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Word of the Day for Saturday, August 22, 2009 vet \VET\, transitive verb: 1. To provide veterinary care for (an animal). 2. To provide (a person) with medical care. 3. To examine carefully; to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate. 4. To practice as a veterinarian. She was the right age (in her fifties), and her personal background had been vetted during the Senate confirmation hearings. -- Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis, Madam President The "Stasi files law," as it is popularly known, also made it possible to vet parliamentarians for Stasi connections. -- John O. Koehler, Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police Unlike, say, Bob Rubin (the Wall Street investment banker and incoming head of the National Economic Council), who probably needed half a law firm to vet his portfolio, I had no stocks or bonds. -- George Stephanopoulos, All Too Human Vet is short for veterinary or veterinarian, which comes from Latin veterinarius, "of or belonging to beasts of burden and draught," from veterinus, "of draught, of beasts of burden." The earlier sense was "to submit to examination or treatment by a veterinary surgeon," hence "to subject to thorough appraisal." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for vet Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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Fw: [N. Andrew Bagley's Blog] T-Birds and MA Open Private School SeasonWith Wins

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From: andrew bagley
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:02:17 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [N. Andrew Bagley's Blog] T-Birds and MA Open Private School Season With Wins

Desoto and Marvell Academy are 1-0 after big wins in Week 1 of the MPSA season. MA beat West Memphis Christian 33-8. Desoto beat Strider 53-6.
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District Court Weekly DHR (8/24/09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of August 14 - 20, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    August 24, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

August 14 - 20, 2009 - Processed civil and small claims actions as received; input traffic violations and criminal actions into court database in preparation for arraignment; prepared scheduled traffic violations and criminal actions for bench trial; processed warrants of arrest issued by the court; and reported dispositions to Arkansas Driver Control.

Fri., August 14, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Plea/Arraignment & Review Docket

    Total number of cases scheduled – 321

Wed., August 19, 2009 – Civil & Small Claims Hearings/Trial

    Total number of cases scheduled – 9 civil cases; and 1 small claims action

Thurs., August 20, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

    Total number of cases scheduled - 91

Thurs., August 20, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) – Bench Trials on Criminal Actions

    Total number of cases scheduled – 66

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved during the period of August 13 – 20, 2009

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
BF	5		10	15
DM	19		15	34
G	95	5	52	152
NG	3	2		5
NP	2		3	5
PRB	3		2	5
TF	52		3	55
WQ	1			1
TOTAL	180	7	85	272

 

Jurisdiction: City of West Helena-OLD

Finding	Criminal	Total
NP	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

 

Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Criminal	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	1	1	12	14
DM	1	1		2
G	3		6	9
NG	1			1
NP	3		1	4
PRB			1	1
TOTAL	9	2	20	31

 

ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Juvenile	Traffic	Total
BF	6		1	22	29
DM	20		1	15	36
G	98	5		58	161
NG	4	2			6
NP	6			4	10
PRB	3			3	6
TF	52			3	55
WQ	1				1
TOTAL	190	7	2	105	304

 

KEY:

BF – Bond Forfeit        NP – Nolle Prosequi

DM – Dismissed        PRB – Probation

G – Guilty            TF – Transfer

NG – Not Guilty        WQ – Warrant Recalled

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Jail Roster

(August 14 - 20, 2009)

 

Defendant	Case #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Disposition
Booth, Joe	CR-09-3303 CR-09-3302 CR-09-3301	08/08/09	08/14/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $175.00; sentenced to 7 days in jail with credit for 7 days in jail; and ordered to stay away from Delta Express.
Johnson, Keynon	CR-09-3316 CR-09-3317 CR-09-3318 CR-09-3319	08/05/09	08/20/09	Plea of not guilty on 08/14/09; attorney appointed; and set for trial on 08/20/09.   On 08/20/09, plea of guilty to all charges. Sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 16 served. Also sentenced to 9 months supervised probation.
Norvell, Jerome	CR-09-3305 CR-09-3306 CR-09-3307	08/12/09	08/14/09	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines/cost totaling $350.00 and sentenced to 3 days in jail with credit for time served.
Pillow, Hythonio	CR-03-1689 CR-03-1690 CR-03-1991 CR-03-1992 CR-09-3307 CR-09-3308	08/12/09	08/14/09	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Set for trial on 09/17/09. Bond set at $600.
Stewart, Geremy M.	CR-09-3298 CR-09-3299	08/15/09	08/20/09	Plea of guilty to both charges. Sentenced to 17 days in jail with credit for 17 days served. Also sentenced to 3 months supervised probation.

    

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Fri., August 21, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Sat., August 22, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Employee Appreciation Day

• Thurs., August 27, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., August 27, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., August 28, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., September 2, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearing/Trials

• Thurs., September 3, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., September 3, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., September 4, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment (Close at noon)

• Mon., September 7, 2009 – Office Closed. (Labor Day holiday)

• Thurs., September 10, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., September 10, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., September 11, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Wed., September 16, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) – Civil & Small Claims Hearing/Trials

• Thurs., September 17, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., September 17, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., September 18, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., September 24, 2009 – District Judges' Meeting (Eureka Springs) - NO COURT

• Fri., September 25, 2009 – District Judges' Meeting (Eureka Springs) – NO COURT

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on August 21, 2009 (Plea/Arraignment) until completed.

•    Process warrants of arrest as directed by the court.

•    Process civil and small claims actions as they are received.

•    Input new citations and criminal actions as they are received from the Records Department into database in preparation for court.

•    Prepare pending actions for trial.

•    Prepare abstract of the court's disposition of all cases for Arkansas Driver Control.

 

STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:

•    Complete installation and set up of court server.

•    Training for dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).

•    Anti-virus protection for computers.     

Street Department Report 8/24/09

STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT – 8/24/09   Department: Street Department   Date: August 14-20, 2009   Prepared by Oscar Hoskins and Earnest Womack   Specific Weekly Activities:   Mechanic: 8/14 Tightened bolts on John Deere 2350 Repaired window on Sanitation unit 26 Checked brakes on Sanitation unit 21 Cleaning shop 8/17 Replaced bolt in John Deere bush hog (Brown's Rental) Escorted track hoe to Pontotoc St for demolition Replaced ignition switch in Ford F150 mosquito rig Assisted with back hoe work at Rifle Range Removed Police unit 12 from fence row to shop for fuel pump repair 8/18 Advance Automotive technician checked on installation of lift in mechanic shop Replaced PTO switch on Street unit 107 Replaced bolt in PTO pump in blue & white dump truck Replaced 2 belts in Sanitation unit 29 Replaced air governor on Sanitation unit 30 Replaced cooling reservoir on Sanitation unit 27 Replaced two hoses on Street105 on boom at Landfill 8/19 Removed two bar lights off Police units on shop lot Removed two cages from old Police unit Replaced rear end seal in Street unit 106 Removed 2 Police cars from shop yard Assisted with Dozer work on Coanza St Chris Stanley repaired hopper light on Sanitation unit 27 (Chad called out) 8/20 Replaced hose and air filter on Street unit 105 Ordered air filter for Street unit 106 Checked hopper light on Sanitation unit 26 Fixed wiper on Auto car Worked on Auto car   Potholes: 600 block Adams Hill-4 100 block Park-1 300 block 7th St-2 200 block St Andrews-2 100 block Bruce-6   Animal control: Picked up numerous dead animals from street Picked up 1 animal from vet Removed dead animal from 10th St Park tied to picnic table Removed dead animal from yard on Bart St   Other activities: Continuous removal of debris throughout city designated trash routes Litter pick up at primary routes of City:             Rightor St Walnut St.30             Cherry St.             Porter St.             Perry St.             Elm St. Franklin St.             Oakland Ave.             Quarles Lane             Plaza St Phillips St 8/14 Straightened sign at Phillips and Poplar Straightened twisted pole at Stringtown Rd and Sunset Terrace Cut, mowed and sprayed: Miller School-sprayed both sides of ditch Rear of Bistro 6th & Plaza East Garland, Cedar and Beechwood-cut limbs and around stop sign 8/17 Removed target stands, trimmed several trees and cleared walkways with back hoe at rifle range Removed cabinets at East Side City Hall for carpet work Cut & mowed: Ditch at corner of Cleburne & Baringo West side center greens Firefighters Memorial Edgewood Circle Welcome sign at Hwy 49 Weed eat RR track behind HNB South St Oak St Elm St So. Washington St Cut and trimmed alley behind Greater First Baptist Church 8/18 Held staff meeting to establish procedures for cutting alleys, ditches, and tall grass Started drainage project at 248 No 8th St Mowed & cut: Two alleys between 200 block of Sam St & Coanza Alley between 7th and 8th St behind PG&T Church Cut back limb at Sam & Park Removed tree limb out of street at Columbia & McDonough Park & Baringo Anderson St River Park School Rd Continued moving furniture at City Hall Charlie Mills replaced fan in street light control box at MJH & Hwy 49 8/19 Cleared culverts at 200 block No 6th-assisted by Fire Dept Replaced street signs at Madison-3, Holly-1, Monroe-2 Cut & mowed: Weed eat short RR track behind HNB Removed debris from 200 block Jane St River Park Pecan & Jefferson Walker & Cherry Started on Newman Dr Lot # 20 Removed vines from fence row at shop yard and weed eat 8/20 Cut & mowed: Weed eat Levee Walk Red Bud Cove & Holiday Hill entrance Weed eat and sprayed Park and 1st St Weed eat and sprayed Franklin & Rightor near AT&T building Parkdale & Park Oak & Aaron Cut ditch at West St & Chicago St Shop yard Newman Dr Russell St Moved CID from East to West City Hall Cleared Persimmons Alley behind old Nu-way Cleaners Finished clearing lot at 200 block Jane St Straightened twisted sign at Cherry and Jefferson Replaces street signs-Jefferson at Perry and Cherry at Walnut Filled hole in alley at 100 block between College & Poplar Pulled pole signs at Perry at Columbia and Porter at Columbia   Follow Up Activities: Sidewalk-100 block Coanza 127 Valley Dr Hackberry overgrowth Culvert repair-248 No 8th St Cleaned curbing in North Helena Fence repair at Ohio St Shop yard Cut ditches between Sam and Ashlar Miller Loop-One Call Repair culvert at intersection of Valley Dr & Oakland Repair loop at Oakland and Valley Dr, Hwy 242 and Hwy 49, Hwy 49 & Hwy 49B   Staff Concerns/Issues:     STREET DEPARTMENT GASOLINE LOG         August 14-20, 2009             DATE UNIT # GALLONS RECEIVER 8/15/2009 12 20 C Allen 8/17/2009 19 27.1 R Williams 8/17/2009 Zero Turn 15.7 E Butler 8/18/2009 9 21 O Hoskins 8/18/2009 13 17 L Driver 8/19/2009 Yukon 14 D Flowers 8/19/2009 Tundra 23 Mayor Valley 8/19/2009 Box truck 26.7 M Holbrook 8/18/2009 103 18 R Smith                                                                           TOTAL GALLONS 182.5