Stories from Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The Trumann School District is always finding ways to help its students grow and carve out futures for themselves. The Alternative Learning Environment, or ALE, is one of the school's ways of doing just that. The ALE is a research-based program providing learning opportunities and instructional strategies for students in an alternative setting. The ALE provides students with guidance, counseling and academic support and computer programs, which supplement teacher instruction...

Calvary Pentecostal Church, Smith St. Ext., is having a Founders Day Service Sunday, March 25. Events will begin at noon with an afternoon lunch lasting until 1:30 p.m. with fellowship and sharing memories with people and families who helped establish the church. An afternoon service will begin at 1:30 p.m., with past pastors Bro. Gene Loven and Bro. Boyd Hosman ministering...

The Cedar Park Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) will host its first Spring Fling from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 22 in the Cedar Park Elementary Safe House, located next to the gym. All students and parents are encouraged to come out and enjoy the fun...

All former students, faculty, staff and friends of Cherry Valley High School are invited to attend the 25th annual school wide reunion set for Saturday, July 7 at the Cross County High School. CCHS is located west of Cherry Valley at 21 CR 215 (formerly Highway 42). Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. At noon a catered lunch of catfish and barbeque will be served...

Easter is coming early to area children. This year will mark the 12th annual COPS for KIDS Easter Egg Hunt. It is set for this Saturday, March 24. All fun and activities will be in Cedar Park, across from Cedar Park Elementary. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the egg hunt will begin at exactly noon. The hunting fields will be separated into age categories. There will be face painting, fingernail painting and lots of fun games and activities. All events and activities are free...

Mrs. Wanda Lou Beyersdorf, 79, of Trumann died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Viola and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann area. She was a former office manager for the Kohn Bray Gas Company in Trumann, member of the First United Methodist Church in Trumann where she was past president of the United Methodist Women and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star...

The Wildcats opened the week still looking for their second win of the season, but it eluded them once again as thy moved to 1-7 on the season. "We've been playing ok defensively," coach Scott Brown said this week. "In fact our defense has kept us in every game. If we don't start scoring some runs we're not going to win any games, though."...

There will be an invitational tournament for seven through twelve year olds Friday March 30 through Sunday April 1. The teams will be divided into three different age groups, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 year-olds and will be played at the Trumann baseball fields on Poinsett...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats went into the Nettleton Tournament Friday hoping to improve upon the 4-4 record they had gained on the year. The did improve on the mark, but only by one game as they went 2-1 for the tournament. Lady Wildcats 16, Lady Greyhounds 7...

There will be a benefit gospel singing at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the Landmark Worship Center Pentecostal Church in Trumann. All proceeds will benefit Orville Halsey, the church's pastor, who has cancer. Featured singing group will be Family Circle of Tyronza...

Dr. Norette Underwood, DVM, of Trumann Animal Clinic released some important information about the recent pet food recall. According to Dr. Underwood, his is a very large recall involving many different brands of food. The types of food affected are the "cuts and gravy" types sold in cans and small foil pouches...

A commodity distribution is set for Poinsett County Wednesday, March 28. The distribution of food will begin at 9 a.m. at three county locations: Marked Tree Fire Station, Trumann Recreation Complex and Weiner City Hall. According to Judy Becker, USDA Coordinator for the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, persons receiving the USDA food must reside in the county in which the distribution is taking place. ...

The Trumann City Council discussed annexing an area of land in its March meeting. The land in question includes land off Pecan Grove Road north of Highway 69 to Brian Lane and west to Wal-Mart into the city limits. According to a letter from the planning commission, all the land surrounding the area in question is already in the city limits...

The Miss NEA Pageant is a pageant for all the schools in Northeast Arkansas. Weiner High School has the pleasure of hosting the 2007 Miss NEA Pageant. The school of the previous year's high school winner hosts the annual pageant. Lesli Griffin, last year's winner, is a senior at Weiner High School...

The Maple Grove EHC met March 12 in the church fellowship center, with 12 members present. The group helped Doris Henley celebrate her birthday with lunch and the Happy Birthday song. The meeting was called to order by president Sherry Shaw, and the thought, "you can get exactly everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want," was read by Wylma Parrish...

Cedar Park Elementary hosted two tree planting ceremonies Monday, March 19. The first was in honor of Arbor Day. Third and fourth grade students planted several trees along the third and fourth grade wing. Sharron Turman informed the group what Arbor Day was and how it got started. ...

Sometimes suspects make a police officer's job too easy. Recently Trumann Police Department Capt. Jerry Foster was investigating an incident at a triplex on Cross Street. While at the triplex he noticed what appeared to marijuana plants growing in cups lining the inside of a front window sill...

Feb. 1 -- 5:20 a.m., 601 S. Ozark, medical call, six men, one hour and nine minutes. Feb. 1 -- 12:55 p.m., 138 Poplar, medical call, two men, 12 minutes. Feb. 3 -- 4 p.m., 1316 Industrial Drive, medical call, five men, 30 minutes. Feb. 4 -- 10:55 p.m., 333 Melody, fire alarm found to be false, seven men, 23 minutes...

Delwrick Dywone Coleman, 400 Mildred, was arrested on March 9 by Det. Jonathan Skaggs and charged with burglary and theft. According to police reports, Coleman entered a residence and took several items. He was given a bond of $5,000. Shawn Stracener, 337 Smith, was arrested on March 10 by Det. Skaggs and Asst. Chief Tony Rusher and charged with breaking or entering...

Governor Mike Beebe has named Trumann native Howard L. Slinkard of Rogers to the Board of Trustees of Arkansas State University. "Howard Slinkard's loyal support of ASU and his experience in higher education will combine to benefit both this institution and this state," Beebe said. "I am proud to appoint Howard to the same board that I was appointed to by Governor Dale Bumpers in 1974."...

The Trumann summer sports schedule is getting underway and registration for ball teams is up 10% from last year giving the city a record number of teams according to the Parks and Recreation Committee. Competing are eight teams in ragball (three and four year-olds), six teams in coaches pitch (five and six year-olds), three teams in machine pitch (seven and eight year-olds)...