Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 25, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times
- Board Looks At Parking Lot
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- ASSESSING DAMAGE Harold Hurst, manager of the Gurdon Water and Sewer Department, along with the Gurdon Water and Sewer Commission, engineer Charles Summerford, Wendell Gill and Ken and Sue Harris, examine the parking Pizza Barn parking lot. The Harris'...
- Forest Festival Queens Are Crowned
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- NEW QUEENS These five young ladies will reign over the 20th Annual Gurdon Forest Festival this weekend. From left, they are: Tiny Miss Ashton Currey; Little Miss Regan Renfro; Junior Miss Alyssa Watson; Princess Jill Plyler; and Queen Cassie Lynn.
- Forest Festival Is Saturday; Queens Are Crowned
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- Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Gurdon and Forest Festival, happy birthday to you.
Yes, the 20th Annual Gurdon Forest Festival, scheduled Saturday in downtown, will also be the 120th anniversary of the city being founded.
I...
- Faulty Hydrant Damages Local Parking Lot
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- A leaking fire hydrant is at the center of a disagreement between the Gurdon Water and Sewer Department and the owners of the Pizza Barn.
Ken and Sue Harris, Pizza Barn owners, say the leaking hydrant damaged their parking lot and want the Water and Sew...
- School Board Examines Amendment Two
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- Gurdon school board members attended the Arkansas School Board Association (ASBA), meeting on Oct. 9. At the brief October meeting, details of the meeting were given.
Board members Billy Tarpley and Stan Escalante accompanied Bobby Smithson, superintend...
- IP Closing Will Affect Local Economy
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- Almost 600 people will be looking for work when the International Paper Co. plant in Camden closes in 2001.
The announcement of the closing was made Wednesday, Oct. 25, stunning the entire community.
However, the plant closing will also affect Nevada a...
- Gurdon FFA Plans Sale
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- This year the National Future Farmers of America Organization, (FFA) in Gurdon is once again selling fruits and meats.
This year's sale features fruits and meat with the same good quality and quantity as in years past. This year, however, the FFA is req...
- Bowersock, Byers United In Oklahoma
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- Megan Joy Bowersock and John Michael Byers were married in the Rose Garden of Woodward Park in Tulsa, Okla., at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 21. The wedding was officiated by Rev. Dino Zaragoza.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowersock of Bartle...
- In Our Times . . . Events That Matter To Gurdon
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- The Oak Grove Community Church on Kansas Road will be hosting a Wiener Roast on Friday, Oct. 27 at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
Angelic Voices Gospel Choir from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia will be performing at Muldrew Chapter...
- Booth Planned For Stone Scholarship
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- The second annual Patrick Ryan Stone Scholarship Fund will again have a booth at the Gurdon Forest Festival.
Visitors to the booth may register for a reproduction pine distressed pie safe, an ATV scabbard with mounts, an unfinished oak rocker (donated b...
- Gurdon Win Guarantees Playoff Spot For Go-Devils
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- It would take an act of Supreme will for Gurdon's Go-Devils to miss the playoffs this year.
In fact the team would literally have to not bother showing up for its next two games, and even then the probability is the Devils would finish fourth in the con...
- Classy Moments from CMS
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- We really enjoyed meeting with parents and discussing students' progress during parent/teacher conferences held Thursday. A big thanks to the parents for making your visits such a success.
Strange' sounds were heard from time to time during the confere...
- School Menus: Oct. 30-Nov. 3
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- Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 3, are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea.
Primary School
BREAKFAST
MONDAY: Doughnut and fruit.
TUESDAY: Cereal and banana.
W...
- CMS Honor Roll Given
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- Cabe Middle School announced the first nine weeks honor roll names. They are listed by grades.
All A's for fifth grade: Blake Daniels, Zach Martin, Sara Boyce, Hilda Cruz, Ashlyn Escalante, Tori Morehead and Kirby Sandidge.
All A's sixth grade: Porcha ...
- Golden Oldies
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- The Gurdon Senior Adult Center board met Oct. 17 and nominated officers for board members to serve in 2001.
Jerry Don Childers brought the third graders to the center to sing for us on Wednesday, Oct. 18. They also sang for the Rotary on Thursday.
This...
- Families Strengthened by Loyalty, Comitment
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- Families are strengthened by expressions of caring and appreciation. Even when a family member makes mistakes, strong families encourage and support each other. Love and respect are freely given, not used to buy love.
Strong families sometimes have conf...
- College News - Christina Hopson
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- Christina Hopson of Gurdon and 18 year old freshman biology and chemistry major at OBU, is being sponsored by Reaching Out to Multi-cultural Students, (ROMS) for the 2000 OBU Homecoming Queen crown title.
The winner and her court will be announced durin...
- College News - Cassidy Allen
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- Cassidy Allen, a senior mass communications major from Gurdon was chosen one of ten women students as little sisses,' for Kappa Chi, a Greek chapter at OBU. Ten social clubs at OBU have recently selected students to represent them as sweethearts, beaus,...
- Community News
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- Section one meeting and fifth Sunday singing of Southwest District will convene at Gennesert Baptist Church in Arkadelphia Oct. 27-29. Friday night pre-musical at 7:00 p.m with division A in charge. Rev. C.W. Harris, section president. Sis. Ethel Harris,...
- Webb Earns Premiums At State Fair
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- The junior livestock auction, an Arkansas State Fair event saluting outstanding junior livestock exhibitors, raised more than $142,000 in premiums Friday, October 13 at the State Fairgrounds.
The premiums were awarded to 4-H Club and Future Farmers of A...
- Maggie Sue Currey
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- Maggie Sue Currey, 81, of Gurdon died Monday, October 16, 2000.
Mrs. Currey, widow of Paul D. Currey, was a member of Red Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by son, Glen.
Survivors include three sons, Everett, William and Jimmy Currey, a...
- John Monroe Edwards
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- John Monroe Edwards, 83, of Malvern passed away at his home Friday, October 20, 2000.
Mr. Edwards was born February 24, 1917, at Leola to Clarence and Bertha Brashears Edwards. He was by trade a millwright and of the Methodist faith, having being very f...
- Activities Continue For Red Ribbon Week
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- All Gurdon Primary School families are encouraged to participate in Red Ribbon Week this week by placing a red ribbon on the door of their homes.
Different activities for the week include were scheduled for each day at the school
Monday Red ribbons wer...
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