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Red Dirt Riders

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

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Alderwoman threatens lawsuit over deer hunt

Bikes, Blues & BBQ puts Eureka on its map

Board OKs release of some retainage funds

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7:27 p.m. – A caller reported the theft and use of her debit card to the tune of $200 by an individual she then named. A report was taken.

SEPTEMBER 21 12:28 a.m. – The owner of a dining establishment near the bottom of Planer Hill called for assistance because one intoxicated patron wanted to walk to his car, while another would not let him into that same car. The officer gave the patron a ride to his sister’s.

1:33 a.m. – A false alarm was reported and checked out by an officer at Pig Trail Golf & Cart.

9:33 a.m. – A caller from a local lodging facility reported a guest leaving without paying and was informed it was a civil matter.

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8:45 a.m. – A woman turned herself into to ESPD on an outstanding warrant for 42 counts of fraud using a credit card.

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Riding for the Right

The George Brothers take their ‘red-dirt’ country on the road

By Jennifer Jackson Blues, Bikes and Barbecue. The brothers Two years ago, Randall and DaWayne lead rides over to Fayetteville every day, George were riding their Harleys in a Randall said. And every Thursday night veterans’ ride down the Pig Trail, a scenic from March through December is Biker’s byway that winds through the Ozarks. As Night at the Hoe-Down — arrive on a the riders left Eureka Springs, Randall, motorcycle and get a discounted ticket to at the end of the line, looked across the the show, which automatically enters your highway at the 100 bikers led by his bike in a contest. brother and thought, “We’re all brothers, “During the first half of the Hoe-Down, we’re all friends and we’re all outlaws — judges walk the parking lot,” Randall forever.” said. “First prize is $100, second prize is Turned out to be the more than passing $20 and third prize is $20.” thought.

The NRA Freedom “I wrote the song Ride’s lunch stop when I was on my was Ozark, where “If people want to come bike,” he said. the brothers grew up. here, we give them tours “Brothers, Friends Music is in their genes: free of charge. We take and Outlaws Forever” their parents, Velma them to places they is the title song of the and Leonard George, latest CD by DaWayne had a gospel band normally wouldn’t go.” and Randall George, that the boys were – R andall G eorge better known as the playing and recording ‘red-dirt’ country duo, with by the time they the George Brothers. were in grade school – Six nights a week they headline a show Randall at 6 and DaWayne, 9. at their theater, the Ozark Mountain Hoe“They were born into it,” said Leonard Down, but during the day are more likely George, of the music business. to be found on their Harleys, showing By the time they were pre-teens, the bikers the local roads. brothers were asked to play the Hoe“We ride any day,” Randall said. “If Down, but their mother wouldn’t let them people want to come here, we give them because they were too young to stay up tours free of charge. We take them to late. After graduating from Ozark High places they normally wouldn’t go.”

School in the ‘80s, Randall and DaWayne The George Brothers put northwest became been full-time musicians, going Arkansas on the map after an article on the road and touring with other bands. appeared in “Hog Tales” magazine In 1990, they moved to Eureka Springs, covering a two-day ride they took with and since 1993, have been regulars the editor. On Labor Day Monday, the at the Hoe-Down. In 2001, the Hoebrothers led an NRA Second Amendment Down comic, Mike Nichols, left and the Freedom Ride, which included a free Georges, including their father, bought concert at the destination, the Choctaw into the theater. In 2004, they became full Casino in southeast Oklahoma. The ride owners. drew 71 bikers, including Eureka Springs “The Hoe-Down has always been our Mayor Morris Pate, and 21 hotrods. home,” Randall said.

“It was a very, very cool ride,” Randall Now, bikers come from all over the said. area to see the show. The first Friday in The ride left from the parking lot of September, Brent Scruggs and his brother, the Hoe-Down, which is also a meeting Lynn, arrived on their motorcycles, place for bikers staying in town during having ridden from Lindsey, Okla., in a

thunderstorm.

“We left at 7:30 in the morning and rode 350 miles to come to the show,” said Scruggs, who had seen the George Brothers’ show half a dozen times. “They are as good at entertainment as anyone – Branson or anywhere.”

Along with music, the George Brothers grew up riding motorcycles-- DaWayne was competitive motorcross racing by the time he was 16, and Randall remembers his first motorcycle ride when he was 8.

Now they own Harleys — a ‘06 Screaming Eagle Fat Boy, and a ‘08 Screaming Eagle Soft-Tail Springer. Their band is endorsed by Pig Trail Harley-Davidson in Rogers and Eureka Springs, and by Forman Harley-Davidson in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The George Brothers also do a

Christmas show at the Hoe-Down that raises several thousand dollars annually for Carroll County’s “Shop with A Cop” program. This August they did a benefit for families in Olive, Okla., near Tulsa, where fire destroyed more than 250 homes. The benefit was the result of a call from the school principal, Karen Wood, asking if they would collect school supplies. When Randall told her they’d do a free show, she started crying.

“There was a large biker presence at the benefit,” Randall said. “They are notorious for their generosity.”

On August. 13, the brothers delivered more than $2,000 plus $600 worth of supplies to the school. Bikers who went on the Labor Day NRA ride were also See George Brothers, page 22

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Council member threatens litigation over deer hunt

By Don Lee The long-argued urban deer hunt continued to stir the citizenry and council table alike during this week’s Eureka Springs City Council meeting.

Although last meeting City Attorney Tim Weaver told aldermen he felt they had legally obligated themselves by vote to continue with the deer hunt from Nov. 10 to Feb. 28, the issue was back on the agenda this week as “reconsideration of the deer hunt.”

Weaver suggested council look at Robert’s Rules of Order to see whether it had any valid issues to reconsider, and whether everything “has all been done in the right time frame and in the proper manner. It’s a rules thing,” he added.

As before, critics of the hunt seated at the table were concerned with the parameters of the hunt and the wording of the ballot measure that made it possible.

“It’s come to my attention that the procedure used to get this on ballot

[originally] may have been flawed, the time lapse between it being put on the ballot and the vote may not be in compliance with state statue,” Alderman Lany Ballance said. “The ballot issue itself contains language that is impossible to deliver. The proposed hunt is most certainly not the hunt the people voted on.

And I have it on reasonably good authority that there are funds available right now and people willing to bring this in to litigation if it continues.”

Alderman Karen Lindblad described the whole thing as a “total miscarriage of justice” and continued to insist the people who voted for the deer hunt had no real idea what they were voting for.

At that point, Alderman Parker Raphael urged the council to “quit tearing open old wounds and picking at old scabs,” and council voted 4-0-2 (four in favor, zero against, two abstaining) to take the issue off the table and send it on to the mayor for implementation.

Bikes, Blues and BBQ now includes Eureka Springs; thousands expected here

By Tina Parker

and Kevin Ratkovich

Bikes, Blues & BBQ, the region’s largest motorcycle rally and the fourthlargest in the nation last year with over a quarter-million attendees, has outgrown its home base of Fayetteville and the overflow has shifted north toward Eureka Springs.

For the first time in BBB history, Eureka Springs has been actively endorsed as a destination for the rally.

“This is the first year that BBB has actively cross-promoted with Eureka Springs even though there has always been a satellite rally in Eureka,” said Bikes, Blues and BBQ Executive Director Joe Giles. “With the cross-promotion we will be able to create more entertainment opportunities for attendees with great vendors, food, music and great riding roads.”

In 2011, the bike rally drew more than 350,000 visitors and this year, BBB staff estimate that there will be close to 400,000 people visiting regionally.

BBB will have a major impact on Eureka Springs; in addition to overnighters, Eureka Springs is expected to have a significant amount of day-trippers. Hotels throughout town are at approximately 97 percent capacity for the weekend, officials say, and approximately 7,000-10,000 bikers will travel through Eureka Springs throughout this weekend.

The rally will draw a large crowd, and community officials want to remind locals

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FOR BIKERS: Wondering what’s up this week in Eureka Springs for Bikes, Blues & Barbeque? Check out the RatPack Bikers Blog for details on which area venues have special beer gardens and live entertainment this weekend for motorcyclists in town for BB&BBQ. www.CarrollCoNews.com/blogs/ ratpackbikers LIVE MUSIC: Wondering who’s playing where in Eureka Springs and Fayetteville this weekend? Then head to Kristal’s Northwest Arkansas Live Music Blog for previews of the best live bands around, with video and/or MP3 clips so you’ll know what to expect, as well as complete listings for every venue in the region. www.CarrollCoNews.com/blogs/ livemusicinnwa to take their time and be accepting of the revenue that will come from the rally.

“We want to encourage locals to be patient and aware because motorcycles are everywhere,” said Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce President Mike Bishop. “People should account for the See BBB, page 11

Thank You Clear Spring School thanks the EurekaPalooza Planning Committee, for hours of hard work and creativity!

Reillot Weston, Robin & Brian Weinmann, Mary Howze, Dannelle Tomarchio, Heather Huber, Stephen McGehee, Tom Doss of Allen’s Appliance, Willie Alberson of Alberson Electric and Karen FitzPatrick. And thank you to the musicians, sponsors, vendors, and volunteers who made this an amazing event!

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Exclusively Planning butts heads with Monday thru Friday Nights City Council over encroachments Open at 5:00 o’clock

By Don Lee Planning Commission Chairwoman Beverly Blankenship clashed a bit with Eureka Springs City Council on Monday over the issue of private encroachments on city-owned property.

At its Aug. 27 meeting, Aldermen Lany Ballance and Karen Lindblad had brought forward a request for Planning to research structures encroaching on public property.

“I would like a list of all of them,” Ballance said at the time. “It would also be helpful to know what encroachments will be happening in the future. Because they will happen, and people will come forward and the city will just give the property to them. It would be a very good idea to know how much public property is already being encroached upon.”

Ballance said at the time she felt Planning was very capable of doing the research “on a shoestring budget.”

Ballance’s request was received coolly

by Planning, which sent a message back through Blankenship. “They have asked you to give us very specific detailed instructions as to what you want done,” Blankenship said, “and include a budget line item to pay for it.”

Blankenship said with the help of Mayoral Assistant Diane Wilkerson she had researched the issue and found the cost of hiring a surveyor to survey all the property involved would cost the city about $100,000 a year. “We went back through 126 years of encroachments and found basically one case per year over the past century,” Blankenship said. “Given that, we really didn’t understand what your goal at the end would be, or if it would really better the city to go through this process.”

Ballance disagreed. “City council has asked Planning to specifically do this,” she said, “If you used as much imagination and wherewithal as you have on a lot of these other projects [on Planning’s agenda], you could at least get a start on it and that’s just my opinion. I’d really hoped you would soldier up and take this on, but if it’s beyond your abilities …”

Alderman Butch Berry sided with

Planning on the request. “I personally don’t know if it would cost $100,000 or not,” he said, “but we would require a real surveyor at least. You don’t know what an encroachment is without a city survey. And the only way for Planning to do it is with a real survey of all the properties in Eureka.

Many of these issues have involved residential as well as city properties. Miss Blankenship has done her due diligence in bringing us a report from Planning. While I am sympathetic, this is an item that comes up maybe once a year and maybe not even that often. So again I think we’re wasting their time.”

Ballance asked whether it would be possible to put laws in place to prevent future council’s from giving away city property.

Weaver replied he considered it legally a bad idea to hogtie the hands of future councils in regard to disposal of city property, because there were reasons other than relinquishing property to encroachments for the city to have such control. He added to the discussion the fact the city cannot be “adversely possessed against,” meaning that if someone builds on city property, they can be legally required by the city to tear it down.

Outdoor sales Following a motion to discuss outdoor sales in the city, Blankenship said Planning had been going through older ordinances to make sure they were in order. “City code as worded only deals with city-sponsored events and outdoor sales as pertains to those events,” she said. “We now have privately sponsored events as well, and they need to be able to sell their T-shirts and water bottles or whatever, but according to current code that isn’t really allowed. It also says they get their permits from the mayor’s office or CAPC, neither of which is correct. Permits come from the city clerk’s office. There are just some things in code that are incorrect, and Planning feels they need to be changed.”

City Clerk Ann Armstrong strongly urged Planning to allow department

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Prescription drug take-back set for Saturday “Kids tend to take pills that are unknown to them, and they are easily accessible in the medicine cabinets of their parents and grandparents,” said Carroll County Sheriff Bob Grudek. “A lot of kids don’t realize the dangers of the drugs because they are prescription — they need to know that prescriptions are just as dangerous as illegal drugs.”

In a 2011 survey, Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment found that Arkansas sixth-graders were more likely to abuse prescription drugs more than any other substance except alcohol, tobacco and inhalants.

And nearly eight percent of Arkansas high school seniors reported non-medical or recreational use of prescription drugs, according to the APNA study.

The result of such abuse of prescription drugs has proven deadly across the country, statistics show. In 2007, approximately 27,000 unintentional drug overdoses occurred in the United States, which equates

By Tina Parker Local law enforcement officials want to know if you have unused, extra or expired prescription medications in your medicine cabinets. If you do, they want you this Saturday.

That’s because authorities are holding a prescription drug take-back day with five locations for Carroll County residents to disposal of old or unwanted medications.

On Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon, drop-off locations will be open at the Green Forest Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Eureka Springs Police Department, Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department and the sheriff substation on Holiday Island.

Carroll County health and law enforcement officials are worried about how easily accessible narcotics and other prescription medications are to young children and young adults, and anyone who may abuse prescriptions not intended for them, accidentally or otherwise.

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“We want to get the drugs off the street and out of the hands of children, and the drug take-back is a worthwhile program that will do so,” said Mercy Berryville Vice President of Patient Services Michele Gann. “We want people to be aware that we are always willing to take the unused medications back and keep them out of the hands of the wrong people.”

Carroll County has seen its own share of tragedy due to prescription drug abuse, misuse and accidental overdose, authorities told Carroll County News.

“There are roughly 18 prescription related deaths per year (here),” said Carroll County Coroner Larry Sanders. “Four to five deaths in the county from prescription medications are accidental.

“Some teenagers and adults intentionally overdose — most are not accidental,” said Sanders, adding that some accidental overdoses occur from impaired judgment by patients who are already taking medication and may unintentionally take too much or the wrong thing if it is left lying around.

Seven out of 10 drugs that caused overdose deaths in Arkansas from 2002-2007 were prescription-related — and one was from an over-the-counter drug, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

In an effort to halt the unneeded access to dangerous prescription drugs, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Mercy Berryville, the DEA, and the state of Arkansas for the take-back initiative. This is Carroll County’s third year to participate.

“Mercy partnered with the sheriff’s department after there was a push by the

DEA to promote and educate people about prescription medications,” Gann explained.

Through the last four events held by the state, more than 17.5 tons were collected in Arkansas, estimated at 48 million to 50 million pills, according to a press release issued by the state.

In the past three years Arkansas youth prescription abuse rates have dropped in 27 out of 30 measures conducted by the APNA’s studies in 2011.

But just throwing out your prescriptions in the trash or down the commode is not recommended, for a number of reasons.

Safe disposal is vital, and the sheriff’s office wants to create a secure and environmentally friendly alternative to dispose of prescription medications.

A program in previous years suggested that persons flush prescription medications down the toilet, but in a discovery by the Associated Press in 2008 they suggested that once the medications are flushed they seep into the water table and then into the drinking water supply.

“The only safe way of disposal is at the secure drop locations,” said Grudek.

The sheriff’s office and Mercy hospital are putting together an educational program for parents warning of the dangers of prescription medications. The program will be conducted at Mercy Hospital; dates are to be announced.

“Awareness will reduce the risk of kids involved in prescription drug abuse,” said Grudek. “The best way to combat abuse of medications is through education for parents and their kids—we’ve got to get them to say ‘No!’”

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Eureka school board OKs release of funds Have been some contruction problems, officials say

By Kathryn Lucariello At its monthly meeting last Thursday, the Eureka Springs School Board heard Superintendent Curtis Turner recommend releasing to Kinco Constructors $431,850, or 5 percent of the 10 percent retainage the board is holding until the completion of the new high school.

Typically in a large construction project, 10 percent of the contract cost is withheld until the project is completed in compliance with all regulations and to the purchaser’s satisfaction. According to Laura Morrison of Morrison Architecture, typically 5 percent is released when the job is 50 percent complete.

“You do not have to do this,” Turner told the board. “You can withhold the full 10 percent, and with some contractors I would recommend this, but this one I do not.”

Project manager Charlie Morrison of Morrison Architecture explained the retainage gives the board some leverage if something needs to be redone or has not been done.

Apparently, that has occurred.

“We’ve had some issues on subcontractors,” Charlie said. “I would recommend keeping the full 10 percent on some of the subcontractors.”

He recommended making a list of those, and Laura said the construction is broken down into line items on every part of the job.

Even with a full 5-percent release to Kinco, Charlie said the remaining 5 percent will cover anything “left over.”

“It’s just a couple small things we need to deal with and make sure some things are done,” he said.

Laura added the issues in question were a normal part of the construction process and nothing detrimental to the new school. She said the district has a one-year warranty on construction, and at 11 months a walk-through is done to make sure everything is working properly or can be repaired if it is not.

One of the jobs for which the full retainage will be withheld is retaining walls at the bottom of the steep slope

ending at Lake Lucerne Road. Turner said after the meeting that there was water damage. He was not sure of the exact figure, but said the subcontractor’s cost was around $60,000 for the work.

“They have guaranteed to fix it,” he said and added he would have the Morrisons look at it.

The board approved releasing the 5-percent retainage to Kinco.

New maintenance director?

Turner added an item to the agenda: that of advertising for a maintenance director for the school district. He said he had met with the Facilities Committee, and all had agreed the district needs one. The person in that position would also look at technology needs such as a telephone system and other aspects of building operations.

Outgoing board member Tom Freehling said he thought the district had already decided to get someone to look at the phone system, but Turner said the job would encompass much more.

The board took no vote to create or fund the position, but several nodded their heads when Turner asked for permission to advertise in order to “test the waters” to see who might be interested in it.

He said later he wants to see “if we can find the right person to fill the position, and then I would come back and recommend we fund it.”

He commended the maintenance staff of each individual school building and said they do a good job, but “We’re looking at a lot more square footage (with the new high school). It should be maintenancefree, but it’s also very high-tech, and we have to be schooled just on the operation of the building.”

One of the things driving the position request was further outlined in an update

by Laura Morrison on the new high school.

She said Morrison’s and Kinco’s part of the work is a month away from completion, and what is left are things the district contracted itself, such as furniture, HVAC, technology, security, bleachers,

lockers, etc. She said the new facilities manager will get all the manuals, must be available when Kinco is ready to finish and must be ready to take over managing the remaining tasks.

“You saved a lot of money by contracting these things yourself, but you need someone to be on site,” she said. She added Kinco manager Lodie Dixon had been handling all of it for the school so far, even things that were not in Kinco’s contract package.

She said all the subcontractors know where Dixon is at all times, and he keeps a close eye on everything. She cautioned that someone else will need to take over that watchfulness and make sure the remaining tasks are completed and done right.

The high school is on target to open in January.

“There’s a lot of work to do to get ready to start school Jan. 3,” Turner said.

Other business: • Approved the final 2011-12 actual budget and the 2012-13 proposed budget.

• Approved the personnel policies, which have changed but will be revised by next spring.

• Approved, without an executive session, accepting the resignation of food service worker Marjorie Scruggs and placing Gary Andrews on a salary contract for the 21st Century Program.

• Heard Turner say he had removed the discussion of the district phone and security systems from the agenda, as these items are still out for bid and information is incomplete.

• Heard there are more than 100 students enrolled in the 21st Century Program, with a daily attendance of 55 and funding for 80.

• Heard enrollment is up and is current at 657 for all three schools.

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Planning approves treehouses, debates master plan

By Don Lee In its meeting Tuesday night, The Eureka Springs Planning Commission/Board of Zoning Adjustment approved the second phase of construction for Eureka Springs Treehouses.

Co-owner Elaine Harden had originally approached the commission with a plan for 20 units in 2006. Ten were built in the first phase. “As part of the next phase, we are adding three more cabins,” she said.

Located at 3018 East Van Buren Avenue, each cabin is differently themed. There is a “New York City” room, for example, a “Venice” room, a “Santa Fe” room, etc.

Harden explained all the infrastructure for the cabins was already in place. The area, zoned C-2 (“Contemporary Commercial”) allows tourist lodging without a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).

“We allow one and a half parking spaces for each unit,” Harden explained. “The setback to the rear is 117 feet, and there is 30 to 64 feet between units. We are looking for privacy for our customers here.”

The site has no signage since its business

is all done by internet.

Harden said this construction phase was scheduled to begin the first of November and continue through April. All 20 units are scheduled to be complete by the end of 2013.

Planning approved the request to begin the second phase of construction 5-0.

The master plan “The smaller your master plan is, the easier it is to administer.”

This was one message taken from Planning Commissioner training workshop attended recently by all Planning commissioners.

“Six pages is a good length for a master plan,” said Commissioner James Morris. A “master plan” is a document which describes a vision for the city’s future. “Keep it simple.

It should cover zoning, streets, future development. That’s it. Add the other stuff you want to later on. One city has a twopage master plan. Every city code they had was written off that. You have an issue to examine. Does it fit the master plan? If yes, then okay. If not, not.”

Blankenship said Eureka’s master plan, in fact a lesser document called a “vision

plan” which nonetheless has been officially adopted by the city, contains a lot of historical information “up front” to give context for the actual “master plan” information at the end.

“It tells you about the struggles between the highway and downtown,” she said, “and a lot of other information many of us already know, but they included it so when you got to the back, you could see where they were coming from. The master plan really is the last 10 pages of the document at most.”

Blankenship encouraged commissioners to continue to review the existing body of code and get it up to speed. “That’s why we do some of the things we do,” she said, laughing. “I don’t just make this stuff up. Take it home and read it. If we need to revise it, fine. If it makes sense, that’s good. We can tweak it if we need to. But to do a whole new master plan probably cannot happen. They told us at the training seminar that everybody in the city has to buy in and be on board when you do a new master plan, that it can’t just come from one side or the other. I don’t think we can do that here.”

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In other business, Planning voted to send on to City Council its recommended changes in code involving outdoor sales, which has been in the works for months, as well as its 2013 request for funding.

“I summarized what we all discussed last meeting,” Blankenship said. “I went ahead and asked for funding for a city planner, because as we discussed, a planning expert would allow us to do a much better job. I asked at the very least for someone to come to meetings to consult with us and help us prioritize and plan.”

Blankenship also touched on a recent request from City Council to provide a list of all encroachments on city property by private property owners, past and future. “I told them we needed both clarification of what they specifically want, and funding to pay for it,” she said. “They then asked us for a written report explaining what I’d just told them, so we them sent them a copy of our last Planning meeting’s minutes. So that’s covered.”

The next Planning meeting will be October 9.

Guitarist Ron Radford, in town to play at the Jazz Festival, listens to kindergarten students at Eureka Springs Elementary sing a welcome song in Spanish, “Bienvenidos,” before his program last Thursday on flamenco, the folk music of Spain. To Radford’s right is Jerritt Burk, the K-8 music teacher.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

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CCCF awards $23K in grants to area nonprofits

By Jennifer Jackson Fourteen nonprofits that fill widening economic and social gaps for children, teenagers and adults in Carroll County were awarded grants totaling $23,361 by the Carroll County Community Foundation last Thursday night.

Jeff Sugg, grants committee chairman, announced the recipients at the ceremony, which was held at Brashears Furniture.

They include Children’s Charity Ministry, whose volunteers pack thousands of ‘backpack meals’ a month for school children who do not get enough to eat at home, providing meals on both weekdays and weekends.

The ladies who prepare Green Forest United Methodist Church Tuesday night supper will be cooking with cheese, according to Barbara French.

Meals are delivered to 30 shut-ins as well as served to anyone who is hungry at the church, she said.

A grant to the Carroll County Senior

Center will allow 40 people to be taken off the waiting list for meals through the end of the year, manager Jerri Marlow said.

The Northwest Arkansas CASA — court-appointed special advocates — received a grant that will provide Christmas gifts for children.

CASA volunteers, who helped 411 children in four counties last year, are trained to assess family situations to determine the best solution for the child, who may be in foster care.

“Last year, we had children ask for a toothbrush,” said Shelley Hart, program director.

Project Self Esteem of Carroll County supplied backpacks filled with graderequired school supplies for 515 children.

Diamond Council Girl Scouts got a grant to pay membership and program costs for 40 girls.

Green Forest School District’s Reality Check drug abstinence program received

Richard Kimberlin, standing center, chairman of the Carroll County Community Foundation, introduces board members at Thursday’s award ceremony, held at Brashears Furniture in Berryville.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

funds, as did the Merlin Foundation, which will use it to address the issue of teen pregnancy.

Circle of Life received a grant to expand its support services to pregnant teenage girls and young women in Carroll County.

ECHO — Eureka Christian Health Outreach — got a grant to buy equipment for two dental surgeons who have volunteered their services. ECHO is also expanding its mission to provide housing for people who are homeless by acquiring an inn adjacent to the ECHO building on Highway 62 East. The inn may be used partly for a senior center as well as housing, according to Janet Arnett, volunteer clinic administrator.

The Office of Human Concern/People Helping People paid more than $25,000 for prescription medicines that people could not afford.

Soul Purpose Ministries in Green Forest got a grant to help set up a half-way house for women released from prison.

Good Shepherd Humane Society got a grant to fund a low-cost rabies clinic, rabies being on the increase in the state, shelter manager Janis Durbin said. Other recipients were the Carroll County Fair

and the Single Parent Scholarship Fund.

Glenn Williams, CCCF director, and Richard Kimberlin, board chairman, introduced guests, including George Purvis of the Youth Advisory Committee, Audrey Zavaleta from Circle of Life, and Kim Evans of the Arkansas Community Foundation. Evans praised the people who make the Carroll County Community Foundation viable.

“I hold you up as an example because you understand community engagement and leadership,” Evans said.

Since its founding 11 years ago, CCCF has helped 70 organizations and awarded more than $250,000 grants through the Giving Tree Endowment, Williams said.

This year, the foundation received 27 grant applications requesting a total of more than $62,000, Sugg said.

“It was eye-opening, rewarding and humbling to know how many organizations in our county are out there, trying to do good,” Sugg said.

Carroll County Community Foundation is part of the Arkansas Community Foundation. For more information, go to www.arcf.org or email CarrollCounty@ arcf.org.

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Announcements & Meetings n Ladies Fellowship to host Smith – The Ladies Fellowship of Holiday Island Community Church will feature Roberta Smith as their speaker on Monday Oct. 15, at 10:00 a.m. The Ladies Fellowship meeting will take place at Holiday Island Community Church Fellowship Hall, at 188 Stateline Drive, in Holiday Island. Mrs. Smith has recently visited missionaries Paul & Mary Wilson in the Philippines and will give an update on the happenings there.

She will bring with her a display of jewelry made by the women of the Philippines for perusal and/or purchase.

For additional information please contact Mary Lou Martin 479-253-9398 n Zumba Fitness classes now offered in two area locations – Dawn Anderson, Zumba Fitness Licensed Instructor, is now offering Zumba Fitness classes at the Berryville Community Center on Wednesdays and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. and at the Green Forest Train Depot on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:45 p.m. Classes are one hour and consist of a combination of high energy Latin, International, and Top 40 inspired music and dance moves.

Please contact Anderson at zumbacondawn@gmail.com or 479-3663732 for more information.

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traffic and adjust schedules accordingly -remember that travelers are good for Eureka Springs.”

More than 220 official vendors will be set up throughout Fayetteville and Eureka Springs with several satellite vendors setting up in vacant lots.

Rain is in the forecast, but that is not likely to dampen the festivities; there are plenty of indoor shows, bars and restaurants in the event that the weather attempts to rain on the Bikes, Blues and BBQ parade.

Following is a list of local venues that will cater to the festival-goers: • Rockin’ Pig Saloon will have an outdoor beer garden with tents and merchandise beginning Wednesday.

• Chaser’s Bar will begin live music on

n 11th annual District 6110 Rotary golf tournament – The 11th annual District 6110 golf tournament will be held Sept. 27 at Lost Springs Country Club in Rogers.

Four-person scramble, shotgun start at 1 p.m. Lunch and registration begins at 11:30 a.m. $400 per team, $100 per person, all proceeds to benefit the Rotary Foundation.

Over $10,000 in prizes. Call 479-631-9955 for details. n Local candidates forum – The Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will host a forum for all candidates running for city aldermen positions on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 5:45 p.m. at the Auditorium downtown. Those wanting to register to vote before the Oct. 8 deadline can do so at any time by stopping by the Chamber in Pine Mountain Village. n AARP driver’s safety class – Drivers aged 50 and over are invited to an AARP Driver’s Safety Class to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (including a short lunch break) at First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs, at 195 Huntsville Road.

The fee to participate is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members, which includes all course materials.

Plan to bring a sack lunch, and enjoy interaction with your classmates. The class size is limited, so register early! Call Sara Wednesday and Friday through Sunday there will be an outdoor beer garden, live music and numerous food and drink specials.

• Cathouse Lounge / Pied Piper Pub will have an outdoor beer garden, merch for sale and live music beginning Wednesday.

• The Lumberyard will numerous food and drink specials and a DJ beginning Wednesday.

• Harley-Davidson in Rogers will have more than 60 vendors and a bike wash beginning Wednesday.

• For those that enjoy art and motorcycles visit the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks On Saturday; they will host the “Art of the Motorcycle” art show at the Convention Center.

For a full schedule see www.carrollconews. com/blogs/livemusicinnwa/entry/49660/.

Knight at 479-363-9800 to register and/or for more information.

ONGOING SERVICES/MEETINGS n Audiobooks and eBooks: The Carroll County Library System now has eBooks and audiobooks available for download from your library’s website. Users may browse the library’s Library2Go website, check out with a valid library card, and download to PC, Mac®, and many mobile devices. For help call the Eureka Springs 479-253-8754 public library. n Furniture bank and used book store open: Wildflower Chapel’s low cost Furniture Bank and Used Book Store is located behind Wildflowers Thrift Store and Chapel on US 62E across from Hill Country Hardware. For more information, contact Bill Grissom, 479-252-5108. n Alateen meeting: Sundays from 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. For more information, call or text (479) 981-9977, or e-mail ALATEEN1ST@ gmx.com. n Overeaters Anonymous: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Coffee Pot building behind Land O’ Nod at US 62 and Hwy. 23. More information: Barbara 479-244-0070. n Coffeehouse and outreach: Berean Coffeehouse of Calvary Chapel of Eureka Springs hosts Youth Nights monthly with live music, activities and prizes. Watch this space for dates. Regular services 7 p.m.

Wednesday nights and 10 a.m. Sunday in the back of the Coffeehouse on US 62E, next to

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the old Victoria Inn. Coffeehouse open to the public 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday with extra hours and live music on Fridays 5 – 10 p.m. Worship Circle Fridays at 7 p.m. n Occupy: If you can’t join the occupation, join the Facebook group (type in Occupy Eureka Springs to find the group). More info: 479-253-6963. n Casual Sundays at FUMC: Come as you are and enjoy a free meal every Sunday night from 5:30 – 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall. Rachel and Larry Brick will share music during the supper. All are invited to stay for the Casual Worship Service from 6 to 7 p.m. Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Minds. Hwy. 23S across from Autumn Breeze Restaurant. The public is invited and children are welcome.

For more information, call 479-253-8987or (479) 981-0482. n Drug problem?: The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot Narcotics Anonymous Group meets Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Coffee Pot building behind Land O’ Nod Motel. Contact Shawn H. (417) 271-1084 or Robin S. 479-244-6863 for more information. n Al-Anon Family Group: meetings Eureka Springs AFG meets at the Coffee Pot behind the Land O’ Nod Motel Sundays at 11:30 a.m., Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. n Coffee Break Women: AFG meets at Faith Christian Family Church, Hwy. 23S, on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. For info: 479-3639495.

Every year for the past 30 years, Enid Swartz, an author, artist and former Citizen columnist, has celebrated the anniversary of the day she quit smoking by talking to an organization or school about the health problems 20 years of cigarettes exacerbated, both in her first-born child and herself. On Thursday, she told her story again to students at Eureka Springs High School. Swartz has a pacemaker and an artificial heart valve, but at 68, is in good health.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

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Editorial A meditation on Road Kill Fairies and other under-appreciated types Why doesn’t Carroll County have a full-time Animal Control officer? Eureka Springs does have a hard-working parttime officer, but his authority ends at the city limits, and the need is county-wide.

Is this a minor issue? A colleague recently had the bad luck to get crossways with a random stray dog outside town, in the course of his work. He said all the mental preparation one does against such events comes to nothing when it actually happens.

“All you have time to do is think ‘Oh f***!’ and it’s too late,” he said, indicating the bite marks on his right forearm.

The tale grows more labyrinthine.

Because there was no one else to help search for this dog – which he described as definitely a stray, feral, not kempt – our colleague was forced to leave the scene and go deal with having been bitten by a strange dog that no one could locate, because there was no one to locate it. And they never did.

When that happens, you have to get the rabies shots. In the old days, that meant a series of painful injections into the belly button. Thanks to the miracle of modern science, they can now inject you elsewhere.

Not that it matters much.

Unfortunately, that assumes the local clinic keeps the whole series of rabies vaccinations on hand, which they do not, necessarily, at all.

Having been bitten by a dog no one could then locate to check for rabies, and having driven all over the tri-county area locating the necessary serums, our colleague then had an allergic reaction to the serum, meaning when he is injected the nurse or doctor has to keep him under observation for several hours afterward lest he die from the serum that is saving him from maybe having the rabies.

At last contact he said he was covered in hives, including particularly inconvenient areas, and is well into the series of injections required to keep him from foaming at the

mouth, then dying. [“As an aside,” he said, “I used to get migraines really bad, and one of the solutions they tried, unsuccessfully, was to shave my head and then inject my scalp and face with 100 Botox injections, thinking that might alleviate the pain. Those shots had nothing on these rabies injections.”]

When you see an unfortunate deer or squirrel or anything in between dead on the road, victim of vehicular homicide, who do you think cleans it up? The Road Kill Fairies? The answer is no. In fact, one of the less pleasant aspects of the part-time Eureka Springs Animal Control officer’s job is dispatching those mortally injured in such accidents and then cleaning up the results.

But we need more than we have, one person within the city pushed to his limits by a limited schedule. We need someone county-wide.

One always assumes, foolishly, that steps are in place in the Real World to take care of whatever contingencies we encounter, however rare. But we are foolish to do so, it turns out. So prevention of these contingencies becomes more important.

But how important really is a full-time dog catcher? After all, Eureka has leash laws, and who really cares about some road kill? After all, what are the odds of getting bitten by a rabid skunk or whatever?

Ask our colleague about his rash and hellish injections.

Or read this paper’s police report, in which a substantial portion on any given week is devoted to calls about barking dogs, stray dogs, dead deer, injured deer, and other fauna run amuck. And that’s just in town.

This is a thankless utilitarian low-glamor job, not one that comes to mind when one considers civic improvements, not one that’s “sexy” enough to become someone’s platform for running for office or tying up Quorum Court meetings for hours (as such issues tie up our City Council endlessly).

That doesn’t mean it isn’t important.

Citizen of the Week This week’s Citizen of the Week is one of the many apparently tireless citizens who volunteers her time with the city.

Beverly Blankenship is chairwoman of the Planning Commission, that group which works to make sense of our labrynthine city codes, a thankless and unexciting job. But Blankenship goes beyond that. She has to deal with City Council. “I’ve watched their meetings for years,” says her nominator. “She liaisons between a polite, organized group of people and a flaming clown circus from outer space. She is to be commended for that alone, but she’s actually getting stuff done too, which is more than can be said for some.”

Thanks Beverly!

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What do

think Citizen Opinion by Don Lee

If the Passion Play closes, what would be a good alternate use of the property?

Send your opinions to Citizen, P.O., Box 679, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, fax to (479) 253-0080 or e-mail to: citizen.editor@yahoo.com

Editorial Policy The opinions on the Editorial page are our opinions. The opinions on the Forum pages are your opinions.

All forum entries must be signed and verifiable. We reserve the right to edit submissions.

Woodcarvers’ jamboree

Jerry Lavender Pat Shaker

Tim Riley

“They should convert it into an outdoor music venue.”

“It is one of the things that makes this town so interesting. Maybe they could save the play by allowing other uses for the area.”

Marketing

Chem Trail Watcher

“It would be a great place the the jazz festival.”

Career Counselor

Editor: Thank you so much for the nice article and pictures that you had in the Citizen Paper about our Woodcarvers Jamboree. And also thank you for sending some of the copies to me to pass around to the carvers.

I can honestly say that is the nicest article and group of pictures that we have ever had printed about the Jamboree.

We all enjoyed visiting with you and hope you will come back again next year.

We will be sending you some info before the show next year.

Doris Payne

Saving The Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad

Pete Braginton Seanté Helms

Carol Meshell

“It would make either a great community center or a dog park.”

“They should continue doing plays out there.

The weather here is good and people love sitting outdoors.”

Window Cleaner

Cleaner

“Concerts or family reunions.”

Office Manager

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Editor: This is a response to the recent Lovely County Citizen article on the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad.

As the story stated, the ES&NAR is for sale and has been since Oct. 1999 when Robert (Bob) Dortch, Jr. first announce it was for sale. The ES&NAR has been up for sale for almost 14 years now and I think something needs to be done.

When I first heard about The ES&NAR being up for sale, I was still in school. Since I am out of school now, I have been working on trying to save the railroad.

In August 2006, I started a website called Saving The

Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad. The link is http://www.savingesnarailroad.com.

I am trying to find someone that would like to help me. On this website it will explain my plans for saving the railroad, restoring it and returning it back to operating condition. The ES&NAR is for sale for the asking price of $1.7 million, so if you are interested in helping me, I am looking for investors, backers and whoever wants to help me with the project. You can contact me on my cell phone at 479-244-0926 or by e-mail at brian.waller24@ yahoo.com.

Brian Waller

Thoughts on the deer hunt

I have been following the coverage of the deer hunt issue. One matter kept jumping off the pages for me, and that’s been the use of the term “deer hunt ordinance”.

Recently, in my role of JP, I had the opportunity to research the method by which the Quorum Court would be able to refer a matter to the electorate. I found out it was possible using the following procedure set forth in ACA 14-14-905(f): 1. Adopt an ordinance; and 2. Then, by a 3/5 vote of the whole number of justices constituting the QC, adopt a resolution referring the matter to the electorate.

That prompted me to look at the procedure for city matters. That reference is ACA 14-55-401(b), where it is written that “[t]he city council, or governing body, See Forum, page 26

Citizen Survey

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

If the Passion Play closes, what would be a good alternate use of the property?

Do you support a new dog park for the city? If so, would it be better in Harmon Park or next to the cemetery?

m Outdoor music m Hold City Council meetings there m Outdoor sales/rummage sale m Drive-in movie theater

m Yes, in Harmon Park.: 35.4% (17 votes) m Yes, out on the highway.: 20.8% (10 votes) m No, I think it’s a waste of money.: 37.5% (18 votes) m No, I am a cat person, sorry.: 6.3% (3 votes)

Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.

48 votes cast

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Arts & Amusements Book signing Parkwood Art & Frame in Holiday Island will host a book signing for Louis C. Douglas, author of “Speak 2 Spirits,” Book 1 of the “Dragon Tree” series, on Friday, Sept. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the gallery at 3 Parkwood Drive in the Park Shopping Center. The book is a time travel fantasy geared to young adult readers. Gallery owner and artist Jim Sexton did the cover art for the book. The public is welcome to meet the author and artist, and refreshments will be served.

ESSA Welcomes Hot Springs artists Richard Stephens and Gary Simmons Noted Hot Springs artists Gary Simmons and Richard Stephens come to Eureka October 11-13 to teach “Life Drawing” and “Painting in Watercolor” workshops , respectively, at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA). Register for these workshop online at www.essa-art.org or by calling (479) 253-5384. Check out these instructors’ websites at www.simmonsart. com and www.raswatercolors.com.

Hone Your Craft at Ozark Creative Writers Conference Are you ready to take your next big step and become a published author? The Ozark Creative Writers conference will be held at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center Oct. 11-13. Headlining this year’s conference will be noted literary agent Cherry Weiner and senior acquisitions editor for St. Martin’s Press, Daniela Rapp.

Both speakers will also take pitches from registered attendees during the conference.

Also featured during the conference will be sessions by author Johnny Boggs; Arkansas Poet Laureate Peggy Vining and marketing consultant Dianna Graveman, who specializes in assisting authors with book trailers, web marketing, blogging and more. The Ozarks Creative Writers conference is one of the friendliest author gatherings in the country whether you’re a seasoned writer or someone just starting out on the path to success.

Registration is $125 for a weekend of sessions and networking; admission to the Friday and Saturday night banquets is extra.

For more information or to register, visit www.ozarkcreativewriters.org or email

ozarkcreativewriters@gmail.com.

Be a part of History join in the Ozark Folk Festival Parade Come join in the most fun parade Eureka hosts The Ozark Folk Festival Parade Saturday November 3rd. This years theme is Folk Revival saluting the 70’s when folk music made its way back into the hearts and charts of America. There will be over $1000 in prizes for Best Float, Best Walking group, Best Musical entry and Best Youth Entry. Celebrate Eureka’s historic folk festival and get folky. For applications email nlpaddock@gmail, call 244-0123 or go to ozarkfolkfestival.com The Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow will host the grand opening of “505 Spring at Dairy Hollow” The Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow at 515 Spring St. will host tours of the historic Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Usonian home and a Fabulous Fifties party and The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow on Nov. 10. For details, call 479-253-7444 or email director@writerscolony.org.

Hot Springs Comes to Eureka Springs Noted Hot Springs artists Gary Simmons and Richard Stephens will come to Eureka October 11-13 to teach “Life Drawing” and “Painting in Watercolor” workshops, respectively, at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA). Simmons’ workshop will totally immerse you in drawing the figure with a live model. Charcoal and/or pastels will be used to further explore the figure’s construction and gesture. Stephens, featured in Splash in 2012, will give students a fresh perspective on watercolor painting in this exciting class. Loosening up will be emphasized as Stephens provides technical information interspersed with colorful antidotes. Hurry – space is limited! Register for these workshop online at www.essaart.org or by calling 479-253-5384. Check out these instructor’s web sites at www. simmonsart.com and www.raswatercolors. com.

Voices from Eureka’s silent city The Eureka Springs Historical Museum announces dates for their fourth annual “Voices from Eureka’s Silent City” living history cemetery tours. This year’s performances will take place on Friday

and Saturday evenings at the city cemetery on Oct. 19 and 20, and on the following weekend, Oct. 26 and 27.

One hour walking tours depart every twenty minutes beginning at 5:30 p.m., until 8:30 p.m. This year, actors in period costumes will tell their stories of the American Civil War and what the healing springs meant to their lives in establishing the encampment that became the city of Eureka Springs. For further information please contact the museum at 479-253-9417 Haunted hay rides Bear Mountain Cabins and Riding Stables will offer haunted hay rides every night during the month of October. The wagons will leave the stables at dark and will make trips every hours and 15 minutes.

Reservations are required. For information, call 479-253-6185 or 800-805-8005.

Friends of Eureka Springs Carnegie Library fall book sale Friends of the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will host their fall book sale at the library annex at 194 Spring St. in Eureka Springs on Thursday, October 11, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The sale will continue on Friday, October 12, from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 13, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. There will be no bag sale. All proceeds go to the library’s acquisitions and special projects fund. For further information, call (479) 253-8754.

Hamburger cook off The American Legion Post 9 will hold a hamburger cook off on Friday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.at its address at 2546 Mundell Rd. The restaurant with the best burgers will be awarded top prizes. The $30 entry fee can be sent to American Legion Post 9, 2546 Mundell Rd., Eureka Springs, AR 72631. For more information, call 479-2536601, 479-253-2519 or 580-399-5887.

Eureka Springs celebrates Food & Wine in November Eureka Springs, Arkansas is known for its unique dining experiences, but this fall, aside from their award-winning usual dishes, area restaurants will showcase special menus and wine pairings for the annual Eureka Springs Food & Wine Festival that takes place on Wednesday, November 7 through Sunday, November 12.

Events kick off on Wednesday, November 7, with the “First Sip” Raimondo Wine Release Party at DeVito’s of Eureka Springs

at 5 Center Street from 5 to 7 p.m. Raimondo Winery is a family-owned winery located on Lake Norfork that specializes in handcrafted Italian and Iberian wines. Guests can try vintner Margie Roeland’s new Red Blend and appetizers will be served. The fee is $7 per person.

For a full schedule of events, visit w w w. e u r e k a s p r i n g s f o o d a n d w i n e . com or www.facebook.com/ eurekaspringsfoodwinefestival.

Mad Hatter Ball The Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) will hold its major annual fundraiser, the 10th Annual Mad Hatter Ball on Friday, October 26th from 6:3011:30 p.m. at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. Ticket sales and silent auction raise operating funds for ESSA, a non-profit school providing art education opportunities for adults and youth in Northwest Arkansas.

Come dance to music by Red Ambition, enjoy a pasta buffet and bid on unique art work by national and regional artists, many of whom are ESSA instructors. This year’s silent auction also includes exciting gift packages from the merchants of the Eureka Springs area. The Mad Hatter Ball would not be complete without a hat contest. So, wear a hat—required for admission—and take your chances on winning a weeklong workshop at ESSA! Ticket prices are only $50 per person and may be purchased online at ESSA’s website www.essa-art.org or by calling (479)-253-5384.

Ozark Folk Festival Fall is right around the corner so it’s time to start thinking about The 65th Original Ozark Folk Festival. We have a great music line up this year with Ronny Cox, Trout Fishing in America, Jack William, Still on the Hill and more! So start thinking about the Folk Festival Parade. Get out your banjos and overalls, drag out the goats. We want to have a old fashion Eureka style parade this year. Awards this year are Best Float $300 first prize, second prize $200,Best Costume $ 100, Best walking Group (4 or more people) $150, Best youth entry $250, Best Musical entry $200. All entries will be judged on originality, Folkiness and style. For applications or more information nlpaddock@gmail.com.

Veterans Art Show Veterans and Artists that want to See Amusements, page 21

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Photos by David Bell

Swing and Miss hits homerun at Jazz Eureka

Swing and a Miss singer Maureen Alexander is not only Retired Carroll County News reporter Anna Mathews Local musician John Harwood plays bass for Swing and a great jazz singer but enjoys putting on a show while enjoys the jazz in Basin Park during Jazz Eureka last a Miss. entertaining the audience at Jazz Eureka in Basin Park. weekend.

Robert Norman’s Drink and Draw event (without the drinking) in Basin Park last ThursThe crowd appreciates the music of Jazz Eureka in Basin Park last Thursday evening. day recruited new artists to the local art community.

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Eureka gets a kick out of Sinatra tribute, jazz show

The front row of the Fayetteville Jazz Collective provide The Fayetteville Jazz Collective plays with Tom Tiratto in a plenty of support for the big jazz band backing up Tom Tiratto. Sinatra tribute dance.

Tom Tiratto sings everyone’s Sinatra favorites.

The dance floor at the Frank Sinatra Tribute Dance ranged Tom Tiratto and an audience member at his Frank Sinatra from fast to slow, as this couple takes in a slow dance.

Tribute Dance.

The Fayetteville Jazz Collective provides the support for Tom Tiratto’s Frank Sinatra tribute. Though it started slowly, it didn’t take long for the audience to remember that this was a Frank Sinatra Tribute Dance. The The orchestra included guitar. dance floor at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center was filled to capacity for most every number.

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Delfeayo Marsalis & crew give The Aud a jazz lesson

Delfeayo Marsalis, above left, and his quintet, based in New Orleans, headlined the Jazz Eureka festival with a show Saturday night at The Aud. The audience loved the concert, if their reaction was any indication, listening intently, clapping and shouting frequently, and offering several standing ovations throughout the evening. Bassist Jeremy Boettcher, drummer Winard Harper and trumpeter Sean Jones were each impressive during solos, as was pianist Richard Johnson (not pictured).

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Showing off at the annual artists’ Studio Tour

Photos by David Bell

Cocktails for a Cause benefits ES Historical Museum

Julie Kahn Valentine shows her work in her studio at 79 1/2 Spring St. Museum board members and volunteers of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum enjoy Cocktails for a Cause. The museum was the beneficiary of the regular third Thursday of the month event. From left – Nancy Clark, Lynda Thompson, Sara Armellini, Carol Greer.

Carol Sarri’s work was exhibited at the Prospect Gallery at 42 Prospect Ave.

Charles Chappell Engagements, Weddings, Senior Pictures, Portraits, Sports, Commercial Products & Events

Joe and Kathy Egan of New Jersey, in for the Rutgers game, toast their team on Thursday at Cocktails for a Cause.

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Dear Dot.com: Students write thank-you notes for classroom gift

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Moonshiner’s Chili wins at farmers market chili cookoff Seconds, anyone?

— Ken Shonka was winner of the chili cookoff at the Sept.

20 farmers market in Eureka with his Moonshiner’s Chili.t Shonka said although there was technically no moonshine in his chili, there is an actual moonshiner’s cave on his property.

Photo by Don Lee Students in Kim Huddleston’s class show the rough drafts of thank-you notes they wrote to the dot.com company that provided the class with iPods.

By Jennifer Jackson Camden wrote a letter to his father, thanking him for taking Camden on a trip to Peru. Cole wrote to his parents, thanking them for taking him to the movies and the buttered popcorn. Mia wrote to thank her cousins, who went to “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” in Florida and brought her back a chocolate frog.

Camden, Cole and Mia are students in Kim Huddleston’s fourth grade class at Eureka Springs Elementary School. After practicing the art of writing thank-you notes, they and their classmates composed letters to a dot.com company that bought 10 iPods and headphones for their classroom through Donors Choose, a website that funds classroom projects in public schools.

“We need to thank those people who gave us these iPods because I didn’t pay for them,” Huddleston said. “Somebody who you’ve never met and I’ve never met did.”

Huddleston applied for the grant after researching ways to help students who get distracted by classroom noise. Right before school started, she found out that the grant,

worth $778, had been funded by a dot.com company on the east coast that wished to remain anonymous. So for the greeting, the students addressed their notes to “Dear 00.com.”

For the body of the letter, Huddleston asked students to think of specific ways listening music helps them focus in class, and include those as examples in their notes.

“I don’t play, I work,” Sadie said. “When I don’t have an iPod, I usually mess around in my desk.”

The music they listen to is Mozart.

“It straightens your mind and makes you focus,” Mia said.

After completing drafts of their letters, the students will write the real version, which Huddleston will put in an envelope and send off. Why is writing thank-you notes to people, especially family and friends, a good idea?

“It makes them feel good that they’ve done something nice,” Huddleston told the students, “and it encourages them to keep doing things for you.”

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Concert Review

Kristal Kuykendall

Outstanding musicianship, and all that jazz Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet blows away audience at The Aud during Jazz Eureka The Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet put on an amazing show on Saturday night at The Auditorium in Eureka Springs, a performance with a perfect rhythm and flow that lasted just over two hours plus intermission.

Admittedly one who gets bored easily at instrumental concerts, I only one time began to wiggle in my seat, and that was at the very end of the very last song before the encore — and it was a very long ballad to boot (and if you’ve read my reviews before, you know that ballads are my least favorite type of song in any genre).

So I think this should tell you that Delfeayo Marsalis and crew were captivating, so say the least, throughout the entire evening, even for this AttentionDeficit listener.

The evening began with a song called “Go To The Mardi Gras,” which was a fabulous and somewhat subtle way — they didn’t tell us the title till the end of the song on this one, and it definitely built up after a more mellow start — to get the evening swinging.

By the time the pianist rocked his long solo, I had the feeling this group was about to seriously break loose, and break loose they did.

Marsalis impressed mightily with his first solo of the evening during this tune; the audience cheered his amazing finger-work on single-note runs even, not to mention the fancier stuff.

But it was Sean Jones on the trumpet and the drum solo that really brought the house down first this evening. Drummer Winard Harper broke things down unbelievably with some funky jazz beats and an extended roll that lasted well over a minute, to an almost wildly appreciative audience — it was unreal.

Then the horns came back in to close out the song. Video of the end of this song can be viewed at http://youtu.be/XDET82U1jZk. The second track of the evening was

called “Br’er Rabbit,” and appropriately it did feature a cartoonish quickstep to it, and a fun, fast tempo.

The trumpet melody on lead featured an amazing range and some impressive finger and mouthpiece work. Then the trombone entered, quietly, subtly and smoothly — its part was a little more abstract at times, while building in a more traditional manner.

About right here — in the middle of this song — all the front of house lights went off for about five seconds, and the band didn’t miss a beat at all! Jones, the trumpeter who was standing off to stage left waiting his turn to play again, was seen having a good laugh when the lights came back on. Now that is what I call professionalism on stage!

Before I could think another second about the lights going off, the trombone grabbed my attention again, with a low, easy-yet-soulful solo of roughed-up notes in a long string.

Soon, pianist Richard Johnson soloed with no other sound in the room — you could have heard the proverbial pin drop.

He played a little more modern-style jazz rhythms in parts, but the notes sounded somehow traditional as well. This beginning jazz listener loved it, as did the audience.

Video of a clip of this song is online at http://youtu.be/XDcK8SL9_rs.

Next, Marsalis introduced the “dark side” of the rabbit: “Br’er Rabbit has a dark side, you know,” he said, laughing. “He is a whiskey drinker, and is known to be a bunnyizer … and this next song is dedicated to that side of him.”

It was called “Br’ Rabbit,” pronounced “bruh” as in, slang for “bro” or “brother.”

The audience laughed.

The song was sexy and smooth and reminded me of a seduction scene from an early 007 film, and was very grown-up, sophisticated and loungy in style — but sweet, not campy. It would swing from breaktakingly sexy to overwhelmingly beautiful and back again — reminding me

of a man wooing a woman with sweet talk before moving in for “the kill,” ha ha.

The trumpeter threw in a little Pink Panther flair here and there, adding some fun elements, but it was the pianist who captured my attention fully during this tune.

I also noticed (barely) during this song how respectful the players are of each other during their individual solos. For example, during the piano solo, the horns would literally disappear behind the curtains, coming back out only seconds before it was their turn to play again.

This continued throughout the evening and impressed me greatly. It’s nice to see grown, talented and highly respected musicians play so well together, so to speak.

The next track was a nice, fun, lighthearted surprise. After an acapalla intro featuring the two horns both solo and in a duet, they eventually looped around into the Flintstones theme song, which as you may know is derived from part of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17 Movement 2. “Meet The Flintstones” received hearty applause from the audience at The Aud on Saturday, particularly when Marsalis shouted

Photo by Chan Davis “WILMA!” toward the end of the tune!

Next up was a very slow, sensual number called “You Don’t Know What Love Is” that at first reminded me a little of “Stormy Weather.” It was so quiet and soulful that it was almost loud. I could just picture Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart dancing cheek-to-cheek under a stand a palm trees in the moonlight, and I could smell the ocean.

The music was so relaxing. The drums were amazing, and as the music built, I could feel and sense the high tide rising around me, and see the waves crashing onto the shore — then it subsided, and it was peaceful again. Gorgeous.

After a brief intermission, the band covered “Blue Monk” by none other than jazz great Thelonious Monk himself. It started off slowly, almost timidly, then grew sexier and louder as Marsalis and his trombone kicked in with a smoking-hot melody. Bassist Jeremy Boettcher outshone his own outstanding talent on this song with sensual-but-spare bass lines, not overdoing it but not leaving any appropriate moments See Delfeayo, page 25

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Dispatch

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2:41 p.m. – An individual was arrested for an outstanding warrant for failure to pay fines.

5:00 p.m. – A caller reported backing his charter bus into a lamp post at a local motel.

Left contact information in case the post was damaged.

5:50 p.m. – A caller reported an accident involving a white Honda at the corner of Millow Hollow and North Main Street. A report was taken.

7:57 p.m. – A caller downtown reported a boisterous black and white wiener dog wandering casually in traffic, causing cars to swerve. This sightseeing dachshund (a word of German origin literally meaning “traffic dog”) was last reported heading past the Funnel Cake shop in the general direction of Planer Hill. Police were unable to locate.

10:19 p.m. – Police thoroughly followed up a noise complaint regarding a firehousethemed pub by checking without success for noise both at the courthouse and on Armstrong.

SEPTEMBER 22 2:44 a.m. – A caller from a local sub shop asked for a police escort to her car after hearing strange noises outside while closing up. A gallant officer searched the area thoroughly and saw her to her car.

8:42 a.m. – A caller advised there was a reckless yellow sports motorcycle heading into Eureka from the direction of Berryville.

10:14 a.m. – A caller from a local food mart called to say she had backed into a motorcycle. The responding officer advised since no damage was done to either vehicle, no report was necessary.

11:06 a.m. – An officer assisted with a funeral procession.

12:51 p.m. – A complainant reported a reckless driver in a blue and silver 1995 Dodge heading into town from the east. An officer responded to the east city limits.

2:33 p.m. – A caller reported a motorcycle accident on Hwy 62 West. Both police and EMS were dispatched.

3:18 p.m. – The responding officer could find no trace of a pickup supposedly broken down at the junction of North Main Street and Magnetic Spring Road.

7:03 p.m. – Police responded to a report

from a downtown hotel of a kid skateboarding wildly through traffic at a high rate of speed.

7:23 p.m. – A dead deer was reported on the highway in front of a local barbecue establishment. A good samaritan had moved it off the road by Animal Control arrived.

9:21 p.m. – A local carriage driver reported a passenger of his had just broken up an altercation between a man and woman.

Both were intoxicated, he said. A traffic stop to check on the welfare of the female resulted in the arrest of the male for DWI. 10:16 p.m. – A family from Lake Leatherwood Park called to report a possibly drunk driver who forced them to jump into the ditch to avoid being run over as he exited the park. Officers searched within city limits in case he’d headed into town but found nothing.

10:23 p.m. – A caller advised her kids told her a man had gotten in a motorcycle accident at the top of Mountain Street and his head was bleeding. The officer checked and found the man had tipped his bike over, with no damage to the bike nor to its rider.

11:52 p.m. – A Washington County Sheriff’s officer called to advise Eureka to be on the lookout for a 2002 tan Chevy pickup taken without permission from its owner by her boyfriend and believed to be in Eureka Springs.

SEPTEMBER 23 12:06 a.m. – An officer responding to an alarm at an auto repair place on Passion Play Road found everything in order.

8:28 a.m. – An erratic driver was reported weaving on US Hwy 62 West heading out of town but could not be located by officers.

4:51 p.m. – A caller reported a car in front of her with no tailgate and said something had bounced out and chipped her windshield.

The responding officer spoke to both parties.

No report was necessary.

5:26 p.m. – Carroll County Sheriff’s Office reported a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident near the Kettle campground. Eureka Springs police and EMS responded and a report was taken.

5:59 p.m. – As a result of the last call-in, police arrested a female driver for DWI, careless driving, no proof of insurance, and 2nd degree criminal mischief.

6:19 p.m. – A caller reported a possibly intoxicated driver leaving a local apartment complex. An officer responded to the area.

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participate in the Art Show should contact Lezley Foley at 479-253-5423 or email lcfolrn08@aol.com. We invite those Veterans and Artists to come display their art and memorabilia that is either created by or honors Veterans.

For more information about the entire Veterans Day Weekend events planned, please visit Eureka Springs Veterans Day Parade on Facebook or call Sue Glave at 479-253-6601 or cell 580-399-5887.

Holiday Island line dancing Line dancing at Holiday Island generally meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Barn on the island. The first Tuesday includes instruction at the beginning, and the third Tuesday is dancing. This ongoing event is free and open to all. For more information, contact Vicky Lemme at 479-253-9039.

Ozark Folk Parade coming soon Fall is right around the corner so it’s time to start thinking about The 65th Original Ozark Folk Festival. We have a great music line up this year with Ronny Cox, Trout Fishing in America, Jack William, Still on the Hill and more! So start thinking about the Folk Festival Parade. Get out your banjos and overalls, drag out the goats. We want to have a old fashion Eureka style parade this year. Awards this year are Best Float $300 first prize, second prize $200, Best Costume $100, Best walking Group (4 or more people) $150, Best youth entry $250, Best Musical entry $200. All entries will be judged on originality, Folkiness and style. For applications or more information nlpaddock@gmail.

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Hootenanny on the Berryville Square There is a hootenanny every Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the 302 in the Grand View Hotel on the Berryville Square.

Ozarts seeks musicians Ozarts is looking for musicians to perform in the Grand View Ballroom on Thursday nights, Saturdays and Sundays. This is a chance to play. No pay, but musicians may put up a tip jar and Ozarts will help you promote your event. Musicians are welcome to videotape their music and Ozarts will add original music videos to our website and YouTube to help you promote your band or act. Check it out at 870-6543952 or www.Ozarts.org.

Etching & Enameling with Genevieve Flynn at ESSA Oct. 8-11 Flynn’s jewelry making class teaches you the basic techniques of etching copper in preparation for enameling.

Have you ever wanted to add color to your work or just want to enamel?

Here is your chance to do both at ESSA! Check out Genevieve Flynn at www. genevieveflynn.com. For more info or to register for this workshop call 479-2535384 or visit www.ESSA-art.org Download audiobooks, eBooks The Carroll County Library System now has eBooks and audiobooks available to download from your library’s website. Library card holders can check out and download digital media anytime, anywhere by visiting berryvillelibrary.org or eurekalibrary. org. Click on Library2Go! to get started.

For help call the Eureka Springs public library at 479-253-8754. This service is free for patrons with library card.

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Discovering Eureka All grown up, going to town The local downtown merchants’ association, the Eureka Springs Downtown Network, has graduated to a full-fledge Main Street program, meaning it is affiliated with Main Street programs throughout the country. So for its annual meeting last week, Director Jacqueline Wolven thought it was time to let members be heard, not just seen.

“We’re all grown up,” she said. “It’s time to get a sense of what the community wants, to get an idea of where you want to go.”

The national Main Street program was created to preserve and revitalize historic downtowns and is under the auspices of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In Eureka Springs, the program covers downtown from Planer Hill, at the main entrance to town, to the train station, and up the hill to the library. The goals: to support business education, provide programming, and promote preservation and economic development. The first goal is met by free monthly workshops, open to all, that Wolven puts on with the support of Cornerstone Bank, which provides the meeting space. In previous workshops, Wolven covered how to use the internet, Facebook and Twitter to drum up business.

At the next workshop, at 9 a.m. on Oct. 9, she’ll show how to put it all together.

Under promotion, the Downtown Network sponsors Drumming in the Park, Movies in the Park, Main Street USA, Let’s Get Local, the Bluegrass Festival watermelon social, Spring Break and promotional events at Christmas. The annual sales graph for Eureka Springs used to look like an upside-down U, Wolven said. Since the Christmas promotion started three years ago, local sales-tax receipts have risen consistently in November and December, she said, and are up 12 percent for December.

“In the past Eureka Springs was closed after October,” Wolven said.

The Downtown Network receives funding from a grant from Main Street Jennifer Jackson

Arkansas, but its main funding comes from two downtown walking tours it runs.

The Basin Park Hotel and Peace, Love and Cheesecake also provide sponsorship.

Cornerstone Bank is the education sponsor, and eurekasprings.com sponsors the Christmas program, Wolven said.

The Downtown Network holds city-wide clean-ups and an adopt-a-garden program, and has exterior/interior design consultant available for individual consultations.

The Network is also the local entity for Keep America Beautiful and the Butt-Out America campaign.

“Research shows that if your street is beautiful, people will spend more time and more money there,” Wolven said.

Suggestions from business owners attending last week’s meeting included closing Spring Street to vehicle traffic at least part of the day. Noisy motorcycles and steep sidewalks are the things that tourists express concern about the most, Wolven said.

Other suggestions from members: keep stores open late in the summer. Wolven noted that Romancing the Stone stays open late for one reason– the store, one of a chain, is making money. It’s harder to do for a person or couple who own a store, but Marsha Havens, owner of Eureka Thyme, says she does it to save her sanity, and because it makes money.

Wolven noted that downtown Eureka Springs has more shops per capita than most towns, and only three in the district are empty at present. A National Parks presentation includes Eureka Springs, showing “how cool our town is,” Wolven said. Dee Bright, president of the local Historic Preservation Society, said that Eureka Springs is recognized around the country. A group of tourism representatives from three states were in town the previous weekend. They were particularly impressed that shops in Eureka Springs are open on Sunday, she said.

“And we sell liquor,” said Michelle McDonald, owner of Eureka Van Tours and the costume shop, Celebrations and

Traditions.

When the push to promote downtown started four years ago, the Basin Park Hotel’s income was dropping, Wolven said. Since then, the hotel has seen doubledigit growth every year, she said. The bottom line for the Downtown Network: to keep Eureka Springs a strong, vibrant city.

“There’s nothing worse than driving into town on a Thursday night and nothing’s happening downtown,” Wolven said.

Eureka Springs Downtown Network has an open meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 9 a.m. at the Mud Street Cafe, 22 S. Main. For more information, go to www.eurekaspringsdowntown. com, the Eureka Springs Downtown Network Facebook page or twitter eurekadowntown.

••• Jennifer Jackson is features writer for the Lovely County Citizen. She can be reached at jjackson.citizen@gmail.com.

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generous, Randall said, raising several thousand dollars.

“We believe that if you take our guns away, we’re in trouble,” Randall said.

“It’s up to us to keep our rights, to keep our freedoms.”

It was the “Brothers, Friends and Outlaws” song that led to Greg Stephens walking in the theater one day four months ago and asking the brothers to do the NRA ride. Stephens, a.k.a. ‘the One-eyed Hillbilly’ (his blog is “The One-eyed Hillbilly Outdoors”) is the Arkansas field representative for the NRA. On the day of the ride, the organization provided lunch for the riders in Ozark. Madison County and Franklin County sheriffs’ deputies provided traffic control, as did police officers in Ozark and Huntsville.

“They blocked all the intersections so we could ride through without stopping,” Randall said.

At the destination, the Choctaw Casino in Pocola, the George Brothers gave a free concert celebrating the

Susie Allen, owner of Rose of Sharon Cottage on Cliff Street, jots down a suggestion at last week’s meeting of the Eureka Springs Downtown Network, a member of the national Main Street program.

official release of their single, “When You Had Mine.” With the release of the single on a national label, the George Brothers may be on the road again — as musicians. They have a lot of people behind them.

“We don’t consider these people our fans,” Randall said of the bikers who support their music and their causes.

“We consider them our friends and family.”

Now in its 31st season, Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down is rated number two by Trip Advisor out of 30 Eureka Springs attractions, and is fourth longest-running show in the Ozarks.

The main show starts at 8 p.m., and features singer Leslie Wright, keyboard/vocalist Lee Hendrix and drummer Rick Starnes. Sound man Jay Mischel (for whom the brothers’ song “Harley,” was written) introduces the gospel pre-show at 7:30 p.m., which sometimes features Leonard George. The Hoe-Down is located at 3140 E. Van Buren (Highway 62), Eureka Springs. For tickets, call 1-800-468-2113 or go to www. ozarkmountainhoedown.com.

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Community Writing Program Spotlight Callie

I dreamed about Jess last night. We were lying on our bed, and I was snuggled up against his back, holding him the way he held me after Mama died, and I said, “I’m sorry for taking your life,” and even in the dream I knew how empty that sounded, but he said “I reckon I didn’t leave you much choice.”

After a while, he said, “Is there anything you want to ask me, anything you want to know about the other side?”

I wanted to ask about Shina, if he’d seen her, was she okay, where she was, and was he with her, but I was scared of what the answers might be.

“Shina’s fine,” he said. “I get to see her sometimes, and hold her. She’ll be coming back soon. It’s easier for babies, there’s no retraining to do, not like with me,” but he didn’t finish that part. Then he said, “Is there anything you want to ask me before I go?”

I said, “What were you going to say to me right before you died when you said, ‘Callie, I?” “Callie, I never meant to hurt you,” he said.

A flurry of memories came flying from my mind. I saw Jess walking in the dew-covered grass across the pasture, a bouquet of wild roses in his hand, Jess diving off the bluff at the Blue Hole, Jess holding Shina near the window, a glimmer of sunglow around them,their

Next Community Writing workshops: n Saturday, Sept. 22, Intro to Fiction, $45 for the day. n Saturday, Oct. 6, Fiction II, $45 for the day. n Sunday, Oct. 14, Poetry with Don Lee, $25 for the afternoon n Saturday, Oct. 20, Memoir with Laura Parker Castoro (lauracastoro. com.) $45 for the day. n Saturday, Oct. 27, Fiction III, $45

faces hidden in shadow. I saw Shina nursing, her dark eyes searching my face. With each picture I would gasp for a breath like no amount of air could save me.

Finally morning came. It was the first day of December, and eight inches of snow had fallen in the night. There was no wind, so it drifted down, clinging to the feathery branches of the evergreens and the bare limbs of the deciduous trees. The world was hushed and still. I dressed and went out, and walked across the meadow while the sun tried to find its way through the silver clouds. I wanted to see the valley from the cliffside, but I wasn’t ready to see Wren, so soon. My mind was full of Jess and Shina, and my heart was full of tears.

The buds were set on the trees. Under the blanket of snow lay the promise of spring, the new green of rebirth, lacy boughs of dogwood, red bud and serviceberry, a patchwork ground cover of wildflowers, and clear icy streams.

Soon the goldfinches would change their drab feathers to bright yellow, and courting songs would begin at dawn, and end with the last call of a whippoorwill.

I turned and waved to the rocky outcropping, in case Wren was there, waiting for me. I walked back home along the same path, past a walnut tree with a large burl where its first branch Judy Singleton is a graduate of Empire State College in New York. While living there she had the privilege of studying with two wonderful poets, Dan Masterson, and Suzanne Cleary. She was twice the recipient of the Larom for Fiction at Rockland Community College. She is retired after 30 years in the insurance business. Jude participates in the Community Writing Program in both Fiction and Poetry.

To support the emerging local writers of the Community Writing Program at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, the Lovely County Citizen is providing space each week to showcase their work. Pieces will be selected by the program manager, and students must have taken at least one workshop in the Community Writing Program, which was launched on July 21. Selections from instructors and student mentors of the program will also be presented. For more information email alisontaylorbrown@me.com.

should be, and I thought, each year that old tree adds another grain line over its wound. In an instant I knew that the pain of what happened would always be inside me, and in time, I would grow around it.

The Weight of Pears His words in the air

This Week’s Author: Judy Singleton

are ripe and full, like bee-stung fruit, a persistence of sound all nectar and soft skin.

And she, unable to bear the weight of his words, hands to him a pear succulent, bruised and sweet.

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Steven Chain (left) of the Holiday Island Writers Guild presents a check to Alison Taylor-Brown and Mike Hancock, of the Community Writing Program at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow. The funds will allow three high school students, one from each Carroll County public school, to attend a workshop on writing craft presented by the Community Writing Program. “The Community Writing Program is so grateful to the HI writers for providing this opportunity to aspiring young writers,” Taylor-Brown said. One student, age 16-18, will be chosen from Green Forest, Berryville, and Eureka Springs High Schools to receive the scholarship. Winners will be selected on the basis of a 500-word essay about what writing means to them. Entries will be judged by Hancock, who taught creative writing for four years at Townview Magnet Center in Dallas before joining the Community Writing Program.

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Lively Entertainment

By Kristal Kuykendall

By Kristal Kuykendall

Bikes, Blues and a ton of music This weekend, thanks in part to Bikes, Blues and BBQ being co-hosted by Eureka Springs, our welcoming city is teeming with great live music options.

In addition to the regular number of options, several venues are opening up beer gardens for several nights beginning Wednesday and continuing through Saturday, and most of those beer gardens will also have live music outside, in addition to the regularly scheduled live bands going on inside those venues.

So if you like live music, this weekend is a veritable candy store for your ears. Get out and get some!

WEDNESDAY The first major highlight of the weekend comes tonight, Wednesday, as Eureka Springs’ own Mountain Sprout headlines at Bikes, Blues & BBQ’s main festival stage on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. The group goes on at 8 p.m.

If you are unfamiliar with Mountain Sprout, here’s the deal: Mountain Sprout is

the most authentic modern Ozark music on the scene today. The guys work seamlessly to create the kind of bass-thumping, banjopicking, guitar-playing, fiddle-shredding speed-punk bluegrass that makes you get up, stomp your feet and shake your butt. Whether you are a hillbilly, a good ol’ boy, or just a finely crafted music lover, Mountain Sprout is not to be missed. Here’s what the Kansas City Star’s music critic had to say about them: “A four-piece self-proclaimed ‘redneck hippie’ string band, Mountain Spout gives its mashup of hillbilly-blues and bluegrass compositions a potent shot of punk attitude. It shares a kinship with bands such as Split Lip Rayfield and others who turn the tradition sideways and inside out but with enough respect for form that the band gets invited to open for purists such as the Del McCoury Band. Speed and precision aren’t the group’s only virtues, however. The lyrics typically express a fondness for whiskey, hard living and an intolerance for authority.”

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Earlier this year, the group competed in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, going all the way to the semi-finals before being eliminated.

If funk/hip-hop/jam is more your flavor and style, then head down to Squid and Whale Pub for Cadillac Jackson, winner of this year’s Waka Winter Classic competition in Fayetteville.

Cadillac Jackson was formed in the summer of 2009 and played one of its first gigs at River Jam Fest in Fort Smith alongside national touring acts Big Gigantic, EOTO, Papa Mali, Papadosio, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, and others.

The band performed at Wakarusa Music Festival this summer and continues to gig throughout the South. Cadillac Jackson would best be described as a funk band that taps into rock, pop, hip-hop, reggae, dance, and even bluegrass genres to create a truly unique stew.

Cadillac Jackson cites a plethora of influences including Umphreys McGee, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dr. Dre, Dave Matthews Band, The Roots and many more for inspiring their sound. Most shows last over three hours, and feature mostly original songs, as well as a heavy dose of improvisation, and familiar

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For the complete live music and event schedule for Bikes, Blues and BBQ-sponsored concerts and events happening in Fayetteville, visit my blog online at CarrollCoNews.com/ blogs/livemusicinnwa/entry/49660/.

SATURDAY Saturday brings two great acts to town, one at Chelsea’s and one at Squid and Whale.

Blues is the order of the evening at Chelsea’s as International Blues Challenge semi-finalist The Lil’ Slim Blues Band out of Nebraska headlines beginning around 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5.

Shawn “Lil’ Slim” Holt is the son of legendary blues master, Magic Slim, a.k.a.

Morris Holt. Shawn started playing the blues at age 17, when he went on the road with his father and his Teardrops, where he aquired the name from his late Uncle Nick Holt.

Shortly after that tour with his father Shawn formed his band, “Lil’ Slim and The Back Alley Blues Band,” with his god-brother, Jeff Boehmer, Joe Manthey and J.J. King. Lil’ Slim has been a part of the Blues Messengers based in Lincoln, Neb., and was a member of the True Sons of the Blues in Minneapolis, Minn., as well. In 2009, he hooked up with some of his old bandmates and added some new ones, too. creating The Lil’ Slim Blues

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Following is the schedule of live music for Eureka Springs venues this weekend: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Kris Lager Band, 6 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Magic Mule, 9 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Richard Burnett and The Burners, 3 p.m.; Kris Lager Band, 8 p.m.

• Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: live music with Jessie, XX p.m.

• Jack’s Place / Centerstage Live, 37 Spring St., 479-253-2219: Karaoke and DJ Goose, 8 p.m. till midnight.

• The Lumberyard, 104 E. Van Buren: DJ and karaoke, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479-2532525: Side Show Tramps, 6 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Rockin’ with DJ Mark • Squid and Whale, 37 Spring St., 479-2537147: Open Mic Musical Smackdown with Bloody Buddy & friends, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 • Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: Live music, 7 p.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper: AJ & The Fall Down Drunks, 2 p.m.; Brandon Santini & His Band AND Brody Buster Band, 8 p.m. (one band inside and band outside) • Chaser’s: Ozark Thunder, 8 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Centerfuze, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: Chasing Nadine, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Jack’s Place / Centerstage Live: The Ronnie Simmons Band, 9 p.m.

• The Lumberyard: Bike Night, 4 to 9

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• New Delhi Cafe: Side Show Tramps, 6 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Jon Dooley Experience, 7 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Terry and the Executives, 7:30 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: The Band Run (Americana/indie rock), 6 p.m.; Slam Boxx, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 • Cathouse / Pied Piper: AJ & The Fall Down Drunks, noon; Richard Burnett and The Burners, 5 p.m.; Brody Buster Band AND Brandon Santini & His Band, 8 p.m. (one band inside and one outside) • Chaser’s: Ozark Thunder, 3-6 p.m. (inside); Slam Boxx 5:30-8:30 p.m. (beer garden); Too Mothers Left, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

• Chelsea’s: The Lil’ Slim Blues Band, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!: Chasing Nadine, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Jack’s Place / Centerstage Live: The Ronnie Simmons Band, 9 p.m.

• The Lumberyard: Thundercrow, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe: Side Show Tramps, 6 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: Steve Dimmitt, 7 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Terry and the Executives, 7:30 p.m.

• Squid and Whale: Cadillac Jackson, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 • Chaser’s: Roger & Jami, 8 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Larry Beamers Benefit • Eureka Live!: Customer Appreciation Night specials 5 p.m. to close • New Delhi Cafe: Wilson Family String Band, 4:30-8 p.m.

• Squid and Whale: Slam Boxx, 8 p.m.

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unthumped, so to speak.

This tune reminded me of a love song that might play in a more modern film such as “9 1/2 Weeks” or “Top Gun,” before it swung back to a more 1920s speakeasy sound with a true burlesque flavor. The audience ate it up.

Jones’ trumpet solo was nice, easy and gentle — then it grew a little sassy but still sweet. It reminded me of a lover asking the innocent question: “Do you love me?

Because to me you are the sun, moon and stars — see them shining on us?” Then (the music reflected as it slowly built), she says yes, quietly with kisses all over his face, and he begins to SHOUT from the rooftops and run through the streets, yelling out, “SHE LOVES ME!” What a climactic song with a great, triumphant finish!

Next, the band performed “Speak Low When You Speak of Love,” a Latintinged number that really jammed. Jones was invigorating on trumpet, to say the

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The Natural Way I talk up the South Beach diet plan a great deal as this is the way I think most people should eat. Also, back in my early days of medicine, I was with the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital, where we routinely collaborated with cardiologists from South Beach and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Some of the physicians mentioned in the original South Beach book are known to me. The South Beach plan is rock solid, tasty, easy and based upon the glycemic index.

The glycemic index was originally created for those with pre-diabetes and diabetes type 2. The index is a tool to compare the amount of sugar produced after digestion and in your blood. A number is assigned so that comparison can be made with other foods you may choose.

The lower the number the less insulin your body will produce. There are different glycemic lists so choose one and stay with that one, they are not interchangeable.

This is a superb nutritional tool to use with candida (yeast), cancer or special dietary need. This is excellent for healthy people who wish to manage their weight or just to stay healthier, too!

On the South Beach glycemic index, to lose weight choose foods below 65 on the index and eat as much as you wish. You

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heads and others with specific expertise deal with the changes needed first. “I understand Planning’s desire to clean up code,” she said, “but I wish they would let the people who deal with it all the time, deal with it. I’m not trying to be rude.”

She described the project as something best dealt with in a workshop.

Ballance expressed confusion.

“Sometimes when issues like this come up, we are inclined to protect the brick and mortar people and don’t want the peddlers,” she said. “But during certain events, it’s okay. But it’s still kind of an affront to the brick and mortar people.

Maybe we need to turn this over. Perhaps when we have city-approved events

Jim Fain

will lose weight, often dramatically. To maintain weight, choose foods 75 or below and to gain weight choose 75 and higher. For health maintenance choose 75 and lower.

Meats of any kind, just like cheese, eggs and oil (see good oil below) have no glycemic index value, as these do not raise blood sugar levels. Eat as much of these foods as you wish and as often as you like.

If you have had a heart attack, cardiovascular disease, stroke, arthritis, auto-immune disorders and/or chronic inflammation of any type, then eliminate beef and reduce pork and lamb. Be sure to increase whole grain foods. A more vegetarian diet certainly should be considered.

If you have kidney stones or prone to have them, then greatly reduce but don’t eliminate the dark green leafy foods. Be sure to increase whole grain foods. If you have serious kidney disease, follow the diet your health care provider suggests, avidly.

Small amounts of real butter, olive oil, avocado, sesame and coconut oil are all good choices. Should you decide to fry food, choose safflower oil due to its high smoke point.

Recipes are easy to find and easy to prepare. So enjoy! maybe the vendors need to subcontract from a brick and mortar establishment or put their wares on consignment in a local shop.”

Alderman James DeVito said logistically don’t know many merchants would want to do that. “When you get people in town, then you have a chance to sell your products,” he said. “Festivals bring people here again and again. As far as the committee process is concerned, if it goes through a committee of people who deal with all these issues regularly, I agree.”

In the end, council voted 4-3 (with Mayor Pate casting the tie-breaker) to have Armstrong bring them her list of suggestions for changes in city code by the next meeting, which will take place Oct. 8.

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may at the time of, or within thirty (30) days of, the adoption of any ordinance refer the ordinance to the electors for their acceptance or rejection by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members of the council.”

So I began to wonder whether or not the action of the City Council in August, 2010 and the subsequent affirmative vote for the deer hunt fulfilled the requirements of ACA 14-55-401(b). In particular, I wondered if it was possible for the “referred ordinance” and the “referring ordinance” to be one and the same.

For me, the answer to this question has serious ramifications way beyond the teeth gnashing that has gone on over such matters as length, rules, and proscribed vs. prescribed. We already have an ordinance on the books that bans in-town hunting. It was amended in 2002, by ordinance 1900, but a referendum petition was circulated, the matter was placed on the November ballot and the ordinance was overturned.

Since then, the hunting ban has continued in full force. My question goes to whether or not the procedure followed by the council in 2010 constituted the referral of an ordinance to the voters that would amend the in-town hunting ban or an opinion poll, the results

of which would give rise to a subsequent ordinance.

As far as procedure goes, the Council in 2002 passed an ordinance to levy a 1/4% sales tax for the Parks Commission. That was done with Ordinance 1906. Then immediately afterwards, the Council adopted Ordinance 1907 that requested the matter to be placed on the ballot for a vote by the electorate. Two separate actions - one the proposed ordinance and the second, a request to the County Election Commission to place the matter on the ballot.

Earlier in the week I emailed my concerns to Tim Weaver but I’ve not had a response.

I am writing this to you because of the Editorial that appeared in last week’s paper.

I cannot argue that this council has been anything other than disagreeable. All that aside, however, and given the statutory language I quoted above, I wonder whether or not there is even an ordinance in place for anyone to discuss its implementation.

I am not claiming this to be the solution of the dispute but I believe there is an issue here that requires an answer before anything further occurs.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Regards, Lamont Ritchie

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Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: It’s a new day for you, fresh out of the wrapper. Enjoy these prime hours to the fullest, because Thursday will be another second-hand knockoff day for you. That one will be grimy around the edges and a little sticky.

TAURUS: Friends don’t let friends wear those pants. Either you need new buddies, or you all should be checked for color blindness.

Guess those bedpan margaritas finally bleached your brains.

GEMINI: You have a rare opportunity at work, but will anyone believe the FedEx accidentally delivered that much duct tape and bubble wrap? Linger over the extra long lunch until the boss pops his way out of the conference room.

CANCER: You’re five pounds of love in a two-pound bag, so tell the lucky one who gets you to stand back, you really don’t know what will pop out. Could be a night of snuggling or a week of hot monkey action.

LEO: Lately you’ve been so deep, you need subtitles. Don’t worry about people understanding you; while mainstream success eludes you, you’ll be a hipster hero.

VIRGO: Aw, look at that! You have a goal. It’s a cute little goal, too. You should love it and hug it and call it George. Don’t let any of your family see it, or it will be overfertilized.

LIBRA: Beauty may walk in quiet grace, but ugly roars through having a good time with peppermint schnapps and bad jokes. Give your perfection the night off and boogie on down with some truly happy people. Just don’t take any pictures.

SCORPIO: Expect a financial windfall on Tuesday. You may not get it, but you can still expect it.

Maybe all that positive energy will manifest itself in a free cup of coffee or a cheap burger.

SAGITTARIUS: You’re like the dog who waits patiently to be let out, even though the screen is long gone from the door. Quit waiting for

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permission to live your life and go roll in something fun.

CAPRICORN: There’s nothing more beautiful than a child’s smile, unless it’s plastered on a kid who hid your phone and won’t tell you where it is. Forget threats of military school, just tell them stories about your own childhood until they cave in tears of boredom.

AQUARIUS: You’re feeling like a castoff copy of “50 Shades of Grey:” all tied up and nowhere to go. Loosen those mental knots and

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relax. If you really wanted to be tortured, you could just look at your bank balance.

PISCES: The universe is listening on Wednesday, so quit whining about your issues and go for the gusto: fresh vinyl seat covers for the car. Or a new car. Filled with cash.

And prizes. You never know when the universe is in a winning game show mood.

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Comfort but no tangible cure Down the staircase which leads deeper into a preserving place, herbs in tinted bottles glow.

Peppermint, fennel, and rue float in the amber oils of caster, linseed, and olive, waiting to perform a miracle at the snap of a bean.

Deborah Quigley

Some might call it common the way she set the bottles on a white table cloth beside the pressed square of butter; the way she went out after a rain when the earth was more givable; the way she made the oils by the phase of the moon.

Along the path from the cellar to the creek, there are memories but no ghosts.

March lambs browse raspberry leaves.

Their sharp-toed hooves trample the thistle, mullein and sorrel— the only plants she hated.

Weaned lambs placidly nibble the weeds that flavored their mother’s milk.

Hummingbirds in the foxgloves will sing of the taste all season; and gooseberry-eyed, nursing calves will chew a real cud or the charming memory of one.

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Deborah Quigley Smith has published poems in Melic Review, Long Pond Review, Sequoya Review, and Poetry Miscellany, as well as other print and online journals. She has an English degree from Harding University and currently lives with her husband in Quigley’s Castle, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. In addition to poetry, Debbie writes international thrillers, one of which was recently selected as a semi-finalist for a national prize. She volunteers in the Community Writing Program, mentoring students on plot and character.

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Consider the pickled egg. An innocent object so round and smooth, so fragrant, a single cell grown large enough to eat – and a throwback to the days when the only way to preserve some things was to pickle them. Over time it has evolved into an hors d’oeuvre, particularly a form of bar food when the bar you frequent has any sort of food. (There was a time when food was used to bring in people to buy drinks, a habit long gone except in rare places like New Orleans, where red beans and rice can be had for the price of a drink every Thursday night at Vaughan’s down in the Bywater, and elsewhere).

My father has made me who I am in most ways, and who I am includes a taste for oddities, the things on the menu I don’t recognize, and for what turns out to be homegrown Southern snack cuisine: pickled pig’s feet (I will try anything once), pickled beets, smoked oysters out of the can, raw oysters on the half shell, souse meat, and yes, pickled eggs.

I have made my own many times.

Although countless recipes exist, for your basic bar-style pickled eggs, try this: 2 dozen peeled hard boiled eggs 2 tbs sea salt 1 tbs dry mustard 1 tbs pickling spice 4-6 cloves fresh garlic 3 sweet Vidalia onions Tobasco 3 cups white vinegar 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup water Slice onions and garlic. Add the white vinegar, cider vinegar, water, salt, mustard and pickling spice in the sauce pan and bring to a boil.

I always add Tobasco because I like the taste. Any hot sauce you like is suitable, but be careful how much you add. Add some

and taste. Do that till you hit the right level of heat.

Put peeled hard boiled eggs, sliced onions and sliced garlic in gallon glass jar. Pour in sauce and put in fridge. Salmonella does not improve pickled eggs. (If sauce doesn’t fill the jar, top off with white vinegar until it is about 1/4 inch from the top).

That’s it. Experimentation is highly recommended here as in all cooking.

The permutations are literally endless. All you really need is a big jug and some eggs and some vinegar and whatever else. Go nuts.

DIY. The longer you let them bask in the brine, the better they’ll be. A week is okay; a month is much better. So it’s basically a race between time and self control.

I once pickled half a dozen goose eggs to see how they would work. The only real difference between goose eggs and the normal kind are their size, but let me tell you this: when you’re eating pickled eggs, an egg the size of a cat’s head might not seem so wonderful halfway into it as you thought when you started. It’s like eating a whole cheesecake by yourself, except it’s pickled.

The proper condiments for pickled eggs include salt and pepper, Tobasco (again), and a packet of saltines. Cheese works too.

Texture is very important in eating, and you want the different textures and flavors to play off one another: smooth vinegary egg, the kick of the hot sauce, the crunch of the cracker. It all goes together like the gears in a pocket watch, especially if you add beer to the equation. (Not to the pocket watch.)

The pickled egg is an acquired taste some will find horrific, sadly. De gustibus non disputandem est, as somebody said. But all the cool kids are eating them nowadays, so give them a whirl.

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Reading goes by the boards at high school

By Jennifer Jackson In 36 years of teaching English at Eureka Springs High School, Kathleen Remenar has heard a lot of reasons why students didn’t read the assignment.

What she hasn’t heard until this year: “Can I borrow that book when you’re done?”

That’s because Remenar and Jake Allen, who also teaches English, post what books they’ve just finished, what they are currently reading and what they want to read on boards outside their classroom, and have asked the other teachers to do the same. The book lists have sparked conversations not just with students but among the staff.

“What is happening is that teachers are starting to talk about books,” Remenar said. “They just don’t read in their field.”

The idea came from Literacy Lab, a national program introduced in Arkansas

by Ken Steamatis. Remenar and Allen attended a four-day workshop in July on the program, which promotes literacy in every aspect of the curriculum. One thing that struck them: if you want your students to read, you have to talk to them about what you read. Allen and Remenar took the idea a step further.

“We decided to post it outside our rooms, not just the English teachers, but everybody in the building,” she said.

Librarian Tracy Ledesma made laminated boards for the teachers, coaches, principal and counselor. After Remenar posted her first book, a psychological thriller by Gillian Flynn called “Gone Girl,” three students came to request it from her. The book also reinforces what she teaches in class.

“It has a really cool way of shifting point of view,” Remenar said.

Over in the gym, Coach Brian Rambo posted the book he just finished, “Imperfect: The Jim Abbott Story,” his current book, “When March Went Mad,” and what he plans to read, “Foul Ball.” Daniel Moose, who teachers social studies, is reading Hobbes and Locke, just finished “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” and plans to read ancient Egyptian poetry.

Science teacher Katy Turnbaugh read

Jake Allen and Kathleen Remenar are encouraging Eureka Springs High School students to read more by having teachers post their reading lists outside their classrooms.

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Michener’s “The Caribbean,” is currently reading may lead to the school holding perusing chemistry and physics texts, and book chats at night, with parents and plans to get to back issues of ‘Scientific students talking about books they’ve read.

American.’ Linnea Koester, who teachers She and Allen also incorporate Spanish, just finished free reading time “Ship Breaker,” by into each of their “The greatest indication classes, and provide Paolo Bacigalupi, is reading “Drowned popular material: of success in college is Cities” by the same “People,” “American not ACT scores. It’s how Mechanic,” “Car and author, and plans to read “Sense of Snow.”

Driver.”

Students much you read.”

“She’s a science can also read on the – Kathleen Remenar fiction girl,” Remenar internet. Encouraging said. kids to read is the goal Dave Parkman, the – it doesn’t matter alternative learning teacher, is reading what it is, Remenar said.

“The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore “The more kids read, the higher the test Roosevelt and the Crusade for America,” scores in every subject,” she said. “The just read “Diary of the Sinai Campaign” greatest indication of success in college is

by Moshe Dayan, and plans to read not ACT scores. It’s how much you read.”

“SuperFreakonomics.” Remenar’s current Remenar said the high school will send book is “The King of Lies,” by John Hart, other teachers to Literacy Lab – the key a murder mystery set in a small Southern is infusing a focus on literacy throughout town. She plans to read the latest John the school. She’s already noticed the Irving, and would like to read something difference in the few weeks the lists have current on world religions. been up.

“I need a title,” she said.

“What’s cool is that students are Remenar said that sharing what you’re recommending books to me,” she said.

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Elite Dance Studios is proud to offer dance instruction : BALLET - JAZZ - TAP- HIP HOP - CONTEMPORARY - MUSICAL THEATER PARTNERING - ACRO - PIANO - KEYBOARD - VOICE AND GUITAR. “WORLD CLASS DANCE INSTRUCTION IN A SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE” • Professionally trained and Qualified Faculty • Professional Sprung Wood Dance Floors for a lifetime of a dance.

• One Way Viewing Windows & Safety Mirrors.

• State of the Art- Facility • Both Competitive and Recreational Classes • Ages 3 through Adult

• Classes for new and trained dancers • Family Owned and Operated for 19 years • Age appropriate music and costuming - family friendly • Nationally Recognized and Top Award Winning Choreography and performance.

Elite Students will be taught in technique and performance skills such as coordination, strength, flexibility, alignment, rhythm and endurance. Through self discipline, fun and dedication in a positive atmosphere, our students will gain self esteem and creativity and a passion for dance.

Elite ends it's dance season with exciting showcase at a professional theater venue ... Dance... you know you want to! Registering Now! Call for more info 870-423-5304 or visit us on the web at EliteDanceStudios.com FREE DANCE CLASS! BRING IN THIS AD TO RECEIVE A FREE DANCE CLASS OF YOUR CHOICE (new students only)

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