Stories from Saturday, April 20, 2013

There are so many of us that possess that wonderful love for animals, they are so like family. "Gretch" has been a little under the weather, and it is like having a child that is ill.

Mr. Hans Hessler, 76, of Manila, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born at Kusel, West Germany, he was the son of the late Paul and Therisia Glazzer Hessler and moved to the United States with his family in 1960. He lived for many years in Salinas, Calif., before moving to Manila in 1989. He was a former employee of American Greetings in Osceola and the Manila Nursing Center. Mr. Hessler was of the Baptist faith...

Mrs. Essie Mae Logan, 65, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. She was a resident of Blytheville for over 46 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bishop Marshall Logan Sr. She is survived by her four children, Helen Smith of Orlando, Fla., Michelle (and Patrick) Cohen of Marion, Leonard Logan of Blytheville and Marshall Logan Jr. of Clarksville, Tenn...

The upcoming Healing in the Hood Legends weekend is about much more than basketball. The games and events surrounding them are designed to foster unity and offer encouragement, according to Healing in the Hood director Bebe Gillespie. Events begin Thursday and continue through Saturday. ...

Over the years, a lot of people have voiced reasons as to why they don't regularly attend weekly worship. I will, over the next several weeks, address four excuses commonly given. This is the first of those four. Excuse No. 1: "I don't get anything out of it."...

Next weekend Blytheville will be host to approximately 300 guests who will be attending the P.E.O. Sisterhood's Arkansas State Chapter 80th Annual Convention. The event will be held April 26-27 at Arkansas Northeastern College. P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization in which women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations. ...