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In This Issue6/Editor’s Note

My Time of the Year

7/The Myopic LifeHelping the Helpers

10/We’re Still Out HereWhat Happened to Rural Housing

12/Cover StoryPhillip Baldwin

14/FeatureThe Downtown Farmer’s Market

17/Notes from the ClearingThe Kingdom of the Sun

18/I DoGates-Edwards Wedding

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Leigh Keller is a high school guidance counselor and colorguard instructor at Batesville High School. She is the director of the BHS Glass Slipper Project. Leigh lives in Batesville with her son, Cole, and a pack of dogs.

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Kristi Price is on staff with Fellowship Bible Church of Batesville as Ministry Coordinator. She enjoys conversations about community and connection, and she loves small town living. Kristi is married and mother to three children.

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Editor’s Note

Joseph ThomasMy Time of the Year

Okay, so perhaps I am biased because I will be 40 July 3rd, but the country always seemed to celebrate with me extending my birthday into the 4th and fireworks were always the finale! If fireworks are involved in your fun, please be careful and enjoy

America’s birthday!Come along and enjoy the optical feast we have

for you this month. Kristi Price speaks of Helping the Helpers who keep us healed and Kimberlee Thomas recounts our oldest son’s wedding. Tanner Smith reviews “Aliens”, Leigh Keller is in love with Main Street and Chad Grigsby touches on casting the first stone. I had the honor to bring you our Cover of Citizens Bank President Phillip Baldwin and his dedication to United Way and our Feature of the wonderful new Downtown Farmer’s Market and its even more amazing Market

Boss, Jean Larson. Bob Pest asks What Happened to Rural Housing? This months Notes from the Clearing is about the inner workings of a cloudy day, we have many Faces, Things To Do, BAAC news and much more, so unwind, curl up or enjoy on the run...and thank you! N

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Helping the HelpersThe Myopic Life

Kristi Price

Many of us in helping professions are overcome by the daily press of needs around us. My church, all our churches, get calls every day from folks needing gas money to get to doctor appointments, help with the electric bill in order to keep the lights on, help with medical bills, or some truly creative requests. My children's teachers witness each day the sad truth of neglect (and worse) in the lives of their students. In fact, anyone who works with children, the elderly, the infirm, or the impoverished is daily confronted with an avalanche of broken-bodied, broken-hearted, and broken-spirited people.

But what about the helpers and healers? Much is written about compassion fatigue, a condition in which workers continually overextend themselves beyond their capacity to aid others and become emotionally exhausted by their work. This primarily happens to helpers in high-stress positions that involve trauma, but to a lesser degree, it can affect anyone in a helping profession.

And since our community is fortunately filled with helpers, you may know someone at risk of compassion fatigue. Have you ever considered how you can best help them? What does compassion fatigue look like? In my own profession, when I begin to lose my sense of humor

and start thinking non-stop about my work, or when I begin feeling that I am irreplaceable and bearing the weight of the world, I am approaching a degree of fatigue. These are my early warning signs. For others, signs would involve changes in sleep, appetite, outlook, health, motivation, anger in relationships, and so on.

The best defense is a good offense, so they say. Encourage the helpers around you by affirming their need to care for themselves. They will need protected time away from their work. They need to connect with folks outside of their workplace and job responsibilities. A varied network of friends from many walks of life provides balance and a vital change in scenery. Exercise is important. Limiting the drama is always important! And laughter should never be underestimated for its therapeutic power.

I personally hit the compassion fatigue wall this spring. I have profound gratitude for the friend who listened to me with concern, spotted my fatigue and called it what it is, then immediately began planning a girls' weekend away. Three days at the beach reoriented me and refocused me. Help the helpers around you. It's just another knot in the "net"-work that helps nurture us all. N

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Registration is open for the third annual Bad Boy multisport event, the Bad Boy Splash and Dash, which is set for Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Lyon College. Kids and adults ages 5 and older will swim and run to benefit the Ozark Foothills Literacy Project.

The annual event, previously a swim-bike-run triathlon for ages 5-18, is now a two sport swim-run event open to participants age 5 and older. Previous years' participants hailed from Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Athletes can pick up race packets between 7:00am and 8:30am. The first heat will begin promptly at 9:00am. The cost of the event is $20 until July 11, and $25 on race day. Please call the Literacy Project for more information. To register, visit oflp.org/splash-dash or call 870-793-5912.

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What Happened to Rural HousingWe’re Still Out Here

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Housing programs in rural America are vanishing. The USDA Rural Development Program “appears to be on the glide path to elimination” according to the nonprofit Housing Assistance Council. Sequestration and budget cuts led to steep reductions in FY (fiscal year) 2013 and the future does not look bright in light of President Obama’s proposed budget for FY15.

The 1949 Housing Act promised “a decent home and suitable living for every American family.” The USDA Rural Development Housing and Loan Grant Programs funded housing units from 1950 to 2013. The first USDA loan program served low income family farmers unable to qualify for loans from other sources and enabled these families to join the private sector. The programs were eventually expanded over the years to include rental and other housing needs, and to be available to all rural residents as well as to farmers.

During the 1970s and early 1980s, USDA’s housing programs served hundreds of thousands of lower-income rural households. Programs like the Direct Section 502 Single Family Housing loan program and the Section 504 Rural Repair and Rehabilitation loan and grant programs helped improve the quality and affordability of homes in rural areas. Low- and very low-income families became homeowners through the Section 502 direct loan program. In addition, approximately 180,000 very low-income

homeowners received loans to improve their substandard housing and nearly 189,000 elderly very low-income homeowners received grants to remove health and safety hazards from their homes. Over 533,000 rental units for lower-income families were constructed through the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program. Farmworker housing also was supported.

But in recent years, this emphasis on lower-income families has dissipated in favor of less costly loan guarantees serving those with moderate incomes. The president’s proposed budget for FY 2015 continues the trend away from the programs serving the lowest-income populations. The president includes proposed cost saving changes to the Rental Assistance program such as minimum rents (which will affect only those tenants with the lowest incomes) and a provision giving USDA discretion on whether to renew existing Rental Assistance contracts.

The big issue is what is ahead for rural housing? The proposed changes and cuts will provide fewer opportunities and less support for lower-income rural residents. Community-based nonprofits will experience reduced ability to serve these residents. USDA programs will rely more upon private sector lenders. As more immigrants arrive in America, the housing situation will become even more difficult. Aging rural homes will become useless—with holes in the roofs, ancient plumbing, and crumbling


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window frames. We also urge the president to consider the rural Americans who cannot afford repairs on their homes as well as those paying exorbitant monthly rents. As the economy stabilizes there is a possibility that the president will pay more attention to rural America.

Thanks to Mike Feinberg, and Joe Belden, who work for the non-profit organization Housing Assistance Council. Mike is the Senior Policy Analyst and Joe is Deputy Executive Director. Thanks also to the Daily Yonder, a multi-media source of news, commentary, research, and features concerning big issues facing small communities www.dailyyonder.com. N

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Cover StoryUnited Way Alexis de Tocqueville Society Member, Phillip BaldwinEye On

President and CEO of Citizens Bank, Phillip Baldwin began his career as a CPA in Little Rock, Arkansas. He relocated to Arkadelphia, Arkansas where he spent eleven years as CEO of Southern BanCorp., the largest community development bank in the country developed by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Clintons in 1986. The mission of the bank is to revitalize rural communities through three non profits: a low income housing developer, a workforce training facility and a micro lender. Baldwin drove the roads of Southern Arkansas with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is credited for founding the Grameen Bank Model of lending in 1983, which is generally considered the first modern microcredit institution and provides microcredit services to the poor. "We followed his model, but it didn't translate very well in rural Arkansas and so that model of service was discontinued. It really impacted my life, however, working with people who were very disadvantaged. We were primarily focused in the delta of Southern Arkansas with families that struggled financially. Our institution carried out some very neat and meaningful projects in those communities," says Baldwin. "Our mission statement was, and you'll love this because it is different than most banks, 'Reduce poverty by 50%, reduce unemployment by 50% and increase high school graduation rates by 50%'"

During Baldwin's work with Southern BanCorp, United Way of America held a board meeting in Little Rock and asked Baldwin to speak about the work being done at Southern BanCorp. About two months later, Brian A. Gallagher, now president and chief executive officer of United Way Worldwide, called Baldwin to ask if he would be interested in joining United Way's board. Baldwin quickly agreed and says he was very honored to be asked and jokes, "I must have given a good speech." Baldwin believes they were looking for someone with

experience in community development when they pulled him on board. It

was then that United Way adopted the same approach to their organization. In 2009 United Way International and United Way of America came together to create

United Way Worldwide. Baldwin traveled as Chairman

of United Way of America to Geneva, Switzerland where representatives of twenty-two countries met to form

United Way Worldwide, symbolically in the same building that the International Red Cross was formed. Baldwin and Gallagher sat at a round table discussion with United Way representatives of Canada and South Korea,

(being first, second and third largest United Way agencies respectively), and many others. "We all had our translation headphones on, it was a bit awkward simply because of the delay in translation. The South Korean Chairman couldn't understand any English, but he arose at lunch and gave a ten minute speech to us in English. South Korea’s United Way President told us that his chairman had practiced those words for a year in hopes to express how important this meeting was to him. I was really impressed with that and it was then that I realized that our wants and needs and struggles are the same all over the world," says Baldwin. He says that his first United Way meeting, he obviously didn't know what to expect, because he found himself sitting between George Clooney and Bill Gates. "There are some fascinating and interesting characters helping the United Way do great things around the world."

Baldwin has term limited out of United Way of America and is now the immediate past-chair. He is no longer on the United Way of America board, but sits on the Worldwide Board and has another five years in that capacity. "I love being involved, because I feel like I'm still helping people." He is also a United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Society member. The www.unitedway.org website says, "this society was founded in 1984 to deepen the understanding, commitment and support of United Way's most generous and community-minded investors." The Tocqueville Society recognizes local philanthropic leaders and volunteer champions who have devoted time, talent and funds to create long-lasting change by tackling communities’ most serious problems.

Baldwin is working with United Way of Independence County Executive Director, Deanna Green to energize the Tocqueville effort in Independence County, "because it is a great way for the organization to have a stable and continuous funding," explains Baldwin. The United Way of Independence County's annual campaign is in its final months and closing in on its goal. Baldwin's presence in the county gives it a special boost considering Tocqueville Society members pledge $10,000 or more annually to their local United Way. Green says, “I was thrilled when I read the press release that Phil Baldwin, United Way Worldwide Board of Trustee member, would soon be joining the Citizens Bank executive team as president. I absolutely couldn’t wait for the opportunity to discuss his United Way passion and commitment. If I’d had any idea the news he would share when our visit came to pass, I would have probably been ringing his phone daily instead of patiently waiting for his assistant to work through his list of people to meet.” She says that receiving a $10,000.00 pledge to the United Way annual campaign is a huge first for her and that Phil has opened the door for our local United Way to grow exponentially, to impact the communities they serve in even greater ways. Prior


to leaving Atlanta, Baldwin was the Professional Services Campaign Chair for the local United Way. “Phil brings amazing perspective about United Way to our community,” says Green. “He can speak to the compelling change that has occurred in numerous communities – not only through work with local United Ways but also through his United Way Worldwide leadership roles. Bringing the United Way Tocqueville Society to our local United Way is an excellent opportunity to connect local philanthropic leaders who are committed to changing lives in our communities.” she added.

The history of the United Way might surprise you and can be found in full at www.unitedway.org/pages/history. Baldwin says, "I think the United Way recruited me because of my community development experience and I want to expound upon that skill set here at Citizens Bank. I am excited about the downtown renovation and the river walk focus. I expect to see some fantastic changes come about in Batesville in the not to distant future and think we here at Citizens can be a part of that. There are some great people here and I look forward to meeting more of them. I think Deanna Green is a great community leader and also look forward to working more with her." Baldwin says a life changing event for him had to do with his involvement with the KIPP Delta school coming to Helena, Arkansas in 2002, (Knowledge Is Power Program). It is a public charter school system out of Houston, Texas helping with the educational needs of the area. Before KIPP was in place,

this school was scoring in the 15th percentile for math and literature. Within a few years they were in the 92nd percentile. The KIPP program is six days a week 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with only one month off in the Summer and very transformative. "I was in Scott Shirey's office, now executive director of KIPP Delta Public Schools, when a young student came in excited about his first A and the gleem in his eye didn't have anything to do with the high grade. He believed in himself for the first time and it really moved me. I think we can do all of that and more here with community leaders like Deanna Green. There have been so many great things done here and there is so much more we can do."

Baldwin and his wife DeeDee, a former registered nurse for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Neonatal Unit, are pleased to be back in Arkansas. The Baldwins are passionate about being involved in the community. Phil is a member of the Batesville Rotary, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, will be working closely with United Way of Independence County as well as continuing to serve as United Way Worldwide Board of Trustee. DeeDee loves children and will soon be looking for volunteer opportunities related to children’s health. She also has a passion for plants and gardening with hopes of becoming involved with the Master Gardener program. They are currently visiting area churches. Their oldest son lives in Rogers, Arkansas and works at the Clorox Corporation. Their daughter is an RN at CVICU at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her and her husband

live in Conway, Arkansas. The couples youngest son just graduated from nursing school in December and is working at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas on the Heart Telemetry Floor. "We're very proud of them all. Our boys graduated from Fayetteville's U of A and our daughter graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.

“On behalf of the Batesville area community and the United Way of Independence County, I extend a warm welcome and my heartfelt gratitude for their generosity to Phil and DeeDee,” expressed Green. “I hope everyone will seek an opportunity to welcome them to our wonderful community,” she added.

Your invitation to join the Baldwins as United Way of Independence County Tocqueville Society members is just a phone call away. Please contact Deanna Green, United way Executive Director, at 870-307-1406 to meet personally with her and Phil regarding this unique opportunity. N

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Joseph ThomasThe Downtown Farmer’s Market and its Market BossEye OnFeature

Kimberlee and I read about the new Downtown Farmer's Market in the Batesville Main Street Pocket Park and were looking forward to attending. We began exploring a whole food diet in February of 2013 and have transformed our diet to mostly fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts and some grains. I still crave meat, but even that is mostly fish as we are trying to stay away from hormones and antibiotics. So Friday, the 13th of June we went to the Batesville Summer Celebration at St. Paul's Episcopal Church also on Main Street that Director Paige Dirksen was kind enough to invite us to. It is an event you can't go wrong in attending. You've got Danny Dozier setting the mood with his music, even John Parks and Sarah Roark lent their voices in the effort, great local friends and acquaintances that hopefully

soon will be and a nice dinner in a wonderful place. Well we couldn’t find a seat available, so after grabbing some photos that you will find in our Faces section, we stepped outside and met some new friends. Cheryl Anderson, owner of Garden Girl in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas and Karen Barker, a local artist very knowledgeable about nutrition allowed us to join them.

We sat with Anderson and Barker making introductions and getting to know one another, when Dr. John and Jean Larson joined us and the conversation turned to the Downtown Farmer’s Market. Well, we also talked running and biking and dog bites, but it kept coming back to the market. The couple moved here from Boise, Idaho where the whole foods movement has already taken hold.

When Larson moved to Locust Grove in November of 2012, she saw an ad in the Batesville Guard where Anderson was selling organic vegetables at the Garden Girl. Larson was thrilled to find a source for organic produce, became a regular and the two quickly hit it off. Larson and Anderson were always thinking about starting a restaurant or even opening a market. “It’s funny, she thinks I came up with the idea and I’m pretty sure she did,” says Larson. “It was definitely a conjuring from us both.” In April of this year Larson drummed up the courage and called Main Street Director Joel Williams. She said it was the easiest call she has ever made. Williams said, “Really! I’ve been wanting to start a farmer’s market, this is great!” Larson and Anderson invited Williams and Paige Dirksen to lunch and hammered out the details. They knew it was late in the season and there were no growers growing specifically for this market, which is why they began this year with just the second Saturday of each month.

The dynamic duo found some great press for the first market in June, grabbing front page space in the Batesville Guard, the Arkansas Democrat and the Arkansas Weekly.

Larson explains that the more you read and learn about major food manufacturing and the harmful processes they use, small farms growing organic produce become much more appealing. The idea is to use food for medicine so the costly pharmaceuticals can become a thing of the past. The food we are consuming so readily is a part of the diseases and conditions that cause us to need those pills in the first place. Stopping that cycle alone could change the diabetic path this country is on.

The next Downtown Farmer’s Market will be July 12 from 8 a.m. to Noon and trust me, get there at 8 a.m. Kimberlee and I were delayed and arrived at 11 a.m. to find most everything gone, which delighted us for the market, for the movement and for the dynamic duo behind this refreshing event. Larson says there will definitely be more vendors, four or five more craft makers and more artists. “My hope is to out grow the pocket park so that we can, some day soon, close down part of Main Street and really invade downtown with a successful event that brings even more success for the entire Downtown,” says Larson.

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Yoga - Guest Teacher TBA - 8:30 a. m. Music by Danny Dozier - 9-11 Children's Activity - Bring an old

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Sign Up Now for July Craft Classes at the Arkansas Craft SchoolTerri Van Orman

July is a happy time of celebration in Mountain View. With fire flies and fireworks, creativity is inspired. The Arkansas Craft School celebrates wood this month offering classes in making beautiful bowls, Native American baskets and musical instruments

If you have had some wood turning experience and want to take it further by adding carving to your skill set, Dennis Paullus will be offering Hollow Vessels Embellished with Carving and Texture - July 11-Tuition for the three-day class is $250.00 + materials fee of $10-$50.

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Notes from the ClearingThe Kingdom of the SunJoseph ThomasThe day rose despite the sun’s sudden shyness.The clouds gathered to check on his highnessand the rumors swept through the villages on the wind.There was a hush as the whispers altered from ill to mend.All the King’s Horses galloped with a fire never knownand they took to the air on a passion not yet flown.All the Queen’s Men tarried in the courtyard for orders,but as none were given, they protected the Kingdom’s borders. The night rose in silence as if in reverence of the failing light, but she knew our SUN was only sleeping and merely smiled with delight. N

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I DoGates-Edwards WeddingKimberlee Thomas

Laura Elizabeth Gates and Danny Coleton Isaiah Edwards met for the first time in 2009. “I was fourteen and he was sixteen and had just gotten his driver’s license,” recalls Laura. The couple had many friends in common even though they attended different schools. “He was my first boyfriend and I knew I was head over heels about him.” The couple dated for a little over a year and then decided they were just as happy being friends and both wanted the freedom to experience high school and being teenagers without the drama of being in a relationship. Laura shared, “We never did stop hanging out. We told each other everything, sharing the ups and downs of our daily lives and high school with each other. We have always been best-friends.” In February of 2013, after spending three years being just friends,

Coleton once again asked Laura to be his girlfriend. “I was a little nervous that it might ruin our friendship. But I thank God every day that I said yes.”

October rolled around and with it deer season. Both Laura and Coleton enjoy hunting and were taking advantage of a free afternoon to try their luck at a big buck. As the afternoon slipped away into evening the two sat quietly perched high above the ground in Coleton’s tree stand watching the sun go down. Laura recalls, “All at once he turned

to me and asked, ‘Do you love me?’ I looked at him real funny and said yes, now be quite you’re going to scare the deer.” It wasn’t long before Coleton broke the silence once more, “I remember how nervous he looked and then he asked, ‘Will you marry me?’ I was so shocked and so excited at the same time.” Her answer was “yes” three times over. She recalls being overwhelmed with excitement, “I told him I can’t be quite anymore we’ve got to get down so I can call everyone. The moment was absolutely perfect and so romantic.”

The couple married on March 8, 2014 at Sunset Ridge Retreat in Judsonia. Family friend and Jackson County Judge, Jeff Phillips presided over the double ring ceremony. Coleton’s sister, Lindsay Wolf, served as Laura’s matron of honor and Hailey Clark served as her bridesmaid. Chance Daniels, cousin of the groom, stood as Best Man and Hunter Wolf served as his groomsman. Aubry Daniels and Lucy King, niece of the groom, served as flower girls. Will Massey, brother of bride, and Gage Wolf, nephew of the groom, served as ring bearers. Zedden Thomas, brother of groom, along with Cody and Justin Gates, cousins of the bride, served as ushers. Cousins of the bride, Graham Adams and Ben Nelson, were on hand with programs for family and friends. Lindsay sang “I Won’t Give Up” while the couple poured sand into a frame holding their engagement photo. Tresa Elms with Imaginations Events coordinated the entire affair from the rehearsal dinner catered by Natalie’s Café & Catering, to the flowers and decorations for the wedding and the reception that followed catered by Elizabeth’s Restaurant. Tresa and her staff turned the open venue hall into a stunning back drop for the event. Danny Dozier of Batesville was on hand to ensure the music for their special day was perfect. Divine Studios

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captured every special moment providing lasting memories of the day. “Everything about the wedding was perfect. It was everything I wanted,” shared Laura.

The reception was held directly following the ceremony. Family and friends gathered to celebrate with punch, cake and heavy horderves. Lana Zirbel of Waldenburg designed the wedding and groom’s cake from images the couple had shared with her. The traditional bouquet and garter toss were shared along with the couple’s first dance. Laura shared, “The song choice for our first dance as husband and wife was an easy one for us, ‘You Had Me From Hello’ by Kenny Chesney says it all.”

The couple honeymooned in Hot Springs before returning home. “As we were leaving for our honeymoon, Coleton told me, ‘I love you and I am so happy I married you.’ I got butterflies in my stomach and I knew right then that we had made the right decision,” Laura shared.

Laura is employed at Under the Rainbow Daycare and Coleton is an employee at Eagle Lake Farms. The couple recently purchased their first home they share with their labs, Drake and Bella. The two agree they are happy to call Tuckerman home as they anxiously await the arrival of their little Natalee Hope this September. N

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If 1979’s “Alien” is considered a science-fiction thriller, or rather a haunted-house movie set in space, then 1986’s “Aliens”—sequel to “Alien”—would be considered just a relentless series of sci-fi action sequences. And there’s not a thing wrong with that. “Aliens” is a gripping, adrenaline-fueled powerhouse of thrills, tension, and action. It throws just about everything it can think of right at you and hardly backs down.

Sigourney Weaver reprises her role as Ellen Ripley from the original “Alien.” She was the lone survivor of the terrifying events in “Alien”—when an alien creature found its way on a space ship and killed off the rest of the crew before Ripley was able to kill it. Now, a salvage crew has found the ship with her (and the loyal cat Jones) in cryonic sleep. Ripley is brought back to Earth, where she realizes how much time has passed and that her daughter is now deceased. She is also met with skepticism when she delivers her story about the alien. But an agent from the corporation—Burke (Paul Reiser)—has his suspicions when contact is lost on a vacation-planet, which also turns out to be the same planet where the alien was discovered. He plans to send a military team to check it out, and goes to Ripley to act as an advisor.

Reluctantly, she agrees, but only if none of the alien creatures are brought back to Earth.

That’s the setup to “Aliens,” which leads to absolute madness once Ripley, Burke, and the team reach the planet and discover just exactly what is living there. What they encounter are some of the nastiest, vicious, slimiest alien-monsters you’ll come across. And give special praise to Industrial Lights and Magic for making distinctive, realistic creatures that are so convincing that at times, you could actually be terrified of them,

which is mainly the point of a monster movie. Then the action picks up once the crew is forced

to fight for their lives against an ever-growing army of aliens. With director James Cameron coming off the action-packed “The Terminator,” and Ridley Scott—director of the first “Alien” movie—not returning, it seemed necessary to let Cameron come in and see what he can do. Like “The Terminator,” Cameron uses a hostile, limited scenario to set up his action sequences before letting them upon us with suspense, tension, and just as important, a brisk pace. These are some pretty nifty action scenes.

Sigourney Weaver, reprising her role from the first “Alien” movie, is fantastic and makes an interesting heroine to follow. She plays Ripley as a psychologically distraught woman, stuck with the remorse of how everything on Earth has changed except for her, and now she’s forced to fight for her life, as well as the life of her surrogate daughter, on that planet. And speaking of the “surrogate daughter,” I forgot to mention the little girl that the team finds lost and alone on that planet. Her name is Newt (a nickname, I hope) and she’s put under the team’s protection as the aliens attack. This is where the human-interest part of the story kicks in—the mother/daughter relationship between Ripley and Newt. While the camaraderie among the rest of the crew is fun to watch, this relationship is the most touching in the film. I can think of many action films that don’t contain heart with its human characters amongst all the action and effects (and if the filmmakers realize that, they just force it anyway), but “Aliens” is not one of them.

The supporting actors do good jobs and their characters are fun and memorable. There’s Burke whom I’ve already mentioned, faced with the choice of doing


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The Lyon College Upward Bound Math-Science program experienced a first when the group visited The U.S. Geological Survey office in Little Rock June 19.

Jiana Stover, director of the Upward Bound program, said she selected the USGS as the destination for this year’s industry tour in an effort to broaden the exposure students have to a variety of career fields within Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (STEM) and also because her background is in geology and hydrology.

“We take the students on an industry tour every year where they can meet science professionals and learn how they were hired into their fields. This was our first time going to the USGS. Students got to tour the office, see testing equipment and talk with a broad range of scientists about the path they took to get their jobs. We also visited a live stream gage and performed calculations with USGS scientists,” Stover said.

Jim Petersen, chief of the hydrologic investigations program, said the group visited the stream gage at Rock Creek near 36th Street in Little Rock and had the opportunity to take measurements and estimate stream flow in the creek. He added that this was the first time the office has worked in collaboration with another federal education program such as Upward Bound.

Stover said in the past the program has visited other

local industries such as FutureFuel Chemical Company, White River Medical Center, and Nordex Wind Turbine Plant (prior to closing) during previous summer tours.

Upward Bound Math-Science is a Federal TRIO Program geared toward serving high school students from low-income or first generation college families succeed in postsecondary education and go on to achieve a college degree. Students apply and enter the program as freshman or sophomore’s in high school. It is a no-cost, summer residential program where high school students will stay at Lyon College’s campus and take core math, science and English classes. Students also receive tutoring and preparation for taking college entrance exams, like the ACT. During the summer, they will work with college professors and other local professionals to perform exciting research on topics such as wild caves (speleology), freshwater ecology, genetics, biofuels, robotics, and much more. Students produce a paper summarizing their findings.

“This program will expose students to a variety of experiences, from cultural to educational, that will give them a head start on their next year classes in high school and help build the skills necessary to enter and complete college,” Stover said.

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the right thing while constantly…not. Then there’s the rest of the team—in particular, there’s Apone (Al Williams), subdued Hicks (Michael Biehn), smartass Hudson (Bill Paxton), and unflustered Vasquez (Jenette Goldstein). My favorite was Bishop (Lance Henriksen)—the quiet android on the ship that Ripley doesn’t trust, seeing as how the android on her last expedition tried to kill the crew in “Alien.” Ripley is on edge around him, though Bishop tries to keep his good nature and to

remain trustworthy. Truth is, though, he may turn out to be more human than the actual humans, kind of like Mr. Spock in “Star Trek.”

From beginning to end, “Aliens” has us invested in its story. From the introduction to the discoveries to the many chases to the supposed final struggle to its twist ending, by the time this movie is over, we are exhausted by everything that has been thrown at us, but glad to have taken this journey. This is a hell of a ride. N

Lyon College has added an extra orientation date for incoming freshman to accommodate the record-breaking number of new students that will be attending in the fall.

Lyon’s Student Orientation Advising Registration program (SOAR) is required for all incoming freshmen. Students and parents alike attend sessions on campus designed to help ease the transition into college life. Students have the opportunity to register for classes, have their student I.D. made, and turn in any necessary paperwork. Parents attend sessions that give them insight into the billing process, resident life, dealing with the emotions that come with sending their sons or daughters to college, and the high-quality direction students will receive from their advisors at Lyon.

“This is the first year we’ve ever had to do four SOAR days,” said Josh Manning, director of enrollment

services. “Because of the enormous, historic size of the incoming class, we’ve had to expand some events and add additional dates for others. What’s remarkable, however, is that the registration process is going smoother this year than any other that I can recall. The college is really coming together to welcome this history-making class.”

The final SOAR date with space still available to register is Aug. 9. Students can register online at www.lyon.edu/SOAR. Students will need to complete the online checklist by Aug. 3. Manning said students who live out of state and are unable to travel to campus for SOAR could make arrangements to do their orientation by phone.

For more information, contact Manning at 870-307-7416 or email [email protected]. N

Lyon adds extra orientation day for largest freshman classHannah Keller

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Leigh KellerIn Love with Main Street

Growing up in the Fort Smith area, I had access to several Main Street type shopping areas. My hometown of Alma has a growing Main Street, and historic Van Buren does as well. I spent my weekends going up and down Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith, scouring the second hand spots for my favorite vintage looks, eating Thai food at my favorite restaurant, and just enjoying my time with friends.

When I relocated to Batesville, I was excited to see that there was an active Main Street as well (although coming out of the DMV to get my brand new married name drivers’ license, I certainly came up the street the wrong way, then sat at the light, wondering out loud why on earth I didn’t have a light on my side of the road??? EEK!). I have been a lover of books and libraries my entire life, and I love buying something at an antique shop that may have been loved by someone else earlier in it’s lifetime. One of the joys of small town living is that you can walk down the street (or in the grocery store or ballpark, in my case) and see lots of people that you know. You can make new friends and catch up with old ones. I used to mourn for my bigger city days, but I have been a resident of Batesville for four years now, and know that this will be a good place to raise my child. I appreciate knowing that he might not be able to get away with much, without it being reported to his mama or daddy.

When I heard that Main Street was going to be “revitalized”, the thought made me very hopeful about the future of Batesville for my child. I looked online at the pictures of what our precious Main Street will look like, and it makes me think of home! As a single girl in Fayetteville, I spent many Saturday mornings on the square, shopping at the Farmer’s Market, enjoying Tim’s Pizza and shopping at Mason’s on the Square. Looking at a city’s Main Street can give you an idea about just how much that city is loved. My four year old, the skeptic, proclaims as we drive down Main Street “Can you believe they are going to plant FLOWERS in the middle of the street?? Isn’t that crazy?? Maybe I can pick you some!” (No flowers are safe from my sweetheart. If you are female, Cole is going to pick you some flowers, any flowers. He is quite the charmer).

The recent attention to the Main Street events and renovation have made me fall in love with Main Street even more. Last weekend, I took in a free concert with Danny Dozier and the Lockhouse Orchestra (who were AMAZING. I have always heard they were, but never had the chance to hear them) in the Pocket Park. The next day, I was miraculously childless, so I participated in the Shop Crawl. I love the antique shops on Main, but I am rarely Cole-free, so I hadn’t ever had the opportunity to visit several of the shops there. I found out that I will have to visit Small & Hip again for back to school clothes for Cole and may have to schedule a family session with Bron Glasgow (he is a photographer, not a therapist...although we might need a session with a therapist too, ha). I got the answers to my mosquito questions (nasty little creatures) at the adorable landscaping place, left my checkbook in my

car when I went into Olde Towne Antiques (because I have little self-control, Dave Ramsey has ruined my life), and got to go on a van tour of the Historic district with Leslie and Julie of the Batesville Preservation Association. I finished my glorious afternoon with some Barbeque nachos from Fox Creek BBQ.

Yesterday Cole and I had the joy of attending the Farmer’s Market in the Pocket Park. We were joined by Avery and Danna Magness (one of Cole’s BFFs). I got some green tomatoes, fresh cheese, tomato plants and a bucket growing system. Cole got to run on the stage to music by Danny Dozier, play with sidewalk chalk and be traced by Addy Posey, and plant some pumpkin seeds. Going to happy local events like these makes me want to rush home and work out a business plan to open my dream boutique on Main Street, or pressure my friends to open a cupcake and coffee place (you know who you are, Morningside Coffee). It breaks my heart to hear people complaining so loudly on one hand about how we do not have enough for our children, and then on the other hand complaining about the new ballfields, soccer fields, future aquatic park, and the Main Street revitalizations. At some point in your life you have to realize that your responsibility as an adult is also to plan for future generations (your children) to appreciate living in and loving Batesville. Give Main Street another look, if you haven’t already, and I hope to see you at the Farmer’s Market on the twelfth, although I might arm wrestle you for some more of that delicious cheese. N

BBQ nachos from Fox Creek.

Loving the Farmer's Market with Avery Magness.

Cannon Adams, 12, of Batesville, tried to sell me this rooster from his parents' car at Shop Crawl...if only I had the space!!

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UACCB Aerospace CampStudents entering 7th through 12th grade in the fall 2014 are

eligible for summer Aerospace Camp. Students will learn about engines, jet propulsion, brakes, electricity and aviation as a career path for both men and women. Students will build sheet metal and composite projects and weather permitting, will build and launch a model rocket and fly a balsa model airplane. Tuition discounts available for students who qualify for free and reduced lunches. First come, first serve. Week 1: Junior High, July 7-11. Week 2: Senior High, July 14-18. Fee: $150. Airport Hangar. To register or request a brochure, call 870-612-2080 or email [email protected].

2014 Hunter Education Classes: August 16, 2014 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Nursing Allied

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Health Building, Room 902To register for Hunter Education, contact Mary

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Kid’s Splash & Dash- Ozark Foothills Literacy ProjectSaturday, July 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Lyon College

Campus. Call Nicole Stroud at 870-793-5912 for more information or if you’d like to volunteer your time to help these kids swim and run for literacy!

Main Street Farmers MarketJune 14 saw the first Downtown Farmers Market in the Pocket

Park and the vendors were almost completely sold out in the first two hours. This promises to become a huge success and Jean Larson invites you all to come out and join the festivities, grab some produce and goat’s milk soap while you’re at it. Saturday, July 12 from 8 a.m. to Noon in the Main Street Pocket Park. Email [email protected] or call 208-869-1445 for more information.

Independence County FairTuesday, July 15 at 3:15 p.m. through Saturday, July 19 at

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White River Area Agency on Aging 35th AnniversaryCelebrate with them Wednesday, July 9 at Noon at 3998

Harrison Street. Call Leigh Ann Chronister at 870-612-3000 for more information.

Humane Society of Independence County Dog Bath/ DipBring your dogs on down to get them dipped and or bathed to

be protected this flea and tick season. Donations help the shelter fund these events, so join them at #5 Environmental Drive in Batesville Saturday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monthly Fish Fry and Chicken DinnerThe Hutchinson Mountain Community Center at 3370 Camp

Tahkodah Road will be hosting their monthly Fish Fry and Chicken Dinner on Friday, July 4 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost for adults and children 12 and up is only $10.00. Children 11 and under eat FREE. Buffet, drink, and dessert are included. Take-out is available $10.00 for adult and $5.00 for children. For more information you may call 870-251-3458. The center is also available for rental by contacting Lea Barber at 870-612-4718. N

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The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and presenting sponsor, Ozark Mountain Poultry, held the 9th Annual Chamber Golf Classic on Friday, June 6, 2014 at The Course at Eagle Mountain. Twenty-seven teams and over 100 players participated in the tournament this year. After the round, teams were divided into evenly matched flights. Winners are as follows:

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Chamber Events Coordinator, Allison Phelps, says, “Overall we had a great day, we ended a bit early due to severe weather, but most teams were able to finish their round. We are so thankful for the support of the business community, including twenty-two corporate sponsors, twenty-seven teams with over 100 players and countless wonderful volunteers.” N

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The 10th annual T Tauri Movie Camp takes place July 21 through August 2 in Batesville. The program offers a variety of video production workshops for youth entering grades three through twelve. Workshops being offered this year are Script to Screen, Cut Paper Stop-Motion Animation, Music Video, and Video Self-Portrait. Stop Motion Animation has reached capacity but space is available in the other workshops. The registration deadline is July 11 or until capacity is reached.

Workshops range from two to three and a half days in length. Music Video and Video Self-Portrait will take place on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville; Script to Screen will take place at Fellowship Bible Church in downtown

Batesville. Workshop tuition is $75 for Music Video and Video Self-Portrait and $100 for Script to Screen. Some scholarship assistance is available based on financial need.

All workshops include an official T Tauri t-shirt, admission to the Movie Camp Finale public screening, and a DVD of all videos created at this year's camp. For complete workshop descriptions, instructor biographies, and required forms, visit www.ttauri.org or call 870-251-1189.

The T Tauri Movie Camp is the youth division of Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Inc., a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization dedicated to excellence and accessibility in the media arts. N

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Sulphur Rock Stem Magnet 6th grade classes recently held a live Wax museum of famous people in history. Each student in Mrs. Elaine Vinson and Mr. Brett Difani's class chose a historical figure to research and write about for their exhibit. They practiced their speeches and created costumes for the event. As the teachers, students, and parents toured the exhibit the characters would tell something about themselves and what contribution they made in our history. N

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Experiencing God in the EverydayNot Condemned, Sin No MorePastor Chad Grigsby

She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” (John 8:11 ESV)

This amazing verse is a bookend to a story about a women caught in the very act of adultery. The religious leaders bring her before Jesus and tell him she has been caught red handed. They did this with no regard for the life of the woman but, in fact, the very opposite. The law says that they should execute her for her sin and they expect Jesus to decide her fate. They are doing this to catch him at the expense of the woman. And this is what religion always does, it uses people for it’s own purposes even to the extent of abusing people, even killing them. History documents this well.

But what is Jesus’ approach? They hope to catch him. They know him to be merciful, a friend of even the worst sinners. So will he honor his mercy here? But Jesus is also just. He obeys God’s laws perfectly. Will he honor God’s law then?

The religious leaders are convinced they have found a scenario that Jesus can’t reason his way out of. He will have to either condemn the women and uphold the law or give mercy to the woman and condemn the law. Either way he cannot be a man of mercy and a man of righteousness.

So what is Jesus’ response? He writes in the dirt with his finger. The Bible doesn’t tell us what he writes in the dirt. We don’t even know why he writes in the dirt. But after he does, he asks this question to the crowd who has already picked up rocks to execute the woman.

“Let the person without sin be the first person to throw a rock.”

Silence.No rocks are thrown.No one sticks around. They all leave one by one,

leaving their rocks at the feet of Jesus.And at the end of the story there is only one person

left with the woman: Jesus. The one person that could throw a rock. The one person that is without sin. The one person that could condemn her doesn’t.

He chooses mercy but what of the law? Has he not condemned the law with his choice? How can Jesus allow this woman to go free after she has clearly violated the law?

Her sin is not overlooked. It is not excused flippantly. Her sin will be paid for. Jesus is going to the cross to pay for her sin. His life for her life. His perfect life for her imperfect life. His righteousness for her unrighteousness. In this way, Jesus is able to pardon sinners while also keeping the law. He is both righteous and merciful.

Herein lies our only hope. We need both the righteousness of Jesus and the mercy of Jesus. We need to here both the words, “You are not condemned” and “Go and sin no more.”

Most people in our culture believe that we can either have the mercy of God or the law of God but we can’t have both. We either hear God say to us, “Neither do I condemn you” or “Go and sin no more.” But this passage teaches us that we need both. We need God’s mercy, and we need to be told to leave our sin. We cannot accept the mercy of God without repentance that leads to a changed life, and we cannot have a changed life without first receiving the mercy of God. We need to here Jesus say to each of us, “I do not condemn you. Now, go and sin no more.”

We cannot expect the mercy of God without repentance of our sin, and we cannot have real repentance apart from God’s mercy. We need both. With only God’s mercy we are left with cheap grace that doesn’t require us to leave our sin. And without mercy all we have is obedience to the law and an attempt at a righteousness of our own (which is no righteousness at all).

But Jesus gives us both. He forgives us and leads us out of our sin. We need to preach this good news to ourselves and to our world everyday: “Jesus doesn’t condemn us! Now, let’s go and sin no more.” N

First Community Bank recently hosted the seventeenth annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Eagle Mountain golf course in Batesville. Proceeds from this year’s tournament netted $21,672.00 for the Arkansas Sheriff ’s Youth Ranch.

“As a bank dedicated to the people of this community, we constantly look for ways to assist organizations who are making real positive change,” said Dale Cole, First Community Bank’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “With the help of numerous businesses and individual golfers, the funds raised at this year’s tournament will help Arkansas Sheriff ’s Youth Ranch continue to provide homes for at-risk children.”

“Every year when we host this tournament, it is

rewarding to see organizations and individuals coming together to support the youth ranch,” said Boris Dover, First Community Bank’s President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are always excited to reveal the grand total the event has raised because we know that providing financial assistance is important to achieving the goal of helping the children the ranch serves.”

Intimidator partnered with First Community Bank to provide lunch for the tournament, and a putting contest was graciously sponsored by Mechanical Construction. Fifty nine organizations participated in the tournament by purchasing hole sponsorships and making corporate donations, and 106 golfers played in tournament. The team taking first place in the championship flight in the

Proceeds for Charity Golf Tournament Hole in OneLuanne Gregory


First Community Bank Announces PromotionsLuanne Gregory

First Community Bank has announced the promotion of fifteen employees in the organization’s Batesville region, according to Boris Dover, the bank’s president and chief operating officer.

“First Community Bank is very fortunate to have an incredible team of professional bankers,” said Dover. “We understand that to have any successful organization, it takes people who truly care about the customers they serve. First Community Bank could not be where we are today without the skills, talents and efforts of our employees. It is with honor that I proudly announce the following promotions:”

Craig Amos, Assistant Vice President/Assistant Compliance Officer; Laura Anderson, Vice President/Loan Administration; Michael Barnes, Vice President/Credit Administration; Cynthia Barton, Assistant Vice President/Secondary Mortgage Originator; Jonathan Cole, Vice President/Appraisal Review Manager; Lucinda Elms, Vice President/Loan Documentation Manager; Camron

Hames, Vice President/Credit Administration/Manager; Shannon McReynolds, Assistant Vice President/Consumer Loan Officer; Keith Melson, Senior Vice President/Loan Review Officer; Martha Jean Platt, Vice President/Account Services Manager; Michelle Reesor, Executive Vice President/Director of Risk Management; Robb Roberts, Executive Vice President/Commercial Lending & Senior Lender; Jason Taylor, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer; Laura Brissey, Executive Vice President/General Counsel; Rachel Henrickson, Assistant Vice President/Trust Operations Coordinator.

About First Community BankFirst Community Bank, which is locally owned

and managed, opened on August 4, 1997 in Batesville, Arkansas and currently operates 17 full service branches in Arkansas and Missouri, and a mortgage origination office in Craighead County, Arkansas. First Community employs 260 professional bankers and now reports assets of more than $860 million. N

More than $20,000 has been raised through a fundraising project for Independence County archery teams, according to Susan Parker, Batesville School District CSH/Wellness Coordinator. The teams sold chances on a Bad Boy lawnmower which was donated by Bad Boy Mowers, Inc. and First Community Bank. Lynda Wilkins, whose ticket was drawn on Friday, May 30, purchased the winning ticket from her grandson.

Each participating school got to keep the proceeds from the tickets they sold with the funds being earmarked for the archery program. The schools participating in the funding raising event were teams representing Cedar Ridge, Southside, Midland, Eagle Mountain Magnet, Sulphur Rock Magnet, Batesville Jr. High, and Batesville Sr. High School.

“We have a great team of archers who have worked hard to become award winning athletes. Without funds to go to regional, state, national and world tournaments, these students would never be able to test their skills against other archers,” said Parker. “Thanks to the generous gift from First Community and Bad Boy, we were able to raise

more money than we anticipated. I am so proud of our students and can’t thank our business partners enough for their support.”

Pictured from Left to Right: Back Row: Melissa Bracket (Midland Coach), David Brogdon (Bad Boy Mowers, Inc.), Kenny Gerhardt and Dale Cole (First Community Bank), LeeAnn Conyers, (Sulphur Rock Magnet Coach). Front Row: Isabel Jaco, Emilee Gerhardt, Halle Parker, and Susan Parker (Eagle Mtn. Magnet, Batesville Jr. High, and Batesville Sr. High Coach). N

Archery Team Fundraiser Right on TargetLuanne Gregory

four man scramble was made up of Tommy Ford, Brandon Ward, Jed Porter and Jeff Tosh. While the event was both challenging and entertaining, the real reward for sponsors and players comes from knowing that the money raised will make a difference in the lives of children. N Boris Dover (First Community Bank) and

Matt Cleveland (Chief Development Officer - Arkansas Sheriff’s Youth Ranch).

Jeff Tosh, Tommy Ford, Jed Porter and Brandon Ward (Winning Team).

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At the end of the World War II when my parents and I returned to Conway to begin life anew, we discovered that comfortable housing was in short supply. So while Daddy went about trying to buy a car—also in short supply—but a necessity for him to reenter the work force, mother scoured the Log Cabin Democrat until she found us a house. It was a small two bedroom, red brick rent house with one bath and a shared garage. It wasn’t fancy, not even particularly attractive, but we were so happy to be a family together again that we cheerfully painted the walls, put up curtains, waxed the floors, and set out roach traps, trying nightly to remember not to walk barefooted into the kitchen in the dark. The only thing going for the house was its location. We lived on Faulkner Street, a block and a half from the Conway Public Library.

It didn’t take long that first

summer for Mother to shoo me out the door one morning with instructions to bicycle to the library and check out a book. The library building itself looked like something out of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, stone and vines with a strange sloping roof. My first misstep occurred a few minutes later when, having found a book, I walked out the door to go home as a very tall, angular woman with dark eyes and long pointy fingers came after me inquiring if I had checked out that book I had in my hand. I learned that first morning that Mrs. Reid was the librarian and that one can’t just walk off with a book without having a library card and without checking it out first. The next day mother and I returned, introduced ourselves to Mrs. Reid, and we both got library cards. With this ticket of acceptance, the library became a frequent haunt for me. The only problem was Mrs. Reid was always there, often, it seemed to me, with a pointy finger pressing against her lips shushing me, following me, and watching my every move.

Soon, however, I was lost in Mrs. Reid’s many books, hundreds of them. Picture books, storybooks, books that came in series like Nancy Drew mysteries. After a while, I realized Mrs. Reid wasn’t too bad. She even let me load up my bicycle basket if I promised to return them unharmed and unmarked in two weeks. Imagine.

As I grew taller, Mrs. Reid did too. And as I grew taller, she often viewed my selections with a dim eye but always with an interest in me that didn’t escape me. She encouraged me to read books that I might enjoy more than the Grace Livingston Hill books and other teen romances I seemed to favor. Little Women, Huckleberry Finn, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden began finding their way into my bicycle basket.

We didn’t live on Faulkner Street very long, but even after we moved into another neighborhood, I didn’t stop going to the library. In fact,

I never stopped going to libraries and bookstores. I had turned into a bookworm. Who would have known that morning Mama shooed me away that with Mrs. Reid guiding me my life was shaping into ways I would never have dreamed.

Libraries today are not like the Faulkner County Public Library from so long ago. They are so much more. Computers, e-books, DVDs, audio books. Mrs. Reid would be amazed.

I am on the board of our Independence County Library and our library is on the threshold of big changes. We’ve been visiting libraries around the state, consulting with other library boards and staff about their facilities, what programs they offer and how they funded expansion.

These visits are part of the information gathering phase of a strategic planning process. Another part is a survey of county residents. Whether you visit the Independence County Library often, rarely or never, we want to hear from you. This anonymous survey will help our library plan for the future. Its goal is to provide services and resources that meet YOUR needs.

The survey will only take a few minutes, but its impact will resonate for years to come. You can take the survey on line at http://surveymonkey.com/s/indcolib or come by the library for a paper copy. N

Becoming a Book Worm: A Fifty Plus Year Journey From the Conway Public Library and the Inimitable Mrs. Reid to Library Board ServiceSandy Barnett


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Unless you live in Springfield, or possibly New England, you probably know little about the city. I know we did not at first either. One of the most impressive things we learned, of which Springfield is very proud is that it is a city of many FIRSTS. The newest first will be hosting the National Square Dance Convention® in 2015. The first time it has been held in New England. One of the firsts seems to be the Invention of Basketball in 1891. Springfield is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame, not far from the MassMutual Center. Springfield was the first Springfield in the US and the home of the first Sheraton Hotel in the US in 1937.

Springfield has published a list of over fifty firsts, but I also have a list that contains a lot more FIRSTS. Who knew that Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in the Hat” was written in Springfield? That Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) lived in Springfield and many things in his books relate to Springfield. Springfield has a sculpture garden with some of his characters, well worth visiting not far from the MassMutual Center.

The first American made automobile: a Steam Carriage by Thomas Blanchard in 1825, a gas powered motorcycle: the Indian, the largest gun maker: Smith and Wesson, the rubber stamp, and even the dreaded windowed envelope.

The first US Armory was founded in Springfield in 1777, the first Revolver Club in 1886, the Springfield rifle in 1903, and metallic cartridges by Smith & Wesson in 1854.

On the lighter side Springfield is home to the board game, the Publication of Emily Dickinson’s Poems, Fastened Ice Skates and famed storyteller of Peter Cottontail, Thornton W. Burgess’.

There are many more, but this short list is to whet your appetite as to what Springfield is all about. You can visit a number of attractions and tourist hot spots while exploring.

Springfield is also home to MassMutual Insurance, one of the top ten insurance agencies in the US, providing the namesake of the MassMutual Center, home of the 64th National Square Dance Convention® on June 24th – 27th, 2015. Come dance with us and enjoy the endless things to see and do in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2015. We will discuss the many tours offered in a later release. N

National Square Dance Convention® NewsEd & Lynda Willis

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