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Master Sergeant Donald R. Watson
Retires From The United States Air Force
The Retirement Ceremony in honor o f Master
Sergeant Donald R. Watson, Jr. was held on April 1,
1999 at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.
Presiding Official Lieutenant Colonel Michael
Hodgkin; Master o f Ceremonies Master Sergeant
Gregory G. Fisher. Sequence of events. Arrival of
Official Party, Posting of the Colors. National An­
them, O pening C om m ents, Biography, Presentation o f
Decoration, Reading o f Retirement Orders and Cer­
tificates. Presentations to Master Sergeant Watson
and Comments from Master Sergeant Watson. Cake
and Punch was served.
Donald R. Watson Jr. entered Basic Training,
Lackland AFB, Texas in February 1975. He served as
a Boiler Mechanic, 2nd Bomb Wing Civil Engineer­
ing Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
Watson left Active Duty for a while in 1979
and joined the 188th Tactical Aair Command Fighter
Group of the Aair National Guard.
While working in Civil Service, he helped
with the resettlement of Cubans at Fort Chaffee,
Arkansas In 1981, he reentered Active Duty, a« a boiler
plant operator with the 60th Air Lift Squadron, Travis
AFB, California
Sergeant Watson has served as Aaair Condition­
ing Installation Project Manager, 554th Red Horse Squad­
ron, Osan AB, Korea in 1983
In March 1984 He was a Noncommissioned Offi­
cer In Charge of Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning
Shop, 475th Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Squadron,
Yokota Air Base Japan
June, 1988 Noncommissioned Officer In Charge,
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Shop, United
States Air Forces, Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
August 1993: Noncommissioned Officer In
Charge, Civil Engineering Zone 1, (base closure duties),
K I Sawyer AFB, Michigan
January 1995: Chief, Civil Engineering,
721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron, Pe­
terson AFB,.Colorado. His career has spanned a 24
year period.
Sergeant Watson is the son o f Mable Watson
o f Fort Smith. Arkansas.
Master Sergeant Donald R. Watson
N in t h S tr e e t B a p tis t
C hurch H o n o rs
R e v . A. J . P a rish , Jr.
Presiding O fficial Lieutenant Colonel M ichael H odgkin
M akes The Presentation to M aster Sergeant Donald R. Watson
A t His Retirement Cerem ony
Fort Smith Public Library
and KUAF Radio Sponsor
Series for Writers
Fort Smith-Area writers take note The
Fort Smith Public Library and KUAF Radio are
sponsoring Writing is an Art: Lecture Series and
Workshop. The series begins in July with a lecture
from author Velda Brotherton Brotherton, pub­
lished as Elizabeth Gregg and Samantha Lee, will
discuss researching and writing historical romance on
Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 6:30 p.m at the Fort
Smith Public Library Brotherton was bom in rural
northwest Arkansas, but grew up in Wichita, Kansas
After a brief stay on the East Coast, she returned to
Arkansas with her husband to build a house on the
edge of the Ozark National Forest She began her
career as a novelist in the early 90's after having
spent years writing for newspapers and magazines
"I depend on the public library and its resources
when I'm researching my historical fiction The pub­
lic library is indispensable for a writer" said Brother­
ton
The Writing is an Art series will also in­
clude a workshop in November and another lecture
in February "The Fort Smith Public Library is work­
ing with several of the local writer's groups to bring
in programs for writers,” said Patty Zabel, Assistant
Director at the library "We were so pleased when
KUAF agreed to sponsor this series There is a great
deal of interest in our community in literary pursuits
and both KUAF and the librarv share that interest
Venus Williams No. 2 In
Earnings For
Women’s Tennis;
Sister Serena at No. 3
Tennis sensation Venus Williams may be ranked No.
5 in professional tennis, but the money she has earned so far
in this incredible season puts her second, right behind the No.
1 ranked player Martina Hingis.
With a record of 27-4, the Wall Street Journal re­
ported that Williams has earned $665,974.00 in 1999.
Hingis, whose record was 34-5 at press time, has
earned $1.176.821.00 so far this tennis season.
Right behind Venus is her younger sister, Serena
Williams. With a 23-5 record, the 10th ranked player has
earned $542,413.00.
Other than Hingis, the two sisters have earned more
money this year than those women ranked above them. At
No. 5 Venus has earned more money than No. 2 ranked
Lindsay Davenport, who is in sixth place with $288,977.00
and No. 3 ranked Monica Seles is in
seventh place with $281,360.00.
As the Williams sisters have
moved up in the earnings, they cer__
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We're at it again The world's policemen, the United States
(through NATO, of course) is currently in the throes of a bombing fit in
Kosovo Reports of ethnic cleansing abound and atrocities summon the
specter of Nazi Germany President Clinton insists that we can't sit back
and let this happen What is really going on9
What do Saddam Hussein, Manuel Noriega and Serbia have in
common0 They are all former friends of the "Western Powers" who, for
strange reasons, fell out of favor Saddam Hussein, whose country is in
"war” with the United States and "allies," was initially given the green
light to invade Kuwait by the U S Ambassador Once he did, the U S
attacked him and the rest they say, is history
We all know that Manuel Noriega was also a friend of the U S
until, for strange reasons, he also fell out of favor
The "Western powers" initially supported the Serbs as counter­
weight to the Turks and Russians who had claims on the Balkans and
gave Kosovo to the Serbs Today Milosevic claims NATO is backing the
Albanian rebels' Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovo is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut Basi­
cally, two groups of people are fighting for survival in an ancient skirmish
The Serbs and the ethnic Albanians both claim rights to the territory,
which is shared by two vastly different languages The ethnic Albanians,
however, vastly outnumber the Serbs This according to some pundits, is
the basis for the "ethnic cleansing" that is allegedly going on
If Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic is committing the atroci­
ties of ethnic cleansing that have been reported should the rest of the
world intervene in what is essentially a civil war0 If so, does the rest of
the world have a right, therefore, to wage war on the U S. for the internal
war that is going on in America as tvidenced by the alarming increase of
police brutality on its black and brown citizens0 Who will police the po­
licemen0
War is currently raging all over Africa, and some pundits allege
that most skirmishes are related, in one way or another, to International
Monetary Fund policies, World Bank strategies, and other forms of med­
dling that encourage division (Interestingly, a recent human rights report
from Nairobi, Kenya, states that the United States, France, Belgium, and
the U N. Security Council received advance warning about the 1994
genocide that took place in Rwanda This was another form of "ethnic
cleansing").
The basic point is that history has proven that war and violence
never really solve any problems One oppressor that is done away is
merely replaced by another like weeds in a field Violence just begets
more violence, on and on ad infinitum W.th this in mind, it would really
be revolutionary if NATO would try to meet Milosevic half way since he
has made an overture of conciliation
Based on observing the atrocities taking place all over the globe,
we can only conclude that we live in a global jung e far more vicious than
the one Tarzan popularized If we keep going at the current pace the
whole world might be eventually subject to real "ethnic cleansing"- the
elimination of the human race
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Health Talk
B y Regina Shoate, Ru\.
PROSTATE CANCER
ather’s day is June 20th,
so consider this article a
father’s day gift o f
information to all o f you
fathers who want to be
awhile to enjoy your families. One way
to ensure this is to take charge o f your
health to find prostate cancer early
when it is 100% treatable or even
decrease your risk for prostate cancer
by adjusting your diet. An international
study conducted by researchers at the
University of Massachusetts Medical
School showed that men who eat the
most meat and dairy products run the
greatest risk of dying from prostate
cancer. Published in the Journal o f the
National Cancer Institute (1998), the
report confirmed that men who eat
plenty of grains and nuts are the least
likely to die from prostate cancer.
Who gets prostate cancer and
who dies from it? Both the incidence
and mortality (death) from prostate
cancer increase with age. 77% o f men
diagnosed with prostate cancer each
year are over age 65. But. for all ages,
African American men are more likely
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to develop prostate cancer and they are
more likely to die o f it than other racial
and ethnic groups. As a matter o f fact,
incidence and death rates are at least
two times higher among African
American men than rates for other
racial and ethnic groups. The high rate
of
prostate
around
for cancer incidence in white
men is the only exception. It may be
that African American men do not
routinely get screened or wait too late
to get treatment once they begin having
symptoms. This may be due to the fear
and or fatalism so often prevalent in
the African American community. The
thing to remember is that prostate
cancer is not an automatic death
sentence, especially when early
detection can make the disease 100
percent treatable. Once prostate cancer
is diagnosed, how to treat it will be
determined by the patient and the
physician, after consideration o f the
optimal treatment for the stage o f
cancer, the patient's preferences, and
co-existing illnesses, and the risks and
benefits of each treatment protocol.
More cases o f prostate cancer
are being diagnosed probably because
of screening tests such as the PSA
(prostate-specific antigen). This is a
blood test used to measure a protein that
is made by prostate cells. PSA levels are
reported in nanograms per milliliter.
Results under 4 are considered normal
while results over 10 are considered
high. Values between 4 and 10 are
considered borderline. This test is not
conclusive alone and a false high can be
seen in men who have benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH), which is a noncancerous enlargement o f the prostate
and prostatitis (inflammation of the
prostate gland). Some studies show that
different normal ranges may apply to
African American and white men. In
other words, what may be a high reading
for white men may be considered a
normal level for African American men.
Some risk factors for prostate cancer that
are currently under investigation are:
African-American race
Increasing age
Family history o f prostate cancer
Diet high in animal fat
Hormonal factors (high testosterone
levels)
Participation in early detection screening
programs, with diagnosis o f the disease
at an early stage , offers the best
opportunity for successful treatment of
Tellingf It Like It Is
B y C ail Frazier
O U R SC H O O L S IN TR O U B L E T h e n
came
the
As we look upon the situation in our recitement o f scriptures
schools today, many are pondering in their and before long there
hearts; WHAT IS HAPPENING? Who is to was a law that stated we
blame? What can be done about it and what could not mention the
schools will be next? People want answers to words God, Jesus or the
questions they don’t understand.
Holy
Spirit,
when
Things are much different today, than special holy days, like
they were even 25 years ago. Let’s take a Easter, Christmas, and New Years came
lunj:
glijnpse
down memory lane to see the around. There should have been some time
changing o f times and laws. First o f 6U when in life when we parents protected Jfow there
parents sent their.kids to school they were is a law that’s rapidly growing were you
confident they would safe. Why? Because cannot chastise your own children. !t is
other people looked out for your kids also. If against everything that God has instructed us
they saw your child doing wrong, they would to do in His Holy Word. Parents need to
correct your child and let them know they take back their authority God gave to them
were going to tell their parents on them, and stand up to the devil. You can see it is
Today, it is just the reverse. Other people are not working, when your kids go to school
afraid to say anything to parents when they with the intent to kill. When they do, it is the
see their children acting unbecoming and system that tries them like adults. As 1 have
doing wrong. So they turn their heads and said oftentimes before: We fight not against
mind their own business.
Many feel its flesh and blood, but against principalities,
healthier that way. The first big mistake was against powers, and rulers o f the darkness of
made when the system banned prayer in this world and against spiritual wickedness in
Public Schools. They claimed it was to high places. (Eph. 6:12). Stop and think
protect the ones that didn't believe in God. Saints, who are the rulers o f the darkness,
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prostate cancer. A PSA blood test and ARE YOU PREPARED
digital rectal examination (DRE) of the
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methods used and can be useful in
detecting cancer in a man who has no
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gland lies below the bladder between the
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prostate gland on a screen While the
probe may a bit uncomfortable, the test
itself is painless and only takes about 20
TO O R D E R
minutes.
The American Cancer Society's
recommendations for prostate cancer
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detection in men who have no symptoms
M O N E Y O R D E R TO:
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Sources: 1998 American Cancer Society Facts
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The Prostate Cancer Charity, The Prostate
Gland.
what is principalities, and where is
high placed?
When you answer
these questions it will come out like
this: “The devil is our everything that
is evil and wicked and against the
things of God." He enforces the
laws of evil to trap us to do his will.
Then he kills you after you have
been entrapped. The saddest thing
o f all - people do not know what it is
or what hit them, until it is too late.
Many ignore the warning signs God
send to us through His Holy Spirit.
When we ignore and disobey what god hath said,
listen to the system and let our children rule over
us. we fall. We also pay the consequences for
our sins, just as Adam and Eve sinned in the
Garden, the whole world is paying for the sin
they committed. For obedience is better than
sacrifice. If we are to be with Christ when He
comes again we must beware of this great evil
that is coming upon us. We must never abandon
or compromise with the things o f God, and lose
our reward. We must stand for the right, if we
have to stand alone. For God will bring every
work into judgment whether it be.good or evil.
Time is coming to a close, and we are closer to
the end than we think. Satan is working harder
than he has ever worked before. Let us beware of
every evil trick and keep our children lifted up in
Prayer, that they may be saved.
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The Stock M arket
I read with interest B ill L ucy’s article titled “Social Security
Alert For African Americans" in last m onths Echo. Social Security
w as intended as a supplem ent to o n e ’s pension. Survival o f Social S e­
curity should be a concern for all Am ericans. Stabilizing Social Secu­
rity w ill be the task o f our elected officials. A s voters w e can contact
our Representatives and advise them o f our view s.
1 am not advocating the privatization o f Social Security but I
w ould like to g iv e the readers another view on Mr. L ucy’s negative
spin about the stock market.
Mr. Lucy stated Am ericans are not very know ledgeable about
financial markets. That’s probably true. One must educate o n e ’s s e lf
about finances and the stock market before writing the stock market
o f f as a saving investment.
Mr. Lucy has stated there have been major dow n-tum s in the
stock market, lasting from m onths to years. The stock market has
been in existence for over 100 years. Although the market has fluctu­
ated over time, it has out perform ed any other com parable financial
market.
S om e saving accounts do not keep up with inflation. N ow
that the governm ent has inflation under control, it w ould be w ise to
include stocks as a part o f o n e’s financial portfolio. It is econom ically
sensible to invest a portion o f o n e ’s savings in the stock market. The
stock market is the stabilization o f the econom y and can assure finan­
cial stability in the future.
O ne must take chances in life. “Nothing, Ventured. Nothing
G ained.” In the past m inorities have not enjoyed the prosperity o f the
stock market because they had no m oney. T hose w ho did have m oney
were not educated in the market and were afraid to invest and in many
cases m inorities were not allow ed to buy stock.
Understanding and investing in the market today is m ade eas­
ier because o f high=tech com m unication. The availability o f the inter­
net and financial planners.
Contrary to the b e lie f that it takes a lot o f m oney to enter the
stock market som e stocks are surprisingly cheap. With many stocks
you can buy as little as one share to get you started. If the stock has a
dividend reinvestm ent program and you are consistent in contributing
to the investm ent the dividends in the future w ill be rewarding.
The G olden Rule w hen buying stock is the buy low and sell
high. If you are not sure which stock to buy, you can purchase a m u­
tual fund. Mutual funds are m anaged com panies that provide a con ­
servative w ay to participate in the stock market. T hese funds offer
greater price stability and are less risky. M ake sure the funds you pur­
chase contain stocks that have staying power. And you must have
staying power.
Years ago, our Father w ould g iv e us math problem s to solve.
In one o f his favorite math problem s, he w ould hire us for thirty days
to work eight hours a day. The pay scale w ould start at one cent for
the first day and for the next 2 9 days he w ould double the pay o f the
day before. (Exam ple, 1st day - one cent. 2nd day - tw o cent, 3rd
day - four cent, 4th day - eight cent, etc). Dad w ould g iv e us tw o
days to so lv e this problem . After tw o days he w ould want to know
how much he ow ed each o f us for the 30 days o f work. It took m e
aw hile to so lv e this problem , but eventually I cam e up with the correct
answer.
The stock market consist o f d ecision s and numbers. Num bers
are fascinating. 1 wrote about this subject because I b elieve it is m y
duty to inform the readers about the positive potential o f the stock
market. It has been p ositive for us.
Happy Juneteenth, S ee you next time.
The Garden o f Success
Plant 4 row s o f p e a s...
Patience
Perseverance
Planning
P ositiveness
Shown above ar the newly elected officers o f the Cherokee African American Cemetery Association: Left to right Director, W
D Looper SEBASCOTT Economic Development Council, Vice President, Karen Evans, President, Janice Rogers, Secretary,
Goldie Robinson, Treasurer, Doris Johnson; and Wanda M Gray, Commissioner, Arkansas History Commission
Care and Maintenance Assured For Slave Cemetery
After three m onths o f organizational m eetings with the SE B A SC O T T E conom ic D evelopm ent C ouncil and
assistance o f C om m issioner, W anda M. Gray o f the Arkansas History C om m ission, on 13 May 1999, The Cherokee
African American Cemetery A ssociation took form, by adopting B y-L aw s and electing officers. This historic 141
year old cem etery is located about tw o m iles w est o f Huntington, Arkansas at the junction o f O ld Arkoal Road and
H w y 252.
This cem etery, w as begun around 1858 by plantation owner Elijah J. W ollage, as a burial ground for his
slaves and could have also been used by nearby slave holders, Mr. Kersh and Mr. Riddlessperger. Mr. W ollage early
set aside tw o acres o f land for a “colored church, school, and graveyard” indicating that he w as interested in their w ell
beigh. During the coal m ining era ( 1 8 8 0 ’s to 1 9 4 0 ’s), many men o f African American heritage worked in the m ines
and, as Huntington had a very high Black population, many from this culture are buried there.
C herokee Cem etery is still an active burial ground, though burials are slow . H owever, there are many descen ­
dants o f those buried living in the Fort Smith area w ho plan to be buned in this historic graveyard. In 1994, the C en­
tral Cc.al and C oke C om pany deeded an extra three acres to the cem etery.
C om m issioner, W anda M. Gray
5 634 C ollins Lane
Fort Sm ith, AR 729 0 5
Phone: 5 0 1 /4 5 2 -1 4 1 1
I have Prim ary Peritoneal Cancer. This cancer
has only recently be^p identified as its O W N type o f can­
cer; but it is, essentially, Ovarian Cancer. Both types o f
cancer are diagnosed in the sam e way (w ith the "tumor
marker" C A -125 blood test), and they are treated in the
sam e way (surgery to rem ove the primary tumor and then
chem otherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin). H aving gone
through this ordeal, I want to save others from the sam e
fate. That is w hy I am sending this m essage to you and
hope you w ill print it and g iv e it or send it via e-m ail to
everybody you know.
O ne thing I have learned is that each o f us must
take TO TA L responsibility for our ow n health care. I
thought 1 had done that because I alw ays had an annual
physical, had m y annual m am m ogram and PAP smear, did
m onthly S e lf Breast Exam, went to the dentist at least
twice/year. etc. I even insisted on a sigm oid oscop y and a
bone density test last year.
When I had a total hysterectom y in 1993, I thought
that I did not have to worry about getting any o f the fem ale
reproductive organ cancers. LITTLE D ID 1 K N O W ! I
don't have ovaries (and they were H EA LTH Y when they
were rem oved!), but I have what is essentially ovarian can­
cer. Strange, isn't it? T hese are just SO M E o f the things
our D octors never tell us:
Include 3 row s o f squash.
Squash negativity
Squash dieting
Squash despair
Add 4 row s o f lettuce.............
Let us be optim istic
Let us be in control
Let us be kind
Let us share
N o garden is com plete without turnips...
Turn up a w inning attitude
Turn up a sm ile
Turn up on tim e
Scatter seeds o f kindness everyw here you go;
Scatter bits o f courtesy, watch them grow and grow.
Gather buds o f friendship, keep them till fullblow n;
And you w ill have m ore happiness than you have ever known.
O N E O U T O F EVERY 55 W O M E N W IL L G E T
O V A R IA N O R PR IM A R Y PE R IT O N E A L C A N C E R !
T H E ’’C L A S SIC ” SY M P T O M S A R E AN A B D O M E N
T H A T R A T H E R SU D D E N L Y E N L A R G E S A ND
C O N ST IPA T IO N A N D /O R D IA R R H EA .
I had these classic sym ptom s and went to the D o c­
tor. B ecause these sym ptom s seem ed to be "abdominal," I
went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were designed
to determ ine whether there w as a bacterial infection; these
tests were negative, and I w as diagnosed with "Irritable
B ow el Syndrome."
I guess I w ould have accepted this diagnosis had it
not been for m y enlarged abdom en. I swear to you, it
looked like 1 w as 4-5 m onths pregnant! 1, therefore, in­
sisted on m ore tests. They took an X -R ay o f m y abdom en;
it w as negative. I was, again, assured that I had Irritable
B ow el Syndrom e and w as encouraged to g o on m y sched­
uled m onth-long trip to Europe. I couldn't wear any o f m y
slacks or shorts because I couldn't get them buttoned, and I
K N EW som ething w as radically wrong.
1 INSISTED on m ore tests, and they (reluctantly)
scheduled m e for a CT-Scan (just to shut m e up, I think).
This is what I mean by taking charge o f our ow n health
care. The CT-Scan show ed a lot o f fluid in m y abdom en
(N O T normal!). N eed less to say, I had to cancel m y trip
and have FIVE P O U N D S o f fluid drawn o f f at the hospital
(not a pleasant procedure I assure you, but NO TH ING
com pared to what was ahead o f m e). T ests revealed cancer
cells in the fluid.
Finally, finally, finally, the D octor ran a C A 125 blood test and I w as properly diagnosed. I H AD
T H E C L A SSIC S Y M P T O M S FO R O V A R IA N
CANCER AND, YET,
T H IS SIM PL E C A -125
B LO O D T E ST H AD N E V E R BEEN RUN O N ME
N O T A S PA R T O F MY A N N U A L P H Y SIC A L
EXAM A N D N O T W H E N I W A S S Y M P T O ­
M A TIC . T H IS IS AN IN E X PE N SIV E A N D SIM ­
PLE B L O O D T E ST !!!
PLEASE, PLEASE, P-L -E -A -S-E TELL ALL
Y O U R FEM ALE FR IEN D S A N D R ELATIV ES TO
IN SIST O N A C A -125 B L O O D TEST E V E R Y Y EA R
A S PA R T OF THEIR A N N U A L PH YSICAL E X A M S.
BE F O R E W A R N E D TH A T THEIR D O C TO R S
M IGHT TRY TO TA LK THEM O U T OF IT, S A Y ­
ING "IT ISN’T N E C E SSA R Y ." BELIEVE M E, H A D I
K N O W N TH EN W H A T I K NO W N O W ,
WE
W O U L D H A V E CAUGHT M Y C A N C E R M UCH
EARLIER (B E FO R E IT W A S A STA G E 3 C A N ­
CER)!!!
INSIST ON T H E C A -125 B LO O D T E S T ;
DO N'T T A K E "NO" FOR A N A N SW E R TH E N O R ­
M AL R A N G E FOR A C A -125 B LO O D TEST IS B E ­
TW EEN ZER O A N D 35. (M IN E W A S 754 THAT'S
RIGHT, 7 5 4 !) IF THE N U M B E R IS SLIGHTLY ELE­
VATED, YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER ONE DO NE
IN TH R EE OR SIX M O N T H S A N D KEEP A CLO SE
EYE O N IT JU ST LIKE W O M EN D O W H EN TH E Y
H A V E FIBRO ID T U M O R S OR W H EN M EN H A V E
A SLIG H TLY E L E V A T E D PSA TEST (PR O STA TE
SPECIFIC A N T IG E N S) T H A T HELPS D IA G N O SE
PRO STATE C A N C E R . H A V IN G THE C A -125 TEST
D O N E A N N U A L L Y C A N ALERT Y O U EA R LY ,
A N D T H A T ’S THE G O A L IN D IA G N O SIN G A N Y
T Y PE OF C A N C E R -- C A TC H IT EARLY.
I hope I haven't bored you with all o f this. But
I hope I H A V E scared you enough to m otivate you to
action. D o Y O U know 55 w om en? If so, at least one
o f them w ill have this V E R Y A G R E SSIV E cancer -and m aybe, just m aybe, it w ill be Y O U . I hope not.
Please, go to your D octor T H IS W E E K and
insist on a C A -125 test and have one EVERY
Y E A R for the rest o f you r life. A nd forw ard this
m essage to every w om an you know and tell all o f
y ou r fem ale fam ily m em bers and friends. As the
N ike ads say, "JU ST DO IT!”
Please don't think youth w ill protect you, either.
Though the m edian age for this cancer is 56 (and, guess
what. I'm exactly 56), w om en as young as 22 have it.
A ge is not a factor.
Thank you fo r your time. My best
wishes fo r your continued good health.
Lincoln Echo
June 1999
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Congratulations to Mr. Leonard Housley o f 1909 North 9th St.
THE CH URCH
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T r u t h
b y B ro . T o m m y B r o o k s
9th Street Church of C hrist
Mr Housley was the winner of the MISS BLACK TEEN FORT SMITH
Mother’s Day Food Basket and Wreath Give Away The prize package
Was awarded to Mr Housley May 2, 1999 by Queen Alisha. 1“ Runner-up Talya Thomas
and the directors of the pageant
"Andye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you
free. ” (John 8:32)
“Seek and Ye Shall Find, Obey The Gospel in 99”
“Christian Vocation ’
Vocation is a call oi an invitation to an occupation
or way of life. But in theological terms “vocation” is not
used in reference to the professional trade one pursues
Vocation refers to the invitation God has given to all people
to become His children through His son Jesus Christ. This
vocation doesn’t come because of the skills you have but it
is given to you by Christ. It comes strictly by the Grace o f
God. II Timothy 1:9-10 It is up to people to decide whether
or not they want this vocation.
Just like good job
performance is required where you are employed, likewise,
study, prayer, faithfulness, etc. is required for those who are
Christians. Christian laborers should be working on their
vocation constantly. Eph. 4.1 If people accept the Christian
vocation and labor in it, they can expect just what they
might expect from their professional vocations; a great
reward. Eph. 1:18 However, the Christian vocation’s
reward is much more enjoyable and durable. 1 Peter 1:25
says it never fades.
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Sunday Bible Class
Sunday W orship Service
Sunday Evening Service
W ednesday Evening Bible Study
L adies’ Bible C!ass-2nd Sunday
M en’s Training \7lass-2nd Sunday
9:45
11.00
6:00
6:30
4:45
4:45
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a.m.
p.m.
p.m.
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H ear The W ord
Believe The W ord
Repent o f your past sins
Confess Jesus C hrist as Saviour
Be Baptized for remission o f sins
ROM 10:17
HEB 11:6
LK 13:3,5
MT 10:32, 33
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Olivia Perez, daughter of Genine Perez, grandbaby of Regina and Herman Shoate, great
grandbaby of Nathaniel Steward and baby sister to Emmanuel Perez and precious niece of
7 amika Shoate and Rod and Caroline Rodriquez was awarded “First Runner-up in talent and
beauty in the Miss Our Diamond Miss pageant held May 18, 1999 at the King Opera House
in Van Buren Arkansas
Miss Livee sang “It’s a hard knock life” taught by her Na-Na and choreographed by her
mommy
Radio M inistry-K FD F AM 1580 Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
1934 North 9th Street
Miss Fort Smith Black Teen travels to Florida Conference
“Building strategic alliances, mastering new technologies and taking advantage of global opportunities are key
to achieving qrowth and long-term success." Earl 6. Graves, Chairman, Editor A Publisher of Black Enterprise
On May 5, 1999, Larger than Life conference were the KIDPRENEURS all Black Businesses and their owners
Production sponsors and coordinators of the conference, which recognizes the increased He stated in so many ways that it
Miss Black Teen Ft Smith Pageant importance of preparing the next doesn’t matter how successful you are
program, MBTFSP, took the skyway to generation’s entrepreneurial potential of in your business, if you don’t honor
Orlando, Florida s Walt Disney World s tomorrow's business leaders Based on the God and take care of your family and
Contemporary Resort, the site of the 4lh overwhelming success and enthusiasm from community, you are going nowhere fast
Annual Black Enterprise Bank of America parents, educators, entrepreneurs and the You can’t truly achieve until you’ve
Entrepreneur’s Conference
kids themselves the KIDPRENEURS shared what you’ve been blessed with
Queen Alisha Fuller, second conference plans to continue to grow
so that others around you can be
runner- up, Cortney McKinney escorted by
In between the meetings the inspired to succeed and have the
Genine Perez and Nicole Chandler, was in directors and young ladies had the example
store for a prosperous weekend of opportunity to visit Epcot, Magic Kingdom,
He also shared the story of the
exchanging ideas and establishing profitable Animal Kingdom and Disney's MGM young man who was shot 41 times
relationships
Studios The directors even had the chance because he “fit the description” in New
Black Enterprise host the 4-day to stop by B E T ’s soundstage at York
His words were sharp and
conference in a continuing effort to address Downtown Disney's Marketplace and painful, but he left an impression on the
the needs of the African American Pleasure Island
All shared in “eats” at thousand or so guest When he finished
entrepreneur. Black Enterprise has honed in PLANET HOLLYWOOD and the speaking, he was given a standing
on the key expertise, strategies and RAINFOREST CAFE
ovation, followed by repeated applause
resources that are essential for Black
On the last night of the
At six in the morning the crew
Businesses to achieve growth
This conference Walt Disney World sponsored boarded the plane back to Ft Smith
particular conference offered tools and skills the AWARDS GALA AND AFTER ready to share the news, experiences,
needed to achieve peak profitability
GLOW RECEPTION The Awards gala and vision that they received by
The conference wasn't all gave homage and praise to outstanding attending the Black Enterprise Bank of
business networking opportunities were business people and their companies America Entrepreneur’s conference
one of the highlights of the 4-day Companies larger and small were honored
Thanks go out to those who
conference The receptions sponsored by From Fortune 500 companies to helped our efforts to raise funds for the
various companies provided knowledge and Kidpreneurs, who had achieved great trip and those who helped make this trip
experience to be shared amongst conference success with there businesses
possible
Next year’s conference is
attendees .... which ranged from new to
The speaker for the gala was the already on the Agenda ..May 10-14,
established entrepreneurs
Rev A1 Sharpton, who delivered a message, 2000. SEE YOU IN OR1ANDO NEXT
Highlighted events of the which stressed commitment and concern to YEAR.
Happy Birthday
Greetings
Comelious - June 3
Special B irthday W ishes
to Gloria Moore - June 12
and Leomia Jones Taylor
Apple Valley, California June 13
Bobby Oliver, Flint, Michigan June 15
H A PPY BEL A T E D B IRTH D AY
Ebony O liver S/IS And
Anthony Rogers 5/26
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E very year, over 1,900 A rkansas w om en are diagnosed w ith breast cancer. A lso
in a y e a r ’s time, 4 0 0 w om en in the state die o f it. But th ere’s hope — it’s called early
detection. Through self-exam s, d o cto r’s exam s and m am m ogram s, the num ber o f
breast cancer deaths can be reduced up to one-third.
BreastC are is a program to help raise aw areness about breast cancer, including
treatm ent and prevention options. It also helps w om en w h o c a n ’t afford it qualify for
free m am m ogram s that may save their lives. All it takes is one toll-free phone call.
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Nicole. Rev A1 Sharpton. Ms
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I'm not giving my Black Back! 55
I'm n ot g iv in g up m y g r e e n s or m y grits or sa y in g "girlll" and p u ttin g
m y h an d s on m y h ip s
Y o u se e .. L ife for m e ain't b e e n n o crystal stair
and I'm n ot g iv in g up R o sa P arks, F an n ie L ou H am m er, M ary M c C le o d
B e th u n e , S o jo u rn er Truth, M a d a m e C. J. W a lk er, T o n i M orrison or Dr.
M aya A n g e lo u , 'ca u se y o u s e e , I am a p h e n o m e n a l w o m a n and
I'm not
g iv in g m y b la c k b ack.
C it y N a tio n a l M a in B a n k D r iv e - In
C it y N a tio n a l N o rth on G ra n d
C it y N a tio n a l S o u th on H w y . 7 1 S o u th
i
C it y N a tio n a l S u p e r C e n t e r on R o g e r s
I'm n ot g iv in g up m y c r o w n , w a v e s , b raid s, c u rls, lo c k s , k in k s or k en te
c lo th e s . I'm not g iv in g up th e m a ss c h o ir s, th e S o u n d s o f B la c k n e s s ,
M a h a lia , S h ir le y C a esa r, Kirk F ranklin or A reth a Franklin.
I'm not g iv in g up sittin g in M ah 'D ear's k itc h e n e a tin g p e a ch c o b b le r or
C it y N a tio n a l V an B u re n on A lm a H w y .
w e e t p o ta to p ie and h ea rin g her ask m e , "how y o u d o in g baby?" I'm not
C e n tra l M a ll on R o g e r s
g iv in g up g o in g to "Y ou B u y , W e Fry" o n F rid ays, or b a r -b -q u es o n S a t­
• at the F in a n c ia l C e n t e r *
urday p la y in g b id w h ist and sla m m in ' th o se d o m in o e s.
• in the C e n te r o f the M a l l :i:
• on the C e n tr a l M a ll p a r k in g lot
C a r W ash A m e r ic a , 5 6 0 8 S o u th Z e r o *
H o lid a y Inn C i v i c C e n t e r *
Je n n y L in d & B r o o k e n H ill in F ia n n a Hi l l s
N o rth “ 0 " & 4 1 s t S tre e ts
P h o e n ix V illa g e M a ll P a r k in g L o t
S h o rt S to p , 3 4 0 1 C a v a n a u g h at 1 - 5 4 0 *
S p a r k s R e g io n a l M e d ic a l C e n te r *
T h u n d e r B a y C a r W a sh , 2 6 2 1 H w y . 5 9 N o rth
I'm not g iv in g b ack H arriet T u b m an 's train, S o u l T rain, C o ltra n e or th e
m id n ig h t train to G e o r g ia
N o w , y o u ca n m e e t m e at th e fu n c tio n at the
ju n c tio n but I still w on't g iv e up B .B . K in g , th e W h isp ers, F an cy M s.
N a n c y , L ena H o rn e, th e P h ila d e lp h ia S o u n d , M o to w n or th e T e m p ta ­
tio n s. 'C au se y o u s e e , it's th e w a y w e d o the th in g s w e d o , lik e b u ild in g
th e p y ra m id s that still stand m a d e by our forefath er's h an d s w h e r e the
d ia m o n d s, o il, silv e r and g o ld are b u ried in ou r rich dark land.
I'm not g iv in g m y b la ck back ! I'm happy b e in g nappv w ith m v w id e
h ip s an d
my w id e
n o se and th e rich m e la n in in m y sk in . I lo v e p u ttin g
lo tio n o n m y a sh y le g s. O h , I'm h ap p y b e in g nappy and b e in g in th e
sk in that I'm in
I w on't d e n y or fo r g et m y a n c e sto r s w h o lay in a w e t
g ra v e at th e b o tto m o f th e se a in th e m id d le p a ssa g e from th e s la v e
trade.
A n d I w o n ’t g iv e up o n ou r y o u th o f to d a y w h o still n e e d a w a y m a d e. I
w on 't g iv e b ack M ile s e v e n th o u g h h e didn't sm ile . I w on 't g iv e b ack
M arvin G a y e, R ich ard Pryor, P h y llis H y m a n , B illie H o lid a y or B illy
More A TM convenience than any area bank!
CityNationaliiDBank
Member FDIC
City National ATM’s accept your EBT transactions.
*Denotes Cash Dispensers
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E c k ste in , J a c k ie R o b in so n or J a c k ie W ilso n .
I w on 't g iv e b a ck th e e le c tr ic s lid e , A lv in A ile y , B o ja n g le s or D e b b ie
A lle n . Y o u th in k I'd g iv e up re a d in g m y Jet, E b o n y , E s s e n c e , E m e r g e ,
B la c k E n terp rise, H eart an d S o u l, or U p s c a le m a g a z in e s? For w e are a
c o lo r fu l p e o p le . L ik e C u rtis M a y fie ld sa n g , w e are a p e o p le that are
"darker than blue." W e are h o n e y , c in n a m o n , m a h o g a n y an d c h o c o ­
late. W e are R E D D F o x , J a m e s B R O W N , Barry W H IT E , T h e M o th e rs
o f th e C h u rch d r e sse d in W H IT E , T h e C o lo r P U R P L E , th e L ady W h o
A Child’s 10 Commandments to Parents
S in g s th e B L U E S ; and w e are A1 G R E E N w ith lo v e an d h a p p in e ss
O h , N O ... I'm n ot g iv in g m y b la c k b ack ! I'm n ot g iv in g b a ck M a x in e
1. My hands are small; please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw a ball My legs
are short, please slow down so that 1 can keep up with you
W a te rs), M artin , M ed g a r, M a lc o lm , M a n d e la , M a rley , M a rcu s,
M u h a m m a d A li, M ic h a e l (J o rd a n ) or th e M illio n M an M arch.
2 My eyes have not seen the world as yours have, please let me explore safely, don't restrict me unnecessarily
I'M N O T GIVING M Y BLACK BACK!
3. Housework will always be there. I’m only little for such a shor time-please take time to explain things to me about
this wonderful world, and do so willingly.
4 My feelings are tender; please sensitive to my needs, don’t nag me all day long (You wouldn't want to be nagged
for your inquisi iveness) Treat me as you would want to be treated
5 I am a special gift from God, please treasure me as God intended you to do, holding me accountable for my actions,
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FROM THE PASTOR’S
DESK
> They lie on the table side by side
> The Holy Bible and the T V Guide
> One is well worn and cherished with pride
> Not the Bible, but the T V. Guide
> One is used daily to help folks decide
> No, not the Bible, but the T V Guide
> As the pages are turned, what shall they see
> Oh. what does it matter, turn on the T V
> So they open the book in which they confide
> No, not the Bible, but the T V Guide
>
> The Word of God is seldom read
> Maybe a verse before they fall into bed
> Exhausted and sleepy and tired as can be
> Not from reading the Bible, from watching T V
Happy Birthday to
>
granddaughter
> So then back to the table side by side,
> Lie the Holy Bible and the T V Guide
Philicia LeeChelle Hampton > No time for prayer, no time for the Word,
> The plan of Salvation is seldom heard
Age 4 on June 7, 1999
> But forgiveness of sin, so full and free,
> Is found in the Bible, not on T V
By Rev. Christopher B. Davis. Sr., D.D.
DON'T PANIC - TRUST GOD!
by Reverend Davis
...Be careful that no one misleads you
(deceiving you and leading you
into error| Matthew 24:4
For as long as i have been a Christian, I can remem­
ber hearing various theories, teachings, and prophecies about
end-time events While usually very interesting, the theories
of the teachers, prophets, and so-called experts do not al­
ways agree This can be very perplexing for those of us who
are average people We love God, we want the truth, we
study! But even when we feel we have some understanding
about end-time events that are to take place, there is also
plenty we are not sure of
One theory says the Church will be raptured (taken
out of the earth) prior to the tribulation period the Bible
speaks of Another says we will be here for half the sevenyear period foretold in Scripture Yet another seems to be­
lieve we will be here for all seven years, until an event called
Armageddon—a war between the Antichrist, his forces, and
the kings of the East that ushers in the second coming of
Christ
Most everyone agrees that Jesus is coming soon
We see the signs of the times that are spoken of many places
in God's Word We all want to be ready, and yet no one
knows the day or the hour except the Father Himself
“ Have A Great Day”
H appy B e la te d B irth d ay to:
Y2K
S ta n le y N o v a k ................. M ay 2 8
E b o n y D a v i s .........................M a y 16
P a tricia B r o w n D a v is ........... M ay 14
F lo y d T ittsw o r th Jr.................M a y 31
T a lis h a D. W illia m s
M ay 20
A SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO MY GRANDSON
DAM ON TILLOTSON
Happy Birthday to our granddaughter
Barbara Toliver
Age 14
June 25, 1999
m
AGE 13
JUNE 3. 1999
A Special Happy Birthday to
M rs. M ae T rent who is being treated
by A rthur Lee Kirksey and others to
a return trip to Fort Smith from Dal­
las to celebrate her birthday this
month.
Damon is shown here at the Office o f Hear­
ings & Appeals on
“Take Your Child To Work Day”
Last month. He helped me clean out file
cabinets, prepare folders
and shred paper
Daughters Give Scholarship
In Honor of Mother
i f '
H ap p y
B irth d ay
T o W aym an
C a se y , Jr.
A g e 15
June 29,
1999
Recently we've been hearing a lot about Y2K,
which means, "Year 2000" It seems that when the new millenium arrives, we are expected to experience world-wide
computer problems due to the programming decisions made
forty years ago
To save precious file space, programmers originally
indicated the year by the last two digits only, omitting the
19 This means that when the year 1999 changes to 2000,
the number will be displayed as 00, which computers may
interpret as 1900 This obviously could cause everything
from computer shutdowns to extremely confused records
Because of our society's problem with a passive,
"I'll do it later" attitude, most people have waited too long to
fix the problem Programmers are working furiously to
solve the situation, and they are making good progress
However, it is generally believed that it is impossible to be
located and fixed in the next few months
We are being encouraged by many leaders and
experts to prepare for what will be a period o f learning
to live without many o f our modem conveniences.
Nobody knows just how big the problem will
be. Nor is anyone able to say how long it will last. It
may cause one type o f problem in one part o f the
world and a totally different problem in another Some
areas could be harder hit than others, the same as in a
hurricane or tomado.
Greater Pilgrim Rest Baptist Charch
35 South 22nd Street
Van Buren, Arkansas
Come worship
with us on
For More
Infor­
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Sunday
9:45 a.m.
Sunday School
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Morning
Worship
6:00 p.m.
Evening Service
Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Bible
Study
A s u r p r is e M o th e r’s D ay T rib u te w as h eld M ay 8, 1999, for
B e n n ie M ae W are G u n n , a t W e sta rk C ollege. T he tr ib u te w as
given by h e r d a u g h te r s , L au rie G u n n , o f A tla n ta , GA a n d K athy
R a g lan d o f A u b u m d a le , MA. , a n d w as h o s te d by T he F o rt S m ith
A lu m n ae C h a p te r of D elta S ig m a T h e ta S orority.
T he so ro rity a n n o u n c e d th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f th e B en n ie Mae
W are G u n n A n n u a l E d u c a to r’s S c h o la rs h ip o f $ 5 0 0 to be given
by h e r d a u g h te r s . T he s c h o la rs h ip will be aw a rd e d to a college
ju n io r o r s e n io r w ho is m ajo rin g in e d u c a tio n . A ny s tu d e n t w h o
is in t e r e s t e d in a p p ly in g fo r t h e s c h o la r s h ip s h o u ld c a ll
A lle n e S ta f fo r d , 5 0 1 - 4 5 2 - 5 7 4 2 , c h a ir o f t h e s o r o r it y ’s
s c h o la r sh ip c o m m itte e , b y J u ly 3 1 , 1 9 9 9 .
A m o n g th e D e lta m e m b e rs , r e la tiv e s a n d frie n d s w h o
p a r tic ip a te d a t th e tr ib u te w as M ayor Ray B ak er, w ho m a d e a
p r e s e n ta tio n to B e n n ie M ae; C h a rle s W illiam s, a h ig h s c h o o l
c la s s m a te , w h o gave re fle c tio n s; C h a rlo tte Tidw ell, re n d e re d a
h e a rt s tirrin g solo; Ozie P ayne recited poetry.
A re c e p tio n follow ed th e p ro g ra m w ith food c a te re d by Ja z z y
Blue.
474-6598
Pastor & Mrs.
Christopher B. Davis, Sr.
Greater Pilgrim Rest is a Bible teaching,
Bible preaching, and Bible Believing
ministry for the entire family.
At Greater Pilgrim Rest you will experience the power of:
Prayer
The presence of the Lord
The Word
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Fellowship with other believers
LslJC'
The Church Where Christianity is a way/ UJ
of Life.
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i
J u n e 1999
L in c o ln E c h o
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A ll
A
B Y L G o rd o n an d L H ard in
r o u n d
T o w n
By
P auline N o v a k
I w ould like to w elcom e Rev. Edwin
“Jo y ” Edw ards from Sheridan, Arkansas, to
Fort Smith. He is the new Pastor at M ount
W here is D addy? W hy won ’ t daddy play with m e? W hy
M oriah Baptist Church.
His parents, State
is Daddy so m ean to us ? Do I have a Daddy, like other kids?
Senator
and
Mrs.
Jean
Edwards,
o f Sheridan,
You m ay have heard questions like these -p e rh a p s in your own
are
friends
o
f
mine.
Rev.
Edw
ards
and his
hom e. I f you are like m any parentally deprived people , you may
w ife own the “Back Porch B ar-B -Q ue” 2129
rem em ber asking som e o f those very questions y o u rself in child­
North C ollege in Fayetteville. Arkansas. They
hood.
also do catering featuring “U ncle Ja y ’s BBQ
IT IS A W ELL-K N O W N FACT, EASILY PRO V EN BY STA ­
sauce. For m ore inform ation, contact Rev. Ed­
TISTICS , T H A T TH E RO LE O F TH E FA TH ER IS G R EA TLY
wards.
LA CK IN G IN N O R TH A M ER IC A N LIFE. The follow ing inci­
T he “Tem ptations” will perform at
dent dram atically illustrates the father crisis in A m erica and its
the
W
alton
C enter in Fayetteville on June 24 at
destructive im pact on m any lives.
7:00
p.m
.
Call the C enter for m ore inform a­
N ot long ago a chaplain in a federal prison cam e up with
A rk a n s a s A re a IV S p e c ia l O ly m p ic s
tion.
the idea o f helping convicts honor their m other on M other ’ s Day.
W e lc o m e !
W e lc o m e !
C h u rc h ’s
S e rv in g
C ra w fo rd , F ra n k lin , J o h n s o n &
A greeting card com pany furnished M other ’ s Day cards for the
Chicken opens June 7th at the com er o f G rand
prisoners. All as inm ate had to do w as pick up a card and mail it
S e b a s tia n C o u n tie s
and G reenw ood. You d o n ’t have to drive to
to his m other. Alm ost all o f the prisoners responded to the offer.
M uskogee anym ore. I’m sure they will m iss
O ver 500 inm ates requested and m ailed the free M other ’ s Day
all o f you that used to travel over there to get
cards ! Inspired by the success o f that p ro je c t, the chaplain de­
In a tim e w h en w e h ea r so m u c h in th e n e w s a b o u t te e n a g e rs in v o lv ed in
chicken.
cided to do the sam e thing for Father ’ s Day. Again, the com ­
tra g e d ie s a ro u n d o u r n atio n , it is g o o d to k n o w a b o u t th e e ffo rts o f a g ro u p in ­
D on’t forget your graduates.
C on­
v o lv e d in so m e th in g p o sitiv e.
pany furnished the cards, and the prisoners had only to ask for
gratulations to Kevin Nixon for his prom otion
T h is su m m er, I h av e th e p le a su re to ta k e o n e o f o u r a re a a th le te s, E d d y
them and mail them . But the result was shockingly different.
in the S h e riffs departm ent. Also d o n ’t forget
N O T O N E INM A TE R EQ U ESTED A F A T H E R ’ S DAY C A R D S eav e y , to th e 1999 S p ecial O ly m p ic s W o rld G a m e s in R aleig h , N o rth C a ro lin a 1
to
buy tickets for the “Roast & T oast” for Rev.
am a lso sp o n so rin g a g ro u p o f fo rty v o lu n te e rs to m a k e th e trip an d w o rk th e e n ­
FOR HIS DAD!
A.J. Parish. All o f us should buy a ticket for
tire te n d a y s o f th e g a m e s T h e se v o lu n te e rs a re m a d e u p o f fo u r ad u lt sp o n so rs
Fortunately, not every m an or w om an who grow s up
an d th irty six o u tsta n d in g y o u th fro m F o rt S m ith W e w ill b e in v o lv ed in w o rk in g $15.00 and show Rev. and Mrs. Parish our
w ithout a good father lands in jail. But m any are scarred for life
a s tim ers, s o o tte rs. sa fe tv w o rk e rs la n v u a v e tra n s la to rs an d a v arie ty o f o th e r jo b s appreciation. Contact anyone from the Ninth
by the experience. It is such a com m on problem that, if you have to m a k e th e g a m e s run efficien tly fo r th e 7 ,0 0 0 S p ecial O ly m p ic s A th le te s th a t w ill
Street Baptist C hurch for tickets. Mrs. D oro­
enjoyed a m eaningful relationship with your father, you are spe­
be th e re fro m all o v e r th e w o rld
thy Johnson, Alan Davis, G eorge or Richard
cially blessed and have m uch for which you can be thankful. You
A s y o u can im ag in e, a v o lu n te e r e ffo rt su ch a s th is re q u ire s financial su p ­ W illis, Sam m ie Thom pson, Lechia C lem m ents
cun also appreciate the excitem ent that com es with the discovery
p o rt. T h e tra n s p o rta tio n , lo d g in g an d m eals w ill c o s t a to ta l o f a b o u t $ 1 3 ,0 0 0
and yours truly, P. Novak. L et’s m ake this a
that it is possible to have a relationship with the true G od as your W e h a v e w o rk e d to raise a p o rtio n o f th e se fu n d s, b u t to d a y w e a re sin cerely a s k ­
great event.
ing y o u fo r y o u r help
ow n Father!
D o n ’t forget your fathers and grandfa­
P lea se lo o k at th is o p p o rtu n ity to e n c o u ra g e a g ro u p o f th e a r e a ’s fin est
R egardless o f our background, circum stances, failures or
thers
on
F ather’s Day.
y o u th to c o n tin u e th e ir w o rk in m ak in g th is w o rld a b e tte r p la c e to b e
successes, each o f us has a deep and very real personal need for
The D iabetes C ouncil will hold a
P lea se m ail y o u r ta x -d e d u c tib le d o n a tio n to S p ecial O ly m p ics, 4 1 0 0
a relationship with G od as Father. He is the one and only perfect
B reakfast at B olin’s Restaurant on June 9.
G a ry S tre e t in F o rt S m ith, A R 7 2 9 0 3 -5 4 9 9
Father, the O ne from w hom all effective fathers m ust ultim ately
C elebrate the 50th Anniversary o f
Remember th at we are a TEAM, where
learn. He is the all-know ing, all-caring, all-sufficient, alm ighty
C reekm ore Park this m onth. And everyone
Together Everyone Achieves More!
G od.
com e out on June 14th at 6:30 p.m . The Fort
Yet in His w ritten W ord, the Bible, G od reveals H im self to us as D ianne Baer. Area IV Director
Smith Transit at C reekm ore Park.
o ur Father. I w ould like to send a special shout out to the Fathers
w ho are truly striving to be Fathers ! M y son Tony Hardin is a
new Father o f six week old M alik Shem ar Hardin and has a seven
C O N G R A T U L A T IO N S
y ear old stepson Darius, also. He
is very excited and reads constantly (religious and how to books)
on fatherhood. W ith G o d ’ s help m y son, Tony will continue to
grow to be a great husband to C hristine and father to his sons.
“ Y O U R C A N H A V E TH E PER FEC T FA T H E R ”
C ra w fo rd C o u n ty A rt
C e n te r S p o n so rs
A rt E x h ib it
R ECIPE
2 c. orange juice
2 6- 02, cans frozen lem onade concentrate, undiluted
26 oz. lem on-lim e carbonated beverage
1 tray ice cubes
M ix orange ju ice with lem onade concentrate in large pitcher; stir
until dissolved. Pour carbonated beverage in slowly; stir slightly
to m ix with fruit juices. A dd ice cubes. Serve garnished with
m int leaves, if desired.
T he C raw ford C ounty Art C enter together with the Boston
M ountain C offee Shop in Van Buren will sponsor an art exhibit and sale
by Van Buren native, Doris Echols. The art work will be on display and
for sale at the Boston M ountain C offee Shop located at 719 M ain Street
in historic dow ntow n Van Buren. Hours are M onday through Saturday
from 10 AM to 11 PM and Sunday from 1-6 PM.
Fram ed and unfram ed pieces will be on display and for sale.
Echols uses vibrant, pulsating color with intense highlights in her
oil paintings. Her w ork ranges from the "earthiness" o f Southw est
scenes to the sim plicity o f the I940's country hom e and life. Echols
paint eye-catching red roofs and uses brillian purples, yellow s and greens
in her shadowing. The view er can expect the unexpected with her paint­
ing. Echols draw s from her years grow ing up in Van Buren during the
1930's and through the D epression era.
A lthough not o fficially o n e o f the founding m em b ers o f
the C raw fo rd C ounty A rt C en ter, E chols jo in e d the C C A A six
K E V IN
N IX O N
S E B A S T IA N C O U N T V
IN V E S T IG A T O R
O n A pril 3, 1999, K evin N ixon b e ­
m onths afte r the initial m eeting.
cam e the first A frican A m erican Investiga­
G uests are invited to drop by and enjoy the array o f iced tor at the S ebastian C ounty S h e r if f s D e­
and hot co ffee and v iew E chols' artw ork. T he B oston M ountain partm ent.
C o ffee S hop is o w ned and o p e ra ted by Landon and H olly Y oung.
N ixon has w orked for alm o st ten
For m ore in form ation call the A rt C en ter at 4 74-7767 or B oston years for the d ep artm ent. “ C o n g ratu latio n s
M ountain C o ffee at 410-3903.
on your pro m o tio n and best w ishes for su c­
cess in your new position.
T h in g s W e C a n
L e a rn
F ro m
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N ev er pass up th e o p p o rtu n ity to go for a jo y ride.
A llo w th e e x p e rien c e o f fresh a ir and
th e w ind in y o u r face to be p ure ecstasy.
W hen loved o n es co m e hom e, alw ays run to greet them .
W hen it's in y o u r b est in terest, p ractice obedience.
Let o th ers k n o w w hen they've invaded your territory.
T ak e naps an d stretch b e fo re rising.
R un, ro m p an d play daily.
E at w ith gusto an d enthusiasm .
Be Loyal!
N ev er p reten d to be so m e th in g you're not.
If w hat you w ant lies b u ried , d ig until you find it.
W hen so m eo n e is hav in g a t a d day, be silent,
sit clo se by an d n u zzle th em gently.
T h riv e on a tte n tio n an d let p eo p le to u ch you.
A void bitin g w hen a sim p le grow l w ill do.
O n hot days, drink lots o f w a te r and lay un d er a shady tree.
W hen yo u ’re happy, d a n c e aro u n d an d w ag your en tire body.
N o m atte r how o ften you're scolded,
don't buy into the gu ilt th in g an d pout...
run right back an d m ak e friends.
D elig h t in th e sim p le jo y o f a long w alk.
W
B elle B a z a a r D in n e r/
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C a tc h F risb ees
K e e p a nig h t a lo n e fro m b ein g tru ly lonely
G e t u s o u tsid e o n b eau tifu l fall d ay s, rainy
d a y s and sn o w y w in te r days.
L isten to o u r sin g in g
T re a t u s lik e ce le b ritie s w h en w e
com e hom e
W a rm u p o u r b ed s o n c o ld n ig h ts
M a k e o u r h e a rts m o re v ig o ro u s
A lert u s to th e arriv al o f th e m ail
H elp u s live a little lo n g e r
M a k e u s sm ile
A g re e w ith ev e ry th in g w e say
W a rm o u r k n e e s w ith th e ir ch ins
P ro v id e a u se fo r o ld te n n is balls
S ignal w h en a th u n d e rs to rm is
c o m in g
Pull sle d s
H elp lo w e r o u r b lo o d p re ssu re
T e st h o w fast w e ca n ru n
K eep th e sq u irre ls fro m o v e rta k in g o u r
y ard s
T e a c h u s th e m e an in g o f u n c o n d itio n a l
lo v e
Seated f o r the N ext M illennium
B elle B a z a a r
6 :0 0 S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 12, 1999
H o lid a y Inn
B elle B a z a a r h as b ee n a fu n d ra ise r o f th e F o rt S m ith A rt C e n te r an d
its F rie n d s g ro u p fo r o v e r 25 y e a rs T h e re 's a g re a t e v e n in g p la n n ed w ith a
b u ffet d in n e r an d a liv e b an d . D elay ed R e ac tio n , to p ro v id e m u sic T ic k e ts are
$ 3 5 fo r A rt C e n te r m e m b e rs an d $ 4 0 fo r n o n -m e m b e rs T h e re is a lso b o th a
silent an d a live a u c tio n o f item s, m an y o f w h ich a re a rtw o rk T h is y e a r in
c o n ju c tio n w ith th e th e m e . Sealed for the Next Millennium, th e A rt C e n te r w ill
a u c tio n te n c h a irs p ain ted by v a rio u s local a rtists O th e r a u c tio n ite m s in c lu d e ,
a fo u n tain by artist P e te r L ip p in c o tt, a p o rtra it p a c k a g e fro m B e d fo rd 's C a m ­
e ra an d V id eo , tw o sa tellite d ish e s fro m C e llu lar & P a g e r W a re h o u se , a m etal
s c u lp tu re by artist M ich ael S ch o en , a th re e -m o n th m e m b ersh ip to M a rv in A lt­
m an an d a b irth d a y p a rty fo r tw e lv e ch ild ren at th e C ra w fo rd C o u n ty A rt C e n ­
te r
T h e F o rt S m ith A rt C e n te r, lo c a te d in th e h isto ric V a u g h n -S c h a a p
h o u s e in F o rt S m ith 's B e lle G ro v e H isto ric D istric t, h as b ee n se rv in g th e c o m ­
m u n ity sin ce 1961 It w a s estab lish ed to sh o w c a se an d fo s te r an a p p re c ia tio n
fo r reg io n a l a rt th ro u g h m o n th ly ex h ib its, an n u al c o m p e titio n s, a rt c la sse s an d
to u r s T h e F o rt S m ith A rt C e n te r is lo c a te d at 4 2 3 N o rth S ix th S tre e t an d is
o p e n T u e sd a y th ro u g h S a tu rd a y fro m 9 :3 0 a m to 4 :3 0 p m
!
June 1999
Teen page
By Tiffany C. Webster
Who is SMP?
It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon and 1 am
chillin' under a Pavillion at Caroline C ross park with my
friend, waiting for the m em bers o f Studio Mack
Production to arrive. Alan “ ACD” Davis, Dominick
“ Dee” Hardwick, Keith “ Daffy D”, and Jerem y “Big T ”
are the first to arrive with the lunches in tot. They
introduce them selves and describe their styles. Instead o f
telling you what they said, I decided to get the public’s
opinion. The results were: D om inick’s lyrics and delivery
is so smooth, it melts like butter on fresh muffins. His
voice blends and flows over the music so well you can’t
help but to lay back on a mellow track, or bounce to a
funky track. W hatever the flavor, you will want to ride.
Alan, on the other hand, flows with a voice so deep, your
trunks will definitely thump! Even when h e’s rockin’
ACAPPELLA! Imagine M ike (Bass, from Boyz II Men)
does hip hop! Ladies will love it . Keith (Daffy D) has a
sm ooth R&B style AND he has skills on the mic. While
Jerem y “ Big T ” maybe, in my opinion, is the sweetest
brotha y o u 'd ever want to meet. His style is unknown.
You can barely hear his vocals, because he is shy on the
mic. While his popular opinion was that Joseph is nice on
the R&B tip. and Ronnie “The Unknown Soldier” had the
ability to flip his style according to the track. Joesph
“Josie W ells” and Ronnie “The Unknown Soldier,” along
with a man who claim ed to be the group’s manager,
arrived soon after the introductions. The group m ade it
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L in c o ln E c h o
very' clear that they m ake all o f their decisions as a group.
ST .JO H N ’S PRESCH OO L 1999 LIT T LE
This brotha was name dropping and bragging about
GRADUATES
connections that he d id n ’t even believe that he had. After
listening to him for about a minute, 1 knew that SM P
Happy Graduation Lil Angels (NeKeiya. Sade)
already had people jockm g them.
Love, Granny Barbara, Momma Tonya. Momma Vanessa
The first line o f business was to set the record
Happy 5th Belated Birthday to Nekeiya 5/17
straight from a previous article that 1 wrote about Studio
Mack Productions. Alan immediately takes the floor “First
o f all we have nothing to do with the P-5 single, and we
are not the Hoodwinks, and I am not related to
Dom inick— if I were, it would be cool, but we aren't and I
just wanted to clear that up.” Keith replied, “SM P is not a
group, because we are all solo artists. All o f us have C D ’s
or we are working on our C D .” The producing, pressing,
writing, distributing and prom otion is all done by SMP.
Alan added, “We d o n ’t have the financial support that we
need to do it professionally, so we do it all ourselves.”
The com pilation C D is called “Keep it on the
Hush.” The title track is a m ellow bounce R&B cut that
features a female artist nam ed Renee, “L ife's a sin”,
“Som etim es it's like that”, “Lay back and feel this,” and
“Soldiers and Riders” have catchy hooks and nice beats.
The general response from Keep it on the Hush has been: a
melting pot o f sounds like Bone Thugs, Triple Six Mafia,
and No Limit to nam e a few. But, to ask them, they say
they are different from other artists that are out. Confucius
"G o o d W ork" You're
is to hear it for yourself.
At press time Josie W ells inform ed m e that, “SM P
is no longer a group and everyone is free to do what they
want to do. Everyone is free to work on solo projects or D erio n K .J B ray, a K in d e rg a rtn e r in M rs
B u rto n ’s class o f P a rk e r E le m en ta ry S ch o o l,
other projects, but we are all still cool.”
p articip a ted in th e ‘ R ead to S u cce ed "
P ro g ram fo r th e m o n th o f A pril sp o n so red by
Junior E ditor's Note: This interview had to be shorten for
S t E d w a rd ’s M e rc y H o sp ital
D erio n
sp a ce T h an k s
receiv ed a “ M o st im p ro v e d R e ad e r M e d al” as
w ell as a b ran d n ew 2 0 ” b icy cle o n M ay 16,
1999 in fro n t o f o f S t E d w a rd s H o sp ital
D erio n is th e so n o f S arah M cK in n ey and
Ja m es B ray
Outstanding
KEEP UP THE < 5 0 0 0
WORK!!
T rem ell D an te M ays, so n o f A n tio n e tte F lake
Bell an d A n d rew M ays an d G re g o ry Bell,
w as th e recip ien t o f a n ew b icycle on M ay
16, 1999 H e w a s a p articip a n t in th e "Read
to S u c c e e d ” P ro g ram sp o n so red by St
E d w ard M ercy M ed ical C e n te r and th e F o rt
Sm ith S ch o o l D istrict
T rem ell is a first
g ra d e r in M rs B a te m a n 's class at A lbert P ike
C O N G R A T U L A T IO N S !
P L A Y L IS T S
Eugene Earl W ebster IV for graduating one year early from
Nam e: R eggie Brow n
Southside High School!
O ccupation: C h e f
W e are so very proud o f you! You are a very intelligent,
Song he bum ped senior year: Straight up
mature, responsible young man and have com e such a long way.
M enace
You have accom plished st> much in such a short time. Keep
reaching for the m oon you will definitely catch a star. We love you!
1.) W u Chronicles
W u Tang f/V arious Artist
Tiffany, M ommie, Daddy, Tia. Reggie, Mark, Grandma.
2.) W uSyndicate
Mylanski and Joe M afia
Granddaddy. Dee and the rest o f us!!!
3.) W ar Zone
BlackM oon
4.) “Hate Me N ow ”
Nas feat. Pufly
Com m on
T im es a re hard an d w e all need o u r 5.) “G ettin’ M ine”
R. Kelly
p aren ts, b u t w e all k n o w th a t th e re are 6.) “When a w om an’s fed up
G e n e ra tio n n o n -e X is te n t
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o u r b o d ie s like c lo c k -w o rk every N atio n w id e It isn't cu te, funny o r co u n se lo rs S o m etim es y o u can 't talk to
It is tim e to ta k e y o u r frien d s b e c a u se th ey talk to o m uch
y e a r S ch o o l is o u t an d g ra d u a tio n is im p ressiv e
o v e r Y o u fo u n d th a t p erfec t p erso n responsibility fo r o u r o w n a c tio n s and o r y o u can 't talk to y o u r o are n ts, b ecau se F A T H E R 'S P A Y S H O U T O U T 'S
to ac c e sso riz e y o u r w ell-th o u g h t o u t te a c h o u r y o u n g e r b ro th e rs a n d /o r you d o n 't g e t d o w n like th a t, find
p ro m fash io n s M a d e su re y o u r ride sisters th a t life d o esn 't h av e to b e so m e o n e th a t y o u tru st to help you. E u g e n e W e b ste r, Jr., R o s s W o o d y , J r , M ark A M y ers,
w as tig h t fo r th e n ight T h o u g h ts o f violent T h e re a so n s th a t a re b ein g P aren ts, G u ard ia n s, o ld e r b ro th e rs and M r A1 T o liv er, M r. Ja m es D o tso n , B ro th e rs C a rte r
su m m er jo u rn ey s, su m m er jo b s and given are b e c a u se p e o p le are g e ttin g sis te rs, au n ts, u ncles, g ran d p a re n ts, B ro o k 1, an d L arry B ish o p , All o f th e F a th e r’s o f 9 th
su m m er h o n ey s flo ated th ro u g h y o u r tired o f th e cru el kid sy n d ro m e L IS T E N U P! It's tim e to sta rt listening S tre et C h u rc h o f C h rist, R ich ard W illis, Jo e Ja ck so n ,
head d u rin g finals T h e only thing W hich m eans, k id s are m ean an d they w ith y o u r h e a rts and y o u r m inds an d n o t A n to n io , E d w in D iaz, L aw ren c e W eb ster, U n cle M aine,
th a t g o t y o u th ro u g h th e final d ay s o f say h u rtfu l things, b o th intentionally y o u r m o u th s T h e situ atio n is se rio u s and U n cle D av id P e te rso n , G ra h am M c D ad e, M a rc u s
sc h o o l w as th e v o w th a t th is su m m er and unin ten tio n ally to th e ir p eers it can't b e ig n o red W e need g u id a n ce so, M c D a d e, S h an n o n P erk in s, P aul T o ra n , D o n ald T o ra n ,
T h ey alw ay s h av e and they p ro b ab ly listen and h ear w h at y o u r te en is saying E d g a r T in k sh ell, R ell, Jo n a th a n M a tlo c k , M r M a tlo ck ,
will b e so m u ch b e tte r th a n last
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G en e ra tio n X is th e fu tu re , w e
w aitin g fo r th e su m m er to b rin g th e T h e tru th is th a t th e re is N O rea so n
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b lo sso m o f b ea u ty , cu rv e s, facial to h u rt o r m u rd e r in n o cen t p eo p le are th e o n e s w h o are stan d in g o n th e K eith T h o m as, C h an ce, and a very special sh o u t o u t to
hair, fine fe a tu re s th a t will m ake W o rd s sc ar and c u t d e e p e r th an a th resh o ld o f th e m illennium w ith all eyes B ro th e r T o m m y B ro o k s fo r b ein g th a t g u id e o n m y p ath
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h y p ed to let lo o se , relax and shake g e t o v e r it an d m o v e o n D eath is th e w o rld and th e g en e ratio n b efo re u s 1 can d o it w ith tim e and b e lie f in m y se lf w h en th e
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th a t ju s t g e t o n y o u r last n e rv e 1 ex tin ctio n and w e are d estro y in g W hen w e unlock th a t d o o r th e w o rld will lo v e y o u
R e g g ie B ro w n , y o u are m y b est friend an d my
b e o u rs A s it stan d s, th e g en e ratio n
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fav o rite rival T h an k s fo r b ein g m y stren g th w h en I need
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fo rc e 1 am still th e re S p rin g fever usin g o u r m inds to co n tro l o u r th e rea so n is clear, w e can't ev e n resp e ct to h av e you. Y o u are v ery special to m e I lo v e y o u .....
n ev e r sto p s! It alw ay s h its y o u L ike e m o tio n s an d a c tio n s D o n ’t blam e o u rse lv e s e n o u g h to stand stro n g o n o u r D ad d y , y o u n am e it - C o n tra ry to p o p u la r belief, I am
a b lo w to y o u r ev ery d ay b lu es and y o u r m am a fo r w o rk in g so m uch th a t ow n. I f w e co u ld , w e w o u ld n 't b e killing v ery g lad th a t y o u are m y D ad d y Y o u h av e ta u g h t and
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T h e u n fo rtu n a te reality o f ste re o , o r c lo th e s an d y o u can c o m e w o rth it. F o cu s o n im p ro v in g y o u rse lf b ec au se w e are alike in m o re w ay s th an w e k n o w !) T h an k
th is y ear is th a t th e re are far to o u p w ith a w ay to p ay fo r it, th e n y o u T h at is th e b est w ay to g et rev e n g e o n y o u fo r being! I lo v e y o u T o M y H eav en ly F a th e r It
m any sp rin g t<*ens th a t th ey didn't can d ec id e to g ro w u p an d ta k e an y o n e N o o n e can ev e r k n o ck you fo r h as b een a lo n g tim e c o m in g B u t, 1 am co m in g along!
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h av e th e o p tio n o f g e ttin g th e re lie f responsibility
o f te e n life th a t su m m er b rin g s dad d y , teac h er, au n tie o r w h o ev e r, p o sitiv e th a t it is je a lo u sy I f y o u ev er w ay th a t 1 n ev er th o u g h t th a t I c o u ld p e rse v e re A nd 1
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lives as if th e y w e re ta rg e ts in a are g o in g th ro u g h B e c a u se if y o u h esita te to ask fo r help K n o w led g e is an d all th a t 1 am , b ein g th e re fo r m e, and lo v in g m e
v id e o g am e G A M E O V E R , only can find o u t th e 411 o n th a t c u tie y o u p o w e r an d it is th e key to g re a tn e ss T o T h an k y o u fo r sh o w in g m e th a t 1 am n o t su p p o se d to ta k e
th is tim e th e re w eren 't any to k e n s, ouw at th e m ail th e o th e r day, th en k n o w h o w to u se it c o m e s fro m w ithin th is jo u rn e y o f life w ith o u t you! Y o u a re m y h ea rt ,soul,
q u a i e r s o r rese t b u tto n s to b ring y o u can find o u t w h o y o u can talk to S T O P T H E N O N S E N S E !
b o d y , m ind and spirit I am o p en , w illing, try in g , and
b ac k th o se w h o lo st th e ir lives E v er T a k e re sp o n sib ility fo i y o u rse lf
learn in g 1 lo v e you!
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Ju n e is B lack M u sic M o n th , so 1 am g o in g to
g iv e y o u a little local flav o r and n ew s o f th e b i j
leag u es
P resid en t C lin to n h as called th e big
d a w g s o n m u sic H e h as o rd e re d th e Ju stice
D e p a rtm e n t an d th e F ed eral T ra d e C o m m issio n
to c o n d u c t a m illion d o lla r y ea r-lo n g in v e stig a­
tio n in to h o w th e e n tertain m en t in d u stry m a r­
k e ts v io le n ce to w a rd ch ild ren in sc h o o ls I
ju s t h o p e h e g iv es p ro p s to Jay-Z , R ed m an ,
M eth m an , and D M X fo r d o n a tin g th e re
p ro c e e d s fro m th e ir D en v e r sh o w to C o lu m b in e
H ig h S c h o o l
M ya an d Silk th a S h o ck er
M o n ic a
and
C - M u r d e r M ia
X an d
M y stikal W h at is th e a ttra c tio n b etw e en th e
le tte r M an d N o Lim it N o tru th to th e ru m o r
th a t A lan P ay n e an d B ran d y are d atin g Y ou
h eard right! M a se h as left th e rap g am e to
b ec o m e a M inister! Puffy is g o in g to rele ase a
n ew C D fro m u n rele ase d c u ts th a t th e
N o to rio u s B ig re c o rd e d it w ill b e titled B</ni
Again
P uffy is aw a itin g trial fo r b ea tin g
N a s ’ m a n ag e r o v e r th e v id eo “ H a te m e N o w "
N a s and P uffy are still co o l, b u t Puffy can g et
u p to 7 y ea rs
P u ff D ad d y is also b ein g su ed
fo r alled g ed ly playing sick to atte n d tw o
b ask etb all g am es and sk ip p in g an 8 d a te c o n c e rt
en g a g em en t
D M X is b eing in v e stig a ted fo r
stab b in g a m an th a t he alled g ed ly had an
a lterca tio n w ith at a club a fte r his co n c ert
Ja n et Ja c k so n is lo o k in g fo r a n ew m an th at is a
little o ld e r th is tim e so m en g e t ready!
M ariah C arey to w ed L u is M iquel
L au ren
H ill to w ed R o h an M arley O n e love!
“ P r o f e s s io n a l”
V o lu n te e r
Curtis Syk es commitment
to kis North Little Rock, Ark.,
community didn t end when he retired
from his assistant principal position
in 1985. Instead he continued his
dedication to helping young people
succeed.
In January, the Martin
L u th er Ki ng Jr. C om m ission
recognized Mr. Sykes for his
outstanding com m unity service
activities. During a special ceremony, Mr. Sykes,
who was the first African American to earn a degree
from Harding LTniversity, received a Salute to
Greatness Award from the commission. Mr. Sykes'
long roster of activities caught the attention of
commission members. As a volunteer through
service fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, M r. Sykes
directs a mentoring program for pre-teenage males.
Through fields trips, meals and other activities, the
program encourages development of important life
skills by expanding the mentor-young adul.‘
relationship.
During the holiday season, Mr. Sykes and
other Alpha Phi Alpha volunteers distributed
Christmas toys. Last spring they painted the homes
of people who couldn’t afford a painter.
Mr. Sykes involvement includes offices in
f o r
A
L if e
the Arkansas Chapter of the
NAACP, the Young YMCA,
C O P E of Central Arkansas,
Headstart of Pulaski County and
the North Little Rock History
Commission.
He originated the
idea to form the Arkansas Black
History Commission and serves as
the commission s chair.
Th c mayor of North Little
Rock declared a Curtis Sykes Day
in 1992 to honor his contributions to the city. Mr.
Sykes earned his bachelor's from Arkansas Baptist
College, his master’s from Texas College, and his
master’s in education from Harding L’niversity. “I
enjoyed my experience at Harding, Mr. Sykes said.
“It was a challenging school, and I learned more
about the Bible there th an i did anywhere. He went
cm from Harding to serve 33 years in the education
field as a teacher, fc\>tkall coach, assistant principal
and principal.
Education and helping others has been the
focus for Mr. Sykes. "One thing I know is that
education is one of the most important aspects of
any person s life, he 6aid. "The earlier you get
started in an education program, the better the
impact an individual can make.
\ \ I ION \ l KOKI M I OR B L .\( K PI 151 l(
\f)M I M S I RATORS “ .
Recently a group from the City o f Little Rock joined thousands o f other black
professional in Austin, Texas for F O R U M 99, to discuss issues in the work place and in our
communities.
The FORUM is m ade up o f black M ayors, Congressm an, Senators, just to name a few.
This year’s them e was “ NAVIGATING T O W A R D THE Y EAR 2000.
On hand from the City o f Little Rock was Assistant City M anager Bruce M oore;
Intergovernmental Relations Manager, O dies W ilson; Public Relations Coordinator, Theola
Poole; M inority Econom ic Development, Lottie Keaton; and Asst. City Clerk, Vanessa Sykes.
AttentionIt
Tom have been identified as a potential participant in the
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P age 10
L in c o ln E c h o
June 1999
m is s b l a c k t e e n f o r t s m it h p a g e a n t
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■' Bat jftveh to otyrdismay, yqq pever entered the door. , '
We had gifts and games with fo o d and fun.
But you never arrived, are you still the one?
We blew you signed up, we have your name and number.
That's why we missed you, girl you left us wondering.
But we will give you a chance to join in the fun.
We 're having another Ihriller, hope you don 7 miss this (me.
JUNE 24, 1999, is the next date for a good time.
Keep this date posted, so it will be fresh in your mind.
This time we will call, to get an R.S. V.P.,
You 'II either talk to the "Royal ( ’ourl, ” or get the call from me.
At the time o f the call, if you 've changed your mind.
Let us blow so we won 7 waste time.
Ihis year will be great, the calendar full
A learning experience that will be just too COOL.
Hello,
You are invited to join us at our second Thursday Ihriller to be held June 24, 1999. As the
director o f the pageant it is my honor to welcome you as a potential fxrrticifKint in the “( ’hallenge 2000 "
pageant program. Ihis year will be exciting and the agenda is already' set. We "d love to have you as
our guest, but realize that often we change our minds and decided not to participate if that is the case,
please let us blow when we call you. We don 7 want to bother you but we do want you to participate if
you really want to.
By attending, Thursday Thriller you will get information regarding the pageant, get a feel o f .
what meetings will be like, ask questions, eal and have fun all at the same time. This is for you to help
aid you and your parents in the decision to take the Challenge in 2000.
We will give you a call in the mean time...give us a call if you do or don 7 want to partici/xite.
M O M E N T O F T R U T H
B eacon Light Christian C en te r
H ello B ro th e rs an d S isters,
T h is m o n th
m a rk s th e
se v e n th
an n iv ersary o f B e ac o n o f L ig h t C h ristian
C e n te r S ince seven, in B iblical term s, is
G o d ’s p erfec t n u m b er th a t signals
co m p letio n , w e h av e reach ed a m ajor
m ilesto n e in d eed It m ean s th a t m u ch has
been ac co m p lish ed in th e spiritual
realm — so im p o rta n t fo r an in d e p en d en t
ch u rch A nd all th a t m ean s is th a t o u r
m ajo r b a c k in g is th e L o rd Je su s C h rist
A s a n o n -d en o m in atio n a l ch u rc h , w e
em b ra ce all o th e r d en o m in atio n s— all th a t
d ec la re Je su s C h rist is L o rd , th a t is
I’d like to sh are a bit o f b a c k g ro u n d w ith
co n c ern in g m y call to th e m inistry W h en I g o t sav ed (b o m
again by th e S pirit o f G o d ) in 1986, I alw ay s felt th a t I
w o u ld be an ev an g elist b e c a u se 1 lo v ed to ta lk to p eo p le
a b o u t Je su s O n e m o rn in g in F eb ru ary o f 1990, I sud d en ly
aw o k e an d sat straig h t u p in b ed M y w ife w a s sleep in g
peacefu lly b esid e m e S ud d en ly , I h eard th e w o rd s, “C o m e
o u t fro m a m o n g th e m .” It w as an au d ib le v o ice, like
so m e o n e rig h t th e re in th e ro o m w ith m e T h e v o ic e w as
clear as a bell I g a th e re d m y se lf and rea ch ed fo r m y bible,
having rec o g n ize d th o se w o rd j as p a rt o f a sc rip tu re found
in 11 C o rin th ian s c h a p te r six L a te r o n th e sam e day, I
sud d en ly h ea rd th e sam e v o ic e say, “ W h y sit y o u h ere and
die?” I re c o g n ize d th o se w o rd s also as p art o f a sc rip tu re
fo u n d in 11 K in g s c h a p te r sev en
A s if th a t w e re n o t
e n o u g h , th e v o ic e cam e a th ird tim e to say, “L e a v e y o u r
fam ily, y o u r frien d s, y o u r h o m e, and c o m e o u t to a place
th a t I w ill sh o w y o u ” T h is w as v irtu ally th e sam e th in g
G o d had sp o k e n to A b rah am in G en e sis c h a p te r 12. I k n ew
th a t I w as h earin g clea r d irec tiv e s fro m th e L o rd T h e only
q u estio n w as, w o u ld I o b e y 9
th e n ex t m o rn in g , I e n te re d th e p rin cip al’s o ffice at
N o rth sid e H ig h S ch o o l w h ere I had b een te ac h in g fo r 19
years an d resig n ed , effectiv e at th e end o f th e te rm B elieve
m e, th a t w as a real ste p o f faith, an d ev en n o w I realize th a t
it w as ju s t by th e g ra c e o f G o d th a t I co u ld h av e d o n e it I
w alk ed aw a y fro m a g o o d -p ay in g , se cu re jo b to g o I had n o
idea w h ere B u t I k n ew th a t G o d h ad sp o k e n to m e T w o
d ay s later, T u lsa, O k lah o m a, b eg a n to stir in m y spirit W e
h ad alw ay s liked T u lsa an d h ad ev en casually m e n tio n ed
possib ly living th e re o n e d ay W e d ecid ed to atte n d ch u rch
in T u lsa th a t S u n d ay I really felt th e L o rd lead in g m e to a
ch u rc h call V icto ry C h ristian C e n te r, a 1 0,000 m em ber,
m u lti-racial ch u rch . F ro m th e first visit, w e k n ew th a t this
w as G o d ’s w ill W e jo in e d th e c h u rc h an d d ro v e th e re fo r
serv ices ea ch S u n d ay until w e m o v e d th e re fo u r m o n th s
la ter T h e L o rd o p en e d a d o o r f o r m e to te a c h in th eir
C h ristian sch o o l w h ile th e re
A t th e
b eg in n in g o f th e seco n d year, th e L o rd
sp o k e to m y h eart again and inform ed
m e th a t w o u ld b e m y last y ear th e re
H e th e n c a lle d m e “ p a s to r ” an d
co n firm ed it by tw o w itn esses o v e r th e
n ex t few d ays
O n e m o rn in g in O c to b e r o f
1992, th e L o rd said, “R e tu rn to F o rt
S m ith and start a c h u rc h th a t I will
build T h e nam e o f th e ch u rch will be
B e ac o n o f L ight, an d it will b e m ulti­
racial G o d is fulfilling H is w o rd ev en
a s y o u read th is
T h e ch u rch is a b o u t 5 0 -5 0 b lack and
w h ite, w ith a few H isp an ic fam ilies W e h av e also had a
few In d ian s in th e p ast w h o h av e m o v ed fro m th e are a I
am b eliev in g G o d to send V ietn am ese, L ao tian , and
w h a te v e r o th e r eth n ic g ro u p H e w an ts Je su s C h rist is
L o rd at B eaco n o f L ight C h ristian C e n te r I try m y b est
to ste p asid e and let H im d o w h ate v er H e w an ts to d o in
H is ch u rch T h ere are so m any te stim o n ies I co u ld give
th a t a re sim ilar to th is o n e T h e L o rd h as in d eed d o n e
g re a t and w o n d erfu l th in g s d u rin g th e first sev en y ea rs o f
th e c h u rc h ’s ex isten ce
S u nday, Ju n e 13, m ark s th e B e a c o n ’s sev en th
an n iv ersary
K eith D o u g las, an ev an g elist from
O k lah o m a C ity, will b e o u r g u e s t sp e ak e r H e w ill p reach
th e m ain serv ice w hich b eg in s p ro m p tly at 10:30 a m
T h ere will b e a picnic and fun and g am es im m ed iately
fo llo w in g th e m o rn in g serv ice h ere o n th e g ro u n d s I
w an t to ex ten d th is in v itatio n fo r y o u to jo in u s an d help
c e le b ra te w h at G o d is d o in g
T h ere w ill n o t b e an
ev en in g se rv ic e th a t day
B e ac o n o f L ight C h ristian C e n te r is o n th e
cu ttin g e d g e in th is a re a in th a t w e are p art o f a b rid g e
d esig n ed by G o d to sp an th e g ap b e tw e e n ra c e s and
d e n o m in atio n s S u ch is th e k in g d o m o f G o d I f y o u h av e
a c h u rc h h o m e, b e faithful to it W o rk w ith y o u r p a sto r
to b rin g G o d ’s b est fo r th is are a I f y o u ’re lo o k in g fo r a
c h u rc h h o m e, o r sim ply w ish to visit, o u r se rv ic e tim es
are S u n d ay s, 10:30 and 6p m , and W e d n esd ay s at 7pm
W e h av e a C h ild re n ’s C h u rch , a Y o u th m inistry, a singles
m inistry, a N u rsin g H o m e m inistry, m e n ’s an d w o m e n ’s
g ro u p s, an d an ev an g elistic o u tre a c h
W e are
co n v e n ie n tly lo c ate d at 4 2 3 5 K elley H ig h w ay , ju s t E ast o f
th e in te rse c tio n o f A lbert P ik e and K elley, a c ro ss from
D e a n ’s C a rp e ts C o m e h ear th e u n co m p ro m ised W o rd o f
G o d an d ex p e rien c e th e lo v e and a c c e p ta n c e th a t’s h ere
fo r ev e ry o n e
L et G o d heal y o u r h u rts and
d isa p p o in tm e n ts an d g et b ack o n th e rig h t tra c k w ith him
I lo o k fo rw a rd to seein g yo u G o d Bless. ..
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E N T E R P R I S E S
B e v e rly
E n te rp ris e s
is th e
n a t i o n 's
la rg e s t p ro v id e r o f lo n g -te rm
h e a lth c a re .
lo o k in g
W e
a re
c u rre n tly
fo r g r e a t ta le n t in
fo llo w in g
th e
a re a s :
Hope to talk to you soon. Genine L. Perez, Director
H e a lth c a re
S a le s
In fo rm a tio n
The second session o f the M iss Black Teen Fort S m ith ’s
Thursday Thriller is com ing you r way June 24,1999.
T h o se in te reste d in p articip a tin g in th e “C h a lle n g e 2 0 0 0 ” p ag e an t p ro g ra m sh o u ld call 5 0 1 -7 8 3 -6 2 2 4 o r
p a g e 1 -8 0 0 -9 5 1 -4 3 5 2 fo r m o re in fo rm atio n and to reg ister
T o b e c o n sid ered a p o ten tial ap p lican t th e y o u n g lady m ust:
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B e b e tw e e n th e g ra d e s o f 7* - 1 1th (th o se e n terin g th e 7* g ra d e fo r th e 1 9 9 9 -2 0 0 0 school y ear are
eligible to subm it an ap p licatio n
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B e o f g o o d c h a ra c te r an d sta n d in g in th e ir co m m u n ity and school
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N o t h av e b ee n m arried o r h av e ever been p reg n an t
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B e w illing to p a rticip a te in v ario u s co m m u n ity serv ice activ ities
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and w illing to h av e fun an d learn fro m th e ex p e rien c e
Special Dates to remember :
In terest M e etin g July 25 , 1999
A p p licatio n s D u e July 28, 1999
S u m m er C am p July 29, 30, & 31, 1999
C h allen g e 2 0 0 0 In terv iew s: A u g u st 5, 1999
C h a lle n g e 2 0 0 0 B eg in s A ugust 9, 1999
T e c h n o lo g y
A c c o u n tin g
V is it o u r w e b s ite
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Lincoln Echo
1999
TALK BACK
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LETTERS TO THE ECHO
T H E RAY W ILLIS
REPORT
BY: R A Y E. W ILLIS
SPEAKIN G OF
DEBUTANTES.......
H O W
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L IV E
(D A T E L IN E - L A S V E G A S . N V )
D A S H ?
By A lle n e S ta f fo r d
Schools Are Still the Safest Places for Kids
C ongratulations .o the fifteen high
school juniors that have been chosen as
D ebutantes o f the Fort Smith C hapter delta
Sigm a Theta Sorority. O ur prim ary purpose
is to instill in the Debs a com m itm ent to the
com m unity and to becom e involved in all
aspects o f society by participating and volun­
teering in organizations and cultural events
that prom ote integrity, truthfulness, dedica­
tion and resourcefulness. The point system
that we have established includes the Soror­
ity’s Five Point Thrust, econom ic develop­
m ent, educational developm ent, international
aw areness and involvem ent, physical and
m ental health and political aw areness and
D ear Pauline,
O ur fam ily has found involvement.
W e as D elta's are strongly adverse
and read the L incoln Paper
to
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one debutante above the others.
w hich is w orth the support o f
The debutante who has accum ulated the
the com m unity. E nclosed is
m ost points will be recognized appropriately.
ou r co ntribution for April and
O ur debs are genuinely im pressed and en­
M ay issues. T hank you and thused with these criteria. W e invite your
w e will continue to support the com m ents.
Mrs. Em m a W atts 785-5297
paper.
will be pleased to receive your com m ents
and concerns.
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I read o f a m an w h o sto o d to sp eak
A t th e funeral o f a friend
H e re ferre d to th e d a te s o n h e r to m b sto n e
F ro m th e beg in n in g
to th e end
H e n o te d th a t first cam e h er d a te o f b irth
A nd sp o k e th e fo llo w in g d a te w ith te ars,
B u t h e said w h a t m a tte re d m o st o f all
W a s th e d ash b e tw e e n th o se y ears
(1900 -1 9 7 0 )
F o r th a t d ash re p re se n ts all th e tim e
T h at she spent alive o n ea rth
A nd n o w only th o se w h o lo v ed h er
K n o w w h at th a t little line is w o rth
F o r it m a tte rs n o t, h o w m uch w e o w n ,
T h e c a rs th e h o u se th e cash,
W h at m a tte rs is h o w w e live an d lo v e
A nd h o w w e sp en d o u r d ash
S o th in k a b o u t th is lo n g an d h ard
A re th e re th in g s y o u ’d like to ch a n g e?
F o r y o u n ev e r k n o w h o w m u ch tim e is left,
T h at can still b e rea rran g e d
I f w e c o u ld ju s t slo w d o w n e n o u g h
In the next issue o f the Lincoln > > T o c o n sid e r w h at's tru e an d real,
> > A nd alw ay s try to u n d e rsta n d
Echo, you will m eet the fifteen debutantes.
> > H o w o th e r p e o p le feel
> > A nd b e less q u ic k to an g er,
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CLIQUE !
P ra y er M e etin g on W e d n esd ay s at N o o n fo r
S en io r C itiz en s an d 7 :0 0 P M fo r reg u la rs
S atu rd ay , Ju n e 5th is th e 1st A n n u al G ra d u ­
a te s Ball . IT w ill b e held in M id w e st C ity,
(O K C Y ) O k fo r th o se
g ra d u a tin g fro m th e 10th g ra d e th ru co lleg e
Ju n e 19th , o u r P a s to r H a rd d e n W e ec h an d
fam ily w ill b e jo in in g u s fo r c h u rc h se rv ic es
an d p o tlu c k . C o m e and
jo in u s fo r sp irtu al an d physical fo o d
Ju n e 11-13 is C a m p M e etin g in A th en s, T x
C o m e an d g e t y o u r B lessin g s A b ig P re ac h
O u t , in sp iratio n al
m u sic ,so m e th in g fo r ev ery b o d y .
T he R ichardsons
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W hat if.
som eone told you that reports about school
shootings across American were greatly exaggerated and that
m ore students die at the hands o f their own parents in m uch
greater frequency than children are killed in schools? You
w ouldn’t believe it. Am I right?
W ithout question, school violence has becom e the Flavor
o f the Day throughout the nation as everyone is asking the
question, “what can we do to m ake schools safer?” School
shootings occurring in rural and little-known suburban com ­
m unities such as Littleton, C olorado and Conyers. Georgia,
have literally captured the im agination o f the public.
People are wondering, what is w rong with our children
and with society to cause such unspeakable acts to be com ­
m itted? Are guns to readily available? C ould increased vio­
lence in the m edia be the root cause o f the problem ? Are par­
ents to blam e for being so preoccupied with work and other
things that they are less able to spend quality tim e with their
children?
W hile everyone continues to second-guess why these
dreadful shootings happen, copycat shootings seem to occur
with ever-increasing frequency. W hat is Am erica to do? How
do we stem the apparent carnage on our high school cam ­
puses?
Now that we have that all out in the open, let’s rem ove
ourselves from the em otion o f the m om ent and take a purely
analytical look at the problem . By so doing, you m ight see
things in a som ewhat different light.
M ind you, the loss o f even a single stu d en t's life at school
is a tragedy beyond com pare and should never happen. H ow ­
ever, school shootings are statistically quite rare. H ere’s the
proof. O f m ore than 20 m illion m iddle and high school stu­
dents in the U.S., fewer than 40 students were killed w hile at
school within the last year. O f 20,000 secondary schools na­
tionwide, fewer than 20 have reported a m urder on campus.
In 1992 -93 there were 55 school shooting deaths; 51 in
93-94; 20 in 1994-95; 35 in 1995-% ; 25 in 19% -97 and 40
in 1997-98. W hen statistics are finalized for the 1998-99
school year, they are expected to reflect a dow nw ard trend,
and certainly w o n 't represent a drastic increase in school
shootings.
On average, 20 to 30 youths are killed by gunplay at
school annually. By contrast, 2,000 to 3,000 children and
youths are m urdered each year by parents or caretakers.
Clearly, the intense m edia attention given several recent
sensational school shootings has given the im pression that
such fatal attacks are on the rise. As the above statistics dem ­
onstrate, such is not the case. Take away the raw em otion, the
unfounded fears, and it is clear that even though we appear to
be losing ground, schools remain one o f society’s safest
places.
It w ould be irresponsible o f m e to ignore the obvious.
That school shootings are happening in the suburbs and rural
schools with m uch greater frequency than in our inner cities.
Rem inds m e o f a fam ous quote from M alcolm X when he
first heard that Dr. M artin Luther King, Jr. had been assassi­
nated. after which he said, “The chickens have finally com e
hom e to roost.”
T o know is to grow. Until next month.
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HOMEGOING CELEBRATION
FOR
Lawrence Elliott Josenberger, Sr.
Jan. 9,1940- M a y 17,1999
R E V , A L A N M . S M IT H , S R .
P A S T O R
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P .M .
L a w re n c e E llio tt Jo se n b e rg e r, S r., th e so n o f th e late
L o re n z o Jo se n b e rg e r an d L o u ise F o lk s G ily ard , w a s b o m Ja n u ­
ary 9, 1940
L aw ren c e receiv ed his e lem e n ta ry e d u c a tio n in th h e
V an B u ren P ublic S c h o o ls H e g ra d u a te d fro m L in co ln H igh
S ch o o l in 1958 H e w a s V ale d ic to rian o f his class
H e en listed in th e U n ite d S ta te s A ir F o rc e in 1959 A f­
te r 2 0 y ea rs o f serv ice, he retire d fro m th e A ir F o rc e
B ein g a d e v o te d son, h e re tu rn e d to F o rt S m ith in 1990
to assist w ith th e c a re o f his ailing m o th e r, in w h ich he u n tiringly
did
H is fav o rite h o b b ies w e re fishing, play in g g o lf, b aseball
and re a d in g B ein g a c o n c e d m e d n eig h b o r, he d eriv e d p le asu re
in a ssistin g w ith se n io r citiz en s an d y o u n g ch ild ren in th e n eig h ­
b o rh o o d
Lawrence leaves to mourn: a son, Lawrence Josenber­
ger, Jr o f Austin, Texas, five daughters, Cheryl Bucker o f
Austin, Texas, R om ena Hackett o f Austin, Texas, Felicia
W oodard o f Ohio, Tara Josenberger o f Austin, Texas anad
Lorie Josenberger o f Houston, Texas; a sister, Joyce G i­
lyard o f Fort Smith, Arkansas; three brothers, Kenneth
Brew er o f C olorado Springs, C olorado, Albert G ilyard o f
Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Ronnie G ilyard o f Fort Smith,
Arkansas; seven aunts, two great aunts, two uncles, ten
grandsons, tw o granddaughters, one great grandson; two
devoted friends, Mr. E.J. M ays, Sr. and Bo'uby Shepherd,
Jr.; a host o f other relatives and friends.
Funeral was held at M ount M oriah Baptist church,
4503 Young Street in Fort Smith. Services entrusted to
Row ell-Parish M ortuary, Interment, U.S. National C em e­
tery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
IN L O V IN G M E M O R Y
OF
ALTHA ROBERTS
A ltha Jane Lee Roberts, 83, o f Fort Smith
died Friday, M ay 7, 1999, in W inter Park,
Fla. She was a m em ber o f Ninth Street M is­
sionary Baptist Church. Phyllis W heatley
Federated C lub and the Queen Esther C hap­
ter No. 265 O rder o f the Eastern Star. She
received her bachelor’s degree from Arkan­
sas AM & N and her m aster’s degree from
the U niversity o f Arkansas at Fayetteville.
She was a retired principal o f How ard Ele­
m entary School and received the G oldei
Apple aw ard in 1980. She was the widow
o f Roy C. R oberts Sr.
Funeral was held at Ninth Street
M issionary Baptist C hurch with burial at U.
S. National C em etery o f Fort Smith under
the direction o f Rowell-Parish M ortuary o f
Fort Smith..
She is survived by two sons, Roy c.
Roberts Jr. o f Tulsa and Henry Lee R oberts
o f W inter Park, FI. Tw o sisters, Jeanne
R eynolds o f D etroit and Hazel Rowell o f
Kansas City, M o; 12 grandchildren and a
num ber o f great-greadchildren.
Pallbearers were Richard Smith,
Freddy Sewell, Calvin, Paul, Tarrain and
Steven Alexander.
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Ju d ith A nne Still, A uthor
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O ne thing is certain: our age will not be known as the age o f heroes and role m od­
els. It seems that all o f our leaders and achievers ultim ately expose their feet o f clay. In
such a world, Little David Had No Lear is long overdue. It is a book for children and young
adults that tells the story o f the cKildliood years o f Afro-Am erican com poser, W illiam Grant
Still (1895-1978), an im portant Am erican pioneer whose life is largely unknown. There are
not m any books about Still, and this is certainly the first book for children which discusses
the em inent com poser and conductor.
Still was a m ajor force in Am erican m usic and one o f the m ost influential com posers
o f the 20th century. His achievem ents in the field o f serious m usic earned him the title.
"Dean o f A fro-Am erican Com posers." He was the first Afro-Am erican in the US to have a
sym phony perform ed by a m ajor sym phony orchestra; he was the first to conduct a m ajor
sym phony orchestra in the United States when, in 1936, he directed the Los Angeles Philhar­
m onic Orchestra in a concert o f his com positions at the H ollyw ood Bowl. He was the first
Afro-Am erican to conduct a m ajor sym phony orchestra in the Deep South in 1955. and he
was the first o f his race to conduct a W hite radio orchestra in New York City. Still was the
first to have an opera produced by a m ajor com pany in the US, and the first to have an opera
televised over a national network.
Little David Had No Lear is both entertaining and educational. The author is never
shy about revealing the m istakes that the young W illiam G rant Still m ade when he was grow ­
ing up, when his youthful high spirits and precocious nature often brought him into conflict
with his mother. His m other was intent upon teaching the boy to be w ell-m annered and wellschooled. and she was a stem disciplinarian. Yet, the curious boy still m anaged to set the
m antelpiece on fire and play hooky from school in order to go see the trains roll in and out
o f the depot in his hom etown o f Little Rock, Arkansas.
Still's m other w orked hard to give her son discipline and all o f the luxuries o f m id­
dle-class education and culture. But, little W illiam , like other youngsters his age, som etim es
avoided his studies and disliked practicing the violin. Even so, the presence o f the high arts
in his hom e eventually fostered a deep love o f m usic and drama. His grandm other, a form er
slave, enjoyed singing spirituals w hile she w orked in the kitchen, and one o f her favorite
spirituals was "Little David." His stepfather brought hom e a new phonograph which lent it­
self to W ill's discovery of, and affection for, opera. In time, W illiam G rant Still becam e de­
term ined to turn his love o f m usic into a lifetim e com m itm ent, even though a career in the
arts was largely closed to him ow ing to his color. He w ould ultim ately attain prom inence
through study, courage and persistence.
From the carefully chosen m om ents o f W illiam 's early years, Judith Anne Still, the
author and daughter o f the late com poser-conductor, delights young readers with stories that
they can im m ediately relate to, and im presses them with a personal know ledge o f and affec­
tion for, a rem arkable and hitherto unrecognized giant o f Am erican history. With a spirit o f
hum or and realism, Ms. Still vividly depicts the post-Civil W ar South, and the history o f the
rise o f a people. Readers com e to understand, inwardly, what it is to achieve under adverse
circum stances and to grow to greatness in spite o f their own errors and apprehensions.
All in all, Little David Had No Lear brings forw ard the portrait o f an American giant
in a gentle, yet solid manner. In this book, young readers will find a hero. And. in a world
w here our children need h ero es-w h e re all our 'little Davids' need to becom e G o liath s-th is
book will be invaluable.
L ittle M iss M a y a ’ N eish a Jo h n so n , w h o is six y ears o ld. is still o n th e m o v e sin ce M ay 8. 1998,
w h en she w as c ro w n e d "Q u e e n fo r a D ay ” a fte r w in n in g M s B e a 's “ M o th e r 's D ay O u t” c o n te st H er
p o rtfo lio is alread y filled u p w ith n u m e ro u s p ic tu res, ac co m p lish m e n ts and ac h ie v em e n ts It co n sists o f
n in eteen (1 9 ) d ifferen t k in d s o f c e rtic a te s, fo u r rib b o n s, five le tte rs o f c o n g ra tu la tio n s fro m M ay o r R ay
B a k e r , th e late S ta te R ep M a c M c G e h ee , M rs L y n d a F u lm er (h e r s c h o o l's p rincipal at S u n n y m ed e).
an d T h e C h ild re n ’ s S ch o la rsh ip F und S h e w as m ira c lo u sly ch o sen o u t o f I 2 m illio n a p p lican ts at a rand o m d ra w in g held in L ittle R o ck , A r in A pril
o f th is y ear to a tte n d a C h ristian p riv ate sch o o l
o f h e r c h o ice in th e fall H e r fifth le tte r o f c o n ­
g ra ts c a m e fro m th e F o rt S m ith P ublic sc h o o ls I
fo r b ein g th e S u n n y m ed e E le m en ta ry S ch o o l
K -g ra d e level w in n er o f th e R ead T o S u cce ed
C o n te s t held d u rin g th e m o n th o f A pril S h e I
w a s aw rd e d a b ran d n ew p re tty b icy cle on M ay |
16, 1999 at St E d w a rd H o s p ita l’ s ce rem o n y
M a y a ’ N eish a h as b ee n in th e S outh-1
w est T im e s R e co rd N e w sp a p e r fo u r tim es O n
M ay 8, 1998 fo r h er reig n a s " Q u e e n F o r A I
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n y m ed e, on N o v 2 0 ,1 9 9 8 fo r T o w n T alk in
a T ra c k nd F ield co m p e tio n w ith te n o th e r S ev ­
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O k at th e Y o u th F e d e ra tio n , an d o n I
D ec 1 8 ,1 9 9 8 fo r b ein g o n e o f th e stu d e n ts to
p a rtic ip a te in M s B e a ' s P ian o R ecital an d B a n ­
q u e t at P o in ts Inn in F o rt S m ith S h e h as been
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S m ith 's A rt C e n te r 2 y ea rs ag o , an d last y ea r in Ju n e w h en she w a s c ro w n e d "Q u e e n F o r A D ay " S h e
h as tw o tro p h ie s o n e fo r en te rin g h e r v ery first b ab y p a g e a n t at o n ly 10 m o n th s o f a g e an d th e o th e r fo rb ein g o n th e H o n o r R oll w ith a 9 9 % an d P erfe ct A tte n d a n c e fro m M s B e a 's M u sic R ecital
S h e h as a p p e a re d o n telev isio n th re e tim es fo r special in te rv iew s co n c e rn in g sc h o o l and m u sic on
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w h e re P re sid en t Bill C lin to n flew in o n A irF o rc e O n e fo r th e d e d ic a tio n se rv ic es D u e to ex c essiv e o v e r­
c ro w d in g th e y w e re u n ab le to a tte n d th e ac tu a l se rv ic es b u t w e re fo rtu n a te to b e so m e o f th e first in line
to v iew th e P re s id e n t' s m o to rc a d e in th e p a ra d e in d o w n to w n H ighfill, A r It w a s a real thrill ! S h e a c tu ­
ally saw th e P re sid en t sittin g in th e b a c k se a t o f his s ta te o f th e art lim o, ta lk in g o n th e p h o n e as he sm iled
an d w av e d , a c c o m p a n ie d by his se cret se rv ic e p erso n n e l It w as th e p a ra d e o f a lifetim e!
M a y a ’ N eish a lik es to co llec t v a rio u s ty p e s o f b ro c h u re s a b o u t d rea m h o u se s an d v a c a tio n s to
d o c u m e n ta rie s, h ealth an d e d u c a tio n an d h as b ee n d o in g th is sin ce sh e w a s tw o y ea rs o ld S h e also lo v es
to p ray , rea d and a tte n d and p a rtic ip a te in c h u rc h se rv ic es H e r fav o rite b o o k is th e B ible S h e ev en h as a
co llec tio n o f th em “ S h e th a n k s G o d fo r le ttin g h er live all h er life” , sh e says W e w ill k ee p a w atch fu l ey e
o n th is very ac tiv e an d b lessed little lady
M a y a ’ N eish a is th e d a u g h te r o f p ro u d p a re n ts M r an d M rs H erb ert Jo h n so n
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T h e G r iz z ly
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N o v a k
Have a happy and safe summer! See you in
July or August. I'll keep you posted on w hat’s hap­
pening with the grizzlies during the summer. H ope­
fully I’ll have a picture o f the team and coaching staff
by then.
Peace and Love. See Ya!!
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athletes from the U nited States on an 18-day
tour o f co m p etiio n and cultural exchange in
E ngland, France, B elgium and H olland, starting
Ju n e 24, 1999. T his trip w ill include three
E uropean invitational m eets.
S teele, a hurdler, ju m p e r and sprinter,
brought hom e gold in the 110-m eter high hur­
dles in last y e a r 's state m eet. He holds a p er­
sonal best o f 14.2 in the 110- m eter high hur­
d les, and 21 feet in the long ju m p , 49.7 in the
400 m eters and 10.9 in the 100 m eters. He is
truly poetry and lightning in m otion.
T here w ere only 126 athletes across the
country to receive the honor to represent th eir
country in E urope this sum m er W e m ay rest
assured that he w ill give his all !
In addition to his athlete ab ilities and
achievem ents, S teele holds an office in his
church, w orks and is on the honor roll and in
the H onor Society. Bring H om e the G old, Tez.
ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM
REMEMBER YOUR ABC'S
K
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a r s h a l l
Head Football Coach, Northside High School
A banquet was held at the “Hall" at T aliano’s
to close out the season's activities for the g irl's bas­
ketball team. As you know, the girls won the State
T ournam ent this year. Awards were also given out
that night and they will receive their rings soon. Also
attending the banquet was form er Northside Lady
Bear, Sarah W agner Sarah attends college in South­
west Texas and has been chosen the leading scorer
this year and hold several conference titles.
“C ongratulations S a ra h " The banquet speaker was
Joe Curl. University o f H ouston's W om en's basket­
ball Coach and a terrific speaker.
There will be several form er Lady Bears at­
tending W estark this year, so go and support them.
The Garvin Grizzly Awards are listed in this
issue, and also an article from the new head football
coach. Darry M arshall. Please help us welcom e him
to our city and to Northside.
The N orthside Booster Club President and
Co-President for 1999-2000 are Mr. & Mrs. N. Jones,
Rev. and Mrs. Allen Smith, Sr. and Mr. And Mrs.
David Buskhul. There will be football practices start­
ing in June through August. Please join the Booster
Club. M eeting dates and tim es will be announced
soon Support the G rizzlies all the way! L et's fill the
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th in g s a n d h a b its.
B elieve in y o u rself.
C o n sid er th in g s fro m ev ery a n g le .
D on t give up a n d d o n ’t give in.
E njoy life to d a y , y e s te rd a y is g o n e ,
an d to m o r r o w m ay n e v e r co m e.
Fam ily a n d frie n d s a re h id d e n tre a s u re s ,
seek th e m a n d e n jo y th e ir riches.
G ive m o re th a n you p la n to .
H a n g o n to y o u r d re a m s
Ig n o re th o s e w h o try to d is c o u ra g e you.
Ju st d o it.
K eep try in g n o m a tte r h o w h a r d it
seem s; it w ill g e t ea sie r.
Love o u rs e lf first a n d m o st.
M .ik e it h a p p e n .
N ever lie*, c h e a t o r ste a l, alw ay s strik e
a fair d e a l.
C ^ e n y o u r ey es a n d see' Jh in g s as th e y
really a re .
P ractice m a k e s p e rfe c t
Q u itte r s n e v e r w in a n d w in n e rs
n ev e r q u it.
R ead , stu d y a n d le a rn a b o u t e v e ry th in g
im p o r ta n t in life
S to p p ro c ra s tin a tin g
T ak e c o n tro l o f y o u r d e stin y .
U n d e rs ta n d y o u rse lf in o r d e r to b e tte r
u n d e r s ta n d o th e rs
V isualize it.
W a n t it m o re th a n a n y th in q .
X -ray y o u r g o a ls to e n s u re th e y c o n ta in
w h at you n eed .
Y ou a re a u n iq u e c r e a tio n fro m G od.
n o th in g ca n re p la c e you
Z ero in o n y o u r ta r g e t a n d g o for it
Y vonne K eaton M artin— Ebony O liver
D aughters o f A m erican R ev olution— Ebony O liver
U .S M arine C orp. E xcellen ce— Ja m a r G reene
G rant T. W hite— A drian Lee
G rant T. W h ite— Ebony O liver
D elta S igm a— L atoya Poole $500.00
E bony O liver 1000.00
AAA Ark. A ctivities A ssociation— Ebony O liver
A drian Lee
W estark A cadem ics— L atisha M ays
W estark A cadem ics— A drian Lee
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W estark V o cal— C an d ace S pear
W estark B ask etb all— C an d ace O w ens (acad em ic)
T h u retta A rnold
R odney D um as
Jerica M cE lw ee
U CA F o otball— M alik Jones
U C A — Ebony O liver
U niversity o f A rkansas A lum ni— K ara Bunch
E bony O liver
T hom as Jam es
Freddie W alton
A drian Lee
Hello my nam e is Darry M arshall and I want to introduce
m y self to the N orthside com m unity as the new Head Football
Coach and Athletic C oordinator. 1 am very excited about the future
o f our athletic program and you can be assured that the N orthside
Coaching staff is working extrem ely hard doing what it takes to
continue the fine G rizzly tradition. This staff is com m itted to not
only building state contenders but even m ore im portantly, we want
to help our student athletes prepare them selves academ ically for col­
lege. O ne o f our m ost im portant goals is im proving our ACT scores
and GPA. We are dedicated to the task o f m aking sure our athletes
understand what it takes to qualify for athletic scholarships. The
NCAA requires students to m ake a 2.00 G PA in 13 core subjects
including four years o f English, two years o f Social Studies, Alge­
bra 1 & 2G eom etry, Biology, Physical Science, one other Science,
plus one NCAA approved elective. If the student m akes a 2.00 on
his or her GPA. They m ust m ake a 21 on the ACT. A core G PA o f
2.50 requires a 17 on the ACT. We believe that when expectations
are raised our athletes will do what it takes to accom plish the goal.
O ur staff continues to push our athletes to do the right things that
will give them the best opportunity to succeed in the classroom .
W e believe that state cham pionships are obtainable goals
for our athletic program s. You can count on this staff to work very
hard preparing the athletes during the sum m er in our off-season
weight and conditioning program . O ur sum m er program for foot­
ball players will run four days a week, M onday. Tuesday. Thursday
and Friday beginning June 1st. The tim es are 9:00 AM and 6:30
PM. We are fortunate to have Coach T odd Rowland on our staff,
in the country. His team s are always one o f the strongest and best
conditioned and his players have broken m any state weight lifting
records. O ur football players will be ready for the 1999 season b e­
cause they are sold on the program and their work ethic and disci­
pline continues to im prove daily.
I invite our com m unity to get behind your G rizzly Team s
next year. O ur athletes need your support. W e w ould like to see
our stadium filled this fall with G rizzly fans, crazy about G rizzly
football.
Sincerely,
Darry Marshall
P residents E d u catio n — K ara B unch
A drian Lee
Ebony O liver
S tacey Lee A w ard— B rent Lee
D unbar A w ard— R odney D um as
M em orial H onor A ntonio Jo n es A w ard— M alcom Sm ith T o A lonzo W ilson from D estinee - T ootie Loves D addy
Fighting G rizzly A w ard— M alik Jones
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Best M ale V ocalist— T hom as Jam es
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M a lik Jo n e s: F o o tb a ll, T ra c k
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D a n B ro w n in g : B a sk e tb a ll
R o d n e y D u m a s: B a sk e tb a ll
J a m a r G re e n : B a sk e tb a ll
B re n t L ee: B a sk e tb a ll
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V ic W e rle y : B a sk e tb a ll, B a se b a ll
D a v id F ish er: B a se b a ll
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B .J. D y er: G o lf
P a u l B o w e r: F o o tb a ll
M ik e W a sh in g to n : F o o tb a ll
R ic k y H o k e s: F o o tb a ll
C a p V ic k : F o o tb a ll
D a v id B u tler: F o o tb a ll
Jo n a th a n C lo w : F o o tb a ll
D o u g B u rris: F o o tb a ll
M a lc o lm S m ith : F o o tb a ll
R a y m o n d G ro v e s: F o o tb a ll
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C a n d ic e O w e n s: B a sk e tb a ll
J a u n ik a M e d lo c k : M a n a g e r B a sk e tb a ll
M a ria P erez : T ra c k , C ro ss C o u n try
K e z ig a T h o m a s: T ra c k
A n d re a W e b ste r: T ra c k
Ju lie M c A d a m s: C h e e rle a d e r, G y m n a s ts
Jill E d w a rd s: C h e e rle a d e r
J o rd a n Jo h n so n : C h e e rle a d e r
B ro o k e A sh le y : C h e e rle a d e r, G y m n a s ts
J u a n ik a M e d lo c k : C h e e rle a d e r
Je ssic a Jo h n so n : C h e e rle a d e r
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C a ssi B re e d lo v e : V o lle y b a ll
E b o n y O liv e r: V o lle y b a ll
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T o Stanley N ovak Love Z ackhary
T o M ark T olston, Love N icolas - N ickie
T o Jam es S tram bler
T o D onaald Bray w ith Love from your fam ily
T o John H. H ines
T o E dw ard Jam es
T o Mr. B ernard Franklin
T o my darling sons, W M Stanley & B rian, A W. D avis II,
Love from M om!
T o G ordon Jackson
T o Larry B ailey
T o Rev. E M. Sm ith Sr.
To Rev. A llan S m ith, Sr.
T o Mr. N athaniel Stew ard
T o Mr. H enry H udgins
T o Mr. A lbert T o liv er from your friend Pauline N ovak
T o Mr. T hom as B rock, Love from your w ife and fam ily,
M ary, M inyon, M yron and Shaw n
Like a muscle, faith must be exercised to be
strong. This is the reason for the challenges in
your life
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For whatever is bom of God
overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that has overcome the
world - our faith.
1 John 5:4
J u n e 1999
L in c o ln E c h o
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W e sta r k C o lle g e N e w s
Westark College Sports Camps Tor Children
W e sta rk C o lleg e is o ffe rin g 13 d ifferen t sp o rts ca m p s fo r children and
te e n s d u rin g th e m o n th o f Ju n e
Baseball
F o u r L io n s B aseball C a m p s are on th e sch ed u le A cam p fo r p lay ers ag e s
7 to 11 w ill m eet from 9 a m until 11 30 a m Ju n e 7-1 0 , w ith a 1 to 3 :3 0 p m
cam p fo r ag e s 12-16 A n o th er ca m p fo r stu d e n ts a g e s 7 to 11 is plan n ed fo r 9 to
11 30 a m Ju n e 14-17, w ith ag e s 12-16 fro m 1 to 3 :3 0 p m C o st is $ 7 0 p er cam p
Basketball
T h e L ions B ask etb all C am p fo r g ra d e s tw o th ro u g h six w ill b e held fro m 9
a m until n o o n Ju n e 7 th ro u g h Ju n e 10. C o s t is $65 In ad d itio n , W e sta rk w ill o f­
fer tw o te am cam p s, o n e fo r sen io r high o n Ju n e 1-4 and o n e fo r ju n io r high Ju n e
2 4 -2 6
T w o L ady L io n s B ask etb all ca m p s fo r g ra d e s th re e th ro u g h nine are o n th e
sch ed u le O n e m e ets from Ju n e 7 th ro u g h 10, an d o n e m e ets fro m Ju n e 2 1 -2 4
B o th are fro m I to 4 p m F ee is $65 p e r cam p A ju n io r high te a m ca m p m et Ju n e
3-5 T h e sen io r high te am ca m p will m eet fro m Ju n e 11-13
Volleyball
T w o girls volleyball ca m p s w ill m eet
fo r g ra d e s th re e th ro u g h eig h t is set fo r 9 a m
nine th ro u g h 12 from 1 to 4 p m C o s t is $65
R e g istra tio n fo rm s fo r th e c a m p s are
Ju n e 14 th ro u g h Ju n e 18 T h e ca m p
until n o o n , w ith th e ca m p fo r g ra d e s
p e r ca m p
av ailab le by callin g 7 8 8 -7 5 9 0
Summer Health Career Credit Classes
W e sta rk is o ffe rin g th re e cre d it c lasse s th is su m m er fo r in d iv id u als alread y
in v o lv ed in th e h ealth c a re e r field and fo r th o se stu d e n ts w h o are p u rsu in g a health
c a re e r
"In fo rm a tic s in H ea lth C a re ," an d "R N R e fre sh e r C o u rse w ere tw o classe s
o ffe re d d u rin g th e first su m m er term , w hich sta rte d o n M ay 26 "D ru g an d D o sa g e
A d m in istra tio n " is sc h ed u le d fo r th e se co n d su m m er te rm an d will sta rt o n July 6
"In fo rm a tic s in H ealth C a re ," w h ich w a s o ffe re d fo r th e first tim e th is su m ­
m er, m e ets from 8 :3 0 until 10:20 a m M o n d a y s, W e d n esd ay s, an d F rid ay s th ro u g h
Ju ly 2
T h e class c o v e rs in fo rm atio n sy stem s, in fo rm atio n tran sm issio n , tre n d in
in fo rm atio n , u tilizatio n , an d sta n d a rd s o f in fo rm atio n
"R N R e fre sh er C o u rse ," w hich m e e ts fro m 4 p m until 7 :2 0 p.m W e d n e s­
d ay s an d F rid ay s th ro u g h July 2, is fo r re g iste re d n u rse s w h o w ish to re tu rn to th e
w o rk fo rc e a fte r an ab se n c e fro m a c tiv e n u rsin g P a rtic ip a n ts m u st alread y h av e
lic en su re a s a re g iste re d n u rse by a sta te B o a rd o f N u rsin g and h av e C P R ce rtific a ­
tio n C o u rse to p ic s in clu d e tre n d s in n u rsin g , critical thinking, p ro fe ssio n a l d ev e l­
o p m e n t, legal an d eth ical issues, lead ersh ip , an d ca rin g
T h e n ew c o u rs e titled "D ru g an d D o sa g e A d m in istratio n " w ill m eet from 9
until 11 30 a m T u e sd a y s an d T h u rsd a y s fro m July 6 th ro u g h A ug 10. T h is class is
o ffe re d to assist th o se alread y in th e h ealth field in re fre sh in g th e ir m ath skills w h ere
d ru g s an d d o sa g e s a re c o n c e rn e d It is also a g o o d c o u rse fo r th o se w h o a re c o m ­
in g in to a h ealth ca ree:
In stru c to r fo r th e th re e c o u rse s is Jam ie F lo w er R e g u la r W e sta rk tu itio n
ap p lies
F o r m o re in fo rm atio n o n any o f th e th re e classes, call F lo w er at 7 8 8 -7 8 4 7
o r N ina A b ern ath y , c o o rd in a to r fo r ad m issio n s and ad v isem en t fo r h ealth ca re e rs, at
7 8 8 -7 8 4 1 .
PLEA SE H ELP SEND A BOY TO CAM P
T he B o y 's C am p at L ake F ort Sm ith, sp o n so red by the F o il Sm ith N o o n K iw am s C lub celebrates its 61st year
T he cam p is F R E E for B oys o f Fort Sm ith and the surro u n d in g area, ages 8 th ro u g h 1 1
T h e K iw anis C lub w as instrum ental in resto rin g the facilities at L ake Fort
Sm ith, originally co n stru c te d by the C o n serv atio n C o rp during th e G reat
D ep ressio n T his w as th e beginning o f th e annual B o y ’s C am p, providing
area y ^u th the o p p o rtu n ity to atten d a w eek filled full o f fishin, hiking,
archery , canoeing, sw im m ing, food, fun and fellow ship, F R E E O F
C H A R G E M ike S osebee. in his 10th year as C am p D irecto r, strives to
p ro v id e th ese y o u th s w ith h ope and ex p ectatio n for their future,
leadership training, and positive adult role m odels
A pproxim ately 12,000 boys have atten d ed ov er the years, th an k s to the
g en e ro u s su p p o rt o f area businesses and indiv iduals M ost o f the boys
th at atten d w ould never have an o p p o rtu n ity to do so w ithout your help
Y o u r co n trib u tio n is 100% tax d ed uctible and will be used 100% for
cam p If you are able to su p p o rt this w orthy trad itio n , please m ake your
check payable to K iw am s B oys C am p and mail to the follow ing ad d ress F ort Sm ith
K iw anis C am p-C am p Fund. P O B ox 1026, F o rt Sm ith. AR 72002
R e g istra tio n is n o w u n d e rw a y C a m p a tte n d a n c e is a rra n g e d by a g e g ro u p s
an d b y ap p lica tio n only T w o C a m p se ssio n s h av e b een p lan n ed at L ak e
F o rt S m ith S ta te P ark R e g iste r by a g e g ro u p at any F o rt S m ith B o y s C lu b
fo r B o y s C a m p Ju ly 1 1 th ro u g h Ju ly 25. C a m p e rs d o n o t h av e to b e B o y s
C lu b m e m b ers
C a m p e rs will m eet at 1 30 p m on Sundays
f at Je ffre y 's B oys C lub and retu rn to F ort Sm ith the
follow ing S atu rd ay m orning, aro u n d 9 a m All cam p
activities, including tran sp o rta tio n to and from , are
F R E E 1 P lenty o f team sp o rts such as volleyball,
kickball, b attleball, basketball, and m any o th e r p ro g ram s are planned, not to
m ention th e g o o d food and fun
T he K iw anis C lub o f F o rt Sm ith an n o u n ces their spon so rsh ip o f th e S um m er
F ood S erv ice P ro g ram F ree m eals p ro vided w ith o u t reg ard to age, sex, race,
co lo r, han d icap o r national origin
E ach C am p week is lim ited to 80 boys. R egistration is on a first com e, first serve basis.
Sign up and join the fun!!
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Honors
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Westark Chapter Wins Arkansas Silver Chapter Award of Merit
Z e ta U p silo n C h a p te r o f Phi B e ta L am b d a at W e sta rk C o lleg e w o n several
a w a rd s at th e 3 7 th annual P B L A rk a n sas S ta te L ea d ersh ip C o n fe re n c e in L ittle
R o ck
W e sta rk w o n th e A rk a n sas S ilver C h a p te r A w ard o f M erit, w h ich re c o g ­
n izes local c h a p te rs w hich h av e activ ely p a rtic ip a te d in p ro je c ts an d p ro g ra m s id e n ­
tified w ith th e sta te an d n atio n al g o a ls o f P B L T h is is th e h ig h est a w a rd fo r a local
c h a p te r to ea rn o n th e sta te level W e sta rk also w o n th e C h a m p io n s A w ard from
A rk a n sas C h ild ren 's H o sp ital
FIRST PLACE AWARDS:
M ach in e T ra n sc rip tio n : C indy R a in w a te r o f F o rt S m ith w ith S h a ro n W inn
as in stru c to r.
B u sin ess M ath : L isa T h o m p so n o f O z a rk w ith E m m a W a tts as in stru c to r
R e c o rd s M a n ag e m en t D eb o rah C o m e r o f L incoln w ith S h aro n W inn as
in stru c to r
B u sin ess E nglish C h a rlo tte D u p re e o f F o rt S m ith
P artn ersh ip w ith B u sin ess P ro je c t K im berly N eu m an o f V an B u ren and
S ally H o b b s o f A lm a T h e p a rtn e rsh ip p ro je c t included a w ritte n re p o rt w ith oral
p re se n ta tio n u sin g P o w e rP o in t T h e aw a rd rec o g n ize s c h a p te rs th a t d e v e lo p and
im plem ent th e m o st in n o v ativ e, cre ativ e , and effectiv e plan fo r in creasin g su stain ed
c o m m u n ic a tio n an d in te ra c tio n w ith th e b u sin ess co m m u n ity
S h aro n W inn o f F o rt S m ith w a s also nam ed O u tsta n d in g Phi B e ta L am bda
A d v iser
SECOND PLACE AWARDS:
R e c o rd s M a n ag e m en t A m i G o o d w in o f S h ad y P o in t, S h aro n W inn as
in stru c to r
L o cal C h a p te r A nnual B u sin ess R ep o rt: S ally H o b b s o f A lm a, w h o had a
9 7 a v e ra g e o n h er re p o rt fro m th e ju d g e s T h is w ritte n re p o rt su m m arize s th e a c ­
tiv ities o f th e local c h a p te r fo r th e 1 9 9 8 -9 9 year, including th e c h a p te r's profile, p ro ­
d u ctiv ity . rec o g n itio n , an d b u sin e ss p ro c e d u re s
A m erican E n te rp rise P ro je c t Jay n a T o d d o f F o rt S m ith T h is w ritte n re ­
p o rt an d o ral p re se n ta tio n p ro m o te s an a w a re n e ss o f a fac et o f th e A m erican e n te r­
p rise sy stem w ithin th e c o lle g e an d c o m m u n ity and w a s d esig n ed fo r c h a p te r p a r­
tic ip a tio n G u est sp e a k e r fo r th e p ro jec t w as W a y n e K ing o f In te rn e t P a rtn e rs o f
A m erica
C o m m u n ity S erv ice P ro je ct L eslie R e ese o f F o rt S m ith an d A m i G o o d ­
w in o f S hady P o in t T h is w ritte n re p o rt and o ral p re se n ta tio n u sin g P o w e rP o in t
re c o g n iz e s c h a p te rs th a t d e v e lo p p ro je c ts th a t are su ccessfu lly im p lem en ted to serv e
th e citiz en s o f th e co m m u n ity
THIRD PLACE AWARDS:
B u sin ess C o m m u n ic a tio n s Ja y n a T o d d o f F o rt S m ith w ith D r Bill L acew eil as in stru c to r
K ey b o a rd in g A p p lic atio n s A m i G o o d w in o f S h ad y P o in t w ith S h aro n
W inn as in stru c to r
D r Bill L acew ell o f F o rt S m ith, o n e o f th e c h a p te r ad v isers, w as also p re ­
se n te d w ith an A dviser S erv ice A w ard Sally H o b b s o f A lm a w as n am ed to W h o 's
W h o in A rk a n sas Phi B e ta L am b d a, an d V em ielle S tre e t o f B ridal E le g an ce w as
re c o g n iz e d as B u sin ess P erso n o f th e Y ea r
T h e P B L N atio n al L ea d ersh ip C o n fe re n c e is July 4 -7 in C h ica g o S o m e o f
th e W e sta rk w in n ers will re p re se n t W e sta rk and A rk a n sa s at th e n atio n al c o n v e n ­
tio n .
C h a p te r o ffic ers a re Sally H o b b s o f A lm a, p resid e n t; G en in e P e re z o f F o rt
S m ith, vice p re sid e n t. A m i G o o d w in o f S hady P o in t, se c re ta ry , L eslie R e ese o f F o rt
S m ith, tre a su re r, and D anielle S im pkins o f F o rt S m ith, h isto rian
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OUR PASTOR
REV. A. J. PARISH, JR
JUNE 21, 1999 6:30 P.M.
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