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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Community Calendar of Events Tuesday May 4 Quorum Court Meeting 6:00p.m.

Annex Building Des Arc Wednesday May 5 Cinco de Mayo Friday May 7 HHS Senior Prom 6:00 p.m.

Hazen Community Center Sunday May 9 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!

Travelers on Highway 70 west of Hazen have encountered delays getting from Hazen to Lonoke. Highway 70 is being resurfaced, and local drivers are happy to give up a little time now to get a smoother ride in the future.

Lady Bison rout McCrory to win district tournament

Tuesday May 11 Prairie County Quorum Court meeting 6:00 p.m.

PC County Courthouse Annex Wednesday May 12 Prairie County Quilt Club Meeting First Christian Church 10th and Main Street Stuttgart 10:00 a.m.

Thursday May 13 DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting City Hall 6:00 p.m.

Friday May 14 HHS Athletic Banquet City Park East 6:30 p.m.

Sunday May 16 Hazen Graduation 2:00 p.m.

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The Carlisle Lady Bison are the 2021 2A-6 district tournament champions after beating McCrory 9-0 on Saturday in the championship game. (Mark Buffalo picture.)

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor MCCRORY — The Carlisle Lady Bison avenged its only conference loss in the biggest game of the season.

Carlisle beat McCrory 9-0 in the finals of the 2A-6 district tournament Saturday.

McCrory beat Carlisle 32 on a walk-off home run April 16 at McCrory.

In the win over the Lady Jaguars on Saturday, Carlisle jumped out to a 6-0 lead

after one inning. The Lady Bison then scored twice in the second and once in the fifth to account for the nine runs.

Laken Golden scored two runs to lead the Lady Bison. Also scoring were Anna Stovesand, Mackenzie Raper, Caty Parker, Emma Golden, Maddie Castleberry, Bailey Crump and Audrey Fortner.

Carlisle had 11 hits in the victory.

Emma Golden was 3 for 3 with two RBIs. Castleberry was 2 for 4. Also getting

King and Feather are new Phi Kappa Phi inductees Lauren King of DeValls Bluff and Callie Feather of Griffithville recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

King and Feather are both students at Arkansas State University.

They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and

approval by a chapter.

Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.

Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897, and its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

hits were Stovesand, Gracie Brown, Raper, Parker, Crump and Hailey Thrift.

Shelby Hancock got the win. She allowed only six hits in seven innings of work. She struck out four while not allowing a base on balls.

First-year Carlisle coach Jason Golden was proud of his team and how far it has come this season, especially after the loss to McCrory on April 16.

“Even before the girl crossed home plate on the walk-off, the leaders on our team were talk-

ing about how we would be back here in a few weeks,” Golden said.

“They didn’t flinch. It stung, but they left it right there on the field at McCrory that day.

They set their sights on taking another swing at them this Saturday, and they showed up ready to play.”

Golden said McCrory is a quality team.

“We knew we’d probably see them again, maybe in the finals of the regional,” he said.

“We’ve really been emphasizing our hitting the last few weeks. The

last time we played them, we left nine runners on base and only scored two runs. That was a lot of focus going through batting practice the last few weeks.”

Carlisle will play Buffalo Island Center in the first round of the regional tournament on Bobby Glover Field at Rockefeller Park on Thursday at 3 p.m.

“Their coach does a great job with them,” Golden said of the Lady Mustangs. “I expect them to give us their best game. We’re not overlooking anybody.”

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New Books and DVD’s at the PC Libraries Rickey Edward Johnson Rickey Edward Johnson, age 69, passed away on April 29, 2021 in his home town of Hazen. He was born in Nettleton, AR on Fe b r u a r y 19, 1952 to the late Richard and Nellie Pauline Johnson.

He attended Nettleton High School and worked for Frito-Lay, in which he retired after 28 years. He enjoyed his grandchildren, the Razorbacks, and spending time at the beach.

Rick was a former member and President of the Hazen school board and volunteered as a coach for multiple sports in the community.

Rick was preceded in death by his parents, siblings; Kenneth Johnson, Wilford Johnson, Charles Johnson, and Sue Black, and an infant daughter Brandy Johnson.

Rick is survived by his wife of 32 years, Trudy Johnson; three daughters, Kimberly Huppert

and husband, Jason, Kim Glaze and husband, Brian, and Karmen Lawson and husband, Mitchell; five grandchildren, Kristopher Huppert, Brandy Huppert, Addison Glaze, Beckett Lawson, and Henry Lawson; two great grandchildren, Zayne Huppert and Karissa Huppert; and siblings, Jean Irving, LaCreatia Hall, Paul Johnson, and Betty Carter. Rick also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, friends, and his beloved dog Penny.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Hazen with visitation at 10:00 A.M. prior to the service.

Interment of ashes will be at the Hazen Cemetery.

Michael Scroggins Michael Scroggins, 43, of De Valls Bluff passed a w a y Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his home.

He was born September

1, 1977 to Billy and the late Debra Scroggins.

Michael lived in Prairie County a majority of his life.

Michael loved his family and spending time with them. He enjoyed being outdoors, operating heavy equipment, listening to music, and working on his beloved raggedy truck. He had a infectious laughter and smile that will be remembered as well as missed.

Michael was preceded in death by his mother, Debra; his sister, Angel, and his grandfather, John Holyfield, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Stacey; his father, Billy; his sister, Jennifer Berry; his children, Jacob, Gracen, and Kameryn Scroggins; grandmother, Marha Holyfied; a uncle, John Holyfield, Jr. (Stephanie); a devoted dog, Bear, and a host of extended family and friends.

Funeral services were 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 30, 2021 at the pavilion in the Center Point Cemetery. There was a visitation from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 28 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Hazen.

HHS named School of Distinction The Hazen School District is proud to announce that Hazen High School is a 20202021 National Beta School of Distinction.

The school earned this recognition by increasing their club’s membership by at least 10% from last year.

National Beta School of Distinction is an honor for Beta clubs striving towards academic achievement, exemplary character, demonstrated

leadership and service to others. With an ongoing quest to instill these qualities in more students, the National Beta School of Distinction Award is designed to award those schools that show an increase in membership for the current school year. This year, only 14% of Beta Clubs across the country received this award.

In a congratulatory letter to the school, Bobby Hart, CEO said “This

national award speaks highly of your commitment to academic excellence and illustrates your dedication to preparing students for their future.”

Award recipients will receive a National Beta School of Distinction banner to proudly display as a symbol of their accomplishment.

Angie Cagle and Tammie Lee are the Beta sponsors.

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DA School Board accepts grant for EAST program Des Arc School Board Accepts Grant for E.A.S.T. Program At the April 26th School Board meeting, a motion was approved to accept a grant to implement the EAST Initiative program for the 2021-2022 school year.

EAST provides students the opportunity to have relevant, individualized, life-changing educational experiences.

For more info, visit eastinitiative.org.

Present at the meeting were Superintendent George Kennedy, board members Johnny Reidhar, Sylvester Holloway, Stewart Morton, Billy Hinson, Charlie Brown, Jordan Smith and Drew Widenar, High School Principal Michael Strother and Elementary School Principal Cheryl Holland. The board considered quotes and written presentations for new cafeteria service.

Superintendent Kennedy said that he had to thank JoAnn Anderson for all her help in putting together all the information on the various companies.

He said that after seeing that all the quotes were basically the same type service as OPPA. Johnny Reidhar said “I don’t see why we would want to keep having the same type service that we have now”.

The board decided that the best plan was to accept the presentation from “School Eats” who made a personal presentation in April. With “School Eats” the cafeteria workers will be hired by the school and trained by “School Eats”.

Everyone is very excited about working with “School Eats” and looking forward to seeing students and staff being

offered good desirable food.

Resignations were accepted from Coach Zach Calhoun and AG teacher John Cross.

Louis List was hired as new AG teacher.

Certified and classified staff was hired for 20212022.

A motion was approved to add a position for an elementary Interventionist and teacher position. This will be funded through the Federal CARES Act. A salary increase for certified staff was approved to bring those with a bachelor’s Degree to a base salary of $36,000. Classified staff will receive a 1.5% increase, except those who received a minimum wage increase in January. An increase in the Employee Insurance Contribution was approved for 20212022. The contribution will increase from $168.45 to $170.

The board approved the termite contract with Bug Masters for 20212022.

The cost is $3,996/yr. which is the same as this year. A motion was approved to place lighting at the flag pole in order to leave the flag flying at night.

The 2021-2022 school calendar was a p p r o v e d .

Superintendent Kennedy reported that 13 of the 15 fence posts at the football field have been reserved for $150.

He said that he had been looking for the eagles to be placed on the posts and the best he has found are on Amazon.

People who reserve the posts will pay the school to order the eagles.

Kennedy reported that for 20212022 school choice applications there are 5 from Brinkley, 7 from Hazen and 1 from Carlisle.

AgHeritage announces 2021 scholarship awards AgHeritage Farm Credit Services has recently awarded scholarships to local students of the Grand Prairie.

Benjamin “Caleb” Swears of Carlisle was awarded a $2,000 University Scholarship.

Swears is currently attending the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

The University Scholarship Program is open to any current college student studying agriculture at an Arkansas university or college. Applicants do not need to be a customer.

Jase Wicker of Lonoke High School and Chandler Saul of

Stuttgart High School were among the nine students receiving $1,000 Customer Scholarships.

The Customer Scholarship Program, which was established in 2001, is open to dependent children and grandchildren of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services stockholder customers.

Recipients were chosen for their outstanding academic performance and schoolrelated extracurricular activities.

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is proud to invest annually in the education of the next generation through our scholarship program.

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By Nathaniel Bradow

“Love and Loss” It is with a heavy heart that I begin this week, gentle readers. Here at Herald Publishing we have lost a long time friend and employee. I hired Rick Johnson years ago as an ad-man and an office manager when I was still a daily presence at the office. That was over a decade ago, and through highs and lows, Rick never faltered to do what he could to help me and this business be successful.

Rick passed last week after a long fight with the onset of dementia and infections. He will be missed, and I personally want to send my heart-felt condolences to his wife, Trudy Johnson. Trudy joined our ranks at the paper a few years after Rick did and has been a good friend and a great office manager.

In a way, Rick and Trudy have been one more link in a long line of husbandand-wife teams that have been instrumental in making this Model-T of a business run at full speed. It is true that newspapers might seem like a “classic” form of receiving news, but it is people like Rick and Trudy that make small town news thrive when big newspapers are struggling.

If you have ever worked here at the paper, you know it truly is a “Family Business.” Even if you are not related to the Woods of old or the Bradows of today, if you choose to work here for a while, you are family. And that usually means passing the way Rick did. You work at

this labor of love up until the day you can’t work anymore and then you work a few more weeks.

Afterall, the show must go on, as they say. I will always be indebted to Rick for all he did for me in those early days. Without his help there wouldn’t be a Herald Publishing Co. anymore. I mean that with all seriousness and sincerity.

Rick was a hard worker.

More than that, he enjoyed coming to work and doing his job. That being said, I’m not going to lie and say we never bumped heads or argued. Rick was a stubborn old rascal and had his own way about making his thoughts known. There were many times Rick would look at me as if I had three heads in disbelief that I couldn’t see what seemed perfectly obvious to him. I can see him shaking his head, throwing his hands up in front of his chest, and saying “All right, Nathaniel,” before turning and walking off in disgust. Rick had his ways of doing things, and I had mine. We were always able to talk things out or agree to disagree when work needed to be done. In the long run, that is all you can ask of a friend.

I’ll miss you Rick. Rest well my friend. You’ve earned it.

On a more uplifting note, I would be remiss if I didn’t say something about Mother’s Day this week. If you have forgotten, Mother’s Day is this Sunday. You have just enough time to order her a

corsage and get your suit pressed to take her to church on Sunday morning.

Mothers are a put upon lot, gentle readers.

Everyone has one, and we tend to take them for granted more than any other human being on the planet. We expect them to provide for our every whim from the time we are born until the time we grind them back into the earth from which they came.

Mothers are tough.

Mothers are kind. Mothers are not perfect. Mothers are loving. Mothers are stubborn. Mothers are caring. Mothers will yell at you for riding your bike too fast down the hill while they are tending to your scraped knee with the utmost tenderness and care. Blowing the sting of the iodine away and kissing the bandage to make it all better.

Mothers are amazing! I have a particularly good one, if I must say so myself. I owe her more than my conception and birth. I owe her my life in so many ways I could never explain in this space. She has been my rock when I needed one and my warden when I needed that as well. From wiping my butt as a baby to consoling my heartache as a young man to passively aggressively suggesting improvements to my lawn care, my mother has been the cornerstone of my life.

And I have rarely thanked her. She doesn’t expect me to, but that is no excuse (and may I add, another thing that makes her

amazing).

For all their wonders and faults, mothers are too often treated poorly by the world they inhabit. We take advantage of them when we are small, dismiss them when we are growing tall, and forget them when we find our own lives. In many ways they are devalued by society despite their neverending contribution to it.

Most mothers should be outraged by the way they are treated, but most don’t.

They take the slights and the dismissiveness and the low-brow jabs at their efforts and they push through and keep all of us afloat anyway. They love us and nourish us body and soul as best they know how and never stop worrying about us from the day we are born to the day they meet their final reward.

If you haven’t gotten a present for your mother yet, shame on you. If your mother is no longer with you in body, take solace in knowing she is still with you in spirit and be thankful. If your mother was not all she could have been, send her some forgiveness.

There is no instruction manual they are given when they leave the hospital. Celebrate your mothers, gentle readers. They deserve our love and praise.

If you want to comment on this column or any of my other musings, you can reach me at thatbradowguy@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

New Spartan...

Donavan Harris recently signed a letter of intent to attend Missouri Baptist College and to play on the Spartan football team while his family looks on. (Photo by Wendy Perry.)

DAHS FFA holds “Feed A Farmer” event On Saturday, April 17, 2021, the Des Arc Chapter of FFA held an event called “Feed A Farmer” which included a BBQ sandwich, chips, and a drink for all local farmers who wanted to stop by and have lunch. This event was held to show appreciation of the hard work and dedication that our local farmers provide each year and to wish them a prosperous season. It was a successful day as over 100 local farmers were fed.

The Des Arc FFA Chapter also recently participated in the Blue and Gold Blessing Bag Campaign in which they collected, raised funds, and were able to acquire over 100 bags for area homeless shelters . The FFA group worked to put items such as toiletries, personal items, non-perishable foods, and hand sanitizers into gallon sized bags that could easily be distributed to those in need.

The young men and women who participated in the event are pictured. Left to Right: Halleigh Burton, Benny Tallie, Madison Brown (President), Lane Ethridge, Jayce Burton, Zackery Holloway, Kade Holloway and their FFA sponsor (not pictured) John Cross. (Lisa Mills photo.)

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A shortcut is not always that short...

by Dr. James L. Snyder

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalm 32:8).

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

I have always appreciated shortcuts in life. If I can find a shortcut, I will take it because time is valuable to me. I take pride in coming up with a shortcut that actually saves me time.

However, not all of my shortcuts have really been that short and I have paid the price.

Last week, for example, I had to go clear across town for my appointment with my eye doctor.

Somehow I think they try to figure out where to place a doctor's office, so it isn't easy to get there, especially when there's a time element involved.

My eye appointment went rather well, and I was happy with the results. I had made the appointment very close to the next appointment I needed on the other side of town.

Have you ever noticed when you have two appointments on the same day, they are at the opposite ends of town? I hate that.

But I was going to take advantage, and I was going to find a shortcut across town.

I am a very careful driver. Every time I leave the

house, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage always says, "Drive careful." As if she thought I would be a crazy driver.

As I left the doctor's office, I thought I would take a different route to go on the other side of town for my next appointment. I’ve lived in this town for quite a few years, and I thought I knew every street in this town. But I guess I didn't know everything I needed to know.

When I'm driving, I'm always careful to watch out for the other drivers.

It's not that I'm a lousy driver; it's that other people can be and sometimes are bad drivers. So I am careful about the drivers that are in front of me and behind me.

I usually have a GPS with me, but I had taken it out and used it somewhere else for some reason. Who knows where?

That didn’t bother me because I knew exactly where I was going. I was going to map out a shortcut to save time.

Driving down one block, I noticed a street to my right that I thought I recognized, and so I made the turn and followed

that street. Then I came to a street that took another right, and so I followed that. As I was driving through, I didn't recognize anything that I could remember.

My problem is, as I drive, I sometimes get thinking about a project I'm working on. It might be an article, it might be a sermon, it might be just about anything. Once I get thinking about that project, I'm not too conscious of my environment. Yes, I do pay attention to the other cars.

I planned to make it to my next appointment at least 20 minutes ahead of time to sit back and relax and wait for that appointment. I always carry a notebook, so when I have a little off time, I can jot down some notes and make sure I'm not forgetting what I've been thinking of while driving.

I really hate it when I have an excellent idea, but I can't remember that idea when I stop and want to write it down.

Just then, I saw a street sign to the right that I kind of remembered and gladly turned down that street believing I was going to get their way

ahead of my schedule and I would have plenty of time just to get caught up on my notes. I was smiling as I was driving down that street.

As I was driving, I recognized some of the buildings on both sides of the street and was very confident that I had it made.

My only regret was that I didn't have the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage with me to boast about my shortcuts.

If there's one thing she doesn't like, it’s my shortcuts. According to her, my shortcuts always create problems. Boy, I wish she was with me now!

The more I drove down the street, the more familiar the buildings became. And then I saw it and could not believe what I saw.

On the right side of the street was the eye doctor's office I had left about 20 minutes ago. I could not believe this was happening to me.

Looking at my watch, I realized I'm not going to make my next appointment on time. I did not know what to do.

The only thing I could do at the time was call

and cancel that appointment. The bad side is, I would have to explain to my wife why I canceled that appointment. When she hears of my shortcut plan, she is going to stare at me with one of "those stares" and then say, "What have I told you about your shortcuts?"

I just couldn’t put a new plan together that would solve the problems that I had right now.

As I drove away from the eye doctor's office, I thought of what David said, "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalm 32:8).

Sometimes I'm tempted to take a shortcut in my relationship with God. I sometimes think that I know better than God, and it always ends up in some level of tragedy.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352216-3025 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net.

The church web site is www.whatafellowship.co m.

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First United Methodist Church 211 North Hazen Avenue, Hazen, AR Phone (870) 255 - 4657 Pastor Chris Wright Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship Service: 10:55 AM

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

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Center Point Missionary Baptist Church 2997, Center Point Road, Hazen, AR Bro. Billy Booth Pastor Sunday School: 10 AM Worship: 10:50 AM BTC: 5 PM Worship: 5:50 PM Wednesday - Youth Night 6:30 PM

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 St. Peters Episcopal Church Highway 86, Tollville, AR. Worship Service: 9 AM Sunday School: 10:30AM 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. 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 Holy Temple COGIC Elder McFadden, Pastor

“Catholic Action” with the Third Order of St. Francis

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 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 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

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 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

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 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 Hickory Plains United Methodist Church Rev. Debbye Harrison Intersection of Highways 13 and 38 Service starts at 9:45 a.m.

102 West Front Street 870-255-3954

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. Joe L. Pumphrey 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 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, School: 9:45 AM Mass: 8:30 AM Thursday Holy Hours 5:00 pm and Mass at 6:00pm Biscoe Baptist Church Biscoe, AR.

Joshua D. Jacobs & Yvonne J. Petrus Partners

Tax & Accounting Services 101 Highway 70 East, Hazen, AR 72064 Phone: (870) 255-4175 Fax:(870) 255-4176

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Come see Charlie Gerren at

Gwatney GMC Buick

in Sherwood by Sam’s.

Contact 501-681-9121 or the office at 501-945-4444.

We sell New and Used vehicles.

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The Grand Prairie Herald is striving to cover all of the Grand Prairie news in our newspaper each week.

We have been covering news about the Grand Prairie for over 119 years, which includes Hazen, Des Arc, Carlisle, DeValls Bluff, Stuttgart, and the surrounding areas. So, if you have news to tell, a picture that you would like to share, or some information that needs to get out, call us at 870-255-4538 Monday, Tuesday, or Friday, or email us at heraldpublishing@gmail.com

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Hazen School District accepting applications for a K-12 Pa r a p r o fe s s i o n a l .

Applications are available on the school website and District office.

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Services Needed The Des Arc School District Food Service Program is accepting proposals for Purchasing with Consulting, all proposals need to be sub-

mitted by May 10th, 2021. All proposals can be sent via email to kennedyg@desarcschools.org. (5-5-21 1tc)

Billy’s Body Shop & Wrecker Service. P. O. Box 696, Hazen Ark 72064.

To whom it may concern: 2002 Nissan Pathfinder Vin # JN8DR02W706003 located at 1203 Hwy 70 East, Hazen Arkansas 72064. Vehicle stored at P.O. Box 696 Hazen Ar. Phone 870-255-4922 and is accruing storage as a legal liability of the owner. The wrecker company claims fist priority

possession lien on the vehicle and it’s contents for all charges.

Unless vehicle is claimed within 45 days the owner and/or lien holder waives all rights, title, and interest in the vehicle and its contents and consents to the sale of the vehicle. Vehicle will then be sold for towing and storage fees.

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Prairie County 4-H announces winners in Indoor Skills Competition

By Shea Wilson County Extension Agent-Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H smwilson@uada.edu The 2021 Prairie County 4-H Indoor Skills competition was held Saturday, April 24 at the fairgrounds in Hazen.

4-H members had the opportunity to compete in events including Illustrated Talks and Demonstrations, Performing Arts, and Fashion Revue.

Winners in each category are as follows: Illustrated Talks Cloverbuds (age 5-8): Greenlee Wilson, Trail Mix Demonstration Juniors (age 9-13): 1st place – Braylee Burgess, The Art of the Drums 1st place – Valina Osborn, Entomology Seniors (age 14-19): 1st place – KayLyn

Cannon Performing Arts Dance Juniors (age 9-13): 1st place – Brylee McIntosh and Alana Payne 2nd place – Kinslea Fowler Performing Arts Instrumental Juniors (age 9-13): 1st place – Braylee Burgess 2nd place – Kinslea Fowler Fashion Revue Cloverbuds (age 5-8): Savanna Osborn Junior and Senior winners are eligible to compete in their event at the District 4-H O-Rama in June.

For more information about the 4-H Youth Development Program and how you can get involved, contact the

Prairie County Extension Service at 870-998-2614 or email smwilson@uada.edu.

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