Alma's Rotary Club makes progress on community center

The City Wire has an update on the progress the Alma Rotary Club and the City of Alma are making to build a new community center. Slowed by economic conditions, the joint project has seen renewed interest. Read the details at: http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/10398

Van Buren Rotary Scholarships announced

Warren Blaylock, who chairs the club's scholarship committee, reported that six $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to graduating seniors at the June 3rd Van Buren Rotary Club meeting. The scholarships are normally announced at graduation ceremonies and are intended to help deserving Crawford County students attend colleges or universities of their choice. The 2010 scholarship recipients included:

Van Buren High School
Britani Burgess, UA Fort Smith
Irving Orellana, TBA
Alma High School
Courtney White, UA Fort Smith
Mulberry High School
Kendra McClurkin, UA Fort Smith
Cedarville High School
James Adair, UCA
Mountainburg High School
Lauren Fryar, UA Fort Smith

The members of the Van Buren Rotary Club congratulate the six Rotary Club scholarship recipients and all the 2010 Crawford County high school graduates who finished the first step of a life-long learning process. We also need to add a special thanks to all the Rotary event sponsors and contributors who make these scholarships possible.