NEWSLETTER

Arkansas District & City Court Clerks Association

February 18, 2005

A Greeting from the President,

Hello everyone,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! And welcome to the February certification program for the Second and Fourth Congressional Districts. The certification committee has worked hard to plan this program and I hope you not only enjoy it, but return home with a lot of new information to share with your colleagues. I would like to remind all of you that New Clerk’s Orientation will be given at the May meeting and I encourage all of the chief clerks to make sure their deputies, as well as themselves, have taken this class as it is a requirement for certification. 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 feel free to contact Vickie Asher or myself if you have any questions.

I would also like to welcome Phyllis Price who is the new Chief Clerk in DeQueen. Ruth Kolb retired at the end of last year and Phyllis has been hired to fill her position. Phyllis comes to DeQueen as a totally "new" clerk, so please get around to meet her and offer her any assistance she may need. I would also like to meet and greet any other new clerks we have attending this meeting. Please come and introduce yourself or have someone introduce you, so we can get to know you and answer any questions you may have.

Once again, welcome to all and I hope you enjoy and learn a great deal at this meeting.

Dena Titsworth

President ARDCCCA

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From Your Editors Desk!

Okay here we go! I also want to wish each of you a Happy & Prosperous 2005, and may good health dwell in your home. I received only a few information sheets and I really need your input, your thoughts, wishes, opinions, also the names of your loved ones serving our country in the military.

What are you going to do this year-accomplish? What about your vacation plans? Are there any new additions to your family and are there any new grandparents out there?

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In our last newsletter we reported that Tamara’s dogs

were getting ready to have puppies, here is the follow-up!

Tamara Garringer is a chief clerk for Ward District Court in Lonoke County. Before becoming a clerk in 1999 Tamara was a dispatcher. Within the Association she was appointed Special Advocate: she also volunteers for C. as A. Program in Lonoke County. Tamara says just to clarify---she lives in Austin (Lonoke County). The puppies were born 11-18-04 and they are ready for new homes. There are 3 white males, 4 salt, & pepper females, and 2 salt & pepper males. These are two litters of miniature schnausers, and they are AKA registered. She also has Cavin/Maltese mix pups, 3 male, and 1 female, also ready for homes. Later her Toy poodle will have Maltipoos (Toy poodle/Maltese mix) in December of 2004. Tamara enjoys the puppies while she has them and enjoys the happiness it brings to the new owners as well. Happy coming up Birthday on May 14^th.

Vicky Maxwell has been a clerk since 1975 and is now chief clerk for Stuttgart. Offices she has held within the Association are: First Handbook Comm., First Vice President, and Leg. Comm. She is married to Christopher, and they have a son Paul 27 years old and she helped her sister raise her 20-year-old twin boys and a 16-year-old daughter. Vicky has worked for the court for 30 years and has enjoyed most of it. She thought about retiring for a brief moment but realized that she doesn’t know much else. She loves to fish and camp. Her friends often refer to her as a mini Martha, because she loves making things. Vicky says her 20-year-old nephew is in Irag and will be home in March 2005. We wish him a safe journey home. This summer she and her husband are taking their 16-year-old & a friend to Florida. Happy 50^th Birthday May 9^th.

Marla Wallace has been a clerk since 1992 and is chief clerk for Gillett City Court in Arkansas County. She was inducted into the National Honor Society-Alpha Chi at the University of Arkansas at Monticello on November 9^th, 2004. To be a member you must be in the top 10% of your Jr. or Sr. class and have a GPA of 3.6 or above. CONGRATULATIONS MARLA!

Cynthia McCoy is a deputy clerk for Stuttgart District Court in Arkansas County. She spent 3 ½ years as deputy clerk and Stuttgart Planning Commission Secretary. She is married to Lawrence E. McCoy and they have 2 children, Javante’ D. Bell 17 and in the 12^th grade, and Bobby C. Bell 15 and in the 10^th grade, who plays Sr. Boys Basketball. Cynthia is 38 years old and grew up in Humphrey, AR Public School. She presently lives in Stuttgart and a 1985 graduate of Humphrey Public School. She has a degree in meat processing & early childhood. She attends Allen Temple Baptist Church and is a member of Our Women’s Circle. Cynthia has 2 sisters, Sharon McCuller and Chandra Tayor, 1 niece Dionne Davis, 2 nephews, Bradley McCuller and Jordan Taylor and 2 great nephews, Derrick Williams Jr. & Julis McCuller. She lost her mother when she was 12 to breast cancer. Cynthia loves to listen to music and being with her family. She says she has a wonderful husband and 2 great teenagers. She went on a cruise on August 8^th, 2003 and it was "wonderful". Her daughter will graduate in May 2005 from Humphrey Public School with honors.

Her 4^th Anniversary with the City is May 23^rd and her Birthday is May 5^th. Sounds like you have a grand life.

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DID YOU KNOW?

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear

A crocodile cannot stick out his tongue

A goldfish has a memory of 3 seconds

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100^th of a second

Al Capones business card said he was a used furniture dealer

Almonds are a member of the peach family

Cats have over 100 vocal sounds

Dogs have only about 10

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite

The words ‘racecar,’ kayak’, and ‘level’ are the same read forward or backwards

PONDER THIS

The most destructive habit …………………………………. Worry

The greatest Joy ……………………………………………. Giving

The greatest loss …………………………………………….. Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work …………………………………… Helping others

The Ugliest personality trait ………………………………… Selfishness

The most endangered species …………………………….. Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource ……………………………… Our youth

The greatest "shot in the arm" ……………………………… Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome ………………………… Fear

The most effective sleeping pill …………………………….. Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease ………………………….. Excuses

The most powerful force in life ……………………………… Love

The most dangerous pariah ………………………………… A gossiper

The world’s most incredible computer ……………………. The brain

The worst thing to be without ………………………………. Hope

The deadliest weapon ………………………………………. The tongue

The two most power-filled words ………………………….. " I Can"

The greatest asset …………………………………………… Faith

The most worthless emotion ……………………………….. Self-pity

The most beautiful attire ……………………………………. SMILE

The most prized possession ……………………………….. Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication …………… Prayer

The most contagious spirit …………………………………. Enthusiasm

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OFF THE WALL

English is one of the hardest languages to learn because so many words are spelled the same, but pronounced differently and have different meanings. CONSIDER:

The bandage was wound around his wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.

We must polish the Polish furniture.

He could lead if he would get the lead out.

The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

I did not object to the object.

The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

There was a row among the oarsman about how to row.

They were too close to the door to close it.

The buck does funny things when the does are present.

A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

After a number of injections, my jaw got number.

Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.

I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend.

The accountant at the music store records records of the records.

What a Senior Citizen Might Say!

I’m the life of the party – even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I’m very good at opening childproof caps – with a hammer.

I’m smiling all the time – because I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.

I’m very good at telling stories – over and over and over and over.

I’m so cared for – long-term care, eye care, private care, and dental care.

I’m wrinkled, saggy, and lumpy – and that’s just my left leg.

My favorite one: I’m a walking storeroom of facts – I’ve just lost the key to the storeroom door.

Some Familiar Quotations about Lying

Pass all shame ---- so passed all truth .…………..……………… Shakespeare

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all ...... Holmes

They begin with making falsehood appear like truth, and end with making

truth appear like falsehood ………………………………………... Shakespeare

He that does one fault at first and lies to hide it, makes it two …. Isaac Watts

He who has not a good memory, should never take it upon himself the trade of lying……….............................................................................………. Montaigne

I Would Like to Hear From you!

You can fax it to (501) 354-9633, e-mail it to princesstish_51@yahoo.com, or mail it to P.O. Box 127 Morrilton, AR. Please fill out the INFORMATION SHEET. Thank you. Betty S. Campregher, Newsletter Editor

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