Courthouse Restoration Underway

WOODWORKING AT THE PIONEER VILLAGE - Last week, the Cleveland County Extension Service hosted another wood workshop at Rison’s Pioneer Village. The Extension Agents would like to thank to Mr. Keith Gresham for instructing, and Billy and Marty Bowlin for helping. Thanks also to Pioneer Village for use of their facilities and to Hixson Lumber Company for donating the wood. Five students worked hard and had fun doing it. Pictured are Donna Best, Debbie James, Kay Richardson and Sarah Payton.

(Top row, left to right) Demorse McCloud, Kylei Fletcher, Senri Chin, Jacob O'Fallon, Lily Lancaster; (Bottom row, left to right) Gibson Terry, Khloe Ento, Ryley Lantrip, Lia Arp, Hope Ballard, Cannon Taylor and Jarvis Grooters. Not Pictured: Rayleigh Lloyd and Elsie Wendel.

Private first class Marquis Yarnell of Rison (left) was recently promoted to Specialist, earning the rank of E4, in the Arkansas National Guard. He enjoys his military occupational service of carpentry and masonry as part of a support unit at Fort Chaffey.

PAWS FOR A CAUSE KENNELS GET GOOD CLEANING

Brandyn Wilcox and Katie Curry

New Sign for Veterans Park

Re-New-ing Edinburg spent the week getting the town of New Edinburg ready for Memorial Day by hanging new flags. Pictured is member Roger McClellan hanging a flag at the Methodist Church above the old bell. Flags in New Edinburg will stay up through Veterans' Day in November.

These students exhibited “Self-Confidence,” which was the April ‘Paw’sitive word of the month. Pictured are (back row) Sweden Kushmaule (6th grade), Duke Scott (5th grade), MiKayla Zorn (4th grade); (front row) Taylor Clary (3rd grade), Everly Vinson (2nd grade), Graysen King (1st grade), Joseph Cung (kindergarten).

Jenny Wright (right) presents the Dakota Wright Memorial Scholarship to Rison High School Senior India Ballard (left).