Finally Friday!

Hello on Friday! It has been a few Fridays since I have written, so I thought I better catch up. It has been a busy week here in the Board office so I am taking time today to get caught up with the pile of paper that is on the top of my desk and some e-mails that I need to go back through and make sure I completed the task related to it. How do things get so cluttered?
It has also been HOT this week. Of course, it is July in Arkansas so what else would you expect it to be?
One exciting thing that happened this week was the announcement that Rogers was rated #10 in the nation of best small cities to live in. I am a native, so I have always known this. And if you go anywhere else and then come back home, you will know that for certain! We have grown tremendously since I was in high school, but Rogers still has the "small town" feeling. Having grown up here, to some of the old timers, I am still "one of those Hughes girls". I have 3 sisters and we have all heard that growing up. When my father passed away I remember answering the "Now which one are you?" question several times at his visitation. I am sure that happens in small towns all over the U.S. Just one more good thing about living in a small town. I did hear a local DJ talking about Rogers getting this honor, and he said he felt like this award was for all of Northwest Arkansas too and not just Rogers. Sorry, I disagree. The only local name I saw on that list was Rogers. NW Arkansas is a good place to live - But Rogers is the best!
Your 2011 license renewal is coming up in a couple of months and the Rogers board is offering a new way for you to do your CE. We have aligned with The CE Shop to offer you new AREC approved classes you can take on-line. Prices are right in line with classroom CE and you can take these sitting home in your PJ's. Your certificate will be e-mailed to you and to the AREC so you don't have to worry about that either. Go to our website at www.rogersbor.com and check it out!
And don't forget the ARA convention that is coming up in September. Get registered early. Also during July we are having a contest to see who can get the most people registered for the convention. The winner must have at least 5 members registered under them. Have them fill out the registration form, put your name on the form, then send form and money to the Board office and we will send it to the state. The winner wins their registration fee refunded to them.
Also, vendor booth space for convention is available for $500 per 10 x 10 booth which includes electricity, draping, etc. Call me for more info.
I was getting ready to close, but had to make a few comments about the work being done in downtown Rogers right now. (Well, not now because they have gone home for the day.) Anyway, as you may or may not know, downtown Rogers is giving its intersections a face lift and they are now working on the intersection of W. Walnut and 2nd St. which is a very busy intersection. Our office is located at the corner of 3rd and Walnut and the section of this whole block is torn up. The Rogers Water Dept. has been tearing up the brick right in front of our office and for the week they got out 103. I am afraid they have a looonnnng way to go! It is sometimes quite comical to watch them. We also put a trash bag out for them and even put some of their trash in it to show them what it was for, and there is now a Dr. Pepper can within a foot of the bag and a water bottle within 3 feet of it. We are going to watch and see how long it takes them to realize what it is there for! Also, we've realized it takes several men to fix one piece of machinery. This mostly involves standing around and discussing the thing more than anything. Although today one guy did back his truck up to the machine and had a tool box he got some tools out of and I think he finally fixed it. Then they went to lunch. Oh well, I am sure it will all look good when it is done. And we will have some good entertainment. (Except don't ask Candace about the hefty guy who wipes his face by raising the bottom of his tee-shirt to his head.)
Have a great weekend and a good week of listing and selling property! Get out and see the people since it is a people business!