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Volume 120 Number 36 - USPS 225-680

Serving all of Prairie County and the Grand Prairie

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Community Calendar of Events Thursday September 9 DeValls Bluff City Council Meeting City Hall 6:00 p.m.

Friday September 10 Hazen Hornets vs Earle Earle Field 7:00 p.m.

Des Arc Eagles vs Barton 7:00 p.m.

Eagle Field Carlisle Bisons vs CAC Fred Hardke Field 7:00 p.m.

Saturday September 11 Prairie County Fair Queen DeValls Bluff Community Center 1:00 p.m.

Monday September 13 Biscoe EHA Club Meeting First Baptist Church in Biscoe 10:30 a.m.

The Prairie County Farm Family of the Year Roger and Kim Lisko and their son, Ross, were honored at the recent Prairie County Farm Bureau meeting. The family was presented with a plaque by the Prairie County Farm Bureau Board President Mason Sickel.

Prairie County Farm Bureau has annual meeting The Prairie County Farm Bureau met on Thursday, August 26, 2021 for its annual meeting and banquet at the Farm Bureau Office in Hazen.

The event, which is usually held at St. Peter’s on the Prairie Episcopal Church in Tollville, was scaled down this year due to the Covid 10 pandemic.

Speaker for the event was Kevin McKenzie, the Senior Vice

President and State Manager for the Arkansas Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

At the meeting, a plaque was presented to the Roger and Kim Lisko family by the Farm Bureau President Mason Sickel for the Herald Publishing Company, which cosponsors the Farm Family event each year.

The steak meal was followed by a business session at 6:30 p.m.

Kevin McKenzie, Senior Vice President, State Manager for the Arkansas Farm Bureau Insurance Company was the guest speaker.

County Equalization Board meets

Tuesday September 14 Quorum Court Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Thursday September 16 Hazen City Council Meeting 6:00 p.m.

City Hall

The Prairie County Equalization Board, along with Jeannie Lott and Gaylon Hale (2nd and 3rd from left) met in the Des Arc Courthouse Annex for their final meeting of the year.

The Prairie County Equalization Board met for its final meeting of the year on Tuesday,

August 31, 2021 at the Des Arc Courthouse Annex.

The meeting was called

Saturday September 18 Prairie County Fair Parade 5:30 p.m.

Line up at Old Acco Building

to order by Terrell Sutton. Other board members present were James Shelman, James Gray, Thelma Gray, and Paul Dickson; Assessor Jeannie Lott; and Prairie County Court Clerk Gaylon Hale.

Lott explained how the equalization board works to the members.

“Residents make a call to the Assessor and then to Rob Kinard from CAMA. If they still need to talk to the board, they make an appointment through the Clerk’s office,” she said.

Lott stated that both the personal and the real estate taxes went up this year. Everything is good

with Arkansas C o o r d i n a t i o n Department which sets the values on vehicles and property for CAMA and the county.

Terrell Sutton inquired about length of the contract with the appraisers. He was told that appraisers have a 4 year term.

Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce

New Prairie County agent... and the Please call F&M Bank (255-3042) or The Grand Prairie Herald (255-4538) to list events.

Help us welcome Emilee Moody to the Prairie County Cooperative Extension. She graduated from Harding with a degree in Family and Consumer Science and came to Prairie County from Marion County. She and her husband, Lucas and son, Austin are excited to be moving closer to family and making Prairie County their home.

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Baptist Health holds virtual diabetes classes in September Dr. Sharron Ruth Johnson Leslie Dr. Sharron Ruth Johnson Leslie, 69 of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed away at her home on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. She was born on July 10, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas to George Washington Johnson, Jr. and Ruth Evelyn (Griffin) Johnson.

She was preceded in death by her father, George Johnson.

Sharron is survived by her son, Blaine Leslie and wife, Ashley of Cave Springs, Arkansas and her grandchildren, Nathan and Olivia, and her daughter Megan Leslie of Fayetteville, Ar.. She is also survived by her mother Ruth Johnson of Hot Springs and her sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Mitch Golleher of Hot Springs and a loving niece and nephews.

Sharron loved her extended family of friends and patients that she cared for over the years. She loved the children she cared for while practicing in Harrison, Arkansas.

Funeral Arrangements

will be announced at a later date.

Johnny McCoy Thomas

Johnny McCoy Thomas, 75, of Biscoe died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his home.

He was born March 31, 1946 in Biscoe to Pearl and Essie Lucile (Baker) Thomas.

He was a Marine and a business owner in the construction industry.

Survivors include one son, Johnny (Casandra) Thomas, one daughter, Deenda (Britt) Hubbard, six grandchildren, Johnny Carson Thomas, Cathryn Thomas, Jacob Hubbard, Brittney Hubbard, Noah Hubbard, Josh Hubbard, two brothers, Jim Thomas, James Thomas, three sisters, Earline Hall, Margaret Roach, Verma Guynes. Johnny was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Edith (Miller) Thomas, two brothers, Bill Thomas, Mike Thomas and one sister, Nancy White.

Visitation is 5:00-7:00 Saturday, September 11, 2021 at

Garth Funeral Home in Des Arc. Funeral services are 2:00 pm Sunday, September 12, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Biscoe with burial in Hazen Cemetery by Garth Funeral Home.

Bro. Tommy Whittaker officiating. www,garthfuneralhome.com.

Benny Ray Swift Benny Ray Swift, 60, of Griffthville, passed away September 2, 2021. He was born July 31, 1961 in Marianna, Arkansas. Benny was a graduate of Hazen High School and a carpenter.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Patsy.

Benny is survived by one brother, Robbie Swift and wife, Peggy of Hazen; sister, Delores Jackson of Scott, Arkansas; niece, Patricia Jean McCollum of Ash Flat, Arkansas and two aunts, Irene Doles and Diane Rifey.

A graveside service was held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at the Hazen Cemetery in Hazen, A r k a n s a s .

Arrangements were by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen.

New books & DVD’s BOOKS The Paper PalaceMiranda Cowley Heller

Arkansas Press Association Member 2020

The

Grand Prairie Herald (USPS) 225-680 The Grand Prairie Herald is an independent publication that has served Prairie County since December, 1901. It is published weekly by

Herald Publishing Company P.O. Box 370 111 Hwy 70 E Hazen, Arkansas 72064 Ph. 870-255-4538 Email: heraldpublishing@gmail.com

Subscription Rates In Prairie County $20.00/year In Arkansas $25.00/year Out of State $30.00/year Periodicals Postage paid at Hazen, Arkansas 72064 POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Grand Prairie Herald P.O.Box 370 Hazen, Arkansas 72064 Managing Editor/Publisher Roxanne Bradow Circulation/Accounts Trudy Johnson Sports Editor Mark Buffalo Photographer Ruth Corley

Another Kind of EdenJames Lee Burke Northern Spy- Flynn Berry The GuidePeter Heller The Amish SchoolroomAmy Clipston Beachside BeginningsSheila Roberts Blue Jeans & Coffee Beans- Joanne DeMaio Hades- Candice Fox Fall- Candice Fox Eden- Candice Fox Primordial EarthBaileigh Higgins Lost Gems- Chris Niles The Madness of Crowds- Louise Penny Class ActStuart Woods A Slow Fire BurningPaula Hawkins The NoiseJames Patterson Bloodless- Preston & Child

Mirror Magic- Sara Bourgeous A Taste for Magic- Sara Bourgeous Seven-Year WitchAngela M Sanders Bait and Witch- Angela M Sanders DVD’S Peter Rabbit 2 Shameless season 2 Star Wars The Mandalorian season 2 The Neighborhood seasons 1-3 French Exit Luca Star Trek Discovery season 3 Rogue Hostage Spirit Untamed The Movie Discovery of Witches season 2 Gangs of London season 1

Hazen Cemetery Donations These are the Hazen Cemetery donations for the month of August.

In memory of: Wayne Clayton By: Billy & Nona Gail Booth In memory of: John & Marion Simmons By: Ronnie & Kathy Simmons In memory of: Vernon & Garnez Simmons By: Ronnie & Kathy Simmons In Memory of: Kathleen & Lamar Hall By: Janie Starr In memory of: Dennis Horton By: Janie Starr In Memory of: Bill & Betty Woods By: Martha Starr

In Memory of: family & Loved ones By: Janie Starr Upkeep: Roger & Becky Taylor Upkeep: Cumi Heuberger Upkeep: Judith Gilmore Donations are greatly appreciated and may be mailed to: Hazen Cemetery P.O. Box 543 Hazen, Ar. 72064

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Baptist Health aims to address women’s health and diabetes health concerns during virtual classes planned in September.

The following virtual courses can be accessed through Google Meet.

Specific links to join each class are available by visiting baptisthealth.com/communityoutreach or by going to the Baptist Health

Community Outreach Facebook page and looking under the Events tab.

All About Baby on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 2 p.m.

Breastfeeding and Milk Production on Thursday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 6 p.m.

Diabetes Prevention Program on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Contact (501) 202-1540

to see you if you qualify and for more information.

Diabetes Support Group on Thursday, Sept. 30, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

For more information on Baptist Health Community Outreach programs, please visit baptist-health.com or call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1-888BAPTIST.

ACHI announces COVID vaccine approved for ages 16 and older Amid slow vaccine uptake across many parts of the U.S., the FDA on Monday (Aug. 23) granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 16 and older. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock. For 12- to 15-

year-olds, the vaccine continues to be available under emergency use authorization.

Tracking the Data A record-tying 201 Arkansas school districts have COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents over a 14-day period, up one from last week and equaling the high set in January, according to our update of our local-level COVID-19 dashboard.

Among those 201 districts, 42 have 14-day

COVID-19 infection rates of 100 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents, or more than 1% of residents.

For a list of school districts with the highest rates of new infections, read today’s news release. For more data and maps tracking known infections in Arkansas school districts, communities, and ZIP codes, visit our COVID-19 in Arkansas page at https://achi.net/covid19/

Governor to speak at State of Arkansas 9-11 ceremony LITTLE ROCK, Ark – The State commemoration of Patriots Day is set to begin at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, September 11, on the steps of the Arkansas Capitol building.

The Governor of the State of Arkansas, Asa Hutchinson, is scheduled to speak at this observation of the 20th anniversary of 9-11.

The State of Arkansas, The Arkansas Department of Veteran Affairs, Arkansas Department of Public Safety, EngageAR, and the

GPC art entries sought The Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart announces that its Festival of the Arts will be held from October 128.

Entrants are asked to register now for the event. Entries are $10 for adults and $3 for youth.

The schedule for the event is below: SCHEDULE: RECEIVE ART SEPTEMBER 24 - 25 FROM 10:00AM 4:00PM OPEN HOUSE WILL BE OCTOBER 5TH FROM 5:00 - 6:30PM ARTISTS WILL PICK UP ART ON OCTOBER 29 - 30

office of U.S. Senator John Boozman are partnering to recognize September 11 this year.

The “9/11 Day of National Service” takes place each year on September 11th.

The Federal Agency known as AmeriCorps, through EngageAR, the State Service Commission, is charged with leading efforts across America to mobilize Americans of all ages to civically engage in tribute to the 2,983 men, women, and children who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Seven of them were from Arkansas.

Malissa Y. White from Bald Knob, Sara Elizabeth Low from Batesville , Joni Cesta from Little Rock, Barbara Shaw from Little Rock, Lace Bernard Ivory from Marvell, Nehamon Lyons IV from Pine Bluff, and Jimmy Nevill Storey from Texarkana.

The ceremony is open to the public and will be broadcast via Facebook live at https://www.facebook.co m/ADVAVets/ under events.

The Capitol is located at 500 Woodlane in Little Rock.

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Blurred Vision -

By Nathaniel Bradow

“Sharing the Load”

Rice is grown in over 40 Arkansas counties.

The crop contributes billions to the state’s economy and accounts for approximately 25,000 jobs, crucial to rural communities.

September is National Rice Month, a monthlong celebration of all things rice.

In Arkansas, we have a great deal to celebrate.

Our state is home to 2,300 rice farms and 96% of those farms are family owned and operated.

Our farmers produce more than 9 billion pounds of rice each year.

The history of rice in Arkansas began in the 1800’s but it wasn’t until 1910 that production, research and milling were established

in the state.

Today, Arkansas produces approximately 48 percent of U.S. rice and ranks number one in acres planted and bushels produced.

Arkansas has been the nation’s leading riceproducing state since 1973.

Arkansas rice farmers not only contribute to our economy by creating jobs, they’re also known for giving back to their communities. The state’s rice industry gives over 100,000 pounds of rice annually to fight food insecurity in Arkansas.

Rice farmers have a commitment to protect and preserve natural resources.

Today, Arkansas rice farmers produce more rice using

less land, energy and water than they did 20 years ago. Working rice fields also provide critical wildlife habitat for many species of birds, mammals and reptiles.

A half-cup cooked serving of white or brown rice costs less than 10 cents, and provides vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Consuming Arkansas-grown rice helps support our neighbors who continue to produce a quality food supply. You can help celebrate rice month by purchasing Arkansasgrown rice at your local supermarket.

We’ve posted more information about the industry on our website www.arkansashouse.org.

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Jonathan Dismang LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas legislators continue to support a statewide expansion of broadband service as quickly as possible, especially in areas where there is no Internet at all and in places where the technology is obsolete.

At the same time, lawmakers are being careful to not move so quickly that money is wasted or misspent. Legislators are working to ensure that increased funding does not simply enable current Internet providers to protect their existing turf, by shutting out competition.

At its regular monthly meeting, the Arkansas Legislative Council approved spending $120 million on 34 broadband projects that are ready to begin. The Council also approved an additional $27 million for 12 other projects that still need a technological review.

The money comes from the American Rescue Plan, approved by Congress and the federal administration earlier this year.

During the same meeting, the Council expedited approval of a consultant to map out a statewide broadband plan. As the American Rescue Plan makes more money available to local Internet service providers, legislators have expressed more concern about the lack of an overall plan that

will prevent duplication of services.

Also, lawmakers want to make sure that government funding isn’t awarded to private local providers for routine maintenance.

The broadband projects are done by a partnership between a local government and a private provider, such as a telephone company, an Internet service provider or an electric co-operative.

Several lawmakers on the Legislative Council expressed concerns about funding going to some providers, saying that their current level of service was not of good quality.

Another concern of lawmakers was that a particular area may not qualify for a broadband grant, because supposedly it is already being served by an existing provider.

However, everybody who lives in the area knows that it is not being served by the company.

A deputy director at the Arkansas Economic D e v e l o p m e n t Commission, through which the grants are being awarded, said that complaints about service may be a result of the old equipment that the provider wants to upgrade.

When a provider receives a grant, there will be an ongoing audit to ensure that the promised services are made available to consumers,

the deputy director said.

A senator on the Council questioned officials about the date the broadband consultant would be hired, saying that in the future the consultant would review all proposals to make sure they fit into a statewide plan. The consultant should be hired in September.

In conjunction with the large grants for broadband expansion are important initial grants made possible by the legislature in 2020, known as Rural Broadband ID grants.

The legislature appropriated $2 million for the ID grants through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Digital Health and Innovation. One senator called the institute the “brain trust” for broadband in Arkansas.

Rural Broadband ID grants help local governments pay for data such as due-diligence studies, surveys and maps of available service.

That information usually costs more than a small county or town has in its budget, but it’s necessary to prove the existence of unserved or underserved areas. Rural ID grants pay for the accurate data that is needed to apply for larger federal grants, such as those funded through the American Rescue Plan.

Relationships are hard.

Wow! Such insight from the mediocre man of prose you are currently reading.

The words “Duh” and “No Kidding” come to mind. I know. I know. This isn’t an original thought. The more soap operas and romcoms you watch the more this opening statement starts losing all meaning.

However, there are all sorts of relationships we as humans have in varying stages and parts of life. We have relationships with parents, children, friends, neighbors, colleagues, doctors, pets, merchants, enemies, the media, the government, social media, the internet, and tons of other things and people that we interact with on a daily basis. And I want to focus on some of those other relationships that we don’t often think about.

All relationships are hard. There needs to be a delicate balance maintained with each relationship we have in every aspect of life in order for us, as humans, to live the best and fullest life we can. Since we aren’t but a few millennia from either swinging through the tree tops or at least hunting and gathering for our daily allotments of calories for survival, it is easy for us to get fixated on things that may or may not be healthy for us.

These fixations can be damaging when not tempered with outside influences. If you only believe what you read on the internet, for example, you may end up losing your savings to a Nigerian prince who needs your help to free up the millions of dollars he says he will share with you. If you believe everything you see on TV, you could end up with four million dollars worth of kitchen appliances or afghans or decorative plates or limited edition gold-plated coins, all of which you never use and are impossible to resell. If you believe everything you read on your Facebook or Twitter feed, you may make the mistake of thinking that everyone agrees with you, or at least all the “sane” people do.

The problem with all these relationships (which have become rapidly bloated in recent years) is that they, like romantic relationships that have turned sour, become harder and harder to get out of without figurative or literal gunshots occurring the longer you stay in them.

We humans are comforted by predictability and patterns. We can’t help it. It has been ingrained in us for thousands upon thousands of years. He that drinks from the wrong water hole doesn’t live long enough to find the right water hole.

The problem of course ends up being that you get stuck to one water hole for the rest of your life out of fear from picking the wrong one somewhere else. You are willing to put up with a partner’s crazy and dangerous behavior because a different partner could be worse. We don’t want to break out of our bubbles. Outside is crazy and chaotic and unpredictable. Who wants that?

So, we separate ourselves into niches and bridge clubs and political parties and tribes and religious affiliations and social media groups and any other macro subset of individuals that do not challenge our thoughts or beliefs.

We are “comfortable” in those situations, and if we are not completely fear free, at least we can hone that sense of fear into anger or rage at some random other group that we don’t see eye-to-eye with.

Does all this separation make us safer in the long run? If you think about it logically, the answer is no. Nothing has changed in our dayto-day existence except maybe now we aren’t as happy as we could be or as content as we should be. Fear and anger are terrible weights to carry around on a daily basis.

I’m pretty sure those things lead to premature wrinkling and indigestion and possibly IBS. But, I digress.

The point I’m trying to make (in an extremely circuitous fashion) is that like any relationship if the load or input and output or responsibility is not equally distributed it is not going

to last long.

If you are the only breadwinner in the house and money is tight, the balance of your relationship can be strained. If you are the only one who cleans and your partner is great at making things messy, bitterness can metastasize into hatred, destruction, and the slow erosion of things that have somehow “found their way” into the garbage.

Relationships need balance. I am on several email lists run by people whose organizations I fundamentally disagree with. That happens because my life is nuanced. I have some things I am conservative about and some things I am liberal about. That doesn’t mean I cannot talk to people who disagree with whichever thing we do not agree on. It just means that we respectfully disagree from time to time. I have friends who do not see some things the way I do, and that is okay.

Sometimes, they can move me closer to their side with good points, and sometimes they come a little closer to my line of thinking.

Life is one big balancing act. And if you put all of your thoughts and ideas squarely on one side, you will sink and pull others along with you. Do your best not to get sucked into all the noise from talking heads who do not have any responsibility for the things that come out of their mouths. If people are saying things that make you scared or angry, change the station, put down the phone, politely excuse yourself, and try to find a center that does not have you on edge.

Things are never as bad or as good as people want you to believe. And all talking heads are selling something. My father used to say, “Never trust someone who says ‘trust me’ or someone who promises to cure all your ills.

Both are selling you a bill of goods that have no value.”

Be safe, gentle readers.

And try a new watering hole this week.

To comment, you can reach me at thatbradowguy@gmail.com

USDA designates AR disaster areas The USDA has designated 18 Arkansas counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas.

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend muchneeded emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replace-

ment of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

State: Arkansas Triggering Disaster #1: Excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, high winds and lightning that occurred during April 1 through June 11, 2021

Application Deadline: April 12, 2022 Primary Counties Eligible in Arkansas: Arkansas Drew Phillips Benton Jefferson Pope Bradley Lawrence Prairie Calhoun Lincoln Pulaski Chicot Lonoke

White Desha Monroe Yell More Resources On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.

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Prairie County Fair opens September 18 The Prairie County Fair will be held from September 18 to September 25, 2021 at the Prairie County Fairgrounds which is located on Hwy 249 – West of Hwy 11 between Des Arc and Hazen. The fair will kick off with the Prairie County Fair Queen Pageant this weekend at the DeValls Bluff Community Center and then a parade in Des Arc which will be held on September 18.

The fair will end with a demolition derby held at the fairgrounds on Saturday, September 25, at 7:00 p.m.

Below are the rules and regulations for the exhibits.

Exhibits Rules and Regulations 1. All Articles may be checked in between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday September 19, 2021, and between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday September 20, 2021. The exception is confections, which will be accepted on Monday September 20, 2021 ONLY for Judging.

Due to Food Safety Regulations, confections brought on Sunday WILL NOT be Judged.

Fair workers will be allowed to check in 1 Hour prior to public check-in.

Entries brought after cut off time WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! (All entries must check-in and be brought in via the exhibit hall front door, no exceptions.)

2. All articles are to be checked out from 2pm to 4pm Sunday September 26, 2021. Check out before time (unless approved by fair board) will result in forfeit of ribbon and/or premium money. Fair workers will be allowed to check out 1 Hour prior to public check out.

3. Premiums will be paid on a point basis.

Premiums will be by check. Checks should be cashed as soon as possible or endorsed and returned to the Prairie County Fair Association, C/O Melissa Sanders. The owner must go through department chairman before checking out.

4. All Exhibitors must be entered in the name of the grower, maker, or owner. Exhibitor must be a resident of Prairie County or 4-H, FFA, Extension Homemaker club member currently enrolled in a club in the County. A release form must be signed forfeiting right to enter exhibits in County Fair of residence.

5. All Articles must be the work of the person exhibiting. All articles must have been Completed since September 2020. All articles must be marked on the back with exhibitor's complete name, telephone number and complete mailing address. (Youth should include age. Your entry must be preserved within the past 12 months. All food preservation entries will need to be labeled with product name, method of preservation and date preserved.) 6. All items should be clean, neat and well made.

7. Youth and Adult division will be in competition. Youth is up to age 19, before January 1, 2021 not married and must have been enrolled in school during 20212022 school year or be

currently enrolled in school (public, private or home school.)

8. Each item will be judged on its own merit.

Out of County judges will be secured. The Judges' decision is final.

Best of Show Judge's Award will only be awarded if judges' feel it is merited. 9. Any exhibit previously shown in another County Fair will not be eligible for the 2021 fair judging (May display only.)

10. Every effort will be made to protect all exhibits, but loss, damaged and accidents will be at owner's risk. The Prairie County Livestock Fair Association will not accept the responsibility for any articles.

11. All announcements made in the catalog are subject to change in case of emergency, and the Fair Board Executive Committee reserves the right to make and announce such changes at any time it seems necessary for interest of the fair.

12. All department chairman will be responsible for properly checking in, supervising the judging, and checking out exhibits. No departments will be allowed to observe judging except in their own department.

13. Items made from kits are acceptable.

14. You will be responsible for exhibits to go to the District Fair in Pine Bluff. Entry tags and forms will be available at the checkout table for entries to the District Fair.

15. There must be at least 3 items in a category for separate judging.

16. The charge for Commercial and Informational Booths inside is $40,00. Outside booths are $50.00 and $100.00 for arena area.

Rules and Regulations for Livestock Exhibits 1. Compliance with all rules is the responsibility of the exhibitor. All livestock must comply with the appropriate health requirements and livestock exhibitors must have their paperwork to satisfy the livestock inspector from the Livestock and Poultry Commission and the Barn Superintendent.

2. All Livestock must be checked in by the official on duty at the barn and shall be left in place until Saturday at 4:00 pm. Any exhibitor withdrawing livestock before then will forfeit all premium and prize money.

3. All animals must be entered in the name of the exhibitor.

Beef steers must have been owned by the exhibitor for at least 90 days prior to the fair and all other livestock must have been owned by the exhibitor for at least 60 days prior to the fair.

Any animal not shown by the owner understands that premium money will be based on owner age, not on age of person showing animal.

4. All premium money will be paid on a point basis. Checks will not be distributed until after the animals have been removed from the pens and the pens have been cleaned. Water, feed, hay, water hoses, water trough, and ropes or halters must be provided by the exhibitor.

Each will be expected to

feed and care for his animals including removal of soil bedding and the replacement of fresh bedding. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of premium monies.

5. Pens will be assigned by the Barn Superintendent on the first come, first serve basis. Pen space is strictly for animals; absolutely no take shall take up pen space.

6. Animals are not to be unloaded or put into a pen or stall until they have been cleared by the Barn Superintendent.

7. Livestock will be judged Saturday at 9:00 am. The judges will determine if any or all classes will be exhibited in the show.

8. At least one-third of the state premium money is earmarked for 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA members.

9. No Liability is assumed by the Prairie County Fair Association or management with respect to any entry, exhibit, participant, or spectator.

10. All exhibitors must be residents of Prairie County in order to receive any premium monies or awards. Any exhibitor from out of the Prairie County will receive a Ribbon and Recognition.

11. In all cases the superintendent reserves the right to accept or reject ANY entry. Only articles which have merit and which will be a credit to both the exhibitor and the fair will be entered and shown.

12. Juniors are under 19 years of age or unmarried.

13. The Adult and Junior Divisions will be judged separately.

14. Read all rules at the beginning of each section. Items may be disqualified if ALL RULES are not followed.

15. In no event shall the Prairie County Fair Officers, Directors or Members of any Committee be held responsible for any loss or damaged to the property of exhibitors, or other people while on the fairgrounds, whether loss or damaged arose from accident or any cause whatsoever. All diligence will be

used by the Fair Board to prevent any mishaps to entries.

16. No entries will be accepted after their specified time.

17. There will be no entry fee for any Prairie County resident that enters an Article or Livestock. Anyone out of the County that enters must PAY a FEE that is listed on all the divisions that except out of the County Entries.

(Please note Prairie County Fair and Livestock does not have an Open Show) 18. Competent judges will be furnished by the management of the Fair and their decision will be final.

19. The Prairie County Fair Association will reject entries of any Livestock showing any symptoms of diseases.

20. If there is no competition in a class, the judges will award whatever prize deemed necessary. 21. All controversies will be settled by the Barn Superintendent.

22. Exhibitors must own and be primary caretakers of the animals.

23. Bulls, 12 months or older, must have a nose ring lead.

24. All animals entered in breeding classes must be registered in the exhibitor's name as evidenced by registration papers. It is intended that only animals that are creditable from the standpoint of type, quality, and finish shall be entered.

25. Girls and Boys 9 to 19 years of age belonging to 4-H, FFA, and /or Family Consumer Sciences are eligible to show in the Junior Division. Exhibitors will be considered Juniors in the year of their 9th birthday through the year after High School Graduation.

26. Exhibitors prior to their 9th birthday will be considered Pee Wee and may show in the Open and PeeWee Division.

27. The fair board if any county, district, state reserves the right to have blood and urine laboratory analysis made for any animal at the fair.

28.

Any exhibitor administering a drug to an animal which would render the carcass unfit

for human consumption or any exhibitor of animal producing and analysis indicating on the presence of an unapproved drug that can result in a quantitative or qualitative change in the characteristic of the animal will be required to return all premium money and could be banned from further competition. Their name and the lab analysis will be submitted to the USDA and FDA for further investigation and possible prosecution.

29. All Poultry must have a negative Pullorum-Typhoid test before entering fairgrounds. 30. Livestock entries will be released at 4:00 pm Saturday.

Premium will be forfeited if moved out earlier.

31. Animals shown in Junior Division are to be shown by the individuals owning them unless unavoidable cir cumstances forbid. In which case, the superintendent will name someone not over 19 years of age to show the animal.

32.

The Health Certificate from Veterinarians and breed registration papers will be checked before animals are unloaded.

33. Only purebred, pureblood (one Purebred Parent) livestock or animal equal to Breed Association Herd Book quality are admitted.

(Poultry and Rabbits are accepted.)

Further information can be found at facebook.com/prairiecounty fair.

Prairie County Fair Schedule of Events Saturday, September 11 1:00 p.m. Prairie County Fair Queen Pageant DeValls Bluff Community Center (Jr. Miss, Miss, Ms., Lady Ms. & Sr. Ms) Pageant (All Age groups) Saturday, September 18 Lineup for Prairie County Fair Parade 5:30 p.m. Prairie County Fair Parade in Des Arc (Old Acco to Dondie's) Sunday, September 19 2:00p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Check-In Monday, September 20 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibit Check-In Confections accepted Monday ONLY! (NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER CHECK IN TIME! (all entries must check-in and be brought in via the exhibit hall front door) Tuesday, September 21 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Exhibit Judging (Building CLOSED) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Livestock Check-In 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Open Wednesday, September 22 10:00 a.m. Senior Citizen Hour 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Open Thursday, September 23 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Open Friday, September 24 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Open Saturday, September 25 Exhibit Building Open 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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Hallelujah...She’s Baaaaaak!...

by Dr. James L. Snyder

“Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward” (2 John 1:8).

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 learned that you don't miss something until it is gone.

Unfortunately, sometimes, it's too late.

Over six weeks ago, or was it nine months, I took my truck in for a regular checkup. I was going away for the week, so I thought I would drop the truck off and let them work on it when they had time, and then when I come back, it would be ready.

I love it when a plan comes together?

My family went up to Georgia for a family reunion. It was also a time to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Time goes by when we're not really focused on what's happening.

That's me to a T. I took it in on Monday, then we left for our family reunion, and on Tuesday, the machine shop called me with some rather sad news.

The engine in my truck was just about finished.

So I had a choice of getting a new engine or buying another truck.

The last idea wasn’t a good one for me.

After some serious thought, I agreed to have a new engine put in the truck. After all,

the cost would be a fraction of what getting another truck would be.

I didn't know how much I liked my truck until it was gone for six weeks.

During those six weeks, my wife and I shared her little van for our travels. We had to coordinate our schedule so we could be united.

The scheduling was something like this.

She would drive her van, and I would go along when we would go to church or some other function that we had to be together. So that wasn't too bad.

Then, when she had to go somewhere, she would use her van.

Sometimes she would drop me off at the church office and then go on her schedule and then come back and pick me up. That wasn't too bad.

When she had nowhere to go, and I had somewhere to go, I would then be driving her little van. I did not know how little this van was until I started driving it.

When I'm on the passenger side it is not too bad. I can squeeze in and survive. But when I'm on the driver's side, that was a completely

different story.

Everything about her van was completely different from the things in my truck.

Driving that little van was a very challenging job. I did not know how hard it was for a real man to drive a sissy van.

I could barely get in on the driver's side, get all buckled up and ready to go. Everything had to be changed, like the mirrors, the seat and the steering wheel.

If I thought getting into that little van was difficult, all I had to do was wait until I had to get out, and that was a completely different story.

Several times I actually fell out because there is no real structure for a man my size.

I am surprised I was not involved in some accident for those six weeks of driving that little van. If that would've happened, I probably wouldn't be able to get out of the van.

For the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, that little van is an ideal vehicle, and she drives it like the expert she is.

I was getting a little nervous about my truck.

Evening Worship: 6:00 PM Wednesday Service Adult Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 PM Children's Program 7:00 PM "HYPE" Youth 7:00 PM

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

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

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 8525 New Bethel Road P.O. Box 87 Hazen, AR. Pastor Bro. Freddie McCann Sunday School 10 am Sunday Service 11 am 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

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St. John's Lutheran Church Fifth and College Streets, Stuttgart, AR Phone (870) 673 - 2858

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 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

It would only take three weeks to get the engine and have it installed and get everything fixed up to run. But, unfortunately, those three weeks graduated into six weeks. I was afraid I would never see that truck again.

I didn't know how much I really liked that truck until I was driving this little sissy van. In the truck, I could be myself, but in that little van, I could not be myself, that's for sure.

There's a lot of things I miss in life, but I don't realize how much I like something until it's gone. I didn’t know I liked my truck as much as I did. Then when it went to the mechanic's garage for six weeks, I realized how important that truck is to me.

Then this past Tuesday, I got that telephone call I was impatiently waiting for. The truck was ready, and all I needed to do was come by and pick it up. But, of course, that meant I needed to pay the bill for the repairs.

When I hung up the phone, I was really excited.

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage looked

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 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.

at me and said, “Why are you so excited?”

I just looked at her and smiled.

“Oh,” she said with a grin, “your truck is ready.”

My wife has said many things down the years, but this was the best thing she's ever said in all of our life together.

She drove me to get my truck, and as we were traveling, she looked at me and said, "You really missed your truck, didn't you?"

I thought of a verse of Scripture along this line.

“Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward” (2 John 1:8).

I really don’t appreciate what I have until I lose it. This is also true of people. We don’t realize how much a person means to us until they are gone.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, Ocala, FL 34472, where he lives with his wife. Call him at 352-216-3025 or e m a i l jamessnyder2@att.net.

The church web site is www.whatafellowship.com.

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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.

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Hornets bounce back with rout of Cross County

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor The Hazen Hornets evened their record at 11 with a 62-18 win over Cross County on Friday night.

Cross County took a 60 lead on the second play of the game. Two plays later, Hazen tied it at 6-6 on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Luke King to Justin Schlenker.

Hazen took a 14-6 lead on a 44-yard touchdown pass from King to Josh Dawson. The Hornets

pushed their lead to 206 on a 5-yard run by Braylan Anderson.

After a Cross County touchdown mad the score 20-12, King recovered a fumble in the end zone and Dawson returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown to give the Hornets a 34-12 lead.

Hazen led 48-18 at halftime.

Also scoring touchdowns were Kolten Tosh on a 25-yard pass from King. Schlinker scored on a 49-yard run. Justin Smith and Anderson

each scored touchdowns in the second half.

King completed 29 of 34 passes for 323 yards and five touchdowns.

Schlenker caught 8 passes for 111 yards and three touchdowns.

Anderson rushed for 74 yards on four carries. He

also caught seven passes for 75 yards.

Collin Kee led Hazen with eight tackles, including five for losses.

Brandon Vaughan had six tackles, including two sacks. Dawson had two interceptions.

The Hornets, which

had to stop it’s game against McCrory because they were down to 11 players, made it through the Cross County healthy.

“Knock on wood, we stayed injury free,” Hazen coach Joe Besancon said. “It was a

nice win. We played really well last week.

We just ran out of gas. If we stay healthy and the temperature will come down, I think we’ll be all right.”

The Hornets will play at Earle on Friday night.

Eagles streak ends with loss to Jaguars

Bison drop to 0-2 with loss to Panthers

Des Arc’s Chance Eldridge and Trevion Reed chase down a McCrory player during Friday’s game with the Jaguars. (Amanda Smith photo)

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor

Carlisle's Devin Cooney carries the ball against Bigelow on Friday night. (Brenda Foster photo)

By Mark Buffalo Sports Editor BIGELOW — The Carlisle Bison fell to 0-2 with a 54-32 loss to the Bigelow Panthers on Friday night.

Carlisle took an 8-0 lead in the first quarter.

Devin Cooney scored on an 8-yard run.

Bigelow scored the next 28 points to lead 28-8 at halftime.

The Panthers added to their lead by scoring the first two touchdowns of the second half to lead 41-8.

Carlisle finally got on the board again when Gage Parker returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion was good, making the score 41-16.

The Panthers scored 13 points in a row to lead 54-16 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Bison scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Parker scored on a 25-yard run, and Cooney scored on a 35yard run.

Cooney led the Bison with 80 yards rushing on 13 carries. J.J. Sullivan had 68 yards on 15 carries. Parker had 53 yards on 10 carries.

Holden Jones completed 2 of 4 passes for 18 yards.

Sullivan caught both passes.

Michael Staton led the Bison with eight tackles.

Kaleb Elliott had five, including two for losses.

“It was just not very good,” Carlisle coach Caleb Shock said.

“Bigelow is very good. We did not play well at all.”Shock said the special teams played well, recovering two onside kicks and Parker’s kickoff return for a touchdown was the first in four years.

“Beyond that, there weren’t a whole lot of bright spots.”

Shock said Monday that the team would make a few changes to get ready for their next game.

“A little bit of personnel and a little bit of scheme will be changed without doing anything too drastic,” he said. “We’ll make adjustments where I feel like we need to make them. Hopefully, this week, some kids will step up in practice and play better. And we’ll coach better and see if that puts a better result on the field.”

The Bison will host Central Arkansas Christian this Friday at Fred C. Hardke Field.

McCRORY — Des Arc’s regular-season winning streak came to an end Friday night by the last team to beat them.

The Eagles fell to the McCrory Jaguars 34-26 on Friday night at Joe Hart Field. The last time Des Arc lost a regular-season game was Sept. 13, 2019, at McCrory by a score of 28-21. The Eagles had won 17 consecutive regular-season games.

“McCrory is really good,” Des Arc coach B.J. Paschal said. “I think they will be one of the last four or five teams left this year.”

McCrory led 6-0 less than four minutes into the game.

The Eagles tied it at 66 on a 45-yard run by Bari Rockins with 5:21 left in the first quarter.

The Eagles took a 12-6 lead on a 50-yard run by Trevion Reed with 3:12 left in the first quarter.

The Jaguars took a 1412 lead on a 50-yard pass and two-point conversion.

Des Arc came back when Reed scored on a 67-yard run with 1:29 left in the first quarter.

The two-point conversion was no good.

McCrory reclaimed the lead at 20-18 on a 29yard pass with 10:47 left in the first half.

The Eagles reclaimed the lead at 26-20 on a 3-

yard run by Jake Reidhar with 7:04 left.

Reed scored the twopoint conversion.

McCrory took a 28-26 lead with 3:07 left in the first half on a 29yard pass and two-point conversion.

McCrory’s final score came on an 11-yard run with 5:31 left in the third quarter, making the score 34-26.

The Eagles had a chance to tie after moving the ball to the McCrory 15 with about seven minutes left in the game.

On fourth-and-nine, the Eagles ran a counter play and were stopped just short of the firstdown marker.

From there, McCrory ran out the clock to get the win.

Des Arc travels to Barton to take on the Bears at Frank McClellan Field.

“More than anything, we need to take this loss as a learning experience,” Paschal said.

“Maybe it will open our eyes a little bit and make us sharper for next week.”