Holiday Trash Pickup
There will be no trash service on Monday, Sept 6, 2010 (Labor Day observed). Monday’s & Tuesday’s (Sept 6 & 7) will both be picked up on Tuesday, Sept 7th.
“Doggie Bones” at Jack’s (next to Post Office) through Sept. 15, you can donate $1 and get your name on a hanging “Paper Doggie Bone”. All donations go to support our many needs at the FFB Animal Shelter.
LA Theater Works-New
Full cast CD audio plays now available at the FFB Library. Enjoy audio books; Try these for something new. Most plays 2 hour-classics and off Broadway hits. Come in and browse.
Cookie Extravaganza
The Fairfield Bay Animal Protection League will hold its “Annual Cookie Extravaganza” on Fri., Oct. 1, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Sat., Oct. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cookies may be dropped off at the Heber Springs State Bank any time prior to the sale. If you have not been contacted and wish to support the shelter, please call Lenore at 884-6166. All proceeds from this fund-raiser benefit the animals at the shelter.
September VFW Ladies Auxiliary Meal – Your VFW Ladies Auxiliary invites you to our Saturday, September 4, meal from 5 to 7p.m. We will be serving Homemade Spaghetti – Garlic Cheese Bread – Salad – Coffee – Tea and our Homemade Desserts. ALL YOU CAN EAT for only $8. No tax or gratuity. Located on Hwy. 330 South. All meals are non-smoking, Public is welcome and carry outs available. Hope to see you at the V.
Fred Hilsenrath Report August 25, 2010
Our speaker for lunch was A.J. Kelly, the City Attorney. Mr Kelly thought his listeners may fall asleep during a lawyers report. Such was not the case. Mr Kelly’s lively presentation kept us awake and interested. Mr. Kelly gave us an update on the “gas compressor” noise issue which Mike Parker discussed at a previous Rotary luncheon, earlier this year. According to Kelly, it appears that the gas company will voluntarily abate the noise coming from the compressor station in Cleburne County, directly across the lake. In addition, Mr. Kelly outlined how the Mayor and the City Council had successfully petitioned the Municipal League to support an effort to amend the law concerning noise from gas compressors. All 500 cities in Arkansas support the policy to change state law at the next legislative session. Finally, Mr. Kelly told how the Mayor and the City Council had petitioned the Department of Environmental Quality to change the “permit process” for gas compressor stations, to include notice to local communities, ambient air quality testing, and other matters. While much of this takes place out of public view, it is part of the City’s attempts to stay on top of the coming natural gas exploration in this area.
Mr. Kelly also lauded the Club with some of the details of the daily workings of our local District Court, where Mr. Kelly prosecutes misdemeanors on behalf of the City. He went through three kinds of cases: domestic abuse, driving while intoxicated, and others of a potentially more serious nature. None of the specific case details were meant for publication. But everyone attending heard new and different things about various activities in our City, and the work of the local police force. A lively discussion ended with many questions for Mr. Kelly. Much of it will never reach the local newspaper, radio, or television. But the lives saved, and the injuries and accidents prevented, help to make Fairfield Bay one of the great gems of this State.
Rotary Is About Sharing
By Terry Lee
Rotary is truly about sharing. It is about gifts. It is about taking responsibility together. It is about encouraging others to use what we have. It is about providing skills that give people a chance to be better. It is about learning that we all have the same hopes, dreams, needs, and goals.
The emphasis placed on water projects, hunger, health, literacy, and fellowship really is the basis for our success as Rotarians. As Rotarians we are able to help meet these challenges. We can all look forward to understanding each other better and living in a more peaceful world.
All across the world Rotarians note the importance of reading and we publicize the needs in the form of poor literacy rates and lack of resources. Around the world we support numerous programs that help children and adults to gain the ability to read.
Shirley 4th graders receive thesauruses from Rotarians as part of the “Dictionary/Thesaurus Project”.
Worldwide illiteracy rates approach 20%. In many countries the rates is in the 80% range. Approximately one billion people are not able to read. Reading, writing and character literacy are essential to independence and economic freedom. Far too many adults in North America and the developing countries live in poverty today because they haven’t mastered those skills. Far too many children are currently at risk of falling into the same trap. Illiteracy is one of the world’s (and America’s) most serious problems.
Shirley HS students receive awards for essays on “The Four Way Test” as it relates to their lives and education.
The inability to read translates into many difficulties. Safely driving a car, voting in an election, using a newspaper, applying for a job or having mom read a bedtime story are just a few of the challenges to be overcome.
We are very proud of our club’s many efforts in literacy. We have Rotarians who are involved in many literacy projects including The Black Stallion Project, The Dictionary Project, The Thesaurus Project, and the Fairfield Bay Library Summer Reading Program.
Literacy is a basic skill that helps us to fight poverty, increase productivity, and gain skills to help each other. As Rotarians we are working to fight illiteracy one person at a time. We are doing this in so many effective ways.
Race fans line up to “purchase” tickets for the races at last year’s “Night at the Races.” The Rotary Club of Fairfield Bay will once again present this entertaining and enjoyable event on Thursday, October 14, to benefit Local Literacy Projects including the Dictionary Project, Summer Reading Program, and the Black Stallion Project.
On Thursday, October 14, the Rotary Club of FFB will present “A NIGHT AT THE RACES!” to benefit literacy projects in our area. Social 6 p.m. and Post Time 7 p.m. at Indian Hills Country Club. Bet on Actual Thoroughbred Races on Film and Win PRIZES!!!! $25/person—$40/two for “Funny Money”, Mini Reubens, Nacho Bar, Cheese Display & Beverages. Cash Bar—Including Mint Juleps! Tickets at FFB Library—Call 253-3236 for more information.
P&Z Meeting
The regular scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Committee has been canceled for the month of August.
“Doggie Bones” at Jack’s (next to Post Office) through September, you can donate $1 and get your name on a hanging “Paper Doggie Bone”. All donations go to support our many needs at the FFB Animal Shelter.
LA Theater Works-New
Full cast CD audio plays now available at the FFB Library. Enjoy audio books, -Try these for something new. Most plays 2 hours-classics and off Broadway hits. Come in and browse.
Cookie Extravaganza
The Fairfield Bay Animal Protection League will hold its “Annual Cookie Extravaganza” on Fri., Oct. 1st, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Sat., Oct. 2nd from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cookies may be dropped off at the Heber Springs State Bank any time prior to the sale. If you have not been contacted and wish to support the shelter, please call Lenore at 884-6166. All proceeds from this fund raiser benefit the animals at the shelter.
September VFW Ladies Auxiliary Meal – Your VFW Ladies Auxiliary invites you to our Saturday, September 4, meal from 5 to 7p.m. We will be serving Homemade Spaghetti – Garlic Cheese Bread – Salad – Coffee – Tea and our Homemade Desserts. ALL YOU CAN EAT for only $8. No tax or gratuity. Located on Hwy. 330 South. All meals are non-smoking, Public is welcome and carry outs available. Hope to see you at the V.
By Jim and Phyllis Wilkins
In addition to the many programs such as sight, hearing and youth, Lions Clubs encourage many additional purposes. Lions International purposes include “the promotion of good government and good citizenship”, taking “an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community” and providing “a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest, provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.” (www.lionsclub.org). To this end on Thursday, August 26 the FFB Lions will have Fairfield Bay municipal code enforcement officer, Dallas Clark as our speaker.
On Thursday, August 26 our meeting time will return to our previous times with dinner being served ($7.50 per person) at 5:30 p.m. and our meeting beginning at 6 pm with our scheduled speaker shortly thereafter. All are welcome to attend our meetings and hear our speakers but reservations are required by the previous Sunday for dinner. There will be a Lions Club Board meeting following the regular meeting. Please remember BINGO each Monday evening with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the first game at 7 p.m. Pancake breakfasts are served each Tuesday and Saturday morning from 7:30 til 10 a.m. (adults $4.50, youth 6-12 for $3 and children 5 and under are free.
Fred Hilsenrath - Report August 18 2010Debra Lance, Mary Murdock and Barbara Burnett from CASA (court appointed Special Advocates) talked to Rotary about children who have been abused or neglected by the people who are supposed to love and protect them. These children need a voice in court. The CASA appointed advocates become the eyes and ears for the judge and help insure that the child makes it to a safe, stable, permanent home. Casa needs more volunteers to become sworn officers of the court.
Rotary is eager to help where help is needed. It is also true that there are too many problems in our world. Rotary is limited by members as well as finances to provide assistance in all cases. We must always decide which problem areas are most important.
Board of Directors
The next Fairfield Bay Board of Directors meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 24 at 9:30 in the Bay Center conference room.
League Meetings
The Tuesday Hot Shots Bowling League meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 24 at 6 p.m. at the Spare Time Bowling and Fun Center in Fairfield Bay. The Wednesday night Mixed League will meet Wednesday, September 1 at 6:30 p.m.
LA Theater Works-New
Full cast CD audio plays now available at the FFB Library. Enjoy audio books, -Try these for something new. Most plays 2 hours-classics and off Broadway hits. Come in and browse.
Fairfield Bay Chamber of Commerce Newcomers Welcome Committee
If you are a new resident, or you know a new resident in Fairfield Bay, please contact the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Committee. One of our volunteers will be happy to visit and bring a sturdy Fairfield Bay bag full of goodies from local businesses. Please call Becky at 884-3972 or 884-3324 with names and phone numbers of new residents.
Signup Now
The Fairfield Bay Shriners Club will host their 28th Annual Golf-A-Rama on Saturday, September 11 at Indian Hills Golf Course. Call 884-6018 for more information.
FFB Library Delivers...If you find yourself homebound due to injury or illness and are unable to drive to the Fairfield Bay Library please give us a call at 884-4930 and we will be more than happy to make arrangements to get books to your home.
Sara Michaels, Director of the Fairfield Bay Library, spoke to our Rotary. She spoke of how unique our library is. Our library receives no tax money and is operated with 6000 hours of volunteer service each year. Seeking some financial resources is a challenge.
Recently FFB Rotary provided a grant to help support the library’s Summer Reading Program and were rewarded with one of the top programs this summer-The Ocean Adventure’s Australian Great White Shark Adventure. Sara spoke of the partnership between the Fairfield Bay Library and the Arkansas State Library. The library also received computers and youth books through mini-grants to encourage our youth to read. Circulation of our library has increased 120% in the last 3 years.
Our residents in Fairfield Bay are removed from easy access to theaters, concert halls and university lecture halls. This makes our library most important to us. Sara has managed our library with enthusiasm, skill and cheer. Next time you are in the library, stop, look around and take in all that is offered.
In a recent edition of the Fairfield Bay News Dwayne Miller, Vice President of the FFB Community Club Board of Directors issued a Thank You to all of the volunteers in the approximately 80 groups who as he described are “the folks responsible in a large way for the quality of life we enjoy in Fairfield Bay.” Members of the FFB Lions embody this volunteer spirit through our support of vision projects, youth projects and with our motto of “We Serve”. In a recent article in Lion Magazine it was noted that “it is important we grow our membership. To do that, we must increase public awareness of the Lions Club International brand – who we are, what we do, and what we stand for. Last year alone, there were over 8,000 newspaper articles around the world reporting Lions activities and over 700 television news features.” Although these are impressive numbers we still believe the best way to increase our FFB Lions membership is for each of us to speak LION to our friends, neighbors and especially to new residents of the Fairfield Bay Community.
Meeting time will return to our old schedule beginning Thursday, August 26. Dinner ($7.50 per person) will be served at 5:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 6 pm with FFB Code Enforcement Officer, Dallas Clark as our scheduled speaker. BINGO is held each Monday evening with doors opening at 6:30 pm and the first game beginning at 7 pm. All-U-Can-Eat-Pancake Breakfasts are served each Tuesday and Saturday mornings from 7:30 – 10 am. (Adults $4.50, Youth 6-12 $3 and children 5 and under free).
Board of Directors
The next Fairfield Bay Board of Directors meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 24 at 9:30 in the Bay Center conference room.
LAST CALL FOR NUNSENSE
This wonderful musical comedy production will be held for 4 dates only- Aug 20, 21, 22 & 27. Tickets available at the Fairfield Bay Library $15/person. A benefit by Stas’ Productions. Call 884-4930 or stop by the library. Have fun!
LAFFS Fly-In
The 5th Annual LAFFS Fly-In will be held on September 11 & 12. This event is FREE to the public. Raffles will be held hourl;y for some great prizes.
AARP Meeting Cancled
Due to circumstances beyond our control, there will be NO local AARP chapter meeting in August. Look for announcements re: future scheduled meetings.
Bay View Hours
Starting today Wednesday, August 11, Bay View hours will be Monday thru Sunday, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.. Tuesdays and Saturdays we will stay open till 7 p.m. for movie nights.
Yacht Club Luau
The Fairfield Bay Yacht Club will be holding a Luau on Friday, August 13 at Indian Hills Country Club. The evening festivites start at 5:30 p.m. Call 884-3970 for more information.
Shirley Open House
Orientation and Open House for grades K-12 will be Tuesday, August 17 from 4-6. Students may pick up their schedules and meet new teachers. New students may register at the elementary or high school office Monday-Thursday between 9-2.
A 4-hour Driver Safety Refresher Course, sponsored by A.A.R.P. will be held on Saturday morning, August 28 at the Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church at 250 Dave Creek Parkway in Fairfield Bay. You may register for the course at the Heber Springs State Bank in Fairfield Bay. The registeration fee is $12 for A.A.R.P. members and $14 for non-members.
For more information call: 884-3824.
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