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Community Calendar of Events Hazen Senior Center is open from 9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m. daily. Lunch is 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. All Seniors are welcome. Thursday November 10 De Valls Bluff City Council Meeting City Hall 6:00 p.m. Friday November 11 Veterans Day All Local and County Offices will be closed Hazen Hornets vs Poyen Hornet Field 7:00 p.m. Des Arc Eagles vs Magazine Eagle Field 7:00 p.m. Carlisle Bison vs Mineral Springs Fred Hardke Field 7:00 p.m. Saturday November 12 Cross Roads Fire Department Deer Breakfast 5:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Proceeds go to Fire Department $10.00 Buffet Tuesday November 15 Des Arc City Council Meeting 6:00 p.m. Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the
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Hazen Hornets are the 2A Conference Champions By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor Hazen rallied from a 2414 third-quarter deficit to beat the Carlisle Bison 38-30 on Friday night at Fred C. Hardke Field. With the win, Hazen earns the top seed from the conference in the Class 2A state playoffs. Carlisle will be the second seed. Hazen played the first half without starting quarterback/linebacker Luke King, who was suspended for the first half after being ejected in the first half last week. Carlisle led 16-14 at halftime. The Bison took the second half kickoff and drove 82 yards in only three plays. Carlisle running back Jason Sullivan ran 75 yards to the Hazen 2. On the next play, quarterback Holden Jones scored with 10:49 left in the third quarter. Cory Linz added the twopoint conversion to make the score 24-14. As King entered the game at quarterback, he engineered a 50-yard, nine-play scoring drive, capped off by a 15-yard touchdown pass to Justin Schlenker with 7:59 left in the third quarter. King then threw to Landon Adkins for the two-point conversion to cut the deficit to 24-22. The Bison got that touchdown back on their next possession. Linz scored on a seven-yard run with 4:51 left in the third quarter. The two-
point conversion failed, leaving the score at 3022. Two big plays on the drive included Bison receiver David Hayes. Hayes caught a 30-yard pass from Jones on the first play. Then on fourth down deep inside Hazen territory, Hazen was called for pass interference on Hayes. Four plays later, the Bison scored. Carlisle attempted an onside kick and recovered the ball when it was mishandled by a Hazen player. Carlisle was forced to punt after a block-in-theback penalty stalled the drive. Five plays later, King hit Josh Dawson with a 35-yard touchdown pass. King then threw to Braylan Anderson for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 30-30 with 11:50 left in the game. Carlisle turned the ball over on downs at its own 46. Hazen reclaimed the led on a 15-yard run by Anderson with 4:14 left in the game. King scored the two-point conversion to make the score 38-30. Carlisle turned the ball over on downs when Schlenker sacked Jones for a seven-yard loss on fourth down. From there, the Hornets ran out the clock to get the win. “I’m real proud of them,” Hazen coach Joe Besancon said. “When you lose one of your key components, it makes a difference. I was really proud of our kids accepted that challenge and dealt
with it all week long and dealt with it on Friday night. I just felt like if we kept it close, we’d be all right, and they did that.” Hazen finished with 355 yards in total offense. King completed 6 of 8 passes for 85 yards. The Hornets had 170 yards passing. Anderson led Hazen with 99 yards rushing on 15 carries. Josh Dawson had 39 yards on four carries. Schlenker caught five passes for 79 yards. Tosh led the Hornets with 24 tackles. The Bison finished with 309 yards in total offense, including 283 yards rushing. Sullivan had 166 yards rushing on 29 carries. Linz had 62 yards on six carries. Jones had 48 yards on eight carries. Carlisle coach Caleb Shock was proud of the way his team competed against Hazen. “The game meant a lot to them, and they prepared really well during the week,” he said. “I think it showed. They played hard during the game. We were just playing against a team that was also really well prepared. They were a few plays better than we were.” Hazen took an 8-0 lead on the first possession of the game. Schlenker scored on a two-yard run with 9:26 left in the first quarter. Anderson scored the two-point conversion. The Bison tied it at 8-8 on a two-yard run by Sullivan a minute later.
Area teams to host playoff games By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Class 2A playoffs are set and the three teams in the Grand Prairie Herald coverage area will be playing this week. The Hazen Hornets are the top seed from the 2A4 conference and will play the Poyen Indians this Friday at Hornet Field. The Carlisle Bison are the second seed from the 2A-4 and will host the Mineral Springs Hornets this Friday at Fred C. Hardke Field. The Des Arc Eagles are the top seed from the 2A2 conference and will play the Magazine Rattlers at Hinson Rollins Field. Hazen lost to Poyen in the semifinals last season. “They are well coached and their kids play really hard,” Hazen coach Joe Besancon said. “They’ve
got some size, but to be honest, I don’t know if we’ll run into anyone as big as Carlisle up front. They are going to present some problems. They like to run the football. We’ll have our work cut out for us.” Carlisle coach Caleb Shock said Mineral Springs is a good football team. “They are real big,” he said. “Even their skill players are real tall. They are a little more run oriented than they were. They run the ball a lot. They’ve scored a lot of points the last few weeks. They are also physical on defense.” Des Arc coach Brandon Barbaree said his team must do what it does best against Magazine. The program has some history,” Barbaree said. “We’ve got to be efficient
offensively. If we fly around defensively, I think we can take care of business.”
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Linz added the two-point conversion. Hazen reclaimed the lead at 14-8 on a 40-yard pass from Dawson to Kolton Tosh with 6:35 left in the first half. Carlisle led 16-14 at halftime after Jones scored on a one-yard run and added the two-point conversion with 34 seconds left in the half. Besancon said he’s been concerned about his team not having to play a full
game with his starters. They passed that test against Carlisle. “I knew it was going to be one,” Besancon said. “Carlisle played really well. They had a good game plan. I felt like the latter part of the third quarter into the fourth quarter, I thought our defense finally played the way I thought they were capable of.” (Ruth Corley photo.)
Eagles beat McCrory to win conference
Des Arc's Daviyon Bell carries the ball during the Eagles' win over McCrory on Friday to clinch the 2A-2 conference title. (Amanda Smith photo.) By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Des Arc Eagles are the 2A-2 conference champions. Des Arc beat McCrory 46-26 on Friday night to secure the top seed from the conference in this week’s Class 2A state playoffs. McCrory, the defending state champions, beat Des Arc twice last season. The Jaguars failed to qualify for the playoffs. In the win over McCrory, Des Arc’s Jack Kearby rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Trevion Reed had 103 yards and three touchdowns on five
carries. Cache Flanagan had 51 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Kearby and Flanagan each scored two two-point conversions while Reed had one. Daviyon Bell had an interception for the Eagles. “Beating McCrory is hard enough for us,” Des Arc coach Brandon Barbaree said. “They are a rival for us, as well. I’m super proud of how we overcame some adversity in that game, and the whole season. We fought through adversity after losing to Hazen and Carlisle. The kids have battled all year and found ways to win games.”
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Charles John Papan Jr. Charles “Dutchy” John Papan Jr., 86, of Maumelle, Ark., formerly of Stuttgart, A r k . , p a s s e d away on Oct. 26, 2022. Charles was born on March 1, 1936, in Stuttgart to the late Charles Sr. and Helen Papan. Charles graduated from Subiaco Academy in 1953, where he was captain of the football team. After graduation, Charles proudly served in the U.S. Army, Armored Tank Division, stationed in Germany. In 1959, he married Patricia Probst and they were married for 63 years. He was a devoted member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church where he was a Fourth-Degree member of Knights of Columbus. Charles started his career on the family farm in Slovak. In 1971 he purchased IPSCO in Stuttgart and successfully grew the company to multiple locations throughout the South and Southeast. He ran the company until his retirement in 1998. After retirement, Charles enjoyed owning racehorses and traveling to watch them race. Charles lived a full life, enjoying golfing, hunting, and traveling. He was an avid supporter of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He served on the Board of the Arkansas State Golf Association. He received great joy from spending
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time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Patsy; four children, Charlotte (Lee) Brizzolara of Little Rock, Carolyn (Richard) Lisko of Slovak, Nick (Mischelle) Papan of Little Rock and Nancy Papan of Memphis; two sisters, Judy Watson of Pensacola and Tricia Guinn of Boca Raton; grandchildren, Nicole McCauley and Natalie Cox of Jonesboro, Ian Brizzolara of Little Rock, Beau Papan of New York City, Sophie Papan of Washington D.C, and Barrett Papan of Fayetteville; greatgrandchildren, Ava Garner, Miles Gray, Annabelle Garner and Harlow Cox. Funeral services were held on Friday, Nov. 4, at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Slovak, Ark. Visitation was at 9:30 a.m. with Rosary service at 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mass following.
David Lee Gruenke David Lee Gruenke, 81 of Carlisle, passed away on November 3, 2022. He is survived by his wife M a r y Gruenke; children, L i s a H o l d e r (Tony), Todd Gruenke and Kathleen Turner (Joe); siblings, Susan Rohde, Donald Gruenke, Tim Gruenke, Bill Gruenke and Steve Gruenke; 4 grandchildren, Michael Holder (Hannah), Kesley Burgess (Wade), Maria Bogy (Hunter) and Hannah Turner
(Anthony) and 4 greatgrandchildren, Lynnlee Holder, Hollann Burgess, Adlee Bogy and Isabella Parks. A visitation was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 11am until 1pm at Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke graveside service followed at 2pm in New Hope Cemetery.
John Lloyd Stevens John “Johnny” Lloyd Stevens age 77, of El Paso, Arkansas, passed a w a y October 27, 2022 at his home. He was born August 24, 1945 in Alexander, Arkansas the son of Kenneth Wayne Stevens and Pearl May (Ramsey) Stevens. He is survived by his loving wife, Doris Ruth (McClure) Stevens; sons, Darren Stevens and Kenneth Stevens; daughters; Robin Barrett and Donna Whatley; brother, Kenneth Stevens; sisters, Virginia Harding, Linda Luzon, Carol Pitts, and Mary Pedron; daughter’s-in-law, Diem Scott and Melody Kaufman; step-children, Mary Ruth Pratt, Paul Messer, Rachel Messer, Sarah Messer, Dewayne Stuck, Sheryl Harrington, Richard Kaufman, and Michael Scott along with 31 grandchildren and his beloved dog, Shilo. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, November 2, 2002 at the Westbrook Funeral Home Chapel in Hazen with visitation from 11:00 to 1:00 followed by funeral service at 1:00 P.M.
Grandparents Day... Hazen Elementary School honored the grandparents of its students with a meal celebrating Grandparents’ Day in the Hornets’ Nest Gym on October 19th.
Stuttgart hosts Native Plant Society By Marsha Heien The Arkansas Native Plant Society recently held their fall meeting in Stuttgart at the Grand Prairie Center on October 7th and 8th. On Friday we met for a potluck supper and native plant auction. Close to 40 attended from all over the state, Louisiana and Oklahoma. On Saturday several plant walks were offered for the members to enjoy. One group went over to the White River National Wildlife Refuge to see the Champion Cypress tree. After driving down several gravel roads we parked at the trailhead. During the mile + walk we found and identified many native plants. But the major find was the giant cypress at the end of the walk. We couldn't get close because of the bayou but even from a distance that tree is HUGE! As we came back through Ethel, we stopped to have lunch at Mary J's. We were a group of 12 so we kind of overwhelmed Miss Mary but the food was wonderful as usual. If you've never eaten at Mary J's, I highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed. I also recommend the homemade desserts, be sure to order your pie
Savannah Lacy bride-elect of Cody Kee honored with shower By Chris Weems Miss Savannah Lacy, from Rosebud, brideelect of Cody Kee was honored with a bridal shower Sunday October 16 at the fellowship Hall of Calvary Baptist Church in Hazen. The hall was decorated with the Fall theme with a centerpiece of mixed mums and a white three tierd cake with a smooth white icing and the top covered with yellow flowers. The punch, food and serving pieces completed the decorations. Savannah was assisted with opening and displaying her gifts by her sister-in-law Carson Kee. Other special guest were Savannah’s mother Pam Enboe, Cabot and Cody’s step Mother Courtney of Hazen. Other Special guest were Cody’s grandmother Debbie Kee, Hazen, His great aunts, Kathy Addison and Edith Kee, Hazen, Debra Lee Ford , Cabot. Hostesses were Nanette Belford, Amy Van Houten, Trilby Shelman, Katley Addison, Stephanie Van Houten, Connie Swaim, Sara Perry, Hazel Seilley, Angie Cagle, Carla Nicoles, Sandy Felty, Chris Weems, Carolyn Van Houten, Donna Watson, Cheryl Jenkinsm Lucille Vail, Gloria
Strohl, Wendi Stock, Susan Anthony, Gail Cox, Monica Lisko,
Fredia Isbell, Wendy Perry, and Sherry Bullock.
Our group in front of the Champion Cypress tree at the White River National Wildlife Refuge 10/8/22. first! After lunch we made our way to the Visitor's Center for our afternoon walk. Sadly, the visitor's center is no long open on Saturdays. The trailhead for the Bottomland Hardwood Trail is right behind the parking lot at the visitor's center. It is an interesting route that takes you over a boardwalk that is built right through the canopy of the trees. It affords you a great perspective that you usually don't have when walking through the woods. At the end of the boardwalk, we continued on until we came to the river....a lovely sight in the afternoon with the sun shining on the water.
That evening we had a short business meeting followed by a power point presentation by Diana Soterpoulos on her research on the native flora at Pine City. The slides of all of the native plants and flowers were very interesting and great to see. Everyone had a great time getting to visit and renew friendships as we hadn't met in person since 2019. The Spring meeting will be in Northwest Arkansas. You can go to www.anps.org for more information about the meeting or to find out how to join us. It's only $15.00 a year for some great fellowship with native plant enthusiasts. Come join us.
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Holidays in Hazen features open houses at local businesses Folks came out on Saturday, November 5 for “Holidays in Hazen.” Several businesses held open houses featuring food and drawings for those looking for early Christmas presents. The businesses who participated were Prairie Marketplace, Hornet Hardware, Hazen Florist and Gifts, Reel Country Liquor, and Chillers Liquor Store, and Cozy Corner. Some others also joined in including a barbeque food truck, and the rolled icecream food truck, and ladies selling jewelry and crafts.
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HHS 9 weeks Honor Roll Hazen High School has released the names of the students who are on the first nine weeks’ Honor Roll for this year. They are: 7th Grade Kiera Anderson, Zoey Barnhill*, Jaxon Craig, Madison Graham*, Makaela Guenther*, Weston Hare, Chloe Hindshaw, Emma Hollis, Donald Hudson, Jacob Kitchens, Avion Maxwell-Mertens, McKenzi Owens, Taylor Reynolds, Bella Roberts*, Paycen Seely*, Kenedy Self, John Simmons*, Tesla Van Houten, Paityn Watson. 8th Grade Jaelynne Barnhill, Michael Bowman*, Sidney Bragg, Cayden Calvert, Ryleigh Cook*, Alyssa DouglassDodge*, Isabelle Gray, Hannah Linder, Destiny
Martin*, Kylee McElroy, Elijah Powers, Kiersten Shatzer, Bailey Sims, Luke Snider, Jalynn Thomas*, Shelby Walker, Spencer Weems, Kadence Weems*. 9th Grade Peyton Anderson, Felicity Avalos, Peyton Kocourek, Ethan Lisko, Emily Mills, Allyson Mooney, Maddox Prine*, Sophie Raper*, Maci Sickel*, Dylan Skarda*, Paris Smith. 10th Grade Mattison Alberson, Rileigh Barnhill*, Sam Clayton, Faith Duell, Alexis Dulany, Pheonix Ervin, Jaci Hackelton, Joseph Hurley III, Carson Kee, Karly Kinard, Austin Kocourek*, Luisa Leonhardsberger, Makayla McCray, Chloe Rose*, Laila Schultz, Hope Seeber, Ethan
Simmons, Kendall Sisemore*, Brance Williams. 11th Grade Nash Arnett, Kamryn Blackard, Austyn Booth*, Savannah Glover*, Colton Holloway, Abby Hopkins, Yuika Imai, Grayson Lott, Adrianna Reynolds, Joshua Romer-Dawson, Diego Rossa, Kaycie Seely, Brandon Vaughn, Brooke Wooten. 12th Grade Lane Harper*, Collin Kee*, Luke King*, Andrew Lisko, Malena Lulsdorf, Levi Powers, Natalie Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, Lacey Rogers*, Rosalie Shuck*, Griffin Shultz, Halli Sisemore*, Shakeva Washington, Brooke Weems. Denotes All A’s *
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Hazen High FFA attends Nationals... The Hazen High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) recently returned from a trip to Indianapolis, IN, where they attended the FFA National Convention. The group also took in some of the sights along the way.
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Jonathan Dismang
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas received good news from federal regulators that allows the state Medicaid program to better help women during at-risk pregnancies and other at-risk populations. Last year Medicaid provided medical services to 12,500 Arkansas women with high-risk pregnancies. The availability of more benefits will extend also to veterans aged 19 through 30, and to people in rural areas who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness or a substance abuse disorder. Another group that will benefit are young people from 17 through 27 years of age who have been in foster care, young people 19 through 24 who have been incarcerated and young people aged 19 through 24 who have been in the custody of the state Youth Services Division. State Medicaid officials had asked for permission from federal agencies to implement the new services, targeted at some of the state’s most vulnerable people. The permit came in the form of a waiver for the Arkansas Medicaid expansion program known as ARHOME. At the beginning of September ARHOME
had 339,297 enrollees. The waiver allows ARHOME to emphasize services for specific vulnerable populations, and as a result Arkansas residents will hear a lot more about Life360 HOMEs, the name of the newly designed programs. Maternal Life360s will serve pregnant women. Rural Life 360s will serve people in rural areas suffering from mental illness or substance abuse. Success Life 360s will help young people who have been in foster care, jail or the juvenile justice system. Also, it will serve young veterans at risk of being homeless. Hospitals coordinate a variety of services that enrollees receive. For example, they will provide a nurse to visit the homes of pregnant women, during their pregnancies and for up to 24 months after the baby is born. They will get funding for counselors to help people with mental illness, and to set up acute crisis units. Acute care hospitals can contract with local organizations that have experience working with young people at risk of leading a life of poverty. Those youths typically go through foster care and the juvenile justice system. People receiving servic-
es under the Life360 may be referred to homeless shelters, churches or faith-based organizations. The state’s Medicaid expansion program has had several names since its initial creation. It was called the private option when the legislature first approved it in 2013. Unlike the traditional Medicaid program, the private option and subsequent versions uses government funds to subsidize private health insurance for eligible people. The second version of Medicaid expansion was called Arkansas Works, because it first had a requirement that in order to receive services an enrollee must either work or look for work. An individual with income of more than $12,888 a year must pay a $13 monthly premium to help cover the cost of ARHOME health insurance. Medicaid pays the rest. Also, enrollees must pay up to $60 a quarter in copays. Co-pays are generally $4.70 for a doctor visit. Generic medications are $4.70, and specialty drugs are $9.40. There are no costs for some services, such as preventive care and vaccines.
Prairie County Sheriff’s Report As of Friday, November 4th, 2022, the Prairie County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) has 45 individuals' felony and/or misdemeanor charges at the Prairie County Detention Center, located in Des Arc. Jennifer Magee was arrested on Tuesday
November 1st for Possession of a Controlled Substance a Class C Felony Destiny Jones was arrested on Wednesday November 2nd for Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver x'3,Simultaneous Possession of drugs and
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Hazen celebrates Halloween with Trunk or Treat Children of all ages celebrated Halloween in Hazen on Monday, October 31, in Hazen City Park East and all around town. The evening was warm, and the skies were clear, bringing out lots o Trick or Treaters. Here are some pictures of those who participated.