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TUESDAY, October 10, 2017 / Vol. 3 Issue 41 / 75 cents Council votes to add Dennard to water system The Clinton City Council held a special meeting last week to decide if it wants to talk to Dennard about taking in its water operations. The Dennard Water Association has announced it is going out of business. It currently is under lease with Clinton to buy water. Clinton Water Department Manager Richard Hink said Dennard is a “break even” business with 350 customers and 205 miles of pipeline. It also carries a $1 million debt with the USDA, paying off the loan at $5,100 per month. Hink said Clinton would lose $72,000 per year without Dennard as a customer and Clinton’s current water allocation from Greers Ferry Lake might be jeopardized. With unanimous approval from the City Council, Hink said the next step is for Clinton’s acting city attorney to send a letter to Dennard water’s attorney offering to take over the Dennard Water System and assume its debt. As a privately held utility, Dennard must take the proposal to its customers.
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Parading through the streets – The Homecoming Parade made its way through downtown Clinton Friday afternoon. This year’s them was “No place like home.” More photos, Pages 6-7
Fire chief explains need for sales tax The Clinton fire chief presented his case to raise the sales tax in Clinton to an almost empty house on Thursday evening. D.L. Webb said he has considered every option he could think of but the only one he considers viable is to raise the sales tax by one-quarter of a penny. That tax is expected to generate an estimated $250,000 annually for the fire department. Currently, the department’s budget is $104,000 from the city of Clinton. The department also gets $18,000 from Act 833 funds. Until 2015, there was a $1.50 charge on Clinton residents’ water bill to
help fund the department. That brought in $17,200 for the department. The city stopped collecting that money after it was informed by auditors that it was not acceptable. If the sales tax passes, the fire department would no longer get any additional funding from the city of Clinton. Webb said the department would use $130,000 of the sales tax money for operations and would put away $120,000 for major expenses and purchases. He said it is essential that the department build a station on the south side of the bridge that can house a ladder truck. His goal is for
the station to contain training grounds for his firefighters. He said other fire departments in the county could use the training facility as well. Though the sales tax would be applied to anyone shopping in the city limits, only Clinton residents will be allowed to vote on the issue on Nov. 14. County residents already pay fire dues, ranging from $60 to $25 per household, to their departments. Two more town halls are scheduled to discuss the sales tax proposal. They are set for Oct. 16 and Oct. 23, both at 6 p.m. at the downtown fire station.
Police Report Big rig loses tire
An 18-wheeler lost a tire Sunday evening on Highway 65 just outside the city limits of Clinton, resulting in several damaged vehicles. Three or four cars hit the tire about 8 p.m. Sunday, police on the scene reported. None of the vehicles hit the big rig, but several were damaged by hitting the errant tire. No injuries were reported.
2 accused in car theft
Police were called to Walmart in Clinton by a woman who said her vehicle had been stolen. The woman said she bought the vehicle for $1,000 from a man on Sept. 19. She produced a bill of sale. On Sept. 21, security video from Walmart showed a man identified as Jonathan Crow Jr. get into the car and drive it from the parking lot, according to an affidavit. Crow told police he thought the vehicle belonged to his aunt, Melinda Brooke. He said she told him to pick up the vehicle and take it to her, according to the affidavit. The vehicle was recovered on a dirt road off Dodd Mountain. Jonathan Matthew Crow Jr., 21, of Shirley, is facing a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle, a misdemeanor. Melinda Kay Brooke, 44, of Fairfield Bay, is
facing a charge of theft by receiving, Class D felony.
Driver leads officer on chase
A Clinton police officer, asked to be on the lookout for a white Subaru Legacy sporting a Confederate flag, spotted the vehicle on Highway 65 north and tried to make a stop on Oct. 3. The officer was around S&P Insurance, and when the vehicle hadn’t stopped by the time it reached Highway 16 East, the officer advised the sheriff’s office that he was in pursuit. The Subaru passed four vehicles on Highway 16 East, almost hitting two of them, the officer reported, as he followed with his lights on. At the intersection of 16 and Burnt Ridge Road, the vehicle passed five vehicles, almost hitting a couple of them, the report states. The Subaru was traveling in excess of 100 mph, the officer estimated. The officer lost sight of the Subaru in the curves before the turnoff for Highway 110. A constable radioed in that he had seen the vehicle but had lost sight of it. The vehicle was found at a residence on Highway 110. No one was in the Subaru when it was found. The driver was described as a white male, 20 to 25 years of age.
October sunrise – The sunrise looking east over Oyler Road, north of Clinton, last Thursday. (Photo by Amanda Berger)
Officer of year – Sergeant Jay Murdock of the Clinton Police Department was named Van Buren County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2017 by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge at a luncheon at Camp Robinson last week.
It is with a sad heart that we must say this, but without funding, we will be unable to keep our animal shelter open. Our plan, as stated from the beginning was to get 100 families in VBC to donate $20 per month and we would be able to keep the shelter that serves our entire county open. Sadly, we only have nine people that have committed to that. We have been able to sustain ourselves so far by the county commitment (that is about to dry up), our fundraisers, and by someone who withdrew from her retirement fund to keep us open. The facility itself needs significant repairs, electrical, plumbing, kennels, insulation, heating, just to name a few things. All of this adds up quickly. There are multiple ways to donate financially to allow us to stay open to the public: a donate button at the top of our Facebook page; checks payable to SNYP Arkansas at 187 Tester St., Clinton, AR 72031; or drop by the shelter during normal business hours and fill out an autodraft form. We need assistance cleaning, feeding and watering and doing laundry every morning from 8-10 a.m. seven days a week. If you are interested in helping keep this shelter open, call us at 745-7697 and ask us what we need most. We will tell you.
Chili queen – Susan Weaver with her dad, Ferrell, won the People’s Choice trophy at Saturday’s Chili King Cook-off in downtown Clinton. (Photo by Robert Snyder/for the Voice)
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Neighbors James and Joyce Burns Scotland
Scotland is a busy place right now. Lots of work is getting done. The bushes around the old post office are gone. Lots of trimming and raking and hauling have been done. Folks are getting ready for Trunk or Treat in downtown Scotland on Halloween night. We are planning a lot of fun for our community. Check out Scotland Arkansas Community page to see all of the activity. There will still be a Chili and Soup Potluck plus desserts at the School Cafeteria on Saturday the 28th (no charge) of course, starting at 6 p.m. The Hayride will start at 7 p.m. followed by Marshmallow Roast and a bonfire. We do this every year. Ya’ll come. We planned on a large crowd for Breakfast on Oct. 7. We hope that all of you joined us and had a great breakfast as well as a good time. Pig Eye Daze is only a month away and every day there are more events and activities planned. There will be a Farmers Market on that day. We are looking for jams, jellies, pickles, spice mixes, all of the good stuff as well as what you may have grown in your garden. Let’s make this a great day. There is a lot of people volunteering to clean the school area and the buildings, and maybe a little maintenance. Lots of contest with prizes. Raffle tickets are now on sale. T-shirts will soon be ready. We got a call today and I want to share it with you. On Low Gap Road stands the old Low Gap School. Of course it has not been used as a school for many, many years. There has never been a problem with it and the doors have never been locked. There was no need to, everyone respected it and left it a lone. There have been ladies using it to quilt in for 60 years. As time has gone by there have been less ladies quilting and it is now down to two. They faithfully go there to do their craft. They
make beautiful quilts and it takes a long time to cut, sew, and quilt them. They were working on a large one that was 10 feet by 10 feet. Today we learned that someone had gone into the building and stolen that beautiful quilt. It is sad that there are those among us that would rather steal or tear up something that does not belong to them instead of being an asset to our community and friends and neighbors. If anyone has any information, please let it be known. Have a great week and call James Burns at 592-3935 if you have Scotland News.
fundraiser for the Shirley Centennial Museum at the Shirley Senior Center on Oc. 12-14. It will be a silent auction and they have some realy neat stuff for you to bid on. If you have not been to the museum, you need to visit sometime. It is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. You will be surprised to see the variety of information. See you there soon. No admission charge! Mr. James Payne, one of our faithful employees, is battling an illness and needs our prayers. Ms. Anna needs prayers, too. She is taking really good care of him. When fear knocks, let faith answer the door. There is no such thing as too late in life. Live every day to the fullest.
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Clinton pool winners were Bill Roberson and Gary Kirkendoll. Scotland winners were James Foreman, first, and Doyle Scroggins, second. Jim Cossey and Mike Snowden brought some pretty flowers to the Clinton Center. The chili was really good at Shirley on Wednesday. Be sure and go eat at Shirley on Monday. They play bingo and give prizes. The loaded baked potato in Clinton was a new item on the menu. And the dessert was great. There will be a
Thelma Murray Shirley
Debbie Kerrigan is doing good, she went back to work Monday, she has hopes of a full recovery. Kelly Robinson's daughters got married recently, Chelsea married Kyle Turner from Springfield, Missouri, and Keelie married Brandon Cook of Clinton. We wish them well. Those from out of town who attended the Caldwell cousins reunion were Dal Caldwell of Dublin, Florida, Ken and
Mackey (Caldwell) Selbig of Scottsdale, Arizona, Jim and Marilyn Caldwell of San Francisco, California, Jan (Caldwell) Lane of Monticello, Indiana, Janae (Caldwell) Price of Springfield, Illinois, Beatrice (Weaver) Green of Mena, Marcus and Mickey Green and son Dawson of Vilonia, Pat (Weaver) Ervin of Sherwood, Pam Whitley of Sherwood, Bill and Wilma Jean (Coley) Hunt of McRae, Donna and William Chambers and Devin of McRae, Leighla Waters of McRae, Tina and Bobby Dixon of Center Ridge, Kirk Taylor of Russellville, Renae and Travis London and Mattie, and Cole of Tyronza, Marlana Dollar of Maumelle, Brittany Thomas and Cora of Conway and Nova (Caldwell) Scroggins of Morilton. Lisa and Wayne Hackett left Las Vegas, Nevada, about four hours before the shooting, so they got home safe. The fall council meeting of EH will be Friday, October 13. Each club should bring an arrangement with two fall recipes in it. See Neighbors on page 3
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Scotland pool winners were first place James Foreman (left) and second place Doyle Scroggins.
Aday baby shower It’s a boy! There will be a baby shower for Kristen and Justin Aday from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Petit Jean Community Room in Clinton. Hostesses are Candace Harvey, Hannah Baugh, Rebekah Hensley, Mitze Myers, Faye Preddy and Sharon Myers.
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October 10, 2017 Neighbors from page 2
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Marva and RG Ward, Sindee and David Morse and John Ward went to St. Louis, Missouri to attend the drag racing competitions. They were gone from Sept 28 to Oct. 2. They all enjoyed the racing. On the way home, they stopped at Lamberts for dinner. Marva said it was very good. I have never eaten there. The only time I had a chance to, the line was so long we would have had to wait over an hour and we were all starving! Marva visited with Joyce Bradley of Center Ridge on Thursday. Good wishes go out to Joyce. Donna and Richard Sherrod spent Thursday in Little Rock having tests run on him. He wound up with a good report. I am so thankful for the rain. We got over one and a half inches.
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Davis Special
We went to a yard sale on Thursday. I got to see my sweet little cousin and hold him. That was the best part of the day! On Friday, we went to Scotland to a yard sale and them went across Low Gap road to Alread. That is a neat drive through there. We saw some hollows that were a mile deep! It was some pretty country. We have so much pretty and some unusual stuff to see in Arkansas. Makes me wish I could travel Arkansas with Chuck Dovish! Hope everyone has a good week. God bless all and pray for the ones who are sick.
By Vallie Kay Shull
Crabtree’s Louis Jackson points to the newest addition to his cottonpicker turned sugar cane picker and processor, a large stainless steel milk tank converted to hold the raw cane juice. He expects to be in the cane fields very soon. (Photo by Jeff Burgess) caught an image of a big bobcat on his deer camera this week. Deb Prout experienced the loss and heartache of their beloved dog Emily passing away. Emily was 13 years old when she passed. If you have any news please call me at 745-4639 or email paigeberger2013@ gmail.com
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It's that time of year. Early of the morning the deer are on the move. I love living down an old country road. I got my eye on an 8-point buck that I have been seeing hanging out by our house. David Lowrance
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teria. Then at 2 p.m. it’s Alread’s Fall Festival, followed at 4 p.m. with The Hobo Dinner & Chili Cookoff. Public’s invited. Dennis Berry says, “Over all it’s been a very good hay year,” but the recent dry spell hurt the last cutting because the Bermuda grass didn’t grow. Most were “real proud” of the second cutting and while delayed due to early wet weather, the first cutting was very good. Dennis is our unofficial Crabtree News persimmon reader. He promises to soon tell us what the persimmon seeds have to reveal about the coming winter weather. Louis Jackson says, “I’m 99 percent sure it’s ready to go.” His Grand Experiment to convert a cottonpicker into a sugar cane picker and processor could be making its maiden voyage into the cane fields within two weeks. Recently he converted a large milk tank to hold the raw cane juice, built a 500-pound firebox to cook the juice and a large stainless cooking pan on rollers. He credits Leon Lemings and Dewayne Watson with solving his hydraulic and electrical problems. And says James Bagley gave him confidence and many ideas how to master the cane juice cooking process. Louis says as a kid the adults wouldn’t let him help with that part of the effort. More details on this story coming soon. “Blooms of Note” going on now: Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia) a real showstopper, often seen in pots but can be overwintered here with heavy mulch and a good location. All parts of the plant are poisonous. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and 16 West community call Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.
Davis Special EH Club met Sept. 26, 2017, at the Shirley Church of Christ. There were four members present, Becky Burgess, Barbara Johnson, Alice Garcia and Vallie Kay Shull. Three members were unable to attend. We opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, creed, inspirational quote of the month, thought, helpful hint and roll call. Meeting consisted of talking about the county fair. Two of us went up to volunteer to help Becky Burgess and Vallie Kay Shull work with photography. The club discussed entering things next year. The club agreed to use some of our money to get some things for the Indian Rock Village Country Store where the residents can go and buy the items. They use their money from playing games to buy at the store.
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The Damascus EH Club met on Sept. 29 at the Damascus Senior Center at 10 a.m. There were four members and two visitors present: Janet Gray, Karen Warner, Helen Gray and Carolyn Hartsfield. Visitors were Thelma Murray and Vallie Kay Shull. Carolyn Hartsfield brought the meeting to order. We said the Pledge of Allegiance, creed, quote, thought, helpful hints, and roll call. Janet read an inspiration. Business was getting ready for fall council. We also turned in to the county office 12 assorted pillows to be delivered to Children’s Hospital. Thelma Murray encouraged us to encourage new members to join. Also, membership sign up sheets were discussed. Vallie Shull was encouraging us to turn in our meet-
The Idle Hour Bridge Club met Thursday at the home of Gay Whillock. Winners for the evening were: high, Emma Hink; second high, Danna Hensley; bingo, Gay Whillock.
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The Damscus EH Club with some of their projects. (Photo by Vallie Kay Shull)
ings to the newspaper in Clinton to let people know what our club is doing so as to encourage someone looking to join a club that does for others. We meet every fourth Friday at 10 a.m. at the Damascus Senior Center. We meet on another day to work on projects. Oct. 13 is the fall council meeting. There is a potluck and auction. It will be held in the Petit Jean Community Room in Clinton. District council meeting is Oct. 17 in Morrilton.
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We are planning on making some lap robes. One of our meetings to make the robes will be on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m., then a second date will be Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. The county fall council meeting is Oct. 13, registration is at 9-9:30 a.m. Barbara Johnson agreed to make our table decoration. Potluck and auction. Oct. 17 District meeting at Morrilton; registration at 9 a.m. The EH Clubs are selling RADA cutlery. Orders will arrive before Christmas. We also are selling raffle tickets on our 100-year quilt. We adjourned and had refreshments. If you would like to visit our club and learn more about us, please come by the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Shirley Church of Christ or get in touch with the Extension Office in Clinton. Everyone is welcome regardless of race, color or ethnicity.
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Ribbons for his work – Dustin Pace won a Best in Show ribbon at the Van Buren County Fair in September for this piece of starch art.
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Obituaries
Frank Benedetti Jr.
Frank Benedetti Jr. was born on February 3, 1926 in Memphis, Tennessee to Italian immigrant parents, and passed away October 3, 2017. He attended St. Thomas School and Catholic High. Frank was inducted into the Army in 1944 and served in the Philippines during WWII. When he returned home, he went into business with his father and brother at the State Café. Frank always looked up to his older brother, Dino. While working in downtown Memphis, he met a cute girl selling tickets at the Orpheum Theater. Hazel Marie Hurt, known as Jackie, fibbed and told him she was 18 when in reality she was 16. They dated for two years and married on June 21, 1948. Over the next six years they had five children, Frank, Bill, Gina, Tom and Joe – all asthmatics. They moved to Houston in 1958 in hopes that the climate would improve the children's health. In 1959, they returned to Memphis and bought a restaurant, the Delta Cafe. In 1967, they bought a second restaurant, the Hickory House, and Frank worked constantly. As a first generation American, Frank was very proud of the life he built for his family. In 1973, Frank moved to Bee Branch, Arkansas, with his wife and parents and joined St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. In 1976, Frank and Jackie purchased a restaurant in Choctaw and renamed it the Hickory House Bar-B-Que. He worked there until his retirement in 1986. Around 2001, the love of his life began to show symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Frank was Jackie's primary caregiver until her death in 2009. He eventually moved into a home across the road from Al and Gina and enjoyed his one O'clock beer with Al and last few years surrounded by family and friends. Frank loved his family, religion and country. He was a wonderful friend, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN.
38105. Holy Rosary was Friday, October 6, 2017 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Clinton. Funeral Mass was at 11 a.m. at the church. Interment was at Plant Cemetery. Arrangements by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas. Online guest book, www. rollerfuneralhomes. com/clinton
Rest in peace. Visitation was Thursday, October 5, at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas. Funeral service was 1 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Faith Baptist Church in Dennard, with interment following at the Dennard Cemetery. For online guest book, www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ clinton
Visitation was Friday, October 6, 2017 and funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas with Roy Manes Jr. officiating. Interment was at Higden-McLehaney Cemetery in Higden, Arkansas. Pallbearers are; Calvin Spradlin, Bobby Swofford, Lonnie Ward, Greg Cullum, Perry Cullum, Buddy Cathcart, and Johnny Tackett. Honorary pallbearers are; Aaron Tackett, David Lankford, Blane Tackett, Rowan Tackett, and Mike Cullum. Online guest book rollerfuneralhomes. com/clinton
Mary Tackett Ray Swearingen
Ray Swearingen, 84, of Dennard, Arkansas, most respected and loved, passed away October 2, 2017. A hero to us all, dedicating his life as a founding member of the Dennard Fire Department. He never held back to help and care for others, a door that was always open. Ray was the fourth child of 11. He married young and had three children of his own. He is preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 59 years, Wilber Faye, daughter Martha Raye and son Lubie Lynne. Left to cherish his memory are daughter Mildred Underwood of Dennard; brothers Jackie and Paul Swearingen of Buna, Texas; 12 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Living in the home was granddaughter Tammy Michelle, always together enjoying life. He always had a cheerful spirit. Ray was a man of strong beliefs and stood for what was right. He loved his family and traveling the country. As a young man unable to receive an education, in the early ’80’s he attended night school and learned to read, write and graduated high school. He taught his family to persevere and never give up. He fought a good fight and accomplished much. Ray will be missed by all of us as he rests with the angels in Heaven. Let us say good-bye to Ray, a brother, father and our Papa…
Mary Louise Tackett, 68, of Higden, Arkansas passed away October 4, 2017 at her home with her family at her side. She was born on March 10, 1949 to Coleman and Bessie Cullum. She was one of 16 children. She was one of the sweetest, most loving women God put on Earth. She loved being with her family and friends. While working at Walmart as a cashier for 18 years, she was known for always having a smile and a piece of candy for all the kids that called her ''Grandma Mary.'' She had a heart big enough to love all her family and enough love to be an adopted, aunt, nanny, sister, and mom to many others. Mary Louise is survived by her husband of 51 years, Don L.; daughters Tammy Lankford (Sonny) of Higden, Tina Carpenter (Denny) of Bee Branch; grandchildren, Aaron (Cassie) of Vilonia, Danielle of Bee Branch, David of Higden; great-grandchildren, Blane, Braelynn and Rowan of Vilonia; sisters, Mildred Roberts of England, Francelle Stillner of Bee Branch, Norma Anderson of Clinton; brothers, Farrel Cullum (Virginia), Bill Cullum (Kathy) of North Little Rock; brother- and sistersin-law, and many other family members and friends. Preceded in death by her parents; brothers; James Selby, Weldon and Harold Cullum; sisters Lorene Wilson, Marvell Null, Berniece Holladay and Linda Swofford.
Reba Kunkel
Reba Lavera Kunkel, 80, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, formerly of Shirley, Arkansas went to be with her Lord Sunday, October 1, 2017 at WRMC in Batesville, Arkansas with her family and friends at her side. She was born April 24, 1937 on Lute Mountain, a daughter of Clifford and Lena Watts. Reba moved from Shirley, Arkansas for a while, then she saw some property for sale on Lute Mountain. She told her two children, ''We got to buy some land on Lute Mountain. That's where I lived as a child.'' So, she bought some land and we moved to Lute Mountain in late ’75. No phones, no electricity for a while, just us three and so many memories. Later she met and married Arnold Kunkel of Evening Shade. They had 27 wonderful years, about 17 of them at Evening Shade, where she touched many more lives. She was of Pentecostal faith. Left to cherish her memories are her
October 10, 2017 husband and best friend, Arnold Kunkel; her children Gary Don Harness (Janie) and Tammy Farrell (Johnny) both of Shirley, Kenny Kunkel (Pam) of Greenbrier and Donald Kunkel (Ann) of Danville, Arkansas; four sisters, Sharon Cooley (Donald) of Clinton, Arkansas, Donna Nicholson (Roger) of Bee Branch, Arkansas, Loreva Cooley (Calvin) of Gentry, Arkansas, Jolene Watts of Springdale, Arkansas; one brother, Kenneth Watts (Glenda) of Shirley; grandchildren Shane Harness (Jennifer) of Oklahoma, John Farrell, Jaron Farrell, Jessica Farrell, Jennifer Farrell, Jessica Carlton, Holly Armstrong, Randal Passmore of Shirley, Byron Passmore of Texas, Travis Kunkel (Mallori) of Greenbrier, Arkansas, Sarah Kunkel of Arlington, Texas, Calvin (Adaleigh) Kunkel of the U.S. Air Force, Jackie Mahaney of Missouri, great-grandchildren, Zackry, Max, Zoey, Riley, Jeremy, Michael, Sara, Cameron, Timmy, Willow, Gary, Silas, Randi, Evan, and Matthew, many nieces, nephews family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Mike Kunkel; one sister, Wilma Jean Watts; six brothers, Robert, Jarrett, Paul, Randall, Roger and Stevie Watts; and one nephew, Eric Watts. Visitation was Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Thursday, October 5, 2017 Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Clinton, with Alan Rolen officiating. Interment was at Lute Mountain Cemetery in Shirley, Arkansas. Online guest book: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton
Barbara Henry
Barbara Ann Henry was born July 12, 1957 to Buck and Berty (Boone) Cassidy and passed from this life October 3, 2017 at her home. She is survived by her loving hus-
band Winston Henry. Graveside service was 3 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Salem Primitive Baptist Cemetery on Gravesville cutoff road in Bee Branch, Arkansas. For online guest book, www. rollerfuneralhomes. com/clinton
Deborah Fendley
Deborah Rene (Branscum) Fendley, age 56 of Leslie, Arkansas passed from this life on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Ozark Health Nursing Center in Clinton, Arkansas. She was born in Mountain View, Arkansas on October 7, 1960 to the late Shem Branscum and Lois Bradshaw Branscum. Deborah had worked at the Flintrock Shirt Factory and the chicken processing plant, but in her eyes, her most important job was being caregiver to her mother, Lois during the last years of her life. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James “Sonny” Fendley; brothers, Sid Branscum and Steve Branscum; and sister, Maxie Lee Martin. Survivors include brothers, Jerome Branscum and wife Missy of Indiana and Russell Branscum of Clinton; step-daughter, Johnell Fendley of Norfork; and many other relatives and friends. A private graveside service was held on Friday, October 6th, 2017 at Angora Cemetery in Flag, Arkansas.
Larry Ellis
Larry Dwight Ellis, 66, of Clinton passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. Born May 19, 1951, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Cecil and Ila Vivian Young Ellis, Larry was a retired truck driver. He was Assembly of God and of the Christian faith and rejoicing in heaven with family and friends. He loved cars, trucks and motorcycles; he could tear someSee Obituaries on page 5
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Lady Jackets Volleyball – Emily Kirk goes up for the spike in last week’s game against Marshall.
School menus Clinton Elementary School
Oct. 10 – Lunch: Spaghetti, salad, black-eyed peas, bread sticks, applesauce. Oct. 11 – Lunch: Pork roast, creamed potatoes, green beans, roll, peaches. Oct. 12 – Lunch: Corn dog, coleslaw, seasoned carrots, apple half. Oct. 13 – Lunch: Crispito, salad, corn, pears. Oct. 16 – Lunch: Obituaries from page 4
thing apart and put it back together again. He was always happy and always had a joke to tell you. He loved his family, children and grandchildren; he lost the love of his life, Sherry, several years ago and son Kenny in 2011; he was proud of his daughter Shanda and grandchildren. Left to cherish his memory is his children Shanda Thrower and Richard Ellis; siblings, Lynn and husband Shelby Woodall of Benton, Arkansas, Tim Ellis of Drasco, Arkansas, Pam and husband Ray Sisk of Little Rock; four grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, friends and family. Larry is preceded in death by his wife, Sherry Eddy Ellis; parents; son, Kenneth Ellis; grandson, Micah; sister, Tanya Ellis Stoops. Larry's memorial service will be in Little Rock and announced at a later date. Arrangements by Clinton Funeral Service.
Sloppy Joe on bun, carrots, coleslaw, baked beans, mixed fruit.
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Oct. 10 – Lunch: Chicken nuggets or country fried steak, salad, bread stick, quick baked potatoes, baked beans, peaches. Oct. 11 – Lunch: Nacho salad or chicken crispitos, Mexican corn, rice, juice, hot cinnamon
To sign Larry's Book of Memories, go to www. clintonfuneralservice.com.
Velma Walker
Velma Lorene Walker, 79, of Shirley, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Born November 2, 1938 in Dumas, Texas to Alvin and Alta Mae McKinsey Hembree. She was of the Baptist faith and attended the First Baptist Church of Bates, Arkansas. She was a florist and owned the florist shop in Fairfield Bay for many years. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Jack Walker; children, Jackie Walker Jr., Robert Walker, Gary Walker, Kenneth Michael Walker and Terry Walker; sibling, Connie Evans; 10 grandchildren and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren, friends and other family members. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 14, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Bates, Arkansas with Brother Terry Rice officiating. Ar-
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apples. Oct. 12 – Lunch: Breaded pork patty or baked chicken, creamed potatoes, black-eyed peas, rolls, fruit. Oct. 13 – Lunch: Ham or turkey on sub bun, Canadian cheese soup, chips, juice/pears. Oct. 16 – Lunch: Chicken nuggets, bread or mini corn dogs, baked beans, salad, fruit cup/ peaches.
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Doloris Frosaker
Doloris M. Frosaker, 84, left her loving family and friends Sept. 30, 2017, for her heavenly journey. Doloris was born February 19, 1933 in Orrin, North Dakota to her parents Louis K. Bickler and Julia Schneider Bickler. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Irene Fleck of Minot, North Dakota; two brothers, Richard Bickler of Rugby, North Dakota and Daniel Bickler of Tioga, North Dakota; one son, Robert B. Stenberg of Bismarck, North Dakota; stepson, Kevin Lee Frosaker of Bismarck, North Dakota; and one grandson, Scott Reeves. Survivors include her husband Bob Frosaker of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas; daughters, Marjorie Hamilton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Laura Jean Stenberg of Fairfield Bay; stepson Brett and wife Kristan Frosaker of Seattle, Wash-
Ham & cheese on bun, salad cup, cut broccoli, fruit, corn chips, chocolate chip cookies. Oct. 11 – Lunch: Beef taco, whole kernel corn, fruit. Oct. 12 – Lunch: Stromboli, French fries, baby carrots, veggie strips, fruit. Oct. 13 – Lunch: Baked ham, mashed p o t a t o e s / g r a v y, green beans, fruit, roll. Oct. 16 – Lunch: Crispitos/nacho cheese, pinto beans, fruit, rice. ington; stepdaughter Beth Ridgeway of Livingston, Montana; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Doloris was previously married to R.B. Stenberg. Doloris married Bob Frosaker , November 2, 1973, in Minot, North Dakota, where Doloris was working for Medical Arts Clinic. Bob and Doloris moved to Oklahoma City in 1979, where Doloris worked as a medical transcriptionist until they retired in 1997 and moved to Fairfield Bay. Doloris was meticulous regarding herself, home and yard. She was a lover of animals; having three pet dogs and a cat the last 44 years. She was a member of the Zeta Sigma Sorority, an avid golfer and member of Indian Hills Golf Association, achieving a hole in one, winning an 18 hole and two 9 hole championships. She was member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Clinton Funeral Service. To sign her Book of Memories, go to www.clintonfuneralservice.com.
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South Side eighth-graders take first place with art pictures: Hadley Bullard, Erin Holland, Abi Shepard, Meghan Hurt, Emily Thomas, L.D. Burns and Trinity Knutson.
Ninth-graders win first with art at the fair: Daemen Keen, Hannah Farley, Anthony Leach, Josiah Draper and Ray Crisler.
South Side 10th- and 11th-graders take first with art work: Stormi McHam, Carolynn Gardner, Ayden Griffith, Dawson Warner, Reanon Harris, Lane Ward, Blake Battles and Chaylon Gifford.
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Jackets keep rolling The Clinton Yellow Jackets kept their winning streak rolling in Friday night’s Homecoming match-up against the Melbourne Bearkatz. Both teams were undefeated coming into the conference game at Jim Tumlison Field. Clinton remained that way with a 39-12 victory. A low note for the Yellow Jackets was an injury to fullback/linebacker Caleb Bowman in the third quarter. The junior made it to the sidelines before collapsing. He was rushed to the hospital and his mother later reported on Facebook that he was OK. It was not known at press time if he will be able to play this week. Bowman scored the Jackets first touchdown of the night on a 14-yard run. The extra point attempt was no good and the Jackets led 6-0 in the first quarter. At nearly the end of the first quarter, the Bearkatz had a first
and goal to go when Sky Davidson sacked the quarterback for a 12-yard loss. To start the second quarter, Charleston Sowell intercepted a pass. On the next play, Sowell ran 79 yards after a pass from Weston Amos for a touchdown. The 2-point conversion was good and Clinton was up 14-0. Melbourne hit a 7-yard pass for a touchdown and the score at halftime was 14-6. In the third quarter, Davidson ran three straight plays, scoring a touchdown and putting Clinton up 20-6. The 2-point conversion was no good. Davidson scored another touchdown in the third quarter, making it 26-6. Melbourne answered with a touchdown, their 2-point attempt failed and the score was 26-12. Touchdowns by John Riley Hinchey and Kadance Sowell iced the cake for the Jackets and the final score was 39-12.
Friday night’s score was 39-12, Clinton.
Next Up: Clinton goes on the road to play Elkins at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13
Also coming up with big sacks in the game were Mason Dowell and Clint Bagley. Davidson had two quarterback sacks and 13 tackles on the night, 8 of them solo tackles. Nate Lonnon had 5 solo tackles. Leading rushers for the night were Davidson with 75 yards on 12 carries and Hinchey with 70 yards on 11 carries. Kadance Sowell picked up 50 yards on 1 carry; Ethen Drake had 48 yards on 5 carries; and Charleston Sowell had 32 yards on 3 carries. It was the 99th win for head coach Chris Dufrene.
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Scotland Sawmills and swinging bridge By Don Ramsey
Sawmill gravy and sawdust has always been something that you will find in Scotland, Arkansas. Sawmill gravy is a Southern breakfast gravy made from the sausage or bacon grease and flour and a little Pet milk (aka condensed milk), some water and some salt and pepper to flavor, and you stir it until it gets thick. Now you add a couple of homemade biscuits and some of that good ole pork fat back, couple of eggs, some homemade butter and some homemade jelly to smear around on your biscuit or some sorghum molasses and a glass of cow’s milk, a cup of coffee and you have got yourself a sawmill breakfast. The reason they call it sawmill gravy is that you eat you a good helping of that at breakfast and it will last you until lunch while working at the sawmill. Back in the day sawmills were a good way to provide for your family. My Grandpa Dunham along with Steve Gardner, Olen Standridge, James Black and many more of the local townspeople worked long hard hours at the sawmill for a good wage of 25 cents a day. Most of the men had to walk several miles from their house to town to catch a ride to the mill that may be on the back side of nowhere. Lots of times they would leave the house long before sunup and wouldn’t be back until after sundown. This left the womenfolk and kids at home to tend to the chores and the fields. Kids would do their chores before school and then when they got home from school they also worked in the fields to make sure the crops were maintained. The sawmills would cut lumber for people to build houses and barns with. But
the cash cow was the need for stave bolts. Stave bolts were mostly white oak and would be sold to the distilleries and made into whiskey barrels or wine cask. There was many a bottle of wine and whiskey that was aged in some Scotland Arkansas White Oak wood. The fellers had used the crosscut saws and had sawn down the trees. Then the mule skinners would drag the logs from where the fellers fell them to the mill where they would be sawn and stacked on a truck to be hauled to Morrilton or to Shirley, Arkansas to be put on a rail car. Back then there wasn’t the new modern bridge that we drive across today and never think of what it took to build that bridge. Lots of river crossings were the shallow water fords that the trucks and wagons used to cross the rivers, if the river was up you didn’t cross over. As a child I use to sit and listen to Mr. Earl Gardner talk to my Grandpa Dunham of things that Earl had witnessed or done in his younger days. Mr. Earl Gardner who once owned a local store on the corner in Scotland, was a firsthand witness as a young lad of how dangerous the river crossings were. He was just a young lad of 10 when Mr. Jack Russell had asked Earl to help him and his son and his wife move from their farm to the McKinney farm. They had already moved most of their belongings but needed to make one more trip. There had been a hard downpour of rain that had caused them to have to wait to get the last load. Knowing the South Fork Little Red River was up at the Possum Walk Crossing, Mr. Russell and his wife along with their 10-year-old son and young Earl Gardner set out to get the
last load. When Mr. Russell reached the river, he stopped his team of mules and looked at the river and the way the current was going. Popping the reigns on the buttocks of the mules in a commanding voice, he said, “Heya!! Get up!! Let’s go,” to the team of mules as he popped the reigns again. Young Gardner said the mules pranced around and started to back up but Mr. Russell popped the reigns again and gave the command again. The mules eased ahead and started to wade out into the water. Slowly Mr. Russell encouraged them in a stern but calming voice. ‘Easy now, come on easy … easy.” The mules waded out farther as the water got deeper on their legs, but Mr. Russell calm voice calmed them as he spoke to them. About halfway across the river something spooked the mules and caused one of them to stumble and fall and brought down the other mule too. With both mules down, the wagon was now at the perils of the swift water as the mules tried to regain their footing. The water started to sweep the wagon sideways and tipping it over caused the wagon to come unhooked from the mules’ trace chains. As the wagon tipped over, young Gardner jumped into the water and held onto the reigns of the team of mules that were now being swept away into the deeper part of the river. Young Gardner tried to lead the team of mules to the river bank but the current was too strong. Swimming as hard as he could against the current young Gardner was trying to go and help Mr. Russell and his wife and son but the
The Young Christian Homemaker By Amanda Berger
The ripple effect Do you ever think about what kind of effect the actions you make today will have in the future? When I was younger I never gave the
smallest of thought to my actions. I knew about cause and effect. I only thought short term, not long term. For example, if I
do not discipline our kids from the beginning, there is a good chance that later in life they will have no respect for authority. They will have no
river was too strong and swept the Russell family away drowning every one of the family members. Reaching the river bank, young Gardner could no longer see any of the Russell family or the team of mules. Running all the way back to his Grandfather McKinney’s farm, he gave them the account of had happened. Immediately there was a search party formed but it was not until around noon the next day that the bodies of the Russell family and the drowned team of mules were found. I remember Earl Gardner telling this story and he would shake his head and say, “Such an awful site to see them being swept away, and then when we found them and Mr. Russell’s eyes were open. Just a horrible site.” As he would shake his head and look at the ground, no doubt reliving each moment of the horror he had witnessed as a 10-year-old lad. Three years prior to that, Dr. John Mc-
Mahan and his wife and baby had narrowly escaped drowning at the same ford. So with river crossings being extremely hazardous, bridges were built by the WPA and also by locals. One such bridge was built across the South Fork Little Red River crossing, on the road between Alread and Scotland about 5 miles north of Scotland. This was a cable suspension bridge that would sway from side to side as the vehicles or wagon team of horses or mules would cross, so everyone called it the swinging bridge. The sawmills would move to where the timber was being harvested and at this particular time the mill was way back in the forest between Scotland and Alread. To get the stave bolts to the rail yard in Morrilton the trucks had to cross the swinging bridge. Many people’s accounts of their experience of driving across the old swinging bridge has been mostly of “Scared
to death!” At times the sideboard of the trucks would hang up on the cables that held the thick wooden timbers to the suspended bridge and each time they would hang up it would cause the bridge to sway more dramatically and some have even said to the point that they thought their vehicle would be thrown off the bridge. Driving a large truck with a load of stave bolts would have been even more of a challenge for the truck drivers. The floor of the bridge was made of thick strong heavy wood timbers that would reach across each side of the bridge and then going long ways with the bridge there would be the area that you would drive on, called the bridge board road. Thirty-four-year old Joe Dunsworth was one of the drivers that would drive the stave bolts from the mill to the rail yard. We’ll share the story of his fateful last trip in next week’s Voice.
discipline in their daily lives. This will also affect their work ethic. As a Christian, how do you think our actions affect others? As you all know, I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to go to Kenya, Africa to minister. Not only do I not know how that will affect the people that I encounter there, but how it will impact lives here. Who would have thought that I would get the opportunity to speak to my son’s class about my time in Kenya for their
school project? That could be considered a good ripple effect for raising awareness and the Gospel. Sadly, there is no reset button on life. We do not get do overs on things that are spoken. Because once spoken, they cannot be taken back. Family. This week my family suffered a loss. Because of things that happened in the past, I have not had a relationship with many of them over the years. No fault of my own when I was a child. But now as an adult I do have a
say. One decision, one spoken word, can have a lasting effect for generations to come in families. Choose your words carefully. There is a quote that I love, “In a blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all of your heart.” What kinds of ripples are you leaving that will affect future generations? It is definitely thought provoking, and I hope that you will take a moment to consider the ripples you are creating daily.
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23rd annual Premium Livestock Auction Sept. 23, 2017
Sam Standridge, Van Buren County 4-H, Grand Champion Steer, $1,950, Seth Moore buyer.
Sydney Standridge, Van Buren County 4-H, Grand Champion Supreme Beef Heifer, $1,700, Van Buren County Cattlemen’s Association buyer.
Brayden Moore, Van Buren County 4-H, Grand Champion Market Hog, $1,050, S&P Insurance buyer.
Katie McJunkins, Van Buren County 4-H, Grand Champion Market Lamb, $1,075, MidState Auction, Pruitt Family buyer.
Brianna Strickland, Clinton FFA, Grand Champion Market Goat, $1,150, Steve Landers Chrysler, Dodge & Jeep buyer.
Payton Deckard, South Side 4-H, Grand Champion Pen of 4-H Pullets, $700, Clinton Area Rotary Club buyer.
Kyle Evans, South Side FFA, Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, $1,000, Darrell and Lanita Moore buyers.
Skylar Bradford, South Side 4-H, Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, $750, Masons of Van Buren County and Sam Williams Lodge buyers.
Natalie Alexander, Clinton FFA, Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, $825, Steve Landers Chrysler, Dodge & Jeep, buyer.
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23rd annual Premium Livestock Auction Sept. 23, 2017
Kaylee Hobbs, Clinton FFA, Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, $850, Maus Implement buyer.
Cole Pennington, South Side 4-H, Reserve Grand Champion Pen of 4-H Pullets, $500, Masons of Van Buren County and Sam Williams Lodge buyers.
Cassidy Waddle, South Side FFA, 3rd Overall Market Steer, $1,000, Southwestern Energy buyer.
Haze Hulse, South Side 4-H, 3rd Overall Market Hog, $775, Simmons Bank buyer.
Emily Kirk, Clinton FFA, 3rd Overall Market Lamb, $800, First Service Bank.
Destiny Hobbs, Clinton FFA, 3rd Overall Market Goat, $750, United Country/Arkansas Mountain Real Estate buyer.
Lexi Patterson, Clinton FFA, 4th Overall Market Hog, $800, Love Family Trust, buyer.
Lacey Belle McJunkins, Clinton FFA, 4th Overall Market Lamb, $1,000, Joe Lee Chevrolet and Tractor Supply buyers.
Cody Kuykendall, South Side 4-H, 4th Overall Market Rabbit, $600, Regions Bank buyer.
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23rd annual Premium Livestock Auction Sept. 23, 2017
Shelby Standridge, Van Buren County 4-H, 5th Overall Supreme Beef Heifer, $825, W.H. McCaslin Limited Trust buyer.
Lathon Newland, Clinton FFA, 5th Overall Market Hog, $900, S&P Insurance buyer.
Haddi Hulse, South Side 4-H, 5th Overall Market Goat, $750, Justin’s Collision buyer.
Flossie Glinski, South Side FFA, 6th Overall Market Hog, $725, Love Family Trust buyer.
Hannah Mooney, Van Buren County 4-H, 6th Overall Market Lamb, $725, First Service Bank buyer.
Kyler Henderson, South Side FFA, 6th Overall Market Goat, $725, S&P Insurance buyer.
Trey Puckett, Clinton FFA, 7th Overall Market Hog, $775, XTO buyer.
Brooke Davenport, Clinton FFA, 7th Overall Market Lamb, $1,275, Steve Landers Chrysler, Dodge & Jeep buyer.
Ryan Jones, Clinton FFA, 7th Overall Market Goat, $700, Van Buren County Farm Bureau buyer.
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23rd annual Premium Livestock Auction Sept. 23, 2017
Shon Paul Hastings, Clinton FFA, 8th Overall Market Hog, $1,000, Clinton Livestock buyer.
Regan Bradford, Clinton FFA, Grand Champion Commercial Ewe, $825, First Service Bank buyer.
Jasper Burgess, Clinton FFA, Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Gilt, $800, Aday Lime and Fertilizer, Clinton Area Rotary and McClung Kubota buyers.
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Sam Standridge runs the ball in the 4th grade Yellow Jackets win against the Bulldogs on Sept. 30. The final score was 31-6.
As always, the Clinton Pee Wee cheerleaders pumped up the crowd and cheered on the players! Great job, ladies!
Clinton 5th grade Brayson Littell on a quarterback keeper. The 5th grade Yellow Jackets were defeated by the Bald Knob Bulldogs, 8-27.
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This year Clinton started a Pee Wee flag football program.
Pee Wee Football
Hunter Huett gets a sack in the back field in the Clinton 6th-graders victory over Bald Knob. The final score 14-6.
Harold McNabb runs the ball in for a touchdown. The 3rd grade Yellow Jackets fought a hard game, but lost in double overtime to the Baldknob Bulldogs. Final score 20-28.
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Entertainment The
Music Scene
Don Nunley and the Goodtimers Band perform earlier this year.
Jeff Stansbery
Don Nunley and the Goodtimers Band If you have been around the area for any length of time, you will have likely seen or heard of Don Nunley and the Goodtimers Band. They are staples at the Senior Center in Clinton, and they play that old country that's conducive to two-stepping and dancing. They play every second and fourth Thursday at the Senior Center at 7 p.m. and admission is just $3 a person for a full night of very entertaining music. The first time I met Don was a few years back at Faith Baptist Church in Dennard. It was one of those Sunday nights when they had a special singing. Some friends who were attending our little chapel also went there occasionally and invited me to come and sing and fellowship with other singers and instrumentalists. At the time, I thought Don was the regular song leader there at the church. He seemed to know everyone and was very much the leader of their singing program. I had no idea that he had several churches where he would come in and lead their special singing. As a matter of fact, he leads special singing every Friday night at various churches in the community. There is the Shady Grove Baptist Church (which I had the privilege of attending this past week), where they had some delicious food before the singing and some thoroughly enjoyable music afterward. Don and his band also go to Plant, Burnt Ridge and Calvary Baptist in the course of a month for their special singings on Friday nights. Everyone gets a chance to sing a song and participate. Don makes sure of that. If he doesn't know them by name (which seems to be rare, from what I've seen), he'll ask if there is anyone who would like to sing a special and give them the opportunity. Don Nunley began playing music when he was 5 or 6 years old; because he was so little and his fingers
weren't very big, he played the mandolin. His dad taught him the basic chords on the guitar, but Don is a self-taught guitarist, establishing his own personal style with no formal training. His interests in music, he told me, go back to the traditional country music of country greats like Hank Williams and Ernest Tubb. He said he really liked Ernest Tubb’s lead guitarist style and it was a major influence for him. Don went to school early on in Dennard through the eighth grade, and in the fifth grade, won an amateur contest. He went to High School in Clinton, where he graduated in 1954. Don said that while his high school graduating class went to Florida, he stayed behind so as not to miss the opportunity to play a music venue with Rex Elliot, a friend out of Marshall who had a band. For 15 years, Don Nunley was in construction (shortly after graduating high school). It was a construction company in Fort Riley, Kansas, which was based out of Tyler, Texas. He told me they traveled around a lot, but everywhere they went, he found the opportunity to play his guitar and perform with various bands. He once auditioned in Lawrence, Kansas and played on live shows on the radio. In Florida, he also performed live shows on TV on Saturdays. It was different back then, he said. “If you made a mistake on live TV,
that's what people saw and heard.” Don also remembers playing in clubs in Branson in the 1950s – long before Branson became the Music Mecca it is today. He also was asked if he could play square dance music and when he told them he could, began playing at the old skating rink in Clinton. Don related that he also played guitar with Wayne Rainey out of Del Rio, Texas, who was a harmonica player and had his own radio program. Through the years, Don has established himself and his music. In Heber Springs, when he walked in the door of an establishment, someone told him that they heard he performed music, and ever since then he has been performing there. Don has been playing over 20 years every fourth Saturday at the Heber Springs New Folklore Society. A close friend of his, Tommy Griggs knew that Don and his friends had a regular singing held in various people's homes but were running out of room, so offered the empty church building on Highway 95 in Clinton where Tommy had once pastored for Don to play and have special singing events. Don said he also played at the Woodmen of the World up until the big tornado hit Clinton and damaged the roof a few years back. Music has been the prominent passion of Don Nunley's
life for most of it. Besides his work obligations and his pastime of having three horses, two of which pull buggies around periodically, Don stays quite busy with all of the music venues he is involved with; but he says he really likes the music, so it is enjoyable to him to be somewhere doing what he enjoys doing. Don said his son Steve and his daughter Deborah Pryor are both into music as well. Deborah plays piano, guitar, drums and sings. She is the pianist at Friendship Baptist Church and her husband, Kirk, is song leader. His son Steve plays guitar, bass and drums, too, and will be performing with the Goodtimers coming this second Saturday in Leslie, Arkansas at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center, filling in for Rita Collums who will be on vacation with her husband Sammy Collums, who usually plays keyboard with the group.
Besides guitar, Don plays the fiddle and sings with his group Don Nunley and the Goodtimers. One of his requirements for those in his band, Don told me, is that they have to be able to sing as well. So all the members of his band not only play an instrument, but they sing too. The members of the Goodtimers are as follows: Don Nunley, lead guitar, fiddle; Johnny Scroggins, stand-up bass; Rita Collums, electric bass; Sammy Collums, keyboard; Gary Barnes, drums; Larry Huie, rhythm guitar; Dell Holt, saxophone. With everyone able to sing, it provides a lot of variety, Don told me, as each member will take turns leading a song. As for the type of music Don Nunley and the Goodtimers do, Don said it's mainly old country, old (classic) rock and southern gospel. They do a wide variety of music though,
Don Nunley and if you have a chance to check them out, you will not be disappointed. It's great foot-stompin' two-steppin' slow-danicn' waltzin' or just kick back and enjoyin' type of music – and it's all local from talented musicians who live in our area. So, if you want to get out and have a good time, come check out the concert this second Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center and Museum in Leslie. Admission is $5 per person. Children 12 and under are free. Hope to see you there!
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Fishing Report these fish have been going through a lot of changes. The lake has seen hot weather and cold weather and that's pushed the fish around. Anglers just have to get out there, he says. You'll work for them but you'll get them.
North Arkansas
White River
(update 10-42017) Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) said the water clarity was has a green tinge to it. The river level is low. There have been two to eight generators running the past week. The trout bite is fair to good. Rainbow reports were good. Don’t expect much on the brown trout bite based on the bad reports from the past week.
Bull Shoals Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 659.41 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl). (update 10-42017) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock says anglers are still catching some walleye. The magic numbers seems to be 28-32 feet, either trolling or bottom bouncing the main lake or the main lake points. The lake level is still at 660 feet msl, about 1 foot or 1.5 feet over the normal summer pool. The Army Corps of Enginees has been drop-
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ping it and dropping it and they've just starting slowing down the generation the last couple of days. The water is dirty in a lot of places, there has been a lot of changes going on in the lake. Del says they still have bushes in the water, which he says is great. The fish are waiting in the bushes, and it's that time of year when you're going to have to work for them. Some days it's a feast and the next day it's a famine. So, as you go through, just keep in mind, don't stay in one place, cover some water and you'll catch some fish. It's the junk fishing time of year, he says. As these fish are following shad into the creeks, try to cover water using a buzzbait or a squarebill. With a squarebill, Del says, he's been keying in on the flats in the backs of creeks, in the shallower areas. It's the time of year you've got to go into the backs and see if the fish are there. If they are there, you can hang out, have a topwater tied on. On a bluebird day, in the middle of the day, they'll start blowing up. The colors to use are going to change depending on
where you're at. Del says he's going with more natural colors if the water clears up a bit. Rightn ow there's a lot of dirty water in the lake, so bone has been working. For the Whopper Plopper, he says, what a fun bite there is now! Just parallel along the outsides of the bushes, and try to find some wind. That will help you key in on some of those fish. Del said he did notice that a lot of the fish he's catching had big 4-inch, 5-inch tentacles hanging out of their stomachs, so he's moved to the bigger jig and has started to catch more fish on it. They're not afraid of that. The crawdads in Bull Shoals get fairly large so don't be afraid to throw that big jib this time of year. Another tool that Del is using, if it is super windy and with wind and clouds, is throwing the spinnerbait. The color will depend on the water. But the Sexy Mouse is working, or try whatever your favorite bait for dirty water is and go with that. If it clears up and maybe gets really stormy, you might throw a spinnerbait and you'll catch a few on that. The weather is getting very nice and
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(update 10-42017) Bates Field and Stream (501-4701846) said the water continues to be its usual “stained” and the surface temperature is hovering at 78 degrees. Water level is normal. The bream bite dropped off from last week to just fair. Use worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. Catfish reports were fair, with worms and blood bait used.
Little Red River
(update 10-42017) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip’em All Guide Service said the Little Red is receiving 3-4 hours of generation on weekdays and lesser amounts on weekends. Sowbugs, midges, soft hackles and Woolly Buggers are working well for fly anglers. Pink-colored Trout Magnets are recommended for spin fishing. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data sys-
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Greers Ferry Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 458.85 feet msl (normal conservation pool – 462.04 msl Oct. 1-April 30; 463.04 msl May 1-June 1; 462.54 msl June 1-Sept. 30). (update 10-42017) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-9401318) said the water level is falling. On Wednesday it was 3.69 feet below normal pool of 462.54 feet and will continue to fall with evaporation and generation as needed. The forecast for cooler weather will help the bite somewhat, but the lake needs rain as well as. The dissolved oxygen is down and the only thing that will help is wind and rain. The bass fishing is tough right now as anglers are in one of those in-between periods, with a very slow presentation working best with a jig or dropshot and/or C-rig. Try fishing either in 20 feet or on out to 40 for the best results. The crappie have slowed as well. Try fishing jigs or minnows in 18-40 feet real slow. Catfishing is slow with about half the catches coming in
as were being caught when the temperature was 10 degrees cooler. No report on walleye. Most bream have moved out to deeper water as the water temps have climbed back up; try crickets and crawlers from about 10 feet out to 20 feet. The hybrid and white bass bite is off as well. They are feeling lethargic at best, but that will improve soon and the bite will be off the charts when the water gets in a better quality. Maybe this little rain and the coming cooler temps will trigger it, as the water temp has jumped 10 degrees and has all species thrown for a loop, so to speak. Try staying around the bait, as they are feeding at different times during the day and it can happen at any time, on top or down. Use spoons, swimbaits Alabama rigs, inline spinners and hair jigs.
Harris Brake Lake
(update 10-42017) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501889-2745) said the clarity is clear and the water level is normal. Surface temperature of the water was mid 70s. Fishing picked up from the past week. The bream bite is good with both worms and crickets. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits and topwater lures. Catfishing is good with worms or chicken livers.
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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 Damascus United Methodist 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 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 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 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 745-4859 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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is currently accepting bids for Building Maintenance services. Clinic locations will include Marshall, Clinton, Yellville and Mountain View. Knowledge in plumbing, electric and HVAC preferred. Interested applicants may call 870-448-5733 ext 2024 or email accountspayable@ bmrhc.net for specific bid requirements, job details or questions.
REAL ESTATE For Rent
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Reflect A Moment He said, "Be not afraid, only believe."
ANNOUNCEMENTS Clinton EHC will be at the
“Scare On The Square” Halloween night, October 31 in downtown Clinton.
Scary safe family fun begins at 5 pm.
WANT TO BUY
Shop Booth 75 at Howard's Antiques
for crocheted items, knickknacks, dishes and jewelry.
2002 34 foot Towlite Horse Trailer. 3 horse slant, has removable divider gate, 4 foot tack area with saddle racks, loading ramp great for loading your 4-wheeler. Good tires, Excellent condition, Always been kept under shed.
3BR/1BA. $450/month. (501)327-8023
FOR RENT Apartments and mobile homes in Bee Branch area. $400-$650/month. Deposit required. Call for availability (501) 581-8640 After 2:00 pm
$8500. Call Tom (501)745-4378
SERVICES
Want to Buy Old OFF-ROAD Motocycles Call (501)745-4735
MISC. FOR SALE
Chambers' Cabinets
Homes for Rent in South Side area **** 5 bedroom/2 bath home for rent **** 4 bedroom/2 bath Brick house **** VERY CLEAN All Electric **** $650/month + deposit Call (501)412-7682
has moved to 1428 Highway 330 Shirley, AR.
HAY FOR SALE Round Bales Buy One or Buy a Thousand Bermuda Grass Mixed Grass Bahia Grass (501)206-7153
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Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Cabinets, Entertainment Centers, Book Cases, Laminate Tops FREE ESTIMATES Shop: (501)884-6115 Tom: (501)253-5142
FOR LEASE 2500 sqft COMMERCIAL OFFICE OR RENTAL SPACE next to CashSaver in NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER Call (501) 253-0924
FOR RENT 3000 sq.ft. in Shopping Center on Hwy 65 next to City Park Available Nov. 1st
2BR/1BA in Clinton near school and senior center. Central Heat/Air. All appliances. W-D connections. $575/month plus deposit. No Pets. Call: 253-1881
DUPLEXES FOR RENT Nice 1000 sqft 2-bedroom Duplexes with appliances. No Pets. No Smoking. $600-$650/month plus deposit. Call: 501-745-5858 or 501-412-7682
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY ARKANSAS FOURTH DIVISION NO. 71PR-2017-77 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CYNTHIA LOUISE YATES, deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(501)253-0924
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT: 8935 Highway 65 North Clinton, AR 72031
LEGALS
DATE OF DEATH: May 20, 2017
Public Legal Notice
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LEGALS
The City of Clinton has made a request to the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors that unspent grant funds of $3,047.00 be approved for purchase of a metal storage shed for the City’s compost equipment. Information on this request may be obtained from the White River Regional Solid Waste Management District offices at 1652 White Drive in Batesville, Arkansas. Written comments may be sent to WRRSWMD, P. O. Box 2396, Batesville, AR 72503. Written comments will be accepted from October 10, 2017 to November 8, 2017. Questions regarding the above may be directed to Jan Smith or Sarah Sexton at (870) 793-5233.
The undersigned was appointed Administrator of the estate of the above-named decedent on September 15, 2017. A contest of the probate can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Provided, that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate. THIS NOTICE first published this 3rd day of October , 2017. Laura Louise Keith, Executrix By: /s/ M. Edward Morgan . M. EDWARD MORGAN MORGAN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Estate 148 Court Street Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-4044
Call 745-8040 to place an ad in the classifieds
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Local charity has worldwide reach Throughout America every October, breast cancer is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is the most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among them. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was founded in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of AstraZeneca, producer of several anti-breast cancer drugs. The main aim of the alliance from the start was to promote mammography. Its symbol, the pink ribbon, was established in 1993 by Evelyn Lauder, president of Estee Lauder, who founded The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. One cancer charity resides right here in Van Buren County. Begun in 2006 simply by my wife, Mary, for her sister, Linda, who had only a few months to live, a soft, colorful, “head-scarf” was sewn. Linda loved wearing it. As I drove her to chemotherapy in Little Rock, she told me her feelings. She had been self-conscious with a bald head and not felt herself a woman anymore. She called her new garment a “care cap”. When Mary made more, Linda gave them away to fellow outpatients during their therapy. When Mary made even more, friends from her quilting group pitched in. They and others reached in their pockets to help us fund the budding project. “Care Cap Connections” was born. Today, over 80,000 caps produced by our helpers have been given to numerous cancer centers and individuals. It is absolute-
A fundraiser for the Shirley Centennial Museum is set for Oct. 12-14 at the Shirley Senior Center. The money raised will be used to make the museum more secure.
Mary Philips, Care Caps founder, stands on the steps of the Arkansas Capitol with Senate and House proclamations commending the community service of her charity. ly impossible to tell how many more are sewn using Mary’s techniques shared by mailed patterns and by the internet. Literally, this tiny work has gone around the globe. “Care Cap Connections” is part of a 501(c)(3) public charity I established years ago as “Volunteer America—1776.” The charity has an oversight board, reports annually to the Internal Revenue Service and to the State of Arkansas Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General. No donations are deposited to the Philipses. If given to us directly, they go to VA76/Care Caps account, are receipted and audited. “Care Caps” is supported by volunteer workers, interested individuals, several foundations (such as the McCracken Family, Exxon-Mobil, and Kroger Foods), numbers of local sororities, social clubs, churches and even two university cancer centers and the United States Air Force congregations in Jacksonville. Donations are usually small but regular and needs are lim-
ited to just enough fabric and the incidentals to keep the garments being made at Mary’s 6-8 “sew-in” locations 10 months of every year. Most Care Caps are shipped directly by UPS (discounted rates) from our office location in Fairfield Bay; some from hand-to-hand. At the UAMS-Win Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Family Home, their garments are made right on site. Many hundreds of women, some men and numerous teens, joining in this effort find it hugely rewarding. We Philipses take no credit for this. We just do as we are led. The rewards we receive are the sounds of happy teams making caps and the heartfelt thanks from recipients and/or the families. If anyone wants further information about this charity, come to a sewin to see, call Mary at (501) 253-1447 or me at (501) 2538989. You will not be asked for money. Your name and other information will not go on some secret list. We will listen. We will help if we can.
New wildlife officer Brian Tatum of Clinton will be joining the ranks of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officers this fall. The latest class of wildlife officer cadets graduated last week in a ceremony at Antioch Baptist Church in Conway. During the 16-week process to become a wildlife officer, they received 740 hours of training in self-defense, firearms, first aid and rescue, drug enforcement, physical conditioning, criminal law and wildlife code enforcement.
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The American Red Cross will be in Alread for a community blood drive from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Community EH Building, 21410 Highway 16 West.
Story & photo by Ingram Philips
October 10, 2017
The Wanda Watson Duo will perform from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Conference Center in Fairfield Bay. Watson, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a blues artist, although her repertoire includes classic rock, R&B, and ballads. This is a no charge event sponsored by the North Central Arkansas Foundation for the Arts and Education in tandem with the Arkansas Arts Council. Donations cheerfully accepted. The Clinton City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Clinton Municipal Airport off Highway 16 East. The meeting is open to the public.
Vintage cars, trucks and hot rods will fill the Shirley Community Center parking lot on Oct. 14 for the third annual Harvest Fest Car Show. Registration is 8-10 a.m., judging is at noon. The car show is free to enter and open to all car buffs. Prizes will be awarded at 2 p.m. with trophies, cash and lots of door prizes.
The sixth annual Clinton Buddy Walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 14 at Archey Fork City Park. This is a family event celebrating persons with Down syndrome and other disabilities. Everyone is welcome to join the fellowship with games, music, food and more. To get information on registration or to learn more visit www.clintonbuddywalk.com. The North Central Arkansas Artist League plans to hike, sketch, and paint at South Fork Nature Center in Choctaw on Monday, Oct. 16. Biologist Bob Hartmann will lead a short nature hike, after which watercolorist Joyce Hartmann will help artists set up to paint or sketch at various places on the 65-acre property. The nature hike will begin
at 10:30 a.m.; meet at the cabin. Those interested in attending should call Joyce Hartmann at 7456615 or email hart@ artelco.com. There will be a carpool from Fairfield Bay; call Charlotte Rierson at 884-6100 for more information. Breast Cancer Awareness Lunch & Learn is set for 11 a.m.-noon Oct. 16 at the Van Buren County Library. To reserve a seat call 7459306. Sponsored by the Ozark Health Foundation.
Clinton Advertising and Promotion Meeting Commission meets at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Clinton Municipal Airport on Highway 16 East. The meetings are open to the public. There will be an AARP Smart Driver class for motorists 50 years of age or older from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 18 at Simmons Bank in Clinton. The class entitles graduates to a reduction in automobile insurance premiums. For more information, call 501745-8200. Class size is limited. If you would like to include your event in the Calendar, e-mail information to voiceeditor@artelco.com.
TAX NOTICE
THE LAST DAY TO PAY YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE TAXES IS MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 2017 (Because October 15th falls on a Sunday the deadline is extended to Monday)
OCTOBER 16TH IS ALSO THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT AND 100% DISABLED VETERANS, SURVIVING SPOUSES, AND MINOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN TO FILE FOR THEIR EXEMPTION
SO WE MAY BETTER ASSIST YOU DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR TAXES CALL THE COLLECTOR’S OFFICE NOW AT 745-8550, FAX 745-4987 OR USE THE WEB SITE TO LOOK UP AMOUNTS www.vanburentax.org TO PAY TAXES AND AVOID LONG LINES: PAY ON LINE: WITH CREDIT CARD; DEBIT CARD, OR ECHECK AT www.vanburentax.org AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN (CUSTOMER WILL PAY FEE) PAY BY PHONE: WITH CREDIT CARD AT (866)257-2055. COUNTY CODE IS 71. PARCEL NUMBERS ARE AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STATEMENT. (CUSTOMER WILL PAY FEE) PAY BY MAIL: POST MARK IS ACCEPTED FOR PAYMENT WITHOUT PENALTIES. PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE OR AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT. MAIL TO: VAN BUREN COUNTY COLLECTOR PO BOX 359 CLINTON, AR 72031 USE THE DROP BOX: LOCATED AT THE CENTER ENTRANCE TO THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX UNDER THE COVERED PORCH. CHECKS ONLY NO CASH INCLUDE STATEMENT WITH PAYMENT BOX CLOSED AFTER MIDNIGHT ON OCTOBER 17TH. PAY IN PERSON: IN COLLECTOR’S OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO VAN BUREN COUNTY COLLECTOR, VBC COLLECTOR OR LISA NUNLEY COLLECTOR OR PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD IN THE OFFICE. WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, OR AMERICAN EXPRESS (CUSTOMER PAYS FEE) ****THE COLLECTOR’S OFFICE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT CHECKS FOR DELINQUENT TAXES-REAL ESTATE OR PERSONAL. TAXES MUST PAY WITH CASH; MONEY ORDER, CASHIER’S CHECK OR CREDIT CARD****