Stories from Wednesday, March 22, 2006

The City of Trumann celebrated Arbor Day last Friday with fourth graders from Cedar Park Elementary and members of the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Adam Eades and Cameron Henderson presented Mayor Ronnie Harrison and Sharron Turman, Recreation Director for the city, with a Tree City USA package containing new signage and flag for the city...

The Trumann Child and Youth Pediatric Day Clinic, 1005 Balcom Lane, is sponsoring a Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital to help in the ongoing fight against childhood catastrophic diseases. The students who attend the clinic will be riding their trikes outside during their outside play time and all money raised will be through sponsorship of the children...

The magnificent flavors, the ambience and the warmth of the proprietors linger in the mind long after a visit to Sissy's Bella Cuisine in Kennett, Mo. Gourmet cooking at its finest came to Kennett last year with the return of native son, Jackie Brooks. Word of his magic in the kitchen spread quickly, and his small restaurant soon was packed with diners anxious to experience his tasteful creations...

Registration for WeeCat Academy and Kindergarten at Cedar Park Elementary has been set. Children who will be three, four or five before Sept. 15, 2006 are eligible to register for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Registration dates are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, April 3 and from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, May 1 at Cedar Park Elementary, 1200 Cedar Street...

County Clerk Fonda Condra announced this week that the Poinsett County Election Commission met and made some changes in poling sites that will be in effect for the May primary and all future elections. John Stuckey, chairman of the election commission, stated that these changes were needed to comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). He said to bring the county into full compliance, it was necessary to combine some polling sites...

Growing healthcare partnership brings national bus tour to Jonesboro The Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a growing national program to help patients access prescription medicines, will be in Jonesboro with the "Help is Here Express," a traveling education center making its way across the country to raise awareness and boost enrollment in patient assistance programs...

Spring may have arrived, but chilly weather is still here. A perfect compliment to the cool weather is the chili supper planned by the Trumann Parks and Recreational department to help fund the Southwest Regional Tournament. The all you can eat supper is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 24 at the Trumann Sports Complex. In addition to chili soups will also be served as well as desserts...

Eva Elizabeth (Mimi) Schmidt, 76, passed away at St. Bernard's Hospital on Thursday, March 16, 2006. She was born on Monday, September 16, 1929, in Tipton, Mo. to Henry J. and Regina (Hunthausen) Koerkenmeier. She attended Mount St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison, Kan. and graduated from Tipton High School in 1947...

A dream came true for Trumann all-round athlete Jess Byrd Friday when she signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball for Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge. A host of family and fellow team members from both the volleyball and basketball teams were on hand for the signing in the Trumann library...

Like virtually every other team in the area, the Lady Wildcats weren't able to take the diamond last week until they traveled to the Nettelton Tournament Friday. But once they got there, however, they made up for a lot of lost time by playing four games in two days to put Trumann at 2-5 for the season...

The City of Trumann is continuously looking for ways to help the city grow and bring more industry and revenue. During its March meeting, the Trumann City Council approved five resolutions which set the groundwork for industrial expansion and new industry...

The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 20510 Hwy 158, is hosting a fish fry at 4 p.m. and a revival rally at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The revival team will be evangelist Johnny Greene of Wynne and musicians Tom and Brenda Doty of Osceola. Interim preacher Dr. Kenneth Threet invites everyone to join them for food, fellowship and worship...

Central Baptist Church, 610 W. Speedway, is having a revival at 6 p.m. on Sunday April, 2 and at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 3 through Wednesday, April 5. Everyone is invited to attend. Evangelist is Bro. Warner Allen. Church pastor is Bill Maxwell. Those seeking a ride to the church or more information should call 483-2301 or 483-2307...

Three Trumann residents all received one million dollar cash only bonds during probable cause proceedings held by Poinsett County District Court Judge Steve Inboden last week. Carl Rhoads, 456 Wayne, Don Collins and Dianne Dobbins, both of 20756 Greenfield Road, were all arrested in a joint effort of the Trumann Police Department and the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office...

The Trumann Police Department tactical team, the Viper Squad, was put to use on March 14 in the arrest of Danny Dean Floyd and Regina Floyd, both of 216 Dogwood. Chief Larry Blagg said the Viper Squad was an important part of the arrest. The Squad descended down Dogwood with full lights and entered the residence of 216 Dogwood, located in the Trumann Housing Authority...

The Arkansas Fire Academy conducted an auto extrication course last week in Trumann. The 16 hour course was spread over three days at a local salvage yard. Firemen from the Central, Bay and Trumann Departments participated in the class. The men learned the proper way to extricate persons from damaged vehicles and received hands on experience with the tools used...

Arkansas's 2006 political season officially kicked off Tuesday, March 21, with a special ceremony hosted by Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels at the State Capitol. The event began at 11:45 a.m. in the Capitol rotunda to herald in the two-week candidate-filing period, which began at noon Tuesday and continues through noon, on Tuesday, April 4...

The Trumann Wal-Mart Super Center is hosting the "Miss Miracle" Beauty Pageant at 5:30 p.m. on April 8 at the Trumann High School auditorium. All proceeds will go to Le Bonheur. Awards will be given for beauty, best dressed and most photogenic. This pageant is open to girls ages 0 to 18 years and boys 0 to 4 years. ...

The ASU Theatre is proud to announce the cast of the upcoming production of the Rodgers and Hart musical, "The Boys from Syracuse," opening Friday, April 7, on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Stage management duties for the production have been assigned to Misty Clark from Jonesboro, formerly of Trumann, a senior theatre major...

The Maple Grove EHC met Monday, March 13 in the fellowship hall of the church with 11 members present and several guests. The group enjoyed a pot luck lunch before the meeting. Wanda Moss, the club's president, called the meeting to order. "No matter the storm, when you are with God, there is always a rainbow," was the thought of the month...

Popsicles Children's Consignment Event will be held at the Northeast Arkansas District Fairgrounds April 13, 14 and 15. This is a semi-annual sale, which is held in the spring and fall. Popsicles will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Saturday's half price sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m...

The Trumann Band Boosters wish to remind everyone who ordered Boston Butts and ribs that they can pick them up from 9 am to noon on Saturday, March 25 at the high school band room. There will also be a bake sale and rummage sale at the same time.

Trumann began the week on a low note last week as they dropped three games on Monday and Tuesday then finished out the week on the same not with a fourth loss on Friday to go 2-6 on the season. Nettleton-9, Trumann-0 In their first game at Nettleton Monday, the Wildcats were able to get only three hits in a 9-0 loss to the Raiders...