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 St.
Patrick's Day
March
17th
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83
Years of Progress
1921-2004
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 Volume
5 Issue
3
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Published
monthly by the
Clarksville-Johnson
County Chamber
of
Commerce
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March
2004
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The 83rd Annual
Clarksville-Johnson
County Chamber
of Commerce
Awards Banquet
will be
Thursday, April
8th, 2003 at
6:30 p.m. at
the University
of the Ozarks
Seay Student
Center Main
Dining Room.
The format for
the evening 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.
Entertainment
will be Dr.
Richard
McDougal and
the Acoustic
Refugees.
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 than 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.
County
Extension Agent
Blair Griffin
will present
the Johnson
County Farm
Family of the
Year
Award.
We
need your
nominations for
the above
categories! The
nominee's name,
address, where
employed, and
reason you are
making the
nomination, in
typed (10 or 12
font) or
written form on
8 1/2" x 11"
paper and
signed by the
nominator, need
to be received
in the Chamber
office, 101 N.
Johnson Street,
no later that
5:00 p.m. on
Friday, March
19th,
2004.
Tickets
to the banquet
are $25.00 and
are now
available at
the Chamber
office. 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
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2004
Executive
Committee
Matt
Wylie
-
President
Freeman
Wish -
1st
Vice
President
Darrell
Williams
- 2nd
Vice
President
Janice
Joyce
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Sec/Treasurer
Lee
White
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Immediate
Past
President
Government/Schools
Judge
Mike
Jacobs
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Johnson
County
Mayor
Billy
Helms
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Clarksville
Mayor
Glenda
Caldwell
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Knoxville
Beverly
Wagner
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Lamar
Mayor
Deborah
Marvel
- Coal
Hill
Dr.
Rick
Niece
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Schools
Board
of
Directors
Chris
Allen
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Sara
Lee
Hosiery
Edward
Anderson
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Individual
Mark
Estelle
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Wal-mart
DC
6082
Dorinda
Edmisten
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Ozark
Rape
Crisis
Center
Steve
Fisher
--- AR
River
Valley
Dentistry
Bliss
Hicky
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Regions
Bank
Robbie
Jackson
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East
Mt.
Zion
Trinity
Baptist
Van
Hill
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Individual
Betty
Killough
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Tyson
Foods,
Inc.
Sondra
McKelvey
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Individual
Jim
Pat
Mills
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Mills
Oil
Company
Robbi
Mooney
---Mid
South
Roller
Jackie
Nowotny
---Nowotny
Service
Max
Slaughter
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Johnson
Chevrolet
Steven
Sosebee
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Simmons
First
Bank
Harve
Taylor
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Individual
Denton
Tumbleson
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Simmons
First
Bank
Doug
Wharton
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C21
Commercial
Real
Estate
Executive
Director
Vicki
Lyons
Chamber
Staff
Karen
Johnson
Ramona
Cogan
(479)
754-2340
Fax
(479)
754-4923
Email:
cjccofc@cswnet.com
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New
& Renewing Members
*First
Arkansas Valley Bank
*Phil's Jewelry
Acme Brick
Aramark Catering
Area Agency on Aging
Arkansas River Valley
Dentistry
Arkansas Western Gas
Arvest Bank
A-Z Plumbing
Baldor Electric
Bank of the Ozarks
Beall Barclay &
Company
Brookstone Park of
Clarksville
Carma Graphix
Catherine Haigwood
City of Clarksville
Counseling
Associates
Cox Communications
First Baptist Church
First Security Bank
Friendship Community
Care
Hardgrave
Photography
Harve Taylor
Joe Johnston
John Frost
Johnson County
Johnson County Car &
Truck Club
Johnson County Community
Foundation
Johnson County DHS
Johnson County
Landfill
Keith Eichenberger
Kelly Services
Len Bradley
Master Printing of
Clarksville
Next Generation
Preschool &
Daycare
Nowotny Service
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Parker Animal Clinic
Patterson Oil
Company
Philip Pittman
Regions Bank
Ruby Vaught
Russell Lyons
Sara Lee Hosiery
Sexton Furniture
Sharum Insurance
Agency
Simmons First Bank
Steven Schneider
Wendy's
*Denotes
New Member -
Welcome!
Chamber
of Commerce Board
Meeting & General
Membership Luncheon
Rescheduled for April
The regular meeting
and luncheon date for
April has been
rescheduled to
Wednesday, April 14th to
allow the Chamber to
hold the Annual
Secretary's Day
Luncheon. Emails were
sent to the Chamber
membership and the
general consensus was to
reschedule the Chamber
meetings and keep the
Secretary's Day Luncheon
on Wednesday, April
21st, the designated
National Secretary's
Day.
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Calendar
of Events
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ARVTPR
Meeting -
March 2nd
Dardanelle
State Park
10:00
a.m.
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Housing
Committee
Meeting -
March 2nd
Chamber 1:30
p.m.
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Artist's
Cooperative
Meeting -
March 2nd
Chamber; 5:00
p.m.
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Tourism
Committee
Meeting-
March 4th
Chamber 9:00
a.m.
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March
of Dimes
Benefit
Livestock Show
- March 6th
Logan County
Fair Grounds in
Paris.
Sponsored by U
of O Phi Beta
Lambda,
sanctioned by
the Arkansas
Junior
Cattleman's
Association.
Register by
9:00 a.m.; Show
starts at Noon.
Call Natalie
Gack 264-2226
for more
information
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Teacup
Auction to
Benefit
Arkansas
Children's
Hospital-
March 6th
Johnson County
Fair Building.
Doors open at
5:30 p.m.;
Drawings begin
at 7:00.
Sponsored by
Wal-Mart
Distribution
Center
#6082
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Ambassadors
Monthly Meeting
- March 9th
Chamber 9:00
a.m.
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ARA/CRRA
Championship
Rodeo -
March 13th
Foothills Arena
8:00 p.m.
479-997-2714
for more
info
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County
Compact Meeting
- March
10th Chamber
10:00
a.m.
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March
of Dimes
Community
Council Monthly
Meeting -
March 10th
U of O Pres.
Dining Room
Noon
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Leadership
Johnson County
Class -
March 16th
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Workforce
Development
Committee
Quarterly
Meeting -
March 16th
Clarksville
Light &
Water Conf.
Room
Noon
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Clarksville
Lion's Club
Annual
Pancake-Sausage
Breakfast/Brunch
- March
16th First
Presbyterian
Church 6:30
a.m.--12:30
p.m. Advance
tickets $3
Adult, $2.50
children; At
the door $3.50
& $2.50.
Delivery
available. Call
754-2122 (Eat
in is 'All you
can
eat')
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Walton
Fine Arts
Center presents
Banish
Misfortune -
March 16th
at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets $10;
979-1349
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Chamber
of Commerce
General
Membership
Luncheon -
March 17th
U of O Seay
Student Center
at Noon
(Speaker Iva
Nell
Gibbons)
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Fraternal
Order of the
Eagles Ladies
Auxiliary St.
Patrick's Day
Dinner-
March 17th
2404 W. Main
(Old Catfish
House) Serving
Irish Stew from
6-8 p.m.
Tickets
$7.50-Adults,
$5-Children
under 12
Karaoke &
Dancing until
11:00
p.m.
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Commercial
Development
Committee
Meeting -
March 19th
Chamber 10:00
a.m.
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Fraternal
Order of the
Eagles Ladies
Auxiliary Yard
Sale -
March 20th
2404 W. Main
7:00 a.m. -
2:00 p.m. Rain
or
Shine
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Mounted
Shooting
Contest -
March 20th
Hurley
Arena
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Central
Business
District
Committee
Meeting -
March 23rd
Chamber at
Noon
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Country
Western Dance
featuring "The
Classics" Band
- March
20th Eagles
Club at 2404 W.
Main 8:00
p.m.
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Meet
& Greet Iva
Nell Gibbons -
March 24th
Chamber 11:00
a.m. - 1:00
p.m.
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Junk
Yard Golf
Tourney-
March 28th
Sponsored by
the Fraternal
Order of
Eagles. $10
entry fee,
homemade clubs
only! Call
754-5078 or
705-1224 for
more
info
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Clarksville
Boxing
Club
Brothers
Clifford and Andy May
have formed The
Clarksville Boxing Club
and have used their own
funds to start this
service to our area
youth. They are having a
huge success in
competition and on May
21 & 22 Clarksville
will host the 2004 USA
Regional Junior Olympic
Tournament. This
tournament includes the
State Champions from
Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, Kansas and
Missouri. This all-day
event will be held at
the Marvin L. Vinson
Multi-Purpose Building;
ticket prices for the
day are $7 for adults
and $5 for children age
5-12.
Celebrities are on
schedule to attend and
Mr. May tells us that
competitors will be
coming to town a couple
of days early for
climate adjustment;
approximately sixty to
sixty-six motel rooms
will be utilized. The
club has an article in
USA Boxing Magazine. Be
sure to use your marques
to welcome these
visitors and if you
would like to make a
donation to help the
club, contact Clifford
May at 754-0127 or Andy
May at 754-5281.
NEWS
FYI
Annual
Hospitality Seminar
will be presented
this year on April 22,
2004. Two 3-hour classes
are 9-Noon and 1-4 p.m.
at the Hampton Inn, with
motivational speaker
Paul Vitale. There is no
charge for attending but
prior registration is
required due to limited
space. Call the Chamber
at 754-2340 to register.
Community
Foundation Week
Proclaimed for March 1-
5 by Governor Mike
Huckabee. The Johnson
County Community
Foundation will
commemorate the week by
hosting a Grant Awards
Ceremony on March 4th at
the Clarksville Light
& Water Conference
room, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
where 19 Johnson County
nonprofits, schools and
organizations will
receive grant awards
totaling almost $10,000.
Activities continue
through the week as JCCF
Board members attend
ARCF's Affiliate
Conference on Friday,
March 5th in Little
Rock. Call Executive
Director Melody Reasoner
at 754-5842 to learn
about the Community
Foundation's matching
funds program and how
easy it is for you to
establish your own named
fund to leave a legacy
in Johnson
County.
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Ground Breaking
Pictured,
front row with shovels:
Mayor Billy Helms, Barry
Hyde, President Don
Stimpson, CEO Roy
Reaves, Shonda Walters,
Kelly Dollar, Lisa
Casey, Benny Harris,
Becky Swearingen, Jim
Boze and Mike Jacobs.
Next Row: Vicki Lyons,
Laura Hughes, Shawn
Hughes, Randy Teltow,
Bliss Hicky, Steve
Rinke, Denton Tumbleson,
Roger Marlin, Kitti
Cleveland, Denise Key,
Delores Motley, Judy
Webb, Kelly Dollar,
Sherry Boen, Cindy
Herron, Jacque Watson,
Stacey Nowotny, John
Pledger.
A
Ground Breaking Ceremony
was held on Tuesday,
February 24th for First
Arkansas Valley Bank.
The new bank's location
will be at the corner of
Sherwood and Rogers. We
want to welcome
President Don Stimpson
and his entire staff to
the Chamber.
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Sales Tax Receipts 2002/2003
Comparison
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Jan-Dec
2003
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Jan-Dec
2002
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%
2003 Increase
YTD
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%
of Total Income
2003
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Johnson
County
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$988,660.75
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$953,538.89
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3.7%
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50.7%
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Clarksville
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$658,398.56
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$637,868.69
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3.2%
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33.8%
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Lamar
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$121,241.52
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$116,930.20
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3.7%
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6.2%
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Coal
Hill
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$85,768.85
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$82,718.82
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3.7%
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4.4%
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Hartman
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$51,067.31
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$49,251.15
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3.7%
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2.6%
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Knoxville
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$43,784.06
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$42,227.08
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3.7%
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2.3%
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Total
2003
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$1,948,921.05
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$1,882,534.83
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3.5%
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Kiwanis Club Good Friday Community
Prayer Breakfast
The Clarksville Kiwanis
Club is sponsoring a Community Prayer
Breakfast on Good Friday, April 9, 2004,
at the University of the Ozarks Seay
Student Center Dining Hall from 7:00 to
8:00 a.m. Breakfast will be: Scrambled
Eggs, Hash Brown Potatoes, Biscuits &
Gravy, Choice of Bacon, Sausage, or Ham,
Sliced Seasonal Fresh Fruit, Coffee and
Chilled Juices. Cost is $10.00 per
person.
Featured speaker will be Lu Hardin,
President University of Central Arkansas.
The public is welcome and urged to
attend.
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Iva Nell
Gibbons, a Clarksville attorney with 25 years of
experience, is running for Circuit Judge, Division
2.
"This particular judgeship deals with family and
domestic issues. As a mother and grandmother I
believe I can bring an important perspective to
matters that may have a tremendous impact on
children and families. Over the years I have
handled a wide variety of domestic issues including
child custody, divorce, adoptions and
guardianships. In fact my interest in law stemmed
from the time I spent working for Franklin County
Social Services (now known as DHS) investigating
abuse and neglect cases. I learned first hand the
need to have laws in place to protect our children
and our families. I was made aware of the
importance of programs which provide services to
work to keep families together.
I also saw the devastation brought to families when
false charges of abuse or neglect are alleged to
further the case of one party or another in a
divorce case, or for other reasons. It is paramount
to have someone on the bench who has had training
to recognize the difference. After I received my
law degree I again devoted some time to
investigating abuse through the SCAN organization
along with practicing law. It is important to be
able to identify the types of problems involved
when families are in crisis, such as in divorce
and/or custody cases, whether these problems are
related to child abuse and neglect or not, as well
as to know the solutions provided by law. The
foremost tool in doing both is the years of being
in the trenches, practicing law on a daily basis
and working with these families as a trial lawyer
and an advocate. Having done so for 25 years, I
feel I am now highly and uniquely qualified to
serve as Circuit Judge in this position.
Property cases also will be heard by this judge and
I have had extensive practice in property law and,
at one time, maintained a real estate brokers
license. I will use my experience to make equitable
decisions in property disputes. It is my goal to
apply the law fairly and knowledgably, regardless
of the type of case that I should adjudicate or the
age, gender, race or financial status of the
parties appearing before me.
However, first and foremost, the Division 2
Judgeship works with children and families to help
solve problems. I feel I can combine my knowledge
of the law, my arbitration skills and my compassion
for families in the crisis of dissolution to
implement real solutions resulting in a positive
change for them and the people on our
community."
*Information
provided by Iva Nell Gibbons for inclusion in this
month's newsletter.
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