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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Wednesday, January 9 – Saturday, January 12, 2013.
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Support group for special-needs families, friends to meet
The One Day at a Time support group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Citizens Bank Annex, located across from the main bank on College Street in Batesville. This is a support group for families and friends of children and teenagers …
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River Valley Canners seeking members
The new club River Valley Canners, a part of the Extension Homemakers Council, will teach members how to can, dry, freeze and pickle food items. A small membership fee is required. The club meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at Independence …
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Free GED class offered at Strawberry Community Center
STRAWBERRY — A free General Educational Development class will be offered at the Strawberry Community Center at 9 a.m. Jan. 16, according to a news release. “This free class, provided by Black River Technical College, the Arkansas Department of Career Education and the HIPPY (Home …
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Kyleigh Grace Evens
Garrett Evens and Kristin Owen and Eric of Magness have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Jan. 4, 2013. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and has been named Kyleigh Grace Evens. Grandparents of the child …
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Clothing giveaway is Saturday
A community outreach clothing giveaway is held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. each second Saturday at Grace Communion Fellowship, located at 790 Allen Chapel Road. The church requests no vendors.
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Scarlett Katharn Staley
Jordan and Sarah Staley of Cabot have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Jan. 5, 2013. The baby weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces and has been named Scarlett Katharn Staley. Grandparents of the child are Terry and Linda Pease, …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on July 29, 1993.
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Letters to the editor
Wake up, America! Dear editor: Newtown, Conn., and our nation are still reeling from the incomprehensible slaughter of 20 defenseless children and six adults. Mourning for these children has blanketed America as well as other countries with disbelief, prayers, tears, teddy bears, candles and funerals. …
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Minimum wage and Oz
On Jan. 1 nearly one million Americans in 10 states received a pay raise because of a hike in minimum wage, but the issue of state and federal minimum wage laws will not go away. It suddenly struck me that a Wizard of Oz approach …
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Fascinating, not famous
Every year, the media introduce us to the most fascinating people of the prior year. They always overlook people like Joe Horne. A tailgunner in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Horne and his crew enjoyed 11 successful missions. They didn’t expect to …
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A geek’s guide to getting a high score
When my wife, Donna, and I were first married, we were given an old TI computer. The games on it were very limited, but so were our finances. I was majoring in both computer science and mathematics, and had very little time for any outside …
