THE SPECTATOR, Ozark, Ark.

, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - - Page 5

CLARKSVILLE
CINEMA
www.clarksvillecinema.com
STARTING Fri., May 9, 2014
Heaven is for Real
(Drama) (PG)
Greg Kinnear
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 & 9:05
Saturday. . . . . . .4:00, 7:00 & 9:05
Sunday. . . . . . . .1:15, 4:00 & 7:00
Mon. thru Thurs. . . . . . . 7:00 Only
Rio 2
(Animated/Family/Comedy) (G)
Voice of Anne Hathaway
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 & 9:05
Saturday. . . . . . 4:00, 7:00 & 9:05
Sunday. . . . . . . . .1:15, 4:00 & 7:00
Mon. thru Thurs. . . . . . .. 7:00 Only
The Amazing Spider-
Man 2 2D/3D
(Action/Adventure/Fantasy) (PG-13)
Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield
Fri. & Sat. in 2D . . . . . . . .7:00 Only
Fri. & Sat. in 3D. . . . . . .9:20 Only
Sat. & Sun. in 3D . . . . . 4:00 Only
Sun. in 2D. . . . . . . . . .1:15 & 7:00
Mon. thru Thurs. in 2D. . .7:00 Only
Neighbors
(Comedy) (R)
Seth Rogen, Zac Efron
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 & 9:05
Saturday. . . . . .4:00, 7:00 & 9:05
Sunday . . . . . . . 1:15, 4:00 & 7:00
Mon. thru Thurs. . . . . . . 7:00 Only
Monday Night Bargain Movies:
Rio 2, Heaven is for Real
& Neighbors
Dr. Jim Curlin, Family Dentist
314 North 18th
Ozark, AR 72949
(479) 667-2336 FAX: (479) 667-2356
Email: OzarkDental@Centurytel.net
Web at: www.OzarkDentalServices.com
20% DENTAL DISCOUNT On ALL DENTISTRY For
All Of Our Local Plant Workers - Butterball, Baldor,
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Were Thankful For Your Hard Work And The Things
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what plant youre working for when you call, or come in for
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Implants From $495 - $995!
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Our 20+ Years of Experience Keeps You From Paying
For Expensive Procedures You Dont Need
ALWAYS FREE Consults For Braces,
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Call Hannah, Hallie, Cindy, Sue or Carol
at 667-2336, Today!
Western Transit System
Rural Public Transportation
For Everyone
(855) 642-0060/(479) 424-2098
Rides Available
Monday - Friday
(Except Holidays)
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Our rural public transportation program is designed to
improve the quality of life for residents in your commu-
nity. The service can be used for shopping, pharmacy,
medical appointments, paying bills and other personal
needs. This is a service for all ages.
Rides must be scheduled 48 business hours prior to
when you want to ride. You will be able to travel within
your home city for $6 round trip. Nominal additional fees
will apply for extra stops.
Due to limited space, public transportation is provided
on a first come, first serve basis.
To schedule a ride, please call:
(855) 642-0060
A service provided by:
El ect
Tim ONe al
Cons t able Wit t ic h Towns hip
Compe t e nt Expe rie nc e - Common Se ns e
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Paid political ad
The Love of a Mother
by Clydene Overbey
A wonderful and Blessed
Mothers Day to all mothers.
May all your gifts be wrapped
in the love of God.
It would be hard to explain
the love of a mother. I miss
Mama so much it hurts. Most
mothers didnt work outside
the home when I was growing
up. I was in high school when
Mama started work in the
school lunch room where I still
saw her every day. It was the
lunch room then not cafeteria
as it is called now.
A mother is someone who
loves unconditionally and
places the needs of her chil-
dren above her own, on a per-
sonal level, and not only with
words, but also actions. A
mother is a person who see-
ing there are only three pieces
of pie for four people,
promptly announces she
never did care for pie. Mama
ate the back and wings of fried
chicken and made us think
thats what she wanted.
A mother is the truest
friend we have, when trials
heavy and sudden, fall upon
us; when adversity takes the
place of prosperity; when
friends who rejoice with us in
our sunshine, desert us; when
trouble thickens around us,
she still will cling to us and
hold us up. Mama prayed for
me as long as she lived. She
prayed when I had no idea she
was praying, but I know her
prayers of protection, when
she couldnt even see me,
were definitely answered.
A few years before Mama
died she told me how she laid
in bed sometimes half the
night praying for her kids.
Mama loved country mu-
sic, but she let me listen to
rock and roll and Elvis on the
old gray radio and even said
she liked it. Mama played the
harmonica, which we called
French harp, and my how
she could make it talk. She had
a gallon freezer bag with all
her French harps in her purse.
She had several keys that she
played in. When we were kids
I remember her sitting down
in her old tattered rocking
chair and playing whenever
she had some time to unwind.
There were times then when I
didnt want to hear it, but oh
how I would love to hear it
now.
I never knew just how
much Mama loved me or what
that love meant until I became
a mother. I then remembered
all the ornery things I did and
all the worries I caused Mama.
There was no way to repay all
the hurt, worry and trials I
caused her, not that she would
have wanted me to, but there
is a hole in my heart that can
never be refilled now that she
is gone.
On the other hand a big
part of me went with my son
when he died. No explaining
that either. Some heart-aches
are never ending because a
mothers love is the most
powerful love under Gods
love for us. Mothers Day is
not an easy day for me and I
would rather just be by my-
self, but that would not honor
my Mama and my son, Rich-
ard, who are watching me from
heaven.
Mama was famous for say-
ing things like, When I was
your age, kids had it much
harder; I didnt get to go and
do half the things you kids
did; just because everyone
else is doing it doesnt mean;
I didnt have all these things
you kids take for granted. I
had to walk miles to school
and I wanted to go; if I had
sassed my Mother the way
you do me shed have; how
many times have I told you;
No means noo; Did you
wash your ears? Because I
said so. And one Ive never
really figured out, Stop that
bolixing around, you are
gonna keep bolixing around,
look at him/or her bolixing
around. I dont have the
faintest idea what bolixing
around meant, but I do know
it wasnt good. Mama would
say, Ill swan for a lot of
things. It was kind of her form
of cursing and as close as she
ever got to a swear word.
Mama could hear through
walls and she never lost that
ability. Just try and whisper
clear across the house, whis-
pers never helped. I thought
she could also see and hear
through walls as well as the
back of her head. She seemed
to read my mind as well. You
just cant get away with any-
thing with mothers.
Mothers deserve all our
appreciation and love. If you
have your mother alive and
well then you are blessed be-
yond all understanding. Love
her, respect her, obey her, and
if she is elderly, visit her of-
ten. I regret not visiting Mama
a lot more than I did.
As important as mothers
are to us it is amazing how
they are taken for granted.
Mothers Day shouldnt be
the only time you arise and
call them blessed. Love your
mothers unconditionally as
they love you. Jesus loved
his mother greatly and pro-
vided for her even as he hung
dying on the cross.
John 19:26-27: When
Jesus therefore saw his
mother, and the disciple
standing by, whom he loved,
he saith unto his mother,
Woman, behold thy son!
TALENT WINNERS Altus Mayor Larry Stacy is
shown with winners of the Altus Spring Gala Childrens
Talent Contest held Saturday. They are Cherokee Collins,
age 4 to 9 winner, and Olivia Battles, age 10 to 14 winner.
Shown in front is runner-up JakSen Ross.
Historic Preservation Month
proclaimed by Ozark mayor
LITTLE ROCKOzark
Mayor Carol Sneath is among
112 officials in 60 counties
who have declared May as
Historic Preservation Month,
AHPP Director Frances
McSwain announced on
Monday.
The theme of Historic
Preservation Month 2014 is
New Age of Preservation:
Embark, Inspire, Engage! and
Come to the Table: Celebrat-
ing the Flavors of Arkansas
is the theme for Arkansas Heri-
tage Month, McSwain said.
We hope all of the people of
Arkansas will take time to re-
flect on the importance of their
local historic sites, especially
those listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
(A list of Franklin Countys
National Register properties
can be found at http://
www.arkansaspreservation.com/
historic-properties/national-
register/search.aspx.)
Mayor Sneaths proclama-
tion reads as follows:
WHEREAS, historic
preservation is an effective
tool for managing growth, re-
vitalizing neighborhoods, fos-
tering local pride and main-
taining community character
while enhancing livability;
and
WHEREAS, historic
preservation is relevant for
communities across the na-
tion, both urban and rural, and
for Americans of all ages, all
walks of life and all ethnic
backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, it is impor-
tant to celebrate the role of
history in our lives and the
contributions made by dedi-
cated individuals in helping to
preserve the tangible aspects
of the heritage that has shaped
us as a people; and
WHEREAS, New Age of
Preservation: Embark, Inspire,
Engage! is the theme for Na-
tional Preservation Month
2014 and Come to the Table:
Celebrating the Flavors of Ar-
kansas is the theme for Ar-
kansas Heritage Month, co-
sponsored by the City of
Ozark, the Arkansas Historic
Preservation Program, the
Department of Arkansas Heri-
tage and the National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
Now, therefore, I, Mayor
Carol Sneath, do proclaim
May 2014 as National Preser-
vation Month and call upon
the people of Ozark to join
their fellow citizens across the
United States in recognizing
and participating in this spe-
cial observance.
Emergency responders
training announced
The following emergency
responders training schedule
is being printed to help agen-
cies and individuals be aware
of training available and how
to qualify and register.
Responders are advised to
check with their chief or train-
ing officer before registering
for any class and to contact
the class point of contact with
any questions about the
class.
*A 16-hour NFA Incident
Safety Officer class will be
held Saturday and Sunday,
May 17 and 18, at the Altus
Fire Department Training
Room, 125 West Main Street
in Altus. The class will begin
at 8 a.m. each day and last
eight hours. Point of contact
is Chief Randy Kinsworthy,
479-667-7565.
*An eight-hour AFC Wild-
land Fire Class is scheduled
at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, and
Thursday, May 22, at First
Baptist Church Fellowship
Hall in Ozark. Point of contact
is Fred Mullen, 479-209-0818.
All responders regardless
of agency or discipline are re-
quired to complete ICS-100, -
200 and -700, which can be
completed online at www.fem
a.gov/IS/NIMS.
In addition, responders
who are company officers or
who have command respon-
sibility are required to com-
plete ICS-800 (online) and ICS-
300 and -400, which are of-
fered by ADEM (schedule at
www.adem.arkansas.gov.)
For more information on
ICS classes, call Mullen.
Training officers who have
training open to other agen-
cies are asked to contact Me-
lissa at 479-667-4909.
Cemetery project
explained to Rotary
Altus resident Fran Skin-
ner spoke to the Altus Sunset
Rotary Club last week on the
history of the city-owned
Fain-Higdon Cemetery and
the improvements underway.
He explained that the citys
founding fathers established
the cemetery and are buried
there, including Isham L. Bur-
row, who founded Hendrix
College at Altus.
Skinner provided a com-
plete listing of those interred
there, none buried later than
the late 1950s, but indicated
that others might now be in-
terested in a burial plot since
some cemeteries in the area are
at capacity.
Skinner told the club that
a monument has been ordered
for a skeleton found in the lo-
cal museum when the build-
ing was obtained from the
Knights of Pythias and which
was given a proper burial
last year in Fain-Higdon Cem-
etery.
He also discussed a cem-
etery sign project underway
and expressed the desire to
have a memorial service on
Memorial Day. At his request,
the club agreed to help pro-
vide flags for the sign arch-
way.
It has been very impor-
tant to a lot of us to bring back
the history of the cemetery,
said Skinner, who was intro-
duced by Rotarian Bob
Shingledecker.
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