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(Des Arc wildgame supper and DVB Hall of Fame. See page 6.)
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Community Events Calendar Saturday March 9 Movies At the Center Saved By Grace 6:00p.m. Cleanup Day at Hazen High School 9:00 a.m. Sunday March 10 Daylight Savings time begins Tuesday March 12 Quorum Court Meeting Annex Building in Des Arc 6:00p.m.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
P r a i r i e C o u n t y 4 -H H m e m b e r s a t t e n d 4 -H H Day Prairie County 4-H members were among approximately 700 others who attended 4-H Day at the state’s capitol on Tuesday, February 12. The biennial event is part of the 4-H Citizenship Initiative, giving Arkansas youth face time with lawmakers and helping the 4H’ers learn how state government works, said Priscella Thomas-Scott, Arkansas 4-H events coordinator for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “The 4-H’ers have an opportunity to meet their legislators face-to-face,” Thomas-Scott said. “The kids get to know their legislators and the legislators get to learn about 4-H.” Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other state officials praised the members for their leadership now and potential for the future in the Capitol rotunda. He cited research about how 4-H membership was more likely to lead to better life and health
choices as well as 4-H members being more likely to contribute to their communities. Like Gov. Hutchinson, other state officials noted that they or their children grew up in 4-H clubs. State Sen. Bruce Maloch of Magnolia said, “4-H is for everyone. It’s personal for me. I was a 4-H member. My three children were 4-H members and now I have granddaughters that are 4-H members. I have experienced that learnby-doing process. It instilled in me life-changing skills.” “Whatever you do in the future,” Maloch said, “your 4-H experiences will serve you well.” Arkansas Land Commissioner Tommy Land said, “Both my kids grew up in 4-H. When you grow up on a farm, you do everything from diesel mechanic to large animal vet. 4-H reinforces the things we teach our kids. Things dealing with character. We have a great need for men and
Prairie County 4-H delegation from left to right (back row): Trevor Harrell, RJ Nicholson, Christian Hoover, Angela Hoover, and Adysen Johnston; and (front row): Faith Harrell, KayLynn Cannon, Kymber Buckner, Danica Collins, LeAnn Harrell, and Rylan Wyatt. women with great character.” “This is a great day,” said Mark Cochran, vice president-agriculture for the University of
Arkansas System.“We're so proud of our 4-H kids and volunteers here at the Capitol with us. It’s always amazing to encounter people from
our elected officials and regular citizens who have gone through our 4-H program and testify as to what a positive impact it's had on their lives.”
DVB Council holds special meeting on roofs and police
DeValls Bluff Bingo DeValls Bluff Library 11:30a.m.12:30p.m. Thursday March 14 Hazen Masonic Meeting Lodge Hall 7:30p.m. DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting City Hall 6:00p.m. Thursday March 14-16 Hornet Baseball @ White County Central Tournament 4:30p.m. Sunday March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday March 19 PC Master Gardeners Meeting 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m. BancorpSouth Wednesday March 20 Friendship Luncheon DeValls Bluff Methodist Church 11:30a.m.-2:00p.m.
Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the
Please call F&M Bank (255-3042) or The Grand Prairie Herald (255-4538) to list events.
Scholarship winner... Kade Perry, son of Matt and Wendy Perry, was the February recipient of a $2500 McLarty Drives Education Scholarship. He was recently featured on KATV. There are only nine recipients of this scholarship annually, one for each month school is in session. To receive the scholarship, a student must have a 3.0 and be nominated by a teacher, counselor, administrator, or another non-family member. Kade was surprised with a check by an executive member of McLarty, the manager of the dealership providing his funding, and representatives of KATV in Tammie Lee's AP Biology class. Mrs. Lee provided the reference for Kade's nomination.
Craig’s chosen for Food Hall of Fame The Craig Brothers Cafe of DeValls Bluff has been chosen to be one of the three 2019 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners by the Department of Arkansas Heritage at a reception and induction ceremony in Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock on February 25. The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame was launched by the Department of Arkansas Heritage in 2016 to recognize Arkansas’s iconic restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events. Nominations were accepted from the public in five categories: Food Hall of Fame, Proprietor of the Year, Food-Themed Event, Gone But Not Forgotten and People’s Choice. “People are passionate about their food! We are so pleased to see the increasing response from the public in this conversation on Arkansas food and food culture,” said Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. “From classics
to new flavors, Arkansas’s food landscape continues to develop and we are pleased to be telling that story.” All of the winners are as follows: Arkansas Food Hall of Fame The Craig Brothers Cafe of DeValls Bluff (Prairie County) Burge’s Hickory Smoked Turkeys and Hams of Little Rock and Lewisville (Pulaski County and Lafayette County) Keeney’s Food Market of Malvern (Hot Spring County) Proprietor of the Year Loretta Tacker of Marion (Crittenden County) Food-Themed Events Hope Watermelon Festival (Hempstead County) Gone But Not Forgotten Klappenbach Bakery of Fordyce (Dallas County) People’s Choice Honey Pies Gourmet Bakery and Cafe of Little Rock (Pulaski County)
The DeValls Bluff City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, February 28, to discuss the hiring of a police chief for the city and to review the bids for the roofing of the old bank and the old city hall. At the meeting were Mayor Brooks Castleberry and council members Shirley Goff, Alice Metcalf, Marie Flanagan, Carol Griffin, Richard Henry, and Raymond Watkins. Castleberry told the council that the city had received three bids for the roofing projects, the least of which was $6980 from a company in Clarendon. Castleberry recommended that the Clarendon bid be accepted, and the board unanimously voted to approve the recommendation. The bank building will have a rolled roofing applied to it’s flat roof, but the Old City Hall
building has a tin roof that must be replaced. It was suggested that the city remove the metal roof from the church building that will have to be torn down to make way for the Dollar General Store, and use it. Gabby Delgiorno, City Utilities Manager, said that he did not believe that there was enough metal roofing on the church to cover the project, but that more could be purchased to supplement. The city would need to find someone to take the roofing off of the church building. Castleberry asked the council to allow Stanley Young to store his equipment in the old doctor’s office building. The council agreed to let Young use the building, which is presently empty, for 90 days. The second part of the meeting concerned the
hiring of Jeremy Bennett from Magnet Cove for the position of Chief of Police for DeValls Bluff. Bennett addressed the board, gave them his resume, and told them about his previous positions in law enforcement. He told the council that the city loses revenue without income from the police department. He was willing to move to DeValls Bluff or the nearby area. Bennett told the council that he had two children, and that his wife works for the Arkansas Department of Human Services. After going into an executive session for over 30 minutes, the council returned to open session and voted against the hiring of Bennett. Castleberry said that the city would continue to advertise for a police chief. With that, the meeting was adjourned.
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