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                                  Exhibit 32.1
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of Foothills  Resources,  Inc.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ended  September 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned,  in the  capacities  and  on  the  dates  indicated  below,  hereby
certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

1.       The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.       The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
         material  respects,  the financial condition and results of operations
         of the Company.



Date: November 2, 2004                         /s/ J. Earl Terris
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                                               J. Earl Terris
                                               President, C.E.O. and Director
                                               (Principal Executive Officer)