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Ex-JP arrested after dispute
The Senior Citizens program held a Car Show this past Saturday. There were lots of antique and classic cars and many people to look at them all. (Photo by Robert Snyder)
Accidents keep police busy Several automobile accidents last week kept Clinton Police busy. In the most serious accident, two people were injured in a collision on Highway 16 East. Both
were taken to hospitals. Clinton Police had not finished a report on the accident by press time. There were two other accidents on Old Highway 9 that occurred in the area
where the state Highway Department is working on a project. No one was injured in either of those accidents. Both occurred on May 1. On May 2 another minor accident oc-
curred, this one in the parking lot of Donut Palace on Highway 65 South, as one vehicle was pulling in and another was backing out.
A former member of the Van Buren County Quorum Court found himself behind bars last week after an apparent dispute with his renters. A deputy was called to a residence in Bee Branch about 5:30 p.m. May 2 after a woman living there reported that her landlord was trying to break in, according to an incident report. She said he had driven around the house several times before backing his truck up to a window in the rear of the house, the report states. A deputy said when he arrived he saw a white extended cab Chevrolet pickup parked crossways behind a vehicle in the carport. The deputy said a man was inside the pickup and was asked to get out. The man in the truck was identified as Randal Story and the deputy placed Story in his police vehicle at that time, the report states. The woman who called authorities and her husband said
Story Story had backed up to their window and pushed a fan out of it, the report states. The deputy’s report states that the fan was found in the back of Story’s truck. The deputy said he informed Story that he would be charged with harassment because the situation was ongoing and Story had been advised not to contact the couple until he followed proper legal steps. He also was charged with public intoxication. Story, 63, of Bee Branch was defeated in the March 2016 primary election. The District 6 seat is currently held by John Bradford.
South Side saying good-bye to 2 The South SideBee Branch School District is sending two of their administrators out in style. Billy Jackson has been superintendent for 14 years and Travis Love has been with the district for 32 years as a teacher and administrator. The last day for both is June 30. Staff members say the two men have supported students, both on and off the campus, and have supported causes
Memorial Day
Monday, May 28 is Memorial Day and because the Post Office will be closed, The Voice will arrive in your mailboxes a day later than usual.
Meeting delay
The Shirley School District's regular School Board meeting for May has been moved to May 21 at 6:30 p.m. There
that benefit students in need. They add that the men have created a safe and caring environment and will be sorely missed. The district is throwing a retirement party for Jackson and Love from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the old auditorium of the Administration Building. Members of the community, current and former colleagues and former students are invited to the gathering.
will be a working meeting at 5 p.m. to discuss school safety. The public is welcome to attend.
Graduations
One down, two to go. South Side students graduated Sunday, May 6. Shirley will hold their graduation May 12, and Clinton’s is on May 18. The Voice’s Tribute to Seniors publishes May 22.
This suspected pipe bomb created some moments of concern in Clinton last Monday, April 30.
Suspicious package causes concern A mysterious package at the Flash Market Citgo station last week threw a scare into Clinton residents. The Van Buren County Office of Emergency Manage-
ment went into action and reported that the area around the gas station/convenience store on Highway 65 and 65B was evacuated. A State Police bomb squad raced
toward the scene where the suspected pipe bomb was found and many took to Facebook to express prayers and concerns. By 10:55 a.m. Monday, April 30, it
was over as the “all clear” was given. The package turned out to be a homemade plastic container that plumbers use to keep tools dry.
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The crowd enjoys last week's FFA Banquet at Clinton High School. Students, teachers, parents and volunteers received plaques and recognition for their efforts. (Photos by Robert R. Gaut)
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Johnny Rice, a coach and teacher in North Little Rock, was the guest speaker at the banquet Thursday.
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Dalton Scott is training to be a fighter pilot.
Clinton native heads for flight school Dalton Scott, son of Ricky and Tami Cooper, graduated from Officer Training School in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 16, 2018. Scott reported to Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 30, 2018, for Flight School. He is a member of the Air National Guard, Mountain Home Air Force, in Boise, Idaho. Scott will be training to be a fighter pilot flying A-10 planes. Scott graduated from Clinton High School in 2011 as Valedictorian of his
class. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a computer engineering degree. After graduation, he accepted a job as an embedded software engineer with Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas. He later transferred to their office in Palmdale, California, where he worked until December 2016. In February of 2017 he accepted a job with Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, Florida, before joining the Air Force. Tester is the son of Kent and Kelly Tester of Clinton.
Tester recognized for studies First-ranked Senior Scholar and John W. White Outstanding student award recipient Colson Alexander Tester is a graduate assistant in agricultural economics and agribusiness. He earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural business in the fall, graduating with honors. As an undergraduate, the Clinton native held leadership positions with the Agricultural Business Club and Bumpers College Honors Student Board. His research focuses on cow-calf herd man-
agement with an emphasis on price signal-based herd management strategies. The research was the basis of his undergraduate honors thesis, which won the outstanding undergraduate thesis award from the Bumpers College Honors Program and was a selected paper at the 2018 meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Tester will complete his master's degree in May 2019 and plans to earn a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps
May 8 - Pancakes, sausage, mixed fruit. Lunch: Mexican pie, pinto beans, muffin square, peaches. May 9 - Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, biscuit, bacon, pears. Lunch: Chicken wrap, fresh veggies, fruit. May 10 - Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, applesauce. Lunch: Baked chicken, creamed potatoes, green beans, roll, pears. May 11 - Breakfast: French toast sticks, orange half. Lunch: Sloppy Joe, coleslaw, corn, applesauce. May 14 - Breakfast: Cereal, doughnut, mixed fruit. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, salad, roll, steamed broccoli, peaches.
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May 8 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, peaches. Lunch: Chili, crackers, PB&J sandwich, salad, juice/fruit. May 9 - Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuit, gravy, pears. Lunch: Nacho salad, beans, cinnamon muffin, fruit cup/fruit. May 10 : Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage, blueberries. Lunch: Chicken fried steak, creamed potatoes, green beans, rolls, fruit. May 11: Breakfast: Cereal, toast, jelly, fruit. Lunch: Chicken fajita flat bread melt, corn, salad, fruit. May 14: Breakfast: Cereal, cinnamon toast, fruit. Lunch: Ham and cheese on sub bun, Canadian cheese soup, chips, juice/fruit.
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On the mound
Teams strong at district - The Clinton Senior High Track Teams competed in district on April 26, 2018 at Green Forest. The girls placed 5th overall in a very tough district and qualified their 4x800 Meter Relay team for 3A State. To qualify for state, you must be the top two in your district. Leslie Carter also qualified for state in the 400 Meter Run at district. The boys were District Champions. Weston Amos earned the "high point" award - he earned more points than anyone else did at the meet. He qualified for 6 different events at state.
Reece Fosko, No. 20, son of Billy and Melanie Fosko pitching for Clinton No. 2. They beat Greers Ferry 8-2 last week.
Ending on a winning note - The Clinton Junior High Track Teams ended their season on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the 3A-1 East Junior High District Championship at Jim Tumlison Field in Clinton. They did not disappoint the home crowd. Both boys and girls brought home the 3A-1 East Junior High Runner Up trophy. Both teams placed in 15 of the 16 events.
Clinton competes in State Meet The 3A State Track Meet was held Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Jessieville High School. All-State Athletes - Finished Top 10 in the State: Girls 4x800 Meter Relay - 6th place (Haven Stoltzfus, Lacey McJunkins, Madison Speer, Leslie Carter)
Girls 400 Meter Run - 5th place (Leslie Carter) Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - 3rd place (Matthew Gonzales, Derek Russell, Ryan Jones, Ethen Drake) Boys 110 Meter Hurdles - 6th place (Tyler Wilson) Boys 400 Meter Run - 2nd place
(Weston Amos) Boys 1600 Meter Run - 6th place (Jasper Burgess) Boys 4x400 Meter Relay - 3rd place (Ethen Drake, Blake Burgess, JoJo Jones, Weston Amos) Boys Shot Put 5th place (Caleb Kirkpatrick) Boys Discus - 6th
place (Cade Treadaway) Clinton has two Senior High boys that will compete in the Decathlon in Cabot on May 16-17, 2018. Good luck to senior Dylan Hayford and sophomore Weston Amos! - Submitted by Kelli Wilson
Southpaw Tristen Treece, No. 5, son of Bridget Donaldson, pitching for team Clinton No. 2 against Clinton No. 3 on April 27. This age group is 12 and under.
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Kicking and swinging - Larry Swan III went to the Taekwondo tournament in Little Rock over the weekend and came home with 3rd place in forms, 3rd place in point sparring and 2nd place in continuous sparring.
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Girls take 2nd place - The Clinton 8 and under Sting finished in second place at the Tri-County District Softball Tournament held in Clinton on Saturday, April 28. They played 7 games in under 24 hours. This is their first year competing on the pitching machine. The team is (front row) Emma Smith, Alexis Williams, Katie Grace Alexander, Adalynn Biggs, Rylee Buffor (second row) Hailey Bramlett, Jayden Lott, Ryleigh Golden, Aubree Hernandez, Emma Wyatt, Livi Whillock, Coaches Justin Smith and Ed Whillock.
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Obituaries
will be greatly missed by them. Funeral service was 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. Interment was at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Conway.
Micki Hart
Wilma P. "Micki" Hart, 83, of Shirley, Arkansas passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born July 25, 1934 in Coal Hill, Arkansas to the late Robert Ernest Crabtree and Vian P. Crabtree. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy C. Hart; daughter, Janice Lynn Linn; one sister; and six brothers. She is survived by her son, Gary Turner; daughter, Beverly Brenner; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Micki enjoyed working in her yard and gardening. She also enjoyed cooking and dancing. She loved being with her family and
May 8 – Spaghetti and meat sauce, Italian green beans, garlic bread, hot apples/ cinnamon and brown sugar. May 9 – Hamburger steak w/gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, bread, cake w/icing. May 10 – Fried fish, pinto beans, coleslaw, hushpuppies, fruited Jell-O. May 14 – Fajitas, Mexican rice, Mexicali corn, orange. May 15 – Sweet and sour chicken, Chinese mixed vegetables, egg roll, Mandarin oranges, fortune cookie. May 16 – Beef tips/gravy, mashed potatoes, zesty squash, roll, berries. May 17 – Oven fried chicken, AuGratin potatoes, spinach, pineapple pie.
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May 8 – Pepper steak over rice, green beans, roasted potatoes, autumn delight. May 9 – Pork loin/ gravy, mashed potatoes, squash medley, banana pudding. May 10 – Meatloaf, zucchini and tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, peaches. May 11 – Breaded chicken strips, macaroni and cheese,
Jacob and Carrie Maudie Kuykendall. Claudia enjoyed reading and shopping. Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Carrie Lawrence; daughter, Paula and husband James Slack; siblings, James and wife Pam Kuykendall, Carrie Cummings; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, friends other family members. Claudia is preceded in death by her father, and brother, Paul Kuykendall. Services were 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Clinton Funeral Service Chapel.
Opal Hiatt
Opal Leone Hiatt, 86, of Clinton, Arkansas, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018. Born October 14, 1931 in Blackwell, Wisconsin to the late Ross Koile and Velma Hind, Opal was a past employee for McDonalds. She was of the Lutheran faith and an avid crafter. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Barbara Hiatt of Illinois,
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Linda and husband James Lucas of Clinton, Arkansas, Lynn Hiatt of Wisconsin, Mark Hiatt of Missouri; one sister, Judy Miracle of Indiana; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, friends and other family members. Opal is preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Carolton Koile, Robert Koile, Ruth Stewart, Dora Crass, Ellen Krava, Ila Jean Koile, Twylhae Hiatt. A memorial service was 11 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at the Crabtree Foursquare Church.
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beets, fruit mix. May 15 – Sweet and sour chicken, Chinese mixed vegetables, egg roll, Mandarin oranges, fortune cookie. May 16 – Beef tips w/gravy, noodles, zesty squash, roll. May 17 - Oven fried chicken, potatoes, spinach, pineapple pie.
Claudia Kuykendall
Claudia Jan Kuykendall, 63, of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born October 30, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Paul
Shirley
May 8 – Pinto beans w/ham, sliced tomato and onions, cooked cabbage, cornbread, angel food cake. May 9 – Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, tomatoes/okra, peaches.
Rexalyn Tyer
Rexalyn Mae (Tharp) Tyer, 53 of Clinton, Arkansas, born May 1, 1965 to Rex William Tharp and the
May 10 – Breaded chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, beets, tropical fruit. May 14 – Chopped steak w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, bread, fruit. May 15 – Cheesy salsa chicken, corn
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May 8 – Grilled ham and cheese sandwich, broccoli/cauliflower salad, apricots, poke cake. May 9 - Beef tips w/gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley, roll, strawberries. May 10 – Sweet and sour chicken w/ rice, Chinese mixed vegetables, egg roll, Mandarin oranges, fortune cookie. May 14 – Spaghetti and meat sauce, Italian green beans, garlic bread, peaches. May 15 – Hamburger, salad, triple orange salad. May 16 – White beans/ham, turnip greens, vinaigrette tomatoes, cornbread, cobbler. May 17 – Fried fish, coleslaw, baked beans, hushpuppies, fruit cocktail.
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late Freida Mae (Van Winkle) Tharp in Kansas City, Missouri, went to be with her Lord on May 1, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother and friend. Rexalyn was a member of the First Baptist Church in Clinton and employed at Davidson Solid Rock Insurance. She will be dearly missed. Left to cherish her memory are her father, Rex William Tharp of Green Forest, Arkansas; her beloved husband, John Gregory Tyer; her son, John William Tyer of Choctaw, Oklahoma; her daughter, Kara Brooke Tyer of Clinton; other relatives, her church family and many friends. The family has ask for memorials to be made in Rexalyn's honor to the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Center of your choice such as MD Anderson, Susan G. Komen and CARTI. Visitation was Friday, May 4, 2018 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services was 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Clinton. Interment was at Pickens Cemetery in Green Forest, Arkansas.
salad, broccoli, cake. May 16 – Baked ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, roll, fruited Jell-O. May 17 – Barbecue on bun, baked beans, coleslaw, apple sauce. Clinton, Shirley
and Scotland centers are open Monday-Thursday Damascus Center serves lunch Tuesday and Thursday Fairfield Bay Center is open Monday-Thursday
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Bridal shower set There will be a come and go wedding shower honoring Courtney Madden, brideelect of Will Pennington, on Sunday, May 20, from 2-4 p.m. at the Damascus Community Center. The couple is registered at Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond. Please bring your favorite recipe to share with the bride.
For the record /April Marriages New officers - Laureate Alpha Lambda met at the home of Wendy Matthews on May 2 to install officers for the coming year. Those being installed were Annalee Culp, president, Ellen Kelly, vice president, Charlene Burge, treasurer and Wendy Matthews, secretary. The ladies were treated to cookie pizzas prepared by the chapter's past president, Mary Mills. Shown pictured left to right, Charlene Burge, Wendy Matthews, Bonnie Hookman and Annalee Culp.
Cemeteries
The annual Decoration Day for the Quattlebaum Cemetery will be May 13, 2018.
until after Memorial Day. If you know of any veteran that does not have a flag, contact Sandra Maulden at (501) 757-1724.
Dennard Community Cemetery will have a clean-up day, Saturday, May 12, beginning at 9 a.m. There will be a meeting at 10 a.m. with a potluck-style lunch at noon. Everyone is welcome. A flag will be placed on the grave of each veteran and will remain
Bee Branch Cemetery Decoration Day will be Saturday, May 19, 2018, beginning at 10 a.m. The annual board meeting will convene at 1 p.m. that day. Clean-up is under way. Please remove unsightly items and flowers or those that interfere with mowing before May
Chad Berry, 40, Shirley & Heather Holland, 43, Shirley Jonathan Shattell, 52, Shirley & Amanda Crow, 38, Shirley Dustin Coffin, 35, Shirley & Sarah Meador, 27, Shirley Anthony Severns, 21, Shirley & Delaney Dedon, 19, Shirley Christopher Loyd, 31, Morrilton & Bran-
12. They may be replaced in the brown building for disposal. The Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Rupert, Arkansas has two scheduled community work days: May 15th and May 19th, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please bring your tools, smiles for your neighbors, and sack lunch. Also, it is time for everyone to remove old flowers. Trash bags will be provided for the flowers.
dy Charles, 30, Bee Branch Albert Haynes, 44, Clinton & Amy Kirsch, 36, Clinton Daniel Silva, 49, Clinton & Staci Frideres, 29, Clinton
Divorces
Michael Tharp vs Stormie Tharp Robbia Dunham vs Curtis Dunham Hannah Perkins vs Daniel Perkins Jaymie Beck vs Stephen Beck
Ammann-Lovin to wed Jesse Daniel Ammann and Lacey Elizabeth Lovin will be married on Saturday, June 2, at 5 p.m. at Jamestown Ranch, 459 Shaw Bridge Road, Greenbriar, Arkansas. Reception will follow. Friends and family are invited. No shower at this time due to Jesse’s employment in Pennsylvania.
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Gas up with Polyphenols The last several articles in this column has focused on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). There is a good chance that you might have this disorder to some degree. Some have it so bad that they cannot stand up. Others are just tired all the time. You might have it if sleeping doesn’t im-
prove your energy. In previous articles we addressed sleep issues, stress and lectins, all of which can cause fatigue. At this time, I want you to consider … you guessed it … changing your diet. There is one food substance that recent research has shown great prom-
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The dedication to serve. The experience to lead. ❖ Elected to three terms as State Representative to District 70 (now district 68), serving on numerous House committees & subcommittees. ❖ Served as Chairman of the Board for Universal Housing and Development Corporation. ❖ Served eight years in the Arkansas National Guard. ❖ Served 18 years on the Board of Education for the Dover School District. ❖ Background in engineering, planning, and supervising major construction projects. ❖ Served as Chairman of the Pope County 911 Advisory Board. ❖ 32 Years Experience in the Telecommunications Industry.
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ise in treating chronic fatigue, and this cure has been around since the beginning of time. Of course, the ancients didn’t call them polyphenols, they just called it food. Polyphenols are particles in plants that help protect the plant from the harm of ultraviolet radiation and pathogens (bacteria, poison, etc). Polyphenols are listed as an antioxidant, which basically means they help prevent chronic inflammation and cell destruction. Studies have found that diets high in polyphenols can prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis and dementia. To put it in simple terms, polyphenols relax the walls of your blood vessels and it helps prevent blood cells from sticking to each other and your arteries. So, it helps reduce your blood pressure, increase your circulation of red blood cells and oxygen, which, abracadabra, gives you more energy. It’s not that you lack motivation, or that you are lazy. Your organs are in the doldrums. They need high octane gasoline to get them to fire on all cylinders. That is what polyphenols do. Now, the question arises, where do I get this weird stuff? You are going to like this. The food with the highest content of polyphenols is dark chocolate. Dark, not milk chocolate, mind you. Other things with a lot of it is, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, plums, apples, grapes, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, red onions and spinach. Also, coffee and tea (black and green) have a good amount in them. Instead of starchy foods like potatoes and bread, eat some fruit. Rev up that body and take the world by storm. You can do it! Oh, and if you do take over the world, remember your old friend Ron. - Ron Henson, BSRN, 745-7004 opt. 2
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Letter from Mayor Hackett Homecoming
Plans for the 51st Shirley Homecoming are coming together. We still have room for craft or new items vendors. Anyone that would like to set up should fill out and send in their applications ASAP to in-
sure a spot at the festival. Anyone wanting a vendor spot should contact Missy Worthing at 723-8290. There are numerous events on the line-up this year and you should make plans to spend Friday, June 1 and Sat-
urday, June 2, in Historic Downtown Shirley. These days bring back families, friends and neighbors to remember the memories of this tiny little town. Streets are lined with folks have a great time visiting. This year we will
Monthly report from county judge I’m writing this letter to you the week of April 16th, 2018. We had much below average temperatures this winter and until mid – February, very dry. Since mid-February the county has received 15-20 inches of rain. Although considerably above normal, our conditions prior were dry and the rains came over several days. We were able to resume normal road work after about a week of road repairs caused by the rains. Beginning in 2017, we started a series of articles that covered why and how county government functions. We have covered the following three areas of county government and they were: 1. The overall function of County Government 2. The County Judge’s responsibilities 3. The County Sheriff’s responsibilities This time we will cover the County Clerk duties. We will use the following definition from the publication “Introduction to County Government” by The Association of Arkansas (also-The County Financial Management System from Legislative Auditors): As clerk of the county court, the clerk has the duty of keeping a regular account between the treasurer and the county. The clerk charges the treasurer with all moneys received and credits the treasurer with all moneys dispersed. In addition, the clerk keeps an accurate account of all financial transactions within the county and files all documents, vouchers, and other papers pertaining to the settlement of any county to which the county is involved. It is the responsibility of the county clerk to prepare all checks on the treasury of moneys ordered to be paid by the county court and to keep complete and accurate records of all these financial transactions ready for the court’s inspection at any time (ACA 13-20-402). [ An alternate method of the county treasurer issuing checks, allowed by ACA 14-24-204, is used by many counties.] The county clerk shall serve, unless otherwise designated by county ordinance, as the secretariat of
the Quorum court. These duties involve keeping a complete permanent record of the proceedings of the Quorum Court including minutes, ordinances, resolutions and an index to provide easy access to the information (ACA 14-14-902 and 14-14-903). The county clerk, or the clerk’s designee, serves as the secretary of the Board of Equalization and records the minutes of their meetings (ACA 26-27-307). Also, if the preparer of tax books for the county, the clerk is responsible for extending the taxes in the information provided by the assessor and the Board of Equalization (ACA 26-28-101 through 26-28-108). The clerk became the official voter registrar with the adoption of Amendment 51 to the Arkansas Constitution in 1966. The clerk maintains an accurate and up-to-date voter registration list within the office and stores the ballot boxes between elections. In addition, the clerk is the custodian of absentee ballots and is responsible for early voting. It is common practice in many counties for the county clerk to assist the county election commission in the overall performance of the election process. With the increasing complexity of elections, however, there is an increasing trend towards the hiring of election coordinators to aid the county election commission and the county clerk in their respective election responsibilities. (ACA 7-5-401 et seq.) The clerk issues marriage licenses (ACA 9-11-201) and keeps a record of all firms in the county which have incorporated (ACA 4-26-
1201). The clerk issues special licenses allowing certain activities (ACA 26-76-102). Most recently, several citizens and myself have been attending seminars on Governor Hutchison’s initiative for Healthy/ Active Arkansas Communities. This initiative was formed to help improve the overall health of the communities and improve to attract business to Arkansas. We have formed a steering committee that has been working to form a local Van Buren County healthy/ active community. On June 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Clinton High School cafeteria we will host Dr. Joe Thompson, former Arkansas Surgeon General and Chairman of Healthy/Active Arkansas, as the kick-off speaker for our local initiative. Also, you will be updated on how Van Buren County ranks in the state and have a panel discussion on the many opportunities provided to improve your health in Van Buren County. Please mark your calendar and plan on attending!
Economic Happenings in Van Buren County
Concerning economic development one of the biggest single economic success stories in the last 15 years has been the expansion of our healthcare facilities. In 2001, the Van Buren County citizens voted on a bond to build a new hospital. With the success of the initial bond, another bond was voted on and passed in 2010 to expand the emergency room, out-patient, surgical, home health facilities, laboratory, and MRI machine. Since it opened in 2004, the hospital has
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kick off this special time with a beauty pageant May 27 at the Shirley school auditorium. We're looking for beautiy queens to ride in our parade. Anyone interested in information about this event should contact Kayla McGoveran at 723-8290. We will have bands and a depot
May 8, 2018 dance both Friday and Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. We have a big day planned on Saturday, with the kids games starting at 10 a.m. sharp; kids should be registered by 9 a.m. The parade wil be at 2 p.m. and we are still adding floats and entries. Anyone wanting to be in the parade
should contact Lisa Hackett at 723-4848. We are still looking for volunteers to add finishing touches here and there, if you want to help, contact Lisa Hackett. Homecoming is special to all of us, let's all get together and make more memories. - Lisa Hackett
Update on Road Improvement
2018 Plan Tons of Gravel 100,000 tons Mileage of 4” 38.6 Gravel& Drainage Improvement Asphalt Overlay 2.5 Chip & Seal Overlay 4.0 New Chip & Seal 13.1 Total Miles of 58.2 Road Improvement
2018 Actual YTD (thru 4/12/18) 26,300 tons (52,790 Dump truck loads) 13.9
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2011-4/12/18 1,003,000 tons 310.10 76.9 75.4 73.9 536.3
Last week, we completed a 3.5-mile section of road using an “Unpaved Road Grant” from the Arkansas Rural Development. The $35,000 grant was specifically for gravel roads that have run-off water that flows into local streams. This is the second time we have used this grant and will continue to look for future opportunities. This grant only has a $250,000 annual statewide funding, but hopefully the State will expand this fund.
created over 100 additional jobs and an additional estimated 100 jobs with specialty clinics, pharmacies, and other home health facilities. At the same time the old hospital buildings were converted to office space for most of county government. Along with providing space for Adult Education, Literacy Council, Experience Works, Workforce Training, Soil Conservation, FSA, State Police, Fire Marshall, Ozark Opportunities, and another courtroom. I recently was given a brochure from Ozark Health Foundation of the “10 Big Things You Helped Us Achieve in 20162017” fiscal year. They are: $13,000,000 Community Economic Boost from Salaries 614 Surgeries 8,343 Emergency Room Visits 86 Nursing and Rehab Center Residents make their home at Ozark Health 7,100+ Hours donated by Auxiliary Board Members and Volunteers 1,056 Mammograms 19,862 Home Health Visits
1,044 MRI’s 5,693 Outpatient Visits 75,501 Laboratory Tests I’m very proud of Van Buren County’s rural healthcare system and feel confident that this program will continue to grow. We recently received a copy of the 2017 tourism results from Arkansas Parks & Tourism. The results are as follows:
2016 vs. 2017
1. Travel generated dollars up 11.25% to $68 million 2. Travel generated payroll dollars up $1 million 3. Travel generated employment up 25 jobs 4. Travel generated local taxes up $200,000 5. Visitors (Person/ Trip) up 20,000 The positive trend is a result of the hard work and dedication of many county-wide organizations. Thanks to all for their efforts. The construction of the Highway 65 expansion from Bee Branch to Clinton is moving along at a fast pace. Also, the utilities are being moved for the next part of the Highway 65 expansion (Clinton to Botkinburg).
The following is the break-down of the new proposed schedule for the expansion of Hwy 65: Bee Branch to Clinton Began: March 2018 - Estimated to Complete: December 2019 Clinton to Botkinburg Estimated to Begin: 2020 - Estimated to Complete: 2022 Botkinburg to Dennard Estimated to Begin: 2022 - Estimated to Complete: 2024 I have been talking with several building supply companies and general home construction contractors in the county and all report that they are busy with renovation or new home construction. One reported that it is the most business that they have had in over 10 years. These last few weeks, I have had the pleasure of being out in our county with spring budding the trees, especially the Dogwoods. We live in a beautiful part of God’s world. So some weekend, please take a drive in Van Buren County and enjoy the beauty! - Roger Hooper
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Neighbors
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What wonderful weather we ave bee having. Happy spring. Jim Cossey and Emily Johnson have been sharing some beautiful flowers at the Clinton center. The blooms bring joy and happiness to all our seniors. We have had several new folks coming to the centers. It is a great program and we are glad to see new faces. Bill Bonds was the pool winner at Clinton last week. Mark Daniels, his son and others entertain us on Tuesdays. Fairfield Bay is almost ready for its fundraiser and Shirley’s is set for June 2, during Homecoming. A trip is planned for Turpentine Creek, Eureka Springs, on May 19. I have been on Cloud 9 this week because I have a new very handsome great-grandson, Christopher Biggs Welch, in Madison, Mississippi. I will be making a trip to see him very soon. I’ll take advice, as long as it doesn’t interfere with what I do.
warm weather — now the gardens can grow. Saturday, May 5, was First Saturday Breakfast. Hope you were there. Joyce has been very blessed. Her biopsy came back positive and she had surgery last week and the report came back great. The cancer is gone and no treatment is needed. Next Thursday is the next doctor’s appointment, Jim Bailey is going to the doctor this week to see what he needs to have done. The Scotland Trail Ride is scheduled for May 19. It will start from the school. Primary election is May 22. The polls will open at 7:30 a.m. at the Scotland School cafeteria. Don’t forget to vote. We were glad Roger Hooper brought his road show to Scotland. It was interesting to see how he keeps track of cost per mile of the work that is done on the roads each year. Scotland Senior Center will have its pool tournament and bingo games - lunch will be available - I hope they have. good turnout, If you have Scotland news call James Burns at 592-3935.
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Crabtree
We appreciate the great rain and the
Exercise weekly, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, 9-11a.m.; quilting on Thursdays, 9-11 a.m.; followed this week by the monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m.; and May 19 “Dinner & Bingo”, keeps folks at the Alread Clubhouse busy. Newcomers are welcome. Recycling Day is Saturday, 8-10 a.m. at the Alread cafeteria. Was excited to see a Baltimore oriole last week and neighbors reported sightings of over 30. The smaller and more russet colored orchard oriole will mix in sometimes. Migration through here continues until mid May. Some say there seems to be more than usual this year. Vicki and Shawn Overby tell me they’re up to 18 kids so far with 2 nannies still to drop. The line is famous for multi-births up to 4. We’re in the last quarter of the moon this week, and on Saturday, just before sunrise, very low in the eastern sky, Mercury and Uranus will be so close they will fit in a binocular’s field of view. An unobstructed view to the east from high ground and good weather required. A whippoorwill ended up posting outside my bedroom seven nights in a row calling incessantly for hours on end each night. Guess he got what he wanted as he seems to have gone elsewhere, thankfully. Saw my first copperhead and reminded myself it’s time. So let’s call this “Snake Awareness Week” and all practice being mindful of where we step and where we stick our hands. Our garden is producing a bounty of lettuce and I’ve
started eating radishes nightly. Still time to plant warm weather seed but transplants get you there quicker. There is a transplant out there just waiting for you to nurture it. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and 16 West Community call or text Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.
Page 7 grand-daughter Kenedie at the Wolly Hollow state park near Greenbrier Saturday . Larry Treece had cataract surgery Wednesday at Conway. The house on Highway 110 where Bill and Judy Rolen raised their family has been a landmark for several years. It is now being torn down. The scenery on Highway 110 is changing. Lisa Hackett, mayor of Shirley, needs volunteers for the Shirley Homecoming. It takes us all to make good memories for everyone, so report to Lisa.
Thelma Murray Shirley
Carol Freeman of Russellville visited Wanda and Paul Poynor Thursday and had lunch with them. Visiting Ruth Hodge Saturday was Wanda Mullen of Manila. Ruth's niece Karen Johnson brought Ruth lunch after church Sunday. Corey Murray and his sons, Legend and Skyler, visited Jimmy and Thelma Murray Sunday afternoon. Joan Allen ,and her daughters Lavonne Bradford, Starla Mackey of Scotland, Nona Vandergriff of Fairfield Bay and Melba Mackey of Mount Pleasant, Mississippi, attended the funeral of Raphael Allen at Fox Saturday. Melba Mackey spent several days with her mother while she was here for her uncle’s funeral. Jimmy Murray attended the family visitation of the Raphael Allen service Saturday. Carlene Rushing attended a birthday party for her
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Last Friday, RG Ward attended grandson Rylan’s regional skeet shoot. His team wound up in 40th place in the tournament. That was a pretty good accomplishment. There was over 100 teams from all around the state. Congratulations Rylan and team members! Marvanell Ward attended a luncheon hosted by her cousins, Betty K. Oliger Presley of Harrison and her sister Linda Jo Oliger White at Betty’s home in Damascus. Others attending were Kay Honeycutt Bowie of Conway and Sue Honeycutt Stamper of Center Ridge. They are all first cousins. Marva’s great
- g r a n d d a u g h t e r, Kylah Anderson, fell and broke her arm. Marva says she has really been a trooper! Birthday wishes go out to RG and Scott Ward. Their birthdays are May 3rd and 4th, so Scott was a late birthday present for RG several years ago! Ruth Webb is still in therapy and will probably have another 2 weeks in the rehab center at Ozark Health. She is recuperating from breaking her leg about 4 inches below her hip joint. BE isn’t doing very well. He has a UTI, which isn’t good. Get well wishes go out to both of them. Belated birthday wishes go to their son, Ronnie, of Houston, Texas. His birthday was on the 2nd. He Is here to help them out until they are doing better. We made a trip to Little Rock for JR’s appointment. We will have to go back in a couple weeks. I went to town today and did my weekly shopping. Walmart was so crowded it was hard to find a place to park! I finally got it done, so I survived another payday up there!
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Happy Mother’s Day I Remember Mama
Tina Lewis Johnson shares a memory of her grandmother, Stella Wyoming Lewis
Grandma’s frail appearance belied her strength
When my parents were young newlyweds, they often spent the night with Grandma Lewis in her small rural home. During the winter months, the cold air swept through the house causing the occupants to snuggle tightly under the heavy warmth of many layers of handstitched quilts. In
the morning, my dad would ready for work before the first ray of daylight glinted through the thick pines that surrounded the tiny farm prompting the rooster to acknowledge a new and glorious day. His grandmother was already in the kitchen. On the old wood-burning stove was a pan of hot
This poem was written by Aleigha Israel, 15 at the time, on the way to the funeral of her grandmother, Betty Mills. Loretta Israel, Betty’s daughter, said it was a very sorrowful time in her life and Aleigha’s first poem was a blessing.
Those worthless straps of sin no longer kept me bound. Once when life’s final battle had been fought with all I had, I then stood in judgment, But not to be in judgment be judged by good or bad I stood in front of something so big and bathed in light, I saw that Book of Life; and as two angels took their flight, The doors were then opened, I watched people passing through, I hears Him call my name! And then I walked in too.
Wonderful Day of My Life
Once when I was young, I heard a voice so clear That told me over and over again, my time was very near. I was so close to heaven, I could hear his voice, such a pretty sound.
biscuits, and sausage gravy bubbled in a cast iron skillet. There were fried fresh eggs courtesy of the chickens that roamed freely in the backyard. She was waiting for Dad to rise to the smell of coffee she had brewing in the kettle. Her gray hair was already wound in the usual bun. She wore an apron over a simple garment she sewed on her treadle. Although she looked frail, she was a strong woman who survived many hardships, including the loss of her husband over twenty years earlier. The love she had for her family was unlimited, and she served them with a meek and benevolent heart.
I walked down those streets of gold, With beauty quite so rare, I heard those words “my child” I turned around and saw Jesus standing there. He put his arms around me, and I hugged Him very tight. Nothing had ever been so wonderful than God taking my soul that night. - Aleigha C. Isreal
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I’ve tried so many times To write my thanks to you For all your love and tender care Your prayers and blessings too
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Tribute to My Dear Mother
Your life has been a sacrifice In serving young and old. In sorrows, heartaches and hardships You came forth pure as gold.
- Freeda Baker Nichols
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Kay Weaver honers her mother with a poem.
The words would never come The ones that had to be To tell you just the way I feel And what you mean to me.
My mother wore her hair in braids and dressed in velvets and brocades. Her sparkling eyes, an apt disguise – above her iridescent dress. Her hands contained a warm caress. As strange as it may seem to you, it is not gowns of velvet blue that I recall – it is her shawl, in tatters, placed across her lap when she would rock-a-bye my nap.
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Creola Streitmatter Of this day and every day That your true love and faith in God Though tested, did not sway. I am so grateful to my Savior And I shall ever be For favoring me so very much
Oxley By giving you to me. I have one goal I hope to reach Before my life is through And this, by precious mother Is to be as sweet as you. - Kay Weaver
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Happy Mother’s Day My Mother’s Expertise
by Freeda Baker Nichols
Freeda Baker Nichols shares how her mother’s guidance led her into adulthood. My mother was a quiet person, and yet she guided me through childhood and adolescence as powerfully as a commanding general guides his soldiers through a battlefield. She tempered her authority with love. I knew I should pay attention to my mother’s commands because my father would back her up. The peach tree at the side of the
porch also lent its support to Mother for disciplining purposes. So, along with my six siblings, I learned to obey. Mother referred to the Bible to teach moral values. She didn’t read the Bible to me. She lived by its example and there was no mistaking its message. There was never a shred of doubt in my mind but that Mother would be home when I arrived from school. I knew she would be home on weekends, and I even believed she would be there forever. My parents did not quarrel in my presence. Therefore, I had no fear
that my home would fall apart. And it did not. My home was always there at the end of my trek through the woods from school, and Mother stood at the wood-burning stove cooking supper to have ready when Daddy came home from work. I helped Mother pick beans from her garden, sinking my bare feet into the soft soil beside each straight row of plants. I watched as Mother pulled her sunbonnet snugly to shade her face from the hot sun. She hummed happily, as I worked beside her, but with each snap of a bean, I vowed to become a movie star. Her garden contained all sorts of vegetables. She stored ripened
tomatoes in a Mrs. Tucker’s lard pail and hung it on a prong of the cedar post that cornered the back porch. The tomatoes were juicy and good, sprinkled with salt and she shared them with our neighbors. Mother’s suntanned, wrinkled fingers picked soft, snow-white down from ducks squawking in rhythm to each tug of their feathers. She stuffed the feathers into ticking and made comfortable pillows for her family. When she milked our cow, Old Jerse, Mother placed the fluffy foam onto the pink tongues of orphaned kittens. When I needed the recommended dose of castor oil, for whatever ailed me, I had two choices for taking the medicine — one way or the other. I chose the “one way” and swallowed the liquid, gagging on it, but thereby leaving the peach tree to bud with all its pink blossoms. When I was a teenager, Mother accepted the boys I liked. She never found fault with any of them, although she might have. Perhaps my memory fails me, but the only negative remark I ever heard her make about my boyfriends was that the tall, dark-haired one, “sure had big feet.” His size 11 shoes looked “like boats,” she said. He’s the one I married. From Mother I learned how to be grateful. She taught me that life could sometimes be better, but that it can always be worse. If I
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thought I had nothing to be thankful for, she would tell me about her uncle who often reminded ungrateful persons that, “You have two eyes with which to see, and two ears with which to hear, don’t you?” My mother also taught me to try my best at all things worthwhile. She reinforced her message with this rhyme: “Let a job be large or small, do it right or not at all.” She was a clever teacher. She would quote her elders of having said the same thing that she attempted to teach me. Somehow, that gave her credibility. If I felt like rejecting the lesson, there was no point in disagreeing with Mother because the idea had not originated with her. And I couldn’t rebel against someone who was not present. From Mother I learned that all people are important, and that those who have the greatest need have so much more to offer me than anything I might give to them. She taught this without preaching. Her handwriting in bold, blue ink on pages of my childhood autograph book encouraged me always to “Always do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and remember that a friend in need is a friend indeed.” She crocheted doilies with twine from flour sacks and embroidered the flour sacks for tablecloths to make our home a lovely place but what made it truly beautiful was her presence. My mother’s name was Laura Sephrona. Her grandchildren called her Granny. She plaited her dark, silken hair and wound it around and around her head. Her eyes were gray. She was short and plump when I knew her, but in a photo on a yellowed postcard with crinkled corners, she wore a white blouse, trimmed with tatted lace, and a black, cotton skirt with a twenty-four-inch waistband. High top, laceup leather shoes covered her small feet. She fell in love with Daddy, she said, because “he had the prettiest blue eyes,” she’d ever seen.
Tempered with love, Mother’s power included an admirable ability to express her feelings and ideas with only a few words. Plain and simple words, handed down to her by other caring people. Once when she was telling my husband and me about an item that she wanted — I can’t recall now what the item was — Mother said, “If I ever find one of those, I’m going to cabbage on it.” When my husband asked her what “cabbage” meant, she said she didn’t know but that he could look it up in the dictionary. He did and found his answer. When she told me to “go stop up the rooster,” I knew what she meant. But my town-dude husband didn’t get it. He walked with me to the chicken house, where we found the rooster, alone on the roost. All of the other chickens had been killed by opossums. When my husband watched me close the chicken house door and latch it, he laughed so hard that I laughed, too. Nevertheless, I knew how to stop up the rooster. Other people have been instrumental in my walk through life, but Mother guided me successfully into adulthood, and to the position I now fulfill as wife, mother, and grandmother. When my sixth of seven grandchildren named me GeGe, it was the crowning glory to a life already blessed. For my wonderful life, I credit my mother’s wisdom, strength, faith and her ability to command in a loving way. Without her expertise, today I might be adrift on the sea of life, unanchored, and unwilling to meet the challenges that arise almost on a daily basis. But thanks to her, I can face the challenges with confidence that life might be better than it is but that it can certainly be worse. With a humble heart, I look squarely at life with my two eyes, and listen to the merry sounds of grandchildren’s voices with my two ears — content with my corner of the world and my family and friends within it.
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Fun & Games
Weekly Crossword
May 8, 2018
Sudoku Sudoku: The objective is to fill a 9x9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9. A cell is the smallest block in the game. A row, column and region consists of 9 cells and the whole game consists of 81 cells. (Solution is on Page 4)
Rules
By EuGene Smith
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 oneyear 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, 328 Main 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. Friday, June 1, 2018. Drawing will be at 4 p.m. Friday, June 1.
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Where can you see this stately building? Tell us for your chance to win a one-year subscription to the Voice. See Rules at left.
April Winners Congratulations to our winners in the April contests. Reva Myrick will receive a gift certificate for her entry into the Word Find game, and Deena Rath gets a one-year subscription to the Voice for her correct answer in Where In the County Is This. Ladies, please call or come by the office to claim your prize.
Van Buren County Trivia
(Solution is on Page 4)
The M&NA closed operations in Van Buren County in 1949, which cleared the way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to erect a dam across the Little Red River. The communities of Choctaw and Eglantine were ruined and Greers Ferry Lake was created in the early 1960s.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dennard Community Cemetery will have a clean-up day, Saturday, May 12 at 9:00 a.m.
Bee Branch Cemetery Decoration Day will be Saturday, May 19, 2018 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The annual board meeting will convene at 1:00 p.m. that day. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Cleanup is underway. If you have flowers or items which are unsightly or interfere with mowing, please remove them before May 12th. They may be placed in the brown building for disposal. Otherwise, they will be removed for you. Thank you for your Interest and support.
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To: SARAH JANE ROLEN, Defendant: You are hereby notified that Christopher Glene Ward, Plaintiff, whose attorney is Chad J. Brown, Attorney at Law, 203 Court Street, Clinton, AR 72031, has filed a Motion for Modification of Child Custody, Visitation and Support herein against you, a copy of which Motion for Modification of Child Custody, Visitation and Support and summons shall be delivered to you or to your attorney upon request. You are also notified that you must appear and defend by filing your Answer or other responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this Warning Order; and in the event of your failure to do so, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Motion for Modification of Child Custody, Visitation and Support as circumscribed by the laws of this State. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Clerk of the Court on this, the 27th day of April, 2018. By: Debbie Gray /s/ Debbie Gray . CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
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CHURCH PAGE
Photo by EuGene Smith
Thanks to all of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Sand Springs Missionary Baptist Church. If you can identify this Church call 745-8040. (Remember to give me a contact for the history of your Church. We want to print the history of every Church in Van Buren County. With your help, we will!) 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 Christian 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Faith Church Highway 65 N & Harper Mountain Lane, Dennard, AR 72629 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 630 Highway 9 W, Clinton 745-7709 Formosa Church of Christ 6603 Highway 9 West Clinton AR. 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
Kingdoms Gate Ministries 10973 Hwy 16E PO Box 335 Shirley, AR. 72153 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 Main Line 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 Settlement Baptist Church 10277 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8171 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 723-8101 Shirley Community Church/First United Methodist 784 Matthew Clark Memorial Drive, Shirley 723-4387 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 Zoo Church 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
Most of our reports this week indicate that the warming water has the crappie and bass moving up shallow, while the bream are also beginning to show in places. Didn’t personally run into any daylight striper action at Lake Ouachita last week, maybe because of the full moon, but Mike Bailey and his guests caught a few recently in Beaver Lake (pictured) in northwest Arkansas.
Central Arkansas
Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir
(updated 5-22018) Bates Field and Stream (501-4701846) says the water is back to its nice stained looked with a surface temperature up to 68 degrees. The level is normal. Crappie are good in 4 feet depth around the cypress trees. Use minnows. Bream are good around their beds in 1-3 feet of water and are biting redworms, waxworms and crickets. Bass are good in the grass beds. Use spinnerbaits, plastic worms and frogs. Catfishing is good around the shoreline areas on stink bait and nightcrawlers.
Little Red River
(updated 5-22018) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip’em All Guide Service said that with the new seasonal pool level that began May
1 of 463.04 feet msl, the river is seeing a more favorable water release pattern of a few hours of afternoon/evening generation daily. Hopes are this generation pattern will continue unless they receive significant rainfall. Good caddis and March Brown hatches are taking place on the middle and lower sections of the river. For fly-fishing, Lowell recommends soft hackles, hare’s ear, caddis pupa, pheasant tails, sowbugs and streamers. Hot pink and cotton-candy-colored bodies on gold heads are recommended for Trout Magnet spin fishing. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501-362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information or check the Corps of Engineers website (swl-wc.usace.army.mil) for re-
al-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecasted generation schedule.
Greers Ferry Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 462.30 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.04 feet msl Oct. 1-April 30; 463.04 feet msl May 1-June 1; 462.54 feet msl June 1-Sept. 30). (updated 5-22018) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-9401318) said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 462.26 feet msl and staying steady pretty much with one generator running to take care of the pool while they finish work on the other. The black bass are all trying to spawn or getting ready to or have spawned, so staying shallow wherever that might be that you find some after they get done, more
will be coming; you cannot go wrong with a Texas-rigged lizard anywhere on the lake. One rod out will do the trick. Catch-andrelease should be a common thing this time of year as to ensure some more are around for the years to come. The crappie are in all phases of spawn as well. A minnow or jig fished from 6 feet to the shore or a small crankbait spider-rigged is a good bet for catching them. The catfish are eating a variety of baits all around the lake on a variety of methods. The walleye are eating better as well in the lake close to where the black bass are; use a minnow on a jighead, or a drop-shot and a grub will work, also. A lot of bream are shallow, so use small crankbaits, inline spinners and crickets for your best bet. The next full moon they will be trying to spawn and if the water temp gets to 70, use crawlers. The hybrid and white bass are scattered all over the lake and rivers as well as the creek. Use grubs, inline spinners, spoons and swimbaits for the best catching.
Lake Overcup
(updated 5-22018) Johnny “Catfish” Banks at Overcup Bait Shop and R.V. Park (501-3549007) said that the water level is about 1 foot above normal and water temperature is 68 degrees on surface. Clarity is great. Crappie are do-
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ing well on minnows and jigs. Some are near the shoreline, some in 6ft of water and some in 1116 feet of water. The bigger ones are in the deeper water males and females. Bass are in shallow water spawning. Catfish are being caught on jugs and trotline, blues, flathead and channels using perch, crawfish and shad. “Bream are slow but should start picking up any day now with this beautiful weather. Come out and see us at Overcup Bait Shop off Arkansas Highway 9,” Catfish says.
Brewer Lake
(updated 5-22018) Larry Walters at Bones Bait Shop (501-354-9900) said the water level is ranging normal to high. The surface temperature has hit 65 degrees and the clarity is clear. Bream are in 4 feet of water near the shoreline and are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie are excellent around the shoreline and brush piles. Fish for them in 2-4 feet depth with minnows and jigs. Black bass are good. They’ve also made their way up into 4-6 feet depth around the shoreline and are hitting crankbaits and plastic worms. Nothing to report on catfish or white bass.
Lake Maumelle
(updated 5-22018) Jolly Rogers Marina (501-8685558) said the lake level is about 10 inches above the spill-
way, water temperature from the marina is 64 degrees and about 66 degrees on the north side. Largemouth bass are excellent. With water temperatures in the 60s the bass are moving to spawn areas. Try using Zoom Trick Worms, crankbaits, jerkbaits and jigs in 4-8 and 10-15 feet of water. A few can also be caught in shallow water on spinnerbaits or chatterbaits. The blacks are still biting more during dusk and dawn. Cameron Nesterenko and Andrew Worley pulled in a 3.76 Big Bass to win Tuesday’s night’s fishing tournament here with a 12.70-pound total. Kerdon Martin and Gravey Hearnberger also found a Big Bass of 3.76 pounds. Sixteen of the 29 boats entered weighed in over 6 pounds each. The Kentucky bass bite is good. The spots are still a little deeper than the largemouth bass. Main lake, rocky shoreline or points are best with a crankbait or jig. White bass are good: Less reports coming in on the whites the past two weeks. Some are saying the whites are staging. Normally the run is over by the first of April. Use Rooster Rails, CC Spoons, deep-diving Bandits, and Bombers. Crappie fishing has been good. More reports are coming in of them being found near brush piles from 6-8 feet deep.
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Bonnie Hookman works in her studio.
Joyce Burns at work
Art Gallery marks 25 years Hookman hangs in library The North Central Arkansas Art Gallery is celebrating its Silver Anniversary. The Art Gallery was formed in 1993 under the coordination of the North Central Arkansas Foundation for the Arts and Education’s Volunteer Executive Director, Charlotte Rierson. It was housed in the Indian Hills Country Club, Fairfield Bay. The Art Gallery moved when the city of Fairfield Bay acquired the Fairfield Bay Conference Center. The first exhibit opening coincided with the grand opening of the Conference Center, Oct. 12, 2013. The artwork includes paintings, sculpture, pottery, fused glass, stain glass and photography. The Art Gallery is open to all artists and is juried by a selection committee. The people who help make it successful are the following: Co-directors of the Conference Center - Wilba and Bob Thompson; Art Gallery Coordinator - Charlotte Rierson; and Art Gallery Committee - Bonnie Hookman, Lea Berry, Lee Phillips, Jan Cobb, Alecs Long, Dianne Traylor, and Ellen Kelly. The NCA Art Gallery has Fine Art by both professional artists as well as new emerging artist. The new exhibit is featuring the following artists’ artwork: Painters- Ellen Kelly, Annette Garner, Sandra Marson, Cathy Wester, Susann Waggoner, Judith Beale, Dianne Traylor, Jan Cobb, Charlotte Rierson, Anna Marie Aparicio, Kathleen Hadley, Joyce Hubbard, Joyce Hartmann, Julie Caswell, Bonnie Hookman, Yun Kim, Joyce Burns, Brenda Berry, Gary Johnson, Faye Rodgers, Diana Shearon, Lea Berry, Jeanne Fry,and Cathy Dudzik; Photography - One Woman Photography Exhibit: Cathy Wester; 3-Dimensional Artwork- Linda Pledger, Barbara Cornett, Anne Mitchell, Karen Gehl, and Susan Peterson. The month of May feature artist is Joyce
Burns. Joyce Burns used to be scared to draw anything, but now her artwork hangs in many states and she has sent several works to Germany, France, England and Japan. She is an artist in high demand and an art instructor. Joyce was living in Bakersfield, California where she grew up when her husband was involved in a truck accident. “Our whole life changed.” He could not work for about two years. The doctor said she needed to find something for her to do for fun and to get her away for a little while. One day a group of friends took her for a ride. They drove all over town and eventually they stopped at a building and told Joyce to go in and ask for a lady by the name of Marta Nelson, who turned out to be an art teacher. Her friends had purchased all of the paints and brushes that she would need to learn to paint and had it all set up and a chair with her name on it. “No one had ever done anything so wonderful.” Her first painting was a tiny barn with a fence in front of it and a rooster sitting on the fence that was three times as large as the barn. Now she says it was awful. At the time she thought she had painted a masterpiece. She said she learned so many things from that first teacher and still uses much of it in her classes. One of the most important things was that she never gives criticism without pointing out some of the good things in the painting. Joyce and her husband James and their two sons, James and Tim, moved to Scotland, Arkansas in 1978. It was not easy moving from a large town to a very small and rural town and it was not long until she was bored because she had not found anyone with the same interests. She caned chairs, made bas-
kets, restored old furniture and old picture frames, and she painted pictures. In 1982, her husband suggested that she invite some people to their home to paint and maybe start a painting club. She invited 7 people and 14 showed up. It grew to 27 by the next meeting. These people were not artists – yet – but they wanted to learn. Joyce had not been painting very long and she was afraid they would soon know as much as she did, but they taught her something each class. One thing Joyce learned from the first session was, “don’t have everyone paint the same thing.” She let each one choose the picture, the medium, and the subject they wanted to paint. They each learned something about all of the mediums and were not afraid to try new ones. That is how she learned. They told everyone they knew and it was not long until she was giving classes. That was 36 years ago. She still loves to see people learn something new and be able to express their own style, not just to follow rules. She said that she had to learn to see before she could get it right. When Joyce moved to Scotland, the first thing she wanted to paint was the town of Scotland. She used two old photos from 1949 and put them together and made a long painting of the whole town. She chose to paint this one with acrylics. Now, Joyce works in most mediums and she makes prints from most of her paintings that are not commissions. She has painted 8 old historical sites around Van Buren County. Joyce came here and did not know anyone. Now she can not imagine living anywhere else. She still loves the area, the many friends and neighbors. She said this is home and she feels that she belongs.
Fairfield Bay Library is showcasing Bonnie Hookman as their Featured Artist through June. Hookman majored in Art Education at the University of Central Missouri and studied at the Kansas City Art Institute. Though her career path lead in other directions, she has always found time to paint. The Hookmans have been permanent residents of Fairfield Bay for 28 years. The artist is
known for her commissioned paintings, pet portraits, travel memories, homes both past and present, and Arkansas scenes. Other examples of her work can be viewed at the Fairfield Bay Conference Center, the Ozark Health Medical Center in Clinton, and various venues of the North Central Arkansas Artist League in the Van Buren County area. Hookman has also created a 3 foot
by 6 foot mural commissioned by the Rockbridge Resort in Rockbridge, Missouri and a depiction of the City of Clinton during the 1920’s for Simmons Bank in Clinton. In Fairfield Bay you can see a 4 foot by 16 foot mural depicting scenes in the Bay painted in collaboration with Melva King. This mural can be found In the Fairfield Bay Medical and Therapy Clinic Building at 383 Dave Creek Parkway.
These bright orange flowers brighten the landscape at a Clinton home. (Photo by Vaiva Pack)
A lovely bunch of irises are blooming on Fraser Street in Clinton. (Photo by Robert Snyder)
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Firefighters Grant Hickman, Ryan Calhoun, Austin Fox, Mercedes Duncan, Robert Del Castillo, Fire Chief Jerry Pico, Grant McMurry, Jonathan Peck, and Assistant Chief Randy Baker with their new brush truck. Missing is Steven Worthing, Kim Lambeth and Tonya Pruitt.
Burnt Ridge gets new brush truck By Sue Pico
There's a new set of wheels at the Burnt Ridge Volunteer Fire Department. The truck “rolling In” ceremony was held April 29 at the Burnt Ridge Main Station. The event marked the arrival of the new Brush Truck 1 built by Midwest Fire Equipment
of Minnesota. The truck comes equipped with a 400 gallon water tank, front mounted nozzle, and foam capability. Chief Jerry Pico says the fast response time and ability to travel off road with this truck will assist the department in handling fires located in remote areas.
Calendar Three festivals in one - Free and open to the public!. Enjoy to colors of Bloomin' in the Bay, the in-
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"I'm happy to add this truck to our lineup." Pico said. "It's multipurpose. Along with responding to brush fires, it will also respond to structure fires and motor vehicle accidents.” The $140,440 Ford F550 4x4 brush truck replaces a 1962 rig. Pico says the department was awarded
a FEMA grant which paid 95 percent of the truck price. Making the cost to Burnt Ridge only $6,600. To date, Burnt Ridge has been awarded FEMA grants for a Fire Engine, Tanker Truck, Turnouts, Thermal Imagining Cameras, other firefighting equipment and now a Brush Truck.
Knight of the Year - Anthony “Tony” Diaz was named Arkansas’ Knight of the Year at this year’s State Convention in Bentonville on Saturday, April 28. Among the one hundred or more attendees included Little Rock Diocese Bishop Anthony Taylor, State Chaplain and former St. Francis of Assisi Pastor Bill Elser, Supreme Representative Eric Johnson, Arkansas State Deputy Philip Savage, Council 8815 Grand Knight George Kelly, and other State Officers and Council members throughout the state of Arkansas. As Knight of the Year, Tony and wife Ann Diaz will attend this year’s Supreme Convention in Baltimore in August. (Photo by George E. Kelly)
12th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Fairfield Bay.
p.m. at the Water Department in downtown Clinton. The meeting is open to the public.
set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 10 at Simmons Bank in Clinton. Call 745-8200 for more information.
urday, on May 12, at 7 p.m. There is no admission fee but contributions are appreciated.
Clinton City Council will holds its regular meeting Thursday, May 10, at the Municipal Airport meeting room. The meeting is open to the public.
The EdenSong Regional Chorale will present its Spring Concert in Edgemont at Peace Lutheran Church, (Highway 16 near Greers Ferry) on Friday, May 11 at 6 p.m.; and in Searcy at First United Methodist Church, (304 N. Main Street) on Sat-
The Alread Community Center will be the site of a workday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 24. ACCDA will supply bottled water. Also in Alread there will be an Italian Dinner and Bingo at the EH Club Building from 5:30-in 8 p.m. May 19.
The Van Buren County Cattlemen meeting will be Monday, May 14, at Western Sizzlin in Clinton. Eat at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. This month’s sponsor is Roberts Ford Tractor, Mountain View. The Clinton Water Commission meets the second Tuesday each month at 4:30
AARP’s Smart Driving class for motorists 50 and over is
65 Construction - Widening of Highway 65 between Bee Branch and Clinton is using big equipment to remove large amounts of earth. Project completion is expected in 2020 when road crews will move their focus to the section north of Clinton to Botkinburg. (Jeff Burgess)