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Appear on a seatbelt ticket and second-degree domestic battery. Jan. 22 12:43 p.m. – The same inn from the previous call reported damage done to a room by a guest. Lots of drama going on there! Officer advised it was a civil matter between the hotel and the guest. 1:21 p.m. – A caller on Eugenia Street advised she had an agreement with someone for him to build her a frame for her porch swing; the contractor took the money but never returned the swing nor built the frame. Officer advised it is a civil matter. 1:25 p.m. – Building Inspector discovered that a building owner on Main Street had begun an exterior paint job without getting approval from the Historic District Commission. The building owner was advised to contact City Hall and cease work until he received HDC approval. That’s right, don’t try to sneak any paint jobs by on Eureka Springs officials! They’re paying attention! See Dispatch, page 23
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Let the Cafe Roulant
Restaurant on wheels offers meal with a view By Jennifer Jackson
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Two years ago, Tom Tharp saw a travel show on television about rolling restaurants. Popular in Europe, the concept involves remodeling a vehicle – in London, for example, a double-decker bus – and installing tables where people dine while taking in the sights. What captured Tharp’s attention: In Ireland, you can ride in a gypsy wagon pulled by horses while enjoying your meal. Tharp, owner of Olden Days Carriage, immediately thought of adapting the idea to Eureka Springs. The drawback: streets in Eureka are not suitable for large, horsedrawn vehicles, much less double-decker buses. So he thought of the next best thing. Last Wednesday, Tharp took the wheel of his new restaurant, Cafe Roulant, a remodeled city trolley, and drove it downtown and through the historic upper loop while guests dined on gourmet meals from a local restaurant. “Our slogan is ‘The menu changes every day. The view changes every minute,’” Tharp said. Tharp is planning to offer brunch, lunch and dinner tours six days a week starting in April, but is now taking reservations for 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. dinner trips on weekends, including Valentine’s Day. The venue is ideal for a romantic dinner for two: tables are set with linens, the food is gourmet and the service is first class. On the debut tour, waitress Aaliyah Wade circulated with dressing for the salads as Cafe Roulant rolled out of Pine Mountain Village, its starting point, and on to downtown. The first stop: Fresh Farm to Table, where the chef timed the entrees to come out of the oven the moment the trolley pulled up to the door. “We have two criteria for restaurants: that they have a chef, and we can turn around in the parking lot,” Tharp said. The choice of entrees from Fresh: salmon en papillote (cooked in parchment) with squash, onion and tomato; chicken
with potatoes and winter vegetables in herb butter sauce, and New York steak with brandy cream sauce and handcut fries. For dessert: cheese cake or trifle with fresh fruit prepared by pastry chef Kathy Pickowitz. Kathy and Steve Pickowitz of Rock Cottage Gardens B & Bare partners with Tharp in Cafe Roulant. Cafe Roulant is the first dining trolley in Arkansas, Tharp said. In remodeling it, he kept the original wooden benches, brass poles and leather handholds, only adding tables and a refrigerator in back to keep salads and desserts cool. The dinner tour includes coffee, tea or water. You can bring your own bottle of wine or champagne, which is served in stemware with weighted bases. Dinner plates have slip-resistent bases, but the inaugural tour had no bumps, service-wise. “The food was good, and the ride was smoother than I thought,” said Mike Bishop, Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce director. “It’s a fun new thing.” Cafe Roulant is also available for group charter, including corporate parties and weddings. For the latter, guests can ride to a scenic spot of the couple’s choice for the ceremony, which Tharp, a licensed minister, can perform. Then everyone gets back onboard for the reception as the restaurant rolls along. “We can go wherever you want to go,” Tharp said of private charters. The regular dinner tours last about an hour. In addition to the historic loop, Tharp is planning to offer tours of Beaver Lake, picking up entrees at a restaurant near the lake. People who took the debut tour of town had positive comments about the experience, including Bill Hill, who was celebrating his birthday with spouse Mary Hill, former mayor of Beaver. “The only thing with doing it this time of year is that there’s no people out there on the street to envy you,” Hill said. For more information or reservations, go to www.RollingCafe.com. Roses and chocolates will be included with each table reserved on Valentine’s weekend.
Tom Tharp bought an antique ticket puncher, which he uses to punch Ann Gray’s souvenir boarding pass. Publisher of 2NJoy Magazine, Gray came from Bentonville to take Cafe Roulant’s debut dinner tour with Beth Kikoen of the Queen Anne Mansion, right.
City Council approves budget for 2014 By Landon Reeves CCNnews@cox-internet.com
EUREKA SPRINGS – The City Council approved the 2014 budget at its meeting on Monday, Jan. 27. The general fund was estimated to need more than $3,338,000 and was appropriated closer to $3,332,000. The general fund was the largest expenditure and appropriation in the budget, followed by water and sewer, with estimated expenditures of approximately $1.24 million. Water and sewer were appropriated nearly $1,070 less than what they asked. For the last several years, the estimated expenditures for the city budget have been getting closer to the projected revenues, said Alderman Dave Mitchell. He continued by saying that the council will soon have to get a little more conservative with spending because with little money in reserve any economic downturn has the potential to hurt the city. The budget was passed by resolution and numbered 634. The council also heard and approved the first reading of Ordinance 2201, or the Clean City Ordinance, which was sponsored Mitchell and Alderman Mick-
ey Schneider. This ordinance replaces and expands other existing ordinances that establish regulations for aesthetic upkeep for commercial and residential buildings alike. It also sets time limits for responding to notices for violations and enforcement guide lines for those who refuse to cooperate. Some of the regulations set by the ordinance include keeping grass trimmed to below eight inches, removing garbage from yards and drainage ditches, removing unused or nonfunctioning vehicles from sight and repairing or destroying fire-damaged and abandoned buildings. For the majority of the violations, the city can cite a resident or business owner for up to $200 for the first offense and up to $400 for every day the after the initial violation is cited and not corrected. This ordinance also allows city officials to contract private companies after a bidding process to fix the violations and charge the property owner for the cost of the repairs. Alderman Joyce Zeller said she was See Council, page 26
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Meeting on SWEPCO fight’s next steps is Thursday, Jan. 30 Save The Ozarks will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. at The Auditorium in downtown Eureka Springs, where leaders of the SWEPCO opposition group will explain “what’s next” since the Arkansas Public Service Commission judge ruled to approve SWEPCO’s high-voltage transmission line through Carroll and Benton counties. A question-and-answer period will follow the guest speakers. After the APSC hearing held in August in Little Rock, lead STO attorney Mick Harrison said, “Persuasive evidence was presented demonstrating that the proposed extra-high-voltage 345 kV line is not needed to solve any real reliability problem or need for more electric power.” STO Director Pat Costner said, “The people of Arkansas don’t need SWEPCO’s extra-high-voltage transmission line, and the people of Missouri don’t
need it. We have opposed the entire project from the beginning and we will continue opposing it to the end.” In response to the APSC Judge Connie Griffin’s ruling to approve SWEPCO’s plan, Dr. Hyde Merrill, who served as STO’s expert witness on the issue of public need, explained, “There is a general unspoken presumption going back to before deregulation started in the 1980s that power utilities are public interest entities and that they are pure and not motivated by pecuniary interests.” Some of the next steps in the process of fighting SWEPCO’s plan, which will be discussed at length at Thursday’s meeting, are as follows: • An application for rehearing by the Commission. This is a mandatory prerequisite to later judicial review/appeal that must be filed within 30 days from service See SWEPCO, page 25
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Students head to school on Saturdays Three days to make up for snow By Kathryn Lucariello
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EUREKA SPRINGS – Students, staff and teachers in Eureka Springs schools will spend three Saturdays in school to make up for days lost due to bad weather, it was decided at a special school board meeting last Thursday. Eureka Springs students have missed 12 days of school so far this year, said Superintendent David Kellogg. Five snow days are built into the calendar, leaving seven to make up. One day was made up Jan. 20, when students attended school on Martin Luther King Day. Pat Todd, chairman of the Classified Personnel Policy Committee, said his group and the Certified PPC, in consultation with Kellogg and feedback from staff and teachers, agreed to have school on Feb. 1, Feb. 22 and March 15. Kellogg said everyone wanted to avoid using spring break to make up the days. They also wanted not to wait until after spring break to have students come for Saturday makeup days. “After spring break, you have back-toback testing,” he said. “It’s hard to have students come to school for six days and then come in on Monday and test. You can’t expect them to do well.”
Kellogg said the state allows school districts to apply for a waiver for any days missed beyond 10 in the school year. “So we’re eligible for two,” he said. With Martin Luther King Day, the three Saturdays, the two waivers (if approved) and adding one day, June 2, to the calendar year, the 12 days will be made up, and school will end on June 3, Kellogg said. That’s if there is no more bad weather. Board members noted that long-range weather predictions are for ice and snow on all three of the proposed Saturdays. “That can change,” said board president Jason Morris. The board approved the Saturdays and changed the quarter dates for third quarter to end on March 21, and, after spring break, March 24-28, for fourth quarter to begin on March 31. In other business, the board returned from executive session and voted to accept the resignation of high school paraprofessional Kim Rozell and approve the hire of Meghan Wolfinbarger as school nurse. Kellogg noted the familial relationship to board member Gayla Wolfinbarger is distant enough not to present a conflict of interest.
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CAPC discusses incentive tax rebate, Auditorium funding By Jennifer Jackson
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At their Jan. 22 workshop, City Advertising and Promotion commissioners heard a presentation from Sandy Martin, head of the city Arts Commission, on creating an incentive tax rebate on lodging and dining for film companies. Commissioners also discussed the idea of an Auditorium Commission to manage the city auditorium, funded by a sales tax levy, and jettisoning it from the CAPC budget. The city council is looking at offering a sales and usage tax rebate as an incentive to bring film production companies to Eureka, Martin said. Adding a rebate of the lodging/ dining tax, which funds the CAPC, could raise the total rebate to as much as 5 percent, she said. CAPC commissioner James DeVito noted that Arkansas had a fledgling film industry until the state dropped tax incentives, and as a result, film producers went to Louisiana, where incentives remained. The state is now regretting the loss, he said, both in revenue and long-term publicity a film brings to the area where it’s made. The state is considering offering a sales tax rebate of 40 to 50 percent, Martin said. The CAPC gave City Council the nod to proceed on the local rebate, meaning a skeleton ordinance will be drawn up, Martin said. Rebating the lodging and dining tax would require an amendment to state statutes, CAPC Commission chairman Charles Ragsdell said. Commissioner Damon Henke, a local property developer, introduced a ratings checklist he developed for evaluating whether festivals and events qualify for market support funding under CAPC guidelines. A critical number is the estimate of how many people will come to Eureka for the event and stay two nights in local lodging, Henke said. The checklist also assigns points based on how commercial versus volunteer the sponsoring organization is, how the profits will be used, the popularity of the event and how it is otherwise publicized, whether it is city-wide or venue specific, the demographic range of
attendees, and the event’s past success and tradition. The rating system makes funding an objective decision and removes the subjectively, Ragsdell said. Using the ratings system, the commissioners turned down a request for $3,500 in marketing support for a music festival at Lake Leatherwood Park. The commissioners also discussed the advertising budget for motorcycle tourism, the increased postage rates for mailing the Visitor’s Guide and the transition from paying for website maintenance to in-house management. Following the workshop, a special meeting was called at which the 2014 CAPC budget was approved. The next regular meeting of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission is 6 p.m. on Feb. 12 in city council chambers in the Western District County Courthouse, 44 S. Main, Eureka Springs. For more information, go to www.capc.biz/capc/.
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Movie-makers bring big talent to town
Brody Chaze, who has started TGU Films in Little Rock, attended the showMike Sullivan and Rick Sternberg are ing of his first company’s first production, no strangers to award ceremonies. Sul- “Subterfuge,” a full-length crime drama. livan, an art director and production de- Actors Cortney Wiggins and Antisha Ansigner, was nominated for Emmys for his derson-Scruggs also attended the screenwork on “Lonesome Dove” and “Buffa- ing. Shot in Hot Springs, Benton and Litlo Gals.” Sternberg is an award-winning tle Rock, the film is an indie version of documentary film maker. a Tarentino film, Chaze said, and was a Sullivan and Sternberg live in Austin, leap of faith. Originally from Los AngeTexas, but last weekend, were in Eureka les, he is now working on a psychological for the first Indie Film Festival, where thriller. they showed “Camp Kickitoo,” SternIra and Sherry Schwartzman of Fayberg’s first feature-length narrative film. etteville, the inspiration for characters in While they didn’t take home Indie gold, “The Gordon Family Tree,” attended the the film has garnered them recognition. showing with cast members. A full-length “We’ve been in narrative partially four festivals,” Sternfilmed in Northwest berg said. “It won best Arkansas, it was writ“Way to go, Eureka. comedy in the San ten and produced by I’m thrilled about this, but Diego Black Comedy their son and daugheven happier about this Film Fest and a Goldter-in-law, Hollyfilm festival.” en Ace Award.” wood actors Ryan Gary Morris, who Schwatzman and Jen– Gary Morris lives in Fayetteville, nica Schwartzman, came to the festival to who also starred in the see the documentary film. The couple just he made with Brooke McNelley Galli- had a baby (named Freemont, the name gan, “The Road Less Traveled,” screened. of the main character) so could not attend Morris booked into the Basin Park Hotel the screening, but were represented by for the three-day festival. A coincidence: Ryan’s parents and cast members Mark the band “3 Penny Acre” was playing at Landon Smith (the office jerk), Jules Taythe Ozark Mountain Music Festival at the lor (Mags), Kate Taylor Williams (playing Basin Park. Sherry Schwartzman character), Cassie “They wrote a song about Highway 71, Self (twin sister of main character). Also the road less traveled, that we used in the attending were Ethan Self, Brady Self and documentary,” Morris said. “It’s on back Haley Self, who portrayed children in the of our T-shirt -- ‘The Road, The Song, film. The Film.’” Ira’s character in the film was played Morris and Galligan made the film as a Richard Karn, the actor who played Tim project for documentary classes they took Allen’s sidekick on “Home Improveat UA from Larry Foley, who had two en- ment.” Actor Corbin Bernsen also has a tries in the festival, “The Art of Crystal role. Penguin Ed makes a cameo appearBridges” and “After the Tsunami.” Ac- ance at his restaurant. Characters also cepting the Indie for the latter, Foley gave eat at the Greenhouse Grille and stay at the whole town a thumbs-up. Sky-Vu Lodge on old Highway 71. The “Way to go, Eureka,” he said. “I’m Fayetteville-area houses the characters thrilled about this, but even happier about go to see were designed and built by Ira this film festival.” Schwartzman. By Jennifer Jackson
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Sherry and Ira Schwartzman of Fayetteville, left, attended the Indie Film Fest with cast members Cassie Self, third from left, with daughter Haley and sons Brady and Ethan,Kate Taylor Williams (behind Ethan), Jules Taylor and Mark Landon Smith.
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And the Indie Goes To Robison family, “Strings” sweep awards By Jennifer Jackson
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Local father and son film makers and a graduate student from California swept the Eureka Springs’ first Indie Film Fest, held Thursday through Saturday at the Auditorium. Edward C. Robison III, a photographer who owns a gallery west of town, took home the Indie for Best Art Film for “Myst,” and also won in the cinematography award for the film, time-lapse images of Ozark landscapes with clouds passing over them. His son Ethan Robison won the Young Filmmaker Indie for “The Little Treasure Chest,” a stop-action film that Ethan wrote, produced and directed, casting his stuffed animals in leading roles. Crystal Us took home the Indie for Best Drama and Best of Show for “Strings,” about a mother and daughter who end up in different dimensions after an ice-skating accident. Us was also the winner of the Loretta Young Women in Film award, presented by Christopher Lewis, Young’s son, and his spouse, Linda Lewis. A graduate student in California, Us said she learned why movie makers shoot using green screen, not on location, during the five years she spent making the film. “Ice melts, wind comes and people break bones,” she said. “It’s ugly out there.” Like the Academy Awards, the Indie winners were announced by local celebrity duos, with assistance from Abigail Brents. John Two-Hawks announced the Indie for best drama, “Strings,” and Raven Dirge announced the silver and bronze winners in the comedy category, there being no gold winner this year. Robert Norman and KJ Zumwalt announced the documentary winners. “Bullied: You’re Not Alone,” a series of films designed to be shown in schools, took the Indie for best cause-related documentary. Created by Daniel Marlow, the series also received the Judges Choice Award, announced by Terea DeVito, founder and festival co-director.
Larry Foley received the Indie in the documentary category for “After the Tsunami,” about graduate students from Indonesia who came to study at the University of Arkansas and Texas A & M after the 2004 tsunami that destroyed whole cities. The scholarship program was set up by presidents Bill Clinton and George H. Bush in their home states. Peggy Kjelgaard and Zeek Taylor presented the Indie for best art film to Edward Robison, and announced that “The Gordon Family Tree” was judged best feature-length film. The film, partly filmed in Northwest Arkansas, also received the story-telling award. Bayou Bennett, a Eureka native who now is a Hollywood producer, introduced Christopher and Linda Lewis, who presented the Loretta Young Women in Film award, which they established. A movie actress for more than five decades, Loretta Young produced her own television show and was a trailblazer for women in Hollywood. She brought attention to and serves an inspiration to women producers and directors, recipient Crystal Us said, in an industry that continues to be dominated by men. “We have to keep going, ladies, because they can’t ignore us for ever,” Us said. “The future of film-making lies in the diversity of the stories we tell.” Us also received the Best of Show Indie from Bob Blair of VCI. “I’m so blown away right now, I can’t breathe,” Us said. James Greeson was the winner of the Best Original Music Score award for “After the Tsunami,” which was accepted on his behalf by Larry Foley. John Rankine and Carolyn Eggert presented the cinematography award to Edward Robison, and announced the award for best performance, which went to Kathryn Rich, the young actress who played the skater in “Strings.” The People’s Choice Award went to “A Life in the Day of,” Teresa DeVito’s poignant look at a dying man’s visions of the people who filled his life. DeVito ded-
Crystal Us, far right, took home the Indie Award for Best Drama and Best of Show for “Strings,” about a mother and daughter in an ice-skating accident.
Photos by Chip Ford
Ethan Robison won the Young Filmmaker Indie Award for “The Little Treasure Chest,” a stop-action film that he wrote, produced and directed using stuffed animals as actors.
icated the film to Billy Goodson, a Eureka resident who died last September at the age of 69. Local filmmaker L. Kai Robert debuted the trailer of “Eureka – The Art of Being,” a feature-length documentary on the town’s artist community and creative energy. Robert also announced that the debut date, May 31 in Eureka, and that he has launched the facebook page for the film. Mike Bishop, director of the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, opened
the ceremony by thanking the organizers, the producers and directors who brought their films to Eureka for the festival and the local residents who supported it. Christopher Crane, director of the Arkansas Film Commission, announced the formation of the Arkansas Motion Picture Institute, which will bring together organizers of film festivals in the state. The Indie statues, which resemble a lowercase “i,” were designed and handcarved by Jim Nelson, a Eureka woodcrafter.
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Big Sparky Shoes To Fill Eureka’s dancing fire don moves on
By Jennifer Jackson
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Being the newest member of the Eureka Springs Fire Department comes with the honor of donning the Sparky Fire Dog costume and making school appearances during Fire Prevention Week in October. But after Shane Stanley took on the job, he didn’t pass the torch. “Nobody could bust a move like I did in the Sparky costume,” he said. Stanley is a paramedic/EMT who is moving on after five years with the Eureka Springs Fire Department. Last Wednesday was his last day, but if his co-workers miss him, they only have watch “Sparky Getting Down,” on YouTube. “We videotaped it and set it to music,” Tom Dransfield, assistant chief, said. Stanley, who is from Fayetteville, started at the ESFD as an EMT on Feb. 25, 2009. The YouTube video of him was taken three years ago, and shows him as the dancing dalmatian channeling Michael Jackson’s moves in “Thriller.” Only Stanley is moonwalking while wearing a giant plush head, yellow slicker and big shiny boots. “It’s gotten 700 hits,” Dransfield said.
The city was kind enough to send him to paramedic school, Stanley said. Last year, he was promoted to captain of his shift, and took on the job of organizing the fire safety programs at the schools as well as appearing as Sparky in them. People in the community know Stanley as the big guy who showed up at their door when they had medical emergencies. Stanley has on-air radio experience, and also did a lot of public speaking for the department. “I like to emcee events,” he said. A Fayetteville resident, Stanley graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1994 and has been a fire fighter for 10 years. He’s taking a job with the Bentonville Fire Department because it offers good advancement opportunities. It will also be a shorter commute from his home, but he will miss the people here. “I love Eureka Springs,” he said. “It breaks my heart to leave.” Stanley will be back – he’s signed up to be fill in on the ESFD roster, and will be back and forth teaching EMT and other classes. Some other rookie will take over as Sparky, but nobody will match the moves.
Corps of Engineers to host workshop on closing Viney Creek Park in Golden, Mo. By Kathryn Lucariello
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GOLDEN, MO. – The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers will hold a workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Golden Community Center to discuss closing Viney Creek Park because of budget constraints. The park fronts Table Rock Lake and has 46 campsites. “They’re going to do this workshop to explain to the community why we want to close it,” said Ron Helton, outdoor recreation planner at Little Rock headquarters. He said the Corps is in the process of contacting the county or finding another agency like a city or nonprofit group to lease and maintain the park. “We are in such a terrific budget crunch,” said Helton. “If we can’t find another agency to lease it, it will probably be closed.” This is bad news for Margaret Dick, own-
er of the Viney Creek Store, situated at the entrance to the park. Her store, a “mom and pop” grocery, has been in business since 1993, and she depends on business from visitors to the park. “We get a lot of people from Wichita, Kansas and a lot from Nebraska, and from all over, really,” she said. “We have one couple that comes from Reno, Nevada.” She said if the park closed it would “absolutely” hurt her business. “The holidays, Memorial weekend, July 4th and Labor Day weekend, put me through the winter. They provide extra income to pay the bills.” Her store provides camping necessities as well as groceries and other items people need daily. “We have camping gear and whatever they need, like tent stakes and mantles for lanterns. We do sell a lot of ice in the sumSee Viney, page 25
Photo by Jennifer Jackson
Shane Stanley with Sparky the Fire Dog costume head.
Holiday Island’s Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 77 Cordially invite you to attend the
5TH ANNUAL MILITARY BALL ‘Honoring Our Military Heritage’ on Friday, March 7th, 2014 at the Historic 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa Eureka Springs, AR $37.50 per person Cocktail Hour 5:00 p.m.
Seating at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner Menu: Beef and Salmon
Dance to the Music provided by Don Naas Cash Bar Attire: Mess Dress, Formal, Business
Special Room Rates Available at the Crescent Hotel
www.crescent-hotel.com
For tickets to the Military Ball, contact
Dean Lahm: 253-5912 or Don Naas: 253-7473 Reservations Required by February 15, 2014
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Editorial Why bullying is dangerous for our kids
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n the past week, three members of Eureka Springs High School’s basketball team were dismissed from the team for the rest of the season for bullying a girl in school. (For more on this story, read this week’s Carroll County News Sports sections.) Though the details of the case remain unclear because school officials will not release any information, we were both shocked and disappointed that campus leaders – and student-athletes ARE campus leaders, whether they like it or not – were participating in such dangerous behavior. Why is bullying dangerous? Lots of reasons. First, let’s look at what constitutes bullying. According to the government-sponsored website StopBullying. gov, bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include: • An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power — such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity — to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people. • Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. EFFECTS OF BULLYING Bullying can affect everyone — those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. It is important to talk to kids to determine whether bullying — or something
else — is a concern. Kids who are bullied can experience negative physical, school, and mental health issues. Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience: • Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood. • Health complaints • Decreased academic achievement — GPA and standardized test scores — and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school. A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through extremely violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied. Kids who bully others can also engage in violent and other risky behaviors into adulthood. Kids who bully are more likely to: • Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults • Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school • Engage in early sexual activity • Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults • Be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or children as adults Kids who witness bullying are more likely to: • Have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs • Have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety • Miss or skip school STOPPING THE CYCLE There are many warning signs that may indicate that someone is affected by bullying—either being bullied or bullying others. Recognizing the warning signs (listed at StopBullying.gov) is an important first step in taking action against bullying. Many children who are bullied never ask See Editorial, page 26
Citizens of the Week
B.J. Allee and Chrys McClung are this week's Citizens of the Week. They were nominated by the Kim and Rudy Sanchez, the parents of Reggie Sanchez, who plays on the basketball team at Eureka Springs High School. Reggie was badly injured during a recent away basketball game, and his parents were unable to attend that game. Reggie had three teeth knocked out in the accident. There were no clinics or dentists available nearby at that late hour, his parents said. B.J. drove one and a half hours to
an appointment in Fayetteville that Chrys had arranged with medical friends of theirs. The two women waited another hour and a half during Reggie's treatment. The teeth were able to be reattached, and so Reggie's smile goes on. "These two women dearly love the kids of our community; they would sacrifice their time, energy and lives to rescue or save any of our children," the Sanchezes wrote to the Citizen. "As you have done it to the least of these, you have done it unto me."
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What do
think
Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott
What is your favorite way to listen to music?
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.
Monkey power can make a difference
Pearl Brick “Story Tellin’ Singer”
Live, absolutely! I love Bruce Cockburn’s music more than anyone on the planet. I saw him in Fort Smith, it was transcendental.
Brianna Danley Tori Elliott “Nurse MudStomp”
A festival in the summertime, that’s when it’s the most relaxing.
“Sound Wave Wizard”
I like a variety, so my favorite way of listening to music is Pandora online.
Yuki Nakamura Summit Clark “Girl from Japan” (age 6) Heidi Clark “The Busy Nothings”
Live, in a small venue, when we have a babysitter, but outdoor concerts are the best!
I like to listen to music at concerts, on CD, and DVD. This was my first concert in America, since I just arrived from Japan Friday.
“Sunshine Bear”
I really liked Pearl Brick in person. I liked her guitar (an acoustic that wasn’t too loud). She played “You are my Sunshine” for me!
Thank you for doing a survey asking people their opinion on the APSC recommendation to approve the SWEPCO line Route 109. Geester’s comment “There is nothing we can do, it is all about progress,” reminded me of an experiment with monkeys. Five monkeys are locked in a cage, a banana was hung from the ceiling and a ladder was placed right underneath it. One of the monkeys would race towards the ladder to grab the banana. As soon as he would start to climb, the monkey would be sprayed with ice-cold water, and also the other monkeys. When another monkey tried to climb the ladder, all the monkeys would be sprayed with ice-cold water. This was repeated until all the monkeys learned their lesson: Climbing equals cold water for everyone: no one goes for the banana! Once the five monkeys knew the drill, the researcher replaced one of the monkeys with a new monkey. The new monkey sees the banana and goes for the ladder. The other four monkeys, knowing about the cold water, jumped on the new monkey and beat him up. The experiment was repeated with a new monkey each time and each new monkey, who had never been sprayed with cold water, would join the others beating up the new guy. Last April, some of us in Northwest Arkansas got a letter from David Matthews, addressed to “Home
Citizen Survey What is your favorite way to listen to music? m Live, at concerts in large venues with huge light shows. m Live, at shows in smaller, intimate venues. m Blaring my favorite albums from my stereo speakers. m I’m not really into music that much, I just don’t get it. Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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Owner.” The newcomers with no prior experience with SWEPCO immediately went for the banana. We did not know you were not supposed to mess with SWEPCO. Fortunately, unlike the monkey experiment, there were a few committed monkeys that did not give up. Many lost friends who were convinced you were not supposed to get involved. The choice Honorable ALJ Connie Griffin faced had no good answer. “Which route?” is like asking “When are you going to stop beating your wife?” The real question is “What is the best way to provide reliable, secure, safe, affordable power for all the people in Arkansas, for the next 40 years, preserving our quality of life and the beauty of the Natural State?” Only the monkeys think we need a 345,000 Volt transmission line. — Dr. Luis Contreras Eureka Springs
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@yahoo.com
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
44 votes cast
What do you think about the APSC decision to give SWEPCO the go-ahead for Route 109 of its 345 kV transmission line? m It’s horrible, I can’t believe the judge did that.: 18.2% (8 votes) m The judge made the wrong decision, we’ll keep fighting.: 34.1% (15 votes) m I think the judge should have chosen another route.: 2.3% (1 vote) m I’m not surprised, the line will be here sooner or later.: 45.5% (20 votes)
Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.
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Review: OzMoMu an impressive festival By Kristal Kuykendall and Margo Elliott The Ozark Mountain Music Festival, which took place last weekend, was a smashing success by all accounts. The event was a virtual sell-out and filled the Ozark Room and the Barefoot Ballroom at the Basin Park Hotel with music fans of all ages, coming from all over the state and region. Friday night’s shows featured Fayetteville folk group 3 Penny Acre, followed by that evening’s headliner, Honkysuckle from Springfield. Honkysuckle’s hard-driving Southern blues/ folk rock featuring the incredible harmonica talent of Kyle Young was a big hit for the fans on hand Friday evening. One of the highlights of the evening was their song “Train,” which you can watch on video at www.LovelyCitizen. com (look for this article there). On Saturday, Pearl Brick kicked off the day of music with a more laid-back set, singing solo with just her acoustic guitar. Brick’s soul came out shining as she sang with her eyes closed, giving real depth to the meaning of her songs. She shared stories in between tracks, engag-
ing the audience as if they were family. She even accommodated a 6-yearold boy’s request for “You Are My Sunshine” — even though she’d never played that before. Two songs that stood out as particularly interesting were, “Burned My Dead Lover’s House Down (Just Before Work Today),” about a friend’s experience, and “Older Than Me Since She Was Only 3,” written about her daughter. Next up on Saturday was Tyrannosaurus Chicken. The daring duo from Fort Smith brought along a dozen or so instruments, as each member is a multi-talented instrumentalist not only playing more than one thing but frequently playing several instruments at the same time. Rachel Ammons, for example, mans the foot-stomp-tambourine-pedal, the fiddle and the vocals on a routine basis. Smilin’ Bob Lewis plays the kick drum, a resonator slide guitar and sings as well. Then there are guitars and a banjo and a harmonica passed around depending on the song, and a few other instruments we’re just not sure what to call.
T-Chicken’s “psycheDelta” brand of rejiggered Mississippi blues got the 4 p.m. audience on their feet, and by the middle of their set, the dance floor was full. That’s quite a feat for a daytime show, no matter where it’s held. The next two acts, SxRex and Ben Miller Band, also blew the audience members away with spot-on, rollicking performances showcasing their members’ talent in musicianship, performing and songwriting. Ben Miller Band, which is a threepiece based in Joplin, was especially impressive in the 8 p.m. slot in the Ballroom. The pace was frenetic almost from the start, and stealing the show wasn’t lead singer and guitarist Ben Miller, nor was it washtub bass player Scott Leeper. Indeed, multi-instrumentalist Doug Dicharry put on such a show it was nearly impossible to see anything else on stage. Dicharry switched between trombone, mandolin, electric washboard, electric spoons, and drums and cymbals as easily as the rest of us might change shoes. Easier, in fact. Ben Miller Band’s fast-tempo folk-
blues had the dance floor filled to capacity the entire two-hour set, and the audience even demanded an encore after a very long, hard-rockin’ “last” song. (The band obliged.) The final performers of OzMoMu was the foursome of National Park Radio. In addition to performing a number of excellent covers that wowed the crowd and kept them on their feet, NPR threw in a few surprises: some very well-done covers of Railroad Earth (“Bird In A House”), Blaze Foley (“Clay Pigeons”), The Avett Brothers (“January Wedding”), and Fleet Foxes (“Oliver James”). The crowd danced furiously during most of NPR’s set, and you could even see many of them singing along with the band’s original songs. The band members said later they had a blast just like the audience appeared to have. OzMoMu was an impressive firstyear effort, and much praise goes out to primary organizer Mary Howze. “It’s easy when it’s your passion,” she said over the weekend when someone remarked that her hard work had paid off. Indeed.
Call for floats for next step in Eureka’s Mardi Gras Extravaganza The 9th Annual Eureka Gras Mardi Gras Extravaganza kicked off on Jan. 11 with the Kings Day Kick-Off Gala to officially announce the Royal Court and Monarchs of the Krewe of Krazo. To great applause the Dukes and Duchesses of 2014 were anointed by King Krazo IX George Purvis and Queen Eureka IX Tanya Smith. With revelry they followed the jazz group into the parking lot to perform the traditional Second Line. Now the court is preparing for a dozen more events following throughout February and March. Organizer Dan Ellis, a Katrina transplant, and his “Krewe of Krazo” (Ozark spelled backwards) are prepared to “laissez les bon temps rouler!” On Saturday, Feb. 22 is the Light and
Sound Night Parade at 6 p.m.; Ellis invites local groups and residents to enter their own floats for the parade. Following the usual parade route from the Carnegie Public Library, down Spring Street to the Courthouse on Main Street, there will be Second Line Dancing at 7 p.m. and a Blacklight Ball at the Voulez-Vouz Lounge at 63 Spring St. at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at www.voulezvouslounge.com. The Hookers and Jokers Ball takes place on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center at 205 W. Van Buren. There’ll be music, a mini-parade, buffet with heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. This year’s theme is “Eureka Circus” with prizes awarded for best costume.
The Coronation Masquerade Ball on Friday, Feb. 28, is the formal event at the Crescent Hotel at 75 Prospect, featuring a champagne buffet dinner and live music. The Crystal Dining room will be full of tables decorated in Mardi Gras style, the king and queen along with their royal court will promenade around the ballroom and guests will enjoy champagne and a buffet dinner. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 479-9819551. The second Mardi Gras parade, a daytime parade led by the Krewe of Krazo, will roll downtown on Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. The 2014 Theme is “Eureka Circus.” That night, the Beaux Arts Masquerade Ball will be hosted by the Basin Park
Hotel with cash bar at 7 p.m. and dancing with live music by statewide-favorite party band Ultra Suede at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling 479-253-9417. The next morning on Sunday, March 2, those who are up for it after all the parties will hit the New Orleans-style Jazz Brunch at the Crescent Hotel at 11:30 a.m., featuring live music. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 479-253-9652. On Fat Tuesday, March 4, the final event is the Saint ‘Lizabeth King Cake Ball and dinner. Dinner and music begins at 6 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Parish Center at 232 Passion Play Road. For more information call 479-253-2222. For more information on all events, visit krazo.ureeka.org.
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Photos by Chip Ford
Ozark Mountain Music Festival headliner Ben Miller Band, at left, featuring lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Miller, above, had the audience on its feet and the dance floor packed during a raucous set that saw Doug Dicharry, far right, playing at least six different instruments.
Smilin’ Bob Lewis of Tyrannosaurus Chicken gets into the vocals, in between playing a resonator, kick drum and harmonica.
Tyrannosaurus Chicken’s Rachel Ammons gets down on the fiddle during a fast-tempo afternoon performance that actually prompted audience members to get up and dance – long before nightfall, which is quite a feat for any band.
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Pearl Brick played the first set on Saturday.
Josh Bower of SxRex, who performed Saturday early evening.
Chris Bower of SxRex
3 Penny Acre delighted Friday night’s crowds with their folk jams.
3 Penny Acre’s more laidback folk jams pleased a room full of music fans Friday.
Bri Danley of Mudstomp Records, from left, poses with organizer Mary Howze, performer Pearl Brick, and volunteers Amanda Haley and Dannelle Tomarchio.
AT LEFT: Ben Miller sang some lyrics through an old telephone for a vintage record sound. ABOVE: Doug Dicharry of the Ben Miller Band performed on drums, mandolin, electric washboard, electric spoons and more. The musician says he has “music A.D.D.”
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Two Thumbs Up for First Indie Film Fest
The first Eureka Springs Indie Film Fest brought rave reviews from filmmakers and film lovers. The biggest audience turned out for Saturday’s showings of films made by locals, and the Best of the Arkansas Shorts film festival, introduced by founder Bill Solleder of Low Key Arts. Friday’s showing of “The Big Shootout,” a documentary about a 1969 championship Arkansas/Texas football game, featured director Mike Looney and Razorback football legends Bill Barnett and Bruce James fielding questions afterwards. The festival also included AETN Loupe profiles of Arkansas artists, presentations on post-production and independent film distribution, and a Young Filmmakers Panel.
Daniel Marlow accepts his Judges Choice for his stellar work “Bullied”. Ethan and Jana Robison await patiently as the awards ceremony kicks off. Ethan went on to take Gold in the Best Young Filmmaker category.
Paige Wolven adjusts a Eureka Springs Downtown Network promotional teeshirt at the Aud.
Edward C. Robison III accepts his Gold Best Art Film award for his masterpiece “Myst”.
Crystal Us couldn’t believe she took home the Gold in the Best Drama category for her work “Strings”.
Edward C. Robison III shows off his new book project to Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Bill Bowden.
ABOVE: Eureka Springs Indie Film Fest co-founder Sandy Royce Martin is all smiles as she photographs a few actors and directors. AT LEFT: Teresa DeVito sits alongside Sunshine Boder in a staircase at the Aud. DeVito stared and directed in her film “A Life in the Day of” and Boder who played the mother in the film.
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Fiends, family and film enthusiasts hang up at Voulez Vous during the After Party.
John Rankine kisses Teresa DeVito as she takes stage to accept her Peoples Choice Award.
Players from the film “The Big Shootout” pose for the paparazzi. Mike Looney takes the mic to discuss his film “The Big Shootout”.
Robert Norman congratulates winEureka Springs Indie Film Fest co-founders Sandy Martin and Te- ners in the Best Cause-Related resa DeVito pose for the camera in front of the Indie backdrop. Documentary.
Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Mike Bishop takes a moment to thank the Arkansas Film Commission for their efforts.
Patrons semi-packed the Aud during the local block of films on Saturday.
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An Artist By Design
‘Eureka Janet’ makes name in metalwork
com. Her mother, Wanda Alexander, is also an Some people dream in color. Janet Al- artist, and owned Alexander’s Art Gallery exander dreams in design. in Eureka in the 1960s, exhibiting work Dreams are where Alexander gets the by Louis and Elsie Freund, Glen Gant ideas for the copper pendants she makes and Miriam McKinnie. When Janet was at her workbench in her East Mountain 5 years old, she expressed an interest in studio. And since her bedroom is tucked making her own doll clothes, so her mothbehind her studio, she can step out of bed er taught her how to run the Singer sewand transfer her visions into art. ing machine. By eighth grade, Janet was “I feel like I’m doing a small painting, making her own clothes, and was excused an abstract landscape, on a wearable piece from Home Ec class after completing the of art,” she said. first project, making a skirt, the first day Alexander has been an artist all her life, of class. When she graduated from Eurebut it was only last summer that she took a ka Springs HIgh School, she got a scholclass in powder-coatarship to the Kansas ing metal at Eureka City Art Institute. Springs School of She chose to go to “I find it a brilliant the Arts. Since then, Miami Beach instead. medium to work with her distinctive copper Since then, she has because it offers a lot of jewelry has lifted her lived in Santa Fe, Los career to new heights, Angeles, Minneapolis experimentation. You can including being and Memphis, plus a apply a lot of different named one of “Ten aryear in Mexico, and techniques.” tistic people to watch worked in marketing, in 2014” in the Arkanretail management and – Janet Alexander sas Democrat Gazette art –in Los Angeles, by features editor Becshe had a job teaching ca Martin. people to use different “She had bought some of my jewelry” kinds of media. She also made hats, which Alexander said. she sold in a store in Eureka Springs. She Alexander grew up in Eureka Springs, was part of the Eureka Theater Group that and works in a studio she added on to the put on plays in the Auditorium, Gavioli back of the family house on East Moun- Chapel and the Basin Park Hotel, both as a tain six years ago. But she only started director and performer, and originally met making jewelry two years ago when she Becca Martin through the theater. was stuck in bed with an illness, and “I directed her in a production of “The needing something to do, pulled out some Vagina Monologues,” Alexander said. beads and started making necklaces. Then Alexander’s mentor is Mary Springer, last summer, she took the powder-coating an artist who does drawings, paintings class at ESSA and loved how perfectly it and jewelry – whenever Alexander feels went together with metal work. bombarded with too many ideas, she said, “I find it a brilliant medium to work she goes out to Springer’s studio, which with because it offers a lot of experimen- helps her get things back in focus. One of tation,” she said. “You can apply a lot of her goals when she started making jewdifferent techniques.” elry was to make every component that Realizing she would need money to goes into a piece. Now she makes her own buy the equipment, she raised more than chains and findings, and has ordered a ta$500 on Kickstart. Alexander’s pendants ble-top kiln so that she can make her own now sell at shops in Bentonville, Eureka beads. Springs and her website, EurekaJanet. She also continues to do graphic art and By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
Photo by Jennifer Jackson
Janet Alexander creates powder-coated copper jewelry in her East Mountain studio.
sells her designs online, and does volunteer work for local non-profits. She is now taking an online course in social media to help non-profits get more publicity, and plans to take another metal-working class at ESSA.
She sees herself staying with metal and beads, but continuing to go wherever her dreams take her. “I say I’m always in experimental mode,” Alexander said. “I’m always challenging myself to do something different.”
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Village View
Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown
During the month of February, the Village Writing School is turning its attention to Setting and Dialogue. In this rework of a column I did a couple of years ago, I try to demonstrate how setting is so much more than just where the story happens.
How to Use Setting to Control Reader Reaction
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story is more than the plot. Much more than what the characters do and say. A mature story is a painting that speaks to the reader’s soul, placing him in the scene, making him feel the emotions of the characters. One of the most important tools that the writer has to control reader reaction is the way in which he presents the setting. Here is an assignment from my years in school. List the facts of a setting, and then write two scenes, using those same facts to give the reader two, very different, experiences. Just the facts: An automobile showroom, lights gleaming off the walls of glass and the perfect cars. Racks of automobile literature, a Coke machine, a coffee maker and styrofoam cups. Hanging on the walls, a mounted elk’s head and a picture of the owner with Bill Clinton. Scene 1 Turner-Tate Motor Company glistened in the rain, an island of light in a windswept, gray sea. Todd pulled into the parking space nearest the door. Through the drizzle on the windshield, Amy could see the shiny vehicles modeling on the immaculate floor. She touched his denim knee with her fingertips. “I’m so excited.” He grinned. “Yeah. Me too. Our first new car. But we’re just looking,” he cautioned. “Make them think we’re just looking.” “Ok.” He was so smart, she thought. Inside, the giant glass windows kept out the wind, the rain, the winter night falling quickly. They contained the light and the warmth, and Todd was right in the middle, looking at a black, Dodge Ram pick-up. It gleamed on the floor like a huge piece of
polished onyx, and the silver Ram’s head was bright, bright as the lights gleaming in Todd’s eyes. Amy studied the picture by the door of an attractive middle-aged man with the President of the United States. “And then I looked up,” she told Todd’s mother later, “and there was the man coming toward me—not Bill Clinton—the other one.” Later, as Todd signed the paperwork, Amy studied the elk’s head looking down on them. “And I swear, Inez, that big old thing was just smiling down on us. Like we was doing the right thing, you know?” Scene 2 Turner-Tate Motor Company sat at the edge of town, and the giant floodlights that surrounded its perimeter reminded Inez of the floodlights on the prison. They were both islands of garish, unnatural light amid the dark, silent fields of soybeans. As she stepped into the showroom, she was shocked by how clean it was, how shiny, how it smelled of new leather and Windex. Not like the chicken plant, and she thought how shabby, shabby she must look in her Tyson uniform. That made her angry at herself. She worked didn’t she? Wasn’t taking nothing from nobody. Wasn’t asking for no hand-out. She was within her rights here, she knew that. The papers said that they had 72 hours to back out of the deal. She had two hours left. So why was her heart pounding? In front of her was a huge black pick-up just like the one Todd had bought. A big, hulky monster with a head like a sheep that mocked her, smirked at her, as if to say, “You will never afford me.” Before its gaze, she felt beaten down again. She asked to see Mr. Turner, and while
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Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.
she waited a long time, she looked at his picture with Bill Clinton. Two sleazy snakes, she thought. Finally, the local snake came out. “Yes ma’am. How can I help you?” Inez pulled the papers out of her handbag. “I came to undo these papers.” He glanced around. “Come into my office.” As she sat down under the elk’s head, she noticed the white around its mouth, as if they had preserved even its last foaming gasp. The room in these scenes is the same. What is different is the perspectives of the characters. But in describing the room, we give our readers insight into our characters. This is a great exercise to illustrate how setting works. Now, you do one. On February 1, and again on February 15, we will be teaching many other purposes of setting, as well as how to write dialogue that goes far beyond what the characters say. The workshops are from
9-4, with an hour for lunch and will be held at our building at 177 Huntsville Road in Eureka. Cost for the all-day workshop is $45. Register online at VillageWritingSchool.com or contact me at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 2923665.
All Creative Writing Workshops at the Village Writing School will be
FREE
to High School Students in 2014.
Fantasy Stories Welcome!!
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The Village Writing School In this charming homage to a feisty tomboy’s first love, Laurie Reichart reminds us that growing up is always bittersweet.
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Earthworms and First Kisses
n Mrs. Baxter’s fourth grade Biology class, I was assigned partners with Nathanial B. Thomas, the cutest guy in the class. At least, most of the girls thought he was handsome. At the time, I did not care about things like that. Mrs. Baxter placed small, white boxes filled with earthworms at each table. Some students squirmed and squealed as they pulled their specimens from the soggy strips of newspaper. In my short lifetime, I had already hooked a few of these at the end of a fishing line. I grabbed a handful of the pink, fleshy worms and plopped them down on a plate next to the microscope. Nate twirled one around his finger and pointed it at my nose. “I dare you to eat it,” I challenged. He turned his profile to me, opened his mouth and dangled the worm over his gaping oral cavity, pretending to drop it down into his throat. I grabbed an earthworm off my dish and gave it a toss. It flew up and landed on Nathanial’s outstretched tongue. I watched Nate’s cheeks go from soft pink to a blazing red. He gagged, wretched and spit. The earthworm landed on the table, twisting and rolling in a ball of saliva. At lunchtime, I opened my bag to find three of the night crawlers next to an apple and a bag of carrot sticks. I looked across the cafeteria and saw Nate tapping his buddy on the shoulder and pointing in my direction. I picked up one of the crawlers, placed it on my tongue, and closed my mouth. Nate’s eyes became two large discs of shock. In fifth grade, our recess time was cut to one twenty-minute break. On the playground, I tied two jump ropes together and began to climb the monkey bars. I latched one end of the rope to a small protruding bolt and pretended it was the anchor. The other end was strapped to my waist. As I reached the “Summit,” I hooked my knees around a metal bar and hung upside down. The rope slid down around my rib cage. “You don’t have anyone to belay for you.” I swung my hips around and was chin to forehead with Nathanial Thomas. His face
was close enough to kiss. Embarrassed, he backed up quick, and I swung my body upright, grabbed the bar, jumped off, and landed on my feet. “Do you climb?” He laughed. “It’s better than eating worms.” That spring, Nate and I met at Horsetooth Reservoir to climb the boulders and throw a fishing line in the lake. When school ended, we planned a long hike up toward the dam. My backpack carried snacks, a square Styrofoam container of worms, jackets for when the sun went down, and fishing poles. We were to meet at the bait shop, the halfway point between our houses. I sat beside the minnows and watched as the pump churned and hissed, moving the water into little whirlpools. I rounded up the minnows in the small net. Their bodies were little silver beams darting from one end of the fish tank to the other. The door buzzed when Nathan walked in. He squinted as he scanned over the fishing tackle, food aisle, and the boating supplies. Something was different about his face. His forehead was pushed downward, and he had his arms folded across his chest. He did not have a pack with him. When he recognized me, his face became more intense. “Why are you moving? Where are you moving to?” I couldn’t process this. “What?” “My mom told me your family was moving.” “No we’re not. She’s wrong.” “My mom would not lie to me.” “Well, my mom would tell me if we were moving, and she didn’t, so there.” Nate looked relieved. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. I heard the buzzer again as we exited. In the sunlight he did not look as angry. “Did you get worms?” he joked, as he gently pushed me forward. Later, we sat on a large boulder below the dam, our bobbers dipping in and out of the sunlight as small ripples passed by. I pulled off my shoes and socks, rolled my jeans up, and stepped into the water. Tadpoles and crawdads darted out from the
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To support our local writers, the Lovely County Citizen is providing space each week to showcase a student of The Village Writing School. For more information, email alisontaylorbrown@me.com or call (479) 292-3665
This Week’s Writer Laurie Reichart Laurie Reichart has worked in healthcare for over 25 years. She writes about the human experience when confronted with the transformations of mind and body. Her essays and stories are inspired by the people she encounters, their difficulties, their faith and hope, the things that strengthen and support them. Laurie’s work has been published in Blood and Thunder: muses on the art of medicine, Prick of the Spindle, The Rusty Nail and other forums. Her agent is shopping her forthcoming novel, An Unwanted Life. After taking multiple workshops with the Village Writing School, Laurie now moderates a Village Writing School writers’ circle in Fayetteville.
crevices of the submerged rocks as I tiptoed from one stone to the next. I lay down on a large log that was sticking out of the water. Nate left the shoreline and waded into the lake toward me. “I would miss you if you did move,” he whispered. I did not open my eyes, and I pretended not to hear him. I kept my face to the sun and dangled my feet in the lake. He leaned in and kissed my cheek. The kiss reminded me of mayflies after a hatch, the way they brush against my face as they flee the wet surface. That night, my mom confirmed what Nate had told me. I ran screaming from the house, slamming the door behind me. In the dark, the pole pines loomed around me and the familiar trails appeared strange and foreign, but I found my way to Nate’s house. His mother answered the door.
“Can I talk to Nate?” She put her arms around me and held me close. Nate came in. His eyes were red and his face flushed. His eyelashes were clumped together and crusted. “When?” “Two weeks.” We sat on the porch, gazing out into the darkened forest. “We have an extra room. Maybe you can live here.” I smiled and placed my hand on top of his. Down the road I could see headlights turning in and around the mountain. “It is my mom.” I sighed. As the car drew closer, we stood up. Before I walked away, I turned and grabbed Nate’s face with both hands. I pressed my lips against his and made a humming sound deep in my throat. “Now that, Nathanial B. Thomas, is how you kiss a girl.”
Feature Writing Workshop on February 6 Learn to write a Feature Story for magazines and newspapers. Rebecca Mahoney, who has published numerous feature articles in the Boston Globe, the L.A. Times, the Orlando Sentinel, and Rebecca many other newspapers, Mahoney as well as Associated Press online, will teach a workshop for the Village Writ-
ing School on how to find, organize, and write a feature story. To see some of Rebecca’s work, go to rebeccamahoney. com The workshop will be held on February 6 from 3-5 at the Village Writing School at 177 Huntsville Road in Eureka Springs. Attendees who wish may stay for Writers’ Night Out, our weekly soup supper and writing fellowship. Cost for the workshop is $20.
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Calendar of Events Jan. 30: Public meeting on SWEPCO fight
Save The Ozarks will hold an informational meeting and Q&A session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at The Auditorium. STO officers will provide updates on what’s next in the fight against the SWEPCO power lines in Carroll County, following the recent ruling by Arkansas Public Service Commission judge Connie Griffin that approved SWEPCO’s proposed Route 109. After that, a question-and-answer session will follow. For more information visit www.SaveTheOzarks.org.
Feb. 7-9: First Responder Conference
Eureka Springs Fire and EMS is proud to once again host the annual Midwest First Responder Conference. This conference is a special three-day event designed for those who serve in any fire and EMS response capacity. The event runs Feb. 7 through 9 at the Eureka Springs Conference Center at 207 W. Van Buren. Don’t forget to ask about the Midwest First Responder Conference to get the conference rate at the conference hotel, the Best Western In of the Ozarks. Conference registration fee is $25 and T-shirts are $10. Anyone can print the registration form and mail it the Eureka Springs Fire Department. Please keep in mind that the cost increases to $35 after Feb. 15. The cost of the shirt is $15 on conference day. For more information, please see our website: http:// www.eurekaspringsfire.org/2014-midwest-first-responder-conference.html.
Feb. 7: Drumming classes at Senior Center
HealthRYTHMS drumming classes are starting at the Carroll County Senior Activity Center. Come join for this exciting new wellness program that has been proven to reduce stress, improve mood and enhance the immune system. No musical experience or talent is required. Classes will be held every Friday
at 1 p.m., beginning Feb. 7 at the Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center: 202 West Madison Avenue, Berryville, AR 72616. The class, for residents 60 and older, is offered free of charge. Call 870-423-3265 for more information.
Feb. 10: Blood Drive in Holiday Island
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host a blood drive on Monday, Feb. 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Island Elks Lodge at 4 Parkcliff Drive in the Park on Hwy. 23 North. Bring photo identification, and eat well and drink plenty of fluids prior to coming. Free cholesterol screening for all donors.
Feb. 13: Ham Radio Club
The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet on Thursday, Feb. 13 at noon at the Eureka Springs Pizza Hut, 2048 E. Van Buren, Eureka Springs, for our monthly lunch and meeting. Anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome. For additional information Contact gmj@bscsystems.com.
Feb. 15: Chili Cook-Off
On Saturday, Feb. 15, the United Methodist Church of Blue Eye will hold a community-wide chili cook-off with prizes awarded for best chili, Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice. Entrants, who do not have to pay a fee to enter but do have to register in advance, should bring a crockpot full of their favorite chili to the rear entrance of the church at 6328 E State Highway 86 (5.6 miles west of U.S. 65). Entrants should arrive between 11:30 and 11:45. Judging begins at 11:45, and at noon, lunch will be served to the public. Fritos, crackers, cheese, onions, desserts and beverages will be provided; tickets for the chili luncheon are just $3 at the door. To register your chili entry, call 417-779-5677 by Feb. 8 and leave a detailed message with your information.
Feb. 15: Chocolate Lovers’ Festival
The 10th Annual Chocolate Lovers’ Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. This festival is a chocolate lovers dream. Admission is $12 for ages seven and older and $6 for younger children.The proceeds from the festival will be shared with area school students and non-profits. For information on advertising, participating or attending, contact Suzanne Kline or Toni Rose at the Chamber of Commerce at 479-253-8737. Local businesses are encouraged to purchase a booth and use the space to promote their business and merchandise.
Feb. 15 & 22: Organic Gardening Class
Local master gardener Mariellen Griffith will be teaching an Organic Gardening Class at the North Arkansas College in Berryville on Feb. 15 and 22 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $39. Organic gardening represents a commitment to a sustainable system of living in harmony with nature by following the essential principles in soil building and conservation, pest management and heirloom preservation. Call 870-3913100 for more information.
Feb. 20: Ham Radio Club
The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will hold its evening meeting on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the physicians building at the Mercy Hospital, Berryville. Anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome. Refreshments will be available. For more information contact gmj@bscsystems.com.
March 7: Military Ball
Holiday Island’s Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 77 are sponsoring their 5th Annual Military Ball, “Honor-
ing Our Military Heritage” at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa on March 7. Cocktail hour will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Conservatory, with dinner seating beginning at 6 in the Crystal Ballroom Dining Room. Dinner will be a double entrée of beef and salmon. A cash bar will be available during the cocktail hour and dinner/dance. The University of Arkansas Air Force ROTC will post the Colors and provide a POW/MIA ceremony honoring our Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. Dancing will follow the program and dinner, with music provided by Don Naas. Everyone is invited to attend, regardless of Veteran status. Attire is Mess Dress, Formal or Business. Special Room Rates are available at the Crescent Hotel for Military Ball attendees. Tickets, at a cost of $37.50 each, may be obtained by calling Dean Lahm at 479-253-5912 or Don Naas at 479-253-7473. Reservations are required by Feb. 15.
March 15: Honorary Survivor Walk
David Stidham, also known as Mile Walker, is planning a “walk” dedicated to cancer survivors beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, with an alternate date of March 22. The walk will begin at Grandview Baptist Church on to Highway 62 toward Eureka Springs, with a return walk back to the church. David is seeking supporters for his walk. If you would like to sponsor David financially, you can contact him at 870-423-4548 or 870-480-2496. All funds collected go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
ONGOING MEETINGS
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.
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The Natural Way Lots of good uses for coconut oil
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e know to read the media reporting very carefully and use healthy skepticism on just about any topic. No where is Jim Fain this more true than on nutritional supplements and dietary products. We know better but remember, when we all believed coconut oil caused harm to our body? Can you lose weight while eating a type of fat? Can you actually improve your health especially killing viruses and bacteria while consuming this type of fat? Does it taste good? Can you eat and improve memory/cognition in dementias and Alzheimer’s? The answer is yes. Coconut oil was vilified in the 1950s. This wasn’t based upon science. Marketers needed to build demand for plentiful and cheap vegetable oils such as corn and safflower. They found an easy target in coconut oil as it was the most common oil used in baked goods. It was an easy target in that it had little political support and it is a saturated fat. Not all saturated fats are the same. The chemistry gets a little hard to understand but basically it comes down to whether the fat is a medium chain or long chain type. Coconut oil is medium chain while lard is long chain. The two are digested and used by the body in very different ways. Because it is a medium chain fat it breaks down fast into energy producing calories and not into body fat storage calories. Simply, you burn these calories instead of storing them. So if your calorie intake is less than what you burn each day, you’ll lose weight. It does not add to cholesterol problems either. Coconut oil is a natural source of lauric acid which is a powerful antiviral, antibacterial and anti yeast. It has a very clean taste and is great for baking and frying. You can replace your vegetable shortening in baking recipes by using a 3:4 ratio for each cup of shortening. Frying with it doesn’t create free radicals unlike vegetable oils thereby reducing cancer causing chemicals. You can even eat a tablespoon just as it is for an energy boost, it tastes that good (not like coconut) and this is scientifically supported at 2-3 tablespoons a day for those challenged with dementia/Alzheimer‘s. Of course coconut oil has been used to make hair shine and split ends disappear. Applying to the skin is a healthy and natural way to deal with dry skin which is VERY useful in the winter. It is a highly stable oil and does not need to be refrigerated and will retain freshness for about a year at room temperature. I think the state mottos for Arkansas and Missouri when put together gives good advice, “The Natural State” and “Show Me”. I like both mottos especially when evaluating media.
Wisecrack Zodiac Aries: You’re in a town where everyone knows your name. That’s great for camaraderie, not so fine when you win the lottery. You are due for a score, although it’s likely to be a free dinner instead of the Powerball jackpot. Taurus: On Wednesday, you glide along with all the grace of a unicycle with a flat tire. Find someone who can pump your ego along with a few other body parts, and you’ll appreciate the bumps. Gemini: Love will show you the way, but sneakiness knows all the back roads. You’ll get where you’re going and still have time to put on that innocent face. Cancer: Some people lead the parade of life, others end up following the horses with a giant pooper scooper. You’ll take a lot of crap on Friday, but if you buy an armload of paper bags, you’ll have your luminaries all sorted for next Christmas. Leo: Just when you’ve tied a knot in your rope so you can hang on, someone comes along to grease it up. Let it go. You’re only an inch above the ground anyway, and you’ll land on your feet. Virgo: Sometimes your purpose in life feels like a too-small swimsuit: it no longer fits and it really chafes your butt. Don’t worry, new directions come in all shapes and sizes, and most of them are quite the bargain. Libra: There’s a question on your mind even Google can’t solve. Take it with you on half-price margarita night. You may not find the right answer, but all the wrong ones will give you a good laugh, as long as you don’t marry one of them. Scorpio: The only way you’ll be a quiet beauty is with duct tape and a makeover, but that’s okay. Somewhere out there is a person who needs a loud, frizzy sweetie who swears like a sailor with a stubbed toe. Sagittarius: Just because you have a heart of gold doesn’t
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mean you should let people pawn you for a few bucks. Have some respect for all your treasures, including your family jewels, and stay off Craigslist for a while. Capricorn: You’ll find job satisfaction this week, mainly because you’ve started selling your company’s office supplies on eBay. You’ll get that raise, one paperclip at a time. Aquarius: There’s a hole in your heart, and you can’t fill it with Twinkies, booze or cheap dates. It
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might help if you saw a doctor instead of trying to install a discount pacemaker with a spoon and an instructional YouTube video. Pisces: The sun finally comes out on your life, and you’re worried because you can’t find your sunglasses or SPF 30 lotion. Grab a hat so you can face your better day without squinting and relax. Answers on page 26
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
‘Death punk’ bluegrass the name of this band’s game Deadman Flats continues to stretch the limits of experimental bluegrass by injecting it with their own flavor of hard-edged acoustic “deathpunk,” homegrown in their native Kansas. They will perform this bluegrass “death punk” at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar this Saturday night. This explosively energetic string band catalyzes outrageous outbursts of dance and foot-stomping with their bouncy, up-tempo outlaw anthems about women, whiskey and the simple things in life. The band’s influences include rock and roll, punk, metal, old-time, blues, rockabilly and country intermingled with Deadman Flats’ traditional bluegrass instrumentation. The band’s “anything goes” attitude enables them to identify with people in all walks of life. No matter what musical preferences you might have, chances are Deadman Flats has something that’s right up your alley.
Deadman Flats is comprised of four boyhood friends from Kansas: Alex Law (guitar), Matt Stambaugh (mandolin), Pat Watt (banjo) and Hank Osterhout (bass). They first emerged on the scene in Lawrence, Kan., in early 2006 as a late-night party band, but they soon garnered a cult following that enabled them to rapidly expand their presence throughout the Midwest. In late 2011, Deadman Flats added an infamous new member to their lineup: the notorious blues harmonica icon, Brody Buster. Deadman Flats has performed at hundreds of venues and festivals throughout the United States for enthusiastic audiences of all ages, including at Kansas City’s Crossroads, Lawrence’s Liberty Hall, Denver’s Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom, Fayetteville’s George’s Majestic Lounge, Wakarusa Music Festival and Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival -- just to name a few. Deadman Flats has also traveled over-
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seas to Europe, performing extensively in Belgium and Holland. Their show begins at 9 p.m. and admission is $5. Open to ages 21 and up. Chelsea’s Corner is located at 10 Mountain St., 479253-6723. ALSO SATURDAY If rambunctious “death punk” bluegrass is not your thing and you’d prefer something a little more laid-back and classic in sound, check out Strange Derangers Saturday night at the Rowdy Beaver Den. The band, formerly known as Catfish Jackson, will headline a show of classic country and old-blues sounds with four talented musicians. Hailing from the Fayetteville area, Strange Derangers has been surprising audiences with their raw, fresh approach to popular blues, rock and roll, and country tunes from decades past. With a healthy mix of originals and covers, Strange Derangers pays tribute to their heroes and influences, including Freddy King, Waylon Jennings, Willie Dixon, Levon Helm, and Dr. John, to name a few. The Strange Derangers are a versatile band, able to play to audiences of all types.
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p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: DJ Karaoke, 9 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479-2532525: TBD • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Jesse Dean, 7 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Jerry, 7 p.m. • Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479-2537147: TBD, 8:30 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479363-6595: The Ariels, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, FEB. 1 • Blarney Stone: TBD • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Isayah Warford, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Left of Center, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Dead Man Flats, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place: Karaoke with DJ Goose &
Maverick, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): The George Brothers, 9 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe: TBD • Rowdy Beaver Den: Strange Derangers, 7 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Ride Shy, 7 p.m. • Squid & Whale: TBD, 8:30 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge: The Ariels, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, FEB. 2 • Blarney Stone: Super Football Day • Chaser’s: Super Football Day, featuring Jack Daniels Girls • Jack’s Place: Super Football Day with Dylan • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Super Football Day • New Delhi Cafe: Super Football Day • Rowdy Beaver Den: Jesse Dean, noon to 4 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Super Football Day with free pool • Squid & Whale: Super Football Day, noon
MONDAY, FEB. 3 • Chaser’s: Poker ‘n’ Pool night • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m.
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arrested the male driver and charged him with DWI and driving left of center. 1:09 a.m. – Officers checked on the welfare of a couple staying at some local cottages after the woman indicated during an argument at a local saloon that she feared for her life. The couple agreed to calm down and stop arguing, and the woman said she was just drunk and wasn’t really afraid for her life. Whew! Talk about bar drama. 12:40 p.m. – Officer contacted the driver of a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee pulled over near Windle & Associates after a caller reported the Jeep had been swerving all over the road and almost wrecked several times. The driver told the officer she was sleepy and had pulled over to rest. Sounds like a good idea! 1:50 p.m. – A hotel clerk at a local holiday inn reported a guest smoking marijuana in a non-smoking room. An officer responded and found a “leafy substance” scattered in the room, but determined it was from a flower arrangement and was not, in fact, marijuana. No report needed. However, this raises a few questions for us: If they had been suspected of smoking pot in a smoking room instead of a non-smoking room, would that have been OK with the hotel clerk? Furthermore, does it take a police officer to figure out when a flower arrangement has shed “leafy substance” crumbs and that it isn’t
marijuana? You know, they do have photos of weed online for reference purposes. Just sayin’. Jan. 25 12:38 a.m. – During a traffic stop at a 24hour gas station, officers arrested a man on charges of driving on a suspended license, driving left of center and no insurance. 7:54 a.m. – Officer responded to a report of a woman at the local dollar store flagging down cars. She had already gotten help by the time the officer arrived. (The police reports don’t specify what kind of help she needed, but we’re thinking that she was just excited about the latest markdowns and wanted everyone to stop and shop with her. Just kidding; we hope everyone involved is OK!) 10:43 a.m. – Officer responded a possible break-in at the Episcopal church, but upon investigation it appeared the wind had blown open one of the church’s doors, since nothing was missing and there were no signs of entry. That pesky wind is at it again! 7:32 p.m. – Officer responded to a two-vehicle accident with no serious injuries on Highway 62 in front of a forest-y eatery. 10:11 p.m. – During a traffic stop, officer arrested one man on charges of driving on a suspended license and careless driving and arrested another man on an outstanding warrant from Wright County Sheriff’s Of-
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1:35 p.m. – Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised they’d received a call about a black car, unknown make and model, driving recklessly at a high speed westbound on U.S. Highway 62 at Bluebird Hill. Officer was unable to locate the vehicle. 5:32 p.m. – A caller advised there was a styrofoam ice chest in the road on Highway 62 just down from Caribe toward town. Officer responded but the road was already clear and the ice chest was gone. Maybe some lucky driver found themselves a free case of beer? Jan. 23 4:32 a.m. – Officer responded to security alarm at a tavern on Highway 62; all was OK. 9:14 a.m. – Officers issued a verbal warning to the driver of a red pickup after caller reported the truck was speeding and passing on a double yellow on Highway 62. 10:59 p.m. – During a traffic stop, officers arrested a man on an outstanding warrant from Green Forest and on ESPD charges of driving on a suspended license, no insurance, fictitious tags and noisy muffler. I tell ya, that noisy muffler will get ya every time! Jan. 24 12:30 a.m. – During a traffic stop, officers
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Jan. 26 3:01 a.m. – A caller from the hospital reported a suspicious male, but officers could not locate. 9:41 a.m. – A local highway-themed motel reported two TVs had been stolen from the rooms; officer took a report. Now that’s what I call a souvenir! 9:59 a.m. – A caller reported a vicious argument between a man and a woman in front of their cabin lodging, but the officer who responded determined it was just verbal. The woman agreed to go to her mother’s for the day; no report needed. 11:34 a.m. – A caller from Spring Street ratted out a vehicle whose meter was expired for more than half an hour. Officer issued a citation. 3:08 p.m. – At a traffic stop near the sewer plant, officer arrested a man on an outstanding warrant from Berryville and on charges of driving on a suspended license and speeding. 3:51 p.m. – A local man turned himself in to police on a warrant for Failure To Appear. 10:45 p.m. – A caller on Harvey Street reported someone had tried to open their front door and then disappeared. Officer checked the area and then lectured the offending ghost, giving him a verbal warning to leave town or else.
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The 6th Annual Polar Bear Plunge kicked off Saturday at noon in Beaver. 24 plungers tested their cold water resistances in Table Rock Lake’s frigid waters. $2.540 was raised for the Area 2 Special Olympics this year.
Blackjack is an 8-year-old black lab who came to the shelter in September as a stray. He is very sweet and is looking for a human companion to spend his days with. Blackjack prefers to be the only dog. He walks well on a leash, has been neutered and is current on all of his vaccinations. He and other shelter animals can be adopted at a reduced rate during January. For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479-253-9188 or stop by the shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs. Shelter hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesdays.
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mer.” Dick said the park is used a lot by local retirees and families with young children who can’t afford to take a vacation elsewhere. “There are people in our neighborhood who have no air conditioning and use the park in order to cool off,” she said. “A lot of people have kids, and that’s where they spend their time. [Closing] it would put a hurt on the whole community and the people who come here every summer.” Helton said the number of visitations at Viney Creek is down and because of the budget crunch, smaller parks like this one
suffer. “We understand it’s a popular park for the locals, but it’s not bringing in enough money to continue operations,” he said. “I think it’s a nice little park. I hate to see it closed.” Dick has been circulating petitions for those who would like to see the park stay open. She has them at her Viney Creek Store, Ball & Prier Tire, Shumaker Tire and the Office Pub & Steakhouse. She said that if people want to comment outside of the public meeting, they can send letters to the Little Rock District engineer and commander, Col. Courtney W. Paul, who will most likely be the person making the decision about closing the park. That address is PO Box 867, Little Rock, AR 72201.
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“Write handwritten letters,” she said. “That may get more results than an email or typewritten letter. And call senators, congressmen and representatives. Get hold of anyone you can think of who has some pull to get more money back into our federal parks.” She said she has already sent some petitions off. The Golden Community Center is located on State Hwy. J, across the street from the post office. “Although there will be no group presentations, the Corps invites the public to drop by any time during the workshop and talk one on one to its representatives about the closure,” the Corps stated in its press release.
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of the Commission Order, which in this case is 30 days from Jan. 17; • If the Commission fails to act on an application for rehearing within 30 days, the application for rehearing is deemed denied; • An appeal may be filed with the Court of Appeals within 30 days of the date the rehearing is decided by the Commission or, if no decision is taken, within 30 days of the application for rehearing; and • A judicial appeal is commenced by filing a Notice of Appeal with the Arkansas Court of Appeals. For more information, visit www.SaveTheOzarks.org.
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for help. Why don’t kids ask for help? Statistics from the 2008–2009 School Crime Supplement show that an adult was notified in only about a third of bullying cases. Kids don’t tell adults for many reasons: • Bullying can make a child feel helpless. Kids may want to handle it on their own to feel in control again. They may fear being seen as weak or a tattletale. • Kids may fear backlash from the kid who bullied them. • Bullying can be a humiliating experience. Kids may not want adults to know what is being said about them, whether true or false. They may also fear that adults will judge them or punish them for being weak.
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not comfortable with the wording in multiple sections of the ordinance and that the city has previously tried and failed to establish ordinances like this one. Other council members were not completely satisfied with the ordinance, but approved it regardless stating that they still have two more readings and can change what they need to before the then. “Do I think this ordinance is perfect, no,” said City Attorney Tim Weaver. “But it is better than what some of the other cities around us use.” The council heard the third and final reading for Ordinance 2200, which vacates a portion of Nut Street. There will be a 30-day waiting period until the ordinance becomes city code. The council members have tasked Weaver with drafting ordinances that will reclaim portions of Hartman and McCune streets as well as Sweeney Alley from the Parks Commission to begin the vacating process. Later in the meeting the council amended regulations for intimate theater in C-3 zones by allowing the use of animals that weigh less than 25 pounds for performances. The previous wording prohibited the use of animals, and it was changed to accommodate the small animals used by magicians at the Intrigue Theater.
• Kids who are bullied may already feel socially isolated. They may feel like no one cares or could understand. • Kids may fear being rejected by their peers. Friends can help protect kids from bullying, and kids can fear losing this support. It is important to talk with children who show signs of being bullied or bullying others. These warning signs can also point to other issues or problems, such as depression or substance abuse. Talking to the child can help identify the root of the problem. As adults, it’s our responsibility to keep an eye out for the signs of bullying and to talk to our children and teenagers about it, preferably BEFORE it becomes a dangerous issue for both the abused and the abuser. Let’s pay attention, shall we, and keep our kids safe and happy. The council also passed Resolution 633, which allows the Parks Commission to claim jurisdiction for a building at 531 Spring St. The building was used for a children’s program, but because of mold damage it is now only used for storage, said Alderman Mickey Schneider. “All of this property can only be used for the benefit of children,” she said at a previous meeting to address the past discoveries of the building. “In view of the mold problem and age of the building I don’t see that this can be cleaned and reconstructed to make it safe for children again.” She continued to say if Parks is using it, the department could “slide by” this rule because the commission’s work is directly involved with the benefit of many children. The buildings upkeep, use and utility cost will now be covered by the Parks Commission. In other news, the council gave Sandy Martin, chairperson for the art council, permission to start negations with Christopher Crane of the Arkansas Production Alliance to establish a tax incentive for the film industry in the city. Also, there was a brief discussion of raising water and sewer rates to better cover some city expenses, but the talks were postponed so that City Finance Director Lonnie Clark could further work with Public Works Director Dwayne Allen to see how much the rate raise would have to be.
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Monday morning created a sense of deja vu for Eureka Springs Fire & EMS. Just like last week, the department once again found itself saving a house from a brush fire while handling two simultaneous ambulance calls. Firefighters responded to a brush fire on County Road 114 around 9:30 a.m. Monday. On arrival, they found a brush fire burning under the air conditioner unit and up to the walls on a wood frame home. The fire was extinguished with the aid of the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Two ambulance calls for medical emergencies decreased the number of personnel available for fighting the fire. Fortunately, a large number of the department’s volunteers were available to leave their jobs and respond. Off-duty personnel also returned to the department to bring fire equipment and assist with the calls. The cause of the brush fire is believed to be hot ashes from a fire place dumped outside.
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