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Jean wins Thunder Bayou tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/07/11)
Pete Jean won the Thunder Bayou one-man scramble Monday, beating Mike Gentry in a three-hole card playoff at Thunder Bayou Golf Links. Jean and Gentry carded 61s for first and second in the championship flight of the event, which hosted 35 golfers. Byron St. Laurent was third in the championship flight with a 64...
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Sportsplex to host three tournaments this weekend
(Community Sports ~ 07/07/11)
The Blytheville Youth Sportsplex will host the 11- and 12-year-old North Arkansas State Cal Ripken tournaments this weekend as well as a "Free-For-All Tournament" for 13-15-year-olds. Host Blytheville will open the 11-year-old State Tournament at 2 p.m. Friday against Tri-County, then play Rogers at 7 p.m. Friday...
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Everything changes, including food pyramid
(Column ~ 07/07/11)
I hope everyone enjoyed their Independence Day. We certainly did. For those of you who don't know, July 4 is our anniversary. That means no matter where we are on our anniversary, they put on a fireworks display in our honor. This year we had the grandkids to celebrate with us. We swam in the pool, had watergun fights in the yard, shot off fireworks (we live out in the county), and of course barbecued as did, I am sure, most of you...
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Trip to LeBonheur, cast can't slow down Keaton
(Column ~ 07/07/11)
By the time this column hits the streets, my youngest son should be out of the doctor's office for his follow-up visit. Keaton will have an interesting story to tell his kindergarten classmates this fall about his summer vacation. It wasn't exactly the circumstances I'd prefer for his first helicopter ride, a one-way trip from the Great River Medical Center ER to Le Bonheur, courtesy of Pedi-Flight...
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Car found in Sportsplex lake
(Local News ~ 07/07/11)
Blytheville police officers and members of the Blytheville Emergency Squad found a vehicle near the lake at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex, Wednesday. The vehicle appeared to have been submerged in the lake, but no evidence of a drowning was found. Police Chief Ross Thompson reminded citizens that vehicle traffic is prohibited in the area and anyone seeing vehicles on the walking trail should report it to the police department...
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Joan Jones recently reached her 45th anniversary in Blytheville banking
(Local News ~ 07/07/11)
Joan Jones was hired by First National Bank in 1966, and 45 years later, is not planning to leave any time soon. She has found the work enjoyable, and says, "If you've got to work, and you love what you do, you might as well stay. I will continue to work as long as I am able."...
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Opportunities for fun 'staycations'
(Local News ~ 07/07/11)
With gas prices nearly $3.50 a gallon and rising, many families might be reconsidering taking a summer vacation. But there are many places families can go and have fun that are nearby and reasonably priced. In fact, many of the sites are less than half a day's drive, less than half a tank of gas and inexpensive or even free to visit and enjoy...
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Henry K. Allred
(Obituary ~ 07/07/11)
Mr. Henry K. Allred, 91, of Manila, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at the Manila Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 18, 1919, in Booneville, Miss., and was a logger and of the Pentecostal belief. He leaves his wife, Lena Allred of Manila; One daughter, Charlotte Boyd of Lepanto; and...
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Bill T. Utley
(Obituary ~ 07/07/11)
Mr. Bill T. Utley, 74, of Peoria, Ill., passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Holland, Mo., to Everett T. and Lola M. (Walker) Utley. He married Bonnie Deaner on Dec. 22, 1955, in Hot Springs, Va. She survives...
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Mrs. Earest Mae Evans
(Obituary ~ 07/07/11)
Mrs. Earest Mae Evans, 46, of Luxora, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011. She leaves her husband, John Evans of Milwaukee; Four sisters, Hazel Williams and Linnie Ravor or Luxora, Rosie Robinson of Blytheville, and Lena Gibson of Burdette; Two brothers, Eugene Robinson of Caruthersville and Mack Arthur Jackson of St. Louis;...
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Lillie Ovella Isebell
(Obituary ~ 07/07/11)
Lillie Ovella Isebell, 87, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born in Moundsville, Ala. to William Lee and Lillie Robert Coleman Griffin, she was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She loved gardening and enjoyed visiting with people. Her ability to love people went far beyond the homemaker and encompassed all those around her...
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