February 8, 2023 edition

K elsi Harr rea ch es Oakla w n milestone

By Robert Yates Oaklawn Racing

Kelsi Harr of Slovak

became the first female rider in Oaklawn history to surpass $1 million in purse earnings at a meet when she guided Run Fearless ($29.80) to a 3 ¾-length victory in Friday’s ninth race.

The victory in the $90,000 maiden special weights sprint for Arkansas-bred fillies and mares, 3 and up, pushed Harr’s purse earnings at the 20212022 meet to $1,011,248, according to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering organization.

Harr reached the milestone on Day 61 of the expanded 66-day season (Dec. 3-May 8). Run Fearless was her 15th meet victory.

“I feel like I’ve had a very good meet,” Harr, 29, said after training hours Saturday morning. “I don’t want to sound greedy, but I always want more. Don’t want to be done yet. There are two weekends of racing left and hopefully I get a few more.”

A native of tiny Slovak, Ark., about 45 miles east of Little Rock, Harr launched her professional riding career in 2018 and began riding regularly at Oaklawn the following year. Harr has increased her purse earnings each season at Oaklawn – $207,235 in 2019, $597,939 in 2020, $646,259 in 2021 and $1,011,248, through Friday, in 2021-2022.

Harr also has set a single-season career high for victories at Oaklawn in 2021-2022. She won 11 races in 2020 to finish as Oaklawn’s leading apprentice rider, but her win total dipped to eight at the 2021 meeting. Harr rode two winners in 2019 at Oaklawn.

“Just riding hard and getting opportunities from a lot of different trainers, from ones that have used me since I was a bug and then some others that just started to use me a little bit,” Harr said. “I don’t really know what I can credit it to. Just being blessed, I guess.”

Harr rode Run Fearless for owner/trainer Jinks

and out of Pistolpackinpenny, winner of the $75,000 Downthedustyroad Stakes for Arkansasbred female sprinters in 2015 at Oaklawn.

Fires, 81, trained Archarcharch, a multiple Oaklawn stakes winner, for Yagos and her husband, Bob, and Pistolpackinpenny for wife Penny. Run Fearless marked Harr’s

second career victory for Fires, “Jinks has always been very good to me,” Harr said. “He rode me when I had the bug. He’s always ridden me on a few horses every meet. Might have been just the second win I’ve had for him, but he’s always been in my corner, always been good to me and supportive and given me chances.”

Harr entered Saturday with 36 victories and $2,462,678 in purse earnings in her Oaklawn career. Cindy Noll (now Cindy Murphy) is the winningest female jockey in Oaklawn history with 183. She won 47 races in 1999, with her mounts earning $629,630.

Overall through Friday, Harr had 82 vic-

tories and $3,490,535 in her Thoroughbred career, according to Equibase. Harr also has seven career QuarterHorse victories at Canterbury Park, where she and her longtime fiancee, trainer Robert N. Cline, are based after the Oaklawn meeting ends. Harr and Cline will bid for their first career Oaklawn stakes victory in the $200,000 Arkansas Breeders’ Championship May 7 with Bandit Point. The Arkansas Breeders’ Championship is for state-breds at 1 1/16 miles. Bandit Point finished third in the Arkansas Breeders’ Championship in 2019, fourth in 2020 and fifth last year. Bandit Point represented Harr’s first career mount and victory June 17, 2018, at Canterbury. For more information go to https://www.oaklawn.com/racing/news/h arr-reaches-oaklawnmilestone/.

Annual Slovak Oyster Supper named one of 2023 AR Food Hall of Fame finalists

LITTLE ROCK — Prairie County’s Slovak Oyster Supper, which is held in Slovak every year, has been named as one of the 2023 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Finalists. The Oyster Supper is one of the three finalists in the Food-Themed Events category. The other finalists in the category are the Magnolia Blossom Festival and World Championship Steak Cook-Off (Columbia County) and the Mayhaw Festival (Union County).

Arkansas Heritage launched the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame program in 2016 to recognize Arkansas’s legendary restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events across the state.

More than 1,800 submissions were received from all 75 Arkansas counties for the seventh class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame.

Arkansans nominated their favorites during the month of October in these five categories:

*Proprietor of the Year

*Food-Themed Event

*People’s Choice

“Arkansans are proud of their food flavors and traditions,” said Mike Mills, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. We know residents across the state will join us as we celebrate these restaurants, events and food people as finalists for this special program.” Winners will be selected by the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Committee and then announced at a hybrid ceremony at Central Arkansas Library System’s Ron

Robinson Theater on March 6, 2023. The venue is located at 100 River Market Ave. in downtown Little Rock.

The public is invited to attend the reception and induction ceremony virtually or in-person. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at ArkFoodHOF.com.

Also at that time, the People’s Choice Award, which is awarded based on the number of nominations received, will be announced.

The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Committee is a

group of Arkansans who are historians, chefs, foodies and food authors. Committee members include Paul S. Austin, Jimmy Bryant, Chip Culpepper, Quantia “Key” Fletcher, Cindy Grisham, Montine McNulty, Rex Nelson, Tim Nutt, Kat Robinson, Stephanie Wade, David Ware and Stanley Young, in addition to Mills. For more information about this program, contact Rene Lovett at Rene.Lovett@arkansas.go v or call 501-324-9788.

Fires of Hot

and owner Val Yagos of Jacksonville,

*Gone But Not Forgotten

All nominees and finalists

This artistic picture of the ice last week was taken by our intrepid newpaper photographer, Ruth Corley. Local schools and offices were shut down due to the February ice storm on the Grand Prairie last week. For more photos of the ice, see page 6.

Jockey Kelsi Harr and her family. (Coady Photography photo.)

John Elbert Pool

John Elbert Pool, 85, of Des Arc, met his precious Savior face to face after 67 years of faithful service, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

Elbert was born Sept.

5, 1937 to Johnnie and Erma Pool. He was raised in Spearman, TX and as an 18-year-old young man, he decided to dedicate his life to Jesus and humbly serve Him all his days. This one decision would change the course of Elbert’s life forever and the course of countless others who were affected by his decision. Elbert soon decided to attend a Bible college in Baxter Springs, Kansas to pursue the Lord’s will for his life. The very first day there, a beautiful young woman named Carole Felts caught his eye and stole his heart, and they were married the following year. After Bible school, Elbert and his new bride Carole, moved to her hometown, Des Arc, AR, where Elbert accepted the position of Pastor of Gospel Mission Church at only 20 years of age. Elbert, with Carole by his side, would go on to pastor Gospel Mission Church for the next 50 years and continued to serve together until Carole’s death in 2019. During those years, Pastor Pool, along with Carole, raised six godly children and discipled countless members of their church and community, many

of whom went on to be pastors, lay ministers, and evangelists. Pastor Pool humbly, yet boldly, shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone he encountered. He had a beautiful way of looking beyond individuals’ faults to see their needs. Pastor Pool was a faithful prayer warrior and a missionary. He journeyed to many foreign countries but had a special heart for the persecuted church, to which he and Carole traveled, taking bibles and visiting the “underground” church.

Pastor Pool was a very hard worker and a talented self-taught carpenter, dry wall layer, and finisher. This allowed the extra income needed to raise a large family, but so often he would offer his services for free, especially to family and friends.

Elbert’s large family was his pride, and his greatest joy in life would be to have them around his dinner table or visiting together in his living room. Elbert had a beautiful high tenor voice and singing was his passion. His greatest pleasure was to sing and harmonize with his children and grandchildren and to worship in song. In his later years, he loved to sing and serve at the nursing home with his friends, “The Disciples.”

Anyone who knew Pastor Pool knew him as one of the most giving, loving, humble, faithful, Godly men they had ever met. His genuine humility, unending faithfulness, and integrity elevated him to a place of honor and high esteem. Pastor Pool will be deeply missed by his family, church, and community, but because of his decision to accept Jesus, his life will continue to reap a harvest for many generations to come.

Elbert was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Carole; his daughter, Linda; his granddaughter, Elly Jane; and his parents and siblings.

Elbert is survived by his children, Angela (Toby) Wills, Carla (David) Smith, Pat Skarda, Brenda (Allen)

Childress, Deborah (Scott) Skarda, John (Jamie) Pool; grandchildren, Micah (Candace)

Smith, Casey (Leah)

Skarda, Caleb (Amanda)

Smith, Corey (Candace)

Skarda, Lucas (Carrie)

Childress, Hannah (Noah) Williams, Kelcie (Tyler) Huffstickler, Abram (Courtney)

Skarda, Adam (Katelyn)

Skarda, Levi (Carrie)

Childress, Jordan (Amanda) Smith, Audrey (Drew) Mitchell, Heidi (Jordan) Pierce, Lauren (Harrison) Cush, Andrew Pool, Alyssa

Dohm, and Matthew Pool; and 39 greatgrandchildren and counting.

Charlotte Evelyn Castleberry Tipton

Charlotte Evelyn Castleberry Tipton entered into Heaven on Monday, January 30, 2023 after a beautiful life. She was born on January 15, 1934 in Devalls Bluff, AR to Bedford and Gracie Lee Castleberry. She is preceded in death by her husband Bobby Dee Tipton and both parents, along with her daughter Ramona Smith and siblings Marsha Snyder, Joseph & Eugene Castleberry and Doris Downs and great-great grandson Winston Capel. She is survived by her siblings, Ray, Gerald & Brooks Castleberry (Charlene) and her children Dorsey Tipton, Alan Tipton, Deanna Abrego of Conway, AR and Janie Blevins (Rodney) of Bradford, AR. Grandchildren: Krissy Lewis(Heath), Kenny Luker, Blair Coleman (Jennifer), Nikki Calhoun (D’Kotah),Dallas Tipton (Lori), Dusty Blevins (Fallon), Beth VanByssum (Bobby), Macy Gardner (Blaine). Great Grandchildren: Caitlyn Capel (Triston), Alyson Miller, Terrance & Brailyn Luker, Briar Blevins, Blakely & Briley Gardner, Adri Houston, Aubree Calhoun, Seth Merice, Benjamin, Colton & Everlea VanByssum, Jasmine Lasker, Quentin Evans, Michael Long, Zachary & Olivia Linson, Ashley & Salem Stover along with many nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved. She is also survived by her lifelong best friend Rosetta VanHouten and long time friend Birdie Hartwick.

Charlotte worked many years at Baldwin Piano, loved her crochet, word puzzles, all things fishing and was Mema to so many. She was a loving and devoted mother to five children but always made time for everyone and always made sure we knew that we were all her “favorite”.

Visitation was Friday February 3, 2023 at 1 pm with service follow ing officiated by Justin Brooks at Wilcox Family Funeral Home in Greenbrier, AR with burial following at Crestlawn Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Bill Lewis, Heath Lewis, Bobby VanByssum, Blaine Gardner, Rodney Blevins and Bruce Wagner.

“Celebrating Culture” event to be held in Stuttgart

The “Celebrating Culture Organization” of Stuttgart will be holding its first event to celebrate Black history and culture on Saturday, February 18, at the Grand Prairie Center Auditorium.

“This is a vision that God put in my heart to do about 6 months ago,” the organization’s Executive Director Joe Alexander Jr. said of the event. Director Alexander and his wife, LaToya, have been pulling things together ever since, he said.

“Our community of Stuttgart has had a lot of bad things to happen over the last couple of years, so we want to do something positive to bring by some peace, hope, unity,” Alexander says. “We want to continue to help motivate our community to stay the course and keep reaching for excellence.”

Navy Commander Eric L. Alexander.

The day will feature an African dance, poetry and spoken words, and performances by local rap and gospel artists.

The speaker of the hour will be Alexander’s brother, US Navy Commander Eric L. Alexander. Commander Alexander is a native of Stuttgart, and as a Navy Commander he has traveled all around the world. “He has done great things, and he will be sharing his story with the youth and

everyone in attendance,” Director Alexander said. The organization will also be handing out community service awards and a few high achievement awards. All children 18 years old and younger will get into the event for free. Tickets for adults are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

“We were blessed to have over 10 local Black business owners to help sponsor this event and make it possible,” Director Alexander said. If anyone needs more information about sponsorship or tickets, they can call Alexander at (870) 672-1495 or stop by Big Dawg Cutz at 1810 South Park Avenue in Stuttgart, Arkansas. The doors open at 5:30 pm and the event starts at 6:00 pm. Cultural Attire is encouraged. Everyone is invited to attend the event.

M o s enthin re c eive s 2023 DAR Co mm unit y Servi c e Aw ard

By Judi Jones Grand Prairie DAR

Glenn Mosenthin was presented a National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 2023 Community Service Award on Thursday, January 19, at the regular meeting of the Grand Prairie Historical Society at the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie in Stuttgart.

Mosenthin has been actively involved with the Grand Prairie Historical Society (GPHS), of which his grandfather was a founding member, for decades. He has served for many years as a director. He also is the editor of the GPHS Historical Bulletin, and with his extensive research into the history of the Grand Prairie region of southeast Arkansas, he frequently writes articles for the publication. In addition, he has written numerous entries for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas and compiled a book on Stuttgart as part of the Images of America series published by Arcadia Publishing.

Working with the Grand Prairie Historical Society, he has played a significant role in the placement of markers at historical sites, including one at Crocketts Bluff and one at historic Stuttgart Holman School, both of which have been included in the Historical Marker Database. Under Mosenthin's

direction in 2011, GPHS placed a sesquicentennial plaque at Arkansas Post State Park to commemorate the Battle of Arkansas Post.

Arkansas County has some of the oldest historical documents west of the Mississippi River, and GPHS continues to help rescue and preserve these fragile documents and photographs to film and digital formats through donations to the Arkansas County Records Restoration and Preservation committee. Mosenthin has been a supporter of this work and was instrumental in the creation

of the GPHS website and Facebook page to highlight these records which are featured in the GPHS journal. Mosenthin also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Historical Association and actively lobbied for the Association’s 2019 Convention to be held in Stuttgart. He has served on the committee to select the Most Endangered Places in Arkansas with the Preserve Arkansas organization. Mosenthin currently resides in Searcy where he actively works with the White County Historical Society.

Grand Prairie DAR Chapter officers and members with Glenn Mosenthin, who was nominated by the chapter for the 2023 NSDAR Community Service Award. Left to right are Raeann Braithwaite, Historic Preservation Co-Chair; Gay Rusk; Glennda Fread, Parliamentarian; Mr. Mosenthin; Regent Elect Cheryl Vickers; and Claudia Ahrens, Historian.

New Carlisle Bison football coach Gary Wilson shakes hands with Hazen coach Joe Besancon following the 2022 Class 2A state championship game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Wilson was promoted to head coach last week following the resignation of Caleb Shock.

W ilson is new Bison H ea d C oa c h

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The Carlisle School Board did not have to look far for a new football coach.

Gary Wilson, the defensive coordinator for the 2022 Bison, was promoted to head coach by the board during a meeting Jan. 30. Wilson has been coaching at Carlisle for three years.

Wilson is a 2004 graduate of Carlisle High School, having played for John Steward and James Clayton in the Bison program. He took the non-traditional route into teaching and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas in 2019.

“There is not other place I’d want to be coaching at,” Wilson said. “This job means more to me than any other would. Being able to grow up and be around Carlisle football when it was at its peak, then be a part of the staff that Coach Shock

had to get us back to that point, I’m excited that they trusted me to try to keep everything going in the right direction.”

Wilson replaces Caleb Shock, who resigned after five years to get back into the insurance business. In 2022, the Bison went 12-2, finishing as Class 2A state runners-up to Hazen, falling in the state championship game in December.

Wilson said he will continue to call the defensive schemes in 2023. Gage Cawthon will be the offensive coordinator.

“Defensively, we’re not going to change much if anything at all,” Wilson said. “I think what we do, we do really well right now. The kids know our scheme. We’ve got eight out of 11 starters coming back.

So, I think we’ve got a chance to be extremely good on defense. We’ll stick with what we’ve done. We may add a few more blitzes and pres-

La d y Bison are now 7-5 in league play

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The Carlisle Lady Bison basketball team went 1-1 last week in the final two 2A-6 conference games. They are now 7-5 in league play and 9-16 overall.

Carlisle lost to Barton 63-57 on Jan. 30 but beat Palestine-Wheatley 59-44 on Friday. Both games were played at Bison Arena.

In the loss to Barton, Carlisle played without two players, Addison Bartley and Mariah Phillips, who were ejected during the Lady

Bison’s previous game at Des Arc.

Carlisle led 14-8 after one quarter, but the Lady Bears rallied in the second quarter, outscoring the Lady Bison 21-14 to lead 2928 at halftime. The difference in the game was the third quarter. Barton outscored Carlisle 24-12 to lead 53-40 heading into the fourth quarter.

Carlisle tried to get back into the game and did by scoring 17 points and holding the Lady Bears to only 10.

Laken Golden led

sures in because our kids got comfortable with the way we called the game. I called it pretty aggressively and sent a lot of pressure. But our base defenses will be the same.”

Cawthon called the offensive for the Junior Bison last season.

“We’re going to stay in the spread offense,” Wilson said “We’ll add a few new wrinkles that we didn’t do this year. We’ll try to be a really physical running team, then try to burn people with play action passes. We think we’ve got the skill guys coming back to be able to do that.”

The Bison will be without the school’s all-time leading rusher and state’s all-time rushing touchdown leader in Jason Sullivan.

“Obviously, we can’t replace Jason with one guy,” Wilson said. “We’ll look for contributions from several of our skill guys. We think we’ve got those guys who can do that too.

La d y Eagles c ontinue roll through 2A-6 c ompetition

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The 2A-6 leading Des Arc Lady Eagles improved to 10-0 with wins over McCrory and Palestine-Wheatley last week.

Des Arc is now 10-4 overall. They have two conference games to play. Des Arc beat McCrory 74-30.

The Lady Eagles led

16-6 after one quarter and 40-14 at halftime.

Gabi Berry led Des Arc with 24 points. Shyanne Bell had 16. Harleigh Holloway had 11.

Calleigh Skarda nine.

Jada Jones added six.

Alaina Fields scored four. Makenzie Williams and Kymber Buckner had two points each.

The Lady Eagles also routed PalestineWheatley 57-21. Des Arc led 28-5 after

win.

The Carlisle Bison split two games last week as their record is now 1114 overall. They finished 8-6 in the 2A-6 conference. They are currently in third place as several teams have games to make up.

Carlisle lost to Barton 83-74 on Jan. 30 then beat Palestine-Wheatley 71-54 on Friday.

In the loss to Barton, the Bison trailed 19-9 after one quarter and 40-25 at halftime. They outscored the Bears 29-22 in the third quarter, but it wasn’t enough to make much of a dent in the deficit.

Barton outscored Carlisle 21-20 in the fourth quarter to ge the

David Hayes led the Bison with 32 points.

Kaidon Clingmon had 22. Isaiah Powell had nine. Braxton Cooney added eight. Andrew Whaley scored two. TJ Barnett added a free throw.

In the win over Palestine-Wheatley, Carlisle led 18-17 after one quarter but the score was tied 31-31 at halftime.

The third quarter was the difference in the game. Carlisle outscored the Patriots 21-9. Joseph Cook, having his best scoring game of the season, hit two three-pointers and another field goal to score eight of the Bison’s 21 points. Hayes scored five during the

one quarter and 50-10 at halftime.

The Lady Patriots outscored the Lady Eagles 11-7 in the second half.

Gerry led Des Arc with 14 points. Williams had 10. Bella Flanagan had nine. Bell scored eight. Fields had four. Buckner and Cami Eldridge had three points each. Grace Knight and Jones had two points each.

third. Whaley and Lawson Petrus each hit a three-pointer.

Carlisle outscored Palestine-Wheatley 1913 in the fourth quarter to pull away. Hayes made 7 of 8 free throws in the final eight minutes. Carlisle made 9 of 12 in the fourth quarter.

Hayes led the Bison with 21 points. Cook had 13. Cooney and Whaley had 12 points each. Petrus had 11. Barnett added two.

“We had great balance on offense,” Carlisle coach Jason Stewart said. “We had four players score on double digits, therefor the ball movement was good.

“We will continue to try to keep improving as a team.”

Carlisle with 20 points. Haven McElyea had 19. Paige Chadwick had 12. Scoring two each were Hailee Cooney, Bailey Dawson and Paige Lee.

In the win over Palestine-Wheatley, the score was tied 9-9 after one quarter. The Lady Bison erupted for 19 second-quarter points to lead 28-17 at halftime.

McElyea led the Lady Bison with 18 points. Golden had 16. Dawson and Cooney had seven points each. Phillips and Chadwich had four points apiece. Lee had three.

Boys’ and Girls’ State nominees...

Des Arc High has announced the 2023 Boys’ and Girls’ State nominees for 2023. The boys nominated are Dalton Parson, Ty Pickrell, Jonah Winkowski, Jacob Mullet, Dylan Elliott, Cache Flanagan, and Hayden Brown. The girls who were nominated are Mallory Baxter, Adysen Johnston, Aubrey Willhite, Rachel Reidhar, Calleigh Skarda, and Emma Petty.

Hazen Junior Quiz Bowl wins trophy...

The Hazen Junior High Quiz Bowl team brought home a third place trophy for their play in the regional tournament recently. Michael Bowman received a medal for the highest point player in the competition.

The HJH team members are: (back L to R) Weston Hare, Michael Bowman, Jaxon Craig, and (front L to R) Chloe Hinshaw, Makaela Guenther, and Kadence Fegley.

Guerrero on UALR Dean’s List

Courtney Guerrero of Ulm, AR, has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The Dean's List recognized nearly 1,150 students with superior academic performances at the end of the semester.

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Ugly isn’t for sissies ...

by Dr. James L. Snyder

Over the years of marital bliss, we’ve not had many disagreements. She likes broccoli. I like Apple Fritters. We’ve never been able to come to any agreement with that. But, outside of that, everything has been rather smooth.

There’s one controversy that has plagued our house for the last few years, and there doesn’t seem to be any solution. There are some problems with no solutions, and I guess this is one of them.

The controversy I have is about my bathroom mirror; each of us has our bathroom with our own mirror. My mirror has some very significant issues with it.

For several years I have suggested that we replace my old mirror with a new one.

Once, I even suggested I would be glad to pay for the new mirror out of my Apple Fritter account, which was a mistake. When I said that, she looked at me with a long pause and then said, “You have an account for Apple Fritters?”

I knew I was in trouble for that; I guess I kissed my Apple Fritter account goodbye. The controversy I had

is that my old mirror portrays me as some old guy. I find it rather frustrating because I have some pictures of myself, and I don’t look old at all. As we discussed this, she said, “My mirror portrays me as I really am.” She smiled one of her sarcastic smiles at me.

“Let me,” I said, “go and look in your mirror to see if what you’re telling me is really true.”

I entered her bathroom and was surprised as I looked in her mirror and saw some old guy looking back at me.

Immediately I went out and said, “Hey, who’s that old guy in your bathroom?”

She laughed and said, “I think it’s you, but all I ever see is some old lady.”

“I am not that old,” I demanded.

I then went and got our family photo album, brought it back, opened it up, pointed to a picture, and said, “See, that’s me.” She looked at the picture, then back at me laughingly, and said, “Yes, that’s you when you were in high school.”

I flipped a few pages and said, “There I am.”

“That’s our wedding picture,” she said with a smile. By that time, I was just a little bit frustrated. If I look at those pictures and then look in the mirror, I do not see any resemblance whatsoever. How can that old rascal in the mirror be me? The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage could see that I was just a little bit discouraged. After all, pictures don’t lie, but I think mirrors do.

“Don’t you realize that as we grow and get older, our looks change?” Looking at her, I was shaking my head and unwilling to reach her level of understanding.

“But,” I complained, “I’m not that old looking, am I?” Then she handed me a more recent photograph.

It was me holding my granddaughter on the day of her birth. I looked at it as though I was looking out for the first time. When I first looked at it, I didn’t see myself; rather, I saw my great-granddaughter. After looking at it for a few moments, I sat back in my chair and sighed deeply. “So, I am an old man.” “Well, my dear, you’re

not young anymore.”

I stared at her for a few moments and then said, “Tell me, why do you look so good, and I look so old?”

“Because you’re not looking in my bathroom mirror.”

“Maybe,” I said, “we could change bathroom mirrors?” She started laughing and a few moments later, I joined her in laughing. This was the first time I ever seriously looked at myself.

In the morning, when I go to the bathroom to comb my hair, shave, and brush my teeth, I ignore what’s in the mirror. Maybe I ought to. Thinking about this for a bit, I had a thought. Does it really matter how old a person looks?

After all the only cure for not getting old is dying.

I’ve noted lately that some of these Hollywood stars get facelifts, tummy tucks, and all sorts of changes to their body. I wonder if they do that for themselves or for the public that’s looking? Does it really matter how a person looks?

I believe the next time I’m in my bathroom, I’m going to have a little

St. John's Baptist Church 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

Jehovah Community Temple Church

710 Sycamore St, DeValls Bluff, AR

Elder Ronnie Mosby

Sunday 10:30 AM

Monday Bible School 7 PM

Bethlehem Missionary

Baptist Church

Pastor Alan Minton Hwy.

70 West of DeValls Bluff

Sunday School-10:00 a.m.

Sunday morning -11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night-7:00 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church Hwy 79 PO Box 158 Ulm, AR 72170

Phone: 870-241-3778 email: zionlutheran@hotmail.com

PM

Wednesday Mass in Spanish 5:30 PM

Holy Hour & Confessions 6:05PM

Friday (except First Friday) Mass 8:30AM

Saturday Mass in Spanish 7:00 PM

United Methodist Church of DeValls Bluff Highway 70 West, DeValls Bluff AR.

Pastor Chris Wright

Sunday Morning Worship: 9 AM

Friendship Lunch: 3rd Wed. of Month, 11:30 AM

First Baptist Church of DeValls Bluff

Pastor Bobby Powers

P. O. Box 358 Highway 70 West, DeValls Bluff, AR.

Phone (870) 998 - 7118

Sunday School: 9:45 AM

Morning Worship: 11 AM

Evening Worship: 5 PM

Wednesday Evening: 7 PM

Mount Olive MB Church Highway 70, DeValls Bluff, AR.

Rev. Tony Haskins

Sunday School: 9:30AM

Worship Service: 11 AM

Peppers Lake Church of Christ Hwy 302, SE of DeValls Bluff, AR.

Sunday - Bible Study: 10 AM

Worship: 11 AM Evening Service: 6 PM

Wednesday - Bible Study: 7 PM

chat with that old guy in the mirror. I will say, “I don’t care how old you look. You don’t scare me.” I had to rehearse that line a dozen times to get it right. I’m not sure I can trust that old guy in the mirror. Of course, one of the great benefits is that I don’t have to see how I look throughout the day. The people on the other side of my glasses have that to handle.

I have learned to appreciate what God said to Samuel in, 1 Samuel 16:7, “But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”

God does not judge me by my outward appearance, but by my heart. If my heart isn’t right with God nothing else really matters.

Already Dr. James L. Snyder lives in Ocala, FL with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Telephone 1352-216-3025, e-mail jamessnyder51@gmail.co m, website www.jamessnyderministries.com.

Sunday School at 10 am Worship at 11am

Bible study: Wed at 5:30

The Apostolic Church of Des Arc

712 Calhoun Street Services Sunday at 10:30 and Wednesday at 7:30

Pastor Russell Penn

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Biscoe

Pastor Jerry Saxton

Sunday School 10:00-11:00 Service 11:00-12:00

Oasis Church of Hazen

113 North Hazen Ave.

Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Service 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Teddy Walker 870-255-5640

Family Worship Center

9th & Main St. Des Arc, AR 72040

Sunday School 10 am

Sunday Service 11 am & 6 pm

Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm

Pastors Mike Edwards and Patrick “Woody” Lantrip

Elder Lee Russel Penn, Pastor

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.

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 PMWorship: 7 PM

Holy Temple COGIC

Elder McFadden, Pastor

John's Lutheran Church

and College Streets,

Union Chapel FreeWill Baptist Church Metcalf Road, Rt.1, DeValls Bluff, AR

Pastor Darrell Foster

Sunday School: 9:30 AM

Worship Service: 11 AM

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church Highway 86, Slovak, AR. Fr. Shaun Wesley, School: 9:45 AM Mass: 8:30 AM

Thursday Holy Hours 5:00 pm and Mass at 6:00pm

Biscoe Baptist Church Biscoe, AR.

Pastor David Rogers Sunday School: 10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM & 7 PM Training 6 PMWed. Serv. 7 PM

First Assembly of God Hwy 33 and U.S. 70 Biscoe, Arkansas Sunday Services: 10:30 A.M., 6

Wednesdays

Joshua D. Jacobs & Yvonne J. Petrus

“But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his becausestature; I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”

1 Samuel 16:7

To Whom It May Concern: A 2014 Toyota Corolla Vin# 5YFBURHE8EP040891 was picked up on 12-4-22 at the 190 EB I-40 mile marker at the request of the Prairie County Sheriff’s Office. This vehicle is in the possession of Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service 1111 Hwy 70 W, Hazen Ar. 72064, (870)255-3305. Towing, storage, & administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner. Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first prior-

To Whom It May Concern: A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer Vin# 4M2DU86W94ZJ06619 was picked up on 1-17-23 on Hwy 70 between Hazen and DeValls Bluff at the request of the Hazen Police Department. This vehicle is in the possession of Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service 1111 Hwy 70 W, Hazen Ar. 72064, (870)255-3305. Towing, storage, & administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner. Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first priority possessory

ity possessory lien on the said vehicle and its content for all such charges. The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed within 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, MonFri, 8am-5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges.

lien on the said vehicle and its content for all such charges. The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed within 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges.

February strikes again...the Grand Prairie is covered in ice

Sleet and snow moved into the Grand Prairie on Tuesday and this, combined with cold ground and air temperatures made for an icy Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday last week. Here as some pictures from around the area taken by Ruth Corley, Debbye Harrison, Patti Rye, Rita Dobson, and Lora Morton.

This is Caroline Hitt. She will be three in March. Her parents are Kyle and Jessica Hitt of Des Arc.

This is Hoyt Richards, 10 months old, experiencing his first ice event. His parents are Blake and Madison Richards of Des Arc.