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CAPC spreads holiday cheers for Eureka Springs Nicky Boyette Images of our town will air prominently during the next month on televisions in the four-to-six hour drive leading to Eureka Springs, according to Mike Maloney, executive director of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission (CAPC). In the commission report Nov. 12, he said, “We are adjusting our television budget to a significant level, pushing $45,000 into television from November through Christmas.”

Maloney announced they were creating two new television spots using the catchphrase “The Extraordinary Holiday Escape” highlighting local retail, lodging and dining. He said he is buying network as well as cable advertising time to extend the reach.

Another marketing strategy will be to employ pay-per-click advertising with Facebook targeting Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. He said the CAPC would budget $2,500 per month for November and December for the Eureka Springs logo and ads to appear in the right-hand column on a Facebook page. As a follow-up, Maloney will be able to gauge how many click-throughs to their eurekasprings.org website come from Facebook. He said in his experience, “One month’s impressions can reach 11–12 million impressions, and one percent clickthroughs from 12 million impressions is enormous.”

Geofencing continues to place Eureka Springs ads on mobile devices in Fayetteville, Branson, Rogers and Tulsa. “If you check the weather, you’ll see a Eureka Springs ad,” Maloney mentioned.

Motorists passing by on I-49 south of the promenade in Rogers will see Eureka Springs ads on a video billboard. Maloney said artwork on the ads can be changed easily because it is digital, and will rotate between this site and another high-profile site at the intersection of Walton Boulevard

American eagle takes flight. Ride. – This bald eagle was enjoying fresh road kill Tuesday morning on US 62 in Busch when he was thwacked by a passing truck. “I wrapped him up in my coat and put the hood over his head, put him in my tool box where he had plenty of room, and took him to the vet,” Tim Brown, co-owner of Chelsea’s said. “I was sure he was a goner, but when I got him to Dr. Pike he was alert and fussing.”

Brown said the driver who hit the eagle also stopped to help, as did Jeremy Helms. Arkansas Game & Fish Officer Les Gustavus took the bird to New Hope Animal Hospital in Rogers. After being checked out there he will be sent to Lynn Scumbiato at Morning Star animal rehab, then released where he was originally hit. Eagles mate for life, and Brown said the eagle’s best pal was circling high above, keeping an eagle eye on proceedings.

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This Week’s INDEPENDENT Thinker

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Naomi Klein spends time researching until she understands what bothers her. Then she uses her real talent, writing, to explain it to the rest of us.

Klein’s latest book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, clarifies what many suspected all along: that privatization, deregulation, “free trade,” and corporate personhood are fancy, legal words designed to benefit huge companies at the expense of huge numbers of real people.

We are concerned, embarrassed and disheartened that many powerful American companies don’t seem to care what happens to our lovely planet and its plant and animal life, just so they get a return on investment. At the expense of air, water, food and weather.

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Independent Art

The almost alderman

Independent Lens

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Fluoride 4

The Nature of Eureka

White Street Station

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Exploring the Fine Art of Romance 17

Butch Berry

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Astrology 18

Legal self-help

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Sycamore 19

Independent Mail

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Independent Soul

Independent Editorial

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Crossword 21

Constables on Patrol

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... and so it must be all a game of chess he’s playing – “But you’re wrong, Steve, you see, it’s only solitaire.” – Jethro Tull

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INDEPENDENTNews Allegiance sends draft agreement to ESH N icky B oyette An initial draft of an agreement between Allegiance and the City of Eureka Springs for moving along the hospital project has gone from Allegiance attorney Rick Reynolds to Chris Bariola, CEO of Eureka Springs Hospital. Vicki Andert, Chief of Nursing, made the announcement at the Hospital Commission meeting Monday afternoon.

Allegiance is the for-profit company that leases operation of ESH and has proposed to erect a new facility on a rocky bluff at the western edge of town.

Michael Merry, chair of the commission, hailed her announcement as “exciting news.” City alderman Terry

McClung attended the meeting, and asked if the draft would make it as far as the council table at next Monday’s meeting.

He indicated council would be eager to see the document and go to work on it.

Andert also announced ESH is prepared for Ebola with a protocol in place. “I think we’re ready,” she said.

“We know what to do if they walk in the door, yet we hope they don’t.”

The commission will wait to see what happens with the draft agreement before deciding on whether to have a meeting in December.

If the meeting were to occur according to schedule, it would be 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15, at ECHO Clinic.

Shop building lost to fire Shortly before 10:30 Thursday morning Eureka Springs Fire and EMS were dispatched to a working structure fire in a medium-size workshop located next to a residence off County Road 108 in the Buck Mountain Community.

Homeowners at 735 CR 1084 stated they had started a fire in the woodstove earlier and one of the residents looked toward the shop and saw a glow inside the building. When they found a fire burning inside the 2100 square foot sheet metal workshop, an unsuccessful attempt was made to fight the fire with a garden hose, but the hose had frozen during the night.

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firefighters arrived. Fire crews were able to enter and partially subdue the seat of the fire, but were withdrawn for safety when the center of the roof began to sag into the structure. Siding was removed from the exterior and the fire was extinguished from the outside.

The fire was contained to the structure and there were no injuries. The building is deemed a total loss.

More than 20 firefighters responded with two fire engines, three tankers, a brush truck and two ambulances.

Mutual aid was requested from Holiday Island Fire Department, which provided additional tanker support.

INDEPENDENTNews The almost alderman

C.D. White Fergie Stewart, who ran against Joyce Zeller in the recent election, got a surprise letter on Saturday, Nov. 15, from the Carroll County Clerk’s office congratulating him on his election to city council.

Given that Zeller was announced the winner in the race, Stewart was understandably a bit confused, but since city offices were closed for the weekend he

had to live with the confusion until Monday.

Stewart admitted he did experience a little excitement, anticipating there may have been a miscount and he actually had been duly elected.

“The letter was dated November 12 and was signed by the Democratic chairman, the Republican commissioner and a third member of the election commission; and there was a Certificate of

Election to fill out at the bottom so I could be sworn in in January,” Stewart told the Independent.

A phone call to county offices on Monday dashed all his hopes, however.

The letter was a mistake. “I talked with Joyce [Zeller] later and she hadn’t gotten a letter. It concerns me whether our election process has enough checks and balances,” Stewart commented.

Toy drive, auction and chili contest aim for “A Shot at Happiness” A group of small businesses and individuals spearheaded by Mike Armstrong of Invictus Arms, an outdoor and hunting supply store, is collecting new, unwrapped toys and clothing to distribute to local children who otherwise might not receive a gift this holiday season.

Participating in the toy drive so far are Island Airco, the Ale House, Grub & Pub, Hart’s, Invictus Arms and the Cat House Lounge. Donation jars and drop-off boxes for toys can be found at all locations except Island Airco. Any small business can still join the group and help with the toy drive by phoning Mike at (479) 3636081 or (479) 981-3746.

The Toy Drive will get a boost from a silent auction and chili contest fundraiser to be held Dec. 7 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the

Ozark Room of the Basin Park Hotel. Auction items are now being accepted and more chili contestants will be heartily welcomed!

Entry fee for the chili contest is $20, and cooks can sign up until noon on the day of the contest. Cost to sample everything and judge is only $5.

Admission to the auction and fundraiser is a new, unwrapped toy or $5 if you want to sample and judge the chili.

Donated toys must be dropped off at one of the collection locations by Thursday, Dec. 16, to be picked up and wrapped by volunteers and delivered before Christmas morning. Help give local kids a “A Shot at Happiness,” and contact Mike Armstrong at Invictus Arms on US 62 (next to the ECHO Thrift Store) or call the numbers above. For updates, see Invictus Arms on Facebook.

THANK YOU FOR EIGHT YEARS This is Sheriff Bob Grudek.

Before leaving office, I want to say thank you to the employees of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and all the residents of Carroll County.

To the sheriff deputies, jailers, dispatchers, reserves and secretaries – past and present – I want to say I am very proud of all your accomplishments over the past eight years, and I am very proud to have worked with you.

To all the residents of Carroll County I want to say Thank You for allowing me to have served you for the past eight years. When I first ran for office, I was considered an outsider. Being Sheriff has given me the opportunity to meet many of the farmers, cattlemen, business people, artists and retirees that make up this diverse county. It has been my honor and privilege to have served you.

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INDEPENDENTNews Delta Dental explains fluoride involvement Becky Gillette As the countdown begins for fluoridation to come to Eureka Springs and other customers of the Carroll Boone Water District (CBWD) by late this year, local fluoride opponents are questioning involvement of the non-profit Delta Dental Foundation (DDF) in the passage of a 2011 legislative mandate that all water systems in Arkansas with more than 5,000 customers add fluoride to the water.

DDF is a 501c3 organization funded by a vision and dental health insurance company, Delta Dental of Arkansas (DDA). According to the Internal Revenue Service, organizations that pay no taxes are restricted in the amount of legislation lobbying, and must not have “a substantial part” of their activities devoted to attempting to influence legislation.

Melissa Masingill, vice president of Public Affairs and Government Relations oversight for DDA and DDF, said that while DDF supported Act 197 – the statewide fluoridation law – it didn’t actively lobby for the legislation. Masingill said that

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after legislators drafted Act 197, DDF was approached about providing funding.

“And we were,” Masingill said.

“We are a 501c3, and the mission of the foundation and the organization is to improve the oral health of Arkansans. That drives all our philanthropic and charitable activities. Legislators drafting the bill came to us knowing one of the primary reasons the legislature had not been successful in the past passing a mandate was the financial burden this placed on cities, counties and water systems. They came to us knowing DDF is fairly well known for philanthropic activity. We were interested in funding this.”

Originally a survey done with the help of an Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) engineer estimated the total cost to provide fluoridation equipment across that state would be $500,000. DDF agreed to be the funding mechanism within the legislation. After the legislation passed during general session, DDF developed a grant system for the affected communities.

“What we quickly realized was that cost was underestimated,” Massingil said.

The amount quickly got bumped up to $2 million, and as grant applications came in from water systems like CBWD where operators opposed fluoridation, cost rose to $7 to $8 million including $1.2 million for CBWD and $1.8 million for Fort Smith – both cities that have voted twice against fluoridation.

“We expect to be able to pay that out to water systems in the course of three to four years,” Masingill said. “We reimburse them as soon as they give us their receipts.”

Masingill said DDF had revenues of $1.7 million in 2012, $3.4 million in 2013, and $3.2 million in 2014.

“Those amounts are based on what would normally be our taxable income from DDA because DDA is a 501c4,” she said.

“What the organization would be expected to pay in taxes, we donated to DDF. DDA is the only source of funding to DDF. We don’t accept outside funding at all. DDA and DDF do not have a registered lobbyist.

“I am in government relations overseeing the organization’s legislative agenda, but I am not a registered lobbyist,” she said. “People get confused what our actual role was in the legislation. We were the funding mechanism. We did not actively lobby for the legislation, nor are we the enforcers of the legislation.”

Water districts that didn’t want to

fluoridate were threatened with fines by the ADH. While some dragged their feet, Masingill said all 34 districts are in some stage of installing fluoridation.

Fluoride opponents are working with legislators to overturn the mandate. But even if that happens, cash strapped water districts are at a big disadvantage if they want to turn off fluoridation. The grants from DDF require that districts fluoridate for at least 10 years or pay back the grant on a pro-rated basis.

Masingill said they hope the fluoridation mandate is continued.

“We hope the law is not repealed,” she said. “For us to award the money but then allow the fluoridation to stop, that would not be a good use of our foundation dollars. But we won’t have a hands on effort in whether it is or is not.”

All 12 water operators at CBWD opposed fluoridation. The late office manager, Jim Allison, had said employees were concerned about contaminants in fluoridation products including lead, arsenic, copper and radionuclides. Allison had said water operators are required to operate under NSF/ANSI Standard 60, which requires full disclosure of each chemical added to water and a toxicology review. The district wrote 49 suppliers of fluoridation chemicals and none had a product complying with NSF 60.

Operators were also concerned about their potential risks for handling fluoride products as the amount represented by the weight of a credit card can kill someone.

Masingill said DDF trusts the ADH, which she said has regulations in line with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“Every bit of research and recommendation from CDC and our own state health department suggest the amount of fluoride in the state is at a safe level,” she said. “We trust the AHD and their recommendation. They are the experts on water treatment. We trust their recommendations.”

After a study showed 41 percent of children studied in the U.S. were being overfluoridated, leading to a mottling of the teeth called dental fluorosis, the government recommended reducing the amount of fluoride recommended in the water from 1.2 milligrams per liter to .7.

However, the ADH has stayed with the old, higher limit.

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INDEPENDENTNews White Street Station – a bit of Eureka history gets a facelift The 1920s public safety building had degenerated into a neighborhood eyesore – paint was faded, the station sign was peeling and trim had fallen off. Passersby discounted the tiny building as a poorly kept household garage. After years of being blasted by wind, rain, snow and sun, the aged fire station on White Street was showing its years.

Eureka Springs Fire Department Station #2 is a single bay cinderblock station on the historic loop. Its small size has rendered it almost unusable for modern day fire apparatus. But, the firehouse still serves as a volunteer station covering the Victorian-era homes on the loop. A 1975 fire engine is tucked away

inside, awaiting the rare call to action.

Dick Titus, a retired hospital maintenance director, is a long time resident of White Street who remembers the last paint job on the fire station. “It was about twenty years ago,” he said.

“The neighborhood got together and made a party of the whole thing. Eleanor Lux of Lux Studies picked the colors.

Woody Acord donated paint from his hardware store. There was even Bubba’s BBQ provided by Bob Wilson!”

With assistance from a few stalwart friends, Titus set out to strip and repaint the station. More than he had bargained for? “Texture had been added to hide the cinderblocks. It took an angle grinder to

remove the paint!” he said. Finally, the front was stripped and a new paint color, Homestead Resort Pale Olive by Valspar was chosen. Cream color was used for the trim, with red accents. The objective was to match colors of surrounding buildings, including Regalia Handmade Clothing’s store on the north side of the structure.

A new sign was designed and produced by Calvin Cotton and Josh Jones at Geographics Printing. Removing the old sign revealed a surprise. “The old fire station sign appears to have been repainted repeatedly,” Titus said.

“You can see the shadows of previous lettering.” The detached firehouse sign appears to be from the 1940s, a dream for

any fire buff.

The facelift is complete and Titus estimates the project cost him $400 out of his pocket and more than 40 hours of work. “It’s a neighborhood fire station,” he says, “If every citizen did one small thing for the city, we would have more pride and a sense of ownership. This is just my part to give back to Eureka.”

Scouting for Food – This year the Boy Scout and Cub Scouts, along with parents, leaders and help from the Rotary and food bank helpers, hit the streets and braved below normal temperatures to bring in the food. Cold and wind and a bit of sleet could not stop these intrepid volunteers!

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INDEPENDENTNews Architect, outdoorsman and tiny house fan will take over as mayor Becky Gillette At the first of the year Eureka Springs will swap its motorcycle-riding, ex-cop Mayor Morris Pate for architect Butch Berry, who often has a kayak on top of his truck, is an avid outdoorsman and loves to fish and hunt.

Berry, a native of Eureka Springs, is a familiar face on the local political scene, having stepped into the mayor position unopposed in the election; highly unusual for a town known for often-contentious politics.

Having spent eight years as an alderman, Berry is familiar with the issues and personalities involved in city government. He wants to forge ahead on serious infrastructure issues while putting a focus new businesses development and employment opportunities.

Is promoting economic development the appropriate focus for the city? Berry says, “Yes.”

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Mayor elect Butch Berry

“How does the city function?” he asks.

“Where does the city make its money?

It comes from taxes. Where do taxes come from? Businesses and new property development. The more new businesses and attractions, the higher tax returns. In order to improve our infrastructure, we need to increase our funding sources somehow.”

Berry supports a new hospital being built in Eureka Springs. While Holiday Island has offered land and access to existing water and sewer infrastructure, Berry said it would not be in the city’s best interests to lose the hospital.

“I’m going to do everything I can to help the new hospital be built in Eureka Springs,” Berry said. “If we don’t build it here, we are going to lose a property worth $20 million on the tax rolls.”

Berry is already busy meeting with people to encourage development of vacant properties such as the Victoria Inn and the former high school, and would like to see a community center at the old high school, along with other redevelopment.

He’s also been working with the state Rural Development Association to investigate financing opportunities to improve the water and sewer infrastructure, and repair Black Bass Lake dam.

Berry wants to continue progress on the city only collecting fees for about 50 percent of the water received from the Carroll Boone Water District. Some of the water loss has been from leaks, and some from old water meters with inaccurate gauges.

“So the city was losing money,” Berry

said. “We’re replacing those meters and as we do that, we will be able to recap that money we were spending back into the infrastructure to replace water lines. We also need some help on our sewer lines. We don’t have enough money to replace all the sewer lines that need to be replaced. We will be looking for assistance in that area.”

Berry said Eureka Springs doesn’t have any problems that wouldn’t be solved by a large amount of money. “Fifteen million would bring this city a long ways back into shape,” he said.

Berry also wants to focus on encouraging the development of affordable housing. Eureka Springs lost about ten percent of its population in the last census, attributed in part to long-term housing being converted into tourist lodging. There is a shortage of decent housing in the price range that can be afforded by workers at local restaurants, shops and hotels.

How can the city help? “We can certainly encourage looking at planning and a subdivision ordinance creating some areas for affordable housing,” Berry said. “I’ve been real big into mini-housing. I subscribe to a daily blog on small houses. My wife, Lynn, and I lived in our four hundredsquare-foot cabin while our house was built.

It had everything we needed, a bathroom, a bedroom and a kitchen. Some of these designs can be really innovative. From my experience working with a lot of these tree houses built as tourist lodging, they are basically miniature dwellings, 250 to 400 square feet. These types of tiny houses could be an affordable housing option for our residents.”

Berry, the preservationist The entire downtown and upper loop of Eureka Springs is registered as an historic district, including areas that are not historic.

All homeowners are required to get permits from the Historic District Commission (HDC) for things as minor as paint color or replacing a few rotted pieces of siding. Some people have been frustrated by not being allowed to use modern building materials such as Hardiboard (cement board) to repair their homes. The HDC requires use of the same type of materials as original. That has even extended in one case to not allowing someone with a wooden gutter to replace it with a metal gutter, even though the wooden BUTCH BERRY continued on page 23

INDEPENDENTNews Legal self-help on the way Becky Gillette Until recently, if you were going to see Kent Crow about a legal matter, most likely it would be from in front of the bench with Crow presiding over a case as the Carroll County Circuit Judge. After losing his re-election bid, Crow will be taking on a different role starting in January. In addition to going into private practice with Eureka Springs attorney Kristi Kendrick, Crow is going to be helping people who want to represent themselves in court – avoiding attorney fees that can range from $100 to $300 per hour.

“In January I will start ‘Self Help Tuesdays’ to help those people who want to represent themselves in court,” Crow announced. “Early in January I will hold a short workshop/seminar on how to represent yourself and the questions you need to ask. I may have to charge a small fee to set it up, but not more than $10 per person. I’ll announce the time and place and find out if I will have to charge a fee in December. If the demand is greater than I can handle, I’ll bring in a paralegal to help me on Tuesdays so we can get to everyone who needs help.”

A gift for Flint St. – In keeping with their tradition of “Serving God

by Helping Others,” the Holiday Island Presbyterian Church donated $160 of their annual Peace & Global Mission Offering to the Flint Street Food Bank. From left are Mission Elder, Nancy Werbitzky; Flint Street Director, Pat Kasner and Pastor Clare Kelley.

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Crow has plenty of experience to share. He has heard more than 20,000 cases in the past six years, and earlier for two years as a District Court Judge. He frequently saw people try to represent themselves – sometimes with dismal results.

“People attempt to use a variety of legal advice sources on the Internet, some of which are totally inappropriate in Arkansas jurisdictions,” Crow said.

“They either don’t complete forms or try to modify forms that are inappropriate for the laws of Arkansas. They make a lot of mistakes. It is frustrating for them, and as a judge I hated to send them away and tell them, ‘You need to correct this.’

It sometimes resulted in people losing a case or having a case dismissed all together.”

A website, www.arkansasjustice. org/, has forms to help people with simple legal proceedings such as an uncontested divorce with no children, debt or properties to divide.

“But even going through the process on that website can be a frustrating experience for people,” Crow said. “For example, if you make a mistake on a

form, you have to start over. Some people have limited access to the Internet, and for many people, it can be hard to know where to start. The whole process can be pretty frustrating. Arkansas is trying to upgrade that website and provide more access to legal help.

“California is on the cutting edge of helping self-represented litigants. They even have printed handbooks on things like how to do your own divorce. But in Arkansas, the number of state-sponsored resources to guide people through the legal system are very limited.”

What Crow plans to offer is known as limited scope representation. He is not becoming someone’s lawyer, but giving service to help complete paperwork.

“I’m not evaluating the merit of claims or giving legal advice,” he said.

“If you come to me, and want to file for a divorce, I will help for a small fee. It is not free, but I will make it very affordable to do this.”

Crow says the people who get squeezed the most by high legal fees are those in the middle: They make too much money to get assistance provided to the poor, and not enough to pay the fees normally charged by attorneys. He can give advice on how to ask the court to waive filing fees, which can make it very inexpensive to file a lawsuit.

“People need to understand if they have a complex problem, a high dollar issue, they are probably better off spending money to consult with a lawyer about whether they should file a lawsuit rather than undertaking it themselves,” Crow said. “There is a limited range of actions people could do themselves to avoid legal expenses. Certainly, there are many types of lawsuits where the assistance of an attorney is highly advisable.”

Do lawyers change too much? Crow isn’t saying that. “If you can fix your own toilet, why call a plumber?” he asks. “A lot of things lawyers charge for are not rocket science. What people need is not creative or difficult. If you go to a lawyer in Carroll County, you will spend $700 to $1,000 for a simple divorce. You can do it yourself, and keep the savings.”

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Pull over if you can

Editor, This is in response to Angela Nicolini’s letter printed in the Nov. 12 edition.

Eureka Springs is a very beautiful place in the autmun. The fall colors are breathtaking and it is fortunate that Route 62 offers such scenic beauty to all motorists.

Route 62 is not a Scenic Highway, it is a major route connecting Eureka Springs, as well as surrounding communities, with Rogers/Bentonville along the 540 corridor.

There are those living in Eureka Springs who work daily along this corridor.

There are also those who depend on medical care given at the hospitals and clinics along this same corridor.

To those touring the area to enjoy the fall colors and hospitality, please keep in mind that driving 20 to 25 miles per hour below the posted speed limit, because of the beauty or one’s driving competence, can seriously impede those who rely on a quick and safe commute to their daily destination.

We must come to the realization that bullying takes many forms, whether it be honking or rude gestures (neither of which I agree with) or traveling at a slower pace, detaining other motorists and adding to the frustration levels of all parties.

Whether one lives in mountainous areas or the flatlands, it is still common courtesy to pull over, when safe, to let other motorists pass. In some states, such as Oregon, if a motorist is traveling well below posted speed limits and causing a traffic disruption, the motorist is obligated, by law, to pull over to let cars pass.

Just something for all of us to consider during a most beautiful time of year.

Steve Ketchersid

Be nice no matter your political leanings

Editor, Regarding Sharon Drasson’s letter pointing out that ES is too much a liberal town surrounded by conservative ones, I say she has a point.

There is already enough partisanship out there with MSNBC and Fox being examples of biased one-sided reporting.

When people are out on a light and gay holiday weekend, the last thing anyone wants is more partisanship or biased news.

MSNBC and Fox leave out details in their reporting and skew a story to fit their politics. Big stories are often just left out completely!

Parking meters are a problem and I am sure what is collected from the meters would be going to businesses instead if we thought more of the competition from other small towns and villages in quaint country locales. We, personally, have run to our car, up steep streets, knowing we only had one minute left on the meter and there would surely be someone waiting for the opportunity to write a ticket. I was told by a business owner she was thinking of closing shop because angry customers take it out on her that police are waiting anxiously to give out fines.

We shouldn’t forget where our bread and butter come from and we can’t afford to be an MSNBC or a Fox. People go on vacation to get away from that and no matter what is written or said,

most of us already have our own views anyway, and if we do report news then the whole story representing both side of an argument would make for more interesting reading.

So, let’s be nice to tourists. Enjoy them for who they are and be inclusive. That is a more winning formula for success in the hard world of making customers happy in a service economy.

Susan Pang

View different than PETA’s

Editor, The circus ordinance affair shows us that PETA is attempting to influence the town council. People need to be aware of what they are supporting. PETA wants the elimination off all domestic animals – they have a philosophy of separation of people from animals – it’s based on some moral “ethic” that any relationship between people and critters is abuse, enslavement, exploitation, etc. – Temperance took 100 years to win prohibition, which they were sure would create a more perfect world – this animal rights movement we are seeing will backfire even more than Temperance even if it takes 100 years. Resist now.

Ivan Thompson

Frank had a great sendoff

Editor, We would like to thank everyone who joined us on Saturday evening at Eureka MAIL continued on page 19

WEEK’S TopTweets @KevinBuffalo: The owner of the Regal movie theatre chain has died. Services will be held Tuesday at 1:00, 4:15, 7:30 & 10:30. @jonnysun: *shows up at ur door holding a bouquet of flowers with all the petals ripped off* hi, i brought u som flowers that told me u love me @theyearofelan: Even though it’s just a one letter change the difference between “Wish you were here” and “Wish you were her” is tremendous @UNTRESOR: Date etiquette: The smaller fork is a salad fork. Use the larger fork to eat the salad fork. @PJTLynch: By 5, the human child can walk and feed itself, but doesn’t yet stray from home, as it relies on parents for tablet

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charging and maintenance @mdob11: “Siri, am I an alcoholic?” I whisper into my burrito. @iGreenMonk: Small kid: Mom what happens when you die?

Mom: Your soul will go to heaven. Small kid: No, I mean when you die, do I get your stuff? @bjnovak: The Razzi family had more family photographs than any other family. All thanks to the dad. Papa Razzi. @Tups13: “Of course you can trust me. Look, I’ll prove it. Close your eyes and fall backwards. I’ll catch you.” *Bing! Twitter notification!* Thud. @DanMentos: LIFE HACK: Answer your phone “Hello, you’re on the air” and 99% of the time people will just hang up.

INDEPENDENTEditorial Arkansas Dept. of Health – why no studies on health effects of fluoridation?

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n one of his last efforts to help in Arkansas before his death, Jeff Green, national director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, worked with this newspaper to request information from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) regarding the health effects of fluoridated water.

Green said that it would be malpractice for any health authority to order that a drug be used on the general population without having scientific studies regarding the long-term health effects of the drug. Yet that is exactly what is being done with fluoride.

The Eureka Springs Independent recently asked the ADH for at least two toxicological studies on the health and behavioral effects from the continued use of sodium silicofluoride, which is the chemical that Carroll Boone Water District (CBWD) will start adding to the drinking water soon.

“The ADH does not have any toxicological studies to provide to you,” Lindy Bollen, Jr., DDS, director, Office of Oral Health, ADH, wrote in an email Nov. 4.

The ADH is requiring mass medication of the population without their consent and without having any toxicological studies on the safety of that drug. That is state-sponsored medical malpractice.

One of the many problems with fluoridation is that you can’t control the dosage received by individuals. Some people drink far more water than others, or may drink beverages like bottled tea and wine that can be high in fluoride.

Infants and children are particularly at risk for being over fluoridated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admits that 41 percent of children studied have dental fluorosis — a mottling of the teeth that is unsightly and indicative of other unintended effects from this chemical that has also been used as a pesticide. China stopped fluoridation after studies showed it lowered the IQ of children.

A number of toxicological studies around the world have found serious health effects from fluoridation. If fluoridated water is so great, why is only five percent of the world on fluoridated water? The U.S. consumes more fluoridated water than the rest of the world combined.

Fluoridated water can be harmful to infants and shouldn’t be used to make infant formula.

Research has linked fluoride to thyroid problems, bone fractures, cardiovascular disease and learning disabilities.

Very soon residents of Eureka Springs, who have twice voted against fluoridation, will start receiving fluoridated water. How did this happen? In 2011, the fluoride mandate was slipped through late in the session with the assistance of the Delta Dental Foundation (DDF), which agreed to pay the costs of installing fluoridation equipment in communities that had fought off fluoridation previously.

DDF is a non-profit 501c3, and according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), nonprofits are not supposed to be substantially involved in lobbying. The fluoride mandate had failed in earlier legislative sessions because of the economic burden to water districts, so this legislation wouldn’t have passed without DDF agreeing to fund purchases of the fluoridation equipment. That is quite clearly substantial involvement in legislation.

Is it right for a non-profit organization that pays no taxes to undercut the democratic process by overturning the will of the voters who do pay taxes? Wouldn’t there be a better use of DDF’s money than forcing fluoride onto communities like ours, Hot Springs and Fort Smith that didn’t want this dumbing-down, toxic chemical added to the drinking water?

DDF should have its non-profit status revoked by the IRS. Clearly this legislation couldn’t have passed without DDF. That is a level of involvement in legislation not acceptable from corporations “who” pay no taxes.

Fluoride works topically, so toothpaste is a far superior way to provide fluoride. It doesn’t need to be in the water where it can cause more problems than it solves.

A non-profit dental foundation should be providing dental care to poor children, and dentures to poor seniors who have trouble eating, smiling or enjoying life because they don’t have teeth and can’t afford dentures – not medicating us all with a chemical for which the ADH has not a single study verifying its long-term health effects.

And where can we send a bill to DDF for adults with thyroid problems or parents with an infant on formula who now must purchase expensive water filters or drink water that is harmful?

Becky Gillette

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by Dan Krotz e celebrated Veterans Day last week. It is a subfusc day for me. Mostly, I think about a guy named Chuck Turchick who I knew in a sort of peripheral way. We got our draft notices at the same time, in June of 1969. I went to Fort Knox for basic training, and then to Fort Sam Houston for advanced training as a medic. Chuck went to Stillwater Federal Prison for protesting the war, and for the crime of pacifism.

No historian, no political scientist, no economist, and no military leader has been able to make sense of the Vietnam War, nor have they even attempted to justify our misadventure there. A thoroughly discredited idea called the Domino Theory – shill-speak for a “War on Communism”– has conned us into a now 60 year long series of criminally stupid and self-destructive “Wars on Something” that have no measurable goals, no defined ends, no cost estimates and no possibility of success.

Supporters of these wars, like Hillary Clinton and Tom Cotton, encourage us to believe, in a vague sort of way, that soldiers fighting terrorists now in the Mideast will prevent future terrorists from blowing up Beaver Dam. If we drop enough bombs, their logic concludes, governments in the Mideast will be forced to negotiate and, over an undefined period of time, will become democracies – like us – and spend their versions of Veterans Day shopping at Big Box retailers – like us.

What Clinton and Cotton know, or should know, is that there aren’t any governments in the Mideast. There are organized crime families disguised as governments, or theocracies firmly grounded in the 6th century. The inexorably addictive triviality of Facebook, and technology in general and free markets in particular, will ultimately destroy these intellectually and morally bankrupt organizations; there is no need to put our sons and daughters in harm’s way.

In the meantime, I accept your thanks for my service. I did my time and was discharged honorably. I’ve lost track of Chuck Turchick. I know he did his time too, and with distinction: he entered prison with honor. Chuck, thank you for your service.

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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 253-4945. 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) 9819977 • Overeaters Anonymous – Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Barbara (479) 244-0070 • 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 10 |

INDEPENDENTConstablesOnPatrol

November 10 9:26 a.m. – Bank employee alerted ESPD to a possible scam.

10:36 a.m. – The first neighbor told the constable he had recorded a conversation with the second neighbor, and he wanted to file a report for harassing communications. Constable filed the report.

3:45 p.m. – Motorist reported a vehicle headed westbound on US 62 in city limits crossed the centerline several times. Constable on patrol encountered the vehicle but did not observe reckless driving.

November 11 2:00 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DWI and implied consent.

5:09 a.m. – One neighbor complained the next-door neighbor lets her dog out at unreasonable times, such as at that very moment, and the dog howls, such as at that very moment. Two constables responded and the dog went back inside.

1:03 p.m. – Individual reported merchandise had been stolen from a business.

1:51 p.m. – Call from a restaurant came in about a dine-anddash. Constables encountered the culprit and advised him the choices were pay the bill or go to court.

5:00 p.m. – Constable arrested an individual wanted out of Benton County.

November 12 9:37 a.m. – Person came to the station to report receiving harassing communications.

11:05 a.m. – Constable followed up on a private property accident at the elementary school.

2:54 p.m. – Individual turned herself in to ESPD for an ESPD warrant for failure to appear and a Carroll County warrant for failure to pay.

November 13 8:24 a.m. – Constable red-tagged a vehicle which had not been moved in two weeks.

1:19 p.m. – And then a call came in about a horse, a mule and a goat running loose in the western part of town. Animal Control

and a constable responded but did not see any animals. ESPD later learned the call had come from out of city limits, and Animal Control followed up.

2:36 p.m. – A husband reported his wife’s tablet had been stolen.

The constable advised him the wife would need to make the report since she is the victim.

November 15 1:11 a.m. – Motorist told ESPD she had run over some wood in a neighborhood and needed constable assistance. Two constables responded and discovered the motorist had totaled her vehicle.

They arrested her for DWI, implied consent, fictitious tags and possession of a controlled substance.

9:04 a.m. – Concerned out-of-state boyfriend asked ESPD for a welfare check on his girlfriend who is in town. Constable encountered her vehicle in a neighborhood, and she was doing all right.

10:01 p.m. – Constable responded to an alert about a reportedly intoxicated driver, but the driver left city limits.

November 16 12:20 a.m. – Witness downtown reported an individual physically fighting with others and being provocative. He walked away accompanied by a female and was allegedly screaming at her.

He told responding constable he and his girlfriend had been arguing. They took a cab to their hotel.

9:14 a.m. – Concerned motorist warned ESPD of a southbound driver weaving dangerously on Hwy. 23 North. Constable followed the vehicle in town and found no reason to stop it.

12:08 p.m. – Another swerving vehicle on Hwy. 23 South, this time in city limits. Constable located the vehicle in a parking lot.

12:44 p.m. – Restaurant patron claimed an intoxicated couple had stolen her cell phone when they left the restaurant. Constable downtown saw the couple’s vehicle and spoke with them. They gave him the phone. The husband said he had found it on the sidewalk. The husband was slightly intoxicated but the wife was sober. The constable reunited phone and owner.

5:52 p.m. – A pickup hit a power pole. There were no injuries.

Snow Village Ribbon Cutting Nov. 19 The Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will host a Ribbon Cutting for the Christmas Snow Village and Train Exhibit at Gaskins Switch Village, 2051 E. Van Buren, Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit of more than 300 buildings and several Lionel

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trains, including the Polar Express, is provided by Larry and Cathy Handley as a fundraiser for the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. Light refreshments will be served. For details, phone (479) 253-9417 or see www. eurekaspringshistoricalmuseum.org.

Casting call

Artistic Director Joe Watts is looking for two actors to complete the cast for “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” to be presented in late December at a venue to be announced. Roles open are Cupid (male 20s-30s) and Vixen (female 20s-30s.)

“Reindeer” is a wild and wacky comedy with eight reindeer dishing about the real Santa. A great alternative to the usual Holiday fare, it’s risqué and not for children.

If interested in auditioning, contact Joe at joeleewatts@att.net or (479) 9812880, or pass this information along to anyone who might like to try out.

Auditions will also be announced soon for “The Christians” a brilliant new play by Lucas Hnath to be staged in late January/early February.

Docfest presents The Other F Word Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library concludes its fall documentary film festival Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. with The Other F Word. What happens when a generation’s ultimate antiauthoritarians, punk rockers, become society’s ultimate authorities – dads?

Follow many of Punk Rock’s leading men on the hysterical and moving journey to embracing their ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood.

Free admission to the show in the Library Annex. Popcorn will be served. For more information, contact the library (479) 253-8754 or info@ eurekalibrary.org.

Three authors at Poetluck Nov. 20 Former local, Crescent Dragonwagon, is one of the featured writer/readers at Poetluck Thursday, Nov. 20. She will read from her new memoir, If We Make an Exception for You: an Episodic Memoir in 26 Letters, Three States, Eleven Recipes, and 156 Stories.

Co-founder of the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow and author of more than 50 published books, Dragonwagon moved to Vermont in 2002, and divides her time between the Green Mountain State and New York, with an annual month back here.

Resident writer Jessica Fleming will read from “The Dream Contest,” published in her book Lifting the Veil: Tales of Discovery and Magic. It’s the story of a Dreamer and his student, and their time spent at the annual Festival that attracts Dreamers from around the world. Her work has been featured in titles by several literary magazines and publications.

Resident writer Nikki Hanna will read from her latest book, Red Heels and Smokin − How I Got My Moxie Back, a humorous memoir about being sixty-something. Nikki is the winner of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc.’s 2013 Crème de la Crème award. In addition to writing, she offers workshops on memoir writing and aging.

This marks the 14th year of Poetluck at WCDH on the third Thursday of each month. The salon offers the community a chance to hear from and interact with the Colony’s visiting writers, who’ve (so far) come from more than 33 countries. The evening includes a shared meal and gives local writers four minutes to read aloud from their own work.

Bring a dish and join the potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring Street, followed by some great entertainment.

(479) 253-7444.

INDEPENDENT Art & Entertainment Step UP – stairs worthy of stares Thanks to a group of local volunteers, students and artists – and the UP Project – one plain concrete downtown Eureka Springs stairwell will be worth a second look in 2015. A large-scale mural will be painted on the front of the steps connecting North Main to Center Street. From the top, one will see will see an average, unpainted stairwell. But from the bottom – what a colorful surprise will be visible looking UP the steps!

What will it look like? That could be up to you. The UP Project seeks design and theme ideas from the public; and Eureka Springs High School Art Club students have already been tasked to come up with mural S tairway in S eoul , S outh K orea interpretations over winter break. Once a design is chosen, artists and students will paint it on the stairs.

(See what some other cities have done at www.lifebuzz.com/painted-stairs.)

To be considered, submissions must be emailed to TheUpProject2015@ gmail.com prior to Jan. 5. The Up Project welcomes volunteers and plans to have the mural completed for the 2015 May Festival of the Arts.

You can still donate to The UP Project. Visit the Facebook page, The Up Project, for a link to the crowd funding page at Fundrazr.

Special indigenous music program Nov. 30 Joshua Massad, third generation, classically trained tabla and percussion performer will be joined by two Indian stringed instrument players for a special concert at 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30 at the church building at 17 Elk St. Massad has traveled extensively in Lebanon, Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Senegal, Greece and India where he learned and recorded indigenous songs of each culture.

He educates children though music through his foundation, World Through Music (worldthroughmusic.org). Admission by donation.

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INDEPENDENT Community Groups, Classes & Meetings Friday, Nov. 21 7 p.m. – Dances of Universal Peace, white church building, 17 Elk St. Simple and joyful moving meditations from the world’s many spiritual traditions that involve singing sacred phrases with accompanying movements. Participation is free. Contact Rebecca Babbs (479) 2538303 or email babbsrebecca@gmail.com for more information.

Monday, Nov. 24 7 p.m. – Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society, Basement reading room, Christian Science Church, 68 Mountain St. Meeting will feature a video on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. All are welcome.

Tuesday, Nov. 25 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Free Sleep Apnea Seminar, Berryville Community Center, 601 Spurlin Circle, Berryville.

Not sleeping well? Find out why at the first of two presentations by registered sleep technologist, Vickie Ginn; hosted by Mercy Hospital Berryville. Sleep apnea is the leading cause of high blood pressure and congestive heart failure, and is closely related to diabetes. A second seminar will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

RSVP for either course at least six days in advance at (870) 423-5236. Refreshments provided.

7 – 9 p.m. Emotional And Spiritual Wellness Weekly Group, Christian Science Church Reading Room, 68 Mountain St. This week’s session is Communicating through our Emotions with Amrit Knaus, who has an M.S. in Group/Organizational Behavior. After an individual one-hour orientation anyone can attend any week. Exercises emphasize building community through deep spiritual and heart connections and working on specific emotional and spiritual issues. Call Amrit (479) 2533165 for details and to arrange individual orientation. If you attended Amrit’s August classes on Emotional Wellness, you do not need the orientation.

Fundraisers Thursday, Nov. 20 5 p.m. – close. Fill the Limo! Biggest annual food drive for Flint Street Food Bank, hosted by Pied Piper and Cathouse Lounge. Drink specials plus buffet provided by area restaurants for $20

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donation (or equivalent in canned goods).

Tax-deductible cash donations gladly accepted and receipts provided. Raffle prizes, with ticket proceeds going to Flint Street. Hart’s has a deal on cases of nonperishables, so check out the special food drive end-cap when you’re there. Your purchase can be picked up and transported to the limo for you. Have fun and support those who need it most! All proceeds go to the Flint Street Food Pantry. Services and goods for raffle prizes still being accepted.

Call (479) 253-981-9976.

5 – 7 p.m. – Cocktails for a Cause at Brews, corner Spring and Pine. Come sip and support Save the Ozarks and ESDNMain Street.

Saturday, Dec. 6 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary Annual White Elephant and Bake Sale, Holiday Island Clubhouse. The place to shop for Christmas items, furniture, home décor, household goods, jewelry, antiques and more – all priced to sell; plus delicious goodies homemade by the auxiliary.

Proceeds benefit Holiday Island Fire Department and First Responders.

Thanksgiving dinners Thursday, Nov. 27 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Community Thanksgiving Dinner, ECHO dining room, US 62 and Rockhouse Road.

Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings is provided by Flint Street Fellowship. All are welcome and there is no charge. Please call (479) 253-4945 if you wish to volunteer to help.

1 p.m., 41st Annual Community Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner in the church building at 17 Elk Street. Doors open 1 p.m., dinner served at 2. Turkeys donated by Eureka Market and Harts Family Center. Bring a place setting, beverage and food to share. For more information phone Oakleaf (479) 2532582.

Thanksgiving week trash pickup schedule For customers/residents/businesses whose trash pickup day is Thursday, Nov. 27, your trash/recycle will be picked up Friday, Nov. 28. If your normal pickup day is Friday, Nov. 28, your trash/recycle pickup will be Saturday, Nov. 29.

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INDEPENDENTLens Tiny station – With room for not much more than an old fire truck, this landmark fire station has been a fixture on White Street for many years. Once scarred and ugly, little Station 2 now has a new face thanks to Dick Titus.

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Find more pics of Eureka Springs’ busy week on our Facebook page!

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Puppy Playhouse – In a fun take-off, Valerie & Dominick Basurto played puppies ready to be “tutored” (neutered) at the 34th Annual Doggie Style Show. Toto tote – Dorothy (Wendi La Fey) totes Toto down the yellow brick road at the Wizard of Pawz dazzler, which was a barking success for the Good Shepherd Humane Shelter. Photos by Jay Vrecenak

Writing time – Brian Gresko, recipient of the WCDH My Time Fellowship for writers who have young Snowtis – Otis, the camouflage snow dog, tried hiding in the “just enough to stick” fluffy children living at home, taught two writing classes at Clear Spring School. Brian came from Brooklyn, New York for a two-week stay at the Writers’ Colony. stuff last weekend. Owners Bill King and John Rankine were still able to find him.

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A note from the Chamber of Commerce:

Art Bazaar Nov. 29

Our Christmas themed “Light the World” parade on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. has reorganized into three categories for judging. The Float category and the Band category will each have a first place prize of $500, second place prize of $350, and third place prize of $200. The Other category (individuals, walking groups, horses, cars, anything that is not a float or band) will have a first place prize of $300, second place prize of $200, and third place prize of $100.

To be eligible for prizes the parade entry form must be received by Monday, Dec. 1. Entries not being judged will be accepted up to day of parade. Judging will be weighted with consideration of our Light the World theme. All entries are to be a celebration of the holiday season. There is no entry fee. Entry forms can be picked up from the Chamber Visitor Center at the Village at Pine Mountain, as well as emailed or faxed.

The Chamber has again made arrangements with the North Pole for Santa’s appearance (the only Santa allowed in the parade) as the parade’s traditional grand finale.

Miss Arkansas 2014, Ashton Campbell, of neighboring Hindsville will light the way as our Grand Marshal.

For an entry form, email suzanne@eurekaspringschamber.com, call (479) 253-8737 or fax (479) 253-5037.

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obody likes to have the government or corporations tracking your Internet activity, but what we do collectively, minus the personal identification, can be useful for all of us. For example, if there’s a spike in a particular location of people searching for information on influenza, that information can predict a localized flu outbreak. Now that a large number of people have data-capturing devices in their pockets (which combine phone,

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and Hwy. 102 in Bentonville.

Nine regional publications, including Cityscapes, Celebrate, 2NJoy and Tulsa People will feature Eureka Springs ads, and more than 11,000 press releases about Eureka Springs will appear in a variety of media by year’s end.

Ringing in the bling!

Maloney announced the CAPC would host the “Bling in the Springs!” holiday decorating contest. Residents and business owners can compete for prizes by decorating their homes and stores “in grand fashion.” Maloney said judging will occur in early December. The point, he said, is “to showcase the beauty, artistry and uniqueness of Eureka Springs.”

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Looking for a unique handmade gift? Check out the first Eureka Springs Art Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. On Small Business Saturday you’ll have a chance to view 40 booths representing the region’s most gifted artists, jewelers and craftspeople. Two non-perishable food items or $3 to benefit the Flint Street Food pantry admits you into a great show with plenty of time to browse gifts in all price ranges.

Our collective nature

photos, Internet access and literally millions of apps that do extraordinary things), it’s possible to choose to gather and share data on nature. Some apps are set up to do just that, allowing citizen scientists to collect useful information. NatureServe apps from iNaturalist. org allow citizen scientists to participate in surveys for various regions, animals, plants and insects. You can map your observations, take and submit photos, capture your coordinates and even ask an expert for help in identification.

Serendipity may also be involved in collecting information. Recently I asked a ginseng digger friend to gather information from dealers to whom he sold this season’s harvest. I was interested in collecting information on what the dealers gathered just from their experience of being in the business, particularly relating to quality and possible adulteration. They are the real experts whose data is generally not expressed in the professional literature. They have found tirebalancing lead weights, iron stones, rusted bolts and other objects thrown into a pound of ginseng to increase the weight, hence the price.

Cellist back in town Maloney announced Sara Sant’Ambrogio, cellist for the Eroica Trio, will return to Eureka Springs, courtesy of an anonymous donor, for a performance on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Auditorium. Accompanying her will be the Ozarks Chorale. There will also be a VIP performance the following afternoon at the Queen Anne Mansion with only 40 seats available.

Why not ask?

Maloney told commissioners he would survey local lodging properties to find out their interest in any of the updated booking systems the CAPC has been researching.

He said the survey will be very basic: what kind of booking system do the owners use,

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Want to know what’s going on from now until New Year’s Eve? Pick up the latest copy of the Fun Guide and plan your festivities!

I learned you can tell the difference between truly wild roots and woods-grown, wildsimulated ginseng by the raised concentric rings on the root, plus woods-grown roots are very hard, with a sharp fracture leading dealers in Hong Kong to refer to them as “stone roots.”

Ginseng must also be harvested in season under Federal law – after the plants have set seeds – a good example of rational, appropriate regulation. Roots harvested out of season are easily distinguished by a strong wrinkled appearance because of their high moisture content.

In the past week, if you happen to be on Facebook or watch local news on TV, you may have noticed a relatively large number of pictures posted of frost flowers. This collective posting of photographs has made many more people aware of frost flowers (technically called crystallofolia) than ever before.

Technology helps create nature awareness.

how is it working, and are lodging owners interested in these other booking systems.

He expected results would be ready by the Nov. 19 workshop.

Commissioner James DeVito stated the commission should do nothing. He said lodging owners are smart enough to take care of their businesses and he did not want to tie up their resources this way.

More business • Maloney opened envelopes yielding two competitive bids for the CAPC bank accounts, and the commission voted to move its banking to the best offer which was Community First Bank. They also voted to look for a new credit card company and remove 16 obsolete items from their

fixed asset list.

• Maloney said he would present the 2015 media plan at the Nov. 19 workshop. His plan will indicate when production for ads will happen and they will hit the market.

• In an effort to become the host city for the 2016 or 2017 Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Maloney said he, Sales Director Karen Pryor and Randy Wolfinbarger, owner of the Inn of the Ozarks, will make their pitch Nov. 20 at a meeting of the Arkansas Parks and Tourism at Mt. Magazine State Park.

Next workshop will be Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m., at the Auditorium. Next regular meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m.

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DEPARTURES Terryl “Terry” Barrett Barry Nov. 14, 2014 Heaven gained another angel as Terryl “Terry” Barrett Barry, 70, of Little Flock, died Friday, Nov. 14, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers.

She was one of the kindest, most caring women the Earth has seen. She gave selflessly to those in need of a shoulder to lean on, or a roof over their head. Her family grew to include those for whom she deeply cared.

She was a blessing to her family beyond measure as a sister, wife, mother, surrogate mother, aunt and grandmother. She was a remarkable, irreplaceable woman with a deep faith in God who was deeply devoted to her husband and family. You will be missed more than words can convey. We love you

and know that you are at rest with God. She was born in Tucson, Ariz., the daughter of Anita Eggman and Richard Barrett, Sr. She enjoyed bird-watching, playing with her pets, swimming, growing flowers in her garden, painting, and most of all, spending quality time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She had lived in Northwest Arkansas since 1983 after moving from Tucson.

She was a Sales Manager for the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs for many years. She was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church of Bentonville. She was preceded in death by her parents, and sister; Toni.

Terry is survived by her devoted husband of 48 years, Donald Barry, whom she married Sept. 4, 1966; two sons, Marc Barry and his wife, Belinda, of Little Flock; Steven Barry and his wife, Lori, of Fennimore, Wis.; one brother, Richard Barrett II and his wife, Amy, of Fort Smith;

four grandchildren, Hunter, Ian, Benjamin and Nicholas.

Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial were at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Bentonville on Nov. 17.

Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Bentonville. Condolences: www. eptingfuneralhome.webs.com

Sarah Anne Setzer Sept. 21, 1948 – Nov. 15, 2014

Sarah Anne Setzer, 66, of West Fork died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at her residence. She was born Sept. 21, 1948 in Rhode Island. She moved to Florida as a young child and later in life moved to Northwest Arkansas.

She raised her family in Eureka Springs, where she managed a local optometry practice for many years. She was a pivotal member of the Eureka Springs school board for over a decade.

She enjoyed life and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and husband, Tim. Sarah is survived by her husband, Timothy Taggart, two sons, two daughters, one brother, two sisters, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Fayetteville. Condolences: www. eptingfuneralhome.webs.com

EXPLORING the fine art of ROMANCE...

As empty nesters we’re really enjoying our extra time together. Early in marriage my husband wanted a more adventurous sex life than I did. Then kids, jobs, etc,. took over and our sex life fizzled. I’m not the young newlywed I once was. Now I really want to spice things up. Why is my husband so oblivious to my renewed desire?

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ou’ve surpassed a major milestone and entered into one of life’s more rewarding chapters.

Congratulations! However, just like that old Chevy in your garage, once your relationship’s odometer hits that one hundred thousandth mile, it’s time for a serious tune-up.

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Another non-profit that has worked to promote the fluoride mandates in Arkansas is the Pew Charitable Foundation, which did a public opinion poll and helped product a report for ADH that states: “Fluoridation of community water systems is not the only way to administer fluoride and reduce cavities. Some countries in Europe put fluoride in salt. Some invest heavily in school-based dental programs. Many countries rely on socialized medicine to ensure regular dental care

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but when couples depend too rigidly on predictability, the sludge of boredom seeps in and solidifies quickly.

Boredom places relationships at great risk.

You and your husband have outgrown your longstanding respective roles. As you’ve moved through life’s major milestones you’ve each grown and changed individually. Ideally, your marriage matures accordingly.

In reality, most couples endure numerous bumps in the road and various relationship growing pains.

Your husband is probably not totally oblivious, but he is human. Simply put, he’s interacting with his version of you that no longer exists. You’re likely guilty of the same.

So toss all preconceived notions aside. Stop reducing one another to the safe and known entities you’ve become dependent upon.

Take that leap of faith and reveal yourselves anew to one another. While the unknown provokes anxiety, the mystery of the unknown fuels the flames of desire. Recall your excitement during courtship and those moments

of fascination when you were first learning about your partner.

Each new discovery peaked your passion.

Today you are two very different people. A courtship doover is in order. Bring new eyes to witness your renewed romance. Commit to complete openness. Resist your urge to control and play with abandon. Relax in the comfort of your relationship and give way to sensual curiosity. Invite the unknown, yield to erotic pleasure and embrace the many mysteries you have yet to discover.

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.

and fluoride treatments. The American model allows individual states or communities to decide on the best ways to protect oral health.”

Fluoride opponents have argued that DDF’s contribution would be better spent on providing dental care and education. Masingill said DDF does participate in those kinds of programs funding $150,000 to $215,000 per year to charity clinics across the state, and $100,000 to the Arkansas Mission of Mercy dental clinic held in various areas of the state.

“We also provide funding to partner with the Arkansas Children’s Hospital to treat and serve children with life threatening conditions,” she said. “We do a number of activities with schools across the state to promote oral health. We are providing funding for new training facility at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for dental hygienists. We also provide a number of funds to help dental students repay their dental loans, and incentives for dentists to come back to Arkansas and work in underserved areas.”

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ESOTERICAstrology as news for week Nov. 19 – 25

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Over Hills & Plains, Riding a White Horse, Bow & Arrows in Hand

aturday, early morning, the Sun enters and radiates the light of Sagittarius. Three hours later the Sagittarius new moon (0.07 degrees) occurs. “Let food be sought,” is the personalitybuilding keynote. “Food” means experiences, all kinds, levels and types. It also means real food. Sag’s secret is their love of food. Many, if not musicians, are chefs. Some are both.

The energies shift from Scorpio’s deep and transformative waters to the “hills and plains of

ARIES: Gradually certain spiritual aspirations will enter your awareness. They will align with your goals, many (new) of which are appearing now. It’s good to give thanks for your great professorial and musical mind and the transformative affect you have on the world. Be aware that you are now and for a long time to come a force that influences others. You must link that force with love. And gratitude.

TAURUS: You realize that you must conserve your strength, rest whenever possible, and economize all actions each day. This is very important for the wellbeing of all that you are to bring forth for the world. It’s also good to consider what assets you have perhaps in storage, boxes, drawers, safes, or simply lying about on tabletops patiently awaiting your attention.

Careful with impatience. Share more.

GEMINI: You begin to sense a certain level of dignity, self-confidence and selfassurance in relation to others. The Sun shining on all your interactions. You begin to cooperate more and hide less, allowing for changes of environment, an expansion of interests. You realize that even enemies and those you don’t like have purpose in your life’s work. Tend to commitments, consider suggestions and call forth deeper friendships.

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Sagittarius.” Sag is the rider on a white horse, eyes focused on the mountain peaks of Capricorn (Initiation) ahead. Like Scorpio, Sagittarius is also the “disciple.”

Adventure, luck, optimism, joy and the beginnings of gratitude are the hallmarks of Sagittarius. Sag is also one of the signs of silence.

The battle lines were drawn in Libra and we were asked to choose where we stood. The Nine Tests were given in Scorpio and we emerged “warriors triumphant.”

in terms of diet and health, scheduling tasks and chores, and utilizing your energy more effectively. You’re grateful for this awareness. It allows for you to nourish yourself while also organizing the environment. Perhaps your garden called you to attention and the miracle each plant presents has shifted your emphasis.

Cultivating a winter garden.

LEO: Your creative abilities are in the spotlight. Everyone realizes without you the work would not be carefully tended.

There’s praise for your ongoing accomplishments, praise for the connections you make and the people and events you cultivate. In return be sure to provide even greater praise for those around you. This brings forth in everyone a love not often experienced in the workplace. Soon creativity becomes even more serious.

VIRGO: Tend to home, family, parents and elders in every way. This principle of caring will be returned a hundred-fold.

Perhaps you feel unrecognized or unseen.

This will not last. You will emerge from behind the veils into the light of day where new projects present themselves. Now the groundwork is being formed internally.

Like seeds underground soon to sprout leaves and shoots, your life settles into new

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Now in Sag we are to be the One-Pointed Disciple, riding over the plains on a white horse, bow and arrows in hand, eyes focused on the Path of Return ahead.

Sagittarians are one-pointed (symbol of the arrow).

Sag asks, “What is my life’s purpose?” This is their quest, from valleys, plains, meadows and hills, eyes aimed always at the mountaintop. Sag emerges from Scorpio’s deep waters, conflict and tests into the open air.

Sag’s quest is humanity’s quest. Sag’s quest however, is always accompanied by music and good food.

ideas, hopes and goals.

LIBRA: You seek self-reliance and a greater level of practicality. You reserve your energy for important matters, tending conservatively to money with confidence and decisiveness. Do not overlook your health, become overworked or let your physical body become cold. Tend to yourself very carefully. Later you will plan holiday parties.

Leaves, flowers, mercury and colored glass, bells and baubles everywhere. And snow.

SCORPIO: Whatever you ask for eventually always come your way. You simply need to state your needs and they’re magnetized to you. Be careful therefore what you ask and are seeking. I write often for you to tend to money and communication carefully.

With the first be sure to tithe first. With the second, use speech to radiate goodwill into the world. These take discipline, which you possess more than most. Something secret or spiritual calls.

SAGITTARIUS: There may be a new friendship or group(s) you’re pursuing.

They help build you new self-identity.

Some Sag’s are thinking about, interacting with or seeking their fathers. Some become fathers. Others seek teachers and teachings to bring harmony and balance into their lives. All Sags are in a state of disequilibrium. Because new goals and adventures are forming, not visible yet. In perfecting timing they appear. Always be grateful.

CAPRICORN: Assessing what you have and being ever thankful creates and expands inner happiness and joy.

Life feels abundant. Cultivating an attitude of abundance prepares you for the transformations occurring to all Capricorns (Pluto’s task). Viewing all experiences as abundant helps others sustain lives of happiness and suffering.

You understand both. Actively cultivate stewardship (all of life a garden to be tended). Your ways of being teach

everyone that love underlies everything.

AQUARIUS: For two-and-a half-years or more you will attempt to read more, study and expand your mind, which brings new prospects, new goals and new people into your life. You recently found yourself making compromises. This is good. You feel secure enough in your willingness to help others. Aquarius is about serving humanity and you are learning this each day. Everyone is your group and your friend. Everyone helps you.

PISCES: Concerned with the future and experiencing constant change you focus on work in order to feel stable, responsible and to have order and constancy in your life.

However the changes continue, the future is distant, things dissolve away and health becomes something to tend to. Maintain physical warmth (don’t get cold), create a daily exercise schedule, walk in the sun’s light each day, and maintain a direct and constant contact with Divinity and the devas watching over you. A journey occurs.

Risa is writer, teacher, Founder & Director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies & Research Institute, a contemporary Wisdom School College. Email: risagoodwill@ gmail.com. Website: www.nightlightnews. com. Facebook – Risa’s Esoteric Astrology

One stop shopping at Christmas Bazaar There will be some 35 vendors at the Christmas Shopping Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Inn of the Ozarks Conventions Center from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Vendors include local and area shops and merchants selling great holiday gifts! Free admission.

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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ladys Williams, her fat laugh on tap as always, took a highball, missing its implications. Miss Martha’s “No” was vague and gentle. Mrs. Totten let her hand hover with indecision for a moment, then she picked up one of the wineglasses and sat looking at it with an air of surprise, as if wondering how it had come into her hand. Tracy threw Jane a startled glance from under lifted brows, then tossed her head in a what-the-hell manner, and took a highball. Her mother accepted wine, apologetically, and so did Willy May, but Mrs. Dycus (with Joada emulating her gesture to perfection) rejected Jane and the tray and its cargo so energetically, it seemed to Roger, that if she’d carried it one degree further, she’d have knocked it out of Jane’s hands. Jane, however, marched down the room bearing the tray like a banner, and began passing it among the men. Charley Dycus shook his head and looked scared.

Roger knew that he drank on hunting and fishing trips, but Hortense probably didn’t know it. The others took highballs.

Walter said in a low voice: “You shouldn’t have done this.”

Jane said: “Well, somebody had to do something.”

Mrs. Dycus gathered up her wraps,

her daughter and her husband, and took her leave, enveloped in dignity. “We really must be going. Lovely house. Lovely party. …Those books, though –” She glanced with disaffection toward the end of the room where shelves took up an entire wall.

“Awful dust catchers, you’ll find.” With this parting jab (which seemed to imply that, in her opinion, books were not in the best of taste, that they might better be left in public libraries where they belonged, instead of turning up indecently in people’s livingrooms) she sailed out with her following.

Walter whistled. “Fat’s in the fire now,” he said.

Jane said, under her breath: “Well, it’s about time. Sneaking drinks in the study, like a lot of high-school kids! Letting people like the Dycuses dictate what’s to be done in your own house!”

“You’ve still got a lot to learn,” he told her.

Roger caught a note of annoyance in his voice. “Oh, there’s no harm done,” he said peaceably. “They’ll make allowances for Jane. Not a local girl…” He swished the ice around in his glass, tasted the drink, smiled up at her. “Fine,” he said. “Hits the spot. Glad your taste runs to dry soda and not 7-Up.”

Colonel Blake, as if the appearance of drinks in the open had released him from some spell, now took the center of the room, hoisted his highball glass in a magnificent spiral, and cried: “To Miss Jane and Walter, ladies, gentlemen! And to this rooftree where each and every one of us here present has been honored tonight – honored, I say – by being p’mitted to help kindle the fire on this hearth for the first time. May the bluebird of happiness (colonel’s running to birds tonight, Roger thought) never cease to nest in these eaves and shed the golden feathers of prosperity upon the heads of these two charming and universally beloved young folks that are going to dwell here. May they increase and prosper greatly, and may these walls ring, in God’s good time, with the merry, innocent laughter of their Little Ones – the patter of tiny feet –” “Thank you,” said Jane meekly, a sacrifice among the lifted glasses. “That’s very kind of you, Colonel Blake.”

Kind enough, Roger reflected.

Presented her, in one grand gesture, with a bird that molts gold pieces and a houseful of tiny feet. Nice going. Laertes must have taken on quite a load in Walter’s study.

The old ladies departed in a polite

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flurry of leavetaking, and Jane replenished the CONSTANCE glasses. Her eyes WAGNER were bright – a little too bright, Roger noticed uneasily.

Agnes’s face told nothing. No one would guess, to see her chatting so pleasantly with Mrs. Williams, that matters were not following precisely the course that she herself had charted.

The drinks were beginning to tell.

Floyd Skelton strutted down the room on his spindle legs, seeming to have found in his glass the delusion that the house belonged to him, and perhaps Jane with it.

“Just want to go on record,” he piped, “all open and aboveboard – if Miss Jane in that dress isn’t the prettiest sight for sore eyes anybody ever did see – I’ll eat that cee-ment statue in the square, tomorrer noon. Head to feet. And without ketchup either… Willy May,” he bounced toward where she sat, bowed in humility and dread. “Willy May, how come you never get yourself out like that? Course,” he smirked, “you couldn’t look just like Miss Jane here, but you sure could use a little of that oomph – that New York chi-chi of hers –”

by Steve Weems

n a day of heavy rains in the spring of 1990, new local residents David and Jane Reuter attended a fundraiser at the Winona School and Church on Rockhouse Road. Attendees, including the Reuters, brought pies that an auctioneer sold to the highest bidder to help pay someone’s medical bills. David remembers bluegrass-style music provided by a fiddler, banjo player and others. At the conclusion of the event, those driving north towards Eureka Springs found the low water bridge impassable. Drivers climbed out of their vehicles and congregated at the water’s edge and decided to give the creek

time to fall rather than taking the risk.

Located in the long, narrow Winona Hollow, the historic Winona building has been a place of learning and worship, as well as voting, meetings, homecomings and weddings. There have also been community pie suppers and dinners on the grounds.

If one peruses old maps, it is found that Winona Springs was the name of this community. Besides the school and church, at one time Winona Springs had about 20 houses, a post office, and a mill.

I’ve read that George Washington Pinkley had a hand in the building of the Winona School and Church sometime

before 1893. His daughter, Luella, married my great-grandfather Walter Weems there in 1901.

I live in Winona Township and we used to vote at the Winona School and Church, but it was eliminated as a polling location several years ago. If you were handicapped and couldn’t make it into the building, a poll worker would bring a ballot out. Often, voting on a chilly November morning, a roaring fire in the General-Wesco Jumbo woodstove kept things warm. It was a pleasant and friendly place in which to participate in democracy. I miss it. We now vote in town and it just isn’t the same.

Now this historic building is needing a new roof and repairs. An old-fashioned pie supper and silent auction will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the ECHO Clinic.

You can also donate at the First National Bank of North Arkansas or mail donations to P.O. Box 367 in Berryville, Arkansas 72616.

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friends. We love you all. Denise and Kathy.

Thank you very much.

Denise Hager

of the coldest ever, yet the people of Eureka came through once again to help fill the shelves. Your generosity especially in these lean times was just awesome! With the hard work of our Scouts and volunteers from the Rotary and food bank, the drive was successful.

Just in case you were missed, there will

be boxes once again at Hart’s and Sunfest to place donations of any types of food items. There is no doubt that the spirit of compassion and giving is alive and well in Eureka, and we all should be proud of our town. From the Scouts of Eureka, “thank you” for helping the scouts succeed!

Bruce Bieschke

Live to celebrate the life of our wonderful uncle and your friend, Frank Lamont. Your friendship and kind words will never be forgotten. A special thank you to Lee and Walter for allowing us to have the Celebration at Eureka Live. It was Frank’s favorite place to hang out with all of his

Still time to donate

Editor, “Scouting for Food” was no doubt one

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Outlaw country, jazz and reggae warming things up

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e may have had a cold snap but things are still hot downtown Eureka Springs! Thursday Chelsea’s hosts Diesel Dean and the 18 Wheelers playing Outlaw Country, Friday a newly formed jazz group Crescent City Combo plays Chelsea’s

THURSDAY, NOV. 20 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Jazz Singer, 5 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Diesel Dean and the 18 Wheelers, Outlaw Country, 9:30 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. 21 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Hogscalders, Bluegrass, 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.

CATHOUSE LOUNGE – September’s End, Americana, 8 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Crescent City Combo, Jazz, 9:30 p.m.

Sweetwater Gypsies playing Cathouse Saturday, Nov. 22

and Saturday Reggae jams by Elisha Israel. Saturday the Cathouse Lounge hosts Sweetwater Gypsies with a female wash-boarder playing sweet Americana.

This Just In – Camptown Ladies! Nov. 22 from 8-11 at Brews. Serving up some cowgirl swing!

EUREKA LIVE! – DJ & Dancing, 8 p.m.

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

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

ROWDY BEAVER – Karaoke with Tiny, 8 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Downday, Classic Rock, 9 p.m.

THE STONE HOUSE – Jerry Yester, Artist’s Choices SATURDAY, NOV. 22 BALCONY RESTAURANT – James White, Classic Rock, 12 p.m., Jeff Lee, Classic Rock, 6 p.m.

BREWS – Camptown Ladies at 8, don’t be late CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Sweetwater Gypsies, Americana, 8 p.m.

CHELSEA’S – Elisha Israel, Reggae, 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 – Another Fine Mess, Female Rock Vocalist, 9:00 p.m.

NEW DELHI – Dusty Pearls, Americana, 6 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER – Whiskey Grin, Classic Rock, 9 p.m.

ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Rockey Don Jones, Classic Rock, 12- 4 p.m., Blew Reed and the Flatheads, Classic Rock, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 23 BALCONY RESTAURANT – Jeff Lee, Singer/Songwriter, 12 p.m., Tim Forsythe, Singer/Songwriter, 5 p.m.

EUREKA LIVE – DJ, Dancing, and Karaoke, 7- 11 p.m., open at 12 p.m.

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

MONDAY, NOV. 24 CHELSEA’S – Sprungbilly, Bluegrass, 8:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOV. 25 CHELSEA’S – Open Mic LEGENDS – Jam Night WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 CHELSEA’S – Chucky Waggs, Americana, 9:30 p.m.

Kids, visit with Santa Nov. 28!

Santa’s making a pre-Christmas Eve stop in Eureka Springs! Berryville Ford will give Santa and his elves a ride, arriving at Basin Park promptly at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, where the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of

Commerce will assist the Jolly Gent and his toymakers. Children of all ages are invited to visit with Santa and give him their list. Goodie bags will be given out and carolers will add to the festive Christmas spirit until 7 p.m.

Can’t get enough Christmas parade?

Wed., Nov. 19 • 9:30 P.M. – BRIAN MARTIN Thurs., Nov. 20 • 9:30 P.M. – DIESEL DEAN and the 18 WHEELERS Fri., Nov. 21 • 9:30 P.M. – CRESCENT CITY COMBO Sat., Nov. 22 • 9:30 P.M. – ELISHA ISRAEL Mon., Nov. 24 • 9:30 P.M. – SPRINGBILLY Tues., Nov. 25 • 9:30 P.M. – OPEN MIC Wed., Nov. 26 • 9:30 P.M. – CHUCKY WAGGS

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Don’t take those lights off your float after the parade downtown on Dec. 5!

Recycle it in Berryville’s Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 pm. Since the 2013 parade was cancelled due to the weather, even the theme “I’m Dreamin’ of a Green Christmas,” is being reused, with the emphasis being on the use of recycled/repurposed materials in the design of the entries.

Entry forms are available online at berryville.com, Community Center tab, or by email to deneen@berryville.com. Pre-registration is encouraged. Return entry forms to the BCC, 601 Dr. Spurlin Circle, Berryville, 72616, or email them.

Cash prizes will be awarded for Best All-Around Float, Best Church-Affiliated Float or Non-Profit Club, Best Corporate Float, Best Decorated Automobile, Best Decorated Bike/ Motorcycle/ATV or miscellaneous, Best Equestrian and Best Pedestrian Group.

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ammy Fauning dressed warm for a day on Beaver and got a 20-lb. striper. Her husband, Frank, got a smaller striper and a fat hybrid about 14 lbs.

We caught all fish along with a few bass on brood shiners with no weight, freelining on planer boards and balloons behind the boat. Brood shiners are working good now since stripers are feeding on smaller shad this time of year.

Top water bite is still on. Water temp has dropped into the 50s now, and fish are enjoying going shallow in the back of the creek arms from Point 4 to Prairie Creek.

This cold front has kept most fisherman in this week, so they have not been out here at Holiday Island, but the water temp is about the same as Beaver. Crappie like it cold, along with walleye, and they all like minnows. All fish can pretty well be caught on minnows or lures from the top to 20 ft.

deep on both lakes.

Well, that’s it for this week. Got a trip on Beaver Saturday and it’s looking like normal weather is on the way. November came in like a lion but looks like it will go out like a lamb. Still have a lot of good fishing days this year and we are now

booking trips and selling gift certificates for 2015 with a $30 discount. Stay warm and remember if you have no boat, trout are a good winter fish off the shoreline from the dam to Houseman Access. Just fish a worm and power bait off the bottom and you should catch your dinner.

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Food basket and warm clothing giveaway Nov. 22 Holiday Island Baptist Church, 14 Stateline Drive, Holiday Island, is giving away food baskets and warm clothing Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. – noon. Holiday Island residents who need a helping hand are invited to come to the church and pick up a Thanksgiving basket and some warm clothes for the cold season.

Food baskets include a turkey

and the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner. Warm clothing – jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, jeans and socks, etc – in adult to kid sizes are available, some are gently used and some are new. First come, first served. Don’t go hungry and don’t go cold. For more info, call (479) 253-7624 Pastor Steve Ward (417) 773-1549.

Sunday at EUUF All are welcome at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St., Sunday at 11 a.m. for a program followed by refreshments.

On Nov. 23, Sandy Wright of Brave Woman will present the newly formed Carroll County Safety Network, a local resource for domestic violence survivors and their families. A Thanksgiving potluck follows, so please bring something to share. Childcare is provided. Extra parking at Ermilio’s Restaurant, 26 White Street.

Put a Bling on it!

Sign up now for the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s annual Bling in the Springs! This holiday lighting extravaganza is open to any home or businesses in the Eureka Springs area. Judging will take place the first week of December and the winners, one residential and one commercial, will be announced Dec. 5.

Stop by the CAPC offices, 121 East Van Buren, Suite 3B, below The Quarter and pick up your participant yard sign. Eureka Springs is part of the Arkansas Trail of Lights statewide holiday celebration, so pull out those lights and decorations and Bling it on! For more information call the CAPC offices (479) 253-7333.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 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.

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) 423-2474. www.pathwaymediationworks. com.

TRADITIONAL HOMECOOKED THANKSGIVING DINNER FEAST for 8 – 12 people. $250 + tax, local delivery available. Call Catered Creations at (479) 253-3718. Taking reservations until 11/22/14.

WINTER IS APPROACHING, HOW ABOUT A LAUGHING HANDS MASSAGE HOT STONE MASSAGE? Great time to stock up on stocking stuffers with a gift certificate or purchase three one-hour massages for the low price of $120. Also, selling t-shirts, short sleeve, long sleeve, as a benefit for the 40th Michigan Womyn’s Festival. Call (479) 244-5954.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS CRAVINGS BAKERY AND CAFE PREPARES FULL THANKSGIVING MEALS – Turkey, Ham, Sides, Desserts, and Rolls! Pick up now through Wednesday, November 26. Must be pre-ordered. 50% deposit due when ordering. Prices start $79.99 plus tax for four people, $10 for each additional two people. Place your order today! (479) 363-6576

ESTATE SALE ANTIQUE ESTATE SALE – #4 Quail Run Drive, Holiday Island. Hoosier cradle jelly cabinet, vanities, step back english cabinet and much more.

Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (479) 489-6585

VEHICLES FOR SALE 1987 SUBURBAN 4X4 with 4 in. lift.

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

(931) 222-9602.

HELP WANTED 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.

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REAL ESTATE

RENTAL PROPERTIES

COMMERCIAL FOR SALE

ROOMS FOR RENT

TURNKEY SUCCESSFUL EUREKA RESTAURANT with proven track record. Sale includes real estate, all equipment to operate, and inventory. Owner will finance 50K. Selling price $495K. Serious inquires only (479) 304-8998.

HOMES FOR SALE 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.

TWO STORY HOME OR RENTAL – Great downtown location. Super parking.

Friendly neighborhood. Move-in ready.

Detached studio/shop/garage. Porches, decks. $135,000. (479) 253-4963

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.

OFF SEASON RATES now apply.

Monthly or weekly. Call Harlee Country Inn (479) 253-1056 for details.

SERVICE DIRECTORY GUITAR LESSONS GUITAR LESSONS for Beginners, Intermediates of all Ages. Anyone looking to broaden their musical pallet or hone current skills. Call/text Sam, (479) 530-2249.

HOLIDAY HELP NEED HELP WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS? Call Handsome Holiday Heroes.

Professional Christmas light and decor installation. Commercial and residential. (479) 310-0553. www. handsomeholidayheroes.com

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

(479) 981-0125.

TOM HEARST PROFESSIONAL PAINTING AND CARPENTRY Painting & Wood Finishing, Trim & Repair Carpentry, Drywall Repair & Texturing, Pressure Washing (479) 244-7096

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

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

1 BR/1 BA, 700 SQ. FT. CABIN on Keels Creek. A/C, woodstove, compost toilet, washer. Near town. $575/mo. References, deposit, lease required. (479) 981-9843 call/text.

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

INDEPENDENTClassifieds GUESTatorial SERVICE DIRECTORY MAINTENANCE/ LANDSCAPE/ HOME SERVICES TREE WORKS Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller. Bob Messer (479) 253-2284

MASSAGE

EUREKA SPRINGS DUET MASSAGE – “A Relaxing Couples Experience.” We come to you! Deep tissue.

Swedish, medical/clinical.

Aromatherapy included for November – December. 35 years combined experience. Please call or text (479) 5444942.

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

PETS PETSITTING, HOUSESITTING. Holiday Island and Eureka Springs area. 25+ years experience. Reliable, references, insured. Call Lynn (479) 363-6676

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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) 253-9381. www.seniorsolutionsar.com BUTCH BERRY continued from page 6

gutter was not protecting the house and was causing rot.

Fines of $500 per day are possible for violating HDC regulations, although there have been no successful enforcement actions involving fines in many years.

HDC has starting allowing cement board products that have the same appearance of wood on small areas of a structure that are prone to moisture damage and rot. It appears there won’t be support coming from Berry for relaxing the HDC materials guidelines, which have been under review by the HDC recently.

“I’m a preservationist,” Berry said. “If we lose our historic fabric, we lose a lot of character of the town. Hardiboard doesn’t replace character of wood. Hardiboard has its place for new construction, but I’m not

convinced it should be allowed on historic buildings.”

Berry said once you start eroding protections for the historic buildings, it could be a downhill slope where people are allowed to replace historic glass windows with modern, insulated windows, and replace historic, leaky doors with insulated metal doors.

“There are ways to make these buildings energy efficient without destroying their character,” Berry said.

A parking garage has once again been proposed for downtown, but Berry doesn’t see that happening due to lack of funding.

But hopefully by next year the city will have sidewalks on US 62 from Planer Hill to the schools in Greenwood Hollow. That project planned by the Arkansas Highway Department has been in the works for years.

Overcoming adversity and taking action on climate change

“W

e are the first generation to see the effects of climate change and the last generation who can do anything about it,” said Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn in a letter to Harvard University.

The last two weeks were disappointing for people concerned with our planet and our children’s future. But our dreams are the same. Nothing has changed. Our strength comes from dedicated people and community organizations opposing greenhouse emissions, tar sands pipelines, and transmission lines. We have God’s given awesome Sun and proven technologies to deal with climate change.

Worldwide environmental challenges California’s vanishing lakes: Before-andafter photos reveal the shocking shriveling effect of the state’s most devastating drought in decades, Reuters, August 2014. “Nearly 82 percent of California is experiencing extreme drought. Pictures of Folsom Dam taken in July 2011 show a reservoir full with water; the dam holds little but air in 2014.”

Brazil drought: Sao Paulo sleepwalking into water crisis, BBC, November 7, 2014.

For some of the 20 million residents across Sao Paulo, Brazil, the nation’s financial and industrial center, water taps are already running dry. For the Sao Paulo Cantareira reservoir system, which feeds much of this city’s insatiable demand for water, things have almost reached rock bottom. The fourlake complex has been drained of 96 percent of its water capacity amid Brazil’s worst drought in eight decades.

Political Challenges Richard Berman, a political consultant and lobbyist, solicited up to $3 million from oil and gas industry executives to finance Big Green Radicals to fight environmental groups: Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Food & Water Watch, Greenpeace, etc. Berman said “major corporations secretly financing the campaign should not worry about offending the general public because you can either win ugly or lose pretty.” The speech was leaked to the press October 30, 2014.

Misinformation and Threats On October 8, 2014, the Southwest Power Pool Risk Reliability Analysis Report on the changes proposed by EPA concluded: new bulk power generation and transmission expansion would be required to maintain grid reliability. To “prove” the need for coal plants, SPP did a reliability

analysis taking out coal plants, ignoring energy conservation and energy efficiency demand reductions, and additional wind or solar power generation. SPP says “due to time constraints” other power sources were ignored – how convenient: energy conservation and efficiency are done in days; rooftop solar systems are installed in hours.

The SPP analysis is fraudulent and the results are invalid; an investigation is in order. Lanny Nickell used the false results as conclusive evidence in a press release, and SPP sent the EPA a letter with no mention of the flawed assumptions.

The timing of SPP’s report, two weeks prior to the American Electric Power October 23, 2014 Earnings Call, is highly suspect.

Nick Akins, AEP Chairman “predicted” blackouts and told financial analysts: EPA requirements would result in cascading outages, confirmed by SPP. These comments made national headlines the following week: “EPA carbon rules may cause cascading outages on the grid. Load flow studies reveal problems with EPA’s 2020 cornerstone assumptions.”

Affordable solutions for urgent problems We have effective solutions to reduce coal pollution creating thousands of highpaying local jobs. The new U.S. China agreement on greenhouse emissions is a historic achievement by our President.

China’s quick response of using local solar power generation “Leave no rooftop behind” is inspiring!

Eureka! Power and Light, The Arkansas Renewable Energy Association, the Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light and other environmental groups are working on local energy projects.

There are no cascading outages in sight. We have abundant energy, exporting over 30 percent to Texas and Louisiana.

Electric demand will decrease with energy conservation and energy efficiency upgrades.

Distributed solar systems will reduce our dependence on coal plants.

Please join the online petition to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy: http://tinyurl. com/Coal-or-40 This is a special moment in the history of mankind. We will overcome adversity remaining vigilant and working together to survive and thrive. Please support Save the Ozarks legal fund to stop the proposed SWEPCO line.

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E PRIC W E N PRICE REDUCED

TWO LEVEL REMODELED 3 BD/2 BA + extra large office/family room, 1,700 square feet, double paned windows/doors, gas range, microwave, dishwasher, Oak wood floors, tile, vinyl and new carpet throughout, new laminated counters. Lower Level has large master bedroom with huge walk-in closet and built-in vanity, Jacuzzi/ lower bathroom.Maintenance free vinyl siding, asphalt roofing, natural gas central H/A, 2x6 exterior walls, 8-inch poured concrete walls on lower level. PRICE REDUCED. $129,900. MLS 685090

CHARMING STONE HOME 2 bedroom, 1 bath quaint stone home built right before WWII features lovely stone fireplace with onyx inserts and gas logs, central heat and air. Nice covered front porch large enough for lounge chairs or rockers. Newly refinished hardwood floors, walk-out basement for storage, stone patio and detached garage/workshop (30’ X 20’) features an overhead garage door w/opener, wood flooring and side door to provide easy access from stone patio. $149,900. MLS 711960.

BEAUTIFUL LOG HOME NEAR BEAVER LAKE. Subdivision has deeded access to the lake. Home has lot of character with 2,335 sq. ft. & mother-in-law apt. 2 refrigerators, 2 cooking stoves, 2 washers/dryers and freezer. Community well & septic system. H/A, propane, wood and electric. Built-in 1993 with new addition built in 1999. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths on 8.75 acres. One car garage, all appliances.

Separate boat slip available. Hunting permitted. Priced under appraised value. $248,500. MLS 706493

PRICED TO SELL

JUST MINUTES TO BEAVER LAKE! A real bargain for this 4 bedroom, 2 bath rustic country home nestled into the hillside on 3 acres. Central heat and air. Front porch, side porch, and cute corner sunroom off the master bedroom. Lots of parking in circle driveway. Bonus separate storage building. Walk-out lower level containing family room, laundry room, bedroom, and bath and bar sink. Bring your boat – just minutes to Beaver Lake. $90,000. MLS 712827.

LOT IN LONGVIEW ESTATES A fabulous view of the Kings River Valley below.

Pastoral setting has had some trees cleared to enhance view. Survey markers in place. Access to a community well and has been pre-perked for septic. An area of fine homes with paved road. Was $29,900. NOW $26,900. MLS 701772.

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ESTABLISHED TURN-KEY BUSINESS, lots of up dates in 2011, 2012 & 2013 including new roof, new commercial washer/dryer, 2 new sets coin operated washer/dryer, many new mattresses, quality bedding/linens, two 1,000 gal. water heaters. New remodeled lobby, new remodeled 2-bedroom apartment, new 1-bedroom living quarters with kitchenette. 50 rooms, 5 Jacuzzi suites, 4 family suites, beautiful huge swimming pool with new equipment, popular fire pit, plenty of parking which will handle tour buses, P&L statement. $695,000. MLS 720986

Ron L. Bell 479.253.5174

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