HIWASSE NEWS

— School starts Monday, August 20. Drivers, watch out for the excited little ones and the bewildered pets who are getting left behind.

Benton County Fair opens Wednesday. Good luck to all our exhibitors.

Lamarise Carrier, Lamarise Henry and Maxine Holloway were in Fort Smith on Thursday visiting relatives.

Johnny and Judy Sandlin have spent a few days in Irving, Texas, this week to attend the wedding of their daughter Brandy to Paul Craig.

W. T. and Connie Rial from Tupelo, Miss., have been visiting relatives in the area. On Saturday they visited with Ruby Hight.

Maxine Holloway spent Sunday in Garfield with her daughter Carolyn Taylor and family.

Those helping Lofty Carrier celebrate his birthday on Sunday were his wife Dale-Lynn, brother Ward and Paula Carrier, and me, his mother.

Former resident Jimmy Cooper from Oklahoma City was guest speaker at the Hiwasse Nazarene Church on Sunday.

Sam Spear had all four of his sons and their wives visiting him over the weekend.

A lot of GHS graduates held class reunions over the weekend in connection with Gravette Day.

I actually saw some rain this week. I was in Gravette on Wednesday between 11 and noon. By the time I got home there was no sign it had rained a drop here. At least it has been a little cooler. Who would ever have thought you’d call 84 to 90 degrees cool?

August 15 - Sunshine today brings good wine.

Sports, Pages 9 on 08/15/2012