Stories from Wednesday, April 26, 2006

The Trumann Lions Club will hold a Charity Golf Classic on Saturday, April 29at the Trumann Country Club. Proceeds will benefit the club's endeavors to help those who are sight and hearing impaired at Lions Club International facilities in our area. Many local citizens benefit each year with services from eyeglasses to major surgeries...

Baccalaureate and commencement exercises at Williams Baptist College will be Saturday, May 6. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in WBC's Southerland-Mabee Center. Over 80 graduates are expected to be conferred degrees. The speaker will be Dr. Wes George, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rogers. George will also be honored as WBC's 2006 Distinguished Baptist Minister...

The 55th annual National Day of Prayer will be observed on the first Thursday in May. The 2006 theme is, "America, Honor God." The Trumann NDP Team asks all local churches to participate with an 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. prayer vigil on May 4. Prayer requests from local, state and national governments have been mailed to each church...

The Trumann High School graduating class of 1996 is planning their ten year class reunion. It is set for June 2 and 3 of this year. The reunion committee has been unable to locate the addresses of the following classmates: Chris Coots, Alicia Copeland, Tammy Goodman, Jason Hamby, Sabrina McCrary, Kristen Newell, Stephanie Northcott, Michelle Sharrock, Nathan Stacy, Dennis Vance and Kenneth Walters...

The Church of God, located at 911 Balcom Lane in Trumann, is having a youth Sunday. All area youth are invited to attend Sunday school. The church will have a youth evangelist bringing the word of God on Sunday evening. Everyone from Trumann and surrounding towns is welcome. Church pastor is John Honeycutt...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced today that the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Program which provides low-interest loans to help Arkansans clean up and revitalize their communities is available to the public. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded special brownfields grants to ADEQ to make this loan program possible...

LITTLE ROCK -- The federal government is working to strengthen protections for consumers who are targeted by work-at-home scams. While new rule changes are proposed to go into effect later this year, Attorney General Mike Beebe wants Arkansans to know that there are simple steps they can take now to protect themselves. Asking a few simple questions can be the difference between making some extra money and having your money taken by a business-opportunity scam...

The Bay High School Quiz Bowl team was runner-up in the 2A conference tournament at Marked Tree on Saturday, March 11. They earned a place at state tournament following the 2A conference tournament. The format for a quiz bowl tournament is teams compete in three preliminary games in the morning. The win-loss record of each team is tallied and their scores from the three games are averaged. Each team is seeded for the single-elimination tournament in the afternoon...

Robbie Nell Weems, 86, of Trumann, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Weems was born in Pontotoc, Miss., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She and her husband J. L. owned and operated Weems Lumber Company and Weems Motel for many years and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann...

Terry Ray "TP" Plunkett, 30, of Bay died Tuesday April 11, 2006 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Plunkett was born in Wynne and had lived in Bay for 21 years. He was also formerly of Trumann. Plunkett was an asphalt road worker and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann...

Helen Lorene Stout, 54 of Benton died Sunday April 23, 2006, at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. Born in Harrisburg, she had lived most of her lifetime in Jonesboro before moving to Benton four years ago. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents Everett Green and Gracie Helen Wilson Stout and a brother, Owen Eugene Perryman...

Demetrus Deshay Shelley, Jr. "D.J." was stillborn Wednesday April 5, 2006 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include his parents Wyquita Brown and Demetrus Shelley both of Trumann; one sister, Serenity Sha'kiyah Shelley, of the home; maternal grandparents Ricky and Brenda Brooks of Nashville, and paternal grandparents William Garner Brenda Shelley of Trumann...

The Trumann Odyssey of the Mind teams were busy fundraising all weekend. They participated in the sample fest at Price Chopper, a car wash at Splash Car Wash and a walkathon. Parents, coaches, and team members were working toward funding World OM Finals in Ames, Iowa...

Students in Vickie McClung's childcare classes recently attended the Future Educators Forum at Mid-South Community College (MSCC) in West Memphis on April 6. Students interested in the teaching profession attended several sessions throughout the day. ...

Gov. Mike Huckabee announced the names of Arkansas high school seniors who are recognized as Arkansas Governor's Scholars and Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars for the 2006-07 academic year. Joseph Curtis, a senior at Trumann High School, received this honor...

School is not over yet, with hard work, community support and encouragement students are more likely to be successful in school. Even if students will not be promoted to the next grade, it is important to keep working hard. Sometimes the end of the year push is what is needed for students to learn the reading, writing and math skills they need to be successful in the next grade...

Jimmy Ray Qualls, 347 East Side Gardens, was arrested on April 18 by Trumann Ptl. Anthony Dale Parker. He was charged wtih DWI IV and third degree assault on a family member. According to reports Ptl. Parker was called to the residence on a domestic disturbance and subject was in his vehicle...

Joe Rennike, a rice farmer from Weiner, spoke to the Trumann Lions Club last week about his experiences with different rice organizations and trips he has taken as a part of those organizations. He started his program off with a rice quiz and handed out prizes to those who correctly answered the questions first. He informed the group Arkansas ranks first in rive production in the United States and approximately 30,000 Arkansas jobs are a product of rice farming...

The American Parkinson Disease Association and the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging will be holding a Parkinson seminar in Jonesboro at the St. Bernard's Auditorium on Saturday, April 29, 2006 from 8 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. Among the speakers there will be a local physician speaking about Parkinson's and dementia and the medications and progress of the disease. ...

The Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center is having a fly fishing clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 for those interested in learning about the art and sport of fly fishing. Participants will learn about casting, fly tying and knot tying. There will also be discussion groups about different types of waters for various types of fish including fresh and salt water...

Senior Life Centers are vital active meeting places for the senior adult. The center is located in the Campbell Civic Center on Campbell Street in Trumann. The Trumann Senior Life Center offers a variety of recreational and educational opportunities, a chance to visit old friends and meet new ones...

The park and recreation department is hosting a spring fling on the old Wal-Mart parking lot in Trumann on April 27 - 29. There will we rides, games and good. Thursday night is wristband night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Bands are $10 per person. Kids day is Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. All rides will be $1 each...

First graders and sixth graders will perform a reader's theater production. The first graders will highlight folktales from the Cherokee Indians and from South America. The sixth graders will perform a reading about the sinking of the Titanic. Several students will read their papers and poetry...

A registration for students entering pre-k or kindergarten this fall will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 28 at the Bay Elementary School library. Those unable to register a child on this date should come by the Elementary office as soon as possible...

Kindergarten Perfect Attendance -- Chase Cook, Trey Howard, Elizabeth Morris, Spencer Patterson, J.J. Riley, Kayden Dobry, Whitney Holman, Makaela Welch, John Taylor Dunman, Hannah Maxwell, Alex McKemie, Kaitlyn Rouse, Olivia Greenwell, Lexi Jackson,Kiley Barnes, Madison Collins, Patrick Johnson, Skip Weaver, Cade Gartman, Jackson Lowery, Matthew Whitlock and Anna Waleszonia...

Miss Jamie Sharissa Peeler, 14, of Harrisburg died Saturday, April 22, 2006. She was born December 6, 1991 in Madison, Wisc. She moved to Harrisburg six years ago with her family and was an eighth grade student at Harrisburg Middle School. She was an honor roll student, member of the girls Junior High Basketball team and member of the Harrisburg band. She loved music, spending time with her little brother and enjoyed outdoor activities...