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Slowing the Pace

7/Eye On You

From Sea World to Our World

8/Notes from the Clearing Barefoot in the Forest

9/We’re Still Out Here

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What You Think!

11/Travel On

The Canadian Rockies on Rail

12/Cover Story Serving Hope

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A Season for Sharing

18/I Do

Melson and Neal Wedding

21/Smith’s Verdict ***1/2 Alive

23/Read On

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

24/Things To Do 27/Faces 31/Tales Of a Transplanted Fashionista A Glamorous Day in the Life

32/Experiencing God in the Everyday Sacred vs. Secular

33/Batesville Area Arts Council 34/Downtown Guide 36/The Myopic Life The Power of Hope

37/Your Health

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Vanessa Adams is a Jonesboro, Arkansas native and became the Independence County Librarian in July 2011. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English from Arkansas State University. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Library Science from the University of Missouri.

793-3303 755 St. Louis Street Batesville Leigh Keller is a high school Guidance Counselor and Colorguard instructor at Batesville High School. She is the director of the BHS Glass Slipper Project. Leigh lives in Batesville with her son, Cole, and a pack of dogs.

Alisa R. Lancaster is an Advanced Practice Nurse for the U of A Medical Sciences North Central. She has been in healthcare since 1983, the last 18 years with the UAMS system. Alisa and husband, Scott, have four children, two grandchildren, and two spoiled puppies. Alisa’s mission is to improve the health and wellness of others through education and practice. She welcomes feedback or comments at AlisaAPRN@gmail.com or 870.698.1023 Bob Pest is the president and Co-founder of Ozark Foothills FilmFest and the T Tauri Film Festival and Movie Camp. He works as a community development consultant for First Community Bank, teaches film classes at UACCB, and currently serves as vice-president of the Ozark Gateway Tourist Council.

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Editor’s Note

Slowing the Pace

“Where has the year gone?” This has become a repeated question between Joseph and I the last few years as time seems to roll around us faster and faster. Recently a dear friend of mine took it upon herself to inform me that there were only ten Saturdays left until Christmas. I was in shock. Christmas! Here already? I hadn’t even bought the Halloween candy, not to mention Thanksgiving was still to come! I just want time Photo by Robert O. Seat to slow down to a moderate pace instead of racing ever faster into the future. I will make a feeble attempt here with you now to slow time down a bit.

November has arrived and we have another fantastic collection of articles, events and faces for you to peruse through. I am always excited to see what our writers have in store each month and eagerly await the arrival of their submission to my inbox. You will not be disappointed! As we move into this season of “Thanks” we will focus on the upcoming season of “Giving and Sharing”.

I would like to thank Carlee’s Hallmark for sharing the beautifully wrapped presents on this month’s cover, they

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Now gather up your hot cocoa, snuggle into your favorite spot and let time do what it will as you enjoy catching up on Independence in this month’s issue of Eye On. N

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From Sea World to Our World

diploma in dental surgery. “It worked out so that I walked across the stage, received my degree, and promptly headed for my car to make the park’s opening show which was Husband, father, friend, dentist, event skier…all of being televised nationally,” Chunn shared. these titles apply to Mark Chunn, owner of White River The Beach Blanket Ski Party show performed at the Dental Center.

Texas park proved to be Sea World’s most popular ski show.

Chunn graduated from Amarillo High School in Chunn spent the summer of 1988 skiing from 7 a.m. until 1977 and headed straight for college at West Texas State 3 p.m. and working in his new dental practice from 4 p.m.

University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science until 9 p.m. “I even worked Saturdays and Sundays. Sunday in Chemistry and Biology in 1984. Chunn then entered the evenings were my personal time. That first season was University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, amazing, we were all living large. Of course at the end of Ranked by US News and World Reports as the number one the busy season many of us were laid off,” recalls Chunn. dental school in the country, where he achieved his goal of Over the next four years he would return to ski on a part Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1988. Chunn then opened his time basis and would often receive calls from the shows own practice in San Antonio. director needing him to fill in when they found themselves What does any of this have to do with Sea World? Well, shorthanded.

Chunn is also an avid skier. As a teenager and young adult As the years passed Chunn’s dental practice continued he would enter ski tournaments as a Three Event Skier, to grow. He continued skiing but noticed that with each competing in the slalom, jumping and tricks divisions. new injury the healing process seemed to take a bit longer.

He had laid his skies aside to pursue his studies while in He was one of the older skiers in the show and knew that college but resumed the sport while in graduate school the time was drawing near to give it up. It was during this not long before Sea World announced plans to open a same time Chunn recalls, “I was emotionally readying park in San Antonio in May 1988. Try outs were held myself to get married and start a family.” He knew he did just before his last year of dental school and Chunn was not want to stay in the San Antonio area. City life was not invited to training camp at Cypress Gardens in Florida. what he wanted for his future family. “I found the ideal Due to graduate school Chunn was going to turn the offer place to raise a family, Batesville.” down when it was suggested he visit during his Christmas Chunn opened White River Dental Center in 1994. His break. Chunn recalls, “I spent the week being introduced family practice provides comprehensive care in all phases to a whole new world of water skiing, show skiing. I hadn’t of dentistry. However, Chunn attributes his success to his been that excited about anything before in my life!” emphasis on cosmetics, sedation dentistry and complex Opening day at Sea World was May 28, 1988 which was rehabilitation, as well as children’s dentistry. also the very same day Chunn would receive his doctorate Recently Chunn attended the 25th Anniversary of the opening of Sea World San Antonio. Most of the original cast was present. They were treated to a day of skiing and a weekend of reminiscing. “The friendships made during my time at Sea World are priceless, some of the best ones in my life. Together, we’ve worked, played, lived, cried, celebrated, married, and even lost three “brothers” to premature deaths,” Chunn shared.

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Barefoot in the Forest Joseph Thomas

Between the trees, where the curious lie in wait, there is a whispering darkness that vibrates like a string. A quartet of forgiving fragments just hoping for inhalation from the harried, worried ones. And while we search for breath, they seek to grant our questing desires and still we walk right past with no idea of what treasures lay all about our heavy misguided feet. If ever we could merely rely upon the winged children in our minds eye, might we stand taller as we roll upon the forest floor, light with the laughter almost forgotten to the wicked weeds that choke out the lush lawns of our youth. N

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We’re Still Out Here What You Think!

Bob Pest

For almost three years you have read my ideas about rural America and how we can make rural life better.

I have discussed the Exodus of bright young people leaving their rural communities looking for better educations and opportunities. I also shared with you how various communities struggle to keep their young adults at home. We examined the “Digital Divide” that prevents most rural citizens from access to broadband internet.

We spent several weeks examining the increasing use of “Meth” in our towns and how it has damaged the image of rural America. In response, we looked at the opportunities for treatment available to Meth addicts in this area and the role that their families, friends, and neighbors can play to help them live a clean life.

Rural health has also been an important issue that we examined; we discussed the limited number of doctors available in rural areas and the fact that ambulances are often too far away to reach a sick or injured person in time to save a life. Similar to the meth situation, we were able to find medical units stationed in rural communities and discussed the progress being made in training doctors and nurses who will work and remain in rural communities.

In the midst of these challenges we have taken time to discuss some of the “bright spots” in rural America

like the Ozark Foothills FilmFest, a festival begun in a small Arkansas town that is now respected nationally.

The Arkansas Weekly calls it “the best small town film festival in America.” The Batesville Area Arts Council offers workshops for the young and old and mounts frequent art shows. The Ozark Foothills Literacy Project teaches English to American adults with little education and immigrants searching for the American dream.

The Serenity Farms Bakery, in the small town of Leslie, also in Arkansas, began as a small bakery but was able to grow by adding a second shop on the highway where travelers could not only buy the famous Serenity Farm Breads but also enjoy lunch with home-made soups and sandwiches, and great pastries for dessert.

Probably the most important issue that has come up is the changing image of rural America. Television, popular songs, and movies have led Americans to think of rural citizens as poor, backwards, uneducated, and plagued by the lack of cultural opportunities. Today’s rural population is quite different. Today people see rural communities as safe, family-centered, committed to religious values, hard working, and driven by selfreliance and self-sufficiency.

There are other issues we’ve attacked. Probably We’re still out here continues on page 39

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Entries are accepted in two categories: OFFICIAL SELECTION. Narrative or documentary films forty minutes or longer. Special consideration is given to films with relevance to rural audiences based on setting, subject, or point of view. Filmmakers whose work is chosen as an Official Selection will be invited to attend and participate in a post screening Q&A and will receive monetary compensation if participating in a panel or other public program. Lodging and a travel stipend are provided.

SHORT FILM SHOWCASES. Narrative, documentary, animated, or experimental films less than forty minutes.

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returned if requested by the entrant. An entry form is available at www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org/2014_film_ entries.html.

The entry deadline is December 31, 2013. Screener, entry form, and entry fee should be mailed to Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, AR 72550. Filmmakers will be notified of selection by February 3, 2014.

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The Canadian Rockies on Rail Renee Taylor

Passengers experiencing a rail journey through the Canadian Rockies for the first time will tell you that it’s a bit like falling in love. You get goose bumps and at that very moment, the world seems perfect. That is exactly what I experienced in August when I traveled with eight other travel agents that earned top honors with the Rocky Mountaineer. Our group took the “First Passage to the West” which began in Vancouver and traveled to Banff, Lake Louise and Calgary. In the late 1800’s, entrepreneurs built railroads and luxury hotels (now managed by Fairmont) so that tourists could experience the staggering natural beauty of the Canadian Rockies for themselves.

More than a century later, travelers still journey to the heart of Canada’s national parks by train. There are several options for rail but my choice is to travel with Rocky Mountaineer. Throughout my life, I have spent many vacations in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Therefore, other than the fact that I would get to travel by train in a luxury car with full glass domed windows for panoramic viewing while being waited on by handsome hosts serving hot scones and cheese snacks (all before going downstairs to the luxurious dining car), I really was not expecting anything extraordinary. Boy, was I wrong! The U.S. Rocky Mountains are certainly beautiful, but the Canadian Rockies are amazing! We would pass through beautiful lakes with villages that seemed like a postcard from the past where life was much simpler. The townspeople would come out to wave at the train as we passed through. We saw streams dotted with orange and gold from the Salmon that were ending their season. We traveled through spiral tunnels that were amazing and each time we would emerge from the darkness, there would be views of glimmering mountains to astound us. We saw eagles and osprey, flora and fauna. Lake Louise was absolutely breathtaking! The glacier fed lake was the most brilliant shade of blue that I have ever seen. Staying at the Fairmont Lake Louise was definitely a highlight of our journey. The historic hotel was decked out in summer glory with flowers blooming at every turn and people lazily floating in canoes rented onsite. People often tell me that they want my job. I tell them to be ready to work 24/7 and hold the responsibility of people’s vacations on your shoulders…it is stressful!

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Eye On Cover Story Serving Hope

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Deanna Gillmore Green is a native of Independence County. She is a Cord-Charlotte Alumni and has attended college at Lyon, UACCB, Walden University and is currently a student at UALR where she is working to complete her Bachelor’s in Communication. “I had originally thought I would complete my bachelor’s in business or healthcare administration but more recently realized my real passion is relationship building and strengthening,” Green shares.

Green admits to being the wearer of many hats along her career path but is aware that building and strengthening relationships has always been an integral part of her work. Bringing together community members of like-minds has always been “another duty

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assigned” to her expectations. In the early 1990’s Green worked alongside Ron Spillers and Asa Whitaker of Arkansas Eastman to introduce a program to area eighth graders encouraging them to earn a “C” or better average through the choice of the college-prep curriculum. The Arkansas Scholars program went regional and then state wide and remains successful to this day.

In 2003 Ron Spillers would be influential in assisting Green down a new career path. Tim Bruner was in charge of leading Lyon’s Institutional Advancement. Spillers, Bruner, and Green were having a breakfast meeting when Spillers shared his opinion and recommendation of Green as Bruner’s new assistant. Green admits, “Tim was a wonderful role model in fund-raising and friend-raising. Relationship building and strengthening was key to Tim’s success at Lyon and I soaked up his knowledge like a sponge.”

From Lyon, Green found herself traveling to Little Rock where she served with executive-level staff at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. It was here that Green connected with a word she feels best describes her, HOPE. “When you enter Arkansas Children’s Hospital there is a message to patients and families that says, ‘fear not illness, this place of care, love and hope is for you.’ I connected with that message to the very core of my being and realized that hope was my word. It was my service word, it was who I am,” shares Green.

Green was offered the opportunity to return home to Independence County as the business manager of surgical services at White River Medical Center. She led the WRMC Patient Experience Team which led to the creation of WRMC’s first Patient-Family Advisory Council. During mandatory training, employees were reminded that every patient that enters the doors, and the family who supports them, are there because they are sick and they are scared. The common thread of the culture shift that occurred under Green’s leadership of the Patient Experience Team at WRMC was that every patient has a story and every employee has an opportunity to be “hope” for that patient and their family. “It was hope in action,” states Green.

Beginning in July of this year Green has served as the Executive Director of the Independence County United Way. “I had wanted to pursue this career twice before but the timing just wasn’t right. I was thrilled when it presented itself the third time,” Green admits.

Her husband, Greg Green, is very supportive of her position. “His support is very necessary in a position that requires countless non-traditional hours of work.

He is often right there beside me at events when his work schedule allows it.” Greg knows that his wife’s passion is hope and that it is her desire to inspire hope for a better tomorrow. “He is my rock and I couldn’t

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possibly serve United Way without his encouragement and support,” shares Green.

Green’s duties as Executive Director include: general business oversight, agency relations and funding accountability, fund-raising and friend-raising, donor relations and other daily tasks. She explains that a huge focus for her is to work with the Board to develop a strategic plan with community impact. “I want to focus on really empowering those who are in need to be selfsustaining. I believe with all my heart that those in need are looking for a hand up, not a hand out,” says Green.

She strongly believes in the philosophy that if you teach a man to fish you will feed him for a lifetime versus giving him a fish and feeding him only for one day.

Connecting resources with needs, can most simply explain United Way. One major project of United Way that does just that, is the annual Angel Tree program.

This program brings Christmas to many of the county’s children who might not otherwise be able to celebrate this joyous holiday with gifts under their tree. The program is already underway for 2013 with applications being accepted through November 8. To qualify for the program a family must already be receiving S.N.A.P. and the children must live in the home requesting

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United Way is working with area schools, churches and other organizations to reduce duplication of services. Green explaines, “We all want to see the children served, but we want to ensure we are not serving the same families through multiple programs.

This will help ensure all children have Christmas and none are left out due to services being exhausted.”

The Angel Tree project is a simple way to serve hope. Beginning on November 15, paper Angels will be placed on trees located throughout the community.

Each paper Angel has information about a boy or girl in need this Christmas. Their clothing and shoe size along with items they are hoping to receive from Santa this year will be on the Angel. You will also find instructions for drop off of the items after your purchases are made.

Give the gift of “Hope” this Christmas. For more information concerning Angel Tree locations or how to volunteer your time or services please contact Deanna Green by calling 870-307-1406. Monetary donations may be mailed to United Way P.O. Box 2639 Batesville, AR 72503. Please make checks payable to United Way. N

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Eye On Feature A Season for Sharing Kimberlee Thomas

As our thoughts turn toward upcoming holidays let us take a moment to give thanks for all we have been blessed with throughout this past year. Health, family, friends, a roof over our heads and employment are just a few things that come to mind.

May we also take a moment to turn our thoughts toward our neighbors who may find themselves in need this holiday season. There are many organizations in our community that are working very hard to ensure that those neighbors are able to celebrate and enjoy the upcoming holidays. These organizations depend upon our willingness to share our bounty of blessings with others.

The Independence County United Way leads the way with their annual Angel Tree project which you can read about in our Cover story on page 12. Three more organizations bringing aid to our neighbors include Christmas Brings Hope, Santa for a Senior and Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child.

Christmas Brings Hope has been in operation since 1983 bringing food boxes to families in need in Independence County. Ted Hall, Chairman of Christmas Brings Hope, explained that the group fills one thousand boxes each season with food items for area families. “Our mission is as our name implies, we try to bring hope at Christmas by providing the basic needs a family would have,” Hall shared.

Beginning the first week of November applications may be picked up at the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce Office and the Department of Human Services. Applications will also be printed in the Batesville Daily Guard. Families must reside in Independence County to be eligible.

Applications must be received by November 29.

For our readers who are looking for ways to share, Christmas Brings Hope will begin collecting non-perishable food items on Sunday, December 8 between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. You may leave your non-perishable food items on your front porch for pick up by a Christmas Brings Hope volunteer, be sure to leave your porch light on. Volunteers will pick up items within the Batesville City limits and the Clear View and Spring Valley Editions.

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volunteers will be busy putting boxes together. You may also make a monetary donation at any Citizen’s Bank location.

Monetary donations should be directed to the attention of Greg Shaver, Treasurer of Christmas Brings Hope.

It is estimated that roughly 3,500 people in Independence County are reached each year through the sharing efforts of Christmas Brings Hope.

Be A Santa To A Senior is another fine organization that brings relief during the holidays. Jerry Strobel, Marketing Director at Home Instead Senior Care, explained that many seniors are unable to enjoy the holidays due to a lack of friends, family and or finances.

“Be a Santa to a senior (BASTAS), began in 2006 when volunteers visited a nursing home at Christmas and delivered gifts to several residents. The response of the residents encouraged them to formalize their effort. Home Instead Senior Care, the world’s leading in-home provider of non-medical care, took up the banner. Through their various franchises in North America they have delivered gifts to nearly a million seniors who would otherwise not have had a Christmas,” shared Strobel. The local franchise of Home Instead Senior Care serves 10 counties in North Central Arkansas and provides BASTAS to Harrison (Boone), Mountain Home (Baxter), and Batesville (Independence).

Seniors (age 60+) are selected not only for lack of financial resources but also for lack of friends and family.

Strobel stated, “Loneliness is one of the most horrible emotions to feel at this time of year and we want every senior to have their moment of happiness during the holiday season.” Names of eligible seniors are supplied to Home Instead volunteers. These names are placed on an ornament and then on a tree or wreath in a public place.

You can support this wonderful life-changing experience by stopping by one of these locations: The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, Carlee’s Hallmark, Morningside Coffee House, Josie’s, Heritage House, and FNBC. Names will be available from the first of November to mid-December.

Select your senior and purchase the appropriate gift and return it to the location where you selected your senior’s name. You may wrap your gift or leave it unwrapped.

Wrapping parties will be held at Mountain Meadows Health and Rehab and at Batesville Health and Rehab. Volunteers will then distribute the gifts in time for Christmas. Deliveries

will be made to nursing homes and residential homes alike.

“We will even deliver to remote locations in the county, no one lives too far out to be reached,” shared Strobel.

For more information on how you can be a part of this wonderful life-changing experience or for answers to questions, please feel free to call Sharon Southerland at 501206-7870 or Home Instead Marketing Director Jerry Strobel at 870-404-7115. Further information may be found on the web at www.beasantatoasenior.com.

“On behalf of Home Instead Senior Care and BASTAS I would like to thank all the businesses, organizations, volunteers and shoppers for their support in this effort.” Jerry Strobel

Samaritan’s Purse has delivered over 100 million shoeboxes to needy children in over 150 countries around the world through their project Operation Christmas Child since 1993. According to local volunteer, Faith Posey, Batesville and Independence County residents filled over 2000 shoeboxes that were sent to grateful children worldwide in 2012.

Calvary Baptist Church located at 1775 Lyon Street in

Batesville will be the drop off location again this year during the National Collection Week, November 18 – 25.

“Filling a shoebox for a child in need is one of the simplest things you can do to change a life,” Posey stated.

Start with a sturdy shoe box or a plastic container of the same size. Fill your shoebox with toiletry items, school supplies, small toys, socks and other sundry items you feel a child might need. Place a $7 check made payable to Samaritan’s Purse in an envelope and place it on top of the items in your box, this helps to cover shipping and cost for witness materials and New Testament Bibles that the children will also receive.

Bring your shoebox or boxes to Calvary Baptist Church during the drop off week. There will be volunteers on hand to receive your box. Two thousand grateful children received shoeboxes from Batesville last year and there are many more hoping for a box this Christmas. Posey urged, “Grab your shoeboxes and start collecting blessings to send. Quite likely you will find you have been blessed in return by offering this simple gift.”

To find out more about Samaritan’s Purse and the Christmas Child Project or to track your box log on to www. samaritanspurse.org The list of groups and organizations locally and across our Nation that work diligently to help provide hope and happiness during the holiday season is vast; sadly, the need is also vast. I would urge you to take a moment and count up your blessings and should you find yourself with abundance, take this season to share. N

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The 2013 Water Carnival was highly successful, boasting record attendance and a newfound popularity.

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During the same weekend, Bob’s wife, Mary Patrick will be offering a class entitled “Magical Mosaics” at her studio next to Bob’s. Inspiring examples of mosaic art adorn the interior and exterior walls of Bob and Mary’s countryside home. Students will create a framed glass window piece, ready to hang. You may bring your own simple design or choose one when you arrive. Students will discuss and practice how to cut the glass pieces, the fusing of glass, types of glue, concrete, and methods of grouting. Tuition is $175.00, with an $85.00 materials fee. Directions to Bob and Mary’s studios will be provided to students upon enrollment, and they offer possible lodging and meal provisions for class participants.

November 2 and 3, Ed Alexander will finish out our regular season of class offerings with “Basic Digital Photography.” What better way to enjoy the upcoming fall foliage than with photography sojourns in beautiful Stone County, followed by instructions on optimizing your photos? Students will be provided knowledge in the basic elements of digital photography, including subject selection, composition, use of light, depth of field, and color. Tuition is $125.00 for the two day class.

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Melson and Neal Wedding Kimberlee Thomas

TWIRP, The Woman is Required to Pay, is a “get to know each other” function at Ouachita Baptist University at the beginning of each fall semester.

Audrey Melson admits to not knowing many young men on campus since school had just started. But, Jordan Neal was lucky enough to be among the handful she did know and therefore found himself being asked to join Audrey in swing dancing lessons after their first outing together at 50’s night.

The two became instant friends. They were both a part of the same friend group and spent a lot of time together at dancing lessons and study groups. As their relationship progressed Jordan began traveling to Batesville with Audrey on weekends and spending time with her family. Audrey explained, “Jordan is from Arizona and so he was able to spend Easter and the Thanksgiving holidays with us, not to mention the annual Turkey Bowl held by the First Baptist Church.” It wasn’t long before her friends and family were smitten with Jordan. “It took me a few months into dating to realize that I would one day marry him,” Audrey shared.

However, Jordan admits he knew pretty early on that Audrey was not just his favorite dance partner but that he wanted her to be his life partner.

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Arkadelphia at OBU that Jordan wanted to propose to Audrey there. On their second dating anniversary Jordan took Audrey downtown to the Gazebo. Audrey recalls, “I had no idea what was going on.” When they entered the gazebo there were five vases full of yellow daisies, Audrey’s favorite flower. Nestled in each bunch of daisies was a note card. Jordan had handwritten the following; Card 1 – “I can’t promise that it will be easy. I can’t promise that it will be comfortable. I can’t promise that it will always be safe. I can’t promise that it will always be perfect.” Card 2 – “ I do promise to always support you, to work hard to provide for you and seek God’s wisdom as we make decisions together.” Card 3 – “I do promise to put your comfort before my own.

Emotionally, socially, and physically, I will sacrifice what I want for the sake of what you need.” Card 4 – “I do promise to put your life before my own, to protect our family physically and spiritually and to think of you as more important than myself.” Card 5 – “I promise to wake up every morning choosing to love you, to have forgiveness waiting for you before I have even been wronged, to lead our family as a man, and be submissive to God as His servant.” As Audrey finished reading the final card Jordan knelt to one knee and asked for her hand in marriage. Her answer was a tearful “yes”.

The couple married on June 1, 2013 at Berry Chapel on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. Minister James Taylor officiated the double ring ceremony. The church was decorated with flowers in shades of blue and yellow, white gladiolas, Bells of Ireland, larkspur, hydrangea, roses, and Queen Anne’s lace. Pianist Denise Gatlin of Batesville played and assortment of hymns for the prelude music as well as music for the seating of the family. Guitarist Noah James of Cabot sang the Bridal Processional song, “When I say I Do”.

The bridal party consisted of: Katherine Melson serving as Audrey’s Maid of Honor, Erin Coleman serving as Matron of Honor, and Micah Seal, Cassie Neal, Amberly Green and Phebe Pruett serving as Brides Maids. Jarrett Neal served as Jordan’s Best Man. His Groomsman were: Justin Trewitt, Taylor Lamb, Patrick Krauss, Wyatt Smith and Tyler Smith. Ben Taylor served the couple as ring bearer and carried Audrey’s grandfather Melson’s Bible.

A reception followed at the Captain Henderson House, a restored Victorian Bed and Breakfast, on the Campus of Henderson State University. The couple honeymooned in San Francisco.

The young couple currently resides in Gilbert, Arizona. Jordan is a math teacher and a co-ed volleyball coach at Gilbert High School. He also coaches for Victory, a men’s volleyball club team, and the East Valley Juniors, a women’s team. Audrey is a full time student at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona where she is pursuing her Masters in Occupational Therapy.

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Reviewed by Tanner Smith “Alive” is based on the true 1972 story of a chartered plane carrying friends, families, and members of a Uruguayan rugby team that crash-landed in the Andes.

For a little more than two months, before they were finally rescued, the survivors struggled to survive the cold and also resorted to cannibalism, eating parts of the dead, to keep from starvation. The story was made into a best-selling novel by Piers Paul Read, and has been adapted into the uplifting drama “Alive.”

“Alive” opens with one of the most frightening, convincing plane crash sequences you’ll see in a movie.

It’s perfectly executed and captures the intense fear of being on a falling plane. It starts out just unnervingly, as the plane goes through some turbulence, but then it gets crazier and more terrifying as the plane surely is crashing down. It’s unforgettable, as sights such as seats with people still in them being hurled outward through a gaping hole where the back cabin used to be.

At that point, we’re hooked and wondering what’s going to happen next.

The survivors are stuck on a mountain slope in the Andes and they do what they can to stay alive until a rescue team comes for them. They ration what little food they have, use seat covers as blankets, go inside the fuselage at night and curl up next to each other to stay warm. But with the continual freezing weather, food running out, and a rescue that has been called off, they realize they must do whatever they can to survive, even if that means eating the flesh off of their dead.

The subject of cannibalism is horrid and “Alive” doesn’t shy away from the horrific reality of the situation. It confronts it realistically. The characters talk about it with credible unease and tension. Some are even afraid to say the word “cannibal,” and when one does, it makes the situation even more uneasy.

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time and then leans his head down in disgust and holds out the cutting tool used to slice some meat and says quickly, “Someone take this.” When they’re all used to it, though, they manage to crack a few awkward jokes, like “If you eat me, be sure to clean your plate.” This is all done genuinely, with the characters reacting with authentic horror at the situation and then trying to relieve the tension.

“Alive” is something of a “triumph of the human spirit,” as an ordinary group of people is pushed to their limits to survive an extreme situation. The film has a bright look, an uplifting tone, and constant talk about religion and God that make “Alive” more of an inspirational survival tale than a dark thriller confronting the horror of cannibalism. This is why the true event is sometimes remarked as “the Miracle of the Andes.”

One problem I have with “Alive” is that with a large group of people as the film’s central characters, only a few of them can have enough screen time to be considered independent while the others just blend into the film. The only actors I can think of that have a significant amount of screen time are Ethan Hawke as reckless Nando; Vincent Spano as take-charge Antonio; Josh Hamilton as reasonable Cannessa; Bruce Ramsay as optimistic Carlitos; and Kevin Braznahan as pessimistic Roy. Another problem I have with “Alive” is the ending. This is supposed to be the big dramatic payoff, but it just felt sort of rushed and looked over without really gathering a lot of much-needed weight.

But for the most part, “Alive” is very much indeed alive. It’s well-crafted, well-acted, and quite effective.

Instead of becoming a mere adventure story, and the final half does venture into that territory (though respectively), “Alive” becomes a more visionary tale about survival and experience that works.

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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler Book Reviews by Vanessa Adams I am about to do you a huge favor and NOT tell you a vital part of the story. I read this book not knowing this particular, crucial fact and it made reading the book a complete surprise and filled my brain with satisfaction I don’t get very often. My mother and grandmother told me that once they’ve begun reading a book, they sometimes read the last few pages to find out what the author has in store for them. This would kill the pleasure for me, and I’m assuming it would for you, too. For that reason, I will refrain from revealing the most important fact about Fowler’s novel.

Now, how do I write a review about this book without the key element being exposed? I’ll do my best.

First, let me tell you a little about the book’s author, Karen Joy Fowler. Fowler was born in 1950 and spent the first decade of her life in Bloomington, Indiana. She then moved to Southern California with her family and attended Berkeley, beginning in 1968. Fowler witnessed all the turmoil of the era, and often joined in the antiwar protests. She grew to be a compassionate, thoughtful individual whose writing reflects her many interests. Her most well-known novel to date, The Jane Austen Book Club, published in 2004. It would be unfair, however, to pigeonhole Fowler’s style as one of a chick-lit writer. Fowler writes science fiction, mainstream fiction, and cross-genre reads, such as We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.

Rosemary Cooke, Fowler’s narrator in the story, tells of her family that undergoes such a traumatic loss they are shattered irrevocably. Rosemary takes her readers through the happy, funny, and very unusual childhood of hers, along with her brother’s and sister’s childhoods, until an unexpected occurrence changes everything in their lives. From this point in the story, the reader will want to know all the details, but will have to be patient and allow Rosemary to reveal the story in small increments, allowing for a shocking, deeply emotional story that will leave readers affected long after they’ve returned the book to the library. (I’m a librarian, I had to write that.)

Rosemary discloses her past gradually, and explains why at the beginning of the novel. She admits that, as a child, she talked incessantly. She gives examples throughout the story of her talkative nature, and fills those

stories with humor. She is loved deeply by her parents, but her constant talking prompts her father to tell her to start her stories in the middle. She tells her readers that this suggestion is why she begins her story in the middle.

Why is her brother wanted by the FBI? How did her sister disappear? These are events that are slowly revealed, creating tension and apprehension that propel the story to its tragic conclusion.

If you plan to read Fowler’s exceptional novel, which I hope you do, you will thank me for this somewhat abbreviated review. Unlike every review I’ve read of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, I have omitted the one detail that triggers the entire story and makes for an unforgettable read.

I’m pleased to have a little additional space to share another reading-related topic with you. I was thinking that Fowler’s novel is one of the best I’ve read in 2013, which led me to think about my favorite novels of all time. I posed the question to our library’s Book Club last month: What are your five favorite novels of all time? I asked Book Club members to return the next month with their lists and we would discuss them. Try this with your friends, family, book club group, or alone. It’s great fun to think about all the wonderful books you’ve read and why certain books stand out as favorites. Here is my list of ten favorite books I’ve read, and I had a very difficult time narrowing it to these ten titles: 1. The Grapes Of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 2. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë 3. The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien 4. As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner 5. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin 6. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne 7. Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham 8. The World According to Garp, by John Irving 9. The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz 10. Bridget Jones’s Diary, by Helen Fielding What about The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton?

Wiseblood, by Flannery O’Connor? Catch-22, by Joseph Heller? Or many, many other titles? Well, I reserve the right to change my favorites anytime. And please, the next time you’re in the Independence County Library, drop me a list of your favorites. Until then, we all need to Read On! N

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Things To Do Open Water Scuba Diver Full Certification Learning to scuba dive is safe and affordable but it does require a modest amount of training. This entrylevel course is split evenly between the classroom and pool for completion of your full certification as an Open Water Diver. Participants learn the principles of diving physics and physiology, selection and maintenance of equipment, and safe diving practices.

Bruce Fletcher, dive leader. Fee: $425 plus pool rental fee: $10. To schedule a time or for more information, call 870-612-2082.

Intermediate Knitting This class will take you beyond the basic knit and purl stitches. Lisa Krause will teach you how to increase and decrease, fix basic mistakes, do the cable and additional more-advanced stitches and read simple patterns. You will learn about different types of needles, yarns and fibers and finishing techniques. Knitting needles will be provided. Fee: $34 plus supply fee: $7.

Dates: November 4, 11, 18, December 2, 6 to 8 p.m.

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Intro to Microsoft Word 2010 Learn how to use Word 2010 to create impressive documents. Topics include creating, editing, formatting and adding graphic elements to your documents.

Keyboarding skills are an asset but not a requirement for registration. Elizabeth Turner, instructor. Fee: $49 plus textbook to be purchased at UACCB Bookstore.

Dates: November 5, 7, 12, 14, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Main Classroom Building, Room 222.

Business Etiquette and Professionalism As an employee, it is what makes you stand out from the others and rise to the top. As an employer, the professionalism of your employees makes your business stand out and keeps the customers returning.

But what exactly is it? How do you get it? And, what happens if you get the interview? This class will cover business etiquette and professionalism from personal presentation to cell phone usage to networking. Beth Bruce, instructor. Fee: $29. Date: November 5, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Main Classroom Building, Room 240.

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on a leash, sit and down command, stay in place, come when called and proper behavior when out for a walk. The first class will be an orientation class without your pet. Bring your dog to all remaining classes. Must have proof of current rabies vaccination. Fee: $120. Dates: November 5(without dog), 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, December 3, 5, 7 to 8 p.m. Annex Building, Room 404.

Make Your Own Mesh Wreath November 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. in UACCB’s Row Johns Building, room 801. Pre-registration required - $20 plus supplies. To register call 870-612-2082 or email katrina.stevens@uaccb. edu.

ServSafe Food November 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in UACCB’s Nursing Allied Health Building, room 926. Pre-registration required - $168.93. To register call 870-612-2082 or email katrina. stevens@uaccb.edu Crocheting Feed your brain, exercise your fingers and discover the art form of crocheting! Whether you’re a first-timer or looking to expand your crocheting skills, Lisa Krause will show you how to choose the right tools, create basic stitches, and finish off your work. Fee: $34.

Bring one skein of acrylic yarn in a color that is not too dark or too bright and a crochet hook, any size from H through J. Dates: November 7, 14, 21, December 5, 6 to 8 p.m. (No class on Thanksgiving) Row Johns Building, Room 801.

Preparing for the Job Hunt Today’s job market is very tough. When there are 80 applicants for a position, how do you write a resume that gets noticed? And, what happens if you get the interview? This class will cover the basics of writing a clean and professional resume. It will also cover the do’s and don’ts of a job interview. If you are facing the employment market for the first time or if you need to brush up your skills, this is the class for you. It is recommended that students who take this class also take Business Etiquette. Beth Bruce, instructor. Fee: $29.

Date: November 19, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Main Classroom Building, Room 240.

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The Hunts The Hunts are an indie-folk band from the southlands of Chesapeake, Virginia. Driven by a passion for creating compelling music, these seven brothers and sisters bring an amazing chemistry and powerful presence November 18 at 7 p.m. in the Independence Hall.

Scott Carrell Piano Recital Friday November 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Brown Chapel Bevens Music Room, you are invited for this performance. Contact Russell Stinson at 870-307-7261.

Holiday Art Fair Lyon College Art Student League is proud to present a holiday art fair / sale in the Temporary Dining Hall Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This unique holiday art festival promises to deliver a memorable experience to all of those who visit. Call Dustyn Bork at 734-770-9218 for more information.

Nick Pena Exhibit November 4 through December 13 from 8 a.m to 8 p.m. in the Alphin Humanities Building Kresge Art Gallery, this exhibit will be displayed for all to see. Call Carly Dahl at 870-307-7336 or email her at carly.dahl@lyon.edu for more information.

Audite!: A Response to Violence/Fall Choral Concert See the Lyon College Concert Chorale, Batesville Choral Society and the Highlander Youth Singers including Cantata Misericordium by Benjamin Britten November 8 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church.

Imrat Khan. Contact Michael Oriatti at 870-307-7259 for more information.

All Over Independence Living Joyously Series Cave City First Assembly of God is pleased to announce a six part series on dealing with depression.

This presentation is free and open to all November 11, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Monthly Fish Fry and Chicken Dinner The Hutchinson Mountain Community Center at 3370 Camp Tahkodah Road will be hosting their monthly Fish Fry and Chicken Dinner on Friday, November 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. Cost for adults and children 12 and up is only $10.00.

Children 11 and under eat FREE. Buffet, drink, and dessert are included. Take-out is available $10.00 for adult and $5.00 for children. For more information you may call 870-251-3458. The center is also available for rental by contacting Lea Barber at 870-612-4718.

Holiday Fashion Show and Dinner Small & Hip will host a Holiday Fashion Show and Dinner at Elizabeth’s on Main Street Saturday, November 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Independence County United Way Angel Tree Project. Tickets are $30. For tickets or information contact Raquel Biervliet at 870-613-0733. New toy and cash donations will be accepted during the event.

The Nutcracker Ballet The North Arkansas Dance Theater will perform The Nutcracker Ballet Friday, November 22 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 23 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Independence Hall on the campus of UACCB. For tickets or information call 1-866-GOT-NADT N

“The Weirdest Honeymoon Ever” See this performance in the Holloway Theatre November 10 and 11 from 8 to 9 p.m. Contact Fonzie Geary for more information at 870-307-7511.

Yoga/ Wellness Event November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Patrick Mulick will host this Yoga/Wellness session in the Edwards Commons Maxfield Room from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Dr. Mulick at patrick.mulick@lyon. edu or call 870-307-7215.

Sitar/Tabla Concert of Classical Music from India November 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Brown Chapel Bevens Music Room with Sitar legend Ustad

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Faces Alash Ensemble Stuns Audience Alash Ensemble gave a stunning Reva Wells performance September 26th, receiving a wildly enthusiastic response from the Daisy Award Recipient audience that nearly filled the Lecture Hall Annie Solis at Ozarka College in Mountain View. There Reva Wells, a Registered Nurse were abundant awe-inspired moments while on White River Medical Center’s the ensemble demonstrated their stunning (WRMC) 3rd floor, is WRMC’s musicianship, demonstrating each member’s newest recipient of the Daisy Award ability to sing multiple notes simultaneously for Extraordinary Nurses. Wells along with their virtuosity on a variety of has been at WRMC for four years. traditional folk music instruments of their “ I’m just so amazed and grateful. I homeland in the Republic of Tuva, located in feel there are others also deserving south-central Siberia. of this recognition,” she said.

To quote Gary Keith, “Wow! Lois and The Daisy Award is a bimonthly I just got home from the Alash Ensemble's award that recognizes nurses for concert at Ozarka College here in Mountain excellence. Daisy Award recipients View. It was incredible, and pretty much are first nominated by patients and defies description. The music was like a ultimately chosen by the WRMC spiritual experience. I felt like I was out of Staff Nurse Advisory Council (SNAC). my body several times. It was transcendent, beyond borders, beyond language, beyond N cultures. It felt like an old ancient experience This years Water Carnival Dance from another life. Yet it was so familiar, like was, yet again, the event not to I had experienced it somewhere in my soul, be missed. Below are just two like a very familiar old friend. It really gets glimpses of the festivities. See more into you, your being doesn't want to and at www.eyeonmag.com. can't say No to it. I feel like I was exactly where I wanted to be and at one with everyone in the room. I could have listened for several lifetimes and felt like maybe I had. Thank you so much John and Terri Van Orman for bringing such a gift to Mountain View. Lois and I agreed that we felt like we were in another place and time. I watched the room and everyone was moving, swaying, probably there were even some tears. That was beautiful!”

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Batesville Oncology Clinic staff recently raised approximately $1,200 at their Ribbons of Hope yard sale and wreath raffle. Proceeds will go toward meeting the personal needs of their cancer patients. The staff at Batesville Oncology Clinic: Back row (L to R) Diana Waldrip, Sandy Howard, Johanna Rea, Brittany Stroud, Mary Brewer, Darla Hall. Front Row (L to R) Crystal Cross and Tiffany Cox. Not Pictured: Jeannie Morgan, Johnna McDaniel, Pam Alexander, and Drs. Raman Desikan and Muhammad Khan.

Many turned out for the recent Ribbons of Hope yard sale hosted by Batesville Oncology. Oncology staff, WRMC employees, and others donated to the yard sale. All the proceeds will go toward meeting the personal needs of their cancer patients (i.e. gas to get to appointments). Batesville Oncology also hosted a wreath raffle in conjunction with this event. Total, they raised approximately $1,200.

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Lyon College Art Student League to host “Holiday Art Fair” The Lyon College Art Student League proudly presents a Holiday Art Fair on November 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This unique holiday art festival promises to deliver a memorable experience to all of those who visit. Located on the campus of Lyon College in “The Temp” dining hall in the Scottish Heritage building, this event offers one-of-a-kind pieces from more than 30 select artists from all over Arkansas including professional artists from Mountain View, Little Rock, Batesville, and Hot Springs along with students and art professors from Lyon College. Art of all mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, jewelry, ceramics, and mixed media will be available at the festival. Items range from small to large and offer affordable options for everyone on your holiday gift list.

In addition to the extraordinary art, festival-goers will enjoy live music and holiday foods including baked goods and lunch available for purchase.

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WRMC Featured in Quality Video Created by National Publication White River Medical Center (WRMC) was recently recognized in a video created by the Hospitals and Health Networks (H&HN), a national flagship publication of the American Hospital Association. The video recognized WRMC for major improvements in quality care after participating in the AHA’s Health Research & Education Trust Hospital Engagement Network (HEN).

As a result of their involvement, White River Medical Center’s staff reduced the hospital’s catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) by 50 percent. Reducing that rate is one of the 10 core improvement areas of the HEN. “When the patients in our community come here, we know many of them,” says Jody Smotherman, the hospital’s director of quality and case management. “There's a sacred trust that takes place between the hospital, the caregivers and the patient.”

It is in that spirit that the hospital participated in the HEN. Robin Anderson, R.N., White River’s quality management supervisor, says the staff began implementing best practices to reduce infection rates, and also began using data to pinpoint specific causes of spikes in infection rates. For example, Anderson says staff discovered that a reported spike in CAUTI rates could be traced to cultures taken from patients who were catheterized for more than two weeks.

“Reducing infections is one of the easiest ways to prevent patient harm,” Anderson says. “Whenever you focus on reducing infections and get it embedded into your culture, it's just a win for everyone.”

Anderson also says that involvement in the HEN has helped nurses enter into a more collaborative relationship with physicians.

“Before the HEN network, nurses would not question a physician at all,” she notes. “But now, they feel empowered to

question that doctor: ‘Does the patient still need the central line? Does the patient still need the Foley catheter?’ And it's made a huge difference.”

For their efforts in reducing CAUTI rates, WRMC was recognized by the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care earlier this year.

Gary Bebow, Administrator/Chief Executive Officer at White River Medical Center, says the hospital’s successes are just the beginning.

“Clearly, [we’ve] learned the best things to do, but more important is to continue to emphasize those things, so that the initial gains are retained and continue to improve over time,” Bebow adds.

Launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2011, the HEN initiative aims to reduce patient harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent by the end of 2013.

To view the video created by H&HN, visit White River Health System’s Facebook page or go visit the news page at www.whiteriverhealthsystem.com.

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WRMC Prostate Cancer Screening a Success Annie Solis

Ernie Pectol of Magness walked into White River Medical Center (WRMC) on the night of the free Prostate Cancer Screening event, and in less than 30 minutes, his prostate screening exam was complete until next year.

Each year, WRMC and Drs. John Allgood, Hunter Brown, Raman Desikan, Robert Emery, and Muhammad Khan host a Free Prostate Cancer Screening Event for men throughout the region. This year, a total of 284 men participated in the event.

“I’ve been coming for approximately six years,” said Pectol. “Prostate cancer runs in my family, so it’s nice to know that in less than 30 minutes, I can put my fears to rest for an entire year.”

The event is in its 16th year and has benefitted hundreds of men throughout the region.

“Men come from all over to get this important screening, and we are thankful for a great turnout,” said Bryan Langston, WRMC CommHealth Coordinator and coordinator of the screening.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, excluding skin cancers, in American men. According to cancer. org, an estimated 2400 Arkansas men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year and nearly 300 die of the disease.

Chances of surviving prostate cancer are over 90% higher if diagnosed early.

Men should be screened beginning at age 50. African American men or men with a family history should be screened beginning at age 40.

WRMC offers several treatment options for men suffering from prostate cancer including Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), da Vinci® prostatectomy, brachytherapy (a form of radiation therapy), and cryotherapy (a treatment method using cold temperatures). Men should consult a Urologist to discuss treatment options.

WRMC holds the Free Prostate Cancer Screening every year in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

As a result of the growing national awareness in recent years, prostate cancer deaths in America have greatly decreased.

“For the event to be successful,

we need physicians, staff, nurses, and hospital auxiliary who are willing to donate their time,” said Gary Bebow, WRMC Administrator/CEO. “I’m proud to say that volunteers are never in short supply for this event, and we are appreciative of their continued support each year.”

“I would like to give a big thanks to WRMC and all the doctors and staff involved for thinking of the men in our area,” said Pectol. “This prostate screening is beneficial, timely, discreet, and doesn’t cost a thing. It’s a great public service.”

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Tales Of a Transplanted Fashionista A Glamorous Day in the Life Leigh Keller

My love of listening and helping began when I was a very young child. Some of my parent's earliest pictures of me are me in a wagon, with a furry friend, talking them through their feelings (a captive audience that could not speak back was clearly my choice of client then). My first love was animals, and I wanted to be a veterinarian, until my Daddy reminded me, when I was little older, that I would have to send some animals to rainbow bridge. I knew that I just couldn't do that. I would end up becoming an animal hoarder with dogs with color coordinated collars..... wait....

Through middle school and high school, friends would come to me for advice, and I was always out to "fix" someone else's problems (Note; this was high school in the 90s, some of our biggest issues were our thrift store clothing choices and damaged hair from elementary school in the 80s). When it came time for graduation and to select a college major, for some reason I chose pre-dentistry, which quickly changed to English, then added on Spanish.

After teaching a few years, I made the decision to go back to graduate school to pursue a Master's in School Counseling.

I had come to realize as a teacher that the safest, happiest place for lots of kids was school, and they all seemed to need someone to listen to them, and try to nudge them in the right direction.

Life as a high school counselor is not exactly what I thought it would be. But, I am so in love with my career for many reasons. Mostly, because no day is exactly like the next. A couple of weeks ago, a young woman was in my office, and we were discussing her plans after graduation.

Now, honestly, I had a high school counselor, but I never spoke to her, let alone plopped myself down in her office

and talked about my wishes and dreams, hopes and goals.

If I had, she would have hopefully saved me a whole lot of money by simply reminding me that I #1 hate bad breath, and #2 do not look good in white, so, therefore, I cannot be a dentist. This particular young woman was asking me about my job, and if I liked it, and then she said "Well....I could never, like, do your job Mrs. Keller, because you just, like, sit at a desk all day." Sigh. Teenagers. They certainly put you right back in your place, don't they?

I rarely get to just sit at my desk all day. If I wear cute heels to work, I have to remind myself to pack a back up pair of flats, because three inch heels are typically an indicator that I might just have a super busy day. My job begins at 7:40 a.m. each day, when I usually have someone waiting to speak to me, goes through lunch (If you are in my office during the lunch hour, which kids usually are, then you are not allowed to complain about my stinky Lean Cuisines. You have to deal with it.) and then rushes towards 3:20 p.m. A typical day can bring on happiness and tears, and not just from me. I counsel kids about anything from their math grade to what to say to an employer who wants them to work until 11 p.m. every night (Not nice!! If you employ high school kids, let them go home and sleep already!). We all have our good days and our bad days, but we typically say we could create a reality show simply about the counseling office and it would do so well on Bravo.

More than anything, my career has taught me to count my blessings every day. I have a home, I have a car, I have a sweet little family who needs me. I don't go home to an empty cupboard and wonder how I will feed my child. I am surrounded by love, and am kind of constantly amazed that I get to come to work every day and do what I was meant to do (except for standardized testing....I was not meant to do that).

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White River Water Carnival reports $292,000 in economic impact Danell Hetrick

The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the White River Water Carnival held on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 generated just over $292,000 in tourism revenue for Independence County.

The total generated revenue was calculated using analysis figures and estimations provided by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and results from surveys completed by Water Carnival attendees and those who participated in the Afterglow 5k.

Chamber President/CEO Crystal Johnson said of this year’s Water Carnival, “We had over 9,000 attendees this year with the majority traveling from 30 or more miles to attend. We have accomplished our goal by providing the community with a family-friendly event that promotes community pride while making a positive economic impact.”

The White River Water Carnival is an annual event held throughout the Batesville area and at Riverside Park. This year marked the 70th Anniversary of the Water Carnival. N A shot of the AfterGlow 5K line up shows just how successful this event was. Far top right, Brent Hurst of Bald Knob won the Bone Collector for the second year in a row. He gets his name engraved on the Bone Collector belt and won $500. Next is Randy Seale (participating gurgitator) getting the crowd excited before the chow down begins. The bottom two photos show moments from the Justin Flom Magic Show.

Experiencing God in the Everyday Sacred vs. Secular Pastor Chad Grigsby

In our culture we have what has been called a sacred and secular divide. In other words, some things are sacred in life and other things are secular. Some music is sacred and some is secular. Our job is secular but our church is sacred. Our Bible study is sacred but our lunch is secular.

Going fishing is secular while praying is sacred.

And this is the mindset in which most of us live our lives.

And it seems to be true at first glance. I mean, what could be sacred about lunch, fishing, or working? But then we read the Bible and it challenges our worldview. It breaks down the divide. Especially in 1 Corinthians 10:31, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” All of a sudden, lunch is sacred! How can this be?

A quick survey of the Old Testament reveals that every time God did something significant among his people they remembered it with a meal. All throughout the year they would remember the great works of the Lord through eating and celebrating together. Even Jesus met with his disciples hours before his death to do what? That’s right share a meal! Maybe it’s not so secular after all.

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sacred. All of life is to be lived with him and for him. God doesn’t just want our church attendance or Bible study on Sundays to be a sacred event, he wants us to realize our whole life is sacred. He wants us to see Monday through Saturday as being just as sacred as Sunday morning.

The fact that everything is sacred changes how we should do everything. It affects how we rest, how we work, how we vacation, and even how we eat because all of life is sacred. We live our whole lives as worship to God in the everyday. We no longer see work as drudgery but as a sacred part of our lives to God. We no longer view Mondays as something to endure as just one more step toward the weekend. Even Mondays are sacred.

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The Myopic Life The Power of Hope Kristi Price

Over the years, I have participated in Angel Tree and Operation Christmas Child. Both are keen, focused ways that connect us and our imaginations to the reality of great need all around. Both offer specific ways of addressing that need. I adore these and other projects that brighten the spirits of children.

Unfortunately, it’s only Christmas once a year. Need, on the other hand, is a 365-days-a-year reality. I’ve been reading through an article by a renowned economist about the best ways of caring for the needy overseas. The author analyzes the top ten approaches aimed at breaking the cycle of global poverty, including microfinance lending, installing clean water devices, donating animals, sponsoring a child, and more. The following is a very elementary conclusion of what proved to be fascinating, nuanced analysis: basically, the bottom line is this - hope. When we participate in projects that ultimately bring lasting hope, real change begins to occur. In this context, sponsoring a child was the most pivotal, far-reaching way to change a life, and to change other lives. When we address more than one or two basic needs, when we establish the possibility of a different future in that person’s mind, sustainable change begins!

I’ve been thinking about that word lately, hope. Hope requires consistent attention. It requires that we step into supportive roles for the long haul. It requires that the person in need is able to both trust and believe that change

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is possible. Locally, hope is at the center of foster parenting – the belief that opening our home for a child can change their future. Hope is at the center of sheltering the abused – the belief that a tomorrow spent without fear can lead to a lifetime spent without fear. Hope is what changes people.

Here recently, I’ve watched some men at my church come alongside a homeless adult I’ll call Henry. They could have just given Henry a bottle of water. They could have simply bought him a meal. They could have given him a ride to the bus station. All are acceptable ways to care for the needy. I even suppose some might have asked him to leave the grounds, for at first, this person’s social anxieties made him off-putting and fearsome. But these men persisted in relationship with Henry, believing in the hope that compassionate community can change a person’s life. It hasn’t been easy, and there have been times that both parties probably would have liked to vacate the relationship, but the idea of hope has won out. They are searching for an affordable place for Henry to live and establishing ways to protect him from the snares that have made him homeless. Their loving-kindness, even when he was not kind, is transforming all of us. The ripple effect of hope is powerful!

So if you’ve never done it before, pack a box for Operation Christmas Child or adopt an Angel Tree child.

Plant the seed of hope and watch it grow in your own life as well.

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It’s Not Just Football and Hunting Season...

Alisa R. Lancaster

It’s also cold and flu season once again! Both are caused by viruses; over 200 different viruses cause the cold with fewer viruses causing the flu. That’s why a shot is available for the flu and not the cold.

Symptoms for both include a stuffy nose (cold may have green or yellow discharge), fatigue, cough, and headache. Both can have muscle aches (the aches associated with the flu will be in the back, arms, and legs). A fever is common in both, below 102° F is normal for a cold and greater than 102° F is flu related.

A cold may also have a sore throat, sneezing, or watery eyes. Nausea, chills, sweats, and a loss of appetite are associated with the flu. Colds can happen at any time of the year, are milder, develop slowly, and typically last from 2-14 days. The flu is more common in the winter, has a rapid onset, and will last from 2-7 days, though the cough and fatigue may last two to three weeks.

Both viruses are treated in the same fashion. Get plenty of rest, especially when febrile. Drink lots of fluids such as water and clear soup. Gargle with salt water a few times a day to soothe a sore throat; throat spray or lozenges may help as well. Use saline (salt water) nose drops. Avoid alcohol and tobacco. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) will help with the fever, aches, and pains. There are antiviral

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Antibiotics are not effective against viruses and should not be prescribed unless there’s a concurrent bacterial infection. Your best defense is to get a flu vaccination which is now available. Contrary to what you may have heard, there’s no risk of getting the flu from receiving a flu shot. It takes 10-14 days to mount an immune response, so the sooner you get one the better.

Call your healthcare provider if you are 65 years of age or older, pregnant, or have a chronic medical condition such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease or if you think your illness seems severe. Remember to stay in and limit exposure of others and, as always, use good, frequent hand washing techniques!

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Ozark Foothills FilmFest Added to Encyclopedia of Arkansas Batesville’s Ozark Foothills FilmFest is a new addition to the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. The article covers the history of the festival, from 2002 to the present. The festival, established by Bob and Judy Pest, was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization in 2001. The first festival featured the late Levon Helm, a member of the legendary rock band, The Band, and Arkansas musical icon. Helm’s performance attracted a capacity crowd at the historic Melba Theater. In remarks to the audience, Helm poetically referred to the new organization as “a baby that needs to be nurtured to reach its full potential.”

Over the years a number of Arkansans participated in or had work screened at the festival, including Lisa Blount, Mary Steenburgen, and Louis Jordan. Programming also included Disfarmer: A Portrait of America, the first documentary about the enigmatic photographer from Heber Springs. In 2006 the festival mounted an exhibit titled “Posters from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, 1936-1956” which toured the region.

By 2009 the festival had established itself as “one of the best small town film festivals in America” according to the Arkansas Times. Filmmakers began to premiere their films in Batesville. The festival, still operated by its founders, settled into an annual five-day spring event in Batesville. Panels and workshops became increasingly important; women directors played a significant role in the festival’s programming; and attendance and public support grew. With thirteen years experience, the festival, now held at The University of Arkansas Community College and the historic Landers Theater building, has established itself as relevant, entertaining, and financially stable, making it a significant contributor to the economy and quality of life in the Ozark foothills region. The film festival is the first film-related entry to be included in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

The 13th annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest will take place April 2-6, 2014.

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most important is Food Insecurity, which I intend to focus on as times go on. I am eager to hear what my readers have to say about life in rural Arkansas.

Eye on Independence magazine is allowing me to hold a writer’s competition, asking you to submit an essay that expresses what you think, what changes can and should be made, and what are rural Arkansas’ biggest problems and best possible solutions. The three best essays will be included in the January issue of Eye on Independence and the person who submits the best essay will win two free passes to the 2014 Ozark Foothills FilmFest, set for April 2-6 at several venues in Batesville. Be sure to give your essay a title. Send your entry to bobpest@wildblue.net by December 2. You can reach me at home at 870-251-1189. Good luck and write the truth. Eye on Independence is available for free at businesses around Batesville, including Daylight Donuts, Batesville Area Arts Council, UACCB Student Center, Independence County Library, and Elizabeth’s Restaurant.

P.S. Just for the record, I grew up in West Virginia, as rural as it gets!

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