Council lauds leaders

Collectors showcase treasures

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History welcomed guests Jan. 13 for the 10th annual Cabin Fever Reliever open house and collectors’ showcase. Victorian knife rests, tobacco collectibles, Mexican feather craft, toy horses, Hardanger embroidery, Scandinavian and Asian collectibles and toy trucks were among the treasures displayed by dozens of collectors at the museum in Springdale.

Scott Test took home the event’s Viewers’ Choice Award for his collection of safety razors, shaving mugs and other hair-trimming items.

Among those relieving cabin fever were Dolores Stamps, April Rusch, Jeremy Hodges, Mary Vaughan, Wanda Wooldridge and Joanie Swarthout.

The 22nd annual Recommitment Banquet held the evening of Jan. 15, wrapped up three days of prayer, community service, a march and other activities to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The banquet at the Fayetteville Town Center, “MLK50 Forward: Together we win with love for humanity,” was presented by the Northwest Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Council to honor community leaders and award scholarships. Proceeds from the annual dinner help support the scholarship fund.

Community leaders lauded with Salute to Greatness Awards were: ■ Redell Thompson — Lifetime Achievement;

■ Ornette Gaines, M.D. — Ernestine White-Gibson Individual Achievement;

■ Joseph “Joey” Daniels — Rodney Momon Youth/Young Adult;

■ Betty Davis — The Rev. J.A. Hawkins Posthumous Award; and ■ Northwest Arkansas Community Clinic — Nonprofit/Corporation of the Year.

The United Way of Northwest Arkansas celebrated a successful campaign year with an awards luncheon Wednesday at the Jones Center in Springdale. The group recognized the organizations and individuals who helped them raise some $1.67 million.

Organizations recognized for their contributions to the campaign included Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Bentonville Schools, Black Hills Energy, Hight-Jackson Associates, Simmons Food, EY, Kimberly-Clark, Southwestern Electric Power and Synchrony Financial. Myrtia Ruskauff was named Volunteer of the Year.

Those gathering to celebrate the campaign included Larry Manry, Sarah Heimer, Sara Van Vleck, Ralph Nesson, Patty Sullivan, Stacy Leeds and Helena Gadison.

For more event photos — nwadg.com/photos/society.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Adrienne and Ornette Gaines, M.D. attend the Recommitment Banquet on Monday evening. Dr. Gaines was presented the Ernestine White Gibson Individual Achievement award at the dinner.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Allyn Lord, Shiloh Museum director (from left), visits with collectors Mary Vaughan and Wanda Wooldridge at the Cabin Fever Reliever on Jan. 13 at the museum in Springdale.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Larry Manry, United Way board chairman, Myrtia Ruskauff, Volunteer of the Year, and Christina Hinds, United Way vice president resource development, stand for a photo at the nonprofit organization’s awards luncheon Wednesday at the Jones Center in...

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Kimberly McGee (from left), Janae Pitts-Murdock and John L Colbert enjoy the Recomitment Banquet.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Jeremy Hodges and April Rusch welcome guests to the Cabin Fever Reliever.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Joanie Swarthout displays her collection of Mexican feather craft at the Cabin Fever Reliever.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Patty Sullivan (from left), Monika Fischer-Massie and Delia Anderson Farmer help support the United Way.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Henry Smith (from left), Angela Mosley-Monts, Dawn James, Javannah Hinton and Todd Jenkins gather at the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recommitment Banquet on Jan. 15 evening at the Fayetteville Town Center.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Larry Manry and Helena Gadison, United Way resourse development committee member attend the groups’s luncheon.