Stories from Thursday, January 5, 2006

The Marked Tree Chamber of Commerce is busy making plans for its annual banquet to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 at Arkansas State University Technical Center. This year's banquet offers a special treat. Professional magician Rocky Clements will be performing a magic show for the evening's entertainment. Barbeque will be catered from Hog Wild...

Snyder Industries, a recognized North American leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of proprietary material handling tank and container products, was acquired by Cortec Group Fund III, L.P. and the management team. Cortec Group is a New York based private equity firm, which invests in middle--market manufacturing and proprietary service businesses...

April The Marked Tree Rotary Club joined 3000 other clubs around the world to celebrate the organizations 100th anniversary. Marked Tree Schools added computer "Smart Boards" to the different methods and tools which are used to train the city's children...

Tribune Sports Staff Free throws may not be as exciting as a Jordan-like slam dunk or a 3-pointer from the bleachers, but they can be instrumental in whether a team wins or loses a game. Ask any team which has come up on the short end of both the free throw count and the final score. ...

Opinion By DAN BRAWNER As I'm writing this, the NEA Tournament, which has been going on for the last two weeks, is still being played. However, I don't need to know who won any of the titles to say what needs to be said here. The people who run the tournament need to take a long hard look at a disparity which is being perpetuated year after year. ...