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Gabriel Hurtado, Clint Armstrong and Lindsey Wilkerson, Sesame School employees, Nancy Miller, Tommy Burrows, and Delbert Zimmerly all Lion's Club members.

The Warren and Monticello Lion’s Clubs work together to provide vision screenings to preschool children. The Lion’s Clubs came to Sesame School preschool and did vision screenings at no cost to the families for our children going to kindergarten.

In honor of Clifton and Marjorie Mae Bond, the Monticello Rotary Club Bond Achievement Scholarships are awarded to a one graduating senior (each) from Drew Central and Monticello High Schools, who have expressed intent to further their education at an accredited college or university, and to work toward completion of a bachelor’s degree on a full-time basis.

This scholarship is also awarded to a returning UAM student in good standing. Each of the three scholarships is presented to the recipients in $750 increments, prior to the beginning of the upcoming semester.

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Due to the 2nd Sunday of May’s being Mother’s Day, the Drew County Historical Society’s meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, May 21st, at 6 pm, at the 16 Section Baptist Church. The program for that evening will be about the history of the church and the community. If anyone needs a ride out to the church, please contact Beth Thurman at 870 723 2351.

Please put this on your calendar for the new date. It will be held at the 16th Section Church on the McGehee Hwy. (278)

Dessert Time: Left to right ; Jan West, Sue Johnson, Terri Wolfe, Diane Mazanti, and Connie Mullis

The William F.Slemons Chapter 977 of the UDC met May 10 in the home of Terri Wolfe to plan their marker-dedication trip to Tullahomah, TN, in July. There were six members in attendance. The members of the chapter plan to place an Arkansas marker in the Tullahomah, TN, Confederate Cemetery. All of the other Southern states which had Confederate soldiers interred there have markers, but Arkansas does not.

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The Koinonia 4-H Club of Drew County attended the Arkansas State WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Education Program) Competition held at Petit Jean state Park on April 27, 2012, and had amazing successes.

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Allen Maxwell, Mayor of Monticello, spoke to Lions Club, May 3, at their meeting in Western Sizlin Restaurant.

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Preserving your garden’s bounty from one year to the next, knowing exactly what is in your food and making special gifts for friends and family are just some of the reasons for canning foods at home. Canning is an important and safe way to preserve food – if it is done correctly.

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Drew County Koinonia 4-H members recently competed in the state 4-H WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Education Program) competition at the Rockefeller Institute at Petit Jean Mountain.

We had 3 cloverbuds compete, Samantha McGlaughlin, Sykes Lanthrip and Jadon Henson. We had 2 Junior teams. Team A, Bree Lanthrip, Lincey Rash, Jennifer Sneed, and Josh Henson, won 1st place in the team competition. Team B, Brianna White, Robbie Kissell, Haley Kissell and Kailley White, took 2nd place in the team competition. Bree Lanthrip placed 1st, Jennifer Sneed came in 3rd, Brianna White won 4th and Robbie Kissell was 5th in the individual competition. We had 2 seniors compete, Matthew Spencer took 2nd and Jacob Henson 4th in the individual competition. They placed 2nd in the team competition with a combined team from another county.

Congratulations to all the kids for all their hard work to bring home these awards.

L-R: Hazelene McCray, County Extension Agent, Juanita Webb, Drew County Council President, Iesha Smith, Shiloh Gobher, Haley Woods and Vern Wilson, Drew County Council Vice President.

Last week the Drew County Extension Homemakers Council awarded three $1,000 scholarships to area students. The students were Iesha Smith,

the daughter of Earnest and Miyoshi Smith, a Senior from Drew Central, Shiloh Gober, the son of Mark Gober and Billie Gober, a Senior at Monticello High School and Haley Woods, daughter of Jackie Bennett and Tommy Woods, a student at UAM.

4-H Clubs are one of the many groups that County Extension Agents work with throughout the year. 4-H is an educational club that teaches life skills and encourages “hands-on” learning experiences to boys and girls between the ages of five and nineteen.

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Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on April 9 were:
1st place Jimmy Parker and Charles Dolberry
2nd place Joann Hawley and Fritz Hudson
3rd place Kaye Koen and Charlotte McKiever
4th place Marvin Fawley and Lowell Lynde

Monticello Ridge Girl Scouts held their annual Powder Puff Derby March 31. The winners of the 2 age groups were: Daisey/Brownies L/R Beth Bragg 1st place, Sabina Day 2nd and Jaci Donaldson 3rd. The Junior/Cadette winners were L/R Skyler Nichols 1st place, Sammi Sanders 2nd and Vanessa Gibson 3rd.

Beth Thurman, Ann Burgess, Bettye Kellum, Terri Wolfe, Jan West, JoAnn Handley, Diane Mazanti, Connie Mullis, kneeling Sue Johnson

The William F. Slemons Chapter 977, United Daughters of the Confederacy, met at the Campground United Methodist Church for their March meeting. Prior to their program, the group enjoyed a picnic lunch. President Beth Thurman introduced Mrs. Ann Burgess, who spoke on the character of Robert Edward Lee and how he was a gentleman even in the time of warfare.

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Girl Scouts from Monticello and Dumas celebrated the 100th Birthday of Girl Scouts on Sat. March 10, 2012 with a birthday bash held at Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church. The girls learned a lot of history about Girl Scouts and learned some of the things the girls did 100 years ago such as knot tying, the proper way to fold napkins, what the uniforms looked like back then and games they played.

As shown in picture, Lions Club President John Bullock presented $100 to Feed The Kids representatives Louisa Smith and Allison Collins. They spoke to the Lions Club, Thursday, March 2, 2012, at Western Sizlin Restaurant. Mrs Smith and Collins are Chair and Co-Chair of Drew County’s “Feed the Kids” organization. This organization solicits donations of cash and food from individuals, civic groups, and area churches, to help needy children. They meet every Wednesday 6PM at 1st Presbyterian Church to assemble the food bags shown in picture.

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Monticello Ridge Girl Scout Cookies are in and Girls currently delivering them.

There will be extra cookies if you did not get to order any. Booth Sales will be held on March 3rd at Walmart from 8am-12pm by Troop 1170 and in front of The Market Place 9am-until sold out by Troop 1044. March 9th from 4pm-7pm Troop 1045 will be at Walmart and Troop 1162 will be there April 27th from 3:30-7pm. Monticello Ridge sold 1200 cases of cookies.

Shown here are Brenda Chisom, product sales manager and Linda and Angela Beam, who assisted is sorting all the cases for the different troops.

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, February 20 were:

1st place Joy Hudson and Guy Nelson
2nd place Jean Palsa and Sandra Lloyd
3rd place Kaye Koen and Charlotte McKiever
4th place Susan Sharp-Smith and Lowell Lynde

Monticello Ridge Service Unit held their annual Thinking Day Program, Saturday, at Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church.

Thinking Day is observed world-wide to help bring girls closer together.

Each troop learned about different countries, their customs, foods and what Girl Scouts do in that country.

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, February 13 were:

1st place Charlotte McKiever and Kaye Koen
2nd place Roy Cabaniss and Gene Gulledge
3rd place Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa

Girl Scout cookies are now on sale. The girls opened the 2012 Cookie Sale with a lock-in Friday night. The girls went to different stations that taught them about safety, money management, how to sell cookies, and to set goals. They also played games, ate pizza and stayed up most of the night.

Cookies will be on sale thru Jan. 28th. They are $3.50 a box. If you are not contacted by a girl scout and want to order cookies, call Brenda Chisom, service unit cookie chair at 870-723-0738 to place an order.

The members of the Drew County Koinonia 4-H Club went to In the woods of Monticello nursing home caroling and handing out Christmas cards to the residents. The members had a great time bringing some Christmas cheer to the nursing home.

The Desha/Drew Cattlemen’s Association invites you to join us for our Christmas meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2011, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the UAM Agriculture Building.

We have invited Bruce Alford from Lewisville, Arkansas to join us. He owns a large cattle ranch and is in the process of changing how he does things in order to keep up with the cattle market. He will share some of his ideas with us.

We will enjoy a supper of finger foods and sweets provided by our members.

If you chose to select a name or two from the list of children we are sponsoring from the Arkansas Baptist Home for Children in Monticello, please remember to bring your wrapped gifts to this meeting. It is not too late to contribute to this cause and you may do so by calling Nita Carpenter at 460-0806 or by going by Town & Country to see her. We want to make this a very special Christmas for the children.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope to see you at the meeting.

The Drew County Extension Homemakers Clubs are sponsoring a raffle in which the grand prize will be a “Cake-A-Month” for twelve consecutive months beginning in January of 2012. After the grand prize drawing there will be five additional drawings for single cakes to be given for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and the 4th of July. The tickets are $2.00 each or three for $5.00 and can be purchased from any extension homemaker or can be purchased at the entrances to Wal-Mart this Saturday, Dec. 10, from 8:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M.

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Lion Virginia Grizzell presenting $100 check to Boy Scout Leader Terry Crook

Terry Crook, Boy Scouts Leader, spoke to Monticello Lions Club at their bi-weekly meeting and dinner at Western Sizlin Restaurant, December 1, 2011.

Mr. Crook is the Boy Scouts Leader of Troop 67, Monticello Chapter of Boy Scouts of America. He said that Boys Scouts membership is open to all boys, ages 11 through 17, who take an oath to honor their Family, County, and Belief in God.

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Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Troop 69 ringing the bell for the Drew County Salvation Army Kettle Drive.

A special thanks to all the Cub Scouts and Boys Scouts of Troop 69, their leaders and their parents for their hard work and community service.

You all did an awesome job.

Lynn Fitzhugh, CEO, and Carol Judkins, Marketing Director, spoke to Lions Club at their bi-monthly meeting at Western Sizlin Restaurant.

The Woods of Monticello executives told about their Rehabilitation Wing dedicated to recently hospitalized patients needing professional nursing or physical rehabilitation services.

They pointed out with much pride their Monticello facility on North Chester is one of the few Certified Alzheimer’s Care Units in Arkansas. Additionally, The Woods of Monticello offers a traditional skilled care home.

Dr. Scott C. Claycomb, an Ophthalmologist, spoke to Lions Club, November 3, 2011, at their bimonthly meeting and lunch held at Western Sizzlin Restaurant. He talked about Diabetes and effects on vision.

Dr. Claycomb advised that prevention is most important, and regular eye examinations are necessary to detect any abnormalities and diseases of the eyes. He explained that medical intervention is necessary to treat vision damages caused by Diabetes.

Dr. Claycomb supports Lions Club charitable mission to help the vision disabled. He examines and treats eye diseases and abnormalities in his office at 301 HWY 425 S, Monticello, Ar, Tel 870-367-8534.

Back Row- Vice President- Dillon Boykin, Secretary/Treasurer- Jennifer Sneed, Reporter/Photographer- Bree-Anne Lanthrip, President- Matthew Spencer Middle Row: Recreation Leader- Lilly McKee, Song Leaders- Mikayla Binns, Reagan Gardner, Emma Wright and Front Row: Sy Lanthrip

Drew County Koinonia 4-H Club has elected new officers for the 2011-2012 year. The Koinonia Club is a general 4-H club that meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3:30 at Living word Fellowship Church. All of our members have a wide variety of projects like poultry, photography, pet care, and robotics. We would love to have you come and join our club and bring your interest and ideas.

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, October 17 were:

1st place: Joann Hawley and Fritz Hudson
2nd place: Carolyn Tilley and Charles Dolberry
3rd place: Joy Hudson and Lowell Lynde
4th place: Guy Nelson and Gene Gulledge

The Drew County Koinonia 4-H’ers recently held a Walk-A-Thon to raise money for Children’s Hospital. The group took pledges to walk 5 miles, which was done at UAM’s West Block, and raised over $800.00 for Children’s Hospital.

Pictured: back row: Nancy White, Brianna White, Lynn Lanthrip, Sarah Gustafson, Sonya Sneed Colby Boykin, Dillon Boykin, Bree Lanthrip Jennifer Sneed, Eva Wright, Stephanie McKee
Front row: Lilly McKee, Sykes Lanthrip, Emma Wright. Not Pictured: Matthew Spencer and Reagan Gardner

By: Bree~Anne Lanthrip, Club Reporter/Photographer

At the September Pack meeting for Cub Scout Pack 69, the boys collected dog food for the local Humane Society and PAWS.

Dr. Rocky Lindsey, from the Monticello Animal Clinic, came to speak to the boys on animal care.

The dog food drive is one of many service projects our scouts do throughout the year. The scouts have a Canned Food Drive and will be Ringing Bells for the Salvation Army in the upcoming months.

If anyone is interested in the Monticello Cub Scout program, please contact Hope Bragg at 870-367-1598.

Marian Bowden`s brother and sister-in-law, the Cothams from Mississippi and Martha and Donna Miller from Conway came to see her.
Karen and David came to see Betty Pirtle, Tuesday.
Martha, Mary and Joan came to see their mother, Juanita Williams.
Carol Cason went out to lunch with her son, David, Sunday.
Penny Rosengrant took her mother, Joy Meadows to church, Sunday.
Nettie Judkins is in the hospital.
Charles Jackson Jr. came to see his dad, Charles Jackson Sr. Thursday.
Robert Wells came to see his mother, Ruby Wells.
Henrietta Mason and Marscille Williams is at the Woods for rehab.
Alvin Jordan came to see Tom Rabb.
Buddy Carson had lunch with Ed and Dorothy Brewster and then they played dominoes. He talked to his daughter that lives in Connecticut on the phone. He is planning a trip to visit her in December. He went to a cook out that the Methodist Coffee group had, Thursday.
Drew County Literacy came Wednesday.
We played Bingo.
Church of Christ came Monday night.

Monticello Lions Club awarded Fireman of the Year to Bobby Ray Sawyer at their meeting at Western Sizzlin.

Shown are John Bullock, President, awarding Bobby Ray Sawyer, Fireman of Year. Looking on are fellow firemen Fire Chief Steven Faulkner, Shawn Maloney, David Bayird, Tommy Forrest, and Jack Thiele.

Monday night winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club were:

1st place Joann Hawley and Fritz Hudson
2nd place (tie) Roy Cabaniss and Gene Gulledge
Joy Hudson and Lowell Lynde

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