Stories from Monday, August 8, 2005

BERRYVILLE -- Church correspondents should make note of a new e-mail address for news and photos for the Carroll County News Faith pages. Faith Editor E. Alan Long states that the new address is ccnfaith@cox-internet.com. The previous address no longer works...

BERRYVILLE -- A diminished city council approved two items Tuesday night which will add to the growth of the city's industrial park adjacent to U.S. Hwy. 62 Spur. With one seat vacant due to the death of native Burton George, and with Alderman Joel Gibson absent, Sally Phillips, Linda Riddlesperger and Mayor Tim McKinney approved two items relating to the industrial park...

STONE COUNTY, Mo. -- County voters here turned down a proposed water quality sales tax issue, which would have made low cost loans for improving septic systems available, by an almost exact two to one ratio Tuesday. Final unofficial count from the Stone County, Mo., Clerk's office showed 953 in favor of the tax, and 1,900 voters opposed...

GREEN FOREST -- Using grant money and donations, a former Baptist Church near Tyson Foods in Green Forest is being transformed into a day care facility. Owned by the city of Green Forest and leased to the Carroll County Learning Center, the facility is expected to open in late September, to accommodate 40 youngsters, three to five years of age...

DENNIS EUGENE LYCAN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 11, 1952, in San Francisco, Calif., a son of Maurice Eugene and Cleda Maude (Robinson) Lycan. He died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 52. Dennis owned and operated a restaurant. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Air Force during Peacetime. He loved to play golf, shoot pool, and sing karoke. Dennis was loved by all who knew him...

HERBERT LEROY DAVIDSON, 72, died at his home in Exeter, Mo., on Aug. 2, 2005. He was born Aug. 14, 1932, at Compton, Ark., the son of Johnnie and Erbie (Beaver) Davidson. He was united in marriage to Margaret Kilgore on March 11, 1951. Herbert was a farmer and timber worker most of his life. He lived at Compton until 1989 and then moved to Missouri where he continued farming...

CAMELLIA LOUIS "CORKY" CORKRAN, 62, of Rector, died Aug. 1, 2005, at St. Bernard's in Rector. She had lived in Rector for the past 40 years. She was born July 4, 1943, to Lexie and Helen Winn Corkran. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Rector...

WILLARD LESTER ALLEN, 73, of Golden, Mo., died Saturday, July 30, 2005, in St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo. He was born Sept. 8, 1931, in Grandview, the son of Noah and Addie (Roush) Allen. On June 10, 1958, in Berryville, he was united in marriage to Minnie Bilyeu, who survives...

While this book appears to be intended for seminary students, intermediate and advanced scholars, including laymen, will find it valuable in learning how the 66 books of the Christian Bible fit together. Most all Christians have heard a number of individual Bible stories and sermons on key passages, but escape a knowledge of the structure, unity and historical continuity...

This is a whodunit novel that doesn't come right out and say "who done it." West Coast television reporter Sydney St. James is a trained journalist who has gotten saddled with a reputation for "light" news stories. On her way to work, she is late for a meeting because of a traffic accident blocking the exit she needs to get to the station...

BERRYVILLE -- Loaves and Fishes, a non-profit outreach to the poor and hungry of Carroll County, is looking for a home, according to Jeanne Thompson, treasurer of Loaves and Fishes Food Bank of the Ozarks Inc. Based at 207 S. Main St. Suite #3, in Berryville, the food bank's facilities have sold. Thompson said, "The new owner is working with us," but that he has other plans for the space...

ALPENA -- A check in the amount of $1,987 to purchase two new soccer goals was presented to members of the Alpena Soccer Association Monday night in Alpena. The Alpena City Council approved the purchase at its previous meeting but held off on writing a check until soccer association members were present to sign accompanying paperwork...