The Planning and Zoning commission will hold a special public hearing on July 29, 2010 at 9 a.m. in the Bay Center conference room IAW Title 14 paragraph 14.04.29 of the Fairfield Bay Municipal Code to take up the question of a revision to the Title 14 Planning and Zoning Ordinance.
The revision is to clarify paragraph 14.04.23 titled “Mobile homes, recreation vehicles and trailers” specifically sub paragraph B. The city council and code enforcement feel that the current paragraph is convoluted, difficult to understand and enforceable as written.
The new verbage permits property owners to keep no more than two recreational vehicles or boats on trailers on their property outside a building or carport as long as it is parked in the back or side yard and not in the front yard.
All interested parties are invited to attend.
Captains & Crews, come one and come all. The Fairfield Bay Yacht Club is having a Luau at the Indian Hills Country Club on Friday the 13th of August with cocktail hour (Cash Bar) beginning at 5 pm and our Luau buffet dinner at 6 pm. Our menu will consist of Minted Fruit Salad, Hawaiian Chicken & Pineapple. Roasted Whole Hog w/BBQ Sauce, Pineapple Salsa and Red Onion Confit, Grilled Vegetables, Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Green Onions and Parmesan, Rolls, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Coffee, Tea & Water. Cost for the evening will be $16 per person for FFB Yacht Club Members or $20 per person for Non-members. RSVP must be made by Monday the 9th of August or by mailing a check payable to the Fairfield Bay Yacht Club to P.O. Box 1566, Fairfield Bay, AR, 72088-9716. Questions please call Jim or Phyllis Wilkins @ 884-3970.
On Friday, July 23, parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church celebrated the installation of Fr. Oliver Ochieze as their new Pastor. Bishop Anthony Taylor traveled from Little Rock to conduct the ceremony, while the St. Francis Knights of Columbus provided an Honor Guard to recognize the significance of the occasion. After the Installation of Fr. Oliver, ladies of the parish provided a very nice Brunch for the Bishop and all attendees. Fr. Oliver has led the parish for the last two years with the official title of “Administrator”. His promotion to Pastor recognizes the outstanding job he has performed during that time, and helps ensure his continued presence as the leader of our Faith Community.
Pictured above are: front left; Harriett Guglielmo, RN, BSN, CNO. Front center; Cindy Wilson, VBC Farm Bureau. Front right; Rebecca Bradley, BSN, RN, Quality Manager”
by Rebecca Bradley,
BSN, RN, Ozark Health Quality Manager
Ozark Health has just completed its annual MASH program. MASH is intended to introduce local high school students to different careers in the medical field. All participants received certification in CPR and First Aid. Following a day-long safety and privacy orientation, the students each were given the opportunity to shadow employees in the Operating Room, Emergency Department, Rehabilitation Services Department, and Medical-Surgical Unit, as well as the Radiology, Respiratory, and Outpatient Departments. An extended tour was provided of the Nursing Center, the Air-Evac helicopter and the Southern Paramedic Service ambulance. Dr. Steve Schoettle directed the group in learning to suture, and Dr. Keith Coward tutored the students as they each dissected a heart. An oral health demonstration was given by Dr. Kyle Hensley, including skull anatomy. Dr. John Waller introduced them to proper bone casting, and each student was allowed to apply and remove an arm cast.
Students were introduced to burn care and accident prevention by representatives of the Children’s Hospital Burn Center and the Arkansas Region Organ Retrieval Agency (ARORA). Valuable education in personal health and safety was provided by the Van Buren County Health Department. Jayne Evans, RN, spoke to the group about careers in Hospice, Home Health, Mental Health and Chemical Addiction. Career information was also provided by a UAMS career guide. Ozark Health received daily assistance from Kristin Garner, a second year medical student. We would like to especially recognize Van Buren County Farm Bureau Insurance who significantly funded the MASH program, and Cindy Wilson, chairperson of their Women’s Committee, who graciously attended the MASH graduation ceremony. Others we would like to thank are the Ozark Health Foundation, the Clinton Meat Processing Company, and the Arkansas Department of Health Oral Health Division serving with other members of the Medical MENTOR Partnership. Student participants were Keelie Bradley, Kaitlyn Davis, Sarah Fulks, Shayla Gray, Taylor Thompson, Kayla Walley, and Kelli Willis. Ozark Health would like to commend these students for their maturity and dedication to their future
by Rebecca Bradley, BSN, RN, Ozark Health Quality Manager
Ozark Health has just completed its annual MASH program. MASH is intended to introduce local high school students to different careers in the medical field. All participants received certification in CPR and First Aid. Following a day-long safety and privacy orientation, the students each were given the opportunity to shadow employees in the Operating Room, Emergency Department, Rehabilitation Services Department, and Medical-Surgical Unit, as well as the Radiology, Respiratory, and Outpatient Departments. An extended tour was provided of the Nursing Center, the Air-Evac helicopter and the Southern Paramedic Service ambulance. Dr. Steve Schoettle directed the group in learning to suture, and Dr. Keith Coward tutored the students as they each dissected a heart. An oral health demonstration was given by Dr. Kyle Hensley, including skull anatomy. Dr. John Waller introduced them to proper bone casting, and each student was allowed to apply and remove an arm cast.Students were introduced to burn care and accident prevention by representatives of the Children’s Hospital Burn Center and the Arkansas Region Organ Retrieval Agency (ARORA). Valuable education in personal health and safety was provided by the Van Buren County Health Department. Jayne Evans, RN, spoke to the group about careers in Hospice, Home Health, Mental Health and Chemical Addiction. Career information was also provided by a UAMS career guide. Ozark Health received daily assistance from Kristin Garner, a second year medical student. We would like to especially recognize Van Buren County Farm Bureau Insurance who significantly funded the MASH program, and Cindy Wilson, chairperson of their Women’s Committee, who graciously attended the MASH graduation ceremony. Others we would like to thank are the Ozark Health Foundation, the Clinton Meat Processing Company, and the Arkansas Department of Health Oral Health Division serving with other members of the Medical MENTOR Partnership. Student participants were Keelie Bradley, Kaitlyn Davis, Sarah Fulks, Shayla Gray, Taylor Thompson, Kayla Walley, and Kelli Willis. Ozark Health would like to commend these students for their maturity and dedication to their future
Meet and Greet
Indian Rock Village will be hosting a meet and greet on Monday, August 2, 2010 from 5 – 7.m. to introduce the new Health Care Administrator Debbee Tyler. Debbee is a LPN and has a Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration. The public is invited to attend.
The meeting will take place in the front lobby of IRV and refreshments will be served.
Fairfield Bay On Patrol
By: Chris Waring
We live in a wonderful town full of people who volunteer for all sorts of great causes. Our Fire and EMS personel are all volunteers. When you see someone with a red light flashing they are on their way to an emergency. In accordance with Arkansas criminal and traffic law manual section 27-51-901 (a) (1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive to a position as close as possible to the right hand edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized vehicle has passed. If you fail to do so the citation could cost you up to $400. Please abide by this law as every second counts in an emergency.
Calls so far this month included 5 property checks, 13 residential assists, 5 welfare checks, 8 fingerprinted for employment, 11 fireworks complaints, 6 alarms calls, served papers on 5 people, responded to 4 calls of dogs running loose, 18 rescue calls, 1 trespassing call, and 3 bear sightings. We also assisted 12 motorists, 2 buisness assists, worked 6 accidents, opened 7 theft investigations, checked our 5 suspicious persons, 4 reports of harassment, 3 disturbance calls, assisted the Sherrif’s office on 5 calls, had a report of 4 wheelers on the roadway, 2 suspicious vehicles and 2 fires. Other calls included 1 report of criminal mischief, 2 domestics, 2 pieces of found property, 1 improper parking, 1 vandalism, 1 phone scam, 1 assist to the constable, 1 assist to the State Police and 1 gas drive off.
Traffic stops this month, 18 defective equipment, 31 speeding, 11 stop sign, 3 no turn signal, 3 no seat belt, 3 expired tags, 1 improper license display, 1 improper turn, 1 riding in spaces not intended for passengers, 1 illegal blue light, 3 no permanent license plate, 1 failure to dim lights and 1 driving left of center. Arrests this month, 2 driving on suspended license, 2 possesion of controlled substance, 3 DWI and 1 warrant. I will be gone for the next two weeks but when I return I hope to be back with a weekly column again. Questions or comments please E-mail me at cwaring40@yahoo.com. Be safe and remember the heat effects yours pets as well.
A Trophy Catch…Everyone knows him as Slopoke on Greers Ferry Lake and on Saturday, July 17 about 8 a.m., Slopoke reeled in this 22.53lb Hybrid. It took about 20 minutes to bring him on board. Slopoke is always trying to best his biggest catch and this one tops them all so far.
Fairfield Bay Mayor Tom Schueren presents the first Employee of the Month Award to Officer Chris Waring.
“Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver”
Gary Joseph LeBlanc reads this column in the Hernando (Fla.) Today newspaper. For eight years, he was the primary caregiver for his father, who died a year ago at age 85 of Alzheimer’s disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association website says this progressive, gradual onset, fatal brain disease affects perhaps five million Americans. It causes memory, thinking, and behavior challenges, and is our nation’s sixth-leading cause of death.
Said LeBlanc in a telephone interview: “From my perspective, one thing I learned more than anything else in caring for my father (with Alzheimer’s disease) was the importance of routine. Having a routine is the best thing you can do for them. By it, I mean keeping breakfast and dinner the same time each day, and giving medication at the same time. Keep everything the same. If I took my dad to the doctor, he would be a mess for two days because I had broken his routine. Even taking them on a trip to the grocery store is a lot to them.”
Because he and his father worked side-by-side and co-owned a bookstore, LeBlanc was able to directly observe how Alzheimer’s disease was affecting him. LeBlanc read everything he could “get his hands on” about Alzheimer’s disease, and soon discovered a lack of information directed toward caregivers. So LeBlanc authored a book just for caregivers. It’s called “Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness.”
Besides the new book, he also writes a column for Hernando Today about being an Alzheimer’s caregiver. In certain respects, he has become a local “Dear Abby,” he said. Some people call and email him regularly for advice and information.
“For example,” he said, “a lot of people ask me if they should go on vacation and travel with their parent. I say don’t do it. If a parent can get lost in their own home, why would you want to put them on a cruise ship for four or five days?”
That said, even though common themes exist in most caregiving situations involving people with Alzheimer’s disease, he said caregiving for it is far from an exact science. Every affected person responds differently.
As for his book, LeBlanc said, “I’ve tried keeping it light-hearted as possible. It’s not a biography. I don’t even mention my dad’s name. It’s written from one caregiver to another and has suggestions on what to do and try.”
Contact danieljvance.com (Palmer Bus Service and Blue Valley Sod made this column possible.)
Dear Editor & Community,
The Fairfield Bay Library’s Summer Reading Program 2010 has come to an end but our investment in youth literacy has really just begun.This was our library’s third year of the SRP and saw about 800 youth and adults in attendance including our Shirley School Outreach Program, arts and crafts, reading incentives and entertaining,educational programs.
Thank you to our wonderful entertainers and educators this year with special thanks to our local programs gifted through the generosity of Bob and Rosemary Holiday-Holiday Puppets and Trish and Ron Adams of the Black Stallion Literacy Program. Thank you to FFB Rotary for their generous grant for the Australian Great White Shark Adventure and Kirk of the Hills for sharing their great space with all of us.
Many volunteers made this all possible and I thank each and every one with special acknowledgment going to Doris Wilkinson and Seanna Garrow for their cheerful organization and operation of each event and Pat Reeves for heading out and getting the kids ready to participate.
This is an extremely rewarding program for all involved. I hope you’ll come out next year and be a part of it. Adults love this stuff as much as the kids do…..really! Just ask me.
Thank you everyone for your support of the Fairfield Bay Library and all of those who enjoy this library’s services.
For the young people and the parents who made this all worthwhile….Congratulations! Make a Splash !!! READ
Sara Michael
Fairfield Bay Library
Dear Mr. Spies,
I am writing to brag on a number of your staff members who really made this weekend a big success. My old girl friends from high school have a reunion every summer. This is the 17th summer we have gathered at various places in the United States. We have a condo at FFB, but for this occasion we needed space for 12 so we rented a beautiful home with a terrific view of the lake. We rented the Community Club bus for a trip to Blanchard Caverns, Joe Joe’s Catfish Restaurant and a shopping trip to Mountain View. Can’t say enough about how helpful Sheryl and Linda in the Rec. Dept. were in arranging this trip. The bus driver, Bob, was terrific and really made the trip a pleasure. The folks at the marina were efficient and friendly in regards to renting a pontoon and dinner at Indian Hills Country Club was a big hit with my friends. Our servers were Jessica and Emily and they were professional and friendly….the food was great.
I see great things for FFB if we can ever get the hotel built. The people you have in place will impress visitors with a special brand of Arkansas friendliness while delivering service in an exceptional manner.
Sincerely,
Diane Stearns
Ladies 18 Hole Results - No Alibis – July 21
First Flight
1st Place – Vonda Welke
2nd Place – Neva Erickson
3rd Place – Charlene Burge
Second Flight
1st Place – Marcy Lindsey
2nd Place – Marie Cronin
3rd Place – Carol Anderson
Third Flight
1st Place – Denise Pease
2nd PLace – Sharon Vajda
3rd Place – Barbara Wallster
Ladies 9 Hole Swinger Results - Least Putts – July 21
First Flight
1st Place – Doloris Frosaker
2nd Place – 3 way Tie
Diane Glyde, Jo Payne, Patti Manville
Second Flight
1st Place – Bonnie Lang
2nd Place – Maggie Diedreich
Third Flight
1st Place – Judith Foos
2nd Place – Marlene Aremka
9 Hole Men’s Results - Scramble – July 22
American
1st Place – 33
Russ Sancho, Art Deller, Bill Schuman, Jim McClary
2nd Place – 33
Randy Wells, Nick Capito, Bob Wiabel, Erling Rasmussen
3rd Place – 33
Jim Allen, D. Howell, Larry Mozer, Glen Reynolds
National
1st Place – 32
Jim Studts, Don Ritchie, Joe Preusser & Guest
2nd Place – 33
Don Reyburn, Bob Frosaker, Gerald Butler
3rd Place – 33
Fred Cruise, Tom Therault, Don Corwin, Skip Wheeler
18 Hole Men’s Results - Thursday, July 22
First Flight
1st Place +5 Ken Meseke
2rd Place +1 Mike Doran
Skins Winners: Ken Meseke, Tippy Smith, Mike Doran, Bruce Forsland, Elvis Randell
Second Flight
1st Place +2 Randy Williamson
2nd Place +1 Ed Ball
Skins Winners: Ed Ball, Randy Williamson, Rex Erickson, Ted Conley, James Dugger, James Lindsey
A local Non Profit Exchange Program is inviting local Fairfield Bay families to host international exchange students for the 2010-2011 school year. The teenage students come from over 30 countries and attend local high schools. The students have their own spending money and insurance. Host families are responsible for meals, a place to sleep and a nurturing environment. STS Foundation has a local coordinator that will supervise the student and support the family throughout the school year. Here are a four of the incoming students that are requesting families:
Melanie is 16 and comes from a small village called Lunteren in The Netherlands. Her Dad is an Insurance agent and her Mom works in a little boutique. She has two older brothers named Patrick and Dennis. Melanie enjoys horse riding, photography, soccer and being with her family. She considers herself to be a happy and positive person. Melanie is a good student and her teachers describe her as a hard worker. She will go to the USA for the full year and is very excited about meeting her new family wherever she gets placed.
Daniel is 17 and comes from Coche-Caracas in Venezuela. His Mother and father both work at the electric company. Daniel has an older sister who was also an exchange student. Daniel’s hobbies and interests include Soccer, music, meeting friends and watching movies. He is part of the Soccer team and enjoys it very much. His parents say that he is a polite and responsible teenager and will be a real asset to his new host family
Frederic is 17 and comes from a little village in Croix Blande France where he lives with his mother and sister Gabrielle. His favorite hobbies are playing rugby, riding horses and jogging. Fredrick trains with his rugby team at school. He likes to go skiing in the winter time. He loves American culture and hopes to improve his English while he is here. His teacher describes his as being a bright young man with a very pleasant personality.
Liv is 17 and comes from Well in The Netherlands. Her Father works as a Truck mechanic and her mother is an Administrative Assistant. Liv has two sisters ages 18.12. She speaks English, German, French and Dutch. She loves dancing Jazz and Ballet. She also enjoys drawing and shopping with her friends. She describes herself as being polite, patient and cheerful.
For questions about these and other students, call or email Mary Leonhardt or Craig Taddiken – 1-800-522-4678 – mary@stsfoundation.org
STS Foundation is a dedicated to intercultural exchange. www.stsfoundation.org
Are there such things as the “kitten days of summer?” I’m pretty sure we are in the midst of them right now. Here’s a shot of one of our cute little ones. He can sleep through anything. Although not shown in this picture, there are fifteen other kittens scrambling around the room and all while he is sound asleep. Also not pictured is Agness, our cat-loving lab mix, who went to her forever home in Searcy last week.
Thankfully, we will have around eight kittens ready to send to Petsmart, in Conway, next week. Their partnership has been a great blessing to us. The next Petsmart Adoption Weekend Event will be held 9/10 – 9/12. We are always grateful for volunteers to help transport the animals to the event, show them, walk them around if they are dogs and sit with the cats that do not fit in the Petsmart cat room. Hopefully, it would not be a round- trip journey for the animals. But if it turns out that way, at least they get to see new things and meet new people. To a shelter animal, that is a rare and wonderful opportunity.
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