Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 13, 2006 edition of Gurdon Times
- Park caboose gets major renovations
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- The caboose at the Gurdon park got a fresh coat of red paint this week and new plywood floors.
The caboose, which was located on Front Street for many years while being basically ignored, was moved to the park in 2005. Gurdon Mayor Clayton Franklin said...
- Task force calls for parental involvement
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- The Gurdon Schools Closing the Achievement Gap Task Force met on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and heard a report on Benchmark test progress for all three schools and the Reading First program at Gurdon Primary School.
Both reports indicated that steps are already ...
- GAP gets a look at Benchmark testing
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- Bonnie Ross, federal funds coordinator who is also in charge of keeping up with the Benchmark test results, offered the following direction on Tuesday, Sept. 5, to members and guests of the Gurdon Schools Closing the Achievement Gap Task Force.
Ross was...
- Jester: Reading well starts at a young age
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- Carla Jester, literacy coach for the Arkansas Reading First program, grades K-3, talked to the Gurdon Schools Closing the Achievement Gap Task Force on Sept. 5 and shared how that program addresses the reading levels of high achievers as well as low.
Sh...
- Festival pageant contestants named
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- Thirty-four young ladies from the Gurdon area have signed up to compete in the 17th annual Forest Festival Beauty Pageant, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, in the Gurdon High School cafetorium.
Pageant coordinator Billy Wells, owner of Billy...
- Gurdon Go-Devils play hard but Hornets win, 13-12
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- The Gurdon Go-Devils went to Mineral Springs ready to play football on Friday night, Sept. 8, but Gurdon lost a heartbreaker, 13-12.
The Hornets held their one-point lead through most of the second half of the game, with both teams being at a stalemate ...
- Lots of county fair activities still on tap
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- The fair started on Monday, Sept. 11, but there are several events on tap for the coming days.
As in past years, the George Sharp Junior Livestock Sale will be held on the last morning of the fair. It is to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the...
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