Lillian Culwell has reached 700 books in Warren Branch Library’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program! For more information about how your child can participate in this program, contact the Warren Branch Library at 870-226-2536.
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Pastime: The fruit and nut ‘peddlers’ for Christmas time
Today’s brisk weather reminds me of the scant few weeks until Christmas and the Pastimes keep rolling in. This special time right after Thanksgiving and until Christmas morning was always a magical time when all the stores along Main (and others) were brimming with goods, shoppers, and kids peering into all the decorated windows festooned…
John B. Frazer, Jr., “Man of Vision”
As has been noted in Saline River Chronicle and other media outlets, John B. Frazer, Jr. passed away Friday November 5, 2021 at age 82. His obituary has been published and a wonderful piece was written by Warren native Maylon Rice in one of his versions of “Pastimes” for Saline River Chronicle. Everything written and…
Pastime: Some holiday recipes to share for Thanksgiving 2021
This is a time of the year for good, time-tested and tasty recipes. I know this is a column about Pastime memories, but these are some recipes that will fill that bill. So read on my friends. Each really good recipe is one that is passed down from grandparent to parents and parent to children.…
Southark Spotlight: Timothy Kessler
Local writer and author Timothy Kessler recently sat down with Saline River Chronicle’s Gregg Reep to chat about his latest book as the guest and feature of our monthly episode of Southark Spotlight. Kessler has just released a new book, titled “Death of the Blue Light Rapist,” a true crime story. During the episode, Kessler…
Pastime: John B. Frazer, Jr.
A man of many talents, one intense love – for the City of Warren, Ark. This is a sad Pastime, sorrowful only in that a good man has died and left his indelible marks on the red brick streets of Warren. My mentor, the late Robert L. (Bob) Newton Jr., who could write such tributes…
Cora Baker wins Warren Library Book Club for Kids October giveaway
For the month of October, the Warren Branch Library’s Book Club for Kids had three participants who read a total of 59 books. Each book equaled one chance in the Library’s monthly Facebook Live giveaway. Cora Baker was October’s winner. Other participants were Caleb Baker and Stormy Taylor. For more information on how your child…
Pastime: The Childhood of Famous Americans books
This is a Pastime of reading pleasure and memories of pages filled by books of famous Americans. There was a small, but compact collection of little orange/red backed books found on a shelf under the east window of the children’s section in the old Warren Public Library. That collection still fills my memories – even…
What is your knowledge of Anaplasmosis?
The University of Arkansas is currently conducting a survey on cattle producer awareness of anaplasmosis risk and transmission to livestock in Arkansas. Anaplasmosis turns an animal’s immune system against itself, destroying both healthy and infected red blood cells, which can starve the animal of oxygen. In some cases, anaplasmosis can cause calves to be aborted…
Pastime: At the Arkansas State Fair
The Arkansas State Fair just closed this past weekend with record crowds and a revived and crowded midway and stock barns filled with exhibits. This Pastime is about a long yellow school bus ride to and from the Capitol City to witness the Arkansas State Fair in about 1967-68 with Mr. John Briggs at the…
Hilda Thornton celebrates 90th birthday
Hilda Thornton recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Diane Parnell presented a proclamation from Warren Mayor Denisa Pennington on behalf of the City of Warren honoring Mrs. Thornton.
Pastime: More memories of ladies ready-to-wear on Main Street
This Pastime is another installment in the ladies-ready-to-wear shops that once proliferated along Main Street in downtown Warren. And a big Airstream trailer parked in the alleyway behind Main. The alley ran from Cypress to Church. The shiny metal Airstream trailer was indeed, in its day, one of the snazziest travel trailers ever produced in…
Former Warren Woman’s poem and photographs published in Magazine
Special to the Saline River Chronicle OCEANSIDE, Calif., – Chrystal Norton Corcoran, a former Honor Graduate of Warren High, has recently published a poem and three of her photographs included in a college literary arts magazine here. Mrs. Corcoran, who is retired, and lives in the Oceanside area, said on Facebook she was “feeling a…
Southark Spotlight: Cliff Gibson-Video
Saline River Chronicle’s Gregg Reep recently sat down with Cliff Gibson of Gibson & Keith Attorneys at Law for another episode of Southark Spotlight, brought to you by Ouachita Hardwood Flooring. During the interview they discuss a number of topics including the duties of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and the…
Pastime: Listening to the baseball talk at Wayne’s
It’s that time – a Pastime that comes around every October when most regular sports take a “back seat” at least temporarily to the Major League World Series. Each fall, years ago, if you could ‘sit still’ and “listen,” Wayne’s around such baseball lovers as Paul Whitaker, Jimmy Russell, Wayne Wisener, Hugh Allen Jones, Tommy…
WHS students present tips on how to be cyber aware
Warren High School students recently published tips on “How to be Cyber Aware” in an effort to help the public protect their private data on computers and cellular devices. Karlee Files, a WHS student, designed the flyer which includes helpful tips such as being careful what links you click on, especially within emails, protecting your…
Explore autumn colors and adventures in The Natural State
Autumn in Arkansas is a great time to get outside and search for beautiful fall color. Arkansas State Parks and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission’s natural areas are great places to experience the fall season no matter your activity level or interests. ANHC’s natural areas are specifically set aside to preserve, and sometimes restore, species…
Pastime: The Corral’s amazing Frito-Chili-Pie(Yes, Right There Made In The Bag of Golden Fried Corn Chips)
A recent column about Mary Lou Martin’s fantastic chili dogs at Lumberjack football games got me thinking and somewhat challenged by the younger generation discussing the merits between Wayne’s Confectionary and The Corral. Wasn’t Wayne’s and The Corral about the same, one younger generation questioner probed? No. I quickly stated. The two restaurants were not…
Southark Spotlight: Steve Henson, CEO of the Bradley County Medical Center
Bradley County Medical Center CEO Steve Henson sat down with Saline River Chronicle’s Gregg Reep for another episode of Southark Spotlight brought to you by Maxwell Hardwood Flooring. During the episode Mr. Henson discusses the structure of the Bradley County Medical Center business, how the local medical industry has changed, as well as the staffing…
Pastime: Band concessional chili dogs
As the cool evening nights of October draws near and Lumberjack football heats up in this modern high-scoring, take-no-prisoner style of football that now permeates Warren; all I can think about on the cool, fall evenings at a high school football game are Mary Lou Martin’s signature Chili Hotdogs. Years ago, I went back for…
Emily Youngquist reaches 600 books before kindergarten in Library program
Emily Youngquist has reached 600 books in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program! For more information about how your child can participate in this program, contact the Warren Branch Library at 870-226-2536.