Rector City Council met at the Rector Community Center at 6 p.m., the new time set with the return to Central Standard Time. Rector’s proposed Burn Ordinance 571 was approved after required procedural readings.
BY GAYLA JOHNSON Times-Democrat News Staff Piggott residence Charles Crafton is a proud veteran, having served in the United States Army from 1954 through 1957. After basic training Crafton was stationed in Munich, Germany as an engineer.
Veterans Day, November 11, recognizes and celebrates every American who donned the uniform of one of America’s Armed Services. Once celebrated as Armistice Day, the day WWI, known as The Great War, concluded hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany, Veterans Day gives non-veterans a chance to say “Thank you for your service.” In fact, the armistice went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11 is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”
The Mississippi River is the lifeblood of the Mississippi Valley and is the main artery that transports products as vital as oxygen up and down its far-reaching waters. When the Mississippi River is affected by drought or flood conditions, the result affects everyone. That illustration is appropriate for the message of the poem or meditation you studied your senior year of high school. You wondered, what value is this John Donne poem of ancient years?
Rector Elementary recently recognized and celebrated their fifth and sixth grade football team for finishing as the ArkMo League Runner-Up. (Courtesy photo) .
A community pep rally and bonfire will be held Thursday Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m., next to Paul Temerian Field in Rector. The Cougars will play Strong Friday night in the first round of playoffs. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance on gofan.co. Senior night fes-tivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. Senior football players, cheerleaders and band members will be recognized.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drve at the Rector Community Center from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. All blood types are needed, especially platelet donors and those with type O blood.Blood drive planned at Rector
Arkansas PBS will recognize the contribution of women in the military and help connect these veterans with resources and services during the special program “Honor. Service. Duty.: Arkansas Women Veterans” premiering at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10.
The Little Rock VA Regional Office’s next Virtual Claims Clinic for Arkansas Veterans is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17.