Kudos to the Gravette High School Drama and Culinary Arts Departments for a great evening last Saturday.
Those who missed dinner at the school commons missed a delightful meal, prepared and served by students who are excelling in the fine art of foods. More than 300 people, we are told, enjoyed the meal which was topped off with a trip down the yellow brick road with Dorothy.
There was practically a sellout at the Performing Arts Center where the performance of “The Wizard of Oz” was thoroughly enjoyed. A tribute goes to a cast which had been working on the production for many weeks.
A page outlining the play cast and supporting staffs was published in last week’s Eagle Observer ... except ... recognition must also be given to the orchestra which was a first for a GHS play.
Members of that group included Rachel Galloway, piano; Mike Johnson, bass; Daniel Poemoceah and Seth Thomas, percussion; Mark Hendrick, keyboard; Dr. Marc Poemoceah, woodwinds; and Mark Roberts and Keith Woods, trumpet.
Bravo for a great performance, for a fine evening of entertainment.
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It seems the Benton County Election Commission is at it again. After the three members “made up” and pledged cooperation after several months of wrangling, a new outbreak of pettiness erupted several days ago.
Sort of sounds like the Washington crowd, doesn’t it? If changes are made in the commission, let’s hope there will be another look at the closing of polls which occurred during the past year, such as the closing of the Maysville polling site; that, and throwing outthe idea of having only 13-15 polling places in the county.
The percentage of voters is already disgustingly low, and to even suggest making it more difficult for persons to vote seems impractical and silly.
I remember when a person had to pay a $2 poll tax fee for the privilege of voting and persons streamed to the polls to make their voices heard. I’m not suggesting a return to poll taxes, but....◊◊ ◊
Gardening report: I’ve just about finished spading up (don’t knock that preposition) the garden plot. The lettuce and radish seeds are finally in the ground, as are the broccoli plants. Barring some unforeseen problem, when the temperature gets warmer, somecorn and beans and okra will make it into the dirt, as will a couple of tomato and pepper plants. That’s about all the ground I had energy enough to prepare. Maybe next year I’ll break down and get a tiller.
Dodie Evans is the editor emeritus of the Westside Eagle Observer and may be contacted by e-mail at [email protected].
Opinion, Pages 6 on 04/13/2011