Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 19, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Commission Looks At Condeming 27 Project Easements
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- Who is responsible for signing condemnations for easements on the Gurdon Rural Water Project?
This was discussed Monday night at the regular monthly meeting of the Gurdon Water and Sewer Commission. According to Harold Hurst, superintendent of t...
- Four GHS Students To Attend Girls State
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- When Arkansas Girls State convenes at Harding University in Searcy for its 55th session from June 1 through 6, four Gurdon High School juniors will represent Gurdon.
The students are Kara Thomas, Jojo Gattis, Tara Hughes and Kimberly Robertson.
- Underpriviliged Can Find Help At OBU -
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- Trio Helps Students Attend College
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- For low-income students, the opportunity to go to college does exist.
Stan Escalante, with Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, told the Gurdon Rotary Club of the school's TRIO program during its regular weekly meeting Thursday, March 13. ...
- Gurdon Seniors Set Follies
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- The Gurdon senior class will present Senior Class Follies Thursday, March 20, in the Gurdon Middle School auditorium.
There will be jokes, singing, skits and an all-male beauty pageant. The program will began at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $3 fo...
- Relief Continues To Pour In After Storms
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- Help continues to pour in for victims of the March 1 tornadoes, which destroyed part of downtown Arkadelphia.
The Clark County Ecumenical Disaster Recovery Committee is working to find housing for those left homeless because of the tornadoes. Jeddy L...
- Obituaries
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- Thurman Sidney Gates
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- Thurman Sidney Gates, 66, of Arkadelphia died Tuesday, March 11, 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
He was born October 16, 1930, in Gurdon. The son of the late Theron and Clara Sowell Gates, he was a retired maintenance supervisior ...
- Gordon Powell Jr.
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- Gordon Powell Jr., 82, of Hot Springs, formerly of Gurdon, died Wednesday, March 12, 1997.
He was an engineer for the Missouri Pacific Railroad for 35 years. Survivors include a daughter and son in-law, Julia and Dr. Gary Meek of Hot Sprin...
- Garland McAnally
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- Garland McAnally, 75, of Prescott died Sunday, March 16, 1997.
Born July 23, 1921, in Arkadelphia, he was a weight and scales operator, a retired employee of Ozan Lumber Co., and then Potlatch, a 32nd degree Mason, a Woodman of the World member a...
- Military News
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- Army Staff Sgt. David E. Rodgers has been decorated with the Army Achievement Medal.
The medal is awarded to soldiers for meritorious service, acts of courage, or other outstanding accomplishments. Rodgers is a military police squad leader ...
- Gurdon Baseball Boosters To Meet
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- The Gurdon Baseball Booster Club will meet Tuesday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the Hoo Hoo building.
All persons interested in playing ball this year must sign up by this date as teams will be picked at this meeting. All coaches are urged to atten...
- Letter
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- Dear Editor:
This is to the good neighbors of Center Ridge. "Love your neighbor as your self." Luke 10:27. A man, Tim Dickerson, found me beside the road wounded, bleeding and dirty (after being injured in the March 1 tornado). He se...
- 100th Birthday Party Is Planned
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- Johnnie Blanche Young will be celebrating her 100th birthday on March 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Pineview Care Center with family and friends.
Mrs. Young has lived in the Gurdon area since birth and was married to Aubrey Young who is now deceased. ...
- Senate Passes Operating Budgets -
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- Drug Bills Sought In House
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- The legislature has approved numerous state agency budgets, and last week legislators were putting the final touches on the largest and most important funding measures.
The governor has recommended that the Public School Fund, which accounts for...
- Wild Outdoor Women's Workshop Set At DeGray
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- DeGray Lake Resort State Park will be host its second Wild Outdoor Women's workshop May 2, 3 and 4.
This workshop is aimed at women and is an opportunity for anyone 18 years or older to learn outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fis...
- Diabetes 'Alert' Scheduled For March 25
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- On Tuesday, March 25, the American Diabetes Association urges people to discover their risk for a silent disease that kills 178,000 people per year before faced with its devastating complications, such as blindness, heart attack, kidney disease and amp...
- May Earns Scholarship To Southern Arkansas University
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- Jerusha L. May, a senior at Sparkman High School, has been awarded an Alumni Scholarship to Southern Arkansas University ingnolia.
The scholarship has a four-year value of over $7,000 and includes resident tuition as a full-time student. M...
- GMS Honor Roll
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- The Gurdon Middle School honor roll has been released for the third nine weeks of 1997. The students are listed by grade.
Fifth grade: all A's -- Nikita Briscoe, Jonathan Gonzales, Kindett Kadiri, Krista McDenzie and Jill Plyler; A's and ...
- Program Attended
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- Delores Hodge attended the ninth annual National HIPPY (Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters) conference held in San Diego, Calif., March 9-12 at the Westin Horton Plaza Hotel.
The conference was sponsored by the HIPPY USA Programs. C...
- Benefit Is Scheduled
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- Point of Grace and Wayne Watson, nationally recognized Christian music artists, have scheduled a benefit concert for tornado victims in the Arkadelphia area.
The concert is set for Wednesday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in the Bill Vining Arena of the R...
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