Dubbed the "First Tomboy" when her husband was governor, she tracked bears, hunted rattlesnakes, fired a grenade launcher and jumped out of an airplane. We also love canoeing and kayaking. Her focus is on helping her husband get elected—and enjoying herself while she's at it. For a time, she worked in a management capacity with Hanke Brothers Construction Company in Hot Springs until her husband began his 2008 presidential bid. Within two years of her marriage, she was diagnosed with spinal cancer.
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Faced with the possibility of paralysis and the inability to have children, she underwent surgery and six weeks of radiation therapy. To promote a conservation sales tax, she jet-skied down the length of the Arkansas River— a stunt that helped earn her a spot in the state's Outdoor Hall of Fame. You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. The staff is extremely helpful and accommodating. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. There, Janet Huckabee, 52, has long been known as a straight-talking, independent-minded good ole gal with a daredevil streak and a passion for the outdoors. They married on May 25, 1974. She is the daughter of Angus Bouie McCain[citation needed] and the former Pat (Potter) Stephens, who served four two-year terms from 1965 to 1972 as the county clerk for Hempstead County, Arkansas. My son loves to do archery there. The rooms can be set up for nearly any type of presentation. May 5, 2015.
We took our 6 year old granddaughter. There, Janet Huckabee, 52, has long been known as a straight-talking, independent-minded good ole gal with a daredevil streak and a passion for the outdoors. Now that her husband, former Arkansas Gov. Very. We LOVE JHRVNC! "She is a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of person.". With one day to go before the Iowa caucus, Mike Huckabee continues campaigning across Iowa as Mitt Romney catches up in the polls. Janet's low point: her run for secretary of State in 2002, in which she was "perceived as thin-skinned, even mean-spirited," says Janine Parry, a political-science professor at the University of Arkansas. In Iowa last week, Mike Huckabee's wife, Janet, seemed docile and shy, a model of marital devotion.
The staff is extremely helpful and accommodating. She stood in the shadows behind her husband as he delivered speeches. The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center sits on 170 acres of land in Fort Smith that were previously part of Fort Chaffee. [2] She graduated from Hope High School in 1973 and a year later married her high school sweetheart, Mike Huckabee. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. (Photo by … MASON CITY, IA - JANUARY 02: Janet Huckabee watches her husband, Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, speak during a "Meet Mike Huckabee" event at Chicago Dawg restaurant January 2, 2008 in Mason City, Iowa.
[1], Huckabee was born in Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana, the fourth of five siblings. She was defeated by the Democratic Party nominee, state land commissioner, Charlie Daniels. We did sit out on the balcony in the rocking chairs for a little while before it got too hot to enjoy the lake view. It is a must see stop if you are passing near Fort Smith. When Mike was a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, he began pastoring at the first of several churches. informative, very clean, and if it weren't so hot outside we would have enjoyed walking around the beautiful lake.
Prior to becoming first lady of Arkansas, she was involved with the Texarkana, Arkansas, Parent Teacher Association, of which she was the president for two terms. Playground for the little ones as well as fishing. She loves that place. She says she offers her husband advice, but that "making policy is really not my thing."
It is a great place for meetings. The park has a stocked lake that can be fished and extensive trails that reflect the native flora and fauna. Rick Gershon/Getty Images News/Getty Images. Excellent for identifying snakes. As Arkansas's First Lady, Huckabee was energetic and hands-on, climbing atop Habitat for Humanity construction projects and handing out her personal number to Hurricane Katrina evacuees who landed in the state. It is a great place for meetings. extensive trails that reflect the native flora and fauna.