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Community Events Calendar

Hazen/DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

HHS holds Senior Night

Thursday February 9 DVB City Council Meeting DeValls Bluff City Hall 6:00 p.m.

Friday February 10 AA Meetings DeValls Bluff City Hall 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Saturday February 11 12:00 Noon District 10 Official WGM & WGP Jacksonville Lodge Hall

Senior Hornets Kyren Mills and Quinton Bonds and Sr. High Girls Team Manager Kayla Robinson

Monday February 13 6:15 p.m.

Hazen Chapter #5 OES Hazen Lodge Hall Tuesday February 14 Valentines Day Thursday February 16 6:00 p.m.

GFWC Elsie McCain Club Murry’s Restaurant Hazen Saturday February 18 District 10, OES Proficiency School McRae Masonic Hall 9:30 a.m.

Senior Lady Hornet Shania McGee and Senior Hornets Jeremiah Brewer and Michael Pargo

FFA attends conference

Tuesday February 21 6:00 p.m.

PC Master Gardeners BancorpSouth Hazen Tuesday February 21 PC Retired Teachers Meeting Des Arc Methodist Church Fellowship (Back row) Logan Putt, Jonathon Weaver, Kaleb Riddick, Cutler Taylor Hall (Front row) Karly Riddick, Leah Miller, Paige Guenther, Echo Dickson 1:00 p.m.

Thursday February 23 Commodities at Hazen First Methodist Church 10:30am-12:30 pm

Community events brought to you by Hazen Chamber of Commerce and the

Please call F&M Bank, 255-3042 to list events.

The Hazen High School FFA Chapter attended the Arkansas G r e e n h a n d / National 360 Conference on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4 at Camp Couchdale in Hot Springs.

Freshman member Kaleb Riddick attended the Greenhand Camp held by the FFA state officers to learn about the oppurtunities given through FFA. The

other members attended the 360 L e a d e r s h i p Conference held by the National FFA. The group learned about how to achieve their personal and chapter goals, while handling obstacles that they will face.

Walker named 5-D Day Weather Forecast to Presidential For Hazen, AR Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Scholar List

CONWAY— Mallory Walker of Hazen, a 2013 graduate of Hazen High School, has been named to the University of Central Arkansas Presidential Scholars List for the fall 2016 semester.

Presidential Scholar honors are based on grades earned during each semester of the regular academic year.

Students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours to qualify for

recognition as a Presidential Scholar.

A total of 1,033 students were recognized as Presidential Scholars.

Correction The article about Patrick Hoover’s scholarship failed to name his father, Todd Hoover, and the amount of the scholarship was $35,000, not $3500 as stated.

The Herald apologizes for the omission and the error.

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Obituaries Lena White L e n a White, 107 of Hazen, d i e d Wednesday, January 25 at Baptist H e a l t h Medical Center in Stuttgart.

Lena was born June 28, 1909 in Hazen, Arkansas to Annie Pratt.

Lena was a lifelong resident of Hazen and a faithful and dedicated member of Prairie Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

She and her mother Annie lived together for many years, taking care of each other until her mother’s passing.

Lena was a homemaker.

She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Lena loved and lived her life to the fullest. She loved cooking, gardening, raising animals and watching television in her spare time. Had an excellent sense of humor and loved to laugh. She was known for walking everywhere she wanted to go within the city of Hazen.

She was always a very independent person. She had a great love for family, friends and candy.

In recent years, Lena was a resident of the Springbrook Nursing and Rehab Center in Hazen.

Her nurses and caregivers became her extended family.

Her mother, her only son John L. “Skeet’ Lowe and a granddaughter Jacqueline Long all preceded her in death.

Survivors are a grandson John L. (Joan) Lowe Jr. of Chicago, Ill; and Camille (Frederick) LoweMoore of Broadview, Ill; seven great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren and a host of friends and acquaintances.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 4 at 11 AM at Prairie Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, North Hazen Avenue in Hazen with Pastor Emeritus Donald Strong officiating.

Internment will take place at Green Grove Cemetery Member 2017

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James Metcalf James Metcalf, 80, died Thursday. Survivors, wife, Clara Metcalf, son, Jim (Tina) Metcalf, daughter, Diana (Stephen) Thomas, sisters, Ruby May, Phyllis (Jim) Farris, Eddie Kingston, Dorothy Taylor, Lynda (Wayne) Johnson, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.

Visitation 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Bob Neal Chapel, Brinkley. Services 10 a.m., Monday, Missionary Baptist Church, Brinkley.

Guestbook www.bobnealandsons.com.

Terry Cruthis Terry Cruthis, age 53, died Friday. Survivors include, wife, Debbie Cruthis, son, Lee Cruthis, daughter, Brittany Howard, mother, Katherine Cruthis, brother, Bill (Sindy) Cruthis, Grandchildren, Zane and Kimberly Howard.

Visitation 6-8 p.m., Sunday Bob Neal and Sons, Clarendon. Services 2 p.m., Monday, Roe Methodist Church, Roe. Interment Roe Cemetery.

Guestbook www.bobnealandsons.com.

New at the Library New Books Mrs. Sherlock HolmesBrad Ricca Arizona Heat- Linda Lael Miller The Everything PreDiabetes CookbookGretchen Scalpi The Rising- Heather Graham Her Every Fearp Peter Swanson Two Days GoneRandall Silvis The River at NightErica Ferenick Never Never- James Patterson To Lose Your Belly Diet- Travis Stork, M.D. Cowboy Come HomeJanette Kenny This Violent LandWilliam W. Johnstone Texas John SlaughterWilliam W. Johnstone What Doesn’t Kill HerCarla Norton To Love a Texas Ranger- Linda Broday Feversong- Karen Marie Moning Expecting to Die- Lisa Jackson

New DVD’s When the Bough Breaks The Disppointments Room The Remains Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape Lost & Found The Girl on the Train Apple of My Eye The Unspoken Inferno Ouija: Origin of Evil Surf’s Up 2: Wave Mania Maximum Ride Morgan

Prairie County Sheriff’s Department On January 25, 2017 a Prairie County Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Biscoe.

The vehicle was occupied

by James Story and Orville Kelly. James Story was found to be in Possession of Drug paraphernalia and Orville Kelly was found to have a Parole Warrant issued for his arrest. Orville Kelly was also charged with Possession of Controlled S u b s t a n c e (Methamphetamine) and Founishing Prohibited Articles (Felony) Bond $ 100,000.

On January 26th, 2017, Prairie County Deputies

travelled to Cook County Jail in Chicago IL, and arrested Quenton Payne on a outstanding warrant for Kidnapping, Manslaughter, Criminal Mischief 1st degree. Bond $100,000.

On January 30th, 2017 a Prairie County Deputy arrested Blakely May for financial Identity Fraud ( Class C Felony) Bond $ 50,000.

On February 1st 2017, the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department received delivery of a new Dodge Patrol truck.

Sheriff Rick Hickman attended the Sherrif’s Association convention

this week.

Several of the Prairie County Jailers have attended a two week long 80 hour jail standards course.

The Prairie County Jail is in the process of building a new side walk from the street to the front of the Jail. The new sidewalk will be hweel chair accessible.

Sheriff Rick Hickman asks all Prairie County citizens to report all suspicious activity you see.

Every call is appreciated and very helpful in preventing crime in Prairie County.

Get Replacement Social Security Tax Forms Online

By Phylis Dills Social Security Specialist It’s that time of year again. Preparing for tax season can seem overwhelming. Some forms and paperwork might be difficult to track down.

If you misplaced your Benefits Statement or haven’t received it by the end of January, we’ve made it easy for you to go online to request a replacement with my Social Security.

An SSA-1099, also called a Benefit Statement, is a tax form Social Security mails each year in January to the more than 60 mil-

lion people who receive Social Security benefits.

It shows the total amount of benefits received from Social Security in the previous year so people know how much Social Security income to report to the IRS on their tax return.

For noncitizens who live outside of the United States and received or repaid Social Security benefits last year, we’ll send form SSA-1042S instead. The forms SSA-1099 and SSA-1042S are not available for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

If you currently live in

Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS AZAL MARTIN, JR., DECEASED

All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate.

Date of Death: November 5, 2016 The undersigned was named Administrator of the estate of the abovenamed decedent on January 18, 2017.

Card of Thanks The family of Louise Hamric would like to thank you for the outpouring of love extended to us during our loss.

Thanks for the cards, food, and especiall the prayers.

May God bless each and every one of you. 1tp

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the United States and need a replacement form SSA-1099, we have a way for you to get a replacement quickly and easily. Go online and request a replacement form with a my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount.

Online replacement forms are available beginning February 1, 2017.

This notice first Published the 4th day of February, 2017.

Charles Greenwalt, Administrator P.O. Box 703 Carlisle, AR. 72024 Stuart Law Firm, P.A. Attorney fora Estate P.O. Box 206 Lonoke, AR. 72086

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Marilyn Cox Geneva Chlapecka Steve & Reta Chlapecka UPKEEP: Marilyn Cox Geneva Chlapecka Mail donations to Steve Chlapecka, Jr, P O Box 224, Hazen, AR 72064

DeValls Bluff Community Center 710 Sycamore St. DeValls Bluff, AR 72017

We would like to invite everyone to the Movies at the Center, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 AT 6:00 PM.

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“Marriage Retreat”

When a group of best friends decide to go to a MARRIAGE RETREAT in the mountains for no deeper reasons than to relax and have a little fun, they discover the true state of their marriages and how far apart they have drifted.

Once there, Dr. Sullivan and his wife Katrina challenge them to confront their own sin to heal their relationship issues through some rather unconventional methods with hopes that these trials will draw them closer to God. However, the couples continue to struggle to resolve their issues as they are hopelessly relying on their own strength.

When it seems like all is lost for them, true love is revealed and they soon discover it’s not what they are missing in their relationships but who. This heartfelt film will make you laugh, cry and cheer these couples on to finding their way back to the ONE they love.

Film & Animation For more information contact Liz Schwede 870-581-7202 Or via Facebook, Movies at the Center

Hazen School Menu FEBRUARY 13 - 17, 2017

Elementary students do not have the sandwich line option. **Menus are subject to change without notice** Hot Line

Sandwich Line

Breakfast

Monday Cheeseburger French Fries Lettuce/Tomato/Pickle Apple Crisp Milk

Monday Hot & Spicy Chicken Potato Wedges Lettuce/Tomato/ Pickle Apple Crisp

Monday Pancakes Chicken Biscuit Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice

Tuesday Chicken Strips Mashed Potatoes/Gravy Green Beans Hot Roll

Tuesday Hot Dog Sun Chips Lettuce/Tomato Salad Pickle Spear Tropical Fruit

Tuesday Sausage & Biscuit Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk

Wednesday Scrambled Eggs Sausage/Biscuit/Jelly Hashbrown Gravy Strawberries & Bananas

Wednesday Bacon Cheeseburger French Fries Lettuce/Tomato/Pic kle Strawberries & Bananas

Wednesday Ham & Cheese Biscuit Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice Milk

Thursday Chicken Spaghetti Tossed Salad/Ranch Corn Italian Bread Sticks Pineapple

Thursday Baked Potato Toppers Tossed Salad Italian Bread Stick Pineapple

Thursday Sausage & Biscuit Cereal & Toast Fruit Juice

Friday Burritos Chilli Cheese Sauce Pinto Beans Lettuce/Tomato/Salad Peach Cobbler Milk

Friday Chicken Fajita Sandwich Pinto Beans Lettuce/Tomato Pickle Peach Cobbler

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State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Jonathan Dismang After putting the finishing touches on a $50 million-a-year tax cut for low income families, lawmakers turned their focus to legislation that exempts military retirement benefits from the state income tax.

About 657,000 Arkansas taxpayers will benefit from Act 78 of 2017, which reduces or eliminates individual state income taxes for people whose incomes are less than $21,000 a year.

About 29,000 Arkansas veterans, who served long enough to qualify for military retirement benefits, will benefit from Senate Bill 120 and House Bill 1162, which is identical.

It exempts all their retirement pay from the state income tax.

State tax officials estimate that on average, each of them will save $462 a year in lower income taxes.

Now that the legislature has approved the main tax cut bills under consideration this year, the state’s revenue forecast is fairly clear. From this point on, spending bills will take up much of the legislature’s attention.

Up first on the Senates’ agenda is HB 1209, a bill to fundamentally change how state aid is distributed to colleges and universities. Now, higher education receives about $753 million from the state. That money goes to 22 two-year colleges and ten four-year universities.

The formula for distributing state aid is based in large part on enrollment, and as a result some campuses have adopted admission policies that have driven up the number of students dramatically.

HB 1209 would change the formula and instead would base funding on outcomes.

That means the percentage of students who graduate, with a degree or a certificate that better prepares them to get a job.

The governor included HB 1209 in his legislative package, and has pledged an additional $10 million in aid to higher education if the new funding formula is approved.

HB 1209 has been passed by the House.

Although some House members expressed concern about its financial impact on particular campuses, the bill passed by a vote of 80-to-10.

The major concern expressed in the Senate Education Committee was that the state does not support higher education adequately. The committee gave it a favorable recommendation; consideration by the full Senate is the next step before it is sent to the governor.

By a vote of 74-to-21, the House passed and sent to the Senate HB 1047 to require voters to present a photo ID at polling stations before they can cast a ballot.

T h e accepta b l e forms of identification include a driver’s license, a concealed carry permit, a student or a military ID, a passport, an employee badge and a public assistance ID. People who have no other valid type of identification card could get one for free from the Secretary of State. To get a free photo ID from the Secretary of State they must swear an oath that they do not have any of the other valid forms of ID. The legislature has passed similar legislation in the past, but the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. For that reason, some legislators want to refer to a statewide election a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a photo ID in order to be allowed to vote.

The House passed HB 1249 to allow faculty on college campuses to carry a concealed firearm if they have a permit.

Currently, they’re prohibited from doing so because each college campus has adopted a policy against it.

Those policies would be over overridden by HB 1249. It passed by a vote of 71-to-22 and will be considered next by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Ebony Events

By Clevella Mosby Mr. Luther Walker remains at this writing ill, hope he’s better now.

Condolences to the family and friends of Miss Lena White who passed away recently.

Services were held Saturday morning, February 4 2017 at Prairie Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Hazen, Arkansas. Miss Lena was one our oldest citizens.

Mrs. Darlene Allen is reported to be doing better. Condolences extended to the family and friends of Ms. Maybelle Holloway of Des Arc,

Arkansas. Who recently passed away. Funeral services were held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday February 4, 2017 at Fellowship Baptist Church, Des Arc, Arkansas. Rev. Russell Penn Jr. Pastor.

Ms. Jeri Penn from from Maumelle was in Hazen in visiting her mother, Ms. Georgetta Penn. As is Mr. Lee Sims, Ms. Medlock, Mrs. Dorothy Rounsaville, Ms. Georgetta Penn, and Ms. Ruby Thomas.

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Owens were keeping doctors appointments last week; and last

Friday were shopping in Lonoke.

Mr. Darryl L. Penn was visiting family in the Hazen area recently.

Ms. Emma Curlett is reported to be feeling better following outpatient surgery recently.

The First Sunday was a day of regular worship at our area churches, The Rites of Holy Communion were celebrated.

Please keep all of our sick and shut-in in your thoughts and prayers.

Happy Birthday to: Mrs. Alex Raemer (Keisha) and all with birthdays in February.

ADE Launches R.I.S.E. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Jan. 26 announced the launch of R.I.S.E. (Reading Initiative for Student Excellence) Arkansas, which encourages a culture of reading by coordinating a statewide reading campaign with community partners, parents, and teachers to promote the importance of reading in homes, schools, and communities.

R.I.S.E. Arkansas includes a professional development component

for teachers: ADE this summer will launch the R.I.S.E. Academy, which will provide an in-depth understanding of phonics and phonemic awareness to approximately 1,000 kindergarten through 2nd grade teachers. The academy will expand to train educators in grades three to 12 in 2018-19. These skills are necessary for primary-grade teachers to support beginning readers and for intermediate-level teachers to help struggling readers move for-

ward.

This campaign also offers parents and caregivers a variety of resources (listed below) to assist with reading at home and to increase the depth of knowledge for teachers. It will also include a Book Talk Program, which will suggest interesting books for students to read and encourage them to become lifelong readers and learners. AR-GLR is thrilled to support this important initiative.

The State of Arkansas is home to over 40 institutions of higher education, including 10 four-year universities, 22 two-year colleges, 12 private universities and 1 academic health center.

Currently, the state supported institutions are funded based on enrollment.

However, the Department of Higher Education has outlined several goals including increasing graduation rates, increasing the number of non-traditional students enrolling, and improving affordability by reducing the amount of time needed to graduate.

A change in the way we fund our colleges and universities has been presented as a way to help achieve these goals.

In a vote of 87-10, with 3 members voting present, the House approved HB1209, a bill to adopt a

productivity-based funding model for state supported institutions.

The model itself is not included in the bill, rather it directs the Higher Education Coordinating Board to implement a model based on the following priorities: ·Differences in institutional missions; ·Completion of students' educational goals; ·Progression toward students' completion of programs of study ·Affordability through on-time completion of programs of study; ·Limiting the number of excess credits earned by students; ·Efficient allocation of resources;and graduation rates of colleges and universities by 10%.

If this bill is signed into law, the department will present its funding formu-

la policy to the coordinating board by April 2017.

After approval by the board, the policy will be presented to the legislature.

The legislation also specifies that no institution can receive a cut of more than 2% in any given year.

Bills addressing higher education are presented first in the House Education Committee.

The Education Committee schedules meetings for every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10am. These meetings are streamed live and also archived on our website: arkansashouse.org.

The committee has advanced several more pieces of legislation to the House to address next week.

We will continue to update you throughout the session.

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Cotton Column From Senator Tom Cotton Our veterans put their lives on the line to protect our freedom and they deserve the highest quality of care and the best service we can provide.

In the Senate, Arkansas’s veterans are never far from my mind. Whether it’s supporting legislation to reform the VA or expand VA burial options, or my staff locating lost military medals, we are committed to assisting veterans.

You may know my office is able to provide a number of services to Arkansas veterans. This includes everything from help with the VA to assisting with questions about retirement pensions. Last year, we helped 1,200 veterans in Arkansas with various claims. We’re proud of that number, but in 2017 we are ready to do more.

One way to help more veterans is to find ways to access veterans’ information more quickly and efficiently. That’s why I

recently joined several of my colleagues in introducing the Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act (WINGMAN). This legislation aims to expand the number of certified individuals who have access to the Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) databases, which would speed up the claims process.

The VA claims process is deeply flawed. According to the Military Times, as of July 2016, more than 70,000 VA disability claims were backlogged in VA processing centers, and approximately one in five benefits claims submitted to the VBA takes longer that than four months to process. Those who have served selflessly in our nation’s defense deserve better.

This bill will enable my staff members—and staff members of every member of Congress to quickly access veterans informa-

tion without having to take the additional steps of contacting the VA and waiting for a response. The same privacy restrictions and safeguards in place now will remain and nothing about the information will be changed. This simply aims to provide a more efficient flow of information for our veterans and those who are assisting them.

I hope that my colleagues in the Senate will move quickly on this common-sense legislation, and we can begin to alleviate some of the longstanding backlog of claims at the VA. As always, my office stands ready to assist with any issue related to the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any other federal agency. You can contact my office at cotton.senate.gov, or by calling (501)-223-9081.

Toltec Mound state park to hold gourd workshop

If early hunter-gathering societies could not store food and could not carry water over distances they never would have had a chance to develop into the civilizations of history. Many of those groups used gourds to accomplish this, so it is easy to forget just how important these plants truly were.

Did you know subspecies of the bottle gourd have been discovered in archaeological sites dating from as early as 13,000 BC making them likely one of the earliest domesticated types of plants? Gourds have had numerous uses

throughout history, including as tools, musical instruments, objects of art, and food. The prehistoric Native Americans of Arkansas such as the Plum Bayou people of Toltec Mounds were using gourds for many of those same things.

Have you ever wanted to connect to ancient skills like growing and using gourds that helped human beings build the foundations of civilization?

On February 11 from 13 p.m., you can join a park interpreter in learning about and crafting your own gourds to take

home. Workshop participants will learn about how the gourd was used

by American Indians, as well as how to grow gourds, basic types of gourds, how to construct dippers, bowls, and canteens. All materials will be provided. Reservations are required, as space is limited. This event is guaranteed to be both educational and fun!

Please call for reservations. Spaces are limited.

Admission is $10 per person.

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park is in Lonoke County just southeast of Little Rock.

It is a day-use park dedicated to Native American education, research and preservation. Information on Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park can be found online at: http://www.arkansasstate parks.com/toltecmounds/.

For more information, contact: Jon Hutto, Park Interpreter, Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, 490 Toltec Mounds Rd., AR 72142; phone: 501-961-9442; em a i l : jonathan.hutto@arkansas. gov.

Mid-D Delta begins energy assistance program Monday, February 13, 2017, Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc. will begin accepting Applications for the Crisis Program in Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Lee Counties until funds are depleted. The purpose of the Crisis Program is to assist low-income households which demonstrate a crisis situation related to residential energy and meets the other eligibility requirements.

Crisis situations are if: ·The household's main

heating source has been disconnected or will be disconnected within 7 days of application date. ·The household's home energy supply - LPG, kerosene, heating oil is at or below 10% of tank capacity and supplier has refused delivery without payment.

Verification of tank capacity is required. ·The household's supply of wood is at or below three week's supply and supplier will not deliver without payment. Please note wood applications will be

delayed as home visits are required for verification.

Applications will be processed on a first come first serve basis.

Applicants are asked to come to the local community center locations (listed below) nearest to where they live.

In Prairie County, applications can be found at the DeValls Bluff Community Center at Sycamore & Ash Streets DeValls Bluff, AR. Call (870) 998-2005 for more information.

7 steps that can lead you to a more fulfilling life There’s a reason people love the start of a New Year – or the first day of spring, or maybe the first day of school.

The idea of a clean slate – of making changes or starting over fresh – can be exhilarating.

“It isn’t necessarily that you don’t like the life you live,” says John C. Neyland, author of How to Live the Life You’ve Yet to Dream (www.johnneyland.com). “It’s just that you suspect there’s something you’re missing – something more fulfilling.”

The truth is, those possibilities are always within your reach, Neyland says.

“But to have the life you want means you have to change course.”

Here are some ways to make that turn in your life, using what Neyland refers to as “pivots”: • Put fear in its place and understand it. Fear has no power unless you lend it power. It doesn’t change the end result, and often it causes more damage than whatever it was you were so worried about. Neyland suggests you think about the biggest fear you’ve ever

had. What was the outcome and did you recover? Chances are you came out the other end just fine.

• Courage is not the lack of fear but going forward in the face of it.

Courage is like exercise: The more you use it, the easier it becomes – and the more you benefit. We are taught to avoid pain and danger. You have to choose to face life with courage – but in the end, it’s how you handle fear and how you respond to it that can change your course.

• Compromise is a dirty word. It can steal your life and dreams. To work for or spend time with someone who doesn’t share your values is a compromise, Neyland says, and compromise robs your energy and affects your momentum.

• There is great value in having mentors. It’s less painful and more efficient to learn from the mistakes and successes of others: a family member, teacher or business leader you admire. Learn from them and emulate them in your everyday life.

• Dream without

restraint. Thinking about what you want to do only in the context of what you know you can do is more of a nightmare than a dream. Pursue your goals with all you have. Don’t be concerned with failing.

“The journey and the struggle can be extremely satisfying,” Neyland says.

“It rivals the attainment of a goal.

• Be impatiently focused. We have a limited a number of breaths to build the world around us. Focus on a goal and don’t wait for the right moment or perfect conditions to go for it.

• Control what you can control and forget about the rest. Every moment you spend lamenting a situation you couldn’t control, you’re stealing from yourself. Direct your energy and momentum to something you canBefore you start over, spend some time revisiting what matters most to you, Neyland says. What are your values? What do you want to do with your life?

“Make a list of all these things,” he says. “Then dream boldly and take action.”

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NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: A 1996 Chevrolet Suburban vin # 3GNFK16R8TG154303 at the request of the Hazen Police Department.

This vehicle is in the possession of Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service, 801 Hwy 70 W, Hazen Ar, 72064, (870) 255-3305. Towing, storage,& administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner.

Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first priority possessory lien on the said vehicle and its content for all such charges. The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed in 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges. 2tc __________________

NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: A 2004 Lexus ES vin # JTHBA30G655076402 was picked up on 12-1816 at the MM 185 I-40 WB at the request of the Hazen Police Department.

This vehicle is in the possession of Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service, 801 Hwy 70 W, Hazen Ar, 72064, (870) 255-3305. Towing, storage,& administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner.

Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first priority possessory lien on the said vehicle and its content for all such charges. The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed in 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges. 2-1-17 2tc __________________

NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: A 2003 Honda Pilot vin#CHKYF18673H5698 24 was picked up on 1-1317 at DeValls Bluff at the request of the vehicle owner.

This vehicle is in the possession of Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service, 801 Hwy 70 W, Hazen Ar, 72064, (870) 255-3305. Towing, storage,& administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner.

Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first priority possessory lien on the said vehicle and its content for all such charges. The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed in 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges. 2-1-17 2tc

NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: A 2015 Dodge Charger vin # 2C3CDXBG5FH799125 was picked up on 1-14-17 at the MM 204 I-40 EB at the request of the Arkansas State Police Department.

This vehicle is in the possession of Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service, 801 Hwy 70 W, Hazen Ar, 72064, (870) 255-3305. Towing, storage,& administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner.

Rick’s Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first priority possessory lien on the said vehicle and its content for all such charges. The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed in 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges. 2-1-17 2tc __________________

FOR SALE Crews Mobile Home Salvage. New mobile home parts for sale - entry doors, inside doors, skirting, bathtubs, windows, floor vents, molding, faucets, vent hoods, roof coating, screens, showers, sinks, theft stoppers, and anchors. Call 501241-2032. (1-25-17, 8t) __________________

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

To whom it may concern: A 2002 Nissan Altima vin # IN4BL11DX2C152947 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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Plant of the Week

Colorful Cacti and Succulents By: Gerald Klingaman, Retired Extension Horticulturist - Ornamentals Opinions, as they say, are like… let’s say, bellybuttons: everyone has one. On walks through my favorite big box home centers over the past couple years I’ve spotted — and been repulsed by — the brightly colored cacti and succulents sold under the trademarked name of Kosmik Kactus.

For the most part these plants are common, fast growing species of Haworthias (succulents) and Opuntias and Mammillaria (cacti) that have been painted various bright colored shades of blue, pink, red, yellow and even green. The tag line for the display reads, “Boldly going where no plants have gone before.”

Boy, they got that right.

My initial repulsion was at two levels: aesthetic and emotional.

Aesthetically, I thought, who in their right mind would want these gaudy a b o m i n a t i o n s ?

Emotionally, I thought that somehow this was an affront to nature.

Aesthetic choices are inherently personal and ever-changing. For the life of me, I can’t under-

stand why anyone would buy Hummel figurines, yet millions of people disagree. Taste, go figure.

My emotional reaction that somehow spraying paint on a potted succulent was an affront to nature is ludicrous. That so much of the grousing about these colorful succulents comes from collectors is itself a bit disingenuous. Amongst serious cacti and succulent collectors, it is the grotesque forms that are most highly favored. What could be more grotesque than a bright blue Haworthia?

If allowing plants to grow naturally were a serious concern, we would outlaw pruning shears and all of the little boxes and balls seen in front of our homes would be no more. One of the most venerated gardening skills of all is training and caring for bonsai plants. Growing a tree in a small pot for hundreds of years epitomizes an unnatural act, yet practitioners of the ancient art would attest that the dedication they display is a homily to nature.

My acquaintance with

Altman Specialty Plants, the company that trademarked the Kosmic Kactus name in 2013, began a few years earlier when I started accumulating a Mammillaria collection. These generally small cacti are a diverse lot with typically inoffensive thorns. Occasionally I would happen upon a species I didn’t have, but find it with strawflower blossoms glued to the top.

Most annoying, and an affront of a different kind because the glue just wouldn’t come off.

It turns out that Kenneth Altman, a nurseryman from Vista, CA, started growing cacti and succulents as a hobby.

His business was started in 1975 and now covers 1700 acres in six states. It is the nation’s largest grower of cactus and succulent species. Yes, the big box buyers see gaudily painted common cacti and succulents as having impulse sales appeal, but the firm also produces a large catalog of items available from few other sources.

Will these painted plants survive and grow?

Hey, they are cacti and succulents. Of course they will. If not overwatered or kept hopelessly dry, the plants will eventually produce some new, normal growth and grow as nature intended, creating another not-so-natural

look. But in the process, maybe some bright-eyed child will become intrigued and a new cactus and succulent collector will be born.

For more information about horticulture or to see other Plant of the

Week columns, visit Extension’s Website, www.uaex.edu, or contact your county extension agent. The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the U of A Division of Agriculture.

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