Stories from Monday, March 29, 2004

The Franz Family of Berryville will present a concert of Bluegrass Gospel music on Sunday, April 4, at 6 p.m. at First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Rd., Eureka Springs. Pastor Philip Wilson describes their music. "There's a bow sweetly trembling the strings of a fiddle, a melody of high tenor joined by close family harmony, a pick skips over the mellow strings of a Martin guitar and someone is reciting scripture, the familiar words of God. ...

The Green Forest Lady Tiger softball team has been on a roll, racking up a 3-1 record after defeating Bruno-Pyatt 11-2 on Monday. Then they stepped into the big time Tuesday, taking on the top-ranked Farmington Lady Cardinals, who have been in the state finals every year, winning it twice...

The Bobcat baseball team had to go to Prairie Grove to get a win from the Lincoln baseball team on Monday, as the Wolves' field wasn't ready. Prairie Grove's wasn't much better, coaches said. But the odd road trip paid off with an exciting come-from-behind 7-6 victory after Berryville (2-4, 2-0) scored two runs in the seventh inning...

Highlander track coach Hassell Bell and his volunteers hosted a practice track meet for six schools on Tuesday to give athletes a chance to polish up their skills after spring break. "It was a great day, with awesome weather in the 70s," Coach Bell said. "There was a little wind, but lots of good competition for junior and senior high boys and girls."...

SHERRY SCHOCHT GERSTER, of Berryville, died Friday, March 19, 2004, at the age of 44 in the ICU unit of Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville. Sherry was born April 6, 1959 in Phoenix, Ariz., to Ed Schocht and Betty (Bugh) Shackleford. Sherry's greatest joy, involvement, and dedication were her two boys Josh and Michael Gerster who survive her of the home. ...

LLOYD PAUL ARCHER, a resident of Berryville, was born March 24, 1919 in Newport, Ark., a son of Ira and Addie Ann (Fischer) Archer. He died Wednesday, March 24, 2004 in Berryville at the age of 85. Mr. Archer was a veteran. having served his country with the U.S. ...

DOROTHY ROBB, a resident of Green Forest, was born Oct. 5, 1921, in Lonoke, Ark., a daughter of Omer R. and Mittie (Neighbors) Reubell. She died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, in Harrison at the age of 82. Dorothy was a member of the First Baptist Church in Green Forest where she attended the Mary Martha Sunday School Class. She was a homemaker...

HAROLD BURTON PERKINS, 82, of Ozark, Mo., formerly of Berryville, died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. Harold was born on Sept. 13, 1921, in Berryville and graduated from Berryville High School in 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry O. and Bertha A. Murrow Perkins and his only sister, Regina Gibson...

The Abraham Jakubowicz Holocaust Education Fund of the Jewish Federation of Arkansas will host Julie Kohner on April 18 at the Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce streets, Little Rock. The community service and education program is being held in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day...

by Larry Elkins A few weeks ago, I was talking to my wife about these columns. I told her that I thought the Holy Spirit was leading me to write about seed again. I thought it was odd since I had already written several columns about seed being the Word of God, about my daddy's zucchini and about apple seeds...

With the political filing deadline approaching next Tuesday at noon, the 2004 Carroll County campaign has changed course already, as former Sheriff J.R. Ashlock has decided he will not seek office. Ashlock had told Carroll County News in an earlier interview this year that he was 70 percent sure he would run for office...

Carroll County Sheriff's investigators assisted a Missouri law enforcement team in a search on Tuesday for a homicide victim's body south of Green Forest. Sheriff Chuck Medford said the search is considered "unfounded" at this point, since nothing was found at the site...