Standoff suspect released
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Standoff suspect released
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But hurry, when this limited run of uprights normally priced at $399 are gone, they’re gone! 1423 Military Rd • Benton, AR 72015 • 501-315-6697 www.johnstonshomecenter.com Store Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6 • Sat 9-5 • Closed Sunday “SALINE COUNTY’S NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1876” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016 VOL. 139 NO. 50 JOHNSTON’S HOME CENTER 1 SECTION 14 PAGES Caught! 50¢ Escapee returned, charged with attempted murder By Sarah Perry [email protected] JOSH BRIGGS/The Saline Courier Jeffrey Mays, who escaped from a supervised cleanup crew on Feb. 3, is escorted back into custody Thursday at the Saline County Detention Center by Detective Joe Traylor, left, Deputy Larry McAllister, back, and Detective Everette Davis after being extradited from Texas. A Saline County inmate who escaped from a supervised cleanup crew on Feb. 3 is back in custody at the Saline County Detention Center after being extradited from Texas on Thursday. After being on the run for a week, Jeffrey Mays, 29, was arrested Feb. 10 in Montgomery County, Texas. Along with charges from his original arrest, Mays now also faces an attempted murder charge and two counts of terroristic threatening in connection with an October 2015 stabbing, said Lt. Jeff Silk, spokesperson for the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. On Oct. 2, 2015, Saline County deputies responded to the emergency room at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center for a report of a stabbing. When deputies arrived, James White, 44, of Hensley had multiple stab wounds and was being prepared for emergency surgery, according to a Saline County Sheriff’s Office report. At the time of the incident, Mays Standoff suspect released Banquet tickets nearly gone, chamber reports By Lynda Hollenbeck [email protected] With less than three weeks until the 2016 Benton Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet, local residents are reminded to purchase their tickets for the event that is reported to be “very close to being sold out.” “It is going to be a wonderful evening with ABC News anchor John Quinones as the featured speaker,” said Amy McCormick, the chamber’s director of events. The banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. on March 8, at the Benton Event Center. Tables for 10 are available for $750 and individual tickets are $80. Anyone desiring tickets should call the chamber at 501-860-7002 or email amy@ bentonchamber.com. Sponsors of the 2016 banquet are Everett Buick GMC, Jones Heating and Air, First Security Bank, BaxleyPenfield-Moudy Realtors, Rineco Chemical Industries, Inc., Reed’s Metals of Benton, CDI Contractors, LLC, Ferguson’s Furniture and McCauley Services. “It will be an evening to remember,” McCormick said. Quinones is host of television’s “What Would You Do?” and a contributing reporter for 20/20, World News Tonight and Primetime Live. His in-depth reporting has earned him the George Foster Peabody Award, seven CHAMBER, page 5 By Josh Briggs [email protected] After a proposed millage increase was not approved by voters in 2014, Bryant School Board members decided to change some of the district policies in hopes of saving money. Among the changes is one involving out-of-state travel for students. Teachers are required to submit a travel request to the board for approval. During a board meeting Thursday, members approved a travel request for the Bryant Middle School Robotics team and the Bryant High School Hornet Engineering and Technology teams. Sponsors for both groups were asking the board’s approval to attend the VEX World Championship that will TODAY WEATHER Daily Forecast BRYANT, page 5 STANDOFF, page 5 Bryant board approves two travel requests, discusses school choice [email protected] Special to The Saline Courier take place on April 20-23. Both requests are contingent on the teams qualifying for the competition at the state level. To fund the trip, the teams plan to host fundraisers and ask companies for sponsorships. Before the 2015-16 school year, the board decided not to accept any students through the state’s school choice law for the current school year. Before deciding whether to accept students through school choice for the 2016-17 school year, Dr. Karen Walters, deputy superintendent of schools, gave the board statistical information about the students who have participated in the school choice program during the last six years. During the 2015-16 school year, the district had a net loss of 66 students. A Mabelvale woman involved in a six-hour standoff with police was released on a $25,000 signature bond Wednesday. Saline County District Judge Mike Robinson approved Jacqueline Founds’ release to the custody of her mother, contingent upon her adherence to a number of conditions. Robinson said there can be no alcohol or firearms in the home and Founds must undergo counseling. Founds’ attorney, Lee Short with Bill James Law Firm, said Founds will be evaluated and then must abide by a number of recommendations. Short asked the judge to release Founds into the care of her mother, noting that she had been involved in an abusive relationship with her husband and was not able to take her medication properly. “All of the information I have came from a concerned ex-husband and her mother,” Short said. An order of protection was issued Specail to The Saline Courier Bryant High School varsity cheerleaders are recognized during a Bryant School Board meeting Thursday night. The team was recently named state champions for the Class 5A-7A Co-Ed division. Members of the team, not shown in order, include: Kayla Ausburn, Kaitlyn Baldwin, Camryn Bolton, Emma Chaloupka, Emily Davis, Amber Edwards, Kendall Fisher, Jaclynn Greenwood, Rachel Heard, Sydney Henjum, Rainey Holland, Kayla Johnson, Maddy Laisure, Kalyn McDade, Maddie Murphy, Ingrid Olsen, Elizabeth Palmer, Megan Reece, Sydney Reynolds, Keeli Robertson, Alyssa Rowland, Jordan Sawyer, Leah Sikes, Maddy Toler, Morgan Tyree and Julia Williams. Coaches for the teams are Karen Scarlett and Blake Bishop. By Sarah Perry ABC News anchor and host of “What Would You Do?” John Quinones is the featured speaker at this year’s Benton Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. on March 8 at the Benton Event Center and, according to the chamber, tickets are nearly sold out. was named as a suspect, but deputies did not have enough evidence to arrest him, Silk said. Since that time, detectives have continued to investigate the incident. Recently, the victim and a witness were able to positively identify Mays as the person responsible for the crime. Mays was originally arrested in Saline County for failure to appear in court. After eluding officers for about a week, Saline County deputies received information about Mays’ possible location. When deputies and detectives arrived at the scene on Jeanne Drive in Mabelvale, they met Kristy Mays, 51, the man’s mother. Kristy Mays is being charged with hindering apprehension in connection with the incident. She also faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance and 12 counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, Silk said. Later that afternoon, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office was informed that Jeffrey Mays had been arrested in Montgomery County, Texas. 71 59 Founds CONTACT US MISSED PAPERS? INDEX DURING BUSINESS HOURS Phone: (501) 315-8228 Fax: (501) 315-1920 Email: [email protected] Write: P.O. 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Content written by Sarah Perry, reporter for The Saline Courier. Benton Police Department Saline County Sheriff’s Office Thursday Wednesday 9:18 a.m. A representative from the Benton Adult Wellness and Activity Center reported a license plate was stolen from a van registered to the Central Arkansas Development Council. • A woman in the 19100 block of Chicot Road reported a commercial burglary. • A man in the 21700 block of Silver Maple Drive reported a trailer was stolen. • A woman in the 8100 block of Cindy Drive reported a firearm was stolen. • A man in the 5300 block of Amber Circle reported a trailer was stolen. • A man in the 8500 block of Kaywood Cove reported he was being harassed. • A man in the 14200 block of Childress Road reported a trailer and welding equipment were stolen. • A woman in the 1500 block of West Colonel Glen Road reported she was assaulted. 9:29 a.m. An employee at Cecil Price Heating, Air and Indoor Comfort reported cables at the business were damaged. 10:02 a.m. An employee at Pilot Travel Center reported a shoplifting. 11:31 a.m. A woman at Saline Memorial Hospital reported her purse was stolen. 12:41 p.m. An employee at Malvern National Bank reported she received a counterfeit $20 bill. Benton Fire Department 1:23 p.m. The manager at Pilot Travel Center reported she received a counterfeit $50 bill. Benton firefighters responded to a brush fire, a rescue call, five medical calls, a motor vehicle accident and a controlled burning. 2:41 p.m. Jessica Weathers, 30, of Benton was arrested at Walmart and charged with shoplifting. Bryant Fire Department 4:15 p.m. A Buckskin Road man reported a bicycle and propane tank was stolen. Bryant firefighters responded to a grass fire, two medical calls, a business inspection and a porch on fire. Judge suspended after charges filed The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court has temporarily suspended a judge charged with negligent homicide in the death of his son, who was left in the back seat of a hot car last summer. The Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission recommended earlier this week that Circuit Judge Wade Naramore be suspended with pay until the resolution of the criminal charge. The suspension will last through a separate commission investigation to determine if he is fit to serve. Do you have chronic pain, frequent headaches, fatigue or neuropathy? Have you tried multiple treatments with no help? Acupuncture could be your answer! Call Dr. Simmons for a FREE CONSULTATION Dr. J. Terry Simmons 501.847.7246 23523 Interstate 30 • Bryant ChiropracticHealthBryant.com Quapaw Tribe looks to buy more land near LR port SALINE COURIER SCRAPBOOK 1972 The Associated Press Courier photo Putting gasoline in plastic or glass containers is a violation of the Arkansas State Prevention Code. The public should not accommodate. Now that grass mowing is a prime consideration of most home-owners, the situation arises frequently. The customer should thank the attendant, not give him a bad time for his refusal. It could prevent a fire or serious injury. Assistant Fire Chief Dewell Anderson and Ervin Huey at his Conoco Station on Edison, make the point. LITTLE ROCK — An Oklahoma-based tribe said it plans to buy more land near Little Rock’s industrial port to use for its economic development. John Berrey, the chairman of the Quapaw Tribe, told members of the Little Rock Port Authority’s board on Wednesday that the tribe is talking with landowners in the area to expand on the 160 acres it already owns near the Port of Little Rock. “We’re in constant motion trying to find ways to provide economic development not only for the Quapaw Tribe but also for the people of Arkansas,” Berrey said, adding that the tribe has no plans to build a casino on the land. The tribe acquired the land for $1.4 million in separate 80 acre purchases after researchers discovered Quapaw artifacts, the graves of Quapaw ancestors and the graves of slaves. The Quapaw Tribe lived in Arkansas for centuries before being forcibly moved west in the 1800s by the federal government. The announcement comes a month after the Port Authority’s board voted to stop pursuing a memorandum of understanding with the tribe over how it would handle any tribal artifacts in the area that may be discovered as the port considers an expansion that would be paid for with $10 million in sales tax revenue. Port Authority Executive Director Bryan Day told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the tribe’s desire to expand came as a surprise to port officials, but that any economic development in the area would benefit the port. Panel to investigate Milligan, Rutledge campaign trips The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Ethics Commission has opened investigations into the state’s attorney general and treasurer, according to a letter sent Thursday to a Little Rock attorney. The commission notified liberal blogger Matt Campbell that it would investigate the complaints he filed against Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Treasurer Dennis Milligan for trips they took around Jan. 27 through Feb. 1 to campaign in Iowa for former FEELING HEAVY?? Let us help you achieve your desired weight. Please speak with our compounding pharmacist Trent Hollensworth for details Friday, February 19, 2016 Gov. Mike Huckabee as part of his now-suspended presidential campaign. The commission does not confirm to the public whether it has received complaints or whether it is investigating. The letters, which were shared with The Associated Press, said the complaints met the preliminary requirements for the commission to open investigations. Campbell’s complaints cite state law that prohibits public officials from campaigning for another candidate during their offices’ normal business hours. “The statute is so straight forward that to see such an egregious flouting of that rule kind of hit me the wrong way,” Campbell said. “I knew that Constitutional officers don’t have unpaid leave they can take, so why are they shirking their elected duties to go off and campaign for someone else in Iowa?” The Ethics Commission earlier this month found Milligan had violated four campaign finance reporting requirements and fined him $400 after a separate complaint from Campbell. “This is another nuisance complaint filed after Mr. Campbell failed in his last attempt and (is) only meant to distract from the work I was elected to do,” Milligan said through a spokesman Thursday. “I have been and will continue to focus on securing the greatest return available to the hardworking taxpayers of Arkansas.” Attorney General spokesman Judd Deere said Rutledge received the letter Thursday. “Attorney General Rutledge is confident Mr. Campbell’s complaint will be dismissed,” he wrote in an emailed statement. “Mr. Campbell’s motives are purely partisan in nature and this is just another ridiculous attempt to bring up an issue that the Ethics Commission has already addressed. For years, both Eric Rytima 501-454-5921 Executive Broker, CRB, CRS, GRI 3507 Main Street, Suite 1, Bryant, AR 72022 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cbrpm.com/erytima 414 North Main Street • 315-7700 Lots of Buyers out now! Time to sell? Call me while the market is hot! Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated. Republicans and Democrats in elected office, from the local county judge to governor, have taken personal leave to exercise their First Amendment right to campaign for a presidential candidate in accordance with Arkansas law.” Archive news coverage showed the state’s previous attorney general Dustin McDaniel went to Iowa during the 2008 presidential campaign cycle in support of Hillary Clinton’s bid for the Democratic nomination. Former Gov. Mike Beebe travelled in 2014 to a rally in Conway during regular business hours in support of both Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross and then U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor. The letters signed by the commission’s director Graham Sloan noted that under the statute, all public officials, employees and appointees are covered in the state’s definition of a public servant to whom the statute applies. It also noted the definition of a public office, for which a candidate would be campaigning under the state’s ethics rules. “In turn, the term ‘public office’ is defined in (state law) to mean, ‘any office created by or under authority of the laws of the State of Arkansas or of a subdivision thereof that is filled by voters, except a federal office,’” the letter said. Dr. Hatch and Dr. Baxley are pleased to announce the addition of Stefani Ford, PA-C to our clinical staff. Serving the cardiovascular needs of Saline County since 1995 Stefani Ford, PA-C Allan B. Hatch, M.D. Paul J. Baxley, M.D. 1000 Highway 35 N., #8 Benton, AR 72019 501-315-4008 We are located just off I-30, exit 117 fax 501-315-3411 Friday, February 19, 2016 The Saline Courier OBITUARIES SALINE COUNTY EVENTS Earl Johler Email calendar items to [email protected] or call 501-315-8228 ext. 236. Calendar items are intended for nonprofit organizations. Earl Johler, 81, of Hot Springs passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. He was born May 29, 1934, in Blue Island, Illinois, to the late Earl George and Ruth Lucille Nicholls. Mr. Johler served his country proudly, Johler having retired from the U.S. Air Force. After retirement he graduated from nursing school and dedicated another 20 years to taking care of patients in Hot Springs. He enjoyed his service through the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Eagles. He especially enjoyed calling bingo games. Cherishing his memory are his two sons and two daughters; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous friends. A celebration of Mr. Johler’s life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at VFW Post 2256 in Benton. Online guestbook: www.GrossFuneralHome.com. PAID OBITUARY Man pleads guilty in child abuse case By Josh Briggs [email protected] A Mabelvale man facing numerous charges, including introducing a controlled substance into the body of another, a Class C felony, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Saline County Circuit Court. Anthony Pilkington, 34, was sentenced to 120 months’ probation and 200 hours of community service and also must pay $1,320 in fines and fees. Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips also ordered Pilkington to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol treatment and parenting courses and said he cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 18 without supervision. Pilkington was first arrested on Aug. 4, 2015, when Saline County deputies responded to a call involving a weapon at a residence.. According to the incident report, Pilkington and his girlfriend, Destiny Walker, 31, were arguing on Larry Coleman’s property. After being confronted by Coleman, Pilkington reportedly pulled out a pocket knife and charged at the property owner. The report states that Coleman intervened, telling Walker she could come inside his home for protection, which angered Pilkington. Coleman said that he grabbed a board and also showed his pocket knife in defense, which resulted in Pilkington’s fleeing the scene. Pilkington was arrested later and charged with aggravated assault, violation of a protection order and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. Coleman stated that Walker was holding a juvenile at the time of the argument. He also told police that on Aug. 1, 2015, Pilkington had burned the child with a cigarette while at his residence. In a search for Pilkington, Walker told police that Pilkington had left and was “running through the woods.” Deputy Chris Winberry advised Walker that he needed to speak with Pilkington right away, leading to Walker’s admission that Pilkington was inside the residence. Pilkington was charged with second-degree domestic battery after officers observed what appeared to be burn marks on the child. Walker also was arrested and charged with abusing the child. Both Pilkington and Walker were charged with introducing a controlled substance into the body of another. Police said the couple exposed their child to methamphetamine and marijuana during a threemonth period. Bond had been set at $100,000 for Pilkington and $25,000 for Walker. If he had been tried in Circuit Court and found guilty, Pilkington could have been sentenced to up to 36 years in prison and received $35,000 in fines. Jonesboro officials work to assist mentally ill The Jonesboro Sun JONESBORO — Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd said Thursday he is committed to finding a way to help those with mental health problems in Northeast Arkansas. “I get calls from families of those with mental illness all the time, and they ask me what they can do,” Boyd said. “I don’t have an answer because of how we are. The detention center is designed to hold criminals, not help the mentally ill, but right now we’re trying to do both.” Boyd met with other county, city and business leaders Thursday to discuss possible solutions. Those in attendance included Craighead County Judge Ed Hill, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin and MidSouth Health Systems COO Ruth Allison Dover. Boyd has been working for a solution to separating and helping the mentally ill detention center population at the state level for more than a year. The solution has long been identified as the establishment of a Crisis Intervention Unit that would house and monitor mentally ill people that commit crimes. However, the state has backed away from funding a project in Northeast Arkansas. Spurred forward by recent discussions of mental health, especially jailing and fines through the state drunken, insane, or disorderly statute (DID), Boyd has been organizing a local unit to take on the role. NEED LEGAL HELP? • • • • • Gregg A. Knutson Attorney at Law 3 Divorce & Custody Bankruptcy Wills & Trusts Criminal Defense Business Law (501)444-2928 knutson-law-firm.com Knutson Law Firm 17724 Interstate 30 N, Suite A4 • Benton, AR 72019 (501)444-2928 • (501)227-2088 (fax) • e-mail: [email protected] We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for Bankruptcy Relief under the Bankruptcy Code. Regular monthly and play baggo. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 2 p.m. Alumina Lodge 574, located at 312 Southeast Third Street in Bryant, will host a chili cookoff benefit for the Bryant Boy’s and Girl’s Club. The event will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. All the proceeds will go to the youth club. Judges will be selected by the club. It is an ongoing traditional event. Alumina Lodge has won the trophy for the best chili the past two years and hopes to bring home the trophy again. The public, as well as all eligible Masons, are invited to attend the event. THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Sonny Burgess and The Legendary Pacers: Fundraiser set 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Bryant Senior Wellness and Activity Center. Band plays rock ‘n’ roll music from the ‘50s. Group was part of original rock ‘n’ roll era and made recordings at Sun Studio, owned and operated by rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. The Bryant center is located at The Center at Bishop Park, 6401 Boone Road. Donations will be appreciated. Call 501-943-0056, extension 3, for more information. THURSDAY, MARCH 25 2 p.m. Violin performance by Oksana is set from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Herzfeld Library in Benton. Join concert violinist Oksana for an afternoon of music. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 ALZHEIMER’S Arkansas Caregiver Support Group will meet every third Thursday at 2 p.m. at Herzfeld Library in Benton. The next meeting is set for Feb. 18. 6 p.m. Yoga classes are set from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Boswell Library in Bryant. All skill levels are welcome to join a professional instructor from Yoga for the Road for a free yoga class at the library. Please bring a mat and a bottle of water. SALINE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING: 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Democratic Headquarters, 101 S. Market St. in Downtown Benton. SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPICE is recruiting volunteers. These volunteers will help with hospitality at the Hospice House in Bryant and sit with patients in their homes and nursing homes. For more information, call the volunteer coordinator at 315-0136 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 STARTING POINT FAITHBASED GROUP: Group meeting for AA and NA will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sundays at 1203 Boone Road. For more information, call 501-249-2685. TAX PREPARATION SERVICES: Central Arkansas Development Council is seeking volunteers for its VITA/ EITC free tax preparation services in Saline County. The service offers free electronic filing of federal and state tax returns. The service will be available at Herzfeld Library and the Benton Senior Wellness and Activity Center. Volunteers must be certified. CADC provides training. To volunteer,contact Susan Willis at 501-778-1133. 6 p.m. Knitting courses are set from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at Herzfeld Library in Benton. Join us for a free knitting lesson from our resident expert. Each month you will build on the lesson before to complete basic projects. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 6 p.m. Watercolor at the library is set from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at Boswell Library in Bryant. This month’s selection is “Magnolia Blooms” on watercolor. All supplies will be provided for the first 25 participants. 6 p.m. Yoga classes are set from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at Herzfeld Library in Benton. All skill levels are welcome to join a professional instructor from Yoga for the Road for a free yoga class at the library. Please bring a mat and a bottle of water. SALINE COUNTY TOASTMASTERS meets at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Arkansas 5 and Alcoa Road, noon-1 p.m. every Thursday. This is an international organization to help people with their leadership and communication skills. For further information or to register, email Joyce Moore at [email protected]. BRYANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY has changed its meeting date to the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m.. The meeting will be held at Boswell Library in Bryant on Prickett Road. Those interested in preserving Bryant’s history as well as those who wish to preserve the happenings of today’s Bryant for future generations are invited. For more information, visit the organization’s Facebook page. TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS 296) meets at Salem Fire Station on Friday mornings. Supportive and fun accountability. Weighin begins at 8:45 a.m. and meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. For more information, email TUESDAY, MARCH 8 5 p.m. THEOS, a support group for widowed persons, 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Whispering Pines Community Room, 1200 W. Pine St. SALINE COUNTY MOOSE LODGE: Shuffleboard Tournament at 7 p.m. every Friday and 3 p.m. every Sunday Every Sunday at 6 p.m. APA 9 Ball Pool Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. APA 8 Ball Pool Every Wednesday Free Pool Every Thursday at 7 p.m. APA Ladies 8 Ball Pool Every Thursday at 6 p.m. Shuffleboard Tournament Every Thursday $1 Taco Night BINGO: 6:30 p.m. every Thursday evening and every Saturday at 1 p.m. at VFW Post 2256, 5323 Sleepy Village Road (off Alcoa Road). Members, guests and the public are welcome. Must be 21 years of age. No admission charge. Kitchen will be open serving burgers, fries, taco salads and other items. CONGO MASONIC LODGE, located at the corner of Steele Bridge Road and Thompson Dairy Road, will host an allyou-can-eat fish fry the last Saturday of every month from April to September. Money raised will go to area charities. The public is encouraged to attend. 4:30 p.m. THEOS, a support group for widowed persons: Dinner at 4:30 p.m. at Brown’s Country Restaurant. STARTING POINT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING: 1 p.m. every Sunday at Christ Is The Answer Fellowship Church in Traskwood. This is a Christian-based recovery program. Call Vince for details 722-3110 SALINE COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETING: 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Republican Headquarters, 125 N. Market St. in Downtown Benton. Visitors welcome ONGOING EVENTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 or by calling 501-794-8601. SALINE COUNTY HISTORY AND HERITAGE SOCIETY MEETING: 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at 123 N. Market St. in Benton. The Family and Local History Research Room is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Call 7783770 for more information. The society website is www. schhs.us. SADDLES AND SPIRITS HORSE CLUB MEETING: 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at East End Elementary School. For more information, contact Melinda Steele at 501-580-8356. 4:30 p.m. THEOS, a support group for widowed persons, will meet for dinner at 4:30 p.m., March 24 at Rib Crib. 6 p.m. Crochet courses are set from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Herzfeld Library in Benton. Join us for a free crochet lesson from our resident expert. Each month you will build on the lesson before to complete basic projects. [email protected]. BINGO at Saline Odd Fellows Lodge 174, next to Sue’s Pawn Shop in Benton, is held on Monday and Friday nights. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the first mini beginning at 6 p.m. The lodge is a nonsmoking building and all are welcome. There is a $1,000 progressive jackpot. FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CLASS: Imaginations Created is offering this class as community service in conjunction with the American Lung Association. The class will be led by certified tobacco treatment specialist Pat Franklin. The course lasts seven weeks and will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. 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Market St, Benton, AR 501-778-7100 www.SmithFamilyCares.com BENTON ODD FELLOWS LODGE 7 Bingo to benefit local nonprofits Mondays and Fridays Early games start at 5:30 p.m. Packs start at 7 p.m. 309 S East Street beside Benton Oldtowne Antiques Play bingo while supporting local nonprofits. ALUMINA LODGE 574 IN BRYANT: Everyone is welcome to come out to the last Saturday of each month for a monthly pancake breakfast. Serving will start at 7 a.m and conclude at 10 a.m.. Donations are accepted. RALPH BUNCHE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: 6 p.m. second Thursday of each month , 1600 Dixie St. in Benton. All are invited. AMERICAN LEGION POST 19 and AUXILIARY: Regular meetings 7 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at Gene Moss Building in Tyndall Park. Contact Wilbur Burton at 501-326-7292, or Bobby Joe Parker at 501-860-4440 for further information. Veterans and spouses are welcome. GOSPEL SINGING: Benton Senior Wellness and Activity Center every Tuesday beginning at 10 a.m. Soloists are welcome to sing or a group of singers can perform. Lunch will be served every day starting at 11:30 a.m. Incase of inclement weather, Movies In The Park will be held in the Gene Moss Building at Tyndall Park. SALINE COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION: 6:30 p.m. every third Thursday of each month, Saline County Regional Airport Terminal Building at 1100 Hill Farm Road in Bryant. My Answer By Doug Hawkins Expressing Our Humanity When attending a funeral, one cannot help but be struck by how the ceremony gives full expression to our humanity. The funeral tradition provides full recognition of a life completed and simultaneously creates a memorial that ensures remembrance. Ancient funeral customs began out of fear of the dead, as well as fear that the deceased’s spirit may return if the body were not disposed of in a respectful manner. Our ancestors were also fearful that neglecting to bury the dead according to established custom would fail to appease the higher power that oversaw their daily lives. As much of the fear associated with burial has been replaced with awe and respect, the tradition has been transformed and continues to change. “Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.” ~ Oscar Wilde Whether you prefer a traditional funeral, or you choose a more personalized approach, ASHBY FUNERAL HOME is here to honor your requests. No detail is too large or too small for us to handle. We are here for you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week whenever you need us at 778-2544 (Benton) or 8473371 (Little Rock). You are invited to visit our tastefully appointed facility at 108 West Narroway where we have been family owned and operated for four generations. “Because We Care” FUNERAL HOME & INSURANCE NARROWAY & MAIN, BENTON, AR 72015 778-2544 • 847-3371 www.ashbyfuneralhome.com Opinion Page 4 – The Saline Courier [email protected] EDITORIAL CARTOON “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ... .” — From the First Amendment to Constitution A You don’t have to go far away ll my Facebook friends are tired of my vacation countdowns every spring. Our family has made it a practice to go on a huge family vacation every March while the kids are out of school, and we always go someplace sunny and tropical. Sometimes we just take a quick seven hour drive to Biloxi, Mississippi, and sometimes it’s as far off and exotic as The Dominican Republic, but no matter what, we always go. Usually sometime in January when the weather is at it’s dreariest, I’ll start my “countdown” on Facebook and post all kinds of pictures of the place we’ll be staying. Yep, I’m that person. People tell me all the time they don’t see how we manage to go on a trip every year and I always tell them, you don’t have to follow my family’s example and go to the beach. In fact you don’t even have to leave the state. There’s a fabulous vacation destination right here and I’m talking about the town of Hot Springs. Camille The drive from Benton to Hot Springs takes less than an hour and once you Nesler arrive, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at OUTSIDE what you find. Take the Mid-America Science Museum for example. It doesn’t THE BOX matter how old you are there is something at this museum to fascinate everyone. Permanent exhibits include attractions such as the Underground Arkansas Cave, the Virtual Reality Simulator Ride, the Nature Trail and Cretaceous Park. And no matter what you do, don’t miss out on the Tesla Theatre, where you can see demonstrations of a real Tesla Coil which produces 1,500,000 volts of electricity enclosed in a massive 2-1/2 ton steel Faraday cage. Mid-America Science Museum also hosts a variety of events throughout the year such as Scientist Days, Home School Day and MASM Member Nights. Trust me when I say that you won’t be disappointed with all this place has to offer. Another fun attraction for the whole family is the Belle of Hot Springs Riverboat cruise. The 250-passenger riverboat takes you on a 15-mile cruise around Lake Hamilton and shows off million dollar mansions, natural islands and the picturesque Ouachita Mountains. You can even choose to take a luncheon or dinner cruise instead of just a sightseeing trip, with entrées such as prime rib, grilled salmon, chicken Alfredo and jumbo shrimp. And don’t worry about keeping the kids happy because they also serve hotdogs. The dinner cruise also includes an hour of DJ entertainment and dancing, so be sure to check it out if you get the chance. Now if your idea of a great vacation includes shopping, you won’t be disappointed with the shops around Bathhouse Row. Visitors can check out all the wares at establishments such as Santa’s Workshop, the Savory Pantry, Earthbound Trading Co., and Shoeffle Boutique. For those who enjoy art and antiques, be sure to visit the Riley Art Glass Studio, the Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs, Tillman’s Antiques and Utopia Antiques and Collectibles. You see? I’m really not kidding when I say Hot Springs has it all, and just a few short miles from home. Gaming lovers can spend the day in the gaming area at Oaklawn Racing & Gaming or take in the horse races, and who can forget the multitude of spas and bathhouses or the excitement of the Arkansas Twister and the Gauntlet at Magic Springs Water & Theme Park? If you’re a history buff, you may also be interested in this little gem: The Gangster Museum of America. Take a trip into the past on a guided 45-minute tour through rooms filled with memorabilia from Hot Springs heyday as the gangster get-away, and take a picture with Al Capone on your way out the door of the vault. Lastly, if you decide to stay the night in Hot Springs but don’t want to spend a fortune, check out the Red Roof Inn. This newly renovated hotel is located just one mile from Magic Springs and boasts brand new furniture, microwaves and mini-fridges in all the rooms, a gorgeous swimming pool and a continental breakfast each morning, all for under $100. So when you get your calculator out this year and start budgeting and planning your next family trip, don’t forget to add Hot Springs to the list of possibilities. •• Camille Nesler is a resident of Saline County. Her column appears each Friday in The Saline Courier. 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Today, it’s even worse. Even so, it’s not every day a TV talker apologizes for broadcasting a doctored video misrepresenting something Bill Clinton said about President Obama. So it’s definitely worth taking note. ene MSNBC’s Chris Hayes did that the yons other night, at least temporarily persuading me that the network hasn’t yet gone full Fox News. But first, some ancient history on a theme directly relevant to today’s Democratic primary campaign: Hillary the Big Liar. See, by 1994, I’d been writing professionally for years, mainly as a literary journalist and monthly magazine reporter. The publications I’d written for employed assiduous fact-checkers. Opinions were expected, so long as they were grounded in fact. After all, what’s the point of winning an argument if you’ve got to cheat to do it? However, that’s not how Washington journalism works. One incident in particular astonished me. In April 1994, Hillary Clinton had given a press conference about the make-believe Whitewater scandal. She answered every question the press threw at her for a couple of hours. The immediate effect was rather like last fall’s Benghazi hearings: Her detailed answers calmed the storm. Having previously given sworn testimony to Treasury Department investigators probing Jim McDougal’s failed savings and loan, she was on solid ground. Two years further on, ABC’s “Nightline” dug up a video clip of an answer she’d given about a specific issue and seamlessly deleted two sentences by substituting stock footage of journalists taking notes. Then they pretended she’d been asked a much broader question, and accused her of lying about the information they’d subtracted. Specifically, Hillary acknowledged signing a letter “because I was what we called the billing attorney” for the Madison Guaranty account. “Nightline” charged her with concealing exactly that fact. Jeff Greenfield said no wonder “the White House was so worried about what was in Vince Foster’s office when he killed himself” — a contemptible insinuation. Within days, the doctored quote was all over ABC News, CNN, the New York Times and everywhere else. Almost needless to say, Maureen Dowd ran with it. William Safire predicted her imminent criminal indictment. G L In short, the theme of Hillary Clinton as epic liar began with an instance of barefaced journalistic fraud. Everybody involved should have been run out of the profession. It wasn’t exactly an obscure mystery. Video of the press conference existed. The New York Times had printed the full transcript. But there was no Internet. Beltway pundits covered for each other like crooked cops. So anyway, last week Bill Clinton made a campaign appearance for his wife in Memphis. If you’d only seen it on MSNBC or read about it in the Washington Post, you’d think he made a political blunder, trashing President Obama as a weak leader. On Chris Hayes’ program “All In,” the host chided the former President for going “a bit off message.” MSNBC aired this video clip: “BILL CLINTON: She’s always making something good happen. She’s the best change-maker I’ve ever known. A lot of people say, ‘Oh well, you don’t understand. It’s different now. It’s rigged.’ Yeah, it’s rigged — because you don’t have a president who is a change-maker.” Full stop. Ouch! To the Washington Post’s Abby Phillips, “it sounded like he was agreeing with one of (Bernie) Sanders’s central arguments about income inequality — but blaming the sitting president for it.” Older and thinner, Mr. Yesterday was clearly losing it. Except he wasn’t. The real villain was, once again, creative video editing. Tommy Christopher at Mediaite.com restored the full context. So here’s what Bill Clinton actually said about President Obama: “Yeah, it’s rigged — because you don’t have a president who is a change-maker with a Congress who will work with him. But the president has done a better job than he has gotten credit for. And don’t you forget it!” (APPLAUSE) “Don’t you forget it! Don’t you forget it!” (LOUDER APPLAUSE) “Don’t you forget it. Let me just tell you. I’ve been there, and we shared the same gift. We only had a Democratic Congress for two years. And then we lost it. “There’s some of the loudest voices in our party say — it’s unbelievable — say, ‘Well the only reason we had it for two years is that President Obama wasn’t liberal enough!’ Is there one soul in this crowd that believes that?” Judging by the crowd response, there was not. Mediaite.com’s Christopher put it succinctly: “This is an edit so egregious, it rivals the worst in dishonest political ads, and surpasses them.” Greatly to his credit (and my surprise), Chris Hayes subsequently rebroadcast Bill Clinton’s remarks in full. “We shouldn’t have done that,” he admitted. No, they certainly should not. HOW TO REACH YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, District 33, 201 E. North St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 7733760, [email protected]. State Sen. David Sanders, District 27 Room 320 State Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201, (501) 682-6107, [email protected]. State Sen. Alan Clark, District 13 P.O. Box 211, Lonsdale, AR 72087, (501) 262-3360, alan. [email protected]. State Rep. Lanny Fite, District 23, 3324 Hwy. 5, Benton, AR 72019, (501) 794-2228, [email protected]. State Rep. Andy Davis, District 31 P.O. Box 30248, Little Rock, AR 72260, (501) 837-5109, [email protected]. State Rep. Julie Mayberry, District 27 3022 E. Woodson Lateral Road, Hensley, AR 72065, (501) 888-8222, [email protected]. State Rep. Kim Hammer, District 28, 1411 Edgehill Dr., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 840-3841, [email protected]. Circuit Judge Bobby McCallister, 22nd Judicial District, Division 1, Saline County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 303-5635. Circuit Judge Gary Arnold, 22nd Judicial District, Division 2, Saline County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 3035664. Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips, 22nd Judicial District, Division 3, Saline County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 303-5628. Circuit Judge Robert Herzfeld, 22nd Judicial District, Division 4, Saline County Annex, 321 N. Main St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 3031584. District Judge Michael Robinson, Benton District, 1605 Edison Ave., Benton, AR 72019, (501) 303-5670. District Judge Stephanie Casady, Bryant District (Bryant, Alexander, Bauxite, Haskell, Shannon Hills), Boswell Municipal Complex, 210 SW Third St., Bryant, AR 72022, (501) 847-5223. Saline County Judge Jeff Arey, Courthouse 200 N. Main St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 3035640. Prosecuting Attorney Ken Casady, 22nd Juicial District, 102 S. Main St., Benton, AR 72015, (501) 315-7767. Saline County Sheriff Rodney Wright Saline County Detention Center, 735 S. Neeley St., Benton, AR 72015; (501) 303-5609. [email protected] n September and October, Justice Antonin Scalia told audiences at two different law schools that it would not surprise him if the death penalty were ruled unconstitutional while he was still on the court. Scalia noted Justice Stephen Breyer’s recent dissent in Glossip v. Gross, a case in which Breyer said the court should consider the issue of whether the Eighth Amendment requires an end to capital punishment in America. Scalia had previously idenNat tified himself as the fifth vote on a court divided Hentoff four to four on the issue. He could not have known that his sudden death a few months later might be the vehicle for that very eventuality. All of the Republican candidates can be expected to nominate a candidate for the Supreme Court who will follow Scalia’s lead in upholding the constitutionality of capital punishment. Of the remaining presidential candidates, only Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty and can be counted on to appoint a Supreme Court candidate who would become the fifth vote to abolish capital punishment. It is less clear how Hillary Clinton — a death penalty proponent — would expect her nominee to answer the question, because no one has bothered to ask her. If Clinton wins, and nominated a candidate with a strong civil rights background, the death penalty will very likely be abolished. However, if a victorious Clinton nominates a former prosecutor, like Loretta Lynch or Eric Holder, it would likely mean the U.S. continues its ignominious membership in a dwindling group of backward nations that continue to execute their own citizens. Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton has a 20-year history of enacting criminal justice policy that exploits the public’s fear of crime and invariably results in a racially disparate impact on poor minorities. The Clintons’ championing of the 1994 Crime Bill (which contributed to the mass incarceration of poor minorities) and the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (which raised procedural bars to claims of actual innocence) are both examples of the Clintons’ pandering to the public’s tough-on-crime sensibilities to achieve political ends. It reflects an approach to governing which is tinged — some might even say poisoned — by a tendency to choose political expediency over ethics and morality. This has been their pattern since their days in Arkansas. Earlier this week, Clinton made headlines for barking like a dog while telling a folksy story about her husband’s early campaigns in Arkansas. The barking incident was an unintended reminder of the Clintons’ involvement in the 1992 execution of a 250pound lobotomized man-child named Ricky Ray Rector. A 1993 New Yorker article by Marshall Frady, “Death in Arkansas,” described how Rector repetitively performed a little shuffle dance, and alternatingly giggled to himself like a child or barked like a dog, as he waited in his cell to be executed on Arkansas’ death row. Bill Clinton, who was embroiled in a sex scandal that threatened to derail his presidential campaign, had returned to Arkansas to personally preside over Rector’s execution. Christopher Hitchens described Rector as “a lumpen failure of a man” who, after killing a police officer turned the gun on himself, destroying a good portion of his brain in the process. Rector survived the suicide attempt as a different person with the mental faculties of a small child. Frady also described the frantic efforts of one of Rector’s lawyers to reach Clinton on the day of the execution. Jeff Rosenzweig had grown up with Clinton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where his father had been Clinton’s pediatrician. When he finally reached Clinton late in the afternoon, Rosenzweig explained the severity of Rector’s mental deficits. Executing Rector, Rosenzweig told Clinton, would be the equivalent of executing a child. Rosenzweig knew it was an uphill battle given the political pressure Clinton was under, but he hoped that his old friend “wouldn’t want to be seen as merciless.” Clinton wouldn’t budge. The execution proceeded that evening after a one-hour delay, punctuated by Rector’s loud groans, as prison officials struggled to find a usable vein. The medical team finally had to slash into his arm with a scalpel in order to find a vein capable of carrying the lethal chemicals into his massive body. Once the chemicals started to flow, it took Rector 19 minutes to die amid his intermittent gasps for air. Rector had been sacrificed on the altar of the Clintons’ political ambitions; or, as Frady said one of Rector’s earlier lawyers put it, “Poor ole Ricky Rector’s timing just happened to be real bad.” Speaking last week from his law office in Little Rock, Arkansas, Rosenzweig said the Clinton’s decision to save the 1992 campaign by killing Rector “was certainly a Faustian bargain.” Friday, February 19, 2016 The Saline Courier 5 Woman charged after newborn tests positive for meth Bryant By Josh Briggs [email protected] A Paron woman was formally charged Wednesday with two counts of introducing a controlled substance into the body of another person, kidnapping and interfering with custody. Landy Vines, 35, was arrested in November after her newborn child tested positive for methamphetamines. According to an affidavit from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Vines gave birth to a daughter on Nov. 6, 2015, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Zac Barns, an investigator with the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division, was notified that Vines tested positive for methamphetamines and THC at the time of delivery. Tests using the child’s meconium determined that the baby also tested positive. According to the report, the results showed that Vines had ingested methamphetamines during the last four to five months of her pregnancy. Both of her charges are Class Y felonies. Vines was charged with the second offense in December after an older child also tested positive for methamphetamines. In April of last year, Vines was charged with kidnapping and interfering with custody after she “climbed a fence” at Paron Elementary before entering a third-grade classroom in an attempt to abduct a juvenile. The report of the incident stated that deputies were dispatched for the disturbance and made contact with Karen Metcalf, an administrator at the school In her statement to authorities, Metcalf said Vines entered onto school property without permission and removed the juvenile from the classroom. According to the incident reports, Vines was confront- ed by “several teachers” who kept her from leaving with the child. The reports noted that the child forced Vines to let go of her hand and then she “fled toward the teachers.” The teachers then locked themselves and the juvenile in a classroom and called 911. Vines is due to appear in Saline County Circuit Court on March 8 for plea and arraignment. Circuit Judge Gary Arnold will preside in the case. Mabelvale man pleads guilty in child abuse case By Josh Briggs [email protected] A Mabelvale man facing numerous charges, including introducing a controlled substance into the body of another, a Class C felony, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Saline County Circuit Court. Anthony Pilkington, 34, was sentenced to 120 months’ probation and 200 hours of community service and also must pay $1,320 in fines and fees. Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips also ordered Pilkington to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol treat- ment and parenting courses and said he cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 18 without supervision. Pilkington was first arrested on Aug. 4, 2015, when Saline County deputies responded to a call involving a weapon at a residence.. According to the incident report, Pilkington and his girlfriend, Destiny Walker, 31, were arguing on Larry Coleman’s property. After being confronted by Coleman, Pilkington reportedly pulled out a pocket knife and charged at the property owner. The report states that Coleman intervened, telling Walker she could come inside his home for protection, which angered Pilkington. Coleman said that he grabbed a board and also showed his pocket knife in defense, which resulted in Pilkington’s fleeing the scene. Pilkington was arrested later and charged with aggravated assault, violation of a protection order and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. Coleman stated that Walker was holding a juvenile at the time of the argument. He also told police that on Aug. 1, 2015, Pilkington had burned the child with a cigarette while at his residence. In a search for Pilkington, Walker told police that Pilkington had left and was “running through the woods.” Deputy Chris Winberry advised Walker that he needed to speak with Pilkington right away, leading to Walker’s admission that Pilkington was inside the residence. Pilkington was charged with second-degree domestic battery after officers observed what appeared to be burn marks on the child. Walker also was arrested and charged with abusing the child. Both Pilkington and Walker were charged with introducing a controlled substance into the body of another. Police said the couple exposed their child to methamphetamine and marijuana during a three-month period. Bond had been set at $100,000 for Pilkington and $25,000 for Walker. If he had been tried in Circuit Court and found guilty, Pilkington could have been sentenced to up to 36 years in prison and received $35,000 in fines. Home school families invited to college preparatory session A special event is on schedule Feb. 23 for Saline County home school families. Known as “College Day,” the event will take place at First Presbyterian Church, 501 N. East St. in Benton. One of the presenters, From page 1 Founds stated that her husband began drinking around 10 a.m. “We came home and he began cursing me. I tried to get him to go to bed and sleep it off, and he refused. I packed a bag to leave, but he wouldn’t give me the keys. He then said ‘you won’t leave here alive and then I’ll make sure your kids get theirs, too.’ That’s when I called 911.” The couple is involved in divorce proceedings. According to information from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Founds was arrested Feb. 12 after police were called to a shooting disturbance in the 14000 block of Black Oaks Court in Mabelvale. While at the scene, authorities said a gunshot was heard and a muzzle flash was observed from inside the residence. Short said he doesn’t think Founds has a clear memory of what happened. “She has been known to over-react when she is off her medication, our of fear that abuse was imminent from her estranged husband,” Short said. “That is a plausible explanation of what happened.” According to the the Sheriff’s Office, a large perimeter was established and additional units were dispatched to the scene, including Special Weapons and Tactics teams from the Benton Police Department as well as the Bryant Police Department. Hostage negotiators also were dispatched to the scene. Multiple attempts were made to contact the occupant, but reportedly were unsuccessful. Authorities then made contact with a family member in order to learn more about the suspect. Contact was made with a relative, but authorities still were unable to contact the suspect directly. Shortly after 3 a.m. a white female and a small dog exited the residence, authorities reported. Founds was arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated assault. No injuries to the suspect or other individuals were reported at the time of her arrest. Founds is scheduled for a hearing before Judge Robinson at 1 p.m. on March 7. Chamber •Transcripts. •Parents’ questions and answers. Information about the event is available from Ballard at 501-317-7955. COUPON Lunch for 2 $ Attention Members & Guests only 12 99 with coupon Monday–Friday 11am–4pm Please present coupon when ordering. Price includes two entrees from Colton’s Lunch Menu. Tax not included. Not Valid with any other coupon, discount, or promotion. Expires February 26, 2016. ® Locally owned and operated GOOD ONLY AT 1925 Landers Drive • Benton • (501) 778-6100 www.ColtonsSteakHouse.com Blue Suede Shoes® Antique Mall All Points Lead to From page 1 Emmy awards and other honors. “We hope that many people in our community will be able to join us on March 8 for a great night,” said Gary James, president/CEO of the chamber. Paul White, chairman of the chamber’s board of directors, encouraged area residents to attend the banquet. “Please contact the Chamber for tickets to this exciting event,” White said. “We look forward to seeing you there.” Sponsors of the banquet include Everett Buick-GMC; Jones Heating & Air; First Security Bank; Baxley-Penfield-Moudy Realtors; Rineco Chemical Industries Inc.; Reed’s Metals of Benton; CDI Contractors; Ferguson’s Furniture; and McCauley Services. Tom Baxley will serve as master of ceremonies for the banquet, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. The meal will be catered by Dinner’s Ready. 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He noted that the following topics will be covered in the session: •Juniors and seniors: Getting ready for college? •Community resources. •Scholarships. •Financial aid. •Attending college debtfree. Other items on the agenda included: • Approval of four student transfer requests. • Recognition of the Bryant High School varsity cheerleaders, who were named state champions in the Class 5A-7A Co-Ed division. • Recognition of Jadyn Lewis, who won two individual event state titles as part of the Bryant track team. She was also named the most valuable female player at the ATCA indoor track state championship. • An update from representatives of Baldwin & Shell and Lewis Architects Engineers about ongoing construction projects. • A report from Lisa Stogsdill about the district’s Coordinated Review Effort study from the Child Nutrition Unit. • Approval of a quitclaim deed to settle a land dispute between the district and First Baptist Church of Bryant. • Approval of a bid to replace the heating and air conditioning controls system at Bryant Middle School. The system will be funded using surplus money from the 2014-15 school year. • An update from Tara Armstrong, pre-kindergarten director, about the district pre-kindergarten program. • An update from Devin Sherrill, director of communications, about the district’s strategic communication plan. • An update from Pam Kenney, director of instruction and testing, about students’ progress on annual standardized testing. • Various personnel hires and resignations. Standoff Arkansas at Little Rock, will be the primary presenter. Other presenters will be Lisa Crook, director of the Education Alliance, and Ballard. Ballard pointed out that the session is “not a recruiting event for UALR.” “Ms. Smith has volunteered her time to aid COUPON [email protected] Bill Ballard, said seating is limited for the informational event. “Only 100 seats will be available,” Ballard said. Ballard is a former state coordinator of home school testing. The session will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Carlia Smith, financial aid officer at University of By Lynda Hollenbeck From page 1 501-776-0679 Every Ride is a BIG Ride at 15522 I-30 Benton 501-776-0679 6 The Saline Courier ‘Mob Wives’ reality star Angela Raiola has died The Associated Press NEW YORK — Angela “Big Ang” Raiola, the raspyvoiced bar owner who gained fame on the reality TV series “Mob Wives,” died early Thursday, nearly a year after being diagnosed with throat cancer. She was 55. Raiola died at a New York City hospital while surrounded by friends and family, said series producer Jennifer Graziano. A statement posted from Raiola’s Twitter account said she had “peacefully ended her battle with cancer.” “YOU (Her fans) were some of the most special people in her world, and she loved you immensely,” said the statement. “Thank you for your love, prayers, and unconditional support of Angela right to the end.” Raiola was initially diagnosed in March 2015 with throat cancer that spread to her brain and lung. Even as she fought the disease, the native New Yorker remained the candid, colorful figure that viewers came to know on VH1’s “Mob Wives” and her two sequels. “You can call me Angela. I’ll call you handsome,” she told TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz during a pre-taped appearance that aired on his “Dr. Oz” show Feb. 16. Raiola, nicknamed Big Ang for her nearly 6-foot height, told Oz she was trying to keep her spirits up as chemotherapy and radiation failed to check the disease. She had already undergone several surgeries, and her trademark flowing black hair was gone, replaced by a short, blond cut. “I look at my kids and my grandchildren and I know how much they need me,” said Raiola, who lived with her daughter Raquel’s family on New York’s Staten Island, where Raiola ran the Drunken Monkey bar. She wasn’t technically a mob wife: Raiola’s inclusion on the cable show’s second season in 2012 came courtesy of her uncle, the late Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi, a reputed captain of the Genovese crime family. Raiola, known as a peacemaker when other cast members clashed, proved a standout. She starred in the spin-off “Big Ang” and its retooled version, “Miami Monkey,” although both were short-lived. Family members including her son, Anthony, and her sister, Janine, were among those who joined in her TV fame. A cigarette smoker for 40 years, Raiola said she stopped immediately after her first cancer diagnosis last year. Her doctors told her the disease was “positively” caused by smoking, she said, and she called for people to quit the habit or resist picking it up. Her sister and brother-inlaw were key members of her support team, Raiola told Oz, but she said her husband, Neil Murphy, was no longer part of her life. Friday, February 19, 2016 Ferguson talks history on History By George Dickie Gracenote Services Craig Ferguson has an undying love of history and debate, and that is the driving force behind his new talk show “Join or Die With Craig Ferguson.” The first of 22 half-hour episodes premiered Thursday on History Channel, with the former “Late Late Show” host and stand-up comic discussing provocative and timely topics with a trio of guests: an expert in the field, a celebrity who can weigh in on the subject and a comedian. Topics tend to be offbeat, ranging from “History’s Most Influential Drug” and “Biggest Political Blunder” to “Worst Medical Advice.” Early guests will include actress Maria Bello, talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel and Jordan Carlos of “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.” And in true Ferguson style, the discussions will be humorous, irreverent and at times profane. He says the idea for the show came to him in the wake of his Peabody Award for his 2008 “Late Late Show” interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the eventual end of his time on that series in 2013. “It slowly kind of came together that if I was going to do anything,” he explains, “what I would want to do is a show that felt like the energy of that show, that it had intelligence, that it had wit. It was funny, it was entertaining but it was also about something, it was about a thing. It had a reason for existence beyond the fact that it was a time slot.” “The Late Late Show,” he The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome Harbour Resources The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Harbour Resources. From left to right on the front row: Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Marilyn Bagby of Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, Patricia Duncan of iBERIABANK, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Mike Harbour of Harbour Resources, Constance Harbour and Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK; second row: Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch, Colleen Baird of Ashby St. Outdoor, Cheryl Cook of Landers of Saline County, Catherine Reid of Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Desiree Paulhamus of Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli, Donna K Smith of American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Saline County, Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK and Trevor Ward of C.O.P. Security; third row: Mayor Jill Dabbs of the City of Bryant, Andy Garcia of Edward Jones Investments, Dean Riggin of Dean Riggin for JP District 2, Lisa Crawford of Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage, Cheryl Smith of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Megan Eoff of Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, Mandi Foltz of Timberline Adventure Park, Greg Thompson of the City of Bryant Parks and Recreation, Mike Griffith of Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC, Shirley Ward of C.O.P. Security, Beth German of Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC and Toby Hirscheider of Carson Physical Therapy. 501-317-1656 • [email protected] • www.harbourresources.com Craig Ferguson, Peabody Award recipient, stand-up comic and former host of the “Late Late Show” brings his love of history and provocative humor to his new talk show “Join or Die With Craig Ferguson.” The show premiered Thursday on History Channel. explains, was instrumental in connecting him with the guests for his new show. “In a way, it was an interview/search process,” he says. “It’s from a pool of people that I interviewed over 10 years on late night. So that’s how I was like, ‘No, get Maria (Bello) for this because she can talk about that.’ I mean, Maria I know personally anyway. A lot of these people are my friends. So you get a feel for who can hang and it’s a surprisingly large group of people ... .” “Join or Die” are words that have personal meaning for Ferguson. The 53-year-old native of Glasgow, Scotland, had the saying with the image of a snake tattooed to his forearm after he became a U.S. citizen in 2008. “They’re the end result, they’re kind of like a scar,” he says. “Like I go through a process and I end it with a tattoo. Like, my children are born, I get a tattoo.” “So this one ... had a personal historical significance and an actual historical significance,” he continues. “It seemed like a good name and a good visual, arresting image and kind of a rallying cry for the show.” Fiennes defends playing Michael Jackson The Associated Press NEW YORK — Joseph Fiennes is defending himself in the wake of criticism after being cast as Michael Jackson in an upcoming half-hour TV special, acknowledging the topic is “sensitive” but never intending it to be divisive. The white actor will play the King of Pop in the upcoming Sky Arts comedy “Elizabeth, Michael, and Marlon,” which tells the story of a road trip taken by Jackson, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor as they flee New York City after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. “I deal in imagination, so I don’t think imagination should have rules stamped on them,” Fiennes told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “If it promotes stereotyping, then it’s wrong. I made a distinction that the Jackson project doesn’t do that.” The casting of Fiennes comes as controversy rages over the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations and in the film industry at large. The actor admitted to being initially surprised by the colorblind casting. “It was a shock. I thought someone had got it wrong.” But the “Shakespeare in Love” actor said he loves a challenge, providing it’s in good taste. “This is territory that is sensitive. One must deter- mine if this portrayal is one that is going to be positive entertainment, and one that will not bring about division and put anyone’s noses out of joint, so I went with the mind that this was a positive light-hearted comedy,” Fiennes said. “This is not a movie; it’s a small television 20-minute sketch. It’s a very sweet comedy that looks at Michael, Marlon and Taylor,” Fiennes said. The actor admits if it were anything more, “I wouldn’t be the guy for the job.” Fiennes recounted an incident of discrimination he witnessed many years ago in England when a black actress was picked to play an iconic white woman. The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome Cuttin Up Salon Dean Riggan for JP, District 2 The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Cuttin Up Salon to their new location. From left to right on the front row: Trevor Ward of C.O.P. Security, Shirley Ward of C.O.P. Security, Marilyn Bagby of Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, Brenda Mondok of Cuttin Up Salon, Rachel Threet of Cuttin Up Salon, Jane Dragoun of Cuttin Up Salon, Kim Still of Cuttin Up Salon and Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK; second row: Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Andrea Elliott of Brooke Andrews Insurance Agency, Inc., Tom Mondok, Jennifer Freeman of Brooke Andrews Insurance Agency, Inc., Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Kathy Larsen of Courtyard Cottages of Bryant, Brooke Andrews of Brooke Andrews Insurance Agency, Inc., Catherine Reid of Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch and Desiree Paulhamus of Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli. The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Dean Riggin for JP District 2. From left to right on the front row: Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Toby Hirscheider of Carson Physical Therapy, Patricia Duncan of iBERIABANK, Marilyn Bagby of Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, Dean Riggin of Dean Riggin for JP District 2, Shirley Ward of C.O.P. Security and Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK; second row: Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch, Megan Eoff of Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Cheryl Cook of Landers of Saline County, Desiree Paulhamus of Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli, Trevor Ward of C.O.P. Security and Mike Griffith of Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC; third row: Catherine Reid of Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Cheryl Smith of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Mandi Foltz of Timberline Adventure Park, Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK, Colleen Baird of Ashby St. Outdoor, Andy Garcia of Edward Jones Investments and Lisa Crawford of Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage. 23223 I-30 S., Bryant Plaza, #26, Bryant • 501-847-7725 Dean Riggan for JP, District 2 • 501-690-4839 • [email protected] The Saline Courier, Benton and Bryant Chambers Congratulate & Welcome The Saline Courier, Benton and Bryant Chambers Congratulate & Welcome Akel’s Carpet One, Floor & Home Class 101 The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Akel’s Carpet One Floor & Home Bryant. Businesses represented: iBERIABANK, C.O.P. Security, Everett Buick GMC, Fleming Electric, Timberline Adventure Park, KVRE Radio, Landers of Saline County, MySaline.com, Natural State Drug & Alcohol Testing, Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli, First Electric Cooperative Corp., Benton Physical Therapy, Goodwill, Verizon, Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union, Benton Fence Company, Roberson Insurance, the Saline Courier, Edward Jones Investments and Your Ad Team. The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Class 101. From left to right on the front row: Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK, Shirley Ward of C.O.P. Security, Donna Hill of Class 101, Kevin Hill, Sean Elkin of College of the Ouachitas, Cheryl Cook of Landers of Saline County, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch and Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK. Other businesses represented: First Security Bank, Verizon, First Electric Cooperative Corp., Edward Jones Investments, Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli, Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Everett Buick GMC, MySaline.com, Goodwill, Farmers Insurance Michael Herrington Agency, Timberline Adventure Park, Natural State Drug & Alcohol Testing, Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage, the Saline Courier, Hurricane Lake Living Magazine, University of Arkansas System eVersity, Bauxite School District, Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union, Rollins Performance Group, Inc. 3210 Market Avenue, Bryant • 501-847-3364 • www.akelscarpetone.com 21941 I-30, Suite 4, Bryant • 501-680-0465 • www.myclass101.com Friday, February 19, 2016 The Saline Courier 7 Outside spending grows in Big tech companies are joining Arkansas chief justice race Apple in its encryption fight By Andrew DeMillo The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK — A Washington-based group has spent more than half a million dollars on television ads criticizing Arkansas chief justice hopeful Courtney Goodson, figures from organizations that track judicial election spending showed Thursday, with the campaign against the sitting justice expanding to radio and mailboxes. The Judicial Crisis Network has bought more than $532,000 worth of broadcast air time to run 30-second spots criticizing Goodson over gifts and contributions she’s received since she was elected to the state’s highest court in 2010, according to Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice. Goodson is running against Circuit Judge Dan Kemp in the March 1 election. Those two candidates and JCN combined have bought nearly $800,000 in airtime, setting a record for television spending in an Arkansas judicial election, the figures showed. The previous high was more than $450,000 spent on TV ads for two high court races in 2010. JCN, which did not immediately return a call seeking comment, is not required by law to disclose its donors. “Arkansas is experiencing a record-smashing Supreme Court race, due in large part to spending by an outside group that doesn’t disclose its donors,” Susan Liss, executive director of Justice at Stake, said in a statement. The total ad spending is likely even higher. Figures compiled by Goodson’s campaign show that JCN has spent nearly $700,000 total on broadcast, radio and cable advertising. Goodson has denounced the ads and has accused Kemp of coordinating with the group to attack her. “He needs to demand that the dark money group disclose their donors, pull down their ads and get out of our state,” Goodson told The Associated Press on Thursday. Kemp has said he didn’t have any prior knowledge of JCN’s ads, but has said they raise legitimate questions about gifts and contributions Goodson’s accepted from trial lawyers. This week he has distanced himself further from the group. “I do not believe there is any place in our judiciary for this type of politics. I firmly reject it,” Kemp said in a post Wednesday night on his campaign’s Facebook page. His campaign did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Goodson has bought more than $311,000 for radio and television airtime and Kemp has bought more than $79,000 worth of TV airtime, her campaign’s figures show. JCN’s television and radio spots criticizing Goodson do not specifically endorse Kemp. The group has also sent out mailers criticizing her for the Supreme Court’s unanimous 2014 ruling striking down Arkansas’ voter ID law. Mourners pay respects to late Justice Scalia The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia’s flagdraped casket was carried up the marble steps of the Supreme Court Friday in a somber procession that began a day of ceremony and tribute to one of the court’s most influential members. Scalia’s eight Supreme Court colleagues, his family and nearly 100 former law clerks watched solemnly as Supreme Court police placed the casket on a funeral bier first used after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The Rev. Paul Scalia, the justice’s son and a Catholic priest, said traditional prayers. “You have called your servant Antonin out of this world,” he said. “May he rest in peace.” A 2007 portrait of Scalia by artist Nelson Shanks was displayed nearby. In it, the justice is shown surrounded by images representing important moments and influences in his life, including a framed wedding photograph of his wife, Maureen. She, their nine children and three dozen grandchildren were present. Before Scalia’s body arrived, his former clerks formed two lines down the court steps and across its marble plaza. A few wiped away tears after the casket arrived. The clerks will take turns standing vigil by their former boss throughout the day and night in a tradition most recently observed after the 2005 death of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist. After a private ceremony for family, friends and justices, Scalia’s casket was to be on public view from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Dozens of mourners had already lined up outside the court to pay their respects. Hannah Moore and Emily Weatherspoon, both 17, were first in line just before 7 a.m. The high school seniors from Raleigh, North Carolina, were visiting Washington as part of an AP government class. “You can sleep any day. Justice Scalia only dies once,” Moore said. The doors to the court chamber, where Scalia had served for nearly 30 years, were open at the east end of the hall. Black wool crepe hung over the entrance, and Scalia’s courtroom chair was draped in black. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama planned to pay respects later Friday, while Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden were to attend Scalia’s funeral Mass on Saturday. The Mass open to family and friends will take place Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Burial plans have not been released. Scalia’s sudden death complicated an already tumultuous election year. His death gives Obama a chance to replace the conservative stalwart with a more liberal successor who could tilt the ideological balance of the court for decades to come. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP leaders have said a replacement should not be named until the next president takes office. Obama has pledged to pick a replacement “in due time” and challenged Republicans to hold a vote on his nominee. Scalia was found dead on Saturday in his room at a remote Texas hunting resort. The 79-year-old jurist was appointed to the court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The tech industry is starting to line up with Apple in its fight against the federal government over the encryption it uses to keep iPhones secure. Earlier this week, a U.S. magistrate ordered Apple to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino mass shooters. Apple has until next Tuesday to challenge that ruling, setting the stage for a legal clash that could determine whether tech companies or government authorities get the final say on just how secure devices like smartphones can be. CEO Tim Cook decried the order on Tuesday, saying it would degrade iPhone security and make users more vulnerable to spies and cyber thieves. Increasingly, other prominent tech companies agree. “We stand with @tim_cook and Apple (and thank him for his leadership)!” Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey wrote in a tweet Thursday afternoon. In a statement late Thursday, Facebook said it condemns terrorism and also appreciates the essential work of law enforcement in keeping people safe. But it said it will “fight aggressively” against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems. “These demands would create a chilling precedent and obstruct companies’ efforts to secure their products,” the statement said. Google CEO Sundar Pichai had earlier voiced support for Apple in a series of tweets. “Forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise users’ privacy,” Pichai wrote on Wednesday, adding that the case “could be a troubling precedent.” Apple’s recent iPhones use encryption security that Apple itself can’t unlock. The government isn’t asking Apple to help break the iPhone’s encryption directly, but to disable other security measures that prevent attempts to guess the phone’s passcode. Cook argues that once such a tool is available, “the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices.” Law enforcement insists that safeguards could be employed to limit use of the workaround to the particular phone at hand. On Tuesday, Cook posted a 1,117-word open letter that contended the FBI’s request might have implications “far beyond the legal case at hand.” For months, Cook has engaged in a sharp, public debate with government officials over his company’s decision to shield the data of iPhone users with strong encryption — essentially locking up people’s photos, text messages and other data so securely that even Apple can’t get at it. Law-enforcement officials from FBI Director James Comey on down have complained that terrorists and criminals may use that encryption as a shield. While tech companies have spoken against broad government surveillance in the past, the Obama administration has recently sought to enlist the tech industry’s help in fighting terrorism. Several companies have recently heeded the administration’s request for voluntary efforts aimed at countering terrorist postings on social media. Civil liberties groups warned the fallout from the San Bernardino dispute could extend beyond Apple. “This is asking a company to build a digital defect, a design flaw, into their products,” said Nuala O’Connor of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washingtonbased group that has criticized government surveillance. In a statement, the center warned that other companies could face similar orders in the future. Others said a government victory could encourage regimes in China and other countries to make similar requests for access to smartphone data. Apple sells millions of iPhones in China, which has become the company’s second-largest market. “This case is going to affect everyone’s privacy and security around the world,” said Lee Tien, a staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group in San Francisco. The case turns on an 18thcentury law that the government has invoked to require private assistance with law enforcement efforts. Apple has also challenged a federal search warrant based on the same law in a Brooklyn drug case. Apple has complied with previous orders invoking that law — the All Writs Act of 1789 — although it has argued the circumstances were different. The Saline Courier, Benton and Bryant Chambers Congratulate & Welcome Impact Oral Surgery The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Impact Oral Surgery. From left to right on the front row: Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK, Shirley Ward of C.O.P. Security, Anita Middleton of Hurricane Creek Plaza, Dr. Joshua Lea of Impact Oral Surgery, Dr. Hugh Burnett of Impact Oral Surgery, Paul McNiel of Rock City Brands, Susie Everett of Everett Buick GMC, Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Julie Roltsch of Roberson InsuranceJulie Roltsch and Autumn Henry of Benton Physical Therapy. Other businesses represented: First Security Bank, Verizon, First Electric Cooperative Corp., Edward Jones Investments, Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli, Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, MySaline.com, Goodwill, Farmers Insurance Michael Herrington Agency, Natural State Drug & Alcohol Testing, Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage, the Saline Courier, KVRE Radio, Landers of Saline County and Rollins Performance Group, Inc. 2305 Springhill Rd., Suite 1 & 2, Benton • 501-408-4774 • www.impactoralsurgery.com The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome John Haman, Wealth Management Paychex The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome John Haman, Wealth Management Advisor. From left to right on the front row: Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Marilyn Bagby of Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, Cheryl Cook of Landers of Saline County, John Haman of John Haman, Wealth Management Advisor, Toby Hirscheider of Carson Physical Therapy, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank and Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK; second row: Catherine Reid of Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch, Colleen Baird of Ashby St. Outdoor and Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK; third row: Megan Eoff of Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, Andy Garcia of Edward Jones Investments, Cheryl Smith of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Shirley Ward of C.O.P. Security, Trevor Ward of C.O.P. Security, Desiree Paulhamus of Dinner’s Ready Market & Deli, Lisa Crawford of Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage and Dean Riggin of Dean Riggin for JP District 2. The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Paychex. From left to right on the front row: Patricia Duncan of iBERIABANK, Nate Bryan of Paychex, Meredith Barnett of Paychex, Carolee Emerson of Paychex, Lisa Crawford of Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage, Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK and Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK; second row: Mandi Foltz of Timberline Adventure Park, Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Cheryl Cook of Landers of Saline County, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Colleen Baird of Ashby St. Outdoor and Mike Harbour of Harbour Resources; third row: Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch, Megan Eoff of Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, Catherine Reid of Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Toby Hirscheider of Carson Physical Therapy, Marilyn Bagby of Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, Greg Thompson of the City of Bryant Parks and Recreation, Donna K Smith of American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Saline County, Andy Garcia of Edward Jones Investments, Constance Harbour and Glenna Ferrell of Magic Touch Massage Therapy. 650 S. Shackleford Rd., Ste. 300, Little Rock • 501-492-7725 • johnhaman.com 12921 Cantrell Rd. Suite 100, Little Rock • (501) 223-5730 • www.paychex.com The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome The Saline Courier & Bryant Chamber Congratulate & Welcome Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC Rausch Coleman Homes’ Crossing at Oak Hill The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC. From left to right on the front row: Carolee Emerson of Paychex, Nate Bryan of Paychex, Patricia Duncan of iBERIABANK, Lisa Abels of Centennial Bank, Beth German of Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC, Mike Griffith of Professional Accounting Consultants, LLC, Steven Reynolds of iBERIABANK, Barbara Riggin of iBERIABANK, Glenna Ferrell of Magic Touch Massage Therapy and Mike Harbour of Harbour Resources; second row: Megan Eoff of Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, Marilyn Bagby of Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, Rae Ann Fields of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Donna K Smith of American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Saline County, Colleen Baird of Ashby St. Outdoor and Lisa Crawford of Lisa’s Therapeutic Massage; third row: Julie Roltsch of Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch, Catherine Reid of Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Cheryl Cook of Landers of Saline County, Andy Garcia of Edward Jones Investments, Cheryl Smith of Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, Toby Hirscheider of Carson Physical Therapy, Greg Thompson of the City of Bryant Parks and Recreation and Mandi Foltz of Timberline Adventure Park. The Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome Rausch Coleman Homes’ Crossing at Oak Hill. Businesses represented: Rausch Coleman Homes, Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce, C.O.P. Security, Edward Jones Investments, Roberson Insurance-Julie Roltsch, First Electric Cooperative Corp., Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, Bank of Arkansas Mortgage, AT&T, Premiere Nationwide Lending, Baxley-Penfield-Moudy Realtors, iBERIABANK, Ron Jones Agency Farmers Insurance, Truman Ball & Associates, Landers of Saline County, Centennial Bank, Ashby St. Outdoor Fairfield Inn & Suites Benton, Bryant Bethel Physical Therapy PA, American Cancer Society - Relay For Life of Saline County, Magic Touch Massage Therapy, Brooke Andrews Insurance Agency, Inc, and many more. 3427 Vicki Drive, Bryant • 501-366-3670 • [email protected] 1401 Oak Glenn Court, Bryant • 501-366-7774 • www.rauschcolemanhomes.com Sports Page 8 – The Saline Courier SALINE SCOREBOARD Clift, Robinson compete at state Cobras bite Bauxite in district semis MONDAY BASKETBALL 7-4A DISTRICT TOURNEY Bauxite (B) def. Mena 64-56 TUESDAY BASKETBALL Texarkana def. Benton (G) 55-39 Benton (B) def. Texarkana 75-42 Bryant (G) def. Russellvil e 37-36 Bryant (B) def. Russellvil e 54-50 7-4A DISTRICT TOURNEY (Ashdown) No. 3 Bauxite (G) def. Ark. 54-39 Ashdown def. Bauxite (B) 47-41 WEDNESDAY BASKETBALL 5-3A DISTRICT TOURNEY (Episcopal Collegiate in LR) Glen Rose def. HG (G) No. 3 HG (B) def. Mayflower THURSDAY BASKETBALL 7-4A DISTRICT TOURNEY F. Lake def. Bauxite (G) 51-41 5-3A DISTRICT TOURNEY (Episcopal Collegiate in LR) Jessievil e def. HG (B) 51-28 TODAY BASKETBALL Benton vs. L. Hamilton, 5 p.m. Bryant at Alma, 4 p.m. WRESTLING Benton at State Meet (UALR), 10 a.m. SATURDAY BASKETBALL 7-4A DISTRICT TOURNEY (Ashdown) Bauxite (G) vs. Malvern, 3 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016 By Tony Lenahan [email protected] ASHDOWN – The Bauxite Lady Miners kept it close, but would end up falling to the Fountain Lake Lady Cobras for the third time this season. In the semifinals of the 7-4A District Tournament in Ashdown, Bauxite fell 51-41 to Fountain Lake on Thursday and play Malvern in the consolation game Saturday. “We had our chances in the second half but we didn’t play very well offensively,” Bauxite Coach Cody Lambert said. “Their post player, Pearl Lee, she’s 6-1 and really good at protecting the rim. When we’re not hitting shots, we don’t have a TONY LENAHAN/The Saline Courier true post player, it’s hard to Benton junior Keith Propps wrestles in a match earlier this season. Benton junior Chandler Clift is the get points.” fourth seed in the heavyweight division for the state tournament today and is 22-1 on the season. Clift’s Lambert explained that only loss came to the No. 1 seed in the state. Freshman Nate Robinson will compete today as the sixth the Lady Miners, usually seed in the 113-pound class. Should either wrestler medal, it would be the first time a Benton wrestler really good shooting from has medaled since John Moritz did two years ago. Opening ceremonies began at 9:40 a.m. today and the outside, have struggled wrestling starts at 10 a.m. at the Jack Stephens Center on the UALR campus in Little Rock. Hogs open with Chippewas 2015, the Chippewas have five players named preseason All-MAC for 2016. Ace right-handed pitcher Sean Renzi, 5-2, 2.33 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 65 innings, is first-team Preseason All-MAC. He will be followed in the weekend rotation by returning left-handed starters Nick Deeg, 8-5, and By Nate Allen Razorbacks Report Adam Aldred, 5-3. CMU’s All-MAC position players are outfielders Logan Regainer and Daniel Jipping, and infielders Zack McKinstry and Alex Borglin. The Chippewas will provide “a really good” opening test, Van Horn said, before the 22nd-ranked Razorbacks themselves head south the following weekend playing 20thranked Rice, 12th-ranked Houston and 25th-ranked Texas Tech at the Houston Astros’ Minute Maid Park. With all on early-season pitch counts, Arkansas will start coming off injury rehab returning starters FAYETTEVILLE College baseball teams from way up north like the Central Michigan Chippewas like coming south in February and early March just to get in games that their home cliBASEBALL, page 9 mates don’t often allow to be played or even practice much outside. They not only like but love coming south when convinced they can upset their weather advantaged prepared host. Coach Steve Jaksa and his reigning Mid-American Conference Chippewas apparently believe they can a win a game or two from the SEC powerful coming off the College World Series Razorbacks in the season opening weekend for games at 3 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday at Baum Stadium. “They called us a couple of years back Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn said, noting when northern teams avidly initiate a series years in advance it’s with the belief they have recruiting classes by then geared to peak. ALAN JAMISON/Nate Allen Sports Service Off their 35-22 MAC Arkansas second baseman Rick Nomura competes in a game last season. The Razorbacks begin their championship team of season today when they take on the Central Michigan Chippewas at 3 p.m. at Baum Stadium. Saline County Top Scorers BOYS G Pts Avg. 1. Clay Anderson, Benton 2. Christian Brown, HG 3. Kevin Hunt, Bryant 4. Romen Martin, Bryant 5. Jacob Stroud, Bauxite 6. Derrick Strong, Bauxite 7. Colton Robinson, Bauxite 8. Austin Brown, HG 9. Jaysin Gillion, HG 10. Jake Scoggins, Benton 23 26 24 24 26 26 26 26 26 23 461 487 331 295 313 277 261 256 251 218 GIRLS 1. Raija Todd, Bryant 2. Morgan Efird, HG 3. Joscelyn Rogers, Bauxite 4. Emily Ridgell, Bryant 5. Daikerria Strong, Bauxite 6. Abby Clay, Benton 7. Sydney Oliver, Bauxite 8. Destiny McClain, Bauxite 9. Leighton Withers, HG 10. Shelby Chavers, Bauxite * Season over G 22 23 27 20 28 24 26 24 26 28 20.0 18.7 13.8 12.3 12.0* 10.7* 10.0* 9.8 9.7 9.5 16.0 11.7* 10.4 9.5 9.1 7.1 6.9 6.5 5.8* 5.7 LADY MINERS, page 9 Frosh saves day for Arkansas By Nate Allen Razorbacks Report FAYETTEVILLE Without Conway’s Jordan Danberry, Arkansas’ women’s basketball team maybe gets beaten by a bunch by Alabama. But with the Arkansas freshman point guard and former Wampus Cat, the Razorbacks won Thursday night’s SEC game 69-67 at Walton Arena on Danberry’s basket breaking a 67-67 tie with seven seconds left for her 12th point after dealing 10 assists. Danberry’s big night dishing the most Arkansas assists since Calli Berna in 2012, assisted on many of Jacksonville’s Jessica Jackson team-leading 20 points. Alabama netted huge 24and 19-point performances by guard Hannah Cook and center Quanteria Bolton, but it was a three by Meoshonti Knight that tied it 67-67 with 15 seconds left preceding Danberry driving and shootLADY BACKS, page 10 Panthers take 7th at state By Tony Lenahan [email protected] TONY LENAHAN/The Saline Courier Benton senior Sam Eddington bowls earlier in the season. The Panthers finished seventh at the state tournament Wednesday. CABOT – After winning the conference tournament last Friday, the Benton boys BOWLING, page 10 Today’s Basketball Matchups Pts Avg. 353 268 282 189 255 170 192 156 150 159 the past two game from beyond the arc. “Tuesday night when we played Arkadelphia (54-39 win), we were 0 for 15 and last night we were 2 of 16, so we’ve hit a dry spell shooting the ball,” Lambert said. “I need to go back and watch previous film of why were not shooting well; if we’re rushing shots or not making the right passes. With our size and the way we play, we’re going to have to make shots.” Trailing 30-21 at halftime, the Lady Miners (17-12) went on an 8-0 run to start the third quarter to get within 30-29. Bauxite held a short lead late in the the third, but the Lady Cobras (20-7) would score twice in a row to take a 37-33 lead going into the fourth. But, Fountain Lake’s Lee proved too much as she held the Lady Miners in check Overall Benton Lady Panthers Lake Hamilton Lady Wolves 8-16 13-11 Conf. 5-6 6-5 Last 10 5-5 6-4 Benton Panthers13-105-65-5 Lake Hamilton Wolves14-86-55-5 Benton Arena Overall Conf. Last 10 Bryant Lady Hornets9-134-74-6 Alma Airedalettes9-132-72-8 Bryant Hornets18-68-37-3 Alma Airedales7-122-7 Alma High School Friday, February 19, 2016 The Saline Courier SALINE SENIORS Brandon Childers School: Benton Bowling Plans after high school: Tulsa Welding School Favorite Food: Bison liver Favorite Music: Polka Favorite Movie: Twilight Favorite Subject in School: AP Calculus Hobbies: Reading books, LARPing and gardening. Favorite Athletes: Keath Hendrick Emily Ridgell School: Bryant Basketball Plans after high school: Go to college. Favorite Food: Mexican Favorite Music: Rap Favorite Movie: A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Favorite Subject in School: English Hobbies: Basketball and shopping. Favorite Athletes: Kobe Bryant Cardinals fall in semis, end district run By Josh Briggs [email protected] LITTLE ROCK — The Harmony Grove Cardinals ended their 5-3A District Tournament run Thursday with a 51-28 loss to No. 2 Jessieville at Episcopal Collegiate in Little Rock. A day after advancing to the semifinals and earning a bid to the Region 2 Regional Tournament, the Cardinals could not overcome the Lions’ powerful offense. The loss was the third straight to Jessieville this season. Harmony Grove slipped past Mayflower in Round 1 on Wednesday, winning 55-50 after a tough shooting night. The Cardinals trailed 17-11 after the first quarter and fell behind 29-17 at the break. A dismal second half would prove critical for Harmony Grove as it posted only 11 points in 16 minutes of action. Jessieville would add 22 during that span. The loss moves Harmony Grove to 18-9 overall on the season. Tentatively, the Cardinals will play Feb. 25 at Cedar Ridge in the first round of the Region 2 Regional Tournament. Senior Christian Brown led Harmony Grove with 12 points, all coming off of 3-pointers. Austin Brown followed with six in the loss. 9 Dylan Melton School: Bauxite Basketball Plans after high school: UALR. Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Music: Hip-Hop Favorite Movie: Coach Carter Favorite Subject in School: Math Hobbies: Hooping and chilling with my teammates. Favorite Athletes: Kyrie Irving Trojans overcome doubledigit deficit to win at GSU Special to the Courier ATLANTA, Ga. – Down as many as 14 and trailing by nine at halftime, Little Rock (23-3, 13-2) used a 14-1 run early in the second half to build a lead it would not relinquish in a 57-49 win over Georgia State (13-11, 6-9 SBC) at GSU Sports Arena on Thursday. The Trojans’ 23rd win matches the program record, originally set by the 1987-88 team, for regular-season victories. Lady Miners From page 8 in the paint. Bauxite junior Sydney Oliver led her team with 19 points in the loss. “Sydney Oliver played really, really well in the first half,” Lambert said. “They switched defenses on us. She hit a lot of her shots 5 to 7 feet from the goal. They just had Pearl just hover the ball and she was swatting shots like crazy. She prob- “Give Georgia State a lot of credit – I thought they played great,” head coach Chris Beard said after the win. “They were really good early so we just had to weather the storm. Give our players a lot of credit in the second half. We played a good offensive game, shooting 50 percent. And defensively, I thought we locked down and played Little Rock defense.” The win was Little Rock’s 11th true road win of the season, which matches a program record and is good enough for second-most nationally in 2015-16. Daniel Green’s tip-in at the 16:57 mark started the 14-1 run. Green’s basket was followed by a jumper from Mareik Isom. After GSU’s Crider made 1 of 2 at the line, a 3-pointer by Marcus Johnson Jr. and 3-point play by Josh Hagins gave Little Rock its first lead of the game at 35-34 with 14:57 to play. Johnson was fouled in transition and ably had 15 or more blocks. “Defensively we played well enough to win, we just have to put up points.” The Lady Miners will take on the Malvern Lady Leopards, a team Bauxite defeated 52-41 and 41-24, Saturday at 3 p.m. at Ashdown High School. A win against Malvern would pit Bauxite against Dumas or Monticello in the South Regional Tournament. A loss and the Lady Miners take on a very tough Star City team, which is 25-2 on the year. Star City’s two losses came against 7A teams North Little Rock and Cabot. “We have a big game against Malvern which will be a huge factor in if we make the state tournament or not,” Lambert said. “We beat Malvern twice this year, but we beat them twice last year and they beat us in the district finals. We know it’s going to be tough. We just have to make sure we have our minds right and score some points.” TROJANS, page 10 JUSTIN MANNING/jaysphotodesign.com Harmony Grove guard Andrew Hill brings the ball up the court during the recent game. The Cardinals fell 51-28 to Jessieville on Thursday in the semifinals of the 5-3A District Tournament. Baseball From page 8 Dominic Taccolini Friday and Keaton McKinney Sunday, followed by freshman Blaine Knight of Bryant against CMU, Van Horn said. All throw right-handed. Zach Jackson, the preseason All-American and adorning the Golden Spikes Award watch list the latest honor, closes out of the Razorbacks bullpen. Taccolini, hospitalized last spring with a serious blood clot, posted his best scrimmage outing last weekend, Van Horn said. Knight precociously has impressed since fall ball. “Blaine Knight has been real consistent,” Van Horn said. For opening day, expect Van Horn to open with a lineup of up the middle incumbents Tucker Pennell, Rick Nomura and Michael Bernal, catching, second and short, with Clark Eagan’ last year’s first baseman, in center field. At the corners, sophomores Cullen Gassaway and Carson Shaddy start at first and third with sophomore Luke Bonfield in left, and freshman Eric Cole and sophomore Chad Spanberger as either/or for right field and designated hitter. BAUXITE ATHLETICS Bauxite freshman Destiny McClain goes up for a shot in a game earlier this season. The Lady Miners fell 51-41 to the Fountain Lake Lady Cobras in the semifinals of the 7-4A District Tournament. 10 The Saline Courier Friday, February 19, 2016 Arkansas track readying for championships By Nate Allen Razorbacks Report FAYETTEVILLE - While Arkansas Men’s Track Coach Chris Bucknam and Arkansas Women’s Track Coach Lance Harter take their distance medley relay teams to South Bend, Indiana, trying to qualify nationally on the oversized indoor track at Notre Dame, the rest of their teams under men’s assistants Doug Case and Travis Geopfert and women’s assistants Lady Backs From page 8 ing off the dribble to break the tie with Arkansas surviving two Alabama misses after Danberry’s bucket. “She (Danberry) made a play just like we made a play the basket before,” Alabama Coach Kristy Curry said. “It was a heartbreaker.” And a heart salver for Coach Jimmy Dykes’ Razorbacks improved 11-15 overall and 6-7 in the SEC going into Sunday’s SEC game at Kentucky televised on the SEC Network. “Jordan Danberry had the courage and confidence to bring that ball down and make a play,” Dykes said. “She shot the same shot (a late miss that freshman teammate Malica Monk rebounded and put back for the 57-56 game-winner two games ago over Vanderbilt) and it didn’t go in, but (Thursday) it goes in. She did exactly what we wanted to do in those late-game situations. Don’t let that defense get set and make a play and it paid off tonight.” Danberry said the whole Vanderbilt experience “paid off.” “Since I had taken that shot and there was pressure, this shot was more comfortable for me,” Chris Johnson and Bryan Compton tonight will tune up for next weekend’s SEC Indoor Championships at Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Indoor Track with a meet tonight at Randal Tyson. Baylor, Kansas, Houston, Texas Tech, Oral Roberts and Missouri State are teams also competing in the early evening 5 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. meet both tuning up for their conference meets and trying to establish or improve individual marks contending to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships March 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama. Meanwhile, Saturday night in New York’s prestigious Millrose Games at The Armory, Arkansas two-time 2015 NCAA Indoor champion Dominique Scott will run as the featured collegian in the women’s Wanamaker mile. Scott competes unattached this winter having exhausted her indoor eligibility last year but outdoors actively returns to Harter’s Razorbacks this spring as a fifth-year senior. In the national rankings released Monday after both teams competed well last weekend as split squads with their sprinters, jumpers and vaulters competing at the Tyson Invitational at Randal Tyson while their distance runners ran on oversized tracks in Ames, Iowa, and Seattle, Bucknam was pleased to see his Razorbacks soar from eighth to first while Harter was bemused to see his reigning national and SEC champions drop from first to fourth. “I will continue not to know exactly how the rankings work,” Harter said. “They had us No. 1 ever since the initial vote and I guess they finally figured out that Dominique Scott and Sandi Morris (the graduated 2015 NCAA Indoor pole vault champion now competing professionally) aren’t eligible for indoors because we have had a great season so far. Our kids are establishing season’s bests and lifetime bests every week.” Bucknam explained the early polls from January until mid-February are more like preseason polls based on what returning athletes did last year and that this week’s poll reflects performances achieved in 2016. “There’s worth to it,” Bucknam said. “But the only poll that really counts is the poll that’s after the national championship and the SEC meet. It does indicate to our guys that their hard work being recognized and we have a decent team. How that works out at the end, we’ll see going forward.” Danberry said. “It was less pressure just to dribble down and make the play. We couldn’t lose the (tied) game if I missed it so I just thought get it in the basket.” Alabama’s Crimson Tide, knocking on the door but still seeking its first SEC road win, drops to 14-12 overall, 3-10 in the SEC. “We took a bad shot,” Curry said of the first shot after Danberry’s dagger. “And then Bolton crashed and followed and it didn’t fall. We have had some bad luck but you have got to make your own luck.” Dykes lauded Cook (“she can really shoot the ball”) and Bolton (“a handful”) and said, “Alabama is a good team. They have won only three SEC games but they have come so close and they came close tonight, but our team came in wanting to win. Jessica was terrific. We tried to get her the ball more but they boxed-and-one on her.” And she still could put up 13 shots with Danberry assisting on three buckets. “Jordan played good tonight, the whole team did,” Jackson said. “I am proud of Jordan to be a freshman and take a shot like that twice (late against Vanderbilt and Alabama). That’s a lot of confidence.” Danberry dished six assists, two helping Jackson achieve 12 first-half points, while scoring five herself in Arkansas’ 32-28 first half that Arkansas never trailed but never led by more than six points. Bolton, 10 first-half points mostly inside, and Cook, nine first-half points on three threes, scored the bulk of Alabama’s first-half points. Both teams excelled from the free-throw line, 15 of 17 for Alabama and 18 of 22 for Arkansas. “We got to the free-throw line more than they did and that was huge,” Dykes said. Alabama didn’t take its first lead, 41-39, until 5:13 remained in the third quarter and closed the quarter up 51-48. Arkansas, with three on an Alecia Cooley oldfashioned three-point play assisted by Danberry who opened the fourth quarter scoring, scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter and led by as much as eight before Knight tied it and Danberry won it. Trojans File Your TAXES at Sue’s PAWN SHOP 200 E. Sevier St. Benton, AR 72015 501-778-4775 ALAN JAMISON/Nate Allen Sports Service Arkansas freshman Jordan Danberry dribbles in a 69-67 win over Alabama on Thursday at Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Danberry hit the game-winning shot with seven seconds left. YOU are the Key to Fighting Cancer! Join your community in the fight against cancer! The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held from 6pm until midnight Friday, May 6, 2016 at CW Lewis Stadium in Benton. Teams of people in our community will take turns walking around the track in this non-competitive event. Relay teams consist of individuals representing corporations, churches, clubs, organizations and families. During Relay for Life team members enjoy games, food, music and camaraderie while enjoying their tent sites at this event. At 9:00 pm, all participants will share in a special Luminaria Ceremony to remember those individuals who have been affected by cancer. The names and/or pictures of those individuals will be displayed in a video presentation. Luminaria bags will be lit in honor or memory of cancer patients and support of caregivers, and placed around the perimeter of the track. We are also offering a special Torch of Hope. You are invited to support this effort by ordering a luminaria in honor or memory of a loved one who has been touched by cancer. Simply fill out the form below, and mail your order (along with picture, if applicable) to the address listed. Thank you for your support. 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Others will be hand written Luminaria bag with name on presentation = $5.00 Luminaria bag with name & photo on presentation = $10.00 Photo can be emailed to [email protected] along with a completed order form. Torch of Hope with name & photo on presentation = $20.00 Yours to keep after the luminaria service Bowling From page 8 bowling team had a tough go of it during the state tournament Wednesday at Allfam Bowling Center in Cabot. Benton finished seventh with 3,801 total pins as host Cabot won state by almost 300 pins. After Cabot’s 4,447 total, Bentonville (4,172), Van Buren (4,158), Lake Hamilton (4,138), Siloam Springs (4,094) and Rogers (3,846) rounded out the top six. Northside, Texarkana and Conway rounded out the top 10. The Cabot girls also won state with Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale and Mountain Home rounding From page 9 made both free throws to cap the Trojans’ 14-1 spurt. The Panthers pulled within four four times in the final 10 minute, the last time coming on a 3-pointer from Austin Donaldson with 3:09 left. After empty possessions from both team’s Lis Shoshi’s 3-pointer from the corner pushed the margin back to seven with 38 seconds remaining. Little Rock’s defense limited Georgia State to 38.3 percent shooting on the night, and just 22.7 percent in the second half. The Panthers made just five shots after halftime. Thursday’s win is Little Rock’s sixth of the season overcoming a double-digit deficit. Johnson led Little Rock with 14 points while knocking down three 3-pointers. Shoshi posted a doubledouble with 11 points and a career-high 16 boards. Roger Woods nearly added his own double-double, finishing with nine points and eight rebounds. At 23-3 overall, the Trojans are tied with No. 1 Villanova and No. 8 Xavier for the best record in the nation. The Trojans trailed by as many as 14 in the opening half as Georgia State shot 52.0 percent from the floor and made three 3-pointers over the first 20 minutes. The Trojans defense ended the half on a strong note, holding Georgia State to just 1 of its last 7 field goal attempts. Little Rock is back in action Saturday at Georgia Southern. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. out the top five. The Benton Lady Panthers didn’t qualify for state as a team during the conference tournament, but senior Aspen Roberts led Benton with a 438 series (172, 141, 125), sophomore Abby Drennan a 409 (158, 102, 149) and sophomore Abby Lang bowled a 370 series (124, 147, 99). For the boys, Benton senior Sam Eddington led the Panthers bowling a 561 series (184, 203, 174). 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Call Cathy or Kim to place your Classified Ad. Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm 315-8228 or come by 321 N. Market St. Pets & Supplies SALINE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY 7600 Bauxite Hwy. Bauxite 501-557-5518 2016 Acura MDX SH-AWD, w/Adv.Pkg. 48,900 $ I-30 Alcoa Exit Next to Target Mobile Homes For Sale CLAYTON OF BRYANT - DOUBLE DOWN DISCOUNT DAYS, Feb 18-27ONLY! Double the Factory Incentives on all Models! We make Home-buying as E-Z as 1-2-3!! Exit 123 in Bryant! 22524 Interstate 30. 501-653-3200. MOBILE HOME SKIRTING - $8.25, Outswing doors, $125 to $169. Combo doors $225 to $360. Tubs, $160, Interior Doors, $20 to $45. Floor vents, $4, Batten, $1. Screens, Windows, Sinks, Faucets, Locks, Anchors, Roof Coating, Electrical, Molding, 501-241-2032. 501.315.7100 RENT TO OWN Houses For Sale remodel started•needs finish 2BR 1BA on 1/3 acre city lot, new roof, FP, $69,950 Please call 315-9337 or 860-1022 between 9a-8p Sunset Lake•951-2842 14x80 3br $350 mo lake•fish•walk trails Legal Notices THE OWNERS of the following vehicles 2BR 1BA Wheelchair must bring proof of Accessible Large ownership to Jones Dining Room, Laundry Room, Wrecker Service, Portable BuildSun Porch, Pantry, Inc., 4315 Alcoa Original Hardwood PORTABLE BUILDINGS Road, Benton, AR! Floors, New Heat & FOR SALE 72015, (501) Air, New Roof, 12x24 $2,899 Historic District 778-1440, No later 12x16 $2,450 $119,000 or lease than 45 days, March 501-722-5200 $950mo. plus dep. Call 501-786-3612 or 31, 2016, or ownership will be forfeited. 501-786-3613 Autos For Sale 2015 Dodge RamVIN# 2BR/1BA BENTON 3C6JR6AG3FG616263 2010 Cadillac CTS 3.0L, V6, RWD Luxury 16,900 $ I-30 Alcoa Exit Next to Target 501.315.7100 ‘15 Nissan Altima 4 Dr. Sedan, 2.5 L. 20,500 $ I-30 Alcoa Exit $60,000.00 Rent House for sale. Vinyl siding. Benton School District. 501-840-2038 [email protected] Mobile Homes For Sale MOBILE HOMES with acreage. Ready to move in. Seller Financing (subject to credit approval). Lots of room for the price, 3Br 2Ba. No renters. 501-588-3300 Notice of Public Hearing of Conditional use permits for 1005 Brookview St., 1912 Alcoa Rd., 1617 Deerfield Rd., all located in Benton, AR. Purpose: group homes for men with disabilities. Hearing is set for March 8, 2016 at 6 p.m., at City of Benton Municipal Complex, 114 South East St., Benton, AR Legal Notice Next to Target 501.315.7100 Trucks / Vans For Sale ‘06 GMC Sierra 1500 4 Wheel Drive, Reg. Cab Std. Box, Work Truck I-30 Alcoa Exit Next to Target 501.315.7100 3 & 4 BEDROOM $825 -$1400 mo., Buy • Sell • Trade DISH NETWORK. Haskell, Benton & in the Classifieds Get MORE for LESS! Bryant. 315-9370 Starting $19.99/month Legal Notice (for 12 months.) PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet NOTICE OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS for $15 more/month.) Notice is hereby given that on March 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., a public CALL N o w hearing will be conducted on the issuance by the Garland County, 1-800-224-0441. Arkansas Waterworks and Sewer Facilities Board (Hot Springs Village) (the "Board") of its Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A GOT KNEE PAIN? (the "Series 2016A Bonds") and Improvement Series 2016B (the Back Pain? Shoulder "Series 2016B Bonds"). Pain? Get a pain-reThe Series 2016A Bonds will be issued to current refund the Board's lieving brace at little Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2009A, which refunded the or NO cost to you. Board's Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 (the "Series 2004 Bonds"). Medicare Patients The Series 2004 Bonds were issued to finance expansions and imCall Health Hotline provements to the sewer facilities which serve the area known as Now! "Hot Springs Village" and included new and additional filters and 1-800-790-3818. other improvements at the Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (198 Cortez Road), filter repair and other improvements at the Cedar S & S TREE SOLUTION Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (199 Cloaca), pipe, pump and & FIREWOOD other improvements, extensions to the collection facilities, and other Service with Excellence related improvements (collectively, the "2004 Improvements"). 501-541-6013 The Series 2016B Bonds will be issued to finance improvements (the "2016 Improvements") to the sewer facilities which serve the Rooms For Rent area known as "Hot Springs Village." The 2016 Improvements include rehabilitation work at both the Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (198 Cortez Road) and the Cedar Creek Wastewater FURNISHED Treatment Plant (199 Cloaca) and collection facilities improvements, BEDROOM Utilities including rehabilitation of manholes and lines. paid $100 weekly The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Series 2016A Call 501-574-8197 Bonds will be $1,600,000. The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Series 2016B Bonds will be $2,100,000. Apartments The Series 2016A Bonds and the Series 2016B Bonds (collectively, Unfurnished the "Bonds") will be obligations only of the Board and will not be obli2 BR Apts, kit. appl., gations of Garland County or Saline County. W&D conn., $500 & The owner, operator and manager of the 2004 Improvements and up. Handicap access. the 2016 Improvements will be Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association, an Arkansas nonprofit corporation. 317-5190 / 317-5192 The hearing will be conducted by the Board as the delegate of the Garland County Court and the Saline County Court. Persons desir2BR 1BA kitch. appl. ing to be heard with respect to issuance of the Bonds should appear W/D conn. $550mo. $250dep No Pets.Call at the Coronado Community Center, 150 Ponderosa Way, Hot Springs Village, at the time set forth above. between 9am-8pm Dated: February 16, 2016. 501-315-9337 GARLAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS WATERWORKS AND SEWER FACILITIES BOARD (HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE) Classifieds Work! NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of March, 2016 in accordance with ACA § 14-22-101 et. seq., bids will be accepted by Saline County for the Road Department, for providing 30 L.F. of 16! Wide by 5! Tall & 30 L.F. of 14! Wide by 5! Tall Precast Concrete Box Culverts." Specifications regarding the bid may be obtained at the Saline County Courthouse, Purchasing Office Rm. 116." All bids must be received in the Saline County Purchasing Office, 200 N. Main Street Rm.116 Benton, Arkansas no later than 10:00 a.m., Thursday March 10, 2016, where they will be opened and read aloud."" The Saline County Judge shall have the right to reject any and all bids received." Legal Notice NOTICE OF FILING OF ACCOUNTS FINAL Pursuant to Ark. Code 28-52-106, notice is given that account of the administration of estate listed below have been filed on the dates shown. All interested persons are called on to file objection of such accounts on or before the sixtieth day following the filing of the respective accounts, failing which they will be forever barred from excepting to the accounts. The Estate of Charlie H. Crouch, Deceased Case No. 63PR-59-72, Final Accounting Charles Wayne Nichols, Successor Administrator Filed on February 16, 2016 Saline County Clerk, Doug Curtis Deputy Clerk, Allison Cain Legal Notice NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION FOR PRIVATE CLUB Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has filed applications with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the State of Arkansas for private club permit to dispense alcoholic beverages on the premises described as: 2224 Brandon Lp, Bryant, Saline County Said application was filed on February 1, 2016. The undersigned states that he/she is a resident of Arkansas, of good moral character; that he/she has never been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; that no license to sell alcoholic beverage by the undersigned has been revoked within five (5) years last past; and, that the undersigned has never been convicted of violating the laws of this State, or any other State, relative to the sale of controlled beverages. Ronnie Beard, Ronnie B's Sworn to before me this 3rd day of February, 2016, Tiffany D. 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