C a rlisle B ison t r a

from May 23, 2023 edition

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

The Carlisle Bison and Lady Bison track teams swept the 2A-6 conference meet at Harding University.

The Bison finished with 167.5 points. PalestineWheatley was second with 114 points. Des Arc was fourth with 111 points. Carlisle won the girls meet with 257 points. Des Arc was second with 158 points.

Carlisle coach Caleb Shock said the boys winning conference took precedence over his team possibly doing well at the Class 2A state meet.

“I told them that I think you can win the conference, but it’s going to be real hard, or we could focus on the events that you’re best at,” Shock said. “They all said they wanted to try to win the conference. Nearly every one of our guys were maxed out on events just to try to get us some points. They competed real hard.”

The Lady Bison did not have nearly as big a struggle. “Going into it, I knew it would be between us and Des Arc,” Shock said. “We felt like we had the edge because we got enough depth on the team. We 15 on the team this year. They were all pretty good at what they did.”

Boys 100: 1. Dylan White, Carlisle, 11.48; 4. Jabari Rockins, Des Arc, 11.90;

6. Jaden Elliott, Carlisle, 12.02; 7. Daviyon Bell, Des Arc, 12.06. 200: 2. White, Carlisle, 22.99; 4. Devin Cooney, Carlisle, 24.29; 5. Rockins, Des Arc, 24.43;

7. Bell, Des Arc, 24.74. 400: 1. Kane Childers, Des Arc, 55.57; 2. Cooney, Carlisle, 57.14;

3. Braden English, Des Arc, 57.38; 4. Preston Parker, Carlisle, 58.47. 800: 1. English, Des Arc, 2:24.71; 3. Miles Hogue, Des Arc, 2:28.27;

4. Hayden Brown, Des Arc, 2:29.21; 5. Preston Parker, Carlisle, 2:35.30;

6. Bentley Parker, Des Arc, 2:38.87. 1600: 2. Preston Parker, Carlisle, 5:59.65; 3. Bentley Parker, Carlisle,

6:03.51; 5. Ty Tallent, Des Arc, 6:26.62; 8. Ben Kearby, 6:44.51.

3200: 2. Eli Roberts, Carlisle, 13:07.85; 3. Brayden Baxter, Des Arc, 14:18.14.

110 hurdles: 2. Isaiah Powell, Carlisle, 18.90; 8. Cache Flanagan, Des Arc, 21.74.

300 hurdles: 2 Young, Carlisle, 47.90; 3. Flanagan, Des Arc, 49.97.

400 relay: 1. Carlisle, 46.25.

800 relay: 5. Carlisle, 1:49.79; 6. Des Arc, 1:50.01 1600 relay: 1. Des Arc, 3:55.95; 2. Carlisle, 4:01.91. 3200 relay: 1. Des Arc, 9:49.42. High jump: 2. Cooney, Carlisle, 5-10; 4. Powell, Carlisle, 5-8; Jontae Farmer, Carlisle, 5-8; 7. Flanagan, Des Arc, 5-6. Pole vault: 1. Cooney, Carlisle, 7-0; 2. Preston Parker, Carlisle, 7-0; 3. Bentley Parker, Carlisle, 7-0. Long jump: 6. Childers, Des Arc, 18-0. Triple jump: 3. Kayleb Elliott, Carlisle, 36-9 1/4; 7. Powell, Carlisle, 35-2 1/2; 8. White,

Carlisle, 34-11. Shot: 4. Chandler Dobbins, Des Arc, 34-10 1/2; 6. Ben Smith, Carlisle, 34-5 1/2. Discus: 2. Dobbins, Des Arc, 109-2; 3. Smith, Carlisle, 93-6; Farmer, Carlisle, 92-0 1/2; 7. Tylenn Miller, Des Arc, 80-9 1/4. Girls 100: 1. Charleigh Patterson, Des Arc, 13.44; 2. Laken Golden, Carlisle, 13.71; 3. Anna Stovesand, Carlisle, 13.80; 7. Mariah Phillips, Carlisle, 14.21; Grace Knight, Des Arc, 14.62.

200: 2. Stovesand, Carlisle, 28.73; 3. Kiersten Taylor, Calrisle, 28.89; 4. Patterson, Des Arc, 29.05; 8. Knight, Des Arc, 32.46.

400: 1. Golden, Carlisle, 1:04.28; 2. Patterson, Des Arc, 1:04.90; 3. Stovesand, Carlisle, 1:12.01; 4. Hattie Burton, Des Arc, 1:14.18; 5. Angie Petrus, Carlisle, 1:18.84; 6. Knight, Des Arc, 1:19.85.

800: 1. Grace Reed, Carlisle, 2:42.04; 2. Golden, Carlisle,

2:47.65; 3. Gabi Berry, Des Arc, 2:55.67; 4. Marley Widener, Des Arc, 3:01.57; 5. Belle White, Carlisle, 3:01.95; 6. Burton, Des Arc, 3:04.26.

1600: 1. Reed, Carlisle, 7:09.48; 3. White, Carlisle, 7:10.16; 3. Frederika Wille, Des Arc, 7:41.76; 4. Heather Buffalo, Carlisle, 7:44.71; 5. Jylian Smith, Des Arc, 7:49.77; 6. Rachel Reidhar, Des Arc, 9:05.04. 3200: 1. Reed, Carlisle, 16:30.42; 2. White, Carlisle, 16:34.40; 3. Buffalo, Calrisle, 18:51.92. 100 hurdles: 1. Kyrstin Horton, Des Arc, 18.12; 2. Jessa Wiles, Carlisle, 19.69; 4. Ella Johnston, Carlisle, 21.47; 6. Hailee Cooney, Carlisle, 23.01.

300 hurdles: 1. Horton, Des Arc, 54.59; 2. Wiles, Carlisle, 55.22; 6. Johnston, Carlisle, 1:03.85; 7. Cooney, Carlisle, 1:06.06.

400 relay: 1. Carlisle, 53.84; 5. Des Arc, 1:06.72.

5:07.66; 2. Carlisle, 5:17.85. 3200 relay: 1. Des Arc, 12:31.37; 2. Carlisle, 13:01.99. High jump: 1. Taylor, Carlisle, 4-4; 3. Bailey Jo Dawson, Carlisle, 3-8; 4. Wiles, Carlisle, 3-8; 5. Johnston, Carlisle, 3-8. Pole vault: 1. Golden, Carlisle, 5-6; 3. Johnston, Carlisle, 4-6. Long jump: 1. Horton, Des Arc, 15-3; 3.

H orne t s loo k in g f or ne w Q u a r t er ba c k, Cen t er

By Mark Buffalo

Sports Editor

Hazen Hornets football coach Joe Besancon said his team has completed about half of its allotted spring practices so far.

“It’s going pretty good,” he said. “We’ve prac-

She is currently a parttime employee, paid $600 per month with no benefits. Knupp asked, “About how many hours per day does she work?” Patterson said that it varies, according to how many calls she gets, how many dogs she picks up, and how many dogs are at the shelter. She said Sutton’s daily duties include going to the shelter to feed, water, and exercise the dogs, and cleaning the pens, as well as always being on call. Knupp asked if she works an average of 40 hours per week, to which Patterson replied “Yes, and a lot of times over 40 hours.” Patterson provided a written report showing the salaries of some other area dog catchers. Hazen’s part-time catcher is paid $711.54 every two weeks ($18,500 annually) with no benefits, other than a city provided body camera, and he uses his own truck and provides the gas. Augusta pays $17.00 per hour, with no benefits, other than providing gas and servicing catcher’s personal vehicle that is used. Ward pays $28,344 with benefits and city vehicle. Patterson said that ticed three or four times. We’ve been averaging right around 30 kids.”

The Hornets are the defending state champions, finishing the 2022 season at 13-0, beating Carlisle in the statechampionship game in

Sutton does a fantastic job and is enforcing city ordinances and codes and state laws. She also said that Sutton has said that she really likes her job but does need more pay. Karmen spoke briefly to the council reiterating everything Patterson had said.

Knupp asked where the committee was on getting the city ordinances updated, to which King said that she, Patterson, and Sutton had been working tirelessly on it and are currently finishing the last paragraph. They hope to have it ready to present at the June meeting. Knupp suggested the council have a work meeting right away to discuss Sutton’s pay and get a proposal ready. Sutton asked if she would have to wait until the June meeting. Knupp said they could call a special meeting, if necessary, but it would be best to wait for the regular meeting in June.

Mayor Scott reported that the final revisions to the City Employee handbook were finished and the rules in the handbooks would be enforced. Estes said that he wanted the

December.

“Our numbers are up a little bit, which is good,” Besancon said. “It’s a lot of the ninth graders moving up. It was a big class of ninth graders, which is really going to help with our numbers.” council and the mayor to be accountable for holding all employees to all the rules in the handbook. Mayher said, “Some departments have to follow state laws.” Police Chief DeWayne Mayher said that the city’s handbook would be added to their state handbook, as all departments that have state law handbooks should do.

Knupp reported for the Fire Department committee that he had been made aware that in order for a Fire Department to continue to receive funds for turnouts, it was mandatory to have a heavyduty washing machine to wash them. He said that the turnout funds can be used to buy a machine, and there is currently enough in that fund for the purchase. “I have been looking into the machines and have found average prices range from $5,000 to $8,000.”, Knupp said. No action was taken on the purchase.

In other committee reports, Mayher provided a written report from Senior Citizen Center Director Leona Travis which stated all the

The Hornets lost seven seniors off last year’s team, including quarterback Luke King and center Collin Kee.

“We’re losing one of the best quarterbacks in the state,” Besancon said. “We’ve got to replace him and our center various activities, events and trips the seniors have been participating in, and she also praised the staff and Council Member Mayher for all they do to keep the center going. Travis also stated that there has been a big problem with ants at the center. She said that she has bought spray and traps and Bug Master has sprayed twice.

King reported for the Gas Committee that Gas Consultant Michael Lindsey had recently visited Des Arc and he agreed that the current five-year plan to upgrade the gas system is not working since there are no grants or government funds available to apply for and the city does not have funds available. One thing that Lindsey did suggest was to consider placing a meter at the point of purchase because currently the city only receives a total bill but has no record of how much gas is being purchased and used. Lindsey said he would meet with the council to provide information on the meter that would be needed.

King reported for the Parks and Recreation Committee that the recent tire recycling pickup had been a big success and Des Arc

Collin Kee. I can count on one hand how many bad snaps he had in three years. Those two are going to be really hard to replace.

“We’ve got to find a quarterback. We’ve got three guys working at it and throwing when we now has a whole lot fewer tires. She said that the Keep Arkansas Beautiful project held on May 6th was also a big success She said that thanks to everyone who participated playground equipment had been cleaned and repainted, the riverfront park had been cleaned and landscaped and a lot of other cleanup had been done around the city. King said that some areas of the park need mulch and main need is volunteers to help keep the parks and the city clean and propose ideas and projects.

As for the construction planned to begin in August at the baseball complex, King said that it is time to get serious about getting donations to meet the city’s required funds to match the grant funds received.

Mayor Scott asked Police Chief Mayher if he had anything to report. Mayher said he had hired Joshua Stringer as an officer and he would start on May 29th and that Officer Jack Minton would be moved to “School Resource Officer” when school starts back.

In other business, a motion was unanimously passed to rezone the property at the Living Waters Church to R3 to go out. That may just be one of those situations where we go into Friday nights where we have two or three guys with their own little package.” allow them to add a building. Mayher made a motion to start having the city’s full financial report read at the monthly meetings, which was unanimously passed. The reports had always been read until Mayor Scott and several council members were informed that it was not required to be read and most cities don’t read it.

Hazen opens the season at Des Arc on Sept. 1.

Mayor Scott contacted the Municipal League and was told that it is not required to be read. The only requirement is that the council members are given a written report which can be discussed and then approved at the meetings. The public can go to City Hall and request to see the reports.

There was a large crowd at the meeting which caused an issue of the newspaper reporter, attorney, recorder and even the audience being able to hear the council at times, due to some audience members talking among themselves while the council members were talking.

Those attending council meetings are reminded that they are not to talk during the meeting or address the council unless they are on the agenda or a council member or the mayor asks someone a question.

Legal Notice

It’s not a mess unless I do it ...

by Dr. James L. Snyder

When it comes to words, everybody has their own definition. Someone says one word and another person thinks it's altogether something else.

For example, when someone says vegetable, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage thinks broccoli. On the other side of the dinner table, I think carrot cake. We have never been able to come together on this word.

I often get in trouble when at a restaurant.

The waitress comes to take our order, then looks at me and asks what vegetable I wanted. I reply, "I'll have carrot cake for my vegetable today."

I then smile, knowing I was in deep trouble.

The waitress smiled back at me and said, "Okay, sir." Then went back to process our order. When the order came, there on my plate was the vegetable of the day, a slice of carrot cake. I tipped that waitress rather generously. I love it when a plan comes together. Our most significant contention with words is the word, "mess."

As far as I know, The Gracious Mistress of the

Parsonage is an expert in defining a mess. I'm an expert when it comes to creating a mess. She has everything well organized and in its proper place. All you have to do is walk into her craft room and you will discover what a well-organized room looks like. She has everything in its place and knows exactly where to go when she needs something.

Every time I walk into her craft room, I get dizzy. In that room everything has a place and is in its proper place. I could never work in that environment. If you walk into my office, you will find the epitome of what a mess looks like. If I can't create a mess, it doesn't exist.

My wife is anti-mess and hates mess with a passion, and often I find her sneaking into my office trying to organize my mess.

Last week I was working on a project, and I needed something, so I went where I saw it last. Unfortunately, it was not there, and I could not find it. I was in a panic mode because I needed that for what I was working on.

As I was searching through my office, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage stepped in and said, "What are you looking for?"

I said, "It's nothing you would know anything about." I continued searching. She persisted in knowing what I was looking for; finally, I gave in and told her what I was looking for. "Oh, that," she said, "it's right over here." She walked over to one of the bookcases, pulled it out and handed it to me. I just looked at her, not knowing how to respond. What she needs to understand is that my mess is an organized mess to my standards. Just because it isn't organized as she would like doesn't mean it's not organized in some fashion.

My definition of mess is "Making Everything Self-Sufficient." I had a crazy thought, which is nothing new for me, to show her how important it is for people not to interfere with their space and leave their mess alone. I found out about a project she was working on, and some ideas began dancing in my

Carlisle First United Methodist Church 215 East Third St., Carlisle, AR Phone (870) 552 - 7789 Rev. Michael Daniel, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship: 10:45 AM

Immanuel Baptist Church Pastor Bill Ricks Highway 13 North Carlisle, AR. Phone (870) 552 - 3100

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

St. Rose Catholic Church Highway 70, Carlisle, AR.

Phone (870) 552 - 3601

Father Shaun Wesley Sunday Mass 10:30AM English 12:00PM Spanish Tuesday Mass 6:00 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 head. (Thank you Chubby Checker.) One question took the bow: What if? I thought about that for a long time and tried to figure out how to implement it. She had to go away for the day with one of our daughters and do some shopping, so this was the right time to exercise my plan. I went into her craft room and stood quietly for a few minutes to get the dizziness out of my head. Then, once that left, I began looking around to see how to set up my plan. I saw a project on her desk that she was working on at the time. Then I began picking up a few things from the table and put them in places she would not think of looking. It took me a while to work it all out, but I was diligent in my plan. The next day after breakfast, we went to our rooms to work on our projects. I was so eager to hear what would happen in The Craft Room. I heard some rustling around and heard someone in that room taking some profound sighs. Then I heard her say, "Where did I put that?" I was so excited to hear

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 my plan coming together. I went to her craft room, and looking in I said, "My dear, what are you looking for?" She said something to the effect that I would not know anything about that. I persisted, and finally, she told me what she was looking for, and with a big smile, I said, "Oh, that's right over here." So I picked it up, brought it back, and laid it on her desk. I smiled at her, but my smile was not reciprocated in any degree. It's nice when a mess comes together. Thinking about this, I was reminded of what David said in Psalm 119:11, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Words are important and the most important word is the word of God. Hiding God’s word in my heart will always lead me in the right direction and bring me to that place of blessing.

Dr. James L. Snyder lives in Ocala, FL with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Telephone 1-352-2163025, e-mail jamessnyder51@gmail.com, 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

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