Stories from Monday, December 12, 2005

GREEN FOREST -- "A Robbery at Christmas" is the title of the Christmas program to be presented at Victory Tabernacle Church, 5183 Hwy. 62 West, Green Forest, on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 6:30 p.m., and Monday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. The story is about a family whose house in broken into while they are at a train station picking up a family member...

Apologetics in the scholarly sense means to make a convincing argument, and many books of Christian apologetics have been written. But how much should the Christian's faith and witness depend on the ability to outsmart the critics? Author Bruner has taken a different approach, inviting those very critics to make their argument as to why they do not buy in to the Christian message, the Christian church, and other aspects of the faith which can stand in the way. ...

BERRYVILLE-- The church fellowship hall of Berryville First Assembly of God was packed as the congregation honored Pastor Keith and Carol Butler and their family on Oct. 30 in celebration of more than 25 years of service to the church and community...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Lavaca Golden Arrows from the 4AA Conference made the trip to face the Highlanders on Tuesday night for two non-conference senior high basketball games, and it turned into the Eureka senior boys' fourth win in a row. Lavaca's senior boys may have wished they had stayed home in 4AA as Coach Daniel Cornelison's team romped their way to a 60-34 victory to go 6-5 on the season...

DIXIE RUTH ROBERTS, a resident of Green Forest, was born June 17, 1912, in Muskogee, Okla., a daughter of Lon Newton and Bonnie Lee (Price) Hudson. She died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 93. Mrs. Roberts retired from teaching school after teaching at Friendship, Rule, Marble, Gobbler and the Green Forest school system. She was a member of the United Baptist Church in Green Forest...

HELEN PROCTOR, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 29, 1925, in the Rudd community of Carroll County, a daughter of Ed and Tiney Amo (Webb) Turner. She died Sunday, Dece. 4, 2005, in her home at the age of 79. Mrs. Proctor was a homemaker. She is survivied by her son, Glen, and his wife, Teena Proctor, of Berryville; her daughter, Jo Ann Harris, of Berryville; two grandchildren, Brook Proctor of Calgary, Canada and Shannon Jones of Berryville; four great-grandchildren, Dustin, Morgan, Kennedy and Lakeyn; three brothers, Robert E. ...

GLADYS BISHOP, a resident of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Green Forest, was born Sept. 2, 1907, in Osage, a daughter of Charles Seaborn and Cordelia (Allred) Bishop. She died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, in Springfield at the age of 98. Gladys worked at Bishop's Drug in Green Forest for many years. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Green Forest...

MARLENE TAMPA, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Bowling Green, Ky., a daughter of Gaydon and Laura (Raymer) Mitchell. She died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 71. Mrs. Tampa was a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Church. She was an artist and a homemaker...

TOMMIE B. OWENS SATRAGNI, a resident of Berryville, was born May 13, 1921, in Berryville, a daughter of Dan and Zelfie (Bunch) Walters. She died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 83. Mrs. Satragni was a business manager, owned and operated a ranch and was a real estate agent. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Job's Daughters...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Contingent on whether the city kicks in $82,000 towards rest rooms and auditorium operations and maintenance, the City Advertising and Promotion Commission appears satisfied with its 2006 budget. Such was the sentiment expressed by commissioners during a workshop meeting Wednesday afternoon...

BERRYVILLE -- The proposed Berryville city budget for the year ahead includes a 50-cent per hour pay raise for municipal employees, along with $40,000 for a skateboard park. The $7.3 million budget is expected to be approved at the city council's next meeting...

BEAVER -- The dream of many Beaver area residents of preventing a new bridge from being built at Beaver, destroying the peace and tranquility of the town and turning Ark. Hwy. 187 into a dangerous truck route seems no nearer a reality. The controversial project has received mostly opposition from area residents since it was proposed several years ago...

BERRYVILLE -- There was seventh-grade and JV action in Bobcat gym Monday night when the Green Forest Tigers came to play. Berryville won the seventh-grade boys game 20-14, with Gavin Osnes scoring 9, Eric Holman 4, and Garrett Griffith 7 for the Bobcats...