Stories from Thursday, June 22, 2006

Chief Larry Blagg (left) and Nick Stockton display an American flag donated to the Trumann Police Department by Stockton on behalf of Woodmen of the World. (Democrat photo/Carin McClung)

Organizers of a reunion are looking for classmates who attended Osceola High School from 1974-78. A reunion will be held August 11-13 at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock. Those interested in attending should contact C.D. Heaton at 901-484-4735 or cdheaton@hotmail.comr or or Bernee J. Thurow at 501-791-3560 or bthurow@aol.com...

STUGGART, AR -- The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2007 Leadership Development Program. Rice producers or industry-related professionals between the ages of 25 and 45 are eligible to apply for the Program. The application deadline is October 7...

The Trumann City Council voted unanimously to approve ordinance 509, an amendment of ordinance 219. The amendment was necessary because while 219 dealt with a number of matters, 509 deals solely with vehicles. The ordinance deals with the storage of inoperable motor vehicles on private property...

A free health clinic is set from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 25 at the Riverside West Elementary School in Lake City, located on Hwy 18. The clinic is for migrant farm workers and their families. Services will include medical, dental, blood sugar and blood pressure screenings, utility assistance, health information and haircuts. Interpreters will be available...

Washington, D.C.-Hillary Gould, a student at Ridgefield Christian School in Jonesboro, has been selected to attend the 2006 Congressional Student Leadership Conference, sponsored by LeadAmerica, at Nova Southeastern University in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The CSLC is a college-accredited invitation leadership program for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and internationally...

Caitlyn E. Brune of Trumann has accepted an academic scholarship to the Univeristy of Central Arkansas beginning in August with the 2006 fall term. She plans to major in pre-medicine. UCA awards academic scholarships, renewable for seven consecutive semesters, based on ACT scores, grade point average and class rank as well as National Merit and National Achievement competition...

Katrazyna Z. Zycinska White of Trumann was named to the Dean's List at the University of Memphis for the spring 2006 semester. Students on the list met one of the following criteria: completion of six to eight graded hours with a semester grade point average of 4.0; completion of nine to 11 graded hours with a minimum GPD of 3.66 or completion of 12 or more graded hours with a GPD of 3.5 or above...

Mr. Criss Allen Hannon, 41, of Springdale, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at the Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born in West Memphis, and had lived in Springdale for the past 12 years and was formerly of Trumann. He was a construction worker and of the Baptist faith...

The Maple Grove EHC met Monday, June 12 in the church fellowship hall with nine members present. The group enjoyed a pot luck lunch before the meeting. Wanda Moss, club president, called the meeting to order. The thought of the month, "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is not for you," was read by Lorene Sadler...

CityYouth Ministries has scheduled their yearly fundraising concert "There is A Hope." The concert will be held at The Forum, 115 East Monroe at 7 p.m. August 5. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased at CityYouth Ministries. CityYouth Ministries is committed to meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of at-risk youth. They help children through the delivery of spiritual, educational, and recreational programs that develop responsibility and spiritual values...

Most 100 year olds are wheeled into their 100th birthday parties, but not Louise Waters Wyatt. She walked in at her party, gave a speech and received some 65 family members and guests at the Senior Citizen Center in Elma, Wash. Oliver Hinds of Trumann traveled to the birthday celebration. Louise was born the same year as his mother, and he has kept track of many of the ladies that were the same age as his mother...

Barbara Harness, owner of Armonie Therapy located in the Merle Norman store in the Shops at Main, visited the Trumann Lions Club last week. Harness informed the group massages are no longer just considered an indulgence. Massage help relieve stress and anxiety, increase blood circulation and lymph function and offers relief to muscle and joint soreness...

A Congressional proposal to increase the federal funding of the Weatherization Assistance Program will strengthen the efforts of Crowley's Ridge Development Council's (CRDC) Weatherization Department to help people of low income throughout Northeast Arkansas gain basic necessities and advance economic self-sufficiency, according to Robert Wilford, CRDC executive Director...

Poinsett County received a $38,000 County Courthouse restoration grant for a chairlift in the Harrisburg courthouse. The grant was announced last week. Governor Mike Huckabee announced a number of grants to Arkansas counties from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program and organization totaling $2,255,625...

Pro wrestling comes to Bay at 7:30 Saturday, June 24 at the Bay High School Gym for the Battle at Bay. Tickets for the battle are $5 and proceeds will go to the athletic department of Bay High School. The main event will by Tommy Wayne and Ray Ray versus Austin Lane with a mystery partner. This match will be ladder match and title versus title...

The City of Trumann Parks and Recreation Department will host a public meeting June 23 to identify outdoor park and recreation needs and priorities for 2007. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Trumann Recreational Complex building. Following the identification process, city officials will select those priorities to be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism for a matching grant application...

The Delta Center for Economic Development at Arkansas State University is currently recruiting for Class III of the Mid-South Delta Leaders (MSDL) program. The 18-month program is scheduled to begin in September. MSDL is an intensive community leadership development and enhancement...

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro awarded 1,079 diplomas on Saturday, May 6, during the Spring Commencement Ceremony in the Convocation Center. Dr. Les Wyatt, president of ASU, presented the various diplomas. Included in the total were four doctoral, 19 specialist's, 163 master's, 817 bachelor's and 76 associate's degrees...

In a day and age when one out of every two marriages ends in divorce, it is refreshing and even amazing to see a woman still wearing her wedding ring nearly 30 years after her husband died. Then when this is matched with the fact that this same lady is about to celebrate her 100th birthday, it is indeed an amazing story...

Mr. Jimmy Dean Dodd, 57 of Trumann died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Arbyrd, MO., he had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Dodd was a truck driver and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by one sister, Avis Tillman, two brothers, Norman Dodd and Carl Dodd and his parents...