The Voice of Van Buren County - October 6, 2020

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Covid-19 cases not subsiding throughout U.S. Watching the president of the United States going through a serious illness is jarring to many Americans.

Since Friday, President Donald Trump has been at Walter Reed Medical Center where he is receiving occasional oxygen and experimental treatments at a state-of-the art facility. (At press time, Trump had just announced he would be returning to the White House on Monday evening.) Trump said early on that he would not be wearing a mask because it was not a look he wanted to promote when meeting with queens,

princes and heads of state, and he has mocked Democratic opponent Joe Biden for standing “200 feet away” from an audience and wearing a huge mask.

While Trump has been hospitalized, 140,000 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the United States. There have been about 2,000 Covid-related deaths during the same period.

The nation’s top infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the current baseline average of around 40,000 new cases a day heading into the fall and winter when peo-

ple spent more time indoors was a danger sign.

Apparently an event to introduce Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court was a superspreader with at least eight people who attended now diagnosed with Covid-19. The latest to announce a positive test result is press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

In a very informal poll, Voice readers say the president’s Covid battle makes no difference in how they will vote.

“No difference,” said one reader.

“Covid 19 is a virus, anyone can get it.”

Coronavirus By the numbers - Oct. 4 Van Buren County

• Total Cumulative Cases: 178 • Total Active Cases: 7 • Total Recovered Cases: 168 • Total Deaths: 3 Arkansas

• State/Oct. 4 • New cases: 488 • Active cases: 7,222 • Hospitalized: 509 • Ventilators: 89 • Total deaths: 1,425

President Trump spent a few nights at Walter Reed Medical Center.

Machete used during dispute

Southside Batesville 38, Clinton 21 Jackets suffer fifth straight loss this season. More photos, Pages 6-7.

(Photo by Denise Geer Burgess)

Police chief applications received Mayor Richard McCormac says he has received about a half dozen applica-

tions to be Clinton’s next police chief and he will start looking them over next week.

John Willoughby has announced he is retiring from the position at the end of October. He said there are several reasons

for his decision including health and stress, and it's time to hang it up.

McCormac said he will discuss the applicants with City Council members soon.

A Fairfield Bay man has been arrested after a domestic dispute on Sept. 30, 2020, at the Banner Mountain home of his girlfriend’s father.

Michael Sheriff, 47, has been charged with aggravated assault, a Class D felony; criminal mischief, a Class D felony; and domestic battery-third degree, a Class D felony.

Sheriff had been drinking all day and was destroying property with a machete, according to an affidavit for arrest. Sheriff was aggressive toward deputies, the document states.

A neighbor told deputies that Sheriff waved a machete at her and said, “You don’t know who you’re messing with,” the document states.

The day after the disturbance, the sister of Sheriff’s girlfriend volunteered

a written statement that her stomach hurt where he had pushed and pulled on her. She is 20 weeks pregnant, the affidavit states.

2 charged after stop

Two people were arrested Sept. 24, 2020, after a search of the vehicle in which they were traveling turned up a cut straw with residue, according to an affidavit for arrest. Before arriving at the jail the driver acknowledged that she also had a pipe with residue that the passenger, identified as Zachary Padgett, made her hide in her bra, the document states. At the jail, a marijuana pipe was found on Padgett, the document states.

Kristen Brickley, 24, of Higden has been charged with possession of a controlled sub-

stance-methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class D felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony; and some traffic violations.

Padgett, 24, of Quitman has been charged with possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class D felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D felony; tampering with physical evidence; possession of tattoo instruments without a license; and furnishing prohibited articles.

Man faces drug charge

Charles Williams, 39, of Bee Branch has been charged with possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine after Deputy Ethan Ward reported seeing Wilson toss a plastic bag over the top of the car near the intersection of Cemetery Road and Highway 65 on Sept. 9, according to an affidavit for arrest.

Police chief applications received

Little gardener - Kaelyx Murray likes helping his great-grandmother Thelma Murray gather produce in the garden wagon.

(Photo courtesy of Thelma Murray)

Mayor Richard McCormac says he has received about a half dozen applications to be Clinton’s next police chief and he will start looking them over next week.

John Willoughby has announced he is retiring from the position at the end of October. He said there are several reasons for his decision including health and stress, and it's time to hang it up.

McCormac said he will discuss the applicants with City Council members soon.

Robert Snyder of Clinton was winner of the People’s Choice award at Saturday’s Roadkill Cookoff. More photos, Page 3

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’70s favorites slip away

Brock

Gibson

Opinion My Turn

By Anita Tucker/Voice Editor

There goes another little piece of my heart.

One of my earliest memories is me, probably 4 or 5, moping around in the dining room and kitchen while my family watched a baseball game. It was the Orioles, I don’t remember who they were playing.

My mom came through and I said to her very solemnly, “It’s really not just a game, is it?” “No,” she said, “it’s not.”

Over the years, I turned into a baseball fan, too, and as anybody growing up in Arkansas in the late 1960s-70s, the St. Louis Cardinals were the favored team.

In the past month, two of those St. Louis stars have died.

The first was Lou Brock, base stealer extraordinaire, who was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, June 18, 1939.

He was a joy to watch, playing with the Cardinals from 19641979. Brock became the first player to steal 50 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.

Brock had battled health problems including multiple myeloma for several years. Brock

Reddy

died Sept. 6, 2020. He was 81.

The next baseball giant to pass away was Bob Gibson, the greatest pitcher in Cardinals history. He was a Cy Young Award winner and made nine All-Star teams. He is on record saying he hated the All Star games because he had to be friendly with men who were usually his opponents.

He played with the Cardinals from1959-1975, delaying his entry into baseball by a year to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Gibson was fierce, famously telling his catcher Tim McCarver that the “only thing you know about pitching is you can’t hit it.”

Dusty Baker says Hank Aaron gave him some advice on dealing with Gibson: “Don't dig in against Bob Gibson, he'll knock you down.

He'd knock down his own grandmother if she dared to challenge him.

Don't stare at him, don't smile at him, don't talk to him. He doesn't like it.”

He may not have been a nice guy, we know where they finish, but he sure was the one Cardinals fans wanted to see on the mound.

Gibson was born November 9, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska. He finally met an opponent he couldn’t strike

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Davis out and died October 2, 2020, from pancreatic cancer. He was 84.

Next up on my list of ’70s favs gone too soon is Australian pop singer Helen Reddy.

She has become something of a joke among my peers these days, but I think that’s unfair.

Besides the women’s anthem “I Am Woman,” she had 15 singles in the Top 40 in the 1970s.

Reddy said she was looking for songs to record which reflected a positive self-image for women but could not find any, so "I realized I was going to have to write it myself.” The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1972.

When she earned a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Reddy concluded her acceptance speech by famously thanking God "because she makes everything possible.”

Reddy helmed the 1973 summer replacement series for The Flip Wilson Show. I never missed it. She had a unique voice and some good songs.

Reddy was born October 25, 1941, in Melbourne, Australia.

In August 2015, it was revealed that she was diagnosed with See My Turn on page 8

Dear Editor: It has been over a month since the last of the cowboys left Clinton.

This year was the 35th time men, women and children have made their pilgrimage to the Eoff Ranch for the Labor Day festivities.

While I think we can all agree the event has a substantial positive economic impact for our community, some citizens in our area take to social media each year to condemn the event.

They will invariably speak of the drunken cowboys and the absolutely terrible things that take place on the ranch.

The subject matter ranges from outright heathenism to the most barbaric animal abuse imaginable.

This year the wailing and gnashing of teeth was ramped up to a whole new level with some decrying “Clinton will be wiped off of the map” if the races are allowed to go on.

To me it felt like more of the same ole banter that plays out every year with a Covid twist for 2020.

After reading the safety plan the Eoffs submitted to the Arkansas Department of Health and taking a tour of the ranch with Dan, my wife and I wanted to see for ourselves why so many people gravitate back to Clinton each year for this event.

We already had had a hint. Dan’s enthusiasm and passion are contagious.

From the moment we got out of the truck the first day, we were greeted by some of the

October 6, 2020 finest folks you would ever care to meet.

We visited with folks from all over the country and from our talks found them to be family oriented, patriotic Americans of faith.

Almost all of them knew we were newcomers to the ranch. It could have been they didn’t remember us, but more than likely it was because we were not dressed the way they were. Without a doubt, I looked like a tourist wearing a camouflage, Hawaiian style shirt and black golf shorts.

The events on the ranch during the week ranged from rodeo type activities, children’s activities with ponies, two church services with Faron Rogers, concerts, food, races, trail rides and a lot of horses and wagons cruising around.

We visited with friends at their camp until almost midnight.

It was interesting to learn many of the folks have had the same campsites for decades and have the same neighbors. They may only see these folks once a year for nine days, but they are neighbors.

A nice gentleman came out and put a light on the side of his camper so we wouldn’t have to sit in the dark as we visited.

Someone else brought ice to our friends, because they had overheard them mention needing to pick some up. Our friends brought canned jellies and garden vegetables to share with their neighbors.

There is a sense of community on the ranch like I haven’t seen since I was a kid.

We saw many young children walking in their parents’ and grandparents’ footsteps.

Everyone was respectful, caring, good ole country folks.

Dan said “we used to hoop and holler and party when we first got married. When we had our children we started calming down and now that we have our grandchildren we have really calmed down. It’s a family deal now. We have a lot of older people come to see their grandkids. It’s wonderful, gosh it’s nice. We are for the kids.”

We found Dan’s statement to be spot on. We saw no one intoxicated and no animal abuse while on the ranch.

It is safe to say, race week was the best vacation we have had in years.

I have heard it said: It is at times like these we find out who our friends are.

Dan and Peggy invited people to come to a safe place. What we found was not only a safe place, but an area filled with old friends and several new friends we didn’t know were missing from our lives.

On the first day of the races we had 34 active virus cases in the county.

Fourteen days after the cowboys left, we had dropped to 16 cases and this weekend we had fallen to only 6.

The Chuckwagon Races are far more beneficial than the economic impact they bring to our community. This event is a good thing and it needs to continue forever.

Warren Johnson Clinton

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Someone’s drawing water from the well THAT

BANNER MOUNTAIN GIRL

On Banner Mountain, I stand looking at the house, now empty, with brush around it, deserted, falling down.

I see the well, still covered. I listen for the sounds of laughter!

Echoing from the past, the sounds ring in my heart. In a flash of memory, someone's drawing water from the well, and the empty house is filled with warmth and encircled by a patch of green yard grass that beckons to bare feet. From the flue, a string of blue smoke moves slowly to meet the sky. By the wood stove, a mother stands preparing an evening meal.

On a hill behind the house leads a path in-

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to the woods. At the end of the trail a quarter-mile away is a tworoom schoolhouse.

Outside the schoolhouse sits a dusty, red dog, called Fuzzy. His ears stand up as the teacher jingles the final bell. Children pour out in a rush and those who ride the school bus climb in. Others begin their stroll homeward in three directions, down a road or well-worn trails. Two small girls come and Fuzzy follows them. They hurry down the trail, and soon they arrive home and tumble into the kitchen where the mother stands waiting.

I am the older of those two children.

And we are the young-

est of seven.

And as I stand looking at the house, now empty, with brush around it, deserted, falling down, I wish I could be a child again, and put my bare feet into a creek on a hot, summer day.

And wish . . . that I could touch the velvety soft moss growing in the woods, and hear again the crackle of dry leaves under my feet.

And draw water from the well . . .

I wish I could hear the whippoorwill across the hollow on a warm night. And that I could sit on the front porch again with Mama and Daddy, my sister, Yvonne, and my brother, Bill. Just sit there, not talking much. Then wander about in the yard, trying to stay cool.

Then wash my feet in a washpan of cold water, throw the water into the yard and go into the house and go to bed.

I wish I could hear

the mockingbird, perched on the roof of the house, singing to the night.

And see again the morning sun upon the tall, thick yard grass, and look at hollyhocks that Mama planted beside the garden fence.

Draw water from the well . . .

Watch Mama milk old Jerse, and later help Mama churn butter in an old-fashioned churn with a dash.

Watch Daddy plow the fields. Pick fluffy, white cotton and put it in the pick-sack trailing behind me.

And as I stand beside the house, I recall the peach tree at the edge of the back porch. It not only supplied fruit for my family, it also provided Mama with the necessary tool to make us kids behave. I liked taking Mama a peach tree limb when she needed to discipline my brother or sister.

I wish I could once again trade a warm egg to the peddler for some bubble gum. Meet Piggee, the mailman, at the mailbox to see what delightful cards, catalogues, and letters he would bring.

Read again the letters from my best friend, Inez, and that Piggee delivered the same day she mailed them, by hand-canceling the three-cent stamp. See Mama, sitting in the shade of the peach tree, shelling beans from the garden, then stopping to read a letter Piggee had brought –– a letter from my older brother who was overseas during the war.

And listen to Mama visit with her neighbors, Mary, Roxie and Verna . . . hear Roxie say, "All seasons have beauty if you look for it. In the spring, everything is tender. In the summer, it's full-grown. In the fall, everything is all

colors."

She didn't speak of winter, but I recall the winters –– the rabbit ice, the first flakes of snow hurriedly falling, and Mama saying, "Look! The old goose is losing her feathers!"

I remember growing up, and with Inez, Doris, and Lois Jean watching for the boys to go by. I remember the pie suppers and boys collecting money to buy the cake for the prettiest girl.

I remember the church dinners on tablecloths spread "on the ground" and the rich taste of cream pies, coconut pies, and how the people visited with each other. Children playing and laughing. Time unhurried and happy.

I cannot be a child again but I'm thankful for Banner Mountain –– whippoorwills, picking cotton and drawing water from the well.

For the record/September Marriages

Kristi French Theresa Holley vs Danny Holley Kaycee Blakeley vs Damian Blakeley Caden Waldrop vs Courtney Waldrop Mary Pricer vs Melvin Pricer Rebecca Rolen vs Billy Rolen Amanda Allen vs Michael Allen Devon Hicks vs Zachary Gill Thomas Thompson vs Kendra Thompson Jamie Duncan vs vs Sally Duncan

Chase Heiser, 20, Clinton and Lorene Robbins, 21, Clinton Tyler Shultz, 21, Clinton and Chelsie Milligan, 22, Clinton Hunter Linn, 22, Cleveland and Chloe Ray, 22, Cleveland Terry Drew, 56, Clinton and Marlissa Swofford, 57, Clinton Martin Anthony, 46, Clinton and Daphne Redding, 47, Clinton

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Obituaries

David Cullum

David Willie Cullum, 60, of Choctaw, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life Tuesday, September 29, 2020. David was born in Clinton, Arkansas, February 23, 1960 to the late Leon and Helen (Barnum) Cullum.

He is proceeded in death by his parents.

Left to cherish his memory are his sisters Tammie Cullum and Lisa Walker; brothers Ricky Cullum, Harvey Cullum, Wendell Cullum; and many other relatives and friends.

You hardly ever saw David without a smile on his face.

He had laughter that made you want to laugh too. David never complained and fussed about things in life. He loved everyone he met. He will be missed dearly by all those that knew him.

Graveside services were 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at Huie Cemetery.

ner, 76, died Sunday, September 27, 2020, in Conway, Arkansas, with his family by his side. Leo was born on January 10, 1944, and is formerly from Scotland, Arkansas, where he graduated from Scotland High School and played on the basketball team. He had a long career hauling milk from local dairy farms to milk producers in Central Arkansas. Leo grew up on a logging farm.

Leo is survived by his wife of over 22 years, Juanita Stevenson Garner; two sons, Ritchie Garner (Carrie), Wayne Burkett (Susie); two daughters, LeAnn Garner and Rebecca Johnson (Marlon); 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Leo is preceded in death by his parents, Villar and Hazel Massey Garner; his brother, Verlon Garner; his son, Ronnie Burkett and his daughter, Cathy Burkett.

Funeral service was 2 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Roller-McNutt in Conway with interment at Beryl Cemetery in Vilonia.

George Daniel

George Elmer Daniel, age 82, a life-long resident of Marshall, Arkansas passed peacefully at his home on Monday, SeptemLeo Garner ber 28, 2020. George Arnold “Leo” Gar- was born in Little

Rock, Arkansas on July 8, 1938 to Elmer Hatchett Daniel and Pearl Ferguson Daniel.

George served faithfully as a member of the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky until his honorable discharge in 1961. After leaving the military, George attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville until 1963 when he returned to Marshall just prior to obtaining his bachelor degree, to assist his mother after a fire in the family business. He would continue to work at E. Daniel Hardware for the next 57 years.

He was a member of the Marshall Volunteer Fire Department and a lifelong member of the Marshall United Methodist Church.

George was a 61 year Mason and loyal member of Calf Creek Lodge 426 and Witts Springs Lodge 603.

George was a wonderful combination of contradictions that meshed into a man who was larger than life. The entire county knew that George could be found sitting on his stool at E. Daniel Hardware wearing his trademark Big Smith overalls and offering free coffee and other refreshments to all who entered.

George is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Alice N. Daniel; four daughters, Alice Lee Fitts (Pat) of Little Rock, Susan Housley (Larry) of Chimes, Sarah Oxner (Michael) of Searcy and Georgia Lou Wooten of Jonesboro; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Martha Grace "Jackie" Bianchi (Pete) of

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Conway; one brother, James W. Daniel of Maumelle; and numerous other family and friends.

George is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Dr. Sam V. Daniel and Dr. Charles D. Daniel.

Graveside services were 1 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2020 at East Lawn Cemetery with Masonic honors.

Arvina D. Bryan

Arvina D. Bryan, age 89 of Leslie, Arkansas passed from this life on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Ozark Health in Clinton, Arkansas. She was born in Big Flat, Arkansas on January 12, 1931 to Columbus House and Zola Smith House.

A full obituary and service information is pending. Burial will be in Marshall Memorial Gardens.

Richard Crossno

Richard “Rick” Alan Crossno, 62, of Damascus passed from this earthly home on Wednesday, Septem-

October 6, 2020 ber 30, 2020 from complications of an automobile accident on August 23, 2020.

He was an Army veteran. Rick was retired from Kimberly Clark. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and was active in masonry and past master of lodge 290 in Greenbrier.

He was born to the late Nolen Eugene Crossno and Patsy Lane on July 10, 1958 at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Mitchell Eugene Crossno and Michael Crossno.

He is survived by his wife, Della Joan Crossno; a son, Mi-

chael Hopper of Dallas, Texas; daughters, Krista (Billy) Sweeney of Toledo, Ohio, Ricki Crossno of Conway; his mother, Patsy Lane; a sister, Pattie Sutherland of Greenbrier; step-children; Dana (Bill) Brown, Cecil (Lori) Harmon, Danny Joe (Amanda) Harmon, all of Damascus, and Crystal (William) Fitzgerald of Greenbrier; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous other friends and family members.

Services were 2 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2020. Interment will be at Holland Cemetery in Gravesville, Arkansas.

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

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Art contest - South Side students were recognized in the 29th Annual Preserve our Past art contest. The had to draw a building that was 100 years old or older in our community.

9th-graders Brent Wall received 1st place; Natalie Leslie received honorable mention; and Kaylea Roberson received 2nd place.Their artwork is hanging at the Historic Arkansas Museum through October.

(Photo by Wendy Gross)

South Side Hornets Basketball 2020-2021

Scholarship winner - Graysen Berry, a 2020 graduate of Shirley High School, was awarded the W.H. and Veda McCaslin scholarship from Arkansas Telephone Co. She is attending Arkansas Tech University and plans to major in nursing or elementary education. Graysen is the daughter of Brian and Sandra Berry of Shirley.

This won’t hurt a bit - A student prepares for his shot at Clinton Elementary School’s flu clinic last week. (Photo from Facebook)

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Yellow Jackets football

Photos by Denise Geer Burgess

Jackets lose road game The Yellow Jackets and the Southside Batesville Southerners played to a tie in the first quarter of Friday night’s game. But the Southerners put on a burst of offense in the second quarter on their home field, scoring 17 points.

It was Senior Night for Southside and they got their first conference win of the season with the victory over Clinton. The Jackets fall to 5 losses with no wins for the season.

Clinton received to start the game. Jacob Hutto picked up 32 yards on the opening carry. The Jackets put the first score on the board, but Batesville lost no time answering, scoring a touchdown in three plays.

The Jackets went 50 yards in one play on a halfback pass and made the score 14-7.

Again, the Southerners answered with their own touchdown and quickly added a safety, moving ahead

16-14.

Another touchdown put Southside up 2314. The Jackets failed to cover the onside kick, resulting in another Southerners touchdown and the score was 31-14.

In the third quarter, a pass from Harley Tobin to Blaine Emberton added 7 to Clinton’s score, making it 31-21.

The Southerners added one more touchdown in the fourth quarter, winning the game 38-21.

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NEXT UP: Clinton goes on the road again, this time to Little Rock Mills. 7 p.m. Friday.

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James & Joyce Burns Scotland

Fall is in the air and I turned on the heat for about 15 minutes one morning last week to take the chill out of the air. We will just turn around and it will be Halloween. Time really flies.

Still no breakfast this month at the Scotland School. Maybe when the danger of the virus is past.

James seems a little stronger so maybe he will heal faster that expected. We have been told to be extra cautious about the virus. We are asking all of our friends to call or visit through the window and sit on the porch and to wear a mask. Thanks for understanding.

James Forman had surgery on his shoulder last week. He is doing fine.

Have a great week and stay safe. Call 5923935 if you have Scotland news.

Thelma Murray Shirley

I talked to Gerald Harper. He is doing well

at Indian Rock Village in Fairfield Bay. Ronnie Ward's memorial fund has gone up to $590, that is great. I will let you know if it gets bigger. This memorial fund is for the Shirley Museum and Calla Linn and her sister Glenda really appreciate all who have donated.

Karen Howard of Fairfield Bay, Sandie Chism Lambert and a friend Sandee of Pekin, Illinois visited Calla Linn for about two hours on Friday. Sandie Chism is the daughter of Calla's dear friends from years ago. They enjoyed catching up on family matters. Sandie Chism also attended church with Calla on Sunday.

Aurora Linn spent Saturday night and attended church on Sunday with her grandmother Calla Linn.

Saturday, Wanda Poynor and Carolyn Ussery attended a wedding shower for their great niece Emma French. It was at the home of her mother Sarah Avery of Vilonia and it was Sarah's birthday. Sarah is Jim Hooten's daughter.

Sunday was Paul Poynor's birthday and those who helped him celebrate were Carol Willie of Greenbrier, Shawnee Freeman and sons Payton and Bentley of Dover and son Paul J. and Misty Poynor of Ola. Paul was celebrating 71 years.

Other 1970s notables who passed away See My Turn in September were on page 8 the one and only Mrs. dementia.

She suffered from Addison’s disease and dementia in her later years. She died September 29, 2020, in Los Angeles. No cause was given.

And finally there is Mac Davis who had a fun variety show from 1974-76. But more importantly, he was a songwriter penning tunes for Elvis Presley such as “Memories," "In the Ghetto,” "Don't Cry Daddy,” and "A Little Less Conversation.”

He also wrote “Watching Scotty Grow,” which became a No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit for Bobby Goldsboro in 1971.

Later, Davis would have a solo career, producing such hits as "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me.” He was born January 21, 1942, in Lubbock, Texas. Davis died September 29, 2020, from complications following heart surgery.

He was 78.

Thursday, Carlene Rushing's best friend from high school, Mary Otterpohl Elliott of Bella Vista, came by and spent the day with her.

Mary was in the area visiting family.

Visiting Lois Compton was her cousin Karen Christfer and they went out for dinner at The Little Red Resturant. Sunday, Lois and Kathy Berry went to Wal-Mart and this is news because it has been months since Lois has been able to go shopping because of her health and it is great to see her able to go.

Fairfield Bay

There have been reports of sightings of a coyote in front of the Senior Center for a couple of nights last week. Keep an eye on small pets.

Patsy Ward Formosa

Donna and Richard Sherrod met their son David and his wife Tabby at Quitman on Thursday and had dinner at The Dawg House Restaurant. David and Tabby were headed Peel, Diana Rigg; Kojak’s Kevin Dobson; and football great Gale Sayers.

for Dallas to visit their daughter.

Donna and Richard have been working in the yard and doing some painting.

David and Pinyan Story have been working in DeLane's yard and garden this week.

Vernon and Norma Cox came to visit them on Wednesday.

Thelma Murray and I went to Conway again this week. I had a doctor's appointment. I got a good report, so I guess I'm gonna make it for a while!

Condolences go out to the families that have lost loved ones.

I know they will miss them very much. I pray they will have peace and comfort during this time.

God bless all with a good week.

Astronomy report

October is a busy month in the sky with a combination of meteor showers, close approaches, and oppositions.

October 7-8 is the peak of the Draconid Meteor Shower. This northern hemisphere constellation can be spotted near the bright star of Vega on the night of October 7 and into the morning of the 8th, when the meteor shower is expected to peak.

On October 10 the Southern Taurids shows off a maximum of 5 meteors per hour.

On October 13, the waning moon and bright Venus will pass closer than usual. And the 13th is also a great night look for Mars. The Red Planet will be at opposition and brightly lit by the sun. It will be in the constellation Pisces, high in the southern sky.

CLUBS The Idlehour Bridge Club played on Danna Hensley's porch. High Conie Reamey; second - Mary Edwards; traveling - Sue West; bingo Rita Bintliff.

October 6, 2020

Meetings 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 Commu-

nity 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, Administration 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.

Van Buren County Library board of directors meetings are held at 4 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the library meeting room.

County vote centers • Van Buren County Library in Clinton • First Baptist Church in Fairfield Bay • Dennard Fire Department • Bee Branch Fire Department • Polls open at 7:30 a.m., close at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day Early voting begins Oct. 19 and runs through Nov. 2 • Oct. 19-23 - 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Oct. 24 - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Oct. 26-30 - 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Oct. 31 - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Nov. 2 - 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

We're looking for some snoops to get us the scoops on your neighbors.

Contact voiceeditor@artelco.com if you're interested.

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Fun & Games

Weekly Crossword

Page 9

Puzzle solutions on page 7

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.

TV Trivia What was the name of Mr. Ed’s owner?

Where was Laverne and Shirley set?

Who won $2.5 million on Jeopardy in 2004?

Who played Michael Knight in Knight Rider?

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Van Buren County Views

Burt Bradley en route to Shirley, Arkansas, January 1917.

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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 Harmony Mountain 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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Classifieds • Legal ANNOUNCEMENTS

MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

LEGAL

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Shop Booth 94 at Howard's Antiques for crocheted items, knickknacks, dishes and jewelry.

•••• Office or Retail Sites for lease 2000 to 2500 sq ft •••• NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER Call: 501-253-0924

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS FIRST DIVISION NO. 71CV-20-92 BEN C. MATTOCKS PETITIONER VS. MELISSA DEHAVEN, and any unknown spouse or heirs; and The following lands in Van Buren County, Arkansas: LOT 58 BLOCK 19 LAKEWOOD ADDITION, FAIRFIELD BAY, AR RESPONDENTS NOTICE OF QUIET TITLE ACTION

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will be taking applications for a CDL driver, class A or B.

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Applicants must have a clean driving record, must be reliable, and must be able to pass a drug test.

Applications may be picked up at FL Davis Cash Lumber 160 Park St. Clinton, AR 72031

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PERSONALS

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All persons, firms, corporations, or improvement districts that can set up any right to the property so conveyed and forfeited must appear and show cause why the title to the surface of the real property should not be confirmed, quieted, and vested in the Petitioner in fee simple on or before 30 days from the first publication of this notice and assert his/her title or interest in said property and to demonstrate why title to this property should not be quieted and confirmed in Petitioner.

If no one has so appeared within the time allowed by law, then the Petition shall be taken as confessed and the Court shall render a final decree confirming said sale.

WITNESS my hand and seal of the Court this 13th day of August, 2020. /S/ DEBBIE GRAY VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK BY /s/ Olivia Gilmore D.C. Prepared by: Melanie Beltran Attorney at Law Sprott, Golden & Bardwell PO Box 1155 184 Griggs St. Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-3111 office mb.beltranlaw@gmail.com

FIRST DIVISION 71PR-20-86 and 71PR-20-51 IN THE MATTER OF BRAIDEN ANTHONY BLAZE WATKINS, a minor child 71PR-20-86 IN THE MATTER OF SUMMER MICHELLE WATKINS, a minor child 71PR-20-51 WARNING ORDER TO: James Anthony Watkins You are hereby warned to appear in the Circuit Court of Van Buren County within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication of the Warning Order and answer the petition filed in the above styled matter.

Your failure to file a written answer within thirty (30) may bar you from answering or asserting any defense you have.

Given under my hand and seal this 10 day of September , 2020.

VAN BUREN COUNTY CLERK /s/ Debbie Gary

BY Debbie Gray Circuit Clerk

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS FOURTH DIVISION NO. 71PR-20-56 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA TONY’ANN WALKER, deceased NOTICE OF PROBATE Last known address of decedent: 1686 Henderson Road, Clinton, Van Buren County, Arkansas Date of death: December 20, 2017.

The decedent died intestate.

Lori Ann Fregia was appointed Administratrix of the Estate of the above-named decedent on September 16, 2020.

All persons having claims against the estate, including those for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent, 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.

This notice first published the 29th day of September, 2020. /s/ Ralph J. Blagg Ralph J. Blagg, AR Bar No. 73178 THE BLAGG LAW FIRM 168 Court Street P.O. Box 1169 Clinton, Arkansas 72031 (501) 745-4302

Call me at 870-221-1621 or 501-581-7864

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Apartments and mobile homes in Bee Branch area. $450-$650/month.

Deposit required.

LOT 58, BLOCK 19, SECTION 9-T11N-12W, LAKEWOOD ADDITION, IDENTIFIED BY THE VAN BUREN COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE AS PARCEL NUMBER 4400-19058-0000.

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As required by A.C.A. § 26-38-203, et seq., notice is hereby given that a Petition has been filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Van Buren, Arkansas, to quiet and confirm title in the surface rights of the following described property in Van Buren County, Arkansas which was sold under the authority of Act 626 of 1983, as amended, at a public sale of tax delinquent lands after the property remained unredeemed following the expiration of the time required by law, and by Limited Warranty Deed from the Commissioner of State Lands of the State of Arkansas to Ben C. Mattocks to:

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALE JAMES SKUDLARCZYK, deceased NOTICE OF PROBATE Last known address of decedent: Indian Rock Village Health Center and Nursing Home, Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County, Arkansas Date of death: June 18, 2019.

Christopher Emmer was appointed Executor of the Estate of the above-named decedent on September 16, 2020.

All persons having claims against the estate, including those for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent, 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.

This notice first published the 29th day of September, 2020. /s/ Ralph J. Blagg Ralph J. Blagg, AR Bar No. 73178 THE BLAGG LAW FIRM 168 Court Street P.O. Box 1169 Clinton, Arkansas 72031 (501) 745-4302

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Fishing Report

Kara Reinbolt from Holiday Island recently brought in this nice 23-inch rainbow trout on the Beaver Lake tailwater. Photo provided by Austin Kennedy.

Central Arkansas

Little Red River

(updated 9-302020) Greg Seaton of littleredflyfishingtrips. com (501-690-9166) said the river remains clear and low with minimum generation in the afternoons. The last two days the schedule has been one unit for 2 hours beginning at 4 p.m. Rainbows are taking small flies in the 18-to-20-inch range with mayfly nymphs, emergers and midge pupa being good choices. Small tippet and good presentations are required in the low-water conditions. The river is the lowest it has been in some time, so use care when motoring.

The rocks always win!

Greers Ferry Lake

As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 459.88 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl). (updated 9-302020) Fish ’N Stuff (501834-5733) in Sherwood says the water is clear and a little low. Bass are fair on drop-shot in

15 feet of water. Also use Carolina rigs, and try a topwater bait early in the morning or late in the evening. Walleye are good. Drop-shotting and nightcrawlers is working on the main and secondary points in 15 feet of water.

North Arkansas

White River Resort (870453-2424) says fishing is great this week for rainbows, while browns are slowing down a little. River clarity is “really good,” they report.

River level is normal, as the Army Corps of Engineers has been running eight generators roundthe-clock. Overall trout bite is excellent.

White River

Bull Shoals Lake

(updated 9-302020) Cotter Trout Dock (870-435-6525) said they’re starting to see some nip in the air – autumn's finally popping out. Cool mornings, warm days, perfect weather for float fishing on the White for trout.

The rainbow catch has been fabulous; they're snapping up the shrimp and worm combo.

Good sizes among the catch, too; there were several rainbows measured at 16 inches or above. “We are seeing a few grasshoppers out there now, so the hopper patterns and baits should lure some trout to the anglers. Come out and spend some time with us on the river – you won't regret it.” (updated 9-302020) Sportsman’s

As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 668.13 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 661.20 feet msl). Table Rock Lake above Bull Shoals on Wednesday was at 915.65 feet msl (normal conservation pool is 917.00 feet msl). (updated 9-302020) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock reports that even though Bull Shoals Lake has dropped considerably since the summer, there is still limited access to the ramps.

He says the pattern is “September junk fishing right now.” The Army Corps of Engineers has been pumping the water out, which has some of the fish moving out on the points,

and there’s baitfish suspended deep off the points. Target 10-15 feet depth in the early morning, then 22-28 feet with a drop-shot later in the day. “Find the bait, find the fish,” Del says.

If it’s hot, go deep. If it’s cloudy and windy, go shallow. He’s been getting up early for the topwater bite with poppers, and Berkley Wake Bait has been good.

Try Whopper Plopper, a buzzbait or chatterbait for power fishing “shallow” if it’s cloudy or stormy. Target shallow flats close to old creek channels with runoff. Work major creeks halfway back and out to the main channel.

As the sun comes up, change tactics. Smallies and Kentucky bass (spots) are stacked out oblong main and secondary points, sunken islands, humps, channel swings, bluffs and bluff ends, but are closer to main lake points in 26-32 feet. With shad present, fish position will change depending on sun, wind, current, clouds, etc. The shad are moving and so are the fish. Try a half-ounce jig in green pumpkin orange or green pumpkin blue. Smallmouth are on gravel banks. Del notes that at least the big crowds are thinning on the lake, making angling better.

He says the clarity there is dingy to clear and the surface temperature is 75 degrees.

At his last check, the lake was 9 feet high and falling.

Norfork Tailwater

(updated 9-302020) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870435-2169) said Monday that Norfork Lake fell 1.8 feet to rest at

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3.9 feet above seasonal power pool of 555.75 feet msl and 20.3 feet below the top of flood pool. The Norfork Dam tailwater had wadable water at night.

Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes are dropping at an increased rate and consistent wadable water could be three weeks away.

The Norfork is fishing well. Navigate this stream with caution as things have changed a bit from flooding over the past couple of years. There has been major gravel recruitment at the bottom of Mill Pond and the dock hole. The most productive flies have been small midge patterns (sizes 18, 20, 22) like ruby midges, root beer midges, zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead) and soft hackles (sizes 14, 16) like the Green Butt. Egg patterns have also been productive.

Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. Try an egg pattern 18 inches below a cerise San Juan worm.

The fishing is better in the morning.

Dry Run Creek is fishing well. Expect less pressure during the week with school back in session. The Norfork National Fish Hatchery is open but the restrooms are still closed.

The hot flies have been sowbugs (size 14), Y2Ks (size 12), various colored San Juan worms (worm brown, red, hot fluorescent pink and cerise size 10) and mop flies.

the lake’s elevation at 1,120.43 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 1,121.00 feet msl). (updated 9-302020) Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said Beaver Lake is at normal levels and water temperature continues to drop with the cold nights. “Lake has almost turned over and I would say that within a week or two it will be done and fishing will uptick.

“Stripers have been hit and miss, with major movements happening daily. Many guides are struggling to put fish in the boat. I believe stripers are moving towards the Prairie Creek area at this time. Bass are schooling early and late; topwater will pick them off. Dropshot is working main lake points. Crappie are fair, look for brush in 12-25 feet of water.

Jigs and minnows are working and the bite is in transition from open water cranks to structure.

“The bite will continue to get better for all species in the next few weeks. So for everybody getting beat up by Beaver Lake lately, including myself, just hang on, help is on the way. The colder water and turnover will spark a fall bite.

“Bream and catfish are good. I am booking fall crappie and walleye trips. Check out NorthWest my Facebook page at Arkansas FishOn Guides Goshen Arkansas for updatBeaver Lake ed reports as condiAs of Wednes- tions change fast this day, the Army Corps time of the year.” of Engineers reports

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October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alivia Basham October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracey Bonds October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Byrd October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Hunt October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennie McClure October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexis Reyes October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Ross October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Smith October 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Standridge October 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grady Emerson October 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albert Hayness October 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McAllister October 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Mengus October 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Tharp October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Akers October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra Bledsoe October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra Donahue October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Duncan October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Pat Ellis October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Handley October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mildred Harris October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Paullin October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Tanner October 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Tatum

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October 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amber Arnold October 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny Brown October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Akers October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Clay October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Howard October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karl Lovell October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda Lowry October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Sawyer October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Tucker October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Burgess October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Gentry October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Graham October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caden Hickman October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GleeAnna Housley October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angie Martin October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny Mercer October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. D. Scritchfield October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly (Agan) Tester October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Bailey October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda Isabell October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Privitt October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Skudlarczyk October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amberlie (Dunham) October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lola Watts

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The Voice of Van Buren County

October 6, 2020

Fall offerings - Red amaranth and coleus, in the background orange peppers and sweet potatoes in pots, grow at Patsy Ward’s Formosa house.

(Photo by Patsy Ward)

40-year run for Clinton Theatre The Clinton Theatre closed in 1983. The building was demolished and a park is located on the lot today.

The Mack Evans family originally opened

the Clinton Theatre in Sid King and Victor the late 1930s or early Weber ran the theatre ’40s. during its final years.

(Photo and information Denzil Ott and his Courtesy of Ron Roberson/ family had the theater Warren Johnson VBC during the 1960s and Thanks for the Memories) part of the ’70s.

A barn owl soars.

Wings over Arkansas ready to soar

by Randy Zeller “We also have a Arkansas Game & Fish brochure filled with

With the fall migration of many bird species beginning, birdwatching enthusiasts and educators are just as excited as the most avid waterfowl hunter, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a great way to bring more birders into the watchable wildlife ranks. After 20 years the AGFC’s Wings Over Arkansas program has been revamped and is ready to share the outdoors with more people than ever before.

The program rewards birdwatchers for the number of different species they document in their birdwatching adventures with special certificates of recognition and pins they can display as they move up in the ranks.

“There are six levels of advancement to the program,” Kirsten Bartlow, Watchable Wildlife Program coordinator for the AGFC, said.

“You start at 25 species with the Carolina chickadee level, and top out at the swallow-tailed kite level when you record 300 separate species sightings.”

Participants in this free program receive an Arkansas Bird checklist as well as a free Arkansas Backyard Birds pocket guide to help them identify common species in The Natural State.

handy information to help you get started, including links to popular websites and apps to make your birding efforts more rewarding,” Bartlow said. “Smartphones were not as prevalent as they are today when the program was last updated, so we’re excited about telling people about all these resources at their fingertips.”

Bartlow worked with Karen Rowe, the AGFC’s Nongame Migratory Bird Program coordinator, to refine the list for the program and help beginning birders with the species they are most likely to encounter.

“It is not a complete list of every bird ever confirmed in Arkansas,” Rowe said. “We removed those species that had 10 or less recorded occurrences in the state to cut down on confusion for beginning birders. The complete list is curated by the Arkansas Audubon Society, and we include a link to it in the program documents for interested people.”

Bartlow says the new Arkansas Backyard Birds pocket guide is filled with new, colorful images of the most common species found in Arkansas and interesting tidbits about their behavior and habits.