The Voice of Van Buren County - April 30, 2019

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2 charged after traffic stop

Golden sunset - Photographer Alma Wallace shared her photo of a sunset in light rain with Fox 16 viewers last week.

Closed Tuesday

The Voice office will be closed Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

We will reopen on May 1.

New principal

Longtime South Side-Bee Branch employee Tim Smith has been hired as the new high school principal at Clinton. The Clinton School Board hired Smith earlier this month to replace Kalyn Evans who was

fired earlier this year.

Clinton also will have a new superintendent for the 201920 school year after hiring Jay Chalk, a Clinton native currently with the Atkins School District. Chalk will replace Dr. Joe Fisher as Clinton superintendent; he also was Fisher’s replacement at Atkins when Fisher accepted the job at Clinton in 2018. Fisher has been named superintendent at Guy-Perkins for the

2019-20 school year.

Facebook threat spurs man’s arrest

A Clinton man has been arrested after threatening a romantic rival via Facebook messenger, according to an arrest affidavit.

Bobby H. Mullins, 42, threatened to kill Denver Kley because Kley was in a relationship with Mullins’ former girlfriend, according to the affidavit.

The message

A traffic stop in state Highway 9 West resulted in two arrests on April 19.

A Van Buren County deputy reported that he observed a truck cross the center line several times before stopping it. As he was approaching the truck, a motorcycle stopped and the driver said the truck was his and the woman driving it had missed her turn, according to the affidavit.

The deputy reported that the woman seemed nervous.

He asked to search the truck and consent was given, but she would not consent to have her purse searched, the affidavit states.

The deputy told her to put the purse back in the truck then and he would not search the vehicle but said he had a drug-sniffing dog and would have it do a “free air sniff” of the warned Kley that Mullins was “going to get” him and that he should be with his own wife and leave the other woman alone, according to the report.

Kley told police he and the woman were no longer seeing each other because of the threat. The woman has a current order of protection against Mullins.

Mullins had been charged with terroristic threatening-I, a Class D felony.

exterior of the vehicle, the report states.

At this point, the affidavit states, the male suspect become “extremely confrontational” and continued to put his hands in his pants pockets though he had been told not to. The man emptied his pockets but as the deputy tried to pat him down, the suspect laughed and threw a small plastic bag toward a nearby ditch, the affidavit states, and refused to comply when told he was under arrest. The deputy grabbed the suspect by the arms and forced him up against the bed of the truck before handcuffing him, the affidavit states.

The deputy, joined by a second deputy, located the bag said to have been thrown by the suspect and found that it contained a white crystal-like

substance, the report states. The woman told deputies there was a pipe used to smoke methamphetamine in her purse, the report states.

Steven Wayne Johnson, 55, of Clinton has been charged with possession of a controlled substance-schedule I/II methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class D felony; resisting arrest and tampering with evidence, both misdemeanors. He is free on a $50,000 bond. Plea and arraignment is set for April 29, 2019.

Tonia R. Hicks, 47, of Clinton has been charged with possession of a controlled substance-schedule I/ II methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class D felony. She is free on a $1,500 bond. Plea and arraignment is set for April 29.

2019 School Board Election Clinton - District 1, Zone 7, Phillip Jones/ Sherrin Richardson.

(Vote Early, Absentee or at the Clinton School on Election Day) South Side - District 2, Position 4, Travis Love. (Early/Absentee only) Shirley - District 3, Position 4, Lacey Mitchell/Jason H. Wood. (Vote Early, Absentee, or at the Shirley Senior Center on Election Day)

Date for registering to vote in School Elections was April 21, 2019. Deadline for county to county transfer of registered voters is May 17, 2019.

Early voting May 14, 2019 through May 20, 2019 (Regular office hours).

Election Day - For Clinton School District - Clinton School and for Shirley School District - Shirley Senior Center (7:30a-7:30p)

Senior Night - Last Monday, April 22, was Senior Night for the Clinton Yellow Jackets baseball team. Parents joined the seniors on the field before the game. The Jackets have won their District Tournament and will play in the Regional Tournament this week. More photos, Page 2. (Photo by Robert R. Gaut)

100-day report from sheriff’s office It has been 100 days since Lucas Emberton has come into office at the Van Buren County sheriff’s office. We are pleased to share some of the great things that are going on at the Detention Center as well as the sheriff’s office. The Detention Center, under Jail Administrator Mike Shamoon’s direction, has completed getting the jail a new paint job.

Along with the cosmetic upgrade, the interior lights have all been replaced with new LED lighting which has made a huge difference. Thanks go to the county maintenance crew.

The pods in the jail were in need of major repairs as well. After hiring a local welder to come in and repair/replace hinges on pod doors so they can

be locked down when required to secure the bean doors and the sprinkler systems from being abused and damaged.

The building itself was in dire need of new exterior locks, which were nonexistent, on all exiting doors. These have all been replaced and the building is now secure. Furthermore, the security gate has been repaired and shuts and locks correctly and lastly, thanks to Petit Jean Electric, all our exterior night lights have been repaired/replaced and it is lit up for employee safety as they go their duties around the facility after dark.

Also in the Detention Center, they have been hard at work saving money in more ways imaginable. By purchasing food for the

jail locally, we are saving and contributing to our county’s revenue.

All Detention officers have new uniforms and we are proud to announce that we have had eight of our Detention officers certified with Jail Standards and two have completed deputy 2 training.

We are in the process of negotiating upgrades on our internal camera system and inmate communication system.

The sheriff’s office also is doing some amazing things. You may have seen the upgrades to our vehicle fleet. New logos and a spit shine polish have them looking good. We relinquished our vehicle funds in our budget in lieu of keeping a deputy position and clerk’s position. Thankfully finan-

cial support from the prosecuting attorney’s office saved another deputy position from being cut from our fiscal year 2019 budget.

With a marginal budget for uniforms, we were able to fit every officer in new uniforms complete with new badge patches, name plates, collar tabs and shoulder patches with the assistance of a great contribution made from Sheriff Jason Massey of Logan County.

Our K-9 program is taking off by leaps and bounds. We have got three K-9 units at the sheriff’s office now.

We have 2 deputy handlers certified and 2 K-9’s certified. Our third deputy and K-9 are scheduled to be certified in June. We are always taking donations in support of the K-9 program. Our first fundraiser will be

sponsored by our local Pizza Hut on May 14 from 5-9 p.m. Be looking for flyers on it.

We are planning another fundraiser in June.

Stay tuned for dates and details.

More great news is that we have also been approved and received our first grant of 2019.

This grant will be used for much needed new body armor for all our deputies.

Our deputies have been very active and out patrolling.

They have made over 2,800 contacts/calls in the first 90 days of 2019.

CID has been very busy also with over 280 Incidents resulting in over 35 felony affidavits.

Animal control has responded to over 125 calls and many assists to the department.

Our training throughout the entire facility is constantly ongoing. We have set

up online classes for all deputies, detention officers and dispatchers to keep them all certified in compliance with the Arkansas Law Enforcement Standard.

Upcoming training seminars are April 30 on medical marijuana, May 10 will be deputy weapon certification, May 11 will be racial profiling class. Additionally, May 20 and 21 are slated for sexual assault Level 1 training and lastly in June we will be doing the IED Explosive Class.

Lots of great things happening at the sheriff’s office.

We are open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If entry is needed into the facility anytime other then our normal operating hours, you will need to be escorted from the gate to facility.

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April 30, 2019

Clinton vs Valley Springs Clinton vs Marshall Photos by Robert R. Gaut

The Clinton Lady Jackets played Valley Springs last week, losing in the 10th inninb, 6-5. The Lady Jackets finished fourth in the District Tournament and will be playing this week in the Regional Tournament.

The Clinton Yellow Jackets baseball team held Senior Night last week and took on the Marshall Bobcats. The Jackets won 17-1.

Clinton Drug

Employee of the Month

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Pharmacy Technician

March 2019

The Voice of Van Buren County

April 30, 2019 Dear Editor: To the concerned citizens of Van Buren County, thank you for your interest in knowing about the Library Building Project. I must start with the history to get to the full picture.

Prior to 1982, the library was housed in the Old Clinton State Bank Building on the corner across from Regions Bank.

1982 - Library was destroyed by the great flood.

The Library Board purchased the old Pharmacy Building (1500 sq. ft.) from David Bintliff with funds from the insurance company and fundraising. Because we are fortunate to be in a Regional System with Faulkner County, we also received state funding. All of these various sources of revenue helped purchase the building free and clear.

1988 Library growth was phenomenal. We vastly outgrew the 1,500 sq.ft. building.

Through grants, many yard sales, Friends of the Library fundraising, and the Regional Board backing us, the library board was able to add another 1500 sq.ft. free and clear. However, that was the only room for add on, and the library was landlocked.

1998 - Again, the library was outgrowing its building. The board went before county judge and the Quorum Court to ask if the county had any land the library could build

a new building on.

They gave the board 3 acres by the county jail.

The board hired an architect and had mock drawings made for a 10,000 sq.ft. building with room for future expansion. The board felt they would need to go before the people and ask for a millage increase or sales tax to be able to build the library. Mind you, this was the same time the hospital decided to go for a sales tax, and the jail was in need of additional funds. The board hired a local attorney and was advised it was not the time to compete with the jail or hospital.

So, save your money and come back another time.

So we saved, fund raised, saved, fund raised. In the meantime, the newly elected county judge and the Quorum Court sold the library parking lot to the state highway department. The Library Board did not find this out until the highway department showed up with paperwork. So, here we are landlocked, nowhere to add on, and no parking lot. We were able to make-shift a parking lot between the library and the road called Page Street and Hope Medical. It was decided to give the Library Board 10,000 sq.ft. in the old nursing home. Once again, the board decided to get an architect involved to see what it would cost to remodel the nursing

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home. It was cost prohibitive to renovate the building. The Quorum Court decided to turn the 10,000 sq.ft into a new court room. The Library Board decided to continue to save money.

2011 – A new county judge was elected. Because the library is a county entity, he worked with the board to find a way to build the library. But it could not be through a sales tax increase or millage increase because 1) the hospital was planning to ask to keep the sales tax and 2) he was not an advocate for asking taxpayers for more money. Over the next two years, the Library Board met with lawyers, bankers, Canaday Abstract Company, White River Planning and Development, state legislators, the state librarian, the county assessor, and gas companies on all legal aspects. At this time, the board had half a million dollars built up in its millage account, and the Friends worked very hard to save their money to help buy the furniture. The county assessor established a worst case scenario to assure the Library Board would be able to fund and operate the new library.

In order to purchase the furnishings, the board sold the old building to CSI and the Friends of the Library contributed funds so the furnishings would be paid for free and clear. With the help of VBC's grant writer, I wrote grants for our technology system.

Our Internet and phone bill is paid for by a Federal Communication grant called ERATE, which I wrote with the help of the state library technology administrator.

The worst of the worst happened when at the end of 2015 with the state Legislation changing the MCF

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rates from a standard assessed value to a 3-year rolling average per MCF. At this time, the board decided to ask to have a voluntary tax placed on the personal and business property tax to help the library operations. Mind you, this is a voluntary tax and not mandatory. Then came litigation by the gas and oil company against various counties in the state and it is my understanding they are able to withhold their property taxes until the suit is either won or settled.

From 2007 to 2013 we saw our reserves go from $106,506.30 to $883,365.80 and by the time the first payment was due, our reserve balance had grown to $1,818,907.44.

The state law regarding millage is restricted to library operations only and not for building new construction unless you go before the voters and ask for a building millage, but you can lease/purchase. Having the land donated, the library was able to lease-purchase the new building through White River Planning and Development in Batesville for a period of 10 years, at which time, upon the final payment, the building will become the property of Van Buren County. There are seven remaining payments. When we paid our first down payment in January 2017 of $1,000,000, we had a remaining balance of $899,907.44. Funds for the down payment and yearly payments of $330,000 were approved in the Library Board budget by the Quorum Court budget committee. By the end of 2017, we had our millage funds built back up to almost $1 million dollars. In 2018, we saw a major decrease in the gas and oil companies not paying their fair share of property tax, resulting in short-

Page 3 falls not only for the library, but the entire county.

Could some things have been done differently? Yes, I believe so.

As in all situations, there is always tweaking and learning. Fact is the Library Board and county officials are going to have to find more funds whether it is through donors or going before the taxpayers to ask to fund the library. Please note the Library Board has been running on the same millage that the library was founded on (70 years ago) which is 1 mil. A millage increase of an additional 1 mil would amount to approximately $20 on a $100,000.00 piece of property.

We have over 7,100 Van Buren County resident library card holders. This does not include the whole Regional System. Nor does it include Searcy, Stone, and Conway County residents that pay a yearly $25 fee to use our library. We charge Searcy, Stone, and Conway County residents because they want the luxury of using our library but don't pay taxes to keep our library going. We service over 56,000 visits per year. This does not include phone research. One advantage is the number of computers (20 to be exact) and faster Internet service, which was obtained through grants, hence we are able to serve more clients. Another advantage of the new library is we added a community room which serves many non-profits and is used more than 250 times a year. We have the same amount of staffing as we did in the old library building.

Damascus Library falls under the Van Buren County Library Board and the librarian is paid with county taxes, which falls under the library boards 1 (Mil) millage that sup-

THAT

BANNER MOUNTAIN GIRL

by Freeda Baker Nichols

The kitchen is my favorite room Some writers say their favorite room is their writing room.

I write in my office, but it’s not my favorite room. I go there to

write or to be alone.

I can be sure I won’t be disturbed because I’ve had only one visitor in the many years I’ve been writing. One

ports the library.

If the library were to close, it will affect the overall county entity. The operation is not only the obligation of the library board but an obligation of the entire county. It does impact each and every one of us.

Having obtained the advice of elected officials, lawyers, legislators and county entities, the Library Board has done everything from a thoroughly researched legal standpoint before going forward with the building process. It is unfortunate to be in this position, but it was not from lack of work on the Library Board's part.

With regards to the construction of the building, contrary to unfounded beliefs, the library is not a block building. Also, it has been compared to the Tractor Supply's Building. There is no comparison! That building is a metal building like a barn with a false front. On the contrary, the library is metal stud framed out of high-quality materials with a brick face. For that reason, it has a lot of protection in the event of a tornado. After reviewing 13 bids of various general contractors for a construction manager both locally and out of County, Nabholz of Conway, who employs many Van Buren County workers, was awarded the bid.

There has been concern about building in the flood plain.

This was thoroughly researched as a prerequisite to obtaining any financing. The library was built in 2015. We have had substantial rains with no flooding.

One last thing, our county is very blessed to have a library service of this capacity.

Karla Fultz Outgoing Library Administrator

day, time slipped by as I worked on an article and my husband came in to ask what time dinner would be served. I no longer spend a lot of time in my kitchen – and my husband might not believe this – but my kitchen is my favorite room.

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Obituaries

Mary Jennings

Mary Ann Jennings, 82, of Morganton, Arkansas was born March 28, 1937 to the late Coy and Maudie (Herring) Mahan and went to be with her Lord April 25, 2019.

Mary was loved by all who knew her. She was a member of the Mt. Zion General Baptist Church. She loved and cherished her family, and she especially loved baking cookies for her grandbabies.

She is proceeded in death by her parents and her husband, James Doyle Jennings, three brothers, and three sisters.

Left to cherish her memory are a son, James R. Jennings (Kelly); four daughters, Pam Cooper (Jonathan), Sharon Hutto (Jeff), Christine Crawford (Michael), Terrie Gottsponer (Kenny); 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; other relatives and a host of friends.

Visitation was Sunday, April 28, 2019 with funeral services following at 2 p.m. at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home. Interment was at Hardin Cemetery in Morganton, Arkansas.

George Cullum

George Lane Cullum, 88, of Fairfield Bay passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 in Conway. Born March 30, 1931 in Choctaw, Arkansas to the late Leonard and Mauche Dempsey Cullum, Lane was a retired timber staff officer for the U.S.

Forest Service.

Serving many years with the forest service, Lane has several fires and forestry sites named in his honor. Lane was a member of the Choctaw Church of Christ, served as a deacon in the church in Winslow, Arizona, and the National Fire Team.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 69 years, Helen Rasar Cullum; children Tony Stuart Cullum and wife Elyse of Flagstaff, Arizona, George Lane Cullum Jr. and wife Debra of Citrus Springs, Florida; sister Pat Reed of Clinton; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and other family.

Lane is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Paula Yvonne Hefley; and a brother, Waymon Cullum.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Choctaw Church of Christ with visitation at 1 p.m. Burial to follow in Hunter Hill Cemetery.

fishing, motorcycling, drag racing, rodeoing, 4-wheeling, vacationing to Colorado, woodworking, but his favorite past time was coon hunting. He took this sport seriously and won the UKC State Championship in 1986 and the PKC National Championship in 1992. He was a natural at training dogs and many hunters sought advice and guidance from him. Bill was a great storyteller and enjoyed meeting with friends at Snappy's for morning coffee.

Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patsy (Edwards) Rogers; daughter Christy Turner (Jesse); son Lance Paul Rogers of Fayetteville; one grandson; his brothers, Glen Dale Rogers (Charlotte) of Damascus and Jerry Wayne Rogers (Suzanne) of Conway; and a host of family and friends.

A celebration of life was held at 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 25, at Rabbit Ridge Farms event center, Bee Branch. Arrangements

by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas.

Floyd Kent Sr.

Floyd Gene Kent Sr. of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas passed away at his home on April 20, 2019 after a long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Floyd was born on January 28, 1945 in Wardell, MO to Norman L. and Bertha (Griffen) Kent. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Edward Kent, and his sister, Luerina Kent.

A full obituary will be published when a funeral service date and time is decided.

Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Clinton.

Billy Rogers

Billy Paul Rogers passed from this life on Monday, April 22, 2019 at the age of 78 after a long battle with lung disease and leukemia.

He was born on July 28, 1940 in Conway Arkansas to the late Lyda (Bittick) Rogers and Stacy Rogers.

Billy Paul lived life to the fullest enjoying every minute. He was a hard worker and spent most of his adult life as a mechanic in Damascus, Arkansas. Billy enjoyed

Karen Warford

Karen Lynn Warford, 65, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Born June 28, 1953 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Richard and Evelyn Gilbert Woodall. Karen worked at the Cord Plant for 20-plus years and was also a CNA. She loved bird-watching, roses, arts and crafts, but most of all, she loved spending time with her

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Fairfield Bay

May 1 - Sweet and sour chicken/rice, Asian mixed vegetables, egg roll, Mandarin orange, fortune cookie.

May 2 - Ham or turkey and cheese sandwich, broccoli cauliflower salad, apricots, poke cake.

May 6 - Hamburger, potato salad, triple orange salad.

May 7 - White beans w/ham, mixed greens, vinaigrette tomatoes, cornbread, cobbler.

May 8 - Spring chicken salad on lettuce, vegetable collage, crackers, vanilla ice cream.

May 9 - Fried fish, coleslaw, pinto beans, 2 hushpuppies, fruit cocktail.

May 13 - Chopped steak w/gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, bread, fruit.

May 14 - Baked ham, holiday sweet potatoes, green beans, roll, fruited Jell-O. May 15 - Barbecue on bun, baked beans, coleslaw, hot applesauce.

May 16 - Cheesy salsa chicken, corn salad, broccoli, banana cake w/glaze.

May 20 - Breaded chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, beets, tropical fruit.

May 21 - Meatloaf,

family.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Matthew Warford, Chris (Leslie) Warford, Jennifer (Andrea) Warford; siblings, Jerri Landrum, James M. Drake, Ricky Woodall; seven grandchildren; several other family members and friends.

Karen is preceded in death by her parents and one son, Joshua Woodall.

A memorial service was 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Clinton Funeral Service Chapel with Brother Sam Shannon officiating.

okra and tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, peaches, bread.

May 22 - Pinto beans w/ham, sliced tomatoes and onions, cooked cabbage, cornbread, angel food cake.

May 23 - Pepper steak over rice, green beans, roasted carrots, autumn delight.

May 27 - Closed May 28 - Oven fried chicken, potatoes, peas and carrots, pineapple

May 1 - Ham or turkey and cheese sandwich, broccoli cauliflower salad, apricots, poke cake.

May 2 - Beef tips w/gravy, mashed potatoes, zesty squash, hot roll, berries.

May 3 - Oven fried chicken, potatoes, peas and carrots, pineapple pie.

May 7 - Breaded chicken strips, maca-

Robert Winfrey

Robert Lee Winfrey, age 88, of Morrilton, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019.

He was born September 4, 1930 in Damascus, Arkansas, a son of the late Robert Earl Winfrey and Jetta Mae Hensley Winfrey. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church; retired owner of Bob and

roni and cheese, beets, tropical fruit.

May 8 - Pepper steak oven rice, green beans, roasted carrots, autumn delight.

May 9 - Pinto beans w/ham, sliced tomatoes and onions, cooked cabbage, cornbread, angel food cake.

May 10 - Meatloaf, okra and tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, peaches, bread.

April 30, 2019 Johnny’s Barbershop, and retired from the Arkansas State Treasurers Office. He loved working in the yard and trading cars.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Lou Parish Winfrey; son Larry and wife Janis Winfrey of Morrilton; daughters Vicki Berkemeyer and husband Joe of Morrilton and Sally Lowe and husband Steve of Bryant; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Earla Dean Stinson and Charlotte Rodgers; and one brother, Richard Winfrey.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Harris Chapel, Morrilton. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery.

Donald Cantrell

Donald Ray Cantrell, 80, of Bald Knob, Arkansas was born on March 28, 1939 in Manila, Arkansas to the late Martin E. and Minnie (Elliott) Cantrell and gained his heavenly reward on April 19, 2019.

He was a cotton ginner in his younger years and managed a farm store for several years.

Donald spent his later years working the farm that he and Betty loved and built together.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 60 years, four brothers, Joseph Cantrell, Glen Cantrell, Lester (Butch) Cantrell and Robert Cantrell.

Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Kenny Cantrell (Melissa), Larry Cantrell (Darlene), Jimmy Cantrell

Cemeteries The Crowell Mountain Cemetery spring cleaning is set for May 18, 2019, starting around 8 a.m. Bring your tools to clean and mow the cemetery and your sunny disposition to make it a fun day.

and Jerry Cantrell (Jo Ann); five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Linda Gerlinger (Bob); one brother, David Cantrell (Joyce); other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral service was Tuesday, April 23 at the Velvet Ridge Church of God in Velvet Ridge, Arkansas. Interment was at Shady Grove Cemetery in Bald Knob, Arkansas.

William Kincannon

William Dwayne Kincannon, 81, of Quitman, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord April 23, 2019. He was born May 17, 1937, in Jerusalem, Arkansas, to the late Rube and Ollie (Porter) Kincannon.

Bill was also preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Lee and Mary Huffman; brother, Johnny Kincannon; and his first wife, Margaret (Moncrief) Kincannon.

Bill served in the Strategic Air Command stationed in Maryland in the U.S. Army. He retired as a supervisor from Kimberly Clark after many years. Bill devoted his life to his family. He enjoyed traveling and spending time outdoors. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Janice Kincannon; stepsons, Billy (Donna) Bradke and David (Dawn) Bradke; three grandchildren; sister, Gladys McCracken of Moreland; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside service was Saturday, April 27 at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem. Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway.

The Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Rupert, Arkansas will have a community work day on May 4, beginning at 7 a.m. Bring your tools and smiles for your neighbors. Trash bags and water will be provided by cemetery board members.

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A NOTE OF GRATITUDE Thank you to all who were escorts of Devon Wooten: The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, Conway County Sheriff’s Office, Clinton Police Department, Medic One, The Christian Motorcyclist Associations: Flame Riders of Clinton and The Punishers Motorcycle Club out of Conway.

The Fire Departments from Alread, Birdtown, Blackwell, Burnt Ridge, Center Ridge, Choctaw, the City of Conway, the City of Clinton, Highway 110, and Springfield.

You honored him proudly!

Thank you to some who helped make the escort possible: Dale James, Richard McCormac, Lucas Emberton, John Willoughby and D.L. Webb.

A special thanks to all the people who brought food to our church to help feed more than 500 people.

Thank you to the Clinton School for the use of the school auditorium, allowing between 1500 to 2000 people attend the service for Devon.

Devon impacted the lives of many. He will be remembered.

A very sincere THANK YOU to all the people who came to honor him and to say goodbye.

Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Bill Moran, Pastor

The staff of The Voice of Van Buren County extends sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones.

If you wish to express your appreciation to friends, neighbors, family, church and community members with a Thank You on the obit page, call (501) 745-8040 or email voiceads@artelco.com

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Patsy Ward Formosa

Jacque and Earnie Hennington and son Cole of Hamburg visited her mother, Margie Pounds, a couple of days last week. She brought Margie a Kindle Fire for her early Mother’s Day present from her and her sisters, Vicky Sullins and Debbie Harrison.

Margie has been busy working on getting her garden planted.

Brenda Webb is visiting Ronny and Ruth this week. She came up from Houston on Wednesday night.

She was lucky enough to get to drive through rain all the way! Ruth says she is doing better and keeping up with her exercise.

Marva and RG

Ward went to the lake at Choctaw on Saturday. They spent time with Sindee and David Morse and John and Teresa Ward, who were camped over there for about two weeks. Also spending time at the lake with them was Lauren and Ben Foster and boys, Maddox and Parker, and Ann Morse, all of Greenbrier, Teresa’s grandsons, Case and Grayson Linville, and Frankie and Erica Ward of Greenwood who did the grilling.

Rylan and Landon spent a few days with grandparents, Larry and Lori Brock and great-grandmother, Retha Brock. They also got to spend time with their cousin, Dakota.

Donna and Richard Sherrod went to Evening Shade for Easter.

She said they went to the little church in the wildwood and then had a Holly brand bologna sandwich for lunch. That sounds good to me!

JR and I and Eddie went to Conway on Wednesday. I had an appointment with the eye doctor. He did

some minor surgery.

We went shopping, had lunch at GC, then made our way home. It seems to always take a full day for our trips!

DeLane Story got word that her sister, JoAnn Hancock of Hot Springs Village, has fallen and broken her wrist. Get well wishes to her.

DeLane went to the Van Buren County E.H. council meeting on Monday. She reports they had a good turnout and everything went well.

That’s it for this week folks, may you all have a good week and God bless.

nior Center will Game Day. Sign-up for the pool tournament starts at 9 a.m. There will be cash prizes for winners of the tournament.

There will also be bingo with great prizes and lunch will be available. Plan on coming to the cafeteria for breakfast then walk on over to the center and spend some time playing pool or bingo, then have some lunch.

Here it is almost the first of May. That means just a few more days before school is out and summer vacation will be upon us.

Where has the year gone?

We are glad to see that James Lowder is back home after his heart attack and I heard the store was open for a little while today. Just a good way to say he is home and visit with a few people that have missed him, then time to rest. Welcome home James.

Have a great week and stay safe and dry.

If you have Scotland News call 592-3935.

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First Saturday Breakfast at the Scotland school cafeteria is May 4 and we start serving at 8 a.m. We welcome each and everyone to come out and join us and have a great breakfast. We like to see and meet new friends as well as getting to see our old friends. See you then.

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For last week: Jim Hooten, Carolyn and Joey Ussery of Greenbrier visited their sister, Wanda and Paul Poynor Sunday.

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May 14 - Cheesy salsa chicken, corn salad, broccoli, banana cake w/glaze.

May 15 - Barbecue pork on bun, baked beans, coleslaw, hot applesauce.

May 16 - Corn and tomato, stampede biscuit with ham, salad, apricots.

May 17 - Baked ham, holiday sweet potatoes, green beans, roll, fruited Jell-O. May 21 - White beans w/ham, mixed greens, vinaigrette tomatoes, cornbread, cobbler.

May 22 - Spaghetti and meat sauce, Italian mixed vegetables, garlic bread, hot apples w/cinnamon and brown

Page 5 and friends from East End came up over the weekend to camp and turkey hunt on Bliss Mountain.

Jack and Sherry Lewis visited their son, Anthony Schmidt, and grandsons this past weekend in Kansas City, Missouri.

Jimmy Murray was admitted to Conway Regional Hospital with pneumonia on Sunday, April 14, and spent six days recovering, but he was home for Easter.

Jerel and Kathleen Brown visited their children and grandchildren at East End on Easter Sunday. Jerel found more fire ants than he did Easter eggs.

Mack and Linda Litaker hosted an Easter Egg Supper for nieces and nephews Sunday afternoon.

Lots of eggs were found filled with candy and cash.

Visiting Benny and Doris Brown on Easter Sunday was Bennetta Caston, Tyrene and Randal Gardner, John and Rebekah Fincher and son Ethan Parker, Cole Gardner and his wife and daughter Hannah Beth, Tyler and Lauren Caston, and children Case Allen and Addison Elizabeth, Torrie Caston and Michael Smith. They also visited the Shirley Methodist Church for Easter Service and the egg hunt.

Easter Sunday was a day of travel for Paul and Wanda Poynor. They first traveled to Ola to visit their son Paul Jr. and family and then on to Greenbrier to visit daughter Carol sugar.

May 23 - Hamburger, potato salad, triple orange salad.

May 24 - Fried fish, coleslaw, pinto beans, 2 hushpuppies, fruit cocktail.

May 28 - Closed

Scotland

May 1 - Sweet and sour chicken/rice, Asian mixed vegetables, egg roll, Mandarin orange, fortune cookie.

May 2 - Ham or turkey and cheese sandwich, broccoli cauliflower salad, apricots, poke cake.

May 6 - Hamburger, potato salad, triple orange salad.

May 7 - Pinto beans w/ham, mixed greens, vinaigrette tomatoes, cornbread, cobbler.

May 8 - Spring chicken salad on lettuce, vegetable collage, crackers, vanilla ice cream.

May 9 - Fried fish, coleslaw, pinto beans, 2 hushpuppies, fruit cocktail.

May 13 - Chopped steak w/gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, bread, fruit.

May 14 - Baked ham, holiday sweet po-

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The Shirley Fire Department put up a new flag pole at the Fire Department.

Over 200 children attended the Shirley Easter Egg hunt. Children like to bring their children back to enjoy what they enjoyed in their youth, so it continues generation after generation.

Mayor Lisa Hackett reports that there will be a free dinner fundraiser and silent auction from 3-6 p.m.

May 18 at The Shirley Community Center.

Funds raised will go toward saving the historic downtown bank.

Music will be provided

by The Rolen/Thomas Band, featuring Blake Thomas. Donations for the auctions are being accepted; call Shirley City Hall for more information.

Gregory S. Alexander Fairfield Bay

It was great Wednesday the 23rd.

After talking about the Fairfield Bay Senior Center, I decided I needed to check it out a little more, so See Neighbors on page 6 tatoes, green beans, roll, fruited Jell-O. May 15 - Barbecue on bun, baked beans, coleslaw, hot applesauce.

May 16 - Cheesy salsa chicken, corn salad, broccoli, banana cake w/glaze.

May 20 - Breaded chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, beets, tropical fruit.

May 21 - Meatloaf, okra and tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, peaches, bread.

May 22 - Pinto beans w/ham, sliced tomatoes and onions, cooked cabbage, cornbread, angel food cake.

May 23 - Pepper steak over rice, green beans, roasted carrots, autumn delight.

May 27 - Closed May 28 - Oven fried chicken, au gratin potatoes, greens, pineapple pie.

Shirley

May 1 - Ham or turkey and cheese sandwich, broccoli cauliflower salad, apricots, poke cake.

May 2 - Chili and beans w/corn chips, coleslaw, Emerald pears.

May 6 - Breaded chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, beets, tropical fruit.

May 7 - Pepper steak oven rice, green beans, roasted carrots, autumn delight.

May 8 - Pinto beans w/ham, sliced tomatoes and onions, cooked cabbage, autumn delight.

May 9 - Meatloaf, okra and tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, peaches, bread.

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Page 6 Neighbors on page 6 I stopped in to have lunch. Their spaghetti lunch just made my day. Stop in from Tuesday through Friday from 12 noon to 1 p.m. and have lunch.

The center will have a bake sale and fundraiser from 8 a.m.2 p.m. May 11. We will start playing Bunco every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, May 9 and May 23, we will start having our Move With Balance Exercise at 10:30 a.m.

For more information call Nancy McGowen at 501-884-7800.

The Bay is having its second annual Pickleball Bash May 25.

And Boati Gras 2019 was a blast; had so many there I couldn't find a parking space.

Jeff Burgess Crabtree

They’re quilting for purpose Thursday, 9-11 a.m., in the EHC building near Alread.

Curiosity seekers welcomed.

The Volunteer Fire Department meets later that day at 7 p.m.

For info call 253-6264.

A Poker Run, Saturday, benefits the “Best In The West” fireworks display at Alread, July 4th. Meet in the FUN Park. Signup begins at 8 a.m. and includes a meal.

Later, at 3:47 p.m., the New Moon is official. Which is good for seeing the meteor shower Sunday and Monday. Look low in the southern sky for remnants of Halley’s Comet’s passage.

ACCDA meets, Monday, 5 p.m., in the EHC building.

Mars pairs with

the young crescent moon,Tuesday, in the west.

The last of the late daffodils have bloomed and are starting to fade as has early spring. Fast growing grass, mosquitoes and a whippoorwill outside my bedroom window makes it feel like summer is fast approaching.

If you have info about the greater Crabtree and west 16 community, call Jeff Burgess, 745-1249.

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Several new folks enjoyed the Thursday fish dinner at the Shirley Senior Center.

All kinds of events will be going on June 1 at the annual Shirley Homecoming.

The Fairfield Bay Senior Center plans a May 11 fundraiser, weekly Bunco games starting May 1 at 12:45 p.m., and Move with Balance classes at 10:30 a.m. May 9 and 23.

At the Clinton center, there is has Bingo every week. Join the fun. May 4 is a Car Show. It is always a fun event.

The Scotland Senior Center will have its Friday night musical on May 18.

Clubs The Idle Hour Bridge Club met at the home of Conie Reamey. High - Danna Hensley; second - Conie Reamey; traveling - Jo Nell Warren; bingo - Emma Hink.

Clinton Junior & Senior High April 30 - Breakfast: Sausage/egg/ cheese biscuit, fruit.

Lunch: Beef taco or chicken nuggets, brown rice pilaf, stir fry vegetables, fortune cookie, craisins/fruit.

May 1 - Breakfast: Cereal, Frudel Strudel, fruit. Lunch: Pizza

or chicken parmesan, salad, corn, fruit/juice.

May 2 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, peaches. Lunch: Chicken fried steak or Salisbury steak, creamed potatoes, green beans, fruit.

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Here is an award-winning essay by Meredith Murray, 12, a sixth-grader at Greenbrier Middle School. Meredith is the granddaughter of Sherman and Hazel Murray, who were born and raised in Van Buren County.

With love to the Natural State Once, long ago, in 1836, the state of Arkansas became the 25th state to join the United States of America. I have lived in Arkansas since I was a baby.

I love Arkansas. Now, let me tell you about my adventures in dear ol’ Arkansas.

It was 1943, I was just a little girl. Not yet 10 years old. I lived in a little town called Greenbrier. My family and I would work hard in the fields growing and harvesting crops for our family. We would work out in the fields from sun up to sun down and even as a little kid I had to do a lot of work.

I helped mama in the house cleaning, cooking, taking care of the younger siblings, and learning to sew, crochet and knit for my future family.

One morning my mama sat us all down at the kitchen table after a hard day of work. She said, “Your papa and I have been discussing.

We would like to take a trip to Murfreesboro because we thought that it could teach your kids some valuable lessons and it is the only diamond mine in the country.” We all erupted with joy. My 12-yearold brother Henry said, “I bet I’m gonna find the biggest diamond ever! I bet I’d be famous!” After the eruption of joy from my family, I was so happy that the sweet smell of the corn, meat, carrots and beans in the stew mama made for dinner that night was even more delightful than it had ever smelled before.

Hunger Run report April 22, 2019: ly, fruit. Lunch: Barbecue pork on bun, coleslaw or cheeseburger, oven fries, fruit cup.

Clinton Elementary

April 30 - Breakfast: Breakfast rice, sausage, applesauce.

Lunch: Chicken nuggets, salad, mixed veggies, hot roll, mixed fruit.

That next Saturday I woke up to my 14-yearold sister Martha shaking me awake. “We’re going to Murfreesboro today!” she exclaimed.

Then she went to wake up our other siblings.

I rolled out of bed and stretched. I could almost taste the dust of the field where some of the biggest diamonds in the world have been found. I dressed then went into the kitchen for breakfast. All of my other siblings were already there. “Come on Mary! Hurry up! We have to leave early so we can be the first ones there,” said my 8-yearold brother John. We all ate then did the dishes and took turns using the outhouse. Mama packed us ham sandwiches to eat for lunch.

Then we all walked to the railroad station half a mile away and waited for our train.

Our train car smelled like urine and livestock, and was covered with newspapers. The seats were wooden, and I was sure I was going to get splinters before this train ride was over. I sat by Martha and tried to ignore the stench. To pass the time, I started crocheting a new blanket for mama.

When we arrived in Murfreesboro all we could see was a field of dust across a barren landscape. “This is where we’re going to dig for diamonds,” said my 7-year-old brother Luke disappointedly. “Yep,” said my father. “This is Murfreesboro.” Luke still looked unsure, but followed us

The first diamond in Arkansas was found near Murfreesboro (Pike County) circa 1920.

(Photo from Encyclopedia of Arkansas/ Butler Center for Arkansas Studies)

to check in anyway. We checked in and got our shovels and buckets.

“Okay, so how about the boys go to this side and the girls go to that side. The group that finds the most valuable mineral or jewel wins.

And if they find a diamond they automatically win,” challenged my brother John. We all agreed and headed toward our side. I started digging about 30 yards away from the boys’ side.

We were digging for almost six hours and about three hours into our dig we all met in the middle to eat the sandwiches that mama had brought. At the end of it the girls had found Turquoise and Amethyst.

The boys had found Jasper and Quartz.

The girls were bragging about how rare Turquoise was in Arkansas.

Miners had only found a little bit of Turquoise in Arkansas. We looked at a charI listing the value of the gems. The girls won with Amethyst which was placed number seven on the value chart. “Yes! We won!” cried my youngest sister Isabel. A cheer came from the girls as the boys hung their heads in defeat.

After we put up our shovels and buckets we walked to the train station to catch our train home. When we got

on the train the car still smelled like cows had been rolling in mud and then put the foul smelling mud all over the car.

On our ride home we talked about what we loved about the trip.

“I loved searching for gemstones,” said my brother Luke. “But I didn’t like the blistering heat. I think it gave me a sunburn!”

When we got home we sat at the kitchen table and ate dinner. “I had so much fun today!” I exclaimed.

“I love living in Arkansas.” “And why is that?” asked mama. “Because we have freedom here and some places in the world they don’t have the freedom that we do here. And Arkansas doesn’t have the lights and the sounds like the city does, but not so much open country that there’s no one around for miles. It is right in the middle. We have neighbors close by, and the hustle and bustle of a friendly neighborhood with southern hospitality. Arkansas has the scenery that no other state can beat. There is the Ozark Mountains, the green vistas of the delta, and 52 state parks where you can camp, swim, fish, hike, and hide out in a mountaintop cabin. I love Arkansas and I am so glad that I get to live in the Natural State.”

The Clinton Hunger Run volunteer board announces that it has once again surpassed the donation record in the fundraiser for the

Van Buren County food banks. This year’s 7th Annual 5K Run/Walk event (held March 30 in downtown Clinton) succeeded in raising a

total of $12,500 in support of the Choctaw Food Bank and Clinton Food’s for Life.

May 1 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, mixed fruit. Lunch: Steak fingers, creamed potatoes, green beans, roll, peaches.

May 2 - Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, biscuit, gravy, pineapple.

Lunch: Nachos, pinto beans, cinnamon roll, applesauce.

May 3 - Break-

fast: Cereal, cinnamon toast, pears. Lunch: Pizza stick, salad, corn, pears.

Breakfast pizza, cereal, pears. Lunch: Crispito, veggie sticks, pinto beans, Spanish rice, grapes.

May 2 - Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, cereal, banana. Lunch: Chicken strips, veggie sticks, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, hot roll, watermelon chunks.

Shirley schools

April 30 - Breakfast: Chocolate chip muffins, cereal, apple slices, yogurt. Lunch: Beef soft taco, Mexicali corn, strawberries.

May 1 - Breakfast:

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Page 7 Spring meeting - The 2019 Van Buren County Extension Homemakers Spring Council Meeting and Luncheon was held April 30 at Petit Jean Electric community room. The event was hosted by the Highway 110 EH Club with the theme being “Spring Has Sprung in Van Buren County!” Don Culwell, program director at the South Folk Nature Center, wasr] guest speaker.

New officers were installed, including (from left) Wanda Poynor - Parliamentarian, Voi Dunston - Treasurer, Bonnie Trahan-True - Secretary, Kay Bensuk - Vice President and Vallie Kay Shull President.

Ron’s

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App brain My mother used to say I acted like a little monkey. In other words, I was stupid. But I’m not talking about an ape brain, but rather an app brain.

People today live on their smart phones.

I can remember a time in my life when we didn’t have, and could not get, a phone of any kind. What a blessed time it was. Now, 86% of Americans check their phones “constantly.” 89% of college kids report feeling “phantom” phone vibrations. They think their phone is vibrating

when it really isn’t.

I’m telling you right now, this is bad. The human brain is not made for this kind of constant activity.

Science is now discovering that our smart phones are actually messing with our heads, literally! Our prefrontal cortex, they have found, has gone haywire, it is getting near the point when it will become nonfunctional. The prefrontal cortex is that part of the brain than does the highest order of thinking and decision making. You mess with that

and we will all be back to being Neanderthals.

Laugh if you want, just sit back and watch. The human brain is not capable of doing two things at the same time. I should say, this is true of most people, 97.5% of the population. There are a few freaky people who have abnormal brains that can facilitate multi-tasking. But for the rest of us, when we try to force our brains to do more than one thing at a time, we are hurting it. When we make our brains switch from one task to another and back again, we switch our prefrontal cortex off and our body, sensing an emergency, floods our body with hormones that are designed to throw us into hyperdrive.

One of these hormones is cortisol which makes us feel stressed. In order to compensate for that, the body will then pour out some dopamine to make us feel better. Here’s the problem.

The “feel-good” circuit makes us want it more, so we actually begin to crave interruptions. We are addicted, we can’t stop.

- Ron Henson, BSRN

Calendar May 10 is the third annual Clinton FFA Dinner and Auction.

Money raised at this event goes toward scholarships, traveling expenses throughout the year, and judging competitions. The doors will open at 5:30 in the high school cafeteria with the live auction starting at 6 p.m.

Smoked pork butts with all the sides availKitchen from page 3 window of my kitchen, and that pleases me because they are supposed to thrive only in light from the north, and I don’t have a north window for violets. My kitchen window not only provides a shelf for potted plants, it also allows me to see the driveway, which brings friends to my door.

Friends and family are important to me – like good books – and from my kitchen I like preparing foods and beverages for people.

Their compliments are more rewarding than I deserve but it’s part of the reason why I like my kitchen.

I don’t like to clean

Cryptogram Solution Francis of Assisi Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

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On Saturday, May 11, the community of Fairfield Bay, the Van Buren County Master Gardeners, car show enthusiasts, musicians and others will celebrate the start of spring with Bloomin’ in the Bay at Ed Leamon Park. Festivities begin at 9 a.m.

the Clinton Municipal Airport off Highway 16 East. T Van Buren County Quorum Court, 6 p.m. May 16 at the Van Buren County Annex building off Highway 65 in Clinton.

Public meetings:

Clinton Advertising and Promotion, 6 p.m.

May 21 at the Clinton Municipal Airport off Highway 16 East.

my kitchen floor, but I like a spotless floor and when the floor is sparkling, I like my kitchen even better.

In the near future, I plan to remodel my kitchen. In its present state, it’s far from a model picture in Better Homes and Gardens.

My husband is either lucky or unlucky that I have a sense of humor, because without it I would not have survived the many years of preparing meals from this kitchen. Without my sense of humor, my husband and I would have parted with this kitchen, or I would have parted with my husband, one of the two.

I realized I had a good sense of humor once when we had company for dinner. In my kitchen, as I opened a cabinet to get a pan, every piece of Tupperware I own

came crashing out and spilled onto the floor.

That’s when I laughed.

Laughter costs a lot less than tears and I’m an economical person.

Today I changed two light bulbs in my kitchen. My husband would have changed them but it’s so easy to ask him to do that, I decided that changing the bulbs was more of a challenge than asking him to do it, so I did it. And I like challenges. I hope this doesn’t prove I can get along without my husband, because I can’t. I need him, not only to compliment my cooking but also to proofread my novel.

It’s a romance and an exciting adventure for me. I hope it’s a best-seller, but if not, I’ll try another genre.

From my favorite room, I’ll share a secret or two. Good cookbooks are always in demand.

Clinton City Council, 6:30 p.m. May 9 at

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Pet of the week Moe is an adorable 7 year-old male terrier mix available for adoption at SNYP Animal Shelter. Moe is heartworm positive and currently is receiving pre-treatment for the injection to resolve it.

He loves to be petted and is great with people and other dogs.

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addition to any loving home.

Stop by and visit Moe and other dogs and cats hoping to find forever homes at SNYP Arkansas Animal Shelter, 187 Tester Street in Clinton.

Apply for adoption any Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call 501-7457697 and leave a message for an appointment.

Remembering Lalla's Garden

by Jeff Burgess and Lalla Lee Ostergren

“I want to start with something different this month, Lalla.”

“OK. What is it?”

“I’m looking for guidance on what to do when you can’t help me anymore.”

“What do you mean, Jeff?”

“You’re on hospice and I’m not.”

“You know I don’t like to talk about this.”

“You told us what you wanted in your living will called The Five Wishes.”

“And I’m glad I did, but I didn’t like that either.”

“Lalla, you’ve said you hope your message will be remembered. What better way to do that than right here monthly in ‘Remembering Lalla’s Garden’?”

“Oh, I do like the sound of that.”

“Also, I would like our conversation to continue.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“When I sit done to write I want to imagine you’re sitting there with me talking. It’ll help me keep true to your spirit.”

“Well Jeff, you’ve been taking notes for two years and we’ve had hundreds of conversations about gardening...hmm...”

“It would be a way to keep your message of healthy eating and positive attitude alive, Lalla.”

“When you put it like that, OK! Let the conversation continue.

If I can be there, I will.”

“Yay! You made me happy.”

“Hahaha. I’m glad but let’s talk about April’s garden now.”

“OK. Our early lettuce and Swiss chard are producing well. Our fall planted kale has been productive but is starting to flower. The yellow onion sets look good and I’ve been thinning the garden cress regularly.”

“I hope those thinnings are ending up in our morning vegetable juice, washed roots and all, Jeff.”

“Hahaha no sorry.

I’ve come to enjoy their peppery tang and usually munch them while I’m in the garden. More are coming on though.”

“And you haven’t mentioned your much loved radishes.”

“The germination rate was down some and none of the peas, spinach or mustard came up.”

“It was cold and wet early. Maybe it rotted in the ground. Did

Lalla’s April garden featured elephant garlic, lettuce, Swiss chard, kale and flowers to attract the pollinators. you used fresh seed, Jeff?”

“No but it was only a year old and I follow the best storage recommendations when saving seed. I keep them dry and cool.”

“Did you have moisture absorbers in your seed containers?”

“Oh yes, I used your suggestion of two tablespoons of powdered milk wrapped in a facial tissue. I’m going with the seed rotted in the ground theory.”

“What else is in our April garden?”

“The potatoes you suggested I plant in pots last fall are extremely healthy but I late planted our spring potatoes in the garden and they’ve just sprouted.”

“Don’t be disheartened, Jeff. Attitude is the key. Did you plant out all our warm weather transplants?”

“Yes, sweet and banana peppers, yellow squash, zucchini and tomatoes. The Rutgers tomato plant you had me overwinter in the greenhouse I planted next to one of the wire composters.”

“Oh good, I use to have a lot of success with that method. The plant loves the extra nutrients draining out of the compost and the wire is easy to tie up to.”

“And, Lalla, that tomato plant has several fruit with some golf ball size.”

“Do you think you have a chance at a May ripe tomato?”

“Maybe, we’ll see.”

“Well the weather is warming and we should be getting our direct sow seeds planted, Jeff.”

“I’m on it. Already planted Kentucky wonder pole beans and some ‘barnside’ beans that can grow to 25 feet and have red flowers.”

“Oh pretty! But what about okra?”

“I’ll have to go get some at the seed store.

Oh and I’ll plant more

garden cress.”

“And don’t forget other seed to direct sow now could be carrot, pumpkin, winter squash and watermelon.

But let me mention mulch since warmer weather is coming.

Of course the hotter it gets the quicker the soil dries so a layer of mulch to hold moisture in the ground longer just makes sense.”

“There’s a bit of exception to that rule, Lalla, when it comes to closely spaced plants in growing beds. The leaf canopy provides a sort of living mulch that holds in moisture. Also in succession planting and interplanting mulch can complicate the second crops especially if from seed.

Have any closing thoughts Lalla?”

“Yes! I think of May as a most wonderful month. The smells of life and growth are everywhere. I remember early morning breezes, soft as silk, filling my garden with the perfume of old-fashioned roses. Now and then the aroma of honeysuckle tickles my nose and I can taste the drop of sweet nectar I sought after as a child.

The sky is so very blue.

The clouds so very white. The birds sing so joyfully. And I relish each changing moment, never seen before and never to be seen again. All these wondrous gifts are ours to enjoy and be inspired by, if we but have the eyes that see and the ears that hear.

Hope to see you in the garden next month.”

(Lalla went in search of a heavenly garden on March 29, 2019. The opening of this month’s column was based on conversations with Lalla in April of 2018. She wanted her message to live on. She wanted the conversation to continue. And so it is.)

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Weekly Crossword

Sudoku Sudoku: The objective is to fill a 9x9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9.

A cell is the smallest block in the game.

A row, column and region consists of 9 cells and the whole game consists of 81 cells.

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Fishing Report

Guide Austin Kennedy, found the walleye on the Beaver tailwaters recently.

Central Arkansas

Little Red River

(updated 4-242019) Greg Seaton of littleredflyfishingtrips. com (501-690-9166) saidthe river is clear with a flow of 3,200 cfs (one-unit generation). The flood gates were open yesterday because the generator had to be shut down due to a malfunction, but the unit should be able to be started on Wednesday so the release will be through the generator at that time. The actual flow has not changed during this period.

This flow should be the same for the next several days. No wade fishing is possible on this flow but drift-fishing is fair to good using weighted flies. Please take care while drifting and watch the path of your boat staying away from the docks and other obstacles.

Do not let your boat get lodged on the upstream side of these hazards.

Greers Ferry Lake

As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 469.33 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.04 feet msl Oct. 1-April 30; 463.04 feet msl May 1-June 1; 462.54 feet msl June 1-Sept. 30).

(updated 4-242019) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said Wednesday the water level at Greers Ferry is at 469.34 feet msl, or 7.3 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl. With rain in the forecast again, it should rise more. Generators are down and the spillway is releasing water currently and will continue to do so until normal pool is attained. Crappie are spawning. Some have spawned, some are spawning, and some have not. Fish a jig or minnow in and around buckbrush.

Walleye are trying to get bunched up in the lake.

Try dragging a minnow or crankbait over rocky flats in front of bushes or even swim a grub in front of them. Catfish are eating bream and cut bait on a variety of applications on flats in lake and rivers.

Black bass are eating, spawning and recovering all at the same time. They are super shallow and also can be found out to 20 feet of water. They can be caught a lot of different ways. Bream are eating crickets. small crankbaits and inline spinners from real shallow out to 15 feet.

Hybrid and white bass are in all three phases of getting rid of their eggs as well. Try super shallow out to 30

feet with a gauntlet of baits.

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White River

(updated 4-242019) Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) said the water is clear and now the river level has been low, meaning that the surface temperature in turn is cooler.

Two generators have been running at the dam. And this means, the trout bite the past week has been excellent. Rainbow trout are biting spinners and PowerBait. Browns are favoring rainbow rigs and white jigs.

Norfork Lake

As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 557.30 feet msl (normal conservation pool: September-April 552.00 feet msl; April-September, 554.00 feet msl). (updated 4-242019) Lou Gabric at Hummingbird Hideaway Resort said springtime is here on Norfork Lake with fish spawning and topwater action starting. The bite for crappie is very good at this time. Some of the fish were spawning, then we had a cold front roll through last weekend which dropped the

lake temperature 4 degrees. With the rainfall the lake has risen about 2.5 feet since my last report. Needless to say, this pushed the crappie off of the banks to their staging areas. Even with all the change, it did not hamper the bite for crappie. At this time one of the best methods of fishing for this species is by trolling small #7 crankbaits. The Flicker Minnow or the Flicker Shad has been working great for me and all of my guests. A darker color, such as, slick firetiger works the best early in the morning before the sun hits the water or on cloudy days. Once the sun gets over the tree line a lighter color, such as, slick pearl silver has been working. Large schools are roaming in 20 to 30 feet of water off of drop-offs or near sunken brush. The crappie are suspended 10 - 30 feet down. Live bait or small jigs should work great once you locate the fish. Some of the best areas are still back in the smaller creeks and coves, but with the weather changes some nice fish have moved out to the mouths of these creeks and coves, especially if there is brush in the area.

The largemouth bass bite continues to be strong. This species has proceeded with their spawn, even with the weather and water level changes. You will still find bedding fish close to the banks and others cruising the shoreline. At sunrise you will find some nice fish up in the sunken buck brush or just to the outside edged of the brush. Plastic jerk baits, such as Flukes and Bass Assassins, as well as, hard jerkbaits are working well inside the sunken brush.

Topwater lures are also

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calling up fish that are in the shallow water.

Plastics such as, centipedes, crawdads and worms are also starting to work and are picking up some nice fish.

Work your baits slowly on the bottom from the shoreline brush out to about 20 feet of water. Crankbaits are still working at this time.

There has been the start of good bass topwater action at sunrise then again at sunset. The topwater bite will only improve with a slow rise in water temperature.

Walleye are finally starting to show up back in the creeks and coves. Various fishing methods have caught this species. A-rigs, trolling a Flicker Shad, vertical jigging a spoon and casting a stickbait up to the shoreline are a few of the methods that are catching fish.

The walleye are scattered out, but if you find an area holding bait, you can be assured that there will be walleye in the area.

Catfish are also doing their springtime spawn duties.

Jug lines and trot lines are catching some nice fish in shallow water up to around 30 feet down. I have jigged up a few flatheads in 20 feet of water. Live bait, shiners, bluegill and nightcrawlers are all working well.

Striped bass fishing has been the species that has given me the hardest time. I have found the fish, but typically they have been very scattered. I have not found an artificial bait that they want but I'll keep trying until I figure it out! There has been two good methods to catching striped bass at this time. Trolling umbrella rigs has produced some really nice fish for some of my guests over the last week. They troll

around 2.5 mph with a 2 oz. umbrella which are baited with 1 ounce hyper striper jig heads.

All big baits. The other method has been free swimming live bait using bigger gizzard shad. This species still appears to be back in the creeks with the warmer water. As the lake continues to warm the bait will move out to the main lake points and the striped bass will follow. This will happen soon. I have seen sporadic topwater feeding for striped bass, but this will also increase very shortly.

Typically this starts to occur around the same time the shad spawn, which again should be happening shortly. Norfork Lake water level is slowly rising with minimal power generation and currently sits at 557.25 MSL, which is 3.5 feet about normal seasonal pool. The lake surface water temperature has risen to around 62 degrees in the mornings and is higher during the afternoon hours.

The main lake is clear and some of the creeks and coves are stained up a little with the rise in water level.

Norfork Tailwater

(updated 4-242019) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870435-2169) said last weekend that over the previous week Norfork Lake rose 1.5 feet to rest at 2.5 feet above seasonal power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 23.7 feet below the top of flood pool. The Norfork River had less generation and reliable wadable water. All of the lakes in the White River System are near the top of power pool.

Expect more wadable water in the near future if the rain would stop.

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FOURTH DIVISION Case No.: 71DR-18-52 MILDRED UNDERWOOD PLAINTIFF VS. JASON UNDERWOOD DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the authority and directions contained in the order of the Circuit Court of Van Buren County, entered on March 29, 2019, in cause No. 71DR-18-52 between Mildred Underwood, Plaintiff, and Jason Underwood, Defendant, Debbie Gray, the Undersigned, as Commissioner of such Court, will offer for public sale to the highest bidder at the entrance of the Van Buren County Courthouse at 10:00 a.m. on May 22, 2019, the following described real estate and personal property: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (PT. SW¼ NW¼ NE¼), SECTION TWENTYSEVEN (27), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13) NORTH, RANGE FIFTEEN (15) WEST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS STARTING AT THE SW CORNER NW¼ NE¼ SECTION 27, T-13-N, R-15-W; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NW¼ NE¼, A DISTANCE OF 190.01 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE LANDS HEREIN DESCRIBED: THENCE CONTINUING NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 53.23 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ARKANSAS HIGHWAY NUMBER 254; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE, ON A CURVE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 358.31 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 79.89 FEET, AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF N 06°12’14” E 79.72 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE, N 00°11’ W A DISTANCE OF 47.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE LEAVING SAID HIGHWAY AND RUN S 89°55’ E A DISTANCE OF 654.18 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SW¼ NW¼ NE¼; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 180.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 89°55’ W A DISTANCE OF 662.64 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 118,410 SQUARE FEET OR 2.718 ACRES ACCORDING TO THE CHARLES NEAL SURVEY THEREOF, SUBJECT TO UTILITIES EASEMENTS WHERE EXISTING.

Sponsored by J.P. Brian Tatum VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT ORDINANCE NO 2019-17

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS

BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:

FIRST DIVISION NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO CLOSE THE HOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CONSOLIDATE WITH BURNT RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANIE FULLILOVE, deceased NO. 71PR-2019- 26

WHEREAS: The Holly Mountain Fire Department has come to the Quorum Court to say that they want to close the Holly Mountain Fire Department and Consolidate the district with Burnt Ridge Fire Department; and

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT: 5052 Highway 9 West Clinton, AR 72031 DATE OF DEATH: February 10, 2019

WHEREAS: The Holly Mountain Fire Department has had a downfall in membership and finds the Fire Department unable to meet the requirements to keep the fire department open; and

The undersigned was appointed Executor of the estate of the above-named decedent on April 15, 2019. 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.

WHEREAS: The Holly Mountain Fire Department and the Holly Mountain Property Owners Association had a public meeting and voted to Consolidate the Holly Mountain Fire Department with the Burnt Ridge Fire Department, and have provided a copy of the minutes from said meeting; and WHEREAS: The Burnt Ridge Fire Department Fire Chief and the Burnt Ridge Fire Department Board of Directors have agreed to consolidate the Holly Mountain Fire District back into the Burnt Ridge Fire District.

They have also provided a copy of the minutes of said meeting; and

THIS NOTICE first published this 23th day of April, 2019.

ROBERT JOE BERRY, Executor

WHEREAS: There is a need to preserve public health and safety; and provide fire service to the Holly Mountain Community.

By: /s/ M. Edward Morgan M. EDWARD MORGAN, Bar No. 82113 MORGAN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Estate 148 Court Street Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-4044

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: SECTION 1. The Van Buren County Quorum Court hereby declares that the Holly Mountain Fire Department is closed and the Holly Mountain Fire District is now consolidated with Burnt Ridge Fire District.

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PART OF SW¼ NW¼ NE¼, SECTION 27, T-13-N, R-15-W, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: STARTING AT THE SW CORNER NW¼ NE¼ SECTION 27, T-13-N, R-15-W; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NW¼ NE¼ A DISTANCE OF 10.11 FEET TO A POINT ON AN OLD WIRE FENCE BEARING EASTERLY AND WESTERLY, BEING A PROPERTY LINE BY LONG OCCUPATION, THENCE LEAVING SAID WIRE FENCE AND CONTINUING NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 119.80 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE S 89°55’ E A DISTANCE OF 662.64 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SW¼ NW¼ NE¼; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 177.08 FEET TO A POINT ON AFORESAID OLD WIRE FENCE, SAID POINT BEING 12.92 FEET NORTH OF SE CORNER W½ NW¼ NE¼; THENCE N 89°50’22” W, ALONG THE MEAN LINE OF SAID OLD WIRE FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 562.64 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 60 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 89°50’22” W A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2.58 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (PT. NW¼ SE¼), SECTION TWELVE (12), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13) NORTH, RANGE FIFTEEN (15) WEST, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: BEGIN AT THE SE CORNER OF SAID NW¼ SE¼, RUN THENCE S 89°05’ W 420.00 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NW¼ SE¼ TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE LANDS HEREIN DESCRIBED, THENCE CONTINUE S 89°05’ W 73.10 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 65, THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE ON A CHORD BEARING N 58°54’ W A DISTANCE OF 67.46 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE, THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE N 59°54’ W A DISTANCE OF 337.58 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE LEAVE SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE, N 72°06’44” E 113.13 FEET, THENCE N 11°03’30” E 234.35 FEET TO OLD FENCE LINE, THENCE S 86°26’52” E ALONG AND WITH OLD FENCE 311.00 FEET, THENCE S 05°11’08” W ALONG SOLD FENCE 450.73 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2.88 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. LESS AND EXCEPT: PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (PT. NW¼ SE¼), SECTION TWELVE (12), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE FIFTEEN (15) WEST, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SE CORNER OF SAID NW¼ SE¼, RUN THENCE N 89°05’00” W 420.00 FEET, THENCE N 05°11’08” E 233.58 FEET, THENCE N 87°44’19” W 22.60 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE N 87°44’19” W 100.00 FEET, THENCE N 02°15’48” E 100.00 FEET, THENCE S 87°44’19” W 100.00 FEET, THENCE S 02°15’48” W 100.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.23 ACRES. AND

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PART OF THE NE¼ SE¼, SECTION 22, T-13-N, R-15-W, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, CONTAINING 3 ACRES MORE OR LESS. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TWO (2) 2016 DODGE RAM 3500 HD PICKUP TRUCKS, 2014 JEEP WRANGLER, 2016 JEEP WRANGLER, AND A 2016 PASSPORT CAMPER. in Van Buren County, Arkansas.

Terms of the sale shall be as follows: on a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute a surety bond as required by law and the order and decree of said Court in said cause, with approved surety, bearing interest at the rate of ten percent per annum from date of sale until paid, and a lien being retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchaser money.

Given under my hand this 26th day of April, 2019. /s/ Debbie Gray Commissioner in Chancery

Sponsored by J.P. John Bradford VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT

SECTION 2. This Ordinance being necessary for the protection and preservation of public health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in force and shall take effect upon passage and publication.

Approved this 18th day of April 2019

ORDINANCE NO. 2019-16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE #2018-59, THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2019, TO INCREASE THE PROJECTED REVENUE AND APPROPRIATE $1,310.00 INTO THE DETENTION CENTER BUDGET #1000-418.

WHEREAS: The Detention Center has received payment for lawn care in the amount of $250.00 from Choctaw VFD and $1,000.00 from Culpepper VFD, along with $60.00for the sale of junk steel from Treasure Auto; and WHEREAS: This money will need to be appropriated into the Detention Center budget to help with expenses, as follows. $1,250.00 into #1000-4182002 Small Equipment And to create a line item # 2007 Fuel, Oil, & Lube for the $60.00 from Treasure Auto NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: $1,310.00 be appropriated into the Detention Center budget as stated above.

Approved this 18th day of April 2019

APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk

Sponsored by J.P. Virgil Lemimgs VAN BUREN COUNTY QUORUM COURT ORDINANCE NO. 2019-18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF VAN BUREN, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE #2018-59, THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2019, TO INCREASE THE PROJECTED REVENUE IN COUNTY GENERAL AND APPROPRIATE $2,300.00 INTO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUDGET #1000-400.

WHEREAS: The Sheriff’s office received a State Grant in the amount of $2,300.00 to be used for equipment.; and WHEREAS: This grant money needs to be appropriated into the Sheriff Department budget #1000-400-3103 Grants, to purchase the equipment.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS THAT: $2,300.00 be appropriated into #1000-400-3103 Grants.

APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, D County Judge

Approved this 18th day of April 2019

ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk

APPROVED: /s/ Dale James Dale James, County Judge ATTEST: /s/ Pam Bradford Pam Bradford, County Clerk

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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 Choctaw Baptist 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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Choctaw Baptist Church 208 Hwy 330 East, Clinton, AR (501) 745-7370

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The Voice of Van Buren County

April 30, 2019

April 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Bain April 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenny Eubanks April 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan O'Neal April 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Spencer April 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chance Taylor May 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Converse May 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Graham May 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Kerrigan May 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jared McCormac May 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra Robertson May 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Smith May 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Burroughs May 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Clark May 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Snowden May 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Warner May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Ann Beavers May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Hayes May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starla Jones May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juliana Linn May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloria Renfro May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyd Smith May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. G. Ward May 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Williams

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May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darrell Bradford May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Carrys May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Cullum May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Isom May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol McKay May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JoAnne Riggs May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Ward May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Warner May 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Watson May 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Biggs May 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brie Henderson May 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelly Lowder May 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucille Siddon May 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Sisk May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Collester May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bailee Henry May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hooten May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda Keeling May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Mirfield May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Morin May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Otterpohl May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Phillips May 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Thompson

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WE GIVE HONOR TO OUR VETERANS THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES

Thank You!

United States Army

SPONSORS VETERANS DAY

Pat Anderson

Bank of the Ozarks City of Clinton

1961-1983 Special Forces in Vietnam

City of Damascus

Home town Clinton, AR Died October 13, 2012

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Jesse Carroll (J.R.) Ward

French Feed Jim Gillam

United States Army 1967-1070

L'Attitude Bistro

Bee Branch, Arkansas

Leon & Cindy Wilson Lucas Emberton Main Street Florist PEH Supply

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Regions Bank

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Roger Hooper

Shirley, Arkansas

Soaring Eagle Camp

He was deployed on the USS Carl Vinson on September 11, 2001.

The first ship to launch strikes against the Taliban after 9/11.

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