July 2002

Thank you to East Texas and the Wood County community for two very successful job fairs. We will begin hiring in mid-October and will look to hire even more employees towards the end of this year.

Our construction on the Wood County Bottling Facility is moving along as scheduled. The steel frame erection is in progress, the road is close to completion and the concentration now will be on installing the insulated metal panels which will lead us to begin pouring the slab. Construction of the spring water collection facilities continues and we are installing monitoring points for the long-term monitoring program that will be used while collecting spring water.

All of us at Ozarka extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of John Rainey. John was a valued friend of ours at the Wood County Democrat and we will miss working with him.

Our “Every Drop Counts” Scholarship Fund deadline was May 31, 2002 and we will begin to make our final award decisions this month. Wood County students were eligible for two $2500 scholarships (Hawkins and Harmony ISD) and the two statewide $10,000 scholarships.

Thank you for your interest! As we have been in the past, we remain absolutely dedicated to maintaining open and earnest communications with the community and are always available for your questions and concerns. If you have further questions, please call our Ozarka hotline at: 888-409-4424.