Lovely County Citizen Jan. 8, 2015 by Lovely County Citizen

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Dec. 29 11:22 a.m. — A caller said he saw someone on his lot stealing inventory. An officer responded and arrested the subject for theft of property, taking the man’s dog into custody until his release. 7:48 p.m. — A caller reported a reckless driver but officers could not locate the driver. 11:05 p.m. — An officer secured a building where an alarm had gone off. Dec. 30 9:52 p.m. — A caller reported a vehicle backed up to a local hotel with people using flashlights inside. Officers found the people in the car were the owners. Dec. 31 11:05 a.m. — An officer mediated a landlord-tenant dispute. 12:46 p.m. — The tenant involved in the landlord-tenant dispute called back and reported the landlord threatening her and her children; an officer advised the landlord to have no further contact with the tenant un-

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til she was served with papers by the sheriff’s office. 1:59 p.m. — An officer made a traffic stop for a subject driving left of center. The subject passed all field sobriety tests and was released with a warning. 2:51 p.m. — An officer filed a report on theft. 3:23 p.m. — Animal Control responded to a welfare check. 4:22 p.m. — An officer made contact with a subject in a Jeep that had been hanging around a restaurant and all was well. 9:28 p.m. — An officer took a person driving on a suspended license into custody. 10:56 p.m. — A caller reported that he was trying to move but the landlord turned off the power to his apartment. An officer spoke to both parties. Jan. 1 12:31 a.m. — A male subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated and speeding. 1:43 a.m. — An officer filed a report on people arguing in the parking lot of a restaurant. 2:49 a.m. — An officer spoke with a complainant about her possibly missing boyfriend. 4:29 a.m. — A caller reported a vehicle that drove off the roadway. An officer responded and assisted until a deputy arrived. Jan. 2 11;20 a.m. — Officers secured a home where an alarm went off. 1:18 p.m. — An officer filed a report on See Dispatch, page 22

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SWEPCO withdraws power-line application By Scott Loftis

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An uphill battle that lasted nearly two years came to a sudden and victorious end for the grassroots citizens group Save the Ozarks on Dec. 30, when Southwestern Electric Power Co. officially withdrew its application for regulatory approval to construct a high-voltage power line that would have run through the heart of Carroll County. SWEPCO’s announcement surprised Save the Ozarks leaders, who had expected the long-running legal battle to continue, perhaps for years. On the day of the announcement, STO Director Pat Costner said she was “a little stunned, but happy.” Later, she reflected on the significance of STO’s success in stopping the proposed $116 million project. “Even on the national plane, this is unprecedented,” she said. “This community is an inspiration to a lot of people around the country.” In a news release, SWEPCO said its decision to withdraw its application to the Arkansas Public Service Commission came after the company was notified by the Southwest Power Pool that the project was no longer necessary, based “on updated forecasts that show significantly lower electric demand than prior forecasts …” SPP is the Regional Transmission Organization mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure reliable supplies of power, adequate transmission infrastructure and competitive wholesale prices of electricity in parts of eight states, including Arkansas.

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Connie Evans was among hundreds of local residents who spoke at a public hearing in July 2013 on SWEPCO’s proposal for a high-voltage power line in Carroll County. On Dec. 30, 2014, SWEPCO withdrew its application for the project.

In its initial application, filed in April 2013, SWEPCO had said the project was necessary to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to accommodate rapid population growth in Northwest Arkansas. STO, which formed soon after SWEPCO’s proposal was made public, argued that the project was unnecessary and would have a severe negative impact on Carroll County’s environment and its tourism-based economy. The group also said the proposal could affect the area’s water supply and have other potentially harmful effects on residents’ health. The Carroll County Quorum Court and the Eureka Springs City Council both passed resolutions opposing the project. In July, hundreds of residents attend-

ed an APSC public hearing in Eureka Springs to voice their opposition to the project. Nearly 300 people signed up to speak at the two-day hearing. “It was a unifying experience like no other,” Costner said. “This shows what strong people we are and what a strong, committed community can do when it comes together.” Despite the outpouring of opposition, APSC Administrative Law Judge Connie Griffin in January gave SWEPCO approval to build the 345,000 volt transmission line in Carroll and Benton counties. However, the route approved by Griffin also included a portion of Missouri — where SWEPCO would need to obtain separate regulatory approval.

Both STO and SWEPCO asked for a rehearing: STO arguing that the entire project was unnecessary and SWEPCO seeking an Arkansas-only route. In June, the APSC announced that it would grant the rehearing asked SWEPCO to submit more evidence regarding the need for the project and alternative options. A SWEPCO attorney advised the commission in July that SWEPCO would need to conduct a new study and would submit the requested information in January 2015. In August, an attorney for STO asked the commission to dismiss SWEPCO’s application. On Tuesday, Costner said Southwest Power Pool had obviously come to the same conclusion as STO regarding the need for the project. “I think they ran the numbers again and found that we were right,” she said. Costner said Southwest Power Pool “has slammed the door” on the SWEPCO project. “This means there will be no new application from anyone to build this project,” she said. Still, had Save the Ozarks not objected to the project from the outset, it likely would have moved forward. “There’s no question that we stopped it,” Costner said. “That’s inarguable.” Costner said the future of Save the Ozarks hasn’t yet been determined. She said Tuesday that the group is still working with its attorneys to “mop up” the SWEPCO situation and likely will continue its fundraising efforts to pay off legal debts incurred in the case.

Save the Ozarks celebration slated Sunday Save the Ozarks will sponsor a community celebration of the successful effort to stop a proposed high-voltage power line in Carroll County. The event will be held Sunday, Jan. 11, in the Main Ballroom of the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, located at 207

W. Van Buren in Eureka Springs. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 3 p.m. Mike Bishop, president of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, will serve as master of ceremonies. The program will begin with opening remarks

by Eureka Springs Mayor Robert “Butch” Berry, who plans to proclaim April 3 as “Save the Ozarks Day.” Members of the Save the Ozarks board will make brief statements, followed by social time. Save the Ozarks will have a celebratory cake to share with everyone. The

Inn of the Ozarks will provide coffee, tea and water. An hors d’ouvres table will be available for those who want to bring finger foods (there will be no capacity to keep food cold or warm). All STO T-shirts will be available for a minimum donation of $5 each to Save the Ozarks.

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Berry to create task force for economic development By Alana Cook

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Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry will call for the creation of a city task force on economic development at Monday’s City Council meeting.

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After being sworn in shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, Mayor Butch Berry said his first item of business will be to launch the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development. Berry said that creating the task force will help bring city leaders together to find solutions to bolster Eureka’s economy. “You are either in the problem, or you are in the solution,” Berry said. Berry plans to announce the task force during next Monday’s 6 p.m. City Council meeting. The task force will include members of the Chamber of Commerce, City Advertising and Promotions Commission and the Planning Commission. The group will include subcommittees to work on different aspects of the city’s economy. Berry said he understands how important tourism is to Eureka but that he has always wanted to see a supporting economy come to fruition that complements tourism. He said Eureka Springs School of the Arts is a great start. “We are looking at drawing art and culinary schools to the area,” he said. Berry also stressed the importance of all facets of government working together to produce positive economic results for Eureka. “When you come in as mayor, it’s like be-

ing a CEO,” Berry said. “There needs to be continuity. Communication and unity is important in both business and government.” Berry said he understands and recognizes that Eureka’s needs are great but that over the past year, city leaders have been working together to find solutions to the city’s infrastructure issues. “We have so many needs in Eureka from the infrastructure to the economy,” he said. “If we have an improved economy, we will have more money for infrastructure. “We need water and sewer and we are hoping this happens with the hospital being built,” he said. “We have been talking to people about funding water and sewer for the city.” With dog Zac sitting on his lap, Berry spoke with humility about servant-leadership. “I’ve been on the City Council for four terms and had a lot of people ask me to run for mayor so I thought it was a good time to suit up and show up,” he said. On New Year’s Day, Berry swore in Thomas Achord as Eureka Springs’ new police chief to replace the retired Earl Hyatt. He chose Billy Summers as Interim Fire Chief in December after Rhys Williams retired. Berry is married to Lynn Berry, the director of communications at the Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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The Eureka Springs City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall to discuss several items of new business, including the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development, and old business, including the ongoing issue of fluoridation of Eureka’s drinking water supply. Other business on the agenda includes: New business • Setting meeting dates for 2015 • Choosing pro tempore/vice mayor for 2015 • Discussing 2015 rules of procedure • Deciding on Ray Dotson’s Animal

Drawn Franchise application • Repairing the parking lot by the Auditorium • Updating the new hospital • An ordinance allowing Mayor Butch Berry to continue work on the Leatherwood pavilion project • Discussing the 2015 budget Old business • Recommendations for yard waste • Ordinance No. 2220 regarding County-wide CAPC membership – third reading • Ordinance No. 2221 – Amending Personnel Policy Handbook – third reading

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Achord plans to build on Hyatt’s legacy Achord has additional law enforcement training through he U.S. Department of Eureka Springs’ new police chief, Justice and the State of Arkansas. Thomas Achord, who was sworn in on Achord stressed the importance of New Year’s Eve, said he does not plan ecotourism. An avid cycler, he spearon making sweeping changes within the headed the annual Eurekan triathlon by department. Rather, he plans on build- getting help from a Fayetteville proing on retired Chief Earl Hyatt’s legacy. moter. “Chief Hyatt did a great job,” Achord Achord stressed the importance of said during an interview with the Citi- maintaining a “proactive police preszen. ence” and reaching out to local youth to Achord stressed the importance of prevent crime and build trust within the community-oriented community. policing and workHe also said the ing with both locals “Our mission statement department will conand visitors, espetinue working to is to serve the public. cially during tourist “dismantle and disWe strive to keep season, to maintain rupt dangerous drug everyone – local and peace and harmony. trafficking organiza“Our mission tourists alike – safe tions” and has partstatement is to serve nered with a joint and happy within the public,” he said. agency task force to the constraints of “We strive to keep share resources. the rules.” everyone – local and When asked about tourists alike – safe how he plans to – Thomas Achord and happy within handle domestic vithe constraints of the olence in Eureka, rules.” Achord said that “all He stressed the importance of build- officers have to be cross-trained” and ing on Hyatt’s School Resource Officer that the department has two investigaProgram and said he hopes to add a few tors who will be assigned to all invesnew officers to help build rapport at lo- tigations, including those involving docal schools. mestic violence. “When an officer shows up at the el“I also attended the Carroll Counementary school, the kids pummel him ty Safety Network meeting that (State with hugs,” he said with a warm smile. Rep.) Bob Ballinger called last sumAchord grew up in Eureka, graduat- mer,” he said. ing from Eureka Springs High School Achord beamed with pride as he talkin 1987. He studied civil engineering ed about his family. at the University of Arkansas and man“I have a stepdaughter in seventh aged the water and wastewater systems grade, a 20-year-old son serving in for the Holiday Island Suburban Im- the Army in Korea and a 26-year-old provement District before becoming a daughter,” he said. police officer. He spent nine years paNewly elected Mayor Butch Berry trolling downtown Eureka as a bicycle said that he, Achord and other city leadcop. ers will “work together” to help Eureka Hyatt promoted Achord to assis- grow. tant chief position in 2010 and began “Hyatt did a good job and I think grooming him for the chief’s position. Achord will build on that,” Berry said. By Alana Cook

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Thomas Achord is Eureka Springs’ new police chief.

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This home on Elk Street in Eureka Springs sustained significant internal damage after a fire Monday morning.

Late morning fire damages historic home Lovely County Citizen Eureka Springs Fire Department responded to a 911 call at 10:27 a.m. Monday regarding a possible basement fire at 17 ½ Elk St. Firefighters were finally able to bring the difficult blaze under control at 11:30 a.m. The home sustained significant internal damage on the west end of each of the three levels. The final firefighters were able to clear the scene around 3 p.m. Firefighters responded with two engines, a ladder truck, two ambulances, and one command vehicle. Nineteen firefighters from ESFD battled the blaze with assistance of three firefighters from Holiday Island and one from Grassy Knob Fire Department. Fire Marshal Jimmy Kelley reports that the fire appears to have started in the vicinity of a wood stove set up in the basement of the old 1900s home. The exact cause of the blaze in relation to the wood stove is still under investigation. The homeowners were able to

remove several precious items after the fire was extinguished. Upon arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke coming from the basement and first floor of a 2700 square foot two-story woodframed structure. Upon entry, firefighters Photo Courtest Eureka Sprngs Fire Department found heavy fire on the basement level exA Eureka Springs firefighter works to extinguish a blaze Monday morning inside a tending up through the first and second floor. home on Elk Street. Firefighters contained the fire to the wood room in the basement area and to the front bedroom and hallway on the first floor. The Serious Supplements & Herbals fire spread by chase ways and void spaces into the home’s kitchen and around the chimwww.fainsherbacy.com ney into the upper level. During the initial fire attack a firefighter partially fell through a burned out hole of the floor in the first- floor hallway. The firefightOff er sustained minor burn injuries during the everyday* incident. Further investigation found that a - just say you’re 61 North Main St., Eureka Springs futon mattress lying in the hallway had hid a local large 4 foot by 3 foot section of floor which had completely burned away. *Excludes some in-stock items

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From The Editor What I’ve learned in my quest to the Great Divide

’ve spent a week pondering what to write in this space. I thought about talking about how much I love my kids, and how happy I am about life and my career. Alas, career and kids are the milestones that define an independent woman, right? Then I realized that though those things are indeed important, they are temporary — everything in life is temporary — in the grand scheme of things. So, on this birthday today, the day I turn 40, I’m offering up a few lessons that I’ve learned in my sometimes messy but always worthwhile 100-yard dash to the Great Divide. Take what you want, and leave the rest. Mama was always right. Even when she was wrong, she was right. Rinse, wash, repeat. Great art does not have to be the product of pain. Joy and love are much more powerful creative motivators. Find your most vulnerable self and work from there. Courage will take center stage to fear. Money helps but I can’t take it with me. I’ve had it and lost it and had it again. Each time, my happiness was directly proportionate to my willingness to embrace life. (George Carlin did a whole routine on this). I can plan, but ultimately I’m not in charge. Life is about moments. Five-year plans rooted in Eastern philosophy are great for running business but don’t work when a marriage fails and life takes you in a different direction. You can choose to resist, or you can flow. The glory is not always in the battle. Sometimes, it is in the surrender. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Kenny Rogers was right. You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away, know when to run. You never count your money when you’re sitting at the table.

Know what to throw away and know what to keep. Death is a transition – to where is up to your interpretation but I learned firsthand while holding my dying mother’s hand that peace that passes Alana Cook all understanding is not just a myth written in dusty books by bygone saviors and ancient prophets. That day, ‘be still and know’ became living words. Life is made of moments. When the baby across the restaurant looks at me with gooey eyes, the mayor’s dog jumps in my lap like he’s known me forever, or when nothing needs to be said because all is well in the world, these are the moments. If you are going to go “bull in the china shop” figure out which plates to break. Discernment is key, especially when it’s going to cost you. Love, laugh, live. Repeat, in that order. If I do the first two, the third comes with ease. It’s the journey, not the destination. In this regard, I think my generation was misguided. We were taught to focus on the goal without regard to what it took to get there (standardized testing anyone?). Without humility, there is no compassion, or true understanding. There’s no replacement for roots, even when you grow wings. It isn’t what people call you, it’s what you answer to. Occam’s razor usually applies in most situations. So does cowboy logic. Last, life truly does begin at 40. My perspective has never been clearer and neither has my anticipation for what’s to come. Here’s to another 40 years.

Who do you think should be Citizen of the Week? Send us your nominations Citizen, P.O., Box 679, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, fax to (479) 253-0080 or e-mail to: citizen.editor.eureka@gmail.com

Citizen of the Week

This week’s Citizen of the Week is Jane Stephens. The Citizen chose Stephens for her work with St. James’ Episcopal Church helping provide free Sunday suppers to the community. Stephens is also a disability rights advocate and helps out wherever she can with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and those in need in the community.

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Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley

Do you have any recommendations for the new members of the local government?

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Ghosts at The Crescent

Barbara Crawford “Barbie”

Lower taxes.

Tom Sinclair “Orville”

Becky Heath “Beckaboo”

Back the new Everyone to get Mayor, he is going along. to be fantastic.

Linda Weems

Carly James

Richard Clark

Bring back the tourists.

Keep it real.

A light at 62 and 23.

“Bee Lady”

“Sister Squirrel”

“Sweet Buns”

Citizen Survey

DEAR EDITOR: Wow what a once-in-a-lifetime experience! We stayed in the Crescent Hotel. Yep, you guessed it. I saw a ghost. At home when I have trouble going to sleep I walk and pace around until I would feel more comfortable in bed. Well, I had trouble sleeping that night. At about 3 a.m. I got out of our third-floor room and starting to pace the halls. As soon as I saw it, I was so scared that goose bumps filled my entire body. I just know my hair was sticking up or at least not in need of volumizing mousse. While pacing at one end of the third-floor hall, I turned around and saw at the other end of the hall a bare-footed little girl with long brown hair in a light colored sleeping gown. I would say she was about 6-7 years old. When she looked at me she had sad eyes. I froze mortified. Then she would look down at a white picture frame (less than a foot long) containing a face portrait she was holding with both hands. She then smiled real big. I could see her eyes were happy. I instantly felt safer and relaxed. Then she looked up at me while her eyes were happy and her eyes slowly got sad. She was gone. I ask anyone who knows history about a girl child who may have lost a loved one in the Crescent. If anyone knows who the picture may have been of in the white frame or who the little girl may have been could you please email me at (miningandmetals@live.com). No longer afraid, Mrs. White-N-The-Face

Do you have any recommendations for the new members of the local government?

m More cooperation m Lower taxes m Work on increasing tourism m Supporting the mayor Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.

Ban the Butler Hollow Project HEY, WHOA! Mr. Forestry Man This Lush and Sacred Hollow This is our home Where we play, where we roam Where we live, where we rest This is our land, this is our nest! This Hollow that you seek to change Do you know this deep terrain? Have you hiked it, have you seen All of the animals amidst the green? A chorus of songbirds, sweet voices revealed Can you even hear us? Could this horrible plan be healed? Hey Mister Do not cut this forest, please Do not rape and cut our trees Do not burn and poison these Can’t you hear our willful pleas? Beneath those boughs you wish to burn Are living things, where’s your concern? Where will the fox bed down at night? What for the fawn, the squirrels and their rights This forest is fine, just how it stands It is Mighty and Majestic, don’t you understand? Hey, Hey Mister Mr. Forestry Man Who are you? Ready to burn and harvest your plan And all for what, a lowly glade But for our Oaks, you shall be paid The real PRICE though is shared by all Trapped by the flames Torched WE ALL FALL! By: Lyla Allison

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Fit for a King

Renaissance Faire Planned for May

By Jennifer Jackson

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Lake Leatherwood City Park has been invaded by hordes of zombies. It has been bombarded by mountain bikers hurtling down its rocky slopes on two wheels. It has reverberated with the sounds of electric guitars at rock concerts and the shouts of fans at soccer and baseball games. In May, the park will be transformed into a 16th-century English village, if Pamela Stewart has her way. Stewart is a former English teacher who moved to Eureka Springs from Texas in 2012 and opened the BookNook in Pine Mountain Village. This year, she is organizing a Renaissance Faire for the third weekend in May, and hopes Ren Faire fans from the region will flock to the event, preferably in costume. “We need to do something to bring

people in that weekend,” Stewart said. Stewart said she has never organized a Ren Faire before, but is spearheading the effort with the help of Mike and Dale Bishop and Michelle McDonald. Dale Bishop is the owner of the Lady Eureka boutique, Stewart’s neighboring busi-

ness in Pine Mountain Village. McDonald owns Celebrations and Traditions costume shop there. Pastor Acra Turner of Rock Springs Baptist Church has also promised to help, Stewart said, and she is sending out a call for vendors, entertainers, musicians and volunteers.

What is a Ren Faire?

A Renaissance Faire, or Ren Faire, is an opportunity to travel back in time and experience life in a 16th-century English village. Ren faires usually take place in a park, and feature a village with shops selling period attire, handcrafts and food. Entertainment includes music and dancing, magicians, jugglers and street performers. Archery, games of strength and jousting can be

part of the mix. Some Ren faires incorporate pirates and fantasy characters. Faire-goers are encouraged to attend in costume. The Eureka Springs Renaissance Faire is planned for May 15, 16 and 17. To reserve booth space, contact Pamela Stewart at the BookNook in Pine Mountain Village, 479-363-6650, or email pamela@startmail.com.

“I need everything,” she said. Plans are in the preliminary stage, Stewart said, but she hopes to have the permits sorted out in the next few weeks and hold an organizational meeting at the end of January. She is currently compiling a list of people who want to help put on the faire and/or rent booth space in the faire’s village. Stewart plans to charge $75 per booth, she said, but will discount the fee if the booth renter provides an activity or entertainment for faire-goers. Stewart said she is conferring with organizers of the Renaissance and Fantasy Faire of the Ozarks, which takes place in Fayetteville in April. For more information on the Eureka Springs Ren Faire, May 15, 16 & 17, contact Pamela Stewart at the BookNook in Pine Mountain Village, 479-363-6650, or email pamela@startmail.com.

Christmas visitors For All Your reAl estAte Needs Cheryl Colbert, Executive Broker Cell: (479) 981-6249 43 Prospect Ave. Eureka Springs AR 72632

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Edith Teague and Mary Lou Martin, Eureka Springs Hospital Guild members, took time Dec. 22 to visit the patients at the hospital and treat them to some Christmas goodies.

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New Heart for Old Building: Plans for Interfaith Center Move Forward By Jennifer Jackson

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On Nov. 19, a community forum was held to consider the future of the historic building on Mountain Street that served the Eureka Springs Christian Science Society for almost a century. The forum drew more than two dozen people, who were asked to brainstorm ideas for use of the building, which is in the state historic register. Since then, a core group of people interested in recreating the building as an interfaith center has met and a name has been chosen: “Heart of Many Ways: a Home for All Faiths and Spiritual Paths.” “One of the things we are looking for is a great spiritual heart,” said Amrit Knaus, coordinator of the forum with Melissa Clare. The list of possible uses for the sanctuary, which seats 150, included meeting space for spiritual groups that have no home. Other suggested uses include a venue for community concerts and spiritual or interfaith presentations and space for meditation. The sanctuary, which has no religious symbols, has been used for presentations and programs, including chanting by visiting Buddhist monks. “The sanctuary is alive with universal spirit,” said Pat Quinn, who along with Marsha Havens kept the Christian Science services going for the last year. Suggested uses of the downstairs room, at one time the Christian Science Reading

Room, included healing workshops, yoga classes, women’s group meetings and interfaith programs for youth. “This is the conversation where all the doors open up,” Clare told forum participants. Fixed expenses for operating the building are estimated to be $700 a month, according to a letter sent to forum participants in December. In the letter, Clare thanked Eric Schuneman on behalf of the organizational focus group for assessing the drainage issues and temporarily fixing the damage. Organizers are looking for people interested in helping them transition the building to its new purpose, including a person with experience setting up a non-profit organization. The name Eureka Springs Christian Science Society, Inc., a not-for- profit organization, will remain in use until the new organization has its 501-3C status. At the November forum, participants brainstormed ideas to raise money to cover repairs and operation, and to promote use of the building locally and regionally. The need for a kitchen in the building was raised. Organized in 1896, the Eureka Springs Christian Science Society held its first meeting in the newly constructed First Church of Christ Scientist in July of 1915. Organizers are also looking for someone to create news signs for the building. For more information, contact melissaclare01@gmail.com.

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Ringing in 2015

Photos by Chip Ford

Eureka Springs knows how to ring in the New Year. Parties sprouted up all across Eureka, with many events starting just moments after dusk. Parties continued into the wee hours of the morning. Below are scenes from the events at the Crescent Hotel, Basin Park Hotel, Chelsea’s, Eureka Live and the Cathouse.

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Artist Having Fun:

Zeek Taylor Reunites Chimp Characters in Book By Jennifer Jackson JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Margo Palova and Madame Butterfly moved to New York City. Dixie Jo Montana is working on a ranch in Texas. Stella Schultz ended up in Los Angeles, Carmen Goldberg in Palm Springs and Mozelle Adams in New Orleans. Those are just a few of the 75 chimpanzees that artist Zeek Taylor has painted in his studio on White Street and sent out into the world. But 45 of Taylor’s chimps are being reunited in a book that comes out in January titled “Chimps Having Fun.” “This is a selection of my favorites,” Taylor said. The book will make its debut Jan. 17 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Museum Store, where Taylor will be the featured artist. He will sign copies from noon to 4 p.m. “It appeals to all ages,” Taylor said. “Children will like it, but at the same time, it has humor that will appeal to adults.” Of the 75 chimp paintings Taylor has produced so far, all have been sold, he said, including to collectors in New York, New Orleans and Palm Springs. “Bones” author and scriptwriter Kathy Reichs, in town last spring for Books in Bloom, stopped by Taylor’s studio during the White Street Art Walk and bought a chimp painting for her home in North Carolina, Taylor said. Reich’s daughter also bought chimp paintings for her home in New York. “They’re coast to coast,” he said of the paintings. “There’s one collector in Palm Springs who has 20 of the chimp portraits, and 90 paintings overall of mine.” Taylor paints in water colors on clayboard using a drybrush technique that allows him to paint fine details. He adds a detailed border that has become his signature. Each chimp portrait also has a one-line “story” that gives the name of the subject and a brief glimpse into the subject’s character. Taylor’s favorite is a costumed chimp sitting in a crescent moon, with the caption “To recreate the grandeur of the Ziegfeld Follies, Beulah Gladstone built an

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Zeek Taylor displays a copy of his book, a collection of 45 of his chimpanzee paintings.

elaborate set inside her garage.” Others, like Bollywood movie star Delta Divine, have fulfilled their dreams of being in the spotlight. “I’ll sort of choose a theme and build on it from there,” Taylor said. “I never know how it’s going to evolve when I start. The story comes to me while I’m painting.” He gives the chimps old-fashioned names, many borrowed from relatives, and likes to combine contrasting first and last names. His latest subject is Fern Olsson, who,

although of Swedish descent, “was compelled to celebrate the Day of the Dead after working the night shift at Taco Bell.” Some of the names and references, like Crump and Overton, reflect the years Taylor spent studying art at Memphis School of the Arts. The school was in Overton Park opposite the zoo, where art students often walked over at lunch time, Taylor said. He took photographs of chimpanzees there and at the Springfield Zoo, he said. Taylor painted his first chimp, a little boy chimp wearing clothing, 20 years ago as a design assignment for a decorative pillow company. It was so much fun, he said, that after a few months, he was doing it for himself. He enjoys people’s responses. “They look at them and and say ‘That’s me,’ or ‘It’s someone I know,’” Taylor said. One painting could be considered a self portrait. It is of an artist chimpanzee named Keez Estus. Keez is Zeek spelled backward and Estus is Taylor’s middle name. Some of Taylor’s chimps are still in Eureka, including Norberta Philbrook, who presides over her namesake gallery on North Main. Another, named Maxine Merriweather, was painted on a 4- by 8-foot panel now attached to the fence outside Taylor’s studio. Maxine, according to the caption, “putting all else aside, including her housework, spent most of September swinging on the front porch.” Taylor said he chose to name the book “Chimps Having Fun” after looking at the paintings. “They all seem to be having fun,” he said. “They are fun to do and fun for people to look at. Fun seemed to be the right word to use for the title.” After the book signing at Crystal Bridges museum store, copies of the book will be available at the Norberta Philbrook Gallery. Taylor is also planning a book signing in Tulsa, Okla. Born and raised in the Arkansas delta, Taylor received the Arkansas Arts Council’s 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. For more information, go to ZeekTaylor.com.

Eureka Artists at Crystal Bridges By Jennifer Jackson

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Two local artists and one area artist will be appearing at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. On Jan. 17, Zeek Taylor of Eureka Springs will be the featured artist at the Crystal Bridges museum store, where he

will sign copies of his book, “Chimps Having Fun,” from noon to 4 p.m. No charge. On Jan. 30, Art by the Glass will feature crochet artist Gina Gallina of Eureka Springs, who will show participants how to make a crochet bouquet. Cost of the event, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., is

$45/$36 museum members and includes two glasses of wine. Open to 21 ages and up. Register online at CrystalBridges.org or call guest services, 479-657-2335. On Feb. 7, Kate Baer of Kate Baer Fossils will be the featured artisan in the Crystal Bridges museum store. Baer, who lives on the Buffalo River near Ponca,

Ark., took over organization of the Eureka Springs Art Bazaar. She will be showing her silver jewelry from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, is open daily except Tuesday. General admission is sponsored by Walmart. More information: CrystalBridges.org

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Dowsing the House: Psychic Connects with Spirits

By Jennifer Jackson

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Lisa Dawn is a polite medium. When entering a house to dowse for spirits, she announces why she’s there and asks for their cooperation. Then, holding a pair of thin, L-shaped metal rods in front of her, she announces what she is looking for and proceeds to walk quietly through each room. What happens when she encounters what she seeks: The ends of the rods swing apart. Lisa Dawn is a psychic who does Shustah card readings, spirit guide readings and energy clearing and balancing. She also offers advanced training in the divination arts, spirit guides and energy work. A Holiday Island resident, she recently demonstrated her clairvoyant talents by dowsing a house to see what spirits were present. “It’s a new thing for me,” she said. Originally from upstate New York, Lisa Dawn has been seeing and communicating with spirits since childhood. She has been giving readings for 24 years, either in person or by phone. For the past 21 years, she has lived in the Ozarks, and used to own the Mystic Moon shop on Spring Street. She also gives readings at the ESP Conference at the Crescent Hotel every year, and will be at this year’s conference, Jan. 9, 10 and 11. “The cards I use are the ones my Dad gave me,” she said. “He asked me to learn them forwards and backwards. They have helped a lot of people.” Her father, Scott Guynup, is a reader. Her

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Lisa Dawn uses metal dowsing rods to locate the presence of spirits and communicate with them.

stepmother, Page Bryant, is an author and psychic who was popular with Hollywood stars in the 1970s, Lisa Dawn said. Bryant used to travel around the world giving seminars, lectures, classes and readings, she said. Although not as active as they used to be, her parents still travel on the East Coast, where Bryant gives readings and teaches.

Lisa Dawn gives readings that cover what has happened in the recent past and what may happen in the future, five to seven months out, she said. People come to her when facing decisions about their life path, she said, whether it involves a change in career, personal relationship or place to live. She’s even helped people decide what

ESP Weekend 2015

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Lisa Dawn is a polite medium. When The 2015 Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend, on Jan. 9, 10 and 11 offers a chance to apply the tools of paranormal investigation in the historic Crescent Hotel, considered one of the country’s most

haunted hotels. The weekend includes an introduction to ghost-hunting by paranormal investigators, a guided quest for evidence of paranormal activity in the hotel, and 24-hour access to the building’s “active space” — rooms 218 and 419, and the basement area used a morgue when it was a hospital. Lodging packages for

ESP Weekend are available at americasmosthauntedhotel.com or crescent-hotel. com. ESP Weekend participants have the option to extend the weekend to an overnight on Sunday, Jan. 11, to explore the Basin Park Hotel, the Crescent’s sister hotel. Built in 1905 on the site of a hotel

college to go to. “They’re really good tools for learning about what’s coming up,” she said. What dowsing a house can reveal: how many of the past residents are still around, why and how strong their presence is. She is both clairvoyant and clairaudient — by communicating with a spirit, Lisa Dawn can tell if it is male or female, the approximate age and the personality type. To elicit specific information, such as a name, she can ask yes or no questions, the answer indicated by the dowsing rods coming together or swinging open. At the demonstration, Lisa Dawn identified several spirits in the house, one of which had lived in the area but not in the house. “She is drawn to the energy of this house,” Lisa Dawn said. “She likes it here.” She can also determine if there is negative energy in a room and ask the dowsing rods to map its location. Smudging to remove the negative energy is a simple process that homeowners can do themselves, she said. Occasionally she encounters spirits that express resentment toward her work, Lisa Dawn said, but she takes it in stride and maintains her polite demeanor. Lisa Dawn is one of several psychics who will be at the Crescent Hotel during ESP Weekend. To make an appointment for a reading with her, email lisa@eurekapsychic.com or call 479-270-1489. For more information, go to eurekapsychic. com. Lisa Dawn is also licensed minister who conducts handfasts and weddings.

that burned down, the Basin Park Hotel is reported to have several haunted hallways and rooms. The hotel will be closed to the public, dark and available only for paranormal investigation on that night. Special room rates are available to stay Sunday night at the Crescent. Call 877342-9766.

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Calendar of Events Jan. 8 and 15: Radio Club Meeting

The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet noon Jan. 8 at the Rowdy Beaver Restaurant, on 417 W. Van Buren in Eureka Springs for its monthly lunch meeting. The club will hold its monthly evening meeting 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the physician’s building at Mercy Hospital, on 214 Carter St. in Berryville. Anyone with an interest in amateur radio is welcome and refreshments will be available. Check out http://Isarc.us for more information.

Jan. 10: Planning and Plotting

The Village Writing School, on 177 Huntsville Rd. in Eureka Springs, will kick off the new writing year with a workshop on planning and plotting the novel or short story 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 10. Dr. Pat Carr will discuss core incidents and teach you how to choose events, characters, setting and genre. Learn to find the opening and plot points for your rough drag so that you start off on the right foot. The workshop costs $25. For more information and to register, go to villagewritingschool.com or email alisontaylorbrown@me.com or phone 479-292-3665.

Jan. 10: Purley Worship

Rock Springs Baptist Church, on 1898 CR 211 in Eureka Springs, will host a worship service 1 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 10 with a 4 p.m. potluck dinner. Nomie and Craig Mills, Ken Rensick and Al and Margo Pryor will speak with Acra Turner, Tom and Debby Lakin and Beth Severe singing. Bring a dish to attend. Call 417-544-9229 or 214-244-6481 for more information.

Jan. 10: King’s Day Kickoff Party

Krewe of Krazo will host King’s Day Kickoff Party 5 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Rowdy Beaver, on 417 W. Van Buren in Eureka Springs. At the party, the 2015 royal court will be announced. There will be complimentary munchies and happy hour drink prices. Bring your umbrellas for second line!

Jan. 11: Eureka Classic Movies Showing

The directors of Eureka Classic Movies will show Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at the auditorium, on 36 S. Main St. Tickets cost $3 and children under 16 are free.

Jan. 11: The Vie Olson Memorial Show

The Vie Olson Memorial Show will take place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, on 207 W. Van Buren. The show is meant for those who collect beer cans, breweriana or anything beer related. Admission is free. For more information, contact Erin Jones at erinjbrew1002@aol.com or go to the websites at www.BCCA.com or www.arbeerclub.com.

Jan. 12: Metafizzies Meeting

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will meet 7 p.m. Jan. 12 in the basement reading room of the Eureka Springs Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain Street. Rebekah Clark will lead the Metafizzies in a session of divine singing and sound meditation. No vocal experience is necessary. The singing will be led in a call and response style, making it easy for everyone. Chants and mantras from multiple traditions will be used. All are welcome.

Jan. 15: Marshall Mitchel Performance

Marshall Mitchell will perform at the Artist Retreat Center 7 p.m. Jan. 15. Tickets are $10 at the door. To make a reservation, call 479-268-6468. For further questions, call Susan at 479-601-4549.

Jan. 17 and 18: New Year’s Resolutions Theme of Invitational Show

The Space in Eureka Springs will host an invitational, multi-media exhibition noon to 9 p.m. Jan. 17 and noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 18. The show will feature works by 50 local and regional artists. Guests are asked to bring a

can of food or other donation for the local food banks.

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Jan. 19: Holiday Island Ladies Fellowship Meeting

Quorum Court will be held 5 p.m. the third Monday of every month. The months of January and February will be the fourth Monday of every month due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day and President’s Day.

The Holiday Island Ladies Fellowship will host its first meeting of the new year 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Holiday Island Community Church Fellowship Hall on 188 Stateline Drive in Holiday Island. The speaker will be Roxie Breaux, who will present her testimony and vision for the fellowship for the coming year. Laura Nichols and Tooley Martin will lead music and singing. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Roxie Breaux at 337-513-9346 or Eula Jean McKee at 479-253-8021.

Jan. 24: 2015 Beaver Park Polar Plunge

The 2015 Beaver Park Polar Plunge will be held Jan. 24 at the Beaver Park Swim Area. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., with the plunge at 11 a.m. The plunge will benefit Special Olympics Arkansas. For more information, contact Donna Kilmer at 479-366-3216 or donna@specialolympicsarkansas.org.

Feb. 7 and 14: Krewe of Krazo Parades

The Krewe of Krazo will host the fourth annual night parade 6 p.m. Feb. 7. Floats and walking groups participating are asked to be lighted. This year’s theme is “Carnivale Around the World.” The annual day parade will take place 2 p.m. Feb. 14, beginning on Spring Street and continuing past the Pied Piper. Email TonyPopovac@ yahoo.com, call 225-405-9673 or 225405-9672 and visit www.Krazo.Ureeka. org for more information. For an application, visit www.Parade.Ureeka.Org.

Feb. 21: Turpentine Creek Groundbreaking

The public is invited to the groundbreaking for the Turpentine Creek veterinary clinic 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Turpentine

ONGOING MEETINGS

Holiday Island Garden Club will meet the third Wednesday of each month excluding July, August and December. Membership costs $12. Contact BJ Dennis at 402-326-3326, Patricia Messer at 479981-6079, Tara Lawson at 479-244-0679 or Cathie Drake at 479-253-2377 for more information. Winter Market will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays at Pine Mountain Village. Available items include kale, lettuce, spinach, bokchoi, chard, purple-top turnips, sweet potatoes, leek, smoked cayenne, pecans, holiday gifts and gardening books. The First United Methodist Church in Eureka Springs will host festive music Sundays in December. The congregation and choir sing many familiar carols beginning 10 a.m. Three young girls will sing The Friendly Beasts Dec. 14, with instrumentalists Indigo Fischer, Ger Van, Fred Mayer and Susie Nierman performing Dec. 21. St. James’ Episcopal Church will host Sunday night suppers from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Dec. 7 and ending March 29. The church is located at 28 Prospect Ave. in Eureka Springs. This is the fifth year the church has hosted the event, in which local restaurants provide food for the dinners. These restaurants include: Basin Park Balcony, Chelsea’s Pizza, 1886 Steakhouse at the Crescent, Ermilio’s, Fresh Bistro, Grand Taverne, Hart’s Grocery, Local Flavor, Myrtie Mae’s, Nibbles, Pizza Hut and the Rowdy Beaver. Coffee is provided by Fresh Beans Coffee. See Calendar, page 22

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Saving Thyme:

Eureka Artists Form Cooperative “We’re actively looking for new artists every day,” Powell said. A group of Eureka artists is forming A couple who are planning to move to a cooperative to continue the legacy of Eureka Springs volunteered $5,000 worth Marsha Havens by taking over her gal- of Internet services to get the website startlery space on Spring ed, Powell said. The Street. new website will Havens was the promote the gallery “What’s unique is the shop owner of Eureka is Eureka artists. That’s why and the individual Thyme, a gallery that artists who are part we chose the name represented more than of it, Yarborough 100 artists in its 10 Eureka Artisans.” said. years of operation. It Eureka Artisans, – Cheri Yarborough officially closed Dec. 19 Spring St., is cur31, and the next day, rently open Friday, Jan. 1, reopened as a Saturday and Suncooperative. About 25 artists have been day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More days will meeting to work out the details of having be added as members are trained to work an artist-run gallery in the space, accord- in the gallery, Powell said. ing to Doug Powell, one of the organizers, Powell has scheduled the next co-op and last Monday chose a name. organizational meeting for Tuesday, Jan. “What’s unique is the shop is Eureka 13, at 5 p.m. Artists interested in learning artists,” said Cheri Yarborough, a co-op more about the cooperative are encourmember. “That’s why we chose the name aged to attend. For more information, conEureka Artisans.” tact Doug Powell, 479-981-2775. Yarborough, the author of books on creative crochet, will have her hand-made accessories in the gallery. Powell makes drums and wooden boats. Les Brandt, who makes turned wooden bowls, is actively involved in organizing the cooperative, as are Wendi LaFey, a painter and jewelry maker, and Norm Friar, who makes wooden boxes and cutting boards. The co-op also has painters, potters and people who make toys and musical instruments. By Jennifer Jackson

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Fred and Sherry Siebert (center) of Rogers deliver checks totaling $23,000 to President Tanya Smith of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (right) and Curator Emily McCormack (left) on New Year’s Eve.

Rogers couple supports Turpentine Creek

Fred and Sherry Siebert of Rogers, longtime supporters of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, recently made a big donation toward the refuge’s new veterinary clinic. The Sieberts delivered checks totaling $23,000 to the refuge on New Year’s Eve. The Sieberts also gave $5,500 earlier in 2014 for the clinic, and have been generous contributors to the refuge over the past several years, including providing a $22,000 habitat for four tigers — Jessie, Keesha, Shelby and Sasha — sponsoring

all four cats to the tune of $10,000 every year. The Sieberts also contributed in 2012 during the big drive to save all the tigers from Mountainburg who now reside on Rescue Ridge. “These cats are their kids,” says TCWR Curator Emily McCormack. “They stopped by on the recommendation of a friend, asked their tour guide and me a lot of questions about what we do, and decided they wanted to help. The result has been so wonderful.” Groundbreaking for the veterinary clinic will be Feb. 21.

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Lively Entertainment

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Weekend has something for everyone

hatever your music passions may be, I think we have it covered this week. Coming at ya are The Camptown Ladies, Mountain Sprout, SX Rex, Ozark Mountain Maybelles, Isayah Warford, Brian Martin and John Harwood, just to name a few. North Central Arkansas brings us the Ozark Mountain Maybelles, playing their HonkySwamp music. SX Rex will give you your rock-n-roll fix for the week. Mountain Sprout, always a hit, will also be with us this week playing their hillbilly bluegrass music. If you like folk and soul, go see Brian Martin, hailing from Hot Springs. Matt Smith (you may be familiar with his cousin, Phillip Smith of the Lovin’ Spoonful) and Paul Price Duo will be here jazzing it up for your entertainment on Saturday. Jerry Yester, also of the Lovin’ Spoonful, can be seen weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays. See our Live-

ly entertainment lineup for the venues and times these (and other) bands will be playing in Eureka Springs. Folks, get ready for a four-day, indoor music festival, right here in Eureka Springs. On Jan. 22-25, the Basin Park Hotel, located in downtown Eureka Springs, will host 10 bands from six cities. Mountain Sprout will start the festivities on Thursday, Jan. 22. On Friday, Jan. 23, starting at 7 p.m., the Basin will bring us Dusty Pearls from Tulsa, Okla., Foley’s Van from Fayetteville, and Hosty Duo, also from Tulsa, Okla. On Saturday, you better eat your Wheaties because there will be more than 10 hours of music starting at 1 p.m. with the Spring Street Band from Muskogee, Okla., and ending with Shawn James and the Shape Shifters from Fayetteville. In between those great bands will be more great entertainment with

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Dusty Pearls, DimeTrip and Chucky Waggs of Eureka Springs and Hooten Hollars of Columbia, Mo. Last but not least, Brody Buster of Lawrence, Kan., closes the event at noon Sunday Jan. 25. A four-day all-access pass is $55. Go to www.OzarkMountainMusicFestival.com or call 800-643-4972. THURSDAY, JAN. 08 • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723: The Camptown Ladies, 8 p.m. • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: Country Western Jukebox, 5 p.m. to close • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479-2536756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Starseed, 8 p.m. • Ozark Mountain Taproom, 140 E. Van Buren, 479-244-6922: Acoustic Jam Night, Beer Specials, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 09 • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Isayah Warford , 8 p.m. to midnight

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The Natural Way Supplements fight major diseases

he headline read “7 diseases cost state billions, study says.” That is billions with a “B.” Arkansas Jim Fain has the third highest numbers of diseases per capita, beaten only by West Virginia and Tennessee. Missouri did better than Arkansas; but the closer you get to state borders, likely more similarities occur. The seven diseases include heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, lung conditions, mental disorders and stroke. The actual dollar amount was reported to be $13.9 billion. The report said medical treatment would cost $2.6 billion, lost productivity (including missed workdays by employees and family and friends who are caregivers) as well as lower output, would reach $11.3 billion. Plus, pain and suffering, which wasn’t mentioned. Western medicine, as it is, doesn’t do a particularly good job with these chronic ailments. They do pretty well, often stellar, when the chronic ailment causes an acute problem, like heart disease producing a heart attack, that is if you can get quick treatment and not have it bankrupt you in the process. But other than emphasizing a good diet, certain prescribed drugs and appropriate exercise, there isn’t a lot of preventive choice. This is where dietary supplements can be of benefit in a complementary way. Looking at each of the seven ailments in a holistic way we see that each of the above, with maybe the exception of mental illness, has in common chronic and internal inflammation/oxidation. Just a few dietary supplements taken daily could make a lot of difference for each ailment including mental illness. The short list would include multivitamins, Omega-3s, a wide range of natural Cox2 inhibitors to snuff out the inflammation, and antioxidants. Depending upon the ailment and symptoms, specific supplements could then be added to this base. People under 40 and above 18 benefit from the multivitamin and Omega-3s while anyone over 40 would benefit with all three. Sometimes there are medical reasons for not supplementing. For instance, I wouldn’t add a supplement that does the same thing as a prescribed drug without close follow up. Anyone who uses a blood thinner like Coumadin or Warfarin would have to be very careful across the board. Even Omega-3s might be too much, though these problems can be overcome with simple lab testing & adjusting of the drug. The three dietary products, when used daily, would improve overall nutrition, reduce disease-causing inflammation, provide antioxidant protection and nourish the brain and heart especially. When this is all done in supplement form, life should get better.

Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: You’ve fallen in love, but some stupidity has splashed up on your pants leg. Don’t worry, a Sham Wow and taking your sweetie to meet your parents will throw cold water on that stain. TAURUS: Success is in your corner when you drop all the New Year’s resolutions and go with goals like “Keep breathing” and “Don’t carry ferrets on your head.” Take that, people who are dieting right now. GEMINI: Your destiny is like a secret note being passed around in a cosmic classroom. At recess, kick Karma in the shin and demand to know what’s going on. Be prepared for revenge swirlies, though. CANCER: You have all the charm and grace of a toddler hopped up on cotton candy. Wait until that sugar buzz has passed before you say anything at work, because a time out there means the receptionist locks you in the bathroom without toilet paper. LEO: Be bold. Be spicy. Be saucy. Basically, go through your week like a bag of Doritos and you’ll know the crunchy goodness of success. You’ll also learn the twitchiness of too much MSG, but you can just blame coffee. VIRGO: Everything’s coming up roses, which is weird since you planted tomatoes and basil in that window garden. Enjoy the unexpected bouquet while you cuss out the seed company. LIBRA: Some rules are made to be broken, like that cheap particleboard furniture you bought over the holidays. Thankfully, neither the bookcase nor the consequences hurt when the pieces fall on your head. SCORPIO: You’re attracted to a deep, dark stranger, but don’t go diving into that pool just yet. Splash around in their puddles a bit first, or you could get the bends. SAGITTARIUS: So far, the new year has stared you down like

a lemur on Ritalin. You could return the favor, but that’s a staring contest you’ll never win. Throw some grapes its way, even if they are sour. CAPRICORN: Some are built for comfort, others for speed, but you’re custom-tailored for an unsettling ride. You may be awkward, but you’ll go the distance, even if you have a wayward rear wheel. AQUARIUS: Sometimes a lifestyle change is a perfect fit, but

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Maj. Robert Louis Voelkel

Maj.Robert Louis “Lou” Voelkel, 76 of The Rock, Ga., died Thursday Jan. 1, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Lou Voelkel was a well-known and loved member of the Grassy Knob community in Western Carroll County and taught at Clear Spring School. Maj. Voelkel was born on June 13, 1938 in Orlando, Fla. to the late Richard and Doris Walker Voelkel. He served his country in the U.S. Army until his retirement and received the rank of Major. During his service Major Voelkel received a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, 13 Crosses of Valor, a Purple Heart, and Meritorious Service medals. Maj. Voelkel was a graduate of the University of Florida and received his Masters from Texas Christian University. He was a member of the Catholic faith. Major Voelkel was preceded in death by his daughter Mrs. Julie

Passes at age 76

Ann Simonson. Survivors include his wife Emily Voelkel of The Rock, Ga., daughters Jeanne Marie (William) Dall of Rockford, Ill., Tammy D. Allen and fiancé John Fleming of Palm Coast, Fla., sons Anthony D. (Alice) Farr of Lawrenceville, Ga., Josh (Sherrill) Escude of Jacksonville, Fla., brother Mr. William Gary (Lori) Voelkel of Bradenton, Fla., 15 Grandchildren. 7 Great Grandchildren. Funeral Services were Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Coggins Funeral Home in Thomaston, GA. Burial followed in Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors at 920 S. 107th Avenue Suite 250 Omaha, NE 68114. Coggins Funeral Home of Thomaston, GA is in charge of arrangements.

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The Friends of the Carnegie Public Library will be hosting used book sales from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays until Christmas. Visit the library annex at 192A Spring Street in Eureka Springs to find affordable gifts starting at 25 cents. For more information, contact the library at 479-253-8754 or info@eurekalibrary.org. GriefShare will be starting a new 13 week session Sunday, Jan. 4. The program helps people work through the steps of recovery to a new normal. This Bible-based, non-denominational support group is for people who are grieving the loss of someone close to them, whether it be a recent loss or a loss some time ago. Participants can join at any time as each lesson is self-contained. GriefShare meets at the Holiday Island Community Church Library on Sundays during the 13 week session from 2 to 4 p.m. There is a $15 charge for the workbook. For more information or to sign up, call 479-253-8200 or 479-253-8925 or email lardellen@gmail. com. An emotional and spiritual wellness group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday in the Christian Science Church Reading Room. Exercises will emphasize building deep spiritual and heart connections and working on specific emotional and spiritual issues. After a $10 one hour orientation to familiarize you with the methods used in the group, you can attend any future weeks for free. If you come to the meeting without the orientation, it will cost $4. For more information, call Amrit

Mercy Auxiliary in conjunction with Area Agency on Aging sponsors an Alzheimer’s Support Group for Caregivers the third Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meetings are in the conference room at Area Agency on Aging on 1204 Primrose in Berryville. Caregivers are welcome at any meeting to share experiences and to receive comfort and resources. For more information, call Rebecca Davis at 870-350-3415 or Anita Spearman at 479-981-0626. The Eureka Springs Study Group continues with the concept of emptiness and impermanence with “Two Subtle Realities” by Geshe Topgal, a professor at the University of South Carolina. Silent meditation begins at 4 p.m. and the book study takes place from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meetings take place Thursdays at the Library Annex in Eureka Springs. UU Church is hosting a weekly meditation from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at 17 Elk Street. The event will feature silent meditation and video teachings from spiritual traditions and teachers. For more information, contact sandypope3@gmail. com or call 501-940-9244. The North Arkansas College and the Carnegie Library are partnering to host free GED classes every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Carnegie Library Annex. These classes will prepare you with individualized study and tutoring to take the GED test. The morning classes are open to 16- and

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Marilyn Jane (Misfeldt) Miller

Marilyn Jane (Misfeldt) Miller passed away Dec. 27, 2014. She attended Racine Lutheran High School in Racine, Wis., and Concordia Teacher’s College in River Forest, Ill. She was married to David Max Miller for 50 years, since May 30, 1964. She worked as a church organist and school teacher, and she enjoyed gardening and was a stay-at-home Mom for many

Passed Dec. 27, 2014.

beautiful years. She and David lived in Eureka Springs from 2001-2014. They moved to Rochester, N.Y., in July, 2014. Marilyn is survived by her mother, Emma; her brother, Bruce; her husband; four children and four grandchildren. A memorial service was held for Marilyn on December 31, 2014, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Brockport, N.Y.

17-year-olds who meet educational requirements. For further information, call Nancy Wood at 870-981-0482, Carnegie Library at 870-253-8754, or the Carroll County Center at 870-423-4455. Al-Anon Family Group meetings (coffee served) are held behind the Land ‘O Nod Inn on Sundays at 11:30 a.m., and Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 p.m., and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 479-363-9495. Anyone dealing with or recovering from alcoholism – themselves or family members – is invited to attend. The Eureka Springs American Legion Post 9 meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. The Post home is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 23 and Ark. Highway 187 north of Eureka Springs. All veterans are invited to attend. Weekly meditation practice: All are invited to join a group meeting every Tuesday night from 5 to 6 p.m. for meditation (30 minutes), tea and audio/video/online teachings from leading spiritual teachers. Meetings are held at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St. For more information, call Sandy Pope at 479-253-6181. The Berryville Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at the Berryville Community of Christ Church, 503 Orchard Dr., for open meetings on Tuesdays at noon and closed meetings Thursdays at 7 p.m. For more information, call 870-423-7075. The Green Forest Public Library hosts

GED classes from North Arkansas College on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Classes are free to the public. For more information call North Arkansas College Adult Education Office at (870) 391-3198. Farewell 4-H meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Head School House at 6 p.m. and always has a potluck supper. The club is for anyone who is eager to learn about the country, or old-fashioned, way of life. The Green Forest Library Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the library, located on the Green Forest Square. For more information, call 870-438-6700. Discovering Gratitude Alcoholics Anonymous Family Group meets every Thursday at 7 p.m., at Blue Eye United Methodist Church in the lower level Fellowship Hall, 6238 E. State Highway 86, Blue Eye, Mo. Please feel free to attend. The Green Forest Public Library has started a new Friends of the Library Group. Meetings are the third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. The next meeting is March 20. The Membership fee is $10 per individuals ages 18 and up. The main purposes of the Friends group are to help the library in fundraising for the upcoming remodel and to promote the use of the library to the community. Applications can be picked up at the library. For more information, contact Tiffany Newton at tnewton@ greenforestlibrary.org or 870-438-6700.

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already called a tow truck. 9:04 p.m. — An officer picked up a lost dog downtown and brought it into the police department for keeping. 9:13 p.m. — An officer booked a subject on Eureka Springs warrant. Jan. 4 3:00 a.m. — Officers checked a business where an alarm went off and found the basement door was open. 10:27 a.m. — An officer contacted a caller about the landlord-tenant dispute.

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someone breaking into the old high school. 10:44 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a prowler but could not locate the person. Jan. 3 3:30 p.m. — An officer filed a report on an ex-employee of a business spreading rumors about the business. 6:46 p.m. — An officer responded to a van stuck downtown, but the van had

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Randy Mayfield is sworn in as sheriff of Carroll County shortly after midnight on Jan. 1. Carroll County Circuit Clerk Ramona Wilson administered the oath of office to Mayfield.

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Robert ‘Butch’ Berry takes the oath of office administered by Carroll County Circuit Clerk Ramona Wilson and is sworn in as mayor of Eureka Springs shortly after midnight on Jan. 1.

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