Our new front porch is almost DONE!!

Hi again everyone....

The builders have just finished the deck part of the porch, and all that is left is the roof section for it.

Our old porch was in really bad shape. It was built 6 years before we bought the place, so it was about 13 years old or more.

I will post more pictures of the finished job soon.

see ya later

Ron

OLD FASHIONED DAY IS HERE!

SATURDAY IS OLD FASHIONED DAY HERE IN BENTON. IT IS A LARGE FESTIVAL HELD EACH YEAR IN OCTOBER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, MEALS ON WHEELS, AND CADC (CENTRAL ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL).

IT ATTRACTED ABOUT 20,000 LAST YEAR ALONE! I WILL BE THERE ALL DAY LONG, FROM 7 AM - 5 PM DOING A REMOTE BROADCAST FROM THERE FOR MY STATION KEWI AM 690. STOP BY & SEE ME AT OUR BOOTH THAT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE SEVIER STREET SIDE ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN. MY WIFE DEBBIE WILL BE THERE HELPING OUT BY GETTING FOLKS TO REGISTER FOR THE NEW GAS GRILL, NEW FISH COOKER, & FREE TICKETS TO "THE GREAT PASSION PLAY" IN EUREKA SPRINGS.

COME ON DOWN SATURDAY FOR ALL THE FUN!

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, YOU CAN LISTEN TO ME ON THE INTERNET STARTING AT 8:00 AM BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW.....

http://kewi690.com/listenline.htm

THEN CLICK THE WORD "HERE" THAT WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

YOUR WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, OR WHICHEVER ONE YOU USE, WILL OPEN AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS YOU WILL HEAR THE BROADCAST.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

RON

TODAY IS YARD SALE'S DAY!!!

HERE IT IS, ANOTHER SATURDAY. THE WEATHER THE LAST 3 WEEKS HAS BEEN PERFECT. HIGHS IN THE 70'S - 80'S AND HARDLY ANY CLOUDS THE WHOLE TIME. I HAD NUMEROUS YARD SALE CALLS ON MY "TRADIO" SHOW YESTERDAY, AND DECIDED TO VISIT THEM TODAY. DEBBIE & I LIKE TO GO TO SALES ETC. AND PLAN ON MAKING A DAY OF IT. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT TREASURES WE CAN FIND. LOL

HOPEFULLY, THE CONTRACTORS WILL START TO WORK ON OUR NEW PORCH TODAY OR SUNDAY. I'M GLAD THEY AREN'T THE BLOOD BANK & I'M IN NEED OF A TRANSFUSION. THE CONTRACTORS SAY THEY WILL BE HERE ON THE WEEKEND, AND THEN NEVER CALL. ONE IS A FRIEND WHOSE WIFE HAS CANCER & NEEDS THE MONEY TO HELP WITH THE BILLS. I AM GETTING TO THE POINT THAT IF BY THIS SUNDAY, THEY HAVEN'T STARTED ON IT OR HAVEN'T CALLED, THEN I AM GONNA FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE 12 X 40' PORCH WITH A ROOF. IT'S RIDICULOUS!

LEAVE ME A COMMENT


SEE YA'LL SOON

RON

The Gann Museum Re-Opening

DEBBIE AND I ATTENDED THE RE-OPENING OF THE GANN MUSEUM, WHICH IS THE ONLY BUILDING IN THE WORLD THAT IS MADE OUT OF BAUXITE, TODAY. WE SAW A GREAT COLLECTION OF NILOAK POTTERY THAT WAS MADE HERE IN BENTON AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. WE ALSO GOT TO RUB ELBOWS WITH DIGNITARIES, SUCH AS SENATOR SHANE BROADWAY, AND 4 MAYORS... 1 CURRENT AND 3 FORMER.

MAYOR HOLLAND, THE CURRENT MAYOR, IS ON THE LEFT. THE GANN MUSEUM WAS BUILT BY PATIENTS OF DR. GANN, WHO DID MUCH OF HIS MEDICAL PRACTICE BY BARTER AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. HE WOULD DELIVER BABIES, MEND THE INJURED, & HEAL THE SICK AND TAKE CHICKENS, HOGS, CARPENTER WORK ETC. FOR PAYMENT. SO HIS PATIENTS WHO WERE TOO POOR TO PAY FOR HIS SERVICES DECIDED TO BUILD THIS WONDERFUL DR'S OFFICE OUT OF THE 1 MINERAL THAT IS ABUNDENT IN THE AREA..... BAUXITE! MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THEY MAKE ALL ALUMINUM PRODUCTS OUT OF BAUXITE, AND THEY GOT THE BAUXITE TO USE FROM RIGHT HERE!

WE ALSO DECIDED TO TAKE IN A MOVIE, SO WE DROVE 130 MILES TO GO TO A REAL LIVE DRIVE IN MOVIE IN MARSHALL, ARKANSAS. IT'S CALLED THE KENDA DRIVE IN. YOU CAN TAKE CHAIRS, BLANKETS ETC. AND SIT OUTSIDE YOUR CAR TO VIEW THE PICTURE! IT IS GREAT!!!

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO LEAVE ME A NOTE

SEE YA'LL AGAIN SOON!

AHHHH, THE WEEKEND IS HERE!

WELL, HERE IT IS... SUNDAY... MY ONLY ACTUAL DAY OFF. DEBBIE HELPED WORK ON A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE SATURDAY WITH HER CHURCH. THE HOMES ARE LOCATED JUST ABOUT 2 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME IN BENTON. SHE WAS HELPING SERVE THE FOOD, BECAUSE WE BOTH ARE NOT REALLY ABLE TO SWING HAMMERS ETC. LOL




FORMER GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE'S WIFE JANET WAS THERE HELPING BUILD TOO. SHE LIKES TO TRAVEL THE STATE HELPING BUILD HABITAT HOUSES IN THE SUMMER, WHICH I THINK SHOWS WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE THEY BOTH ARE. I THINK I AM GONNA TAKE DEBBIE OUT TODAY & JUST GOOF OFF. WE ARE BOTH RUN RAGGED, & A DAY OFF JUST DRIVING AROUND SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER TO THIS OLD FART! LOL WE ARE HAVING A NEW PORCH BUILT FROM THE TEMPORARY 100% V.A. DISABILITY CHECK I GET FOR A YEAR BECAUSE OF MY TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY LAST NOVEMBER.

DEBBIE WANTS IT TO BE ABOUT 12 FEET WIDE AND 40 FT. LONG! WOW LOL
WHATEVER SHE WANTS, IF I AM SMART, SHE WILL GET! YIKES! LOL
I WILL POST PICTURES ALONG THE WAY AS IT'S BEING BUILT TO GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO TO HELP. LOL

OH WELL, IT'S BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE

WE ARE NOW INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON HERE, AND THAT MEANS THIS BALD HEADED MAN CAN EXPECT TO LOOSE EVEN MORE OF THAT PRECIOUS COMODITY. MY BOSS, JIM LANDERS (THE OWNER, TOO) WANTS A VERY EXTRAVIGANT PRODUCTION, AND I AM THE ONE WHO HAS TO TRY TO MAKE IT WORK. I USUALLY END UP DOING IT MY WAY, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN RADIO (PROGRAM, MUSIC, NEWS DIRECTORS AS WELL AS ON AIR) FOR ABOUT 19 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE A WEBSITE NOW THAT I HELPED SET UP FOR THE STATION. IT'S

http://www.kewi690.com/
^^^ JUST CLICK THIS LINK ^^^

I AM ON THE AIR LIVE EVERY MONDAY - SATURDAY FROM 8 AM TO 9 AM CENTRAL TIME DOING MY TRADIO SHOW, SO IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN ADD 1 HOUR ON THE EAST COAST & TAKE AWAY 2 HOURS FOR CALIFORNIA. JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE, CLICK THE "LISTEN LINK" AND THEN CLICK THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM "CLICK HERE TO LISTEN" AND IT A FEW SECONDS OUR STREAM WILL START PLAYING. WE DON'T STREAM 24-7 BECAUSE OF FCC LEGAL PROBLEMS NOT ALLOWING IT FOR MANY REASONS I WON'T GO INTO RIGHT NOW.

TAKE CARE & COME BACK, YA'LL!

FINALLY GOT THE POWER BACK ON

WE FINALLY GOT THE POWER BACK ON AT OUR TRANSMITTER SITE AT 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WAS A BIG TREE DOWN ACROSS A ROAD TO THE SITE, WHICH TOOK DOWN ALL THE POWER LINES WHICH WERE STILL "HOT". IT TOOK CENTERPOINT/ENTERGY 2 DAYS TO HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT TO SHUT OFF POWER & CUT THE LINES SO THE CITY COULD CUT UP THE TREE.

WE ARE GONNA TAKE A BREAK (ME & DEBBIE) AND GO OUT TO EAT AT A VERY NICE CHINESE RESTAURANT IN BENTON TONIGHT. WE BOTH NEED ANOTHER VACATION IN PENNSYLVANIA (PERMANENT) PERHAPS. LOL

TILL THE NEXT TIME!