Gravette Day is quickly approaching! Be there to celebrate our community on Aug. 14 at the Gravette Day festivities. This year’s theme is Be Here — Buy Here, to promote buying goods and services locally.
“Our community needs all of us buying in Gravette in order for the city to receive the revenue and sales tax dollars it needs to provide necessary services to residents, such as emergency vehicles and staff, fire department, police department and streets. So in turn, when you ‘buy here’, you are investing in the future of our city,” said Dan Yates, President of the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce.
The day begins with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Middle School Cafeteria (the former High School Cafeteria).
At 10 a.m. the parade kicks off on Charlotte Street, traveling west to Highway 59 and concluding on Main Street. Gravette School District staff will be on hand prior to the start, assisting with parade organization. The Grand Marshal this year is Ron Teasley in recognition of his longtime support of the Gravette community. The Bank of Gravett money drop will mark the end of the parade.
In Kindley Park there will be many food and drink vendors, including the Gravette Boys and Girls Club and Pee Wee Football League. Inflatable games and pony rides for the children will be available with the purchase of ride tickets.
The Boys and Girls Club Car Show will be held in Old Town Park. Approximately 100 cars, trucks and motorcycles are expected, with judging and awards to follow the viewing.
On the stage, the tiny tot contest and pageant begins immediately following the parade, including the crowning of Miss Gravette 2010. Deree Mitchell, pageant coordinator, has organized a fantastic show for our community, with the Miss Gravette Pageant taking place Friday night at 7 p.m. in the High School Performing Arts Center.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Ripped Pigeon, a band made up of local talent, will play contemporary and classic rock. Jacob Singleton, Jesse Owens, Nick Boyd-Goodlett and Steven Thomas are all students or alumni of Gravette High School and have kindly volunteered to showcase their talent for our community. The Gravette School District will be hosting an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will highlight the new middle school band and choir building and the high school football team’s field house.
Gravette Chamber of Commerce members hope you enjoy Gravette Day.
Jayna Cardetti
Gravette
Editor,
For the second time a bunch of us went to the city meeting in support of Junior Hartley on Wednesday evening with no results until later.
The Mayor doesn’t seem to want to do the people’s wishes. We put him in office to work for us and try to make Gravette a better place to live. We also pay his and the council members’ salary. Everyone of them also is up for election this November. So they all better do what the people want or they are gone.
The Mayor is just trying to wear the people down with this problem with Junior Hartley and hope we will just forget it. “Never.”
The mayor and the city council also need to get the sewer problem solved instead of postponing it until later. Also, the city council could raise the city taxes 3/4 cent and then people passing through Gravette could help pay for the sewer. There are people in Gravette who can’t afford to have their sewer bill raised because of fixed income.
Also what happened to the dog catcher we are supposed to have instead of using the city police to pick up stray dogs? Then while I am at it, what about the code that you have to keep the grass mowed around the houses? Just look at the house at the corner of Boston and Second Ave. N.E. and the mayor worries about a sign being too big. Don’t worry; the weeds will cover it soon.
If the mayor doesn’t want to do the people’s wishes and what is right, then he needs to clean his desk and let someone else do it.
Bob and Leone Stinnette
Gravette