Lifestyle

Members of the new weight room at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center received an inspiring fitness mural to encourage their efforts. The mural was painted on July 19 and 20 by Jennifer Prince, a K-6 art elementary art teacher in the Neelyville school district. Prince is beginning her 18 year in the district. She has been painting professionally for almost 20 years, painting murals, commissions and conducting painting classes. She has a professional Facebook page called Painted by Prince.

Photos/Pam Lowe .

Danny Lynn Crossno and her goat, Hardy won Grand Champion Market Goat and Senior Showmanship Champion at the NEA Summer Swelter Jackpot Show #2 at West Side High School on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Earlier this month Crossno won First in class 5, Grand Champion Market Goat, and Senior Showmanship Champion at the Summer Swelter #1 at Marmaduke High School on June 9.

POCAHONTAS, AR - BRTC’s Career Coaches and Career Coach Supervisor recently attended the annual Career Coach Conference in Little Rock, hosted by the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Career and Technical Education. The purpose of this annual conference is to keep Career Coaches and other stakeholders up-to-date on the latest trends, learn about promising ideas, and network with other coaches as they constantly work to increase the odds of success for the students of the schools in which they’re attached.

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Society of Association Executives (ASAE) recently presented the Ken Graves Memorial Award to Vicki Farmer, CAE, IOM, executive director of the Arkansas Optometric Association, at the ASAE annual convention in Bentonville.

LaJeasta Branum recently broke her ankle in several places and her fibula below the knee. Her physician wants to wait until swelling recedes before making a decision about surgery. LaJeasta is hoping surgery will not be necessary and is in a great deal of pain currently. She requests prayers for pain relief and a quick recovery.

The Corning Senior Wellness Center is a vital resource to Corning and its elderly population. It serves as an activity hub, as well as a nutrition center for area senior citizens. The center serves lunches to members every weekday and delivers meals to the homebound. Local residents 60 years and older enjoy the fellowship of other seniors and also engage in activities such as, playing cards, dominoes, pool, puzzles and other activities. With a donation to the center, anyone over 60 can order lunch to eat-in or carry-out by calling in advance. The menu for the next week is conveniently published on page 5. Utilizing the center helps increase its daily enrollment that in turn keeps its doors open for those who need it and its services.