Hunter’s Education Class at UA Cossatot De Queen on Saturday, March 28th
A one day Hunters Ed class will be held on Saturday, March 28, at the Adam’s Building on UA Cossatot Campus in De Queen from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. You will need to bring a sack lunch and you must attend all day in order to test.
Anyone born after 1968 must complete a hunter’s education course and carry a valid hunter’s education card to hunt in Arkansas. Children under 16 may hunt without the class as long as they are under the direct supervision of an adult who is 21 years old or older. There is no specific age requirement to enroll in hunter’s education however, the educational material is based on a sixth-grade reading level. Arkansas recognizes hunter’s education cards from other states. Arkansas’s hunter’s education program is recognized in all states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. You must sign up by going to: https://register-ed.com/events/view/159688. There is a limit of 20 participants so you may want to sign up early. If you have any questions, please call Kim Frachiseur at the Sevier County Extension Office at 870-584-3013.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
The UA Cossatot Employee Safety and Wellness Committee would like to remind everyone that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States.”~fightcolorectalcancer.org
· During the next year, one in twenty people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, bringing an estimated 147,950 new cases in 2020.
· Proper screening could prevent sixty percent of colorectal cancer deaths.
· While data indicates that new colorectal cancers in those over age 50 have fallen consistently since 1985, rates of colorectal cancer for those under age 50 have risen, especially for rectal cancer.
Helpful information can be found at https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/colorectal-cancer/facts-stats/
Attached is a fact sheet from the American Cancer Society, which lists common risk factors for colon cancer:
· Heredity – Up to 30% of people with colorectal cancer have a family history of the disease.
· Personal history of colorectal polyps, previously treated colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease.
· Personal history of radiation to the abdomen (belly) or pelvic area to treat a prior cancer.
· Type 2 diabetes.
· Obesity.
· Physical inactivity.
· Diets high in red or processed meat and/or diets low in calcium, fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain fiber.
· Smoking.
· Alcohol use.
Facts about colon cancer & rectal cancer | Fight CRC
Need more information about colorectal cancer to share with your family, friends, or community? Know the facts and tell someone you care about. Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States. There will be an estimated 147,950 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2020.
2020 Spring Officers are Elected to Serve in Collegiate FFA
UA Cossatot’s Collegiate FFA organization announces the spring 2020 FFA officers. These officers will serve for a term of one semester and be active leaders in UA Cossatot’s FFA.
The officers include President Codie Jamison, Vice President John Hardin, Secretary Kinley Wright, Treasurer Lindy Price, and Reporter Kelsey Russell.
(L-R): John Hardin, Will McAlister, Lindy Price, Brennen Seymour, Kinley Wright, Kirsten Nicholas, Kelsey Russell, and Codie Jamison
Scholarship recipients not pictured: Dusty Kesterson and Courtney Vaught
UA Cossatot’s FFA student organization gives students who are interested in agriculture the chance to learn about opportunities in this field while also learning skills in leadership, communication, and networking. Building friendships and scholarship opportunities are other benefits of being in UA Cossatot’s Collegiate FFA as well.
(L-R): John Hardin, Lindy Price, Codie Jamison, Kinley Wright, Kelsey Russell
This spring, UA Cossatot’s FFA will be hosting the annual plant sale in the greenhouse on the De Queen campus. The plant sale provides an affordable resource for local producers to acquire a variety of plants for their spring gardens. Students learn to grow and care for the plants, and they also obtain valuable customer service skills while interacting with the public during the sale.
For additional information about UA Cossatot’s Collegiate FFA, please contact Kelli Harris at 870-584-1218.
Congratulations to UA Cossatot Lady Colts Basketball Player, Makenzie Cardenas
VIDEO - Retirement Party for Gene Stinson Friday at Howard County Childrens' Center
Ashes on Ash Wednesday
Father Salvadore Vega applies ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead of a parishioner, Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Ash Wednesday -- the day after Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday -- is a tradition in many Christian denominations. The picture was taken at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Nashville. Photo courtesy of Louie Graves Nashville News Leader.
Miss UA Cossatot Scholarship Pageant is March 28
Nashville Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet List of Winners
Winners at last night's Nashville Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet included:
Man of the Year - Alan Green
Woman of the Year - Cheryl Power
Orange and Black Award - Andrea Pinegar and the Scrapper Supermarket
Bloom Where You Are Planted Award - Andi Reeves
Memorial Awards - Jerry Jacobs, Andy Anderson, Vernon Wildbur, Joey Jamison, Charles Sharp, Tom Strasner, And Helen Millwood
New Buildings - Husqvarna and Pilgrims
Remodeled Buildings - Smokehouse Pizza, Occasions, Rehab Specialists, Angel Nails, Flex Gym, Lisa Chandler Insurance, What Fur, Hoppin Nutrition Bar / Roobungee, Nashville Nutrition Den
Outgoing members Janet Carpenter, Leslie Reeder, and Will Martin were recognized and new board members Nicole Aylette, Michelle Boone, Annette Brown, and Hunter Green were welcomed. Vice President for the coming year is Mark Dale and the President is Loren Hinton.
Special thanks to all our sponsors as well as Occasions and Sandra Jones, Pattacakes and Staphanie Harrison and Wendy Haddan, the Howard County 4-Hers, and Fred Hintz for helping to make last night an event to remember!
Irvan of Horatio Establishes Scholarship with UA Cossatot Foundation
Horatio resident, Gayla Irvan, donated to the UA Cossatot Foundation to establish the Alex Scholarship.
The scholarship is to honor the memory of her son, Alex Irvan. The Alex Scholarship is for UA Cossatot students accepted into the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program. Eligible applicants will need to have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have a financial need. The scholarship will award one applicant $500 for the academic year.
Irvan said, “I had a disabled child and I wanted to give to a college with an OTA program to help students who could work with people with disabilities and helping with other rehabilitation services.”
The UA Cossatot Foundation exists to create awareness of the need for scholarships while focusing efforts on raising resources to meet the need and furthering UA Cossatot’s institutional development.
UA Cossatot Foundation Director, Dustin Roberts said, “Mrs. Irvan has a big heart and a strong desire to help others succeed. This gift in memory of her son, Alex, is greatly appreciated and will help a deserving OTA student at UA Cossatot.”
For more information on how to support UA Cossatot Foundation, please contact Dustin Roberts at 870-584-1172 or droberts@cccua.edu
Lake Wind Advisory May Be Extended Through Wednesday
According to the National Weather Service in Shreveport…
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Southwesterly winds this morning will begin to transition
to a westerly/northwesterly wind this afternoon as a cold front
passes through the area. Wind gusts between 20 to 30 mph are
expected through much of the day.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana,
southeast Oklahoma, south central and southwest Arkansas and
east and northeast Texas.
* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.
* IMPACT...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
hazardous conditions for small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.
Results from Colts Classic FFA
The Colts Classic FFA competition at UA Cossatot - De Queen was last Friday.
Results from the contest are:
Ag Mechanics
1. Fouke
2. Acorn
3. Hackett
Electricity
1. Bradley
2. Harmony Grove
3. Hermitage
Farm Business Management
1. Taylor
2. Mount Ida
3. Lake Hamilton
Floriculture
1. Dover
2. Bradley
3. Hackett
Forestry
1. Harmony Grove
2. Taylor
3. Hermitage
Horse
1. Foreman
2. Rosebud
3. Mount Ida
Land Judging
1. Dierks
2. Taylor
3. Foreman
Milk Quality & Products
1. Ouachita
2. Taylor
3. Waldron
Nursery & Landscape
1. Dover
2. Mena
3. Bradley
Poultry
1. Murfreesboro
2. Siloam Springs
3. De Queen
Veterinary Science
1. Cedar Ridge
2. Siloam Springs
3. Genoa Central
Early Voting Underway
Early voting for March 3 Primary begins today
For the complete story visit:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_7bd3329c-5267-11ea-8b0…
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While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
UA Cossatot Hosts the Ninth Annual Colts Classic
The ninth annual Colts Classic Career Development Event took place at UA Cossatot in De Queen on Friday, February 14, 2020, where over 700 high school students traveled to the college to compete in agricultural competitions. Thirty-four schools across Arkansas and one from Missouri participated in this event to promote the study of careers in agriculture.
At 8:30 A.M., schools began checking-in and then made way to the UA Cossatot Amphitheater. UA Cossatot Chancellor, Dr. Steve Cole, and UA Cossatot Agriculture Instructor, Kelli Harris, welcomed the students before they dispersed into different locations for the contests.
Students competed in many different contest areas, including agricultural mechanics, dairy foods, electricity, farm business management, floriculture, forestry, land, horse judging, poultry judging, vet science, and nursery and landscape.
The UA Cossatot Colts Classic is an annual event organized and hosted by the UA Cossatot Collegiate FFA and the students competing in the contests are high school FFA members. This event gives high school students the chance to learn about careers in agriculture and develop skills to be successful in these careers
Veteran Basketball Official David Hall of De Queen Honored in Nashville
Veteran basketball official David Hall of De Queen, honored in Nashville
By John R. Schirmer Nashville News-Leader
David Hall and wife Carol
Photo by John R. Schirmer
Veteran basketball official David Hall of De Queen was honored Thursday, Feb. 13, before the finals of the District 7-4A junior high tournament at Scrapper Arena.
Hall is retiring after more than 35 years of officiating.
The entire story can be viewed online at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_b2673fc6-51ca-11ea-9e2…
dequeenbee.com | The primary source of local news for De Queen and Sevier County
While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
AMS Global & Norwegian Based Jets AS North American Training Seminar
Arkansas based AMS Global & Norwegian based Jets AS held their 1st Annual North American Training Seminar on the Campus of UA Cossatot in De Queen on February 12th & 13th of this year. Attendees were giving theoretical and hands on training on Vacuum Sanitation Technology during the event.
There were 27 total people attending the event from 10 States including Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, California, Arizona, New York & Michigan as well as attendees from 2 other countries including representatives from the Province of Quebec in Canada and Norway.
AMS Global Representative Clint Nelson indicated he is “Extremely Grateful” for the hospitality shown by UAC’s Dr. Steve Cole and Tammy Coleman for helping to make the event a success. The “UAC Facilities were outstanding and all attendees were very complimentary of them” said Nelson.
Norwegian based Jets AS is the world leader in pioneering eco-efficient technology with a distribution network that spans the globe. AMS Global, in De Queen, is the proud, land based, North American Distributor for Jets AS.
Create Bridges to Conduct Additional Surveys in Six Arkansas Counties
A pilot program focusing on rural economic development in six rural Arkansas counties is surveying employees to learn more about job training and experiences that can bolster businesses in the retail, tourism, entertainment and accommodations industries.
Create Bridges, a multi-state program to help communities strengthen their retail, tourism, accommodations, and entertainment sectors, which in turn provide jobs and business opportunities that can boost rural economies, is seeking survey participants. In Arkansas, the efforts are organized by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Community, Professional and Economic Development unit.
The program was established in October 2018 in two regions in Arkansas. The 3Cs Region includes Howard, Little River and Sevier counties, while the Ozark Foothills Region is made up of Fulton, Izard and Sharp counties.
In 2019, Create Bridges held forums in several counties throughout the state to gather information about community assets in the retail, tourism, entertainment and accommodations industries. They also interviewed business owners to learn about the opportunities, benefits and challenges of operating a business in rural Arkansas.
Now, the project is focusing on gathering employee insight, asking survey participants about their current skills, areas in which they want to improve, and training available to them. The survey also asks about the types of benefits employees appreciate in their jobs, such as flexible scheduling, training opportunities, childcare assistance and insurance. Finally, the survey asked participants about the factors affecting their ability to work, including limited transportation options, housing availability, and child or elder care access.
Employees in the six program counties can access the survey at http://bit.ly/CBEmployeeSurvey. The survey is anonymous and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Results will be used to create strategies to support these businesses including workforce training.
Julianne Dunn, economic development instructor for the Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service, encouraged employees to participate in the program.
“The employee perspective will be invaluable to identifying training and policy opportunities to promote the flourishing of these types of businesses,” Dunn said.
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Create Bridges — an acronym for Celebrating Retail, Accommodations, Tourism, and Entertainment by Building Rural Innovations and Developing Growth Economies — has already held community forums and a retail academy for regional leaders.
Nashville WRA 5K Training Clinic Orientation on February 18th
Truck Driving Training Program Offered This Spring at UA Cossatot
UA Cossatot is offering a Truck Driving Training Program this spring at its Nashville Campus for individuals seeking a career as a professional truck driver. The training program is provided through the college’s Continuing Education department and is available in March, April, and May.
The UA Cossatot Truck Driver Training Program is an intensive one hundred and sixty-hour training program with a proven record of providing quality, in-depth truck driver training that will have students on the road in four fast-paced weeks.
The training program includes a combination of up-to-date classroom, field, and on the road training. The total cost to sign up for the course is $3,695, which includes books needed for the training. Financial assistance may be available for students interested in being in the program.
Classes will take place Monday through Thursday on March 2-26, April 6-30, and May 4-28. The instructor, Phillip Jones, will teach the course from 6:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. each day.
The Truck Driving Training Program at UA Cossatot will be offered three times this spring semester. The deadline days to register for one of the three options is February 24, March 30, and April 27.
Truck drivers, on average, make $39,070 a year in Arkansas. In only four weeks, students in this program at UA Cossatot can expect to be prepared to enter a career where there is a bright job outlook.
The college is also offering a Truck Driver Refresher Program designed to reacquaint individuals who haven’t worked in the trucking industry for a long period of time with the opportunity to get refreshed. In this
program, the student will learn skills to obtain his/her CDL license and re-enter the trucking industry as a professional commercial truck driver.
The course is also available to those who would like to improve on their existing skills, such as backing, shifting, or driving. The course is customizable to each student’s needs and may include classroom, range, and road time.
Persons entering this course must have his/her permit or a valid CDL. The program includes forty hours of training and costs $900, which includes the CDL Skills Test.
To learn more about the Truck Driving Training Program, the Truck Driver Refresher Program, or to enroll in either program, please call UA Cossatot’s Continuing Education department at 870-584-1178
National Weather Service Potential Rainfall for Arkansas for Early Week
The National Weather Service predicts a wet start to the week!