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TUESDAY, April 7, 2020 / Vol. 6 Issue 14 / 75 cents This just in ... Gov. Hutchinson announces that schools will not be back in session for the rest of the school year.
Coronavirus
By the numbers April 5, 2020
Van Buren County
21 positive cases 58 negative 1 death
Arkansas
The parking lot looks pretty full at Walmart on Friday. The retail giant has announced some changes to help limit the spread of coronavirus.
Walmart adds rules in coronavirus fight Walmart has announced new restrictions inside its stores to help promote social distancing and limit the spread of the coronavirus. The company said it now will allow no more than five customers per 1,000 square feet at a given time. This is roughly 20 percent its normal capacity. The Clinton Walmart store is 112,000 square feet, so the number allowed in at one time under the new guideline is about 560 customers. Employees will
admit customers oneby-one while counting to enforce this restriction. Once the store reaches capacity, customers will be allowed in on a “onein-one-out” basis. Walmart has added sneeze guards and social distance markers in stores. It also is no longer operating any of its stores 24 hours a day so employees can do a thorough cleaning each night. On March 30, 2020, the city of Clinton held its CoVid-19 meeting. Ozark Health CEO
David Deaton sent word that the hospital was still working along its regular schedule with ample supplies of protective equipment, medicines, and personnel. OEM director Jeana Williams added that cases of COVID-19 are being sent to Conway Regional. The airport will keep its building available to pilots refueling with access to the coded entry on the tarmac side. Water Department manager Will Hinchey said that his crew had stopped meeting at the shop
each morning and is keeping each vehicle to single passengers only. He is also working on a two-way access door at the office for public payment convenience. Parks director Charles Wilson suggested closing the Kiddie Park, removing the basketball rims at the courts and closing the pavilions. He indicated that close contact was definitely a problem at these locations and stressed the value of the walking trail and the use of open spaces within the park in avoiding close
contact with others. City Hall is working on the best way to have its council meeting on April 9. Clinton schools Superintendent Jay Chalk stated that the district will continue to supply meals to students as long as the vendors supply the co-op. Efforts are ongoing to use local churches to fill the need if it becomes necessary in the future. Meanwhile in LitSee Walmart on page 2
Arkansans become “the helpers” By Sen. John Boozman
Fred Rogers once recalled an instruction from his mother to “look for the helpers” in times of crisis and tragedy. It made a significant impression on him, and for good reason. “If you look for the helpers, you’ll know that there’s hope,” he explained. Our nation, and much of the globe, finds itself in a time of distress not seen in modern history go-
ing back to at least the Second World War, but we can and should be encouraged by the response from friends, neighbors and even strangers across the country and right here in Arkansas who are helping those in need. Designers and seamstresses were recruited by the Arkansas Arts and Fashion Forum to make masks for local hospitals and medical clinics. Firefighters in Little Rock organized an ef-
fort to feed truck drivers working tirelessly to maintain our supply chain. A Jonesboro retail-space landlord waived April rent in order to allow businesses to continue paying employees. Kids in Fort Smith are making cards for senior citizens who might be isolated and lonely. Members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra created a “Bedtime with Bach” nightly series to play comforting lul-
labies as we all cope with self-quarantining. A local restaurant in Searcy, forced to close its own doors, offered the stock of fresh groceries it had on hand to other small business owners who might be struggling as well. Those are a just a few specific acts of kindness and generosity we’ve seen as this pandemic began to take its toll. There are many others, large and small, happening each
day across the state. Neighbors are pitching in to help the elderly couple down the street get the groceries and medications they need. Families are brightening the days of those who might be taking a walk outside by coloring chalk drawings in their driveways and on sidewalks. Teachers, who so missed seeing their See Boozman on page 2
Nature carries on
This ornamental peach tree was spotted in a yard on Highway 254. (Photo by Jeff Burgess)
Rain-swollen Bradley Creek on March 31. (Photo by Robert Snyder)
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Woman charged after stop
875 positive cases 16 deaths
Cherry blossoms are blooming in Formosa. (Photo by Patsy Ward)
A Searcy woman faces drug charges after a K-9 alerted to drugs in a vehicle that had been stopped at the Alon station in Choctaw on March 30. Clinton Police Officer Joshua Patterson discovered a syringe with with clear liquid, two Xanax bars, and a small bag with a white crystal-like substance inside, according to an arrest affidavit. The suspect also is accused of trying to hide a bag with a leafy green substance in the transport vehicle, according to the affidavit. Shelly Lanay Alkire, 29, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor tampering with physical evidence. Police were called to a home on Walker Street on March 29 after a man standing on the porch there said he was looking for a woman in reference to a dog. The resident said he would call police to help him find it, and the man took off in a white vehicle, according to an affidavit. Officers found the vehicle at the Alon station in Choctaw, and the man was in the bathroom, according to the affidavit for arrest. He gave police a false name first, and when they found out his real name, they found a probation violation, the document states. A search of the vehicle a glass smoking device and syringes with residue, the affidavit states. Jason Lee Heath, 34, of Conway has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony, and obstruction of governmental operations, a misdemeanor.
A Clinton man has been accused of battering his 78-year-old mother at her home on March 27. William Riffenburg, 45, pushed his mother down, causing her to fall face down on a concrete floor, according to an arrest affidavit. The elderly woman suffered a large contusion above her right eye, the document states. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Riffenburg has been charged with battery in the second degree.
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Step back in time
Opie Cates was born in Clinton in 1909.
Opie Cates
Opal Taft (Opie) Cates was a popular bandleader, musician, and radio personality, known as one of the great clarinetists of the swing era (mid1930s–mid-1940s). He was a familiar presence on radio in the 1940s, at one time appearing weekly on four different shows. By Cates’ own reckoning, his audience numbered over 35 million listeners. Some believe that the character of Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show was named after Opie Cates. Opal Taft Cates was born on October 10, 1909, in Clinton, Arkansas in Van Buren County. His parents, Abb Cates and Sarah Jacobs Cates, were farmers. Abb Cates died in 1914, Sarah Cates married Lee Andrew Reaves (or Reeves) in 1916. The blended family, which included several Reaves step-siblings and a younger sibling who died in 1917, left Arkansas, moving first to southeastern Kan-
sas before settling in the southwestern corner of Missouri. Cates attended Joplin High School, where he sang tenor in the Boys’ Glee Club and the Mixed Chorus, and played clarinet in the school band. After graduating, he attended the University of Missouri in Columbia and continued his involvement in music. By the early 1930s, Cates was touring the country, fronting his own orchestra. During this period, he met West Virginia native Kathryn (Kay) Stein in Cleveland, Ohio. They married in 1932. The couple had five children: Robert Taft, Dixie Lee, Dinah Mae, Linda Lou, and Liza Jane; the daughters were named after well-known songs. In 1934, he joined Ben Pollack and His Orchestra as a clarinet and alto saxophone player. His bandmates included Harry James on trumpet and swing legend Glenn Miller on trombone. Pollack was known as the
“Father of Swing,” and the band was based in New York. Although Cates was not principally known as a recording artist, he did release several records during his career, generally to favorable reviews from the music industry press. Some were released under his own name or as the Opie Cates Orchestra; on others, he and his orchestra backed singers such as Trudy Erwin and Martha Tilton. Cates appeared regularly on several popular radio shows, including The Judy Canova Show and Meet Me at Parky’s, and was a guest on many others. He starred briefly in the eponymous situation comedy The Opie Cates Show in 19471948. Cast as “a boy from Clinton, Arkansas,” learning to survive in the big city, he introduced each episode’s misadventures with the line “The doggondest thing happened to me th’ other day…” The show received good reviews but failed to find a corporate sponsor and was canceled after a three-month run. In recognition of the positive publicity from the show, the Clinton Chamber of Commerce made its native son an honorary member. He then became musical director for the long-running Lum and Abner radio show. In 1950, Cates did a short stint as musical director for Granby’s Green Acres, which later was recycled into the 1960s television sitcom Green Acres. A widely circulated claim speculates that the character of Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show was named after Cates. Although unsubstantiated, the claim is not implausible. One of the cast members on Meet Me at Parky’s was Sheldon Leonard, The Andy Griffith Show’s
producer. Cates’ son recalled that Leonard contacted his father to request permission to use his first name in the show. He also said that in Cates’ later years, during which he was in failing health, the “other Opie” (actor/director Ron Howard) would “call occasionally to check on his namesake’s condition.” In the early 1950s, Cates retired from the entertainment industry to pursue his other passions of farming and raising livestock, and he relocated his family to a large ranch in Oklahoma, just west of Fort Smith (Sebastian County), where he would spend much of the rest of his life. Kathryn Cates died in 1972. Opie Cates was ill and incapacitated in his final years. He died on November 6, 1987, in Moffett, Oklahoma. He was survived by his children and his second wife, Willene Jones Cates (1922– 2011). His remains, along with those of his wives and mother, are interred in the chapel at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith. Van Buren County, Arkansas, Thanks for the Memories
April 7, 2020 patients or work relatWalmart ed travelers, Hutchinfrom page 1 son says. Hutchinson has tle Rock, Gov. Asa not issued a stay-atHutchinson has direct- home order "primarily ed vacation rental prop- because most people erties, motels and ho- are making responsitels not to issue occu- ble choices," Hutchinpancy to "out of state son said in a statement recreational travelers" Friday. in an executive order isCounty Judge Dale sued Saturday. James reminds resiIt's been a chal- dents to take precaulenge as "people leave tions. “Even if you conNew Orleans or they go sider yourself to be infrom another hot spot, vincible, please considthey see the opportu- er those around you who nity to come to Arkan- are not. Wear a mask to sas," Hutchinson said cover your mouth/nose, at a press briefing. or if a mask is unavailOccupancy should able, even a scarf will only be issued to health work. Practice social care workers, first re- distancing, limit group sponders, airline crew, sizes, and sanitize conjournalists, Covid-19 stantly.”
makes them the true Boozman definition of the word from page 1 ‘hero.’ Mr. Rogers’ career students cheerful fac- was defined by his abilies, have organized “car ty to connect with his auparades” in local neigh- dience and teach basic borhoods to show their lessons about humanipupils they haven’t for- ty and how we all have gotten about them. Vol- a part to play in it. His unteers are working tire- mother’s advice about lessly to make sure in- finding the helpers is dividuals and fami- certainly something we lies in need have meals should take to heart at through feeding pro- this time. I know the adgrams and foodbank do- monition I received from nations. Time after time, my former coach Frank Arkansans are stepping Broyles to “be a giver” up to the plate instead has certainly shaped the of waiting around for way I view and live life. someone else to do it. So, the next time And all those exam- you’re watching or readples don’t even include ing the news and things perhaps the most vis- seem bleak, pause and ible helpers of all in the take a second to find midst of this crisis, our the helpers. You might medical providers. They even ask yourself how – and the administration you can be a helper in and support staff around that moment. Together them – are providing the we’ll support each othmost vital service of all. er, spread hope and enCaring for COVID-19 pa- couragement, and eventients and others in need tually get through this of health care services difficult time. The helpat a time when resourc- ers will still be there, (Article Source - es are tight, shifts are and their ranks will keep Encyclopedia of Arkansas.) long and the risk is high growing.
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ter sunset. The Farmers Almanac says Wednesday is a good day to cut hair to discourage growth. All group activities at the Crabtree Foursquare Church are cancelled. Quilting at the EHC building in Rupert, normally held 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday, is cancelled, Jeff Burgess as is their monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m., Crabtree the same day. Venus continues to Thursday and Fribrighten in the west af- day are good days to
The Voice of Van Buren County plant below ground crops, can and pickle vegetables and fruits, and brew beer or cider, according to the Farmers Almanac. Recycling Day, the benefit breakfast, Easter egg hunt preparation and the Easter Egg Hunt, all in Alread, have been cancelled for Saturday. Prune to discourage growth on Saturday and Sunday. The last quarter moon is official next Tuesday at 5:56 p.m. it rises around midnight and remains visible, in the south, during morning daylight. After a day of working outside, last week, I picked off over 20 ticks. The season has begun. Protect yourself. Last Friday, during a night walk, I heard the
first full-throated whippoorwill call this year. Not quite the relentless and seemingly endless call coming soon but he managed a full 12 call cycles before falling silent, only to start up again, more briefly, moments later. The thought came to me that the earth continues to circle the sun, the seasons advance and critters do what critters do oblivious to the human condition. If you have info about the greater Crabtree and west 16 community, call or text Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.
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Page 3 we are experiencing now. That was 100 years ago. It was handled very much like this virus. The churches, schools, businesses and etc. were all closed and I read that they were ask to stay separated and not to gather more than 10 together. We think it is hard to live now with all of the conveniences we have to make our life easier and to entertain ourselves, imagine the hardships those people had to endure during that time. We have removed God from so many things in our lives, I think we need to start putting him back in our lives and our world. The Senior Center is still closed until further notice and we will let you know when we can start our First Sat-
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by Freeda Baker Nichols
Springtime at Banner Mountain While I am “sheltered in place” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is spring here in the Ozark Foothills. Even though I’m distancing myself from other people to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, I still enjoy walks around my yard where new flowers, leaves and plants are showing off their beauty, this year, just like always. Remembering spring in my childhood at Banner Mountain, one thing that comes
to mind is the orchard with peach trees blooming. Our orchard contained lots of peach trees and a few apple trees. From our house to the schoolhouse, my siblings and I walked about a quarter of a mile to school. Our lunch pails were not fancy ones, at all. They were buckets that once had contained lard or syrup. Our trail took us past a pond and up a hill through a thick forest. Coming home from school, as we came down the trail, when
urday Breakfast again. I think it will be a while yet. I have been working from home and finishing several small jobs that I had waiting. If someone calls and needs something we can talk about it on the phone and they can leave it on the porch and I will call them when it is finished. It is nice that the churches can do their services on Facebook and everyone can still enjoy the sermon and stay safe. I have heard of some people being tested for the virus out here but not heard that anyone was positive. So stay healthy and safe and if you have Scotland News to share call 592-3935.
our house came into sight, just east of the house, we saw the pink blooms of the peach trees. The days were beginning to get warm. How we welcomed the early springtime after a long and cold and sometimes icy winter. Spring meant we could now play outside. I still recall vividly how good it felt to place my bare feet onto the new, tender grass in the yard on the first warm spring day. I sometimes wonder what happened to the library table my folks had. I remember sitting at that table doing my homework by the light from a kerosene lamp. “Coal oil” we called the kerosene. I remember being at the table one night when my two older sisters, Emma Jean and Merle, were sitting there also. They were writing letters to their husbands who were in the Army and overseas at that time during World War II. They would stop writing momentarily as they tried to think of something more to write. I was doing my homework. I finished my work and Daddy complimented me on how quickly I finished it. He teased my sisters about them writing more slowly. My sisters said that my work was easy to do but that it was difficult for them to think of news to write to their husbands. The letters my sisters wrote to their husbands were sent off in the mail. What treasures those letters would be now if any of them had been kept. I was far too young to realize how tragic was the lives of my sisters, at that time. Their husbands were among the troops that landed at Normandy. I do recall how my sisters praised President Franklin D. Roosevelt and how they and Daddy listened to the news, faithfully, every evening. How truly great our country was, during that time. As a child, I guess I didn’t pay much attention when World War II was happening. I do remember when the war was over, how Daddy and neighbor men set off dynamite in celebration. It was a See Spring on page 4
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Obituaries
Samuel Orlando Stone
Samuel Orlando Stone, 75, originally of Elroy, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. He was born November 6, 1944 at home in Elroy, Wisconsin, to the late Ralph Eugene and Doris Geraldine (Troyer) Stone. He married Lorraine (Lori) Church on April 8, 1967, in Beloit, Wisconsin. He enjoyed people, laughing and
teasing. Samuel loved his family and friends. He volunteered at the Storehouse Food Bank in Greers Ferry delivering food to shut-ins. Samuel served in the U.S. Navy in San Diego, California. He worked for 30 years at Chrysler in Belvedere, Illinois. Samuel belonged to the First Assembly of God Church in Greer's Ferry. He is preceded in death by his parents. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lori; two sons, Bryan Stone and Bradley Stone; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, David (Betty) and Kent (Barbara); one sister, Mariann (Randall) Rott; many nieces, nephews and friends. A memorial service will be held in his honor at a later date.
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Florence Holley
Florence Mae Holley, 74, of Clinton departed from this world on March 30, 2020. She was born September 11, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut to the late Robert Nelson Cramer and Arline Caye Cramer. Florence was data entry clerk for many years and was of the Methodist faith. She enjoyed doing her puzzle books, cooking and reading magazines. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Arline Bonds and Richard Freeman Jr.; siblings, Louann Labounty and Darryl Cramer; two grand-
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children; and a host of ceded in death by his friends and other fami- parents, Willie and Berly members. lie Freeman. Florence is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Arline Cramer; husband, Armond Holley; one brother, Robert Nelson Cramer Jr. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Lance Freeman
Lance Freeman, 83, of Leslie, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2020. He was born December 4, 1936 in Chimes, Arkansas to the late Willie and Berlie Reaves Freeman. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Wordna Freeman; one son, Lance Marshall Freeman; siblings, Sharron Smith, Shirley Smith and Bradley Freeman. Lance is pre-
Mary Hall
Mary Lou Free (Garrison) Hall, 75, passed away, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 28, 1944, at Mt. Vernon, Arkansas, to the late Harrel and Evelyn (Rogers) Free. Mary was also preceded in death by a brother, Glenn David Free; sister, Winona Sue Free Glover Atkinson,
and a grand-daughter, Jar'boe Garrison. She attended Woodland Heights Baptist Church and was retired from Kimberly Clark Corp. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 46 years, Richard Hall; daughters, Tina Colclasure of Bee Branch, Arkansas, and Linda Simon (Aaron) of Conway, Arkansas; sons, Les Garrison (Charlotte) of Denham Springs, Louisiana, and Gregory Garrison of Spokane, Washington; sisters, Betty Webb, Margaret Nail and Louise McCollum; five granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family. The family will have a private graveside service at a later date.
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Buster Troy Massey, 96, of Marshall, Arkansas passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020. Burial was Monday, March 23, 2020 at East Lawn Cemetery in Marshall.
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Judy Kay Branscum, 69 of Leslie, Arkansas passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. Graveside services were Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Elberta Cemetery near Leslie. Dewey Wayne Ward, 95, of Welcome Home, Arkansas passed away Monday, March 30, 2020. Graveside services were April 2 at Chinquapin Cemetery near Welcome Home.
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Spring from page 3 happy time as our military returned home to their families. Home to America. Both of my brothers-in-law came home safely. Many gave the ultimate sacrifice. For America. Even though I chose spring as a subject for this column, I’d like to end it on this note. My parents, Walter and Frona Baker, had three sons and four daughters. All three of their sons served in the U.S Military. Dean in the Army Air Corps, Aaron in the Navy and Bill in the Air Force. All four of their sons-in-law served in the U.S. Military. Kelley Bonds and Fielder Hutson in the Army. Billy Hall and Darrel Nichols both retired from the Air Force. Capt. Timothy Hall, the Bakers’ grandson, is presently serving in the Army National Guard. I’m proud to be part of a family of true American patriots. May God bless America.
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April 7, 2020
The Voice of Van Buren County
Fishing Report
Bobby Defore holding this beautiful hybrid bass caught in the Greers Ferry Lake
Central Arkansas
Little Red River
(updated 4-1-2020) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip’em All Guide Service (501-230-0730) says, “On Wednesday, April 1, the water for the Little Red River will be completely shut off at the dam, allowing the river to completely dry up for the day. This is being done to allow an opportunity for any angler to retrieve gear lost while fishing the river this past year. So, if you have lost a rod, reel, tackle/fly box, anchor or your April fools’ sense of humor, this is a good time to find it.” Seriously, he says, the Little Red River is in a pattern that’s providing early morning wading opportunities and excellent drift fishing throughout the day. The Greers Ferry Lake level is still above normal seasonal pool due to recent rains, so this pattern could change at any time. Be sure to check the schedule before heading out. For fly-fishing, Lowell
recommends San Juan worms, egg, hares ear, sowbugs and streamers. Hot pink and white bodies on chartreuse jigheads are recommended for Trout Magnet spin fishing. Be safe while enjoying the river. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information.
Greers Ferry Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 465.60 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl). (updated 4-1-2020) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake was at 465.22 feet msl and coming up. The Army Corps of Engineers is generating and it is keeping the water at bay somewhat, “but it jumps back going up when they let
off. Expect the same in the week ahead.” (This picture of Bobby Defore holding this beautiful hybrid bass caught in the main lake is showing the lake is fishing well, as well as our main rivers and creeks.) Crappie catching is going on all over from super shallow out to 15-18 feet of water. Spring craw color jigs, minnows, crankaits, inline spinners and beetle spins working. Walleye are eating scattered all over the place – main lake, up the rivers and even already up in the bushes in parts of main lake as well. Swimbaits, flukes, grubs, crankbaits, jerkbaits and live bait are working. Bream are roaming around, feeding from super shallow out to 15 feet of water on a variety of baits. Catfish will eat right now, especially in areas with lots of inflow, as spring has sprung. Use your favorite baits for the cats. Some black bass are spawning, while some a long ways to go before they do, and lots are in between. “Just keep whatever you like to throw wet and you will get bit, as baits they like are changing hour by hour now. Lots of big fish are being caught, brown ones, black ones, spots, and meanmouth as well, from super shallow out to 30 feet of water,” Tommy reports. Hybrid bass and white bass are really chewing and being caught uprivers and certain places and certain patterns in main lake – grubs, inline spinners, swimbaits, topwaters and live bait are working. Most of the fish are wanting a horizontal
technique rather than Bull Shoals Lake As of Wednesa vertical one right day, the Army Corps now, Tommy says. of Engineers reports North the lake’s elevation at Arkansas 678.79 feet msl (normal conservation pool: White River 659.00 feet msl). (updated 4-1-2020) (updated 4-1-2020) Cotter Trout Dock Del Colvin at Bull (870-435-6525) said, Shoals Lake Boat Dock “The free fishing week said the lake is clear on was a really pleasant the lower end. The sursurprise and a huge hit face temperature earwith fishers coming to ly Tuesday afternoon the river for a mess of was 52 degrees. Bull trout! Families are find- Shoals is 19 feet high. ing time to be togeth- Access on the lake er and enjoy The Nat- is limited at the moural State in the great ment, Del reports. He outdoors.” Water lev- says the crappie bite els have ranged from is random and anglers minimum flow (below have had fair results. 100 cfs) to upwards Use minnows or jigs. of 15,000 cfs as short Black bass are good. spurts of heavy releas- A swimbait, jig, a lites are experienced tle Ned rig and a shaky usually in mid-after- head all will work. Look noon. There is plenty for the best bite now in of opportunity to fish the spawning pockets. "the rise" with red wig- Del heard no reports glers or plumped up on catfish or bream. nightcrawlers drifted Walleye are still being mid-depth. Over the caught at night. White last few days, how- bass and walleye have ever, generation has not started spawning been more consis- yet, he added. tent during the day with flows remaining Norfork Lake As of Wednesat around 4,500 cfs (a unit and a half). The day, the Army Corps water level is perfect of Engineers reports for some jigging. Or- the lake’s elevation at ange and brown skirt- 570.63 feet msl (nored jigs have been at- mal conservation pool: 552.00 tracting larger rain- Sept.-April, bows, they report, “or feet msl; April-Sept., tie a black feathered 555.75 feet msl). (updated 4-1-2020) jig and you'll see some action. If you start ear- Tom Reynolds of STR ly while the water level Outfitters said, “It was remains low, you can a great week to be on begin your catching Norfork Lake. The bigday with a ¼-ounce gest problem we had silver and blue ham- was the rising water mered spoon, and fin- and debris, which covish up with a Rapa- ered most of Bennett's la Rainbow CD5. The Bayou on the north s h r i m p / P o w e r B a i t end of the lake. The mashup works well in first half of the week, between. Make health striper fishing was on and safety as your No. fire. Lots of stripers 1 priority right now and were caught trolling keep angling for trophy and fishing with live shad and shiners. The trout on the river!” biggest caught in the
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bayou was 24 pounds. The bite was both morning and evenings. Once the sun came out on Thursday, fishing slowed down. Some of that was all the boats and the fish getting use to the bright sunlight. “My son Sean decided to fish the Big Creek area on Friday and caught a fat 24-pound striper. They practiced CPR: catch, take picture and release. The water was clearer in the southern part of the lake. He caught stripers both Friday and Saturday well into the late mornings from Point 1 to 1C. The fish are shallow even if it’s deep water. Sean is using 5- to 7-inch gizzard shad on planer boards and free-lines. Stripers are still being caught around the bluff near Blue Lady resort and the flat above it and Crystal Cove. “I have given up on spider-rigging for crappie right now due to the high water and instead I'm using one pole flipping the buckbrush with minnows and jigs. We fished Bennett's Bayou Thursday and caught a few for dinner. It took a while to figure out what brush and how deep the crappie were. We missed quite a few and caught some shorts. The good news is, as the weather warms and the lake levels off the crappie will start to move up to spawn. Minnows and small jigs will be the most productive baits to catch crappies in the brush. The best three creeks right now are Big Creek, Bennett's Bayou and Pigeon Creek.”
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CHURCH PAGE
Photo by EuGene Smith
Thanks to those of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church If you can identify this week's 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 757-2069 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
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, Clinton 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 Lute Mountain Road, off 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 501-215-1595 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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Classifieds • Legal ANNOUNCEMENTS
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For Rent The Liberty Springs Cemetery located North of Cleveland (Van Buren County) will cancel all decoration services on May 3, 2020, due to the COVID-19 regulations The cemetery will be cared for and you can put out new flowers at your own time frame. This year please send your donations by mail to Mrs. Loretta Acton, Treasurer P.O. Box 17, Scotland, AR 72141. Gerald Freeman, President. Liberty Springs Cemetery Assiociation
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FIRST DIVISION NO. 71CV-20-37 GLENN BERKEMEYER and DONICE BERKEMEYER, husband and wife PETITIONERS VS. TRACY S. PARKER and SHARON C. PARKER, RESPONDENTS husband and wife; and any other interested parties, unknown spouses, heirs, successors, or assigns of the named parties herein;
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LOT 154; BLOCK 1; MOUNTAIN RANCH; FAIRFIELD BAY, ARKANSAS. All persons, firms, corporations, or improvement districts that can set up any right to the property so conveyed and forfeited must appear and show cause why the title to the surface of the real property should not be confirmed, quieted, and vested in the Petitioners in fee simple on or before 30 days from the first publication of this notice and assert his/her title or interest in said property and to demonstrate why title to this property should not be quieted and confirmed in Petitioners. If no one has so appeared within the time allowed by law, then the Petition shall be taken as confessed and the Court shall render a final decree confirming said sale. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Court this 19th day of March, 2020.
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As required by A.C.A. § 26-38-203, et seq., notice is hereby given that a Petition has been filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Van Buren County, Arkansas, to quiet and confirm title in the surface rights of the following described property in Van Buren County, Arkansas which was sold under the authority of Act 626 of 1983, as amended, at a public sale of tax delinquent lands after the property remained unredeemed following the expiration of the time required by law, and by Limited Warranty Deed from the Commissioner of State Lands of the State of Arkansas to Petitioners to:
/s/ Debbie Gray VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
FOR RENT Apartments and mobile homes in Bee Branch area. $425-$650/month. Deposit required. Call for availability (501) 581-8640 After 2:00 pm
BY /s/ Olivia Gilmore, D.C. Prepared by: Melanie Beltran Attorney at Law Sprott, Golden & Bardwell PO Box 1155 184 Griggs St. Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-3111 office melanie@arkansaslawpartners.com This Notice first printed March 31, 2020.
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Keeping busy at home The Voice of Van Buren County
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Readers share what they are doing as they stay home to avoid the coronavirus threat. Share your photos and stories by sending them to voiceeditor@artelco.com.
Joyce Hartmann has been filling her days painting flowers, taking walks, reading and much more. The intention of this one was to represent a coral reef under the sea and was what is called a “swipe." You lay the paint down then swipe over the top with a piece of cardboard or a wet paper towel. That white streak on the lower left is a reflection from a light.
Alma Wallace
Here I am just turned 75 and I'm learning a new hobby/craft called Abstract Art Acrylic Pour Painting. If you use those words on youtube you'll see countless how-to videos with many variations in the methods used. It's the craziest thing, you pour thinned paint onto a canvas then wait and see what happens. In a matter of minutes, it's either good and you're happy, or it's so bad you scrape the wet paint off and start
over. Or let it dry, then decide to either keep it or just paint over it, the canvas is never wasted. The paint runs off the sides so they don't need frames. You really have very little control over the outcome, but the paint I use is so cheap it's all in good fun. The most fun craft I've ever attempted, and super addictive. They never really look like anything like a brush-painted picture does, but sometimes it makes you think of something. Most I haven't liked,
Joyce Hartmann
I'm never bored but I miss my family and friends! I've been picking flowers and painting them. I’ll have stacks of art by
but made me laugh out loud for a good spell, a few I liked enough to keep. My goal is to eventually be able to do some that look like flowers, but all have been failures so far. Some of the artists can make beautiful florals and sell them for big bucks too. I have no desire to sell anything, I just want to have fun, so everything I do is a gift for someone. (Since the CDC has issued new guidelines, Alma is taking a break from her hobby to sew face masks.)
the time this is over! I also enjoy walking in the woods with our dog, watching way too much TV, reading a lot, talking with family and friends over the
Internet and phone, spending money online, taking drives on country roads, playing the piano, cooking and baking. Each day passes so fast, but we
This is for a niece obsessed with unicorns and sparkle, and it's covered with glitter. The little swirly spots were made with a balloon in the wet paint.
will all be glad when we can get together again! Stay safe, everyone, stay home and enjoy life.
This one represents the Southwest. The method is called “flip-cup," where you layer several colors of paint in little cups, then flip them over on one edge and let the paint run down.
Preventative measures for staying healthy Opinion By Jeff Stansbury Some of the things we casually did in the past to keep ourselves from getting infections and germs may, in the near future, become necessary and even essential for our health and well-being. This
new strain of coronavirus has made all of us aware of just how fast and deadly a disease can spread. It is crucial that we adhere to the guidelines which the CDC and W.H.O. (World Health Organization) have established for our safety and health. Social distancing,
good hygiene (washing our hands regularly and thoroughly), not touching our face, etc. are essential measures that will help keep us from contracting the CoVid-19 virus. These are defensive measures as well as preventative. Throughout the course of my life, I have
been fortunate enough to recognize the symptoms before I got sick, and have taken preventative steps to minimize, and sometimes keep the flu and other viruses at bay. Now, I am not a doctor or scientist; so I am not qualified to give a medical or scientific prognosis for this. I have just taken a common sense approach, which has kept me quite healthy throughout the course of my life. Perhaps I'm just lucky. Maybe I have a strong immune system. I tend to lean toward the fact that I have come to recognize how my body works, and notice when something is
a little out of kilter. At any rate, I will share what has worked for me, and perhaps it will do the same for you. Since I have always had jobs I was depended upon to be there, I couldn't afford to be out for any reason. When I start feeling tired, got a scratchy throat, became congested, etc., I start drinking lots of water and take Vitamin C. Sometimes I gargle with warm salt water (regular iodized table salt). I sleep elevated to keep congestion from getting down into my chest. Yes, it's a bit uncomfortable, but I consider the alternative. And, besides rest, I kept hydrated, to flush out of all that old stuff that had clogged my system up over a period of time. I have heard that water wash-
es germs and bacteria down into the stomach where the stomach acids eat it up. When I do get sick periodically, it only lasts for a day or two, and I am good to go. Being proactive is something I have always practiced in regard to my own health, so in this current situation, I have not changed this strategy. I believe it to be very beneficial in these times. I will continue to do what I can to build up my own immunity, and adhere to the safety guidelines set up by health experts, because this virus is so unpredictable. Now, this new coronavirus is still much a mystery, and until there is a vaccine, it will continue to cause great concern. Stay safe!