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Carlisle Bison fall to Clarendon. See story on p. 3.
Volume 120 Number 43 - USPS 225-680
Community Calendar of Events
Serving all of Prairie County and the Grand Prairie
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Hornets and Eagles have gameless homecomings
Thursday October 28 Food Distribution at First United Methodist Church in Hazen 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m Friday October 29 Hazen Alumni Association Fish Fry Fundraiser Drive Thru Hazen Community Center 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Hazen Hornets vs Carlisle Bison Hornet Field Senior Night 7:00 p.m. Des Arc Eagles vs England Lions Lions Field 7:00 p.m. Saturday October 30 Hazen Community Drive thru Trunk or Treat City Park East 5:30 p.m. Sunday October 31 Happy Halloween! Sunday November 7 Daylight Savings Time Ends Monday November 8 Biscoe EHC Meeting First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 10:30 a.m. Tuesday November 9 Quorum Court Meeting Des Arc Court Annex Building 6:00 p.m Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce
and the Please call F&M Bank (255-3042) or The Grand Prairie Herald (255-4538) to list events.
Despite the fact that both the Hazen Hornets vs. England and the Des Arc Eagles vs. Marked Tree homecoming games were cancelled due to forfeiture, the annual homecoming festivities were continued with coronation ceremonies, field ceremonies, and parades. The HHS picture above and others (See page 4.) were taken by Ruth Corley. The DAHS picture below and the others (See page 5.) were taken by Silver Smith and Lisa Mills.
Hazen Council changes pension administration The Hazen City Council voted to assign the administration of the Hazen Fire Relief and Pension fund to the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System (LOPFI) after the Hazen Firemen’s Pension Fund Committee agreed to the change at its meeting held on October 7, 2021. “It’s going to be a good situation,” Hazen Mayor David Hardke told the council at the October 21 meeting. The plan will go into effect on January 1, 2022. Council Members Larry Anthony, Barbara Rogers, Steve Chlapecka, Rick Wiggins, and Tim Juola were present, along w i t h Recorder/Treasurer David Hoover, Police Officer Teddy Walker, Fire Chief Seth Skarda, and Mayoral Assistant Tracie Vail. An ordinance was passed to change the pension management. Police Chief Bradley Taylor joined the meeting via Facetime and reported that Belga, the Police Department’s drug dog, will be retiring. Taylor was with three other Hazen police officers at training in Camp Robinson and could not physically attend the meeting. The council voted to replace Belga, who is 10 years old, with another trained dog from the same breeder for $11,250. During her time with the Hazen Police, Belga has been involved with 3007 misdemeanor and felony drug cases, Taylor said. Hardke reported that the ultraviolet light system at the sewer treatment plant needs to be replaced and that the lowest bid for the job came from ETI Services, Inc. in Malvern. The council voted to take the $95,134 necessary for the replacement from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) money. The
city received $138,000 in ARP money from the federal government. Hardke said that more repairs may be needed, but right now the ultraviolet system will be replaced and two extra lights will be added. Other cities who use this system have been pleased with it, he said. The city also has approximately $54,000 left in CARES Act money as well, and the city is working on a plan to spend that money before the December deadline. Hardke would like to use that money for possible COVID pay for city employees. The council passed a resolution to fix the day for the hearing of a petition to vacate a portion of East Cleveland Street that lies between North Grove Street and North Woodlawn Street. The property owners on either side of the street have made the request. A hearing of the petition will take place at 6:00 p.m. on November 18, 2021 at the city hall. Streets beside the baseball field have sunk, and the city is getting together bid specifications to bid out that work in the spring. The 2023 state grant for street repair won’t come soon enough, Hardke said. He also reported that the grain bins at the baseball field are now gone, and there are plans to drop the tower this week. The city will do a “one call” to warn residents before that happens. Randy Phillips has agreed to do the demolition in exchange for the metal from the buildings, which saves the city approximately $70,000. The caboose at the depot has been repainted, and the holes in the roof have been fixed. The lettering on the caboose will be replaced soon. Aristotle will be
installing a larger receiver to handle the load on the fiber that has been laid, and the renovation of the bathrooms in the lower hallway of the high school has been completed for a total of $27,745.45, which is under the $32,000 budgeted. The city’s two water tanks have been inspected, and some additional things may be needed, according to Hardke. A new overflow valve and a vent will need to be installed and possibly mixers in the tanks, which will cost $22,000 per tank. The complete Suez Company report was handed out to the council members to review before the next meeting. Fire Chief Seth Skarda reported that his department had six first-responder calls and had aided in an 18wheeler fire. He also said that his department had hosted fire prevention programs for several groups of local children. The Water and Sewer Department has repaired six leaks and has replaced shutoff valves and meters, and has installed several meter boxes. The water main that was hit near the armory on
Industrial Drive was repaired as well. A sewer line behind the Masonic Lodge is too close to a house, and the line must be moved 300 feet. The cost to move the line could be as much as $50,350. The gas lines to three houses set for demolition have been killed. At the end of the meeting, the council members discussed the problem of feral cats and pit
bull dogs within the city limits. Some of the cats have already been removed by Animal Control Officer Tony Sayger, and owners of the pit bulls have been reminded that those kinds of dogs are permitted in the city, Hardke said. The city intends to run a notification in the local paper quarterly to remind citizens of the pit bull ban.
Carlisle Library gets new tables... The Carlisle Public Library would like to send a shout out to the City of Carlisle and these wonderful guys for the amazing picnic tables we were surprised with. The library is working on creating a public garden and a welcoming outdoor space for children and families to utilize for games and activities, and these tables are a very appreciated part of that! So thank you to DeRon Ricks, Jamie Cook, David Sutton, Eddie Reeves, Kaleb Elmore, and David Walters II for their hard work on these!
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Nine weeks honor roll at Hazen Elementary
Local students join AG Honor Society... Jacob Holloway and Taylor Richards of Des Arc and Kade Perry of Hazen received invitations to the Delta Tau Alpha Agriculture Honor Society at Arkansas State University and were inducted Monday night. Eligibility requirements are 9 agriculture class hours, 45 college hours, 3 college semesters, and academic performance in the top 35% of agriculture students.
1st Nine Weeks Honor Roll 2nd Grade: Liam Bowman*, Angel Brooks-Neal, Austin Carpenter*, Ella Carroll*, Kristofer Chidister, Owen Farris, Wyatt Flatness*, Noah Hare*, Tyler Hollander*, Mason Leach, Madelyn Lindsey, James McDaniel*, Isaiah Metcalf, Kaleb Moore, Aaryn Owens*, Kyl Peeples, London Raper, Asher Rogers, Archer Skarda*, Scarlett Snider, Jaleah Sullivan*, Cameron Taylor*, Evan Travis, Abbygail Vick* 3rd Grade: Beckett Adams*, Storm Antilley*, Kinlee Boothe, Keiana Cain, Dierks Calvert, River Clifton, Colton Cole, Joshua Cooper*, Jaicee Dolphin*, Ella Duval*, Olivia Edge*, Bentley Hodges, Vince King, Lily Lisko, Cooper McElroy*, McKinley Owens, Jayli Penn, Lane Petty*, Bella Raper*, Kennedy Raper, Cameron Seely*, Eden Sims*, Cache Skarda*, Jaycee Thomas* 4th Grade: Jacob Geisler*, Payton Glover, Twylla Harsson, Pierce Henderson*, Luna Horton*, Austin Kee,
Wyatt McMullen*, Abigail Owens, Lillian Sayger, Jacob Swink*, Makenzie Taylor, Lylliana Threlkeld*, Keaton Weems 5th Grade: Kaliyah Beasley, Abby Blagg, Gavin Boland, Trevor Bush, Addie Carroll*, Jessica Cessor, Mathew Essex*, Xachary George*, Ryan Gladish, Calle Gray*, Pierson Griffith, Dalton Jones, Joseph Leath, Kayleigh Linder*, Peyton Lisko*, Braxton Mills, Tiana Moka, Kami Perry*, Zackary Threlkeld 6th Grade: Kiera Anderson, Payten Bacon, Zoey Barnhill*, Anna Brown, Reece Cash, Jaxon Craig, Izzy Gaither-Taylor, Shayne Gillioun, Madison Graham*, Makaela Guenther*, Weston Hare, Bryan Harrison, Chloe Hinshaw*, Emma Hollis, Khloe Isbell, Jacob Kitchens, Kaden Loudermilk*, MaKenzi May, Rileigh McIntosh, Jaylon Mullins, McKenzi Owens, Leigha Raney, Taylor Reynolds, Bella Roberts*, Paycen Seely*, Kennedy Self, John Simmons*, Chloe Smith*, Justis Smith, CJ Swaim, Tesla Van Houten *Denotes all A’s
Penn speaks at state capitol... Russell "Alex" Penn introduced the Director of the Division of Aging, Adults, and Behavioral Health Services Jay Hill at the State Capitol in Little Rock on Monday, October 18. Alex is a 2018 graduate of Hazen High School and is now a student at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock. Alex is the grandson of Rev. Russell and Neldia Penn of Des Arc, the great nephew of Luada Smith and Ruby Thomas of Hazen, and the son of Kristie Penn.
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7th Grade: Michael Bowman*, Cayden Calvert, Ryleigh Cook*, Kadence Fegley, Landyn George, Isabelle Gray*, Kylee Jackson, Hannah Linder, Destiny Martin, Kylee McElroy, Jase Simmons*, Bailey Sims, Luke Snider, Riley Sooter, Jalynn Thomas*, Kadence Weems* 8th Grade Peyton Kocourek, Ethan Lisko, Maddox Prine*, Sophie Raper*, Maci Sickel*, Dylan Skarda* 9th Grade Mattie Alberson, Rileigh Barnhill, Faith Duell, Alexis Dulany*, Pheonix Ervin, Jaci Hackelton, Madison Humbert, Joseph Hurley, Carson Kee,
Hazen Cemetery Donations In Memory of: Benny Swift By: Billy & Nona Gail Booth In Memory of: Ruby Harper By: Little & James Sparks In Memory of: Raymond Prine By: Lana & Garnett Dodson Geraldine Rhodes In Memory of: Bill & Betty Woods By: Suzette, Patti, and Roxanne Upkeep: Jerry & Beth Sparks Don & Aileen Vaught John Harrison Sims Family Partnership Donations are greatly appreciated and may be mailed to: Hazen Cemetery P.O. Box 92, Hazen, Ar. 72064
Karly Kinard*, Austin Kocourek*, Ryan Martin, Makayla McCray, Chloe Rose, Hope Seeber, Kendall Sisemore*, Shelby Trevino, Eli Weems, Seath Whiteside, Brance Williams* 10th Grade Austyn Booth*, Shelby Brown*, Savannah Glover*, Abby Hopkins, Cleo Huelsmann*, Grayson Lott, Allison Prine, Shanerika Roland, Kaycie Seely 11th Grade Lane Harper*, Cora Hodge*, Remi Kajiyama*, Luke King*, Ece Maral, Sakura Onozaki*, Miguel Pabon, Natalie Robinson,
Ran Seike*, Griffin Shultz, Shakeva Washington, Brooke Weems 12th Grade Maci Bokker, Wesley Clayton, Halley Cossey*, Larry Craig, Austin Duck, Trelby Gipson, Faithe Hussey, Emma Hyatt, Gabriel Johnson, Kelsey Kinard, Alex Larkin, Jake Leavy*, Daja Pargo, Gabe Pfleger*, Whitney Sayger, Rosalie Shuck*, Hailey Smith*, Cayden Stallings*, Sidnee Steeland, Braiden Tosh, Shedrick Ward Denotes All A’s *
The City of Hazen would like to thank all of the organizations and businesses that have agreed to participate in this year's Halloween Drive Thru Trick or Treat event. We know it takes some work, but it is very rewarding handing out treats to all the children and seeing their faces light up! Please remember these organizations and businesses and thank them for their time and effort in putting this event on. City of Hazen Rhonda and Billy Hill Farmers and Merchants Bank Hazen Student Council Hazen United Methodist Church Hazen Police Dept. Freewill Church of God in Christ The Prescription Shop Will's Pizzeria Farmer's Express/Prairie Farmers Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church Prairie County Fair Queens
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Des Arc Council approves new parking changes on 3rd Street By Lisa Mills At the October 19th city council meeting a motion was approved to make parking on 3rd Street parallel only on both sides. At the September council meeting Mayor Garth stated that there had been numerous complaints about the parking so he asked the street committee to look at the situation. Council member Nicole Fisher stated that the committee’s recommendation was parallel parking. Present for the meeting were Mayor Jim Garth, Recorder/Treasurer Chrisanna Knupp and council members Jodie Mayher, Gary Burnett,
and Nicole Fisher. The council passed a resolution to authorizing the submittal of an application for a “Hazard Mitigation Grant Program” grant through the State of Arkansas. If the grant is received the funds will be used to address drainage problems. A motion was approved to accept a bid from Arrow Construction to complete the finishing work at the new pavilion at the cemetery. The bid for $12,500 will cover all metal with wood and brick. Mayor Garth stated that the bid to rehab the walking trail was much higher than expected.
Redstone Construction’s bid was $91,341 which is much higher than the $50,000 grant applied for. The council decided to contact someone with the grant to see if the bid could be altered if the city did more of the work than originally planned. There will be a special meeting to make a decision after the information is received. Mayor Garth presented his Mayor’s Proclamation about Halloween. Since Halloween falls on Sunday this year, Door to Door Trick-orTreating will be done on Saturday, October 30th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Carlisle quarterback Holden Jones rolls out, looking to pass during the Bison’s game with Clarendon on Friday night. (Brenda Foster photo)
Bison fall to Lions 49-8 By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Carlisle Bison fell to 0-8 on the season for the first time in more than 32 years with a 498 loss to Clarendon on Friday night. Clarendon took a 7-0 lead on a 63-yard run by Quincey McAdoo in the first quarter. Carlisle took its only lead of the game when J.J. Sullivan scored on a
21-yard run. The Bison added the two-point conversion to lead 8-7. Clarendon scored two more first-quarter touchdowns to lead 21-8. After a scoreless second quarter the Lions scored four touchdowns to lead 49-8. Gage Parker led the Bison with 120 yards rushing on 14 carries. Sullivan had 50 yards on 16 carries. Holden Jones complet-
ed 4 of 11 passes for 51 yards. Sullivan caught three passes for 34 yards. Devin Cooney caught one pass for 17 yards. On defense, the Bison had two interceptions. Cory Linz and Gavin Richter each picked off a pass. Carlisle will travel to Hazen to play the Hornets this Friday night.
DAHS marching band competes... Congrats to the Des Arc High School Marching Band for earning an Excellent rating at the West Memphis Marching Band Classic on October 16th.
Hazen Schools to give one-time bonuses After a short review of the district’s “Report to the Public,” after which Superintendent Donnie Boothe remarked, “We will improve on scores next year, I guarantee it,” the Hazen School Board voted unanimously to approve Superintendent Donnie Booth’s recommendation to pay a one-time bonus of $800 to all full-time certified and classified staff members beginning
on November 1, 2021. The bonuses will cost the district $90,086.40 which will be paid out of the district’s operating funds and will only be given to those employees who work directly for the district, excluding those who are paid by other organizations. Voting for the bonuses were School Board Members Richie Ingle, Vicki Skarda, Freddie Rogers, Darlene
Connors, Roben Cohen, and Sandra Penn. Board Member Mason Sickel was absent from the meeting. The board also voted to give an additional amount of pay to a person to care for a disabled student from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. on the days that the student attends school. The extra pay will be $25.00 and will be retroactive to August 16, 2021, continuing through this school year. A transfer of $23,283.41 from the operating fund to the building fund in accordance with Act 1105 was passed. The board accepted the resignation of Maintenance Supervisor Chad Johnson and unanimously voted to hire Jackie Glover to replace Johnson. Glover is the
husband of Elementary Principal Tiffany Glover. The board also approved the resignation of Pa r a p r o fe s s i o n a l Brittany Owens Vick effective October 15. Boothe recommended to amend the 2021-22 contract of Dakota Aycock to now name him as an assistant basketball coach, and the board approved the recommendation. Glover reported that the new music playground equipment has arrived and that air purifiers have been installed in the elementary school. She said that the elementary students will have a “trick or treat” party on October 29 in the afternoon before the pep
rally. High School Principal Mark Price said that his building had finished NWEA testing on October 8 and that there were no technical difficulties. He said that 95 students were taken to the park in Stuttgart and to a movie for a reward day. Air purifiers have also been placed in the high school building. He had praise for the new camera system, which he called “great.” New cameras were also put in the elementary buildings for a cost of approximately $100,000 to the district. Price also told the board that Summer Greenwalt, the Family and Consumer Science teacher, had received
funds through Donors Choose to purchase a laser engraver. Price also handed out the schedule for homecoming day. Boothe told the board that the district was in the process of cleaning up the football field in anticipation of the homecoming activities. He said that he would like to build a handicapped area at the field for next year. He also told them that he had hired a new bus driver and is looking for another paraprofessional. The coaches are also in the process of getting their commercial driving licenses (CDL) so that they can drive teams to the ballgames and be substitute bus drivers.
GFWC Elsie McCain holds meeting By Chris Weems With all members present, the GFWC Elsie McCain Club met Thursday night, October
14, at Nick’s in Carlisle for the planning meeting for the year.Chris Weems president, presided.
Being the first meeting, the current events were rather informal. the first item of business was checking to see that all painted points for the yearbook were correct. Members voluntered for the dates and times for the meetings. The next meeting will be at 11:00 a.m. at the Grumpy Rabbit in Lonoke, November 4 with Libby Hutson hostess. Dues will be collected, since this is the meeting before the Food Day, October 16 the president asked that food be brought to the meeting for the food pantry at the DHHS office. This is for persons applying for food stamps.The treasurer gave the financial report. The need for new members was discussed,members are to submit names at any meeting. Operation Smile will be one of the presidents projects and members were asked to begin collecting the items they will be sending for the clinics. The president conducted the entertainment with prizes going to Libby Hutson and Meg Miller. The meeting was adjourned.
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Hazen High School holds homecoming festivities
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Des Arc Eagles celebrate 2021 homecoming
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White River Irrigation District expecting Canal 1000 completion With 85 percent of the work completed on Canal 1000 the White River Irrigation District (WRID) is still looking at a Thanksgiving completion. The contractors have moved more than 500,000 cubic yards of earth fill. “(We are) still shooting for Thanksgiving completion. The rains we’ve had, and slow drying earlier in the month, slowed us down but we are moving quickly toward completion,” WRID Engineer Tony Stevenson explained. Construction equipment moved onto the Canal 1000, which is the two-mile section in Prairie County, project on July 1. This is the first dirt work for the canal construction. The work is a significant move to see the project gain momentum to its goal, which is sup-
plying affordable muchneeded water for crops to farmers in portions of Prairie, Monroe, Lonoke, and Arkansas counties. Other significant news, according to Dennis Carman, director and chief engineer for WRID, is momentum. The district has awarded a $393,000 contract for the delivery of 10foot square box culverts for the Downs Road crossing. “A second bid has been opened for placement of the boxes and roadway. We are evaluating the bid before approval,” Carman said. “Two more county road crossing designs are being completed by Michael Baker International Engineers with advertisements anticipated in early November.” Along with the box culvert designs by Michael
Baker Engineers, NRCS has also delivered the design for the next canal segment, and Garver Engineers are working with Arkansas Department of Transportation on completing the bridge designs at the state Highways 70 and 63 crossings. “We don’t know what the weather will be like for the next few months, but next summer and fall should be a busy time with the bridges, county road crossings, and canal work underway,” Carman added. Momentum is key and the district is excited about the work and construction it has going currently “We’ve been focused on getting the canal construction started since the completion of the reservoir that will feed this canal. It has been
a long three years, but the next three years will show that the effort was all worth it,” WRID Board President Dan Hooks said. “We have a lot to do, but it will be an exciting time when water is flowing to the farms through this canal and the distribution pipelines.” Prior work includes a pump station, 7,500 feet of twin 10-foot diameter pipelines and a 70-acre regulating reservoir constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers near DeValls Bluff. The prime contractor for Canal 1000 is Garrett Excavating, of Hot Springs, with local contractors John Neukam, of DeWitt, and Dale Shook, of Casscoe/Stuttgart, doing most of the dirt work. The bids for this work ranged from $3.6 million
to $5.2 million. Money was secured through a National Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS) grant along with loans from the Arkansas Agriculture Department.
Hazen homecoming business window decoration winners The winners of this year’s Hazen High Homecoming Business Window Awards were: Grand Winner - Prairie Farmers Association and Farmers Express (top 2 pictures) First Place - Cozy Corner (bottom picture) Second Place - Hornet Hardware 3rd Place - Hazen City Hall 4th Place - Prairie Market Place
The City of Hazen is urging children to participate in
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Saturday, October 30th. There will also be a drive-through
Trick or Treat at the Hazen City Park across from the Hazen Community Center
Saturday, October 30 from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. Any business or organization wishing to participate needs to contact City Hall at 870-255-4521.
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