Stories from Tuesday, July 22, 2003

BERRYVILLE ---- During the Arkansas Community of Excellence (ACE) certification ceremony at the Berryville Community Center last Friday, guest speaker Gov. Mike Huckabee said the ACE designation that Berryville received didn't come easy. He said the designation was difficult to obtain, noting that only 67 communities statewide have met the criteria...

BRIANNA KAY LeNOUE, a resident of Branson, Mo., was born June 26, 1999, in Fargo, N.D., a daughter of Craig LeNoue and Sheila (Disheroon) LeNoue. She died Saturday, July 12, 2003, near Branson, Mo., at the age of 4. Brianna is survived by her mother, Sheila, of the home; her father, Craig, of Barnsville, Minn.; her brother, Justin Gilyon of Springfield, Mo.; six half-brothers of Barnsville; her maternal grandparents, Jimmy and Charlene Disheroon of Green Forest; her paternal grandparents, Robert and Doris LeNoue of Barnsville; a nephew, Cole Sutton, of Springfield; several great-aunts and uncles; many other relatives and friends.. ...

HELEN BAYLEY HUCHENDORF, former resident of Berryville, died July 2, 2003, at Seaview Care Center in Eureka, Calif., at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Betty Bayley Rector, four brothers, and husbands Warren Bayley and George Huchendorf...

JACK HALL, a resident of Eagle Rock, Missouri, was born July 28, 1929, in Newton, Kansas, a son of Noble J. and Mildred May (Rhodes) Hall. He died Friday, July 18, 2003, in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 73. Mr. Hall was a switchman for Santa Fe Railroad. He was of the Protestant Faith...

ISABELLE DANIELS, the daughter of the late Henry Allen and Jencie Cassey Henderson, was born in Wayton, Ark., on march 15, 1918, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on July 13, 2003, at the age of 85 years. Mrs. Daniels had moved to Missouri in 1948, and had lived in Essex since 1970. She was a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church in Dexter...

RICHARD LEWIS ANDERSON, a resident of the Farewell community in Carroll County, Arkansas was born March 31, 1931 in Albany, New York a son of Charles Leonard and Mary Jane Anderson. He died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 in his home at the age of 72. Mr. Anderson was a veteran having served his country with the U.S. ...

by E. Alan Long When Glenda, back in the composition department, had a desk that was falling on its last legs, my somewhat undeserved reputation for being a handyman was called upon. Her drawers were sticking and/or popping off their tracks, an inappropriate situation for someone who keeps so many files of ad orders, layouts and the details on advertisers' preferences. ...

BERRYVILLE ---- The question of methamphetamine investigations was raised at the Berryville City Council meeting July 15 when Alderman Joel Gibson asked Police Chief David Muniz if his department was actively pursuing the drug problem. Gibson's questions were apparently prompted by the recent spate of publicity given to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, which has accomplished about 18 meth busts since January...

Carroll County's Quorum Court bit the bullet Friday to begin drafting an ordinance for a one-cent sales tax to address the county's continuing, and growing, financial bind. Using monies from designated funds in the county and circuit clerk's and treasurer's offices, along with financial cutbacks in other operations ranging from the county airport to juvenile court, its appears likely the county will get through 2003 without going in the red -- or going to a four-day work week and hitting employees harder on insurance premiums. ...

The Carroll County All Star 10-year-old baseball team was eliminated in the first two rounds of the Cal Ripken Southwest Regional Tournament, which began last Thursday at A.L. Carter Field. The Stars lost their first game to Meridian, Miss., 3-1, last Friday evening at 7 p.m., then played again on Saturday at 1 p.m. against North Randall County, Texas and lost 8-3. That ended their run in the double-elimination tournament...

How long can two kids play football together? A long time, if they start in the third grade, like Berryville's Isaac McKinney and Ryan Johnson did. The two are now fifth-year seniors at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, which means they will start their 15th year together in the game this fall...

Week of July 14 July 14 5:10 p.m. ---- Police were notified by the sheriff's office that a driver of a red Jeep with Missouri tags was thought to be intoxicated. 5:11 p.m. ---- Police patrolled the east city limits and initiated a traffic stop of the suspected intoxicated driver. The subject was taken to the police department for a breathalyzer test and returned to his vehicle afterwards. Police say the subject was on prescription medication and was advised to go home...

Week of July 14 July 14 12:30 a.m. ---- Person pounding on door on Jefferson. Unfounded. 12:52 a.m. ---- Noises heard on Morris Street. No one found. 6:28 a.m. ---- Trash found on East College. Name located, person told to pick up trash. 11:24 a.m. ---- Monitored traffic at Freeman and North Springfield...

Week of July 14 July 14 9:36 a.m. -- Caller reported a white truck with no V/L with Bailey's Sanitation on side driving recklessly. Officer watched vehicle and did not observe any abnormal driving. 11:46 a.m. -- Caller reported theft of White Toyota Camry. Vehicle found behind retaining wall...

KATE GRIM WILSON, a resident of Green Forest, Ark. was born October 4, 1912 in Green Forest a daughter of Columbus Jay and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Looney) Grim. She died Thursday, July 17, 2003 in Harrison, Ark. at the age of 90. Mrs. Wilson was a seamstress who served the people of Green Forest and the surrounding area for 60 years. ...

RON PHILLIPS, a resident of Holiday Island, Ark. was born July 23, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York a son of Bernard and Mary (Winiski) Phillips. He died Friday, July 18, in his home at the age of 69. Mr. Phillips served with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict, receiving two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He was an iron worker on riggers...

by David McNeal There is always someone who isn't working at a sports event that is positive things just aren't being done right. Any sports event. Bring it down to the local level, where volunteers play such a huge role, and the mischief gets thicker. Carroll County had two huge events this past weekend, the Fat Tire Festival in Eureka Springs, and the Southwest Regional for Cal Ripken 10-year-olds...