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From: rowjone@yahoo.com
To: rowjone@yahoo.com
Sent: 5/25/2011 10:04:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: reminder of Memorial Day
May 25, 2011
Memorial Day 2011
Hello to everyone, this is your reminder of the duties of Memorial Day.
This Saturday morning the 28 May we will meet at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville at 7 AM. We will install the large flags around the Avenue of flags. There has been an Eagle scout who made project of making all the receptacle’s able to receive a flagpole without a fight. I believe we will be able to to have all the flags up by eight o’clock. Mrs. Barbara Pixley will have hot dogs cooked up and Larry Nixon is going to bring a couple of tables and his turkey fryer and we will keep them hot in water. The only thing that is needed will be”ICE”,everyone bring a bag, Barbara has arranged for all condiments, bread, water, soda pops. They think the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and interested parties will be finishing the declaration of tombstones by 9:30 AM. That hour and a half would give us plenty of time to prepare and be ready to feed the volunteers. This would complete our duties until Monday morning.
Monday morning 30 May
The motorcycles will meet around the circle at the VA hospital by 8 AM. We will pick up newspapers and possibly small American flags at volunteer services, then assemble in the main waiting room of building one and deliver the paper and flags to the inpatients. You will have a short period of time to visit the patient’s. Please be sure and thank them for their service.
We have to be in line at the main gate at 0920. The Fayetteville Police Department will escort us to the National Cemetery. The first vehicle will be the flag trailer and truck. Then we can have six motorcycles that are flagged out behind the trailer three motorcycles, two abreast. When we hit Martin Luther King Blvd., those seven components will turn right and continue to follow the escort to Government Street.
The rest of the motorcycles and cars if any will continue down School Street to 11th St. Where we turn right on 11th Street, go to the old sale barn to park.
I am inclosing a couple of attachments. One of them is the program for Memorial Day the other is an invitation to participate, please hand out as many of these as you can this week. The program informs you of the start time, completion and what to expect in between. Please send a small write up about yourself if you are on this program. Sam has requested something so he can introduce you at the podium. This will be very helpful. It means the young ladies with buglers or reading a poem.
I have taking annual leave for Thursday and Friday. Don’t hesitate and get hold of me for chores or information. I was informed I cannot take Tuesday off to be able to help with retrieving the flags at 10 AM.
Sincerely yours,
Raymond Jones 479-409-8058

2010 aerial photo showing vegetation removed from wetland portions of new land donated to National Cemetery by Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation

Karen Rollet-Crocker to present program on landscaping with native plants at 5:30 p.m. today at her home on Mount Sequoyah

Landscaping with Native Plants

Native plants in a landscape help preserve our Ozark identity, provide food for our birds and insects and are well suited to our soils and climate.   Karen Rollet Crocker, recently retired UA professor of landscape architecture, invites us to see how she is using native plants in her home landscape and to hear what she has learned during her years of designing gardens for others, including the native landscape for Compton Gardens and the heritage gardens at Peel Mansion, both in Bentonville.

Crocker’s talk and demonstration on landscaping with native plants is scheduled for  Tuesday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. at 951 N. Pembroke Road in Fayetteville . The rain date is Tuesday, May 17 at the same time.

Directions:  from Mission Blvd (45) go up the hill on Rockwood Trail (.6 mi).  At the top turn left on Pembroke and go to the first corner on the left side (west side).

Attendees who want starts of native plants are invited to bring a couple of small pots with soil in which to take them home.

The event is free and open to the public.  It is sponsored by the Fayetteville Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee.  For information, call 871-7023.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Landscaping with Native Plants
Community Events
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 951 N. Pembroke Road, Fayetteville
Landscape Architecture Professor Karen Rollet Crocker

Contact:  Fayetteville Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee
Phone:  479-871-7023

May 14, 2011, agenda for Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation and minutes of the April 8, 2011, meeting

AGENDA

FOR RNCIC MEETING

MAY 14, 2011

Call meeting to order

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Minutes of previous month’s meeting

Financial Report

Web Master’s Report

OLD BUSINESS

Property Status Report (Ron)

Lot #15

Lot #17

Lots #20 & #20A

5K Director Report

Fund Raising Projects (Need a chairperson to take responsibility)

Publicity (Need a chairperson to take responsibility)

Facebook page for RNCIC (Jeremy and Ryan)

By-Law Review (Jake)

Member/New Member Letter (Ron)

IRS Form 990-N (Harold)

RNCIC audit (Harold)

RNCIC history (Ron)

Other Old Business

NEW BUSINESS

Any New Business to be brought to the Corporation

Motion to adjourn

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REGIONAL NATIONAL CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION

P. O. Box 4221

Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702

Minutes from the April 9, 2011 Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 10:30 by President Ron Butler. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Harold Crivello offer the prayer. Minutes of the March meeting were approved. The March treasurer’s report was approved with a March 31, 2011, balance of $123,385.70. A new member, Kate Williams, was introduced and welcomed.

It was determined that the last financial audit was done in July 2010 by Dave Rader. Since he has moved out of state it was agreed that a committee of three be appointed at the May meeting to follow through with this annual audit. Harold Crivello has a couple veterans outside of the present RNCIC membership who have done organizational audits in the past, and he will ask them if they are willing to accept appointment.

Jake Lamkins gave the Web Master’s Report with 1,376 hits since last reporting. He has declined research on Face Book with Jeremy Johns and Ryan Reynolds consenting to research and setup a Face Book page for the RNCIC.

OLD BUSINESS

Ron Butler reported that an offer on Lot #17 (Mahler) was made and accepted with a signed sales contract on April 4 and a closing date of April 22. The cash price is $60,000 with a $9,000 in-kind donation letter from the RNCIC with Mahler clearing the property according to VA specifications. Clearing is already in progress.

An offer was made for Lot #15 (Wilson) of $58,200 cash and a $7,000 in-kind donation letter from the RNCIC. Mr. Wilson’s last asking price was $65,200. At this time the offer is pending. The property is currently rented and will need 60 days to vacate.

Ron Butler stated that as soon as the two lots are purchased and cleared, the RNCIC will start the process of turning the four properties over to the VA. He recommended that we then concentrate on Lots #20 and #20A (Brantley) which have been held for us for quite some time. It is reported that the asking price is $75,750 assessed value for over ¾ acre. With burials moving into recently donated land we must work to raise money to purchase more property as quickly as possible.

The RNCIC Constitution and By-Laws were discussed as well as implementing membership fees. Jake Lamkins will edit the entire content of the Constitution and By-Laws and prepare a draft copy for review and discussion at the May meeting.

The 5K race for November 12, 2011, was discussed, with Wes and Josh going ahead to verify the race date on the racers’ calendar and get forms printed regarding sponsorship. The sponsorship forms are needed in order for members to start solicitation of sponsorships and prize donations. Wes asked if paid advertising should be considered this year.

Ron asked members to consider military and civic groups who could benefit from an RNCIC speaker and consider assigning one month each year for their project donations - as the Fayetteville MOAA group does each June.

Ron mentioned the possibility of setting up a table at the gun show which will be held in Springdale July 2 and 3. It would target a good group, literature could be distributed, and the possibility of having a raffle was mentioned. Further discussion in May.

A draft letter regarding membership was passed around and discussed. This would be incorporated with possible annual fee establishment.

Plans are under way for the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fayetteville National Cemetery. The final meeting is May 7, 10:00 a.m. at the Elks.

NEW BUSINESS

Ron alerted Harold Crivello to the 2010 IRS Form 990-N post card which needs to be mailed by the treasurer. Ron will take care of the Annual Report for Nonprofit Corp. for the State of Arkansas. Nothing is needed for the City of Fayetteville.

Publicity of the RNCIC was discussed for the newspapers, TV, personal appearances, etc. The upcoming purchase of properties and turning the properties over the VA would require recognition.

Ron reminded members that if they have anything to be on next month’s agenda to let him know and it will be included.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:45. The next meeting will be May 14, 2011, 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post 27, 1195 So. Curtis Ave., Fayetteville, AR.

Respectfully submitted,

Lorna Sterrett, Secretary

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Why doesn't Fayetteville's code-enforcement department ticket the Fayetteville National Cemetery for polluting the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River with mud right out of its gate on Hill Avenue?