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VOLUME 19 NUMBER 43
APRIL 11, 2018
Diversity in the Park Photos on Page 9 n Leatherwood project update
n School board OKs new resource officer
n City council vs. community center
Council hears from parks director on downhill trails
Superintendent says position is a way to keep students safe
Council members address partnerships with foundation
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Congratulations Peachtree Residents and Staff Resident of the Month:
Harlan Breaux Our Transportation man!
Taking us shopping, dinner and the doctors, here and there, all over town. You are always sporting a smile, everywhere we went. We know for a fact there are nights you are spent you may even feel like the tires on your wagon are bent. Thank you Harlan, we really love and appreciate you!
Employee of the Month:
Steve Hilkemeyer, aka“Hook”
Because of you there are no more leaves and we are living in style! You work so hard to make our grounds so neat kind and generous to all that you meet! Thank you so much for all that you do. God gave you great talent and you share it with us. We got much more than your talent and skills when you moved here God sent us a treasure we hold so dear! We all really appreciate and love you so much!
DISPATCH Desk
April 2 6:43 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for an outstanding warrant. 7:36 p.m. — A caller requested an officer for a report on credit card fraud. The officer called the individual and took a report over the phone. April 3 4:36 a.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area bank. The officer secured the outside perimeter and did a walkthrough with bank personnel. All was well. 4:20 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of possible theft and made contact with the reporting party. A report was completed. April 4 11:37 a.m. — A caller advised of a vehicle with no license plate parked on the side of the road for the last few days. An officer responded and determined the vehicle was out of the roadway. The officer advised they would red tag the vehicle if it was not moved within the prescribed time. 8:08 p.m. — An officer responded to the high school in reference to a 911 hangup. The officer checked the area and advised that all was well. 11:13 p.m. — A caller requested an officer to respond to a disturbance at a local residence. An officer responded and arrested a subject for an outstanding Eureka Springs warrant. April 5 1:23 a.m. — A caller requested an officer for an intoxicated male harassing people at a local motel. An officer responded but was unable to locate the subject. A report was taken. 7:03 a.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a medical emergency at an area residence. Officers responded and assisted EMS.
By Kelby Newcomb
4:59 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of an erratic driver in a brown van. The officer checked the area but was unable to locate the vehicle. April 6 8:19 a.m. — Arkansas State Police advised of a phone call from a local resident who advised he was in fear for his life and would not talk above a whisper. State Police advised the resident got irritated when the dispatcher began asking questions to determine the nature of the threat. An officer responded and made contact with the subject, but he declined police assistance. 2:50 p.m. — A caller advised he returned home from a trip to find his house had been broken into and multiple things were stolen. Officers and a detective responded for a report. 3:31 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a possible intoxicated driver and located the vehicle. The driver was not intoxicated. No report was needed. 11:39 p.m. — Officers responded to an area motel for a group of guests who were loud and obnoxious. They were advised to quiet down for the night. 11:45 p.m. — Officers conducted a welfare check on a female subject. They spoke with her, and she advised she had had a verbal argument with her boyfriend. She advised he had left for the night. April 7 3:36 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of a loud party and spoke with the residence in question. The officer advised them to quiet down for the night. 4:04 a.m. — An officer returned to a residence for the second time for a noise complaint and advised the occupants of the consequences if he should have to return again.
8:01 a.m. — An officer arrested a subject for driving on a suspended license, displaying a fictitious vehicle license and failure to yield. 10:36 a.m. — Officers responded to an alarm at a local restaurant. The building was secure. 12:11 p.m. — A caller advised of a suspicious person at an area business. An officer responded, but the subject was gone when the officer arrived. 1:36 p.m. — A caller advised of a suspicious person outside an area bank. An officer responded, and everything checked out OK. 1:56 p.m. — A caller advised of a black vehicle coming into the city with a child hanging out the window. An officer responded but was unable to locate the vehicle. 5:59 p.m. — Officers responded to the report of a male in a vehicle acting crazy. They arrived on the scene and located the vehicle with a male subject inside who appeared to be having a fit. EMS responded, and the subject was taken to the hospital. The hospital cleared the subject medically, and he was transported to the police department and booked in for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance. 10:41 p.m. — Officers responded to an area bar for a report of a male subject and a female subject acting angry and aggressive. They were both arrested for public intoxication. April 8 12:22 p.m. — A caller advised that someone stole their moneybag for the parking lot fundraiser they were doing. Officers responded and took a report. 3:51 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a 911 hangup. An officer responded, and it was some young kids playing on the phone. All was well.
Fire department to host Carving in the Ozarks April 20-21
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The Eureka Springs Volunteer Fire Department will host Carving in the Ozarks on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, at 4028E Van Buren St. in Eureka Springs. This year, more than 20 carvers will travel from across the country to participate in this competition
event. This is a free event to the public where professional carvers can be observed creating masterpieces of their choosing carved from logs using chainsaws and various power tools in a competition with each other. Carvers will be creating all day on both days of the event from ap-
proximately 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will be the 14th year for the event, which is a fundraiser for the volunteer fire department. On Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m., a live auction will be held featuring carvings created in the competition over the two-day period. The proceeds from the auction are
used to purchase equipment for the firefighters. More than 40 creations of all types will be available in the auction, giving everyone something of interest to bid on. For more information, call the fire department at 479253-9616 or visit www.EurekaSpringsFire.org.
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Detailed report Council hears from parks director on downhill trails project By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
When it comes to the new downhill mountain bike trails at Lake Leatherwood City Park, parks director Justin Huss is clearing the air. Huss gave a detailed report on the project Monday night at the Eureka Springs City Council’s regular meeting. Funded by the Northwest Arkansas Trailblazers on behalf of Tom Walton, Huss said, the project has had its challenges. Huss said the construction site was shut down to unauthorized personnel last week to discourage hikers and bikers from exploring the area before it’s completed. “It was time to close the area and keep people out of there for safety reasons,” Huss said. The downhill trails committee has been working on evaluating the routes, Huss said, which have changed quite a bit from the original plan. Initially, Huss said, trail builders suggested using Miner’s Rock in the downhill trails. “That is of major significance, so we’ve looked at different routes,” Huss said. Because of the project, Huss said, Lake Leatherwood will have better safety precautions all around. People are going to get hurt on the trails, Huss said, and someone could die. That’s what you should expect on biking and hiking trails, he said. “It’s the nature of the business, and it’s something we’re prepared for,” Huss said. “We feel really good about our plan. We’ll be able to expedite our reaction to any injuries.” This is possible through multiple extraction points at the park, Huss said, including some that lead directly to Highway 62. “To get this response system in place, this will branch out to the entire park,” Huss said. “To have these zones, to
know exactly how to respond … again, we feel confident.” The continued improvements to the park have caused revenue to increase, Huss said. According to a handout, the park had $12,870.49 in revenue at the end of 2017. So far this year, the handout says, the park has brought in $26,946.57. Alderwoman Kristi Kendrick said she had lots of questions but hadn’t contacted Huss with any of her concerns since the project began last fall. “I’m doing it in this context because I think it’s very important that the rest of council hears the answers, as well as the public,” Kendrick said. She asked if part of the trail is still located on private property, and Huss said those properties will be donated to the city after the project is completed. Kendrick asked if the location of the donations have been determined. “Yes, aside from the cabin property at the top of the hill and four areas that’s been taken out, the entire property is to be donated to the city,” Huss said. “Has it been surveyed?” Kendrick asked. “It was sold by plat and they are surveying out the property that will be separate from the donation,” Huss said. Kendrick asked how the helipad will work, and Huss said it will be located on private property but the city will have an agreement with the property owner to use it. “You’re already talking about entering into these regional agreements and things, yet, to me, we haven’t discussed the legalities of this project yet,” Kendrick said. “What property is being given to the city under what conditions? I’m just confused.” “I feel like we’ve covered this before, but I’ll talk about it again,” Huss said. “When did we discuss this before?” Kendrick asked. “We discussed it in the packet I gave
you and we’ve discussed this before,” Huss said. There are four parcels purchased at the top of the hill, Huss said, and the agreement was for an easement to donate the property to the city. “It seems very wishy-washy at this point,” Kendrick said. “Everybody has their opinion,” Huss said. “How can I not think it’s wishywashy when I haven’t been given any terms?” Kendrick asked. “Have you called me?” Huss asked. “I’m doing this in public so the public can hear it,” Kendrick said. “You understand my frustration to be told you haven’t been told this when you won’t communicate with me to ask about this,” Huss said. “It’s because I want … I want the city to know,” Kendrick said. “Could you not have said, ‘We had a conversation about this?’” Huss asked. Mayor Butch Berry said to keep it civil, and Huss said communication is a two-way street. Kendrick continued with her questions, asking what a gravity trail is, if the project is primarily gravity trails and how shuttles will work. Will shops or restaurants, Kendrick asked, be located at the top of the hill? Huss said that isn’t part of the plan. “There will be restrooms. We might have rentals … and potentially some campsites,” Huss said. Berry asked if Robert’s Rules of Order allowed him to call on other council members, saying Kendrick had been asking a lot of questions. “I do, and I’d like all of them answered,” Kendrick said. Alderman David Mitchell said he’d wait for her to finish, but alderwoman Mickey Schneider said she had one comment. “In the future, talk to [Huss] before the meeting so you have it in front of
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you like I did,” Schneider said. “Then you can bring it up without wasting everybody’s time.” Huss answered the rest of Kendrick’s questions, saying hikers will not be allowed on the bike trails and the bike trails are being rerouted under a bridge on the road to the park. Kendrick asked Huss if he planned to redraw the city’s boundaries including the new property at Leatherwood. “Point of order,” Mitchell said. “Wouldn’t that be up to our legal counsel?” Alderman Bob Thomas had a point of order, too. “Mr. Huss was invited here to give a detailed report on the Leatherwood trails project, and I think it’s inappropriate for him to be grilled incessantly,” Thomas said. Berry said the report should satisfy everyone on the council and asked Kendrick if she was almost done. She said she was. “I am happy this information is out there, because I had very, very little information on this before I asked you these questions,” Kendrick said. “I would interject that they’ve held several public meetings and public comments at parks meetings over these items, and the public has been in the paper multiple times,” Berry said. Mitchell expressed support for the project. “Everybody is very supportive of this project,” Mitchell told Huss. “I’m sorry you have to clean up the process, but you’re doing a great job doing it.” Also at the meeting, the council agreed to have a training session on Robert’s Rules of Order later in the year and approved first and second readings for an ordinance for paying down bond payments. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, April 23, at The Auditorium.
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School board approves resource officer position By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
The Eureka Springs School District will have a school resource officer (SRO) on campus full time next year. The Eureka Springs School Board voted unanimously at its Monday meeting to approve pursuing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the city to hire a resource officer. Superintendent Bryan Pruitt said he visited with the mayor and chief of police about the creation of an SRO position and safety concerns for the school district. “We can’t be too prepared,” he said. “Their vision for us is to hire a resource officer who would be employed by the city and have all the city benefits, and we would have an MOU to reimburse a portion of his salary.” Pruitt said the district is looking at an 80/20 split with the city on the SRO’s salary and benefits. “The mayor said it’s about $69,000 to have a fully trained officer, so we’re looking at about $56,000,” he said. “I think it’s a good thing. It’s a good show of faith for our district. We take safety very seriously and want to improve all areas of safety we can.” Board member Gayla Wolfinbarger asked
what the SRO’s duties would be. Pruitt said the SRO will lead some educational programs and do patrols of the buildings and campus during the school day. “The main thing is safety,” Pruitt said. “They will be a presence on campus. We would try to get an office for them and have a computer for them.” He continued, “The city and police department would like to find the right fit for our district. They said they would interview and have two to three candidates. Then they will invite me back for the final part of the interview to see who would be the best fit for our schools.” The board also voted to create a new halftime special education director position and a half-time special education teacher position. Pruitt said the district had a special education director through the Ozarks Unlimited Resource (OUR) Educational Service Cooperative. “That lady has resigned, so we looked inhouse on what we could do here to better serve our students,” he said. Pruitt said there are certified staff members in the special education department who could serve as a half-time special education director and a half-time special education teacher for life skills in the elemen-
tary school and still teach their other classes for the other half of their schedule. “I think it’s a good deal for us because we don’t have to hire additional staff members for that,” he said. The board also voted to approve the licensed salary schedule and the classified salary schedule for the 2018-19 school year. Pruitt said he would also like to recommend awarding an extra personal day to licensed staff members with more than 20 years experience and an extra personal day and vacation day to classified staff members with more than 20 years experience. “If the personnel and policies committee (PPC) approves that, we’ll come back next month and approve that addition,” he said. The board also voted to extend the PCMI Substitute Agreement, which contracts substitute teachers for the district. Treasurer Pam McGarrah presented the financial reports, saying the district had $8,819,000 in its bank balance, $8,855,000 in its total fund balance and $2,349,000 in its legal balance at the end of March. The board voted to approve the financial reports. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 14, in the administration building.
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oatmeal bar or bowl of cereal and string cheese or two wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Turkey and cheese submarine, spiral fries, sandwich veggie sides, fresh fruit, juice and milk or peanut butter and jelly sandwich with string cheese and Cheez-It singles whole grain crackers Friday, April 20 Breakfast: Biscuit and gravy with turkey bacon, fresh fruit, box of raisins and milk or strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar or bowl of cereal and string cheese or two wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Pepperoni and cheese pizza, fresh green side salad, baked sweet potato bites, fruit cup, diced peaches and milk or Bosco sticks
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Community orchestra tunes up for spring concert By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
The Carroll County Community Orchestra will perform its 13th annual spring concert Sunday, April 22, at the Eureka Springs Auditorium. Arkansas Musicworks Brass Band will play the pre-show at 2:30 p.m., and the community orchestra will play its spring concert at 3 p.m. Conductor Jim Swiggart said this year’s spring concert will feature the following pieces: “Star Spangled Banner,” “Rough Riders March,” “Begin the Beguine,” “Allerseelen,” “The Little Country Band,” “Birth of the Blues,” “Toccata for Band,” “Arabian Dances,” “The Phantom of the Opera Medley,” “At a Dixieland Funeral” and “Americans We.” Swiggart said the orchestra’s wide variety of literature reflects the equally wide variety of musicians in the orchestra. The group features everyone from professional musicians to band students, he said, including students from Alpena, Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest schools. Trumpet player Janie Walker said she and her husband, Forrest, come over from Holiday Island to play in the community orchestra. “We moved here about three years ago from Illinois,” she said. “I had played with an orchestra there, so when we moved here I started looking around and wanted to get involved with something. I found this band and joined.” Walker continued, “Then my husband, who plays the tuba, joined as well. Forrest hadn’t played since high school, so he was able to start playing again. The group is really good. We’ve got retired band directors, adult musicians and a lot of local band kids. It’s a nice mix.” Berryville eighth-grader Brody Perkins plays tuba in the orchestra. He said he first joined the group because the community orchestra offers scholarships for young musicians. “It’s also nice to be playing so many different pieces of music,” Perkins said. “In school, we play a symphony, which is five pieces or movements. Here, we’re playing
Students raise their instruments high in the air as they posed for a group photo at a recent rehearsal of the Carroll County Community Orchestra. The orchestra will present its spring concert on Sunday, April 22, at the Eureka Springs Auditorium
12 different pieces, which gives you a lot more experience. It also gives you a lot of different kinds of music, like jazz and marches.” He said his favorite piece in the spring concert is “The Little Country Band” because he likes how fast the tempo is and the way it’s written. Berryville junior Sarah Davis said she joined the orchestra to get more practice playing the tuba, which is not her original instrument. “I didn’t start out in beginning band playing the tuba, so I wanted to get more experience playing it,” she said. “I played trumpet in beginning band.” Davis said her favorite piece in the spring concert is “Allerseelen” because it has a spooky sound. Gray Squires of Berryville plays double bass in the orchestra. He said he enjoys getting together with people of all different
ages and skill levels to play music. “I’m learning from people who are better than me, and hopefully people are learning from me, too,” he said. “Anybody can come and play. There are no tryouts for chairs, so there’s no pressure.” Swiggart said seeing musicians from so many walks of life assemble into a single ensemble is his favorite part of working with the community orchestra. “It’s giving kids a chance to expand their music education and giving adults, who have played all their life, a chance to get back into an ensemble,” he said. Swiggart said the orchestra is also excited to be pairing up with Arkansas Musicworks Brass Band for their spring concert. “They are a competitive band, and they’ve already won some honors in the United States,” he said. “Their goal is to go to Ireland and compete for a world title. They’re good musicians.”
Swiggart said tickets to the concert on April 22 will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. All proceeds are used to send Carroll County students to summer band camps to enhance their music skills, he said. The community orchestra is also looking for local businesses, organizations and individuals to sponsor the concert, Swiggart said. He said sponsors will be listed in the concert program as supporters of the arts. Anyone interested in sponsoring the concert can contact Gray Squires at 870423-6115 or ELGray@windstream.net or Jim Swiggart at 479-981-2659 or JHSwiggart@gmail.com by Wednesday, April 18. “We are looking for support from the community because the orchestra’s goal is to raise money for music education and send these local students to band camps,” Swiggart said. “We hope you can attend and witness students receiving their scholarships during the intermission.”
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Local industry leaders got to see the progress of the Connect 4 program at a Wednesday luncheon. Rodney Ellis, president of the Connect 4 board of directors, said industrial leaders and vendors who have partnered with the C4 program attended the luncheon to learn more about the curriculum and get a tour of the Carroll County Career Center. “We had a good turnout,” Ellis said. “I think with all of the vendors we had a crowd of around 50 people. Probably 30 of those were industry people.” He said the vendors with representatives in attendance were MSC, Fastenal, Kennametal, Phillips Corp-HAAS, Welsco and Searcy Tool. MSC provided lunch for the occasion, he said, and ABB has also partnered with the C4 program but was not able to attend.
“What we did was basically give them an overview of the curriculum to give them a view of what would be taught,” Ellis said. He said Mike Rogers, the instructor of the Career Academy of Siloam Springs, presented information on the curriculum. “He was the vision behind these tech schools and was there to give the overview of the curriculum,” Ellis said. “We also introduced the industry people and vendors to James Knight, the director of the C4 program.” He said the vendors and industry leaders then had an opportunity to show their support for the program and discuss ways they could help. “A lot of these vendors are helping not only with some of the packages going into the school as far as equipment,” Ellis said, “but also continued support, such as training for James, offering
guest speakers, posters and those types of things.” He continued, “We basically gave industry partners a chance to plug in by offering some type of support to help the school going forward since it’s the community’s school. We want to make sure it’s a flagship for the state of Arkansas.” Afterward, Ellis said, the industry leaders and vendors were given a tour of the facility. “We showed them all the progress that’s being made,” he said. “The HVAC lines have been run. The electrical is in progress, and Building B, which is the welding building, is about 95 percent complete. It’s almost ready.” Ellis said he was pleased with the turnout for the event. “It was a good turnout with a really good group of folks,” he said. “We’re excited for them to be working with the Connect 4 program.”
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Council criticizes parks-community center partnership By Samantha Jones
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The city of Eureka Springs won’t be doing business with the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation any time soon, and that includes the parks commission. At Monday night’s city council meeting, alderman Bob Thomas asked parks director Justin Huss about the parks commission’s involvement with the community center’s new greenhouse program. Thomas said he recently spoke with Jason McAfee, the teacher in charge of Eureka Springs High School’s greenhouse program. “I don’t understand why, when the citizens here have been crying for years for the parks to do more for the youth, why are you not working with the school greenhouse?” Thomas said. “It looks to me like you guys wanted a greenhouse and you only went one place to get it.” Huss said that’s not how the parks commission got involved with the community center’s program. The community center foundation received a grant from AT&T, Huss said, to build the greenhouse and offer
educational programming. That was when the foundation asked the commission to be involved, Huss said. “This made a lot of sense … not only to help us financially with plant starts but also to provide an opportunity for programming,” Huss said. “It wasn’t really, ‘Hey, we want a greenhouse. Build us a greenhouse.’ It was, ‘We have a greenhouse. Do you want to be part of this?’ ” Huss said he’s on the foundation’s greenhouse committee and has been figuring out how the partnership will work. After a few meetings, Huss said, the committee has decided to move the site of the greenhouse. Parks employees will visit the greenhouse throughout the day, Huss said, to check on the plants. “This is not a staff member at the greenhouse. This is multiple staff members coming in for plant management,” Huss said, saying parks would save money on plant starts and could even earn revenue by selling some of the grown plants. Thomas said all of that would be possible through the school’s greenhouse program.
Community center foundation names new director of activities
The Eureka Springs Community Center has unanimously selected Catherine Luna as the director of activities at the community center. “The board is thrilled to welcome Luna to the project and to have someone with her credentials, education and background involved in the initial stages of program design and implementation,” the foundation said in a news release. Luna moved to Eureka Springs in 2016 from Austin, Texas, and has had years of experience in nonprofit management, event and program planning, and recreational fitness and educational programming. “Our hiring committee was so impressed with the quality of all the finalists. It was not an easy decision, but we could not have asked for a more perfect fit for our evolving community center project than Catherine,” said Diane Murphy, chairperson of the foundation. “We are within weeks of being ready
for membership and programming.” Murphy continued, “Catherine will be working with local citizen groups to help make some very important decisions concerning activities and schedules. To say we are excited about all this is a real understatement. I can’t believe we have come this far this fast. The community has been incredible in helping us reach this lift-off landmark.” Luna said she’s excited about her new job. “The opening of the community center makes a major milestone for our vibrant community, and I am excited to be part of making this dream a reality,” Luna said. Luna begins working in April, with opening day and planned activities to be announced very soon. For more information about the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation, visit www.EurekaSpringsCommunityCenter.org.
He remembered the council’s vote Jan. 8 to suspend all engagement with the community center until the foundation can provide the city with its articles of incorporation, lease with the school district and financial information. That applies to the greenhouse project, Thomas said. “At what point do you say, ‘It’s not appropriate for me to be on the foundation greenhouse board?’” Thomas said. “Bob, there’s opinion involved in every issue you just raised,” Huss said. “If you take away whatever all this is, this project is solid and right within our wheelhouse and our mission, and I feel strongly about that. That’s why I’ve continued despite these concerns.” Alderman David Mitchell said he understood where Thomas was coming from. The council isn’t against the community center, Mitchell said. “The issues is the relationship between a department of the city and a freestanding community center. This has nothing to do with the concept of a community center, has nothing to do with the people on that board,” Mitchell said. “It has to do with the
relationship between a city department and a 501(c)3 and business practices.” It started with the parks commission rerouting a grant for the community center’s exercise trail, Mitchell said. “Then the next thing you know we have a greenhouse popping up and the trails come in, so all of it now is blended into one big hell of a mess,” Mitchell said. “I’m not anti-community center at all, but if you want to have a community center and a 501(c)3, do it the right way. Earn the money, take care of it and do it yourself.” He continued, “Don’t all of a sudden start blending over and start looking at city resources … to just start funneling and supporting projects you’ve got going on for a privately funded and ran community center. It would be like taking parks and sending them to the mayor’s house to paint it.” “That’s a big jump, David,” Huss said. Mitchell disagreed but said he doesn’t believe parks tried to undermine the city by getting involved with the community center. Huss said public-private partnerships like See Council, page 14
Aging Faithfully
in a Youth-Crazy World of Change Come hear nationally recognized speaker, writer, and older adult advocate, Missy Buchanan from Texas Hosted by the Eureka Spring’s First United Methodist Church
Friday April 27 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church, 195 Huntsville Rd. (23S).
Everyone is Welcome.
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Clear Spring Fling
Clear Spring School held its biggest fundraiser of the year, Clear Spring Fling, on Saturday, April 7, at Main Stage.
Katie Zerr plays Vanna White for the evening, presenting art pieces during the live auction.
Clear Spring elementary teacher Rigdon Irvin and his wife, Hilka Irvin, browse the selection of international foods created by Jane Tucker of Cateraid and Peggy Pot.
A total of 147 items were donated to the silent and live auction to raise funds for Clear Spring School. Just a small sample of those items is pictured here.
Music teacher Sage Ahava demonstrates the clear, sweet sound of a handmade cigar-box guitar made by master woodworker Doug Stowe, who teaches wood shop at Clear Spring School.
Molly Seeligon founded Clear Spring School in 1974 and she is just as passionate today as she was then Everyone’s favorite foodie Jane Tucker gets a high five for her about what the school stands for and all it accomfabulous hors d’oeuvres from master of ceremonies Sam Dudley. plishes in the lives of children who learn there.
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Diversity in the park
The Spring Diversity Festival welcomed everyone to Basin Spring Park on Saturday, April 7, to mingle and enjoy various entertainment throughout the day.
Sisters Laura and Angela Chaney of Alpena adorn each another with Hawaiian leis.
Daylight Drag Shows in Basin Park are a new addition to Eureka’s Diversity Weekends.
Local lady Lindsey asks, ‘Why be racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic when you could just be quiet?’
Nisa Allen lets her pride pop with an array of rainbows.
Public displays of affection are seen throughout Spring Diversity Weekend and year ’round in Eureka Springs.
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Natural solutions
I can’t believe the hatchet job mainstream reporting does on the effectiveness and safety of nutritional supplements. The idea of health and illness is very complicated, which these reports seldom acknowledge. Just like prescribed drugs, not everything is going to work for every person. If fact, the newest of research is on genetic markers showing whether or not new drugs will work on an individual person. Medicine knows there are many factors that go hand in hand with any illness as well as usefulness of medications. I’d add supplements to the list. As for genetics, something has to flip the genetic switch for illness to happen. The thing that flips or stops the switch is called a cofactor. As for the role of the dice, chance does come into play, but cofactors are a big player as well. Here are some examples according to Julian Whittaker, MD.
He says in his newsletter that if everyone 65 and older took calcium and Vitamin D, about 776,000 hospitalizations for hip fractures could be avoided. He estimates savings at $16.1 billion. If people in the same age group took 1,800mg of fish oil daily, 374,301 hospitalizations for coronary artery disease would be cut back. Estimated total savings $3.2 billion. If just a quarter of the women in childbearing age not taking 400mcg of folic acid/day did use it, 600 mothers could be spared certain birth defects, saving about $1.4 billion. And, he says that if those with macular degeneration took 6-10 mg of lutein with other antioxidants daily, 190,927 of them might be able to remain independent and stay out of nursing homes because of vision loss. The estimated savings is $3.6 billion. Just a few supplements would cause a huge improvement in
health and a huge reduction in cost. There are many, many more beneficial supplements and nutrients. Jim Fain For instance a study I found published by the University of Victoria in Canada shows this from an entirely different point of view. The authors were from the Department of Geography. Geography? It seems people are more likely to have different diseases, or not, because of the cofactors found in the geographic areas in which they live and the nutritional content of the food grown there. The goal of illness prevention and quick access to good care includes nutritional supplements. Of course, the mainstream would have to come to terms with reducing cost and profit.
ESSA to continue Studio Stroll April 14
The Eureka Springs School of the Arts will continue its Studio Stroll from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, featuring work from three workshops: Eli Vega’s “Creating an Artistic Eye” (2D studio photography),
Joe Malesky’s “Welded Sculpture with Found Materials (iron studio) and Steve Palmer’s “Introduction to Woodworking” (wood studio). Every week from March through November, ESSA will
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host a Studio Stroll for the general public to view student work, meet instructors and see demonstrations of artistic techniques. For more information, visit www.essa-art.org or call 479253-5384.
53 votes cast
Do you plan on attending the Diversity Festival this weekend? m Yes: 13.2% (7 votes) m No: 77.4% (41 votes)
m Not sure: 9.4% (5 votes)
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Barr rejects Holiday Island incorporation bid By Scott Loftis
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Carroll County Judge Sam Barr has dismissed a petition to incorporate Holiday Island as a town. In an order issued Tuesday, April 3, Barr cites state law that prohibits the incorporation of a municipality within three miles of an existing municipal corporation. The town of Beaver lies within three miles of a portion of the area proposed for incorporation. Barr also outlines other “grave concerns” about the move to incorporate — in particular the language included in the petition and the lack of details regarding revenue to provide essential services to the proposed town. Barr’s ruling describes two methods for incorporating an unincorporated area: direct petition and petition and election. “While it seems plain from the affidavit of Jan. 25, 2018, that the proponents of the petition intended to proceed via direct petition rather than petition and election, the petition itself does not make clear under which of the two incorporation methods it proceeds; and consequently, it is not clear under which of these incorporation methods the individual
signers of said petition intended to proceed.” Regarding the proposed town’s ability to provide services such as water, sewage and sanitation, road maintenance, police services and local government administration, the ruling notes that were was some discussion at a Feb. 23 public hearing of continuing to use funding from the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District and possibly supplementing that funding with additional local taxes, “no timetables and few details for implementation were presented. “At this time, planning regarding the funding and provision of services by the proposed City of Holiday Island appears to be in a preliminary stage,” the ruling says. Ken Mills, a member of Holiday Island Citizens for Incorporation, the committee that worked on the proposed incorporation, said Monday that the committee was caught off guard by a change in state law. Act 1055 of 2017 amended the state code, which previously had prohibited incorporation of an area within five miles of an existing municipality. Mills said the law was changed while the committee was circulating and submitting its
petition. He said the committee first learned of the change when Barr issued his order. Mills said the committee plans to meet with state Rep. Bob Ballinger and state Sen. Bryan King soon and also will discuss the matter with the Arkansas Municipal League, which he said initiated the change in state law. “We can’t do anything until the legislature changes the law back,” he said. “We’re dead in the water.” Mills was critical of Barr’s handling of the situation. “He juggled us around for four or five months,” Mills said. “Then he put a bunch of crap in there that was not relevant. … He was determined to turn it down. He was just looking for an excuse.” Later Monday, committee secretary Dan Kees issued a press release in response to Barr’s ruling. Kees said the intent behind the change in state law was to prevent small clusters of people living near large cities from being annexed by incorporation. “The impact on Holiday Island was totally unintended,” Kees says in the press release.
Kees also says in the release that Barr “had not requested any additional or clarifying information from the committee,” regarding how Holiday Island would finance its operation as a city. Regarding the two methods of seeking incorporation, Kees writes that the “petition and election” method is reserved for communities of more than 4,000 people. “The incorporation through a petition was the only permitted avenue available to Holiday Island,” Kees says in the release. The effort to incorporate will continue, according to Kees. “Despite the setback this ruling and change in the law has caused, the Incorporation Committee continues to believe that incorporation is vitally important to the future of Holiday Island,” Kees says in his release. “The Committee has committed to continue working to address the new obstacles to incorporation. At such time as the committee resumes the petition effort, the committee plans to also address the other concerns that the Judge communicated in his ruling.” Barr was out of the office Monday and not available for comment.
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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- providing affordable healthcare for the whole community. Sliding scale fee. $15-$35 per treatment with an additional $15 paperwork fee the first visit only. You decide what you can afford to pay! Francesca Garcia Giri, L.Ac, 479-253-4968. 119 Wall Street. 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.
Help Wanted Best Western Inn of the Ozarks is accepting applications for the following;
Housekeeping Staff Prep Cook
All Positions Full Time With Year Round Job Opportunities 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
Inn of the Ozarks 15/HR TO CLEAN Nightly Rental. You must have transportation and be available for some Sundays. All cleaning supplies provided including vacuum cleaner. Call 479-253-3711 BLUE SPRING HERITAGE CENTER Now hiring Gift Shop Attendants & Garden laborers. Dependable people please call (479) 244-6418
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CABIN RESORT IN the Beaver Lake/Mundell area is seeking a part-time housekeeper, 3, possibly more, days a week. Sundays a must. Must be dependable, have transportation, cell phone. Great starting pay. Call 479-363-9991 to set up application/interview time. 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 GOOD SHEPHERD HUMANE SOCIETY Is hiring for the following positions: 1 Full-time Dog Tech, (Friday-Tuesday) and 1 Part-time Cat Tech (2 days/wk). Apply in person at the Shelter, 6486 Hwy 62, Eureka Springs. GREEN ACRE LODGE Has Immediate Openings for a CNA and Housekeeper. Call 479-530-3779 or bring resume to 89 Hillside Dr., Holiday Island.
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BUSY PROFITABLE 100% TURNKEY Gift Shop For Sale Business Only 100K Prime Location 479-244-6681 Jim
HOMETOWN CARPET CLEANING Professional Residential/Commercial Carpet Cleaning, Area Rug Cleaning, Tile & Grout Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, Pet Odor Removal & more! 479-418-3406
RIDGE TOP RESORT Cabin rental business near Beaver Lake continues with nice sales increases. Four cabins and wedding chapel on 6+ peaceful acres. Fairly level property with good Hwy 187 frontage and room for expansion if desired. Perfect opportunity for someone in Grassy Knob area to acquire for ease of operation. Great opportunity to acquire a business for less than asset value and tremendous upside potential. $475,000 903-456-2397
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HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED BRACKENRIDGE LODGE $11/hr. Part-time. Transportation required. Apply in person at 352 W. Van Buren.
CHIMNEY WORKS - Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining, and installation. Call Bob Messer. 479-253-2284
HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED PART-TIME. Year 'round position. Great pay plus tips. Sundays required. Rock House Rd. position also available. Apply in person: Sugar Ridge Resort, 1216 CR 113, 72631.
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
LAKE SHORE CABINS At 2174 Mundell Rd. is looking for a dependable experienced part-time Housekeeper, 1-2 days/wk. Sundays a must. Open year round, good pay, year end bonus, vacation pay. Call Donna 479-244-5091 or Apply at office between 9am-5pm daily. LOOKING FOR A DEPENDABLE Energetic, parttime, possibly full-time person for childcare at a daycare center. Call 479-253-5332 PART-TIME SALES POSITION Looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and energetic person to join our staff. Apply at 52 Spring Street, call (918) 260-1116 or email resume to: thejewelryshow52@att.net
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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
Real Estate for Sale
TREE WORK - Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller, Bob Messer 479-253-2284
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
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. Call for appointment 479-244-7784. Sliding scale fee for cash payments. HANDYMAN. Veteran Owned. Inside & out. Repairs, renew, cleanup, hauling, lawns, more. References 479-253-7147/870-505-6570. Visa/MC/Paypal. FB/@handymanservicesarkansas.
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 SAW-N-LOGS By Tyler Thomas. Chainsaw Carving-Tree Sculpture. Commercial and Residential. See Pictures on Instagram: tylerthomas1224. Call 479-244-7853 for your sculpture!
For Rent 2BR/1BA HOME Commercial/Residential. 1 Pet okay w/deposit. Near ESSA off Hwy 62. Available immediately. $850/mo. F/L/S 520-203-3186 2BR/1BA HOUSE, LOWER UNIT 30 Glenn St. Big Kitchen, Big Living Room, W/D. $700/mo. Utilities not included. First/Deposit. References. 479-236-4869 DOWNTOWN EUREKA 2BR HOUSE $1,200/mo+deposits ALSO Furnished Studio, $800/mo. both include ALL utilities, private entrance, patio, off-street parking. 479-981-2507 No pets/smoking. Available May 5th 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.
Commercial for Rent BILLBOARD SPACE FOR LEASE Hwy 23 South across from Acords. $800 yearly. 479-253-4477 Bill COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT At 36/38 N. Main St. Approximately 1,400 sq.ft. $1,400/mo. Some utilities included, 479-981-4192
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Pet of the Week
Give-Aways NORDICTRACK ELLIPTICAL Front Drive with user manual. Like New! Free but you must pick-up. 479-253-0070
Jasmine (No. C170111) is a female Catahoula-Lab mix, a little over 2 years old. She walks well on a leash and knows how to sit. She has plenty of energy for outdoor activities and is looking for a family to call her own. 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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The Crescent Hotel’s Jodie English Brown, left, and Fresh Italian Bistro’s chef Troy Cherry are this week’s Citizens of the Week. The two saved the evening for the Eureka Springs Rotary Club on March 29, when the Crescent Hotel lost electricity around 3 p.m. The power company advised electricity would not be restored in time for the hotel to serve drinks and dinner for Rotary’s cocktail meeting at 5 p.m., so English Brown called Cherry to move the party to Fresh. Cherry and his staff put together a menu and served cocktails and a sit-down dinner for 28 people with only two hours’ notice. To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen. Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.
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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.
April 12: Bank Barbecue Challenge
The Carroll County 4-H Teen Leadership club is holding the 2018 Bank Barbecue Challenge at 5 p.m.Thursday, April 12, at the Carroll Electric Pioneer Room. There will be pulled pork and sides for $5 pre-sale or $7 at the door. Arvest Bank was the 2017 champion, and Equity Bank has made a challenge to all the area banks to see who will win the 2018 Trophy. All proceeds go to the Berryville Mission Clinic.
April 14: Chili Cook-Off
The Carroll County Masons will hold a Chili Cook-Off at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Berryville Lodge at 111 Bunch Springs Road behind Worley’s Tire. A $5 donation will be taken at the door, and all proceeds go to the Masonic Scholarship Fund.
April 14: ESSA Studio Strolls
The Eureka Springs School of the Arts will hold a studio stroll from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14. The following three workshops will be featured: Eli Vega’s ‘Creating an Artistic Eye’ in the 2D and Photography Studio, Joe Malesky’s ‘Welded Sculpture with Found Materials’ in the Iron Studio and Steve Palmer’s ‘Introduction to Wood-
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this one are great for the city, and Mitchell said that would be true if parks chairman Bill Featherstone didn’t serve on the community center’s board. “I support you and I support everything you’ve done to this point,” Mitchell said. “The leadership provided by the chairman is questionable.” Thomas agreed. “Public-private partnership most often refers to a business over here and a public en-
working’ in the Wood Studio. Visit ESSA-Art.org or call 479-253-5384 for more information.
April 14 and 15: Eureka Spring Cleanin’ Keep Arkansas Beautiful, a Keep America Beautiful affiliate, is sponsoring Eureka Spring Cleanin’ in the Holler from 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at The Farm campground at 1 Blue Heron Lane in Eureka Springs. There will be a potluck supper, camping and live music. The cost is $12.50 per night per adult. Kids 12 and under are free. Proceeds go toward the Keep Arkansas Beautiful foundation for future cleanups in the area.
April 15: Eureka House Concert
ciety (Metafizzies) meeting will feature a practical session on technical remote viewing led by Dr. Stephen Foster at 7 p.m. Monday, April 16, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.
by a nonpartisan group of Carroll County voters. For more information, contact Ben Helmer at BHelmer1247@msn.com or Mary Jo Rozamulski at MJRozoom@ gmail.com.
April 17: Music Biz 101 Workshop
April 17: Hypnosis Workshop
Music Biz 101, a free workshop sponsored by the Basin Park Hotel and CSquared Ranch Records, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 17, in the Basin Park Hotel ballroom in Eureka Springs. Learn what it takes to be a paid musician from the set list to the tax form and beyond. The workshop will include lunch and is limited to 20 people. To reserve a spot or for more information, call 479-253-6086.
Certified hypnosis practitioner Karen J. Cantrell will lead a hypnosis workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow at 515 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. The fee is $20, and space is limited. Call 479-253-7444 to register or email Director@WritersColony.org. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook and pen.
April 20: Earth Day Tree Planting
April 17: Candidate Forum
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical So-
Candidates for all Carroll County elected offices are invited to take part in a candidate forum from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Holiday Island Golf Club Ballroom. People attending the forum will have an opportunity to direct written questions to a moderator, who will put them to the candidates running for the primary election to be held May 22. All candidates must have registered for the election by the March 1 deadline. The forum is being sponsored
Eureka Springs became the first city in the state to be designated a ‘Tree City’ by the national Arbor Day Foundation 36 years ago. The Native Plant Garden Project will be celebrating with a tree planting ceremony Friday, April 20, at the garden located next to the downtown art wall. The celebration continues from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Eureka Springs Community Center Farmers’ Market. The Native Plant Garden Project will be giving away trees at both events.
tity over here, not when the business owner is the chairman of the entity,” Thomas said. “If that chairman owned the company, I’d take that comment more, but you have further opinions on that,” Huss said. “I think public-private is pretty commonplace and encouraged.” “I do too, but not when the boards are mixed,” Thomas said. “That’s not public-private.” Alderwoman Mickey Schneider said she supports the partnership. “All of this is benefiting the city. It is sav-
ing money or making money,” Schneider said. “What is the problem?” Alderman Terry McClung concurred, saying he’s grateful for Featherstone’s continued service to the city. “I don’t think it’s a conflict of interests for him, because he’s not making any money out of this,” McClung said. “It’s nothing.” To avoid a conflict of interests, Huss said, he speaks with foundation chairwoman Diane Murphy or greenhouse committee chairman Jack Moyer, not Featherstone. Thomas said Featherstone is on that committee, too.
“So Mr. Featherstone is on the greenhouse committee representing the foundation,” alderwoman Kristi Kendrick said. “I find that a horrible conflict.” It’s up to the community center, Mitchell said, to provide the documents the council requested Jan. 8. Mayor Butch Berry said he mentioned it to the foundation but hasn’t received the documents yet. “The ball is in their court to give it to us,” Mitchell said. “As far as the greenhouse, if we get this contract … I would have no problem doing a clear exception for it.”
Eureka House Concerts presents world-renowned pianist and accordionist Radoslav Lorkovic at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at 17 Elk St. The doors open at 5 p.m. for a meet and greet potluck, and music starts at 6 p.m. For more information, visit EurekaHouseConcerts.com or call 479-244-0123.
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Ron Bell 479-981-0569 I sold these properties in March
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Join us for coffee, cake and other treats Saturday, April 14 from 1-3 pm
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Everyone welcome to come say Hi We would love to see you!