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Volume 123/No. 31

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Berry runs for House seat

Pottsville News KATHERINE ANN TEETER

Contributing Writer

Stan Berry Former State Representative

SUBMITTED Three-term Representative wants to serve people of Pope and Van Buren Counties.

Former State Representative Stan Berry, a Republican from Dover, is running for the Arkansas House of Representatives District 68 seat next year.

A strong advocate for public schools and rural communities when he previously served in the Arkansas General Assembly, Berry said he will continue to advocate for rural schools and communities if elected. Berry is a life-long resident of Pope County and brings a wealth of experience representing the people of his district.

“I have a consistent record of supporting tax cuts and coming up with practical solutions to support rural communities, and I will continue to be a strong advocate for rural Arkansans if my constituents agree to send me back to Little Rock,” Berry said.

“I’ve seen first-hand the real dangers if the rural and agricultural communities are left out of the discussion at the Capitol, and I will be a strong voice at the table for the people of my district.”

After working three decades in the telecommunications industry, Berry previously represented Pope and Van Buren Counties in the House of Representatives and most recently served as a community relations representative for Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin. Berry served on the Dover School Board for 18 years and on the Dover City Council for five years before voters elected him to the Arkansas General Assembly.

A passion for public service, Berry was previously appointed by the Speaker of the House to serve on the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. He currently serves as chairman of the Pope County 911 Advisory Board, the Arkansas Alternative Energy Commission Board, the Tri County Water Commission, and is a member of the Dover Public Education Foundation.

He has been a member of the Dover Area Chamber of Commerce for more than two decades and is a charter member of the Dover Lions Club.

“My experience with public

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Pope County Farm Family – The Small Family

KAREN RICKETTS

Staff Writer

Among the rolling hills of Hector, Arkansas you can find rows of chicken houses, freshly cut hay meadows, and cattle scattered across pastures that belong to the Small Family Farm.

A couple who share an equal passion for farming, Terry and Gail Small are named Pope County’s Farm Family for 2017.

“I’ve always wanted to be a farmer ever since I was old enough to think about farming,” Terry said.

The farming lifestyle is nothing new to the Smalls, as both were raised on cattle and chicken farms.

Gail grew up in Oak Grove, Arkansas where her grandparents, Quentin and Edna Wright, raised chickens.

“I was raised 30 miles north of here in a little ole community called Tilly, Arkansas; up in the Ozarks,” Terry said. “And of course my

grandparents own cattle.”

Terry and Gail both graduated from Hector High School in 1982. Being high school sweethearts, they will be celebrating their 35year wedding anniversary this August.

“She’s the glue that holds this place together,” Terry said.

They have two sons, Eric and Cory Small.

Eric is a 2007 graduate from Arkansas Tech University and has worked for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers as a Natural Resource Specialist for the past ten years at the Russellville office. Eric and his wife Hailey have a 2-month-old son, Emmett. Cory attended the University of Arkansas Community College in Morrilton and graduated from a four-year apprenticeship program as a licensed electrician.

Cory and his wife Kala have two children, Natalie 5, and Corbin 2.

Gail and Terry began their farming venture in 1987 with a small herd and support from their family.

“My dad gave me 10 head, we bought a bull and we leased land from Gail’s grandparents,” Terry said.

“We scraped up the money to buy the bull and we would go out and look at the bull all the time because that was our money right there,” Gail said. “We didn’t have much to start with. We didn’t own a tractor at the time, we borrowed one from my grandfather Quentin.

Terry’s parents and my grandparents helped us a lot.”

Reminiscing about the early days, Gail talked about how running the family farm has always been a group effort.

“Terry and his dad both worked at Firestone and when he would get off of work, both of them would come in and start doing hay,” Gail said. “The boys were little, and so Terry’s dad would rake, I would bale, and Terry and the boys would haul.”

Tysons honored for level of excellence

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Congratulations to W.A. “Dub” McAnulty and wife Faye on their 60th wedding anniversary. They celebrated with a dinner at Cracker Barrel.

Jean Oates and daughter Brenda Harrison attended the retirement reception Sunday afternoon for Van and Ginnie Tyson at the Matthews Center in Atkins.

Steve, Kassen and Jace Sears, her parents Kay and Virginia Jamell, Angel and daughter Kentlee Vantine and Clint Reddell enjoyed Sunday lunch at Mulan’s after church. Steve, Kassen and Jace went rafting Saturday on Piney.

Connor and Lodan Eoff spent Sunday afternoon and night with grandfather Milton Eoff. The boys left Monday morning to attend the Baptist Church Camp at Lonsdale. Ark. They will return Friday. Katie Bellott and Jaquita Lamb came Friday afternoon to Milton’s and set up the water slide for Nix Belloff and Dallin Webb to enjoy.

Latherine Teeter took Briana and Jaylie Teeter and Charley Lewey to a late lunch at LaHuerta Wednesday.

Mary Creemer and her sister Martha Traylor went to Little Rock Friday. Martha returned to her Mansfield home that afternoon while Mary stayed in Sherwood with her son Jeff and wife Shonda Creemer. Mary returned home Monday afternoon.

The Pottsville Junior and Senior High Cheerleaders left Sunday afternoon for Branson, Mo. to attend a cheerleading camp. They

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ANNOUNCEMENT

The Dover City Planning Commission will hold a called meeting Monday, June 26, 2017, 5:30 p.m., at Dover City Hall to discuss a change of text pertaining to moving of structures in the Zoning Code Ordinance 2013-2.

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The People for a Better Atkins hosted a celebration at the Matthews Civic Center to honor Van and Ginnie Tyson for their years of commitment to the community on June 11.

Richard Pierce, treasurer of PBA, presented the Tysons with a plaque.

Guests shared fond memories of their times with Van and Ginnie. When asked who was a student of Dr. Van Tyson at Arkansas Tech University, many hands went into the air.

Ginnie made a speech stating she never wanted a paper, but she has enjoyed all the people and opportunities it gave her.

Memorabilia was on hand to show the level of excellence the Tysons brought to reporting the news.

OBITUARIES Rickey Jay Bewley Pearl Bottoms Neola Haston Ralph Heavner, Jr. Glen K. Ingram Gladys Jackson Denver M. Kring Glen K. Ingram Nam Glenna M. Shoop Dulcia Steele Smith

BILLY REEDER/THE CHRONICLE Atkins automotive service and repair shop, Jones Station, is back under management of Owen Jones and his son-in-law Nick Noles.

Jones Station sells new and used tires, provides oil changes, brake jobs, mechanic work and general maintenance. The shop is located at 301 East Main in Atkins.

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The Gum Log The Pope County Historical Association was treated to a history of Arkansas Broadcasting Friday night.

John Gale, director of the School of Communication at the University of Central Arkansas, provided the information for about 20 members of the group at the St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Cafeteria.

Gale said the first radio station in Arkansas was WOK, created by Harvey Couch, head of Arkansas Power and Light Co. (now Entergy). The letters stand for Worker of Kilowatts in Pine Bluff, and it was set up to promote Arkansas. The Department of Commerce authorized it to broadcast at 500 watts and was heard as far away as Wisconsin.

It was non-commercial and broadcast sporting events, sermons and other non-commercial programing. It went off the air after a few months, and although its license was renewed in 1923, never resumed broadcasting. The equipment was donated to what is now Henderson State University.

WSV was the first Little Rock station, it also started in 1922.

KGAR was started in Fort Smith by the Southwest American newspaper. Early stations were usually sponsored by businesses, such as car dealers.

KTHS in Hot Springs broadcast the Lum and Abner show in 1931, featuring a small town “Jot ‘em Down” store and was so popular it was picked up nationally. Waters, changed its name to Pine Ridge, the town in the show, and is still a tourist attraction. Lum and Abner programs are available in recordings and are played on vintage radio shows (on Sirius XM).

Another station with national interest was KFFA in Helena (now online), featuring the King Biscuit show with blues performers such as Sonny Boy Williamson. It still has an annual celebration.

Stations using 50,000 watts came along, broadcasting special programming, such as the Grand Ole Opry, blues and jazz. One was KAAY in Little Rock, which we listened to in Iowa, for Razorback football, and other things. We liked

Pope County, Arkansas Anything I agree with in the Senate testimony is the absolute truth and anything I disagree with is a dirty rotten lie.

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it in Des Moines to hear our Arkansas dialect.

KARK in Little Rock had a popular announcer named Bob Buice for 50 years, including television.

On his radio show he read the “Down on the Farm” column by my grandfather Ardis Tyson weekly.

I used to go to events with PawPaw and, in my overalls and straw hat, do a reading that began: “Down on the farm, ‘bout half past four, I pull on my pants and slip out the door. Out in the barnyard, I run like the dickens, To milk all the cows, and feed all the chickens. . .”

Frequencies were not allotted until the 1930s.

During World War II, FDR used radio for his fireside chats, which I vaguely remember and I remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

More women got in broadcasting during World War II, as men went off to war, and I remember women at newspapers who got editor’s and important reporter’s jobs during the war.

Networks were developed (NBC, CBS, ABC, and Mutual BS).

Before this, individual stations had to come up with all their own programming.

FM radio came along, providing a clearer signal but didn’t really break out until the mid-1970s.

The Arkansas Broadcaster’s Association was created in 1948. Only one percent of Arkansas residents had television at that time. At first, television was on (weak) UHF stations and had few viewers.

Radio was then being challenged by television (pictures), but fought back with format radio using specialized programming (rock, jazz, classical).

KARK-TV (NBC, Channel 4) had the first VHF station in Arkansas in 1954 but 7 and 11 followed with CBS and ABC.

Susy and Steve

Signs of the Times: Two of a Kind I’m not sure it rises to the level of a confession, but I’ll freely make the admission that I’ve always had a problem telling John Lewis and Elijah Cummings apart.

If you don’t follow the national news as obsessively as some of us do, you might not know that the two are congressmen, Lewis from Georgia, Cummings from Maryland.

Both are black, bald, slightly plump older men who, at least to my eyes look enough enough alike to pass into has-anyone-everseen-them-together-in-the-same-room territory.

Upon doing a little research, I was surprised to learn that Lewis is in fact 11 years older than Cummings, but both have enough years on me that I feel comfortable calling both “older.”

I also found enough photos of the two together to confirm that they are not the same person.

Further, I found I’m far from the only person who has a problem differentiating the two.

A couple of years ago, CNN used a picture of Cummings on the air to represent Lewis and later had to correct themselves. While this is embarrassing on multiple levels, it was made worse by critics of the network trying to spin it as, “CNN thinks all black men look alike.”

While “all black men look alike,” would be

despicably racist, I don’t think anyone would say, “Two older, bald, slightly plump black men look alike” is.

Contributing Indeed, there’s more Writer than physical appearance at work here. Lewis and Cummings also resemble each other politically. Both are slightly liberal Democrats with a history of civil rights activism.

It’s like Orrin Hatch and Jeff Sessions.

Both are conservative Republican, snowyhaired, older, pixie-faced white guys who served together for years in the Senate. It’s almost impossible not to get them confused.

Thinking further, I realize that there are numerous pairs of celebrities who, because they look alike, or sound alike, or became famous at the same time, are somewhat interchangeable. They fill the same ecological niche.

The classic example is Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton. The two may not look that much alike, but they have similar names and had parallel-enough careers that when Paxton recently passed away, I’m sure I’m not the only one who had to check to make sure which one was gone.

Renee Zellweger and Reese Witherspoon are both short, cute, blonde, vaguely southern women with similar names and similar careers.

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I defy anyone to name a role played by Matt Damon that couldn’t have been done by Leonardo DiCaprio and vice-versa. The two are interchangeable.

Jennifer Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard are both tall, attractive red-haired actresses who became famous roughly simultaneously.

Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell are growing apart, but for a long time I thought of them as doppelgangers.

The main thing that differentiates Jesse Eisenberg from Michael Cera is that Eisenberg is the older brother of the cute little girl who was in a multitude of Pepsi commercials almost 20 years ago.

It takes a great deal of effort to maintain the realization that Dylan McDermott and Dermot Mulroney are in fact two separate people and not an elaborate typo.

Sometimes the celebrity pair expands to more than just two.

I’ve enjoyed movies over the years featuring Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana, and Thandie Newton, but I’m never entirely confident as to which one I’m watching.

The same can be said for Javier Bardem, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Benicio Del Toro.

Probably the ultimate expression of this celebrity confusion occurred on a recent Saturday Night Live when guest host Chris Pine opened the show with a number explaining that he, Chris Pratt, Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth are all different people.

Dover Times: Little did you know, little did I know

Little did you know and, also, little did I know. This past weekend I had a chance to visit with the person who founded the most-recent Dover Times. I can’t remember exactly when I met Susana Bewley, but it was sometime in the last thirty years. To be more exact, it was closer to the thirty-year time frame.

For most of that time, I associate Susana with The Dover Times. She is the person who felt the need to revive the then-defunct community newspaper. Now, I have been with the paper for the last twenty-four and a half years and have helped out with almost every job during that time. I definitely feel qualified to say that it is no mean task to operate a newspaper, much less start one up.

I spoke with Susana Saturday morning on the Dover square. We stood beside the “peach-mobile” as we talked.

Initially, I thought it would be a great idea to take a photo of her holding a copy of the first week’s newspaper. I do have a copy of this, but am not sure exactly where it is! I did, however, grab a copy of what I thought to be the final issue of the paper. When I got home, I realized that it was the next-to-last paper. How did I know? Look at the upper, right side of the front page. This one says “Issue: 24-51.” That means that it is the 51st issue of the 24th year. Last week’s paper, had there been one, would have read “Issue: 25-1.” Well . . . Susana remembered that somewhere along the line this notation got mixed up and the paper was actually begun earlier than that. Little did I know!

Another thing, though, I knew was that Susana started the paper with

only a high school education. She corrected me on this point, saying that she had actually gotten a G.E.D. This, to me, is even more amazing. Without any journalism experience, she managed to spearhead the creation of a weekly newspaper. I asked how she did this and the reply was simple -- with “strong desire!”

Oh yes, she did have some experience with a newspaper. Many years earlier she had worked for the newspaper in Russellville. It wasn’t exactly jourPete nalism, but she worked at delivering the first issue of Moss the Sunday edition of the then Courier Democrat. She had to walk and push her bicycle, which towed a cart Staff full of the heavy papers. Later on she also sold ads for Writer some of the inserts in the paper. Little did I know!

After Susana sold the newspaper to the Tysons, she went to college, earning a B.A. in history and political science, with a minor in creative writing and geography. What a combination! She later went on to take graduate courses and has completed all the coursework for her master’s degree. All that needs doing is the writing of a dissertation. Once again, I’m amazed! Little did I know!

With the advent of The Chronicle, there have been quite a few disappointing statements regarding everything about it. We are, actually, creatures of habit and we don’t adapt to major changes in our lifestyle. Initially, I felt this way as well. I believe, though, in the long run we will enjoy having an expanded version of the two newspapers. I certainly didn’t feel this way initially, but am beginning to accept the new ideas. Little did I know!

SUSANA BEWLEY, FOUNDER AND FIRST EDITOR OF THE 1990 DOVER TIMES, CAN BE FOUND ON THE DOVER SQUARE DURING PEACH SEASON.

I was down at the Atkins office last Tuesday during the final throes of the birth of the new newspaper. At first it seemed like chaos, then became organized chaos. It was somewhat like the early years of The Dover Times, but different. A little leeway was asked for on the deadline, was accepted and then met. All was finally well. Little did I know!

Scalability in electrical energy generation Scalability is the capacity to expand production as the need for additional power comes to the fore. A nuclear power plant can take years from the time of initial planning, permitting, and construction, whereas installation of solar panels for a home array will take only a couple of days. The material and labor costs during the construction or installation phase raise the cost of the power source over the cost to fuel and operate the facility once completed.

For necessarily large projects like nuclear or hydro-power facilities, long lead times are needed to bring power on line. This means that planning and construction must begin long before the power is available. This has considerable monetary cost because money is spent year after year before any money comes in from the sale of the power after completion.

An unpredictable risk is inherent Our economy is slowly recovering in long term, big projects is that con- from the recession and new power ditions may change. A steep drop in sources are needed. Scalable power the economy during the recent “great supplies are rapidly replacing large recession” resulted in projects because they decreases in demand can reliably delivfor energy world wide. er power when and Bob Changes in technolowhere it is needed Allen gy, particularly with and at a lower cost. power sources which Solar power is Contributing are more scalable may booming across the Writer make a large project country. Solar PV is obsolete. Natural gas growing 17 times as turbine technology is fast as the economy quite scalable. Turbines designed for as a whole. This is due in large part to jet aircraft can be used to generate elec- its scalability. If you need a little powtricity. The advent of directional drill- er, use just a few panels, such as what ing and fracking has greatly increased is needed to charge the batteries on a the availability and lowered the cost of remote cabin or an RV. To power the natural gas, which fuels scalable gas average home requires about 20 or 30 turbine facilities. Planning and con- panels (10 kilowatt system which can struction of large scale coal plants are produces 1100 kWh per month.) being canceled left and right.

For utility scale solar the numbers

can get quite large. A one megawatt facility in Benton just went online. It employs 3,840 panels on a 5 acre site.

The largest planned in Arkansas is an 81 MW, 500 acre facility with 350,000 panels. The country’s largest array not surprisingly is in California. At 550 MW, the array of over 2 million panels will power close to 100 million homes.

Wind is similarly scalable except at the lowest end of the spectrum.

Modern wind turbines for utility scale facilities are 2 MW, however 8 MW turbines are being used in offshore locations. For perspective an average nuclear reactor is 1000 MW. Wind farms in the midwest vary in size but average around 200 turbines.

A wind farm of this size could cover 50 square miles, but the actual footprint is minuscule as the land within the farm can still be used for forage/ pasture.

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Pope County, Arkansas

The 91st General Assembly passed over 30 pieces of legislation aimed at improving public education in our state.

One area of real focus was increasing reading proficiency levels for our students.

Currently, Arkansas ranks in the lower third of reading scores compared to other states with just 31% of Arkansas 4th graders reading at a proficient level.

Although classes are dismissed, the summer months are still crucial to our efforts to improve. Numerous studies indicate that students who don’t read or read infrequently during their summer vacation see their reading abilities stagnate or decline. This effect becomes more pronounced as students get older and advance through the school system.

This summer, we want to direct your attention to programs made available in conjunction with the R.I.S.E. (Reading Initiative for Student Excellence) initiative launched earlier this year by the Arkansas Department of Education..

R.I.S.E. has three main goals: • Increase the number of students in grades three through eight who meet the ACT Aspire reading readiness benchmark by 10 percent within three years; • Rise above the bottom third in state comparisons within five years on the fourth-grade NAEP reading assessment; • Increase the number of graduates meeting The ACT reading readiness benchmark by 10 percent within five years. #RISEArkansas Book Talks help promote a positive read-

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ing culture in Arkansas by suggesting interesting books for students to read and encouraging them to become lifelong readers and learners.

All readers are encouraged to participate and post their book talk with the hashtag.

Students in grades K-12 are the primary audience. Students are encouraged to do their own book talks and post the videos to social media using the following hashtag: #RISEArkansas.

Another program available promotes literacy through your pediatrician or family doctor. Reach Out and Read promotes early literacy through well-child visits.

Children are given a book and parents are given encouragement to read to their children.

To find a participating health clinic, visit arkansased.gov.

On the website, you can also find more information about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which provides free books to children from birth to age 5.

And be sure to remember all the resources available to you and your family at your local library this summer.

You can find your nearest library location at www.library. arkansas.gov .

I hope all of our parents will take advantage of these opportunities and fit some great reading into the busy summer schedule.

God Bless and have a great week.

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Memories 75 YEARS AGO

(FROM FILES OF JUNE 12, 1942)

The Hubbard brothers, Fletcher and Emmett, have bought the former B. C. Huggins brick store building on south side from Mrs. B. C. Huggins. The building will be used as a granary and storage room for grain and other farm products grown by the Hubbards who are engaged in extensive farm operation and livestock production.

Mrs. G. E. Burgess left Tuesday for the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and will take a six weeks course of study there.

Emmett Cheek purchased the Mrs. Leon Satterfield property on Main Street and moved there Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Matthews moved to the J. A. McCollum home vacated by the Cheek family. Miss Virginia Alexander left last Sunday for Jacksonville where she has accepted a position in defense work. James Ralph Hillis, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hillis, was awarded the bachelor of divinity degree at the graduation exercises of South Methodist University.

Jim Bell left this week for Fayetteville to attend the summer term of school at the University of Arkansas.

Buddy Gillespie, who has been attending Morris Institute in Searcy, is here for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary Gillespie.

Miss Mary Virginia Grant of Little Rock is spending the summer here with her grandmother, Mrs. W. T. Bledsoe.

100 YEARS AGO

(FROM FILES OF JUNE 15, 1917)

George Emmert’s house came very near being burned Monday. It is supposed that children playing in a room set fire to bedding. A terrible smoke was created and considerable damage was done trying to locate the fire. After the fire was located it was soon under control but most everything had been moved from the house and considerable damage had been done to the roof.

Born to Elkton Branson and wife, a girl.

Caruth Barker is home from Arkadelphia.

W.C. Hogan is attending a druggists’ meet-

ing in Memphis this week.

G. W. Villyard joined the Navy last week and is now home waiting orders.

Miss Alta Darr finished voice culture work in Galloway College and has received her diploma.

F. H. Austin, son of R. A. Austin, died at his home in Morrilton Friday the 8th. Remains were brought to Atkins and interred in the City Cemetery June 9th.

Miss Louise Barker is home from Galloway College.

The contractor is moving the work on the new school building.

F. H. Pitts and wife are the proud parents of a baby boy, born June 11th.

Prof. Rushing is attending the Teaches’ Institute at Clarksville this week.

Prof. Erwin Shinn has been appointed Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The iron bridge near the Ford place north of Atkins was washed away recently. Some one made a costly error in building the bridge.

A better place: a deer story

We here at the Chronicle would bor’s dogs emerged with one like to thank Marcus Kilburn and holding a spotted fawn in its Margaret Wright, Economy and mouth. The fawn looked to be 2 – Hopewell, for providing the read- 3 weeks old. The dog had the deer ers of The Atkins Chronicle and by its back hips and immediately Dover Times with your weekly began growling as I moved tocolumn. You will be missed. ward it waving my arms and yellI was just finishing up spraying ing for it to drop the baby deer. some weed killer in my backyard Suddenly, the dog dropped the when I heard it. fawn and rapThe sound was idly advanced alarming and in my direcMarcus unmistakable. tion barking Kilburn If you’ve ever and growling. heard a baby I allowed Contributing deer bleating the dog to take Writer in distress, you a few steps towill agree. ward me and Immediatewith all my ly, I headed in the direction of the might swung the 2 gallon empty sound which seemed like maybe plastic spray container with every 100 feet away near the carport intent to do as much bodily harm behind my house and beside the to the dog’s head as possible. In backyard. I had taken only a cou- those situations it’s said we have ple of steps when I heard it again. in instinct to fight or flight, and I picked up my pace and my mind I guess mine chose fight. The began to race as to what distress dog was a stocky blue heeler mix the animal might be suffering. A and weighed around 60 pounds. thought occurred that the deer It also possessed extremely good had become stuck in some vines reflexes as it dodged the plastic in a nearby thicket and needed a sprayer I had aimed directly at the little help getting out. In the next side of its head. The dog and its instant, I saw that thought was buddy determined I would put up wrong. more of a fight than a baby deer There was a rustling in the and they scurried back into the leaves in the heavy underbrush underbrush. when suddenly two of my neighDetails are unimportant but

needless to say the spotted fawn was seriously injured. Upon close inspection it was clearly apparent the young animal had been hurt some days before and was easy therefore easy prey. After caring for the fawn’s wounds and alleviating as much stress as possible I made a call to friend about the possibilities of a wildlife rehabilitator. It was during this call I was reminded of the new protocol regarding whitetail deer in Arkansas due to Chronic Wasting Disease.

You probably already know about CWD. It’s a nasty sickness that almost exclusively affects deer, elk, and moose. Once an animal is infected there is no cure.

Western states have been dealing with CWD for many years and slowly yet surely CWD has been moving east and south. Arkansas had its first detected case of CWD last year in an elk in Newton County.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) did highly scientific and intense sampling of elk and deer in the designated area and discovered more CWD positive animals. As a result of this sampling and tests from other locations around the state the AGFC implemented a series of regulations designed to stop or at

least dramatically slow the spread of CWD. One of those regulations made it illegal to transport and rehabilitate injured fawns. The baby deer that I heard bleating the other day is now in a better place.

Normally it’s always best to leave baby wildlife alone even if it appears it has been abandoned.

Exceptions to this general rule are if the young wildlife has been presented by a dog or cat (as was my case), if the animal is obviously injured, or if an adult is dead nearby.

If left with no alternative you can capture the abandoned/injured animal and place in a container for treatment and/or transport. It’s important the animal be placed in a dark, dry, warm, quiet place to lessen stress and shock.

Do not attempt to feed or force water into the animal as that could cause more harm than good.

The AGFC keeps a list of wildlife rehabilitators on its website.

Contact one of these people as soon as possible and explain as much about the situation as possible. Then, follow the instructions of the wildlife expert whatever they may be. And remember the ultimate goal is to make sure the little animal ends up in a better place even if that place isn’t among us mortals.

to seek reelection at that time because of state term limit laws.

However, Arkansas voters agreed to expand term limits in 2014, which will allow Berry to serve the people of District 68.

District 68 consists of portions of Pope County and most of

Van Buren County, including the cities of Dover and Clinton.

Berry and his wife Mona are members of Dover Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They have four children and nine grandchildren. He is the son of the former Jack and Elaine Berry.

HOUSE From Page 1A GINNIE TYSON/SUBMITTED Pam Scarber, president of the Potts Inn board, presented Dean Sprafke, at the board meeting Monday, with an plaque of appreciation for his work as caretaker and tour guide at Potts Inn.

education locally has helped me take those experiences to Little Rock, representing common-sense solutions to help our local school districts,” Berry said. “Similarly, working closely with mayors and county judges throughout my district, I know the real issues and

struggles facing our cities and counties. With several key issues before us, our schools and municipalities need a strong voice in the General Assembly.”

Berry served three terms in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2003-2009 but wasn’t able

State Capitol: Week in Review

LITTLE ROCK – The Highway Commission voted to begin an effort to put a proposal on next year’s ballot, so that Arkansas voters can decide whether to increase spending on highway and bridge improvements.

The vote was 5-to-0. The details will be worked out during future meetings and the Commission expressed hopes that a final plan would be ready by October. After the substance of a highway program is finalized, supporters of the initiative can begin collecting signatures.

The governor has said that voters should have an opportunity to vote on a highway plan. During the 2017 regular session earlier this year, a bill to put a highway program on the ballot failed in the House of Representatives.

In statewide elections in 2011 and again in 2012, Arkansas voters approved major highway programs.

In 2011 voters approved the Interstate Rehabilitation Program, which authorized the issuance of $575

million in bonds that the Highway Commission used to match federal funding to pay for more than $1 billion in highway improvements.

In 2012, voters approved a halfcent sales tax, which will last until 2023, to finance the Connecting Arkansas Plan. It will pay for $1.8 billion in road and bridge projects.

The bill that failed in the House of Representatives would have allowed voters to decide whether to levy a 6.5 percent sales tax on wholesale fuel, to authorize a bond issue. The plan would have financed a highway program of about $200 million a year.

In a special session last year the legislature voted to dedicate 25 percent of each year’s budget surplus to the Highway Department. Legislators also approved some transfers of funds within state government to increase highway funding by about $50 million a year without raising any taxes.

The Highway Commission did not decide whether to promote an initiated act, which will require 67,887 signatures of registered voters in order to Senator be placed on the 2018 ballot, or a constitutional amendment, which will require 84,859 signatures. Those signatures must be submitted to the Secretary of State for verification by July of 2018, in order for the measure to be on the ballot in November of 2018.

In the coming months, highway officials will work with business leaders, economic developers, contractors, truckers, elected officials and consultants to determine the size and scope of the highway proposal. They also will determine the funding mechanism, with an eye towards choosing the method that is most likely to be approved by Arkansas voters.

Greg Standridge

The head of the Arkansas Trucking Association said that the group would prefer a simple increase in motor fuels taxes. A penny a gallon increase would generate about $14 million a year in additional revenue for the state Highway Department. However, some highway officials questioned whether the public would approve an increase in gasoline taxes.

In recent years, efforts to transfer general revenue to the highway department have failed. State general revenue collections pay for education, prisons, health care and numerous other services provided by state agencies.

Highway funding is generated by user fees and gas taxes, and is considered special revenue because it is dedicated solely to the Highway Department.

A significant part of the effort will be to inform voters how much the plan would cost, and where the money would be spent. Voters in rural areas would be reluctant to pay for improvements to highways in urban areas.

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Atkins Planning Commission: Planners accept two permits VAN TYSON

Contributing writer The Atkins Planning Commission accepted two permits and granted an extension at its meeting Tuesday night June 6.

The permits were to: • Tony Huffman, for a 24 by 40-foot shop at 804 SW 12th St;

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Dave and Carolyn Lindemann, metal carport at 408 Ave. Two, NE; Donna Davis, single family residence at 1010 SW 12th St., (extension of existing permit).

All members were present, including Robert Travis, chairman, Louis Schmoll, Chris Martin, Erin Pitts and Floyd Magers.

Disabled American Veteran and the Auxiliary

KAREN RICKETTS/THE CHRONICLE JOE AND MARSHA DUVALL OF ATKINS HELD A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY JUNE 9 TO CELEBRATE THE RE-OPENING OF ROSE DRUG PHARMACY IN DARDANELLE.

Rose Drug re-opening

KAREN RICKETTS

Staff Writer

Joe and Marsha Duvall of Atkins held a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception on Friday, June 9 to celebrate the re-opening of Rose Drug Pharmacy in Dardanelle.

The Duvall’s have owned Rose Drug for the past five years and decided to relocate six blocks to what was once a Dollar General Store.

“We were looking to remodel and go with the nicer shelves and things like that, so we started looking for places to relocate,” Joe Duvall said. “And we were lucky enough to come across this place. We’ve put a lot of work into it and it has turned out real nice.”

The pharmacy reopened for patrons the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Joe Duvall said that business has been doing well.

“We have seen an increase in traffic since we have opened up , but you expect that with people coming by to see the new place,” Joe Duvall said.

“We have had real good support from the community. The Chamber has been great, the city officials have supported us any way they could.”

Members of the community stopped by from 3 - 6 p.m. to take in the new store and offer their best wishes to the Duvalls.

As part of the celebrations, Rose Drug offered refreshments and gave away door prizes to those in attendance.

Joe added that many of their customers and neighbors had offered to help them make the move.

“It has been surprising to me on how much support we did get from people,” Joe Duvall said. “People coming out in droves offering to help, which made it real nice.”

Pea Ridge by Gail Duvall Saturday morning I couldn’t get my momma on the phone so I went down to her house, fixed her phone and brought the paper home. Saturday Janell and Leon Yarborough went to Walmart. Saturday evening momma and Reece Duvall went to a fish fry at Lock and Dam. There was no one there so they went to CC’s Pizza and ate before coming home.

Sunday morning I attended St. Joe Freewill Baptist Church as did Janell and Leon Yarborough, Bruce Melton, Lisa Harman, Sharon Patton, Eli Campbell, MyKayla

Markham, Mary Ruth and James David Peak.

After church Janell and Leon went to McDonald’s in Atkins and ate lunch with Lucille Molloy, Mary Ruth and James David Peak, Marsha Carr, April and EJ Hall and then they went to Lemley’s Funeral Home for the visitations of Cynthia Gipson and Paul Ray Reed. I also went to the visitations for these great people.

Momma and Reece Duvall had Sunday lunch with Jack and Joyce George. They also went to Lemley’s Funeral Home for the visitations.

With the larger space, Rose Drug now offers more retail including an increase in over the counter items, gift selections and sport team merchandise.

“The bath bombs have been a big hit,” Joe Duvall said. “A lot of ladies seem to like those.”

The Duvalls said they are excited for the new store and are appreciative of all the support from the community.

“It’s been really nice seeing the community excited about people investing in the local community and not seeing a building fall apart for lack of use,” Joe Duvall said. “It’s been exciting in that way.”

“It has been a long process, but it has been enjoyable and we are glad we are here now,” Marsha Duvall said.

Rose Drug Pharmacy is now located at 1736 along Arkansas Highway 22.

I went down to my mommas on Monday afternoon and took my trash down there. I went to my momma’s on Tuesday morning and made out her water bill and brought the paper home.

Wednesday morning momma and I went to Atkins. I went in Bill’s and stopped and got gas at Casey’s. Wednesday morning momma and Reece Duvall had visitors. Reece’s nephew James Duvall and his grandson Mason.

Thursday morning momma and I went to Atkins. We went to Family Pharmacy, and Centennial

Bank and then we went to Tina’s Cutting Edge. Rhonda gave momma a perm and Miranda gave me a wax and a haircut.

Friday morning I went to Atkins to the Centennial Bank someone had found my debit card. I tell you I would lose my head if it wasn’t screwed on. Friday morning momma and Reece Duvall went to Morrilton. Friday afternoon Janell and Leon Yarborough went to Russellville to see her chiropractor.

They also went to Western Sizzlin’ to eat before taking the long way home.

Tyson Foods donates to Traveling Arts Fiesta’s ‘Dia de los Muertos’

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DARDANELLE TYSON PLANT MANAGER JEREMY HANKINS (CENTER) AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER CELIA V. CARTER (LEFT) PRESENT A DONATION TO TRAVELING ARTS FIESTA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEANNIE STONE (RIGHT) FOR THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FIESTA.

SUBMITTED Dardanelle Tyson Plant Manager Jeremy Hankins and Human Resources manager Celia V. Carter presented a donation to the Traveling Arts Fiesta’s executive director Jeannie Stone for the “Dia de los Muertos Fiesta, Parade and Cemetery Tour” that will be a part of the 2017 Downtown Fall Festival and Chili Cook-Off in Russellville on Oct. 27, 2017.

Tyson Foods of Dardanelle has become the first sponsor of the 2nd Annual Dia de los Muertos fiesta and parade slated for October 27, 2017 in down-

town Russellville. The fiesta and parade, which will be included in the Downtown Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off activities, is organized by Traveling Arts Fiesta, a nonprofit agency that brings communities together through the arts, particularly shedding light on Hispanic art and culture.

A mariachi band will lead revelers from Depot Park to the historic Oakland Cemetery at the close of the festival and a cemetery tour will follow. A more extensive list of stage performances and mural activities will be released soon. For more information, check the Facebook page for Traveling Arts Fiesta or call 479-747-0210.

Disabled American Veteran (DAV) and the Auxiliary (DAVA) will be holding their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on June 19 at 206 S Pittsburg in Russellville. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. All disabled veterans are encouraged to attend. If you have questions, you can reach Harry the commander at 479-886-0027.

Where To Get The Local Goods!! Farmers Markets

Atkins 1st United Methodist Church: 9 – 11a.m. Saturdays Pottsville Farmers Market: 9 a.m. – 1p.m. Saturday.

Located in the back parking lot of Pottsville Reformed Presbyterian Church – Offering fresh LOCAL produce, flowers and more – check us out on Facebook Pope County Farmers Market 9 a.m. – 1p.m. on Tuesday, 4 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, 8 a.m. – 1p.m. on Saturday. Located at the Pope County Fair Grounds 517 S. Knoxville Ave., Russellville These are locally-grown markets where small farmers grow produce to sell directly to you. All produce is grown within 50 miles of Russellville.

Drewry Farm and Orchard Located 3 ½ miles East of Dover off Hwy 164 @ Hatley #479-857-3018 email: drewryfarm@gmail. com Homegrown peaches, apples, berries, produce, fruit trees, greenhouse, and honey – please call ahead for availability – also Homemade goods in Arkansas State Certified Kitchen, Cattle, Hay for Sale and Farm fresh eggs

PCCA Rescheduled

The Pope County Cattlemen’s Assn. will not meet this Thursday night. The June meeting will be at the ATU Farm on Tuesday, June 20th at 5:00p.m. Meet at the Greenhouse Classroom and then members will do a field day / trip. Dow Agro-Science and Winfield United will host and provide a meal after the program.

All interested persons and members and their families are encouraged to attend. Members are asked to bring cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc. for desserts.

Pottsville News

by Katherine Ann Teeter FROM THE WEEK OF JUNE 7 We were sorry to hear of the death of Don Vick, a longtime Pottsville resident. The funeral was Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Humphrey Funeral Home, followed by burial at Pisgah Cemetery. Sympathy is expressed to the family. Visitation was Tuesday night.

Gladys Bunton welcomed her daughter Beverly and husband Ricky Jones and their sons Matthew and “little Chris” Sunday afternoon from Wyoming. They joined Gladys for supper and will be staying for about a week to visit with friends and relatives in the area. Gladys and son David Bunton ate Sunday lunch together. Gladys’ sister Martha and husband Joe Cochran visited Wednesday and then came back Monday afternoon to visit with Beverly and her family. Marie Bunton visited Wednesday morning and Aliene Thompson visited Thursday.

Danny and Carless Teeter returned home Friday afternoon from the Dallas, Texas area where they visited with daughter Leanne and husband Carlton Jenke and their three children Connor, Emma and Kara. They helped them move to their new home in a suburb of Dallas.

Milton Eoff enjoyed having his grandsons Connor and Logan spend Thursday night and all day Friday with him.

Mary Creemer and Katherine Teeter ate at La Huerta Sunday afternoon.

Janette Lewis enjoyed a visit from her son Pat and his granddaughter Madison Lewis over the weekend.

Katherine Teeter and Devaughn Hale ate supper Tuesday night at Western Sizzlin.

Martha Traylor came from Mansfield Wednesday to visit her sister, Mary Creemer. Later they and Katherine Teeter ate lunch at McAlister’s.

Barbara and daughter Amy Teeter enjoyed a Conway visit and dinner at the “Tour of India.”

Danny and Carless Teeter and Devaughn Hale went to Little Rock Monday and on their return stopped at the Golden Corral in Conway for supper.

Mary Creemer enjoyed a visit from her sister Martha Traylor Monday afternoon. They dropped by for a short visit with Annie Sutherfield in Russellville.

Jean Oates welcomed the birth of her great-granddaughter, Adeline Elizabeth Walters, who was born Wednesday, May 31st at SMRMC. The parents are Daniel and Jessie Walters of Pottsville, grandparents Bonita Walters and Danny Walters and Carol House and Jim House of the Fayetteville area and great-grandparents Jean Oates and the late Charles Oates. Congratulations to all the family. Bonita Walters arrived Monday and will be visiting for a few days.

Steve, Kassen and son Jace Sears, Kay and Virginis Jamell and Angel and Kentlee Vantine attended the Sacred Heart Spaghetti Dinner/Bazaar in Morrilton Daturday. On Monday night StevAwqe, Kasson and Jace hosted Stan and Elaine and daughter Paige Sears from Boise, Idaho, Wendell and Shirlene Sears and Nelson and Mary Sears from Clarksville, and Angel and Kentlee Vantine to dinner at their home.

Katherine Teeter attended a Red Cross Appreciation lunch at the Russellville donor center Monday. They were honoring platelet and/or whole blood donors in this area. “Give the gift of life, give blood.”

Sue Roberts visited Monty and Missy Wheeler Monday night.

The Pope County Historical Association met this Friday night at the SMRMC cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. for the regular monthly meeting on June 9th.

The Pope County Cattlemen’s Association will NOT meet this Thursday. The meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday, June 20th at 5:00 p.m. for a Field Day/Trip. Meet at the ATU greenhouse classroom. More info later.

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OBITUARIES

Central Crow Mt. and Maple Springs Neighborhood Crime watch

nephews, friends and neighbors.

Funeral services were Saturday at North New Hope Assembly of God. Burial was in North New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

Online obituary/guestbook available at www.shinnfuneral.com.

The Central Crow Mt. & Maple Springs Neighborhood Crime watch Areas will have a meeting Tuesday June 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Welcome Hill Fellowship Hall on Crow Mt., Sheriff Shane Jones will be guest speaker he will be speaking at 7 p.m. on the “scams” that are going on and how to protect ourselves from being a victim.

Everyone is invited to attend and if you wish bring a toy or stuffed animal to be given to Law enforcement Officers to give to children they come in contact with on their jobs. Refreshments will be served.

Iladene McAnulty

Atkins 4-H and Riding Club

Atkins 4-H club meets second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Atkins 1st United Methodist Church. For more information, you can call Susanne Darter 479-886-0445 or Pope County Extension office 479-968-7098 The Atkins Riding Club meets first Tuesday night of each month at 7 p.m. at the Atkins arena.

Events for June: Friday, June 16th Roping, sponsored by Mercy Tree Fellowship Church; Friday, June 23rd Barrels for Buckle barrel race; Saturday, June 24th Atkins Riding Club Play night starts at 6 p.m.

Events for July: Sunday, July 2nd Arkansas Children Hospital rodeo.

Circle S Feed Store held Customer Appreciation Day

A sizable part of the Dover community turned out for the Circle S Feed Store’s Customer Appreciation Day last Saturday. Word has it that 200 hamburgers and 200 hot dogs were served in less than two hours!

Another featured event was the drawing for door prizes. The following persons won prizes: Donnie Voss, walking stick; Euletta Maxwell, fishing pole; Linda Boley, fishing pole; Jerry Delone, fishing pole; Harlies Combs, 100 ft. water hose; Martin Ross, Aviation snips set; Ricky Hull, Tower fan; Doyle Robbins, box fan; Roy Renfroe, 50 piece mechanic tool set; Donna Hanke, fishing pole; Jerrad Littrell, Aviation snips set; Joel Via, rifle bag; Lenny Caillouet, insulated beach bag; Josh Voss, insulated beach bag; Daniel Barber, insulated beach bag; Justin Freeman, 6 piece duck decoy; Amanda Bowden, jig saw; Randy Hollis, 20 lb. BugBGone; and Terry Howell, skill saw.

Mid-America Science Museum for Tinkerfest

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — The Arkansas Educational Television Network has partnered with the Mid-America Science Museum for Tinkerfest 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 17. Families are invited to meet and take photos with Jet Propulsion from PBS KIDS’ “Ready Jet Go!” during the event.

The fifth annual Tinkerfest will include more than 50 hands-on tinkering stations focusing on science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Makers and tinkerers from all over the state will be joining the museum for this day of science.

Mid-America Science Museum, 500 Mid America Boulevard, Hot Springs, will be open its normal business hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General admission is $10 for ages 13 and up, $8 for ages 3 to 12, and free for members and children 2 and under.

Mid-America Science Museum is Arkansas’s largest hands-on science center and the state’s first Smithsonian affiliate. With over 100 engaging, hands-on exhibits that explore the wonders of energy, matter, life and perception, the museum seeks to spark curiosity and enhance scientific understanding through inquiry, observational skills and discovery learning.

Courthouse News Marriage Licenses Issued

Monid Burl Mearns, 77, Dardanelle, and Johnnie Mae Henderson, 82, Russellville Justin Glen Eakin, 33, Pottsville, and Amanda Blake Minnie, 26, Pottsville Shawn Michael Johnson, 24, Dardanelle, and Allison Danielle Cruse, 22, Dardanelle Timothy Anthony Keeling, 24, Atkins, and Alexis Nichole Adair, 24, Atkins Ronald Matthew Duffield, 34, Russellville, and Brennen Nicole Quinn, 32, Russellville Shaun Michael Chastum, 30, Russellville, and Courtney Mechelle Moody, 21, Russellville Garrett Ross Moody, 24, Russellville, and Rachel Danielle Matthews, 25, Russellville Jacob Tyler Fryar, 22, Russellville and Crystal Bree Knick, 23, Russellville Sean Tyler Haynes, 22, Russellville, and Kelsy Raye Childers, 23, Russellville Charles Edward Pharis III, 37, London, and Stacey Lynn Pfeifer, 36, London Jesse Augusta Harris, 24, Atkins, and Ashlynn Joy Stevens, 21, Atkins James Elton Heflin, 70, Atkins, and Crystal Donell Wilcutt, 36, Jerusalem James Michael Keeling, 57, Russellville, and Sandra Marie Wilkins, 62, Russelville Brandon Scott Self, 22 Russellville, and Alison Dawn Wright, 28, Russellville Jeremy Allen Duvall, 41, Russellville, and Melissa Kaye Robinson, 40, Atkins Pierre Choules, 55, Dover, and Brenda Sue Talbert, 58, Dover Blake Tyler Reams, 29, Bel-

levue, TN, and Caitlyn Elizabeth Swain, 26, Bellevue, TN Hunter Blayne Jones, 24, Atkins, and Sydney Ann Bradford, 20, Atkins Kelly Ryan Samuels, 33, Hector, and Sarah Kay Killins, 28, Hector Daniel Steven Bauswell, 20, Russellville, and Alicia Marie Ingram, 19, Russellville Justin Andrew Harris, 23, Russellville, and Brooke Elaine Roden, 20, Russellville Jeremie M. Ferrel, 37, Russe4llville, and Patty R. James, 42, Jessieville Terry Kenneth McClure, 54, Russellville, and Marcella Haydee Quijada Lopez, 51, Russellville

Circuit County Cases Filed (Domestic) Vanessa Lambert v. Wesley Lambert, divorce Constance Clark v. Cameron Clark, divorce Connie Dortch v. Victor Dortch, divorce Shaina Ledford v. Jesse Tollison, divorce Trudy Defiore v. Gerald Defiore, divorce James Nunnelly v. Karen Nunnelly, divorce Bianca Whitaker v. Paul Whitaker, divorce Johanna Cunningham v. Matthew Cunningham, divorce Christian Noteboom v. Michael Noteboom, divorce Shirl Adams v. Chesley Adams, divorce Paul Snider v. Laura Snider, divorce Michele Brown v. Richard Brown, divorce Richard Booth v. Barbara Booth, divorce Travis Jaegers v. Jessica Jaegers, divorce

Rickey Jay Bewley

Rickey Jay Bewley, 62, of Russellville, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at his home.

He was born Oct. 5, 1955, in Arizona, son of John Ellis Bewley, Jr. and Johnnie Mae Henderson Mearns.

He was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his mother and step-father, Sonny Mears; son, Charles Bewley; daughter, Shelly and husband, Mark Beck; three grandchildren, Audrey Bewley, Justin Foshee, and Braxton Andrews; siblings, Luann Innis, Patricia Stubberfield, Timothy Bewley and wife, Rhonda, Teddy Bewley and Jackie Pare, Claborn Henderson and wife, Kim, and Greg Henderson; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Graveside services and burial will be Wednesday (today) at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Cemetery north of Atkins with Rev. Roy Cain officiating under the direction of Lemley Funeral Service of Atkins.

Pallbearers are Charles Bewley, Timothy Bewley, Seth Donahou, Teddy Bewley, Jason Chamblain, Skyler Bewley, Mark Beck, and Walter Harlen.

Online obituary and condolences are available at www.lemleyfuneral.com.

Pearl Bottoms Pearl Bottoms, 97, of Russellville, passed away, Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Stella Manor Nursing Center.

She was born June 8, 1919 in Kiowa, Okla., to Alvin and Lilly Mae (Ray) Murphree.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Buck Bottoms; and two sons, Mickey Bottoms and Michael Bottoms.

She is survived by her son, Rock Bottoms and wife, Gail of Russellville; four grandchildren, Mark Bottoms of Huntington Beach, Calif., David Bottoms and wife, Julie of Whitewright, Texas, Scott Bottoms and wife, Laura of Loveland, Colo., Chris Bottoms and wife, Amber of Portland, Ore.; and seven great-grandchildren.

Rock and Gail would like to thank the staff of Stella Manor Nursing and Rehab and also Arkansas Hospice, for their excellent care and support.

The family will have a private burial in Bottoms Cemetery in Heavener, Okla.

Arrangements are under the direction of Russellville Family Funeral.

Online guestbook and obituary are available at www.russellvillefamilyfuneral.com.

Ralph Heavner, Jr. Gladys Jackson Ralph Roosevelt “Bam Bam” Heavner, Jr., 50, of Byhalia, Miss., passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Van, Texas.

He was born June 10, 1966, in Charlotte, NC, son of the late Ralph Roosevelt Heavner, Sr., and Julie Rainey Hill.

He is survived by a brother, James “Bull” Heavner.

Funeral services were Friday at Mt. Judea Church with Rev. Thomas McCoy officiating.

Burial was in Carver Cemetery under the direction of Lemley Funeral Service of Atkins.

Online obituary and condolences are available at www. lemleyfuneral.com.

Neola Haston

Neola Evon Haston, 74, of Dardanelle, died Monday at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.

She was born Dec. 28, 1942, in Casa to Ivory and Wanda Haston. She was a member of the New Liberty Holiness Pentecostal Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Reesal Haston and Joe D. Haston.

Survivors include Mae Dinkins of Sumter, SC, Archie and Beth Haston of Conway, Ronnie and Debbie Haston of Ozone, Ricky and Judy Haston of Lamar, Pamela and Harold Scruggs of Dardanelle and Alice Haston of Delaware.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the Riley Creek Cemetery near Belleville with the Rev. Adam Shaddon and the Rev. Gary Tuck officiating and under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-6 p.m., at the funeral home.

The online obituary and guestbook are available at www. shinnfuneral.com.

Denver M. Kring Denver M. Kring, 94, of Russellville died Monday, June 5, 2017, at Brookdale Russellville.

He was born March 12, 1923, in Genoa, to Arthur Milton and Cecile Monton Kring.

Funeral services were Friday at Welch Funeral Home in Longview, Texas, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in Longview.

Local arrangements were by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.

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Glen K. Ingram Glen K. Ingram, 71, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home.

He was born Jan. 19, 1946.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Bill Boyd, Hershel Ingram, John Ingram, Danny Ingram and Carrol Ingram; and a sister, Melba Dotson.

Survivors include his wife, Belva Ingram; son and daughterin-law, David and Nicol Ingram; two step-daughters, Tammie and Donnie Byrum and Vickie Poynter; four sisters and brothersin-law, Sue and Joe Deavours, Linda and Archie Ward, Becky and Jack Freeman and Peggy and Rev. Dean Caldwell; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces,

Glenna M. Shoop Glenna McCurrie Shoop, 82, of Russellville, passed away June 7, 2017. She was born January 8, 1935 in Gumlog, AR to Elggy McCurrie and Lillie McCurrie.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers Odell and Tonno McCurrie; sisters Chloe Long and Nina Watkins; and a great granddaughter, Haley Crail.

Glenna is survived by her husband of 63 years, Derrell Shoop; three sons, Wilford Shoop, Ricky Shoop and Jeffery Shoop; one brother, Jimmy McCurrie; two sisters, Leora Richardson and Trella Kendrick; one grandson, Glen Shoop; one granddaughter, Carrie Dickey; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Graveside was Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Shiloh Cemetery in Atkins under the direction of Russellville Family Funeral.

On-line guestbook and obituary are available at www.russellvillefamilyfuneral.com.

Dulcia Steele Smith Dulcia M. Steele Smith, 96, passed away May 19, 2017 in Russellville.

She was born on Aug. 12, 1920, in Mississippi County to John and Della Steele.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Pottsville United Methodist Church in Pottsville, under the direction of Russellville Family Funeral.

Online guestbook and obituary are available at www.russellvillefamilyfuneral.com

Obituaries Charges are as follows: 150 words or less are free.

The charge is .30 per word over 150 for each paper. A $10 charge will be added for use of a photograph in each paper.

Watch Your Business...

Lindsay and Justin Herring of Hector announce the birth of a son, Graisyn Leaver Herring, on Tuesday June 6, 2017.

Graisyn weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Sheila and Samuel Herring of Dover and Kim and Rodney of Hector.

Soar to New Heights!

Poynor Michelle and Kenneth Poynor of Russellville announce the birth of a daughter, Kimberely Maevyss Poynor, on Sunday, June 4, 2017.

Kimberely weighed 9 lbs. and was 19 ½ inches long.

Kimberely is welcomed by a brother, Kason Poynor, age 2.

Grandparents are Clayborn and Kim Henderson of Pottsville and Tosha and Doug Poynor of Atkins.

Gladys Jackson, 84, of Atkins, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by friends and family, Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Atkins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born July 22, 1932, in Leander, Texas, daughter of the late Edgar George and Ludie Elizabeth Cantrell Cox. She was a faithful wife, loving mother, and an immersed believer of Jesus.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Jackson; daughter, Betty Blackwell; brother, J.C. Cox; and a sister, Arlene Johannessen.

She is survived by two sons, Johnny Jackson and wife, Dorothy, of Atkins, and James Jackson and wife, Debbie, of Russellville; two daughters, Linda and husband, John Joplin, of Greenwood, and Jo and husband, Carl Moorehead, of Conway; son-in-law, Junior Blackwell; nine grandchildren, Barbara Jackson, Steven Jackson, Tina Rehm, Karen Payton, Jason Wilson, Eric Blackwell, Jennifer Shure, Jeremy Joplin, and Jessica Moorehead; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services are 11 a.m., Saturday, June 17, at Lemley Chapel with Ben Shure and Sister Mary Chronister officiating. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., one hour prior to services. A private burial will be held at a later date.

Honorary pallbearers are the nurses and staff of Atkins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, whom the family wishes to thank for their loving care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her honor may be made to Sweet Home Free Will Baptist Church, P.O. Box 141, Atkins, AR, 72823.

Online obituary and condolences are available at www.lemleyfuneral.com.

Iladene McAnulty, 84, of Russellville, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Dardanelle Nursing Center.

She was born Aug. 25, 1932, in Clarksville to Jess Frank and Mary Edna Dalton Boen.

She was a member of the First Assembly of God in Russellville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Dane McAnulty; three brothers, Zane Hudson, Leon Hudson, and Lavon Boen; and a sister, Robbie Moore.

Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Gerald E. McAnulty; two sons and daughters-in-law, Zane and Mary McAnulty of Phenix City, Ala. and Dale and Neletta McAnulty of Dardanelle; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Tuesday, at the Shinn Chapel and burial was in Bowden Cemetery on Crow Mountain and under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral. com.

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Gibson weighed 7 lbs., 03 oz. and was 20 inches long.

Gibson is welcomed by one brother, Noah Ramsey, 4.

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BILLY REEDER/THE CHRONICLE “I THINK BACK TO THE FIRST LITTLE TRACTOR WE HAD AND A SQUARE BALER AND A PILLOW FOR A SEAT. WE’VE COME A LONG WAY.”

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In 1999, the Smalls bought their first piece of land, 37 acres in Hector along with three chicken houses.

“We just had 37 acres and then we picked up 15 acres here and ten there,” Terry said.

“I think back to the first little tractor we had and a square baler and a pillow for a seat,” Gail said. “We’ve come a long way. Terry had the dream to have a farm and to have more cattle. The only way to do that was chicken houses. The chicken houses were how we got the income to have the farm and the land.”

The farm has grown from its humble beginnings. The family purchased additional land in 2013, just two miles down the road from what they call the “old farm.” The Smalls now run 120 cattle with five bulls on 350 acres of farmland with an additional 300 acres of leased land.

“When I retired and we bought that farm over there,” Terry said with a laugh. “I had to have something to do, I didn’t have a job.” Terry retired from Firestone after working there for a little over 30 years.

When it comes to breed of cattle, the Small family has a little bit of everything.

They have horned white Face Herefords, Black Angus, Brangus, Charolais, Bremer, Simmental.

Terry added that many of the mixed breed cattle stay on the older farm and are part of the original stock that once belonged to his grandmother Donie.

“A lot of that old stock was my grandma’s, so I can’t bring myself to sell them,” Terry said.

The most-recently purchased acres are used for the Angus and White Face Herefords. “We are breeding the Black Angus with the White Herefords to try and get the Black Baldies,” Terry said.

When it comes to selling cattle, the Smalls sell most of their cattle at the Ozark I – 40 livestock auction.

“Now we do send some to Blackwell and some to Ola, but I’d say about 90 percent of our cattle go to Ozark,” Terry said.

As for raising chickens, the Smalls have ten chicken houses where they raise chickens for Tyson’s in Dardanelle. They raise six batches in a year each producing, on average, 110,000 chickens on one farm and 120,000 chickens on the other. The chicken houses collectively yield 1,760 tons of litter that the Smalls then use back on the fields.

“Every year when we clean out the chicken houses, we apply the fertilizer throughout pastures and hay meadows,” Terry said. “By applying the litter, you better have a tank sprayer,” he added. “It really makes the grass grow, but it also makes the weeds grow. So we do apply chemicals to keep down the weeds.”

When asked what had been their biggest challenge through the years, they agreed that the weather has be the most difficult.

“We got hit last year with storms and then we got hit this year,” Terry said. “The biggest challenge is the weather. It’s too wet, it’s too dry or you’re fighting army worms. It’s a part of farming.”

Farming might not be for everyone, but for Gail and Terry they wouldn’t have it any other way.

“It’s an honest day’s work, it’s an honest living,” Terry said. “Every day is a different day and a different challenge. I just love it.”

“Everything has to be fed and taken care of every day,” Gail added.

“There is no day off. You work every day. You have to love the land and love the animals and that’s why we get so upset about the animal welfare is because they think we hate the animals. We don’t. We love our cows and we love growing chickens.”

Through hard work and a shared passion, farming in many ways can bring families closer together.

“With the storm damage, family and friends that who you have during those times,” Cory said. “Baler breaks down in the field, that’s your family, that’s us. It does draw you closer. You spend a lot of time together. In the hay field and a sandwich in the back of a truck, that type of stuff.”

The brothers said that since they have gotten older they have grown to appreciate the farm more than they did in their younger years and both now have a starter herd of their own.

“I think growing up on a farm has instilled in both of us a good work ethic. I feel like that is important today, especially with having a newborn now,” Eric said.

It is easy to tell that Terry and Gail adore their grandchildren and enjoy being grandparents.

“We are hoping to raise several generations of small farmers,” Terry said.

The grandkids already help their grandparents check the cows and other fun farmyard chores.

Gail said her hope for the future is knowing that they gave their children and grandchildren a place to build and have a head start.

“To let my kids know that we did all of this for them,” Gail said. “We gave the grandkids a place to build. We were blessed with a start; not necessarily land but our parents and grandparents helped us a lot. I tell my kids all the time you better be as generous to my grandkids as we’ve been with ya’ll. They work hard, but we’ve helped them. I guess my hope for the future is that my kids and grandkids appreciate farming and appreciate the land and appreciate what God gives us.”

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Farm Family 2017 BILLY REEDER/THE CHRONICLE RIGHT: TERRY AND GAIL SMALL WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS GOING ON 35 YEARS THIS AUGUST.

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BELOW: THE SMALLS NOW RUN 120 CATTLE WITH FIVE BULLS ON 350 ACRES OF FARMLAND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 300 ACRES OF LEASED LAND. THEY HAVE HORNED WHITE FACE HEREFORDS, BLACK ANGUS, BRANGUS, CHAROLAIS, BREMER, SIMMENTAL AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS.

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2B Sports

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Pope County, Arkansas

GARY MURDOCH

Contributing Writer

After finishing 3-0 in pool play, the Atkins Red Devils fell to the Marion Patriot’s, 28-21, Friday (6-9), in the quarterfinals of the Atkins 7 on 7 Football Tournament at Atkins. The Red Devils had defeated Magnet Cove 17-14, Lavaca 24-14, and Jacksonville 10-9 to win their pool and enter the tournament as Pool B’s #1 seed.

Eli Roberson’s 35-yard td pass to Josh Jones gave Atkins a quick 7-0 lead, but Marion tied the game, 7-7, on a 40-yard TD pass on the opening play of the series. The Red Devils regained the lead, 14-7, after Roberson’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Trey Davis, but the Patriot’s tied the game once again, 14-14, on the following possession.

Atkins took a 21-14 lead on Roberson’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Parker Sweet, but Marion tied the game on a 1-play 40-yard td pass, and took a 28-21 lead after the Marion defense stopped Atkins on downs at the MHS 8 yard line. The Patriots hit 4 of 5 passes and scored on a 12-yard pass to take the 7-point lead. The Red Devils took over on their final possession of the game with just over a minute left in the game and drove 39 yards in 4 plays. The game ended after Roberson’s 19-yard pass completion to Parker Sweet on the final play of the game was stopped at the MHS 1.

Atkins sophomore quarterback Eli Roberson completed 14 of 23 passes for 196 yards and 3 TDs in the loss.

The Clinton Yellow Jackets defeated Bald Knob, 21-14, in the finals of the Atkins 7 on 7 Tournament. Clinton had finished pool play with an 0-3 record and entered the tournament as the #4 seed from Pool C. They defeated Marion in the semifinals and Bald Knob in the finals. Both teams had defeated the Yellow Jackets in pool play.

POOL PLAY

Atkins 17 Magnet Cove-14 Jacksonville-28 Lavaca-7 Marion-14 Clinton-3 Bald Knob-17 Gravette-7 Pine Bluff-24 Mansfield-0 Perryville-17 Clinton JV-14 Atkins-24 Lavaca-14 Jacksonville-23 Magnet Cove-13 Gravette-14 Clinton-7 Marion-21 Bald Knob-0 Pine Bluff-31 Perryville-7 Mansfield-21 Clinton JV-0 Atkins-10 Jacksonville-9 Lavaca-34 Magnet Cove-14 Bald Knob-10 Clinton-7 Gravette-48 Marion-21 Pine Bluff-27 Clinton JV-0 Mansfield-27 Perryville-0

KAREN RICKETTS/THE CHRONICLE THE RED DEVILS HAD DEFEATED MAGNET COVE 17-14, LAVACA 24-14, AND JACKSONVILLE 10-9 TO WIN THEIR POOL AND ENTER THE TOURNAMENT AS POOL B’S #1 SEED.

POOL A

POOL B

Pine Bluff-3-0 Atkins-3-0 Mansfield-2-1 Jacksonville-2-1 Perryville-1-2 Lavaca-1-2 Clinton JV-0-3 Magnet Cove-0-3

POOL C

Gravette-2-1 Marion-2-1 Bald Knob-2-1 Clinton-0-3

ATKINS 7 ON 7 TOURNAMENT #4 C Clinton-14 #2 C Marion-42 #2 B Jacksonville-34 #3 C Bald Knob-28

#3 B Lavaca-7 #4 B Magnet Cove-21 #3 A Perryville-7 #2 A Mansfield-20

QUARTERFINALS

Clinton-21 Marion-28 #1 C Gravette-14

#1 A Pine Bluff-14 OT #1 B Atkins-21 Jacksonville-7

SEMIFINALS

Clinton-30 Marion-28 Bald Knob-28 Gravette-21

FINALS

Clinton-21

Bald Knob-14

ATKINS JR. HIGH 7 ON 7 TOURNAMENT Dardanelle-23 Perryville-0 Mena-27 Magnet Cove-0 Dardanelle-21 Atkins-20 Mena-27 Perryville-3 Dardanelle-14 Magnet Cove-7 Atkins-13 Perryville-7 Atkins-20 Magnet Cove-0 Dardanelle-10 Mena-7 Magnet Cove-17 Perryville-7 Atkins-14 Mena-14

FINAL WINS/LOSES Dardanelle-4-0 Atkins-2-1-1 Mena-2-1-1 Magnet Cove-1-3 Perryville-0-4

Atkins football calendar of events, practices, vacation

Basketball teams travel to compete KAREN RICKETTS

Contibuting Writer

Eight teams across the River Valley traveled to Atkins on June 7 and 8 for the Lady Red Devils inaugural basketball team summer camp.

Approximately 400 girls participated in the two-day camp with both junior and senior high teams competing.

Lady Red Devils Head Coach Wesley Kuhn led the event and said that he was pleased with the level of competition from all the teams.

“The experience is second to none,” said Kuhn. “We have a lot of good competition from 4A all the way to 1A schools. The experience that the girls are getting is only going to prepare them for the season.”

A variety of team divisions

KAREN RICKETTS/THE CHRONICLE APPROXIMATELY 400 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE TWO-DAY CAMP.

competed including: Conway St. Joseph, England, Lamar, Morrilton, Ouachita, Paris, Two Rivers and Atkins.

The basketball camp also provides opportunities for the city of Atkins.

“For one, we are raising money for the girls to help us pay for our summer camps and two, it gives Atkins a lot of exposure,” Kuhn said. “It brings a lot of teams here and helps our local businesses. It’s awesome.”

Coach Kuhn said that he hopes the camp will have even more teams sign up next year.

“It’s a really good camp and it’s our first year running it,” Kuhn said. “Hopefully we can turn it into something bigger.”

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Simply sweet strawberry desserts

Church Events

Strawberry Cake

Atkins First Freewill Baptist - VBS

Atkins First Freewill Baptist VBS (across from ball fields) June 21-23 6-8 p.m. 6-8 p.m. June 21-23 VBS Deep Sea Discovery age range is pre-school to the 6th grade, we will have crafts, lessons, music, games, and food every night. Each group will alternate from one of these activities to the other according to their age.

Gravel Hill Church of Christ - VBS The Gravel Hill Church of Christ will begin their Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 19 through June 23. The Church is located at 169 Wait Lane in Dover. The subject will be as follows: Monday-Fishers of Men; Tuesday-Feeding 5,000; Wednesday-Walking on Water; Thursday-Jesus Calms the Storm; Friday-Net Full of Fishes. Classes for all ages, even adults, everyone is invited to come. Refreshments will be served daily, on Friday a special treat of Chili and Hot Dogs will be served. For more information call: Bill Roderick 479-331-3194 or David Wait 479-331-3084.

Cake: 1 white cake mix 1 pkg. strawberry Jello ½ cup strawberries ½ cup oil ½ cup water 4 eggs Vanilla Icing: 1 box powdered sugar 1 stick oleo ½ c. berries 1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all cake ingredients and bake until done. Cool. Mix all icing ingredients and ice cool cake.

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“I Will Call Upon the Lord” Youth Day: 1 p.m. on June 24 at Hector Church of Christ, located at 354 Oak Street. Come learn how to call upon the name of the Lord. What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Acts 22:16 Call us at 479-692-9651 or 479-280-8771.

Jerusalem Church of Christ - Gospel Meeting Gospel meeting at the Jerusalem Church of Christ, June 18-21, 2017. Speakers: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Terry Joe Kee, Sunday 7 p.m. - Jon Smith, Monday 7 p.m. - Robert Swain, Tuesday 7 p.m. - Carroll Sites, Wednesday 7 p.m. - Gary Frazer. Come and hear the Gospel proclaimed. We hope that you can be with us for this meeting. This is a special invitation for you to attend.

Pleasant Grove Community Church - Breakfast Pleasant Grove Community Church will be having a Breakfast Saturday June 17th at 8:30a.m. Everyone is welcome. Special speaker Brother Bud Bradley. For more info contact Brother Bill Hampton at 479-692-3103.

Strawberry Pizza 1 cup margarine 6 tablespoon sugar 2 cups flour 2 cups Cool Whip 8 oz. cream cheese (at room temp.)

1 cup powdered sugar 1 quart fresh strawberries (or other berry) 1 teaspoon vanilla

Plumerville Church of Christ - Youth Day In Honor of all Veterans - Youth Day at the Plumerville Church of Christ, located on Highway 64, is at 1 p.m. on July 1. Featuring Roy McClure speaking on: “God Bless America!” Reception to follow in the fellowship hall. A special invitation to all veterans. “Honor to whom honor is due.” Please bring your young people to help honor our veterans.

The Plumerville Church of Christ invites everyone to Sizzlin Summer Cinema Saturdays at 7 p.m. Now Showing: June 17 “The Biblical Account of Noah,” June 24 “The Ark,” July 1 “The Animals,” July 8 “The Global Flood,” July 15 “Moses, the Prince,” July 22 “Moses, the Shepherd,” July 29 “Moses, the Law Giver,” August 5 “David and Goliath,” August 12 “Passport to Bible Lands,” August 19 “Jesus,” August 26 “The Bible is Reliable.”

Need a ride? Call 479-692-9651 or 479-280-8771.

Sweet Home Free Will Baptist Church - Singing The Sweet Home Free Will Baptist Church will be having their monthly singing on June 16. Refreshments will be served after the singing. Brother Koy Williams invites everyone to come and enjoy the singing.

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Church Directory ALLEN CHAPEL AME Pastor, Rev. Byron Miller • 2nd and 4th Sundays Sunday School 10 a.m.• Worship 11 a.m.

GOLD HILL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Leon Bobo, Pastor 1st and 3rd Sundays Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m.

AGAPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 401 Crow Mtn. Drive • Tony Sparks, Pastor • 479-264-9309

BETHANY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Eddie Rogers, Pastor, 968-7806 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m.

PINE RIDGE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Hank Duvall, Pastor • Phone: 641-7721 Sunday Morning 10 a.m.• Sunday Night 5:30 p.m. • Wednesday 7 p.m.

ATKINS FIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST Pastor, Johnny McCoy, 890-5328 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • CTS 6 p.m.

• Wednesday 7 p.m.

HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC) Rev. Charlie Bird, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m.

• Sunday Worship11 a.m. • Bible Study Sunday 6 p.m.

ATKINS CHRISTIAN CENTER 205 Ave. One NE, Robert Norman, Sr., Pastor Sunday Morning 10 a.m. • Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. • Sunday evening 6 p.m.

ADORATION CHURCH (East End of Crow Mountain) • Charley Casto, Pastor • Sunday Morning 10 a.m. • Sunday Evining 6 p.m.

BELLS CHAPEL FREE WILL BAPTIST Elvis Clark, Pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Sunday Evening 4 p.m.

HAPPY VALLEY ASSEMBLY OF GOD Rev. Scott Garrison, Pastor • Sunday Morning Prayer 9:30 a.m. • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship Service 11 a.m. • Monday Evening Prayer 7 p.m. • Sun. Evening Worship 6 p.m. • Wednesday Family Night7 p.m.

SIMPLE TRUTH CHURCH jJustin Hubbard, Pastor • Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. • Sunday Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. • Tuesday evening worship, 6:30 p.m.

ATKINS ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Brian Ryals • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. • Evening Worship 6 p.m. • Wednesday Service 7 p.m. Radio Services Saturday mornings at 11:30 a.m. AM1490 BELLS CHAPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Chad Duvall, Pastor • Sunday School 9.45 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. • Evening Service 6 p.m.• Wednesday Service7 p.m.

BLACKWELL FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m.

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CEDAR GROVE ASSEMBLY OF GOD Rev. Bob Judkins 1024 Rock Hollow Rd., Hector Sunday school 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening Worship 6 p.m. • Wednesday night 6 p.m.

MACEDONIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Young People 7 p.m. • Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. • Wednesday Night 7 p.m.

VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD Mike Chisum, Pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Evening Service 6 p.m. • Wednesday night 7 p.m.

5789 Pine Ridge Rd. • Atkins CORNERSTONE ASSEMBLY OF GOD Ervin Petty, Pastor 641-2229 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. • wm’s,men’s, ministry, yth 5 p.m. • Worship 6 p.m. • Wednesday worship 7 p.m.

POTTSVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD Rev. Sam Austin, Pastor • Sunday School 9:30 a.m.• Worship Service 10:35 a.m.

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SOUTH NEW HOPE ASSEMBLY OF GOD Norman Chenowith, Pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening Service 6 p.m. • Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

WELCOME HILL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor, Euel Nordin • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening Worship 5 p.m.

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ATKINS FIRST BAPTIST Bro. Ferrel Duffel, pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

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POTTSVILLE FIRST BAPTIST Rev. Jim Huffman, Pastor 968-6233 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Training Union 6 p.m. • Worship 7 p.m. • Wed.Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

HECTOR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Ira Taylor, Pastor Phone 284-3701 • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. • Choir Practice 5 p.m. • Evening Service 6 p.m. • Wednesday Night 7 p.m.

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DOVER FREE WILL BAPTIST Joey Hanna, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening Service 6 p.m.• Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

HECTOR FREE WILL BAPTIST Terry Latham, Pastor 641-2393• Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship Service 1 a.m. • Sunday • Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday Evening 7 p.m.

KENWOOD FREE WILL BAPTIST Pastor Terry Duvall, • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m.

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BELLS CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST Robert Hearne, Minister • Sunday School 10 a.m.

• Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. • Evening Worship 6 p.m. • Wed. Night Service 7 p.m.

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN—RUSSELLVILLE Darrell Kobs, Pastor • Sunday School 9 a.m. • Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.

ATKINS UNITED METHODIST Naomi Rogers, Pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.

BELLS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST Naomi Rogers Pastor • Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

• Morning Worship 9:30 a.m.

POTTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST Millie Bryant, Pastor • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Church School 9:45 a.m. • Choir Practice 4 p.m.

• Bible Study 5 p.m.

HILLCREST PENTECOSTAL CH. OF GOD Rev. Bob and Paulette Branch, Pastors 886-2777 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

• Sunday Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday 7 p.m.

APPLETON CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Richard Falbo, Pastor 331-3187 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Bible Study 5 p.m. • Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

HARMONY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Darrell Barnes, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m.

• Evening 6 p.m.

ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL Fr. Jos Tharakan, Rector, 501 S. Phoenix, Russellville, Sunday Worship at 8 and 10:30; Sunday School 9:30; Youth at 5:30

OAK GROVE FREE WILL BAPTIST Mark Simmons, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. • Children’s Church 11:30 a.m. • Sunday Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday Night 7 p.m.

ATKINS MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN North Church Street (Downtown) Chuck Olson, pastor • Gail Murdoch, Clerk of Session • Morning Worship 11 a.m.

POTTSVILLE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor David Downum • Sunday Morning 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 5 p.m.

MARS HILL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Jo Warren, Pastor 501-208-1065 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship Service 11 a.m.

MT. VERNON FREE WILL BAPTIST Bro. Jeremy Dodd, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m.

• Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening Worship 5 p.m. • Wedn. Bible and J.Team 6:45 p.m.

ST. JOE FREE WILL BAPTIST Pastor Bro. David Bishop, • Sunday Service10 a.m. * Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.

SWEET HOME FREE WILL BAPTIST Bro. Koy Williams Sunday Morning 10 a.m. • Sunday Night 5 p.m. • Friday Night Singing 7 p.m.

MOUNTAIN VIEW FREE WILL BAPTIST Terry Anthony, Pastor • Sunday Morning 10 a.m. • Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m. • Tuesday Night 7 p.m.

UNION GROVE FREE WILL BAPTIST Scott Warren, Pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • CTS 5:30 p.m.

• Evening Service 6 p.m. • Wednesday Night Service 7 p.m.

WELCOME HOME FREE WILL BAPTIST Josh Aufdengarten, 127 Welcome Home Rd. Hector 72843 479-284-3060, 479-886-3550 • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Worship Service 10:30 a.m. • Evening Worship 6 p.m POINT REMOVE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Elder Gary Harvey, Pastor 479-880-0018 • 510 North Knoxville, Russellville • Sunday 10:30 a.m. • Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

FREE HOLINESS James Boren, Pastor Phone 641-2777 • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Saturday Evening 6:30 • Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m.

ATKINS CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION Rev. Ernest Hardesty, Pastor • Sunday Morning Mass 8:30 a.m. • Holy Days Vigil (Evening) 6 p.m.

• Holy Days 8 a.m. • Wednesday (Evening) • 5:30 p.m. • Tues., Wed.8 a.m.

ATKINS CHURCH OF CHRIST Neal Chism, Minister • Bible Classes 9:45 a.m. • Worship Service 10:45 a.m. • Evening Worship 5

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POTTSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Howard Wheeler, Pastor • Church School 9:45 a.m.• Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Youth Fellowship 6 p.m.

PALMETTO CHURCH Jackie Townsell, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening Worship 5 p.m.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF ATKINS Bro. Wayne Long, Pastor • 502 N.E. 4th Street • Sunday Services • 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. • Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

PILGRIM REST MISSIONARY BAPT. CHURCH #2 Happy Bend Community • Rev. Paul Erby, Pastor • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Wednesday Prayer Meet. 7 p.m.

GRIFFIN FLAT COMMUNITY CHURCH 2188 Griffin Flat Rd., near Appleton Bro. Roy Smith and Bro. Kevin Talkington, Pastors • Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Service 11 a.m.

• Sunday Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday 7 p.m.

EVANS MOUNTAIN FULL GOSPEL CHURCH Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m. • Wednesday Evening 7 p.m.

HECTOR CHURCH OF CHRIST Minister, Randy Gray, 366 Oak St., Services Sunday 2:30 p.m.

CEDAR CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST Services Sunday 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

PINE HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. • Wednesday 7 p.m.

CAGLESVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH Bro. Bill Moody Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Church 11 a.m.

Sunday evening 5 p.m.

JERUSALEM FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Randy Chronister, Pastor • Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m. • Wednesday Evening Worship 7 p.m.

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Police Reports

Sometime during the middle of last week vandals spray painted obscenities on the Ace Space Center storage units near the Atkins School Football field. A report was taken but no suspects have been arrested.

On June 11, Atkins Investigator Scott Harper took a phone call from complainant on Ave. 4 NE, about their cousin being high and disruptive and requested law enforcement assistance. Gurney Settlemire was arrested and transported to the Pope County Detention Center on disorderly conduct, public intoxication, residential burglary and theft by receiving. He

also had an active warrant out for his arrest.

On May 15, State Trooper Christopher Goodman stopped a vehicle in Atkins driven by Anthony Davis. During the stop Davis fled on foot. His car was found to have five bags of meth and a set of scales. Last week Davis was spotted in the Atkins Bottoms was stopped and fled again. He was later apprehended in Witt Springs. He was transported to the Pope County Detention Center and faces drug charges and failure to register as a sex offender. Bond was set Monday for $50,000 and his parole was revolted.

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Pope County, Arkansas

Legals IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POPE COUNTY, AR-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POPE COUNTY,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POPE COUNTY,

KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION 2 IN THE MATTER

ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER

ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA CAROLYN NEEL,

OF THE ESTATE

OF THE ADOPTION OF

ROBERT A. VAN ABEL, DECEASED

JACOB CHARLES LEE MCDONAL 58PR-17-103

P-58-2017- 134

WARNING ORDER

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

sellville, AR 72802 Date of Death: May 12, 2017

Last known address of decedent: 215 South

TO: CHAD WALTERS

An instrument dated November 21, 2011, was on

Portland, Russellville, AR. 72801

A Petition for Adoption has been filed in the

the 25th day of May, 2017, admitted to probate as

Date of Death: May 21, 2015

Circuit Court of Pope County, Arkansas, Probate

the Last Will of the above named decedent and

On the 31st day of May, 2017, John D. Van Kleef

Division. You are hereby warned to appear in

the undersigned was appointed personal repre-

was appointed as the Executor of the Estate of

this Court within thirty (30) days from the first date

sentative thereunder. A contest of the probate of

Robert A Van Abel, Deceased. All persons having

of publication of this Warning Order or be barred

the Will can be effected only by filing a Petition

claims against the estate must exhibit them,

from answering or asserting your interest.

within the time provided by law.

duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6)

A hearing has been set for the 20th day of July,

All persons having claims against the estate must

months from the date of the first publication of

2017, at 1:00 p.m., in the Circuit Court, Probate Di-

exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned

this notice, or they shall be forever barred and

vision, of Pope County, Russellville, Arkansas. The

within six (6) months from the date of the first pub-

precluded from any benefit in the estate.

Court will be considering the Petitioners request

lication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred

This notice first published the 8th day of June,

for a final order granting the relief requested in

and precluded from any benefit in the estate.

2017.

their Petition for Adoption.

This notice first published the 7th day of June, 2017.

JOHN D. VAN KLEEF

Witness my hand and seal as Clerk of the Probate

MELANIE POKLUDA MCLEROY, Personal Rep

Court of Pope County, Arkansas, this 31st day of

c/o Robert W. Hardin, P.A., Attorney for the Estate

Van Kleef & Vaughn, Attorneys at Law

May, 2017.

P.O. Box 9246, Russellville, AR. 72811

479-967-9246

Spam Casserole Q: What do you call a pig that knows karate?

A pork chop!

If you had 5 oranges in one hand and 5 pears in the other hand, what would you have?

Massive hands.

What did the green grape say to the purple grape?

“Breathe, you idiot, breathe!”

P.O. Box 866, Russellville, AR 72811 Laura McGuire, County Clerk

(479) 968-5333

by: Kristi Higgs, Deputy Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POPE COUNTY,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POPE COUNTY, AR-

ARKANSAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION

KANSAS DIVISION IV APOLLO INVESTMENTS,

WADE THOMAS, PLAINTIFF VS. BRITTANY

LLC, PLAINTIFF V. NO. 58CV-17-259 JOHN D.

SUZANNE THOMAS, DEFENDANT

KELLER AND BERNIE L. KELLER DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF QUIET TITLE ACTION

NO. 58DR-2017-237 LEGAL NOTICE, WARNING ORDER

Notice is hereby given that Apollo Investments,

You are hereby notified that the said Wade Thom-

LLC, filed an action to quiet title to the following

as, Plaintiff herein, whose attorney is William F.

real property against the defendants, John D.

Smith, P.O. Box 1253, Russellville, Arkansas 72811,

Keller and Bernie L. Keller: Lots 5 and 6, Block F, M.

has filed a Complaint for Divorce against you,

I. Kelley Addition to the City of Russellville, Pope

Brittany Suzanne Thomas, a copy of which shall

County, Arkansas. Also known as 1309 S. El Paso

be delivered to you or to your attorney upon re-

Ave., Russellville, Arkansas.

quest. You are also notified that you must appear

The defendants and all persons who claim an

and defend by filing your answer or other respon-

interest in the above property should appear and

sive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date

show cause why the title of the plaintiff should

of the first publication of this Warning Order; and

not be confirmed, or else the relief sought by the

in the event of your failure to do so, judgment by

plaintiff may be granted and you will be barred

default will be entered against you for the relief

from asserting your interest.

demanded in the Complaint as circumscribed by

WITNESS my hand and seal as Clerk of the Pope

the laws of this State. Witness my hand and the

County Circuit Court this 30th day of May, 2017.

seal of said Court this 8th day of June, 2017.

Want to hear a pizza joke?

–Never mind, it’s too cheesy.

DIANE WILLCUTT, CIRCUIT CLERK

L.R. Fryar, Deputy Clerk, Smith Law Firm, P.O. Box

By: Lyn Wescott

1253, Russellville, AR. 72811

This notice of quiet title action was first published this 7th day of June, 2017.

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POTTSVILLE From Page 1A will return Wednesday.

Gladys Bunton has been enjoying a visit with her daughter Beverly Jones and husband Ricky and children Matthew and “little Chris” this week. They enjoyed Sunday dinner together. They have been visiting other friends and relatives in the area, including his parents, J.M. and Barbara Jones of Atkins and his sisters Liza and Susan and his brother and wife Amanda. Gladys and Beverly went to visit her brother Michael in Malvern Saturday.

Danny and Carless Teeter and Devaughn Hale hosted Katherine Teeter to supper Saturday night at Western Siz-

DECEASED NO. 58PR-2017-163 NOTICE Last known address: 209 Hickory Hills Drive, Rus-

Notice zlin’ in celebration of her birthday.

Sympathy is expressed to the family of Filomena Ramos, who was buried Saturday morning at Pisgah Cemetery. The funeral was held Friday evening.

Katherine Teeter took Robert and Clayton Teeter to Steak and Shake for an early Friday supper.

The Pope County Cattlemen’s Association will hold a field day Tuesday, June 20th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the ATU farm greenhouse classroom. Members will tour several pasture demonstrations, mainly about weed control. Dow Agro-Science and Winfield United will host the

program and provide a meal after the tour. Members are asked to bring potluck cookies, cupcakes, brownies, etc. for dessert.

Jimmy and Barbara Teeter helped move daughter Amy Teeter to the Little Rock area Monday. They enjoyed supper at IHOP afterwards.

A 90th birthday celebration for Adolph Vodrazka will be held Sunday, June 25th from 2-4 p.m. at the Pottsville United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Friends, relatives and especially former students are invited to come and visit. No gifts please – cards only. Come and go.

Atkins School Child Nutrition Department is accepting bids for food and non-food supplies for the 2017-2018 school year.

Bid forms may be obtained at the Administration Office at 307 North Church Street, Atkins, AR 72823.

Deadline to apply is 7/17/2017.

PUBLIC & REAL ESTATE AUCTION Thursday, June 22, 2017 • STARTS @ 9:49 A.M. Real Estate will Sell at 12:01 p.m.

DIRECTIONS: From Pryor, OK, at the Jct of 69 Hwy & Hwy 20, take Hwy 69 North 5 mi to W 440 Road (aka Farm to Market or Dry Gulch Rd). Turn right (E) and go 8.7 mi to N 4418 Rd (1st Rd past Dry Gulch), Turn left and follow road to property. Or from Adair, OK, at the Jct of Hwy 28 & Hwy 69, take Hwy 69 South 4 mi to W 440 Road. Turn left (E) and go 8.7 mi to N 4418 Rd, turn left and follow road to property.

WATERFRONT HOME with BOAT HOUSE on LAKE HUDSON!

Beautiful 4.13 acre +/waterfront property w/ 330ft+/- frontage! Low maintenance 2592 sq ft +/- 3 bed 2 bath home built in 1993 with large kitchen, master w/ large walk in shower and walk in closet, office area, sunroom, utility/ 5238 N. 4418 Rd sewing room, wrap around deck, metal roof & sidAdair, OK 74330 Trex ing & more.

Boat house w/ lift, 2 slips, fishing dock, electric 2 OH doors. Detached 2 car garage w/ work shop area, 30x30 shop 2-10x10 doors & storage Building.

Partially wooded lot with gentle slope to water.

OPEN HOUSES: Sunday, June 11 & 18 from 2 - 4 pm (Real Estate Only)

Terms: 5% down, min $5000 per tract, non refundable, no contingencies, close in 30 days.

For More Info, Directions, Pictures CompleteTerms & Conditions : www.chuppsauction.com

HUNTERS and FISHERMEN Notice is hereby given lands belonging to the undersigned are posted against HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, SWIMMING, BATHING, DUMPING AND TRESPASSING of all kinds by man or dog, day or night and parties found guilty of same will be subject to fines as the law directs. Post your land here for just $28 a year! All owned and controlled land of: • All property owned by Virginia Peak

• Loretta Hern Rethard

• Roy and Neva Ferguson property, Dan-

Farms, Hwy. 105 S

(Griffin Flat Community)

ny and Deborah Ferguson Bull property

• All land owned by Dair Valley Farms,

• Robert and Julia Sorrels land (formerly

• Ottis and Mary Lois Mackey farm in

C.D. and Doris Peugh

Wilkins Heights and Pete Bruck land)

Hector and Buttermilk

• All land owned by Jeff and Sandy Russell

• Lynn Creekmore property

• Pete and Melba Linker Property on

• All land owned by Geraldine Baker and

• The Old Moore Place, 160 acres owned by

Griffin Flat Road

Harley Darter in the Buttermilk Comunity

Troy Burris on Isbell Creek in Oak Grove

• Tyson property, north and south of

• Jerry and Doris Hughey, Surrounding

• All lands owned and operated by Arkansas

Murdoch Road

dam of Lake Atkins on Hwy. 105 S. of

River Valley Farms in Conway and Pope

• The Property owned by Lattie and

Atkins. No dumping.

Counties

Anna Coffman, Paula Coffman, Sharon

• All property owned by Boren Farms in

• All Mitchell property East of Atkins.

Coffman or Circle V Ranch, the areas

Pope and Conway County

• T.N. Teeter and Billy McAnulty land on Crow

known as Condley Lake and Circle V

• Charles and Joann Bewley property

Mountain

properties at Appleton and Buttermilk.

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‘Academic Excellence Banquet’ honors many STEVE LEAVELL

Staff Writer

RECIPIENT OF THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD IN 2004 RACHEL WALTERS WAS THIS YEAR’S FEATURED SPEAKER.

PHOTOS BY STEVE LEAVELL/THE CHRONICLE NATHAN AND YOUNG MI HENDERSON WERE CITED FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER WORK ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HONORED FOR MAINTAINING A TOP TEN PERCENT GRADE POINT FOR ALL FOUR OF HERHIGH SCHOOL YEARS GRACE ZIMMERMAN RECEIVES HER AWARD WITH HER FAMILY.

LISA HOOD, SEVENTH GRADE MATH TEACHER, WAS NAMED EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR IN THE DOVER SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR HER “OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION.”

Classroom and exterior cameras approved

STEVE LEAVELL

Staff Writer

The Hector School Board met during June 6 in its regular monthly meeting and dealt with a number of maintenance, campus improvement and personnel matters.

On recommendation of Superintendent Mark Taylor, the board approved the low bid of $28,600 for exterior painting for the school buildings.

The Board approved a $62,000 bid from Progressive Technolo-

gies for the first phase of a project installing classroom and exterior monitor cameras.

After a twenty-five minute executive session, the board accepted the resignations of high school business teacher Jimmy Stroud and high school science teacher Martha Stroud.

It approved the hiring of Luke McAnulty as head girls basketball coach, Samantha Shipley as art teacher, and Mary Ann Savage as family and consumer science and business teacher.

Dover school awarded 500-book classroom library SUBMITTED The Book Love Foundation awarded its 55th classroom library this year. Since 2013 the Book Love Foundation has given $221,000 in grants to classroom teachers. This year, twenty middle and high school English Language Arts teachers from the United States and Canada were awarded 500book classroom libraries due to their extraordinary dedication to create a lasting love of reading for all students. These teachers work at local, state, and national levels to inspire their colleagues.

Christi Jones teaches 8th grade at Dover Middle School

It authorized Taylor to hire a student worker for summer maintenance projects.

In other matters, the board accepted a $2,200 bid for a disused 2006 model school bus.

It authorized official duties for district employees Taylor as Ex-Officio Financial Officer, and Melody Cane as District Treasurer.

The board approved policy updates released by the Arkansas School Boards Association reflecting changes in law from the recent legislative session, up-

dated the district’s Authorization of Electronic Transfer of Funds, and authorized the deletion of multiple items from the district’s inventory.

The May financial reports and a proposed budget of expenditures for the 2018-19 school year were approved.

All board members, including David Freeman, Gary McDonald, Chas Riley, Carilyn Cook, and Tony Haley were present. The board’s next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., July 13, in the Administration Building.

The seventeenth annual Academic Excellence Banquet sponsored by the Dover Area Chamber of Commerce was held June 8, in the Dover Middle School cafeteria.

The ceremony recognizes high school students who have maintained a grade point average in the top ten percent of their class, as well as presenting awards to a Community Member of the Year and an Educator of the Year in the Dover school system who are honored for their “outstanding contributions to education.”

This year’s community honorees were Nathan and Young Mi Henderson, who were cited for their volunteer work on multiple projects at the elementary school. Nathan Henderson has announced his candidacy for the Dover board of education in this year’s school election.

Lisa Hood, seventh grade math teacher, was named Educator of the Year.

Students in grades nine through twelve were recognized according to the number of times they had qualified by their grade points.

First-year recipients included Antonio Brownell, Hallie Miller, Katelyn Hartzell, June Musgrove, Avery Reichert, Mycah LaRue, Rebecca Starling, Dylan Easley, Emmalee Renfroe, Shelby Waddoups, Madeline Brown, Dayna Walker, Madison Hudgins, Madison McCabe, Chloe Hill, Jessica Greathouse, Ben Stewart, and Brooklyn Pfeifer.

Second year recipients included Clayton Williams, Christian Retchert, Ethan Jacobs, Faith Johnson, Johanna Branch, Rylie Wheeler, Rianna Hampton, Tricia Widner, Nadia Burnham, Sarah Rainey, Elaina Minks, Savannah Pierce, Mikala Ramsey, Regan Richmond, and Riley Carpenter.

Those recognized for the third year included Madison Van Horn, Colby Taverner, Alissa Mattina, Brittany Martin, Gracie Hartzell, McKinley Heffley, Malcolm Penka, and Kirby Smith.

Honored for maintaining a top ten percent grade point for all four of their high school years were Grace Zimmerman, Savannah Wiegel, Faith Payne, Joshua Pierce, Jace Parker, Caleb Jacobs, Madison Schalk, Tiffany Chisum, and Ryan Weehunt. As has been traditional in recent years, the featured speaker of the evening was a Dover graduate who had during their time at Dover been a recipient of the Academic Excellence Award.

This year’s speaker was Rachel Walters, who was honored in 2004.

Since then she has received a business degree, worked in healthcare administration and is presently working toward a degree in dentistry.

Walters focused on how her religious faith had provided discipline and aided her in setting and achieving goals.

School Board PROPOSED BUDGET OF EXPENDITURES TOGETHER WITH TAX LEVY FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2018 TO AND INCLUDING JUNE 30, 2019 The Board of Directors of Hector School District of Pope County, Arkansas in compliance with the requirements of Ark. Code Ann.§ 6-13-622 and Amendment 74 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, has prepared, approved, and does hereby make public a proposed budget of expenditures for the district in 2018-19 together with a supporting tax rate as follows: 1. Salary Fund Expenditures 2. Instructional Expense 3. Maintenance & Operation Exp. 4. Pupil Transportation Expense 5. Other Operating Expense 6. Non-bonded Debt Payment 7. Bonded Debt Payment 8. Building Fund Expense 9. Dedicated Maint. & Op. Exp.

$ 2,300,000 $ 855,000 $ 725,000 $ 300,000 $ 325,000 $0 $325,901 $0 $0

44.50 Total Mills School Tax This represents no change from the previous year. The total tax levy proposed above includes 25.0 mills for the maintenance and operation of schools, 0 dedicated maintenance and operation mills dedicated for 0 purposes, and 19.50 mills for debt service previously voted as a continuing debt service tax pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The district may use surplus revenues produced each year by debt service millage for other purposes.

Given this 6 day of June, 2017__.

HECTOR School District

POPE County, Arkansas DAVID FREEMAN President of Board TONY HALEY Secretary of Board

in Dover, Arkansas, a high poverty area where resources often present an obstacle to learning for her students. Although she has worked hard to build a classroom library, she wrote that the Book Love Foundation grant will serve as a morale boost to her students. She said, “It will serve as an example that resources are available for students in poverty (and for the teachers that serve them) so that we can work to level the playing field in education. Books are the true foundation of education. Please help us get our hands on these precious commodities.” We are thrilled to do just that.

COLLEGE HOPEFULS RECIEVE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS

JIMMY STROUD/CHAIRMAN, HECTOR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION HECTOR: THE HECTOR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION RECENTLY AWARDED $2000 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWO HECTOR SENIORS, MACKENZIE HENDRIX (LEFT), DAUGHTER OF RICKY AND DESHEA HENDRIX, WHO PLANS TO ATTEND UACCM AND SAMANTHA BARTON (RIGHT), DAUGHTER OF SANDY AND RICKY BARTON, WHO PLANS TO ATTEND ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY. MR. GREG BELL (CENTER), PAST CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER OF THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION COMMITTEE, PRESENTED THE AWARDS IN FRONT OF THE HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDY BODY DURING THE YEAR-END AWARDS ASSEMBLY.

BOUND FOR CALIFORNIA

JIMMY STROUD/FBLA ADVISOR, HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL HECTOR: THREE HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA MEMBERS PLACED AT THE STATE FBLA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE RECENTLY IN LITTLE ROCK. THEY INCLUDE: LOGAN SMEDLEY (LEFT) - BUSINESS CALCULATIONS; LILY WILLIAMS (CENTER) - WORD PROCESSING; AND THE TEAM OF JAMES FREEMAN (RIGHT) AND CASSIDY HALEY (NOT PICTURED) - WEBSITE DESIGN. SMEDLEY, WILLIAMS, AND FREEMAN WILL REPRESENT ARKANSAS AT THE NATIONAL FBLA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 27-JULY 3. THEY WILL COMPETE AGAINST OTHER STATE WINNERS FROM ACROSS THE NATIONAL. THE 7-DAY TRIP WILL INCLUDE SIGHT-SEEING, COMPETITIVE EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND GENERAL SESSIONS.

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BILLY REEDER/THE CHRONICLE THE SMALL’S SHOW OFF THE FUTURE GENERATION OF FAMILY FARMING.

LIBBY REEDER/THE CHRONICLE TERRY SMALL NOT ONLY HAS A LOVE FOR FARMING BUT ALSO FOR HIS GRANDKIDS.

LIBBY REEDER/THE CHRONICLE GAIL’S SAID HER HOPE FOR THE FUTURE IS KNOWING THAT THEY GAVE THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN A PLACE TO BUILD AND HAVE A HEAD START.