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Obituary: Richard Quartucci
February 24, 2011 by danfeuer
Filed under Obituaries
Richard A. Quartucci, 54, of Spring Valley, IL, died the evening of Saturday, February 19, 2011, at his home.
Mr. Quartucci was born in Spring Valley on March 21, 1956 to Michael and Peace (Virgo) Quartucci. He is survived by one son, Joseph (Katie) Quartucci of Buda, TX; three grandchildren, Jacob, Layla, and Levi Quartucci; two brothers, Michael (Susie) Quartucci and Thomas (Susan) Quartucci, both of Spring Valley, IL; two sisters, Roseann (Jim) Shurts of Fairfield Bay, AR, and Patricia (Tim) Vladika of Princeton, IL. His son, David, preceded him in death in 1981.
Private family funeral services will be held at the Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley, IL. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park. You may wish to sign the guestbook at www.bartofh.com.
Richard A. Quartucci, 54, of Spring Valley, IL, died the evening of Saturday, February 19, 2011, at his home. Mr. Quartucci was born in Spring Valley on March 21, 1956 to Michael and Peace (Virgo) Quartucci. He is survived by one son, Joseph (Katie) Quartucci of Buda, TX; three grandchildren, Jacob, Layla, and Levi Quartucci; two brothers, Michael (Susie) Quartucci and Thomas (Susan) Quartucci, both of Spring Valley, IL; two sisters, Roseann (Jim) Shurts of Fairfield, AK, and Patricia (Tim) Vladika of Princeton, IL. His son, David, preceded him in death in 1981.Private family funeral services will be held at the Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley, IL. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park. You may wish to sign the guestbook at www.bartofh.com.
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Cash’s White River Hoedown Comes to Shirley Auditorium
February 22, 2011 by sherryguess
Filed under Community Arts
The North Central Arkansas Foundation for Arts and Education (NCAFA&E) and Simmons First National Bank is sponsoring a fund raising event featuring Cash’s White River Hoedown at the Shirley High School Auditorium Friday March 4 at 7 p.m.
The popular Mountain View show will feature music from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, old and new Country, Gospel and more. Special guests for the performance are Donna Rhodes, a Nashville Now star for many years and Randy Holland, Mayor of Mayflower, a two time winner of You Can Be a Star. The show will include the down home humor and comedy of Lotta Miles, Aunt Minnie Miles and her grandson Peedy Jr., an upcoming comedian.
Proceeds from this performance will be used to support NCAFA&E’s area school programs. Tickets for the show will be $10 for adults and students are FREE. Advance tickets may be purchased at Simmons National Bank in Clinton and Fairfield Bay, Fairfield Bay Chamber of Commerce and Beverly’s Hair Fashions in Shirley. For further information contact NCAFA&E president Lea Berry at (501)253-7909.
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Knights of Columbus Makes Donations
February 22, 2011 by danfeuer
Filed under Club Reports & Agendas
Angel Waggoner of the Community School of Cleburne County, Inc and Melissa Leslie of the Van Buren County Special School accept checks of $213.35 each for the schools from Grand Knight Mike Fields representing the Fairfield Bay Knights of Columbus Council 8815. The Council donates the funds raised from their Annual Fall Dance to the two schools.
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Boy Scouts Work On Bowling Achievements
February 22, 2011 by sherryguess
Filed under Local News
By Rob Russ
On Saturday, February 12, the Tiger and Wolf Cub groups and their families got together for a fun day at the Spare Time Bowling Alley in Fairfield Bay to work on the requirements for their Bowling Achievement Belt Loops and Sports Pins. Owners Tim and Kathy Hallett generously donated free games to all the Scouts.
In addition to working on the various requirements for getting their belt loop awards and achievement pins, the boys were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the bowling alley.
Mr. Hallett gave a detailed explanation of the pin setting machines and ball return mechanisms. The boys were fascinated by the inner workings of the machines and had a great time learning how it all worked.
It was a great day of the boys bonding, learning new skills and gaining confidence and balance in a healthy physical activity. In addition, those parents who were able to attend worked well to sustain a fun environment for learning and provided solid role models that the kids can draw from for years to come.
Since 1910, Boy Scouts of America has been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities designed to help families teach their boys how to make good decisions throughout their lives and give them confidence as they become the adult leaders of tomorrow. The Boy Scouts of America believes that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
For more information on joining Scouting, please contact Nick Jones at 501-940-0117
By Rob Russ
On Saturday, February 12, the Tiger and Wolf Cub groups and their families got together for a fun day at the Spare Time Bowling Alley in Fairfield Bay to work on the requirements for their Bowling Achievement Belt Loops and Sports Pins. Owners Tim and Kathy Hallett generously donated free games to all the Scouts.In addition to working on the various requirements for getting their belt loop awards and achievement pins, the boys were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the bowling alley.Mr. Hallett gave a detailed explanation of the pin setting machines and ball return mechanisms. The boys were fascinated by the inner workings of the machines and had a great time learning how it all worked.It was a great day of the boys bonding, learning new skills and gaining confidence and balance in a healthy physical activity. In addition, those parents who were able to attend worked well to sustain a fun environment for learning and provided solid role models that the kids can draw from for years to come.Since 1910, Boy Scouts of America has been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities designed to help families teach their boys how to make good decisions throughout their lives and give them confidence as they become the adult leaders of tomorrow. The Boy Scouts of America believes that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.For more information on joining Scouting, please contact Nick Jones at 501-940-0117
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Mardi Gras Party Tickets On Sale Now
February 22, 2011 by sherryguess
Filed under Club Reports & Agendas
It’s time to celebrate Mardi Gras. The ladies at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church are making preparations for the annual event. This year Mardi Gras will be celebrated on Saturday, March 5 in the parish hall at St. Francis from 7 p.m. until 10p.m.. Music will be by the Little Red River Band. Refreshments will be served.
Tickets are $15 per person and are available at the parish office Tuesday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.or by contacting Therese Preusser at 884-3049 or Mickey Roberts at 745-7157.
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Singers Needed For Upcoming Musical “Melodies Of God”
February 22, 2011 by sherryguess
Filed under Community Arts
Fairfield Bay Baptist Church will host “Melodies of God” with Musical Evangelist Bill Coen on March 20 at 10:45 a.m. and Sunday March 20 through Wednesday March 23 at 7 p.m. Each of the 5 performances will center around a different theme.
The Fairfield Bay Baptist Church Choir will begin rehearsals for this exciting event on Sunday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Local area singers interested in participating in “Melodies of God” are invited to join the choir for the February 27 rehearsal. If you would like more information, please call 884-3371.
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West Side Students Of The Month
February 22, 2011 by sherryguess
Filed under School News
Pictured from left to right with personal information:
Jessika Reynolds, Age: 18, Grade: 12, Parents: Dawne and Donnie Reynolds, Hobbies: Art.
Taylor Clark, Age: 14, Grade: 8, Parents: Lesa Clark and Thurman Clark, Hobbies: Basketball, hanging with friends.
Patience Maldonado, Age: 7, Grade: K, Parents: Mike Maldonado and Judy Bittle, Hobbies: See Mommy, Play DS.
Tabatha Harbin, Age: 11, Grade: 6, Parents: Tim and Tina Dewberry, Hobbies: riding my bike.
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Replenish The Food
February 22, 2011 by danfeuer
Filed under Club Reports & Agendas
By Jim and Phyllis Wilkins
During our most recent show we noticed the most popular place around our house was the bird feeder on our back deck. The four feeding stations seemed to be occupied during all the daylight hours by many different sizes and colors of birds. The feeder was so popular that it required replenishing the food once or twice a day. The same need is being felt by our Shirley Food Bank and Clinton Food for life whose shelves certainly need replenishing after several snow storms and the cold weather we have experienced. The FFB Lions have joined hands with the FFB AARP Chapter in a program called Relieving The Hunger and have collections boxes at the Lions Club, FFB Library, Simmons First Bank, Senior Citizens Center and next to the FFB Newspaper Office. These collection points are for non-perishable food items and will be collected until March 11th and divided between the Shirley Food Bank and Clinton Food for Life. We are asking all Lions Club members to bring their donations to one of our next meetings on February 24th or March 10th. We also ask all our friends her in Fairfield Bay to help us fill and refill our collection boxes and help those needing a helping hand. We would also invite all those attending the All-U-Can Eat Pancake Supper for MANNA of the United Methodist Church on Friday February 25th from 5 – 7 pm to consider bringing a food item for the food drive.
2Our next meeting will be on Thursday, February 24th with dinner being served at 5:30 pm and the meeting at 6 pm with our guest speaker Susan Calloway, Secretary of Ware and Share on Highway 330. Our meetings in March will be on Thursday the 10th when our speaker will be Sara Michael, Director, Fairfield Bay Library and on Thursday the 24th when our speaker will be Lions Clubs Arkansas District 7-O Governor Earlene Hankins and her husband and former District Governor Bill Hankins.
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Chesapeake Sells Assets For 4.75 Billion
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced it has agreed to sell all of the company’s interests in approximately 487,000 net acres of leasehold and producing natural gas properties in the Fayetteville Shale play in central Arkansas to BHP Billiton Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE:BHP; ASX:BHP), for $4.75 billion in cash before certain deductions and standard closing adjustments. The transaction includes existing net production of approximately 415 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day and midstream assets with approximately 420 miles of pipeline. As part of the transaction, Chesapeake has agreed to provide essential services for up to one year for BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville properties for an agreed-upon fee. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2011.
Aubrey K. McClendon, Chesapeake’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to announce the sale of our Fayetteville Shale assets to BHP Billiton and quickly achieve substantial progress in implementing the debt reduction targets of our previously announced 25/25 Plan. BHP Billiton is a premier global company and we look forward to working with BHP Billiton’s management to ensure a smooth transition of operations.”
“The Fayetteville shale is a world-class onshore natural gas resource,” said J. Michael Yeager, Chief Executive of BHP Billiton Petroleum. “The purchase of this long-life field immediately adds over 10 trillion cubic feet of gas resources to our portfolio and is consistent with our strategy of investing in large, low cost assets with significant volume growth for future development.”
Chesapeake’s advisor on the transaction was Jefferies & Company, Inc.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the expected completion of the transaction and a projection of potential natural gas resources. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from the expectations expressed. See “Risks Related to Our Business” in our Prospectus Supplement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2011 for a discussion of risk factors that affect our business. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update this information. This news release also contains an estimate of natural gas resources associated with the Fayetteville Shale properties being acquired by BHP Billiton. This is an internal estimate of volumes of natural gas and oil that include both proved reserves and unproved resources that are potentially recoverable through exploratory drilling or additional drilling or recovery techniques. Unproved resources is a broader category than probable and possible reserves, as defined by SEC regulations, and estimates of unproved resources are by their nature more speculative than estimates of proved reserves. Actual quantities that are ultimately recovered may differ substantially from prior estimates of unproved resources.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the second-largest producer of natural gas and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company’s operations are focused on discovering and developing unconventional natural gas and oil fields onshore in the U.S. Chesapeake owns leading positions in the Barnett, Fayetteville, Haynesville, Marcellus and Bossier natural gas shale plays and in the Eagle Ford, Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mississippian, Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, Avalon, Niobrara and Williston Basin unconventional liquids plays. The company has also vertically integrated its operations and owns substantial midstream, compression, drilling and oilfield service assets. Further information is available at www.chk.com where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events, investor information and presentations and all recent press releases.
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Council to Review Chesapeake Permit Application
The Fairfield Bay City Council has until March 1, 2011 to review the permit submitted by Chesapeake for the first well site. The plan includes the gas well development plan, vehicular access plan, gas transportation plan, restoration plan, watershed protection plan, hazardous materials management plan, road repair agreement, permit bond and insurance, and public liability insurance policy.
Baseline approach has been established and will be paid for by the Community Club at an estimated cost of $15,000. A Hydrologic map and recommended sampling locations will be identified by the end of the month and the first samplings will be taken in early March.
In the Mayor’s report from the council meeting, the mayor commended public works, police, fire and emergency medical services during the silver alert and snow storms. A memorandum has been published to clarify responsibilities for placing and removing barricades.
The mayor has completed his one on ones with city employees and came away with some great ideas for improvements to the city and community involvement.
City of Fairfield Bay Website Enhanced
The City of Fairfield Bay website has recently been updated. We invite you to take a look at http://www.cityoffairfieldbay.com/cms/ . To look at our municipal codes there is a tab at the top of the front page. Just click on it and you will see a complete directory. For example, the ordinance on gas drilling is in Section 14.14. We are also announcing major events and promotions on the front page. To find our City Council Meeting agendas and presentation material just click on the Administration tab, then the City Council tab under it, and you will see hyperlinks you can click on to see the desired information. We are working hard to improve communications and making it easier to deal with the City. We appreciate your support and your ideas for continued improvement.
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