Scan the QR code above with your smartphone to August for everyone usually means education. This is true for the Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce with the annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast honoring all our local teachers. The breakfast will be held August 15 th at the Gardner Memorial Life Center with Mr. Richard Abernathy, Executive Director Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators as our guest speaker. August 3-4 is the tax free holiday and another reason to celebrate August. Right here in Ozark the discounts can be found easily by going to the Ozark Chamber home page. Print your coupons and take advantage of all the savings as well as gas money by shopping locally with our many businesses offering great deals on school supplies and clothing for back to school. Ozark Schools will start back August 19 th . Please remember to look out for kids waiting for the school bus. It is illegal to pass a school bus from either direction when the flashers are on. Our General Meeting will be at the Post Winery’s new facility on August 14 th at noon. The speakers are the Spotlighted Businesses Woolsey Dental. The speaker for the meeting is Coach Jeremie Burns. Here at the Chamber, we have welcomed quite a few new members in the last quarter. These include: J-Mart #4, Master Made Tanks Inc., Anderson Heat & Air, Friends of NRA, Loves Travel Stop, A+ Insurance Center, Cabin At Middle Ridge, Ozark Insurance Services and Personal Touch.
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August for everyone usually means education. This is true for the Ozark Area Chamber of
Commerce with the annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast honoring all our local teachers.
The breakfast will be held August 15th at the Gardner Memorial Life Center with Mr. Richard
Abernathy, Executive Director Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators as our
guest speaker.
August 3-4 is the tax free holiday and another reason to celebrate August. Right here in
Ozark the discounts can be found easily by going to the Ozark Chamber home page. Print
your coupons and take advantage of all the savings as well as gas money by shopping locally
with our many businesses offering great deals on school supplies and clothing for back to
school. Ozark Schools will start back August 19th. Please remember to look out for kids
waiting for the school bus. It is illegal to pass a school bus from either direction when the
flashers are on.
Our General Meeting will be at the Post Winery’s new facility on August 14th at noon. The
speakers are the Spotlighted Businesses Woolsey Dental. The speaker for the meeting is
Coach Jeremie Burns.
Here at the Chamber, we have welcomed quite a few new members in the last quarter.
These include: J-Mart #4, Master Made Tanks Inc., Anderson Heat & Air, Friends of NRA,
Loves Travel Stop, A+ Insurance Center, Cabin At Middle Ridge, Ozark Insurance Services
Wow!! Isn’t this weather awesome, has improved the temperament at City Hall.
The 4th of July celebration sponsored by the Fire Department and the Chamber of Commerce was a huge success. I understand that we had a record number of attendees; the Chamber’s cardboard boat race was very entertaining and the Fire Department’s fireworks were the best we have ever seen. It’s hard to improve on 2013, so let’s get behind these two groups for 2014.
The drainage project is underway in the Gibson/Alston Street area. This project will take 3-4 months, so be patient while this construction is going on. Also, our Street Department has replaced culverts at Helberg and 15th Street. Our Street crew did a great job on this project. In house projects such as this makes your tax dollars go so much further.
Sue McClellan has done it again!! Come October you will see the old Garan building transformed into the “HAUNTED SEWING FACTORY”. Under her direction and the many volunteers she has by her side will put the fear of the ghost & goblins in all who enter. Look for future announcements in the Chamber Newsletter and our local paper.
Reminder: The Arkansas Tax Free Weekend is this weekend August 3rd
and 4th. Shop locally and support our community.
The recent Altus Grape Festival was a huge success. The large crowd of visitors to our area
enjoyed all the festivities in absolutely beautiful weather.
We look forward to welcoming many more visitors to participate and enjoy various events
at the North Franklin County Fair from August 1st through the 11th. Bargains Galore on 64
starts on August 8th and goes through August 10th. Both events always bring many out of
area visitors to our restaurants and hotels.
Rods-N-Ribs Car Show brings great family fun to the square on September 14th. The
following weekend, Bikes Blues and BBQ will bring hundreds of bikers into our area as they
tour the surrounding scenic highways. Let’s all be aware and “look twice” for everyone’s
safety. Mulberry Mountain Lodging & Events will be hosting a campsite for the bikers and
Community Care Services will be doing a ‘Beer & Brats’ for the bikers as a fundraiser for
“Community Services Inc, Youth Foundation” on Saturday September 21st.
Bluegrass In The Park is scheduled for the last weekend in September at East Side Park.
Bring your lawn chairs to sit and enjoy the many talented local musicians.
For more information about Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce events please visit:
The Judge’s Jot Franklin County has some exciting times ahead with great improvements in the works. Several grants have been approved for Franklin County that will aid in the efforts of upgrades for all county citizens.
Beautifications have begun on the courthouse lawn. Thanks to The Garden Club their hard work is paying off as they continue to work on the flowerbed on and around the courthouse lawn. The dead trees that were on the lawn have been removed. Sod has been placed on the east side of the lawn next to the gazebo.
A grant was received through the Federal Aviation Administration and the State of Arkansas Department of Aeronautics. The money received will help with two different projects at the Ozark Franklin County Airport. The first project is new lighting for the runway, this project has been completed. The next project is a work in progress, with a new water system being implemented so fire hydrants can be placed at the airport.
Franklin County Clerk De Anna Schmalz also received another grant from the Secretary of State for a County Voting System Grant. This has allowed her to order electronic poll books for Franklin County voting sites. The electronic poll books will first be implemented at the larger voting sites and next year when more grant money becomes available more polling sites throughout the county will be seeing them.
- Janet Powell, Franklin Co. Judge
2013-2014 School Calendar
August 19 First day of classes
September 2 Labor Day – No classes
September 19 Parent/Teacher Conferences for grades 8-12 (Early dismissal)
October 18 End of 1st quarter
October 24 Parent/Teacher Conferences for grades K-7 (Early dismissal)
October 25 No classes
November 27-29 Thanksgiving break – No classes
December 20 End of 2nd quarter
December 23-January 3 Christmas break – No classes
January 6 School resumes
January 20 Professional development – No classes
February 14-17 Winter break – No classes
March 14 End of 3rd quarter
March 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences for grades K-12 (Early dismissal)