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Thieves hit garage, steal truck fuel Thieves stole more than $1,800 in diesel fuel from a Clinton garage last week. The fuel was taken from the tanks of several trucks left at Scooter's Truck Repair sometime in the early hours of April 26, according to a report from the Clinton Police Department. Garage owner Grady Keith told police he had worked late April 25, so the theft occurred after midnight. The thieves are believed to have a trailer with a 500 gallon to 1,000 gallon tank and an electric pump, according to the report by Investigator John Willoughby.
A time to grow
Flowers and plants put on a colorful show at the home of Berniece and Dee Linn Jones of Alread. For tips and more about growing plants, flowers and veggies, see The Voice's special Gardening Section, Pages 6-7.
Shirley School District seeks dismissal of lawsuit The Shirley School District has asked dismissal of a civil lawsuit concerning a student injured jumping off a moving school bus in 2014. Deborah Widener of Clinton filed the complaint against the district in early April 2016. The complaint alleged that a bus driver, identified in the complaint as Jason Cowell, a coach at
Shirley schools, told Widener's minor son that he did not have time to stop at the boy's house and ordered him to jump off the bus as it slowed. The complaint says the boy was seriously injured and suffered permanent scarring and disfigurement when he did as he was told. In its answer, filed April 18, the school
district claims that any injury to the plaintiff "was a result of the negligence of plaintiff." It also requests a "pro ration of fault among all parties pursuant to Act 649 of the Acts of Arkansas." The district also states in its answer that the Shirley School District is immune under Arkansas law and can only be liable as to the appli-
ama - American Invasion, 1989; Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993; Persian Gulf War, 1991; United Nations Operation in Somalia, Haiti - American intervention, 1994-1995; Operation Allied Force, 1999; Peacekeeping forces - Bosnia and Hercegovina, Operation Joint Guardian, 1999; War on Terrorism, 20012009; Afghan War, 2001-present; and the Iraq War, 20032011. Contact Mrs. Nelson at 501-6542200, or e-mail jnelson@southsidebb. org if you are, or know, a Veteran in our community willing to be interviewed for this project.
South Side to honor 1949 graduate
Story and photo courtesy of Ed Wood
cable insurance policy limits. The district joined Widener in requesting a trial by jury. No date has been set. Andy L. Turner and Ben C. Hall of Turner Law Firm in Cabot are representing the school district. Widener is represented by Steve Harrelson of Harrelson Law Firm in Little Rock.
Students need help with project Students in Julie Nelson's Distance Learning Lab at South Side-Bee Branch are organizing to help The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Students will collect first-hand accounts of U.S. veterans from the following wars: World War II, 1939-1945; Cold War; Korean War, 1950-1953; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Grenada - American Invasion, 1983; Pan-
The thieves apparently drove onto the parking lot next to the trucks and pumped them dry. The trucks that were targeted and the amount of fuel taken were: Stevens Stone Supply, 350 gallons worth $654.50; Teddy Bramlett Trucking, 150 gallons worth $280.50; Gillihan Logging, 75 gallons worth $467.50; Scooter's Garage, 80 gallons worth $149.60; and Terry Lee Trucking, 140 gallons worth $261.80. The total amount is $1,813.90, the report states. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Clinton Police at 745-4997.
Track champions
The South Side Senior Boys Track team swept the 1A North Central Conference title by 125 points last week at the Hendrix Wellness and Athletic Center. Beau Pennington won the high-point award, scoring the most points of any male at the meet. The Junior High Boys team also won the Conference championship. The Junior High Girls and the Senior High Girls placed second. South Side has 17 athletes going to the State Track meet in Harrison. They will compete in 22 different events. The track teams are coached by Lori Jean Rooney.
Sammy Collums was born and raised in Bee Branch. The house that he lives in today is in the same place as his childhood home. He is a 1949 graduate of South Side School where he played the trombone in the school band and was on the basketball team. During his senior year, he was part of the basketball team that won third place in the State Tournament by beating West Memphis. Immediately after high school, Sammy left the state to find work. He ended up in Detroit, Michigan, and rode a bicycle delivering telegrams for Western Union. Then he moved to San Francisco and worked in a bakery and from there he went to Wichita, Kansas, and worked in the Cudahay Packing Co.
Sammy was drafted in the Army on December 1, 1952. He was sent to basic training at Camp Roberts, California, then was sent to Korea for 14.5 months. When he left for Korea, he jokingly said, "When I go over there I am going to end the war," and the war ended while he was over there. While in the war he was in the 81 Mortar Company and when the war ended he got put in the mess hall and became a cook. He was in special services entertaining the troops via music. He left the Army on October 12, 1954. Sammy attended ASTC College in Conway (now UCA) and received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Education with a major in Speech and a See Collums on page 2
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Missfits take second
Clinton's Missfits 6 and Under Girls softball team placed second out of 24 teams last month at the Tri-County Tournament in Guy. Pictured are (front row from left) Reece Wallace, Katie Fleming, Jacey Bradford, Brier Collister, Haven Moudy, Kallie Keith, Kaden Buettner, (middle row) Adison Reeves, Addison Balentine, Kamber Norton, Emma Smith, Kaylee Cassell, Kinslee Bagley, Julianna Prince, (back row) coaches Jamie Reeves, Justin Smith, William Keith, Josh Bradford and Derek Collister.
17-year-old determined to prove herself
Submitted by North Arkansas Adult Education Center
Beth Puckett enrolled at North Central Adult Education on October 5, 2015, and she graduated November 10, 2015. Beth was only 17 when she graduated. She was motivated to get her education because of her anxiety. She didn’t want to go by someone else’s standards, such as public schools. Beth worked hard to prove that she could set her goals high and she was determined to finish her education. Beth said if education is your goal, stick to it.
May 3 – Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage patty, toast or cereal, Mandarin sunrise. Lunch: Stromboli, baked beans, veggie strips, orange smiles, sorbet and sherbet. May 4 – Breakfast: Bagel with cream cheese or cereal and ½ bagel with cream cheese, banana/strawberry slices. Lunch: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, buttered carrots, mixed fruit, cheese biscuit.
Story and photo by Melissa Bradley
The South Side Hornets were named both Class 1A District 2 Baseball Conference Champion and Class 1A District 2 South 2016 Baseball District Tournament Champions. South Side went undefeated in conferCollums from page 1
Beth Puckett GED is an option if you choose not to stay in regular high school. Beth’s plans are to go to college and major in criminal physiology. She hasn’t decided which college she is going to attend.
School Menu Shirley School
District tournament winners
May 5 – Breakfast: Ham, egg, cheese McMuffin or cereal/English muffin, peaches. Lunch: Rodeo burger, spicy fries, baked beans, coleslaw, fresh fruit cup. May 6 – Breakfast: Fruit parfait, granola topping or cereal/honey Graham. Lunch: Chicken fajitas, refried beans, Mex-corn casserole, Mandarin sunset. May 9 – Breakfast: Granola bar, yogurt or cereal and yogurt, cranberries. Lunch: Chicken fried
minor in Social Studies with emphasis in Geography. In January 1960 Ammon Ward was sheriff and he called Sammy to collect taxes for him. Then in 1962, Sammy ran for county and circuit c lerk and he served in that position in Van Buren County for 24 years. In 1960 he married Sue Garrett and steak, country gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, fruit cup, hot roll. May 10 – Breakfast: Biscuit, ham, chocolate gravy or cereal, biscuit, orange smiles. Lunch: Cheeseburger, baby carrots, apple, chips, cookie. May 11 – Breakfast: Oatmeal, toast, jelly or cereal and toast, applesauce. Lunch: Beef taco, spicy pintos, potatoes O’Brien, peach/banana cup. May 12 – Breakfast: Mini pancakes, sausage link or cereal, banana. Lunch: Chicken noodle soup, cracker, grilled cheese sandwich, veggie strips, steamed peas, applesauce, chocolate chip cookie. May 13 – Breakfast: Ham and cheese on biscuit or cereal, biscuit, pear/grape medly. Lunch: Roast pork
ence play. Thursday, April 28, the Hornets defeated the Shirley Blue Devils 15-0 advancing to the finals on Friday. The Hornets took on the Concord Pirates and defeated them 6-1 winning the tour-
nament. Pictured are (back row from left) Coach Tye Glover, Colter Hinchey, Daniel Crawford, Wyatt McHam, Brian Dumas, Assistant Coach Seth Mills, Trey Hinchey, (middle row) Marshall Haw-
kins, Jadon Price, Eli Leonard, Beau Pennington, Justin Nix, Mason Matthews, (front row)Blake Battles, Griffin Smith, Riley Campbell, MaKall Mosley, Payton Thomas and Austyn Cooper.
they had two sons, Monte and Sammy Lowell. On July 4th of 1985 he married his present wife, Rita. He has one step-son, Dennis Richardson. He has six grandkids (Tasha, Bailey, Garrett, Kate, Maggie and Emma) and four great-grandkids. For the past 60 years Sammy has enjoyed playing music. He can play the piano, guitar and drums and he sings. He has played music in vari-
ous groups including a rock 'n' roll band named the Rebels in the '50s, and in the '90s he played in a band with his two sons called Ruckus Live. Currently at age 84, Sammy still plays with Don Nunley & the Goodtimers and with the Bee Branch Baptist praise group. Sammy has attended Bee Branch Baptist Church all of his life. He is an avid walker and to this day he still walks three miles six days
a week. Over the past 28 years he has walked over 30,000 miles. He enjoys traveling and has been in all 50 states. He loves to support the South Side athletics and was even named the 2014 Fan of the Year at the Athletics Banquet. Sammy will be honored at this year's Alumni Gathering on May 7 at 5 p.m. in the old High School Auditorium.
with gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered carrots, black-eyed peas, salad, cranberry sauce, rolls.
Thursday – Breakfast: Pancakes, ham, fruit cocktail. Lunch: Beef taco, pinto beans, cinnamon roll, pears. Friday – Breakfast: Breakfast bagel, pineapple. Lunch: Corn dog, fresh carrots with Ranch, oven fries, applesauce.
sour lemon blast Raisels, mixed fruit. Wednesday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, peaches. Lunch choices: Beef nachos and apple fruit pocket or chicken sandwich; tomatoes, lettuce; salsa; orange juice, peaches. Thursday – Breakfast: Cereal, French toast sticks, mixed fruit. Lunch choices: Chicken and noodles with chips or chicken fajita flatbread melt; cucumber slices, salad, tomatoes; juice box, pears. Friday – Breakfast: Cereal, toast, jelly, orange wedges. Lunch choices: Chicken rings and homemade cookie or PB&J sandwich, string cheese and homemade cookie; baby carrots, celery sticks; applesauce cup, frozen sliced strawberries.
Clinton Elementary & Intermediate
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Monday – Breakfast: Cereal, cinnamon toast, applesauce. Lunch: Barbecue pork sandwich, coleslaw, baked beans, pineapple. Tuesday – Breakfast: ham and cheese biscuit, peaches. Lunch: Chicken patty, creamed potatoes, broccoli and cheese, hot roll, fruit cocktail. Wednesday – Breakfast: Cereal, French toast sticks, pears. Lunch: Ham and cheese on flatbread, cucumber slices with Ranch, black-eyed peas, orange.
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Monday – Breakfast: Cereal, Graham crackers, applesauce. Lunch choices: Hamburger pizza or chicken sticks, honey and roll; coleslaw, steamed broccoli; oranges, peaches. Tuesday – Breakfast: Cereal, peanut butter sandwich, pears. Lunch choices: Lasagna and rolls or corn dog; baked beaks, crack ‘n crunch fries;
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Police Report Man arrested on warrant
On April 21, 2016, deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff's office came into contact with 44-year-old Sam Walley of Clinton at Ozark Health Hospital in Clinton after receiving information he was there and had a possible warrant. After speaking with Walley and checking records, deputies found that Walley had a domestic battery warrant. Walley was arrested and later released on bond.
Woman facing charges
Van Buren County sheriff's deputies responded to a disturbance on Gannon Mountain Road
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in Shirley on April 23. Deputies found that Lisa Weaver, 50, was causing a disturbance and was intoxicated, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Deputies arrested Weaver and charged her with public intoxication. Weaver was transported to the Van Buren County Detention Center and later released on bond.
disturbance on April 22. Van Buren County sheriff's deputies responded to a call from Hollis Road in Clinton about a disturbance. After speaking with witnesses, deputies arrested Dennis Paul Domers, charging him with domestic battery-third degree. Domers has been released on bond.
sault and felony endangering the welfare of a minor. Tumbleson is currently incarcerated at the Van Buren County Detention Center awaiting a first appearance, according to the report.
Domestic battery arrest
On April 24, 2016, deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff's office responded to a disturbance on
Hargis Road in Dennard where a husband and wife had been in a dispute. Witnesses told deputies Jeremy Tumbleson, 33, left the residence, then returned and was arguing with his wife again and his sister-in-law, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Deputies reported the witnesses told them Tumbleson grabbed a rifle and pointed at the sister-in-law. Tumbleson was later arrested and charged with felony aggravated as-
A 43-year-old man was charged with domestic battery after a
Calendar The annual Quattlebaum Cemetery Decoration will be May 8, 2016. There will be a meeting at 10 a.m. and a potluck lunch at noon. Everyone is welcome. A flag will be placed on the grave of every veteran and will remain in place until after Memorial Day. If you know of any veteran who does not have a flag, tell a board member or contact Sandra Maulden at (501) 654-3045 after 6 p.m. The Van Buren County Cat-
Dispute ends in arrest
tlemen meeting will be Monday, May 9, at Western Sizzlin in Clinton. Eat at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. The sponsor this month is Petit Jean Electric. The Clinton Senior Citizen Center located on Yellow Jacket Lane in Clinton is hosting the Don Nunley Band on the second and fourth Thurdays at 7 p.m. Come and have fun whether you dance or not! The North Central Adult Education Program will hold its 2016 GED Graduation Cer-
emony at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Clinton High School Cafeteria. Certificates will be presented to the graduates, as well as, Academic Achievement Awards to outstanding graduates. If you are a 20142015 graduate of North Central Adult Education Program and have not received a letter concerning graduation by Monday, May 9, 2016, come by one of the centers or call 870-447-3098 (Leslie Center) or 501-745-6554 (Clinton Center). Graduation rehearsal and a graduation photo session will be held in the cafeteria on Tuesday, May 24, at 6 p.m.
Domestic violence charge filed
On April 24, 2016, Van Buren County deputies responded to a disturbance on Fairbanks Road in Bee Branch. Deputies reported that after arriving at the victim's family member residence and
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speaking to all witnesses it was determined that 33-yearold Stase Cannon of Bee Branch had committed domestic violence against a family member. Cannon was later arrested and charged with felony domestic battery in the third degree and interference with emergency communications in the second degree. Cannon is currently incarcerated at the Van Buren County Detention Center awaiting first appearance, according to the news release.
Fender bender
A minor traffic accident occurred April 28 in front of Dollar General on Highway 65 in Clinton. No other details were available. (Photo by Robert Snyder)
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Obituaries
Sue Blakeney
Martha Emma Sue McKuin Blakeney, 84, of Clinton was born October 22, 1931, in Formosa, Arkansas, to the late George and Ivy (Bone) McKuin, and passed from this life on April 23, 2016, in Clinton, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents and six siblings; Clyda Trafford, Dick McKuin, Pug McKuin, Archey McKuin, Erma Williams and Aaron McKuin. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Thomas; children Thomas H. Blakeney Jr., James Blakeney, Sharon Frank, Janet Laceur, Charles Green, Debbie Graves, Judy Crownover, George Green and Bill Green. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton. Interment was at Halbrook Cemetery in Formosa. For online guest book, www. rollerfuneralhomes. com/clinton.
Dustin Lee
Dustin Allen Lee, 21, of Shirley, Arkansas, passed away April 1, 2016, at the Little Red River in Stone County, Arkansas. Born June 1, 1994, in Conway, Arkansas, only child of Allen and Christina Lee. He was of Christian faith. He worked alongside his dad in their logging business and raised horses on the family farm in Shirley. P r e c e d ed in death by great-grandparents Lonnie and Neda Lee James and Marian Wilson; grandfathers Charles Addington and Troy Ackerman. Survivors are his parents; grand-
mothers Lanette Lee and Martha Addington; aunts Marlena Lee, Freda (Chris) Barnett; uncle Cory (Cindy) Lee; and a host of other friends and relatives. Dustin was an amazing young man, to know him was to love him. He enjoyed fast cars, fine horses and good music. The love of his life was his little girl Bella; he often said the best days of his life were spent being her daddy. Dustin was truly loved and will forever be greatly missed by all that got the chance to truly know him. Memorial services were Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his church on Highway 110 beginning at 4:20 p.m. His parents invite friends and family to their farm after the service to join them in celebrating the life of Dustin Lee.
Arlon Jones
Arlon E. Jones, 88, of Bee Branch was born on July 5, 1927 to the late Lolie D. and Elma (Tindall) Jones and passed from this life on April 26, 2016. Arlon married his childhood sweetheart, Virta Mae (Sohn) of Bee Branch on March 15, 1947. They were married for 67 years. Arlon graduated from South Side High School in Bee Branch in 1945 and joined the Navy shortly thereafter. He spent most of his life farming in the dairy business and contracting in the timber business in his later years. Arlon was an avid hunter and had a special love to turkey hunt. He had many hunting stories that he shared with his hunting buddies and kinfolk. He made yearly trips to Louisiana and Colorado to hunt with family and friends. Arlon was a Christian and a member of the Rabbit Ridge Church of Christ. He served as an elder and song leader. There were many in his family that benefitted from
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his knowledge of God’s Word. Arlon was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife, two brothers, Royce Jones and Burle Jones, two sisters, Carolyn McLaughlin and Joyce Greer. Left to cherish his memory are two sons, Edwin L. Jones (Pat) of Bee Branch and Randy Jones (Vicky) of Heber Springs; one brother, Darrell Jones of Shirley; two sisters, Ima Lee Jones of Morrilton and Mary Lou Madison (Gary) of Conway; three grandchildren, Scott A. Jones (Karla), Julie A. Gorman (Tim), and Rodney Jones (Jenny); six great-grandchildren, Dylan Jones (10), Rylan Jones (8), Aspen Mae Jones (Infant), Brooks Gorman (3), Grant Gorman (Infant), Wesley Jones (3); and a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers include Jeff Powers, Kenny Greer, David Greer, Ronnie Jones, Scott Jones, and Rodney Jones. Leonard Turnage was honorary pallbearer. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Roller McNutt Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton, Arkansas, with David Goff officiating. Interment was at the Blackwell Cemetery in Bee Branch. Arrangements are by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas. For online guest book, www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton.
Nina Jennings
Nina Ruth Jennings, 83, of Luray, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She was born on September 23, 1932, in Clinton, Arkansas, to Irvin and Molena (Flory) Graddy. Nina married Ernest Dale Jennings
on December 24, 1951; he passed away March 23, 2013. She worked at Clinton Healthmart in Clinton. Once retired her and her husband traveled all over the United States. She enjoyed cooking and watching the cooking network for new ideas to try. She is preceded in death by her husband; her parents; sister Bethel Lea “Peggy” Stubblefield and an infant sister Imogene Graddy. Nina is survived by her daughter, Susette L. (Jennings) and husband Rodney Rooks of Luray, Va., and son Colonel Kenneth Z. and wife Shannon Jennings of New Hampshire; grandchildren Grayson Jennings, Landon Jennings, Malia Jennings, Skylar Lynch, Brooklynn Rooks, Caley Rooks and Madison Rooks. Service was 2 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton. Burial was at Huie Cemetery. Arrangements by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home of Clinton. Online guest book: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton.
James Bixler
James Lloyd Bixler, 79, of Alread community, Clinton, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. He was born September 21, 1936, in Alread to James Roscoe and Louisa M. (Maxwell) Bixler. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He was also a veteran of the United States Navy during the Korean war era. He was a construction worker for many years. He is survived by a stepson, James T. Henderson II, and wife Terry (Jacques) of Carmel, Indiana, their children James T. Henderson III, Peter, Joshua, and Emily, stepdaughter Deborah (Henderson) and husband Timmy Scoggins of Austin, Texas, their children Reborah, and Annabelle; a brother Charles and wife Mildred Bixler of Winchester, Oregon; many nieces, nephews and close friends. Pallbearers: Brian Paullin, Co-
The staff of The VOICE of Van Buren County extends sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones. If you wish to express your appreciation to friends, neighbors, family, church and community members with a Thank You on the obit page, call (501) 745-8040 or email voiceads@artelco.com.
May 3, 2016 ry Paullin, James Strange, Dean Paullin and James Gillam. Funeral service was 2 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Rupert Baptist Church, Clinton, with Chaplain Ron Byrd officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home of Clinton. Online guest book: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton.
April 29, 2016, at St. Boniface Catholic Church with Father Richard Davis officiating. Burial was at St. Boniface Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton.
Hazel Horton
John Nutt
John Lucas Nutt, 85, of Bigelow, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. He was born March 27, 1931, in Bigelow, a son of the late Joe Nutt Jr. and the late Mildred Shelton Nutt. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1971 and retired in 1996 from International Corporation in Conway. He was a beekeeper, and loved gardening and farming. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife: Pearlie Mae White Nutt; sons Bernard Lee Nutt (Heather) of Conway, Andrew Eugene Nutt (Kimberly) of Conway; stepson Mark Malone (Dena) of Clinton; stepdaughters Linda Holsted (Dewey) of Morrilton, Doris Carden of Conway, Shirlean Giebel (Harald) of Houston; Martha Peeler of Solgohachia; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers Tom Nutt, Lee Nutt (Sherry), Max Nutt (Juanita), all of Bigelow; sisters Evelyn McWilliams (Charles) of Vilonia, Ruth Ann Mahan (Dale) of Mabelvale; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, John David Nutt; stepdaughter Debra Kay Peterson; and two sisters, Helen Nutt Talley and Clara Nutt McNulty. Funeral Mass was 1 p.m. Friday,
Hazel Gene Horton, age 74 of Lead Hill, Arkansas, formerly of Marshall, left this world on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Cox South in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on December 31, 1941, in Metalton, Arkansas, to Kit Carson Neal and Susie Ann (Taylor) Neal. Hazel married Bobby Gene Horton on March 15, 1958, and to this union was born eight children. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Robert Horton of Truman and Rocky Horton of Bergman; five daughters, Julie Rysted of Stockton, Missouri, Tammy Kidder of Lead Hill, Sandra Girod of Leslie, Michele Smiley of Leslie and Annette Adkins of Lead Hill; stepmother, Naomi (Neal) Frost of Berryville; brother, James (Sonny) Neal of Atlanta, Georgia; sisters, Darlene Jennings of Berryville, Rita Russell of Alpena and Rhonda Russell of Kingston; grandchildren, Jowesta Jessup of Commerce, OK, Brittney and Kasey Girod of Leslie, Cyrus, Carson, Elizabeth and Clayton Horton of Bergman, Dallas Boyd of Leslie and Joshua Adkins of Lead Hill; and a host of step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Hazel is preceded in death by her parents; son, Timothy Andrew Horton; two brothers, Roy and Doy Neal; and one sister, Ruth Weaver. Graveside service was 10 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Canaan Cemetery near Marshall. Arrangements by Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Marshall.
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May 3, 2016
Patsy Ward Formosa
Joyce Nicholson went to her doctor for a checkup recently. She got a good report and says she is feeling good. Margie pounds had a surprise visit from her daughter and son-inlaw, Jacque and Earnie Hennington of Hamburg. I went to visit her today and came home with some nice garden lettuce. James Bagley has been in the VA Hospital. He had an infection in his knee and had to have some antibiotics pumped in, they got him back on his feet and he is doing much better. Christine had to go to Little Rock on Thursday for a root canal, so hopefully they both will feel better next week! I talked to Lorene Oliger, she says she and Erwin are doing well. That is good to hear. Nina Gray and grandson James Nicholson went to Conway to check out the new “10 Box” grocery store. They had some good bargains. Mary Pennington and I also went there. We found a few bargains too. I went for a check-up, will hear about my test next week. Marva Ward visited her doctor in Little Rock on Monday for a check-up. She doesn’t have to go back for six months. She and RG keep busy going to watch Landon and Rylan play ball. Keeping track of them both is a busy job! JR and I went to the Senior Center and enjoyed a catfish lunch on Thursday. We saw a lot of folks we know and I even got to play some dominoes! Anne Morse of Florida is here visiting her son, David and Sindee Morse. Not much news this
time, so every one have a good week and God bless.
Nora Jean Housley Chimes
The first thing I want to mention is this Saturday, May 7, is the day to clean the Liberty Cemetery to get it ready for the Decoration, which is Saturday, May 15. There is quite a lot of work to be done so all help will be appreciated. Friday morning we got up early and met Randall in Clinton and had breakfast, then we all went to Little Rock for Jason and my doctor appointments. Our daughter Nancy met us there so we got to visit with her for a little while. I talked to my brother George Friday night. We are so happy that Kathryn is doing better and able to get out and about some. They and Ray and Carolyn Godfrey drove to Marshall that day and visited with the girls' Aunt Juanita Ward in the nursing home. Juanita's sister, Cloye Clayton, is also in the nursing home, so they got to see her and also her husband Kay Gene. With the help of our kids, Ronnie, Randall and Ann, we all got our corn planted in the garden. It didn't take long, so after getting that done Ronnie went back home to what he had to do, and the others went to fix fence. Of course it is my job to see that we have something to eat. It
was a perfect day to be outside, and there is always plenty to do. The wedding shower for Lindsey Housley and Grayson Brown was real nice. They got a lot of nice and useful gifts and the ladies did good job decorating the Fellowship Hall at the Liberty Church and the refreshments and punch were wonderful. The couple is getting married June 11. We were happy to have the Daniel Casto family of Tilly as visitors Sunday morning at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. June McEntire's son Ray and wife Norma visited her Sunday afternoon. June said they really had a good visit and Norma cut June's hair while they were there. It's always good when your kids come home. We heard over the weekend of the deaths of Cozette Campbell and Ann Brown. We knew both the ladies and extend our deepest sympathy to both families. Have a good week. See you next time.
Thelma Murray Shirley
Joan Allen and her daughter Nona Vandergriff of Fairfield Bay visited her daughter Melba Mackey of Mount Pleasant, Mississippi, Sunday through Wednesday. Donna and Dr. Art English of Little Rock visited her mother, Opal Aldridge, on Monday. Tawana Rolen, Lottie Carroll, Tabby and D.J. Thomas and their
children, Baylee and Blake, recently visited the Welchel side of the family in Norman and New Castle, Oklahoma. The family there was Sharon Garrett, Ted and Brenda Welchel, J.H. and Naomi Welchel. They also visited the Federal Building Memorial in Oklahoma City, where Tawana lost three relatives in the bombing. David and Shawn Delk attended her cousin's wedding Saturday in Morrilton. Jimmy and Thelma Murray attended the visitation for Dub Treece Friday evening. The Van Buren County Extension Homemakers clubs will be having a homemakers bake and plant sale in front of Cash Saver grocery store in Clinton on Friday, May 6. It will be a good chance to buy Mother's Day gifts and baked goods.
Debby Prout Highway 110
Well, not too much new up here this past week. Just want to put in a reminder of the Half Moon Cemetery clean-up that the Highway 110 VFD Firewise project is heading up on Saturday, March 7, at 8 a.m. Everyone in the community is encouraged to pitch in and help. Scott and Betty Spencer just returned from a trip to Reno, Nevada. Scott’s family had a reunion in Auburn, California, on April 23; they had a great time reuniting with cousins. Happy birthday to Scott Spencer as he celebrates his 71st birthday on Saturday, April 30. Congrats to Gary Ring and Cody Lasater on their successful turkey hunt. The weather has been beautiful and I hope you all have had a chance to get out and enjoy some of that sunshine in be-
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Jeff Burgess Crabtree
The Crabtree Foursquare Church is holding a fundraiser Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., in Clinton to benefit kids' church camp and The Back To School Bash. "Community Coffee Time" returns to Recycling Day in Alread, Saturday, May 14, from 8-10 a.m. No glass but welcomed is corrugated cardboard, newspaper, magazines, various plastics and aluminum. Marge Koone says her tomato plants are in the house still and she has some cucumber, squash and sage in big tubs. But she's hoping to get a good garden in the ground this month. "Gardening is very satisfying for me," she said. The wild blackberries are blooming and that may mean the last of the cold weather is behind us. On a night walk with the dogs last Thursday a whip-poor-will started its loud distinctive call on the right side of my country road followed immediately by the call of a Chuck-will'swidow on the left side. These members of the nightjar family can be identified without ever seeing them due to their unusual calls, "whip-poorwill" and "chuckwill's-wid-ow". I was told by members of the Audubon Society in the 1990s that Chuck-will's-widows were rarely heard north of Conway. But since then many birds have pushed their ranges northward. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and 16 West community call or text Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.
Senior Centers
Farrell Weaver was winner of the pool tournament at the Scotland Senior Center on April 15. Earlier he won the District 8-Ball Tournament in Judsonia. The Senior Center bus left Clinton on April 22 for a trip to Conway, stopping at yard sales and flea markets
along the way before arriving at the Dollar Tree for some shopping and Cracker Barrel for lunch. Speaking of lunch, the menu Tuesday, May 3, at the Clinton center includes cheesy salsa chicken, corn salad, broccoli and banana cake. May 4's menu is corn and tomato chowder, biscuit with ham, salad and apricots. For May 5, lunch will be barbecue on a bun, baked beans, coleslaw and baked apples. Next Monday, May 9, the center is serving breaded chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, beets and tropical fruit.
Alread
By Burtie Harder
On Saturday, April 16, Alread Community Center Development Association hosted a Health Screen and served breakfast at the former Alread School. It is hoped that this is the first of a twice a year screening to be organized by ACCDA for Alread residents and neighbors. We are thankful to the Ozark Health Nurses who gave their time and their expertise for coming out to help us. ACCDA is currently registering participants for a Red Cross Certified CPR class. If you are interested please call Terri at 253-5393. ACCDA continues to help residents recycle by collecting anything recycled in Van Buren County on the second Saturday of each month from 8-10 a.m. behind the Alread Cafeteria. We invite anyone who would prefer to drop off with us, rather than haul recyclables to town, to come out and we will help you with your recycling. ACCDA will be busy helping the Alread Alumni Association prepare for the Alread Alumni Banquet to be held June 11. The next ACCDA event will be a Salad Supper on July 29. The next board meeting is May 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the Alread Cafeteria. These meetings are open to the public. If you would like to be placed on the agenda or volunteer to help ACCDA, contact a board member.
Clubs
The Idlehour Bridge Club met Thursday at the home of Conie Reamey. Winners for the evening were: high, Carolyn Lefler; second high, Jo Nell Warren; traveling, Barbara Kurzinski; and bingo, Lou Burgess.
Shower
Shower set for bride Join us for a wedding shower honoring Abigail Lester Bonds, bride of Lawson Bonds, from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the home of Merl Eoff, 185 Pee Dee Road in Clinton. The bride is registered at myregistry.com.
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Time to grow
Spring gardening in Van Buren County Longtime gardener still going strong If you lived in Clinton in the 1960s or '70s, chances are you've bought fruit and vegetables from Reva Myrick. For 20 years or more, Reva and her late husband, Dub,
owned what was known as "Myrick's fruit stand." Before they opened the store, they sold produce from the back of a pickup truck. Prior to that they lived for a time on the
West Coast, picking potatoes, peaches and apples in California and Washington state. Reva got her start gardening at her mother's knee. She no longer runs a
"fruit stand," but she still plants a big garden and sells her fruit, vegetables and fried pies around town. Find some tips from Reva throughout these pages.
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For gardeners who want to make sure their efforts pay off, Reva Myrick says tomatoes are about the easiest thing to grow. Just make sure to water them properly.
Gardeners know all the dirt
Lallah Ostergren uses insects such as soldier beetles to control pests. Soldier beetle larvae feed on the eggs and larvae of beetles, grasshoppers, moths and other insects. Plant marigolds and goldenrod to attract these benefical garden helpers.
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reva Myrick says fertilize the garden grounds well. She uses Triple 13. If you're going to use chicken litter, don't go too heavy or it will burn your plants.
Gardener Tip Space plants as far apart as called for - Reva Myrick
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Marge Koone says this is the month to get a good garden planted. She has tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and sage getting ready to go. She says she finds gardening satisfying.
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inches high and 20 inches wide, and several corn seeds are planted close together in the center of each mound. When the corn is 6 inches high, beans and squash are planted around it, alternating between the two kinds of seeds. The three crops benefit from each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb, eliminating the need for poles. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil that the other plants use, and the squash spreads along the ground, blocking the sunlight, helping prevent establishment of weeds. The squash leaves also act as a "liv-
Three Sisters is featured on the reverse of the 2009 Native American U.S. dollar. ing mulch," creating a microclimate to retain moisture in the soil, and the prickly hairs of the vine deter pests. Corn, beans
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Pageant queens of all ages gathered last week for Ozark Health Nursing Center's pageant. Pictured are (front row) Brooke Zimmerman, Queen Madeline McElroy, runner-up Lucy Evans, Olivia Whillock, (back row) Brooklyn Smith, Alyssa McKnight, Carla Roberts and Phyllis Young.
Nursing home crowns queen
By Deena Rath
Ozark Health Nursing & Rehab held its annual Queen Pageant on April 22, 2016. What an exciting day this was for the ladies. They were pampered all day from going to the beauty shop having their hair done, make up applied, getting all dressed up and pinned with a corsage from Bruce’s Flowers. Eight ladies compete for the crown. Pageant winner Madeline McElroy sparkled in a black
and silver blouse and black velvet pants. She is an avid gardener and spoke about her green thumb and how she canned over 100 jars of everything she grew. Runner-up was Lucy Evans, dashing in her purple paisley top and black slacks. She talked about her life as an artist and how beautiful she could paint a portrait of a person. Others taking part in the pageant were
Joyce Sivils, Betty Emerson, Willie Mae Edwards, Mary Wilcoxon, Alberta Ginn and Opal Haitt. Jacket Harmony, a Clinton High School choir, sang and pageant queens from young to not so young took part. Mrs. McElroy received a sash made by Sew What Sewing, a bouquet of flowers and a crown. She will travel on to compete in the District Pageant later this fall.
Clinton native named university's swim coach John Hargis, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and 12-time All-America swimmer, has been named the University of Pittsburgh’s head swimming and diving coach. A native of Clinton, Arkansas, Hargis is a 1999 graduate of Auburn with a degree in health promotion/ sports management. One of the most decorated swimmers to come out of the state of Arkansas, he was inducted into the Arkansas State Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001 and was selected as one of Arkansas' 100 Greatest Athletes of all-time. Hargis was part of Auburn’s first NCAA championship team in 1997 as well as the Tigers’ initial SEC championship squad in 1994. In addition to a dozen All-America citations, he was a three-time SEC champion in the 100 butterfly. Hargis won an
Olympic Gold Medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta as a member of the 400 medley relay team. Hargis spent the past three years as associate head coach at Auburn. He previously was the head coach at Penn State from 2008-13. Hargis spent the 2007-08 season as head women’s coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He also spent time as the head coach and the chief executive officer of the Little Rock Arkansas Dolphins swim club, which enjoyed unprecedented championship suc-
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Raffle raises funds for fire department The Bee Branch Volunteer Fire Department's Second Annual BBQ Fund Raiser and Gun Raffle brought in a total of
$4,750 for the department. Mason Linn and Hunter Hall were the auctioneers for the pie auction. Jim Hopper was the winner of the
gun raffle. Fire Chief Jess Burris would like to thank everyone for their support and donations to the department.
Shirley woman speaks at conference Brenda Dunlap of Shirley was a presenter at a women’s conference held at Searcy on Saturday. The event was attended by 130 women of the Searcy Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dunlap spoke on finding joy in womanhood. A quote by church leader President Dieter F. Uchtdorf was a centerpiece of her comments. “God didn’t design us to be sad. He created us to have joy. So if we trust in him, he will help us
to notice the good, bright, hopeful things in life.” Dunlap is married to Joel H. Dunlap Sr. She is the mother of six children and grandmother to 14. A retired school teacher and former director of an ESL program in Katy, Texas, she now volunteers as counselor in the Relief Society Presidency and as a family history consultant in the Mountain View Branch and serves twice monthly at the Memphis Temple. Dunlap is also a prolific quilt mak-
er and a member of the Van Buren County quilt club, Piecemakers.
Brenda Dunlap was a speaker recently at a women's conference in Searcy.
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of Van Buren County John Hargis cess under his watch. Hargis was a collegiate assistant coach at Arkansas-Little Rock (2006-07), Penn State (2003-06) and UNLV (2002-03). He and his wife Lauren have three children, Faith, John and Nathan.
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Van Buren County Writes....
Mother's Day
The Voice doesn't generally run essays or letters without identifying the author, but rules are, after all, made to be broken. Even after 55 years, the writer says she would be embarrassed to see her name on the story, but we believe her gripping tale of a young mother fighting to save her children is worth sharing. We think you will agree.
Washed Away I've never been able to decide: Was I just foolish or was I a hero? I only knew my children were safe after I felt like I had killed them. Here's how my day of terror, as I called it, began: This was about 1960. A long time ago. We had lived near Clinton most of our lives, but my husband had to travel somewhere else for work. It was always hard to find in the Clinton area. We moved near Flippin, Arkansas, and his work was driving a propane tank truck from Mountain Home to Oklahoma. One day he had let me know that he would arrive in Mountain Home about 7 p.m. and I should
meet him there. I bundled my three children up in blankets and quilts. They were ages 5, 3 1/2 and 11 months. We waited and waited, actually all night, with all of us sleeping most of the time. At 7 a.m. he still hadn't arrived and I decided to go home, we had waited long enough. It had rained all night and was still raining and very fogy. I was used to the drive though and thought nothing of it, even though we had to cross a low-water bridge. When we reached the bridge, I waited a while and checked it out as best I could in the fog and rain. I decided it didn't look too deep to cross. Everything was
fine and my front wheels were just touching the road out of the creek when suddenly the rear of the car began to slowly move downstream. There was nothing I could do but think, over and over, I've killed my children, I've killed my children. We slowly floated downstream with the car slowly sinking. I screamed to the children to climb on the shelf above the back seat. Then we slowly sunk up to the level of the dash and slightly more. I honked the horn over and over hoping against hope that someone would come down the road. As my panic grew I tried to push the 5-year-old up on the roof of the car, think-
Home Is Where My Mom Is By Kay Weaver
For Mother's Day, Kay Weaver of Shirley offers some memories of her mom and a poem in her honor.
Some folks say, "Home is where the heart is." I say, "Home is where my mom is." Home was always my favorite place to be, especially when I was growing up. I learned to appreciate it even more after I grew up, moved away and got married. It was always a real pleasure to go back home for a visit. My mom made our house a home. Mom always made our home life very happy and content. We didn't have much money or some of the finer things in life, but we did have a comfortable roof over our heads, clothes and food. I never remember being hungry. Mom was a good role model. She was a good Christian woman. She made sure all her children were raised with good values and respect for their elders. My dad died when I was 2. mom had the sole responsibility of raising six kids between the ages of 2 and 18. With her eighth-grade education, energy
and brains, she might have run General Motors. Instead, she ran us, and felt there was no greater happiness. We always kidded her about finding a man. She scoffed at the idea. Mom was a very good cook. The house always smelled of fresh baked breads, sticky, gooey cinnamon rolls and pies. Mincemeat was my favorite pie. I remember when we had a wood cook stove in the kitchen with a warming oven and a reservoir for hot water. Mom would make homemade mincemeat and let it simmer on the back of the stove for several days. I liked it so much I would sneak in several times a day for a spoonful. It tasted so good to me. Then she would can it so we could have fresh pies anytime. She would always try to have a pie made for me when I came to visit. Another pleasant scent in our house was freshly washed and ironed clothes.
Mom did other people's laundry to help pay the bills. She had an old ABC wringer-type washer and two square metal tubs. She had to move the clothes by hand from one tub to another to rinse them. Then she would run them through the wringer again before hanging them on the line outdoors. She ironed almost everything. I especially remember the sheets. It was always such a pleasure to crawl into bed between crisp, freshly ironed sheets. My children will never experience the luxury of ironed sheets because I do not like to iron. There were never any empty chairs in our dining room. There was always somebody's laundry basket on them. That is how she sorted the clothes as she washed and ironed them. I think she did laundry for six families. Mom's house always had a clean, talcum powder smell. She always used powder after she took a bath. She also used powder in her shoes
ing we might be safe there. He resisted me, kicking and screaming, so I couldn't do that. My mind was spinning -- the water would rise as it was still raining. I couldn't just sit here and let us all drown, or at least my babies, I could probably make it. Then I noticed a tree not too far away. The water wasn't wide but it was very swift. I wondered if I could reach the tree. I had no rope. But I had blankets and quilts. So I tied them together corner to corner, making a rope of them. Then I tied one end to the center post between the doors of the car. I climbed out the window, hanging on for dear life to my rope. The current swept me off my feet, so I was just being tossed around as I slowly
slid to the end of the rope, kicking and trying to throw myself toward the bank. I finally made it; almost exhausted, I tied my rope around the tree. But I couldn't stop to rest as my children might drown anytime. Slowly I made my way back to the car and took the 11-month-old baby in my arms. I had to hold her tight and hang on to the rope with one hand, all the while being pummeled by the current. Why I chose the baby first, I don't know, but I sat her down some ways from the water and told her to sit still. Se was mostly likely terrified. Then I went back to the car and took the 3 1/2-yearold out of the car. She was terrified too, as I pulled her out and carried her over the water to her sis-
ter, who by the way, hadn't moved. Then I made my way to the car again and pulled the 5-year-old out of the car, talking to him calmly as he was so frightened. I was thinking, "Are we going to make it?" We did, and when I had him safe, I collapsed to the ground. I don't know how long I lay there in the rain, I just kept thanking God we were all safe. We walked a ways and someone did pick us up and took us home. I lay in bed for hours, not able to get up. Some time the next day I was taken to the creek and I couldn't imagine what had happened. My rope was still tied to the tree. Just thinking about this still gives me chills. How near I came to losing my babies.
so they wouldn't smell bad. The bathroom and her bedroom always had a little film of dust on the furniture from her powder. She also stored her winter clothes in mothballs. I can't say it was a pleasant smell, but it was distinctive. Mom didn't have a television for a long time. We spent many hours visiting and playing games. She was a good sport and always enjoyed winning and beating her kids at games. She loved playing Monarchy, a fast-moving card game. It was the most fun when a bunch of people played. In the summer, we would play croquet. Mom was always a tough competitor. She wouldn't allow cheating. Everything had to be done by the rules. Mom always told us it was fun to have us come to visit, but it was also good to see us leave. I can identify with her feelings now when we have family gatherings at our house. We must have been such an invasion on her privacy. She lived alone so many years it was definitely a big change in her lifestyle when some of us, or all of us, came to visit. She was always a perfect hostess and
made everyone feel welcome. I know my mom is resting in heaven now. I pray she is wearing the crown she so justly deserves. I pray she has been united with my dad. I pray she has found peace and contentment. I hope I have been able to live the life she wanted for me. I hope I have instilled in my children the values she taught me. I hope my children have pleasant memories of their childhood. I hope they look forward to coming home.
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"M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold; "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" means right, and right she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER," A word that means the world to me. - Howard Johnson
Dear Mother I've tried so many times To write my thanks to you For all your love and tender care Your prayers and blessings too The words would never come The ones that had to be To tell you just the way I feel And what you mean to me. Your life has been a sacrifice In serving young and old. In sorrows, heartaches and hardships You came forth pure as gold. The memories that I have today Of this day and every day That your true love and faith in God Though tested, did not sway. I am so grateful to my Savior And I shall ever be For favoring me so very much By giving you to me. i have one goal I hope to reach Before my life is through And this, my precious mother Is to be as sweet as you. Your loving daughter, Kay
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Fun & Games
Weekly Crossword
By EuGene Smith
Rules Here at The Voice of Van Buren County, we love puzzles and games, contests and prizes. And we want you to play along with us. Solve our Word Find puzzle and enter for a chance to win a prize. Puzzle entry may not be a photocopy, originals from newspaper only. Let us know “Where In the County Is This?” and you become eligible for our drawing for a one-year subscription to The Voice. There will be one winner for each contest every month. To enter, mail your puzzles to The Voice / P.O. Box 1396 / Clinton, AR 72031 or drop them by our downtown office, 260 Griggs St., Clinton. You can also call us at 745-8040 to tell us where the week’s picture was taken. Deadline to enter is 2 p.m. May 31, 2016. Drawings will be held May 31.
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Where In the County Is This?
Can you tell which cemetery this photo was taken in last fall? Tell us for a chance to win a one-year subscription to The Voice of Van Buren County. See rules at left.
April winners
The Voice of Van Buren County congratulates winners of the drawings for the April contests. John Pack will receive a one-year subscription to The Voice for correctly identifying a Where In the County Is This photograph and Donna Treat wins a $25 gift certificate from Elite Automotive for winning the Word Find drawing. Contest photographs were: April 5 – Highway 16 West; April 12 – Hillside drain on 65B in Clinton; April 19 – Satellite dish between Griggs and Court streets in Clinton; April 26 - Tribute sign on Highway 65 across from First Baptist Church. The Voice thanks Elite Automotive in Choctaw and all who entered our April contests. Good luck in May!
Our Van Buren County Family Album By Shay Belonie
(Solution, should you need it, is on Page 8)
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CHURCH History
Presbyterian Kirk of the Hills The “Kirk” transformed from a dream into a reality on November 8, 1981. The official organizational meeting was held at the community center and the Reverend Ben L. Collins was installed as pastor. There were fifty-five original charter members. On that same day Project Share (now Wear and Share) was organized by members of the “Kirk”. By December 1983 the ground breaking ceremonies had happened, followed in 1984 by the construction of the “Kirk”. In 1981 Reverend Collins retired and in 1982 the Reverend Glen W. Nagel Sr. was installed as pastor. Pastor Nagel served the “Kirk” until 2000 when he retired
and in 2001 the Reverend Robert Hadley followed God’s call to come and serve the “Kirk”. In 2006 Reverend Hadley received his Doctor of Theology Degree, but the congregation still fondly refers to him as Pastor Bob. The passage of time has seen the “Kirk” grow and expand its service to the community of Fairfield Bay. The active Kirk’s Men’s Club works tirelessly building wheelchair ramps and helping with building projects throughout the community. The Presbyterian Women continue to expand their mission commitments and provide significant support to the community, Ferncliff and Presbytery sponsored programs.
In 2009 the “Kirk” dedicated a new Fellowship Hall and a commercial kitchen which is available to the community in times of emer-
gency. This facility meets disaster relief standards and stands ready when ever our community is in need. Throughout the years the “Kirk has
remained true to the priorities and functions described in their mission statement. The “Kirk” is a traditional Biblical based congregation
of committed people who believe in service to humanity, and desire a place of worship where people find praise and communication with God.
Scotland Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church
Back in the late 1940s or early 1950s if you drove out of Clinton and headed west on State Road 95 – that was a dirt road back then – about 12 miles out of Clinton in western Van Buren County, you would come to a small community that was a booming little town named Scotland. It was pretty much the same as any other small town that had sprung up in that era and had all the problems that went with a thriving little town such as getting a school established, getting a store going so the townfolks could do their local trading and not have to travel so far to get supplies. Another achievement would be getting the churches established so the townspeople could worship. The booming town of Scotland had a thriving school and three or four local stores and two churches, the Baptist Church and the Methodist Church, and a small community church that was nestled in the Pleasant Grove community where the people of Scotland would attend revivals when a traveling minister would hold services.
Mrs. Stella Simpson, one of Scotland’s residents who has long since went on to be with the Lord, once said that she and her husband would load up their wagon with young people and attend each night they would be having revival services. She went on to say that the little church building would be so full of people that many of them had to stand outside and look in the door and the windows. Some were there to worship and some were there to see what was going on and some were simply there to cause some devilment. At that time there was no Pentecost Church in Scotland or other communities that were close by, so the townspeople would build brush arbors and have a preacher come from out of town to hold revival services under these outdoor brush arbors. Brush arbors in a way paved the way for a Pentecost Church to be built in Scotland. Sister Dealia Griggs and Sister Drusilla Lott were two godly ladies of the community who had been feeling the call of the Lord to start a Pentecost Church,
and in the early stages of getting the church established they would hold service in people’s houses. Sister Dealia’s family had a small parcel of land on the edge of Scotland with an old house on the property. Her family sold it for $1,000 for a church to be built on. With the land being bought and paid for and with a building on the land, Pentecost church services were soon being held in the house. Sister Drusilla had been ordained by the Assemblies of God in Oregon and she was the first pastor of the Scotland Assembly of God church. In 1952 with the leading of the Lord to build a new church they started the cement block building that still stands in Scotland to this day. Since the early beginning of the Scotland Assembly of God Church many wonderful godly pastors and ministers who have spread God’s word have come and gone at this little church and many services and weddings and funerals have been held in the church. This little church has seen many a person healed and many a person
give their heart to the Lord. In 2004 Rev. Arlie Strong resigned from the church as that the Lord was leading him in other fields to prepare for the harvest. Sister Shelia Gardner, who was a member of the Scotland Assembly of God Church and had been feeling the call of the Lord to be a pastor, answered the call when the church elders and deacons accepted her request to try out for the church. The elders and deacons all prayed about it and she was voted in to be the pastor. In 2010, God was leading the church to build a new building as that the old building was becoming too small to hold
the congregation. In 2011, the Scotland Assembly of God Church purchased 7 acres on Scotland Formosa Road from Joe Lee. Work soon began on an old grown-up field to turn it into a place for a church. Plans were drawn up and soon things were taking shape and the building was soon formed with lots of hard labor and prayers from the faithful congregation. An opening day was set for April 8th Easter Sunday of 2012 and with many hours of hard work and by the grace of God the deadline was made and the building and land were completely paid for and the church was and still is 100 percent debt free with many thanks to God our Father who meets our every need. That Easter Sunday morning the doors opened to receive the congregation with open arms and with a godly love to a new church house where Christians could freely worship no matter what domination. Opening day of
the new church also bore a new name of Scotland Lighthouse Christian Fellowship and no longer Scotland Assembly of God as that we are now a non-domination church. God has blessed our church in so many ways that we would never be able to count them all. Since moving to the new church in 2012 we have started a boys’ and girls’ club that meets on the second Friday of each month. We invite everyone that doesn’t have a home church to come and worship with us. Our Sunday morning services with Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m. with morning worship service starting at 10:45 a.m. and Sunday evening worship services starting at 6 p.m. and our Wednesday night worship services starting at 6:30 p.m. with children’s church and classes for the youth. God is moving in our church and we are looking forward to what God will do in the years to come.
Sheila & Bobby Gardner. Sheila is the pastor of the Scotland Lighthouse church.
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CHURCH PAGE
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Many of you called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Shady Grove Baptist Church. Thank you. If you can identify this Church call 745-8040. (Remember to send a history of your Church.) Archey Valley Community Church Highway 254, Chimes Bee Branch Baptist 11509 Hwy 65 South, Bee Branch 654-2630 Bethel Community Church 17904 Highway 95 W, Cleveland Botkinburg Baptist Church 9297 Highway 65 N, Botkinburg 745-3530 Botkinburg Community Foursquare Church 7054 Highway 65 N, Botkinburg 745-2311 Burnt Ridge Community Church 5846 Burnt Ridge Road, Clinton 745-6737 Calvary Missionary Baptist Church ABA 144 Nickie Ave., Clinton 745-3245 Choctaw Baptist Church 208 Highway 330 E, Clinton 745-7370 Choctaw Christian Center 4157 Highway 65 S, Choctaw 745-8264 Choctaw Church of Christ 233 Highway 330 E, Choctaw 745-8264 Christian Fellowship Church 674 Highway 658, Clinton Church of Christ 20452 Highway 16 W, Alread 745-5498 Church of the Nazarene 1664 Highway 65 S, Clinton Clinton Church of Christ 184 Third Street, Clinton 745-4252 Clinton Seventh-day Adventist Church 125 Skyhill Drive, Clinton 745-4043 Clinton United Methodist Church 636 Joe Bowling Road, Clinton 745-5181 Colony Church of Christ Hwy 92 E, Bee Branch Corinth Baptist Church 5158 Holley Mountain Road, Clinton Cornerstone Evangelical Church 3351 Highway 330 S, Fairfield Bay 884-6657 Crabtree Foursquare Church 11301 Highway 16 W, Crabtree 745-2894 Culpepper Community Church 6055 Highway 336 W, Culpepper Culpepper Mountain Church of Christ 118 South Essie Road, Culpepper Damascus United Methodist Church 17194 Highway 65 S, Damascus Eagle Heights Baptist Church Independent Fundamental VBC Fairgrounds, Clinton 757-0013
Eglantine Church of Christ 3796 Highway 330 S, Shirley 884-6880 Fairbanks Community Church 4753 Arkansas 356 E, Bee Branch Fairfield Bay Baptist Church 481 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3371 Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church 765 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3373 Faith Baptist Church Highway 65 N & Harper Mountain Lane Dennard,AR Faith Christian 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Faith Lutheran Church 310 Snead Drive, Fairfield Bay 884-3375 First Assembly of God Church 2466 Highway 65 N, Clinton 745-2285 First Baptist Church of Clinton 211 First Baptist Road, Clinton 745-6113 First Baptist Church of Damascus 43 Oak Tree Road, Damascus 335-7440 First Baptist Church of Sugarloaf 557 Arkansas 337, Higden 654-2354 First General Baptist Church 664 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-4043 First Pentecostal Church of Clinton Highway 65 S at 1128 Lyn Road, Choctaw Formosa Baptist Church Highway 9 and County Line Road, Clinton 745-7709 Formosa Church of Christ 4940 Highway 9 W Clinton 745-4446 Friendship Baptist Church 1321 Third St., Clinton 745-7177 Full Gospel Tabernacle 128 Catland Lane, Shirley 723-4500 Grace Baptist Church 3793 Highway 65 S, Clinton 472-7462 Half Moon Baptist Church 1031 Half Moon Road, Clinton 745-2273 Harmony Mountain Church of Christ Quattlebaum and Harmony Mtn Roads 745-2059 Hope Community Church 905 Damascus Road, Quitman Immanuel Baptist Church 498 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-8528 Kaley Hill Missionary Baptist 6505 Highway 356, Bee Branch
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 3624 Highway 65 S, Clinton 745-8781 Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church 250 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3304 Landmark Missionary Baptist Church ABA 229 Third St., Clinton Lexington Baptist Church 9525 Highway 110, Shirley 723-4787 Liberty Missionary Baptist Church 2712 Highway 254 W, Chimes Community Low Gap Community Chapel 4320 Low Gap Road, Alread Lute Mountain Community Church Victory Lane near Highway 16, Shirley 723-8299 MainLine Full Gospel 114 Mariposa Loop, Bee Branch 253-1005 Maranatha Assembly of God 11929 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8181 Mount Zion Church of Christ 1202 Highway 16 W, Clinton 745-2572 Mount Zion General Baptist 2333 Mount Zion Road, Bee Branch 362-3807 New Beginning Church 12200 Highway 254 E, Dennard New Hope Baptist Church 4198 Highway 65 N, Clinton 757-2332 New Liberty Church of Christ 4815 Highway 95, Cleveland 669-2575 New Life Apostolic Church of Clinton 198 Richard Road, Clinton 745-6411 Peace Lutheran Church of Edgemont 10849 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-4726 Pee Dee Baptist Church 2744 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-4115 Pine Grove General Baptist Church 102 Silvertree Road, Shirley Pine Mountain General Baptist Church Gravesville Cutoff Road, South of Bee Branch Plant Baptist Church 4897 Highway 110, Clinton 745-6887 Pleasant Grove Friendship Church 22210 Highway 16 W, Alread 745-8450 Pleasant Valley Baptist Church 5092 Banner Mtn Road, Shirley 723-4737
Pleasant Valley General Baptist No. 1 5153 Highway 92 W, Bee Branch Point Remove Baptist Church 10954 Highway 336 W, Formosa Rabbit Ridge Church of Christ 215 Rabbit Ridge Road, Bee Branch 745-4634 Red River of Life Church of God 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Rupert Baptist Church 21434 Highway 16 W, Clinton 745-8593 Salem Primitive Baptist Church Gravesville Cutoff Road, Bee Branch Sand Springs Missionary Baptist Church Highway 124 E, Damascus 335-8003 Sardis Freewill Baptist 4141 Highway 124, Gravesville 335-8027 Scotland Baptist Church 278 Postal Lane, Scotland 592-3787 Scotland Church of Christ 297 Scotland-Formosa Road, Scotland Scotland Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church 1476 Scotland-Formosa Road, Scotland 592-3311 Shady Grove Baptist Church 5448 Shady Grove Road, Shirley 723-4273 Shady Grove Chapel 4790 Highway 254 E, Dennard Shirley Church of Christ 10509 Highway 16 E, Shirley 745-4859 Shirley Community Church/First United Methodist 784 Matthew Clark Memorial Drive, Shirley 723-4387 Shirley First Baptist Church 10277 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8171 South Side Baptist Highway 65 N, Damascus 335-7423 St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 250 Woodlawn Drive, Fairfield Bay 884-3349 St. Jude Catholic Church 3178 Hwy 65 S, Clinton 745-5716 Tabernacle of Praise 159 Boston Fern Road, Shirley 723-8280 The Gathering Ministry Outreach 80746 Highway 16 W, Rupert 745-3883 The New Tabernacle 12174 Highway 65 N, Dennard 514-8535 The Power House (non-denominational) 159 Mt. Zion Road, Bee Branch, AR 253-2385 Trace Ridge Bible Church Highway 254 W at Morris Road, Chimes Walnut Grove Church 6940 Highway 95 W, Clinton 745-3445 Zion Hill Missionary Baptist ABA 29129 Highway 16 W, Jerusalem 745-4467
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Classifieds • Legal ANNOUNCEMENTS
PERSONAL
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I am loving it! The paper is very informative and most of all interesting. Thank you for providing me an opportunity to know what is happening in our community and to learn more about our county. Sincerely grateful, Mona Arnold of Fairfield Bay.
MEMORIAL FLOWERS are in again this year at BRUCE'S FLOWERS 661 Highway 65B at the junction of 95 West Clinton, AR Come in early for the best selections We have a large selection for Funerals, Weddings, Holidays, Housewarmings any Special Occasion.
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Saturday, May 7 from 9:00am5:00pm at United Transmission next to P.E.H Supply and Choctaw Mini Storage on Hwy 65 South of Clinton. Items include a Brand New Can-Am 4-Wheeler, 2007 Harley Davidson, 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, Clothing, Furniture, Fishing and Hunting Supplies, Nascar Collectibles And Much More
BIG YARD SALE Saturday, May 7 at 8:00am On Hwy 65 just south of Walmart on left in the empty lot across from Mr. Fast Lube in Clinton. Sponsored by The Ladies’ Helping Hands of Dennard. (If it is raining on the 7th, the yard sale will be the following Saturday, May 14th.)
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REAL ESTATE
Commercial Office or Retail Space for Rent 1750 sqft in front of Walmart. Call 501-412-7786
2BR apartment near Senior Center and School. CH/A, Ceiling Fan, All Appliances, W/D Connections. No Pets. No Smoking. $475/month + $475 deposit. Call (501) 253-1881
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How about downtown Clinton! 3000 sqft ….. $500 a month Call: 501-745-1593
D & M Farm Supply , 40 Ed Bryant Road, Clinton, AR 72031
Happy Birthday Frank!
$1000 REWARD for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons who stole equipment from our barn on Wooden Bridge Road in the Scotland/Cleveland area. The theft of property took place Thursday, April 28. The thief or thieves cut a fence and drove a small type vehicle through our pasture to the barn. If you have information call Cassell (501)592-2910
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WANT TO LEASE OR RENT Fenced pasture with pond in Clinton or surrounding area with 40 plus acres. 745-4396.
WANTED Horse drawn wagon or wagon parts in good condition. Call Tom 501-745-4378
FOR RENT 2BR MOBILE HOMES HUGE GARAGE SALE
One mile off Hwy 124 (East of Gravesville) RAIN OR SHINE!
FLEA MARKET on Highway 65 S, 6 miles south of Walmart and 2 miles north of Bee Branch. Where you can find things you need from A to Z, not just things you collect… at a reasonable price. OPEN ALL 7 DAYS EVERY WEEK.
FOR LEASE 2500 sqft COMMERCIAL OFFICE OR RENTAL SPACE next to CashSaver in NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER Call (501) 253-0924
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PRICE REDUCED! Wonderful brick home! 3 bdrm, 2 full ba, 9 ft ceilings w/ crown molding, formal dining room, spacious eat-in kitchen with breakfast bar, all kitchen appliances, 20 x 24 bonus room, fireplace, on 2 lots in Sedgefield Subdiv. surrounded by wooded tracts, and at the end of a cul-de-sac w/ circle drive.
Call Graham & Assoc., RE 501-745-2436 for more info.
Bee Branch. Wheel Chair accessible. Call for availability. (501) 581-8640
SATURDAY, MAY 7th Nice Clothes, Pictures, Lamps, Curtains, Dishes, Hotwheels, NASCAR items, Cook Books and Kids' Books, Linens, Vases, Wooden Chairs, Lost of Misc.
$750 mo. with $750 deposit Ph. 501-253-3658
$249,000.
Mike (501) 208-3480 Donna (501)215-0325
Who says 60 is old?
House for Rent in Clinton, AR. Very nice 3BR/2BA, unfurnished, storm cellar, shed and fenced area. AVAILABLE
For Rent
Garage / Yard sale To VERL SANDERS Your birthday is a cause for celebration! Make a wish and blow out all the candles on May 6, 2016. We are wishing you a day as wonderful as you are! from The Cassell Family
LEGALS
Are you looking for fabric? We have fabric for sale! We also:Make Quilts and Crafts Do Machine Quilting Do Embroidery Work Call or come visit our shop to see what we can do for you. Cut Up and Sew 40 Ed Bryant Road, Clinton, AR 72031 (501)215-0325
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED Mature S.W.F. to be an Assistant/ Companion. Good OPPORTUNITY for a good person. Call (501) 592-3945
HOMES FOR RENT IN FFB AREA
CUSTOM HOME! on 20 acres and pond. 3 bdrm, 2 ba, 2400 sqft, Alread/ Scotland area, add'l 60 ac available. ONLY $149,900.
From $375/mon $750/mon Call: (501) 723-4424 Buckhorn, Inc.
Call Graham & Assoc., RE 501745-2436 (boat not included)
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Fishing Report
Anglers who catch an alligator gar 3 feet and longer between May 1 and July 1 must immediately release the fish back to the water to help protect this amazing Arkansas original. AGFC says gar are particularly susceptible to overharvest during spawning. With the population already a fraction of what it once was, taking too many of these trophy-sized fish can influence the population greatly.
Central Arkansas
Lake Conway
(updated 4-272016) Bates Field and Stream (501-4701846) said the water is stained and at normal level. The surface water temperature is 60 degrees. Bream are excellent on worms and crickets in 18 inches of water along the shoreline. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fished around cypress trees in 6 feet of water. Bass are biting well on white spinnerbaits and frogs fished along the edges of the lily pad fields. Catfishing is excellent on limb lines and goldfish baited with minnows.
Little Red River (Greers Ferry Tailwater)
(updated 4-272016) James Dillard at Tailwater Fishing Company (501-2071770) reported great fishing, with low flows allowing anglers a rare opportunity lately to wade. Trout are keying on the strong caddis
hatches. Hot flies are the caddies emergers and soft hackles, with pink and white trout magnets also working well.
Greers Ferry
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 459.50 feet msl (normal conservation pool – 462.04 msl). (updated 4-272016) Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water level is 2.50 feet below normal pool and steady. Most fish are spawning a little deeper than normal. The crappie are eating well around any shoreline cover and out suspended in 5 feet of water or so. Catfishing is getting better each day as the water warms. Some bream spawned this last full moon, but the big push will be the next moon. Try crickets, inline spinners and small crankbaits for the best catches in and around shallow pockets and even some on flats out
to 15-27 feet of water. Some walleye are still lagging around upriver. The warmer weather and sun should get them eating well within the next two weeks on crawlers. For now, try jigs tipped with minnows. Hybrid and white bass are doing about the same as walleye, but the lake fish are biting better. Try spoons, in-line spinners, swim baits or hair jigs or flies. Black bass are prespawn and spawn, with a good topwater bite on post-spawn fish as well.
Harris Brake Lake
(updated 4-272016) Harris Brake Lakeside Resort (501889-2745) said the water is clear and at normal level. The surface water temperature is 70 degrees. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets along the bank. Crappie are fair on minnows fished close to the bank. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and soft-plastic worms fished near the bank. Catfishing has been good on worms.
Lake Maumelle
(updated 4-272016) Fosters Four Seasons (501-8689061) said the water clarity is fair and the surface water temperature is in the low to mid-60s. Bream are excellent around shallow rocky areas on crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows fished around any shallow brush. Bass are fair on spin-
nerbaits and crankbaits. The bass are bedding right now. Catfishing is excellent. Some bream anglers are even catching catfish on crickets while they’re searching for sunfish.
Sunset Lake
(updated 4-272016) Lisa's Bait Shop in Benton (501778-6944) said catfish have been good on chicken livers and Wildcat Blood Dough Bait. Bream are being caught on crickets and redworms. Crappie have been slow on pink minnows. Bass have been biting fairly well on bass minnows and trick worms.
Saline River Access in Benton
(updated 4-272016) Lisa's Bait Shop in Benton (501778-6944) said catfish have been doing fair on trotlines with brooder minnows and goldfish. Good numbers of bream are being caught on crickets. Bass have been doing well on Zing Tail worms and lizards . Crappie have been fair on no. 6 crappie minnows and pink crappie minnows.
Lake Norrell
(updated 4-272016) Lisa's Bait Shop in Benton (501-7786944) said catfish have been biting well on live crawfish and brooder minnows. Large redear bream have been biting well on crickets fished on the bottom. Crappie been slow on no. 6 crappie minnows and Kalin’s Tennes-
see shad-colored jigs . Bass have been hitting Beetle Spins and finesse worms.
Lake Winona
(updated 4-272016) Lisa's Bait Shop in Benton (501-7786944) said crappie are biting fairly well on no. 6 crappie minnows and blue crappie jigs. Catfish are biting well on Sonny's Super Sticky dip Bait and live crawfish. Bream are biting well on crickets and big redworms. Bass have been hitting watermelon/red soft-plastic worms.
Arkansas River (Cadron Pool)
(updated 4-202016) Professional angler and guide Cody Kelley said the water remains muddy with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. Bass are fair. Not a ton are being caught, but when you catch one they are typically of good quality. Find backwaters with water that is slightly clearer and fish any piece of cover that a fish could spawn on or stage on (laydowns, brush, rocks, etc.). Try slowly dragging around simple baits like a Bio Spawn ExoStick bait or a lizard. Crappie fishing is still slow, but some can be caught dipping black/chartreuse tube jigs into backwater brush and laydowns. Some good-sized blue catfish are beginning to show up on trotlines baited with bass minnows. Channel catfish can also be caught in good numbers using
your favorite stink bait. Fishing should continue to pick up as the water temperatures increase.
Little Maumelle River
(updated 4-272016) River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said the water is clear and at normal level. The surface water temperature is in the low to mid-60s. Bream are biting well in 2 feet of water and shallower. Crappie are biting well on minnows and jigs fished around cover in 2 to 3 feet of water near the banks. Bass are excellent in shallow water. The bass are on the beds and will bite pretty much anything right now. Catfishing is good on chicken livers and worms. White bass are fair on Rooster Tails. Overall, it’s been a good week on the Little Maumelle.
Arkansas River (Little Rock Pool)
(updated 4-272016) The folks at Fish ’N Stuff (501-8345733) said the water is muddy and the surface water temperature is 62 to 65 degrees. No report on bream. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs fished in brush from the bank to 6 feet deep. Bass are excellent on shallow-running crankbaits and on soft-plastic lizards and beaver-style baits. No report on catfish.
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