IS THERE a WARRIOR in YOU? SPRINGS Nashville Natives Preparing to Ind out at 5K Run, Obstacle Course Departments to Merge
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I Saw It In ... Nashville N The News N THURSDAY • March 8, 2012 • Issue 20 • 2 Section • 14 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents INSIDE Area fire MINERAL IS THERE A WARRIOR IN YOU? SPRINGS Nashville natives preparing to ind out at 5K run, obstacle course departments to merge PUBLIC SAFETY CHARLES GOODIN Managing Editor n PAGE 3B: MS MINERAL SPRINGS - The graduate pre- Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire paring to try out Department is set to absorb the for Olympics Cotton Shed VFD and oversee operations in both regions fol- SPORTS lowing a unanimous vote at Monday’s city council meeting. The move came after Fire Chief Budd Dunson told city aldermen that officials from Cotton Shed had sought out the merger due to a lack of participation, which has left the neigboring fire department with an empty roster. Dunson said Mineral Springs n PAGE 1B: firemen have already been Nashville ninth See MERGE / Page 6 grader tallies shock win in 100m dash Hazardous IN BRIEF weather on Blevins High School will host an arts and the horizon crafts fair Sat., March 10 from 9 CECIL ANDERSON | Nashville News a.m. until noon Zach Pounds, a junior at Nashville High School, works out at Bell’s Gym in preparation for Warrior Dash, a 5K PUBLIC SAFETY on the school’s run and obstacle course coming to Amity this summer. walking track. CHARLES GOODIN In the case CECIL ANDERSON n NHS Correspondent Managing Editor of inclement weather, the fair n the small community of Amity, Arkansas, an enormous NASHVILLE - Severe weather will be moved to Ievent is coming. and copious amounts of rain the high school gym. At Timber Lodge Ranch, located out- and, perhaps most importantly, crawl are expected to enter the area side of Amity, workers are preparing through mud. All of this must be done today and linger through the The County 3.41 “hellish miles” of “battle ground” in the early summer heat. start of next week, National Line and Yancey to challenge any athlete willing to come Athletes have already signed up to Weather Service meteorolo- Volunteer Fire test it. willingly put themselves through the gists have predicted. Departments The “battle ground” will include 12 Warrior Dash, scheduled to take place According to a hazardous will hold their obstacle course challenges designed May 12. weather outlook issued by the annual spring NWS, it’s likely that a “heavy barbeque and to test the true grit of all the would-be The early date gives those who are rain event will affect much of auction Tues., warriors. going to run the Dash just a few short April 10 from The stations will force all takers months to prepare. In Nashville, prepa- the four state region begin- 5-7 p.m. at the to military crawl, literally jump fire See DASH / Page 6 ning late on Thursday and Mennonite continuing into the upcoming School, located weekend.” on Highway 355 To see more of Cecil Anderson’s contributions to “Plentiful moisture will be North. For more WANT present across the region to information, call the Nashville News, see page 7 of today’s edition. MORE? See WEATHER / Page 6 Brent Hostetler at 451-1451, Jeff Miller at 451-1478 or Lavon Hostetler at 451-3757. Six NJHS students take first in state FCCLA competition Bright Star Missionary Bap- EDUCATION tist Church will hold its annual usher program ashville Junior High School FCCLA mem- Sun., March bers competed in state STAR Events 18 at 2:30 p.m. competition March 1 at the Expo Center at 675 Bright N in Conway. Five hundred and sixty-seven FC- Star Rd. Rev. CLA members from 110 chapters competed in Elroy Stewart, pastor of Bee 20 events. Bee Memorial Trace Hamilton, Alayna Morphew and Brady CME Church Scott, the NJHS FCCLA Chapter Service manual in Hope, will team, placed first at state competition with a be the event’s gold medal. Their 10 minute speech and 16 page guest speaker. manual were based on the chapter’s service The public is in- projects for Ronald McDonald House in Little vited to attend, Rock. and ushers are Chapter Service recognizes chapters that asked to wear develop and implement in-depth service proj- white. ects that make a worthwhile contribution to Church of families, schools and communities. Students Christ in Nash- must use Family and Consumer Sciences con- ville will hold tent and skills to address and take action on a a blood drive community need. Sun., March 11 Caleb Clark, Bailey Hile and Jordan Williams, from 12 p.m. un- the NJHS FCCLA Chapter Showcase manual til 4 p.m. with a team, placed first at state competition with a SUBMITTED PHOTO | Nashville News goal of 25 units. gold medal. Their 15 minute speech and 44 page All donors will NJHS FCCLA members Bailey Hile, Caleb Clark, Jordan Williams, Trace Hamilton, Brady Scott manual were based on all of the NJHS FCCLA’s receive a free and Alayna Morphew, placed first in state competition and have advanced to national competition t-shirt. See FCCLA / Page 6 in Orlando, FL in July. Page 2 THURSDAY March 8, 2012 Opinions The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 Fifty states, common concerns conditions are starting to improve nationwide, Mike fuel costs can serious- Beebe ly hinder a recovery. Governor There is little that the United States can do to change the actions of OPEC. What we can As we do each Febru- do, and must continue ary, my fellow governors to do, is work to reduce and I met this past week America’s dependence in Washington, D.C., to on foreign oil. discuss common issues I’ve spoken at length we face in our states. about the economic There is more optimism opportunities in Arkan- about state economies sas for cellulosic fuels, than there was at this our increasing role in time last year. However, the wind industry, and there are vital issues the potential that nano- looming that can have technology research a further impact for holds for solar energy. both state budgets and While we work to cul- our citizens. Governors tivate alternative ener- from across the entire gies here at home, we political spectrum often need national policies find a collective voice that add stability to on these issues, and this that work. Recent fed- year was no exception. eral programs that sup- The topic that saw port the wind-energy the strongest agreement industry have to come involved proposed cuts up for renewal every Commonsense actions can lower prices at pump year, which makes some to the federal military Fuel prices continue us move promising al- final decision on the Key- investors hesitant and budget. There is consid- to skyrocket and working ternative and renewable stone XL pipeline. This leaves money on the erable sentiment across families cannot afford the Mike Ross energy technology from Canada-to-Gulf pipeline sidelines. the nation to reduce high prices and instability the science lab to the will carry almost one mil- And of course, all federal spending, and they face each time they United States marketplace, while not lion barrels of oil a day states are worried about any such cuts will have fill up. We must have an Congressman adding a single dime to from our North Ameri- the costs of health care, real consequences in affordable, stable sup- the deficit. In fact, my can neighbor and ally in particularly paying for all states. However, vir- ply of energy. The high bill would make the single Canada, to refineries on Medicaid programs. Un- tually all of my fellow costs of gas and other historic investments in largest investment in the the Gulf, creating jobs like most states, Arkan- governors and I feel that forms of energy continue alternative and renew- history of our country in here at home and making sas has not had to cut cuts recently proposed to hamper our nation’s able sources of energy, alternative and renewable our nation more energy services, and we are by the Department of economic recovery and without contributing to energies. independent. working diligently to Defense disproportion- they continue to make the nation’s deficit. My These investments will However, as many of transform how we pay ately target the Air Na- it harder for Arkansas’s bill, the American-Made promote alternative ener- you know, the President for health care and to tional Guard. In Arkan- working families to make Energy Act, would lower gies such as lignite coal recently rejected the per- slow the increase in sas, such cuts would ends meet. the price of fuel, help se- and compressed natural mits to construct the those costs. Even so, affect our fleet at the Our country spends cure the nation’s energy gas, of which Arkansas Keystone XL Pipeline. As the growth in demand 188th Fighter Wing in just over $300 billion a supply, increase the use of already stands to become a result, I led a bi-partisan for services could leave Fort Smith by replacing year importing energy alternative and renewable a leading national pro- group of legislators in our Medicaid budget the A-10 jets with small- from other nations, par- energy and create more ducer. In fact, research is sending a letter to the hundreds of millions er, unmanned aircraft. ticularly from the Middle ‘green collar’ jobs here at already underway to turn President criticizing his of dollars short by July Our National Guard East. If anything, our home.