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Community Events Calendar Thursday December 7 Hornets in the England Classic Tournament 7:00p.m.

SG, SB Saturday December 9 Hornets in the England Classic Tournament 4:00 p.m.

SG, SB Monday December 11 Hornets VS Marvell Hornets Nest 4:30 p.m.

7G, JB, SG, SB Tuesday December 12 PC Master Gardeners Christmas Meeting Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 6:00 p.m.

Thursday December 14 Literacy Night Hazen Elementary School 6:00 pm Masonic Lodge Meeting Lodge Hall 7:30 p.m.

DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm City Hall Saturday December 16 Hazen Chamber of Commerce Christmas In The Park 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Prairie County, Arkansas

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Biscoe City Council votes to join lawsuit after city water supply is contaminated Reports of foulsmelling water by Biscoe residents led to an investigation by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) which revealed a cross-contamination of a sewer line and the water systems of the City of Biscoe Utility Department and the East Prairie County Water Association (EPC) over the 2017 Labor Day weekend.

The ADH contacted the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ADT) confirming the crossconnection of the water and sewer lines serving the Tourist Information Center (TIC) just west of the White River. The contamination allegedly occurred during construction on the Interstate 40 bridge.

On September 6, after determining the source of the contamination, the Biscoe utility department disconnected the affected pipe, issued a contamination boil order under the direction of the ADH, and began flushing the water system. The DeValls Bluff water system was also checked by the ADH, but that system was deemed unaffected.

The ADH lifted the boil order on September 12 after samples taken on Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11 were found to be “safe” and a satisfactory disinfectant level had been established throughout the distribution system.

Biscoe has been directed to leave the water lines to the rest area disconnected until the sewer-filled water service line that runs under the White River is replaced and ADH determines that the line is once again safe to use.

In response to the water contamination, the City of Biscoe has joined a class action lawsuit filed by the Lovell and Nalley Law Firm against the C. J. Mahan Construction Co., LLC, Parsons-Mahan Joint Venture, and Parsons Construction Group, Inc. The decision was made in a special city council meeting held on September 28 with Carolyn Prince, Tom Schwede, Billy Mason, Calvin Pinkney, Tony Patterson, and Mayor Kent Smith in attendance.

The suit, brought by

Attorneys Randy Hall and Doyle Nalley was filed on September 18 in the Circuit Court of Prairie County, but it has since been remanded to the federal court in Little Rock.

struction company in charge of the bridge project near the banks of the White River negligently severed the water and sewer lines during an excavation at the site, and that the pipes

Sewer flows from a fire hydrant located near I-40 and Hwy. 33 after water and sewer lines were crossed.

Hall and Nalley gave the council an overview of the lawsuit, which was filed on the behalf of all persons who have water supplied by Biscoe and the EPC. The suit alleges that the con-

were incorrectly reconnected by construction company workers who “lacked the proper permit to install plumbing” in violation of Section 106.1 of the Arkansas State Plumbing Code.

The suit also alleges that the defendants failed to notify Arkansas One Call to mark the excavation area before the digging and did not contact AR One Call, the Biscoe Water Department, or the EPC after the lines were severed. Another allegation is that the company did not obtain the inspection required by the Arkansas State Plumbing Code after making the repairs.

The ADH tests of the Biscoe and EPC water systems showed the presence of E.coli in at least one water sample, and the lawsuit alleges that some of the plaintiffs have “become physically ill due to the ingestion and/or contact with the contaminated water” and may incur “future expenses” due to the contamination of the water lines.

Customers of the Biscoe or EPC water systems who may have been adversely affected by the water contamination and wish to join the class action lawsuit have been asked to contact Doyle Nalley at 501-3157491 or Randy Hall at 501-404-2333.

Prairie County volunteers receive advanced training for Extension Get Fit program

by Shea Wilson County Extension Agent-FCS/4-H DeVALLS BLUFF, Ark. - Two Prairie County Extension Get Fit volunteers Dawanna Keys and Mitzi Osborne were among 10 volunteers and agents who received advanced fitness training on Nov. 30 in Dewitt.

The training was conducted by nationally certified Extension Get Fit Agent Trainers Shea Wilson, Prairie County Family and Consumer Sciences/4-H agent, and Heather Reed, Desha County Family and Consumer Sciences agent During the training session, Keys of DeValls Bluff, and Osborne of Biscoe, along with the other participants, learned two new routines to take back to their classes: circuit training and chair yoga.

"Keys and Osborne have been involved in the Get Fit program in Prairie County for almost 10 years," said Wilson. "We value their dedication and enthusiasm in helping the Cooperative Extension Service conduct this health outreach

to our neighbors."

Keys and Osborne along with Juanita Hutchinson conduct classes on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9-10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Biscoe.

Extension Get Fit is a community-based strength training program for adults developed by the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. The program follows a unique model in which lay volunteers lead groups in specially formulated strength and balance exercises. Across the state, county extension agents lead bi-weekly one-hour Get Fit programs for 12 weeks. Near the end of the 12 weeks, volunteers are identified from each group to become trained as Get Fit instructors to continue the class.

If you're interested in improving strength, flexibility, endurance and balance, classes will re-enroll in January. To learn more, contact the Prairie County Extension Office at 870-998-2614 or email smwilson@uaex.edu.

The Cooperative Extension Service is part

Photo L-R: Pat Rawls, Carla Walton, Jean Prange, Barbara Jones, Frankie Long, Taylor Hastings, Dawanna Keys, Alta Lockley, and Mitzi Osborne. of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal

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Helen Marie Jones, 51 of Bradenton, Florida formerly of Biscoe, died Monday morning, November 20 at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

Helen was born May 26, 1966 in Brinkley, Arkansas to Melvin Jones Sr. and Daisy L e e ChambersJones.

Helen attended school in Des Arc. She was a1984 graduate of Des Arc High School.

Helen grew up attending church at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Biscoe (Beulah Community).

Helen relocated to the city of Bradenton in 2002, where she has lived and worked for more than 15 years.

Helen worked as a Home Health Care Aide for four years. She was formerly an employee of Tropicana for more than 10 years before her health begin to fail.

Helen was an employee of Lennox Industries in Stuttgart, Arkansas for several years before relocating to Florida.

Her parents, her son Orlando Watson, three brothers: Melvin Jones Jr., David Jones and Otis b. Jones and a sister Mary Lena Mayo all preceded Helen in death.

Survivors are her three sons: Latrell (Constant) Watson, Otha Watson Jr. and Joshua Watson all of Bradenton, FL; three brothers: Henry Lee Jones of Biscoe, AR, James (Ostinner) Jones of Chicago, Ill and Cleo Jones of Biscoe, AR; six sisters: Eula Jean Humbert, Ester Stewart, Daisy Mae (James) Tyus and Lorene Foster all of Biscoe, AR; Willie Mae Williams and Gayle (Melvin) Campbell both of Hazen, AR; a sister in law Maxine Jones of Biscoe, AR; nine grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 2 at 11 AM at the

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DeValls Bluff High School Auditorium, 710 East Sycamore Street in DeValls Bluff with Reverend Brian Dodson officiating. Internment will take place at St. Paul Upper Hill Cemetery by Branscumb Johnson & Gilchrest Funeral Home of Brinkley (870) 7342772.

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Holiday spirit

Gloria Strohl and Sherry Bullock

They really get into the holiday spirit in New Jersey, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

A woman bound for home ran out of gas on the Interstate there. She was short on cash but a homeless man saw she was in trouble and walked to a nearby gas station to purchase fuel with his last $20.

So moved was the driver that she started a gofundme.com campaign to help her down-on-hisluck benefactor, presenting him with no less than $60,000 in hopes of getting him back on his feet again.

Meanwhile, a Secret Santa elsewhere in New Jersey ponied up more than $10,000 to pay for the toys on lay-away plans of strangers. He also shelled out another $2,000 to buy items he then donated to the charity, Toys for Tots.

Thank You Thank you for all of the prayers, food, and gifts from everyone.

Hazel Rice and family

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Hazen Study Club celebrates Christmas with dinner/games The Hazen Study Club met Friday night at 6 o’clock in the BanCorp South Community Room.

Eight members were present. It was a pot luck event, so there was not a designated hostess.

However, President Carolyn Marek created a magnificent Christmas setting.

The Banquet Table was covered in white lace and centered with a large, lovely Christmas garland with a pine base. Pine cones dotted the length with red berries and and beautiful red poinsettias interspersed.

Ceramic flocked green trees and white flickering tea lite candles nestled in the foliage at various spots along the garland.

Appointments were red, with each place setting overflowing with members’s gifts to each other.

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“Guess the Shells in a Jar”. Sherry had gotten her answer by googling the size of the jar and size of shells. When her answer was stated, Donna challenged her.

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Other games were “JINGO”, Match the Ornament, and the most challenging one, Name That Christmas Tune!

Dirty Santa was relatively civil. Only one gift was confiscated; all other gifts were retained by the club member that opened it.

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Gloria Strohl gave the invocation and the pot luck meal was consumed.

Menu items included Crock Pot Chicken and Dressing with gravy, Hot Pineapple, Corn Casserole, Christmas Cranberry Salad, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Dr. Pepper Cake, and Pecan Pie. The Club members missed Marilyn, but were so pleased to have Louise and Connie present.

Both had surgery, knee and hip respectively, and have recovered nicely with intense physical therapy.

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The Serving Table was also covered in white lace and a beautiful wreath of dark red camellias hung above it. A stately, slim Santa holding a “Merry Christmas” sign was placed at the end of table.

Sitting on the opposite end was a lighted Christmas tree, a large, red “JOY” marquee and a small old world Santa.

The Dirty Santa Gift Table was laden with gifts, a folksy Santa and another lighted tree on one end and a large

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Senior High Hornets Ay’Jon Green a sophomore at Hazen High School and Kade Perry a junior were chosen All State football players this year. Green wore #21, and Perry was #52.

The world has gone mad. It seems, sometimes, that we have lost our moral compass.

I have lived through some major cultural changes during my lifetime, but those changes always were centered around doing what was right, fair, and just. For example, I grew up during the Civil Rights Movement in the 60’s.

The intention was to create equality among United States citizens, no matter what the color of their skin was. It was about justice. It was about freedom for all people in this country to be their best selves - to have the same opportunities to have equal access to a good education.

I also saw the beginning of the loss of America’s trust in their government, when young men were required to fight in a civil war in Vietnam before they were even old enough to drink alcohol or vote, just two years beyond the age to legally drive.

The rebellion against that war was a fight to end the sending of mostly poor, mostly southern, and many times minority eighteen-yearolds against their will to a country on the other side of the world. The children of the rich and elected governmental officials were allowed deferments, or they might be allowed to serve out their time at home in the safer National Guard.

Unarmed young people protesting the draft were shot and killed by the government at Kent State. The protest was against unfairness. It was against a govenment that had lied and continued to lie.

I became an adult during the Women’s Rights Movement in the 70’s. It’s a struggle that is still going on, since women still make less than men holding the same jobs.

And for some reason it’s still seems to be ok for men to sexually harrass and assault women. Heck, it’s ok for grown men to make inappropriate

advances toward underaged girls in malls or call them at their schools.

Why do they do it?

Because they can.

Remember when women who were rape victims were asked what they were wearing at the time or whether or not they had been drinking? We never ask a man who was mugged if he was wearing expensive shoes or carrying the latest Iphone at the time of the mugging.

But I must say that sexual harrassment has varying levels. There is a difference between a man harrassing or making sexual advances toward a woman who is of legal age and has some power to walk away and a man harrassing or making sexual advances toward a girl who is under the age of 18 and vulnerable. The issues here are vulnerability and power. If a woman (or a man, for that matter) has their life or livelihood threatened by someone with power over them for sexual favors that is wrong because a person with power is victimizing another person. If a teacher takes advantage of a student, whether the student is in an elementary school, a high school, or a college it is wrong because the perpetrator has power over the victim. See? Power and vulnerability.

So here is my opinion. If it is a question of power over someone who is vulnerable (no matter whether the vulnerable person is female or male), then the action is illegal and just plain wrong. If it is a picture that has no consequence over whether the victim in it is in danger of losing a job or some other thing of value, then it’s just stupid on the part of the harrasser. If you can walk away with no consequences, then it’s your responsibility to do that and report it for the protection of others. If you can’t, then you have a decision to make sucumb or tell and accept the consequences.

The Senior High Hornets chosen for All-conference were (first row l to r) senior Luke VanHouten, sophomore Tarrell Penn, senior Logan Dulany, junior Jacob Walker, (secound row l to r) junior Jacob Weems, sophomore Ay’Jon Green, senior Cayden Glover, (back row l to r) junior Junior Minor, sophomore Blayne Toll, and junior Kade Perry. The Hornet team made it to the 3rd round of the finals this year under the direction of Head Coach Joe Besancon.

Great Gatsby to come to PCCUA

Stuttgart National Players, a program of the Olney Theatre Center of Olney, Maryland return to the Grand Prairie Center for the public presentation of The Great Gatsby, on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 3 p.m. and the school performance on Monday, March 12, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. for Grades 8th-12th in Riceland Auditorium.

This performance is sponsored by the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas-Stuttgart Campus. Former performances by the theater group have been The Giver and To Kill a Mockingbird.

The Great Gatsby chronicles a

time where success is expected and excel celebrated. Here, Jay Gatsby is a god among men, yet without the love of Mrs. Daisy Buchanan, he is unfulfilled. This fast-paced adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel brings the Jazz Age of New York to life as Daisy's cousin, Nick, guides us through a world where love, opportunity, deception, and tragedy are always just around the corner.

This is the first time National Players is staging The Great Gatsby. Tickets for the public performance are $35.00 (Seats A-M) and $25.00 (Seats N-Z). Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, December 1, 2017.

The free performance to area school districts and home school organizations may register their students Grades 8th through 12th by calling the Grand Prairie Center at 870-673-4201, Ext. 1895 or 1896.

Grand Prairie Center Box office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday and two hours before show time on the day of the show. You may view the shows and ticket sales on our website at www.pccua.edu/GPC. The Grand Prairie Center is owned and operated by Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, 2709 South 165 South, Stuttgart.

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Expand health savings account “Safe Harbor” to reduce Medicare costs A. Mark Fendrick, MD and Rashna Soonavala As the health reform debate continues, partisans in both parties should adhere to a simple, overarching principle: help people who were hurt by Obamacare, but don't hurt those who were helped by the law.

In other words, policymakers ought to focus on reducing the rising premiums and deductibles that have harmed millions while still preserving the coverage that's now guaranteed to people with pre-existing conditions.

Fortunately, the Trump administration is considering an executive order that would accomplish both goals. Specifically, the administration may allow high-deductible health insurance plans to cover services used to manage chronic diseases before customers have reached their deductibles.

The plan already has broad, bipartisan support.

High-deductible health insurance plans surged in popularity in the early aughts after health savings accounts, or HSAs, were established in the tax code. HSAs offer a triple tax advantage.

Deposits are made with pre-tax income. Savings grow tax-free. And people can withdraw from their accounts without paying any taxes, so long as they're using the money to pay for a qualified medical expense.

The kicker? HSAs are only available to consumers who enroll in high-deductible health plans. This year, individ-

ual consumers with such plans are on the hook for the first $1,350 in healthcare expenses.

The sole exception to this mandatory out-ofpocket spending is for preventive care services, such as screenings and vaccinations. A "safe harbor" provision in the tax code requires insurers to cover these services, even if individuals or families have not reached their deductibles.

The administration's efforts to improve the nation's health insurance offerings would expand this "safe harbor."

Right now, medical services used to treat any "existing illness, injury or condition" are excluded from the safe harbor. So the 133 million Americans with diabetes, HIV, depression, and other pre-existing conditions must pay the entire cost of their doctor visits, tests, and prescriptions until they reach their plan's deductible. This lack of pre-deductible coverage discourages people with pre-existing conditions from opening HSAs. When Americans are asked to pay more for medical care, they buy fewer services. About one in three Americans with a high-deductible plan admits to delaying or avoiding care for chronic conditions. Nearly 50 percent of enrollees with a chronically ill family member report problems paying for medical care or other bills.

It's senseless to prohibit high-deductible health plans from covering services that prevent the chronically ill from growing even sicker.

This new generation of high-value health plans would offer lower premiums than most existing health plans, bringing relief to those burdened by rising premiums, and more generous coverage for pre-existing conditions than current highdeductible plans.

Leaders in both parties support this reform.

In 2016, Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) came together to introduce the Access to Better Care Act, which would direct the IRS to expand the safe harbor.

And Sens.

Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) and John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury urging the IRS to modify the safe harbor provision to ensure patients "have full access to adequate preventive care and chronic care management services."

By giving insurers the flexibility to expand the safe harbor, the Trump administration would make HSAs more attractive -- and boost the medical effectiveness of highdeductible plans. As a result, millions more Americans could find insurance that matches their financial and medical needs.

A. Mark Fendrick, M.D., is a professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the director of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.

Rashna Soonavala is a sophomore at the University of Michigan and an intern with the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.

Prairie County Democratic Women discuss Medicare

By Chris Weems Prairie County Democratic Womens discussed some of the points that the Senate is working on at this time, including the handling of Medicare and Social Security as well as the Tax program that is being considered at their regular meeting Tuesday night at El Amigo Restaurant in Hazen.

Chris Weems president, presided for the meeting.

In the discusions, Chris shared one of the AARP’s requests that members sign partitions to Senators Boozman and Cotton and Representative Crawford, urging each to oppose an attempt to cut Medicare fundings or benefits.

Chris said that she has heard that a number of retired people have said that if Medicare is cut for any tearson that they will not be able to go to the

Dr. as much as they have been going in the last few years.

“This is a critical problem that if any of you have the petitions, be sure you sign them and return them as soon possible.

They also talked about the stories heard about the trillions of dollars the Congress has borrowed from the Social Security fund, and the IOU notes have not been repaid. She said , “the Social Security fund is not surplus money, it is there for the retirees who paid in when they meet the qualifications, may use it.”

On the tax program being considered, it does not appear to have the common middle class worker being given much priority and they seem to be the ones most effectedby the the change, they agreed.

At the last meeting the

group voted to return to meeting on Tuesday instead of the fourth Thursday nigh, and to meet every other month.

The dates for metings in 2018 are January 23, March, May 22, July 24 September 25 and November 27.

Dues will be made at the January meeting at 6.00, pm at EL Amigo Restaurant .Members are asked to bring someone with them.

Randy Arnold (left) and Glen Manchester (right) present the donation check to 4H President Lane Fitch.

Randy Arnold (left) and Glen Manchester (right) present the donation check to Arkansas Tech University’s FFA representative, Carson White.

Farm Credit donates to AR F F A a n d 4 -H H foundations Farm Credit of Western Arkansas donated $1,995 to both the Arkansas FFA Foundation and the Arkansas 4-H Foundation in October. Farm Credit pledged the donations in conjunction with the association’s annual director election.

The donation totaled $3,990, and was split evenly between the two organizations.

“These donations further demonstrate Farm Credit’s commitment to Arkansas youth and these valuable organizations,” President and CEO Glen Manchester said “Arkansas is fortunate to have strong 4-H and FFA programs that offer important learning opportunities,” said Randy Arnold, Board Chair for Farm Credit of Western Arkansas. “FFA and 4-H are helping shape Arkansas youth, who are

tomorrow’s leaders.”

“These donations are just one more way that Farm Credit of Western

Arkansas is proud to support Arkansas FFA and 4-H,” Manchester concluded.

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Hazen City Park is decorated so Christmas must be on the way!

City of Hazen employees Mason Martin, Mike McLernon, and Chad Swaim decorated the city park this past week by setting up the nativity scene and festive Christmas trees.

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School District 02 ADKINS LANCE 24.98 ALDRIDGE CHRISTINA 117.18 ANDERSON CONNIE 240.63 ASKINS CLAY & MARY 129.74 ASKINS JACK 11.40 ATKINS DOUGLAS K 358.09 ATKINS JESSE & ADRAIN 148.15 BALL SHEILA M 165.24 BARNARD J R 105.63 BARNES STEPHEN R 26.54 BARNETT DEBRA A 125.35 BARNETT JENNIFER M 99.93 BARNHILL SIDNEY 87.22 BAXTER BROTHERS FARMS 286.65 BAXTER DANIEL02 279.64 BAXTER JAMES A 32.43 BAXTER TIMOTHY K 245.51 BLACK KAREN 7.89 BOWEN SHIRLEY 8.77 BRANNAN LANNY & SUE E 115.73 BRANNAN TEDDY F & BETTIE 317.77 BROWN JASON W 98.62 CARRELL HOWARD G 116.69 CARRELL RICKY A & KATELYNN 138.94 CHISM TAMARA 69.45 CHOATE HOMER C & PATRICIA 77.14 CHOATE JAMES L 467.20 CLAYTON DOROTHY 40.32 CLAYTON TAMARA 51.28 CLIFTON JENNIFER 125.35 COHEN ELIJHA J 76.19 COLE LEONARD T 9.20 COLEMAN PORCHEA N 68.81 CONNER HENRY L 82.46 CONVERSE TERESA 78.02 COOK DEVIANE 159.54 COOK KENNETH BLAKE 105.63 COOK KENNY R 208.63 CORPIER GLENN E 351.08 CRAIG GEORGE W 21.91 CRYMES ANGELA & NICK HALL 803.40 DAWE MICHELLE (PADGETT) 150.78 DROTAR ROBERT T 55.23 DUNCAN JEFFERY 139.38 DYE MATTHEW C 174.44 EDDY CARLA 37.14 ERWIN MATT M 240.63 EVANS LINDA 63.55 FARMER JAMES 21.04 FISHER FREDDIE & JOANNA 11.40 FOOT DON D 80.65 FOX MONICA R 15.78 GEISLER GRANT 74.51 GIBBS CHARLA G 24.11 GILLIOUN JESSICA 28.93 GLOVER KIMBERLY 14.90 GOLLEHER REGINA 16.89 GRAVES AVA 21.23 GRAVES MARCUS LEE 95.55 HAHN DEANA L 137.63 HALL HOYT & ELSIE 70.57 HAMBRICK CHASE 71.88 HAMBRICK JOHN 95.55 HARRIS ROBERT C JR 193.84 HARTLEY JESSE 132.37 HAYNES ASHLEY A 17.53 HENDY FAYE 6.76 HOCUT ASHLEY 5.26 HOLLIS GRADY R 298.85 HOLLOWAY TINA L 55.66 HOLMES JACKIE C 127.30 HOLMES JAMES GREGORY 174.88 HONEY ONONE 115.71 HONNOLL JEREMY 33.31 HOOD DWANA 8.95 HOOKER HARLEY 17.09 HOOVER JOHN P JR 27.17 HORTON RODNEY 266.05 HOWARD JENNIFER 48.71 INGLE EDWARD 10.08

INGLE SCOTT & TAYLOR 281.83 JONES CHRISTOPHER R 24.98 JONES CLINTON 45.58 JONES CYNTHIA 51.72 JONES JASON W & CYNTHIA L 190.22 JONES JOSEPH 82.40 JULIAN SCOTTY & APRIL 327.41 KANADAY WILSON & HELEN 168.77 KASIAH RICHARD O 313.41 KEATHLEY ASHLEY N 265.61 KEATHLEY BILLY D 73.20 KEE ALISON 216.08 KEE STEVIE II 298.04 KELLY OLIVER G 104.32 KERR MEAGAN 116.59 KING SANDRA 53.05 KIZZIRE JASON 484.32 KNIGHT KRISTE 142.25 LADNER MATTHEW K 63.99 LARKAN LANCE A 164.80 LARKIN BOBBY & SHIRLEY 168.31 LARKIN JOESEPH JR 12.07 LARKIN JOSEPH 573.73 LAWLESS MEGAN 290.75 LINAM CARLOTTA 105.63 LINAM JEFFERY & SHERRY 280.95 LINAM TERRY R 10.96 LISKO DYLAN P & KINGSLEI 518.95 LOCK GARY & CASEY 122.29 LOGAN JUSTIN W 16.89 MARCUM CANDACE 55.23 MARTIN EDDIE DARREN & KATIE 252.02 MARTIN EDDIE DOYEN 106.95 MASHBURN MIKE 59.17 MASHBURN STEVE & ERIN 163.46 MAY DEVIN G 192.85 MCCUNE JARRED D 16.22 MCMULLEN HOLLY 63.66 MCNEESE NANCY 36.38 MEDFORD KAREN A 21.91 MEDLEY GLOVER 47.75 MEDLEY MARCUS B 18.85 MEDLEY RICHARD P 24.11 MELKOVITZ PAULINE M 19.29 MERTENS AMY 73.63 METCALF CALVIN 107.38 METCALF FREDRICK 326.97 MILLS MICHEAL & SHELLEY 256.41 MOORE RHONDA 138.50 MORRIS HOWARD JR 472.51 MORROW SHANNON L 79.77 MOSBY LADONNA L 32.81 MULHERIN JONATHAN D 87.22 MULHERIN TIM & DONNA 203.47 MUNNERLYN LINVLE 73.78 MUNNERLYN RACHEL N 22.79 NEIL JOEY & VANESSA 163.05 NICHOLAS RANDY 121.41 NUCO2 SUPPLY LLC 3.94 O'CAIN RONNIE & JODI 522.02 O'NEAL NORMA GAIL 133.24 OWEN JUSTIN P 70.13 OWENS JACKIE CLYDE 108.50 PARSON TERRY W 2 5.86 PETRUS JARROD 333.98 PETRUS RUBY 54.50 PETRUS SONYA K 311.63 PFLEGER SHIRLE 218.71 PHILLIPS ROY 9.64 PIETY TERESA 49.09 PITTS WAYNE JR & TERESSA & 232.74 PLAFCAN GEORGE FARMS INC 743.80 PLAFCAN GEORGE J JR & ALLYSON 127.98 PRINCE DANA 84.39 PRINCE PATRICIA 22.35 PUTT DWIGHT & MARYLIN F 107.38 QUINN LEON & EDITH 122.48 QUINN TINA MARIE 23.23 RANDLEAS DYLAN M 60.92 RANDLEAS ROBERT E 166.12 REYNOLDS ANTHONY & PATRICIA 56.98

RODRIGUEZ CINDY D & IVAN O 95.99 ROGERS CARL JR & TERRI KIM 428.22 ROSE CONSTANCE 80.65 ROSE ROY & FRANCES 286.65 ROWE HOLLI (CULBREATH) 39.45 SALINAS REGINA L 59.61 SANDERS MARTHA 280.51 SCHERM TOMMY & FONDA 476.87 SCRIMSHER CALVIN E & TANYA 238.00 SISEMORE AMY (DUNCAN) 99.49 SISEMORE DARRELL 159.98 SKARDA TONY OR MARY NEIL 160.86 SKINNER MICHAEL CHAD 133.24 SNEAD TAMMY 13.51 STALEY AMY L 92.92 STARR BOBBY M JR 94.03 SULLIVAN JAMALE214.77 SWARTZ ALLEN 67.94 TAYLOR AMOS L 177.95 TAYLOR CANDACE 5.26 TAYLOR CECIL L 78.89 TAYLOR KATIE D 24.60 TINER JASON S 409.37 TODD TIFFANY M 196.73 TOLBERT TYRONE 102.12 TRIPP JACOB E 65.10 TURBYFILL KIMBERLY 13.15 UHIREN JEFFERY 124.04 VAIL JAMIE 87.66 VAIL KIMBERLY D 87.66 WALKER KATHY 166.12 WARWICK KATIE E 90.17 WASHBURN JOE & AMANDA 554.94 WEBB CARLA J 26.30 WEEMS DONNIE 31.12 WEEMS MONTY E 179.70 WHITE RONALD B & DIANNA 02 328.72 WHITMORE KEVIN 105.19 WHITTENBURG WILLIAM R 40.76 WIGGINS AMBER 53.47 WIGGINS TRENTON L 131.49 WILLIAMS GLENN E & KELLY M 83.43 WILLIAMS SAMUEL L 251.58 WILSON ERNIE 68.96 WILSON HOMER D 16.22 WILSON JARROD 39.07 WILSON LARRY J SR & TERRI L 36.82 WILSON LARRY JR 37.14 WOODALL STEVE P 14.03 YATES BREANNA R 59.17 ____________________

School District 02BC ALBERSON BOBBY & MARTHA 76.66 ALBERSON JAMES A & LORI 125.49 ALBERSON JAMES A JR 141.61 ALBERSON JOEL 250.99 BANKS BRIANNA 186.35 BONDS BOBBY SR 159.19 BONDS JASMINE 69.79 BONDS JOYCE 27.34 BRANHAM APRIL 206.55 BURTON DESTINY 67.87 BURTON ORLANDO III 247.04 CAMPBELL MARK & ORTENSIA 21.97 CAMPBELL SHONTEL 255.87 COOK PATRICIA A 74.71 DOOLEY JASON LEE 126.47 DUNLAP CHRISTINE 240.73 EMPET DUANE 16.08 FETTERS EMILY 122.56 GEANS ROBERT 132.63 GLOSTON DEANGELO L 73.01 GOLDEN KAREN YVONNE 36.62 GOWAN BRIAN & SHERRY L 544.45 GREEN ARLENE 494.65 HARDEN CHARLES GARY 49.32 HOOKS DONNA 35.65 HUMBERT STACEY 118.67 JACKSON EMMA FINKLEA 77.15 JACKSON HARRY 10.78 JAMES HAROLD 73.24 JAMES KEVIN JR 69.83 JAMES LENA 254.40

JAMES SHANNON 173.83 JARRETT-WOODS EVA 180.18 JONES FRANKIE ANN 213.39 JONES MELISSA 166.02 JONES SABRINA (ANDERSON)& THOMAS 82.68 LANDRY PAULA 118.17 LARKIN SHERRY 152.51 LEE HENRY & DAWN 149.91 LEE ROBERT W 73.73 METCALF JESSICA 74.22 MINOR FELICA 152.84 MINOR HERSHEL JR 99.12 MINOR PHILLIP 100.85 OWENS TAMARA N 279.31 PALTON MATTIE 171.39 PALTON NATHANIEL 62.99 PALTON SHIRLEY M 156.26 PAYNE CLINTON 98.64 PEARSON VICKIE (RUTLEDGE) 47.85 PINKNEY CALVIN DARNELL 59.08 PINKNEY JERMAINE L 136.72 PINKNEY TAMMY T 87.89 PRINCE KEVIN R 384.29 RODDY JEFFEN 108.89 SEAT RICHARD 141.12 SMITH GREG M 156.17 SMITH HARIAL & GEREATHA 97.17 STEWART ESTER JONES 151.37 SULLIVAN CLEOTIS 22.46 SULLIVAN JAMES & JUDITH 316.91 TIPTON DYLAN & MEAGAN 243.66 TYUS DAISY M 86.92 WHITE TANNER A 695.83 WILLIAMS JOHN F & SHERRY 288.59 WILSON ANGELA G 31.65 WILSON GERALD 58.60 _____________________

School District 02DC ADKINS LARRY & LINDA 62.80 ANDERSON BOBBY & ELLEANA 16.61 ANDERSON CHRYSTAL L 61.04 ANDERSON JASON & CRYSTAL 538.59 ANDERSON LARRY & ANN M 404.80 ATKINS KATHERYN (MILOS) 14.16 BALLARD LARRY A 33.20 BARNETT TIFFANY R 203.62 BRADLEY FRANCES 153.59 BRADLEY STACY 47.37 BRIGHAM STACY 11.23 BROOKS SUMMER 18.76 CAIN KADIJAH 66.57 CAMPBELL KADENA 164.86 CASTLEBERRY JOSEPH C II 24.14 CHIDISTER KEVIN A J 70.80 CLINE DENISHA 68.36 COFFMAN VIRGINIA 17.58 COHEN BENNIE 82.03 COKER HERMAN & TERESA 433.12 COLLINS MARK 127.45 COTTON KATRINA 105.24 CRAIG ROBERT M 185.81 CRAIG ROBRELLE 40.53 CULLUM WILLIAM L 20.51 DAVIS ROY 34.67 EDWARDS DEKISHA A 241.67 FISHER BRITTNEY 102.56 FOSTER JONATHAN B 354.99 FRICKER PHILLIP J 189.46 GANNON CARLA & TERRY 150.36 GILCREASE SHERR 11.27 GILMORE CLARENCE J & MARGARET A 20.92 GIPSON CAROLYN 180.18 GRAHAM ELIZABETH ANN 238.78 GRIFFIN BELINDA 55.67 HARRIS DANITA 82.03 HARRISON BILLY J JR 225.56 HICKS JOSEPH Y SR 43.46 HOLMES TRISTA 166.02 JACKSON DAMIEON 47.85

JENNINGS JALISA 11.72 JONES BRENDA F 18.07 LARKIN ANTHONY 103.52 LARKIN SHELIA 90.82 LARKIN TRUDY N 186.53 LEE CHELSEA 10.74 LITTLEJOHN GINA 525.90 LONG GLORIA J 6.35 MARTIN JAMES A & GINA R 442.40 MARTIN KELSIE C 62.50 MAY SKYLER 105.47 MCCUNE KISHA 33.20 MCGEE TRICIA L 66.41 METCALF DESHEA 142.58 METCALF KENNETH & LINDA 147.50 METCALF LATASHA (LARKIN) 291.63 METCALF TERRANCE 185.55 METCALF VALLOIS 124.03 MILLER CECIL 267.59 MORGAN BILLY & EMILY 152.35 PETTYS AUTO PARTS 567.40 PINNER ANITA 62.27 PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINAN SVCS L 8.30 PITNEY BOWES INC 4.39 PRIEST VICTOR 26.37 PRINCE CHRISTINA 41.86 RICE DONNY R & SHERRY 42.48 SAFFELL TOMMY & TAMMY 71.93 SAWYER MICHAEL D & STACY 114.75 SHUCK DANIEL E 47.23 SMITH STEPHEN & JESSICA 174.81 SPAIN MARK 20.02 STANLEY KEITH 123.05 STOCK SHARON 110.61 SWANIGAN SHAUNDRA 197.76 SWINK JERRY & ELLEN 98.64 TARRY MARILYN 43.47 TENISON JEREMY 130.86 TOLL BILLY 64.94 TOLL SAMANTHA P 42.40 TROY SCOTT & ROBIN 151.86 WATSON MARGARET 96.11 WHITCOMB HEATHER 121.59 WILLIAMS ANDREA 268.56 WILSON CRYSTAL L 302.90 WILSON CURTIS LYNN & MARY 122.56 WILSON FORREST GENE 70.32 WRIGHT WHITNEY 47.37 YIELDING JOHN MARK 355.97 _____________________

School District 02HC AARON MEGAN DEANN 30.27 ABRAMS ERIC & SHELIA WOOD 84.48 ADAMS EVERETT J III 167.98 ADAMS JOEY 738.31 ADKINS LARRY JR 191.41 ALEXANDER CLYDE T 101.57 ANDERSON CARL W & KIMBERLY K 203.13 ATKINS BRENT E 302.26

AYALA JACQUELYN 19.84 BALLARD AMBER 11.72 BARNHILL JESSIE & ANGELA 55.82 BARRETT MEAGAN A 18.07 BECKWITH BLAKE 101.57 BECKWITH JON B & CARRIE 69.34 BERRY LACALON C 203.00 BESANCON DANNY J & MISTI 244.64 BLAZEK JOSEPH C 41.99 BOKKER JEREMY 188.48 BRACY RITA 363.78 BREWER CHRISTINA 167.98 BROOKS BRITTANY M 10.29 BUCK WILLIAM T JR & JUDY FAYE 78.62 BURKS JERRY AND ELISHA 231.51 BURNETT LATISHA 60.55 BURTON DELIAH 14.16 BURTON RELUNDA E 51.76 CARPENTER SHEILA 322.77 CARROLL GERALD 438.80 CARTER DELMA 129.89 CARTER JERRY D 95.71 CC'S COIN LAUNDRY LLC 33.20 CLIFTON REID 114.75 COOK KENDALL J 84.48 CORLEY EDEN A 11.78 COSSEY RICKY 30.76 CREASEY JOHNNA C 105.47 CROSBY THOMAS E 83.01 CUPPLES SHONDA 12.70 CURLETT ELIZABETH 78.13 CURLETT JANET 70.80 D'ANGELO JOHN R & KRISTIE A 542.99 DAVIS JANICE 17.69 DAVIS JOSHUA 8.30 DOLES ERIK 21.44 DONNELL TOMMY & SARAH 276.87 DORATHY TOMMY & CHRISTY 95.71 DUNAR SCOTTY 81.60 EADS JIMMY 58.60 EARL ANTIONETTE 23.11 EDMONDSON EDNA R 40.53 ELLIOTT ANTHONY & ASHLEY 176.14 ELMS MALIAH 29.79 FEGLEY TROY & TERESA 155.77 FIELDS JAMIE L 112.80 FOOT JOHN H 210.95 FOSTER VERBENA 18.07 FOUGHT JEAN 89.85 GOMEZ BENJAMIN 53.22 GRADY JODY 92.29 GRAVES KEVIN 25.88 GRAY BRIDGETT 16.11 HANCOCK JON 298.35 HARDEN KATELYN E 178.72 HARRISON PRESTON D 39.55 HARSSON DOWEL T 121.90 HAYES SHIRLEY 53.71 HAYGOOD JOHN RILEY 58.60

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I, Rick Hickman, collector of revenue within and for Prairie County in the State of Arkansas do hereby certify that the personal tax books of Prairie County reflect the foregoing list of personal property to be delinquent for non-payment of taxes for the year 2016.

Witness my hand this 26th day of October, 2017

Rick Hickman Rick Hickman Sheriff & Collector

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of October, 2017

Gaylon Hale Gaylon Hale Clerk

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Delinquent Tax List - Personal THE PERSONAL TAXES RETURNED DELINQUENT IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, FOR THE YEAR 2016. THE PERSONAL TAX BOOKS OF PRAIRIE COUNTY REFLECT THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BE DELINQUENT FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2016. THE AMOUNT INCLUDED IN THE “TAX,PENALTY AND COST” COLUMN DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL PENALTIES AND COST. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLECTOR’S OFFICE FOR THE CORRECT AMOUNT DUE AT TIME OF PAYMENT 870-256-4764. THE COLLECTOR’S OFFICE DOES NOT ACCEPT CHECKS FOR DELINQUENT TAXES. MONEY ORDER, CASH IN OFFICE, CREDIT, DEBIT CARD IN OFFICE OR ONLINE@AR.GOV/TAX. Owner

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School District 02HC HEINMILLER BONNIE 22.95 HEINMILLER ZACH 75.69 HICKMAN JAMES W 17.09 HICKS JULIAN C 22.46 HOLLAND GARY W 123.54 HOLMES JASON 58.60 HUGHES MICHAEL 135.26 HUMBERT DANIELLE 126.47 HUMBERT TIFFANY 184.20 HUSSEY RICKEY 67.00 INGLE ANDEN M 176.76 INGLE AUDRIONNA 25.75 JAMES KEVIN JR 69.83 JONES PRESTON L 13.67 JONES STEPHANI 298.84 JONES STEVEN 252.95 KEE DAVID 140.69 KELLY ANGELA 147.95 KLOSS RICK 136.39 LARKIN CHRISTIAN 160.65 LARKIN CRYSTAL 21.97 LARKIN DEVEN & SHERRY 169.16 LINAM JEFFERY T 37.11 LONG CODY A 17.58 LOUDERMILK SUSAN M 44.92 MASSINGILL BARRY & RACHEL 600.61 MATHERLY MICHAEL 67.10 MCDANIEL KENNETH & AMANDA 1 52.35 MCELWAINE RITA J 40.24 MCGEE BILLY R 69.34 MCLEAN RANDY & PRISCELLA 74.71 MCLERNON MICHAEL & TONI 163.09 MCLERNON MIKIE 17.15 MEDLOCK SHEILA MOSBY 53.67 MERTENS DONNA F 22.95 METCALF EARL 317.39 METCALF LETITICA 19.53 MILLS CARLOS 28.97 MILLS CASSANDRA 374.53 MILLS DONALD W 211.43 MITCHELL GEORGE W & PHYLLIS 41.99 MITCHELL MICHAEL W 115.24 MOORE KENGI 34.67 MOORE RONALD 34.67 MORGAN MIKE & LOIS 188.00 MOSBY BETTYE 35.95 MOSBY EMMA 26.86 MOSBY MICHAEL & PATRICIA 62.01 MOSBY PAMELA K 53.22 MUNNERLYN MIRANDA 347.18 MUZZARELLI KIMBERLY 36.62 NENNINGER SUSIE M 13.93 NICHOLAS RICKY 136.72 NOAH BRETT C 308.61 NORMAN EVELYN 21.97 ORTIZ NICOLE & ABNER 16.11 PALTON MARTHA 33.69 PARGO JUANITA 152.35 PARR TRAVIS 211.92 PARRISH VEANNA I 10.25 PATEL ANSUYA 40.04 PAYNE CAMILLE M 31.74 PENN CASSANDRA (MOSBY) 143.38 PENN JERRI 215.34 PENN MARCUS 229.99 PENN MATTHEW 122.96 PENN PATRICK D 128.87 PENN SANDRA 615.26 PENN VERNON 91.31 PERRY TANNER 5.86 PETTY BOBBIE C 49.32 PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINAN SVCS L 24.41 PITNEY BOWES INC 6.84 PIZZA CLASSIC 435.08 PRINE HEATH 146.49 QUALLS CHYDE 120.61 QUINN AVONDA 56.64 RICHARDSON JOHN (BOPPER) 35.16 ROBINSON SHONTEL 41.86 RODDY STACEY 82.03 ROGERS GROCER 143.92 ROLAND CARL E 26.82 ROLAND ERIC 176.28 ROLAND LAREKIA 49.81 ROLLINS COLBY 223.40 ROLLINS DENNIS 652.86 SAMPLE VIRGIL 25.21 SANDERS TASIA 10.78 SEBREN JEFF AND

BRANDI 173.45 SEEBER RUSSELL 65.92 SEEBER SHERRY 76.66 SELF BRANDIE L 118.67 SHELMAN RUTH L JAMES 68.18 SHERED LYSANDER 62.50 SIMS IRVIN (BURK) JR 49.81 SMITH ASHLEY 9.31 SMITH DEETRA T 7.81 SMITH KIERA L 108.40 SMITH SANDRA D 5.86 SNYDER KIM 17.15 SPRINGBROOK HEALTH AND REHAB 413.59 SWEETEN HEATH N 78.13 SWINFORD COLTON 81.55 TENISON CORY A 197.76 THRELKELD PAUL A 121.90 TIPTON JEREMY & KATINA 149.29 TIPTON SARAH E 413.10 TOLLESON DORA 18.07 TOM'S COUNTRY KITCHEN 86.98 TRAVEL INN 84.83 TURNER OSCAR & MARTHA 84.48 VAIL TERRY JOE & CAROL J 93.75 VALURE DENEEN H 137.70 VANDERPOOL VIRGINIA D 72.47 VANHOUTEN AMBER 81.06 VANHOUTEN RODNEY & TAMMY 367.36 VANHOUTEN TRAVIS 166.02 WALKER TEDDY & RACHAEL 204.61 WALLS STACIE 24.41 WEEMS JON 51.53 WEST ALLEN & KAREN 475.12 WHITCOMB SCOTTY RAY JR 83.50 WHITTAKER KIMBERLYN 130.86 WIGGINS ASHLEY 199.23 WILLIAMS CHARLES & ANDREA (DAVIS 55.67 WILLIAMS ELAINE 125.49 WRIGHT CARL & LALISA 156.26 WRIGHT LA LISA 76.66 School District 02UC CROSBY DELORES 24.90 CROUCH JIMMY C & TERRESA 139.17 EVANS THOMAS J 299.82 GILL BEVERLY IOLA 31.65 GUERRERO JOSE LUIS REYES & COURT 213.39 ISBELL JEREMY & TIARA 122.56 LUCY GERRY W 60.06 MAY SUSIE 404.31 PITTS JASON R 503.44 REITZ KENNETH E 11.27 REITZ MICHAEL E 47.85 REYNOLDS BRIAN 475.60 SCHROEDER LORENE 7.81 SCHWEDE RICKY 43.95 SULLINS LOUIS & JACKIE 217.50 TAULBEE ASHLEY R 21.49 VALERIO DODIE L 107.91 WEIGEL DEBORAH 172.91 WILLIS KENNY S 132.33 ____________________

School District 03 ADKINS KAREN 53.56 AYCOCK DAWN 192.40 BALL HANNAH 274.56 BOYD DAVID 124.80 EDGE BRADLEY A 218.40 LOCK DARLENE 9.88 RHODES STORMY 83.20 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 99.32 WILKINS JOHN L 95.16 ADKINS KAREN 77.05 AYCOCK DAWN 66.87 BALL HANNAH 56.70 BOYD DAVID 46.52 EDGE BRADLEY A 36.35 LOCK DARLENE 26.17 RHODES STORMY 16.00 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 5.82 WILKINS JOHN L 4.35 ADKINS KAREN 14.53 AYCOCK DAWN 24.70 BALL HANNAH 34.87 BOYD DAVID 45.05 EDGE BRADLEY A 55.22

LOCK DARLENE 65.40 RHODES STORM 83.20 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 85.75 WILKINS JOHN L 95.92 ADKINS KAREN 106.10 AYCOCK DAWN 116.27 BALL HANNAH 126.45 BOYD DAVID 136.62 EDGE BRADLEY A 146.80 LOCK DARLENE 156.97 RHODES STORMY167.15 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 177.32 WILKINS JOHN L 187.49 ADKINS KAREN 197.67 AYCOCK DAWN 207.84 BALL HANNAH 218.02 BOYD DAVID 228.19 EDGE BRADLEY A 238.37 LOCK DARLENE 248.54 RHODES STORMY258.72 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 268.89 WILKINS JOHN L 279.07 ADKINS KAREN 289.24 AYCOCK DAWN 299.42 BALL HANNAH 309.59 BOYD DAVID 319.77 EDGE BRADLEY A 329.94 LOCK DARLENE 340.11 RHODES STORMY 50.29 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 0WILKINS JOHN L 370.64 ADKINS KAREN 380.81 AYCOCK DAWN 390.99 BALL HANNAH 401.16 BOYD DAVID 411.34 EDGE BRADLEY A 421.51 LOCK DARLENE 431.69 RHODES STORMY441.86 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 452.04 WILKINS JOHN L 462.21 ADKINS KAREN 472.39 AYCOCK DAWN 482.56 BALL HANNAH 492.73 BOYD DAVID 502.91 EDGE BRADLEY A 513.08 LOCK DARLENE 523.26 RHODES STORMY533.43 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 543.61 WILKINS JOHN L 553.78 ADKINS KAREN 563.96 AYCOCK DAW 574.13 BALL HANNAH 584.31 BOYD DAVID 594.48 EDGE BRADLEY A 604.66 LOCK DARLENE 614.83 RHODES STORMY 625.01 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 635.18 WILKINS JOHN L 645.35 ADKINS KAREN 655.53 AYCOCK DAWN 665.70 BALL HANNAH 675.88 BOYD DAVID 686.05 EDGE BRADLEY A 696.23 LOCK DARLENE 706.40 RHODES STORM 716.58 VENT JIM & ELIZABETH 726.75 BOYD DAVID 1,601.77 EDGE BRADLEY A 1,611.95 _____________________

School District 05DAC ADDISON ANTHONY 271.26 ALVERSON STEPHANIE L 22.50 ANDERSON LUTHER 20.30 BARNES THOMAS 38.25 BARNETT VINCENT & BETTY 28.80 BAXTER TIMOTHY ANDREW 186.62 BELL JACIE 18.90 BELL TRACEY & JACKIE 221.40 BERRY CATRINE S 95.85 BERRY RHONDA 72.45 BILLINGSLEY TRAVIS & ASHLIE 30.60 BRITT DIXIE A 55.80 BROWN MISTY 532.67 BROWN THOMAS E & ANGELA 520.65 BUCKNER BILLY JOHN (BJ) 182.70 BUCKNER NEWTON & KANDACE 201.15 BURKE ALLIE 60.30 CARPENTER JOHN H 05DAC 133.16 CASHIN DONNA 31.19 CHAMBERS JENNIFER (MCCORMICK) 11.40 CHASE BERNADETTE 144.45 CHASE LAMAR & 330.30 CHAVEZ MIKE & BETTY 47.25 CHILDERS ANDY R 114.30 CLITES JAMES W & LEAH 17.10 COLEMAN KARYN D 273.60

COLLINS JUSTIN & DANIELLE 123.30 CROSS LINDSEY 222.75 DARBY LINDA 17.55 DIETRICH GEORGE E 55.94 DIETRICH JOE A 10.80 DUERSON WILLIAM & AMBER 182.66 DUNLAP MONICA 45.00 DUNLAP ORTAVIOUS 75.24 ELAM TEDDY & AMY 144.00 ESPINOSA CHRISTOPHER & AMANDA 34.65 FARRISH FRANKLIN & MARGARET 98.10 FERGUS RANDA J 169.20 FISHER CHRISTOPHER R 1 78.20 FISHER TILLMAN 77.40 FLANAGAN DEVIN 125.55 FORRESTER SAMUEL 11.25 FOX TARA 18.00 FURNELL STEVEN (DANIEL) 31.50 GARDNER ROY JR & MIRANDA 145.80 GARNER AMELIA E 50.40 GIBSON JOSH T 76.73 GONZALEZ BRYAN N 456.30 GONZALEZ JOSEPH R 115.20 GONZALEZ REUBEN & CLAUDIA 126.45 GRADY BRAD 8.10 GRAHAM BRADLEY H & JENNIFER 153.00 GRAY KATHY 9.90 GRIFFIN MALIK L 113.36 HAMBRICK MARK 252.00 HANCOCK REGINA 102.15 HANSMANN MARGARET 18.45 HARDNETT WORNIE JR 40.50 HARPER CHARLES & JENNIFER 198.45 HARRELL ALBERT L & MILDRED A 61.65 HARRIS MICHAEL B & PATRICIA 136.35 HART SANDY 27.45 HIGGS ROBERT L 447.30 HILL ANGELA 238.95 HITT JENNIFER 281.70 HOBBS BETTY JO 164.70 HOLDER BILLIE JO 5.85 HOLLAND JIMMY JR & KELLY 24.30 HOLLAND SHARYL L 13.50 HOLLOWAY ADAM 1,085.40 HOLLOWAY BARBARA 62.10 HOLLOWAY BRENDA 180.00 HOLLOWAY FLOSSIE 120.60 HOLLOWAY HOLLY 22.50 HOLLOWAY LISA L 217.35 HOLLOWAY LUEREATHA 27.90 HOLLOWAY MOSES 22.50 HOLLOWAY WINTER 32.67 HOWARD DERONTREYIA 72.90 HOWARD SANDRA 34.20 HUDDLESTON EMILY 491.40 HUFFSTICKLER TRIXI 9.90 HUMBERT KEVIN 51.98 INMAN BROOKL 107.42 JACKSON BRENT & JENNY 281.25 JACKSON JIMM 176.40 JANICE BOOKKEEPING & TAX SERVICE 3.15 JOHNSON PEGGY 137.61 JOHNSON TIMOTHY B 196.02 KEOWN CURTIS & PAMELA05DAC 86.40 KHAMOU SIMON0 138.15 KIRKLAND JESSICA 53.55 KNUPP CLAY 22.05 LACY ROBERT NICKY 65.25 LADUE FAMILY FISH MARKET 13.50 LEE JAMES JR & CARMEN 95.05 LINCOLN KIMBERLY 105.75 LINDSEY TIMOTHY W 72.00 LONG LAURA ELIZABETH 5.40

LUCY JUSTIN 17.10 MACK CHARLES & SHERRIE 171.90 MAHON STEVEN J & SHERRIE L 6.00 MANSFIELD DIANNA 32.85 MAPPS TONYA & NORMA DAYBERRY 35.10 MCANALLY MATTHEW & EMILY 103.50 MCCOY MATT & SUSAN 200.25 MCCOY VERONICA 13.05 MCDONALD AARO 157.05 MCDONALD JACKIE & GEORGIA 151.65 MCILVOY RICK 34.65 MCKINNEY RILEY C 46.80 MEDLIN JAMES 261.20 MERRELL DANNY RAY & BOBBIE 157.05 METCALF CARMEN D 20.79 MILLS JOHN & JENNIFER 170.10 MINTON JACOB 141.08 MINTON JAMES E & AMANDA 224.10 MOSBY DENICE 50.40 MOSBY SHAQUILLE 235.63 NELSON BARBARA 59.85 NEWTON ROY TODD 58.91 NORMAN STEVE A JR & KALINA 29.25 NUNN UTEVIA 25.65 PARTAIN CHRISTI YATES 389.25 PASLEY LARRY & FREIDA 297.90 PATE JEREMY 75.24 PATE TAYLOR 38.25 PERILLO ANNE MARIE 144.05 PICKRELL RANDY 28.80 PIRTLE AUTUMN 102.15 PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINAN SVCS L 32.85 PITNEY BOWES INC 10.35 PITTS JANICE 73.35 PUCKETT TIM 255.15 RIPPER JONATHAN RYAN 212.85 ROACH ROY & LOUISE 247.95 ROBINSON JOE BOB & MARY 178.20 ROBINSON KEITH 230.85 ROBINSON TONYA 91.35 ROBINSON WELTON 384.75 ROCKINS KRISCHARNA L 14.36 ROGERS CARMEN L 177.30 ROMAINE LAWRENCE & SHERRY 11.70 SCOTT JAMES L & JULIE L 49.01 SCOTT JOAN M 96.53 SCOTT LISA 58.05 SCROGGINS CAROLYN A 278.10 SEVERNS ZACK &DOVIE JANAE 211.50 SIMPSON KYLE 527.40 SMITH CHRIS LYNN 118.80 SMITH JAMES H & KRISTIE 327.15 SMITH JONATHAN M 10.05 SMITH KEVIN WAY NE & LORA 45.45 SMITH LANA 25.65 STRAWN JEREMY 60.75

SUTTON BRUCE 118.80 SUTTON ELMO & SHIRLEY 188.55 TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER W & LINDSIE T 453.92 TAYLOR KALDRIC 99.01 THOMPSON BRANDON & DONYA 55.80 TREADWELL ROGJAN (WEAVER) 12.87 TURNER C J & DEBORAH 115.20 TURNER DARRELL W 513.90 TYLER LAURIE 10.80 WALLS JOHNNIE JOE 27.90 WARREN TIFFANY (COOK) 83.16 WASHINGTON FRED 91.08 WASHINGTON JONATHAN 26.10 WEATHERLY BRENDA JOYCE 65.25 WESSON DONNA (ROGERS) 10.05 WHALEY JAMES A 17.55 WHITTAKER JOHNNY & PAM 37.35 WHITTAKER MATTHEW 125.55 WHITTAKER MICHAEL & LAURA 25.20 WHITTAKER WILLARD & LINDA 30.15 WILLIAMS DEDRIC 248.40 WILLIAMS DEON 292.95 WILLIAMS FRANKIE 118.80 WILLIAMS LINDA 181.80 WILLIAMS TEQUILLA 61.88 WILLIAMS WILLIE GENE 318.29 WINKOWSKI JAYSON & HOPE 225.90 YORK JOEY & KAREN 135.00 _____________________

School District 06 STOKES KYLE & KIMBERLY GILLIOUN 481.95 _____________________

School District 21 ABEL CHARLES E & TAMATHA 151.92 ADAMS STACY L 41.94 BABCOCK KIMBERLY 193.86 DORATHY JUSTIN 45.67 ELDRIDGE JIMMY C JR 13.98 GORE JAMES 310.36 HANNA GEORGE & SANDRA 238.39 METCALF TYRUS L 65.24 SEYMORE MACK JR & MARY 276.34 SKINNER SETH 252.57 TENISON MICHAEL S & MELINDA N 38.68 ZIMMERMAN TIMOTHY 30.29

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P o o r a s I a m , a l l I c a n g i v e i s t h a n k s

by Dr. James L. Snyder

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High” Psalm 92:1 Calvary Baptist Church West North Front Street, Hazen, AR Phone: (870) 255 - 4038 Christian VanHouten, pastor Sunday School: 9:50 AM Worship: 10:45 AM BTC: 6 PM Evening Worship 6:45 PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7 PM First Baptist Church 224 N. Hazen Ave. Hazen, AR 72064 Phone: (870) 255 - 4464 Sunday Service Sunday School: 10:00 AM Morning Worship: 11:00 AM

It was a preThanksgiving evening and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were enjoying some hot cider tea. Nothing goes down quite as nice as a hot cider tea.

It was rather a quiet evening and I happened to glance over at my wife and saw her staring into space as it were. It concerned me because I knew that’s what she did when she was thinking about something.

The problem that faced me was simply this. Was she thinking about me or something else? If it’s me, I’m probably in trouble. If it’s something else, I’m probably in trouble. No matter which side of the fence I’m on, I’m in trouble.

I was tempted to ignore the situation and continue the silent evening but something inside me would not let me sit still.

I don’t know what it is about us husbands, we don’t know when to shut up and we don’t know when to speak up. If only we could do the opposite of what we're thinking at

the time, we probably could get along much better with the opposite side of the fence.

“What are you,” I asked her quite simply, “thinking about so strongly?”

Continuing to stare into space, she was silent for a few moments and then she said, “I’m trying to figure out what gifts we should get for our family.”

Say what? I haven’t even demolished the rest of Thanksgiving turkey yet, and she’s thinking about Christmas gifts.

That is the way with my wife. She cannot let a day go by without thinking of something three weeks or two months down the road. She cannot sit still and enjoy the moment.

I, on the other side of the fence, am able to sit down and enjoy this silence of the moment. I do not have the jitters to get up and do something.

I have the calm, relaxing feeling of just sitting and enjoying the moment.

I knew what was going through her mind; all of the members of our family and what they like to get at Christmas time.

On my part, I cannot come up with all the members of our family without asking questions to someone across the room. I recognize them when I see them, but I always forget one or two when I’m trying to think about the family.

That is the difference between my wife and me.

She can keep a list of the family in her head for months, yea even years and know exactly what they would like for Christmas and even for their birthday. I don’t even know their birthdays and have to be reminded by my wife.

Here we were, just a few days past Thanksgiving and the wife is thinking about Christmas.

It seems to me that there is a reason why Thanksgiving comes before Christmas.

Thanksgiving is a time that we give thanks sometimes for the turkey in front of us. Sometimes, for the turkey in the family, if you know what I mean.

I said very cautiously to my wife, “Just relax and

enjoy the evening and wait to work on your Christmas list.”

She came down out of her staring across the room and began staring at me one of those stares that I’ve experienced so many times in life. “I must,” she said most dramatically, “try to figure out what I’m going to get my family for Christmas.”

I flashed a smile back at her and cuddled up to the silence for a few more moments.

One thing I can say about her, she is very generous when it comes to giving, especially at Christmas time.

As my muse took me a little bit further down memory lane, I began to see and appreciate the difference between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know they are about a month apart, but there’s a bigger difference than days when it comes to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Christmas is when you spend a whole lot of money buying Christmas presents for everybody in your family even those

that, well, how can I say it, is not on your nice list.

Thanksgiving is quite different. Once I get beyond the turkey, I begin to realize that the purpose of Thanksgiving is simply to give thanks.

Christmas costs a lot, especially out of my wallet, but Thanksgiving costs more but in a different currency.

For Christmas, I have to work out a budget and I’m always, or should I say my wife is always over budget.

However, Thanksgiving is different. Thanksgiving is giving thanks and that has no monetary value on it at all.

Giving thanks is a good thing as David points out, “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High” (Psalm 92:1).

No matter how much coin I have in my pocket, giving thanks is the richest thing I could possibly give.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL

Evening Worship: 6:00 PM Wednesday Service Adult Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 PM Children's Program 7:00 PM "HYPE" Youth 7:00 PM

St. Peters Episcopal Church Highway 86, Tollville, AR. Worship Service: 9 AM Sunday School: 10:30AM

Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship: 10:45 AM Immanuel Baptist Church Pastor Bill Ricks Highway 13 North, Carlisle, AR. Phone (870) 552 - 3100 Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship:11 AM Sunday Evening: 6 PM Wednesday Evening: 7 PM

Biscoe, AR 870-998-2777 Sunday School 10 A.M. Worship 11 A.M. Rev. William Brown - pastor Holy Temple Church of God in Christ Elder James Clark, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 AM Worship Service: 11 AM

Baptist Church Pastor Alan Minton HWY 70 West of DeValls Bluff, AR Sunday School-10:00 a.m.

Sunday Preaching -11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night-7:00 p.m.

Center Point Missionary Baptist Church RR 1, Center Point Road, Hazen, AR Pastor Gary Malone Sunday School: 10 AM Worship: 11 AM BTC: 6 PM Worship: 7 PM Wednesday Youth Night 7 PM

First United Methodist Church 211 North Hazen Avenue, Hazen, AR Phone (870) 255 - 4657 Pastor Deanna McCormack Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship Service: 10:55 AM Hazen Church of Christ 204 Adams Street, Hazen, AR. Phone (870) 255 - 3633 Sunday - Bible Study: 10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM Sunday Night: 6 PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7 PM Family Christian Fellowship 603 W Washington Hazen, AR. Pastor Scott Skarda 501-516-5971 Sunday: 10 AM, Wed, 7 PM Merredith Memorial Church of God in Christ Sunday School: 9:30 AM Worship: 11 AM New Bethel MB Church RR1, New Bethel Road, Hazen, AR. Pastor Bro. Freddie McCann Sunday School 10am / Choir Prac. 4:30 / BTC 5pm / Worship Svc 6pm / Wed Night Youth Mtng 6pm / Men's Bible Study 2nd Tues 6:30 / Ladies' Bible Study 3rd Tues 6:30 Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Pastor Joe Mills 7474 Highway 86 North, Hazen, AR Sunday School:10 AMService:11 AM BTC: 5 PM Sunday Night: 6 PM Wed. A.C.E. at 6:30 PM & Bible Study: 7:00 PM Prairie Chapel MB Church Center of North Washington & Woodlawn, Hazen, AR. Rev. Oscar Washington Pastor Sunday School: 9:30AM Worship: 11AM Wednesday 7 PM Bible Study Carlisle Pentecostal Church of God Scott & McDonald Sts., Carlisle, AR. Phone 501-438-1643 Pastor Daniel Strength Sunday School: 10 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11 AM Sunday Evening Service: 6 PM Wednesday Evening Service: 7 PM Mt Zion MB Church Rt 2 Carlisle, AR Rev. Nelson Watson, Pastor Sun. School 9:45 A.M. Worship 11 A.M. Wed Prayer & Bible Class 7 P.M. First Pentecostal Church of Prairie County 3201 Hwy. 70 E., Hazen, AR (870) 255-9177 Pastor J N Holmes Sunday 10 A.M. Wednesday 7 P.M.

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First Baptist Church 319 Court St., P. O. Box 25, Carlisle, AR Phone (870) 552 - 7732 David Lee - Pastor Sun School: 9:45 AM Worship: 11 AM Awana: 5 PM Worship: 7 PM First United Methodist Church 215 East Third St., Carlisle, AR Phone (870) 552 - 7789 Rev. Curt Doering, Pastor

Landmark Baptist Church 517 East Third, Carlisle, AR. Phone (870) 552 - 3568 Pastor Albert Young Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship: 10:45 AM BTC 6 PM - Worship 7 PM Wed. Evening: 7:30 PM

Jehovah Community Temple Church 710 Sycamore St, DeValls Bluff, AR Elder Ronnie Mosby Sunday 10:30 AM Monday Bible School 7 PM Bethlehem Missionary

Zion Lutheran Church Hwy 79 PO Box 158 Ulm, AR 72170 Phone: 870-241-3778 email: zionlutheran@hotmail.com Sunday School at 10 am Worship at 11am Bible study: Wed at 5:30 pm

St. Rose Catholic Church Highway 70, Carlisle, AR. Phone (870) 552 - 3601 Father Shaun Wesley Saturday: Spanish Mass 6:30 PM Sunday School: 9:45 AM Sunday: Mass 11:00 AM United Methodist Church of DeValls Bluff Highway 70 West, DeValls Bluff AR. Pastor Deanna McCormack Sunday Morning Worship: 9 AM Sunday School: 10:15 AM Fellowship Meal: 4th Sun. of Month, 6 PM First Baptist Church of DeValls Bluff P. O. Box 358 Highway 70 West, DeValls Bluff, AR. Phone (870) 998 - 7118 Pastor Bill Bruce Sunday School: 9:45 AM Morning Worship: 11 AM Training Hour: 5 PMWorship 6 PM Wednesday Evening: 7 PM

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PUBLIC NOTICE Billy’s Body Shop & Wrecker Service. P. O. Box 696, Hazen Ark 72064.

To whom it may concern: 2004 Hyundai Trailer Vin # 3H3V532C54T131274 located at 1203 Hwy 70 East, Hazen Arkansas 72064. Vehicle stored at 1203 Hwy 70 East, Hazen Ar. Phone 870-255-4922, and is accruing storage as a legal liability of the owner.

The wrecker company claims fist priority possession lien on the vehicle and it’s contents for all charges.

Unless vehicle is claimed within 45 days the owner and/or lien holder waives all rights, title, and interest in the vehicle and its contents and consents to the sale of the vehicle. Vehicle will then be sold for towing and storage fees. __________________

PUBLIC NOTICE Adam Bowman, MP 6142 Repair - Remodel - New Construction Free Estimates Dependable Service Family Owned and Operated (870) 256-5230

Billy’s Body Shop & Wrecker Service. P. O. Box 696, Hazen Ark 72064.

To whom it may concern: 2007 Freight Liner Columbia Vin # 1FUJA6CK78L206912 located at 1203 Hwy 70 East, Hazen Arkansas 72064. Vehicle stored at 1203 Hwy 70 East, Hazen Ar. Phone 870-255-4922 ,and is accruing storage as a legal liability of the owner. The wrecker company claims fist priority possession lien on the vehicle and it’s contents for all

charges.

Unless vehicle is claimed within 45 days the owner and/or lien holder waives all rights, title, and interest in the vehicle and its contents and consents to the sale of the vehicle. Vehicle will then be sold for towing and storage fees. _________________

WANTED CARETAKER THE CENTER POINT CEMETERY IS TAKING BIDS UNTIL DECEMBER 29, 2017 FOR A CEMETERY CARETAKER. WE NEED TWO BIDS. ONE FOR MOWING AND WEED EATING AND ANOTHER FOR YEARLY MAINTENCE, WHICH WILL INVOLVE MORE. CALL 870-255-3265 FOR DETAILS. SEND BIDS TO CPC 2826 HWY 249 N HAZEN, AR 72064 (12-6-17 2tc) ________________

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Full time and part time 8 hr and 12 hr shifts available Contact: Phone # 870-5 552-7 7150 Email: cnhc@cebridge.net Competitive Pay & Insurance available

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Contact: Heather Mealler Phone # 870-552-7150 Email: cnhc@cebridge.net

GARAGE SALE Garage sale Friday, December 8, 2017 at 4625 Hwy 33 S, Devalls Bluff, AR 72041 Crystal and random kitchen/houseware, bedding, women's shoes 9--10, women's dresses, skirts, etc. size 6--12 (mostly), XL, and 1X. Nice items.

(12-6-17 1tc)

HEY PARENTS!

FREE One pair of boys football cleats size 3.5 youth found in front of Herald Publishing. Come by and they are yours. ________________

FREE Free cane poles. These would make great tomato stakes, bean poles, duck blind covering, and are good for using with yo-yo’s. All sizes are available. The longest poles are 20 feet.

This is your last opportunity.

Call James D. King at 255-3226. _________________

YARD SALE Four family yard sale Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 7-9 from 9:00 a.m. until...

Lots of Christmas decorations, Yamaha keyboard TSR-290, vintage water basin and water pitcher, vintage corner 3-tier shelf, boys and girls clothing, and men and women’s clothing.

Lots of other items.

602 N. Hazen Ave. (12-6-17 1tp)

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Brain contents: Monday is Pizza night, Tacos on Wednesday

Backpack Contents: one No. 2 pencil maybe one pen

T-Shirt they wouldn’t let him wear in High School and you wish he wouldn’t wear now

Only means of transportation until he passes all his first semester classes

Random blotches of facial hair (growing first beard) Shoelace room key holder (proving he’s a freshman) Photosensitive Skin

Clothes from the deepest, darkest corner of his closet (doing laundry low priority)

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4 -H H members tour AR Regional Innovation Hub

by Shea Wilson Lonoke and Prairie County 4-H members recently visited Arkansas' first makerspace - the, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, for a funfilled day of hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education. The Hub provides an environment where students can make, create, explore, invent and design under the guidance of experienced mentors. 4-H members were exposed to a variety of creative possibilities within the makerspace.

During a coding workshop, 4-H youth learned to use Arduino microcon-

trollers, which are printed circuit boards designed for a versatile platform.

Students learned how to write code in C++ for motors, sensors, lights and buzzers; all of which can come together on an Arduino to form a fully functioning robot. Youth also attended a session on engineering.

Through problem solving and hands on activities, they learned their creativity is just as important as their know-how. From building bridges and towers, to changing the way paper behaves as a material, the goals and concepts of engineering were made approachable.

For more information about the 4-H Youth

Development Program and how you can get involved, contact the Prairie County Extension Service at 870-998-2614 or email smwilson@uaex.edu. Like us on Facebook: prairiecoarkansas4h or follow us on Instagram: @prairieco4h. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service and is open to all youth between the ages of 5 and 19 years of age without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Group Photo back row L-R: Clayton Starks, Aleigha Smith, Lacy Smith, KayLyn Cannon, Shayleigh Smith, and Caleb Swears. Front Row L-R: Adysen Johnston, Jolie Spratt, Will Spratt, Maddox Tallent, Kymber Buckner, and Karly Kinard.

Lacy Smith, Aleigha Smith, Kymber Buckner and Karly Kinard building a tower to support a bowling ball during the engineering session.

Will Spratt and Maddox Tallent learning how to write code.

Pictured above: Karly Kinard building a bridge with paper to support batteries, which represent cars on the bridge.

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My boss will be making his annual check on who's been naughty and nice. So now is the time to write your letter to Santa.

He's arranged to have your letters printed in the Wednesday, December 20th edition of

The Grand Prairie Herald.

Mail them to Letters To Santa, PO Box 370, Hazen, AR 72064, bring them to our office at 111 Hwy. 70 East in Hazen or email us at heraldpublishing@gmail.com

by Monday, December 11 by 9:00a.m.

Hazen Elementary Students Pre-K - 3rd will turn their letters in at school to their teachers.

I'll see you Christmas Eve, but you won't see me!

Merry Christmas, Rudolph