Recent deaths of two fine ladies reminded me of a very unique ladies apparel store – The Town Shop – which is now a Pastime of local finery absent from the Warren Business District. As I looked into the history of the shop’s owners and those who worked in this small, but important shop, perhaps…
With the start of Lumberjack football comes that unique salty scented memory of freshly popped popcorn. Just inside the southeast gate at old O. O. Axley Field, on the home stand side, is where the scent of this Pastime memory begins and I can smell it every time I step inside any football stadium. That…
For those of us old enough to recall September 11, 2001, we cannot help but remember where we were and what we were doing when we either heard about or saw the attack on our country by al Qaeda. In a well planned and well executed attack, terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and began to…
Wednesday evening, with popcorn in hand, I sat down in my recliner and relaxed for about an hour and a half as I took part in an online pre-screening of a movie I was fortunate enough to be a contributor to the production of over two years ago titled, Mayberry Man, a film which celebrates…
Arkansas is one of the top fall color destinations in the country. The state has three national forests, the Ozark, the Ouachita and the St. Francis, that make wonderful destinations to experience the beauty of the season. From the ridges of the Ouachita and Ozark mountains to the Delta flatlands, Arkansas highways offer some incredibly…
Contemporary landscape artist Mary Louise Porter’s latest show will exhibit October 1 to October 27, 2021 at the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado. Porter’s work involves experimenting with colors, lines, and shapes abstracting from reality. She works with acrylic, paper, plaster and other mediums to engage the viewer emotionally as well as visually…
The annual Trammell reunion was held Sept 4, 2021 at the New Edinburg Community Center. A delicious pot luck meal was enjoyed by all who attended. Family and friends included Rex and Pam Trammell, Linda McDaniel, R. L. Gates, Rusty Johnston, Heather and Lux, Mandy Dalton, Leonard Brown, Barbie Trammell and Tim Jones, Mason Trammell…
Back in the day when “white boards,” and “computer screens” were the sci-fi subject of the educational and classroom future, according to the Weekly Reader, there was the chalkboard and eraser duo found in every classroom. And what a duo they were. It was the mass communication vehicle for learning most every subject. How many…
Just inside the front east door of the double entrance to Wayne’s Confectionary was a small 6 x 8 wooden framed blackboard mounted on the wall. It was perhaps one of the most important scoreboards in Warren’s history. A community scoreboard if there ever was one. I know all you children of electronics, computers, cell…
After last week’s Pastime about the weekly “punch card” drawing at the Mad Butcher, several readers asked me about a forerunner of the 1930s and 1940s called: “Bank Night.” The Bank Night promotion was a unique and loyalty driven jackpot conceived and run by the Wharton family – the owners of the motion picture theaters…
Harley Garrison has reached 1000 books in our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! Awesome job Harley!!! For more information about this program, contact the Library at 870-226-2536 or come by 115 West Cypress St. in Warren.
Long before the lure and dreams of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, there was the Saturday punch-card drawing at the Mad Butcher. Now that was a prize everyone wanted their mom, dad, grandmother or granddad to win. Cash, when you are a kid, cash was some great prize. On top of winning the cash prize, the…
By MAYLON T. RICE Special to the Saline River Chronicle It is August. The longest month of the year which is a prequel to the shortest part of the year. The tomatoes are all picked. Most of the hay is out of the field and on the farm. Football and band practices have yet to…