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The
Nashville News
MONDAY • February 25, 2013 • Issue 16 • 1 Section • 12 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents
IN BRIEF
t
Alexa Dillard, widow of Dillard’s founder, dies
JAN CoTTINgHAm
Arkansas Business
Ralph
Gross
tourney
starts
this week
Eight teams
will vie for the
ninth annual
Ralph Gross
Memorial Tournament title
this week at
Wilson Park in
Nashville.
The tournament hosted
by the Nashville Scrappers is named
for Nashville
graduate Ralph
Gross. Gross
was a four
sport letterman
at Nashville.
The tournament was
started nine
years ago by
his family to
promote good
sportsmanship
and education.
Gross’ son,
Jeff Gross, will
host a baseball
camp Sat.,
March 2 in the
Scrapperdome.
Jeff is the
owner of ProDay Baseball.
Pro-Day Baseball conducts
camps and
showcases
across the
south for baseball players of
all ages.
Jeff has
worked as a
scout for the
Texas Rangers
and coached
on the college
level.
Nashville will
be joined by
Shiloh Christian, Malvern,
Magnolia,
Prescott, Mena,
Horatio and
De Queen this
year.
Action will
begin Thursday at 3 p.m.
with Magnolia
and Prescott,
followed by
Nashville versus Mena and
Horatio versus
De Queen.
The final first
round game will
be held Friday
with Shiloh
Christian and
Malvern taking
the field at 5:15
p.m.
Other Friday
games include
the consolation bracket
game for the
Nashville\Mena
and Horatio\De
Queen game at
3 p.m., and the
winners bracket game for the
same games.
Saturday’s
games will start
at 10 a.m. with
the consolation bracket
games for the
Shiloh Christian\Malvern
and the Magnolia\Prescott
games. The
winner’s bracket game for
the same first
round matchups will be at
12:15 p.m.
The consolation game for
the winners’
bracket will be
held Saturday
at 2:30 p.m. and
the championship game will
be held at 4:45
p.m.
A
lexa Latimer Dill a rd , t h e w i d o w
o f D i l l a rd ’s I n c .
founder William T. Dillard
and mother of top leaders in the retail chain,
has died, the company
reported in a news release.
She was 96.
DILLARD
She was the mother
of William Dillard II, CEO
of the retail company,
which is based in Little
Rock; Alex Dillard, president; Drue Matheny, an
executive vice president;
Mike Dillard, also an EVP;
and Denise Mahaffy, a
corporate vice president.
Born in Nashville
(Howard County) on Oct.
30, 1916, Alexa Latimer
married William T. Dillard on June 9, 1940.
“She was his devoted
wife, loving mother of
five children as well as
his true partner and confidant in the founding and
growth of Dillard’s,” the
company release said.
“Mrs. Dillard was known
for her quick wit and eye
for great merchandise,
but more importantly for
her unmatched devotion
to her family. She will
truly be missed.”
Arrangements are by
Ruebel Funeral Home in
Little Rock.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Ruebel Funeral Home.
The funeral will be at
11 a.m. Friday in Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral in
Little Rock.
Court of
Appeals
finds no
error in
forgery
trial
TERRICA HENDRIX
Editor
CECIL ANDERSON | Nashville News
The Nashville Scrappers beg for a hit from the dugout Friday during their 11-2 rout of the Arkansas High Razorbacks.
SEASON OPENING WIN
Scrappers
roast Hogs in
beneit game
at Texarkana
CECIL ANDERSoN
NHS Correspondent
T
he smell of smoked hog
filled the air around the
diamond Friday as the
Nashville Scrappers torched the
Arkansas High Razorbacks in a
preseason benefit game.
Nashville scored 11 runs in the
contest while holding the Razorbacks
to two.
Nashville jumped ahead early with
two quick runs in the first inning, but
the hogs fought back and scored one
run in the bottom of the first.
The second inning saw no runs by
either team, while the third inning saw
the Scrappers burn the Razorbacks for
four runs.
The Hogs had no response for
Nashville’s scoring onslaught until the
sixth inning.
Neither Nashville nor Texarkana
scored in the fourth or fifth innings,
but the Scrappers turned the heat up
See WIN / Page 7
Nick Myers lays down a hit Friday at Arkansas High.
LITTLE ROCK – The
Arkansas Court of Appeals has affirmed the
forgery conviction and
13-year sentence of a
Nashville woman.
Laura Barron-Gonzalez, 40, was convicted
by a Howard County jury
of first-degree forgery, a
Class B felony, and was
sentenced to 13 years in
prison.
The justices on Wed.,
Feb. 20 turned away Barron-Gonzalez’s appeal.
Barron-Gonzalez was
charged with the felony
after San Antonio, Texas
resident Regina Guzman
contacted the Nashville
Police Department in
Januar y 2012 and reported that someone
was working under her
name and social security
number at Mission Plastics. Guzman received
notification from the IRS
that she had earnings
that were not reported
for 2009-2010.
Barron-Gonzalez’s attorney, Aaron Brasel,
requested the Arkansas
Court of Appeals to reconsider his client’s conviction based on hearsay, jurisdiction, sufficiency of the evidence,
the decision to admit or
exclude evidence and
statute of limitations.
In a criminal prosecution, the State must
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
statute of limitations
has not expired. BarronGonzalez contended that
the statute of limitations
expired in this case because her alleged wrongful acts all occurred in
See FINDS / Page 7
Rev. Willie Benson: a lifetime devoted to service
ALTHEA “ALFIE” DIXoN
Contributor
BENSON
Nashville native Willie
Benson started preaching
at age eight and became a
pastor of his first church
at age 12 in Douglasville,
Texas.
When he was 12 years
old he was invited to a program formed by President
Roosevelt to help train
farmers how to row and
plow properly. He went to
Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal (AM&N)
for two weeks for the training. He said it was his first
time seeing a library.
Benson joined the Air
Force at age 25; prior to
that he was har vesting
tomatoes in Ohio. After the
harvest he went to Dayton,
Ohio for a short time it was
there he realized he wanted
to join the military. He
tried to enlist in the Army
but there were no openings so he was encouraged
to join the Air Force, and
became part of the last allblack flight group in 1949
before integration.
He trained at Kessler Air
Force Base in Mississippi
as a radar operator. From
there, he went to Washington D. C. from December
1949 to June 1950. He got
his orders to go to Nagoya-
Shi, Japan, 100 miles north
of Tokyo. He was stationed
there for 30 months and returned to the United States
in June of 1953.
He married Sadie Swift
from Ozan in July 3, 1953.
He is a father, grandfather,
great and great-great grandfather.
When stationed in Oklahoma City, he was deployed
to a combat unit mission in
See BENSoN / Page 7
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National support for
Arkansas innovation
Arkansas received great news this week regarding our state’s groundbreaking initiative to
improve the quality of health care while reducing its costs.
After two years of discussions with federal
officials about our innovative ideas to revamp
health care, Arkansas will receive a $42 million State Innovation Model grant from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. We
were competing against other states for this
grant, and Arkansas was one of only six states
selected to receive this funding.
While the money will be important for our
work in the coming
years, this grant is
also an announceMike ment to the counBeebe try that Arkansas
Governor is building a model
that the federal
government believes will work.
The system we are creating in Arkansas will
reward physicians for providing high-quality
care with good patient outcomes, and will
provide those patients with more personalized
services.
They will receive the types of services that
our current fee-for-service payment system is
not built to include. We think patients, particularly those with chronic conditions, should
have more individualized care that will reduce
the need for repeated hospital admissions and
will create better health outcomes for them.
As we’ve begun putting the initiative into
place, we have focused on finding the most successful and cost-effective practices in treating a
small number of diagnoses.
Physicians who see good episode-of-care
outcomes with such practices will be eligible
for incentives from the State. As 2013 progresses, we will add more areas of care to the
initiative.
Over the next few years, another part of
our payment-reform initiative will focus more
directly on helping certain patients avoid
costly conditions while helping others manage
chronic diseases.
This concept is called a “medical home,”
with different providers coordinating to present a comprehensive, team-based approach
to care. In the current fee-for-service system,
there are no incentives for providers to follow
up with a patient who has been recently released from the hospital. Phone consultations
can be difficult to obtain because of the nature
of physicians’ schedules and because the payment system doesn’t compensate for them.
The medical home model encourages these
measures. A nurse can follow up with a patient
recovering from surgery to ensure that they are
taking their medications and not experiencing
adverse symptoms.
A doctor can more easily take a call from a
concerned patient to determine whether or not
an office or hospital visit is needed before the
patient travels to a medical facility. This can
help prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and
re-hospitalizations, and is often more convenient and less costly both to patients and to
taxpayers. These are just a few examples of
how the medical home model can help improve
health-care needs and outcomes.
This federal grant is a big step forward in
our Payment Improvement Initiative, but just
one step of many more to come. It will bring
that much more attention to the work we are
doing in Arkansas and may inspire other states
to adopt similar ideas for their citizens, too.
We will continue working closely with providers and insurers toward our common goal of
improving care for our people while building
a payment system that is more sensible and
more affordable for everyone.
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Bill to establish new home for Veterans Afairs facility
By the end of our 6th
week in session, the Governor signed over 140 bills
into law. Seventy-six of
those bills originated in the
House. Over 450 bills have
been filed in the House
during the 89th General
Assembly.
One bill now making
its way to the Governor’s
desk will be the first step
in establishing a new
home for our veterans.
This bill allows the State
Department of Veterans
Affairs to select a new
site for a 150 bed facility
after seeking advice from
a task force.
We updated you last
week that the House and
Senate both passed identical versions of the Human
Trafficking Act. This week,
the Governor signed the
bill into law. Now Act 132
Nate
Steel
District 21
State Rep.
enhances penalties for human trafficking offenses
and allows for the creation
of a task force to identify
other ways to address the
epidemic. Since 2008, national hotlines have taken
246 calls reporting suspected cases of human
trafficking in Arkansas.
The Governor also recently signed a bill which
provides changes to the
state’s lethal injection procedure. The Arkansas
State Supreme Court ruled
the previous method unconstitutional. Act 139
defines the procedure and
identifies the class of drugs
used opening the door for
executions to resume.
The House sent HB1037
to the Governor’s desk this
week after concurring in
an amendment. The bill
prohibits abortions after
20 weeks. The bill makes
exceptions for rape, incest,
or if the mother’s life is at
risk.
And the House passed
SB134. This bill would
prohibit abortions after 12
weeks. It provides similar
exceptions and includes
exceptions for fatal fetal
disorders and medical
emergencies.
In other developments
this week, the House and
Senate leadership started
the process of selecting a
company to do an independent assessment for
the Big River Steel project.
According to Amendment
82, we have 20 days to have
that assessment complete.
This assessment will give
us more information about
the potential impact this
project will have on the
state budget. It will be
useful information going
forward as we will eventually be voting on whether
or not to support a steel
mill in Mississippi County
with bonds backed by General Revenue.
We will continue to
keep you updated on the
steel mill project and other
pieces of legislation as we
move forward.
Remember you can
watch most committee
meetings and all House
floor proceedings on our
website at arkansashouse.
org.
Cut commitments, not muscle
In that year of happy
memory, 1972, George McGovern, the Democratic nominee, declared he
would chop defense by
fully one-third.
A friendly congressman
was persuaded to ask Secretary of Defense Melvin
Laird to expatiate on what
this might mean.
The Pentagon replied
the Sixth Fleet might have
to be pulled out of the Med,
leaving Israel without U.S.
protection against the fleet
of Adm. Sergei Gorshkov,
and provided the congressman a list of U.S. bases
that would have to be shut
down.
Radio ads were run in the
towns closest to the bases
on the Pentagon list, declaring they would be closed
and all jobs terminated,
should McGovern win.
Something akin to this is
going on with the impending sequester.
A cut of 7 percent, $46
billion, in Pentagon spending, says Army chief Ray
Odierno, will mean a "hollowing" out of his force.
The Navy? The carrier
Harry Truman will not be
sailing to the Persian Gulf.
The Abraham Lincoln will
not be overhauled in Newport News. Thousands of
jobs will be lost.
Reporter Rowan Scarborough writes that the
Air Force has produced
"a map of the U.S. that
shows state-by-state the
millions of dollars lost to
local economies," should
the guillotine fall.
Military aid to Israel
may be cut, says John
Kerry.
But if an evisceration
of the national defense is
imminent, why did Obama
not tell us in 2012? Why
were the joint chiefs silent,
when they are panicked
now? Are the generals,
admirals and contractors
all crying wolf?
Undeniably, spending
cuts by sequester slicer,
chopping all equally, is
mindless. And with the national security, it manifests
a failure of both parties to
come to terms with the
world we are now in.
The Cold War is over.
The Soviet Union is gone.
Mao's China is gone,
though a mightier China
has emerged, as America's
share of the global economy is shrinking. Moreover, as ex-Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen
contends, our greatest
strategic threat is not Kim
Jong Un or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but the soaring
national debt.
And if, as Republicans
insist, we have a debt crisis
because we are "spending
too much," spending will
have to be cut — discretionary spending, entitlements and defense. And
the only question about
the defense cuts is not
whether they are coming,
but where.
What is needed is what
America, since the collapse
of the Soviet Empire, has
stubbornly resisted doing:
a strategic review of all U.S.
commitments abroad to
determine which remain
vital to the national security. Before we decide what
Pat
Buchanan
Creators
Syndicate
our defense forces should
be, let us determine what is
in the U.S. vital interest to
defend at risk of war.
Star t with NATO. In
1961, President Eisenhower urged JFK to bring home
the U.S. forces and let the
Europeans raise the armies
to defend themselves, lest
they become military dependencies.
Yet, more than 20 years
after the Wall fell, the Red
Army went home, East
Europe broke free and the
Soviet Union fell apart, we
have scores of thousands
of troops in Europe.
Why? The European
Union's economy is 10
times that of Russia. Europe's population is twice
Russia's.
Why are we still there?
Though we have given
NATO war guarantees to
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, our McCainiacs want
them handed out to the
Ukraine and Georgia. Yet
no president in his right
mind is going to go to war
with a nuclear-armed Russia over some Caucasus
dustup or Baltic brawl.
If Richard Nixon could
achieve a modus vivendi
with Chairman Mao, have
we no statesman who can
patch it up with Vladimir
Putin? A first step might be
to pull all U.S. missiles out
of Eastern Europe and put
our democracy-meddlers
on the next plane out of
Moscow.
Even as Ike was telling
JFK to bring the troops
home from Europe, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur was
urging JFK not to put his
foot soldiers in Asia — advice not taken there, either.
On retirement, Robert
Gates said any future defense secretary who advises a president to fight
another land war in Asia
ought to have his head
examined. So why do we
have 28,000 U.S. troops in
Korea and 50,000 in Japan?
In his Guam Doctrine,
Nixon declared that in
any future Asian war, we
should provide the weapons to our Asian allies and
they should do the fighting.
Does that not still make
sense today? Before we can
decide the size and shape
of our defense budget, we
need a consensus on what
we must defend.
And if Republicans wish
to remain a viable party,
they cannot delegate these
decisions to the "We-areall-Georgians-now!" crowd
that plunged us into Iraq
and is bawling for intervention in Syria and war
on Iran.
The GOP desperately
needs a credible, countervailing voice to the uberhawks whose bellicosity all
but killed the party in the
Bush era.
Obama is president because of them. And his
most popular act, according to voter surveys from
2012? Ending the war in
Iraq.
3
James Pickett, 80, loving husband, Feb. 21
81 years ago
Feb. 26, 1932
Three men get pen terms
on pleas of guilt
Three men held here on
felony charges appeared
before Circuit Judge A.P.
Steel in the Howard County
Circuit Court here Wednesday morning and entered
pleas of guilty to the charges against them and were
sentenced to terms in the
pen, ranging from two to 11
years. The three men were
given sentences aggregating 18 years.
The three men and their
sentences were as follows:
Dan McGhee, selling
liquor, plea of guilty, one
year.
Dan McGhee, possessing a still, dismissed.
Dan McGhee, selling
liquor, plea of guilty, one
year.
Milton Holcombe, grand
larceny, plea of guilty, one
year.
Milton Holcombe, grand
year.
Verdo Lockeby, grand
year.
Verdo Lockeby, grand
year.
Verdo Lockeby and Milton Holcombe, burglary
and grand larceny, pleas of
guilty by each, two years
each in pen for burglary
and one year each in pen
for grand larceny.
Verdo Lockeby, burglary
for grand larceny.
Verdo Lockeby, burglary
for grand larceny.
All three men were sentenced by the court and
were taken to the penitentiary Wednesday afternoon
by Sherriff Roy Millwee and
Deputy Oscar Reese.
60 years ago
Feb. 17, 1953
Selective Service
summons Howard Co.
men Monday morn
Nine men from Howard
County left Nashville via
bus Monday for induction
into the armed service at
Little Rock.
Group Leader for the
Selective Service registrants was Joe Frachiseur
of Umpire and included
in the group was Harmon
“Blue” Bagley of Nashville,
co-captain of the Nashville
district football champions
of 1952.
The group included:
J.W. Cutler of Dierks,
Wylie Turley of Nashville,
Harmon Bagley of Nashville, Henry Bissell of Nashville, Joe Arnold of Center
Point, Gerald Greene of
Dierks, Joe Frachiseur of
Umpire, Raymond Reeves
of Nashville and W.C. Hendrix of Schaal.
Two others enlisted, including Raymond Kirby of
Dierks and Warner Clardy
of Center Point.
They were call No. 34
February induction period.
49 years ago
Feb. 25, 1964
No contest, Steel
is State Senator
Howard County, along
with three others in the
district, went through the
formalities Saturday in
electing a state senator.
Don Steel, a former
representative who had
been serving as deputy
prosecuting attorney, was
elected without opposition
to the position of state
senator from the Sixth
Senatorial District.
He will serve out the
two and a half years of
the four year term won by
the late Nathan Coulter of
nashville.
37 years ago
Nashville native will
sing opera role in UALR
production
Mrs. Joy Tanner of Jacksonville, a graduate student in voice at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock, will sing the role of
Dorabella in a 75 minute
version of Mozart’s comic
opera, “Coal fan Tutte,”
to be presented Feb.24-28
in the UALR Fine Arts Auditorium. Mrs. Tanner is
the daughter of Mrs. hale
Cranford of Nashville and
the late Mr. Cranford.
Man arrested on drug charges
NASHVILLE - A local man
is facing drug charges after
he was arrested Thursday
following a traffic stop.
According to a statement issued by the Howard
County Sheriff’s Department, Derek C. Tollett, 29,
was taken into custody after deputies Travis Turner
and Joey Davis stopped
him for an alleged traffic
violation on Nathan Rd.
“When deputies
searched Tollett’s vehicle
they found a pipe used
for smoking methamphetamine, a small bag containing meth and a marijuana
cigarette,” Chief Deputy
Bryan McJunkins said via
press release.
Possession of methamphetamine and possession
of drug paraphernalia are
both class D felonies, while
the marijuana charge is a
class A misdemeanor.
Tollett’s bond has been
set at $10,000.
Howard County Land Transactions
Warranty Deed – Justin
Wescott and Alicia Wescott,
husband and wife, Grantors to Javon David Baker
and Colleen Joy Baker, as
an estate by the entirety,
Grantees, A part of the
NW¼ of the NE¼ of Section 34, Township 9 South,
Range 28 west, containing 3
acres, more or less, Howard
County, Arkansas
Warranty Deed – Joshua
Dillon Semmler and Emma
Leah Semmler, husband
and wife, Grantors, to
James and Mary Harris,
husband and wife, and
Susan Fox, Grantees, Lots
13,14,15, and 16 in Block
23, in the original Town
of Dierks, Howard County,
Arkansas
Quitclaim Deed – Matthew Smith and Sarah
Smith, husband and wife,
Grantors to Jeff Turney,
Grantee, Lot 4 in Block 23
in the Southwestern Real
Estate and Development
Company’s Addition to the
Town of Nashville, Howard
County, Arkansas
LEARNING TO WELD
Cayden Conrad practices welding Friday afternoon at CCCUA in Nashville as a part of his
welding class.
James Doye Pickett, 80, of Nashville,
AR passed away February 21, 2013 in
Nashville, AR. He was born January 29,
1933 in McCaskill, AR to Winfred and
Mamie Stone Pickett. James was retired
from Champion Parts where he worked in
the Maintenance Department.
Mr. Pickett was preceded in death by his
mother and father; one son, James Harvey
Pickett; and two brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Iva Dell
Farley Pickett of Nashville; one step-son,
Joe Hickerson of Channelview, Texas; one
step-daughter, Sue Lobue of Longview,
Texas; and one sister, Sybil Youse of
Dallas, Texas.
The Pickett family will receive
friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the
Friendship United Methodist Church with
funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m.,
under the direction of Herndon-Pharr
Funeral Home of Hope.
Burial will follow at the Friendship
Cemetery, under the direction of HerndonPharr Funeral Home.
Sign the online guest book at www.
pharrfuneralhomes.com.
Edward B. Boswell, Jr., 53, loving son, Feb. 22
Edward B. Boswell, Jr. age 53 of
Nashville, Arkansas, passed away, Friday,
February 22, 2013 in Nashville. He
was born May 20, 1959 in Oak Harbor,
Washington to Edward B. and Leta Dell
Nutt Boswell, Sr.
He was a heavy equipment operator
and a protestant. He loved guns, ishing,
camping and being in the outdoors. He
was a lifetime member of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans as well as a lifetime
member of the NRA.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by a sister, Jacala and husband Brian
Richardson of Weddington, North
Carolina; two nephews, Brian and
Health
Dept. to
conduct
phone
survey
LITTLE ROCK - The
Arkansas Department
of Health (ADH) is
alerting all Arkansans
that they may receive
a telephone call from
the ADH Health Statistics Branch. The
branch is performing a
survey that is going to
give information on the
number of people who
have heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, asthma
and many more health
issues. Public health
experts will use the
re s u l t s t o e v a l u a t e
current programs like
Cardiovascular Health,
Stamp Out Smoking
and BreastCare and
create new programs
to improve the health
of Arkansans.
ICF Macro of Martinsville, Virginia is
conducting this survey
on behalf of the ADH
and the Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta.
When interviewers call,
they will ask a specific
male or female 18 or
older in the household
to please answer the
health questions from
the survey. It will take
approximately 20 minutes to complete the
health survey. Interviewers won’t be making a sales pitch of any
kind and will only ask
health-related questions confidentially. If
by chance operators
call at an inconvenient
time, please let the inter viewer know, and
ADH will gladly set up
an appointment at a
better time. Participation in this survey is
important for the results to truly represent
Arkansas’s population.
Answering the
health questions is voluntary; the information
citizens provide in the
health survey will be
kept strictly confidential, and the household
will never be identified
in any reports.
Edward Richardson also of Weddington,
North Carolina; one niece, Katie Grace
Richardson of Weddington, North
Carolina; and numerous Aunts, Uncles
and a host of other family and friends.
Graveside Services will be Tuesday,
February 26, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at New
Shiloh Cemetery near Mineral Springs
with Ronnie Morris oficiating.
The family will receive friends at
Nashville Funeral Home on Monday night
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
You may send the family an online
sympathy message to www.nashvillefh.
com.
Wanda Fatherree
Juanez Fugitt
Mrs. Wanda Faye
Fatherree, age 66, a
resident
of
Dierks,
Arkansas, died Thursday,
February 21, 2013 at
her home. She was born
November 22, 1946 in
Heavener, Oklahoma.
She is survived by
her husband, Aubrey
Fatherree; three sons,
Leonard Null, Avery
Fatherree and Jasper
Fatherree;
three
daughters,
Michelle
Shock, Shana Kesterson
and Barbara Godwin all
of Dierks; one brother,
David Walker of Mt.
Ida; two sisters, Ginger
Fatherree of Mineral
Springs and Shirley
Gossage of Dierks; 15
grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
A memorial service
for Mrs. Fatherree was
held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday,
February 24, 2013 in
the Newhope Freewill
Baptist Church with Bro.
Scott Vaughn oficiating.
C r e m a t i o n
arrangements
by
Wilkerson Funeral Home
in DeQueen.
You may register
on-line
at
www.
wildersonfuneralhomes.
com.
Mrs. Juanez Riddle
Fugitt, age 85, of
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
died on February 23, 2013
surrounded by her family.
She was born on March
6, 1927 in Murfreesboro,
Arkansas, the daughter of
Robert A. (Bob) Riddle
and Daisy House Riddle.
She is survived by one
son, Tommy Fugitt and
wife, Arlene of Nashville;
four daughters, Judy
Roberts and husband,
Gordon of Murfreesboro,
Marla
Stewart
and
husband, Randy of Kirby,
Charlotte O’Neal and
husband, Les of Benton,
Cindy Hill and husband,
Len
of
Alexander;
14 grandchildren; 21
great
grandchildren;
and two great greatgrandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews. She
is also survived by her
very special caregiver,
Ladonna
Pinson
of
Murfreesboro.
Services will be held
at the Murfreesboro
Church of Christ on
Tuesday, February 26,
2013 at 10:00 a.m. with
Brother Tommy Mounts
oficiating. Burial to
follow
at
Pleasant
Home
Cemetery,
under the direction of
Latimer Funeral Home,
Murfreesboro.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral
home, Monday, Feb 25,
from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Donations may be
made to the Pleasant
Home Cemetery Fund.
You may send an online
sympathy message at
www.latimerfunerahome.
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Wednesday evening
service 6 p.m.
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James Burgess, Pastor
Sun. School 9:00 A.M.
Sun. Morning Worship 10:00
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870-983-2949
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West Leslie St. • Nashville, AR
Holy Mass
Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m. English
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Wednesday night 6:30 p.m. bilingual
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Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45
Evening Worship 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Night Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Radio Program: 9:15 Sunday Morning • B-99.5 FM
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130 Antioch Road, Nashville
(off Hope Hwy. on Antioch Rd.)
(870) 845-3419
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Morning worship 11
a.m.; Evening Worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday service
7 p.m.
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Baptist Church
Immanuel St. at Mt. Pleasant Dr.
Nashville, AR • (870) 845-3414
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Sunday
6:30 p.m. – Youth
9:55 a.m. – Sun. School
10:55 a.m. – Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study
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SS 10 a.m., Worship 11:30
Lockesburg
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1301 S. Mill Street • Nashville
Rev. Johnny Stuart, Pastor
Sun. School 9:30 A.M. • Sun. Morning Worship 11:00
Bible Study -- Wednesday 7:00 P.M.
Community Evangelism -- Sat. 10:30-12:00 Noon
Pastoral Counseling -- Sat. 12:00-4:00 at Church
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meets at 308 Main St. • 870-286-2641
Meeting Times:
Sunday Bible Study 9:30 am
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Wednesday 7:00 pm
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blood, the forgiveness of sins, according
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Baptist Church
1405 W. Sunset • 845-1959
Terry Goff, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday night Service 7 p.m.
Athens Missionary
Baptist Church
Athens, Ark.
Sun. School 10 A.M.
• Sun. Morning Worship 10:45 A.M.
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commuNity 5
John Michael
Montgomery to
perform in Hope
RICK CARTWRIGHT | University of Arkansas
Howard County Extension Agent Sherry Beaty-Sullivan takes part in a grapevine pruning during a workshop held at
Howard County’s “Learning Farm.”
FERTILIZING THE FRUIT INDUSTRY
‘Learning farm’ provides research,
educational opportunities
mARY HIgHToWER
U of A Division of Agriculture
NASHVILLE – An old
fruit farm is teaching new
tricks.
Although the National
Agricultural Statistics Service valued the state’s
2012 blueberr y, watermelon, peach and grape
production at $13.2 million, turning a profit can
be challenge in the face of
drought, new pests, and
fluctuating demand.
The father-daughter duo
of Paul and Nikki Ray recently purchased Daddy
Bob’s Fruit Farm, with its
berry patches, grapevines
and tree fruit plants, from
its ailing former owner.
After contacting Howard
County Extension Agent
Sherry Beaty-Sullivan and
Extension Nematologist
Terry Kirkpatrick, the Rays
agreed to host the county’s
first “Learning Farm” on
their land, where University of Arkansas System
Division of Agriculture educational programs could
be conducted while extension faculty help bring the
farm back to its former
glory.
“They’re allowing us to
use their farm to create an
environment where we can
learn through provisional
research,” Kirkpatrick said,
adding the learning farm is
a place “where we can all
collectively put the knowledge we already have together and apply it in the
real world so we can see
where we need to fine-tune
things.”
Following the model of
the university’s row crop
verification program, all
the research at the farm
is driven by the desire to
maximize its yield, he said.
The first public outing
for the Learning Farm was
the Feb. 13 pruning workshop.
Yearly pruning is a key
practice because the plants
cannot grow fruit without
new branch growth.
More than 30 attended
the workshop, including
Southwest Arkansas county agents, fruit producers
and fruit farm employees.
On the agenda were pruning methods and equipment, with hands-on work
pruning the farm’s plants.
Donn Johnson, extension entomologist, also
demonstrated how to build
traps for fruit pests, where
to place them and how to
respond to pests found in
the field.
The Learning Farm is
expected to continue growing, both in scope and attendance.
Pruning workshop attendees made it clear that
they want more of the
Learning Farm, Beaty-Sullivan said, and the Learning
Farm founders are plan
to conduct blackberr y
verification trials, pest
management and trap construction workshops, field
days, and on-farm problem
diagnosis.
“Everybody really enjoyed it and learned a lot,
The family of
Wayne Bissell
would like to express our heartfelt thanks to
the community for the many acts of kindness
shown to us during Wayne’s illness and
following his death. We appreciate the
excellent care he received from, Dr. Joe
King, Dr. Clay Ferguson, Dr. John Sayre,
all the medical staff at Howard Memorial
Hospital and Dierksen Hospice. The love
and support shown has been immeasurable and
is such a comfort to us.
With sincerest appreciation,
Helen Bissell, Terry Bissell,
Jodi Jackson and family
and were asking when
we’re going to do our next
thing,” she said. “We’re
really excited about it and
we’re anxious to see what
we can do with it.”
For more information
on the Learning Farm, the
pruning workshop, future
plans or any other question, contact the Howard
County Extension Office at
(870) 845-7517.
about horticulture, contact
your county extension office, or visit www.uaex.edu.
HOPE - John Michael
Montgomer y will be in
concert Fri., March 8, at
Hempstead Hall on the
campus of the University of
Arkansas Community College at Hope. Montgomery
– a country music artists
who has enjoyed a career
15 number one singles,
over 16 million albums
sold, 4 ACM Awards, and
3 CMA Awards – is well
known for such hits as “I
Swear,” “I Love the Way
You Love Me,” “I Can Love
You Like That,” “The Little
Girl,” “Sold (The Grundy
County Auction Incident)”,
and “Letters from Home,”
to name a few. The concert will take place in the
Theater at Hempstead Hall
in Hope, Arkansas. Hempstead Hall, which opened
on January 24, 2013, is a
64,000 square foot facility featuring a conference
center, a state-of-the-art
performance theater with
seating for over 1500, and
an outdoor amphitheater.
The concert begins at
7:30 p.m., and doors open
at 6 p.m. Tickets are available online at hempsteadhall.com and at the Hempstead Hall Box Office. The
Hempstead Hall Box Office
hours are Monday – Friday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone
870-722-8565.
Ticket prices range from
$50 to $10. Proceeds from
the event benefit the Hope
High School Marching Bobcat Band, who will march in
the National Memorial Day
Parade in Washington, D.C.
on May 27, 2013.
U.S. Senator John Bozeman has nominated the
Hope High School Marching Bobcat Band to participate in the National
Memorial Day Parade in
May, 2013, in Washington
D.C. These invitations
are rare. The three hour
parade passes along the
National Mall on Constitution Avenue and consists
of marching bands and
veterans units from each of
the 50 states along with patriotic floats and balloons.
Anyone interested in
joining the Bobcat Bandwagon by supporting or
sponsoring the HHS Marching Bobcat Band on their
trip to the National Memorial Day Parade should
contact Music Parents
Association member Jennifer Methvin: methvin.
[email protected] or 870703-0459.
For information about
the parade: http://www.
nationalmemorialdayparade.com/
Benefit for
Sherlene Sands
who is battling cancer.
All proceeds to help with expenses.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Carter Day Center
Meal starts at 5:00 (Chicken,
Potato Salad, Baked Beans,
Dessert and Drink)
Carry out available
Auction starts at 6:00
Cedar Razorback yard swing, cedar bench,
rod and reel, home decor, hair products,
too much to mention!
(Todd Morris, Auctioneer)
DONATIONS ONLY
Mineral Springs Pre - K Roundup
When: March 8, 2013
Where: MS ABC Classroom
Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
For more information call:
870-287-5303
Please bring the following:
Birth Certiicate
Immunization Record
Social Security Card
Proof of Income
Only 20 Slots Available
Refreshments will be served
6 Farm
Beef: he Luxury Item
In my latest Drover’s
Journal is an article asking the question, “Is beef
In danger of becoming
a luxury item?” Because
I am so smart and well
read, I can give y’all a
pretty quick answer: yes.
Our shrinking herd and
expanding export demand
for beef has elevated the
price and status of beef to
a luxury item.
What does that mean
to us down here in the
boonies?
It means Mark Dowdy
and Joyce Harris have
to continue to offer exceptional burgers and I’ll
keep charbroiling piles of
them each Sunday for us
to eat during the week. It
means we’ll eat smaller
portions of ribeyes and
when we do cook steaks
for a crowd, it’ll be a big
occasion when we throw
cost to the wind. In other
words, it’s a “luxury item.”
According to Drover’s,
economists are wondering if beef prices will rise
From The
Barnyard
by Mike Graves
to the point where consumers will choose alternatives such as chicken,
pork and fish.
Well, quit wondering,
“economists,” shoppers
are already choosing larger quantities of alternative proteins to beef. They
have to be choosey on
a fixed income, and our
aging populace eats less
beef and more chicken
and fish.
And, like it or not, some
of us have bought into
the lie told by misguided
health professionals that
beef is bad for us.
Oh, and just in case
there are saw bones reading this who would have
us quit eating delicious,
nutritious beef, and sur-
vive the rest of our sterile,
boring lives in their office,
count me out.
I’ll eat red meat until
D o n n i e N e w b e rg m e a sures me with a grin for a
Pine box. I don’t anymore
believe your hooey about
beef being bad for us than
I would believe the lies of
some Washington liberal
telling me how much he/
she loves our country.
And while I’m up here
on my stump, let me say
I doubt any word of man
emphatically telling me
what is right or wrong or
good and bad.
”Physician, heal thy
self.” -the red letters in
Luke 4:23
Back to the subject. A
luxury item? You decide.
My brother Johnny and
I fed a steak supper to our
back shop men last week
for about $11/head. How?
We bought 14 ounce
select ribeyes for about
$9/lbs. The ribeyes were
thick cuts that we marinated for 4 hours with Italian dressing and cooked
to medium.
We served them with
tea, BBQ beans and fries
on paper plates. Not
counting the charcoal,
lighter fluid and the time,
our total cost was right at
$11 per person.
Not bad for marinated
ribeyes you could cut
with a fork.
So what do I suggest?
Get busy and call us when
the ribeyes are on!
May God bless each
of y’all and thanks for
reading!
“I’m home grown, growing my own and I need ya,
to beg my pardon ... tend
my garden.”
-Tend My Garden
Joe Walsh
Johnny R. Stone and Danny Daniel work a well-attended
farm auction north of Nashville Saturday.
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On the edge Of cOmmOn sense
Spousal Training
One of the most important things in the success of a marriage is spousal training. Many stories exist when a “cowboy type” (male or female)
marries someone with an urban upbringing.
Usually it is the male heir to the ranch who
goes to A&M, falls in love with a city girl and
brings her home. Mother and Dad get a feelin’
pretty quick whether the “tryout” is going to fit
in the family.
Maybe she’s funny or loves kids, rolls up her
sleeves and does the dishes and really appears
to care for their lovesick son. Or immediately
realize they better get a prenuptial agreement to
keep from losing the ranch!
But most brides are willing to learn something
new to please the potential groom. However
there are some limits!
Cary came home with a young horse. He was
pretty shiny but not too “civilized.” Cary put
a bale of hay in each corner of a square corral
to give the illusion of a round pen, haltered the
nervous three-year old and began its training.
By the fourth day Bad News (the horse’s new
name) was still not coming along as quickly as
Cary had hoped. The horse had been introduced
to the saddle, but you could say they weren’t
best friends.
Day five Cary asked his new bride of 3 weeks
if she would come and help him with one of the
horses. He was keenly aware that she was unschooled in animal husbandry, BUT it would be
a good chance for her to get a lesson in spousal
training.
He handed her a 12’ training whip and climbed
into the saddle on Bad News. “Now,” he instructed, “I’m gonna ride this horse in a circle. You
stand here in the center of the corral. If he balks
or stops you just show him the whip and cluck.”
“Okay”, she said, but she was wondering what
was a cluck?
Her training had begun.
Then Bad News stopped. “Now,” said Cary
quietly.
She laid that whip across Bad News’ butt
like it was a Cat-o-Nine Tails and crowed like a
rooster! Bad News went to buckin’! When he got
tired of buckin’ in a circle, he bucked over the
slip rail, into the boneyard, over the hayrake and
through the irrigation pipes!
Suddenly he pitched forward releasing the
saddle horn from the waist button on his jean
jacket and fired our spousal trainer into a pile of
net wire fencing and cedar posts, where he hung
up and flipped over a corrugated culvert, banged
his head on a rusty disc blade and sank in a pile.
He could hear his wife screaming! “Oh,” he
thought, “She’s concerned about me.” Then he
realized she was racing for the house, cursing
him colorfully, vowing at the top of her lungs she
would never help him in the barn again!
Today, ten years later, he loves her still. They
have three kids, she has a job in town, and the
spousal training continues; he fixes breakfast,
picks up his socks, he’s learned to run the washer/dryer and dishwasher, and they take turns
with the three-year old (child, not horse).
They’ve learned to compromise; she deigns
to feed the stock when he is gone, but draws
the line at holding horses under any condition,
or doctoring Cary if he’s wounded so badly he
needs stitches.
A nice compromise.
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Trucking terminal located on Mount
Pleasant Drive North of Nashville Saturday ,
March 9th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Fastest Service
Come see us for all your car, light truck, big
truck and agricultural tire needs.
We are open Mon.-Fri. 7:00-5:00
and Saturdays 7:00-4:30
NEELEY’S SeRVIce ceNteR
321 S. Main St.
(870) 845-2802
Hope Livestock Auction
PO Box 213 • Hope
Sale Every Thursday @ 12:00
Private Sales Daily (870) 777-4451
Owners:
Denny Dickinson
(870) 777-6618 • 703-1181
Darrell Ford
(870) 703-7046
Jumps 7
FINDS
From Page 1
July 2008, when she was
applying for employment,
and the criminal information was not filed until
more than three years later
on Jan. 25, 2012. She expressed that the I-9 and W-4
forms were both signed on
July 2, 2008, and that there
was no evidence she possessed Regina Guzman’s
driver’s license or social
security card at any time
beyond that date. Because
no illegal acts were allegedly shown to have occurred within three years
preceding the filing of the
charges, Barron-Gonzalez
submitted that the trial
court lacked jurisdiction
and that her conviction
must be reversed.
The Arkansas Court of
Appeals stated, “viewing
the evidence in the light
most favorable to the State,
we hold that prosecution
against appellant was not
barred by the statute of
limitations.”
“In this case the offense
involved fraud because,
for the entire time the appellant worked for Mission
Plastics, she misrepresented her identity as Regina
Guzman.” Barron-Gonzalez
committed fraud each time
she cashed a paycheck
under the false name.
“Appellant’s remaining
argument was that the trial
court erred in permitting
hearsay testimony. Hearsay is a statement, other
than one made by the declarant while testifying at
the trial or hearing, offered
in evidence to prove the
truth of the matter asserted,” the court stated.
The Court stated that
“the decision to admit or
exclude evidence is within
the sound discretion of the
trial court and will not be
reversed absent an abuse
of discretion.”
Once Barron-Gonzalez’s
sentence has been served,
she will be deported.
Boys, Girls State Representatives
BENSON
From Page 1
Lompoc, CA, classified by
President Johnson, and
then for “war games” on
Johnston Island in the Pacific Ocean, an atomic energy guest island outside of
Hawaii. The family moved
to Vanderberg, CA, north
of Santa Barbara 1962-1969
where Benson went back
and forth 3 months on 6
months off.
A high point in his military career was when he
was in Japan and arrived
two days late at an accelerated radio and radar class
that he was accepted to
but told he would flunk out
of. He was determined to
prove them wrong, and so
he did: Benson ended up
being the only student of
the class to graduate.
Benson retired as a Master Sergeant Radar Technician in 1969 and returned
home to Nashville, where
he took over the nursing
home that his ailing father,
who died in May of 1970,
had started.
A man who looked adversity in the face and kept
on going, Benson felt he
should challenge the city
of Nashville, and did so,
filing and winning a lawsuit to integrate the city
council.
He is described as a
man that is as community
minded, and a silent strong
figure - a gentle giant with a
big heart. He was SBA Man
of the Year and Vice President of Arkansas Nursing
Home Association in the
late 70’s.
He was one of the founding members of JTEP Nashville, AR Television where
he broadcast his sermons
and ser vices for years
with the Gospel Five at the
Nursing Home. He also did
Radio Broadcasting. As
head of his organization
he learned the spirit of
cooperating.
He was an Independent State Delegate for
44 years and said he was
most proud of being able
to meet and rub shoulders
with world leaders, including Joe Biden in 1988. He
was briefed every morning
about the day’s events.
Also when he was elected National Delegate in
1980 he went to Madison
Square Gardens in New
York to meet with Bill Clinton, who was running for
Attorney General at the
time. Benson received a
call from Rosalyn Carter
who asked him for his vote;
as an Independent he was
well sought after and his
vote was very important.
After he committed, he
received a call from President Jimmy Carter to join
him in Atlanta, GA. Benson
took his daughter Gynder with him; they meet
Andrew Young, Correta
Scott King (wife of Martin
Luther King Jr.), and Martin
Luther King Sr. whom he
described as a jovial man
and Jessie Jackson Sr.
Willie Benson is currently the Pastor of Free Christian Zion Church of Christ
in Nashville, AR. He wishes
that his life example would
help young people.
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Darr signs concealed carry bill
LITTLE ROCK - Acting
as Governor, Lt. Gov. Mark
A. Darr singed Senate Bill
131 into law Feb. 22. This
Bill will now be known as
Act 145.
“Having been an outspoken advocate for Second Amendment rights,
I felt passionately that
there should be no delays in signing this bill
into law. Within the bill
is an emergency clause
which states that once
this bill is signed the
State of Arkansas can no
longer publicly release
LITTLE ROCK- Central
Arkansas businessman
Curtis Coleman announced
his candidacy for the Republican nomination for
Governor at 11:30 a.m.
today in the Old Supreme
Court courtroom in the
Arkansas State Capitol.
Coleman was the Founding CEO and President of
Arkansas-based Safe Foods
Corporation until fall of
2009 when he retired from
the Company to give his
time and attention to state
and national policy. He is
Chairman of the Institute
for Constitutional policy,
an educational non-profit
Arkansas corporation.
“I’ve made this decision
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A GOOD RUN IN REGIONALS
Lady Outlaws win two
of three games to inish
third in regional tourney
and punch their ticket to
the state tournament
CHARLES gooDIN
n Managing Editor
T
he Dierks Lady Outlaws won two out of
three games last week to finish third in
the 2A South Regional Tournament and
punch their ticket to the state tournament in
Marmaduke.
Dierks defeated Parker’s
Chapel Thursday and Foreman Saturday, while giving
up a loss to Norphlet on
Friday.
Both wins came in a
similar fashion with lastsecond free throws proving to be the deciding factor in highly competitive
contests.
In Thursday’s game,
Dierks had battled to a 3939 tie with 3:39 remaining
in the final stanza of play
when an all-out scoring
battle between the two
teams changed the lead
with every shot.
With 1:30 to go, the Lady
Outlaws put the ball in the
freezer in an attempt to
preserve a two-point advantage. With 16 seconds
to go, Kendall Ayers went
one for two from the charity stripe to extend Dierks’
lead to three and seal the
win.
Despite the final score,
the game was far less competitive early on, with Dierks jumping out to a 27-15
first half advantage courtesy of scores by Ayers,
Whitney Bennett, Adriana
Walston, Sarah Cothren,
Madasan Muse, Mikayla
Feemster and Kolby Kirkpatrick.
The Lady Outlaws began to falter in the second
half, scoring only 16 total
points as the Lady Trojans
stepped up their defensive
efforts significantly and
went on a 25-point run.
Feemster led the team
in scoring with 10 points,
while Ayers contributed
nine, and Walston and
Muse added six each. Cothren had four, while Bennett and Kayla Kompkoff
had three each, and Kirkpatrick rounded out the
scoring with two.
Saturday’s game against
Foreman ended much the
same way as the Parker’s
Chapel contest. Tied at 43
with a minute to go, Muse
hit two free throws with
just 17 seconds remaining
to assume a two point lead
that lasted until the final
buzzer.
T h i n g s b e g a n m o re
slowly for Dierks as they
managed a meager 9-5 first
quarter lead before falling
behind at the half after
the Lady Gators scored 23
second quarter points to
Dierks’ 13.
The Lady Outlaws were
able to reassume the lead
in the second half, holding Foreman to five and
10 in the third and fourth
quarters while putting up
eight and 15.
Muse was an offensive
workhorse for her team
in the contest, lighting up
the scoreboard with 16
points, while Walston contributed eight. Cothren had
seven, Kirkpatrick added
six, Ayers put up five and
Feemster rounded out the
scoring with three.
Dierks’ only loss in the
series came in Friday’s
matchup with Norphlet,
when the outgunned Lady
Outlaws fell behind 33-10
in the first half and never
recovered.
The third quarter saw
more of the same as Norphlet added 15 to their
total while Dierks managed
just nine. The final stanza
of play saw signs of life on
the Lady Outlaws’ part,
scoring 12 to Norphlet’s
three, but the would-be
rally was too little, too late,
and Norphlet claimed an
easy victory.
Walston led the Lady
Outlaws in scoring with
11, while Breanna Bohon
contributed 4. Skylar Burgess and Taryn Lowery
had three each while Jenny
Edge, Ayers, Muse and Cothren tallied two a piece.
Dierks now advances
to the state tournament in
Marmaduke, where they
are scheduled to play
Thursday at 1 p.m.
n TOP: Kayla Kompkoff
looks to pass around a
Parker’s Chapel defender
Thursday during the Lady
Outlaws’ win over the Lady
Trojans.
n MIDDLE: Mikayla
Feemster is fouled by a
Lady Gator Saturday as
Dierks defeats Foreman
to take third place in the
tournament.
n AT RIGHT: Adriana
Walston dribbles around
a Norphlet defender in the
Lady Outlaws’ loss to the
Lady Leopards.
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Wed., Feb. 13
Veronica Castro, 26, De
Queen, fined $105 + cost
for speeding (73/55).
Curtis W. Dick, 24, Murfreesboro, ordered to pay
by 3-14-14.
Joshua M. King, 26,
Nashville, fined $50 + cost
for no proof of liability
insurance.
Joshua M. King, 26,
for failure to appear.
Sharee J. Ludlow, 23,
Gillham, forfeited $210 for
speeding (72/55).
Sharee J. Ludlow, 23,
Gillham, forfeited $245 for
failure to appear.
James D. Murphy, 41,
Nashville, forfeited $210
Keith M. Satterfield, 53,
Texarkana, fined $105 +
cost for speeding (74/55).
Taronequel Speech, 22,
Ozan, fined $250 + cost for
driving on a suspended
license.
Brian A. Trotter, 23,
Nashville, fined $25 for no
seat belt.
Brian A. Trotter, 23,
Mason D. Woodruff, 18,
Dierks, forfeited $210 for
speeding (66/55).
City of Nashville
Michelle L. Gipson, 53,
Ozan, fined $100 + cost for
selling tobacco to a minor.
Adrian A. Jordan Jr., 25,
for failure to pay registration.
Adrian A. Jordan Jr., 25,
London Keels, 20, Mineral Springs, fined $765
City of Mineral Springs
Justin O. Kight, 24, Nashville, forfeited $25 for no
seat belt.
Justin O. Kight, 24, Nashville, forfeited $245 for
failure to appear.
Ashdown, fined costs for
license.
Zedebee Brown III, 43,
Mineral Springs, ordered
to pay by 2-21-14.
David R. Chandler, 27,
Lockesburg, fined $250 +
cost for possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Christopher Finley, 47,
Mineral Springs, fined $100
+ cost for drinking on a
highway.
Ira J. Harris, 55, Fort
Smith, forfeited $185 for
speeding (75/55).
Richmond B. Jacobs, 21,
for no driver’s license.
London Keels, 20, Mineral Springs, fined $250 +
cost for driving on a suspended license.
London Keels, 20, Mineral Springs, fined $75 for
no child restraint.
Joshua C. Reed, 19,
Joshua C. Reed, 19,
Nashville, fined $75 + Cost
Alex C. Rogers, 44, Nashville, committed to jail for
nonpayment of fines.
Ricardo Serrano, 24, De
Queen, forfeited $235 for
no driver’s license.
David J. Szafir, 29, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for
no proof of insurance.
Benjamin Vanfleet, 36,
for driving on a suspended
license.
Richard Demon Williams, 32, Texarkana, forfeited $235 for no driver’s
license.
Wed., Feb. 20
Carie A. Argo, 45, Mineral Springs, ordered to
pay by 7-21-13.
Daniel W. Bradshaw, 27,
City of Nashville
Timothy S. Ackley, 20,
for no proof of insurance.
Linda F. Austin, 38, Tex-
+ cost for possession of
marijuana.
Donnell Lofton, 28,
license.
Donnell Lofton, 28,
Gorta D. Neal, 27, Nashville, committed to jail for
Andrew S. Pipkins, 22,
Andrew S. Pipkins, 22,
Maria Ramirez, 43, De
Queen, fined $100 + cost
Yalonda A. Scroggins,
38, Nashville, forfeited
$200 for failure to pay registration.
Holly Stewart, 42, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for
license.
Holly Stewart, 42, Nashville, fined $50 + cost for no
proof of insurance.
Maneeya Thomas, 19,
Domynic M. J. Yerger, 26,
Nashville, ordered to pay
by 2-14-14.
Brandi K. Zachery, 22,
Nashville, forfeited $481.85
for a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law.
arkana, fined $750 + cost
for driving while intoxicated.
Bliss Benson, 23, Nashville, fined $90 + cost for
no vehicle license.
Bliss Benson, 23, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for
Katherine A. Bethel, 32,
Nashville, forfeited $235
Shawn D. Brown, 21,
Ozan ,fined $765 + cost for
possession of marijuana.
Kenya D. Burns, 30,
for leaving the scene of an
accident.
Kenya D. Burns, 30,
Everette L. Davis, 52,
Murfreesboro, fined $750
+ cost for driving while
intoxicated.
Javier Gonzalez, 26,
for disorderly conduct.
Emanuel C. Harris, 26,
Hope, fined $90 + cost for
no vehicle license.
Emanuel C. Harris, 26,
Hope, fined $250 + cost for
Pamela Scoggins Harris,
43, Nashville, fined $100 +
cost for public intoxication.
Pamela Scoggins Harris,
cost for violating a protection order.
James A. Hill, 58, Nashville, committed to jail for
James A. Hill, 58, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for
license.
Jose R. Johnson, 29,
Jose R. Johnson, 29,
Nashville, fined $150 +
cost for fictitious vehicle
license.
Shasta F. Langston, 28,
Shasta F. Langston, 28,
Donnell Lofton, 28,
license.
Donnell Lofton, 28,
Nashville, fined $1,300 +
cost for driving while intoxicated.
Castro Lopez, 31, De
no driver’s license.
Larr y D. Marlow, 61,
Nashville, forfeited $20 for
Lee Major Munn, 33,
for expired vehicle tags.
Gorta D. Neal, 27, Nashville, fined $250 + cost for
license.
Gorta D. Neal, 27, Nashville, fined $25 for no seat
belt.
Justin E. Rader, 27,
Washington, forfeited $175
for expired vehicle tags.
Raymond Anthony
Reeves, 56, Nashville, fined
$215 + cost for third degree
assault.
Ana Gabriela Rodriguez,
23, Nashville, forfeited $75
for no child restraint.
Sergio T. Sanchez, 42, De
tinted windows.
Alana Shay, 37, Amity,
ordered to pay by 12-21-13.
Brian R. Staggers, 28,
Nashville, committed to
jail for nonpayment of
fines.
Crystal Stark, 28, Dierks, ordered to pay by
2-21-14.
Ashley M. Teer, 25, Lewisville, forfeited $345 for no
proof of insurance.
Ashley M. Teer, 25, Lewisville, forfeited $185 for
expired vehicle tags.
Ashley M. Teer, 25, Lewisville, forfeited $245 for
failure to appear.
Devon D. Vaughn, 27,
for possession of marijuana.
Wakesha Walker, 35,
by 9-21-13.
Stephanie White, 38,
by 8-21-13.
Spencer L. Whitmore,
cost for driving on a suspended license.
46, Nashville, fined $100
+ cost for drinking on a
highway.
cost for refusing a chemical test.
Freddie L. Wimbley, 47,
license.
City of Dierks
Kaylee Wilson, 36, Dierks, forfeited $25 for no
seat belt.
City of Mineral Springs
Clay Benjamin Jr., 27,
Hope, forfeited $185 for
speeding (45/35).
Thomas Blakeney, 43,
Dallas, Texas, forfeited
$185 for speeding (43/35).
Tony D. Gilliam, 39,
license.
Bennie S. Smith, 60, Texarkana, fined $140 + cost
Bennie S. Smith, 60, Texarkana, fined $50 + cost
for no proof of liability
insurance.
SUBMITTED PHOTO I NASHVILLE NEWS
AT LEFT: Saratoga 5th & 6th Graders graduated from the 10 week
DARE Program taught by the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Marla Barnhill HCSO DARE officer and Sheriff James Singleton
presented the students with DARE Diploma’s. The students received
a real life message from Werner Mays an ACT 309 inmate assigned to
the Hempstead County Detention Center. Mays asked the students to
make the right choices in life and not do the things he did to get sent
to prison. He told them of the dangers of drugs and how they have
affected him and his family. He told the students that he made the
wrong choices when it came to drugs, and he is now paying for those
choices by serving a 30 year prison sentence for dealing drugs. Mays
also described what is was like to be locked up away from family and
friends. Mays told the students that they were the future and don’t let
someone keep them from being anything they wanted to be by trying
drugs or hanging out with the wrong group of people.
- Hempstead County Sheriff James Singleton
Executive director, Housing authority
of the City of Mount Ida
Public Record
Feb. 19 – OCSE vs. Christopher D. Carroll
Feb. 20 – OCSE vs. Bryant S. Stamps
Feb. 20 – Sara Ariel Acosta Calvin vs. Jonathan Calvin,
divorce
Feb. 20 – Christy Diane Cox Garner vs. Eric Garner ???
Feb. 21 – OCSE vs. Cortez L. Collins
Feb. 21 – OCSE vs. Courtney Martin
Feb. 21 – OCSE vs. Kenneth L. Stovall
Marriage licenses issued:
Juan Sotelo, 22, and Carolina Bello Leyua, 20, both
of Nashville
Russell Dillon Isbel, 23, and Victoria Lee Stone, 20,
Nshville
Man pleads
guilty to forgery
NASHVILLE - A local
man was sentenced to probation for second degree
forgery.
Jose Betancourt, 34, of
Nashville, entered a guilty
plea to second degree
forgery (he was originally
charged with first degree
forgery) on Wed., Feb. 20
before Howard County
Circuit Judge Tom Cooper.
Betancourt was sentenced to serve six years
on probation and was ordered to pay court cost, a
$2,000 fine and a DNA fee.
William L. White, 47,
of Nashville, entered a
not guilty plea to carrying of firearms by certain
persons, possession of
a controlled substance
(methamphetamine) and
driver’s license. He also
entered a not true plea
to a probation revocation
for the underline charges
of: theft of property and
fraudulent use of a credit
card. He was ordered to return on April 24 for pretrial
(and revocation trial) and
on May 8 for trial.
Victor Garcia, 27, of
Hope, entered a not guilty
plea to theft by receiving
and second degree forgery.
He was ordered to return
on April 24 for pretrial and
on May 8 for trial.
Notice of Public Auction
The Howard County Sheriff’s Ofice will hold
a public auction on March 5, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.
The auction will take place in front of the Howard
County Sheriff’s Ofice located at 101 Isaac Perkins
Blvd. Nashville, AR. The Howard County Sheriff’s
Ofice will be selling two vehicles that were court
order forfeited in case # CV-2012-09-1. The two
vehicles that will be sold are: a 1997 GEO Tracker--VIN-2CNBE1866V6919763 and a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier---VIN- 1G1JC5241Y7169111. The vehicles can be seen at the Howard County Sheriff’s
Ofice during regular business hours. A sheriff’s bill
of sale will be issued to the highest bidder.
Sheriff Butch Morris
(HCSO:14-17, w116)
The Housing Authority is accepting applications to
ill the position of Executive Director. The successful
candidate will be responsible for the day to day operations
of the ofice and the grounds ensuring the mission of the
Housing Authority is delivered through relevant programs
and services.
Key duties include meeting housing needs of the residents,
complying with all HUD regulations, managing funds for
operations and capital improvements, and working with
the board of commissioners. These are just some of the
major responsibilities: Serve as secretary to the board of
commissioners • Assist in interpretation of HUD regulations
for the public, commissioners and residents of the properties
• Develop working relationships with residents and resident
organization to better serve the individuals living on
housing authority properties • Ensure a regular program
of maintenance and facility upkeep for the properties •
Ensure accurate and timely reporting to HUD of current
resident inancial and family status • Ensure accurate and
timely reporting to HUD of fund obligation and expenditure
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting to the board of
commissioners concerning current resident participation
in the housing program, income statement, balance sheet,
tenant accounts receivable and other requests as required
• Provide fee accountant, budget accountant and auditor
with timely and accurate information • Perform accounts
receivable, accounts payable and payroll responsibilities •
Market the properties and coordinate services with other
community service entities as appropriate and beneicial
• Enforce policies as written and approved by board
resolution.
The successful candidate must have extensive computer
skills and an understanding of accounting principles and the
budgeting process. The position requires a motivated self
starter, problem solver, effective communication skills, and
the ability to enforce policy while using tact, diplomacy,
fairness, conidentiality and non-discrimination. A proven
track history of these qualiications is preferred. Some
travel required. How to Apply: Send your resume to:
Housing Authority of the City of Mount Ida, Attn:
Placement Coordinator, 19 Graham Court, Mount Ida, AR
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(c.l. 31-35)
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Murfreesboro, AR, 870-2853391.
(RF:15-22, w:9)
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and empty miles, tarp pay, drop
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(UFS: 15-18, w:50)
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blocks from Tyson, call Hal
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(tf)
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Peach Tree Trailer Park, 2 and
3 bedrooms, furnished, conveniently located laundry. 8451355 or 845-2943.
(PT:18-tf, w15)
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Murfreesboro Mini Storage and
Maxi Storage. 845-1870 or 8453168.
(GS:tf, w9)
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Portable toilets for construction
jobs and special events. Lonnie
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(LJ:tf, w11)
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2 & 3 BR trailers for rent. (870)
845-2940.
(SBMH:62-tf; w8)
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Apartments for rent. (870) 4513940.
(PV:tf, w4)
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Modern brick apartments for
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(TA:tf, w11)
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One Bedroom Apartment, Carport, Inside Storage Room. $350,
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(JS:2-tf, w11)
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2 BR House, Tollette. $300
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(PD:10-18)
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APARTMENTS FOR RENT:
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Recently remodeled, Range,
refrigerator, water, sewer and
trash pickup included. Call 501844-7137 or 501-337-6788 for
Application. (MI:12-17, w24)
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REAL
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3 or 6 ac. lots, city water, Hwy
26W, owner inancing. (501) 7582303.
(CL:74-tf; w13)
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3 BR, 2 BA home on 10 acres.
Fenced & Gated with Pond on
Hwy 371. Call 451-2191.
(JK:10-tfn, w16)
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Cash Paid for Owner-Finance
Mortgages. Absolute Best Price
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3 BR, 2 BA, large living room,
master bedroom and master bath
on Hempstead 34 across from
Dildy Estates. 870-557-4530.
(BA:11-19, w:20)
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925-1827.
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(SH:49-tf; w13)
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(BH:13-tfn, w29)
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FAR M
Bulls for Sale. (870) 451-4189.
(mg:tf)
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Breeder Chicken house farm.
870-642-3049.
(PD16-32)
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N
YOU TH OB S
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work or hauling scrap, Give me
a call. 870-557-4726.
(tfn)
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Septic tank pumping and drain
cleaning service, sewer lines/
drains unstopped. Johnson Services, (870) 642-2787.
(LJ:27-tf, 13w)
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Jimmy Don Sullivan Welding &
Construction Service, 845-4752,
licensed septic tank installation.
(JDS:tf; w12)
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The Terminator Pest Control
(870) 557-1780.
(tf)
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Hostetler Mowing - dependable
lawn care. (870) 557-4510.
(RH:20-tf; w6)
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Ward Shavings LLC - dry shavings $1,400/van load. (870) 2853377.
(WS:89-tf; w9)
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Brazil’s Full Service Center & Detail. For all your car care needs!
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805 S. Main, right beside Hickory
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(mg:tfn)
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Stepping Stones Home Preschool
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(SS:15-18, w:7)
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Units available in
Nashville & Mineral Springs
(870) 845-5075
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(dj:tf)
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(WS:82-tf, w20)
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some Saturdays. E.O.E.
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1501 N. UNIVERSITY, SUITE 740
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72207
his institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider
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SALES:฀Alice฀Schneider฀870-285-2730฀•฀Cleta฀Cooper฀870-285-2593
•••฀M฀U฀R฀F฀R฀E฀E฀S฀B฀O฀R฀O฀•••
1. 3 BR, 1 BA brick, CH/A, carport, ....
.......................................฀$54,000
2.฀.4 acre lot, good location฀..฀$8,000
3. 18 acres of beautiful lakeview timberland, less than ½ mile from Pikeville
Recreation Area ...................$45,000
4. 6 acre lake tract near Pikeville.
Beautiful lake views, easy lake access.
Can be divided฀฀..................$90,000
5. 3 BR, 2 BA, CH/A, gas log fireplace,
wrap-around deck, sm. shop, 3 dbl.
carports, 3 ac., ½ mi. from Parker Creek
rec. area ฀........................$165,000
6. 755 ac. 9 yr. old pine plantation north
of Nathan฀....................... $1,500/ac.
7. 4 BR, 1 BA brick home, 3 car carport,
2 fireplaces, nice big shop, 3½ ac........
REDUCED฀TO.....................$80,000
8. 5.77 ac. of beautiful Little Mo River
frontage, utilities available. Incredible
views of river & rock quarry .$54,000
9. 11 ac. tracts joining Parker Creek Rec.
area, nice timber, great views, owner financing available฀.................... $3,500/ac.
10. 40 ac. great hunting land off
Shawmut Rd. ฀..................... $900/ac.
11.฀ 11.4 acres, great home site, natural
cave ฀.............................. $3,500/ac.
12.฀3 BR, 2 BA Brick, CH/A, Fireplace,
Carport, Shop, Chainlink fence฀..........
.......................................$89,000
13. Quaint little 1 BR cabin only steps
from the beautiful trout-stocked Little
SOLD
Missouri River. Cabin is fully furnished
& nicely decorated.฀..........................
REDUCED฀TO....................$89,000฀฀
14.฀ 20 acres road frontage on Sweet
Home Loop, some nice timber, utilities
available......REDUCED฀TO$1,500/ac
15.฀3 lots in town with big pine timber.
Great Location........................12,000฀฀
16.฀Billstown - 3 BR, 2 BA, CH/A, Big
front porch, Hot Tub, Shop, Garage,
Pond, 6.25 ac......................$95,000฀
17.฀฀2.216 sq. ft. commercial building
on the square......................$49,000
1 8 . ฀ 60X100 lot with all utilities......................................$3,500฀
19.฀ 3 BR, 1 BA Brick, CH/A, Sunroom, Completely remodeled...................................฀$65,000฀
20.฀฀159 acre farm with over 1/2 mile
of river frontage. Also includes old cabin
& pond. Excellent hunting area.............
.........................................$318,000฀฀
21.฀ 7.5 beautifully wooded acres
within city limits, excellent development property, can be divided.....................................฀$29,000฀
22.฀ 3 Wooded acres on Beacon Hill,
Nice homesite.........................$9,000฀฀
23.฀ 3.11 acres at the Parker Creek
Turn-off on Beacon Hill. Paved road
frontage, utilities available. Great home
sites........................................$15,000
SOLD
•••฀O฀U฀T฀L฀Y฀I฀N฀G฀•••
1.฀Delight - Big commercial building, great
location, includes 5 BR, 2 BA upstairs apt.
currently rented .....$59,500
2. Kirby - 3 BR, 1 1/2 BA brick, Shop,
Barn, Storm celler, 2 Ponds, Creek, 62
Fenced acres of pasture......฀$169,000฀
4.฀ Emmett-28 acres of Hwy 67 frontage
only 7 miles from Hope. Utilities available.
Great homesite............$2,500/ac.฀
5.฀ Blevins-17 acres of Hwy 29 frontage
only 12 miles from Hope. Utilities available. Great homesite...............................
..................REDUCED฀TO฀$2,300/ac.฀
6.฀Delight - 2 BR, 1 BA Brick home with
pond on 2 1/2 ac....................$39,500฀฀
8.฀Antoine-3 BR, 1 1/2 BA, Carport, Enclosed patio, Storage Building, Chain line
fence........................................ $44,000.
SOLD
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HUNTING UP HERITAGE
Local man keeps
Native American
traditions alive
with bowmaking
CECIL ANDERSoN
NHS Correspondent
L
ike sands in the desert, or the banks of
rivers, our history
and culture are being
erased - forgotten.
Modern times place value
on the mass produced in
contrast to the custom
made. In a similar fashion,
Native American heritage
has been lost thanks in part
to the reservation style of
living that encourages a
more sedentary style of
living in contrast to their
ancestors’ fearsome way of
life. Bob Whisenhunt keeps
the tradition and art of
Indian war weapons alive
right here in Nashville.
“I never got to meet him,
but uncle George, one of
my dad’s older brothers,
he always talked about
him making bows and arrows. Hunting for the food
for the family. I was always into that,” Whisenhunt explained Saturday
at a bowmaking workshop
at Nashville Co-Op. “You
know, when I was a kid,
me and my brothers lived
on a dairy farm and we
made bows and arrows.
We shot rabbits and possums, every thing we could
find to shoot. We wanted
to shoot something with
them bows.”
Whisenhunt said he’s
always been interested in
bows, and the stories of
his Uncle George added to
Whisenhunt’s fascination
with the art of bow making.
“I never knew what a
Osage or a Bodark tree
was until I came to Arkansas. Dad talked about
the Osage bows that his
brother used to make. He
hunted with them all the
time. So I thought I would
like to make something
out of Osage,” Whisenhunt
said. “When I came back
here I started looking for
an Osage tree, and I did not
know it was just a horse
apple tree. So I finally was
educated on that and I
started making bows in
1990.”
The original bows that
W h i s e n h u n t p ro d u c e s
were Osage.
When Whisenhunt was
introduced to the state
parks here in Arkansas, his
fame grew because of nothing short of a lucky break.
“Over here at Millwood
(State Park) one time they
asked me to do a program
over there and show the
bows that I had made. It
Bob Whisenhunt helps a student refine his bowmaking skills Saturday at a survivalist workshop held at the Co-Op in
Nashville.
just happens all the representatives from all the
state parks from Little
Rock were at that same
show,” he recalled. “So
they got my name and they
started inviting me to state
parks to do these things.”
Whisenhunt has spread
his craft across the nation
from Alaska to Vermont to
Wisconsin and all the way
out to California.
Marty Stanley and many
other locals have his bows
too.
“I have been hunting
in Colorado with Marty
Stanley with these stick
bows,” he said. “We went
Elk hunting one time a few
years ago. He has killed a
nice big buck on his place
with my first bow I built
him, and he has taken them
to Alaska. So they work.”
Whisenhunt said he has
never killed a deer with
his bows, but many of his
clients have. Whisenhunt
has hunted various large
game such as hogs.
Saturday’s workshop
was all about sur vival.
Whisenhunt used to teach
the same workshop at Old
Washington State Park and
at Grandview Wild Life
Preserve.
“It is a good workshop
to learn how to use some
kind of wood out there to
make a reliable bow out
of until you can get something better. If you can find
two rocks, you have tools,”
Whisenhunt said.
Nick Pratt, a student of
Whisenhunt’s at Saturday’s
event, said he had always
wanted to learn how to
build bows by himself.
“Anything I find laying
around to use to make tools
and weapons if need be,”
Pratt said. “If any thing ever
comes up I will know how.”
Whisenhunt keeps the
historical ways of making
Indian bows and other
tools alive here in southwest Arkansas so that the
next generation might not
forget the Native American
side of American history.
Whisenhunt treats his
creations as art and weapons, because they are both.