Stories from Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Lighting up the show (08/05/09)
Famed lighting director Allen Branton directed an impressive crew in designing extraordinary lighting for the Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation's second annual benefit concert Tuesday night at the RHS gymnasium. ...

Foundation helping dreams come true
Medical career is goal of class salutatorian (08/05/09)
Bethany Sisneros is a bright young woman who hopes to build a strong future. Thanks to her keen mind, willingness to work hard and assistance from the Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation, the 2009 RHS grad has put herself on a path to make her hopes a reality...

Council addresses speeding, fireworks (08/05/09)
Members of the Rector City Council approved the placement of a new stop sign at the corner of First and Phillips Streets in a meeting Monday night, converting the busy intersection to a four-way-stop situation. ...

Smith speaks to local Lions Club (08/05/09)
Debbie Smith, who just completed her first year as administrator of Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation in Rector, had only words of praise for the facility in a recent talk to the Rector Lions Club...

Clay County Electric Co-op to receive FEMA funds (08/05/09)
WASHINGTON - Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation will receive $5,979,807 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to an announcement Tuesday by U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry and John Boozman...

Cougars hit practice field as "two-a-days" begin (08/05/09)
The August heat always is somewhat dreaded by high school football players as they begin the infamous "two-a-days" in preparation for the fall season. This year promises to be a slight improvement over normal as the temperature continues to be relatively mild in Northeast Arkansas...

The family reunion (08/05/09)
Summer is the time for homecomings and reunions. Last week my family held their annual family reunion in Missouri. Sadly, the number keeps dwindling. This year the circle of prayer around the dining room table was smaller. The grandchildren who normally attend weren't there. One was in Jefferson City spending the summer before heading off to college. Another had other things to do...

Sevada Erbadell Smart (08/05/09)
Sevada Erbadell Smart, affectionately known as "Erbie," was born February 12, 1926, to Frank Adams and Jewell Lee (Speer) Adams. Her father lost his life in a train wreck when she was a small child, and Edmond Carroll Poole became her dad and raised her as his own child when he married Jewell. ...

Thomas Jacob Olden (08/05/09)
Thomas Jacob Olden, 68, of Rector died Wednesday, July 29, at Evergreen Healthcare in Rector. Born March 28, 1941, in Fredrick, Md., he was a veteran of the Army and a truck driver. He is survived by his ex-wife, Linda Olden of Kennett; four step-children, Larry Young, Tammy White, Danny Young and Lisa Wright, and 14 grandchildren...