Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2001

Rector area residents will join together Sunday night, Nov. 18, to express their thanks in a community Thanksgiving service set for 5 p.m. at the Rector Community Center. The gathering is open to anyone who would like to attend. The event will feature singing by the Rector Elementary School third grade choir and a community choir...

An amazing team effort by the Rector Junior High Cougars resulted in a 32-point, 54-22 win last Tuesday night. The Junior Cougars, now 1-0 on the year, had a very well balanced scoring attack which saw a total of nine players putting points on the scoreboard...

The Rector Cougars kicked off their 2001-2002 basketball season as they hosted Delaplaine last Tuesday evening. Although the Cougars led three of four periods, Delaplaine outscored Rector 17-9 in the fourth quarter to come from behind and pull out a 59-57 win...

Early foul trouble plagued the Lady Cougars Monday night as they fell to the Bay Lady Yellowjackets, 63-49. "We came on fire," head coach Shane Robinson said. "We scored 22 points in the first period, but could only score 15 over the next two quarters. We're going to have get much more offensive consistency and a lot better on defense."...

Jimmy Darrell Yancey, 53, of Paragould, formerly of the Rector area, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at Methodist Central in Memphis, Tenn. A machinist at Emerson Electric in Kennett, he was born Sept. 3, 1948, in Clay County to the late Jim Franklin Yancey and Ruth Ann (Gatlin) Yancey. He was married April 10, 1995, to Charlotte Melton Yancey, who survives. He attended Fourth Avenue Church in Paragould...

Students in Pat Edgin's kindergarten class at Marmaduke Elementary School put on their thinking caps recently to write about the things for which they are the most thankful. At this Thanksgiving season, the Democrat proudly shares their thoughts. Zachery Brown I am thankful for my school because I am learning letters, how to read and do math. I am also thankful for my family and my favorite food, corn-on-the-cob...

Staying prepared for emergencies and disasters, both in government and in the community, was stressed during a "CALM" (Communities Activated for Leadership Mobilization) meeting in Corning Thursday evening. During a slide presentation by Tom Allen of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM), participants learned the primary terrorist targets are generally those the perpetrators associate with their enemy's power and prestige...

Rector cooks will get a break from the stove this Thanksgiving. WRECK, or the Walking Rectorites Encouraging Cancer Knowledge, will sell Boston butts for the holiday at $20 each to raise money for the annual Relay for Life event held in April. Orders may be placed at any time by calling a team member. The meat will be cooked Nov. 21 at Glen Sain GMC and will be ready for pick-up at 3 p.m. that day or may be delivered...

A number of Rector residents are hard at work on Rector's second annual free Thanksgiving dinner, and organizers hope the event will be a huge success. The meal, set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 22), is open to anyone in the Rector school district. The event was started last year after siblings Neda Sain, Nila Holman, Roger Gregory and Pam Foster came up with the idea to have a community meal to offer food and fellowship at the Rector Community Center dining room...

Behind a 58-point performance by Josh Bateman, the Marmaduke Greyhounds cruised to a 35-point, 96-61, win over the Bay Yellowjackets Friday night. Marmaduke and Bay were tied at 30 apiece at the halftime intermission before Bateman's second half offensive onslaught...