86 Years of Progress 1921-2007

U. S. Postal Service Passport Application Information We now have passport information and official applications available. For information call the Chamber at 479-754-2340 THANKS!!! Left to Right: Claude Woodward (BR), John Newburn (BR), Otis Hardcastle, Anna Hardcastle (BM), Jean Langrell (BM), Lois Metzker (Manager), Leona Rickelts (BR), Kathy Bean (BR & BM), Vicky Speaks (BR), Thelma Harvey (BM), Glenda Ward BR & BM), Holly Kuykendall (BR), Diana Schmidt (BR), Makyla Schmidt   APRIL 2007 MEETINGS AND EVENTS 3 Tri-Peaks Board Meeting 10:00 am @ Lake Dardanelle 10 JC Farmers Meeting 10:00 am @ the Chamber 11 Ambassadors 11:00 AM @ Panther Cafe 17 Leadership 8:00 am @ The Chamber 18 Chamber Board Chamber Membership Luncheon (Speaker: DECA) 11:00 am 12:00 am U of O 25 Resource Alliance 12:00 pm @ The Chamber COMMUNITY EVENTS KIWANIS GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER BREAKFAST Friday, April 6, 2007 7:00 am @ the U of O Contact Susan Pickle at 754-2240 for more information 10TH ANNUAL OPEN BUDDY BASS TOURNAMENT Saturday, April 7, 2007 Lake Dardanelle State Park At Russellville Marina Fund-Raiser for CMN Sponsored by Wal-Mart DC GIRL SCOUT EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 7, 2007 Lamar City Park 11:00 am RIVER VALLEY UNITED WAY National Volunteer Week "Day of Caring" Spring Edition They would like to hear from you if your agency or your clients are in need of having a project completed for them. This special edition of Day of Caring differs from their Annual Day of Caring in that they are interested in larger projects with more long term impact to the community. For more information call 479-968-5089. FOOTHILL'S ARENA 479-497-2688 April 10, 2007 AOK Barrel Race @ To be announced April 13 - 14 - 15, 2007 Alpaca Show @ 8:00 AM Daily April 20 , 2007 Winter Barrel Series @ 6:30 PM Exb - 8:00 PM Jackpot April 27 , 2007 Winter Barrel Series Finals @ 6:30 PM Exb - 8:00 PM Jackpot April 28 , 2007 NBHA District 10 Barrel Race @ Exb 10:00 AM - Youth 12:00 noon Open to follow.... HURLEY'S ARENA 479-754-5555 April 7, 2007 Barrel Race Exb. 11:00 am Race to follow Contact: Marina Boyt 479-790-6421 April 14, 2007 Arklahoma Cutting April 21, 2007 NBHA- AR10 Barrel Race Contact: Kelley Oakley 479-567-0197 April 28, 2007 Westark Horse Show University of the Ozarks University of the Ozarks' Munger Chapel will be the site of a Low Brass Concert by the University of Arkansas's Music Department at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 3. The concert is free and open to the public. The University of Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, under the direction of Benjamin Pierce, is made up of eight tuba and euphonium players. The group consists principally of music majors, although non-majors are welcome to participate. The ensemble strives to perform a variety of music, including choral and orchestral transcriptions as well as original works for the tuba/euphonium ensemble medium. Many of the pieces are performed with the full ensemble and involve doubling, while some pieces are played one per part in true chamber music fashion. The ensemble performs each semester on the U of A campus. Additionally, the group has been featured at the 2007 Great Plains Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference and the 2005 Midwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference. The ensemble commissioned and premiered Sy Brandon's Suite Francaise Moderne in 2004. For more information on the concert, please contact Dayna Hilton at 479-754-8652 or daynark@gmail.com. Arkansas Western Gas donates to ASF Floyd Pledger (left), manager of Arkansas Western Gas in Clarksville, recently donated $1,000 on behalf of the company to University of the Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece. The money will go to the University's Annual Scholarship Fund. Mayor Proclaims Alumni Weekend Clarksville Mayor Billy Helms (sitting, center) recently signed a city proclamation declaring April 12-14, 2007, as University of the Ozarks Alumni Weekend. Those attending the signing were (front row, from left) Joe Ann (West) Young of Clarksville, a 1957 alumna; Helms; U of O President Dr. Rick Niece; (back row, from left) U of O Director of Alumni Relations Brandy Cox '99; and Evan Hoffmeyer, a senior communications major from Duncanville, Texas. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to speak at U of O Noted environmental attorney and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will speak at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in the university's Walton Fine Arts Center. Kennedy's visit is the final event of the university's 2006-2007 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. Kennedy, the third of 11 children born to Ethel Kennedy and the late U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, serves as professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law and is co-director of Pace's Environmental Litigation Clinic. He was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes of the Planet" for his success in helping the Riverkeeper organization in its fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn more than 130 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe. Kennedy also co-hosts Ring of Fire on the Air America Radio network. Earlier in his career, Kennedy served as assistant district attorney in New York City. He has worked on several political campaigns, including the presidential campaigns of Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004. Kennedy, who earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his law degree from University of Virginia, has published several books, including the New York Times' bestseller Crimes Against Nature in 2004. The Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month MARCH 2007 Back: Shonda Walters, Sherry Boen, Denise Key, Doris Davis Front: Greg Arnold, Leslie Lowell, Emily Little, Fenton Little, Susan Hurley APRIL QUOTE "An ounce of Loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness" ~Elbert Hubbard, American Writer & Publisher (1856-1915) Sherry Boen, Josh Sanford, Kelli Wright, Doug Wright, Angel Wyatt, Denise Key, Vicki Lyons Stanford Law Firm celebrated the opening of their new Law Firm with a Ribbon Cutting on Friday March 9, 2007. GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY CONGRADULATIONS!!!! Back: Vicki Lyons, Rachel Cooper, Mayor Helms, Dianne McKissack, Sarah Dawson, Tom Dawson, Jason Cooper, Shelly Woods Front: Blaine Holzman, Lillyanne McKissack, Payton Dawson, Chandler Dawson, Rose Cooper, Amber Cooper. Motor Vehicle Use Maps for the Ouachita National Forest Under the Travel Management Rule, all National Forests are shifting recreational use of motorized vehicles, including OHV's, to designated roads and trails ("designated routes"). The Ouchita National Forest intends to designate a system of routes for motorized travel & publish MVUMs by September 2008. Open Houses have been scheduled to hear from the public on route designation and promote interaction between and promote interaction between the Forest Service and interested citizens on the MVUM process. In order to prepare for the Open Houses, attendance at the workshop discussed above is recommended. Please drop by between 4pm & 8pm on the dates below: May 9th - Waldron Scott Co. Fairgrounds May 24th - Mena Rich Mtn. Community College May 30th - Poteau Days Inn May 31st - Broken Bow Library June 7th - Danville TBA June 12th - Hot Springs TBA For more information on travel management rule implementation on the Ouachita National Forest, contact Alett Little (501) 321-5372 alittle@fs.fed.us or Bubba Brewster (501) 321-5368 bbrewster@fs.fed.us 2007 Chamber Directories are here! Look for your copy in the Mail. Additional copies are available at the Chamber Office.   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