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‘Love Letters’ debuts this weekend on Main Stage By Alana Cook
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Some of the greatest love stories have been told through letters. Scott and Zelda, Johnny and June, Peter Abelard and Heloise — all mastered the art of writing love letters without ever needing a computer or cell phone. For them, the pen flowed and time stopped as they enshrined each heartfelt, endearing emotion on paper. There were no deadlines for the heart, no hard-and-fast rules for love, no rejections based on faulty Internet dating profiles. Instead, lovers embraced each other’s flaws and relationships lasted, sometimes for 50 years. An all-star local cast will appear in two performances of A.R. Gurney’s Broadway play, “Love Letters” this weekend on Main Stage in Eureka Springs. Teresa DeVito will play Melissa Gardner, and Joe Watts will play Andrew Makepeace Ladd III in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. performance, while Faith Petit Shah and Bryan Manire will play Gardner and Ladd in a 2 p.m. matinee performance Sunday. “I chose ‘Love Letters’ because the cast is middle-aged and some have not acted in several years, so they didn’t have to memorize lines. Instead, they read the letters on-stage,” veteran director and producer Watts said. The focus is on the words conveyed in the letters and the characters themselves, who sit at a desk and read the letters, not on a big, expensive performance. This makes it perfect for Main Stage, Watts said. Gurney’s unique and imaginative play which, in the words of the author, “needs no theatre, no lengthy rehearsal, no special set, no memorization of lines, and no commitment from its two actors beyond the night of performance,” made the Pulitzer finals. The piece comprises letters exchanged over 50 years between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. As the actors read the letters aloud, an evocative, touching, frequently funny
but always telling pair of character studies emerges. Much like a cabernet aged over time, the characters evolve into a richness and their experiences become palatable. So then, does their love onstage. “It’s so interesting to be in a play where it’s all about the words and writing and not about things going on on stage. It’s very dramatic,” Shah said. This is Watts’ first production since moving to Eureka Springs from Dallas last October after reading about Eureka Springs in The Advocate. Watts, who has more than 35 years of experience directing actors and producing plays in larger markets such as Houston and Dallas — one of which was an all transgender performance of ‘Vagina Monologues’ — said he has big hopes for his new theatre company, OZ-arks Drama Club, and for Main Stage. Shah and DeVito are both strong women with performance backgrounds and leaders in the community. Shah, a former dancer who was a key player in Save The Ozarks and DeVito, who is heavily involved in the film festival scene in Fayetteville, say they relate to the complicated layers of Melissa’s character. “Melissa is strong and fragile at the same time,” Shah said. “Melissa is a rebel who has been told by her mother her whole life who she is and she follows down that path. I think a lot of women can relate to that,” DeVito said. Though this type of performance is different than the larger productions that Watts usually directs, Manire said that Watts did a good job of “pulling it out of us” by helping the actors identify with Melissa and Andrew, and subsequently learn more about themselves. Watts was praised by a Houston Press film critic for his tenacity and insight. “Strange as it may seem for a work whose very essence revolves around the very essence of being a woman, this reversal is an absolute revelation. This version of Ensler’s power play reveals unexpected layers and plunges deep into
the psyche,” D.L. Groover wrote about Watts’ all-transgender production of “Vagina Monologues.” “The first time Faith and I read it through, I got emotional and cried so much I could hardly continue,” Manire, a former grade school counselor and teacher, said of “Love Letters.” “It speaks to the power of the play.” Manire said that though he doesn’t relate to the character’s upper-class Connecticut background, with Watts’ direction, he could feel Andrew’s pain and better understand him and Melissa as they evolved over the years. “I didn’t expect to like him because he’s so serious but he’s grown on me,” Manire said. “He’s almost inside of me. I’ve even had dreams about the play.” Shah encourages people to try to make both performances because the the actors do a good job in presenting the characters’ complexities and struggles in
unique ways. “If people can afford it and have time, they should see both. It will give them the opportunity to see it done quite differently, though they adhere to the material,” she said. Because it’s such a small cast, the actors have become more familiar offstage. “I call Bryan by his character’s name,” Shah said with a chuckle. This is only the second performance to run since Main Stage’s renovation. Last December’s “A Christmas Carol” was the first. In contrast to the Aud’s larger venue, Main Stage offers a more intimate setting where patrons can experience the mystique of smaller performances. Tickets are $15 and are available now at DeVito’s by calling 479-363-8185 or 479-981-2880. Seating and parking are limited so patrons are encouraged to arrive early.
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Fayetteville attorney to fight Eureka Springs’ anti-discrimination ordinance By Alana Cook Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com The Fayetteville attorney who successfully fought that city’s anti-discrimination ordinance last year is preparing a petition seeking a referendum on Eureka Springs’ new anti-discrimination ordinance. Last week, the Eureka Springs City Council voted unanimously to adopt an emergency anti-discrimination ordinance, modeled on the one that was ultimately repealed by voters last year in Fayetteville. The Eureka Springs measure, which was signed into law by Mayor Butch Berry, makes it illegal for any business to refuse services to LGBTs or other minority groups. The Eureka Springs council passed the emergency ordinance to pre-empt state Sen. Bart Hester’s SB 202, which would stop cities from making their own anti-discrimination laws. Travis Story, the Fayetteville attorney who headed up the petition drive that led to the referendum and repeal in Fayetteville, is working on a similar drive in Eureka Springs. “We are working to effectively do the same thing ... with the Eureka Springs ordinance,” Story said. “Eureka’s city council rammed it through. It wasn’t even on the agenda. I’ve talked to other cities and they say this is pretty unheard of. “The point is that having any law that forces someone to violate their conscience or deeply held religious beliefs requires a high level of scrutiny, or strict scrutiny, which is what it takes to have a true protected class, meaning age, gender, race, or religion,” Story said. “The issue with council’s adding a protected class is that it hasn’t gone through the strict scrutiny test and by protecting another class such as LGBT you are also violating the protections already established such as religion.” Eureka Springs Alderman James DeVito, who moved to get the emergency ordinance on the agenda, said Story is intruding on Eureka’s ability to govern itself. “The whole thing is about getting into others’ business. I don’t honor the opinion
of someone who is interfering in Eureka’s ability to govern itself,” DeVito said. “I don’t see what battle he’s fighting here. We stuck our necks out and we will probably get challenged by the state over this.” DeVito, a strong proponent of civil rights,
“I think we will rise above it because that’s who we are.” – James Devito Alderman
questioned what groups Story is representing and said that Story should just wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on LGBT rights and gay marriage. “Now he has to get in and cause dissension in the city,” DeVito said. “I think we
will rise above it because that’s who we are.” Story said he is fighting for citizens in Eureka Springs who want a chance to vote on the issue. “There are some residents in Eureka who are unhappy because their due process rights are being trampled on,” he said. “The issue would be taken back in the hands of citizens instead of council.” Carroll County Justice of the Peace Lamont Richie, who was integral in drafting the ordinance, said that although he and his partner have not experienced outright discrimination in the city recently, it is still an issue. “This wasn’t done for me; it was done for people who visit us,” Richie said. “There should never be the fear that because someone looks or acts differently than what a particular person thinks is right, they should be denied service by a business or government See Ordinance, page 7
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Eureka Springs stands on the forefront of LGBT civil rights
o other issue stands to divide a nation or a faith more than LGBT rights. Last year, I sat in the snow and waited outside the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Hobby Lobby decision. Tensions were high, and the nation watched as people protested for religious rights and for women’s rights. The ruling took a while so I made my way down the street to find a bathroom. I lucked out and found a building that was open just a few blocks down the road. The doorman, an older black gentleman whose eyes sparkled with grace and wisdom, was kind enough to let this slopping wet rookie reporter in for a break. We got to chatting and he asked me what I did for a living. He smiled and said, “I was there during the civil rights march in the ‘60s.” He had worked that same job, just a few blocks down from the Supreme Court, all his life. Humbled, I realized I was standing in the shadow of greatness; of a man who was a living testimony to the civil rights struggle, and just about every other protest that has occurred outside that courtroom since. And, he was kind enough to bend the rules and let me use the restroom. All these years later, he was indeed, living Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. I left and pushed my way back through the crowd as the parties came down the Supreme Court steps. The verdict was in. In a 5-4 decision, the court held that the Affordable Care Act cannot mandate a closely held corporation to violate the religious beliefs of its owner by providing abortion-inducing drugs. It said, in essence, that a private company can-
not be forced to do something that violates the religious beliefs of its owners. Rep. Bob Ballinger’s bill, the Conscious Protections Act, is based on a federal law called the Religious Freedoms Restoration Act, or RFRA, which figured prominently in the Hobby Lobby case. Ballinger also is the leading House sponsor for Sen. Bart Hester’s controversial bill that would bar cities and counties from making their own laws requiring businesses to serve LGBT patrons. Eureka Springs stands on the forefront of this fight because of its new anti-discrimination ordinance, and it is the actions of Eureka Springs’ lawmakers and citizens that the nation will be watching over the coming weeks. No other issue can divide a town, and a nation, more than this one. Many of our council members and residents recall the civil rights struggle of the ‘60s. Our unique fiber is woven together tightly by veteran journalists, activists, writers and artists who were so integral to that struggle, as well as a small stitch of social conservatives who hold closely to their beliefs; Christians are sprinkled throughout that mix. The city is a melting pot of idealists set smack dab in a largely conservative state. But somehow, it works. So, as the news crews descend on Eureka in the coming weeks, I have one hope for my new home. That is, we do not allow this issue to rip apart our coat of many colors. It’s amazing what can happen when people engage in logical and respectful discourse, and use love and not hate as a tool for dissension. It worked for Martin Luther King, Jr. — and it can work for us.
Boozman, Cotton introduce bill giving states power to reject federal clean line projects By Alana Cook
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U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton of Arkansas last week introduced legislation to “restore the rights of states to approve or disapprove of electric transmission projects before the federal government exercises its right to take private property.” The Assuring Private Property Rights over Vast Access to Lands, or APPROVAL Act, would require that the U.S. Department of Energy receive the approval of both the governor and the public service commission of an affected state before exercising the federal power of eminent domain to acquire property for Section 1222 transmission projects. For projects on tribal lands, DOE would have to receive the approval of the impacted tribal government. The APPROVAL Act has been referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for further review. “When a road, pipeline or power line is built, the use of eminent domain is sadly unavoidable in some cases,” said Boozman, a Republican from Rogers. “However, this difficult decision should not be in the hands of Washington bureaucrats. If a project is not good for Arkansas, our governor or public service commission should have the power to say no.” Patrick Creamer, Boozman’s spokesman, told the Citizen that states should have a say in whether or not the routes for transmission projects of this nature are in the best interests of their residents. “Historically, citizens have had a voice in the permitting process and location of these types of transmission projects. Sens. Boozman and Cotton are trying to give that power back to the states where it belongs,” Creamer said. “Arkansans should have a say in any decision that affects our land,” said Cotton, a Republican from Dardanelle. “The APPROVAL act will rightly empower Arkansans and preserve the Founding Fathers’ vision of states’ rights.” In addition to allowing states the ability to reject the use of federal eminent domain for a project, the proposed legislation would ensure, to the extent possible, that approved projects
are placed on federal land rather than on private land. Specifically, for approved projects, DOE would be required — to the maximum extent possible — to site projects on existing rights-of-way and federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “As noted in a 2011 report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, the location and permitting of facilities used to transmit electricity to residential and commercial customers have been the province of the states — with limited exceptions — for virtually the entire history of the electricity industry,” Creamer said. The bill could impact a proposal by Clean Line Energy Partners to construct a 720-mile direct-current transmission line that would take electricity from yet-to-be-built wind farms in the Oklahoma Panhandle to utilities in Tennessee and the southeast. The $2 billion, privately funded “Plains and Eastern Clean Line” project could start construction in 2016 and be in operation by 2018. Before construction begins however, Clean Line must secure a route and rights of way from landowners. Clean Line has proposed a preferred route, which could be modified by the federal Energy Department if it decides to participate in the project. “To the best of my knowledge, Plains & Eastern Clean Line is a speculative business venture that is based on the notion of ‘if we build it, they will come’ — ‘They’ being the yet-to-be-built wind farms and yet-to-be-under-contract buyers for the electricity from the yet-to-be-built wind farms,” said Pat Costner, director of the Eureka Springs-based citizen group Save the Ozarks. Costner further explained Clean Line Energy’s business model. “If Clean Line builds its transmission line, someone else will come forward to build more wind farms to generate the wind-generated electricity the line is supposed to carry,” she said. “Utility companies in Arkansas and east of the Mississippi will come forward and sign See Bill, page 7
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Memorial fund set up for Neil Miller A fund has been set up for Neil Miller, 28, of Springfield, Mo., who passed away from natural causes after emergency workers found him unconscious in the Pendergrass Corner bathroom on Feb. 7. Contact Christian
Anderson at Community First Bank about donating to Neil’s burial expenses. Funeral service will be Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at the Holiday Island Southern Baptist Church (formerly Dove Circle).
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ator or arbitrator so if he can’t get a resolution that is satisfactory to him and him alone, he would send this out to the prosecutor to impose penalties.” Story said that the clause in the ordinance that says a person cannot be discriminated against because of their perceived gender “opens up a can of worms” and “poses a legal conundrum” when it comes to interpreting the law. “If I can perceive myself to be male today or female tomorrow, how can this be properly enforced?” he said. Story said he is getting volunteers together and plans to have the petition on the streets of Eureka Springs by the weekend.
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office that is open to the public.” Story contends that the Eureka Springs ordinance infringes even more on the rights of citizens than Fayetteville’s because it is more restrictive for people’s religious beliefs and he takes issue with the way the ordinance was written. “The law is bad in and of itself because it’s void for vagueness and it’s not the proper way to use the law, especially in regard to assessing any kind of criminal penalties in this manner,” Story said. “The mayor, who has no civil rights experience, would almost take on the role of medi-
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contracts to buy the power carried by the line.” But, Costner said, Clean Line has provided no evidence that such contracts have been signed by utility companies in Arkansas or east of the Mississippi. Clean Line Energy responded to Boozman and Cotton’s bill in a statement by saying that the project will “bring hundreds of jobs” and “over a half billion-dollar investment and low-cost clean energy to
the state of Arkansas.” DOE is currently seeking public comments on the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project. Interested citizens may provide comments through March 19, to DOE, either online at http://www. plainsandeasterneis.com/ nepa-process/public-involvement.html ; by mail to the Plains & Eastern EIS, 216 16th Street, Suite 1500, Denver, Colorado 80202; via email addressed to comments@PlainsandEasternEIS.com; or by fax to (303) 295-2818.
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Butler Hollow: Arkansans are downstream, downwind, and downright mad With only 12 days to comment, U.S. Forest Service officials left Arkansans out of the loop of the Butler Hollow Project. Only people sending written comments during the comment period have an opportunity to object U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Koloski’s decision. How can someone who has lived in Missouri five months be the decider? Arkansans who live only eight miles from Holiday Island “as the crow flies” find the news of the Butler Hollow/Roaring River Project alarming. Red flags The Forest Service thinks this is a done deal. The best time of the year to announce controversial projects is late November, when everyone is busy traveling. Ignoring geography, no one in Arkansas was notified. The Forest Service discouraged opposing comments stating “Only those who submit timely, specific written comments, will be eligible to file an objection.” Why is the Forest Service fast-tracking this project and who is pulling the strings? Big timber is big money Is this a USDA initiative, or are other groups hiding in the woods? Institutional investments in timber are topping $100 billion globally according to a leading information provider for the Forest Products Industry.
A look into the Board Members of the Nature Conservancy, an organization that has come out in support of the Butler Hollow Project raises may questions on the purpose and timing of a radical policy change of the Mark Twain National Forest. Mark Tercek, President and CEO of the The Nature Conservancy’s executive team, spent 24 years as a managing director and partner for Goldman Sachs. In the Conservancy’s Working with Companies website, the Conservancy boasts of the virtues of public-private partnerships, and Conservancy executives are pictured shaking hands with Asian investors. “For decades, the Conservancy has recognized that the private sector has an important role to play in advancing our conservation mission,” the website said. This raises the question about whether foreign investors have an interest in the Butler Hollow Project, and more importantly, in the vast amount of natural resources, including minerals and timber, that are so abundant in the Ozarks. Butler Hollow is not a project Environmental projects have schedules, budgets, cost/benefits analysis, maintenance plans, and control plans to keep track of results with corrective actions in case anything goes wrong. Where are the plans for Butler Hollow? Forest Service officials say the plans are coming after the comment period and environmental impact study, if the project moves forward. If plans are still being considered, then why is the Nature Conservancy involved?
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Two bad alternatives for Butler Hollow Large-scale projects dealing with permanent change have multiple choices. Nochange, or doing what has worked before, is always an option. This time, the Forest Service offers only two choices and neither benefits the public good. If “Alternative One” is selected, bad things will happen. The Forest Service would not initiate any new federal management actives. Routine maintenance of the existing Forest Service’s roads would continue, as funding allows. Changes might occur through natural processes or future management direction. No trees, except those that pose an immediate safety hazard to personnel or the public, would be removed from National Forest land. Consequences of such inaction according to the Forest Service, include loss of economic value of salvageable wood products, increased potential for insect and disease infestations in adjacent woodlands, increased fuel loads and potential for stand-replacing wildfires, continued use of non-system roads which would cause further erosion of roadbeds, potential situation of streams, and unsafe conditions for public vehicular travel. “Alternative Two” gives the Forest Service a blank check to do whatever they and their public/private partners want, including prescribed burning, clear-cutting and spraying herbicides, for decades. This misadventure is not good for Arkansas, not good for Missouri, and not good for our environment. The no-change option is the public’s choice. Are we invasive species? The Forest Service considers Cedar trees a nuisance that needs to be cut and burned. Could it be these wonderful evergreens are hidden treasures? Cedars provide habitat for wildlife year- round, lower the temperature of the forest, capture carbon dioxide to help us breath, and keep the soil from eroding with hard rains. Cedars are nature’s best defense. Why burn them? When you think about it, the people in Arkansas were some of the settlers. Are we invasive species? The U.S. Forest Service should work for the people and consider their needs first
and not those of corporate and foreign investors. DR. LUIS CONTRERAS Eureka Springs West
In support of Butler Hollow project We are writing to express our support for the Mark Twain National Forest’s proposed Butler Hollow Glade restoration project. This project will help to sustain a unique and beautiful part of our Ozark natural heritage, while enhancing wildlife habitat, site resiliency, and scenic values. The project employs best available science and sound conservation practices to provide direct benefits to both people and nature. We are concerned that some recent criticism of the project is based on an assumption that the area was dense forest. Data show that the area was originally a far more diverse complex of woodlands and glades. The project will include badly needed restoration activities such as removing invasive cedar trees that are degrading the site and causing major losses of habitat, diversity, watershed health, as well as diminished wildflower displays, scenic vistas, and recreational activities. While cedar trees were native in limited areas of Missouri, Ambrose Barton, a surveyor who noted 15 different types of trees along 22 miles in and around Butler Hollow in 1849, did not record a single cedar tree in the region. He documented that the original woodlands were open, and at one point in Butler Hollow he measured 64 feet to the nearest tree. These open woodlands and glades supported a rich and diverse group of wildflowers and grasses, which in turn provided abundant resources for wildlife while slowing runoff and recharging healthy groundwater systems. Today, Butler Hollow is threatened by an increasing growth of cedars and other species that have become unnaturally dense, threatening the health of the glades and woodlands. This is in part due to the suppression of low-intensity periodic fires that shaped the landscape for thousands of years prior to modern times. Restoration activities, including fire, are geared towards reestablishing a balance to ensure a healthy, diverse habitat. A 1993 report on
the biological importance of Butler Hollow called for management including fire to prevent irreversible ecological damage. The project goals are not to recreate some notion of the past, but to restore healthy, uniquely Ozark systems to their full glory. Wildlife depends on these healthy systems. The American Bird Conservancy and Partners in Flight have raised concern for birds such as the whip-poor-will, red-headed woodpecker, and prairie warbler, all species that need open woodlands with grassy and shrubby areas that once dominated much of the Ozarks including Butler Hollow. Both the National Wild Turkey Federation and the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative actively support glade and woodland restoration efforts such as these to provide high quality habitat. The National Wild Turkey Federation selected the area including Butler Hollow as an Ozark Focal Landscape because it currently has one of the lowest turkey populations in Missouri, and with active habitat restoration there is potential for significant improvement. Our Ozark heritage includes spectacular landscapes that sustain wildlife, plants, and habitats found nowhere else on earth. We owe it to future generations to manage this conservation legacy with thoughtful, science-based management activities such as those outlined in this project. Sincerely, JANE FITZGERALD Central Hardwoods Joint Venture Coordinator American Bird Conservancy JOHN BURK Regional Biologist for Missouri and Illinois National Wild Turkey Federation DOUG LADD Director of Conservation Science The Nature Conservancy
This year’s Chocolate Lovers Festival a big success
On behalf of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff we want to thank our local volunteers, participants, judges, vendors and sponsors for making the 11th Annual Chocolate Lovers Festival a huge suc-
cess. We had attendees from as far away as Kansas City, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Jonesboro, Springfield, Joplin and more. We planned for a 10 percent increase over last year’s festival, and exceeded that. The overwhelming difference was so many early arrivals this year. We had more attendees in the first two hours than we had all day in 2014. Wow! With so many local people connected with Mardi Gras activities and with it being Valentine’s Day, volunteer help was scarce, but our staff and limited number of volunteers did an amazing job. The addition of the professional cake decorating demonstrations, a much improved competition where attendees could actually watch our celebrity judges in action, the wine pairing, photo booth, better selection of retail vendors and new chocolate suppliers all added in making the a first class event of which all of Eureka Springs should be proud. If you did not get admission to the festival, we apologize. The response was just overwhelming. Planning will begin soon to address the challenges to accommodate more people in the future. There are so many people to thank and we don’t want anyone to feel slighted or forgotten, but I do want to offer special “thank yous” to the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center staff and management, and to our media sponsors including radio stations KESA, KTHS, KHBZ, KTLO, Becca Martin, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Eureka Springs Independent, Lovely County Citizen, Carroll County News, Harrison Daily Times, KUAF-Ozarks at Large, Steve Grant and KY3-TV and Jill Rohrbach with the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Also, thanks to Doug Hausler, Keels Creek Winery for producing our first wine pairing event. The 11th Annual Chocolate Lovers Festival, the Mid-Winter Hometown Jam, the 10th Annual Mardi Gras celebration and a wonderful great weather gift from God gave our city a spectacular kickoff to this year’s travel season. MIKE BISHOP President/ CEO Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce
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Proposal for Highlanders Center is now on paper By David Frank Dempsey Lovely County Citizen
Two years ago a meeting was held to discuss what to do with the old Eureka Springs High School. Basically, no one wanted to touch it. The original 1950s-era building with its once beautiful but now painted-over glass blocks, poses an environmental hazard because of the asbestos used in its construction. After much discussion and countless meetings, chaired by Diane Murphy, the Vacant School Facilities Committee with the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce has come up with a plan to turn the property into a community center. The original school building will almost certainly have to be demolished, but the newer gymnasium and a classroom structure on the north side of the property will be utilized. The space now occupied by the old school would be used for outdoor activities like music events, the farmers market and outdoor art exhibits. A swimming pool with a water slide is planned for the west end of the property, but that, being probably the most expensive part, might be last in the multistage redevelopment project. The ornate southwest corner of the old school would be left standing, overlooking an outdoor event space. Located directly across the street from the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, the Highlander Center would boost the city’s capacity for bringing in larger conventions and groups. The Chamber of Commerce pushed the plan last week in Little Rock at a legislative forum with more than 100 lawmakers from the state House and Senate. And although it is a state and not a federal issue, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack showed great enthusiasm for the project in a business round-table discussion two months ago according to Chamber President and CEO Mike Bishop. Nothing in the plan is set in stone and all of it is dependent on finding grant money to fund it, but Murphy said Wednesday “This seems like a workable and achievable plan.” One possible source of funding may be the block grants that Eureka Springs was recently deemed qualified for. Understandably, neither Bishop nor Murphy would talk about
This graphic produced by the 130-year-old firm, Cromwell Architects Engineers Inc. in Little Rock shows a proposal for creating a community center on land now occupied by the old Eureka Springs High School. The original 1950’s-era school building that now sits on the center/left of the graphic would be demolished, but the gym (bottom right) and the newer classroom addition (top) would be retained and converted into a community center.
a timeline but both said it was a long-range project that would have to be done in stages as funding is secured from different grants. So far the city has spent little or nothing on the project, relying on volunteer help from the Vacant Schools Committee, Breakthrough Solutions and Cromwell Architect & Engineering Inc. Cromwell developed the preliminary drawings for the Highlander
Center at no charge. The project is seen as a means of removing a troubled building while creating a self-sustaining multi-use greenspace that would generate revenue through office space rental, memberships, banquets and exhibition space rentals. About 13,000 square feet of office space would be created, mostly in the existing north classroom building. The
gymnasium would be converted to a combination of exercise space with a stage, a commercial kitchen and artists studios. The people on the Vacant Schools Committee responsible for getting this plan on paper are Murphy, Bishop, Bill Featherstone, David Kellogg, Randy Wolfinbarger, Mayor Butch Berry, Jack Moyer, Glenn Crenshaw and Al Larson.
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Eureka Gras Parade – Prelude to Fat Tuesday It was a “perfect storm” of circumstances that drove the huge crowds at Eureka’s annual Mardi Gras parade, with Valentine’s Day and the Chocolate Lovers Festival both falling on a gorgeous Saturday. Several hundred revelers packed Spring Street for a Bacchanalia of beads as Eureka Gras’ King LeRoy, Queen Cne’ and the royal court reigned over the closing festivities of the season.
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Calendar of Events Now through March 16: Girls Softball Registration
The Berryville Parks and Recreation department is now registering for girls softball - ages 7 to 14 - until Monday, March 16. Registration forms are available at the Berryville Community Center and have been sent home with students from the Berryville School District. Return your completed form, a copy of the child’s birth certificate and the registration fee to the Berryville Community Center before 8 p.m. March 16. The center’s house of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 870-4233139.
Feb. 19: Healing Path Workshop
Melissa Clare will hold a healing path workshop Feb. 18 and 19 at the Christian Science Reading Room. To register, contact Clare before Feb. 17 at 479-253-8252 or melissaclare01@gmail.com.
Feb. 19: Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club Meeting
The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the physician’s building at Mercy Hospital in Berryville. Anyone with interest in amateur radio is welcome. Refreshments will be available.
Feb. 19: Poetluck
Cynthia Sample will read from a group of stories she’s working on at Poetluck 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow at 515 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. Local writers and musicians are invited to read or perform their work for up to four minutes after Sample speaks.
Feb. 20: Foreign Film Showing
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library will show the Chilean film “Gloria” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 at the Library Annex at 192 B Spring St. in Eureka Springs. The film is rated R and admission and popcorn are free.
Feb. 21 - May 16: Arkansas Master Naturalists Training Classes
The Northwest chapter of the Arkansas Master Naturalists is accepting enrollees for the 2015 annual training program. The training classes will be held each Saturday from Feb. 21 to May 16, beginning at Northwest Arkansas Community College, on 1 College Dr. in Bentonville, with the remaining classes held at various Northwest Arkansas locations. Training encompasses techniques for observations and identification of plants, insects, birds, mammals, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, fish and non-living ecosystem features such as geol-
ogy, meteorology and astronomy. To apply, go to home. arkansasmasternaturalists.org and choose “How Do I Join” to access and download an application. Total fees are $165. .For additional information, email nwamnContact@mn4Arkansas.org or phone 479-301-2790.
Feb. 21: Turpentine Creek Groundbreaking
The public is invited to the groundbreaking for the Turpentine Creek veterinary clinic at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge at 239 Turpentine Creek Lane.
Feb. 21 and 22: Love Letters
Director Joe Watts will present Love Letters 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Main Stage Creative Community Center on 67 N. Main St. in Eureka Springs. Tickets cost $15 and the show is recommended for ages 13 and older. To make a reservation, call 479-363-8185 or 479-981-2880. You can pick up tickets at DeVito’s of Eureka Springs during business hours. For more information, contact Watts at joeleewatts@att.net.
Feb. 22: Souper Sunday
The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its annual Souper Sunday fundraiser 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the clubhouse, on 1 Country Club Dr. in Holiday Island. There will be a large lunch, featuring a variety of homemade soups and desserts. Cost at the door is $6 for adults and $2 for children under 12. All proceeds benefit the fire depart. To donate a soup or dessert, call Mary Inglehart at 479-981-1725.
Feb. 22: Highlanders Soccer Spaghetti Dinner
The Eureka Springs High School soccer players will host a spaghetti dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Lookout Cottages at 12 Lookout Circle in Eureka Springs. Local businesses contributing include Hart’s Family Center, Fanning’s Tree Service, Local Flavor, Café Amore, Geraldi’s, Ermilio’s, Autumn Breeze and Crescent Hotel. Purchase your $10 ticket from the soccer players, as there are limited tickets at the door. Call 479-244-5409 for more information.
Feb. 22: I am a Unitarian Universalist Christian
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs will meet 11 a.m. Feb. 22 to discuss UU and Christian principles. All are welcome.
Feb. 23: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the reading room of the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain St. in Eu-
reka Springs to discuss spiritual topics. All are welcome.
Feb. 24: Ladies of Faith Meeting
The Ladies of Faith will meet 10 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Gazebo Restaurant in Eureka Springs. Brunch costs $10.50. Joann Turner will speaker about her life and missionary trips. Beth Severe will minister in music. Contact Margo Pryor at 870-480-3161 for more information.
Feb. 26: Quilting 101
The Holiday Island Quilters Guild invites you to attend Quilting 101 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Holiday Island Clubhouse in Room A to learn basic, simple construction techniques for hand and machine piercing and the importance of pressing. For more information or to register, call Lynn at 479-363-9052.
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Lively Entertainment
By Kristal Kuykendall By Cindy Worley
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ot cabin fever yet? Don’t let the ice and snow get you down, get out and have some fun. We have several bands this week and several venues that have karaoke. If you think you can sing or just feel like belting out a tune, visit the karaoke venues available each week to you. Some of the bands you can see here this week are The Captain Ledge Band, from Oklahoma, which has a new-grass sound that is sure to please. Joe Mack, also from Oklahoma, will be here playing folkadelic and bluegrass music. Also here this week are Brian Martin, Hellbenders Trio, John Harwood and Maureen Alexander. If you want to see a good classic movie, “Giant,” starring James Dean, will be playing Sunday night at The Aud, 36 S. Main St. It is the last of the James Dean trilogy and a drawing will be held for a special prize. Check out our lively entertainment lineup for the days, times and venues of the entertainment here in Eureka Springs each week.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19 • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479-2536756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Starseed, 8 p.m., Ladies Night • Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122 : Code Red Karaoke Contest with Prizes, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, FEB. 20 • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Jukebox Shakedown Party, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain, 479-253-6723: Bartenders Appreciation Night • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-253-7020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122 : Big Dawg Karaoke, 8 p.m. • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m.
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p.m. to 11 p.m. SUNDAY, FEB. 22 • Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: Brian Martin, 7:30 p.m. • Eureka Live: DJ, Dancing and Karaoke, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Texas Holdem, 7 p.m. • Ozark Mountain Taproom, 479-244-6922: Cards against Humanity/Board Games, Beer specials., 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Game Day with free pool • The Aud, 36 S. Main St., 479-253-7788: Giant starring James Dean, 7:00 p.m. Beer, Wine, Popcorn served. $5 Adults, kids 16 and under is free MONDAY, FEB. 23 • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122 : Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, FEB. 24 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): GG Unleashed, 7 p.m.
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didn’t hear any dogs. They obviously had a lookout. Feb. 14 8:13 a.m. – An officer responded to a report of stolen items. 8:18 a.m. – An alarm for a business went off, and an officer helped reset the alarm. 7:18 p.m. – An officer filed a report on a one-vehicle accident. 9:03 p.m. – An officer responded to a couple fighting at a local hotel and separated them. 9:42 p.m. – An officer had a shuttle take an intoxicated female to her room. 11:45 p.m. – Officers couldn’t locate reported suspicious subjects. Feb. 15 4:18 p.m. – An officer responded to a vehicle blocking the roadway to find the vehicle moved. 4:58 p.m. – An officer filed a report on an accidental shooting. 8:48 p.m. – An officer checked an area for a concerned caller.
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he native tribal healers were killed; those old crones were burned as witches and the Jim Fain Civil War devastated rural towns along with entire cultures. Healing knowledge has been gained and lost though out our history. The use of herbal medicine was devastated and today there are a number of herbs, which are considered obsolete by many modern practitioners. Obsolete means the herb is no longer in general use. This can happen for a variety of reasons some practical, some political, some due to social changes and some just because their use has been long forgotten. Examples of each case are easy to come by: practical obsoletion. Mandrake Root is not grown or harvested in any great quantity, Marijuana is a perfect example of political obsoletion which can change over time, Sassafras has lost the FDA’s generally recognized as safe designation, making it either a political or social obsoletion. Finally, Hensbane is a good example of an herb we’ve just forgotten how to use. Of the two herbal gifts brought by the wise men at Christmas, Frankincense and Myrrh, only Myrrh is currently used. Frankincense is considered obsolete because we’ve forgotten how to use it. Frankincense is similar to Myrrh in that it is the resin of a tree (Boswellia carteri) which grows in limited areas in limited numbers and is harvested in limited amounts. The trees are found mostly in Somalia and parts of Saudi Arabia. We do know it is made up of volatile oils, resins and mucilage. Science knows it shows antimicrobial properties as well as beneficial qualities for the respiratory system. There are no known health hazards or side effects if used reasonably and should make a good carminative. Modern aroma therapists use this scent to bring harmony as it blends well with Cypress, Orange, Tangerine and Sandlewood. This herbal was often used to perfume the air of the ancient powerful and wealthy class. In ancient days it was thought the scent of Frankincense would carry prayers directly to the Creator so it is still used in the Catholic Church. Healing herbs include the spiritual as well as the physical.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Knowledge is power, and right now your wisdom couldn’t even juice up a tiny flashlight. Quit sticking your tongue against the battery and learn how to do it right before you kill any more taste buds and brain cells. TAURUS: Pruning your personality is worthwhile, but you need something heavy duty instead of those tweezers. Get down to the bare essentials with a fast yank of cosmic hot wax rather than the slow tug of individual faults. GEMINI: Your moment is here, and the spotlight is trained on you like a Labrador with a squirrel. No time to hide your nuts now; get out on that branch, shake your tail and show ‘em all how it’s done. CANCER: Everyone knows your secret, so why hide it anymore? Stack those wine bottles out on the curb while wearing your 50 Shades leather tracksuit and singing Kanye West at the top of your lungs. You’ll never be asked to volunteer for soccer snack duty again. LEO: You’re an expert at spinning plates in the air, but even the best jugglers have a closet full of cracked crockery. If you need to drop some china, do it on your boss’ head; that way, no one gets hurt. VIRGO: Whoever said that having isn’t as good as wanting never stumbled across an unbelievable clearance sale on payday. Snap up those bargains; a great deal can keep you warm at night, especially if it’s battery-powered. LIBRA: Your life isn’t packed with problems, it’s filled with opportunities. Like the opportunity to buy Benedryl and vodka for your motherin-law and enjoy a few days of peace and quiet. SCORPIO: Don’t worry about turning over a new leaf, you couldn’t find one under all the snow anyway. Go ahead and rejoice in your same, annoying self, at least until the spring when you have to put on clean sweats and face the neighbors.
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SAGITTARIUS: Following your dreams is easy until you lose their trail when they cross a creek. Eh, your dreams were silly anyway. Go back home and catch up on your Netflix binge-watching. CAPRICORN: All that glitters isn’t gold, especially if someone switched your Flintstone vitamins with glitter-filled pills. Your days may be boring, but your bathroom breaks will have that disco atmosphere. AQUARIUS: Date night gets slippery when the Kama Sutra is
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HEART OPENERS YOGA Workshop Tuesday Feb. 24th 7:30-9:30pm Nurturing restorative yoga, heart healthy breaths, mudras and meditations set to a special love driven soundtrack. Heal your heart. $40pp. melonlightdance.com 720-278-5672 THE EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET Will there be a Farmers Market this week? OF COURSE! Fresh and local veggies will be at market just for you. Come visit us at the Market on Thursday, 9 a.m. to Noon. See ya there! Pine Mountain Village Parking Lot
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APARTMENT MANAGER Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas is currently accepting applications for the position of Part Time Apartment Manager for Ozark Meadows Senior Complex located in Berryville, AR. The person selected for this Part-Time position will work twenty hours (20) per week insuring the complex is fully rented, properly maintained, and that all required paperwork is completed in a proper and timely manner. This position starts at $9.00/hour and carries an employee benefit package and 403(b) plan. Apply at
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AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICE. Trimming and Removals. Good clean-up. 25 years experience. Free estimates. Licensed and Insured. Call 479-981-0181. ANDY STEWART/OZARK PAINT COMPANY: Specializing in interior painting. Also exterior, decks and pressure washing services available. Call 479-253-3764. ASK ME ABOUT FENCING! New fencing and repairs. Call 870-480-3884. CHEF4YOU CATERING/PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE: I can work with any budget and all types of events. PERSONAL CHEF Service available, healthy weekly meals prepared for you and your family. Call Denise at 479-253-6118. DAVIS HEAT&AIR. Proudly serving Carroll County for 10 years. Servicing all makes and models. Licensed and Insured. Carrying AmericanStandard. 870-423-8776 EUREKA SPRINGS DUET MASSAGE. ''A relaxing couples experience.'' We come to you. Deep tissue, Swedish, Medical/Clinical. 17 years combined experience. Call/text 479-544-4942 or 727-366-3807. CHIMNEY WORKS - Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining, and installation. Call Bob Messer. 479-253-2284 FANNING'S TREE SERVICE Bucket Truck 65' reach. Professional trimming, stump grinding topping, removal, chipper. Free estimates. Licensed, Insured. 870-423-6780, 870-423-8305 TREE WORK - Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller, Bob Messer 479-253-2284 TOM HEARST Professional Painting and Carpentry Painting & Wood Finishing Trim & Repair Carpentry Drywall Repair & Texturing Pressure Washing 479-244-7096 HANDYMAN HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING carpentry, drywall, decks, tile. One call does it all. We do small jobs. Bonded. Serving NWA since 1977. Bob Bowman. 479-640-5353
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For Rent 1BR/1BA APARTMENT in the heart of the historic district. Building totally restored in 2010. $525/mo + $525/deposit. Wrap around deck, gas stove, CH/A. No pets, no smoking inside. Lease, references, stable income required. No drama, no party animals, quiet residents only. You pay all utilities except trash and water. You must meet and be approved by other residents of the 3-unit building before renting. Call 479-981-3700 Bob 1BR FURNISHED APARTMENT. Clean, Quiet, shared laundry, all non-smoking, Bills paid, $575/mo.+deposit. 479-696-9299. 2BR/1BA APARTMENT in town, near hospital, downtown walkable. Deck, wooded view. One off street parking space. $560/mo + $560/deposit. Small pet okay. Lease, references, stable income required. No drama, no party animals, quiet residents only. You pay all utilities except trash. You must meet and be approved by other residents of the 4-unit building before renting. Call 479-981-3700 Bob HOLIDAY ISLAND. ONE Bedroom apartment, unfurnished. Utilities, cable included. No smoking inside. No pets. References. $525 for single. F/L/S. 479-981-2979 LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT. Historic district. No smoking. No pets. References. $450 plus utilities. F/L/S. Garage with W/D available, add $100. 479-244-6746 SPACIOUS 1BR APARTMENTS Remodeled, limited availability Mar. 1. Covered front deck and back deck with mountain view, utilities included, pets, blue trolley, references. Call/text 479-244-5440 only 10 am-6pm
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For Rent STUDIO APARTMENT. Kitchen, Large bathroom. Private fenced yard. Near Hart's and downtown. Quiet neighborhood by woods. $425/mo. 1st/Last/Dep. 970-404-5199.
Commercial for Rent COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE: ICE CREAM PARLOR. Holiday Island Shopping Center. Call Tom Dees, 479-981-2203 for more information. COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE: RETAIL. Holiday Island Shopping Center. Call Tom Dees, 479-981-2203 for more information. COMMERCIAL OR OFFICE SPACE, 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite F, below Amish Collection. For immediate occupancy. Call Rex at 479-981-0081 or Joe at 479-981-0404, 9a.m. to 5p.m. DOWNTOWN: 814 sq.ft., private bath, outside deck; 1125 sq.ft., shared bath, 2 large rooms, 12' ceilings. Call 479-253-6326. PRIME COMMERCIAL FOR Lease/Sale. 16,000 sq.ft., will divide. 815-455-5504 108publicsquare@gmail.com RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE Downtown Eureka 1,000+ sq.ft. Full bath and kitchen providing live-in potential. Water included. First/last/deposit. 479-253-1608
Misc. for Sale FOR SALE SEASONED FIREWOOD $55/rick. Cut, split,delivered and stacked. Holiday Island and Eureka Springs Area. John 870-350-4886 or Kip 479-981-2994
Wanted WONDERLAND ANTIQUES BUYS/SELLS antiques, primitives, unique vintage items. Open 10a.m.-5p.m. Closed Tuesday/Wednesday. Hwy. 62 East of Eureka 3 miles. 479-253-6900
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D.A.R. names Good Citizens By Jennifer Jackson Three high school seniors were named Good Citizens of the Year by the Abendschone Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Feb. 12. They are Brian Maldonado of Berryville High School, Taylor Little of Eureka Springs High School and Felix Yanez of Green Forest High School. The three seniors were nominated by faculty and voted on by classmates. They were honored for exemplifying dependability, service, leadership and patriotism, according to Ginger Malmstrom, who presented the students with certificates, pins and cards. Taylor Little, 17, is the daughter of Jessica and Nick Griffin. She played varsity basketball, softball and volleyball all four years at Eureka Springs High School. Little plans to attend North Arkansas Community College in Harrison and prepare for a career in medicine, with the goal of becoming a family physician. Little’s grandfather, Mick Curtin, and her mother attended the awards ceremony, which was held at the ECHO community meeting room. Brian Maldonado, 18, is the son of Glenda Lopez. He runs cross country and participates in track and field at Berryville High School, and is active in the Temple Siloe Pentecostal Church. A certified nursing assistant, Maldonado plans to attend North Arkansas College to earn a Licensed Practical Nurse degree, then serve as a medical missionary in India. He eventually plans to return to college to earn a Registered Nurse degree.
Photo by Jennifer Jackson
Taylor Little, left, Felix Yanez, second from right, and Brian Maldonado, right, received Good Citizen of the Year awards from Ginger Malmstrom on behalf of the local D.A.R. chapter.
“He has a great heart and a great mind,” said Lisa Thompson, a Berryville High School counselor who attended the awards ceremony with Maldonado and Berryville math teacher Adam Wade. Felix Yanez, 18, is the son of Ludivina and Feliciano Yanez. He is president of the student council and the Future Business Leaders of America at Green Forest High School, and a member of the National Beta Club. Yanez, who was born in Green Forest, said he is inspired by his parents, who immi-
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grated to the United States 26 years ago. He plans to attend Texas A & M/Kingsville and become a pharmacist. “I have all the opportunity to help others and to help myself,” Yanez said of his upbringing and career goal. Yanez also won the local D.A.R. American Heritage essay contest, and received a $100 award. His essay, on how the United States faced challenges in the past, will be entered in the state essay contest. Yanez was introduced at the awards ceremony by Trista Killingsworth, a counselor at Green Forest High School. The D.A.R. Good Citizen program is open to members of the senior class attending a public or private secondary school in good standing with the state Board of Education. The goals of the D.A.R. are to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence, to promote the development of an enlightened public opinion, and to foster patriotic citizenship. Founded in Eureka Springs in 1951, the Abendschone Chapter of D.A.R. meets on the second Thursday of the month. Prospective members are welcome. Contact Phyllis Jones, chapter regent, at 479-295-2800.
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Transition
Thomas Joseph Knopp
March 11, 1938 – Feb. 15, 2015
Thomas Joseph Knopp was born on March 11, 1938 in Winona, Minn. to Genevieve and Joseph Knopp. Tom lost his life to pancreatic cancer on Feb. 15, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Gail Knopp, his stepson, Jonathan Tomshine; two daughters and two grandsons by his first marriage to Sandra Knopp; Anne Knopp and her son Simon Thomas Minchk; Amy Knopp and her son Joseph Thomas Knopp; a sister, Barbara Leary of
Moody, Mo.; a brother, Steven Knopp of Bloomington, Minn.; as well as a niece Nancy Knopp Hagerty and great-niece, KIatelyn Genevieve Hagerty. Tom had a lifelong love of wheels, from bicycles to cars, motorcycles to tractors, whatever machine ran on wheels. One of the professional accomplishments that Tom was most proud of was his participation in the development of the technique of high frequency ventilation to care for those whose breathing was compromised
by injury. He was very proud to say that he had achieved the rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesiology in the Mayo Graduate School in Rochester, Minn. Tom retired from the Mayo Clinic after 36 years of service in March, 2000. He then developed a “gang” of friends during his retirement in Arkansas. One group was his lunch gang and the other was his wood cutting gang. These were warm and happy times spent in the sunshine. Tom’s boundless humor, his sunny
smile, his energy, his wisdom and his love will be dearly missed by all. A graveside service will take place at the Eureka Springs Cemetery in the spring. Cremation was under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home, Springdale, Ark. The family requests that memorial gifts be designated to pancreatic cancer research at Mayo Clinic. Gifts can be mailed directly to Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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The Ariels, Rio Brio and other local bands rocked the folks attending the Midwinter Hometown Jam last Saturday at the Aud. The event was well attended with a nice crowd of appreciative music lovers spread across the lower level of the auditorium. The concert ended in true jam-fashion as most of the musicians made their way back to the stage for a few last numbers together .. .White Rabbit, Rhiannon and a couple more encores.
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