King's Day KickOff

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</div> <div> Melodye Purdy, owner, Purdy Art Company; </div> <div> Tanya Smith, President, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge; </div> <div> <B>The Dukes: </B> </div> <div> David Graupner, former Texas Radio Broadcaster;</div> <div> Allen Huffman, Staff Officer, Arvest Bank; </div> <div> Rod Minner, owner, Rowdy Beaver Restaurant/Tavern; </div> <div> Joe Raley, Chief Lending Officer, Cornerstone Bank;  </div> <div> Lamont Richie, Director, Eureka Springs Transit System;</div> <bR> <div> <B>2010 Monarchy</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4401a6d0.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="365" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="44136a00.jpg" border=0 width="566" height="416" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>(Above) Queen Debbie and King Rick with 2009 Queen Elise and King Zeek are honored by members of the Royal Court.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="44280b10.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="433" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Left to Right -- Mary Popovac, Queen Elise, Pegg Kjelgaard, Melodye Purdy, Autumn Hudgins, Dan Ellis, Tanya Smith, Lamont Richie (his back) partial of Allen Huffman, Rod Minner, King Zeek, (Joe Raley and Dave Graupner not shown)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="44680ac0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="428" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Above -- Mary Popovac, Queen Debbie, Duchess Peggy Kjelgaard, Queen Elise, Dan Ellis</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4471e7e0.jpg" border=0 width="542" height="382" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="44ab37e0.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="382" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Above -- Queen Debbie Hartsell <I>(Queen Eureka V)</I> with the duchesses of the 2010 Royal Court</div> <div> Left to Right -- Melodye Purdy, Peggy Kjelgaard, Debbie, Mary Popovac, Tanya Smith and Autumn Hudgins</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="44db0700.jpg" border=0 width="432" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="44fb2700.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Above -- King Rick (King Krazo V) welcomed by King Zeek (King Krazo IV) to rear is Captain Dan Ellis, partial Duke Allen Huffman, partial Duke Dave Graupner, Duke Joe Raley, and Duke Allen Huffman.</div> <div> Below -- Duke Dave Graupner with Queen Debbie. ( Duke Rod Minner not shown)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="451e0360.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="566" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Below --- Zeek Taylor - King Krazo IV with Society Editor Cyd King</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="45580a90.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="425" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Doin' the 2nd Line to Jazz Music</B></div> <div> <I><B>Makin' it 'round the Parkin' Lot</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="45680a90.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="425" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="45780a90.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="425" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="458808b0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="395" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="45307720.jpg" border=0 width="519" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Below photos were captured by Chip Ford for the Citizen News</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46403e80.jpg" border=0 width="771" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46526710.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Honoring the Kings and Queens of 2009 and 2010</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46619a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Queen Elise Roenigk and King Zeek Taylor -- 2009</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46726710.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Enter King Rick Bost -- King Krazo V</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46826710.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Enter Queen Debbie Hartsell --- Queen Eureka V</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46a19a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B><IMG SRC="46919a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Queen Eureka V - Debbie Harsell ---- and King Krazo V - Rick Bost</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> Dukes and Duchesses of the 2010 Royal Court</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46b19a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="46c19a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> Lamont Richie and Peggy Kjelgaard</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46d19a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="46e19a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Joe Railey and Melodye Purdy</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="46f19a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="47019a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Allen Huffman and Mary Popovac</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="47119a40.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="47216a40.jpg" border=0 width="278" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>David Graupner and Tanya Smith</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="475ec4a0.jpg" border=0 width="492" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B><IMG SRC="477dc490.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Autumn Hudgins and Rod Minner</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>All photos above for 2010 Kings Day Kick-Off were taken by </B></div> <div> <B>the following contributors to Album websites:</B></div> <div> <B>Cyd King</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> --Profiles Editor -- Arkansas OnLine -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Sydney Forrester</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> -- Purdy Art Company</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>David Graupner</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> -- Former Texan</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Dick Titus</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> -- Loew's Supernumerary</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Arial" ><B>Chip Ford</B></FONT><B> -- </B><B>Citizen Newspaper</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Below Photo shows 2009 Monarchy</B></div> <div> <I><B>King Zeek Taylor and Queen Elise Roenigk</B></I></div> <div> surrounded by some members of the 2009 Royal Court</div> <div> <IMG SRC="33cfb3c0.jpg" border=0 width="763" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Curtesy - Ellyn Proctor at isurfeurekasprings.com </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Everyone Has a Grand Time!</div> <div> Photos are credited to Chip Ford, Sam Evans, Al Hooks and Ellyn Proctor</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3448cd80.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="11" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34140d70.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> On becoming Anointed</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34836e00.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="3562be00.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="11" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Crowning and Clowning</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="358c01f0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="287" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dukes Rob Knapp, Rick Bost and Dick Trammel </div> <div> Not shown -- Richard Grinnell and Mike Kletcha</div> <div> Duchesses Sabina Miller, Tammy Bullock, Glenda Satterfield, </div> <div> and Valerie Damon -- Not shown -- Sharon Minner</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34c26d60.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34df1d60.jpg" border=0 width="241" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Duchesses Sharon Minner and Valerie Damon with Captain Dan</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34740d60.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="7" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34b66d70.jpg" border=0 width="358" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Queen Elise getting ready to 2nd Line</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34ed0400.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34fd0400.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="350d0400.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="35140e60.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="35304e70.jpg" border=0 width="260" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Grand Marshal Richard Davies is Executive Director of Arkansas Parks and Tourism.   He will lead out the Mardi Gras Parade on Sat, Feb 21.</div> <div> Arvest Bank's Debbie Hartsell, Grand Duchess 2009,</div> <div> will escort the Grand Marshal in the Royal Grand March</div> <div> at the Coronation Ball on Fri, Feb 20.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="35c6a140.jpg" border=0 width="362" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="35d61150.jpg" border=0 width="353" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 2008 Kick-Off below</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2b28dde0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2e85ade0.jpg" border=0 width="346" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="king_zeek.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="King Zeek"><I><B>Next Page</B></I></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>