The Voice of VBC June 14, 2016

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TUESDAY, June 14, 2016 / Vol. 2 Issue 22 / 75 cents

Quorum Court gets earful over weight limits Van Buren County residents packed the Quorum Court meeting room at the Courthouse Annex in Clinton on Thursday night to make clear their concerns over a new ordinance that would allow the county judge to place weight limits on county roads.

Glyen Jackson, a lifelong county resident, was first at the microphone, and he told the justices of the peace that avoiding the roads that the county judge had said trucks would not be allowed to use would add so much to the cost of hauling hay that it almost would not be worth it.

"This would affect my operation and raise my costs," Jackson said. "I could be stopped, pulled over and ticketed for trying to make an honest liv-

ing for my family."

Speaker after speaker echoed Jackson's statements, none more strongly than trucker Ray Berry who said of putting Crowell Mountain Road off limits to trucks, "It ain't gonna happen."

"I'm going to use that road," Berry said. "It's plumb ridiculous what you're trying to do."

Jonathan Jackson of Jackson's Farm Services said one of his rigs would be overweight. He said he still would use the roads because "I'm not going from Crabtree to Clinton to Scotland."

At its May meeting, the Quorum Court unanimously approved Ordinance 2016-20 that would allow the county judge to set weight limits on county roads. County Judge Roger Hooper said

More than 50 people packed the Quorum Court meeting room at the Courthouse Annex Thursday evening to discuss weight limits on county roads. the roads he had in mind to close to truck traffic were Crowell Mountain, Lo-Gap and Linn Creek.

Only one speaker was in favor of weight limits, saying logging trucks were messing up the roads.

After listening patiently to the speakers, the justices of

the peace were given a chance to respond.

James Reed pointed out that he had not been at the May meeting when the ordinance was passed, and he said, "We've stepped on toes and caused controversy." He said he would vote to repeal the ordinance.

Dale James summed it up best for the JPs: "Sometimes we think we're doing the right thing ... we thought we were protecting our roads." But, he said, the JPs realize the ordinance was too broadly written. He said he would vote at the next meeting to

repeal the ordinance.

The other JPs also said they would vote for the ordinance's repeal. Dell Holt was not at the public meeting.

Hooper said he would appoint a committee to study the issue.

"We heard you," he told the crowd.

Charges filed against Damascus man

Sunshine on the water -- It was a lazy day recently at Archey Fork and the Bluffton nature preserve.

(Photo by Robert Snyder)

Free boating class scheduled There will be a free boater education class from 12:30-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 19, 2016, at the downtown Clinton Fire Department.

The class is required for anyone born after December 31, 1985, before they may legally operate a motor boat or personal water craft.

For more information contact Jay Hagans at (501) 5922472.

Happy Father's Day

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Notes Tuesday is Flag Day

June 14 is Flag Day in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

The United States Army also celebrates the Army birthday on this date; Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, Nation-

al Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday.

The week of June 14 is designated as "National Flag Week."

During National Flag Week, the president will issue a proclamation urging U.S. citizens to fly the American flag for the duration of that week.

Council meeting reset

The Clinton City Council meeting was canceled last week when there was not a quorum present.

The meeting was rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, which is after press time for The Voice.

The council is still working on proposals for increasing

A Damascus man is facing three felony charges and two misdemeanors after police received a report that he was driving repeatedly around a place of business in Clinton.

About 11 p.m.

Sunday, June 5, Clinton Police responded to a call from the Exxon station that a white Dodge pickup was driving around the building over and over. When Clinton Police Officer Eric Koonce approached the truck, he observed the driver, a white male, reaching for a knife, according to a police report.

"I drew my weapon and strongly ad-

vised him not to touch the knife," Koonce wrote in the report. "I ordered him to exit the vehicle with his hands out where I could see them."

Koonce said he saw a second knife in the seat where the driver had been sitting and the suspect also said he had a knife on him.

When Koonce asked why he had so many knives, the man replied that he was being followed by five cars, the police report states.

A search of the vehicle also turned up a glass pipe, a loaded .20 gauge shotgun, a .22 rifle,

scales, and what appeared to be methamphetamine, according to the report.

Daniel Andre Flowers, 55, was charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, a Class Y felony; possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class C felony; possession of drug paraphernalia (meth), a Class D felony; misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia; and carrying a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor.

The evidence and the case have been turned over to the 20th Judicial District Drug Task Force.

revenue for the water department. Also, Mayor Richard McCormac said the deadline for applicants for the position of police chief is July 5. So far, he has received almost a dozen resumes, he said.

Police Chief Toney Parish recently announced his retirement. He has been police chief for 19 years.

July 4th

The Voice of Van Buren County will be a day late arriving in your mailboxes next month because July 4 falls on a Monday and post offices will be closed. The Voice will have regular deadlines the week before, but the office will be closed in observance of the Fourth.

This poster from 1917 commemorates the 140th Flag Day.

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This passel of pretty pooches -- Zoe, Beau, Jillian and Boozer -- belongs to Tami Cooper and Haley Stewart. Send your pet photos to voiceeditor@artelco.com.

Calendar A free fish fry with all the trimmings is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Burnt Ridge Community Church with a camp meeting with singing following at 7 p.m. The camp meetings will continue nightly at 7 p.m. through Friday, June 24, 2016. There will be a different speaker each night.

Flotsam expert Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer will be the speaker Tuesday, June 14, at 1 p.m. at the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center, 501-884-4440 Hours. Ebbesmeyer is a retired oceanographer. The event is free.

Memorial services are set for Sunday, June 19, at Holley Mountain Cemetery with music by Steve Trawick and Family beginning at 10:30 a.m. Speaker will be Danny Griffin.

There will be a short business meeting followed by a potluck lunch. Everyone is welcome.

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The new traffic light at Highway 65 and Highway 92 in Bee Branch is ready to go whenever the Arkansas Highway Department turns it on.

(Photo by Robert Snyder)

The Clinton High School Class of 1976 will hold its 40th reunion with a barbecue dinner at the Van Buren County Fairgrounds on Highway 16 East. The reunion begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18, and the cost is $10. Call Latricia at (501) 5183068 or Kathy at (501) 253-3941 to RSVP.

Cemetery donors Contributors to the 2015-16 Quattlebaum Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund and upkeep are: Sonja Hogg, Lola Olsmeth, D.L. Webb, Mike Hinshaw, Barbara Mann, Robert Bellamy, Bruce and Pattie Seymore, Herline Cates, Elbert and Twyla McKnight, Cliff and Karen Ferren, James Cannon, Wanda Loftis, Mary Berry, Brenda Linn, Sandra

Edwards, Jim McKim, Tommy Jones, Lester and Regina Riley, Margaret Cullum, Don Ward, Francis Ward, Stephenson and Phillis Scott, Mildred Roberts, Rodney and Brenda Crownover, Ron and Connie Graham, Scott and Debbie Jennette, Edith McKnight, Lynn Beatty, Nettie Fay Hutchison, D.C. and Mamie Brooks, McKnight family trust,

Maxine Guffey, Evelyn Cunningham, Anita Minnor, Jerry Sawyer, Charles and Kelly McMahan, Bob and Linda collard, Don Legate, Millers Sanitation.

Those wishing to contribute may send donations to: Quattlebaum Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund c/o Don Legate, Treasurer, 3783 Harmony Mountain Road, Clinton AR 72031.

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55th reunion -- The Clinton High School Class of 1961 held its 55th class reunion May 27 at the Petit Jean Electric Hospitality Room in Clinton. Pictured are (back row from left) Twila Aday Coffey, Andrew Jackson, Virginia Gray Rodgers, Dorothy Lewis Gray, Judy Woodell Phillips, Jerry Huie, James Payne, Dewey Bruce, Carolyn Sue Smith Tucker, Joe Tom Whillock, Winston Simpson, (second row) Lou Ann Burgess, Barbara Duncan, Roger Patton Williams, James R. Kirk, (front row) Bonita Bonner Sikes, Kelly Ann Bonds Weaver, Peggy Kincannon Schneider, Marsha Brown Hensley, and Judy Faye McCaslin Wood.

Police Report 2 facing drug charges

Casey Jones

Brandi Vandygriff

Vandygriff graduates from John Brown U Clinton High School graduate Brandi Vandygriff graduated May 7 from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, with a bachelor’s degree in photography.

John Brown University graduated 207 traditional undergraduate students and 147 students from JBU’s graduate school and degree completion program. This year’s

graduating class represents 25 states and 20 countries.

John Brown University is a private Christian university founded in 1919.

JBU enrolls more than 2,700 students from 42 states and 39 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, degree completion and concurrent education programs.

Two county students in D.C. Two county students are in Washington, D.C., representing Petit Jean Electric on this year's Youth Tour.

Anna Strawn of Clinton High School and Benton Berry of Shirley High School won the trip through an essay contest.

The trip runs June 8 through June 16.

During the tour,

the students will visit Thomas Jefferson's Monticello home, George Washington's Mount Vernon home, the Smithsonian Institution, Ford's Theater, the U.S. Capitol and other national monuments. About 1400 high school students from across the nation will take part in the tour.

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Promotion for county native Casey Jones, a graduate of Clinton High School, has been promoted to Engineer (Lietenant) by the Little Rock Fire Department. where he has been employed for about 15 years.

Jones is the son of the late Roy Jones, who formerly owned an auto body shop in Clinton, and Pam French Jones, now of Iowa. His grandmother is Ramona Taplin, a longtime resident of Clinton.

Program offers 2nd chance to some drug offenders A new deferral program was announced last week by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

The Post-Plea Deferral Program's goals are to promote community safety, break the cycle of drug addiction-induced crime and increase the likelihood of successful rehabilitation of drug offenders by implementing a blend of treatment, supervision, appropriate sanctions and incentives.

The program was jointly developed by the United States Attorney’s Office, the United States Probation Office and the Federal Public Defender’s office.

On Monday,

June 6, 2016, Jeremy Johnson became the first person accepted into the Eastern District of Arkansas’ program. Johnson pleaded guilty to obtaining a Schedule II controlled substance by fraudulent prescription, which carries up to a fouryear prison sentence.

However, as Johnson is a participant in the PPDP, United States District Court Judge James M. Moody Jr., deferred acceptance of the plea for a period of 18 months, during which time Johnson must abide by the conditions and requirements of the PPDP. If he successfully completes his program, the United States Attorney will dismiss his charges.

City of Clinton is accepting applications for

CHIEF OF POLICE. Applications may be picked up at City Hall, 342 Main St., Clinton.

Applications will be accepted until noon on July 5, 2016.

For more information call 745-8110 or 253-0160

Two Clinton residents are facing six felony drug counts after an officer smelled marijuana in their car, according to a Clinton Police report.

On May 19, Officer Eric Koonce noticed a four-door gold Ford Taurus parked at the Van Buren County Fairgrounds and stopped to check on it. He encountered two people and after noticing an odor of marijuana, he asked if they had been smoking the drug, according to the report. Both said they had, he stated in the report.

Inside the vehicle, Koonce and a sheriff's deputy discovered a white crystal substance, pills, a glass pipe and scales, according to the report.

Danial William Young, 22, and Shaan Michelle Kipfer, 43, each has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (meth), felony possession of meth with intent to deliver, four counts of felony possession of drug paraphernalia, and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, the report states.

Break-in at church

Clinton Police are investigating a breakin at Calvary Baptist Church on Highway 95 East. The break-in occurred sometime between May 24 and May 29. The police report stated that the church's pastor said the food pantry was almost depleted by the thieves. Other items were found boxed up by the front door, and police believe the thieves had

intended to return for those items. Fingerprints have been taken and the investigation is continuing.

Assault charge filed

A 20-year-old Clinton man has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a family or household member and domestic battery in the third-degree after his girlfriend filed a police report on May 26.

The woman told Clinton Police that Colton Grimes bruised her arm and grabbed her by the throat because she refused to get into a car with him.

Woman charged with DWI

A Jerusalem woman has been charged with DWI after a motorist following her called police to report erratic driving.

Clinton Police received a call that a red Chevrolet truck westbound on Highway 16 East went into a ditch twice and had stopped in the XTO Energy parking lot. Officer Jay Murdock reported that he observed that the driver's eyes were red and bloodshot and there was an odor of intoxicants coming from the vehicle, according to the police report. The driver said she had been texting while driving and said her eyes were red because of medication, the report stated.

The report stated that Kristina M. Rackely, 44, failed roadside DWI tests and her breath test was above the legal limit.

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Obituaries p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016, at New Beginnings Church. Arrangements by Clinton Funeral Service.

Cheston McDaniel Willis Archer

Willis C. Archer, 77, of Clinton passed away Monday June 6, 2016, at his home.

Born November 15, 1938, in Dennard, Arkansas, to the late Homer and Mittie Chalk Archer, Willis was a retired dock supervisor for Banquet Foods and was of the Baptist faith.

In his free time, Willis enjoyed hunting, fishing, working outdoors and mowing his lawn.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 50 years, Mary Masterson Archer; daughters Paula Treat and husband Mike of Shirley, Melissa Sumners and husband Tom of Dennard; three grandchildren, Courtney Treat, Tyler Linn and Caleb Linn; one brother, Raymond Archer of Kokomo, Indiana; three sisters, Faye Griggs of Clinton, Bea Eskridge and Shirley Barnett of Dennard; a host of nieces, nephews, friends and other family.

A memorial service will be held at 2

Cheston Gene McDaniel, 58, of Clinton, passed away June 8, 2016. He was born in Marshall, Arkansas, on June 28, 1957, to the late Erskin and Lois Watts McDaniel. Cheston was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Clinton.

He loved spoiling his grandkids, was an avid sports fan and was always willing to lend a helping hand.

Left to cherish Cheston's memory are daughter Sarah and husband Jason Wooten of Clinton and son Jarred McDaniel of Clinton; siblings Kenny McDaniel and Cheryl McDaniel of Marshall; grandchildren Devon Wooten, Jayleigh Wooten and Haylen Wooten; as well as several nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

Cheston was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Preston and Glenn McDaniel.

Visitation was Monday, June 13, 5-7 p.m. at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Graveside services are Tuesday, June 14, at 11 a.m. at

Cypert Cemetery in Marshall with Brother David Campbell officiating. The family will also hold a memorial service on Saturday, June 18, at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Clinton. Arrangements by Clinton Funeral Service. To sign Cheston's Book of Memories, go to www. clintonfuneralservice. com.

naman and her husband Carl and Shelia Still and her husband James; her brother, Junior Devon Duncan; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and other relatives and many friends.

She was a lifelong member of the Wesley Chapel General Baptist Church.

Visitation was June 9, 2016, and funeral services were 2 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Wesley Chapel General Baptist Church.

Burial was in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Arrangements are

by Olmstead Funeral Home.

Linda Wolfe Ima Holliman

Ima Faye Hollliman, age 88, of Quitman, Arkansas, was born on May 6, 1928, in Bee Branch, Arkansas, and passed away on June 6, 2016, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Rev. W.A. Duncan and Ellie May Mahan Duncan.

Mrs. Holliman was preceded in death by her husband Thomas H. Holliman; four brothers, Oral Duncan, Robert Duncan, Quinton Duncan and Jarrell Duncan; and two sisters, Elza Edwards and Ara McGowan Waldrop.

She is survived by her daughters, Tampa New, Veronica Va-

Linda Sue Matthews Wolfe, 66, of Clinton passed away Wednesday June 8, 2016, in Little Rock.

Born January 12, 1950, in Hammond Indiana, to the late Albert Ray Sr. and Ellen Hargis Matthews, Linda was a homemaker and enjoyed Bingo.

Left to cherish her memory are her children; John and wife Karla Fultz of Clinton, Robert and wife Sophie Fultz of Rison, Thomas and wife Amanda Fultz of White Hall; grandchildren Robert, Vickie, Aaron, Haley, Jeremy, Joshua, Jayden, Macy, Alyssa, and Lakin Fultz; two great-grandchildren; several brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, friends and oth-

June 14, 2016 er family. Linda is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Wolfe and a grandson, Jason Fultz.

Cremation arrangements entrusted to Clinton Funeral Service. To view Linda's book of memories go to www.clintonfuneralservice.com.

of Morrilton.

Bill Lefler

Richard Krzeszinski

Bill Lefler, age 82, of Conway, passed away, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. He was born September 5, 1933, in Jerusalem, Arkansas, a son of Oscar William Lefler and Aileen Hurst Lefler Brents.

He was an Army veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He was a retired Wal Mart Employee and a member of Central Baptist Church of Conway.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Stracener Lefler; sons, Mike (Teresa) Lefler of Conway; Stephen (Hope) Lefler of Fort Smith; brother, C.R. "Bud" Lefler of Morrilton, and Joe Lefler of Sugarland, Texas; sister, Stella Hodges of Little Rock; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Bobbie Henderson.

Funeral services were 10 a.m. Thursday, June 9, at Central Baptist Church of.

Burial was at Mount Pleasant Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home

Richard Neil Krzeszinski passed away June 4, 2016. He was born April 19, 1958, to Earlon and Erma Krzeszinski in Shirley, Arkansas. He was a resident at the Conway Human Development Center for the past 16 years. He is survived by his brother, Robert (Evelyn) of Conway, two nephews and a great nephew.

A memorial service will be held at St Joseph Catholic Church in Conway at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 14. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Shirley.

Mary Keeton

Mary Viola Keeton, 83, of Conway went to be with the Lord SaturSee Obituary on page 5

Another reason to stop smoking

Rusty and Grace are 6 to 8 weeks old and very playful. There are kittens everywhere at the shelter. Come find your new best friend at the shelter on Tester Street behind Simmons bank in Clinton.

Look at that smile! This big girl, possibly part Burmese mountain dog, has had all her shots including the rattle snake vaccine.

She loves everyone. She has been in a foster home, but she’s back at the shelter now and ready for a forever home. Call Van Buren County Animal Control at 745-2121 for more information.

The City of Clinton is accepting bids for new playground equipment for the Main Street Park.

The bids will be for new equipment and installation.

For more details or to submit a bid contact the Clinton City Hall at

501-745-8110.

Send your cute pet photos to voiceeditor@artelco.com

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.

There have been a lot of commercials on TV over the years that have attempted to get people to quit smoking. Do you know which one was the most effective? You would think it was the one which showed an emaciated, terminally ill person who said he got cancer from smoking.

No, that didn’t do it. The most effective anti-smoking commercial of all time was the one several years ago that depicted smokers as having bad breath. Yep, we are more afraid of having bad breath than we are of dying.

Go figure.

Turns out, there’s a good reason smokers have atrocious odors coming out of their mouth, it’s full of bacteria. A recent study of mouth bacteria found that current smokers had significantly increased growth of more than 150 bacterial spe-

cies. Worse than that, smokers had a significant decrease in the amount of good bacteria in their mouth, called Proteobacteria. This is the bacteria that helps break down toxic chemicals introduced by smoking.

Smoking then is a double-edged sword, it gives you bad breath and takes away what would normally keep you from getting cancer.

And the good news keeps on coming. This study also found that smokers had more Streptococcus bacteria in their mouth. Strep bacteria is real good at making your teeth decay. So if you smoke, you have bad breath, you get cancer and your teeth rot out. Fun, fun, fun.

There is good news though. If you quit smoking, the bad bacteria goes away and the good bacteria comes back.

Trust me, bad teeth and bad breath won’t make you the world’s most interesting man.

-- Ron Henson, RN / Ozark Health Home Care 745-7004 opt.2

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Rosetta Sanders

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June 14, 2016 Obituary from page 4 day, June 4, 2016. She was born July 1, 1932, in Crabtree, Arkansas, to the late Ed Connell Turner and Effie Hazel (Palmer) Turner.

Mary was a Christian of the Methodist faith. She was a teacher at Compton, Arkansas, and later employed as an accountant. Mary enjoyed shopping, traveling, and spending time with her cat, ''Jazz-purr''. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband Wayne Keeton and brother Lowell Turner. She is survived by her brother, Virgil Turner (Betty); sister Jo Turner; two sistersin-law, Carolyn Turner and Faye Scroggins; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were 10 a.m.

Wednesday, June 8, at Hunter-Hill Cemetery in Clinton under the direction of Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway, with Pastor O.D. Turner officiating.

and Renea Johnson of Newport. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents Frank and Mavis McKim; one son, Raymond G. Hill; one grandson, Joseph N. Neal[ and three great-grandchildren, Shawn Williams, Hannah Rash and Trenton Johnson; one sister, Madie Bettis; and three brothers, Everett McKim, Lee Mc Kim, and Hurshel McKim. The funeral service was Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway with interment at the Quattlebaum Cemetery in Clinton, Arkansas, with John Neal officiating. Arrangements

by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway.

Robert Loudon

Mae Hill

Florence ''Mae'' McKim Hill went home to be with the Lord June 4, 2016. She was a member of the Trinity Fellowship church.

She loved being surrounded by family and friends. She loved being a mother and housewife. She enjoyed gardening and working on the farm.

She married the love of her life, Raymond A. Hill, on April 22, 1949.

They shared 59 years of marriage together and had six children.

She is survived by her children, Louise Sanders (L.C.) of Austin, Arkansas, David Hill (Marie) of Austin, Mary Kaye Neal (John) of Newport, Arkansas, Nena Taylor (Terry) of Lonoke

Robert E. Loudon, 70, of Greenbrier passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, in Little Rock. He was born on July 3, 1945, in Abilene, Kansas, to the late Robert Dean and Gaynell Lula Hall Loudon.

He was a Boy Scout Master for 20 years and a Master Fishing Fly Tier. Besides fishing, Robert also enjoyed camping and music. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Clinton.

He was also preceded in death by his sister, Carol Marlow. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 48 years, Marie Antonette (Toni) Bartol Loudon of Greenbrier; one son, Robert Michael Loudon of Greenbrier; two daughters, Christine Symons and husband Eric of Greenbrier, and Sarah Speerly and husband Daniel of Mill-

ington, Illinois; and five grandchildren: Daniel, Katie, Kay, Kassie and Carter.

Mass of Christian burial was 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Clinton with Father Oliver officiating. Interment was at Bethlehem Cemetery in Greenbrier. Full military honors will be rendered by the U.S. Army and VFW Post 2259 of Conway. Arrangements by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway.

Joshua Coats

Joshua Brandon Coats, 27, of Hattieville passed away June 5, 2016, at Ozark Health Medical Center in Clinton. Born December 31, 1988, to Tommy and Susie Fryer Coats in Little Rock, Arkansas, Joshua enjoyed fishing and turkey hunting.

Left to cherish his memory are his son, Joshua Coats Jr.; two brothers, Jeff Coats of Cleveland and Trace McGee of Hector; mother, Susie Coats of Cleveland; grandparents Glenna and Carrell Hanna; as well as a multitude of other family and friends. Joshua is proceeded in death by his father, Thomas Edwin Coats and grandparents James and Virginia Mahan Coats and Bo Fryer.

Services were at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, at the Clinton Funeral Service Chapel with Brother Jimmy Coats and Sister Shelia Gardner officiating.

Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery near Scotland.

Serving as pallbearers are Jeff Coats, Trace McGee, Jimmy Coats, Kent Hickey, Ben Hall, Scotty Crow.

Arrangements by Clinton Funeral Service.

Death notice

Morris Jennings died Sunday, June 5, 2016.

Van Buren County writes ...

A Memorial Day worth remembering

By Loreda Ellis

On Memorial Day weekend, my son Phillip Ellis and I attended the decoration ceremonies at the Huie-Hunter/ Hill Cemetery to witness the impressive presentation by the Scouts of the 27 flags placed on a base for each one while a song of each category was played. Afterwards we went inside the building, packed with people to hear the program, guest speaker, Manfred Hilsenrath, a Holocaust survivor during World War II, tell of his experience as a child of a Jewish family who spent time in a German concentration camp, and what it was like to grow up in a country under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, who used "Fear and Prejudice" to rally support rather than "Reason and Compassion."

Regrettably, many Americans suffered many losses of loved ones during that critical period of history. It was a time for earnest and sincere prayers to be said on the battlefield as well as on the civilian home front. Because prayer is always a "defense weapon" against evil and destruction of any nature. Also, Scripture teaches "the only way that evil can triumph is for good men to do nothing."

Therefore, knowing that, I react with 10 two-letter words, "If

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al Day concert performed by the Van Buren County Community Band, directed by Dell Holt, who retired from the military several years ago and was encouraged by my son, "Chip" Ellis, to organize a community band, which he did, and the band has entertained us with many concerts of popular music and patriotic songs, which raised our consciousness by an increasing concerned awareness of who we are in some social and political arena of life in our nation.

The Community Band is all voluntary and some come from outside Van Buren County. Their only support is by "free will" offerings from the audience, and at the last of the program, when the band began to play the song "In the Mood," I stepped into the aisle and danced to its rhythm toward the "fund jar" to make my "contribution of appreciation," as I hoped others would do as well. This was an impulsive act on my part, but at the age of 83, I knew it was "now or never."

If I offended anyone, please forgive me, I was not trying to steal any thunder from the band, and when I saw the standing ovation, I knew it was for this performance, not my theatrics! But it was a fn un way to close out the day! And I was oh so thankful to have passed that way!

For the hold was packed with silver and gold.

Those pirates were scraping bottom going up the creek And something pierced the bottom when they hit the deep In just a few minutes they lost the captain and his crew.

Then Mr. Moss said he had evidence that shook him to the core.

Like our Mom always said the Indians were honorable men, that’s true.

“We all thought the Karankia sank that ship and crew

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With the evidence I have I know it’s not true.

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Communicate by Prayer Come boldly unto God's throne of Grace Our Father is here and in every place, His children in faith seek his face.

That "still small voice" we hear within is making us aware of something akin to "universal mind" the creator of men.

Prepare yourself for the result of prayer, a force set loose by will and desire, for timed is the answer you know not the hour, transmit and then receive a power greater than you.

Spirit, soul, mind and body is strengthened too, when "tuning in prayer" we forget not to do!

"One nation, under God, indivisible," I pray our people will always exercise "sound reason and loving compassion" while remaining constant and steadfast in the "vigil of prayer."

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District Court Clinton April 2016

• Reyne L. Shier, speeding, failure to appear, bond forfeited.

• Jason L. Whitney, probation revocation, failure to appear, failure to pay fines, bond forfeited.

• William Webb, hot check violation, bond forfeited.

• Francisco J. Patino Jr., failure to pay fines, guilty; failure to appear, dismissed.

• Haley R. Cornelius, driving left of center, failure to appear, bond forfeited.

• Shannon M. Wigington, child endangerment, guilty; failure to appear, dismissed.

• Kathryn Mayhugh, failure to appear, bond forfeited.

• David Allan Muzzarelli, fictitious tags-improper use of registration, failure to appear, theft by receiving, failure to pay registration, dismissed.

• Jay T. Mosley, hot check violation, guilty.

• Sonya Renee Bryant, contempt of court, guilty.

• Anita Renea Crutchfield, theft of property, failure to appear, guilty.

• Johnnie J. Arnold, failure to pay fines, guilty.

• Hershell Burgess, public intoxication, bond forfeited.

• Benjamin Bernard Thompson, failure to produce insurance proof, bond forfeited.

• Erica J. Pruitt, drinking in public, nol prossed.

• Ricky C. Montgomery, speeding, guilty.

• Morgan L. Recker, probation revocation, nol prossed.

• John T. Alexander, probation revocation, guilty.

• Jeremy A. Holderfield, fishing without a license, nol prossed.

• Dione Lea Henry, failure to produce insurance proof, bond forfeited.

• Benjamin Marcus Hynes, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Matthew M. Friant, careless and prohibited driving, bond forfeited.

• Gretar Robertson, drinking in public, guilty.

• Nolinda West, failure to obtain Arkansas drivers license, bond forfeited.

• Deryk Jace Hibbard, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Eli R. Tester, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jesse Reynolds, no seat belt, dismissed.

• Shavona J. Ford, failure to produce insurance proof, dismissed.

• Twila C. Norman, no drivers license, bond forfeited.

• Kenneth Dunn Carpenter, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Tommy Leon Warren, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Joel Jerome Johnson, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Craig Alan Breedlove, drinking in public, bond forfeited.

• Joshua R. Barnes, speeding, bond forfeited.

• John T. Bundy, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Edward P. Nicholson, speeding, bond

forfeited.

• James J. Collins, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Jason L. Smith, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jon Robert Dunham, fictitious tags-improper use of registration, guilty.

• Joshua M. Azar, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Christopher M. Carver, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Lawrence R. Caughron, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Daniel Lee McLaren, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Marc G. Doty, animal at large-FFB, bond forfeited.

• Dan T. Tucker, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Brandon Michael Taylor, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Brandon Lee Willis, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Sherman Dois Lewis, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• William Oscar Mayfield, public intoxication, bond forfeited.

• Randy Riley, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.

• Diego Alejandro Zuluaga, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Dany Heng, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Mitchell Wayne Wood, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Karen Sue Albertson, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jimmy C. Barnard, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Michael S. Minnie, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Bryon C. Lyles, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Alan Kent Thomas, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Carol Lynn Hildebrand, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Mary Cullum, no drivers license, bond forfeited.

• Kenneth W. Hemm, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Robert B. Ivcsics, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Mindy D. Shelton, driving on suspended or revoked license, bond forfeited.

• Pamela Ann Altic, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Andrea N. Melton, speeding, bond forfeited.

• John T. Cullum, careless and prohibited driving, bond forfeited.

• Wickey Bryan Carter, improper lane change, bond forfeited.

• Erik Castillo-Hernan, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Seth Paul Grohman, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Michael Wayne Leverett, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Justin Cole Griffin, expired vehicle license tags, bond forfeited.

• John L. Byers, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.

• Kaci Robinson, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Laura B. Shrum, speeding, dismissed.

• Laura B. Vickery,

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• Taylor A. Coats, theft by receiving, guilty.

• Jeffery C. Milam, no vehicle license tags, guilty.

• Kayla J. Harmon, criminal trespass-house or trailer, guilty.

• Joshua L. Fultz, disorderly conduct, guilty.

• Rodney Daniel Harrison, theft of property, guilty.

• Ruby A. Farley, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jessica M. Dixon, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Rustin W. Cantrell, criminal mischief-first degree, guilty.

• Julio T. Lopez, no proof of liability insurance, bond forfeited.

• Treaton L. Henderson, Cherokee permit, bond forfeited.

• Kristen E. Nanney, no proof of liability insurance, failure to appear, dismissed.

• Brandon Lee Haskell, domestic battery-third degree, guilty; failure to appear, dismissed.

• Glen Lee Hutchens Sr., violation domestic abuse protection order, dismissed.

• Anthony J. Torres, hunter harassment, guilty; failure to appear, dismissed.

• Gabriel Adam Kennedy, criminal mischief-second degree, nol prossed.

• Tamara L. Loeschner, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, dismissed; resisting arrest, guilty.

• Walter R. Johnson, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Dewayne Treece, failure to yield, guilty.

• Kim A. Keck, resisting arrest, public intoxication, domestic battery-third degree, guilty.

• Jessica R. Hazlett, disorderly conduct, guilty.

• Garland Doyle Barnwell, defective equipment, guilty.

• Christopher R. Chandler, no proof of insurance, failure to pay registration, failure to appear, bond forfeited.

• Stephanie Darlene Odell, failure to appear, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Jubel W. Dowell, failure to pay fines, bond forfeited.

• Tonya L Marshall, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty; failure to appear, dismissed.

• David Paladino, probation revocation, guilty; failure to pay fines, dismissed.

• Bobby W. Shaver, failure to pay fines, dismissed.

• Joseph Heavener, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.

• Jonathan L. Ramer, disorderly conduct, guilty.

• Kenny R. Slack, failure to pay fines, bond forfeited.

• Adam Lafayette Achterberg, expired vehicle license tags, bond forfeited.

• Patricia Ann Jones, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jeffrey Tanner, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Rodney J. Horton, expired vehicle license tags, bond forfeited.

• Lawrence R. Fliss, failure to pay registration, bond forfeited.

• Diana Kay Stell, failure to stop, bond forfeited.

• Emma M. Bradford, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.

• Jerry W. Higginbotham Jr., no proof of liability insurance, guilty.

• Janet Elaine Hill, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Ryan Ray Mckee, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Shelia Jolene Berger, failure to produce insurance proof, guilty.

• Martin Bautista, no drivers license, bond forfeited.

• Terry W. Henderson, disregarding traffic control device, bond forfeited.

• James Keith Seay, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Johnny R. Duncan, drinking in public, bond forfeited.

• James Seth Bigham, speeding, bond forfeited.

• James C. Marcantel, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Mark Robert Gabel, failure to produce insurance proof, guilty.

• Linda Carol Hemphill, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jordan Dowell, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Dakoda Reynolds, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Matthew James Ubben, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Gregory I. Burroughs, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Georgel Dinu, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Walter E. Dunning, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Keith A. Green, speeding, guilty.

• Brenda Gail Evans, expired drivers license, bond forfeited.

• James O. Burgess Jr., speeding, bond forfeited.

• John X. Pack, speeding, bond forfeited.

• John L. Martin Jr., theft of property, guilty.

• David B. Pease, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Cody A. Mccoy, careless and prohibited driving, bond forfeited.

• Tyler W. Juckett, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Barbara A. Barron, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Iris Ramirez, no drivers license, bond forfeited.

• Ethan James Brown, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Ronnie D. Martin, driving too fast for conditions, guilty.

• Jonathon Tyler Martin, driving too fast for conditions, nol prossed.

• Rebecca Dena Gullet, speeding, bond forfeited.

June 14, 2016 • Ralph David Erickson, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Joshua L. Vanesch, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Alvaro Abila, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Joshua R. Smith, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Carlton E. Croston, speeding, guilty.

• Tonia L. Forrester, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Regan Mcgaha, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jared W. Bandy, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Jackson L. McGraw, failure to produce insurance proof, guilty.

• Vick A. Brown, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Monique Duncan, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Carson L. White, no proof of liability insurance, bond forfeited.

• Elden J. Helmuth, failure to produce insurance proof, bond forfeited.

• Mark B. Haely, fictitious tags-improper use of registration, bond forfeited.

• Matthew A. Keen, failure to pay registration, bond forfeited.

• Brenda Lynn Biggs, shoplifting, guilty.

• Robert K. Barnes, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Nakina Gray, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Carl M. Anderson, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Ben Ivey, spilling a load, bond forfeited.

• Miles Douglas Gwatney, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Terry Lynn Gardner, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Darrell Lee Tipton, speeding, guilty.

• Jerry Dean Hillhouse, failure to produce insurance proof, bond forfeited.

• Melissa Lynn Hodges, speeding, bond forfeited.

• John T. Alexander, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Jeffery N. Dowell, speeding, guilty.

• Raymond Gene Rodgers, public intoxication, bond forfeited.

• Kevin Ronald Eibes, failure to maintain control of vehicle, bond forfeited.

• Jason R. Ashlock, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Kyla Prevost, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Kevin M. Murray, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty.

• Roger J. Garner, no proof of liability insurance, bond forfeited.

• Russell Ogilvie, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Michelle Walley, no seat belt, bond forfeited.

• Pedro Garcia, possession of drug paraphernalia, bond forfeited.

• Stephanie Walley, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Gabrial J. Kipler, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.

• Kimberly Suzanne Riggan, failure to produce insurance proof, bond forfeited.

• David Lee Yaktine, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Roger William Moroney, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Claud H. Slate, speeding, bond forfeited.

• Kimberly D. McDermed, speeding, bond forfeite.

• Dennis E. Alexander, failure to stop, guilty.

• Timothy Ryan Booher, no seat belt, smoking in vehicle with child, three counts hot check violation, failure to appear, guilty; six counts hot check violation, failure to use signal, possession of instrument of crime, nol prossed.

• Jordan Dowell, failure to pay fines, failure to appear, no proof of liability insurance, guilty; failure to pay fines, dismissed.

• Vanda M. Nicholson, criminal trespass-house or trailer, failure to appear, nol prossed.

• Donnie R. Heiser, speeding, guilty.

• Jason K. Baumert, possession of controlled substance, nol prossed.

• Jesse Reynolds, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass-land, not guilty.

• Dameon D. Weaver, driving while intoxicated, not guilty.

• Kenneth Loeschner, failure to dim lights, nol prossed.

• Margie Bailey, vicious animal, guilty.

• Joseph D. Holcomb, fictitious tags-improper use of registration, guilty.

• Melissa Kaye White, careless and prohibited driving, guilty.

• Christian Michael Gibson, possession of drug paraphernalia, nol prossed; possession of instrument of crime, guilty.

• Caleb Booth, criminal mischief-second degree, guilty.

• Hunter Randall, criminal mischief-second degree, guilty.

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The Voice of Van Buren County

June 14, 2016

Debby Prout Highway 110

What a great week of sunshine!

It has been getting hotter daily, and it can slow down a bit now. We have been in the hay and I know that lots of others have been doing the same thing.

Happy birthday to Stevie Swenson on June 4. Happy birthday to Trish Crane who will be 57 on June 21. Happy birthday to Bobby Churches on June 24.

Happy 39th anniversary to Mark and Laura Davis on June 10.

Speedy recovery and prayers to the Berger family as they struggle to get over summer colds and bugs.

Get well wishes to Tim Davis as he recovers from a minor car accident.

OK, running out of news, back to the hay fields! If you have any news, let me know. dprout@artelco. com or 745-7950.

On Memorial weekend they visited the D-Day Memorial at Bedford, Virginia, and the Civil War National Park at Appomattox where the treaty was signed by the North and South after the surrender.

DeLane says both memorials were so interesting and very well done.

JR spent Monday through Wednesday in Little Rock at the VA hospital. They finally figured out that he had a very light stroke. His only symptom was that his right arm got weak. He is at home and doing well now. I am glad it was a light one!

Becky and Chester Dodson of Booneville, Mississippi, are visiting her mother, Nina Gray, for a few days this week. They are planning on going fishing. Hope you catch a big one, Nina.

I talked to Roy Bryant, he is having knee problems from his replacement surgery. Mary had just visited the dentist and wasn't feeling well. Hope you both are feeling much better real soon.

I got to visit with my cousin, Mike, who I hadn't seen in a while. I enjoyed the visit, but it wasn't long enough!

Get well prayers go out to Mary Goins; she had surgery on her ankle, hope it heals real soon.

Have a great week and God Bless.

Patsy Ward Formosa

Visiting with DeLane Story recently was her son, Reedy Story, granddaughter Amanda Melender and great-grandson Avery from Fairbanks, Alaska. While they were here they went to Rocky Mount, Virginia, to visit her son, David and Pinyen Story, grandson Joey Story of Roanoke, Virginia, and granddaughter Sarah Bartells and great-grandsons Cole, Levi and Blake of Moletta, Virginia.

er critters harvested in the garden qualify. Age 60 or greater and food for the potluck is the price of admission.

The Crabtree Cemetery Decoration Day June 5 was well attended. Farrell Page was speaker.

The Arnhart, Jackson, Hoyle, Collins, Tester and Watson families attended.

Viola Turner, who started life on Opossum Walk and attended Crabtree School, passed from this life June 4 in a Little Rock hospital. She was buried in Hunter-Hill Cemetery on Wednesday past.

There was a collective sigh of relief as residents learned the Quorum Court will rescind its ordinance on county road weight limits Thursday at its regular meeting. Concerned citizens are encouraged to contribute to committee efforts to address the underlying issue that caused the ordinance's passage.

If you have info that is of concern to the greater Crabtree and 16 West community call or text Jeff Burgess, 7451249.

Jeff Burgess Crabtree

The Crabtree Foursquare Church's annual Eagerly Anticipated Fish Fry is scheduled for Saturday, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The youth group benefits. The public is invited. Also at the church, it's an "Out of the Garden" Senior Night Potluck on Friday, June 24.

Rabbits, deer or oth-

Nora Jean Housley Chimes

Good morning to everyone. We are having some beautiful weather after all the rainy days last week. We got our yard mowed yesterday and went to

the cemetery and did some mowing where Jason had sowed some grass and fertilizer. It is really growing fast, but ours looks pretty. We are hoping it will be dry enough today to get the garden plowed out and get the rest of it planted.

I’m sure there will be a lot of hay put up this week. Ronnie and Randall are planning to start on ours Thursday. They are waiting for the ground to dry some and when they can be away from their jobs with no problem.

Ronnie has been in and out the past week, and Randall and Ann were here on the weekend. Like I have said before, it takes us all to keep things going. If the boys weren’t close enough to help with the cattle and hay and also the garden there is no way we could take care of it all. We do appreciate our kids. Nancy will be coming tomorrow for a few days.

James Gillam and Lisa, James’ daughter and her two children visited us a while Saturday night. We enjoyed having them come by. They had been to the Liberty Cemetery.

Congratulations to Cody Griffin. He has been accepted in to the veterinary school in Mississippi. I forgot to mention that in my news last week. We are proud for you Cody and wish you best.

Our great-granddaughter, Hannah Housley, and her mother, Brandi, are among other gifted and talented students and parents from Marshall High School who are in

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New York this week.

I’m sure they will have a good time.

Also, Darlene Griffin, Alicia Housley and Brenda Brown, and maybe Lana Casto (I’m not sure about her) are in New York at this time.

Larry and Margaret Housley and some of their family attended decoration at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Scotland Sunday. That is where her relatives are buried. It was also Decoration Day at Zion Hill and I’m sure Karen Lawson attended there where her mother is buried.

She passed away since the decoration last year.

Jason and I visited Canaan Missionary Baptist Church Sunday morning. We had been planning to for some time, so decided to do that Sunday. We enjoyed it, and heard a good Sunday School lesson and a good sermon. We enjoyed being in church with our son Ronnie and Thereisa again.

Brandon and Sarah also go to church there, but they had gone to a decoration at St. Joe so we missed seeing them and being in church with them.

This Sunday will be the decoration at Archey Valley. It is always on Father’s Day. I hope all you fathers out there have a great day and I pray God’s blessings on all of you.

Have a good week, see you next time.

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Senior Centers

The Senior Center in Shirley was a

nice, dry place to eat at the Homecoming Saturday.

Our cooks, Michelle and Carolyn, did a fine job of fixing the food for the VBCAP fundraiser. Volunteers helped to make it a success.

They were: Carolyn’s daughter Barbara Fowler, Michelle’s husband and son, Wayne Woosley and Michael Daniel, the girls from First Service Bank, Debbie Kerrigan and Barbara Crowell, and Carol Woosley.

Scotland has set the date for its pool tournament for Saturday, July 2. Get to practicing, guys!

Hope you all are having a wonderful summer.

Clubs

The Idle Hour Bridge Club met Thursday at the home of Jo Nell Warren. Winners for the evening were: high, Conie Reamey; second high, Jo Nell Warren; traveling, Rita Bintliff; and bingo, Danna Hensley.

Master Gardeners

By Cynthia Lacken

One of our focused initiatives this year is community education. We are planning on a Butterfly and Hummingbird Workshop on June 29, 2016, at Petit Jean Electric on Quality Drive in Clinton from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The program will be presented by Vickie Schoeneweis, a Park Interpreter at Jacksonport State Park in Newport, Arkansas.

This is a great opportunity to learn beneficial methods for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. Proper plant varieties and placement will be discussed along with different types of feeders.

We will also make a craft or two, including homemade feed tapes and “green grenades” filled with wildflower seeds.

Bring a brown bag lunch and join us!

A reservation is required and the cost is $15. RSVP to Linda Yarman at lindasyarman@gmail.com.

For more information on the Master Gardener program, contact Marylou Horvath, president, VBC Master Gardeners at (501) 884-6934 or county extension agent Danny Griffin at (501) 745-7117.

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The Voice of Van Buren County

June 14, 2016

Happy Father's Day

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

- Jim Valvano

George Tucker is remembered by his granddaughter as a good-natured,laid back grandfather who never forgot to call on his way home from work at the chicken plant to see what kind of treats to bring for the grandchildren that day. He is pictured with his family in the 1940s (back row from left), daughter Vita, wife Unah, (front row) and sons Winston and Johnny.

During the sole argument we had when [Chelsea] was in high school, the subject of which I don’t even remember, I looked at her and said, ‘As long as you’re in this house, being president is my second most important job' — Bill Clinton

A Tribute to My Dad I do not remember Ever having a dad When I think about him It makes me feel sad.

My dad died in his prime In the planting season God ask him to come home He had his own reason.

It would have been better To grow up with a dad The years had memories Of the good times and bad.

He worked hard for me So I had a good life He had the best partner My dear mother, his wife.

Together with God's hand The lessons right from wrong Will be with me forever Singing life's precious song.

I will meet them again Up in heaven some day Thank you God for your help And showing me the way.

Kay Geer Weaver

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much. ~ Hedy Lamarr

John Henry Hughes was a single father who raised his two daughters, Ray (left) and Doris in Van Buren County in the 1940s. Before he settled down and became a welder, he toured the country as a professional wrestler.

THE GREATEST GIFT EVER HAD CAME FROM GOD; CALLED DAD!

BRANDON BRADFORD, Candidate for VBC JUDGE

Happy Father’s Day PHILLIP ELLIS, candidate for VBC Clerk

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Happy Father's Day

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The Munn family of Niagara Falls, New York, poses for a photo in December 1944. Daughter Marion Smith has lived in Clinton for many years.

Dad's hard work a lesson to his family Schuyler Munn was raised in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and joined the Army after high school.

He met Marion Herman at a revival.

She would become his wife on Oct. 17,

1924. Munn worked the Pennsylvania coal mines and oil fields. By the 1940s, the couple had 13 children, including two sets of twins.

During the Depression, Munn

went to New York to look for work. He slept in his car and returned to Pennsylvania every two weeks. He got a job at Bel Aircraft and after about three months, he went

home and told his wife to pack up the kids and leave the junk behind. He had found a 10-room house on 100 acres on Lake Ontario outside of Niagara Falls and it was time to

move. Two years later, they had their last child, a girl.

Of the 14 children, six are still living, says daughter Marion, who has lived in Clinton since 1971 and works at

Ozark Health.

She says her parents always said, if you want better, you have to do your part. Go for it, work hard, always stay in church and put the Lord first.

Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow. ~ Reed Markham

With warm thoughts and happy wishes for a bright and special Father's Day!

Bring Dad in for a delicious steak.

Thomas "Uncle Irv" Smith, with wife Roxanah and six of their children, was the father of 12 sons and daughters, three of whom died as children. He was a farmer and cobbler, known for his generosity and kind spirit. He lived well into his 90s.

There are two lasting gifts Dads can give their children: The first is roots.

The other is wings.

“A Dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again”

Happy Father’s Day

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June 14, 2016

GT students take trips, tours

Visiting colleges -- Students from Clinton High School enrolled in GT and AP programs visited Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas in April and May. Marcia Smith, GT coordinator, wants to provide students with experiences visiting colleges throughout the state to be able to make an informed decision about which college to attend after high school. Students enjoyed a tour and ate lunch at the colleges.

Girls State/Boys State -- Clinton students Jessica Smith, Ashley Reyome, Josh Pryor and Zane Hinchy attended Girls and Boys State May 29-June 3. Girls State was held at Harding University in Searcy and Boys State was at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

The students spent six days learning the ways of politics and governmental procedures including the election process and touring the state Capitol in Little Rock.

Young investigators -- Sixth-grade GT students learned about crime scene investigation on took a trip to Central Baptist College in Conway on May 13. The scene was set

by Marcia Smith and other area GT teachers.

Students took notes and learned about many different ways to collect and test evidence found there. This is the second year the teachers have set up this educational and exciting field trip for sixth-grade students.

Heifer Ranch Tour -- Fifth-grade students in March Smith's GT Class visited the Heifer Ranch in in Perryville, Arkansas, on May 9, 2016.

They spent the day touring the facility, learning about programs and the way of life for many people around the world that the Heifer Project supports. For more information visit www.heifer.org Walking field trip -- On May 10, students in Marcia Smith’s fourth-grade GT class visited the Van Buren County Historical Society Museum on Poplar Street. They learned about many different historical events that happened in Van Buren County while completing a scavenger hunt in the museum.

They walked down the hill to town and took a walking tour of Clinton Cemetery, led by local historian Mary Jean Hall and other women from the Daughters of the Revolutionary War.

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The Voice of Van Buren County

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 - 2 p.m. July 1, 2016 and drawing will be 4 p.m.

July 1, 2016

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Where In the County Is This?

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Fishing Report Engineers website (swl-wc.usace.army. mil) for real-time water release and the Southwest Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecasted generation

Greers Ferry Free Fishing and Fun This Weekend

Some great things in life indeed are free, and one is the annual Free Fishing Weekend sponsored by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Anglers of any age can fish without a license from noon Friday until midnight Sunday anywhere in the state. For a near sure-thing and a great experience for kids, the AGFC recommends visiting one of the AGFC's five fish hatcheries Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each hatchery puts on a fishing derby for children 12 and under; each child must be supervised by an adults.

The kids can catch and keep up to three catfish (or three trout at the Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery). Plus, there are contests for prizes. Call (501) 676-9506 for information on the fishing derbies and other places to fish around the state.

Central Arkansas

Lake Conway

(updated 6-82016) Hatchet Jack’s (501-758-4948) reported water level was normal, and the catfishing has been excellent. Use minnows, goldfish and shad. Crappie fishing was fair the past week in minnows and jigs. No reports came in on bream or bass.

Little Red River (Greers Ferry Tailwater)

(updated 6-82016) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip ‘em All Guide Service said they are seeing sev-

eral hours of daily generation from the dam. This generation pattern is still providing wade and drift fishing opportunities on all sections of the river. For fly fishing, Myers suggest sowbugs, midges, Woolly Buggers and micro-jigs. For Trout Magnet fishing, red and hot pink-colored bodies on chartreuse jig heads are working well. Always check before heading to the Little Red by calling the Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information, or check the Corps of

As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 462.75 feet msl (normal conservation pool – 461.44 msl). (updated 6-82016) Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said said the water level is 462.75 feet msl, or 0.21 feet above normal pool of 462.54 feet for the June 1-Sept. 30 period. All three species of the black basses are still not set up in their summertime mode yet as the water has still been a little cool and a lot are in between and some have gone back shallow to chase bream and shad. Spinnerbaits, small crankbaits and pitching baits as well as topwaters are working good for the shallow fish. Jigs, jighead worms and topwaters are working on the in-between fish, and C-rigs and Texas rigs are working for the deeper fish.

The best summer ledge and brush pile bite is when the water will reach 80 degrees. The crappie are suspended shallower than normal in 5-12 feet of water as the cooler weath-

er has played a part as well, but they are still around pole timber, brush piles and docks. The walleye bite should be OK dragging crawlers around in 12-18 down to 20 feet of water. On high sunny days use a crankbait as they will be suspended, you just have to hunt them.

The catfish bite has slowed for some reason, but try cut bait and live bait on jugs and lines or even rod and reels at night in 12-30 feet of water. Bream will be spawning again on this moon coming up, and some are still guarding fry and can be caught on crickets, crawlers, small crankbaits and in-line spinners from real shallow out to 18 feet of water.

The hybrid and white bass are feeding well all over the lake chasing shad early and late and during generation periods.

Try topwater baits, spoons, in-line spinners, hair jigs and live bait for the best action. The nighttime bite will pick up with some warmer weather.

Harris Brake Lake

(updated 6-82016) Harris Brake Lakeside Resort (501-889-2745) said bream were biting every time a line was cast, the fishing was so good the past week. Lake clarity was clear and the level was normal, with a temperature ranging 76-

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78 degrees. Bream were biting excellently for everyone using crickets and fishing around the dock. There were no reports on anything else caught.

Lake Maumelle

(updated 6-82016) Fosters Four Seasons (501-8689061) said the water was murky and at a normal level, with temperature ranging 70-76 degrees on the surface. Crappie fishing stood out, rating good on minnows and jigs.

Bream fishing was fair using worms and crickets. Spinnerbait got the best action in a light week of bass fishing. Foster’s has non-ethanol gasoline for sale, with bait and other supplies available.

Sunset Lake

(updated 6-82016) Lisa's Bait Shop said catfish have been biting fair on nightcrawlers, chicken livers and stink baits. Bream fishing has been fun with crickets and redworms.

Crappie fishing has been slow with reports of only a few small ones being caught on pink minnows. Bass fishing has been fair for some using live minnows and small plastic worms or lizards.

Remember, all bass must be released immediately, catfish daily limit is 3 and bream daily limit is 25 per person at Sunset Lake.

Saline River Access in Benton

(updated 6-82016) Lisa's Bait Shop said customers report catching catfish and bass on live crawfish and minnows. Bass are also biting 4-inch green pumpkin and watermelon red Zoom lizards and small crawdad crankbaits.

Crappie are scattered but a few have been found around brush and logs and caught on size 6 minnows. Bream will almost always provide some fun fishing on the river with light line and tackle. Redworms and crickets are the baits to use. Take a kid and a camera, have fun and most importantly, be safe where ever you go fishing.

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Lake Norrell

(updated 6-82016) Lisa’s Bait Shop said bream are biting crickets and redworms fished in deep water on tight lines. Catfish are biting well for some customers using bait shrimp, nightcrawlers and No. 12 minnows. Bass fishing has been fair early in the morning and at night. Plastic worms and lizards in green pumpkin, watermelon seed and black are good baits.

Some have hit topwater baits early in the mornings. No recent reports of crappie being caught on the lake.

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Classifieds • Legal ANNOUNCEMENTS

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CHURCH PAGE

Photo by EuGene Smith

Thanks to those of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Scotland Baptist Church. If you can identify this Church call 745-8040. (Remember to send a history of your Church.)

Antioch General Baptist Church 1608 Highway 9, Fox (870)363-4509 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 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

Last Week's Featured Church

Scotland Baptist Church, 278 Postal Lane, Scotland, AR 72141 501) 592-3787 I have no history of this church.

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Faces & Places

Van Buren County squad wins trophy Story and photos

by Ken Brown

The Van Buren County Rescue Squad team won the big fire boat trophy at the 2016 annual Fire Boat School AFBS16 held on Lake DeGray. There were a total of 338 participants and instructors in this school with 34 fire boat crews from 18 counties in Arkansas and crews from Missouri and Texas.

Van Buren County Rescue Squad had a big fire boat crew and a small fire boat crew.

Both crews did well in

District winners -- The Clinton Avengers 6 and Under went undefeated this season and won the district tournament in Mount Vernon.

Congratulations to the team.

(Photo from Facebook)

Hay there -- Farmers and ranchers are finally in the fields after wet weather delayed the first cutting of this year's hay crop by two to three weeks. Cooler weather helped keep hay quality up and this cutting is looking good.

(Photo by Jeff Burgess)

the various competitions but the big fire boat crew came out with the most points to win the trophy for the second year.

The U.S. Coast Guard participated in the school using their helicopter and boat crew.

Participants go through rescue scenarios that include first aid, rescue, firefighting and patient care.

Congratulations to the Van Buren County Rescue Squad for their efforts. The trophy will be on display at various business in the area.