87 Years of Progress 1921-2008

COMMUNITY EVENTS COUNTRY HERITAGE MUSIC STORE JAM NIGHT Saturdays @ 12 pm-4 pm Acoustic instruments only please Contact Beverly at 754-4604 www.countryheritage.net 9th Annual Children's Miracle Network TALENT SHOW Saturday, March 8, 2008 Clarksville Fine Arts Building Registration Fee: $30 in advance $35 day of Show Admission: Adult $6 Child $3 Contact: Natasha Wilson or Janiece Rackley at 479-754-4500 for details Light Refreshments will be available Sponsored by the Wal-Mart Distribution Center #6082 Clarksville United Methodist Blood Drive Tuesday, March 4 1:00 pm-6:30 pm In Bryant Hall Contact Sue Wollenbert @ 754-4005 for your appt. Walk-Ins Welcome!! "Just three teaspoons of blood can save a baby's life. Imagine what one pint could do." Clarksville Lions Club Annual PANCAKE-SAUSAGE BREAKFAST-BRUNCH FUNDRAISER Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:30 am-12:30 pm First United Methodist Church $4.00 Advanced orders ($4.50 at door) $3.00 Children 12 & under ($3.50 at door) EAT IN "All You Can Eat" Contact Lion Arthur Dercksen for tickets harmonyz@suddenlink.net 754-5999 TICKETS CAN BE LEFT AT DOOR FOR ADVANCE SALES PRICING WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! 12th Annual American Cancer Society Johnson County "Relay for Life" Friday, April 25, 2008 7:00 pm "The Relay for Life is a celebration of life for the survivors, a memorial for loved ones lost and a chance to join forces in a powerful fight" Contact Carol Martin for more information (754-2988)     MARCH 2008 MEETINGS AND EVENTS C 4 Tri-Peaks Board Meeting 10:00 am @ Lake Dardanelle 11 JC Farmers 10:30 am Chamber 12 Ambassadors 11:00 AM Arby's 15 Miss Ozark Highlands Pageant TBA 18 Johnson County Leadership 8:00 am 1st United Methodist Family Life Center 20 CHAMBER AWARDS BANQUET 6:30 PM @ U of O NO CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON THIS MONTH   HURLEY'S ARENA 1st Arkansas Wrangler Jr. High School Rodeo Assoc. Rodeo 2nd Arkansas Wrangler Jr. High School Rodeo Assoc. Rodeo 6th & 7th World Champion Teddy Johnson Advanced Cutting Clinic Contact: Bubba Fender 479-264-1788 or Lewis Wray 479-967-3173 8th Arklahoma Cutting 8am 13th Steve Jones Horsemanship Clinic Contact: Blair Griffin 479-754-2240 15th CMSA Cowboy Mounted Shooting 10:30am Contact: Erven Duch 501-733-3777 16th CMSA Cowboy Mounted Shooting 10:00am Contact: Erven Duch 501-733-3777 FOOTHILL'S ARENA March 1, 2008 Team Roping Open 11 9 (capped 5) @ 11:00 AM $30 per Team March 4, 2008 Barrel Racing Series (BBR Approved) @ EXB 6:30 PM Entry Fee $25 March 08, 2008 NBHA Barrel Race @ To be announced March 11, 2008 Barrel Racing Series (BBR Approved) @ EXB 6:30 PM Entry Fee $25 March 15, 2008 Arkansas Mountain Horse - Horse Show @ To be announced March 18, 2008 Barrel Racing Series (BBR Approved) @ EXB 6:30 PM Entry Fee $25 March 25, 2008 Barrel Racing Series (BBR Approved) @ EXB 6:30 PM Entry Fee $25 March 29, 2008 Team Roping Open 11 9 (capped 5) @ 11:00 AM $30 per Team MARCH QUOTE "Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain." University of the Ozarks www.ozarks.edu University of the Ozarks ensembles set 2008 Spring Tour The University of the Ozarks Chorale and music ensembles will perform at 16 churches and retirement villages in four states as part of their 2008 Spring Concert tour. U of O Assistant Professor of Music Dr. G. Mikael Lindstrom will direct the Ozarks Chorale, Chamber Singers and University Ringers during their tour of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas. Jeanine Myers, an adjunct professor of math at Ozarks, is serving as pianist and rehearsal accompanist during the tour, and Dawn Scarborough, director of church relations at Ozarks, will serve as tour organizer. The 2008 Spring Tour will begin with a performance at Munger Chapel on the U of O campus on March 4 and a performance during the Sunday morning worship service at First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville on Sunday, March 9. The concert series will include a six-day, 10-performance bus tour of churches and retirement communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma from March 14-19. Among the selections the groups are expected to perform are: Thanks be to God, Lift Thine Eyes, HeTthat Shall Endure to the End, Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming, Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, When I Fall in Love, Muié Renera, Sing Me to Heaven, Meditation on Psalm 121, I Sing to the Almighty Power of God and Holy Spirit, Gift of God. The public is invited to attend any of these concerts. The tour performances include: U of O Munger Memorial Chapel in Clarksville, Ark., at 11 a.m., March 4 First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, Ark., at 10 a.m., March 9. First Presbyterian Church in Dardanelle, Ark., at 7 p.m., March 14. Presbyterian Village in Little Rock, Ark., at 2 p.m., March 15 Presbyterian Kirk in the Pine in Hot Springs Village, Ark., at 6:15 p.m., March 15 First Presbyterian Church in Malvern, Ark., at 11 a.m., March 16 Minden Presbyterian Church in Minden, Texas, 7 p.m., March 16 First Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Texas, at 7 p.m., March 17 The Fountains at Canterbury in Oklahoma City, Okla., at 1 p.m., March 18 First Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City, Okla., at 7:30 p.m., March 18 Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville, Ark., at 2 p.m., March 19 First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, Ark., 6:30 p.m., March 19 U of O Munger Chapel in Clarksville, Ark., at 6:30 p.m., March 29. Central Presbyterian Church in Russellville, Ark., 10:50 a.m., March 30 First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith, Ark., at 11 a.m., April 6 Bella Vista Community Church in Bella Vista, Ark., at 9:30 and 11 a.m., April 13 The Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month February 2008 Left to Right: Shonda Walters, Karla Wood, Denise Key, Vicki Lyons, Stacy Nowotny, Rick Niece Susan Miller, Doris Davis, Steve Edmisten WELCOME NEW MEMTERS CHERRY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Dennis Standridge Clarksville, AR 72830 479-705-2707