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Volume 118 Number 44 - USPS 225-680
Community Events Calendar
Prairie County, Arkansas
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Local runners raise money for St. Jude’s Hospital
Thursday December 14 Literacy Night Hazen Elementary School 6:00 pm White River Irrigation District Board meeting District office Hazen, 10:00 a.m. DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm City Hall Friday December 15 Hornets VS Abundant Life Hornets Nest 4:30pm 7B, JG, SG, SB
Runners from the Grand Prairie raised over $3300 for St. Jude’s Hospital in the 16th Annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon held on Saturday, December 2. More than 25,000 people from 49 states and 19 countries participated in the race which is the largest single-day fundraising event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event generated approximately $10.3 million for the Memphis-based hospital that not only is a world-leader in the battle against childhood cancer, but offers its services free of charge to patients' families Front row, L to R - Ann Marie Anderson, Renee Williams, Scotty Troy, Jerrell Smith, Billy White. Back row L to R - Tina White, Tina Quinn, Robin Troy, Kim White, Ashli Smith, Jenny Ross, Kim Anderson, Beth Robinson, Tiffani Alberson, Carly Bokker. (Picture courtesy of Kim Anderson.)
Hazen Library holds Christmas Open House
Saturday December 16 Hazen Chamber of Commerce Christmas In The Park 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday December 17 Methodist Church Choir Cantata with children Nativity followed with snacks & Santa 6:00pm
DVB Class of 1967 holds reunion at First Methodist
Monday December 18 Red Cross Blood Drive Hazen Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 2:00pm - 6:00pm Hazen School Board Meeting High School Library 6:00pm
The Hazen Public Library held their annual Christmas Open House on Thursday, December 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Punch, finger foods, and gifts were provided for visitors. The winners of the door prizes were Wesley Oliver, Danielle Kerr, Shirley Pfleger, and Dell Hill. The library staff would like to thank everyone who attended.
Red Cross Blood Drive December18 at FUMC 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.
The American Red Cross will make their regular visit to the Hazen United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 295 North Hazen Drive on Monday, December 18, 2017 for the community Blood Drive. The time will be from 2 pm to 6 pm. It is an opportunity for you to give the gift of life, whether it is a transfusion for a cancer patient, someone facing surgery or the victim of an accident. It is important to remember there is always a need. To be a donor, you must be at least 16 years or older, weight at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Also, those who
are 16 years of age must have signed parental consent form. Forms will be available at the Hazen United Methodist Church. If you are taking antibiotics for an infection you are exempt. Most other medications are acceptable if they are taken to control a problem. Person who have been cancer free for five years will be accepted. A donor card or a photo ID, are required. Donating blood is quick, easy and may help as many as four patients. Please mark your calendar on December 18, 2017 for an opportunity to make a difference for those in need.
The 1967 DeValls Bluff graduating class held their 50th reunion at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall in DeValls Bluff on Saturday, December 2. The fellowship hall was decorated with a Christmas theme using all purple and gold decorations. The 7.5 foot tree not only had purple and gold all over it but it also wore clear balls with pictures of deceased classmates Ronnie Roach, Gail (Toll) Pinner, Kay (Hutchens) Cook, Sharon (Robinson) Tiner, Larry Corpier, John Harvey Dry, and Nathan Douglas. They also included two classmates who didn't finish but were remembered since they went most of the years with this class. They were Hester Ann
(Mayes) Brown and Larry Kirksiek. Two other classmates were pictured but are unconfirmed. A table was set beside the tree with flowers, a candle and a cross in memory of our classmates. Attending were: Sharon (Mitcham) Plummer, Virma (Derley) and David Fricker, Larry Corpier, Bobby Griffin, Danny Gunn (and Linda), Dianne (Everman) Burnett, Portia (Hurt) Wallace, Mitzi (Singleterry) Osborne, Donna (Hawkins) Alberson, Sherry (Taylor) Jones (and Teddy), Jerry Hosto (and Jean), Lavon Priest (and Debbie), and Shirley (Sharp) Goff (and Bruce), Ethel (Riba) Doom (and Woody). Also stopping by to visit was Sandra Kay (Reitenger) Hill who went
to school with us for a few years and Brenda (Hall) Simpson who was a couple of classes behind us. Refreshments and punch were served (provided by Shirley Goff, Virma and David Fricker, Portia Wallace, Bobby Griffin and Jerry and Jean Hosto). Virma and David shopped for the plates which were purple and gold trimmed, napkins, forks and tablecloths. Missing for different reasons were: Marty (Ellingson) Williams, Gaylon Gurley, Vickie (Kocourek) Thomas, Joyce (Dollar) Blake, Juanita (Sayger) Crawford, Teddy Dooley, Tarver Moody, Richard Carroll, Shirley Crossman (Continued on p. 2)
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