Anything for a cure...

The second annual Ozark County Relay for Life was Friday night, and the folks from Pontiac represented nicely. Recognize that guy, er gal, in the picture at left? Yep, that's Pontiac's favorite hula girl, Skip Dechau. "Skippy Lou" took the stage Friday night for the Lake Bums in the Queen of the Relay contest. Skip's wife, Angie, helped him prepare for the contest... she even polished his toe nails. Below: Team members Sue Klayman, Karen Eubank, Jessica and Gabe Blackburn watched.

The Pontiac Lake Bums sold raffle tickets for a custom-built 5-by-10-foot utility trailer, the materials and labor for which were donated by the employees of E-Z Loader in Mountain Home, Ark. Norman Eubank is a Lake Bums team member, he works at E-Z Loader, and he was responsible for the trailer idea. The team raised about $3,000 for the American Cancer Society with the raffle, bringing their total to nearly $5,000!! Woo-hoo! LeAnn Kinscherff won the raffle -- she's a dock customer. Congrats LeAnn! The total for the Ozark County Relay was about $114,000 -- the goal was $90,000 -- and that is incredible!

Norman was also recognized for completing the most laps—168 to be exact, or 42 miles. This is the second year he received that honor. Thanks to Norman and other dedicated walkers on the team, the Pontiac Lake Bums also won for the most team laps for the second year in a row. Way to go team!

Saturday was a beautiful day in Pontiac, and the lake was hopping. Sunday, however, wasn’t so pretty—well, I guess that depends on who you ask. It wasn’t a very nice day for sunbathing, but it was perfect for a Sunday afternoon nap or getting a line wet. We had our A/C off and opened the windows, which was very pleasant. It started out overcast, and when the rain started to fall a little after noon it seemed like it would never end (it finally did around 5 p.m.) When we checked it that evening our rain gauge showed that we got only one inch of rain, which we are certain is inaccurate. Maybe there’s a pin hole in the bottom of it. Maybe it’s time for a new rain gauge.