Dinner to be held to honor Senator Horn
The Little River Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the citizens of Arkansas Senate District 21, will be hosting a retirement gala/dinner to honor State Senator Barbara Horn who is term limited. Senator Horn served in the state legislature from 1993 – 2000 as representative before term limiting and 2001 – 2010 in the senate before suffering the same fate.
The event is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.7, at the Barbara Horn Civic Center located on the CCC-UA campus in Ashdown. An evening of memories and stories will include a wonderful five-course dinner prepared by Chef Larry Watson and the culinary arts department of CCC-UA, culminated with the key-note address by Governor Mike Beebe.
Tickets are $50 per person and are available at the chamber office, Little River County Courthouse and Foreman City Hall. All net proceeds for the event will be used to endow a scholarship at CCC-UA in Senator Horn’s honor.
Contact: Jill Turner
Little River Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 160 Ashdown, AR 71822
jill@littlerivercounty.org
(870) 898-2758
Little River County Fair and Rodeo
Get ready for this years fall spectacular Little River County Fair and Rodeo! Gates open Tuesday, August 10 and the fun lasts all week. Ride the Ferris wheel, check out all the blue ribbon winners and tank up on cotton candy! Then come back Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm for two great rodeo finales featuring the best cowboys in the county riding the meanest broncs and bulls! It’s good, old fashioned fun for the whole family! Don’t miss it!
Officials break ground for Foreman park facility
By Jud Powell Staff Reporter Little River News
Story reprinted by permission of Little River News
Officials started the physical portion of a new 43-acre recreation park in Foreman on Wednesday morning, Oct. 9, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by State Sen. Barbara Horn, D-Ark., Teton Industrial Construction Company Civil Superintendent Jeff Henry, former State Rep. Ken Cowling, D-Ark., and Foreman Recreation Park Commissioner Teresa Woods, as well as a number of other local community leaders.
Teton is one of several subcontractors that worked on the recent Ash Grove Cement plant expansion, and their donation is part of its community involvement initiative that seeks to give back to the communities in which they have been privileged to work.
“I have nothing but free time as far as this project is concerned,” Henry said.“I been with this project for over two months and the company has donated 5,100 concrete blocks for construction of restrooms, the concession stand and a multipurpose building at the park.”