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Whether you support thecurrent president or not,there is a movie out rightnow that we highly recom-mend everyone watch.

Entitled “obama’s America2016” and currently playingin Hot Springs and pre-sumedly other area theaters,the movie, made by anindian-American gentlemandetails the life of Barackobama in his own words,using early interviews andthe president’s book,“dreams From My Father.”

While the man behind thefilm is obviously conserva-tive, we find the movie to befair. Balanced? Ị o, but insuch a film i don’t know thatthere is a need for balance.

the film seeks to answer thequestion of what shapedobama’s views that, accordingto polls, go against the averageAmerican’s thinking and it makesthe interesting premise thatobama’s white mother andgrandparents are what actu-ally instilled his values bybuilding up his absent father tohim. obama only spent a total ofone month with his dad, aKenyan revolutionary and corre-sponded only by letter.

His mother raised youngBarack in indonesia with aMuslim stepfather, but left whenher husband began to support thegovernment over revolunaryideas. His grandparents obtaineda Communist mentor to help himin his thinking.

too strange to be true? it’sall documented, mostly inobama’s own words. Wehighly recommend the filmto all concerned voters.

Belated celebration

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A Gurdon man has beensentenced to 70 years inprison for the robbery of anokolona woman last year. According to a press release

from Clark CountyProsecuting Attorney BlakeBatson, Clark County CircuitJudge robert McCallum sen-tenced tyrone Marks, 36, ofGurdon, to a total of 70 yearsin prison on Wednesday,August 29, for the homeinvasion and robbery of anokolona woman in

September 2011.Fifteen years of the sen-

tence will be a suspendedimposition. Marks changedhis plea to guilty toAggravated residentialBurglary, Aggravatedrobbery, Falseimprisonment and theft ofProperty.

Batson stated to the courtthat he recommended thesentence based upon thecooperation of Marks fromthe beginning of the investi-gation. Marks made a volun-

tary statement to ClarkCounty Sheriff Jason Watsonprior to his arrest.Additionally, a condition ofthe agreement was Marks’continued cooperation andagreement to truthfully testi-fy against the remaining co-defendants.

Batson stated this agree-ment was the result ofMarks’ cooperation and dis-cussions with the sheriff andthe victim. Marks may beeligible for parole after 25years.

By Joe May

Editor

A Sparkman man was killedWednesday afternoon infour-car accident onHighway 7 in Griffithtown.

According to a report filedby Arkansas State trooperSam Hart, James C. Hunter,63, of 1159 Highway 7 Ị orthin Sparkman was travelingsouth in a 1991 Honda.Behind him was Ị ormaJones, 55, of 2510 Highway7 South in Sparkman, whowas driving a 1999 Ị issan. As Hunter and Jones neared

a curve, they met a 2011Peterbilt log truck driven byMichael W. Mann, 44, ofSparkman. As the threevehicles rounded the curve,the load on Mann's truckshifted, causing the trailer tooverturn and the logs to fallon Hunter's vehicle. Jones

swerved to avoid the acci-dent and in doing so, over-turned her car. She wastransported to the hospitalfor treatment.

Hunter died at the scenefrom his injuries. He was aparaprofessional at Louisa E.Perritt Primary School inArkadelphia and had earlierretired from the ArkadelphiaHuman development Center.

A fourth vehicle, a 2004Chevrolet truck driven byStewart Kelly, 14, ofArkadelphia, was then struckby the log truck. He and hispassenger, Amberly Green,21, of Arkadelphia wereuninjured.

the report noted that theroad conditions were dry andthe weather was clear at thetime of the accident. Hunterwas wearing a seatbelt,Hart's filing noted.

one dead in accident

near arkadelphia

By Joe May

Editor

residents of Arkadelphianow have another recyclingoption.

Sanitation director donnieManning addressed tuesdayevening's meeting of theArkadelphia Board ofdirectors and stated that thecity will now begin recyclingpaper products, includingcardboard, magazines, booksand other clean items.Ị ewspapers have alreadybeen a part of the city's recy-cling program, he stated.

Currently, Manning saidabout 53% of all Arkadelphiawaste is being recycled. Ị otonly does it help the environ-

ment by keeping items out ofthe landfill, it also saves thecity money on landfill fees aswell as fuel to haul the items,he said, noting that such sav-ings can help keep the cityfrom having to raise sanita-tion rates.

those wishing to partici-pate in recycling papershould contact him foranother tub or simply use astorage container, Manningsaid, noting that paper prod-ucts are not picked up whenit is raining.

Currently, the recyclablesare being separated byclients at the ArkadelphiaHuman development Centerin Caddo Valley, he said.

director terry Sims pointedout that the city shouldendeavor to gain participa-tion from area businesses,noting that commercial oper-ations are often some of thebiggest producers of wastepaper.

Manning agreed, notingthat he was going to encour-age residential customers aswell as businesses to partici-pate in the program, whichCity Manager Jimmy Boltstated is part of an effort tohave the city eventually be a“zero waste” city.

Upon questioning by Vice-Mayor James Calhoun,Manning noted that the

See “Trash,” p.

Celebrating the 4th in September Joe & Kristie May photos

the Alpine Fun Fest was held Saturday evening and fea-tured the Fourth of July fireworks show that had previ-ously been canceled due to the burn ban. Clark CountyJudge ron daniell officially lifted the ban last week. theevent is a fundraiser for the volunteer fire department.

70-year sentence handed down in

okolona robbery/burglary

City to begin recycling paper

waste in effort to cut costs

Local man arrested for

assaulting young girlBy Joe May

Editor

A 40-year-old WhelenSprings man has been arrest-ed over allegations that heassaulted a 13-year-old girlwho was visiting in hishome.

According to an affidavitfiled by Clark CountySheriff's investigator BlakeForga, James Wesley Sparks,40, of 1366 E. Whelen roadhas been charged with sexualassault after a 13-year-oldfemale alleged that he hadacted improperly around her

earlier in the year.the girl told police that she

and her mother and twoyounger siblings went to thesuspect's home for dinner.during this time, the affi-davit reported that the chil-dren witnessed adults con-suming alcohol.

the victim stated that thesuspect asked her to go withhim to check on some otherchildren in a back room. Asthey walked towards the rearof the home, she alleged thatSparks pushed her in to abathroom. When a younger

sibling attempted to enter aswell, she said Sparks pushedhim back, saying, “Go on.i'm telling your sister some-thing.”

While in the room, the girlalleged that Sparks kissedher on the neck and touchedher inappropriately. She wasable to get away from thesuspect and went outsidewhere she locked herself inher mother's car for sometime.

After sitting outside fora while, the girl finally

See “arrest,” p.10

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Lorene Smith,

nurseLorene Winford (White)

Smith, age 92, ofArkadelphia, passed fromthis life of Saturday,September 1, 2012 at twinriver's Health andrehabilitation Center inArkadelphia. She was bornJanuary 15, 1920 in Gurdon,the daughter of the laterichard F. and Mary A.Ballard Ball. Lorene was aretired nurse and a memberof third Street BaptistChurch. She was precededin death by her first husband,Voit White, her second hus-band, Craig Smith, two sons,richard Edward and JimWhite, four sisters and fourbrothers.

Lorene is survived by oneson Billy (Sheila) White ofArkadelphia, five grandchil-dren; and eleven great grand-children.

Graveside services weretuesday, September 4, 2012,at Hart's Chapel Cemetery atCurtis with Greg Lathemofficiating.

Memorials may be made tothird Street Baptist Church,third & Crawford,Arkadelphia or Hart's ChapelCemetery Fund, c/o SandraBlanton, 272 Curtis rd,Gurdon, 71743.Services are entrusted to the

Welch Funeral Home ofArkadelphia. Visitwww.welchfh.net to signguest book.

eula dell

Fulmer, Wal-

Mart retireeEula dell Fulmer age 83 of

Arkadelphia died thursday,August 30, 2012. She wasborn in Clark CountyJanuary 18, 1928 the daugh-ter of Joe and Ethel MaeHam Fulmer. She was aretired sales clerk forSterling Stores and Wal-Mart. She was a member ofthe Gum Springs BaptistChurch .

She is survived by her sis-ter, Georgia Lou Fulmer ofArkadelphia.

Funeral services wereSaturday in the ruggles-Wilcox Funeral HomeChapel with KennethAnderson officiating. Burialwas in the richlandCemetery .

Memorials may be made torichland Cemetery c/o MarySue thomas, 973 Centralrd. Arkadelphia , Ar 71923. Sign online at www.rug-

gleswilcox.com.

Hughla Moore,

caddo Gap

nativeHughla ramona Moore,

age 82, of Glenwood, diedSunday, September 2, 2012.She was born on January 19,1930, in Caddo Gap, thedaughter of Hugh and MarieBoone Vaught. She was pre-ceded in death by her par-ents; and her husband of 55years, o. J. "Jimmy" Moore.She is survived by four chil-

dren, a son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and dianneMoore of Hot Springs; threedaughters, dianne Woodardand her husband, rodney, ofGlenwood, Susan Johnsonand her husband, Lee roy, ofHot Springs and CherylMoore of Glenwood; fourgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; her brother,Jerry Vaught of Murchison,texas; her sister, Sarah Milesof Glenwood; and severalnieces, nephews and cousins.

Services were thursday,September 6, 2012, in thedavis-Smith Funeral HomeChapel in Glenwood withohn Graham and PhillipMiller officiating.

interment was in the oakGrove Cemetery near CaddoGap.

Guest registry is atwww.davis-smith.com.

Betty radcliff,

Husqvarna

retireeBetty radcliff, age 63, of

Kirby, died Sunday,September 2, 2012. She wasborn on June 14, 1949 atWarren, the daughter ofHerman and ruthie MaeJones Greenwood. Sheretired from Husqvarna inỊ ashville and was a memberof the daisy Free WillBaptist Church. She wasactive in the "Walk for theCure" and enjoyed Kirbytrojan basketball.

She is survived by her hus-band, Ed radcliff of Kirby;two children, deniseHoward of dierks and MikeAdams and his wife,Stephanie, of Ị ewhope; twostepchildren, Jason radcliffand his wife, dawn, ofAustin, texas and Jamieradcliff and his wife, teri, ofỊ ashville, tennessee; elevengrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers,Gerald Greenwood ofỊ ashville, tennessee andLouis Greenwood of Poteau,oklahoma; and her sister,Judy Moore of Ị ewhope.

Services were Wednesday,September 5, 2012, in thedaisy Free Will BaptistChurch with Kevin Jewellofficiating.

interment was in the BearCreek Cemetery under thedirection of davis-SmithFuneral Home, Glenwood.

Guest registry is at

www.davis-smith.com.

ralph

Barentine,

police officerralph Barentine, age 79, of

Malvern, died Sunday,September 2, 2012. He wasborn on August 18, 1933, atKirby, the son of JamesMadison and Artie YearganBarentine. on January 8,1988, he was married to JeanWestcott. He was precededin death by his parents; onedaughter, debbie Barentine;three brothers, Ị oelBarentine, okal Barentine,Jr. and Kenneth Barentine;and one sister, Lema Sueo'Ị eal. A U.S. Army veter-an, he was a police officerfor sixteen years; a roofer;and was Missionary Baptistin his faith.

He is survived by his wife,Jean Barentine of Malvern;one son, Glen AllenBarentine of Hot Springs;one daughter and son-in-law,Melissa Kay and Ben Arnettof Ashdown; one stepson,Jimmy Golden and his wife,Sandy, of Malvern; one step-daughter, Pamela Kay Woodand her husband, Ben, ofMalvern; ten grandchildren;ten great-grandchildren; onesister, dorma Faye Mehlingof Glenwood; one sister-in-law, Betty Barentine ofGlenwood; several niecesand nephews; and a host offriends.

Services were Wednesday,September 5, 2012, in thedavis-Smith Funeral HomeChapel in Glenwood withraymond dees officiating.

interment was in theGlenwood Cemetery underthe direction of davis-SmithFuneral Home, Glenwood.

Military honors were pro-vided by the thaddeus H.Carraway VFW Post #2278and the United States Army.



Marie rush, Mt.

ida residentMarie Fulton rush, age 84,

of Mount ida, died Saturday,September 1, 2012. She wasborn on october 29, 1927, indonaldsonville, LA, thedaughter of Lucian andtheresa Caballero Hebert.She was preceded in death byher first husband, Joe Fulton.in her earlier years, she wasactive in civic affairs andwas a former Worthy Matronof the Mount ida order of theEastern Star.She is survived by her hus-

band, Lowell rush of Mountida; her daughter, JodieBenton of Baton rouge,Louisiana; ten grandchil-dren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; her sister,Elizabeth "Betty" Blanchardof Louisiana; and severalnieces and nephews.

Services were tuesday,September 4, 2012, in theMount ida United MethodistChurch with david Steeleofficiating.

Graveside services weretuesday, in the delightCemetery under the directionof davis-Smith Funeral

Home, Glenwood.

dewey

chambers,

Vietnam vetdewey ray "dude"

Chambers, age 72, of Kirby,passed away on Sunday,September 2, 2012. He wasborn on April 28, 1940 inMurfreesboro. He was pre-ceded in death by his father,ira Chambers; his mother,Verna Cox ChambersLindsey; his brother, i. J.Chambers; and his daughter,Kimberly Foshee Chambers.dewey served his country inthe Vietnam Conflict as astaff sergeant in the UnitedStates Army.

He is survived by his long-time companion, PatsyFoshee of Kirby; her chil-dren, grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren; severalnieces, nephews and cousins;and a host of friends.

Graveside services weretuesday, September 4, 2012in the Ebenezer Cemeterynear Kirby under the direc-tion of davis-Smith FuneralHome, Glenwood.



reva Horn,

Nashville

residentreva Blanche Horn, 92, of

Ị ashville, died on Sunday,September 2, 2012 inỊ ashville. She was born onJanuary 4, 1920 in WakefieldCommunity, the daughter ofthe late Sim and Eunice(Walker) Wakefield. Shewas a homemaker and mem-ber of the Central BaptistChurch in Mineral Springs.in addition to her parents,she was preceded in death byher husband, oscar Bo Horn;one grandson, KevinMcintire; and one sister,dorothy W. Woodruff.

Survivors include, twosons, Mike Horn and wife,Vicki of Murfreesboro, andKenneth Horn and wife,debbie of Ashdown; twodaughters, Carol Mcintire ofỊ ashville and Charlotte dyerand husband, Joe of MtJuliet, tỊ ; eight grandchil-dre; 18 great-grandchildren;two great-great grandchil-dren; and a host of other rel-atives and friends.

Services were Wednesday,September 5, 2012 at theCentral Baptist Church inMineral Springs with LeeWalker and Ben Jones offici-ating. Burial followed atCounty Line Cemetery inỊ ashville under the directionof Latimer Funeral Home,Ị ashville.Sympathy messages may be

sent [email protected] [email protected]

Marjorie Kight,

floristMarjorie Laverne Kight,

age 82 of Manning, passedfrom this life on tuesday,August 28, 2012 at BaptistMedical Center inArkadelphia. She wasborn on May 25, 1930 inBatiste, oK, the daughterof the late WilliamCharles and delphiaElizabeth Cornish tedder.Laverne was a homemak-er and a retired florist.She was a member ofManning Baptist Church,Manning EH Club andManning Baptist ChurchLadies Prayer Group.Laverne was preceded indeath by her husband,Clarence Lee Kight, and herson, Clarence Wayne Kight.

She is survived by herdaughters and their hus-bands, Bev and GilbertHawthorn of Manning andJan and James Matthews ofSparkman, eight grand-children; twenty greatgrandchildren and onegreat-great grandchild.

Funeral services wereSaturday, September 1,2012 at Welch FuneralHome with Jerry Georgeofficiating. interment wasin delamar Cemetery.

Memorials may be madeto Manning BaptistChurch, 11 dallas 336,Sparkman, Ar 71763.

Services are entrusted tothe Welch Funeral Homeof Arkadelphia.

Visit www.welchfh.netto sign the online guestbook and view the video

tribute.

James Hunter,

peritt employeeJames Columbus Hunter,

age 63, of Arkadelphia diedWednesday, August 29,2012. He wa sborn May 7,1949 to Bert F. and Mary L.Hunter. He was theValedictorian of the 1967graduating class ofSparkman training School.He attended Henderson StateUniversity where he wasbiology major. Most recent-ly, James was a member ofthe “Hall Band”. At CenterPoint AME Church, heserved as Sunday schoolteacher, church musician,financial chairperson,Stewart and custodian. Hewas employed as a titled iParaprofessional at theLouisa E. Perritt PrimarySchool. Prior to that, Jameswas employed by theArkadelphia Humandevelopment Center. Heretired after working therefor 23 .5 years, as a stafferover the cottages and then asa staff supervisor.

Survivors include his wifeof 33 years, Cathy MillerHunter; his parents, Bert andMary Hunter; his children:James E. Hunter, Las Vegas,Ị V, Lamar d. Hunter (Maria)El Paso, texas, Brandy Payne(Eric), Burke, Virginia andSummer Hunter, LosAngeles, CA; four sisters,Bertha Wheeler (Henry) St.Louis, Mo, Carolyn F. Hunter,Sparkman, Glenda r. Williams(Junius) Arkadelphia,Gwendolyn tank (donnie)Sparkman; three brothers,Ezzard C. Hunter (CarolynSue) Arkadelphia, CleophusHunter (Michelle), Helena,and Gerriand Hunter(Felisha) Little rock; in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. ElvinMiller of Little rock; tengrandchildren and a host ofrelatives and friends.

Funeral services werethursday, September 6, 2012at the St. Paul AME Churchin Arkadelphia with rexSmith and Cleophus Hunter,Sr., officiiating.

connie Hill,

Alpine nativeConnie r. Hill age 91 of

Arkadelphia died Friday,August 31, 2012 inArkadelphia. She was bornApril 30, 1921 in ClarkCounty, the daughter of thelate Matt and FlorenceChandler rinkle. She was ahomemaker and a member ofChalybeate ValleyMissionary Baptist Church.She was preceded in deathby her husband, James F.Hill; two sons, Curtis Hilland Johnny Mack Hill andone daughter, Lou Smith.

Survivors include threesons, raymond (rose) Hillof Amity, James (Kathy) Hillof Gurdon, Paul (Sue) Hill ofBismarck; one daughter,Joann (doyle) Wade ofBismarck; one sister, CledaFaulkner of Arkadelphia;sixteen grandchildren, thirtygreat-grandchildren andeight great-great grandchil-dren.

Funeral services wereMonday, September 3rd atruggles-Wilcox FuneralHome in Arkadelphia withBobby Golden officiating.interment was in Hill

Cemetery.

Jane pollard,

jewelerEmma Jane Sheets Pollard

86, died on September 3,2012. Jane was bornFebruary 24, 1926 inArkadelphia and was thedaughter of the late WilliamHosea nd ida Belle WebbSheets. Jane was married 51years to the late Wayne dPollard. they were retiredowners of Pollard's Jewelryin Arkadelphia. She was amember of First BaptistChurch and was thePresident of the FidelisSunday School class from1997 thru 2005 and a mem-ber of the Beta Sigma Phi.

Survivors include herdaughter, tamara JanePollard Bell of Arkadelphia,ronald Wayne Pollard ofolive Branch, MS, one sisterJuanez trout of dallas ,texas , six grandchildren,and one great granddaughter.

A celebration of her lifewas Wednesday in theruggles-Wilcox FuneralChapel with dr. LeeMcGlone officiating.interment followed at roseHill Cemetery .

Memorials may be made tothe First Baptist ChurchBuilding Fund. Sign onlineat www.ruggleswilcox.com.

carroll

coffman,

Hopper nativeCarroll Eugene Coffman,

age 71, of Hardy, diedtuesday, September 4, 2012,at his home. He was born onSeptember 10, 1940, inHopper, the son of the late iraand Lodie davis Coffman.He is survived by one son,

Mark Coffman of Hardy;two daughters, MarleneCoffman of Conway andMelila Coffman ofClarksville, tennessee; eightgrandchildren; one great-grandson; and three sisters,Fran theawet, BettyWeathford and ila Batie.

Services will be held at10:00 AM, Friday,September 7, 2012, in theHopper Church of Christ withHarold Vaughn officiating.

Visitation will be heldthursday evening, 6:00 PMuntil 8:00 PM, at the funeralhome.

interment will be in theHopper Cemetery under thedirection of davis-SmithFuneral Home, Glenwood.

Guest registry is atwww.davis-smith.com.

pammy King,

nurse’s aidePammy Hutson King age 48

of Arkadelphia diedWednesday, September 5,2012 at her home. She wasborn April 6, 1964, inClinton, indiana the daughterof Jerry Wayne and PatriciaWilding Hutson. Pammy wasa nurse's aide with HomeHealth Care in Clark County. Survivors include two sons,

Bryan Hutson and wife,rebecca; Jeremy Hutson allof donaldson; her mother,Patricia Watts; one brother,Jack Hutson; three sisters,twin sister, tammy Schultz,Missy Hutson and Joyce Wiserall of Florida. Funeral services will be at 9:00

a.m. Saturday, September 8th atruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home.Visitation will be 6-8 pm

Friday at the funeral home.

arkadelphia Police

Department

August 26theft of motor fuel was report-

ed at 10th and Haddock.August 27

Accident was reported on Ị .10th Street.Accident was reported on S. 1st

Street.theft of fuel and breaking and

entering was reported on Ị . 4thStreet.August 28

residential burglary and theftwas reported on Hinsley Street.Kelly i. Harris, 32, was arrested

for domestic battery.Mitchell Lynn Venable, 21, 517

Ị . 14th Street, was cited for vio-lation of the pit bull ordinance.

Cameron russell Ball, 19, 517Ị . 14th Street, was cited for vio-lation of the pit bull ordinance.August 29Breaking and entering and theft

was reported on S. 16th Street.theft was reported on Pine

Street.terroristic threatening was

reported on S. Austin Street.dog bite was reported on

Walnut Street.Harassing communications

were reported on twin riversdrive.August 30

domestic disturbance wasreported on S. 10th Street.

theft was reported on WalnutStreet.Erica S. Leeper, 28, 1646 Hearn

road, was cited for shoplifting.Jordan Blanchard, 19, 321 Ị .

2nd Street, was arrested fordomestic battery, violation of ano contact order and disorderlyconduct.

Justin thomas Humphry, 31,307 Billstown road, delight,was arrested for shoplifting.August 31

John d. Scott, 47, 401 Ị . 13thStreet, was arrested for aggravat-ed assault and terroristic threaten-ing.

theft was reported on PineStreet.September 1

Missing person was reportedand later found safe.

Accident was reported at Wal-Mart.

theft and criminal mischiefwere reported on S. 2nd Street.September 2residential burglary was report-

ed on Ị . 10th Street.terroristic threatening was

reported on S. 6th Street.

terroristic threatening wasreported on S. 2nd Street.

rape was reported on Ị . 6thStreet. the suspects stated thatshe had consensual relations withthem and then ran to a nearbyapartment and claimed she wasraped. All three admitted to hav-ing been drinking heavily.

terroristic threatening wasreported on Ị . 20th Street.

domestic disturbance wasreported on Barkman Street.September 3

Harassing communicationswere reported on Walnut Street.September 4

An okolona woman reportedher roommate picked up her pre-scription for her and when thevictim refused to half the medica-tion with her, refused to give it toher.

theft was reported at a PineStreet business.Criminal mischief was reported

on Sylvia Street.Clark County Sheriff's office

September 4Hit and run was reported at

deGray State Park.dispute was reported on Cedar

Grove road.Michael Funderburk, 28, was

arrested for residential burglaryand theft.

Cleveland Watson, Jr,, 43, wasarrested for burglary, parole vio-lations and evading.September 3

richard Manuel thomas, 28,2410 Highway 67 South, wasarrested for disorderly conduct.

Zachariah thomas Benedict,34, 70 Benedict Lane,Glenwood, was arrested for war-rants and violation of a no contactorder.

rashead r. Muhammad, 41,was being held for court.Hayden Barnett, 21, was arrest-

ed for dWi.September 2

domestic battery and criminalmischief was reported onHighway 7 South.Ị ickola S. Pennington, 33, was

arrested for two counts of failureto comply and driving on a sus-pended license.

Kinyotta Shuntanell Easter, 26,was arrested for battery andaggravated assault.

September 1Harassing communications

were reported.Breaking and entering was

reported on Highway 67 South inGurdon.dennis Michael Underwood, 20,was arrested for forgery.August 31

Welfare concern was reportedon Union Street in Gum Springs.

Harassment was reported onGreenville road in Gurdon.

richard Keith Bauer, 52, wasarrested for harassment andresisting arrest.Stan Lane Funderburk, 52, was

arrested for two counts of failureto comply.Byron deWayne Brunt,34, was

arrested on a probation violation.Ethan Carnile Balch, 24, was

arrested for failure to comply.Anahicha Vela, 21, was arrested

for failure to appear.August 30

Ị uisance dog was reported onMosley road.

Grass fire was reported onAlpine road.theft was reported on Highway

7 South.Criminal trespass was reported

on Callaway road in Curtis.Ị uisance animals were reported

on Union Street in Gum Springs.tony Anderson, 49, was arrest-

ed for domestic battery, dis-orderly conduct and posses-sion of a Schedule ii sub-stance.

Kemisha Ị . Knox, 28, wasarrested for simultaneouspossession of drugs andfirearms, unauthorized use ofproperty, possession of acontrolled substance withpurpose and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.August 29

A Helms road residentreported having beenharassed by members of theHumane Society after run-ning off a woman he found inhis yard checking on his dogswho told him she thoughthe was at work. the resi-dent said he intends to filecharges in the case in hopesthe behavior will cease.

Grass fire was reported onManchester road.Animal welfare concern was

reported on Helms road.Antonio Marquis Wells, 22, was

arrested for failure to comply.Paula Welch, 44, was arrested

for three counts of failure toappear.

Hailey Elaine Cranny, 23, wasarrested for interference withgovernment.

Jeremy dean Bosley, 29, wasarrested for terroristic threaten-ing.August 28

theft was reported on Masseyroad in Amity.robert deShane turner, 21, was

arrested for failure to comply.Brendon M. Horton, 24 was

arrested for two counts of failureto comply,August 27

Manufacture of a controlledsubstance was reported onHighway 182 in okolona.

daniel B. Whitlock, 31, 1134taylor dairy road, Gurdon, wasarrested for possession of a con-trolled substance.theft was reported on Hickman

road.Brady Michael Pennington, 20,

was arrested for three counts offailure to appear.

Leo Morris Hendrix, 47,was arrested for rape, falseimprisonment and residentialburglary.

robert Clyde McClure, 52,was arrested for possessionof a controlled substance.

the Standard September 6, 2012

While the cycle of some

things has seemed unusual

this year, the wild cardinal

flowers and Sweet Autumn

Clemantis began blooming

before Labor day as usual.

the clemantis vine with

small white flowers will go

to the top of trees along a

creek, but my plant has

remained healthy inside a

large pot for years. the

Zebra Mallow plant didn't

tolerate the heat and only

occasionally would there be

a blossom, which a hum-

mingbird would visit. the

tiger lily plant died.

thankfully, there was no

lightening with the heavy

rains and i got out in it and to

cut the limbs off the Crape

Myrtle, which was bending

too far. My raincoat didn't help

much since the rain went up my

sleeves. Ị ow it's really hot

again.

Best wishes to diane

(thornton) and John B. robbins

of Hot Springs who celebrated

their 50th wedding anniversary

Friday. they were married on

August 31, 1962 in the Hickory

Grove Baptist church in

Bismarck. Judge robbins serves

on the Arkansas Court of

Appeals in Little rock. Both are

graduates of Bismarck High

School.

Probably some from Point

Cedar and Amity were in

Clinton last weekend for the

chuck wagon competition. the

men race those wagons at such

fast speeds, but the wives usual-

ly find other things to do.

the Ị avy Blue Angels will

headline the air show at the Little

rock Air Force Base in

Jacksonville at 2pm on

September 8-9. the open house

is from 8:30-4:30 with the air

show beginning each day at

10am. the first official Ị avy

demonstration flight was on

June 15, 1946 in Jacksonville,

FL. the contest for a name did-

n't work out well, and a team

member reading a magazine saw

an advertisement for the Blue

Angel, a Manhattan dinner and

dance club. that's how the US

Ị avy's premier flight team came

to be named after a nightclub. in

1947, the US Army Air Forces

became the US Air Force, and

with a similar problem as that of

the Ị avy for recruitment and

retention, decided on a flight

demonstration squadron. on

June 1, 1953 at Luke Field in

Arizona, the 3600 team was

born. the “stardusters” didn't

seem quite right, and a Lt.

General suggested the

“thunderbirds” after a mythical

American indian bird that was

said to create thunder when it

flew. the first public exhibition

was at Wyoming's Cheyenne

Frontier days in July 1951.

Both groups have suffered loss-

es. the worst was in 1982 in

Ị evada at a t-38A practice

when all four planes flew into the

ground, killing the pilots. A

stuck stabilizer on the lead plane

made it impossible for the pilot

to pull out of the dive and all

were trained to follow this plane

and at those fast speeds didn't

realize what was happening.

recently, i wrote about

reunion days in Bauxite. An

August 16 article in the tri-

Lakes Edition stated a plant is

being constructed to use Saline

County's oldest industry—min-

ing and using bauxite. Saint-

Gobain Proppants is building a

$100 million plant on Cyanamid

road to manufacture bauxite

beads about the size of a grain of

sand (proppants) which will be

used to prop open underground

fractures to increase the produc-

tivity in oil and gas wells. A pho-

tograph shows large tanks which

will hold the plant's finished

product.

in March, Captain Vergil

K. Meronly iii was returned to

Fayetteville after being killed in

Laos in 1969. i noticed an obit-

uary in the Arkansas democrat

that James rickey Maxwell, 18,

whose home of record is Center

ridge (north of Morrilton) was

returned for burial last thursday

in the Woolverton Mountain

Cemetery (Someone will help

me remember some of the song

about this mountain). Maxwell

was killed in May 1975 off the

coast of Cambodia while in the

US Marine Corps when his heli-

copter crew was shot down dur-

ing the Mayaguez incident. the

Mayaquez, a US merchant ship,

was seized by the Cambodian

Khmer rouge two weeks after

the fall of Saigon in April 1975.

three Marines were left behind

on Koh tang island and

President Ford ordered forces

into action, but poor intelli-

gence resulted in ill-faced

military operations. the US

lost 18 servicemen in a battle

in May 1975. Maxwell's

mother in May of this year,

but she knew that her son's

remains had been identified.

i spoke with a brother Gary

(other siblings are Paul

Maxwell, Patricia Cates and

Janie Estes, all of Center

ridge). they were pleased

with the military funeral and

schools were closed for the

2pm service on August 30.

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FroM A FriEỊ d who

saw where isaac’s tail-end hit

near Little rock and inquired as

to my safety.

“We've had a lot of smoke from

two wildfires on the Warm

Springs indian reservation and

the air was pretty bad until yes-

terday, when the wind again

shifted to the west (only twice

now in two weeks). Still

pretty warm, too, with mid-

80's; usually by September

1, we're into the mid to low

70's. the summer came late and

stayed late this year. “i

enjoyed the August Haiku--espe-

cially the "signature poem"--

power outage/enjoying the

lighter side/of darkness. We were

without power on August 5 or so

for about 5 hours after lightning

struck a transmission line; lights

went out for over 9,500 people

and we lost our reception of

oregon Public Broadcasting.

“When i informed them of it

three days later, the "customer

care" (don't you just love that!)

woman emailed me that the

engineers were working on it.

“two weeks later and we still

can't get the signal, so i emailed

again and she seemed rather sur-

prised that it wasn't fixed yet,

then told me they were out there

again at the antenna array trying

to see what was wrong.

“As of last night, still no oPB.

i really miss the Masterpiece

Mystery series and Sherlock

Holmes, and doc Martin (which

at first i thought was stupid, until

i saw a repeat of the first episode

ever made, which explained a

lot, and now i like it). “Well,

enough of my babbling . . . . S.”

oỊ SUỊ dAY, September 2, i

answered her:

“thanks for checking/caring.

Except for lashing wind and

slashing rain--which i found

myself in tWiCE within an

hour--it is now sunny and as

calm as if isaac never lived and

breathed.

“i did drive 30 miles in it yester-

day (from a writers' conference

in Searcy)--very slowly on

Highway 67/167, sometimes

with hazards blinking.

“Back at Beebe, we changed to

dry clothes, then i started home.

Had to stop for gas and by the

time i had drawn enough to get

home, and the pump said "see

the attendant," i was drenched

yet again. the good part was that

two or three miles south of

Beebe, the four-lane highway

was dry and the sun was shining.

So, though wet, i drove with

cruise control (a no-no in the

rain) until i-30.

“Within a mile of home, a fire-

man stopped us on Salem road.

A power line lay across the road,

he said. Ị ot too much trouble to

turn and go home on a back road.

“on Couchwood Hill, two tree

limbs were down--both small--

and other items--flower pots,

buckets--were blown around.

“Glad you liked the August

booklet. the September Senryu

one ready to mail out.

i spent almost all of August

entering state and regional con-

tests and submitted a revised ver-

sion of the rakestraw

Experience to an ozark-related

anthology. My muse may be

(ahem) spent, too.

“i've already had a nap today

since i arise early to get to

church (choir) at 8:14!! this

morning, the power was out

at the beginning of the ser-

vice. We sang the anthem by

candle-and- window-light.

“this is my 3rd Sunday

running to sing in their choir,

a neighboring church with a

good (to me) new director

and young-man organist who

has gone back to college

(where Kid Billy goes) to

finish up his degree. Some of

my oldest and dearest friends

still sing in the group, too.

“Life is good here.

take care of yourself. PL”


oregon to arkansas and back: partsof an e-conversation

What did President obamapromise four years ago whileaccepting his party’s nomination,and how has he measured up tokeeping those promises? You canread the transcript of his actualwords at this url:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08 /28 /us /po l i t i c s /28 t ex t -obama.html?pagewanted=all

First, let’s look at today’s eco-nomic condition. the “Bush”recession ended June 2009.Unemployment has been over 8percent for 42 straight months;GdP has averaged under 2 per-cent the past two years; fourstraight years of $1 trillion plusdeficits; national debt topping$16 trillion (more than $5 trillionhigher under obama); 23 millionAmericans are unemployed orunderemployed; 500,000 fewerAmericans are working todaythan were working the dayPresident obama took office. inPresident obama’s openingremarks in denver 2008 he said,“tonight, more Americans areout of work and more are work-ing harder for less. More of youhave lost your homes and evenmore are watching your homevalues plummet. More of youhave cars you can't afford todrive, credit cards, bills you can'tafford to pay, and tuition that'sbeyond your reach. these chal-lenges are not all of govern-ment's making. But the failure torespond is a direct result of a bro-ken politics in Washington andthe failed policies of George W.Bush.”How have Presidentobama’s “broken politics”changed our economic conditionthe past four years?Presidentobama continued, “We[democrats] measure progressby how many people can find ajob that pays the mortgage,whether you can put a littleextra money away at the endof each month so you cansomeday watch your childreceive her college diplo-ma.”Using his own measure,we’re worse off than we werefour years ago.Presidentobama continued, “We mea-sure progress in the 23 millionnew jobs that were createdwhen Bill Clinton was presi-dent ... when the averageAmerican family saw itsincome go up $7,500 insteadof go down $2,000, like it hasunder George Bush.”Presidentobama continues to rely moreon Clinton’s record than hisown record. real medianhousehold income dropped$487 during President Bush’stwo terms, whereas real medi-an household income hasdropped more than $4,000during President obama’sfewer than four years inoffice. President obamapromised, “So … let me spellout exactly what that changewould mean if i am president.Change means a tax code thatdoesn't reward the lobbyistswho wrote it, but theAmerican workers and smallbusinesses who deserve it….i'll eliminate capital gainstaxes for the small businessesand start-ups that will createthe high-wage, high-tech jobsof tomorrow.” todayPresident obama is planningto raise the capital gains ratefrom 15 percent to 23.8 per-cent as scheduled in 2013,raising taxes on small busi-nesses. President obamapromised, “if you have healthcare, my plan will lower yourpremiums.” Healthcare premi-ums have risen nearly $2,500 underPresident obama. Politiciansmake grandiose promisesevery election year. ifPresident obama’s 2008promises are any guide, whatcan we expect of four moreyears? President obama has notdelivered positive economicchange these past four years. We needto change directions. We need tothink about how we can get out ofthis mess and be better off fouryears from now.

Poet’s Corner Bob Palmer, editor

edITorIAlsobama’s 2008

promises

Shadesof Home

byPat Laster

Daniel

GardnerPolitical

columnist

Go-Devils over Curley

Wolves

HISPaNICS & oTHeRS

our American history hassome dark spots in our

bright heritage.We love their food.

We love their music.We love their drinks.We love their dances.

We love their bright clothes.We admire their beautiful women.

And yet, we hate their men.do you not think that

something is wrong here?Could it be wesuffer a guiltcomplex for stealing their

lands?during WWii there existeda very successful Mexican

labor program.they came to harvest ur

crops while our men foughtthe war.

However, today we havecrops rotting in our fields

for the lack of farm labor!Let’s reinstate that success-ful program and we couldhave all the labors needed.And the controls to rightlyadminister their times andplaces for every harvest.

Which could lesson the ani-mosities, while helping both

countries financially andpoltitically.

Could it be that God is nowconvicting us for His...thou

shalt neither covet nor steal?Also, i see thie same atti-

tude with our native indians.He also said, “i will recom-

pense.”Which side do you suppose

He’s on?does this make you angry

or is your shoe a littletighter?

there was a right way

and a wrong way.rhode island and Pennsylvania

were the right ways, all others suspect.

i see the same knee-jerkreaction to our history of

our black slavery.God does not demand of usto love everyone, but to love

his soul.Andif you can’t do that, youare prejudiced or biased or both.

And you could end up anenemy of God’s!

But how could you hate hisbody and love his soul

simulaneously?that would require a split

personality!And those with that mental disorders are some of our

crazeis!-BP

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Sometimes us dreamers don'tget what we want. We get somebut we never really get the wholepie. then something happens tomake us realize it is all worthwhile.that sort of thing happened on

a high school football fieldWednesday night, Aug. 29, inGurdon, Arkansas, just beforethe hurricane rains came thenext day. Gurdon's Go-devils, with a town of 2,300to sprout from, beatPrescott's Curley Wolves,40-34! i will not write a fullaccount of this here as mymagazine will come outSept. 7 with photos and a playby play as i saw it.

My co-hort writer over atPrescott complained about theofficiating. All i have got to say isPrescott is a larger town, has adeeper sprout to choose from andis also very enthusiastic aboutfootball. the Curley Wolves hadbeen securing the rivalry gamesince the last Gurdon victory.Someone told me that was in2005 and that sounds about right.i do not think this is a time forsour grapes folks. Gurdon wonbecause they had the betterplaying team that night, plainand simple. Gurdon alsowon because at 34-34 AustinKirkpatrick threw a longpass to Ed Hood and Hoodcaught it with a bounce andthen ran that ball in for atouchdown! Luck? You bet.But it also required a stretch-ing of skills and a taking ofchances for that luck, ormore accurately, good fieldposition, to pay off!!!Congratulations Go-devilson a brilliant start to yourseason!

As an aside, one of thePrescott assistant coachessaid he knew from the startthat Gurdon had a good teamthis year and he was dread-ing the match-up. But as Go-devil Coach John Pace saidon the field, "Be proud ofwhat you have done heretonight. But never be sat-isfied. this is the beginningof our season and we've got along way to go!

indeed they have, but goodstarts are still worth all of thepraise a writer can give.

A friend of mine passed awaythis week and i was so busy i didnot even know it until it wastoo late to pay him myrespects. i enjoyed many agood conversation withBuddy McClure over at FirstAssembly of God in Gurdonwhen i first came to the area.He was a Christian that hadseen the world. Me too. Sowe could relate about thecomparisons. i will miss himand my condolences to hiswife, Francis. May God blessyou and yours.

i have been thinking a lotabout the changes in our edu-cational system since i grad-uated in 1977. My reuniontrip made me think of the olddays of playing spin the bot-tle and competing for thebest grades and the mostwins in golf, ping-pong, ten-nis and whatever else i putmy heart into.

i was talking educationalpolicy changes over with anadvertising client whose hus-band teaches trumpet atHenderson State University.this Arkadelphia lady,Paula, is a prior kindergartenteacher. She appears to be inmy age bracket, somethingover 50. the big things thatseem to have washed out of

education, in our opinions,that were there so stronglyyears ago, would be a combi-nation of the development ofsocial skills and the develop-ment of healthy competition.Yes, competition does existat Gurdon on the footballfield. But what about theacademic arena in the mod-ern Gurdon school, the onein Prescott, Magnet Cove,Bismarck? they may com-pete some but my point is theteachers are so busy meetingstate standards and filling outgovernmental paperworkthat the personal touch ofbeing a memorable teacherjust may get lost in the mix.

Some years ago, according toPaula, there was a movement byour illustrious government topush teachers into calling allof our children winners, evenwhen they got failing grades.this teacher's daughter is aprison guard. the youngerlady says the fact that someof those students end upbehind bars (or thick glasslike in a zoo) tells her thatnot everybody won...i made the remark in a col-umn recently for my publica-tion that i was ranked fifthout of 141 academically inmy high school graduatingclass. For the record i had agood A/B record in collegeas well; graduating 3.79 and3.42 out of 4.0 respectively.Sure, many others did better.But i did the best i could andwas proud of that fact. i didnot let myself down. in moderneducation, kindergartners aretold they will read before gradu-ating kindergarten and then thepush continues for several yearsto cram knowledge instead ofabsorb it. Sure, they tell usthere is now interactionbetween teacher and pupiland route memory is a thingof the past etc. etc. Whatthey don't say is that theyare trying to cram toomuch stuff in kid's headeach year and not givingthose kids a chance to bekids!

Kids need to be allowed to bekids. i will say this too. thosewanting to go to college needto be required to take theproper math and sciencebackground, as well asEnglish background nec-essary. i have seen theanguish in my own childrenas they hit college and haveto take remedial classesbecause of poor planningin high school.

Sure, part of that is thechild's fault. But we are theadults here. Why did theyseemingly do a better job inkeeping kids interested inbecoming doctors, lawyersand engineers back in 1977than they do now?

in conclusion, our cur-rent Go-devil team seemsto be on the right track to beingpassionate about acquiring andpracticing the skills to haveanother "Go-devil Firstdown" and hopefully anoth-er winning season.Frankly, i don't care ifyou like football or not.But go and support thesekids anyway as they learnwhat passion in life is allabout.

John

NelsonColumnist

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Clint Eastwood came upwith a clever idea that madejust a few minutes of theGoP convention interesting.the only things we have incommon are we're the sameage, and we both love hismovies. But here would bemy version:Empty Head: Mr. President,

as you know Mr. romney,said, if elected, he and Paulryan will create 12 millionnew jobs. Any comment?

Empty Chair: But he didn'tsay in which countries, didhe?

Empty Head: romney saysyour first term has been fouryears of lost American lead-ership dealing with othercountries.

Empty Chair: And he wentto England and told themhow great he was at organiz-ing the 2002 olympics andwhat a lousy job they weredoing there for the 2012games. then he went toisrael to satisfy his AmericanJewish Sugar daddy casinomagnate Sheldon Adelson.And there he managed toinsult the Palestinians. thento Poland where his presssecretary, rick Gorka, toldmembers of the press to"kiss his ass" and "shove it"when they tried to questionromney on his trip gaffes—

Empty Head: Moving on.Empty Chair: i'm not fin-

ished. Where is his Ị obelPeace Prize, for "extraordi-nary efforts to strengtheninternational diplomacy andcooperation between peo-ples" and efforts in promot-ing nuclear nonprolifera-tion? i got mine in 2009.

Empty Head: But yourposition as Commander-in-chief has not been good. Youescalated the war inAfghanistan.

Empty Chair: that wasafter President Bush startedthe wrong war with iraq. iput more troops inAfghanistan where the Al-Qaeda were. He spent eightyears trying to find osamabin Laden. it was the Ị avySeals under my commandthat found and killed him.Empty Head: But you've notbeen presidential when itcomes to world troublespots. Mr. romney will sendU.S. troops to iraq to destroytheir nuclear facilities and toSyria if the government usespoison gas on its people.You're just not strongenough.

Empty Chair: Like Mr.romney, i've never been incombat or served in the mil-itary. Unlike him, i am thePresident and Commander-in-Chief. And i've beenresponsible for our militaryfor almost four years. i'vevisited veterans' hospitalsand seen what war can do.My administration tries

negotiation first. But Mr.romney seems to want tostart the "Cold War" again.

Empty Head: He just wantsto keep our country strongand its people safe.

Empty Chair: Your ownparty's great president,dwight d. Eisenhowerwarned us about the mili-tary-industrial complex get-ting control of this country. idon't want that to happen.What's in his $250 millionportfolio?

Empty Head: our party'svision is for a stronger andfreer America.

Empty Chair: that's for astronger, rich and freerWHitE America. Ị otwomen, gays and people ofcolor. the fact that i'm ablack President still sticks inthe GoP craw!

Empty Head: We are theparty of all the people.

Empty Chair: Except forthose who need help. Mr.romney has said he's notconcerned about the verypoor because we have a safe-ty net for them. What wasreally telling at the GoPconvention was that afterevery sentence the crowdcheered. Except when hemade the following state-ment: "that united Americawill care for the poor andsick, will honor and respectthe elderly will give a help-ing hand to those in need."the hall was silent. Ị ot avoice cheered or handclapped. Seems the "com-passionate party" wasn't asChristian as their Mormoncandidate. EMPtY HEAd: How aboutthe $716 billion you stolefrom Medicare for yourobamacare?

Empty Chair: You knowthat's a lie. Enough! i believeMr. romney is an honorableman, so here's the deal: Hestops lying about that andmy birth place, and i will notrelease the trUtH abouthim.

Empty Head: What truth?i'm sure he's beyondreproach of any lie yourparty might create.

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Zucchini Bread

3 eggs1 cup sugar

one-fourth vegetable oil2 cups grated zucchini

1 teaspoon vanilla1 and one-half cups all pur-

pose flour1 and one-half cups whole

wheat flour1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking soda2 teaspoons cinnamon

one-half teaspoon bakingpowder

one-half cup raisinsLightly grease and flour a 9

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Winter Crisp

Filling:

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flour1 teaspoon grated lemon

peel5 cups unpeeled, sliced

apples1 cup fresh cranberries

Topping:

two-thirds cup rolled oatsone-third cup packed brown

sugarone-fourth cup whole wheat

flour2 tablespoons cinnamon

3 tablespoons soft meltedbutter

Filling: Combinesugar, flour, and lemon peelin a medium bowl and mixwell. Stir in the apples andcranberries. Spoon the mix-ture into a 6-cup baking dish.

topping: Combineoats, brown sugar, flour, andcinnamon in a small bowl.Stir in melted butter andsprinkle the topping over thefilling.

Bake at 375 degreesfor 40 minutes or until thefilling is bubbly and the topis brown. Serve warm or atroom temperature.

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it is a common responsewhen students are askedwhy they chose to go intothe veterinary medicineor vet tech professions, tosay, “i just love little ani-mals!” Psychologically itis possible for somehumans to literally “loveanimals.” they candevelop an extremeattachment to them or,more likely, to one indi-vidual pet be it a dog, cator horse.

i would guess the pre-ponderance of these veryclose attachments occurduring childhood andhave a deep, emotionallyentangled relationship.As a person matures,starts a family andacquires grown-upresponsibilities, a pet-affection must competewith other importantdemands on their heart. Aperson may still enjoy thecompany of a dog or cat.i have been surroundedby dogs and cats most ofmy life. i had one or twothat i shed a tear for, andmany more who were“part of the farm life,”i.e. cowdogs, barn cats,strays, ravens, rabbits,fish, a good horse, countyfair animals and the occa-sional ‘marker’ beast. ifigger if we gave the ani-mal a name, even oneslike Born to Buck or LeadFoot, we have elevatedthem in our conscious-ness.

in a recent study, overthe last ten years pet own-ership is down 2.4%.Analysts concluded it isthe economy and chang-ing demographics, i.e.two parent families withchildren are the mostlikely to have pets. AsAmerica and Canadamove away from traditionalhouseholds, pet numbersdecline. it can be an expen-sive hobby these days for theaverage family.

However, fear not thatthey are in danger ofextinction. there are still70 million dogs and 74million cats living in ourhomes and, to our con-sternation, millions moreare being dumped on ourfarm roads and/or takento the local HumaneSociety (not to be con-fused with the much-maligned Humane Societyof the U.S.).

there are radical animalrights groups who want tooutlaw the raising andselling of registeredbreeds of dogs. theirconvoluted logic is thatpeople who would like toown a dog of their choiceshould be forced to buy apet from a local animalshelter instead (seeMissouri Prop B 2011).

those of us who live inthe country realize irre-sponsible pet owners, justlike irresponsible horse

owners, will neitherneuter nor spay their pets.And if they become a nui-sance, they will dropthem off down a countryroad. they assume theanimal will find a home.the truth is, we who arebeing dumped-on usuallytake on the responsibilityof humanely disposing ofyour unwanted, abused orneglected animals. We doit for the animal’s sake,just like the local AnimalShelters do. And let me tellyou, we do not take pleasurein killing the animals youdon’t want.

So, the decision you makewhen you consider a pet isnot, ‘how you will raise andcare for it’, but ‘what willyou do when you decide youdon’t want it anymore, eventhough your children justlove little animals.’ We allwill thank you.

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Pioneer Children

Schools on the Frontier Are you excited about using the computers at school, checking out books at the school library or playing sports? School was much different for pioneer kids in the late 1800s. Of course, there were no computers. Even paper and books were scarce on the frontier. There were no sports teams. Instead, school activities included chores such as chopping wood. The Mini Page talked with an expert at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, Neb., to learn more about pioneer schools.One-room schools Few places had kindergarten. Kids started first grade when they were about 5 or 6 years old. Students usually stopped going to school after the eighth grade. On the frontier, children from ages 6 to 14 would all go to class together in the same room. By the time they graduated, they had probably heard every grade’s lectures year after year. By graduation, they’d know the subjects backward and forward.

Flurry of activity A teacher might teach first-graders, then give them a project to work on. While the first-graders worked, the teacher would start instructing fourth-graders. At the same time, advanced pupils might be helping younger kids. There may not have been a desk for each student, so kids sat on benches. When they had writing or art lessons, they’d move to desks. They might get up to help a younger student. They could move around at recess too.

Before class Before school even started, students put in hours of work. They began each day by doing chores at home. Girls would help their mothers prepare breakfast and clean up. Boys might help feed the animals or chop wood. After breakfast, they’d probably walk to school, which might be three to five miles away. In warm weather, they would usually walk barefoot.

Although they had shoes, most kids wore them only in the winter. Going barefoot was more comfortable. Back then, there were no left and right shoes. The shoes would form to the feet after time, but breaking in new shoes was painful. Sometimes kids would get to ride a pony to school. Once at school, students had more chores. Kids as young as third-graders might help chop the wood for the stove, pump water for the washbasin or sweep the floor.

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Words that remind us of pioneer schools are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find: BENCH, BLACKBOARD, BOOKS, CHOP, CHORES, DESKS, DISCIPLINE, FRONTIER, HORSE, LUNCH, ONE, NOSE, PAIL, PAPER, PIONEER, READER, RECESS, ROOM, SCHOOL, STUDENT, TEACHER, WOOD.

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Learning the Hard WayLessons Paper was expensive, so kids did most of their lessons on chalkboards. Books cost a lot too. Schools did not provide textbooks. They might have a dictionary and a Bible. Kids had to buy their own books or use ones passed down from older kids.

Students followed a strict formula for answering questions. For

would be sitting straight in her desk with her hand up. When the teacher called on her, she would move her legs to the aisle at the side of her seat. She’d stand up, then she’d turn to face the teacher. Only then would she answer.

School years Girls were usually more educated than boys because boys would leave school in the spring to help with the planting and in the fall to help with the harvest. When the boys came back, the girls would have moved ahead. Girls might graduate at age 13 or 14. Boys might be 18 when they graduated. Many boys quit school early to earn money. Sometimes, older girls might have to quit school to help with younger siblings at home.Teachers After eighth grade, students could train to be a teacher. Training would take only six to 12 months. New teachers could be as young as 15. They might be teaching students who were older and bigger. They often boarded with students’ families, sometimes even sharing a room with a student.

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Most teachers seated the younger children closer to the stove, with the oldest kids sitting the farthest away. When the stove was in the front of the schoolroom, the youngest kids would sit up front. When the stove was in the center, the younger kids would sit close to the sides, front and back of the stove. This school was built in the 1870s in Nebraska. It is now at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer.

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A Day in School

The Mini Page StaffBetty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist

School lunches Students brought their own lunches to school. Usually, they’d bring whatever was left over from breakfast or supper the night before. A favorite meal was a bacon grease sandwich. Students would take a thick slice of homemade bread and soak it in bacon grease. Or they might slather bread with homemade butter or jelly. Sometimes, they would bring a can of milk or leftover soup. If they were lucky, they might have boiled eggs or cold fried chicken. One common lunch was leftover oatmeal. Kids would let oatmeal from the day before thicken, slice it and fry it in butter. It would taste something like a cracker. In warm months, students would leave their lunches in the cloakroom. In the winter, they might store their lunches near the wood stove in the classroom.

Discipline Parents backed up the teachers when a student misbehaved. A student might face punishment at school and then at home too. When kids got into trouble, they usually had to stay after school to clean the blackboards or chop more wood. They might have to write a passage 100 times. Girls and boys usually sat in different sections. One punishment might be to send a boy to sit with the girls or a girl to sit with the boys. This was very embarrassing to kids of that time. Sometimes students were made to sit on a stool and wear a pointed hat called a dunce cap. In one punishment, the child had to face the blackboard. The teacher drew a circle about four inches above the kid’s nose. The child had to stand on tiptoes with his or her nose in the circle, without moving. They might have to stand that way for 10 minutes for a first offense and 20 minutes for a second offense. Most teachers did not give physical punishments. When they did, they could spank the child, sometimes with a paddle or a switch. Teachers might rap kids’ knuckles with a ruler or stick.

Goody Two-Shoes Kids whose families had more money may have had special lunch pails. The bottom of these pails would hold sandwiches, with an upper part for lemonade or milk, and a cap they could use for a cup. The kids who carried these lunch

because they were the only students who could afford to buy the pails and two new, comfortable shoes each year.

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The Mini Page thanks Renae Hunt, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island, Neb., for help with this issue.

Next week, The Mini Page is about the introduction of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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The school-day schedule might be put on the blackboard at the beginning of the year. In the “health inspection,” teachers would check kids’ hands and fingernails for cleanliness, to see if they’d washed behind their ears, and for an overall clean appearance and a good smell.


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According to a pressrelease, Arkansas Advancedinitiative for Math andScience, inc., an affiliate ofthe Ị ational Math andScience initiative, fundsAdvanced Placementtraining and incentive pro-gram in 38 school districts inArkansas.

Centerpoint High Schooljoined the program in Augustof 2011 with the same goalsin mind as those of theAAMiMS organization - tostrengthen the teaching ofAP® mathematics, science,and English courses, to buildenrollment in AP courses,and increase the number ofstudents taking and earningqualifying scores on AP®exams in these subjects.

during the first year of par-ticipation in the AAiMS pro-gram, the number of studentsat Centerpoint High enrolledin AP science, mathematics,and English courses stood at45 students. during the2011-2012 school year, 116students were enrolled. thenumber qualifying examscores rose from 1 in spring

of 2010 to 32 qualifyingscores on the spring 2012assessment.

on tuesday, Beebe visitedCenterpoint to recognize thestudents and teachers formaking notable growth.Arriving by helicopter,Beebe met with the studentbody and staff to congratu-late them on their achieve-ment. during the ceremony,for each qualifying score onthe AP exam a studentearned, he/she will be award-ed a $100 gift card from theAAiMS organization.

While students knew fromthe beginning about thisincentive, many state thatthey worked so hard to makea qualifying score to savetuition once they entered col-lege. State colleges inArkansas and some out-of-state schools will grant col-lege credit for AP qualifyingscores.

Students and teachersattribute the increase inenrollment and qualifyingscores to the teachingresources that AAiMS pro-vides for teachers and theSaturday study sessions stu-dents participate in through-out the year. these sessionsare hosted by CenterpointSchools or other AAiMSschools in the area, includingArkadelphia and Lake

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Before dawn we were onour way. We followed thewagon road 'way backthrough the ridge gaps, grad-ually climbing from one tothe other and after a few ofthese i began to wonder,'how long does this go on?'Finally we got so close to themountain you couldn't see itany more. Charles was look-ing at the water comingdown and i'm sure he waslooking for a particular hol-low to go up. When we cameto the one of his liking, heturned upward and we really

began to climb. About midmorning we came to a springthat was clear and clean. itwas our second stop and headvised us that this is proba-bly our last spring, so wemust drink plenty. “it's still agood hour to the top andwe're going to be out of theshade of the timber, so it'll behot from here on up andback.” We could see the

mountain again and it didn'tlook too forbidding at all anddidn't appear to be all thatfar. Again he was right and itwas a good hour to where theslope became less steep andthe climbing actually wouldhave been easy had i notalready been exhausted. Wesoon reached the place wherethere didn't appear to be any-thing above. But the onlything you could see downwas in the general directionfrom which we had come.And that was practically allwoods and more woods. Asfar as the eye could see onlyone or two house placestoward Salem. in all ofthat climbing we didn'ttalk much except to lookfor snakes.

“How far is it over towhere we can seeGlenwood and the river?”i inquired of Charles.“Quite a ways, but you'veseen them both before, so ithink we better back downoff from here,” Charles sug-gested and his brothersagreed. “Let's make our wayto that spring and the shade,rest and eat, and then seeif we can get home beforedark.” All of us were “spit-tin' cotton” and as we contin-ued down, Charles came on agravel bed that had a fewsmall smooth stones. Hepicked up four or five andrubbed them off, wiped themclean and gave each of usone to hold in our mouth.“Ị ow don't swallowthat,“ he warned. ithelped a lot and we faredrather well as no onecomplained all the waydown past the timberline tothe spring.

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in the 7th grade game,the Knights struck first ona forty yard run for paydirt. the extra two pointconversion was unsuc-cessful. With two fifteenminute hales it was notuntil the second halfbefore the dierks outlawsgot on the scoreboardwith six points. thegame ended in a six alltie.With a slight rainfall, the

Junior High gamebetween the CenterpointJunior Knights and dierksJunior outlaws started ahalf hour early due to thepossible weather prob-lems.

in the first half, theKnights defense wasunable to prevent theoutlaws from scoring.For the end of the half .the scoreboard readGuest-0 to Home-24.

in the third and fourthquarters the outlawsextended their lead to 0-40. durning the last kick-off, the Junior Knightsreturn team's front lineformed a wall to give theKnights’ receiver enoughtime and a hole up themiddle to go into the endzone for six points. theextra point was unsuc-cessful. the game endedwith the score JuniorKnights-6 to Junior

outlaws-40.the dierks outlaws in

the first quarter scoredtwice in six plays to takethe lead by fourteen tozero. An inspirationalkick-off return byKnights’ Erik Ị oyolainspired the Knights tostart the road back intothe game . With 5:47remaining in the firstquarter, the Knightsbrought the score to four-teen to seven. With each team making

the trip back and forthdown the field at the endof the first half the scorewas Home-21 to Guest-24. in the second half,the Knights progresswould come from the armof Chase Beebe.

in the closing momentsof the fourth quarter withthe Knights leading 41-38

on the outlaws’ five yardline with four downs tomake to the goal line, theoutlaws held off theKnights. With less thantwo minutes remaining,the outlawsdrove the balldown field on the groundand made it across thegoal line with 43.9remaining in the fourthquarter. the Knightswent airborne, but with acouple of passes short andwith their attempt on thefourth down, the ballwent to the outlaws withonly 10.2 ;eft re,aomgom

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When it comes to counterfeit dollars, thereare two problems. First, distinguishing a highquality imitation from the genuine note is dif-ficult.

the second concern, whether a person isaware of it or not, are the consequences forcreating and distributing fake money. Fromits inception, the United States has enactedstiff penalties for counterfeiting activities.Ị avigating spiritual counterfeits can present

an even more arduous task than identifyingfake American currency. At the same time, thestakes rise exponentially. Consider, for exam-ple, the situation the early Christians inGalatia faced.Paul had passed through Galatia teaching the

gospel. they accepted his message and beganto follow Christ.trailing along later, others had presented a

different version of the gospel. their messagelikely included the claim that Paul had ped-aled a pleasing and soft version of the gospelby avoiding the grittier details of the fullmessage, specifically, that they needed to becircumcised as the Law demanded. Full mem-bership required compliance. Who was right?Although Paul was on the scene first, hismotives behind his message could be suspect.

to help us appreciate their predicament,imagine trying to distinguish a genuineAlbanian banknote from a high qualityforgery. Without knowing how the authenticis supposed to look and feel, the task becomesvirtually impossible. decision-making isreduced to a meaningless flip of the coin.

Furthermore, Paul claimed the stakes couldnot be higher. Ị othing less than eternal con-sequences awaited those who either pro-claimed the fake message or embraced it(Galatians 1:8; 5:4).

to help them navigate these treacherouswaters, Paul opened his letter by lighting sev-eral bright beacons.1.First of all, his voice and pen resounded

with the authority of one commissioned byChrist and God (1:1).2.Second, his stern warning about the conse-quences revealed that he was not driven bythe motive of pleasing men, but, rather, ofseeking to serve Christ (1:9-10).3.third, his message came directly fromChrist himself, not his own imagination norfrom some other human source (1:11-24).

the Christendom world the GalatianChristians inhabited does not differ greatlyfrom our own. While the details are different,conflicting spiritual voices continue to pull usin fundamentally different directions regard-ing what the gospel is and how the gospelcalls for us to respond to it.

We would do well to listen to “Paul, an apos-tle—sent not from men nor by man, but byJesus Christ and God the Father” (1:1).Considering the consequences, we shouldremain humble and malleable beforeScripture, thus preventing any ingrained cer-tainty from an inherited tradition to preemptthe authentic message.From those initial paragraphs in Galatians,

we should feel certain that security is foundin the original gospel, not in any johnny-come-lately rendition. Paul is equipped toshow us the way.

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“i guarantee there won’t beanything else this excitinggoing on in Amity,” timberLodge owner Scottthomason joked.

thomason was speaking ofthe Central United Statesregional Wake Boardingtournament that will be heldat the lodge near Amity nextweekend. over 500 peopleare expected to attend fromout of state.

Wake boarding, a watersport, has been around for afew years but “it’s reallytaken off in the last tenyears,” thomason explained.Participants stand on a board

about the size of a kneeboard and are pulled behinda boat.

the difference between aknee board and a wake boardis that with the wake board“you can do more tricks,”thomason said.

there will also be a slaloncompetition, thomason said.A slalon is a single ski that ispulled behind a boat.

the wake boarding event ismade of up about 150 partic-ipants who qualified in theirrespective states, thomasonsaid, adding that there willbe participants fromMichigan, Louisiana,Alabama, texas, Kansas andother states.

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“this is about lowering costs,”Bolt said in encouraging every-one to recycle.

in speaking of a recent boardretreat, the city manager noted thatdue to the poor economy “we're stillhaving to work with the same piece

of pie.” Any savings that can bemade, need to be made, he said. tothat end, Bolt said that in the future,the city hopes to hold public meet-ings to receive feedback from citi-zens about saving and makingmoney “or figure out what we'regoing to have to do without.”

Bolt also noted that CodeEnforcement officer ritchie Smithhas retired. rather than replace him,the city manager stated the the entirepolice force will act in that capacity.the money saved on not hiring anew officer will go toward a 2%raise for city employees as well as aone-time extra week of vacation tobe taken anytime between nowand the end of 2013.

in other business, the board:*Placed on its third reading the

annual county 5-mill tax at themotion of Calhoun and directorScott Byrd.

*Voted at the motion of Byrdand director roland Gosey todedicate an untelevised half-hour after each board meetingfor citizens to broadcast anycomplaints or comments ratherthan have special listening ses-sions.

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