Monticello Live

The annual fundraising dinner for the Drew County Republicans will be held on Monday, October 6^th at the Monticello Country Club.  The keynote speaker will be 4^th District Congressman Bruce Westerman.

Deep-rooted in Arkansas, Bruce Westerman was born and raised in Garland County. He graduated from Fountain Lake High School in Hot Springs before attending the University of Arkansas where he played football for the Razorbacks.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, he received his Master’s degree in forestry from Yale University. For more than 22 years, Bruce worked in engineering and forestry at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs. Developing a passion for public service, Bruce served as a board member on the Fountain Lake School District.

That dedication to public service grew, and in 2010, he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2012, Bruce was elected by his peers as the House Minority Leader, and in 2013 he became the first Republican House Majority Leader since Reconstruction. In the Arkansas legislature, Bruce championed conservative principles: lower taxes, limited government, and strong family values.

When the 4th Congressional District seat opened up in late 2013, Bruce was encouraged to take his conservative leadership to Congress. He won single-handedly, defeating both primary and general election opponents. In Washington, Congressman Westerman currently serves as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and is on the House Transportation Committee.

Tickets can be purchased on line at https://buytickets.at/drewcountyrepublicanparty/1796357 or for more information you can call 870-723-5701.

Halley Ryburn-Powell of Ryburn Motor Company, presented The Way Home a $2,500 donation.  The donation was in addition to $2,500 that was donated by Toyota Corporation for a total of $5,000.The Way Home is a non-profit Christian discipleship and residential care home for qualifying men who struggle with life-controlling addiction such as drugs and alcohol.  The mission is to provide a clean, safe and drug free home where men recovering from addiction can learn biblical principles that will teach them how to live free and begin the healing process in their lives, their families and their communities.
Board members William West, Jay Hilton, Justice Mitchell, Marilyn Patrick and Marty Baker accepted the donation.
For more information or to donate, visit The Way Home website:  thewayhomemonticello.org

Join us today for the AHCA district 6 pageant.

It begins at 10:30 AM, at Second Baptist Church.

After 31 years of teaching dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading to amazing students from Monticello and Southeast Arkansas, I am excited to announce my retirement from KDF.

From our humble beginnings at the old skating rink on 425 south to our dance and gymnastics spaces on the Monticello Square and, finally, to KDF’s current home since 2001, The Lord has blessed us with countless relationships with students and families over the years. Big thanks to them for the support and love they have shown me and my family. The Monticello / SEARK community has supported KDF and has made my career in dance such a joy!

I want to thank my husband, Steve, for his tireless support and for helping me make KDF a reality. Thank you to my sons, Cody, Clint, and Cade, for always supporting me and all the “dance projects.” To my parents, thanks for giving me the gift of dance when I was young that fueled this incredible journey. Thank you to my sweet friends who were always there to help and support !

To all members of the KDF Team over the 31 years, thank you!  We couldn’t have done it without you. Special thanks to Mary Ramsey, the best gymnastics teacher around, for our wonderful 24 year partnership.

KDF is very near and dear to my heart!
News about its future will be announced in the coming days!

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The meeting has been moved to the Monticello area chamber of commerce building, due to the air conditioning being out at the library.

Maggie Fakouri recently hosted and organized a youth tennis tournament with the support of her sponsors, Michelle Fakouri with Trademark Real Estate and Commercial Bank.
The event had around 50 players and raised over $1,000 for The CALL of Southeast Arkansas

We have an incredible opportunity available in our community for kids. 
Between now and July 31st, any kids ages 5-10 that register to join cub scouts will save $40! Instead of $125/ year,  it’s only $85!
We are also having an end of summer day camp August 1-3 for $65.
That’s three days of messy experiments,  outdoor fun,  and lunch included! Kids 6 and under must have an adult partner with them,  7-10 can be dropped off daily @ 8:30 and picked up at 5. 
We also have options for year-round school kids who cannot attend Friday and for siblings. 
They may register online at beascout.org and use the code JULY40