Stories from Thursday, September 24, 2009

White Oak General Baptist Church celebrates 70th anniversary (09/24/09)
August was a special month for members of White Oak General Baptist Church near Rector. On Aug, 20, the church celebrated its 70th anniversary. Beginning as both a school and church, the building which housed the original church was located eight miles east of Marmaduke and was constructed in 1906. ...

Hayes honored, named to state advisory board (09/24/09)
Kristie Hayes is no stranger to local soldiers. A seemingly tireless volunteer, Hayes has worked exclusively with the soldiers and families in the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade...

2009 Football Homecoming maids (09/24/09)
The 2009 RHS Football Homecoming maids were decked out in their hippy attire Tuesday, as the entire school takes part in the week-long festivities. Maids are, from left: Front--Senior maids Chelsea Benson, Harmony Cagle, Destinei Heathcott and Stephanie Dement. Back--Junior maid Malorie Tippitt, sophomore maid Sabrina Morrissett, freshman maid Rachel Lampkin, eighth grade maid Madison Cate and seventh...

Cougar athletes at library (09/24/09)
Rector Cougar football players Clinton Haley and Seth Parsley and RHS cheerleader Chelsea Benson were special guests for the Rector Public Library's regular children's program Wednesday, Sept. 16. The 62 children present had a great time and very much enjoyed a puppet show presented by Clinton and Seth and a story read by Chelsea. Everyone danced, sang and played games...

After school program provides valuable help (09/24/09)
Students at Rector Elementary who need a little extra help with their studies are receiving assistance through the district's after school tutoring program. Operated by four volunteer teachers, the program is designed to help those students who may be having difficulties with one or more of the key subjects in the elementary curriculum. ...

Council vows support for seniors program (09/24/09)
The Rector City Council stated its intentions to help raise awareness for the Black River Area Development (BRAD) sponsored Bert E. Sigsby Senior Wellness Center located on 102 East First Street in Rector...

Rain, miscues slow Cougars (09/24/09)
The dismal, rain-soaked conditions at Temerian Field Friday night provided a dreary atmosphere for the Cougars' game with the Salem Greyhounds. The results on the field mirrored the conditions braved by the Rector fans in attendance, as the Cougars were downed by their guests, 37-6...

Things I've learned (09/24/09)
There are things I've learned in this lifetime: That school work and housework is never really done. That life isn't a bowl of cherries...sometimes it's grapefruit. That no matter how many times you say you won't, you do...

Failed harvest (09/24/09)
We go to press on the very day of autumnal equinox, when the earth glows with bright sun pouring its spectrum of all the colors of nature to paint the falling leaves. We are awakened by the dawn and watch the lingering sunset slowly diverge and the very time of day gets us confused when, a few weeks down the road we change our clocks back to Central Standard Time. ...

William Eugene (Gene) Stricklin (09/24/09)
William Eugene (Gene) Stricklin, 81, of Desoto, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at Jefferson County Hospital in Festus, Mo. Born April 14, 1928, in Rector to the late Charlie Stricklin and Ocie Banks Stricklin, he was a veteran of the United States Army and proudly served in the Korean War, stationed part of his time in Tokyo. ...

Novella Irene Johnson (09/24/09)
Novella Irene Johnson, daughter of the late Albert Charles Green and Bessie Alberta Proffer, was born on Sept. 10, 1920 in Puxico, Mo., and died at her residence in Dexter, Mo., on Sept. 9, 2009, at the age of 88...