The Fulton County Conservation District and the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission will conduct a Fishing Derby for youth, age 12 and under, at the Salem City Park Lake. The derby is one of the many activities for the 2nd Annual Ozarks Sports & Outdoor Expo on March 30th at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the derby will be held from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.The first 200 kids to register will receive a gift bag and the Derby sponsors, Leon’s Automotive and “We Have Whatever” will provide $400 in prize money. For more information on the Fishing Derby, contact the Fulton County Conservation District at 870-895-3201.
In addition to the Fishing Derby, the Expo will have a Kid’s, a Trap Shoot for school shooting sports teams, a 3-D Archery Tournament, Dutch Oven Cooking and Cleaning and Cooking Trout demonstrations, seminars on Bob White Quail Management, Turkey Management for Landowners, Beekeeping, and Youth Turkey Calling, and the Salem Civic Center will be filled with vendors. The event will have several outside vendors and a food court with a variety of foods.
Come and spend the day in Salem Arkansas at the Ozarks Sports and Outdoor Expo. The Fulton County Fair Association and the Salem Chamber of Commerce offer free admission to the Expo including the Kid’s Zone.
Check out the Fulton County Fair website at www.fultoncountyfair.org or call 870-895-5565 for more information. The Expo Presenting sponsors Tri-County Farm and Ranch Supply and W. R. D. Entertainment invite everyone to come and spend the day in Salem Arkansas at the Ozarks Sports and Outdoor Expo at the Fulton County Fair Office at 870-895-5565. Other sponsors are Areawide Media, Radio Station KSAR and My Hometown Radio Stations, Dillard & Dillard Motor Company, Mark Martin Chevrolet at Ash Flat, FNBC Community Bankers, North Arkansas Electric, K-Kountry 95 and E Communications, Razorback Archery, and Freedom Ford.
Cathy Drew is a lifelong resident of the region that she loves to promote. She was born in downtown Batesville in the late ’60s, located in one of the eight counties she now enjoys encouraging people to visit.
Drew became associated with the Ozark Gateway Region in 1990 while working at the ad agency (The Media Market Inc.). The agency handled marketing for the regional association, where she and her co-workers produced an annual tabloid publication. She began working as the Ozark Gateway Region director in June 2000.
After Drew became director, she took the region to the next level by helping the tourism organization create a new website and moved it from the old newspaper paper tabloid publication to a color magazine format. She helped open a visitor center for the Ozark Gateway, allowing visitors to pick up information from the entire state 24/7. Over the years, Drew has helped the organization meet new marketing goals, such as in- and out-of-state marketing, assuring that all 100,000 copies of their magazines are distributed each year.
In 2016, she assisted in creating the first Ozark Gateway Region Golf Classic. The tournament continues to grow each year, allowing the organization to expand its co-op program and helping each county have dedicated promotion. Drew stays busy at Ozark Gateway as the ad sales manager, magazine editor, day-to-day office operations, trade show representative, and magazine distribution representative, all while ensuring that the region is represented all over Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Drew was featured in several local and statewide publications over the years, as well as the 1997 cover of the Ozark Gateway Region tabloid, along with her then 4-year-old son, Jon. She has received several awards, such as the Batesville Rotarian of the Year in 2010 and a three-time Paul Harris Fellow.
She also has served as an Independence County election commissioner for several years. She now serves as their co-election coordinator, helping with behind-the-scenes management of voting equipment, day-to-day election deadlines, and poll worker training.
Drew is Batesville Rotary Club Past President, and is the Rotary Clubs’ current membership chair.
In March of 2018, Drew was honored with induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame for her many years of dedicated service to the tourism industry.