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Honoring Americas Heros

Veterans Honored…Monday, May 28, Memorial Day was a day to honor our veterans both living and dead. The VFW, American Legion, Knights of Columbus, the...

Artisans Gallery and Puppet Theatre Receives First Dress Up the Bay Grant

The Fairfield Bay Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Artisans Gallery and Puppet Theatre is the first recipient of a Dress Up the Bay Grant. Owners Bob and...

Fairfield Bay ‘On Patrol’

By: Chris Waring Schools around the country have already let out or will be in the next few weeks. In 2010, 1,362 children were struck by automobiles and 239 of them died. Please...

Board Selects One Term Member

Your Club Board received four resumes for the one year appointed position available. We are grateful for all who expressed interest in serving the property owners interests. Linda...

Log Cabin Honors Veterans

The Log Cabin Museum will honor the veterans and military men and women on June 2 at 11 a.m. Mary Hall will give a talk on burial sites in Van Buren County of Civil War soldiers...

Constable Announces: CITY WATCH Starts Soon

The Fairfield Bay CITY WATCH “neighbors-helping-neighbors” program kicks off July 4th. Constable Ingram Philips has put together an 8-page, 5”x8”, booklet...

Rotary Club Of Fairfield Bay

by Fred Hilsenrath Our speaker today was our well known Stas’ Ziolkowski. We all know what a fine story teller Stas is and it is equally informative and pleasurable whether...

Gen X’ers Must Juggle a Variety of Financial Issues

If you’re part of “Generation X” — the age cohort born between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s — you’re probably in one of the busiest phases...

Der Editor: 5-30

Dear Editor & Friends: I was injured in a fall at my home in late March. Since then I have relied on family, friends, and neighbors for most of my needs. The Van Buren County...

AARP Consumer Protection Town Hall

The local chapter of AARP is hosting an important Consumer Protection Town Hall Forum on Tuesday, June 12 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Fairfield Bay Baptist Church fellowship...

2012 Primary Election Results

Below are the unofficial results from the Primary Election in Van Buren County. Of 8,332 registered voters in the county 30% showed up to cast thier vote. 1,365 voted Democratic,...

A Day to Remember in Fairfield Bay

For most of us, Memorial Day 2012 Fairfield Bay marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and...

IRV’s Got Talent!

On April 28 the Residents, family, and staff performed for a crowd of seventy or more in attendance. People of all ages participated, from three and half to ninty six. The...

106th Army Jazz Band At Woodland Mead Park June 8

The North Central Arkansas Foundation for Arts and Education presents the 106th Army Jazz Band to kick of the new season Friday, June 8 at 5:30 p.m. The concert will take place at...

CASA Fundraiser At Goodwin & Daughters

Join Goodwin and Daughters in standing up for abused and neglected children in our community. Stop by on Tuesday, May 29 for dinner beginning at 4 p.m. and 10% of the proceeds...

Safety

In Fairfield Bay, we spell safety “t-r-u-s-t”. Safety in FFB is defined as trust. The “door is always open attitude” is primarily fostered through the...

Father Oliver Ochieze Receives Doctoral Degree

Father Oliver Ochieze, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Fairfield Bay, AR, recently traveled to South Bend, IN to attend the graduation ceremony and receive his...

Eta Beta Chapter News

Eta Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Joyce Dobbs on May 14. A Ritual of Jewels candlelight ceremony was held for new members; Elizabeth Newton, Kathy Eddy and...

Top Of The Rock Recruits Singers

Do you sing in the shower and croon in car? Would you like to make new friends and add excitement to your life? Then come sing with Top of the Rock Chorus. The Chorus is...

Sixth Graders Celebrate

Shirley Sixth graders enjoyed a Celebration including a parent breakfast, awards assembly and touring of the high school facility on Wednesday, May 16. ...............

Shirley Kindergarten Graduation

The Kindergartener’s of Shirley attend graduation ceremony complete with caps and gowns! ...............

Shirley Star Students 4th Nine Weeks

Shirley Star Students for 4th nine weeks: Kindergarten-Amelia Salazar, Lena Watts, Isadora Enns, Dawson Burgess. 1st-Selena Roesch, Claire Gann, Patrick Mills, Jacob Pruitt,...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Willow Rosenthal Helps City Slickers Become Urban Farmers

This local hero turned empty lots into blooming plots to help revitalize a community and created a model that city officials hope will be duplicated nationally. When Willow...

Scholarship Recipients

Peace Lutheran Church 2012 College Scholarship Recipients…Each year, the members of Peace Lutheran Church in Edgemont offer academic scholarships to graduating seniors from...

Annual Plant Sale A Huge Success

Eleanor Hilsenrath Master Gardener The Van Buren County Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale was a big success on Saturday, May 12. In addition to the hundreds...

E-Waste Grant Approval Received

The Fairfield Bay City Council met on Monday, May 14 with a quorum with Alderman John Foster and Alderman Robert Otis absent. Mayor Wellenberger told the council members the White...

Memorial Day Program Set For Monday, May 28

The annual Memorial Day Program held at the Veterans Memorial at City Center, Fairfield Bay is set for May 28 starting promptly at 11:30 a.m.. The traditional event will this year...

Dear Editor: 5-16

Dear Editor: To all our FFB friends, Thanks to all for their kindness, cards, notes of encouragement and prayers of support at the loss of my mother, Bettie Miller. What a...

Mike Beaumont Director Of Basketball Operations

Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick has added another member to her staff with the addition of Mike Beaumont as the Director of Basketball Operations....

Community Education Center At Fairfield Bay Update

Copies of the summer session classes will be available on May 18. These will be shorter as one time two-hour classes, and subjects planned for visitors and/or interested students....

Local News 5-16

Bradford Cemetery Holds Ceremony Decoration Day for the Bradford Cemetery, located on Hwy 16 East, Shirley, will be Sunday, June 6. A potluck lunch will begin at 1 p.m. Please...

County Judge’s Report

I am writing this letter on May 3, 2012 Through the first 16 weeks of 2012, the County Road Department has hauled a total of 63,020 tons of gravel or 36% of our goal of 175,000...

Can You Turn “Be a Millionaire Day” into Reality?

If you look hard enough, you can find many obscure holidays, but few of them can instantly capture people’s interest as much as Be a Millionaire Day, which is...

Conway League of Artists Studio & Gallery Tour, Saturday, May 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Conway League of Artists is having a self-driving art tour of local studios and galleries. Three of Fairfield Bay’s local artists, Charlotte Rierson, Robbie Ingle, and Van...

Marketing the Bay with TV Spots

Local entertainer and Storyfest producer Staz Ziolkowski with 5 Star Productions/TaylorMack Advertising on location at the “Cabin” at indian Hills CC Wednesday, May 2....

EMS To Present Accident Prevention Program

The Fairfield Bay Emergency Medical Services will offer tips and strategies on accident prevention at the VBCMG’s plant sale Saturday. EMS Captain Bob Chaloupek and his team...

“Care Cap” Campaign Crawling

In response to community questions, Ingram Philips, president of Volunteer America-1776, reports the cancer project’s $20,000.00 fund drive is off to a slow start. “We...

Mike Murphy Announces Run For District Judge Seat

Mike Murphy, candidate for District Judge, Division 1, made a campaign stop and impromptu stump speech prior to the April 9 Fairfield Bay city council meeting. Murphy is...

Local Clinic Wins Quality Award

Picture are: (Left to Right) Brooke Davies, Office Manager; Dr. Stacy Zimmerman, (center); and Dr. Janet Wright, Executive Director of the Million Hearts Initiatives. Ozark...

This Mother’s Day, Think of Lifetime Financial Moves to Help Kids

If you’re a mother, you’ll probably get some nice cards and flowers on Mother’s Day. But of course, your greatest gifts are your children themselves. And since...

Becoming A Lion

by Lions Phyllis & Jim Wilkins The lifeblood of any civic or service club can be found in it’s membership. Lions International is made up of some 46,000 clubs and 1.35...

County Judge Roger Hooper Declares May As Homemakers Extension Month

County Judge Roger Hooper is in the center with Deb Jones, Van Buren County Extension Homemakers Council President on his right and Regina Chaney, County Extension Agent-Family...

Training at the Hart Center Pays Off

Larry Drannon from Fairfield Bay and Roxie Bradley from Edgemont AR. participated in the 2012 Arkansas Senior Games on May 3rd in Harrison Arkansas. The event is sponsored by the...

Tea Coalition Discuss Underage Drinking

On April 17, the TEA Coalition hosted a Town Hall Meeting focusing on Underage Drinking in Van Buren County. Van Buren County TEA Coalition Coordinator Sara Bates introduces the...

Getting The Word Out

The Waterfall Garden at Ed Leamon Park is one of the many beautiful gardens which will be on display at the MG annual plant sale May 12. From left to right are Master Gardeners...

Dwayne Miller Seeks 2nd Term

My name is Dwayne Miller and I would like your vote to be your representative on the Board of Directors of the Fairfield Bay Community Club for the next three years. Since...

A Great Need Unfilled

Two positions on the Community Club Board of Directors are up for election this year. Carlene Barra has completed two terms and is not eligible to run again. Dwayne Miller has...

Community Education Update

“The Management and Understanding of the iPhone and iPad” will be offered again with Ron Phillips as the instructor Thursdays, May 3, 10, and 17 starting at 10 a.m....

Welcome New Lions

By: Lions Phyllis and Jim Wilkins Part of the Lions Club induction ceremony reads “Lions are especially dedicated to serving the blind and visually impaired, a commitment...

Fairfield Bay “On Patrol” 4-1-12 – 4-15-12

By: Chris Waring April 1 2012 saw the installation of a new police chief for Fairfield Bay. John Willoughby took over for the retired Kerry Brown and has a tough act to follow....