FERNDALE, Ark. — The Arkansas 4-H program is offering three-day camps meant to introduce children as young as 5 to the joys of camping — along with their parent or guardian. These camps are open to both Arkansas 4-H members and non-members: State Camp which has two sessions from July 7-9 and July 10-12. Cloverbud…
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Any time a child is abused or neglected, it is a tragedy. Just last year, the Children’s Advocacy Center of South Arkansas (CAC) served 245 children because of abuse. The month of April is recognized across the nation as Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is a time to come together as a community to increase…
Pastime: (Part 2) Junior Play of “Laughing Gas”
As promised here is a more insightful look into the cast, their lines, actions and some hijinks of the Junior Play in the spring of 1972. The Junior Play for the Class of 1973 was done in the Spring of 1972. Ms. Eloise McFarland, the sponsor for both the Pine Cone (yearbook) and newspaper (The…
Monday marks 47-year anniversary of 1975 Warren tornado
Back on January 3, 2022 we made note that it was the 73-year anniversary of the 1949 devastating tornado that hit Warren, killing over fifty people and doing immense damage to the city. We are now facing the 47-year anniversary of another tragic time in the city, when on March 28, 1975 Warren was again…
Women’s History Month: Cooperative Extension Service celebrates service of women agents
LITTLE ROCK – For the month of March — Women’s History Month — the Cooperative Extension Service is recognizing the integral role women have played in fulfilling extension’s mission since its inception in 1914. The first girls’ canning clubs, started in 1912, gave way to home demonstration clubs that brought rural women together to share…
Pastime: A farewell to a really good guy
Mark Scobey, 67, Warren native, long time Hog ticket manager, dies The headlines, if there were still old-style newspapers, like those past generations have known, would be carrying such a bold pronouncement of the sudden and unexpected death of a really, fine ambassador of this state who died this week. Mark Scobey, 67. quietly yet very…
Pastime: (Part 1) The WHS ’71 Junior Class Play, “Laughing Gas”
Author’s note: To adequately do this Pastime correctly, I have divided the event into two separate stories. Part 2 will appear in a week to 10 days after this Part 1 in the Saline River Chronicle: As March nears its end each year, I reflect back upon one of the most enjoyable activities of senior…
Happy 80th Birthday Grady Laster!
Happy 80th Birthday to this young man, Grady Laster! Remember, turning 80 is just like turning 27 in Celsius! We love you! Sincerely, Your Family
Fix up a Fowl Play Reuben for St. Patrick’s Day
Article from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, we dug into the refrigerator to pull out some of the goose breasts left from last season to add some Delta flavor to a classic Irish-inspired meal. It takes some forethought to prepare the corned goose well ahead of…
Pastime: Those old fashioned “cold frames” for tomatoes
Now it’s been more than 50 years since I was tasked into working in the tomatoes – or ‘maters as my childhood friends will say back in Bradley County. But each of us, whether there now or a thousand miles away at other work – can and will attest that the work in the tomato…
Horn-Taylor engagement announced
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Horn of Warren, Arkansas announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Alleyssa Catherine Renee’ Horn, to Dakota Scott Taylor of Warren, Arkansas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott Taylor of Warren, Arkansas. Alleyssa is a 2011 graduate of Warren High School. She is a 2015…
Warren native, dog in Getty Image video
Special to the Saline River Chronicle OCEANSIDE, CA – Chrystal Norton Cochran, a Warren native who has done modeling on the West Coast, now has a Getty Image video of her and her new puppy, Xena Princess Warrior, on the Getty Image site. Getty Image sites are often used in commercial art, in such ways…
Try these tasty rustic Arkansas smoked trout nachos(Recipe with video)
Friends of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at Flyway Brewing Co. in North Little Rock, Arkansas, share the secret behind their delicious smoked trout nachos. Give them a try at home! This special recipe can be a tasty appetizer or a standalone mainstay dish.
Go wild for your Mardi Gras celebration with this Big Easy dish
Mardi Gras can be a celebration in many ways, and a feast of wild game on Fat Tuesday is how I like to celebrate. Wild game plays well into Cajun dishes due to the vast array of wild game found in the swamps of south Louisiana. Although jambalaya is a more traditional Cajun dish, pastalya…
Southark Spotlight: Paul Butler of Moro Bay State Park
Saline River Chronicle recently traveled to southwestern Bradley County to visit with Superintendent Paul Butler of Moro Bay State Park to learn more about the history, recreation, and wildlife at one of South Arkansas’s best spots. Mr. Butler gave us an overview of his career at Moro Bay, as well as an insight into how…
Kiersey Hicks reaches milestone in Warren Library program
Congratulations to Kiersey Hicks for reaching 700 Books in Warren Branch Library’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program! For more information about this program, please contact the Library at 870-226-2536 or come by 115 West Cypress St in Warren.
Volunteers needed to help with Archaeological work at Lakeport Plantation in March
LAKE VILLAGE, Ark. – Join the Arkansas Archeological Survey-UAM Research Station and Arkansas State University Heritage Studies for a field survey at Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village, AR March 18 and 19, 2022 for Archeology Month. The goal of the field survey is to find material evidence of the enslaved persons’ quarters. On Friday, March…
Poetry Out Loud Arkansas Championship set for March 11
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Arts Council, in partnership with Arkansas Heritage, is pleased to announce Arkansas Poetry Out Loud, the statewide poetry recitation competition, will be held virtually Friday, March 11 at 10:00 a.m. High school students who won poetry competitions through their schools or educational groups will compete for the state title. The…
The history of Presidents’ Day
Today, February 21, 2022 is legally designated as “Presidents Day” in the United States. Current law designates Presidents Day as the third Monday of February. The day was originally an unofficial day to celebrate George Washington’s birthday to honor the man considered the “Father of our Country.” In 1879 the day was officially made a…
Pastime: Those big Mountie calendars
As the New Year continues, I miss those big and I mean “big†wall calendars that the Potlatch Corporation once passed out around town for businesses. Potlatch was not the only firm having giant sized wall calendars with many small month-by-month pages against the backdrop of a large photograph. All the barber shops along Main…
Puterbaugh-Risner engagement announced
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Puterbaugh of New Edinburg, AR announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Dixie Mae, to David Micheal Risner of McGehee, AR. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Risner of McGehee. Dixie is a 2017 graduate of Warren High School. She is a 2021 graduate of the…