Stories from Friday, October 15, 2004

Fifty years is an almost unheard-of time for a pastor to serve a single church,but such is the case at Bowman Pentecostal Church of Blue Eye, Mo., where the congregation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rev. Raymond L. Lasseter as pastor on Oct. 23, from 1 to 6 p.m...

Revival services at Antioch Church, Highway 221 North, Berryville, will be held Oct. 17-22 with Evangelists Floyd and Evon Saffell. According to Pastor Dale Merideth, Rev. Floyd Saffell was born and raised in the Locust Grove, Okla., area where he lives today. ...

Brother Raymond Busch of Conway will lead an "old-fashioned convention-style gospel singing" on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Green Forest United Baptist Church, according to Pastor Jerry Spurlock. The singing will get underway at 1:30 p.m. at the church, located at 106 Olive St., behind Forest Center Shopping Center, following 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. worship and a covered-dish lunch...

Aline Lafay Jones, 71, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, in Bismark, Ark. She was born Sept. 3, 1933, in Mt. Ida, the daughter of the late Dave and Edna McBride Blackburn. She was preceded in death by her brother, Corky Blackburn. She attended Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church and was a loving homemaker, mother and wife...

With the Nov. 2 general election less than 20 days away, both local political parties are gearing up for the final campaign drive. (Webmaster's note: Sample ballots, polling places and information on early and absentee voting appear on pages 8 and 9 of the print version of the Oct. 15 newspaper.)...

With a leak over the judge's bench in Carroll County's Eastern District courtroom and possible maintenance needed underneath the Western District Courthouse in Eureka Springs, the county budget committee removed a $20,000 request for repairs and maintenance to the Western District Courthouse when it met Tuesday afternoon in Berryville...

ALPENA ---- A group of citizens who alleged that the town's police chief was having an affair with a married woman on city time came away disappointed when the council, meeting in special session, said they would take no action on the matter. Chief Mark Bailey had been accused by about a dozen people of "kissing" and allegedly having an affair with a "well-known" married woman in a police car and at the police station on city time...

Rain, cold and soggy conditions greeted competitors across Arkansas as girls from all divisions played their state golf tournaments on Tuesday. Two Carroll County girls played well enough at the regional tournament to advance to state ---- Haley Roney from Green Forest, and Hanna Cole from Eureka Springs...

FAYETTEVILLE ---- This Election Year as his Razorbacks open their campaign with Friday's Midnight Madness, Stan Heath promises to run on the platform he wants instead of flip-flopping on grab bags of last resort. Two years ago, Heath inherited a 14-15 team shorn of its best personnel. He's struggled ever since, first at 9-19 with tall but not overly talented seniors and no experienced guards, and then last year's too small 12-16 team...

The No. 1 spot in the 1AAA volleyball conference was on the line Tuesday night when the Berryville Lady Bobcats took on the Yellville-Summit Panthers in Berryville. The biggest crowd of the year showed up to watch the Berryville Volley'Cats earn their 20th win of the season for a 20-1 record. It was a clean sweep as the junior high won to go 12-1, and the JV team won also...

Funeral services for Roy F. Schulz of El Reno, Ark., were held Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at First Christian Church with Rev. Dr. Jeff Knighton, pastor of First Christian Church officiating. Burial with military honors was at the El Reno Cemetery. Services were under direction of Wilson Funeral Home...

ALLEAN STANDLEE, a resident of Berryville, was born June 10, 1922, in Golden, Mo., a daughter of Cyrus J. and Icadora (Allen) Standlee. She died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 82. She is survived by her son, James Cletus Standlee of Phoenix, Ariz. and several nieces and nephews...

BELVA DEAN PITTENGER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Sept. 8, 1925, in Stromsburg, Neb., a daughter of George and Evangline (McCullouch) Elliott. She died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 79. Mrs. Pittenger was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church in Green Forest...

MARY JARED, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Jan. 7, 1921, in Seaman, Ohio, a daughter of E.s. and Anna Mabel (Bloom) Young. She died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 83. Mrs. Jared was an office worker for McDonald Douglas in California and was a member of Presbyterian Church of Seaman, Ohio...

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Jail during the period from Oct. 6 through Oct. 12. Oct. 6 Gary Liske, 19, Oklahoma City, was arrested by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) for alleged purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor...