Stories from Wednesday, May 22, 2002

James "Jim" Burkett, 56, of Green Forest, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 1, 1945, in Iowa City, Iowa, a son of Eugene Alfred and Velmer Essie (Hamby) Burkett. He was formerly of Janesville, Wisc. Mr. Burkett attended the Freewill Baptist Church in Oak Grove. At one time he played softball for Taylor Freezer in Rockton, Ill...

Eldred Paul Hull, 79, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Monday, March 18, 2002, in Colorado Springs. He was born Sept. 12, 1922, in Eureka Springs, to Arthur (Doc) Hull and Nina (Mark) Hull. Mr. Hull was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army in Germany, Belgium and England. ...

Augusta Mae Lovell, 81, of Cassville, Mo., died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, in South Barry County Hospital, Cassville. Mae, as she was known, was born April 23, 1921, in Mano, Mo., the daughter of Henderson W. and Lenora Aldridge Stephenson. After graduating from Cassville High School in 1942, she began her career at the Barry County Courthouse, and she retired from Barry Electric after more than 44 years as a billing clerk. ...

Carroll County soccer athletes swept the Arkansas state championships, taking first, second and third places Sunday night in three age groups. Winning first place in the Under-14 division were the Fayetteville-based Arkansas Comets, with Green Forest seventh-grader Jimmy DeLeon playing goalkeeper, Berryville's Luis Ramirez making plays happen as center midfielder, and the deadly duo of Green Forest eighth-graders Matt Russell and Trey Kerby holding the line at defense...

Coach Frogg of the Carroll County Youth America Bowling Association (Y.A.B.A.) reported last week that the youth bowlers had a busy April. On April 13, the Carroll County Men's Association sponsored a Men/Youth Doubles tournament. Thirteen youth bowlers participated, with the Monday Night Men's League at Town and Country Lanes drawing their partners from a hat...

The Eureka Springs Athletic Booster Club and the Highlander coaching staff presented awards to athletes in all sports last Thursday night in Highlander gym. Booster club president Steve McMorrow emceed the event, with Athletics Director Aaron Hall, and coaches Josh Hill, Hassell Bell, Mike Shreya Smith, Bill Featherstone, Don Martin, and Jerritt Burk handing out the awards earned during the season...

by David McNeal I haven't heard such whining and crying since the last time I visited a nursery. Yeah, I'm talking about some Arkansas coaches who are crying about the demise of the Supplemental Instruction Program, a program which allows high school students with below a 2.0 grade-point average to participate in extracurricular activities, provided they attend study sessions...