Troopers earn awards
Troopers from 31 of Arkansas’ 75 counties were recognized and awarded county-level Law Enforcement Officer of Year recently.
These Troopers, along with officers from local and other state agencies, were recognized for dedication to their communities where they are assigned to serve, according to a news release.
Southeast Arkansas troopers who received County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year include:
CHICOT COUNTY
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
Trooper Christian Morphis
CLEVELAND COUNTY
Trooper First Class TreVaughn Moore
DALLAS COUNTY
Trooper First Class Jimmy Plyler Jr.
DREW COUNTY
Trooper Tyler Grant.
Area Agency tells menu
Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas is serving lunches from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays at the senior centers. Here’s next week’s menu:
Dec. 18 — Poppy seed chicken, zucchini and tomatoes, garden salad, cake, and milk.
Dec. 19 — Baked turkey with gravy, cornbread dressing with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie with whipped topping, and milk.
Dec. 20 — Hamburger on bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, corn salad, baked chips, banana pudding, and milk.
Dec. 21 — Honey glazed pork chops, scalloped corn and broccoli, greens, autumn delight, and milk.
Dec. 22 — Brown beans and ham, steamed cabbage and carrots, cornbread, fruit, and milk.
Details: Strachota Senior Citizens Center, (870) 543-6323.
Pine Bluff Quilters Guild to meet
The Pine Bluff Quilters Guild will meet at at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 4200 Old Warren Road.
December’s program will be “unwrap the plastic wrap ball.” Members are reminded to bring non-perishable food items to be donated to the local food pantries and that memberships are due in January. The Christmas luncheon will be provided by the guild, according to a news release.
Show-and-tell, along with fat quarter and door prize drawings will be held after the business meeting.
Members with a birthday during the month of December are asked to bring door prizes, which should be related to quilting or sewing. Door prizes are given out at the end of the meeting and all winners must be present.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a fat quarter (18 by 22 inches) of 100 percent cotton for the monthly fat quarter drawing. White will be the featured fabric for December.
The Pine Bluff Quilters Guild has an annual membership fee of $20. Anyone interested in learning the art of quilt making is welcome to come, visit and become a member, according to a club spokesman. Membership is open to all who are interested in quilting, no prior experience is needed.
The purpose of the guild is to ensure the continuity of the craft by teaching the techniques of quilting, and to encourage, and promote an interest in quilting to the public.