Another Fam Tour

The Calico Rock/Pineville Chamber of Commerce again played host to Fam Tour visitors last week. Fam Tours are actually Familiarization Tours or visits by groups wanting to know more about Calico Rock! This latest group was touring parts of the state for the different Welcome Centers where people stop for information about places to visit in Arkansas.

We always end tours on the bluff - this time at Reed Mac and Anita Perryman's beautiful cabin. The Bluff view acts as the Grand Finale! It's wonderful to listen to the "oohs and ahs" as the group steps out on to the porch and gets that first look at Calico's best resource - the White River!

Live Nativity

Cold, but 'cool' Nativity Scene

The Ministerial Alliance hosted the first Live Nativity at the new Pocket Park on Main St.despite the temperature working its' way to the low twenties. TACO, a group from the High School, acted as the silent members of the Nativity scene while local talent provided wonderful music.

Pocket Park Ribbon Cutting

Usually in Calico Rock if there's one thing going on, there are several. At the same time that a motorcycle group was having a trip through the area, with participant's donating coats, hats and gloves for the Chamber's Toys for Tots, the 20/20 Group was having a Ribbon Cutting for the Main St. Pocket Park. In an earlier post you saw members of the group working on the park. These photos are of Chamber President Rebecca Greenwood and property donors, Peg and Dean Hudson cutting the ribbon to officially open the park. Group President, David Sugg said that while it will continue to be a 'work in progress', several people have already taken advantage of it to "sit a spell" as the sign says or even hold small meetings on warm fall days.

The property has been provided by Peg and Dean Hudson who actually owned the Vogue Cleaners there. The 20/20 Group, along with funds provided by Frederika Johns honoring her parents, the Silveys, took down part of the cleaner's building, adding shrubs, donated by Derrell Brown and moved to the site by Dale Ivy. Wayne Wood acting as project Mgr. supervised other plantings, a stone path and personally created the Park sign. All general labor and maintenance has been provided by the members of the 20/20 Group. For further information about the group, call 870-297-8760.

A Calico Rock Welcome!

What a great day! Nobody loves a ribbon cutting better than Calico Rock! It's always nice to give a big welcome to someone new in town and today we turned out to welcome the new Dollar General Store on Highway 56. They had a huge cake for everyone who came in as well as some great reusable shopping bags with goodies in them. They really want to be involved in the community and we're certainly glad to have them! Here you see Store Mgr. Wayne Moates and Chamber Vice President, Dale Ivy litterally cutting the ribbon in front of the store with some of the crowd watching!

3rd Annual Kayak (and now canoe) Race

Have you ever been to a party and wondered what it was that made it one of the best ever? Saturday was the CalicoRock/Pineville Chamber of Commerce Kayak and Canoe Races. Numbers were down, the heat index was around 106 but everyone - from the OLYMPIC KAYAKER to the Chamber members said it was one of the best days ever! Maybe it was having Olympic star Mike Herbert there to tell us he loved the river and the warm greetings from the town or maybe it was Margaret Hankin, from Tucker, AR riding thru with her husband and stopping to play the ancient Chamber piano and sing so wonderfully that we carried speakers outside for the whole town to hear, ... or maybe it was just the White River and the folks who live here.

As always every participant said they would love to come back, during the year with family and friends and certainly for the races next year. We can't wait ! I'll be sure that dates and times are posted on the blog for everyone to get signed up!