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Community Events Calendar Thursday June 14 DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting 6:00pm City Hall Hazen Masonic Lodge Meeting 7:30pm Lodge Hall Sunday June 17 Fathers’ Day Tuesday June 19 Prairie County Retired Teachers Meeting 1:00pm Methodist Church in DeValls Bluff Lunch will be served by DeValls Bluff Retired Teachers Wednesday June 20 Friendship Luncheon DeValls Bluff Methodist Church 11:30am - 2:00pm Hazen Public Library Presents Natural History Education With Live Animals 11:00am Saturday June 23 City of Hazen’s Annual Mammoth Pond Fishing Derby 10:00am - 1:00pm Monday June 25 Hazen School Board Meeting High School Library 6:00pm Blood Drive First United Methodist Church 2:15pm- 6:00pm Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the
Please call F&M Bank (255-3042) or The Grand Prairie Herald (255-4538) to list events.
Serving all of Prairie County, Arkansas
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Mid-D D elta energy assistance begins Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc. will be accepting Applications for the 2018 REGULAR & CRISIS Home Energy Assistance Summer Program in Phillips, Monroe, Prairie and Lee Counties until funds are depleted. These funds will assist eligible residents with payment on their home cooling source only. Elderly and disabled households selected by the Department of Human Services in Little Rock will receive their applications by mail. Applications will be accepted until funds are depleted. The Regular & Crisis Home Energy Assistance Summer Program will assist low-income eligible households with home cooling related expenses. The benefit amount is a one-time payment based on household income and size and is sent directly to the energy supplier on behalf of the applicant. All applicants will receive notification, in writing, if application has been approved or denied. Regular assistance eligible applicants should allow 35 days for processing and payment to the utility company for Regular payments and may not cover an entire month's bill and will not stop shut-offs or disconnect service. Applicants must continue paying their cooling source in the usual manner to avoid a crisis situation. Crisis assistance payments may cover shut-off up to $500.00 dollars, anything above the $500.00 client will be required to pay the difference before a
pledge is made. To avoid delay in the application process, households that do not receive an application in the mail must provide proof of all the following which apply to them for the previous month: *Name, age, birthday and SSN of all household members. *Proof of income (check studs, SS Award Letter, SSI, utility allowance Child Support, TEA, or Alimony) for the previous month. *ID or any document which establishes identity. *driver's license, voter registration card, Medical ID, pay stubs, birth certificate * Please provide a copy of BOTH utility bills to verify account number and utility Company. Applications will be processed by first come first serve basis. Applicants are asked to come to the community center location (listed below) nearest to where they live. Monroe County Brinkley Community Services Center Cedar View Apartments 705 West 6th St Brinkley, AR (870) 734-1236 Clarendon Community Services Center 553 N 7th Street Clarendon, AR (870) 747-5610 Prairie County DeValls Bluff Community Center Sycamore & Ash Streets DeValls Bluff, AR (870) 998-2005
Fishing derby set The City of Hazen will be hosting its annual Mammoth Pond Fishing Derby Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Mammoth Pond Park. All children 15 years of age and under are invited to join in the fun. A fishing license is not required. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be stocking the pond with fish to catch, and refreshments will be provided at the site. Prizes will be awarded throughout the day, and special prizes will be awarded to those children
who catch tagged fish. The City of Hazen and merchants from the surrounding area donate money to buy prizes and other items that help to make this event successful. All the young fishermen need to bring is their fishing pole and bait. Mammoth Pond Park is located south of I-40 and east of Hwy. 63. Turn east off of Hwy. 63 onto Mammoth Road. Parking for the derby is located behind the Travel Inn. For questions concerning the derby please contact Tracie Vail at the City of Hazen 870-2554521.
Students on UA Chancellor’s List Anna Lisko and Rachel Smith, both of Des Arc, and Samuel Harper of Hazen earned a 4.0 grade point average during the semester and were named to the 2018 Spring Chancellor’s list: Lisko is a senior accounting major in the Sam M. Walton College of
Business, Smith is a senior nursing major in the College of Education and Health Professions, and Harper, is a junior political science major in the J.W. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Students with a 4.0 GPA qualify for the Chancellor’s list.
Boys’ State participants from Hazen High School (pictured l to r): Jarrod Teer, Cade Perry, Ross Harper, Jackson Shelman, and Ethan Whitworth.
Five students from HHS attend Arkansas Boys’ State LITTLE ROCK Once a year, high school students who have completed the 11th grade get an incredible opportunity to see what it is like to be future leaders of our state. That opportunity took place this week as we greeted the participants of Boys State and Girls State in our Capitol. The National American Legion established the Boys State program in 1935. The American Legion Auxiliary established Girls State in 1937. Arkansas Boys State and Girls State is an immersive program in civics education designed for high school juniors across the state. More than 20 of our current members participated in Boys State or Girls State the summer before their senior year. Upon arrival, each par-
ticipant is assigned a mock political party, city, and county. Throughout the week, delegates administrate this mock government as if it were the real government. By week’s end, Boys State and Girls State have created their own state government including their own governor and staff of state officials. They establish their own Supreme Court and legislature. The mock legislative session is held in the Capitol with many of our members assisting the students through the bill presentation and voting process. The bills they present always give insight into the issues important to this generation. This year, Girls State presented bills aimed at combating opioid overdoses, preventing school shootings
through mental health training for teachers, and implementing toll roads. Participants of Boys State presented mock legislation to require law enforcement officers to complete sensitivity training and a bill to increase the legal age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21. Boys State and Girls State provides our students with an opportunity to learn how our government operates without using a text book. It teaches them through a real-life experience they will never forget. If you know a young man or woman interested in serving, encourage them to visit with their high school guidance counselor who can provide information on how to participate in next year’s program.
Prairie County residents graduate from ASU JONESBORO – Four residents of Prairie County graduated from Arkansas State University this spring. They are: Des Arc - Tori Lynn Bell, Bachelor of Science, Strategic Communication, Magna Cum Laude; Des Arc - Kimberly Ann McMullan, Master of Science in Education, Special Education Gifted, Talented and Creative Des Arc - Natalie Juanita Treadwell, Bachelor of Science in Education, Mid-Level Education, Cum Laude Hickory Plains - Sarah Ellen Bell, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route Arkansas State
University has released the list of students who were awarded diplomas on the undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2018 spring commencement ceremony May 12 in the First National Bank Arena on campus. Students representing six colleges and Undergraduate Studies received degrees including the Colleges of Education & Behavioral Science and Nursing & Health Professions in the morning while the afternoon event included the Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering & Technology; the Neil Griffin College of Business; Liberal Arts &
Communication; and Sciences & Mathematics. Chancellor Kelly Damphousse conferred a record number of over 2,100 diplomas during the morning and afternoon ceremonies. He also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Neil Griffin, a 1948 alumnus and generous philanthropic supporter of A-State. Twenty-three students graduated summa cum laude and 132 magna cum laude. Additionally, 159 candidates graduated cum laude, and a record 185 graduating students in University Honors, Honors, and recipients of Honors Certificates received degrees.
Locals on ATU Dean’s List RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. Lexi Ashton Cook, Sarabeth Dian Devore, Bailey Nell Greenwood, and Courtney Rae Scott were named to Arkansas Tech University’s (Russellville campus) Dean's List for undergraduate students on the for the spring 2018 semester. A student must achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at
least 12 hours of collegelevel coursework to be named to the Dean's List. Both Cook and Scott maintained a 4.0 grade point average for the semester. A total of 1,843 Arkansas Tech students achieved the Dean’s List distinction during spring 2018, and 692 students of those students ended the semester with a 4.0 grade point average.
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