The hiking group was off again!! On March 20 we visited Petit Jean State Park and hiked the Cedar Falls Trail. This trail descends deep into Cedar Creek Canyon. The first 1/2 mile desended more than 200 feet down steps cut from rock by the civilian conservation corps more than 50 years ago. The … [Read more...]
Daughters Of The American Revolution News
The Little Red River Chapter met on Saturday, March 9, in the First Electric Cooperative building in Heber Springs. Due to the absence of Regina Jo Lee Larsson, Vice Regent Fritzie Statler conducted the meeting. Vice Regent Fritzie Statler opened the meeting with NSDAR Ritual, followed by the … [Read more...]
Fairfield Bay Camera Club
Many people have expressed interest in having a local camera club here in Fairfield Bay. In pursuit of that goal, there will be an exploratory and organizational meeting at the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center (in the Mall above the bowling lanes) on Saturday, April 6 at 11 a.m. Membership … [Read more...]
Fairfield Bay Rotary by Ralph Nollenberger
by Ralph Nollenberger Living day- to- day is not often an exciting experience. It’s interesting to see what a new day brings, but mostly, it is just more of the same. Historical condensation, however, puts a new perspective on past events. While speaking to our club today for a half hour, Judge … [Read more...]
Roger Hooper Comes to Rotary
The Rotary Club of Fairfield Bay is proud to announce their next guest speaker, Van B uren County Judge, Roger Hooper. Come and join the Wednesday Rotary meeting at 11:30 for lunch or just for the meeting beginning at 12 noon. The public is invited to attend to hear the exciting news coming in Van … [Read more...]
Sorority News
Beta Sigma Phi XI Gamma Kappa met at the home of Nancy Mueller on March 6, 2013. LaJoyce Doran co-hosted the event and all members enjoyed her delicious "Irish Guiness” Chocolate Cake. Much of the meeting was spent coordinating the Xi Gamma Kappa Style Show that will to be held at the St. Francis … [Read more...]
A Ride To Remember
by Jim & Phyllis Wilkins Last summer we did several articles on Lion Mark Mansell of the LaCenter Lions Club who rode a bicycle some 1500 miles from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine to help increase awareness for and raise funds for “Leader Dogs” for the Blind. Well, this year his wife, Lion … [Read more...]
Fairfield Bay Rotary
by Fred Hilsenrath / Rotarian Our Wednesday talks are always interesting. Sometimes we learn new facts about science, other times we get information regarding the social or political world we live in. This time we got information regarding our personal privacy in our commercial world. Commerce … [Read more...]
V Is For Volunteer
by Jim & Phyllis Wilkins Although we were both born and raised in the Volunteer state I don't think we really knew the meaning of being a true volunteer until we relocated here to Fairfield Bay, AR. We were introduced to being a volunteer at the Hippe Recycle Center and later to the Fairfield … [Read more...]
Fairfield Bay Rotary
by Fred Hilsenrath Last Wednesday Tom Welsh talked to us at Rotary about highway safety. Tom graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1973 with a degree in Civil Engineering and did graduate work at Iowa State University. He taught highway planning and design classes at Iowa State University. … [Read more...]