Stories from Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Carol Wingate is at it again, a Berryville mother of six and registered nurse who undertook a 3,000 mile bike ride two years ago to raise organ and tissue donation awareness. This time she's volunteering her time aboard an African Mercy ship, docked in a Liberian port, serving the people of a country recovering from the ravages of a civil war...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Two Springdale people, Gema Rivera-Soto, 42, and Honorato Pedroza, 47, operators of Taqueria Navidad in Berryville, were sentenced on May 29 in federal court to concealing illegal aliens by providing them with employment at Taqueria Michoacan Restaurants at three locations in northwest Arkansas...

Fire & Thunder Golf The Shell Knob Chamber of Commerce and Kings River Golf Course will sponsor the annual Fire & Thunder Golf Tournament this Saturday, June 7. This event supports the spectacular fireworks display presented over Table Rock Lake each July 4 in Shell Knob...

BERRYVILLE -- Michael Hussong, 30, of Green Forest, was handed a suspended sentence of three years on probation after pleading guilty to violation of Arkansas' hot check law Monday morning in circuit court. In addition, he is to pay victim restitution of $566.10, court costs of $150, a $1,000 fine, a $250 DNA detection fee, a $50 booking fee and $100 to the public defender...

JONESBORO -- The Arkansas Lawn Mower Racing Association (ARLMRA) will present a weekend of national championship lawnmower racing Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, at 2 p.m. with the STA-BIL Arkansas Mow Down-Show Down at the Arkansas State University Campus Equine Center...

"Granddad! I want to take you to my favorite store," my three-and-a-half year old grandson, William, said during a visit to south Louisiana. Okay, sure. Good old granddad would go along, probably to some toy store or video place. But when our daughter, Amy, stopped the car at a shopping mall, there wasn't a kid's store in sight...

May 23 8:56 a.m. -- A caller at Swiss Villa Apartments complained of threats from a neighbor, and a report was taken. 12:09 p.m. -- A man on Brighton Ridge reported a theft. 3:33 p.m. -- A caller reported that three junior high school students had to dodge a vehicle occupied by two teenagers attempting to hit them while walking home from the high school, and that the vehicle turned around and began giving the juveniles a hard time. ...

May 26 12:45 a.m. - A traffic accident report was taken at the police station. May 27 7:54 a.m. - An officer responded to a report of a minor traffic accident at the Exxon station. One vehicle left the scene, and was later located at the school, where the driver was cited...

May 26 7:50 a.m. - An attempted vehicle theft on Freeman Avenue required a report. 12:50 p.m. - A private property accident at Wal-Mart required a response, but no report. 5:06 p.m. - A battery case required a trip to Jessica Avenue for follow-up. 5:09 p.m. - Speeding vehicles on Cottonwood sped away before police arrived...

NITA HANBY, a resident of Berryville, was born Oct. 19, 1920, in Oak Grove, a daughter of Leonard and Anthony (Humbard) Kiper. She died Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Berryville, at the age of 87. Ms. Hanby was the founder of Nita Faye Flowers. She attended the First Christian Church of Berryville...

HILDA O. STARKEY, a resident of Huntsville, was born March 29, 1963, in Englewood, Calif., a daughter of Robert Simpson and Beverly Schrieber. She died Friday, May 30, 2008, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 45. Mrs. Starkey was of the Baptist faith and loved crocheting...