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DAHS students perform Cinderella (See p. 8)
Volume 117 Number 22 - USPS 225-680
Community Events Calendar
Serving all of Prairie County, Arkansas
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Des Arc High School announces Class of 2018 Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Honor Graduates
Wednesday May 16 Friendship Luncheon DeValls Bluff United Methodist Church 11:30am - 2:00pm Thursday May 17 Des Arc’s Kindergarten Graduation 9:00 a.m. Elementary Cafeteria GFWC Elsie McCain Club Meeting 6:00pm - 7:00pm Murry’s Restaurant
Jacob Holloway Valedictorian
Maggie Wilson Salutatorian
Friday May 18 Hazen Elementary Field Day
Sunday May 20 Hazen High School Graduation 2:00 p.m. Hornets’ Nest Thursday May 24 Commodities Distribution First United Methodist Church 10:30am - 12:30pm Friday May 25 Hazen School Districts’ Last Day of School Monday May 28 9th Annual Chamber of Commerce Memorial Day Celebration Service 10:00am City Park, Hazen Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the
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Ethan Reed
Ryan Rosel
Dekilah Williams
Des Arc School District held its Commencement and Baccalaureate service on Friday evening, May 11th. This year’s graduates are: Brent Aaron Bell, Robin Danielle Bell, Kyle Anthony Creppel, Trenton Allen Crook, Alyssa Danielle Davis, Elijah Christian Erby, Tanner Douglas Estes, Robby Sheldon Evans, Hannah Grace Ferguson, Jake Mackenzie Hasley, Matthew Hunter Hill, Rainey Danielle Ingle, Carlin David Jones,
Prestin Todd Jones, Jarred Matthew Kidwell, Bethany Cheyenne Kirtley, Lyle Lane Leggett, Samuel Taylor Loyd, Michael Anthony Mateja, Rickey Joe Parson, Jordan Faith Romaine, Hannah Elizabeth Sanford, Mason Richard Smith, Patience Alexis Smith, James Andrew Tapp, Alan Lloyd Vincent, John Andrew Willard White, Jacob Matthew Williams, and Skylon Mackenzie Williams.
Skarda family named Farm Family of the Year
Hazen City Council Meeting 6:00pm- 7:00pm City Hall
Saturday May 19 Hazen High School Class of 1968 Reunion 5:00 p.m. Murry’s Restaurant
Gracen Hambrick
Alyssa Dohm
LITTLE ROCK – Casey and Leah Beth Skarda of Des Arc have been named Prairie County’s Farm Family of the Year. The Skardas began farming 30 acres of land that they rented during their first year of farming. The farm now encompasses 1490 rented acres and an additional 1400 managed acres. The crops grown include rice, soybeans, and corn. They
anticipate moving to more high-residue farming through stale seedbed planting and the use of cover crops. They have begun this process over 120 acres this year. The Skardas have four children: Josiah, 9; Samuel, 7; Piper, 6; and Paxton, 3. The county winners will be visited by a set of judges to determine the eight district winners, to be announced June 20.
9th Annual Memorial Day Celebration Service By Cody Snider The Hazen Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for the 9th Annual Memorial Day Celebration Service which will be held on May 28th in the Hazen City Park near the gazebo. The Chamber feels this has become an important event for our town, and it grows a little bit every year. It is a service to honor the 17 brave men from the Hazen area who gave their lives fighting to protect what America stands for - freedom. During the service we will have patriotic singing, a color guard, and we will read the names of our fallen soldiers and the veterans from Hazen who have passed away. The Chamber would like to obtain any information possible (such as date of birth, parents & family, branch of the military, rank, battle they died in, etc.) on the men listed below as to help honor them and tell their story, so that we will never forget what they did for us. If you have any information or would possibly like to speak about one of these men during the service for a few minutes please contact me or any Hazen Chamber of Commerce member. If you would like to send in information by mail please mail it to the address below.
Also, if you know any military veterans who have passed away this past year, please let us know so we can be sure to have their names read during the service. Thank you and we hope to see all of you on May 28th at 10:00 a.m. for the Memorial Day Service. Cody Snider Hazen Chamber of Commerce member Daytime PH# (870)6742702. Hazen Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 907 Hazen, AR. 72064
They will be visited again by a different set of judges in July to determine a state winner, which will be announced Dec. 6 at the Farm Family of the Year luncheon in North Little Rock. Other area county winners include: *Lonoke – Isbell Family Farms, England *Monroe – Phllip Ferebee, Brinkley *White – Shannon Feather, Higginson *Woodruff – Billy and Nancy Kyle, Augusta “The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program recognizes great farmers and ranchers each year,” said Randy Veach, president, Arkansas Farm Bureau. (Continued on p. 4)
Police still search for 9 year old According to Prairie County Sheriff Rick Hickman, the Arkansas Game and Fish (AGF) dive team, the Sheriff’s Department, and the AR state police are still
searching for the body of a 9 year old girl who disappeared while swimming in the White River Sunday afternoon. Crews had to call the search off Sunday night, but the
teams continued the search on Monday. As of press time, the Des Arc 4th grader had not been found. Grief counselors are on call at Des Arc schools.
Recycling center in Hazen... The City of Hazen has a new recycling bin located at the west side of the Hazen Community Center at 906 E. Front St. for citizens to use. The bin is for paper and plastics only.
Listed below are the names of 17 heroes who died in foreign wars. Hazen will always remember them. World War I LUKE BOX World War II JAMES R. ADAMS WILLIAM F. CAMM STEVE J. CESKOWSKI CHARLES D. FISCHER JOHN H. HENDRICHOVSKY PARHAM S. JOHNS CHARLES E. MILLER JOHN M. PODUSKA ERVINE W. PRINE ELMO F. ROUNSAVALL EDWARD RICKS RALPH D. SIMS HARRY GAY SIMS HARLAN C. SMITH Operation Iraqi Freedom STACY BRANDON BILLY ORTON
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