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Community Impact: Ten local nonprofit organizations convened at the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce on

The United Way of Union County awarded 10 local organizations a total of $5,000 in Community Impact Mini Grants, according to executive director Alexis Alexander. The United Way recognized the nonprofit groups at an awards reception on April 3.

The United Way of Union County’s Community Impact Mini Grant program aims to maximize donor contributions by funding programs in the community to meet

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April 3 to accept $5,000 in grants from the United Way of Union County. — Brooke Burger / South Arkansas Leader

United Way of Union County awards $5,000 to local nonprofits additional health and human service needs. UWUC has committed more than $800,000 to the program since its inception in 2003.

“We are very excited to present these awards to these nonprofit agencies – not just existing United Way agencies – in our community who provide much-needed services

to thousands of residents in Union County,” Alexander said. “We’re excited to be able to reach further into the community by creating these new partnerships.”

With a focus on health and human service issues, the United Way of

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Arts Center to recognize member works at artist reception Saturday The South Arkansas Arts Center Visual Arts Committee will host an artist reception for its 2014 Membership Showcase, in which members reveal their hidden and notso-hidden talents, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 5.

Hosted by William P. Cook and Associates, the showcase will be on display in all three SAAC galleries now through April 28.

This year the competitive edge was removed from the exhibition, allowing members to either create new work or select favorite pieces from their body of work created over the years. The new rules for this year have freed artists to select works they feel best represent their talent and encouraged them to look back over their creations during the South Arkansas Arts Center’s 50th anniversary celebration.

The showcase also allows members’ work to be eligible for submission to the upcoming 2014 Juried Art Competition.

The Membership Showcase artist reception will take place at the Arts Center, located at 110 East Fifth St. in El Dorado. It is free and open to the public.

For more information about SAAC’s art competitions, contact the SAAC office at 870.862.5474 or visit www.saac-arts.com.

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Bloody, savagely violent ‘Sabotage’ is not as it seems Derek DiCiccio Red Carpet Crash

A key plot point of “Sabotage” involves Arnold Schwarzenegger’s John “Breacher” Wharton receiving clips of a video. In this video, drug cartel thugs are torturing his abducted wife. It is stomach-churning and extremely hard to watch, mostly due to the unflinching way that director David Ayer shoots this disturbing violence.

This happens in the first three or four minutes of the movie. If that sounds like something that you cannot stomach, the next 105 minutes of “Sabotage” will not be for you.

John “Breacher” Wharton is a DEA agent who leads an undercover strike force that is known just as much for its amazing track record as it is for its “work hard, play hard” lifestyle. The team has some interesting dynamics, such as “Monster” (Sam Worthington) and Lizzy (Mireille Enos) being a married couple. There really isn’t anything better than marital bliss that comes from kicking in the doors of drug lords.

“Sabotage” introduces us to the team (which also includes Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Terrence

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Union County was interested in funding viable projects of its existing agencies, she added, but several grant recipients are not United Way agencies.

These funding requests presented innovative approaches to meeting the health and human service needs of the community and addressed issues identified through the Project TOUCH Community Profile – Education, Health Services, Culture and Recreation, Safety and Violence, and Healthy Behaviors, Alexander said. Other factors for funding consideration include measurable outcomes, programs that meet currently unmet needs, and the agency’s ability to secure funds to continue the project.

Recipients included: » The Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado for its Be Great Kids Conference ($500) and its Girl Talk program ($250).

SABOTAGE Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. » Release date: March 28. » Run time: 109 min. » Rated: R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and nudity, and drug use.

Howard, Max Martini and Kevin Vance) as they burst into a large mansion used by Mexican drug runners. Their official mission is to find a large stack of cash being kept there, but they have more nefarious reasons.

Once the money is found, the team goes to great lengths to steal $10 million. Unfortunately for them, when they go back to retrieve the stolen loot, it has disappeared.

The DEA discovers that money is missing and spends six months investigating the team, suspending them all from duty in the process.

From this point on, “Sabotage” becomes a bit of a pot-boiler detective story. We are given snippets of » Camp Fire El Dorado for the installation of a flag pole and flag at its camp ($450). » Thirteenth South Judicial District CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) for mileage reimbursement for its volunteers ($250). » El Dorado School Based Health Center for an exam light ($400). » FACT, Inc. for pre-school books for its programs ($400). » Fairview Community Development Association for its Waiting to Excel program ($500) and its school supplies program ($500). » Hannah Pregnancy Resource Center for furnishings for its counseling room ($250). » HOPE Landing for a new door for its facility ($500). » South Arkansas Fights Aids for a new computer ($500). » Salvation Army for its youth conference ($500).

For more information, contact the United Way of Union County at 870.862.4903 or go online to www.uwucar.org.

» Director(s): David Ayer. » Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Mireille Enos, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Max Martini, Kevin Vance, Olivia Williams, Harold Perrineau, Martin Donovan and Michael Monks.

some character building of these lunatic law enforcement agents as they finally get back on the job, but none of them can trust each other as they all suspect each other as the money thief.

It all begins to crumble to pieces when one of the team members is murdered. Director Ayer does this with a train crash sequence that is as technically sound and jawdropping as any in recent action movie history. It all involves a Winnebago, unfortunately positioned on the train tracks. A camera shows the horrific act by actually being inside the Winnebago, as it is hit and a human body tumbles from side to side, with furniture and other items

flying through the air.

A local homicide detective, Caroline (Olivia Williams), covers the train accident and she gets entangled in a massive mess that slowly, and actually quite effectively, unravels. Once another team member gets whacked, it’s apparent that someone is out to get them and a strange game of “Ten Little Indians” starts.

If you hadn’t noticed, there’s not much of a revenge story here.

There is, however, lots of blood and nail-biting action scenes. There isn’t any cartoon violence. This is in your face and unrelenting. While the actual body count doesn’t get as repulsively high as some action movies, “Sabotage” is still one of the most violent movies ever made.

The plot’s wheels slightly wobble towards the end of the movie, but it actually does a great job of keeping things moving and there aren’t any roll-your-eyes moments. There are a few surprises along the way, too, with one being a fairly big twist.

If it is about anything, “Sabotage” is mostly about the insane life that an undercover DEA agent leads.

These people have to make drugaddicted, cold-blooded murderers

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Employee should avoid burden of paying company’s expenses Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free except for our home. She travels one week per month and charges her expenses to a personal credit card for reimbursement later. I’d rather we open a checking account with debit card privileges just for these expenses.

What do you think?

— Dustin

Senior Circle: The Medical Center of South Arkansas’ Senior Circle provides community members 50 years of age and older access to educational

programming, such as the upcoming Lunch and Learn on April 9, and other interactive features to lead healthy and active lifestyles. — Courtesy image

Next week, the Medical Center of South Arkansas’s Senior Circle will host a Lunch and Learn event with Dr. Kenneth Prather and Margaret Holzem, of the MCSA Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center.

Prather and Holzem will be on hand to discuss wound care treatment and hyperbaric treatments on Wednesday, April 9.

According to MCSA, immediate wound care treatment can be of high importance for anyone who has suffered from a wound that would not heal, especially those with diabetes.

Statistics provided by MCSA show a growing number of people across the nation who are dealing with diabetes and the disease’s possible complications: » 26 million children and adults have diabetes. » 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes. » 1.9 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. » Nearly 10 percent of the entire U.S. population has diabetes, including more than 25 percent of seniors.

» As many as 25 percent of diabetic patients will eventually develop foot ulcers.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is one way to treat wounds that will not heal as a result of diabetes or other factors. Those who have suffered from a wound that will not heal, or who have cared for someone who has, are welcome to attend the Lunch and Learn.

Reservations are requested for the program, which will run from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 3 of the Medical Center, located at 700 West Grove St. in El Dorado.

For more information or to register, call 870.864.3282.

The Medical Center of South Arkansas Senior Circle is dedicated to making life after 50 more active and informed for area seniors. SC plans events, volunteer and educational opportunities centered on helping seniors live healthy, active lifestyles.

The group is open to anyone 50 years of age or older. For more information on the MCSA Senior Circle, membership and benefits, visit the Medical Center of South Arkansas online at themedcenter.net.

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DAVE Says

Dear Dustin, I’ve got to say I like your idea better. The problem you’re both facing now is this: If her company ever shuts down, there’s a good chance you guys are stuck with credit card debt.

Years ago I had a client who was working for a company, and he’d run up travel and business expenses on his American Express card. Like your wife’s situation, his company would then reimburse him for expenses. Then, he made a business trip to Europe, and, while he was there, his company asked him to pick up some computer equipment. The cost of the trip and equipment was about $22,000.

When he returned to the office with all the computer stuff in tow, the front door was padlocked. The IRS had shut them down, and they went into bankruptcy.

And guess what else? He never got the $22,000 from the company!

Credit card companies don’t care about the circumstances.

They want their money, period.

You guys have done pretty well if you’re debt-free except for your home. But your wife is playing a game called Financial Russian Roulette, and it could backfire on you both at any time.

Never take personal responsibility for company expenses.

— Dave

Dear Travis, No, it’s not. You didn’t give me a lot of details about what kind of “financial adviser” you’re thinking about becoming, but there are all kinds of people who put themselves in the category of financial adviser. A little voice in my head tells me you’re actually talking about life insurance sales. If that’s the case, then there are some things you need to understand.

One, you wouldn’t be a financial adviser; you’d be an insurance salesman. And two, there’s about an 80 percent fallout in that world.

Eighty percent of the people who start as insurance salesmen don’t make it in that line of work.

Now, you could be making $200,000 right now. And if that were the case, you’d still be making good money while this new career takes root. Still, I’m not going to send you into debt for a career change. There’s got to be a way around that, whether it’s delivering pizzas at night or beginning your career change on a part-time basis before making the jump.

Travis, I want you to live your dream. I also have no qualms about you going into the financial world if it’s what you really want to do with your life. But I’m not going to tell you it’s okay to go tens of thousands – maybe even hundreds of thousands – of dollars into debt to make it happen.

Going deeply into debt to become a financial adviser sounds pretty oxymoronic to me.

Doesn’t it to you?

Don’t do something really dumb with money in the name of advising other people on their finances.

That just seems wrong.

— Dave

Dear Dave, I’m considering a career change and becoming a financial adviser.

It would mean a 45 percent cut in salary for three to four years, and I’d have to take on debt in order to survive the cut. Is this a smart move?

— Travis

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Story of Union County Civil War soldiers to be told In line with the 150th anniversary of several notable events in the state’s Civil War history, the Preservation Society of the South Arkansas Historical Foundation will host a presentation on the 3rd Arkansas Infantry at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 14.

Co-sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans 3rd Arkansas Infantry, CSA Camp No. 246, the event will outline the history of one of Arkansas’ most celebrated units in the war, the 3rd Arkansas Infantry, a Confederate Army regiment.

The historical presentation will also include stories of the two companies of enlisted men who came from Union County – Company E, the Champagnolle Guard, and Company G, the Three Creeks Rifles.

Infantry companies in the War Between the States usually had a complement of 100 men.

Civil War re-enactor and author Vernon Dutton will lead the presentation.

Dutton holds the rank of High Private in the 3rd Arkansas Infantry, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Civil War history. Since his Dutton first march at Prairie Grove Battlefield in northwest Arkansas in 1994, Dutton has participated in more than 20 major re-enactments at historic battle sites, including Gettysburg, Shiloh and Antietam. Last year, he received the S.A. Cunningham Award from the Arkansas Division of the

Preservation Society to host presentation on the 3rd Arkansas Infantry, two Union County companies Sons of Confederate Veterans for his 2012 book of poetry, “Civil War Reflections: Honoring the Battles, Soldiers and Spirits.” In addition to Dutton’s original poetry, the 111page soft-bound edition contains photographs from battlefield reenactments, and foreword by Chief Historian Emeritus of the U.S. National Park Service Edwin C. Bearss.

Dutton served his country as a United States Marine Corps helicopter pilot in Vietnam and

taught helicopter flight training in Pensacola, Fla., after his tour of duty. He is currently a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. He lives in Little Rock with his wife, Nancy, of 47 years.

The program will take place in the Newton House Museum, located at 510 Jackson St. in El Dorado. It is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.

For more information, call the Preservation Society at 870.862.9890 or

email info@soarkhistory.com.

The Preservation Society is the support organization for the SAHF. For more information about the society or the South Arkansas Historical Foundation, go online to www.soarkhistory.com.

The 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp No. 246 is located in El Dorado. For more information, call 870.310.2304 or go online to http://bit.ly/1kqay4d.

Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial events for April announced LITTLE ROCK — April marks the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Camden Expedition, and the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has sanctioned a number of activities commemorating those events, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree announced last week.

A complete listing of scheduled sesquicentennial activities, as well as additional information on the activities, can be found at www.arkansascivilwar 150.com/events, including the Occupation of Camden and Battle of Poison Spring Commemoration, scheduled for April 14-19 in Camden and surrounding environs.

See next page for more information, or call 870.818.3565 or email ochs2003@sbcglobal.net.

One hundred fifty years ago, the most-commemorated event of the Civil War in Arkansas took place, the Camden Expedition.

Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele led a Union army out of Little Rock to join a second army in Louisiana and invade Texas. After fighting several battles during April, including some of the fiercest and most controversial actions that occurred in Arkansas during the Civil War, the Federals limped back to the capital after suffering severe casualties. Confederate forces were secure in their bases in southern Arkansas for the remainder of the war.

One hundred fifty years later, the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is helping commemorate those events, working with organizations in southwest Arkansas as they remember the stirring events of 1864.

The state commission sanctions suitable events and activities throughout Arkansas during the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil

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War, 2011-2015. During the time leading up to the sesquicentennial, the ACWSC website will include a calendar of Civil Warrelated events taking place around the state.

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is housed within the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

For more information, go online to arkansascivilwar150.com.

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Camden takes area back 150 years to Civil War

Living History: The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry re-enactors stand in formation on the grounds of the McCollum Chidester House Museum in Camden, as they prepare for the upcoming Civil War Sesquicentennial Week. Consisting

of volunteers from Camden, the regiment represents the first-ever black Civil War unit in the state of Arkansas. The re-enactors will take part in a week-long commemoration of the Civil War in Camden. — Kathy Boyettee / Ouachita County Historical Society

Civil War Sesquicentennial Week to take place in Camden CAMDEN — Throughout the week of April 14, Ouachita County and the City of Camden will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Union occupation of Camden and the Battle of Poison Spring.

Chairman of the Ouachita County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, James Lee Silliman emphasized that the event is a momentous occasion for the surrounding communities.

“I can’t tell you how excited we are to invite guests to this amazing event in our area,” Silliman said. “The historical landmarks of the Civil War are a huge part of our city and county, and to be

able to commemorate such a significant part of our history is truly a community-wide production.

All scheduled events are free and open to the public.

A Civil War exhibit will run throughout the week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, April 14 through Saturday, April 19. The exhibit will be open to the public at the LeakeIngham Building next to the historic McCollum Chidester house, located at 926 Washington St. in Camden.

Tates Bluff Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will present “Letters from the Civil War” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14.

Costumed re-enactors will share

the experiences of the inhabitants of Camden during the Civil War on the outdoor stage at historic Postmaster’s Grill, located in downtown Camden at 133 Washington St. On Tuesday, April 15 a free movie screening of “Glory” will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Southern Arkansas University Tech’s Ross Center, located at 746 California Ave., in Camden.

Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman star in the 1989 film, which follows Robert Gould Shaw as he leads the U.S. Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

The “Living History” re-enactment will be available all day throughout Friday and Saturday, with troops of re-enactors camped along historic Washington Street in downtown Camden near homes that were occupied during the war. The costumed re-enactors will tell the stories of families who lived through the occupation.

Attendees can visit with the soldiers and learn about the lives they led during the war from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 18 and again from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 19.

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community education Courses from technical to creative open to area community A number of educational programs will be offered beginning this month from South Arkansas Community College’s Corporate and Community Education, Barton Public Library, and the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center.

from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 7.

Instructor Bobbie Gorman will lead participants in the basics of operating a computer in this hands-on class. Students will study the basic components of the computer, learn how to browse the Web and how to establish an email account. No prior experience is necessary. Students are welcome to bring their own lapSouthArk to offer a course top computer if preferred. in Computer Basics The course fee costs $20. RegisSouth Arkansas Community Col- tration is available in the SouthArk lege’s Corporate and Community Bookstore, located in the El Dorado Education department will offer Conference Center, or by calling Computer Basics, a non-credit class, 870.864.7163.

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believe they are just like them, which leads to some serious personality disorders. This DEA team is loaded with them – from alcoholism to drug addiction, they run the gambit.

This isn’t your typical Arnold Schwarzenegger role. It’s quite possible that every four to five words he speaks is an F-bomb. He’s a tortured soul and Arnold actually does a great job of conveying it.

He’s not going to win any awards here, but this may be the best “acting” that Arnold has ever done.

He commands the screen, even when his character is severely lacking in morals.

While the other actors, Worthington in particular, are very good, this movie is completely stolen by Olivia Williams. She snipes and jabs at her partner (played by Harold Perrineau), gets excited when she discovers clues and evidence that further her case, and is convincingly sickened as she sees things that even a homicide detective cannot stomach.

Also, when Williams shares the screen with Schwarzenegger, “Sabotage” is fantastic. Their on-screen chemistry, seemingly unfathomable to comprehend before seeing the movie, is superb.

The real star of “Sabotage,” however, is director David Ayer. The entire movie is shot in a way that puts you right into the movie, which only makes it more nerve-wracking.

There are two sequences that are extremely unique in the way they are shot and also the way that the chronological order of events is shown.

There is no doubt that “Sabotage” is going to turn many people off.

There will definitely be people that buy a ticket expecting one thing, only to be potentially chased out of the theater in the first few minutes due to the relentless violence.

This movie isn’t for everyone, but if you want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger in a new, unique way, it’s worth checking out.

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For more information on this or 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays other community education class- throughout spring and summer. Cost es, call 870.864.7192 or email for each level is $29 per person. ce@southark.edu.

Line Dance I will meet from April 8-24. Participants will learn several dances including Four CorThree-part line dancing ners, Electric Slide, Cimarron Stroll, series starts next week Arkansas Cowgirl Twist, Tush South Arkansas Community Col- Push, Ooh Aah, Lynda’s Stroll and lege’s Corporate and Community Cupid’s Shuffle.

Education will offer a series of line Line Dance II will meet from April dancing classes in the SouthArk 29 to May 15. Students will learn Gymnasium, located on the col- dances including Cruisin’, Ghost lege’s West Campus.

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AdoptMe Pet adoptions are available at the Union County Animal Protection Society shelter, 1000 Sunset Road, El Dorado. UCAPS’s hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday. For information about adopting or sponsoring a pet, call 870.862.0502.

UCAPS accepts donations including, but not limited to: » Dog and cat food » Dog houses » Cat litter » Play pens » Paper towels » Five-gallon buckets » Cleaning supplies » Large and small fans » Bleach and detergent » Plastic kiddie pools » Hand sanitizer » Dog and cat toys » Towels » Dog and cat treats » Blankets » Monetary donations » Sheets » Pet sponsorships » Pet taxis » Volunteer time Like UCAPS on Facebook for updates on new animals available for adoption and the shelter’s current donation needs, as well as hours of operation and more!

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On your mark . . . Get set . . . Glow!

The Union County chapter of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Circle of Friends is inviting the community to come together in June to raise funds for the hospital through the Glow for Children Family Run. The Glow for Children Family Run is a 5K walk or run that is open to all ages. The Glow Run, set to start after dark on June 7, will provide a party-like atmosphere with music, dancing, black lights and glow paint, said Kay Pelz, event promoter.

The course will be set up at the Union County Fairgrounds and will lead participants through stations where they can be sprayed with glow water while dancing to Top 40 music. Following the race, participants will be invited to an afterparty with food and more music and dancing, Pelz said.

Pre-registration costs $35 for ages 13 and older and $15 for children ages 6 to 12. Children under the age of 6 can enter for free; though they

Union County group to raise funds for Arkansas Children’s Hospital

will not receive a T-shirt. Participants should register by May 16 to be guaranteed a T-shirt.

Online registration is available at giving.archildrens.org/glow, or

participants can download a printable registration form at glowfor childrens5k.com. Registration on the day of the race costs $45. All proceeds will go to benefit Arkansas

Children’s Hospital.

Pelz said she hopes participants will come out and dance and glow the night away to help give back to a hospital that gives world-class health care for children in need.

“Arkansas Children’s Hospital has touched many lives in Arkansas, as well as around the country,” Pelz said. “Our family, as well as our church family have been touched in a very real and personal way by ACH.” According to Pelz, last year in Union County alone, more than 3,200 children utilized services provided by Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and she said that she has experienced first-hand the lengths to which the hospital goes for its patients and their families.

“I can testify personally to how great they are at meeting the needs of not only the children, but also the whole family,” Pelz said. “That

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Razorbacks’ longtime broadcaster charms state, meets tragic end Ken Bridges

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When football season arrives in the Natural State, thousands of Arkansans will flock to their radios and televisions to follow the Razorbacks, hanging on every play. For years, no Razorback game was complete without the play-by-play calls of Paul Eells.

Eells was born in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1935. His parents moved a couple of times with his brother and sister before settling in Mechanicsville, Iowa, in 1947. Here, his father would own a successful men’s clothing store. Eells found a love of sports early, and after graduating from high school in 1954, he attended the University of Iowa on a baseball scholarship and ended up back in Iowa City.

While at the university, he took a communications class and became fascinated with media. Soon, he found work at radio station KOKX in nearby Keokuk. Not long after graduating from the university, he took a job at TV

station WMT in Cedar Rapids.

Eells worked hard in the sports division, eventually becoming a sports anchor and an announcer for the popular University of Iowa Hawkeyes’ games that the station broadcasted across eastern Iowa. Already, his enthusiasm for the home team shone through in his broadcasts, and the increasingly popular Eells was nicknamed the “Voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes.”

In 1967, he took a position with WSM-TV in Nashville, Tenn., as a sports anchor and announcer.

As he had done in Iowa, he had charmed Tennessee audiences with his charisma and good nature and quickly became the “Voice of the Vanderbilt Commodores” in the broadcasts of that university’s games.

In 1978, Little Rock station KATV, impressed by his work in Nashville, convinced Eells to come work for the station as sports director. Admiring the reputation the station had, Eells

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accepted the offer and dove into Arkansas sports. He brought to his broadcasts the same devotion for the home team as he had with each assignment before.

Arkansas audiences would eagerly await Eells’s latest reports on developments with Razorback teams and interviews with star players in all sports.

It was hard for Razorback fans not to share his enthusiasm as he shouted his familiar, “Touchdown!

Arkansas!” and his blurting out, “Oh My!” with each Razorback score. In his 28 years at KATV, he would be named Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year 11 times and win several more broadcasting awards from the Associated Press.

In 2006, he was inducted into the

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

On July 31, 2006, Eells had been reporting on a Fayetteville golf tournament he was also playing in before he left for Little Rock, determined to make it back to deliver his latest report as he always had. On the exhausting drive between Fayetteville and Little Rock just outside Russellville, the car veered off the road and crossed the median into oncoming traffic.

Eells died on the scene. A young woman in another car also died in the wreck.

In the days that followed, Arkansas sports fans related their own Paul Eells story, each underscoring his good nature and his enthusiasm he had for the job. No one could call the Hogs like Paul Eells.

Organized in the 1970s, the South Arkansas Historical Foundation has been dedicated to educating the public about Arkansas’s rich history for over 30 years. The SAHF offices are located at 422 North Jackson in El Dorado. For more information, about SAHF call 870.862.9890.

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Race registration open for the annual Mayhawlin’ 10K / 5K Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Mayhawlin’ 10K Run and 5K Walk/Run, sponsored

by Murphy USA. Part of the South Arkansas Historical Foundation’s 22nd Annual Mayhaw Festival, the Mayhawlin’ will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 3.

A $100 cash prize will be awarded to the overall male and female winners of both the 5K and 10K. The Mayhawlin’ will once again use FitRight Racing, which will track participants’ times and post the official run times online. Headquartered in Ruston, La., FitRight Racing is a race-organizing and electronic-timing company specializing in endurance athletic events.

Pre-registration is available through FitRight Racing at www.fitrightracing.com and costs $25 per entrant. On-site race registration will be from 7 to 7:45 a.m. on race day in the Murphy Oil north parking lot, located at 200 East Peach St. in El Dorado.

The Mayhawlin’ race routes will take participants through the Mahoney and Murphy-Hill Historic Districts, two of El Dorado’s historic neighborhoods. A map of the race routes, as well as a printable registration form can be found online at www.mayhawfestival.com.

All racers will receive a participation medal. First-, second- and third-place awards will be presented for overall best times in the 10K and 5K races based on gender and age groups, which include: 0-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and older.

Racers pre-registered by Friday, April 18 will receive a 2014 Mayhaw Festival T-shirt, sponsored by William P. Cook Associates.

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annual Mayhawlin’ or registration, contact the South Arkansas Historical Foundation at 870.862.9890 or email info@soarkhistory.com.

The Mayhaw Festival will take place on the grounds of the Newton House museum along Jackson Street, between Faulkner and Sheppard streets in El Dorado on Saturday, May 3. The festival will include children’s activities and art contest; a rock-climbing wall; Mayhaw biscuit breakfast; Living History display; museum tours; live music; craft vendors; and an antique car and bike show. As well, the Wing Ding chicken wing cook-off will return for a third year, with a $1,000 grand prize for best wings.

More information can be found online at mayhawfestival.com and at facebook.com/mayhawfestival.

Title sponsors for the 2014 Mayhaw Festival are First Financial Bank and El Dorado Chemical.

Event sponsors include: Murphy USA (Mayhawlin’ 10K/5K Run); Great Lakes Solutions, KIX 103 and Marmik Oil (bands); Trotter Nissan Dodge Jeep Chrysler (car and bike show); and William P. cook Associates (T-shirts). Crotty Casing Crews, Evers, Cox & Gober, and Nexans AmerCable will sponsor the Wing Ding cook-off, with Timberlane Meat Market providing the chicken wings at cost. Event co-sponsors for the festival include: Wells Fargo Advisors / The Allen Financial Group (art show); Dickerson Law Firm (breakfast); Clean Harbors and Crotty Casing Crews (children’s activities); and Sydney Murphy Design (Newton House tours).

Media partners include ArtAttack, The Diamond Agency, El Dorado A&P Commission and Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation.

El Dorado Chamber welcomes new restaurant Howell’s Barbeque cut the ribbon at 2011 Junction City Road on Wednesday, April 2. Pictured are (from left): Donna Bradshaw; James Moore; El Dorado Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jeremy Stratton; Trawn Hinton; Cassondra Barnes; owners Lynnwood Howell and Barbara Howell; Sylvester Wilson; Chamber Accounting and Events manager Veolette Pennington; Nell Hannegan; and Dianne Hammond. Howell’s is a open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Mayhawlin’: The seventh annual Mayhawlin’ 10K Run and 5K Walk/ Run will take place the morning of the Mayhaw Festival on Saturday, May 3. Race

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Everyday Hero Red Cross calls on area citizens to become Everyday Heroes

Without the generosity and power of community volunteers and donors, the American Red Cross would struggle to meet its stated mission of preventing and alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies. The Red Cross is possible because of those Everyday Heroes.

Everyday Heroes include dedicated Red Cross volunteers like the Red Cross team in El Dorado, consisting of trained, dedicates neighbors who help disaster victims get on the road to recovery after a residential fire or comfort employees after a disaster at a workplace, anytime of the day or night.

They have shared their skills and compassion to disaster victims across Arkansas, as well as tornado victims in Oklahoma and those affected by Superstorm Sandy. They have brightened the day of an injured service member in a hospital far from home or comforted a military family in Union County during an emergency.

There are also those Everyday Heroes who become Arkansas heroes, like Smackover Bank Senior Vice President Drew Simonton, who was recently honored by the American Red Cross in Arkansas for his heroic and selfless response to save a driver from a burning car in El Dorado.

“I did what I did, because I have a daughter and I would want someone to do the same for her,” Simonton said.

Being aware of your surroundings and having the skills to take action can make you a hero when you least expect it.

You can go a step further to be your own Everyday Hero by increasing your disaster preparedness. If the recent ice storms taught us anything, it is to have an emergency car kit.

Why not invite friends over for a “Car Kit” party and build your emergency kits together? All your guests need is a duffle bag or backpack and their favorite non-perishable snacks and a few bottles of water to start. Add in a first aid kit, a paper map of Arkansas, Louisiana and other states you may frequent. And, don’t forget to download the Red Cross Tornado and Hurricane apps; then put in El Dorado and any other locations you travel to or have friends in to receive weather alerts.

Red Cross strives to honor everyone who supports our mission. We are grateful to the people of Union County for their generosity which enables us to continue our work. We encourage each of you to become an Everyday Hero by helping your neighbors in El Dorado, across Arkansas and across the country by staying aware of your surroundings, including staying informed on impending severe weather, building an emergency preparedness kit and taking a Red Cross safety or disaster course.

The American Red Cross in Arkansas is located at 501 Timberlane Drive in El Dorado. For more information on how you can be a part of the Red Cross, call us at 870.863.8196 or visit us at redcross.org/Arkansas.

Union United is a section showcasing the news and happenings of the 14 nonprofit partner agencies of the United Way of Union County.

For more information, call 870.862.4903, email liveunited@uwucar.org or visit unitedwayunioncounty.com.

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NOTICE: Road Closure Mount Holly Road will be closed for two and a half weeks for bridge replacement, beginning on Tuesday, April 8, according to a notice from Union County Judge Mike Loftin’s office.

The first bridge coming out of the El Dorado city limits, northwest of West Hill Drive, will be replaced. Alternate routes are Morning Star Road, West Hillsboro and North Wyatt Drive.

For more information, call 870.864.1900.

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» PREVENTION PARTNER AWARDS — The TOUCH Coalition is seeking nominations for its Union County Prevention Partner Awards for outstanding youth and adult volunteers, as well as prevention-minded businesses and organizations. The awards aim to recognize individuals and organizations that strive to prevent unhealthy lifestyles. The 2014 Union County Prevention Partner Awards will be presented at TOUCH Coalition’s annual banquet scheduled for April 22.

When: Nominations must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 4.

Where: Forms should be submitted to TOUCH Coalition, 2000 Wildcat Drive, Room 1612, El Dorado, AR 71730; faxed to 870.864.5156 or emailed to jill.touch@gmail.com.

Contact: For more information, contact the TOUCH Coalition office at 870.862.2813. Visit the website for details and a downloadable nomination form at www.TOUCHCoalition.org.

» PESTICIDE USE TRAINING SESSION — The Union County Cooperative Extension Service will host a training session in the use of restricted-use pesticides. This will be the last session until December. The cost for the training is $10 per person; checks should be made payable to the Cooperative Extension Service. Union County agriculture producers who utilize chemicals to control pests on crops or livestock are required to complete applicator training every three years.

Producers need only complete one training session When: Monday, April 7 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Union County Extension

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office, 307 American Road, Suite 101, El Dorado Contact: For more information or to register, contact the Union County Extension office at 870.864.1916.

» ADMIN PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR — Businesses are invited to nominate administrative professionals for the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce’s Administrative Professional of the Year Award, now in its second year. Individuals can be nominated by their colleagues for their outstanding service, superior performance, exceptional efficiency, integrity and dedication to their company and to fellow employees. The applicant must have been in his or her position for at least one year and work in Union County to be eligible. A committee will review all nominations and select three finalists. One winner will be selected to receive the Admin Cup, which they can keep for one year. The winner and finalists will be recognized at a luncheon April 23.

When: Nominations are due by Wednesday, April 9.

Where: Forms are available online at goeldorado.com, or at the Chamber at 111 West Main St. in El Dorado.

Contact: For more information, call 870.863.6113 or email chamber@ goeldorado.com. » CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL BANQUET — The El Dorado Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Banquet with keynote speaker Richard W. Davies, executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, and guest Miss Arkansas Amy Crain. Tickets cost $30 per person and $300 for a table

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of eight. The reservation deadline is Wednesday, April 9.

When: Monday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: El Dorado Conference Center, 311 South West Ave. Contact: For more information or to make reservations, contact the Chamber at 870.863.6113 or email chamber@goeldorado.com. » CORKS & CANVAS ART CLASS — Kelly Campbell will teach the South Arkansas Arts Center’s popular class, “Corks & Canvas,” for artists and non-artists alike. Even those who have never painted before can leave with a completed acrylic beach landscape at the end of the class. The fee costs $40 and includes all supplies and snacks. Class is limited to 12 students.

When: Thursday, April 10 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: South Arkansas Arts Center, 110 East Fifth St., El Dorado Contact: For more information or to register, call the SAAC office at 870.862.5474. » NATURE NIGHTS — On the second Thursday of each month, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and South Arkansas Community College’s Corporate and Community Education will team up to offer Nature Nights, a series for the entire family. The program is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so registration is requested.

Program: Water, Water, Everywhere!

Participants can prepare for fun summer activities around water with a few tips on how to be safe. Program will include games, prizes and water!

When: Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m.

Where: Center for Workforce

Development, South Arkansas Community College East Campus, 3698 East Main St., El Dorado Contact: For more information or to register, call 870.864.7192 or email ce@southark.edu. » HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION — Clean Harbors will hold its Household Hazardous Waste Collection program on the third Saturday of each month from April through September. Appointments are required and can be scheduled for any time between 8 a.m. and noon the day of the event. The event is free and open to all households in Union County.

When: Saturday, April 19 from 8 a.m. to noon (by appointment only) Where: Drop-off location (next to Clean Harbors facility), 2300 Short Hillsboro St., El Dorado Contact: To schedule an appointment or for more information on what types of waste are accepted, call Clean Harbors at 870.863.7173. » THE SPIRIT OF SOUTHARK AWARD — South Arkansas Community College is seeking nominations for its annual President’s Award, the Spirit of SouthArk. The award seeks to honor any individual, group or organization that has advanced the college’s efforts to deliver on its stated mission to provide educational opportunities and cultural enrichment to the region.

When: Nominations must be submitted by April 25.

Where: Submit nominations to President at P.O. Box 7010, El Dorado, AR 71731.

Contact: For more information, go online to www.southark.edu.

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WEEKLY RECIPE Indian cuisine no stranger to beef Though it might surprise some people, many natives of India eat beef. Thanks to its versatility, ground meat is a popular form of red meat among people in India. Those who want to keep the beef and enjoy a taste of India can accomplish both of these goals with the following recipe for “Keema Matar (spiced ground beef with peas)” from Suneeta Vaswani’s “Easy Indian Cooking” (Robert Rose).

Keema Matar (spiced ground beef with peas)

Ingredients:

Serves 8 » 2 tablespoons oil » 2 pounds onions, chopped » 2 pounds lean ground beef or lamb » 1 1/2 tablespoons minced, peeled ginger root » 1 tablespoon minced garlic » 3 to 4 teaspoons chopped green chiles » 1 tablespoon coriander

Directions:

powder » 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder » 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper » 3/4 teaspoon turmeric » 1 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste » 1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes, including juice » 1 10-ounce package frozen peas » 1 teaspoon garam masala » 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Saute the onions until they begin to color, 10 to 12 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and saute until dark brown, 25 to 30 minutes longer, stirring frequently to prevent sticking to pan. If necessary, deglaze periodically with 2 tablespoons of water.

Add the ground beef, ginger, garlic and chile. Brown well, stirring frequently, 15 to 20 minutes. Continue to deglaze with water as necessary. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add coriander, cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric and salt. Mix well. Saute, stirring continuously, for 3 to 4 minutes.

Add tomatoes with juice and mix well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add peas and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with garam masala. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir mixture. Garnish with cilantro just before serving.

Note: Keema can be served over halved hamburger buns like a sloppy Joe, over rice or with any Indian bread. Some chefs like to make a big pot of keema and freeze it in small containers to use as an ingredient in other dishes, such as stuffed peppers. Do not cook more than 3 pounds of ground beef at a time, as it will be difficult to brown.

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Line Dance III will meet from May 20 to June 5. Students will learn dances including Carolyn’s Waltz, Ridin’, Swamp Thang, Lynda’s Night Club, Two Step, Rumba Line Dance, Shake Rattle and Roll, and more as time allows.

Students completing the entire line dance series will have the option of joining the SouthArk Line Dancers for $10 per month.

Pre-registration is required and is available in the SouthArk Bookstore, located in the El Dorado Conference Center, or by calling 870.864.7163.

For more information on this or other community education classes, call 870.864.7192 or email ce@southark.edu.

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Education department, “Fresh Flower Arranging,” will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 10. All About Flowers will host this course at its location at 106 East Elm in downtown El Dorado.

The cost is $45 per student. Registration is available in the SouthArk Bookstore, located in the El Dorado Conference Center, or by calling 870.864.7163.

For more information on this or other community education classes, call 870.864.7192 or email ce@southark.edu.

Barton Library presents ‘Roadmap to the Stars’

The Barton Public Library will sponsor astrophysicist Dr. Kevin Manning on Tuesday, April 15 as he presents “Roadmap to the Stars: The Night Sky Explained.”

An international award-winning astronomer, Manning has worked as a consultant with NASA, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched on All About Flowers to host the space shuttle with the Harvardflower arranging class Smithsonian Center for AstrophysThe non-credit class from ics, and other ground-based obserSouth Arkansas Community Col- vatories, as well as with Brookhaven lege’s Corporate and Community National Laboratory. Both a Wright

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Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2, visitors are invited to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Poison Spring with a Civil War re-enactment. Union and Confederate forces will conduct a battle upon the historic battleground at Poison Spring Battleground State Park on Highway 76 in Chidester.

For more information on the re-enactment or directions, contact White Oak Lake State Park at 870.685.2748.

The weekend commemoration will end with closing ceremonies at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. Area

citizens are invited to come to Coleman Stadium in Camden for the closing of the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Poison Spring, which will include choirs presenting music of the Civil War, speakers, and a commemoration to the soldiers who lost their lives at the Battle of Poison Spring.

For more information, contact the Ouachita County Historical Society at 870.836.9243 or go online to ouachitacountyhistoricalsociety.org.

The Civil War Sesquicentennial Week is presented by the Ouachita County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, Arkansas State Parks, The Camden News, Radio Works and the Camden Advertising and Promotions Committee.

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and Einstein fellow, he has presented workshops and lectures over the years at libraries, public schools, observatories and science centers.

Manning founded the Look Up to the Stars organization in order to provide educational and entertaining programs to the general public nationManning wide. Through the program, participants will have the opportunity to view the rings of Saturn, craters of the moon and other features of the night sky through a powerful telescope, weather permitting.

The presentation is from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Callaway Theatre of the South Arkansas Arts Center, at 110 East Fifth St. in El Dorado.

The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact library director Nancy Arn at 870.862.5447 or email narn@bartonlibrary.org.

Business startup course to be offered for entrepreneurs

HOPE — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, in conjunction with Southern Arkansas University’s College of Business, will host a seminar to prepare individuals for the process of starting a business on Thursday, April 17.

SAU SBTDC training coordinator Julia Nipper will lead the seminar, which will prepare participants for the intensive business planning process, identify major steps crucial to starting a business, and discuss start-up requirements and common pitfalls that entrepreneurs may face when launching their own business.

Veterans and AARP members may attend the seminar free of charge.

Registration for all others costs $30.

The course will run from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 160 of the Tech and Industry Building at University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, located at 2500 South Main St. in Hope.

For more information or to pre-register, contact Nipper at 870.235.5033 or email julianipper@saumag.edu.

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