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81
Years of Progress
1921-2002
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 Volume
3 Issue
12
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Published
monthly by the
Clarksville-Johnson
County Chamber of
Commerce
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December
2002
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Home
For The
Holidays
Christmas in
Johnson
County
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The
holiday
season
started off with a bang
on the weekend of
November 16th & 17th
with the Merchants
Christmas Open House
where shoppers were not
only treated to great
sales but also
refreshments at most of
the local merchants.
This will continue when
the Annual Early Bird
Sale from 7:00 a.m.
- 10:00 a.m. this
Friday, November 29th so
shop your local
merchants and remember -
"The Buck Stops
Here in Johnson
County.
The
Christmas Lighting
Ceremony was held on
Monday, November 25th.
The normal 6:30 p.m.
start to the festivities
was moved up a bit due
to Ned Perme and
Channel 7 Weather
coming to join us. It
was colder than it had
been for some time but
everyone had a great
time and the hot
chocolate that the
Rotary Club had on hand
helped to keep the cold
bearable! Entertainment
for the evening was
great as the children
from Forester Davis
Pre-school and
Clarksville Schools 2nd
Grade choir sang songs
of the season. The
approximately 200
gathered on the
Courthouse square
anticipating the
countdown to the
lighting of the
Courthouse and Spadra
Bridge, joined in as
County Judge Mike
Jacobs, Clarksville
Mayor Charles Callahan,
Lamar Mayor George
Overbey, Coal Hill Mayor
Ben Yates and Mayor
elect Billy Helms lead
Christmas Carols. Ned
Perme, Channel 7
weatherman, played a
rendition of Silver
Bells on the
keyboard.
Be
sure and come out to the
Annual Christmas
Parade on Saturday,
December 7th at 6:30
p.m. The parade route
will travel down Main
Street to the Rogers
intersection. If you
would like to enter the
parade, contact the
Chamber office at
479-754-2340 for a line
up number. If you are
entering a float and
want to be judged please
tell the Chamber staff
that the entry is for
judging. Categories for
judging are
Business/Industry and
Nonprofit and the
deadline for entry is
Thursday, December 5th
at 4:00 p.m. Immediately
following the parade,
Santa will be visiting
the children of all ages
at the Court House and
handing out bags of
candy.
Area
merchants and
individuals are also
invited to enter the
"Tour of Lights"
contest. The contest
consist of three
categories:
Business/Industry,
Residential and
Nonprofit. Deadline to
enter the Lighting
contest is Monday,
December 2nd at 4:00
p.m. Certificates of
Award will be given for
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
in the parade and
lighting
contests.
"The
Buck Stops
Here"
This
campaign implemented in
November 2001 is
continuing to keep local
money local. Every
dollar spent in Johnson
County turns over an
average of 7 times
before it leaves the
county which enhances
the tax base and
benefits area schools,
roads and services.
The following
merchants have
participated in this
season's campaign so
be sure to shop at home
for all of your gift
needs, catering and
party
planning!
Ann's
Fine Lingerie &
Gifts, Bean Furniture,
Celebrations, CJ's
Garden Cuisine,
Clarksville Skate,
Clarksville Super
Center, David Clair
Photography, Daylight
Donuts, Fair Store,
Family Shoe Store,
Gingerbread Doll House,
Granger's Auto Palace,
GS Outdoors, Home
Showcase, Hurley's,
Johnson Chevrolet,
Master Printing of
Clarksville, National
Home Center, Oark
General Store &
Café, OK/Harvest
Foods, Ozark Cellular,
Rose Drug, Sexton
Furniture, Sonic Drive
In, Stillwell Furniture,
Teeter's
Drug/Gretchen's, The
Catfish House, Thy Word,
Wal-Mart Supercenter and
Woodard Carpet &
Design.
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Johnson
County First
In
 State
to ACE
Certify
For
the first time in the state's
history, a county has
earned the Arkansas County of
Excellence (ACE) distinction.
Governor Mike Huckabee
awarded ACE certification to
Johnson County in a ceremony held
October 29th at the U of O in
Clarksville. A large crowd
watched as Governor Huckabee
presented County Judge Mike
Jacobs with the ACE award. This
3-year effort of the Chamber
involved 5 communities in Johnson
County - Clarksville, Lamar,
Knoxville, Hartman and Coal Hill
- and hundreds of people. At
least 15 committees addressed
issues such as established
business and industry, commercial
development, tourism, retiree
relocation, education, workforce
development, law enforcement fire
protection, health care and
community beautification. The
Governor was quoted as saying,
"We're glad to have this model
for other cooperative efforts
across the state."
The
17th Annual Talent
Show
2002
Winners
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Division
I
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Performing:
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1st
Place - Brittnee Thomas
(Fort Smith)
2nd Place - Haley
Patterson (Danville)
3rd Place -Ashlyn
Metheny (Sallisaw,
OK)
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"Broken
Wing"
L-O-V-E
"I Got
Rhythm"
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Division
II
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Performing:
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1st
Place - Alyse Eady (Fort
Smith)
2nd Place - Alyse Eady
(Fort Smith)
3rd Place - Ashley
Mathews
(Arkadelphia)
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"I
Just Want to Be a
Star"
Rockin Robin
"No Greater
Love"
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Division
III
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Performing:
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1st
Place - Justin Cristee
(Alma)
2nd Place - Beth Manning
(Russellville)
3rd Place - Julie
Sanborn (Van
Buren)
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"Not
a Day Goes By"
"How Great Thou Art"
"Heaven
Bound"
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Left-Right: Div. III
winners;
Julie Sanborn, Beth
Manning,Justin
Cristee.
Div. I winners; Ashlyn
Metheny, Haley
Patterson, Brittnee
Thomas.
Div. II winners; Ashley
Matthews and Alyse
Eady.
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Over-All
Winner - Brittnee Thomas (Fort
Smith)
Break Through had no entries this
year.
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Clarksville-Johnson
County
Chamber of
Commerce -
2002
Executive
Committee
Adele
Jacobs -
President
Lee White - 1st
Vice
President
Matt Wylie -
2nd Vice
President
Ken Golden -
Sec/Treasurer
Government/Schools
Judge
Mike Jacobs -
Johnson
County
Mayor Charles
Callahan -
Clarksville
Mayor James
Hester -
Knoxville
Beverly Wagner
- Lamar
Dr. Rick Niece
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Schools
Board
of
Directors
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Chris
Allen……………………...........……Sara
Lee
Hosiery
Beverly
Bale…………………………...........….Celebrations
Steve
Burch……………………………...............Century
21
Billy
Dickerson……………….............…OK/Harvest
Foods
Steve
Fisher………….............…AR
River
Valley
Dentistry
Betty
Killough………………..........…….Tyson
Foods,
Inc.
Cindy
Herron…………………...............……Regions
Bank
Don
Johnston……..……………............Clarksville
Schools
Janice
Joyce…………………...........…Bank
of the
Ozarks
Carol
Martin……………………………..............…Individual
Robbi
Mooney………………...............….Mid
South
Roller
Betty
Smithee………………………..........…Regions
Bank
David
Taylor…………………………...............…..Individual
Harve
Taylor…………………………….................Individual
Jeff
Vire……………………............….Back
Door
Barbecue
Freeman
Wish………………………...........Mazzio's
Pizza
Darrell
Williams…………..........…University
of the
Ozarks
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Executive
Director
Vicki
Lyons
Chamber
Staff
Karen
Johnson -
Administrative
Assistant
Ramona Cogan -
Secretary/Receptionist
(479) 754-2340
Fax (479)
754-4923
Email:
cjccofc@cswnet.com
Website:
www.clarksvillearchamber.com
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New
& Renewing
Members
*Hardgrave
Photography
*Arkansas Cycle Works,
Inc.
Please
welcome our newest
members to the
Chamber!
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Ribbon
Cuttings
Whitson
Morgan Motor
Co. Featherlite
Trailers
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Front
Row, L-R: Cindy Herron,
Bliss Hicky, Billy
Helms, Mayor Callahan,
Julie Dickerson, Chris
Dickerson, Princess
Elberta Abbie Dalton,
Turner Whitson, Larry
Chronister and Betty
Killough. Back Row, L-R:
Vicki Lyons, Betty
Smithee, Ann
Eichenberger, Bill
Eichenberger, Billy
Dickerson, Marian
Dickerson, David
Bradford and Ron
Novak
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Scenes
of the Season - Christmas Lighting
2002
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Clarksville
Primary School
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Forrester
Davis Pre-School
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Everyone did
a great job!
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Country
Christmas Portraits by
Hardgrave
Photography -
November 30th 9:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m. and
December 1st 1-4; Needy
Paws Animal Shelter -
Proceeds benefit the
homeless & abandoned
animals 
Central
Business District
Committee Meeting -
December 4th - Noon;
Chamber