Local man charged with sex crime
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Local man charged with sex crime
Nashville News The Area artists to host reception at Elberta Area artists Amber Lemser and Lisa Kay will present a reception for their art show entitled “Twenty Something” Sat., April 19 at the Elberta Arts Center in Nashville. The event is set to begin at 5 p.m. A 27 year old Arkansas native, Lemser began her career as an artist at a very young age, winning a Crayola Crayon contest at age four that inspired her to create more art. As she progressed through her young adult life, Lemser said she was fascinated by art materials, and would often spend countless hours trying to reproduce what she was observing. She studied at Henderson State University, obtaining a degree in art education, and is currently employed as a teacher at De Queen public schools. Since starting there, she has accomplished many community involvement activities with other art instructors and strives to build a better community in her school through art scholarship programs for students, establishing a school artwork auction within her district, and creating student school art shows for community enrichment. She is also obtaining her Master’s degree through the Distance Learning Center at the University of Florida. Lemser’s early work focused mainly on the human form, and she had her irst solo show in 2009, titled “Self Expression,” which was based on self-portraits and portraits of humans. Most of her current work is done in mixed media, but she also has a love for watercolor. Lisa Kay is a mixed media artist from Winthrop who obtained a bachelor of ine arts in studio art from Henderson State University in 2007, and after much thought, returned to Henderson, and received a bachelor of science in art education in 2011. She has been an art teacher since August 2012 and currently is the Pre-K through 12th grade art teacher at Haworth, Oklahoma. Kay’s recent body of work was started last April, after a tumultuous time in her life. Her work is created from layers of watercolor paper, foam board, drawings, and paintings to create an unusual sense of depth. For more information about the show, contact Elberta chairman Albert Motta at 870-200-1733. MONDAY • April 7, 2014 • Issue 28 • 1 Section • 14 Pages • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents • PUBLISHED EACH MONDAY & THURSDAY In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 Local man charged with sex crime CHARLES GOODIN Editor NASHVILLE - A local man accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with a 14 year old girl entered a not guilty plea to a charge stemming from the allegation Wednesday in Howard County Circuit Court. Peyton Cox, 20, was or- dered to return to court July 2 after entering the plea via public defender Greg Vardaman. He is charged with sexual indecency with a child. According to court documents, the charge against Cox stems from an investigation that began in August of last year, when the alleged victim told officers of the Nashville Police Department she “had sexual intercourse with [Cox] (19 years of age) in his Jeep at the Nashville City Park.” The affidavit further alleges that the victim told police she and Cox were dating at the time of the incident and that “she snuck out of her grandparents’ house on several occasions.” “[Cox] picked her up down the street,” police wrote in the affidavit. “She stated she had sexual intercourse with [Cox] several times during the month of June 2013.” Cox was interviewed by Nashville police March 5 and allegedly admitted to “having sexual intercourse with this 14 year old female in the Nashville City Park on several occasions,” the affidavit states. A person can be charged with sexual indecency with a child if they are 18 years of age or older and solicit another person who is less than 15 years of age to engage in deviate sexual activity. The charge is a class D felony. Man accused of sex with teenage boy pleads guilty TEST PREP PEP CHARLES GOODIN Editor A.J. SMITH | Nashville News Marcia Aylett rides an electric scooter through the Nashville Elementary School activity room Friday during a pep rally scheduled to encourage students to perform well during state testing, which began this week. Men arrested in connection with copper theft NASHVILLE - A local man accused of having sexual contact with a 14 year old boy was sentenced to six years in the Arkansas Department of Correction with two suspended Wednesday in Howard County Circuit Court. Lee Baker, 40, received the sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual indecency with a child. He was also ordered to pay court costs and must register as a sex offender. According to court documents, the allegation against Baker stems from an arrest made in November of last year that began when Officer Greg Parker of the Nashville Police Department noticed a vehicle sitting in the rail yard off Russell St. “Officer Parker walked up to the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle had all of his clothes off,” police wrote in the arrest affidavit attached to Baker’s case file. “Officer Parker noticed a young male sitting in the passenger seat with his shirt off.” The driver, later identified as Baker, originally gave Park- BAKER er a false name and birth date, according to the affidavit. Police later learned that the passenger was 14 years old. During a subsequent interview with police, Baker allegedly claimed he met the juvenile male on a social network and “went to the victim’s residence and picked him up on November 14, 2013 with the intention of having sexual contact.” “Lee stated that the victim represented himself to be 18 years of age on the social network,” police wrote in the affidavit. “Lee stated that when he picked him up, he asked him again if he was 18 years of age. The victim told him that he was.” Baker then admitted to having “deviate sexual activity with the victim,” the affidavit concludes. A person can be charged with sexual indecency with a child if they are 18 years of age or older and solicit another person who is less than 15 years of age to engage in See BAKER | Page 8 TouRing iTaly CHARLES GOODIN Editor NASHVILLE - Two local men have been arrested in connection with the theft of copper wire from a local business. Juan Quintero, 18, and Loc Q. Pham, 23, were taken into custody Friday as the result of an investigation conducted by Investigator Larry Marion of the Nashville Police Department. According to the affidavits of arrest related to the case, Deputy Joey Davis was interviewing Pham on April 3 when he allegedly stated he had “been getting several rolls of copper wire from [Quintero] at Just Poultry in Nashville.” “Mr. Pham stated that he carried a few loads of wire to L&W Scrap Yard in Nashville, and a few loads to Tri-State Iron and Metal,” police wrote in the affidavit. “Mr. Quintero ... stated that he would call Mr. Pham to QUINTERO PHAM come to the store and they would load rolls of copper wire into Mr. Pham’s vehicle. Once the wire was sold they would split the money they received from the scrap yard.” Police say tickets from the sale of the metal indicate Pham sold 112 pounds on January 17, 461 pounds on March 14 and 358 pounds on March 21, while Quintero sold 503 pounds on March 15. Quintero has been an employee of Just Poultry since September of last year. Terry Delozier, owner of the business, estimated the value of the stolen metal to be between $8,000 and $10,000. A.J. SMITH | Nashville News Echo Phelps serves food to an attendee Friday at the Junior Auxiliary’s ‘Tour of Italy’ brunch, held in the First Baptist Church family activity building. The event replaces the Evelyn Ramsey Tasting Brunch as the group’s premier fund raiser. 2 Editorial The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Monday, April 7, 2014 A halo for selfishness The recent Supreme Court decision over-ruling some Federal Election Commission restrictions on political campaign contributions has provoked angry reactions on the left. That is what often happens whenever the High Court rules that the First Amendment means what it says — free speech for everybody. When the Supreme Court declared in 2010 that both unions and corporations had a right to buy political ads, that was considered outrageous by the left. President Obama called the decision "devastating" and said it "will open ThOmas the floodgates for special sOWELL interests." Creators Those unfamiliar with Syndicate political rhetoric may not know that "special interests" mean people who support your opponents. One's own organized supporters — such as labor unions supporting President Obama — are never called "special interests." All politicians are against "special interests," by definition. They all want their own supporters to have the right to free speech, but not those individuals and groups so benighted as to support their opponents. Even in an age of polarization and gridlock, the one area in which it is easy to get bipartisan support in Congress is in passing campaign finance laws, restricting how much money can be spent publicizing political candidates. What Congressional Democrats and Republicans have in common is that they are all incumbents, and they all want to keep their jobs. Publicity is necessary to win elections, and incumbents get millions of dollars' worth of free publicity from the media. Incumbents can all pontificate in Congress and be covered by C-SPAN. They can get interviewed on network television, have their pictures in the newspapers, and send out mail to their constituents back home — and none of this costs them a dime. Congressional staffs, paid by the taxpayers, are supposed to help members of Congress with the burdens of their office, but a major part of their staff's work is to help get them re-elected. That's not just during campaign years. Everything members of Congress do is done with an eye toward re-election. Any outsider who wants to challenge an incumbent at the next Congressional election has to pay hard cash to buy ads and arrange other forms of publicity, in order just to get some comparable amount of name-recognition, so as to have any serious chance of winning an election against an incumbent. Few people have the kind of money it takes for such a campaign, so they have to raise money — in the millions of dollars — to pay for what incumbents get free of charge. Campaign finance laws that restrict who can contribute how much money, who can run political ads, etc., are all restrictions on political challengers who have to buy their own publicity. If truth-in-packaging laws applied to Congress, a campaign finance law would have to be labeled an "Incumbents Protection Act." The very high rate of incumbent re-elections, even while polls show the public disgusted with Congress in general, shows how well incumbents are protected. The media are accessories to this scam. So long as the information and opinions that reach the public are selected by mainstream media people, whom polls show to be overwhelmingly on the left, the left's view of the world prevails. Hence the great alarm in the media, and in equally one-sided academia, over the emergence of conservative talk radio programs and the Fox News Channel on television. No longer can the three big broadcast television networks determine what the public will and will not see, nor two or three leading newspapers determine what is and is not news. Nobody wants to give up that kind of power. When businesses that are demonized in the mainstream media, and in academia, can buy ads to present their side of the story, that is regarded in both the media and academia as distortion. At the very least, it can cost the left their self-awarded halo. It is fascinating to see how some people — in both politics and the media — can depict their own narrow self-interest as a holy crusade for the greater good of society. The ability of the human mind to rationalize is one of the wonders of the world. The Nashville News USPS 371-540 P.O. Box 297 418 N. Main St. Nashville, AR 71852 Telephone (870) 845-2010 Fax (870) 845-5091 Toll Free 1-888-845-NEWS Established 1878. Published since Sept. 1, 1979 by Graves Publishing Company, Inc. Lawrence Graves, President A tax reformer’s uphill push WASHINGTON -- The Sisyphean task of tax reform should be tried only by someone who will not flinch from igniting some highly flammable people -- those who believe that whatever wrinkle in the tax code benefits them is an eternal entitlement. Tax reform’s Senate champion is Ron Wyden, the affable, cerebral and tall Oregon Democrat who once wanted to be the NBA’s greatest Jewish power forward since ... never mind. Anyway, a serious Republican reform plan has been produced by Rep. Dave Camp, who is retiring from Congress but will probably be succeeded as chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee by Paul Ryan, who has a wholesome monomania about promoting economic growth. Conservatives should rejoice that the Senate’s most important chairmanship, that of the Finance Committee, has come to Wyden, whose progressive credentials are impeccable but who says: “We like expanding the winners’ circle.” And who believes that economic growth of 4 percent is not only feasible but urgent. Furthermore, the Congressional Budget Office might do “dynamic scoring” rather than “static scoring” of tax reform. That is, the CBO would consider probable behavioral changes -- by workers, business executives, investors, savers and GEORGE WILL Washington Post consumers -- when projecting the revenue results of reforms that change incentives. If the reforms were likely to increase economic growth, the CBO would estimate increased government revenues, reducing resistance to tax cuts. Although Wyden, 64, is in only his third full term, in January he will be the Senate’s seventh-most senior Democrat. If Republicans then control the Senate, Wyden will be the ranking Democrat on Finance, which probably will be chaired by Utah’s Orrin Hatch, who is the most senior Republican and second-most (behind Vermont Democrat Pat Leahy) senior senator. Wyden comes from Portland, the Vatican of progressivism, so Democrats may tolerate him collaborating with Hatch and Ryan -- adult supervision for the congressional sandbox -- in crafting tax reforms that respond to the CBO’s recent ominous economic outlook for 2014-2024. It projects growth through this year of about 3 percent. This would be “the largest rise in nearly a decade” but would be anemia continued, considering that the unprecedentedly weak recovery from the recession has left median household income 3.3 percent lower than when the recovery began almost five years ago. The CBO says that after 2017, “growth will diminish to a pace that is well below the average seen over the past several decades.” It cites “long-term trends -- particularly, slower growth in the labor force” as the population ages. The CBO also mentions other reasons the growth potential is “much slower than the average since 1950”: “Changes in people’s economic incentives caused by federal tax and spending policies set in current law are expected to keep hours worked and potential output ... lower than they would be otherwise.” Growth-igniting tax reform is required to rescue the nation from a “new normal” of appalling underemployment. Wyden, whose state produces wood products, says “housing is a very real economic multiplier -- it cannot be outsourced,” so do not expect him to favor substantial curtailment of the deductibility of mortgage interest payments, a $70 billion benefit disproportionately benefiting affluent homeowners. Wyden’s party will insist on preserving the deductibility of state and local taxes, a nearly $80 billion benefit that encourages state and local spending. Unions, especially, will fight for the $260 billion benefit Hooray Hobby Lobby! MIKE GRAVES Publisher Hobby Lobby is suing the Department of Health and Human Services contending that the contraception mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is an unconstitutional violation of the company owners’ religious beliefs. 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Find us on the Internet at: www.nashvillenews.org of not taxing as compensation, which it obviously is, employer-provided health insurance. “You never,” says Wyden equably, “get to start from scratch in Washington.” Of the nation’s embarrassing down-at-the-heels infrastructure -- roads, airports, harbors -- Wyden says, “You can’t have a big-league quality of life and big-league economic growth with little league infrastructure.” He has a plan (“Build America Bonds”) for getting “billions of private dollars off the sidelines” and into infrastructure investments. In addition to minimizing growth-suppressing economic distortions, tax simplification would reform politics by shrinking opportunities for transactions between private factions and the political class. This class confers favors as much with the tax code as with appropriations. “You can drain the swamp,” says Wyden. “They did it in ‘86.” Yes, Congress simplified the code, eliminating preferences to pay for lower rates, but the swamp was unimpressed: Since then, the code has been re-complicated more than 15,000 times. Still, Wyden, ebullient in the face of daunting evidence, will, like Sisyphus, roll the reform boulder up the mountain, challenging the axiom that tax reform cannot be done in an election year or the year before one, which are the only years we have. what is named Sebelius vs. Hobby Lobby. We can debate all day about this case or we can get down to what, to me, is the heart of the matter: Does a privately owned company have to provide insurance to cover birth control, including abortions, to its employees? The “pro-choice” side says a corporation must not exclude birth control, including abortions, in provided insurance. A spokesperson for the faction had this to say: “The religious right zealots who superimpose their religious beliefs onto their fellow employees are the same ones who would refuse to serve a gay person due to their sexual orientation.” That comes from Ian Millhiser, of “Think Progress.” Surprise, surprise. I say if you don’t like Hobby Lobby’s insurance, then don’t work for them. Kinda like Chik-Fil-A - if you don’t like what they espouse, don’t eat or work there. We a p p l a u d H o b b y Lobby and Chik-Fil-A for standing up for what they believe. 3 Monday, April 7, 2014 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 Milbern Cornish, 72, beloved dad, April 4 115 years ago: 1899 The missing confederate dollar which has been the subject of anxious search by collectors is in the possession of T.L. Bennett of Mississippi. There were only four of these struck at the mint in 1861, and three have been accounted for, but the whereabouts of the fourth was unknown. Mr. Bennett obtained this from a relative in Georgia, who bought it about twenty-five years ago from a mountaineer paying $50 for it. (Adv.) D.M. Galloway & Co. sells Luedinghaus Wagons, noted for light running and durability. Will sell cheap and appreciate your trade. also of Athens, are doing a good business. And there are Luther Manasco, Marvin Hill, Pete Bearden, Walter Allison and others of Umpire who are in the poultry work. R. T. Alexander of Athens is still in the chicken business but is not supervising the catching of fowls. COMPILED BY PATSY YOUNG 100 years ago: 1914 Notice to Citizens of Nashville: A petition has been filed with city council, asking repeal of ordinance, prohibiting running of pool halls and shooting galleries. If there is no remonstrance this matter will be taken up at next regular meeting of the city council, April 20, 1914 H.B. Carruth, City Clerk Notice: A pony, a good second-hand runabout and set of harness for sale at a bargain. D.M. Galloway Denton to participate in the Redbud Festival. Miss Floyd, who wore a white net evening dress, trimmed with powder blue ribbon and a cluster of white carnations in her hair attended the Carnation Ball with Charles Cope, who is a former member of Billy Rose’s Casa Manana cast. That Miss Floyd was a wise selection for royal honors is evidenced by a liking for sports, a major in Economics and Business Administration, a minor in speech, membership in the Delian and Cosmopolitan Clubs, the Women’s Recreational Association, and she is a member of the Student Government. 75 years ago: 1939 Ada B. Floyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Floyd, 304 Ansley, Nashville, was one of sixty girls selected by the student body of the Texas State College for Women, 50 years ago: 1964 Virgil Mullen and family at Athens are in the broiler business in a big way; the capacity of their output was heavily increased the past year. Bobbie Gene Pate and wife, Maye, 30 years ago: 1984 Saturday at the Democrat convention, six delegates were elected, John Mamby, Rev. Willie Benson, Lewis Turner, Cell Lewis, Judge Conrad Bagley and Raymond Nolan. Nolan, Turner and Mamby are committed to Walter Mondale, while the others are uncommitted. Alternate delegates are Joe Ball, Lenoulia Crofton, Mark Cassady, Travis McLaughlin, Rusty Darling and Eddie Bounds. 20 years ago: 1994 Mary Margaret Haynes, writing under the dateline Historic Washington, notes that the historic Baptist Church there, originally built in Civil War days, has been damaged again as an automobile failed to make that curve on the western edge. The original church was destroyed by a tornado in 1946. The valued old structure has been heavily damaged by at least three out-of-control cars. The latest one recently went through a barrier and damaged the brick piers and the northeast end of the porch. Milbern L. Cornish, 72, of Nashville, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014 in Nashville. He was born on February 2, 1942 in Nathan, Arkansas, the son of the late Jesse Clyde Cornish and Nellie Mae (Westfall) Cornish. Mr. Cornish was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Nashville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie J. (Skaggs) Cornish; two brothers, Larry Cornish and Wayne Cornish; and one sister, Helen Cox. Survivors include one son, Chris Howard of Mineral Springs; ive daughters, Donna Harwell and husband, Jerry of Nashville, Dana Millward and husband, Scott of Nashville, Cindy Newton and husband, Doug of Mineral Springs, Christy Fike and husband, Jason of Nashville, and Tammy Robinson and husband, Eric of Casa; 14 grandchildren, Kira Staten and husband, Michael, Heath Harwell and wife, Taylor, Tana Anderson and husband, Chris, Michael Millward, Local church to host senior citizen’s day worship First Baptist Church, located at 1202 Leslie St., will have their senior citizen’s day worship Sun., April 13 at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Minister Myrtle Smith of Gennesaret Missionary Baptist Church, Arkadelphia. Everyone is welcome. State police announce crackdown on texting and driving crimes LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas law enforcement officers will join in a collective effort this month to crack down on violators who text while driving. The statewide effort to curb texting while driving violations is part of a six day national initiative that begins April 10th. The U Drive. U Text. U Pay. campaign is a twofold initiative that combines additional law enforcement patrols devoted to watching for drivers who are texting along with a national advertising and media outreach plan designed to inform the public about the stepped-up patrols and the driver’s responsibility to obey the law. Arkansas law prohibits texting while driving, regardless of the driver’s age. It is also a “primary offense law” which means a police officer or sheriff’s deputy can initiate a traffic stop without observing any other violation. Fines can range as high as $100. It is also illegal for drivers to use hand-held cell phones while traveling through school or highway work zones and it’s a violation for any driver under the age of 18 to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers 18 to 20 years using a cell phone are required to use a hands-free device. A violator fine can be $50 or doubled if the violation occurs in a highway work zone when workers are present. According to statistics based on motor vehicle crashes that occurred during 2012, there were 3,328 people killed and 421,000 injured nationwide as the result of distracted driving. The University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute reports that 25 percent of teenage drivers respond to a text message once or more every time they drive, and 20 percent of teens and 10 percent of parents admit that they have been part of extended multimessage text conversations while driving. For more information, visit www.distraction.gov or www.TZDarkansas.org or contact the Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office at (501) 618-8136. Dierks High School honor roll announced All A’s 7th Grade Jake Douglas Adams, Chantal Avigail Alonso, Brayden Shawn Counts, Zane Kennedy Cox, Delaney Mae Eckert, Abigail Grace Garner, Katie Jewel Gordon, Kyra Helms, Misty Lopez, Perri Elizabeth Lowrey, Madison Michelle Mays, Landan Gabryelle Stuard, Tristyn Nicole Trusty, Walker Vallee, Skylar Inez Whisenhunt, Adam Wayne White 8th Grade Jarett Fox, Brayden Thomas Kirby, Alison Laura Kitchens 9th Grade Stacey Lynette Carter, Kortny Ray Fitzsimmons, Cassidy Jean Godfrey, Corina Danielle Green, Jeff T Kompkoff, Cody Eric Lites 10th Grade Alyssa Nicole Gibson, Eduardo Mendieta Ortiz, Erin Tolman 11th Grade Breanna Nicole Gosnell 12th Grade Michael Andrew Adams, Skylar Lanell Burgess, Kaela Brook Byrum, Mikayla Ashlyn Feemster, Trey Allen Frachiseur, Eron Leon Harner, Baylee MaLissa Kitchens, Jason Scott Webb A’s and B’s 7th Grade Melodee Marie Archer, Randi Jo Baker, Melonie Dawn Barnett, Jacob Hunter Burress, Jarod Cogburn, Dalton Lane Eudy, Grace Ann Gardner, Andrew Jacob Jacoby, Colt Hunter Kuykendall, Balee Lambeth, Abby Lea Mckown, Joseph Lanier Morris, Cameron John Pugh, Justin Lance Robbins, Haley Lee Ann Sevier, Gabrielle Brook Strasner, Lane Tabler, Abigale Grace Thomas, George Allen Thomas, Lisa Dawn Tolman, Megan Welch, Elijah Cole Whisenhunt, Jacy Layne White 8th Grade Karla Chavez, Caleb Wayne Deer, Hannah Nicole Ellis, Dustyn Ray Golden, Miranda Paige Mack, Daniela Marquez, Turner Allan Reed, Alexis Morgan, Vincent Grant Strasner, Dalton Vaughn, Austin Whisenhunt 9th Grade Ricky Fry, Blair Elizabeth Garner, Chance Gatlin, Brian Christopher Graham, Katie Maie House, Emily Grace Martin, Jessica Cheyenne Vance 10th Grade Kaylynn Sue Brasel, Charlotte Cothren, Katelynd Beth Fennell, Isabel Nicole Fox, Aaron Ross Kesterson, Hongyang Lin, Garrett Logan Vallee 11th Grade Skylar Allison Baker, Leslie Parker, Marcus Delayne Parsons, Stephanie Marie Stuart, Lillie Faith Woodruff 12th Grade Boontharika Anantabut, Rubit Arisbet Andrade, Katelyn Brooke Coffman, Matthew Trent Coffman, James Tyler Dickson, Robert Lynn Jordan, Madasan Billee Muse, Nutchanard Sriboonruang, Brianna Stamps, Destiny Ky Taylor Tollett’s Gifts will host a book signing with Diann Shaddox Wednesday, April 9th 11 am - 2 pm Diann is the author of “Faded Cottage” Come out and welcome Diann back to Nashville! *refreshments will be available* 121 N. Main • 845-2820 Tera Teague and husband, Jacob, Tiffany Parks and husband, Shawn, Justin Newton, Candase Newton, Kayla Coleman, Jonathan Fike, Ryan and Blake Robinson, and Mackenzie and Trista Howard; seven great-grandchildren with one on the way; two sistersin-law, Sally Ruth Cornish and Linda Barnett; brother-inlaw, Roy Cox; special cousin, Faye Barbre; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of other relatives. Funeral Services were held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014 in the Latimer Funeral Home Chapel, Nashville with Brother Bobby Neal oficiating. Burial to follow in Biggs Chapel Cemetery in Nathan, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville. Visitation was held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday at Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome. com. Ralph Wilson, 92, April 7 Ralph Courtney Wilson, 92, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away April 7, 2014. He was born on August 23, 1921 to the late Forrest & Irene Amonette Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ramon Wilson and a daughter, Emilie Roggio. He is survived by his children, Forrest Michael Wilson of Atlanta, Georgia, Fredrick William and Suzanne Michell Wilson of Little Rock, Frances Irene Wilson of Loveland, Colorado, James Albert Wilson, Roberta Wilson Teeter, Patrick Joseph Wilson, Loretta Ann Watts, all of Nashville and Anthony Phillip Wilson of Norman, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Services will be held on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Jones Cemetery in Amity, Arkansas. Charles Draper, Sr., 59, April 6 Charles Edward Draper, Sr. died in Hot Springs, on April 6, 2014. He was born in Nashville, Arkansas on March 5, 1955 to the late Jewell Draper and Doris Roberts Draper Lugo Riddle. Survivors include two sons, Charles Draper, Jr. and Jason Draper, both of California; one daughter, Stacia Draper of California; two grandchildren of California; and by Cathy Rogers of Murfreesboro, his long time partner and her three children. Burial will be a private family burial. Arrangements by Latimer Funeral Home, Murfreesboro. You may send an online sympathy message to www.latimerfuneralhome.com. Easter basket rafle fund raiser planned The Howard Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring an Easter basket raffle fund raiser. Each department in the hospital has been asked to contribute a basket to the Auxiliary for this event. They will be on display in the hospital lobby April 8-18 and the public is invited to come see the great baskets on display. The tickets will be $1 each or six for $5. 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Call Katie at 870-845-2010 new Life in Jesus Christ Church 913 South Main St.• Nashville, AR Sunday Morning Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. TV Broadcast KJEP-TV Thursdays @ 12 Noon & 7:00 p.m. Pastors: Lankford and Mary Alice Moore lEgal 5 Monday, April 7, 2014 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 PUBLIC RECORD COMPILED BY CHARLES GOODIN AND CINDY HARDING District Court The following cases were heard Thursday in Howard County District Court: Howard County Mark L. Arnold, 23, Hope, ordered to pay by 4-3-15. Bridget R. Davis, 26, Ashdown, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. Bridget R. Davis, 26, Ashdown, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Bridget R. Davis, 26, Ashdown, committed to jail for nonpayment of fines. Bobby J. Murphy, 35, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. Bobby J. Murphy, 35, Nashville, committed to jail for nonpayment of fines. Bobby J. Murphy, 35, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Bobby J. Murphy, 35, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Amanda K. Perkins, 30, Kirby, fined $150 + cost for criminal trespass. Amanda K. Perkins, 30, Kirby, fined $150 + cost for criminal trespass. Kendall Rothenberger, 59, Prescott, forfeited $210 for speeding (82/55). Cortney Thomas, 23, Mineral Springs, fined $25 + cost for no seat belt. Cortney Thomas, 23, Mineral Springs, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. Cortney Thomas, 23, Mineral Springs, fined $100 + cost for drinking on a highway. Cortney Thomas, 23, Mineral Springs, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Kaycee Triana, 31, Mineral Springs, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. William R. Whitney, 65, Eagletown, Oklahoma, ordered to pay by 4-3-15. William R. Whitney, 65, Eagletown, Oklahoma, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. City of Nashville Lucious H. Brandon, 62, Ozan, forfeited $145 for no proof of insurance. Bridget R. Davis, 26, Ashdown, fined $765 + cost for possession of marijuana. Bridget R. Davis, 26, Ashdown, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. John M. Delossantos, 40, Nashville, fined $750 + cost for driving while intoxicated. John M. Delossantos, 40, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Lameta Graham, 49, Nashville, fined $350 + cost + restitution for third degree battery. Lameta Graham, 49, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Lameta Graham, 49, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Lameta Graham, 49, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Jorge Hernandez, 30, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. Jose A. Hernandez, 25, Nashville, fined $50 + cost for no proof of insurance. Billy C. Jackson, 21, Murfreesboro, fined $550 + cost for filing a false police report. Ivory Johnson, 23, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for shoplifting. Billy Joe Jordan, 47, Hot Springs, committed to jail for nonpayment of fines. Billy Joe Jordan, 47, Hot Springs, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Robert A. Lockwood, 48, Nashville, ordered to pay by 4-3-15. Robert A. Lockwood, 48, Nashville, fined $75 + cost for failure to appear. Robert A. Lockwood, 48, Nashville, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Lee Major Munn, 34, Nashville, fined $350 + cost for third degree battery. Bobby J. Murphy, 35, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. Jesus Puente, 19, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for leaving the scene of an accident. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of n District court results, circuit court ilings and land transactions from Howard County the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. James M. Rodgers, 30, Nashville, fined $765 + cost for possession of a controlled substance. James M. Rodgers, 30, Nashville, fined $565 + cost for carrying a weapon. Gremyko M. Scoggins Jr., 23, Nashville, committed to jail for nonpayment of fines. Melice D. Srping, 25, Hope, forfeited $245 for failure to appear. City of Dierks Alanna K. Dollarhide, 32, Dierks, fined $350 + cost for second degree terroristic threatening. Alanna K. Dollarhide, 32, Dierks, fined $150 + cost for harassing communications. City of Mineral Springs Donnie L. Bearden Jr., 28, Mineral Springs, fined $250 + cost for driving on a suspended license. Allen Zeldon Franks, 55, Nashville, forfeited $185 for speeding (72/55). Tina L. Robinson, 28, Texarkana, fined $100 + cost + restitution for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Game & Fish Celedonio Betancourt, 54, Nashville, fined $50 + cost for fishing without a license. Domestic Relations The following domestic relations cases were filed at the Howard County Circuit Clerk’s office within the last week: 3/28: Catherine Elizabeth Chaney vs. James Chaney, divorce; See RECORD | Page 11 REWARD FOR INFORMATION On March 26 or 27, 2014 County Line Baptist Church reported a theft to the Howard County Sheriff’s Ofice of a outside A/C condenser unit located at rear of Activity Building located on Hwy 27 W. of Nashville. A $2,500 REWARD IS BEING OFFERED Bid Notice CITY OF NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS, is accepting bids on the construction of a streamside deck for the newly developed Ronny K. Woods Wildlife Trail at the Nashville City Park. This work will involve the following components: 1. A 24’ x 16’ deck (max. 1’ – 4” ht. of inish loor) of pressure treated yellow pine constructed on concrete deck blocks set on a compacted gravel base; 2. A 4’ x 16’ sloping ramp connecting a 4’ x 4’ landing at each end; 3. Two ground level deck connections, built of timbers pressure treated for ground contact, connecting ramp on each end to asphalt trail; 4. A step (max. 8” rise x 2) from trail connection to upper landing; 5. A handrail (approx. 40’ total) constructed of pressure treated lumber, rough cedar trim, and 4x4” grid welded wire stock panels between uprights (top cap inish-sanded smooth). 6. A bench (approx. 40’ total) constructed of pressure treated lumber (bench surface inish-sanded smooth). All persons wishing to provide bids on the above project must meet additional speciications contained in the “Instructions to Bidder” packets. These may be obtained from the ofice of the Nashville City Park, 1301 West Johnson Street, Nashville, Arkansas, 71852 or by calling (870) 8457405. Request for additional information may be directed to Nikki Cherry, Parks & Recreation Director. Bids must be returned to the Nashville City Park ofice no later than 10 a.m., April 10, 2014, and must be clearly marked “STREAMSIDE DECK”. State and/or Federal funds are being used in this project and all Federal and State Regulations apply. Minority and women owned businesses are encouraged to bid. Billy Ray Jones, Mayor (CN;26,28;w274) for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for this incident. If anyone has any information please call the Howard County Sheriff’s Ofice at 870-845-2626. REWARD FOR INFORMATION On March 16, 2014 Phillip Waters reported to the Howard County Sheriff’s Ofice that person(s) had vandalized his vacant house on Anderson Road west of Nashville. Mr. Waters is offering a $1,000 dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for this incident. If anyone has any information please call the Howard County Sheriff’s Ofice at 870-845-2626. PUBLIC NOTICE Design Professional / Architect INVITATION TO BID Project Architecture Plus, Inc. New Vo-Ag Building 907 South 21st Street Blevins Public Schools Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901 Blevins, Arkansas Tel: 479-783-8395; Fax: 479-783-0935 Architecture Plus Project No.: 13-22 Blevins Public Schools will accept sealed Contractor Bids for a New Vo-Ag Building at Blevins Public Schools, Blevins, Arkansas. Proposals will be accepted at the Superintendent’s Ofice, no later than 2:00 PM on April 22, 2014. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the time and date mentioned. Interested parties are invited to attend. Each Proposal shall be contained within an envelope which is clearly identiied with the project’s name and contractor’s name. The Owner, unless designated to another entity, supervises the bidding and awarding of all construction contracts, approves contracts, change orders and requests for payment. Contract documents may be examined at the ofice of the Design Professional / Architect or the plan rooms listed below: - A&B Reprographics: Fort Smith, Bentonville, & Little Rock, AR - Fort Smith Blueprint: Fort Smith, AR - Southern Reprographics: Little Rock, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Hot Springs & Jonesboro, AR - Ofice of School Superintendent A complete set of contract documents may be obtained from the ofice of the Architect for a refundable deposit of $100.00 per set. Sets must be returned in satisfactory condition within 10 days (without exception) of the bid date. Contractors wishing to have the documents shipped to them must provide Architecture Plus with a FedEx or UPS account number. Architecture Plus and the Owner will not pay for any shipping (mailing) costs to the contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, or etc. Obtaining contract documents through any source other than the Design Professional / Architect listed above is not advisable due to the risks of receiving incomplete or inaccurate information, and the bidder runs the risk of basing bidder’s proposal on such information. The documents obtained through the Architect are considered the oficial version and take precedence if any discrepancies occur. Bid Security in the amount of ive percent (5%) of the bid must accompany each bid in excess of $20,000.00 in accordance with the Supplement to Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder on construction that exceeds $20,000.00 shall provide a performance and payment bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. This bond must be iled in the county where the work is being performed before authorization to proceed is granted. All bidders must conform to the requirements of the Arkansas State Licensing Law for General Contractors. All general contractors submitting a proposal/bid shall be licensed on the day of bid opening. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the bid date. The Owner reserves the right to waive any formalities, reject any and all bids and to accept bids which are in their best interest. (BPS;28,30;w479) Blevins Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 6 Farm The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Monday, April 7, 2014 Welcome to Facebook, Mayor Jones Mayor Billy Ray Jones got bad-mouthed on a disgruntled citizen’s Facebook last week over the proposed city annexation here in Nashville. Welcome to the club, Mayor. I have my opinion about the deal but won’t waste my wind expressing a moot point. Besides, I live at Corinth. I don’t “do” Facebook, but I did receive a copy of the vulgar, expletive-filled diatribe and can only feel sorry for someone so unhappy as the author. And, I hate to see something as enjoyable as Facebook used to trash ANYONE. I will say this: Thank God there is enough media in town that one way or another, the truth will be told. Cattlemen to meet tomorrow The Howard County Cattlemen’s Association will meet Tues., April 8 at the fairgrounds in Nashville. Serving of the traditional brisket meal with all the trimmings will begin at 6:30 p.m. Bancorps South and Plyler and Sons Charolais of Hope will sponsor the meeting. Board members for 2014 include: Chris Sweat, President; Jim Hood, Secretary/ Treasurer; Billy Hardin, Joe Dallas, Mathew McLelland, Ted Washburn, Keith Carroll, Ronnie Hunter, Danny Daniel and Lloyd Ashley. Cedar Row Repair Farm, Outdoor Equipment & Tractor Repair Minor Welding 191 Hempstead 326 Ozan, AR 71855 (Only 3 miles from Nashville) Wendell Turner Proprietor P: 870-845-1714 C: 870-826-2687 From The Barnyard by Mike Graves Yeah, I’m biased toward this paper and believe we deliver the hard facts, good or bad and let y’all figure it out. And, when we are privileged enough to express our opinion, as I am in this humble column, we express ourselves in a civil manner and avoid personal attacks (and if the mean Terry Youngs and old, worn out James Reeds of the world don’t like it they can jump in the lake). I wonder how in the world anyone could legitimately say they were not aware of the proposed annexation, when it has been publicized in at least three different newspapers and broadcast on B99.5 radio. Maybe they get their news off Facebook, or some learned blog. Blah, blah, blah. Like the State Trooper told me, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Ignorance of the proposed annexation is inexcusable when the public was told on many occasions and via multiple means. The bottom line here is that democracy works. Our concerned mayor made a proposal which was rejected by the people. You win some and you lose some, and I believe history will be kind to Mayor Billy Ray Jones. Matter of fact, we’ll just endorse him right here. Sorry, Billy Ray. That’s all for now. May God bless us all with timely and abundant rain. nnn “Whew! Yeah! Thank God I’m a country Boy!” -John Denver “I have a soft spot for my mother-in-law - in a clear-cut north of New Hope.” -Gary Funderburke Phil. 1:10 HOPE LIVEStOCK AuCtION, HOPE Weighted Average Report for Thurs. April 3 Cattle Receipts: 972 Last week: 985 Last year: NR Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.006.00 higher except 3 weight calves 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Supply included 595 feeder calves; 180 yearlings; 20 replacement cows; 146 slaughter cows; 19 slaughter bulls. Feeder supply consisted of 45 percent English and English crosses; 45 percent Exotic and Exotic crosses; 10 percent Brahman and Brahman crosses. Feeder supply included 54 percent steers and bulls; 46 percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis. Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80% 1200-1450 85.00-95.00 Boners 80-85% 950-1400 95.00-102.00 104.00-110.00 83.00-92.00 Lean 85-90% 900-1300 78.00-89.00 Light 85-92% 700-950 72.00-78.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 106.00-116.00 118.00120.00 82.00-95.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 305-330 319 235.00-265.00 244.57 22 350-395 379 220.00-245.00 229.84 27 400-445 425 215.00-235.00 224.97 35 450-495 472 215.00-233.00 222.74 26 500-545 518 200.00-228.00 211.58 18 550-585 565 193.00-225.00 205.23 13 600-640 623 182.00-196.00 190.69 4 655-695 673 180.00-188.00 183.92 5 700-730 712 176.00-180.00 177.79 2 755-760 758 175.00-176.00 175.50 Medium and Large 2 4 325-345 335 190.00-215.00 206.23 11 350-395 376 195.00-210.00 205.79 5 420-445 431 195.00-205.00 199.16 18 455-495 478 182.00-210.00 198.63 11 500-545 525 180.00-195.00 188.92 6 600-645 628 170.00-180.00 175.19 Come see us for all your car, light truck, big truck and agricultural tire needs. 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Main St. (870) 845-2802 Hope Livestock Auction PO Box 213 • Hope Sale Every Thursday @ 12:00 Private Sales Daily (870) 777-4451 Owner: Darrell Ford | (870) 703-7046 2 675-690 683 170.00-174.00 171.98 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-345 321 225.00-240.00 232.65 11 350-395 368 215.00-232.00 224.66 13 410-440 427 205.00-215.00 209.33 26 450-495 474 195.00-215.00 205.18 28 500-545 530 185.00-202.00 196.19 5 550-570 559 190.00-200.00 195.78 3 600-605 602 180.00-182.00 180.66 7 655-685 671 165.00-172.00 167.41 6 700-720 713 160.00-167.00 164.00 2 770-780 775 150.00-165.00 157.55 Medium and Large 2 2 335-345 340 190.00-200.00 194.93 10 355-395 379 190.00-210.00 199.16 19 400-445 421 180.00-200.00 192.58 9 460-490 473 175.00-190.00 184.00 5 500-540 508 173.00-180.00 176.94 8 555-590 575 170.00-180.00 175.73 3 605-645 632 166.00-172.00 169.28 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 560-580 572 175.00-185.00 179.04 5 610-640 622 175.00-185.00 180.80 2 655-695 675 173.00-177.00 175.06 3 705-730 713 155.00-165.00 159.94 Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Price 2-6 year old 950-1270 second & third stage 140.00-180.00 7-10 year old 900-1175 second & third stage 97.00-120.00 2 year old 900-1265 heiferettes 125.00137.00 Cow and calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price 2-6 year old 850-1200 100-200 1525.001810.00 per pair 7-10 year old 850-1150 100-200 1260.001600.00 per pair Baxter Black On the edge Of cOmmOn sense A Cow Hanging John lives down the road from me. We have cattle across the fence from each other. He is good at a lot of things; carpentry, electronics, sports and hunting, but cows are not his strong suit. He runs a handful on 90 acres. He called me one day askin’ if we had seen a cow of his. I told him we had cleared the pasture and had not seen her in with our bunch. I left town for a weekend and when I returned he had left a message to call. I did. “I found her,” he said. “Good.” Says I, and then he tells me the story. His pasture was pretty well grazed-over so John walked the fence line to see if he could see a break (yes, he did walk it in his hiker boots, backpack, baseball cap and scope). There was a hand-made cattle guard on an abandoned Forest Service road. The rundown gate (WPA 1968) had been pushed over. John walked through on to Federal property. After a thorough scanning of the hillside, he saw a dark object next to a span of cross fence. He actually used his Swarovski spotting scope. He traversed an arroyo and some rough ground before he reached the dark object. It was his cow, alright. She had tried to jump or claw through the bob wire fence and got stuck! Now, anybody who messes with cows has a story to tell about how tough cows are; how they’ve fallen out of trucks, been pulled out of the mud with horses and ropes, lifted with bucket loaders, hefted from wells by helicopter, rescued from flooded roof tops…I’ve seen them crash into a post and wobble off, get hit by a car or fall over a ledge, then roll, jump up and keep runnin’! Of course, delivering a 120 lb calf is no “piece of cake” either! John’s cow had straddled the wire fence. She was dehydrated, had some lesions from the barbs that were swollen and infected. Her whole weight seemed to be sagging on the wire. She’d been there at least 3 days. It took John an hour to walk back to the shed and get a pair of fencing pliers and return. “Wow!” I said, “How’s she doin’ today?” “Up and at’um. I’ve given her Penicillin. She’s in the corral, I’m feedin’ her. She’s actin’ like nothing happened.” “Them cows are sure tough,” I said. John had a habit of naming his cows, usually after something pertinent to their timing, personality or appearance. For example, he had a calf named Wednesday, a heifer named Rainy, a cow named Dolly Parton and an outlaw steer named Tiffany after his daffy sister-in-law. “What did you name her?” I joked. “Whataya think? Barbie!” Check out... ...on Facebook! Jim Carlton Tire Co. 203 Cassady St. • Nashville • 845-4488 • Toll-Free (800) 720-8806 • Farm • Light Trucks • Large Trucks • RV’s • Complete Front End Alignment Every Day Oil Change & Filter • Shocks/Struts $34.95 • Largest Inventory • Fastest Service ...for all your Printing Needs - See Us First! E x a m p l e Courteous, Prompt, Reasonable Rates! The Nashville News Call Bobby Chambers • 870-845-2010 Envelopes - Business Cards Invoices - Church Bulletins Fliers - self-inking stamps Photos -Copies - Fax service The Nashville News 418 N. 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Other second place finishers for Nashville included triple jumper Trey Hughes (41’), shot putter Rashon Lee (47’4”) and Jalen Jones, who took silver in the 200m dash (23.23). The 4x400m relay team, composed of Jackson Beavert, Jailon Gamble, Warren May and Lee, also finished second in their event with a 3:34.65 LUKE REEDER | Nashville News Mattie Jamison takes a swing Thursday during the Nashville Scrapperettes’ shutout win over Lake Hamilton. SHuTouT ViCToRy Scrapperettes waste Lake Hamilton 10-0 CHARLES GOODIN Editor NASHVILLE - Anna Kesterson struck out six batters and allowed just one hit Thursday as the Nashville Scrapperettes added another shut out win to their record, besting Lake Hamilton 10-0. Offensively, Kathleen Lance led the team with a 2-3 performance at bat that yielded two runs and two RBIs, while Shayla Wright and Kaylea Carver both went 1-3 and tallied a run and an RBI each. Avery Kesterson also put in a 1-3 effort that was good for a run, and Hannah White and Brittany Hilliard rounded out scoring for the Scrapperettes with a run each despite the fact that neither got a hit. Action was sluggish in the opening portion of the game as both teams battled through scoreless first and second innings, but the Scrapperettes came alive at the bottom of the third, putting up four runs. Lance got things started when she hit a fly ball to left field, scoring Hilliard and Wright. A few plays later, Carver hit a sacrifice fly to score White, then Gordon was walked, scoring Lance. Neither team was able to score during the fourth stanza, but Nashville added two to their total at the bottom of the fifth, beginning with a run by Carver that came courtesy of a sacrifice fly by Kynnedi Gordon. Hinds singled to center field on the next play, scoring Jamison. The Scrapperettes held Lake Hamilton scoreless again at the top of the sixth, then added four runs to their total to seal the win at the bottom of the inning. Kesterson scored first, stealing home, then Lance scored on a passed ball and Kesterson reached on an error, scoring Horton. Wright ended the game with a sacrifice fly that scored Jamison. Nashville’s girls will return to action Monday as they prepare to host Arkansas Baptist with game time set for 4:30 p.m. effort. In addition to his performance there, Beavert claimed third in the 200m dash with a 23.46 effort and joined Jamie Newton, Lee Scroggins and Jones in propelling the 4x100m relay team to a similar finish in 44.67. The Scrappers also had multiple scoring finishes that ended up outside the top three. Terrell Grundy claimed fourth in the triple jump with 40’8”, while Treveenon Walker was eighth in the shot put with a toss of 43’7”. Ladarius Daniel also finished eighth in the pole vault with a 9’ performance, while Jones and Beavert took six-seven in the 100m dash with times of 11.69 and 11.71, respectively. Coming in fifth and seventh in 400m dash were Warren May (54.53) and Gamble (55.24), while Matthew Carver and I. Perez took seven-eight in the 3200m run with times of 12:18.52 and 12:20.79. The Scrapper thinclads will return to action tomorrow as they prepare to host a meet at Scrapper Stadium. Gators ease past Scrappers with last-second run CHARLES GOODIN Editor FOREMAN - It took every bit of seven innings, but the Foreman Gators eased past the Nashville Scrappers 2-1 Thursday. Foreman won the game on a last-second double by Jordan Hardwrick, which scored Dairyon Jones to give the Gators a one-point advantage. The game had been stalled at a 1-1 deadlock since the bottom of the fourth inning, when Foreman was able to tie an early one point lead earned by the Scrappers. Nashville’s one point came at the top of the first, when Alex Curry hit a fly ball past the short stop, scoring Kyler Lawrence. Despite the final score, Nashville did out-hit the Gators 8-6, with Nick Myers, Lawrence, Cameron Alexander, Curry, Justin Reed and Dylan Chambers all taking productive swings while Lucas Liggin had two. Reed was credited with the loss after pitching the entire game. He struck out four batters and gave up one earned run. The Scrappers will return to action Monday as they prepare to travel to Arkansas Baptist. Game time is set for 5 p.m. Dierks teams split games at home DEIRDRE DOVE | Nashville News DEIRDRE DOVE | Nashville News Dierks Outlaw Adam Bradshaw slings one in during the game against Spring Hill Bears on Fri., April 4. The Dierks Outlaws defeated the Spring Hill Bears with a final score of 2-1. Dierks Lady Outlaw Khylla Hill makes a catch while playing against the Spring Hill Lady Bears on Fri., April 4. The Lady Outlaws fell to the Lady Bears 9-0. 8 Community The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Monday, April 7, 2014 Fund raisers, building maintenance discussed by CPR committee CENTER POINT - The Center Point Renewal Committee met on April 1 to discuss building maintenance and fund raisers. The committee discussed building repairs and costs. President Kim Dunham presented the General Improvement Fund Grant application to the committee which will match funds toward beautification, parks and recreation as well as fire department equipment for the rural areas. The committee agreed to research new building regulations as well as costs in order to write the grant. They also discussed a previous grant written by Tim Jones and Norman Adamson to use as a reference point. Although the deadline for the grant is scheduled for July 2014, the committee will continue go forth with their efforts. Other topics on the agenda were the memorial board and May Barbeque and Auction which are two fund raisers to help with the upkeep of the building. Another large board is needed to place the small gold plates on for families to purchase as two of them have already been filled. Also the May Barbeque and Auction was scheduled for May 3 at the Center Point Community Center. It was stated that this is the main fund raiser that brings in funds for day to day operations for both the center as well as the Center Point Volunteer Fire Department. The barbeque is set to begin at 5 p.m. and the auction will start at 7 p.m. Both organizations agreed to solicit donations from area businesses and individuals to make this event a success. Danny Harding was appointed as the point of contact and he stated any donations could be dropped off at the Center Point Veterinary. Attendees present were Kimberly Dunham (President), Bonnie Harding (Vice President), Darlene Knicely (Treasurer); Linda Wilcox (Secretary); Paul Kemp, Dan Harding, Katie Dedner, Helen Adamson, Doris Coulter, and Corliss Lewis. Howard Co. retired teachers to meet The Howard County Retired Teachers’ Association will meet Thurs., April 10, at 11:30 a.m. at Western Sizzlin’. After lunch and the business meeting, the group will make a trip to Rick Evans Grandview Prairie to see the wildflowers. The speaker will be the Grandview staff. PERfoRming HERE PROMOTIONAL PHOTO Local rock band Download will perform live at the Elberta Arts Center Sat., April 12 beginning at 7 p.m. The event is a fund raiser for the center and the cost of admission will be a donation to the organization. Band members in Download include guitarist Joseph Floyd, of Nashville, singer/guitarist Michael Ordonez, of Nashville, bassist Jason Allmon, of Murfreesboro, and drummer Rodney Combs, of Nashville. Dierks Elementary honor roll announced 3rd Grade Mrs. Harris All A’s Emma Gilbert, Erin Jones. A’s and B’s Kaylee Craver, Jackson Fennell, Rylan Hill, Evelyn Salgado, Brianna Sevier. Mrs. Hill All A’s Gavin Bailey, Talon Kappus, Abagail Mathis, Arrionna Stout, Jayda Young, Sunee Younger. A’s and B’s Antonio Henson, Caleigh Manning, Eli Sharp, Ethan Smith, Kyndall Turner. Mrs. Mounts All A’s Jenna Bray, Andrew Hill, Allison King, Mackay Smith. A’s and B’s Kaitlyn Barnes, Hunter Morris, Kendall Muse, Maria Salgado, Graci Whisenhunt. 4th Grade Mrs. Smith All A’s Jason Eudy, Kamry Kelley. A’s and B’s Andrew Boozer, Tyler Buck, Lindsey Martin, Allie Miller, Jacob Moore, Kason Mounts. Mrs. Stapp All A’s Darci Jones, Kohl Kersey, Damian Ward. A’s and B’s Hayden Alexander, Autumn Greenwood, Kammie Hill, Austin Mack, Jordan Neel, Kasyn Turner, Laken Whisenhunt, Anna White. 5th Grade Mrs. Davis All A’s Brayden Buck, Kaden Helms, Kai Oglesby, Amanda Sain, Karson Young. A’s and B’s Isabella Ethridge, Tyra Fox, Esmeralda Salgado, Victoria Vallee, Brenden Woodall. Mrs. Lites All A’s Macy Eckert, Emily Gordon, Allison Strasner, Kayden Turner. A’s and B’s Natalee Adcock, Jackson Banister, Dalton Gibson, Jaiden Jackson, Andrew Kirby, Jasie Miller, Keona Mounts, Taylor Pounds, Makana Silva, Damion Whisenhunt. 6th Grade Mrs. Feemster All A’s John Cothren, Tori Janes, Halle Mounts, Maddie VanBibber A’s and B’s Kaylynn Hill, Jace Jackson, Sidney Kesterson, Shasati Parsons, Jaycee Runnels, Crystal Salgado, Mickenzie Stapp, Aaron Stokes, Aubrie Whisenhunt. Mrs. McLaughlin All A’s Payton Bobo, Kennedy Boeckman, Yvette, Keeney,Trisston Icenhower, A’s and B’s Victor Hernandez, Kynsie Hill, Chandler Lowrey, Aubrey McGhee, Cheyanne McMillian, Karter Pate, Brayden Tabler. BAKER The charge is a class D felony. In other court news: • A mental evaluation was ordered for William Chambers, 24, of Nashville, after he entered a not guilty plea to charges of possessing a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia. He was ordered to return to court May 14. •WilliamBrown,31,of Fulton, entered a not guilty plea to charges of felony driving while intoxicated and driving on a suspended license. He was ordered toreturntocourtApril30. • Daniel Jordan, 44, of Ozan, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of possession of firearms by certain persons. He was ordered toreturntocourtJuly30. • Kevin Morgan, 33, of Nashville, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of possessing drug paraphernalia and was ordered to return to court June 4. • Jeffery Smith, 28, of Murfreesboro, was sentenced to three years in the Arkansas Department of Correction and one year in a county jail after pleading guilty to charges of possessing methamphetamine and marijuana. The sentences are set to run concurrently. From Page 1 deviate sexual activity. Vaughn, White Engagement Announced Glenda Vaughn and Orlando White, both of Nashville, will exchange wedding vows on Friday, April 11, 2014. The bride is the daughter of Hazel Swift of De Queen and Jimmy Ray Vaughn of Texarkana. The groom is the son of Kim Haislip and Garland White, both of Nashville Ms. Vaughn is employed at Husqvarna and Mr. White is employed at Tyson Foods. Both are graduates of Nashville High School. 27.6% of Arkansas children live in poverty. Help feed hungry children around Arkansas. Contact the Department of Human Services to see if your school, government agency, or non-proit is eligible to serve meals as a part of the Summer Food Service Program. (501) 682-8869 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. UA Cossatot School of Cosmetology Offering full service salon services. It’s a great deal, with daily specials, for you and training for students in a supervised environment by a professional cosmetologist . Call 870-845 -5976 for an appointment. First Baptist Church Ladies Brunch & Tea Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. First Baptist Church Nashville Fellowship Hall Purchase Tickets for $10 at Church office M-F • 8 a.m. -3 p.m. or call 870-845-1404 for more info. (Food, Fellowship, Door prizes, silent auction) all Proceeds Benefit Guatemala Mission Trip Community 9 Monday, April 7, 2014 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 St. Martin’s Catholic Church announces Holy Week schedule Gas RaiSing funDS jumps four cents Average retail gasoline prices in Arkansas have risen 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.37/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,826 gas outlets in Arkansas. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.55/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Arkansas during the past week, prices yesterday were unchanged compared to the same day one year ago and are 13.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 7.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 3.1 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago. “Gasoline prices have seen an ever so slight increase in the last week across a good portion of the nation, which is certainly good news for spring break travelers,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “For those who may be headed to California, they may be greeted with rising prices to the tune of 10-20 cents per gallon over the next two weeks. For much of the rest of the country, including Florida destinations, prices shouldn’t be holding many back from hitting the road. This spring has seen very little volatility so far, and if it remains that way, I may have to revise downward my forecast for gas prices for the rest of April and May, which my wallet would certainly love,” DeHaan said. NASHVILLE - St. Martin’s Catholic Church invites everyone to celebrate the festivities of Holy Week, starting with Palm Sunday, April 13 with Mass starting at 9 a.m. Holy Thursday will celebrate “The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper” at 7 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration will be held after Mass. Good Friday will have the way of the Cross (Via- crucis) at 12 beginning on Main Street ending with a joiness in the Parish Hall and concluded with the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord at 3 p.m. On Holy Saturday, the Resurrection of the Lord and the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night starting at 7:30 p.m. blessing the fire. After Mass the church will have a joiness. Easter Sunday Mass will be at 9 a.m. Church to host pastor anniversary D.E. RAY | Nashville News Denise Reed introduces members of the American Legion Post 332 “Tuskegee Airmen,” who put on their fourth annual Gospel musical Saturday evening. The event, sponsored by the Legion post, the Veterans Lady Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion, hosted more than a dozen musical acts. Money raised by the fund raiser goes to support a wide variety of charitable causes, according to Post Commander Robert E. Forbes. Ebenezer United Methodist Church, located at 318 W. Dodson St., will celebrate their pastor’s anniversary on Sun., April 13 at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Maurice Henry, pastor of the Corinth Baptist Church of Tollette. A&B selections, praise dancing, Psalmists and others from area churches and sectors are invited to attend to help lift up the name of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in celebrating the Joys and cheers of Pastor Shirley White Souder. 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Main St. Eat In or Takeout Available $7 Adults $4 Children 12 & under THE CENTER POINT STORE 870-451-9141•CallinOrdersWelcome Monday-Thursday6amto7pm Friday6amto8pm•Saturday6amto7pm Sunday9amto3pm(NoGrill) Clover Bud Awards went to Sarah Lamb, Savannah Jackson and Wyatt Hanney. The Print Shop Check out our Lunch Specials Our Popular Catfish is Served Thursday - Saturday ESTATE AUCTION GLENN & DOT BELL ESTATE 607 BARTON BETHEL RD • MINERAL SPRINGS, AR. 9:00 AM, SAT. APRIL 12TH TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: John Deere 3010 Tractor w/Loader, 2 Row Middle Buster, 10’ 3pt.Harrow, 2 Row Planter, 5’ Rear Blade, 9 Tooth Spring Tiller, 12’ Hyd Drag Disk, Polaris 800 Sportsman 4 WD ATV, Craftsman 19.5 HP Riding Mower, Push Mower, Air Compressor, 5000 WT Generator, Welder, Tool Boxes, 2 Wheel Trailer, 16’ Utility Trailer, Anvil, Cross Cut Saws, Antique Carpenter Boxes & Tools, 3 Saddles & Tack, Misc. Yard Tools, Scrap Metal. GUNS: 2-50 Cal. Muzzle Loaders, Rem. 17 Cal. 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Owner: Mary Woodruff 801 Mine St • Nashville • 845-3437 Howard County Relay for Life 2014 Kick-Off Event Saturday, April 12, 2014 Nashville Elementary Cafeteria 6 PM - 9 PM Bring the family and come join us for a $5 Chicken Spaghetti Dinner which will include green beans, roll, drink, and a cupcake! • Silent Auction • Craft Items • Gift Items • Baked Goods We will be registering survivors/teams and selling luminaries for our Relay Event on June 6th at Nashville City Park from 6pm - midnight! For more information contact: Joanna Howard 870-557-1046 Rachel Cooper 903-556-0046 / Linda Chambers 870-557-7762 Community 11 Monday, April 7, 2014 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 Banker with local ties the subject of lawsuit, fraud investigation KIM SOuZA TheCityWire.com Dennis Smiley, doing business as HDS Holdings LLC, was sued March 25 by Delta Trust & Bank in Benton County, over a personal loan default. It was latest shoe to drop in an unfolding saga surrounding Smiley’s sudden resignation March 13 as president of Arvest Bank Benton County. He also faces a loan fraud investigation first reported by Arkansas Business on April 2. This report claims one of the loan payments did not clear Smiley’s bank account on March 10, which raised a red flag that led to his resignation. Sources who asked for anonymity have told The City Wire that numerous Arkansas banks had lent Smiley money over the past four years and he each time he pledged the same restricted Arvest shares for collateral. Smiley reportedly borrowed an estimated $4.5 million from more than a dozen Arkansas banks dating back to 2009, according to Uniform Commercial Code filings with Arkansas Security of State. RECORD From Page 5 4/2: Tamieka S. McLaughlin vs. Naikeema Ayana Knapper and Rahmel Dwight McLaughlin, custody. Marriages The following marriage licenses were issued by the Howard County Clerk’s office within the last week: 3/28: Kevin Jay Headings, 19, Ozan, and Retha Jean Hostetler, 21, Nashville; 3/31: Charles Michael Deaton, 33, New Hope, and Jennifer Dawn Stuard, 31, Dierks; 3/31: Arian Brent Stanley, 31, and Candice Lorraine Morris, 26, both of Nashville; 4/2: David Matthew Mc- On Feb. 20, Delta Trust & Bank made its loan to HDS Holdings — H. Dennis Smiley Jr. of Benton County and his father H. Dennis Smiley Sr. of DeQueen — in the amount of $245,126. Smiley pledged 4,264 shares of Arvest Bank stock for collateral. The lawsuit claims Smiley failed to make the first installment on March 20. “The defendants have confessed that they are either unable or unwilling to pay the obligations to the lender. The defendants have caused the collateral to be substantially impaired and they are in nonmonetary default under the express terms of the note and security agreement and guarantee,” the complaint states. The bank has asked for a judgment in the amount of $245,126, accruing interest until the debt is paid. Co-defendant Henry Dennis Smiley Sr. is chairman of First State Bank of De Queen, also on the list of banks involved in the federal fraud probe. The Sr. Smiley told Arkansas Business he was brokenhearted and could not talk about his son’s financial and legal problems. In an information age, one has to ask how this could happen given that banks are supposed to file certain protocol when making a secured a loan. “When a banker makes a loan that is collateralized with securities, they are to file a UCC Financing Statement with the Arkansas Secretary of State. But they are also supposed to check to make sure that collateral has not already been pledged for other loans. When possible, banks like to hold the title or proof of title in their vaults until the loan is repaid,” said Phil Knight, a Northwest Arkansas-based banking consultant and loan broker. The Uniform Commercial Code finance statements, which are available online, indicate loans dating back to February 2011 where H. Dennis Smiley pledged shares of Arvest Bank Group Stock, which are bestowed to top executives as bonus pay. These shares had value of just under $400,000, according to the last loan made by Delta Trust & Bank. At least 10 banks claimed all or part of the same collateral for loans made between 2011 and 2014. “Using fraudulent collateral is nothing new. It can happen when banks don’t do their homework and follow through with the proper protocol for loans,” said John Dominick, banking consultant and professor of finance at the University of Arkansas. “This won’t be the last time.” Garland Binns, attorney with Little Rock-based Dover Dixon & Horne, said banks make loans on good faith and it may be difficult to determine wrongful intentions in advance. He also points to the UCC Finance Statements as the proper protocol for banks to register their interest as lien holders, a record open to the public. Knight said lenders typically would require a letter of guaranty from the stock issuer in a situation where the stock is nonassignable, such as restricted or closely held stock like Arvest Bank Group. “Absent that guaranty, or banks asking for it, is done more than you might think. Bankers like to make to loans, and they are unsuspecting of their friends and people they have known for years,” he said. Arvest has been mostly silent on the high profile resignation, except to say it was of a personal nature. Dominick said it is not uncommon for bankers to borrow from other institutions, they do so for independence. “A bank has be careful not to make too many loans to its own officers,” he said. During the Northwest Arkansas real estate boom it was not uncommon for bankers to secure loans from other institutions, especially those dabbling in real estate market themselves. Knight said there is never problem until the loan can’t be repaid. He said regulators will also look past these loans as long as they are in good-standing. But, when things go south, there is nowhere to hide. “Banks have zero tolerance for officers who default on loans made with other banks,” he added. The Delta Bank & Trust is the first civil lawsuit filed, but given the scope of the investigation Smiley could face criminal fraud charges. It is unclear how many banks are involved and to what extent. Based on the UCC Financing Statements four banks made loans to Smiley since Nov. 27, each pledging the same collateral. • First Western Bank, Booneville •FirstNationalBank,Fort Smith • First State Bank NWA, Huntsville • Delta Bank & Trust, Little Rock Legacy National Bank in Springdale also is encumbered by Smiley’s actions, but Legacy President Don Gibson, chose not to comment. Legacy did not file a UCC Financing Statement so itisuncleartowhatextent that bank is involved. Other banks known to be involved include: •FirstSecurityBank •ChambersBank •BankofFayetteville •SignatureBank • First State Bank DeQueen • First National Bank of Mountain Home This article was reprinted with permission from The City Wire. For more stories like this one, visit http://thecitywire. com. Crary, 30, and Erin Elizabeth Bledsoe, 25, both of Nashville; 4/3: Jeremy L. Conway, 35, and Gendell Latrise Anderson, 34, both of Mineral Springs. • Mayfair Solutions vs. Joshua Pearson, Grannis ($1,309.29) •MayfairSolutionsvs.Jessie Sims, Horatio ($575.05) •MayfairSolutionsvs.Rebecca Steward, Lockesburg ($452.98) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Dalton Icenhower, Dierks ($4,204.61) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Carnita Hamilton, Nashville ($779.11) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Tamiko Hawkins, Nashville ($782.08) •MayfairSolutionsvs.Susana Martinez, Lockesburg ($1,927.44) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Sidney Walker, Nashville ($486.77) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Wesley Wright, Nashville ($359.84) • Mayfair Solutions vs. David Dowdy, Nashville ($4,221.24) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Ebony Wesson, Nashville ($1,534.03) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Abelardo Aguilar, Nashville ($268.80) •MayfairSolutionsvs.Latrice Hill, Nashville ($225.20) • Mayfair Solutions vs. John D. Johnson, Blevins ($1,154.83) • Portfolio Recovery vs. Amanda Morales ($885.25) •AccessCreditManagement vs. Lou Sirmon and David Sirmon ($1,260) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Gabino Martinez, Nashville ($2,724.37) •MaxieKizervs.Christopher Winer, Dierks ($482.86) Addition, Town of Nashville, more commonly known as 101 North 10th Street, Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas 03/31/2014 – Warranty Deed – Billy Shute, a single person, Grantor to Johnny Kesterson and Patsy Kesterson, as an estate by the entirety, Grantees, NE-4SW-4, Section 30, Township 7S, Range 28W, containing 1¼ acres, more or less, Howard County, Arkansas 04/01/2014 – Warranty Deed – Bryan Billings, a single person, Grantor to Richard Wheeler and Carolyn Wheeler, as an estate by the entirety, Grantees, Tract 7A: SE¼NE¼, Section 9, Township 7S, Range 29W, Howard County, Arkansas Civil Judgments The following civil judgments were made in March: • Mayfair Solutions vs. Naya Wilkins, Blevins ($4,488.40) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Byron Hill, Dierks ($1,190.79) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Savannah Hodges, Dierks ($253.21) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Traci Kirchoff, Nashville ($3,939.25) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Dakota Campos, De Queen ($447) • Mayfair Solutions vs. Juana Melendez, De Queen ($754.23) Land Transactions The following land transactions were filed at the Howard County Circuit Clerk’s office within the last week: 3/31/2014 – Warranty Deed – Heath Stuard, a single person, Grantor to Jimmy Davis and wife, Teresa Davis, Grantees, NE¼SE¼, Section 20, Township 7S, Range 27W, containing 3.23 acres, more or less, Howard County, Arkansas 3/31/2014 – Quitclaim Deed With Right of First Refusal – J.C. 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Luminaria bags and torches line the track, each bearing the name of a loved one. This ceremony of light symbolizes the hope and courage with which we all continue to fight cancer. For a donation, you can remember someone who lost his or her battle to cancer, or honor someone winning the fight. ____$5 Donation per bag ____ Tiki Torch $25 Donation Large, $10 donation Small Clearly print name as it is to appear on Luminaria IN MEMORY IN HONOR Your Name______________ Phone___________ Address________________ State_______ Zip__________ Addresses of honorees are listed on the back. If listed, the Luminaria Committee will send a notice prior to the event. Enclosed is a cash or a check made payable to American Cancer Society for $_______________ Please charge my credit card ($10 minimum on credit card) $_______________________ ___Visa ___MasterCard ___Amex ___Discover Account Number____________________________________ Expiration Date_________ Name as it appears on card______________________________ Signature Forms can either be returned to a Relay team member or mailed to: Relay For Life – Howard County, Attn: Jenny Westbrook P O Box 55, Nashville, AR 71852 12 The Nashville News | Online at http://www.swarkansasnews.com | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Monday, April 7, 2014 All About Pasta Pasta is a type of food made from lour and water, pressed into speciic shapes and then usually dried. The word pasta means “dough” in Italian. Pasta is sometimes also called noodles. The term noodle comes from the German word for pasta, “nudel.” Most people consider pasta to be an Italian invention, but China has also had noodles as part of their diet for centuries. Most scholars believe they were irst created in Asia. In America, early settlers made noodles, but they didn’t become a major staple until the 1800’s when many Italian immigrants moved to the United States. To make pasta, a simple dough is made from lour and water, sometimes with the addition of other ingredients such as eggs, salt, spinach (to make green pasta), or other vegetables for coloring and lavor. It is then pushed through a press that creates a shape. After the noodles are made, the pasta is dried and can be stored for several months. When it is time to consume the pasta, it is boiled in water and it becomes soft again. The longer it boils, the softer it becomes. Pasta that is eaten irm is called al dente. Noodles can be made from many different types of lour. Italian pasta is usually made from semolina, while many oriental noodles are made from rice. A Z TO Kids News How Many Words Can You Spell From The Word Rigatoni? Homemade Cheesy Noodles Follow the directions below to make macaroni and cheese. Word Scramble Unscramble the letters to ind which pastas are shown. You will need: 1 cup dried noodles (any shape!), 2 slices of cheese, 1 tablespoon of milk, pot, 3 cups water, a strainer. Step One: Find an adult to help you, since you must boil water. Fill a small pot with water and bring to a boil. When water is boiling, add pasta and stir. Step Two: Boil for 7-10 minutes (stirring a few times). When noodles are soft, remove from stove and strain water out with strainer. Place noodles into a bowl. Step Three: Take the cheese slices and break them apart and put them into the bowl of noodles. Stir until melted. Then add one tablespoon of milk to make it creamy. Allow it to cool and enjoy! 1. TPHLBEAA ________ Pasta Crossword Pasta Shapes Word Search Angel Hair, Bucatini, Ditalini, Farfalle, Fettucine, Gemelli, Gnoochi, Lasagne, Linguine, Lumache, Manicotti, Penne, Ravioli, Rigatoni, Soba, Spaghetti, Spatzle, Udon, Vermicelli, Ziti 2. LFRFALAE ________ 4. ETLERLO _______ 5. GTSEAPITH _________ Power Pharmacy 1310 S. 4th St. Nashville Across Clues: 1. When pasta is prepared irmly. 5. The longer it is boiled, the ______ it is. 7. Adding in this veggie makes pasta green. 9. Pasta comes in many what? 11. Pasta dough is made from lour and what? 12. Has created many types of pasta. 2. A single piece of pasta can be called? 3. Pasta is cut from a raw ______. 4. Pasta dough is pushed through a what? 6. Country that irst invented noodles. 8. The term noodle in German is what? 10. Once pasta is made, most types are then ____ and stored. A Special Thank You To All Our Sponsors! 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All utilities rec. area...REDUCEDTO....$119,000 available. Great building site. .............. 5. 755 ac. 9 yr. old pine plantation north ..............................................$16,000 of Nathan....................... $1,500/ac. 19. 80 acres with big timber on Old 6. 11 ac. tracts joining Parker Creek Rec. Factory Site Rd. Utilities available. Great area, nice timber, great views, owner financ- Home Sites.........................$4,000/ac. ing available.................... $3,500/ac. 20.9 - 1/2 Beautifully Wooded Acres 7. 40 ac. great hunting land off Shawmut cornering on Hwy 19 & Hinds Rd. UtiliRd. .................................. $900/ac. ties available...........................$32,000 8. 11.4 acres, great home site, natural 21. 3 BR, 2 BA, Brick, CH/A, cave .............................. $3,500/ac. Completely remodeled Bath, Car9. 20 acres road frontage on Sweet port, Extra Lot, Chain Link Fen Home Loop, some nice timber, utilities ce..........................................$99,500 available....REDUCEDTO...$1,500/ac 22. Furnished Cabin with deeded 10.3 lots in town with big pine timber. access to trout stocking point on Little Great Location........................12,000 Missouri...............................$70,000 1 1 . 3 BR, 1 BA Brick, CH/A, 23. 3 BR, 2 BA, Brick, CH/A, WoodS u n r o o m , C o m p l e t e l y r e m o d - stove, Storm Cellar, Pavillion, 32 ft. Storeled...................................$65,000 age Bldg., 5 ac......................$150,000 12159 acre farm with over 1/2 mile of 24.3 BR, 2 BA Brick, CH/A, Carport, river frontage. Also includes old cabin & Patio, Fireplace......................$79,000 pond. Excellent hunting area............... 25.3 BR, 2 BA Log home with big loft, .......................................$318,000 CH/A, Fireplace, Huge Deck, with Pavil13. 7.5 acres, excellent development lion, Fully furnished on lake.................. property, can be divided .............. ...........................................$185,000 REDUCEDTO..................$22,500 26. 3 BR, 2 BA Brick Duplex, CH/A, 14. 3 Wooded acres on Beacon Hill, Shop, Storage, Chain link fence, carport, Nice homesite.........................$9,000 lots of trees............................$68,000 15. 2 BR, 1 BA, CH/A, Den & Living 2 7 . 2 BR, 1 BA Brick, CH/A, Room, Carport, Shop, Chainlink fence, C a r p o r t , C o m p l e t e l y r e m o d Completely remodeled, .................. eled.......................................$45,000 SOLD SOLD SOLD •••OUTLYING••• 1.Delight - Big commercial building, great location, includes 5 BR, 2 BA upstairs apt. currently rented ...................$59,500 2.Emmett - 28 acres of Hwy 67 frontage only 7 miles from Hope. Utilities available. Great homesite.....................$2,500/ac. 3. Delight - 2 Story Home with Porch and Shop on 3-1/2 acres inside city limits .....................REDUCEDTO...$39,000 4.Wickes - 34 acres beautiful hardwood, year round creek, fixer-upper house & shop..........................................$85,000 5.Amity - 100+ year old home with storm cellar + 2 fixer upper homes on 3 ac. m/l in Amity City limits......................$49,500 6.Nashville - 39 ac, Great Hunting, Pond & Slough..................................$1,400/ac 7. Nashville - 4 BR, 2 BA 100+ yr. old home with a 30x40 metal shop, steel trusses, concrete floor...............$39,000 www.diamondcountryrealty.com 14 The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Monday, April 7, 2014 Land Commissioner candidate visits area D.E. RAy Contributing Editor NASHVILLE - Mark Robertson, candidate for Commissioner of State Lands, stopped by the Nashville News on Friday. Robertson, 59, says that the office, one of seven constitutional offices in the state, is not relevant to most Arkansans and that he would like to make the office both more relevant and more useful. “Right now, it’s about how quickly you can turn around land seized for back taxes and sell it - often for less than its value. The job should be more than just real estate. Delinquent properties should be looked at for their best use: what benefits the communities where they sit and the state as a whole the most, not just reselling quickly for small amounts of money,” he said. His opinion is that many communities could be improved by proper land management, which would in turn lead to economic opportunities. He also said that land use issued were very specific to each community and to the land itself. Robertson said that he feels that he has the ex- perience to make sound decisions about land use, citing a career that started as a surveyor for the U.S. Forrest Service, nearly 20 years in construction, followed by 25 years in land use management and landscape architecture. The last 13 years he has been head of a Little Rock-based landscape architecture firm, and since buying his partner’s portion in 2006, sole owner. He said that in his time with the firm, they had moved from a regional concern to one doing work on the national and international level - but still maintaining local roots. He personally did design work for the Crater of Diamonds water park, shore stabilization and campgrounds at Daisy State Park and a master plan for the historic buildings at Old Washington, among more than 40 projects for the state parks alone. He also mentions work for cities and counties in the area, such as the city park in Mena. Such work has gained him acclaim in his field. In 2012 he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, a award bestowed on only 1,054 landscape architects and land use managers worldwide in D.E. RAY | Nashville News Land Commissioner candidate Mark Robertson (right) visits with a voter Friday during a candidate meet and greet event in Pike County. Robertson also visited Nashville on his swing through southwest Arkansas. the last 115 years. Having had a successful business, Robertson says, means that he can focus on the good of others. “It’s not about going in and punching a clock. I’m at the point in my life where I’m not looking for a job because I need to have a job. I want to do something for the people in the state,” he stated. He emphasized that another portion of the job of land commissioner was also on his mind. He said, “The Commissioner is also in charge of managing all leases on state lands, like mineral rights. These leases have got to benefit all Arkansans. We have to make sure that leases generate fair value and that our resources are protected for coming generations.” Publisher Mike Graves, who is also a cattle rancher, discussed land use and land management issues at length with Robertson during his visit to the News, and said, “You’ve got my vote, and my support. It will be good to have somebody with experience in that office.” Pike Dems hold political supper MURFREESBORO - The Pike County Democrats held their annual beans and cornbread political supper Friday evening at the Senior Adult hear their concerns. The event drew more than 85 people, which included local and statewide candidates as well as Democratic members from Clark and Howard Counties, in addition to people from Antoine, Delight, Glenwood, Kirby, Murfreesboro, New Hope and surrounding areas. After the meal, the crowd was addressed by the various candidates, with speeches by Nate Steel, candidate for Attorney General, Regina Stewart Hampton, candidate for State Auditor, Karen Garcia, candidate for State Treasurer, Mark Robertson, candidate for Land Commissioner, all three candidates for Pike County Judge, and many more. Many candidates expressed desire to help improve the economic conditions in Pike County, and said that they saw opportunities to do so coming. Pike County Democratic Committee chair Donna Kay Yeargan said that she was very pleased with the turnout. Center. The annual event this year, as in other election years, was an opportunity for candidates to meet with Pike County residents and Mow with an Attitude! FREE DELIVERY within 150 miles of Nashville, AR Call For Pricing Prices Starting At $2,999 Drive to Nashville & save on your next zero turn mower purchase. Largest dealer in Southwest Arkansas. These mowers are USA built in Arkansas! 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Hervey 870-777-2354 $ 449 Quad cab, 4 wheel drive, nerf bars, level kit, new oversize tires 29,980 $ •Supplements •Organic Foods & More Nashville’s only Health Food Store Energy Plus Inc. or 72 mo.* 2012 Dodge 1500 “big enough to serve, small enough to care” *see dealer for details. art for illustration only. *all payments, wac, 8% interest plus tax, title & license. $2,000 down cash or trade. 72 mo. unless noted. limit 2 per household. HERBS or 72 mo.* 2013 chevy 1500 crew cab lt www.hopeautocompany.com 1400 N. Hervey 870-777-2371 14,980 $ 27,980 2012 chevy suburban lt 20” wheels, leather seats, heated seats, trailer tow stk# b2788 369 sunroof, power windows and locks $ 299 $ 2012 chevy impala new Yukons or 72 mo.* $ 22,980 3.6 liter V6, Chrome Wheels, All power & Leather or 72 mo.* or 72 mo.* $ 479 1027 West Sypert Nashville, AR 71852 870-845-3155