Better Beginnings, a program of the Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, is seeking nominations for the nextArkansas Outstanding Early Childhood Professional (AOECP). Established in 1988, this award administered by DCCECE honors an early childhood professional who makes significant contributions to the early care and education field in Arkansas.
A workshop on “Introduction to Building a Successful Blog” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in the educational center of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center. The cost is $35 per person and space is limited. If wanting to reserve a laptop for the workshop please advise when signing up.
“We laugh that we’re both the luckiest man and woman on the planet,” said Shannon Parks Williams. “We’ll alternately say that in jest and realize we feel exactly that lucky.” What started as fun dating among mutual friends quickly turned into a lifetime of ice cream, community involvement, and family focus.
“It’s worked out good,” shares Judge Mike Patterson, speaking of his forever partnership with wife Pat whom he met at First Federal Savings and Loan in Rector as he applied for a loan in the infancy of his real estate ventures. She opened the Savings and Loan as the manager, a position today that would be entitled president. “Those were the days that Savings and Loan establishments were important financial institutions and local entrepreneurs and regular citizens could establish good working relationships with them,” comments Pat Jones Patterson.
At the Ford Room inside the Rector Community Museum on Main Street in Rector, a fun and festive Valentine Party is planned, featuring favorite vocalist Vicki Bishop who will present a program entirely of love songs on Feb. 16, doors opening at 6 p.m. for browsing the museum and enjoying a delicious buffet, free of charge.
Polar Plunge 2023, to benefit Area One Special Olympics, was held Saturday, Jan. 28, and the Piggott Mohawk team was there ready to plunge in the cold water.
The Rector gym was packed, the crowd like what many said they’d not seen in several years. Seismic readings could have recorded shaking, rattling, rolling, and noise detectors buzzed off the chart, showing loud, louder, loudest chants and chomping cheers, “eat ‘em up, eat ‘em up.” Rector Homecoming banners proclaimed intention to shake down the house on rival Marmaduke Greyhounds, the opponent traveling only seven miles along an asphalt road to the Cougar Den.
Marching band performances at the 4th of July and Labor Day parades in Piggott and Rector placed Cathy Jane Jones and Larry Norred in the same vicinity. With one look at Cathy in her Rector Blackcat gold majorette uniform, Larry was a goner, even at age fifteen.
long-time member of the Cougar marching band and is in NHS and the CNA and Phlebotomy programs at RHS. She was escorted by Landon Haywood, son of Chris and Shannon Haywood. Landon plays basketball and baseball and is in NHS. She was also escorted by Kameron Jones, son of David Jones and Leigh Ann Jones. He plays basketball and baseball and is in NHS.
1983 The Greenway girls junior and senior basketball teams were given the sportsmanship award at the Clay County Basketball Tournament held at Greenway recently. Team members included are: Carla Beck, Wanda Harris, Lealani Hardin, Kelly Harmon, Pam Loveless, Pam Petty, Leah Dortch, Becky Petty, Deneika Harris, Linda Speer, Lisa Bond, Sandy Brown, Janette Bridgeman and Gale Presson.