last

Friday from Colorado fora visit with his family.Susie (his Mom) and JohnPolk, Bully and Nell Priceand many others.James Thomas (our

brother-in-law) camedown to Clara's to visitawhile Friday. Since hisbirthday was Feb. 10,Clara's was Feb. 13, andValentine's Day was Feb.14, he brought her threered roses and a box ofchocolates. For theirbirthdays they went toCabot and had lunch atKFC. James also broughthis birthday cake downand we all got to enjoysome of it. They enjoyedvisiting with each other.They used to see more ofeach other until Clara'slast hip surgery. She has-n't been able to drivemuch, just lately starteddriving herself to Cabotfor physical therapy.Then Friday night

Clara came over and ateher birthday supper withme and Bob. Then thethree of us played a fewgames of Yahtzee. Ofcourse, Bob beat us, butClara and I won one gameeach Ha! We had a lot offun.Clara is still taking

physical therapy for herleg/hip. Although she hasshown some improve-ment, the therapist or-dered her a special braceto use at home. In addi-tion to the therapist work-ing on her leg, she has touse this brace at leastthree times a day. It

stretches her leg also.Keep her in your prayers.With the physical thera-pist working on her at theclinic and her using thebrace at home, hopefully,she will be able tostraighten her leg andwalk without so muchhelp.I enjoyed coffee time

at Ms. Maxine Walters onSaturday morning.Some of the Commu-

nity served sandwichesand desserts Monday atthe Hickory PlainsMethodist Church. It wasfor the family of the late,Sarah Campbell. She wasburied at Hickory PlainsCemetery. Her father-in-law was our late loved Mr.Buck Campbell. You’d besurprised at the peoplethat don’t know he was adear brother to our Ms.Maxine Walters.Please pray for Brandi

(Kirk) Williams. She wasbad sick with bronchitis,now it has turned intopneumonia. Send her acard, PO Box 383, HickoryPlains, AR 72066.Several of us went to

the Visitation of our late,loved Lorraine OverturfMonday night at Garth’sFuneral Home. It was al-most class reunions forsome. For Cleta (Over-turf) Henry, DAHS Classof 70, there was DeboraCarpenter, Bob Crider,Mike Madar, Terry Seev-ers, Mickey Graham, GaryOdom. Classmates forLinda (Overturf) Wasson,DAHS Class of 72,Michelle Cormack, Gin-ger (DeVorak) Raney,Phyllis (Orlicek) Colcla-sure, and myself. We en-joyed being together andenjoyed meeting theirfamilies. Cleta is close toBob and me, she has 12grandkids, with two setsof twins. Ronald Overturfand Debbie (Overturf )Dunbar are the youngesttwo kids, so don’t know asmuch about them . Keepthem all in your Prayers.(EARLY INFO) The Fire

Dept. has been in Servicefor 30 years. Annual CRFire Dept. Meeting andKing Kat fish fry will beSat., March 19th. I knowyou received your bills, itsays wrong date they areto be paid by, it is April1st. If you come to the

meeting, we’d rather youpay there. You can eatgood fish and fellowship ,enjoy silent auction andwin door prizes.(REMINDER) People

to call 870-854-3703 oremail me(OpalCrider@century-tel.net) their News. Pleasecall or 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 let

everyone know that Tracywill serve breakfast onSunday mornings. Shewill also have a Sundaylunch special for $4 .99.Dinner SPECIALS onTUESDAYS and FRIDAYS!Come out and enjoy!Please support Hickory

Plains Post Office by pur-chasing stamps, mailingpackages,etc. there. Sup-port our OWN local Post-master, Tammy Bruce.The Hickory Plains PostOffice hours are Mon.-Fri.12:30 PM- 2:30PM,Sat.10AM-1:30PM.Have a Good Week In

The Lord!Happy 8th Birthday

Feb. 19th to Emma andEthan Patterson!Happy Birthday Feb.

19th to James Carlisle!Happy Birthday Feb.

20th to Bully Price. WayneHamric, and Joe Harrison!Happy Birthday Feb.

21st to Hansel Veazey,Gary Bush and LisaMillerd!Happy Birthday Feb.

22nd to Clint Crye and JoeBush!Happy Birthday Feb.

23rd to Emily WrigleyandNathan Price !Happy Birthday Feb.

24th to Jerry Smith!Happy Birthday Feb.

25th to Sheila Harris andCharlene (Harrison)Castleberry!Happy Birthday Feb.

27th to Charlotte Wrigley,Brandi Williams, and JeffJones!

For I can do everythingthrough Christ, who givesme strength. Philippians4:13, NLT

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I have been accused ofwriting more of my ‘do-ings’ than others. Can Ihelp it if folks sit homeand do nothing—or hideit from me?Well, this is one week

that if you don’t want toknow what I did andthink—shut your eyes. Iwas so tired this Mondayevening that I was head-ed to bed—forgetting myjob and don’t know muchto tickle your funny bonewith.Last Friday evening

Gregory Baptist enjoyeda Spaghetti Supper andthe movie ”War Room”.Miss Brady Holder of

Des Arc spent the nightwith the Mickey Holdersand came to our church.That makes us happy.After church Mary Vin-

cent and I went to CottonPlant and the home ofJim and Linda Vincentand enjoyed a feast inhonor of their son , Tom-my’s 23rd birthday. (Jimcalled me several daysago and asked if I was go-ing to feed them for Tom-my’s birthday and myanswer was “No, I’mcoming to yourhouse.We have for 23years, why change?’)Others there were grand-dad Babe Vincent andaunt Debbie of CottonPlant, his grandmother,Christine Hood, plusLeonard Hinton andLouise Miller all of Brink-ley, Totsie Breaux andKatie Poole of Guy. Hewas so happy. Valentine’sday is a good day to beborn.Last Thursday at 10

am my phone rang withsuch sad news for me, asit told of yet anotherfriend leaving this earth.Kevin Coleman ,whom Ihave never met, calledabout his Dad, EddieColeman of Cabot dying.He said he knew we werefriends and wanted meto know. The Colemanslived here many years. Ithen went to VickieRobertson’s about 12:30

and she told me aboutCookie Breshears, camehome to find a messageabout my friend. DotLarue in Bakersfield, Ca.dying from pneumonia. (Seems there are gobs ofpeople having it.) ThenI’d no more than got upon Friday morning andFannie Turner Peterscalled and her brother,Virgil Turner, in Augustahad died. News of four people I

knew in less than 24hours!!!Both Eddie and Cook-

ie’s funerals were Satur-day. I could not findsomeone to tell mewhere the Faith BaptistChurch was in Cabot.I prayed and asked my

Lord to wake me at 8 amif this 87 year old galshould go and try to findit. HE didn’t wake me till9 am. The thing I shouldhave done is visit weeksago—I have great inten-tions and now I have tolive with this.I went to Cookie’s fu-

neral and found why shehad the nickname ofCookie—a relative couldnot say Carolyn so - shewas loved by many peo-ple as the room was full.I then went by the

Nursing Home and visit-ed my childhood friendPearl Preller (her otherguests were her daugh-ter, Charlotte and Rev.Tidball.) Then I foundour dear Dawn OdomWay, who broke her leg inan auto accident a weekbefore, then on to RuthCanard’s, Glinda Millerand Mary Conner. Wokemy Mary up from hernap. Then I stopped byPaul and RosemaryCollins in Revels, as he issick again. Another longday that made me madto be so tired, as I lovevisiting.Last Thursday Fannie

Peters, Jena Pfeffer, He-len Fields and I joinedother Hypsion Clubmembers at Dondie’s ( Iusually just say “The

Boat” but am beingproper)in Des Arc for ourFebruary meeting.I also went to the ‘par-

ty, tea or whatever’ givenfor Scott Horton lastThursday afternoon atthe Farm Bureau office.Both he and BobbyBowen were in sometrouble with me. Scottdid not ask me if it wasokay to leave here—andBobby set up the ‘StumpSpeaking’ and did notask me to check my So-cial Calendar! I have 3things I could go to Tues-day night. Decisions , de-cisions! But guess what,neither one of those ras-cals seemed scared whenI cornered them. Ohwell!!Here I am with my re-

minders: Feb. 26th is theHypsion Club’s annualSpaghetti Supper in Cot-ton Plant. 5 to 7pm-$8.00for all you can eat whilevisiting with friends fromnow and yesterday.THEN: March 10th is

the American Legion-Auxiliary annual WILDLIFE Supper at the Hut inAugusta. That also is 5 to7pm and all you can eatfor $8.00. Where in theheck can you do thatanymore? We used to doso at Ryan’s in Searcy forlunch on weekdays—ifyou drank water- but I’mtold it is closed.I am told I am needed

at both of these EVENTS.Reckon just to visit?There will be desserts

at both places, but atCotton Plant we will havecakes and pies for sale totake home, so bring yourwallet! One is to be RustyCopeland’s famous co-conut cake!!I don’t want any static

about me being the‘STAR’ of this week’s col-umn, I couldn’t help it , Iwas not home longenough to oogle aroundtown to see what was go-ing on, okay?

Rosetta

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By Melinda MyersWhether planting a garden, enjoying

the beauty of your landscape or sittingdown to a delicious meal, you have bees,butterflies and other pollinators to thank.These essential members of our ecosys-tem are responsible for much of the foodand beauty we enjoy each day.Unfortunately pesticides and habitat

loss are threatening their existence. Thereis something you can do to help. Turnyour garden, backyard or balcony into apollinator’s habitat.Plant a variety of flowering plants that

provide nectar and pollen throughout theseason. Planting masses of natives, herbsand other pollinator favorites like sedum,zinnias, alyssum, cosmos, and columbinewill attract these beauties to your land-scape. Include a variety of day and nightblooming flowers in a variety of colors andshapes to support the widest range of pol-linators. But don’t let a lack of space dis-suade you; even a window box of flowerscan help.

Keep your plants healthy and bloomingwith proper care. Match the plants to thegrowing conditions, provide needed waterand fertilize with an organic nitrogen fer-tiliz . You’ll promote slowsteady plant growth that is less susceptibleto drought and pests. Plus the slow releaselow nitrogen won’t interfere with floweringwhich is essential to the health and wellbeing of our pollinators.Supplement pollinators’ diets with a bit

of rotten fruit. And be sure to providetrees, shrubs, parsley, dill and other plantsthat caterpillars, grubs and the immaturestage of other pollinators prefer to feedupon. Put awa y the pesticides and toler-ate a few holes in the leaves of their fa-vorite plants. With a diversity of plantsyou can easily overlook the temporary leafdamage. Plus, this is a small price to payfor all the benefits they bring to the gar-den.Puddles, fountains, birdbaths and even

a damp sponge can provide needed water.

Plant a Pollinator Garden and Enjoy the Many Benefits

The Arbor Day Founda-tion is making it easy foreveryone to celebrate thearrival of spring by plant-ing trees.Join the Arbor Day

Foundation in March 2016and receive 10 free whiteflowering dogwood trees.“white flowering dogwoodsare versatile trees that willbreak heavy winds and addbeauty to your home,” saidMatt Harris, chief executiveof the Arbor Day Founda-tion. “These fast-growinglandscape trees are knownfor their soft needles and

graceful branching, mak-ing them an ideal additionto any yard.”The free trees are part of

the nonprofit Foundation’sTrees for America cam-paign.With planting instruc-

tions included, the treeswill be shipped at the righttime for planting, betweenMarch 1 and May 31. The 6-to 12-inch trees are guar-anteed to grow or they willbe replaced free of charge.Arbor Day Foundation

members also receive asubscription to Arbor Day,

the Foundation’s bimonth-ly publication, and TheTree Book, which containsinformation about treeplanting and care.To become a member of

the Foundation and receivethe free trees, send a $10contribution to TEN FREEWHITE FLOWERINGDOGWOOD TREES, ArborDay Foundation, 100 ArborAvenue, Nebraska City, Ne-braska 68410, by March 31,2016. Or join online at ar-borday.org/march.

Join Arbor Day Foundationand receive free dogwood trees

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On Saturday, January30th, the Eagle Eye ArcheryTeam held a competitionagainst a group of “experi-enced archers” which in-cluded dads, neighbors,school board members,and a high school coach.

Francine Dickson, Phys-ical Education teacher at

Des Arc Elementary andcoach said, “The team didan outstanding job, andmost of them beat theircompetitor”.

This competition was tohelp prepare the team forthe Regional Tournamentthat will be held on Satur-day, February 27th at the

Maumelle High School. “The team would love

for the community to cometo the competition andsupport them,” said Dick-son.

The team will be shoot-ing at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.,and there is no admissioncharge.

The top three teams atthis competition will re-ceive an invitation to at-tend the State ArcheryTournament in Hot Springsin April.

Good luck!!!

The Des Arc High School library has named the twostudents to receive the star patron awards for the monthof January. The winners of the “Keep Calm & Read On”digital bookmark/reading timer and the Star Patronpen/stylus are Nadia Miller and Gladys Kirtley.

Nadia is in the 7th grade. Her favorite book The LateBus, is by her favorite author, Rick Jasper. Nadia says ifshe could transport herself to any book setting “it wouldbe into the book The Late Bus because it was sad and amystery. Mystery books are one of my favorite groups ofbooks to read.” A book from the Perry Skky Jr. series, byStephanie Perry Moore, is the best book Nadia has everread. She says it was “about a boy who played footballwell and he made many mistakes with his girlfriend.”

Gladys is a sophomore. Her favorite book is TheChronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns byHeather Brewer, however, her favorite author is L.J.Smith. Gladys says that the setting she would like to “beis where Vlad (Vladimir Tod) tries to save Snow, his girl-friend. I want to be there to feel what Snow was feeling.”Gladys chose Soulmates by L.J. Smith as her favoritebook. She says that “no matter where you are you shouldalways have that one person to be there for you, no mat-ter what.”

January Star Patrons

Nadia Miller Gladys Kirtley

Des Arc Elementary Eagle Eye Archery team prepares for Regional competition

Top Scores: Pictured above are the archers who had the top scores of the competition. They are, l-r: Andrew Madar-First Place; Matt Kearby and Halle Cox-Second Place-Tie

First Place TeamMatt Kearby, left and Paul Dickson

Archers prepare to release their arrow

Band Boosters hold

February meetingThe Des Arc Eagle Band

Boosters met at the BandRoom on the Des Arc HighSchool campus Monday,February 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Several students will at-tend the Solo EnsembleMarch 3 in Cabot. Thereare 20, 7th through 12thgrade students perfomingsolos and 17 are perform-ing in ensembles.

Saturday, March 12,there is a percussion clinicat UCA-Conway. Profes-sors and performers fromvarious colleges will be onhand to give music instruc-tion and techniques. An-other clinic of this type willbe held at Maumelle HighSchool April 9.

There is a clarinet clinicat Cabot High School thissummer for those clar-inetists interested in at-tending.

Other items discussedwere new instruments andrepairing others. Accord-ing to David Yarbrough,Band Director, “the Bandhas grown and I have nomore trumpets or clarinetsto hand out to new mem-bers. We have 34 highschool band members and16 beginner band mem-bers.”

The Sr. High Band will beholding a recruitment dayon May 5 at Des Arc Ele-mentary for Sixth Gradersthat will be entering theSeventh grade in the fall.

Jazz Band practices havebeen going well. There are22 involved. The Jazz Bandwill entertain between ses-sions and during intermis-sion at the Spring ConcertMay 1 in the High SchoolGymnasium.

Flag and Majorette prac-tices are being held Tues-days and Thursdays. Try-outs are April 22 with threemajorettes and four flagstrying out.

Fundraisers were dis-cussed. President CrystalFouse presented a list ofpossible fundraisers alongwith Yankee Candles andRada Knives. Yankee Can-dles and Rada Knives re-turn 40% of sales to theBand.

New uniforms was dis-cussed. Mr. Yarbrough willwrite up a proposal. Hewill contact Mr. Hill tomake a presentation to theBoard of Education. Ap-proximately 50 uniformswill be needed.

The Band Banquet dateis set for Tuesday, May 3 atDondies. Parents will benotified of ticket sales. Sen-ior Blankets and Awardswere also discussed.

Mr. Yarbrough will be atthe All State ConventionThursday, Feb. 18 and Fri-day, Feb. 19.

The next Band Boostermeeting will be Monday,March 14 at 6:30 p.m. at theBand Room.

Congratulations !Junior Lady Eagles!

Second Place - Junior District Tournament

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Call CareLink at 501-372-5300 or 800-482-6359

www.carelink.org

Edwina Wilson, a long-time board member, often refers friends who need help to the CareLink Information and Assistance line.

If your friend or family member needs help to stay in their own home, the first place to call in central Arkansas is CareLink.

Help is One Call Away

“CareLink is the place to call when you need help caring for an older

friend or family member.”

ELECTBECKY JOHNSON

PRAIRIE COUNTY TREASURER

*QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED*DEPUTY TREASURER SINCE JULY 2014

I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR VOTEPol Adv paid by Becky Johnson

Our precious loved onedeparted this world onMonday, February 15, 2016,at his home, surrounded bylove and comfort from hisfamily. Kenneth Edgar“Pickle” Engelkes was bornOctober 26, 1931, to Harryand Martha Earlywine En-gelkes.

He was preceded indeath by his parents, Harryand Martha Engelkes; twobrothers, Lloyd and WilburEngelkes; and three sisters,Thelma Engelkes, Waunet-ta Bennett and EdnaNeukam.

Pickle is survived by hisloving wife of 61 years,Myrtie; sons, Brian andMike (Lindsey) of Stuttgart;daughter, Suzanne Stroh(Steven) of Stuttgart; fourspecial grandchildren,Christopher Engelkes,Olivia Noble (Justin), Lau-ren Engelkes and KellyStroh; a cherished great-granddaughter, Kenley No-ble; and his beloved dog,Fancy, who has been by his

side for many years. Pickleis also survived by his sis-ter, Ethel Scroggins, andmany nieces and nephews

He was a retired farmer,owned a successful hunt-ing club, and operated awheat straw business formany years. He loved na-ture and being outdoors.Hunting, fishing and gar-dening were all favoritepast times. He loved fishingon the White River andfished commercial tackleas a hobby for years. Hewould share what hecaught, hunted or grewwith family, friends andneighbors.

Services will be 2:00 p.m.Thursday, February 18, atTurpin Funeral Home inStuttgart with visitation be-ginning at 1:00 p.m.

Burial will follow in HolyRosary Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials are requestedto Holy Rosary CatholicChurch or Grand PrairieEvangelical Church.

Darrel “Doug” Rogers Sr.,89, of Searcy passed awaySunday, Feb. 14, 2016.

He was born Feb. 19,1926 in McClelland, Ark., tothe late William (“Uncle”)Gant Rogers and NannieBelle (Crotts) Rogers. Hewas also preceded in deathby his wife, Mary LueRogers; daughter, MaryKane and six siblings.

Doug was a retired truckdriver after many years offaithful service as well asserving in the United StatesNavy in World War II andthe Korean War. He lovedgoing fishing and hunting.Doug served as High Priestin Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints.

He is survived by his chil-dren, Darrell Rogers Jr. ofKansas City, Mo., DebbieClutter (Jim) of Sullivan,Mo., and Christina Brown(Kevin) of Greenbrier; fivegrandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren; sister,Imogean Bayles of Ward al-so many other loving familymembers and friends.

Funeral service will be 12noon Saturday, Feb. 20, atthe Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints in theSearcy Ward.

Interment will follow inthe Sand Hill Cemetery eastof Des Arc with Phil Rogers,Kevin Brown, Ryan Rogers,W.D. Rogers, Darrell RogersJr. and Jason Hendersonserving as pallbearers.

Visitation will be 6-8p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, atRoller-Daniel FuneralHome in Searcy.

Relatives in the local areainclude Audrey Ingle andJesse Tackett.

Ruby Anderson, Stuttgart native, dies at Barling

Ruby J. Andersen, 68, ofBarling, passed away Mon-day, Feb. 8, 2016 in FortSmith Arkansas.

She was born June 28,1947, in Stuttgart to the lateRobert and Arlie (Chris)Hooker. Ruby was of theCatholic faith and enjoyedcrocheting and jigsaw puz-zles. In addition to her par-ents, she was preceded indeath by a sister, Alice Hor-ton.

Survivors include herson and daughter-in-law,Todd and Chi Willey ofGreenwood; three broth-

ers, Kenneth Hooker ofOcean View, Delaware,Herman Hooker, ofStuttgart and Don Hookerof Mt. Ida; a sister, LucilleBarnes of Beebe; a grand-son, Todd Willey, Jr. of Con-way and numerous niecesand nephews.

A graveside memorialservice was held at 10 a.m.,Monday, Feb. 15, at LamarCemetery with FatherWilliam Wewers, O.S.B. offi-ciating. Burial followed un-der the direction of RollerFuneral Home.

OBITUARIESContinued from Page 3

Darrel Rogers Sr.

Darrell Rogers Sr.burial Saturdayat Sand Hill

Roger Allen Lea,father of localresident, dies

Wanda Gray, former HomeExtension Agent here, dies

Kenneth E. Engelkes dies at Stuttgart

Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

Ballot proposals approved for signature gathering

Nov. 30, 2015 - Four Year Terms of Office for Elected County Officials, Justices of thePeace, and Constables - A proposal seeking to increase the term of office for electedcounty officials from two to four years was approved for signature gathering. The lawwould apply to county officials sworn in after Dec. 31, 2016, according to Opinion No.2015-139.David Dinwiddie of Pine Bluff submitted the measure.

Nov. 2, 2015 - Reducing From 3 to 1 the Number of Constitutional Amendments ThatMay Be Proposed by the General Assembly Under Article 19, Section 22 - A proposalseeking to reduce the number of constitutional amendments state legislators can sendto voters was again approved for signature gathering. This proposal had already been ap-proved for signature gathering, but the sponsor resubmitted it with a different ballot ti-tle, according to Opinion No. 2015-124.The sponsor's suggested ballot title was rejectedbecause the Attorney General's Office found it to be misleading. The Attorney Generalchanged the proposed ballot title to what is listed above. See Opinion No. 2015-115 (Oct.5, 2015), and Opinion No. 2015-107 (Sept. 8, 2015) for previous proposals this petitioncycle. Frederick N. Scott, a spokesperson for the Little Red Hen Committee, submittedthe measure.

Aug. 6, 2015 - Arkansas Term Limits Amendment of 2016 - A proposal to reduce thenumber of years a state senator or representative can serve in office was certified for sig-nature gathering, according to Opinion No. 2015-089. The proposal would repealAmendment 94, which voters passed in 2014 and set term limits of 16 years for membersof the General Assembly. Brenda V. Taylor, an attorney in Fayetteville, submitted themeasure.

July 24, 2015 - The Campaign Finance Act of 2016 - This previously approved ballotproposal (Opinion No. 2015-059) to create campaign spending disclosure requirementswas recertified after a new, less confusing ballot title was submitted. The Attorney Gen-eral had said the original title would require the voter to be an expert in campaign-fi-nance regulation to understand the proposed changes. The newer version (Opinion No.2015-083) was an attempt to better explain the effect of the measure. David Couch of Lit-tle Rock submitted the new version. Paul Spencer, chairman of the Regnat Populus Bal-lot Question Committee, submitted the original measure.

March 31, 2015 - An Act Amending The Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993 - A proposalto amend state law to include sexual orientation and gender identity to groups protect-ed from discrimination under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993 was certified for sig-nature gathering, according to Opinion No. 2015-029. Jack Michael Weir III of Little Rocksubmitted the measure.

March 30, 2015 - An Act Concerning Local Option (Wet-Dry) Elections - A proposal toreduce the number of signatures required to call a local option (wet-dry) election from38 percent of qualified electors to 20 percent of qualified electors was certified for signa-ture gathering, according to Opinion No. 2015-026. David Couch of Little Rock submit-ted the measure.

Feb. 3, 2015 - The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Amendment - A constitutional amend-ment to legalize the manufacturing and sale of alcohol statewide was certified for signa-ture gathering, according to Opinion No. 2015-12. David Couch of Little Rock submittedthe measure.

Nov. 3, 2014 - The Arkansas Hemp and Marijuana Amendment - A constitutionalamendment to legalize the cultivation, production, distribution, sale, purchase, posses-sion and use of the cannabis plant in Arkansas was certified for signature gathering, ac-cording to Opinion No. 2014-119. Mary L. Berry of Summit submitted the measure.

Aug. 5, 2014 - The Arkansas Hemp and Cannabis Amendment - A constitutionalamendment to legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession anduse of the cannabis plant in Arkansas was certified for signature gathering, according toOpinion No. 2014-079. Frederick W. Porter of Hot Springs submitted the measure.

Aug. 14, 2014 - The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act - A ballot measure to legalize theuse of medical marijuana, and a system for growing and selling medical marijuana wascertified for signature gathering. The ballot measure was similar to a recent proposalthat did not receive enough signatures for the 2014 ballot. In Opinion No. 2014-086, theAttorney General cautioned the group that "according to my experience there is a directcorrelation between the length and complexity of initiated acts and their susceptibilityto a successful ballot title challenge." Melissa Fults, campaign director of Arkansans forCompassionate Care 2016, submitted the measure.

Roger Allen Lea, 64, ofJudsonia, died Tuesday,February 16, 2016. He wasborn November 27, 1951 inRussell to Nellie (Boswell)Lea and the late Ralph Lea.He was a member of theOakdale Missionary BaptistChurch.

He is survived by hismother, Nellie Lea; son,Chris Lea (Melisa); daugh-ter, Stephanie Holloway (Ja-son); his siblings, JeanCampbell, Jerry Dale Lea(Janice), Eddie Lea (Judy),Jimmy Lea (Claudia), JanetMathis (Bill) and MadelynHopper (Jerry); sister-in-law, Helen Lea; grandchil-dren, Alex Lea, Nikki Lea,Jacob Holloway, BrittneyLea and Zackery Holloway;great-grandchild, AinsleeEllison; as well as many,cousins, nieces andnephews.

He was preceded indeath by his father, Ralph; abrother, Don Orvell Lea anda brother-in-law, TomCampbell.

Visitation will be Thurs-day from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Services will be Friday,10:00 a.m., at the Powell Fu-neral Home Chapel in BaldKnob.

Interment will follow inthe White County MemorialGardens at Searcy.

Wanda S. Gray, 85, ofNorth Little Rock, went tobe with her Lord and Savioron Wednesday, February10, 2016. She was born onAugust 13, 1930 in Moscow,Arkansas (Jefferson Coun-ty) to Hubert Edwin andEmma Jean Slaten.

Wanda was a formerHome Extension Agent inPrairie County. While serv-ing here, she married LeroyGray of Hazen where theyresided for a number ofyears.

She was preceded indeath by her parents; herloving husband of 54 years,Dalton Leroy “Leroy” Gray;sisters, Ann Moll, and ZenaCramer; and brother, Hu-bert Slaten, Jr.

She is survived bydaughter, Jean Ann Gray, ofSherwood; sons, DaltonLeroy “Lee” Gray II, M.D., ofFarmington, and Michael(Donna) Gray, of Greenbri-er; and four grandchildren,James Dalton “J.D.” Gray ofConway, Dalton Leroy GrayIII, Ella Gray, and Adi Gray,of Centerton.

Wanda was a faithfulmember of Amboy UnitedMethodist Church for morethan 50 years and was still“hanging banners for Je-sus” up to her time to gohome.

Wanda received a Bach-elor of Science degree inHome Economics from theUniversity of CentralArkansas and began workat the Prairie County Ex-tension Office in DeV allsBluff , where she wouldmeet and marry her hus-band Leroy. She was an ac-complished homemakerand professional seam-stress, having judgedsewing entries at theArkansas Sew With Cottonfor many years. She lovedher family deeply and wasaffectionately “MoMo” toher grandchildren whowere her pride and joy.

A memorial service at2:00 p.m., was held at Am-boy United MethodistChurch in North LittleRock.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests that me-morials be made to AmboyUnited Methodist Church,311 Military Drive, NorthLittle Rock, AR 72118; Am-boy Community FoodPantry, 100 Auburn Drive,North Little Rock, AR72118; or Central BaptistCollege Mustang Baseball,1501 College, Conway, AR72034.

Online guestbook is available atwww.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens

A new organization hasbeen established to supportthe work of the ArkansasHistory Commission. Mem-bership in the Friends ofthe History Commission isonly $10 per year. To jointhe Friends of the ArkansasHistory Commission sendyour full name, completecontact information (in-cluding phone and email),and a check for your mem-bership dues to:

Friends of the ArkansasHistory Commission

P.O. Box 250916Little Rock, AR

DES ARC SCHOOLS

LUNCH MENULUNCH MENU

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

Sponsored Each Week by

Farmers & Merchants BankMember FDIC

Des Arc, Arkansas

ElementaryLunch

MONDAY: Chicken Nuggets,Yams, Green Peas, Peaches,MilkTUESDAY:Hamburger, FrenchFries, Sandwich Fixings,Ketchup, Mayonaise, Mustard,Pineapple, MillkWEDNESDAY: Chicken andNoodles, Great NorthernBeans, Steamed Broccoli,Grapes, MilkTHURSDAY: Chicken Strips,Ketchup, Corn, Applesauce,Cookie, MIlkFRIDAY: Pizza, Tossed Saladwith Dressing, Green Beans,Pears, Milk

BreakfastMONDAY: Biscuit andSausage Pattie or Cereal &Toast, OrangesTUESDAY: Funnel Cake orCereal & Toast, PeachesWEDNESDAY: Yogurt and Gra-ham Crackers or Cereal &Toast, PineappleTHURSDAY: Pop Tarts or Ce-real & Toast, ApplesFRIDAY: Donut or Cereal &Toast, PearsServed with Milk & JuiceMeals are subject to change/USDA is an Equal Opportu-

nity Provider and Employer

High SchoolLunch

MONDAY: Chicken Nuggets,Macaroni and Cheese, Yams,Pears, Fresh Fruit, MilkTUESDAY: Taco Salad, Lettuce,Tomato, Cheese, Pinto Beans,Spanish Rice, Salsa, FruitCocktail, Fresh Fruit, MilkWEDNESDAY: Chicken FriedSteak, Mashed Potatoes withGravy, Green Beans, Pineapple,Cookie, Fresh Fruit, MilkTHURSDAY: Chicken StripSandwich, Lettuce, Tomato,Seasoned 1/2 Baked Potato,Steamed Broccoli, Peaches,Fresh Fruit, Ketchup, Mustard,Mayonaise, MilkFRIDAY: Cheeseburger, FrenchFries, Baked Beans, SandwichFixings, Ketchup, Mayonaise,Mustard, Pineapple, FreshFruit, Milk

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

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Des Arc Baseball/Softball Registration 2016

The Des Arc Baseball Association announces the dates to register your child for thebaseball/softball programs.

A $25.00 participation fee will need to be paid at the time of registration. If for somereason you can’t make it to either of the sign-up dates, you can mail your registrationform with a check made out to Des Arc Baseball Association to:

Kent Childers, 2350 Roy Newton Road, Des Arc, AR 72040. OR send a completed registration along with fees in an envelope to Mrs. Stacy

Childers at the elementary school. If you have any questions, please contact KentChilders at (870) 256-5137)

IF SENDING THIS FORM WITH MONEY TO THE SCHOOL; BRING IT DIRECTLY TOROOM 9- MRS. STACY CHILDERS

-----------------------------------------------------------------Des Arc Baseball Association Summer ProgramBaseball/Softball Registration Form

Name______________________________Age___________Gender________Date of Birth____________________Grade__________Phone#___________Parent’s Name___________________________________________________League and Team Played on Last Year________________/_______________For baseball, age is determined by child’s age as of May 1 of the current year.For Softball, age is determined by child’s age as of January 1.

Buddy League (age 5-8) _________Little League (age 9-12) ________Pony League (age 13-16) ________Girls Softball (age 5-8) _________Girls Softball (age 9-12) ________Girls Softball (age 13-16) ________

Girls will only be allowed to play either softball or baseball, not both. Participationfee is $25.00 and is due at the time of registration.

Parent/Guardian Signature __________________________________________

Des Arc High SchoolCalendar for SpringFeb. 15-19Basketball Senior District Tournament

Basketball Regional TmtFeb. 24-27-Hazen

Lift-a-ThonFeb. 29, 4:00 p.m.

March 3Sr. Baseball at RiverviewSr. Softball vs Pangburn

March 4Sr. Baseball vs McCrorySr. Softball at Clarendon

End of Nine Weeks-March 11

Daylight Savings TimeMarch 13

Spring BreakMarch 21-25

Progress ReportsApril 14

School Out (Snow Day)April 15

Majorette & Flag TryoutApril 22

PromApril 23

Spring ConcertMay 1

Band BanquetMay 3

Recruitment at DAESMay 5

Academic BanquetMay 9

High School GraduationMay 15

Seven Basketball Seniors and parents honored on Senior NightFriday, February 12, 2016 was Senior Night for those seniors who participated in basketball and their parents. The event is sponsored by the Des Arc Eagle Booster Club. Those honored were Jade Bell - Six Years; Shelby Evants - Five Years; Kallie Roberts - Six Years; Jacob Adams - Six Years; Colt Covington - Six Years; Daylon Conway - Six Years

and Quentin Walters - Six Years.

Jade Bell, center with parents, Tracey and Jackie Bell

Kallie Roberts, center with parents, Jodie and Tammy Roberts

Colt Covington, center with parents, Brad and Krissy Covinvgton

Quentin Walters, center with parents Quence and Leisa Walters

Daylon Conway, third from left, with mother, Tangelia Loving,far right and grandparents, Sylvester and Shirley Holloway

JacobAdams,left withfather,RodneyAdams

Shelby Evants, center with parents, Darren and Stephanie Evants

The Des Arc Senior Ea-gles and Senior Lady Ea-gles were in action on Fri-day, February 12. It was al-so Senior Night for sevenseniors who played theirlast home basketball gameof their high school careerat Eagle Fieldhouse. TheSeniors were recognizedbetween the Senior Girlsand Senior Boys games.

Senior GirlsThe Senior Lady Eagles

faced Kipp Delta on Friday,Feb. 12. Final score DesArc 42, Kipp Delta 35. Lexi Cook tipped off for

the Lady Eagles with KippDelta in control of the bas-ketball. Kipp Delta scored first

with a layup for two. Shel-by Evants pulled up on ajumper to tie the game attwo all. Jade Bell saved the bas-

ketball and drove the base-line to the hoop and wasfouled. She made bothfreethrows. Cierra Fisher tipped a

Kipp Delta pass to drive allthe way for the basket fortwo. Kipp Delta’s three point

attempt was a no go andgot the put back for two.Fisher sank a long twopoint basket for two. Kipp Delta pulled within

one point with a trey. Fish-er was fouled driving to the

hoop and made both freethrows. Kipp’s long three point

shot attempt failed to hitthe hoop. Kallie Robertsslapped the basketball outto Fisher. Fisher sank atrey deep on the right sideof the court. Des Arc held a 16-7 lead

at the end of the first peri-od. Des Arc had possession

of the ball to start the sec-ond period. Roberts put ashot off the glass for twopoints. Taylor Richardswas fouled on an inboundshot and made two of twofreethrows. Kipp shot two times and

finally sank a basket fortwo. Kipp rallied thetroops and sank a threepoint basket off the glass. Des Arc loses the bas-

ketball out of bounds andKipp fired back with a twopoint jumper. Dekilah Williams mus-

cled her way inside for twopoints. Jade Bell picked upa steal and shoots at thebuzzer. Des Arc led by just one

point to begin the third pe-riod. Kipp picked off a La-dy Eagles pass and con-verted for two points. Cook backed in under

the basket and shoots andwas fouled going for the re-bound. She made one oftwo freethrows. Des Arc

moved the basketballaround the horn with JadeBell handling the shot forthe two point basket. Kipp was fouled driving

to the hoop and scoredboth freethrows. Des Arcmissed a basket and Kippsailed an outlet pass downcourt for the score and afoul making a three pointplay. Kipp had pulled out

with a one point lead. Kay-ci Kellar sank a three pointbasket and Taylor Richardsdrove up the lane for two. Karson Covington threw

up a shot at the buzzer thatwas no good. Des Arc helda two point lead to start thefourth period. Jade Bell took the ball to

the man for two. Robertsjumper at the freethrowline was good for two.Roberts hits Jade Bell onthe inbound pass and Jadewas fouled going up for thehoop. She made bothfreethrows. Cook put a shot off the

glass for two and Kipp an-swered with a two. A jumpball was called with Kipphaving the possession ar-row. The Senior Lady Eagles

led 40-34 at the 2:00minute warning. Kipp’sthree point shot brickedwith the Lady Eagles on therebound. Fisher hit a twooff the glass. Des Arc fouled Kipp be-

fore the shot with Kippsinking one of twofreethrows. Des Arc tried ashot just before the end ofthe game that was short.Final was Des Arc 42, KippDelta 35. The Senior LadyEagles lost to Augusta onTuesday at Palestine-Wheatley at the DistrictTournament.

Senior BoysThe Senior Boys suf-

fered a loss to Kipp Deltaon Senior Night, Friday,February 12 at Eagle Field-house. Final score Des Arc53, Kipp Delta 58. Jacob Adams tipped off

for the Eagles with KippDelta in control of the bas-ketball. Kipp Delta scoredfirst taking the basketball

to the hoop for two. Colt Covington’s shot

rolled the rim with DaylonConway for the put backfor two. Kip increased their

score with a two point longball shot and pulled an in-side straight for anotherbasket.Quentin Walters sank a

jumper for two. LadariusSpencer scored a basketover the Kipp Delta de-fenders to tie the game atsix all. Kipp scored a twopoint basket just secondsbefore the end of the firstperiod. The Eagles had posses-

sion of the basketball butturned the ball over whenthey stepped out ofbounds. Kipp muscled upunder the basket for two.Daylon Conway got the putback for two and a foul offa missed Eagle basket.With 6:07 left in the half,

Des Arc shot the basketballthree times. Covingtonwas fouled going for a bas-ket, counting the basketand the extra point for athree point play. The Eagles pulled their

score within four points ofKipp Delta. After KippDelta stripped the Eaglesof the basketball, DaylonConway took the KippDelta charge for the team. Spencer showed his raz-

zle dazzle moves for two.and was fouled. Spencermissed the foul shot andgets the rebound for a shotoff the glass but a foul wascalled prior to the shot.Spencer made bothfreethrows. The Eagles missed three

times for a score. Kippgoes inside for two. Kipp isassessed a reach in fouland Spencer made bothfreethrows. Adams sets up in the far

right corner and slams athree point basket at thebuzzer. Des Arc had cutKipp Delta’s lead to justthree.

Kipp Delta came out tostart the third period andpicked the Eagles pocketgetting the roll of the rimfor two. Des Arc missed abucket and Kipp convertedfor two more. Daylon Conway was

fouled going up for a bas-ket and made bothfreethrows. Adams pulled down a

rebound off a missed KippDelta Shot. Covingtongoes to the hoop hard andwas fouled counting thebasket and made the extrapoint. The Eagles had pulled

within two with 5:41 left inthe third period. Kipp Delta hauled tail

down court and collapsedto the ground for an injury.Kipp was called for traveland Daylon Conway gotthe roll for two. Walters picked up a

steal and was fouled goingfor the shot making bothfreethrows. The Eagles would tie the

game 38 all off a reboundfor two. Des Arc had the basket-

ball to start the fourth peri-od. The Eagles turned the

ball over to Kipp Delta afterfailing to get the ball acrossmid court. Dillon Conway put up a

one-handed air walk shotfor two. The Eagles werecalled for a foul and KippDelta made all threefreethrows. Des Arc was called for a

push and Kipp Delta madeone of two freethrows andhad possession of the bas-ketball. The Eagles pulled within

a basket at 2:36 left in regu-lation. Kipp was trappedunder the basket and im-mediately called time out.

Kipp Delta kept thepressure on the Eagles.Dillon Conway shoots andAdams was there for theputback. Kipp Delta put the nail

in the coffin with a longdowncourt pass for two.Daylon was fouled andmade one of twofreethrows. Final score DesArc 53, Kipp Delta 58. The Senior Eagles de-

feated Hazen on Tuesdayat District Tournamentheld at Palestine-Wheatley.They will play Augusta to-day, Thursday at 5:30 p.m..

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2016 Des Arc Eagle Baseball ScheduleThurs., Mar. 3 @ Riverview V, JV 4:30 Fri., Mar. 4 McCrory* ** V 4:30 Mon., Mar. 7 Abundant Life V, JV 4:30

2016 Des Arc High School Basketball Schedule

Feb. 15-20 District Tournament @ Pal-WheatleyFeb. 24-27 Regional Tournament @ Hazen

Senior High Only

2016 Pee Wee Basketball Saturday,

February 20, 2016Heat vs Pistons:9:00 a.m.Comets vs Storm:10:00 a.mSixers vs Heat:11:00 a.m.Shock vs Comets:12:00 p.m.

Des Arc Lady Eagles Softball ScheduleMar. 3 Pangburn V,JV 4:30 p.m.Mar. 4 @ Clarendon* V 4:00 p.m.Mar. 7 Midland V,JV 4:00 p.m.

Seventh GradeJeffery BuckKayla CraigMadalyn DavisJacob DobsonEmily DunlapCaroline HarrisAndrew Holland*Anna HollowayDestiny HowellKelby HuddlestonSamuel Morton*Brayden PickrellMeredith Reidhar*Tristan RichardsCade SmithGarrett Williams

Eighth GradeJacy AdamsJaclyn Bitner*Riley BarksdaleJacie ChildersAngela Collins*William Cox*Alysa Fields*Haylie FludCaleb JobeEmilee JohnsonWill Kearby*

Dominique McCoyTaneea McGeeChandler MerrellBrittani RipperCooper RobertsZylar TaylorMarlaya WashingtonHunter WhittenburgEmily Wrigley*

Ninth GradeKarson Covington*Garrett GoodmanKayci KellarCallie LongDonald McCoyJed ReidharLindsey Reidhar*Taylor Richards*Dekilah WilliamsJeremiah Williams*

Tenth GradeRobin BellAlyssa DavisAlyssa DohmGracen Hambrick*Jacob Holloway*Beth NormanEthan Reed

Maggie Wilson*

Eleventh GradeKelvin CohenOntario ConwayLexi CookMadison EvansCierra FisherWill GraySawyer HagarAndrew Ripper

Twelfth GradeJacob AdamsAlyssa AllenMacy BurnettSarabeth DeVoreShelby EvantsJohnny GrayGailey GreenwoodGabby HamricCalevb HittBrooke Kellar*Noah KennedyKallie Roberts*

*Denotes All A’s

Des Arc High School Fall Semester Honor Roll

Congratulations to the cheer group, “All About that Bow”, who won Gold, High PointAward, Spot on Award, Judges Choice, Best Entertainment Award and First Place Over-all. These young ladies are a part of a cheer team through Carla’s School of Dance. Thiswas their first competition of the year and have been together six months. The competition was held at Maumelle High School. They will be participating in an-

other competition at the State House Convention Center this Saturday. Pictured areKelcie Lightsey, Sara Garth, Makayla Sears, Alysa Fields and Tristan Harrison.

Seniors split two with Kipp Delta on Senior Night

Jeffery Harrell, top left, passes the basketball to team-mate Ryan Rosel (with back to camera). The Eaglesdefeated Hazen in District Tournament play, They willplay Augusta today, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Photo by Rodney Adams

Ryan Rosel releases the basketball for a basket dur-ing the Des Arc vs Hazen game. Des Arc defeatedHazen in the first round Photo by Rodney Adams

Pee Wee Basketball Action

Top Photo: Cache Flanagan, #2 forthe Heat scores a basketin their game against theSixers on Saturday, Feb-ruary 13.

Bottom Photo:Kirsten Wiggins #15 forthe Storm, takes off downcourt as two Shocks de-fenders rush to get backto guard the goal in theirgame on Saturday.

Pee Wee basketball ac-tion continues this Satur-day, February 20 begin-ning at 9:00 a.m.

The citizens group madeup of Independents, De-mocrats, and Republicansis working to put TERMLIMITS on the ballot sovoters get a fair chance tovote. Legislative Term lim-its have been approved bythe voters twice in twolandslide elections. Lastelection, the Legislatureput an Ethics Amendmenton the ballot in which theirterms were doubled andtheir pay was tripled. Theirballot title did not properlyinform the voter of eitherissue.

“The voters or Arkansasdeserve a fair ballot titleand fair vote on the issue ofterm limits”, said TimJacob, spokesperson forthe RESTORE TERM LIM-ITS GROUP.

Angel Roberson of Sher-wood, AR is coordinatingthe statewide petitiondrive. “We are asking forvolunteers all over ourstate, to sign the TERMLIMIT petition, share thepetition with others andhelp give the voters achance to vote this Novem-ber. Contact re-storetermlimits.org andlend a hand”, said AngelRoberson. “We especiallyencourage everyone to getinvolved and help offer andsign the TERM LIMIT peti-

tion at the polls at theMarch 1st primary”, Ms.Roberson added.

This is one of the mostpopular issues in Arkansashistory, first passed in 1992by 60% of the voters andthen reaffirmed in 2004,when the voters ofArkansas approved stricterlegislative term limits by a70% margin.

We want to inform vot-ers of their chance to par-

ticipate. Candidates arewelcome to help.

This is a non partisanissue as voters of every po-litical persuasion supportterm limits. 75 of 75 coun-ties supported strict termlimits last time the issue ofterm limits was debatedstatewide. We missed thatdebate and transparency in2014 and look forward to itduring the campaign of2016.

FARM/HOMEFARM/HOME

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Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) session held Feb. 11 The first of two Pesticide Applicator Training session was held at the Prairie County Fair-grounds on Thursday, February 11. There were about 60 participants certifying, accordingto Prairie County Extension Chairman Brent Griffin. The final PAT for 2016 to be conduct-ed in Prairie County will be on March 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the Prairie County Fair-grounds commercial building. This location is on Hwy. 249, north of Hazen. To certify, youmust be on time. Call the Extension Service office at 870-998-2614.

The University of Arkansas System Divi-sion of Agriculture will deliver a series ofsix half-day spray clinics at locationsthroughout Arkansas in February andMarch.

The clinics are designed to introducethe best available application techniquesand concepts to new growers, and bringexperienced growers up to speed on newresearch, Jason Davis, extension applica-tion specialist for the Division of Agricul-ture said.

“We’ll demonstrate the most effectiveand efficient ways to approach weed andpest control through application technol-ogy,” Davis said. “Our hope is that by con-ducting more, shorter clinics, we’ll makeourselves more available to a greater num-ber of Arkansas growers.”

The current schedule for the clinics is asfollows:

· Tuesday, February 23th at the CottonResearch Station in Marianna

· Wednesday, February 24th at the RiceResearch Center in Stuttgart

· Thursday, February 25th at the Men’sCenter in McGehee

· Tuesday, March 8th at ASU Newport inNewport

· Wednesday, March 9th at the GreeneCounty Fairgrounds in Paragould

· Thursday, March 10th at the ConwayCounty Fairgrounds in Morrilton

Registration opens at 8:30 am with largegroup sessions starting at 9:00. Each clinicwill conclude with lunch, served free of

charge. Producers and applicators alikeare encouraged to attend to gain valuableinformation on how to be more productiveand efficient in the field.

The clinics are free and there will bedoor prizes provided by several compa-nies. Session topics and demonstrationsinclude:

· New herbicide technology update· Identifying percent wear in nozzles· Application tips for matching proper

nozzles with chemistries· Pulse Width Modulation demonstra-

tion· Avoiding clean-out issues demonstra-

tion· Electronics in applications demonstra-

tion· Multiple spray table nozzle demon-

strations Davis and other Extension employees

will also be conducting free nozzle tests, toensure that growers’ equipment is in goodworking order before planting season. Pro-ducers should bring a sample of nozzlesfrom their equipment to be analyzed forpercentage wear (three to five nozzles andcaps). This valuable tool has the potentialto save producers thousands of dollarsduring the upcoming spray season.

Three hours of CCA credit will be avail-able.

For more information concerning theseevents please contact Jason Davis byphone at (501)749-2077 or email atjdavis@uaex.edu.

Extension to offer series of spray clinics in February, March

By Ryan McGeeney

By Ryan McGeeneyU of A System Division

of AgricultureKEISER, Ark. — After a

year in which total harvest-ed cotton acreage droppedto a record low — about205,000 acres, according tothe U.S. Department ofAgriculture — the cropmay be poised for a re-bound in 2016, agrono-mists with the University ofArkansas System Divisionof Agriculture said earlierthis month.

Bill Robertson, exten-sion cotton agronomist forthe Division of Agriculture,said he’s noted an in-creased interest in cotton“from one end of the stateto the other” in conversa-tions with growers.

“People are looking attheir bottom line and po-tential returns on differentcommodities, and cotton islooking very favorable,compared to all the othercrops, for 2016,” Robertsonsaid.

According to the Nation-al Cotton Council’s 2016Early Season Planting In-tentions Survey, U.S. cot-ton farmers plan to plantabout 6.2 percent morecotton than they did in2015. Growers in the Mid-South states, in particular,indicated they will plant al-most 25 percent more cot-ton than in the previousyear, according to the sur-vey.

Survey respondents in-dicated a combination ofsuppressed prices on othercommodities and opti-mistic expectations forwater availability and co-operative weather influ-enced their plans.

As input prices continueto rise for crops across theboard, commodity prices,especially soybeans and

corn, have “taken a hit,”Robertson said. And whilegrain sorghum enjoyed asurge of popularity amongArkansas growers in 2015— tripling over 2014 tomore than 500,000 plantedacres — many growersseemed to have lost theirzest for the crop this year.

“Grain sorghum isn’tnearly as attractive now asit was this time last year,”Robertson said. “Somefolks had a few issues —they incurred some ex-penses they weren’t expect-ing, so a lot of them didn’thit the home run with grainsorghum that they thoughtthey were going to.”

While harvested cottonacres did drop to a recordlow 205,000 acres inArkansas, the state still ex-perienced its fourth-high-est recorded average yield,at about 1,112 pounds peracre. Both Robertson andFred Bourland, director ofthe Northeast Researchand Extension Center inKeiser and a long-time cot-ton breeder, said the highaverage yield was tied toboth land-use choices bygrowers and ongoing im-provements in cottonbreeding overall.

“As acreage declines, theremaining cotton is on thebetter ground,” Robertsonsaid. “Certainly, some ofour cotton-per-acre yield isincreased because of thesoil, but some of it is be-cause of better genetics ofour varieties.”

Bourland said that thecotton industry in theUnited States has experi-enced a “monumentalchange” in the last two tothree years, as seed compa-nies have developed cottonvarieties that offer bothhigh yields and high fiberquality.

“Five to 10 years ago, itreally wasn’t possible to geta high fiber quality if youwere going for maximumyield,” Bourland said.

Over the past fewdecades, the industry hasadopted technology andanalysis methods that ob-jectively measures param-eters including length, mi-cronaire or thickness, uni-formity and strength.These parameters are ex-pressed as a “quality score”or “Q score,” a concept de-veloped by the Universityof Arkansas, Bourland said.

As the industry movedaway from subjectivelyclassifying cotton fibers byfeel, breeders began re-sponding to market de-mands for objectivelymeasurable quality, Bour-land said.

“Newly-developed in-dices such as the Q scoreprovide a quick evaluationof the multiple fiber pa-rameters,” Bourland said.“These indices can deter-mine whether cotton ishighly marketable, or if it’strash.

“There’s always a marketfor poor-quality cotton,but you’re looking at deepdiscounts that can put youout of business,” he said.“You can’t sustain a farmwith those discounts.

“In the past, a lot oftimes, Q scores of 50 or 60were the average for mostof our varieties,” Bourlandsaid. “Now we’ve got somein the 80’s and 90’s. We’vegot some cottons there thatare approaching the pima-type cottons, which are thegold standard for quality.”

The United States is thethird-largest cotton pro-ducer in the world, afterIndia and China, accordingto the USDA.

Arkansas cotton acreage likely to increase in 2016, experts say

Across the country,Farm Bureaus are makingsafety a top priority thisspring through the Agricul-tural Safety Awareness Pro-gram (ASAP). As a part ofASAP, March 6-12 has beendesignated as AgriculturalSafety Awareness Week.

This year’s theme, “Cau-tion — Safety is no Acci-dent,” will highlight a dif-ferent safety focus eachday of the week. Mondaywill focus on ATV safety;Tuesday, Youth Safety onthe Farm; Wednesday, Trac-tor Safety; Thursday, Road-way Safety; and Friday,Grain Bin Safety.

When the latest statis-tics from the ConsumerProduct Safety Commis-sion and other organiza-tions are examined, it’seasy to see why the aware-ness of safety in these areasis important.

Arkansas ranks 15th inthe nation in the numberof deaths associated withATVs, with 312 from 1982-2011. Of those who died, 69

were children under 16.Each year, there are 804

ATV-related deaths nation-ally on average.

In 2012, 374 farmers andfarm workers died fromwork-related injuries. Trac-tor overturns were theleading cause of thesedeaths.

Nationwide, there were38 documented grain-binentrapment accidents thatresulted in 17 deaths in2015. That’s the highestlevel since 2010.

“Accidents do happen,but farmers and ATV ridersof all ages sometimes makebad decisions or get care-less in many of the acci-dents they are involved in,”said Jason Kaufman, safetycoordinator for ArkansasFarm Bureau. “Even ma-chinery and tools usedaround the home can ruina day if not used smartly.It’s important for farmersand homeowners to alwaysmake safety a priority. Safe-ty is no accident.”

Arkansas Farm Bureau

has two full-time safety co-ordinators on staff whooffer 13 different safety andinformational programsfree of charge to schoolsand civic groups.

“Farm Bureau is con-cerned with saving livesand preventing injuries,”said safety coordinatorAmanda Williams.“Arkansas Farm Bureau isdedicated to educatingArkansans about safetyconcerns. We not only offertractor and farm safetyprograms, but programs onATV safety, school bus safe-ty, ‘Where Does our FoodCome From?’ and more.”

For more information,visit the “Education andYouth” section of ArkansasFarm Bureau’s website,www.arfb.com.

Arkansas Farm Bureau isa nonprofit, private advo-cacy organization of morethan 190,000 familiesthroughout the state work-ing to improve farm andrural life.

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Farm financial/planning workshop at Marianna

A farm financial planningworkshop Wednesday, March 9,at the Agriculture Demonstrationand Outreach Center (ADOC),330 Lee County Road 407 in Mar-ianna. The workshop will begin at9:30 a.m. Aimed at current andbeginning farmers and ranchers,who will learn how to make anduse balance sheets to determinethe financial condition of an op-eration. Other tools necessary foran operation, such as enterprisebudgets, break-even prices, cashland rent values and averageyields of different enterprises willalso be discussed. Questionsabout USDA loan applicationswill be answered.

Lunch will be provided. Con-tact Ernest Bradley, a conferencecoordinator and multicountyagent, at (870) 295-7720 to pre-register and be included in themeal count.

Five Arkansas propertieshave been listed on the Na-tional Register of HistoricPlaces, the country’s offi-cial list of historically sig-nificant properties,Arkansas Historic Preserva-tion Program DirectorFrances McSwain has an-nounced.The newly listed proper-

ties are:* Monroe County Bank

Building at Brinkley inMonroe County, builtaround 1889 and reflectingthe Prairie, Craftsman andColonial Revival styles ofarchitecture. “The MonroeCounty Bank Building is anexcellent example of a two-story Prairie-Style com-mercial building withCraftsman and Classical-Revival detailing located inBrinkley,” according to theNational Register nomina-tion. “The building, whichsits on the south side ofWest Cypress Street in thecentral business district ofBrinkley, contains threeseparate storefronts at thestreet level as well as sever-al large rooms and officeson the second floor. Whilethe original Monroe Coun-ty Bank Building was con-structed in c. 1889, thebuilding’s current frontfaçade dates from 1909 andwas the result of the dam-age done by a powerful tor-nado that decimated thetown.”* The Crescent Hotel at

Eureka Springs in CarrollCounty, an 1886 buildingthat reflects the FrenchRenaissance and Richard-sonian Romanesque stylesof architecture. “The 1886Crescent Hotel and Spa isan architecturally signifi-cant work by architectIsaac S. Taylor from St.Louis, Missouri,” accordingto the National Registernomination. “World-renowned for his leader-ship in the execution of theLouisiana Purchase Expo-sition, he also designed atotal of ten hotels duringhis career— nine of whichwere actually built. Only afew remain standing today. * Overstreet Hall on the

Southern Arkansas Univer-sity Campus, a Colonial Re-vival-style building con-structed 1941-43 throughthe Works Progress Admin-istration, a Depression-erafederal relief program.“Overstreet Hall representsthe last efforts of Roo-sevelt’s New Deal programson the Southern ArkansasUniversity Campus, and al-so reflects the importanceof higher education inMagnolia,” according tothe National Register nom-ination. “When it was builtin 1941-1943, The fact thatthe building was finishedduring the last year of theWPA’s existence also illus-trates that it was truly theend of an era on the cam-pus.”* Union Chapel School

and Shop Building nearSpringfield in ConwayCounty, constructed in thelate 1930s through theWPA. “From the time of itscompletion c.1937 until1938, Union Chapel Schoolwas the only school forAfrican Americans in theUnion Chapel and Spring-field area,” according to theNational Register nomina-tion.* The Little River County

Training School HistoricDistrict at Ashdown in Lit-tle River County, featuringthree buildings construct-ed in the 1960s for thearea’s African Americanstudents. The district isnoteworthy “for its associa-tions with African-Ameri-can education in Little Riv-er County,” according tothe National Register nom-ination. “The buildings inthe Little River CountyTraining School HistoricDistrict were the center of

African American educa-tion (and integrated educa-tion) from the time of theirconstruction in 1962through 1965, until thecampus stopped beingused in 1979.

In addition to the Customer Schol-arship Program for children andgrandchildren of AgHeritage FarmCredit Services stockholder cus-tomers, AgHeritage FCS also offers aUniversity Scholarship.Customer Scholarship ProgramSince 2001, AgHeritage Farm Cred-

it Services has provided scholarshipsto ease the burden of higher educa-tion for our customer-owners. Schol-arships are awarded each year toAgHeritage FCS customer-owner'schildren and grandchildren based onacademic records, involvement inschool related activities and extracur-ricular activities/work.

University Scholarship ProgramAgHeritage Farm Credit Services

will provide a $1000 scholarship to acurrent college student studyingagriculture at an Arkansas universityor college. You do not need to be acustomer of AgHeritage FCS to applyfor this scholarship.Details of eligibility, terms and

conditions, and official applicationscan be found atwww.agheritagefcs.com.The 2016 Scholarship Program

deadline is March 15. If you have anyquestions concerning the scholar-ship programs, contact Leslie Brown,Vice President Human Resources, at

501-210-4028 orleslie.brown@agfcs.com or Amy Ly-man, Marketing Manager, at 501-210-4003 or amy.lyman@agfcs.com.AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is

a financial cooperative with ownedand managed assets in excess of $1billion as of December 31, 2015, thatprovides credit and related servicesto more than 2,999 farmers andranchers in 24 Arkansas counties.Branch offices are located inBatesville, Brinkley, Dermott,Lonoke, Newport, Pocahontas,Searcy, Star City and Stuttgart.

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WATER AND SEWER FUND

Balance - December 31, 2014..............................................CASH RECEIPTS:Water Sales................................................... $365,387.30Sewer Sales...................................................$197,106.98Other...............................................................$ 336,087.24TOTAL RECEIPTS................................................................Total Water and Sewer Funds Available...............................EXPENDITURES:Salaries...........................................................$136,245.78Social Security................................................$ 9,839.22Supplies..........................................................$133,814.11Payments on Bonded Indebt..........................$190,397.11Other...............................................................$ 365,132.38TOTAL EXPENDITURES:.....................................................Balance Water and Sewer Fund - December 31, 2015..........

WATER AND SEWER BONDED INDEBTEDNESS

Type of Debt Amount

Water and Sewer Revenue............................$ 225,023.84Total................................................................$ 223,023.84

Capital Improvement RevenueBond (Water System Project)..................... $1,062,211.17Total.............................................................. $1,062,211.17

Capital Improvement RevenueBond (Sewer System Project)..................... $ 258,701.01Total............................................................... $ 258,701.01

NORTH PRAIRIE COUNTY WATER EXTENSIONBalance - December 31, 2014................................................CASH RECEIPTS:Water Sales.................................................. .$437,434.59Connection Fees............................................$ 7,330.00Other...............................................................$ 49,921.57TOTAL RECEIPTS:.................................................................. TOTAL NPCWE Funds Available...........................................

EXPENDITURES:Water Purchases.............................................$104,106.93Bookkeeping Expense................................... $ 26,880.00 Supplies..........................................................$ 14,389.42Payments on Bonded Indebt..........................$ 111,948.00Other.............................................................. .$195,681.13TOTAL EXPENDITURES........................................................Balance NPCWE Fund -December 31, 2015..........................

NPCWE FUND BONDED INDEBTEDNESSType of Debt AmountWater Revenue $1,170,043.57Total $1,170,043.57

CITY SALES TAX

Balance - December 31,2014................................................

CASH RECEIPTS:City Sales Tax Revenue..................................$226,328.61Other................................................................$ 1,584.17TOTAL RECEIPTS.................................................................

Total City Sales Tax Fund Available......................................

EXPENDITURES:Mosquito Control.............................................$ 51,732.83Sidewalks & Drainage.....................................$ 0.00Economic Development..................................$ 9,115.13Park................................................................ $ 10,639.02Animal Control............................................ ....$ 9,280.46Fire Truck....................................................... $ 0.00Senior Citizens.............................................. .$ 8,591.38Youth Programs............................................. $ 15,910.84Special Projects............................................. $ 27,122.50Cemetery.........................................................$ 9,091.92Chamber of Commerce..................................$ 4,581.03 Street..............................................................$ 18,183.83Ambulance......................................................$ 15,872.15TOTAL EXPENDITURES.......................................................Balance City Sales Tax Fund - December 31, 2014..............

ACT 1262 (Court Time-Pay)Balance - December 31, 2014............................................... $ 11,000.63CASH RECEIPTS:ACT 1262 Revenue.....................$ 2,065.00Other...........................................$ 0.00TOTAL RECEIPTS................................................................. $ 2,065.00TOTAL ACT 1262 (Court Time-Pay) AVAILABLE................... $ 13,065.63EXPENDITURES:Capital Expenditures...................$ 0.00Other............................................$ 0.00 Professional Services..................$ 1,627.37 Supplies.......................................$ 0.00TOTAL EXPENDITURES:...................................................... $ 1,627.37Balance ACT 1262 (Court Time-Pay)-December 31,2015.......... $ 11,438.26

GENERAL FUND

Balance December 31, 2014...................................................$ 12,369.22CASH RECEIPTS:General Turnback........................................ $ 27,157.345-Mill Tax..................................................... 53,925.97Franchise Fee............................................. 67,032.18Privilege Tax............................................... 2,725.00 Court Fines & Fees.................................... 89,581.84Other Permits & Charges........................... 644,206.91TOTAL RECEIPTS............................................................... TOTAL GENERAL FUND AVAILABLE..................................

EXPENDITURES:Administrative Expenses............................ $ 87,461.41 Salaries....................................................... 272,980.79Social Security............................................ 20,638.06Utilities........................................................ 15,346.97Supplies...................................................... 29,372.67Other........................................................... 436,395.06TOTAL EXPENDITURES......................................................Balance General Fund - December 31, 2015......................

City General Bonded Indebtedness Type of Debt None

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUND

Balance - December 31, 2014.............................................CASH RECEIPTS:Des Arc Municipal Court.................................$ 4,104.96Other...............................................................$ 0.00TOTAL RECEIPTS................................................................. Total Criminal Justice Fund Available.................................... EXPENDITURES:Operating Supplies............................................ $ 1,121.69Other.................................................................. $ 23.87Repairs - Police Cars........................................ $ 292.10Capital Expenditures - Police.............................$ 4,715.13Transfers............................................................$ 0.00TOTAL EXPENDITURES........................................................ Balance Criminal Justice Fund - December 31,2015.........

FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES - ACT 833Balance December 31, 2014...................................... CASH RECEIPTS:Act 833 Turnback...............................................$20,367.85Other..................................................................$ 0.00TOTAL RECEIPTS..............................................................Total Fire Protec. Serv. - ACT 833 Funds Available................ EXPENDITURES:Training Expense............................................ $ 0.00 Equipment Expense.........................................$ 19,314.97Repairs.............................................................$ 3,386.47Capital Expenditures........................................$ 6,219.84Other................................................................ $ 0.00TOTAL EXPENDITURES.......................................................Balance Fire Prot. Serv. ACT 833 - December 31, 2015..........

STREET FUNDBalance Street Fund - December 31, 2014...........................CASH RECEIPTS:State Highway Revenue.................................$113,370.11Other Street Revenue....................................$ 40,055.67Total Street Revenues............................................................Total Street Funds Available..................................................EXPENDITURES:Salaries...........................................................$ 26,145.28Social Security................................................$ 1,914.65Supplies........................................................ .$ 31,110.41Other.............................................................. $ 144,424.61TOTAL EXPENDITURES.......................................................Balance Street Fund - December 31, 2015...........................

GAS FUND

Balance - December 31, 2014...............................................CASH RECEIPTS:Gas Sales................................................... $ 560,392.75Other........................................................... $ 79,865.88TOTAL RECEIPTS.................................................................Total Gas Funds Available.....................................................EXPENDITURES:Salaries..........................................................$ 120,319.93Social Security...............................................$ 8,782.21Gas Purchased............................................. $ 213,588.04Supplies........................................................ $ 48,037.04Other............................................................. $ 290,089.83 TOTAL EXPENDITURES.....................................................Balance Gas Fund - December 31, 2015...............................

$884,629.24$897,699.46

$ 862,194.96 $ 34,803.50

$ 5,702.85

$ 4,104,96$ 9,807.81

$ 6,152.79 $ 3,655.02

$ 78,136.80

$ 20,367.86$ 98,504.66

$ 28,931.28 $ 69,573.38

$143,399.70

$153,425.68$296,825.38

$203,594.95$ 93,230.43

$117,173.78

$640,258.63$757,432.41

$680,817.05$ 76,615.36

$ 60,129.18

$898,581.52$958,710.70

$835,428.60$123,282.10

Date Last Payment Due

Dec. 13, 2019

Date free of debtDec. 13, 2019

Dec. 01, 2034

Date free of debtDec. 01, 2034

Dec. 1, 2034

Date free of debtDec. 01, 2034

$ 91,915.24

$ 489,686.16 $ 581,601.40

$ 453,005.48 $ 128,595.92

Date Last Payment DueFeb. 25, 2033

Date free of debtFeb. 25, 2033

$ 336,988.99

$ 227,912.78$ 564,901.77

$ 180,121.09$ 384,780.68

City of Des Arc

FINANCIAL STATEMENTJanuary 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

All financial records of the City of Des Arc are public record and are open for public inspection during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday at City Hall in Des Arc, Arkansas.

If the record is in active use or in storage and, therefore, not available at the time a citizen asks to examine it, the custodian shall certify this inwriting to the applicant and set a date and hour within three (3) days at which time the record will be available for inspection and copying.

Chrisana Knupp, Recorder-Treasurer

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services scholarshipapplication deadline is March 15

Monroe County courthouseamong recently listed Arkansas’ Historic Places

The Arkansas State Red Wolves to take on Alabama Crimson Tide in 2018

The going rate for scheduling Arkansas State in a non-conference football game keeps getting bigger and big-ger.ASU will receive a school-record $1.7 million for a

Sept. 8, 2018, game at Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., ac-cording to a game contract obtained by the Arkansas De-mocrat-Gazette on Wednesday.

VOTE FOR MY NANNY

JUDY HINSON

PRAIRIE COUNTYJUSTICE OF THE PEACE

DISTRICT 3

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LITTLE ROCK - Chargeshave been filed againstthree Georgia men afterArkansas Game and FishCommission wildlife offi-cers investigated a videocirculated on Facebookshowing a deer being beat-en with a textbook. AnArkansas woman receiveda warning for her involve-ment.

The investigation beganafter AGFC officers werecontacted by the GeorgiaDepartment of Natural Re-sources on Jan. 28. The in-vestigation revealed thatthe video was made inArkansas and showedJoshua Rewis, 20, of VillaRica, Georgia striking adeer with a heavy textbookin the back of a vehicle.Rewis told officers that thedeer was struck on U.S.Highway 165 nearStuttgart. Rewis said thathe, Cody Jones, 25, of Car-rollton, Georgia and TravisStrickland, 25, of Winston,Georiga, were traveling in acar driven by Johnna Sigler,19, of Stuttgart, when thedeer was hit.

After striking the deer,the group pulled over andthe three men loaded thelive deer into the vehicle.Rewis told officers that he

planned to tag the deer andclean it. Rewis never con-tacted the AGFC about thedeer so that it could be putdown humanely and re-tained as game. The groupalso did not contact theArkansas County Sherriff'sOffice to report the acci-dent.

As the group was drivingdown the road, the deerbecame active in the vehi-cle. That is when Rewisbegan striking the deerwith the book. After thedeer began crying out, thegroup pulled over and themen dragged the deer to aditch along the highwayand left it.

Rewis has been chargedwith a misdemeanor of-fense of cruelty to animals.The bond on that charge is

$1,140. He's also chargedwith wasting wildlife. Thatcharge has a $2,640 bond.Jones and Strickland havebeen charged with crimi-nal aiding and abettingwith a bond of $370 each.Sigler was issued a warningcitation for aiding andabetting.

Col. Todd Callaway,AGFC Chief of Enforce-ment, applauded theagency's wildlife officersfor their hard work. "Theseofficers did an excellent jobon this high profile case.They turned this investiga-tion around in about aweek and now these indi-viduals have to pay theconsequences of this hor-rendous incident," Call-away said.

The following inmates arecurrently incarcerated in thePrairie County Jail at Des Arc,according to Sheriff Gary Bur-nett, as of Tues., Feb. 16,2016::

Hood, Paul Anthony, 42,charged with Rape and Sexu-al Assault. Intake date No-vember 8, 2015.

Dulany, Malary L., 31,charged with Capital Murder,Kidnapping and TerroristicThreatening Intake date Dec.19, 2015.

Shearer, Megan Leann, 26,Hold for Another Depart-ment. Intake date January 14,2016.

Monroe, Traci, 23, chargedwith Failure to Appear. Intakedate January 23, 2016.

Humbert, LawrenceJames, 34, charged with Bat-tery-Second Degree and As-sault-Third Degree. Intakedate January 21, 2016.

Drones, Cornell, James, 34,charged with Failure to Ap-pear. Intake date February 1,2016.

Metcalf, Nicoe Jerel, 27,charged with Failure to Ap-pear. Intake date January 30,2016.

Sweatt, Tyler Wayne, 25,

charged with Failure to PayFine and Cost. Intake dateJanuary 26, 2016.

Wiley, Issic Gregory, 47,Commitment. Intake dateJanuary 27, 2016.

W i n k o w s k i , J e r e m yJoseph, 47, charged with Pro-bation Violation. Intake dateFebruary 5, 2016.

Wardwell, Eddie, 41,charged with Parole Viola-tion, Commercial Burglaryx2, Residential Burglary,Breaking or Entering, Habitu-al Offender and Theft of Prop-erty. Intake date February 3,2016.

Washington, Earl, 47,charged with Criminal Mis-chief. Intake date December28, 2015.

Robinson, Tracy Leighann,26, Commitment. Intake dateFebruary 3, 2016.

Underwood, CindyDenise, 51, Commitment. In-take date January 5, 2016.

Wallace, Byron Prince, 23,charged with Failure to Ap-pear. Intake date February, 4,2016.

Sanders, Teddy Ray, 40,charged with Delivery/Man-ufacture of Cocaine. Intakedate Janaury 8, 2016.

Bailey, Daniel, 41, chargedwith Carless Driving, DWI #1x2, Drinking on Highway x2.Intake date February 15,2016.

Humbert, Antroine Terrell,30, charged with DomesticBattery-Third Degree. Intakedate February 15, 2016.

Oglesbee, Lisa Carol, 52,charged with Probation Revo-cation. Intake date February13, 2016.

Ward, Shania Rachelle, 20,charged with Failure to Ap-pear. Intke date February 9,2016.

McIntosh, Kristopher J.,27, charged with Failure toAppear and Failure to PayFine and Cost. Intake dateFebruary 11, 2016.

Oliver, Gregory, 27, Com-mitment. Intake date Febru-ary 12, 2016.

Teer, Larry Dee, 48,charged with Failure to PayFine and Cost. Intake dateFebruary 14, 2016.

Dorman, Courtney D., 41,charged with Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia. Intakedate February 15, 2016.

Johnson, Malcom, 23,Commitment. Intake dateJanuary 23, 2016.

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The following cases wereheard before District JudgeRobert Abney in DistrictCourt Hearings held in thecourtroom at Des Arc CityHall on Monday, February15, 2016:

City CasesChristina Terrell, Brink-

ley, charged with Violationof Arkansas Hot CheckLaw, Failure to Appear on aWritten Summons andFailure to Pay. Failed to Ap-pear. Issue Warrant.

Devin Bonds, Des Arc,charged with DomesticBattering-Third Degree.

Failed to Appear. IssueLetter.

Brianna Jones, Des Arc,charged with DomesticBattering-Third Degree.Failed to Appear. Issue Let-ter.

Douglas L. Caruthers,Des Arc, charged with Fail-ure to Pay. Continued toFebruary 29, 2016.

Bryan D. Bowden, Ben-ton, charged with DroveLeft of Center and DWI-First. Plead Not Guilty byAttorney Seth Bowman.Hearing set for March 10,2016.

Mathew R. Hitt, Des Arc,charged with No Driver Li-cense. Continued to Feb-ruary 22, 2016.

State CasesJennifer M. Mitchell,

Lonoke, charged with Fail-ure to Pay. Failed to Pay.Issue Warrant.

Douglas L. Caruthers,Des Arc, charged with NoLiability Insurance, NoSeat Belt, Exceeding PostedSpeed 67 MPH/55 Zoneand Possession of DrugParaphernalia. Continuedto February 29, 2016.

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The following informa-tion was obtained from therecords in the CountyClerk’s office at the PrairieCounty Courthouse in DesArc and DeValls Bluff onTuesday, February 9, 2016:

Land TransfersWarranty Deed

Frances Faye Hughes, KellyHughes, Carolyn Kennedy,Janice York, Sandra Ramseyand Charles Ramsey,Grantors, hand paid by Ar-Care, Grantee, the follow-ing described lands situat-ed in the Northern Districtof Prairie County:A part of the SW 1/4 of theSW 1/4 of Section 11, T4N,R5W SAVE AND EXCEPTCommencing at the NWcorner of the said SW 1/4SW 1/4 of Section 11, T4N,R5W; thence South alongthe section line a distanceof 287.00 feet to the pointof beginning; thence South89 degrees, 48 ‘ East a dis-tance of 150.00 feet to apoint; thence South a dis-tance of 120.00 feet to apoint; thence North 89 de-grees 48 ‘ West a distance of150.00 feet to the sectionline; thence North alongthe section line a distance

of 120.00 feet, returning tothe point of beginning.This area contains 0.41acre more or less of which0.06 acre, more or less, is inhighway right-of-way. ALSO SAVE AND EXCEPT:A part of the SW 1/4 of theSW 1/4 of Section 11, T4N,R5W containing 0.22 acre,more or less.

Warranty DeedRuth C. Rowland, Grantor,hand paid by Betty RuthUnderwood and Larry Ed-ward Rowland, Grantees,the following lands lying inPrairie County, Arkansas:All of Lots Two and Three ofthe NW 1/4 of SectionThree, T4N, R4W contain-ing 90.2 acres, more or less.

Warranty DeedGeroge Mack (Deceased)and Betty Mack, Grantors,hand paid by Lee GregoryRobinson and Melody G.Robinson, Grantees, thefollowing described landssituated in the SouthernDistrict of Prairie County:A Four Acre tract of landlying in the SE 1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 36, T3N,R6W.

Warranty DeedSusan Berry Winkler,

Grantor, hand paid byElmer Randolph Graham,Grantee, the following de-scribed lands lying in theNorthern District of PrairieCounty: S 1/2 of Lots One and Two,Block 69, Watkins Survey,known as 604 South FourthStreet, Des Arc.

Warranty DeedBetty Mack, Grantor, handpaid by Mike Fisher andRosanne Fisher, Grantees,the following lands lying inthe Northern District ofPrairie County:A part of the SE 1/4 of theNE 1/4 of Section 7, T3N,R5W containing 2.0 acresof which 0.12 acre lieswithin the Right-of-Way ofState Highway No. 11.

Warranty DeedKimberly King Clearwater,Grantor, hand paid byDonald McDonald andMichele Calhoun,Grantees, the following de-scribed lands situated inthe Northern District ofPrairie County:West 1/2 of Lot 32 and theEast 57 1/2 ‘ of Lot 34,Hamisit Heights Additionto the City of Des Arc.

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February Plea Day HearingsThe following cases were

heard before Judge TomHughes in Plea Day Hear-ings held Tuesday, Febru-ary 16 at DeValls Bluff andWednesday, February 17 atDes Arc for the Northernand Southern Districts:

Northern DistrictBilly Joe Ingle-Attorney

Eric Kennedy appointed.Plea and ArraignmentMarch, 22, 2016.

Lawrence Humbert-Order Mental Evaluation.

Eddie Wardwell-Attor-ney Eric Kennedy appoint-ed. Plea and Arraignmentset for March 22, 2016.

Daniel Powell-Withdrawmotion of competency.Continued to March 22,2016.

Gerald Young-Attorneyasked for Jury Trial. Twoday trial-August 31 andSeptember 1, 2016.

Alec Huffstickler-PleadNot Guilty. Waive FormalArraignment. Pre-trial setfor March 22, 2016.

Paul Hood plead NotGuilty. Waive Formal Ar-raignment. Pre-trial set forMarch 22, 2016.

Tracy Robison-PleadNot Guilty. Waive formalArraignment. Pre-trial setfor March 22, 2016.

Bethany Grady-Guiltyplea entered. $500.00 fineand 42 months SupervisedProbation.

Anthony Shane Hol-land-Dismissed by requestfrom Prosecutor.

Courtney Dorman-At-torney Eric Kennedy ap-pointed. Pre-trial set forMarch 22, 2016.

Amanda Capshaw-Resetfor March 22, 2016.

Norman Bullock-Con-tinued.

Vanessa Peters-$2500.00Fine and 30 days in Sher-iff’s direction Prairie Coun-ty Jail.

Michael Anderson-Resetfor March 22, 2016.

Gary Williams-Hearingset for May 17, 2016.

Hayden Newton-Defen-dant to appear August 16,2016.

Robert Price-Reset forMarch 22, 2016.

Michael Baker-Petitionfor Revocation withdrwwn.Motion to withdraw re-cusal was approved.

Clifford Earl-AttorneyEric Kennedy appointed.Plea and Arraignment setfor March 22, 2016.

Southern DistrictTricia Larkin charged

with Intimidating a Juror.Reset for March 21, 2016.

Samuel Harris chargedwith Possession of Con-trolled Substance. Resetfor March 21, 2016.

Samantha Harrisoncharged with Breaking orEntering x2 and Theft ofProperty x2. Reset forMarch 21, 2016.

Victor Penn chargedwith Theft of Property-Lost, Mislaid or Deliveredby mistake. Reset forMarch 21, 2016.

Antroine Humbertcharged with DomesticBattering, Violation of Ex-tended Post-Conviction NoContact Order. Reset forMarch 21, 2016.

Antonio Jones chargedwith Theft of Property.Reset for March 21, 2016.

Ryan Travis Boothcharged with Theft of Prop-

erty and Breaking or Enter-ing. Reset for April 16,2016.

Teddy Ray Sanderscharged with Delivery ofMethamphetamine or Co-caine. Reset for March 21,2016.

Patrick Hill charged withControlled Substance,Fraud or Deceit. Reset forMarch 21, 2016.

Brooks Castleberrycharged with Delivery ofControlled Substance x2.Reset for April 18, 2016.

Jason Howell chargedwith Delivery of Metham-phetamine or Cocaine.Reset for March 21, 2016.

Necko Langhorncharged with Rape, SexualAssault-Second Degree x2.Reset for March 21, 2016.

Matt Carpenter chargedwith Possession of Con-trolled Substance and Pos-session of Drug Parapher-nalia. Reset for March 21,2016.

Roberto Sanchez IIcharged with Sexual As-sault-First Degree. Resetfor March 21, 2016.

Dennis Reitz chargedwith Probation Revoca-tion. Reset for April 18,2016.

Kristopher Lee Thomp-son charged with Posses-sion of a Controlled Sub-stance and Possession ofDepressants or Stimulants.

Mallary Leigh Dulaneycharged with AttemptedCapital Murder, TerroristicThreatening-First Degree,Intimidating a Juror, Wit-ness or Informant. Resetfor March 25, 2016.

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POSTED: Strohl Reservoir, lo-cated in Prairie County - Sec-tion 24, Township 1N, Range5W, is posted against all fishingand hunting, effective immedi-ately. Any prior permission ishereby revoked and cancelled.Only those with written permis-sion from partners of StrohlReservoir, LLC will be permit-ted. Trespassers will be prose-cuted.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-04“An Ordinance Amending Appendix B of Ordinance No.2011-09 Des Arc’s Plan for a Drug-Free Work Place”BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Des Arc:Section One: Page 36 - Appendix B of Des Arc’s Plan for a DrugFree Work Place is amended with following updates:Employees removed from the list of Employee/Supervisor Posi-tions subject to Alcohol and Drug Testing are:Jerry D. JamesCorey TallentTeresa D. ConderCarolyn M. DeGunionEmployees added to the list of Employees/Supervisor Positionssubject to Alcohol and Drug Testing are:Andy K. HollandSection Two: This amendment is done in order to keep the em-ployee listing up-to-date and future amendments will be done asnecessary.Emergency Clause: An updated list of employees subject to al-cohol and drug testing is required by Pipeline and HazardousMaterials Safety Administration; therefore, an emergency is de-clared to exist and in order to protect the health, safety and wel-fare of the citizens of Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas, this or-dinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its pas-sage.ADOPTED on this 16th day of February, 2016.

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JIM HAMRICPrairie County Sheriff

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* Serving Prairie Countyas Certified DeputySheriff since 1999.* A Proven BusinessLeader and Manager* Committed and Experi-enced* My Goals as Sheriff areto Provide for a SafeCounty, Working Hard toIncrease Public Involve-ment, while MovingPrairie County Forward

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COUNCIL - continued from Page 1a lot of extra time workingthe streets on foot at 2 o’-clock in the morning with-out even being asked inorder to catch the personnow accused of the crimeof burglarizing and at-tempting to break in localbusinesses. I appreciate alltheir hard work.”Water and sewer commit-teeman Welton Robinsonadvised that he spoke withone of the men in that de-partment about replacinga pump behind Ringlo’s inwest Des Arc. He presenteda picture of the pumpbeing considered as a re-placement.The first item of busi-

ness was to approve adver-tising for bids on mowingthe city park and walkingtrail, cleaning the park restrooms, and mowing

around the city’s watertanks, sewer pumps andbooster station. The mo-tion was approved 5 to 0and the mayor advised thatbids would be opened atthe March meeting.A resolution authorizing

the mayor to enter into anagreement with the DollyParton Imagination Librarywas approved. This willallow the city to supportthe program.Ordinance 2016-04: OR-

DINANCE AMENDING AP-PENDIX B OF ORDINANCENO. 2001-09 DES ARC’SPLAN FOR A DRUG FREEWORK PLACE was intro-duced. After a third readingof the ordinance, it wasadopted unanimously.

-Chrisana Knupp,Recorder

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Photo at right: Just a fewof the over 260 guests en-joying the buffet on Tues-day evening.

Rick Ford of Des Arc ismanager for Bunge at DesArc and Clarendon.

Teachers never stop learning even if they are retired: The Prairie County Retired Teachers group met atthe Prairie County Historical Museum in DeValls Bluff for their February regular meeting. The group wastaken on a guided tour of the exhibits. Debbie Cook is curator of the museum.

With less than 20 days until the March 1 primary, AARPis bringing its 2016 Social Security accountability cam-paign called Take A Stand to Arkansas. The campaign ispressing every presidential candidate to lay out their planto update Social Security so we can keep the promise tofuture generations. “Our members and voters of all ages believe that hav-

ing a plan to ensure Social Security is strong for futuregenerations is a true test of Presidential leadership,” saidAARP Arkansas State Director Herb Sanderson. “That’swhy we have volunteers crisscrossing the state to directlyquestion the candidates about how they would updateSocial Security so the voters of Arkansas know where theystand.”The Take a Stand initiative will use advertising, grass-

roots outreach, AARP publications (which reach 22 mil-lion households) and a special website to hold candidatesaccountable for sharing their plans with voters. The web-site, 2016TakeAStand.org, serves as a one-stop resourcefor voters to find out which candidates have plans andwhich don’t, and features a real-time feed of every candi-date’s public statements on Social Security. Any candi-date, either Republican or Democrat, who puts forward atleast one concrete proposal to address the solvency andadequacy of Social Security will be marked as having aplan on the website.If national leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose

up $10,000 a year. And every yearthose leaders wait anddo nothing, finding a solution grows more difficult.According to Sanderson, the Take a Stand campaign

fits in perfectly with AARP’s principles to keep Social Se-curity strong and financially sound for the next 75 years.“It’s a promise that’s been kept for generations,” saidSanderson. “You pay into Social Security; you get the ben-efits you earned. But to keep that promise for future gen-erations, Social Security needs to be updated for the 21stcentury.”

AARP says “Take A Stand!”