Rector native Paul Frets is shown at work recently in his Radford, Va., studio, where he completed a painting of the late Moses Knight to be auctioned Aug. 31 in a fundraiser for the Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation. All of Northeast Arkansas will for the first time have a chance to see Frets' amazing work when the Foundation sponsors an exhibit of his paintings Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28, 29 and 30, at a Main Street building in Rector converted to a gallery by Foundation president Sherland Hamilton. Frets is Professor Emeritus of Art at Radford University, where he taught for many years. His works have been exhibited throughout the U.S. and have been acquired by museums and galleries, as well as by public, corporate and private collections. The Rector exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each of the three days. [Click to enlarge]

The auction of a painting of the late Moses Knight, by noted artist Paul Frets, a native of Rector, will highlight the annual Rector High School Alumni Reunion, sponsored this year by the RHS Helping Hand Foundation from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, in the main hall at the Rector Community Center.

The auction is planned for 4 p.m. Proceeds of the auction will go to the Helping Hands Foundation for their work in assisting disadvantaged Rector students.

All former students, teachers and faculty members are invited to attend the reunion for an afternoon of reminiscing. Refreshments will be available.

Those who want more information may contact Sherland Hamilton at (870) 595-3501, Martha Jane Randall at (870) 595-9091 or Shirley Wayland at (870) 595-2442.