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Carroll County bucks Republican trend, elects Mayfield for Sheriff Mary Pat Boian Carroll County’s 26 precincts followed the national trend of voting Republican in Tuesday’s midterm election, with the notable exceptions of Democrat Randy Mayfield, who will be sworn in as sheriff in January, and Ramona Wilson, Circuit Court Clerk for the past 16 years, who will commence her 9th term in January.

Mayfield beat incumbent Bob Grudek by about 23 percent, 4945 to 3101. Wilson reaped 4410 to Republican challenger Betty Neal’s 3618.

Carroll County has 14,887 registered voters and 54.79% percent of them, 8156, went to the polls.

Political newbie Sonny Carter challenged incumbent Republican Bob Ballinger for the State House of Representatives, but Ballinger prevailed, 3056 – 2209.

Chuck Olson beat Democrat Sheri Hanson by 116 votes, 600 to 484, for a seat on the Quorum Court. Both are newcomers to politics. Republican Ron Flake’s District 4 Quorum Court seat will go to Independent Marty Johnson who won 465 – 324.

One local political swirl could be the election of Andrew Wilhelm, previously a contender for County Judge, who was on the ballot and won by 16 votes over Kevin Doss, but is said by county sources to not live in Carroll County anymore.

Mike Miller, a Democrat from District 8 of the Quorum Court, was beaten by Republican Don McNeely. Miller died in a car accident near Garfield Monday night. JP Lamont Richie was not on the ballot, but neither was a challenger.

If Richie does not take the seat, Republican Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson will likely appoint a replacement after being sworn in in January.

Unopposed mayoral candidate Butch Berry of Eureka Springs beat nobody by 637 votes, and city clerk-treasurer Ann Armstrong held her office by defeating MJ Sell, who

formerly held the job, by 277 votes, 509 – 232. Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney was unopposed, as were Green Forest Mayor Charlie Reece and Oak Grove Mayor, Joshua Peden.

Ferguson Stewart lost to incumbent Joyce Zeller for a city council seat, 403 – 314.

On the state level, Carroll County gave the high sign to Republican Asa Hutchinson in his second attempt to be Arkansas governor, the first time since Reconstruction (1868) that Arkansas will have a Republican governor presiding over a Republican Congress. Tom Cotton will represent Leave it to cleaver – We won’t ruin this guy’s disguise by saying who he is, but we do wonder if he’s using front brain or back brain. His is just one of the creative costumes to which residents were treated during two nights of creepy fun on All Hallows Eve and the Day of the Dead!

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This Week’s INDEPENDENT Thinker

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Arkansas in the U.S. Senate after slamming incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor. In Carroll County, Cotton had 4690 to Pryor’s 2981.

Steve Womack (R) beat Libertarian Grant Brand 5571 – 2134 to stay in the U.S. House of Representatives. Leslie Rutledge trounced Democrat Nate Steel, 4428 – 3064 for Attorney General.

Democrat Mark Robertson was defeated by Republican John Thurston, 4498 – 2767, with Libertarian Elvis D. Presley snatching 605 votes in Carroll County.

The International Energy Agency released a report this week saying solar will be the world’s primary energy source by 2050. Remarkable. But what’s more remarkable is that the Deutsche Bank issued its own report suggesting it may happen sooner than that, and that by 2016 solar energy will be as cheap or cheaper than today’s average electric bills.

That’s an election year! Who, who, who you gonna vote for?

Technology geniuses, savvy consumers, bankers making alternative energy loans and teenagers who pay attention in Physics class could change our habit of destroying mountains, oceans, deserts and North Dakota for fossil fuels by simply harnessing clean energy from our big star, the Sun.

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Veterans’ weekend schedule

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National Water Center

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Independent Art

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Voter ID

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Astrology 14

Experience Works

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Sycamore 15

Tribute to Veterans

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Indy Soul

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Bob Thomas

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Nature of Eureka

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Independent Mail

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Exploring the Fine Art of Romance 20

Guestatorial 9

Dropping a Line

Constables on Patrol

Crossword 21

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Be the person your dog thinks you are.

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INDEPENDENTNews

ESPD captures midnight robber Mary Pat Boian A late night bandit shot out the front door of Tad’s Quick Stop early Tuesday morning and made off with cigarettes, beer, wine and milk. It took the robber, captured on security video, three trips to transport his haul.

By 4 p.m., Eureka Springs Police Chief Earl Hyatt and Asst. Chief Thomas Achord had a suspect, Ryan Bauer, 38, in custody. Achord said Bauer told police he was homeless but housesitting on Hwy. 187 near Beaver Lake.

According to a police report, Harrison Ingram was walking by Tad’s sometime after midnight and noticed glass in the door had been broken out and called ESPD. Responding Officer Allen Phillips notified Achord and Tad’s owner, Larry Bingaman.

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Bingaman and Phillips watched a surveillance video showing a two-tone small pickup driving westbound on US 62 (W. Van Buren) at 12:36 a.m. The pickup backed into the Tad’s parking lot from the highway, and at 12:37 a.m. a man between 5’7” and 5’ 9” wearing a black jacket and blue jeans, raised a handgun and shot the front door glass, then walked to the counter and pocketed several packs of Marlboro and Kool cigarettes. He then went to the beer cooler, helped himself to two cases of Miller Light, and left the store.

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INDEPENDENTNews New National Water Center ED plans Aqua-Terra Festival B ecky G illette Barbara Harmony, executive director of the National Water Center for nearly 30 years, is turning the job over to Dr. Lisa Wipplinger, a former engineering professor at West Point and Kansas State University who now lives near Holiday Island.

The mission of the National Water Center is to look at water with the broadest ideas of ecological balance and harmony. For decades the organization has been doing programs to educate people and advocate for protection of natural waters based upon appropriate technology and personal responsibility.

“We seek to understand the fundamentals of water, the essence of water, the spirit of water,” the group’s mission statement says. “Hydrology, water resource management, wastewater and water treatment technologies have all been researched and archived here at the National Water Center. Cultivating clean water consciousness remains our primary goal.”

Harmony said she is delighted to see Wipplinger’s new energy and enthusiasm.

“I just think she is an ideal person because she has an engineering background and a reverence for nature,” Harmony said. “On her business card it says, ‘Cultivating Living Water Consciousness’. A shift in consciousness must occur in order for us to share water and use it wisely.”

Wipplinger’s first big effort is a national Aqua-Terra Gratitude Festival Nov. 9-11 at the Basin Park Hotel. The festival includes A Day of Healing, Downstream Living, and The Aesthetics of Green Living.

“We intend to create a signature collaborative educational event that brings people together from around the world to celebrate and learn about water and ecological living,” Wipplinger said.

“Our overall vision is to be a nationally recognized proponent, resource and education center for water and waterrelated issues as we cultivate living water consciousness worldwide.”

Wipplinger has designed the conference to get visibility for the National Water Center with the intention

of gaining momentum and bringing in money to do some programs next year.

“It is the beginning of what we would like to build on,” she said. “I would like it to be a signature event every year with a national draw where people come together to learn different aspects of water and green living, and connect with other people who are of a similar mindset and wanting to do some of the same things in the community. It will help expand the web of interconnectedness, but also make it a bit more tangible. I would also like to collaborate with other non-profits associated with water to facilitate being a resource for education, information and solutions. I see a big piece of this being a children’s program, with educational workshops of different types.”

Wipplinger did undergraduate work in architectural engineering at Kansas State University, where she also earned a Ph.D. in civil engineering with an emphasis on structures.

“I became more interested in sustainable designs and some of the traditional building materials such as straw bales, rammed earth and bamboo,” she said. “I’ve always had a strong connection to buildings and a sense of place.”

She eventually opened her own business called Savvy Structures. “I wanted to educate, develop and do research into disaster relief housing and sustainable building,” Wipplinger said.

Wipplinger, along with her husband and son, moved here a couple years ago to help with managing property for her mother and stepfather, who live part of the year on a sailboat.

“It is a big change of pace from New York,” she admits. “Barbara, whom I had some contact with through my work with Savvy Structures and who is a friend of my mother’s, called me about a year after we moved here and asked me if I would consider taking over the National Water Center. I decided it fits well with the other things I’m doing and my worldview of what is important, so I agreed to do it.”

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INDEPENDENTNews To I.D. or not to I.D.

Becky Gillette “It is definitely confusing,” was a comment from Secretary of State spokesperson Laura Labay regarding voters being asked to show identification at the polls just weeks after the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the state law requiring photo identification.

“You are not required to show a photo ID at the polls,” Labay said. “Under no circumstances do you have to show a photo ID. Poll workers have to ask for an ID. You, the voter, do not have to provide an ID. You can say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. It can be any form of ID such as a check, a bank statement, a utility bill, or any type of government form with your name and address on it.”

The poll worker notes whether you showed ID or not by marking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ next your name. But Labay said there is no consequence whatsoever from refusing to show identification. The ballot is still counted.

Labay said there have been a lot of comments and concern about voters being asked to show identification.

Robert McAfee of Hackett said he questioned the poll worker when she asked for an ID. “Didn’t the Supreme Court rule an ID was not required?” he asked the worker.

“The poll worker said yes, but we still have to ask. I said ‘Why?’ She said, ‘Because we have to?’ Anyhow, then she wrote ‘No’ on the place in the printout which had a check box for ID.” Marianne LeGrande of Eureka Springs said she was not asked to provide voter ID when early voting. “They were very helpful,” LeGrande said.

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identification such as a driver’s license number or Social Security number on the application.

When Amanda Haley of Eureka Springs provided her identification, it resulted in a delay because her ID had an old address on it. She had to wait to vote until a form was faxed over with her correct street address. “They said they needed the correct address because this might change the district I was voting from,” Haley said.

In a 7-0 vote in mid-October, the Arkansas Supreme Court confirmed the decision of an Appeals Court that overturned the state’s strict voter ID law on the grounds that the requirement exceeded those included in the Arkansas Constitution.

The American Civil Liberties Union said at least 1,000 ballots were not counted in the primary election because of the photo ID law.

Requiring photo ID has been a rallying cry for Republicans across the country who have said it is needed to reduce voter fraud.

Democrats have opposed it on the grounds that voter fraud is rare, and the law is a deliberate effort to disenfranchise minority and low-income voters who are less likely to have photo ID.

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. 9 Forrest Jacobi will share his interpretation of “Election Results: The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Who won what and why.” Audience opinions encouraged.

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

INDEPENDENTNews Experience Works pays seniors to work at non-profits Becky Gillette and federal agencies. The non-profit or agency gets someone Natalie Mannering has been disabled since being struck for 20 hours a week in turn for helping them upgrade their by a hit-and-run driver 42 years ago. She has been unemployed skills. Participants are paid about $7.25 hour, supplemented since then, but held various volunteer positions. Without with any additional training that might be needed such as a income from a job, she has struggled to buy food GED or special certification.”

Good for and medicine, and especially to pay heating bills Computer technology is a main area where in the winter. training is provided, as older individuals may older workers, not have had the opportunity to keep up with Now Mannering doesn’t have to be so worried about her income. She has a part-time technology. good for job at the Good Shepherd Human Society Doggie In addition to salaries, EW employees also non-profits, receive fringe benefits, including groceries, gas Shop – a job funded by a federal program called Experience Works (EW) that pays older, lowand medications, or eyeglasses that might be good for income workers minimum wage while they necessary to work. the doggies gain valuable job experience at a non-profit In addition to the benefits to the EW worker, organization. the local economy profits because of wages The program is funded through the U.S. Department of earned. Manning said the economic impact is estimated at Labor for unemployed people 55 and older who want to get three times the average of $8,000 in annual salary and benefits. back into the workforce.

“That is money staying within the community,” she said.

“We help people who have a lot of work and life Mannering works pricing and sorting donations, cleaning experience transition into a position,” Christy Manning, state and working the cash register. Her favorite part of the job is program manager for EW, said. “Sometimes the people we as corresponding secretary sending out thank you cards for help can’t physically do the previous work or need something donations. “EW is a great way for volunteers to get reimbursed EXPERIENCE WORKS continued on page 20 different. They can work at local non-profits, or for city, state

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INDEPENDENTNews

Tribute to Veterans at Historical Museum Eureka Springs Historical Museum’s new exhibit, “A Tribute to Our Veterans – Eureka Springs in Service to our Country,” includes photographs, uniforms, documents, and other items pertaining to Eureka Springs residents who served in the military.

The exhibit will open officially on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, after the parade, when an honor guard from American Legion Walker-Wilson Post will present military honor salutes at Calif Spring next to the museum. The public is urged to attend this remembrance ceremony. Admission will be free for everyone after the parade and free to

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veterans for the duration of the exhibit dates.

Items from the museum’s collections include a life-sized painting of Crandall Walker, a Eureka Springs “doughboy” who was killed in action in WWI, an original war bonds poster from the same era and a vintage quilt-top crafted by local women in honor of the Red Cross during the WWI era. Donations will be accepted at this time to restore the original war bonds poster to its original state.

Museum hours at 95 South Main Street are 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Saturday, and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For details phone (479) 253-9417.

INDEPENDENTNews Meet the new guy! Bob Thomas B ecky G illette Robert E. “Bob” Thomas, who raised two sons in Alaska as a single parent before moving to Arkansas, will be a new face on city council next year as he ran unopposed for the council seat vacated by Dee Purkeypile.

Thomas said the reality is that Eureka Springs has changed, is changing and is going to continue to change.

“There is no staying the same or going back,” Thomas said. “I want the city to change in positive ways that make it not only a secure and comfortable setting for those of us already here but also a viable choice for others, especially younger people, looking for a place to take up permanent residence. Employment opportunities, housing (suitable and

affordable), recreational opportunities, sound environmental policies, adequate infrastructure, responsible government, etc., all go into that package.”

Thomas likens the city’s financial perspective to those of a family: A family’s lifestyle is largely dependent on its financial resources. When a family finds itself in need, regardless of what that need is, options are limited to increasing income, decreasing expenses, and/or reallocating funds currently available.

“I believe that it is possible and necessary for Eureka Springs to do all three,” Thomas said. “I was raised not to think that everything would always go my way. I am accustomed to giveTHOMAS continued on page 23

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Skip to the loo – You can count on the Good Shepherd Humane Society to be creative helping the critters.

Recently they had a lot of donated artwork and limited wall space at the Doggie Store. They were considering an art show, but didn’t have time. So manager Tracellen Kelly said, “Let’s give them something to look at when they go to the bathroom.” Out of that idea came the Artzy Phartzy Room. At right is Janet Chupp, assistant thrift store manager, who helped transform the loo into an art shop. Chupp said customers love the art selection and prices paid for artwork are some of the highest they receive selling donations, ranging from $4 to $225.

So, check it out the next time you visit the Doggie Store, whether you have to “go” or not.

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To the Administrator of ESH

Editor, Many city hospitals have satellite trauma centers, to assure local persons the services needed where hospitals are not nearby. It occurs to me that Eureka Springs could use such a facility and consider Developer Tom Dees’s offer of a hospital site at Holiday Island which would cost nothing for the property, including adequate parking, sewer, water and utility hookups, and then the hospital administration would not have to deal with the multi-million dollar expense and damages to put a sewer line to the west in Eureka Springs.

At least study it and bring Dees and E.S. Mayor in to conference to consider the feasibility. Such a move would be beneficial

to both communities. It would also bring Eureka Springs and Holiday Island closers together in some cooperative efforts to serve the over-all Western Carroll County.

Bob L. Huston

Don’t go off half-cocked

Editor, As I’ve been thinking about Ebola and the infection that is running wild in Western Africa, I’m remembering the panic that took place during the AIDS discovery in 1981.

What was really alarming was the medical professionals didn’t know what caused the disease. People were terrified. There were folks that thought that it was God’s punishment for “sinful” living, that it was the “Gay Scourge.” Then the general public found out that AIDS was spread in Africa by

heterosexuals. However, people still acted irrationally. When it was finally discovered that AIDS was passed on by bodily fluids, most people settled down and started to use their intelligence.

Well folks, I hope we learned something from our behavior the last time we were confronted with a world threatening virus.

Ebola is very scary, too, but let’s educate ourselves before we go off half-cocked.

Ebola is also transmitted by bodily fluids.

But, not by sneezing, or coughing. It is not airborne. You must come in direct contact with these following fluids: blood, urine, feces or vomit. And don’t travel to Western Africa unless you are a medical professional being sent by an accountable health service, then, please, follow regs when you get back stateside.

Enid B. Swartz

WEEK’S TopTweets @shipintheknight – Happy Halloween or as retailers call it, Christmas Eve @BiIIMurray – You could give me 67 years to do something and I wouldn’t do it until the night before. @drewtoothpaste – “The ancients would grind the nougat plant with stones, adding cacao nibs as they worked.” Satisfied, Paleo Dad accepts the 3 Musketeers. @theyearofelan – Can we all agree to just stop what we’re doing for 5 minutes and get a worldwide airplane safety speech and then we can skip them forever? @juliussharpe – I’m never more nervous than when I tell a

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doctor what I actually eat. @robdelaney – Another reason I find children so menacing are their tiny little teeth. @rejectedjokes – How did Popeye buy long sleeve shirts? @knoteye – My son asked me what it’s like to be married so I told him to leave me alone and when he did I asked him why he was ignoring me. @leemannish – Sick of having to go to 2 different huts to buy pizza & sunglasses. @meganamram – Our scariest president was probably Rushmore, because he had four heads

GUESTatorial Eureka! Local Power is the Solution

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nce again, Arkansas Living magazine asks everyone to oppose EPA with an editorial, a full page ad, and a custom website to send opposing messages. Duane Highley, Arkansas Electric Cooperatives (AECC) president warns subscribers, electric rates will go up by 40 percent. “New EPA rules hurt Arkansans just like you; it is time for the truth.” Duane blames EPA to explain the dire situation: “Arkansas is asked (by EPA) to make a greater reduction (44 percent in carbon dioxide emissions) because it has a more diversified power supply portfolio.”

Duane’s logic does not hold water. Here are the facts: 1) AECC, a utility owning many coal-fired plants, wants to protect their investment and keep coal plants running. 2) The current mix of coal, natural gas, hydroelectric should help meet EPA carbon dioxide standards. 3) EPA is not targeting Arkansas; the EPA Clean Power Plan, part of the Clean Air Act, is a national initiative to deal with the reality of Climate Change. 4) Arkansas makes more than 30 percent more electricity than we use from many coal-fired power plants; we create unnecessary carbon dioxide pollution. This only benefits SWEPCO and other utilities selling power to other states. 5) In a low-carbon economy, fossil fuel power plants are out of the game and natural gas is not a solution.

Extremely high cost at a low price Electricity sold at 10 cents per kilowatt hour in Arkansas seems like a great deal. However, remote bulk power generation comes with very high hidden costs. In addition of the public health and environmental cost from 35 years of carbon dioxide pollution, the families who lost their homes and land for the SWEPCO coal-fired Flint Creek 1,500-acre plant and the 500-acre “hot lake” paid a huge cost.

Community Local Power With many public officials ignoring climate change, we need to raise our voice and find local solutions. Save the Ozarks, Arkansas Citizens Against Clean Line, and many other grass roots organizations nationwide are finding local solutions.

We are not alone.

Local Solutions benefit the local economy Farmers’ markets are a great example of self-reliance and community pride, linking neighbors in a web of economic and social relationships, and contributing to local causes. The Eureka Springs Farmers’ Market has grown from a few stands at a parking lot, to a two day per week community event.

Advantages of local ownership Local solar generation is the best way to provide low-cost reliable energy and keeps money in the local economy. Local solutions create many high paying permanent jobs, community wellbeing with local decision making and environmental sustainability. Local businesses recycle a much larger share of revenue back into the local economy. Local ownership ensures decisions are made by the community.

Arkansas Solar Cooperatives

Solar systems are labor-intensive and provide high paying jobs for local communities. Solar cooperatives install rooftop and community systems in a few days, with expert advice, local supplies and installers, and information to obtain grid-tied agreements. Cooperative purchasing allows people to pool their buying power and negotiate favorable bulk purchase of solar panels with “container” prices and shipping, saving time and money.

Eureka! Power and Light has been sustaining a culture of empowerment for several years using local contractors, electricians and suppliers, with returns on investment ranging from 10 to 30 percent. A great asset for our community!

Since launching the Arkansas Solar Energy Co-Op a few months ago, Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light and Arkansas Renewable Energy have prepared more than 50 quotes totaling nearly 2,000 solar panel modules at a reduced price through the power of bulk purchasing. Any way you look at it, solar energy is becoming more and more affordable.

Raise your voice; don’t let AECC speak for you. Using local solar and the awesome power of our communities we will prevail.

Dr. Luis Contreras

ThePursuitOfHAPPINESS

by Dan Krotz ’ve never been an Emily Dickinson fan. That’s partly due to the fact that you can hum nearly every poem she wrote to the tune of The Yellow Rose of Texas.

But don’t try it. It can make you crazy pretty quick.

She also wrote, “November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”

I don’t know what that means (I can sing it). I suppose she was thinking about snow and cold and stoic introverts staring into an infinite well of loneliness or, possibly, at a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses on the front porch.

I’ve always liked November. It’s the month when I generally know what the score is, money-wise and otherwise, and the big work of the year is finishing up and all that remains is the accounting. There are rarely any weddings to go to, vacations half spent in interminable airports are over, New Year’s resolutions have been dismissed due to amnesia, and we’re finished with political ads at least until December 26.

Thanksgiving is also my favorite holiday. There are no gifts to buy. No presents to wrap. The Detroit Lions play another patsy for no stakes. Attractive women cook delicious food. There is pie. God bless us, everyone.

This year, big box retailers, like the Evil Retail Giant across the river, plan to stay open on Thanksgiving Day; they’re betting that bargain lust trumps Family Values, hallowed traditions, and a collective, civilizing keystone. I feel a little sad that some folks have to work on this formerly sacrosanct day, and indignant that our churches and political leaders haven’t kicked up a fuss. No people or society needs a shared day of rest and reflection more than we do; you’d think the geniuses who tell us how to live our lives would know that.

Will these retailers be making a good bet? Probably. Wasn’t it de Tocqueville who said, “As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”

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INDEPENDENTConstablesOnPatrol October 27 10:10 a.m. – Constable went to the scene of a broken down vehicle on US 62 heading west out of town, but the vehicle had been moved and traffic flowed easily.

4:35 p.m. – An employee admitted to theft and a constable responded to file a report.

9:56 p.m. – Innkeeper claimed he heard seven gunshots toward the east, but the constable went to the inn and did not hear any shooting.

October 28 9:45 a.m. – Motorist told ESPD he had to drive out of his lane to avoid a headon collision with an elderly female driver

A little help from our friends:

• 24-hour Crisis Line for Women – NWA Women’s Shelter serving Carroll County – “Empowering families to live free of violence.” (800) 775-9011 www.nwaws.org • Cup of Love free soup lunches – Hearty soup lunch Fridays from 9:30 a.m. 2 p.m. in front of Wildflower thrift shop (yellow building next to chapel) on US 62E. Cup of Love also provides soup lunches at Flint Street Fellowship Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (479) 363-4529 • Flint Street Fellowship food pantry, lunch, free clothing – Pantry open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Free lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Free clothes/shoes closet, books and household items. (479) 253-9491 or 2534945. Leave donations in barrel at entrance if facility is closed.

• Wildflower food pantry, furniture bank and clothing – Wildflower Chapel (US 62E) free food pantry 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Fridays. Thrift store and used furniture bank (now in big blue barn only) Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Friday 1 – 6 p.m. Drop off donations Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• Celebrate Recovery – Soul Purpose Ministries, 801 S. Springfield, Green Forest, 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Potluck meal followed by 12-step Christ-centered meetings for those suffering from addiction, habit, hang-up or hurt.

• No high school diploma? Take free GED classes in the Carnegie Library Annex every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9 a.m. - noon with study and tutoring for the GED test. Open to ages 18 and up. GED classes also in Berryville at Carroll County Center. Some open to ages 16 and 17 per educational requirements. For info: Nancy Wood (479) 981-0482, Carnegie Library (479) 253-8754, Carroll County Center (870) 423-4455). Offered by North Arkansas College with Carnegie Library support.

• Coffee Break Al-Anon Family Group Women – Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m., Faith Christian Family Church, Hwy. 23S, (479) 363- 9495.

Meetings at Coffee Pot Club behind Land O’ Nod Inn: • Alateen – Sundays, 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Email alateen1st@gmx.com or phone (479) 981-9977 • Overeaters Anonymous – Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Barbara (479) 2440070 • Narcotics Anonymous – Fridays, 5:30 p.m. (903) 278-5568 • Al-Anon Family Group (AFG) – Sundays, 11:30 a.m., Mondays and Tuesdays 7 p.m. • Eureka Springs Coffee Pot AA Groups Monday – Saturday 12:30 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday – Thursday, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 8 p.m. (479) 253-7956 • Al-Anon Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. All other meetings: See www.nwarkaa.org

whom he said might not have even seen him. Constables watched for but did not encounter the other vehicle.

2:12 p.m. – ESFD asked for constable assistance at the scene of a natural gas smell.

Constable responded and helped firefighters clear the building.

5:51 p.m. – ESFD quickly extinguished a fire in a trashcan on North Main.

11:31 p.m. – Constable spoke with a resident of an apartment complex about possible threatening.

October 30 7:24 p.m. – ESPD got word of a possible domestic disturbance at an apartment.

Responding constable learned the commotion had been an 11-year old boy throwing a fit because he was being disciplined.

October 31 1:31 a.m. – Central Dispatch transferred a call about a possible break-in at a downtown business. Dispatch called back to add a male outside the targeted establishment had hit a woman and someone had threatened to pull out a gun. Constables responded and arrested one individual on a warrant out of Carroll County, another individual on two warrants out of Washington County, and a third person for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Constables did not find a weapon.

8:29 a.m. – Building Inspector informed a resident who was blowing leaves into the street he was violating a city ordinance.

9:09 a.m. – Animal Control followed up on complaint about a dog not only without adequate shelter or any food but it is left out at night and barks constantly. The owners were not home.

1:48 p.m. – Property owner told ESPD a neighbor to his property reported seeing a light on in his cottage yet the power is off and no one should be there. Constables checked the property for signs of entry,

damage or theft, but everything looked untouched and secure.

November 1 1:54 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DWI and driving left of center.

1:56 a.m. – One apartment resident complained about the loud music coming from a nearby apartment. Constable went to investigate but no one answered the door.

3:23 a.m. – Individual was arrested for public intoxication after she was found passed out in a parking lot.

3:30 a.m. – Another noise complaint about the same apartment, and again the constable could not get anyone to answer the door.

10:55 a.m. – A daughter told ESPD she had been having an altercation with her sister, and their parents wanted to speak with a constable, who took a report.

11:35 a.m. – Driver of a truck pulling a travel trailer was concerned he would get stuck on one of the streets just east of downtown. Constable responded and things work out fine.

12:23 p.m. – Constable mended a malfunctioning change machine downtown.

12:25 p.m. – ESFD asked for a constable to be present as they gained entry to a building.

Constable assisted.

11:04 p.m. – Witnesses reported they heard a domestic dispute in progress at a trailer park. A female screamed and then the male reportedly hit her. Constables arrived and arrested the male for third degree battery.

November 2 12:31 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DWI and a passenger for public intoxication.

1:07 a.m. – Passerby noticed a back door slightly open. Constable discovered the door was just not shut all the way but the building was secure.

Feed your face and “Back our Kids” at FRESH Every Wednesday from now until Feb. 28, FRESH at 179 N. Main will offer an opportunity to benefit the Flint Street Food Bank and “Back Our Kids” program with a dinner special beginning at 4 p.m. Residents and visitors simply order the chef’s special Pasta of the Day with soup or salad for just $10, or receive 20% off any entree.

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But how does that help the kids?

Here’s the catch: To be eligible for the discounts, each diner must bring two non-perishable food items for FRESH’s Flint Street Farm Baskets. So come enjoy a great meal and bring some goods so a kid can have a great meal, too. It’s the season to stock up for the needy in our community.

INDEPENDENTNews 6th Annual Veterans’ Weekend schedule Saturday, Nov. 8: Bikers’ Treasure Hunt, 11 a.m., Angler’s Pub and Grill, US 62W. Technically, you can join the hunt in any kind of vehicle – car, van, truck, horse, buggy, or bicycle. Entry fee $10 per person.

Call Kevin (815) 210-1935 for more info.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8 and 9: 3rd Annual Veterans’ Art Show/Sale and Silent Auction Noon – 5 p.m. Saturday and noon – 4 p.m. Sunday, City Auditorium.

Art by vets as well as work by non-vets honoring vets, military, peace, patriotism, etc. During the show there will be a silent auction of art, merchandise, gift certificates and more. Come honor and support our veterans.

Monday, Nov. 10: 3rd Annual Bragging Rights Hamburger Cook Off, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pine Mountain Village.

Lots of participants this year! Sample all the best burgers around for only $5, and vote for your favorite as competing restaurants and grill cooks vie for trophies and bragging rights. Proceeds support the local American Legion’s community services.

Marine Corps Birthday Ball, (for

all veterans) 5:30 p.m., Grub and Pub on Van Buren (US 62). Help the Marines celebrate their birthday with an evening of food, fun and dancing. This ball is “Eureka Style,” which means fancy dress is optional.

Tuesday, Nov. 11, Eureka Springs Veterans’ Day Parade 10 a.m. Parade welcomes floats, walkers, horses, motorcycles, bands, singers and anything honoring veterans. If you can’t be in it, come watch and honor our vets and active military.

American Legion Post 9 Ceremony and Gun Salute 11:11 a.m. at the Pied Piper Pub on S. Main, followed by Meet-n-Greet with food from area restaurants.

American Legion Walker-Wilson Post presents military honor salutes at Calif Spring, next to the Historical Museum, 95 South Main, after the parade for official opening of “A Tribute to Our Veterans – Eureka Springs in Service to our Country,” at the museum. Free admission all day.

Check the Facebook page “Eureka Springs Veterans Day Parade” for updates

and changes or phone (479) 253-2519 or (580) 399-5887.

Veterans’ Wellness Day Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Eureka Springs Partners in Wellness have joined up to offer a day of wellness for veterans and family. Enjoy free acupuncture, chair massage and ion foot therapy baths.

No appointment necessary, just come by Flora Roja, 119 Wall St., any time from 1 – 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Veterans’ Day Golf Tournament Holiday Island Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36 5th Annual Veterans Day 9-hole golf scramble is Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the 9-hole Golf Course at Holiday Island to provide funding to help local Veterans. Fees for property owners are $20 and $30 for non-property owners.

Fees cover golf, golf cart and a meal – you can’t get a better deal than that and help Veterans as well. For more details contact Clint Miller (479) 253-2106 or can get a registration form at the Clubhouse or Rec Center at Holiday Island. Come support area Veterans and have a great time!

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INDEPENDENT Art & Entertainment

First ARTe-stroll at Zarks

Ab–Ex at Brews What’s Ab-Ex? A fun and thoughtprovoking mixture of abstract expressionist works from Ken Addington, John Willer, Paula Jones, John Rankine, Mary Smith, Christopher Fischer, Adrian Frost, Marvin Jonason and John Stalling.

Enjoy the work of these local artists all during November along with a hot cuppa or favorite quaff at Brews, the new café/pub at the corner of Spring and Pine. And don’t miss the opening reception Saturday, Nov. 8, 6 – 9 p.m., during the Second Saturday Gallery Stroll!

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Audition for A Christmas Carol

Auditions for a staged reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol for six performances in mid-late December will be held soon. If you’d like to be

part of the inaugural production at Main Stage Community Arts Center, email Keith Scales at kscales@ix.nectom.com for details and an appointment.

Docfest at the Carnegie Begins Nov. 7 Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will kick off its fall documentary film festival Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Library Annex with Circle the Wagen, a buddy/ roadtrip/docu-dramedy that follows Dave, idealistic adventurer and automotive ne’erdo-well, and his convivial co-pilot, Charlie, on their journey down Route 66 in a baby blue 1972 VW bus.

Through mishaps and murals, gasoline baths and breakdowns the two discover a teeming underground of vintage Volkswagen diehards willing to help save “The Croc” from the scrap heap and send them on to California.

Admission free, and popcorn will be served! For details contact the library (479) 253-8754 or info@eurekalibrary.org.

Sounds of the Season Nov. 15

Ring in the holiday season with the 18th Annual “Sounds of the Season,” concert Saturday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. in the Holiday Island Clubhouse on Holiday Island Drive. The 40 voices of the Ozarks Chorale and the popular premier ensemble, Naturally Brass will

entertain you with a mix of favorites and holiday tunes sure to leave you in good spirits.

Advance tickets are $10 by phoning (479) 253-8369, and only at the door if available. Seating is limited and advance tickets are recommended.

The play’s the thing – for you

If you’ve ever wanted to write a play, act in one, or help out with production, come meet Joe Watts between 7 – 9 p.m.

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Everyone with an interest in theater is encouraged to attend. A repeat meeting will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, at the church at 17 Elk Street from 2 – 4 p.m. For more information contact Joe at joeleewatts@ att.net or (479) 981-2880.

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Saturday, Nov. 8, artist Booker Morey will videoconference with Zarks from his studio in California and discuss his elegant collages constructed from natural leaves. Always a favorite with customers, his proprietary process preserves intricate structure and restores brilliant natural colors.

Booker will make a presentation at 3 p.m. and be available to meet and dialogue with attendees via videoconference from 2 – 4 p.m.

The interview and studio tour will be recorded and streamed until closing at 8:30 p.m. for visitors’ enjoyment.

This is the initial event in a new series of ARTe-strolls at Zarks Gallery.

Zarks will still host numerous events with artists present at the gallery, because nothing can replace meeting an artist in person; but they are also enthusiastic about using technology to

interact with distant artists who create beautiful work shown in the gallery.

Digital events are kind to the environment because no fuel is expended for travel, and there’s less impact on artists’ schedules as the time commitment is a few hours, rather than days. Staff and customers can also learn from a more geographically diverse group of artists.

Artists – If you’ve got it, flaunt it!

Come learn how at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts’ special one-day event, “Building a Successful Career as an Artist, Part II,” presented by an incredible group including two-dimensional artists Zeek Taylor and Tania Knudsen (of Studio 7), multi-media visionary John Rankine, accomplished photographer Melanie Myhre and jewelry designer/media T ania K nudsen , S tudio 7 expert Janet Alexander.

Be there Tuesday, Nov. 18, 10 – 4 p.m. to learn what the experts know and enjoy a catered lunch, all for $40 tuition. See more at www.essa-art.org, visit the school or call (479) 253-5384 Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

ESSA poster contest deadline extended Because winter can be the best time to make great art, ESSA has extended the deadline for the 2015 Mad Hatter Ball Poster Contest to Dec. 19. Entries may be made of any medium that can be photographed. It’s a chance to win an exciting opportunity to showcase your unique style, plus receive a $100 cash prize.

Entries may be emailed in JPEG format, 300 DPI, to esartschool@gmail.com; delivered in person, or “snail-mailed” to E.S.S.A. at Attn: MHB Poster Contest, P.O. Box 657, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. The winning entry will be chosen Jan. 15.

Senior Follies

As you can see on p. 13, things are heating up at Peach Acres, an active retirement home where the Peach Acres head has her hands full, then even more full! The hilarious comedy, Senior Follies, by Billy St. John, directed by Elise Buchman, will have you laughing from start to finish at the Holiday Island Clubhouse Nov. 7 and 8 at 7 p.m.

Cast includes Colleen Shogren (floor); seated, from left, Barb Rassfeld and Kent Turner; standing, Vicki Vander Horn, Donna Harris, Bill Harris, Ron Huibregtse, Sharon Jacobson and Mary Kolbe. Tickets are $10 at the HI Cornerstone Bank, HI Rec Center, or by calling (479) 2535185, 5622, or 4944.

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INDEPENDENTNews Food and Wine Weekend Nov. 6 - 9

Savor the flavor of exceptional dishes and extraordinary wine pairings during Eureka Springs’ Food and Wine Weekend.

All around town you’ll find special menus including wine pairings, plus other drink and food specials. From a “Merlot-Off” at the StoneHouse to multi-course meals at fine dining restaurants, and everything in between, there’s something for every taste.

Pick up the November Fun Guide for a few tantalizing hints, but be sure to check for participating restaurants and see menus at www.eurekaspringsfoodandwine.com for the latest additions before planning your culinary tour!

More Food and Wine fun: Cuisine Karen Culinary Class: Take a hands-on culinary class and learn to make classic French dishes. Cuisine Karen will offer a hands-on cooking class at her Provençal-style home at 10 Woolridge. Make and enjoy traditional boeuf bourguignon with locally-raised beef, light & creamy milk-free mashed potatoes, and flourless chocolate almond cake with chocolate glazing. Cost is $45 per person; class hours are 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. www. cuisinekaren.com or phone (479) 253-7461.

Fresh Harvest in Pine Mountain Village (US 62E) is offering complimentary tasting tours of their amazing variety of olive oils and balsamics; and will also be hosting a book signing from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. for Healthy Options for Everyday

by Sheila Reese, Casey Sams and Kim Duhamel. Samples of the recipes will be available throughout the day. So come taste, learn about the differences in olive oil and balsamic vinegars, and get a signed copy of this fantastic new cookbook! (479) 2536247. www.freshharvest.co

Happy 85th! – Employees celebrated Eureka Springs Hospital’s 85th birthday last week with a little cake surgery. The hospital opened its doors on October 29, 1929. From left are Gail Taul, Steve Sheffer, Sherry Scruggs, Robin Clark, Drew Wood, Mary Beacham, Hayden Christians, Angie Shaw, Melita Stubblefield, Amy Campbell, Kelly Cardon and Lyndsey Greenhaw – a few employees who got cornered for the photo!

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Senior Follies – What on earth? See “Senior Follies” on p. 12 and find out what these crazy folks are up to.

Undead visitors – Bella Jacobs (left) and her sister, Grace, of Milwaukee, Wis., joined their parents, grandparents and other relatives and friends from Holiday Island to march in the Zombie Parade Nov. 1. Can Zombie kids be classified as cute? Yeah, why not. Photo by Becky Gillette

Metafizzies meet Nov. 10 Rebekah Clark will lead the Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society meeting in a session of Divine Singing and Sound Meditation Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the basement reading room of the Eureka Springs Christian Science Church, 68 Mountain St. No vocal experience is necessary. The singing will be led in a call and response style, making it easy for everyone. Chants and mantras from multiple traditions will be used. All are welcome.

‘Tis the season – And ‘tis the garden of Anita and Ernie Spearman, left, who won the Fall Garden of the Season presented

by Eureka Springs Garden Club members Caroline Martindale, Beverly Dowland, Iris Wheat and Annie Steicherz. Photo submitted

Park Bark – My name is Bella Veblen. I’m a 4-month old Border Collie mix with lots of energy. That’s why my human Mom, Jennifer, brings me to the Bark Park where I can run and play with my friends. When I get home, I take a long nap, which she really likes. Moosie, a big yellow dog, and I run back and forth along the fence.

She’s on the big dog side and I’m on the little dog side, but we still have fun. Zena, a Sharpei mix, lets me follow her around and sit down with her. She is my hero. EdGrr, a Dachshund mix, and I like to “rassle” under the bench. Doxies Brandy and Pinkie are getting used to my puppy energy, and Pinkie told me she survived Hurricane Katrina with her Dad. Then there’s Charlie and Issie and more dog friends I have fun with. If you want to meet other dogs and have fun too, tell your human to bring you to the Bark Park to play. You’ll never be bored!

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ESOTERICAstrology as news for week Nov. 5 – 11

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Scorpio – Doing No Harm – Ahimsa

hursday is full moon, Scorpio solar festival. The focus is on the Scorpio keynote, “Warriors we are & from the battles we emerge triumphant.”

We (humanity) are Hercules, the warrior/world disciple, battling the Nine Headed Hydra – the Nine Scorpio Tests – the nine tests of the personality – three for each level – physical, emotional, lower mental. The tests discern if we are strong enough to stand with the Forces of Light battling the Forces of Darkness.

One of the mental tests of Scorpio is cruelty. The spiritual ruler of Scorpio is Mercury. Mercury (now in

ARIES: Everything in the introduction applies to everyone and especially to you.

It’s possible you’re not aware of your behaviors, hidden from you. Mercury in Scorpio will soon move through your natural Scorpio house. Read the above carefully, underline what’s interesting to you and make intentions to observe yourself within these contexts. Know you become a Scorpio for a while, a good experience.

Scorpio gives you needed depth.

TAURUS: You move into full strategic mode, seeking all ways to transform and reorient your environment and yourself.

Resources are assessed and you wisely use, disperse, share, rearrange and then multiply them over and over. Saturn in Scorpio is in your house of partners, relationships and intimacy. Something changes there. Tend to your health carefully. Water, sleep, vitamins, green drinks, sunshine, prayer.

GEMINI: Your early life, its ups and down and the reality of your early family life surface. Perhaps there was much conflict and chaos within as a child as you attempted to balance and understanding life in the midst of seeming disorder.

Do you remember any good messages?

Understand early lives condition adult lives till we reorient from the solar

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Libra, Right Human Relations) reminds us to “do no harm” (ahimsa), to not be cruel, to tend to our thoughts & language with tender care.

During Scorpio we become resourceful, determined, fearless, intuitive, darkly witty, investigative and profound with desires secret and mysterious. We may go into hiding, display suspicion and skepticism, stubbornness, determination, often emotionally on edge.

Scorpio presents an interesting mix of depth psychology.

Research is best during Scorpio, seeking the heart of all matters. When we find what we’re searching for we

plexus to the heart. This is our job and everyone’s task. It’s the art of review and then forgiveness.

CANCER: Are you nurturing others in the family? Are you able to tend and care for yourself? Where do you belong and what is the present state of where you live? What is your creative outlet?

Do you have one and is that being nurtured? Many in-depth questions must be asked so a new state of creativity can come about. As you seek a true sense of purpose, have the intention to become organized in all areas of your life. Intention leads the way.

LEO: You will recognize how deeply your mind is influenced by emotional patterns created when just a child.

This has allowed you to develop great imagination, intuition and a reservoir of knowledge unequalled by most.

This is good until you become too introverted (gloomy). Here you dream and build castles in the air. You’re like Persephone but eating apples instead of pomegranates. Invite others to eat apples with you. Make an apple rhubarb pie.

VIRGO: There is such a great aspiration to fix things, to help and to heal others, to serve, to offer assistance and to provide

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“capture” it and make it our own.

Our intelligence becomes highly instinctive; we strategize. There’s a warning in Scorpio. That we do not criticize, judge, opinionate, insinuate or be vindictive.

We will challenge others and be challenged in return.

Intrigue, hidden motives and mysteries may appear.

We must discern if reality or mental illusions? Ruling Scorpio (sign of power, passion and intensity), Mercury reminds us communication can either create or destroy another. We remember Elvis’s (Jupiter in Scorpio) song “Don’t be Cruel.” We do no harm (ahimsa).

necessary information when things go awry. All thoughts during Scorpio’s month turn inward. Create a secret room or sanctuary, fashion a secret garden with a secret door. It’s good to actually manifest these, making them a goal for the coming year. What would they look like and hold?

LIBRA: Participation in various art forms elevates concentration and stimulates imagination.

Sociability, music, friendship and affection are linked to your spirituality. As leader among your friends, inviting them to participate with you in these endeavors would enliven their minds, open their hearts, and expand their vision and futures.

Then all your friendships deepen. Try to not be too terribly irritable.

SCORPIO: In the weeks to come you will shift and change, becoming quickwitted and decisive, outgoing, talkative, group and idea oriented. This lasts for just a bit of time so take advantage of it. Participate only in groups that inspire, grow food, garden and build true community. You may travel a bit to explore realities not often available.

You’ll bring home what you learned.

Share it with everyone. Then begin to build.

SAGITTARIUS: The days find you very sensitive, intuitive, imaginative. Selfconfidence slips into hiding. You find and feel your way into different realms that don’t include reasoning out reality.

Your internal self is very powerful, calling you to music, art and poetry. Not necessarily to your usual skills but to others in order to prepare for later more expansive and unrestrained creations.

You’re being retrained in hidden areas.

Remain in seclusion.

CAPRICORN: Maintain your directness of communication and truth telling. Know that what you seek is what

everyone needs but you must bring it into the light. You’re the builder. Perhaps you’re not aware of your position of authority. The climbing of that ladder occurred due to you intellectual capacities along with your ability to observe, assess and, most important, lead with love. Your chosen field is yet to come, but it’s very close by. Stay poised wherever you are.

AQUARIUS: The next weeks will reveal to you different innate abilities than known before. You will become practical, organized, reasoned and surprisingly patient. Most important for you is learning something new while traveling, which creates new values.

A wound appears, then, through right values, heals. You will think of the many ways and paths toward success. You might need some stronger shoes for that endeavor.

PISCES: You speak and seek honesty and experience shock when the opposite appears. You will change a lot, studying multiple subjects and groups yet not staying too long with one. You speak the truth in a neutral tone conveying difficult information. This is a sign of authority, rightly placed, with mind and heart balanced. Whatever you choose there is success. You must call in strength to withstand being different. Your values change, too.

Risa – writer, teacher, founder & director, Esoteric & Astrological Studies & Research Institute, a contemporary Wisdom School studying the Ageless Wisdom teachings. The foundations of the Teachings are the study & application of Astrology & the Seven Rays and meditation in service to the world in need.

Email: risagoodwill@gmail.com Web journal: www.nightlightnews.com Facebook: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology for daily messages. Astrological, esoteric, religions, history, geography, politics, art, literary news & cultural journalism.

Sycamore©

– 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.

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h, they come and go,” Doctor Totten said. “The town stays.

Only real prosperity we ever had was when rich gamblers and touts used to bring their women here for a fling. Used to see ‘em at dawn, when I was helping Father deliver milk – leaving the gambling houses, the ladies holding up those ruffled skirts they wore then, carrying big feather fans, wilted flowers in their hair. Looked draggled in the dawn, the paint all splotchy on their faces – enough to turn you against the fleshpots for good. You must remember it, Roger.”

Yes, he remembered it. The turn of the century, that was. There had been flamboyant balls and champagne suppers at the Hillcrest House (himself an urchin of ten, standing on tiptoe in the darkness outside the long windows, watching bigeyed). And the decaying stone tenement on Main Street, its ruinous gallery now strung with nameless gray laundry, had blazed with light from dozens of gas chandeliers, and had rocked with music and laughter, night after night, and one of the older Sayre

girls (Jenny, wasn’t it?) had lived there with a number of other young ladies, and had worn purple satin dresses, and never came back to Beetree Lane, so far as he knew, but somehow just vanished into the past, along with the great days of Sycamore.

There had been another such house, and an even gaudier one, on the spot where the Pentecostal Church now stood…

He smiled. “God has been the ruin of us, Gregory. No more cakes and ale! But could you make Jaffray see that? Or Mrs. Gladys Williams either, for that matter?”

“Onward and upward,” the Doctor said dolefully. “I’m getting too old for it.

Why don’t they leave us alone, build their model villages up North, where energy is a major virtue? We muddle along all right.”

Walter tapped him on the shoulder.

“You need a drink, sir. Muddle along better on a shot of whisky. In the study –” He extended the suggestion to his father, but Roger waved it aside. “Not now,” he said.

“Too comfortable here. I like this room, Walter.”

He watched the two of them as they

left the room, and thought that now Walter should be happy, that life must be taking on, for him, an air of completeness, the future rolling out before him like a wide, sunny field be crossed pleasantly. He tried to recall a time when life had appeared to him in the same charmed light, then reminded himself that it had always been so. Walter had slipped back easily into the good pattern. Almost visibly, in these six months, he seemed to have sloughed off the effects of his two years in New York.

The hard, bright “intellectualism” had dropped away from him like a snakeskin – and a good thing, too, Roger told himself firmly. It was gratifying to see Walter handling the paper with such competence, but not driving himself, taking it in his stride, leaving himself time for solid and satisfying hours with the men he’d always known, long lazy talking about fly-fishing and crops and horses and dogs.

He looked about the room at the longfamiliar faces: Miss Martha Stillwater, transparent, fragile as Venetian glass, speaking in the whispering voice of the

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f I’ve learned anything from the recounted observations of McKinley Weems, it is that the good old days weren’t always as good as advertised. His evidence is anecdotal, but persuasive. He might recall some local event of startling brutality and will say with mild sarcasm, “That’s what we did for fun in the good old days.”

Sometime back, I overheard a snippet of conversation between two white-haired men. One was talking about his idyllic youth. He wasn’t a person known to me and I don’t recall all of what he said, except that when he came of age, the world was a simpler and better place, people were

honorable, and one didn’t have to worry about, well, much of anything.

From the clues given, I did some quick math in my head and was surprised to realize that he wasn’t talking about the 1940s or 1950s, but about the late 1960s.

(First of all, when did white-haired men become so much closer to my own age?)

My father was in California when I was born in 1968. (Thank you, Wilsie Sherman, for standing in and holding my mother’s hand.) Dad did fly home for a brief visit, but we didn’t see him again until eight months later because of the inconvenience of the Vietnam War. Maybe because of my reading about

25 Railroads?

Tom Duggan, retired banker and Northwest Arkansas railroad historian, will address the public at Hobbs State Park Saturday Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. regarding some 25 railroads that operated in this area.

Primary lines covered will be the Frisco and the Kansas City & Memphis Railway that once operated on what is now Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area.

Duggan served as editor of the Benton County Historical Society’s quarterly Pioneer, and the monthly newsletter published by the National Railway Historical Society chapter in Springdale. Hobbs State Park visitor center is located on Hwy. 12 just east of the 12/War Eagle Road intersection. For more information call (479) 789-5000.

Southern lady (the same voice that had whispered unheard beyond CONSTANCE the third row of WAGNER desks when he was in high school – Lord, how old must she be?). There was something reassuring about Miss Martha, treading down the years with so light a foot… Near by were Charley Dycus’s wife and daughter, as like as two peas, the girl Joada already doomed to a life of embattled virginity as surely as if she’d worn a nun’s coif.

And he saw the mother again as Hortense Winchfield, in school, and reflected that in such women religion acted as a slow poison. Yet certainly Hortense did a great deal of good. Agnes was constantly reminding him of her acts of civic virtue…

Willy May sat next, close to Jane, like a bewildered child in her dress-up clothes, and still not altered greatly from the sister who had gently washed his face, when he was five, only grown larger and more confused, through living.

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Vietnam, assassinations and widespread rioting, my impression of 1968 is not one of golden splendor and contentment.

But perhaps it was for the gentleman I overheard talking. I’ve not worn his boots for a country mile...

Or is there something psychological going on here? I think of my own youth as a time of relative security without many complaints. Reagan slumbered on the throne but Marines died in Beirut and a space shuttle exploded.

Then again, the people of my youth do not seem that different than the people I know today.

Times change, perhaps, but do people

really change that much, generation to generation? Don’t look to me, I don’t know.

I’ve always liked this quote attributed to Mark Twain, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

Bible Reading Marathon meeting The 6th Annual Carroll County Bible Reading Marathon committee invites interested parties to attend a reorganization meeting Monday, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Depot in Green Forest.

The marathon will be held in Green Forest May 3 - 7, 2015. Many volunteer opportunities are available. For details contact Bible Reading Ministry

International founder and Carroll County Coordinator Bonnie Roediger (870) 3500865.

Kick up your heels!

Scottish Dancing meets Wednesday Nov. 12, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Melonlight Dance Studio in the Quarter. $10 (479) 253-8252.

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Let’s talk turkey … Trot, that is The Grassy Knob Fire Association Auxiliary invites everyone to sign up for the 5th Annual Don Gammie Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. The trot begins at 8:30 a.m.

At Lake Leatherwood Ball Fields, but everyone from 11 – senior can sign up now online. The race is sanctioned by USA Track and Field. Entrance fee is $15 adult, $10 under 12, and includes a T-shirt if registering before Nov. 20. Participants must sign a waiver. Top runners in the 5 K trail run will be presented with medals. A one-mile walk/run is available for a less challenging course.

Come race in memory of Don Gammie of Grassy Knob, a long-time runner, and help support benefit the Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Association. Sponsors are Roadrunner Inn, Angler’s Grill and Pub, Community First Bank, C and J Sports, Starkey Marina and Bay Realty.

Email Adam Biossat, adam@adamsells.com or phone (479) 236-0701 for registration form; or register online at www.TurkeyTrotAR.com for a $3.25 fee. Studies have shown exercise before a meal continues to burn calories during the meal, so come do the Turkey Trot before tackling Thanksgiving dinner!

Christmas Launch Party Nov. 13 The CAPC, Chamber of Commerce and ESDN will present plans for the holiday season and opportunities to be part of the wow factor for our guests Thursday, Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m. at the 1905 Basin Park Hotel in the Ozark Room. A free breakfast will be available.

Sponsored by NWA Media, EurekaSprings.com, Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce and ESDN/Main Street Eureka Springs.

DEPARTURES Irene Paula Vermillion Murray Oct. 26, 1926 – Nov. 1, 2014 Irene Paula Vermillion Murray, 88, of Holiday Island, Ark., passed from this life on Nov. 1, 2014, at Peachtree Village Assisted Living Center in Holiday Island.

Irene was born October 20, 1926 in rural Purdy, Mo., near Stones Prairie, daughter of the late Casper and Mathilda (Schneider) Schad. She attended schools in Purdy, and in her early years was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church at Stones Prairie. Irene lived in Monett for many years, where she was a wonderful homemaker and Mom, and attended St. John’s Lutheran Church in Monett.

She then moved to the Tulsa, Okla., area, and worked for Fred Taylor Furniture in Broken Arrow, Okla. Irene came back to Monett for several years as a home health care worker for Oxford Health Care. She relocated to Eureka Springs, where she worked at Angel of Rose Hall Bed and Breakfast, assisting with weddings and tending to their beautiful flower gardens.

Most recently, Irene lived in Holiday Island where she was a member of Grace Lutheran Church.

Throughout Irene’s life, she found many things that brought her enjoyment. A few of them were photography, traveling, boating, astronomy, old barns, lighthouses, antiques and hiking state and national parks. She also enjoyed learning about the history of Eureka Springs, and Pierce City, Mo., and collected antique postcards from both towns. As a young woman she learned

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Frank R. Lamont, 70, of Eureka Springs, Ark., passed away at his residence on October 30. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Wanda Lamont; and his paternal grandparents Fred and Louisa Lamont, and his maternal grandparents, Orrick and Thelma Sturgis.

He is survived by his nieces, Mrs. Ron (Denise) Hager of Collinsville, Ill., and Mrs. Ben (Kathy) Garcia of Highland, Ill., along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends who will miss him greatly.

He wished to specifically acknowledge his dear friends, Gay and Clyde Hawkins and Michael Walsh, all of Eureka Springs, Ark. Per his request, we will celebrate his life at a later date.

to fly an airplane, even making a solo flight. During her 15 years living in Eureka Springs, Irene spent many hours enjoying the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library, local art galleries, and walking in the historic areas of town, making friends wherever she went.

In 1945, Irene married Kenneth Vermillion. To this union, three children were born. She later married Jim Murray.

Irene was preceded in death by her husbands; one brother, Oscar Schad; and two sisters, Margaret Schad and Dora Bounous.

Irene is survived by two sons, Tim Vermillion (Denise), of Golden, Mo., and Stephen Vermillion (Donna), of Springfield, Mo.; one daughter, Nancy Bass (Gary), of Monett, Mo.; three grandchildren, Matthew Vermillion, Anne Phillips (Ty) and David Vermillion (Erin); and three

great-grandchildren, Allison Dillinger, Colin Vermillion and Ian Vermillion. Irene was blessed to have all these years with her family and friends, as she herself was a cancer survivor.

A service to celebrate Irene’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett, Mo., with Reverend Phillip Wolf officiating.

Interment will be in the Stones Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library in care of the funeral home. Irene’s family would like to extend a special thank you to all the caregivers who were there for her no matter what the hour.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, 301 Euclid Ave, Monett, Mo.

Marie Turnock August 4, 1955 – Oct. 21, 2014 Marie Turnock was very special to so many different people. She passed away Oct. 21, 2014 with her family at her side. Marie Therese (Jurek) Turnock was born August 4, 1955.

Marie and her husband, Don, moved to this area in 2005 in order to be closer to their children. Marie quickly established herself in Eureka Springs. She was compassionate, intelligent, and very capable in many different fields. She was an astute businesswoman who developed multiple businesses which she operated from her home. Locally, she was well known for Spider Woman Graphics (which will be continued by her husband and daughter).

Because of her interest in natural healing, she

established the New Earth Healing website which provided free publicity for those interested in sharing their knowledge. She also put on the Healing Path Expo for three years. The Expo caused many people to move to Eureka.

She was very artistic and designed beautiful, creative websites and quilts. Marie was a strong woman who considered all options and then followed her beliefs.

Marie is survived by her husband, Don, of the home, two daughters Jennifer, and husband, Chad Litzman; Heather and husband, Devon Mastrin; four granddaughters, Chloe and Emma Litzman, and Kameron and Daphne Mastrin, as well as her parents, Joann and John Jurek.

She is survived by one sister, Victoria Chidister; five brothers, John Jr., Dan, Mike, David and Stephen Jurek as well as several nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends.

She will be missed.

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Saturday CHELSEA’S has Cadillac Jackson from Fayetteville, a funk band at heart that fills the dance floor. NEW DELHI hosts Medicine Nun whilst Toe Jam Band plays at ROWDY BEAVER DEN on Friday. There’s plenty to see and lots of dance floor space. Hope to see you grooving along all weekend.

THURSDAY, NOV. 6 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Jazz Singer, 5 p.m.

BREWS – Stephen Koch, Singer/ Songwriter, 6- 9 p.m.

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

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

FRIDAY, NOV. 7 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Hogscalders, Bluegrass, 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Cadillac Jackson appears at Chelsea’s Saturday, Nov. 8.

BREWS – The Smittle Band, Jazz Americana, 6- 9 p.m.

CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Dusty Pearls, Folk Duo, 8 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Comfortable Brothers/ Joe Sundell Trio, Americana, 9:30 p.m.

EUREKA LIVE! – DJ and Dancing, 8 p.m.

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

LEGENDS SALOON – DJ and Karaoke with Kara, 8 p.m.

NEW DELHI – Medicine Nun, Americana, 6- 10 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER – Karaoke w/ Tiny, 9 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Toe Jam Band, Jam Band, 9 p.m.

THE STONE HOUSE – Jerry Yester, Artist’s Choices SATURDAY, NOV. 8 BALCONY RESTAURANT – James White, Classic Rock, 12 p.m., Jeff Lee, Classic Rock, 6 p.m.

CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Underground Cats, Southern Rock, 8 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Cadillac Jackson, Funkadelic, 9:30 p.m.

EUREKA LIVE! – DJ & Dancing, 8 p.m.

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

LEGENDS SALOON – Jeff Horton Band, Blues, 9 p.m.

NEW DELHI – Christian Dean, Singer/ Songwriter, 6- 10 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER – Moonshine Mafia, Classic Rock, 9 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Hellbenders Duo, Classic Rock, 12-4 p.m.,

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Hellbenders Trio, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 9 BALCONY RESTAURANT – StayMore, Classic Rock, 12 p.m., Tim Forsythe, Singer/Songwriter, 5 p.m.

BREWS – Maia Archote, Singer/ Songwriter, 6- 8 p.m.

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

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

MONDAY, NOV. 10 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Tim Forsythe, Classic Rock, 5 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Sprungbilly, Bluegrass, 8:00 p.m.

EUREKA UNITARIAN CHURCH – Eliot Bronson, Singer/Songwriter, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOV. 11 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Jazz Singer, 5 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Open Mic LEGENDS – Jam Night WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Jeff Lee, Rock N Roll, 5 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Mary Caroline Jeppsen, Singer/Songwriter, 9:30 p.m.

INDEPENDENTNews Keels Creek wines medal at competition Wines from our local winery, Keels Creek, medaled at the recent 13th Annual Wines of the South regional wine competition. Designed to promote and celebrate the great tastes of Southern wine vintages, the competition is an opportunity for wineries to show off their best products and see how they stack up against competitors.

Keels Creek Winery’s Cabernet Franc, Vidal and La Row Red all won Silver medals, and the Vivant and Melange won Bronze. Cabernet Franc and Vidal are

estate-bottled wines from Keels Creek’s vineyard in Eureka Springs. The La Row Red (Laurot) grape was from the Hindsville Farm of Lynn Gay, and the Vivant was from Bishop Vineyards (Joe Bishop) in Lowell.

(All Keels Creek wine grapes come from these three local vineyards.)

This year 25 judges considered 304 entries in six classes, as well as muscadine wines, from wineries and vineyards in 14 Southern states. Keels Creek Winery was the only Arkansas winery represented at the competition.

AHAA honors local volunteers

During its annual convention earlier this month, the Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association presented Mercy Auxiliary-Berryville with the 5 Star Award. The Mercy spotlight quickly shifted to Anita Spearman, left, presidentelect of Mercy Auxiliary-Berryville, who was honored as the 2014 Auxilian of the Year; an auxilian who continuously goes above and beyond in community service.

The seven-year volunteer recently helped launch a series of Alzheimer’s seminars, a support group for caregivers in Carroll County, and also volunteers weekly with Mercy Hospital Berryville’s surgery team.

Auxilian Neta Sue Stamps barely had time to congratulate Spearman before she herself received the Arkansas Hospital Association’s 2014 Distinguished Service Award. Stamps has worked with Mercy Auxiliary-Berryville for more than two decades, with hospice for 15

years or longer, and with the HIV clinic for 18. She currently serves as secretary, newsletter editor and scholarship chair.

In addition to weekly shifts at the Mercy Thrift Store, she also logs countless hours of community outreach.

Doggie Style Show takes to the (yellow brick) road

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Don’t miss Wizard of Paws, the 34th Annual Doggie Style Show Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. Enjoy a runway show from Oz and super auctions at this favorite event.

Fun starts with the cash bar at 5:30 p.m., followed by hors d’oeuvres at 6 and a live auction at 7. The silent auction, Ye

US62 and College St. in Eureka Springs.

The pickup turned around and headed west on US62 where Hyatt and Achord followed it to a driveway across from the Bavarian Inn, where they made the stop.

Bauer, who the officers said smelled of alcohol, was asked if he had any weapons or contraband, Bauer said no, “the gun is at home.” When told he had walked directly in front of security cameras at Tad’s, Bauer said, “I did not realize that I did.” Bauer then said the gun was not at the house. When asked if he had been drinking, Bauer said, “Yes,” and that he had been drinking the previous night.

Bauer was asked if he recalled the events of early Tuesday morning and Bauer shrugged and didn’t answer.

Based on facts from the video and the informant, Sgt. Brian Young took Bauer into custody and transported him to ESPD

where he was read his Miranda Rights.

Bauer said he understood and preferred not to talk to investigators. Bauer was then taken to Carroll County Detention Center in Berryville for holding before a bond hearing set for Nov. 5.

In a related call, at 1:15 a.m. officers were alerted to the Grub and Pub parking lot on 62 East in reference to a man claiming his 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee had a broken window and his computer was gone. Officers found a spent .45 Hornaday casing near the driver’s side of that vehicle. Bauer was also charged with this crime.

Later Tuesday morning a report came in of the Exxon at Hwys. 62 and 187 being broken into in a “similar means of entry,” where cigarettes and beer were also stolen. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating that break-in.

You’re not done ‘til you’re Dunn – From left, Cathy Jackson, Shelly LaFree, Ellen Dunn and BJ Dennis get ready to welcome guests at Holiday Island Wellness Studio for Ellen’s show, Art Well Dunn. Ellen’s work can be enjoyed in every room at the studio while you’re getting fit and healthy.

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time, leaving with two gallons of milk.

Phillips and Achord discovered a spent .45 Hornaday casing in the parking lot and another in a back wall near the soda fountain, presumably the bullet used to shoot out the front door.

Videos of the incident were sent to area newspapers and immediately posted on-line. A confidential source called ESPD at 2:20 p.m. and identified the armed robber as Bauer. The informant provided Bauer’s cell phone number and said he had been arrested recently on outstanding warrants.

Hyatt and Achord were on their way to Bauer’s residence when they saw a pickup matching the one in the Tad’s video, but were slowed by traffic as they turned around in pursuit. They called ahead to Det. Paul Sebby who saw the pickup near

Olde Christmas Shop, and the clothing boutique return to delight every fancy.

Tickets are $15 in advance at either Doggie Shop, at the shelter, or online at www.goodshepherd-hs.org; and are $20 at the door. No pets this year, please. Proceeds benefit Good Shepherd Humane Shelter.

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Seeing the trees through the forest

his time of year you can “see the trees through the forest” to twist around a turn of phrase. With changing colors and thinning leaves of neighboring trees, leaf shapes, tree trunks and other distinguishing

features are highlighted in contrast to the steady green of summer. This is a good time to discover that for which you do not seek. Such was a Sunday morning in a stroll to see what might grow in a spring-fed holler at Fire Ohm Earth on Mill Hollow Road. Comparatively large, golden leaves waved like flags brushed by a gentle breeze.

“Looks like the leaves of papaws, but they’re so short and broad by comparison, even though like pawpaw leaves, they are broader above the middle,” I thought aloud. “Is that a magnolia?” I pondered, looking at the distinctive, long-silky hairy winter bud. “Let’s take a leaf and stem to key it out.” Sure enough, cucumber magnolia or mountain magnolia (Magnolia acuminata) is not listed for Carroll County in the 2014 Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas, though it is recorded for surrounding counties, so it is no surprise that it’s here.

The cucumber magnolia is one of several deciduous magnolias that occur in this part of Arkansas. It is a fastgrowing, slender tree, growing from 60-90 ft. tall, and up to four ft. in diameter in a rich soil. It likes a humid draw, mostly in north-facing situations, found with other plants

that like a moist soil, often along the edge of steams or near springs.

Here it grows among vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and sugar maples (Acer saccharum).

Found from southern Ontario, adjacent western New York, south through the Appalachians to southern Alabama, then jumps the Mississippi, occurring in southern Arkansas, as well as scattered in the Ozarks of Arkansas and southern Missouri. The distinctive leaves are oblong, seven to ten in. long and four – six in. broad, with a narrow sharp point at the tip. The upward-turned bell-shaped flowers, greenish to pale yellow, bloom from April to June.

Like its relatives – other deciduous magnolias and tulip tree – the cucumber magnolia’s inner bark was formerly used as a treatment for “intermittent fevers” such as malaria. Just as we discover its presence in our forests, we can also discover its historical natural history with humans.

EXPLORING the fine art of ROMANCE...

Part 2 I was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago which resulted in a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery with breast implants. I look great in my clothes but I can’t even look at myself naked. I’m terrified! My husband is so supportive but our sex life is ruined. How can I get over this?

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Now, let’s talk about sex!

The first step will be to reacquaint yourself with your body’s sexual function in private. Following chemotherapy, radiation and mastectomy you can expect your sexual responsiveness to be different. Take time to determine what type of touch feels sexually arousing to you. After breast cancer treatment, understand that additional lubrication EXPERIENCE WORKS continued from page 5

for the valuable work they do for their communities, and another way for nonprofits to get volunteer help they need without having to pay for it,” she said.

Mannering interviewed at five local non-profits, but found that the Good Shepherd was the best fit.

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will likely be necessary and most women will require more vigorous stimulation in order to experience optimum arousal.

Don’t be afraid to try something new. Your life has changed. Be bold. Explore playful accessories that will provide the level of stimulation you need to reach climax.

Don’t let pride get in your way. If you’ve previously claimed that due to your natural sexual capacity such products have never been “needed” – get over it. Move on.

Progressive treatment centers that address sexual rehabilitation after breast cancer recommend the use of intimacy products and actually feature them in their gift shops. Note: Following prostate cancer treatment, men are encouraged to self-stimulate regularly. What’s good for the gander is great for the goose!

Once you feel competent privately with your sexual capacity, invite your partner to join you. Discuss honestly and in advance how your breast sensation has changed, your level of comfort with breast focus and touch and the boundaries you’d like maintained.

Tracellen, the manager at the Humane Society, had been really wanting to get an EW volunteer in their Eureka Springs Doggie Store for awhile, since they had had one in their Berryville store and that worked out great. The Doggie Store was ready to give me the number of hours that EW requires volunteers to commit to, which varies from 18-21 per week.

The friendly atmosphere at the store provides a great way to meet lots of

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by Leslie Meeker

Since physical exposure is frightening, introduce nudity to your bedroom gradually. You might begin making love with beautiful lingerie that covers your breasts. Once comfortable with this engage sexually in full nudity but in complete darkness. Next, try making love by candlelight.

Share yourself sexually with your partner at your pace, one step at a time.

Keep in mind that just like before breast cancer, sex is a full body and soul experience. It’s not just about ”the girls!”

Questions?

Email leslie@esindependent.com.

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

Eurekans and do something useful for Eureka, as well. I am an animal lover who considers their mission a worthy cause, so it’s certainly a good fit for me in that regard.”

EW volunteers have to agree to work for a minimum of one year, and can do it for a maximum of four years. Time off is allowed within certain parameters.

Working for EW doesn’t affect benefits for low income such as HUD

rental assistance, SNAP and Home Energy Assistance. Although Medicare may be affected somewhat, Mannering said it is a good way for seniors and people with disabilities to find employment that might otherwise be hard to come by, and still keep their financial “safety net.”

EW has slots for five more volunteers in Carroll County. Call (877) 371-5552 for more information.

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lan and Becky Schweifzer from Johnson, Kan., came down last week to enjoy our fall colors and do some striper fishing on Beaver Lake. Becky got the big fish right at three-ft. long on a shad down close to 40 ft. deep. Alan caught a nice hybrid and a smaller striper about 22 in., and we got into some smaller white bass for a good day on the water.

The fish are enjoying the water temp being in the low 60s with surface activity early and late in the day when winds are calm. When not on top, they are liking to hold in water close to 50 ft. deep in tight schools from the bottom to 30 ft. deep. If you only had two poles and no bait, put a top water plug on one and a spoon on the other for jigging off the bottom. Most the fish have moved away from the dam, so start your search from Point 5 to Point 10.

Look at the flats and creek arms from the mouth all the way to back. My partner boat got a 30 lb. striper in two feet of water on a big pencil popper. We are now putting in at 6 a.m. closer to Rogers, and have a lot of open days with a good cool water bite going

on as they feed up for winter.

Here at Holiday Island it’s the same story with all in the bass family hitting shad on top early in the day then holding around 20 ft. as the sun gets high. Crappie are from 4 – 12 ft. deep. Walleye are still holding off the flats from here to up past Beaver town

holding off the botttom. Well thats it for this week.

We have nice cool weather for November so get out and enjoy before winter is really here.

Robert Johnson.

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Holiday Island Handcrafted Nov. 15 Holiday Island Elks Lodge invites everyone to visit “Holiday Island Handcrafted!” on Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 4 Parkcliff Drive, Holiday Island.

An arts and crafts marketplace in 4,000 sq. ft. of quality crafts perfect for browsing and buying from an array of vendors

featuring fiber arts, quilting, jewelry, woodcraft, original arts, photography, specialty foods, needle arts and more!

Come help your Santa fill his sack!

Plenty of free parking, an inside location and no admission charge. For details email holidayislandelks@gmail.com or call (479) 363-6416.

Students of the Quarter – Kimberly Kavanagh and Olin Blair, Eureka Springs High School seniors, were awarded Students of the Quarter by the local chapter of the Elks Lodge based on achievements at school, work, and on their hobbies.

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VEHICLES FOR SALE

FLORA ROJA COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE-providing affordable healthcare for the whole community. Sliding scale fee. $15-$35 per treatment, with an additional $15 paperwork fee the first visit only. You decide what you can afford to pay!

Francesca Garcia Giri, L.Ac. (479) 253-4968, 119 Wall Street.

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.

EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS’ MARKET every Tuesday and Thursday, 7 a.m. – noon. Summer vegetables and fruits, cheese, meat, eggs, honey and so much more. Come for the food, music and to be with your friends. Catch us on Facebook.

BREAD ~ LOCAL ~ ORGANIC~ SOURDOUGH – Ivan’s Art Bread @ the Farmers’ Market – Tuesday: 7 grain whole wheat sourdough pan loaf.

Thursday: Whole Grain Rye, Whole Wheat Sourdough rustic style and long breads plus specials like Cinnamon Rolls made with organic maple syrup, Fruit Griddle Muffins and more.

Request line (479) 244 7112 – Ivan@ loveureka.com Are you embroiled in a conflict with your neighbor, landlord, spouse, partner or anyone else and desperately need a solution? Would you like to try mediation as an option to resolve the conflict? PATHWAY MEDIATION is now offering mediation to individuals in the community on Saturday mornings for a very nominal fee. Some restrictions apply. Please call (870) 4232474. www.pathwaymediationworks. com.

ESTATE SALE LIVING ESTATE SALE OF BOB HUSTON NOV. 6,7,8 – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 140 Holiday Island Dr., Holiday Island. Lots of Quality antiques. Circa 1920 Victrola with original records.

Primitive Armoire Circa 1830, Christmas decorations and dishes, household items, books, etc. Vintage Jewelry, tools. 1 ½ mile from Hwy. 23 entrance. Rain or shine.

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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) 253-4477.

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.

PART TIME HOUSEKEEPER POSITION (10-15 hours per week) at Eureka’s Premier B & B. Duties include cleaning rooms and helping with breakfast, weddings and receptions.

Must have vehicle and cell phone and be available on weekends. $10 to $12 per hour depending upon experience, plus tips. Call for interview. (479) 253-5405.

REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL FOR SALE RUSTIC CHARM ABOUNDS IN LOG CABIN, close to Berryville Walmart and country club. Features living quarters, small greenhouse, new roof/windows, updated appliances.

Perfect for office, salon, shop, dog grooming, bike showroom, you name it. $154,900. Details (870) 847-1934.

ESTABLISHED MEXICAN RESTAURANT FOR SALE – Holiday Island. Turnkey operation. (479) 9813398

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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.

ACTING/PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASSES – New to ES, 35 years as producer/director/actor/writer/critic/ teacher, classes designed just for you!

Why delay, Start today! (479) 981-2880

HOMES FOR SALE 3/4 ACRE IN BERRYVILLE with natural gas, city water, one-car garage.

New kitchen cabinets and appliances.

Laundry room, two and possible three bedrooms. Storm shelter. $59,500. Call (870) 423-6065.

3/2 ON 1 ACRE! Modular home on level ground. Like new inside! Great getaway home or full time living. Lori All Seasons Real Estate (479) 253-9661.

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

Peaceful and quiet, ample parking. From $375/mo. (479) 253-4385

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

HOLIDAY ISLAND 3BD/2BA, $800/ mo. No pets, no smoking. First & last month’s rent. Major appliances included.

27 Dove Ln. Glenda Satterfield Real Estate, (479) 981-1141

CLEANING GARAGE, GUTTER AND GARDEN GURU. Get ready for winter and clear the clutter with my services for cleaning up garages, storage rooms, the yard, garden and gutters. Reasonable rates for efficient help. Call (479) 244-7143.

COMPUTER CONSULTING CAVEMAN COMPUTER CONSULTING located across the street from Acord’s Hardware. Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Sun. appointment only. Call Caveman (479) 363-6477.

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

(479) 981-0125.

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

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

Free estimates. Licensed. Insured.

(870) 423-6780, (870) 423-8305 CHIMNEY WORKS Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining and installation. Call Bob Messer (479) 253-2284

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

Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller. Bob Messer (479) 2532284

PETS PETSITTING, HOUSESITTING. Holiday Island and Eureka Springs area. 25+ years experience. Reliable, references, insured. Call Lynn (479) 3636676

SERVICE DIRECTORY UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERY–RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, CUSTOM BUILT. Furniture repair, antiques, boats, caning.

Fabrics & Foam. Free Estimates. No job too small. Call Aaron (479) 363-6583 or abunyar@sbcglobal.net

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

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SENIOR SOLUTIONS SENIOR SOLUTIONS GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT – Licensed social workers guiding families in the care needs of loved ones. Assistance with Medicare enrollment. Piper Allen (479) 981-1856, Susan Hopkins (479) 2539381. www.seniorsolutionsar.com

Ham radio buffs meet The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club meets Thursday, Nov. 13, at noon at the Eureka Springs Pizza Hut, 2848 E. Van Buren for lunch and monthly meeting.

Anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome. See www.lsarc.us for details on the location of each meeting or email gmjar@outlook.com.

HI Ladies Fellowship Nov. 17 The Holiday Island Community Church Ladies Fellowship will meet Monday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. at the church, 188 Stateline Drive. Guest speaker will be Alice French. Alice retired from a career in television as a producer and host of a daily women’s talk show and the creator/director of a high school television station. She now lives in

Holiday Island and has written a book, Happy Birthday, about adjusting to life’s changes.

There will be an opportunity to purchase this warm-hearted book.

Refreshments will be served. Contact Linda Bartlett (479) 244-5961 or Eula Jean McKee (479) 253-8021 with any questions.

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worked in public school education. He was a special education teacher for years, then moved into, and retired, from school administration in Anchorage.

He recalls that their first ski day every year was on Thanksgiving. “My sons grew up thinking that the traditional Thanksgiving dinner was a chili-cheese dog from the ski shack!” he said.

Thomas said he believes Butch Berry didn’t draw an opponent in the mayor’s race because he was considered unbeatable as a mayoral candidate. “He just about has it all, from long-term residency, to previous public service, to involvement in a wide variety of community projects and activities,” Thomas said.

With regards to city council positions, Thomas said although some of its decisions have been unpopular with some segments of the population, actions by the current council have generally proven acceptable to the majority of the electorate.

“Unless an incumbent is markedly unpopular or exhibits some weakness, s/ he starts out with strong advantages that any potential challenger would have to recognize, acknowledge and seriously consider before deciding to invest the time and energy involved in a campaign,” Thomas said. “Evidently, of the five incumbents, there was only one who was deemed to be possibly vulnerable. Dee Purkeypile, who held Ward 2 Position 2 for which I declared as a candidate, was the lone alderman who chose not to stand for reëlection. I was aware of several individuals actively interested in Position 2 who would have been strong, positive candidates. The fact that they finally chose not to run was a surprise to me.”

and-take, win some and lose some. What I hope I can offer to the citizens I will represent are the same intangibles I want from my representatives: the feeling that input is appreciated and respected; the knowledge that concerns were seriously considered; and the confidence that whatever decision was made was made objectively, openly, honestly, and fairly.”

Thomas is Southern by birth, but left the South after college graduation and headed north to Alaska where he

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House Concert, Nov. 10 – more for your money Eureka House Concerts presents singer/songwriter Jonathan Byrd on Monday, Nov. 10, along with his band, The Pickup Cowboys (electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and … saw.) Just back from touring Europe and Canada, Jonathan has been called “one of the top 50 songwriters in the last 50 years.”

Joining Jonathan for a song or two will be Eliot Bronson, whose self-titled album highlights his songwriting and achingly beautiful vocals.

Opening the concert will be Fayetteville’s own Shannon Wurst. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 7 at the church building, 17 Elk Street. For more information see www. eurekahouseconcerts.com or phone (479) 244-0123. $15 at the door.

Jonathan Byrd

Eliot Bronson

Guys and Dolls Jr. at the Aud Nov. 14, 15

Enjoy favorite show tunes as a “Bushel and a Peck” of Berryville High School choir students “Can Do” in this production of Guys and Dolls Jr. Considered a perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls follows Salvation Army crusaders and high rollers from Times Square to Havana and back. Tickets $10 adult, $5 student at the door, at Community First Bank, or by phone (870) 480-6464. Parking after 5 p.m. is free. Curtain goes up at 7 p.m. both nights and at 2 p.m. for a Saturday matinee.

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Businesses, Personal Gift Donors, and Volunteers all combined to make the first annual Back Our Kids Gala an overwhelming success. The steering committee cannot begin to thank all of those who helped to ensure that Eureka Springs children will be well fed and ready to learn, to grow, and to succeed. The incredible generosity of our citizens will allow the program to expand to meet the ever increasing needs of our children; we could not be more grateful.

In addition, Back Our Kids Gala was one FABULOUS party, and we would like to give special mention to those who made everything so much FUN!

Incredible Music: Earl and Them Cuisine and Libation Kudos to: Creative Catering; Local Flavor; The Grand Taverne; Le Stick; The Cathouse/Pied Piper; Schlafly Brewing; Moon Distributing; Arkansas Craft Distributing; Megan Chipouras Special “Full Plate” Thanks: Arvest Bank; Al and Carol Larose; Mel and Janice Shipley

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Auctioneer: Carly James (2424) Special Art Auction Donations: Jim Nelson; Susan Morrison; Al Hooks; Cynthia Kresse; K.J. Zumwalt/Caribé; Betty Johnson; Art Perry; Debbie Sedersprom; Keith Weitzman; Laura Barker; Melonlight Dance Studios; Jessica Cummings; and ESHS Art Students Terra Hennington and Justin Gall