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WWW. STONECOUNTYLEADER.COM Mountain View, Arkansas VOL 3 No. 7 • Sept. 23, 2011
This weekend
Cowboy Weekend at Folk Center
Saddle up and join us at the Ozark Folk try your hand at wran- Ranch Rodeo
Center on September 23 and 24 for Cowboy gling a bit of history.
Weekend. Cowboy poetry is an Stone County Saddle
Come to the evening programs featuring oral tradition, so you Club will host a double
Celebrity Concerts with Chris Hillman and must perform your header this weekend.
Herb Pedersen on Friday night, and Riders own original Friday night, Sept. 23, at
in the Sky on Saturday night. Admission for poems, or 8 p.m., National Champi-
either night is $20. Tickets are on sale now. bribe your onship Bull Riding will be
Call the Ozark Folk Center at 870-269-3851 friends to in town with some of the
for tickets. perform your top notch bullriders in the
Cowboys were drawn to the Ozarks in the poetry. Only state. Bullriders wishing
late 1940’s and early 1950’s by cheap land, original works to compete can call in until
low taxes, abundant water and good grass. are eligible to be Thursday at 870-213-6673.
When they came, they found their neighbors judged. Judging will On Saturday night, 2nd
had a rich tradition of songs, “ballets” simi- be done by a team of Annual Ranch Rodeo will
lar to the cowboy songs and poetry from the mule skinners, horse trad- take place beginning at
West. Famous cowboy balladeers such as ers and trail riders. 6 p.m. It gets wild and
Glenn Ohrlin, Jim McElroy and Hub Willis Also on Saturday, Ken Conatser will be western while 10 teams
have called the Stone County area home. teaching a dutch oven cooking workshop for made up of four cowboys
In honor of this tradition, and to discover those who preregistered by Wednesday. The each compete in events like
the new cowboy poets of the Ozarks today, menu includes Barbecued beef, baked beans, Wild Cow Milking, Trailer
the Ozark Folk Center is hosting a Cowboy potato yeast rolls, and blueberry cobbler. Loading, Branding and
Poetry Contest on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Admission to the Ozark Folk Center State more. So make sure you
White Oak Auditorium. This contest is low- Park Craft Village is $10 for adults and $6 plan on coming out to the
key and fun. Register at the front desk in the for children. The Village is open from 10 a.m. Stone County Fairgrounds
Administration lobby by 1 p.m. on Saturday to 5 p.m., Wednesday - Saturday from April - arena and join in on a
or call the Folk Center to register. There is September and Tuesday - Sunday during the great weekend worth of
no cost to compete. Winners will receive lots month of October. For more information visit fun and entertainment.
of applause. the web site at www.ozarkfolkcenter.com or For information call 870-
So pick up a rhyme, jingle your spurs and call 870-269-3851. 269-6777.
DEATHS BENEFIT YARD SALE - A yard sale will be held Septem-
This
ber 24, starting at 7 a.m. at the First Security Bank park-
ing lot, 601 E. Main St., beside Sonic. All proceeds will go
Charles Dean Turner, 61,
day, Sept. 21, at the VA Hospi-
to benefit the Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Youth
of Mountain View died Wednes- Fund for upcoming trips and events. week
tal in Memphis.
Arrangements are pending,
COWBOY CHURCH - A Mission Church of the Foothills at the
OFC
Cowboy Church of Batesville will hold its first service on
under the direction of Roller Monday evening, Sept. 26, at the EHC building at the
Crouch Funeral Home. Stone County Fairgrounds in Mountain View. A potluck
••• will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the church service at 7 p.m.
McKenzi Lee Knighten, Please bring a covered dish for the dinner. Dinner service Friday, Sept. 23
infant daughter of Chris and drinks will be provided. The pastor is Lance Hames Cowboy Weekend
Knighten and Ashley Hud- and Gary Gibbs will be leading the music. For additional Daytime Musicians: Cobb
dleston of Mountain View, died information contact Gary Gibbs at (936) 524-4707. Brothers
Sept. 17, 2011, in Little Rock. Evening Music 7 p.m.
She was born Sept. 14. FAMILY REUNION- The B.W. Brown Family Reunion Chris Hillman and Herb
The funeral service was will be Saturday, at the Senior Citizen Center, located in Pedersen, Ruby Pines, Lucky
Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Roller the old school complex in Mountain View. A potluck lunch Larue, and Glenn Ohrlin
Crouch Funeral Home in will be served at noon.
Mountain View. Saturday, Sept. 24
••• MEETING- The Women’s Cancer Support Group Meeting Cowboy Weekend
Jessie Charlyne Minick, will be held at Jo Jo’s restaurant Friday, at 11:30 a.m. If Daytime Musicians: Roger
67, died Sept. 17 in Texas. you have any questions, please call Julie at 870-746-5387. Fountain
Arrangements are pending, New members are always welcome. Evening Music 7 p.m.
under the direction of Roller Riders in the Sky, Carolyn
Coffman Funeral Home. Carter, Lucky Larue, Shawn
GOSPEL CONCERT- Bill and Vicky Sky will be
••• performing at the Gospel Opry on Friday, 7 p.m. The Burgess and Glenn Ohrlin
Full obituaries available in group will be playing a combination of southern gospel
the Sept. 28 issue of the Stone and bluegrass music. No admission. A love offering will be
County Leader. received. For more information call 870-615-4283.
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Mountain View
SINGING- Sylamore Baptist Church will have its 4th
Sunday singing on Sept. 25. Sunday school is at 10 a.m.,
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Jude, Sept. 25 at noon, at Bear Rd., located off Hwy. 5 N, think! E-mail feedback/ideas to
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Dutch Oven recipes School election results
2 lb ground beef (lean)
1 cup chopped onion
Chili
certified Thursday
1 cup chopped green pepper The Stone County Election Commission certified results from
1 cup sliced celery Tuesday’s school election:
2 (15 oz.) cans (about 4 cups) kidney beans For the Zone 4 school board seat, there will be a run-off Oct.
2 (16 oz.) cans (4 cups) tomatoes, cut up 11 between Jason Gammill and Ryan Webb. Gammill led the
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste three-way race with 157 votes, while Webb drew 130 votes.
2 cloves garlic, minced Incumbent Bill Ditto received 50 votes.
½ tbsp. chili powder Doug Daniel was unopposed for re-election in Zone 1.
2 tsp. salt The school millage increase failed with 1,415 votes against
In Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, green pepper and celery to 513 for.
until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain Voting by precinct was as follows –
kidney beans, reserving liquid. Add beans and remaining Zone 1 (southwest county) 183 against to 36 for. (84%)
ingredients. Cover; simmer 1 to 1 ½ hours. If desired, stir Zone 2 (northwest county) 194 against to 43 for. (82%)
in some reserved bean liquid. Makes 8 servings. Zone 3 (southcentral county) 238 against to 88 for. (73%)
Zone 4 (part Mtn. View and eastward) 194 against to 149 for.
Biscuits (57%)
2 cups flour Zone 5 (part Mtn. View and westward) 191 against to 82 for.
½ tsp. salt (69%)
3 tsp. baking powder Zone 6 (northern county) 255 against to 82 for. (76%)
4 tbsp. solid shortening Zone 7 (eastern county) 160 against to 30 for. (84%)
1 cup milk (diluted canned okay)
Drawing workshop set
Blend flour, salt and baking powder, and mash in short-
ning with a fork until crumbly. Add milk and stir until
the dough sags down into trough left by spoon as it moves
around the bowl. Jim Engler, from Des Moines, Iowa, will lead a sketching/
Turn dough out on a floured surface, knead for 30 sec- drawing workshop Sep. 28- 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This ‘en plein
onds, pat out gently until it is 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a air’ class is designed for artists who like to sketch on location.
round cutter or pinch off pieces of dough and form by hand. The class will meet Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. at the
Put biscuits into a greased Dutch oven, cover, and bury Guild Studio on School Ave. at the back of the Stone County
in bright coals for 5 or 10 minutes or until golden brown. Museum and will carpool to various Stone County sites.
Non-members are welcome to join the class. Cost for the
Lazy or “Dump” Cobbler three days is $120 for non-members plus a few drawing mate-
12-inch Dutch oven rials that can be found locally or through the Art Guild Shop.
25 charcoal briquettes (15 on bottom, 10 on top) For more information or to register, contact: Joyce Hubbard -
2 (29-30 oz.) cans sliced peaches with syrup 203-231-1285 or Dana Shaeffer - 870-269-7293
1 package cake mix (white, yellow or spiced) For more information about the artist, Jim Engler visit
1/3 stick margarine www.moberggallery.com/Engler_portfolio.shtml
Ground cinnamon to taste
Place oven over hot bottom briquettes. Pour contents
of peach cans into oven. Spread dry cake mix evenly over
peaches (eggs or shortening not needed!) Sprinkle cinna- Visit the Leader website and click on
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place in checkerboard pattern on top. Put lid on top of oven.
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