Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 3, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times

Gurdon Band Raises Funds

RAISING MONEY  An auction and hamburger dinner were held to raise money to send members of the Gurdon High School Band to band camp at Ouachita Baptist University this summer. The auction raised $2,100, about half of the amount needed to send 23 student...

Amendments To Affect Schools

Voters in Arkansas will be asked to choose between two amendments concerning property taxes in the November General Election. These will be listed as amendments 2 and 4. They are as different as day and night, according to Charles Knox, assistant direct...

Runyan Enters Race Again, Hoping To Unseat Manning

Grady Runyan wants his old job back. Runyan is running for the position of Clark County Judge against incumbent Floyd "Buddy" Manning. In discussing the issues, Runyan said he would continue to improve the county's roads, with Gurdon's Taylor Dairy Roa...

Manning Sees No Issues In Reelection Bid For County Judge

Clark County Judge Floyd "Buddy" Manning, said he's heard of no issues for the current political season with any bearing on his race. Manning is being challenged by former Judge Grady Runyan. In talking about the race, Manning said he has an open door ...

In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon

The Beirne Fire Department is hosting a hamburger supper Saturday, May 6, from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the fire station. The meal includes a hamburger with all the trimmings, chips, drink and dessert for $3.50. The Gurdon High School class of 1960 will be...

College News - Charlotte Robertson

Charlotte Charlie' Robertson has been awarded the Reddie Spirit Award for next fall, according to the Office of University Relations-Admissions of Henderson State University. Charlotte is the daughter of Jack and Susan Robertson and currently is a stud...

GPS Plans Spring Carnival This Friday

Gurdon Primary School will have a spring carnival Friday, May 5, from 5:00 until 7:30 p.m. Tickets for games will be 25c and can be purchased in advance at the school or the night of the carnival. Games and activities include bean bag toss, fish game, ...

College News - Martin Downey

Martin Downey has been awarded an achievement scholarship to Henderson State University this fall. The scholarship is equivalent to $500 per semester for up to four years, which equals approximately $4,000. Downey is the son of Nick and Kay Downey of ...

Martin, Syler Set May 27 Wedding

Carroll Martin of Gurdon and Blanch Martin of Arkadelphia announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Lynn, to James Allen Syler, son of Janet and Wayne Syler of Bryant. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Buc...

Diabetic Seminar Set on Nerve Damage

The topic at the monthly diabetic education seminar for May will be Nerve Damage' and the guest speaker will be Dr. Mark Jansen, M.D. The meeting is planned for Wednesday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. in the Extension Homemakers Kitchen at the Clark County Fai...

Good Listening Key With Difficult People

Organizations are made up of people, and in most organizations there will be at least one difficult person. Difficult people often disrupt meetings to the point that nothing gets accomplished. This kind of behavior discourages participation and results i...

Clark County Dairy Foods Contest Planned

Does you child or teenager have a favorite recipe that uses dairy food? Successful competition could mean a pay-off in prize money as well as in good nutrition. The Clark County Dairy Foods Contest will be held Thursday, May 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the Exte...

Golden Oldies

Last week the seniors at the center enjoyed several activities, such as bingo on Monday and a birthday cake on Tuesday. The cake was donated by Thomason's Big Star. Wednesday Lloyd Baumgardner sang for us. Thursday a group of the senior ladies traveled...

Community News

Women in White 2000 will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Gurdon. Rev. Betty Gulley, pastor. Sis Marie Mitchell, president. Special guest will be Sis. Donna Hart of Arkadelphia, daughter of Sis. Mitchell, who will be the sp...

Bobby Ray Baldwin

Bobby Ray Baldwin, 32, of Benton died Monday, April 24, 2000. Mr. Baldwin is survived by two sons, Bobby Ray Baldwin Jr. and Cody Baldwin, and their mother, Tina Baldwin; his father and step-mother, Donald and Mildred Baldwin; his mother and step-father...

Doris Jester

Doris Jester, 69, of Arkadelphia passed away from this life Friday, April 28, 2000, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Jester was born December 3, 1930, the daughter of Victor and Linnie Manning Deaton. She was a homemaker and later in life she was a waitre...

Betty Diane Harper

Betty Diane Harper, 46, of Chidester died Saturday, April 29, 2000. Mrs. Harper was co-owner of Gulley's Package Store. She was preceded in death by a sister, Tammy. Survivors include her husband, Larry Harper of Chidester; two sons, James Harper of Mu...

Milton Lee Sr.

Milton Lee Sr., 59, of Gurdon died Friday, April 28, 2000. Mr. Lee was a retired electrician, a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was a member of Beech Street Baptist Church, a Mason and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors i...

E.B. Kinder

E.B. Kinder, 99, of Swifton, departed this life on Sunday, April 16, 2000. Mr. Kinder was born April 8, 1901, in Swifton, the son of Will and Mary Ellen (England) Kinder. He was a retired farmer and member of the Assembly of God. Mr. Kinder was preceded...

Gurdon School Menus

Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of May 8-12 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea. Primary School BREAKFAST MONDAY: Super doughnut, toast and fruit. TUESDAY: Cereal, toast an...

Classy Moments from CMS

If you hear shouting coming from CMS it might be those eighth graders as they have completed the ACTAAP test. The students were ready to began testing Tuesday and continued through Friday. Their mornings were spent with test concerning reading, writing a...

Cheerleaders Raising Funds By Car Hopping At Sonic

The Gurdon Junior Cheerleaders will be accepting donations and tips as they carhop at the Gurdon Sonic Saturday, May 6. The cheerleaders will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. to bring your food and drinks to you. They will be happy to perform a...

Delight Barbecue Cook-Off Set For Weekend

The Southwest Arkansas Barbecue Association is hosting its cook-off May 5 and 6 in Keith Stone's hay meadow in Delight, just off Highway 26 toward Antoine. Big money is being given away. So you want to enter you should get your grills and recipes and go...

Gurdon School Board Honors Students

TOP SPELLERS  Kerbi Key and Brittney Dickerson were recognized by the Gurdon School Board recently for their efforts in the Clark County Spelling Bee. Both were given pins of achievement. Key won the first grade division, while Dickerson finished third ...

GHS Band Students Compete, Winners Named

The mighty Go-Devil jazz band recently competed at Region III Solo and Ensemble Contest, receiving a superior rating. The members are, l-r, Connie Smith, J.T. Tarpley, John Moseley, Bradley Weems, Ashley Hulan, Annie Otwell, Rebakah Giles and Kim Hulan. ...