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Parks defends circus decision

Nicky Boyette At the Oct. 21 Parks Commission meeting, Chair Bill Featherstone took issue with whomever publicly tried to twist the intent of the Parks mission statement to plead their own case regarding the Carson & Barnes circus coming to Lake Leatherwood City Park Nov. 5. He said the commission takes seriously its charge to preserve, protect and enhance the city’s parks. He included city council in his comments by observing elected officials “take precious time away from the real business of running our town,” such as focusing on infrastructure, the new hospital project and downtown parking issues, to discuss legislation banning circuses with animals in Eureka Springs. He opined aldermen do not spend enough time hearing from enough citizens on all issues, and council’s decision to make “arbitrary decisions as to who can use public land and who cannot is a slippery slope indeed.” Featherstone said he had heard from only one citizen on this although his contact information is easily available. He said the person made an intelligent, well-conceived statement against having a circus here, and encouraged others to let him hear about it if they have input. Director Bruce Levine said, “Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but nobody is entitled to their own facts.” He said he had spoken with representatives

of the Department of Agriculture regarding allegations of animal abuse by Carson & Barnes. He said there were 10 violations between 2010-2012. Issues cited included an electric fence was temporarily uncharged, a trailer had a hole in it, a trainer took a cell phone call while working with an animal, a trailer was missing insulation and was therefore difficult to clean – no inhumane treatment, according to Levine. “To me, it seems quite implausible any kind of animal abuse would be happening with eyes of the Agriculture Department and animal rights watchdog groups upon them,” Levine said. Refurbishing Harmon Park office Levine told the commission the Preservation Society donated $6000 toward new landscaping at Harmon Park. He has also been given the go-ahead on a grant for repairing the foundation and re-roofing the office. He said he would provide copies of plans for commissioners, then the Historic District Commission. Levine said near the stage at Harmon Park is a small cupola-shaped building which they believe was originally located near the road on the other side of the office. He has a 1915 map that shows it across the street. He again will need HDC approval to move it. Trailer on the move Levine said they rent out a trailer at PARKS continued on page 17

Happy mad hats – Mark Hughes, left, and Steve Beacham won the Juried Award for Best Hat at ESSA’s Mad Hatter’s Ball Oct. 24. Winner of People’s Choice for Best Hat was Dan Morris for his “bird in nest,” and the award for Best Coordinated Hats and Costume (two or more individuals) went to retired flight attendant Diane Goodwin and her seven flight attendant friends from Fort Worth, Texas. More pictures on our Facebook page! Photo by Melanie Myhre

This Week’s INDEPENDENT Thinkers Navajos in the Black Mesa region of Arizona were dismayed when the Peabody Coal Company began mining on their reservation, but grateful for the 300 jobs and promises of oil and gas lease money – until the company pumped billions of gallons of water from the Navajo Aquifer, mixed it with coal and pumped it to a power plant where it was burned to generate electricity for Phoenix and Tucson. Navajo and Hopi youth created the Black Mesa Water Coalition, got the tribal council to cut off Peabody’s access to the aquifer and sued them to shut down the coal mine. BMWC won. They started worker-owned co-ops like wool making and small-scale farming, and although their land and water were ruined, they are independent enough to remake an economy.

Inside the ESI Council – Circus

Constables on Patrol

Council – Multi-family ordinance

WCCAD 13

CAPC workshop

Quorum Court race

Circus – For love of elephants

Independent Art

Council – Hospital

Sycamore 17

Council – Carriages

Astrology 20

Mark Robertson

Indy Soul

Council – Wrap up

Hope for injured wildlife

Independent Editorial

Ghouls just wanna have fu-un.

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INDEPENDENTNews Citizens protest circus at council Nicky Boyette Eureka Springs City Council approved the first reading of proposed Ordinance 2219 which would prohibit traveling circuses and animal shows from performing in the city limits of Eureka Springs. During Public Comments, five citizens spoke against allowing the circus to appear in town. Tracellen Kelly, representing the Good Shepherd Humane Society read a resolution from GSHS supporting the ordinance. Melissa Greene pointed out the long list of violations by Carson & Barnes, who will be bringing their circus to town Wednesday of next week. She contended there have been documented cases of animal abuse during training sessions, and the circus keeps animals chained or caged 96 percent of the time. She said in a town like Eureka Springs which has more pets than humans and which promotes animal rescue, a circus with animal abuse violations in its history does not belong. Sue and Sam Ewan agreed that the circus seems counter to values they have

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seen in Eureka Springs. Rachel Brix noted Carson & Barnes has been around for 78 years like tobacco companies, yet even tobacco companies have admitted their products cause cancer. Brix declared, “You’d think circuses would refute our claims and shut us up, but they can’t.” She decried the training practices and travel conditions and claimed, “The circus enslaves and prostitutes animals,” making them perform unnatural tricks for human entertainment. She reminded council 27 countries plus 21 states have banned these kinds of performances. She said to council, “I implore you to continue what you started.” When council got its turn, alderman James DeVito moved to place the ordinance on its first reading, and the vote on his motion was 5-1, alderman Mickey Schneider voting No. After the ordinance had its first reading, Schneider stated, “I have a problem with this.” She claimed not all circuses were bad, and preferred an ordinance that allowed a

permitted appearance by a circus after a background check. She said she wanted to be fair to entities that take care of animals. She went on to argue the proposed ordinance would cause lawsuits, and she picked apart its language. “Who determines what distance is detrimental?” she asked. “And since when is this council an expert on animal behavior?” Alderman James DeVito noted public sentiment is moving away from traveling circuses, and he said it is degrading to cart the animals around the country. He also disagreed that carnivals and circuses will be lining up to sue Eureka Springs over this ordinance. Alderman Joyce Zeller said she had heard from many people who do not want circuses coming to town, and Schneider, not ready to relent, replied then if so many people are against it, why not put it to a vote of the people instead of deciding the issue at their table. The vote to approve the first reading of the ordinance was 4-2, Schneider and alderman Dee Purkeypile voting No.

INDEPENDENTNews Multi-family ordinance deemed ‘inappropriate’ N icky B oyette alderman Dee Purkeypile responded. “Is this something we Commissioner Melissa Greene represented the Planning really need. I’m not sure.” He said the intent was laudable, but Commission Oct. 27 as city council discussed the proposed the city should find another way to achieve intent. multi-family dwelling ordinance. Greene explained council had DeVito moved to approve the ordinance, but the vote was approved the first reading of the ordinance before sending it 2-4, Purkeypile, McClung, Zeller and Schneider voting No. back to Planning to conduct a Public Hearing. That being done, Planning sent the ordinance back unchanged to council. Greene said speakers at the public hearing said they felt Eureka Springs’ 3rd Annual Zombie Crawl and Day of targeted because others rentals, such as duplexes and singlethe Dead parade is Saturday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. The event family dwellings, had not been a part of the ordinance. A multiis free, and locals and visitors are invited to dress up and family dwelling is defined as having three or more units. join the procession of undead. After the parade zombies Alderman Terry McClung stated right away, “The ordinance are invited to shuffle up to Melonlight Dance Studio in the is not really appropriate.” He was chagrined other rentals might Quarter for the official Dance of the Dead after-party starting be drawn into the fire. “I don’t find it’s a good thing,” he said. at 8 p.m. Visit www.Ezomb.com for additional information. Alderman James DeVito agreed the other rental units do not belong in this ordinance, but approved of the opportunity to focus on safety at only a nominal fee for the owners. He said the ordinance was not a reflection on present owners but an attempt to improve safety standards, and pointed out the ordinance does not affect anyone until change of ownership. He said some If you hear helicopters coming in close east of apartments in town are appalling. “People deserve better, and if town, don’t be alarmed. Eureka Springs Fire & EMS has we don’t look out for them, who will?” he asked. established a new medical helicopter landing zone in a oneAlderman David Mitchell agreed. He said council had been QWERRTYYUIOPP{ASDFGHJKL:"ZXCVBNM<>!@#$%^&*()_+qw✍ acre field located on the north side of US 62E, courtesy of talking about protecting elephants earlier in the meeting, “so ertyuiop[]\asdfghjkl;'zxcvbnm,./124567890 Hill County Hardware. shouldn’t we protect our citizens?” he asked. “This ordinance won’t protect anyone any time soon,”

Break out the zombie makeup

New medical helicopter landing zone

H Served two terms as Eureka Springs city clerk-treasurer – 2002-2010 H Certified for life as a municipal clerk by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks in 2007. H Taught courses for six years at the Arkansas City Clerk-RecorderTreasurers Association Institute at the University of Arkansas. “Keeping clear and accurate records of the city council and commission meetings, maintaining ordinances and resolutions are the primary duties of the city clerk-treasurer. I did that for eight years and am ready to return to the job I love. Your votes and support will be appreciated.”

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INDEPENDENTNews CAPC and lodging owners talk booking Nicky Boyette The City Advertising and Promotion Commission (CAPC) held its October workshop at the Auditorium because commissioners had invited lodging property owners to attend, and 15 people did show up to discuss adding a booking engine to the eurekaspring.org website. Executive Director Mike Maloney said the three products they were considering were Regatta, Jackrabbit and Ares (pronounced A-rez). “They essentially do the same thing– they book, but they do it differently,” he said. Maloney displayed on the large screen the Rogers website, which he said uses Ares. Rogers has 17 hotels, however, and Eureka Springs has more than that along US 62 plus the B&Bs and cottages and other tourist lodgings which the CAPC would include in its listing. Maloney said Ares is short on bells and whistles, and commands “a stout commission structure.” Maloney then displayed the Fayetteville site that employs Jackrabbit. He said Jackrabbit is more user-friendly for lodging properties, and would cost a flat fee of $18,000 - $20,000 per year plus a one-time setup fee of $9000. Baltimore, Md., and Gatlinburg, Tenn., use Jackrabbit. Commissioner Robert Schmid, who owns Lookout Lodge, said one advantage of Jackrabbit is it links directly to the website of the property, and if the site is kept up-to-date there should be no doublebooking. Maloney followed with the seattle. com website which uses Regatta. He said Regatta has users around the world and is the most flexible of the three. Their pricing is also flexible – they are willing to set up a strict commission arrangement or a lesser commission plus a monthly flat fee or just a flat fee with no commissions. Commissioner Damon Henke said the idea for enhancing the booking

features of the website originated when he noticed a prospective visitor would use eurekasprings.org to find a room until it became too cumbersome. “It takes too many clicks,” he said. He said he liked Jackrabbit because it hooks onto each property’s own site and is user-friendly. He noted, however, Regatta would be a lower cost to the CAPC but would require each property to keep its booking calendar up-to-date, and some small properties might see that as a hassle. Also, Henke pointed out Regatta gathers data about who books a room, and this data could help the CAPC in its advertising strategy. Alderman James DeVito liked this feature of Regatta because he said it could help the CAPC reestablish mid-week business. Jackrabbit does not offer this feature. Jack Moyer, general manager of the Crescent and Basin Park Hotels, asserted Jackrabbit was the obvious choice, but said the CAPC needs to survey more properties to see how many lodging properties want these additional features. He also maintained there are ways to capture the data they want about visitors regardless of which booking engine is used. Melissa Greene, who rents overnight lodging, said Jackrabbit would be her choice but it would not work for her situation. Randy Wolfinbarger, owner of Inn of the Ozarks, agreed the concept held potential because “heads in beds helps everybody,” but he also was not sure how many lodging properties want these additional features. Schmid stated, “If we don’t do anything, people will say, ‘They don’t do anything.’” Maloney said he would speak to people in Fayetteville and Rogers about their use of the products and report back. Next meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.

Learn food fermentation basics Learn the basics of fermentation on Saturday, Nov. 1, with Vela Giri at Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Herbal Apothecary, 119 Wall St. Learn how to make sauerkraut, variations of kimchi and cover the social, historical and economic aspects of fermentation as a food art. Reservations are $15 per person. For class time and to reserve your spot call (479) 253-4968. 4 |

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INDEPENDENTNews For love of elephants C.D. White Kristin Parra loves elephants. The place she co-owns runs an educational program every morning about conservation and the horrors inflicted on these amazing creatures in the wild by poachers. “It’s been predicted that by 2050 the Asian elephant in North America will be extinct,” Kristin told us. “We want people to understand what’s happening to the elephant’s cousins in the wild. “I grew up with elephants. My family has dedicated their lives to them and has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to take care of these magnificent creatures.” Listening to her, there’s no denying her passion for, and love of, elephants and the other wild creatures for which she is ultimately responsible. Kristin is a co-owner of the Carson & Barnes Circus. We spoke over the phone while she was on the grounds for a circus performance in Missouri. “I wish you could see what I’m looking at right now,” she said, awe evident

in her voice. “But what about the accusations of abuse?” we asked. Kristin was well aware of the controversy raging in Eureka Springs, and deeply saddened and frustrated that there was a campaign to ban the circus from town in the future. “The fact that your town is thinking about not allowing people to come out and be this close to these beautiful animals … how can you take that right away from them? It’s very personal and very frustrating.” Violations We pressed the issue of documented violations and mentioned the video of abuse running on YouTube. “That video is 20 years old, is out of context, and was pieced together; very well done, but still pieced together. We do not condone abuse,” Kristen added emphatically, and confirmed that any animal trainer engaged in abuse would be let go. To date no trainer has had to be fired CIRCUS continued on page 27

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INDEPENDENTNews Hospital negotiations implored to get a move on Nicky Boyette City council had asked the Hospital Commission to consider holding meetings at the courthouse so they could be televised. Alderman David Mitchell, who attended the most recent commission meeting, said at Monday’s council meeting commissioners prefer to continue holding their meetings at ECHO clinic because there is ample room. The commission usually makes an audio recording of its meetings. Chris Bariola, CEO of Eureka Springs Hospital, said the next step for progress toward building a new hospital would be for Allegiance attorney, Rick Reynolds, to complete his draft so he and City Attorney Tim Weaver could fashion an agreement. “But time is ticking,” Bariola said. He said these initial negotiations need to move forward soon because there is a completion date of April 2016 on the ESH application with Medicare to move the hospital. He said the date could be moved but only if there were progress on construction. He claimed Allegiance would like to break ground soon. Alderman Mickey Schneider asked Bariola since Allegiance was willing to spend $20 million or more on the new

facility, why would it ask the city to pay for expending its sewer line to the new site? Mitchell replied in his experience as a hospital administrator, cities extend utilities to new hospital facilities, and in one case he saw the city even paved the parking lot. He said the city is getting off fairly cheaply by only spending $1.5 million to get a new hospital. Alderman Terry McClung compared the city expense of putting in the sewer to a tax incentive that some cities offer new businesses. Alderman Dee Purkeypile put Bariola on the spot by asking, “What is your feeling about whether this will happen? We’re waiting for your commitment.” Mitchell intervened, though, and claimed council would see the commitment. He also commented it was remarkable a private company would even be discussing building a hospital here with all the current economic factors in play. Bariola reminded council the first step would be to get attorneys to create the draft agreement. DeVito assured Bariola council could call a special meeting to consider a draft when it is ready.

Turpentine Creek a Verified Animal Sanctuary The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, awarded Verified status to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 16. Verification means TCWR meets the criteria of a true wildlife sanctuary and is providing humane and responsible care of the animals. To be awarded verified status, an organization must meet GFAS’ rigorous and peer-reviewed animal care standards, which are confirmed by a site visit, and they must also adhere to a demanding set of ethical and operational principles.

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Carriage franchise confusion reigns Nicky Boyette Council considered on Monday the application by Ray Dotson, presently owner of one of the three horse-drawn carriage franchises in town, to take over the two routes owned by Tom Tharp, who has ceased operations. City Clerk Ann Armstrong said Dotson’s application appeared complete, yet there might be a problem with a city ordinance. As alderman David Mitchell explained, applicants cannot own more than two routes. City Attorney Tim Weaver said the procedure would be for Dotson to give written notice surrendering his route and then apply separately for the two other routes. Assemblyman Bob Ballinger represented Dotson, and Ballinger stated he and his client were willing to work with the city to make the process work. He also clarified Dotson was asking for only one route. Following Ballinger’s clarification, alderman Terry McClung said he was not clear about what Dotson was asking for, and

Dotson said he wanted to merge Tharp’s routes into one route. McClung observed that logic eliminated competition. Ballinger tried to plow the middle ground by saying he and Dotson were flexible and willing to work with the city. Alderman James DeVito pointed out Dotson wanted both of Tharp’s routes for the price of one that effectively walks all over the city ordinance. He said would not endorse anything that allows Dotson to violate a city ordinance. He challenged Dotson, “You surrender your route and come back to us.” Ballinger acknowledged there was confusion about what his client was asking but suggested, “If you made this [both of Tharp’s routes] one route, there would be no confusion.” Armstrong pointed out Tharp’s franchise fees are current even though he is not currently operating. Weaver pointed out Tharp had not surrendered his routes, an action which must occur before council can vote to accept his surrender and COUNCIL – CARRIAGE continued on page 25

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INDEPENDENTNews Robertson sees land office as more than an auction house

Becky Gillette Normally the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands is primarily involved in overseeing the sales of tax delinquent properties. One candidate, Democrat Mark Robertson, has a different vision for this state office. Selling tax delinquent properties to the highest bidder helps bring in the revenues to pay for schools and government services such as roads, fire and police. But at times a property in tax delinquency goes for only a small fraction of what it is worth. That is a good deal for the developer, but not for the taxpayers. “My idea in a nutshell is to evaluate available land first and look for opportunities to invest back into the communities for the better good,” Robertson said. “There is potential for the office of Commissioner of State Lands to be more than just an auction house. The great majority of properties will, in fact, be sold. But with the land coming back to the state, we have an opportunity to look at the best long-term benefit from the state-owned property. It is beginning to use the office in an analytical way to identify

those newfound assets.” Robertson, a Little Rock landscape architect and planner, gives an example where this could be useful. In Eureka Springs, GIS mapping could be used to identify assets such as fire stations, and locate an area without a fire station that needs it. That would be cross-referenced with tax delinquent property. Then, instead of selling the property, it could be retained for the public good. Another potential is to help schools. Land parcels near a school might be used for new facilities or an outdoor classroom. A neighborhood land trust is another type of option. A land trust can be used to help low-income people have land to build homes in a long-term strategy to improve the community and make neighborhoods more stable. “This is about a vision for the office to reform some aspects of tax delinquent property that no one has been willing to deal with,” Robertson said. “I think there is a lot of opportunities we ought to be examining. We want to be a resource and help to local communities and counties. It is a matter of

taking existing staff and realigning it with a common goal.” Republican candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate are leading in the polls, and many other Republican candidates are hoping to ride their coattails. But Robertson, who has logged thousands of miles going all around the state during the campaign season, said he believes voters will resonate with his experience and vision. “If I didn’t believe we could win the race, I wouldn’t extend this kind of effort,” Robertson said. “I believe the people of Arkansas want someone with real experience who understands what lands means to people and the community transform the office, and make it something it has never been before. This office has never met its full potential.” Robertson said he is closing his land career with this position rather than trying to be a career politician. “We need a Commissioner of State Lands who has spent his life and career devoted to land issues and has a keen understanding of the assets land presents to the State of Arkansas,” he said. Robertson has been involved in helping landscape more than 40 state parks and numerous community parks. One project he was involved with is the landscaping for the Planer Hill parking lot. In 2012, he was inducted into the Council of Fellows in Landscape Architecture.

Metafizzies meeting Nov. 3

The Nov. 3 Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society meeting will feature videos on the life and teachings of Muhammad, the visionary founder of Islam. The meeting will take place in the basement reading room of the Eureka Springs Christian Science Church, 68 Mountain Street.

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INDEPENDENTNews Grant money could cover hazard mitigation Nicky Boyette Craig Hull of the Osage Group presented copies of his report on Hazard Mitigation for Eureka Springs at Monday’s council meeting. He said he and his wife, Caelli, had spoken with local groups and identified all hazards they could find. Their report includes an action for the city that would enable the city to apply for grant money from state and federal agencies to correct hazards and prepare for disasters. He identified the three most prominent hazards as being the tunnels underneath downtown, the dam at Black Bass Lake and the sewer system. He also noted the city should deal with water quality issues. Hull’s advice for addressing tunnels would be to establish an Improvement District because the tunnels run under different properties and the problem of fragmented ownership impedes a quick solution. Who should pay for which repairs is at the crux of the problem. Also in the report he submitted was a resolution approving the report for council to consider, and alderman David Mitchell moved to ask City Attorney Tim Weaver to look at the draft resolution and bring back a finished one to council. Vote was unanimous on the motion.

Vines twisted, burned and otherwise • Alderman Mickey Schneider said she had been talking with Dwayne Allen, director of Public Works, about what to do with yard waste, vines in particular, and said she learned bamboo canes could be a disposal problem because they explode when burned. Alderman Terry McClung informed her he had called ESFD and learned all a person needs is a permit to burn yard waste in city limits, vines included. Mitchell suggested council should hear directly from Allen. All the rest • Raven Derge and Steve Vorbeck presented their

plan for a project involving high school students and the Arts Council in designing and painting the downtown stairway known as Henry’s Staircase between Center and Main Streets. Pedestrians would see the design from the bottom because only the risers would be painted, not the steps. Derge said she hoped the project would be completed before the May Festival of the Arts. Council voted to have Weaver draft a resolution to allow the project. • Council voted unanimously to allow free twohour parking at metered spots on Main Street and Spring Street from December 1- December 31. Next meeting will be Monday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m.

HICC to host I Stand Sunday simulcast Come watch the live I Stand Sunday simulcast from the Grace Community Church in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Holiday Island Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive. A time of fellowship with prayer and snacks will begin at 5 p.m. Please arrive prior to 6 p.m. as the 90-minute simulcast will begin promptly at that time. Sponsored by Family Research Council and other

partners, speakers from across the nation focus on the freedom to live out our faith free of government intrusion or monitoring. Speakers include Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor; Phil and Alan Roberston of Duck Dynasty; Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council; Todd Starnes, Fox News and Commentary host; and others. For more information see www.istandsunday.com

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Why vote? Voodoo is real!

Editor, There are seven electable positions on City Council. There’s the mayor and six aldermen. In this year’s City Council election, you will be able to vote for only one of the seven positions. When it comes to picking the people who will have a vote on the city’s laws, regulations and policies for the next two years, or longer, your only choice is the Ward 3 Position 2 race between incumbent Joyce Zeller and challenger Ferguson Stewart. That’s it. Butch Berry is unopposed for mayor. Incumbent aldermen James DeVito, Terry McClung, David Mitchell and Mickey Schneider are unopposed, Robert Thomas is unopposed because incumbent Dee Purkeypile is the only incumbent who decided not to run for reëlection and incumbent Zeller will face challenger Stewart in the only contested race. That’s self-governmental democracy in dysfunctional action, Eureka style. As for the rest of the ballot, Berryville, Green Forest and the rest of Carroll County’s Eastern District always cancel out Eureka’s voters, but I’m still voting for Sonny Carter. Hope you do too. As to Zeller and Stewart, who knows? Vote for the devil you know or take a chance on the unknown. Maybe I missed something, but without candidates’ debates or vigorous campaigning, I have no idea what Stewart’s platform might be or if he, or she, even has one. Basically, no one wanted to run for

City Council, and that’s not because the voters are so satisfied with the incumbents’ previous performance, as one delusional alderman claimed. I can’t fault the reasoning given to me by three people who considered tossing a hat in the ring but decided not to. Based on what I’ve seen of the behavior of most of the City Council members over the past few years, I wouldn’t want to try and work with lawmakers whose vision of the future for Eureka’s residents is, “If it isn’t mandatory or good for tourism, consider it prohibited!” Vernon Tucker

Dems – and here’s why

Editor, Sheriff Grudek spoke out of both sides of his mouth in the same interview last week with KY3TV. He said he didn’t see the video of the out of control K-9 team, but a mere one minute later he wants you to understand various points in that same video! Oops! I’m voting for Randy Mayfield who is a professional law enforcement officer. Betty Neal wants to run our Circuit Clerk’s office but can’t handle the math as has been proven with the failure of 8 out of 10 audits in her current job. I’m voting for Ramona Wilson who has passed every audit of her department for the past 18 years. Bob Ballinger works as hard as he knows how to take health insurance away from his fellow citizens, even though he is fully covered at our expense. I’m voting for Charles “Sonny” Carter who will work for higher wages, to maintain our health insurance and will work to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.

Tom Cotton wants to make sure that you never get another raise and wants to help dismantle our healthcare as he wallows in the Koch brothers’ dirty money. I’m voting for Mark Pryor because he works to better the lives of Arkansans. I’m grateful Senator Pryor voted for the Affordable Care Act. Our lives are better for being able to see the doctor when we become ill. Asa Hutchinson wants us to live under the Christian version of Sharia Law. Mike Ross is a moderate Democrat who will see to the needs of both Republicans and Democrats. My opponent’s cronies want a “public/ private” rural water system. Does this mean we the public pay for private land developer’s profit? I believe that our water is too precious for privatization and that it belongs to us all. Please vote for me, Sheri Hanson, and all my fellow Democrats on the ballot. Sheri Hanson

Corporate ethics still missing

Editor, Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO, claims on their website “we always conduct ourselves in an ethical and honest manner.” Like AEP, SWEPCO, Cargill, Georgia Pacific and other corporations taking our land, water, air and natural resources, a disclaimer “except in Arkansas” should apply. About a year ago, AT&T planned a cell tower for Eureka Springs West. Taking a page of the SWEPCO playbook, AT&T MAIL continued on page 23

WEEK’S TopTweets @markleggett: Just finished going through the terms and conditions for iOS 6 with my lawyers. Looks good, guys, I think I’m going to accept. @OhNoSheTwitnt: If someone could find a way to make all pets live as long as humans that person would win all the Nobel prizes until the end of time. @carolinecox: One time my mom dropped her phone while she was talking to me then picked it up and said “You OK?” @bazecraze: The whole purpose of vacationing is to make you appreciate knowing where the channels are at home. @shutupmikeginn: Instagram is the most pleasant social media site because it’s really difficult to take ignorant, racist pictures of dogs & brunch

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@novicefather: I found three french fries inside my $1 McDouble. Dream big, kids. Anything is possible. @DurtMcHurtt: This morning I jogged for 30 swear words. @Cheeseboy22: FYI: I guess the goal of bobbing for apples is not who can drink all the water. @ElleOhHell: “The new iPhone 6 is bigger!” Meh. “It has more sensors!” Pfft. “You can block group texts.” I WOULD LIKE ONE THOUSAND OF YOUR IPHONE @RandomRamblr: Guys who resent their friends for not sharing their hair products are gel less.

INDEPENDENTEditorial Animal rights (and wrongs)

hen it comes down to animal, mineral or vegetable – scientifically speaking, we sentient beings fall into the animal category. (The case for plants and trees being sentient still undecided.) Which got us thinking. In the face of the somewhat ill-informed controversy raging locally about the Carson & Barnes Circus coming to town, maybe all we animals are being abused. We’d love to be roaming wild and free on a beach instead of being caged in an office most of the day or riding to work crowded six to a car. Kids no doubt would prefer to be out playing rather than stuck behind a desk being trained hour after hour to work and perform for someone else’s benefit and financial gain. And what about spanking or confinement as a training tool or punishment? Is that abuse? Some people keep their dogs in cages inside the house. By the standards people seem to be raising here, wouldn’t that be abuse? No poor canine can even run free in our own town. Leashes for all! “Oh, that’s different,” you might say, “people and dogs aren’t wild animals.” Well, our guess is that they’d still rather be fed at the family table than out on the streets fighting some bad lots digging through garbage bins for a bite to eat. Which brings us to the idea wild animals should stay in the wild. You know, the wild, where most species face disappearing habitats, sparse food and worsening adverse weather patterns from which they have no protection. Sure, that’s the other end of the scale, but nonetheless true. Ask any poacher who has shot an elephant and ripped the tusks out of its dying body or cut body parts from a lion or monkey for export to earn a little cash. The wild is full of predators, the worst of which is us. We seriously wanted to know if circus animals were better off, and in particular if they really were being abused – and if they were, we wanted everyone to know. We scoured the Carson & Barnes website first, then called and talked to three women who own and run the circus. We could have been talking to the staff at Turpentine Creek or Tender Heart Animal Rescue. The love and concern they expressed for their animals, and their, do we dare say – deep sadness – at the local outcry against the circus they have grown up with, loved and intended to be fun and educational was evident. Since animals are a large part of any circus, just like tourism is a large part of our economy, it just made sense they would be treated well. Still, we like proof. Under the United States Department of Agriculture, zoos, circuses and marine mammal parks are strictly regulated under Animal Welfare Act requirements and are inspected for compliance on a regular basis. So that’s where we went next. According to the USDA, Carson & Barnes has been cited 10 times since 2010, but nothing having to do with animal abuse or improper living conditions. In 2010 they were cited mostly for handlers not staying close enough to the elephants, distance between exhibition barrier and elephants, a handler taking a cell phone call while people were riding an elephant – all of which were corrected. Later infringements included an 8-inch hole in a truck, a hose left on the ground – that type thing. The only report of an animal being hurt was when three elephants were drinking together and one ran off and tripped on a slope, falling down. (Report doesn’t note if this was during exhibition.) No injuries to the public. No animal abuse reported. As Bruce Levine so eloquently put it: “Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but nobody is entitled to their own facts.” The fact is, the kids invited this family-run circus here to raise funds for an after school program. Let’s go support them and have some fun. ~ CDW

ThePursuitOfHAPPINESS

by Dan Krotz his isn’t the first time the news has been so bad we can’t hardly stand it. I think Yeats captured (in 1919) how we’re feeling today—and made the feeling as real as a case of shingles—when he wrote Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;/Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,/The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere/The ceremony of innocence is drowned;/The best lack all conviction, while the worst/Are full of passionate intensity. Isn’t that exactly what the news has been like? We’ve had Ebola on top of ISIS on top of Syria, seasoned with Harlequin farces in Iraq and the Ukraine, all of it accompanied by a twenty-month-long parade of shills and con-artists salivating like Pavlov’s dogs over dimes and nickels tossed in the dirt by gimlet-eyed plutocrats. Yeah, I read the news today, oh boy. Adding insult to injury are the predictable admonitions to exercise our civic responsibility to vote. Yes, we should vote. But for the love of God, how about giving us candidates worth voting for? It is well and good to hold our noses and vote for the lesser evil, but we shouldn’t kid ourselves: it isn’t any different than choosing diabetes over colon cancer. This is all by way of saying that it is perfectly okay to vote for third party candidates. Purveyors of conventional wisdom tell you that you’re throwing your vote away. Tell them to stuff it, is my advice. It is your vote, and you get to do what you want with it. It is also your obligation, and your duty as an American citizen, to identify candidates who lack all conviction, or those who are filled with intense, passionate nihilism, and ignore them. Unless, of course, you yourself are a nihilist, or lack all conviction; but even then, you get to vote for whomever you wish. Joseph de Maistre was a French diplomat and philosopher mostly remembered for saying “Every country has the government it deserves.” Surely, he didn’t mean us? How could we possibly be so ignorant, such ninnies, such whiny little pissants to deserve the government we’re going to get?

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October 20 12:37 p.m. – Resident near downtown • Cup of Love free soup lunches – Hearty reported someone stole a scooter from the soup lunch Fridays from 9:30 a.m. 2 p.m. front porch. in front of Wildflower thrift shop (yellow building next to chapel) on US 62E. Cup of 10:56 p.m. – Manager of a trailer park Love also provides soup lunches at Flint Street asked for constable assistance while he Fellowship Mondays and Wednesdays from removed an unwanted person from the property. Constable complied and the 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (479) 363-4529 • Flint Street Fellowship food pantry, lunch, person left. October 21 free clothing – Pantry open 10 a.m. – 2 12:30 a.m. – A noise complaint about loud p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Free lunch musicians prompted a visit by a constable Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 on patrol, and the musicians decided to go p.m. Free clothes/shoes closet, books and household items. (479) 253-9491 or 253- elsewhere. 4945. Leave donations in barrel at entrance if 11:33 a.m. – Constable arrested an individual for shoplifting. facility is closed. • Wildflower food pantry, furniture bank 2:04 p.m. – Constable filed a report for and clothing – Wildflower Chapel (US 62E) bad checks and forgery. free food pantry 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on 7:07 p.m. – A young girl was crying on Fridays. Thrift store and used furniture bank the side of a road. Constable assisted by (now in big blue barn only) Wednesday – taking her to the home of a family friend Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Friday 1 – 6 and notified her mother. p.m. Drop off donations Thursday – Saturday 8:03 p.m. – Constable advised a person blowing leaves to keep them away from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Celebrate Recovery – Soul Purpose the yards of neighbors. October 22 Ministries, 801 S. Springfield, Green Forest, 12:27 p.m. – Constable and Arkansas 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Potluck meal State Police responded to an accident followed by 12-step Christ-centered meetings on Hwy. 23 North. Constable arrested for those suffering from addiction, habit, an individual on a bench warrant out of hang-up or hurt. Carroll County and another warrant out of • No high school diploma? Take free GED Berryville. classes in the Carnegie Library Annex every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9 1:59 p.m. – Complainant claimed a.m. - noon with study and tutoring for the someone had put a foreign substance into GED test. Open to ages 18 and up. GED class- the gas tank of her vehicle resulting in es also in Berryville at Carroll County Center. damage to the motor. Some open to ages 16 and 17 per educational 5:57 p.m. – Constable initiated a traffic on requirements. For info: Nancy Wood (479) a vehicle with expired tags and arrested 981-0482, Carnegie Library (479) 253-8754, the driver for driving on a suspended Carroll County Center (870) 423-4455). Of- license and no proof of insurance. October 23 fered by North Arkansas College with Carn9:48 a.m. – Local business reported an egie Library support. individual with an outstanding warrant • Coffee Break Al-Anon Family Group for bad checks was on the premises. Women – Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m., Faith Christian Constables were responding when the Family Church, Hwy. 23S, (479) 363- 9495. person left heading westbound on US Meetings at Coffee Pot Club behind Land 62, and constables never saw the vehicle O’ Nod Inn: again. • Alateen – Sundays, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Email alateen1st@gmx.com or phone (479) 981- 10:16 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in 9977 • Overeaters Anonymous – Thursdays, the arrest of the driver for driving on a 10:30 a.m. Barbara (479) 244-0070  • suspended license, possession of drug Narcotics Anonymous – Fridays, 5:30 p.m. paraphernalia and on an ESPD warrant (903) 278-5568 • Al-Anon Family Group for third degree battery. The passenger (AFG) – Sundays, 11:30 a.m., Mondays and was arrested for possession of drug Tuesdays 7 p.m. • Eureka Springs Coffee Pot paraphernalia and on a CCSO warrant for AA Groups  Monday – Saturday 12:30 p.m.; failure to appear. Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday – Thursday, Saturday, 10:40 a.m. – Juvenile Probation asked 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 8 p.m. (479) for constable assistance because a female 253-7956 • Al-Anon Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. juvenile with an ankle bracelet with a GPS tracking device was violating her All other meetings: See www.nwarkaa.org probation. She had been tracked to an inn 12 |

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in town and then onward toward Missouri. Constables did not find her. 11:17 a.m. – Worker at a business told ESPD she thought a person sitting in a car in the parking might be a mentally unstable acquaintance. Constable found out the person was not who she thought he was. He was waiting for his wife to get off work. 3:39 p.m. – Constable initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with expired tags and arrested the driver for driving on a suspended license and some active warrants. October 24 12:12 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. 1:04 a.m. – Guest at a hotel told ESPD the woman in the room with him was threatening him and telling an operator on her phone that he was going to rape her. He said he had been sleeping when the commotion began. Constables responded and the male left the scene. 4:15 p.m. – There was a vehicle vs. deer accident on Planer Hill. Deer did not survive and the vehicle was towed. 9:51 p.m. – ESPD took a report on a stolen vehicle. October 25 1:33 a.m. – Gas station attendant reported an intoxicated person had been in the business but had started walking toward Berryville. Constables encountered the individual and gave him a ride home. 1:41 a.m. – Hotel staff said a woman was in her vehicle in front of the hotel honking her horn and flashing the car lights, and she would not comply with his requests she stop. Constables spoke with her after which things were okay. 10:57 a.m. – Resident claimed the neighbor’s dog had been barking all morning. Constable responded and heard no barking, but he advised Animal Control of the situation. 1:47 p.m. – Witness reported a vehicle bumped into another in a neighborhood and left the scene. Berryville Police encountered the adverse vehicle and advised the driver to contact ESPD. 2:13 p.m. – Constable stood by at an accident outside of city limits until county authorities arrived. 2:47 p.m. – Bank customer claimed the ATM had not given him his money. Constable advised him to speak with bank personnel Monday morning. 4:13 p.m. – Constable followed a vehicle

reportedly driving erratically, but saw it behaving safely while in town. October 26 12:07 a.m. – Manager of a downtown establishment called ESPD about a twoperson fight. Constables converged on the scene after which combatants left in different taxis. 12:27 a.m. – Onlooker told ESPD a female had been screaming, laughing and carrying on for awhile near downtown. Constables went to the scene, and the female followed her companions inside. 1:37 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DWI, driving left of center, carrying a prohibited weapon and violating of the city noise ordinance. 7:32 a.m. – Resident said there had been a dog with no collar on his porch for three hours. Constable did not encounter the dog on the porch or anywhere in the vicinity. 12:06 p.m. – Constable went to the site of a two-vehicle accident at the top of Planer Hill. 10:20 p.m. – Hospital staff asked for assistance finding some people. Constable complied.

New fire station open house Eureka Springs Fire and EMS will host an open house at the new fire station on Hwy. 23 South near Hillspeak Road Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be plenty of free food, and visitors can tour the station and equipment. The department will have information on the Arkansas Firewise program and fire prevention available. Come see Eureka Springs’ new fire station!

Veterans Day golf tournament Holiday Island Pendergrass Rose American Post 36 is sponsoring its 5th Annual Veterans Day 9-hole golf scramble Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the 9-hole Golf Course at Holiday Island. Golf fees for property owners are $20 or $30 for non-property owners. For more information, contact Clint Miller at (479) 253-2106 or get a registration form at the Clubhouse or Recreation Center at Holiday Island.

INDEPENDENT News ESFD prepares for Ebola; Williams retiring Nicky Boyette “What happened in the hospital in Dallas can happen anywhere. It got my attention,” Eureka Springs Fire Chief Rhys Williams said, regarding the Texas Ebola incident, to the Western Carroll County Ambulance District Board at its Oct. 21 meeting. “We’re not prepared. This is an eye-opener in my opinion.” He said paramedic/firefighter Randy Ates has been updating protocol and they have been inventorying self-protective equipment. He said they would treat an Ebola predicament, or any other disease threat, as a Haz-mat situation. “We’re learning everyday from CDC [Centers for Disease Control] what equipment we need, and they are still figuring out the best protection.” “We have people who travel here from all over,” Williams said, “and even a patient in Kansas City is being monitored.” He said as soon as the department establishes its protocol and learns more about decontamination, he will set up a meeting. Williams then announced he would be retiring from the department at the end of November after 30 years of firefighting. Police Chief Earl Hyatt also announced his retirement, effective at the end of the year, about a month ago. “It’s been an interesting ride,” Williams said. EMR reports Ed Thompson reported Inspiration Point first responders had a healthy dose of Bikes, Blues and Barbecue accidents. They responded to seven motorcycle accidents from Tuesday through Saturday during the week of the event. Grassy Knob responders encountered nine calls during August and September while Holiday Island had 51 calls and ESFD had 113. Mike Fitzpatrick of Rural Eureka Springs District pointed to one incident in which responders had to use an AED as “a dramatic example of what we do.” He said a call went to 911 followed quickly by responders who were equipped with an AED paid for by WCCAD. The victim had no heartbeat, but responders were able to get the heart going again for transport to a hospital. Fitzpatrick said the victim made it for a couple of days, and that was enough time for the family to gather. He noted it was the chain of response in action that provided that time. Other items • Chair Ken Mills announced that commissioner Jim Simmons had resigned. His seat had been filled by Sam Ward. • The commission voted in these officers for the year: Ken Mills, chair; Sam Ward, vice-chair; Judy Giggey, secretary. • Inspiration Point Fire Dept. will have its annual Chili Cookoff and Cornbread Contest Saturday, Nov. 8. Judging begins at 5 p.m. $7 gets you a great meal, iced tea and dessert. Next meeting will be Dec. 16, 4 p.m., at the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District. www.esINDEPENDENT.com | October 29, 2014 |

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INDEPENDENTNews Olson and Hanson face off in Quorum Court race

Becky Gillette The two candidates for Justice of the Peace, District 2, which represents rural areas around Eureka Springs, are bringing fresh ideas to the issues of how to govern Carroll County to the greatest benefit of its residents. Charles (Chuck) Olson is running as a Republican and Sheri Hanson as a Democrat. Neither has ever held elective office. “I have been interested in politics all my life, but I’ve never run before,” Olson said. “In talking with neighbors and friends, we wanted to make sure we had some good representation, a person in there who will represent us and fight for our priorities.” Olson said the number one issue in the county is maintenance of roads, bridges and buildings in the county. The second biggest issue, in his opinion, is security. “We need to make sure we have good deputy sheriff representation in the Holiday Island area,” said Olson, who is assistant fire chief for the Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department, where he serves as training officer and emergency medical responder. “Sometimes it can take up to 45 minutes for the sheriff to arrive.” Olson is opposed to a 260-ft. cell tower in Busch. “When I’m elected, I’ll talk to the constituents in Busch,” he said. “If they want me to, I will write a letter to AT&T and ask them not to do it.” Olson said he has also been working with Rep. Bob Ballinger and others to try to find a location for a refuge for families in domestic violence cases. Attention to this issue has been brought about by the murder of Laura Aceves by Victor Acuna-Sanchez nearly two years ago. Olson advocates more automation of county agencies. He said a lot of county agencies haven’t integrated as much automation as they should. “Each elected official is autonomous,” he said. “They run their own shop, but could be encouraged to improve.” Olson opposes the high voltage transmission line proposed by SWEPCO. “I still have an anti-SWEPCO sign in my front yard,” he said. “One thing with that situation, they kind of wear you down. They are hoping people will lose interest. We just have to keep our interest up and be vigilant.” Olson is an Air Force veteran who been involved with the Carroll County Search and Rescue Team (SORT), the Eureka Springs Rotary Club, Elks Lodge #1042, and the Eureka Springs HAM Radio Club. He worked for IBM and then Alltel in Little Rock before retiring in 2004. Sheri Hanson of Hillspeak is the only woman running for a seat on the all-male Quorum Court. Hanson’s campaign slogan is “Todos somos gente,” Spanish for “We are all people.”

“I think everyone should have the same rights,” Hanson said. “I have been to some of the quorum court meetings, especially during the water hearings. There were efforts to start a rural water district, but they wanted it in private hands. Mostly it was for developers. I feel something as precious as natural resources should not be privatized.” Olson favors expansion of water in rural areas of Carroll County, but said that the county doesn’t have the millions needed to install water lines. If the county got a grant to extend water, he would be in favor of it being handled by the Carroll Boone Water District. Because climate change is a real problem that must be addressed, Hanson would like to get Carroll County to participate in a program to help people conserve energy by insulating their homes. People saw heating bills skyrocket during the 2013-2014 winter that was abnormally cold. The Department of Energy has programs to help with home weatherization, but Carroll County is one of the few counties in the state that doesn’t participate. “I would like the county to help people, the environment and our resources because we are all in it together,” Hanson said. Hanson strongly opposes the Busch cell tower and said if she had been on the quorum court when this issue first came up, she would have sounded the alarm and worked to defeat it. Hanson is an advocate of a domestic abuse shelter in Carroll County. “If there had been somewhere for Laura Aceves to go, it might have saved her life,” Hanson said. “Domestic abuse is huge.” Hanson said jobs are really important, and advocates attracting economic development that isn’t going to destroy our way of life. “Right now we have tourism and chickens,” Hanson said. “I’d like to see clean industry come into our county. I think we could do more to promote our county for clean industries.” Hanson has found many people don’t understand what the Carroll County Quorum Court does. “I would hope I could bring some clarity to people about what we are doing,” she said. “If I succeed in winning a seat, I would have meetings with people and ask them what they want. Roads are number one. We all want to drive down the road without tearing up our cars. Water came up very high on the list. A domestic abuse shelter came up high on the list, especially among women. And everyone complains about their energy bills.” Hanson lived in California for 22 years. She and her life partner, artist and designer, Poindexter Westerfield, operate a business manufacturing holographic rainbow art. She also has worked as a television producer and sold produce from her truck garden in California.

Independent guide to voting on state ballot issues

Becky Gillette In addition to voting for candidates, there are five state ballot issues that voters will be deciding in the current election. A local lawyer who voted early said she couldn’t tell from reading the descriptions on the ballot whether to vote for or against the ballot issues that would amend the Arkansas Constitution. For those who haven’t voted yet, and don’t want to delve into the gritty and confusing details of these measures, here is the Independent’s quick guide to voting recommendations on the ballot issues. Issue 1. An amendment to the Arkansas Constitution providing that administrative rules promulgated by state agencies shall not become effective until reviewed and approved by a legislative committee of the General Assembly Ethics ballot question. Vote No. This would expand the power of the legislature by giving it final say over new rules and regulations. A few wingnut legislators could block implementation of a new law by refusing to accept the rules. There is a separation of powers between legislators and administrators for a very good reason. Issue 2. An amendment allowing more time to gather signatures on a statewide initiative or referendum petition only if the petition as originally filed contained at least 75 percent of the valid signatures required. Vote No. The initiative process can be flawed and has been abused by private business interests in the past. But this would make it much harder for people to put an initiated measure on the ballot. If this had been in effect, ballot initiatives on raising the minimum wage and statewide alcohol sales would not be on the ballot. This can be a powerful tool for the people. Don’t mess with it. Issue 3. An amendment regulating contributions to candidates for state or local office, barring gifts from lobbyists to certain state officials, providing for setting salaries of certain state officials, and setting term limits for members of the General Assembly. Vote Yes. Political columnist John Brummett says this is a horribly deceptive proposal, but does have some merit. He is going to “hold his nose” and vote for this. There has been a lot of out-of-state advertising against this by term limit proponents, but Arkansas has some of the most restrictive term limits in the country, and this wouldn’t change that significantly. Issue 4: The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Amendment. Vote Yes. About half of the counties in Arkansas are dry. Prohibition didn’t work and having dry counties just makes people drive farther to get their booze. Save the gas, cut down on drunk driving, and keep sales tax revenues local. Issue 5. An act to amend the Arkansas Code concerning the state minimum wage; the act would raise the current state minimum wage from $6.25 per hour to 7.50 per hour on January 1, 2015, to $8.00 per hour on January 1, 2016, and to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2017. Vote YES! Arkansas has one of the lowest minimum wages in the country. This doesn’t increase the minimum wage nearly enough, but it’s better than nothing.

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INDEPENDENT Art & Entertainment A cut above the norm

In celebration of Food & Wine Weekend, Eureka Thyme will highlight the cutting board art of Norm Friar during the Second Gallery Stroll. Norm will explain how these beautiful boards are created Nov. 8 from 1 – 4 p.m. and again during the regularly scheduled Stroll between 6 – 9 p.m.

Calling actors, writers, stagehands …

Joe Watts, recent transplant from Dallas/Houston, is in the process of creating a new theater company in Eureka Springs. The public is invited to meet him and learn about his experience as producer, director, writer, actor, critic and teacher over 35 years on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 7 – 9 p.m., at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring, and/or Sunday, Nov. 9 from 2 – 4 p.m. in the church building at 17 Elk St. Watts plans to kick start his new company with a series of staged readings before moving on to full productions including “Taking My Turn,” a musical about seniors; “Outspoken,” a play about bullying, possibly using students from Eureka Springs High School; a recent new

play, “The Christians,” which takes place in the sanctuary of a church, using a choir; and “Standing on Ceremony: the Gay Marriage Plays,” set for Spring Diversity Weekend. He will also discuss plans for the first “10 x 10 Play Festival,” 10 tenminute plays by area writers. Watts is now offering individual acting and public speaking classes by appointment. Inquiries welcome at any time. For details or classes contact Joe at joeleewatts@att.net or (479) 981-2880. Meetings are open to the public and everyone with an interest in theater at any level, onstage or off. No experience required. Come learn about this exciting new venture

Living Water at DeVito’s Norberta Philbrook Gallery celebrates Eureka Springs Food & Wine Weekend Nov. 6 – 9, with the introduction of artist Stephanie Green at DeVito’s of Eureka Springs, hosting works from Green’s Living Water series. Stephanie has exhibited across the country and now calls Northwest Arkansas home. See her work locally at Norberta Philbrook Gallery, 34 N. Main Street, and DeVito’s, 5 Center Street. See more about Stephanie in the Nov. – Dec. Fun Guide next week.

To Kill a Mockingbird at the Aud Eureka Classic Movie Association will show To Kill a Mockingbird, featuring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch Sunday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. This classic movie released in 1962 is based on Harper Lee’s novel. Come enjoy at night at the movies! Tickets are $3, children up to 16 free.

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Eureka House Concert features incomparable Jonathan Byrd, “one of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years,” according to the Chicago Tribune. Potluck meet-n- greet at 6 p.m., music at 7. White church building, 17 Elk St., $15 at the door. (479) 244-0123.

Film at The Space

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A short film documenting The Artist Impression of the Mother will be shown at The Space, 2 Pine St., Wed., Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. The Artist Impression of the Mother was a group art exhibit involving 40 local artists addressing the broad theme of “the mother” at The Space last May. Local Filmmaker Heath Redding shot footage of the opening artist reception, the artwork and several interviews with participating artists for this 15-minute film. The public is invited, admission free.

International writer/teacher on The Way of Story

Catherine Ann Jones, award winning writer, screenwriter and teacher, will hold a one day workshop, The Way of Story, The Craft and Soul of Writing, at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Jones designed The Way of Story to tap into deep levels of creativity, and includes the discovery of intangible dimensions of writing through exercises and meditations accessing inner invisible tools. This unique workshop is for writers of all levels and narrative forms. Tickets are $99 and may be ordered at www. VillageWritingSchool.com.

Mad Hatter wrap up Eureka Springs School of the Arts’ 12th Annual Mad Hatter Ball rocked on Oct. 24. The sellout event’s silent auction offered more than 100 items. The hat contest parade was “brimming” with 52 contestants led by ESSA icon and instructor, Valerie Hubbard Damon. Peggy Kjelgaard (ESSA Executive Director) and LeRoy Gorrell (MHB Sponsor) announced the winners after

the silent auction (see front page). ESSA staffer Susan Douglas wowed the crowd as the “Devil in the Blue Dress,” procuring bids from ESSA’s wish list, which included studio equipment and office supplies. Proceeds will support ESSA’s mission to provide quality art education in Northwest Arkansas. See more about ESSA at www.ESSA-art.org.

Refresh, Renew, Revive

Refresh your beliefs, renew your commitment and revive your relationship with Jesus Christ at the Holiday Island Baptist Church Revival Nov. 2 – 5. Ron and Patricia Owens

of Owens Ministries in Bella Vista will be leading the services Sunday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Nov. 3 – 5 at 6:30 p.m. Come refresh, renew, revive and hear the Good News.

Sunday at EUUF All are welcome at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St., Sundays at 11 a.m. for a program followed by refreshments. On Nov. 2, Keith Maddison, with the Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, ARORA, will address state and federal laws related to organ and tissue donation.

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It’s also Soup Sunday – a great way to enjoy fellowship and contribute to a charitable cause. Soups, bread, sweets, juice, wine and tea are served along with great conversation. Bring something to share if you can! It’s a bargain at $4/ adult, $2/children, $10 max per family. Childcare provided; extra parking at Ermilio’s Restaurant, 26 White Street.

Tending the flock – The “Back Our Kids” gala and auction at Castle Rogue’s Manor on Oct. 16 raised $25,000, including a $5,000 pledge from Arvest Bank, a gift that by itself will feed 27 kids for one year. BOK provides at least 45 students with food when school is not in session, like weekends and school vacations. Eureka Springs is proud of Fatima Treuer, Snuffy Ketchum, Sticks Brown, Ben Helmer, Woody Acord, Kathy Remenar and Pat Kasner and the Flint Street Food Bank team for taking care of business. Pictured are Allan Huffman, Fatima Treuer and Mark Minton. Photo submitted

– Chapter 11, 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.

ane, though – what bothered him about her? Was it only that he found her background and the other years of her life unimaginable? What had shaped her in this mold of courage – a reckless courage, he suspected, that might be only a garment to clothe some naked fear? But what would Jane be afraid of? Good Lord, his mind took off on some wild tangents when he failed to curb it. Look at her, holding the heavy urn steadily above the tray full of cups, sure of herself, content with the house she’d created, her happiness surrounding her like light. No fear there… His eyes found Agnes, sitting erect at the other end of the long table, dispensing sugar and cream with competent poise. In time of doubt, he automatically sought out Agnes, as if the mere sight of her, so beautifully infallible, were all he needed to regain balance. He smiled now, recalling yesterday’s scene between Jane and Agnes – a conflict centering on whether or not liquor should be served this evening. Mrs. Knowles had pointed out that it was not customary at a function as open as this. The Dycuses, for instance, held strictly to the Baptist ideal, and there would be others who would be offended by drinking. Walter might have a whisky and soda set out in his study, to be offered privately to certain of the men… He and Walter had sat on the side lines, amused neutrals, while Jane and Agnes thrashed it out. It was plain that Jane was vexed, and he’d thought several times that she was about to give vent to one of her small outcries: “That’s the silliest thing I ever heard of!” But she’d kept her

temper, and it was not till now that he’d realized she had not quite capitulated, nor promised that liquor shouldn’t be served. He made a quick survey, but there were, on the long table, only the two coffee urns, the platters of ham and smoked turkey, cakes, and the gay pottery dishes which Jane had proclaimed were in the spirit of the house, like the rough-textured fabrics and the hand-loomed rugs. So Agnes, he thought, won that battle, too. Treason, perhaps, but he felt a little sorry. Jane was brave, but she was scarcely a match for Agnes. From a practical angle, of course, Agnes was right. Her rightness was constant and immutable. Doctor Totten, with a cup in one hand, came over to sit near him, on the ottoman in front of the fire. Greg looked old, Roger thought – certainly much older than himself, though they were the same age. The doctor scanned the room reflectively, and said: “Rounds out the circle, doesn’t it, Roger? Walter in his own home now, his wife pregnant… I recollect the night Walter was born.” Roger was startled. “Pregnant? I didn’t know –” The doctor eyed him curiously. “Sorry,” he said. “Unethical. Supposed of course she’d –” Roger said, “No. Probably waiting till they were in their own place. Didn’t want it to be Agnes’s baby, perhaps.” Absurd thing to say. What had put such a notion into his mind? “You don’t seem altogether pleased, Greg said, “over the idea of becoming a grandfather. An ancestor, in fact.”

He laughed. “Shocks me a little.” The measured pulse of blood to go on, in unbroken rhythm, carrying their guilt in its beat: his own and Agnes’s, that of the mean, pious man who’d built the mill, and of the knave who begot him; that of an old woman spitting out persimmon seeds while she mulled over her dead dreams. “But it’s fine!” he cried heartily. “I’m delighted, Gregory.” “Life’s coming back to us,” the Doctor said with faint cynicism, “on all fronts. We’re to see a renascence of Sycamore, too, come spring. So Jaffray says. Laertes, too.” Roger looked down the room to where Colonel Blake was savoring his own oratory, along with chocolate cake – Mrs. Williams listening, spellbound. (Quaint, lovable character. Gentleman of the Old

South…) “Jaffray,” he said, “seems to be banking in Morrisville, not CONSTANCE here with us. I WAGNER wonder why.” “Perhaps,” the doctor said unsmiling, “with the mistaken idea that if he banks it ten miles away you won’t know the exact state of his finances… Seems to have a finger in a good many pies already, doesn’t he?” Roger said: “Yes. In a few weeks he’ll be addressing the Rotary on What We Must Do to Improve Sycamore. What is it, Gregory, that makes foreigners go wildeyed with uplift projects when they’ve been here a month or so? The waste motion I’ve seen! They don’t seem to realize Sycamore’s power of resistance.”

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what he can for it. The Lake Leatherwood City Park Committee will decide whether to get another one to replace it. Third quarter financials Commissioner Fergie Stewart said regarding the recent financial statement the road into LLCP appears to be bringing in more income. He said the park would be on track to be self-sustaining in three years. There’s more • Levine said the Dog Park Committee raised $332 at its Barktoberfest event. Funds will go toward a doggie water fountain in Bark Park. Next workshop will be Nov. 4, at 6 p.m., at Harmon Park. Next regular meeting will be Nov. 18, at 6 p.m.

Lake Leatherwood Park, and it is often chosen instead of one of the cabins because of the inexpensive cost. He said income from the trailer since they bought it is within $40 of the cost plus what they have paid for repairs and maintenance. But now the water heater leaks and has flooded the floor. Levine speculated it was time to sell it and get another one if they even want another one. He said it would resell as a building for a hunting camp, that the structure was a Katrina trailer that apparently had mold in it when they got it because mold appeared quickly after the leak began. Commissioners voted for Levine to get

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DEPARTURES Orville Wayne Farwell Jan. 2. 1922 – Oct. 22, 2014 Orville Wayne Farwell, a resident of Eureka Springs, Ark., was born Jan. 2, 1922 in Eagle Rock, Mo., a son of Ola and Maye (Schaffer) Farwell. He departed this life Oct. 22, in Bentonville, Ark. at age 92. Wayne attended the First Baptist Church in Golden, Mo. He served as a Carroll County Judge for four years. He enjoyed traveling in his RV, photography, flying and making rock jewelry.

He is survived by three daughters, Kathryn Farwell of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Rebecca and husband, Gary Condra, of Puyallup, Wash.; Anita Farwell of Bentonville, Ark.; one stepdaughter, Janet Goforth of Eureka Springs, Ark.; two stepsons, Larry Allen of Eureka Springs and Gary Allen of Holiday Island, Ark.; two grandchildren, Christopher Condra and Sara Condra of Seattle, Wash.; six stepgrandchildren; numerous step greatgrandchildren; caregiver and honorary daughter, Joyce Griffith of Eureka Springs; and several nieces and nephews. Orville was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Barbara Hudson (Farwell) Shanks who preceded

Loraine Davidson Sept. 1, 1927 – Oct. 22, 2014 Loraine Davidson, of Eureka Springs, Ark., was born Sept. 1, 1927, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Frank and Fannie (Gunnels) Robinson. She departed this life Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 in Eureka Springs, at age 87. Loraine was a member of the First Baptist Church in Golden, Mo. She

worked as a school cook and enjoyed playing dominoes, dancing and fishing. Loraine is survived by one daughter, Lea and husband, Clyde Nichols, of Eureka Springs; one son, Keith Davidson and wife, Nanette Reyes, of Cassville, Mo.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five brothers, Lee Robinson and wife, Helen,

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him in death in 2008. In 2006 he was preceded by his second wife, Faye Stiles Farwell. He was also preceded in death by one stepson, Jerry Allen; one brother, Paul Farwell; two sisters, Bonnie Farwell Norman and LaVonne Copeland. Graveside service were Oct. 25 at the Roach Cemetery. Interment followed at the Roach Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be sent to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com. © Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. 2014.

of Berryville, Ark.; Edward Robinson and wife, Judy, of Eureka Springs; Joe Rex Robinson of Florida; Gene Robinson and wife, Margie, of Seligman, Mo.; and Jackie Robinson and wife, Linda, of Berryville, Ark.; one sister, Jimmie Lou Robinson of Berryville, Ark.; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends and loved ones. On Feb. 3, 1947, Loraine was united in marriage with Woodrow Green who

preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents; one brother, Bill Robinson; and one sister, Violet Catron. Graveside service was Oct. 26, at the Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. George Clay officiating. Interment is in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Ark. 72762. © Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. 2014

Holiday Island Community Church is sponsoring a Surviving the Holidays afternoon seminar on Nov. 9 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, 188 Stateline Drive. This seminar addresses how the holidays can be difficult because of the loss of a loved one. If you plan to attend, please call Dale or Laura Nichols at (479) 253-8925 or email lardellen@gmail.com.

Pawprints on the yellow brick road The Good Shepherd Human Society’s 34th Annual Doggie Style show trots into the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11. This year’s theme, The Wizard of Pawz, sees the style show transformed into a live auction with models in Wizard of Pawz character costumes displaying the treasures to be auctioned. Cash bar opens at

5:30 p.m. followed by hors d’oeuvres at 6 and the live auction at 7 p.m. Kicking off the live auction is a 10-minute comedic play featuring two “dogs” about to be neutered. Tickets are $15 in advance at either Doggie Shop, the Good Shepherd Shelter or online at www.goodshpherd-hs.org. $20 at the door. Sorry Toto, no pets allowed this year.

Our heartfelt appreciation to all who sent cards, flowers, prayers and food and who called to express their condolences on the passing of our Fifth Generation Matriarch, Jerry Milligan. It means so much to be part of a caring community. Anita Taylor, Darienne Duncan, Angie Taylor and Kyle & Nicole Egan and families

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ESOTERICAstrology as news for week Oct. 29/30 – Nov. 5/6

Altars of Remembrance, Forgiveness & Rapprochement

e’re in Scorpio now – things mysterious, ageless, hidden, sometimes scary. Friday is Halloween; Saturday, All Saints Day; Sunday, All Soul’s Day. Sunday morning, 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time ends. Clocks are turned back. Tuesday is the General Election. Our vote is our voice. Each vote matters. Applying freedom of choice – Libra’s teachings. It’s time to build Halloween, All Saints and All Souls altars – with marigolds, pumpkins, sugar skeletons, copal (incense), pomegranates, persimmons, candy corn and cookies orange and black. It’s so Saturn (now in Scorpio)!

ARIES: For the next several years your task will be creating Right Relations and harmony with all interaction. Awareness of these allows you to understand how you’re transforming self and others. At times you may battle your way through the change, at other times resisting change. But change you will experience including your perception of enemies. Know they are simply challenges that, through conflict, set you upon the path toward Peace. TAURUS: There’s much more work ahead. Organizing daily life, health, assuming more responsibilities. Let’s begin with a state of acceptance. Then tend to health, adequate

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Saturn is the Dweller on the Threshold (like St. Peter at the Gates of Heaven). Saturn can look like a Halloween creature- a gargoyle – fantastic dragon-like creatures protecting sacred sites. The Dweller (Saturn) stands at the door or Threshold of sacred mysteries, Wisdom Temples, inner sanctums of churches offering protection, scaring evil away. The last day of October and first two days of November, when veils between worlds thin and spirits roam about, are times of remembrance, forgiveness, reconciliation and rapprochement. These actions liberate us. At death, when

sleep, water, vitamins, nourishment, daily exercise. In fact the next several years may be all about health. However, I know you will take on further work. Allow your health to be your focused starting point. GEMINI: You are shifting from domestic concerns into awareness of creativity, childhood, remembering love affairs and finding a new sense of self through what you imagine. Saturn has brought you the structure and discipline sought after, providing awareness of what you want, don’t want, hope for, love, and the gifts you offer others. This last is your creativity. Play more. CANCER: Cancer is always about family and family issues will allow you to see your true loves and creativity. Seeking to live close to loved ones, unable to separate from them, teaching them new ways of understanding the world. For Cancer professionals, home calls more and more often. Some will seek relatives and genealogy establishing a deeper sense of self through family history. Things secret come to light. LEO: Saturn and all the planets in Scorpio allow you to reach out to siblings and family relations. It also calls you into the

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reviewing our lives and the consequences of our actions, if we have forgiven, then we are free, less encumbered with grief and sadness. We place forgiveness on our altars. Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s good to dress up in what we’re afraid of. Or whom we would mentor. Then we become one with them. Note to readers – by Thanksgiving I will need a place to live (with purpose). Please contact me if you know of a place where I can rest for awhile. Teach & build community. risagoodwill@ gmail.com. I will be leaving my mother’s home for the last time.

neighborhood, interacting with those living around you, creating relationships that are social, communicative, sharing and encouraging of others. You radiate the light of the Sun wherever you are. Be aware of this as you walk about on the streets where you live. Radiating the light of Life itself. And love, too. VIRGO: You begin evaluating possessions, assessing value. You will acquire less realizing possession become burdens. Make sure there is a harmonious and proper placement of items within home, office and all environments including outside. For the next thirty-six months, take special care with money, purposefully tithing to those in need. That which is given, with Right Relations, is returned ten-fold. LIBRA: You become stricter with yourself, a sign of defining who you’ve become over the past years. As we grow we have more ethics. Others you encounter may reflect this discipline. Or they could tell you (complain) you’ve become too limited. You must tell them you hear a new beat of a drum that you must follow now. Old ways, thoughts, beliefs pass away. Do not lose your sense of direction. New responsibilities grow along with great accomplishments. Go slow, see time as an asset. Grow a pomegranate tree. Then pineapple guavas. SCORPIO: As the years (two, three) roll by, you may feel socially isolated. Consider instead that you’re being given a time of retreat and contemplation when purpose and the spiritual seek you. You’ll gather and store all endeavors connected to the other eleven signs. Seeds will grow and begin to flower. Withdraw consciously so there is time for understanding, evaluation of things past, observing and tending self and other with kindness. SAGITTARIUS: You’ll both detach from groups and seek them out. The detachment concerns previous groups who defined your previous self. In the coming years, beginning

now, you’ll be magnetized to groups with a higher level of consciousness and sense of purpose including the idea of intentional community. The key is integration. Not a leader of a group, which you could be, but an integrated group player synthesizing the group’s vision. Cooperation will be your discipline. CAPRICORN: People recognize you’re the best in terms of leadership, achievement, vision and productivity. Ponder deeply on positions offered (in the world or what’s needed at home). You will be asked to function to your fullest capacity. Allow your uniqueness to make an impression in the world. This can be in your garden, in the world, with family and friends. Be calm with what’s available. All of this implies opportunity, some opposition (the dark is magnetized to the light) and personal creative rewards. Rest more. AQUARIUS: Life become more stable. You’re beginning to understand the rules, something Aquarius has difficulty with (you understand Aquarian rules). You’re learning how to be more skillful with others. Follow rules, respect all laws. Take several long journeys, learn new things, fulfill obligations (or don’t make them) and explore a religion, philosophy or study that helps others. Tending to a flock of chickens is good. PISCES: Pay close attention to finances. Learn/ask what other people’s values are. They may not be your values. You must also ask yourself what your values are, how to best use resources and where they should be applied. This will be a challenge and an ongoing test. A new level of self-identity will be through money and resources (both having and not having). Risa is writer, Founder & Director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies & Research Institute, a contemporary Wisdom School. Email – risagoodwill@gmail.com. Website: www.nightlightnews.com. FB – Risa’s Esoteric Astrology

INDEPENDENTNews Diversity Weekend Schedule Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

Friday Eureka Live: Meet-n-greet, Beer Garden, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; also in the Beer Garden, the Human Rights Campaign from Washington D.C. sells T-shirts and merchandise to help fund its advocacy of LGBT issues; Devilish & Spooky Drag Event, 9 p.m. – close. Chelsea’s Corner Café and Bar features the Diversity Band, 8:30 pm. Saturday Eureka Live: Meet-n-greet, Beer Garden, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m OARS sponsors Free HIV testing in the parking lot between the auditorium and courthouse 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The first 25 receive a free Wal-Mart gift card! Basin Park features fresh baked cupcakes with free bottled water or hot spiced cider, an outreach by the Reconciling Ministries team from First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Human Rights Campaign from Washington, D.C., will have a kiosk in Basin Park and will be selling T-shirts and merchandise to help fund its advocacy of LGBT issues. Oklahomans for Equality Pride Store Roadshow in Basin Park 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. PDA In Basin Park: G-rated out-and-proud photo op for all. Gather briefly to smooch and hug spouses, partners, significant others and BFFs,11:30 a.m. – noon. Attorney Cheryl Maples, who succeeded in getting the Arkansas anti-gay marriage ban declared unconstitutional, presents

“Married to Equality, Part 2,” 5 p.m. at The Space, 2 1/2 Pine St. At Eureka Live: Human Rights Campaign sells T-shirts and merchandise in Eureka Live’s Beer Garden during the evening. Drag Event and Costume Contest downstairs from 9 p.m. – close with a $100 prize. Chelsea’s Café has the popular Diversity Weekend band, Iris, at 9:30 p.m. Bill’s Fabulous Breakfast Buffet 11 p.m. – 3 a.m. at The New Delhi Café. Sunday Meet-n-greet in the Beer Garden of Eureka Live to enjoy the famous Bloody Mary bar. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Details and updates on Facebook at Out In Eureka

Wedded to equality Attorney Cheryl Maples, who succeeded in having the Arkansas same-sex marriage ban declared unconstitutional in state court, will be speaking Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. at The Space, 2 ½ N. Pine St. to recap the historic legal decision and provide an update on the case now pending before the Arkansas Supreme Court and an assessment of the national marriage-equality landscape. Sponsored by Out In Eureka the event is open to the public and admission is free.

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Diversity, Drag Shows, Drums, and Halloween Parties

his weekend is going to be spectacular! Halloween festivities start Thursday night at Chelsea’s with Dimetrip, Drag Shows at Eureka Live! Friday and Saturday, costume contests on Friday, and Drumming in the Park Saturday. Jack’s Place is having their Closing Party on Sunday with Billabong Waters. New Delhi is having a late breakfast Saturday night starting at 11:30 with Caleb Johnson. There’s loads of fun to be had alongside live music all weekend long!

THURSDAY, OCT. 30 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Jazz Singer, 5 p.m. CHELSEA’S – Halloween Party w/ DimeTrip, 9:30 p.m. GRAND TAVERNE – Jerry Yester, Grand Piano Dinner Music, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. JACK’S PLACE – DJ Goose, 9 p.m. LEGENDS SALOON – StarSeed, Rock N Roll, 8 p.m. ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Terri and Brett, Classic Rock, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 31 BALCONY RESTAURANT –

Diversity Band plays Friday at Chelsea’s. Go back Saturday night to hear Iris!

Hogscalders, Bluegrass, 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Halloween Dance Party w/ Jeff Fox Band, 8 p.m. CHELSEA’S – Diversity Band, Universal Party Music, 9:30 p.m. EUREKA LIVE! – Zombie Night- Die Monster Die Drag Event, DJ & Dancing, 8 p.m. GRAND TAVERNE – Arkansas Red, Amplified Acoustic Guitar Dinner Music, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. JACK’S PLACE – Karaoke, 9 p.m. LEGENDS SALOON – Costume Contest w/ Jab the Band, Free Treats! 9 p.m.

NEW DELHI – Costume Contest w/ Pete and Dave, 8 p.m. ROWDY BEAVER – Halloween Bash w/ Ozark Thunder, 8:30 p.m. ROWDY BEAVER DEN –DJ Goose, 9 p.m. SMILING BROOK CAFÉ – Coy Dog and the Other Waltons, Americana, 3- 8 p.m. THE STONE HOUSE – Jerry Yester, Artist’s Choices SATURDAY, NOV. 1 BALCONY RESTAURANT – James White, Singer/Songwriter, 12 p.m. BASIN PARK – Public Display of Affection, 11:30 a.m., Drumming in the Park, 6 p.m. CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Jason Gordon, One Man Sensation, 8 p.m. CHELSEA’S – IRIS, Empowering Music, 7:30 p.m. EUREKA LIVE! – Costume Party Contest, One Hell of A Drag Event, DJ & Dancing, 8 p.m. GRAND TAVERNE – Jerry Yester, Grand Piano Dinner Music, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. JACK’S PLACE – Karaoke, 9 p.m. LEGENDS SALOON – Jab the Band, Classic Rock, 9 p.m. NEW DELHI – Dusty Pearls, Folk, 6- 10 p.m. Caleb Johnson, Breakfast, 11 p.m.2:30 a.m. ROWDY BEAVER – Another Fine Mess,

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Fri. • 9:30 P.M. DIVERSITY BAND 1 T. 3 Sat. • 7 P.M. IRIS OC OV. 2 Sun.• 2 P.M. Sunday JAM W/IRIS N – Mon., Nov. 3 • 9:30 P.M. – SPRINGBILLY Tues., Nov. 4 • 9:30 P.M. – OPEN MIC Wed., Nov. 5 • 9:30 P.M. – IZZY COX

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Classic Rock, 9 p.m. ROWDY BEAVER DEN – DJ Goose, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, NOV. 2 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Catherine Reed, Singer/Songwriter, 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. CHELSEA’S – Sunday Jam w/ IRIS, 2 p.m. EUREKA LIVE – DJ, Dancing, and Karaoke, 7- 11 p.m. JACK’S PLACE – Closing Party w/ Billabong Waters, 6- 10 p.m. OZARK MOUNTAIN TAPROOM – Service Industry Sunday, 2- 9 p.m. ROWDY BEAVER DEN – John Harwood, Singer/Songwriter, 2 p.m. MONDAY, NOV. 3 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Jeff Lee, Classic Rock, 5 p.m. CHELSEA’S – Sprungbilly, Bluegrass, 8:00 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 4 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Jazz Singer, 5 p.m. CHELSEA’S – Open Mic LEGENDS – Jam Night WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Jeff Lee, Rock N Roll, 5 p.m. CHELSEA’S – Izzy Cox, Singer/Songwriter, 9 p.m.

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hired an agent to find someone willing to make a deal. By the time neighbors found out it was almost too late to contact FCC. Only the location and the height of the tower are known. Secret plans never work. Using a highway map, the location for the tower near a storage facility seemed ideal. Antenna height over the surrounding terrain is critical for cellphone service, something AT&T seems to ignore. With two recent high windstorms taking out a building and damaging two homes, a 260 foot tower at Busch is unacceptable. We are left with the frustration of dealing with a dishonest corporation hiding information on the monster tower. Please ask AT&T chairman to cancel the project: Randall.L.Stephenson@att.com Is it too much to expect to be treated with respect? Dr. Luis Contreras

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Editor, You would think that there is something in the water... pun intended. I am dismayed with the apparent level of ignorance there is yet concerning the water fluoridation issue. Really people, you need to educate yourselves. I don’t want to see Carroll-Boone Water District adding fluoride to the drinking water anymore than you do, but continuing to badger them is not going to do anything but take up their time and waste yours. The people you need to speak with are your state representatives and senator. They write the laws. Next, call out the Arkansas Department of Health. They are the governing body for potable water regulations. You can find contact information on their website: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/ programsServices/oralhealth/Pages/ WaterFluoridation.aspx Lastly, before you go to the polls to vote this November 4, find out how our government works. Marti Suchsland

Animal lovers and Gandhi

Editor, A previous letter writer supporting the circus stated, “not all animals in circuses are mistreated.” Only some? He seems to think that people who are willing to speak out do so “for the sake of shouting ‘No’ at something.” And receive abuse and insults from those who just go along regardless of the actions? He also implied that I was somehow a

ding-bat who couldn’t even find 3 Mountain St. for a protest I knew nothing about a few years ago. “...one of these women announced she was ready to stand at the gate with signs protesting the circus.” Yes sir, it takes courage, you see. “Love is an act of courage, not of fear... no matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause – the cause of liberation.” Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire. The writer said, “The Law of Attraction means if we speak out against abuse, abuse will be drawn to us.” What? The negativity is in the abuse, not in the positive opposition to it. Folks should check out the number of citations against the Carson and Barnes Circus for violations of the Animal Welfare Act – for many years. Not for maintenance: for serious beatings, lack of veterinary care, overcrowding, neglect, leaving animals without protection in bad weather... and more. Too bad the circus is not “better and improved,” sir. Animal lovers do want a better world, just and compassionate for all creatures. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the ways its animals are treated.” Trella Laughlin

facilities or knowledge to deal with exotics. We’ve learned a lot about animals in the past 100 years. Tradition is lovely, but we shouldn’t sacrifice animal welfare or public safety. See www.stopcircussuffering. org and www.federalcircusbill.org for more information, including the increasing numbers and success of humanperformance circuses. Christina Scaringe, General Counsel, ADI

Teach children about intentions

Editor, A luxurious life of travel is not the case for Carson & Barnes’ elephants. Their circus moves 200 times a year. Sixteen elephants, loaded into cramped quarters are moved almost daily. In the wild, they would wander and graze up to 23 hours a day, not wear metal saddles for kiddie rides, balance on balls, or stand on their heads for our entertainment. Most of their elephants were captured in the wild as babies and subjected to the brutality of Phajaan, “breaking the spirit.” Deprived of food, water and sleep, they are caged and beaten until their spirit is “crushed.” Elephants never forget and most remain submissive. In the wild, they would have been loved and traveled with female

family members for a lifetime. Circuses elephant breeding programs aren’t to promote conservation. They are to replenish stock, income producers who can perform up to 60 years. It’s time to abandon the practice of using exotic animals for entertainment. Sanctuaries throughout the country provide elephants a natural habitat, comfort, and peace. [T]here’s a great example on YouTube. This is a prime opportunity to teach our children right from wrong. Teach them how elephants were intended to live in freedom. Sarah Moore

Wild animals always will be

Editor, Animal Defenders International applauds Eureka Springs’ consideration to ban wild animal performances, which can neither provide for animals nor protect the public. These are/will remain wild animals. Domestication cannot be trained into an individual animal. It takes certain genotypes and many generations of breeding an entire population; even then some species cannot be domesticated. There is no conclusive evidence that wild animals habituate to travel and there’s no evidence familiarity equals security. It’s foolish to expect animals living under severe stress, confinement and abuse won’t lash out or attempt escape. The public has no way to know their escape risk, triggers, injury, illness or aggression. Sadly, numerous reported rampages and attacks on experienced trainers underscore clear public/worker safety issues. Federal oversight is costly, problematic and unmanageable. Circuses move frequently and agencies’ hands are tied once the circus leaves their jurisdiction. Local/state inspectors don’t typically have the benefit of cross-jurisdictional communications or authority, or the www.esINDEPENDENT.com | October 29, 2014 |

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Hope for injured wildlife One-woman licensed rehab gives wild animals a second chance

Kenzie Doss and CD White You’re driving down the highway when suddenly you hit a deer crossing the road. In a panic you pull over and notice a young fawn peering out from the trees at its now dead mother. What do you do? Perhaps you’re mowing your yard and run over a nest of baby rabbits, injuring some of them. Possibly one evening your dog or cat comes home with a live baby squirrel in its mouth. Who should you call? If you have a tender heart for animals, you’d call Tender Heart Wildlife Rehabilitation in Berryville. Dedicated to taking in injured and orphaned animals, Tender Heart treats and raises wild animals until they are healthy and old enough to be released freely into the wild. The rehab deals with any number of wildlife-related calls and questions on a daily basis. Andrea White is the remarkable woman behind Tender Heart Rehab. With a 15-year background in hospice and five years as a secretary for First Christian Church in Berryville, it’s easy to see she has a kind and devoted heart. It is also easy to admire her work and tenacity. Being unable to afford vet schooling, Andrea taught herself from veterinary books. After becoming friends with Jim and Cyndi Orr of Wildlife Refuge in 2004, she trained under their license and started Tender Heart Wildlife Rehabilitation in 2005 upon completion of training. Tender Heart is also a ferret rescue, and, in addition to wildlife, takes in injured domestic rabbits or birds that need to be re-homed. There are, however, a couple of exceptions: “We do not take snakes!” Andrea said, but she does provide callers concerned about snakes, snapping turtles or adult predators such as a fox or coyote with information on how to get the animals to a facility that will be able to care for them. The species Andrea mostly sees are rabbits, opossums, squirrels and fawns. She has, however, taken in everything from newborn mice to groundhogs, skunks and armadillo. She doesn’t have a federal license to rehabilitate birds but is able to transfer them to a licensed bird rehabilitator, Lynn Sciumbato, in Centerton. Most calls come in early spring until mid-summer. The spring storms knock birds and squirrels from trees and mowing season brings in lots of baby bunnies. “Then we get a short reprieve and calls come again in fall,” Andrea said. “Most winter calls involve hawks and owls born late in the year that have not perfected their 24 |

This ‘coon was in shock after its tail was ripped off by a dog. Collar prevents him from ripping out the IV. This little red fox was the lone survivor after a dozer demolished his family’s den. His injuries were superficial. Fawn versus car resulted in a broken leg and fractured skull.

hunting skills or that have been hit by cars.” Don’t do it yourself Andrea is adamant that injured wildlife be brought in for rehabilitation rather than be treated by an unlicensed person. Unlike well meaning individuals who might care for the animal as if a pet, wildlife rehabbers are trained to work against the urges of human kindness. “Wildlife rehabbers are trained how to handle animals so they do not become imprinted to humans,” Andrea explained. “This can prevent them from surviving if they are released. We do not look them in the eyes, pet or talk to them and never allow them around the dogs! If a fawn has no fear of people it will not run from a hunter. If it has no fear of dogs it will not run from a coyote. Both situations can cause death.” In fact, Arkansas law states if someone raises a wild animal, it is his or her responsibility to either keep it or have it euthanized. It cannot be released as it may have lost its fear of humans and possibly attack them. Because of this Andrea wants the public to know Tender Heart will not take in wild animals that have been raised by unlicensed individuals for more than two weeks. Unforgettable rescues There are always a few notable animal rescues close to Andrea’s heart, and one of her favorites is a barred owl that had been badly tangled up in a volleyball net

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(pictures on Facebook). He was caught in the net upside down, hanging all night until early afternoon when Tender Heart received the call. It took half an hour to cut the owl loose and Andrea was amazed nothing was broken. The bird remained with Tender Heart for a few days until bruising in the wing muscles subsided and the owl was successfully released back into its environment. Andrea also gets help from veterinarians – family vets to orthopedic vets – to make sure animals get proper treatment for injuries she can’t care for herself. One severe case involved a young deer that lost a hind leg to a pack of dogs. “Another favorite rescue was Frankenbambi,” Angela told us. “This young fawn was hit by a car and his head was very broken. We were picking bone fragments from his forehead for two weeks as healing pushed them out through the skin! His jaw was broken so we had to tube feed, and it had to be quick because his sinuses were also broken and he was unable to breathe when the tube was inserted. All the scar tissue that formed on his broken skull made his head look so lumpy, and we didn’t know if he would be releasable. In time though, he healed nicely and was set free with a herd of five others.” How it works, how to help Amazingly, Tender Heart has no permanent staff. Andrea is the only worker

and is not paid for her time or labor. Still, the bills have to be paid. “We have to purchase supplies such as feeding tubes, bandages, latex gloves, syringes, needles and so much more,” Andrea said. “Then there are always the feed bills involving milk replacements such as Esbilac, KMR and goat milk; oats, cracked corn and grains for the deer and baby foods for the weaning animals. Vet bills are always there, and funds are needed to pay for exams, surgeries, x-rays and medications. Gas for the car is needed to pick up, release and take animals to the vet; and electric bills to keep the baby animals in the nursery comfortable with A-C in summer or heat in the winter.” To raise funds Andrea tries to go to fundraiser craft shows and other events to represent the rehab. But as she is the only one caring for the animals and so many are in need of care, Andrea is sometimes unable to attend these charitable events. “Lately I have been doing some wood burnings and selling them on my Facebook page, Tender Heart. It’s not much but it’s enough to keep me from having to stop taking in animals in need of help due to lack of finances,” Andrea noted. Anyone wishing to help support the work of Tender Heart can purchase one of Andrea’s animal wood burnings on Facebook. Her lovely work also available at the Eureka Springs Ale House, GMB Business Solutions in Berryville, and Pizza Pro in Harrison; but Andrea says financial donations are best so she can purchase what she needs, when she needs it. There is a supply needs list on Facebook, and Angela encourages donations such as bleach and laundry detergent because they are needed year round. Blankets and throws are also preferred to keep the animals warmer and more comfortable. For more information or questions on how you can contribute to Tender Heart Rehabilitation, Inc., please visit the Facebook page or email Andrea at thwrinc@cox.net. Tender heart is a 501 (c) 3 registered charity. Checks may be mailed to Tender Heart at 213 Bunch Springs Road, Berryville, 72616. If you would like a tax receipt please mention this in the memo portion of the check. If you have an injured animal to bring to Tender Heart, please call (870) 350-4189 first to make sure Andrea is not on rescue or in surgery.

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ig catch this week belongs to my fishing buddy, Johnny Glantz, who guides out of Rogers. We both had a slow day on the water with winds and front coming in Monday, but at least Johnny got some meat in his boat or with his boat on the way to the lake. A buck got caught between the boat and trailer. Called ranger to use his buck tag. They said keep. He had to gut it on the road then drag down highway two more miles to the boat launch, back trailer in a couple times to wash, then float boat off trailer to get out. Had to hide in woods till got back

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from fishing. But he did send his clients home with some meat. Well, the stripers on Beaver Lake have been coming to the top on us at daybreak an still coming up as late as 10 a.m. when the winds aren’t blowing too hard. Catching fish from the surface all the way down to 40 ft. From Point 3 to the Rocky Branch area. The mouth and back into the back of the major creek arms and off the flats on the main lake are where you need to look for them busting the top. Here at Holiday Island we’re still getting crappie between 8 and 12 ft. deep in the tree tops and sunken cedar trees on

minnows and jigs. Walleye are still being caught off the flats between here and Beaver, trolling crank baits 14 – 20 ft. deep and slow moving a jig and minnow. A lot of spotted bass are feeding on small shad schools you can see on the surface. Just throw whatever looks like

a small minnow into them when you see them bust the top. Well that’s it for this week and remember as the water cools, look for all fish closer to the surface. Have a nice week with the fall colors. Johnson Guide Service. www. fishofexcellence.com (479) 253-2258.

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People helping – Holiday Island Presbyterian Church served more than 300 people at their 15th annual spaghetti dinner for this year’s mission recipients – People Helping People and Jeremiah House. From left, Vickie Poulson, Director, Jeremiah House; Roxanne Royster, food co-chairperson; Nancy Werbitzky, Mission Elder, HIPC; and Sue Hopkins, People to People chair. Jeremiah House is also in need of mentor/volunteers. If interested, contact Vickie Poulson (870) 654-4059. Photo submitted

Making a difference – Pat Gunn of the Holiday Island Quilters Guild recently delivered 72 personal hygiene bags to Janet Arnett, ECHO Clinic Director. The drawstring, bags filled with toiletries specifically for adults and children were donated in observance of “Make a Difference Day” Oct. 25. For months Guild members have been sewing bags and collecting everything from toothpaste to shoestrings. The children’s bags also include surprises such as books or a puzzle. Photo submitted

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subsequently allow someone else to apply for them. Then arose the mention of litigation between Dotson and the city. Weaver told council there is a pending civil suit. Dotson had filed an injunction against the city and the city is pursuing criminal action against one of Dotson’s drivers.

Purkeypile said council needed a status update on the litigation before going forward. Ballinger cautioned council civil litigation could go on for a long time. Purkeypile cautioned Ballinger, “Your client might want to consider where the lawsuit is going.” Council voted to table further discussion until the next meeting.

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41. Goddess of dawn 42. A snicker 44. Used a stopwatch 47. Mind/body exercise 48. Decompose 50. Boat propellers 52. Spoken exam 53. Wise bird 54. Covered Greek walkway 55. Walk in water 56. Once named 57. Catch a glimpse of DOWN Tropical blackbird Makeover With a fresh start Next to Surrounded Andean stew vegetable 7. Ocular washing aid 8. Gains knowledge 9. Shakespeare’s river 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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10. List of options 11. Poet’s before 19. Nada 21. Raw mineral 24. Jamaican pop music 25. Norse death goddess 26. Hostelry 28. Self 29. Heavy weight 30. Pay the penalty for 34. Take a breath 35. Pool stick 36. King of the faeries 37. Pay up 38. Island finger food 39. Seep through 42. The Pentateuch 43. Mild oath 45. Consumes 46. Let fall 47. Cry of pain 49. Be in debt 51. Utter

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ANTIQUES WONDERLAND ANTIQUES buys/ sells antiques, primitives, unique vintage items. Open 10-5. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Hwy 62 east of Eureka 3 miles. (479) 253-6900

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MOVING SALE STOREWIDE SALE Happy Things classic toy store quitting business. Inventory 40-50% off! Showcases, shelving, fixtures and more. 55 Spring. (479) 253-8011

YARD SALE SATURDAY, NOV. 1 – 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., 39 Mountain St. Couch, chairs, lounge chairs, bikes, bit of everything. Corner of Mountain and Spring, 3rd house on right.

VEHICLES FOR SALE 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.

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

HELP WANTED GENERAL LABORER for November and December. Medium to some hard work. Pay to abilities. Call Bill, (479) 2534477. SALES ASSOCIATE NEEDED Sundays for downtown Eureka Springs retail shop. Additional weekday hours available. Reliable, dedicated team player. Outgoing personality a must, with absolute focus on exceptional customer service. Call (479) 363-6264 and ask to speak with manager.

REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL FOR SALE ESTABLISHED MEXICAN RESTAURANT FOR SALE – Holiday Island. Turnkey operation. (479) 981-3398 TURNKEY SUCCESSFUL EUREKA RESTAURANT with proven track record. Sale includes real estate, all equipment to operate, and inventory. Owner will finance 50K. Selling price $495K. Serious inquires only (479) 304-8998.

HOMES FOR SALE TWO STORY HOME OR RENTAL. Great downtown location. Super parking. Friendly neighborhood. Move-in ready. Detached studio/shop/garage. Porches, decks. $129,000. (479) 253-4963 AFFORDABLE 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH MODULAR HOME with detached 1-car garage for sale in Holiday Island. Priced at $35,000. MLS 707285. All Seasons Real Estate, (479) 253-0303.

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RENTAL PROPERTIES APARTMENTS FOR RENT HOLIDAY ISLAND VILLAS & TOWNHOUSES near lake and marina. Peaceful and quiet, ample parking. From $375/mo. (479) 253-4385 SPACIOUS 2BR APT, GREAT LOCATION on North Main St. 2BR/1BA, all appliances including W/D. All utilities paid except electric. 2nd floor with deck on two sides. Off-street parking. $690 + deposit. (479) 981-9811 2BD/2BA TOWNHOUSE APT. with garage & W/D provided. 12 month lease, Pivot Rock, dishwasher, no smoking inside, pet okay with deposit, small fenced yard. $650/month, First/Last required. Available November. Call or text (479) 981-0682.

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for that reason. As for violations, Kristin was forthcoming. “Sure, we’ve been written up lots of times over the years; just like any restaurant, for that matter. Leave a lid off a trashcan and it’s a violation. It doesn’t mean animal cruelty. We got written up for a small hole in one of the elephant trailers, for instance, and it was fixed the same day. One of the trainers left a water hose on the ground. We got written up for that.” Accountability “We are subject to USDA, state and local inspection in every town. We get inspected far more than any zoo or sanctuary. If these abuse accusations were true, the USDA would have shut us down on the spot. In fact, we want those inspections. It proves we’re doing our job and they’re doing theirs. The animals are also inspected by a veterinarian every 30 days.” So why were there accusations in the first place? “This started several years ago with an animal rights group,” Kristin explained. “We, as a circus industry, were quiet because we never suspected the accusations would escalate over the years like they have. We didn’t realize the amount of money animal rights groups had to send that message out. “The industry as a whole has

always been ambassadors – we live with the animals. I’ve grown up with these elephants my entire life and they are very well cared for. We have a passion for making their lives better. They work very few hours and spend most of their time just being elephants. They’re not chained to a stake, they’re in open pens or in an electric fence the same as a cattle fence. “We average about 50 miles between shows, and don’t travel during the heat of the day. We also take elephants out into nearby fields when we can so they can play and even knock down trees if someone wants them down. It’s fun for them,” Kristin said. They also enjoy a four-month vacation every year at their winter quarters in Oklahoma. Personal invitation As usual, the proof is in the pudding. “We are open to anyone coming out to visit us 24 hours a day. They can come watch us unload and see how the animals are treated,” Kristin said. For more on the circus, see www.carsonbarnescircus.com. “Even if you’re not coming to the show, please come and get up close to these wonderful animals. You truly fall in love with them when you can be this close,” Kristin said. “I want the community of Eureka Springs not to let their rights be taken away. Please come see for yourself why I take it so personally.”

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