Young Shopper: Four-year-old Riley Makayla Davis proudly holds the wrapped presents that she picked out herself, from the Kids Only Room at the William Stone House in Colt. The annual Christmas at the William Stone House celebration has one more Saturday to go, with lots of treats for grownups, too. Photo by David Nichol.
Photos
Monday, December 10, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
Drainage work: Ray Chapman with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department works to improve the drainage where Newcastle Road meets Interstate 40. Photo by David Nichol.
Enjoying Christmas: Residents who spend their days at the Forrest City Senior Center are enjoying the holiday season. Maurice Steward plays the piano as Bert Reeves plays along with his guitar while the seniors sang “Jingle Bells†and other favorite Christmas songs. Photo by Alan Smith.
One-on-one: Forrest City’s Davyan McKinney (21) works against a Marion defender during Thursday night’s junior high basketball game played at Mustang Arena. Marion won the game. Photo by Fred Conley.
Consolation: Palestine-Wheatley guard Julian Bond (21) brings the ball upcourt as Wynne’s Jordan Weaver (23) trails the play during Wednesday’s game at the Regions Roundball Classic tournament in Bald Knob. P-W will play Bald Knob Saturday at 5:30 p.m., in the tournament’s consolation game. Photo by Fred Conley.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Blocked: Palestine-Wheatley’s Orlandon Watson (3) goes for the off-balance shot as a Wynne defender blocks the attempt Wednesday in the first half of their semifinal game at the Regions Roundball Classic tournament at Bald Knob. Wynne won the game 54-42. Photo by Fred Conley.
Float repair: With Santa’s “reindeer†and “sleigh†in the background, Tim Astin, instructor at Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute, and Josh Fiting, a student, do some repair work on the CRTI float. This particular float stays busy during the season. It has already been in the Brinkley Christmas parade, and will be in the Wynne Christmas parade tonight, the Forrest City Christmas Parade Friday and the Palestine Christmas Parade Saturday. Then the float will be in Cherry Valley on the 10th, Clarendon on the 13th and Marianna on the 14th. Photo by David Nichol.
Basic economics: Linda Spencer’s seventh grade social studies class at Forrest City Junior High School will be holding its second annual Christmas bazaar on Friday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The bazaar is a community service project for the class, which helps teach the students about economics. There will be gift baskets and baked goods for available. Door prizes and prize drawings will also be held. Malik Mosby practices his sales skills on classmate Ti’Anna Keith. Photo by Alan Smith.



