ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
A Greeting from the
President,
Hello everyone,
Welcome to the annual Chief District & City Court
Clerk’s certification program. The Certification Committee has worked hard to
put together a program that will not only help you as a Chief Court Clerk, but
also as an administrator in your office. From the looks of things, Kay has
again lined up some very good speakers for this session. Minnie Lenox is
speaking at the 2:00 p. m. session, and for all of you who have not heard her
speak, she is a very inspiring and knowledgeable speaker. I hope you all have
the opportunity to stay for her session.
Last month the Certification Committee met to plan the
sessions for the upcoming 2006 programs. I want to thank all of them for their
hard work putting together some programs that I think will be beneficial and
interesting for all of us. It is very hard to design these programs to meet the
needs of all the Court Clerks. But this group has worked very hard to try and
meet those needs and give you something helpful to take away from each of the
meetings you attend. So, thanks again, to the committee members for your hard
work in designing our programs.
I ask that our seasoned Clerks to be sure and get around
greeting any new Chief Clerks we may have attending this session. And if I can
be of help to anyone, please feel free to call me anytime if you don’t get a
chance to talk to me at the meetings.
Once again, welcome to all and I hope you have a great
time!
Dena Ross
President ARDCCCA
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From Your Editors Desk!
I regret that I will not be
able to join you all at this meeting, but it is for Chief Clerks only. This
will be the first meeting I have missed in over 4 years. I shall miss you all.
Hope you enjoy it and learn a lot, I always do. If anyone tapes these sessions,
I would sure like a copy of them.
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Clerk Spotlight
Nicole Schichtl has been a deputy clerk
for
Cherry Wolf is deputy clerk for
Lori Nivens is a
deputy clerk in the 4th District Court of Hempstead. Lori is
married to Steven and they have a 4 year old named Justin. I hope you also had
a happy birthday last May, 12th.
Kelly Dougan is also a deputy clerk from
Melanie Arendt-Dubose has been deputy clerk in
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THANK
YOU’S FROM THE HEART!
I find myself
once again in the very enviable position of thanking all of you for your very
generous gift. I couldn’t believe my eyes, and at my favorite store!! How
incredibly thoughtful you are and how loved and blessed you make me feel. This
quote from Theocritus in 250 B. C. sums it up, “Precious are all things that
come from friends.” With sincere gratitude and warmest wishes; Kay Palmer
Thank you so
much for my spa gift certificate to the
I thank you
for the beautiful plaque that you have given me. You will never know how much
the honor of District Court Clerk of the Year means to me. I was caught
completely off guard and words failed me. The nomination alone was enough to
make me realize how much my deputy’s respect and care for me. Thank you again. Sherri Rateliff
Thank you so
much for allowing Arkansas Safety Council to give a few “Happy’s” to the
Clerks. Hope that you will ask us to attend the next one. I enjoyed all the
meetings that I sat in on. You did a great job as President! Thanks again. Judy
Stubbs
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THESE
ARE CUTE
Computer
Tech support...
Helpdesk:
What kind of computer do you have?
Customer:
A white one...
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Customer:
Hi, this is Celine, I can’t get my diskette out.
Helpdesk:
Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer:
Yes, sure, it’s really stuck.
Helpdesk:
That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer:
No . . . wait a minute. . . I hadn't inserted it yet, it's still on my desk.
Sorry.
>-----------------------------------------------------
Helpdesk:
Good day. How may I help you?
Customer:
Hello. I can't print.
Helpdesk:
Would you click on Start for me and. . . .
Customer:
Listen, pal, don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates! ! !
> ----------------------------------------------------
Customer:
Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try it says
"Can't find printer." I've even lifted the printer and placed it in
front of the monitor, but the computer still says he
can't
find it
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Helpdesk: What’s on your monitor now ma’am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought
for me in the supermarket.
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Helpdesk: And now hit F8.
Customer: It’s not working.
Helpdesk: What did you do, exactly?
Customer: I hit the F-key eight times, as you
told me, but nothing’s happening.
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SATISFACTION
Q. Who is more satisfied, a man with a million
dollars, or a man with six children?
A. The man with six children. The man with a million
dollars wants more.
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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting
started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable
tasks, and then starting on the first one. Mark Twain
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Ponder This:
There
are no two moments when the fire is ever the same and yet it remains at the
same fireplace. There is no moment when the heart stops beating and yet it
remains calm in the chest till death. Respect the fire and take good care of
that heart.
Each
of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of each of us. It only
takes one lie to taint your entire testimony in a court of law. Honesty is a
vital part of having a good reputation. Accuracy builds credibility.
Life
is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take
our breath away.
Why
on earth would you want to touch someone “with a 10 foot pole?”
An
alarm clock wakes us up by going off when it comes on.
How
would you like to meet someone who is said to be a “spring chicken?”
Don’t
sneeze when your barber is cutting your hair.
You
can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
The
best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.
If
your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person.
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“Cash,
check or charge? I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As
she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in
her purse.
“So,
do you always carry your TV remote?” I asked.
“No,”
she replied, “but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured
this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.”
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A couple drove down a
country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had
led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As
they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked
sarcastically, “Relatives of yours?’ “Yep,” the wife replied, “in-laws.”
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ALZHEIMER’S EYE TEST
Count
every “F” in the following text:
FINISHED
FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF
YEARS…
How
many? 3?
Wrong,
there are 6 – no joke.
Read
it again!
The
reasoning behind is further down.
The
brain cannot process “OF”.
Incredible
or what? Go back and look again!
Anyone
who counts all 6 “F’s” on the first go is a genius.
Three
is normal, four is quite rare.
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UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A
man’s perspective)
I
know I’m not going to understand women. I’ll never understand how you can take boiling
hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by root, and still be
afraid of a spider.
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True or False
Can you guess which of the
following are true and which are false?
1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up
in the morning.
2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every
10 years.
4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being
indoors a lot more.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your
heart!
6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every
minute.
8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until
they are 2-6 years old.
9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years
waiting in lines.
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
11. The average housefly lives for one month.
12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
14.The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other
time of day.
16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand
is to search for water.
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves
without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An
Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the
21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a
mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the
same airplane, just in case there is a crash.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used
a tomato can for a carburetor.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords
cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were
7th cousins.
26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be
green.
Answers below...
They are all TRUE....Now go back and think about #16!!
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PARTINGSHOTS
Good friends are
hard to find,
Harder to leave,
And impossible to
forget.
but mosquitoes and sand gnats come close.