Federal omnibus bill threatens county funding

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USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol. 63 • Issue 5 •Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 • 2 Section • 20 Pages • Published in Mount Ida, Arkansas
Federal omnibus bill threatens county funding
DERWOOD BRETT
Contributor
Donald Wachsmuth Sr.
Level three
sex offender
facing new
charges
Montgomery County could
lose as much as $600,000 from
the County General Fund if
a funding agreement is not
reached by Congress this year,
according to County Judge Alvin
Black.
“Currently 25 percent of total
monies received from the Federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes
(PILT) goes to County General.
In 2013 that number was approximately $600,000, “ Black said.
The 2014 Montgomery County
budget is set at $2.7 million.
The county can only budget 90
percent of estimated income according to Arkansas law, Black
said. “If funding is not approved
and paid, it will really hurt
Montgomery County since those
funds are allocated to pay for
operation of all county offices
and other services.”
PILT, first established in 1976,
is payment Federal monies returned to counties based on the
amount of land owned by the
federal government in lieu of
taxes that would be paid if that
land were privately owned. Approximately 70 percent of Mont-
gomery County (approximately
357,505 acres) is owned by the
U.S. Forest Service and the U.S.
Corps of Engineers.
“PILT monies go to compensate the county for services
being provided to the federal
government and to landowners
who live within the national forest,” he said. “Services such as
911, police and fire protection
have traditionally been covered
by PILT payments,” Black added.
PILT funding was not included
in the recently passed $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriation bill
approved by Congress earlier
DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY
Editor
MOUNT IDA – A level
three registered sex offender was arraigned on charges
Friday in Circuit Court related to his place of residence.
Donald Wachsmuth Sr.,
age 80 of Mount Ida, was
charged with being a registered level three or four
sex offender living near a
school, public park, youth
center or daycare.
According to court documents, Wachsmuth has been
assessed as a level three or
four sex offender and he allegedly resides within 2000
feet of the Mount Ida High
School Football Field and its
parking lot.
According to information
located on the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
sex offender list, Wachsmuth was convicted of first
degree sexual assault July
23, 1987 while living in Wisconsin. He registered as a
level three sex offender in
1994 and reported that he
was residing at 222 Hwy.
270E. #15, Mount Ida, Ark.
DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY
Editor
Montgomer y County
Judge Alvin Black has announced that he will seek
another term as county
judge in the 2014 election.
Black, a native of Montgomery County, has served
as county judge for six years
and prior to that served as
county treasurer for 14, giving him 20 years of service
in the Montgomery County
Courthouse.
During his tenure as
county judge, he has focused his efforts on road
improvements. Black stated
that the county has resealed
or repaved at least 30 miles
of existing roads. He also
pointed out that the majority of the costs for these
improvements were with
the help of state aid.
The county has also
paved roughly six miles of
unpaved roads in his six
years as county judge with
the assistance of the United
States Forestry Service.
Black has also worked
to improve collection of
solid waste in the county.
Both transfer stations in the
county have been covered
with the Mount Ida project
being funded by a grant.
A third collection facility
is being planned for the east
end of the county. The new
facility will be located on
Pump Station Road, east of
JUDGE, page 6
BILL, page 6
Supervisor explains
hookup procedure to
council members
DERWOOD BRETT
Contributor
A lawn ornament in front of Ouachita Artists’ Gallery in Mount Ida offers a promise
of warmer weather as it ights against the wind and snow Tuesday morning. An
unexpected snow blanketed the area, leaving roads white for a few hours.
Photo by Dewayne Holloway
Mount Ida City Council members heard
a report from Teddy Don Weston, a water
department supervisor, on provisions and
proper procedure for attaching some municipal residents to the water system.
Weston told council members Monday
night during the regular monthly meeting,
that the city has a grant that pays for hooking up low to moderate income residents
to the system. According to code requirements, a list of materials needed for each
new hookup has to be prepared to make sure
the work is done in a safe manner.
Under the grant, the engineering firm pays
Weston $75 for each of the hookups that fall
within the grant guidelines. He explained
that he studies the drawings and requirements for safe attachments, then prepares
a list of materials necessary for the hookup.
The job has to be completed by someone
trained by the engineering firm to meet requirements for preparing the materials list.
After the project is completed, all work
will have to be inspected to assure that attach-
COUNCIL, page 6
THREE, page 6
Judge
Alvin Black
announces
reelection bid
this year. “If they (Congress)
don’t vote to reinstate the payments, Montgomer y County
won’t be able to afford some
public services,” Black said.
Arkansas statutes mandate
that counties must provide for
the administration of justice
through several courts of record
of the county; law enforcement
services and the custody of
persons accused or convicted of
crimes; real and personal property tax administration; court
and public records management;
and all other services prescribed
New contractor
announced for Queen
Wilhelmina project
DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY
Editor
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism (ADPT)
has announced that they have agreed to the takeover
agreement terms and conditions for the Queen Wilhelmina State Park project with Travelers Insurance
and Nabholz Construction Services will take over
the project.
Greg Butts, Director of State Parks, informed State
Representative Nate Bell via email that the agreement
was entered into on Jan. 21, ending negotiations that
began Nov. 15 of last year.
Travelers has entered into a contract with Nabholz
Construction Services to complete the renovations
that were previously under the oversight of Wade
Abernathy Inc.
The lodge close in March 2012 and was originally
planned to reopen in the summer of 2013. The project
was delayed three times, forcing Butts to terminate
the contract with Abernathy in August of last year.
The new lodge renovation completion date is Nov.
30, 2014.
Butts stated in the email that it will take the contractor approximately a month to mobilize and two
months for the mold remediation plan work needed
onsite.
Travelers contract with Nabholz includes financial
incentives for completing the work before Nov. 30
and penalties for completing the renovations after
that date.
Parks and Tourism is expected to provide a more
detailed timeline to the State Agencies and Government Committee during the January 30 meeting to
be held in Mena. They are also prepared to discuss
issues with the terminated contractor Wade Abernathy Inc. and investigations by and negiotiations with
Travelers.
The House and Senate Interim Committees on State
Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the Joint
Advanced Communications and Information Technology will meet jointly Thurs., Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m.
at Historic Armory in Mena. The Armory is located
at 601 DeQueen Street. The public is invited to the
meeting Thursday. They will also meet Fri., Jan. 31
at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, but due to hazards
relating to the current renovation project the public
is not invited for the tour.
SUBMITTED PHOTO | Montgomery County News
Abby West, a 6th grade student at Caddo Hills recently won 1st Place
at the DeQueen/Mena Co-op Regional Reading Fair. Her project was a
noniction book on Queen Elizabeth. She had to creatively display her
information on a board and go through an interview process. Eleven other
students from Caddo Hills also participated at the regional level. Ryan
Franks, Nallely Lopez, M’Quelynn Wisener, Gracie Davis, Bryson Scott, Ty
Beggs, Kaylee Mitchell, Cynthia Lopez, Brooklyn McCuin, Loren Caroline
Bell, and Emily Cowart.
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Obituaries
COMMUNITY
NNOUNCEMENTS
Harold Appleby
Mr. Harold Appleby, age 86, of Mount Ida,
passed away January 23, 2014 in Hot Springs. He
was a member of the Moose Lodge, he enjoyed the
outdoors and loved country music. Mr. Appleby is
preceded in death by his wife Norma Jean Appleby and his parents.
Survived by: Daughters: Deborah Appleby,
Jodie McConnel and husband Tony. Grandchildren: Heather Rose, Brandon James, Phillip Powell, Neil Evans, Niece: Amelia Jean Appleby
There will be no visitation. There will be a memorial service held at the First Methodist Church
of Mount Ida on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 1:00
p.m. with Brother Steele oficiating. Arrangements were made under the direction of Thornton
Funeral Home of Mount Ida. Go to www.thorntonfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Eugene G. Miser
Eugene G. Miser, age 87 of Sims, Arkansas,
passed away January 26, 2014. Eugene was born
May 7, 1926 in Salem, Arkansas to parents Earl
and Zelma Miser.
As a young man, Eugene enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps, where he proudly served
in World War II in the Paciic. In later years he
worked mainly as a truck driver.
He was also united in marriage to Delores, with
whom he shared 66 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife Delores
in 2011 and two brothers, Buck Miser who passed
away in WWII and Dan Miser.
He is survived by his sons, Max and Scott Miser
and one daughter, Jeannie Crafton; two brothers,
Bill and Don Miser; nine grandchildren, Stacy and
Matt Crafton, Crista Strong, Colby and Cory Miser, Bridgette, Jessica, Scotty and Joey Miser; 20
great grandchildren and a host of other relatives
and friends.
Graveside services are set for 2:00 P.M. Friday,
January 31, 2014 at Pencil Bluff Cemetery, Pencil
Bluff, Arkansas with military honors. Arrangements are with Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home, 3800 W.Walnut, Rogers.
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The Montgomery County Yarn Workers are starting
their seventh year knitting and crocheting for others. they
receive yarn donations from kind folks and they make
items to give away in our area. Last year they gave away
over 400 items. They have begun a new year, meeting at
the Assisted Living Center in Mt. Ida at 3:30 p.m. each
Friday. Come learn a new skill, get help with patterns, or
work on projects. All are welcome. Call Carol for more
information, 501-538-5816.
~~~
Veterans and Veterans Families Need Help. Contact
your local disabled American Veterans Ofice @ 401 Mid
America Blvd. Hot Springs, AR. (501) 760-4648. Hours
are Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. or the Montgomery
County Veterans’ Service Ofice @ (870) 867-3033.
~~~
EHC Snap Crackle and Pop exercise class will be
having gentle exercise on Tuesday and Thursday’s
morning starting at 9:00 a.m. at 19 Graham Court Mount
Ida. For more information please call Barbara at (870)
867-5222.
~~~
Cookbooks for sale Project Pink Rolling Pins, Measuring
Cups and Pink Ribbons Volume II cookbooks on sale for
$14. You can purchase a cookbook at the Montgomery
County Health Unit, Bates Sales & Service and Hair &
All That Jazz. All proceeds from the cookbook sales will
go to Project Pink to help fund breast cancer educational
and prevention programs.
~~~
The Montgomery County Conservation District
annual fundraiser Nut Sales is underway. At this time
we still have available: Pecan Halves, Pecan Pieces,
Cinnamon Spiced Pecan Halves, Honey Roasted
Pecan Halves, Honey Roasted Peanuts, Double Dipped
Chocolate Peanuts, Whole Cashews, Chocolate
Almonds, Sliced Almonds, Whole Almonds, English
Walnuts, Pistachios & Deluxe Mixed Nuts. The District
ofice is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 8:30
AM – 3:30 PM at 154 So. George Street, Mt. Ida. Should
you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Cheryl
Barrett at 870-867-2671 or 870-490-0177 (cell).
~~~
Oden ABC Preschool is still taking applications for the
2013-2014 school year.
~~~
TV-RADIO-NEWSPAPER Spot Petitions. Attention
landowners the Soil and Water Conservation is challenging
work. If you are interested in running for a position on the
Montgomery County Conservation District Board, this is
what you should do. Be a registered voter, own land and
reside in the district, and submit a nominating petition
by January 30, 2014. For deatials on getting elected to
your local conservation district board, stop by the district
ofice at 154 S. George St. or call Cheryl Barrett at (870)
867-2671 or (870) 490-0177.
~~~
Ouachita Artist Gallery and Studio invites the public
to enjoy “ OPEN ART STUDIO”. The gallery will be
open until 6 p.m. every Friday night for your enjoyment.
Bring your materials and paint, draw, make jewelry, etc
with a group of talented local artists. No formal teacher
but advice may be given if ask for. You do not have to be
a member, its free. Located on the square next door to
Splendid Splinters in Mt. Ida, Ar.
~~~
Stitchin’ Friends EHC is very appreciative of the
fabric donations we have received for our quilt projects.
February 1 is National Quilt of Valor Sewing Day and
there will be many people across the state sewing quilts.
Our group plans to go to Glenwood to join other sewers
there. We will each be responsible for bringing our own
fabric to construct one Quilt of Valor.If anyone would like
to join in this worthy cause by donating any 100% cotton
fabric in patriotic colors you can bring this fabric to the
Montgomery County Extension ofice in the Montgomery
County Annex at Mount Ida. We also gladly accept
any monetary donations to purchase fabric and batting.
Stitchin’ Friends EHC has made and presented over 40
Quilts of Valor to veterans in our area and over 200 quilts
to various community projects and families in need.
~~~
The Democratic Committee will have a meeting on
January 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom. The
purpose of the meeting will be to set iling fees.
~~~
Gretta Lane Thrift Shop at Barr Memorial Presbyterian
Church in Norman men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing
will be half price. Excluding cookbooks, hardback books
are 25 cents each and paperback books are a dime each.
Plastic hangers are a dozen for a quarter. Remember that
all proceeds support the Gretta Lane Food Pantry, which
served 296 families this past week. The thrift shop is open
Thursdays, Fridays, (10 - 4) and Saturdays (9 - 1).
Ouachita Artists
Highlights
by Allie Graves
One of my favorite parts
of January is to open a new
calender and flip through
the the unmarked pages.
It's a little like holding
the New Year's clean slate
in my hands just waiting to
be filled with dates for art
classes, receptions, new
exhibits, guest artists, 4-H
events, Good Ole Days,
Quartz, Quilts and Crafts,
etc.
Our members are making plans to teach drawing and painting classes
beginning soon. Read the
Community Events in the
or come by the Gallery,
Tue.-Sat., 10-3 p.m. On
Fridays the gallery offers
"Open Art Studio" and
stays open from 10-6 p.m.
This is free to the public, a
place to work with creative
people and just have fun.
Bring your own supplies.
Recently a beautiful
handmade oak bench was
donated to the gallery by
Dr. and Mrs. Ben Meade. It
was purchased from Gene
Sparling, a woodworker
living in Hot Springs. Dr.
Meade was planning to
donate the bench and we
were chosen to receive
this honor, thanks to Jerry
and Jane Babbitt, friends
of Dr. and Mrs. Meade. It
is a lovely addition to our
gallery.
O u r P ro g r a m M e e t ing was well attended.
The guest artist, Carole
Katchen, is a renowned oil
and pastel painter and a
published writer of 15 art
related books. She was so
much fun and shared her
loose style of painting with
much admiration from our
members. The painting
was purchased right off
the easel as soon as it was
signed by the artist. These
meetings are on the third
Monday at 3:30 p.m. The
public is always welcome
to attend.
The jur y committee
is asking all members to
bring in new art work this
week. All paintings now on
exhibit will be moved to
the back room to be picked
up by the owners. New
paintings will be on exhibit for the next quarter.
Anyone wishing to exhibit
must be current with your
membership dues. They
became due January 1,
2014. Ouachita Artists will
send a bi-monthly newsletter by e-mail and snail mail
beginning this week to paid
members .
We now have a blog and
a website. www.ouachita
artists.blogspot.com and
www.ouachitaartists.com
Our Facebook page also
has a lot of info on it. We
are reaching the community in as many ways as
we can. You can help by
telling others about us.
Come shop with us for
Valentine's Day. Lots of
handmade and unique gifts
for your sweetheart. The
next business meeting is
February 3,2014.
Creative Tip: Paint the
basic background first, it
is far easier than doing it
later.
Call us for fast and understanding
handling of your divorce proceedings.
Next-Day Filing
Real Estate • Estates • Wills • Corporations
Robin Smith Law Firm, PA
“On the Square” in Mount Ida
870-867-5297
Montgomery County
Rehab
Gretta Lane Mission is again looking for mulch for the
community raised garden beds and two greenhouses. If
you have leaves and grass clippings that you can donate,
either drop off at the food pantry behind the Presbyterian
Church or call 870-223-2724.
741 South Drive, Mount Ida
(870) 867-2156
Montgomery County News - Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Page 3
Hittin’ the Trails...
Jerry Shields
By Leslie Coopman
Monday we began our
week with our daily exercise program and then
we played bingo right up
until time to go wash up for
lunch. We enjoyed an afternoon with singing and then
we started making a new
card tor Valentines and
they were a little tricky, but
they are going to be really
pretty when finished.
Tuesday after our exercise program we went
into the activity room and
baked muffins and they
sure turned out delicious!
We took a group over to
the nursing home next
door and visited with some
of our friends and family
that live there now and it
was sure good to see them
and share stories and fond
memories together.
Wednesday we had our
morning exercise and then
we mixed in a little more
exercise with a whole lot
of fun by bowling on our
wii. We had our resident
birthday celebration during our lunch hour and we
celebrated three birthdays
this month. We had our
weekly Bible study in the
activity room while some
of us worked on spot the
difference puzzles in our
apartments.
Thursday a group of
us met in the foyer after
exercise and went to Hot
Springs to the Cracker
Barrel for our lunch bunch
trip this month. We drove
through McDonalds on
the way home and got ice
cream even thou it was
extremely cold outside!
Those of us who didn’t’
go on the trip watched a
Gaither gospel video in
the auditorium while others played dominos in the
dining room.
Friday we had our morning exercise and then some
of us loaded up in the car
and drove into Glenwood
to the flea market where
we searched for some bargains and of course we
found several. We got back
home just in time to eat a
good hot meal before heading back out in the cold to
go to the local dollar store
to pick up some items we
will need before the weekend is up, and we stopped
off at Sun Screen video for
a movie for the weekend.
We returned home just in
time to meet with our good
friends the yarn-workers
and its always fun to meet
with them.
Saturday we had our
daily exercise program and
then we got a little pampering with manicures and nail
polishing which always
makes us feel special. We
had a delicious lunch and
then we enjoyed a movie in
the auditorium along with
a few snacks to help pass
the afternoon hours.
Sunday we had our
weekly Sunday school
class after breakfast and
then we had our devotional
hour in the afternoon and
they both always leave us
feeling as if we can face the
week ahead with a smile!
We want to thank all
our volunteers for your
time and many talents and
remind you if you would
like to become a volunteer
please feel free to contact
myself or Sherrie Morris at
870-867-2159.
MUSEUM
CORNER
“Craters of the Moon”
Idaho has quickly become a favorite destination
in our travels. Crossing
the border from Montana
into central Idaho we were
surrounded by mountains
with the untamed Bitterroot Range to our east and
the sprawling Salmon River
Mountains to our west.
This is an outdoorsman’s
paradise made up of four
National Forests, the Nez
Perce, the Payette, the
Salmon-Challis and the
Boise National Forests, all
preserving this mountainous wildness.
At the mountain town
of Salmon we picked up
the sparkling waters of the
Salmon River paralleling
the highway for almost sixty miles. All along the highway were access points
from the road to the river
made possible by wooden
steps built up and over
the roadside fences. Fly
fisherman utilized these
access points to fish the
rocky pools and eddies of
this inviting river. It was
uplifting to see the flash of
their lines as they patiently
worked their flies into just
the right spot trying to
coax silvery trout from the
cold waters.
Our destination was the
town of Arco in southern
Idaho known as the first
city in the world to have
its electric power provided
by nuclear power. Early research in utilizing nuclear
power to produce electricity was done at the Argonne
National Laboratory at the
National Reactor Testing
Station just east of the city.
We had planned to visit the
museum at the laboratory
but it was closed for the
season.
As we drove through
this small city of 1000 we
noticed a small park with
the conning tower of a nuclear submarine displayed.
Idaho seemed like the most
unlikely place in world
for any part of a nuclear
submarine. A retired Navy
Commander had secured
the tower and created the
park to honor those who
serve in the U.S. Submarine
Service.
However, the desire to
explore the nearby Craters
of the Moon Monument
and Preserve was our real
motivation for stopping at
this remote town whose
best restaurant was called
the Fried Pickle. The monument consists of three
large lava fields that at first
glance appear to have just
recently flowed into the
area. As far as the eye can
see are broad lava fields
of black and red cinders
punctuated with towering,
dark cinder cones.
The Park Service had
created a twenty-mile driving tour of these fields with
exhibits explaining the
long history of this remote
and desolate area. One of
the exhibits detailed how
in the 1960’s NASA brought
their famous moon rovers
here for the astronauts to
practice diving the machines before they were
launched to explore the
moon.
We chose to hike to
the summit of the highest
cinder cone, known as the
Inferno Cone, a steep, hot
climb that rewarded us
with a broad view of the
lava that filled the valley.
There are over twenty-five
large and small cinder
cones formed by eruptions over the last 15,000
years. There was no smoke
and steam like we had
experienced while visiting
Hawaii several years ago.
One could easily imagine
a scene of fire, molten lava
and spewing cones during
the active years of this caldera as you look out over
tis stark terrain.
This area was a stark
contrast to the lush tree
covered valleys just a few
hours north and was a
reminder of the powerful
forces right below our feet.
Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County
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There has been some
re c e n t i n t e re s t i n t h e
bridges in Montgomery
County’s past. We have a
few images but would certainly like to have more.
We would especially appreciate your allowing
us to scan any photos
you might have of the
old metal truss bridges
in the county. The wood
board surfaces on the old
bridges did not always
offer a person riding in
the vehicle a very secure
feeling. We have an images of the metal bridge
on Highway 27 over the
Ouachita near the Fishing Village. That was a
‘Parker through truss’
design bridge. Some of
the photos we have are
people posed with their
vehicle stopped on the
bridge. Years ago bridges
were popular ‘photo op’
sites. Also does anyone
know the bridge’s history - year built, clearing
necessary, when demolished, unusual info, etc.?
We also have one image
of the Old Hogjaw Bridge
(Oden Bridge). Please
give us some information on those old bridges
and any others you know
about that were in Montg o m e r y C o u n t y. M o re
photos would be wonderful.
Speaking of photos .
. . there could be a danger
facing us in this age of
digital photos with our
habits of storing them
on phones, computers,
discs, flashdrives, etc.
In 20 years and more, we
just might find ourselves
without actual photos
to look at to put us in
touch with our ancestors
and family memories. So,
please make it a point to
actually print some of
your favorite photos so
that, regardless of what
might happen to your
electronic devices, there
will be photos of your
life for your descendants
to enjoy. The photos we
have here at the museum
are such an extremely
valuable testament to the
history of our county, its
development and growth,
businesses, residents,
their homes and activities!
In one photo we
have taken from Highway 270 of the courth o u s e g ro u n d s , t h e re
are five buildings. North
of the cour thouse are
the firehouse (now the
courtroom), a small white
building that housed the
restrooms, another dark
c o l o re d b u i l d i n g , a n d
then the stone jail. Would
someone please call and
tell us what that dark
colored building was?!?!
We also have some
photos of the 1945-46
Oden basketball team.
The five team members
(Bill Prince, Jerry Huddleston, Elgie Goss, Elzie
Ray Vines, and Claude
Berry) and Mr. Ode Maddox are pictured in front
of the school holding trophies. Who knows what
the trophies were for?
Was that a championship
year for the Oden team?
Nursing Home
News
by Deanne Sieh
Sunday morning we met
in the chapel for Sunday
School, Betty Prince lead
the lesson. Later Matthew
and Josie came by to visit.
In the afternoon Church
Service was held in the
chapel with Patrick Saveall
bringing us a good message.After Church we did
some Word Games.
Monday morning Prayer
was held in the lobby. We
then had Group Exercise
in the main dining room. In
the afternoon we did some
Card Trivia.
Tuesday morning we
worked on our Scrap
books. In the afternoon
we started practicing Bean
Bag Baseball. We had fun
and a lot of laughs.
Wednesday morning
Prayer was held in the
lobby, then we had our
Bible Study in the chapel.
In the afternoon we did
Remember When.
Thursday morning we
played Bingo in the activity room. In the afternoon
we had a good time singing
songs with Brett.
Friday morning Prayer
was held in the lobby. Then
we watched Huckleberry
Finn . In the afternoon we
watched Tom Sawyer.
Saturday morning we
met in the dining room for
Group Reading. We also
enjoyed some coffee and
donut holes. In the afternoon the Road Riders for
Jesus stopped by and we
enjoyed the singing and
fellowship.
Thank you to all of our
Volunteer's, we really appreciate you very much.
Until next time please
keep us in your thoughts
and prayers.
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USDA accepting Ag
energy applications
Farmers and landowners in Arkansas have until
February 21, 2014, to submit applications to receive
cost-share assistance to
implement conservation
activities through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program’s (EQIP)
Organic, Ag Energy and
High Tunnel Initiatives for
the 2014 program year.
Applicants can sign up at
their local U.S. Department
of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field service
center.
Individuals and other
entities engaged in livestock and/or crop production are eligible to
participate. Eligible land
includes cropland, pasture, private non-industrial
forest land, and other farm
and ranch lands.
EQIP in Arkansas is
specifically designed to
address the resource concerns of water quality issues related to animal
manure management and
sediment, improved management of irrigation water
and reduction in ground
water use, reduction of
erosion, and improvement
of wildlife habitat. All
applications will be evaluated for funding based on a
state developed procedure
to optimize environmental
benefits. Applications
ranking highest in a funding category will be funded
subject to availability.
A list of eligible conservation practices and
how they apply to regular
participants or historically underserved participants (beginning, limited
resource or socially disadvantaged farmers or
ranchers) will be posted
on the Arkansas NRCS
website at www.ar.nrcs.
usda.gov. .
Applicants qualifying as
historically underserved
may receive up to additional 25 percent costshare. However, no applicant can receive more
than 90 percent. Advance
payments are available for
historically underserved
producers, of up to 30
percent of the anticipated
costs to be incurred to
purchase materials or services to implement a conservation practice.
For more information,
visit www.ar.nrcs.usda.gov
or contact the local USDA/
NRCS field service center.
Mena man pleads guilty
to burglary charges
DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY
Editor
MOUNT IDA – Patrick
Bates, age 41, of Mena
p l e a d g u i l t y t o t h re e
charges relating to a theft
that occurred on or about
Nov. 17, 2013.
Bates plead guilty to
theft of property, a class
D felony, residential burglary, a class B felony, and
a misdemeanor charge of
criminal trespass as a part
of a plea agreement with
the prosecuting attorney’s
office. The item stolen was
a 2006 Honda ATV.
Judge Bill McKimm
sentenced Bates to 60
months supervised probation in accordance to
the agreement. He was
also ordered to pay $1,000
in fines and $436.50 in
fees and court costs. The
court also reserved the
right to order restitution
to the victims at a later
date.
In other court news,
April Thew, age 27, of
Mount Ida was arraigned
on charges of theft of
property, a class D felony.
Thew has been accused
of taking or exercising
control over or making
unauthorized transfer of
an interest in the property
of another person with
the purpose of depriving
the owner of the property
with said property being a
credit card or credit card
account number.
A not guilty plea was
entered on her behalf
and a trial date was set
for April 1.
Thomas Merritt Jr., age
45, of Hot Springs was
arraigned on charges of
Residential Burglar y, a
class B felony. The alleged
burglary took place sometime between July 5 and
July 9, 2013.
A not guilty plea was
e n t e re d o n h i s b e h a l f
and pretrial was set for
March 14.
Caleb Chesshir’s jury
trial was reset for April 1
at the request of the prosecutor’s office. Prosecuting Attorney Andy Riner
explained to Judge McKimm that a key witness
was unable to attend the
trial originally scheduled
for Jan. 21 due to a family
medical emergency.
Chesshir has been
charged with Fourth Degree Sexual Assault.
Page 4 - Montgomery County News - Thursday, January 30 ,2014
Will Spring arrive on time or will we experience
six more weeks of Winter? That is what we try
to ind out every year on February 2, otherwise
known as Groundhog Day! Groundhog Day has
TO
been celebrated in the United States and Canada
every year since 1886. On this day, tradition states
that if the groundhog sees his shadow when he
emerges from his home and is scared back into
his dwelling, then Winter will last for six more
weeks. If he is not scared by his shadow, Spring is
set to come. This holiday’s origins go back as far
as the Roman Empire. Soldiers in the Roman Legion would make the same prediction with a similar animal, the hedgehog. If the hedgehog cast
a shadow, then what the Romans called “the second winter” would start.
A groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent from the same family as squirrels. In
the wild, they live in burrows, or holes, underneath the ground where they hibernate through the
Winter. Groundhogs can average from four to 15 pounds in weight and are usually around 15
inches long (not including their tails). The most famous of the weather-predicting groundhogs
lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and goes by the name Punxsutawney Phil. His home,
or burrow, in Pennsylvania is called Gobbler’s Knob. Other famous groundhogs are General
Beauregard Lee in Atlanta, Georgia; Balzac Billy, in Balzac in Alberta, Canada; and Jimmy the
Groundhog in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
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Balzac Billy, Canada,
Cold, General Lee,
Gobbler’s Knob,
Groundhog, Jimmy,
Phil, Rodent, Shadow,
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Read the questions/statements below and decide what you think will
happen this year. Then on Groundhog Day, with your class or family, write down what the groundhog in your area predicted. Then you
can see who was correct-you or the groundhog.
1. Do you predict that the groundhog will see his shadow?
2. If the Groundhog does see his shadow, do you think
there truly will be six more weeks of Winter? Why?
3. If he doesn’t see his shadow, do you predict that Spring
will come early? Why?
4. Which of your friends or classmates do you predict will
have the most accurate forecast on Groundhog Day?
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Larry Teague
Senator
In addition to approving
budgets for state government operations next year,
during the fiscal session
the legislature will allocate
unspent surplus funds that
have built up in the state
treasury over the previous year.
Traditionally, surplus
funds are spent on “one
time” projects, while recurring expenses such as
salaries and maintenance
are paid for with tax revenues that are collected
every year.
At the end of the current fiscal year, on June
30, the state will have an
expected surplus of $126
million. The governor has
proposed spending about
$43.6 million of that.
His proposals for spending the surplus include
putting $10 million into a
short-term loan program
for charter schools that
need financing to upgrade
facilities.
T h e Wa l t o n F a m i l y
Foundation has pledged
a matching contribution
of $10 million that charter
schools could use to obtain long term financing.
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority,
a state agency that issues
bonds, would participate
in the loan program.
A significant amount of
the surplus would go to
county jails and state prisons under the governor’s
spending plan.
About $10 million would
go to the Department of
Correction, which operates state prison units, to
pay overtime and extended
hours worked by staff.
Another $720,000 would
be used to immediately
open a state prison unit in
Malvern.
Another $7.4 million
would reimburse county
jails for the expenses they
incurred holding state inmates when there was a
lack of available space in
state prisons.
Also, the Department
of Community Correction,
which operates work release programs and drug
courts, would get about
$500,000 to reimburse
county jails for holding
inmates when there was
no room for them in state
prisons.
About $5 million of the
surplus would replenish
the governor’s quick action
closing fund, an account
that is spent to recruit
industries to Arkansas.
About $10 million would
be spent to expand broadband access for public
schools.
The legislature has power over all state government spending requests,
whether they are “one
time” projects paid for
with surplus funding or
ongoing expenses paid for
with revenue from sources
such as sales and income
taxes. When the fiscal session convenes on February 10 the legislature will
consider the governor’s
spending plan and likely
will make both major and
minor changes to it.
The 2014 fiscal session
will be the third in the
state’s history. In 2008 Arkansas voters approved a
constitutional amendment
establishing fiscal sessions
in even-numbered years,
and the first fiscal session
was held in 2010. That
session and the 2012 fiscal
session were uneventful, in
large part because legislators limited the agenda
mostly to budget items.
The constitution allows
for the introduction of nonbudget bills during a fiscal
session, but it requires
approval from an extraordinary majority of both
the Senate and the House
of Representatives.
It will last 30 days, but
the legislature may extend
it to 45 days if 75 percent of
the membership votes to
do so. Under the constitution, a fiscal session cannot be extended beyond
45 days.
Legislators have been
meeting at the Capitol to
review state agency spending requests, in preparation for the fiscal session.
Story News
Norman News
with Dee Card
by Melba Reed
We enjoyed a warmer
and beautiful day on Sunday. We are supposed to
have another cold wave
and wind chill beginning
Sunday night. When summer arrives I will be wishing it wasn’t so hot.
Refuge Baptist Church
will enjoy “Soup Bowl”
on Sunday, February 2nd.
They will be having a potluck with soup, salad and
desserts. This will be after
morning worship service
Sunday morning. Everyone
is invited to bring a dish,
worship with us and enjoy
the meal and fellowship.
Eugene and Jeannie Blumenstine of Washington
flew back home Saturday
after visiting and doing
some things for her step
mother, Sue Blair. Sue said
she really appreciated
them. Jeannie hasn’t been
here since November 2,
2013 when her dad, Jimmy
Blair died.
I visited Sue Stokes, for
a short visit on Saturday.
Sue had enjoyed babysitting a great granddaughter,
Madison Lamber t who
is the daughter of Scotty
Lambert and only grandchild of Mervin and Treva
Lambert.
Brenda Minton enjoyed
a belated birthday at her
home on Saturday, January
25th. Among those who
came were; Billy JR., Amanda and Baby Dally Minton,
Amanda’s twin sister, Samantha and son and their
mother Lesa Forga, Taylor
Collum, Caleb Rhoden and
Reagon Jones. I stopped
by to see the babies and
visited for a short time. We
wish Brenda many more
happy birthdays.
Miranda Hutts spent
Friday night until Monday
night at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock due to a
migraine headache. She is
better but her head was
still hurting. Please pray
for her.
Christen Beggs is going her practice coaching
and teaching at Ouachita
High School under “Blue
Kesterson”. Blue was a
former coach at Mount
Ida. Christen is to graduate from Henderson State
University in May 2014.
Happy Birthday or belated birthday to: Jeneva
Robbins and Brenda Highfill on January 31st and
Happy Anniversar y to
Bro. Bill and Lois Singleton on January 31st.
Among the many on
our prayer list includes;
Lou McCormick, Mike
O’Neal, Chris Darrell, Sue
Wilson of Pencil Bluff,
Vergie Aldridge, Pedro
Hackney, Al Banta, Paul
Dee Reed, Patsy Qualls,
Ronnie Wallace, Taylor
Collum, Miranda Hutts,
Don and Kaye Shrout, Bill
Vines, the family of Eddie
Boadway and the family
of Bood Keathly.
Please pray for all of
the sick, bereaved, unsaved, our military men
and women, all leaders
and everyone.
Please remember “God
is our refuge and strength
a ver y present help in
trouble”. Psalms 46:1
If you have any news
for my column please call
me at (870) 867-3527.
A movement is soon
to get underway to save
the old Sulphur Springs
Baptist Church for a community center. Do you have
any information about the
church or anyone who
lived in the Sulphur Springs
area? The church was built
In 1912 by the community.
Some of the Families were
Edwards, Hughes, Bowen,
Wigger, Bates, Kiser, Black,
Ferguson, and Lewis.
And a reminder to be
extra careful around those
big yellow school buses.
The kids aren’t always
watching where they are
going so you need to be
watching on their behalf.
If those lights are flashing
please stop and make sure
the kids are clear from the
highway.
Haven’t heard if we officially are under a burn ban
but the counties around us
already are. It is way to dry
and too windy to be burning right now.
A Valentine Celebration
will be held on February
14th at 7:00 p.m. for anyone in 11th grade through
adulthood at Barr Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Entertainment will include
special music- vocal and
instrumental love songs,
poems, and surprises. Refreshments will be served.
Mark your calendar to attend this free event orga-
nized by the ladies of the
church. You can call 870223-2724 for more details.
This week at Gretta
Lane Thrift Shop men's,
women's, and children's
clothing will be half price.
Excluding cookbooks,
hardback books are 25
cents each and paperback
books are a dime each.
Plastic hangers are a dozen for a quarter. Remember that all proceeds support the Gretta Lane Food
Pantry, which served 296
families this past week.
The thrift shop is open
Thursdays, Fridays, (10 4) and Saturdays (9 - 1).
Upcoming ballgames
are the 31st at Ouachita
for Jrs. and Srs. and February 4th at Emerson, also
for the Srs.
And pat on the back going out to the CHHS Beta
team. They participated
in the Arkansas Senior
Beta Convention in Hot
Springs this last weekend.
Luke Deaton took second place and qualified
to compete in the National Beta Convention in
Richmond Virginia. Luke
placed 4th at National last
year. More details will
be in next week’s paper
I think.
If you have news, give
me a call at 870-279-2639
or email it to [email protected]
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BILL
From Page 1
by state law for performance by each of the
elected county officers or
departments of county
government.
Statutes also list items
that the county may provide but that are not mandated. Those services include agricultural services
such as the UA Cooperative Extension Ser vice,
development ser vices,
community services, emergency services (other than
those mandated in the
above section) human services, solid waste services
and utility services.
“The ‘may provide’ section of county spending is
where the Quorum Court
would have latitude to cut
budgets,” Black said.
Without PILT being reinstated potential cuts will
likely be made in emergency services, libraries,
roads and other services
expected by county residents. “Any nonessential
county service could be on
the chopping block if the
payment does not come in.
Cuts in funding that would
have to be considered to
address the budget shortfall would include ser-
vices such as the library,
fairgrounds and senior
citizens council,” the judge
added.
He noted that the county should be able to weather this year’s funding cuts
by dipping into a budget
surplus from last year.
“At the end of December,
2013 the county had nearly
$1 million on hand. The
$922,331.85 we had at the
end of the year will carry
us through 2014.”
The 2015 budgeting process will not begin until the
third quarter of the year,
probably in September,
the judge noted. “If the
PILT funding is not reinstated by budget time the
Quorum Court will have
to take a look at cutting
services. The only way we
can cut significant money
in county general is by cutting people, and nobody
wants to do that,” he said.
To date no discussions
have been held on which,
if any, services would be
cut, according to Judge
Black. “We won’t address
that issue until sometime
this fall.”
He said that while the
county can’t collect taxes
on the land, we are still expected to provide services
to those people who live in
the national forest.
Sen. Mark Pryor is a proponent of reinstating PILT.
He said, “Many counties in
our state with federal land,
including Montgomer y,
rely on the PILT to provide
necessary services to our
families and businesses.
I understand the importance of this program. “
Pryor added, “That is
why I’ve strongly supported it during my time in
the Senate and why I’ve
urged the Farm Bill conference committee to include
funding in their report. By
securing funding for this
vital program, we can give
our counties the certainty
they need to support our
local communities,” he
concluded.
In opposing the Omnibus Spending Bill, recently
passed by Congress, Rep.
Tom Cotton said, “I cannot
support this budget-busting $1.1 trillion spending
bill which piles another
$45 billion onto our $17
trillion national debt in
violation of the spending
caps that took effect just
months ago.
“Also, the bill shortchanges rural counties
by funding many wasteful, superfluous programs
instead of Payments in
Lieu of Taxes. This programs supports counties
like Montgomery, Newton,
Johnson, Franklin, Garland, Yell, Polk, Crawford,
and Scott, which contain
large amounts of federal
land.
“These counties will
lose revenue needed to
pay for schools, roads, and
jails and will potentially be
forced to raise local taxes
on hard-working Arkansas
families,” Cotton said.
Sen. John Boozeman
has been a supporter of
re i n s t a t e m e n t o f P I LT
funding and has advocated that it be made a
permanent part of future
budgets.
Black expects the new
location to open later
this year.
Black has spoken before the state legislature
in relation to a federal
d e c re e re g a rd i n g t w o
endangered mollusks. He
explained that if lands
along rivers in the county
are declared protected
habitat local farmers
could be seriously affected. He wanted to make
sure the interests of local
residents were heard.
Black is on the Executive Committee of County
Judges Association and is
a member of the Public
Lands Committee of the
National Association of
Counties. Earlier this
year he was named vice
p re s i d e n t o f t h e We s t
Central Planning Commission.
Black said that a county judge can get involved
in as many outside inter-
ests as they want to, but
he has tried to limit his
involvement to positions
that are most beneficial
to Montgomery County.
“ I t ’s a g o o d f e e l i n g
when you walk into your
congressman’s office and
he knows you by name.”
Black stated.
If reelected, Black
plans to focus on filling
in gaps on unpaved high
traffic roads. He would
also like to make renovations to the older sections of the courthouse.
The oldest section of the
courthouse is nearing 100
years old.
pare those lists an inspector would have to be
brought in to do the job,
according to Mayor Jo
Childress. After lengthy
discussion of the project and its requirements,
council members agreed
that Weston’s training
was likely saving the city
money.
Councilman Rick Farmer questioned why the city
pays additional money to
some employees for not
participating in the city
health insurance plan,
when insurance was a
fringe benefit for municipal employees.
Mayor Childress explained that in some cases
the employee is covered
under a spouse’s insurance plan and elects not
to use the municipal insurance. In those cases the
employee is given a pay
increase that would be the
same as the cost would be
should the city pay the
employee’s insurance.
When questioned
about fees to the Arkansas Municipal League,
Childress explained that
Municipal League membership provides legal
representation for major
cases as well as some
other services.
Council voted to accept the final budget report to complete the 2013
fiscal year and instructed
the mayor to make sure
all city equipment has
proper decals showing
that it is an official vehicle
prior to adjourning.
Digital literacy classes available for county
COUNCIL
and their residence requirements and was given 15 days
to move. He was arrested
Jan. 14, 2014 after he failed
to relocate.
Shane Ethridge was appointed to represent Wachsmuth be Judge Bill McKimm
and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. A pretrial
date was set for March 14.
JUDGE
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Glenwood. It will be a collection station for household trash only and will
be open once a week.
COUNCIL
From Page 1
ments fall within engineering specifications.
I f We s t o n w e re n o t
trained and able to pre-
LITTLE ROCK – Connect Arkansas, a project of
Arkansas Capital Corporation, today announced that
free adult digital literacy
classes will be held at the
Montgomery County Library in Mt. Ida.
Each class will last one
hour, and classes will be
held at 11 a.m. (Word 1),
12 p.m. (Excel 1), and 1
p.m. (Excel 2) on February
6. There is a limit of five
students for each one hour
class, and each student is
provided with a computer.
To sign up for a class, prospective students should
contact Joann Whisenhunt
at 870-867-3812.
Connect Arkansas received federal stimulus
grants to increase Internet
awareness, education and
use in Arkansas. As part
of that grant, Connect Arkansas launched the Adult
Digital Literacy Program.
More than 55 classes are
scheduled for February
throughout Arkansas.
“The Internet has become an integral part of
life, and Arkansans deserve
every opportunity to participate,” said Sam Walls III,
president of Connect Arkansas. “By educating the
adults in our communities,
we are setting them up to
be able to communicate
with and stay connected
to their families, friends,
healthcare professionals
and communities more
efficiently and effectively.”
The Arkansas Capital
Corporation Group of
companies empower entrepreneurs by providing
capital in conjunction with
community banks to busi-
nesses through its capital
availability products and
advocating for entrepreneurs through capital, educational, and technological
improvements. The Arkansas Capital Corporation
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In addition to the flagship
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31st PTO Ice Cream Social @ 2:30, Basketball pics
Feb 17: President's day, No school
Feb 20: Parent/Teacher conference;
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WATER WELL DRILLING
PuBLIC NOTICE
PuBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS
CIVIL DIVISION
WILLIAM MCKIMM,
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE ESTATE OF JAMES H. WILLIAMS,
DECEASED
VS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS
PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE ESTATE OF
SHIRLEY MANNINO, deceased
PLAINTIFF
NO.CV-2014-02
JAMES CARL ANDERSON, HOPE ANDERSON,
And JUDY ANDERSON BOWERS,
AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY:
PT. SW SE 24-4S-R25W 21 ACRES;
SE SW 24-4SR25W; PT. N ½ NW ¼ 25-4S-25W;
NW NE 25-4S-25W; and
PT. NE NE 6.21 AC AND PT. SE NE 28.2
26-4S-25W AC;
PT. NE ¼ SE ¼ 26-4S-25W AC, ALL
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF QuIET TITLE ACTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been iled in the Circuit Court
of Montgomery County, Arkansas, A Petition to Quiet Title to lands in
Montgomery County, Arkansas, described as follows, to-wit:
TRACT 2: 001-07733-000: The South Half of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township
4 South Range 25 West, containing 20 acres, more or less.
Also: 70 yds. sq. in the Southwest corner of North half
of the SW ¼ of SE ¼ Section 24 Township 4, South Range 25
West containing 1 acre.
TRACT 3: 001-07727-000: SE ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 24
Township 4 South, Range 25 West, containing 40 acres more
or less.
TRACT 5: 001-07745-000:
NE ¼ of the NW ¼. 40 acres.
Also E ½ of the NW ¼ of the NW ¼. 20 acres.
Section 25 T 4S R 25 West.
LESS AND EXCEPT: (Tract 1) Part of the NW ¼ NW ¼ of Section
25, Township 4 South, Range 25 West, described as follows:
Begin at the NE corner of said forty and run West 1320 feet;
thence South 364 feet; thence Northeasterly to a point 248
feet South and 660 feet East of the NW corner of said forty;
thence South 6 feet; thence Northeasterly to the Point of
Beginning, containing 6.57 acres, more or less.
TRACT 6: 001-07736-000:
NW ¼ of the NE ¼ 40 acres.
Section 25 T 4S R 25 West.
TRACT 7: 001-07764-000: Part NE ¼ SE ¼ described as
follows: Begin at a point 110 yards West of NE corner run
South to public road, run NW with said road to N. Line said
forty, run East to place of beginning, 3 acres, more or
less.
Also West ¾ of SE ¼ of NE ¼ 30 acres.
Also part NE ¼ NE ¼ being all West ¾ said forty lying South
of road.
Section 26, TWp. 4, S R 25 West, containing about 34.41
acres more or less.
001-07787-000: Part of the NE ¼ SE ¼ described as follows:
Begin at a point 110 yards West of NE corner, run South
to public road; run NW with said road to N. Line said forty,
run East to place of beginning, 3 acres, more or less. In
Section 26, Township 4 South, Range 25 West.
The Defendants, the tract of land, and all persons claiming said lands
or any interest therein are hereby warned to appear in this Court within
thirty (30) days from the date of irst publication of this Notice and answer
said Petition and show cause why the title to said lands should not be
quieted and conirmed in said Plaintiff or be forever barred from answering
or asserting his/their interest.
WITNESS my hand and seal as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgomery
County, .Arkansas, this 10th day of January, 2014..
DEBBIE BAXTER (Montgomery County Circuit Clerk)
PR-2014
NOTICE
Last known address of decedent: 29 Yeaman Lane, Mount Ida, Arkansas
Date of Death: November 9, 2013.
An Afidavit for Collection of Small Estate was iled January 17 , 2014, describing lands in Montgomery County, Arkansas, to wit:
Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 26, Township 2
South, Range 24 West, described as follows: commence at the Southwest corner
of said forty and run South 88 degrees 28' 42" East 623.4 feet with the forty line;
thence North 1003.49 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 132.8
feet; thence North 88 degrees 28' 42" West 207.8 feet; thence South 132.8 feet;
thence South 88 degrees 28' 42" East 207.8 feet to the Point of Beginning.
All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly veriied,
to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the irst publication of
this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any beneit in the
estate. This notice irst published January 30, 2014.
DOREEN WATTERS
2661 Hwy. 270 East
Mount Ida, AR 71957
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PuBLIC NOTICE
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2014 - ______
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE RURAL COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM FUND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
SECTION I: There is hereby appropriated from the Rural Community Grant
Program Fund to the Rural Community Grant Program Fund Budget, Line Item
3510-0502-3103 Grants and Aid the sum of $47,500.00.
SECTION II: This money goes to the following:
JOPLIN VFD $25,000.00
FAIRGROUNDS IMPROVEMENTS $10,000.00
SULPHUR & LAVERNA VFD $12,500.00
SECTION III This Ordinance will be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
ATTEST: Debbie Baxter (County Clerk)
APPROVED: Alvin Black (County Judge)
DATED: January 30, 2014
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PuBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
A public auction of the following described vehicles will be held at the First National Bank, Mount
Ida, Arkansas, parking lot at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2014. Sale will be to the highest bidder. Bid
price shall be payable in full immediately.
2004 Chevrolet diesel pickup
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse
The vehicles may be seen at First National Bank,
221 South George Street, Mount Ida, AR. First
National Bank reserves the right to refuse any and
all bids.
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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL
YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS
AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH
PURPOSE.
This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas
72211 (501) 219-9388
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2011, Mary Lou Barden executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Bank of America, N.A. its successors and assignes; and
WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded June 7, 2011, as Instrument No. 11R00847 in the real estate records of
Montgomery County, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the
holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action
is Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), 14523 SW Milikan Way Suite 200, , Beaverton, OR 97005, (866)5705277;
WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneiciary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Mary Lou
Barden by Act 885 of 2011; the party initiating this action is Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), 14523 SW
Milikan Way Suite 200, , Beaverton, OR 97005, (866)570-5277;
WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneiciary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Mary Lou
Barden by Act 885 of 2011; and
WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an
agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed
upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on February 11, 2014, at or about 11:30 A.M. at the Montgomery County Courthouse in
Mount Ida, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory
right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property
being real estate situated in Montgomery County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows:
A tract of land lying in Montgomery County, Arkansas, described as follows: Commencing at Northeast corner of the West
One half of the Northeast Quarter of the Section 32, Township 4 South, Range 23 West, and run thence North 87 degrees 21
minutes 45 seconds West, 537.67 feet to the Point of Beginning, thence North 87 degrees 21 minutes 45 seconds West, 300
feet; thence South 8 degrees 47 minutes 01 seconds East, 614.34 feet; thence North 69 degrees 58 minutes 39 seconds East,
along road, 114.95 feet; thence North 87 degrees 26 minutes 33 seconds East, 85 feet; thence North 1 degree 20 minutes 55
seconds East, 550.33 feet to the Point of Beginning, except any part in roads. More commonly known as: 89 White Tail
Hollow, Glenwood, Arkansas 71943
UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE
FRONT DOOR OF THE Montgomery County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES
ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED.
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants,
easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or
federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a ixture iling; and to any matter that an accurate
survey of the premises might disclose.
The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to
adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time
and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE
TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 451-241258
WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211, (501) 219-9388
Heather Martin-Herron (2011136), DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ysmith_131127_ 842,
For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM, or for general information call 501-224(FPS:3-6)
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Kirby takes three at Caddo Hills
DANIELLE BROWN
Contributor
The Trojans traveled to
Caddo Hills last Tuesday,
January 21 for three games.
In the first game, the
Junior Lady Indians hosted
the Junior Lady Trojans. It
was a low scoring game as
both teams struggled to
put points on the board.
Kirby led 5-4 at the end
of the first. The Kirby Junior girls held the Caddo
girls scoreless in the second while putting in four
points, all from Gracen
Smith at the free throw line
for a 9-4 halftime lead. In
the third, the Junior Lady
Trojans got four points
each from Shelby Foshee
and Smith and two each
from Allison Price and Kacie Anderson. The Junior
Lady Indians got two each
from Sara Bershers and Larissa Martin and one from
Jordan Powell toward their
six point third quarter.
Caddo Junior girls rallied
in the fourth with two each
from Scarlet Beggs and
Rachel Dumont and solid
free throw shooting from
Jordan Powell and Larissa
Martin but ran out of time
as the Junior Lady Trojans
held on for the 26-19 win.
Foshee and Smith led for
Kirby with 10 each, Price
4, Anderson 2. Foshee had
one 3-pointer.
Martin led for Caddo
Hills with 8, Powell 4, Bershers 3, Beggs and Dumont
2 each. Powell shot three of
four from the line.
In the second game, the
Lady Indians held close to
the Lady Trojans through-
out the first half. In the
first, Ashley Harrison led
the Lady Trojans with five
points while the Lady Indians spread seven points
between three players.
Kirby led 9-7 entering the
second. The Lady Indians
rallied in the second with
Bethany Porter hitting her
second trey and Lauren
Morris hitting four of six
from the stripe. Maddie
White hit from long range
for Kirby while spread
scoring between four players for a 20-19 lead at the
half. The Kirby girls entered the second half with
a new attitude, putting in
16 and 15 in the third and
fourth quarters while the
Lady Indians answered
with five and four. The Lady
Trojans won 51-28.
Harrison and Taylor
Swanson led for Kirby with
nine each, Maddie White,
Lauren Ray and Brooke
Mitchell seven each, Josie
Crump five, Emma Ault
four, Kayla Wootten two,
Megan Stinson one. Swanson had two 3-pointers,
White and Harrison one
each. The Lady Trojans
shot 61 percent from the
line.
Hallie Stone led the Lady
Indians with nine points,
Porter six, Halie Forest
and Morris four each,
Jayden Fant three, Carmen
Ruiz two. Porter had two
3-pointers and Stone one.
The Lady Indians shot 50
percent from the line with
Morris leading with four
of six.
The Senior boys game
was next with a showcase
of two solid local boys
teams. Logan Foshee had
a five point first quarter
for the Trojans while Ryan
Duggan added two from
the field and two of two
from the stripe. Hugo Ruiz
answered for Caddo with
four points and two from
Brandon Bush. The Trojans
led 9-6 after one. All five
Trojan starters scored in
the second toward a tenpoint quarter. Seth Powell
led the Indians in the second with four points and
Hugo Ruiz added three
more. The Indians trailed
19-13 at the half. Ruiz continued to hit in the third,
once from the arc and
twice on drives. Brandon
Bush added four points
and Powell two towards
the Indians 13-point quarter. Foshee made half of the
Trojans 12 quarter points
and the Trojans led 31-26
entering the final quarter.
Brandon Bush led the Indians in the fourth quarter
with all six Indian points.
Colby Brock added seven
from the Trojans including
three of four from the line.
Tony Harrison hit two of
two from the line and the
Trojans held on for the
40-32 win.
Foshee led Kirby with
13, Brock 11, Duggan six,
Harrison six, Lee Whisenhunt two, Glynn Smith two.
The Trojans shot 47 percent from the line. Foshee
had one trey.
Ruiz led Caddo Hills
with 14, Bush 12, Powell
six. The Indians shot one fo
six from the line. Ruiz had
one trey.
SUBMITTED PHOTO | Montgomery County News
The Oden High School Quiz Bowl team recently competed in the Arkansas Governor’s
Quiz Bowl Association Tournament held in Russellville, Arkansas. The team placed
16th in their division and advanced to the play-off round. Team members pictured
left to right: Elizabeth Still, Callie Monk, Lane Davis, Brandi Summitt, and Kaley
Underwood. Team members not pictured include: Wayne Armstrong, Mark Oliver,
and Matthew Thomas. The team is coached by Allison Still. The Oden Quiz Bowl
Team will host a regional tournament March 8th for area teams.
Chamber of Commerce photo contest underway
The Mount Ida Chamber
of Commerce is sponsoring
a photography contest for
the 2014 visitor’s guide to
promote the beauty of Montgomery County.
The winning photo will
grace the cover of the 201415 visitors’ guide, with their
name proudly displayed as
well.
Submitted photos must
be taken in Montgomery
County and must represent
the spirit of the area. They
can feature any and all scenery including, mountains,
lakes, and rivers, but cannot
feature people. You may take
photos during any season,
but the tourist season is
preferred.
Each person may only
submit three photos. Each
photo must be of high quality so that it can be used as
an 8x10 print.
Any photo entered may
be used in the visitors’ guide,
or it may be used for other
Mount Ida Area Chamber of
Commerce promotions.
The winner will receive
$100 and their name will be
on the front cover with their
photo.
Each entry along with
a consent form must be
received by email or postmarked by Feb. 14. The
photo must be submitted
on either a disc or jump
drive. The entry form must
be signed and sent with the
photo to be eligible. You are
asked to tag the photo with
the location it was taken.
The winner will be announced Feb. 21.
To submit entries via
email send it to batessales@
cebridge.net or [email protected].
For more information
regarding the contest or the
Mount Ida Area Chamber
of Commerce contact the
chamber at (870) 867-2723,
or Sherry Ellison at (870)
86-7101.
Seth Powell drives up for two of his six
points against Kirby last week.
Jordan Powell drives into the lane against
Kirby. Powell had four points.
Photo by Danielle Brown
Caddo’s Haley Ortiz drives through a pair of Lady Trojan defenders and makes a cross
court pass as the Lady Indians faced Kirby last week.
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Basketball
Roundup
Jr. Girls
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Mount Ida
13
8
15
11
47
England
5
7
5
8
25
MI: Mattie Fiorello-12, Melody Hoskins-11, Jade
Ellison-9, Lauren Wingield-6, Baylea Cannon-5,
Patty Anne Whisnehunt-4
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3OT
Final
Mount Ida
8
10
8
8
18
52
Cossatot
6
6 11 11
15
49
MI: Lauren Wingield-23, Mattie Fiorello-11, Jade
Ellison-8, Kendra Burke-4, Melody Hoskins-3,
Baylea Cannon-2, Patty Anne Whisenhunt-1
Jr. Boys
Mount Ida
7
4
1
0
12
Bismark
17
17
11
5
50
MI: Anthony Spurling-6, Hunter Bissell-2, Bridger
Farmer-2, Austin McAdoo-2
Mount Ida
4
5
8
4
21
Cossatot
6
18
14
11
49
MI: Braizon Ellison-5, Hunter Bissell-4, Bridger
Farmer-3, Landon Sommerkorn-3, Tate Abernathy-2, Anthony Spurling-2, Jonathan Wheeler-2
DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | Montgomery County News
The Mount Ida High School Cheerleaders build a pyramid during the halftime show of the senior girls’ game with England.
Sr. Girls
Mount Ida
16
12
16
14
58
Mountain Pine 10
10
15
11
46
MI: Casey Trantham-25, Hannah Vines-14, Bailey Carr-10, Jessica Settles-3, Jordan Farmer-2,
Reagon Jones-2, Hannah Ross-2
Mount Ida
4
14
14
20
52
Bismark
9
11
17
12
49
MI: Casey Trantham-15, Bailey Carr-13, Reagon
Jones-10, Hannah Vines-8, Callie VanHorn-6
Mount Ida
5
10
6
10
31
England
13
12
24
2
51
MI: Hannah Vines-6, Reagon Jones-5, Jordan
Farmer-4, Jessica Settles-4, Casey Trantham-4,
Bailey Carr-3, Lyndsey Crutchield-2, Callie VanHorn-2, Hannah Ross-2
Sr. Boys
Mount Ida
4
10
11
16
41
Mountain Pine 11
13
10
15
49
MI: Brady Rutledge-16, T.J. Wilson-12, Cody
Robertson-6, Dakota Barrett-6, Keifer Colgrove-1
Mount Ida
16
9
7
9
41
Bismark
8
20
12
14
54
MI: Cody Robertson-13, Dakota Barrett-11, T.J.
Wilson-10, Brady Rutledge-5, Keifer Colgrove-2
Mount Ida
11
5
15
3
34
England
16
16
11
16
59
MI: T.J. Wilson-9, Cody Robertson-8, Dakota Barrett-7, Brady Rutledge-6, Keifer Colgrove-4
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Baylea Cannon (12) reaches for a rebound as the Mount
Ida Jr. Lady Lions rol to a 47-25 win over England. The Jr.
Lady Lions earned a triple overtime win over Cossatot River
Jan. 27.
BradyRutledge (24) shoots over a defender Friday night as
the Mount Ida Lions hosted England.
LEFT: Hannah Ross (23)
drives into the lane
and passes around an
England defender as
the Sr. Lady Lions try
to gain the lead Friday
night. England held on
for a 51-31 win. Hannah
Ross had two points in
the game.
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grandkids and swim in the creek. Enjoy quiet evenings around the
ire pit telling stories and listening to the creek and all nature has to
offer. The cabin is 2 bedroom and one bath with an open loor plan
that is great for entertaining. It comes fully furnished, just bring
your clothes. Big back porch equipped with a swing and rocking
chairs to pass the evening along. Located just off a paved road in
Montgomery County Arkansas. Just about 10 miles to Glenwood,
Arkansas and less than 1/2 mile to Ouachita National Forest. Could
be used for a weekend rental or just a family getaway. One of a kind
property with one of a kind price of $165,000.00.
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Montgomery County, Arkansas. 1848 sq.ft. doublewide. Tile and
hardwood loors. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Wood burning ireplace, nice
deck. Caddo Hills School District. City water. 23x30 metal shop
with concrete loor. VERY NICE. $56,500.
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SERV. CONT.
FOR SALE - 3 bdrm./ 2ba.
doublewide on 5 acres. 479646-1205.
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LAND FOR SALE-40 acres
with well and septic located
on Little Fir Rd. $129,900. Call
(501) 922-7004.
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FOR SALE - 3 bedroom/1
bath, 1161 sq ft brick home on
1.3 acres at 1413 highway 8e
norman, $60,000 call to see
at 870-223-2948 .
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Farmer’s Tree Service
Complete tree service
Stump grinding
Senior Citizens & Vets
Discount
SERVICES
Glenwood Auto Supply
st
326 N. 1 St.
(Next to H&R Block)
870-356-3414
or 870-356-2118
Serving the area since 1951
FOWLER SELF
STORAGE
Units available now!!!
Call 870-356-4848.
Check out
fowlerauctioneers.com.
Happy Howlers
Little House of
Pet Grooming
Hwy 270 & 27 South, Mt. Ida.
By Appt. • Walk-ins by chance
870-279-0692 cell
870-867-4672
No Fur
No Paws
No Service
870-356-4872 • 888-817-4872
Brush Regularly
Next Appointment
Right now
Tree trimming •Tree Removal
Professional Tree Service
Bucket Trucks • Stump Grinding
Fully insured for all your tree
trimming needs Free Estimates
and years experience.
AlAn Moore’s
Tree service
We have a:
Manlift, Skid Steer,
Demolition Equipment,
etc.
(870) 828-0700
Glenwood Stone
Flagstone - FieldstoneBoulders - Mountain Stone
Hwy 70 E.
Glenwood
Sandra Revels
870-223-3737
Got Something
to sell? Do it in
the Classiieds!
YARD SALES
Closeout sale
YARD SALE-Winter hours
for mulitiple family inside in
Able Storages across from
RV parking. Wednesday 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. to Saturday 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. new stuff every
week. COme on over and see
what you can find.
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Sell
it!
for 20 words
or less.
Class display ads
870-356-2288
OUACHITA CLEANING CO.
FURNITURE
by 1” long
MISC.
FOR SALE - A new mattress
set w/warranty. Twin Set $88,
Full Set $108, Queen Set
$138, King Set $168. Call
Sandy at 903-276-9354.
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are just $10.
FOR SALE - Electric wheel
chair. Portable, light weight,
like new, low $ or perhaps free
to senior, 888-442-3390.
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FOR SALE - Ward Shavings
LLC/dry, shavings $1,500 per
van load. 870-285-3377.
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FOR SALE - 2009 KZ Spree
323 RLS Travel Trailer,
$16,500.00. 479-883-4071.
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HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED - Part-time
Cook I needed for CADC’s
Mt. Ida Senior Activity Center. Prefer experience cooking
for large groups. Supervisory
and computer experience a
plus. Pre-employment drug
screening and criminal background check required. To
download an employment
application go to www.cadc.
com. Employment applications are retained on file for
(1) one year. You must contact HR if application was
previously submitted and you
want to be considered for the
above position or for more information call 501-315-1121.
EOE.
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HELP WANTED - Dietary
CNA needed for weekends.
Work 5a.m.-9:30p.m., Sat.
& Sun. & get paid for 40hrs.
Must cook. Apply in person,
507 mnt. View Rd.
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HELP
WANTED-Mountain
Harbor Resort is accepting
applications for general labor,
general maintenance & security. Please apply in person.
Mandatory drug screening.
Interviews set for a later date.
Call for directions only please.
870-867-1213 or 1215.
M-5-1tp
Now taking applications for
Part time LPN and dietary
cook experience preferred.
Please apply in person.
GLENWOOD
HERALD
870-356-2111
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County News
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Produce and Management experience preferred!
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Previous experience a plus!
Bob’s Food City
742 Hwy 270 E. Mount Ida, AR 71957
(870) 867-3551
BOB SHEFFIELD CONSTRUCTION
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
Demolition • Remodeling
Additions • Rooing
Call now for a free estimate!
(870)631-0116 or (870)867-4062
NOTE: Dierks supermarket closed about 3 weeks ago and they have moved the
remaining inventory to our building to sell-this is all current merchandise and not
stale stock-lots of it is dated into 2015-this store just closed so you will be buying
good quality items-please note that due to the large volume of merchandise to sell
we will be starting at 9:00 a.m.
PARTIAL LIST: a very partial list of the items we are selling (and we still like about 100
boxes being through unpacking) include:all kinds of canned vegetables and fruitsjuices-soda pop-laundry detergent-Quaker oats-soap-Kool Aid-Enfamil-Similac-toilet
paper-paper towels-feminine products-diapers-depends-Kleenex-2 greeting card
racks full of cards-salad dressing-pasta-cranberries-peaches-pears-fruit cocktailpickles-mexican items-soups-soup mixes-foil-baby food-cleaning supplies-health
and beauty supplies-peanut butter-cereals-housewares-tea-candy-cookies-pancake
syrup-this is a very partial list and we will be adding more throughout the week as
we set up the auction that you may view at www.mcgrewauctions.com.
AALB 59
McGrew’s Auction Service
AALB 512
870-356-3029 Kenny & Kenny Ray McGrew 870-356-2103
McGrew Auctions “Just a “BID” better”
Get a jump-start on Spring!
Atlantis Found • Mt. Ida
870-867-2530
Chimney cleaning, stainless steel
chimney caps & fireplace grates
installed & carpet cleaning.
Serving Arkansas since 1980
870 - 867 - 2728
SAT., FEB. 1ST at 9:00 A.M.
All Shrubs & Trees
Below Wholesale!
are just $8
24 HOUR
ACCESS
GROCERIES - GROCERIES - GROCERIES
HAPPY JOHN BLDG. - GLENWOOD, AR
Flea Market in Mount Ida.
224 Hwy 270 W - Next to
Subway. Open Thur-Fri-Sat
10:00-6:00. For appointments call 870-867-7549
or
870-867-7200.
See
Facebook. New arrivals
daily.
NEW ARRIVALS - All sizes
of old Photographs, First
Day Of Issue Post Cards,
advertising
brochures,
huge oil painting of horses
racing.
Classiied listings
We accept credit cards
615 Mountain View Road in Glenwood
Charles’ Tree Service
870-557-1003
Glenwood
Athletic
Club
Bucket truck • Fully insured
FOR RENT
FOR RENT - Available Feb.
1st. 3br./1.5ba. home in Glenwood. $500 mo./$200 dep.
Refrences required. 870-3564848.
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FOR RENT - 2br./1ba. house
in Caddo gap area. $400
mo./$200 dep. with optional 6
acre fenced pasture w/pond
for extra charge. Call 870-3564848.
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FOR RENT - Small motel in
Glenwood is coverting to retail rental spaces. Open or
expand your business in this
highly visable & convenient
location. Great for office spcae, gift or t-shirt shop, salon, art gallery, antique shop,
or many other things. $395
mo. plus $20 to cover heat &
A.C., cable T.V. and WiFi. Call
870-356-2277 or come by 232
Hwy 70E.
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FOR SALE OR RENT - 3bdr.
house in Glenwood. $5,000
down, $59,000 or $450 per
mo. w/$100 dep. Call 870-3563882.
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HOUSE
FOR
RENT
3bdr./1ba.
$450
mo.;
2bdr./1ba. $385 mo. Call 870356-8365.
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870.356.2111 (Glenwood)
870.867.2821 (Mount Ida)
for Rates, Dates or
Questions
MONTGOMERY฀COUNTY฀NEWS,฀Thursday,฀January฀30,฀2014฀•฀Page 10
1 column wide
Goes into
Glenwood Herald
& Montgomery
Apartments for Rent
One & Two Bedroom Units Vacant
Special: One month free rent with a 6 month lease.
OffeR EXPIRES: 02/28/14
•Energy eficient units with central
• Yard work furnished by Management
heating & cooling, all electric
•Pets allowed with deposit and
• Mini-Blinds, Carpet, & Vinyl
restrications
• On Site Laundry Facility
• Convenient Location in Mount Ida next
• Mail Access
to Mercy Medical Clinic, Forrest Jones
• Private Parking Space
Park, & Montgomery County Health Unit
Call (870) 867-3128 or come by our ofice at 502 Hwy 270 East
to pick up an applications!
THE VILLAGE APARTMENTS-428 Luzerne St-Mount Ida, AR 71957
Contact Person: Ronda Foley- Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mike’s Heating and Air Conditioning
~ Fast & Reliable ~
Heating & Cooling Help
Your comfort is just a phone call away.
system sales • installation • repair • maintenance
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Co. News.
Volunteer Wanted
That’s TWO
A male volunteer hospice companion is needed
in the Story area. The ideal gentleman would be
a farming country boy with adventures to share
but still a little sole left on the bottom of his
boots! If you are this wonderful man, please call
Jayme Sublett at 501-624-3397.
papers for the
price of one!
Week of 01-27-14
STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS
Call Eva or Linda at 1-800-569-8762 to place your ad here!
HELP WANTED
Heavy Equipment Operator
Training! Bulldozers, Backhoes,
Excavators. 3 Weeks Hands On
Program. Local Job Placement
Assistance. National Certifications. GI Bill Eligible. 1-866-3626497.
RN's NEEDED for travel and assignments. ICU, CCU, L&D, Medsurg. Call 800-989-4625 or Email
[email protected].
HELP WANTED TRUCK DRIVERS
DRIVERS- Train to be a PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER
through Prime's Student Driver
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time daily. Year round, dedicated,
recession proof freight. 100% fuel
surcharge to driver. CDL Class A
& 1 yr driving experienced required. Call Kevin 866-904-9226.
www.DriveForCardinal.com
COMPANY DRIVERS & OWNER
OPERATORS WANTED! No touch
freight, 90% drop & hook, dedicated opportunities available. Call 888-710-8707
Also seeking Recent Grads
Call Lavonna 877-440-7890
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Make OUR Home YOUR Home!
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WANTED 10 HOMES
to advertise siding,windows or
roofs for our 2014 brochure.
Save Hundreds of Dollars.
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TRAINING/EDUCATION
Become a TRUCK
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with a little blessing to cherish
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infant and give love, laughter,
and stability. Please call Mara
and Will at 1-800-983-9095. Expenses paid.
Montgomery County District Court
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
COMPILED BY ANDREA SHEFFIELD
District cour t cases
from Wed., January 8 & 22:
Amber D. Brock, 35, of
Mena, fined $245 for contempt of court for failure
to pay fines.
Casey Lee Graves, 36,
of Norman, fined $320
for driving on suspended
license.
Brandon
Keith
Markham, 21, of Amity,
fined $70 for no seatbelt
and $270 for fail to appear.
Gary Don Baker, 54, of
Hot Springs, fined $230 for
fail to pay fines and $580
for two counts of fail to
appear.
Dennis A. Brey, 56, of
Hot Springs, forfeited $320
license.
Jason Anderson Cogburn, 30, of Glenwood,
fined $245 for contempt of
court for fail to pay fines.
Angela Kay Daniel, 43,
of Glenwood, fined $320
license.
Lance Eugene Houston,
48, of Tuskahoma, OK,
forfeited $143 for speeding
(75 in 55 mph).
Mark Christian Huseby,
48, of Fountain Lake, fined
$355 for hot check, $365
for hot check and $355 for
hot check.
Caleb Aaron Liles, 25,
of Sheridan, forfeited $150
for driving vehicle/trailer
no registration or tags
expired.
Tray Edward Mathews,
20, of Mountain Pine, fined
$320 for driving on suspended license.
Amanda Mae McCool,
20, of Mount Ida, forfeited
$170 for no driver license
and $150 for no child restraint.
Joseph Dwane Minchew,
27, of Bonnerdale, fined
$150 for driving without
tags.
Kalpeshbhai Thakorbhai Patel, 33, of Heavener, OK, forfeited $121 for
speeding (70 in 55 mph).
Jeremy Shawn Thompson, 26, of Hot Springs,
fined $320 for driving on
suspended license.
Christopher A. Weatherford, 20, of Norman,
forfeited $137 for speeding
(72 in 55 mph).
Steven Thomas White,
25, of Hot Springs, fined
$640 for possession drug
paraphernalia and $245
for assault-3rd degree family or household member.
AMY MONK
Montgomery County Family and Consumer Science
Extension Agent
home and affordable. The
University of Arkansas,
Division of Agriculture, in
partnership with the Division of Child Care and Early
Childhood Association, is
offering training for early
childhood professionals.
The Best Care is offered
free of charge and is verified training through the
David Ray
Editor
Murfreesboro Diamond
A debate is already underway among state legislators about whether or
not to reauthorize the deal
made only last year to allow Medicare funds to be
used to purchase private
health insurance policies.
The topic is a major agenda
item that will be discussed
during the fiscal session
set to begin Feb. 10.
Especially after the election of Republican John
Cooper to fill the remainder of disgraced state senator Paul Bookout’s term,
there is a lot of discussion
about the “private option”
being done away with.
Such a measure would
Dustin Allen Carter, 26,
of Waldron, fined $245 for
contempt of court for fail
to pay fines.
Christopher Michael
Catron, 28, of Caddo Gap,
fined $245 for contempt of
court for fail to pay fines.
Jimmy P. Charles, 47,
of Gary, TX, fined $245 for
contempt of court for fail
to pay fines.
Alice Davis-Raines, 73,
of Oden, forfeited $120 for
Donna Rose Gordy, 49,
of Hot Springs, forfeited
$121 for speeding (70 in
55 mph).
Curtis D. Delight, 26, of
Delight, fined $440 for contributing to delinquency
of a minor and $290 for fail
to appear.
Ricky Wayne Mathews,
62, of Hot Springs, forfeited $70 for no seatbelt.
Eric Todd McClun, 21,
of Glenwood, fined $640
for theft by receiving.
Jeremy Jay Mitchell,
23, of Glenwood, forfeited
$170 for fail to yield at
intersection.
John David Pipkins, 50,
of Mayflower, forfeited
55 mph).
Kevin R. Rathbun, 57, of
not “end Obamacare,” as
some are saying, nor would
it produce any good result
for the state of Arkansas.
Instead, it would see 455
people in Howard County,
389 people in Pike County
and 343 people in Montgomery County excluded
from health insurance programs they just signed up
for in the last few months.
In fact, more than 76,000
people state wide would
be dropped from health
insurance rolls that they
just got on.
It would also cost the
state the money that the
federal government is putting into the program,
Traveling Arkansas’ Professional Pathways (TAPP)
and supports the Better
Beginnings Program.
The Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
Service has available a new,
free set of classes for early
childhood professionals
and others interested in
learning more about young
children. These classes
are part of The Best Care
program. The schedule of
classes is as follows:
Sat., Feb. 8 (Five hours
of training)
Getting Our Hearts Right
(Parts I and II)
Thinking Outside the
Box (Higher Order Thinking Skills)
Autism
Fun Ways to Teach Math
Sat., March 8 (Five hours
of training)
Color Me Happy (Personality Traits)
Picky Eaters: Bringing
Peas and Harmony to the
Table
Building Culturally Sensitive Classrooms (Parts I
and II)
Playground Safety
The two-session training
will be offered at the Garland County Fairgrounds
in Hot Springs on Saturday,
February 8 and Saturday,
for assault-3rd degree and
$500 for criminal trespass.
Kenneth Edward Cummins, 53, of Mount Ida,
fined $420 for driving DWI
suspended license and
Sandor G. Dombi, 40, of
Pencil Bluff, fined $720 for
DWI-1st.
Jeremy Ryan Fields, 38,
of Fort Smith, fined $720
for DWI-1st.
Amanda Danielle Fox,
20, of Mena, fined $320
license.
Zachary Earnest Hamilton, 26, of Norman, fined
$220 for criminal trespass.
Alicia Keeton, 37, of
Cove, forfeited $245 for
contempt of court fail to
pay fines.
S a l l y L i re t t e , 3 8 , o f
Mount Ida, fined $720 for
DWI-1st, $420 for endangering the welfare of a
minor-3rd degree.
Noah W. Miller, 20, of
Glenwood, fined $585 for
three counts of assault3rd degree and $195 for
criminal mischief-2nd degree.
Jimmy Ray VanHorn,
23, of Mount Ida, fined
$565 for assault-3rd degree.
EITC at CADC’s free tax sites
in Pike and Montgomery
Counties:
Glenwood Senior Activity
Center, 229 Betty Street. Call
870-867-0151 for an appointment.
Mt. Ida Senior Activity
Center, 158 Senior Drive. Call
870-867-0151 for an appointment.
At CADC tax sites, IRScertified volunteer tax preparers work one-on-one with
families and individuals to
help file their tax returns and
ensure that they receive the
tax credits for which they
qualify. Sites also provide
information on financial
education classes and saving
March 8. Registration begins at 8:30 with classes
conducted from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. on both dates.
You will need to bring
a sack lunch. For more
information about The
Best Care classes for early
childhood professionals,
contact Amy Monk or call
(870-867-2311).
This program is open
to all interested persons
regardless of race, color,
national origin, religion,
gender, age, disability,
marital or veteran status,
or any other legally protected status. Persons with
disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of program
information should notify
their local county Extension office as soon as possible prior to the activity.
Amy Monk is a County
Extension Agent with the
University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture,
located in Montgomery
County. You may reach
her at 870-867-2311 or 117
Ray Drive, or by email at
[email protected]. You can
also follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.
com/montgomer ycountyextension
Healthcare debate continues
which amounts to tens
of millions of dollars per
year.
This has prompted the
Jackson Hewitt tax preparation group to crunch
some numbers. Their organization (not known for
being liberal lap-dogs by
any stretch), calculated
that ending the “private
option” would also add between $27 million and $40
million in tax burden to
Arkansas businesses - and
would fall most heavily on
small businesses.
Randy Zook, president
of the Arkansas State
Chamber of Commerce,
also not known for liberal
tendencies, said, “This additional expense will have
a chilling effect on the
growth plans of Arkansas
businesses.”
He urged people to con-
tact their legislators and
tell them to support small
businesses by reauthorizing the private option.
Though local state representatives Nate Steel,
Brent Talley and Fonda
Hawthorne as well as state
senator Larry Teague all
voted for the program,
representative Nate Bell
out of Mena voted against
it last time, and is saying
openly that he will try to
defeat it again.
He claims that he has
a “Plan B,” but is oddly
reluctant to talk about it
in public.
I would add my voice to
the leader of the Arkansas
Chamber of Commerce.
Contact you legislator.
Contact other people’s
legislators, if you want to.
Let them know that if “Plan
B” results in Arkansas’s
CADC to offer free tax prep assistance
Local residents can receive valuable help at tax
time from Central Arkansas
Development Council, which
is offering free tax preparation assistance in Pike and
Montgomery Counties.
CADC helps individuals
qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a
refundable federal credit
available to low to moderate income working families.
The IRS estimates one-fourth
of eligible people could miss
out on the EITC because they
don’t know about it, don’t
know that they qualify, or
don’t know where to find free
tax filing assistance.
Get help with claiming the
Hatfield, forfeited $116 for
Robert E. Rogers, 46,
of Pearcy, forfeited $320
license.
Hannah Lanae Rowland, 18, of Mount Ida,
forfeited $125 for speeding (71 in 55 mph).
Shane Martin Tillery,
19, of Mount Ida, fined
$345 for no liability speeding, $270 for fail to appear
on violation, $320 for driving on suspended license
and $160 for improper
passing on left.
Ryan Edward Younger,
20, of Glenwood, forfeited
Isreal Rios Altamirano,
26, of Hot Springs forfeited $139 for speeding
(53 in 35 mph) and $170
for no driver license or
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Christina Eve Sieber,
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Shawn Paul Benton, 21,
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dogs or pursuing wildlife
with dogs without permission.
Tanner Jay Winfree, 21,
of Royal, forfeited $220 for
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$145 for no proof of insurance and $140 for fail to
stop or yield.
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of Glenwood, forfeited $70
for no seatbelt.
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of Hot Springs, forfeited
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debit card. Customers generally receive federal refunds
7-10 days.
Workers who earned
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2013 and were raising children should see if they qualify for the EIC,” said Larry
Cogburn, executive director
of CADC. “And single workers not raising children who
earned less than $14,340
might qualify for a smaller
EIC,” he added. “But you
must file a federal income tax
return to claim the EIC – even
if you don’t earn enough
to owe any federal income
taxes.”
Persons utilizing the sites
should bring their family’s
Social Security Cards, picture ID, W-2/1099s, a copy of
last year’s return, bank account information for direct
deposit or splitting a refund
to several accounts, and any
other pertinent information.
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Montgomery County News - Thursday January 30, 2014 - Page 12
Pike County woman seeks help in Quilts of Valor project
P.J. TRACY IV | Glenwood Herald
READY TO QUILT FOR A CAUSE ... Jan Martin, local quilt maker, prepares for National
Freedom Day in which she and local volunteers will make quilts for injured veterans. for
more information on Quilts of Valor, see www.qovf.org.
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GLENWOOD -- February
1 is National Freedom Day,
and a local resident hopes
to use the day to bring
happiness to some injured
veterans.
Jan Martin, a longtime
quilt maker, is answering
the call of the National
Quilts of Valor, who has appointed the day to try and
get as many quilts made
for veterans as possible
throughout the country.
In response to the call,
Martin and a local contingent of helpers will meet
on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Glenwood church of Christ.
It is requested that all
participants bring a sack
lunch and a drink. Coffee
will be available at the
event.
Supplies that the group
will need are sewing machines, rotar y cutters,
cutting boards, irons and
ironing boards.
Martin also is considering putting out jars in public locales to get funding
for batting and backing.
“We really would like
them to RSVP,” said Martin,
so the church will know
whether it is to use the
multi-purpose room or
the Family Life Center, depending on the number of
attendees.
Stations will be set up
for quilt assembly, and according to Martin, sewing
knowledge is not necessary.
“Everybody knows how
to lift an iron,” Martin
quipped.
“We will ask everybody
that participates to bring
enough fabric for one
quilt,” said Martin stating
that would be 4-5 yards and
that a red, white and blue
color scheme is preferred.
However, only children’s
themed material is unwanted.
Martin will seek donations from local merchants
to hand out as door prizes
throughout the event.
Those interested in attending or gaining more information can call Yvonne
at
(870) 230-3755, Martin
at 356-3565 (H) or 356-9746
(C) and Vickie’s Quilting
Shack in Kirby at (870)
398-4109.
“Anyone that can’t attend, but would like to
participate, we certainly
would appreciate it,” said
Martin.
Martin was unwilling to
set a goal without knowing
the number of people who
would attend the event,
but stated that she derived
much of her inspiration
for the cause from her two
sons that served in the
U.S. Navy.
“I’m just a really patriotic person, “ said Martin.
“I do so appreciate what
the military for us. They
are just so deserving ...
anybody who goes over
there is deserving in my
book.”
The group will seek to
donate to Arkansas wounded veterans first and then
on a national basis, based
on need. Martin said a
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lot of the quits end up
in Germany at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center
and Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center in
Bathesda, Maryland.
Martin initially learned
about the cause via e-mail,
and sought more information and got all the quilt
size specifications and
requirements for the program.
A press release from the
Quilts of Valor Foundations
gives more of the national
perspective.
The Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) announces
today that as a continuance of their 10th anniversary, 10,000+ quilters all
across America are being
asked to sew on February
1, 2014. The date is National Freedom Day in the
USA and Mrs. Gordon said,
“It seemed like the perfect
day to sew for our combat
service members and veterans, so we have selected
it to be our National QOV
Sew Day.”
Quilts of Valor is a national community service
initiative that brings together sewers to make
quilts for those touched by
war. These wartime quilts
are a tangible reminder of
an American’s appreciation and gratitude.
This grassroots effort
has spread across the United States and today boasts
thousands quilters from all
fifty states; in 2014, over
100,000 quilts have been
awarded.
QOV’s are stitched with
love, prayers and healing
thoughts. Combat troops
and veterans who have
been wounded or touched
by war are awarded this
tangible token of appreciation that unequivocally
says, “Thank you for your
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THE WEEK OF
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WASHINGTON, DC -- It’s
true: tax scams proliferate
during the income tax filing season. This year’s
season opens on Jan. 31.
The IRS provides the following scam warnings so
you can protect yourself
and avoid becoming a victim of these crimes:
• Be vigilant of any unexpected communication
purportedly from the IRS
at the start of tax season.
• Don’t fall for phone
and phishing email scams
that use the IRS as a lure.
Thieves often pose as the
IRS using a bogus refund
scheme or warnings to
pay past-due taxes.
• The IRS doesn’t initiate
contact with taxpayers by
email to request personal
or financial information.
This includes any type of
e-communication, such as
text messages and social
media channels.
• The IRS doesn’t ask for
PINs, passwords or similar
confidential information
for credit card, bank or
other accounts.
• If you get an unexpected email, don’t open any
attachments or click on
any links contained in the
message. Instead, forward
the email to phishing@irs.
gov. For more about how
to report scams involving
the IRS visit the genuine
IRS website, IRS.gov.
LITTLE ROCK – With all the regulations
and forms related to tax filing, it’s no
wonder that tax preparation is a lucrative
business. Some Arkansas consumers
may choose to seek tax prep assistance
rather than crunching numbers and reviewing documents themselves.
Although paid tax preparation services are available and advertisements
for them are prevalent this time of year,
many taxpayers are eligible for tax
preparation help that is offered at no
cost and with no impact to a taxpayers’
refund amount.
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this consumer alert today to inform
consumers about the multiple free tax
preparation options available to them,
and to provide advice to others who
choose to pay for tax prep services.
“For those who need help preparing
and filing their tax returns, there are a
number of free programs available, especially for senior citizens and lower-income taxpayers,” McDaniel said. “These
programs are often convenient and easy
to use, and taxpayers reap the benefit of
not having to pay for the services.”
The Internal Revenue Service offers its
Free File electronic tax filing program
to all taxpayers, either through brandname software or online fillable forms.
Those taxpayers who earned less than
$58,000 in adjusted gross income in
2013 are eligible to receive free online
filing help. More than a dozen commercial tax software companies have made
their online assistance free through the
Free File program. Visit www.irs.gov for
more information.
The IRS also offers free, in-person
tax filing and preparation assistance to
qualified individuals through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and
Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
programs. Those eligible for VITA pro-
gram help make less than $52,000 a year.
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces are
also eligible for VITA.
VITA sites are staffed with trained volunteers and are typically in local community centers, libraries, and schools.
Consumers may call (800) 906-9887 to
find the nearest VITA location, or visit the
IRS website.
The TCE program provides free assistance to those who are 60 and older, with
most TCE sites being operated through
the AARP Foundation’s Tax Aide Program. For more information or to find the
nearest TCE location, visit http://www.
aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/ or
call (888) 227-7669.
McDaniel said consumers who choose
to pay for help from commercial tax
prep providers should keep these tips in
mind:
• Shop around, since costs may vary
between providers. It is always best to
get multiple estimates before choosing
a service.
• Make sure to choose a well-qualified,
reputable tax preparer, since taxpayers
themselves are ultimately responsible
for all information provided to the IRS.
• Read and thoroughly review documents before they are filed, and be sure
to ask the tax preparer about any entries
that may be difficult to understand.
• Ask whether the tax preparer has
a Preparer Tax Identification Number
(PTIN), which is issued by the IRS.
• Ask if the business is open yearround in case there are follow-up questions regarding a return.
The Attorney General’s Consumer
Protection Division can provide further
information about tax preparation and
other consumer issues. Visit the Division’s website, www.GotYourBackArkansas.org, or call the Consumer Protection
Hotline at (800) 482-8982.
Life’s a little easier with
EITC is for people who work for someone else or own or run a
business or a farm. To qualify, you must have low to mid income
and meet the following rules. To qualify, you and your spouse (if
filing a joint return):
• Must have earned income
• Must have a valid Social Security number
• Cannot have investment income, such as interest income, over a
certain amount
• Generally, must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien the entire year
• Cannot file as married filing separately
• Cannot be a qualifying child of another person
• Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ (related to foreign earned
income)
• Must have a qualifying child or if you do not have a qualifying
child, you must:
• be age 25 but under 65 at the end of year,
• live in the United States* for more than half the year, and
• not qualify as a dependent of another person.
You have to file a federal tax return to get EITC even if you owe no
tax and are not required to file. EITC provides a boost to help pay
your bills, fix up your place, or save for a rainy day.
Just imagine what you could do with EITC.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Check out our EITC Assistant to see if you qualify
and estimate the amount of your EITC. It’s
available on www.irs.gov/eitc.
Or, call 1-800-829-1040, or ask your tax preparer.
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By D.E. Ray
Editor, Murfreesboro Diamond
NASHVILLE -- Woods and Woods PA, Ltd.
of Nashville is closing in on 40 years of accounting support and tax preparation. Donny
Woods, senior partner of the firm, says he
sees that going on far into the future.
Donny Woods’s twin brother Ronny started
the accounting firm in 1975, with Donny joining him as partner five years later in 1980.
They operated the firm together until Ronny’s
death in 2011.
After that, Woods took on partners Bill
Moorer in 2012 and Jeanice Neel in 2013. The
firm also addedWes Howard as manager of an
office in Dierks. Howard and Neel both had
accountancy businesses prior, with Woods
and Woods purchasing Howard’s business in
Dierks and Neel merging with the firm. Neel’s
business had been operated from a home
office, and Woods said there are no current
plans to open a shopfront in Hope at this time.
Woods said that there were seven staff
members at the Nashville office, and two at
the Dierks office.
Asked about the recent re-bricking of the
face of the firm’s building on Main Street in
Nashville, Woods said that it was the last step
in a two year process to refurbish the office.
“We bought the building in 1991, and really
didn’t do anything to it since then. We started
the interior remodel in 2012, but had to wait
until a bricklayer was free to finish.”
Woods said that the firm serves about 2000
clients, with most of those having relationships with the firm stretching years or even
decades. “We see only about five percent
movement on the client list from year to year,”
he stated. He went on to say that many of the
accounts they lose are through the passing of
longtime clients or people moving out of the
area.
Woods explained that the firm tries to accommodate clients who do move, saying
“most of our clients are from Howard and Pike
Counties, but we handle some national and
international clients who used to live here.”
Woods attributed the loyalty among the
firm’s clients to both the type of work the firm
does and the loyalty the firm shows in turn to
clients. “We do about 40 percent accounting
and 20 percent consulting, and then 40 percent tax work- and each client receive the
same attention, whether they have a dozen
accounts to manage or just a 1040 short form
to file.”
Woods said that he hopes that people in the
Nashville area are prepared for the coming
tax season, and that if they need help they can
certainly come in. “We are always accepting
new clients, and will definitely take time to
help anybody who walks in the door.”
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The Nashville location has been open since 2001.
Wilma Hinds, who works at the Nashville location, said that she sees about 800 customers a year, and that about two thirds of those come back year after year. She also
said that many of those who come to the location where she works need the help.
“Sixty percent that come in here are in the low income bracket. They’re getting
by. We help them get by,” she said, explaining that she looks for any possible way to
reduce tax payments and increase returns for clients. “People who have farms and
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Hinds said that the office in Nashville is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the tax season, and is open at least one day a week
throughout the year for those who need additional tax help. It is located in the Southpark Shopping Center on South 4th Street.
At the Murfreesboro office, Mary Lingo said that she is available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays- but also takes appointments at other times
if needed.
Lingo, who has been at the Murfreesboro office for three years after working at the
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office.
She said that her customers have a wide variety of needs, but welcomes the challenge. “If I don’t know it, I’ll find it out,” she said.
Both tax preparers reminded people that filing will start on January 31st, but that
they can prepare tax returns now to have ready to file as soon as the IRS begins accepting them. They said that the IRS will process returns between one day and three
weeks after receiving them.
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service today announced plans to
open the 2014 filing season on Jan. 31 and
encouraged taxpayers to use e-file or Free
File as the fastest way to receive refunds.
The new opening date for individuals to
file their 2013 tax returns will allow the IRS
adequate time to program and test its tax
processing systems. The annual process
for updating IRS systems saw significant
delays in October following the 16-day
federal government closure.
“Our teams have been working hard
throughout the fall to prepare for the upcoming tax season,” IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel said. “The late January opening gives us enough time to get
things right with our programming, testing
and systems validation. It’s a complex process, and our bottom-line goal is to provide
a smooth filing and refund process for the
nation’s taxpayers.”
The government closure meant the IRS
had to change the original opening date
from Jan. 21 to Jan. 31, 2014. The 2014 date
is one day later than the 2013 filing season
opening, which started on Jan. 30, 2013, following January tax law changes made by
Congress on Jan. 1 under the American
Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA). The extensive
set of ATRA tax changes affected many
2012 tax returns, which led to the late January opening.
The IRS noted that several options are
available to help taxpayers prepare for the
2014 tax season and get their refunds as
easily as possible. New year-end tax plan-
ning information has
been added to IRS.
gov.
In addition, many software companies
are expected to begin accepting tax returns in January and hold those returns
until the IRS systems open on Jan. 31. More
details will be available in January.
The IRS cautioned that it will not process
any tax returns before Jan. 31, so there is
no advantage to filing on paper before the
opening date. Taxpayers will receive their
tax refunds much faster by using e-file or
Free File with the direct deposit option.
The April 15 tax deadline is set by statute and will remain in place. However, the
IRS reminds taxpayers that anyone can request an automatic six-month extension to
file their tax return. The request is easily
done with Form 4868, which can be filed
electronically or on paper.
The October closure came during the
peak period for preparing IRS systems for
the 2014 filing season. Programming, testing and deployment of more than 50 IRS
systems is needed to handle processing
of nearly 150 million tax returns. Updating these core systems is a complex, yearround process with the majority of the work
beginning in the fall of each year.
About 90 percent of IRS operations were
closed during the shutdown, with some
major work streams closed entirely during this period, putting the IRS nearly three
weeks behind its tight timetable for being
ready to start the 2014 filing season.
Tax deadlines are real
By Jason Alderman
Practical Money Matters
Congress could well debate the debt
ceiling, tax reform and other important
economic issues until the cows come
home, but one thing’s for sure: If you don’t
pay your income taxes – or at least file for
an extension – by April 15, you could be in
for a world of financial hurt.
That’s because the IRS probably won’t
give you a break on the penalties it levies
on unpaid taxes unless you were the victim of a natural disaster, suffered death or
serious illness in your immediate family, or
experienced another catastrophic event.
You must file your 2013 federal tax return
(or request an extension) by midnight on
April 15, 2014, otherwise the penalty on any
taxes you owe will increase dramatically.
You’ll be charged an additional 5 percent
of taxes owed for each full or partial month
you’re late, plus interest, up to a maximum
penalty of 25 percent of the amount owed.
If you file your return or extension request on time, however, the penalty drops
tenfold to only 0.5% per month, plus interest.
Here’s how it adds up: Say you owe
$2,500 in federal income tax. If you haven’t
requested an extension, you would be
charged an additional $125 (5 percent),
plus interest, for each month you’re late in
paying off your bill. Had you filed for an
extension, the penalty would drop to only
$12.50 per month (0.5 percent).
Be sure to contact the IRS early if you
won’t be able to pay on time so you keep
as many payment options open as possible
– either call 800-829-1040 or visit your local IRS office. Also check out the IRS’ “Filing Late and/or Paying Late” webpage for
helpful information (www.irs.gov).
One way to avoid this penalty is to pay by
credit or debit card before the filing dead-
line. You’ll pay a convenience fee, which is
tax-deductible if you itemize. Fees vary depending on which payment processor you
choose. (See “Pay Your Taxes by Debit or
Credit Card” at www.irs.gov for details.) If
you use a credit card, make sure you can
pay off the balance within a few months;
otherwise the accrued interest might exceed the penalty.
Other payment options include:
• If you can pay the full amount within 120
days, you may qualify for a Short-Term Extension. If granted, you’ll still owe interest
on your debt, but will avoid the application
fee for an installment agreement.
• If you need longer than 120 days, an Installment Agreement lets you pay off your
bill in monthly installments.
• To apply for either, fill out an Online
Payment Agreement Application at www.
irs.gov or call an IRS representative at 800829-1040.
Under certain dire financial-hardship
circumstances, the IRS will allow some
taxpayers with annual incomes of up to
$100,000 to negotiate a reduction in the
amount owed through an Offer in Compromise. For step-by-step instructions, read
the IRS Form 656 Booklet.
If you’re unable to make payments on
your installment agreement or offer in
compromise, call the IRS immediately for
alternative payment options, which could
include reducing the monthly payment to
reflect your current financial condition.
Also read the IRS’s guide, “The What Ifs
for Struggling Taxpayers,” which contains
helpful information on the tax impacts of
different scenarios such as job loss, debt
forgiveness or tapping a retirement fund.
This article is intended to provide general information and
should not be considered legal, tax or financial advice. It’s always a good idea to consult a tax or financial advisor for specific information on how certain laws apply to your situation
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Waiting for 8-15 days for return can save hundreds per return, check fees before accepting
LITTLE ROCK – Consumers who expect to receive a federal income tax
refund typically already have an idea about how they
will use the refund, often long before the money actually arrives. Some may pay off bills. Others may set it
aside for a vacation. Few, if any, have carved out plans
to give a large portion of the refund right back to a tax
preparer or financial institution.
However, millions of American taxpayers do exactly
that each year when they obtain “rapid” refund products such as refund anticipation checks (RACs). Those
products are nothing more than short-term loans secured by an expected tax refund. The high fees associated with those loans are usually subtracted directly
from refund proceeds. Thus, consumers are essentially
borrowing and paying interest on their own money.
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this consumer alert today to warn consumers about the disadvantages of refund-anticipation products.
“Everyone wants the money that’s due to them as
quickly as possible, but often consumers can avoid the
high fees associated with products if they are patient
enough to wait just a few days,” McDaniel said. “Taxpayers who file electronically with the IRS and get their
refunds through a direct deposit usually receive their
refunds in a week or two, and with that they can avoid
borrowing the money that is rightfully theirs.”
Approximately 18 million taxpayers received RACs
in 2011, according to the National Consumer Law Center. The nonprofit group estimated that Americans paid
a total of $748 million in fees in order to get “rapid”
refunds.
For those taxpayers who choose not to pay fees associated with refund-anticipation products, they can
expect to see their refunds within eight to 15 days if
filed electronically and directly deposited into a bank
account. The IRS offers a prepaid debit card option for
those consumers without bank accounts.
Those who obtain RACs usually pay about $30 for the
service. Add-on costs may reach $100 or more, not to
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Companies that offer RACs or similar products are
required to comply with the Arkansas Refund Anticipation Loan Act. The Act, enacted in 2009, requires tax
preparers to make some specific disclosures if they offer refund-anticipation product services.
Those tax preparers must prominently display a
schedule of fees for the products. They must provide
consumers with a printed notice that lists any and all
conditions related to the RAC or other products. Also,
the preparer is prohibited by law from charging any
fees in addition to those assessed by a lender unless
the fees are charged to all tax-preparation customers.
To avoid the high costs associated with refund-anticipation products, consumers should utilize the IRS Free
File program. Everyone is eligible to file for free, but
taxpayers who earned less than $57,000 in adjusted
gross income can file for free using brand-name tax
software. The Free File program is available starting
Jan. 17, and the IRS begins accepting returns on Jan. 31.
Other organizations offer tax preparation assistance
to senior citizens or those who may be otherwise unable to afford tax help. For more information about
those organizations or programs, visit www.irs.gov or
go to the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division website, www.GotYourBackArkansas.org.
The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division hotline is (800) 482-8982.
Arkansas House
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code, offers services
By Nate Steel
Arkansas Representative
LITTLE ROCK -- While Arkansas state tax and federal returns are not due until April 15, we know thousands of Arkansans may be filing soon in anticipation
of a refund. This year, the IRS will begin processing
returns on January 31st. This is a later date than previous years due to the government shut down last fall.
We are constantly striving to simplify our state tax
codes and reduce the tax burden on Arkansas families. However, we recognize the need many have for
assistance in preparing their taxes and filing returns.
This week, we would like to remind you about the
free services offered to many Arkansans. We would
also like to offer information for those who may be
considering a refund anticipation loan or a refund anticipation check.
The Internal Revenue Service offers its Free File
electronic tax filing program to all taxpayers. Those
taxpayers who earned less than $58,000 in adjusted
gross income in 2013 are eligible to receive free online filing help. More than a dozen commercial tax
software companies have made their online assistance free through the Free File program. Visit www.
irs.gov for more information.
Arkansans making less than $52,000 a year and
members of the U.S. Armed Services are also eligible
for free in person tax filing assistance through the
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
VITA sites are typically located in community centers,
libraries, and schools. You can find one near you by
calling 1-800-906-9887.
Arkansans over the age of 60 can find free assistance through the Tax Counseling for the Elderly
(TCE) program. For locations call 1-888-227-7669.
If you are not eligible for free assistance, it is best
to get multiple estimates before choosing a service.
Until recently, many tax preparation services offered consumers a way to access their refunds in
a matter of days through a refund anticipation loan
(RAL).
These came at a high rate of interest. Consumers
paid an estimated $46 million in RAL fees nationwide in 2011 to get quick cash for their refunds. Due
to changes in the way the IRS processed information, many tax preparation service companies have
stopped the practice. However, some are offering a
refund anticipation check, which allows consumers to
file without the upfront cost of the preparation fees.
Extra fees are then taken out of the refund.
Before entering into an RAL or RAC agreement,
consider that electronically filed returns can be deposited in your account in as few as eight days. And
if you don’t have a bank account, the IRS can provide
your refund by check or prepaid debit card.
The Arkansas Attorney General has more advice
concerning tax preparation services on its consumer
website at www.gotyourbackarkansas.
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Glenwood preparer offers tax tips
Suggests that a DIY tax return project may not be the best plan of attack for all
By P.J. Tracy IV
Editor, Glenwood Herald
GLENWOOD -- Betty
Pennington, owner/operator of the H&R Block office
in Glenwood, knows that
taxes are difficult for the
average layperson to understand.
And in these tough economic times, while it may
seem preferable to sit
down with a pencil and a
calculator and try to calculate them yourself, it may
simply not be the best option for an individual.
Pennington stated that
some people think doing
their own taxes saves money. However, an accountant
is up-to-date on the latest
tax rules and regulations
and can help clients reduce their tax liability. Accountants may know about
lesser-known deductions
and many times the cost of
the accountant’s services is
offset by the higher refund
the accountant gets you.
“The truth is that taxes
are very complicated and
getting more so each and
every day. Many, many
hours of training, research
and work goes into each
and every tax return we
prepare,” said Pennington.
“It is not just the 30 minutes at the desk that a customer is paying for; it is all
the knowledge and training and the fact that professionals are here year round
to handle any problems
they have, and attempt to
keep up to date with anything that saves our clients
money and time,” she said.
Pennington also likes
to remind people that tax
professionals aren’t only
useful one time a year.
“We offer a full payroll
service including check
printing and direct deposits of paychecks. We
strive to keep up to date
on anything that affects our
farmer clients such as the
Arkansas Utility Tax Exemption.”
Twenty-four years of preparing tax returns qualifies
Pennington to speak upon
the topic, as she is an Enrolled Agent licensed by
the Internal Revenue Service since 1994.
By definition, the IRS
states that an enrolled
agent is a federally authorized tax practitioner empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to
represent taxpayers before
the Internal Revenue Service. An enrolled agent status is the highest credential
awarded by the IRS. The EA
credential is recognized
across all 50 U.S. states.
An enrolled agent is a
person who has earned
the privilege of representing taxpayers before the
Internal Revenue Service
by either passing a threepart comprehensive IRS
test covering individual
and business tax returns,
or through experience as
a former IRS employee. Enrolled agent status is the
highest credential the IRS
awards. Individuals who
obtain this elite status must
adhere to ethical standards
and complete 72 hours
of continuing education
courses every three years.
Enrolled agents, like attorneys and certified public accountants (CPAs),
have unlimited practice
rights. This means they are
unrestricted as to which
taxpayers they can represent, what types of tax matters they can handle, and
which IRS offices they can
represent clients before.
For informative purposes, Pennington shared the
following advice, tips, and
knowledge.
TAX SCAMS
In the IRS Special Edition Tax Tip 2014-02 dated
Jan 23, 2014; the IRS issued
new warnings of Tax-time
Scams. Don’t fall for any
phone or emails posing to
be the IRS and warning of
past-due taxes or a bogus
refund scheme.
The IRS never initiates
contact with taxpayers by
email to request personal
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or financial information.
This includes any type of
e-communication, such as
text messages and social
media channels.
The IRS doesn’t ask for
PINs, passwords or similar
confidential
information
for credit card, bank or
other accounts.
The IRS also offers other
suggestions to safeguard
your identity among these
are:
1. Do not carry your social security card in your
wallet or purse in case it is
stolen or lost.
2. Check your credit every 12 months.
3. Protect your personal
information including virus
protection and firewalls on
your computers.
4. Never give personal
information over the phone
unless you have initiated
the call.
5. Be careful when you
choose a tax preparer,
choose one that signs the
returns and stands behind
their work. One who will be
there for years to come.
COMMON MISTAKES
ON TAX RETURNS
1. Incorrect social security numbers causing returns
to be rejected.
2. Last name and social security numbers not
matching such as a marriage and the married
name not recorded with
the social security office,
also causing a return to be
rejected.
3. Different persons trying to claim the same child,
the first return will be accepted and the second one
rejected.
4. Math and computation errors which caused
refunds or tax due to be incorrect.
5. Address errors sometimes causing checks to
be mailed to incorrect address and then returned to
the State or Federal government.
6. Taxpayers seeking direct deposit of their refunds
must have the correct bank
routing number and correct account number. Also
new banking regulations
prohibit a joint return being deposited into a bank
account owned by only one
spouse. The bank will not
accept the deposit and the
refund must be returned to
the IRS and then reissued
as a check to be mailed.
This causes several weeks
delay in getting the refund.
7. Taxpayers forgetting
to include their unemployment on the tax return. This
is especially easy to do if
the unemployment was at
the very beginning of tax
year.
8. For people preparing
their own returns on line
or by hand, one of the most
common mistakes concerns 1099 Misc income for
contract labor or a small
business income. Many
people will simply put this
amount on the wage line
which is incorrect. This
type income must be reported on Schedule C and
have Self-employment tax
paid on the income. This is
also the case for something
as simple as baby sitting
income or lawn mowing.
LOST STATMENTS
AREN’T FORGOTTEN
All 1099s, W2s etc are reported to the correct agency and eventually end up
at the IRS. Just because you
never received a 1099 for
work done, does not mean
that it was not sent into the
IRS. It usually takes about 2
years before the IRS catches the error but then they
will send out a letter with a
proposed adjustment and
tax increase.
ARKANSAS FARMERS
Act 1441 of 2013 provides an exemption from
state and local sales tax
for electricity, natural gas,
and liquefied petroleum
gas used by qualifying agricultural structures and
qualifying aquaculture and
horticulture equipment beginning Jan 1, 2014.
It must be a separate
meter and used only for
the purpose of the exemption. Examples of qualifying structures are poultry
houses, farrowing unit,
feed out houses, dairies,
and greenhouses.
The farmer must first fill
out a form and send it to
the Department of Finance
and Administration for approval. Once approved, the
form must be submitted to
the appropriate utility supplier.
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Under the Affordable
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uninsured for more than 3
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a tax penalty that will be
applied when filing their
2014 income tax return.
This penalty is phased-in
over a 3 year period.
In 2014, the penalty is the
greater of 1.0% of taxable
income or $95 per adult
and $47.50 per child (up to
$285 per family).
In 2015, the penalty will
be the greater of 2.0% of
taxable income or $325 per
adult and $162.5 per child
(up to $975 per family).
In 2016, the penalty will
be the greater of 2.5% of
taxable income or $695 per
adult and $347.50 per child
(up to $2085 per family)
After 2016, the penalty
will be increased annually
by the increase to the costof-living.
And while all this can
be a confusing annoyance
to many individuals, Pennington is prepared to help
as many as she can file a
correct and accurate tax
return.
“In summary, there were
many, many tax law changes in 2013; they include
everything from new tax
brackets to expiring provisions, to new taxes and
penalties such as those
imposed by the Affordable
Care Act. A good competent tax preparer is now essential. “
And while tax preparation software may be better
than going it alone, it also
is not necessarily the best
option.
“Tax preparation software is good but only as
good as the person inputting the data,” said Pennington, also noting that
the software won’t be available for any further help
past the return.
“Hours and hours of
training and research goes
into each and every tax
return we prepare. We are
here year round and we
stand behind our work,”
she concluded.
For further information,
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Tax assistance
provided locally
LITTLE ROCK -- Local
residents will be able to
receive valuable help at tax
time from Central Arkansas Development Council,
which will offering free tax
preparation assistance in
Pike, Clark and Montgomery Counties.
Free electronic filing will
be offered at the following
locations:
CLARK COUNTY
Huie Library, Henderson
State University, 1100 Henderson Street in Arkadelphia. Call 870-867-0151 to
schedule an appointment.
MONTGOMERY CO.
CADC SCAT Office, 158
Senior Drive in Mt. Ida. Call
870-867-0151 to schedule
an appointment.
PIKE COUNTY
CADC Glenwood Senior
Activity Center, 229 Betty
Street in Glenwood. Call
870-867-0151 to schedule
an appointment.
Many low-wage workers
will qualify for the Earned
Income Credit (EIC) for
the first time because their
income declined or they
became unemployed. For
workers with three or more
children who earned less
than $46,997 (single parent) or less than $52,427
(married) in 2013, they may
qualify for up to $6,143 in
Earned Income Tax Credit,
if they qualify.
CADC tax volunteers can
help determine if you qualify for that or other credits.
At CADC tax sites, IRScertified volunteer tax preparers work one-on-one
with families and individuals to help file their tax returns and ensure that they
receive the tax credits for
which they qualify.
Persons utilizing the sites
should bring their family’s
Social Security Cards, picture ID, W-2/1099s, a copy
of last year’s return, bank
account information for direct deposit or splitting a
refund to several accounts,
and any other pertinent information.
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