Events Calendar

The theme for the 2017 World Championship Cardboard Boat Races is DC versus Marvel. Race participants will stretch the limits of their ingenuity to design boats that represent their favorite DC or Marvel comic. Whether the choice is Spiderman, The Hulk, Thor or Wonder Woman, these cardboard crafts are sure to be amazing feats of engineering. 

Boat registration will begin at 8:00  am on Saturday July 29^th at Sandy Beach on Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs, AR. Boat races will begin at 10:00 a.m., with timed heats for both children and adults. The Pride of the Fleet Prize will be awarded to the boat that best combines innovative engineering with artistic design, while the Captain’s Award goes to the team with the greatest spirit and crowd involvement. And of course, the Titanic Award is reserved for the boat with the most dramatic sinking. There’s plenty of additional fun planned for the day, with a treasure dig and a watermelon-eating contest.

Enjoy the spectacular surroundings of Heber Springs, a jewel of a town located just 60 miles north of Little Rock, on the shores of Greers Ferry Lake and the Little Red River in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains.

 

Premier Sponsors

Contributing Sponsors

Official Host Hotel of the World Championship Cardboard Boat Races.

The Pre Party in Downtown Heber Springs

Friday July 28th, 4 pm - 6 pm

Live remote with 101.9 The Lake

Prizes and giveaways

More details to come

Schedule of Events

10 am First Heat of the World Championship Cardboard Races and the second heat will follow the completion of the first heat
                  Following the second heat will be the Second Annual Grand Finale' Race 

10 am Ron Carmack Memorial Volleyball Tournament, Registration will be on-site.
                        Click here for the registration form

10:30 am Children's Treasure Dig, Sponsored by Seven Springs Rehabilitation and Health, LLC

11:00 am World Championship Watermelon Eating Contest, Sponsored by Sonic America's Drive-In 

Presentation of trophies will follow the Grand Finale' Race, approximately 2 pm.

The After Party

After the races, head over to Dam Site Marina for Rock the Dock Concert Series, featuring Stillwater Hardy.   The concert is free and you can listen from your boat or from shore beginning at 6 pm until 9 pm.   Also, during the concert, a name will be drawn from the pre-registered Cardboard Boat Race partipants as the winner of an 8 hour pontoon boat rental. (Valid for Mon-Thurs, holidays excluded.)

Click here for the World Championship Cardboard Boat Races registration form.  

All participants who pre-register by June 9th will be entered into a drawing to win an 8 hour pontoon boat rental from Dam Site Marina. (valid for Monday through Thursday, holidays excluded.)

Click here for intructions on how to build a cardboard boat.  

Continuing our Summertime series, the August edition of First Friday Downtown will actually be held on THURSDAY, August 3rd! Why? Because you're all going to be downtown on Thursday night for the Old Soldiers Reunion parade at 6:00, right? Come a little early, set up on the courthouse lawn and listen to LIVE MUSIC while you wait for the parade to start! Grab a bite to eat at a downtown eatery, and shop after the parade any of our participating downtown merchants who will be open late to serve you! Spin to Win will be back with your chance to win more prizes too! Iana will be back with face painting, and we'll have added attractions from the Arkansas Army National Guard as well! See you On THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 5 to 7pm. PM 

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Join us for Cove Creek Corner Store's Ribbon Cutting ! 
Refreshments will be served. 
Cove Creek Corner Store is located a few minutes from the
Cove Creek boat launch and camp area on Greers Ferry Lake.

Charity Golf Tournament @Thunderbird Country Club in Heber Springs. Proceeds will go to Margie's Haven House, (Our Local Domestic Violence Shelter), to help continue serving victims and their children of domestic violence and abuse.

Saturday, August 19th, 2017. REGISTRATION AT 9 AM IN LOUNGE

18 HOLES / $50.00 minimum per person / 2-MAN SCRAMBLE

PRIZES AWARDED: Mack's Fish House, Yeti (Large) Tumbler, Gem Theatre, Ozark Mountain Store & MORE!!!

TEE OFF AT 10:00 a.m. 

Daughters of The Other Side will be having a Vision Casting Meeting on Tuesday, August 29, at 7:00 PM. We are a women's faith-based addictions ministry. 

Partner with us in changing lives in our community. Our goal is to provide the opportunity for children to have sober moms and moms to have sober children.

Daughters of The Other side is a ministry under Jay Cupit/The Other Side, a 501 (C) 3 Organization.

For more details, please call (501) 365-7080. 

Join us for the Ribbon Cutting at Cuts & Colors! Thursday, August 31 at 12:15 PM.

On the first Friday of each month all summer long, many of your favorite downtown merchants and eateries will have EXTENDED store hours. Stores will remain open an extra two hours until 7:00 pm! On the courthouse square, there will also be music and fun family entertainment. Bring your lawnchairs, plan to have dinner at one of our downtown eateries, and shop the great deals!

Come join us for lunch, networking and new information on the medical marijuana law to help insure workplace compliance. Register by September 8th to reserve your seat.  Registrations are $15 per person.

"Workplace Compliance with the Medical Marijuana Law"

When the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA) was passed last fall, it appeared to create more questions than answers for employers. The AMMA prohibits employees from ingesting marijuana or coming to work "under the influence" of marijuana. Yet the AMMA failed to address key issues for employer compliance, such as defining "under the influence." Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon, & Galchus, P.C. recognized these employer compliance issues, and played a key role in drafting a bill to clarify the employment provisions of the AMMA. On March 29, 2017, the Governor signed the bill into law. The new law created key definitions and clarifies how employers should implement their drug testing policies. In this presentation, I will discuss how employers can update their substance abuse policies and job descriptions for compliance with the new medical marijuana law.

Guest Speaker

Jennifer S. P. Chang, is an associate attorney in Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.’s Little Rock office, where she practices civil and business litigation, employment law, and health law. She represents and advises clients in a wide range of employment and traditional labor-related matters, including creating policies and practices that comply with the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. Jennifer and other members of CGWG co-drafted a bill to clarify the Amendment’s employment provisions, which was enacted as Act 593 of 2017. Jennifer also assists healthcare organizations with compliance issues, including credentialing. 

In addition to her practice, Jennifer frequently speaks and publishes on current labor and employment law matters for human resources professionals. Jennifer is a member of the Labor & Employment Section of the American Bar Association, the Arkansas and Oklahoma Bar Associations, the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, and VOCALS – Volunteer Organization, Center for Arkansas Legal Services. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she received a full-tuition scholarship. Prior to law school, Jennifer attended the University of California at Berkeley and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in English.

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                                If you’ve never experienced Relay For Life, there’s no time  like the present. Whether you’re a cancer survivor, know someone who has had cancer, or are a caregiver, this is an event you will never forget and the money raised supports all of the free programs and services the American Cancer Society offers. 

If you’re ready to celebrate, remember, and fight back, please join me at the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Cleburne County. Relay is a life-changing event that brings together cancer survivors, family members, friends, and people whose lives have been touched by cancer, to join forces and make a difference in everyone’s lives by raising funds to support cancer research, education, advocacy, and the Society’s many free programs and services. 

                                           Join us for the Grand Opening &  
Ribbon Cutting at Anytime Fitness!                  

Tuesday, September 19 12:15 PM

Refreshments will be served!

For more information visit their Facebook Page!

ASU-Beebe Alumnus & Best-Selling Author Cara Brookins

Cara Brookins is the author of Rise: How a House Built a Family, a memoir about escaping domestic violence with her four children and building a 3,500 square foot home from the ground up with their own hands.  Join us Tuesday, September 19, at 7 p.m., to hear more about Cara's experience and powerful story.

ASU-Beebe will be hosting a VIP Meet & Greet before the main event.  This catered reception includes meeting the author, photo with the author, and personalized book-signing.  The VIP Meet & Greet will be held at ASUB Searcy Campus in the Technology East building, Room 127, on Tuesday, September 19, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.  VIP tickets include admission and reserved seating at the main event.  Limited quantity of VIP tickets available.