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City council stages first summit on tourism

N icky B oyette “We’re all invested in this city,” alderman Dee Purkeypile told the 30 or so interested citizens who attended a joint workshop on tourism Friday, Sept. 12.

Purkeypile announced he had set up the agenda so the City Advertising and Promotion Commission (CAPC) could tell its side of the story followed by the Chamber of Commerce and then city hall. He said the goal was “bringing people together to get a plan for increasing revenue.” He added, “Revenue is not down, but there is a need for more.”

CAPC Purkeypile introduced Mike Maloney, executive director of CAPC, who presented five points the CAPC is focused on: 1. Protecting and maintaining local markets. He commented they have been successful for a couple of years with cable ads in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, DallasFt. Worth, Springfield, Little Rock. “We are a TV advertiser big time,” he told the group.

2. Appealing to potential visitors in a variety of media. Maloney said they continue to work at keeping the eurekasprings.org site current. He said national public relations ads have been successful, and there were 27,000 visitors to the Facebook site last month. He is geofencing Branson visitors this month and will target home football games in Fayetteville during autumn.

It’s a hit! – Dancing with the Eureka Stars gets a backstage thumbs up from participant LeRoy Gorrell after the performances Sept. 11 at the Aud. The crowd went wild as 10 locals, partnering with professionals from Melonlight Ballroom Dance, vied for the coveted disco ball trophy. As the first episode of the TV show, Dancing With the Stars, premiered on Sept. 16, it became clear their “stars” had nothing on ours! See our stars inside and on the Indie Facebook page.

Photo courtesy of Richard Quick Photography

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This Week’s INDEPENDENT Thinker Paul Smith was born Sept. 21, 1921, with cerebral palsy, a condition that limited his conversation, mobility and opportunities. Or so people thought.

Paul got his hands on a discarded manual typewriter when he was 11 years old. He used his left hand to still his right, and used only – ! @ # % ^ _ (&), top row symbols on the keyboard. With those 10 keys, he created art.

For the next 74 years he typed pictures of things he loved – trains, squirrels, lighthouses, popes.

Photo credit odditycentral.com It isn’t often an artist is more inspiring than his work, but when stimulated to be creative by feeling rather than mere talent, it’s – what’s the word – stirring.

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Constables on Patrol

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Independent Art

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Hospital 4

Independent Lens

Mindful walking

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Astrology 14

Now you see ‘em

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Sycamore 15

Back Our Kids Gala

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Indy Soul

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Editorial 9

Nature of Eureka

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Independent Mail

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Dropping A Line

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Independent Editorial

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Roof of the car. Worst. Cupholder. Ever.

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INDEPENDENTNews CAPC urges biz owners toward ‘due diligence’ Nicky Boyette A discussion on the state of the economy in Eureka Springs sprang from Finance Director Rick Bright’s report to the City Advertising and Promotion Commission (CAPC) at its Sept. 10 meeting.

Bright reported CAPC tax collections are up 0.6 percent for the year compared to 2013. Nevertheless, commissioner Terry McClung was a bit unsatisfied with how the budget looked at this time of the year.

Commissioner James DeVito asserted, “We put the bar pretty high in 2012, and we beat it a little last year.” He claimed Eureka Springs is doing well when considering the upward trend three straight years. He exhorted businesses to stay current with the trends because “things will change without you. We try to get them [visitors] here, but it is your responsibility to get them in your door.”

Chair Charles Ragsdell stated his goal would be “no more cyclical ups and downs.” He said even considering inflation, CAPC tax collections have increased slightly, and although Eureka Springs has struggled to maintain, other cities have regressed. Data from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism shows the visitor count is up in Carroll County, and sales tax revenue in Eureka Springs is also better than last year.

“Negative rumors have a way of becoming self-

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fulfilling prophecies,” Ragsdell said. He encouraged the public to attend a CAPC meeting and get questions answered at the source rather rely on the muckraking buzz on the street.

“We’re holding our own yet Washington County is down,” he observed, “and the negativity on the street does our city a disservice. We might get them here, but we must earn the right to get them to return.” He said he hopes to present a survey at the next workshop which will innovate the way the CAPC can collect information about who visits, what they do here, what else they want, and other data which will make advertising even more effective. “We should spread our wings,” Ragsdell said, and extend the reach for visitors into Tennessee and Louisiana.

Commissioner Robert Schmid explained, “People are spending their money differently, but they are spending money. Unfortunately, some places are suffering.” He called upon all business owners to do due diligence to adjust to changing times.

Director’s report Executive Director Mike Maloney reported statistics from the state show tourism in Carroll County is up 4.4 percent for the year while nearby Washington County is down 11.2 percent. He said he noticed the start of the school

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year brought down web traffic to eurekasprings.org a bit, but the CAPC now has a robust presence elsewhere on the Internet. He contended it is important they stay aggressive on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

He also pointed out three years ago, 25 percent of the web traffic was from mobile devices and the number now has doubled, so the site must remain mobile-friendly.

Other items • Commissioners voted to readjust the budget and allow Maloney to move $10,000 available in the TV line item to the print media line item. He said there is an opportunity to advertise in Feast, a St. Louis-based magazine with wide coverage in Missouri, and Eureka Springs would be a “Go To” destination featured in the October issue. DeVito said he also took out an ad and other business owners probably did also, so Eureka Springs will be featured prominently.

Maloney also wants to expand his advertising for the upcoming Folk Festival.

• Maloney also said the commission would hear a presentation from a third booking software company at its next workshop in an effort to add more efficient features to the eurekasprings.org website.

• Bright acknowledged ESPD for their assistance in handling the parking dilemma presented by Robert Cray’s CAPC continued on page 21

INDEPENDENTNews One heron’s bad day brings safe landing for others Becky Gillette In mid-July ornithologist Joe Neal, author of In the Province of Birds, A Memoir from Western Arkansas, was visiting the Craig State Fish Hatchery in Centerton to watch shorebird migration.

Right before the hatchery, the road passes under a transmission line owned by American Electric Power (AEP)/

Southwest Electric Power Company (SWEPCO). Big falcons perch on the 150-ft. tall poles at times. A flock of purple martins was perched on the wires. The hatchery gets a lot of visits from herons, egrets and many others birds – part of the reason it is designated as an Important Bird Area by Audubon Arkansas.

“Unfortunately, I saw the dead form of a great blue heron on the otherwise largely invisible top wire,” Neal said. “I assume this novice great blue tried to fly above the visible three wires and never saw the killer. Subsequently, I saw another flying heron that just barely dodged this wire. There is an inescapable moral dimension to such a bold creature caught helplessly in the nameless jaws of modernity.”

Neal contacted Dr. David B. Hall of AEP’s Air & Water Quality Services. Neal said Hall immediately understood the situation and knew the line needed to be marked.

“Things fell in place quickly,” Neal said.

On Sept. 9, two AEP transmission crews installed bird diverters on the portion of line where the blue heron was found dead.

“The diverters were installed on the top wire, called the static wire, which provides lightning protection for the transmission line,” SWEPCO spokesman Peter Main aid.

“The yellow coil-shaped markers increase the visibility of the static wire, which is smaller in diameter than the three conductor wires below that carry electricity.”

Neal gave credit to the crews high in the sky, in their buckets, where herons fly.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, herons included,” Neal said. “This is my hallelujah for novice great blues now less likely to become entangled when they lift off from the hatchery. There are less likely victims in our ever growing hunger for electricity and modernity.”

Some people might question the cost of installing diverters.

“You view remedial actions for wildlife as a costly waste?” Neal asks. “Okay then, Bud. When you get up there SWEPCO continued on page 15

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INDEPENDENTNews Progress toward new hospital stalled N icky B oyette At least a dozen interested citizens, some from the Hospital Guild, showed up for the September meeting of the Hospital Commission Monday afternoon.

No representatives of Eureka Springs Hospital attended, however, so Michael Merry, commission chair, told what he knew about progress toward building a new hospital.

“Things are really confused right now,” Merry commented. He said the landscape is being redefined for rural hospitals across the nation because of changes in healthcare. The trend, according to Merry, is toward rural hospitals becoming essentially triage centers that slap on Band-Aids before transferring patients to hospitals in larger cities where more specialized or advanced care is available.

Merry said the city should still pursue keeping its own critical care hospital if possible, but it must never forget the larger context as they move

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Healthcare changes could cause confusion for rural hospitals.

forward. He added that in addition to the possibility of a new facility built on the western edge of town (if the city can spend a million or so to extend its sewer to the site), Holiday Island is now a possibility.

He said a move to Holiday Island would mean Eureka Springs would lose

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its largest employer. However, if the city cannot afford to extend the sewer line, then it would be better to have a hospital in Holiday Island than not have one at all.

In the meantime, Merry said, Allegiance, the company which leases operation of the hospital and promised many years ago it would build a new facility, can carry on for the next seven years of its lease if the current aging building allows.

One citizen pointed out it seemed to her Allegiance gets more out of the agreement than the citizens of Eureka Springs, but commissioner Mary Jean Sell responded there have been other management arrangements in the past and Allegiance at least has stayed and made a profit, where others did not.

Merry explained the commission gets $330,000 annually from hospital leases. They must spend their funds only for the citizens of Eureka Springs. He said they could not even buy hospital beds for ESH because it would be a benefit to the for-profit management company. Their funds also cannot be commingled with other city monies.

Merry suggested the city could create a critical care clinic which would be much cheaper than a building a new hospital. He said the city has a choice.

It would be wonderful to build a new facility, expand the services, and create a comprehensive healthcare facility with additional specialized services, but would enough patients go there to keep it financially stable?

Or it could downsize because things might change.

Not everyone in the room was convinced the site on a rocky plateau at the western edge of Eureka Springs would draw new patients from Holiday Island, though some thought it might because it would be new. Others said it would be easier to drive to Holiday Island.

As talk ambled toward how long the situation with Allegiance has been going on and could continue, Tom Dees, the developer who offered land in Holiday Island for the new facility, told the group, “I‘m not going to sit here forever and play footsies with these people.” He said Eureka Springs would either need to raise taxes or get a bond to pay for the sewer, and he was pessimistic about either of those strategies working. He said at some point he would reconsider his offer.

Dees also said he has called Chris Bariola, CEO of ESH, several times and has not received a return call yet. “I’d hate to see it deteriorate while we kick the can down the road,” he remarked.

“If you don’t have the money for the sewer, then why are we having this conversation?”

Some in the audience said they thought Allegiance was just stringing everyone along. Jerry Ahlman said he has watched the situation for a long time, and he has seen Rock Bordelon, CEO of Allegiance, extricate himself from all commitments he made.

Comments began to recirculate, so Merry thanked everyone for attending and invited them to return, and he said he hoped to have more answers by the next meeting.

Next meeting will be Monday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m., at ECHO Clinic.

Permaculture Study group Sept. 20 The Permaculture study group will meet on Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. at the home of Jane and Richard Pille, 70 CR 278. The discussion will be harvest and preserving and good recipes are welcomed. If you have questions please call Jane at (479) 253-4062 or Jerry Landrum at (479) 244-0377.

INDEPENDENTNews Mindful walking Becky Gillette Some people find it helpful as part of a daily prayer or meditation to visualize themselves walking carefully and mindfully. There is also a meditation called “mindful walking.”

“Mindful walking can add quietness, stability and focus in one’s life that can improve physical and mental health,” said Sandra Pope, Ph.D., a local meditation teacher.

“Walking mindfully means allowing our attention to be fully present with the walking, fully aware of the placement of each foot on the earth, the rhythm of our walking, the sounds, sights and smells around us. But often, we are distracted by the incessant stream of thoughts that take us away from the present and leads us into the mental noise in our mind.”

Pope said walking meditation is the key way to learn mindful walking: It combines some of the basic principles of meditation, such as conscious breathing, concentrating and relaxing, with simple walking. Health benefits from walking meditation include reduced blood pressure and heart rate, improved mood, reduced stress, as well as improved balance. Walking slowly, mindfully, with full attention can be an excellent addition to one’s daily routine, strengthening the body and relaxing the mind.

Pope gives the following suggestions for a walking meditation: Find a spot. Choose a place, indoors or outdoors, where you can walk comfortably.

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Walk with awareness Becky Gillette Most of us put one foot in front of the other hundreds of times a day without even thinking about it much. It is automatic. But what happens all too often, particularly as people age, is a fall that can leave you in great pain and in need of costly medical services.

“Be very careful that you don’t fall,” Bonnie Hughes, who is currently recovering from a fall in August that left her with a fractured pelvis and a great deal of pain, said. Hughes is doing much better now after spending three weeks in the hospital and rehab, and is spreading the word of how painful and debilitating a fall can be.

Hughes advises people to be mindful. Start the day with a meditation or intention to walk being very aware of what is around you. Take your time.

“When you are walking along, make that your main goal,” said Hughes.

“Don’t be in a big hurry and have a plan.

If you need extra support and you are an older person, use it. Don’t be ashamed of using it. I sure learned to pay attention.

The bottom line in my story is to use whatever tools you need. Be patient.”

One common way people are injured is when they are walking pets. Hughes said several people who sympathized with her about her fall had suffered serious injuries in the past while walking dogs.

“Most people I know of who have injuries like this have been pulled by their pets,” she said. “Dogs can see another animal and take off unexpectedly. I know one friend who used to fall every few weeks. Another friend got a broken

wrist and another time a broken shoulder from walking her dog, and she was only forty-five.”

Even younger people can have trouble walking pets. One 20-something Eurekan was out of work for six weeks this summer after tripping while taking the dogs out for a walk in a steep, rocky backyard. The woman was wearing house slippers that made it more difficult to keep her footing when the dog leash got wrapped around her leg.

Good footwear is important, even when just out in the yard. It is important not just when you are walking the dog, but walking around your yard or town, and doing housework or garden work.

Sturdy boots will give you more support and prevent injuries. Walking sticks can be helpful, particularly in the winter, as well as traction devices that can be attached to the bottom of boots for walking in snow and ice.

It takes constant vigilance when

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INDEPENDENTNews Now you see ‘em, then you don’t; but then you will Sean Paul and Julianne of Intrigue Theater will disappear on Nov. 1, along with the show. They’ve been selected to join the Grand Masters of Illusionarium on Norwegian Cruise Lines and will be whisked away for six months.

But how did they go from landlocked to seafaring?

Bill Smith, who builds effects and props for the world’s most famous illusionists, came to see Intrigue Theater back in June. After the show he sat down with Sean-Paul and Juliane and explained that he was part of the creative team behind the Illusionarium show and would like to suggest to Jeff Hobson (who has produced this show in the multi-million dollar theater aboard one of the world’s largest cruise ships) that Sean-Paul and Juliane do the mentalism

segment in the show.

And voila! Illusionarium now features four top-of-the-line acts – three from Las Vegas and one from Eureka Springs!

“We’re excited about joining the grand masters of Illusionarium,”

Dances of universal peace Dances of Universal Peace will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 17 Elk St., at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19. The dances are simple and joyful moving meditations that involve the singing of sacred phases

with accompanying movements from the world’s many spiritual traditions.

Participation is free of charge. Contact Rebecca Babbs, (479) 253-8303 or email babbsrebecca@gmail.com for more information.

Metafizzies meet Sept. 22

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society meeting will feature a video on the life of the great 20th-century Indian sage Ramana Maharshi. All are welcome Monday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in the reading room of the Christian Science Church, 68 Mountain St.

Sean-Paul said, “and looking forward to collaborating with masters of our industry and developing new material to add to the show in Eureka Springs.”

While the offer to miss winter weather completely and perform on a

luxury cruise is appealing, Sean Paul and Juliane were somewhat reluctant to leave Eureka Springs for six months, as 2014 has been their busiest and most successful season here so far; so they shaped the contract exactly from the end of their busy season right up to when things start to get busy again. Which means the show will be back on May 2, 2015 and will run through the beginning of November.

The 2014 season will conclude on Halloween weekend, including the 3rd annual Séance Show in the Crystal Ballroom of the Crescent Hotel on Oct. 31. So make plans soon to come see the show before it “disappears” for 2014.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (855) 446–8744 or online at www. intriguetheater.com.

Code yellow alert for O Negative blood type The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) has issued a code yellow alert for O Negative type blood. There is currently less than a two-day supply of this type on hospital shelves and donations are needed immediately. Donors to CBCO provide all of the blood for patients at thirty-eight are hospitals. You can help by giving this week at the Eureka Springs High School on 2 Lake Lucerne Road on Thursday, Sept 25 from 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Each donation will be awarded

LifePoints as a part of CBCO’s donor rewards program. Lifepoints may be redeemed online for a variety of gift cards or points may be assigned to other meaningful causes or charities. To be eligible to give blood, you must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and present a valid photo ID. For more information about sharing your good health with others or for the donor reward program go to www.cbco.org or call tollfree (1-800) 280 5337.

Sunday at EUUF On Sept. 21 James Rector will discuss the Anti-Bias Law recently passed by the City of Fayetteville, which allows investigation and prosecution of employers and business owners for unjustly evicting or firing someone because of sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, marital or veteran status.

Rector served the past three years as

President of the NWA Center for Equality and has recently accepted a position with Human Rights Campaign Arkansas.

All are welcome at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk Street. Join us Sundays for the program at 11 a.m. followed by refreshments. Childcare is provided.

Extra parking at Ermilio’s Restaurant, 26 White Street.

Eureka meditates

Everyone interested in the benefit of meditation is invited to join an informal gathering on Sept. 23 and every Tuesday from 5 - 6 p.m. at the UU Church building, 17 Elk, for silent meditation and video teachings from spiritual traditions and teachers. For more info, please contact sandypope3@gmail.com or call 501/9409244.

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Celebrating Arkansas writers – The Village Writing School on Hwy. 23S used their open house to showcase Arkansas authors and books on Sept. 9. Holding scissors is VWS Director, Alison TaylorBrown, as Mike Bishop (far right), Chamber of Commerce members, writers and readers look on.

More than 100 people turned out to browse the book fair. Photos submitted

INDEPENDENTNews Back Our Kids Gala coming in October But kids can use your help right now In the fall of 2013, the Flint Street Fellowship Food Pantry, which has been part of the countywide school “food backpack” program since 2007, learned how serious the need for food assistance was when school is not in session.

In response, “Back Our Kids” was created. This community service program, part of the Flint Street Food Pantry Initiative, was designed specifically to fill backpacks with food to help feed Eureka’s hungry children on weekends.

Within the first few weeks of the 2013-14 school year, “Back Our Kids” was distributing 35 food bags weekly for children to take home for the weekend. That number was 45 by the end of the school year. The growth rate was alarming and represented approximately 10% of all students attending elementary and middle school locally. As school starts again, there is a very real possibility the numbers will continue to grow.

Undernourished children are the result of a variety of circumstances, but the end result is the same. Students who are not eating enough or eating properly have difficulty learning.

As part of our public education system, schools provide everything possible with breakfast and lunch programs, but children require nourishment seven days a week.

“Back Our Kids” fills bags with healthy, easy to prepare foods such as oatmeal, granola, peanut butter, soup, dried fruit, bread and cheese – and fresh fruits. The bags are filled on Friday mornings, and the school distributes them as children leave for the weekend.

This program is funded strictly by donations and every dime is spent on food for the kids. There are no other overhead costs. All the labor required for packing and distribution is done by hard working Food Pantry volunteers; and the Food Pantry has the ability to purchase foods at a lower cost.

Please help the Pantry continue to provide for Eureka’s kids and to assure that no child in this community goes to bed hungry. All donations should be made out to the Flint Street Fellowship and designated for “Back Our Kids.” They can be dropped off or mailed to the Flint Street Fellowship, P.O. Box 323, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632.

And please plan on attending the Back Our Kids Gala

at Castle Rogue’s Manor on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.

There will be live music, an auction and absolutely fabulous appetizers. Check the paper and local businesses for posters with all the details. Tickets are on sale now at the Cathouse and Chelsea’s and from a variety of volunteer workers and community service organizations.

Patriots – A Patriot’s Day Observance program was held on Sept. 11 at Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36. From left, speaker Lt. Col. Buster McCall, Univ. of Arkansas Air Force ROTC; Adjutant Robin Lahm and Post 36 Cmdr. Ken Pownall.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

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The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary Luncheon is Tuesday, Sept. 23, at noon in the Ballroom of the Holiday Island Clubhouse. Doors open at 11:30

a.m. for social time. Reservations must be made by Friday, Sept. 19, with Peggy Arnhart (479) 363-6235. Cost is $8.

Annual membership is $12.

Check out Math and Science Night at ESH! Eureka Springs High School is hosting a fun-filled Math and Science Night at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25.

Science and math teachers, along with their students, will show interested parents and community members what they’re learning.

Some of the fun events are Micro Fodder, Hour of Code, CBR – match graph, Math Art and much more. This will be a fun filled hour with refreshments and pizza, so come see what’s happening in Math and Science at Eureka Springs High School!

Ladies of Faith meet Sept. 30 The next Ladies of Faith meeting will be Tuesday, Sept.

30. 10 a.m. at the Gazebo Restaurant in the Eureka Inn. Featured speaker is Debbie Hayhurst, wife of the late Gary Hayhurst, with whom she started Faith Christian Family Church in 1979. Beth Severe will minister in song. For more information contact Margo Pryor at (870) 480-3161.

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Council comments absurd

Editor, I have been accused lately of making situations larger than they really are; this, in response to my feelings about unfounded comments about me by people who have never met me. I am told this is the price one pays for speaking out.

Is gossip good?

Your Sept. 10 paper had an article about the anti-discrimination ordinance being voted down by councilpersons

Zeller, McClung and Purkeypile.

Their comments are absurd. The voting act of 1965, e.g., has been ignored, gotten around and cut by the Supremes.

But since it was in effect for some years, does that mean there is no more racism or any attack on voting rights?

Yes, Ms. Zeller, it is an insult to lesbian and gay men that this ordinance is needed. I doubt that Mr. McClung knows much about the discrimination towards lesbian and gay people even with all safeguards in place.

This attitude is indicative of the difference between Eureka and

Fayetteville’s treating of same-gender marriages. Eureka called the cops and one clerk would not do her job because of her “religious beliefs.” Fayetteville’s courthouse was welcoming, fun and respectful to the women and men who wanted their rights to love whomever they wished.

I find the insult of the [aldermen] who voted the act down similar to white people’s denial that there is no longer any racism.

When do we get a council that really represents all of our communities?

T.A. Laughlin

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INDEPENDENTEditorial What happens when the voice of reason gets laryngitis

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olitics seems to have the uncanny ability to muzzle the voice of reason.

Or at the least make the issue so confusing that reason is reduced to a whisper unable to be heard in the high-decibel roar generated by those used to getting – or hoping to get – what they want.

In general most people in office, or running for one, argue that what they want is what’s best for the people, and, too often, what they think is best for the people … of the country … the state … the city. And later the public finds out what the people they put in power thought was best for the people was money in their own pockets or the means to retain power.

The pro/con noisemakers responding to the issues tend to be small, vocal groups by ratio. But we forget, amid all the clamor, that the majority doesn’t have a clue what the facts are nor do they care (up front) how it all works out because they’re too busy making a living, getting the kids to various activities, comparing soaring grocery prices and mowing the yard.

Reviewing a city ordinance or a senate bill summary online just isn’t on their “to do” list.

So life goes on until a decision is made, the deed is done, the bill is before the senate or the ordinance is passed – and the silent majority ends up feeling either threatened or adversely impacted.

Then everyone seems to react, properly informed or not, to the loud voices planting emotional buzz words calculated to stir up our basest feelings, making us so fearful, angry or threatened that we’ll be supercharged to cast a knee-jerk vote or organize a protest without knowing the real facts.

It seems to us this is not government “by the people” but government put over on the people.

Knowledge is power and real “power to the people” rests in having the unadulterated facts. (Think you can’t get the unadulterated facts? Go apprentice with the people at Save the Ozarks. Our hats, shoes and socks are off to every one of them.)

And you can go to the bank with the suspicion that omissions, half-truths and buzzwords make up 98 percent of sound bites and paid political ads.

Unfortunately, many form opinions based on that bad information because it’s easier than finding out for themselves what’s true and what isn’t.

On that score, we get the national and local government we deserve.

If we think we deserve something better, it’s in our mental, physical, spiritual and moral resources as people of one nation to stop global warming, build better lives, embrace alternate energy sources, create more jobs, take care of the sick and elderly, have affordable health care, stop frivolous litigation and demand truth from government – and on and on.

Whatever we think needs to be fixed, there are enough of us to fix it.

Take time to do the research – before the big election, and a couple of months before the midterms. So don’t listen to the loudest voice, get the facts and listen to your own.

Get out and meet the candidates, ask them the hard questions. Talk to them about life and pay attention. Read the bills, read the ordinances, go on the state website and see what’s being voted on.

Get the facts, not the buzz; insist on clear answers, listen to the voice of reason and vote. It doesn’t always get the result that’s best for everyone, but at least we’ll know where to pitch the battle for change. We can always keep hoping informed folks will step up and serve. ~ CD White

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by Dan Krotz ate Silver, editor of FiveThirtyEight, our most accurate predictor of election outcomes, writes “As of today, Republicans will control the Senate by at least 51-49 after the midterm elections.” He goes on to say that Republicans could hold as many as 60 seats. High or low, a Republican majority in the Senate combined with a majority in the House will surely shake things up.

That may not be a bad thing, for at least a couple of reasons. First, a few years of applied GOP economics will teach voters that the Republican brand of crony capitalism, designed and driven entirely by plutocrats, produces no new capitalists; its underlying agenda is so fundamentally sociopathic that even the slowest learners will understand that they are the economy’s newest beasts of burden.

Second, the Democratic Party might wake up to realize that aspirants to the working middleclass need more than high-minded speeches delivered by elites about the plight of the underclass. The real problem of fast food workers and cashiers and nurses aides is, in the elite’s world, not that they are underpaid, but that they’ve failed to borrow money to buy “systems analyst” training at overpriced colleges and universities. That puts, if I may say so, a new spin on the old admonition to “let them eat cake.”

And what exactly is a systems analyst? It is a person who analyzes a complex process or operation in order to improve its efficiency, especially by applying a computer system. One such efficiency allows us to play Farmville on our telephones during dinner while Uncle Frank bores us about his time as a POW. Another is the glory of Technical Assistance from “Bob” in Mumbai if the Farmville AP is slow in loading.

This isn’t me being a wise guy. Roughly 85 percent of Americans hold negative opinions about our political class, with opinions ranging from mild disgust to outright loathing. Curiously, these opinions are not externalized, but personal. Our resentments towards one another are so great that we’ll elect the most bamboozling of politicians for no other reason than for the possibility that he might conclusively screw our neighbor.

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September 8 7:39 a.m. – Animal Control followed up • Cup of Love free dinner, lunch, clothing – on the situation of a dog barking at night.

Free Mexican dinner Wednesdays at 5 p.m.

He left a note for the owner to make Hearty soup lunch Fridays 9:30 – 2 p.m. Free contact as soon as possible to resolve the clothing. Located in former Wildflower thrift issue. shop (yellow building next to chapel) US 62E. 12:22 p.m. – Dogs barking in another (479) 363-4529. neighborhood prompted a visit by Animal • Flint Street Fellowship food pantry, lunch, free clothing – Pantry open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Control. Again, the owner was not at Mondays and Wednesdays. Free lunch Tuesdays home, but Animal Control left a note for and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Free the owner to call. clothes/shoes closet, books and household items. 1:50 p.m. – Individual came to the station (479) 253-9491 or 253-4945. Leave donations to report a stolen purse.

September 9 in barrel at entrance if facility is closed.

10:41 a.m.

– Constable escorted a funeral • Wildflower food pantry, furniture bank and procession. clothing – Wildflower Chapel (US 62E) free food pantry 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Fridays. 12:15 p.m. – Guest at a lodge reported Thrift store and used furniture bank (now in big someone had broken into her vehicle blue barn only) Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – overnight, and items were missing.

4 p.m. and Friday 1 – 6 p.m. Drop off donations 4:57 p.m. – A mother reported her son and another middle school student had Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• GRIEF SHARE – 13-week grief recovery been suspended, and her son had been program. Sundays 2 – 4 p.m. HI Community punched. The school security officer told Church Fellowship Hall library (188 Stateline her staff had investigated the incident and Drive). Join at any time. $15 workbook fee. followed school protocol.

(479) 253-8925, or e-mail lardellen@gmail. 9:31 p.m. – Husband reported his wife’s friend was using their truck without com.

• Celebrate Recovery – Soul Purpose Ministries, authorization. Constables watched for the 801 S. Springfield, Green Forest, 6:30 p.m. each vehicle.

Wednesday. Potluck meal followed by 12-step 9:48 p.m. – Constable took a report on Christ-centered meetings for those suffering possible sexual abuse.

September 10 from addiction, habit, hang-up or hurt.

• No high school diploma? Take free GED 10:24 a.m. – Realtor reported a vehicle classes in the Carnegie Library Annex every was blocking access to a property she Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9 a.m. was showing, and this was not the first - noon with study and tutoring for the GED test. time. Constables were not able to locate Open to ages 18 and up. GED classes also in the vehicle.

Berryville at Carroll County Center. Some open 12:51 p.m. – Person in a wheelchair told to ages 16 and 17 per educational requirements. ESPD she had been in a parking lot when For info: Nancy Wood (479) 981-0482, Carn- a vehicle bumped into her. She was not egie Library (479) 253-8754, Carroll County hurt badly but wanted to file a report. She Center (870) 423-4455). Offered by North Ar- did not have a description of the adverse kansas College with Carnegie Library support. vehicle.

• Coffee Break Al-Anon Family Group Women 3:29 p.m. – Witness reported being – Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m., Faith Christian Family behind a vehicle on Hwy. 23N which was Church, Hwy. 23S, (479) 363- 9495. apparently having difficulty staying on Meetings at Coffee Pot Club behind Land O’ the road. ESPD relayed the information Nod Inn: to the county and state police.

• Alateen – Sundays, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Email 4:32 p.m. – Individual called to add alateen1st@gmx.com or phone (479) 981- information to an accident report from the 9977 • Overeaters Anonymous – Thursdays, previous week.

10:30 a.m. Barbara (479) 244-0070 • 4:45 p.m. – Passerby noticed an injured Narcotics Anonymous – Fridays, 5:30 p.m. Beagle near the animal hospital on (903) 278-5568 • Al-Anon Family Group Hwy. 23 South. Constable passed the (AFG) – Sundays, 11:30 a.m., Mondays and information along to the sheriff’s office.

Tuesdays 7 p.m. • Eureka Springs Coffee Pot 8:19 p.m. – A son filed a missing person AA Groups Monday – Saturday 12:30 p.m.; report on his mother whom he said has Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday – Thursday, Saturday, not been heard from for a month. Her 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 8 p.m. (479) last known residence was a local motel.

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new porch swing was missing.

September 11 7:09 a.m. – Resident reported a sick raccoon was on her porch. The constable responded and took care of the situation.

2:35 p.m. – A concerned mother told ESPD men had been harassing her daughter as she walked home from school.

September 12 2:49 a.m. – Resident reported a male cursing and being loud as he walked up and down a neighborhood street in the middle of the night. He explained to the constable he had been painting a house nearby and staying there, but everything was okay.

6:14 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for speeding, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

2:45 p.m. – Animal Control got word of a dog wandering around a neighborhood, but he was not able to catch it. He continued to check the area.

3:57 p.m. – Central dispatch alerted ESPD to two erratic drivers headed toward town from the east. Constables never saw one of the vehicles, but the other one actually was on its way to the station to make a payment.

6:20 p.m. – A dump truck failed to entirely negotiate a tight turn. Constables and a tow truck responded.

11:00 p.m. – Somehow a front door alarm was triggered at a business, but responding constables found the building secure and the keyholder found everything inside in place.

September 13 5:04 a.m. – Concerned observer reported a fire on the front porch roof of a nearby residence. Constables and ESFD responded and discovered the resident had been using his grill.

8:27 a.m. – Bank employee reported she was nervous about entering the bank because of a suspicious truck parked outside the front door. Constable stood by while she entered the building.

10:46 a.m. – Person at an apartment complex thought the people mowing the lawns had parked their vehicle in such a way it blocked the driveway and parking area and emergency vehicles would not have access to the building.

The responding constable assessed the situation and decided access was not being blocked.

12:04 p.m. – Resident filed a report because someone had thrown rocks at her

vehicle.

1:38 p.m. – There was a two-vehicle accident on US 62 with no injuries.

5:43 p.m. – Two people found a purse and brought it to the station. The constable left a message for the owner. Constable found evidence to suggest the purse might have been in the woods for a year.

5:56 p.m. – Constable responded to a side-door alarm at a business but found no signs of forced entry. Everything seemed okay.

10:20 p.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for driving with a suspended license and the passenger on a warrant out of Madison County.

11:38 p.m. – Two constables responded to an alarm at a residence, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

September 14 1:58 a.m. – Central dispatch transferred a call by a male at an abandoned business who said his girlfriend was inside and he could not find her. Constables walked around the exterior with the caller looking for signs of entry. Constables asked the male several times to leave the property, and he responded with vulgar language.

Constables arrested him for criminal trespassing, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

3:58 a.m. – Constables found a person passed out in her vehicle and arrested her for public intoxication.

4:29 a.m. – There was a one-vehicle accident on US 62. No injuries.

9:40 a.m. – An alarm sounded at a liquor store, but the building was secure. False alarm.

9:52 a.m. – Caller reported her front tires had slashed while the vehicle had been parked in a downtown parking lot.

10:28 a.m. – A jogger told ESPD a large dog had knocked her over while she was jogging causing injuries. Animal Control will follow up regarding the dog.

1:12 p.m. – Shops downtown were complaining about the loud music coming from a nearby bar. Constable had to ask the barkeep to moderate the noise level.

2:55 p.m. – A call came in regarding loud motorcycles at a bar on Main Street. The constable found many bikes parked there, but he did not hear any being excessively or intentionally loud.

8:26 p.m. – Two vehicles bumped gently at an intersection above downtown. The drivers resolved their situation and drove away.

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INDEPENDENT Art & Entertainment

Barbara Kennedy offers Youth Art Class Main Stage is the setting for a sixweek “Introduction to Art” class for youth ages 12 – 17 with noted local artist, Barbara Kennedy, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 23, and continuing every Tuesday through Oct. 28 from 4 – 5 p.m. at 67 North Main St. The class will introduce students to the basic elements of art: color, line, shape, form and texture, and show students how artists use these elements in their work.

Students will have the opportunity to work in a variety of mediums.

Before moving to Eureka Springs in 2008, Kennedy lived in Seattle where she worked as an artist, played keyboards with an internationally

Dumplings?

We love them The next film presented by Eureka Classic Movies will be The Apple Dumpling Gang starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts. The curtain will rise on the 1970’s Disney classic comedy on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults, children (16 and under) free.

Extra movie The World’s Fastest Indian

Fall for an autumn workshop at ESSA

The Eureka Classic Movies Association will be showing The World’s Fastest Indian, coinciding with this year’s Bikes, Blues, & BBQ festival. The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Eureka Springs auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults. Children and youth (16 and under) free.

Gallery Assoc. joins American Craft Week Eureka Springs Gallery Association is participating in American Craft Week, Oct. 3 – 12. It’s a national celebration supporting America’s craftspeople and products.

Buying handmade items is an investment in our country’s traditions, plus it generates jobs and builds creative, lively communities such as Eureka Springs.

The Eureka Springs Gallery Association is recognizing this heritage by becoming an official participant in American Craft Week. Galleries throughout Eureka Springs are hosting special events, many scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11.

See a description of the local celebration under the “Gallery Events” heading at www.artofeurekasprings.com, and check this space in coming weeks for event details.

For more info, visit www.americancraftweek.com.

Wilson Family String Band At The Barn The Wilson Family String Band will provide entertainment for the Holiday Island Baptist Church Annual Cowboy Hoedown on Thursday, Sept.

25, 6 p.m., at The Barn in Holiday Island.

The public is invited to attend. A

potluck dinner will be served. Put on your favorite hat, cowboy shirt and spurs and come on over. Please call the church office at (479) 253-7624 say how many are coming so there will be enough food. A freewill offering will be taken for this awesome family band.

Main Stage Open House Sept. 21 Main Stage invites the community to an Open House Sunday afternoon, Sept.

21, from 1 – 3:30. Come enjoy a display of works from local artists, live music, refreshments and information on upcoming Main Stage events.

known reggae band and also taught a private school art program for children unsuccessful in public schools – helping them explore creativity while gaining self-esteem and learning problem solving through their artwork.

Tuition for the six-week class is $90, and Friends of Main Stage will provide materials. A limited number of scholarships are available to assist with class fees. Preregistration is required and class size is limited. For more information, email mainstageclasses@ gmail.com.

For more about Barbara Kennedy, see www.barbarakennedyart.com, and see her work at Zarks on Spring St.

Sept. 22 – 25: Wayne Summerhill is back by popular demand with his cool “Metal Sculpture” workshop. Get “mad about metal” with Wayne as he once again presides over ESSA’s awesome new Heavy Metal Studio.

Sept. 25 – 27, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Experience storytelling photo shoots with Melanie Myhre’s “Storytelling Portraiture” workshop and come away with a unique perspective that will inspire and expand your imagination! If you have ever wanted to create dreamy surreal photos, this workshop is for you.

Intensive learning and portfolio building will include lighting for emotional impact, posing that tells your story, editing to enhance mood and setting the scene on a low budget.

R ed Q ueen by M elanie M yhre There will be goodies from Sigma Corporation of America, Alien Skin Software and Bedford of Fayetteville for registered participants.

Register for these and any other class online at www.ESSA-art.org or by calling (479) 253-5384.

Ostrander featured at Poetluck Eureka’s own Sandra Ostrander is featured at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow Poetluck Sept. 18, in a departure from her more humorous works. “It’s a romantic piece with a paranormal twist, totally fiction, but it’s based on a very real relationship,” Sandra says. “It’s about the age-old

question, ‘What if?’”

The evening starts with potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Colony, 515 Spring St. Local writers are invited to read up to four minutes after Sandra’s presentation. Everyone is welcome, so bring a dish to share and settle in for a great evening.

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INDEPENDENTLens Savage bass – Walter Savage stole the show with his “talking bass” during jazz in Basin Park on Sept. 13.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

Jazz du jour – was served with a cherry on top when Ellis Marsalis, Jr., and Delfaeyo Marsalis (with bassist Eric Wheeler), and percussionist Billy Williams teamed up to headline Jazz Eureka at the Aud on Sept. 13.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

Great Gatsby! – A couple of good looking flappers, Tina Perry, left, and Adrienne Gremillion joined the crowd for a roaring party at the Crescent Hotel to kick off Jazz Eureka.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

Mellow – Papa Blayne, Hound Dog Michael and Quin Withey provided smooth, acoustic jazz for the Saturday Farmers’ Market on White Street.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

New digs – John Willer, one of the principals of artist-owned Eureka Fine Art Gallery, enjoys the gallery’s new surroundings at 2 Pine Street (across from the post office) during the Sept. 13 Gallery Stroll. The gallery recently relocated from their former spot on N. Main.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

Jazzy posy – Artist John Rankine goes for jazz hands during his show and reception at Norberta Philbrook Gallery. John unveiled his second series in the POSY collection to an appreciative crowd.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

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INDEPENDENTLens

Melonlight Dance and the Chamber of Commerce put on one of the best community shows (ever!) on Sept. 11. Ten residents stepped up for a Dancing with the Eureka Stars Chamber fundraiser and a cheering audience raised the roof along with funds. Judges scored each dancer in four categories, including stage presence as well as dance technique – which helped level the field between those with previous dance experience and those with none. If you missed it, see Eureka Springs Independent photo albums on Facebook for more pictures.

Ray with Elise Roenigk

Ray with Diane Wilkerson

Emma with Mark Minton

Damon Henke with Emma

Maggie Mae with Zeek Taylor

LeroyGorrell with Maggie Mae

David Kellogg with Emma

Emma with Chip Ford

Mary Popovac with Ray

Ray with Fatima Treuer

The verdict – Emcee Bill Ott asks judges CD White (ES Independent), Kyle Kellams (KUAF Radio) and Jessica Schaer (KSN16 TV) for comments on LeRoy Gorrell’s dance before delivering his score.

Photo by Richard Quick Photography

They could have danced all night (and did) – Melonlight dance professionals Ray Ulibarri, Emma Anne and Maggie Mae get a round of raucous applause for dancing with our Eureka stars all night.

Photo by Jay Vrecenak

Smooth moves – Ray and Emma Anne congratulate Chip Ford on his win after smooth moves on the dance floor earned him a near perfect score and the big trophy.

Photo by Richard Quick Photography

They’ve got the moves – and now they’ve got the glittery balls! Chip Ford and Fatima Treuer take home First and Second place disco ball trophies in the inaugural Dancing with the Eureka Stars competition.

Photo by Richard Quick Photography

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ESOTERICAstrology as news for week Sept. 18 – 24

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by Risa

Autumn Equinox, the Peace Equation & Virgo New Moon

unday is the UN International Day of Peace.

Monday is Autumn equinox as Sun enters Libra (Right Relations with all of life). The Soul Year now begins. We work in the dark part of the year (Persephone underground) preparing for new light of Winter Solstice.

Tuesday/Wednesday is the Virgo new moon festival.

Sunday’s International Day of Peace (UNIDP) is a global Peace-building (different than Peace-making or Peace-keeping) day when nations, leaders, governments, communities and individuals are invited to end conflict, cease hostilities, create 24 hours of non-violence and promote Goodwill = Right Relations = leading to Peace.

ARIES: New endeavors come forth; all that’s been hidden emerges too and creates a transformative atmosphere around your work and daily life. Work and more work is given to you – work only you can accomplish. It will entail research, going back into the past, ordering, organizing and reassessing all agendas and work plans.

You will need to schedule moments of exercise in between. View everything as opportunity.

TAURUS: You must begin a serious look at your health. Only if you are in the best of health can you tend and maintain the vast responsibilities you’re about to assume. Like Aries you’ll be given more responsibilities. They accelerate through the autumn and into the winter. What is your workplace environment like? A bit of freedom is about to occur. Freedom for you comes through a cleaning, clearing and ordering of your environment.

GEMINI: Observe your life at home and observe if in the next weeks and month life changing subtly. Perhaps something or someone enters your environment(s) bringing forth transformation and calling you to further work and responsible tasks.

Something definitely occurs and it may upset your sense of previous security.

See: http://pathwaystopeace.org/international-day-ofpeace.

We know two things about peace. “The absence of war does not signify peace.” And “Peace is an ongoing process.” In its peace-building emphasis, the UNIDP attempts, through education, to create a “culture of peace, understanding and tolerance.” Esoterically we are reminded of the Peace Equation. “Intentions for Goodwill (and acting upon this intention) create Right Relations with all Earth’s kingdoms which create (the ongoing process of) Peace on Earth.” At noon, Sunday, in all time zones, millions participating, groups will observe a moment of

However it prepares you for the future.

What music are you listening to?

CANCER: Are you busier than usual and are people depending upon you for strength, tending, caring, food and your usual cardinal qualities you keep so well hidden?

So much needs to be accomplished yet we have one-third less time each day. Each morning and evening ends with a question. Replace it with a mantram. Someone from the past perhaps may call or be in touch. Or you’re dreaming about them or needing to make contact (which releases love).

LEO: Everything that occurs this month is either about money, resources, finances or relationships. Both can be volatile, both need careful tending, due to a push/ pull situation occurring. And then all of a sudden the focus shifts, moving toward your skills and creativity, how to gather more, and learning how to listen without judgment. The times are changing. You must, too. Being more aware of the needs of others. Tending those needs.

VIRGO: Mercury’s in Libra, soon to

silence for Peace on Earth. Bells rung, candles lit, doves released as the New Group of World Servers recite the Great Invocation (humanity’s Mantram of Direction). To connect with others around the world see: 1. http://www.cultureofpeace.org and 2. http:// pathwaystopeace.org/culture-of-peace-initiative.

Tuesday night, Wednesday morning is the Virgo new moon festival. Again the NGWS gather worldwide reciting the Soul and Great Invocations for world peace.

Let us join together with the Mother (Virgo). Goodwill to All, Let Peace prevail on Earth. The dove is the symbol for the day.

retrograde (next week). So many things you’ve done may need to be re-done. This is good. It gives you another opportunity to make things better and brighter than before. Re-doing is not a waste of time, but instead a time used for fixing, rethinking and remembering things forgotten. You also delve deeply into subtle thoughts and come to revelations. I write this so you can prepare.

LIBRA: You’re still a bit in seclusion, behind veils of protection, a secret retreat allowing you to tend to personal needs, thoughts, feelings, likes and dislikes. It is good to write in a journal; writing makes us more aware and observant of our lives. In the autumn months ahead hope is reborn.

Thoughts impressed upon your mind this month contain the seeds of understanding and compassion and how to use your talents to better serve. Sleep more.

SCORPIO: Friends, groups you belong to and the communities you allow around you begin to articulate what you truly hope and wish for in the future. Exploring these ideas you realize you’re not hidden anymore.

Many people know and care about you and would value you as a friend. I know you must go slowly. Only one or two truly know you. You might venture out a bit more into the world. Slowly at first.

SAGITTARIUS: As you struggle to meet daily life demands you realize home and family life (past and present) are also struggling for your attention. You are pulled in two directions, seeking to maintain

balance and quality and all you really want to do is run away to new ventures somewhere. Wherever you end up, your thoughts and responsibilities travel with you. Allow both realities to have a voice.

Soon compromise emerges. Remember, you’re in training. Being prepared.

CAPRICORN: Someone older, wiser, an elder, teacher/listener appears allowing you to speak your mind and heart about long held and recent concerns and dilemmas. As you realize your need for true recognition you begin to understand how to recognize and value others more.

Everything routine begins to reverse itself (Mercury retro) in several weeks.

Seek authoritative information about your work situation. Acts of God happen.

We’re to help God. AQUARIUS: Preparing for October’s Mercury retrograde. You know and remember the rules of retrogrades, yes?

No important commitments, no signing of papers, no large purchases. Travel can be difficult and communication garbled.

Contracts simply fall apart afterward and no one remembers previous conversations.

Details are overlooked. However, it is a good time to tend to previous promises.

Then you’re free to act.

PISCES: If a leader, you may experience several rather unusual resistances to your leadership. It will be subtle and feel not quite tangible. However, if you think and ponder deeply your Pisces will grasp the situation clearly and make an appropriate response.

Mercury retro times are Virgo times. For a Pisces this is good as it integrates your shadow self. Mercury retrogrades October 4. Begin preparations now.

Risa, writer, founder & director Esoteric & Astrological Studies & Research Institute, a contemporary Wisdom School studying the Ageless Wisdom teachings. The foundation of the Teachings is Esoteric Astrology. Email: risagoodwill@gmail.com.

Web journal: www.nightlightnews.com. Facebook: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology for daily messages.

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Sycamore©

– Chapter 9, cont.

Sycamore, written by Constance Wagner and published in 1950 by Alfred A. Knopf, is the story of a sophisticated New York girl who marries a boy from Arkansas. The Wagners and their daughter lived in Eureka Springs while the novel was written. In addition to five novels, Constance Wagner wrote numerous articles and stories published in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly and Collier’s.

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hat’s the matter?” asked Mr. Graves, “Seen a ghost?”

“Don’t look out there,” Clytie muttered, her head still toward the room with its raw lights and movement.

“Why not? Nobody out there but an old gal buying gas. Somebody you know?”

Clytie perceived the movie-moment and made the most of it. “That woman,” she said, “is playing a cat-and-mouse game with me.” Mr. Graves stared, shaken out of his sang-froid for a moment, but Clytie’s brain was working fast. “Her son,” she went on, “is wild to marry me. She’s just checking up. And they practically own the town – the Knowleses, you know – so they figure they can buy me, just the way they can buy anything else around here. Well, they can’t.” Clytie stuck out her chin bravely. “I’ll marry who I like.”

That turned the trick. When she got

out of the Buick, several hours later, at the Byrnes’ front gate, Mr. Graves, in a seriously inflamed condition, had made her promise a definite answer next time he hit town. Clytie walked like a queen up the path in the dark, hearing the Buick’s motor, loud in the silence of an hour past midnight. As she opened the front door, she saw the tiny glow of a cigarette in the blackness of the room, and knew her mother was sitting up for her.

Dory’s voice, harsh and disembodied, spoke from the corner and the point of light took a furious downward plunge.

“What you traipsin’ around, all hours of the night, with some damned foreigner you don’t know nothing about? How about Walter?”

Clytie walked into the black room, reached into her bag for a cigarette and lit it. She had always been afraid of her mother – afraid of the steady-burning fire that lay under her stony silence, more relentless even than Clytie’s own

inheritance of it. She drew in courage with a deep draught of smoke, then she said slowly: “Listen. That’s all over. He’s not coming back. He hasn’t got a penny.

His father’s even cut him out of the will.

D’you want I should go to Kansas City and sling hash?”

“No,” said Dory’s rough voice in the darkness. The words Kansas City had fallen like a menace in the room. The fear of cities was more alive and real, in both of them, than any dread they knew. It was the fear of being lost, absorbed, of losing identity, becoming nothing. They hated poverty, as a thing long familiar, ugly because they had lived intimately with it, but their fear and hatred of cities was sheer panic in the face of the unknown.

Clytie said: “This guy’s from Springview. He’s got a good job and a Buick. He wants to marry me. Springview isn’t far. Only fifty miles. They’ll know.

They’ll know I’ve done all right. And

they’ll know it was me that turned CONSTANCE Walter Knowles WAGNER down, not the other way around.”

She could hear Dory’s deep sigh, dredged up from the heart of her.

Dory said: “It ain’t as if you was to be somebody, right here in Sycamore. You can’t spit in nobody’s from fifty miles away…”

Clytie said impatiently: “What’s the good crying over spilt milk? Sure, being a Knowles would have been better. But this isn’t too bad. And, by God, I won’t have them laughing at me. Laugh in my face – they won’t be able to do that, damn ‘em all to hell. Not with a Buick – ” She had had too much beer, and she began to laugh foolishly, without control.

Dory rose heavily. “Shut up,” she said. “Shut up and go to bed.”

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entangled in wire, plastic landscape netting, herbicides and pesticides, trash in the oceans, lead in the soil and fouled air, all at great and expanding cost to wild creatures and ourselves.

“When we respect wild creatures and their life requirements, we respect ourselves, too,” Neal said. “Sure, a remedial activity like installing diverters

is costly. But in a broader sense, doing nothing is more so – to our self-respect, maybe even to our souls.”

SWEPCO claims in their Environmental Impact Statement for the Flint Creek to Shipe Road transmission line that, “Current engineering practices would be used to minimize avian conflicts with the line during project design. These practices would be specifically for raptors and waterfowl. Design guidance would be taken from methods described in the Avian Protection Plan (APP) Guidelines (APLIC and USFWS 2005).” Almost the exact text was used in the Shipe Road to Kings River EIS. The incidence of the blue heron death has raised concerns from Save The Ozarks (STO), the citizen group opposing a proposed 345-kV transmission line 49 miles long through the Ozarks. Opponents are particularly concerned about a blue heron rookery along the route, and power lines going through areas that have large numbers of wintering bald eagles.

“While SWEPCO mentioned their intentions to use APP guidelines in their planning of the Flint Creek to Shipe Road transmission line, the US Fish and

Wildlife Service also recommends that an APP Plan specific to the project be developed,” said Doug Stowe, a member of STO’s board of directors. “An APP would have noted the close proximity of the fish hatchery to the power lines.

There is no evidence that an APP was ever developed for that transmission line.

In fact, the death of the heron proves that the APP was not developed.”

Stowe said to date there is no evidence of an instance in which the Arkansas Public Service Commission has required an APP, so perhaps it is reasonable for SWEPCO to have been morally deficient in its responsibility to protect wildlife.

“It seems to me that SWEPCO will do and say anything necessary to convince us that they are stewards of the environment,” Stowe said. “But in the case of the Flint Creek to Shipe Road power line, the conscientious and responsible thing would have been to have actually foreseen the problem, planned to avoid it and done mitigation measures before the death of such a noble bird. Unfortunately for SWEPCO, we keep learning about them, and what we learn provides no confidence in their judgment.”

to the Pearly Gates, just try telling St. Peter you didn’t have time for herons.

See where that gets you. I will pay the few extra cents to my monthly bill to give herons a better chance. I hope ole Bud will think about it and pay his share, too.”

Neal said the world is increasingly MINDFUL WALKING continued from page 5

Find your breath. Walk naturally, but very slowly, focusing on your breath.

Count the number of steps you take with each breath, such as taking three steps on the inhale and three on the exhale. Or use a phrase with each breath as you walk, such as this one by Thich Nhat Hanh: “Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile.

Living in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment.”

Find your senses. Feel your feet touching the ground. Notice the lifting, the stepping, which part of the foot touches first, how you change your balance from one foot to the other. Notice that moment you are balanced on only one foot. Notice smells, sounds and sights, the feel of air against your skin and the breath flowing through your nostrils.

Find patience. Don’t get frustrated if you have trouble staying focused. As in all meditation, the mind wanders. That’s okay – that’s just what minds do. Each time you realize your attention has wandered into thoughts of the past or future or whatever, gently bring it back to focus on the walking and breathing, returning again and again each time you realize that you are not focused on the breath and walking. This is not easy to do, but the benefits of sticking with it and practicing this daily are many.

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walking on uneven, broken sidewalks common in Eureka Springs. There is a saying: How can you tell that someone is a resident of Eureka and not a tourist?

Residents are more likely to walk in the street.

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DEPARTURES Troy Tim Summers, Sr. July 22, 1917 – Sept. 10, 2014 Troy Tim Summers, Sr., of Berryville, Ark., passed away Sept. 10 at age 97. He was born July 22, 1917 to James Robert and James Nora Frances (Wierick) Summers.

Tim retired from Kraft Foods. He loved his grandchildren and his farm. He accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age.

He is survived by two sons, Vernon and wife, Venita, Summers of Berryville;

Tim and wife, Peggy, Summers, Jr., of Bentonville, Ark.; one daughter-in-law, Karen Summers of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; one sister, Jessie and husband, Carroll, Smith of Harrison, Ark.; eight grandchildren: Angie, Amy, Sandy, Jill, Leslie, Trina, Craig and Matt; 20 great grandchildren and seven greatgreat-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.

On August 27, 1938 he was united

Faye Banister Oct. 6, 1937 – Sept. 11, 2014 Faye Banister, a resident of Holiday Island, Ark., was born October 6, 1937 in Emporia, Kan., a son of Clarence Faye Sr. and Mary Irene (Ferrin) Banister. He departed this life Thursday, Sept. 11 in Fayetteville, at age 76.

Faye was of the Methodist faith. He was a member of the American Legion and retired from the Kansas Department of Transportation.

On October 26, 1975, Faye was united in marriage with Shirley L.

Gordon Leon Evans March 5, 1935 – Sept. 15, 2014 Gordon Leon Evans, resident of Eureka Springs, Ark., was born March 5, 1935 in Eureka Springs, son of Benjamin Harrison and Beulah (Anmon) Evans. He departed this life Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 in his home in Eureka Springs, at age 79.

Gordon was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs, the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gold prospecting with his grandchildren. Gordon proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. On Sept. 1, 1990, Gordon was united in marriage with Shirley Ann (Hatcher) Bohannan Evans who survives him of the home. He is also survived by five children: Christi and husband, Ben Lawson, of Van Alstyne, Texas; Laurie and husband, Ryan MacDonald, of Olathe, Kan.; John Corente and wife, Cheryl, of Rogers, Ark.; Gene Bohannan of Eureka Springs; and Timmy Ray Bohannan of

Eureka Springs; five grandchildren: Greg and Justin Lawson; Bailee and Brooklyn MacDonald; and Jessie Lieberman; two great-grandchildren: Dylan and Micah Lieberman; and a host of other family and friends.

Gordon was preceded in death by his first wife, Joan Corente Evans; parents; daughter, Louella Bohannan; and nine brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be held from 5 – 8 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19, at Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs. Funeral service will be 11 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20, at Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs with Brother Tim Garrison officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Eureka Springs Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Arkansas 72762.

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in marriage with Blanche May Swofford who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his parents, James Robert and James Nora Summers; a son, Loren Summers; siblings, Cara, Carson, Roy, Bernice, and Johnny; and two infant siblings.

Visitation will be 5 – 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Monday,

Sept. 15, at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel with Mr. Brent Beale officiating. Interment will follow at the Berryville Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be sent to ALS Gift Processing Center, P.O. box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007.

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(Clark) Banister who survives him of the home. He is also survived by one son, Layne A. Feldman of Kansas City, Kan.; three daughters, Debra Whitmore of Onega, Kan., Lisa K. and husband, Allen Foster, of Burlingame, Kan., and Teresa J. Bender of Topeka, Kan.; one brother, Robert Banister of Topeka, Kan.; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; a host of friends and loved ones; and his beloved animals.

Faye was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Mary Banister; one son, Ricky Lee Banister; and two infant boys.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service.

Memorial donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Humane Society, 6486 Highway 62 East, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com. © Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. 2014

Parent Night Spaghetti Dinner Families are invited to visit Eureka Springs Elementary School classrooms Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. to view student work and projects. After visiting the classrooms, families can enjoy a spaghetti dinner.

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eptember is the month of the year when school returns, Labor Day marks the end of summer and the weather transitions to morning crispness and rainy afternoons. Eureka Springs’ music scene transitions as well to something a bit milder. A lull before the cold, September has cool mornings, damp afternoons, and some hot nights remaining.

Basin Park hosts the Zombie Scavenger Hunt on Friday afternoon. Once the survivors surface there’s an abundance of music downtown spread from one end to the other. West of town, at Angler’s Grill, Sunday features Vinny Ray, a jazz swing violinist from 6-8:30 p.m. He’s only making two stops in the area.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 BALCONY RESTAURANT– Maureen Alexander, Jazz Singer, 5 p.m.

GRAND TAVERNE– Jerry Yester, Grand Piano Dinner Music, 6:30- 9:30 p.m.

LEGENDS SALOON– Starseed, Rock N Roll, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 BALCONY RESTAURANT– Hogscalders, Bluegrass, 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.

BASIN PARK– Zombies in the Park Scavenger Hunt

CATHOUSE LOUNGE– Whiskey Union, Americana, 8 p.m.

CHELSEA’S– Stranger Derangers, Rock N Roll, 9:30 p.m.

EUREKA LIVE! – DJ and Dancing, 9 p.m.

GRAND TAVERNE– Arkansas Red, Amplified Acoustic Guitar Dinner Music, 6:30- 9:30 p.m.

JACK’S PLACE– Blue Moon, Rock N Roll, 9 p.m.

LEGENDS SALOON– Kevin Upshaw and One Night Stand, Classic Rock, 9 p.m.

NEW DELHI– ROWDY BEAVER– Guerilla Blues Band, 8 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN– Austin Cobb, Singer/Songwriter, 9 p.m.

SMILING BROOK CAFÉ– Sonny Royal, Americana, 5-8 p.m.

THE STONE HOUSE– Jerry Yester, Artist’s Choices SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 BALCONY RESTAURANT– James White, Singer/Songwriter, 12 p.m., Staymore, Americana, 6 p.m.

CATHOUSE LOUNGE– Whiskey Union, Americana, 8 p.m.

CHELSEA’S– Rebellion, Americana, 9:30 p.m.

EUREKA LIVE! – DJ and Dancing, 9 p.m.

GRAND TAVERNE– Jerry Yester, Grand Piano Dinner Music, 6:30- 9:30 p.m.

JACK’S PLACE– Blue Moon, Rock N Roll, 9 p.m.

LEGENDS SALOON– Harvey Stone, Rock N Roll, 9 p.m.

NEW DELHI– ROWDY BEAVER– Terri and Brett, Rock N Roll, 1-5 p.m., Austin Cobb,

Wed., Sept. 17 • 9:30 P.M. – GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS Fri., Sept. 19 • 9:30 P.M. – STRANGE DERANGERS Sat., Sept. 20 • 9:30 P.M. – REBELLION Sun., Sept. 21 • 7:30 P.M. – DIESEL DEAN & the 18 WHEELERS Mon., Sept. 22 • 9:30 P.M. – SPRINGBILLY Tues., Sept. 23 • 9:30 P.M. – OPEN MIC

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Singer/Songwriter, 8 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN– Christian Dean, Singer/Songwriter, 1-5 p.m., Third Degree, Rock N Roll, 9 p.m.

SMILING BROOK CAFÉ-The Other Waltons, Americana, 5- 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 ANGLER’S GRILL– Vinny Ray, Jazz Swing Violinist, 6-8:30 p.m.

BALCONY RESTAURANT– Staymore, Americana, 12 p.m., Jeff Lee, Singer/ Songwriter, 5 p.m.

EUREKA HOUSE CONCERT– Gordie Tentrees and Steve Poltz, 5-8 p.m.

EUREKA LIVE– DJ, Dancing, and Karaoke, 7- 11 p.m.

NEW DELHI– OZARK MOUNTAIN TAPROOM– Service Industry Sunday, 2- 9 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN– Underground Cats, Blues, 1-5 p.m.

SMILING BROOK CAFÉ– The Other Waltons, Americana, 12-3 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 CHELSEA’S– Springbilly, Bluegrass, 8:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 CHELSEA’S– Open Mic LEGENDS– Jam Night

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3. Expanding ads to drive year-round visitation. “We owe it to our industry to work toward being a full-time tourist industry,” Maloney asserted.

4. Deepening the reach for new visitors. He said cable ads in the Shreveport-Bossier City area have been effective, so he will continue to advertise there and add Omaha, northwest Mississippi and Houston.

5. Keeping technology platforms up-to-date. The trend is for more visitors to use mobile devices to find what is going on in town, so he said the CAPC is working on search engine optimization, for example, to improve the site.

Charles Ragsdell, chair of the CAPC, told everyone city sales tax revenue is up over last year, and that CAPC tax collections are up even though the winter weather delayed the start of vacation season. He noted Eureka Springs is holding its own whereas other cities nearby are down, “so our plan is evidently succeeding compared to our peers.”

Ragsdell pointed out the CAPC does not advertise locally so some locals wonder what the CAPC does with its money. He said the ads are available for viewing on the capc.biz site. In addition, different segments of the community such as weddings and motorcycles want advertising attention, but the CAPC tries to advertise and promote the entire city.

He added that the local economy needs another industry besides tourism, and urged the Chamber to work with city government to create an economic development consortium to attract new businesses to town.

He suggested the old high school site as a possible site of an economic development incubator.

Chamber of Commerce Scott Smith, Chamber of Commerce chair, said the Chamber represents 435 businesses, not all in the city limits, and 80 percent of them are directly related to tourism and the rest benefit from it.

Mike Bishop, executive director of the Chamber, said, “Economic development is very much on our radar.”

He also said the most expedient way to increase city tax revenue is to increase the tourism base and length of stay.

He claimed the number of tourists has decreased and the city is making more from fewer people, pointing out that in 2006 the city had more than 880,000 visitors and the number shrunk to 745,000 last year.

Bishop claimed as much as $25 million more would land in local coffers

“The idea of working together needs to get kick-started,” Berry observed. “It bothers me when we air our dirty laundry in public.” He said other towns have their problems, “but they don’t come out and scream about it.”

– Unopposed mayoral candidate Butch Berry if the city could get back the 100,000 visitors, and he was concerned that some businesses are doing poorly. He touted local outdoor activities and adventure tourism available here, and said convention facilities, art and artists and history are draws as well. In spite of these attractions, Bishop stated, “Weekdays are sucking pretty bad.” The town has become a noted weekend destination but Bishop said marketing must get people here during the week.

Smith added that the Chamber’s job is to keep visitors here longer. He suggested having CAPC marketing plans in place by early November each year so local businesses could piggyback on CAPC advertising.

City Hall “Money. That’s what we need,” said unopposed mayoral candidate Butch Berry, who pointed out there has always been a conflict between the newcomer and old-timer factions in town about how to get it. He also said that if the city brings back all the tourists as Bishop had suggested, some locals will complain there are too many people in town.

“The idea of working together needs to get kick-started,” Berry observed. “It bothers me when we air our dirty laundry in public.” He said other towns have their problems, “but they don’t come out and scream about it.”

He said it is imperative shopkeepers present a positive attitude because one negative comment about the town might be what a tourist leaves town with never to return. “There are lessons to be learned as we move toward finding a solution.”

Two other points Berry emphasized is getting back the weekday traffic and reestablishing a good reputation in Little Rock.

Alderman Terry McClung added, “The CAPC is doing a good job hanging on to what we have.” However, there are plenty of destinations for tourists to choose from, he said, so “it takes all of us everyday” to get tourists here and keep them coming back.

Alderman David Mitchell asserted, “The talent is in this room,” and urged the group to set up an economic development

committee and “get to work.”

Parks Parks Director Bruce Levine told the group his staff work on projects which are resident-oriented but which are also enjoyed by tourists, such as the spring gardens and activities at Lake Leatherwood City Park. There are also trails around Black Bass Lake, and soon enough there will be the interconnected trail system through town, which he expects to be well-received by visitors.

“Businesses consider parks in a town when deciding where to relocate,” he added.

Other comments When Purkeypile opened up the discussion, alderman James DeVito said, “We’re in a business nobody needs.”

He remarked the folks staying in local motels did not come here to buy groceries or get vehicle repairs. “We’re down the list of what people spend money on,” he said. Nevertheless, he pointed out the town continues to attract visitors and the economy is improving.

He also stated the figures being presented did not reflect the impact of the recent recession, and maintained

Eureka Springs is holding its own but must continue to adapt to the times.

“A merchant is not defined by your merchandise. You can change,” he stated.

Ragsdell noticed the trolleys run fewer hours than in the past, so neither residents nor tourists can take advantage of them later in the day. He advocated longer run times for public transportation.

Transit Director Ken Smith replied, “I can’t expand hours hoping they will come,” because he is federally-funded and must justify the need. He said he stopped runs at the later hours because no one was riding.

Jack Moyer, general manager of the Basin Park and Crescent Hotels, said misleading information has influenced marketing decisions, and “possibly we have our target in the wrong direction.”

He produced numbers that showed tourism in the state down by only .2 percent but Eureka Springs down by 15 percent. He applauded the CAPC for spending more on advertising, but admonished them to get better facts.

“You have hearsay from everyone,” he claimed. “Your guidance [on marketing] should have some basis in fact.”

As differences of opinion about the facts and what to do next began to surface, Purkeypile announced he would set up another meeting and begin to identify likely candidates to sit on an economic development committee. He encouraged anyone with comments or questions on the topic to send them to either him or Mitchell.

DEPARTURE Happy Couvillion

Happy Couvillion, the faithful beloved Beagle companion of Glen Couvillion, died Sept. 6 after a battle with heart disease.

Happy was seen throughout Eureka Springs with her sisters, Pinky and Brandy, hanging out the passenger window of her Dad Glen’s white van.

She enjoyed the dog park and had an affinity for small dogs.

She had early abuse and abandonment before being adopted into a loving home, and even witnessed the full fury of Hurricane Katrina while clinging to debris in the storm surge in Waveland, Miss., a gulf coast town. After the water subsided she was found buried up to her snout in thick mud, alive but struggling.

She is survived by Glen, Pinky and Brandy, and her ashes will be placed around the Eureka Springs dog park.

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EXPLORING the fine art of ROMANCE...

Every time my partner and I try to resolve a relationship problem we end up in a huge fight. We’re not unintelligent people so it seems ridiculous that we can’t talk things through and make reasonable changes.

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hances are there’s nothing inherently wrong with either of you. Well, except for being human – the one flaw that is hopelessly insurmountable.

Your future holds one of two things: change or continued mind-numbing frustration. Change being the optimal choice. Feeling resistant already? Not shocking, you’re human after all.

Rather than perceiving change as an absolute, consider it an experimental process. Experiments by nature are non-biased with the outcome unknown.

Release your grip on the conflict resolution pattern you’ve been practicing and experiment with new ones.

The option to resume your old pattern always remains.

Negotiating styles vary greatly, ranging anywhere

from the obnoxiously animated to the silent stinkeye. Critiquing your partner’s style is a sure-fire way to provoke another meaningless fight. The intended problem to be addressed falls by the wayside and you’re conveniently able to avoid considering your own contribution to the problem. A tragedy, really, since your contribution is the only thing you have the capacity to change.

It’s doubtful your partner’s left you in the dark about your negotiating style deficits. Contemplate the feedback and tweak your style toward increased effectiveness. At the same time, diligently work to accept your partner’s style as is. Seriously? Yes. You can only change you. You cannot exact change in another person. We all know this to be fact.

Accept and move on.

When working to resolve a repeated relationship problem it’s generally necessary to reference at least one occurrence of the problem in order to provide context. This is a tricky juncture. Here, partners can unwittingly slip into a spectacular reenactment of

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the painful conflict with the unfortunate addition of accrued resentment and new-found rage.

To truly resolve the problem and avoid further repetitions, each partner must exercise conscious awareness with the clear intent to change their own ineffective patterns that are maintaining the conflict. This requires selfreflection with an often uncomfortable degree of honesty. It requires listening and not talking and talking without blaming. Above all, it requires relinquishing the very human, ever-pressing need to be right.

Questions? Email leslie@esindependent.com.

Leslie Meeker, M.A., L.P.C., is a psychotherapist who has specialized in relational and sex therapy, sexual compulsivity and sexual trauma for the past 15 years, after receiving extensive training in human sexuality at the Masters and Johnson Institute in St. Louis, Mo.

by Steven Foster

Boneset – a forgotten herb

n much of eastern North America, decades ago when cold and flu season came around, you wouldn’t look for a bottle of echinacea, rather you would probably make a tea of the leaves of boneset, an herb collected during late summer of the previous year. This widespread

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plant of wet soils, Eupatorium perfoliatum, likely hung from the kitchen rafters of many a colonial home, awaiting the next bout of a sniffly nose or upper respiratory tract infection. The plant never made it to herbal tea ingredient status as the flavor, well, tastes like medicine.

The medical profession paid little attention to it in the early days of America because it was largely a domestic remedy, an herb used by the people. But after the American Revolution, in the early 19th-century there was a concerted academic movement to develop uniquely American materia medica, or as one writer put it, “Why go to Europe’s bloody shores for plants which grow at our own doors?”

Early research fell on the shoulders of Andrew Anderson, who in 1813 defended his “Dissertation on the Eupatorium perfoliatum” to attain his M.D. at the New York University. Known as thoroughwort, Indian sage, crosswort, vegetable antimony, and boneset, it is found from Canada to Florida and westward into the prairie states. As a domestic remedy and native American herb it had a familiar reputation as a treatment for fevers of all sorts (earning the name ague-weed), and in some places resorted to as a treatment for yellow fever.

Although Anderson’s 23 chemical experiments yielded little real information, his real test came in using the plant for treatment of the transient poor at the New York Alms-house, the equivalent of today’s homeless shelter. Anderson concluded that it is, “an important and efficacious remedy in the treatment of most febrile disorders [fevers], particularly in intermitting [malaria] and remitting fevers, yellow fever, and in other disorders of specific contagion.”

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During a flu epidemic of 1891, and the flu pandemic of 1918-19, boneset was widely used by eclectic physicians in the U.S., with reported good success.

Today, the herb continues to garner a reputation in the obscure world of herbalists as an immunostimulant, mild pain-reliever, and fever-reducer in colds, flu, and other conditions accompanied with aches and pains. Science continues to explore what Andrew Anderson suspected in 1813 – this herb has possibilities.

Fall into balance Chinese philosophy and medicine organizes everything in creation within five phases or transformations: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.

In a fun, interactive class Francesca Garcia Giri and Vela Giri will explore the Metal phase – the season of autumn and how to stay in seasonal attunement.

Learn which foods and herbs support health in fall months and which to avoid and how to choose and prepare foods according to the season. Taste some seasonal foods, take home recipes and get selfcare tips to boost immunity and keep you healthy and happy.

Class is held Friday Sept. 26, 6 – 8 p.m., and costs $25. Call to reserve your spot at Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Apothecary, 119 Wall St., (479) 253-4968 – and see www.floraroja.com for more information.

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his week’s picture is of fish and bait from my graph last week.

This is the kind of pic that gets my blood flowing. With seven bait rods down you know something has to go.

We got two good stripers on at the same time coming through this. The hooks you see are stripers. The two straight lines you see with them are two of our down rods. The filled in area

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below and above is all the bait balling up hoping not to get eaten.

The top number is our depth with the water temp under. Numbers on the side show you how deep we’re fishing and where everything is. It is set on a 60 range for a bigger pic and we don’t need to see anything below that.

Well, that’s your lesson on reading a graph/fishfinder. Stripers are still being caught on Beaver Lake between the dam

and Rocky Branch between 30 – 40 ft. deep but coming up closer to the surface as the water cools.

We have dropped down from 83° to 78° in just five days. Look for all fish to move in shallower now. Here at Holiday Island, crappie are still in the deep brush

but are on the move closer to shoreline brush. Bass are hitting the top early and late. Walleye are hanging off the flats but also start looking in the shallows when the sun is low.

Well, that’s it for this week, get out and enjoy the fall bite, for it has arrived.

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Is God dead?

All are invited to come see an awesome movie that may help answer the age-old guestion: “Is there a God?” God’s Not Dead will be shown at the Holiday Island Clubhouse Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. There will be free popcorn and soda pop or tea. No reservations required. Questions may be directed to the Holiday Island Baptist Church (479) 253-7624.

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bus, which arrived at the Auditorium four hours earlier than expected. Ragsdell pointed out they need to develop a notice procedure for those who would be parking by the Auditorium in the future.

• Commissioners amended the auditorium management agreement only by specifying the number of parking spots they are allowed.

• Ragsdell read the resignation letter CONSTABLES continued from page 10

September 15 12:15 a.m. – Call was transferred from Central Dispatch about a domestic disturbance at a local motel. The male claimed his fiancée had attacked him

from commissioner Lynn Bridwell and thanked him for years of insight and service.

• Commissioners voted to re-seat Ragsdell in the at-large seat on the commission and Ken Ketelson in the seat vacated by Bridwell.

Next workshop will be Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m., at the CAPC office.

Next regular meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 8. and he was bleeding. Constables responded and discovered he was also intoxicated. They arrested both the victim and his dearly intended for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

ACROSS 1. Morning sickness 7. Refined woman 12. Thespians 13. Strip 14. Body art 15. Extreme limit 16. Top fighter pilot 17. Barely sufficient 19. Relative 20. Former Milan cash 22. Sort 23. Withered 24. Relating to stars 26. Drilling insect 27. Lubricant 28. Fraternity letter 29. African antelope 32. Free 35. Neat 36. Enemy 37. Short flights

39. Give the pink slip 40. Most populous city in UAE 42. Period 43. Time gap 45. Dilapidated 47. Landed property 48. Horizontal door beam 49. Shrill 50. Ascetic Jewish sect DOWN 1. Related to birth 2. Locust tree 3. Speaks 4. Toper 5. God of love 6. Unfriendly 7. Dissolve 8. Industrious insect 9. African antelope

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10. Hold in high esteem 11. Less friendly 13. Dip a donut 18. Everything 21. No energy 23. Way down _____ in Dixie 25. Remove 26. Sheep bleat 28. Molasses 29. Print maker 30. Communicate 31. Congenitally attached 32. Small mass 33. Chemical compound 34. Spoken 36. Melt together 38. Fashion design 40. Obligation 41. Spring flower 44. Wee bit 46. Printer’s measures

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FLORA ROJA COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE-providing affordable healthcare for the whole community.

Sliding scale fee. $15-$35 per treatment, with an additional $15 paperwork fee the first visit only. You decide what you can afford to pay! Francesca Garcia Giri, L.Ac. (479) 253-4968, 119 Wall Street

MUSICIANS – Berryville Symphonia in its 2nd season invites players of violin, viola, cello & bass, as well as band instruments to join Monday night rehearsals and performances. Call/txt (216) 225-6512.

1987 SUBURBAN 4X4 with 4 in. lift.

Restored. Low miles on new engine/ transmission. New front end. Custom paint. New interior, undercoated. $6,500.

(931) 222-9602.

ANTIQUES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

GRYPHON’S ROOST DAY SPA HAS AN IMMEDIATE OPENING for 2 highly skilled, loving massage therapists.

Please submit resume to stephanie@ gryphonsroost.com or call (479) 9811844 to set up an interview.

WHITE STREET SATURDAY MARKET 8–11:30 a.m. at Ermilio’s.

Quality produce. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, greens, Old World sourdough bread.

Established & Effective: SIMPLICITY COUNSELING – improving the health of your friends and neighbors in this community in a relaxed respectful environment since 2010. Depression, Anxiety, Self-Worth, Trauma, Grief, Adjustment & Relationships. Call for professional licensed service. (479) 2445181 “It’s Your Time” EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS’ MARKET every Tuesday and Thursday, 7 a.m. – noon. Summer vegetables and fruits, cheese, meat, eggs, honey and so much more. Come for the food, music and to be with your friends. Catch us on Facebook.

BREAD – LOCAL – SOURDOUGH

by Ivan @ the ES Farmers’ Market!

Thursdays. All is dairy free! Art Loaves: Rye, Golden Gate Sourdough, Rustic Italian. Toaster Muffins: Oat, Honey & Fruit, Plus Wheat Free Artful Dodgers!

Summer Focaccia & Pizzas. Request Line: (479) 244-7112 bread.loveureka. com

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WONDERLAND ANTIQUES buys/sells antiques, primitives, unique vintage items.

Open 10-5. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday.

Hwy 62 east of Eureka 3 miles. (479) 2536900

DERKSEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS for sale or rent-to-own. Hwy 62 West, across from WalMart, Berryville. No credit check. Free delivery. (870) 423-1414.

FREE

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS, AKC, black/tan. Breeder over 25 years. Photos available. Health guaranteed. (479) 2447899

FREE CHURCH ORGAN. Call Randy, (479) 253-1536.

TAG SALE TAG SALE BY HILL: SEPTEMBER 19–20, 8 A.M. – 4 P.M., 141 HOLIDAY ISLAND DRIVE: Wicker chair, Queen Anne dinning table/6 chairs, trunk, lamps, occasional tables, sewing machine, cash register, art, vacuums, patio table/chairs, ice cream parlor table/chairs, teapots, ladders, Weber grill, hide-bed sofa, tools, antiques, books, kitchen ware, MORE!

MOVING SALE HOUSEHOLD SALE – Sept. 20 at 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., 15 Pivot Rock Road 30G. Household furniture, Queen bed and mattress, glass top dining set, sofa, chairs and much more. Moving sale.

PETS SEEK HOME

HELP WANTED Individuals Of Good Character May Apply CRESCENT HOTEL Public Area Attendant Reservationist Massage Therapist Part-time Dishwasher Line Cook Prep Cook Server BASIN PARK HOTEL Line Cook Houseman

DEPENDABLE HOUSEKEEPER – Pet friendly luxury cabin resort in West Eureka Springs, year-round position, 25-35 STOREWIDE SALE Happy Things hrs./per wk. avg., all between 10 a.m. – 4 classic toy store quitting business. Inventory p.m., weekends required, up to $10/hr. with 40-50% off! Showcases, shelving, fixtures references/experience, or will train. Male or female, must be 18, able to lift 50 lbs., have and more. 55 Spring. (479) 253-8011 valid driver’s license, no criminal record, vehicle, cell phone. Apply in person 11 a.m.

YARD SALES SEPT. 19 – 20, Hwy. 62 just east of – 2 p.m. Wed., Thurs., Sun. only – Retreat Johnson’s Landscaping, 8 to whenever. at Sky Ridge, 637 County Road 111.

Nice used household décor.

FRESH is seeking a PT/FT server for round work, also hiring line cook/prep MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE year person. Apply in person at 179 N. Main St. YAMAHA XT 250 DUAL SPORT from 2 – 4 p.m.

2008. 5K miles, very clean. $2,400.

(479) 253-8287 CHILD CARE PROVIDER NEEDED for two delightful home-schooled girls, ages 5 and 7. M/W/F 7 a.m. – noon. $100/ week. Call (479) 981-4811 for an interview.

(9/17 ~ $8.50)

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REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL FOR SALE LOG CABIN, BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED. Located near Wal-Mart & Country Club, Berryville. Features: living quarters, small greenhouse, CH/A. Perfect for law office, beauty salon, dog grooming, you name it. $154,000. Call (870) 847-1934.

HOMES FOR SALE HISTORIC HOME well maintained, town center. Excellent neighborhood.

Detached shop/garage. Ample parking.

Two-story with downstairs rental. $139K. (479) 253-4963

LAND FOR SALE GREAT LOCATION, beautiful trees. 2 acres M/L. 10 minutes from downtown Eureka Springs. Price reduced for quick sale. $9,900. (870) 847-1934

RENTAL PROPERTIES APARTMENTS FOR RENT HOLIDAY ISLAND VILLAS & TOWNHOUSES near lake and marina.

Peaceful and quiet, ample parking. From $375/mo. (479) 253-4385 JUST OFF HISTORIC LOOP, one-bedroom apartment, quiet, patio and gazebo, no pets, year-‘round employment, one year lease. Utilities included. (479) 253-5719

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT COMMERCIAL RETAIL RENTAL SPACE – 1,450 square foot retail store front, great downtown location, great terms. 1,200 square foot retail space on North Main, great visibility, great lease terms. Call for details (479) 366-6096.

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REASONABLE DOWNTOWN SHOP space for rent. (479) 253-9481 or dan@twilight.arcoxmail.com

I AM LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE, I am an elderly woman who lives in a beautiful home on a wildlife sanctuary. I love it here and want to stay but in order for me to do that I need a roommate. One bedroom, all other facilities shared, fully-equipped kitchen, laundry room, large living room with big screen TV, lovely very large wrap-around covered porch, patio, beautiful fully-maintained grounds, close to Eureka Springs, pets allowed, references required. $250/mo., utilities paid. Call my son, Randy, (479) 2531536.

DETAILING – ALL TYPES At your place of convenience. For details (479) 363-6490 or (870) 715-5404 and leave messge.

1,500 S/F FOR LEASE – Office, bath, warehouse. $600/mo., $400/deposit.

Hwy 23 S., Eureka Springs, across from Acord’s. (479) 253-4477, Bill; (479) 721-4019, Derrick.

HOMES FOR RENT SEASONAL – Winter rentals, Nov. 1 May 1. In town, both furnished, each with private entrance, patio, parking. Utilities included. Studio $600, 2 bdrm. house $1200. (479) 981-2507. No Pets. No Smoking.

2 BR/1 BA – $800 plus utilities. No Pets.

No Smoking. Everything brand new. In town. Call (479) 981-9976 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION – Looking for retired couple who are seeking a beautiful place to live on an amazing wildlife sanctuary, lovely rustic home, artist studio and large shaded wraparound decks with inspiring views. Butler Creek/White River/Table Rock Lake, fishing and swimming, close to Eureka Springs. $950/mo. plus utilities, includes grounds maintenance, first/last months rent plus security deposit. Call Randy, (479) 253-1536.

COTTAGE, RETAIL OR RESIDENTIAL, rent or rent to own.

24 White St., next to Ermilio’s. Two bedrooms, two baths, small kitchen.

Washer/dryer/refrigerator. Parking in back. $750 residence, $850 retail, plus utilities.

(479) 253-6911.

HISTORIC DISTRICT FURNISHED SEASONAL COTTAGE HOUSE, 3 BR, 2 BATH. Deck, Gas Log Fireplace, TV’s in all bedrooms & living room. $1,500 a month, $500 deposit, all utilities paid. NO PETS/NO SMOKING. Available Dec. 10th – April 1st. (479) 253-8920. Call for web site photos.

SEEKING RENTAL SERVICE INDUSTRY FEMALE LOOKING FOR PLACE TO RENT. Consider house needing TLC. Country setting preferred. $300–$400/month range.

If you can help a hard worker who loves Eureka Springs find a permanent place to call home, please call or text (870) 2211488.

SERVICE DIRECTORY BEAUTY AIRBRUSH TANNING & NAILS at Professional Hair Design Salon in Holiday Island. Walk-ins welcomed! Customized airbrush tan in minutes and lasts for days! OPI gel polish! Nail Art! Two pedicure chairs! Call Meagan and mention this add to receive 10% off any service! (479) 253-2447.

MAINTENANCE/ LANDSCAPE/ HOME SERVICES REALTORS-PROPERTY MGRSLANDLORDS. I specialize in preparation of properties for showing and/or occupancy. Excellent references.

(479) 981-0125.

TOM HEARST PROFESSIONAL PAINTING AND CARPENTRY Painting & Wood Finishing, Trim & Repair Carpentry, Drywall Repair & Texturing, Pressure Washing (479) 244-7096 FANNING’S TREE SERVICE Bucket truck with 65 ft. reach.

Professional trimming, stump grinding, topping, removal, chipper.

Free estimates. Licensed. Insured.

(870) 423-6780, (870) 423-8305

SERVICE DIRECTORY MAINTENANCE/ LANDSCAPE/ HOME SERVICES TREE WORKS Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals.

Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller. Bob Messer (479) 253-2284

PETS PETSITTING, HOUSESITTING. Holiday Island, Eureka Springs and surrounding areas. 25+ years experience.

Reliable, references, insured. Call Lynn (479) 363-6676

VEHICLES I BUY AND REMOVE OLDER CARS & TRUCKS. Reasonable prices paid. Also some scrap and parts vehicles. Call Bill (479) 253-4477

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CHIMNEY WORKS Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining and installation. Call Bob Messer (479) 253-2284

CLEANING TAYLOR-MAID TO THE RESCUE! Clean freak has openings. References.

Call Angie (479) 981-0125.

COUNSELING GRIEF COUNSELING: being supported by one who listens and guides often helps adjust to the loss of a loved one. Specializing in traumatic loss.

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61 CR 236

WONDERFUL HOUSE WITH AN AWESOME WATERFRONT LAKE VIEW – Includes permit for 2-slip boat dock.

Home features 3 fireplaces, hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless appliances, back-up generator, 3-car garage. Hardy plank siding low maintenance exterior allows you to spend more time on the water and less time taking care of your house.

Come on out and see this great new listing! MLS 700251. Priced at $499,000.

WONDERFUL OPEN FLOOR PLAN with large vaulted ceilings.

Unique Widow’s Walk gives a spectacular view of Beaver Lake. Super energy efficient, green features, bamboo floor, built in niches, wood burning stove in basement in large great room and billiard room. 2-slip private dock with 28 ft. boat lift, jet ski lift and swim platform make this a perfect water lover’s fit.

Get ready to enjoy the lake! MLS 677826. Priced at $569,900.

HUGE CEDAR LOG-SIDED HOME on 3 usable acres. 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, cathedral ceiling, fireplace. Perfect lodge-type home near Beaver Lake and 1/2 mile from some of the world’s best trout fishing in the White River. Ornamental lily/fish pond in front, wet weather creek in back, partially fenced for pets. In a quiet area of nice homes. MLS 710209. $299,900.

389 CR 214 (Houseman Access Rd.)

AMAZING VIEW OF BEAVER LAKE from nearly every room. 4 bedroom/4 bath, 4,808 sq. ft. cedar home with outstanding great room/kitchen combination gives you tons of room for entertaining. Fabulous gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops and upgraded appliances. Premier lake community. MLS 704018. Priced at $599,000.

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED and move in ready! Well maintained, 3 bedroom, 2 bath single level home on 2 acres. Granite and walnut counters, maple cabinets, upgraded appliances, custom tile, whirlpool tub, large capacity washer/dryer, lots of built-ins and storage, whole house generator, greenhouse, detached garage, fenced yard, perennials, fruit trees, paved road. Eureka Springs just 10 miles and RogersBentonville area 29 miles. $179,500

WATERFRONT TRACTS: PRICE JUST REDUCED! 1 acre with building pad ready for your lake home in established development with underground utilities and community well, boat slips available in nearby community dock.

Sellers motivated. $74,500 KINGS RIVER – An ideal place for a dream home on the river in this established, upscale development. Level, planted in grass, beautiful pine trees, wooden fence, well, easy access to the water, great gravel bar to play on, launch a boat, kayak or canoe. $85,000 TABLE ROCK LAKE – 10 acres with over 800‘ shore line, owner financing available. $99,900 UPSCALE Table Rock Lake Development with underground utilities, good roads. Residential protective covenants, 3 gently rolling acres with easy walk to water’s edge. $130,000 A SLEEPER – Beautiful setting in quiet subdivision, convenient to all amenities.

This 4 bedroom, 2 bath home has lots of extras. RV pad w/ 60 amp electric, water hookups and septic available.

House is wired for separate generator connection.Basement level includes a large rec. area, shop, utility room, bath and bedroom. Backyard is fenced with chain link – great for pets or children. $134,900

CLEAN HOME WITH EASY ACCESS TO WHITE RIVER and some great fishing! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood stove, whole-house fan, 36” interior doors to accommodate handicaps. Nice views from back deck which overlooks grass air strip. Includes huge workshop large enough to park an RV and still have room for cars. Workshop has heavy duty electricity and separate breaker box. 12 minutes to Eureka Springs. MLS 716673. $199.000.

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Call today!

479.253.0997 12608 Hwy. 187 Eureka Springs

Evelyn Cross

Broker 479.253.3450