Rocky Top 4-H News

The Rocky Top 4-H Club has been busy.

Since the last news we have had several compete at the Regional O'Rama. Cody Wise competed in Bait casting, Daniel Keeton competed in Speech, and won 1st place. Miranda Creel and Jennie Bryant competed in Fashion Review, with Jennie receiving a fourth. Jerrie Bryant & Lillian Beasley competed in seed I.D. and Dalton Hall competed in Speech.

We had members compete in the State O'Rama which is a 3 day event. Daniel Keeton competed in Speech and won first place, Cody Wise competed in the Livestock Skills, Jerrie Bryant competed in the "First Job" and Jennie Bryant competed in Photography.
One of their days they did Community work, one day they competed in their competitions, and one day they had their banquet and a dance then went to the Jones Center for ice skating.

Our club participated in the American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" in June.
This last weekend we had members participate in the "Stuff The Bus" program for School. Members participating were Miranda Creel, Rylli Hammond and Courtney Mills. Part of these supplies will go to the Mountainburg Schools.

Now we are gearing up for our Crawford County Fair. We will have members exhibiting livestock, crafts, foods, canning, etc. We hope to see the people of our Community coming to the fair and helping show their support.

Our son Chay is stationed in Japan in the Marines will be home for two weeks to visit with us. He will be here during our County Fair so he can catch up with the other former 4-Her's and help his brother with his animals.

We are looking for all past members of 4-H clubs. Surely there are some people who have been in 4-H in the past- I am meaning even from 30 or longer years ago up till recently. If anyone has, please call me at 997-1401 and leave a message on my phone and their name and number and I will get back with them-- Luann Wise

From the Chairman's Desk

Well folks we’ve got plenty of rain this year and as of now it is raining here in September. We have 5 new families now living in our community, since the last newsletter came out. Remember go by and welcome these neighbors to the neighborhood, set and drink a cup of coffee just say "howdy."

The fair is this month at Mulberry and Ft. Smith. The kids from our area will be showing so go down to support our kids. We are very proud of the kids in 4-H and FFA and being able to walk by and see all the ribbons they will win just does your heart good.

The annual BBQ and Homecoming will be held again on September 22, 2007 starting at 2:00 P.M. and all you can eat of BBQ and fixings will start at 4:00 P.M. So come to the community building, eattin', sittin' and visitin' is the order of the day.

Lawrence, my older brother, and yours truly will be cooking the brisket and chicken the night of 21 of September at Turner. We’ll have the coffee pot on so come and spend the night with us as we cook the night away. We will get a midnight snack and a breakfast out of this world. So come and join us for a fun time of telling stories, and renew our acquaintances with our friends. Why even the quilting ladies are welcome to come and spend the night!

The Pope cemetery is now in the computer age. See Junior Brooks and Marilyn (Holt) Marshall as they have the computer print outs and the books for the burial plots.

We have a boy scout from Ft. Smith area that is going to put in a walking path at the community building for his Eagle Scout badge.

Also we are getting some money from the quorum court thru our JP Delia Friddle, depending on the amount received is how much improvement can be made. Delia, thanks for the assistance.

All of the upcoming events, especially the BBQ and Homecoming, please make plans to attend.

We will be having an auction/pie supper for the community building on October 20, 2007 starting at 5:00 P.M. The reason for this auction/pie supper is we operate on donations only and we pay the insurance ($750 annually) and the monthly electrical and water bill. So we need some monies for this and for upkeep of the building. Come bring pies and any thing else for the auction and we will see who gets the jar of pickles for the ugliest man, so many selections and so little time. Come join the fun. One thing wives, I’m sorry, we will not auction your husband.

Hope to see ya'll at the upcoming events. I’ve been nudged, so long.