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Fairfield Bay Fire Department Puts New Rescue Truck In Service
September 1, 2010 by danfeuer
Filed under Feature Stories, Local
The Fairfield Bay Fire Department adds a 2009 Rescue Truck to their fleet. This was a showroom demo and is being purchased for $110,000 with $27,500 as the down payment and the balance financed through White River Planning at 4.5% for five years. The payments are made possible from turnback money through the State of Arkansas Act 833 Money Program for rural fire departments.
This truck replaces two vehicles and should service the city for the next 20 to 30 years. Of the equipment onboard is a new Jaws of Life which was funded by a generous donation from the Fairfield Bay Rescue Squad. This new system is able to cut through the newer metals used in todays vehicles.Pictured to the right, Fire Chief John Cook and Assistant Chief Glen Spankuch, donate the old Jaws of Life to Botkinburg’s Fire Chief Tom Prout.
Pictured above are: Engineer Chris Province, Assistant Chief Glen Spankuch, Fire Chief John Cook, Mayor Tom Schueren, and Chaplain Freddie Huff.
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Alzheimer’s Arkansas Walk Over $2000 in Prizes
This year’s Greer’s Ferry Lake fund raising walk for Alzheimer’s Arkansas will take place Saturday, September 11 at Woodland Mead Park in Fairfield Bay. Check in for the Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. and the Walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Area businesses and artists have been very generous this year providing over $2000 in prizes to be awarded to attendees. Walk participants may take home anything from a gift card for food or services provided by local businesses to framed artworks donated by area artists. Please note that “walking” is optional, many choose to wait for the walkers to return at the Amphitheater.
Participants will receive two chances each for over 60 Prizes to be given away immediately following the Walk. Raise or donate $25 to support Alzheimer’s Arkansas and receive an event T Shirt (while supplies last). Please help us with your donation.
The Lion’s Club, a loyal and generous supporter of this cause, will begin the day with a special pancake breakfast starting at 7 a.m. in the Lion’s Den with proceeds supporting Alzheimer’s Arkansas.
Several walk teams are already registered and will accept more walkers’ right up until event day. We also welcome many individual walkers each year and hope you will join us again on September 11. The walk teams already formed would love to have you join them; please contact the team leader listed below if you would like to join them in this fun, caring event. Recognition is given for the largest walk team at the event – support your favorite team!
Kirk of the Hills Lea Berry 884-6288
Ozark Health Brandy DeMann 745-9495
St. Francis Church Claudia Sands 884-5446
FFB Methodist Church Carlene Barra 253-0103
We would also like to acknowledge the many generous sponsors and donors of our event prizes. This important work could not continue without friends like you. Thank You!
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Bear Captured in the Bay
September 1, 2010 by danfeuer
Filed under Feature Stories, Local
Mom’s gonna be mad!! Local resident, Mary Alice Beer requested a bear trap be placed at her home on Holly Brook because a bear had been spotted around her home and had toppled a bird feeder in her front yard. With an irresistable treat placed in the trap this 200 lb. 2 year old bear could not resist and was captured. Jay Hagans, Wildlife Officer with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission picked up the trap and was heading to Gulf Mountain for the biologist to take a survey (which includes tatooing and tagging) and then the bear will be taken to Sylamore Mountain to be released. Wildlife officers are reminding all residents not to feed any wild animals, and again issued a plea for area residents to secure and protect their trash dumpsters and pet food. Photo by Dan Feuer
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Hwy. 110 Extension Homemakers
August 31, 2010 by kaypaden
Filed under Announcements
From left to right: Evelyn Farrell, Deborah Meyer, Myrtice Emberton, Cindi Pace; Janine Sheridan and Thelma Murray. Member Margie Beckham is taking photo (unfortunately our new member, Debby Prout, arrived after this photo was taken)................
Wedding Anniversary
August 31, 2010 by kaypaden
Filed under Announcements
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Corlis And Jim George Celebrate 45 Years
August 31, 2010 by kaypaden
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Corliss and Jim George of Fairfield Bay are looking forward to celebrating 45 years of marriage. They were married on September 3, 1965 in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
They are the proud parents of Mark George of North Little Rock, Ty George also of North Little Rock, and Ryan George of Lawrenceville, George. The have five grand-children.
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Community Club Board of Directors Update
Marina Breakwater – 79 Cents Per Pound
Earlier this year, the Board approved an expenditure of $961K for replacement of the failed Marina Breakwater. Over 400’ of your old Breakwater had sunk and was unable to provide protection for the Marina and watercraft stored there. Your Marina is a multimillion dollar investment that performs at a financial level that requires minimal, if any, supplementation through your dues. Protecting this investment is not an option.
Marina Manager Jim Stafford, has just returned from an inspection of numerous Breakwater installations in the Lake of the Ozarks including those constructed by Shoremaster, the company building our new Breakwater. We expect this new Breakwater to give substantial service over the next 25 plus years. He inspected installations like ours that have been in place for up to 15 years and found them to be performing in excellent fashion.
Our old tire based Breakwater will begin removal right after Labor Day weekend. A diver will remove it in sections and bring it to shore where a vendor has been arranged to retrieve the old tires for recycling rather than disposal.
Shoremaster is scheduled to begin preparation for the new installation 9/13 with actual installation commencing around 9/20. Weather permitting; the entire project should be completed by September’s end.
The new Breakwater will be composed of 22 sections of cement encapsulated foam, each 50’L x 8’W x 7’D, weighing in at 55,000 lbs. per section. A dual anchoring system comprised of 110 anchors utilizing a stainless steel cable system will tie the Breakwater together and secure it to the base of the lake. The anchoring system will be supplemented by a winching system to permit movement of the Breakwater as water levels fluctuate. Running your boat into a pile of tires would have been most annoying, but hitting a cement structure would be devastating, so the new Breakwater will include 45 solar powered warning lights to alert boaters at night.
The new Breakwater is an expensive project, but the Board endeavors to insure your dollars get the highest value possible, so we chose what we believe will give us the best long term return for our money. Weighing in at 1,120,000 pounds, your new Breakwater is being acquired for only 79 Cents Per Pound.
For the Community Club Board of Directors
Dwayne Miller
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Fall Classes Begin At FFB United Methodist
August 31, 2010 by kaypaden
Filed under Feature Stories, Local
Aiden, Makala, Daniel, and Madison invite you to join them for Sunday School at Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church. Fall classes begin on Sunday, September 5. Classes will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. after the worship service. We will be offering a Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Youth (7th through 12th grade) classes. We also have two adult classes; one meets before church from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and the other from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Morning Worship remains at 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. It is carried live on KFFB 106.1FM and KFFB.com at 10 a.m. Please join us this Sunday for Worship and Sunday School.
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Wedding Announcement
August 31, 2010 by danfeuer
Filed under Announcements
William Edward James and Lori Kay Lott are pleased to announce their upcoming marriage on September 18, 2010 at 7 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Pleasant Valley Baptist church. Family and friends are invited, with a reception to follow.
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Meet Our Constable Ingram Philips
Ingram Philips, Fairfield Bay’s Constable, has lived in the city since 2005, following several years vacationing. He and wife Mary are the founders of the non-profit cancer charity, Care Cap Connections™.Ingram is a Florida native, transplanted by the U.S. Army around the world in 30 years service. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, Cameron (OK) University, Reformed Theological Seminary and holds a doctorate from Drew University (NJ). While in the Army, he served as an Armor and Ordnance officer at company-grade level and as a chaplain, was stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and with combat units (Armor, Artillery, Mechanized Infantry and Aviation), attaining the rank of colonel. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and six Meritorious Service Medals. He served in combat in Iraq and clandestine operations in the Middle East. In 1997, he retired at Heidelberg, Germany, where he had been director of Chaplain Operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
In retirement, Ingram authored “Beyond Sundown”—a historical fiction of Texas and the Civil War—and directed all civilian support operations for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Citizens on Patrol and anti-gang/anti-auto theft volunteer details with the San Antonio Police. He is honorably-retired as a minister of the Presbyterian Church in America.
After being elected Indian Rock Constable two years ago, Ingram completed required State certification as a law officer and logged additional training in tactical law enforcement. He is also certified as one of the three Van Buren County court security officers and its only Crime Prevention Specialist. Sheriff Scott Bradley added Ingram to his Sheriff’s Reserve in 2009. He is a member of the Arkansas Constables Association.
Ingram is often asked why he serves in a non-paying, potentially dangerous position. His answer: “Public service has been a part of my family heritage since Revolutionary times. I respect the privilege of being a free American. Because I love our land and enjoy our people, it is an honor for me to step up in my last years to serve alongside your police and deputies. The voting public gave an old war horse a purpose for life. I approach every duty day with a smile, thanks to you all.”
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