CCAMPAIGNAMPAIGN MMIDDLEIDDLE EEASTAST It’s personal: Obama says GOP hostility to him led to Trump Germany: Files listing Islamic State fi ghters are authentic POLITICS PAGE 7A WORLD PAGE 6A Three sections, 26 pages Number 71, Volume 139 FRIDAY Seventy Five Cents March 11, 2016 www.hotspringssr.com Published daily in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, since 1877 Job Corps Company, scrambles Hutchinson to hold off announce closure expansion STEVEN MROSS The Sentinel-Record COLBIE MCCLOUD An official notice was issued Wednesday The Sentinel-Record by the Department of Labor calling for the In collaboration with the Arkansas Economic closure of the Ouachita Job Corps, but the Development Commission, Window Mart Win- center’s director said Thursday it’s not a dows & Doors, 5760 Albert Pike Road, announced done deal and they are still working to stop Thursday that it has committed to invest $6.5 mil- it from happening. lion to expand its facility and update equipment. A meeting is planned for noon today at “When you have a company that is growing the center, located at 570 Job Corps Road The Sentinel-Record/Mara Kuhn that has 300 employees and you are continuing to in Royal, to discuss the closure letter and EXPANSION PLAN: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at Window Mart Windows & Doors after invest, that is a great economic opportunity and JOB CORPS, PAGE 5A the company announced a $6.5 million expansion Thursday. WINDOW MART, PAGE 5A State payout HIGH WATER for Division 2 substitutes exceeds $20K DAVID SHOWERS The Sentinel-Record The Arkansas state auditor’s office has paid $21,019.07 through Wednesday for retired judges to substitute for suspended Division 2 Circuit Judge Wade Naramore, who is scheduled to be arraigned this morn- ing on a negligent homicide charge in connection with the death of his 18-month-old son last summer. The total doesn’t include payments for 16 assign- ments served through Thursday. Retired judges ap- pointed to serve as special judges receive $307.69 a day, or half the daily rate for a sitting circuit court judge, according to the auditor’s office. The chief justice of the state Supreme Court issued through Tuesday 92 special judge assignments for Division 2, scheduling substitutes for Naramore into the middle of next month. The scheduling includes 20th Judicial District Cir- cuit Court Judge Troy Braswell’s four assignments. Sitting judges don’t receive extra pay for special assign- ments, according to the auditor’s office. The Sentinel-Record/Richard Rasmussen Naramore hasn’t presided over Division 2 court Entergy Arkansas Inc. was closing spillway gates at Remmel Dam on Thursday following two days of heavy rainfall. Before closing the gates at sessions since the July 24, 2015, death of his son, Thom- Remmel, and Carpenter Dam upstream, it was releasing around 18,800 cubic feet per second of water, which was reduced to around 15,300 cfs DIVISION 2, PAGE 3A Thursday. Entergy said it will use the continuing runoff to put lakes Hamilton and Catherine back on their refill schedule. Parade organizers ask politicians to leave signs at home FROM STAFF REPORTS their supporters to leave their political Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot one will join in the spirit of fun and we have had as our goal the uniting of Organizers of the First Ever 13th An- signs at home on March 17. Springs and one of the parade organiz- fellowship and not block the view of all of our Hot Springs citizens and our nual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day “We understand completely that ers, said in a news release. others with political signs,” Arrison guests from across the nation in an Parade on Bridge Street on Thursday we can’t interfere with people’s First “That said, we hope that, as a cour- said. evening of unity and enjoyment of a renewed their plea to candidates and Amendment right to free speech,” tesy to their fellow parade fans, every- “From the very beginning in 2003, PARADE, PAGE 9A Top county CENTENARIAN CELEBRATION Local writer speller enters publishes final state bee debut novel JAY BELL LINDSEY WELLS The Sentinel-Record The Sentinel-Record Lakeside High School eighth-grader A.J. Writer, television producer and Hot Springs Navarro, the three-time winner of the Garland native Stephanie Storey has just released her County Spelling Bee, will enter his final state debut novel “Oil and Marble,” a historical fiction bee Saturday as the top returning speller from about the bitter rivalry between two of the most last year’s competition. famous artists in the world, Leonardo da Vinci “I want to do my best because I won’t get and Michelangelo. another chance,” Navarro said. “I would like to Primarily a painter, though known for other go to Scripps. It would be an achievement if I things, Leonardo is most famous for the “Mona would be able to go.” Lisa,” while Michelangelo, a sculptor, is best Navarro has won the county spelling bee known for his works, the “Pieta” and “David.” each of the last three years during his sixth-, “From 1501-1505, two guys who I’m madly in seventh- and eighth-grade years in school. love with and have been obsessed with for about Lance Harris, gifted and talented and Project 20 years, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, Lead the Way coordinator at Lakeside Middle The Sentinel-Record/Richard Rasmussen both lived and worked alongside each other in School, has sponsored Navarro in his spelling Beatrice Crosslin, of Hot Springs, smiles for photos Wednesday during the celebration of her 100th Florence, Italy,” Storey said. “They hated each bee competitions. birthday at The Caring Place. Crosslin, a participant at the facility, was born in Dumas and has lived other — absolutely hated each other, and I’m so “I have had the pleasure of teaching A.J. in Hot Springs for 80 years. She worked at the former St. Joseph’s Hospital for 27 years. A reception thankful that they hated each other because their SPELLING, PAGE 6A is planned in her honor from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Webb Community Center. NOVEL, PAGE 3A Weather Index Headlines from 1916 SHOWERS LIKELY. SATURDAY: Arts, etc. 5-7B Obituaries 9A HIGHS IN THE Classified 1-5C Stocks 10B Large crowd in attendance first day LOW 60S. LOWS HIGH 69˚ LOW 56˚ Sports 1-4B Viewpoints 8A Pan Zareta, the pride of the winter colony from IN THE HIGH 50S. SUNDAY: Features, etc. 6C HSV News 9B New Orleans, justifies his backers and wins the feature SUNRISE: 6:28 A.M. FYI 2A School News 10A handicap at a mile, breaking track record for distance SUNSET: 6:16 P.M. MORE ON PAGE 2A HIGH 71˚ LOW 51˚ Lifestyles 8B • 300 Spring St. Hot Springs, AR 71901 • To subscribe call 501-623-2510 or to place an advertisement, call 501-623-7711 or 501-922-0979 in Hot Springs Village • HOT SPRINGS/FYI 2A The Sentinel-Record, Friday, March 11, 2016 Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas Weather Extended forecast Local woman charged Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76 and a low around 55. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79 in connection with car theft and a low around 56. The recovery of a dismantled, stolen Ford reported stolen Fusion. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a Fusion led to the arrest of a Hot Springs woman Nearby, Simpson observed a Ford engine and high near 73 and a low around 50. Wednesday afternoon. a transaxle with one wheel still attached, with a Allison Marie Stevens, 28, was taken into cus- Ford hubcap mounted to a sub-frame. Located on tody shortly after 1:30 p.m. and charged with two the ground were several registra- Yesterday’s temps. felony counts of theft by receiving, each punish- tion papers for the stolen Fusion able by up to 10 years in prison. and the victim’s business cards. Through 7 p.m. High Low Precip. Stevens bonded out and is set A driver’s side door and miscel- NORTH LITTLE ROCK 60 59 1.98 to appear March 21 in Garland Sheriff’s laneous car parts were located LITTLE ROCK 62 60 2.30 County District Court. down a path approximately 50 feet HOT SPRINGS ARPT 61 60 1.34 According to the affidavit, files from the engine. The location ap- FORT SMITH ARPT 65 58 0.49 FAYETTEVILLE ARPT 62 55 0.23 on Feb. 29, the victim reported COLBIE peared to be where the stolen Fu- HARRISON 63 55 0.32 a theft of a 2009 Ford Fusion MCCLOUD sion was dismantled and various JONESBORO ARPT 62 60 2.42 Stevens from Hot Springs Village. The The Sentinel- parts dragged, some to a burn pile. EL DORADO 60 60 3.36 vehicle’s GPS tracking system After obtaining a search war- TEXARKANA 61 60 2.14 Record staff PINE BLUFF ARPT 63 60 3.63 showed it was parked in the rant, investigators and deputies returned to 1435 1400 block of McClendon Road in Hot Springs. McClendon Road. The “burned-out” vehicle frame Moon phases Garland County sheriff’s Cpl. Jeremy Simpson was located on Cedar Creek Road and was iden- located a 2008 Ford Fusion, registered to Stevens, tified as the stolen Fusion. Stevens was located in in the backyard of 1435 McClendon Road. The the McClendon Road residence and was taken into tags and VIN number did not match that of the custody for theft by receiving. First Qtr Full Last Qtr. New March 15 March 23 March 31 April 7 Moonrise: Moonset: News in brief 8:17 a.m.