NEWSLETTER

 

Arkansas District & City Court Clerks Association

 

 May  2002

 

 Welcome to Hot Springs and our May Certification Program!

 

It has been a fast paced and eventful two years as your president.  I thank you for the opportunity to serve and hope you will continue to give our new president the encouragement and support that you extended to me.

 

I would like to thank Paula Caudle for her work on the Clerk of the Year Committee.  Paula and her committee have fine-tuned the selection process and thoughtfully considered each nomination.  Thank you, Paula, for all your hard work.

 

I also extend my thanks to Valerie Buster for her service to the association as the Constitution and Bylaws Chairman.  Val was drafted for this position, but cheerfully served.  Thanks, Val, for your service.

 

My thanks to Pat Harris for her work on the Clerk Connections Committee and to Vickie Maxwell and Linda Clark for Co-Chairing the Legislative Committee.  Ladies, we could not have done it without you.  Thanks.

 

Our certification Committee is losing two long-serving members, Regina Yates Beeson and Sandy Easley.  These ladies have made invaluable contributions to your education programs.  Thanks so much for your years of dedicated service.

 

As you know, this will be Marla Wallace’s last newsletter and I want to thank her for supplying this insight to the members of our association.  Well done, Marla, and best wishes as you pursue your degree.

 

Judy Carlisle and the nominating committee worked fast and furious to compile a roster of candidates for our consideration.  Judy did an outstanding job and I extend my heartfelt thanks to you.

 

Our new president will be looking for individuals to replace various positions on the many committees and if you feel that you would like to serve, please contact the incoming president.

 

Have a great summer and we will see you again in the fall.

 

Geneva Vance

President

 

 

CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

The Certification Committee would like to congratulate the clerks who will be receiving their Certification at the Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 17, 2002.  Please plan to attend this luncheon.  You have worked hard to achieve this award and we are proud that you have accomplished this honor.  You should display it proudly in your office.

The education program for this meeting includes sessions on bonds, change, separation of powers, stress management, drug treatment, professionalism and FOI.  Also there will be a joint session with the judges on communication.  Please plan to attend all sessions; we feel they will be very beneficial to you. 

Please fill out the comments and evaluations forms for this program; they are very helpful to this committee.

Sandy Easley

Certification Chairperson

 

 

THANK YOU!

Thanks to everyone who has given me articles, news, etc. for our newsletter.  It’s been a joy doing this newsletter, but with my hectic schedule of working three jobs and going to college part-time, something had to go.  I’m sad that it had to be this newsletter, but everyone I’ve talked to is very understanding of the situation.  Whoever is the new newsletter editor – please feel free to contact me anytime and I’ll try to help you as much as possible.

Fortunately, I will still try to attend all the certification meetings that I can.  This organization is very supportive and the meetings are very worthwhile.  I can’t imagine anyone not wanting to be part of this organization!

 Marla Wallace

Newsletter Editor

 

 

WHAT WAS LOST IS FOUND!

In the last newsletter I told you that I had lost the information sheets.  Well, as usual I found them after I had sent the newsletter to Irene to be published.  Here is the news from those sheets that need to be shared…..

Connie Carman has been really busy!  In December she went with her daughter, Kristal to a Respiratory Therapist Convention.  Then Kristal got married on January 26th.  Connie is planning a trip to France in May.  She and her husband Tommy celebrated their 30th Wedding Anniversary on December 17, 2001.

Dionne Carter is planning a vacation in California this June.

 

 

CURRENT NEWS

Congratulations to Cindy Wilson who was married to Steve Libby on February 9th.  Veronica Rodriguez got married on May 11th and spent her honeymoon in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  Connie Napier welcomes her first grandbaby – Caylee Rae, who was born on December 31st.  Melanie Martin’s son, Brad graduated from Charleston High School May 10th.  He will be traveling to Mexico and Belize in July.  In August he will be moving to his new home – a dorm room at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville.  Heather Hubbard was expecting her first baby due April 10th.  Heather we need an update!  Sharon Duncan and family will be visiting family in North Carolina this June.  Paulette Arnold  and family plan a May vacation to upstate New York with excursions to Vermont and Montreal, Canada.  Their daughter Megan graduated in May 2001 and their son, Carson graduated early in December 2001.  They both started college in January 2002, and they both work part-time and carry 15 hours.  Dionne Carter plans a trip to St. Louis in July.  Phyllis Mallard’s son, Evan graduates from high school this May.  Donna Clifton’s son, Nathan graduates from Vilonia High School on May 25th.  Marlene Robertson has a second grandchild – Johnathan Wesley.  Her daughter Monica will graduate from high school and will attend University of Arkansas – Monticello.  Marlene says she’s still hanging in after twenty-two years in her court.

 

 

I AM THANKFUL

Ø      For the husband who complains when his dinner is not on time, because he is home with me, not with someone else.

Ø      For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home, not on the streets.

Ø      For the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.

Ø      For the mess to clean up after a party, because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.

Ø      For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.

Ø      For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.

Ø      For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

Ø      For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.

Ø      For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

Ø      For the lady behind me in church that sings off key, because it means that I can hear.

Ø      For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

Ø      For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means that I have been capable of working hard.

Ø      For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.