Joshua Henson, 16, Becomes Youngest Winner 6C
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Fall leaves beautiful Joshua Henson, 16, in county becomes youngest winner 1B 6C ADVANCE-MONTICELLONIAN 75¢ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 SERVING DREW COUNTY SINCE 1870 Murder suspect CELEBRATING WHAT HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT pleads not guilty in circuit court BY ASHLEY FOREMAN jected to this request. [email protected] Circuit Court Judge Sam Pope did not rule immediately on the Kannika Jenkins pled not guilty request but he took it under advise- to the murder of her infant child ment. in Drew County Circuit Court on Jenkins is currently out on bond Monday. and is set to appear in court again Jenkins, 26, of Monticello, was on Jan. 16, 2018. arrested in early October after an In other court news, Elizabeth ongoing investigation of the mur- (Beth) Thurman and Terri Wolfe der of her 19-month-old child. also appeared in Drew County The child was taken to Drew Circuit Court Monday. The pair Memorial Health System Emer- are being tried for theft of approx- gency Room on Aug. 30. The child imately $182,000 from the Drew died later that day. County Historical Museum from The Arkansas State Crime Lab 2011 to 2015. declared the death of the infant They are being represented by a homicide and Jenkins is being local attorney Hani Hashem and, as charged with murder. of publication time, no plea agree- On Monday, she requested to be ment has been accepted. able to contact her other children— At this time, Thurman and Wolfe who have since been removed from are scheduled to start their jury tri- her custody. als on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in Drew State Prosecutor Frank Spain ob- County. UAM increases freshman enrollment BY JIM BREWER semester. Full-time students are Ashley Foreman/Advance-Monticellonian UAM Director of Media Services those carrying a course load of at ANOTHER TREE CITY USA HONOR The Monticello Tree Board and local residents celebrated Arbor Day Saturday at the main fi re station in Monticello, least 12 semester hours. 114 West Wood Street. Monticello Mayor David Anderson (back) and Interim Fire Chief Eric Chisom (holding fl ag on right) hosted the event. Activities in- In a report submitted last week Refl ecting a trend at colleges and cluded a welcome and introduction by Tree Board Chair Chris Stuhlinger (not pictured), the reading of the Arbor Day Proclamation by Chisom and the pre- to the Arkansas Department of universities across the state, UAM sentation of Monticello’s 10th consecutive Tree City USA award by Arkansas Forestry Commission County Forester Jonathan Hartley (holding fl ag on left). Higher Education, the University reported a 5.7 percent decrease in Local Boy Scout Lucas Babst (far right) gave a brief history of Arbor Day and Webelos Scout Zeke Babst (behind fl ag) listed the many benefi ts of trees to of Arkansas at Monticello reported overall enrollment, due primarily communities. All present pitched in to fi nish mulching the four large shade willow oak and red maple trees planted earlier in the week. Special guest Smokey a 27.6 percent increase in fi rst-time to a 20.9 percent decrease in high Bear also made an appearance. Hot dogs were served afterwards. All cities must meet four standards annually to qualify for the Tree City USA award, which full-time freshmen for the 2017 fall is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation. One of the standards is to conduct an Arbor Day ceremony with a proclamation. Monticello is one of only 37 See UAM Page 6A communities in Arkansas to currently receive this award. COMMUNITY Potlatch, Deltic Timber merge YOUNG AND OLD ENJOY FALL HAPPENINGS BY HAROLD COGGINS [email protected] City, county to celebrate Veterans’ Day Friday For the moment, Potlatch Corpora- The Drew County military tion’s merger with Arkansas-based Deltic community, the Veterans of Timber probably won’t budge prices of Foreign Wars and the Amer- wood being sold to the combined compa- ican Legion are holding the ny by landowners, said Matthew Pelkki, ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday at economist for the University of Arkansas the Drew County Courthouse, System Division of Agriculture. 210 South Main Street. Pelkki, a professor in the University of Jim Lee, a district VFW Arkansas at Monticello School of Forest- leader, is the master of cere- ry and Natural Resources and George H. monites, and State Rep. Le- Clippert Endowed Chair, is associate di- Anne Burch, a retired Brigad- rector of the Arkansas Forest Resources er General, and Drew County Center. Judge Robert Akin are two of But there will be a lot of eyes watching the speakers. The ceremony the new company very carefully, espe- is open to the public. cially in timber-rich Southeast Arkansas. First Baptist Church, 413 Recently, Spokane, Wash.-based Pot- North Main Street, will host latch and Deltic announced an agreement on an all-stock transaction that would a lunch for veterans and their create a combined company called Pot- families only at 11:30 a.m. ucts, Pelkki noted. The Arkansas Veterans’ latchDeltic Corp. Deltic, headquartered “The School of Forestry and Natural in El Dorado and owning about 530,000 Day ceremony is sched- Resources has in the past cooperated with uled for 10 a.m. Saturday at acres of timberland. both Potlatch and Deltic on teaching and The company also has sawmills in MacArthur Museum of Ar- research programs and we expect that kansas Military History, 503 Ola and Waldo and a wood fiberboard continued good cooperative relationship East 9th Street in Little plant. Its operations are in Arkansas and will continue with PotlatchDeltic,” he Rock. Gov. Asa Hutchinson northern Louisiana. Deltic has real estate said. is scheduled to speak. developments in Little Rock at Chenal “As our economy continues to grow, Valley and Chenal Downs and Red Oak housing starts are increasing and both Chamber, DQ to hold Ridge in Hot Springs. housing starts and increased manufac- ribbon-cutting “In the near term, I don’t see major dif- turing output are causing an increase in The Monticello-Drew ferences in the production of lumber or lumber demand. County Chamber of Com- wood prices to landowners selling timber “Southeast Arkansas will continue to merce will host ribbon-cut- to either company,” Pelkki said. “Deltic benefit from the jobs and good forest will be converted to a real estate invest- ting ceremony for the open- management that both Potlatch and Deltic ing of the new Dairy Qyeen ment trust, or REIT, which offers tax ad- are known for in our communities.” Grill and Chill Restaurant, vantages but also limits the vertical inte- Pelkki said that with the demand for 266 U.S. Highway 425 gration of processing facilities. lumber increasing, “I think that the two North, at 9:30 a.m. Friday. “REITs are supposed to have the bulk Deltic sawmills will continue opera- of assets and income—greater than 75 tion, either under the new PotlatchDeltic County offi ces to ob- percent—related to real estate and not name, or they will be acquired and oper- serve Veterans’ Day manufacturing. Thus, the ownership and ated independently. The Drew County Court- operation of Deltic’s two sawmills could “Canadian firms have purchased sever- house and Road Department be in question. They may stay in opera- al Arkansas lumber mills and both these will be closed Friday in ob- tion as a subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic, or mills would be desirable for such acquisi- servance of Veterans’ Day, they may be sold and operate under new tion,” he added. ownership.” PotlatchDeltic has announced it will See HAPPENINGS Page 6A UAM has just received a $250,000 maintain headquarters at Spokane, with Both photos special to the Advance grant from the U.S. Department of Agri- its southern operation headquarters at El A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL The fall season has been celebrated by many or- culture Forest Service Wood Innovations Dorado. ganization around town in many ways. Two are the “Trunk or Treat” afternoon hosted Program to initiate the Arkansas Wood For more information on forestry or the by the Head of the Class Childcare and Learning Center, 119 Shay Gillespie Street, INDEX and Woods of Monticello Health and Rehabilitation Center’s Fall Fest. Folks at both Opinion ..............4A Utilization Council, whose objective will UAM School of Forestry and Natural Re- Calendar ............2A Religion .............3B to be to identify and promote ways to in- sources, visit the forest resources center the HOTC’s event (above) and The Wood’s festival enjoy their time there. Classifi eds ........ 7C Sports ............... 1C crease markets for Arkansas wood prod- at www.afrc.uamont.edu. Obituaries ..........8A Weddings ..........1B OUR 146TH YEAR $34.00 ADVANCE-MONTICELLONIAN NUMBER 45 • 24 PAGES Subscribe Today! QHZVVSRUWVFODVVLÀHGV SHU<HDU 870.367.5325 LQVLGHWKH]LSFRGHDUHD ZZZP\PRQWLFHOORQHZVQHW 2A | Wednesday, November 8, 2017 NEWS Advance-Monticellonian | mymonticellonews.net | 870-367-5325 COMMUNITY CALENDAR GOING ON NOW Drew County Museum open on select Saturdays The Drew County Museum will be open the fi rst and third Saturday of each Educator of the Week month. The hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For special events, contact Connie Mullis at 870-367-2431 or Tommy Gray at 870-367-2401. Editor’s note: The Ad- Support for local schools vance-Monticellonian is high- DR. ADAM MCKEE, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO Show support for local schools by purchasing a school mascot yard sign lighting one educator each week for only $20. All three (University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils, to call attention to their accom- Drew Central Pirates and Monticello Billies) may be purchased for $50.