Last Thursday, we welcomed David Williams and citizen Cheyenne Lafferty and her mother Dana as well as Judge Elizabeth Bock. Citizen Derek Lane was unable to attend and is scheduled to come in March. After some discussion, we decided to postpone our Benefit Volleyball Tournament that was scheduled for March…
Last Thursday’s meeting was canceled due to weather conditions. Glenda and Donna did get to attend Mid Winter Conference this past weekend in Springdale, Ark., but had to leave later than intended due to weather conditions. Several who usually come from Columbia, Jefferson City and other places north of here were…
Several members were able to make our monthly night meeting last Thursday at 6 p.m. to hear Suzanne Cooney’s presentation about child abuse awareness. Club members are willing to help this group by whatever means we can to ensure that child abuse stops. Glenda and Donna are looking forward to…
At last week’s meeting, we had no guests so we were able to focus on some club business. Among the items on the agenda, Jayma informed us that a volleyball tournament will be held on March 9 from noon till 6 p.m. at MOCH. Proceeds will benefit our club projects. …
At last week’s meeting, we were happy to see Mr. Williams and January citizens of the month, Joe Herrell and Casey Ritchie as well as Casey’s parents, Jan and Betsy. Casey was even so kind as to play us a few songs on her fiddle. Among the items on the agenda, members…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Williams requested that January citizens meeting be postponed till Jan. 31. We look forward to seeing them on that day. Among the items on the agenda were: a Kiwanis One Day Project, fundraising ideas and Mid Winter Conference to be held next month in Springdale,…
Several members gathered at Krazy Daze last Thursday at noon for the regular weekly meeting. We are going to be checking into some fundraising opportunities as we continue service to the community. We also approved a February calendar and a list of scheduled yearly events for the Chamber to include in…
We had a busy meeting last week but even with several members out for different reasons, we got a lot of things were accomplished. Membership renewals were due and unfortunately, we will be losing several members at this time. The Annual Club Assessment was postponed to this week’s meeting due…
At last week’s meeting, Judy Wanko and her co-worker, Donita Prock attended our meeting and gave a presentation. We had a couple of visitors on that day as well. Plans are coming together for Kiwanis Kids Day on Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the city park. We…
Last Thursday was a very busy day for some club members. At our meeting, we celebrated Kiwanis Prayer Week. Member and ordained minister, Greg Thompson was our speaker, who was joined by his wife Sherry for this meeting. After a brief talk, he engaged the members in a game of…
Rick Baker and Donna Dixon assisted at Skyline on April 25 for a “Go Blue–Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention” activity. On Thursday, High School Principal Teresa Nash joined us for our last “Citizens of the Month” presentation of this school year. Congratulations to all the students who have received the…
At last week’s meeting, we had a representative from Wright County Children’s Services who spoke to us about a “GO BLUE” Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention event she is planning for April 25 at Skyline at 2:30. Some of our members plan to go help out. In addition, our Annual…
What beautiful weather we’ve been having the last couple of weeks! Hopefully, you’ve been able to get out and enjoy it. At last week’s meeting, we were finalizing plans for our part in the city Easter Event which was held on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the city park. Thanks to members who came out to help! …
At last week’s meeting, we were happy to see David Williams and one of this month’s “citizens.” I understand one was sick and will be attending with next month’s citizens. Connie also made a chocolate cake to celebrate Glenda’s birthday this week. Donna, Connie and Glenda attended the Chamber Awards Dinner…
Most of last week’s meeting was spent putting final details together for the Benefit Volleyball Tournament which was held on Saturday. Thanks to Jayma Potter, Paula Sweeney and Three Rivers Hospice for putting that fundraiser together for us to raise some much needed funding. We appreciate all those who played,…
Mr. Williams was unable to attend last week’s meeting with the December “Citizens of the Month”, however, Calen VanNess who is a teacher and Key Club sponsor brought them, so that was great. We look forward to working with Mr. VanNess and Key Club. After the meeting, Pebbles, Glenda and…
A few members met last Thursday night at 6 p.m. for our monthly evening meeting at Sonshine Cafe. Some chose to skip the meeting and worked on Friday night at the Friday Night Frolic on the square. We appreciate John getting the booth moved for us. Donna and Connie did…
We trust everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! We are “back in the swing of things” in full force for awhile now! Last Thursday, we held our first meeting at Sonshine Cafe at NOON with several members in attendance. On Friday December 2, we tried to host a ”Parents…
There was no meeting this past Thursday to allow our members time to spend with their families during the holiday. This Thursday, we will hold our first meeting at Sonshine Cafe at noon. On Friday, Dec. 2, we are hosting a “Parents Night Out.” The deadline for pre-registration is today, so…
At last week’s meeting, members welcomed Mr. Williams and November “Citizens of the Month.” We also welcomed one parent who expressed interest as well as two guests of our newest member, Paula Sweeney. In addition, Pebbles Jones was back with us and submitted her application for membership. Welcome, Pebbles! We…
At last week’s meeting, members enjoyed meeting Brenda Hambelton who presented a very good program on blood pressure program for us. Each member received a free blood pressure check and tips to keep it at a healthy level. We were scheduled for a Terrific Kids Presentation today at 2:30 at…
Wow! November has arrived and although we may have some more nice days, there are times when there is a definite chill in the air! Many stores already have Christmas displays, so the holidays will be here before we know it. Several members had other things going last week and…
Our club actually had two meetings on Thursday, Oct. 20. In our regular noon meeting we welcomed David Williams and October “Citizens of the Month.” They are regularly scheduled to meet on the 4th week, however, scheduling conflicts were forced to reschedule their visit and we enjoyed having them. At…
This week, the article will begin with an apology to Hucklebucks and Sonshine Cafe whose names were accidentally left off the Kids Day Thank You! Please accept our apology and know your help was appreciated. Glenda made funnel cakes again last Friday night at the last home football game of…
Club members in attendance enjoyed visiting with Lt. Gov. Jim Brisco at last week’s meeting. Since that was the last club meeting for the Kiwanis year, we looked at ways to try to improve our service and impact in the community. Several members helped with Kiwanis Kids Day which was…
Members enjoyed spending time with David Williams and September “Citizens” of the Month” at last week’s meeting. Some good input was received from them as well. On Saturday, some members worked at the Fall Farm Classic & Demolition Derby selling funnel cakes, bottled water and iced tea from. Glenda Little,…
We were hopeful that some members who cannot attend our noon meetings would be able to join us last week at our evening meeting, and we were glad to see the one who did. Maybe as night meetings continue during the school year, others will be able to join us…
At last week’s meeting, we were joined by representatives from Plainview, Ava Public and Ava Victory Academy Schools. Glenda was able to work with them to schedule Terrific Kids presentations for this school year. It was our pleasure to visit with them and purchase their lunch. Our District Governor has…
Congratulations to August Citizens of the Month Ashlyn Mitchell and Jacob Wright who kicked off that program for this school year. Sabrina Wright and Jeff Martin accompanied the students to the meeting. Town and County Bank and Century Bank are supplying $50 savings bonds for our students again this year.…
There were not a lot of members present at last week’s meeting, but we were able to take care of some business and have some chat time as well, which is always fun. David Williams has contacted us and we are starting the Citizen of the Month Program in August…
Things are picking up again as we begin a new school year! Very soon, we will begin scheduling Terrific Kids presentations and we also hope to renew our Citizens of the Month campaign with Ava R-1 Schools. We have been invited to participate in a Sept. 24 fundraiser. Kiwanis will…
Members of Kiwanis Club of Ava had a full docket of items to discuss at last week’s meeting including Kiwanis Kids Day, a fair event fundraiser and several other things. Courtney Thompson, who received one of our scholarships came to our meeting and presented us with her Proof of Enrollment…
Exciting things are happening for our club! We are excited to learn that some of our activities have caught the eye of Kiwanis International! We have been contacted by KI concerning our Kiwanis Kids Day project, which is held in September at the city park. We filled out a survey…
If you have ever thought you might enjoy being a member of Kiwanis Club of Ava, now is a great time! Join in July, pay just $18 and your membership is good till Sept. 30. You can come to meetings and see what Kiwanis is all about, join them for…
We had a short business meeting on Thursday, July 14, followed by a bit of visiting and catching up with members. Belated happy birthday wishes go out to member Doris Liniger, proprietor of Highway House Cafe on July 18. We are excited to learn that some of our activities have…
We had a short business meeting on Thursday, July 7, followed by a bit of visiting and catching up with members. Diane was back from vacation this week. We also found out that Connie Cornelison spent some time in the hospital again, but is back home now. Some of our…
We trust everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day! Last Thursday’s meeting for Kiwanis Club members was informative but we went through business and still had time to visit a bit which is great for us. We discussed some unfinished business, including a few items we still have in…
Kiwanis Club of Ava members met on June 16 for the weekly meeting. With no guests, we were able to get down to business as well as have some time to chat a bit. Most of the meeting was spent making plans for our next fundraiser. This Friday, June 24,…
Kiwanis members enjoyed meeting with Tim Scrivner at the June 9 meeting to discuss “Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.” This program focuses on encouraging children ages birth to 5 to learn to read. Dr. Brian Wilson (Ava Schools) is scheduled to be with us on June 23. Everyone who is interested is…
