The Voice of Van Buren County - January 9, 2018

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TUESDAY, January 9, 2018 / Vol. 4 Issue 2 / 75 cents

Fires destroy six homes

This house on Poplar Street in Clinton was destroyed by fire Jan. 2.

(Photo by Robert Snyder)

Seven fires since Dec. 12 have destroyed or heavily damaged six houses and one condo.

The first of the blazes was the Neal home on Watson Road in Clinton. The fire destroyed the home.

Homeowner Etta Neal said she was told the blaze most likely began in an electrical outlet.

Also destroyed by fire was a house on Silver Tree in Burnt Ridge, followed by the Kidd home place on Highway 95 East in Clinton on Dec. 28, 2017.

A house near Clinton schools on Poplar Street went up in flames on Jan. 2, 2018, then a home near Bee Branch, on Highway 92 East burned but was not a total loss.

A house on Flat Rock near Oyler Road was lost to a fire, and a condominium at Chelsea Heights in Fairfield Bay burned on Jan. 3.

A couple of the fires were believed to have been started by space heaters. For tips on staying safe when the weather gets cold, see Page 7.

Police busy with thefts, drug arrests Acting on a tip from a Quitman police officer, CID deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff's office arrested 44-year-old Rodney Johnson of Jessieville on charges of theft by receiving on Dec. 13, 2017. Johnson is accused of having in his possession more than $230,000 worth of stolen items including a gooseneck trailer, boat and truck.

Johnson has been charged with four felony counts of theft by receiving. Johnson’s plea and arraignment is set for Jan. 9, 2018, in Van Buren County Circuit Court.

ty Sheriff's Office responded to a possible domestic disturbance on Old Highway 9. There, deputies arrested Joshua Miley, 36, on third-degree assault charges, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Hankins

On January 3, 2018, 31-year-old Maria Lee Hankins was arrested on an outstanding Failure to Appear Warrant.

Johnson

On January 4, 2018, deputies from the Van Buren Coun-

Colton Grimes, 22, of Clinton has been charged with possession of a firearm by certain persons, a Class D felony. A person who was

On thin ice – Trigger checks out a frozen pond under the watchful eye of its owner near Alread last week. (Photo by Robert R. Gaut)

Weathering the cold

See Police on page 7

Budgets on agenda at council meetings This is the week two city councils will be voting on their 2018 budgets.

The Clinton City Council has been working on its $2 million budget for several weeks and should vote on it at its meeting Thursday, Jan. 11.

If the council does not agree on the budget, there will have to be special meetings to resolve any issues because there has to be a 2018 budget in place by Feb. 1.

The same is true of the Shirley City Council, whose meeting was scheduled for Monday night. The Shirley City Council also is trying to decide what to do with its water system, which Community Water has offered to take over. A couple of town hall meetings are scheduled for this week to get input from the public.

All city council meetings are open to the public.

Altocumulus undulatus clouds fill the sky above Clinton last week. This week’s weather should be much warmer than last week, forecasters say.

Last Thursday, as temperatures soared toward 40, Akins Creek near Crabtree was still frozen solid from the recent deep-freeze, as this icy waterfall shows.

(Photo by Robert Snyder)

(Photo by Jeff Burgess)

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: This is to the parents and students of the Shirley School District: My name is Mike Worthing and I would like to share with you the recent events that resulted, in my opinion, as a wrongful termination of my employment. I believe I am the victim of retaliation by this administration for one reason, because I called the labor board in November 2014 and filed a complaint regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act to which the ruling found in favor of myself and the building maintenance director and back wages were found due to us. Until that time I had never been written up. But, since then it seems like every time I turn around I get written up for something.

On the morning of September 26, 2017, the Dodd Mountain bus route was not run due to there being no bus driver. The regular driver, Rick Ward, had left to take the girls’ golf team to a golf tournament. He had notified me, after he had already left, and told me that Keith Brown, one of my substitute bus drivers, said he would cover his bus route. I spoke with Keith as well and he told me he had spoken with Mr. Ward, and could cover his route the afternoon of the 26th, as well as the morning of the 27th but was not sure about the afternoon of the 27th.

On the morning of Sept. 27th, the elementary secretary called me reporting that there were some students that had not been picked up on Silver Rock Road. As I was in the process of determining what students had not been picked up, Keith Brown came in to the bus shop and stated he had not even driven a bus that morning. Then, the Van Buren County road foreman called reporting some students not being picked up on Dodd Mountain. I asked Keith to get a bus and go pick up the students on Silver Rock Road, and

I took a bus around Dodd Mountain and Shady Grove to get the children the road foreman called about.

I did not find any children, picked up no students at all, and I was back on campus by 8:30. In her formal write-up to me for not making sure all bus routes had been run, the superintendent stated that there were students left waiting on the side of the road until 9:30 in the morning. That is a complete falsehood.

I have been Transportation Director at Shirley School since February 2007 and an incident like this has never happened before as I always started the buses prior to drivers arriving. When Mrs. Gardner was granted the superintendent position, I was instructed by her that the bus drivers could start their own buses, and no one could clock in before 6:30 a.m. Had I heard that bus continuously running, I would have known there was a problem and I would have taken care of it.

She also stated that I had put students in danger by making them stand on the side of the road till 9:30 in the morning.

Let me assure you, as transportation director and bus mechanic, I have put student safety first as well as 99 percent of the SSD faculty. It is her changes in the policies that she has put in place that prevented me from doing my job as effectively as it should have been.

Two days after I started at SSD the state inspected the district’s entire bus fleet. Out of the 16 busses in the fleet, 8 did not run, the other 8 were route buses. The state inspector shut four of those down stating they were not safe to transport children. I called around and found the needed parts to fix the four buses in Little Rock, went and got the parts, and worked through the night to have them ready for the morning routes.

In that first inspection I believe 47 major violations and 287 minor violations were

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found. Since then I have had 0 major violations on my yearly inspections, and in the 2016 inspection there were only 20 minor violations.

When I received notice that Superintendent Gardner was going to recommend that my contract be terminated, I requested a hearing in front of the School Board which took place on December 19th. I did not think I needed a lawyer present to tell the board my side of the story, but the school lawyer was there and created the atmosphere of a criminal case. I would also like to point out that the superintendent told the School Board at the hearing (which was recorded) that she had asked each of the bus drivers to attend the hearing, but stated they declined because of fear of retaliation from me if I was to continue working for SSD. I, as well as others, have spoken to most the drivers and they said this was not true. They were never asked to attend the hearing, they were all just asked to fill out an affidavit, which they declined, and they never had a fear of retaliation from me.

I normally would not call anyone a liar, but I am now. And if the School Board lets it go, then their characters are questionable. I have never retaliated or attempted to retaliate against any of my drivers for letting me know about problems on their bus, there will be minor and major issues with buses yearround no matter what school district it is.

Minor issues are not considered a safety factor, major ones are so they will take precedence over the minors first then as time permits I will repair minor write-ups. It is has truly saddened me that the 10 years I’ve been at SSD, and the work I’ve done at nights and weekends to make sure we had buses that we needed for field trips and other various reasons apparently has gone unnoticed. I never expected a pat on the

back, I was just doing what needed to get done that I was not able to during the week.

In closing, I would also like to say I’ve made mistakes along the way, who doesn’t, but when the administration feels they have to micro-manage anything you do, and just plainly won’t let you do your job, I guess this is the end result. And I’m disappointed in our School Board for not talking to employees for their feedback. I would have thought that the letter received from Mr. Crotts would have prompted them to do this, as the letter he wrote was 100 percent correct. But it was disregarded as biased reporters. There was no reporter writing his letter, nor was there in mine. There will be a lawyer contacting the members of the School Board and the superintendent shortly though. I will truly miss working with what outstanding employees SSD has left.

On a further note, I’ve been trying to get the school to purchase some newer buses as well as new camera systems for the buses to no avail. But then, after the hearing was over and the regular board meeting began, Superintendent Gardner hit the School Board up about purchasing some new buses.

Hmm, go figure.

This letter was not meant to bash the Shirley School District. It is just my hope to inform the residents of the SSD about the bullying, lies and retaliation one person is being allowed to continue to administer to the staff and disrupting their lives. Oh, and I just hope the school’s “dapperly dressed attorney” enjoys making trips up to Van Buren County.

Mike Worthing Shirley (Editor’s note: The Voice has reached out to Superintendent Gardner via e-mail but has not yet received a response.)

January 9, 2018 Dear Editor: On Dec. 12, 2017, our home at 1117 Watson Road, Clinton, burned to the ground. Neither my husband nor I was home at the time. I got the call at my work from our neighbor that our home was on fire. This had to be the most confusing, chaotic, scary, devastating day I have ever experienced. I first of all want to thank our heavenly Father for keeping us safe and let the firefighters and forestry department know how very appreciated they are. Over the next few days, I saw the hands and feet of Jesus daily moving in our lives.

I can honestly say had it not been for Jeana Williams with Van Buren County Emergency Response, I would have never made it through that day. I was so confused and overcome with fear at the loss of our home and everything we owned and worked so hard for. I absolutely could not have a complete thought. Jeana Williams was there for me every step of the way. She talked me through everything from where we were going to stay, contacting the Red Cross so that we could get basic necessities, to calling our insurance company. She is the most dedicated, caring and the strongest woman I have ever met in my entire life.

The girls from Studio 501 Salon where I work were so supportive and caring. They were my lifesavers and they knew there was no way I was thinking clear enough to handle anything at that point.

Then it happened, the most beautiful thing I ever witnessed in my life. Our community, as well as the surrounding communities (Clinton, Choctaw, Bee Branch, Botkinburg, Crabtree, Alread, Fairfield Bay), all our brothers and sisters in Christ (regardless of denomination), ma-

ny of which I did not know, came to our aid. I have never witnessed the outpour of love and compassion, caring and generosity in all my life.

The donations were overwhelming. These churches, families and individuals carried us through some of the darkest times of our life.

Words can never express the humbleness and thankfulness that we feel.

We are so eternally grateful to each and every single person that was lifting us up in prayer, supporting our needs and taking care of us when we could not take care of ourselves. The community love that we felt and witnessed with our own eyes and hearts will never be forgotten. I am so proud to be a part of this community.

We are now at a point where we are trying to grieve our loss, clean up what is left of our home and the past 45 years of our lives, hoping to find a single item of what once was the life we had, and moving on. With Jesus in our hearts we will learn to dream again and rebuild our lives.

But one thing is for certain: We will always have the memories of seeing the hands and feet of the Lord moving during our darkest days. I am reminded daily that the Lord my God will never leave me or forsake me. Even though I do not understand why things happen, I do understand all good comes from God. And I witnessed it first hand.

George and Etta Neal Clinton Dear Editor: When I was in my teens and early 20s, I quit going to funerals. I let someone else go, for I wanted to remember the dead in better times. I even told a dear aunt See Letters on page 6

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PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Shirley will be holding two Town Hall Meetings to get residents input regarding the proposed sale of Shirley Waterworks System to Community Water System Tuesday January 9th at 12:00 noon and Thursday January 11th at 6:00 pm meetings will be at the Shirley Community Center

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James seeks county judge seat Senior Center Menus / January Dale James of Clinton has announced his candidacy for Van Buren County judge.

James, 48, a Republican, has served four consecutive terms on the Van Buren County Quorum Court and has served as the chairman of the Budget/Finance Committee since 2010.

James and his wife, Amanda, are both lifelong residents of Van Buren County. They have two daughters, Abby and Ashley, who both attend Clinton Public School.

James has served on several boards and has been involved with local civic organizations. He has 30 years of leadership experience.

James serves as an elder at the Church of Christ in Choctaw.

James James outlines his plan for Van Buren County on his Facebook page, Dale James VBC Judge.

“I will put Van Buren County first,” James says. “I will hire, invest in, and where possible, purchase in Van Buren County.

“I will purchase our own rock crusher, a portable one, and use our own gravel on our own roads.

The county current-

Democrats to meet ty

Van Buren CounDemocrats will

be meeting Jan. 9, 2018, at the Western

ly has budgeted over $500,000 to be spent on gravel coming from outside of Van Buren County.

This, alone, over the course of a four-year term, will bring millions of dollars back to Van Buren County.

“I will be Van Buren County’s salesman in chief, and tirelessly sell and promote our county to attract jobs and economic growth. The job of county judge will be my only job as I will have no personal interest in any private endeavor.

“I know how to operate within a tight budget and will not support an increase in county tax rates.”

James holds an AAS degree in Business.

“Thank you for your vote and your support.”

Sizzlin in Clinton. Eat at 6 p.m., meeting begins around 6:30 p.m.

Black-Biggs to wed Jan. 27 Kim and Darrell Black announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Ashley LeAnn Black to Aaron Scott Biggs.

Ashley is the maternal granddaughter of Gertie Adcock and the late Harvey Adcock of Texas, and the late Joyce Parks Lewis. Her paternal grandparents are Ruby Black and the late Freeman Black of Scotland. She is a 2005 graduate of Scotland High School and is employed at the Lakeside Learning Center.

Aaron is the son of Linda McAllister and the late David Biggs of Scotland. He is the maternal grandson of Julia Standridge and the late Carlos Standridge of Scotland. He is the paternal grandson of the late Sam and JoAnn Biggs. Aaron is a 1997 graduate of Scotland High School

Clinton/Damascus

Jan. 9 – Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, Italian mix vegetables, wheat bread, fresh fruit.

Jan. 10 – Sliced ham, blackeyed peas, greens, cran-apple dessert.

Jan. 11 – Fried fish, baked potato, pinto beans, hushpuppies, banana pudding.

Jan. 15 – Closed Jan. 16 – Vegetable beef soup, Oriental slaw, cornbread, fruit.

Jan. 17 – Swiss steak, rice, okra, roll, fruit.

Jan. 18 – Chicken and dumplings, green beans, stewed tomatoes, butter bars.

Jan. 22 – Pinto beans w/ham, spinach topped tomatoes, cornbread, lemonade pie.

Jan. 23 – Spaghetti w/meat sauce, greens beans, salad, French bread, brownie muffin.

Jan. 24 – Cheese burger pie, creamed peas, herbed potatoes, wheat bread, pineapples.

Jan. 25 – Hashbrown ham casserole, spring salad, breadstick, strawberries, angel food cake.

Jan. 29 – Chili, broccoli slaw, Mexican cornbread, fruit.

Jan. 30 – Cheesy chicken and potato casserole, Brussels sprouts, roll, winter hot fruit.

Jan. 31 – Taco soup, chips, salad, strawberries and bananas.

Shirley

Aaron Scott Biggs and Ashley LeAnn Black and is employed by West Tree Service.

The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27,

2018, at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church in Scotland.

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Jan. 9 – Pinto beans w/ham, spinach topped tomatoes, cornbread, lemonade pie.

Jan. 10 – Cheeseburger pie, creamed peas, herbed potatoes, wheat bread, pineapples.

Jan. 11 – Hashbrown ham casserole, spring salad, strawberries, breadsticks, angel food cake.

Jan. 15 – Closed Jan. 16 – Hamburger, mexicali, baked beans, melons/strawberries.

Jan. 17 – Pork

loin, pickled beets, broccoli, roll, peach cobbler.

Jan. 18 – Taco soup, chips, salad, strawberries/bananas.

Jan. 22 – Sliced ham, blackeyed peas, greens, cran-apple dessert.

Jan. 23 – Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, Italian mixed vegetables, wheat bread, fresh fruit.

Jan. 24 – Chicken Parmigiana/sauce, spinach salad, corn, breadstick, spiced peaches.

Jan. 25 – Fries fish, baked potato, pinto beans, hushpuppies, banana pudding.

Jan. 29 – Vegetable beef soup, Oriental slaw, cornbread, fruit.

Jan. 30 – Swiss steak, rice, okra, roll, fruit.

Jan. 31 – Chicken and dumplings, green beans, stewed tomatoes, butter bars.

Scotland

Jan. 9 – Hamburger, mexicali corn, baked beans, melon/ strawberries.

Jan. 10 – Baked chicken strips, cauliflower/cheese sauce, peas and carrots, cookie.

Jan. 11 – Fried fish, baked potato, pinto beans, hushpuppies, banana pudding.

Jan. 15 – Closed Jan. 16 – Vegetable beef soup, Oriental slaw, cornbread, fruit.

Jan. 17 – Swiss steak, rice, okra, roll, apricots.

Jan. 18 – Pork roast, AuGratin potatoes, orange glazed beats, wheat bread, apple cake.

Jan. 22 – Cheeseburger pie, creamed peas, herbed potatoes, wheat bread, pineapple.

Jan. 23 – Pinto beans/ham, breaded tomatoes, cornbread, lemonade pie.

Jan. 24 – Lemon pepper chicken, baked corn casserole, zucchini and tomatoes, chocolate pie.

Jan. 25 – Spaghetti/meat sauce,

green beans, salad, fresh bread, brownie muffin.

Jan. 29 – Chili, broccoli slaw, Mexican cornbread, mixed fruit.

Jan. 30 – Cheesy chicken and potato casserole, Brussels sprouts, roll, winter hot fruit.

Jan. 31 – Hashbrown ham casserole, spring salad, breadstick, strawberries, angel food cake.

Fairfield Bay

Jan. 9 – Hamburger, mexicali corn, baked beans, melon/ strawberries.

Jan. 10 – Pork loin, pickled beats, broccoli, roll, peach cobbler.

Jan. 11 – Taco soup, chips, salad, strawberries and bananas.

Jan. 12 – Meatballs/gravy, carrots, mashed potatoes, wheat bread, fruit cocktail.

Jan. 17 – Spaghetti w/meat sauce, green beans, salad, French bread, brownie muffin.

Jan. 18 – Pinto beans w/ham, zucchini and tomatoes, cornbread, lemonade pie.

Jan. 19 – Sliced turkey, sweet potatoes, cream-style corn, roll, apple crisp.

Jan. 23 – Baked chicken strips, cauliflower and cheese sauce, peas and carrots, cookie.

Jan. 24 – Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, Italian mix vegetables, wheat bread, fresh fruit.

Jan. 25 – Fried fish, baked potato, pinto beans, hushpuppies, banana pudding.

Jan. 30 – Ravioli/sauce, peas and carrots, salad, garlic bread, hot cinnamon applesauce.

Jan. 31 – Chili, broccoli slaw, Mexican cornbread, fruit.

Clinton, Shirley and Scotland centers are open Monday-Thursday. Damascus is open Tuesday and Thursday. Fairfield Bay is open Tuesday-Friday.

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Obituaries

Opie Isaacs

Opie A. Isaacs, 95, of Van Buren, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 in a local hospital. He was a retired security office for West Ark College and of the Missionary Baptist Faith.

He was born November 13, 1922 in Rocky Hill, Arkansas to the late Elmer and Leona (Goats) Isaacs and also was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Mae Butler Isaacs and two sisters, Velda Keeling and LaVerda Mitchell.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m.

2:00 Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Highland Cemetery in Ozark, Arkansas.

Survivors include three daughters, Karyn Phyllis Walls of Alma, Sharon Nelke and husband Mike of Van Buren, Gloria McKee and husband Brian of Fort Smith; one brother, Dennis Isaac and wife Mary of Springdale, Arkansas; one sister, Melba McLennon of Springdale; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

her family and friends and the laughter and memories they shared.

Marti was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Palmer Ray (Nick) Jones; and three children, Debbie, Craig, and Don Jr. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of nearly 40 years, Richard L. Shannon; two sons, Mark (Kim) Shannon of Hensley, and Brett (Deanna) Shannon of Goshen; three daughters, Stacey Massey of Marshall, Sherri (Shane) Sanders of Vilonia, and Lisa (Perry) Young of Trumann; eight grandchildren, Amy (Chad) Ragland, Alex Sanders, Shana (Joe) Kersey, Rebecca Sanders, Ashley Jackson, Chase Young, J.T. Shannon and Nathan Shannon; and nine great-grandchildren. Marti also left behind many loving friends too numerous to mention.

Memorial service was 2 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton, Arkansas.

Mollie Wells

Phyllis Shannon

Phyllis Marti Shannon, 77, of Clinton, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2018. Marti was born on June 28, 1940 in Neosho, Missouri to the late Phillip and Elva Wiseman.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed many hobbies throughout her life.

She loved arts and crafts and was a talented painter, avid quilter and was also a Master Gardener. Marti loved lots of things in the life she was given and made the most of it every chance she got.

Most of all she loved

Mollie Lee Wells, 87, of Damascus was born to the late Clifford and Eunice (Moore) Bates on February 6, 1930 in Ewing, Texas and passed away January 3, 2018 in Conway, Arkansas. She was a homemaker, beloved wife, mother, grandmother She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Billy Richard Wells Sr., three brothers and one sister.

Left to cherish her memory are two sons, Billy Richard Wells Jr., Ivy Clifford Wells (Arlene); one daughter, Rebecca Lee Black; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Peggy Iry (Bill), Bertie Stephens; one brother, Pete Bates (Reita), other relatives and many friends.

A graveside service was 11 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Foster Cem-

etery near Scotland, Arkansas.

Norma Blackwell

Norma Kay Blackwell, 73, of Clinton, Arkansas went to meet her maker on January 1, 2018.

She was born in Macon, Georgia on February 5, 1944 to the late Grady and Jessie Bowling.

Kay was a devoted wife, loving mother, and grandmother.

She enjoyed cooking for her family, gardening, fishing, blues music, and especially spending time with her grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and a sister Mary Walsh.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 40 years, Jerry Lee Blackwell; and Jerry P. Saunders, Grady Saunders, James Saunders, Samantha Saunders; 11 grandchildren; many great- grandchildren; and two sisters, Frankie McPhail and Angela Munn as well as many loving friends.

Funeral services were 1 p.m. Friday at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home chapel. Interment was at Blackwell Cemetery in Bee Branch, Arkansas.

Tommy Kaufman Sr.

Thomas Leonard Kaufman Sr., 62, of Clinton, passed away Friday January 5, 2018 at Conway Regional Medical Center in Conway.

Born November 5, 1955 in Stuttgart, Arkansas, Tommy worked as a mechanic and heavy equipment operator as long as his health allowed. Tommy was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and enjoyed riding horses and hunting.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Joanie Weatherford Kaufman; his mother, Sarah Fern Keith Griffin; children, Virginia Linn Feimster of Sheridan, Arkansas, Thomas L. Kaufman II and wife Katie of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, and Breezie Marie Kaufman of Clinton, Arkansas; 14

grandchildren; one sister, Virginia Hicks and husband David of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Thomas is proceeded in death by his adopted father, Roy Gene Griffin.

Services are to be scheduled at a later date.

Mark Crockett

Mark Crockett rejoined the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. He was 59 years old.

Mark Wayne Crockett was born on Aug. 14, 1958, in Sacramento, California. He relocated to Arkansas with his parents and sister in 1967.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Delmar Lee and Lessie Crockett; his brother, Roland Roach and Delmar Lee Crockett Jr. He is survived by his twin sister, Ruth Thompson (with husband Brad); his nieces Heather Kroamer (fiance Patrick McCann, sons Laken and Jaxon); Amanda Rabb (husband Jesse and son Caleb and J); and Veronica Wilson (husband Brandon and son Miles); one brother, James Osto Roach (with son Jesse); and many cousins including two very close cousins, Janie and Vicky.

Mark Crockett lived as a model for kindness. He loved getting to know people and taking the time to help them. He was always glad to give someone a ride, check in on friends or give whatever he could. He loved God and fellowship. He was a fan of American history and enjoyed a good laugh.

His friends, family and fellow man will miss him forever.

January 9, 2018 T. McDaniel and Mary A. Chadwick McDaniel.

Faye attended the Thola Community Church when her health permitted. She was a very hard-working lady who enjoyed working the farm and caring for her cattle. Faye was an excellent gardener and also liked making quilts. Spending time with her children and grandchildren brought her much joy.

Survivors include her two sons, Stanley Avey of Alco and Lanny Avey and wife Debbie of Thola; grandchildren, Kateena Avey of Thola, Brian Avey and wife Dewyn of Fox and Angela Holley and husband Michael of Leslie; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Marcell Clark of Palm Desert, California.

Faye is preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Ambrouse McDaniel.

Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday, January 8, 2018 at Roller-Coffman Chapel in Marshall, Arkansas. Burial will be in the Thola/McDaniel Cemetery.

John Sredin

John Vencel Sredin, 57, of Clinton, passed away December 26, 2017 at his home. He was born March 14, 1960. Left to cherish his memory are his nephew and wife, Christopher and Deborah Sredin.

No services are planned at this time.

Nellie Jarrard

Faye Avey

Faye Malloy Avey, age 86 of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, formerly of the Thola Community, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Nellie Jarrard 77, born in Jerome, Arkansas and a resident of Dennard, Arkansas, died January 3, 2018. Nellie was preceded in death by her mother, father and son James. Nellie leaves three daughters and two sons to honor her memory. Nellie will live on in the hearts of her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren,

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No services were announced.

George Treat

George Lafayette Treat, age 90 of Marshall, Arkansas passed from this life on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Highland Court in Marshall, Arkansas. He was born in Searcy County, Arkansas on April 11, 1927 to Steve Treat and Arzella Cypert Treat.

George was a WWII veteran of the United States Navy. He was drafted when he was senior in high school.

George served on the USS Duluth and served during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. In 1947 George married Bennie Battershell and they enjoyed 69 years together before her death in 2016. A few years after the war, George became an Arkansas State Trooper and began his career in Jonesboro and then was assigned to the detail safeguarding Governor Orval Faubus and his family. He went on to work as a Trooper in Jasper, Arkansas for several years.

He ended his career as a State Trooper in West Memphis and went on to open a bulk fuel distribution plant. When he retired, George and his wife Bennie began a dairy and beef farming operation which he worked until his health began to fail. George loved the farming life and would rather cut and bale hay then eat. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an excellent marksman and spent many hours target shooting. George enjoyed the simple things in life and nature Survivors include a sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews, other family and many friends.

George is preceded in death by his parents; his wife; brother, Lucene Treat; sister, Girly Reynolds; and three nephews.

Funeral services for George were Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Roller-Coffman Funeral Home in Marshall. Burial was in Marshall Memorial Gardens.

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Sold to the highest bidder – The Gifted and Talented classes of Clinton Elementary School held an auction December 18, 2017, with Allen Dale Roberson as auctioneer.

For the record / December

Calendar

Marriages

Chancy Clark, 28, Prim and Kaitlin Gallaway, 18, Prim Arthur Baker, 21, Bee Branch and Caitlyn Walthall, 18, Bee Branch Timothy Chapel, 31, Damascus and Ashley Kley, 32, Clinton Alfred Maxon Jr., 42, Clinton and Denae George, 39, Clinton Robert Roberts, 33, Bee Branch and Kayla Burdess, 29, Bee Branch Evan Stobaugh, 24, Bee Branch and Kristina Word, 32, Bee Branch

Darrin Potter, 52, Dennard andKathleen Parker, 49, Dennard Denver Kley, 31, Clinton and Kerri Fultz, 35, Clinton

Jessica Lancaster vs. Jeremiah Lancaster David Evans vs. Judy Lawrence Thomas Keener vs.

Sabrina Keener

The Clinton City Council holds its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at the Clinton Municipal Airport.

The meeting is open to the public.

Divorces

Bankruptcies

The Clinton A&P Commission meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Clinton Municipal Airport on Highway 16 East. The meetings are open to the public.

Jeffrey Watters vs.

Rhonda Watters Joey Sneed vs. Kelley Sneed Jo Oneal vs. Theodore Oneal Lindsey Crawford vs. Brandon Chancellor Lisa Lowrance vs.

Clayton Lowrance William Rhodes vs.

Charity Stonewalter

Clinton – Brenda McCoy, 1036 Memory Lane, Dec. 1, 2017, Chapter 13.

Bee Branch – Kimberly Spring Kay, 1050 Stuart Road, Jan. 3, 2018, Chapter 7.

Scotland – Harvey Dale Bensley, 13150 Ark. 95 W., Dec. 29, 2017, Chapter 7.

The Van Buren County Quorum Court meets the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the County Annex building on Highway 65 South. The meetings are open to the public.

Pancake supper set Laureate Alpha Lambda, a branch of Beta Sigma Phi national sorority, is holding an all you can eat pancake supper February 9 at the Lion's Den, 365 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. The cost is $7 for either tickets at the door or from a club member. The Lions will be serving from 5-7 p.m.

During the supper, there will be live music, a 50/50 raffle and a bake sale. Proceeds from the event will benefit a local charity. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling Ellen Kelly at 884-6476 or Mary Mills at 884-5491.

Ron’s

chicken soup

Avoidance better than blame In this article I am going to say something that is politically incorrect. In this day and time, that is dangerous. So, please, you can burn a stake if you want, just not with me tied to it.

I want to address the young women in the audience. You have no doubt heard that if you are sexually assaulted, it is not your fault. That is unequivocally correct.

However, I would like to add that you can proceed in life with a little more caution and lower your risk for being attacked.

Now, one of my favorite programs is “Law & Order SVU,” and they are always preaching the gospel of, It’s not your fault.

And it’s not, it’s the perpetrators fault.

But would you rather avoid the problem or just have someone to blame? There

are ways to help avoid being molested. Why do we have speed limits on our highways? Because if you drive too fast you are more likely to have a car accident.

So, by driving slower you reduce your chances of having a wreck. That’s all I’m saying, slow down a little and you can avoid the problems that some young ladies have.

In one study it was found that 54 percent of all young women have been sexually assaulted.

That breaks my heart.

I have daughters and granddaughters, I cannot even bring my mind to consider such a horrendous thing. But did you know that 74 percent of perpetrators of rape, and 55 percent of the victims, drank alcohol prior to this crime being committed. Did

PUBLIC NOTICE The annual public meeting of the Shirley Volunteer Fire Department will be Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 6:00 pm in the Shirley VFD Training Center

you know that black women are victims of rape less often than whites? And did you know that whites drink more often than blacks? Is that a coincidence? The answer is no.

Alcohol changes the perception by the male of the female’s behavior. After drinking, they believe that the female is consensual, when it fact, it couldn’t be further from the truth. Alcohol removes the normal inhibitions that might have prevented the male from perpetrating such a disgusting act. And lastly, alcohol increases the influence that the boy’s peers have on him to carry out a violent sexual act.

So, my advice is, if you want to decrease your chances of getting hurt, stay away from places that encourage excessive alcohol consumption, such as parties and bars. Binge drinking has become the primary activity of today’s youth. Drinking games, more than any other single activity, has been linked to rape and sexual assault. Don’t go there, you won’t regret it. Also, if you have been assaulted, tell somebody. It really is not your fault.

We need to help other young people avoid this horrible end. If you want to talk to me, call me at anytime.

Ron Henson, BSRN / 745-7004 opt. 2

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Let dogs lie in their own yard

Skeeter So, I was listening to the last Quorum Court meeting (yes, I listen to the tape sometimes), and it seems to me that we’re maybe getting a little overzealous on picking up animals, or at least threatening to pick them up.

The animal control officer wanted to know if he could go on people’s property and pick up their unleashed dogs! Now, I may know a dog or two I wouldn’t mind seeing taken away, but that doesn’t fly, even if there has been a complaint (as long as the dog isn’t vicious, of course).

Back in the old days, neighbors didn’t call the law when a dog stepped onto their property or ripped up their trash or peed on their tires, they talked to the owner –face to face even. Do they even try that these days or do they just call the sheriff’s office?

(There was a report recently that the editor read that said a woman called the police because her neighbor’s chickens got on her porch and left behind, ah, evidence they had been

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of mine who was terminally ill that I love her, but I just couldn’t bear to attend any funeral for her. It was then that my grandmother decided to set me on a straighter path concerning death and grief and love. She asked me how I would feel if someone very dear to me died and no one came to the funeral. I told my grandmother it would break my heart even more than it was already breaking. Well, my aunt did die and I did go to her funeral, because I still had an uncle and cousins and family and friends that I could not let stand alone in grief. I’ve attended funerals every since then.

One seems to acquire a greater understanding of life from the accidents or ill health or deaths that strike home or near home to us. I see why scripture imparts for us to be thankful in all things, good or bad.

None can truly grow spiritually stronger or wiser if life is constantly an easy instructor. When I broke my ankle and lay for a week in the hospital, I began to understand more clear-

there. Come on. Better to have a chicken dinner – just kidding, of course. But calling police seems a little drastic.)

Already the animal control officer is filling up the cages at SNYP Arkansas faster than the shelter can send them off to rescue, so let’s don’t add to that problem by going around picking up folks’ dogs from their yards – even if he has to drive to Scotland for nothing.

Maybe a better solution, at least the first time or two, would be to leave a note on the door saying something to this effect: “We have received a complaint about your dog for (fill in the blank with the complaint). Please tend to this matter before we have to take further action.”

Fortunately, a couple of the justices of the peace who live out in the county seemed able to dissuade the officer’s notion to pick them up.

And one more thing, if the reason a dog comes onto your property is because you have a female dog in season, shame on you. Spay and neuter! We can’t get a handle on the pet population until every pet owner takes responsibility for their animals. ly the importance of get-well cards, of flowers, phone calls and those people in a position to come visit with me. No one young or old should ever cheat themselves into believing there is not one thing that he or she can do to help make life happier or at least easier for another going through a hard time.

Even a simple act of mailing a card can work wonders.

A couple of weeks ago my family again suffered the loss of a loved one and many more revelations opened my eyes further. I was overwhelmed as people brought food day after day after day, and then many of these same people returned to bring more food; and all those who stayed to help clear

Teachers group to meet

January 9, 2018

Our Van Buren County Family Album

By Shay Belonie

The Van Buren Country Retired Teachers and School Employees will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Western Sizzlin in Clinton on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.

The speaker will be Matthew Manos, a State Park Interpreter with Petit Jean State Park. He will give information about the types of programs and activities that the park makes available to the public. Matthew is a graduate of Clinton High School and Arkansas Tech.

All retired school employees are encouraged to attend.

Guests are welcome.

Eating at home makes sense

Geri’s Fit Tips By eating meals at home you can save money, bond with your family and eat better.

You don't need to be a chef to make a meal at home. Cooking meals at home can be divided into three simple stages: meal planning, preparation time and cooking time.

Meal planning may be as simple or complex as you want or answer the phone calls or later to help return empty dishes around the county. How many times I’ve take a dish of food to a home, leave and never question whether this would be enough to see that family through the hard times. I learned how simple items such as paper plates, cups, napkins and utensils could be very valuable; and the quiet homage displayed in sympathy cards, flowers and memorials to a grieving family can help lessen the pain. I watched strangers on the highway pull their vehicles off to the side of the road for the few short minutes it took for a funeral procession to pass by. Can that driver ever know how his gesture of respect would touch

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it (from jotting down your basic meals on a notebook to making detailed lists).

Choose whatever works for you, then set aside a time, such as Saturday morning or Sunday evening to figure out what your family will eat the next week and then stick to it.

Make sure and choose nutritious, wholesome meals and keep your health goals in mind when planning.

Get the whole family involved, divide tasks and get to your health goals.

You’ll more than likely find that the more your family eats together, the more you’ll want to keep doing it. our hearts in humble appreciation; and lastly the friends and family able to attend the funeral?

Yes, I’ve grown just a little wiser over the past years, weeks and days. More than likely I’ll keep on growing as long as I have grandparents or family or friends or even strangers who will kindly teach me through word and deed, that I can always do more than what I thought I was already doing.

R. Williams

Fundraiser planned SNYP Animal Shelter of Clinton, Arkansas has announced that it will hold a fundraiser to support the shelter on Saturday, January 20 at Tractor Supply in Clinton, 210 Hwy 65 S, Clinton.

The public is invit-

ed to have their pets photos taken with or without a Valentine’s Day backdrop, by professional photographers, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Donations will be accepted and proceeds will go to the nonprofit animal shelter.

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Henderson

Nixon

Police from page 1

planning to “go mudding” near Grimes’ home reported to Clinton police that Grimes had what appeared to him to be a black rifle in his vehicle. Authorities are currently seeking Grimes.

On January 1, 2018, deputies from the Van Buren County sheriff's office responded to a call in Shirley where 41-year-old Kirk Waishwell and 45-year-old Vince Waishwell were arrested on disorderly conduct charges.

On December 31, 2017, a deputy from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at Walmart. Upon arriving, the deputy made contact with David Wayne Jennings, 53.

Jennings was arrested on public intoxication charges.

Willoughby

Grimes

On December 30, 2017, deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Highway 16 West, where Brande Willoughby, 36, was arrested on a felony warrant. Willoughby is accused of writing a check on someone else’s closed bank account. She has been charged with forgery. Willoughby’s plea and arraignment is set for Jan. 22, 2018, in Van Buren County Circuit Court.

On December 27, 2017, deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office arrested 50-year-old Bobby Joe Nixon Jr. on an outstanding failure to appear warrant.

On December 21, 2017, deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a house on Newton Road. Upon arriving, deputies

Jennings

Miley

found James Dale Simpkins, 48, in the yard with a machete, according to a news release.

Simpkins was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, possession of a controlled substance and furnishing prohibited article.

Earlier in December, deputies responded to a possible domestic violence call with shots fired on Newton Road. During the initial investigation deputies arrested Simpkins on charges of assault, are resisting arrest.

On December 17, 2017, deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office arrested Tammy Eubanks, 55, on a failure to appear warrant, resisting arrest and terroristic threatening charges.

On December 16, 2017, deputies arrested 24-yearold Rieske Hoyle

Hansell

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K. Waishwell V. Waishwell

on criminal use of a prohibited weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia charges.

A Perry County man was arrested Dec. 16, 2017, after a traffic stop on state Highway 95 West for driving left of center, according to an arrest affidavit.

James Lowrance, 40, of Perry gave a deputy consent to search his vehicle, according to the court document.

The search turned up a glass smoking pipe with heavy residue on it and a small zipper bag with off a white crystalline substance that field tested to be methamphetamine, according to the affidavit.

Lowrance has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, meth cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia meth cocaine, both Class D felonies. He has

Eubanks

been released on a $2,500 bond. His plea and arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2018, in Van Buren County Circuit Court.

Police are searching for a 27-year-old Dardanelle woman who is charged with residential burglary, a Class B felony, after being accused of living in an apartment without permission from the landlord, according to an arrest affidavit.

Julianna Hansell had been staying at the apartment for several days, a neighbor said. David Holcomb. who oversees Community of Hope apartments on Highway 16 East, stated that they used the electricity and water and took a mirror, according to the report.

Also charged in the case is a man described as Hansell’s boyfriend, Shayn A. Williams, 30, of Les-

Williams

Simpkins

lie. He also faces a residential burglary charge.

A man stopped by a Van Buren County deputy because there was no license plate illuminator on his vehicle ended up in jail New Year’s Eve, according to an arrest affidavit.

Andrew Henderson, 21, of Clinton allowed the deputy to search his car after the Dec. 31, 2017, stop, according to the document, and a drug-detection dog alerted to the presence of a narcotic odor. The deputy then discovered a white crystalline substance that field tested to be methamphetamine, the document states.

Henderson is charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine or cocaine, a Class D felony.

Safety first when the weather is cold

Where to find The Voice

of Van Buren County Austin

• The Austin Store (Inside sales)

Bee Branch

• Snappy's (Outside Rack sales)

Choctaw

• Elite Automotive (Inside sales) • Gasoline Alley (Outside Rack sales) • PEH Supply (Inside sales)

Clinton

• Assessor's Office (Inside sales) • CashSaver (Outside Rack sales) • Clinton Drug (inside sales) • Exxon ~ Doublebee’s (Outside Rack sales) • Flash Market ~ Citgo (Inside sales) • Huddle House (Outside Rack sales) • June's Cafe (Inside sales) • L'Attitude Bistro (Inside sales) • McDonald's (Outside Rack sales) • Petit Jean Electric (Outside Rack sales) • Ozark Health (Outside Rack sales) • The Voice of Van Buren County (Inside sales) • The Voice of Van Buren County (Outside Rack sales) • Western Sizzlin (Inside Rack sales)

Damascus

• CashSaver (Outside Rack Sales)

Fairfield Bay

• Jack's (Inside sales) • Craven’s Grocery ~ Dollar General (Outside Rack sales)

Leslie

• Misty's Conoco & Convenience (Outside Rack sales) • Smith's Citgo (Inside sales)

Oxley

• Oxley Country Market (Inside sales)

Scotland

• Lowder General Store (Inside sales)

Shirley

• First Service Bank (Outside Rack sales) • Reaves Food Store, Hwy 330 S (Outside Rack sales)

When the weather gets cold, some households take chances with their safety to keep warm.

Here are a few tips to stay safe and warm during the cold months: • Keep dryer vents from freezing over or plugging.

• Keep an eye on elderly or homebound neighbors.

• Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away from heating equipment like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or other space heater.

• Have a 3-foot “kid-free zone”

around open fires and space heaters.

• Never use your oven to heat your home.

• Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.

• Test smoke alarms monthly.

• Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.

• Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to prevent sparks from flying into the room and burn only dry, seasoned wood. Allow ashes to

cool before disposing in a metal container, which should be kept a safe distance from the home.

• Install and maintain carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to avoid the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Make sure all fuel-burning equipment is vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment.

District to get extra U.S. attorney The Eastern District of Arkansas, which includes Van Buren County, has been selected to receive additional resources for the fight against violent crime.

The district will receive an additional assistant U.S. attorney to focus exclusively on violent crime, one of 40 new federal prosecutors in 27 selected locations throughout the United States.

“Project Safe Neighborhoods task forces are hitting the streets across America to apprehend and bring violent criminals to justice,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “I have asked Congress for additional PSN funding next year because I believe nothing will be more effective at reducing violent crime. Under this pro-

gram, I am asking a great deal of our United States Attorneys.

I am both empowering them and holding them accountable for results.”

Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, has made combatting violent crime, particularly gang and gun crimes, a top priority since being sworn into office in October 2017.

Hiland will announce new initiatives and programs intended to address the acute violent crime problems facing the district, particularly Little Rock.

“Violent crime, especially gun crimes, continues to be a plague on our communities,” Hiland said.

“In the coming weeks I will be announcing measures to ensure that people who com-

mit these crimes will be prosecuted with the full force of federal law. We will continue to team with both federal and local law enforcement partners and use all available resources and strategies to keep the law-abiding citizens of the Eastern District of Arkansas safe.”

The PSN program identifies the most violent locations in a district and the individuals who drive the gun and gang violence. PSN partners then develop and bring cases against those who commit violent crimes. Hiland intends to raise the level of federal involvement in cases involving PSN criminals, including bringing in additional resources to permit an increased number of federal firearm prosecutions.

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Around 60 people attended the first Highway 110 Volunteer Fire Department Holiday Community Dinner.

Amanda Berger Highway 110

The community dinner at the Highway 110 Fire Department was a success! There was around 60 people who attended. Lots of great food and music provided.

On Dec. 31, I was awoken to fire trucks going by my house at 5 a.m. Somebody's shed had caught fire down the road from us. Thankful nobody was hurt.

Please keep Nancy Lowrance in your prayers. She went to the doctor with stomach pains and her doctor suspected appendicitis.

Congratulations to Amy Newland, she has started working at the school as a substitute teacher.

My friend Justin Whitbey and Rebecca Lewis tied the know on January 6!

Congratulations to the both of you and may God bless your marriage.

If you have any news to share, please email me at paigeberger2013@gmail. com or call 745-4639.

and mule seemed OK with just having a sheltered location. Shawn said the biggest difficulty was having to go break the ice every few hours on their critters’ drinking water. Another neighbor used a fork lift on his tractor to break the ice on his pond for his cattle.

Hopefully this frigid weather will translate into less bothersome insects come spring.

We have a new fire chief up this way, William Webb. I had a lengthy conversation with him and could not help but be impressed. He has lots of plans including increased benefits for volunteers, more equipment and more water points. He was appointed in December and says, “There is nothing I won’t do for my firefighters.

They’re like family.”

Enthusiastic and reliable volunteers are needed. During cold weather, the regular monthly meeting, the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., will be held in the Crabtree Foursquare Church.

Interested persons are invited.

For more info call William at 501-253-6264.

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

Jeff Burgess Crabtree

It’s Recycling Day, Saturday, 8-10 a.m., at the Alread Cafeteria. Don’t be trashy, recycle.

The recent bitter cold froze pipes, ponds and creeks up this way. Vicki and Shawn Overbey say they added extra hay to their goats’ bedding, but their horse

Patsy Ward Formosa

DeLane Story went to Rocky

Mount, Virginia to spend the holidays with her son, David and Pinyan Story and their daughter, Sarah and James Bartells and their three boys, Cole, Levi and Blake, and their son, Joey and Heather Story.

She said the temperature was in the single digits at night all the time she was there, so she didn’t miss our cold spell, since it was even colder there.

They spent Christmas Eve night with Sarah and James and got to open gifts on Christmas morning, then back to David’s and found more gifts!

Ben Zang, Pinyan’s son, came the day after Christmas and spent a week with them, so she got to see everyone.

DeLane enjoyed her trip but I think she is glad to be home!

BE and Ruth Webb aren’t doing well. He has been in the hospital. He took a fall and broke two ribs and also has a urinary tract infection. Ruth has a bacterial infection of her bronchial tubes. Get well wishes go to both of them.

Their son, Ronnie, is back from Houston to help them out.

Thelma and Ruby Webb have been helping them out too, and Ruth is so thankful to them.

Marva and RG Ward got a good Christmas gift from their kids! An all expense paid trip to Branson and Silver Dollar City. They went to Silver Dollar City and saw all the lights and the Christmas Parade, then attended a play. Marva said it was all wonderful and the lights were amazing. On

Sunday, they went on the Branson Belle river cruise.

They also had a special meal at Olive Garden. That sounds good!

Sindee, David and his mom, Ann Morse, also went to Silver Dollar City.

Marva said it was a great trip, even though they about froze their appendages off!

Frankie and Erica enjoyed their train ride on the Polar Express. It was three or four hours long.

Rylan and Frankie got to do some fishing and Rylan broke his new fishing pole!

Must have been a big one.

Get well wishes go out to my little brother, Bobby Blair.

He had heart surgery on Wednesday, but he is doing well.

I sure hope all the people who are sick are well real soon and can enjoy all the snow I am hoping for!

Gold bless all with a good year.

Thelma Murray Shirley

Sarah and Denver Hawkins of New Orleans, Louisiana, visited her aunt Lois Compton during the holidays.

Around 50 attended the Berry Family Christmas Dinner at the Settlement Baptist on Christmas Day. Calla Linn spent Christmas in Nashville, Tennessee,

(Photo by Amanda Berger)

with her daughter Calisse Caudill and family. Ronnie Ward of Georgia, Calla's brother and her sister Glenda Keenihan of Beebe spent two days with Calla and attended the funeral of their cousin Bobby Ward. Calla's son Kenny Linn of Orlando, Florida, spent three days with her while he was here.

Inez Privitt is still the prettiest woman in Shirley, over 80, and she is looking forward to a New Year.

Carolyn and Joey Ussery of Greenbrier hosted a meal at their cabin in Shirley for her brother Jim Hooten and sister Wanda and Paul Poynor.

Ruth Hodge had Christmas Dinner with her great niece Tina and Bobby Dixon of Center Ridge.

Tina is the daughter of Jerry Hensley, who grew up in Shirley.

Visiting Carlene and Eddie Rushing were their son Justin Rushing of Cabot on Christmas Eve, and their son Jason Rushing and gamily of Holley Mountain .on Christmas Day. On December 30 Norma Whaley and family gathered at the home of their daughter April Davis of Heber Springs for the family Christmas Party. They had lots of fun playing dirty Santa. About 50 people attended .

ing and Ms. Hink got out to eat at the Clinton center. They are a good example for the rest of us to follow.

Proud of you ladies.

Remember, we do have transport to and from the centers, doctors appointments, stores and other places in the county. Please call the centers in advance so a driver can be notified.

The Christmas dinner count is in.

The Dec. 21 dinner drew 61 to the Clinton center; 34 to Shirley; 31 to Scotland; and 28 to Damascus. The Dec. 22 dinner at Fairfield Bay drew 62.

Wrinkles are hereditary; we got them from our children.

If you have something you want me to write about, call me at 253-0042.

School aid available March 1, 2018, is the deadline to apply for a scholarship from the Van Buren County Fair. The association is offering two scholarships, one for creative arts and one for livestock.

Applicants must be graduating from a county school and plan to enroll in higher education in a two-year minimum institute.

For more information contact Corrine Weatherly at 745-8100.

Kay Weaver Senior Centers

Happy New Year, everyone. The older we get, the faster the years go by it seems. We just need to be happy and content with whatever life hands us.

I want to give some folks credit for getting out on the cold dreary days we have been having. My favorite two ladies, Ms. Bowl-

Clubs The Idlehour Bridge Club met Thursday at the home of Jo Nell Warren. Winners for the evening were: high, Mary Edwards; second, Emma Hink; traveling, Lou Burgess; and bingo, Rita Bintliff.

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Fun & Games

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Sudoku

Weekly Crossword

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.

By EuGene Smith

(Solution may be found on Page 6)

Rules

Here at The Voice of Van Buren County, we love puzzles and games, contests and prizes. And we want you to play along with us.

Solve our Word Find puzzle and enter for a chance to win a prize. Puzzle entry may not be a photocopy, originals from newspaper only. Let us know “Where In the County Is This?” and you become eligible for our drawing for a one-year subscription to The Voice. There will be one winner for each contest every month. To enter, mail your puzzles to The Voice / 328 Main St. / Clinton, AR 72031 or drop them by our downtown office, 328 Main St., Clinton. You can also call us at 7458040 to tell us where the week’s picture was taken. Deadline to enter is 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Drawing will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2.

(Solution may be found on Page 6)

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Van Buren County Trivia Van Buren County has been inhabited for about 10,000 years. Osage and Cherokee Indians were the first tribes known to be in the area.

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January 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Bradley

January 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary L. Hanks

January 09 . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Goodwyn

January 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Herr

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January 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . Louie Jackson

January 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyatt Thomas

January 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyssa Monk

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy Brewer

January 09 . . . . . . . . . . . Teagan Nettles

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Guynes

January 09 . . . . . . . Deniece Ward Sikes

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . Britteny Hughes

January 10 . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Brawner

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Miller

January 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evie Edwards

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Moses

January 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Guerrieri

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Overbey

January 10 . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna Ingram

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Faye Rodgers

January 10 . . . . . . . . . . . Zackery Pistole

January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Rowe

January 10 . . . . . . . . John Dalton Smiley

January 15 . . . . . . . . Charlotte Lunsford

January 10 . . . . . . . . . Steven Young, Sr.

January 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Stone

January 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Luke

January 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Weaver

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January 9, 2018

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CHURCH PAGE

Photo by EuGene Smith

Thanks to all of you who called and correctly identified last week's featured church as Crabtree Foursquare Church Church. If you can identify this Church call 745-8040. (Remember to give me a contact for the history of your Church. We want to print the history of every Church in Van Buren County. With your help, we will!)

Antioch General Baptist Church 1608 Highway 9, Fox (870)363-4509 Archey Valley Community Church Highway 254, Chimes Bee Branch Baptist 11509 Hwy 65 South, Bee Branch 654-2630 Bethel Community Church 17904 Highway 95 W, Cleveland Botkinburg Baptist Church 9297 Highway 65 N, Botkinburg 745-3530 Botkinburg Community Foursquare Church 7054 Highway 65 N, Botkinburg 745-2311 Burnt Ridge Community Church 5846 Burnt Ridge Road, Clinton 745-6737 Calvary Missionary Baptist Church ABA 144 Nickie Ave., Clinton 745-3245 Choctaw Baptist Church 208 Highway 330 E, Clinton 745-7370 Choctaw Christian Center 4157 Highway 65 S, Choctaw 745-8264 Choctaw Church of Christ 233 Highway 330 E, Choctaw 745-8264 Christian Fellowship Church 674 Highway 658, Clinton Church of Christ 20452 Highway 16 W, Alread 745-5498 Church of the Nazarene 1664 Highway 65 S, Clinton Clinton Church of Christ 184 Third Street, Clinton 745-4252 Clinton Seventh-day Adventist Church 125 Skyhill Drive, Clinton 745-4532 Clinton United Methodist Church 636 Joe Bowling Road, Clinton 745-5181 Colony Church of Christ Hwy 92 E, Bee Branch Corinth Baptist Church 5158 Holley Mountain Road, Clinton Cornerstone Evangelical Church 3351 Highway 330 S, Fairfield Bay 884-6657 Crabtree Foursquare Church 11301 Highway 16 W, Crabtree 745-2894 Culpepper Community Church 6055 Highway 336 W, Culpepper Culpepper Mountain Church of Christ 118 South Essie Road, Culpepper Damascus United Methodist Church 17194 Highway 65 S, Damascus Eagle Heights Baptist Church Independent Fundamental VBC Fairgrounds, Clinton 757-0013

Eglantine Church of Christ 3796 Highway 330 S, Shirley 884-6880 Fairbanks Community Church 4753 Arkansas 356 E, Bee Branch Fairfield Bay Baptist Church 481 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3371 Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church 765 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3373 Faith Christian 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Faith Lutheran Church 310 Snead Drive, Fairfield Bay 884-3375 First Assembly of God Church 2466 Highway 65 N, Clinton 745-2285 First Baptist Church of Clinton 211 First Baptist Road, Clinton 745-6113 First Baptist Church of Damascus 43 Oak Tree Road, Damascus 335-7440 First Baptist Church of Sugarloaf 557 Arkansas 337, Higden 654-2354 First General Baptist Church 664 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-4043 First Pentecostal Church of Clinton Highway 65 S at 1128 Lyn Road, Choctaw Formosa Baptist Church 630 Highway 9 W, Clinton 745-7709 Formosa Church of Christ 6603 Highway 9 West Clinton AR. 745-4446 Friendship Baptist Church 1321 Third St., Clinton 745-7177 Full Gospel Tabernacle 128 Catland Lane, Shirley 723-4500 Grace Church 3793 Highway 65 S, Clinton 472-7462 Half Moon Baptist Church 1031 Half Moon Road, Clinton 745-2273 Harmony Mountain Church of Christ Quattlebaum and Harmony Mtn Roads 745-2059 Hope Community Church 905 Damascus Road, Quitman Immanuel Baptist Church 498 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-8528 Kaley Hill Missionary Baptist 6505 Highway 356, Bee Branch Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 3624 Highway 65 S, Clinton 745-8781

Kingdoms Gate Ministries 10973 Hwy 16E PO Box 335 Shirley, AR. 72153 Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church 250 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay 884-3304 Landmark Missionary Baptist Church ABA 229 Third St., Clinton Lexington Baptist Church 9525 Highway 110, Shirley 723-4787 Liberty Missionary Baptist Church 2712 Highway 254 W, Chimes Community Low Gap Community Chapel 4320 Low Gap Road, Alread Lute Mountain Community Church Victory Lane near Highway 16, Shirley 723-8299 MainLine Full Gospel 114 Mariposa Loop, Bee Branch 253-1005 Maranatha Assembly of God 11929 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8181 Mount Zion Church of Christ 1202 Highway 16 W, Clinton 745-2572 Mount Zion General Baptist 2333 Mount Zion Road, Bee Branch 362-3807 New Beginning Church 12200 Highway 254 E, Dennard New Hope Baptist Church 4198 Highway 65 N, Clinton 757-2332 New Liberty Church of Christ 4815 Highway 95, Cleveland 669-2575 New Life Apostolic Church of Clinton 198 Richard Road, Clinton 745-6411 Peace Lutheran Church of Edgemont 10849 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-4726 Pee Dee Baptist Church 2744 Highway 16 E, Clinton 745-4115 Pine Grove General Baptist Church 102 Silvertree Road, Shirley Pine Mountain General Baptist Church Gravesville Cutoff Road, South of Bee Branch Plant Baptist Church 4897 Highway 110, Clinton 745-6887 Pleasant Grove Friendship Church 22210 Highway 16 W, Alread 745-8450 Pleasant Valley Baptist Church 5092 Banner Mtn Road, Shirley 723-4737

Pleasant Valley General Baptist No. 1 5153 Highway 92 W, Bee Branch Point Remove Baptist Church 10954 Highway 336 W, Formosa Rabbit Ridge Church of Christ 215 Rabbit Ridge Road, Bee Branch 745-4634 Red River of Life Church of God 10839 Edgemont Road, Edgemont 723-8109 Rupert Baptist Church 21434 Highway 16 W, Clinton 745-8593 Salem Primitive Baptist Church Gravesville Cutoff Road, Bee Branch Sand Springs Missionary Baptist Church Highway 124 E, Damascus 335-8003 Sardis Freewill Baptist 4141 Highway 124, Gravesville 335-8027 Scotland Baptist Church 278 Postal Lane, Scotland 592-3787 Scotland Church of Christ 297 Scotland-Formosa Road, Scotland Scotland Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church 1476 Scotland-Formosa Road, Scotland 592-3311 Settlement Baptist Church 10277 Highway 16 E, Shirley 723-8171 Shady Grove Baptist Church 5448 Shady Grove Road, Shirley 723-4273 Shady Grove Chapel 4790 Highway 254 E, Dennard Shirley Church of Christ 10509 Highway 16 E, Shirley 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

Last Week's Featured Church

Crabtree Foursquare Church 11301 Highway 16 West Crabtree, AR 72031 (501) 745-2894

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Phone: (501) 745-4829 Roses Country Fabrics Rose Hamilton, Owner rosecountryfabric@yahoo.com 306 Main St. Clinton, Arkansas

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PERSONALS Readers, use these Personal Spots to say Happy Birthday, Wish someone Good Luck, Contact old friends, make new friends.

Shout out that you are alive and well in Van Buren County.

All kinds of things.

The cost is $5.00 for 25 words.

WANTED

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Call Tom 501-745-4378

RESEARCH

Reflect A Moment He said, "Any kingdom divided against itself is bound to collapse,"

ANNOUNCEMENTS We invite you!

We welcome you!

The friends and families of problem drinkers share their experience, strength and hope, Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Clinton Methodist Church.

Free and open to the public.

EMPLOYMENT

ONE CARETAKER NEEDED For 2 rural development properties in Clinton and Marshall, AR (total 69 units).

Duties will include but not limited to: Janitorial of buildings common area, Light maintenance (experience required), Painting/ cleaning of units upon vacancy and common areas as needed, various other tasks as assigned

by Manager.

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REAL ESTATE

LEGAL

For Rent

Gary Pack Lumber is looking for a Full-time Delivery Driver/Yard Man.

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Must have a valid Driver's License and be able to pass a Background Check and a Drug Test.

Full Time Associate for Paint Department Must have High School education or equivalent.

Experience preferred.

Apply at Davis Cash Lumber 60 Park Street Clinton, AR

SERVICES

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FOR RENT

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MISC. FOR SALE

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Formosa area 2BR/1BA $400/month

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FIRST SERVICE BANK

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF

PLAINTIFF

JODI DIANE STUMP and EMMA LINNORA LECARME WARNING ORDER TO: Daniel Ryan Lecarme You are hereby notified that a petition for adoption has been filed in the Van Buren County Circuit Court in which you are named as a possible concerned party. You are further notified that unless an Answer is filed within 30 days of the first day of publication of this Warning Order a Decree will be entered by the Court granting the action prayed for in the petition.

Given under my hand and seal this 19th day of December , 2017.

VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK By /s/ Debbie Gray .

Circuit Clerk

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY ARKANSAS

Call: 501-745-5858 or 501-412-7682

(501) 745-4926

to place an

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FOR RENT Apartments and mobile homes in Bee Branch area. $400-$650/month.

Deposit required.

Call for availability (501) 581-8640 After 2:00 pm

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LEGAL

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DANNA PEARL WOOD, DECEASED 71PR 2017-126 NOTICE Name of decedent: Danna Pearl Wood Last known address of decedent: 4200 Old Omen Rd., Tyler, Smith County, Texas Date of Death: September 18, 2017 On the 8th day of December, 2017, an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by a distributee was filed with respect to the Estate of Danna Pearl Wood, deceased, with the Clerk of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Van Buren County, Arkansas, under Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101.

All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, properly verified, to the distributee or her attorney within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit of the estate.

This notice first published the 2nd day of January, 2018.

Stephanie Gammon c/o Melanie Beltran (AR Bar# 2014144) Attorney at Law, PLLC PO Box 1155 184 Griggs St. Clinton, AR 72031 (501) 745-3111

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY ARKANSAS FIRST DIVISION No. CIV-2017-213

J & N LAND COMPANY, INC. PETITIONER

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REAL ESTATE

January 9, 2018

and The following lands in Van Buren County, Arkansas: PT. NW/4 SE/4, SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 12N, RANGE 13W RESPONDENTS NOTICE OF QUIET TITLE ACTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition has been filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Van Buren County, Arkansas, to quiet and confirm title in the following described property in Van Buren County, Arkansas: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (PT. SW1/4 NE1/4), AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (PT. NW1/4 SE1/4), SECTION TWO (2), TOWNSHIP TWELVE (12) NORTH, RANGE THIRTEEN (13) WEST, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS, STARTING AT AN IRON PIN AS SHOWN AND REFERENCED IN SURVEY RECORD BOOK M AT PAGE 86, AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 2, T-12-N, R-13-W, THENCE S 87°07'23" E ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SW1/4 NE1/4, A DISTANCE OF 330.68 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE LANDS HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE N 01°46'58" E A DISTANCE OF 42.68 FEET TO A ½ INCH SET IRON PIN AT THE CORNER OF A WIRE FENCE BEARING NORTH, EAST AND WEST, THENCE S 89°07'07" E, ALONG AN OLD WIRE FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 97.94 FEET TO A GREEN T-POST, THENCE S 88°16'37" E, ALONG SAID OLD WIRE FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 349.88 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE S 88°46'15" E, ALONG SAID OLD WIRE FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 238.48 FEET TO A ½ INCH SET IRON PIN AT THE CORNER OF AN OLD WIRE FENCE BEARING WEST, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST ON THE WEST SIDE OF LUTE MOUNTAIN ROAD, THENCE S 34°10'19" W, ALONG SAID ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 70.20 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF NW1/4 SE1/4, THENCE S 34°10'19" W, ALONG SAID ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 169.66 FEET TO A POINT 145 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF NW1/4 SE1/4, THENCE LEAVING LUTE MOUNTAIN ROAD AND RUN N 87°07'23" W A DISTANCE OF 557.89 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE N 01°46'58" E A DISTANCE OF 145.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2.008 ACRES IN THE NW1/4 SE1/4 AND 0.782 ACRE IN THE SW1/4 NE1/4, AND CONTAINING 121,535 SQUARE FEET OR 2.790 ACRES, IN THE AGGREGATE, MORE OR LESS; ACCORDING TO THE EDDIE WHEELER SURVEY, DATED OCTOBER 7, 2008 AND RECORDED IN DOCUMENT #2009-4388.

Any person claiming any title or interest of any kind to said property is hereby notified to appear on or before 30 days from the first publication of this notice to assert his/her title or interest in said property and to demonstrate why title to this property should not be quieted and confirmed in Plaintiff. /s/ Debbie Gray, Circuit Clerk VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK BY

/s/ Lori Jones, D.C.

VS. ODIS LEE BRADSHAW, JR. and SYNTHIA D. BRADSHAW, husband and wife DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Circuit Court of Van Buren County made and entered on the 20th day of December, 2017, in a certain cause, No. CIV 2017-213, then pending therein between Plaintiff, First Service Bank and the Defendants, Odis Lee Bradshaw, Jr. and Synthia D. Bradshaw, the undersigned, as Commissioner of said Court, will offer for sale at public venue to the highest bidder, at the County Courthouse, in which said Court is held, in the County of Van Buren, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the 31st day of January, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., the following described real estate, situated in Van Buren County, Arkansas, to-wit: LOT TWENTY-EIGHT (28), FOXWOOD SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 15, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS. PART OF LOT 29, FOXWOOD SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 15, LOCATED IN THE NE1/4 NE1/4 SECTION 6, T-11-N, R-12-W, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS RECORDS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT THE NE CORNER OF LOT 29, FOXWOOD, ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF FOXWOOD DRIVE, THENCE S 32°17’32” E, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOT 29, AND THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF FOXWOOD DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF 339.84 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE S71°37’39” W A DISTANCE OF 125.94 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE N 05°03’17” W A DISTANCE OF 57.63 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE S 85°51’47” W A DISTANCE OF 36.40 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE N02°38’33” W A DISTANCE OF 46.42 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE S 84°17’33” W A DISTANCE 49.55 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE S36°04’07” W A DISTANCE OF 103.00 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE N50°57’32” W A DISTANCE OF 116.03 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWEST LINE OF LOT 29, THENCE N 37°00’00” E A DISTANCE OF 301.68 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 53,419 SQUARE FEET OR 1.226 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, ACCORDING TO THE EDDIE D. WHEELER SURVEY RECORDED IN SURVEY RECORD BOOK L, PAGE 183.

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

Given under my hand this 4th day of January, 2018. /s/ Debbie Gray .

Commissioner of Circuit

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY ARKANSAS FIRST DIVISION NO. 71CV-17-254 J & N LAND COMPANY, INC. PETITIONER VS. RONALD Y. GEE, SR and FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FORT SMITH and The following lands in Van Buren County, Arkansas: LOTS 10 AND 11, THARP’S WHISPERING PINES SUBDIVISION, PLAT TWO, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 55 RESPONDENTS NOTICE OF QUIET TITLE ACTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition has been filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Van Buren County, Arkansas, to quiet and confirm title in the following described property in Van Buren County, Arkansas: LOTS TEN (10) AND ELEVEN (11), THARP’S WHISPERING PINES SUBDIVISION, PLAT TWO (2), AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 55, VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Any person claiming any title or interest of any kind to said property is hereby notified to appear on or before 30 days from the first publication of this notice to assert his/her title or interest in said property and to demonstrate why title to this property should not be quieted and confirmed in Plaintiff.

Debbie Gray.

VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK BY /s/ Debbie Gray, Circuit Clerk

January 9, 2018

The Voice of Van Buren County

Fishing Report JUG AND NOODLING

Alternative Fishing Methods BOWFISHING

Bowfishing is defined as taking fish with a bow and arrow attached to a line.

• Rough fish [gar, bowfin, common carp, Asian carp (grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp), suckers (including buffalo), bullheads and drum] may be taken by bowfishing.

• An Alligator Gar Permit is required to take alligator gar.

Only one alligator gar may be taken per 24 hour period. No alligator gar greater than 36 inches may be taken from noon, May 1-noon, July 1, statewide.

• Catfish may be taken by bowfishing from July 15-May 1. The daily bowfishing catfish limit is half the daily hook-andline limit for the water being fished.

BULLFROGS

Regulations for taking bullfrogs • A fishing license is required to take bullfrogs.

• Bullfrogs may be taken from noon, April 12 until midnight, Dec. 31.

• Bullfrogs may be taken by hand, hand net, hook-andline, gig, spear or bow-and-arrow • The limit is 18 per day (from noon to noon). The posses-

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sion limit is 36.

• Bullfrogs may not be sold.

• Fish farmers may be exempted from these regulations with a valid commercial bullfrog permit.

GIGGING

Gigging is defined as taking fish with a three- or fourpronged, barbed device on a shaft.

• Only rough fish [gar, bowfin, common carp, Asian carp (grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp), suckers (including buffalo), bullhead and drum] may be taken with a gig.

• Statewide gigging season is 10 a.m.-midnight, from Sept. 15-Feb. 15.

• An Alligator Gar Permit is required is required to take alligator gar. Only one alligator gar may be taken per 24 hour period.

• The daily limit of suckers taken by gigging is 20, the possession limit is 40.

• Gigging is not allowed in areas where fishing is limited to rod or pole.

HOGGING AND NOODLING

Hogging is defined as grabbing fish by hand under the water.

Noodling is defined as taking fish

by the use of a pole-mounted breakaway hook that detaches at the time of hookup or a snare with an attached line that is manipulated by hand while the angler is in the water.

• Only buffalo, catfish, carp and drum may be taken by hogging or noodling.

• Hogging and noodling are prohibited on the Ouachita River from the mouth of the Little Missouri River to Remmel Dam. • It is illegal to raise any part of a natural or artificial device out of the water to aid in the capture of enclosed fish.

• The catfish hogging and noodling limit is half the daily hook-and-line limit on the water fished.

• Hogging and noodling seasons are as follows: • The portion of the state north and west of U.S. Highway 67 – July 15-Oct. 31.

• The portion of the state south and east of U. S. Highway 67 – May 15-Oct. 31.

• The Arkansas River – June 1-Oct. 31.

• The Mississippi River – May 1-July 15.

• Lake Charles and the Strawberry River below U.S. Highway 167 – June 1-Oct. 31.

• Up to 20 free-floating fishing devices (jugs or noodles) not attached to a stationary object or boat may be used per person.

• All free-floating fishing devices must be clearly marked with the user's name and address, driver's license number or current vehicle tag number.

• Free-floating fishing devices may be unattended only from sunset to sunrise.

it for the water being fished (or the lesser whole number nearest one-half when the limit is an odd number).

• A full limit of catfish and paddlefish may be taken.

• S n a g g i n g must cease whenever a limit of any species is attained.

• Suckers may be snagged between sunrise and sunset, April 1-Feb. 15. The daily limit for snagging suckers is 20, the possession limit is 40.

SNAGGING

SPEARFISHING

Snagging is defined as fishing with conventional rods and reels where the fish is impaled by the forceful retrieval of one or more hooks.

• S n a g g i n g sport fish from a bank may be done only within 100 yards below a dam (prohibited below Upper White Oak Lake dam).

• S n a g g i n g from a boat may only be done at the following locations: • From 100 yards below all locks and dams on the Arkansas River to the downstream entrance point of the lock structure.

• From 100 yards below Dam No. 2 (Norrell Lock and Dam) to the boat-launching ramps immediately below the dam.

• Any sport fish snagged must be kept, applied to the daily limit and may not be sold.

• The snagging limit is half the hookand-line daily lim-

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Spearfishing is defined as taking fish with a spear-like apparatus (such as a speargun or Hawaiian sling) while the user is under the surface of the water.

• Spearfishing is allowed on Beaver Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Catherine, Lake Conway, DeGray Lake, Lake Erling, Greers Ferry Lake, Lake Greeson, Lake Hamilton, Harris Brake Lake, Millwood Lake, Nimrod Lake, Norfork Lake, Lake Ouachita, Table Rock Lake and impoundments created by the locks and dams on the Arkansas River.

• Spearfishing for largemouth, spotted or smallmouth bass is not allowed in Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Millwood Lake, Norfork Lake and Table Rock Lake.

• Spearfishing for smallmouth bass is not allowed on Lake Ouachita.

• Spearfishing

for sport fish is allowed June 15-March 15, from sunrise to sunset.

• S p e a r f i s h ing for flathead catfish is allowed July 15-March 15.

• Rough fish may be taken by spearfishing all year.

• On Gillham Lake, Dierks Lake and DeQueen Lake, catfish, gar, bowfin, common carp, Asian carp, (grass carp, bighead carp and silver carp), suckers (including buffalo) and drum may be taken from June 15-March 15, sunrise to sunset.

Flathead catfish may be taken from July 15-March 15.

• The spearfishing limit is half the hook-and-line daily limit for the water being fished (or the lesser whole number nearest one-half when the limit is an odd number).

• Spearfishers must abide by length and slot limits and may not have a spear gun in public waters other than those specified above.

• S p e a r f i s h ermen must display a standard diver’s flag and spearfish no more than 100 yards from it. The flag must be at least 12 inches square and at least 12 inches above the water.

• Spearfishermen must complete spearfishing activities and leave the body of water where fish were taken before cleaning or dressing fish.

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January 9, 2018

Preschoolers take field trips

Back in October, the Ozark Opportunities Headstart kids visited Arkansas Frontiers in Quitman and selected a pumpkin to take back to their school.

School menus Clinton Junior and Senior High

Jan. 4 – Breakfast: Cereal, graham crackers, fruit.

Lunch: Salisbury steak or oven roasted chicken, creamed potatoes, black-eyed peas, wheat rolls, fruit.

Jan. 5 – Breakfast: Cereal, toast/ jelly, fruit. Lunch: Ham/cheese on flatbread or corn dog, baked beans, fries, pears.

Jan. 8 – Breakfast: Cereal, cinnamon toast, applesauce. Lunch: Chicken noodles/French bread or Mini corn dogs, salad, green beans, pears/juice.

Jan. 9 – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, peaches. Lunch: Vegetable beef soup, crackers and PBJ sandwich or pizza quesadilla, salad, corn, fruit cup/fruit.

Jan. 10 – Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, fruit. Lunch: Pork roast or baked turkey, creamed potatoes, steamed broc-

coli, rolls, apple crisp, fruit.

Jan. 11 – Breakfast: Cereal, parfait w/fruit, blueberries, strawberries.

Lunch: Chicken fajita/cheese or soft taco/cheese, refried beans, cinnamon roll, fruit cup/fruit.

Jan. 12 – Breakfast: Egg and cheese biscuit, fruit. Lunch: Hamburger or chicken patty on bun, fries, peaches.

Clinton Elementary

Jan. 4 – Breakfast: Cereal, cereal bar, peaches. Lunch: Corn dog, baked beans, potato wedges, peaches.

Jan. 5 – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, mixed fruit. Lunch: Pizza stick, corn, black-eyed peas, pears.

Jan. 8 – Breakfast: Cereal, toast/ jelly, peaches.

Lunch: Chicken nuggets, black-eyed peas, seasoned carrots, roll, pears.

Jan. 9 – Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, applesauce.

Lunch: Cheese rollup, salad, baked beans, fresh broccoli, mixed fruit.

Jan. 10 – Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage, mixed fruit.

Lunch: Baked ham, creamed potatoes, roll, apple half.

Jan. 11 – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, peaches. Lunch: Mexican pie/cheese, pinto beans, muffin square, applesauce.

Jan. 12 – Breakfast: Funnel cake, orange wedges.

Ozark Opportunities Headstart children in Shirley recently toured the Shirley Post Office and mailed their letters to Santa.

Lunch: Barbecue pork rib patty, coleslaw, fries, fresh carrots, peaches.

Shirley Schools

Jan. 8 – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit. Lunch: Cheeseburger, fries, broccoli/dip, fruit, chocolate chip cookie.

Jan. 9 – Breakfast: Chocolate chip muffin, fruit. Lunch: Frito pie, baby carrots, refried beans, fruit.

Jan. 10 – Breakfast: Ham, cheese, scrambled eggs, toast, fruit. Lunch: Crispitos/nacho, cheese, pinto beans, veggie sticks, jalapena rice, fruit.

Jan. 11 – Breakfast: Sausage, egg, cheese griddle, fruit. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, green fruit, fruit, hot roll.

Jan. 12 – Breakfast: Chocolate gravy, biscuit, fruit.

Lunch: Beef vegetable soup, salad, crackers, peanut butter sandwich, fruit.

Jan. 15 – Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, fruit. Lunch: Chicken sandwich, salad cup, quickbaked potato, broccoli/celery w/ranch, fruit.

Jan. 16 – Break-

fast: Chocolate chip muffin, fruit. Lunch: Deli sandwich, veggie sticks/ranch, pinto beans fruit, sugar cookie.

Jan. 17 – Breakfast: Sausage, egg, cheese biscuit, fruit.

Lunch: Chicken noodle soup/crackers, grilled cheese sandwich, broccoli salad, baby carrots, fruit.

Jan. 18 – Breakfast: Waffles, fruit.

Lunch: Hamburger steak, potatoes and gravy, seasoned broccoli, fruit, hot roll.

Jan. 19 – Breakfast: Sausage, gravy, biscuit, fruit. Lunch: Nacho grande, carrots/ranch, corn, fruit.

Jan. 24 – Breakfast: Quick oats, cinnamon toast, fruit.

Lunch: Chili/crackers, veggie sticks/ ranch, fruit, cinnamon roll.

Jan. 26 - Breakfast: Chocolate gravy, biscuit, fruit.

Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, salad, broccoli/cheese, corn, fruit.

Jan. 29 – Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, fruit. Lunch: Cheeseburger, fries, broccoli/dip, fruit, chocolate chip cookie.

Jan 30 – Breakfast: Chocolate chip muffin, fruit. Lunch: Frito pie, baby carrots, refried beans, fruit.

Jan. 31 – Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, toast, fruit.

Lunch: Crispitos, pinto beans, veggie sticks, jalapena rice, fruit.

Jan. 22 – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit. Lunch: Mac and cheese, mini corndogs, spinach salad, baked beans, fruit.

Jan. 23 – Breakfast: Chocolate chip muffin, fruit. Lunch: Barbecue pork, fries, coleslaw, baked beans, roll, fruit.

Feb. 1 – Breakfast: French toast, fruit. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit, roll.

Feb. 2 – Breakfast: Sausage gravy, biscuit, fruit. Lunch: Beef vegetable soup, salad, crackers, peanut butter sandwich, fruit.

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