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, Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Jethro News
By Kendall Frazier Spring has finally arrived! If you have any news that you would like to contribute to the Jethro News, contact me. You can write to me at 15618 Camp Newell Road, Ozark, AR 72949; phone 479209-2971; Facebook; or e-mail Kfrazier_72949@yahoo.com. I received word that David Young passed away Saturday, March 15. David was the husband of Jennifer (Brumley) Young, daughter of Aldan and Wilma Jean (Whitesell) Brumley and a granddaughter of the late Earl and Dessie (Campbell) Whitesell. My nephew, Isaac Frazier, celebrated his 10th birthday on Sunday, March 16. Those helping him celebrate were Duane, Terri, Austin, Bethany, Mike, Loretta and Kendall Frazier, Tony and Alanna Contreras, Wanda Barnes, and Fay, Rose, Leroy and Trina Campbell. Cake and ice cream were served. Aunt Rose Campbell has been helping us to put a new floor in our house. Several folks attended a barbeque at the home of Grandma Fay Campbell and Aunt Rose Campbell on Sunday, March 23. Those attending were Fay, Rose, Leroy and Trina Campbell, Clayton and Kelly Morris, Wanda Barnes, Mike, Loretta, Duane, Austin, Isaac and Kendall Frazier, Tony and Alanna Contreras, and Cody and Karissa Zolliecoffer. My third and fourth books, The Extended Roots: The Roots of Elbert Ellis Pug Frazier; Book 1: Frazier Family; and Book 2: Cowan Family, are almost completed and will be pub-

MARCH TRIP Pictured (L-R): A. J. Gaines, Michael Staggs, Nancie Pierce, Jordan Hatfield, Chelsey Durning, Mr. Valentine, Jacob Pitts and Tyler Turner.

lished soon. The annual Oak Ridge Cemetery Pie Supper will be held Saturday, April 26, at the Jethro Community Building. Be sure to mark your calendars! The Campbell family reunion will be held Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m., at the Jethro Community Building. Happy Birthday to Linda Graham, March 16; Janetta Sheppard Cale, March 16; David Bowles, March 23; Diana Jones of Cass, March 24; and Serena Bowles Brown, March 28.

Students help out on forestry trip

Last Monday the Ozark Alternative School went on their March forestry trip to Shores Lake. As you can see from the picture it was chilly in the forest, even though it was supposed to be warmer. We had to take old Pay Here signs down and put up new big Stop signs. Also, we learned of the importance of paying to stay at the parks, money which is used to improve the park in any possible way, such as making trails. We walked around the road people drive on and cleared all limbs and trees. Then we had to go around and mark the dead trees to be cut down. - - Jordan Hatfield and Chelsey Durning

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RICKEY BOWMAN
Will be a FAIR and HONEST County Judge, seeing your tax dollars spent in an efficient manner.

Spring is Springing all Over

by Clydene Overbey I was outside this morning and so many signs of Spring greeted me. Oh how fresh and clean is spring. First things I noticed were those tiny little star-shaped purple flowers popping up everywhere. Daddy called them Johnny-jump-ups. I dont know the name and I suspect they are weeds, but they will forever be Johnnyjump-ups to me. Then on a cold morning like today someone has their fireplace going. I dearly love to smell the smoke drifting up in the air and mingling with a fresh green smell of wet grass. In spots where the sun hits a spot there is green grass peeking through the brown sleeping grass of the winter. The little finches that were brown and drab in the winter are brightening up their feathers with yellow and red. Then there is a red-breasted robin, strutting around looking for the perfect ground where he might fetch a big fat earthworm. I thought, well, little robin, I doubt you are going to find a worm this morning, but heck fire that little bird was smarter than me because all at once he bobbed his head down and came up with a worm for his breakfast. Good for you, little one. I have bird feeders hanging by my window so I can watch them eat and this morning there is a beautiful cardinal sitting there in all its glory as the sun shines down on him and makes his red feathers glow. He calls, prit-te prit-te prit-te. My grandma told me once, Listen, Clydene, hes telling you that you are pretty. If you have never listened closely to the cardinals call you should. Let him tell you how pretty you are. It will brighten your day. I kicked aside some dry leaves and underneath there are green shoots of the Easter lilies popping up out of the cold ground. They reach up for the sun to help them grow. It will not be long until the bright yellow flowers will start popping open. Nothing prettier than the first Easter lilies. I have a fire bush that is starting to have little red blooms all over it. Soon it will burst forth with the fiery red color that gives it its name. On the other side there is a forsythia bush that has been spurting out those bright yellow flowers for several weeks now, only to be plucked off by the icy fingers of the still gripping winter winds. That bush will soon burst forth with the color of sunshine so bright it almost hurts your eyes. I scratched around in my wishing well planter and sure enough the little green spurts of rose moss are trying to get through the hard soil. I covered them back up and another day when I look again Ill be able to remove the cover and they will spring up seems all at once with the many colors

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Junior Den Day set at UA/FS

The University of Arkansas/Fort Smiths annual Junior Den Day on April 3 at the Stubblefield Center gives high school juniors a chance to learn more about both UAFS and the college experience. Dr. Paul B. Beran, UAFS chancellor, will welcome students at 9:30 a.m. The event will run until 12:30 p.m. and is free for students and parents. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9:15. Students can sign up for Junior Den Day by visiting www.uafs.edu/admissions/ denday. For more information contact the admissions office at 888-512-LION or 479-7887120. of a rainbow. They will grow and grow until they hang down the sides and look like a huge colorful bouquet. Trees are budding, flowers are popping, birds are chirping, the sky is blue, the sun is shining, and it all just shouts springtime is springing. Makes a body feel good to know that even though winter is still hanging on tight, it cant stop spring from coming. Winter, you might as well go crawl in your dark dreary hole. Ill be waiting for you when you come back again to give the earth a rest so Spring can once again spring forth out of the resting dormant earth that you have been protecting and nurturing for us. Thank you, Winter, Ill miss you, but Im gonna love the renewal of the earth with Spring. By the way, Winter, would you take some of those pesky bugs with you? Id appreciate it, yep! By the way I do love Winter, but this one has been a mite tiring. I love Spring also, but am not looking forward to hot summer. Romans 10:9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

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119 inducted into Honor Society

RUSSELLVILLE The Arkansas Kappa Chapter of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society at Arkansas Tech University welcomed 119 new members during its spring 2014 induction ceremony at Chambers Cafeteria. Membership in Alpha Chi is limited to no more than 10 percent of the junior, senior and graduate classes at a given institution. Local area individuals inducted into Alpha Chi at Arkansas Tech in spring 2014 are: May Belle Morgan of Coal Hill and Tessa Ruston of Ozark.

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Pie Auction & Chili Supper Campaign Fund-Raiser

Thursday, March 27, 5 p.m. Franklin County Fair Building
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Supporting

Rita (Fisher) Wigington

Democratic Candidate for Franklin County Clerk
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BUTTERBALL LLC - OZARK NEW FARM EXPANSION

Butterball LLC, the largest producer of turkey products in the United States, is seeking individuals to build contract growing farms for the Ozark, Arkansas, complex. New farms will consist of 4 houses, single stage, tunnel ventilated. A competitive growing contract will be offered to qualified individuals. Interested persons can call 479-667-1640, ext. 206.