86 Years of Progress 1921-2007

"Welcome New Members" Sanford Law Firm Kelli Wright, Attorney P.O. Box 1806 111 N. Fulton Clarksville, AR 72830 479-705-1705 All-Pro Floor Care Roger Hazel and Jo Anna Sexton-Hazel P.O. Box 1215 Clarksville, AR 72830 479-647-9495 Clarksville 479-857-9495 Russellville   MONTHLY MEETINGS AND EVENTS 1 CHAMBER CLOSED New Year's Day 9 Tri-Peaks Board Meeting 10:00 am @ Lake Dardanelle 9 "All-Pro Floor Care" Ribbon Cutting 10:00 am @ The Chamber 10 Ambassadors 11:00 am 16 Leadership 8:00 am @ The Chamer 17 CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON 12:00 AM @ U of O 24 Resource Alliance 12:00 noon @ Mazzio's 25 Single Parent Scholarship 3:00 pm @ The Chamber "Father-Daughter Valentine's Dance" Saturday, February 10, 2006 Clarksville High School Cafeteria 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hosted by our local Girl Scout Troop #101 Space is limited, so you must pre-register. Cost is $10 which includes refreshments. Forms available at the Chamber. All proceeds go to GS Troop 101 to help fund their trip to the Memphis Zoo. There will be a DJ and a photographer will be on hand to take pictures ($10). FOOTHILL'S ARENA 479-497-2688 January 12, 2007 Saddle Series Barrel Race - BBR Pending @ 6:30 PM Exb - 8:00 PM Jackpot January 13, 2007 Timed Event Series - Open/CRRA Approved @ 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM January 20-21, 2007 Ed Wright Barrel Clinic (hrs set by clinic at enrollment) $375.00 per Student - Only 16 Students $100.00 Deposit by Dec 1, 2006 Contact Nila Moore 479-497-2688 (leave Message) HURLEY'S ARENA 479-754-5555 January 1, 2007 A-Ok New Year's Day Blowout Barrel Race Exb: 11:00 am Church 12:30 pm Classes 3:00 pm January 13, 2007 Arklohoma Cutting 9:00 am January 20, 2007 Central Arkansas Stock Dog Association Sheep Trial - 8:00 am January 26-27, 2007 World Champ "Jerry Barrett" Pole Bending Clinic 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (26th) 7:30 am - 7:30 pm (27th) University of the Ozarks Walkers donate $2.96 Million for Teacher Education Program Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks has announced a $2.96 million gift from the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation of Fayetteville that will give teacher education in Arkansas another big boost. The gift will endow the maintenance and operations of the University's Walker Hall, the 34,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, teacher education and communications center that opened on the Ozarks campus in 2002 The new Walker Hall Excellence in Teaching Endowment Fund will provide a portion of the annual financial resources necessary to keep the high-tech facility in top condition with state-of-the-art technology and programming. A $7 million dollar gift from the Walker family in 2001 funded the construction costs for Walker Hall. The Walker Foundation's gift will be counted toward matching a $20 million dollar lead gift to the University by Mrs. Helen R. Walton of Bentonville, Ark. That gift and the launch of the University's five-year, $40 million, Promise of Excellence Campaign were announced in February. The primary emphasis of Mrs. Walton's gift was to build an already strong teacher education program at Ozarks into a "teacher education program of excellence," and included an emphasis on keeping well-trained teachers in Arkansas. In recognition of the Walker family's ongoing, strong support of teacher education, the University will formally dedicate its teacher education program as the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program at the spring meeting of its Board of Trustees on Friday, April 20, 2007. "Our family is pleased to be a partner with University of the Ozarks and Mrs. Walton in providing quality education opportunities for future teachers," said Debbie Walker. "It is truly an honor for both Pat and our family to have the Teacher Education Program bear her name." Niece said every conversation he and his wife Sheree had with the Walkers "began and ended with the importance of educating young people and the critical need for dedicated, well-prepared and committed teachers." "As a former high school English teacher myself, I understood the need," Niece said. "We want the University of the Ozarks to be the model program for teacher preparation. We believe that naming our program in honor of Pat Walker will help that vision become a reality. What an honor it will be for Ozarks' students to be accepted into, learn within, and graduate from the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program." CenturyTel donates $5,000 Clarksville, Ark. --- CenturyTel made a donation of $5,000 to University of the Ozarks on Dec. 12. The donation will be used to increase the University's bandwidth and expand the capacity to provide quick, reliable internet connectivity for U of O students. Ron Leavell (right), area plant supervisor with CenturyTel, presents a check for $5,000 on behalf of CenturyTel to University of the Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece. ROBBON CUTTINGS Front Row: Vicki Lyons, Denise Key, Baby Jere, Hege Crowton, Don Belcher, David Crowton, Henryetta Belcher, Doris Davis, Eddie Lindsey, Mayor Billy Helms Back Row: Geoff Hemblen, Susan Miller, Stacy Nowotny, Shonda Walters The Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month DECEMBER 2006 JANUARY QUOTE "Sometimes we need to remember the rules of life. You only need 2 tools - Duct Tape and WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use Duct Tape. If it should move and doesn't, use WD-40."   Executive Director Vicki Lyons Chamber Staff Wynette Holland Sue Williams (479) 754-2340 Fax (479) 754-4923 Email: cjccofc@centurytel.net Website: www.clarksvillearchamber.com Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce 101 North Johnson Street Clarksville, Arkansas 72830 Phone 479-754-2340 Fax 479-754-4923 2006 Executive Committee Dorinda Edmisten - President Sherry Boen - 1st Vice President Randy Teltow - 2nd Vice President Edward Anderson - Sec/Treasurer Darrell Williams - Immediate Past Pres. Government/Schools Judge Mike Jacobs - Johnson County Mayor Billy Helms - Clarksville Mayor Ronnie Garner - Coal Hill Dr. Rick Niece - Schools   2006 Board of Directors Chris Allen - Hanesbrands, Inc. Edward Anderson - JRMC Dorinda Edmisten-Ozark Rape Crisis Center Darrell Williams - U of O Iva Nell Gibbons - Gibbons Law Office Julie Kersey - Julie's Perks Adele Jacobs - King & Jacobs Reba Pridgin - U of O Don Stimpson - First Arkansas Valley Bank Bruce Wilson - Attorney Sherry Boen - Bank of the Ozarks Herman Houston - OK Harvest Foods Melinda Gould - Clarksville High School Carol Warren - Regions Bank Randy Teltow - Bank of the Ozarks Jeff Scaccia - U of O Scott Smith - State Farm Insurance Mayor Billy Helms - City of Clarksville Judge Mike Jacobs - Johnson County Eddie Lindsey - Tyson Foods Mayor Ronnie Garner- Coal Hill Rick Niece - U of O Stacy Klingaman - Scenic Landscaping Ken Golden - Bright Harvest Sweet Potato Shonda Walters - First Security Mortgage Matt Hurst - Clarksville Realty Margaret Woodard - Woodard's Carpet Regina Olson - Spadra Marina Susan Miller - Simmons First Bank New & Renewing Members A-Z Plumbing Acme Brick *All-Pro Floor Care Alltel Corp. Alltime Family Fitness American Printwear Aramark *Archway Chiropractic Clinic Arkansas Cycle Works Arkansas River Valley Dentistry *Arkansas Tech University - Ozark Arkansas Western Gas Company Arkansas Workforce Center Art Waves, Inc. Arvest Bank Ashby's Runaway Atwood's Baldor Electric Bank of the Ozarks Beall Barclay & Co. Bean Furniture Best Western Birch Tree communities, Inc. Blossomberry Nursery Bradley, Len, Attorney At Law Bright Harvest Sweet Potato Co. Brookstone Park Carma-Graphix C-21 Glover Town & Country C-21 Glover Town & Country ~ Connie Chesser, Andrea Jackson, Cary Jackson Catfish House, The Cecil Hardware Inc. Center for English Language CenturyTel City of Clarksville Clarksville Cemetery Clarksville Convalescent Home Clarksville Country Club Clarksville Light & Water Clarksville Lions Club Clarksville Insurance Agency Clarksville Medical Group *Clarksville Office Supply Clarksville Refrig. Lines 1, Ltd. Clarksville Rotary Clarksville School District Clarksville Sign Works *Clarksville Taxi *College Coffee House