ASSOCIATION

NEWSLETTER

 

Arkansas District & City Court Clerks Association

February, 2006

 

Hello everyone,

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Welcome to Little Rock and the first Arkansas District and City Court Clerk’s program of 2006. Once again 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. Just a reminder to all of you newer clerks, the meeting upcoming in April will be the only time to attend the New Clerks orientation program. Please make sure you and your deputies have all taken the 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 feel free to contact myself or Vickie Asher from Hot Springs if you have any questions.

 

I hope you all had a chance to get to the hospitality room last night. I would also like to encourage all of our regular members to get around to meeting and greeting any new clerks we have attending this meeting. Please make them feel welcome and help answer any questions they may have.

 

Hopefully, we will have some updates today on ADJRS and on the Legislative Task Force. Judy West is a member of the retirement board and should have an update on what’s going on with them. She and Jeff Fryer, as liaison for our association, have been attending the meetings of the LTF. I hope you all will listen to their updates. This information may greatly affect us as court clerks in the future.

 

Again, WELCOME to all and I hope you enjoy and learn a great deal at this meeting.

 

Dena Ross

President ARDCCCA

 

 

SPOTLIGHT

 

ANNETTE REED is from the Poinsett District Court of Harrisburg. She is a single parent and has a 19 year old son who is in his 2nd year at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Annette is retiring after 12 years as Chief Deputy Court Clerk, and is moving to Alabama in hopes of establishing a bed and breakfast. We all wish you well in your venture.

 

Bridget Winningham will be Deputy Clerk with responsibilities in civil and small claims division, she is married to Tony and they have a daughter Ashley, who attends ASU in Jonesboro. Welcome Bridget.

 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

START     END          EVENT

 

02/17/06    02/17/05    District & City Court Clerks Certification (2nd & 4th Districts

LOCATION               Holiday Inn Select        Little Rock

 

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

 

 

HUNTING

 

A game warden stopped a deer hunter and asked to see his hunting license. This is last year’s, the warden informed him after inspecting it. I know, the hunter replied. But I shouldn’t need a new license. I’m just shooting at the deer I missed last year.

 

 

WANTED

 

A little girl accompanied her father to the post office. She immediately noticed the Wanted posters pinned to the wall and asked her father about them. Those are pictures of people the police would like to catch, her father explained. But daddy, the little girl said, if the police wanted to catch them, why didn’t they hold onto them when they took their pictures?

 

 

THEY SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

 

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, why is the bride dressed in white? Because, white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life. The child thought about this for a moment, then said, so why is the groom wearing black?

 

A police recruit was asked during the exam, What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother? He answered, Call for Backup.

 

 

THESE ARE THE LAWS OF NATURAL UNIVERSE:

 

Law of Mechanical Repair:  After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

 

Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

 

Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

 

Law of Variation: If you change lines or traffic lanes, the one you were in will start to move faster then the one you are in now.

 

Law of Bio Mechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

 

Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

 

Oliver’s Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.

 

Law of Von Fumbles: When one wishes to unlock a door but only has one hand free, the keys are in the opposite packet.

 

 

A MOTHER’S WORK IS NEVER DONE

 

Tired of constantly picking clothes up from the floor of her son’s room, a mother finally laid down the law: each item of clothing she had to pick up would cost her son a quarter. By the end of the week, he owed her $1.50. she received the money promptly, along with a 50-cent tip and note that read, Thanks, Mom, Keep up the good work!

 

A foolish husband says to his wife, honey, you stick to the washin’, ironin’, cookin’ and scrubbin’, no wife of mine is gonna work.

 

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

 

Maybe the reason so many people like dogs, is because they way their tails not their tongues.

 

 

SURPRISE

RED POTATO SALAD

 

 

3 1/2 LBS OF MEDIUM RED POTATOS--WASH PAT DRY AND COAT WITH OLIVE OIL OR BUTTER, PREHEAT OVEN TO 425, BAKE ON A RACK WITH SKINS ON UNTIL DONE. WHEN COOL CUT INTO DICE SIZE PIECES.

 

IN A LARGE BOWL COMBINE:

 

I TSP GARLIC POWDER

1 TSP WHITE PEPPER

1 TSP DRY PARSLEY

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1 TBLS SUGAR

1 TBLS SALT

2 TBLS DRY RANCH MIX

 STIR   

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ADD

1/3 CUP CHOPPED CHIVES (USE ALL)

1/3 CUP DICED GREEN ONIONS

1 CUP REAL BACON BITS

2 DICED BOILED EGGS

STIR LIGHTLY

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ADD POTATOES

IN A BOWL MIX 2 CUPS OF SOUR CREAM

2 CUPS OF MAYONNAISE

SPLASH OF WHITE VINEGAR

STIR WELL AND POUR ON POTATOES

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ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, GET YOUR HANDS IN THERE, AND MIX WELL. ENJOY

Variations: Bell Peppers, Celery, Cilantro or Olives

 

Do you have a recipe that you would like to share, send it to me, or put it on the spotlight form?                              

 

 

 

The Bathtub Test


During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub " "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup. "No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

 

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

 

WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?

 

When I say I wish you enough I mean..

 

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

 

To all of you and your loved ones, I WISH YOU ENOUGH!

 

Betty