Stories from Friday, September 23, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mrs. Doris Dale Gunn, 83, of Mountain View, Calif., former longtime Manila resident and widow of Mr. L.B. Gunn, passed from this life Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at her home.

I sure hope anyone there can help me. I am looking for some information on the Beckman family that lived there in Blytheville about the year 1900, and where they lived when they came there from Tennessee. I am doing a family history on my mother's side. Her father was G.W. Beckman and her mother was Dolsie Beckman. They had three daughters and thee sons born there...

As a lifelong Cardinals fan, nurtured by radio broadcasts early in life and working on up through today's TV coverage of virtually every game, I have to say this season has been an odd one. I've mentioned that 16 years is a long, long time to put up with Tony LaRussa and his odd fixation on changing relief pitchers until he finds one the other team can hit...

Parents wishing to enroll their children in the Boys and Girls Club have a renewed opportunity to do so at low or no cost, thanks to the extension of a grant that the club receives from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, a program of the federal and state government.

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders said Thunder Bayou Golf Links superintendent Jeff Haskins has not submitted a letter of resignation, but acknowledged the two are expected to meet today.

This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is "Chip," a 6-month-old male Terrier/Miniature Pinscher Mix. Chip enjoys running and playing with another dogs out in the courtyard at the shelter. He is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesocietyofblytheville@hotmail.com.

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders spent most of Thursday morning in an exit interview with auditors conducting the city's 2010 State Legislative audit, and he anticipates a report within a few weeks.