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   AUGUST 2007 MEETINGS AND EVENTS C 7 Tri-Peaks Board Meeting 10:00 am @ Lake Dardanelle 8 Ambassadors 11:00 AM @ El Parian #2 9 Single Parent Scholarship Presentation 4:00 pm @ The Chamber 15 Chamber Board Meeting 11:00 am @ U of O 15 Chamber Membership Luncheon 12:00 am U of O 22 Resource Alliance 12:00 pm @ The Chamber COMMUNITY EVENTS The night America stands together to promote awareness, safety and unity. Tuesday, August 7, 2007 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm Marvin Vinson Multi-Purpose Building 1611 Oakland Stree. - Clarksville, Arkansas Come Discover the Great Things Our Community has to Offer Activities for Youth & Adults, Community Resources, and Volunteer Opportunities Bring the family for free food and door prizes. Town Hall Meeting beginning at 7:00 pm For Community input to improve Johnson County, Followed by a BBQ dinner. Sponsored by the Clarksville Police Department "Commmitted to a Better Community" 4-H Chicken BBQ Dinner Tuesday, August 7, 2007 11:00 am - 1:00pm First United Methodist Church Family Life Bldg. Call 754-2240 for more info Starlight Ballroom "DANCE PARTY" August 10, 2007 8-10 pm $5.00 1003 Rogers 479-754-2999 Johnson County Fair presents STEPHEN COCHRAN August, 24, 2007 7:00 PM Clarksville High School Fine Arts Bldg. Tickets $10 (7yrs & up) Doors open at 6:00 pm Pre-Show at 6:15 pm by Brother Ron Owen Foothills Arena August 10-11, 2007 Ranch Stewardship Live @ To be announced Guest Speakers: Todd McCartney, Kurt & Tammi Pate and more. For more information go to: www.ranchstewardshiplive.com JOHNSON COUNTY FARMERS' MARKET Located at The Chamber CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Front Row: Vicki Lyons, Chad Rogders, Nikki Rodgers, Mayor Billy Helms, Vereen Kennelly, John Kennelly, Sarah Kingsted, Dawn Muldoon, and Doris Davis Back Row: Kris Muldoon, Joe Southwell, Stephen Sosbee The Starlight Ballroom is now open at 1003 Rogers Street, in Clarksville. The owners, John & Vereen Kennelly, will be offering private and class instruction in Ballroom, tap, ballet, jive, salsa, hip-hop, square, and country dancing. There will also be Social Dances onthe 2nd friday of the month, with the first one to be held on August 10th from 8-10 pm. John has been teaching ballroom dancing for more than 48 years, and was a Dance Director for Fred Astaire. John & Vereen look forward to meeting many in the communiy. For more information, please call 754-2999,   Dayna Hilton, Firefighter and Public Fire and Life Safety Educator for Johnson County RFD #1, was chosen in a nationwide search as the female lead in a production by Oklahoma State University's Fire Protection Publications. OSU, Fire Protection Publications was awarded with a Department of Homeland Security FEMA/USFA Assistance to Firefighter Grants for the past four years. One project, is the development of a comprehensive fire safety curriculum for young children three to five years old was included in each grant. The target for this curriculum and visual supports includes teachers and fire safety educators, however, it will be available to anyone once it is completed. The video is designed to assist firefighters throughout the United States in conducting developmentally appropriate fire station tours and visits to early childhood classrooms. Young children three to five years old have a keen interest in firefighters, equipment, and apparatus. Children frequently go to fire stations for tours and early childhood educators frequently invite firefighters to visit their classrooms. While firefighters have the best of intentions, their efforts are not always as successful as they wish. These training materials will prepare firefighters in conducting fire station tours and firefighter classroom visits. A visual support companion video developed to assist the classroom teacher and the public fire safety educator will accompany the curriculum. This video will address two important aspects of fire safety education, the "Firefighter Visit to the Classroom" and when the class goes to the fire station for a "Fire Station Tour". This video will include an example for both the teacher and the fire department public educator on how to conduct the visit and tour appropriately. The instructional training video for people presenting fire safety education to young children will also be included. How resulting curriculum and video will be used: ? The Social Studies/Social Development Class in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, Early Childhood Education will use the DVD's as part of the curriculum content of the course ? The DVD's are intended to be part of the International Fire Service Training Association's Essentials of Fire Fighting (5th Edition) instructional materials (as a value added item available at no cost) ? These DVD's are also planned to be used as "just in time" training for any fire department personnel preparing for a classroom visit or to conduct a fire station tour Filming was held in May of 2007 in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Footage from Arkansas included a fire safety presentation by Firefighter Hilton to Ms. Kelli Grigsby's Kindergarten class at the Clarksville Primary School. Hilton was assisted by RFD #1 Firefighter Michael Post and RFD #1's Fire Safety Dog, Sparkles. The work of Johnson County RFD #1's Fire Safety Team, which includes the department's firefighters and Fire Corps members, has been recognized nationally with numerous awards and honors. Hilton has appeared on PBS KIDS Sprout and FOX and Friends sharing valuable fire safety messages to help keep adults and fire safe. Release of the videos is expected to be November 2007. For more information on Johnson County RFD #1's Fire Safety Team, please visit the department's website at www.rfd1.com Ozarks New Student Orientation 2007 Orientation is required for all first-time college students. Orientation activities will begin on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 and continue through Monday, August 20th, 2007. Residence halls will be open for move-in beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 16th. We have compiled a list of items that we think will help you decide what to bring and what to leave at home. You can register for orientation online, giving you one less thing to do before you arrive on campus. Also, to help guide you through the orientation process, we have created a unique orientation handbook, which is a valuable resource for both parents and new students. On Monday, August 13, 2007, the new Jones Learning Center students will move on campus prior to the "university-wide orientation" to begin a three-day orientation program called "Jump Start." Their program gives the new JLC students plenty of time to get acquainted with their new surroundings and the resources of the learning center! We realize that transfer students with over 24 credits who have experienced orientation at another college often feel that their attendance at orientation is not needed; we hope that you are planning to participate fully in orientation. However, we have also created a single day Transfer Student Orientation on Monday, August 20th, in order to facilitate your transition to the University of the Ozarks. This orientation session is only available to students who have 24 transfer credit hours and are not enrolled in the freshman level critical inquiry class. The U of O PBL once again did an outstanding job at the National Leadership Convention, held in Chicago on June 27. The Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month July 2007 Left to right: Vicki Lyons, Sherry Boen, Doris Davis, Jessica Skaggs, Alan Womack, Susan Miller, and Denise Key AUGUST QUOTE "DREAM: The greatest discovery one can make is that nothing is impossible." Welcome New Members Karen Nagengast "A Hero Within" Your Life & Your Legacy A program consisting of three beneficial elements: The Inner Workings of a Hero Providing Heroic Customer Service Presenting a Heroic Message 8-Hour Program Contact Kristen Smith for times, locations and registration 501-376-2323 kristen@arhospitality.org