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De Queen City Pool Announces Summer Events

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De Queen City Pool Summer Events include: Public Swim, Adult Swim, Swim Lessons, and Special Event Swim Parties

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Hartley Family Bluegrass Gospel Group in Winthrop June 30th

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The Hartley Family Bluegrass Gospel Group will have the evening worship service on Sunday, June 30th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the First Southern Crossroads Baptist Church, just north of Crossroads at 1610 N Hwy 41 in Winthrop. Everyone is invited …

The Hartley Family Bluegrass Gospel Group will have the evening worship service on Sunday, June 30th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the First Southern Crossroads Baptist Church, just north of Crossroads at 1610 N Hwy 41 in Winthrop. Everyone is invited and asked to please bring finger foods for a fellowship following the service.

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Scholarships Available For Upcoming Fall and Spring Semesters

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Scholarships | University of Arkansas Cossatot Community College

Little River Cattlemen's Scholarship - August 16, 2019 Deadline Board of Visitor's GED - August 2016, Deadline Cawood-Wright Scholarship - August 16, 2019 Deadline Frachiseur-Pulliam Associate of Applied Science-Business Scholarship - August 16, 2019 Deadline Bill & Christa Kolb Scholarship - August 16, 2019 Deadline Disabled American Veteran Scholarship - August 16, 2019 Deadline 50/50 Scholarship - Available until filled Domtar Forestry Wood Hauler Scholarship - Available until filled

Need money for college? We have some open scholarships for the upcoming fall and spring semesters. Here is a link to the applications: https://www.cccua.edu/pay-for-college/scholarships
The deadline is August 16.

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4-H Day of Archaeology Held at UA Cossatot

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UA Cossatot’s agriculture building, on the De Queen Campus, was the meeting place for the 2019 4-H Day of Archaeology. The annual event took place this year from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Twenty youth 4-H members participated in this event from De Queen, Monticello, Booneville, and Cave City.
The Arkansas Archaeological Society is conducting research this summer in Sevier County. Besides doing research in the field at an undisclosed dig site, team members are also conducting lab research on the UA Cossatot De Queen campus, with artifacts that were discovered back in the 1980’s at the Holman Springs salt mines, also located here in the area. 
Members of the society worked alongside 4-H participants to educate the youth about previous findings that were discovered in Sevier County. 4-H members who attended the Day of Archaeology were able to make pottery, extract salt from salt water, sort artifacts, learn about history, participate in educational presentations, and learn about the science of archeology. 
4-H Youth Development Instructor, Hope Bragg said, “The 4-H Day of Archaeology is about youth learning what archaeology is and the importance of preserving it and discovering how it is conducted.”
While the 4-H Day of Archaeology was taking place, the Arkansas Archaeological Society was also hosting an open house lab for community members to tour the archaeology lab and see artifacts that the archaeologists are analyzing.
The college is also set to host an evening talk by University of Arkansas Station Archeologist, Dr. Carl Drexler on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 6:30 PM in the Skilled and Trades building at the De Queen Campus. 
In this evening presentation, Dr. Carl Drexler will be discussing what the archaeologists have found and what they have learned from conducting lab research from Holman springs artifacts and the active dig site. This is a community event that is open to everyone.

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Schumer and Cotton in USA Today

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Schumer & Cotton: Our bipartisan 'Fentanyl Sanctions Act' targets traffickers like China 
USA Today
By: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York)

Synthetic opioids have devastated our home states and many others. We need to work together to end an epidemic that kills tens of thousands a year. Overdosing from synthetic opioids is one of the fastest-growing causes of death in America, a crisis long in the making but one which in recent years has reached critical levels. In 2017 alone, it’s estimated that opioid overdoses claimed the lives of 48,000 Americans — more than double the number from a decade earlier. Of those deaths, approximately 32,000 involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Fentanyl, in particular, can be especially vicious. It is up to 50 times as potent as heroin, and the average adult can be killed by as little as two or three milligrams — about the size of a few grains of salt.

Drug trafficking is one of the biggest and deadliest threats facing the United States. The federal government has a responsibility to help states combat this epidemic — and that means stopping the spread of this drug at the source, something states alone cannot easily do because the source is often not in America but rather in countries like China.

China is currently the world’s largest producer of illicit fentanyl, much of which ends up in the United States. Chinese-based pharmaceutical and chemical companies produce legitimate drugs, but many knowingly divert illegitimate fentanyl products to traffickers. These traffickers then use international mail to ship these products directly to the United States or sell them to drug cartels. Poor enforcement of fentanyl restrictions in China has allowed this trafficking threat to persist.

To date, only a single fentanyl producer has been targeted with U.S. sanctions. That won’t cut it. To stem the flow of illicit drugs pouring into the United States from China and elsewhere, we have to get tougher on drug traffickers. Our law enforcement and intelligence agencies need additional resources and targeted sanctions tools to meet this challenge.

That’s why we’ve introduced the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill that would give U.S. law enforcement the tools it needs to combat opioid trafficking into the United States, particularly from China. Our bill would require the imposition of sanctions on criminal organizations that traffic these drugs into the United States, the financial institutions that assist them and the drug manufacturers that supply them. The legislation would also urge diplomatic efforts with U.S. partners to establish multilateral sanctions against foreign traffickers, and authorize new streams of funding across the U.S. government to combat opioid trafficking.

Some might find it unusual that a Republican from Arkansas and a Democrat from New York are working together on something. But when it comes to this issue we don’t think it’s unusual at all — we believe it’s necessary. Synthetic opioids have devastated both of our home states and many others across the country. If we hope to put an end to an epidemic that kills tens of thousands of people a year, we all need to work together.

We are optimistic about the road ahead. Congress has already passed sweeping legislation aimed at curbing opioid addiction here at home, but more needs to be done to stem the supply of opioids coming in from abroad. As Congress considers an annual defense bill, which is designed to defend our homeland, we have formed a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want our legislation included to deal with the fentanyl crisis. Strong drug enforcement is a critical part of homeland security, and we strongly believe our bill should be included in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act.

We cannot sit back and hope that the Communist Party in China starts doing a better job at drug enforcement. We need to act now to save American lives by curbing the flow of illegal drugs across our borders. The Fentanyl Sanctions Act is a great place to start

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July Summer Classes are Still Open at UA Cossatot

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It is not too late to sign up for summer classes at UA Cossatot. The college has four courses that will be available for students to take starting on July 1. These classes are flex courses and will last for four weeks. The last day to sign up for one or more of these classes is June 28.
The July Flex classes that are still open include Success Strategies, Arkansas History, Abnormal Psychology, and Anatomy and Physiology II. Anatomy and Physiology II, also known as A&P II, will be held at the Nashville Campus from 9:00 AM to 1:50 PM on Mondays and Tuesdays. Success Strategies, Arkansas History, and Abnormal Psychology will be offered online.
These flex classes at UA Cossatot are designed to help students take courses they need in a short amount of time. They also provide students with an opportunity to take possible required classes or electives at a faster rate for anyone wanting to take and finish a class before August. 
UA Cossatot student, Lauren Wishard said, “I am taking Arkansas History online this summer during the month of July. Since I work during the day, this is a great option for me. Being able to start and finish this class in one month, and do it completely online makes school more convenient.”
To sign up for a class or to learn more information, please call Student Services at 870-584-4471

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Mrs Myrtle Sims 2019 Woman of the Year of the AEHC Sevier County Extension Homemakers Clubs

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It is with much love, pride, and admiration that the AEHC Sevier County Extension Homemakers Clubs chooses Myrtle Sims as “Woman of the Year”.
Myrtle was born July 31, 1934 in the Mt. Ida community about five miles southeast of De Queen, Arkansas. Just out of high school, she worked at The De Queen Bee. In 1953, she married Ray Sims. They bought a house in the Mt. Ida area and it was during this time that Myrtle began going to Extension Homemakers Club (EHC) meetings with her mother-in-law.
Ray was inducted into the military shortly after their marriage. They were stationed at Fort Ord in California for the duration of his tour of duty but lived in Monterey, California, a few miles away.
When they returned to Arkansas, they settled in Hot Springs where he worked for Weyerhaeuser, eventually moving back to the De Queen area. Myrtle was active in AEHC while in Hot Springs and after moving back to De Queen. She and Ray raised their three children in the area and were both active in civic, school, and church activities.
Myrtle held many offices in AEHC over the years, being president, vice president, and secretary in her local club and also held a state office for a year. She presently holds the office of vice president in the De Queen Homemakers Club. 
Using her many talents, Myrtle created the winning design of the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council logo, which continues to be used today.
While Ray raised a beautiful garden each year, Myrtle was very involved in canning and preserving. She has always been a willing and respected judge at area fairs and was able to judge in many categories. In addition to her home and family activities, she is an accomplished artist, winning many awards over the years and holding offices in the Cossatot Arts and Crafts Association.