Stories from Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The 56th annual National Day of Prayer will be observed in small and large communities across the United States on Thursday, May 3. The Trumann event will be at noon at the American Legion Memorial Park, intersection of Hwy 463 and Main. There will be seating for seniors and the disabled...

Keith Cragg, with Centerpoint Entergy, was the guest speaker at last week's Trumann Lions Club meeting. Cragg has visited with the group on several occasions. He started off his presentation by going over three important topics. He also spoke to the group about a new appliance he is excited about the tankless water heater. ...

The Trumann Poinsettia Club met in the home of Frances Montgomery for their April meeting with six members present. The ladies were delighted to have Silvia Creosteaunu from Romania and Johanna Heigl and Lisa Petzold from Germany as guests. The girls are foreign exchange students and are currently attending Trumann High School...

Village Creek State Park is offering historic Arkansas cooking with a modern twist at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 28. Learn about the various aspects of children's lives on early Arkansas homesteads and sample traditional children's treats from recipes over 200 years old...

On Veterans Day 1996, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund unveiled a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. Bringing The Wall home to communities throughout the country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist, once more, among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings. ...

The Trumann School District is conducting a free college preparatory enrichment program (CPEP) at the Trumann High School. Classes will begin from 8 a.m. to noon on June 11. This course is designed to help students raise their ACT scores above remediation level or possibly into the scholarship range. Test taking techniques will be taught and timed practice tests will be given...

Aug. 1, 1966: University of Texas at Austin. Charles Whitman killed 16 people and wounded 31 from the observation deck of a clock tower before he was gunned down. Oct. 1, 1997: Pearl, Miss. Two students killed and seven wounded by Luke Woodham, 16, who was also accused of killing his mother. He and his friends were said to be outcasts who worshiped Satan...

The President's and Deans' Lists for the fall semester at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro have been released by the Registrar's Office. The two lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade point averages while carrying 12 or more credit hours of study. The President's List includes 1,019 students who earned a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0. The Deans' List includes 521 students with a grade point of 3.6 to 3.79...

Fleming Fields will be the site April 28 and 29 for the NEA Razorback Invitational Baseball Classic. The Classic is for age divisions 7-8 machine pitch, and both 9-10 and 11-12 regular pitch. Deadline for entries is 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 with an entry fee of $125.00. Teams will be expected to provide their own baseballs...

The Trumann Parks and Recreation Department announced that signups were now being accepted for the T-Town Coke Youth Classic. The softball Classic will be held Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6 at the Trumann Sports Complex. The play will be ASA sanctioned and will included divisions for 8U coaches pitch, 8U machine pitch, and fast pitch for10U,12U, 14U, and 16U. Entry fees are $110. for 8U divisions and $135. for fast pitch divisions...

The Lady Wildcats season came unexpectedly to an end Friday night at Westside as the Highland Lady Rebels defeated Trumann 4-1 in the opening round of the 4A-3 District Tournament. "I thought we played well," coach Scott Brown said Monday morning. "But, we had to move some players around and some of the girls were in positions where they hadn't played before."...

Judy Louise Russell, 66, of Trumann died Friday, April 20, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Florence, Ala. and had lived in Trumann most of her life. She was a homemaker and member of the Christian Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Lyman Harper; her parents Clay Bratton and Charty Frazier Bratton; one son, Billy Harper and one daughter, Diane Harper...

The Trumann High School class of 1997 is planning their 10 year class reunion. The next planning meeting is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 22 at Couch's in Trumann. Any class members who wish to help plan the reunion are encouraged to attend. The planning committee has been unable to locate current addresses or contact information for the following class members: Danny Adams, Latonya Anthony, Andrea Balcom, Ira Lee Barnett, Mindy Bishop, Misty Bishop, Terri Coleman, Randy Crawford, Jay Deford, Jeff Field, Julie Glidewell, Daniel Harmon, Breanna Harris, Amanda Harrison, Allen Jet, Josh Jett, Jamie Jones, Kevin Mott, Jonathan Murry, Jake Qualls, Cassie Richardson, Angela Roberts, Angela Sandfur, Donald Schmidt, Alaina Shaw, Christina Short, Kim Sullivan, Kasondra Thompson, Priscilla Weaks, Jamie White and April Winters.. ...

There will be a gospel singing at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Landmark Pentecostal Worship Center in Trumann. Pastor Wanda Halsey invites everyone to attend. The church is located at 231 Church Street.

A spaghetti dinner and gospel singing benefit fundraiser is set for Saturday, April 28 at the Old Community Building in Trumann. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and from 7:30 to 9 p.m. There will be singing. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 4 -- 10. Carry out will be available. For more information call 483-7359...

The Trumann High School class of 1987 is busy planning their 20th class reunion. They have been unable to locate the following classmates: Michael Cole, David Grimsley, Patricia Propes, Margaret Sizemore, Ronald Smullin, Carrie VanDemark, Sandra Walker, Carol Mason, Connie Manley, Lisa Kyle and Christy Murphy. Those who may knows these addresses or information about their whereabouts are asked to contact Jeff at 870-483-6951, Kelli at 870-926-0556 or Myles at 870-483-1450...

With temperatures rising, so are hemlines on clothing. Students in Trumann School District may need a refresher in the appearance and dress code policy to keep from violating it. According to the school's dress code policy, students can not wear halter tops, tank tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, midriff exposing tops, sleeveless shirts or low cut revealing blouses. ...

The staff and residents of Trumann Health and Rehabilitation Center are excited about plans for their third annual "Senior Prom" set at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 2. The staff is excited, and the students from the Riverside "Rebels with A Cause" and clients from the Trumann Senior Activity Center are joining in on the fun. The staff and residents will be decorating the ballroom, known by some as the dining room, in an exciting "masquerade party" theme...

Two members of the Trumann School District faculty recently research models at the 2007 Educational, Leadership, Curriculum and Special Education Spring Conference at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro as part of their graduate program work. Christie Dunman presented, "Which remediation is better? Teacher direction or Plato?" and Kevin Beaumont presented "Comparing student academic success and enjoyment of different teaching models."...

The Lady Wildcats season came unexpectedly to an end Friday night at Westside as the Highland Lady Rebels defeated Trumann 4-1 in the opening round of the 4A-3 District Tournament. "I thought we played well," coach Scott Brown said Monday morning. "But, we had to move some players around and some of the girls were in positions where they hadn't played before."...