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Robert (Bob) Molenda is a United States Marine, because once you are a Marine you are always a marine. Bob grew up in Illinois and joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in late 1962 where he trained in San Diego and became one of America's finest, an Infantry Marine in the 3rd Marine Division.

Little Rock - Daron Frederick has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. He joined the cooperatives in 2013. Frederick replaces current CIO Robert McClanahan who has had a 42-year tenure with Arkansas’ electric cooperatives.

LITTLE ROCK — Jennifer Loiacano was recently named as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. “Jennifer’s knowledge of key issues facing Arkansas’ electric cooperatives is extensive,” said Bill Gossage, vice president of governmental affairs for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.

I went to work at the pool hall one afternoon, straight from school. Ol’ Jim and Ol’ Bill were there, and they could tell I was despondent. I was 13 years old and had just got my first pair of glasses. I wanted a girlfriend awfully bad at that time and those glasses made me uglier than I had ever been. One of the older girls called me ‘four eyes. Now ‘the pool hall kid’ wasn’t my only nickname. Now I was gonna be called the “four-eyed pool hall kid”. I told my old friends there on the front bench that I was thinking on quitting school and just staying there in the pool hall forever. Ol’ Bill asked what brought that on and I told him. I was born too ugly to ever get a girlfriend and now I was uglier because of those glasses.

The NARMC Auxiliary held their annual Christmas party “Jingle and Mingle” on Tuesday, December 20. A Holiday meal provided by NARMC Food and Nutrition Services Dept. was served and each volunteer received a jingle bell bracelet along with miniature Santa pants goody bags filled with candy.