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Prairie County Fair Pageant (See more pictures on p. 6.)
Volume 118 Number 35 - USPS 225-680
Community Events Calendar
Serving all of Prairie County and the Grand Prairie
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
2019 Prairie County Fair Queen Pageant winners
Thursday September 12 DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting City Hall 6:00 p.m. Carlisle Jr. Bison @ Lonoke 7:00 p.m. Des Arc Jr. Eagles vs McCrory Eagle Field 7:00 p.m. Friday September 13 Senior High Hornets @ Bearden 7:00 p.m. Senior High Bisons @ Dewitt 7:00 p.m. Senior High Eagles @ McCrory 7:00 p.m. Saturday September 14 Prairie County Fair Parade Des Arc 4:30 p.m. Monday September 16 Carlisle Public Library Kids Cooking Club 4:00p.m. Wednesday September 18 Friendship Luncheon DVB Methodist Church 11:30a.m.-2:00p.m. Thursday September 19 Hazen City Council Meeting 6:00p.m. City Hall
Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the
Prairie County Senior Miss Fair Queen Cherie Hutchens (right) with 1st alternate and Photogenic Ada Kunkel (left), and 2018 Junior Fair Queen Michelle Prince (center).
Prairie County Fair events scheduled September 15 - 21 The 2019 Prairie County Fair will be held from September 14-21, and will kickoff on Saturday, September 14, with a parade to be held in Des Arc. Any club, organization, or individual is welcome to participate. The line up will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the old ACCO building where the parade begin at 4:30 p.m., and continue down to Dondie’s White River Princess. This year’s Grand Marshall is Mitzi Osborne. The Prairie County 4-H will hold a fish fry fundraiser and gospel music night on Thursday, September 19 at the fairgrounds located at 4133 Hwy. 249 West just west of Hwy. 63 North between Hazen and Des Arc. The fish fry begins at 5 p.m., and the music, featuring Brad Knupp and Libby McMillen, will begin at 6 p.m. The cost for the fish fry is $12 for adults and $6 for ages 12 and under. The livestock show will begin a 9 a.m. on
Saturday, September 21. The family fun day will also be held on Saturday, September 21, beginning at 10 a.m. There will be free activities for kids, a pet show, a BB shoot, and an archery shoot. The BB shoot will begin at 10:30 a.m. with trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each age division. The archery shoot will begin at 11:30 a.m. The archery contest is open to everyone from the 5th grade and up. Participants should bring their own bow, which must be a genesis. If you don’t have one, a bow will be provided. The pet show, which will have youth and adult catefories, will begin at 2 p.m. with winners for the cutest pet, the smartest pet, and the best costume. All animals must be on a leash. The 2019 Demolition Derby will be held on Saturday, September 21, at 7 p.m. The gate will open at 5 p.m., and parking for the derby will be $3. Kids ages 1-7 can bring their own power wheels for their own race
Prairie County Lady Ms. Queen Alexis Fields
before the derby. Tickets for the Demolition Derby are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and free for children under 5. Exhibit check-in begins on Sunday, September 15 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., with judging on Tuesday. The check-in for confections will only be accepted on Monday, September 16 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. Senior Citizen Hour will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, and the exhibit building will be open from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Exhibit hours on Saturday will be from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets for the fair are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 - 12, and children 4 and under get in for free. For more information v i s i t : prairiecountyfair.wisxite.c om/website or visit the facebook page at facebook.com/prairiecountyfair/.
Hazen Steps Up makes plans for October Trunk or Treat A Trunk or Treat has been scheduled again this year for the community of Hazen on Saturday, October 26th from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The group will be working with the Hazen Police Department and the Hazen Fire Department to help make the event bigger and safer this year. Individuals, clubs, school groups, churches, and businesses that would like to get involved should contact Sara Brown at BancorpSouth, Ruth Corley, or call Kim Wilson at 501-438-3913
for more information. Free candy will be given to the trick-or-treaters, but the organization is also looking for donations of cakes, cookies, and sweet treats for the cake walk and donations of chili for the food booth. They are also asking for donations or ideas for fun games for the children. There will be a $1 charge for games and the cake walk and a small charge for food. All proceeds will go to Hazen STEPS Up, Inc. which will use the money to help the kids and class-
rooms of Hazen Public Schools.
Miss Prairie County Fair Queen and Photogenic Abby Richardson
Lower White River Museum to celebrate Museum Day
Please call F&M Bank (255-3042) or The Grand Prairie Herald (255-4538) to list events.
Lower White River Museum State Park in Des Arc is celebrating the 15th annual Museum Day, a celebration of boundless curiosity created by Smithsonian magazine. Join park staff on Saturday, September 21
at 2 p.m. for a free photo conservation workshop and learn to preserve your family’s history. For more information or to register, contact museum staff at: (870) 2563711 or lowerwhiterivermuseum@arkansas.com.
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