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That’s readers’ voices you hear It has come to our attention that some folks think we at The Voice are writing the “SoundOff” letters. Let us assure you, that is not the case. The opinions expressed
on the “Sound-Off” pages are those of our readers. Our goal is to give you a chance to say what you think without fear of reprisal – and after a phone conversation
with an assistant to an elected official Friday, we can see why people are concerned about expressing opinions. Let us be plain: We do not target nor do we support any-
one politically. We are not plotting anyone’s defeat nor trying to boost anyone to victory. We are giving Van Buren County a chance to speak and we will not be intimidated
into silencing your voice. You keep those “Sound-Off” letters coming and we will keep printing them. This week’s Sound-Off is on Page 8.
Attorney advises Shirley council The attorney for the city of Shirley spent some time last week explaining the legal procedure for condemning a property. Attorney Matt Gilmore told the City Council at its Aug. 8 meeting that it was up to the city to decide how to make its first selection when a property needs cleaned up or torn down. He said, for example, the city could work in a NorthSouth direction, begin with the biggest or most visible eyesore or choose the ones that have been a problem for the longest amount of time. Gilmore also told the council that if it chooses to clean up a property then try to recoup the costs, it could put a lien on the property, though there would be little chance of ever receiving that money. Also at the meeting, Mayor Johnny Sowell said he had been contacted by Mac Harbour about buying the note he has with Bud Massey on the old buildings next to the old Shirley Bank. Harbour offered to sell the note on the buildings to the city for $18,216, which was less than half of the amount still owed of $48,000. Sowell stated that the Water Department, Street Department and City Hall could be relocated there, and the payment could be split between the three funds. Three coun-
Farm talk Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge made a stop at the Farm Bureau office in Clinton last week to listen to farmers’ concerns. Some were concerned about what they see as too many government regulations and others about land being sold for non-agricultural purposes.
cil members – Randy Murray, Brad Brown and Kevin Johnson – voted to purchase the note; Councilwoman Lisa Hackett abstained; and Councilwoman Margaret Earnhart cited a conflict of interest and did not take part in the vote. On another topic, the mayor said he had prepared notices to be sent to anybody currently having a water bill more than two months’ delinquent, telling them the past due bills must be paid by October 15 or their service will be cut off. He said he had been discussing the findings of the 2015 audit with legislative audit. Treasurer/Recorder Melissa Worthing stated that the report was actually an Independent Accountant’s Report On Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures and not an actual audit. She said incorporated cities do not undergo actual audits, but an engagement to apply agreed-upon procedures was performed in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Sowell stated he had been advised to call for an actual legislative audit to be done on the Water Department accounts. On another issue, Sowell said he had spoken with the director of the Van See Shirley on page 2
Deputy on leave after wreck
Colors of the wind – This stunning image of a hummingbird was taken by Marguerite Dory on the deck of her home in Bee Branch.
City Council meets Tuesday The Clinton City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday evening after its regular session was canceled last week. According to its agenda, released last week, the council will revisit proposals to increase rates for Water Department customers and changes to the personnel handbook. In new business, the agenda includes
a proposed ordinance with the title: “Residency requirement for emergency department heads.” It appears that ordinance would affect only the positions of police chief and fire chief. Newly appointed Police Chief John Willoughby does not live in the Clinton city limits. Fire Chief D.L. Webb does. Two other department heads, Water Department
Manager Todd Burgess and Zoning official Tim Clark do not live in the city of Clinton either, but their positions likely will not be considered “emergency” department heads. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Clinton Municipal Airport meeting room. It is open to the public.
A Van Buren County sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after wrecking his personal motorcycle last week. Deputy Todd Bonds was taken by helicopter to a Little Rock hospital after the crash Monday, Aug. 8, according to a report by the Clinton Police Department. The extent of his injuries was not made public, but he was talking and standing after the wreck, according to the report. A Clinton Police officer stated in his report that he heard a sheriff’s deputy radio in that a reckless driver on Highway 9 had run him off the road and was heading toward U.S. Highway 65. The officer met with the deputy who told him the motorcycle, with a white male driving, had run three or four vehicles off the road and seemed to be aiming at other vehicles, according to the report. The officer did not find the vehicle in the city limits, then heard the deputy radio in that he had found the motorcycle and the driver in a ditch. The report said the officer arrived to find a black and red Honda sports motorcycle with a large amount of damSee Wreck on page 3
Yellow Jacket scrimmages set The Clinton Yellow Jackets’ Black/ Gold football scrimmage games are set for Thursday, Aug. 18, at Jim Tumlison Field. The Junior High game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and the Senior High game begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free, however, donations of bottled sports drinks are requested. Receptacles will be set up at each entrance. The regular season for the Yellow
Jackets begins Sept. 2 with a home game against the Heber Springs Panthers. Clinton is coached by Chris Dufrene. The Jackets had a disappointing season last year with injuries sidelining several key players. The team ended the season 2 and 9.
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Food sales to benefit charities Labor Day weekend will bring the Salsa Wagon to town. The parking lot at Arkansas Grand Showroom, on Highway 65 South across from the Courthouse Annex in Clinton, will fill with vendors for charity. Hours for the Salsa Wagon will be 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 1-3, says organizer Roy Clark of Antioch Baptist Church. Clark says non-profit groups and churches are welcome to take part. Call him at 253-1939 for more information.
Roy Clark (right) with owners of the Salsa Wagon, which will be coming to town Sept. 1-3. Some of the featured foods are fried cheesecake, fried Oreos and fajita nachos.
Help for Van Buren County FOOD
The Arkansas Jeweler’s Association 2016 Craftsmanship Award | Bench Jeweler went to Mark Lutz with designer Faye Rodgers.
Diamond Mine wins award A one-of-a-kind jewelry design from Faye’s Diamond Mine received the Arkansas Jewelers Association’s 2016 Craftsmanship Award at the state convention in Little Rock on Saturday, Aug. 6. The award-winner, a mother-of-pearl cross pendant set with a round brilliant diamond in a gold bezel, and hand-finished yellow gold flames, was designed by Faye Rodgers and intricately fashioned by the Diamond Mine’s master jeweler, Mark Lutz.
On Aug. 25, the Diamond Mine is having a special instore event to introduce the new custom design center. Meet the award-winning designers and chat about jewelry design, the art and science of bench work, and creative ways of re-purposing your jewelry into something new and unique. Faye’s Diamond Mine is a Master IJO Jeweler, in business for 28 years and counting. See more at www.fayesdiamondmine.wordpress.com.
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noted that hiring a person to clean the building had always been paid through a government program, but that program was no longer available. A motion was made and approved to give two workers 2½ hours per week to clean. The next meeting of the Shirley City Council is set for Sept. 12. It is open to the public.
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Buren County Aging program regarding cleanup work by the center’s cooks. He said he was told that were required to clean the tables and mop and clean up the kitchen, but not required to clean the rest of the building. It was
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2332 Damascus United Methodist Church, 17194 Hwy 65 South, Monday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday 2-6 p.m. (501) 294-9755 Fishes and Loaves Pantry, Leslie Methodist Church, 202 High St., 12:30-3 p.m. Monday. Pick up food once a month, but come in every Monday to visit over coffee or juice. FORMULA FOR BABIES The Power House, 159 Mt Zion Rd. Bee Branch, (4 miles past Snappy's on Hwy 92 toward Greers Ferry, directly behind the Morganton Fire Dept. in a sharp curb, Big Rock Church). (501) 253-2578. Pastors Jimmy and Lisa Coots. OUR DAILY BREAD FREE COMMUNITY MEAL Dennard Faith Baptist Church, South side of Hwy 254. Meals served in the Evening Shade Church, approximately 3 miles west of U.S. Hwy 65. Community soup kitchen provided every other Saturday. (501) 654-4271, Brandi Goodchild. The STATION AT DAMASCUS 11 West Main - the Station is in process of moving, be sure to call for current information. Food bank serves residents of Van Buren, Faulkner, Conway, and Cleburne counties. Clients must not receive more than 150% of the federal poverty guideline in income. Also supports the foster families of Van Buren County. Open Monday and Wednes-
day from 9 until 1. (501) 335-7092 WIC 501-745-2485 http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/ Van Buren County Health Unit, 526 Quality Drive (P.O. Box 452), Clinton, AR 72031 Hours 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk
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Van Buren County Volunteers Calendar Thelma Murray It seems that Thelma Murray never met a cause she wasn’t willing to help. The Shirley native is a volunteer to the very core of her being. She has worked at the Shirley Centennial Museum since it opened in 2011. The time she spends at the museum gives her a chance to meet new people, she says, and allows her to “teach as well as learn.” She is president of the Highway 110 EH Club and vice president of the county EH Council. With her EH Club, she makes bibs for the Special School in Choctaw; helps make Care Caps; and sews for the nursing home. She also helps with the annual quilt raffle that allows the club to give away a $1,000 nursing scholarship every year. Murray also volunteers at Shady Grove Church, at the Senior Center’s Cowboy Catfish dinner, and as a judge at fairs in surrounding counties. Last, but not least, she volunteers as a Neighbors correspondent for The
The Clinton City Council meeting was rescheduled for August. It will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Clinton Municipal Airport meeting room. The meeting is open to the public.
Thelma Murray at the Shirley Centennial Museum Voice – she says one Shirley resident has taken to calling her “the Nosey Neighbor.” Murray also finds the time to work two days a week, garden, drive people who need rides to doctor’s appointments or to a store, and makes tasty desserts for many events. Murray grew up in Shirley, one of eight children. She also has a half-sister. She and Jimmy have been married almost
55 years. They have two sons, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren with another one due to arrive soon. Helping out is a way of life for Murray, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “All in all,” she says, “I just like people.” Do you know someone who has that volunteer spirit? Let us know at voiceeditor@artelco.com or call 745-8040.
Baby shower Crabtree history sought planned There will be a baby girl shower for Ashley Wolf Watts (John Watts) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at the home of Emma Smiley, 11583 Highway 253 E., Dennard. The family is registered at Target and Walmart. Everyone is invited.
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age, and the driver, whom he recognized as Deputy Bonds, who had blood on his face and was unsteady on his feet. The Clinton officer said he overheard Bonds asking the deputy to help him get his bike home. The deputy told him the bike was wrecked and that they were
It was announced at the annual Crabtree Community Reunion earlier this month that a project is under way to gather the family history and genealogy of the greater Crabtree area for publication. Persons wishing to contribute can call Hank Arnhart at 870-2513414 and leave a message.
in Choctaw, not the town where Bonds lives, according to the report. The officer reported that he could smell intoxicants. In a search of a backpack found at the scene, the officer stated finding a Glock 23 pistol, a sheriff’s badge, a bottle of Jagermeister, and a half-filled bottle of Wild Turkey. He said he turned over the pistol and badge to sheriff’s Lt. Wesley
Potts who was at the hospital. A blood sample has been sent to the Health Department, the report states, and the investigation is continuing. A sheriff’s office spokesman said Friday that Bonds is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Bonds previously worked for the 20th Judicial Drug Crime Task Force.
Home of the Award-Winning Red River Cloggers IT’S BACK TO DANCING SCHOOL TIME! ENROLL NOW: Ages 3 yrs & up INSTRUCTION IN TAP, JAZZ, BALLET & CLOGGING CLASSES BEGIN SOON!!!!! REGISTRATION: Monday, August 22, 2016, 3 to 7 p.m. JUDI KING SCHOOL OF DANCE 252 Griggs Street • Clinton For more information call 745-8366 or e-mail judiclarkking@gmail.com
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The Van Buren County Quorum Court meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Courthouse Annex on Highway 65 in Clinton. The meeting is open to the public. The Clinton Fire Department’s Movie Night at the Park is Friday, Aug. 19. This week’s movie is “Zootopia.” It starts at dark at Archey Fork Park. The Clinton Advertising and Promotion C o m m i s s i o n ’s monthly meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Clinton Municipal Airport meeting room. It is open to the public. The 47th annual Greers Ferry Lake Area Cleanup is set for Sept. 9-11. Online registration is open; all registrants will be entered into the grand prize drawing. Visit www.arkansasadventures.org for more information. The ninth annual Chili King Cook-off, sponsored by the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, is set for 11 a.m. Oct. 1, 2016, in historic downtown Clinton. There will be crafts, contests and all the chili you can eat while supplies last. Call Jason at 745-6500 for more information.
Nichele Deese helped out at the Methodist thrift shop while she visited her grandparents.
Carolina teen spends summer as volunteer How did a young woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, end up spending her summer volunteering at a thrift store in Clinton? Well, Nichele Deese, a 19-yearold Central Piedmont Community College student, needed 40 hours of community service for her scholarship. She was visiting her grandparents, Mark and Elizabeth Lowthorp, for a month, and her grandmother is a “thrift store shopaholic.” Everything fell into place. Volunteering at the United Methodist Women’s Thrift Store in downtown Clinton was “something to do,” says Deese. It is a plus, she says, that she gets along well with older people. Deese took a month’s leave from her retail job at Old Navy to visit her grandparents, who retired to Clinton from North Carolina. Deese begins her second year of college in a few days. She says she is taking her time deciding on a career path. Besides, she likes going to school.
“I looked at adulthood and it wasn’t for me, so I gave it back,” she jokes. Deese may not yet know what she wants to do with her life, but she does have dreams, or “end goals,” as she calls them. Last year’s end goal was to buy a car. She did. This year’s is to get her passport. Next year, she wants to take a vacation. And one day, she wants to live in Britain. This was her first time to visit Arkansas, and though Deese is used to hot weather, she found the climate “very stuffy.” She spent most of her time away from the shop reading, watching movies and playing computer games – Sims games are her favorites. The self-described introvert says she was happy to have her younger brother, Deion, 14, along for the trip this summer. He is, she confessed, her best friend. The pair flew back to Charlotte last week. We bet Deese’s family and new friends miss her already.
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Obituaries
Arthur Tapley
Arthur H. “Doc “ Tapley passed away August 11, 2016, at the age of 91. He was born April 1, 1925, in the Mount Pleasant Community just south of Quitman, Arkansas. He was the youngest son of David and Maudie (Young) Tapley. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and three brothers. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Jean (Crutchfield) Tapley; son, Steven Tapley Sr. (Diannia); daughter, Lisa Tapley; grandchildren, Steven “TJ”, Lhear “Ally”, Lainye, Elizabeth; and great-granddaughter, Arwin, all of whom he adored. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, and their families whom he held in high regard. He was employed 24½ years by a Wholesale Co. in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was the division one soft goods manager for 11 years prior to becoming the assistant company manager for four years. In 1973 he became an independent sales representative for three manufacturing companies located in New York, Saint Louis, and Los Angeles. During those years he kept Arkansas consistently ranked in the Top 4 in sales. In that same year he built a home in Van Buren County, Arkansas, where he owned and maintained a livestock operation. He has been a member of Mablevale United Methodist Church since 1968. He was also a member of AARP, NCSS and American Drygoods Association and the DNC. After fighting stage 4 leukemia and lymphoma combined for a number of years he left this earth unexpectedly from other causes. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Conway CARTI Center. Memorial service was 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016,
at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home Chapel, Greenbrier, Arkansas, with Brother Sam Parker officiating. Interment was in Philadelphia Cemetery in Prattsville, Arkansas. Arrangements by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home Greenbrier.
Lois Hilton
Lois Lucille Chastain-Hilton, 100, was born to the late Robert W. and Stella (Christian) Reutzel on December 15, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and passed from this life on August 11, 2016, in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. Lucille faced many challenges in her 100 years, but rose to meet each one with faith and optimism. She was a hair dresser in her early years and later retired as a bank teller for 32 years with Simmons Bank. Lucille was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Orville Chastain; her second hushand, John D. Hilton; five brothers, Willard Reutzel, Lester Reutzel, Glen Reutzel, Eugene Reutzel, and Charles Reutzel; and one sister, Mary Tucker. Left to cherish her memory are her three nieces and three nephews, other relatives and many friends. She will be missed for her beautiful smile and kind heart. A memorial service in her honor will be announced at a later time. Arrangements are by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas.
Ella Knight
Ella Faye Knight, age 89 of Clinton, Arkansas, passed from this life on Friday, August 5, 2016, at Sa-
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.
lem Place Nursing and Rehab in Conway, Arkansas. She was born in Flag, Arkansas, on April 17, 1927, to Lee Ramsey and Opal (Cunningham) Ramsey. In younger years, Ella and her family owned and operated the Flag General Store and Post Office. Ella worked in and ran the store for her family until she graduated from Leslie High School. Ella was very proud of her roots and no matter where her travels took her, Flag and Leslie were always home. She moved away for a while to marry and begin her family but moved back to Leslie to raise her children. Ella worked for many years with the Van Buren County Health Department until her retirement in the early 1990s. In later years, Ella enjoyed flea markets, rummage sales and talking over old times. Ella is preceded in death by her parents; her children, Shirley Begley and Larry Noble; and brothers, Will Ramsey and Eulean Ramsey. Survivors include six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Roller-Coffman Funeral Home in Marshall, Arkansas. Burial was in Harness Cemetery.
Charles Parham
Charles Lee Parham, age 71, of Cleveland, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He was born April 12, 1945, in Jerusalem, Arkansas, a son of the late Willie Parham and Alida Ann Byers Parham. He was retired after 29 years from the Natural Resources Conservation Services and was a member of the New Liberty Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Barbara Ann Austin Parham; daughter,
Angela S. Dodson of Ft. Mohave, Arizona; one grandson, William Austin Palmer of Henderson, Nevada; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Emmett Eugene Parham. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016, at the New Liberty Church of Christ with Jay Crow officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton.
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Cat families sought – This bob-tailed feline called Misti is one of several cats at Van Buren County Animal Control in need of a home. Adoption fees are $25. According to the facility’s Facebook page, the cat room is still open though there is no word on whether the dogs are yet available again for the public to see. Call 745-2121 for more information.
County 4-H clubs offer opportunities for youth By Danny Griffin / County extension agent
Garvin Reid
Garvin Gene Reid, age 65 of Clinton, formerly of Marshall, Arkansas, returned to his heavenly home on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Ozark Health Nursing Center in Clinton. He was born in Marshall on May 19, 1951, to the late Joe Dolphus Reid and Betty Lois (Ragland) Reid. In 1968, Garvin Gene married Betty Jo Middleton. From this union was born four children. In 1993, he married the love of his life, Ila Elaine Carter and was honored with a stepson. Garvin was a great man of God, a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. He is survived by his wife Ila; son Jerry and wife Shelly, daughter Jodie, daughter Misty, daughter Kristy and stepson Lyle Hughey, all of Northwest, Arkansas; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jerry Reid and his wife Phyllis of Hot Springs and Donnie Reid of Jonesboro. Garvin was preceded in death by his mother and father; five sisters, Betty Sue, Patsy, Harvelene, Robbie, Vera Rose; and three brothers, Bobbie Ray, RC and Billy Joe. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2016, at Roller-Coffman Funeral Home in Marshall, Arkansas. Burial was in Highfill Cemetery, Highfill, Arkansas.
4-H is the Youth Development Program for Arkansas’ youth between the ages of 5 and 19. The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service. The H’s in 4-H represent Head, Heart, Hands and Health. All programs in 4-H are designed for members to learn by doing through individual projects as well as group activities. Individual project work and record-keeping help members adopt positive traits in areas such as computer science, safety, money management, nutrition, animal care, and photography. 4-H members usually select project books in areas in which they, siblings, and/or parents have an interest. The project book activities and lessons are designed for the members to work on under direct guidance of his/her parents. The 4-H Youth Development Programs are, also, designed to help youth develop life skills, such as citizenship, leadership and community awareness and service. Through demonstrations, illustrated talks, and judging activities (4-H O-Ramas and fairs), 4-H members strengthen skills in communication and cooperation. They gain leadership and citizenship skills through officer and committee participa-
tion in local clubs and by conducting community service projects. The county’s 4-H Club are: Livestock 4-H Club, Mainstreet Kids 4-H Club, Shirley 4-H Club, Southern 4 4-H Club, South Side School 4-H Club, Fairfield Bay 4-H Club, Razorback Rascals 4-H Club, and the Van Buren County 4-H Poultry Club. You can call the Van Buren County Extension Office at 501745-7117 to get the clubs’ meeting date, time and location. Cloverbud 4-H members (ages 5-8) are allowed to participate in 4-H clubs and county 4-H activities. Junior 4-H members (ages 9-13) have many opportunities to participate in many other fun activities at the county, district, and state levels. Senior 4-H members (ages 14-19) have the opportunity to participate in county, district, state and national activities. The county Extension staff is always looking to form additional 4-H Clubs throughout the county as new volunteer leaders are recruited and trained. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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School Menus Clinton Elementary
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Monday – Breakfast: Cereal, cinnamon toast, fruit cocktail. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, creamed potatoes, green beans, hot roll, pineapple. Tuesday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, pineapple. Lunch: Corn dog, fresh carrots, tater tots, applesauce. Wednesday – Breakfast: Pancake pups, peaches. Lunch: Grilled chicken fillet, salad, black-eyed peas, hot roll, fruit cocktail. Thursday – Breakfast: Egg and cheese biscuit, cantaloupe. Lunch: Beef taco, pinto beans, cinnamon roll, pears. Friday – Breakfast: Cereal, doughnut, pears. Lunch: Hamburger, baked beans, peaches.
Clinton Junior & Senior High
Monday – Breakfast: Cereal, cinnamon toast, fruit cocktail. Lunch: Corn dog, fresh carrots, tater tots, applesauce. Tuesday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, pineapple. Lunch: Chicken tenders, salad, black-eyed peas, rolls, fruit cocktail. Wednesday – Breakfast: Pancake pups, applesauce. Lunch: Beef taco, pinto beans, cinnamon roll, pears.
Thursday – Breakfast: Egg and cheese biscuit, cantaloupe. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, creamed potatoes, green beans, rolls, pineapple. Friday – Breakfast: Cereal, doughnut, pears. Lunch: Hamburger, baked beans, peaches.
Shirley Schools
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Monday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, applesauce. Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, seasoned corn, salad, pears, brownie. Tuesday – Breakfast: Mini pancakes, diced peaches. Lunch: Chicken sandwich, tater tots, mixed fruit, chocolate chip cookie. Wednesday – Breakfast: Chocolate chip muffins, cantaloupe chunks, pears. Lunch: Nacho grande, cheese dip, spicy pintos, jalapeno rice, peaches. Thursday – Breakfast: Oatmeal, toast, jelly, applesauce. Lunch: Chicken fajitas, corn casserole, orange smiles. Friday – Breakfast: Chocolate gravy, biscuit, ham slice, mixed fruit. Lunch: Hamburger steak, green beans, mashed potatoes, buttered carrots, apple half, garlic toast. Alter nate choice of cold cereal is available every morning.
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Public Notice of Voting Machine Testing and Demonstration On Friday, August 26, 2016, the Van Buren County Election Commission will hold public demonstration and perform logic and accuracy testing on iVotronic voting machines to be used in the Clinton School Election on September 20, 2016. Demonstration and testing will be held at the Van Buren County Courthouse Annex, Suite 129 beginning at 1:00 PM.
(Front row from left) Lauren Bane, Abby Bone, Laney Marsh, Avery Marsh, Mollie Leonard, (second row) Paige Johnson, Carson Rackley, Tori Johnson, Emma Coward, Madison Marsh, Brooke Bradford, Graysen Berry, Joscelyn Boggs and Peyton Loeschner.
Cloggers perform at Branson From July 25 to August 6 you could find The Red River Cloggers, under the direction of Judi King from the Judi King School of Dance, in the Silver Dollar City Championship Clogging Show at the Boatworks Theater inside Silver Dollar City Attractions in
Branson, Missouri. The group performed four 30-minute shows a day during the “ S t a r- S p a n g l e d Summer” Festival. The clogging show a is tradition at Silver Dollar City and the Red River Cloggers have participated in the show for the past 24
years. When Blake Bartlett, show director for the city was asked what it takes to be a champion in the world of clogging, she said: “The Red River Cloggers have all the qualities of a champion. A lot of hard work, many hours on the dance
floor and a dedication to a sport and dance that has its roots deep in American history.” The dancers also performed a preshow for the show voted No. 1 in Branson, The Haygoods. For more information on clogging call Judi King at 362-3107.
Firefighters learn South Side School Bee Branch Fire Department’s Chief Jess Burris called for a pre-planning session on South Side Schools. He asked their automatic aid fire departments to accompany his department as they did a walk through preplan of South Side School buildings on a recent evening. With a campus that has about 14 buildings it would be hard to know where to go when someone said there was an emergency at South Side Schools without some pre-planning. At the planning session each building was given a number and now emer-
gency personnel will know by that designation which drive to take and how to locate the area of the emergency. Pre-planning of this type helps the firefighters know what is inside various buildings and to plan where is the best place to set equipment in the event of a fire. Firefighters also learned where power shutoffs and water sources are located. As the firefighters walked through each building they made both written and mental notes on where electrical and gas cutoffs were located. They
Public Notice Ballot Draw 2016 General Election
On Friday, August 26, 2016 the Van Buren County Election Commission will hold a public meeting for the purpose of drawing names for ballot order of candidates for contested positions in the 2016 General Election. The meeting will be held at the commission office, 1414 Hwy. 65 South, Suite 129 in the Courthouse Annex at 12:00 Noon. All candidates and or interested parties are invited to attend.
The Bee Branch Fire Department checks out the new Fine Arts building at South Side. also made note of the type of construction of each building to be prepared for what might cause problems during an incident. Working in conjunction with the school re-
source office they also learned where the children would be located in the event of fire or natural disaster so that they could plan how to bring in equipment.
If older is better, then you must be
MAGNIFICENT HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY
PAM MURRAY!
With love from your family
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Neighbors
Nora Jean Housley Chimes
Hello everyone. We are still having some hot humid weather, but we’re so thankful for the good rains we got on the weekend and some more on Monday morning. Everything is still so pretty and green and it is keeping us busy mowing our yard. That grass grows fast. We are still busy with our garden. We are so proud of all the wonderful vegetables we have been blessed with and can share them with family and friends. Our daughterin-law, Alice, came to their place here Wednesday and stayed until Sunday afternoon. Our daughter-in-law Thereisa came Friday morning and got Alice and they went out for the day. Then Thereisa spent the night with her. They had a good time together. They both visited us a little
while Saturday morning before Thereisa went home. We enjoyed having Alice around for a few days. She seemed to enjoy being up here. Randall and Ann were out for the weekend. She and I canned tomato juice. Randall did some spraying and also did some bush hogging. He is even breaking one of their jennies to ride. They are having fun with that. There is never a dull moment around here. Josh Griffin has mowed the Liberty Cemetery and all the grounds around it and the building. It all looks so pretty. He does a good job and we appreciate it so much. Jane McIntire’s son-in-law, Ricky Emerson, isn’t doing very well, and prayers are requested for him. Her son, Ray, and wife Norma are visiting friends in Costa Rica. He called Jane on Monday to let her know they were OK and having a really good time. She was so glad to hear from them. The King’s Highway group from Clinton performed at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church Sunday night. Refreshments were served after the service.
Ronnie visited us Thursday and again Sunday afternoon. He caught us both napping in our chairs. We were tired and it was raining so it was a good day to snooze a little. Our prayers are for David Smith of Clinton. He is in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock with a serious problem. Remember him and his family when you pray. My brother, George Mathis is home now and doing better, but still has some problems, so he needs our prayers. Margaret Housley’s sister, Barbara Godfrey, still isn’t doing well. There is so much sickness and turmoil everywhere. The only answer to it all is to turn it over to the Lord and let his will be done. I hope you have a good week. I’ll see you next time.
Wanda Shannon Clinton
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started for the new school year. Remember to watch out for buses and students, when you’re out and about. I was talking to Angela Nichols at the fitness center she said Caleb and many others would be moving into their dorms over the weekend. Visiting Hal and Wanda Owens on Saturday, August 6, were their son Jerry, wife Terry and grandson Landon of Dover, grandchildren Brittney, Brock and Marli Foster and Tyler Owens of Conway. Also the Owens had their daughter, Janet McDonald and grandchildren Randi, Ryley and Reece of Clinton there. Wanda said it is rare for all her family to be together all at one time. Randi is one the students that I was talking about that is going to college this weekend. I know Harrison Lester has already left for college and has started his football practices at Arkansas Tech. I noticed that while I was riding my bike the other evening that Pee Wee football practice has started. There were several people using the trails, I ran in to Shelly Hink walking there. I went to Fairfield Bay Monday to visit with my niece Flo Rennaker and husband Terry of North Carolina, who are here visiting their daughter Shannon Jones. While I was there I got to visit also with her son, my nephew Eddie Blinn and wife Lisa of Marion, Indiana. I got to hold my greatgreat-great-nephew Brennan, who is the son of Brianna Mahaney, my great-greatniece, of Conway. Also visiting from Marion, Indiana, is Krisinia Tuterow, sister to Shannon, her son, daughter-in-law and grandkids. Lots of fun going on there with all the family gathered at Fairfield Bay for a few days. David Smith had surgery Wednesday for a brain tumor. Ali, his daughter, said the doctor said his MRI looked good, they got it all. There were some cancerous cells
August 16, 2016 in it. He will be looking at some chemo, radiation and medication. They are praising God and thanking the community for all the support. All love and prayers are with David, Connie, Weston and Ali during this time. If your looking for something fun to do this week the Kenda Drive In at Marshall is having its second annual end of summer bash on Thursday, the 18th. Any vehicle from 1980 or older gets in free. They also have wonderful food. If you don't have an older car, park outside the gate and walk in. There will also be a black and gold scrimmage for Clinton football on Thursday starting at 5:30 for Junior High, then 7 p.m. for Senior High. You can bring a sports drink for admission. I know everyone is enjoying the Olympics and the USA teams are doing great. I noticed that gymnastic classes and dance classes are doing registration. If your kids want to do either, contact Bobby Churches or Judy King. I saw Dr. Coward at the fitness center this week and he told me he enjoys reading the Clinton News, so help me out when you can. If you have any news you can call me at 253-4850 or email me at samsonshannon50@gmail.com
Virgil Lemmings was feeling well enough to attend and offered the meal blessing and admitted to gaining some weight (his son Virgil Dean said it was near 20 pounds). Virgil's wife Joy brought her famous deer and gravy dish which was as always a crowd pleaser. At our table, Warren Ray Arnhart shared his memories of Ira Cook who in his prime in the mid1950s was a giant of a man at 6' 4", weighing in at 400 pounds with a waist size around 56 inches. To the dismay of a few and the enjoyment of many he was quite the big time jokester. He was credited for many a prank in the area whether he was the perpetrator or not. To his credit, he could take it as well as dish it out and was said to have never met an enemy. Glyen Jackson said his first advisory committee meeting for the Quorum Court's examination of what's best for county roads hadn't gotten down to "the meat and potatoes" of the issue yet. He went on to say he had learned a lot and was hopeful for the future, although it had become obvious to him the county does not have near as much money for roads as it did at the height of the gas industry boom. Join me here next week for more scuttlebutt from the Crabtree Community Reunion. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and 16 West community call or text Jeff Burgess, 7451249.
Jeff Burgess Crabtree
The Back to School Bash at the Crabtree Foursquare Church was well attended, according to Dennis Berry with over 40 kids taking part. The Crabtree Community Reunion that followed was also well attended. There was a lot of merriment, memories and great food.
Debby Prout Highway 110
Hi folks! Are you enjoying these rain showers? Wow, what a summer. We got an See Neighbors on page 7
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August 16, 2016 Neighbors from page 6 inch at lunch today, and then it turned steamy. Yes, I am ready for fall. How about you? I have a correction to make from last week! It is Linda Bagley’s birthday on August 27, not her anniversary! Happy birthday, Linda! Steve Swenson is home from his surgery at the VA and is doing remarkably well! Shari Swenson reports that she is glad to have her husband back to normal. Bruce Bokony is recovering from knee surgery and expecting to be home by the time this is printed. Prayers for a speedy recovery Bruce. The Highway 110 Volunteer Fire Department is moving along on its new building. Reminder that the monthly meetings are the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm. Well, not much else going on! Have a great week and God bless! dprout@artelco.com or 745-7950
Joyce & James Burns Scotland
I am sure that everyone is aware that school is starting and there will be more traffic and more kids out and around. Also it is time for the wagon races and there will be wagons and horses out so we will have a lot more congestion. Just stay safe and be careful. Scotland Baptist Church is having a revival starting Aug 28-30 that is Monday-Wednesday and will start at 7 p.m. Evangelist Ken Jordan will be the speaker. Everyone is invited. I see that it has started to rain and we have been very blessed. Usually we are talking about how dry everything is but now we talk about how many inches of rain we have gotten. If anyone has Scotland news they can call 592-3935 and James will see that it gets into the paper. Have a good week.
Patsy Ward Formosa
Margie Pounds and I went to Conway on Tuesday, we hit a couple of flea markets and then went bowling. It was the first time in 53 years that she had picked up a bowling ball, but she did pretty good. We went to New China for lunch and then to Walmart shopping. We finally made it home about 7:30. JR and Margie and I went to the Clinton Senior Center for lunch on Thursday. We had a good lunch and then I played pool with JR and Winston Tucker for a while. I still didn’t win a game, but I came close. Practice improves the game, maybe next time! We all three went to the dance at the center on Thursday
night. We saw several people we hadn’t seen in a while, some of them had changed so much we could hardly recognize them! We also met some very nice people for the first time. If you enjoy music, you should make it a point to come to the center in two weeks. Don Nunley and Larry Huie and another couple guys sure make some good music. I even got to dance a few times, thanks to some very patient guys that were willing to let me re learn how to dance with a partner! I made blackberry jelly and bread and butter pickles this week. They both turned out good! Congratulations to Chris and Amberly Patterson of Choctaw on their new baby girl. I haven’t seen her, but I hear she is a beautiful baby. Ann Mann had a bad water leak this week. Her grandson-in-law, Terry Hoyle fixed it for her last night. Her great-grandkids were visiting her today. Shelby Tatum
Page 7 of the Army National Guard went to Fort Chafee to do some drill work. I haven’t been able to get in touch with very many for news this week, so maybe I will have more next week. Hope everyone has a great week, so until next week take care and God bless.
Kay Weaver Senior Centers
The 18 Van Buren County Aging Program Senior Citizens’ trip to Branson to see “Moses” at the Sight and Sound Theatre turned out to be quite an adventure. We had a great lunch at Golden Corral. The “Moses” show was good until the EXIT signs started flash-
ing! We were told to exit the building. All 3,000 people were orderly and quickly evacuated. After 20 minutes of standing in the street, the inspectors cleared the problem and we all returned to the building in time for the spectacular breath-taking ending. Severe weather warnings were announced on my telephone on the way home. The storm clouds were very dark and it rained very very hard all the way to Marshall. There were a couple of other happenings! And that is all I have to say about that! Wednesday, Aug. 17, birthday celebration at Clinton and Shirley Friday, Aug. 26, Shirley bake sale fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 27, Fairfield Bay rent-a-table/craft sale Aug. 31-Sept. 3, Cowboy Catfish dinners at Clinton Center. Take care. Do something for somebody today – you will be richly blessed.
Scholarships awarded to two single parents
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The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Van Buren County recently awarded scholarships to Josie Davidson of Shirley and MeLea Barker of Fairfield Bay. Davidson attends Little Rock School of Dental Assisting and is pursuing a degree to become a dental assistant. Barker attends North Arkansas College and is pursuing a degree to become a Radiologic Technician. SPSF scholarships support single parents who are attending college or technical training and scholarships are award-
ed three times a year. The deadline for the fall semester is Saturday, August 20, 2016. To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must live in Van Buren County, be a single parent with custodial care of children under the age of 18, have a low or moderate income and be enrolled in a career-directed course of study. Applications may be downloaded at aspsf.org. For more information contact Robert Hadley at (501) 884-3304 or by email at rwhadley@artelco. com.
Legend had it from long ago when an old Karankawa Indian Chief revealed that secret to The grandfather of the Chief beaver man. He saw the most when the water was low He never found anyone with courage to go down below. So whatever secrets are there have been there for many a year For the Karankawa have long ago disappeared Mom had made some notes from a paper she read And she was afraid the white man had shot all of them dead. She did not want us to know anyone could be that mean She prayed it wasn’t so For they had helped the early explorers of long ago! ~Oldmanocean
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Worthy Matron Linda Ann Rogers of Clinton and Worthy Patron Leonard Follman of Fairfield Bay show some of the items for students.
Supplies collected for South Side kids Members of Damascus Chapter No. 515, Order of the Eastern Star collected school supplies for the South SideBee Branch School when they met in Au-
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gust. This is just one of their charitable projects each year. and Leonard Follmann, Worthy Patron, from Fairfield Bay, Arkansas.
Clubs Billie Fendley hosted the Idle Hour Bridge Club last Thursday. Winners for the evening were: high, Jo Nell Warren; second high, Billie Fendley; traveling, Barbara Bjorklund; and bingo, Lou Burgess.
SILENT AUCTION A Silent Auction on 53 items will start on Tuesday August 9 and end Saturday, August 27. Owners of the winning bids will be notified the following week. Hurry on over and place your bids, then shop the store for other great bargains...bring a friend! Open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Sound-Off
The Difference
As we all know, Republicans and Democrats differ in many ways:
Republicans Democrats
Abortion
No
Yes
Same Sex Marriage
No
Yes
Gun Control
No
Yes
Illegal Immigration
No
Yes
Big Government
No
Yes
If you vote, give your money to or run for office as a Democrat, you are supporting these standards, from local politics to the Presidential Election. The money you give goes to the Democratic Party which supports these issues and goes against our good Lord, Jesus Christ. The Democrats even voted to take God out of their platform in 2012 at their National Convention. All Democrats, both federal and local must agree with the Democratic Platform. The Democratic Party is not what it used to be, the way the old timers remember it. Remember that when you go to vote this November and in every election...
Contacting your county officials • County Judge Roger Hooper . . • County Clerk Pam Bradford . . . . • Circuit Clerk Ester Bass . . . . . • County Sheriff Scott Bradley . . . • County Treasurer Kim Hunley . . • County Collector Lisa Nunley . . • County Assessor Trina Jones . . . • JP District 1 Dell Holt . . . . . . • JP District 2 Dale James . . . . • JP District 4 Mary Philips . . . . • JP District 5 Gary Linn . . . . . . • JP District 6 Randy Story . . . . • JP District 7 James Reed . . . . • JP District 8 Kevin Housley . . . . • JP District 9 Wes Newland . . . .
745-2443 745-6995 745-4140 745-2112 745-2400 745-8550 745-2464 745-3633 253-5262 253-1447 654-2643 454-8537 253-1955 745-6806 745-7318
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who press their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sound-Off Here is your chance to say what you think about issues, politics and politicians on a local, state and national level. We usually don’t encourage political letters, but for the months of August and September, we want you to tell us what you think. We have to know who the letters are from in case we have questions, but we won’t print your name. Then, in October we offer the politicians their turn to respond to anything that has been written about them and to make their case as to why they deserve your support.
So, come on, Van Buren County – sound off!
Raise rates, already!
There has been a lot of discussion about raising the city of Clinton water rates from their basic rate of $15 to an increase of $20, which would cost their customers $35 a month. Those of us in rural areas have been paying a flat rate of $35.95 for years. We were glad to just get the water because a lot of customers didn’t have very much water on their place. A grant was applied for and it paid for most, if not all, of the water pipes out to our area. Our flat rate does not include sewer hook up like the city of Clinton has. I think the plan made by your mayor, Richard McCormac, and the water department manager, Todd Burgess, is fair to all and they need to get it voted on and passed as soon as possible. The longer it is delayed, the more in the hole they are. I also read that one of the city Quorum Court members said he thought the Clinton rate was just fine because they paid more taxes in the city than we do in rural areas, but since they closed our school, I thought we all paid the same.
Taxing questions
Some county officials are unable to answer questions about the mineral property tax. Supposedly, if you do not pay your mineral property taxes, which are separate from the real estate tax, royalty checks to individual owners will cease and royalties paid to the state. I do not believe this is happening, based on the amount of pages published in the paper every year of unpaid royalty taxes. So, just what is the penalty for not paying the royalty mineral tax? If no effort is being made to collect the taxes or punishments enforced, why bother paying the taxes in the first place. Surely the county must be interested in additional revenue.
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve
The “Shop with a Cop” program is a nationwide program designed to raise funds to benefit children. In Arkansas, each county sheriff may choose to participate in the program or not. This is not a program established by our local sheriff. I contacted the attorney general’s office to find out what sort of oversight was given to this program. According to the AG, every participating law enforcement department reports directly to them if the funds raised by that department exceed $25,000 (most participating departments do, in fact, meet this threshold). However, if the total amount of money collected by a participating department remains below $25,000, they are accountable to no one. (According to the Van Buren County Shop with a Cop Facebook page, in December 2015 the program spent almost $18,000 to help 78 children.) Does anyone know who actually handles the funds for Van Buren County and who they are accountable to? The “Shop with a Cop” program benefits many families in our county. However, the funds should be handled by independent third and fourth parties with built-in oversight and accountability so as to remove even the remotest appearance of impropriety.
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed corporations
-- Thomas Jefferson
County Clerk
District 9 Judy Wells (Dem) Richard P. Sundelin (Rep)
Sheriff
Assessor
Constable
Circuit Clerk
Justice of the Peace
Scott Bradley, incumbent, (Dem) Lucas Emberton (Rep) Ester Bass, incumbent, (Dem) Debbie Gray (Rep)
-- Ralph Nader
Positive leadership
In times where the term “politics” carries a deeply negative connotation, it is important to remember those leaders that do a good job in office and put their constituents first. I am thankful to be a part of a county that has such leaders. Roger Hooper has worked extensively as county judge to bring manufacturers and small businesses to our county using economic incentives designed to entice these entrepreneurs to locate here. His efforts have paid off, resulting in the county’s unemployment falling from 11 percent in early 2009 to below 7 percent this year. Roger Hooper’s work on economic development helped Van Buren County weatherize an economic downturn caused by national circumstances beyond his office’s control. Sheriff Scott Bradley prioritizes combating the drug flow in our county as one of his top department goals. He achieves this by collaborating with his law enforcement team as well as other levels of law enforcement. The sheriff, for example, collaborated with federal law enforcement agents to carry out the single largest meth bust in Van Buren County history. Because of Sheriff Bradley and his deputies, our children live in a safer community. Leaders in Washington and elsewhere should take lessons from Judge Hooper and Sheriff Bradley. Both leaders succeed because they work with others to make life better in our county. They care about the well-being of county residents. They work tirelessly to ensure that each family can grow up here without fear of job loss or losing their child to drugs or shootings. There’s no doubt our county has endured difficult times, much of which was inflicted by national and statewide trends beyond the control of local leaders. We as a county, however, are better off because of our local leaders’ hard work and policies.
Clean it up!
Who’s in charge?
Pam Bradford, incumbent, (Rep) Phillip W. Ellis (Dem)
Roger Hooper, incumbent, (Dem) Brandon Bradford (Rep)
The democracy gap in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the least worst every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the least worst get worse
-- George Bernard Shaw
The contests in Van Buren County County Judge
August 16, 2016
Trina A. Jones, incumbent, (Dem) Scott Bramlett (Rep) District 8 Kevin Housley, incumbent,(Dem) Elias Watson (Rep)
East Griggs Township Bill Eoff (Ind) Bob Leal (Dem) Indian Rock Township Scott G. Handford, incumbent, (Dem) Ingram Philips (Rep)
Who is supposed to be in charge of the restrooms at the Clinton baseball fields? They are an embarrassment to our community. Apparently, no one ever cleans them or checks for toilet tissue or soap and paper towels. There are cobwebs in the building. The locks on the doors don’t work. They are dirty and nasty and smelly. We have attended numerous baseball games over the past few years in Clinton and other towns. Our restrooms are the worst! Please, please, please, will someone take charge. It leaves out-of-town visitors and us a bad impression of our community.
All in the family?
Thanks to the retired, concerned citizen who wrote a Sound-Off letter August 2 about the conflict of interest for the mayor of Shirley, who is also the chief officer of the Drug Enforcement Agency for the county. What he left out was "family ties" or favoritism for one group. He mentioned the "relationship" of the mayor and the Van Buren County sheriff, but what he didn't mention is that the mayor and the sheriff are actually kinfolks or that the mayor's brother-in-law is also on the City Council or that the sheriff’s jail administrator is also on the City Council or that the mayor's nephew is the hired city employee or that the mayor's other nephew is his DEA chief deputy, or that the mayor's other brother-in-law just did a "no bid" contract job for the city or that the mayor's "soul brother" gets almost all the “nobid contracts” for the city's road and dirt work and … on and on and on. Where does this end? Life's about choices. You can either be a mayor who leads and represents the people (all the people) or you can be the DEA chief who taps phones and busts people. But, one family can't have it all and still call this democracy. This is a mess that needs cleaning up either in-house or at the polls.
Notice:
The deadline to file to run for municipal offices is this Friday, Aug. 19, at noon.
Correction
Two candidates are seeking the Zone 5 seat for the Clinton School Board. They are Timothy Barnes and Justin Bintliff. The two will face off in the Sept. 20, 2016, School Board election.
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Police Report Inmate swallows e-cigarette battery
An inmate at the Van Buren County Detention Center was hospitalized in Little Rock after swallowing a battery from an e-cigarette. A spokesman for the jail said Friday that e-cigarettes are permitted at the jail, and are, in fact, sold there to inmates. He said the inmate was not trying to commit suicide and that the battery was passed without requiring surgery. The inmate is currently undergoing a mental evaluation and will most likely return to the Van Buren County facility shortly, the spokesman said.
Chase ends in crash, charges
An apparent domestic dispute outside Walmart led to a police chase and car crash in the Barrens Community last week. Clinton police reported that an officer tried to stop Jeremy McCormack on Quality Drive beside Walmart about 5:30 a.m. Aug. 7. McCormack fled in a silver Buick Century onto Highway 95 East, sometimes driving in excess of 90 mph, according to a report by Officer Eric Koonce. The report states that the Buick turned onto Barrens Loop Road and traveled at speeds up to 70 mph. Koonce wrote that McCormack’s vehicle missed the driveway to a gas pad as he tried to avoid a deputy’s oncoming
car and ran through a ditch and a fence into a grove of sapling pine trees. The report states that McCormack was ordered to lie on the ground and began to slam his head into gravel. Once in the patrol car, McCormack started banging his head on the window, the report states. Koonce transported McCormack to the county jail and the deputy searched the car finding a glass smoking pipe with residue and a plastic bag with a green leafy substance inside, according to the report. McCormack, 38, of Clinton has been charged with fleeing, reckless driving, possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) and possession of an instrument of crime.
Man: Woman trying to blackmail him
A man staying at the Sycamore Inn told Clinton police he believes a woman tried to scare or blackmail him into helping her commit crimes. The man said a woman asked him to help her move a television from a house she had just moved from, then told him a couple of days later that if he did not help her again, she would tell police about the “stolen television,” according to a Clinton Police Department report. The man said the woman told him that all the people she dated ended up dead in
District Court July 2016
Penny G. Burgess, failure to pay fines, guilty. Cody J. Harbison, failure to pay fines, bond forfeited. Bridget N. Tully, theft of property, failure to appear, guilty. Madison Brielle
Sowell, possession of drug paraphernalia, nol prossed. Albert D. Helmes, shoplifting, guilty. Patricia A. Heiser, driving on suspended license, guilty. Philip Joseph Strang, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.
THANK YOU FROM VAN BUREN COUNTY LIBRARY The VBC Library would like to especially thank all these who helped make our summer program a success: Cash Saver, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, PEH Supply, Wal-Mart, Sonic First Service Bank, Rock Pit Ranch, Petit Jean Electric, Heidi Kottke, Gateway Twin Cinemas, Love’s Dirt and Gravel, Cub Scouts Pack 152, Boy Scouts Pack 152, Arkansas Razorback marketing, Arkansas Travellers, Sue Pico, Tabitha Galbraith, Emily Rains, Clinton Gymnastics Academy, Dixie Carter KGFL/KHPQ, Little Rock Zoo, Magic Springs. Museum of Discovery, and Silver Dollar City
Henegar
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some way, the report states, and she said she “has been in and out of psych wards and insane asylums her whole life.” The report states that the man said the woman is on meth and he just wants her to stop harassing him.
Driver sought
On August 4, 2016, deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff’s office made contact with a vehicle with no tags on state Highway 336 West. When deputies tried to stop the vehicle, it fled. Deputies later located the vehicle abandoned in the Greers Ferry Lake area of Choctaw. A search of the area found a woman in the woods near the abandoned vehicle. She was identified as 32-year-old Josie Anderson of Shirley. After speaking with Anderson and further investigation into the incident, it was found that Anthony Glen Smith, 29, of Clinton was the driver of the vehicle, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Anderson was charged with public intoxication. A warrant is being sought for Smith. Anybody knowing of Smith’s location is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 7452112 David Dustin Harben, speeding, bond forfeited. Shawn P. Bagley, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty. Robert M. Williams, no seat belt, bond forfeited. Joshua J. Ford, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty. Brandy L. Gann, no seat belt, bond forfeited. Jarrett C. Ethridge, possession of drug paraphernalia, guilty. William Doubleday, drinking in public, bond forfeited. Richard P. Reynolds, improper window tint or decal, guilty. Joe Robert Thompson, speeding, bond forfeited. Kenneth D. Parish,
Speer
Trespass call leads to arrests
On August 5, 2016, Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies responded to a trespassing call on Lo Gap Road near Scotland. Deputies arrested Crystal Speer, 35, of Clinton, and she has been charged with felony possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor criminal trespass, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Gerald S. Coogan, 39, of Clinton was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass, the news release states. Both have been released on bond, according to the statement.
Man accused of probation violation
On August 7, 2016, Vernon Silvey, 53, was arrested in another county and held on a probation violation warrant from Van Buren County. Silvey’s original charge was possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriff’s office. Silvey was transported the Van Buren County Detention Center, where he is awaiting a first appearance.
Deputies arrest Morrilton man On
August
7,
expired vehicle license tags, guilty. Mikeal Glenn Mabrey, speeding, guilty. Carroll J. Grimes, failure to produce insurance proof, no seat belt, guilty. Larry Lee Lester, speeding, bond forfeited. Gregory Steele Jones, speeding, bond forfeited. Jon M. Crawley, theft of property, guilty. Vickie Crow, speeding, bond forfeited. Walter G. Renfrow Jr., unauthorized use of vehicle, dismissed. Angel Wells, failure to pay fines, dismissed. Timmothy J. Holtgeerts, failure to yield, guilty; failure to appear, bond forfeited. Amber Montague,
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2016, deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff’s office responded to a disturbance call at a residence on U.S. Highway 65 South. After speaking with the complainant, deputies located the suspect and believed him to be intoxicated. Mark Samson, 23, of Morrilton was arrested and charged him with misdemeanor criminal trespass and public intoxication, according to the sheriff’s office. Samson has been released on bond.
Silvey
Battery charge filed
On August 8th, 2016, deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff’s office responded to a disturbance call on Lo Gap Road in the Scotland area. After an investigation into the incident and speaking with the victim, deputies arrested Erica Leigh Hoyle, 39. Hoyle was charged with domestic battery in the third degree. She was later released on bond, according to the sheriff’s office.
Woman, 65, arrested
Jane Henegar of Clinton was arrested Aug. 8, 2016, after a search of her residence. Henegar, 65, was arrested on a probation violation after a home visit by her probation officer and other law enforcement officers, according to a news release from the Van Buren County sheriff’s office. According to court documents, a search of Henegar’s residence on Highway 95 West turned up syringes, unidentified pills, and items believed to be used to ingest illegal drugs. Henegar is currently incarcerated at the Van Buren County Detention Center awaiting a first appearance. driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty. Daniel Alan Sliffe, drinking in public, failure to appear, guilty. Brittany Nicole Magness, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty; failure to appear, dismissed. Samuel Reed Bradford, no proof of liability insurance, guilty. Daniel A. Patterson, driving on suspended or revoked license, dismissed. Jared Lee Heather, probation revocation, guilty. Anita Renea Crutchfield, no proof of liability insurance, driving on suspended or revoked license, bond forfeited. James E. Koone, speeding, guilty. Melinda K. Gardner, speeding, guilty. Brian Keith Booher, shoplifting, bond forfeited. Laura Elizabeth Boatman, no seat belt,
Taylor From the sheriff’s office Most Wanted file
Lisa D. Taylor, 35, last known address Shady Grove Road, Shirley. She has brown hair and brown eyes, stands 5-foot-8, and weighs 125 pounds. Taylor is wanted on charges of forgery, a Class B felony. Call 7452112 with information about Taylor. guilty. Charles David Wheeler, driving on suspended or revoked license, dismissed. William Howard Fleming, defective equipment, guilty. Sarah Lyn Friar, speeding, guilty. Joshua Cortes, careless and prohibited driving, bond forfeited. Matthew Thomas Wood, speeding, bond forfeited. Bradley A. Turner, speeding, bond forfeited. Brandon Ross Justice, speeding, bond forfeited. Gregory J. McClellan, no seat belt, bond forfeited. Larry Joe Brown, driving on suspended or revoked license, bond forfeited. Christopher Henson, speeding, bond forfeited. Seth Alexander Jordan, no seat belt, bond forfeited. Daniel Wayne Hobbs, drinking in public, guilty. Jermey L. Story, driving on suspended or revoked license, guilty. Billie Odell Murphy, drinking in public, guilty. Stormie M. Heiser, no proof of liability insurance, guilty.
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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. Sept. 2; drawing will be at 4 p.m. August's Word Find prize is from Deb's Fashion Outlet.
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CHURCH PAGE
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Thanks to all of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Calvary Missionary Baptist Church ABA in Clinton. If you can identify this Church call 7458040. (Remember to give me a contact for the 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 745-4532 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
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Fishing Report
Threadfin shad stocking boosts Greers Ferry Last week The VOICE of Van Buren County reported the release of thousands of Threadfin shad into Choctaw and Greers Ferry Lake to help boost the food source for sport fish. Threadfin grow to about 4 to 6 inches, so practically everything eats them. Shad stockings are only part
of the plan to help Greers Ferry Lake. All stockings of predatory fish have been halted on the lake until the forage base has improved. A massive habitat project also will be underway this fall to add tons of complex cover that will provide habitat for fish and fishing locations for anglers.
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ter before light, then move out to deeper water. Before, the bite would end when the sun came up, but now the bite seems to getting better and longer. Reynolds said he has seen big schools of stripers feeding after 8 a.m. on multiple days. The rains this week should help the oxygen in the lower end of the lake, and with the work continuing on the dam they should not see much of a rise in the lake level. The best bait this past week has been gizzard shad. Reynolds said he has some trollers catching stripers but not like the livebait fisherman. The past week has been his personal best for catching big stripers. His clients boated 18-, 20-, 21-, 22-, 23-, 29and 35-pound strip-
Norfork Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 553.12 feet msl (normal conservation pool: September-April – 553.75 msl, April-September – 552.00 msl). (updated 8-102016) Tom Reynolds of STR Outfitters said striper fishing continues to be hot. Besides Reynolds, he said several other guides have been having great success with multiple limits of stripers and several big fish. The bites have mainly been around the dam area; look for them in Shoal Creek, Koso Point, Thumb Point and Hudson. They continue to feed in 30-35 feet of wa-
ers with multiple limits. What a week! Don from Springfield, Mo., had wanted to fill one of his bucket list items: to catch a striper. Reynolds said he had had scheduled the trip with Don a month ago but the weather and striper bite was bad so they rescheduled for last Friday. As is usual, they left the dock at 4:30 a.m. and made the 15-minute ride to where Reynolds had found some stripers off a hump in the middle of the lake. The bite was slow for about an hour – a front had moved in and the stripers were looking at the bait. Don missed it. Bryan, Don's son, hooked up and they had one in the boat. They missed several others and Tom thought they would have an OK day but no limit. Then, magic happened. Don's pole went down and the fight was on, Tom position Don to fight the fish, and about a minute into the fight Bryan's pole went down. The way the pole went down and the drag was going, Tom knew it was BIG fish. The fish ran under the boat and between the engine and jack plate. Bryan was having a hard time trying to get the pole, so Tom left Don to fight his fish and took the pole from Bryan and backed the drag off so he could lower the rod around the engine and out. Tom tightened the drag up and Bryan and Don were fighting their fish of a lifetime. Don's came in and it was big 24
pounds, but its body told me it would have been a 30-pounder in the spring. Bryan's finally gave up and came to the boat. Tom tried netting it but his net was too small, so he had to do what the Wicked Tuna guys do: Pull it by hand. It was 35 pounds, and so far that's the biggest striper caught by Tom’s clients. Don's bucket list item was marked off with a big check mark. The fall bite will be starting soon as the water starts to cool down, so make your plans on the web with www. FishNorfork.com for everything Norfork Lake. Be sure to read Reynolds’ Fall Striper tactics, which can be found on the NorforkLakeChamber.com website.
White River (Bull Shoals Tailwater)
(updated 8-102016) Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) reported that over last weekend, the fishing was not bad at all. No water was run at the dam and that, combined with it raining, made for good trout fishing. Everybody fishing for rainbow got their share, but other anglers also caught a bunch of browns. Rainbows are biting PowerBait, Power Worms or combination of the two. Browns are being caught three ways. Some anglers are using jigs but some are going to sculpins and crawdad tails. The water is running on a 12-hour cycle, shutting off during the evening and then
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being turned on again at about 10-11 a.m., meaning the resort sees low water in the morning, filling up to 15 feet in the afternoon with 7 units running at Bull Shoals.
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Lake Conway
(updated 8-102016) Greg Seaton with Little Red Fly Fishing Trips (501690-9166) said a heavy rain last Saturday muddied the lower river through Monday but the two-unit generation on Monday helped clear this section. The upper part of the river was stained but fishable from Lobo to Cow Shoals and then the water was clear to the dam. Fishing has been good with no noticeable hatches. The fish are still taking sowbugs and midge pupas with some fish beginning to take size 16 mayfly nymphs. The generation schedule continues to be in the afternoons and early evening.
Greers Ferry
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 459.83 feet msl (normal conservation pool – 461.44 msl). (updated 8-102016) Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 459.84 feet and falling with generation and evaporation it is 2.7 feet below normal pool of 462.54 feet. The bream fishing is picking back up with
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the full moon coming, and will continue to be good use crickets in 10-28 feet of water on a drop shot on flats for your best results. The crappie are eating minnows and jigs in 18-30 feet of water around any wood. The black bass are eating well on threadfin. Some are busting pretty good at different times all over the lake and most of the others can be caught off shore in about 40 feet of water on jigs. Texas rigged worms and C-rigs as well as dropshot rigs are best. The shallow fish can be caught using spinnerbaits, small crankbaits and jighead worms. The catfishing is good all over the lake as it is really an untapped resource, using a variety of homemade or live baits. The walleye fishing is in a small lull window but should pick up with the cool rain and water temperature falling; try dragging crawlers in 24-40 feet of water on the bottom or with a drop-shot rig. The hybrids and white bass are going good at different times of the day; find the bait and the fish will be close by. Some are schooling and that is really going to pick up more real soon with the abundance of threadfin shad. And for the fish that are down, use spoons, in-line spinners and swimbaits – and, of course, live bait will work at times. Pay close attention to the wind as it will help the current.
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$600-$650/month plus deposit. Call: 501-745-5858 or 501-412-7682
For Rent
For Rent Country Living Remodeled Mobile Home in Fairfield Bay area 2 Bedroom/1 Bath Nice lakeview! No Pets No Smoking $550/month plus $300 Deposit. Call: 901-647-8754
FOR RENT 2BR MOBILE HOMES Bee Branch. Wheel Chair accessible. $425/month Call for availability. (501) 581-8640
HOMES FOR RENT IN FFB AREA From $375/ mon - $750/mon Call: (501) 723-4424 Buckhorn, Inc.
For Sale
Incredible views from this prime spot overlooking Archey Creek. Abundant wildlife; hunting, fishing, floating & swimming can all be enjoyed from this property.
$5,500/acre. MLS # 16017581. Brawley & Assoc. Real Estate. Contact: Doug Jones at 501-470-8657.
Beautiful building spot just 10 minutes out of Clinton. Has Hwy 16 West road frontage. Approx 20 acres with utilities available at the highway. Large pond, woods and pasture or farm land. MLS # 16013894. Brawley & Assoc. Real Estate. Contact: Doug Jones at 5014708657.
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The Voice of Van Buren County
Robert R. Gaut of Alread says he is just an amateur with a digital camera. We say he is in the same league with the professionals. All of these photos were taken in Van Buren County within the past year. We certainly enjoyed them and think you will, too.
August 16, 2016