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Feb. 22 9:40 a.m. — An officer walked through a woman’s apartment to make sure the residence was secure. 9:59 a.m. — An officer searched for but couldn’t locate a reported erratic driver. 12:36 p.m. — An officer filed a report on theft. 1:36 p.m. — A victim of an altercation didn’t want to file charges. 2:06 p.m. — An officer filed a report on threats. 2:08 p.m. — A subject was arrested for harassing communications. 6:00 p.m. — A missing minor was found in Berryville. An officer filed a report on the incident. Feb. 23 7:47 a.m. — A caller reported her car key stolen. 9:41 a.m. — An officer searched for but couldn’t locate two drivers reported to be involved in a domestic dispute. 8:22 p.m. — An officer advised a subject to cease harassing communications. 10:55 p.m. — A subject agreed to leave an area. Feb. 24 9:47 a.m. — An officer filed a report on fraud. 9:49 a.m. — An officer searched for but couldn’t locate a reported erratic driver. 2:04 p.m. — An officer was not needed after a minor accident. Feb. 25
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6:16 a.m. — An officer searched for but couldn’t locate a reported car alarm in an area. 7:27 a.m. — A subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated, passing a stopped school bus, driving on a suspended license, fictitious vehicle license, no proof of insurance, no seat belt and refusal to submit to a chemical test. 9:34 a.m. — An officer filed a report on abuse. 1:05 p.m. — No vehicle was present where a car was reported to have rolled off an embankment. 6:57 p.m. — A subject was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance after causing a verbal disturbance. The subject later admitted to theft of property and was charged for that as well. Feb. 26 10:12 a.m. — An officer spoke with a subject about an issue. 11:59 a.m. — An officer found a woman laying in the grass was fine. 12:23 p.m. — An officer found a subject in a welfare check wasn’t at a hotel where she was reported to be staying. 1:07 p.m. — An officer filed a report on a subject who took too many pills. 11:54 p.m. — A subject was arrested for driving on a suspended license. Feb. 28 12:08 a.m. — A subject was arrested See Dispatch, page 17
School Menu Monday, March 7 Breakfast: Yogurt, grahams, orange wedges, juice and milk Lunch: Barbecue pulled pork on whole grain bun, baked beans, sweet potato fries, mandarin oranges and milk Tuesday, March 8 Breakfast: French toast, sausage link, baked apples, juice and milk Lunch: Fish sticks, whole grain macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, orange glazed carrots, orange wedges, cornbread and milk Wednesday, March 9 Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, salsa, or-
ange wedges, juice and milk Lunch: Taco salad meat, taco chips, chili beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, salsa, fruit mix and milk Thursday, March 10 Breakfast: Breakfast pizza bagel, banana, juice and milk Lunch: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, salad, whole grain hot roll, peaches and milk Friday, March 11 Breakfast: Whole grain biscuit, sausage patty, apple, juice and milk Lunch: Sloppy Joe, oven tots, baked beans, salad, banana, Jell-o and milk
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Software issues delay Carroll County election results By Scott Loftis and Samantha Jones CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com
Carroll County election officials worked through the night Tuesday, but software glitches prevented them from releasing results from the preferential primary and non-partisan general election. At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the election officials were still working to resolve the issues. According to the Arkansas Secretary of State’s website, Carroll County was among five Arkansas counties that had not submitted its results to the state by 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Three others had submitted partial results, and the remaining 67 counties had submitted complete results. Although Carroll County’s final results won’t affect the outcome of the state’s presidential primary — Hillary Clinton won the Democratic race by a wide margin over Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump edged Ted Cruz on the Republican side — local candidates were left in limbo as they waited for the results. Three candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for Carroll County sheriff: former sheriff’s office lieutenant Mike Zimmerman, Oak Grove police chief Jason Hunt and Harrison police officer Jack Gentry Jr. In a non-partisan race for a new district judge’s position covering Carroll and Madison counties, Madison County District Judge Dale Ramsey carried Madison County by a wide margin, receiving 74.9 percent of the vote. Carroll County attorney Chris Flanagin received 25.1 percent of the votes in Madison County. Despite leading by more than 2,200 votes after the Madison County results were reported, Ramsey said he was not ready to declare victory. “I am grateful, and humbled, by the support of so many Madison County voters,” he said Wednesday morning. “Unfortunately, the election results from Carroll County will not be available until later today, so we do not yet know the results of this two county
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J.C. Braswell’s wife Lula helps him with the voting machine as they cast their ballots during early voting Monday at the Carroll County Courthouse in Berryville.
election. I will make a few additional comments after the final results are known.” Flanagin could not be reached for comment Wednesday morning. In another race involving multiple counties, District 98 State Rep. Ron McNair of Alpena held a slim lead over John Arthur Hammerschmidt in the Republican
primary. With complete results from Boone County reported, McNair led Hammerschmidt by 69 votes. The district covers portions of Carroll and Boone counties. Complete results will be posted on the Citizen’s website, www.LovelyCitizen.com, as soon as they are available.
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Eureka voters have mixed feelings on presidential primary By Samantha Jones
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Eurekans flocked to St. Elizabeth Parish Center on Tuesday to vote in the preferential primary and non-partisan judicial election. For Beth Martin Smith, choosing a candidate in presidential primary was a no-brainer. Martin Smith expressed support for Bernie Sanders, saying Sanders represents what she wants the federal government to be. “I totally agree with Bernie that our process and our whole system has been taken over by business. Our whole system is bought except for Bernie. He gives us a lot of new hope,” Martin Smith said. The hope, she explained, won’t dissipate if Sanders doesn’t win the nomination. “I think other politicians are following
his lead and saying, ‘Wow, I don’t have to sell out in order to have a chance to participate,’ ” Martin Smith said. “I think that will ripple through many elections to become common on a national, state and local level.” Though he normally votes for the candidate he feels has the best chance to win, Rick Goodier said he approached the primary differently this year. “Every once in a while even though I feel perhaps the candidate I’m going to vote for doesn’t have a chance to win, I feel if enough people vote for that person it makes a statement,” Goodier said. His vote, Goodier said, will hopefully help send that message. “The person that does win will have an obligation to think a little bit about the fact that perhaps there are a certain num-
ber of people in the country who want things to go a slightly different way,” Goodier said. Cindy Whitt said it was a difficult vote this year. Saying she believes both major parties are corrupt, Whitt said she voted for the least corrupt candidate. “I just picked the lesser of the two evils, the one that coincides more with my political beliefs. There’s no way you could ever agree with a candidate 100 percent anyway,” Whitt said. “It’s just if their perspectives are going to be closer to yours.” For Mark Rhame, voting was a necessary evil. “I think our ability to vote is sort of an illusion of choice. I think the candidates are all picked by the parties, so it doesn’t matter who we pick,” Rhame said.
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booth outside the Eureka Springs voting center, where they ran out of petitions after a while. “We had to scour for more. Luckily I found somebody that had a packet on them, so I think we might make it through the day,” DeVito said Tuesday afternoon. “It’s been pretty steady all day long.” DeVito recalled how Arkansas voters almost passed the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act in 2012. The proposal failed, with 52 percent voting against it. If the proposal makes it onto the ballot this year, DeVito said it has a good chance of being approved by voters. “In four years, the general public has learned a lot about medical marijuana and its effectiveness in treating tumors, nausea and seizures,” DeVito said. Though he’s never needed medical marijuana, DeVito said it helped his wife when she had cancer. His firsthand experience, he explained, has convinced
him to support the act. “The research is proving it’s very effective at treating some ailments. I think people all over the country are starting to support it because it’s come to a time that we recognize something that’s proved effective for thousands of years,” DeVito said. Glenn Strange, who worked the booth with DeVito, pointed out that marijuana offenses are already the lowest classified drug offenses in Eureka Springs. “If you’ve got a car to wash, go do it. Don’t look for a kid smoking pot. That’s been the law in Eureka Springs for a couple of years now,” Strange said. The reason behind the law, DeVito noted, is to point out how benign marijuana is compared to other drugs. “It’s wrong to classify marijuana with heroin and cocaine. Even the feds aren’t going after the states that are legalizing marijuana,” DeVito said. “The handwriting’s on the wall.”
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Intrigue Theater duo to perform at community center fundraiser By Samantha Jones
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Sean-Paul and Juliana Fay of Intrigue Theater are giving back to Eureka Springs. The duo will host a performance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, to raise money for the Eureka Springs Highlander Community Center Foundation. The performance will take place in the gymnasium at the old high school campus, where the new community center is proposed to be built. It will cost $10 at the door. Diane Murphy, chairperson of the foundation, said the duo suggested the fundraiser. “They called us wanting to volunteer to do a show to help raise money. It’s super generous of them and it reinforces
that people want to see this project happen,” Murphy said. The performance, she added, will feature routines that haven’t been seen in Eureka Springs yet. Murphy noted how important it is that the performance take place in the old high school gymnasium, saying it’s indicative of future events at the site. “It’ll be our first opportunity to use that as a community event. It’s kind of fun to see it being used that way already,” Murphy said. The proposed community center will include a workout space, meeting rooms, a media room and outdoor venue and an office park. The first part of the project that will be completed, Murphy said, is a perimeter trail around the property. Mur-
phy said the trail will be a safe, lit area for walking and eventually will serve as the center of a new trail system. “I think it’s really exciting. So many people walk the loop already, and this would just give another option to be able to,” Murphy said. The foundation, Murphy explained, has been working to raise money for the project since the Eureka Springs School Board agreed to lease the old high school property late last year. The lease hasn’t been signed yet, but Murphy said it’s clear the school district is committed to the project. “The school board has been a fantastic partner through this and they want to continue to do that,” Murphy said. Eureka Springs Superintendent Bryan
Pruitt agreed, saying he fully supports the proposed community center. A new community center, Pruitt noted, would benefit the school district in several ways. “Financially on the district it’ll help us where we don’t have to support the campus anymore,” Pruitt said. “But it’ll also give kids an opportunity to be involved in after-school activities. It’ll be very beneficial to our school and our kids.” Pruitt added that the lease agreement is well on its way to being complete. “I think as of right now it’s where we want it, but we have signed it yet. Once that’s finished, the foundation will have until April 16 to make their first payment See Fundraiser, page 17
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Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley
What are your plans for St. Patrick’s Day?
Kelly Camille
Alex Miranda
I have company coming from Tacoma, and I’m very Irish!
Pretend to be Irish.
“Kelly”
Jennifer Will “Jennifer”
Look for Leprechauns.
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Dustin Showalter “Dusty”
Go to Chelsea’s.
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Travis Rohrbough
I’m following my girlfriend, Jennifer, around.
St. Paddy’s party at Grub-N-Pub, I’m newly single ladies.
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Ates lifts burn ban, urges residents to be cautious By Samantha Jones
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Eureka Springs Fire Chief Randy Ates lifted the city’s burn ban Tuesday morning. Ates issued the burn ban three weeks ago because of high winds and dry weather. “The wind makes anything burn better. It carries it further. We also haven’t had a lot of precipitation,” Ates said. The city’s burn ban was issued a bit before Carroll County Judge Sam Barr issued a burn ban for the county on a whole and was lifted a week after the countywide ban ended. “The county lifts theirs earlier because the county has farmers that need to burn. That’s their livelihood,” Ates said. During the three-week ban, Ates said the Eureka Springs Fire Department received many calls about minor brush fires that could have become more severe. The worst fire, Ates said, destroyed a doghouse. “There was no dog in it. The dog was inside the home wondering where all the smoke was coming
from,” Ates said. Though the ban has been lifted, Ates said Eureka Springs isn’t in the clear yet. The ground, he said, is still quite dry. “Even with a little rain last night, the top vegetation today is already drying out,” Ates said Tuesday. To stay safe, Ates recommended that residents avoid burning when it’s too windy. When burning, Ates said it’s important to have a water hose and a rake within reach. The most important thing to do before burning, Ates noted, is to call the fire department first. “Please notify us when you’re going to burn. A lot of times we’re putting our volunteers and trained firefighters at risk trying to find fire when people didn’t call us to say, ‘We’re burning leaves,’ ” Ates said. If a fire breaks out, Ates advised calling emergency services as soon as possible. “Don’t be afraid to call 911. It’s embarrassing, I realize, but if it gets out of hand you can run yourself to death trying to rake it all up,” Ates said.
Heartstone Inn and Cottages wins TripAdvisory award Heartstone Inn and Cottages Bed and Breakfast won a 2016 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award. The only property in Arkansas to win the award, the inn ranked 23 out of 25 in the bed and breakfast category. Rick and Cheri Rojek, who have owned the inn for 17 years, said they’re excited to receive the award. “We love what we do and we’re happy our guests do too! It is a great honor to be included in the top 1 percent of hotels on TripAdvisor,” the couple said.
19 votes cast LAST WEEK’S QUESTION Do you plan on voting in the primaries next week?
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FEMA to close Carroll County disaster recovery center Friday By Samantha Jones
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After two weeks in Carroll County, FEMA’s disaster recovery center will be moving on. Set up at Best Western Eureka Inn, the recovery center set up shop on Feb. 16. The center will be closing on Friday. Kay Phillips, manager of the center, said the center’s goal was to offer help to home and business owners whose property has been recently damaged. In Eureka Springs, Phillips said the center mostly served many whose property suffered after flooding in late December and January. “We haven’t had a lot but we’ve been able to help some. That’s the important part. We’re able to help someone get back their home and their business,” Phillips said. Phillips described her job, saying
it’s wonderful to travel throughout the country helping people after retirement. Before being stationed in Eureka Springs, Phillips said she didn’t even know the city existed. “Whoever heard of Eureka Springs where they have five-star restaurants and motorcycle riders?” Phillips said. The city, she noted, has been exciting to work in. “You go wash your clothes and people want to talk to you. It’s very open and welcoming here,” Phillips said. Sylvia Harris, who also works at the center, said she was surprised by Eureka Springs. “It’s very intriguing. I want to come back and explore it,” Harris said. Though the center will move on Friday, the women said it will be nearby in Centerton for the next two weeks if any Carroll County residents still need help.
ESSA to offer jewelry classes beginning in April The Eureka Springs School of Art (ESSA) has 13 jewelry workshops lined up this year. The school offers both three and five-day classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The classes are: “Shadow Stories: Mixed Media Narratives” from Monday, April 18 to Friday, April 22; “The Magic of Metal: Beginning Metalsmithing for Adults” from Monday, April 25, to Friday, April 29; “Jewelry for the Intermediate” from Monday, May 2, to Friday, May 6; “Enameling: Botanical Forms in Metal” from Monday, May 23, to Friday, May 27; “Fashioning Rings of Personal Importance, Expression and Adornment” from Monday, May 30 to Friday, June 3; and “Innovative Settings for Irregular Objects” from Monday, June 20 to Friday, June 24. ESSA welcomes all participants regardless of talents, skill and interest. To register, visit http://essa-art.org/ workshop-medium/small-metals/.
The University of Arkansas Razor Bones Trombone Choir, will be the featured musicians at We’ve Got Talent Sunday, March 13 at The Aud. The choir will open the show at 2:30 p.m., and local students will begin performing at 3 p.m.
We’ve Got Talent concert slated for March 13 Carroll County Music Group’s annual We’ve Got Talent concert will take place on Sunday, March 13 at The Aud in Eureka Springs. The University of Arkansas Razor Bones Trombone Choir will open the show at 2:30 p.m. and local students will begin performing at 3 p.m. Jim Swiggart, General Director Emeritus of Opera in the Ozarks, described the concert as a revolving door. Various musical pieces, he said, will be performed rapidly and consecutively by students from Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale, Pea Ridge, Eureka Springs and Berryville. John Two-Hawks will close the show. The concert is Carroll County Music Group’s major fundraiser; all proceeds from the event help send local students to summer music camps. Individual tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children, and larger financial contributions are available. The contributions are: $500 for 20 comp tickets, $300 for 14 comp tick-
ets; $200 for 10 comp tickets, $100 for six comp tickets and $20 for two comp tickets. This year, Swiggart said he hopes to raise enough money at the concert to send 100 kids to summer camp. The scholarships, he noted, rarely cover everything. Swiggart said this is intentional, saying he wants to motivate students to raise some money themselves. “We pay half for all the kids. That’s important because it’s like, ‘OK, now I’ve got a little something. Let’s find a way to come up with the rest of it,’” Swiggart said. This year’s concert will feature returning acts, such as The Ozarks Chorale, Catherine Reed, APO String Coalition Chamber Orchestra, the Berryville High School Choir, Elite Dance Studios and the Berryville High School Drum Ensemble. For more information on the show or to reserve tickets, call Swiggart at 479-981-2659.
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Thomas joins CAPC as events manager Mike Maloney, executive director of the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotions Commission, announced this week that Dori Thomas has joined the CAPC staff in the position of Events Manager. “We are extremely pleased to have an individual with Thomas Dori’s depth in the special events world both in public and private venues on our staff,” Maloney said in a press release. “She brings a deep background in entertainment booking, events management from all phases to an expert
grasp of financial responsibility to the table. “We are fortunate that she has been in the Eureka Springs area for a while with her family so she knows the footprint of Eureka Springs and has an understanding of the community first hand. She’s going to be a tremendous asset to the CAPC and the City of Eureka Springs.” Before moving to Eureka Springs, Thomas’s past experience includes serving as marketing manager of the Franklin County CVB in Ottawa, Kan., and event coordinator at Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. “I am super excited to put my 20-plus years of event experience to good use for our fun town,” says Thomas. “I truly enjoy being a contributing part of the community.”
Holiday Island artist Rough and ready people and rough and ready Ozarks terrain, that’s what Jim Sexton paints — in delicate watercolors, in strongly textured oils. The artist/ owner of Parkway Art and Frame is Cornerstone Bank of Holiday Island’s March Artist of the Month. Included in the Cornerstone exhibit are selections from Sexton’s latest series, Cowboys and Old Barns, as well as samples from earlier work.
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Clear Spring Fling Auction March 12, 6-9 pm Castle Rogue’s Manor Beaver, Arkansas. The Premiere Art Event of the Season. Featuring services and travel packages, as well as renowned artists’ works, the event highlights the individualistic artistic freedom of handmade art, one of the touchstones of education at Clear Spring.
John Willer has lived in Eureka Springs since 1980 when he moved here to do art. He believes Eureka Springs is a nice art community and he’s made friends easily with other local artists and community members. Willer can’t imagine living anywhere else and he continues living through teaching at ESSA and exhibiting his immersive paintings. He donates to Clear Spring School and art education there because he “hears so many good things about it (CSS). Hope it goes to something they need.”
You can find art from John Willer and a host of other amazing art pieces by our talented and generous friends of Clear Spring. This is a wonderful event in a gorgeous setting benefitting a special local educational institution.
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Eureka Springs Elementary Game Night
Photos by Tavi Ellis
Eureka Springs Elementary School hosted a Game Night on Thursday for parents and students. The monthly event is a fundraiser for the Scottie Parent Group. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase sports equipment for the playground, such as basketballs and jumpropes.
Reading Recovery teacher Carrie Freeman and Tara Richardson, president of the Scottie Parent Group, sell pizza by the slice.
Preschool paraprofessional Liz Pedraza and her family know that no one ever outgrows a good game of Candy Land.
First-grader Nakoa challenges her mom, Lilia, to sink her battleship.
Eureka Springs Elementary School librarian Kathy McCurry shares a very enthusiastic round of Candy Land with her granddaughter Ruby, who attends preschool at ESES.
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For just one dollar, kids can play a game of their choosing with a teacher. Volunteering for the fundraiser, preschool teacher Nicole Winters plays a My Little Pony game with a group of preschool and kindergarten students. The game of Operation requires hard concentration and a steady hand. Don’t get buzzed, boys!
INTRIGUE THEATER presents Amazement! Magic! A Monkey! Someone will Levitate!
“Never before seen in Eureka! Laughter guaranteed,” Sean-Paul
A Fundraiser for the NEW Community Center! FUN FOR KIDS! & ADULTS! THIS SATURDAY March 5th 7:00 - 8:30 Hugh Smith provides a never-ending supply of popcorn at each Scottie Game Night. The salty snack is sold for just 50 cents a bag, but by the end of the school year, those quarters will add up to a lot of sports equipment for kids to use on the brandnew playground next year.
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Cody Qualls, executive director of Mercy Health Foundation Berryville, speaks at the 13th annual Black and White Charity Ball on Feb. 20. The event raised more than $57,000 for Mercy Hospital Berryville.
Mercy ball sets attendance record By Samantha Jones CCNNews@cox-internet.com
A record 221 people attended Mercy Hospital Berryville’s 13th annual Black and White Charity Ball on Feb. 20. The gala raised $57,587, just $5,000 less than last year’s all-time record. “We had the most people there we’d ever had and raised the second-most money we’ve ever had, so I think it went well,” said Cody Qualls, executive director of Mercy Health Foundation Berryville. A press release from Mercy explains that the funds will help purchase new colonoscopes, replacing equipment that has become outdated at the hospital. Because the turnout at the ball was so high, the press release says, the hospital can order two colonoscopes instead of one as originally planned. A small portion of the funds, the release notes, will go toward new equipment for the hospital’s cardiac rehab department. “And on top of that, we’re now eyeing a gastrovideoscope,” Qualls said. That device, the release says, is used for endoscopies. It helps pinpoint abnormalities in a patient’s digestive tract.
“It will be a new, clearer set of eyes that will provide clearer imaging, benefiting patients in a major way,” Qualls said. Doug Stroemel, an administrator at Mercy Hospital Berryville, said the gala is an example of how committed the hospital is to the surrounding community. “It can be challenging year after year to fund certain projects when there are limited dollars in the budget. We depend on our incredible donors to help us get these vital services to those who need them,” Stroemel said. Qualls agreed. “I sincerely cannot say ‘thank you’ enough to everyone who attended and supported this event,” Qualls said. In 2015, the annual gala garnered a record $64,000, used to purchase six new patient stretchers for the emergency room. The previous year’s gala raised money for state-of-the-art patient monitors that gauge the vital signs and oxygen level of patients recovering from surgery. This year’s charity ball was held at Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs. It included dinner, live entertainment and live and silent auctions.
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Wisecrack Zodiac Aries: If a wombat, Chris Rock and a peyote salesman walked into a bar together, they couldn’t dream up the week you’re about to have. Make sure your shoes are tied, your morals are loose and your insurance is paid up. Taurus: Your muse isn’t a friendly little fairy on your shoulder. It’s hairy and dark and hiding under your bed. Offer it some cookies and be inspired—and a little scared— again. Gemini: If you’ve been hiding your secret passion, bring it out into the open and let your freak flag fly. Not everyone will embrace your lust for Tennessee Ernie Ford in tap shoes, but they’ll give you plenty of room in the company kitchen. Cancer: Take a deep breath and find your center. Is it caramel? Orange cream? Or are you filled with nuts? Ignore those who just want to stick a finger in you; sooner or later, someone will find you delicious. Leo: You won the Oscar! You won the Oscar! Wait, that was just Leo DiCaprio. Take heart, you could still win “Most Improved Attitude” at work once you quit peeing behind the photocopier. Virgo: All those inappropriate comments will finally land you in Human Resources, but don’t worry if you lose your job. With your brain and charisma, you could easily become a roadkill collector or President of the United States. Libra: You’re pulling so many rabbits out of your hat, people will wonder if there’s a hole in your chapeau. At least you’re not yanking bunnies out of your pants; otherwise folks would just think you have a bunch of wild hares up your butt. Scorpio: Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, but a vegan can do both if you shoot him out of a cannon over a lake. You should find a new hobby, though, because once they hit land again, they can easily outrun and overtake you.
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Sagittarius: Stay away from bearded men with axes, unless you work at a pioneer craft fair or are married to an incurable hipster. In that case, just keep an eye on them. Capricorn: Yes, beauty is skin-deep, but ugly doesn’t go to the bone. It floats around a person, like a fart cloud that won’t fade. Keep your nose on alert while you’re among the beautiful people this week. Aquarius: Take life one day at
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March 3: Earth Prayers for Change
Earth prayers for change will take place at 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 3, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. You will be able to send light and invocation for any earth cause of crises held deep in your heart. Call Amrit at 479-253-3165 for more information.
March 5: Northwest Arkansas Permaculture Study Group Meeting
The Northwest Arkansas Permaculture Study Group will meet on Saturday, March 5, at Glenda Moore’s home at 7368 Highway 23 North. The meeting will address the problem of invasive plants. For more information, call Jerry Landrum at 479-244-0377.
March 5: Movie Showing
Michael Moore’s film “Capitalism: A Love Story” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at the Carnegie Public Library’s Friendship Room. The event is free.
March 6: Capitalism Kills
Trella Laughlin will speak on “Capitalism Kills” at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 6, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. Childcare is provided.
March 7: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7 at the Heart of Many ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs for a discussion on the metaphysical interpreta-
tion of the Bible. All are welcome.
March 12: Trail clearing workday
The Eureka Springs Parks & Recreation Commission and Ozark Offroad Cyclists is asking for volunteers to begin corridor clearing on the new multiuse beginner trail west of the ball fields parking lot at Lake Leatherwood. The workday is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 6. Volunteers will meet at Lake Leatherwood ball fields parking lot. OORC will provide the tools for clearing the land. Volunteers are encouraged to bring work gloves, water and snacks. For more information, volunteers can visit www.OzarkOffRoadCyclists.com or the volunteer day Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/events/15544028
March 12: Clear Spring Fling Auction
Clear Spring School will host an auction from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Castle Rogue’s Manor in Beaver. Art and other items will be auctioned. All proceeds benefit the school.
March 13: We’ve Got Talent
The Carroll County Music Group will host We’ve Got Talent at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Eureka Springs Auditorium. The concert is a fundraiser that helps send young musicians to summer music camps. Call 479-981-2659 for more information.
March 13: Penny Pemberton at EUUF
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running a business as a women in a male-dominated field at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13 at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk Street in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.
March 20: Jillian Guthrie at EUUF
Jillian Guthrie will talk about mindfulness at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.
March 24 through 27: Holy Week Events
The First United Methodist Church will host several events to celebrate Holy Week and Easter. The church will host Maundy Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, to commemorate the Last Supper. A Good Friday celebration will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 25. Easter events are planned for Sunday, March 27, beginning with an Easter sunrise at 7:15 a.m. A sunrise breakfast will take place from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., with an Easter egg hunt at 9 a.m. and a service at 10 a.m.
March 27: John House at EUUF
John House will discuss the next 10 years of medicine at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 27, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk Street in Eureka Springs. There will be a potluck after the service. Bring a dish or a beverage to share. All are welcome.
April 2-10: Holiday Island Travel Club Trip
The Holiday Island Travel Club will host a trip to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort from Saturday, April 2, to Sunday, April 10. It will cost $723 for all lodging, 14 meals and a planned tour. A deposit of $75 is required. Call Janice at 479-253-9890 or 479-244-7669 for more information or visit www.grouptrips.com/
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Painter’s Palette Art School on the Berryville Square will host a free coloring book workshop from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Friday. Call Lynne Crow at 479-5864868 for more information. The Everything Ensemble will get together once a week to play all kinds of compositions from sheet music. There will be opportunities for innovation, experimentation, composition, arrangement and collaboration. Violin, viola, cello, string bass and wind instrument players are wanted. It is free to participate. Call 479-253-6211 or email klucariello@ gmail.com for more information. The American Legion Auxiliary No. 36 of Holiday Island meets at 10 a.m. every third Monday at the Holiday Island Country Club. All ladies who are immediate relatives of veterans are eligible to join. The Holiday Island Quilters Guild meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Holiday Island Clubhouse at 1 Country Club. For more information, call Suzanne at 479-363-6416. St. James Episcopal Church will host Sunday community suppers from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This is the sixth season of the suppers, with meals provided by local restaurants. Supper will be provided every Sunday during the winter season until March 20. The suppers are free and everyone is welcome. The Eureka Springs Farmers Market will be open in the winter from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays. There are fresh veggies, meats, baked goods, soaps, jellies and seasonal items like wreaths and crafts. The Carroll County Branch of the Ozark Offroad Cyclist club will host training rides at 2 p.m. every Sunday at Lake Leatherwood. See Ca;emdar, page 18
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of $20,000 to the district to take over that facility,” Pruitt said. Raising that kind of money, Murphy said, will require the community to support the project in a big way. The foundation started a campaign called Igave50 reflecting that idea two weeks ago. Murphy described the campaign, saying it’s meant to reach out to as many Eureka Springs residents as possible. The idea, she said, is for everyone who can to donate $50 to the project. “We picked $50 because we felt it was a number most households could contribute and participate in, and we want the broadest base support we can get,” Murphy said. The foundation’s goal is to have 2,000 people donate $50. So far, Murphy said fewer than 100 people have donated. “Our constituency is the entire western district, so there’s plenty of people. This is a show of support beyond saying ‘We want to see it happen.’ It takes it to
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taxing residents more. Murphy said the project will be self-sustaining if it gets built; the proposed office park, she said, will serve as a source of revenue for the community center. “The revenue we’d get through member services is not going to offset all the other costs. The office park will become the revenue source to bridge that gap,” Murphy said. With the project becoming more of a reality, Murphy said she’s excited for it to enter its final stages. “It’s super exciting. There’s been so much work to get here. I feel like it’s in grasp, and I genuinely feel the one thing we need to make it real is 2,000 people donating $50,” Murphy said. “We get that and we get the attention of the big money. Time is of the essence,” she continued. “If people are waiting on the sidelines to see what happens, that’s our vulnerable point.” For more information on the foundation or to donate to the project, visit www.EurekaSpringsCommunityCenter. com.
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New surgeons mean more options at Mercy Hospital Berryville By Samantha Jones
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With the addition of two doctors, Mercy Hospital Berryville is increasing the number and type of surgeries offered each week. Mercy surgeons Robert Dorman and James Irwin have begun offering weekly services in Berryville. The doctors alternate Dorman weekly visits to the hospital on Wednesdays, with Dorman beginning Dec. 29 and Irwin on Jan. 13. Dr. William Flake, who has been the general surgeon at Mercy Hospital Berryville since 1981, said he’s excited about the new services offered. Flake has recently stopped doing more significant procedures, such as hernia operations and gallbladder removal. “I’m approaching 70 years old, and surgeons need to recognize limitations. We’ve been changing my role for the past few years, but more acutely as we’ve lost our other surgeons we needed to get some young active surgeons in,” Flake said. Both Dorman and Irwin, Flake explained, are the type of doctors Mercy Hospital Berryville needs. “They’re excellent, very well-trained surgeons,” Flake said. Bringing the surgeons in, Flake continued, is the model of the future. Flake said Irwin and Dorman will be doing outpatient surgeries and consulting with patients needing more serious surgeries. About 80 percent of surgeries today, Flake noted, are outpatient. “If a patient in Berryville needs to travel to Rogers for a more serious procedure that requires an overnight stay, he or she can be evaluated and seen in Berryville by those surgeons,” Flake said. “Then once they’re
home, they’ll continue to be seen by that same surgeon.” So far, Irwin said he’s enjoying working in Berryville once every two weeks. Irwin, who is originally from Fort Smith, described the excitement he feels traveling to a new hospital. “It gives me a different landscape. I get to travel a bit and do something new,” Irwin Irwin said. “As far as the community, I know they’ve been hurting to have some service so it benefits everybody.” Dorman, a Fayetteville native, agreed. “I feel great. I think it’s a great experience to come in and help out the community and give patients high-quality local options for surgical care,” Dorman said. “They don’t have to travel hours away to see a surgeon.” Irwin said he hopes the outreach program is successful enough that the doctors can expand it. Eventually, Irwin said he wants both he and Dorman to visit Berryville weekly. “That way, two days would be covered where we could see patients and do surgeries. We’re hoping it build up to a point where more of our partners might be coming up here other days,” Irwin said. As it is, Irwin said the outreach program is going well. “We’re just trying to help provide a service that wasn’t there,” Irwin said. The easiest way to make the program a success, Dorman noted, is getting people to talk about it. “The word has to get out. Our main goal is to have a consistent presence so people can rely on us,” Dorman said. To learn more about the Mercy Surgical Outreach, call Flake’s office at 870-4233338.
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Holiday Island Community Church at 188 Stateline Road in Holiday Island offers Friday Bible Study at 9 a.m. every Friday in the library of Haller Hall. Call 479-253-8200 for more information. Melissa Clare will host “An Inquiry into Sufism” at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. First Southern Baptist Church of Holiday Island will host a family movie and game night at 6 p.m. the first Friday of every month. Call 479253-6711 for more information. Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step Christ-centered recovery support group, will meet at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Soul Purpose Ministries at 801 S. Springfield Ave. in Green Forest. For more information, call 870-654-4059 or 870-480-9993. The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot AA Group will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7 p.m. on Tuesday and 8 p.m. on Friday. Call 479-253-7956 or visit nwarkaa.org for more information. Meditation will take place every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 5800 County Road 3012 in Eureka Springs. The focus will be on Shamatha and Tonglen meditations. These two practices will alternate every week, with coffee and tea after. Call Alece at 479-244-6841 or Gary at 479-244-6840 for more information. Eureka! Quilters Guild meets the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Bible Church located five miles south of Eureka Springs on Highway 23. A business meeting is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a sign-up luncheon. A quilting program follows lunch.
The Eureka Springs Buddhist Study Group will meet each Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Heart of Many Ways in the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain St. for 30 minutes of meditation followed by reading and discussion of “Atisha’s Lamp for the Path.” Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a non-profit weight loss support group, meets at 4 p.m. Mondays at the United Methodist Church of Berryville on Highway 62. National yearly dues are $32, which includes a national magazine and $3 local chapter dues. For more information, contact Jean Vance at 870-350-6888 or Delphia Smith at 870-423-2492. The Carroll County Riders meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Sparky’s Roadhouse Cafe in Eureka Springs. Spiritual Healing is held every third Wednesday at the Christian Science Church reading room at 68 Mountain St. Contact Melissa Clare at 479-2538252 or MelissaClare01@gmail.com for more information. Holiday Island Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of each month excluding July, August and December. Membership costs $12. Contact BJ Dennis at 402-326-3326, Patricia Messer at 479-981-6079, Tara Lawson at 479-244-0679 or Cathie Drake at 479-253-2377 for more information. Mercy Auxiliary in conjunction with Area Agency on Aging sponsors an Alzheimer’s Support Group for Caregivers the third Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meetings are in the conference room at Area Agency on Aging on 1204 Primrose in Berryville. Caregivers are welcome at any meeting to share experiences and to receive comfort and resources. For more information, call Rebecca Davis at 870-350-3415 or Anita Spearman at 479-981-0626.
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Boren sentenced to 35 years for role in jail drug ring Lovely County Citizen A former inmate at the Carroll County Detention Center was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to 18 felony counts for his role in smuggling drugs into the jail. Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson sentenced Brock Boren to 35 Boren years, with 18 years suspended. In an agreement with prosecutors, Boren pleaded guilty to three counts each of Furnishing, Processing or Using Prohibited Articles, a Class B felony; Conduct Constituting Conspiracy, a Class A felony; Use of a Communication Device, a Class C felony; Delivery of a Schedule IV or V Controlled Substance, a Class D felony; Possession of Controlled Substance
Schedule IV or V, a Class D felony; and Continuing Criminal Enterprise, a Class Y felony. Upon release, Boren will be under supervision of Probation and Parole for the remainder of his suspended sentence. Boren was among six people who were arrested after an internal investigation into contraband being introduced into the jail in September 2015. Four of those arrested were inmates in the facility. “We believe Brock Boren was the ringleader of this group, conspiring to bring illegal drugs into the jail,” Carroll County Sheriff Randy Mayfield said in a press release after Boren’s sentencing. “My investigators presented such a strong case that Boren chose to plead guilty rather than face a jury. We look forward to justice being served with the remainder of those accused along with Boren. This conviction should serve as a warning to anyone thinking of being contraband into the Carroll County Detention Center.”
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Priced WELL below appraisal, This 3 story beauty sits in the middle of the most prominent and historic homes in Eureka Springs. Lovingly cared for, it features many original details, and quite possibly the largest claw foot tub you have ever seen.,1st and 3rd floors feature deep porches that overlook the Ozark Mountains and valleys. Imagine sitting on the swing sipping on your coffee with these breathtaking views. Main Floor has wrap around porch with great a great view of historic Spring Street.
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I will be donating a portion of my commissions to this project until July 1st. “I love my little town!”
I love my little town!
Ken Riley Relocation Specialist
Lets look at real estate and have fun doing it! Eureka Office: 479.253.7321
cell 479-244-6258
Beaver Lake Office 479.253.3154 170 West Van Buren Street Eureka Springs, AR 72632
Berryville Office: 870.350.1488