WEATHER Today: Partly sunny. Highs in upper 80s. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows in upper 60s. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. Vol. 156, No. 207 ©2010 The Daily Citizen “ ” All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams. ELIAS CANETTI Swiss author, 1905-1994 Contact us: 3000 E. Race, Searcy, AR 72143, (Phone) 501-268-8621, (Fax) 501-268-6277 Entergy: Don’t fall for scam Teams convene from US, Europe LASER TAG TOURNAMENT TARGETS SEARCY STIMULUS MONEY IN WHITE COUNTY Transportation: $6.1 million Education: $14.6 million Community Development: $854,000 Safety/Law Enforcement: $271,000 Emergency Assistance: $19,400 NATION & STATE, 2A OPINIONS, 4A LIFESTYLES, 5A CALENDAR/OBITUARIES, 6A SPORTS, 1B CLASSIFIEDS, 4B INDEX Citizen Daily The SUNDAY , A UGUST 29, 2010 $1 < The White County Football 2010 guide is inside today's edition of The Daily Citizen. Get in-depth looks at Searcy, Harding Academy, Riverview, Bald Knob, Beebe, Rose Bud and Harding University. — INSERT Serving Searcy and White County, Ark., since 1854 www.thedailycitizen.com White County Football 2010 Pictured, from left: Rose Bud’s Braden Irwin (WR-DB), Beebe’s Scot Gowen (QB-DB), Riverview’s Chayse Parson (RB-LB), Searcy’s Mike Brown (RB-LB), Harding Academy’s Seth Keese (QB-S) and Bald Knob’s Jordan Johnston (WR-DE). Jacob Brower/[email protected] BECK: US TURNING BACK TO GOD From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told thousands of activists that the U.S. has too long “wandered in darkness.” — PAGE 2 A By Warren Watkins [email protected] Just electric bills for cooling homes on the hottest days of summer are arriving in Searcy mailboxes, Entergy Arkansas is warning Searcy residents to not fall prey to a scam in the area. The scam like this, according to Paul Ford, regional customer service manager: The setup: Someone claiming to represent a third-party bill-payment- assistance agency approaches a cus- tomer and claims they’ll help the customer pay a portion of their elec- tric bill. The hook: The customer must pay a portion of the bill, the scammer claims, saying his “agency” will send in the total amount due to the utility company. The sting: After the scammer gets the customer’s money, he may even call in a payment through Bill Matrix, which is a legitimate third party that customers can use to pay bills electronically. But the transaction is fraudulent, the customer’s bill remains unpaid and the amount the customer gave to the scam artist is gone. “We are disheartened, disturbed and downright angry whenever we hear of someone trying to con our customers out of their hard-earned money, and we are eager to help the authorities in any way we can to catch ENTERGY QUICK-PAY CENTERS IN SEARCY ■ At The Bend, 401 N. Maple ■ Country Mart, 2702 E. Race ■ Mayflower Food Store, 2205 W. Beebe-Capps Expressway Bills should be paid only through approved methods, official says CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A By Warren Watkins [email protected] The federal government has allocated $21 million in stimulus mon- ey to White County since the beginning of the recovery effort last year, according to a U.S. Senator. “In addition to significant tax cuts for middle class fami- lies, Arkansas is expected to receive $2.9 billion for invest- ments in transportation, water infrastructure, education, pub- lic safety, energy efficiency and health care,” Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., wrote in a press release Aug. 19. “These funds are already having a significant impact on the local level.” White County Stimulus Funds as of July 1, according to Pryor: ■ Transportation: $6.1 mil- lion — Highway 16/Holmes Road signal (Searcy) and Hwy. 67B/Hwy. 31/Hwy. 367 sig- nal (Beebe); Hwy. 167 reha- bilitation (Jackson County line north, Overflow Creek north, Independence and White Counties, Pleasant Plains south; Hwy. 16, Pangburn to Searcy to construct one north- bound and one southbound passing lane for 2.41 miles. ■ Community Development: $854,000 — White County: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program; White River Area Agency on Aging, Inc. for meal delivery; Beebe Senator: $21M allocated locally White County receiving federal stimulus funds PRYOR CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A Andrew Reynolds, veteran Q-Zar player and organizer of the international Q-Zar tournament, fires off a round of phaser blasts. Several teams from California, Chicago, Ireland and elsewhere will gather at LazerCade for the first-place prize. Luke Jones/[email protected] By Luke Jones [email protected] I n September, one team will emerge from Searcy’s LazerCade with the interna- tional Q-Zar tournament trophy. The game of laser tag is played worldwide, and though the Q-Zar company declared bankruptcy almost a decade ago, its system is widely used. Andrew Reynolds helped organize the tournament and has been playing laser tag for 10 years. “Every kind of laser tag has its own competitive aspect of it, I suppose,” he said. “I think that Q-Zar is really the most — I don’t want to say difficult — but the most technical of the laser tag systems out there. “Most people who play multi- ple systems say Q-Zar is the best. The challenge that Q-Zar brings, the camaraderie and the friend- ship, that’s what really draws them to it.” Though it is smaller in com- parison to laser tag systems like Laser Quest, Q-Zar still attracts a dedicated tournament crowd from all over the U.S. and U.K. This year’s event, Reynolds said, will include two teams from California, two from Ireland, one from Chicago, one from the Cincinnati area and at least one from Searcy. The tournament was originally intended to be held in a venue in Tampa, Fla., but when the build- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A
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W E A T H E RToday: Partly sunny. Highs in upper 80s. Southeast winds 5-10 mph.Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows in upper 60s. Southeast winds 5-10 mph.
Vol. 156, No. 207©2010 The Daily Citizen
“ ”All the things one
has forgotten scream for help in dreams.
ELIAS CANETTISwiss author, 1905-1994
Contact us: 3000 E. Race, Searcy, AR 72143, (Phone) 501-268-8621, (Fax) 501-268-6277
Entergy: Don’t fall for scam
Teams convene from US, Europe
LASER TAG TOURNAMENT TARGETS SEARCY
STIMULUS MONEY IN WHITE COUNTY Transportation: $6.1 millionEducation: $14.6 million Community Development: $854,000 Safety/Law Enforcement: $271,000Emergency Assistance: $19,400
NATION & STATE, 2A OPINIONS, 4A LIFESTYLES, 5ACALENDAR/OBITUARIES, 6ASPORTS, 1B CLASSIFIEDS, 4B
I N D E X
CitizenDailyThe
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010 $1
< The White County Football 2010 guide is inside today's edition of The Daily Citizen.Get in-depth looks at Searcy, Harding Academy, Riverview, Bald Knob, Beebe, Rose Bud and Harding University. — INSERT
Serving Searcy and White County, Ark., since 1854 www.thedailycitizen.com
White County Football 2010
Pictured, from left: Rose Bud’s Braden Irwin (WR-DB), Beebe’s Scot Gowen (QB-DB), Riverview’s Chayse Parson (RB-LB), Searcy’s Mike Brown (RB-LB), Harding Academy’s Seth Keese (QB-S) and Bald Knob’s Jordan Johnston (WR-DE). Jacob Brower/[email protected]
BECK: US TURNING BACK TO GODFrom the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told thousands of activists that the U.S. has too long “wandered in darkness.” — PAGE 2A
By Warren [email protected]
Just electric bills for cooling homes on the hottest days of summer are arriving in Searcy mailboxes, Entergy Arkansas is warning Searcy residents to not fall prey to a scam in the area.
The scam like this, according to
Paul Ford, regional customer service manager:
The setup: Someone claiming to represent a third-party bill-payment-
assistance agency approaches a cus-tomer and claims they’ll help the customer pay a portion of their elec-tric bill.
The hook: The customer must pay a portion of the bill, the scammer claims, saying his “agency” will send in the total amount due to the utility company.
The sting: After the scammer gets the customer’s money, he may even call in a payment through Bill Matrix, which is a legitimate third party
that customers can use to pay billselectronically. But the transaction isfraudulent, the customer’s bill remains unpaid and the amount the customer gave to the scam artist is gone.
“We are disheartened, disturbedand downright angry whenever wehear of someone trying to con our customers out of their hard-earnedmoney, and we are eager to help theauthorities in any way we can to catch
ENTERGY QUICK-PAY CENTERS IN SEARCY! At The Bend, 401 N. Maple! Country Mart, 2702 E. Race! Mayflower Food Store, 2205 W. Beebe-Capps Expressway
Bills should be paid only through approved methods, official says
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A
By Warren [email protected]
The federal government has allocated $21 million in stimulus mon-ey to White County since the beginning of the recovery effort last year, according to a U.S. Senator.
“In addition to significant tax cuts for middle class fami-lies, Arkansas is expected to receive $2.9 billion for invest-ments in transportation, water infrastructure, education, pub-lic safety, energy efficiency and health care,” Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., wrote in a press release Aug. 19. “These funds are already having a significant impact on the local level.”
White County Stimulus Funds as of July 1, according to Pryor:
! Transportation: $6.1 mil-lion — Highway 16/Holmes Road signal (Searcy) and Hwy. 67B/Hwy. 31/Hwy. 367 sig-nal (Beebe); Hwy. 167 reha-bilitation (Jackson County line north, Overflow Creek north, Independence and White Counties, Pleasant Plains south; Hwy. 16, Pangburn to Searcy to construct one north-bound and one southbound passing lane for 2.41 miles.
! C o m m u n i t y Development: $854,000 — White County: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program; White River Area Agency on Aging, Inc. for meal delivery; Beebe
Senator: $21M
allocated locally
White County receiving federal stimulus funds
PRYOR
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A
Andrew Reynolds, veteran Q-Zar player and organizer of the international Q-Zar tournament, fires off a round of phaser blasts. Several teams from California, Chicago, Ireland and elsewhere will gather at LazerCade for the first-place prize. Luke Jones/[email protected]
By Luke [email protected] September, one team
will emerge from Searcy’s LazerCade with the interna-
tional Q-Zar tournament trophy.The game of laser tag is
played worldwide, and though the Q-Zar company declared bankruptcy almost a decade ago, its system is widely used.
Andrew Reynolds helped organize the tournament and has been playing laser tag for 10 years.
“Every kind of laser tag has its own competitive aspect of it, I suppose,” he said. “I think that Q-Zar is really the most — I don’t want to say difficult — but the most technical of the laser tag systems out there.
“Most people who play multi-ple systems say Q-Zar is the best. The challenge that Q-Zar brings, the camaraderie and the friend-ship, that’s what really draws them to it.”
Though it is smaller in com-parison to laser tag systems like Laser Quest, Q-Zar still attracts a dedicated tournament crowd from all over the U.S. and U.K. This year’s event, Reynolds said, will include two teams from California, two from Ireland, one from Chicago, one from the Cincinnati area and at least one from Searcy.
The tournament was originally intended to be held in a venue in Tampa, Fla., but when the build-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A
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