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FSBGC Recipients

$30,000 AWARDED FORCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Dr. Lee Johnson, Emergency Room servicesdirector at Sparks Hospital was guest speakerfor the annual Fort Smith Boys and Girls ClubCollege Scholarship luncheon on June 18 atthe Holiday Inn. Johnson was a recipient of aCollege Scholarship through the Boys & GirlsClub program in 1988, 1989 & 1990.

Recipients of the 2007-2008 FSBGC schol-arship awards were announced at the lunch-eon. The program began in 1985 through thevision of Jim and June Alexander. Sin ce thattime, more than 200 Boys & Girls Club mem-bers have received funding for College.

Applicants must have participated at theFSBGC as member or volunteer for a mini-mum of two years. Academic excellence, Clubparticipation, and need are key ingredients thatcommittee judges consider when makingrecipient selections The FSBGC Scholarshipcommittee conducts interviews with all newapplicants each year. Renewal applicants mustbe a full-time student and maintain a requiredsemester grade point average.

“The Scholarship committee is veryimpressed by the number of quality applicantswe receive each year”, said committee chairJanice Powell. “There are several outstandingyoung people involved who are going to dogreat tings with their lives” she added.Application forms for the 2008-2009 selectionprocess become available in January.

HUNTS PARK UPGRADES PROVIDENEEDED IMPROVEMENTS

Over the past several years, Hunts Park, a Fort Smith Boys & GirlsClub facility built in 1947, has really begun to show it’s age. Throughthe financial support of the FSBGC Alumni & Friends Association,several improvements have been made during the past couple ofmonths. Local contractors have also made in-kind donations.

Restrooms have been renovated and expanded, new railing hasbeen added to the baseball bleachers and steps, new drainage hasbeen attached to bleacher roofing. Repairs have been made to the gatekeepers booth and the storage shed. “We need more funding to reallyfix this place up right” said FSGBC board member Buddy McMahon.“Hunts Park has served tens of thousands of young people during thepast 70 years” he added.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

VOLUME 21 NUMBER 3 SUMMER 2007“Beat”“Beat”visit us at: www.fsbgc.org

2007-2008 Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club College Scholarship RecipientsClub members attending the annual FSBGC College Scholarship luncheon were:

Bottom (left to right): Emily Kamp, Kelsey Jordan, Janie Cardwell, and Chelsea Mays.2nd row: Mallory Thompson, Alex Avlos, Skeet Peters, Nick Hornung, Bryan Redd. 3rdrow: Tony Jones, Chris Chapple, Liz Norman, Alex Fitzhugh. 4th row: Garrett Peters,Brian Evans, Nick Durham, David Townley, Andrew Cox. Back row: Shane Amos,Brandon Yarbrough, Wade Pressley, Trent Gallant, Zach Gilker, Jacob Kirksey and NateDurham.

~ IN MEMORY OF ~Memorial and honorium gifts are invested into the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs Endowment. The interestincome from these contributions generate operational support for the Club. The endowment was establishedin 1940. Gifts received during the second quarter of 2007 (April, May and June) were given in the memoryof the following:

MS. REGAN ELIZABETH BASHAMby Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MR. MARIUS BOSCHETTI

by Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

DR. ROBERT CHESTERby Rodney “Buz” Naucke

MR. DAVID CONAWAYby W. C. “Bill” Sowell

MR. BILL COOTSby Cindy, Tanner and Dennis Waggoner

MR. JOE DITTMAR, SR.by The Family of Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MS. SANDRA IRENE STEC DORMANby Marilyn and Don Fosterby Wincle and Jerry Hendricksby Betty McCaffreyby Omni Packaging Corp.by Sandy and Mike Smith

by Katie and Ron Wright

MRS. MARION DOSSby Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MR. DABNEY “DUMO” GILLILANDby Dr. & Mrs. James B. Saviers

MR. LLOYD HARWOODby Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MR. KEVIN BARKLEY JONESby Cyndi and Jerry Glidewellby John and Ann Hollandby Ann N. Jonesby Janie and Jim Wyatt

HONORARIUMS MR. ANTHONY JOHNSON

by Modern Woodmen of America

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MS. TRELLA L. KNIGHTby Jill and Randy Cuttingby Ann and Rick Haggardby Donnie Pendergraftby Judy and Clyde Randall

DR. ALBERT SAMUEL KOENIGby Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MRS. JUDY MANNINGby Cyndi and Jerry Glidewellby Ann Jonesby Janie and Jim Wyatt

MR. ERNEST L. MCKENZIEby Dorothy and Myron Rappeport

MR. DEWAINE MONCIERby Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MS. LOUISE CARLISLE MOOREby Vicci and Sam Hillerby Laura, Ty and Jack Hood

MR. FREDDIE O’KELLEYby Mr. & Mrs. Okla B. Smith

MS. JEAN REDDby Directors, Officers & Staff of BancorpSouthby Jean and Richard Boyettby Crawford Construction Coby Joyce and Jimmy Didier IIby Sandra and Bill Franksby Cyndi and Jerry Glidewellby Dr. R. Cole Goodmanby Jane and Bill Holderby Bill and Elaine Kampby Mary Ann Johnsonby Helen and Jack Jonesby Betty Ruth Morrisby Morrison Shipley Engineers, Incby Elizabeth and Eric Sheffer

MS. SARA BOB TRAMMELby Employees of Hanna Oil & Gas

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIALSMR. BOBBY NEEDHAM, SR

For: Caleb B. Haasby Robyn & Bobby Needham, Jr.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB “Beat” 3

Representative John Boozman, an alumni of the Fort Smith Boys & GirlsClub, talks to Club members during a July 2nd visit at the Evans unit. Boozman hasserved in Congress for the past 6 years.

U.S. CONGRESSMANJOHN BOOZMAN VISITS

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBFormer Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club member and cur-

rent United States Representative John Boozman, visitedwith Club members during a recent tour of the Evans Boys& Girls Club. Boozman is currently the United StatesRepresentative for the Third District in Arkansas.

Congressman Boozman, who was a member of theJeffrey unit while growing up in Fort Smith, was in FortSmith to promote a Partnership for Prescription Assistance.The program helps find medications for free of discountedrates to help families and patients in need.

Boozman recalled his days of playing sports at the Club.After graduation from Northside High, he attended theUniversity of Arkansas where he was a member of theRazorback football team. His offensive line coach atArkansas at the time was Joe Gibbs, who is now consid-ered an NFL Coaching legend. Frank Broyles was the headcoach at Arkansas during Boozmans years for theRazorbacks.

Last fall, Boozman introduced 2006 FSBGC Youth of theYear national finalist Alyse Eady to members of Congressduring a special breakfast hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs ofAmerica. Eady was also a guest of the President and FirstLady in the Oval office.

In Washington D.C., Boozman serves on three Housecommittees: Veterans Affairs, Transportation andInfrastructure and Foreign Affairs. In the 109th Congress,he was appointed Chairman of the Veterans EconomicOpportunity Subcommittee.

FSBGC Mourns LossOf Judy Manning

Long time Boys & Girls club staff member JudyManning died June 17, 2007 at the age of 62.Manning worked at the FSBGC for 18 years, andwas an assistant unit director at the Stephensand Jeffrey units.

For the past 10 years, shewas employed by Abil-ities Unlimited. Judy wasinstrumental in guidinghundreds of young peoplethrough her communityservice, church work anddedicated Boys & GirlsClub activity.

She is survived by her husband H. C. Manning,one daughter, Vanessa (Lee) Dorsey, two grand-sons and one sister. Judy also raised fournephews, Otis, Michael, James and RobertHodge, along with her niece Patricia Perry. Shewas also very active in helping raise severalgreat nieces and nephews.

“Judy was a very hard worker and loyalemployee” said Jerry Glidewell. FSBGC execu-tive director. “She will be deeply missed by herfamily and friends” he added. Manning wasknown to be a strong disciplinarian who had acompassionate and soft heart. She influencedcountless children throughout the north sidecommunity. During her tenure with the Boys &Girls Club, Manning assisted with variousadministrative duties at the Jeffrey and Stephensunits.

In 2007, she was honored by Mayor Ray Bakerwith a “Good Neighbors Award.” Judy fought acourageous battle with cancer. Her involvementin the community will be felt in many genera-tions. She took great pride in helping shape thelives of several family members, includingThomas “TJ” James, Rodney Perry and FredPerry.

The funeral service for Manning was held atthe 9th Street Baptist Church in Fort Smith. Astanding room crowd attended the memorialwhich payed tribute to her lifetime of devotedservice to others.

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2007-2008Fort Smith Boys & Girls ClubCollege Scholarship Recipients

A record number of College Scholarships were awarded to FortSmith Boys & Girls Club members during an annual luncheon held onJune 11. The 38 Club members receiving financial support for collegethrough the program include:

JIM & JUNE ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIPSZach Gilker - Freshman - Univ. of Arkansas - PsychologyNick Hornung - Freshman - UCA - BiologyJanie Cardwell - Freshman - Univ. of Arkansas - BusinessSkeet Peters - Freshman - Univ. of Tulsa - Petroleum EngineeringLindsey Swinson - Freshman - Arkansas Tech - EnglishChrista Cross - Sophomore - Univ. of Arkansas - BusinessAlex Fitzhugh - Sophomore - Univ. of Arkansas - Pre-medEmily Kamp - Junior - UA of Fort Smith - Dental HygieneBrooks Hunter - Senior - Univ. of Arkansas - Sec. EducationGarrett Peters - Senior - UCA - Nuclear Medicine TechnologyBrandon Yarbrough - Senior - Southern Nazarene - Theology

REID BARTLETT PLUNKETTMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPChris Chapple - Freshman - UA Fort Smith - English

GRANT ELISON PLUNKETTMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPNate Durham - Freshman - Univ. of Arkansas - Business

VIC FORSGRENMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPSJacob Kirksey - Freshman - MO Southern St. - CriminologyChelsa Mays - Freshman - UA Fort Smith - BiologyShane Amos - Junior - Panhandle State - HistoryLaura Baker - Senior - UCA - Physical TherapyAlex Hoge - Sophomore - Univ. of Arkansas - EngineeringTony Jones - Junior - Berea College - Secondary EducationIan Miller - Senior - UA Fort Smith - Biology / Pre-medNick Durham - Junior - UA Fort Smith - History

STEVEN D. JENKINSMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPSAlyse Eady - Sophomore - Ouachita Bapt. - CommunicationsMatt Strom - Junior - Univ. of Arkansas - BusinessMallory Thompson - Junior - UA Fort Smith - Elementary Education

ROBERT A. YOUNG IVMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPSAlex Avlos - Freshman - Eckerd College - EnvironmentBian Evans - Freshman - Arkansas Tech - HistoryChelsea Borengasser - Junior - UCA - Physical TherapyKevin Newton - Sophomore - Univ. of Arkansas - Business

BOOK FAIR HOSTED BYGOLDTRAP-GARDNER UNIT

As part of the 2007 FSBGC Summer program,Goldtrap-Gardner Boys & Girls Club hosted aScholastic Book Fair, June 11-22. Club memberswere invited to “Book Fair Beach” and were veryenthusiastic in their preparation. As a result, theClub sold over $500 in books, educationalresources and games.

On June 14, Family Night was held at the Club.Parents enjoyed playing games, eating refresh-ments and shopping for books with their children.They participated in a scavenger hunt and puttogether Klutz Build-a-Book kits. The kits allowbuilders to “publish” their own illustrated stories.Some of the children made books to give theirdads for Father’s Day. The next “Book Fair” isscheduled for December at Goldtrap. For moreinformation contact Elizabeth Easter at 452-5779.

Reading Celebration - members of the Goldtrap-Gardner unit welcome guests to a “Book Fair” familynight. Participants enjoyed games, refreshments and ascavenger hunt.

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FSBGC ALUMNI & FRIENDSHogan Knox - Freshman - Colorado State - Pre-medKelsey Jordan - Sophonore - OK State Univ. - AccountingPhillip Milam - Senior - Missouri State - Animal Science

BOB NEEDHAM SR. MEMORIALSCHOLARSHIPSLiz Norman - Freshman - UA Fort Smith - Nursing

FORT SMITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUBSCHOLARSHIPSTrent Gallant - Freshman - UA Fort Smith - Pre-medBryan Redd - Freshman - Univ. of Arkansas -

Bio EngineeringAndrew Cox - Sophomore - UAFS - Mechanical

Engineering

SEAN AMOS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPTracy Pillar - Sophomore - UA Fort Smith - Radiology

WALKER - LIGGETT SCHOLARSHIPSWade Pressley - Senior - Arkansas Tech - Pre-DentistryDavid Townley - Freshman - Univ. of Arkansas - Pre-med

Stephens Boys & Girls Club volunteer - Stevie “Little World”Black presents a $500 check to unit director Roneka Jackson. The con-tribution was made possible by Reliable Life Insurance Company,who donated the funds in honor of Stevie Black.

Ready for College -Jacob Kirksey is one of thirty-eight Club members receiving aScholarship support through theBoys& Girls Club.

10 years ago - JacobKirksey is shown at theClub with his “Lean OnMe” mentor Bryan Merry.

“Lean On Me” Program InfluencedScholarship Recipient Jacob Kirksey

Back in 1997, Jacob Kirksey moved to Fort Smithwith his mother. Her goal was to get her son away fromthe violence and crime from they had experienced in anurban Midwest setting. After the move, Jacob’s momsigned him up at the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club. SoonKirksey became a participant in the “Lean On Me” pro-gram, which matches young people with adult mentors.Weekly meetings are held at the Club.

For 3 years, Jacob was mentored by volunteersthrough the “Lean On Me” program. Helping providepositive role models for children is one of the goals ofthe program. This fall, Kirksey will be attendingMissouri Southern State and majoring in CriminalJustice.

Member of the MonthAward Winners

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JJeeffffrreeyy Stephen Barron Mike Carranza Matthew Carmack

EEvvaannss Valeri Bunda Brandon Romero Brently Faries

SStteepphheennss Bri’ana Madison Samuel Hernadez Kiaira Johnson

GGoollddttrraapp Josh Schoeppey Hayley Edgemon Jaime Hernadez

Volunteer of the MonthAward Winners

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JJeeffffrreeyy Issac Haynes J. J. Jones William Braxton

EEvvaannss Brandon Gomez Ralph Tucker Macy Bracken

SStteepphheennss Tyesha Mustin Patrick Torrey Ricky Releford

GGoollddttrraapp Audra Harper Brent Wagner Mitch Sampson


“EXPLORING ARKANSAS”A SUMMER PROGRAM FAVORITEEach weekday of the summer, you will find a Fort Smith

Boys & Girls Club van full of members headed for a fundestination. For more than 25 years, the Exploring Arkansasprogram has been one of the most popular activities at theBoys & Girls Club.

The FSBGC receives annual grant money from the TillesFoundation to help support the program. Daily field tripsinclude: Janet Huckabee Nature Center, Alma Water Park,Devil’s Den State Park, Wild Wilderness Safari andLokomotion. “Many of the children who participate get toexperience these destinations for the very first time” saidJeff Wasson, coordinator of the program. “ExploringArkansas provides a weekly fun adventure for Club mem-bers” he added.

Field trips are rotated among the four Boys & Girls Clubunits. Participants are required to complete parent permis-sion forms.

SIGNUPS UNDERWAYKIWANIS BOYS CAMP

SET FOR AUGUST 5 - 10For the past 68 years, Kiwanis Summer Camp has pro-

vided a “free” week long camping experience for boys ages8-11. The annual camp, which is conducted at DwightMission near Sallisaw, Oklahoma, will be held August 5 -11.

The local Kiwanis Club sponsors the event. Kimmons Jr.High teacher Shawn Hinkle will be the 2007 camp director.Stevie Black will assist Hinkle. Black has worked at thecamp for the past 26 years. Application forms for the “free”summer camp are available at all four FSBGC locations.

Volunteers from the Kiwanis Club provide the entirecamping experience at no cost to participants. Campers willlearn the basics of hiking, canoeing, fishing, swimming andseveral other outdoor activities.

Kiwanis Camp was held for years at Lake Fort Smith andthen moved to Fort Chaffee. This is the second year that thecamp will be held at Dwight Mission, which is a conferencecenter that sits on 176 acres.

Swimming is an all-time favorite summer activity forClub members. Hayley Cochrane flys down a slide at theAlma Water Park during an Exploring Arkansas Field trip.

Staff member Kari Fenby holds a fox fur from theJanet Huckabee Nature Center. Club members were visit-ing the center through the Exploring Arkansas Program.

Fort Smith Fire Department workers allow Club mem-bers to test out “Pumper 9 fire truck” during a summervisit.


Talent Show Winners - Elijah and Jira Dunlap show their bestmoves during a dance routine at the Stephens Boys & Girls Cllub.KHBS TV 40 and the Southwest Times Record newspaper wereon hand for the event.

Exploring Arkansas participants Alyssa Rush and BrittanyDeSchyver from Goldtrap-Gardner check out the caves at Devil’sDen State Park.

PLANTERS PRESENTSFSBGC WITH

“TRIPLE PLAY” GRANT“Helping kids learn healthy lifestyles” is what

Planters Peanuts plant manager Keith Nix wants tospread throughout the community. NIx was on handduring a recent $1,000 presentation to the Fort SmithBoys & Girls Club from Planters.

Planters is part of Kraft Foods. Coca-cola and Kraftare two major sponsors of the Boys & Girls Clubs ofAmerica Triple Play program. Triple Play demon-strates how eating right, keeping fit and forming pos-itive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle forClub members.

Participants in “Triple Play” learn about good nutri-tion and how to make smart meal and snack choic-es. Members receive coaching in sports leagues andfun activities, developing their coordination and lead-ership skills.

Triple play is a program designed to promotehealth and wellness for Boys & Girls Club membersages 6-18. It is a multi-facet program that helpsyoung become healthy and active. There are threemajor components of Triple Play: mind, body andsoul.

The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club also receivesTriple Play funding through a federal OJP grantprocessed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. TheOJP grant includes support of the Money Mattersprogram and Goals for Graduation.

CLUB MEMBERSATTEND SW REGIONAL

KEYSTONE CONFERENCENine teens from the Stephens and Jeffrey units

attended the Southwest Regional KeystoneConference in Richardson, TX on July 12-14. The“Leaders on the Rise” Keystone Club from FortSmith, Arkansas was one of several groups partici-pating. Clubs from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, NewMexico, Colorado, Kansas and Montana also attend-ed.

“This was a great way for our teen members to seewhat’s going on with Keystone Club around theregion” said J.T. West, Jeffrey unit director. West andStephens unit director Roneka Jackson chaperonedthe teens on the trip. Participants were treated to anevening at Six Flags over Texas.


ALUMNI NEWSSUMMER 2007

ALUMNI & FRIENDSGOLF TOURNEY RESULTS

Morning Flight1st place - (56) ERC #1Max Blake, Kelly Haley, Mickey Stamps, Dub Smith

2nd place - (56) First National Bank #2Sam T. Sicard, Chris Dooly, Shawn Owen, Mark Barr

3rd place - (57) Team FryBryan Fry, Butch Edwards, Trey Prieur, Ron Steininger

59 - Coca-cola #1 64 - Team Morland59 - Ci Ci’s 64 - CSM60 - Rebsamen Ins. #1 64 - Coca-cola #260 - Golden Corral 66 - Optimist Club62 - Blaylock Heating & Air 66 - Kerwins Legion62 - Team Bittle 66 - CEM63 - 1st National Bank #1 67 - Rheem #164 - Putnam Lincoln-Mercury 69 - FSBGC

Closest to the pin: John Clark (front) / Joe Davis (back)Long Drive: Jerry Whorton / Most Accurate: Kelly NewtonPutting Champion: Tim Koch B Flight: Golden Corral

Afternoon Flight1st place - (53) MP WarehouseBuddy McMahon, Scott Waller, DeWayne Shock, Rick Nichols

2nd place - (55) BaldorCharlie Hubbard, Herman Elkins, Brian Scherrey, Perry Goines

3rd place - (56) BurfordWaylon Horn, Josh Bice, Bryan Patterson, Jake Patterson

57 - AR Blue Cross & Blue Shield 64 - Team Morland57 - Arkansas Best 61 - ABF - Crowder58 - ERC #2 62 - Rebsamen #259 - Team Donovan 62 - Old Dominion Freight59 - Buzzards 64 - Team Pillar61 - Cardinals 64 - K & M Construction61 - Team Tabor 65 - Rheem #261 - USA National 67 - Walmart61 - Weyerhaeuser 68 - Simmons First

69 - Wagoner InsuranceClosest to the pin: Hank Hankins (front) / Mike Jones (back)Long Drive: Merle McGrew / Most Accurate: Kevin RobinsonPutting Champion: Jim Petty B Flight Champs: Cardinals

Butch Edwards drives one to the green during the annualFSBGC Alumni & Friends golf tournament held at EagleCrest.

148 GOLFERS PARTICIPATE INANNUAL ALUMNI TOURNAMENT

Net proceeds from the 2007 FSBGC Alumni &Friends Golf tournament will help support activitiesand services at the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club. Thisyear’s event will gross just over $30,000, with net pro-ceeds estimated to reach $20,000. 160 golfers on 40teams competed in the annual Alumni event on June 11at Eagle Crest Golf Course in Alma.

Through the support of First National Bank,Rebsamen Insurance and Rheem, the golf tourney hasbecome one of the favorite charity fund raisers in theFort Smith community. “We are very pleased with theturn-out” said tourney co-chair Darren Wyatt. “For thepast 11 years, this tournament has been one of the localfavorites for golfers” he added.

The four person scramble event featured a morningand afternoon flight. Special awards were presented forclosest to the pin, long drive, most accurate drive and aputting contest. A hole in one for a new Mercury wassponsored by Putnam Lincoln-Mercury.

Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club


2007 FSBGC Alumni & Friends Golf TourneyThank You Sponsors!

CORPORATE GOLD - First National Bank Rebsamen Insurance Rheem

CORPORATE SILVER - AR Blue Cross & Blue Shield Wal-Mart

LUNCH /BEVERAGE SPONSORS - Coca-Cola Burford Distributing Golden Corral

TEAM SPONSORS - USA National CSM Simmons FirstCi Ci’s Pizza Baldor Arkansas Best Wagoner Shelter Insurance

HOLE-IN-ONE SPONSOR - Putnam - Lincoln Mercury

Hole Sponsors -Midwest Sporting Goods National Recovery Specialist Anonymous BHCJames Saviers DDS Jim Alexander Hankins & Co Benefit BankCarman Trucking Weldon Williams & Lick AIIM Capital ForsgrenMcCutchen Law Pittsburgh Paint Harps/Price Cutter ERCAT&T Cornerstone Benefits Shamrock Bolt Pic-n-toteFarrell-Cooper Mining Bill White Auto Mall

CART SPONSORS -C.E.M. Enterprises Jim Harwood Milligan Law Firm TerminatorFort City Motors Bates Paint & Body Bittle Insurance EunicesFort Smith Plating Anonymous Holmes Erection

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS -Eunices Piza Hut Beau’s Tuxedo Burger King MalcoMarketplace Grill Schlosky’s Chic-Fil-A Fire Mountain Carmike CinemaLonestar Wilson’s Rib Shack El Chico Bowling World Papa John’sTrophies Unlimited Starbucks Juan’s Re-Petes Cuco’sTaco Mayo Ft. Smith Wellness Beau’s Tuxedo Academy Sports Merrill LynchJackson Brothers Montys TV Simmons First AAMCO HardeesOlive Garden Health Depot Eastside Liquor Rolando’s Mr. Rob’sGarfields Perfecto Cleaners Catfish Cove Eureka Pizza Marketplace GrillPopeye’s LaHuerta Sonic Autograf Car Wash Academy SportsGrand Slam Golf Flame Gymnastics Sharums Landscaping Great Am. Cookie Electra ImportsRainwaters Clothing

VOLUNTEERS -Debra Osman Patty Cox Darren Wyatt Jim Petty Max FootRhonda Murphy Helene Lewis Jeff Wasson Janet Fretheim Jim WyattJustin Osman Bobby Needham Hank Needham Erin Spears Sharla HoltTeena Nichols Judy Saxton Jean Belcher Rodney Woods Ellen KampKara Cox Copher Joe Cox Dick Boyette Tracy Person Grant Needham


S • P • O • R • T • S

Matt O’Neal, a member of the Kerwins American Legion baseballteam, gets loose while warming up at Hunts Park. O’Neal hassigned a baseball scholarship to attendNortheast Texas College.

Sam T. Sicard watches his chip shot roll to the pin during the 11thannual Alumni & Friends Golf tourney at Eagle Crest.

“KERWINS” CLAIMS THIRDSTRAIGHT KATZER TITLEKerwins American Legion baseball team erased a 8-3 deficit

while exploding to defeat Bentonville 16-9 in the championshipgame of the 2007 Maurice Katzer Classic. Matt O’Neal went 4 for5 at the plate, including three doubles and a two-homer to left cen-ter field. O’Neal also scored four times and drove in three runs.Chad Knight picked up the pitching victory while Hank Rogersand Zach Mitchell both went 3 for 4 while batting. Ian Gilley alsohomered off of the football concession stand in left field.

In advancing to the finals, Kerwins defeated Wilburton,Oklahoma, 12-6. Other teams participating in the 26th annualKatzer Classic at Hunts Park included Van Buren, Three Rivers(OK), Russellville, FSCL and Tahlequah (OK).

The Katzer Classic is one of the longest running AmericanLegion tournaments in the region. The event is named after thelate Maurice Katzer, a FSBGC Hall of Fame inductee.

Coach Denny Lundquist praised his team for their ability tobattle back from early deficits. “Our hitters kept battling and theteam never gave up” said Lundquist, who is in his third season ofcoaching the Kerwins squad. He is assisted by Randy Milam andTim Lundquist.

RYAN FRANKLIN SIGNSCONTRACT EXTENSION WITH

ST. LOUIS CARDINALSFormer Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club baseball all-star Ryan

Franklin recently signed a contract extension with the majorleague baseball St. Louis Cardinals. Franklin, who is an 8 year vet-eran of the majors, has had an outstanding first half of the seasonwith the Cards. His first half stats include: 38 games pitched (44innings), 1.23 ERA, 17 strike-outs, 4 walks and a record of 3-0.

A native of Spiro, Oklahoma, Franklin was a member of theEvans Boys & Girls Club as a youth. This spring, the Boys & GirlsClub honored Franklin by hosting a special “Ryan Franklin Day.”Ryan signed autographs and talked to fans at the Club for morethan 2 hours.

Franklin pitched for the Seattle Mariners for 6 seasons. Lastyear, he was a member of the Philadelphia Phillies and theCincinnati Reds.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB “Beat” 11

AMERICAN DIVISION NATIONAL DIVISIONconference overall conference overall

Dr. Cole Goodman 6-1-1 9-3-1 River Valley Wireless 7-1 11-1-1Fort Smith Delta’s 6-1-1 7-4-1 Ink Spot 7-1 10-3Sharum’s Garden Center 3-3-2 4-5-2 CEM Enterprises 3-5 7-5Sportsmen 1-5-2 1-8-3 Glidewell Distribution 1-5-2 2-7-2Pepper-Source 1-6 2-9 Nolan, Caddel & Reynolds 0-6-2 1-9-2

T-Ball Tourney Champs: Dr. Cole Goodman • Runner-up: Fort Smith Delta’s

T-BALL (6 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS

GPA 5-2 5-3Matlock Electric 5-2 5-3Superior Siding 4-3 4-4New Prospect 2-5 2-6

PREP (13 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS

Kwiki Car Wash 5-3Butcher Block 5-3Eagles 4-4Webb Energy 3-5McCutchen 3-5

BABE RUTH (14 & 15 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS

SENIOR BABE RUTH (16-18 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS

Kerwins (AAA) 23-7Coca-Cola (AA) 16-7 23-12Forsgren (A) 11-5 16-6

AMERICAN LEGION(through July 15)


Phillip Taylor Law 10-1 10-2 A.S.E. 11-0 12-0Midwest 7-2-2 8-2-2 McDonalds 8-3 8-4Burton Pool & Spa 6-2-3 6-3-3 Ink Spot 5-4-2 5-5-2Cricket 5-5-1 6-5-1 Y.M.A. 5-4-2 5-5-2Monty’s TV 5-6-1 6-6-1 Cardinals 5-6 5-7Shoe Carnival 3-8-1 4-8-1 Cooper Coin & Pawn 4-7 4-8Nellum-Roberts Realty 0-12 0-12 Forsgren 0-12 0-12

Pee Wee Tourney Champs: A.S.E. • Runner-up: Phillip Taylor Law

PEE WEE (7 & 8 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS


Water Tech 7-2-1 9-3-1 Wagoner - Shelter Ins 10-0 13-0National Family Pharmacy 6-4 8-5 Mallards 7-3 8-5Acme 5-4-1 6-6-1 Eunices 6-4 8-5Lewis Eady - State Farm 5-5 7-6 New Roads 4-6 4-9River Valley 5-5 7-6 Kappa Sigma 2-8 3-10Superior Siding 1-9 3-10 Frat. Order of Police 1-9 2-11

Rookie Tourney Chams: Water Tech • Runner-up: Eunice’s

ROOKIE (9 & 10 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS

WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISIONconference overall conference overall

Parker Solvents 6-2 8-2 Travis Chiropractic 6-0-1 8-0-1Pittsburgh Paints 6-2 7-4 Eastside Animal Clnic 4-3 6-3Sertoma 4-3-1 6-3-1 Arkansas Sleepers 3-3 5-4Carman Trucking 4-4 4-6 Amvets 2-4 3-6Orioles 3-4-1 3-6-1 Optimist 0-5-1 1-8-1Smith Chevrolet 0-8 1-10

CAL RIPKIN (11 & 12 year olds)

FINAL STANDINGS

2007 Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club Baseball Standings

2007 FSBGC T-Ball Action

FSCL 11-2-1Midwest 8-2-0Hackett 9-4-1Ozark 7-3-0Van Buren 5-3-2Booneville 5-8-0BlueJays 5-10-0Muldrow 4-7-1Pocola 2-8-0Charleston 2-8-0

Fun PageA) A poet visited a prisioner he had not

seen for many years. On his way out,the guard asked him what his relationwas to the prisioner he just visited.The man, being a poet, respondedin this manner:

“Brothers nor sisters I donot have; but the father ofthat man (pointing his fingerto the prisoner) is the son ofmy father.”

What is the prisoners relationship to the poet?

B) Read this sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULTOF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDYCOMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCEOF MANY YEARS?

How many times does the letter F appear?

C) A girl is twice as old as her brother andas her father. In 22 years, her brother willbe half as old as his father. How old isthe daughter now?

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBBRAIN????GAMENNoottii cc iinngg NNuummbbeerrss

1. How many matches are in a standard pack?a) 20 b) 24 c) 32 d) 48

2. What two numbers on the telephone don’t haveletters by them?

a) 0 & 9 b) 5 & 0 c) 1 & 0 d) 9 & 1

3. How many curves are there on a standard paper clip?a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

4. What is the largest whole number on an FM radio dial?a) 87 b) 88 c) 89 d) 90

5. How many sides does a stop sign have?a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 4

6. How many lug nuts are on a standard wheel?a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

7. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

8. How many hot dog buns are there in a standard package?a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12

9. On a U.S. flag, what color is the top stripe?a) red b) white c) blue d) gold

10. How many channels on a VHF television dial?a) 13 b) 12 c) 11 d) 10

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