Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas 183 Hwy 399 | PO Box 960 De Queen, AR 71832 870.584.4471

Second Annual Bass Tournament Update       
Release Date: 26 MARCH 2001

      DE QUEEN - Cristy Brecheisen, one of the faculty/staff coordinators of the Second Annual Endowment Fund Bass Tournament, has released a current list of local merchants who are donating merchandise, cash and other items to the Tournament this year. The Tournament is to be held Saturday, April 7 at Oak Grove Pavilion on De Queen Lake.

      Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the College's Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund, authorized by the College's Board of Trustees in the summer of 1999, has set a goal of raising $1 million by 2005. A one-million dollar endowment would fund sixty permanent scholarships to the school.

      Brecheisen said, "We have nearly fifty sponsors, more than double last year's. And we want people to know that the first fifteen entries we receive will get free hats and t-shirts from the CTC Bookstore." Advance entries are preferred at CTC's three campuses and Baker's Pawn in De Queen, but fees can be paid onsite at Oak Grove Pavilion. The entry fee is $30 per boat.

      The list of sponsors in area towns, as of March 26, was as follows:

      De Queen (23) Bailey's Lumber, Baker's Auto, Baker's Pawn Shop, C&W Bait Store, Coy Whiles Tire Co., De Queen Animal Hospital, De Queen Ford, Diamond State Bank, First National Bank of De Queen, George's Coastal, Harvest Foods, LJ Marine, Merle Norman, Parrish Equipment, Parrish Rentals, Radio Shack, Romine Oil, Sevier Co. Farmers Co-Op, Surplus Sales, Suttle Equipment, Tires Plus, Tobacco Outlet, Wal-Mart

      Nashville (14) Barne's Farm, Brookshire's, Charlie's Thriftway, Citizen's National Bank, Coca-Cola Co., Electrolux Home Products, Futrell Marine, Gladine's Beauty Shop, Nashville Medical Center, Pick-A-Lilly, SW Arkansas Furniture, Trudy's Flowers, Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart

      Horatio (5) City Drug Store, Gifts to Garments, Irvan's, Pit Stop, Sevier Co. Auto Sales

      Ashdown (2) Georgia-Pacific, Little River Pawn

      Broken Bow (1) Sander's Marine

      Lockesburg (2) Nadine's Café, Jo-Paul's

      The tournament will begin at 6AM and end at 1PM. Boat inspection begins at 4:30AM at the Oak Grove Pavilion, and registration begins at 5AM. First, second and third cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 will be given for the three heaviest stringers of fish, with five fish per stringer.

      Brecheisen added, "We've seen a lot more excitement about the tournament this year, even though there are some other events in the area on that same day. People are very enthusiastic about the prize money we're offering, and have been telling all their fishing friends about it." Registration information is available at any Cossatot Technical College campus, or at Baker's Pawn in De Queen. For more information contact Brecheisen at 870-584-4471 or 800-844-4471, Extension 376, or Rick Joplin at Extension 407.

      Cossatot Technical College, founded in 1991, is one of the fastest-growing schools of its kind in Southwest Arkansas. Offering both technical certification and Associate's degrees in a wide range of fields on its campuses at De Queen Nashville and Ashdown and at http://cccua.edu, the College has an enrollment of over 850 students. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.