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See how Abby Short brightened up East Pointe with her mural.
Hall of Honor Inductees
See this years inductees into the Education Foundation Hall of Honor.
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Read about how three teens’ act of heroism helped Greenwood citizen.
See highlights from this years Teacher Appreciation Luncheon and District Day.
See teachers who have been teaching for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years.
Find out what is about all the upcoming events around town.
IPad Winners See who was awarded an IPad from Farmers Bank.
Worship Spotlight
Find out all about the Community Bible Church in Greenwood.
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City News Round-up
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Colorful Murals
BRIGHTEN UP East Pointe Elementary Abby Short has left her mark on Greenwood, and it is both colorful and kind. Over the summer at Greenwood’s East Pointe Elementary, two colorful murals were painted by the recent Greenwood High School graduate, who now attends the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville as a freshman UA Honors Fellow and flutist for the Razorback Band. “I can’t tell you how many parents have taken pictures of their children on the first day of school in front of
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the murals,” said East Pointe Principal Joshua Ray. “It’s something we are proud to have on our campus. It’s a visual upgrade to scale up the school.” Colorful cubes, reminiscent of the ‘80s video game “Qbert,” make up one mural. The other mural expresses the motto “Kindness Matters,” something East Pointe Elementary strives to push annually by taking part in The Great Kindness Challenge each January and throughout the year.
“It’s a philosophy we have with our students and always one of our big pushes here,” said Faith Short, assistant principal at East Pointe, and Abby’s mother. Kindness Matters is also, by coincidence, a Texas-based nonprofit group that formed a national campaign for schools in 2014 to improve the way all people interact with each other. It is in honor of 13-year-old Peyton A. James, who took his life in 2013 after years of being bullied. “Not everyone is a bully, but everyone can be kinder to those around them,” the Kindness Matters website states.”’Kindness Matters’ is not just another ‘anti-bullying’ campaign. Instead, it’s a PRO-KINDNESS message that shows young people the power of their words and the power of KINDNESS!” The assistant principal said she would look into requesting an assembly from the Kindness Matters group. Since its creation in the fall of 2014, Kindness Matters President Jacki James has brought the Kindness Matters message to more than 30,000 students in the nation, the website noted. ‘GENUINELY KIND’ Ray said Abby Short easily donated more than 100 hours of her time to complete the murals over the summer. She also has a long history of donating her time to budding musicians with the Greenwood High School band. When she was a freshman at the high school, she began volunteering music lessons to beginner flute players. She later also gave lessons to all-region flutists. Short didn’t cut short on her studies, either. She made a near-perfect score, a 35, on the ACT college aptitude test in her junior year. Her musical honors also included making all-state flute and all-state vocalist. In addition to being awarded a UA Honors Fellowship Scholarship, she received a UA band scholarship and was named one of the Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholars.
“She’s just the kind of kid who excels at everything, but she is genuinely kind and gives back,” Ray added. The principal said he has known Short for about three years and feels young people are too often overlooked for the good things they do in society. Tammy Brewer, a teacher at Greenwood High for 27 years until this year, said Short was one of her “teacher cadets” through a concurrent introduction to education class through Arkansas Tech University. Brewer is now a recruitment and retention specialist for novice teachers at the Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative in Branch. In Brewer’s words, Abby has “such an artistic gift and she doesn’t mind using it to help others.”
rizes” it. It’s not a photographic memory, necessarily, but good enough to get the job done. She has taken all honors classes, which also has surrounded her by other high achievers. When she’s not playing or rehearsing with the Razorback Band, Abby practices writing famous quotes in calligraphy and reading both historical fiction and nonfiction. Both of Abby’s parents also had a hand in the murals. Faith came up with a design and provided a color scheme. Abby took care of the rest. The “Cube” mural, took several weeks to complete because of its need for attention to precise angles, Abby said. Her father, Brett Short, worked with her on the “Kindness Matters” mural, and took only a few days.
“Whenever I needed something done I could always count on her to do it for me,” Brewer wrote in an email. “With the Teacher Cadets she did a wonderful job going into an elementary classroom and experiencing teaching. The little kids loved her so much. She really engaged the students and I believe she will make a great teacher someday.” PERSEVERANCE PAYS Although artistically inclined, Abby has set her sights on becoming a professor of music and education, as well as a performer. Academics may come easier to her than some people, but Faith says her daughter is “relentless” when she sets a goal for herself. “It’s a mix of both,” Abby said of her memory capabilities and perseverance. “I push myself because I want to do well ... to be the best at what I am trying to do.”
Because she does not see well, Abby says she focuses intently on the subject matter and “usually memo-
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Greenwood Education Foundation
2019 HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES WRITTEN BY
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The Greenwood Education Foundation will be inducting three new members into their Hall of Honor this year at the Homecoming Game on Friday, October 11th. Induction of the 2019 Hall of Honor will take place on the field pregame. A reception honoring the inductees will be held in the GHS Rotunda from 5:30-6:30. Coronation will begin at 6:30, Hall of Honor Induction at 6:50, with kick-off against the Siloam Spring Panthers at 7:00. The Foundation’s Hall of Honor was established to recognize distinguished graduates and associates of the Greenwood School System. The three new members of the Hall of Honor are: Sherman Black, Carolyn Tarver, and Ronnie Williams.
SHERMAN BLACK Sherman Black, GHS Class of 1982, is remembered by his high school friends as being a fun-loving, hard-working class leader and athlete who was liked and admired by both peers and teachers. He is a first generation college student, graduating from the University of Arkansas in 1987 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. He completed his MBA from the University of Oklahoma in 1991. Since graduating, his has had a remarkable career in the fast moving, high technology business of deep data storage and dig-
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ital content delivery. Since October 2016, Sherman has been the CEO and a board director of Conservis Corporation. Prior to joining Conservis, Sherman served as the CEO and a board director of Qumu Corporation (Nasdaq: QUMU) and Rimage Corporation (Nasdaq: RIMG). From 2009 until 2015, his team led the transformation of Rimage, a hardware-based data distribution and storage company, into a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader of enterprise video content management software. As part of the transformation, the company was rebranded as Qumu Corporation and the Rimage hardware business was divested. In his 20-year tenure, he served in several executive positions with Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX), a world leader in data storage technology. From 2008, until joining Rimage, Sherman was Seagate’s Sr. Vice President-Marketing and Strategy of the Core Products Business Group. From 2005 to 2008, he served as General Manager and Sr. Vice President of the Enterprise Storage business unit. Prior to 2005, he served in numerous executive roles in sales, product management and product development. Sherman was also a board director of Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML), a data storage company, from 2009 until 2011 when the company was acquired by Dell. Sherman is currently on the Board of Directors for Freedom Initiatives, a non-profit organization that works to support freedom and economic indepen-
dence for oppressed people. He has served on an advisory board for the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota and on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota High Tech Association which leads the charge in directing high technology issues to the Minnesota State Capitol. He is a member of the Arkansas Engineering Advisory Council and Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineers. Black attributes his wife as his biggest cheerleader. Together they created the Black and Reeder Scholarship as a way to give back to the community and to honor their parents, Wilma and Galen Black and Carolyn and Van Reeder, long-time residents of Greenwood. The Black and Reeder Scholarship supports Greenwood High students who are seeking engineering or business degrees at the University of Arkansas. Their endowment scholarship is awarded each year to a qualified graduating GHS senior and is renewable for an additional three years. Sherman and his wife Lynnette (Reeder), GHS Class of 1984, live in Eden Prairie, MN, with their daughter, Faith. They have two sons, Harrison and Colton, who are both professionals working in Minneapolis. When time permits, Sherman is an avid fly fisherman and loves being outdoors or on the water with friends and family.
CAROLYN TARVER Mrs. Carolyn Shepherd Tarver had several claims to fame while serving as a forty year member of the Greenwood High School teaching staff. She has her name inscribed on more senior sidewalks than any other individual. She has been to more Junior-Senior proms than any other person in the history of Greenwood Proms. She has distributed several thousand caps and gowns, helped line up seniors, spell-checked names on graduation programs and watched with pride as seniors marched to the music of Pomp and Circumstance. She can also make the claim of teaching three generations of several families. From August 1970 until August 2010, Tarver was the reigning queen of Senior English and College-Prep English. During her teaching career at GHS, seniors were Tarver-trained in Beowoulf, Mac-
beth, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the Canterbury Tales, Greek and Roman Mythology, and writing a senior essay using MLA format. But above that, she helped so many students face the many facts and challenges of their future. Along with Senior English, she taught school pride, how to be prepared, doing things right and being involved and accepting responsibility. These were all needful leadership and life lessons but not necessarily included in a high school curriculum. She was born in Forrest City, Arkansas to Dorothy and James Shepherd, and graduated from Forrest City High School in 1966. Following high school graduation, she attended the University of Central Arkansas and graduated in 1970. She married Randy Tarver July 11, 1969, and moved to Greenwood in 1970 when Randy became employed as a pharmaceutical salesman in the Fort Smith area. She became a part of the GHS staff in 1970 when she was hired by GHS Principal Arl McConnell and Superintendent J. O Dill as Junior and Senior English teacher, French teacher and student council sponsor. She was named Senior Class Sponsor (a title she held for the next thirty-nine years) the next year. She had been a loyal Forrest City Mustang and UCA Bear fan but quickly evolved into a tried and true Bulldog. Although not much older than her students, she earned their respect with her no-nonsense, practical method of teaching, her fairness, and her sense of humor. She wasn’t intimidated by doing a silly dance at a pep rally to create school spirit or advising the school principal or superintendent of things that needed to be changed. Carolyn received her Master’s Degree in Education from Arkansas Tech University in 1989, and her Principal’s Degree in 1993 from UCA. During the later part of her career, she served as an editor of English textbooks and in 1992 she edited an educational law book for the state of Arkansas which incorporated the new education laws with the old laws. Tarver also helped to write a Rockefeller Grant that awarded $250,000.00 to facilitate the LIFT Project (Leadership Investment for Tomorrow) which provided leadership and skills training for students and teachers. One of the projects of which she was most proud was her work with the funding and formation of the
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PERSPECTIVE. “The grass is always greener.” “Walk a mile in their shoes.” “They have been fed with a silver spoon.” Perspec�ve. It is a word that if we allow can change both our heart and mind about a situa�on. Things are not always as they seem. I hurt my back recently . . I did nothing to cause it, no major incident, I just woke up one morning and for eleven days in a row I could barely walk without feeling as if I would break in half at any moment. I’m a fairly strong pain-tolerance person but this brought me to my knees—actually flat on my back on the floor. During this �me the pain was so great it was ALL I COULD FOCUS ON. I would try to carry on as normal but I couldn't. About four days in a list started forming in my head of friends and rela�ves that I knew that su�er from serious back pain. My perspec�ve changed and my empathy grew. I shuffled through Walmart with a wince, and talked only when necessary. Not a jolly soul that’s for sure. My perspec�ve of others that I had labeled “grumpy” changed. PERSPECTIVE is most important when dealing with children too. They are li�le and must look up to adults around them. An adult towering above them may signal power, harshness, or a disconnected rela�onship. Simply bending down changes this perspec�ve. Shyness, fear, hearing loss? All reasons a child might be hesitant— but eye-to-eye, kind voice, and a level playing field may be all that is needed to build a loving rela�onship. I encourage you to consider a di�erent perspec�ve the ne�t �me you see someone having a bad day. . . perhaps like me, they just need some �me to heal� a li�le kindness, love, and support to get “back” to normal! Love, Mrs. Tina
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GHS Performing Arts Center, a labor of heart-felt determination. She was instrumental in raising public awareness for the need of an auditorium and in raising funding for the project. Carolyn’s love for literature, research papers, co-workers and young people was infallible. She left a lasting impression on her students, the administration and her colleagues as a strong, motivated, encouraging and dedicated teacher and leader. The Tarvers have two sons, Rusty (48), Greenwood business owner, and Ryan (43) also of Greenwood. She serves as a charter board member of the Greenwood Education Foundation, a member of the United Methodist Church and has a love of reading, shopping in antique stores, and sharing time with her sons and mother.
RONNIE WILLIAMS Ronnie Williams is a 1975 graduate of Greenwood High School and completed a career in education and coaching in 2019 that spanned thirty-nine years (26 in Fort Smith and 13 in Greenwood). His impact on Greenwood students was evident on the basketball court, at the golf course and on the track. It was also apparent in the classroom and hallways, with the local FCA chapter, at his church, in his neighborhood, and with his colleagues. He began his career as a girls’ basketball coach at Immaculate Conception School in Fort Smith. Spanning more than twenty years at IC and Trinity Junior High, Coach Williams took a dismal basketball program and turned it into a dynasty. In his time at the Catholic schools in Fort Smith, Williams had only two losing seasons, won almost 80% of his games and won twelve league championships. In 2006, Williams came back home to Greenwood. He was named the Greenwood Junior High Girls’ Basketball Coach and would assume the head coaching position of the GHS Varsity Golf Teams. As head coach of the golf teams, Williams won five state championships with the Lady Bulldogs and one with the GHS Bulldog Golf team. His golf teams also had six state run-
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ner-up finishes, won twelve conference titles, had eight individual state medalists, and one overall state medalist in 2018. As the junior high girls’ basketball coach his teams won six conference championships and two regional championships. The biggest moment of Coach Williams’ career came on January 10, 2019, when his team defeated Van Buren giving him his 1000th win, a goal he had set for himself one year prior to deciding to retire. Coach Williams gives all the credit for his wins to his players and how hard they worked and believed in what he told them over the years. The G3 decal (Give God Glory) can be seen on his truck and on the vehicles of many of his players as they aspired to be better individuals. He said it is not about the wins, but instead, it is about how his players handled themselves, how they treated people and how he treated his players. Coach Williams was well known for getting along with everyone, and everyone recognized that attribute. In April of 2013, Williams began his battle against cancer but continued to coach and inspire others. The cancer returned in 2017 and he continues this battle on a daily basis with a chemo pill that is shrinking the cells and causing them to lose their energy. During the spring and summer months you can probably catch him around town in his floppy hat providing yard care. Coach Williams and wife, Pam (Leonard), have been married 39 and have three children, Logan, Landon, Lundon, and two granddaughters, Reese and Anna. Newspapers will remember Ronnie Williams for his impressive winning record, but countless players and students will remember him for the wisdom he spoke into their lives at the crossroads of adolescence and adulthood. If you would like to nominate someone for the Greenwood Education Foundation’s Hall of Honor please contact JoElla Skaggs at Greenwood High School – 479-996-4141. Recognition plaques of all GEF Hall of Honor inductees are on display at the auditorium of the Administration Building located at 220 North Main.
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HALL OF HONOR
1998 - Dr. Charles Bailey
2005 - Dr. Vincent Beach
2012 – Sam Jennings
1999 - Dr. Art Martin
2005 - Violet Bridges
2012 – R.A. Young, II
2000 - Anna Adams
2005- Dr. Wayne Lanier
2000 - Grady Robinson
2006- Iva Lee Hearn
2000 - C. B. Smith
2006 - Dr. H. B. Alvarez
2000 - Means Wilkinson
2006 - Jerry McConnell
2000 - John Sebastian Little
2007 - L. M. and Delma Redwine
2001 - Ruth Gant
2007- Robert Turner
2001 - Arl McConnell
2007 - William Norman Wilkinson
2001 - Dr. Roger H. Sublett
2008 - Larry Bridges
2001 - O. E. Roberts
2008 - Dr. James Burgess
2001 - Dr. Prentiss Ware
2008 - H. B. Stewart
2002 - Olive Hicks Been
2009 - Wayland “Lefty” Parker
2002 - Dr. C. W. Hall
2009 - Jake Stewart
2002 - Major Larry McConnell
2009 - Edward Tatum Wallace
2003 - Miro Spicer
2010 - Charles Osborne
2003- Gene Winford
2010 - Raymond Wells
2003 - Clevie Zachary
2010 – Jim Wilhite
2004 - Pat Bolin
2011 – Earl Dodd
2004 - Drew Jones
2011- Dan Palmer
2004 - Mr. Little Ridling
2011 – John Tolleson
2004 - Donald and Mary Lou Young
2012 – Jim Bobbitt
2013 – Edwin Hicks 2013 – Damon Sadler 2013 – Dorothy Pazdera Weisenfels 2014 – Eddy Beshears 2014 – Dr. Monte Butler 2014 – Judge Robert William McFarlane 2014 – Dr. Gerald Ware 2015 – Sarah Edwards Armistead 2015 – Kay Bridges Johnson Headley 2015- Elizabeth Wilkinson 2016- James O. Cox 2016- Ruth McConnell 2017- Jerry Cecil 2017- Floyd David Webb 2017- Norman Wilkinson 2018 – Benny Blaylock 2018 - Jerry Efurd 2018 – Richard McKinney 2019 – Sherman Black 2019- Carolyn Tarver 2019 – Ronnie Williams Greenwood Life
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HOMETOWN HEROS
By Scott Cutlip
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Acts of heroism shown by three teens: LD Richmond, Justin Hawkins and Hank Moses Lantie Bowers started the truck and got the air conditioner going. It was mid-afternoon in late July, and the temperature was reaching 90 degrees. He can’t really drive the truck, but his wife Stephanie said he enjoys getting in the truck, listening to music, and tinkering around. His walker was at the end of the ramp descending from his side of his house. A type 1 diabetic for most of his life, Bowers had also suffered ten strokes in his life, including two hemorrhagic strokes in July 2017 that made walking extremely difficult. Hank Moses drove his truck down Denver Street, with Justin Hawkins and LD Richmond as his passengers. They had been fishing and were now headed to Richmond’s house. According to Hawkins, Moses caught a small bass and Richmond hooked a four-pounder, while Hawkins had nothing to show for his efforts. At the stop sign, they noticed Bowers on the ground next to his truck. Part of him seemed to be under the truck. It was possible for somebody to look into the yard
and imagine that Bowers was working on his truck.
But something didn’t seem quite right to the boys, and Moses turned the truck around. “We got out, and we walked up slowly,” Moses said. “We all felt kind of awkward. Scared just to walk on somebody’s property without permission.” “I was scared,” Richmond said. “I’ve never been put in that position before. I was really worried about him.” They could tell by the movement of his chest that Bowers was still breathing. When they shook him and attempted to talk to him, Bowers did not respond. Hawkins and Richmond got Bowers into a sitting position, while Moses grabbed the walker near the ramp. As they were positioning Bowers into the seat of the walker, Stephanie Bowers came home to see the three boys assisting her husband. She had spoken to Bowers about fifteen minutes
LD Richmond, Justin Hawkins and Hank Moses before she came home, and he had sounded fine. This was not their first medical situation. Stephanie knew Bowers’s blood sugar was down; she just didn’t know if it was the blood sugar alone or if it had dropped because of another stroke.
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Bowers wasn’t sure what was happening at first. He drank the soda, EMS and a police officer showed up. The EMS checked Lantie’s blood sugar, which showed to be in the 40s, while
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his monitoring system had showed it to be normal. The police officer told the boys they could go, but they stayed for another ten minutes to ensure Bowers was going to be okay. They left before the couple could get their names. Bowers’s blood sugar normalized, and he didn’t need to be taken to the hospital. “It happened that quick,” Stephanie said. “That’s the concern. If they hadn’t been there, I don’t know what would have happened. The care they showed was amazing.” Stephanie posted a message on the “Hey Greenwood! What’s Happening” Facebook group early that evening to try to find the boys to thank them. A little more than a week later, Heather Hawkins, Justin’s mother, contacted Stephanie to inform her that her son was one of the three boys. On August 5 Moses, Richmond, and Hawkins were recognized by Mayor Doug Kinslow for a “Random Act of Kindness” at the Greenwood city council meeting for their efforts. According to the proclamation Mayor Kinslow read: “if not for the heroic act of these young men, the outcome could have been much different. The actions taken by these young men have provided a model of true human kindness and have encouraged us all to follow their example.” On August 8, the teens were highlighted on the local Fox channel, KNWA, in which they demonstrated what happened and were reunited with Mr. Bowers. “Those three boys, you just don’t find kids like that,” Bowers said. “I have to say one thing for the parents: they were raised right.”
LD RICHMOND LD, 16, is a junior at Greenwood High School. He wants to become a game warden. His hobbies include playing football, fishing, hunting, and hanging out with his buddies. He said he and Moses go fishing all the time, and that he’s known Justin since the sixth grade.
He and the others were interviewed by KNWA for their deed. “I feel good about the publicity,” he said. “I just think it’s something anyone can do. I don’t think we need special treatment just for doing it. I’m just glad Mr. Bowers is okay. It makes me feel great that we were able to help save his life.”
HANK MOSES Hank, 17, is a senior at Hackett High School. He previously attended Greenwood High School until the eleventh grade. After high school, Hank wants to go to trade school and become an electrician. He likes to hang out with his friends, while hunting, fishing, or playing basketball. He said he’s known the other boys for a while, but said that within the last year is when he really got to know them. “I didn’t really want to be recognized at first,” he said. “It’s something everybody should do. I’m just glad the guy’s okay. If you think someone is in a serious situation, don’t pass up the opportunity to help them.”
JUSTIN HAWKINS Justin, 16, is a junior at Greenwood High School. He says he hasn’t figured out what he wants to do in life yet. “I’m still figuring it out.” His hobbies include basketball, fishing, hanging out with his friends and football games. He said he’s known LD since sixth grade, while he and Hank met two or three years previously. In addition to the KNWA interview with the other boys and Lantie Bowers, Justin was also interviewed by 40/29. “I didn’t expect to be dealing with this much fame or for people to be talking about it,” he said. “It’s pretty cool, though.” “I think everyone should just help everyone,” he said. “If you see anyone who needs help, you help them. You’d want someone to do the same for you.”
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LANTIE BOWERS Bowers, 53, has lived in Greenwood for seven years. He has previously lived in Oklahoma. He has two children, Kyle and Logan, and two stepchildren, Meagan and Tyler. Before he had to stop working, He had worked for 25 years in various fire and EMS departments, including five years at the Greenwood fire department. His favorite hobby is fishing. The concern and assistance offered by the boys isn’t a new thing to him. It’s a Greenwood way of life. The ramp that leads from his porch was built by members of the fire department, who volunteered their time on a Saturday. “Greenwood’s a nice place,” he said. “We keep our peace. And we got a good football team.”
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GHS Drama and Music students performing Matilda song “When I Grow Up” for the Teachers
James Perry, East Pointe teacher leading the crown in a dance party
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Teachers starting the year with a dance party on stage Left to right Cathy Jones, Maddison Van Allen, Celeste Williams, John Kincade, and Alex Boatman
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Miss Arkansas Darynne Dahlem
Jill Ashford, Brandi Smith, Debbie Hansen, and Angela Holloway
High School Teachers Left to Right: Heath Hogeland, Coach John Kincade, Lisa Dean, Tim Peerbolte, Christy Hesslen, and Karen Murphy
DISTRICT DAY & TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON Photos courtesy of Greenwood School District Teachers from EHMS includes Terry Godwin, Amanda Kitchens, Jennifer Coonce, Debra Miller and others.
Front L to R: Ramsey Pate, Allie Dolan, Molly Odell, Kylie Morrison. Back L to R: Violet Rushing, Shergeel Naeem, Taylor Koeth, Colton Gattis, Landon Henning, Case Owenby, Hunter Morris, Ashlyn Compton, Carly Brixey
Left side of table : Brandon Tate and Roy Zimmerman Right side of table Ronnie Sockey
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Left to right from the bottom: Tatum Williams, Tonya Wagoner, Becky Suttles, Jackie Sullavan, Brittany Shook, Ben Schmalz, Travis Sandifer, Hannah Sandifer, and Deborah Wheeler. Matt Verrette, Megan Neal, Charity McCann, James Maestri, Cindy Kelley, and A.J. Ware. Kim Hollinsaid, Jana Green, Jerry Elmore, Paula Efurd, Desi Edwards, and Amanda Honkala. Eric Daniel, Rick Clark, Tara Burgess, Rebecca Becvar, Leeann Bailey, and Tina Allen.
Left to right from bottom: Andria Francis, Marcia Wisner, and Angela Wilson. Kristi Odell, Kenny Wheeler, Joanna Williams, Rachel McKinney, Beth McDaniel, and Jennifer Loyd. Joneta Looper, Nicole Little, Kristi Langley, Pam Kinslow, and Audrey Hamilton. Ina Gabbard, Jennifer Coonce, Misty Cheesman, Julie Beck, and Jill Ashford.
15 YEARS TEACHING
Left to right from bottom: Scott Sweeten, Lynda McCain, and Teresa Rose. Nicole Joslin, Cindy Koeth, Stefanie Lee, Brandie McKusker, Sherlett Myers. Danielle Durbin, Monica Garner, Rick Jones, Kristi Green. Nikki Adams, Carolyn Alverson, Sherry Cleavenger, and Rick Clow
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TEACHER AWARDS 20 YEARS TEACHING
Left to right from bottom: Celeste Williams, Karen Brown, JoLynn Dixon, Carrah Efurd, Deana Hefflin, and Hilary Huneycutt. Brandon Tate, Pam McCollom, Sara Kindle, and Holli Karnes.
25 YEARS TEACHING
Left to right from bottom: Becky McKinney, Ricky Thomas, Stephanie Griffith, and Kevin Hesslen. Joann King, Eileen Green, Becky Goodwin, and Leslie Clements.
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HOME TOWN OCTOBER 11
EVERY WEDNESDAY AT GREENWOOD FBC
FCA HICKORY SMOKED PULLED PORK HOMECOMING TAILGATE
GREENWOOD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES
Greenwood vs El Dorado Game, Friday, October 11th from 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm at Greenwood High School PE gym parking lot by south entrance. All proceeds benefit the FCA Nicaragua Building Trip. Greenwood students and faculty will be traveling to Nicaragua this summer to build homes alongside the Nicaraguan people who will live in the homes. $5 Dinner: Includes sandwich, chips, drink and a mint. $10 one pound to-go containers. Limited quantity available!
EVERY WEDNESDAY
FEED THE KIDS
Every Wednesday night, Greenwood First Assembly of God provides a home cooked meal for kids and teens from ages 3-18 at 6:10 p.m. in the JFW building. The kids sit at a table just like a family while our adult staff serves them their delicious dinner. We have “table parents” who sit and visit with our students during dinner time. Feed The Kids mission is feeding hungry souls physically and spiritually to build God’s Kingdom!
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Happenings MEN: Authentic Manhood- A Man and His Traps at 6:30pm • ROC Gym Floor. WOMEN: The Armor of God by Pricilla Shirer at 6:30pm • MPR in the ROC. Old Testament Feasts and Festivals and WhatThey Mean For Us. Led by Brittney lee • R210 • 6:30pm. MEN AND WOMEN: Science Confirms the Bible: How Did Noah Get Millions of Animals on the Arc? At 6:30pm • R101 • led by John Thomas. ADULT BIBLE STUDY: R100 • 6:30pm • led by Stan Escalante. KORY KINSLOW’S LIFE GROUP: 6:30pm • WC1. CHOIR REHEARSAL: 6:30pm • Choir Room. CHILDREN AND STUDENTS: Beginning at 6:30 pm: Birth – 2 y/o – Nursery building, 2 y/o – Downstairs, Building B, 3 – 4 y/o – Preschool building, K – 4th Grade – Upstairs, Building A, 5th – 6th Grade – James Building, 7th – 12th Grade – EDGE Building
EVERY WEDNESDAY
FOOD BANK MINISTRY 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. First Assembly of God’s Food Bank is a “no strings attached ministry” and one of only a few food banks in the county. Anyone in need is welcome to stop by for a couple bags of groceries as well as a hot meal. We serve approximately 100 meals and provide a shopping experience to nearly 200 individuals every week. If you would like to make a donation contact the church at (479) 996-6030. This program is completely donation funded.
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CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery is a 12-step, Christ-centered program that will help you celebrate God’s healing power to move forward from life’s hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Celebrate Recovery is a safe, Small Group environment where you can learn healthy ways to address behaviors such as anger, co-dependency, lack of trust, abandonment, emotional trauma, depression, self-esteem, the need to control, sexual purity, abuse, dependency on drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, childhood issues, and broken relationships. 6:30pm— Large Group, 7:00pm—Small Group, at First Baptist Church, James Building, 19 North Adair, Greenwood, AR 72936, For more information: (479) 996-2166
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
OLD JAIL MUSEUM
Friday and Saturday, 11-3. Call the Curator for off hour tours at 479-252-6071. So much to see and learn about our local history!
AUGUST - OCTOBER: 1ST & 3RD SATURDAY
GREENWOOD FARMERS MARKET
8:00am to 1:00pm at Town Square Street, Greenwood, Arkansas 72936. Local farmers join with local craftsman/women to bring you friendly faces and the best quality products!
GREENWOOD RUN, WALK AND ROLL 2019 COSTUME RACE OCTOBER 26 Join Focus on Greenwood for our second annual Greenwood Run, Walk and Roll! To benefit a prosthetic recipient Saturday morning. Race will be held in downtown Greenwood, 1.5K Walk, 5K Run, or 10K Roll, There will be something for everyone in this family friendly event! Door prizes, Costume contest prize money, Finisher medals for the RUN and ROLL. Chip timing for the RUN Male/ Female age division medals for the RUN and overall male/female trophies for the RUN T-shirts to all who register by October 1, 2019. Check in: 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM/ Race Starts: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: 10:00 AM Awards Ceremony & Costume Contest Winners Are Announced! Sign up is live NOW! Get your tickets: https://runsignup.com/ Race/AR/Greenwood/ GreenwoodRunWalkandRoll
ONE BLADE - TWO BLADES - LEGS - WHEELCHAIR - RUNNER - RIDER - CYCLIST - WHO CARES?! All abilities are welcomed and encouraged to sign up for the 2nd Annual Greenwood Run, Walk, Roll!.
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IPAD WINNERS The following students were presented with an IPAD from Elliott Brown from
Kynlee Stewart from Westwood Elementary
Farmers Bank. In order to be eligible for the drawing, student information had to be updated by parents in the back to school Gateway prior to August 13th. Brandon Coston from Greenwood Jr High
Story Clarkrom from East Hills Middle School
Kacey Gibbs from East Pointe Elementary
James Wright from GHS /Freshman Center
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BEING NINETY “AIN’T SO BAD” By Drucilla Hughart
For the past week or so I have been “Higher than a kite” or should I say on “Cloud Nine.” I think both. I recently celebrated my birthday, number NINETY. On Thursday before my birthday my friend Joy, took me to eat at the Wagon Wheel in Springdale. On Friday, Sister Jane took me for lunch at Lin’s in Greenwood. I told Jane I did not want a party that I would love to go to Mt. Magazine for lunch. She relayed this message to Connie, and much to my surprise she carried out my wish with a family get together on Sunday at Mt. Magazine. I love the hills and mountains and as Mama would say, “The mountains give me a Spiritual Transfusion.” It was a beautiful day, a little warm but cooler than it was in Fort Smith. Those who were there to surprise me were Connie, son Bob, granddaughter Brook and her husband Greg, three of my “Greats”, Braden, Madelynne and Megan. Grandson Aaron and wife, Nikkie. I had a beautiful birthday cake. What more could a ninety year old wish for? On Saturday afternoon, August third, I attended a birthday party for a friend who turned eighty. What a surprise when my cousin, Cindy Joyce Griggs and her husband, Ross, walked in. I had not seen Cindy in a long time. More surprised was to learn that their son was married to my friend’s, “the guest of honor”, daughter. Small world. What really put me high in the clouds
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was my 50th Class reunion on Saturday night, August 3rd. How many people can say they attended their 50th Class Reunion at the age of ninety? Only people that it took twenty-three years to get through high school. I love my classmates. They are truly the ones who helped me make it through the two years of school when I went back to school. I felt like Queen for a Day because I truly felt like they were glad to see me. Maybe not as glad as surprised and that I drove myself to the party. I wish there had been name tags. You know fifty years makes a lot of changes. I saw a few walking canes, one walker and a lot of gray hair. What a thrill for me to be able to attend. What fun it was when someone asked me who brought me and I told them I drove myself. I walked in without a cane or walker. Doug Ralston did see me drive up and came out to meet me and I did hold his arm. A classmate Olen Hicks had brought tee shirts for everyone with the names of the nineteen classmates who are no longer with us. I want to thank Geri Oliver Lowe for keeping me informed of all the happenings. I don’t know how long it will take me to come off of my high but I will say, “It ain’t so bad to be ninety!”
My Daddy’s Hands My Daddy’s hands were tough and marred, those of a man whose work was hard. A pocket knife was oft in hand, to clean a fish or fingernail, extract a splinter, open mail. My Daddy’s hands, skilled and exact, could join two boards without a crack, Frame a house, hang straight a door, build a cabinet, and so much more. My Daddy’s hands were sure and true, t hose of a man whose love we knew. The only adornment upon that hand was just a simple, gold, wedding band. My Daddy’s hands were nimble and quick, perfect knot-tying was one of their tricks. They could tie fishing line on a sinker or hook, tie down a tarp so it stayed on the truck, But the ties that I remember the best, were the flawless bows on my Sunday dress. My Daddy’s hands once strong and bold, now are trembling, worn, and old. But through all these years, the strength that still stands, is the love and care from my Daddy’s hands.
Laurie Thames Young - 2019
MY DADDY’S HANDS This poem was written by Laurie Thames Young about her father, Harold Thames, pictured with his granddaughter Kayla Thames Smith.
Photo and poem were submitted by Nancy Thames – proud wife of Harold and mother of Laurie.
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Recommended Reading SCOTT-SEBASTIAN REGIONAL LIBRARY
THIS WAS OUR PACT (2019)
by Ryan Andrews Written in graphic novel form, This Was Our Pact tells the fictional story of a group of young men who make a pact that they will not stop following the paper lanterns that are released in the river for the annual Autumn Equinox Festival. They WILL find out where the lanterns go! Two rules to this pact‌Rule 1- No one turns for home and Rule 2-No one looks back. Not everybody follows the rules and unexpected friendships develop while on this adventure.
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Books are available at the library or through ebook form at https://lib2go.overdrive.com/
THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR:
UP, UP, AND AWAY (2019) by A.I. Newton,
Illustrated by Anjan Sarkar The seventh in The Alien Next Door series, Zeke, the alien who was visiting Earth with his family, is now moving back to his home planet, Tragas. After all this time on Earth and the friendships he has made, Zeke and his friends are not excited about the move. Zeke and his best friend, Harris, devise a plan that will most certainly keep Zeke and his family on Earth. Perfect transitional chapter book for readers that are almost ready for chapter books.
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THE BODY IN THE CASTLE WELL (2019) by Martin Walker A Bruno Chief of Police novel, Martin Walker continues the story of French police chief, Bruno, and his life in law enforcement in France. The most recent installment involves an American doctoral student who is found dead. The young woman is not only a victim but also an acquaintance of Bruno. During the investigation, a simple accident turns into a possible murder. Along with a murder mystery, Walker does a wonderful job detailing the rural and urban settings of France as well as the food!
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WORSHIP SPOTLIGHT Community Bible Church Non-Denominational
601 N. Ulmer St. • Greenwood OUR PASTOR Maclane Forbus Maclane Forbus and his family moved from the Atlanta, GA area in August of 2016 to lead Community Bible Church in Greenwood. Maclane and his wife Kerrie have been married for 19 years. Kerrie serves as a paraprofessional in the Special Education Department at Greenwood High School. They have 3 children: Samuel (16), Anna (13), and Sarah (7). Maclane attended Samford University and Trinity College and Seminary, and has served full-time in local church ministry for 20 years. He is also a Certified Corporate Coach with Trove Inc, an executive coaching firm in Atlanta. The Forbus Family loves being a part of the Greenwood community!
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OUR SERVICE TIMES: Sunday at 10:00AM Adult Programs: Ladies Bible Study Wednesday Night | 6:00-8:00PM Celebrate Recovery A Christ-Centered 12-Step Program Monday | 5:30-8:00PM Home Groups- Sunday Nights | 6:00-8:00PM
Teen Programs: Converge- 7th-12th grade Wednesday Night | 6:00-8:00PM
Programs for Children: TeamKID- 1st-4th grade Wednesday Night | 6:00-8:00PM TeamKID- 5th-6th grade Wednesday Night | 6:00-8:00PM
MORE INFORMATION: communitychurch.com | 479-452-9201
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AREA WORSHIP GUIDE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
BAPTIST
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Atlanta & Adair Streets, 996-2166; Pastor Ronnie Deal, Worship, 8 am SS & Worship 9:15, 10:45 am & 6 pm
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Hwy. 10 Spur and Park, 996-6030, John D. Miller, Min.; SS 9:45 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m & 6 p.m..; Wed. 6:30 p.m.
ARKOAL COMMUNITY BAPTIST Pastor Gene Gullick 8937 Old Arko Rd., Huntington, AR., SS: 10 a.m.; WS 11 a.m., 7 p.m., Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.
ECHO ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1202 Echo Rd., Barber Community; Steve Quick, Pastor 928-4424
BURNVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 5 mi. East on Hwy. 10, Tyler Thompson Pastor, SS 10am; Worship 11am & 6pm
MIDLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD 6th & Adams, Midland, AR., SS: 10 a.m.; WS 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.; Pastor, Andy Jones; 639-2096 CALVARY CHAPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 201 Greenwood St., Hackett; 479-561-8998, Pastors Tim & Gaylene Smith, SS 9:30 am, WS: 10:30 am & 6pm, Wed: 7pm Bible Study calvarychapelhackett@yahoo.com LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER Hwy. 71 S., Witcherville, 479-928-5654, Pastor Tommie Rhamy, SS 9:45 am; Worship 10:45 am; Prayer 5:30 p.m.; Sun Eve 6 pm; Wed., Bible Study & Youth 7 pm BONANZA ASSEMBLY OF GOD 701 McConnell Ave., Bonanza, AR. 72916, Rev. Ricky Yarberro HOWARD HILL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Quinton Rowan, 3515 Gate 9 Rd., 996-2496 www. howardhillag.com
CENTRAL FREE WILL BAPTIST 17 E. Central Ave, Central City. Steve Mclain Pastor, 452-2308; SS 9:45 am, WS 10:45 am, 6:00 pm; Wed. 7 pm DAYTON BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Robert Presson, 2305 Apple Blossom Rd., Mansfield, 479996-5495, 912-294-2281 DENVER STREET BAPTIST CHURCH 1413 W. Denver St., Greenwood; Alan Davis, Pastor, 479-996-7544, SS 9:45 am; WS 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wed. 6 pm EXCELSIOR BAPTIST CHURCH 3421 Smokey Rd, Greenwood; Pastor Mark Griffith; Sunday School and Worship 10 am FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 14511 Old Jenny Lind Loop; 996-6456, James M. Jones, min.; SS 9 a.m.; WS 10 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m.
GREENWOOD TIRE & ALLIGNMENT 803 West Denver 996-7510 Don Lamberson, Owner
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FIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST 504 S. Fowler St, 996-4374, Jim Walker, SS, Worship 10:50am, 6pm; Wed 7pm HACKETT FIRST BAPTIST 401 E. Greenwood St. 638-7363; Pastor, Joe Silva 597-6644. Sun 8:30am coffee/donuts, 9:01am SS, 10:10 WS, 5pm Discipleship Training, 6pm EW. Wed. 5:30pm Adult Prayer Meeting, 6pm Youth Services, 5:45pm AWANA Registration, 6pm-7:30pm AWANA. JENNY LIND FIRST BAPTIST 1910 Gate Nine Road, 996-2513; Clay Kibler, min.; SS 9:30 a.m., WS 10:45 a.m.; SEW 6:30 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. LIBERTY MISSIONARY BAPTIST 705 E. Gary St. • P.O. Box 3225, Pastor, Cavan Gappmayer SS 9:45 am; WS 10:45am; SEW 5 pm, WEW 6 pm WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 10 Spur - 996-6220, Dewey Hickey, pastor, SS 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 am, 6 pm; Mon. 7:10 pm, Wed. 7 pm PALESTINE BAPTIST CHURCH 1207 Young Ridge Road, Pastor Jordan Martin, SS 10:00 am, Worship 11am & 6pm. and Wed night for Children & Youth 6-7:15 pm SHADY GROVE FREE WILL BAPTIST 6425 New Hope Road; SS-9 am, Worship 10:30 am; & 6 pm; Wed. nights 7 pm. Danny Owenby Pastor.
CATHOLIC
SSTS SABINA & MARY CATHOLIC
Jenny Lind; Saturday Mass at 4pm. Father Matt Garrison. OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC 616 Cherry St., Booneville, Pastor-Fr. Alejandro Puello; Regular Liturgy Schedule, Sat. Vigil Mass: 6pm; Sun. Mass 8:30am; Wed: Mass: 6:00 meal & youth activities, Thurs. Mass in Chapel 8:15 am, First Fri. of Every Month Mass at 5:30 pm adoration followins. Confessions; 30 min. before Wed/Sat/Sun Masses or by appt.
McConnell FUNERAL HOME 137 N Main St, Greenwood, AR 72936
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AREA WORSHIP GUIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST
METHODIST
OTHER
DAYTON CHURCH OF CHRIST 2230 East Hwy 252, Huntington, 479-928-4034. Sunday morning Bible class 9:30 am, Sunday morning worship 10:30 am evening worship at 6 pm and Wednesday night Bible classes at 7 pm.
WASHBURN UNITED METHODIST Paster, Geral L. Holloway, Sunday: 9 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 10 W. Denver, 996-6397, Wed.: Meal 5:30 p.m., Youth Wed. & Sun. nights, Traditional Sun.: 8:15 & 11 a.m. in Sanctuary, Contemporary 9 a.m. in Family Life Ctr. SS:10 a.m., Rev. John Embrey, Senior Pastor. Rev. Lyn Poplin, Associate Pastor
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH-GW 601 Ulmer St., Greenwood. Communitychurch.com. Service time is Sunday at 10 am
GREENWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST Hwy. 10 & Bell Rd, 996-6635 WS 10 am, 6 pm; Wed. 7 pm. JENNY LIND CHURCH OF CHRIST Old Hwy. 71, Sunday WS 9 a.m. NORTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1240 W. Center, 996-2626; WS 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed. 7:30 p.m. VALLEY VIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST Hwy. 10 West, 996-6040; WS 10:50 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 pm WASHBURN CHURCH OF CHRIST 9911 Old Hwy 10, 252-1213. Sun Bible Study 9:30 am, Morning worship 10:15 am, Evening 6pm, Wed Bible study 6pm
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS GREENWOOD WARD: CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 915 West Center St, Greenwood. Sun 10:00 am. English. http://Churchofjesuschrist.org FORT SMITH WARD: CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 8712 Horan Drive, Fort Smith. 479-484-9907, English and Spanish. Sun 10:00 am. http://Churchofjesuschrist.org
EPISCOPAL ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S 2701 Old Greenwood, Ft. Smith 783-2101, SS 9:15, WS 8 & 10:30 Sun., WS 5:30 Sat.
LUTHERAN
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 18218 Hwy. 71 S, 996-7747; Jason Zirbel, Pastor; WS 10 am SS 9 am
NAZARENE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Hwy. 10 West, 996-4688; SS 9:45 a.m. WS 10:45 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m.; Jon Newlin, pastor.
PENTECOSTAL CALVARY TEMPLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL 47 Ware Rd (Off of Hwy. 96), 996-HOPE; www.ctupc.net; SS & WS 10 a.m.; Sun. eve. WS 6pm, Wed 7 pm Family Connect; Trent Hampton, Pastor. CITY HARVEST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 10 East & Dawson. Sun. 10-12pm, Wed. 6:30 pm. Billy L. Goines, Pastor, 996-1663
LIVING WORD TABERNACLE 1848 Hwy 10 • Booneville, 675-4820; Pastors Robert & Melissa Jones; Sunday Worship 10:30 am, Wed. WS 7:00 pm HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH 216 East Vine St., Huntington Sun. Worship Service 11 a.m. RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Phillip McClure and Pastor Adam Kareus. 7030 Taylor Ave, FS in Chaffee Crossing. Sevice Sunday 10am Modern Worship, Classic Christianity ROSE GARDEN FULL GOSPEL Jenny Lind, 928-5745; SS 9:45 am, WS 11 am, 6 pm; Wed. 7pm; Weldon Bratton, min. TYRO COMMUNITY CHURCH 8401 W Hwy 252. Hackett. Pastor: Chris Scott, Sun. 10am & 5 pm, Wednesday 7pm CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF GREENWOOD
FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP 12311 Hwy. 96, 479-221-8740; CV Lewis, Pastor; Sunday. 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
110 S Coker, Ste 1, Greenwood. Sunday bible study - 10 am, Morning Service 11 am, Evening Service 6 pm, Prayer Service Wed. 6 pm
CROSS ROAD CHURCH 15024 Hwy. 71 S. Jenny Lind Community; 252-6700. Pastors: Michael & Keshia Tom; Sunday WS 11 a.m., Sun. eve. WS 5:30 p.m., Wed. services, and Youth Night 7 p.m.
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GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN Bass & Denver St., 996-0750. SS 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Orin Frank, min.
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EVERY DAY I FEEL LIKE A
WINNER Director of Athletic Operations and Student Activities: Dr. Dustin Smith STORY BY
Scott Smith
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
When he heard the sound of his right shoulder blow out, future Greenwood resident Dustin Smith knew his dreams of playing for the Chicago Cubs had ceased. Dustin was a student at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Okla., when that loud sound and the immediate physical and emotional pain occurred. It was during a baseball practice in the fall of 1995, and Dustin had no idea that day would be marked by his serious injury. “The coaches thought I could throw pretty well, so I was in right field,” Dustin said. “I threw the ball in, trying to stop a runner.
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And that’s when I tore my shoulder.” Despite having his plans of playing professional baseball stopped, Dustin soon felt confident that life would go on for him in the coming years. A calm sensation soothed his nerves and helped him stay focused. “Growing up, baseball was my passion because size didn’t matter; I didn’t weigh 100 pounds until I was a sophomore in high school,” Dustin said. “But I later learned the good Lord had a plan for me.” Now 42, Dr. Dustin Smith said he feels
(TOP TO BOTTOM) Pictured with Blake Pschier after the Bulldogs Baseball team won the State title in 2018. Hugging football player Luke Johnson after winning the State football title in 2017. In the announcers booth with Voice of the Bulldogs, Tim Terry. Pictured with Freshman Center Principal, Cody Chatman, after wining the Sportsmanship Award in 2018. Photos provided by Dr. Smith
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“I DON’T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE AND WORK SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN IN GREENWOOD.” Dr. Dustin Smith DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC OPERATIONS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES
like a winner each day while working as the director of athletic operations and student activities for Greenwood Public Schools. He previously served as the athletic director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith for eight years before accepting his current job in Greenwood, and he recently was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Award during the Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association’s meeting in Conway. “The Newcomer of the Year Award is given to an athletic director who has been an AD at this level for three years or less,” Dustin said. “It is an incredible honor to be selected by your peers for this kind of an award.” Dustin, who with his wife, Jennifer, has three children, was born in Pawhuska, Okla. He was one of nine siblings. He claims he was “too small” to play football during his younger years at school. “You didn’t have to be really big to play baseball, so I went that way,” Dustin said. Dustin then laughed again.
FAMILY PORTRAIT Dr. Dustin Smith with his wife Jennifer, son Alec Armstrong (20) and daughters, Riglee (10) and Raelynn (5). Photo provided by Dr. Smith
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“When I was little, my Mom would ground me, but she would ground me outside,” he said while still smiling. “She knew if she grounded me in the house, that it would be awful. So I was grounded outside, and I would ask, ‘Can I please get my glove?’” Dustin’s mother would concede, which
allowed Dustin to hone his baseball skills. Dustin’s then-tiny arm would hurl the baseball high into the air so he could practice catching with both hands. He also relied heavily on his house’s exterior walls and roofs. “I didn’t have to depend on another person to practice back then,” Dustin said. “I would bounce the ball off the outside wall or off the roof, and then I would catch the ball. Now remember, I was really young then, so I couldn’t see the ball on the roof. I would have to wait for the ball to come off the roof to see it and then react to it. I guess I got pretty good at doing that.” As a student, Dustin gave his all for his baseball and wrestling teams, and later, he would take football seriously. He graduated from Pawhuska High School in 1995 before obtaining his degree in mass communications at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1999. In 2007, Dustin received his master’s degree in sports administration from East Central University in Ada, Okla. After Dustin accepted the job at UAFS, he met his wife, Jennifer. Jennifer was a cheerleader before graduating from Greenwood High School in 1995. Dustin knew almost immediately that he would eventually put a ring on Jennifer’s finger. “We only dated for six months before we were married in 2008,” he said. “At that time, we were in our thirties, so we
knew what we wanted in life. The Lord had already placed us on that path, so we knew it was right.” Dustin said he enjoyed his time at UAFS but wanted to work in Greenwood so he could attend basketball games played by his oldest child, Alec. “My wife also is from Greenwood, so it was good for us to be in Greenwood,” he said. “Greenwood is such a great community that supports its schools. Greenwood is a bigger city but still has that small-town feel. I don’t know why anyone would want to live and work somewhere other than in Greenwood.” Dustin admitted that the bulk of his life’s pleasures stem from his family. He affectionately calls his wife “my assistant A.D. who helps me with everything,” and he gets to drive his youngest child, 5-year-old Raelynn, to school every weekday morning. The hours spent with Alec, who is now 20, and
middle-child Riglee, 10, are equally special for Dustin. “Alec and I go on runs and get to bond that way — he is at that age now where we have some really good conversations, so that is always great,” he said. “And I help coach Riglee’s softball team. Riglee plays and is a cheerleader, and she’s a big fan of superheroes. It’s nice that in addition to talking about sports and Riglee’s team, that we also get to share the superhero things, as well.” Much of Dustin’s inspiration regarding sports, family and faith originated with his father, the late John Smith. In his younger years, John was a football lineman for Louisiana State University. “My Dad and I would always watch sports on TV on Saturdays,” Dustin said before grinning. “I was his remote control for the TV. Dad would say, ‘Dustin, turn the channel to so and so channel.’
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Dustin’s mother, the late Nola Yarbrough, also held a strong, caring influence over her children. “Mom mastered the 12-string guitar, which I thought was kind of cool,” Dustin said. “I never did master the 12-string guitar, but I taught myself a little bit of 6-string guitar back when I was a youth pastor at Oakview Baptist Church in Madill, Okla., between 2000 and 2008.” As a teenager, Dustin was a member of the Let’s Pretend Country Singers group, an ensemble based in Pawhuska that had its members dress up and perform as famous musicians like George Straight and Garth Brooks. “I would perform as George Straight, and we would sing for senior citizens and other people in that area,” he said. “It was a lot of fun. Senior citizens who were on those bus tours, they would stop at a shopping center or other place, and our performances were part of that. We would even sign autographs for photos while we were dressed as those stars. It was fun.” In the late 1980s, Dustin was able to meet George Strait during an event in Tulsa. Dustin was floored that one of country music’s biggest names was, in his words, “so humble and approachable” during the friendly encounter. “George Strait was honored that I was singing his songs in that Let’s Pretend Country Singers group,” he said. “George autographed his photo for me then, and I still have that photo framed here in my office.” Dustin’s tidy office also is populated by Chicago Cubs memorabilia, an Oklahoma State University football helmet and several baseballs that Dustin has caught as a spectator attending Major League Baseball games. He’s caught two balls at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, as well as balls from stadiums in Boston, Kansas City and Anaheim, Calif., among others.
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“It’s funny because my wife is a huge Cardinals fan, and I’m a big Cubs fan, but it’s all good at home,” Dustin said. “I’ve been to Wrigley Field in Chicago, but I haven’t been there with my wife yet. I hope to take her and my kids there someday. I mean, we have to take Riglee there. It’s her namesake and all.” Dustin called his family and his work opportunities “blessings” that occur each day. He views his work days and nights as “investing” in students. “Getting to know kids, that has to be intentional on the adult’s part, and I’m so glad the good Lord lets me do that,” Dustin said. “When a student comes off the field, I can give them a fist bump or a hug, and I can ask them about what is going on in their lives at that moment. “It’s about getting to know the kids and having that bond,” he added. “Even some of the people who I connected with as students in the past still keep in contact with me. It’s been really special.” When asked if he had a major game plan for the Greenwood sports teams in the coming months, Dustin simply smiled and sat quietly for a few seconds. “When I was a kid, I just wanted to play sports; for me, the joy was just playing because I wasn’t really too concerned with the outcome,” he said. “I think competing is the important part, because competing is something that the athlete or participant can control. You can’t control, usually, who wins a game, but you can control how much you compete and how much effort you give. “And Greenwood does have about 10 state championships, so that’s exciting,” Dustin added. “But you know, even though there can only be one champion team in name at the end of a season, that doesn’t mean that a team or athlete isn’t a winner. If they are competing and they are participating, then all of the kids are champions.” | WWW.GREENWOODARLIFE.COM | SEPTEMBER 2019
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HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME AWAY FROM YOUR JOB? When I’m not in the office, I will be at a school game, or I’ll be at home watching a game on TV. I’m always watching TV.
WHAT HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF SPORTS?
I like to read. I like to read Christian books. I usually read Christian books and leadership books.
DO YOU LIKE MUSIC?
Yes, I like to listen to Christian music. MercyMe is a huge, huge, huge group for me. I have listened to them for a very long time now. I also like Sidewalk Prophets, and I remember Newsboys and Third Day from way, way back. I also like country music. When I mow, I’ll put on the headphones and listen to either country music or Christian music.
HOW DO YOU STAY PHYSICALLY FIT? DO YOU EXERCISE DAILY?
I’m actually a walker. I mean, I walk everywhere. Literally. I live close to work, so I walk all over this area. I like to joke around that I put more miles on my shoes than I do my car. It’s actually true.
WHO IS MORE COMPETITIVE, YOU OR YOUR WIFE, JENNIFER?
My wife would tell you that she is more competitive, but I’m competitive, too. I’m more interested in competing than the final score.
DO YOU ATTEND CHURCH, AND IF SO, ARE YOU ACTIVE THERE?
Yes. We attend First Baptist Church in Greenwood. I’ve sang in the choir and we are heavily involved in our Life Group. I still write daily devotionals in the morning and I’ll send those to friends and to people I’ve kept in contact over the years.
WHAT TYPE OF MOVIES DO YOU LIKE?
“Tombstone” is my favorite movie of all time. I also like the movie, “8 Seconds.”
DO YOU PREFER MEXICAN FOOD OR ITALIAN FOOD?
I bet my wife would say that I prefer Mexican food, but that’s kind of difficult. I grew up in Pawhuska, Okla., which is a former Indian reservation. As a Caucasian growing up there, I was in the minority. My two best friends there were Hispanic, and so I was always surrounded by terrific, authentic Mexican food. I Just like food, just as long as it’s not chili. I just can’t eat chili. To me, it’s a texture thing. It makes me think that it’s dog food that is heated up. (Laughs). I joke that I’m like Sampson, who would lose his power if his hair was cut off. I tell people, “Please don’t make me eat chili, or I’ll lose my superpowers.”
SINCE YOU LIKE SUPERHERO MOVIES, ARE YOU A BIGGER FAN OF MARVEL COMICS OR DC COMICS?
Our family are huge Marvel superhero fans — well, my wife really loves DC’s Wonder Woman and I’ve always loved DC’s Batman since I was a little kid. We just bought ‘Avengers: Endgame’ on video when it came out, and our daughter, Riglee, and I especially talk about all of the superhero stuff. We love it.
WHO WOULD YOU CALL YOUR REAL-LIFE HERO? My Dad has always been my hero. He introduced me to Christ when I was young. I’ve always carried my Dad’s influence.
CAN YOU SUM UP GREENWOOD USING ONLY FOUR WORDS?
Excellence. Expectation. Encouragement. Excitement. (Smiles). Wow, you could build a sermon off just those words right there. Yes, that is how I would describe Greenwood.
VANTAGE POINT This is Dr. Smith’s favorite viewpoint during most games. According to his wife, Jennifer, you will find there in his “signature stance.” Photo by Sharla Derry
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(ABOVE) Grandsons Tate Miller and Navy Sandifer (BELOW) Guest book artist Teri Hicks
(ABOVE PHOTO FROM 1979, BELOW PHOTO FROM 2019) All original bridesmaids and two original groomsmen were in attendance. Pictured left to right below: Lisa Yandell Wallace, Kathy Shotzman McCraney, Becky Beshears McKinney, Jan Little Shamp, Matron of Honor and sister Susan Efurd, Mary Ann and Donnie, Wayland Parker, and Hal Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandifer August 10, 1979 Brother Ronnie Deal performed the 40th Anniversary vow renewal on 8-17-19 in a sweet ceremony focusing on love and providing a foundation for our children Tara Miller who is married to Troy Miller (10 years) and Travis Sandifer who is married to Hannah Sandifer (4 years).
Wedding Vendors Cookies by Sweet Lula Mae’s Flowers by Booneville Flower Shop Photos by Debbie Fritsche Catering by Mountain Top Catering, Fred and Sally Apperson Rentals by RSVP Event Rentals and Tables Matters DJ: LD&P Production Scott Schmitz
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Greenwood Area Births Krystin and Cristian Compton of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on July 28, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Shelby James and Chad Henry of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on August 8, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Hillary Swink of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on July 29, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Emily and Jacob Gordon of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on August 8, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Victoria Tanner and Taylor Johnson of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on July 30, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Anita Lasiter and Brandon Sirratt of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on August 9, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Bethany and Ethan Adams of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on July 30, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Brenna Slaughter and Dakotah Davis of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on August 9, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
Lexi and Kevin Thomlison of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on August 5, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR. Christina and Troy Lyles of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on August 6, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR. Constance and Kent Elmore of Greenwood announce the birth of a daughter born on August 8, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR.
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Kayla Sanford and Cory Locklear of Greenwood announce the birth of a son born on August 13, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR. Aubren and Garron Cabe of Little Rock announce the birth of a son born on August 18, 2019 at UAMS in Little Rock, AR.
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CLAIRE GRACE SMITH AGE 7 SEPTEMBER 17
MAGNOLIA KATE SMITH AGE 3 AUGUST 24
Claire and Magnolia’s parents are Matthew and Danielle Smith of Greenwood. Their grandparents are Ken and Carolyn Smith, Darrell and Jeana McKinney of Greenwood, David and Melissa Deal of Huntington Greenwood Life
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By Thomas Saccente CONTRIBUTING WRITER
TRAFFIC WOES
Greenwood seeks ways to ease city traffic Progress is being made on a project designed to relieve traffic in Greenwood. Greenwood Mayor Doug Kinslow provided an update regarding traffic relief during the Greenwood City Council meeting Monday. He said the Arkansas State Highway Commission approved a minute order pertaining to an improvement project dated July 24. Kinslow said he, along with others, have made several trips to the Arkansas Department of Transportation in Little Rock to discuss the city’s traffic congestion issues. During the last of these trips, which took place in July, Kinslow was accompanied by state Sen. Mat Pitsch. Kinslow said the congestion issues stem from the east side of Greenwood on Arkansas 10 Spur. The city has these issues the most when school is in session. “... So it’s a lot of the traffic that goes out to the east side of town to deliver their children,” Kinslow said. “We got two schools out that way, and so ... it’s the congestion of the traffic of the folks trying to get their kids to school, and then, obviously, bringing them home again. So it’s early in the morning, 7 until 8:30, something like that, and then the afternoon, again, around 2:30 to 4 in that area.” This, combined with the traffic that is already coming through Greenwood from east of the city comprised of people trying to get to Fort Smith, makes for a
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considerable bottleneck, Kinslow said. The minute order states an update of a Greenwood Bypass Study was performed to analyze an additional alternative proposed by Greenwood at the request of city officials. The Greenwood Bypass Study Update adopted by a minute order found the additional alternative would address the identified needs in the area, including connectivity, enhanced safety and congestion relief. In addition, the minute order states the city has expressed interest in partnering with ArDOT to construct the improvement by providing 20% of the construction cost and has agreed to provide right of way for the new location portion from Arkansas 10 to Arkansas 96. It also agreed to accept ownership of portions of Arkansas 10 and 10 Spur when the project is completed.
project, Kinslow said. The total cost is estimated to be about $33 million, about $4 million of which is for right of way utilities. Kinslow said he thinks it is important for a study session to be held soon to discuss the traffic relief project. The Greenwood City Council held a study session Aug. 15 to continue the discussion. Kinslow said he and others presented a plan to relieve traffic to Scott Bennett, director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, about a year and half ago. Bennett backed the plan, which was a variation of many other plans the city presented over the years.
Under this minute order, Kinslow said, the city of Greenwood would take over about three miles of Arkansas 10 and 10 Spur when the project is done. The project, which is divided into two phases, would involve building about one mile of new highway from Arkansas 10 to Arkansas 96, as well as widening about two miles of Arkansas 10 from the corner of Arkansas 10 and Coker Street to U.S. 71. The new portion of highway would be added to the state highway system.
The Arkansas State Highway Commission approved a minute order pertaining to the plan that was presented on July 24. The plan is divided into two phases, with the first being to build about one mile of new highway from the intersection of Arkansas 10 and Coker Street to the intersection of Arkansas 10 and Arkansas 96. This new portion of highway would be added to the state highway system, and an agreement of understanding between Greenwood and ArDOT provided by Kinslow states Greenwood would assume ownership and responsibility for the portion of Arkansas 10 between Arkansas 96 and Bass Street when this phase is completed.
Greenwood Finance Director Thomas Marsh has been working to look at all aspects of financing the
The second phase of the project calls for widening about two miles of Arkansas 10 between Coker Street
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and U.S. 71. Upon completion, Greenwood would assume ownership and responsibility for the part of Arkansas 10 between Bass Street and Elm Street, as well as the part of Arkansas 10 Spur between Arkansas 10 and U.S. 71. Kinslow previously said Greenwood would take over about three miles of Arkansas 10 and 10 Spur when the traffic relief project is complete. Greenwood would also provide 20% of the construction cost for both phases of the project and right of way for the new highway portion. A planning estimate recently provided by ArDOT states the total cost for the project would be $33 million, which Kinslow said was an increase from an earlier estimate of $26 million. The city of Greenwood’s share for the project under this new estimate is $7 million. Kinslow said the new highway detailed in phase I of the project would extend across property owned by James Burgess. Burgess owns about 100 acres of land in this part of the city. “He’s the main property owner,” Kinslow said. “There’s two other property owners that would be involved, but he has the most property ... probably looking at about 20 acres of his property for the four-lane, including the easements and right-of-ways and everything.” Kinslow said a deal between the city and Burgess to purchase this approximately 20 acres of property is in progress. The owners of the two other properties are Shawn Lin and Roger Corbin. Kinslow also presented two resolutions to the council. One of these resolutions states the city would provide its stated contributions for phase I of the project and determine its contribution for Phase II at a later date. The second resolution states the city would provide its stated contributions to both phases. Kinslow said these resolutions will be
presented to the city council for its approval at some point. Greenwood Finance Director Thomas Marsh was also at the meeting to talk about possible options to secure the $7 million Greenwood needs for the project.
The Greenwood City Council discussed this planned bypass designed to provide traffic relief to the city during its study session Wednesday, August 14, 2019. —Document courtesy of Doug Kinslow
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City News ROUND-UP By Thomas Saccente
GREENWOOD A&P APPROVES COUNTY FAIR REQUEST
from the Chamber, this one being for $5,000 for Greenwood Christmas television advertising. Purvis said the Chamber does a television campaign every year to advertise all the events that happen in Greenwood during the Christmas season.
Advertising funds have recently been secured for the 2019 Sebastian County Fair.
Another grant request the commission approved was one for $3,645 from Tim Peerbolte with Greenwood High School. Peerbolte said the money will be used to advertise the school’s upcoming musical theater production of “Matilda.”
The Greenwood A&P Commission approved a variety of grant requests during its meeting Monday. The largest of these was a $5,075 request from the Sebastian County Fair Association. Denise Jones with the Sebastian County Fair Association said the money was for advertising for the 2019 Sebastian County Fair, which will take place next week. The commission also approved a $2,400 request from the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Bob Purvis, executive director of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, said these funds will be used to purchase T-shirts to promote the Chamber’s 5K Yule Run, which it sponsors each year. The panel ended up tabling another request
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The next Greenwood A&P Commission meeting is scheduled Oct. 1.
GREENWOOD OKS EXTRA ANIMAL CONTROL FUNDING Financial assistance has been allocated to help the Greenwood animal control department continue its operations for the rest of the year.
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The Greenwood City Council approved a resolution amending the 2019 city budget to increase animal control expenses with the city animal control department by $12,000 during its meeting Monday. The resolution states the amount is to offset the projected costs for housing animals picked up by city animal control officer Dylan Thomas for the remainder of the fiscal year. Greenwood Police Chief Will Dawson said the department has taken in more animals at this point this year than it did all of last year. Although it tries to get the animals back to their homes as quickly as possible, the majority of them have neither chips nor collars and nobody wants to claim them. At times, however, the department takes on the responsibility of getting the animals medicated, such as treatment for worms, to get them adopted. Dawson estimated so far, 99% of the animals have been adopted. “Sometimes, it takes a lot longer than what we like,” Dawson said. The department is averaging about $3,000 a month in housing fees for animals, Dawson said, so $12,000 would allow the department to get
through the remaining four months of the year. The council also approved a resolution authorizing the waiving of water and sewer connection and recoup fees for the site construction of Mount Zion Baptist Church on property adjacent to U.S. 71 in Greenwood. The resolution states the waiving of these fees will be made in exchange for two water and sewer utility easements conveyed by Damon Dale and Marilyn Sadler and by Mount Zion Baptist Church trustees. All of this is for further development of the U.S. 71 corridor water/ sewer extensions. The council approved a resolution authorizing the Greenwood Fire Department to sell a 1986 Wilson fire truck as well. The resolution states the aging truck no longer meets standards of the National Fire Protection Association. The next regular Greenwood City Council meeting will be Sept. 9.
“It’s not the sole ... decision of the chair,” Derry said.
GREENWOOD PARKS COMMISSION OKS BYLAWS AMENDMENT FOR DIRECTOR
Derry said in a past Times Record article the parks director is an employee of the parks commission.
The Greenwood Parks Commission approved an amendment to bylaws concerning the administration of the city parks director during its meeting Tuesday. Greenwood Clerk/Treasurer Sharla Derry said on Thursday the amendment provides direction on oversight of the position, previously not mentioned in the city parks commission bylaws. With this amendment, Derry said if any issues with the parks director were to come up, they would be dealt with by the city parks commission chairman and human resources director, who would then take it to the parks commission.
The commission also considered new commissioner memberships, which, along with the bylaws amendment, was a topic of discussion during its July 16 meeting. Derry said the commission voted to increase the membership of the commission from six members to seven. A possible property acquisition was also talked about. According to Derry, Commission Member Cinda Bell said she talked to the owner of about 20 acres of land that is adjacent to Bell Park, with the owner being interested in selling it. The property would provide an alternate access to the park, and funds are available for use in purchasing it. However, nothing was decided on this issue. The next regular Greenwood Parks Commission meeting is scheduled for Sept. 17.
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Greenwood Ready to Go “Obviously, he’s more of a stand-in the-pocket kind of guy; go through the progressions and make the throw,” Jones said. “He scrambles better than people give him credit for. It’s just the process of going out there on Friday night under the lights with that intense pressure and being able to make the plays.”
The Greenwood Bulldogs spent off-season workouts, spring practices, summer drills and fall camp doing what they do. In other words, they’re ready for the season. “I feel like this every year, we work out from January on and get that football work as we’re going along,” said Rick Jones, who heads into his 16th season as head coach at Greenwood. “There’s just no breaking-in period. There’s no installation. Our kids came out and practiced from day one and knew what they were doing. They had a pretty good idea. It tells me our spring practice and team camp and practice we do in July was put to good use. We just go out there and practice what we do.”
Presley completed 18 of 33 passes for 149 yards in varsity mop-up duty but guided the junior varsity to a perfect 7-0 mark last year. “It’s sort of like we’ve done in the past, he’s played in the system from the seventh grade on,” Jones said. “He’s always been the next guy in. He’s started two years on the JV. As far as reps are concerned, he’s about as ready as anybody we’ve ever had go in there. He’s a different talent, and it’s just figuring out the ways we can utilize what he can do.”
There are still many holes to fill, especially from Bulldog teams that have won state championships each of the last two years.
Presley will have plenty of experience around him as far as junior running back Hunter Wilkinson (5-9, 178) and senior receivers Lazaro Angel (5-10, 165) and Treyton Dawson (6-0, 178).
The biggest hole although not really a question mark is at quarterback where senior Jace Presley (6-3, 182) succeeds Peyton Holt and Connor Noland, the last two championship-winning quarterbacks.
Wilkinson ran 131 times for 726 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore last
GREENWOOD SENIOR DEFENSIVE PLAYER JAYDEN MARTIN goes up for the ball during practice on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Greenwood will open the season at home on Sept. 6 against Northside. Photo by Brian D. Sanderford
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year with senior Aaron Ligon (5-9, 155) also playing there. Dawson caught 58 passes for 851 yards and seven touchdowns a year ago, and Angel snared 44 passes for 512 yards and two scores. Dawson was just cleared for practice after suffering a knee injury. “He’s making fast progress,” Jones said. “Both of those guys are game-tested and game-fit, they’re guys that can make plays at wide receiver.” Junior Peyton Carter (6-4, 187) will start at another receiver position in the slot spot and has big-time potential. “We’re really excited about Carter at the B,” Jones said. “He’s a big target. He’s had a tremendous spring. He’s still real thin, but he has a chance to be a real nice player. You don’t really have to feature a guy like that because he’s 6-4 and a big target.” Junior L.D. Richmond (5-11, 146) and sophomore Noah Jantzen (6-0, 196), who also serve as backups at quarterback, are excellent athletes who will play receiver. “We have some guys that really were playing other positions and we work them in there some,” Jones said. “We’re working those guys back and forth.” Juniors Jase Strozier (5-7, 153) and Caden Brown (5-7, 137) are also vying for playing time at receiver.
Graduation took its biggest toll on the line where only seniors Nathan Nethers (6-1, 217) and Kevin Douglas (6-2, 271) have any varsity experience. Nethers took over at right tackle midway through the regular season. Douglas started four games last year and logged lots of playing time otherwise. “Kevin started off and on several games,” Jones said. “We moved him around at tackle and guard. We’ve got about nine guys, and we have to figure out which ones are going to do the job. That’s the thing. Kevin and Nathan are going to be solid. There are three spots with about six people that we’re still fiddling with.” Nethers is likely moving to left tackle with Douglas at right guard. Senior Traven Nichols (5-10, 271), juniors Christian Brown (6-3, 239), Easton Erwin (5-10, 207) and Braden Stein (6-5, 293) are working to fill spots.
of inside guys, which is probably an issue right now.” Erwin (5-9, 264) is the only down lineman returning. Juniors Tayshaun Leader (5-11, 216) and Beau Asher (60, 209) will join Erwin up front. Junior Jordan Hanna (6-1, 181) suffered a shoulder injury in wrestling and should be back by the time the conference season begins in September. At linebacker, senior Jayden Martin (5-7 195) is the only returning starter. He logged 89 tackles with 10 for loss last year. Senior Garrett Newman (5-6, 174) will take over the outside linebacker spot for the Bulldogs. In the secondary, only senior Logan Workman (5-7, 141) returns although Eli Martin (5-11, 192) could slide to free safety. Eli Martin had 59 tackles and five sacks last year mostly as a linebacker.
Stein probably will start at right tackle. Erwin is working to fill the center spot now. “That’s a hard job,” Jones said. “That’s where he is right now. That’s open to change. We’ve just got to get the best five guys out there.” Defensive coordinator Jason Gill has been working to fill a lot of holes on defense. “Coleton Erwin comes back,” Jones said. “He played a lot. The way our defense is set up, Coach Gill takes our best 11 guys and configures it pretty much with three down or four down. It gives us some flexibility. We don’t have a whole lot
“He kind of spins down and he’s an extra guy in the box,” Jones said. “He still has the pass responsibilities but he’s not a deep third kind of guy; a guy that can cover the ball but also fill that A gap or B gap. The way we set it up is he has more run responsibility. The strong safety is more of a pass guy.” With Eli Martin at free safety, he will join Workman, junior Jayden Jasna (5-9, 149) and senior Colton Tuck (5-10, 161). “It’s as settled as anything is in August,” Jones said. Senior Jackson Stewart (5-8, 175) will take care of the kicking chores.
JACE PRESLEY Greenwood head coach Rick Jones, left, looks on as senior quarterback Jace Presley and the Bulldogs run through drills during practice on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Greenwood will open the season at home on Sept. 6 against Northside. Photo by Brian D. Sanderford
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Front Row: 58 –Traven Nichols, 84- Justice Randolph, 31 – Brayden Hedge, 9 – Jayden Martin, 80 – Lazaro Angel, 16 – Colton Tuck, 10 – Cole McDaniel, 12 – Blaze Moore, 19 – Logan Workman, 83 – Eric Cook, 33 – Eli Martin, 6 – Treyton Dawson, 79 – Michael Emberson,
– Gabe Belin, 44 – Josh Elmore, 13- Anthony Calderon, 70- Matthew Thompson, 93 – Caleb Niles, 20 – Hayden Wells Fifth Row: 36 – Hayden Allen, 73 – Christian Brown, 67 – Tim Sikes, 27 – Auston Trevino, 35 – Conner Marvin, 1 – Caden Brown, 78 – Cole Myers, 52 – Jeremiah Presson, 42- Tyler Crossno, 95 – Michael Hurt, 69 – Pierce Holland, 77 – Hunter Kirkes, 2 – Jase Strozier, 3- Jayden Jasna
Second Row: 4 – Caden Franks, 90 – Nik Detwieler, 55 – Kevin Douglas, 41 – Aaron Ligon, 36 Hayden Allen, 61 – Nathan Nethers, 63 – Coleton Erwin, 50 – Halen Carter, 17 – Jackson Stewart, 89 – Caden Taylor, 8 – Jace Presely, 54 – Aniken Lewis, 74 – Ryan Thacker, Third Row: 92 – Garret Douglas, 97 – Bryson Langston, 45 – David Sieck, 64 – Landon Kilgore, 22 – Seth Stephens, 87 – Will Harrill, 94 – Cameron Dehart, 98 – James Sharp, 53 – Corben Webb, 86 – Luke Brewer, 5 – Noah Jantzen, 23 – Fletcher Gill, 24 – Parker Gill, 7 – Colin Dagget
Sixth Row: 18 – Cameron Krone, 39 – Bryce Caldwell, 65 – Easton Erwin, 11 – LD Richmond, 82 – Camden Carter, 48 – Jaelin Folwer, 66 – Beau Asher, 96 – Adam Gifford, 76 – Jackson Freemen, 32 – Tayshaun Leader, 29 – Jaben Huff, 99 – Andrew Middleton, 72 – Jonathan Bray, 71 – Brayden McClaine Seventh Row: 30 – Hunter Wilkinson, 88 – Peyton Carter, 85 – Joseph Blanton, 14 – Coleton Payton, 47 – Ryan Hicks, 75 – Braden Stien, 62 – Ty Cowen, 91 – Brennan Gregory, 43 – Tatum Sadler, 56 – Ethan Cole, 21 – Lui Honkala, 81 – Logan McLellan, 37 – Colt Owenby
Fourth Row: 46 – Garrett Haralson, 68 – Hayden Leonard, 57 – Trevor Reeves, 59 – Bryan Gonzalez, 38 – Greyson Smith, 60 – Noah Becvar, 2- Jase Strozier, 34 – Hunter Kinser, 40
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GARRETT NEWMAN TO PLAY
BIG ROLE FOR BULLDOGS
By Leland Barclay CONTRIBUTING WRITER Garrett Newman isn’t about to let some little thing like lack of Friday night experience keep him from playing an important role for the Bulldogs his senior season. “You work hard and you’ve got one year left and you know you have an opportunity to be good,” Newman said. “You’ve got to make the most of it.” Newman put in the work and the time in the weight room along with on the field. “He’s one that’s hung in there,” Greenwood head coach Rick Jones said. “He was just small. He’s still small, but he just keeps working.” Newman will enter the season at 5-6, 174 pounds, but he set the school record in the 165-pound class with a 440-pound squat and 290 power clean. “He’s our record holder for squat and power clean,” Defensive coordinator Jason Gill said. “He missed pound for pound just by hundredths. He’s worked hard, and it’s his time.” Newman doesn’t have much playing experience, though, even going back to junior high. “I didn’t play very much at all in junior high,” Newman said. “Last year, I played on every special team. I got a little bit of playing time on defense.” Newman is another in the long line of Bulldogs that waited their turn and reaped the rewards.
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“It’s a matter of attrition,” Jones said. “Guys fall away. Every year, that’s one of the most gratifying things about coaching high school football is that every year we have those guys. We have guys every single year, and I tell the junior high parents, that we have guys that start and play awesome for us that didn’t start in junior high. The people that quit, you never know.” Newman never considered quitting, watching his brother, Zakk Helms, earn two rings for the Bulldogs in 2006 and 2007. “Growing up I always watched my brother,” Newman said. “I knew I could do it, that I could be one of the guys on the field. You’ve just got to know you can do it.” Newman played behind and learned under Travis Cox the last two years. “I was his backup last year,” Newman said. “He helped me out. He taught me all the coverages. He will still be at practices and tell me something. He’s not afraid to tell me what’s wrong and what’s right. He’s a good guy.” In limited playing time, Newman had 21 tackles with three for loss and recovered two fumbles a year ago. “He’s a team player,” Gill said. “He never complained about it. He’s a Greenwood kid that stays with it and waits for his time. Travis was a good one to learn from. Travis had some good ones to learn from. Travis is the only one at that position that started for two years. Ever since I’ve been here, I’ve had a senior starter at that position until Travis.” Eli Martin is moving from linebacker to strong safety. Jayden Martin returns at one of the linebacker spots, and Blaze Moore will likely join Newman on the unit at the outside
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position, which requires part linebacker and part defensive back skills. “It’s almost like a hybrid linebacker D-back,” Gill said. “It’s one of the most important positions on the field us. He fits that role. He’s involved in the run fit and the passing game. When we look at setting our defense, we look at that guy. We think he’s that guy.”
so many screens and RPO stuff, and perimeter stuff our outside ‘backers have to be really physical and tough. We’re going to miss that if some people don’t step up and do that job.” In addition to the weight room and the field, Jones also noticed that Newman had another characteristic about him. “He’s quiet and doesn’t say much, but you go and look at him in the weight room and he’s working like a maniac,” Jones said. “The kids respect him. That’s what you learn about the sophomores when they come in as freshman at Christmas and you get a pretty good idea who they respect in terms of peers. He’s definitely one of them.”
The Bulldogs are looking for Neman to be both athletic enough and physical enough for the position. “It’s amazing what you miss,” Jones said. “Travis was so good at hitch screens and bubbles. He was a beast to block. We need to make sure our guys have that physical presence out there on the edge. The way football is with the Spread and people running
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9TH GRADE
First Row: 20 – Maverick Graham, 3 – Brett Wood, 28 – JT Stanfill, 81 – Adian Gray, 14 – Joe Trusty, 4 – Storm Scherrey, 16 – Steven Duran, 22 – Ty Griffith, 21 – Tommy Lawyer, 1 – Jake Glover, 64 – Hunter Stockton Second Row: 60 – Powell Sanders, 80 – Tanner McKuster, 57 – Cameron Cannaven, 69 – Jesse Howard, 68 – Michael Killian, 18 – Hunter Huston, 24 – Aiden Kennon, 6 – Hunter Moody, 2 – Harrison Adams, 7 – Colton Castillo, Third Row: 78 – Baylor Hossley, 55 – Joshua Faulkner, 17 – Javon Williams, 27 – Colin Marvin, 58 – Jackson Moffet, 63 – Matthew Ranney, 52 – Cooper Young Fourth Row: Meleigh Carney, Coach Rhea, Coach Daniel, Coach Holloway, Coach Kincaid
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8TH GRADE
First Row: 11 – Cole Kindle, 47 – Caden Nelms, 18 – Aidan James, 66 – Ryan Lensing, 22 – Josh Allen, 56 – Chase Tanner, 25 – Kherion Duran, 87 – Braxton Davis, 42 – Alec Middleton, 51 – JD Martin, 26 – Zachary Sieck, 86 – Drue Gray Second Row: 50 – James Smith, 55 – Andrew Bass, 80 – Eli Whitaker, 53 – Brady Pettigrew, 70 – Riley White, 8 – Austin Mitchell, 84 – Brighten Moore, 7 – Brady Mackey, 3 – Braden Skaggs, 1 – Landen Robins, 12 – Aiden Sockey Third Row: 27 – Jarod Pace, 34 – Brayedan Davis, 71 – Ben Bryan, 60 – Isaiah Niles, 61 – Mason Blevins, 58 – Jacob Chick, 64 – Jacob Ravey, 62 – Ryan Frank, 14 – Slade Dean, 6 – Austin Bercher, 81 – Stone Dean, 9 – Joshua Ligon Fourth Row: 48 – Lucas Dolan, 24 – Kaleb Garner, 65 – Ryan Shortes, 33 – Aaron Skinner, 49 – Junior Deleon, 40 – Kaden Geddes, 10 – Peyton Presson, 31 – Cooper McCombs, 82 – Brendon Chick, 30 – Noah Chaser, 52 – Elijah Caraway, 43 – Dawson Miller Fifth Row: Laney Slate, 54 – Cooper Jones, 46 – Cameron Green, 69 – Brett Woolsey, Coach Daniel, Coach Holloway, Coach Kincaid, 44 – Jackson Witherington, 5 – Carson Hobbs, 35 – Bodey Stienfeldt, Jaycee
First Row: 12 – B – Eli Siddons, 31-W- Cash Owenby, 52-B-Gage Hanna, 11-W- Samuel Burton, 2-B-Justin Jasna, 27-W- Jeremy Lawyer, 27-B- Ayden Kilpatrick, 10-W- Daniel Burton, 42-B-Quinton Smith, 23-W-Jaxon Cole, 21-B-Hudson Meeker, 66-W- Nathan Garvin, 22-B- Tyler Scott
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Second Row: Lanie Atkinson, 60-W-Ashton Stein, 11-B-Kaiden McElroy, 26-W- Wyatt Thornsberry, 20-B- Daniel Arrington, 55-W- Michael Atkinson, 7-B- Scott Holland, 30-W-Lane Williams, 5-B- Grant Karnes, 2-W- Everson Adams, 64-B-Quondarrius Jarrett, 56-W- Alexzander Mitchell, 31-B-Zack Zitsman Third Row: 5-W-Jayden Garnes, 88-B-Christian Fleming, 20-W-Radley O’Neal, 55-B-Mason Moore, 12-W-Lawson Cranor, 32-B-Paul Brixey, 22-W-Eric Holmes, 26-B-Maddox Glover, 40-W-Colby Bryant, 59-W-Ducati Tatum, 80-W-Braden Rhyne, 10-B-Lucas Hefflin, 52-W-Peyton Sterling Fourth Row: 51-W-Raeden Massa, 60-B-Benjamin Pemberton, 33-W-Austin Kelley, 30-B-Lane Williams, 62-W-Phillip Portman, 50-B-Braxton Morehead, 42-W-Nicholas Bass, 66-B- Blake Pelayo, 64-W-Levi Rockford, 23-B-Jimmy Minks, 9-W-Talan Denham, 9-B-Cash Archer, 7-W- Steven Philpot, 51-B-Mark Garrettson
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Morgan grows into role with Hogs By Nate Allen CONTRIBUTING WRITER Missing their best player in the spring prepared Arkansas’ linebackers for the worst that could happen to them and their defense this fall. And even if the best stays healthy all year, his spring absence created more autumn depth. Arkansas’ best, senior middle linebacker and 2018 SEC
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leading tackler De’Jon “Scoota” Harris, missed spring ball for surgery repairing a chronic foot injury. Harris returned full tilt starting with Arkansas’ first two preseason practices last weekend, said linebackers Grant Morgan of Greenwood, the top backup at Mike and Will linebacker, and first-team Will linebacker Bumper Pool of Lucas, Texas.
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They and second-year Coach Chad Morris and second-year defensive coordinator/linebackers coach John Chavis welcome Harris’ return like the Alamo would have welcomed reinforcements. But senior defensive end Jamario Bell admired how Morgan, Pool and reserves Hayden Henry and Giovanni La France held down the fort in spring.
“It really was a blessing in disguise with Scoota missing the spring,” Bell said. “Because it gave a lot of younger guys a lot of reps that they wouldn’t have gotten if he was still there. I felt we just grew as a team.” Bell explained the growth. “You know with Scoota when a linebacker does something wrong he’s going to fix it,” Bell said. “But you have to depend on more than one person. So with Grant and Bumper, Gio and the rest of the linebackers, it creates a chemistry and a culture.” Following his 2016 season redshirting as a then walkon freshman under former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema, Morgan lettered in 2017 and 2018 all over the lot as a 2-position backup and special teams constant. He has amassed 59 tackles over the last two seasons, including six for lost yardage, and forced a fumble. Yet even with that experience, Morgan said responsibilities weighed heavy in the spring replacing Harris instead of merely filling in some plays for him. “It definitely helped me and Bumper growing up in the spring,” Morgan said. “I felt like I was grown up last year beginning the season but having to step up as the No. 1 all spring I felt that put me to the next level. And Bumper should be able to keep growing up because he’s still a young guy. He should be able to step up and play a lot of good football.” Pool, last year’s true freshman behind graduated senior Will ‘backer Dre Greenlaw, and a starter for three games who looked to Harris for guidance when Greenlaw was either injured or returning from injuries, said it wasn’t just Harris’ absence but Morgan’s presence helping him grow last spring. “Grant knows the defense very well,” Pool said. “It definitely helps having him on the field. Me and Grant worked well together in the spring. It kind of caused both of us to step up and play without Scoota being there. The brother of 2014-16 letterman Razorbacks receiver Drew Morgan, who UA career marks of 138 catches for 1,765 yards and 14 touchdowns, Grant imprints his own name on the Razorbacks athletically and academically. He’s an SEC honor roll member already with a
UA kinesiology degree and is taking grad school classes with med school in mind. Morgan’s academics apparently translate to athletics. “He’s a very valuable player for us because he has the ability to play two positions,” Chavis said. “He’s a guy that benefited from that (Harris’ convalescence) and had a great spring.” Morgan progressed storybook style as a walk-on placed on scholarship in August 2018. But the 4-8 record of 2017 and especially last year’s 2-10 mark remain a nightmare contrasting to his Greenwood Bulldogs winning teams, including the 2015 state championship. “I’d never been on a losing team in my whole life,” Morgan said. “I was talking to John Stephen Jones (Arkansas’ redshirt freshman reserve quarterback who quarterbacked Dallas Highland Park to consecutive state high school championships) about it. We had never been on a losing team. We’ve got to expect to win every game. We’ve got to be winners every single day and I see that changing a lot.” Morgan said the 2019 Hogs en masse heed the Morris methods unlike last year’s team in transition. “It’s night and day from last year and the way people have bought in and who wants to be here and who doesn’t,” Morgan said. “To see everyone grow in that aspect is really nice to see. I think everyone recognizes what coach Morris brings to the table, and I think everyone has developed into that system and we’re all bonding into his system. We’ve all bought in and it’s the way it’s supposed to be.”
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Front Row: Andrew Hardin, Alex Gray, Jake Castle Back Row: Spencer Torrance, Austin Phillips, Joshua Taylor, Brock Jett, Zach Hales, Nathan Stamper, Rebecca Morrison, Ben Martin, Colton Gattis, Braden Ulrich
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LADY BULLDOGS GEARING UP FOR NEW SEASON By Buck Ringgold CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A good amount of the summer spent by the Greenwood Lady Bulldog volleyball team was by going camping. But it wasn’t camping for rest and relaxation, and it definitely didn’t involve tents and being outdoors. Rather, Greenwood took part in several team camps, spending quality bonding time in indoor venues. “I feel like we’ve had some really good camps this summer,” Greenwood coach Jennifer Golden said. “We went to Missouri State and played about 30 sets and ended up in the Gold bracket, playing against a very tough team out of Illinois. ... We ended up second out of that bracket out of technically 24 varsity teams. “Then we came home and we hosted a team camp at Greenwood; we played really well there and then (Aug. 2) we went to Hot Springs Lakeside for a team camp and played some pretty tough teams there and had some good matches, too.”
Golden believes the camping experience will pay off for a Lady Bulldog team coming off a 30win season in 2018, which ended with a 5A state runner-up finish. “I feel like we’ve put in a lot of work in a short amount of time, and we’re on our way to what I think is going to be a really good season,” she said. The Lady Bulldogs will also bring back plenty of experience, including senior hitter Camryn Presley and senior libero Izzy Davis. Presley was the team’s leader in kills (324) and blocks (130), while Davis led the Lady Bulldogs in digs (501) and service aces (39). “Both of them have really just stepped up with their play and their senior leadership,” Golden said. “I think it’s exciting to watch them come out wanting to get better and wanting to strive for that goal that they have.” But Golden and the Lady Bulldogs were dealt a
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serious blow when another returning senior starter, outside hitter Zoie Benton, is out for the season with a severe knee injury. Benton was second on the team in kills a season ago. “It’s heart-breaking for me, a kid the caliber of Zoie to have something like that to happen and for it to happen on her senior year, it’s just tough. ... It’s tough being out there and not seeing her on the court because she’s definitely missed,” Golden said. As a result of Benton’s injury, Golden had to make a few changes up front. That included moving Presley to the outside. “She’s really stepped up this off-season and done a great job,” Golden said of Presley. “We have some other players that are kind of just battling for that other outside hitting spot, and all three have a good chance, but I think it’s just going to be a battle all year long as to who earns the spot maybe weekly.”
this time in the back row as defensive specialist Josie Chapple, a senior, is out for several weeks with a quad strain. While waiting for Chapple to return, Golden is using a pair of juniors, Jocelyn Sewell and Madison Pugh. Greenwood will go to Bentonville on Aug. 22 for its benefit match, and will also play Shiloh Christian there. The Lady Bulldogs start the season at home on Aug. 26 against Fayetteville. “We’re excited, we’re raring to go,” Golden said. “I feel like we’re prepared and we still have another week before we even play. ... We’re ready. It’s down to the point where let’s get it going and see what we can do.”
Those three outside hitter candidates Golden is referring to include senior Bella Mora and juniors Caylee Ciesla and Sami Stilley. Golden also brings back junior middle hitter Larkin Luke, a player the coach has mentioned is having a strong off-season. “When we look at stats, it’s kind of unbelievable the amount of balls she’s been getting and putting down and the averages that she’s been putting out, so that’s kind of one of the best things about what’s going on is her and Hannah (Watkins, another junior) both have just been really, really solid in the middle,” Golden said. “On the right side, I’ve got (senior) Brooke Jones returning, and she’s just a force on the right side. When she gets a hold of a ball, your jaw just drops, plus she puts up a really good block, so she’s going to fill out a really nice spot this year also.” The Lady Bulldogs are dealing with another injury situation,
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Front Row: 18 – Izzy Davis Row 2: 6 – Maddie Pugh, 37 – Kenlie Edelen, 3 – Destiny Stallings, 22 – Anna Johnson, 29 – Sami Stilley, 13 – Jocelyn Sewell, 1 – Bella Mora
Row 3: Manager Kya Schmidt, 2 – Caylee Ciesla, 9 – Ellie Lamb, 32 – Kylie Lawson, 34 – Katie Colyer, 10 – Chaise Hanna, 25 – Ashlyn Dungan, 4 – Lauren Sawyer, 8 – Paige Curry,
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Swilling, 21 – Hanna Watkins, 11 – Larkin Luke, 16 – Camryn Presley, 26 – Caitlyn Johnson, 14 – Josie Chapple, Manager Wesley Johnson, Coach Kim Lowe
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8th Cheer
Front Row: Keke Lambe, Jadyn Wynne, Ella Calvert. Middle Row: Brooklyn Black, Selena Holmes, Brylee Rodgers, Hailey Gattis. Back Row: Dylanne Ortiz, Lexi Radney, April Lowe, Maleah Cole, Taryn Presson
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Front Row: Addison Kittell, Emily Arthur, Tori Hastings, Devin O’Neal, Laikyn Castillo. Middle Row: Clara Burton, Gracelynn Wilkerson, Hannah Ramsey, Sadie Marshall, Brooklin West, Emmy Burton. Back Row: Mackenzie Skaggs, Morgan Coryell, Baylee Parnell, Harper Berg, Kylee Patton, Zoe Caldwell, Emmie Sawyer
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CROSS COUNTRY Varsity, Jr. High, Coaches and Seniors
Junior High BOYS Junior High GIRLS Front Row: Braylon Neece, Will Rupert, Isaiah Dollar, David Coggins
Middle Row: Pablo Ambriz, Ben Pschier, Shane McKinney, David Ambriz, Westin Rushing
Back Row: Isaac Myers, Nathan Eckelhoff, Gavin Ciesla, Noah Embrey, Kacee Radney, Kaeden Massa, Kobe Lewis
Front Row: Payton Scantling, Carole Werner, Shaylyn Morse, Ashley Koeth
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Middle Row: Kaitlynne Elmore, Rylee Floyd, Elizabeth Moy, Piper Pitts, Madelyn Wilkinson
Back Row: Maddie Cash, Addi Willliams, Paige Andrews, Anna Forbus, Haylee Young
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LADY BULLDOGS
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Rebecca Martinez
Taylor Koeth
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