Last Friday in August

Yes, it is the last Friday in August, school is in session, there is a ever so slight coolness in the air in the morning and all is right with the world. September begins next week and I can't remember what happened to make August go by so fast. I guess that is what getting old will do to you.
September is going to be a busy month. The Arkansas REALTORS Association annual convention will be helped here in Rogers in September, so there is a lot to do to get ready for it. You need to be registered by Monday, August 30th to get the Early Bird price. After the 30th, you can only register at the door. So get signed up now. If you have never been to an ARA convention, you have been missing out! The speakers and Exhibits are well worth the price of your registration. Hope to see you there!
Make your plans now to attend the October Rogers Board of Realtors meeting. It will be a luncheon at the Center for Nonprofits in Rogers. This will be our election of Officers and Directors, and we will be featuring our Affiliates. The Affiliates will be given the opportunity to set up a table and info about their company and services. This is always a fun meeting. Also, we will be drawing from our famous "Magic Hat" and the amount is up to $800.00. That is nothing to sneeze about. The date is Thursday, Oct. 21. More to come on this. Oh, there is no meeting in September since we will be attending the convention!
I am really struggling with allergies right now due to the dry weather conditions. Just thought I would throw that out there. Hope you are feeling fine.
We had planned a Realtors Night at the Ballpark for Sept., 2nd, but we have had to cancel that due to lack of participation. I really hate that because the ARVEST Ballpark is really a fun place to be. It is a great American past time and good family fun too. Maybe next year we can get more people involved.
Well, I am closing for now. I can't think of much else to say. I'll catch you later...

It's Monday Again

Well, welcome to Monday again. I have not had much success writing here on Friday's so let's see how I can do on a Monday. It is still HOT!!! I think I would rather have a "rainy days and Mondays always get me down" day. These hot days are getting me down.
We have a lot going on here at the Board office. The work out on Walnut Street is almost done. The curbing is not finished (at least I hope they are not done), but the intersection of 2nd and Walnut is complete and it does look nice. Come on downtown someday and see what you think.
We are still taking Early Bird registrations for the ARA Convention. That is coming up pretty soon, so if you have not registered, you will want to do that this week. The last day to register online is Aug. 30th and this is the last day of the Early Bird rate also.
Arkansas Special Olympics is sponsoring a drawing for a Samsung 42" LCD HDTV. The second place prize is a GT Outpost Disc Bike (or a $450 toward the purchase of any other bike) from Lewis & Clark Outfitters in Rogers. Tickets are $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00 or 15 for $25.00. Please contact the Board office, Deana Dial 640-5355, Doug Patterson 636-6633 to purchase tickets. You do not need to be present to win. The drawing will be at the convention.
In case you did not know, the Real Estate industry lost a great Realtor a couple of weeks ago. Stacy Walton, Prudential Northwest Arkansas RE, passed away suddenly at his home on August 12th. Stacy, 49, leaves a loving wife and 2 young sons. An account has been set up at ARVEST bank for education for his sons. Such a vibrant young life leaving us so soon is sometimes hard to understand, but everything happens for a reason and in God's own timing. Please keep Stacy's wife, sons and family in your prayers and thoughts.
We hope your business is picking up and looking up for you as we head into the last part of the year. Go to www.realtor.org to see what NAR's economist has to say about the coming year and the year ending.
I am going to close for now. I hope to hear from some of you after posting this.