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The Nashville News THURSDAY • June 6, 2013 • Issue 45 • 1 Section • 12 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Dierks cuts athletic Car show director position due scheduled at park to fiscal constraints A “Pack the DIERKS - The school district treasurer Janet Park” car show board voted unanimously Bobo told board members will be held Thursday to eliminate the that “based on current at the Nash- athletic director position expenditures and rev- ville City Park in accordance with its enue collections, it is very Sat., Sept. 14. reduction in force policy. likely the district will not Donations will According to minutes finish with the projected be made to of the special meeting, ending balance” for this the local Relay the decision was made fiscal year. for Life. All in an attempt to ease a Other changes ap- classes of cars fiscal crunch the district proved during Thursday’s and trucks are being is experiencing. meeting included a reas- accepted. En- “The athletic director signment of the coaching try is $15 in position will be a reduc- staff. Steve Martin will advance or tion in force due to the take over the boys’ bas- $20 the day of district’s financial status,” ketball program, while the show. For the minutes state. “The su- Jeff Tipton will remain in more informa- perintendent will assume charge of the girls’ pro- tion, contact the duties of the AD.” gram but will no longer be Freddie Horne, Superintendent Donny involved in track or golf. 110 Deerwood Davis was unavailable Head football coach David Lane, Nash- to comment on the de- Bennett will assume track ville, or text 870-451-4288. cision or the district’s duties. financial woes at press The minutes state that time; however, at a special the changes will go into Area farm meeting called May 23, effect July 1. families of the year High water closes boat named Area farm ramps and recreation areas families of the year have Due to the recent high Lake are the Spillway, Al- been named. water levels, the Vicks- pine Ridge, Amity, Lower Pace and COURTESY PHOTO | Chad Lites burg District of the U.S. Lake, Point Cedar, Arlie Dierks Lady Outlaw pitcher Caitlin Lites and Nashville’s Avery Kesterson are pictured at the Jodi King have Army Corps of Engineers Moore and Caddo Drive. All-Arkansas Preps banquet held Saturday in Little Rock. received the have closed boat ramps Day use areas, campsites honor in How- and recreational areas and campgrounds that are ard County, at Lake Ouachita, Lake closed are Arlie Moore, while Chris Greeson and DeGray Lake. Alpine Ridge and Point Gilmer, of De- POST SEASON HONORS Concrete barriers are be- Cedar. Some camp sites light, received ing placed at boat ramps, at Ozan Point are under the award in recreational areas and day water. Also closed are the Pike County. Local baseball, softball players recognized use areas for visitor’s safe- areas of Lenox Marcus and ty. Additional campsites Shouse Ford. Fish may be closed should The National Recre- number of Howard County athletes were named to all state lists water levels rise. ation Reservation System stocked and all star baseball and softball rosters recently by the Arkansas LAKE GREESON has been contacted to at several A Activities Association. The currently closed cancel all reservations for campground at Lake Gree- campsites affected by the area lakes Lady Outlaw pitcher Caitlin Lites re- Other local athletes who received hon- son is Arrowhead Point. high water conditions and ceived the lion’s share of mentions as she ors recently included Nashville’s Jenna Some of the camp sites at those campers will be fully Arkansas was named to the all state and all star Hendry, Maddie McJunkins and Donyell Kirby Landing are closed refunded. Game and rosters. Lites was also selected for the “Head” King, all of whom were named to and electrical power is Boaters are reminded Fish Commis- All-Arkansas Preps Team by the staff of the all state list. off. Cowhide Cove and to always watch for debris sion crews the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette along with Adam Bradshaw was also selected to Parker Creek lower roads washed into the lake from stocked more Nashville’s Avery Kesterson, who was represent Dierks on the list. are currently restricted to the recent heavy rains in than 213,000 named to the second team. Fans anxious to get a last taste of soft- vehicular traffic. the watershed area and fish in Arkan- Lites and Kesterson attended a banquet ball action for the year can see Lites play sas lakes and DeGRAY LAKE let others know where you in Little Rock last weekend featuring Den- in the all star game June 18 on the campus rivers during The boat ramps that are will be boating. April, accord- ver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. of the University of Central Arkansas. currently closed at DeGray - SW Arkansas Radio ing to Mark Oliver, chief of the Fisheries Division. The total stocking weighed more than 131,000 A penny saved is a penny driven pounds. April stock- ings locally include: 200 catch- Murfreesboro man had able channel catfish in the unique vision for truck Grandview Conservation decorated with change Pond near Columbus P.J. TRACY I.V. somed, and the reason it is 200 catch- Murfreesboro Diamond still going. able channel “The little kids, they love catfish in Mike It started with an old it,” said Fugitt. “It’s worth and Janet 1986 Ford F-150 and grew Huckabee everything to me to see the Lake in Hope from there … cent by cent. kids smile.” 500 catch- “I just wanted something One day looking at the able channel that looked different,” said back glass, he decided it catfish at Mike Harold Thomas “Tommy” looked a little plain, so a and Janet Fugitt. “No one ever no- few pennies later, the proj- Huckabee Kids ticed it, and I intended to ect had begun. Pond in Hope P.J. TRACY I.V. | Murfreesboro Diamond just put a crown on it, but Stripes down the front Pennies decorate the tailgate of Harold “Tommy” Fugitt’s 1986 F-150. 500 catch- the kids around here start- then led to a pyramid of able channel ed taking pictures of it, and pennies in the glass for [there],” said Fugitt, “but I tion. I didn’t want my pick- is not like everyone else’s.” catfish in Gur- putting it on Facebook.” more visibility. don Lake couldn’t stop, so I just kept up too look like everyone Originally thinking the And thus, the idea blos- 250 catch- “I found a stopping point doing it. It’s like an addic- else’s, because my pickup See PENNY / Page 8 able channel catfish in Ice- hower Pond in Miller County 650 catch- able brown DON’T FORGET trout in the Narrows Dam Relay for Life of Howard County will paint the town purple the week of June 2-7 to raise awareness for cancer Tailwater research and promote the annual Relay for Life that will take place on June 7 at the Nashville City Park from 6 1,320 catch- able rainbow p.m. until midnight. The Relay For Life of Howard Co. Luminaria Ceremony will be held on June 7 at 9 p.m. at trout in Nar- the Nashville City Park. Cost is a $5 donation per bag, $25 donation for a large tiki torch, a $10 donation for a rows Dam small tiki torch and a $25 donation for a sky lantern. Forms can be returned to a relay team member or mailed to Tailwaters in Relay For Life - Howard County, Attention: Joanna Howard, P.O. Box 55, Nashville, Arkansas 71852. Pike County - Saratoga Arkansas Digest 2 EDITORIAL Thursday, June 6, 2013 | The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 Historic rescuers It is not really news that Victor Davis Hanson has written another outstanding and eye-opening book. He has done that before and repeatedly, on a variety of subjects. The subject of his latest book, "The Savior Gener- als" is given in the subtitle: "How Five Great Com- manders Saved Wars That Were Lost— From Ancient Greece to Iraq." Thomas As both a military Sowell historian and a clas- sicist scholar, Victor Creators Davis Hanson is one of the few people qualified Syndicate to cover such a wide sweep of history. As someone whose depth of knowl- edge and insight are already familiar to readers of his syndicated column, he is also one of the few who can discuss complex subjects in plain English. The subject of "The Savior Generals" could not be more timely. It is about how seemingly hopeless situations can be— and have been— rescued from the brink of disaster. The situation of the United States of America today is similarly very dicey, both at home and abroad, both economically and militarily. This book takes us through the history of how and why nations — both ancient and modern— have gotten themselves into potentially catastrophic situations, and how a new leader with clearer vision, and the character and courage to do what needs to be done, has saved situations that seemed irretrievable. Both the old leaders who failed and the new leaders who succeeded are shown as three-dimensional human beings, with both flaws and virtues, not Stop feeding the tiger the cartoon-like images of public figures too often encountered in current discussions in the media or even in academia. As America grew in the pan and the Philippines rency manipulation, and Those who turned out to have the decisive virtues 1800s from a republic of a and told the U.S.

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