Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 30, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times
- Bookkeeping Changes Are Urged For Water Dept.
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- Gurdon's Water and Sewer Commission meeting was tense with a discussion of left over issues from the Gurdon City Council meeting.
Gurdon's Mayor, Rick Smith and former Mayor Daryl Potratz spoke at the meeting to promote changing the water departments bo...
- Technical Learning Center Now A Reality
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- Going from concept to reality hasn't been easy for the Southwest Arkansas Technical Learning Center.
Brown Hardman, president of the Clark County Industrial Council, said the idea for the center began four or five years ago at Henderson State University...
- Trash Being Dumped On Gurdon Streets
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- Trashy problems have stuck their ugly head back up in Gurdon.
According to Mayor Rick Smith, there are people who are leaving items in the right-of-way and, in some cases, in the street the garbage company the city contracts with won't pick up.
Smith s...
- Character Education Class Is Enacted
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- Gurdon Primary School has implemented a Character Education class this year.
Melissa Franklin, GPS counselor, spoke to the Gurdon Rotary Club about the program at its regular meeting Thursday, Aug. 24.
Franklin said character education is an offshoot o...
- Twins Dominate At Gurdon Primary
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- With five sets of twins in the entire Gurdon Primary School, for four sets to end up in the same grade at the same time is unusual.
Rita Roe, principal at GPS said, "I don't believe I've seen this many twins in the same grade before."
Four sets contai...
- In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon
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- First State Bank of Gurdon will be having a pee-wee football team again this year. The team is allowed only 20 players on the team. In an effort to be fair coaches will select out of the 5th and 6th grades first. If any spaces are left open they will the...
- Letters To The Editor
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- Dear Editor,
In an article published in the Gurdon Times on Aug. 23 concerning the City Council ordering Juvenile Curfew, Delton Simpson's character was attacked by the city marshal, David Childress and fire chief, Jake McBride. According to the article ...
- Community News
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- Harvest time revival to be held at Muldrew Chapel C.M.E. Church of Gurdon August 31 and September 2 at 7:30 nightly. Guest evangelist will be Madonna Haynes, pastor of the Tender Heart Outreach Ministries of Hope. Everyone and all churches are welcome. R...
- Golden Oldies
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- Everyone should come to the senior center where it is nice and cool. There will be something to do for everyone.
Our activity/volunteer director is doing a marvelous job.
Last week we played bingo, had our monthly council meeting, music, a trip to the ...
- Smith Wins Division At Prescott Raceway
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- Star City's Larry Smith took the top spot in the super pro division at the Prescott Raceway Saturday.
Smith had a dial in time of 4.89, just missing it with his estimated time of 4.88 and covering the course at 144 miles per hour. His reaction time off ...
- Family Day Care Has Advantages
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- A family day care home is an arrangement for the care of a child in the home of another family.
Many parents prefer a family day care home setting because the home shares their family values.
There are several positive features in choosing a family da...
- 40th Anniversary Was September 27
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- Dean and Willie Jewell Ezell of Booneville will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Aug. 27 with a family trip to Branson, Mo.
Married in 1960, Dean and Willie were wed by the late Rev. A.O. Wells in his home.
Willie Jewel West-Ezell originally of Okol...
- Home Program Slated For September 21
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- A Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is scheduled to begin Sept. 12. The program is home-based program, sponsored by Clark County Youth Development Center.
Children ages three and five in Clark and Pike Counties, who meet the requ...
- Seating Cooperation Asked For At GHS Football Games
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- The administration of Gurdon High School asks for the fans cooperation for seating at the new stadium.
For people who wish to bring lawn chairs, you may sit on the track in the area just before you get to the bleachers on the Gurdon side of the field (d...
- 40th Class Reunion Planned
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- The Gurdon High School class of 1960 has finalized its plans for their 40th reunion.
The reunion will be held Saturday, October 29, in the Cabe Center at the high school. If you attended school with this class and have not received an invitation contact...
- School Menu: September 5-8, 2000
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- Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of Sept. 4-8, are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea.
Primary School
BREAKFAST
MONDAY: No meals served due to Labor Day holiday.
TUESDAY: Supe...
- Classy Moments from CMS
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- The Cabe Middle School students are back. They really do seem to be glad to be back. Remarks like, "I am so glad to be back in school," and "I have been so bored, I am glad school has started back," are being heard from several of our students.
Oh, we h...
- Gurdon's Haley Griffin Part Of Championship Team
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- The Arkansas Mavericks 12 and under girls' basketball team recently won the BCI national championship in Fort Worth, Texas. They swept the national tournament with a 7-0 winning record.
Haley Griffin of Gurdon was on the team. Her parents are Gary and ...
- Donald Patterson
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- Donald Patterson, 93, of Gurdon died Tuesday, August 22, 2000.
He was a farmer and attended Trinity United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Donald Patterson Jr. of Lake Jackson, Texas, and Roland Patterson of Ovilla, Texas; two daughters, ...
- Kimberly Dorothy Adams
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- Kimberly Dorothy Adams, 15, of Gurdon died Sunday, August 27, 2000.
She was a student at Gurdon High School, a member of the Student Council and Beta Club. She was an honor student and the Go-Devil Mascot. Miss Adams attended Oak Grove Assembly of God.
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