Arkansas Highway Com-mission Approves Bid forimprovements to a road-way in Prairie County, ac-cording to Arkansas StateHighway and Transporta-tion Department (AHTD)officials.The purpose of this proj-

ect is to reconstruct theTourist Information Centerfacilities that service eastand west bound lanes ofInterstate 40, located eastof Hazen.

Crow Paving, INC. ofMorrilton was awarded thecontract at $4,826,679.88.Construction is sched-

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

The Arkansas StateHighway Commission hasapproved a bid for a largerproject in Prairie County,according to AHTD.The purpose of this proj-

ect is to replace the existingbridge where Interstate 40crosses the White River.Johnson Brothers Cor-

poration, a SouthlandCompany of Roanoke, TXwas awarded the contractat $77,659,482.80.Construction is sched-

uled to begin in two to fourweeks, weather permitting.Completion is expected inlate 2019.

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From left: Garrett Goodman, 9th grade; Hudson Goodman, 1st grade; Eyan Holloway, 7th grade andJarrett Hambrick, 7th grade. Garrett and Hudson are the sons of Ronnie and Amy Goodman.Eyan is the son of Holly Holloway and Jarrett is the son of Randy and Garri Lynn Hambrick

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The Prairie County Elec-tion Commissioners willmeet at 12 noon on FridayJanuary 29, for the purposeof conducting preliminarybusiness for the upcomingPresidential and PreferredPrimary Election on Tues-day, March 1, 2016.Required poll workers

training sessions will beheld on Thursday, Feb. 11,at the AAM Building in DesArc, and on Thursday, Feb.

18, in the courtroom of theDe Valls Blufff City Hall.Training sessions will

begin at 9 am.For further information,

you may contact one of thefollowing Commissioners:Rita Dobson, Chairper-

son, Des Arc, 501 516 7264Stan Ferguson, Des Arc,

501 516 5156Harvey Joe Sanner, Des

Arc, 501 516 7000

Commissioners meet Fridayfor preliminary election workPoll workers training scheduled

Two highway projects forPrairie County include replacing I-40 bridge

By Glenn MolletteI have watched the

movie titled GroundhogDay with actor Bill Murray.Looking back I'm wonder-ing if that movie wasabout the Iowa Caucus.The caucus just keepscoming back and backand it seems we just can'tescape the Iowa Caucus.Groundhog Day is com-

ing and the best newsabout the annual holidayis that the Iowa Caucuswill be over! There is a badrumor though that if thegroundhog sees his shad-ow we will have six moreweeks of Iowa!I know Iowa is a great

state with great people butwhy must our country bepounded with the ongoingonslaught of Iowa, Iowaand more Iowa Caucus?Personally, I'm sick ofhearing about the IowaCaucus. CNN and Foxnews started talking aboutthe Iowa Caucus over ayear ago and for the lastsix months it seems Iowahas been mentioned everyday.I get it. Iowa is the first

rung on the ladder to thePresidency. Candidateswho miss this rung havefurther to step up to NewHampshire and with a lit-tle less momentum. Al-though it appears DonaldTrump could lose bothcaucuses and still be theRepublican nominee, heisn't taking any chances.Iowa is being treated toabout as much Trump asthey can probably stand.Past Presidents have

gladly taken Iowa andthen moved on with the

wind behind their marchto victory. You rememberGeorge W. Bush in 2000and Barack Obama in2008. However, winningIowa has not always beenthe answer. John Kerrywon the caucus in 2004.Robert Dole won it in1988. Rick Santorum wonIowa in 2012 and it led tonothing except a life ofmore campaigning, rais-ing money and speakingto hamburger joint crowdswho are killing time beforetheir next doctors' ap-pointments.Mike Huckabee won

Iowa and had a lot of mo-mentum in 2008. Unfortu-nately, Iowans hardlyknow who he is as hemoves along in his RVspeaking to crowds that hecould almost assemble inan old fashioned tele-phone booth, if anybodyremembers what thosewere. I actually thoughtHuckabee would do a littlebetter than he is doing. Hehad a national televisionprogram on Fox that airedon prime Saturday andSunday evenings. Iowansand apparently few otherswere paying attention tohis program, or maybethey were.I started to say I feel

sorry for Huckabee, San-torum, Rand Paul, ChrisChristie and Martin O'Malley and others but Idon't. I feel sorry for thepeople in Iowa. The goodpeople in Iowa can't go tothe local Dairy Queenwithout having a politicalcandidate staring at themor trying to shake hands. Iwould say the people of

Iowa might be more tiredof the Iowa Caucus thanmost Americans. At leastwe can turn off the televi-sion. They can't step forpoliticians and mediapeople.Groundhog Day is com-

ing Iowa. When the day fi-nally comes they will all begone. Rest awhile and re-claim your lives becauseunfortunately in two yearswe will have to go throughthe caucus again and thenagain and then again.Now, I'm starting to un-derstand a little morewhat Bill Murray's charac-ter was going through inthe movie GroundhogDay.

Glenn Mollette is an AmericanSyndicated Columnist and Author.He is the author of eleven booksand read in all 50 states.

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Signature gathering is well underwayfor issues that could make the November2016 ballot. Let us take a look ahead forimportant dates to keep in mind. Keep upon election dates here.The deadline for submission of signa-

tures for the proposed ballot initiatives isJuly 8.A initiated amendment petition must

contain at least 84,859 signatures and therequired numbers from each of at leastfifteen counties. An initiated act petition must contain

at least 67,887 signatures and the re-quired numbers from each of at least fif-teen counties. More information can be found about

the requirements through the ArkansasSecretary of State 2015-2016 Initiativesand Referenda Handbook.Arkansans have until February 1 to

register to vote in the March 1 primaryelections. If you have not registered orneed to change your address, go here fora voter registration form, informationabout registration and voter eligibility. The deadline to submit a voter regis-

tration form to be eligible to vote on No-vember 8 for the general election and onthe ballot measures is October 10. On Jan. 13, the Arkansas Attorney Gen-

eral issued an opinion on a proposed bal-

lot title to make the medical use of mari-juana legal. The proposed amendmentwas rejected. The AG's opinion statedthat, "you may, if you wish, redesign theproposed measure and ballot title, andthen resubmit." Three other petitions regarding mari-

juana production and consumption havebeen approved for signature gathering.Other approved petitions circulating forthe 2016 ballot include proposals regard-ing term limits for state legislators, alco-hol sales, election requirements for legal-izing alcohol sales, limiting the numberof amendments the legislature can referto the public, campaign finance, and theinclusion of gender identity and sexualorientation as a protected class understate law. Read more about these citizeninitiatives below.In addition to these potential meas-

ures, legislators have referred three con-stitutional amendments to voters. Thelanguage of those amendments can befound below.Get engaged. Get informed. Over the

next several months, the Public PolicyCenter will research all referred ballot is-sues, and will publish fact sheets and oth-er educational materials about the issuesahead of the November 2016 election.

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By Mitchell Zimmerman

Picture a world in which most of the people youencounter — on the street or at work, in stores orclassrooms, at the movies or in church — are open-ly carrying guns.That’s the world Second Amendment absolutists

are promoting when they repeat their mantra, “Theonly thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a goodguy with a gun,” and blame mass murder victims fornot going about armed.They’re wrong. More gun carrying is actually a

formula for more murder.To understand why, we need to look at two things

— the nature of most American murders, and thenature of most American murderers.Five mass shootings garnered the bulk of the

news coverage about gun violence last year. But the40 people slain in these well-known massacres ac-count for a very small proportion of the 11,000Americans who die in gun homicides each year.President Barack Obama referred to that carnage

in his recent remarks on gun violence, when he an-nounced some modest executive orders to registermore gun sellers and strengthen backgroundchecks on buyers.“Every time I think about those kids it gets me

mad,” he said of the 2012 massacre of elementaryschool children in Connecticut. But, he added, “ithappens on the streets of Chicago every day.”Indeed it does. And throughout the land. The

bulk of America’s gun homicides happen in a slow,daily, bloody grind.Few involve mass murders by deranged strangers

or terrorists. According to FBI data, 90 percent ofmurders in America involve a single victim. Fourout of five victims are acquainted with their killers,and over a third of murders are committed by inti-mate partners or family members.“Most homicides are momentary lapses,” a

Kansas law enforcement official explains. “Theyhappen in fits of anger or fights over drugs.”Talk about “good guys” and “bad guys” is fine for

cowboy movies. But in the real world, most killerswere (more or less) good guys until they lost it andbecame murderers. Carrying a gun probably won’tprotect you against the ordinary murderer youknow.Of course, some murderers aren’t ordinary. A

handful of killers want to slay large numbers ofstrangers. But because random mass shootings arerelatively rare, the shooters will always have the ad-vantage of surprise — whether you’re armed or not.Replay the Sandy Hook Elementary School mur-

ders with kindergarten teachers packing handguns.When the murderer enters the classroom in thatevent, what does he do first? He shoots the teacher.Or are teachers supposed to draw their guns

whenever the classroom door opens?Sure, you can make up a scenario in which an

armed bystander might limit a mass killing. It’s farmore likely, though, that a civilian “good guy with agun” would overreact and turn a misunderstandinginto a bloodbath. Or that more people will kill eachother in fits of anger.This may explain why so few people have been

ready to try the absolutist solution. Outside law en-forcement, barely 3 percent of Americans carryguns outside the house on a daily basis.A recent study looked at that 3 percent. More

than half of them acknowledged losing their temperand getting into fights, smashing things, or havingother angry outbursts.Armed, angry, and impulsive: People who feel the

need to have their guns with them all the time aren’ta bulwark against violence — they’re more likely asource of it.Such people are less like Gary Cooper in High

Noon and more like the man in Chapel Hill, NorthCarolina who brought his rifle along when he wentto complain to his neighbors about parking issues— and ended up murdering them.The “good guys with guns” jingle advertises a

phony fix to the real problem of gun violence inAmerica.

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“abortion”There is much news about one of the most controver-

sial issues of our day. Since it competes with the noisethat invariably accompanies any discussion of it, espe-cially in a presidential election year, it can be difficult topeel the details free of the decibels. The issue, yes, isabortion: a shameful if legal practice, some sincerelybelieve, and some more sincerely than others; thoughthe question at hand is apportioning the shame amongthe political class.A federal district judge this week effectively granted

class action status to the patients of Planned Parent-hood in Arkansas, which successfully challenged Gov.Hutchinson’s order denying it Medicaid reimbursementfor its low-income clients. Almost certain to follow willbe a permanent injunction against the state, which hasfailed to demonstrate that Planned Parenthood was inviolation of any state or federal law. Mr. Hutchinson, who knew, or should have known,

that his order would be stayed, acted after release ofthose videos that purported to show Planned Parent-hood “selling” fetal tissue from abortions. He knew, orshould have known, that Planned Parenthood inArkansas does not perform surgical abortions and thushas not, cannot, “sell” such material. In fact only twoPlanned Parenthood clinics, one in California and theother in Washington State, provided tissue to researchinstitutions or medical schools, and the law permittedthem to recover expenses. Selling? A stretch. Profit?None.Now a Texas grand jury empaneled to investigate

whether Planned Parenthood had trafficked in fetal tis-sue (no, it concluded) instead has charged two individ-uals who produced the videos of forging the documentsthey used to gain access to Planned Parenthood’s repre-sentatives. The videos, edited beyond mere distortionand using grim scenes that implied, falsely, were ob-tained from a Planned Parenthood clinic, were long agodiscredited. Or were they? Not in today’s public arena, where there’s always

room for additional outrage. Facts be damned; whenthey prove inconvenient to the political narrative, justkeep repeating the lie. Carly Fiorina, who famously described seeing a video

of an infant “its heart beating, its legs kicking, andsomebody says, ‘We have to keep it alive so we can har-vest its brain,’” wouldn’t budge. (No one, including Fio-rina, can find the video). Asked about the Texas grandjury’s findings, she again simply doubled-down:“Planned Parenthood has been trafficking in bodyparts.”Similarly, Marco Rubio repeated the “selling” of

“body parts” charge and lamented that the filmmakerswere in the dock. Ben Carson, too, sympathized withthe indicted, who he said had “exposed Planned Parent-hood’s heinous and illegal activities.” Nor couldArkansas’s own Mike Huckabee resist; it was “a sick daywhen the government punishes those who expose evil.” Fiorina, Carson and Huckabee will end their cam-

paigns shortly and Rubio’s is increasingly troubled, sotheir babble will evaporate. At this writing we have yetto hear from Messrs. Trump and Cruz about the Texasbackfire, or the other investigations -- “countless,”moaned a Planned Parenthood supporter.Actually, they are not countless. Five committees --

five -- of the U.S. House have undertaken inquiries, allof them led by ferocious abortion opponents whononetheless pledged fair and impartial fact-finding.The Judiciary Committee announced its first hearingthusly: “Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining theHorrific Abortion Practices at the Nation’s Largest Abor-tion Provider.”Five governors have formally investigated Planned

Parenthood in their states. The five investigations pro-duced nothing. Seven other states, at the behest of low-er-ranking officials, looked for lawbreaking by PlannedParenthood. They found none. Governors of yet another eight states have refused

demands for investigations of Planned Parenthood intheir jurisdictions for want of evidence, and becausenone provide fetal tissue. "We do not launch investiga-tions in the state of New Hampshire on rumor,” saidGov. Maggie Hassan said. “We do not launch criminalinvestigations because somebody edits a tape."So the investigations are countable, and all the work

of public officials who might be fearful of being held ac-countable for squandering taxpayer money were notthe passions of their supporters so inflamed and theirinformation so selectively chosen. The same social and political dynamic was at work in

2013 when the Arkansas legislature approved the anti-abortion Heartbeat Protection Act over the veto of then-Gov. Mike Beebe. Blatantly unconstitutional, Beebewarned, and a waste of taxpayer resources. This monththe U.S. Supreme Court proved him correct on bothcounts. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge was techni-cally correct in stating she had a duty to defend the an-ti-abortion law, just as she defended, thus far to noavail, Mr. Hutchinson’s directive against Planned Par-enthood. Doing so will cost her no votes even amongotherwise cost-conscious taxpayers. Perhaps a bit of outrage is indeed in order. Destined-

to-fail legal appeals. Witch hunt investigations intend-ed not to investigate but to energize a political base.Your tax dollars at work.

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Barry Roy was born thesecond child of Eugene andJean Roy of Brinkley, AR, onApril 18, 1957. Barry graduated from

Brinkley High School in1975 and spent severalyears helping his father runthe family gas station. In1979, he married JeanetteVaughan.Barry’s dream was to be-

come a trooper for theArkansas State Police;working towards that goal,he went on to complete hisBachelor of Arts in Crimi-nology in 1982. Barry’s de-sire to become a trooperwas fulfilled in October of1987 when he was hired onby the Arkansas State Po-lice. He was assigned toTroop E, Arkansas County.Barry and Jeanette movedtheir small family to De-witt, AR. He later trans-ferred to the Criminal In-vestigation Division of theArkansas State Police andmoved back to Brinkley,AR. Barry was ordained adeacon at First BaptistChurch Dewitt in 1989, andtaught men’s Sundayschool at First BaptistChurch in Brinkley formany years. Barry foundjoy in driving the bus forFBC Brinkley’s youthgroup. Some of his favoritetimes were the trips he tookto Belize, Central America,where he cooked, cleaned,worked in church con-struction, and served in thevillages. Barry’s greatesttest of faith began when hewas diagnosed with idio-pathic pulmonary fibrosisin 2011. Barry retired from the

State Police after 28 years ofservice on March 3, 2015.He enjoyed a brief time offellowship with his familyand community before hishealth took another turnand he was diagnosed witha transplant related lym-phoma. Barry died Friday, Janu-

ary 18, 2016, surrounded byhis wife and children.He is survived by his wife

Jeanette Roy; parents Eu-gene and Jean Roy; siblingsDebra Thompson, KathyEmerson, and Kerry Roy;son Barry Roy and wifeCynthia; daughters, Audry(Jenna) Castleberry andhusband Caleb, Kara BethRoy, Kendra Jeanette Mer-ritt and husband David;son Keegan Eugene Roy;daughter Kayla MichelleRoy; grandchildren KatelynBelle Roy and WilliamHarold Roy; and a host ofnieces, nephews, and in-laws. Funeral services were

Monday, January 25, atBrinkley First BaptistChurch with burial follow-ing at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Brewer Lee Hefner ofSearcy, Arkansas, died un-expectedly Friday, January22, 2016. He was born inAntioch on June 30, 1926,to Walter Lonnie Hefnerand Vela Harrison Hefner,one of eight sons and twodaughters. His parents; sis-ter, Vernell Edwards; andbrothers Dueward, Vernice,Louie, Bill and Jerrell pre-cede him in death.He is survived by his wife

of 63 years, Billy Jo (JosieMorton) Hefner; daughter,Angela Hefner Less andson-in-law, David, of Mem-phis; his adored grand-child, Emma McGraw Less;and many family membersand friends. Surviving sib-lings are Carthel Hefner ofMcCrory, Dale Hefner ofBeebe and Mattie RuthFisher (Jim) of Beebe. Drafted as an 18-year-

old during his senior yearat Beebe High School,Brewer honorably served inthe U.S. Army/20th AirForce during World War II. He attended the Univer-

sity of Arkansas and BeebeJunior College before re-ceiving a bachelor's degreefrom the University of Cen-tral Arkansas, master's de-gree from the University ofMemphis and special 30-hour school administrationcertificate through the Uni-versity of Tennessee. Healso was awarded a mathe-matics fellowship to theUniversity of North Texas. Brewer Hefner truly be-

lieved in the transformativepower of education andspent his entire profession-al career as an educator,administrator and mentorin Mississippi County. Hewas a teacher and highschool principal in Keiserand was West Elementaryprincipal in Osceola. In1963, he was named super-intendent of Osceola Pub-lic Schools, retiring in 1986.

In retirement, he was aneducational facilities con-sultant to The CromwellFirm.He served as president

of the Osceola KiwanisClub; president of theArkansas Athletic Associa-tion; and chair of the ad-ministrative board of FirstUnited Methodist Churchin Osceola. As a member ofNorth Central Associationaccreditation committees,he traveled to other schooldistricts to ensure highstandards of teaching.Brewer Hefner was a loyalsupporter of the Universityof Arkansas and a dedicat-ed Razorback fan. He was afaithful member of FirstUnited Methodist Churchin Searcy.Memorials may be made

to First United MethodistChurch (304 North MainStreet, Searcy AR 72143); St.Mary's Episcopal SchoolCommunity Fund (60Perkins Extd., Memphis TN38117); University ofArkansas Libraries (365McIlroy Avenue, Fayet-teville AR 72701); or a char-ity of choice.A Celebration of Life was

held Monday, January 25,2016, at First UnitedMethodist Church, inSearcy. Arrangements by Smith-

Westbrook Funeral Home.

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Commission is working withCounty Labor Sub Commit-tees to organize each com-munity in Arkansas into aseparate farm labor unit. J. H.Davis has been instructed towork in Prairie County andselect the name of one per-son in each community whois active in community affairsand who is interested in agri-culture. These men will bedesignated as Volunteer FarmPlacement Representatives.Men who have thus far beenappointed are J. H. Wegs, V. A.Carter, Jack Bull, L. F. Seiden-stricker, Wm. Seidenschwarz,J. R. Covington, J. H. Hull E. B.Standford, L. H. Frizzell, C. E.Myers, Guy R. Clifton, J. H.Davis, N. J. Whiteside andKermit Ross. Individuals whowill perform any farm laborto help with this year’s cropsare urged to leave names withthese Farm Placement Repre-sentatives.

Sgt. Tollie Eans writes: Ineed to change my address toAPO 939, Postmaster, Seattle,Wash. Here’s luck to you andyour buddies, Tollie. There’s along row to hoe, my boy, butin the end, victory is ours!

Our young friend, LynvilleBuchanan, who has finishedsix weeks course in weldingin Little Rock, is home tospend the weekend with par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.Buchanan of Union Town-ship.

L. T. Eans, W. O. Akin and S.S. Conder, prominent citizensof the Northside, were intown trading Saturday.

Frank F. Norfleet of DesArc writes: You’d probably beinterested to know that I amserving as Chaplain of theHouse of Representatives forthis session. I am roomingright close to Beech Eddins.He is doing a good job and heis the poor man’s friend in thelegislature. He is on the Agri-culture Conservation of Nat-ural Resources, refunding,flood control, levee anddrainage committees. He issober and industrious andhas the respect of his col-leagues.

Our old friend, O. C. Baughof this city informs us that hereceived word last week thathis cousin, Mrs. E. M. Lively,died ar her home in Dallas.Mrs. Lively was a sister to thelate Editor J. J. Baugh ofSearcy, and one time publish-er at Des Arc.

Our old friend, A. R.Hamby of the Northside, hasour thanks for wood on sub-scription the past week.

Our friend, T. J. Jones, suc-cessful farmer near Des Arcwas a pleasant caller at theJournal office while in townMonday and renewed hissubscription.

Mrs. Rebecca Walthall ofBiscoe, one of Prairie Coun-ty’s most experienced busi-ness women has our thanksfor cash on subscription.

In town shopping Satur-day were Mr. and Mrs. AltaHambrick of the Northside,Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bell of theOak Prairie community, andMr. and Mrs. S. P. Ballowe ofthe East Side.

America, Great Bri-tain, France andItaly, meeting in

Geneva, Switzerland, an-nounced at an extraordinarymeeting of the League of Na-tions Council today that theSino-Japanese fighting must“come to an end” and thatthey had decided to make fur-ther diplomatic efforts to stopit. The German delegatemade a similar cordial state-ment.

Senator Joe T. Robinson ofArkansas is declared to be oneof the distinguished lawyersand jurists of the country whois under serious considera-tion by President Hoover forappointment to the U. S.Supreme Court to succeedAssociate Justice Holmes. Therelationship between Presi-dent Hoover and SenatorRobinson has been friendly,despite their membership inopposing parties.

When America goes tochurch on the three days pre-ceding George Washington’sbirthday this year, it will be toopen ‘unofficially’ a celebra-tion never paralleled in allhistory - a celebration inwhich those who participatewill honor themselves indoing honor to the nation’sfounder. Those whose Sab-bath begins at sundown onthe sixth day will honor thememory of Washington; oth-ers will celebrate their Sab-bath on Saturday; all other re-ligious groups will pay tributeon Sunday.

SOCIETY: Miss Pansy Ouryentertained with four tablesof bridge Saturday afternoonat her home. Miss CharleneBooth was high scorer.Thosepresent were Misses Charlene

and Helen Booth, Katherineand Helen Bacon, Lena Rus-sell, Lela Mae Livesay, LouiseGreen, Pauline Lumpkin,Christine and Evelyn Wick-lund, Rule House, MargretHerron, Juanita Loretz, SallyGipson and Mrs. Chas. A.Riner.

Mrs. T. W. Ragan and Mrs.Chas Riner entertained theOwl Club Saturday evening atthe home of Mrs. Ragan. Atthe close of the games, highscore prize was won by Mrs.Delmas Brown.

W. E. Witter of Des Arc,chairman of the Prairie Coun-ty Republican Party, attendeda meeting of the State Com-mittee in Little Rock on Tues-day.

D. N. Misenhimer, CountySuperintendent of Schools,issues a notice of expenses ofpublic schools in NorthernDistrict of Prairie County forthe year of 1932-33. Theschool districts are CrossRoads, Plainview, Des Arc,Hodges, Brown Grove, John-son Chapel, Hickory Plains,Aiken, Edwards, Thurman Mt.McGregor and Independ-ence. Des Arc School Districthad the highest instructioncost at $14,500; the lowestwas $300 at Independence.

Our old friend, J. W. Tark-ington of the Johnson Chapelneighborhood, was in towntrading on Saturday. He wasriding a very fine mule, a pairof which he has for sale.

County Clerk B. R. Harri-son attended the regularweekly luncheon of the LionsClub at DeValls Bluff yester-day.

Messrs. G. T. Hall and G. W.Sparks of the Des Arc VeneerCo., were business visitors toMemphis this week.

Dr. James D. Gra-ble, who has op-erated the Grable

Clinic at Des Arc since De-cember 1953, has accept-ed a position as associatewith Dr. R. S. Smith Clinicin Portageville, Mo. Dr.Grable and wife, the for-mer Virginia White,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Ernest White of LittleRock, and three children,are moving next Tuesday.In the Cabot Invitation-

al Tournament last weekfour basketball players onthe Des Arc teams madeAll-Tournament: girls,Joetha Bell, OthadeneRollins and Jeannie SueWatkins; and one boy,Sonny Wallace. Teams thatbeat Des Arc in the finalswere Rosebud boys andSearcy girls.Mrs. Dada Greer, presi-

dent of the Des Arc Gar-den Club, announces thatthe club will sponsor aSpaghetti Supper at theschool lunchroom nextMonday night, Jan. 27, at6:30 p. m. The funds willbe used for improving theCity Park in front of theCounty Seat Courthouse.The supper fee is $1.00 perperson.In a speech, given today

in the U. S. Senate, Sena-tor J. W. Fulbright ofArkansas described theimminent danger withwhich America is facedtoday. In analogy, he com-pared the situation of theUnited States today withthat of a century ago whenthe American people were“fast drifting toward theabyss of a tragic and disas-trous war.” The cause, saidFulbright, an “incumbentAdministration” which hasdulled the nation’s aware-ness of the danger it faces.It is handing out “the samebland diet of sugar-coatedhalf-truths that has madeus fat and immobile in thepast five years.”Billy W. Bell, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Bell of Hick-ory Plains, Rt. 2, Des Arc,has been awarded a letterin football for the 1957

season at the OklahomaMilitary Academy inClaremore, Okla. CadetBell is on the militaryschool’s high school team.Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ko-

courek of DeValls Bluffwere here Sunday seeingafter their farm west ofDes Arc known as the Wal-ter Williams place, occu-pied by the Baker family.When his dog bayed at abobcat in a log, he wentback to Raymond Corma-ck’s farm. Raymond got hisgun and killed the cat thatweighed about 25 pounds.The Red Onion Club,

organized several yearsago by Charlie Smith andOscar Norman, is still ac-tive. They recently had acoon dinner. Last Fridaynight, they enjoyed a friedchicken supper put on byH. L. Pirtle, E. O. Hamilton,Dale DeVorak, James Rus-sell Crowly and Bez Roe.Chef Ted Bures was assist-ed by Jack Osborne inpreparing the meal butMrs. Dale (Ernestine) De-Vorak gets credit for thedelicious pies. This Fridaynight, a turkey dinner isbeing supplied by Gene W.Moore, L. R. Brown, RayConder, Leo Simmons andWillis Eddins. Memberscontributed $25 each topurchase a cafe buildingone block south of RockIsland Depot where meet-ings are held.Des Arc teams won all

three games with Hazen atthe local gym Tuesdaynight. Jr. Girls, 43-10; Bar-bara Bryant and JoyceSimmons taking scoringhonors. Sr. Girls, 48-18,Bell was high for the Ea-gles. Sr. Boys, 50-30, Mor-ton and Carlisle were highpointers. Griffithville jun-ior boys beat Des Arc heretoday 26-24; Jerry Hinsonmade 8, Cunningham, 7for Des Arc.Miss Wanda Dicks is a

new stenographer at DesArc Lumber Co., replacingMiss Sharon Roe, who willgo to work at the First Na-tional Bank in Memphis.

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Elmer L. “Buddy” Ulry,85, of Pine Bluff passedaway Monday, January 18,2016. He was born February

27, 1930 in De Valls Bluff,Arkansas and graduatedfrom Ulm High School in1947. He served in the U.S.Air Force for four years dur-ing the Korean conflict. Heretired from InternationalPaper with 33 years service.Elmer was preceded in

death by his parents, AlfredJames Ulry and Orphie MaeHendricks Ulry; a brother,Henry A. Ulry and his lovingfriend, Alma Walker Powell.He is survived by a

brother James Earl Ulry andwife, Rosemary of Green-brier, Arkansas and a devot-ed friend and caretaker,Bobby Ashcraft of White-hall, Arkansas.Funeral services were at

11:00 A.M., Saturday, Janu-ary 23, at Westbrook Funer-al Home chapel in Hazen,with Bro. Freddie MarkWilcox officiating. Burial followed in the

Hazen Cemetery.

Thomas Lee Whiteside

Brewer L. Hefner

Barry Roy

Constance Renken Knott

Zachary Thomas LeeWhiteside, 17, of De VallsBluff, died Friday, January18, 2016. Zachary was astudent at Hazen HighSchool.It was reported that

Thomas was outside in thecold too long and died ofhyperthermia.He is survived by his fa-

ther and step-mother, Jasonand Crystal Whiteside; hismother, Chessnie McKin-ney; two sisters, AlexasWhiteside of De Valls Bluffand Ashley Gibson of Okla-homa; four brothers, SeathWhiteside, ChristopherWhiteside, Slayden White-side of DeValls Bluff andCurtis Gibson of Oklahoma;grandmother, Tresha Dick-ey; grandfather, Allyn Wil-son; nephew, GabrielFranks and friend, BrandyGibson.Funeral services were at

3:00 P.M. Sunday, January24, at the Community Cen-ter in Hazen.

Christy Renee Hickman,40, of Stuttgart passed awayTuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, atUAMS in Little Rock.Christy was born Jan. 31,

1975, in Stuttgart. She was agraduate of Stuttgart HighSchool and graduatedMagna Cum Laude fromthe University of Arkansasat Monticello with a BSE.She was a second-gradeteacher at Park Avenue Ele-mentary School and lovedher school kids dearly. Shewas a member of theChemosabes group andTeam Chickman at Park Av-enue school. She was alsoaffiliated with The Light-house Church.She was preceded in

death by her parents, LarryWayne “Jerry” Brantley andPatsy Hurst Maddox.Survivors are her hus-

band, Will Hickman andtheir children, William Al-bert “Will” Hickman Jr. andMorgan Grace Hickman ofthe home; one brother,Eddie Wayne Kirby of Le-land, North Carolina; twostep-brothers, Roy WayneMaddox of Texas and DavidMaddox of Stuttgart; twosisters, Michelle Kirby Haleof Mansfield, Missouri, andJerrie Dee Brantley ofCabot; father- and mother-in-law, William “Bill” andJanie Hickman of Stuttgart;step-father, Roy Maddox ofPrairie Grove, Arkansas; sis-ters-in-law, Liz Flake ofStuttgart, Piper Ault of AdaValley and Whitney Tibbittof Springdale; brother-in-law, Ray Hickman ofStuttgart; and several otherrelatives.Funeral services, officiat-

ed by Bro. Steve Bushey,were at 11 a.m. Saturday atTurpin Funeral Home fol-lowed by private burial inShady Grove Cemetery nearClarendon.

Constance RenkenKnott, 89, of Stuttgart diedMonday, Jan. 18, 2016, atBaptist Health-Stuttgart.Mrs. Knott was born Aug.

5, 1926, to W.F. andGertrude Erna HemmeRenken. She was retiredfrom Riceland Foods as ex-ecutive secretary to L.C.Carter. She was a memberof St. John’s LutheranChurch, Stuttgart.Besides her parents, she

was preceded in death byan infant brother, WilliamRenken; her first husband,G.R. Jones; and her secondhusband, Roscoe Knott.Survivors are cousins,

step-children, grandchil-dren, nieces, nephews, andher dedicated sitters,Lurline Moten and DiannWofford.Funeral services were at

11 a.m. Friday at St. John’sLutheran Church with visi-tation beginning at 10 a.m.

Burial was in Lone TreeCemetery by Turpin Funer-al Home of Stuttgart.

Mary Frances DumondOliver, 92, of Stuttgart,Arkansas, went to meet theLord on Saturday, January23, 2016. She was born Sep-tember 27, 1923. She was preceded in

death by husband, R. B.Oliver; parents, Curtis Du-mond and Jacie PittmanDumond; sister, Vergie Mc-Collum; and son-in-law,Charles Carnahan, all ofStuttgart. Survivors are daughters,

Lynne Siems (Curtis) andKaren Carnahan of Stuttgartand Brooks Holt (Dennis) ofCharleston, South Carolina;six grandchildren, eightgreat-grandchildren; andthree great-great-grandchil-dren.A memorial celebration

of life service will be heldThursday, January 28, at11:00 a.m. in the sanctuaryof First Christian Church inStuttgart.

Constance Knottwas secretary atRiceland Foods

Barry Roy, Brinkley native,served with Arkansas State Police

Brewer Hefner, educator/veteran, dies unexpectedly at Searcy

Services held atHazen Sunday forThomas L. Whiteside

Elmer L. Ulryburied Saturday inHazen CemeteryChristy Hickman

buried Saturdayat Shady Grove

Thank You!Words can never express our sincere appreci-

ation to everyone for the calls, cards, flowers,gifts, food and most of all, for your prayers forour family at this difficult time. Thank you to Brother Eddie Addison for your

support and comforting words; also, to mychurch family, friends and relatives for yourmany kindnesses.Please continue to keep us in your prayers.

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Spiritual Revival: Revival begins with God’s Unconditional Love

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

Words of FaithWords of FaithO B I T U A R I E S ( Co nt ’d f rom Pg 3 )

Romans 8:31-39This week we are beginning a new

sermon series called Spiritual Revival.It is a series that many UnitedMethodist churches all over Arkansasare also participating in over the nextthree weeks.

Before we look at our scripture Iwant us to talk about some assump-tions outlined by Bishop Gary Mueller,episcopal head of the Arkansas confer-ence about revival that we are going tomake as we journey over the next threeweeks together:

• Spiritual revival is a gift of the HolySpirit.

• Spiritual revival is both a ‘me’ and a‘we’ thing.

• Spiritual revival may offend people– including some in the church – whodon’t want to take faith this seriously.

• Spiritual revival begins as we re-spond so passionately to Jesus’ uncon-ditional, transformational and invita-tional love that we long for the churchto be more than it is.

• Spiritual revival becomes a realitywhen the Holy Spirit so fills us that thechurch actually becomes the visibleBody of Christ doing things we neverdreamed possible.

• Spiritual revival bears fruit as webecome a passionate movement of dis-ciples making disciples who share inJesus’ mission by rolling up our sleevesand going to work transforming lives,communities and the world.

• Spiritual revival changes things. Se-riously. Deeply. Eternally.

So let’s dig in to Roman 8:31-37. Thisis probably a familiar passage to thoseof us who have studied the New Testa-ment or even those just familiar withthe Bible. It’s one of those “popularpassages.” In it Paul is making somedeclarations based on the argument hehas already laid out in the beginning ofRomans and in chapter 8. We can knowthis because he says in verse 31, “Whatshall we say in response to thesethings?” Paul lists in this passage some“present sufferings” that believers havegone through. He then declares Christssuperiority and dominion over whatev-er we may face. Christ has overcomethe world.

In verse 37 Paul makes it clear thathe expects and his own experience isthat as Christ followers we will experi-ence trials and temptations and yet inChrist we are more than conquerorsthrough Christ who gives us strength.Paul says something similar in 1

Corinthians 10:12-13, “So, if you thinkyou are standing firm, be careful thatyou don’t fall! No temptation has over-taken you except what is common tomankind. And God is faithful; he willnot let you be tempted beyond whatyou can bear. But when you are tempt-ed, he will also provide a way out sothat you can endure it.”

So why would God do this for us?Why would God go through the trou-ble? In Scripture it says, “we love be-cause God first loved us.” We believethat God created us and that God madeus in God’s image. God also chose us tohave a special relationship with him.

Romans 5:8 says, “While we were yetsinners Christ died for us.” The goodnews is that God is the one that takesinitiative. It is all through God’s powerand love that things happen. This iswhat we mean by grace. And God’sgrace moves and works in our lives be-fore we have ever said yes to him. Thisis what we mean when we talk aboutprevenient grace. It’s God working inour lives before we even know. In factwe believe that without God’s initiativewe would not even be able to under-stand or say yes to God.

God’s love is unconditional. Heloves his creation. He loves us. It’ssometimes one sided on his part, butit’s their just the same. He also loves uswarts and all and invites us to have arelationship with us. He longs for it ac-tually. Poet Francis Thompson de-scribed God as the Hound of Heaven,longing and actively seeking us even aswe try may run away from God.

Revival begins when we quit run-ning, when we turn our eyes towardGod and except the free gift of God’sgrace and relationship that is alreadyours to accept. There are no tasks wemust perform or absolutions that wemust give except to accept it. The sac-rifice has already been paid for us.

I want to invite you if you have neverknown God’s love that God does loveyou. Whatever you’ve done in the pastGod already knows and loves you any-way. If you have been running fromGod come home. Maybe your passionfor God has died down. Maybe it’s justan ember. The good news is it’s not toolate God wants to fan that spark into aflame. Spend some time talking to Godthis week. Talk to a pastor they wouldlove to share with you. May God blessyou this week.

Brother Dee

Mrs. Susie L. Collins wasborn in Crocketts Bluff,Arkansas to Joe and MinnieAmos on June 9, 1932. Shedeparted this life on Jan. 6,2016. Her parents, eightbrothers and four sisterspreceded her in death. Mrs.Collins attended HolmanHigh School in Stuttgartand owned a restaurant inKansas City, Kansas.

She leaves to mourn herpassing: three brothers,Donald Ray Perryman, ofKansas City, Kansas, Gary L.Amos and John F. Amos, ofStuttgart and KennethAmos of Joliet, Illinois; twosisters Nadine Burk and Di-anna Jordan of Joliet, Illi-nois and a host of nieces,nephews, relatives andfriends.

Funeral services wereheld Saturday, Jan. 16, atLively Stone PentecostalChurch in Stuttgart.

Integrity Funeral Homeof Stuttgart was in charge orarrangements.

A niche publications ed-itor with the Arkansas De-mocrat-Gazette died Mon-day, January 18, 2016 in ahunting-related accident inArkansas County.

James K. Joslin, 46, ofStuttgart was hunting in arural area near Lodge Cor-ner and Bayou Meto whenhe fell from a huntingstand, according toArkansas County CoronerCooper Essex. Joslin died atthe scene.

Joslin told a personabout 3:30 p.m. Mondaythat he was going hunting,Essex said.

Joslin’s body was sent tothe state Crime Laboratoryfor an autopsy, but Essexsaid Joslin’s death was acci-dental.

Officials with theArkansas Game and FishCommission also are inves-tigating the death since itoccurred during a huntingactivity.

Joslin’s death was at leastthe fifth in a hunting-relat-ed activity in Arkansassince July 1, according tothe Arkansas Game andFish Commission. Two ofthe deaths, includingJoslin’s, involved falls fromhunting stands. The otherthree involved a firearmdischarge.

The Arkansas Game andFish Commission said four

people died from hunting-related activities in 2014-15, three people died fromhunting-related activitiesin 2013-14 and four peopledied from hunting-relatedactivities in 2012-13.

Joslin was editor of theTri-Lakes, Three Rivers andRiver Valley & Ozark zonededitions of the Democrat-Gazette.

An Arkansas native andgraduate of Arkansas TechUniversity, Joslin worked atnewspapers in England,Stuttgart, Russellville andPine Bluff before joiningthe Democrat-Gazette. Hewas a page designer withthe Democrat-Gazettefrom 2007-09. He joinedthe zoned editions editorialstaff in 2011 and was pro-moted to editor in 2012.

“James had a heart ofgold and was always wor-ried about the needs ofeveryone else,” said StaciMiller Franklin, niche pub-lications director for theDemocrat-Gazette. “On hisvacation day [Monday], hetexted his staff to makesure they were doing OK.James treated everyone likefamily, and that’s what wewill miss the most.

“He was full of love, lifeand hunting or fishing sto-ries. I can’t imagine anyoneever meeting James andnot loving him.”

Donna Eddins

Donna Eddins, was formerStuttgart resident

Betty Plafcan,former Brinkleyresident, dies

James Lawson,former Beeberesident, dies

Services forSusie Collinsheld at Stuttgart

Harold A. Lammersservices Tuesdayat Stuttgart

Donna Burke Eddins, 85,passed away peacefully onWednesday, January 20,2016. She was a resident ofWest Shores RetirementCenter in Hot Springs. Shewas born to A.D. and BettyMitchell Burke on July 16,1930, in Clarendon, Ark.,later moving to Stuttgartwhere she was raised.

She was preceded indeath by a daughter, HollyEddins Smith; her husbandof 64 years, Howard C. Ed-dins; brothers, Claude D.Burke and Col. (Ret.) LloydL. Burke; and sister,Dorothy R. Burke.

She was a graduate ofStuttgart High Schoolwhere she was a cheer-leader and participated inthe band. Her business ca-reer started in the insur-ance business with her re-ceiving her license andbeing employed by Shields-Horst & Company. She wasa member of First UnitedMethodist Church whereshe did volunteer work andlater served on the parson-age committee. She wasalso a Girl Scout troopleader.

Donna later went towork with Howard at Ed-dins Sales Service wherethey manufactured graincarts until retirement. Atthat time, they moved toHot Springs to be on LakeHamilton which they bothloved.

She is survived bydaughters, Diane andDavid Relyea of Almyra andTracy and Steve Zimmer ofBonnerdale; four grand-sons, two step grandsons;five great-grandchildren,and many nieces andnephews.

Services were Tuesday,January 26, at Turpin Fu-neral Home in Stuttgart.

Stuttgart editor dies inhunting-related accident

Harold Allen Lammers,73, of Stuttgart passed awaySaturday, January 23, 2016.He was born December 20,1942, in Stuttgart to Haroldand Allene Lammers.

He was preceded indeath by his father, HaroldLammers.

Survivors are his wife of50 years, Judy Lammers ofStuttgart; mother, AlleneLammers of Stuttgart; twodaughters, Ranae Ward(Scott) and Kimberly Meek(Dusty), both of Stuttgart;one son, Brent Lammers(Alberto) of San Francisco;one brother, Johnny Lam-mers (Cheri) of Stuttgart;five grandchildren, Logan,Rachel and Carter Ward andCooper and Cady BrookeMeek; and several niecesand nephews.

Funeral services were at11:00 a.m. Tuesday at St.John’s Lutheran Church inStuttgart. Burial followed inLone Tree Cemetery.

Memorials may be madeto St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn.38105-1905; or St. John’sLutheran Church, 205 E.Fifth Street, Stuttgart, Ark.72160.

Betty Klofac Plafcan, age89, widow of John Plafcanpassed away on Saturday,January 23, 2016 inKnoxville, Tennessee. Shewas a member of St. John'sCatholic Church, theCatholic Altar Society and aformer member of theBrinkley Garden Club.

Betty is survived by oneson, Dan Plafcan and wifeClare of Knoxville, TN, onedaughter, Diane Oslica ofKellar, TX, four grandchil-dren and four great-grand-children.

Visitation will be 6:00-8:00PM with Rosary at 7:00PM Thursday at Bob Neal &Sons Chapel in Brinkley.

Funeral will be 11:00 AMFriday at St. John's CatholicChurch in Brinkley withburial in Calvary Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be theKnights of Columbus.

James "Jim" Lawson, 72,of Searcy, went to be withhis Lord and Savior, Tues-day, January 12, 2016, aftera long battle with Parkin-son's and dementia. He wasborn May 12, 1943, inBeebe, Arkansas, to the lateLeon Lawson and DorisHammock.

Jim was faithful yet nondenominational. He was aloving husband, father andpapa. He loved spendingtime with his grandchildrenand B.J. his dog. Jim ownedhis own business and was awell respected builder inthe area. Jim also loveddancing with his wife.

Jim is survived by hiswife of 50 years, Blanche;one daughter, Tammy Gal-loway (Tommy) of Garner;two sisters, Rhonda Rut-ledge of Pearland, Texasand Margaret Baum ofPrinceton, Texas; and onegrandchild, Jordan Gal-loway and boyfriend RyanElmgren.

In addition to his par-ents, Jim was preceded indeath by two brothers,Donnie Lawson and LelandLawson; and one grandson,Logan Galloway.

Funeral services will beheld at 10:00 a.m. Friday,January 15, at Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home,with burial following atGarner Cemetery.

Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.8 Percent

Labor force data, pro-duced by the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Bureau ofLabor Statistics and re-leased today by theArkansas Department ofWorkforce Services, showArkansas’ seasonally ad-justed unemployment ratedropped two-tenths of apercentage point, from 5.0percent in November to 4.8percent in December.Arkansas’ civilian laborforce increased 1,400, a re-sult of 3,700 more em-

ployed and 2,300 fewer un-employed Arkansans. TheUnited States’ jobless rateremain stable at 5.0 per-cent in December.

BLS Program OperationsManager Susan Price said,“Arkansas’ unemploymentrate fell to 4.8 percent inDecember, dropping nine-tenths of a percentagepoint since December2014. The jobless rate hassteadily declined for sevenconsecutive months.”

One new applicant andone repeat applicant eachreceived a scholarshipfrom the Prairie CountySingle Parent ScholarshipFund on Wednesday, Janu-ary 20, when meeting withthe interview committee atthe Prairie County Depart-ment of Health in Des Arc.

Jalisa Jennings, majoringin accounting at PhillipsCommunty College inStuttgart, is a graduate ofHazen High School and

lives in DeValls Bluff. She isthe new recipient and isbeginning her second se-mester of work.

Cortney Fisher, a Hazengraduate who resides inHazen, is receiving her sec-ond semester scholarshipfor Baptist Health School ofNursing.

The next deadline forapplying for scholarships isFriday, April 15, 2016 forthose attending summerschool and Monday, Au-

gust 15, 2016 for those ap-plying for the fall semester.

Applications may be re-ceived on-line or by con-tacting Vicki Stephens,chairman of the applica-tion committee or DonnaSpeight at the PrairieCounty Health Depart-ment.

-Chris Weems

The Arkansas Flowerand Garden show will beheld at the StatehouseConvention Center inLittle Rock February 26-28, 2016, Janet Turnage,Prairie County MasterGardener president saidat the regular meetingTuesday evening, Janu-ary 19 at BancorpSouthin Hazen. President Turnage

went over some of theparts of the programwith 14 members at-tending. Some of the special

attractions at the Flowerand Garden Show will beFriday morning at 10:00a.m. with Billy Goodnickgiving a talk on “Design-ing Like a Pro.” Friday afternoon, Lois

Chaplin, author of the“Book of Lists”, will talkabout “Crimes AgainstHorticulture.”A new attraction will

be a Floral Art class at4:15-5:15 Friday after-noon “3-D Floral CanvasPainting”, and a class at5:30-6:30, “Fusion Stan-ga Arrangement.” Theseclasses require a specialadvanced sale ticket. Saturday morning’s

special speakers will beP. Allen Smith on thetopic,”Connect: Health,Home and Happiness,”and Janet Carson willspeak about “SilverPlants Make Color.” Tickets may be ob-

tained on-line or at thedoor, except for the spe-cial classes. Lonoke and Prairie

County Master Garden-ers are joining to spon-sor a Master Gardenertraining course in Marchand April. The sessions will be

held Saturday, March 19,Thursday, March 24,Saturdays, March 26,April 2 and Thursday,April 7 and Saturday,April 9. The Saturday ac-tivities will be from 8:00a.m.-4:00 p.m. andThursdays will be from5:00-9:00 p.m.There will be a “Meet

the Masters” get ac-quainted get-togetherfor the prospective stu-

dents to meet MasterGardeners in both coun-ties to see a slide show,discuss the projects andask questions. Registration for the

training course is to bedone by February 5. Turnage announced

the State Master Gar-deners Conference forJune 3-4 at EurekaSprings. The deadline toregister is Monday, Feb-ruary 1. The next regular

meeting will be 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 16,at BancorpSouth inHazen.

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Exhibition on black women in historyopens at Cotton Plant Public Library

They introduced the Charleston and theCakewalk to American audiences wrotestories, poems and songs; fought both per-sonal a nd ntional battles for for freedom,constributed to fields as varied as art,laboy and medicine, and their achieve-ments wwent virtualy unnticed.

“Black Women” Achievements againstthe odds,” an exhibition on black womenand thir contriution to American history,culture, and society, is on display at theCoton Plant Public Library.

Examples of women featured in the ex-hibition are Madame C. J. Walker, the firstfemale back American millionaire whoworked her way from washwoman to head

of her own cosmetics manufacturing com-pany; Katherine Dunham, an anthrop9ol-ogist who studies African, Caribbean, Cen-trl European and classical ballet dancesand formed her own troupe to perform aunique combintion of these dance tradi-tions, and Harriet Tubman who is familiarfr her work in the underground railroad,and was also the only woman in AmericanHistory to plan and lead a military raid.

“Black Women: Achievements Againstthe Odds” os made possible by a grant toSITES from the Smithsonian InstitutionOffice of Equa Opportunity and theWomen’s Committee of the SmithsonianAssociates.

Iven and Pat Welch ofHickory Plains, Arkansaswill be celebrating their50th wedding anniversarywith a renewal of their wed-ding vows.

The ceremony will takeplace on Saturday, February13, at two o’clock in the af-ternoon at the Union ValleyBaptist Church in Beebe,Arkansas.

All family and friends areinvited to attend. A recep-tion will follow. They re-quest no gifts - just comeand share their big day withthem!

Iven is retired from Ban-croft Cap Company and Patis retired from RemingtonArms. They have one son,Dewayne (Tracy) of Ward,Arkansas and five grand-children, Sarah, Hannah,and Hunter of Sherwood,Arkansas and Michael andJessica of Ward.

Welches, married 50 years,will renew vows February 13

Mr. and Mrs. Iven Welch

Jeff Fry and wife, the for-mer Tammy McFarlin ofDes Arc, have recentlymoved to Quitman fromGreenbrier. The Frys livedin Wisconsin for severalyears while he was in thetrucking business. Howev-er, Tammy said, they tiredof the cold weather andmoved back to Arkansaslast August.

They have two sons stillin Wisconsin: Brett, awelder, and Ryan, a studentat the University of Wiscon-sin in Madison. They havean eight year old daughter,Katie.

Tammy, daughter of thelate Alvin McFarlin of DesArc, is a teacher’s aide atthe Mt. Vernon-EnolaSchool. Jeff is with ConwayFreight in Little Rock.

----------Velma Bivens of Ana-

heim, Calif., left Tuesdayreturning home after aweek’s visit with family andfriends in Des Arc. includ-ing sisters, Sue Smith anddaughter, Betty Sue Hager-man, and Mary Castleberryand brother-in-law, RayMcVay and family. She was

accompanied to Arkansasby daughter, Judy Birt ofAuburn, OR.

Velma, born and raisedat Des Arc, and husbandthe late Floyd Bivens, werelong-time residents of Cali-fornia. She has three sons,Larry, Frank and Tim, andanother daughter, MaryBurton, all residing on theWest Coast. Velma also has10 grandchildren and 15great-grandchildren.

Velma and Judy met inLos Angeles and flew out ofthere together.

Velma’s parents were thelate Bill and Norene Harrisof Des Arc.

----------Mary Sue Roe of Des Arc

attended the MemorialService held in Springdaleon Monday for her cousin,Donald (Buddy) Wray. Sheis visiting with Buddy’s sis-ter, Carolyn Shanks also ofSpringdale.

----------Frank Thomason is re-

covering slowly after healthissues have gotten himdown. He is up and walk-ing and improving everyday.

The annual Wild GameSupper sponsored by theMen’s Fellowship at theFirst Baptist Church, willbe held on Saturday, Feb-ruary 20 beginning at 5:00p.m.Ticket prices will be an-

nouncedAll men and boys of the

community are invited tocome and enjoy tasting allsorts of wild game such asdeer, turkey, elk, fish, andother delicious dishes aswell as all the trimmings. After the meal, everyone

will assemble in the sanc-tuary of the church to heara devotional message. A special guest speaker

will be announced anddoor prizes will be award-ed. “Everyone is invited to

come and enjoy the mealand hear the message,”said the pastor, Dr. MelvinYork.

The church is located atFourth and Erwin Streets.

For information, contactthe church at 870-256-4230

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Winter DayRecipes

From Rev. Jaimie Alexander

Boy, wasn’t the snowbeautiful? This is the kind ofsnow we like-here today,gone tomorrow. We enjoyed reminiscing

about our past experiencesin the snow. Some said theyhad very competitive snow-ball fights back in the day. The Des Arc First United

Methodist Church came formorning services and theLakeside Missionary BaptistChurch came in the after-noon for fellowship. Monday, we played mem-

ory games, Bingo, watchedthe news and Snowball, ourfacility pet, paid everyone avisit. Tuesday, we went shop-

ping for the residents. Wewatched a movie on our bigscreen tv. We also hadgames and Snowball visited

with us again. Wednesday, we had Pretty

Nails for all the ladies, andgents! We played Bingo inthe afternoon and watchedthe news. Today, Thursday, resi-

dents will be able to shop atthe DANRC General Storeand purchase goodies. Wewill also have games and ex-cercises. The Disciples will be here

on Friday bringing theirwonderful music. Snowballwill also be visiting. We will be having some

competitive games of domi-noes going on here Saturday.Come out and jump in agame. Be careful, though.There are some very gooddomino players here atDANRC! We will also havemusic and memory games.

Last Thursday, we all hada great time celebratingeveryone’s birthday in Janu-ary. The Groundhog will

come out of his burrow onTuesday to tell us whetherwe will have another sixweeks of winter weather ornot. We are ready for springand are hoping he doesn’tsee his shadow!Valentine’s Day is just a

couple of weeks away. Wehave decorated the Facilityand will select a King andQueen. That is all for this week.

We hope you enjoy thewarm weather over theweekend. Have a safe and blessed

rest of the week. Teresa HenleyActivity Director

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By Barbara Williams, Site Director

From theKitchen ofRev. JaimieAlexander,Ministerat Bella VistaUnitedMethodistChurch

Impossible Chili Pie, Bacon and MandarinOrange Simple Spinach Salad, and Ger-man Chocolate Cake combine to make adelicious meal on the winter day. Theserecipes are simple and I hope you willenjoy preparing them. So tie on yourapron and enjoy!

Impossible Chili Pie

1 pound lean ground beef1/2 cup onion, chopped1/2 cup green pepper, chopped (Optional)1 (15.5 ounce) can chili beans, drained1 cup frozen corn1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, drained1/4 teaspoon black pepper1/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon minced garlic1 teaspoon chili powderPinch cayenne or few drops hot sauce1/2 cup chunky salsa1 cup shredded cheese, divided (I usedcheddar and Monterey Jack. Can youwhatever you like)3/4 cup bisquick3 eggs1 cup milkGreen pepper rings for garnish, OptionalBrown ground beef, onion and green pep-per in a skillet on top of the stove. Drainand return to pan. Add drained chilibeans, corn, green chilies, pepper, salt,garlic, chili powder, hot sauce and salsa.Mix all ingredients together and heat forabout 5 minutes. Spray a 10 inch pieplate or can use a 9 x 9 square bakingdish. Pour ingredients into dish and sprin-kle 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese ontop. Whisk together the bisquick, eggsand milk. Pour over the cheese. Add theremaining cheese and green pepperrings. Bake in preheated 400 degreeoven for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes about 8servings. Enjoy!

Bacon and Mandarin Orange Simple Spinach Salad

5 pieces bacon, cooked, drained andcrumbled (save drippings)1 (15 ounce can mandarin oranges inlight syrup, drained, reserve syrup (Youcould use fresh oranges in the salad andorange juice in the dressing)2 to 3 cups fresh baby spinach1/3 cup purple onion, cut up or chopped(could use green onion or just regularonion)2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds(could use toasted almonds or just aboutany kind of nuts you like)DRESSING

3 to 4 tablespoons bacon drippings1/4 teaspoon garlic powder2 tablespoons red wine vinegar1/3 cup light mandarin orange syrup2 tablespoons water1/4 teaspoon black pepper1 tablespoon lemon juice2 teaspoons sugar, OptionalCombine salad ingredients and toss tomix well. Combine dressing ingredientsand heat until warm. Pour dressing into asmall pitcher and let each person add theamount they want at the table. Salad willkeep in the fridge for a couple days with-out dressing.Makes 4 to 6 servings

German Chocolate Cake

4 ounces or 1/4 pound package Ger-man’s sweet chocolate1/2 cup water1 3/4 cups sugar1 cup butter or margarine, softened4 eggs2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda1 cup buttermilk1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt chocolate and water on top of thestove in a pot and cool. Cream butter,sugar and eggs; beat well. Add cooledchocolate and water, flour, salt, soda, but-termilk and vanilla extract mixing well withmixer. Spray three 9 inch cake pans. Di-vide the batter between the 3 pans(comes out to about 2 cups per cakepan). Bake layers in preheated 350 de-gree oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Coolabout 10 minutes and remove from pans.Frost with Pecan Frosting.

Coconut Pecan Frosting1 cup sugar1 cup evaporated milk1/2 cup butter or margarine or 8 table-spoons3 eggs1 1/2 to 2 cups coconut1 cup pecans, chopped (can use walnuts,too)1 teaspoon vanilla extractBeat eggs and add to milk, sugar and but-ter. Cook on medium heat about 12 min-utes until bubbles and begins to thicken.Stir constantly because it will burn easily.Remove and add nuts, coconut and vanil-la extract. Mix well and let cool. Spreadon tops of cake layers. You can doublethis frosting if you like a lot.

WHIT E RIV ER JOURNAL , THURSDAY , JANUARY 28, 2016 6 See these Photos in COLOR - WRJ Online

We hope everyone en-joyed the day off for MartinLuther King Day. Monday we had Joke of

the Day. Tuesday we had our

Breakfast and Bingo and aball exercise that after-noon. Thursday we had a walk-

ing exercise and our yardsale room open.We enjoyed our first

snow day Friday, and thecenter was closed. Ray McVay’s sister-in-

law and niece, VelmaBivens from Anaheim, CAand Judy Burk from Wash-ington State came down tovisit their sisters Sue Smithand Mary Castleberry. Theyhad a wonderful time visit-ing with the seniors, andRay took them to Dondiesfor Velma’s birthday. Have asafe trip back home. Friday, January 29th we

are having a HomemadeSoup and Cornbread Sup-per here at the Senior Cen-ter singing starting at 5:30

pm. We will also havehomemade desserts andKaraoke music with Buddyand Ann Childress andother guests. Tickets are $6 a plate

and children 3 and underare free. We look forward toseeing everyone! God Blessand have a great weekend!

Barbara Williams, SiteDirector

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Enjoying a game (or two) of Dominoes: Mary Ann Cobb, right, is enjoying afriendly (competitive) game of Dominoes with her son, Jimmy Cobb. Mary Ann enjoysplaying dominoes at the Senior Citizens Center, also. She is a former Site Coordinatorat the Senior Citizens Center and has many friends wishing her a speedy recovery.

The Hazen Study Clubheld its first 2016 meetingon a cold night, Monday,January18, at the BanCorpSouth Community Room.

Hostesses were VirginiaLisko and Connie Swaim.The best way to describe

the setting for the meetingis “Simple Elegance”. Thetables were all covered withwhite, with seafoam blueappointments. The ban-quet table centerpiece wasa pearl tree accented with apouf of white at the base.Surrounding this wereglobes holding a flamelesscandle sitting on a moundof faux pearls, accentedwith a speck of blue crys-tals. Strings of pearls werescattered between theglobes. Gift bags of blue,tied with pearl rope,marked each place settingand held a glittery flowerpot ornament. Matchingglobes were also placed onthe buffet table.Connie Swaim gave the

invocation before invitingmembers to enjoy the buf-

fet of black bean soup,Mexican chicken, avocadoslices, chips and broccolisalad. Dessert was coconutcream pie and chocolatepie.In the absence of Presi-

dent Louise Mangum,Vice-President BeverlyWood called the meeting toorder and led the Pledge ofAllegiance. Eight membersanswered roll call withtheir “dream”. Louise andMarilyn Burroughs wereabsent because of the snowand cold weather. GloriaStrohl read the minutes ofthe December meeting andthey were approved asread. Donna Colemangave the treasurer’s report.Beverly relayed informa-tion concerning the club’sJanuary project which isthe January Nursing HomeBirthday Party. Connie Swaim present-

ed a very interesting pro-gram about pearls. Shediscussed cultured, natu-ral, fresh water and saltwater pearls. She com-

pared pearl farming prac-tices with in-vitro fertiliza-tion of mammals, using asimilar technique to attacha parasite in an oyster.Pearls are lustrous andhard. And, the way to tell areal pearl is the tried andtrue bite test. Pearls arewhite, black and pink. Shesaid the most expensivepearls are pink. Also, themore luster, the higher theprice in white pearls. She related the pearls to

an old White River industry- mussels shells. In the1930’s a major button fac-tory was located in DeVallsBluff. Mussel shells fromthe White River were amajor source of income fora lot of people in the area atthe time.Entertainment was Card

Bingo and winners wereCarolyn Marek and DonnaColeman. After enjoying dessert,

the meeting was dismissedat 9:30 p.m.-Gloria Strohl, reporting

Donna Coleman, Reta Chlapecka, Gloria Strohl

Sherry Bullock, Virginia Lisko, Donna Coleman, Reta Chlapecka

Beverly Wood, Connie Swaim, Carolyn Marek, Sherry Bullock

History of mussels is subject at January meeting of Hazen Study Club

Wild Game Supper at First Baptist February 20

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Area Community NewsPlease report your news to the Correspondent in your local Community

First off: Electricalworkers: Thank you forgetting our power backon in 1 hour and 15 min-utes last week andabout the same time thisMonday!!!! I had mywood stove going andfound my lamp andflashlight and had my Ipad charged, so I wasoaky for that short time.Ronnie Ladd got mymail, life is good.

Back to the ELEC-TRICITY: We have ourown homegrown expertin that field, Mark, sonof Mickey and BillyeHolder, but his bosseswon’t let him fix ourproblem unless he is as-signed here. We are go-ing to have to have a talkwith them, I guess!! (Ican guess it won’t fixthat!)

Saturday I went formy mail on my golf cartand on down to thechurch, on my way backthis truck turned left inmy path just like hethought I wouldn’t runover him, he turned intoJerry Billy’s and Iwhipped in ,too. Wasabout to scold themgood( figuring Jerrywould have my back)But out stepped MickeyWaddington of Moun-tain View and Perry Gal-loway. So, I gave them

‘what-for’ and theyshook in their boots !

Besides his guesthunter, Mickey, he hashad David Hula and son,Craig of Charles City ,Va.. David currentlyholds the world recordcorn yield-532 bushelper acre.( think I willcheck to see if he andPerry will grow me somesweet corn-with theirexpertise my little gar-den will grow me plen-ty)(Perry, did Charlescome to check out yourland and growing ex-pertise?)

Our Perry is no slouchin growing corn, either,he was named the 2015corn grower of the yearby Mid America FarmerMagazine. He was fea-tured (had hispicture)on the frontpage of the Arkansaspage of the Demo-Gazette a week or so agofor the great yield of hissoybeans. We are proudof him and other farm-ers, because their prod-ucts don’t just comefrom stores. (like the lit-tle girl who was asked ifshe knew where milkcame from, ”Sure, thestore.”)

Master Carter Brown’slast Friday night’s bas-ketball game was can-celled because of you

know what—SNOW. ButPoppa Donny and Nana‘Chelle Brown took offTuesday for Cabot andthat game.

Hayden Cooper, (9yrs.) is playing basket-ball at McCrory. I havenot seen him yet, butplan to do so.

George Eldridge wasin Oklahoma last weekfor a horse sale. He toldme the sale barn had noheat and he’d have to gowarm up in his truck. Heand us are so much bet-ter off than the eastcoast, huh?

I always wanted to goto New York and didn’thave the money andnow I have enough toget me there and back(might have to sleep inCentral Park) BUT now Idon’t have the energyand certainly not now.I’d shiver to death.

That’s all, folks!!don’tknow ’nuttin’ else. Icould make up somestuff and see if those Ichose to do that to, readmy news, huh?

I’d better not as I don’thave any hankering togo to jail and have nomoney I want to spendfor a lawyer.

Rosetta

The snow was beautifulhowever it caused us a littletrouble, having nursescoming was thrown acurve. I had to get out andget medicine.

John did get a good re-port. Things are lookingmuch better.

We had a nice crowd outfor Church on Sunday.

John and I drove over toKim and Josh’s Saturday for

a Birthday party for Jase. 7years old, and a large groupgathered and his littlefriends and parents.

We had a young gentle-man come for membershipthis morning. He has beencoming for quite a while.

Johnny was in Mississip-pi for a couple of days andhad to drive home in thebad weather. He did makeit safe.

We show on TV wherethe young man Adams waskilled. He is a cousin of theAdams in Hazen, Sandy’sfamily.

Sorry that the news is soscarce, as we are stayingclose to home due to theweather. We did go to thewound Center last Tuesday.

We hope everyone stayssafe and well.

USDA Farm ServiceAgency (FSA) Executive Di-rector Archie Haynes re-minds livestock producerswho suffered grazing lossesthat occurred throughout2015 due to drought orwildfire that they have untilFeb. 1, 2016, to report theirlosses and to enroll in theLivestock Forage DisasterProgram (LFP).

LFP provides compen-sation to eligible livestockproducers who sufferedgrazing losses for coveredlivestock due to drought onprivately-owned or cash-leased land or fire on feder-ally-managed land.

Producers in PrairieCounty are eligible to applyfor 2015 LFP benefits onsmall grain, native pasture,

improved pasture, annualryegrass or foragesorghum.

Livestock producers areencouraged to contact thePrairie County FSA Officewith any questions regard-ing specific forage cropsthat are eligible.

"Prolonged drought orwildfire conditions havecreated a need for livestockdisaster assistance pro-grams in Prairie County,"said CED Haynes. "I en-courage all affected live-stock producers to contactthe Prairie County FSA Of-fice to schedule an ap-pointment to enroll in theprogram before the Feb. 1deadline."

Livestock producersmust complete the LFP ap-

plication and required sup-porting documentation nolater than Feb. 1, 2016, forlosses that occurredthroughout 2015. Produc-ers who already have ap-pointments scheduled re-quire no additional actionto meet the deadline.

Eligible livestock in-cludes alpacas, beef cattle,

buffalo, beefalo, dairycattle, deer, elk, emus,equine, goats, llamas,poultry, reindeer, sheep orswine that have been orwould have been grazingthe eligible grazing land orpastureland.

For more informationabout LFP, contact thePrairie County FSA Officeat 870-255-3573.

WH I T E R I V E R JO U R N A L , TH U R S D A Y , JA N U A R Y 28, 2016 7China, U.S. Reach Agreement to Potentially

Bring American Rice to World's Most Populous Country

The United States and China have agreed on a phytosanitary protocol that could fi-nally allow the first commercial imports of American milled rice to that country.

"Arkansas rice farmers recognize that this highly anticipated agreement has beenwell worth the wait," Steve Orlicek, Arkansas Rice Council Chairman, said "We are opti-mistic about this market opportunity and will provide safe, high-quality rice to China'sconsumers."

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials have provided new details on howthey intend to turn the phytosanitary protocol into actual export opportunities for U.S.rice. Last week, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) laid out aseries of steps on the path toward opening rice exports to China. They include separateinspections by APHIS and its Chinese counterpart of U.S. mills and storage facilities,Chinese publication of a list of ports eligible to receive U.S. rice, and then, if no otherhurdles arise, issuance of a decree by the Chinese government authorizing imports. Ifthere are no interruptions, imports could be permitted by this spring, according toAPHIS.

"Although this protocol is significantly more complex than any other inspection pro-cedure, we know that it can be effectively implemented with the proper time and ef-forts," Danny Kennedy, CEO of Riceland Foods in Stuttgart, said. "While we recognizethere is still work to be done, we look to reach new markets and commend USA Rice fortheir persistence and diligence in this process."

Arkansas is the largest rice-growing state in the nation, producing over 50 percent andnearly 9 billion pounds annually. Arkansas rice farmers and millers contribute over $6billion each year to the state's economy and employ over 25,000 Arkansans.

Learn more at . l arkansasrice.org.

We want anyone thatmight know who took the50-60 flags from the Hicko-ry Plains Cemetery toplease get them to returnthem. The Busy Hands Ext.Club bought these to putout on Veterans graves dur-ing special times of theyear. The ladies work hardfor the money they spend.Please return them to theHickory Plains Post Office.No questions asked. Canleave them, when Tammyis not there. God will Blessyou for doing what theyask!

Every 4th Sunday the HPBaptist Church has potlucklunch after the morningService. Then they gatheraround 2PM??? and sing.That Sunday, they don’thave a night service. ThisSunday afternoon, Eli Loydand Spencer Blackwoodwill speak. They both re-cently have been called toPreach.

Lola Brannon hurt her-self at work last week. Sheshifted her kneecap andbruised it all up real goodinside. She thankfullydoesn’t have to have sur-gery. She will start 3 days aweek PT next week. Keepher in your Prayers. Sendher a card, 13161 Hwy.13N,Ward, AR 72176.

I enjoyed visitingWednesday afternoon(Carter Harrison asked meif I had time to deliver fishafter our lunch fish fry).First stop, Ms. Maxine Wal-ters. Enjoyed getting to seeBill Walters. Bill took a littlehome for him and Betty forsupper after he and Mimiate a few pieces. GrannyNell and Bully Price. Got tosee Katie and Jessica. Theyhad cleaned that morningfor Granny. Then wentbought groceries for her. Ithen went to take fish toCathy McArthur’s. Got tovisit with Russell Pattersonthere and Margie Speightand Dessle Covingtonbrought food. We all had agood visit. I got the bless-ing from taking the fish be-cause I enjoyed seeingthem all.

Granny Nell Price’s sis-ter, Aunt Polly and her sonand grandkid got hereWednesday night. They en-joyed their time together.They were leaving Wednes-day.

I want to Thank all thathave and are praying forour granddaughter,Kennedy. She had her ACLsurgery Thursday. I knowshe prayed for snow. Shehas not missed a day ofschool and still hasn’t.Randy even pulled her on asled in the snow. With theweather, school was outand I think they were to goback Wednesday. They takecare of her at school. If youwant to send her a card(Iknow this is abnormal, outof state) Kennedy Crider,PO Box 122, Vanleer, TN37181

We all had a good visit,coffee time at Ms. MaxineWalters’ last Thursday. Shewas anxious for Chuck andBarbara Miller to come inthe next day, but was a little

concerned about theweather.

Chuck and Barbara(Walters) Miller got to Ms.Maxine Walters Fridaynight from New Mexico.They are having a greattime. Mimi’s birthday wasFriday. They plan to headhome Wednesday.

The McArthur familywould like to Thank JoeWaller for clearing the HPBaptist Church parking lotand Cemetery for BudMcArthur’s Service Friday.The HPOS, especially KatieMcNeil, also thanks him forclearing their parking lot.Katie had been shovelingby hand until Joe camewith tractor. A Thank You toJim Hamric for helping,too. Mr. Doyne Turnerthanks them also.

Thanks to all for thePrayers, visits, cards, flow-ers, attendance of Servicesand all the Love shown forour dear late BudMcArthur. God Blessed us.The weather didn’t stop thebeautiful service. Bud atfirst didn’t want people toknow he had cancer butthen he enjoyed the visitsfrom the ones that knewthey could visit. You allknow who you are. Thatmeant so much to him foryour time with him the lastmonths before God tookhim home. There were afew things he didn’t getdone that he wanted to do.All loved Bud, but all knewwhat a stinker he could be.I wish all could have knownthe BUD these last monthsafter he gave his heart backto the Lord. He was full ofLove for God and people.He hurt because he wantedbe able to fix everyone thatsuffered physically-hisdaughter-in-law , ShannonMcArthur, his cousin, Clara(McArthur) Clark, andmany others. If you needthe addresses, call me, notputting them all in here.

A big bunch gathered atDoe’s Saturday night to cel-ebrate Dina Harrison’sbirthday. They had a greattime together.

There were thirty onegathered at Ms. MaxineWalters for her 94th birth-day. All of her kids, andsome younger ones. Theyhad a great time together.There are 100 in Ms. Max-ine’s family. She is a blessedwoman and is A Blessing toall!

Thanks for continuedPrayers for the Kimbroughfamily of Hickory Plains.Nekoda got to come homeSunday. He still has a longrecovery ahead, but thank-ful, with Prayers, all ThingsAre Possible With God! Mailcards to PO Box, 302 Hicko-ry Plains, AR 72066.

Bobby and Mamie Gra-ham and Condary and PatJohnson went to HeberSprings Monday. Theywent to see the TrumpeterSwans. They were beauti-ful. They had lunch atMack’s. and all enjoyedshopping.

I went out extra early toMs. Maxine Walter’s Tues-day morning. I wanted tosee Chuck and Barbara

Miller. I got to see CurtisHamric and Donna Loyd.They have to come by earli-er because of work. Later,Tammy Hamric, Jeff andLori Beard. Barbara alwaysmakes delicious cookies,had birthday cake left,then, Jeff and Lori broughtdonuts. HA!

I took Clara Clark to PTat Cabot Tuesday. We cameby and our nephew, NickMcArthur’s little pigs werein the ditch, so we wentback and I called Nick. Heand his friend, Shannoncame out. We got to see hisdog, Sadie. She jumped inClara’s car-loveable, beau-tiful dog. Nick said she usu-ally keeps the pigs back,but didn’t this time.

Our grandson, ChristianWeaver came back home(his 2nd home, here withus) Tuesday. He came toplay cribbage and eat deersteak.

Class of 70 Super BowlParty Sunday, Feb.7th atBrenda Buffalo's in Cabot.Come an hour before thegame with finger foods!

The next “Ladies DropBy” will be Feb. 9, 2016 willbe at the Hickory PlainsMethodist Church. Put iton your calendars! Comejoin us, just fun, food andfellowship!

(REMINDER) People tocall 870-854-3703 or emailme () 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, so that’swhy many weeks is aboutMe and Mine!

HPOS wants to let every-one know that Tracy willserve breakfast on Sundaymornings. She will alsohave a Sunday lunch spe-cial for $4 .99. Dinner SPE-CIALS on TUESDAYS andFRIDAYS! Come out andenjoy!

Please support HickoryPlains Post Office by pur-chasing stamps, mailingpackages, etc. Support ourOWN local Postmaster,Tammy Bruce. The HickoryPlains Post Office hours areMon.-Fri. 12:30 PM-2:30PM, Sat.10AM-1:30PM.

Have a Good Week In TheLord!

Happy Birthday Jan.27th to Savannah Osborn!

Happy 21st AnniversaryJan. 27th to Lola and Ken-neth Brannon!!

Happy Birthday Jan.28thto Leslie Blackwood!

Happy Birthday Jan.29th to Doyne Turner!

Happy Anniversary Feb.1st to Barbara Ingle!

Happy Birthday Feb. 3rdto Cathy Jones!

Happy Birthday Feb.4thto Edna Gunter and PatWelch!

Happy Birthday Feb. 5thto Bill Ballowe!

Instruct the wise, andthey will be even wiser.Teach the righteous, andthey will learn even more.Proverbs 9:9, NLT

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Live music, local foodvendors, cooking demosand a garden walkabout areon the menu for ‘Rock inthe Garden’, an event bene-fiting the Arkansas Flower &Garden Show and the Dun-bar Community GardenProject.

AFGS, celebrating its25th anniversary, is Feb. 26-28. ‘Rock in the Garden’caps off the first day, Friday,Feb. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at theGovernors’ Halls of theStatehouse ConventionCenter.

“Arkansas is well-knownfor its natural beauty and itsgrowing support of locallyproduced food,” said HollyWyman, horticulturalist atthe Arkansas Governor’sMansion.

For ticket informationand a full schedule ofevents, visit www.argarden-show.org.

“Rock in the Garden”event showcases local flavor at AFGS

February 1 last day for livestock producers to enrollin USDA disaster program

DES ARC SCHOOLS

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Joyce Major, lunchroom supervisor at the Des Arc Schools, advisesthe following menus are scheduled for Monday-Friday, Feb. 1-5:

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ElementaryLunch

MONDAY: Hot Ham & CheeseSandwich, Sun Chips, Corn,Fruit Cocktail, Mustard, May-onaise, MilkTUESDAY: Baked Chicken,Mashed Potatoes, SteamedBroccoli, Peaches, Roll, MilkWEDNESDAY: Taco Salad, Let-tuce, Tomato, Pinto Beans, Ap-plesauce, MilkTHURSDAY: Chicken Strips,Green Beans, Yams, Pears, Oat-meal Cookie, Ketchup, Milk FRIDAY: Hamburger, FrenchFries, Sandwich Fixings,Pineapple, Ketchup, Mayon-aise, Mustard, Milk.

BreakfastMONDAY: Whole Grain PopTarts or Cereal & Toast withJelly, AppleTUESDAY: Egg and Toast withJelly or Whole Grain Cereal &Toast with Jelly, PineappleWEDNESDAY: Whole GrainWaffles with Syrup or WholeGrain Cereal & Toast with Jelly,OrangesTHURSDAY:Whole Grain Bis-cuit and Gravy or WholeGrain Cereal & Toast withJelly, PeachesFRIDAY: Yogurt with GrahamCrackers or Whole Grain Cere-al & Toast with Jelly, FruitCocktailServed with Milk & JuiceMeals are subject to change/USDA is an Equal Opportu-

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High SchoolLunch

MONDAY:Chili, Cheese Sand-wich, Carrot Sticks withRanch, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Cock-tail, MilkTUESDAY: Spaghetti withMeat Sauce, Tossed Salad withDressing, Green Beans, FreshFruit, Pineapple, Roll, MilkWEDNESDAY:Crispitos, CoinCarrots, Cookie, Fresh Fruit,Fruit Cocktail, MilkTHURSDAY: Mini Corn Dogs,Blackeyed Peas, Steamed Broc-coli, Fresh Fruit, Peaches, Mus-tard, Ketchup, Mayonaise, MilkFRIDAY: Cheeseburger, FrenchFries, Baked Beans, SandwichFixings, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit,Ketchup, Mayonaise, Mustard,Milk

BreakfastMONDAY: Biscuit and SausagePattie or Cereal & Toast, Apple-sauceTUESDAY:Biscuit and Gravy orCereal & Toast, Fruit CocktailWEDNESDAY: Breakfast Pizzaor Cereal & Toast, PeachesTHURSDAY: Donuts or Cereal& Toast, PineappleFRIDAY: Yogurt & GrahamCrackers or Cereal & Toast, Ap-plesServed with Milk & JuiceChoice of Hot Line, Chef Salador Cold Cut Sandwich

Arkansas Tech announcesFall 2015 Dean’s List

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (January 11, 2016)--ArkansasTech University has announced its Dean’s List for under-graduate students on the main campus in Russellville forthe fall 2015 semester. A student must achieve a 3.5 grade point average or

higher and complete at least 12 hours of college-levelcoursework to be named to the Dean’s List. A total of 1,888 Arkansas Tech students achieved that

distinction during fall 2015, an increase of 4.83 percentover fall 2014. Included in the fall 2015 Dean’s List are 718students that achieved a 4.0 grade point average.

The members of the fall 2015 Arkansas Tech Univer-sity Dean’s List, listed alphabetically by the town of theirpermanent address, are:

COTTON PLANT --- Shakeena Racquel Johnson(4.00);

DE VALLS BLUFF --- Adam Kincaid Alexander (4.00);

HAZEN --- Cory Lynn Fisher

ASU-Beebe: Fall Chancellor’s and Vice Chancellor’s Lists

BEEBE, Ark. – Two hundred fifty-three students earnedacademic distinction during the Fall 2015 semester at

Arkansas State University-Beebe.Students named to the Academic Chancellor’s and

Vice Chancellor’s Lists were announced by Dr. TedKalthoff, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.Students with 15 credit hours or more completed dur-

ing the semester must have a 4.0 grade point average tobe named on the Chancellor’s List. Students included onthe Academic Vice Chancellor’s List must have a 3.5-3.99GPA.The lists are composed of students attending classes

at Beebe, Heber Springs, Searcy, and the Little Rock AirForce Base campus locations.

Chancellor’s ListArea students named to the Chancellor’s List were: Des Arc- Cameron Fisher, Abigail YorkDeValls Bluff-Veronica Booth, Shanna Childress

Vice Chancellor’s ListArea students named to the Vice-Chancellor’s List were:Des Arc-Ashton York

UAMS Dean & Chancellor’s List Fall 2015 SemesterThe University of Arkansasfor Medical Sciences, Col-lege of Health Professionshas announced the follow-ing students who havebeen included on the Deanand Chancellor’s Lists forthe Fall 2015 Semester. Students must have com-pleted a minimum of 12semester credits in an un-dergraduate program ornine semester credits in apost bachelors programand earned a GPA of 3.70or better for the semester. Those students includedon the Dean’s List are:

Carl Weaver, Des Arc

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Kirby Smith namedto Dean’s List

at McKendree University

McKendree Universityhas announced thatKirby Smith of Des Archas earned a place on theMcKendree UniversityDean’s List for the Fall2015 Semester. The Dean’s List honors

full-time McKendree Uni-versity Students whosegrade point average(GPA) demonstrates out-standing academicachievement. This honorrepresents a significantaccomplishment, and re-flects ability and sus-tained effort.

Arkansas State University-Jonesboro

announces Fall 2015 Semester

Dean & Chancellor’s ListsMembers of the Chan-

cellor’s and Dean’s Lists forthe 2015 Fall Semester havebeen announced atArkansas State University-Jonesboro. Combined thegroup has 2,193 students. Prairie County students

named to the Chancellor’sList are:Alarie Overturf-BiscoeTori Bell-Des ArcMildred Harrell-Des ArcSavanna Mote-Des ArcTaylor Strohl-DeValls

Bluff Alexandra Davis-HazenMadison Hill-HazenCameron Vail-Hazen

Lil Bouncers: Pictured above are the Lil’Bouncers (1-3 grades) who performed prior to the Comets vs Shock PeeWee Basketball game on Saturday, January 23. They did a fantastic job showcasing their “basketball fundamentals” indribbling, weaving the ball behind their back, neck and in and out of their legs. They also performed during half-timeon Tuesday evening, January 25 at the Sr. Lady Eagles basketball game. Great job kids and coaches!

Photo above: The Beaver Man, aka Steve Houtz, the Critter Getter of Landisburg, PAstopped by Des Arc Elementary to visit Mrs. Sunny Morton and the Second Grade bring-ing his many different beaver and animal pelts for the students to see. “The students al-ways enjoy seeing the Beaver Man and learn about the beaver and animals, trappingand touching the pelts,” said Mrs. Morton.

Trapped: Jyllian Smith, Comets second from left, trapsKacie Estes, Shock left, during their game on Saturday,January 23 at the DAHS Gymnasium

Going for the Trey: Kyndal Morton, Shock far right,releases a three-point shot in their game on Sat., Jan. 23.Harleigh Holloway #22 Comets, goes for the block.

Lady Eagles Banquet: Despite the inclement weather, over 65 Lady Eagles and their moms were in attendance atthe Lady Eagles Appreciation Banquet on Sun., January 24 at the First Baptist Church. Special guest speaker wasLaura Tucker, Softball Coach at Williams Baptist College. Laura is the daughter of Billy and Tonya (DeVore) Tucker ofBeebe. Tonya is a former Des Arc resident.

Jr. Lady Eagles win 43-11 against BrinkleySr. Eagles/Sr. Lady Eagles defeated

The Des Arc Junior andSenior Eagles were in ac-tion at Eagle Fieldhouse onTuesday, January 27against the Brinkley Tigers. The Jr. Lady Eagles

came out fast and furiousand took care of businessdefeating the Jr. LadyTigers 43-11. The Senior Lady Eagles

were defeated by one pointin a down to the last sec-ond game 50-51. The LadyEagles were down five

points at the 2:29 mark ofthe fourth period. TheLady Eagles gained favor ofthe possession arrow driv-ing into the basket for two. Des Arc picked up a steal

and drove the basketball allthe way downtown for twoputting the Lady Eagles inthe lead by one point overthe Lady Tigers with 41.0seconds left in regulation. With 15.8 seconds left,

the Lady Tigers muscledtheir way inside for the two

point basket. The Lady Ea-gles threw up a last sec-onds shot but came upempty. Final score Des Arc50, Brinkley 51. The Senior Eagles were

defeated by the SeniorBrinkley Tigers 52-40.Jacob Adams tipped off forthe Eagles. The Tigers were flying

high with their acrobaticthree point shots and in-side baskets. Brinkleypressed at every opportu-

nity causing turnovers. The Eagles fought back

with all they had and thensome but came up short inthe points department.The Eagles were in thedeficit 18-28 at the half. The Eagles will be in ac-

tion tonight at PalestineWheatley (7B, Jr. & Sr. Girls,Sr. Boys) for a make upgame and at Carlisle onFriday, January 29 (7G, Jr.Boys, Sr. Girls and Boys.

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New Flags dsiplayed : Des Arc Utilities worker Billy Pirtle was seen on Tuesday, rais-ing new flags at the Des Arc City Hall. Woodmen of the World representatives fromCarlisle visited Mayor Jim Garth and brought the new flags. Several other flags wereplaced in the city.

Ice-covered limbs at Beine Creek, new Hwy 323 bridge (view southwest)

Ice-covered trees at Riverfront Park (looking south from White River Bridge)Photo by Rodney Adams

Ice-covered trees provide backdrop for American Flag (Des Arc city limits, Hwy 11 W)Photo by Rodney Adams

Ice and snow scenes Friday, Jan. 22

Lieutenant R. JasonAdams, 29, who died Janu-ary 22, 2016 in the line ofduty while responding to amedical call had numer-oud relatives in PrairieCounty.

He was a great grandsonof the late Rev. Ollie Adams,former Hazen resident. Heis also a cousin of brothersRodney Adams (Des Arc),Randy and Ricky Adams.Other relatives includeCurtis Adams of Hazen.

He was preceded indeath by his belovedgrandmother, CarrieAdams; his sister TamaraAdams Stearns, and his fa-ther Ronald Bruce Adams.

He is survived by thelove of his life, Jeannie DeMeyere; his mother PhylisStroud Farley, and grand-parents Frances and DavidMiles, sister AmandaStroud, brothers Dakotaand Colton Adams and ahost of aunts, uncles, andcousins.

Jason Adams was bornon May 21, 1986 in NorthLittle Rock, Arkansas. Alifetime resident of NorthLittle Rock, Jason was a2005 graduate of SylvanHills High School. Follow-ing graduation, he worked

for Kroger, Direct TV andPhilander Smith Collegebefore graduating from theArkansas Fire TrainingAcademy, Firefighter Stan-dards in April 2012. Follow-ing graduation, he was im-mediately hired by theSherwood Fire Depart-ment.

What many don’t knowabout Jason is the fact thathe was a two-time cancersurvivor. While undergoingchemotherapy treatmentfor his second battle withHodgkin’s Lymphoma, hisinterest in the fire servicewas sparked when he wasassisted by a volunteer fire-fighter who responded tohis home. The spark devel-oped into a fully-involved10-year love affair with thefire service as he went on tobecome a member of EastPulaski County Fire De-partment, where he servedas training officer. He alsowas a member of Sher-wood Fire Department,and Scott Fire Department.Additionally, he was amember of Arkansas Ur-ban Search and RescueTask Force 1, served as anadjunct instructor for theArkansas Fire Trainingacademy, and was a trustee

of Sherwood Firefighter’sAssociation-Local 4756.

In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made to Lt.Jason Adams MemorialFund, c/o of US Bank, ben-efiting Arkansas VolunteerFire Departments and Fire-fighters. Memorials for thisfund may also be mailed toMemorial Fund, P.O. Box6689, Sherwood, AR 72124.

Funeral service will beheld at 1:00 p.m., today,Thursday, at McArthurChurch in Jacksonville.

Burial will be inArkansas Memorial Gar-dens. Arrangements bySmith – North Little RockFuneral Home.

Slain Sherwood firefighter, Lt. Jesse Adams,had relatives in Des Arc and Hazen

Lt. R. Jesse Adams

The municipal levy of salesand use in cities for December,2015 re ports to the state is asfollows:

Des Arc ....................$ 18,937.89Augusta ......................... 28, 232.74Bald Knob .....................60,025.94Beebe............................109,762.43Brinkley................143,355.72Cabot............................715,008.24Carlisle ...........................53,484.17Clarendon ................. 48,597.83Cotton Plant ....................1,272.20DeValls Bluff.................13,048.75DeWitt..........................190,875.16England..........................75,441.34Gillett ...............................9,199.97Hazen ............................ 51,918.57Holly Grove......................6,024.97Lonoke .........................159,317.01McCrory.........................17,454.78North Little Rock.....1,345,535.13Searcy...........................849,848.92Stuttgart .......................607,010.54Ward...............................44,015.98

Municipal sales and usetax is based on retail salesand local tax. It is reported toand compiled eachmonth by the Arkansas De -partment of Finance andAdministration.

For the same period in 2014,Des Arc’s tax revenue was$19,298.57, DeValls Bluff,$15,087.88 and Hazen, $57,352.49

The new county tax approvedby the voters in Prairie Countywent into effect in April, 2014. Thenew tax added .5% to the already8.5 % in the local area. The localtax rate is 9%. The local tax rate inboth Hazen and DeValls Bluff ishigher.

Distributionof City SalesTax Revenue

SEARCY, Ark. – The energy industry’sboom-bust cycle means Arkansans withmineral leases need to know their optionsand answers to the question: “what now?”

“Mineral leases: What you need to knowabout lease end and your estate plan” willbe held from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at UnityHealth, formerly the White River MedicalCenter, 3214 E. Race in Searcy. There’s nocost to attend.

Rusty Rumley, staff attorney for the Na-tional Agricultural Law Center, will be thepresenter. The workshop is sponsored byUnity Health and University of ArkansasSystem Division of Agriculture. His topicswill include:

• Lease termination and re-leasing.• Basics of estate planning and why

you need it.• Dying without an estate plan.• Estate planning tools of the trade.• Mineral leasing and estate planning.• Estate planning tips and things to

consider.Sherri Sanders, White County extension

agent for the University of Arkansas Sys-tem Division of Agriculture, said a similarworkshop held in November proved sopopular, her office scheduled a second

one.“Like other sectors, the energy industry

has its ups and downs and people withmineral lease agreements need to be pre-pared to deal with the future,” saidSanders. “This workshop is meant to helplease owners understand what their op-tions are when it comes to lease end, leasetermination and your estate.”

For more information or to RSVP for theevent, contact Sanders atssanders@uaex.edu or 501-268-5394.Please RSVP by March 1.

This workshop is intended for educa-tional purposes only and cannot be con-strued as legal advice. There is no cost toattend.

The University of Arkansas System Divi-sion of Agriculture is an equal opportuni-ty/equal access/affirmative action institu-tion. If you require a reasonable accom-modation to participate or need materialsin another format, please contact theWhite County Extension Office as soon aspossible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

The University of Arkansas System Divi-sion of Agriculture offers all its Extensionand Research programs and services to allpeople.

The Des Arc Board of Education met in a regular sched-uled meeting Monday, January 25, at 7:00 p.m.

Board members present were Johnny Reidhar, CharleyBrown, Billy Hinson, Eric Kennedy, Kent Childers, StewartMorton, Sylvester Holloway and Supt. Nick Hill.

Visitors were Dena Rooks, Joshua Kessler, Robbie Weav-er and Billie Ford.

The following regular reports were given by the Super-intendent:

a. School District Financial Statementb. November/December Operating Fund Warrantsc. Federal Programs Financial Statementsd. Activities Funds Financial Statemente. Lunchroom Financial StatementA motion to approve submission of the financial report

for audit was made by \Reidhar, seconded byKennedy,and the vote was unanimous.

The business included the following items:ITEM I: A presentation of the district student assess-

ment data was made. No action was needed.ITEM II: A motion was made to approve the renewal

proposal for school board legal liability insurance fromBancorp South Insurance Services. The motion was madeby Childers and seconded by Reidhar. The vote was unan-imous.

ITEM III: The board voted to approve the purchase ofnew football uniforms from BSN Sports. The motion wasmade by Reidhar and seconded by Childers. A unani-mous vote followed.

ITEM IV: Kennedy made a motion to approve the hire ofa long-term substitute, Isaac Muggy, for the remainder ofthe 2015-2016 school year. The motion was seconded byHolloway, and a unanimous vote followed.

ITEM V: The board voted to extend the Superintendentcontract for another year to run through June of 2018. Themotion was made by Kennedy, and was seconded by. Mor-ton. A unanimous vote followed.

ITEM VI: A motion was made to add Nick Hill as a dis-bursing officer for the school online lunch account. Themotion was made by Reidhar, and seconded by Holloway.A unanimous vote followed.

ITEM VII: A motion was made to remove former dis-bursing officers, Rick Burns and Martha Childers, fromthe online lunch account. The motion was made by Reid-har, seconded by Holloway, and followed with a unani-mous vote.

Natasha Richards, Recording

Des Arc School Board hires Supt. Hill thru next term

Mineral lease workshop scheduledMarch 3 at Unity Health in Searcy

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Barrett Ward places second atAll South Muscle Competition

Barrett Ward, formerly of Des Arc, wonSecond place in the Physique Novice ClassD and the Physique Open Class D compe-titions in the National Qualifying All SouthMuscle Physique Competiton at the StateHouse Convention Center in Little Rockon October 10, 2015. This was Barrett’sfirst ever competition.Each class is decided based on height

according to Barrett. By finishing secondin his class in the Open Division, he quali-fied for a National Show where he willcompete for his Pro Card. “There are six shows nationwide in 2016

that I can choose from. Your nutrition andtraining consume you during the process,”Barrett said. “It was definitely a crazy ex-perience. I learned a lot about myself andhow to go about preparing for the event.Now, I just have to pick a National Show,create a plan and go to work.” Barrett said the judges feedback was

very positive. He has to decide whichcompetitive route he will take in the fu-

ture. He has his National Qualification butis a little too muscular for the Physique Di-vision. “The NPC just created a new division

called the Classic Physique that could fitmy body and goals. Each class is decidedon your height and weight,” Barrett said.“I really like the aspect of the new class. Itfits me and my body a lot better-smallwaist yet muscular,” he says. The division is kind of the in-between of

the physique and bodybuilding. He says,”I would like to do the National Show andthen, at the end of the year, compete in theClassic Physique Division.”Barrett currently resides in Benton and

is a 2000 graduate of Des Arc High School.He is a Senior Oncology Sales Specialist forTakeda Oncology. He is the son of Ronnieand Sarah (Berry) Ward of Des Arc and isthe grandson of Sue Berry of Des Arc andEvelyn Ward of Carlisle and the late A.L.Berry and Edgar “Pop” Ward.

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Hello to all and a HappyHealthy New Year,I received and read the

facts about the largesycamore tree in theChristmas edition of theJournal. I always enjoyreading the letters childrenwrite to Santa Claus. My thoughts turned

back to the year 1944. Istarted to school at BrownGrove (Hazen). Mr. BenCrowder’s store was nextdoor. Ms. Zula Rapertaught me the ABC’s at thebench and occasionally,she would share her pennypeppermint stick candy if Icould convince her I hadleft my bucket lunch athome. The squrrels andbirds in the woods enjoyedmy biscuit of potted meatand peppermint, to me,was a favorite treat. Gasoline, sugar and oleo

margarine was rationedand Mamma was worried.She would say, “I need sug-ar to preserve these fruitsso we can eat this winter”.A new baby sister, Mar-

garet, was born and daddy,Henry Hervy Oliver, wascalled to the war. Ourhearts were broken as hekissed us goodbye beforedaylight one morning.Daddy said, “I have to go toSan Diego and ride a bigboat in the ocean.” He didnot have to stay there verylong because the war end-ed. He was glad to be backhome with his wife and fivechildren. I was five years old when

Daddy emptied his dufflebag onto the floor. It con-tained oranges, nuts andcandy for us to eat. I be-came confused. There isno bucket of dirt holding aChristmas tree and we hadnot gathered balls from thesycamore tree to decorateit with. It’s warm outsideand I know it snows whenSanta Claus visits ourhome. I began to wonder.What was that thing called“war”? I asked Daddy,“Could you go get us somemore? Are you re-ally Santa Claus, Daddy?”We worked in the har-

vest and before long Daddysaid, “We’ll go to Des Arctomorrow to get a fewthings we need. I don’t re-member how we got therebecause I don’t think wehad a car. Inside Young’sDepartment store, I saw alittle treasure. I begged, Icried and I tried to reasonbut Daddy just said, “No,you have to ask SantaClaus.” That was not what Iwanted to hear, so Daddyescorted me out the doorand applied his hands oflove where I didn’t wanthim to. On our way home,no matter how I wanted tobe quiet, a snub or two wasmade audible. Christmas morning had

finally come and sureenough, there against thewall under that scruffy lit-tle tree, was my treasure Ihad dreamed of. That littlecorn broom with the brightred handle was calling to

me. There were apples, or-anges, English walnuts andcandy. Mamma had unrav-elled some old socks andmade us a ball to play with.I swept the floor over andover and we pitched theball to each other. Mammamade us a big meal ofsquirrel and dumplingsand a big chocolate pud-ding piled high with bakedmeringue. What a Christ-mas feast! We were all feel-ing joy and Christmaspeace as we sat down onthe bench to eat. Just onemore time to throw the ballbefore Daddy asked God’sblessings over the meal.The ball went up and hitthe ceiling. As you haveheard, the Law of Gravitytook over. What goes up,comes down and it did.That ball hit and landed inthe center of the Chocolatepudding! My little broom leaned

against the wall for the rest

of the day while my littlehands wanted so bad touse it. Enclosed is payment for

another year’s subscriptionfor my favorite reading ma-terial. Gladys “Oliver” MurrayHempstead, Texas------Didn’t get to come home

this summer as planned.However, I did get a trip ofa lifetime.My granddaughter, Brit-

tany Alexander, gave me atrip to Hawaii for my 81stbirthday. Others who con-tributed were my grand-son, Adam Alexander, mystepson, Hal and grand-daughter, Jordan., and mysister, Jane Reynolds. Had awonderful time. (Brittanyand mother, KimberlyRichmond were with me).Hope to see you this

summer.Wanda Holloway JonesGulfport, MS

Letters to the Editor. . . . . .

Public NoticePrairie County Election Commission

Public Logic and Accuracy Test

Saturday, February 6, 2016, 1 PMPrairie County Courthouse

Des Arc Arkansas 72040

The Commission members will conduct the Public Logic andAccuracy test on the Voting Machines for the March 1, 2016, Preferential Primary and Non Partisan Election.

Rita Dobson Chairperson

501 516 7264

Stan Ferguson­­­-­501 516 5626

Harvey Joe Sanner -­501 516 7000

Community Calendarby Chris Weems

Sat., Jan. 30, 12 Noon: District 10 hosting Official Visit of Worthy G. Matron and G. Patron of Arkansas Eastern Star, Cabot Masonic Hall, 705 S. Locust St.

Thurs., Feb. 4, 6:00 pm, GFWC Elsie McCain Club, Chris Weems homeTues., Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m., Over 55 Valentine Banquet, Calvary BaptistFri. Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m., Under 55 Valentine Banquet, Calvary BaptistTues., Feb. 16, 1:00 p.m., PC Retired Teachers meeting, Place TBATues., Feb. 16, 6:00 p.m., PC Master Gardeners, BancorpSouth, Hazen

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By Ryan McGeeneyResearchers with the University of

Arkansas System Division of Agriculturehave been spreading the gospel of covercrops for more than three years now —and they aren’t about to give up anytimesoon.Trent Roberts, assistant professor of

crop, soil and environmental science forthe University of Arkansas System Divisionof Agriculture, spoke to a crowd of about70 people Jan. 20 at the 2016 ArkansasCrop Management Conference in NorthLittle Rock. Over the course of about 45minutes, he addressed the positive aspectsof planting cover crops between produc-tion cycles, including nutrient retentionand reduction in erosion, leaching andrunoff.“The use of cover crops in Arkansas is

definitely still in its infant stages,” Robertssaid. “We have a few producers who haveintroduced cover crops, have been usingthem for several years and taken theirwhole farm under cover crops. And theirsuccess stories are leading to other inter-est.”Roberts said that the primary impedi-

ment to the widespread adoption of covercrop use in Arkansas and throughout themid-South is primarily a matter of timing.Given that the state’s leading crops — riceand soybeans — are harvested at year’send, growers are left with a relatively shortwindow to plant, grow and terminatecover crops during the fallow period.Roberts said the potential benefits of

cover crops can more than make up for theeffort, however.“I think a lot of people don’t realize what

we’re losing when we lose topsoil to ero-sion,” he said. “A lot of what makes a givensoil well-suited for planting one crop overanother is right there.Using cover crops can also simultane-

ously reduce input costs and nutrientrunoff by depositing nitrogen in the soilwithout the application of fertilizer.“A lot of these cover crops, they’re just

like soybeans,” Roberts said. “We growsoybeans and they fix nitrogen from theatmosphere. But we haul a lot of that ni-trogen off with the seed during harvest.With a cover crop, it’s fixing that nitrogenfrom the atmosphere, but we’re not har-vesting it. We’re putting it back into thesoil.”Roberts said cereal rye has been the

best cover crop for soybeans in Arkansasresearch plots.“It’s far and away the king,” he said. “It’s

a workhorse. It’s cheap to establish, interms of seed costs; it’s easy to kill, as far as

termination, and it’s going to be a hugetool for us in our herbicide-resistant weedfight.”Roberts said the large amount of bio-

mass that the rye creates and maintains onthe soil surface helps prevent and elimi-nate pigweed and other weed seeds fromemerging. “Pigweed in particular relies heavily on

sunlight to germinate and when adequateresidue is on the soil surface, it will notgerminate,” he said. He said some researchindicates cereal rye has some allelopathiceffects on pigweed seed — releasing achemical into the soil, preventing pigweedseed emergence.For corn and rice acreage, Roberts said

the Austrian winter pea is a strong choice,and that tillage radish is useful in somecrop systems.The implementation of cover crops in

Arkansas hasn’t been without its setbacks.In 2014, soybean growers in Marvell andPhillips counties detected pea weevils, aninvasive pest believed to have beenbrought to Arkansas along with the Austri-an winter pea. The weevils were found tostay in fields after the cover crop’s termi-nation, and then attack soybeans. Addi-tionally, use of the peas in corn fields wasfound to attract stinkbugs.Roberts said the pests shouldn’t be an

issue with proper cover crop manage-ment, including terminating the crops atleast two weeks prior to planting.In addition to ongoing research, partial-

ly funded by the Arkansas Soybean Promo-tion Board, Roberts and his team are cur-rently involved in two demonstration proj-ects with cooperating producers. Oneproject is organized through the ArkansasNatural Resources Conservation Service,and the other through the Arkansas Natu-ral Resource Commission.“The purpose of those two projects is

actually to cooperate with producers,doing field-scale demonstrations, to intro-duce them as to how cover crops fit intotheir systems, and see the benefits of whatthose cover crops give them,” Roberts said.“So it’s not research, it’s a true field-scaledemonstration project.”Roberts said his research, which began

by determining which cover crops werebest-suited for Arkansas, and is now fo-cused on determining best planting andtermination dates for cover crops, willeventually shift toward residue manage-ment and other aspects of cover cropmanagement.For more information about cover

crops, contact your county extensionagent or visit www.uaex.edu.

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Steve Houtz of Landisburg, PA, was on his annual trapping excursion to the Des Arcarea in January. Steve and his wife, Tereasa, were guests of Donald and Kelli Mor-ton during their stay here. This was Tereasa’s first visit to the area. She said, “Wehad a wonderful time.” They were late heading back to Pennsylvania due to the bliz-zard conditions. “We got 30 inches of snow here in Pennsylvania,” Tereasa said. During his three-week stay here, Steve trapped a total of 97 animals and one 4-wheeler during his recent hunting/trapping trip to Des Arc. The catch included 36beaver, 26 coon, 7 coyotes, 3 bobcats, 16 otter, 5 skunk, 2 N.rats, 1 swamp rabbitand 1 tire.Steve’s activities included a visit with the second graders at Des Arc ElementarySchool and delighted the students with animal gifts. Teresa said, “Steve had a awe-some time trapping and visiting with good friends, the Mortons, along with his timewith the visit at the school.”

Steve Houtz pulling catch from his trap

Steve Houtz visits school, shares trapping stories, presents animal gifts

Trapper Houtz on annual trapping visit here

Researchers on long push for cover crops

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)has proposed new regulations to manageand control non-federal oil and gas devel-opment on national wildlife refuges.They are urgently needed.FWS Director Ashe is being asked to

strongly support the adoption of badlyneeded rules to control oil and gas drillingon national wildlife refuges and to protectnatural resources.Uncontrolled oil and gas drilling, most-

ly by private parties, is a significant threatto the National Wildlife Refuge System.Past drilling in wildlife refuges has resultedin avoidable toxic spills, massive habitatdestruction, air and water pollution, andwildlife mortality.There are currently over 5,000 oil and

gas wells on more than 100 refuges acrossthe country. Approximately one-third of allnational wildlife refuges are dealing with

the destructive impacts of non-federal oiland gas drilling, including wells, pipelines,storage tanks and other facilities. Theseactivities have occurred on refuge landswith virtually no oversight or control byFWS due to horribly outdated and inade-quate wildlife refuge regulations dealingwith oil and gas development.The proposed rule makes critical

changes to woefully inadequate existingregulations that have not been updated forover 50 years.“Please tell FWS to finalize the strongest

rule possible to ensure the protection ofour National Wildlife Refuge System! Na-tional wildlife refuges are critical to Amer-ica’s wildlife. It’s time to safeguard thesetreasured lands for wildlife conservation!”sayd Don Barry, Defenders of Wildlifegroup.

Non-federal oil and gas drilling encroaching on wildlife refuges

PATTrainingScheduledThe date and location for

the PAT training in PrairieCounty is as follows:Thursday, February 11,

2016 at the Prairie CountyFairgrounds near Hazen at9:00 AM

Thursday, March 10,2016 at the Prairie CountyFairgrounds near Hazen at 9:00 AMNote: You must be on

time and be there for thewhole training in order tobe certified.If you have any ques-

tions feel free to call us at(870) 998-2614 in De VallsBluff The Arkansas Coopera-

tive Extension Service of-fers its programs to all eligi-ble persons regardless ofrace, color, sex, genderidentity, sexual orientation,national origin, religion,age, disability, marital orveteran status, genetic in-formation, or any otherlegally protected status.

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The following cases wereheard before District JudgeRobert Abney in DistrictCourt Hearings held in thecourtroom at Des Arc CityHall on Monday, January25, 2016:

City Cases

Traci Monroe, HickoryPlains, charged with Con-tempt of Court and Failureto Appear on a WrittenSummons x3. Plead notguilty. Hearing set for Feb-ruary 11, 2016. Camara P. McDonald,

Des Arc, charged with Fail-ure to Pay x2. Failed to Pay.Issue Warrant. Aaron D. Robinson, Des

Arc, charged with Con-tempt of Court/Failure toComplete CommunityService x2 and Failure toAppear on a Written Sum-mons. Failed to Appear.Issue Letter. Jeffery C. Treadwell, Des

Arc, charged with Con-tempt of Court/Failure toComplete CommunityService. Defendent to ap-pear February 1, 2016. Trenterrious Arevon

Stidum, Brinkley, chargedwith Failure to Pay. Failedto Appear. Issue Warrant. Barney Holmes, Des Arc,

charged with No Driver Li-cense. Guilty. Sentencedto Fine and Cosst $165.00.Joe W. Pettis, Des Arc,

charged with Public Intoxi-cation/Drinking in Public.Transfer Case to Hazen. Reba Robinson, Des Arc,

charged with Left Scene ofAccident. Continued toFebruary 1, 2016 by Motionof Defendant. Bradley T. Sanner, Des

Arc, charged with Con-tempt of Court/Failure toComplete CommunityService. Transfer Case toHazen. Douglas L. Caruthers,

Des Arc, charged with Fail-ure to Pay. Continued toFebruary 1, 2016. Todd E. Angelo, Des Arc,

charged with Assault-ThirdDegree-Class C Misde-meanor and DisorderlyConduct-Class C Misde-meanor. Plead Not Guilty.Hearing set for March 10,2016. Lori Gosha, Memphis,

TN, charged with Posses-sion of Controlled Sub-stance. Plead Not Guilty byAttorney Eric Kennedy.Hearing set for May 12,2016. Frederick B. Plante,

Beebe, charged with Disor-derly Conduct-Class C Mis-demeanor. Plead NotGuilty. Hearing set forMarch 10, 2016. Leslie Plante, Beebe,

charged with DisorderlyConduct-Class C Misde-meanor. Plead Not Guilty.Hearing set for March 10,2016.

State Cases

Traci Monroe, HickoryPlains, charged with Do-mestic Battering-Third De-gree and EndangeringMinor. Sentenced to 120

days in Prairie County Jail. Anthony S. Sanner, Des

Arc, charged with Failureto Pay. Time Pay Review. Jennifer M. Mitchell,

Lonoke, charged with Fail-ure to Pay. Failed to Pay.Issue Letter. Walker, Nelson, Jr.,

Boyce, LA, charged withChild Protection Act. BondForfeited. Andrew R. Gonzalez,

Costa Mesa, CA, chargedwith Exceeding PostedSpeed 79 MPH/55 Zone.Failed to Appear. IssueWarrant. Billy Joe Plummer, North

Little Rock, charged withDriving on Suspended orRevoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor.Failed to Appear. Issue Let-ter. Douglas L. Caruthers,

Des Arc, charged with NoLiability Insuranceand Ex-ceeding Posted Speed 67MPH/55 Zone. Guilty.Sentenced to Fine and Costof $407.00. Douglas L. Caruthers,

Des Arc, charged with NoSeat Belt and Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia. PleadNot Guilty. Hearing set forFebruary 11, 2016. Whitley Treadwell, Des

Arc, charged with No Lia-bility Insurance and Drink-ing on Highway. Guilty.Sentenced to Fine and Costof $550.00. Shane Price, Lonoke,

charged with Failure to Pay.Bond Forfeited.

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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, January 25, 2016:

Warranty DeedD.H. Kreimeier and

Paulette Kreimeier,Grantors, hand paid byCruise Brinker and AnnaBrinker, Grantees, the fol-lowing described lands inthe County of Prairie, Stateof Arkansas: Lots Eight and Nine,

Block Three, Kreimeier Ad-dition to the City of Ulm.

January Plea Day HearingsThe following cases were

heard before Judge TomHughes in Plea Day Hear-ings held at DeValls Bluffand Des Arc for the North-ern and Southern Districtsin Prairie County:

Northern District

Willie Hambrickcharged with Possession ofFirearms by Certain Per-sons. Pre-trial March 22,2016. Cassie Evans charged

with AggravatedAssault/Corrections LawEnforcement Officer x2.Plead Guilty. Sentenced toThree Years Probation plusFine and Cost $1000.00. Kelvin Walker charged

with Possession of Con-trolled Substance ScheduleI, II excluding Meth Co-caine. Plead Guilty. Sen-tenced to Three Years Pro-baton and $1,000.00 Fineand Cost. Vickie Hunt plead Not

Guilty. Waived Arrange-ment. Hearing set forMarch 22, 2016. Jeremiah McMillen Ap-

point Public Defender. Setfor Plea March 22, 2016. Gerald Young Reset for

February 17, 2016. Alec Huffstickler-Attor-

ney Eric Kennedy appoint-ed. Plea and Arraignmentset for February 17, 2016. Michael Anderson-

Plead Not Guilty. WaivedArraignment. Pre-trialFebruary 17, 2016. Paul Hood-Denied Re-

duction in Bond. AttorneyEric Kennedy appointed.Plea and Arraignment setfor February 17, 2016. Tracy Robinson-Attor-

ney Eric Kennedy appoint-ed. Plea and Arraignmentset for February 17, 2016. Shane Holland-Contin-

ued to February 17, 2016. Jarrod Felkins-sen-

tenced to 20 years ADCwith credit for 277 Days. Charles Cobb-Contin-

ued.Kathi Alday-Plead

Guilty. Sentenced to ThreeYears Probation and Fineand Cost of $500.00.Courtney Dorman-Con-

tinued to February 17,

2016. Amanda Capshaw-Reset

for February 17, 2016. Dennis Atkins-Reset for

March 22, 2016. Brennan Cross-Failed to

Appear. Sarah Ripper charged

with Theft of Property andForgery. Continued. Vanessa Peters-Pre-trial

set for February 17, 2016.Trial Date set for April 27-29, 2016. Bethany Grady-Attorney

Eric Kennedy appointed.Plea and Arraignment setfor February 17, 2016. James Kilgore-Attorney

Paul Petty appeared. Con-tinued. Gary Williams-Attorney

Hubert entered Not Guiltyplea. Waived Arraignment.Hearing set for February17, 2016. Terry Linam-Failed to

Appear. Issue Warrant. Hayden Newton

charged with Theft ofProperty. Plead Not Guilty.Waived Arraignment. Wait-ing on admittance to John3:16-Sheppards Ranch. Clifford Earl-Pre-Trial

set for February 17, 2016. Southern District

Tricia Larkin chargedwith Intimidating a Jury,Witness or Informant.Reset for Febrary 16, 2016. Samuel Marice Harris

charged with Possession ofa Controlled Substance.Issue Warrant. Marcus Leo Gardner

charged with Possession ofControlled Substance.Issue Warrant. Samantha Jo Harrison

charged with Theft of Prop-erty x2 and Breaking or En-tering x2. Reset for Febru-ary 16, 2016. Ryan Travis Booth

charged with Theft of Prop-erty and Breaking or Enter-ing. Reset for February 16,2016. Terry R. Linam charged

with Possession of DrugParaphernalia. Reset forJanuary 20, 2016. Earl Lee Washington, Sr.

charged with CriminalMischief-Waived Counsel.Order Act Three Evalua-tion. Dennis Scott Reitz

charged Probation Revoca-tion. Continued to Febru-ary 16, 2016. Branson Ellis charged

with Possession of Sched-ule VI Controlled Sub-stance with Purpose to De-liver, Possession ofMethamphetamine or Co-caine with Purpose to De-liver. Possession of Sched-lule I or II that is not Methor Cocaine x2, Possessionof Controlled Substance.Sentenced to 60 monthsADC plus Court Costs andFines. Michael Jerome McAdoo

charged with Possession ofFirearms by Certain Per-sons and Possession ofControlled Substance.Sentenced to 12 monthsProbation plus Court Costsand Fines. Matt Carpenter charged

with Possession of Con-trolled Substance and Pos-session of Drug Parapher-nalia. Plead Not Guilty.Waived Arraginment. Pre-trial set for February 16.2016. Patrick Keith Hill

charged with Possession ofControlled Substance,Fraudulent Practices,Fraud or Deceit. Reset forFebruary 16, 2016. Madison H. Walker

charged with Theft andCriminal Trespass. Sen-tenced to Supervised Pro-bation plus Court Costsand Fines. David Swartz charged

with Fleeing. Reset forFebruary 16, 2016. Victor Penn charged

with Theft of Property,Lost, Mislaid or Deliveredby Mistake. Reset for Feb-ruary 16, 2016. Jason Howell charged

with Delivery of Metham-phetamine or Cocaine x2.Reset for February 16,2016. Necko D. Langhorn

charged with Rape, SexualAssault-Second Degree.Failed to Appear. IssueWarrant. Roger Dale Wallace

charged with ProbationRevocation. Continued toMarch 21, 2016.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approveda bid for improvements to a roadway in White County, ac-cording to Arkansas State Highway and TransportationDepartment (AHTD) officials.The purpose of this project is to widen 3 miles of U.S.

Highway 64 from two to five lanes between Turner Roadand County Road 5. pany of Quitman was award-ed the contract at $8,024,792.14.Construction is scheduled to begin in two to four

weeks, weather permitting. Completion is expected inmid-2017.

Arkansas Highway Commission Approves Bidfor Improvements in White County

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HELP WANTED: City of DesArc has opening for AmbulanceDriver. Call 870-256-4316 formore information, or pick up ap-plication at Des Arc City Hall.

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PART TIME LABOR needed onrural property near HickoryPlains; work includes buildingfences, building repair and trac-tor work. Call 501-912-6437.

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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.Strohl Reservoir partners:

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NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will beheld on Monday, February 1,2016, at 6:00 p. m. by theDes Arc Zoning & PlanningCommnission, in the Des ArcCity Council chambers.The First Baptist Church is

requesting a variance with noset-back lines on Lots1,2,3,4,5, and 6, Block 37 ofWatkins Survey. The currentset-back line is 25 feet fromthe property line to the pro-posed structure. The churchanticipates taking off theWest side of the existing facil-ity and replacing with a brandnew building. With the pro-posed variance request, noindividual property ownersshould be materially affectedby this change.The purpose of the Hear-

ing is to receive public com-ments from the citizens of theCity of Des Arc. All interestedpersons are urged to attend.

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In the Circuit Court of the Northern Districtof Prairie County, Arkansas

Susanne Bell and The Estate of Jerry L. Bell .............PetitionersSusanne Bell, Administratrixvs 59N CV-15-27Heirs of Joseph L. Rascoe; ....................................RespondentsHeirs of Martha Rascoe: Heirs of Willie Rascoe; Heirs of Frances Outillye Scott Schiltz; Heirs of Ruth Whyte Manning; Heirs of Willie Rebecca Rascoe; Ora Marion Scott Love; Ray Mack Jr.; Mary S. Gray Spence; Marilyn Jean Rascoe;Leslie Rascoe Shelton; Erin Rascoe; Judy Rascoe Davis; andAll Persons having an interest in following described Real Prop-erty located in the Northern District of Prairie County, Arkansas,to-wit: The West 3/4 of the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of §2, T4N-R7W; The NW1/4 of the SE 1/4 of §3, T4N-R7W, SW1/4 of theSE1/4 of §3, T4N-R7W, Fractional Part of NW1/4 of the NE1/4of §10, T4N-R7W.

WARNING ORDERThe Defendants, Ora Marion Scott Love, Marilyn Jean Rascoeand Erin Rascoe, are hereby warned to appear in Court withinthirty (30) days and answer the Petition, to Quiet Title of thePlaintiffs, Susanne Bell and the Estate of Jerry L. Bell. SusanneBell, Administratrix, and upon failure of Respondents to do so,the complaint filed herein will be deemed to be admitted and adefault judgment will be entered against you.

(SEAL) CIRCUIT CLERKBy: Rhonda Cheshier

Deputy C;erkPrepared by:Robert M. Abney, P.A.Attorney at LawP.O. Box 246Des Arc, AR 72040 870-256-4183 1/28/2c

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Blizzard of 2016 leaves added beauty in Carlisle, PA, home of former Des ArcianRandall and Montine Nichols, daughter of the late Henry & Bobbye McDaniel and 1971 DAHS graduate, provided these photos taken Sunday, Jan. 24

Montine measured the snow depth at 32” - “armadillo-looking” hump left of garage is buried truck Front of the Nichols residence

Richland Road in front of the Nichols home - their mailbox sticking up from snow at rightCloseup of Richard’s buried 4x4 Toyota in foreground - picnic table beyond truck at left

Mary Bryan, who lives on 10th St, built this snowman in anticipa-tion of her grandaughter’s visit last Friday afternoon. Facebookcomments included: “You’re never too old to build a snowman”

32” snow surrounds and covers table on the Nichols’ rear deck

In Des Arc, limbs covered first with freezing rain - than coated with snow early Friday morning Photo by Rodney Adams

In Des Arc, two largeicicles hang down infront of iced treelimbs in backgroundFriday morning