ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
Arkansas District &
City Court Clerks Association
April,
2006
Hello
everyone,
Welcome
everyone to Fort Smith
and to the annual Arkansas District and City Court Clerk’s program. I believe
the Certification Committee has done an outstanding job developing this program
for us today. I want to thank them once again for their hard work and the time
they put into planning these programs for our association. There will be
several break-out sessions on Friday morning, so you will be able to choose
which class you want to attend. Just a reminder to all of you
newer clerks, this will be the only opportunity to attend the New Clerks
orientation program this year. So make sure you make it to one of these
classes on Friday. Chief Clerks please make sure you and your deputies have all
taken this class if they intend to work toward certification. For all the new
Chief Clerks, this is a class that is required to become a Certified District
Court Clerk and it is best to go ahead and get this class out of the way the
first time it is offered. There is a notebook on the registration table that
has a list of everyone’s hours and notations as to whether or not a clerk has
taken the orientation class. Please check your records and fell free to contact
myself or Vickie Asher, from Hot
Springs, if you have any questions.
I
want to give a special “THANK YOU” to the Clerk’s office here in Fort Smith. They are
hosting a cookout at the river front Thursday evening and I hope all of you
have a chance to attend. This year has surpassed any other year for the number
of clerks registering for this meeting. At last count, we have 294 clerks
registered and the number keeps growing.
I’d
like to take this opportunity to say how much I have enjoyed serving as your
president these last two years. It has been a special honor to hold this office
and work for such a wonderful group of people. Thank you for all your support
and help.
Once
again, welcome to the meeting and I hope everyone has a great time!
Dena
Ross
President ARDCCCA
We were all sorry to hear about the loss of Irene’s father-in- law in February. Here are a couple of “thank you” notes sent to the newsletter by Dena Ross.
Dear Dena and the ADCCCA,
Thank you so much for providing the lovely meat and cheese tray, chips and dips, and bread. It was so nice to be able to feed the “Cross Clan” without having to cook.
Sincerely,
The Family of Jim Cross
Dear Dena & ADCCCA,
Words can’t describe the feelings Casey & I had had when Joyce walked in the front door with all the food you girls sent us. All I could do was cry. Your love, care and generosity touched both of our hearts in our time of sorrow. Thank you so very much for your kindness. I’m proud to serve with some of the finest women (and men) in the state.
Love,
Irene & Casey
SPOTLIGHT
SHERRY RINGO is a new Chief Clerk for Lincoln County Grady Division, (January 1, 2006). She is married to William (Bill) Ringo, and they have 3 children, Beverly, Deborah & Steven. They have a new granddaughter, Summer Noel, born 8-19-05. Their oldest daughter Beverly is getting married 6-10-06 at their house. Welcome Sherry to the association.
BRENDA MASHBURN is Chief Clerk for Saline County in Haskell and is married to Gary. They have 2 children, Jake & Keith. Jake (20) is getting married 6-3-06 and Keith (17) will graduate from Harmony Grove-Benton High School this May, 2006.
FROM THE EDITORS DESK
About these meetings, the camaraderie is wonderful and
the hospitality rooms are great, but every time I think about the tremendous
amount of work and planning that is put forth just to pull off one of these
meetings successfully, I am frankly a little awestruck. We all owe a great big
“thank you very much” to everyone who works so hard for us clerks. We know that
you are not doing this for yourselves, but for the association, so that we can
learn and become better and more proficient clerks.
I am so very sorry to have to miss this meeting and
the seeing of all of you again, but someone has to “mind the store”. The next
meeting will be a whole year away, and it seems like a long, long time. If
anyone makes an audio or video of this meeting I would love to review it.
For giggles I would like to start a new column and I
need your help. It is called “PET PEEVES”. Send me your pet peeves signed or
not, and I will put them into print.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
START END EVENT
04/27/06 04/29/06 District Judges Spring
College
LOCATION Holiday Inn Civic Center Fort Smith
04/27/06 04/29/06 District
& City Court Clerks Annual Meeting
LOCATION Holiday Inn Civic Center Fort Smith
08/17/06 08/18/06 District
& City Court Clerks Certification (Chief Clerks Only)
LOCATION Holiday Inn Select Little
Rock
09/28/06 09/30/06 District
Judges Fall College
LOCATION TBA TBA
11/17/06 11/17/06 District & City Court Clerks
Certification (1st & 3rd Districts)
LOCATION Embassy Suites Hot Springs
BUMPER STICKERS
I drive the limit. If you
don’t like it, call a cop.
Now
that you are kissing my bumper, do you want to get married?
Hang up and Drive.
DID YOU KNOW?
Pigs
were among the first Europeans to set hoof in the New
World? Columbus brought eight
porkers on his second trip across the Atlantic
in 1493.
Corn
is an agricultural product used in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics?
Young
dandelion leaves contain more Vitamin A than any other edible plant? The carrot
ranks second.
A
family of four eats 5,000 lbs of food in one year?
Cocklebur,
a pesky weed, inspired the invention of Velcro?
Legume
is a plant that can make nitrogen from the atmosphere?
The
largest cut-flower crop in the United
States is chrysanthemums?
The
average American eats 27 lbs of cheese a year?
The
most popular cheese produced in the United States is American cheddar
cheese?
The
history of cheese goes as far back as 4000 B. C.?
RESUMES
Someone
very clever wrote these about resumes, and I thought I would share them with
you. It goes like this:
My
first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned---couldn’t
concentrate.
Then
I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they
gave me the axe.
After
that, I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn’t suited for it. Mainly because it was a so-so job.
Next
I tried working in a muffler factory but that was exhausting.
I
wanted to be a barber, but I just couldn’t cut it.
Then
I tried to be a chef---figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I
just didn’t have the thyme.
Finally,
I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn’t cut the
mustard.
My
best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn’t noteworthy.
I
managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work
was just too draining.
I
got a job at a zoo feeding giraffes, but I was fired because I wasn’t up to it.
Next,
I found being an electrician interesting. But the work was shocking.
I
became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn’t live on my net
income.
My
last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the
same old grind.
WHY
Why
do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not
enough?
Why
does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check
when you say the paint is wet?
Why
doesn’t glue stick to the bottle?
Why
doesn’t Tarzan have a beard? I must confess that I had never even thought about
this one. What would he have used to get rid of his beard? Now, what makes a
man grow hair on his face?
Why
does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver
at him?
Why
did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose
idea was it to put an “S” in the word “lisp”?
If
people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why
is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always
white?
Why
do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner,
then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give vacuum one
more chance?
How
do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
FAVORITE:
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering
from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends--- if
they’re okay, then it’s you.
I Would Like to Hear From You!
You
can fax it to (501) 354-9633, e-mail it to princesstish_51@yahoo.com, that’s
princesstish_51, or mail it to P.O.
Box 127 Morrilton, AR. Please fill out the INFORMATION SHEET attached to the back
of your Newsletter.
Thank you. Betty S. Campregher, Newsletter Editor
PARTING SHOTS
April
15, is when you’re haunted by the Ghost of Earnings Past.
What
you see is what you get --- except in pre-packaged strawberries.
The
display of status symbols is usually a result of low self-esteem. The
self-confident person can afford to project a modest image.
ARKANSAS DISTRICT AND CITY
COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF BUSINESS METTING
HELD MAY 13, 2005
DENA TITSWORTH (ROSS) BETTY
S. CAMPREGHER
PRESIDENT SECRETARY
The
2005-2006 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas District and City Court Clerks
Association was called to order by President, Dena Titsworth
(Ross).
Minutes
of Annual 2004-2005 Meeting were read by Secretary Vickie Asher. A Motion was
made and seconded to accept the Minutes as read. A vote was taken and passed
unanimously.
2004-2005
Treasurers Report was handed out and a Motion to accept the Report as read. A
vote was taken and passed unanimously.
President
Dena Titsworth (Ross) presented the following Proposed
Slate of Officers:
President Dena Titsworth
Mena
District Court
First Vice President Cheri Mitch
Greenwood District Court
2nd Vice President Vicki Weed
North Little Rock
District Court - 1st Division
Treasurer Vickie Asher
Hot Springs District Court
Secretary Betty Campregher
Conway County
District Court
Historian Del Rae
Templeton
Bryant District Court
Parliamentarian Judy West
North Little Rock
District Court - 2nd Division
First District Representative Nola King
Gosnell City Court
2nd District
Representative Barbara Gipson
Perry County District
Court
3rd District
Representative Becky Caler
Elkins District Court
4th District
Representative Melba Russell
Malvern District
Court
At Large Representative Melissa Ogden
Huntsville District Court
At Large Representative Cheryl Spade
Benton District Court
A
Motion was made to accept the Slate of Officers as read. A vote was taken and
passed unanimously.
THERE
WAS NO OLD BUSINESS TO DISCUSS.
New
Business
Cheryl
Spade from Benton was recognized for becoming
the new Court Clerk of Saline County in Benton,
and there were of lot retirees.
Vitta
Parker was awarded her Certificate of Certification today because her husband
was coming in from Afghanistan.
A
list of Clerks that have not taken the Orientation Program was placed on the
registration table so we can see who needs to go to this very important
meeting.
Budget
Proposed
2005-2006 Budget was presented and a Motion was made and seconded to accept the
Proposed Budget as read. A vote was taken and passed unanimously.
A
Motion to adjourn the 2005-2006 Business Meeting was made and seconded. A vote
was taken and passed unanimously.
These
Minutes are respectfully submitted by Betty S. Campregher
Betty S. Campregher
Secretary