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Hello everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Always tell your loved ones how much you love them and never take them for granted.

I have been so busy this week. I have been gone every night doing something. I still had time to make dessert for our church’s Valentine party. Last night, I made banana bread and brownies.

Do y’all remember when we were kids and always trying to pull a fast one over on our parents? Well, I was a pro at it, or so I thought. My mom always knew. I always wondered how she knew. When I became a parent I figured it all out. Moms have special powers and they are better than a bloodhound about sniffing out things their children do. Shannon would get so mad because I usually knew what she had done before she got home.

Back in the late 1970s, once again, Lisa Smith Favela and I were up to something. Her parents were going to take the kids to the lake and we begged to stay home, and they let us. As soon as they got out of sight, we found the keys to the Impala and drove all over Mansfield. We drove down every street, we thought we were something. Neither one of us had a license. We eased the big four-door car into the driveway right before they got home. We were so proud of ourselves, we had pulled a fast one on the folks. They pull in the driveway and we are all outside, and we are in the clear. We were smiling on the inside. Then, all of a sudden, Jackson Smith leans on the hood of the car and it was still warm from us roaming the town. We were busted. He said, “who’s been driving this car?!” We had to fess up, we were caught. We got in trouble, and you would think this would have stopped us from pulling any more stunts. Of course, it didn’t. Oh, the good old days, driving that car was fun, it was worth getting in trouble. Can I say that I could talk Lisa into pretty much anything? I was the instigator. I can just imagine the shock on your faces.

This week’s recipe is another quick cake recipe. It comes from my friend, Ronna Watts. She is one of the best cooks I know. She can tackle anything and make a meal out of the leftovers and just about anything.
Now don’t think this won’t work because it will and I made it with blueberry and it was good. I am going to try it with cherry next time.

BLUE BERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE
1 dry angel food cake mix
1 regular size can of blueberry pie filling (you can use any flavor you like)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, mix the dry angel food cake mix (do not add the water) and the pie filling till it’s mixed together good. You do not have to grease the pan. Pour the batter into a 9×13 cake pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, depending on your oven. One of my ovens gets hotter than the other. It will puff up while cooking. Let cool, you can top with cool whip or icing of your choice. I just put butter on mine and ate it like a blueberry muffin. Enjoy!

Mansfield Lady Tigers Defeat Lavaca to Advance to 2A-4 Tournament Championship Game

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Mansfield Lady Tigers Defeat Lavaca to Advance to 2A-4 Tournament Championship Game

The Mansfield Lady Tigers have earned the title of “Come Back Cats” in recent weeks. The Lady Tigers swept their conference opponents in the second half of the season and rolled into the 2A-4 District Tournament as the number one seeded team. As the number one seed, Mansfield was able to get a first-round bye in the tournament which would pit them against the winner of the Future School Rockets and the Lavaca Golden Arrows. Future School won the game but lost the war due to a forced forfeit of their victory. This gave Lavaca a pass and set up a scrappy matchup between Lavaca and the Lady Tigers.

Mansfield won the tip-off as Alyson Edwards took the ball from the Golden Arrows and forced a Lavaca foul. The quick start went flat quickly for the Lady Tigers though as both teams began to play patty cake with turnovers. Mansfield overcame their mishaps and Seven Sanderson finally put the Lady Tigers on the scoreboard. Sanderson continued assaulting the Golden Arrows by snatching nearly every rebound that bounced off the boards. Lavaca tried to shut her down but fouled her in the process allowing Sanderson to drop two free throws through the net. Mansfield began to warm up offensively when Kynslee Ward drained a three-point shot giving the Lady Tigers a 7-2 lead. Lavaca hit a three of their own to close the gap but Alyson Edwards put up back-to-back board buckets to silence the Golden Arrows as the quarter ended with an 11-5 Mansfield lead.

With a seemingly quiet start to the game, the Lady Tigers woke the crowd up to start the second quarter when Skylynn Harris made a massive blocked shot on the Golden Arrows in the opening seconds of the quarter. Harris wasn’t the only one getting aggressive though. Mansfield’s defense hit hard and often with Sarah Fisher fighting for rebounds, Natalie Allison forcing a jump ball, and Kynslee Ward playing toe to toe with Lavaca’s best players. With the defense playing great, Natalie Allison and Alyson Edwards were able to catch fouls by Lavaca as they went up for layups to pull the Lady Tigers offense up to par with their defense. Although Mansfield was hot, Lavaca wouldn’t lay down by any means. The Golden Arrows found gaps in the Lady Tigers defense and made a 9-0 run on Mansfield but run or no run, Lavaca still couldn’t pull ahead. Kynslee Ward left the Ladies in purple with dropped jaws as she sank not one, not two, but three three-point shots in the second quarter sending Mansfield into the half ahead of Lavaca 25-18.

Both teams came out of the half with one thing on their mind. Win. Edwards kicked the second half off powering her way to the basket with a rebound put-back for the Lady Tigers’ first points of the third quarter. The Golden Arrows answered right back scoring 8 unanswered points off of rebounds and steals. Before Lavaca could jump ahead of the Lady Tigers, they ran smack dab into the Seventh Wonder of Mansfield, Seven Sanderson. Sanderson stuffed a layup right back into a Lavaca player’s face and followed it up by a rebound and board bucket. Natalie Allison also created a positive turnover for Mansfield a she made the smart move to bounce the ball off of a Golden Arrow player as she fell out of bounds giving Mansfield the ball back. With the ball in their possession, Mansfield’s offense soared with Skylynn Harris dropping a three in from downtown followed by Seven Sanderson putting in a rebounded ball to stretch the Lady Tigers lead to 34-27. After being out for a few weeks, Harlie Fuller returned to the court and dished a smooth pass to Alyson Edwards for a deuce. Lavaca would again close the gap, but Mansfield still led 37-32 at the end of the third quarter.

Photo contributed by Adam and Megan Hecox to Resident Press

The final quarter came down to who had the most gas in their tank to finish the race. Lavaca wouldn’t lose without a fight and Mansfield accepted that challenge. Seven Sanderson was the target the Golen Arrows were aiming for at first, but after she sank two free throws after being fouled, they laid off of her. That was when Natalie Allison, who was more of an assist player up to that point, was left wide open. She capitalized on the opportunity and swished a 3 pointer on Lavaca. Therefore the Lavaca focus shifted to Allison which led to Seven Sanderson again dropping points on the board by scoring back-to-back rebound scores. When the focus shifted again, Alyson Edwards was open for two putbacks of her own as Mansfield called a time out to catch their breath. The Lady Tigers were all smiles coming out of the time out and went back to having fun. Kynslee Ward was able to draw two of the most celebrated fouls in basketball, charges, which led to Mansfield regaining possession of the ball. The Golden Arrows’ defense began to foul as time was closing in on them but it only allowed Mansfield more free points off free throws. As the clock wound down, Skylynn Harris finished the game off with a massive block sealing Lavaca’s fate as Mansfield rolled to victory with a 50-39 score.

Alyson Edwards and Seven Sanderson were absolute backboard beasts with both leading the team in points scoring 14 apiece. Kynslee Ward aired out the ball with 12 points, all from three-point range. Natalie Allison and Skylynn Harris closed Mansfield’s scoring by racking up 5 points each in the game. The victory set up a familiar match-up for the Lady Tigers will face the Mountainburg Lady Dragons for the 2A-4 District Championship. Mountainburg is hosting the District Tournament with means they will have a home-court advantage. Mansfield has beaten Mountainburg in their previous two meetings giving them the confidence advantage. This small town showdown of two big-time teams will tip-off on Friday, February 18th at 6:00 pm.

“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

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Hello everyone! As I type this article, the temperature outside is 68 degrees. Such a beautiful few days we’ve had in February. I love this weather, and I’m not going to complain about anything. We are so blessed. I wonder sometimes if we realize how blessed we are.

I had a wonderful childhood, and I hope my children and grands can say the same. I am sure I was no angel and deserved every spanking I got. Actually, my sister, Pam, deserved them. I will admit I was the rotten one. Kids can sure do some funny things and embarrass us often. I’m sure I deserved what was coming to me.

Teachers remember how y’all always loved to do those little questionnaires for Mother’s Day? Y’all would make little crafts and ask the kids about their moms and would write their responses. They got sent home on a little paper teapot or in this case, a placemat.

When Shannon was in kindergarten, she made me a placement. It had several questions on it and they laminated it all fancy. I can’t remember all the questions because after I read this particular question, I wanted to crawl in a hole. Just let your mind go back to the moo moo I told you about when you read this. The question was, “what does your mom do all day?” Shannon’s reply was, “my mom doesn’t do anything all day but lay on the couch in her wedding dress and read magazines.” Talk about embarrassing. I wonder what her teacher thought about that response. I mean could she not have asked her again? Oh well, it could have been worse I guess.

Then comes Jacob. He was always pretty quiet except when you took him to the barbershop. Y’all remember Ronnie Polk? The nicest man in barber ever? Lisa Favela and I took Tanner and Jacob together to get their hair cut by him. He had a little shop in Huntington. As soon as they got in that barber chair, they started asking crazy questions. Tanner was the worst. One time he asked “Pitter Polk,” Mr. Polk, “do you ever cuss?” Good ole “Pitter Polk” would just laugh. Jacob’s turn to be in the chair– “Why do you wear the same shirt every time?” The man was a barber and he always wore a nice white shirt. I wish I had written down all the things they did to “Pitter Polk,” but I didn’t. Oh, the good ole days.

This week’s recipe is from a friend of mine, Shellie Riddle. Don’t knock it till you try it. You will never eat a white cake any other way. It is delicious and oh so simple.

WHITE CAKE AND STRAWBERRIES
1 white cake mix, baked according to package directions. Simple and easy. But the icing is the key,
1 8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
A couple of tablespoons of real butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Soften cream cheese and mix in sugar, butter, and vanilla until sugar is dissolved. Spread on cooled white cake.
You can double the icing if you like more. The cake is so good and moist. You can buy frozen strawberries to serve it with, but I use fresh strawberries. I slice them up and add sugar. Use your best judgment. Mash them with a potato masher and put them in the refrigerator until sugar dissolves. Then, add to cake before serving.
It is such a light, delicious cake. The strawberries just set it off. I used to like strawberries on angel food cake. I will always make the white cake and cream cheese icing for my berries.
Have a blessed week!

Borderlands Film Series Launches with Black Boys

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Borderlands Film Series Launches with Black Boys

The River Valley Film Society presents Borderlands, a monthly film series, which will show some of the 132 movies screened at the 2021 Fort Smith International Film Festival. “If you missed the festival or didn’t catch a movie you wanted to see, then this is your chance,” Brandon Chase Goldsmith, executive director, explains. “The opportunity to see incredible independent films should not be limited to two festival days. Bring your friends, family, or a date, grab some popcorn, a drink and enjoy a 5-dollar movie!” The first screening will be the overall festival winner Black Boys, February 25 at TempleLive, doors open at 6:30pm with the first show starting at 7:00pm.

Opening the night will be The FABRIC OF FORT SMITH, a short documentary, which reveals the rich Black History Fort Smith has to offer. The movie, produced by Sol Studios, covers the founding of The Fort to the election of the first black Mayor across 225 years. The night’s main feature BLACK BOYS illuminates the spectrum of black male humanity in America. An intimate, inter-generational exploration, BLACK BOYS strives for insight to black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education, and criminal justice. For additional movie times and locations check out fortsmithfilm.com.

Borderlands Film Series present BLACK BOYS
February 25, 2022
$5, Doors 6:30, Show 7:00pm
TempleLive 200 N 11th St, Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 222-6186

MIAP and SADA to Honor and Lay to Rest Unclaimed Veterans

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MIAP and SADA to Honor and Lay to Rest Unclaimed Veterans

The Missing in America Veterans Recovery Project, MIAP, along with SADA Arkansas are organizing a service to honor and lay to rest the unclaimed remains of five veterans and a spouse on Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. The service, which is open to the public, will take place at the Fort Smith National Cemetery.

“We will meet at Edwards Funeral home in Fort Smith at 9:30 a.m. on the 4th, with kick stand up at 10:40 a.m. to escort the veterans and spouse to the National Cemetery,” shared Gina Gustafson, MIAP State Coordinator. “The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association AR 7-3 will handle the carrying and transferring of the veterans. Edwards Funeral home will transport the remains to the cemetery.”

The Missing in America Project started in 2006 in Idaho. To date, they have visited over 2,500 funeral homes, located almost 27,000 cremains, and have identified almost 6,000 veterans.

Gustafson stated that unclaimed Veterans are more common than people realize. When The Missing in America Project locates unclaimed remains, they work with the funeral home to inventory those remains. This task is executed through the combined, cooperative efforts of members of veteran organizations and other volunteer service and veteran organizations, local Funeral Homes, State Funeral Commissions, State, and National Veterans Administration Agencies, and the State and National Veterans Cemetery Administrations. Local, state, and national laws must be followed in the identification, claiming process, and proper interment of the unclaimed remains of forgotten veterans.

Gina Gustafson, and her husband, Gus, started as volunteers with MIAP nine months ago. She attributes many of the group’s accomplishments to the assistance of SADA. “We would not be able to do all of this without the support of SADA! They have stood by us since we moved here and have been a great support!,” Gustafson concluded.

That support has included the funding for transporting a pallet of 60 marble urns, which were donated to MIAP.

For more information on the Missing in America Project, or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please give Gina Gustafson a call at 928-404-3841.

Arkansas students ready for statewide archery competition

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Arkansas students ready for statewide archery competition

Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications

Eighty-eight teams of students ranging from fourth-graders through high school seniors have been selected to compete in this year’s Archery in the Schools State Championship March 4-5 at the Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs after last week’s regional competitions, held throughout the state.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Archery in the Schools Program teaches students the sport of field archery using modern compound bows that will fit a wide range of users. Teachers and other school staff learn from the AGFC’s archery instructors how to bring this sport back to their students and offer them an alternative sport that children of nearly any size and ability are able to enjoy.

“We had 3,471 students from elementary, middle and high schools throughout Arkansas compete in regional tournaments last week,” Curtis Gray, who coordinates the program for the AGFC, said. “We conducted the regional tournaments virtually again this year, with schools being allowed to shoot anytime between Feb. 7 and Feb. 11.”

Gray says the total participation has climbed since last year’s regional tournaments, which also had to be held virtually.

“It’s encouraging to see the numbers increase, and that’s solely the work of all of our dedicated teachers out there making it happen,” Gray said. “They’re working with administrators and jumping through whatever hoops they need to so these kids can compete. It’s inspiring to see how much extra effort these men and women are putting in for their students.”

The top two teams from each region in each division receive invitations to the state championship, as well as the 10 teams with the highest scores remaining after those teams are selected.

“Some regions have four or five teams that are all very good, and we want to make sure they are represented in addition to teams from other parts of the state,” Gray said.

Alpena High School scored the highest in the High School Division (3,280 of a possible 3,600 points), but the race was close, with Valley Springs High School and Waldron High School both within three points of their total.

In the Middle School Division, Charleston Middle School walks into the state meet with an impressive 3,215 score, being followed by Bergman School and Washington Middle School rounding out the top three prospects.

The Elementary School Division sees the return of many familiar names, such as Charleston Elementary, Bergman School and Eagle Mountain Magnet School.

“I’m personally really excited to get these kids over to Hot Springs and have a state championship shoot in person again,” Gray said. “These kids have all been through a lot and showed a lot of determination to continue participating in the program and we’re ready to reward them with a great time competing at a big event.”

Visit www.agfc.com/anasp for more information about Archery in the Schools and a complete list of qualifying teams. Team and individual scores are available at https://nasptournaments.org/TournamentExplorer.aspx.

Arrest Reports 2/6

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Arresting agency – Bonanza Police Department:
James Taylor Keaton of Hackett was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on February 10 at 8:21 p.m. and remains at the SCADC. Keaton was charged with Contempt of Court–(child support), FTAS, FTRespond Subpoena, FTComply WCO.

Arresting agency – Fort Smith Police Department:
Cory Lee Pierce of Mansfield was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on February 7 and remains at the SCADC. Pierce was charged with theft by receiving – debit card, and failure to appear – class A misdemeanor.

Arresting agency – Hackett Police Department:
Preston Michael Warren of Cameron, OK was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on February 12 at 2:25 a.m. and remains at the SCADC. Warren was charged with violating parole, possession of controlled substance – schedule VI misdemeanor <4 oz., possession of controlled substance – schedule IV/V misdemeanor <28 g., possession of drug paraphernalia – store or conceal – meth/cocaine, fleeing (vehicle), two counts of failure to appear – class C felony, assist outside agency – misdemeanor.

**The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts.**

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Arresting agency: Greenwood Police Department:
Kourtland Dreshawn Mikiy Green of Fort Smith was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on February 8 at 11:45 a.m. and remains at the SCADC. Green was charged with aggravated armed robbery, and a fugitive from justice – out of state.

Spencer Nolan Kite of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on February 12 at 8:37 p.m. and remains at the SCADC. Kite was charged with possession of controlled substance – schedule VI – inmate <4 oz., criminal impersonation in the second degree – false ID, public intoxication – danger to self or others, failure to appear – class C felony, petition to revoke – felony, and contempt – willful disobedience (failure to pay fine).

**The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts.**

Obituary – Perry Neal Vincent (1967-2022)

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Obituary – Perry Neal Vincent (1967-2022)

Perry Neal Vincent of Waldron, Arkansas passed from this life February 15, 2022, in Waldron, Arkansas. Perry was born August 26, 1967, in Dumas, Arkansas to Emery Vincent and Lillian (Tarlton) Vincent. He was 54 years old.

Perry was loved by all that knew him. He loved telling stories and making people laugh. Perry enjoyed fishing, hunting, running dogs and camping. He especially loved making memories with family and friends.

Perry leaves behind to cherish his memory, one son, Ethan Vincent of Waldron, Arkansas and one brother, Mickey Vincent of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Perry will be missed by all that knew him and the many whose lives he impacted including a host of extended family and friends he dearly loved.

Perry was preceded in death by his parents, Emery and Lillian Vincent, stepmother, Maddie Plum, brothers: Lynn Vincent, Dennis Vincent, Carroll Vincent and Tim Vincent, step-sister, Barbara Hale.

Perry’s life celebration will at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Harvest Church in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Bobby Cagle officiating. Interment will follow in the Lamb Cemetery near Waldron, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Perry’s pallbearers will be Bill Zimmer, Mike Laird, Rick Hale, Larry Allen, Michael Vincent and Steven Vincent.

Perry’s visitation will be Friday, February 18, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Class 2A-4 District Tournament Semis Resume Tonight at Mountainburg

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Class 2A-4 District Tournament Semis Resume Tonight at Mountainburg

Post-season play is in full swing in high school basketball throughout the great state of Arkansas! After a Wednesday night off in most conferences, semi-finals play resumes tonight. In Class 2A. conference #4, the district tournament hosted by Mountainburg High School will resume tonight. Four teams in each bracket will advance to regional tournament play next week.

In girls bracket play, the Mansfield Lady Tigers will play Lavaca at 4 p.m. in the first semi-final game. Immediately following, the Magazine Rattlers will play the Lavaca Golden Arrows in the first boys semi-final match-up. At 6:30 p.m., the second girls semi-final will be played between Acorn and host Mountainburg. In the final game of the night, the second boys semi-final between Magazine and Lavaca will be played for the right to advance to Friday’s championship finals.

As you may know, all four teams from both the girls and the boys brackets have qualified for next week’s Class 2A regional tournament. Higher seedings in next week’s regional tournament are now at stake for all semi-final district tournament teams. Each win from this point forward in the district tournament will elevate teams to higher seedings in next week’s tournament. A higher seeding gives a team a potentially more favorable pathway to the state tournament.

Good luck to all of the semifinal teams across all classifications tonight! And stay with Resident Press for complete updates leading up to the crowning of state champions in high school basketball!

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