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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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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.
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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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Tracey Dean Bell Tracey Dean Bell, 51, of Des Arc d i e d Monday, Fe b r u a r y 25, 2019. Tracey was b o r n Fe b r u a r y 1, 1968 in Searcy, Arkansas, the son of J. D. Bell and JoAnn (Brazeale) Loughlin. Survivors include his wife Jackie (Madden) Bell, four daughters, Jessica Weaver and husband, Mitchell, Jacie Nickleson and husband, Casey, Jalen Bell and fianc Shelby Lammers, Jade Bell, five grandchildren, Case Bell, Canon Bell, Camden Nickleson, Azlee Weaver, Paisley Lammers, his mother, JoAnn (Brazeale) Loughlin, two brothers, Lance Clark and Wade Bell. He was preceded in death by his father, infant twin daughters, Corey and Casey Bell, grandparents, Winford and Mattie Brazeale, J. C. and Delcie Bell. Visitation was from 6-8 Wednesday at Garth Funeral Home. Funeral services were at 2:00 P M Thursday at First Baptist Church in Des Arc with burial in Lakeside Cemetery by Garth Funeral Home. Dr. Melvin York officiating. Pallbearers are Brad DeVore, Mike Weatherley, Donnie Sanderson, Kyle Griffin, Blake Bell, Ford Briggs, Ron Knight, Jeremy Strawn, Jackson Weaver. Honorary pallbearers are Gary Strawn, Phillip Bell, James Griffin, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority Fourche
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Jerry Lynn Owens Jerry Lynn Owens, 79, of Biscoe, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 28,2019. He was born August 15, 1939, the son of Jack and Annie Ruth Owens. Jerry was a businessman and an auctioneer. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Johnny Owens of Bastrop, Louisiana, Charles Owens of De Valls Bluff and Pete Newsom of HeberSprings. He is survived by two sons, Michael Lynn Owens of Leslie, Arkansas and Johnny Owens of Biscoe; three daughters, Patricia Ann Gann and husband, Tim of El Dorado, Arkansas, Katie Valley of North Carolina, and Debra Lynn Sesser of Arkadelphia; two sisters, Mary Ann Geater of Stuttgart and Marie Price of De Valls Bluff and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
William James “Bill” Vanderpool William James “Bill” Vanderpool, 75 of Stuttgart, Arkansas, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Veterans Hospital in Little R o c k Arkansas. He was b o r n February 26, 1944, in Rochester New York to a family of two brothers and four sisters. After attending PalmyraMacedon central school district, he joined the 11th Infantry Fifth US Army, where he served for three years. Bill retired from Riceland Foods as a boiler operator after 39 years and enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and being with friends and family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Mary Jordan Faker; a brother, Hank Faker, and sisters, Dorothy Norton and Barbara (Bobbi) Renner, all of Rochester, New York. He is survived by his daughter, Heather Zitzer (Mark) and granddaughter, Ella Zitzer of Maumelle, Arkansas; brother, Jim Faker of Bath, New York; sisters, Florence Stern and Jeri Hummel (Don) all of Rochester, New York as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Westbrook Funeral Home Chapel in Hazen, Arkansas.
PC Conservation hosts Conservation Day The Prairie County Conservation District hosted its first annual Conservation Day Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Big K’s Fish Barn in Hazen. Open to the public, approximately, 125 attended the event. The purpose of Conservation Day 2019 was to educate and encourage landowners and producers regarding conservation practices so they will participate in those practices that will not only preserve our natural resources but also
the sustainability of their operation. Speakers from the Natural Resource and Conservation Service, (NRCS), Arkansas Natural Resource Commission (ANRC), Quail Forever, U of A Cooperative Extension and a producer from Jackson County presented topics relating to irrigation and water management, soil health, the development of animal habitat as well as financial topics pertaining to tax credit and low interest
number of landowners and producers who attended our first Conservation Day. We appreciate everyone who attended and our sponsors who provided generous financial support. This day would not have happened without our sponsors.” She went on to say,”Today was an excellent beginning! It is the intention and commitment of the PCCD Board to continue to work for Prairie County landowners and producers.”
City of Hazen strengthens fines and rules for city property cleanup The City of Hazen has recently passed an ordinance that will change the penalties and timeline for citizens who do not keep up their properties within the city limits. Ordinance 492 redefines the penalties for citizens who do not keep their properties within the city limits properly maintained. “What we have been doing has not worked very well,” Mayor David Duch said. The ordinance states that property owners are required to cut weeds and grass and to make sure that weeds are kept to a
height of 12 inches or less. Property owners will also be required to “remove garbage debris, lumber, inoperable appliances, rubbish, abandoned vehicles and other unsanity and unsightly articles and things from their property” and to “eliminate, fill up, or remove stagnant pools of water or any other unsanitary things, place or conditions which might become a breeding place for mosquitoes, flies and germs harmful to the health of the community.” The city will no longer send certified letters to
land owners before fines are levied, according to the mayor’s office. Property owners will be issued a fine of no less than $25 and no more than $500 if a warning citation is not heeded within seven days. Police officers will present the warning tickets personally, if possible, or put them on the doors of the property. After the citation is issued, the city will have the right to clean up the property, and hold the property owner responsible for the costs incurred. Citizens who are elderly and/or handicapped and
are unable to meet the city’s requirements can call the mayor’s office at at 870-255-4522, and the city will come out and assist with the clean up. Large items like unworking appliances and furniture can be put out on the third Tuesday of each month for pickup. The city will not pick up limbs or leaves, but there is a trailer where such debris can be taken behind the Hazen Community Center. The city also has a recycling bin in front of the Community Center for paper and plastics.
Des Arc School Board hears request to hire additional special ed teacher by Lisa Mills Special Education Director Brenda Bagshaw addressed the Des Arc School Board concerning the possibility of adding a new Elementary Special Education teacher for the 2019-2020 school year at the monthly meeting of the Des Arc School Board, held on Monday, February 25th. Present for the meeting were Superintendent Kennedy, High School Principal Bruce Guthrie, Elementary Principal Cheryl Holland and Board Members Eric Kennedy, Sylvester Holloway, Charlie Brown, Johnny Reidhar, Jordan Smith, Billy Hinson and Stewart Morton. Bagshaw stated that the State Department of Education requires a teacher for every 25 students, and she is afraid that the elementary school will reach that number next year. Bagshaw told the board
that it will be hard to find a certified special ed teacher once school has started. She stated that "currently there are 21 students plus two being tested and one referral. We also may receive some from Brinkley. We do have Special Education funds available that can be used for at least 1/2 the salary." Bagshaw said that the district currently has a “really great” Special Ed program at both campuses which have helped with district reading scores. She said, "Two other schools have visited Des Arc this year to see how our program works, so in order to keep it going this good, I really feel like it's important to be prepared to hire another teacher. I'm not asking the board to vote now to hire someone but just allow me to start looking.” The board agreed to allow her to begin the search for another teacher and
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asked that she keep them posted on her progress. In personnel matters, Des Arc High School Principal Bruce Guthrie and Elementary Principal Cheryl Holland were rehired for the 2019-2020 school year. Cheerleader Sponsor Savannah Price addressed the board concerning changes to the cheer policy handbook. The board approved the following changes: 1. No pre-made bows for tryouts. 2. Captain and cocaptain do not have to be seniors but must have two years consecutive experience. 3. Cheerleaders may be required to travel to nearby away games during basketball season. A resolution was
approved to adopt the Prairie County Hazard Mitigation Plan which is required for governmental agencies to be eligible for FEMA funds after a natural disaster. The legal liability/general liability insurance policy with BXS Insurance Company was renewed by the board at a premium increase of $336 per year. The board approved a recommendation by Kennedy that two students be expelled for the remainder of the 2019 spring semester. They also agreed to allow Clark Contractors to begin the bid process for the various building projects that will begin due to the recent passage of the millage increase.
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Hazen School Board discusses high school re-c configuration The library at Hazen High School was filled with parents and teachers concerned about the proposed change in the grade configuration of the school district at the regular meeting of the Hazen School Board held on Monday, February 25. Present for the meeting were School Board were President Davy Williams; members Vicki Skarda, Darlene Connors, Sandra Penn, Freddie Rogers, Ritchie Ingle, and Mason Sickel; and Superintendent William Crowder. The parents and teachers attending the meeting were there to listen to discussion about changing the grade levels contained within the high school from its present configuration of grades 9-12 to the inclusion of grades 7 and 8, making the high school configuration grades 7- 12. The elementary school would responsible for Pre-K through 6th grade. The present Pre-K through 8 elementary school was created when Matt Donaghy was the superintendent of the district, Nanette Belford was the elementary principal, and Roxanne Bradow was the high school principal. Most of the districts the
size of the Hazen District have 7th through 12th grades in the high school, and Pre-K through 6th grades in the elementary school. The board went into executive session to, according to Crowder, determine how personnel in the district will be affected. One of the reasons handed out to the board noted that most secondary teaching licenses are 7-12 and that any high school teacher could “teach down 2 grades if necessary.” After the fifty six minute executive session, the board decided to table the recommendation until the next meeting. “I think we need to contact our attorney,” Crowder said. Crowder recommended that visitors’ rules be posted at the school, as stated by the Arkansas School Board Association (ASBA). The suggestion was made by school board members who attended a training given by ASBA staff attorney Kristen Garner. The example of rules presented by Garner was: 1. Cell phones must be turned off and put away 2. Problem solving order is the teacher or teachers involved, then the building administrator
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3. No raised voices 4. No cursing 5.No threatening behavior Crowder said that the administration would come up with some signs. The board also voted to approve the 2019-2020 calendar voted on and passed by both the certified and classified school staff, and to accept the resignation of Wendy Perry as the junior cheer sponsor for the upcoming school year. Elementary Principal Tiffany Glover told the board about the Gifted and Talented Chess Team and Stock Market Team. High School Principal Clint Williams told the board that the FFA team was the highest ranking Eastern District team in a recent competition. He also announced that community clean up day for the high school was scheduled for March 9, and the date for the junior senior prom is April 5. The subject of the sale of the agri building and bus shop in DeValls Bluff was brought up at the end of the meeting. Crowder told the board that any and all bids could be rejected by the district. The money from the sales will go into the general fund, Crowder said.
Tania Johnston, Shea Hornsby, and Kourtney McIntosh at the leadership conference.
Photo L-R: Talyn Johnston, Danica Collins, and Brylee McIntosh at spring camp.
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The Grand Prairie DAR at the Mosaic Templar Cultural Center. Front row (l to r): Junelle Mongno-Arkansas State DAR Regent, Allison Holland-Grand Prairie Chapter DAR Regent; second row: Nonnie Carroll, Susanne Braithwaite; third row: Claudia Ahrens, Glennda Fread, Gail Norman; and back row: Ashli Ahrens, Jan Hodge, Joanne McMickle, Jeanne Nash, and Raeann Braithwaite. To celebrate Black in high demand by hospital, and building and loan association. History Month Stuttgart Arkansas teachers. The family of founder John E Bush and Grand Prairie Chapter DAR held its February Chester W Keatts, two John E Bush demanded meeting at the Mosaic former slaves, founded payment for the use of the Templar Cultural Center The Mosaic Templars of Templar rituals written in Little Rock. The America in Little Rock in by Mr Bush. The organiCultural Center was cre- 1882 and incorporated in zation paid the family in ated as a museum of the 1883. It was established one lump sum, after the Mosaic Department of Arkansas to provide important serv- which Organization Heritage, and it honors ices such as life insurance Templar financial the story of the Mosaic and burial insurance to experienced African-American instability and went into Templars of America and the all of Arkansas's African community. The burial receivership in July 1930. American history. The insurance policies covered By the end of 1930 it had mission of the Museum is funeral expenses for ceased operations in to preserve, interpret, and members, both men and Arkansas. After being saved from celebrate African women, who maintained dues. A demolition by supporters, American history and cul- monthly original Mosaic ture in Arkansas. The Vermont marble cemetery the Mosaic Templars Cultural marker was included Templar building burned Center provides educa- with the burial policy by in 2005. The pediment tional tours and materials 1913. These markers are and cornerstone from the to further Black History still found in cemeteries original building are and Black History Month across Arkansas and housed inside the current in Arkansas. The other states A replica of Cultural Center, which Cultural Center encour- the fraternal marker is was completed in 2008 ages the inclusion of housed in the Museum. and is almost an exact Fraternal replica of the original. African American history The in the teaching of Organization attracted The new building conArkansas history and thousands of members tains classrooms/meeting a ballroom, offers lesson plans and and built three buildings rooms, outreach programs for at the corner of West African American memoStreet and rabilia, the Black Hall of students and teachers. All Ninth educational materials are Broadway. The Mosaic Fame, and stories and tied to the Arkansas Templars expanded its exhibits from Arkansas's Department of Education operations to include a past. Grand United Order of Curriculum Frameworks, newspaper (copies are Templars of and the lesson plans are found in the Museum), Mosaic
Kourtney McIntosh and Tania Johnston and Prairie County FCS/4-H Agent Shea Wilson attended this year’s conference. After dinner on Friday, leaders had the opportunity to participate in fun shops where they learned new activities, crafts, and games they could incorporate into club meetings. On Saturday there were a variety of educational workshops including: congressional awards, learning how to work with 4-H members of all ages, discovering new projects, working with 4H clubs, nature programming in a box, record books, and the 4H healthy meeting challenge. Special guest speaker Kellie Nichols, Park Interpreter for Pinnacle State Park presented an excellent session on how to engage youth. She also discussed the many educational programs offered through Arkansas State Parks. During the closing session, 4-H O-Rama updates were presented and door prizes were distributed. The conference was an excellent opportunity for 4-H leaders across the state to network, learn more about 4-H projects/programs and become equipped to be more effective in the county 4-H program. This year the 4-H Center offered a Spring Camp in conjunction with the leader conference. Des Arc 4-Hers Danica Collins, Brylee McIntosh, and Talyn Johnston were first time campers and participated in activities including rock climbing, canoeing, archery, crafts, games, and more. 4-H offers a variety of camps and programs throughout the year geared toward specific age groups and to youth with special interests.
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It’s a Soap Opera World, or is it... by Dr. James L. Snyd der
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”
(Romans 12:2).
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 Evening Worship: 6:00 PM
As a child, I remember my mother watching soap operas in the afternoon. I never had much interest in them; I would rather watch The Lone Ranger and his companion Tonto. One afternoon I was sitting in the living room while she was watching one of her soap operas. I was trying to figure out what in the world was happening. None of it made sense and it seemed to be more drama than anything else. Why they call it, “soap opera” I will never know because they could use more soap in their conversations. My mother would talk to the characters on TV telling them what they should be doing and saying. Several times, she yelled at them giving them instructions. I caught her with tears in her eyes over a certain situation; I could not tell you now what that situation was. Although I never was much interested in soap operas, as I have gotten older (and I intend to get a lot older) I begin to see similarities. I am not an expert on soap operas by a long shot. However, it seems to me that our world has
become a gigantic soap opera. Everybody seems to be saying a line written for them by somebody else and none of it really making sense. There was a time when you could understand what a person was saying and there was some rationale behind the conversation. Today is not that day. I have noticed TV has many “reality shows.” For my dime, I do not see much reality in any of these reality shows. I know I do not watch them so maybe I am missing something. However, what I do see is not reality, as I know it. That brings me to a question. What in the world happened to reality in our culture today? I do not see it anywhere. I understand advertisements are not based upon reality. Their job is to sell their product to whoever they can sell their product to. I understand all that. I understand that politics today is not based on any kind of reality known to man or woman. If we could get all politicians together in one room we maybe could find one tiny little gray cell that was working.
However, it would not be overworked. To have politicians that have no sense of reality at all is a very cumbersome predicament. They have no idea what the average person is up against and they have no way of helping them. With a great deal of soap opera-ism, the politicians speak and speak and speak. Just the other day I was listening to a politician talking and I could not understand what in the world he was talking about. The only thing they know what to talk about is whatever the audience at the time accepts to help them get reelected. Where is the reality in politics? It is nothing but an overblown soap opera that nobody is really watching. Not long ago when I was sick and could not get out of the house I watched some programs that were called “talk shows.” After listening for a little while, I concluded that a hummingbird made more sense than these people did on talk shows. It has become a soap opera world for sure.
Nothing really makes sense, at least to the common person. Nothing has any sense of reality in it. I guess when you are in TV you are not allowed to be “real” about anything. The only thing that is real in our social media today is the money that people are making acting as if they know what they are doing. Of course, I got a little piece of advice from the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I was complaining about all of this nonreality around us and how many idiots were out there in the world. I just went on and on and on until finally she heard enough. “Well,” she said rather strictly, “do you want to know what I think about all of this?” Of course she did not give me an opportunity to say yes or no, she was ready to give me her thoughts on this anyway. “Complain about all of the idiots out there all you want. But there’s a positive side to all of this.” To tell you the truth, I could not see any positive side so I inquired as to what she was talking about. “Very simply,” she replied,
“if it were not for all of the idiots and crazy people out there I would not know how sane you really are.” I had to have her repeat that a couple of times because that was well over my pay grade. It finally sunk in. I complimented her on that and told her she really had a good point. If it weren’t for all of those crazy idiots out there in the world, how would we know how sane and wonderful we really are? Paul said it best when he wrote, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2). The unreality of the world around me should not rob me of the reality of my relationship with God through Christ. Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, and lives with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage in Ocala, FL. Call him at 352-6874240 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. The church web site is www.whatafellowship.com.
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Holy Temple Church of God in Christ Elder James Clark, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 AM Worship Service: 11 AM
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 Sunday School at 10 am Worship at 11am Bible study: Wed at 5:30
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 St. Peters Episcopal Church
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 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. Donald Strong - 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. Rev. Cruthfield, Pastor Sun. School 9:45 A.M. Worship 11 A.M. Wed Prayer & Bible Class 7 P.M. Fellowship Baptist Church Des Arc, AR 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.
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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. Randy Rowlan, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship: 10:45 AM Holy Temple COGIC
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 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 Baptist Church Pastor Alan Minton Hwy. 70 West of DeValls Bluff, AR Sunday School-10:00 a.m. Sunday Preaching -11:00 a.m.
The Apostolic Church of Des Arc 712 Calhoun Street Services Sunday at 10:30 and Wednesday at 7:30 Pastor Joseph Fritts
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 Friendship Lunch: 3rd Wed. of Month, 11:30 AM 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 Evening Worship: 5 PM Wednesday Evening: 7 PM Mount Olive MB Church Highway 70, DeValls Bluff, AR. Rev. Joe L. Pumphrey Sunday School: 9:30AM Worship Service: 11 AM
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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 Union Chapel FreeWill Baptist Church Metcalf Road, Rt.1, DeValls Bluff, AR Elder Sylvester Swanigan Sunday School: 9:30 AM Worship Service: 11 AM Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church Highway 86, Slovak, AR. Fr. Shaun Wesley,Sunday 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 PM Wed. Serv. 7 PM St. John's Lutheran Church Fifth and College Streets, Stuttgart, AR Phone (870) 673 - 2858 Rev. Andrew Toopes, Pastor Worship: 8:00 am-10:15 am Sunday School & Bible Class: 9:15 AM Radio - KWAK 10:15 AM Sundays www.stuttgartlutheran.com First Assembly of God Hwy 33 and U.S. 70 Biscoe, Arkansas Sunday Services: 10:30 A.M., 6 P.M. Wednesdays WNYG, Kids Club, Bible Study 7 P.M. St. John's Baptist Church Biscoe, AR 870-998-2777 Sunday School 10 A.M. Worship 11 A.M. Rev. William Brown - pastor
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STATIONS. COPY OF CONTRACT CAN BE PICKED UP AT CITY HALL. SEALED BIDS SHOULD BE SENT TO MAYOR’S OFFICE, P. O. BOX 389, DES ARC, AR 72040 OR BROUGHT BY CITY HALL, 107 SO. THIRD ST. BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON, MARCH 19, 2019 BIDS WILL BE OPENED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH 19, 2019 AT 6:00 P. M. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT JERRY GREENWOOD AT 870-256-5408. CITY OF DES ARC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS.ACCEPTING BIDS. (3-6-19 2tc) _________________ The City of Des Arc is accepting bids for mowing
the Tom Roe Riverfront Park area for the 2019 mowing season. Mowing will begin during the month of April, 2019 and will end when the City determines that mowing is no longer needed. Anyone, who wants to bid on this contract, may check with Jerry Greenwood, at 870-2565408, to find out the exact areas to be mowed. Sealed bids may be mailed to Mayor’s Office, P. O. Box 389, Des Arc, AR 72040 or brought by the Mayor’s office at 107 So. Third St., Des Arc, AR by 12:00 Noon on March 19, 2019. Mark your envelope “Bid on Park Mowing”. Opening of bids will be at the regular council meeting the evening of March 19, 2019 which starts at 6:00 P.M. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids. (3-6-19 2tc)
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“Hall of Fame” recipients honored at banquet in The Gym
Coach Jim and Paulette Hurt
Marie Price
Judith and James Sullivan, and son Jamel (center)
Coach Jim and Paulette Hurt, Judith and James Sullivan, and Marie Price were the honorees at the 2nd annual Bill Arnold Hall of Fame Banquet held on Saturday, March 2, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Gym in DeValls Bluff.. The gym was filled with well-wishers made up of alumni of the DeValls Bluff School District and their children. Attendees were fed a fried catfish and barbeque dinner.with all of the trimmings. Marie Price is a life-long member of the Prairie County Extension Homemakers Club and is known for her volunteer work in the community. Coach Jim and Paulette Hurt taught in the DeValls Bluff School District for many years, and Paulette currently teaches first grade in the Hazen School District. James Sullivan played basketball for the DeValls Bluff team that played in the state Class A finals in the 1980’s.. Sullivan and his wife have been foster parents for many years and have fostered over 60 children and have adopted 5 of them. Proceeds from the banquet will go to youth programs sponsored by The Gym ministry.
Wild Game Supper held in Des Arc
The First Baptist Church in Des Arc was the scene of a Wild Game supper held on Saturday, Feb. 23. Former resident and Food Plot “Guru” for Mossy Oak Austin Delano was the speaker.
Thank You All-Star player... Brandon Addison, a 7th grader at Hazen Elementary School, earned the All-Star player award in Jr. Quiz Bowl this year. In order to be awarded this honor, a student must answer an average of five or more questions per Quiz Bowl game during the regional or state competitions. Brandon Addison traveled to ASU Beebe this past Saturday, March 2nd to join other students from other districts who were also awarded the same recognition. Together, those students formed teams and competed for individual honors and team awards. HES is very proud of Brandon and his dedication to their Jr. High Quiz Bowl team.
Saturday Night March 2, I had a hard decision to make. I was to receive an Honor Award to the Hall of Fame at DeValls Bluff Gym. The problem was I had just lost my brother, then I thought he would have told me that I should go. I went and I would like to say a special Thank You to everyone who had a part at the Hall of Fame Banquet, It was a great honor for me. Thanks to all. Marie Price
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