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THE NASHVILLE HH News-LEADER HH Preserving Southwest Arkansas’s Heritage While Leading Through the 21st Century Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 u Vol. 14, Issue 30 u 18 pages, 2 sections u 75¢ Leader Dino bones donated to local museum Board Found in Ben Lomond, fossils have connection to ‘Jurassic Park’ By John Balch www.swarkansasnews.com News-Leader staff “I believe I know these Nominees bones,” said Dr. Carson Davis, a retired paleontologist with sought for Southern Arkansas University. Davis, along with SAU ar- chamber chaeologist Dr. Carl Drexler and student Fiona Taylor, was awards in Nashville last week at the The Nashville Cham- Howard County EA Williams ber of Commerce is Chapel and Museum to inspect inviting nominations for two milk-crates full of fossils its annual citizenship that were said to be parts of a awards. dinosaur dug up in Ben Lomond The awards will in 1985 and were recently do- be presented at the nated to the museum. chamber banquet set Turns out Davis had indeed for Monday, Feb. 20, seen the bones back in the 1980s, at 6:30 p.m. at the new and he had brought along an high school cafeteria. authority on the matter - Jack Tickets are $15 each Horner of Montana, described and are now available as one of the most prominent at the chamber office. paleontologists in the United Tables of 6, 8, and 12 States and who served as tech- are also available. nical adviser and even inspired The theme for the a character in the Jurassic Park banquet is “Our Town films. is Something to Cheer In the 1970s, Horner, despite About.” having no degree, discovered an News-Leader photo/JOHN BALCH The chamber awards extensive “nesting grounds” of a CLOSER INSPECTION. Freddie Horne (at left) listens to Dr. Carson Davis discuss the dinosaur include the follow- North American hadrosaur that bones recently donated to Howard County EA Williams Chapel and Museum along with Dr. ing: Man of the Year; contained fossilized dinosaur Carl Drexler and Fiona Taylor. Woman of the Year; eggs and burrows. Horner is Orange and Black Edu- considered by his professional the Howard County museum when he saw some people dig- for retirement. The Goodins cation Award; Lifetime peers to be at the forefront of by Charles Goodin, a former ging on the side of the road. wanted to find a home for the Achievement Award. paleontological research, and Nashville newspaper editor and “Perpetually curious about bones instead of relegating them Chamber director in 2005 he found a piece of a former resident of Murfreesboro what might be unearthed, he storage. Mike Reese said that Tyrannosaurus rex with soft tis- where his family operated the pulled over and discovered the “Not to get all Indiana Jones, the deadline to receive sue still intact. Miner’s Camping and Rock bones shortly thereafter,” said but I felt very strongly that nominations is Monday, Dr. Davis knew he had seen Shop just outside the Crater of Charles, who described his they should be in a museum,” Feb. 6. the bones, some of which are Diamonds State Park. Goodin, father as being “fascinated by Goodin told The Nashville News- To make a nomina- also believed to be that of a who was born in 1987, said he rocks, minerals, fossils and any Leader. tion, call the chamber hadrosaur, the second he heard had been told by his late father, other geological oddities.” Dr. Davis told museum of- at 845-1262, or email the story about how the bones Chuck, that the bones were dug Goodin said the bones were ficials Freddie Horne and Susan chamber@nashvillear. had come to be in the museum’s up in Ben Lomond in September displayed in the family’s rock Nanneman that around 1985 com. possession. of 1985. Chuck was on his way shop up until late last year when Persons making the The bones were donated to home from Ashdown one day his mother Joyce was preparing See Dino • Page 5A nominations should give reasons that their nominee should be recognized. Other awards to be Legislative session picks up presented include new and remodeled build- ings. momentum in second week At the banquet, No- By John R. Schirmer Work on the state’s budget is “still kind elle Couch, First State News-Leader staff of slow,” according to Teague. “We ran 47 Bank, will formally be The Arkansas Legislature continues to or 48 budget bills” last week. The Budget succeeded as chamber consider tax legislation as the 91st General Committee met Tuesday and again this president by Will Martin, Assembly moves ahead in Little Rock. morning at 9. Diamond Bank. Sen. Larry Teague of Nashville said Teague is the Senate chairman of the Directors going off legislators picked up speed last week Joint Budget Committee. the board include past as they began working on a number of Teague works with four southwest Ar- president Ouida Terrell, proposals. kansas members of the House. “They’re a Home Improvement Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $50-million tax good bunch of reps,” he said. Center; Cheryl Power, cut was approved last week in the House They include Danny Watts of Hope, Power Pharmacy; and and Monday in the Senate. Teague co- DeAnn Vaught, whose district includes Drew Moody, Husqvar- sponsored the bill in the Senate. areas around Dierks, John Maddox of na Outdoor Products. The tax cut will benefit more than Mena and Justin Gonzales of Okolona. Board of directors 650,000 low-income Arkansans. It passed “We’ve been working together on members with terms re- 33-0 in the Senate and 90-2 in the House. some projects,” Teague said. News-Leader photo/LOUIE GRAVES maining include Noelle Teague said Hutchinson’s proposal to Teague said he hasn’t had a chance to HMH GALA SET. Amelia Moorer displays Couch; past president exempt retired veterans from the state in- visit Hutchinson about legislative mat- a poster for the 12th annual Howard Me- Mary Woodruff, The come tax “isn’t ready to pass. It has a pro- ters. morial Hospital Gala Feb. 25 in Nashville. Print Shop; Jenny West- vision to raise the tax on mobile homes. The governor attended inaugural Moorer is the director of the HMH Founda- brook, Power Pharma- It can’t pass that way. We’ll work it out.” activities last week in Washington, D.C. tion, which sponsors the gala. Proceeds cy; Wanda Carter, Ivan from the fund-raiser will benefit Howard Smith Furniture; Kristi Memorial. The theme for the event is “Fire Chandler, Steely Insur- and Ice.” ance; Vanna Woodruff, The Print Shop; Amelia Moorer, Howard Memo- rial Hospital Founda- HMH Gala tion; Steve Tate, Shelter Insurance; incoming vice president Bill Craig, set Feb. 25 Howard Memorial Hospital; Dennis Green, Heritage Computer in Nashville Service; Brent Pinker- By Louie Graves ton, Southwest Arkan- News-Leader staff sas Radio; and Loren Nothing in the price of a ticket goes for Hinton, UA Cossatot. the gourmet buffet, music or refreshment Ballots are being because of highly-valued sponsors who sent to chamber mem- News-Leader photos/JOHN R. SCHIRMER have already underwritten those expenses. bers to elect three new TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS. The Nashville Scrapperettes (above) and Scrap- It means that practically all proceeds of board members who pers (below) won their respective divisions of the 23rd annual Nashville Bankers’ ticket sales to the annual Howard Memorial will be announced at the Tournament Saturday night at Scrapper Arena. Pages 6A and 7A. Hospital Foundation Gala go to the founda- banquet. tion’s causes, the foundation director told Nashville Rotarians last week. Inside the Leader The foundation’s 12th annual event is Obituaries, 2A scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, and it will Early Files, 3A be in the lavishly-decorated Futrell Marine Opinion, 4A warehouse in the ‘old Coca-Cola’ building Sports, 6A-8A at the corner of Second and Hempstead Trends, B Streets in Nashville. There will be valet parking. Classifieds, 9B Foundation director Amelia Moorer described the 2017 gala as “The hottest event for the coolest cause.” The theme is Fire & Ice. Red, black or white formal attire is requested. Moorer said that the gala is the founda- tion’s biggest fund-raiser. She described the Nashville area as “a little town with a lot See Gala • Page 5A 2A News Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 Nashville News-Leader Obituaries Gregory Allen Brasel officiated by Rev. Francis Graveside services 1934 in DeQuincy, La., the sionary Baptist Church wife, Ramona Bailey of Gregory Allen Bra- Malone was at 10 a.m., were 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. daughter of the late Oscar with J.W. Gilbert and Glenwood; two daughters sel, 50, of Dierks, died Saturday, Jan. 21, Christ 23, 2017 at County Line Deal and Ida Pharris Deal. George Crump officiating. and sons-in-law, Jennifer Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, the King Catholic Church. Cemetery with Rev. Glen She was a former resi- Burial followed at the Old and John Morphew of in Hot Springs. A private family burial fol- Green officiating, under dent and storeowner at Liberty Cemetery under Nashville and Kristen and He was born Jan. 25, lowed. Visitation was 5-7 the direction of Latimer McCaskill, and was a the direction of Wilkerson Luke Benjamin of Arkadel- 1966, in Harrison, Ark., p.m. with a prayer service Funeral Home in Nash- member of the Marlbrook Funeral Home. phia; five grandchildren, the son of the late Johnny following Friday at Roller- ville. Baptist Church. The family received Robbie Morphew, McK- Waymon Brasel and Buna Chenal Funeral Home. You may send an on- She was preceded in friends from 6-8 p.m., enzie Morphew, Lydia Faye Ramsey.