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Shirley man dies in crash

A rainbow graces the sky over Alread on Sunday evening.

An 83-year-old Shirley man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 16 in Pope County.

Conrad Watts was driving a 2015 Dodge Ram west of the old Highway 27 intersection when he failed to negotiate a curve, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police. The truck left the road and struck a tree, the report states.

Barbara Watts, 84, also of Clinton, was injured in the crash and taken to Baptist Hospital. No further information about her condition was available.

The accident occurred about 3:54 p.m. Road conditions at the time of the accident were dry and the weather was clear, according to the report.

(Photo by Robert R. Gaut)

Informants’ buys lead to arrests of 7 Confidential informants under the supervision of the 20th Judicial Drug Task Force have been used to make several drug buys in Van Buren County resulting in at least seven arrests.

The informant was used to purchase methamphetamine on Dec. 19, 2018. The informant paid $550 to Andrew Jacob Henderson, 24, of Clinton, according to the arrest affidavit. He was charged June 25 with delivery of methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class Y felony.

A confidential informant also was used to make three separate purchases of suspected methamphetamine on Feb. 27, March 12 and March 25, according to an arrest affidavit. Timothy Booher, 36, of Clinton has been charged with three counts of delivery of methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class B felony.

Also arrested after the use of a confidential informant were: - Shayn Williams,

31, of Leslie. The informant reportedly made two separate buys of $120 each on March 20 and April 12, according to the report. Williams has been charged with two counts of delivery of meth, a Class B felony.

- Kevin Stits, 30, of Clinton was charged with one count of delivery of meth after the informant paid $180 in exchange for the 3.5 grams of the drug on March 7, according to the report.

- Jane Wilberta Henegar, 68, of Clinton was charged with one count of delivery of methamphetamine after the informant paid $150 in exchange for the drug on March 7, according to the arrest affidavit.

- Joshua Brightwell, 31, of Fairfield Bay faces two counts of delivery of methamphetamine after a confidential informant’s separate buys on April 15 of 28 grams for $450, and on April 16, 14 grams for $250, according to an arrest affidavit.

- A confidential in-

formant allegedly made four purchases of meth from Crystal Speer, 38, of Scotland. The buys were: March 12, 2.5 grams for $160; March 13, 2.5 grams for $160; March 14, 2.5 grams for $160; and June 17, 1 gram, $60, according to the affidavit for arrest.

Jobless rate

Tense moments

cent of adults in the county smoke, 38 percent are obese, 30 percent are physically inactive, 25 percent of driving deaths are related to alcohol; and there were 52 teen births.

These are just a few of the health statistics from the latest County Health Rankings and Roadmaps presented at the June meeting of the Van Buren County Wellness Committee.

The unemployment rate in Van Buren County is currently tying a 30-year low at 4 percent. Van Buren County has a lot of property that has been designated within the Federal Opportunity Zone, and County Judge Dale James says several businesses are currently considering Van Buren County as a home.

High winds on Greers Ferry Lake Saturday evening caused some panic when a pontoon capsized by Fairfield Bay Marine.

Boats ran for cover as the winds got nasty, but everyone came out OK and the fireworks show went on.

Health news

Low birth weights in Van Buren County are 8 percent; 20 per-

Search warrant

A warrant was executed by a DEA agent, Clinton Police and Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies on June 25 at a home in Clinton.

During the course of the search, numerous items of drug paraphernalia were discovered, including glass smoking devices, suspected methamphetamine residue, syringes, a green vegetable substance, and syringes.

Arrested were: Ralph Thornburg Jr., 61, of Clinton, charged with possession of paraphernalia to manufacture, etc., meth/cocaine, a Class B felony; possession of drug parapher-

Shirley faces the same charges as well as fleeing, a Class D felony, and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

Thornburg

Nicholson

nalia, a Class D felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, both misdemeanors.

Vanda Nicholson, 37, of Clinton, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony.

Norma Kay Cathey, 60, of Clinton, charged with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, Class D felonies.

Chase ends in arrests

A father and son from Shirley have been charged with theft of property after a highspeed chase on July 3.

Kyle Jordan Rollins, 24, was a passenger in a Toyota Tundra driven by his father, Leslie Rollins, according to a report from the sheriff’s office.

When Deputy Mar-

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tin Clifford tried to stop the vehicle, a chase ensued reaching speeds up to 120 mph. After crossing the center line, Leslie Rollins stopped the vehicle in a pasture near the intersection of Holly Mountain Road and Biechler Road, according to the report.

Both men had active warrants and were taken into custody.

On the way to jail, Kyle Rollins told a deputy he took two cars and was sorry, the report states. Leslie Rollins acknowledged in an interview at the jail that he took a Dodge Dakota and a Buick off property on Highway 110, the report states.

Kyle Rollins has been charged with theft of property greater than $1,000, a Class D felony, and criminal trespass and littering, both misdemeanors.

Leslie Rollins, 48, of

Back behind bars

Ten months after his release from federal custody, a Clinton man is behind bars again.

Cyrus Dowell was stopped by Deputy Martin Clifford on Highway 336 West in Clinton on June 28. No reason for the stop was given in the arrest affidavit. Deputy Ethan Ward and his K-9 partner showed up at the scene after Dowell declined to let deputies search his vehicle, saying he would rather just go home.

The dog alerted to the presence of narcotics, according to the report. Deputies discovered about 1 gram of suspected methamphetamine between the passenger’s seat and console, according to the report.

Dowell has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine or cocaine.

The Alread Fireworks extravaganza was held Saturday, July 6. Word is that this has become the Fourth of July show not to miss in Van Buren County.

(Photo by Robert R. Gaut) More photos, Page 3

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Van Buren County Judge’s Update 2nd Quarter, 2019 leasing updates quarterly going forward. Small monthly updates will be available online through my personal Facebook page.

ROADS

by Dale James

Greetings, Van Buren County!

I have received a lot of very positive feedback from the updates. They have become somewhat redundant so I will be re-

Dear Editor: I'm confused about the article in last week's paper that Survival Flight dispatch will decide who to call in a 911 emergency, and have many questions - is dispatch controlled by Survival Flight now and will decide who to call?

If they are allowed to consider themselves as primary, wouldn't that fall under "conflict of interest"?

Batesville is a lot farther away than Morrilton to a big part of the county. Does it mean residents have to buy membership in both firms to make sure they wouldn't end up owing many thousands of dollars in a transportation bill?

I'm hearing stories of people receiving bills of $25,000 to $45,000 for one trip.

Not many people in this county would be able to come up with that much money if

We have several projects we are excited to complete. As soon as the river allows, we will begin a repair project on the historic train bridge in Shirley. When complete, there should be no visible sign of modification from its present state. We will maintain the historical aesthetic while providing a safer passage.

Several drainage projects are planned.

Larger culverts will be

they are uninsured, or even the balance if their health insurance paid a portion of it. Do they get sued if they can't pay?

Does it mean an emergency would most likely use Batesville regardless that I just paid $185 for a 3-year membership to Air Evac, since I live in the central part of the county not in the southwest corner?

I know many people who are members of Air Evac, I'm sure they will be as disappointed as I am that it most likely wouldn't be used if they needed it, and that we now have to also purchase from Survival Flight.

Is it possible the two companies could collaborate on charges??

Alma Wallace Clinton The Voice welcomes your opinions on local issues. Letters are published at the discretion of the editor. Send your letters to voiceeditor@ artelco.com.

Your right to know From the Arkansas Freedom of Information Handbook Q. Who may obtain records?

A. “Any citizen of the State of Arkansas” may inspect and copy public records. “Citizen” includes corporations. A

requester’s purpose or motive in seeking access to particular records is irrelevant. Nothing in the FOIA restricts the subsequent use of information obtained under the act.

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installed, and roads will be built up on the project sites. Projects such as these are very expensive but maintain the integrity of the road. We will complete as many projects as time and money allow.

The crew has worked diligently to clean up the county yard on Old Highway 9. Our hope is to be a good neighbor to that community.

While projects are being completed, the Road Crew will be working feverishly to control overgrowth on county roads. The Quorum Court allowed the purchase of a 10’ bush-hog which will be of great help in mowing rights of way.

Striping of some paved roads will occur later this summer.

Roads planned for striping include Gravesville Cutoff, East Mountain, Burnt Ridge Road, The New Road, and Scotland-Formosa Road.

COMMUNITY

I have the privilege of serving on the board for the Van Buren County Aging Program. Their funding has endured many cuts which leaves the whole program in financial need. We have an opportunity to help fund the program while having the chance to win a lot of money! Tickets for a county-wide 50/50 drawing are being sold at each Senior Center within the county. The drawing will be held on August 31. You do not have to be present to win. Ticket prices start at only $1 each.

Half of the proceeds will be given to one lucky winner with the other half goes to funding the program. Over $174,000 was spent on lottery tickets in VBC in May. A small portion of that could provide hundreds of meals for county residence. Your chances of winning this drawing are much greater than winning the lottery.

JOBS

Van Buren County’s unemployment is currently tying a 30-year low at 4%. Van Buren County has a lot of property that has been designated within the Federal Opportunity Zone.

There are several businesses currently considering Van Buren County as a home. We welcome business and jobs with

open arms!

TRANSPARENCY

Video recordings of the Van Buren County Quorum Court meetings are available online at www.enjoyvbc.com through a link on the main landing page. Audio recordings are uploaded and available for all committee meetings.

CONCLUSION

Van Buren County is blessed with good-hearted, generous, and hard-working individuals. We are blessed to live in Van Buren County. Many are choosing our county as their vacation destination and we get to call that destination home.

It is my honor and pleasure to serve as your county judge.

Growing wild - Wildflowers are abundant throughout the county as these surrounding mailboxes in the Crabtree area demonstrate. (Photo by Jeff Burgess) more information.

Clinton First General Baptist, Highway 16 East, is hosting Vacation Bible School, Roar VBS: Life is wild, God is good.

The event is set for July 15-19, beginning at 6

p.m. each day. Songs, games, treats, Bible adventures and more.

Family members and friends are encouraged to join in daily for this special time at 8:30 p.m.

Age 3 through 6th grade are welcome. Call Cindy Bradley at 757-1021 for

All meetings are open to the public.

Van Buren County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., third Thursday of the month at the Courthouse Annex, Highway 65, Clinton.

Clinton City Council, 6:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month at the Clinton Municipal Airport off Highway

16 East.

Damascus City Council, 6 p.m., second Tuesday of the month at City Hall on Highway 65.

Fairfield Bay City Council, 7 p.m., second Monday of each month at 130 Village Place, Suite 2F in the conference room.

Shirley City Council, 7 p.m., second Monday

of the month at the Shirley Community Center.

Clinton Advertising and Promotion Commission, 6 p.m., third Tuesday of the month at the Clinton Municipal Airport on Highway 16 East.

Shirley School Board, 6:30 p.m., fourth Monday of the month at the PD Room, Adminis-

Calendar

The Van Buren County Library in Clinton presents Barnyard Buddies from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 17.

It’s Tiki time in Fair-

field Bay. Bring your grass skirts and Hawaiian shirts for an authentic Hawaiian Luau all day Saturday, Aug 3. Celebrate with a day of games, luau music, and an amzing authentic feast. All on the shores of Greers Ferry Lake. tration Building.

South Side-Bee Branch School Board, 5:30 p.m., third Monday of each month in the Linda Pennington Conference Room.

Clinton School Board, 5:30 p.m., third Monday of each month at the Administrative offices building.

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The Station is adding a Thrift Store to its Community Service on July 11 2019.

The Food Pantry and the Clothes Closet hours are every Wednesday 9:00 am -1:00 pm The Thrift Store hours are every Thursday 10:00 am-3:00 pm The Thrift Store is located next to the Community Building in Damascus.

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CHS grad heads for UACCM

Recent winners in the Stars and Stripes pageant were: Baby Sparkler: Queen - Aerolynn Vega; Patriotic Winner Haylee Williams; Crowd Favorite:

Kyra Jones Miss Roman Candle: Queen- Hartley Knight; Patriotic Winner/ Crowd Favorite - Lylian Galbraith Miss Liberty Bell: Queen/Patriot Winner/

Crowd Favorite- Ava Zimmerman Miss Star Burst : Queen- Brookie Zimmerman; Patriotic Winner/Crowd Favorite Piper Horton Miss American

Flag: Queen/Patriotic Winer/Crowd Favorite Addison Zimmerman Miss Liberty: Queen - Taylor Puckett; Patriotic Winner/Crowd Favorite - Abby Lowder Miss Indepen-

dence: Queen - Teigha Black; Patriotic Winner Mia Richards Ms. Old Glory: Queen - Rose Hamilton Ms. Betsy Ross: Queen - Dana Huyck

Mason Dowell of Clinton received an Academic Merit Scholarship to attend the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton beginning in the fall 2019 semester.

He graduated from Clinton High School and is the son of Phillip and Jenny Jones. He plans to pursue a general education degree at UACCM before transferring to the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. While in high school, Dowell was active in the Beta Club and was a member of the high school football team.

Academic Merit scholarships are awarded based on ACT or other college entrance exam scores. The scholarship is awarded as a tuition waiver for up to 15 credit hours and is renewable for three semesters if the student maintains a 3.00 semester and cumulative GPA.

Still available - Randy, the young catahoula mix who lost his foster family through no fault of his own, still needs a permanent home or new fosCat special - These are two of the cats up for adoption from SNYP Arkansas, 187 Tester St., Clinton. ter family. He is at Gary’s Adoptable Dogs. This Fees for all cats will be cut to $25 on July 12 and 13, which will include spaying or neutering at 6 sweetie will steal your heart if you just give him a months of age. Call 745-7697 for more information. chance. Call 745-7346 for more information.

Stone is artist of month Fishing derby July 19

Jeannie Stone enjoys painting with acrylics.

The NCA Art Gallery’s artist of the month for July is Jeannie Stone.

Stone grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the 1960s and ’70s. She started college at Baylor University in Texas and finished her undergraduate degree in Mathematics at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Stone then moved to Memphis where she graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1995. She has been an optometrist at

Stone Vision Center she started in Greers Ferry since 1997.

Stone’s painting preference of mediums is acrylic because she said she has never tried anything else. She paints various subjects but tends to like water in her paintings, which she says is soothing. Her influence on becoming an artist was from her great uncle Philip Best who was an accomplished artist, and she owns a couple of his paintings.

The USDA Farm Service Agency

is hiring a permanent program technician in Clinton, AR. Applicants must apply online at www.usajobs.gov by July 15, 2019.

For details please contact County Executive Director, Blake Jefferson, at 501-745-5161.

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Asked why she paints, Stone replied, “It’s challenging, relaxing, frustrating, and exciting all at once. It’s really rewarding to paint something and look at it a few days later with a different ‘eye’ and think Wow! I created that!”

NCA Art Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday.

For more information contact NCA Art Coordinator Charlotte Rierson at 501-884-6100.

Van Buren County 4-H is hosting a free Fishing Derby July 19, 2019 at the Archey Fork Park Pond for all kids age 5-19;16 and up need a fishing license.

Derby starts at 9 a.m. and will end at noon.

Fishing gear will be provided. Deadline to register is July 15. Children younger than 9 must have an adult accompany them to the derby.

Professional angler Joey Cifuentes will be there to meet the kids.

Children do not have to be in 4-H to participate.

Call the Extension Office at 745-7117 to register.

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Obituaries relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at the Clinton United Methodist Church The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m., and interment at Clinton Cemetery will follow the service.

The family requests donations be made to Clinton United Methodist Church at 167 Joe Bowling Road, Clinton AR 72031 or to your favorite charity. Roller McNutt Lou Burgess Funeral Home, Clinton, ArLou Ann Burgess passed kansas. away peacefully on July 6, 2019 at the Ozark Health Nursing Home. Lou was born July 10, 1943, to Don and Fairy (Kemp) Burgess in Searcy, Arkansas.

Lou lived most of her life in Clinton. She graduated from Clinton High School and from the University of Central Arkansas with a Masters in Elementary Education. She taught school in Hughes, Arkansas for several years.

She was a member of the Clinton United Methodist Church, two bridge clubs and the Iris Garden Club. Conrad Watts Conrad Edward Watts, She drove friends to appointments and activities and en- age 83, of Shirley, Arkansas, joyed world-wide travel. She passed away on July 3, 2019. never missed a high school He was born in Arlberg, Arreunion, and made her close kansas, to James and Edna friends happy by sending (Robertson) Watts on Septhem roses on special occa- tember 27, 1935. Conrad was married to the love of his life, sions.

She is survived by many Barbara Watts, for 62 years.

For most of his working life Conrad was a truck driver hauling freight all across the country. In his earlier years Conrad had enlisted in the Army and served his country until being honorably discharged. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and taking family and friends camping.

Conrad is preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Darlene Long. His life is celebrated by his son, Edward James (Leigh) Watts of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas; two grandchildren; and siblings, Donnie Watts, Darrell Watts and Willia Jean Teague.

Funeral service was 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2019, at Roller McNutt Funeral Home Chapel, Clinton, Arkansas.

Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery near Clinton, Arkansas.

Rose Beck

Rose Ella Paladino Beck, 77, of Center Ridge, died peacefully on July 1, 2019 after a long illness. She was born on June 2, 1942 to An-

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Clinton, departed this life on June 26, 2019.

Mary was born in 1943 to Jessie and Mae Huie of Clinton. In 1957, she began her lifelong career as a cook.

Mostly working in her hometown of Clinton, Mary also worked at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, Arizona and eventually retired from Conway Human Development Center in Conway, Arkansas.

In 1957, she married Roy Thomas Kay and raised six sons and one daughter. She had a love for bird watching, gardening, canning, and having cookouts with family and friends.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents; husband; sons Thomas Kay, John Kay; and siblings, Doretha Weatherbee, Dana Nunn, Opie Huie, and John Paul Huie.

Left to cherish her memories are her sons Jeff (Tracy) Kay of Rusk, Texas, Jerry (Laura) Kay of Clinton, Robert (Kim) Kay of Conway, James Kay of Greenbrier, and Pamela (Clay) Owens of Eustis, Florida; brothers Tom (Diana) Huie and Larry (Patsy) Huie of Clinton, Danny Huie of Belton, Texas; and sister Nara (James) Linn of Bee Branch; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and numerous friends.

A memorial service was Saturday, June 29 at Mainline Full Gospel Church in Bee Branch, Arkansas, with Mary Kay the Rev. Michael Roberson Mary Jane Kay, age 76, of officiating. gelo A. “Doc” Paladino and Amelia Beatrice DeSalvo Paladino both of whom preceded her in death. She had three older brothers who also preceded her, Leo, Carl, and Kenneth Paladino.

She is survived by her devoted husband of nearly 58 years, John Martin Beck and their daughters, Jan (John) Irwin and Kim (Buddy) Rathbun, all of Morrilton; one brother, Ed Paladino of Plumerville; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Rose worked for 42 years at Regions Bank, formerly Morrilton Security Bank, retiring as vice president. She was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Church at Catholic Point.

A Funeral Mass was held Friday, July 5, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Center Ridge. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery in Center Ridge. Harris Funeral Home.

Dastardly hot hoppers get big and juicy Arkansas Game & fly angler, they will know twitch it along the surFish Commission what you mean. face, creating a min-

The dog days of summer in Arkansas can be downright, dastardly hot. Fly fishing in the Ozarks during this time, however, can have its benefits. The tailwaters of Bull Shoals, Norfork, and Greer’s Ferry Lakes, as well as the Spring River, are cold – usually 50 to 60 degrees. That’s bonus wading when the air temperature hits the high 90s or triple digits.

As summer progresses, grasshoppers get bigger, fatter, and juicier. Many that live in the riparian edges of the river find they have jumped, fallen or landed in that cold water where the trout lie and wait. That’s where more astute fly fishers will be, as well.

Hopper fishing is a time-tested, tradition of angling that goes back into the ages. The historical legends of British fly fishing, Charles Cotton and Sir Isaac Walton both mentioned the use of hoppers in the 1600s. For various reasons, hoppers didn’t really gain popularity until the Twentieth Century, when, in the 1930s, the “Golden Age of American Fly Fishing”, unveiled the still-used “Joe’s Hopper’ and the “Letort’s Hopper.” A bit later, in the 1970s, Dave Whitlock came up with “Dave’s Hopper” as a further development of Art Winnie’s Joe’s Hopper. Hundreds of successful grasshopper, cricket, ant and other terrestrial patterns have been gracing fly boxes around the world ever since. Although the term “terrestrials” is technically correct, if you just mention “hoppers” to practically any

Hopper-patter ned flies are most effective where the river bank is edged by tall grass, bushes and overhanging trees, where the crickets miss their mark and inadvertently land in the water. The trout await and take full advantage of the terrestrial’s mishap.

Even novice anglers can quickly master hopper fishing. They can throw away some of what was taught during those casting lessons.

The presentation technique should replicate the “splat” with which a katydid might hit the water. Even the crudest of presentations will be effective. The “splattier,” the better.

Forget that wellgroomed drag-freedrift too. That may be essential for an earlier season mayfly presentation, but in this situation, it will get you nowhere. Think inch-anda-quarter-long, panic stricken, grasshopper with the gracefulness of a wet squirrel. Keep in mind, these critters are not likely to land 50 feet from the water’s edge. Keep it close to the bank, but be positioned so as not to cast a shadow over the target, which will spook the fish. Once the bug crash lands on the water, the angler should

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iature wake. Twitch, pause, twitch, twitch, pause. Keeping the twitches rather short, but pronounced - about an inch. A hopper isn’t able to move 4 inches with one leg kick. Fish usually assault these bugs with an explosion.

Newer fly fishers have the tendency to set the hook as soon as the fish strikes, this can pull the fly away from the fish, resulting in a language one should not use in front of one’s mother. With just a bit of experience, the angler will pause for a second, allowing the fish to turn downward, setting the hook themselves.

There is a common variation on this theme, affectionately known as the “Hopper and Dropper.” Tie a midge, nymph or other smaller, sub-surface fly of your choice, 12 to 18 inches below the bend of the hopper’s hook, using fairly fine tippet. Casting a fly with a dropper, and keeping it tangle free, takes a bit of practice, but it will unveil yet another dimension of fly fishing. Sometimes, the fish go for the hopper, and sometimes for the dropper. The hopper can be used as a

strike indicator, in which case, watching for a subtle twitch, pause or sinking of the surface fly indicates a take on the sub-surface fly.

Otherwise, the rest of the technique is pretty much the same as stated above.

For the fly tier, there are two approaches – simple and complex.

The simple approach involves the use of sheet foam. With this material, there are no limits to the colors, sizes and shapes tiers can create.

A quick internet search for “Foam Hopper Fly Patterns” will uncover an abundance of choices that are fairly easy to tie and float like corks.

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eral options. Keep in mind that buoyancy is the name of the game.

Dave’s Hopper is one of the most popular in today’s world. This is a relatively complex pattern with quite a few steps, some of which involve spinning deer hair. Dave developed the Dave’s Hopper as an advancement of the famed Joe’s Hopper. Mr. Whitlock has a video series called “Tying and Fishing the Dave Whitlock Originals.” Volume One features the “Dave’s Hopper” and the “Whit Hopper.” The Whit Hopper is also made with deer hair but doesn’t call for spinning the hair. And according to Dave, is a more realistic fly that more closely represents

the natural.

Hopper fishing is not only effective for trout. Smallmouth bass will eat these bugs too.

When the waters of Ozark streams warm and get lower, the fish tend to hold in the deeper holes. Here, the best chances involve fishing the surface of the deeper holes, where the bass tend to be.

For that matter, any fish that would eat a grasshopper, cricket, katydid or other terrestrial insect will fall for this tactic. That means anyone with access to a farm pond with bass, bluegill or other bream can enjoy an action-packed day of fly fishing, even when it’s dastardly hot.

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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Thelma Murray Shirley

Eddie and Carlene Rushing recently celebrated 40 years together and Eddie Rushing recently celebrated his 60th birthday.

Jimmie L. Kirkendoll celebrated his 72nd birthday on July 4th, so there is always fireworks on his birthday - now we know why he is a firecracker.

Margaret Findley had her daughter Belinda and Steven Murray, granddaughter Danilyn Murray and Leman Cogbill and children, and Jimmy and Thelma Murray to her home for a Fourth of July cook-out.

The blueberries are finally getting ripe. The wild blackberries are getting ripe too.

We are sorry to loose our neighbor Conrad Watts in an auto accident. I am growing tomatoes in my garden that he and Barbara gave me the seed of last fall when I was visiting them. Barbara could use your prayers.

Patsy Ward Formosa

Ann Mann went to Havana, Arkansas to visit her new great-grandson. His name is Liam. He has a big brother named Oliver, who is

very proud of him. He is 1 month old. His parents are Nick and Ashley Mann.

Ann has got moved into her new house. She is taking a break from working on it (or trying to!).

Donna and Richard Sherrod went to Evening Shade Wednesday.

On Wednesday night, they got to watch fireworks next door and Corky didn’t like that much!

On the way home Thursday, they came by Melbourne and visited her brother, James and Barbara Goodman.

On Friday, they met their son, David and Tabby, and granddaughter, Brandy, at Quitman and had dinner at the Catfish Barn.

JR and I and his brother, Joe and Melba Ward and their nephew, Mike Ward of Goose Creek, South Carolina met at the home of their sister, Bonnie Drewry.

We took lunch and had a good visit.

Ricky and Linda Drewry were there, so that was a bonus visit. He took us to see their new house. It is in a beautiful place and the house is a beauty also. He has built most of it himself and has done a great job. We also got to see J.O. Drewry while we were there. We just had a good visit all the way around.

We got caught in a downpour on the way home, between Dennard and Clinton, but the spout got turned off just north of Clinton.

Margie Pounds, JR and I went to Conway on Thursday and went bowling and caught a couple of yard sales. We had lunch at GC, so he was happy about that.

He doesn’t bowl anymore, so I know he gets tired waiting for us to get through so he can go eat. He doesn’t complain about it so that is good.

That’s all I could

come up with for this week, I hope everyone had a good holiday. God bless and have a great week.

Jeff Burgess Crabtree

The EHC monthly meeting is Thursday, 1:30 p.m., in their building near Alread.

The monthly volunteer fire department meeting, postponed from the 4th, will be held Thursday, 7 p.m., at the Crabtree station.

It’s Recycling Day, Saturday, 8-10 a.m., at the Alread Cafeteria.

Jupiter pairs with the moon Saturday night and Saturn and the moon pair Monday night.

The full moon is official Tuesday at 4:38 p.m., and most often called the Full Thunder Moon, although other names used include, Ripe Corn Moon, Buck Moon, Hay Moon, and in Europe, Meade Moon.

The Annual Alread Cookout Supper with Homemade Ice Cream and Bingo is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, 4-8 p.m., in the community center.

Crabtree’s Louis Jackson says his new sugar cane seed from the University of Mississippi is doing much better than seed purchased in past years. It has had a much higher germination rate and seems to be growing quickly.

He’s still having a bit of a problem with the sporadic nature of his planter, but in spite of that, thinks this could be the year for success. “It’ll all come down to whether the cane has juice at

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Winners in the recent pool tournament at the Scotland Senior Center were (from left) first place - Jeff Brown; second place - Jimmy Allen; and third place - Doyle Scroggins. harvest time,” he said.

After moaning the umpteenth time about the line crews bush hogging my favorite huckleberry patch, I noticed a few bushes left outside the cut area. After half an hour I had a half cup of delicious berries and was briefly in “bear heaven.” Maybe I should say “berry heaven” as my raspberries produced better than ever this year, and I just feasted on some of the biggest and sweetest wild blackberries of my life. It’s good to see that all the rain in the spring had a silver lining.

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

James and Joyce Burns Scotland

It is hard to believe that it is already past the 4th of July. This year is flying by. The older I get the faster time goes by.

First SaturdayBreakfast has come and gone.

The next one is Aug. 3.

We will be in the cafeteria building at the old Scotland School.

Scotland Senior Center will have its music evening July 19.

Time is 7 until 9 p.m.

Plan on coming and have a great time.

Last Friday there was a Scotland School reunion and potluck for anyone that went to school at Scotland. I was told this was a fun time and several came back to visit and I think they are already planning one for next year.

I was just told that the Scotland Pig Eye Community picnic has been cancelled for now.

Summer is certainly upon us. The noon news said temp in Clinton was 99 degrees and the heat index was 103. They also said it will get hotter next week. Stay cool, stay safe and have a good week. If you have Scotland News call 5923935 and we will get it into the paper.

me is better.

By the way, a few months ago Sandie Cloud started a Drum Circle that was being played under the Village Mall tower clock.

Because of the heat the Senior Center will be having it every second Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. So, stop by and check it out. And the next bingo at the senior center will be Tuesday, July 16.

Senior Centers

Gregory S. Alexander Fairfield Bay

It was a great start of July in Fairfield Bay and a lot a folks were able to take the whole week off of work and bring their families to the Bay. By Monday, July 1, I was informed that all rental houses, condos and hotel but one was booked through Sunday.

The parade on the 4th was a blast, and the car show was packed.

Then, Friday that north front came in as boats were going to the marina to anchor out for the fireworks. The wind picked up one pontoon and flipped it, everyone was OK. After the storm many more boats came out. The Bay fireworks show was great.

Then, Saturday the Senior Center had its annual fundraiser with a spaghetti dinner, the kitchen staff cooked for 100. I didn't stay the whole time so I'm not sure how many showed, but leftover spaghetti to

Turnout was good for the spaghetti supper at the Fairfield Bay Center on Saturday afternoon. The event was a fundraiser for the Van Buren County Aging Program.

Play bingo and other games at the Clinton Senior Center at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, and July 17, and at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 15.

Hear live music at the center beginning at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and put on your dancing shoes for the Red River Dance at 7 p.m. Thursdays, July 11, 18 and 25.

Play pinochle, bunco, mah jong and bingo at the Fairfield Bay Center Tuesday through Friday. Join the line dance at 6 p.m. Mondays.

Play bean bag baseball at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Shirley Center. Move with Balance classes offered at 10 a.m. on Mondays.

Come listen to gospel music every Wednesday at the Scotland Center.

The Van Buren County Aging Program is planning a trip to a dinner theater in July.

Contact your center for more information.

The

Elites!

2nd Saturday at the OHAC in Leslie, AR.

Saturday, July 13th - 7:30pm Check out some great County, Southern & Classic Rock!

Fun to dance to and just fun to listen to!

Sponsored by Roten’s Furniture in Marshall, AR. Admission is only $5.00 per person (children 12 & under are free) Free tour of museum with paid admission!

All proceeds of sales and concessions go toward helping to keep the Arts Center operating!

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Poetry and Peppermint Sticks THAT

BANNER MOUNTAIN GIRL

One might think that poetry is easy to write.

But for me, that’s not the case. My first draft of a poem is never the one that makes it into print. Poets make many changes in their poems before they are perfected. And I believe that even some of our best published poems might be improved with minor changes.

So, is a poem ever finished? I’m not saying that it’s impossible to turn out a perfect poem in a first draft. I think it’s a special gift when a poet creates a masterpiece in a first draft. But more than likely, the poem has

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been forming in the poet’s mind or subconscious for some time.

Poems are not necessarily easy to write, although many of them are short and some are shorter, for instance, the haiku. Three lines in a haiku should be easy, but it is not easy. A form must be followed.

My poem below is a sonnet. It’s a Foster Sonnet that I wrote for a Poets’ Roundtable contest. Pulling it from my files, I have made a few changes since the day I entered it in the contest. I think I have improved it from its beginning. But there is room

for more improvement.

This poem relates to my childhood experience of growing up at Banner Mountain. Candy was a treat we only received occasionally. I remember peppermint sticks, red and white striped.

Our mother must have stayed at home most of the time with the children, while Daddy went to work, or into town for groceries. For two and a half years, I was the youngest in the family, and then Yvonne was born. My baby sister. Our baby of the family. Both of us ran to meet Daddy when he came home. I remember so well how he came into the house and hung his worn felt hat on a straight chair post.

Lots of stories are written about mamas but daddies deserve praise, too.

And the No. 1 Western is …

My Turn

Anita Tucker/Voice Editor

I was flipping through the channels on TV Friday evening and stumbled across one of my favorite Westerns starring one of my favorite actors - Paul Newman in “Hombre,” so I settled in to watch.

My mom was a big fan of Paul Newman, but I must admit it took me a while to fully appreciate him. When I did, I started collecting his movies.

Alas, there were too many and most of the ones I have are on VHS. I have’t replaced them on DVD. My son tells me only old people buy movies these days. You’re supposed to watch them on YouTube or Netflix or something.

Anyway, I digress.

I have read that women don’t like Westerns.

I don’t think that’s true, and I’m offering up my Top 11 Western movies (tried for 10, but couldn’t get there).

11. “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” 1962. The movie flashes back 25 years to tell the story of a young lawyer (James Stewart) bullied by the meanest man in town (Lee Marvin), and a man named Doniphon (John Wayne) who comes to the lawyer’s rescue in more ways than one. The film drags a little at its length of two hours, four minutes, but worth the watch.

“This the the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” - Maxwell Scott (reporter) 10. “Legends of the

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Fall,” 1994. Three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war and love. Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn and Julia Ormond star.

I’ve watched the movies a few times and I tear up every time when Alfred says to his brother Tristan: “I followed all of the rules, man's and God's. And you, you followed none of them. And they all loved you more.

Samuel, Father, and my ... even my own wife.”

9. “Shane,” 1953. A mysterious drifter goes to work for a rancher in the Wyoming Territory and takes care of some bad guys. Starring Alan Ladd who was born in 1913 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

In a 1961 interview, Ladd was asked, "What would you change about yourself if you could?" He replied: “Everything.” Less than three years later he was found dead, apparently due to an accidental combination of alcohol and sedatives.

“Shane, come back.”

8. “3:10 to Yuma,” 2007. Remake of the 1957 movie based on a short story by Elmore Leonard. Impoverished farmer Dan Evans takes on the dangerous task of getting an outlaw aboard a train - the 3:10 to Yuma.

Russell Crowe stars as one of the best bad guys in Western history.

Evans to his wife: “I'm tired, Alice. I'm tired of watching my boys go hungry. I'm tired of the way that they look at me.

I'm tired of the way that

you don’t."

7. “The Homesman,” 2014. Starring the immensely talented Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones. It’s an unusual choice, I’ll admit, about an unmarried woman who takes on the responsibility of transporting back home to Iowa three women who have been driven insane by loss and the harsh pioneer life in the Nebraska Territory. To that end, she saves the life of a drifter to help her. The film didn’t make much of a splash when released, but it’s worth the watch.

It made me laugh and cry. It is based on a novel by Glendon Swarthout, author of the notable “Bless the Beasts and the Children.”

Mary Bee: "If you lied to me, and intend on abandoning your responsibility, then you are a man of low character, more disgusting pig than honorable man."

George: "Thank you for the kind words, sister.

You're no prize yourself.

You're plain as an old tin pail and you're bossy.”

6. “Hombre,” (1967).

An Apache-raised white man, John Russell (played by Paul Newman), faces prejudice in the white world after he returns for his inheritance upon his father's death.

The stagecoach he is leaving town on is robbed and fellow passengers appeal to Russell to lead

Peppermint Sticks

Our dad brought peppermint home in a sack – a treat for my baby sister and me.

When he returned from monthly trips to town, we ran to him and then jumped up and down.

We hugged our dad, so happy he was back.

Yvonne ran like a sprinter at the track.

She was the first to reach Dad – she was three and I was only two years more than she.

At sight of paper sack held in his hand, we grinned. He was the best dad in the land!

His Model T, he parked beside the fence, then hugged our mom. He was much like a prince, and Mom was happy with cake flour he bought but candy was Sisters at their Banner Mountain homeplace, the best thing that he Yvonne Baker (left) and Freeda Baker, standing by a lilac bush. brought.

them to safety. Watch for the great Frederic March as the crooked Indian agent whose wife’s life isn’t worth the money he has stolen.

Audra Favor: “Have you ever eaten a dog, Mr. Russell?”

John Russell: “Eaten one and lived like one.”

5. “Silverado,” (1985).

Starring several leading men of the day - Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover and Kevin Costner. Also starring Linda Hunt as Stella, and Brian Dennehy and John Cleese, delightful as corrupt law officials. In this fast-paced, rollicking film, four ex-cons head for Silverado and take on corruption and those who think they are above the law.

“The world is what you make of it, friend. If it doesn't fit, you make alterations.” - Stella 4. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” 1969. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and his partner, the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford), who are on the run from a posse after a string of train robberies.

Butch Cassidy: “I'll jump first.”

Sundance Kid: “Nope.”

Butch: “Then you jump first.”

Sundance: “No, I said!”

Butch: “What's the matter with you?”

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Sundance: “I can't swim!”

Butch: [laughing] “Why, you crazy - the fall'll probably kill you!”

3. “High Noon,” (1952) a town marshal (Gary Cooper) is torn between his sense of duty and his love for his new bride (Grace Kelly) and must face a gang of killers alone. Turning down the role of Marshal Will Kane were John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Charlton Heston.

Helen: “If Kane was my man, I'd never leave him like this. I'd get a gun. I'd fight.”

Amy: “Why don't you?”

Helen: “He is not my man. He's yours.”

2. “Cat Ballou,” 1965.

A young woman (Jane Fonda) hires famous gunman Kid Sheleen when the townsmen of Wolf City, Wyoming, kill her father who won’t give up his land. Kid Sheleen, however, has seen his better days. Whatever happens, they’ll never make Cat cry. Balladeers Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye add to the fun with their songs that help narrate the story. I must admit this one may be so high on my list because I remember going to the cinema to see this with my family when I was 6 years old. I never heard my dad laugh so loud as he did over the drunken gunslinger and his equally drunken horse lean-

ing against the side of a building.

Jackson Two-Bears: “Look at your eyes!”

Kid Sheleen: “What's wrong with my eyes?”

Jackson: “Well they're red, bloodshot.”

Sheleen: “You ought to see them from my side.”

1.

“Tombstone,” 1993. The oft-told story of Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his gang, featuring Val Kilmer in the star-making role of Doc Holliday, as they take on the Clantons and shoot it out at the O.K. Corral.

So many good quotes from Doc Holliday, what to choose … how about: Doc Holliday: “Maybe poker just isn’t your game, Ike. I’ve got an idea, let’s have a spelling contest.”

Or, “It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds.”

Or there’s, “You’re a daisy if you do.”

Or Doc about Wyatt: “He’s down by the creek, walkin’ on water.”

Oh, all right: “I’m your huckleberry.”

In case you would like an opinion besides mine, here are the American Film Institute’s Top 10 Westerns: The Searchers; High Noon; Shane; The Unforgiven; Red River; The Wild Bunch; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; McCabe and Mrs. Miller; Stagecoach; and Cat Ballou.

What are your favorites? Send me your list.

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Alma Wallace’s buttermilk bread recipe is a hit among everyone who has tried it.

Buttermilk bread Mix dry ingredients in big bowl.

• 3 cups bread flour 2 tbs sugar • 1 tsp salt • 1 tsp instant yeast • Add • 6 oz water • 8 oz whole milk buttermilk 1 tbs cooking oil Stir with plastic spoon handle until flour is absorbed into liquid and forms a shaggy ball - Won’t take over a minute or two.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and leave on counter overnight.

OR rapid rise place bowl in oven with light on for 2-3 hours until doubled. Top will be flat and covered with bubbles.

Stir with spoon handle to de-gas and pop the bubbles and the dough looks shiny, again maybe 1 minute Dump directly into a greased or Pamsprayed 5x9 loaf pan.

Cover with tea towel and leave on counter to rise until it’s nearly to the pan rim Can take 30 minutes to an hour depending on room temp keep an eye on it.

Have oven preheated to 400 degrees and rack in lower 3rd of oven.

Bake bread for 40 minutes, should be golden brown on top.

Remove from pan and cool on rack. Wait until it cools to slice.

Senior Citizen Centers Menus Clinton and Damascus

July 9: Meatballs w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, wheat roll, lemonade pie.

July 10: Grilled chicken salad, crackers, melon, banana nut bread.

July 11: Fried fish, oven fries, coleslaw, 2 hushpuppies, hot spiced applesauce.

July 15: Tuna salad on wheat bread, broccoli slaw, baked chips, fresh orange.

July 16: Mexican chicken, southwestern corn, zucchini, bread stick, cookie.

July 17: Pasta w/ meat sauce, Italian vegetable blend, green salad, garlic bread, pineapple.

July 18: Meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, green peas, mixed fruit.

July 22: Submarine sandwich, macaroni salad, peaches.

July 23: Country fried steak/gravy, mashed potatoes, 5-way blend vegetables, roll, sherbet.

July 24: Chicken strips, Montreal potatoes, capri blend vegetables, jade salad.

July 25: Chicken and dressing, broccoli, carrots, fruit cocktail cake.

July 29: Hamburger, seasoned potato wedges, baked beans, watermelon.

July 30: Taco salad, refried beans, Mexican corn, frosted grapes.

July 31: Pizza, salad, strawberries and angel food cake dessert.

Fairfield Bay

July 9: Pizza, salad, strawberries and angel food cake dessert.

July 10: Taco salad, refried beans, Mexican corn, frosted grapes.

July 11: Chicken pot pie w/vegetables, green beans, apples w/cinnamon.

July 12: Hamburger, seasoned potato wedges, baked beans, watermelon.

July 16: Chicken salad on wheat bread, broccoli slaw, baked chips, fresh orange.

July 17: Meatloaf, rice and cheese, green peas, mixed fruit.

July 18: Pork loin, purple hull peas, cabbage stir-fry, cornbread, zippy apple salad.

July 19: Lasagna w/ meat sauce, Italian vegetable blend, green salad, garlic bread, pineapple.

July 23: Grilled chicken salad, crackers, melon, banana nut bread.

July 24: Meatballs w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, wheat roll, lemonade pie.

July 25: Barbecue chicken breast, Brussels sprouts, potato salad, cobbler.

July 26: Fried fish, oven fries, coleslaw, 2 hushpuppies, hot spiced applesauce.

July 30: Spring chicken salad, vegetable collage, crackers, vanilla ice cream.

July 31: Submarine sandwich, macaroni salad, peaches.

Scotland

July 9: Meatballs w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, wheat roll, lemonade pie.

July 10: Grilled chicken salad, crackers, melon, banana nut bread.

July 11: Fried fish, oven fries, coleslaw, 2 hushpuppies, hot spiced applesauce.

July 15: Tuna salad on wheat bread, broccoli slaw, baked chips, fresh orange.

July 16: Mexican chicken, southwestern corn, zucchini, bread stick, cookie.

July 17: Pasta w/ meat sauce, Italian vegetable blend, green salad, garlic bread, pineapple.

July 18: Meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, green peas, mixed fruit.

July 22: Submarine sandwich, macaroni salad, peaches.

July 23: Country fried steak/gravy, mashed potatoes, 5-way blend vegetables, roll, sherbet.

July 24: Chicken strips, Montreal pota-

toes, capri blend vegetables, jade salad.

July 25: Chicken and dressing, broccoli, carrots, fruit cocktail cake.

July 29: Hamburger, baked beans, seasoned potato wedges, watermelon.

July 30: Taco salad, refried beans, Mexican corn, frosted grapes.

July 31: Pizza, salad, strawberries and angel food cake dessert.

Shirley

July 9: Taco salad, refried beans, Mexican corn, frosted grapes.

July 10: Chicken pot pie w/vegetables, green beans, apples w/cinnamon.

July 11: Hamburger, seasoned potato wedges, baked beans, watermelon.

July 15: Chicken salad on wheat bread, broccoli slaw, baked chips, fresh orange.

July 16: Meatloaf, rice and cheese, green peas, mixed fruit.

July 17: Pork loin, purple hull peas, cabbage stir-fry, cornbread, zippy apple salad.

July 18: Lasagna w/ meat sauce, Italian vegetable blend, salad, garlic bread, pineapple.

July 22: Grilled chicken salad, crackers, melon, banana nut bread.

July 23: Meatballs w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, wheat roll, lemonade pie.

July 24: Barbecue chicken breast, Brussels sprouts, potato salad, cobbler.

July 25: Fried fish, oven fries, coleslaw, 2 hushpuppies, hot spiced apples.

July 29: Spring chicken salad, vegetable collage, crackers, vanilla ice cream.

July 30: Pinto beans/ ham slice, marinated tomato and cucumber, turnip greens, cornbread, pears.

July 31: Submarine sandwich, macaroni salad, peaches.

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The Voice of Van Buren County

Fishing Report

One of Austin Kennedy's angling clients on the Beaver Dam tailwater landed a nice rainbow trout.

Central Arkansas

Little Red River

(updated 7-3-2019) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip’em All Guide Service said the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing 12 hours of two units of generation daily. This generation pattern is providing small windows of wading opportunities on the upper sections of the river early mornings and on the middle and lower sections later in the day and good drift-fishing on all sections. Greers Ferry Lake continues to remain high from the past few months of rain.

An increase in generation on the Little Red River is expected to lower the lake to seasonal pool as soon as possible. How much of an increase and duration will depend on rainfall and potential flooding downstream during the time they are lowering the lake. Until that time, Lowell recommends midges, sowbugs, emergers, bluewing olives and streamers for fly-fishing. For Trout Magnet fishing use hot pink-colored bodies on chartreuse jigheads. Always check

before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501-362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information.

Greers Ferry Lake

As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 472.73 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 7-3-2019) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said the water level at Greers Ferry lake is at 472.75 feet msl and mostly falling. The level came up a bit after the last rain but overall it is falling with about 12 hours generation going on, and the word is they are going to 24/7 generation at some point. Lake level is 10.21 feet above normal pool of 462.54 feet msl.

The overall catching is good with the forecast for catching staying good, as everything is healthy and we have a lot of threadfin for them to eat. It looks like we have come off a good

shad spawn, which will help the forage level so much. Black bass are shallow to deep and in between, and some are roaming, schooling in open water. The shallow fish are chasing bream around since they have been spawning. Fluke’s, topwater baits, small cranks and spinnerbaits working.

Also, dragging something will catch any and all at all depths currently. Crappie are being picked up fishing vertical and trolling around, as well over and down to 30 feet of water on beetle spins, jigs, minnows and crankbaits.

Walleye have been acting crazy. All the current we have been experiencing the last several months has played a role in how they want to get set up. Try dragging crawlers on jigheads or a drop-shot in 12-40 feet of water on chunk rock flats. Catfishing is good and will get even better as the water gets lower, as they will be more hemmed up, so to speak. The high water just has the fisherman thrown for a loop other than the fish. All styles and ways of catching them will work now, just get out there. It is a very

tion. The browns never tire of hitting a minnow and the sculpins are plentiful in the river right now so the browns are seeking them out. Enjoy celebrating this Fourth of July, be careful and be thankful! (updated 7-3-2019) Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-4532424) said the water has cleared, while the level now is low. There is some generation in the afternoons, but the water id down most of the day, they report. The trout bite for the past week was fair. Anglers are catching a few rainbows and a couple of brown trout. Also, there were six cutthroats caught the past week – none were caught here last year. They were caught on river North rigs, PowerBait, Power Arkansas Worms and shrimp. Also, a 16-inch rainbow White River was caught on a flyrod – (updated 7-3-2019) “it jumped 3 feet out of Cotter Trout Dock (870- the water,” they tell us.

435-6525) says holiday weekends are Norfork Lake As of Wednesbusy times on the river; we've got a big riv- day, the Army Corps er and there is room for of Engineers reportall who love to fish for ed the lake’s elevation trout (or who just love to at 573.74 feet msl (norbe on or near the water). mal conservation pool: Put on an extra layer of Sept.-April, 552.00 feet patience: there are go- msl; April-Sept. 555.75 ing to be a few novices feet msl). (updated 7-3-2019) out there who need assistance or more space, Lou Gabric at Humand remember that the mingbird Hideway Renatural resources we sort said, “Norfork Lake are blessed with here is mainly in its sumin Arkansas belong to mertime pattern. This us all. Our Game & Fish means fish are startfolks have worked to ing to go deep. Most ensure the White River fish species are hangis adequately stocked ing out in the 20-30 feet and ready for the hol- range. Norfork Lake has iday and summertime formed a thermocline traffic. Looks like we at about 20-25 feet and have a few more days the fish are hanging very of low water levels on close to it.”

The best bite on the the White River before big releases from Bull lake at this time, is for Shoals Lake Catch so largemouth, smallmouth we can still turn to the and spotted bass. At tried and true egg pat- sunrise, you can find tern/shrimp combina- some topwater action

underutilized resource we have. Hybrid bass and white bass are eating if you can stay with them, as they are roaming a lot. And if you keep beating on other fishermen's spots, as the old code of ethics still remains in effect , it will drive them off. Find your own shad and spots with them on it and you will be able to catch them there until they start moving again when water cools back off this fall.

And you will be able to learn so much more reading your electronics and it will give you confidence in finding and catching on your own.

Try spoons, inline spinners and swimbaits, as well as topwater baits, in 25-55 feet.

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up close to the shoreline and out on long shallower points. Yesterday my daughter and I had fun throwing Zara Spooks and Whopper Ploppers. The fish are very aggressive. When you see a small swirl in the water cast your bait at the swirl and give it a twitch, the fish will hammer it. As the sun gets over the tree line the fish start to go deeper. Once they go deep start looking just outside of the sunken buck brush on the wind blown points, which will be in about 20 – 25 feet of water. Start throwing a grub or just about any dark plastic, and work it along the bottom. You don’t need to work it fast, but you will need to pay attention as the bite at this time has been very light.

The striped bass have gone deep earlier this year than normal.

You will find stripers anywhere from 30 – 70 feet, either suspended or on the bottom. I have been having difficulty in finding large numbers of stripers in any one area. They are scattered throughout the lake. Live bait has been working the best, but you have to work at it.

When you find the fish, you can also vertical jig and spoon and you will pick up a few nice fish. Trolling large swimbaits is also picking up some nice fish keeping the bait at about 50 feet deep back in some of the major creeks. The best locations to start looking for this species are from the Robinson area down to the dam and also back to the Big Creek area. They will be up in the 30 feet range early in the morning, then head deeper as the sun comes up.

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FOURTH DIVISION 71PR-2019-52 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALLEN DAVID ISOM, deceased

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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 Formosa Church of Christ. 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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Going in

A Star is born

July 9, 2019

Come on, Bullet, let’s play.

Part 3

stands there and looks just a great big puppy at me, "Come on Pop, now. Though I had prob(Robert R. Gaut journals throw it out again.” lems yesterday when the first year of German Star got by me and ran shepherd Star's life) Sept. 10 up to Colt and startA little cool at 65 de- ed barking at him, I got Sept. 1 grees but awesome, out there quick and got Good Saturday Star is really getting with things settled down but Morning Folks, ever have the act now. First thing I could feel the tension one of those mornings she did was get a ball in Colt as he growled at where you just didn't and when I picked it up her, but he stayed calm feel like doing anything, she just started hop- and it worked out well. well this AM was one of ping around all excited Star is just a great big them but I got out and so I threw it out and she puppy and doesn't know forced myself to take the bailed right in.

Colt can hurt her real mutts to the pond and bad when she can chew now I am feeling much Sept. 13 on Sig and Remmie and better. Star is retrieving A Mutts Tail they take it. Colt will not This evening I took and I can't find his muzbig time now and running and swimming with Ruger, Colt, and the Ink zle, think he must have Remmie on Bull Frog spots to the pond. First done something with it.

Patrol, I knew this day thing Ruger brought me would come and it was a ball and I threw it out Sept. 18 It’s late and I just such an awesome en- for him then Colt wantjoyment watching these ed to go out so I threw got home. If you have two. Now when Star one out for him, but he never tried to change gets in the mud I just get changed his mind and sheets and make your a couple of tennis balls Ruger brought both of bed with a 4-1/2-monthand the games begin, them in, so I threw them old 40-pound German she is such a wonder out again and Ruger shepherd puppy wound and delight and so full of brought them both back up tight, you have never again. He wanted to go lived. Man she is quick energy. T Star was the first out again so I threw both and turning into a squirone in the water and re- of them way out and he rel, she is bringing in trieved for me in the went out and got both, acorns and playing with shallow water. One time but this time when he them, what a mess, but she hit the ball with her came in he ran right by what can I say, she is my paw and pushed it out me and into the woods, mess. into the deep water, she when he came out of calmly swam out and the woods he just had Sept. 19 Took the Pack to the got it and calmly swam one ball and dropped it back to shore and gave at my feet and started pond at 4:30 p.m., and me the ball then went boofing, he said "Pop it was hot at 93 degrees out again, so she has I'm fine with just one,” plus and no breeze at all. taken to the pond pret- so I threw it out and the I am soaked with sweat, ty fast but she has had games went on. Ruger it was like a sauna down plenty of mentors, and is one smart puppy and there. Star was in the she is one smart little I will be glad when Star pond when I got there gets old enough to re- and played and played. girl. trieve with him, they will Bullet got a little rough Sept. 3 make a great pair and its but Star holds her own She was a star this going to be fun. Y and will become domimorning. When I got to nate pretty soon. Star is the pond there she was Sept. 15 pretty sharp and already Started off a little knows several words, sitting in it and waiting for me, no more shallow rough but getting better. Do you want to "GO" water retrieving for this Been watching Star and to the pond or "GO" for 4-month-old girl, now Shasta play, Shasta has a walk and she gets all she goes in on the attack always been the Mama excited and heads to and looks at me just like Dog but has her paws full the front door. Knows Ruger does and says, with Star. They romped what "Stay" means, and played all over the knows what her name "Well, throw it out.” house this morning, is, knows "Come Here,” Sept. 7 Shasta would get on to also knows “No, don't Star is really getting her and she would run bite,” but ignores this good at swimming and around and grab Shas- one, and knows what retrieving, no hesita- ta's tail and boof at her. “get the ball” is. She altion now, she goes in on Star weighed 40 pounds so knows how much the attack then brings this morning at 4-1/2 she can get by with; with the ball to me and just months old and she is each of the larger dogs

and with me of course. nice and quiet, what can She is a mess.

I say other than if I survive this puppyhood I Sept. 22 am going to have one Good wet and hell of a buddy. windy Saturday morning. Corky got me up Sept. 23 Good Sunday mornat 5, took one look out the front door and head- ing, it’s a cool 60 deed for his chair. I took grees, light wind, cloudy, Star out in the rain, first misty and foggy but time she had been in the we don't care. On our rain and wasn't too sure morning get-about Star what was gong on and was the one and onheaded back into the ly one that got in the pond and I finally got house.

I need some help, a shot of her in mid-air help, this little wild thing, going into the pond afwell she isn't so lit- ter a ball. Kind of hard to tle anymore at around get, holding a ball in my 43 pounds and 4-1/2 left hand and throwing it months old, is very un- and trying to get a phoruly, bossy, nosy, curi- to at the same time, but ous, chewy, and is taking it did happen. She is 4 over this house. Guess months and 3 weeks old they are all housebound today and she is doing because of the rain but pretty darn good for bethis little girl is sure ing just a puppy, never keeping me on my toes, seen a Mutt take to the but then again when I go water this fast except for to bed and she snuggles Ruger. up close and lays there

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I also introduced Colt to Star this afternoon, didn't go very well, she barked at him, and nobody has ever had the nerve to bark at him, but I had a tight grip on his collar and kept him sort of calm. I will definitely have to get a muzzle for him.

Spent the evening with the Critters down at the pond as the Sun was setting.

Star doesn't wade into the pond anymore, she just jumps in. I heard a big splash behind me and turned around and Star had jumped in and was swimming across the pond, it is around 90 feet across at this point, she never slowed down or looked back, she had seen Shasta across the pond and wanted to go and see her, so she did.

She is very impulsive.