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Valentine's
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February 14th
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82
Years of Progress
1921-2003
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 Volume
4 Issue 2
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Published
monthly by the
Clarksville-Johnson
County Chamber of
Commerce
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February
2003
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Clarksville-Johnson
County Chamber
of Commerce
82nd Annual
Awards
Banquet
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Plans are underway for
the Annual Awards
Banquet to be held on
Thursday, March 20th,
2003 at 6:30 p.m. at the
University of the Ozarks
Seay Student Center Main
Dining Room. The format
of the upcoming event is
a party ambiance
allowing guests the
opportunity to
socialize. Dining will
be in a buffet setting
with a menu that
includes a variety of
tempting delicacies that
will be presented
throughout the evening.
The Acoustic Refugees
will provide
entertainment for the
evening.
Awards
will be presented in the
following categories:
Community Pride:
An individual or an
organization that is a
Chamber member who has
contributed to the
beautification of the
county and/or has
contributed to the
enhancement of the
quality of life of
citizens of Johnson
County. Small
Business of the
Year: A business
with no more that 25
employees that has
contributed to the
growth and betterment of
Johnson County through
their involvement in the
Chamber and other
civic/governmental
organizations.
Corporate Business of
the Year: A Business
with over 25 employees
that has contributed to
the growth and
betterment of Johnson
County through their
involvement in the
Chamber and other
Civic/governmental
organizations.
Community Volunteer
of the Year: An
individual who has
volunteered as
chairperson and served
on committees
established by the
Chamber. The recipient
should also serve on
other
local/state/national
organizations that
address the enhancement
of quality of life
issues in Johnson
County. Chamber Member
of the Year: An
individual who has
served in a volunteer
leadership capacity for
the Chamber; serving on
the board, chairing and
serving on committees,
attending monthly
meetings, and a visible
representative in
Johnson County and
Arkansas. Pillar of
Progress/Lifetime
Achievement: A
Chamber member that
possesses leadership
qualities whose
outstanding actions over
a period of years have
enhanced the quality of
life of the citizens of
Johnson County. The
individual should also
possess qualities that
include: honesty,
integrity and the
respect of the
community. Ambassadors
Award: will be presented
to the Chamber
Ambassador's Club member
who has received the
most points in
accordance with the club
rules. Educator of the
Year and Youth of the
Year: awards will be
presented in both
categories in all
Johnson County School
Districts and to the
University where
nominations are
received. The Johnson
County Extension Service
will also be
presenting the Farm
Family of the Year
Award.
Nominations
will be accepted from
the community in typed
(10 or 12 font) or
written form on 8
½" x 11" paper. The
nominee's name, address,
where employed, and
reason you are making
the nomination should be
included. All
nominations are required
to be signed by the
nominator and received
in the Chamber office,
101 N. Johnson Street,
no later that 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, February
21st, 2003.
Tickets
to the banquet are
$25.00 and are available
at the Chamber office
starting February
1st. For more
information on the
banquet or awards
criteria/procedures, or
to reserve your tickets,
please call us at
754-2340.
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Clarksville-Johnson
County
Chamber of Commerce -
2003
Executive
Committee
Lee
White - President
Matt Wylie - 1st Vice
President
Freeman Wish - 2nd Vice
President
Ken Golden - Sec/Treasurer
Adele Jacobs - Immediate Past
President
Government/Schools
Judge
Mike Jacobs - Johnson County
Mayor Billy Helms -
Clarksville
Mayor James Hester -
Knoxville
Beverly Wagner - Lamar
Dr. Rick Niece - 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
Dorinda
Edmisten ---
Ozark Rape
Crisis
Center
Steve Fisher
--- AR River
Valley
Dentistry
Bliss Hicky ---
Regions
Bank
Robbie Jackson
--- East Mt.
Zion Trinity
Baptist
Janice Joyce
--- Bank of the
Ozarks
Betty Killough
--- Tyson
Foods, Inc.
Carol Martin
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Individual
Jim Pat Mills
--- Mills Oil
Company
Robbi Mooney
---Mid South
Roller
Max Slaughter
--- Johnson
Chevrolet
David Taylor
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Individual
Harve Taylor
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Individual
Denton
Tumbleson ---
Simmons First
Bank
Darrell
Williams ---
University of
the Ozarks
Freeman Wish
--- Mazzio's
Pizza
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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
Meet
Your New
Directors
The
Chamber held a Board Orientation
meeting on January 15, 2003 for
incoming Board members. Chamber
Board President Lee White and
Executive Director Vicki Lyons
presided over the meeting
updating everyone on Chamber
organization and the ACE program.
New directors are: Dorinda
Edmisten has been Executive
Director for just over 5 years at
Ozark Rape Crisis Center. She
moved to Johnson County in July
1999 from Harrison
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where
she had lived most of her life.
Dorinda was involved with the
Chamber there in the Leadership
Program and also chaired the
Christmas Parade Committee.
Married to Steve, she has a
daughter Lauren who is a senior
at CHS. Dorinda is involved in
the Leadership Johnson County
program, Resource Alliance of
Johnson County, Johnson County
March of Dimes Council and is
Chair of the Rape Committee for
the AR Commission on Child Abuse
& Domestic Violence. Bliss
Hicky was born and raised in
Marianna, AR where he graduated
from High School. He graduated 4
years later from Washington &
Lee University in Lexington, VA
and worked in the family farming
operation in Lee County for
several years after college.
After working for 17 years at
National Bank of Commerce in
Memphis, TN he moved to
Russellville in 1976 to work for
First National Bank, now Regions.
In 2001 he came to Clarksville as
President of Regions. Married 27
years to Jan Newton of
Russellville with 2 children -
Mary Elizabeth 24 and Will 22 -
Bliss and Jan have built a new
house at Piney Bay where they
love being out on the lake and
spending time traveling. They are
also members of First United
Methodist Church in Clarksville.
Robbie Jackson has been
Pastor of the East Mt. Zion
Trinity Baptist Church since
1988. He is a native of Humphrey,
AR and a graduate of Ouachita
Baptist University in Arkadelphia
with a degree in music and
religion. He also has a Master of
Divinity from Midwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Kansas
City, MO., is a member of the AR
Baptist State Convention
Executive Board where he serves
on the Finance Committee, past
Moderator of the Clear Creek
Baptist Association and a
frequent speaker at camps and
conferences. Robbie is a member
and Past President of the
Clarksville Lions Club and his
hobbies include photography,
golf, tennis, fishing and music.
Betty Killough graduated
from Lamar High School in 1978
and attended ATU part time from
1990-1996 while employed at Tyson
Foods. She started at Valmac, now
Tyson, in 1977 working in
production 11 years, clerical 5
years and management for 9 years.
She is currently Complex HR
Manager for Tyson at Clarksville,
has one daughter Krista who is 18
and currently lives in London.
Betty's interests include
reading, camping/boating, live
auctions and helping our
community one person or one
project at a time, to make life
better for all of us in Johnson
County.
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Jim
Pat Mills has lived in many
places but calls Clarksville home
now. He is Chairman of
Bridgestone Investment Bankers,
United NetMart, AR State Veterans
Cemetery Foundation, Ada Mills
Political Foundation, Veterans
Income Foundation, Joe Mills
Pioneer Foundation and Trinity
Ranches. He is also involved in
AR Veterans Commission,
Commissioner; AR Veterans
Coalition member; Coal Hill VFW
Life Member; VFW Scholarship
Committee, Secretary; Johnson
County Republican Committee,
Secretary; American Legion Life
Member; Special Forces
Association Life Member; Child
Recovery & Intelligence
Bureau, Founder; Catholic
Charities, Special Advisor for
Child Crisis Affairs; Subiaco
Coury House Board Member; member
of the Subiaco Catholic Church,
Johnson County Community
Foundation, Vice Chairman; and U
of O Friends of the Arts Member.
Chamber committees include the
Central Business District
Revitalization Committee,
Industrial Site Committee, and
Highway 21 Scenic By-way
Committee. Max Slaughter,
General Manager of Johnson
Chevrolet, is a member of Rotary
and serves on their board as
Sergeant-of-Arms. He is a past
member on the Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors and is
currently Chair of the Barbecue
Committee and AR Scholars
Committee, member of the Training
Consortium Ad-hoc Committee, 1st
Vice President of the
Clarksville-Johnson County
Development Foundation and is
very active in the presentation
of the Arkansas Scholars Program,
covering all school districts in
Johnson County. He is married to
the former Roylene Johnson for
nearly 27 years, has 2 children
and 2 grandchildren that reside
in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and
his hobbies include work,
honey-do's, 4-wheeling and
photography. Denton
Tumbleson is a lifelong
resident of Clarksville where he
graduated from the U of O in 1974
with a B.S. in Business
Administration. In 1991 he
graduated from Graduate Banking
School of the South at LSU and
currently serves as Community
President/Clarksville for Simmons
First Bank. He is Chairman of
Clarksville Housing Authority,
Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Child Development, Inc., member
of the Board of Trustees of the U
of O., member and Past President
of the Clarksville Rotary Club
and holds the distinction of a
Paul Harris Fellow. Denton's wife
is Jane and they have 3 daughters
- Jennifer, Ashley & Lauren.
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New
& Renewing
Members
*Johnson
County Landfill
Acme Brick
Ann's Fine Lingerie &
Gifts
Area Agency on Aging
Arkansas Cycle Works
Arkansas Western Gas
Baldor Electric
Bank of the Ozarks
Beall, Barclay & Co. PLC
Best Western
Birch Tree Communities
Brookstone Park of
Clarksville
Bruce Wilson
Carol Martin
CenturyTel
City of Knoxville
City of Lamar
Clarksville Medical Group
Clarksville Rotary Club
Clarksville School District
Cleopatra's Salon
Coldwell Banker Ken Stall &
Assoc
Counseling Associates, Inc.
Cox Communications
David Taylor
Devazier & Associates
East Mt. Zion Trinity Baptist
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Employment Security Division
Family Shoe Store
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Good Guys Auto Parts
Granger's Auto Palace, LLC
Group W Insurance
John Frost
Johnson Chevrolet
Johnson County
Johnson County Car & Truck
Club
Johnson Co. Community
Foundation
Johnson County Farmers Assoc.
Johnson County Title
Johnson County DHS
Johnson Regional Medical
Center
Kelly Services
King & Jacobs
Master Printing of
Clarksville
Morgan's Fashions
National Home Centers
Needy Paws Animal Shelter
Nicholson Group
Nite Lite Outdoors
OncoPet, Inc.
Ozark Rape Crisis Center
Parker Animal
Clinic
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Peach Pickin Paradise
Penmac Personnel Services
Phil Taylor Insurance
Pippin Wholesale Co.
Regions Bank
Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Ronald Laster
Rose Drug
Ruby Vaught
Russellville Printing
Sara Lee Hosiery
Sonic Drive In
State Farm Insurance
Steve Schneider
Superior Federal Bank
Sykes Florist & Gifts
TDS River Valley, LLC
Teeter's Drug/Gretchen's
The Catfish House
Thy Word Christian Book Store
Tyson Foods, Inc.
University of the Ozarks
Wendy's
Western Auto
White Tail World
Whitson Morgan Motor
Woodard's Carpet & Design
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In
Brief
Out-going
Chamber Board members that
finished their terms on December
31, 2002 are: Don Johnston,
Jeff Vire, Ken Wood, Cindy
Herron, Betty Smithee and Chris
Graves. The Chamber
appreciates the time and
involvement that each person put
in and would like to say Thank
you.
Secretary's
Day is coming in April and we
would like to know how many of
our members would like us to
continue with the Annual
Secretary's Day Luncheon this
year. The first 2 years we had a
great response but attendance was
down last year with so many other
options for businesses to do for
their employees. Please call the
Chamber office at 754-2340 and
let us know your
opinion.
Clarksville-Johnson
County Directories are
getting in low supply and we will
be updating and reprinting the
2003 addition very soon. All
members that had ads in last
year's edition will have first
option to keep their space and
will be contacted in the next 2
weeks for updates or changes. If
you are a new member and haven't
placed an ad before please let us
know if you are interested in
participating. We will try to
accommodate everyone who would
like to have a presence in the
directory.
The
Johnson County Car & Truck
Club will be having a 2-day
event on May 16 & 17 at the
Church of Christ on Highway 64
West. Saturday will be the swap
meet and if you would like to set
up a booth there are spaces
available for $20 (some
restrictions apply). The car show
will be on the 17th and admission
is free. If you have a vehicle
you want judged, a $10 donation
to the club is required. The
Club's membership is at 41
families and anyone can join for
$15 - you don't even need an
antique car or truck, just
enthusiasm! Call Teddy or Eva
Spurgin - 754-4080, Charles
Groskopf - 497-1972 or Darla
Morgan - 497-1425 for complete
details and/or registration.
The
Arkansas Department of Health
announced a new hotline to help
smokers kick the habit. Tobacco
users can call 1-866-NOWQUIT to
create a personalized treatment
plan and to answer questions
about smoking cessation.
Governor
Huckabee unveiled his legislative
agenda and the overarching
theme of his comments centered on
saving tax dollars to meet
increasing costs for state
services. For the business
community, Huckabee asked the
legislature for new economic
development tools and pushed for
tort reform - HB 1038 would limit
jury awards beyond the court
determined percentage of
responsibility for injury and
focus more on righting wrongs
done to a single individual than
on punishing parent corporations.
The
Western Arkansas Legislative
Gala set for 6:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2003 at
Rick's Armory in Little Rock has
chambers and communities
throughout Western Arkansas
gearing up for the most important
Regional legislative event of
2003. Held every two years near
the beginning of the Legislative
session, the Gala is known among
many legislators as one of the
best political gatherings during
the session. Chambers and
companies across Northwest
Arkansas including Clarksville
will host state lawmakers and
appointed officials during the
event. The Gala serves as an
opportunity for Western Arkansas
leaders to voice their positions
to those who shape public policy.
More than 600 government and
community leaders are expected to
attend.
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Ribbon
Cuttings
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Granger's
Auto Palace located
at 2102 W. Main and
under new ownership, had
a Ribbon Cutting on
January 16th for their
newly remodeled facility
in Clarksville. Pictured
front row, L-R: Randy
Baskin, Mayor Helms,
Princess Elberta Abbie
Dalton, JC Fair Teen
Miss Diedra Storms, Pam
& William Kelly
(owners), Connie Kelly,
JC Fair Queen Marci
Douglas, Janice Joyce
and Vicki Lyons. Back
row, L-R: Betty
Killough, Justin Price,
Randy Teltow, Doris
Davis, Denise Key,
Sherry Boen, Bliss
Hicky, Cindy Herron and
Steve
Schneider.
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Clarksville
United Methodist Blood
Drive - January 31st
2:00-6:00 p.m.;
Fellowship Hall Contact
Sue Wollenberg at
754-4005 to make
appointment, Walk-ins
Welcome