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The Monticello Lions Club visited Sesame School and did free vision screenings to the children who are going to kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year.

Dr. Ferguson interpreted the results of the vision screenings for the Lions Club. The Monticello Lions Club worked with the Warren Lions Club to get these screenings done.

A new 4-H Poultry Club is being formed in Drew County.  4-H is the youth development program conducted by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

The mission of 4-H is to provide opportunities to acquire knowledge, develop life skills, form attitudes, and practice behavior which will enable youth to become self-directing, productive, and contributing members of society.

The first organizational meeting for the Drew County 4-H Poultry Club will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Oak Grove Assembly of God Church. For more information, contact the Drew County Cooperative Extension Service at 460-6270. Read the rest of this entry »

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on March 8, 2010 were:

1st place Gene Gulledge and Roy Cabaniss
2nd place Charles Dolberry and Jimmy Parker
3rd place Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa

The six troops of the Monticello Ridge Service Unit held a Thinking Day Program recently. Thinking Day is a day observed by Girl Scouts the world over.

The girls learn about girl scouts from different countries, such as their uniforms, promise and law, different foods, games and songs. The countries the girls chose were Haiti, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Ireland and Italy. Each troop had samples of different foods from their country of choice.

The money the girls raised will be sent to Haiti.

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, March 1 were:

 1st place Lois Maxwell and Lowell Lynde
2nd place Charlotte McKiever and Peggy Chapman
3rd place Kaye Koen and Faye Chandler

The February meeting of the Desha/Drew Counties Cattlemen’s Association was called to order on February 18, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the UAM Agriculture Building by President Jason Cater.

Mr. Glynn Gibson gave us an update on what is happening with the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association and also on the 1st Annual Area 5 Spring Conference which is to be held on March 18, 2010 at the UAM Agriculture Building beginning at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Gibson has arranged for speakers to speak on subjects such as grazing techniques, Arkansas Beef Council and Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association. There will be a cookout when the speakers have completed their presentations. This conference will take the place of our regular monthly meeting.

Nita Carpenter gave us an idea of what is coming in the future for our meetings. In April we will have a Cake Read the rest of this entry »

A local group  has started a youth oriented poultry club here in Drew County.

The purpose of our club is to support our youth and to promote Exhibition and Backyard Poultry.

Membership is free. We have several area poultry fanciers that are willing to donate eggs and chicks of various breeds to any youth interested. We also have numerous hutches already donated to house these youth’s poultry projects. To learn more about the Drew County Poultry Club check out our wesite, or call Jim Hall at 870/723-3724.

On January 21, 1869, a group of seven young students at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, gathered for the first meeting of the P.E.O. sisterhood. This organization would grow over the next 141 years to include chapters in all fifty states and Canada. The mission of this organization is to help provide higher education to women all over the United States and some foreign countries. Monticello’s local Chapter AB supports all international projects and also awards an annual $1,000 scholarship to a local student attending UAM. Read the rest of this entry »

Girl Scout Cookie sales are underway, and will continue through January 24.

All of your favorite cookies are available.

If you would like to order cookies, call Brenda Chisom, service unit cookie manager, at 723-0738, or Linda Beam, service unit chairman at 367-7805.

Girl Scouts from Troop 1170 in Monticello sponsered a Christmas party for the girls in the Monticello Ridge service unit over the holidays.

They taught the girls new songs and games, helped them with crafts, and served the ice cream sundaes.

Kailey Raye Barnett, Emily Smith, Javalyn Booker, Skyler Nichlos and Brooke Rekow are members of troop 1170 (top photo).

It’s that time again! Our annual Tunican Chapter PRE-XMAS FEAST (and Program) is coming up:

TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 6:00 PM

As “always” at the WESLEY FOUNDATION, south side of UAM Campus.

Last year’s Feast may have been our best ever! Let’s equal or beat that this time!!  Anyone planning on attending is asked to contact Marvin Jeter to help plan menu.

After the Feast, we will have an excellent PROGRAM on “INDIAN FISHWEIRS” by our old archeo-buddy, JOHN CONNAWAY, coming all the way down from Helena Ark. and Clarksdale, Miss. (See Hope Bragg’s new “TUNICAN” e-newsletter, which just came out, for more info on John and his fishweir research.) Let’s give John a warm SE ARK welcome!

Y’ALL COME! And bring the whole family, friends, and potential new members.

The Town & Country Quilters EHC will host the 2009 Drew County Extension Homemakers Fall Council meeting on Monday, November 2, at the First United Methodist Church.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. with the potluck dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m.

For more information, call Katherine Mayers at 870-367-7992.

Chapter AB of the P.E.O. Sisterhood recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Candice Carter.

Candice is an Allied Health student at UAM. Her goal is to become an occupational therapist.

P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) awards this scholarship annually to women students who graduated from Drew Central or Monticello HIgh Schools. Applicants must have accumulated at least 24 semester hours.

The 69th P.E.O. International Convention was held in San Diego, CA September 9-11. Three members of the local Chapter AB attended. Linda Tabor, president of the local chapter was an official delegate. Also atttending were past presidents of Chapter AB, Barbara Brannen and Phyllis Jones.

The three attended various seminars and a two day business meeting. P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization) is an international sisterhood whose focus is to help provide funding for women seeking higher education.

The sisterhood awards scholarships, grants, and loans. The organization funds Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. Several local women have benefited from the work of Chapter AB.

Boy Scouts from De Soto Area Council scaled mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch. In July, ten Boy Scouts with two adult advisors backpacked for more than 12 days at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The scouts climbed Mt. Phillips (11,736 feet), Comanche Peak (11,303 feet), Black Mountain (10,889 feet), and the Tooth of Time (9,003 feet), a famous landmark on the Santa Fe Trail. Besides carrying packs of up to 70 pounds, the trip of more than 65 miles presented many challenges, including marble size hail and intensive thunder storms. In addition to backpacking, the scouts had opportunities to go horse back riding, rock climbing, spar pole climbing, tour a gold mine, and have a chuck wagon dinner. 

Scouts from left to right, include Robby Weih (Troop 67, Monticello), Andishach Dadgar (Troop 96, Magnolia), Quinton Gundolf ( Troop 6, Camden), Jonathan Dillard (Troop 67, Monticello), Advisor Bryan Johnson (Troop 42, McGehee), Curtis Lagrone (Troop 67, Monticello), Ivan Murphy (Troop 32, Magnolia), Stonewall Woodard (Troop 32, Waldo), Ben Goodwin (Troop 99, El Dorado), and Advisor Bob Weih (Troop 67, Monticello)

The shear cliff of the Tooth of Time (9,003 feet), a famous landmark on the Santa Fe Trail.

Scouts from Troop 67 in Monticello (Curtis Lagrone, Advisor Bob Weih, Robby Weih, and Jonathan Dillard) on Tooth of Time Ridge.

Betty Evans to Drew County Quorum Court on Civil Air Patrol Purpose, History, Plans 9-21-2009 from MonticelloLive on Vimeo.

The Junior Auxiliary of Monticello Car Wash will be held September 26, 2009 from 9 am-2 pm at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts

$5 Tickets can be purchased in advance from any JA Crown Club Member.

Recently, the following members were initiated into the Gamma Beta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International:
l-r Rene’ Teater – 3rd Grade teacher at MIS, Susan Sharp Smith – Elementary Counselor at Drew Central, Susan Cossey – Kindergarten teacher at Drew Central, and Cindy Luper teacher and Math Coach at Drew Central High School.

Members of the SE Ark Home Economics Teachers group, including both active and retired, recently hald their annual party at the home of Janice Fuller.

Sundayafternoon at 2:30, Frank (Buddy) Carson will be the guest speaker at the Historical Society Meeting, which will be held at the Chamber of Commerce building.

The topic will be “Wandering Weevils @ A & M in the 1940’s” and Mr. Carson is a former member of the team.

MONTICELLO, AR–GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5-17 INTERESTED IN JOINING GIRL SCOUTS IN MONTICELLO ARE INVITED TO AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL ON TUES. SEPT. 1 FROM 6PM T0 8PM AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURH ON SOUTH MAIN STREET. THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS-DIAMONDS OF ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.

WE WANT ALL GIRLS AND ADULTS INTERESTED IN GIRL SCOUTS TO COME AND SEE WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. IT
WILL BE A FUN WAY TO GET INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM.

GIRLS ATTENDING THE EVENT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT AUTUMN CROSSWELL AT (870) 415-1939 OR LINDA BEAM AT (870)-367-7805.

The Drew County 4-H Shooting Sports Club represented Drew County at the 4-H Range Events held recently at the 4-H Center in Ferndale, AR. The teams did a wonderful job, according to Terry Koone, 4-H Club leader. Andrew Johns, shooting as an individual, competed in the Senior Division. Trey Busch, Sam Pelkki, and Aaron Hood competed as a Junior Team and individually. The 4-H members showed their skills 22 Rifle, shot gun, pellet rifle, pellet pistol, black powder and archery; in the senior division 22 pistols. Read the rest of this entry »

Monticello Pee-Wee Basketball Association’s Monica Napier, is shown here donating an $800 check to Ken Harper, chairman of the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Drew County.

Five Webelos Scouts from Pack 69 recently graduated to Boy Scout Troop 67 in Monticello.

These boys earned their Arrow of Light Award, the highest award a cub scout can earn.

They are shown here with their den leader and cub master Brenda Chisom, who is retiring from the Pack after 25 years of service .

Shown l-r Ethan Chisom, Brodey Barnett, Will larson, and A J Gray. Not pictured is Jake Johnson.

Key Flower # 59 O.E.S. annual banquet will be held June 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Greater Shady Grove A.M.E. Church. Wilmar, Ar.

The Guest Speaker will be Dorothy Henderson. Tickets are 10.00 each. Matron Peggy Orr invites the public to attend.

Tickets may be purchased from any member or call her for tickets at 870-469-5647.

P.E.O. Chapter AB of Monticello recently installed officers for 2009-2010. S

hown left to right are: Barbie Johnson, Guard; Jane Thomasson, Recording Secretary; Regina Dunn, Vice-President; Linda Tabor, President; Charlotte McKiever, Treasurer; Betty Busby, Chaplain; and Margaret Thompson, Corresponding Secretary.

P.E.O. is an international sisterhood which supports education for women. Chapter AB awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a Drew Central or Monticello High School graduate and sponsors applicants for loans and grants given by the international organization.

Golden Living Center recently donated $500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Drew County, to be used to purchase program equipment.

Pictured here are Kimberly Steen (AmeriCorps Promise Fellow), Marlene Hensley (Executive Director, Golden Living Center), Monticello Fire Chief Steven Faulkner, Ulicia Trotter (Social Services Admissions), Truman Hamilton (MEDC Director), and LaToya Martin (B&GC Exec. Dir.),

The UAM Chess Club will resume its weekly meetings on Tuesday afternoons at 3 PM in Room 316 of the Babin Business Center.

All are welcome.

High school students are particularly welcome to attend and play.

The National Association of University Women’s Monticello Branch, the youngest branch of the South Central Section, hosted its third annual Founders Day, “Reflecting on the Past – Envisioning the Future.” The event honored the organization’s founders, past presidents and the local branch.

During the Founders Day of 2009, the Monticello Branch honored Dr. Vera L.B. Lang Brown as its Immediate Past President and Founder with a plaque. Dr. Lang-Brown founded the Monticello Branch and became its first president when the NAUW chartered the branch almost three years ago on May 23, 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Girl Scout Troop 1170 will hold a cookie booth sale March 21 from 8:30am until 12:30pm in front of Wal Mart. Cookies are $3.50 a box.

Please come out and support the Girl Scouts.