Lovely County Citizen Mar. 22, 2018

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VOLUME 19 NUMBER 40

MARCH 22, 2018

TOPNEWS Rolling down Spring Street St. Patty’s Day Parade brings visitors to town Photos on Page 8

n ESHS hosts

virtual walkout

Students encouraged to write to representatives Page 3

n Marketing

support fund

CAPC OKs requests for ESHM events Page 4

n Update on renovation

Architects gathering details on hospital Page 5

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March 12 1:47 a.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area business and checked the building and property. Nothing suspicious was found, and the building was secure.

March 13 11:37 a.m. — An officer initiated a traffic stop for a traffic violation and arrested the subject for driving on a suspended license.

11:57 a.m. — A caller requested officers to respond to a local bed and breakfast for a suspicious person on the roof, who went into the window. Officers responded and discovered the individual was cleaning the gutters for the owner of the bed and breakfast. All was well.

5:30 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a male subject possibly trying to burglarize an apartment above an area business.

Officers arrived and discovered it was the resident who lives in the apartment. All was well.

6:40 p.m. — Officers were dispatched to a report of a male and female fighting. Officers arrived and located the subjects. One of the subjects was placed under arrest for public intoxication and transported to the police station.

March 14 8:03 a.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area motel. All was well. The employee accidentally hit the button.

3:30 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a disturbance and spoke to all parties involved. The patrons left, and all was quiet.

No report was needed.

3:55 p.m. — Officers met with a female subject in reference to theft of mail. A report was taken.

5:50 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area clinic. The building was secure.

7:53 p.m. — An officer responded to an area hotel in reference to a male subject causing damage to the restroom. The officer arrested the subject for an outstanding Carroll County warrant.

March 15 7:37 a.m. — A caller advised of a black pit bull running loose with a leash. The animal control officer responded, but the dog was gone on arrival.

By Kelby Newcomb

1:00 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised they had a caller who was following a truck with a trailer and a piece of glass flew off and hit their car. They requested an officer try to make contact. An officer responded but was unable to locate a vehicle matching the description.

2:35 p.m. — A caller requested the animal control officer respond for a black pit bull running loose. The animal control officer responded and picked up the dog.

4:22 p.m. — Officers responded to the middle school to speak with a student. The officers spoke to the student with the parents’ permission.

9:51 p.m. — An officer responded to a medical dispatch and assisted EMS. 10:00 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a male subject passed out. The officer made contact, and EMS transported the subject to the hospital.

March 16 8:50 a.m. — A caller advised someone had entered her apartment early in the morning without her permission or knowledge.

An officer made contact with her to get information for a report.

9:42 a.m. — A caller advised she left her wallet in a local taxi and had seen several charges on her cards she didn’t make before she could cancel them. She advised she contacted the taxi company, but they advised they didn’t have her wallet. Information was taken for a report.

11:13 a.m. — A caller advised of a semi with a trailer stalled in the traffic lane by an area hotel. Officers responded for traffic control until a wrecker arrived on the scene to get the semi moved.

1:05 p.m. — A complainant came into the police department to report that his motorcycle had been stolen from his residence sometime after Sunday evening. Information was taken, and the motorcycle was entered as stolen in the national system.

4:00 p.m. — An officer responded to the lobby of the police department to speak to a female subject in reference to making a report from an earlier accident.

4:35 p.m. — An officer responded to the station for a VIN assist.

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‘It can happen anywhere’ ESHS hosts virtual walkout assembly on school shootings

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Instead of marching in the National School Walkout to protest gun violence last Wednesday, some Eureka Springs High School students met for a virtual walkout assembly.

Principal David Gilmore and other staff members encouraged the students to write letters to their representatives addressing ways to prevent more mass shootings after a school shooting in Florida left 17 people dead last month. Gilmore said he wanted to give the students a chance to voice their concerns at the assembly.

“We have 200 future voters here, and I want the kids to always be part of the democratic process,” Gilmore said. “School is supposed to be a safe place, so instead of walking out on that, we created an alternate way for their voices to be heard. If they’re writing their thoughts to legislators, that should be heard in a really powerful way.”

It’s important to listen to what young people have to say, Gilmore said.

“Politicians need to consider new ideas from a new generation,” he said. “If they’ve got better ideas, what works best is what our country needs.”

Seniors Rachel Adams and Sophie Thomas said they would have walked out of the school if not for the assembly.

“This meeting was a way of teaming up with us rather than forcing us to rebel against them,” Adams said.

“My initial thought was this was just containing a protest,” Thomas said, “but after attending, I see they’re with us. They want to protect us while giving us the opportunity to create real change instead of just getting out of school for 17 minutes.”

Junior Isaiah McCurry agreed.

“They gave us some insight to some really important statistics and clarified some information that really needed to be clarified,” McCurry said.

For Adams, gun control is an important issue. She said she plans to write her representatives asking for better regulations when it comes to purchasing a gun.

“I really do think we need to be more careful about who we allow to have firearms,” Adams said. “I don’t think anyone is rooting for a gun ban. It’s about gun control.”

Thomas agreed, saying she’s already written an argument in favor of gun control.

“My main point is it’s about controlling it, not banning it,” Thomas said. “It’s not about taking guns from citizens.”

Sophomore Alicia Brigance addressed the idea of arming teachers and said she doesn’t support that.

“I don’t feel comfortable with any teacher having a firearm,” Brigance said. “I don’t feel that’s really safe or comfortable.”

Another issue, senior Ashlynn Lockhart said, is how shootings continue to happen with no effort to stop them.

“It’s a problem of people just sweeping it under the rug,” Lockhart said.

“We’ve had a lot of school shootings this year alone. It’s ridiculous we’re not addressing the problem. Something really needs to be done.”

There’s always a chance tragedy could strike, Gilmore said, but the administration is doing its best to ensure the school is safe.

“All educators have that in the back of their mind that it could happen anywhere,” Gilmore said. “I feel very safe here. I feel our school does a really good job of being proactive about school safety.”

He described some of the safety measures, saying the school is a closed campus, classroom doors are closed and locked at all times, there’s one main entrance to the school and Eureka Springs police officers stop by every now and then to check in.

“I feel like we’re doing a good job, but we’re always looking to do better,” Gilmore said.

Though she feels safe at school, Adams said she’s still worried about the possibility of a shooting. Thomas agreed, remembering the school shooting near Jonesboro in 1998.

“It’s unwise to entertain the thought

Photo by Tavi Ellis

These Eureka Springs High School students participate in a virtual walkout assembly on Wednesday, March 14, the school’s alternative to the National School Walkout to protest gun violence.

that because we’re unique and small, it couldn’t happen here,” Thomas said. “We spend such a large portion of our time in this place.”

The school has had lockdowns recently, Thomas said, so everyone knows what to do in case a shooting happens.

“Why do we have a lockdown? It’s because there’s a risk,” Thomas said. “To find that risk in a place where I spent so much of my time … I feel uneasy when I think about it.”

Brigance said she worries about her little sister, who is in middle school.

“It scares me considering my sister is so small. She doesn’t understand,” Brigance said.

Lockhart said she doesn’t think about it on an everyday basis but would like to take all safety precautions just in case.

“I don’t want to assume just because I live in a small town that nothing could happen to me,” Lockhart said. “I don’t want to feel like we’re invincible, because that’s not a safe mentality to have.

I’d rather take the precautions to have a

safer environment at school.”

While he doesn’t want to lump everyone in his generation together, McCurry believes he and his peers will be those who create positive change in America.

“Don’t underestimate us,” McCurry said. “They need to start listening, because we’re just going to keep talking.”

“We’re the generation that wants to change the world,” Brigance said. “I will stand up for what I believe in.”

Thomas agreed, saying many people are approaching gun violence with a level head.

“I know there are a lot of people like that in my generation, and it will be those people who make a change,” Thomas said.

“You need that emotional charge, but you need to be rational, too.”

“There’s a negative stereotype that we get mad a lot and are super sensitive to things,” Adams said. “Well, there are things to get mad about. There are things to be sensitive about. Being active and aware of issues and actively trying to make them better is not a bad thing.”

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CAPC approves marketing support fund requests

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission focused on marketing support fund requests for the first half of its meeting Wednesday, March 14.

The requests kicked off with Nuits Rose, a program where restaurants offer special wine pairings on the same weekend. Director Mike Maloney said the organizers wanted $1,000 to help promote the event, and the commission agreed to the request.

The commission also voted to spend $350 on Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge’s Kite Festival, $1,000 for the Eureka Springs Historical Museum’s Birthday Stroll and $1,000 for the museum’s Voices from Eureka’s Silent City. Commissioner Bobbi Foster asked how much the commission spent on Voices from Eureka’s Silent City last year, and finance director Rick Bright said the last time the event received marketing support funds was 2013.

Maloney said the event, a cemetery tour,

is facing a new problem this year with the Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission asking for a $1,000 donation to host the five-day event there. The profit from the tour, chairwoman Susan Harman said, is meant to pay for maintenance on the museum downtown.

The commission went on to hear a $1,000 request from the historical museum for a new sign outside. Bright advised the commission against approving it.

“There’s an issue with our funding. We don’t buy banners, let alone signs,” Bright said. “It’s physical property. It’s an issue with the Arkansas Constitution. I’m saying you shouldn’t do it.”

Commissioner Dusty Duling asked if there’s some other way the commission could help out the museum, and Maloney said that already happens each month. Because the museum is a visitors center, Maloney said, the commission spends money monthly to help run it. Commissioner Terry McClung moved to deny the request, and the commission unanimously agreed

to do so.

Maloney presented a document on his vision for the city’s marketing potential in 2018 and beyond, saying he started out with the goal of bringing people to Eureka Springs. That’s broad, Maloney said, and he has amended it to focus on what inspires people to visit instead.

“Translating inspiration back into our messaging in marketing is really a lot better than saying, ‘Let’s bring people to Eureka Springs,’ ” Maloney said. “You can fill a bus with people and drop them off at the courthouse and they look around and say, ‘OK, here we are.’ But if you inspire them, then you have something.”

He continued, “It’s an inspirational type of approach that really works quite well with what we’re doing now, particularly in our television messaging. Overall, Eureka is poised very good right now.”

Maloney described the analogy of a three-legged stool that falls if one leg is removed. Eureka has five legs, he said: the See CAPC, page 11

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What do

think

Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley

Do you think Eureka Springs needs another taxi service?

JoDana Freeman “JoJo”

I think so, it would be great for shops not downtown.

Brady Kruse “Young Buck”

Yes, it does, maybe a major taxi service.

Emily Cox

Meranda Cox

Sure.

Yes, like a golf cart to go through small streets.

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“Merda”

Cheyenne McGuire

Steffany Goldman

I don’t know.

Yes, what about Uber?.

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Hospital commission hears from architects on renovation progress

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs Hospital Commissions is working through the preliminary stages of renovating the historic building.

On Monday afternoon, the commission heard from Diane Adler of Bates Architects about how the process is going. Adler said her team recently found paperwork detailing the plans for the original building and all its additions, saying there are about 119 pages categorized by building. She placed that information on a CD and a thumb drive, Adler said, and presented one copy to the commission and another to Mayor Butch Berry.

“We’re not having to start from scratch, which is a good thing,” Adler said.

She said her team has been meeting with several different groups associated with the hospital over the past couple of months, starting with the public charrette meeting in February.

“That kicked off the planning effort,” Adler said.

“We talked about visions and goals and discussed things that are absolute positives that need to happen and things that would be nice to do if the budget and space allowed.”

She’s also met with the individual hospital departments, Adler said, to gather information on function and operation of the building. Other meetings included individual members of the commission, Adler said,

where she learned the commission completed the purchase of property adjacent to the hospital. Adler said the architects are finishing up work effort two, gathering information on the hospital through these many meetings.

“We’re pulling all that together and reviewing it so we can put together a space facility program department by department, area by area,” Adler said. “We’ll take a look at some areas to see if they have adequate space right now.”

One example of that, Adler said, is the radiology department. Patients must be taken to three different locations if they’re needing those services, Adler said.

“We’re looking at space and how it works operationally,” Adler said.

From there, she said, the architects will work on a concept plan for the renovations. That includes things like making the interior of the hospital appear cleaner, Adler said.

“There’s wonderful medical care there. There’s great services offered there,” Adler said. “We want to make sure we upgrade some of those finishes and get that feeling the community has.”

Treasurer Barbara Dicks present the financial report, saying the commission has a total of $2,270,593.71 including CDs and cash on hand.

The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, at the ECHO community room.

Essay contest on political process offers $200 grand prize

All Carroll County high school students are invited to compete in a video/essay contest with the topic “Why is it important to be involved in the political process?” Videos between one and three minutes or essays less than 750 words will be ac-

m Yes m No m I’m not sure

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

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

m No: 81.2% (112 votes)

cepted. First prize is $200, second prize is $75 and third prize is $25. All entries are welcome through March 29.

For more information on the contest, visit www.

CarrollCountyDemocrats.org.

138 votes cast

Do you think the Eureka Springs City Council is effective? m Yes: 5.8% (8 votes)

m I’m not sure: 13% (18 votes)

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CALENDAR of events Send calendar entries to Kelby Newcomb at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com.

March 22: Issues on Aging

Eureka Springs First Methodist Church will sponsor an Issues on Aging event at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the fellowship hall. This free workshop will be presented

by Circle of Life Hospice and feature their Five Wishes booklet on how to complete a living will. A free booklet will be given to everyone who attends.

March 23: Dances of Universal Peace

Dances of Universal Peace will be held at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 7 p.m. Friday, March 23, at 17 Elk St. The dances are simple and joyful moving meditations that involve the singing of sacred phrases with accompanying movements from the world’s many spiritual traditions. Participation is free of charge. For more information, contact Rebecca Babbs at 479-253-8303 or BabbsRebecca@gmail.com.

March 24: Kite Festival

KaleidoKites of Eureka Springs will sponsor the 28th annual Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy high-flying fun for the whole family at this free event. Bring your own kite or make one onsite with the experts at KaleidoKites. There will be food vendors, music, games, giveaways and more. Standard

admission applies to tour the Refuge. For more information, call 479-253-5841 or visit TurpentineCreek.org.

March 25: Palm Sunday Service

The First Presbyterian Church of Eureka Springs will hold a Palm Sunday service at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 25, at 209 Spring St. There will be special music sung by Sharon Parker. Everyone is welcome.

March 25: EUUF Service

Vietnam veteran Vela Giri will speak about his radio program “Soldier’s Heart” on KPSQ 97.3, which discusses issues of veterans who suffer from PTSD, depression or reintegration problems, at 11 a.m.

Sunday, March 25, at 17 Elk St. The program airs at 3 p.m. every Saturday.

March 25: Eureka House Concert

Eureka House Concerts will present singer songwriter cellist Sarah Clanton of Nashville at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at 17 Elk St. Doors open at 5 p.m. for a meet and greet potluck, and the music starts at 6 p.m.

March 26: Metafizzies Meeting

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Soci-

Jo Ann Clark, Agent 802 W Trimble Avenue Berryville, AR 72616 Bus: 870-423-3443 jo.a.clark.b2wo@statefarm.com State Farm, Bloomington, IL 1211999

ety (Metafizzies) meeting will feature Gary Milczarek leading a discussion on ’Stories We Tell about Our Unusual Experiences’ at 7 p.m. Monday, March 26, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.

March 27: HI Fire Department Auxiliary

The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its luncheon and business meeting at noon Tuesday, March 27, at the Clubhouse ballroom at 1 Country Club Drive. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for social visiting, and lunch will be served at noon. The cost is $8 for lunch and $12 for dues. Reservations must be made

by Friday, March 23, by calling Mary Ingelhart at 479-981-1887.

March 27: Kings River Watershed Partnership

The Kings River Watershed Partnership will hold its annual general meeting at the community room of Carroll Electric Cooperative in Berryville at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 27. The meeting is open to all who have an interest in maintaining the health, safety and beauty of the Kings River as it flows through Madison and Carroll counties. Jon Stein, an aquatic biologist for Game and Fish, will be the speaker. Ray Warren will update attendees on water testing efforts and the

annual river clean-ups scheduled for this year. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. For more information call 438-5537.

March 28: Ladies of Faith

The Ladies of Faith will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, at the Kings Hill Pioneer Church at 63 Kings Hill on Highway 62, half a mile west of Kings River bridge. Lorie Blackburn, formerly one of the pound sisters, will be the guest speaker and share her testimony on what God has done for her. For more information, contact Margo Pryor at 870423-9399.

March 29: Video/Essay Contest

All Carroll County high school students are invited to complete in a video/ essay contest with the topic question of ‘Why is it important to be involved in the political process?’ Answers can be in videos of one to three minutes or essays 750 words or less. First place will win $200.

Second place will win $74, and third place will win $25. All entries are welcome through Saturday, March 29. Essay winners and the public will be invited to view the winning entries later this spring.

Submission details and rules are available on the Democratic Party of Carroll County website CarrollCountyDemocrats.org.

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Boat launch Photo by Tavi Ellis

Master woodworker and teacher of wood shop at Clear Spring School, Doug Stowe held an official boat launch at Lake Leatherwood on Thursday, March 15. The pair of 11-foot wooden boats were built by Clear Spring high school students and began as a math project.

In perfect alignment with the school’s hands-on approach, the project quickly transformed into something the young scholars could see, touch and, well, ride in! After months of planning and building, the students got to see firsthand that math is relevant in every day life and how math (and a little hard work) can take you places.

Plant power

Ever get the sense that we keep repeating the experiences of the ones who lived before us? Somehow, I even convince my foolish self that we are in new territory doing things in a “modern” way. Fortunately, I’ll come back to my senses and know that how we do things may be different but what we do isn’t much different than years past.

Medicine and health are like that, too.

It’s not surprising that many substances used today go back to the 19th century and even before that to the time of the alchemists. You remember the alchemists of old often tried to turn something base into something valuable, like lead into gold. A product still found today that has roots in alchemy and in 19th century medicine is the colloidal gold and silver line. Some usefulness of gold has been shown for arthritis, just as some usefulness of silver colloid has been shown as a “purifier.” I’m not a fan of these products, however.

Almost every religious system has within it a belief that our creator placed the plants on earth to be the source of our medicines. I’m using the word medicine in a broad sort of way. This can be something to keep us healthy, too. The non-plant source colloidal suspensions of the 19th century were high science at the time and a big step away from using leeches and many other grotesque forms of healing. These days, we have really good plant sources such as grapefruit seed extract that give us a “purifier” (kills parasites, virus, bacteria and yeast) proven by Dr. John Mainarich of BioResearch Laboratories to be about 90-95 percent more effective than colloidal silver. In terms of effectiveness,

why bother with colloidal silver? GrapeJim Fain fruit seed extract costs less, too.

Another concern bothers me. Silver is a metal and has some potential problems when taken internally. When put into colloidal suspension, it should stay in suspension. Not all suspension preparations are stable at the time of preparation.

Do you know the percent bound and unbound metallic silver in the preparation in front of you? This is important as unbound metal ingested in large amounts certainly cannot be good for you and can turn your skin a dull silver color permanently. I think letting this remedy be replaced by a plant product proved in the 20th Century is a good thing.

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St. Patty’s Day Parade

Photos by Tavi Ellis

Downtown Eureka Springs was packed with visitors during the St. Patty’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 17.

The main arteries of downtown are absolutely packed with parade enthusiasts, from the library all the way past the courthouse, causing many locals to call it the most highly attended parade they have seen.

Local costuming experts Nisa Allen and Alexander Newton can always be counted on to parade in style.

The Shamrock Shakers from Shell Knob share shenanigans, smiles and silly string.

Green aliens invade the parade via the Bean Me Up coffee shop and hopeful abductees Bobby Clayborn, Tiffany Callahan and Sparky Wetzel.

Chosen by the Krewe of Blarney for her outstanding leader- Part of a large ‘drinking club with a running problem,’ ship, Eureka Springs High School senior Elizabeth Loudermilk these visitors from Little Rock have a Green Dress is named the 2018 St. Patty’s Day Miss Colleen.

Run planned directly after the parade.

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Highlanders Care Fun Fair

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Photos by David Bell

The Highlanders Care Fun Fair brought the community together on Saturday, March 17, to raise money for the Eureka Springs Community Center.

‘I’ve got the ball. Now run,’ says David Asbury to his brother Damien.

‘Who wants to be in a picture?’ This group takes a break from all the activities at the Fun Fair.

These kids take a break from playing ‘at the beach’ at the Fun Fair.

Jack Moyer keeps his eye on the ball and a smile on his face.

Still decked out as a pirate, Connor Gallese attends the Fun Fair after marching in the St. Patty’s Day Parade.

Gathered around the Arvest grill are cooks and helpJack Moyer poses with his daughter Jordan, organiz- Competing cousins Ruben and Yesenia Taipa duke it out in a ers (from left) Erick Diaz, Jorge Olayo, Derek Hall and er of the Fun Fair. friendly rope toss game.

Michelle Klimek.

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Nonprofit prescribes healthcare for those in need

By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

The Mission Clinic in Berryville strives to provide healthcare assistance for those who have fallen through the cracks.

Clinic manager Kathleen Sigler said the clinic’s mission is to assist the poor and uninsured by providing medical care. To do so, she said the clinic’s volunteers believe they must provide a spiritual atmosphere of acceptance and work toward the goal of each person achieving independence from the clinic.

“It’s a living mission statement,” she said.

“So many times, organizations make a mission statement to store in a file, but this is actually our guide.”

The focus is on individual growth, Sigler said, while giving people the support they need. She said that support may be in the form of medicine, nursing, teaching, counseling, spiritual guidance, material goods or social services.

Among the services provided, she said, are the physicians’ exams, nutritional guidance, urinalysis, blood sugar monitoring and education, the Patient Assistance Program that provides medicine through pharmaceutical companies and local resource information for various needs.

Sigler said the Mission Clinic has no application process because people may be in need for a variety of reasons.

“The ones we see have fallen through the cracks,” said Kathleen Clark, a registered nurse (RN) and volunteer at the clinic. “We take care of people first and then explore how we can help them become independent from us.”

Sigler said the clinic treats both legal and undocumented immigrants, transients, mentally ill individuals in need of healthcare, the working poor who cannot afford healthcare and people between jobs who have lost their healthcare.

“Some of them may have been middle class before, and they don’t have healthcare, even though they had a good tax return last year,” she said. “They’re in need right now, so, until they find another job and get healthcare again, we take care of them.”

Sometimes, she said, people may have a waiting period on a new job and cannot get healthcare until they are officially hired.

“For many years, area business have sent people over to us for high blood pressure or high blood sugar,” Sigler said, “because they need to be treated. It’s often a pre-employment thing to get them a primary physician.”

“We put them on medication and get their blood pressure down so they can pass a physical,” Clark said. “Then they get employed.”

“You’d be amazed at the situations people wind up in,” Sigler said. “We don’t even have an application for that reason.”

Many free and assisted clinics have extensive application processes or requirements, she said, but the Mission Clinic meets people where they are.

“You walk in, and we just talk to you,” Sigler said. “We assist you later, maybe by getting you onto Obamacare or directing you to the Department of Human Services (DHS) or the hospital’s charity program.”

She said it is not unusual for the volunteer nurses to spend three hours with a patient the first time they come into the clinic, figuring

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This trio of warm-hearted, hardworking women welcome the sick, the poor, the transient and the undocumented into the Mission Clinic, a clean, safe and helpful place where anyone in need can receive medical care and medication. Pictured from left to right in the clinic’s lobby are Kathleen Clark, Marsha Jones and Kathleen Sigler.

out what they need and what resources are available.

One area the Mission Clinic works to assist patients with is the rising costs of medication, she said.

“Those albuterol inhalers cost us wholesale $56 apiece,” Sigler said. “The first time I bought an inhaler it was $1.14. I have to write a grant just to pay for those now.”

She continued, “We have a big problem with pharmaceutical companies raising prices and causing shortages. This has been ongoing for a number of years.”

Clark said some medications, such as the antibiotic doxycycline, have risen drastically

in price.

“It’s a very old antibiotic medication. It went up to $6,000 per bottle of 1,000,” she said.

Sigler said she had to write a grant to purchase the doxycycline as well.

“When you need doxycycline, it’s the only drug that works,” she said. “That’s what makes it so critical. We’re seeing these prices going through the roof, and look what that does to the patients.”

Fortunately, she said Walmart’s $4 prescriptions program has brought some medication prices down through competition.

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“They’re saving lives with that,” she said.

“We can afford sometimes to give patients the money for Walmart prescriptions. We also have a deal with Economy Drug. They can charge it over there, and we just call over and get a prescription filled for them if we don’t have it here.”

Sigler said Mission Clinic also helps with food, transportation costs and connecting with other community resources when their patients are in need.

“Not all of them meet the criteria for certain programs,” she said, “and not everyone is on the Internet and literate. We get every situation in the world coming in here. We try to determine what the issues are and connect patients with the resources they need.”

Sigler continued, “Mercy Berryville helps us by giving us vouchers for lab work and X-rays. They cover some tests and basic radiology. After that, we have to work with the charity over there. We help people get past those hurdles.”

Clark said some of the clinic’s patients are on multiple medications, but programs like Medicaid cover only three prescriptions.

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arts, culinary, entertainment, lodging and the outdoors.

“You could take one off and it wouldn’t really kill us. You could take two off and it would be a little rocky,” Maloney said. “Take three off and we fall over. If we entertain our audiences in those five areas, then we have a solid foundation.”

McClung asked if tourism is really improving in Eureka Springs.

“The dollars are there, but the volume of people is not there,” McClung said.

“That says we’re not getting through to the people. We’re not having more people spend the night. We’re not renting more rooms. That’s flat. The only thing that’s bringing us up in inflation.”

Commissioner David Mitchell said people are likely day-tripping more, and McClung agreed.

“Your restaurant revenue is up,” McClung said. “That’s what shows it.”

“It’s a very difficult situation, but that’s really what we’re here to do,” Sigler said. “We started in 1993, so we’ve been doing this for 25 years.”

She said Virginia Benefiel was the founding nurse, and many doctors and nurses continue to volunteer at the clinic, including Clark, Dr. Kevin Richter, nurse Marsha Jones and nurse Barbara Wood.

“We also have Caroline Shepler who works the front office,” Sigler said. “Everybody is a volunteer. We have never paid anyone.”

“We have more nurses than patients sometimes,” Clark said, laughing.

As a nonprofit, Sigler said the Mission Clinic exists solely because of small local donations, occasional grants, small pledges and community fundraisers.

She said the 4-H Teen Leadership Club hosts the Bank Barbecue Challenge each year to raise money for the clinic. Last year, she said they raised $1,023.65.

4-H program assistant Sherry Ream said the 4-H has been holding fundraisers for the clinic for the past eight years.

“We started with chili cook-offs and switched to the barbecue competition for the Maloney said the city could be taking a larger role in one of the biggest events in town, the Fat Tire Festival. He said he met with the festival’s organizers and several other community leaders earlier that day. Events coordinator Andy Green said the organizers don’t want the city to completely take over the event but rather help make it a community effort.

“They’re saying they could produce a bike race, but if it’s going to be a bigger event than just a bike race, they really need community support,” Green said. “They’re not dropping the ball and saying they’re walking away this year.

They’re going to continue the event. It would be much more successful if there was more skin in the game from people in the community.”

Maloney said he’ll continue meetings on that, hoping to figure out a solution soon.

The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at The Auditorium.

last three years,” she said. “When we first started, the Mission Clinic was the only free clinic in our area. They were an easy choice for the fundraisers because they do so much good in our community. If a group is doing good, our leadership club pursues it and tries to assist them.”

The 2018 Bank Barbecue Challenge will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Carroll County Pioneer Room at the Carroll Electric Cooperative in Berryville. Tickets are $5 a person for preorders and $7 at the door, Ream said.

“Guests will get a pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, coleslaw, chips and a drink with each ticket,” she said. “To-go plates will also be available.”

She said the event will also include a pie auction and live entertainment.

“We appreciate people’s support and hope to have a good turnout at the event,” Ream said.

Sigler said she cannot thank volunteers like the 4-H Teen Leadership Club enough.

“We have many wonderful volunteers,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to try to name them all because I’d leave somebody out.”

Sigler said the Mission Clinic is ecumen-

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ical and does not proselytize to its patients.

“We don’t discriminate against other faiths or denominations, and we don’t proselytize,” she said. “What we’re trying to do is copy the work of Jesus. We don’t turn anyone in need away. We’re not critical of people because of their lifestyle.”

Sigler concluded, “We try to make our patients feel comfortable. We want the atmosphere to be nonthreatening and nonjudgmental. That’s very important for us.”

The Mission Clinic is located at 700 S. Main St. in Berryville. For more information, call 870-423-5363.

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Announcements FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 209 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 479-981-2001 Rev. John C. Gibson Join us every Sunday for an hour of Peace. Ease your worries, Strengthen your Heart. Everyone is Welcome!

FLORA ROJA COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE & APOTHECARY-Carrying over 300 organic herbs, teas and spices. Large selection of supplies for all your DIY natural health, home and body care needs. Open Monday-Saturday, 11am-6pm, 119 Wall Street, 479-2536-4968/www.florarojaacupuncture.com THE EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET **We are accepting applications for new vendors. Come visit us for fresh fruits, vegetables, fresh baked goods, soaps, jellies, meats, and hot breakfast! In addition, the Saturday Market will now have beef, pork, turkey, chicken and eggs! We have some great vendors here, come on down. Winter Schedule: Thursdays & Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Community Center, 44 Kingshighway. (location of old High School) THE GOOD SHEPHERD HUMANE SOCIETY Will hold its monthly board meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month. For the months of March, June and September the meetings will be held at 5:30 pm. The location will be at the Good Shepherd Humane Society Meet and Greet room .

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Once trained and hired this position allows you to: • Earn $9.25 per hour • Earn bonuses • Paid holidays • Part-time schedule to fit around your life’s needs • Work up to 28 hours per week • Participate in voluntary benefits programs which includes Agency’s retirement program; employer match after one year of employment • FREE TRAINING AVAILABLE • April 2 - 6, 2018

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BLUE SPRING HERITAGE CENTER Now hiring Gift Shop Attendants & Garden laborers. Dependable people please call (479) 244-6418 CAN-U-CANOE RIVERVIEW CABINS Part-time and Full-time Housekeeping positions available.

Great place to work, flexible hours/schedules. Must have cell phone/transportation. $12/hr.

479-253-5966 COOK WANTED FOR IMMEDIATE Hire. Previous experience a plus. Please apply in person at New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main GREEN ACRE LODGE Has Immediate Openings for a CNA and Housekeeper. Call 479-530-3779 or bring resume to 89 Hillside Dr., Holiday Island.

Services Offered BASS LANE STORAGE On Holiday Island.

Storage Sheds for rent, various sizes. Call Leon 479-253-7848 or 262-496-5025

All Positions Full Time With Year Round Job Opportunities

CHIMNEY WORKS - Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining, and installation.

Call Bob Messer. 479-253-2284

Please apply at: Best Western Inn of the ozarks 207 West Van Buren, eureka springs Phone: 479-253-9768 or send resume to sales@innoftheozarks.com

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

HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED BRACKENRIDGE LODGE $11/hr. Part-time. Transportation required.

Apply in person at 352 W. Van Buren.

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To place a classified ad in the CITIZEN, stop by the office, call 479-253-0070, or e-mail us at citizendesk@cox-internet.com

LAKE SHORE CABINS At 2174 Mundell Rd. is looking for a dependable experienced part-time Housekeeper. Open year round, good pay, year end bonus, vacation pay. Call Donna 479-244-5091 or Apply at office between 9am-5pm daily.

Real Estate for Sale FOR SALE: 3BR/2BA with open floor plan in Holiday Island, AR. Large fenced yard with detached 1,500 sq.ft. shop and 2 car garage. Call Kevin 318-347-0553

Commercial for Sale CENTER OF OLD DOWNTOWN 3,800 sq.ft. 4 rental spaces on 3 levels. Located between Spring St. & Main St. 479-253-8700 OWN SOME EUREKA Excellent Opportunity. Turnkey Restaurant/Bar. Great Location and Parking.

Unlimited Potential, Under $100K. Owner Financing, WAC. 479-903-0699

Services Offered ANDY STEWART/OZARK PAINT COMPANY: Specializing in interior painting. Also exterior, decks and pressure washing services available. Call 479-253-3764.

DEBRA REID, LCSW Psychotherapy.

Most insurances accepted.

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Sliding scale fee for cash payments.

HANDYWOMAN. Veteran Owned. Inside & out.

Repairs, renew, cleanup, hauling, lawns, more.

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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 TOM HEARST Professional Painting and Carpentry Painting & Wood Finishing Trim & Repair Carpentry Drywall Repair & Texturing Pressure Washing 479-244-7096 TREE WORK - Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller, Bob Messer 479-253-2284 HOMETOWN CARPET CLEANING Professional Residential/Commercial Carpet Cleaning, Area Rug Cleaning, Tile & Grout Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, Pet Odor Removal & more! 479-418-3406 NEED HELP? CALL BILLY! Commercial or Residential. Deck Refinishing, Power-washing, Leaf removal, Carpentry, Painting, Light construction, Gutter cleaning, Yard clean-ups, etc. 479-244-5827 RIKARD PLUMBING, LLC - 50 years plus experience. Licensed in Arkansas. We do remodels, new construction, and service calls. 417-271-0345 after 5:30p.m. 417-271-6623

For Rent 1-BR NEW REMODEL Available. See facebook Mountain View Apartments Eureka Springs photos.

Call/text 479-244-5440 between 10am-6pm. Deposit same as first month. Utilities included. Pets ok.

2BR/1BA KINGSHIGHWAY Downtown walkable.

Apartment in four unit building. Deck, wooded view.

One off street parking space. $600/mo. First/last plus $300/deposit. Lease, references, stable work history/income required. No drama, no party animals, quiet neighborhood. Behave or begone. You pay all utilities except trash. Call 479-981-3700, ask for Bob. 4B LEATHERWOOD DUPLEX 2BR, $550/mo.+utilities. Available April 1st. References.

No pets. 262-496-5025 or Don 479-253-7255

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HOLIDAY ISLAND TOWN HOUSE 2 Bedroom, 1 & 1/2 Bath w/Spa tub, Fireplace, Bay Window, Private Deck, $650-$700/mo. 479-253-4385 HOUSE FOR RENT HI 2BR/2BA, garage, storage shed, stone fireplace. Close to all amenities. $800/mo. Security and cleaning deposit required.

No smoking/pets. 479-253-8893/479-981-1055 SENIOR HOUSING 1BR For seniors age 62 and up. Quiet neighborhoods, CH/CA, refrigerator, range, grab bars in bath. Water/trash paid. Community room/laundry on site. Rent based on income.

Berryville: 870-423-6860 or 870-423-2156. Green Forest: 870-438-6558 or The Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-432-9721. Equal Opportunity Housing Developments.

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Patches (No. F170013) is an older kitty with lots of love to give.

She’s been described as a good mouser. Patches prefers the company of adults and wouldn’t be suitable in a house with small children. Her favorite toy is a cardboard box. She is spayed and has her shots. She’s available for adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs.

The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.

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Jordan Moyer is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Moyer was nominated by several members of the community for putting together the Highlanders Care Fun Fair on Saturday, March 17, at the Eureka Springs Community Center. The event included a variety of games for kids, a silent auction and two movie showings in the gym. It was a fundraiser for the community center.

“It was an inspiration to see someone working to better the community and organize a fun day for families to spend together,” Jennette Gallese said. “We had a wonderful time and hope to see more fantastic events at the future community center.”

Jacqueline Wolven said Moyer attends Missouri State University and could have created an event closer to her school.

“Her heart is still in Eureka and it showed on Saturday,” Wolven said. “Her spirit of giving raised money and joy in the community.”

To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.

Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

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LOOKING BACK Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum

This week, we will focus on a special area in Eureka Springs that many people don’t realize has a special name. This area includes four street names … Fairmount, Magnolia, French and Kirk streets. And the name of this area is “Mearns Park.”

This area has a very long and interesting history, but we will start in 1899 when Hattie Russ was in Eureka Springs, having moved from Texas with her husband, General G.W. Russ, who became well known in Eureka Springs for establishing the Elk Ranch with a herd of nearly 100 North American Elk at the site some three miles north, still known by that name. Hattie, in her own right, purchased lots 3 and 4, which are located on what is now known as Magnolia Street. She went on to purchase lots 5 and 6, also on Magnolia Street and on French Street.

Hattie Russ was soon a single woman making her own living after separating from her husband. Soon after the Carnegie Public Library opened in 1912, Hattie became the librarian and served for more than a decade.

Hattie’s daughter by a previous marriage was Minnie Dowden Mearns, whose husband, Samuel R. Mearns,

was a conductor for the Missouri and North Arkansas Railway. They had married in 1906. After Hattie passed away, Minnie was soon the owner of substantial real estate, which provided both a residence for her lifetime and a source of rental income as well. This area became known as Mearns Park.

Minnie Russ Mearns died in 1942, and all real estate was passed to her brother, Frank Dowden, since her only child had perished in 1918 from influenza.

In 1944, Dowden sold the entire parcel of real estate to Paul and Mignon Larche. Mignon, a fine southern lady, made Fairmount Cottage, located at 10 Magnolia, her residence, where she remained even after the death of her husband, until she sold the house and lot 3 to Gary Egan on Dec. 1, 1972. Mignon Larche was a popular and active participant in the social life of Eureka Springs and was especially welcomed into the large company or artists and writers she found here. At least one book, Pioneers on the Bullskin, a well-documented and thoroughly researched history of the Colonial-era Stephenson Family, was published here in Eureka Springs by the Times Echo in 1960.

Without doubt, all those whose lives were connected with the Mearns Park properties would have delighted

in the preservation and restoration that begun in Eureka Springs in 1972 with the National Registry listing of the city as one of America’s Victorian Historic Districts worthy of efforts to protect and perpetuate its unique architecture and setting.

— Stephanie Stodden, Museum Operations Manager

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Cemetery commission OKs contribution for tractor fund

By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission has established a fund for its goal of acquiring a small tractor.

Cemetery superintendent Pat Lujan said he needs a smaller tractor to fill graves and dig new plots at the cemetery grounds. At the commission’s February meeting, he had said the commission received an anonymous $4,000 donation for the purchase of a small tractor.

Commission chairwoman Susan Tharp said she thought the commission should set aside some money for the tractor fund.

“Not that we can match that amount, but I would like us to allocate a number to be set aside to go with that $4,000 donation,” she said, “since it was donated specifically for that goal.”

Tharp said she recommended the commission set aside $2,000 to $3,000 for the tractor fund.

The commission voted to approve designating $3,000 for the tractor fund.

Commissioner Luther “L.B.” Wilson said they would need to make note of the expenditure in the 2018 budget.

“We should earmark that $3,000 with the idea in mind that that’s the maximum amount from the commission,” he said.

Wilson said he would like to see multiple bids from different brands on the style of tractor purchased by the commission.

“Once we get to around $10,000, I’ll

get bids on the tractor I looked at from at least four different makers in the area,” Lujan said. “We can all sit down and decide which one is the best for our money.”

“We need to take into consideration whether the business we purchase it from can do the mechanical work on it,” Tharp said, “and how far away it is.”

The commission also voted to set aside $1,500 for part-time grounds work at the cemetery throughout the year.

“The only time I could see where I would need help is right before Memorial Day weekend,” Lujan said, “to make sure we’re ready. We’ll see once we get into the season because this will be the first time we’ve had someone at 40 hours a week cutting grass and weed-eating.”

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but we can hire someone for up to $600 of contract labor without having to provide them a 1099 form,” Tharp said.

“That’s right. Anything above $600, you have to provide it,” Lujan said.

Wilson recommended the commission set aside $1,500 for the year for extra labor needed to maintain the grounds.

The commission had also met for a budget workshop before the regular meeting, creating their 2018 budget.

Wilson said the commission will need to be mindful of funds already committed to various projects, such as the tractor fund and the preservation grant.

The commission’s nomination for the

stones under the supervision of the commission members, Lujan or stonemason Bruce Wright.

“Bruce quoted as an unbelievably phenomenal price to go out there and do the work repairing the leaning monuments,” Tharp said. “He’s going to do it for $30 an hour.”

She continued, “The only thing we would have to provide for the grant that would need to be budgeted is our matching amount.”

The commission can request up to $9,999 from the grant and must provide a 20 percent match, she said, which would be approximately $2,000.

“Whatever is left over after the equipment is going specifically to stones being set up right and stabilized,” Tharp said.

The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the Auditorium.

National Register of Historic Places is still being processed. Since the Eureka Springs Cemetery is under consideration, the commission proceeded with applying for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s cemetery grant.

The commission voted to pursue the conservation of headstones as its grant project, deciding to concentrate on repairing leaning and broken headstones near the front of the cemetery and cleaning headstones made out of local limestone and marble since they are deteriorating the fastest.

Wilson asked how much money would need to be earmarked for the grant application.

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WE’rE HErE For You! For 26 years Windle & Associates has provided a full array of accounting services which include your taxes, bookkeeping, payroll, business consultation and planning.

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WINDLE & ASSOCIATES Certified Public Accountants

3148 East Van Buren

(Next to Ozark Mountain Hoe Down & Across from Pig Trail Kart & Golf) Eureka Springs, AR •

479-253-9577

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Hwy 62 West Eureka Springs, AR

Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. • 7-Days A Week

Phone: 1-479-253-9561 We guarantee all sales or your money will be cheerfully refunded if not satisfied. We reserve the right to limit subject to market availability.

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