New Gillett Civic Group Scholarship Fund
The Board of Directors for the Gillett Civic Group has established a new Scholarship Fund! A portion of the Proceeds from all Gillett Civic Group events will benefit this new endeavor. Thus far we have voted to provide one $500 scholarship per semester for 4 years. Criteria and application to be announced at a later date and will be posted to this site as soon as possible. Thank You to all for your support!!!
2012 Heritage Days Festival is READY, SET…GO!!!
2012 Heritage Days Festival
Saturday May 26th
Menard Heritage Park
Gillett, AR
The Gillett Civic Group will hold the 4th annual Heritage Days Festival. Kids will enjoy old fashion pioneer activities provided by the Arkansas Post Museum as well as other kids activities held at Menard Heritage Park on the West end of Main Street in Gillett. There are several competitions to enter this year including the addition of our Lawnmower/ATV Pull! Check out the FUN below!!!
SPONSORS & VENDORS:
We would like to thank our Heritage Days SPONSORS and VENDORS from last year! If you are interested in being a festival Sponsor or Vendor this year, please contact Jennifer Menard
870-946-1664. The Deadline is May 15th for Sponsors and May 25th for Vendors.
Schedule of Events
Saturday May 19th
4th annual Heritage Days Pageant 2:00 pm
Talent Competition - (during the Pageant)
For more information about the Heritage Days Pageant and the Talent Competition please contact Sally Keffer at 870-830-6012. Our pageant is open to girls from all over the state!
Friday May 25th….*NEW EVENT FOR THIS YEAR!!!!!
Lawn Mower/ATV Pull - to benefit the Taylor Carter Scholarship Fund
*Held at the Gillett High School Football Field at 6:00 pm
*$2.00 per person admission
*Concession available!
*$5.00 per hookup to enter the competition
*For more information call Dale Midkiff at 870-344-1263
Saturday May 26th
Southwind 5k Run/Walk -
*Registration beginning at 6:30 am
*Walkers start at 7:30 am/ Runners start at 8:00 am
*Proceeds to benefit the Gillett Back Pack Program
Horseshoe Tournament 10:00 am
Memorial Salute to the Veterans 10:30 am
Heritage Days Pageant Winners announced 11:00 am
Civic Group Luncheon 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Baggo Tournament 1:00 pm
Ringing of the Bell - GHS Alumni 2:00 pm
BBQ Cook-Off Judged at……3:00 pm
Tug-of-War Competition 3:30 pm
*$1,000 CASH PRIZE for the winning Tug-of-War team!
*5 Man teams!!!
Catfish Supper 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fireworks Display 9:00 pm *NEW THIS YEAR!!!!
Live Entertainment following the Fireworks Display 9:30 pm - 12:00 pm
This year’s Live Entertainment features… Gavin Lepine on the Fiddle; Gillett Community Choir; The Stone Pony Band from Dumas, AR; Ben Coulter; One Way Road Band from Vilonia, AR and many other local entertainers just to name a few!
We will be selling Festival T-shirts again this year with the 2012 Steamboat Logo at the Heritage Days Pageant; The Lawnmower/ATV Pull and of course all day Saturday during the Festival!
We welcome the class reunion groups and if information is needed please contact Jennifer Menard at 870-946-1664.
If you are interested in entering any of the competitions you may download a form from this website and mail it along with your entry fee to the Gillett Civic Group at PO Box 116 Gillett, AR 72055 or you may visit the Gillett Civic Group REGISTRATION table under the Big Tent.
Please make plans to attend this year’s festivities! *This year we have added an awesome Fireworks Display by Mr. Tony Berry that is sure to be a huge success! Last year we had around 1200 people in attendance. Hopefully with good weather we can host even more people this year! See You All There!
2011 R.A.V.E. a huge success!
It’s that time again! Our 3rd annual R.A.V.E. Benefit Dinner & Auction has been set for Saturday, November 5th at Buckshot Lodge.
This year’s theme is “Stetsons & Stilettos!” So gentlemen please wear your stetsons & sportscoats and ladies lets get all dolled up for a fun evening to benefit the new Gillett Civic Group Scholarship Fund as well as other community projects sponsored by our group. This year’s R.A.V.E. is going to be even better with live entertainment and lots of unique auction items for bid. The evening’s events are below:
5:30 pm Silent Auction
7:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Live Auction
9 pm - Midnight Jamestown Flood Band
This year’s ticket price is $30.00 per ticket and tickets are selling fast! Please contact Jennifer Menard 870-830-5410 for ticket information!
Gillett Civic Group “Fireworks Extravaganza!”
The Gillett Civic Group invites everyone to enjoy the “Fireworks Extravaganza” at Menard Heritage Park on Monday July 4, 2011!
The fireworks display will kick off at 9:00 pm sharp! This year’s show is even bigger and better!
FREE ADMISSION!
We would like to thank Mr. Tony Berry and his crew for his hard work in making this year’s show a huge success!
We also would like to apologize for the ad not being posted in the DeWitt Era-Enterprise. We would like for all to come out and enjoy the show!
2011 Heritage Days Festival is set!
2011 Heritage Days Festival
Saturday May 28
Menard Heritage Park
Gillet, AR
The Gillett Civic Group will hold the 3rd annual Heritage Days Festival. Kids will enjoy old fashion pioneer activities provided by the Arkansas Post Museum as well as other kids activities held at Menard Heritage Park on the West end of Main Street in Gillett. There are several competitions to enter this year. Please see the list of scheduled events below.
Schedule of Events
Saturday May 21st
3rd annual Heritage Days Pageant 2:00 pm
Talent Competition - (during the Pageant)
Saturday May 28th
Southwind 5k Run/Walk 8:00 am
Pie Baking Contest Judged at….10:00 am
Parachute Jump 10:15 am
Horseshoe Tournament 10:00 am
Memorial Salute to the Veterans 10:30 am
Heritage Days Pageant Winners announced 11:00 am
Civic Group BBQ Luncheon 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Baggo Tournament 1:00 pm
Special Presentation 1:45 pm
Ringing of the Bell - GHS Alumni 2:00 pm
BBQ Cook-Off Judged at……3:00 pm
Tug-of-War Competition 3:30 pm
Catfish Supper 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Street Dance 8:00 pm - 12:00 pm
There will be live entertainment throughout the day and a BBQ luncheon & Catfish supper sponsored by the Gillett Civic Group. We will be selling T-shirts again this year with the 2011 Train Logo!
Please make plans to attend this fun-filled day of events! Last year we had around 1000-1200 people in attendance. Hopefully with good weather we can host even more people this year! We welcome the class reunion groups and if information is needed please contact Jennifer Menard at 870-946-1664.
We would like to thank our festival sponsors from last year! If you are interested in being a festival sponsor this year the dealine is May 10, 2011.
We would like to thank our festival vendors from last year! If you are interested in being a festival vendor the deadline is May 25, 2011.
If you are interested in entering any of the competitions you may download a form from this website and mail it along with your entry fee to the Gillett Civic Group at PO Box 116 Gillett, AR 72055 or you may contact any civic group member.
For more information about the Heritage Days Pageant and the Talent Competition please contact Sally Keffer at 870-830-6012.
3rd Annual Christmas Past and Present
The City of Gillett, Arkansas Post National Memorial and State Museum and Gillett Civic Group, Inc. present Christmas Past & Present Saturday, December 11, 2010.
Events included the following:
9:00 - 10:30 am Breakfast with Santa @ Gillett United Methodist Church
Wear your pajamas!
11:00 am Parade on Gillett’s Main Street - Theme “The Magic of
Christmas.” Cash prizes for winning entries!
12:00 - 1:30 pm Smoked Chicken Fundraiser @ the Gillett Fire Dept.
Minimum donation $7 per plate.
1:00 - 5:00 pm Open Houses at AR. Post State Museum and AR. Post
National Memorial (featuring old-fashioned
Santa, vintage crafts for children and
refreshments celebrating 50th Anniversary!)
6:00 pm Annual Gillett City Tree Lighting at Jesswein Memorial
Park where the Gillett Citizen of the Year will be
presented, carols will be sung and Santa will
make an appearance bringing fruit and candy to
all children.
Gillett Civic Group sponsored Events:
CHRISTMAS PARADE!!!
Those interested in participating in this year’s Christmas Parade can pick up an entry form at Gillett City Hall or call Jennifer Lowe at 870-548-2541. There is no entry fee and we welcome all participants. The line up begins at 10:15 am on Leslie Street. There will be cash prizes for the top three winning entries. For more information please call Sally Keffer at 870-830-6012.
SMOKED CHICKEN LUNCHEON!!!
Please join us at the Gillett Fire Department for a Smoked Chicken Dinner. Minimum donation of $7.00 per plate. Take-Out orders are available and you may call 548-2541 if you need delivery. Proceeds will benefit the Civic Group to help fund the Heritage Days Festival and City improvement projects.
Charter School News
The Gillett Heritage Academy charter school application was submitted on August 31, 2010. The application has been reviewed by the State Board of Education’s review committee. Representatives of the Gillett Civic Group will meet with the review committee on October 22, 2010 to answer any remaining questions about the GHA application.
The State Board of Education will hold a public meeting on November 8, 2010 in Little Rock at which a vote to approve or disapprove the charter application will be heard. We encourage all supporters of GHA to attend this meeting.
The Civic Group Directors and members are excited about this year’s application and our proposal to offer Entrepreneurship as an enhanced learning model to provide extra skills to all students of GHA in addition to learning the Collegiate model.
For questions concerning the charter school, please contact Jennifer Menard at 870-946-1664 or by email at jmenard77@gmail.com.
The R.A.V.E. Benefit Dinner & Auction
The Gillett Civic Group will host the 2nd annual R.A.V.E. Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday - November 6, 2010 at 5:30 pm at Buckshot Lodge in Gillett.
The event was a huge success last year and we plan for it to be a grand fundraising event this year as well!
Tickets for this event are $25 per person and can be purchased by calling a civic group member or call Jennifer Lowe at City Hall 870-548-2541. The ticket price includes the following:
5:30 pm Silent Auction
7:00 pm Dinner served by the Gillett Civic Group
7:30 pm Live Auction
9:00 pm Entertainment
Proceeds from this event will benefit community projects of the Gillett Civic Group. For more information call Jennifer Menard at 870-946-1664 or Jennifer Lowe at 870-548-2541.
Gillett Heritage Academy
The Gillett Civic Group has successfully submitted the 2010 Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Application for Gillett Heritage Academy to the Arkansas State Board of Education.
Our 2010 GHA Application and corresponding Attachments are now available for download.
You can access our 2010 GHA Application cover here.
You can access our Application here.
You can access all Files and Attachments here.
Our 2010 GHA application has been reviewed by the State Board of Education and our response was delivered to the Charter School Office on September 29th.
The public hearing at the State Board of Education will be in November and the date and time will be posted as soon as we find out. We encourage all those who support GHA to attend this meeting.
Gillett Charter School Public Meeting - Dumas
We will be having a public meeting in Dumas at the Community Center on Thursday~ July 29th from 6:30 to 8:00.
We will familiarize parents with the Gillett Civic Group and its goals as well as present an overview of our application. There will be handouts with parent surveys and a Q & A time. We encourage everyone to attend.
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