Lovely County Citizen April 17, 2014

Honoring Laura

Piece of local history

Family, friends mourn death, honor life of Eureka murder victim

Future of iron train bridge at Beaver is uncertain, at least for now Page 12

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VOLUME 15 NUMBER 15

APRIL 17, 2014

All in the Family

EasterBelles celebrate generational legacies n Page 3 n Agency wins top

n SWEPCO ruling

n Expired licenses

awards for ES ads

extends deadline

may bar candidates

Two events go on to win at District Addy Awards

APSC gives itself more time on rehearing issue

High court’s decision will likely affect many running

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Armstrong and Wall streets. An officer checked the area but did not locate any overly loud music.

April 9 1:23 a.m. – A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a man on charges of driving on a suspended driver’s license, no motorcycle endorsement, noise ordinance (muffler), failure to pay registration fee and no insurance.

8:02 a.m. – A passerby made contact with an officer after witnessing a “suspicious” man in a bright yellow jacket carrying a wooden carved bear along U.S. Highway 62. The officer was unable to locate the man. Would he have been suspicious if he was wearing a black jacket?

9:41 a.m. – A caller at a local apartment complex wanted to file a theft of property report. An officer took the report.

10:25 a.m. – A man turned himself in on a warrant for criminal mischief. He was booked and released to a bondsman.

2:02 p.m. – A woman turned herself in on a Eureka Springs Police Department warrant for criminal mischief. She was booked and then released to a bondsman.

Sounds like someone is following the leader.

7:27 p.m. – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised officers to be on the lookout for a teal Dodge extended cab pickup, possibly with a camper shell. The CCSO advised that the people in the truck stole some items from the Berryville WalMart and fled toward Eureka Springs.

April 10 8:38 a.m. – A woman came to the poSee Dispatch, page 20

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Pretty Is As Pretty Does EasterBelles celebrate family legacies

By Jennifer Jackson

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When she was growing up, Chris Patton Rodgers would spend two weeks every summer at her grandparents’ farm near Mountain View, Mo. Grandma Vance, who was a home-economics teacher, taught Chris how to sew and cook, especially the art of baking: pies, cookies, Christmas treats. Her grandmother also gave Chris the secret of true beauty.

“She always told me, ‘Pretty is as pretty does,’” Rodgers said. “I didn’t take it in at the time, but it stuck with me. I probably think about it once a week.”

Grandma Vance has since passed on, but her legacy lives in her granddaughter and great-granddaughter, who take part in the EasterBelles Parade. A celebration of spring, fashion and beauty on Easter Sunday, the parade is also a fundraiser – this year, the Merlin Foundation. The theme: honoring the generations of women who live in Eureka Springs, including Rodgers and her 14-yearold daughter, Mattie.

“She’s one of the youngest EasterBelles,” Cne’ Breaux said. “She’s paraded with us for two of the three years.”

Breaux, who founded the EasterBelles, leads the parade with her mother, Jan Breaux, riding in a white, horse-drawn carriage. Other mother-daughter duos are Lisa McMahon of Gaskins Cabin Steakhouse and Aine, and Teresa DeVito, Eureka Springs Indie Film Fest founder and Abby Brents.

The youngest EasterBelle is Merritt Taylor, 11, daughter of Beverly Taylor. Merritt and other new members of the group had a beauty session and photo shoot for their EasterBelles poster portrait. Afterward, Breaux had an email from Merritt.

“She wrote ‘Thank you for letting me be an EasterBelle. It was the first time I ever wore lipstick,’” Breaux said.

Rodgers learned how to apply lipstick from an expert – her mother, Maryellen Patton, worked at the cosmetics counter at Famous Barr in Springfield, which became Macy’s. When her mother began her career, women were just starting to go to cosmetics counters to learn how to put on make-up,

Rodgers said. Her mother sold the Alexander de Markoff and Borghese lines, then worked for Lancome for almost 30 years.

“In her day, she looked like one of the Robert Palmer girls,” Rodgers said, referring to the British singer whose band were women who looked like high-fashion models. “All my boyfriends had crushes on her.”

When Mattie was little, she would spend the night with her grandmother, then go with her to Macy’s in the morning. While Mattie was waiting for her mother to pick her up, one of the cosmetic people would do her make-up, she said. When Maryellen and her husband retired, they moved to a farm outside of Springfield, where Mattie would go and help her grandmother do the chores.

“We would feed the baby cows and chickens,” Mattie said. “Then we’d swing on the swing and go hay-bale jumping.”

In addition to visiting her grandparents’ farm in Summersville, Rodgers grew up spending weekends at Table Rock Lake, where parents had a cabin. She and Mattie moved to Eureka Springs about eight years ago at the suggestion was her aunt, Evelyn Cross.

Cross grew up milking cows and working in the vegetable garden on the Vance farm, she said. For five years, she was a home economics teacher like her mother.

After moving to Eureka Springs in 1972, Cross got into real estate, and now owns her own company, New Horizon Realty, Inc. “First she sent me to real estate school,” Rodgers said of her aunt. “Then, when the bottom fell out of the market, I decided I should continue doing hair a while longer.

So she introduced me around town to people who owned salons.”

Rodgers now has her own business, I Do Bridal Wear, in the former Anita Bryant Theater on Highway 23 South. The largest theater in Eureka, it was also the home of the Bart Rocket Magic Show; Tanya Smith of Turpentine Creek remembers tigers being brought in for the show, Rodgers said.

After that, the theater was converted into the Rayclift Manor Haunted House. Rodg-

Photo by David Bell

Chris Patton Rodgers, center, her 14-year-old daughter Mattie Crowder, and Chris’ aunt, Evelyn Cross, right, play dress up in preparation for the EasterBelles Parade.

ers’ business, in the barn-shaped lobby of the theater, rents tuxedo, and rents and sells wedding and prom dresses and accessories.

The ticket booth is now a large dressing room. The area behind the concession stand is Rodgers’ salon where she does hair and make-up for members of the wedding or prom goers.

The EasterBelles raise money every year through their dues and through contributions from other parade participants. In 2011, the money went to Womanaide, a Holiday Island group that provides prom dresses for high-school girls. The next year, the EasterBelles gave the money to Brave Woman, which seeks to change perceptions of domestic-abuse victims. Last year, they bought head wraps for cancer patients. This year’s donation to the Merlin Foundation will help cover travel and other expenses for women who are undergoing chemotherapy or other medical treatment Some people look at the EasterBelles Parade as frivolous, Breaux said, but the projects it benefits show support for women at many levels.

“In the end, it comes down to self-esteem,” she said. “Women take so much pride

in how we look. When we can’t control that, it hurts.”

Breaux said her mother hates “girly stuff,” but is front and center in the EasterBelles Parade – this year, she is creating a burnt-orange hat with butterflies. Breaux’s nieces, Taylor Cne’ Foster, 24, of Joplin and Hannah Foster, 17, of Bella Vista also participate in the parade.

Among this year’s new EasterBelles is Sally Gorrell, who accepted the invitation to join after her mother passed away at the age of 106. Gorrells’ mother was a hat lady, Breaux said.

Before Rodgers’ Grandma Vance passed on, she asked Rodgers what she wanted after she was gone.

“I said, ‘I want a copy of every recipe we cooked,’” Rodgers said. “So she went out and got a blank cookbook and filled in the pages.”

The EasterBelles Parade is Sunday, April 20, starting at 2 p.m. on Spring Street. Suitably attired participants and their escorts are welcome to join the parade by a donation to the Merlin Foundation. For more information, call 479-295-5700 or go to the Eureka Springs EasterBelles Facebook page.

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SWEPCO deadline is extended 60 days Public Service Commission gives itself more time on requests for rehearing state that is seen as unlikely to OK the project within its borders, in part since the utility The Arkansas Public Service Commis- is not a provider in Missouri. sion has issued an order in the SWEPCO STO Founder and Director Pat Costner case that basically gives commissioners an said everything is now “in a holding pattern additional 60 days to decide on the petitions till the commissioners make up their minds” for rehearing filed last month by Save The on whether to allow a rehearing, or a partial Ozarks and SWEPCO. rehearing, or none at all.

The ruling, announced at 3:45 p.m. today, “They list all their options in the order April 9, “grants the pefiled today, and they’re titions for further coninfinite; they can do just sideration,” meaning about anything from “We’ve made it difficult commissioners are still here,” she said. for the Commission to give thinking about all the According to the issues raised and havSWEPCO what they want APSC order, “under en’t decided yet, APSC Ark. Code Ann. 23-2and approve this permit Executive Director 422 … the Commiswhile staying within the John Bethel told the sion may: bounds of the law.”

Citizen this afternoon.

• uphold Griffin’s Save The Ozarks order without modifi– Pat Costner and SWEPCO in cation; mid-March both filed • modify or clarify petitions requested a the order without furrehearing in the April 2013 application by ther hearing based on the existing record; SWEPCO to build a 345 kV power line • upon notice to the parties, reopen the across Benton and Carroll counties, its route Docket for the receipt of further evidence on spanning 50-something miles through un- particular issues; touched terrain and neighborhoods alike • reverse the order in whole or in part; before connecting to a proposed new substa• issue an order granting rehearing solely tion on the Kings River near Berryville. for the purpose of further consideration; or SWEPCO requested a partial rehearing, • take any other action it deems appropriprimarily over the question of whether its ate.” proposed Route 33, the favorite route of the Still, Costner said she believes that the utility company, was “unreasonable” as was longer it takes for the Commissiont to depreviously decided by APSC Administrative cide, the better STO’s chances are of victory.

Law Judge Connie Griffin.

“You have to take this as a good sign: We STO requested a complete rehearing think that from beginning that we’ve raised based on a number of laws it says SWEPCO fundamental flaws and fundamental failures did not follow in order to gain the approval to meet statutory requirements, and I think granted by Griffin in her late January ruling. they’re likely finding it difficult to ignore Griffin approved SWEPCO’s application to those,” she said. “We’ve made it difficult build the line but only approved Route 109, for the Commission to give SWEPCO what the least-favored by SWEPCO because 25 they want and approve this permit while or so miles of it goes through Missouri – a staying within the bounds of the law.”

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City awarded for green efforts

By Landon Reeves

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The city was given the Green/Energy Conservation Initiatives Award for cities with fewer than 5,000 people by Crews and Associates and Arkansas Business at the last City Council meeting on Monday.

The award was specifically given to the city for the Cardinal Spring Wetland Demonstration Project in Harmon Park, according to the Arkansas Business article that announced the city as a winner. The project created a rain garden in the park and with the help of a reliable Eagle Scout, the park also got a new trail, said Bruce Levine, director of parks and recreation for the city.

“A rain garden is a basically a depression that you encourage water to go into and you put plants in that are noted for their ability to take up harmful things to the environment,” Levine said. “The depression that is there acts in part as a holding area, similar to a holding pond, so that the water is not coming directly to the adjoining areas. It is a natural filtering system.”

The project was funded partially by the Arkansas Forestry Commission and is basically a hole in the ground with compost that collects rain water. The hole has plants that are act as bioswales. Bioswales are vegetated or mulched channels that provide treatment and retention as they move storm water from one place to another, according to documents from the Environmental Protection Agency.

“It was a great and fun project. A lot of people were involved and it seems to be working well,” Levine said.

The council later approved City Attorney Tim Weaver to review an ordinance for the film industry tax incentive that would offer a tax rebate to production companies shooting in the city. The skeleton ordinance was presented to the council by Sandy Martin on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, the Arkansas Film Commission and the city’s art council.

During her presentation, Martin explained that the ordinance calls for a two-percent tax rebate from the city and a three-percent tax rebate from the City Advertising and Promotion Commission.

She also recommended that the set up an

minimum expenditure before offering the rebate and that the council establish a process so the city can approve what type of production gets permission to shoot and how it reflects the city. If the production crew qualifies for the rebate, then after their project is over, they can fill out the proper paperwork and – with city and state approval – receive the agreed-upon percentage of paid taxes back in the form of a check, Martin said.

Christopher Crane of the Arkansas Film Commission has presented the ordinance to officials from the Municipal League, who are currently drafting a letter for formal approval, Martin continued. The league will also offer further suggestion if needed and it has not been determined if the rebate will be paid by the city or the state.

The council is going to have another workshop to determine if there is a need to raise water and sewer rates. The council members were given correspondence from Public Works Director Dwayne Allen that stated the city needs to replace 80 percent of the meters and that some proposed changes in billing could add $60,000 to the department’s revenue, said Alderman Dee Purkeypile.

Mayor Morris Pate added that some of the meters have already been replaced, such as the one for the Crescent Hotel.

Pate’s landlord, Brigitte Kucharski of Pivot Rock Village Apartments, suggested in the public comments portion of the meeting that the council to look into the increases in water and sewer rates as it pertains to apartment owners. She added that the way she has previously done business has changed and the new changes will cost her, but more importantly her tenants, as they will bare the brunt of those expenses in rent increases.

The council is also in the process of scheduling a workshop for the discussion of disposing yard waste. Before a disposal site is picked, the city may have to seek approval from the federal government and check regulations by the EPA and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality because yard waste such as grass clippings could contain hazardous or poisonous chemicals that people use to treat their lawns, Weaver said.

It is possible the council is adding to

this problem with the clean city ordinance by restricting where people can dispose of yard waste, said Alderman Terry McClung.

He then suggested that because of that, the council should be responsible for determining a plan for disposing of the waste.

In other news, the council approved Ordinances 2206 and 2189 for their third and final readings. The ordinances both have a 30-day waiting period until they become a part of city code.

Ordinance 2206 allows the city to vacate a portion of McCune and Hartman streets from city jurisdiction. Ordinance 2189 increases the parking rates for vendors during special events from $3 to $6.

Both the Noise Ordinance and Clean City Ordinance readings were postponed until the May council meeting.

Towards the end of the meeting, the council rescheduled its May 26 meeting to Wednesday, May 28 to honor Memorial Day and at the request of Alderman Mickey Schneider.

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Agency wins top awards for Eureka ads

By Kristal Kuykendall

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Eureka Springs’ advertisements for several events last year won seven awards at last winter’s Addy Awards for Northwest and Western Arkansas, and two of the ad campaigns went on last month to win Bronze Awards at the District 10 Addy Awards that cover Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas — the first time Eureka Springs’ ads have won awards at that level.

The announcement was made at last week’s meeting of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission.

The awards that won at the regional event held in Fort Smith were a magazine ad entitled “Relax Eureka,” Silver Award; a magazine ad entitled “Edible Arkansas,” Gold Award; a logo for the Winter Film Fest, Gold Award; a poster for the Winter Film Fest, Gold Award and Special Judge’s Award; and a poster campaign for the Ozark Folk Festival, Gold Award and Best of Show.

The logo for the Winter Film Fest and the Folk Festival poster campaign went on to win Bronze Awards at the District 10 competition, the CAPC learned late last month.

All the winning ads were created by Rightmind Advertising of Fort Smith, the agency that the CAPC has hired for the creative work on Eureka Springs’ advertising campaigns. But Rightmind Creative Director Chad Jones says that CAPC Executive Director Mike Malo-

Correction The adjacent photograph that originally appeared in the April 10, 2014 edition of the Citizen in coverage of the 6th Annual Society Tea inadvertently included an inaccurate caption. The woman in the photo is actually Angelique.

The Citizen apologizes for the error.

Photos courtesy of Rightmind Advertising

The three posters pictured here for the 2013 Ozark Folk Festival together earned Rightmind Advertising a Bronze Addy Award.

ney is always “very hands-on” when it comes to creating Eureka’s advertisements, and these were no different.

“The folks at the CAPC are an integral part of the process; it’s not just us,” Jones said this week. “Mike and his staff and Charles (Ragsdell) are wonderful to work with.”

Rightmind Art Director Alex Yahola explained it this way: Maloney will meet with the “internal clients,” or the Eureka Springs folks in charge of the event being advertised. After he gets a feel for

what the event organizers are doing and the direction in which they’re headed, he then conveys those ideas to Rightmind, and adds his own as well.

“He’s been an agency man before and he knows that you have to figure out your client’s needs first (before you start on the creative part of it),” Yahola added. “His correspondence with us helps us know not to totally run off in some other direction. He will have some ideas and then we take off on the research and eventually come up with our creative

ideas.”

The Ozark Folk Festival poster campaign that won regional Best of Show — the top award possible — and then the District 10 Bronze Award consisted of three posters, one picturing a mandolin made with a pine cone, one showing a banjo with an acorn, and one showing a fiddle made with a giant maple leaf.

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Honoring Laura

Family, friends honor life, mourn death of murder victim Aceves

By Landon Reeves

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Friends and family members of murder victim Laura Aceves gathered with advocates from Parents of Murdered Children and Sanctuary, a shelter for abuse victims, to celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Aceves at the courthouse last Friday evening.

“I think it went really good, I really liked it,” said Laura Ponce, Aceves’ mother, about the ceremony. “We tried to give a message to other people too.

“It was just as much to honor my daughter as it was help other people who feel like they are in danger to know they have a place they can go. I am trying to change this tragedy to something that can help people.”

Ponce fought back tears as she spoke to the crowd about her daughter and the injustices she felt. She said Aceves was full of life and always positive and happy, until she got involved with her alleged murderer and abuser Victor Acuna-Sanchez.

Aceves was 21 years old when Sanchez allegedly fatally shot her on New Year’s Eve 2012. He previously had allegedly beaten her with his fists and feet (while she was seven months pregnant with his child), brutalized her with a baseball bat, dragged her behind a car, strangled her, vandalized her vehicle and apartments numerous times, robbed her and her family and told Aceves – in minute detail – how he planned to kill each of her children if she should leave him for good, according to police documents.

Court records describe a string of purported attacks against Aceves, stretching back more than a year – two of which resulted in charges. Before that, records are not available because Sanchez was a juvenile. But family members said the abuse spanned Aceves’ entire two-year relationship with him.

Ponce described the killing as a brutal murder and called Acuna-Sanchez a “monster” at the memorial. She also described her frustration at the courts for dragging their feet on the case. Ponce expressed her outrage at the insensitivity of court officials at the

Amy Stivers, at left, advocate for Parents of Murdered Children, presents a collage of pictures of Laura Acevez to Laura Ponce, mother of the 21-year-old murder victim.

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Laura Ponce, mother of a 21-year-old murder victim, holds her grandson, Jordan Acevez, during the memorial for the child’s mother, Laura.

last hearing for Sanchez, where his defense requested a third mental evaluation. The first two mental evaluations deemed him competent to understand his charges and stand trial.

Ponce also spoke of a place where victims of domestic violence can go in their time of

need: Sanctuary at Harrison. Both Tammy Smith and K.C. Schulze spoke on behalf of the shelter to the audience at the memorial, one in English and the other in Spanish.

“I am here for the memorial for Laura and to let people know we have services avail-

able,” Smith said. “And to let people know there is a safe place to go, so hopefully, in the future, we can prevent something like this from happening again.”

Sanctuary is a shelter for abuse victims that is open every day all year long and offers a 24-hour crisis line as well, Smith said. They also provide a support group for victims and their families that is run by a licensed mental healthcare provider. The toll free number for the shelter is 1-877-756-8100.

“We provide material around the community in English and Spanish,” Schulze said about Sanctuary. “We are here to help break the silence. We have outreach programs that offer orders of protection and we can accompany victims to court, or case management.

“We have anything the survivor may need when they are trying to get back on their feet without their abuser.”

Before representatives from Sanctuary spoke, an advocate for Parents of Murdered Children, Amy Stivers, shared her story with the crowd. Stivers received a phone call from a friend of Ponce and came from Little Rock to support her in any way the organization could. She and a fellow representative from PMC played a large part in scheduling and creating the memorial.

“I spoke about my own daughter being murdered five years ago and how my case is still unsolved,” Stivers said about her presentation at the memorial. “Then I spoke about this week being crime victims’ week and about what Little Rock is doing and what we are supposed to be doing across the nation for the next 30 years, which is hopefully helping out crime victims and their families and making the communities safer.”

The memorial included a bilingual prayer for attendees, and multiple songs to show support for abuse and murder victims. One of those songs, “In the Lord’s Arms,” was sung live by Peter Maiella and moved many in the audience to tears.

Towards the end of the memorial, the crowd looked up and imagined Aceves looking down on them as they released several balloons in honor and celebration of a life that all agree was taken too soon.

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Court rulings could affect more candidates ruling on the subject before the elections.

The petition was filed on Monday mornArkansas courts are debating whether ing with the Arkansas Attorney General’s candidates with administrative-suspend- Office. Attorney General Dustin McDaned attorney licenses are eligible to run for iel requested the court to grant the writ of office. quo warranto (other appropriate relief) – Locally, Prosecuting Robert “Tony” Foster’s petition – to expedite the process, Rogers’ and Circuit Court Judge Gerald in a written response to the Supreme Court.

“Kent” Crow’s candidacies will be affectNormally the issue would be civil and ed by the courts’ decisions. presented to a Circuit Court first, but FosIn previous stories, Carroll County ter’s petition bypasses the Circuit Court so News reported Rogers’ and Crow’s attor- that the Supreme Court can make a ruling ney licenses were briefly suspended be- without going through the appeal process, cause of a failure to pay their attorney-li- said Stephanie Harris, communications cense fees before the early March dead- counsel for the Arkansas Supreme Court. line. The suspensions were lifted after The Supreme Court should have the final they paid the dues plus a fee for being late. say on the matter and what they decide According to Amendment 80 of the Ar- could be how the law is interpreted for fukansas Constitution, Circuit Court judges ture cases. have to be a licensed attorney for six years Recently, Foster’s opponent in the upto qualify for candidacy, prosecuting at- coming election, Doralee Chandler, filed torneys have to licensed for four years to two petitions in response to Foster’s. qualify and state Supreme Court justices Chandler’s is asking the court to decide have to be licensed for eight years. The that Foster is ineligible to run. One of her Arkansas Supreme Court may soon come petitions requests for her to be involved to a decision of whether a administrative with the Supreme Court case as a party to suspension can disqualify a candidate for Foster’s petition and the other request her these positions, but the question remains to speak as someone who has interest in whether the Supreme Court is qualified to the case, Harris said. make a decision on the matter.

In a written response, Foster asked the Paying the licensing fee late is not any- court to deny Chandler’s petition for writ thing new for attorneys and judges, but of prohibition which would name her as seeking a legal decision on whether this a respondent, or party to his petition. But could affect their candidacy in upcoming he asked that the court grant Chandler’s elections is new. Civil cases are being request to file an amicus pleading, which heard in Pulaski and Faulkner counties to would allow her to speak as friend of the decide if a brief administrative suspension court, or someone who has interest in the should disqualify a judge or attorney from case. campaigning.

While this is going on, Circuit Court “There are a couple trials being held Judge Wendell Griffen, of Faulkner Counwith two suits that have been filed to find ty, has ruled that the suspension of attorout this decision,” said Leslie Steen of the ney licenses by the Clerk of the Supreme Supreme Court clerk’s office. “The candi- Court was unconstitutional and violated dates are in good standing, and the issue is due process rights. Griffen’s recent ruling whether or not their years of service were was for the case of Andela Byrd, a candicontinuous due to licenses being suspend- date for the circuit judge position in the ed due to non-payment of attorney-licens- 12th Judicial District. ing fees.”

Byrd’s license was suspended on March Judge Harrison Foster from Faulkner 6, and renewed on March 7, according to County filed a petition that basically re- case files, and a previous judge’s decision quests for the Arkansas Supreme Court was that she was unqualified to run for a to expedite the process for producing a circuit judge position.

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But Griffen ruled that suspending her attorney’s license without giving proper notice and a chance for a hearing was a violation of Byrd’s due process under Article 2 Section 21 of the Arkansas Constitution and the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Ergo, Byrd was and is qualified for candidacy.

If someone were to ask for an appeal to Griffen’s ruling then it would appear before the Arkansas Supreme Court, Harris said. But questions are now being posed whether the Supreme Court is qualified to make a decision on the matter because all seven justices have paid their license fees late at one point.

Two of the justices, Justice Karen Baker and Justice Courtney Hudson Henry, had the same administrative suspensions within eight years of them being elected to the Supreme Court. Baker was elected in 2010 and suspended in 2003, and Henry was elected in 2010 and suspend-

ed in 2004, according to data from the Supreme Court Clerk’s office.

It was reported that Chief Justice Jim Hannah was in the same boat after he was previously elected to an associate justice position when he had a administrative suspension within eight years of his election. However, the change in wording of Amendment 80 of the Arkansas Constitution that would bring his qualifications into question did not take effect until after he was already in office, Harris said.

Harris then said she was not able to comment on whether the judges deciding if they themselves are qualified to make a ruling on their own qualifications and claims to their positions is a direct conflict of interest. All she could say was if the justices have to recuse themselves from this, then it is likely that Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will have to appoint special justices to the case.

Circle of Life Hospice

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Guest Commentary What I heard at the UFO Conference

By Diane Newcomb

I

didn’t attend this year’s entire UFO Conference. I’ve never bought a ticket to attend any of the conferences that have taken place here, in my hometown, over the past 23 years.

Once, I went to see what the UFO Confernece looked like; I visited on Sunday afternoon to see what the vendors were offering before they closed up and headed home. I could have sworn that day that I looked into the eyes of few aliens.

That was quite a few years ago. This year, I was actually tempted to buy a ticket and attend the entire conference. But I decided against the $100 and the hours and hours of sitting in lieu of just showing up to hear Delores Cannon speak in person.

This woman, perhaps more so than any others who are “cosmically connected,” is and has been doing what no one else (that I know of) has done, for her entire 40 years of working in the field of hypnotherapy. She reaches beyond her clients’ hypnotically recalled accounts of past events and into the event itself and, even more surprising, she reaches out to those who were present at the time it took place. She is a time traveller and explorer of a method that most of us are unaware of or cannot believe is possible.

She makes contact with these other beings, she explained this weekend, through her clients by allowing them to go deeper into hypnosis to a state of “somnambulance,” a level of brain frequency that is much deeper and less influenced by the here and now state of ordinary hypnosis.

In this state, the subjects, or clients, do not experience the fear or anxiety they may have during or after the actual event but are simply putting their minds aside in order to reach the memories of the soul that experienced the event.

Having Googled her after reading only her books on her conversations with Nostradamus, I was aware of her past life regression therapy and hypnosis as time travel and an educational tool for learning from other energies, entities, and eras. I had not studied alien abduction, sightings, or similar experiences. However, being open-minded, and believing that they must exist among the billions and billions and billions of stars in the universe, I was curious to know what she had to tell us about them.

Her message was clear. She said we are never alone and should not fear. She has spoken to them and they have answered her questions.

She said she has evolved in her knowledge and understanding over the years and has only now begun to acquire the wisdom and understanding to comprehend some or any of what they have allowed her to her know.

She referenced God, which I found comforting; however, where they are concerned, He is referred to as The Source, meaning that light and these beings from other worlds feed on and travel through it, existing within the light.

The light is energy and it is ours as much as it is theirs. We, unlike them, she explained, are unique in our immaturity in the Universe and have not evolved to appreciate and fully utilize our Source-given light (or life) force. If our human race was ever aware of it, it has been hidden from us by ourselves. She said that it was explained to her that we have hindered our brains’ capacity with chemicals and toxins that prevent us from experiencing what we would otherwise find as natural.

She said the otherworldly “beings” find us entertaining. That they are governed by councils that oversee who is permitted to travel here, and they have strict rules of conduct. They do not wish for us to know about them, but they are aware that they cannot control what our minds are capable of — and through Delores’ hypnosis, we are able to know, completely, what they are up to.

They explained to her, through her clients, that time is a human concept and to them does not exist. They travel here and everywhere by will, through thoughts and telepathically on rivers of cosmic energy. They cross dimensions by changing vibrational frequencies, Delores said.

Time, as well as fear, she stated, is according to them a totally human experience. They find us interesting for these reasons, and that we are so primitive to need food and to procreate. We are, apparently, and have been since the beginning, living among others who incarnated here, those who chose to be here. We are all the same as them, beings who know not from whence we came and have no memories of our past, and See Commentary, page 23

Citizen of the Week

This week’s Citizen of the Week is Benard Stevens, affectionately known as “Barnyard.”

Nominators Jane Stephens and Virginia Hamilton agreed, he is well-deserving of the nomination.

He is a retired postal carrier from West Memphis, and he’s “81 years young.” Stevens goes to the Flint Street Food Bank on Mondays and Wednesdays to find out if anyone needs a ride to and from the food bank. He does this out of the kindness of his heart, never asking for

reimbursement or accolades. He also goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays to ask the cooks if they need anything from the store in order to prepare the lunches. He doesn’t stop there. If a ride is needed to a doctor appointment, anywhere from Berryville to Fayetteville, he accommodates people when he can. His friendly four-legged sidekick is his precious dog, Lucy-Lou (we think she’s a Corgi).

Thanks, Barnyard, for being such an amazing Eurekan.

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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott

What do you do with a friend who can’t seem to end an abusive relationship?

Michelle Foster

“Sparkle Plenty”

I would let them know that I would help in any way I could.

Sunny Applegate

“Sunny Bunny”

If you say you’re “tired of hearing it” all you’re doing is pushing her further into despair.

Be supportive. ...

She’ll thank you for being her rock.

Rochelle Bales Tasha Freeze “Sugar Pusher”

I’d just be very supportive. They won’t leave ‘til they’re ready to leave.

“Palm Reader”

I can’t ask or tell another what to do. I can encourage and empower with love and understanding, so they find strength to walk away.

Leanne Wingrove

“Silver Goddess” Lock them in a closet until they remember their self worth and scream uncle!

I’ve been through this with a couple friends!

Jim Fain

“Herb Guy”

Tell them your concerns w/o preaching. Share your personal experience & be sure to do it all with care/love.

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Reader: Stop bitching, start supporting local businesses

Letter about hospital unfair and inaccurate, reader says

Eureka Springs, you should be ashamed of yourselves!!! I hear complaining and whining about the economy of our town and last week (April 3) the newspapers reported a 15% drop in tourism. On April 4, Harvey and I attended the opening show of the season for the Ozark Mountain Hoedown with Carl Acuff, Jr. This was the first show with the new ownership and cast! Aside from 5-6 local business owners, there were, maybe, 6-8 other locals!! How can we expect others to support our local business if we, as locals, don’t support them? Where were the locals from the banks, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, grocery stores, gift shops, clothing stores, drug stores, motels and hotels, tourist attractions, and other places around town? Not all of you had to work, I am sure.

When Harvey and I owned Two Hobos’ BBQ, we made it a point to frequent the local businesses as much as possible, and the locals came and bought BBQ. That’s how it works!

Locals, get out there and support your local businesses! Or, stop bitching because the economy is down!

By the way, the show was fresh, funny, had many surprises, and showed so much talent. The cast of the show took the time to greet many of the audience members and chat with us, thanking us for coming! They are a friendly, nice group of entertainers. We thoroughly enjoyed the show and welcome the new people to our town. It was an evening well spent.

Sincerely, Judy Ulch

The recent letter to the editor trashing our local hospital is a textbook example of why newspapers should not print anonymous letters. A person who didn’t even have the courage to sign her\his name said nasty things about the hospital.

Because the complaint was anonymous, the hospital has no way to respond. Without a name signed to the letter, we don’t even know for sure this is a person who was a patient. Possibly it is a disgruntled employee or someone who got dumped by someone working there, and now wants to reprise. It could be someone who went to the hospital to feed an addiction to prescription opiates, and was disappointed when she\he didn’t get the drugs.

The letter writer claimed to have come in the middle of the night, and said it took an hour to see a doctor and she\he was in terrible pain. If the letter had been signed, the hospital could have checked. Was it really an hour?

When you are in pain, five minutes can seem an eternity.

ER doctors are on call 24-7, and stay at a house near the hospital. I would be very surprised if it took an hour for a patient to be seen, even in the middle of the night.

The person who wrote the letter was offended that a nurse had asked her\him to stop screaming so loud as it was disturbing other patients. This tells me that the person who wrote the letter didn’t care whatsoever about the other patients who might be trying to heal, trying to sleep. The person who wrote the letter evidently wanted to be treated as if she\he was the only patient in the

Citizen Survey What do you do with a friend who can’t seem to end an abusive relationship? m Be patient and never stop listening. m Use tough love; if they don’t leave, distance yourself. m Do everything you can to convince them to leave.

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

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

40 votes cast

If there were to be a reality show about Eureka Springs, who would make the best character(s) for cameras to follow around? m Me, Myself and I. My life is nuts!: 10.0% (4 votes) m Valerie Damon: 7.5% (3 votes) m Chip Ford: 12.5% (5 votes) m Dan Redmond of Mountain Sprout: 15.0% (6 votes)

m The ‘June Bugs’: 12.5% (5 votes) m Wendi La Fey: 12.5% (5 votes) m Mary Springer: 2.5% (1 vote) m Zeek Taylor: 27.5% (11 votes)

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Photo courtesy of Norman Camp

The iron train bridge in 1943, with a locomotive parked on it to hold it down during a flood event.

Kathryn Lucariello / Carroll County News

The iron train bridge at Beaver during the 2011 flood. Debris piled up in the trusses from flooding has raised safety concerns.

Future of iron train bridge at Beaver uncertain

By Kathryn Lucariello

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The town of Beaver has already lost one part of its railroad history – the old wooden train trestle at the end of the Beaver Walking Trail, formerly the railroad bed of the Missouri & North Arkansas Railway – when floodwaters in August last year washed the trestle away.

Now, the future of the iron train bridge that crosses from the Beaver RV Park and goes through the “Narrows,” is uncertain.

At a Beaver Council meeting in January, Park Committee member Chris Lester remarked he had heard someone wants to buy the bridge and sell it for scrap iron. He said he thought there might be $40,000 to $50,000 worth of scrap metal in it. He said the bridge is “technically” located in the town of Beaver.

The bridge is actually owned by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Greg Oller, Table Rock Lake manager, said the Corps took over ownership of it on March 8, 1963, via a decision by the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Arkansas.

“Evidently there was some high water event that affected that railroad and they quit using it at about the time we pur-

chased the land, so we purchased every- 1961, with the rails being pulled the folthing on the land, including that bridge,” lowing year. Beaver had a depot and an 18-car siding,” said a visitor to the site. he said.

Norman Camp, who lives in Elk Prior to the railroad being built, a stagecoach ran from Missouri. The Ranch and grew up in the area, said three years ago that coach stopped runin 1943, officials put ning in 1882 when a train on the bridge the bridge was built “Evidently there was some to keep it from washthe train began run- high water event that affecting away in floods. ning. According to ed that railroad and they Concerned over b r i d g e h u n t e r. c o m , quit using it at about the hearing about the idea the current bridge time we [U.S. Army Corp of to sell the bridge for was built, or, accordscrap, Beaver Mayor ing to other sources, Engineers] purchased the Ann Shoffitt said she modified in 1907 by land, so we purchased evwill look into getthe Wisconsin Bridge ting the bridge on the & Iron Co. of Mil- erything on the land, including that bridge.”

National Register of waukee to replace the Historic Places, and earlier 1882 bridge – Greg Oller all that that entails. built for the new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lori Driver of the railroad because the Corp’s Public Affairs newer locomotives office said the Corps were heavier than the would probably not lean toward selling bridge could handle.

The train bridge is a through-truss the bridge for scrap, but is currently reiron railroad bridge that was assigned searching options for what to do with it. number 73.8, which designates the num- At consideration are cost and safety.

Since the bridge was abandoned, it has ber of miles from the railroad’s western withstood several floods of the White terminus, at Joplin, Mo. “The tracks here, and all the others on River, including three floods since 2008 the MN&A were finally abandoned in that have closed the Beaver RV Park to

camping.

“We’re worried it could be a safety issue,” Driver said and added the Corps has not done a recent safety study.

Oller said that around 20 years ago the Corps looked at dismantling the bridge, “but the cost was out of sight, and things have not gotten any better from a budget standpoint.”

Driver said she couldn’t remember for sure, but heard at one point it could cost several hundred thousand dollars to dismantle the bridge, but doesn’t know what it would cost today.

She added that the Corps itself would not be pursuing placing the bridge on the National Register.

“That’s not part of our job,” she said.

She also said the Corps does not have a program to maintain bridges.

Whether there is any entity that could help a local organization to maintain the bridge is uncertain.

But if a group such as the county, the town or a non-profit organization or preservation group were interested in going forward with getting the bridge on the National Register, the Corps would likely work with them, she said. As to who would own the bridge, those options would be explored going forward.

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Beaver RV Park open again for camping

By Kathryn Lucariello

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Even though it closed down early in its season last year due to flooding in August, the Beaver RV Park will be open for camping again this year, officials noted at the council meeting Monday night.

Council members discussed advertising to let locals know the park is open. It will, however, not be taking reservations except on holidays. Campsites will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

“Or if they live three-plus hours away,” added park attendant Jay Baldridge. “If they drive all this way and there’s no spot available, that’s frustrating.”

Council discussed the park budget for 2014, which shows a $509 loss, said Shoffitt.

“There was no way I can make it come out to a profit,” she said.

The budget projects an almost $3,000 increase in income for this year, based on raising prices of camping fees and season

and day-use passes.

The budget also projects a drop in general and administrative expenses of $7,800, reducing costs for mowing, landscaping, repairs and park attendants, compared to last year. There will be no full-time attendant this year, and one telephone line has been cancelled.

The budget does anticipate increases in expenses on utilities.

Council tabled approving the budget pending a determination on whether it has to have a balanced park budget.

Council reported one of the golf carts, listed on the town balance sheet as a fixed asset, had been sold to Park Committee member Chris Lester for $25, which was the disposal fee. The cart was not working, and Lester had offered to buy it, repair it, and continue to use it for his park maintenance duties. Shoffit said a vote of the council to dispose of the cart was not needed because it belonged to the park.

The cart was listed as an asset worth

Photo by Kathryn Lucariello

New Beaver Alderman Penny Sullivan took her seat at the council table Monday night. Sullivan replaces Annie Shoffitt, who agreed to serve as mayor following the resignation of Mary Hill.

$1,600, but it was unclear whether that was the original purchase price. Other amounts for items under “assets” were questioned about whether they are purchase price or depreciation value. Shoffitt said she will ask about depreciating assets.

Under public comment, the council

discussed the disposition of the old iron train bridge crossing the White River at the park. According to a story published in Carroll County News, the Corps of Engineers owns the bridge but will not take the initiative to place it on the National Register of Historic Places. Shoffitt will follow up on that process.

Eureka Springs School Board to meet Thursday

By Kathryn Lucariello

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Among the agenda items for the upcoming school board meeting Thursday, the board will vote on approval of payment to law firm Hatfield & Sayre for ongoing work on the lawsuit against the state over school millage funds.

The suit challenges the Arkansas Department of Education’s assertion that it can withhold 98 percent guaranteed URT (Uniform Rate of Tax) supplemental funds, which were not covered in the ad valorem local taxes lawsuit that school districts won against the state. Attorneys for Eureka Springs and Fountain Lake school districts are appealing

a July ruling last year that ADE was entitled to withhold the URT money, which amounted to $223,888 for Eureka Springs.

The board will also vote on a matter of student discipline in open meeting, although details will not be made available to the public.

Other items on the agenda include the 2014-15 school calendar, a resolution to file

an application for a telephone tax allotment, approval of a senior trip to Branson, Mo., a rescheduling of the July board meeting and an executive session.

The meeting will take place Thursday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the administration office at 147 Greenwood Hollow Rd., and is open to the public.

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They Came From All Over the Planet

27th annual UFO conference enjoys record attendance, celebrity speakers

By Kathryn Lucariello

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EUREKA SPRINGS – More than 750 people attended the 27th annual Ozark Mountain UFO Conference this past weekend in Eureka Springs. The venue, held at the Inn of the Ozarks Conference Center, was sold out and packed in the main room, and a second, overflow room showed the presentations on a screen.

This event has been reported as the largest UFO conference in the country.

Nine speakers regaled attendees with accounts and information from a diverse range of subjects, including government disclosure of UFO activity, recent archeological finds and their extraterrestrial implications and UFO abductees/contactees.

Popular author and hypnotherapist Dolores Cannon, who took over the conference last year after a gap following the death of long-time conference organizer Lucius Farish, opened the conference by presenting the Lucius Farish Trust award of $1,000 and an engraved crystal to world-renowned ufologist Richard Dolan via Skype.

Cannon added two film debuts, “Hidden Hand” and “Zipper” this year and said she hopes to expand film offerings in the future. She said she wants to keep the conference in Eureka Springs and keep it true to Farish’s emphasis on UFO research.

Highlights of the conference included contactee Sherry Wilde, who said she had hundreds of abduction experiences since childhood, speaking intimately of them, and said she finally came to understand “why me?”

“They said, ‘You’re a volunteer/participant,’” she said, one of millions who came to Earth after the 1945 atomic bomb drop.

“We figured out the only way we could help was incarnate by the millions to come help. Earth humans fell into fear and got stuck on the planet and started a game called karma. Karma is a lie.”

See more pictures Pages 16 & 17

She said there are three important things to know: that “we are all one with our Creator;” that “we are multidimensional beings existing on more than one level at a time;” and that we should “monitor [our] thoughts; keep [our] thoughts positive.”

Hollywood film producer and new MUFON board director Anthony Cataldo spoke about “701: the Movie,” which he is making about UFO/ET contacts.

Out of the thousands of cases that have been reported, 701 of them cannot be debunked, he said. He spoke and showed film clips of 200 children in Zimbabwe, a Socorro, N.M., police officer and others around the world who have had “close encounters of the third kind,” including an account of an ET with a broken leg who crash-landed in Varginha, Brazil, and was treated in a hospital. He said the doctor who treated the broken leg was astonished at the rapid healing once the bone was set. The creature communicated with him telepathically and told him, “You have the abilities we have; you just don’t know it because you are cut off from your spiritual nature.”

Cataldo said the movie will be a fulllength feature film and will be released next Spring.

A favorite speaker who has been a presenter since the first conference was journalist and decades-long UFO researcher Linda Moulton Howe, speaking on “10,000 B.C. Gobekli Tepe and Ancient Stone Circles: ET Terraform-

Photo courtesy of Ozark UFO Conference

Nationally famous Coast-to-Coast radio show host George Noory is flanked by two Star Wars Galactic Empire Imperial Stormtroopers, who “arrested” him and brought him before Ozark Mountain UFO Conference organizer Dolores Cannon Saturday.

The 27th annual three-day conference concluded Sunday afternoon at Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs.

ing?” Howe gave accounts of stone circles found around the world going back thousands of years, and showed photographs of carvings of humanoid figures with possibly six fingers on each hand.

She questioned the purpose of such sites beyond serving as accurate astronomical calendars.

“Stonehenge resonates at 10 Hertz,” Howe said. “It is the alpha wave pattern of the human brain. Why was it constructed to resonate at 10 Hertz in addition to being a calendar ...?”

Howe said that in 1983 when she visited Kirtland Air Force base, she was given a presidential briefing paper that said that ETs “manipulated DNA of already evolving primates to create Homo sapiens” and that all the questions had been answered and “the project was now closed.”

She concluded her presentation with a speculation about why ETs are abducting people.

“They are taking DNA to use as ‘ban-

daids’ for themselves in the future,” she said. “Are they taking DNA because this is the last time DNA was functional?”

Famous Coast-to-Coast radio show host George Noory provided the comedic component of the conference. Escorted in by Star Wars Imperial stormtroopers, he regaled the crowd with jokes, but mostly answered audience questions. He also referenced the recent incident of the Nevada rancher who won a standoff against the Bureau of Land Management and urged attendees to “take our country back and take our planet back.”

Other speakers included planetary scientist Antonio Paris, on the impracticability of spacecraft to reach the Earth or for humans to travel very far or for very long in space, and Nick Pope and Haktan Akdogan, who covered UFO documents disclosure by governments.

Sunday the conference was concluded with Travis Walton of “Fire in the Sky” fame and Cannon, who mostly took questions from the audience.

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Hungry? How about some pie...

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Photos by Chip Ford

Cornerstone Bank staffers put themselves up on the auction block on Friday to generate funding for the local chapter of Relay For Life. Nine bankers put their names up, and individuals made donations to get the chance to toss a pie into the bankers’ faces. The top three were Mark Minton, Holiday Island branch; George Purvis, Eureka Springs branch; and James Myatt, Berryville branch. The event coincided with pie donations and a cookout with $1,373.62 in funds generated that day.

Leah Thompson from the Berryville branch cringes after giving George PurThe blow that busted Purvis’ nose is captured at 1/8000 of a second. vis a bloody nose.

Purvis gives a double thumbs-up and continued getting pies to the face.

Tami Price just couldn’t wait to pelt Myatt.

Purvis took the hit like a champ, smiling for the camera afterwards – blood and all.

James Myatt was the favorite target, getting many pies by Corner- Myatt wipes the pie from his eyes stone staffers; this one caught him off guard. as he prepares for another round.

Mark Minton takes his first pie in dramatic fashion.

After a few pies, he was still smiling.

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They came from all over the planet – and elsewhere, too?

Attendees snake their way through the 27 booths that contained everything from charm readers to alien artifacts.

Karen Wikoff of Lenexa, Kan., poses with Uri Kah during her first time attending the UFO Conference on Saturday.

An orgone generator pyramid is constructed with the intention of aligning your chakras.

Larry Cekander holds his presumed alien artifact that was discovered in Rendlesham, England, in 1980. It is purportedly molten metal that dripped from the UFO. Cekander was gifted the artifact from the previous owner Bob White, who is said to have died under mysterious circumstances.

A woman wears a pair of headphones with the intention of aligning her chakras and etheric energy via various tones and noises.

Margo Elliott and Shakeenah Kedem pose alongside their conjoining booths. Elliot was conducting charm readings and Kedem was doing Akashic readings.

Language specialist Guy-Daniel Czajka finishes construction of two orgone pendents at his booth.

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An individual climbs into something that was explained to our photographer but he couldn’t understand one ounce of what was being said– other than it was something to do with chakras and etheric energy. Our apologies! LOL!

Karen Kaufman of Uriel Creations came all the way from Colorado with her 300-pluspieces of various items up for sale and display.

A royal guard is flanked by two storm troopers from the 501st Legion Arkansas Squad as they made their rounds at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. The troop’s 35-plus members appear and/or perform in an estimated 40-50 events each year.

Andrea Rose of Tulsa, Okla., checks out a Tiger’s Eye Dragon Head during her second time attending the UFO Convention in Eureka Springs. This year was the 27th annual event.

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Breaking Bread at the Passion Play

TOP LEFT: The annual Great Passion Play Dinner & Benefit Auction was held Saturday night in the Great Hall – 80-plus items were up for silent and live auction.

TOP RIGHT: Kent Butler chats with the crowd about the renovations planned for the tabernacle and the Christ of the Ozarks statue after funds have been acquired.

ABOVE: Chili makers and servers pose for a group photo.

AT RIGHT: A rare look into the interior of the Tabernacle. Lots of painting and extensive tarp replacements are needed in the Passion Play’s ongoing renovation and upgrade campaign.

Photos by Chip Ford

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Writers’ Colony names new board member The Board of Directors of the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow has named Pat Carr as its newest board member.

Carr is the author of 18 published books, including the Iowa Fiction Prize winner, The Women in the Mirror, and the PEN Book Award finalist for “If We Must Die.” She’s published more than 100 short stories and her most recent short story collection, “The Death of a Confederate Colonel” (University of Arkansas Press, 2007), was a nominee for the Faulkner Award, won the PEN Southwest Fiction Award, the John Estes Cooke Civil War Fiction Award, and was voted one of the top 10 books from university presses for 2007 by Foreword Magazine.

Pat has a B.A. and M.A. from Rice and a Ph.D. from Tulane. She’s won numerous other awards and several fellowships and she was awarded Arkansas’ prestigious 2013 Porter Prize. She’s taught creative writing and literature on graduate and undergraduate levels in numerous universities across the South, has conducted writing workshops from Santa Fe to New York, and in 2011, taught the Civil War novel at New York’s Chautauqua Institute. She lives and writes on a 36-acre farm in Arkansas with her writer husband, Duane Carr, three dogs, a cat, and five black chickens.

Carr

Hood

Sanders

The WCDH board is also welcoming some new board advisors, including Ann Hood, David Sanders and Donna J. Jackson.

Ann Hood is the author of 13 books, including the bestselling novels “The Obituary Writer,” “The Red Thread,” “The Knitting Circle,” which will be made by HBO into a TV movie starring Katherine Heigl, and “Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine.”

Hood shared her personal story of losing her 5-year-old daughter Grace in 2002 through the memoir, “Comfort: A Journey Through Grief,” which was named one of the top 10 nonfiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly and was a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her short stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, and Ladies Home Journal.

She is a regular contributor to The New York Times’ Op-Ed page, Home Econom-

Jackson

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ics column. She now lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her husband and their children.

David opened a literary bookstore, Hays & Sanders Bookshop, in Fayetteville in 1983. He sold the store in 1986 and returned to school, eventually working at University of Arkansas Press as marketing manager and assistant director, soon moving to associate director and editor-in-chief during the largest growth spurt in its history. From there he move to Purdue University Press, where he was the first full-time director, then on to Ohio University Press & Swallow Press. He continued to write and publish and in 2010, he left publishing to teach full-time in the English department at Ohio University.

Donna J. Jackson is a nationally recognized attorney, authority, speaker and educator in estate planning. She is a CPA and

holds a Master Degree (LL.M.) in Elder Law and has more than 25 years of legal experience. She limits her practice to estate planning with an emphasis on Medicaid, VA Benefits and special needs planning.

Donna obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1988, and LL.M. in Elder Law from Stetson College of Law in Florida. She currently serves on the Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Oklahoma State Society of CPAs, Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, and Academy of Special Needs Planners.

Linda Lewis has moved from the Board of Directors to the Advisory Board. Linda has a background in radio marketing and promotions, television and film production. She has served as producer and host for more than 40 television programs, films and documentaries. Currently, Linda and husband, Christopher Lewis, own a production company, The Entertainment Group based in Jensen Beach, Florida.

‘Those Crazy Ladies’ coming to stage HOLIDAY ISLAND – What do you do when you have three geriatric sisters, Lydia Van Horn, Maggie Brown and Dora Miller, as patients, and all they want to do is sit at home and talk (all at the same time) to each other?

You move another person in with them.

At least that’s what Doc Lomax does when his new nurse Jean needs a place to live.

And so begins the comedy/drama of “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner,” a comedy by Pat Cook and directed by Elise Buchman.

This hilarious romp features three veterans of the Holiday Island stage: Phyllis Williams, Carolyn Green and Mary Diehl, surrounded by a cast of characters, including newcomer Brian Byerly as Phillip, the business-orient-

ed son of Lydia Van Horn; theater veteran Kent Turner as Dr. Arnold “Doc” Lomax, the family physician and smalltown conniver; Clare Thompson Roy as clever, yet naive Nurse Jean; Noah Fitz Patrick, Jean’s outgoing young boyfriend Calvin; Judy Kelley as Jessie, a down-to-earth and intelligent woman with a secret; Sylvia O’Neill, the flower delivery woman; and young newcomer Nolan Bryant as the grocery delivery boy.

This play will be on stage at the Holiday Island Clubhouse Ballroom Friday and Saturday April 25 and 26 at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Holiday Island Cornerstone Bank, Holiday Island Recreation Center, or by calling Mary at 479-253-5622, Sue at 479-253-5185 or Sharon at 479-253-4944.

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Cast members enact a scene from “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner,” which will be staged in Holiday Island April 25-26. From left are Nolan Bryant, Mary Diehl, Phyllis Williams, Carolyn Green, Brian Byerley and Kent Turner. Not pictured are Clare Thompson Roy, Noah Fitz Patrick, Judy Kelley and Sylvia O’Neill.

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When Ridgeway is more than a street name Screenwriter takes a walk on the dark side, pens film noir set in Eureka Springs

By Jennifer Jackson JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Once upon a time, there was a sci-fi series called “Eureka.” Then came “Eureka Springs,” or at least the concept for a television show featuring the town’s quirky residents.

Now, from the shadows of the upper historic loop, comes a different slant on Eureka: “Ridgeway.”

That’s the working title of a television series that screenwriter Carole Parker is creating. It’s also the name of the street she is living on in Eureka. A movie producer and screenwriter, Parker came to Eureka Springs from Los Angeles last August for a break and decided to stay.

“I like it here so much, I’m now writing the best thing I’ve ever written,” Parker said.

Parker’s preference is film noir, and “Ridgeway” is no exception.

The main character is a Hollywood writer who, on her first day in town, is involved in a street robbery. Anti-heros have become a trend in television, Parker said. She was thinking of writing

“Twin Peaks meets Breaking Bad” when she realized that no one had done a series with a female anti-hero as the main character, and “Ridgeway” was born.

“It’s Dorothy Parker becomes Lizzie Borden,” she said.

Before becoming a full-time professional screenwriter, Parker worked at New Line Cinema, coinciding with the production of “Lord of the Rings.” New Line was located in an eight-story office building in Beverly Hills, with different departments on each floor.

“You’d see Chris Rock in the elevator, or go out for a cigarette break and Nicole Kidman is standing there,” Parker said. “One time I was telling the receptionist a bad joke when I heard someone cracking up. I turned around and it was David Duchovny.”

Parker wrote scripts on her lunch breaks. Her first film, a political mockumentary titled “A New Tomorrow,” won awards at film festivals, including the Seattle Independent Film Festival. She also co-produced “Cappuccino,” which was filmed in black and white.

OiO alum awarded grant NEW YORK – The Richard Tucker Music Foundation announced today that 28 year-old baritone Anthony Clark Evans, who performed in several operas with Opera in the Ozarks, has been awarded a Sarah Tucker Study Grant.

The grant, which carries a $5,000 cash prize, is awarded each year to five of America’s top young opera singers, who are selected after a by-invitation-only audition in New York City.

The grants are generally given to those under 30 who are making the transition from student to professional singer.

Evans, a native of Owensboro, Ky., was thrust onto the operatic scene while working as a car salesman in

Elizabethtown, Ky. He was a winner of the Met’s 2012 National Council Auditions and is currently in his first year at the Ryan Center of Lyric Opera of Chicago, where he has recently sung roles in “Otello,” “Madama Butterfly” and “Rusalka.”

He has also appeared at the Ravinia Festival in Bernstein’s “Songfest.”

In addition, Evans has won awards from the Mario Lanza and Giulio Gari Foundations and top awards in the Albanese and Gerda Lissner competitions.

Next season in Chicago, Evans will sing the Jailer in “Tosca” and cover Leporello in “Don Giovanni,” Wolfram in “Tannhäuser” and the Count in “Capriccio.”

Now in development at Showtime is her script for a drama series about a female private eye, which is out to talent. Last week, a producer optioned her script for a movie, “The Invisible Girl,” Parker said. Parker said when “Ridgeway” sells, she would love for the series to be filmed in Eureka Springs.

“The town is a character in the story,” she said.

Parker grew up in a suburb of Chicago, and majored in English in college, but was bitten by the acting bug.

She appeared in 12 plays and in 1980, moved to New York, where she got sidetracked by life in the West Village. She eventually ended up working as a legal secretary in the Empire State Building.

When a pay-per-view movie company on the floor above had an opening, she applied.

“When they ask me about being a programmer, I said, “I really don’t know much about computers,’” Parker said. “I became a film buyer for their B-movie and Spice channels, choosing the films and negotiating deals.”

The company moved her to Los Angeles, where she worked a year before switching to the programming department at Playboy Entertainment. She also worked for MTV, Disney and Warner Bros. while developing her own movies.

She has been a professional writer for six years. Last summer, when the production of a movie she wrote the script for fell through, she accepted a friend’s invitation to visit Eureka Springs.

“All my friends said to go,” Parker said, “and a funny thing happened on the way to living here. I don’t want to go back.”

Parker has spent the last couple of months writing the outline for “Ridgeway,” and is now completing the script for the pilot. Next she’ll do the series bible, which describes the characters, the world of the show, the tone and suggested theme music. While the tone of “Ridgeway” is dark, the action is leavened with humor.

“That’s how I see the world,” Parker said. “I always see the light.”

Parker also teaches screenwriting online, drawing on her experience. She has completed 26 feature-length scripts, mostly crime stores, but also dabbled in other genres – “Zombie and Julia,” about a zombie outbreak in New York, and “Frankenstein in Love,” the story of a geeky boy who brings a cheerleader back to life. Each week of her eightweek screenwriting class consists of an assignment on the nuts and bolts of the craft: dialogue, story structure, building characters, etc. Students also get an insider look at how the film industry works, how to get an agent, what to put in the query letter and other tips. On Friday of each week, Parker spends a half hour with each student in a Skype conference, discussing the weekly writing assignment.

“Half of the people love it,” she said.

“The other half are intimidated by it.”

The movie-making business model has changed with digital, so she includes a class on shooting your movie yourself.

Because of the economy, the middle has dropped out of making films, she said – they’re either big-budget or no-budget.

What she likes about televsion: instead of being dependent on outside financing, the network takes care of it.

“You just have to have your ducks in a row creatively,” she said.

The writer is boss in television, and the quality is often better than movies.

There’s also more opportunity to get in the door. And the process of making a series is a lot faster.

“A whole episode is shot in eight or 10 days,” she said.

Parker said after 20 years of big-city life, she has found a home in Eureka.

She loves the countryside, the friendly people, the relaxed pace.

“I’ve found serenity,” Parker said, “a place where I can live my dream.”

For more information about the screen-writing class, contact parker.carole@gmail.com.

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hospital.

The letter writer complained that she\he was transferred to another, larger hospital that didn’t do anything more than what could be done at the Eureka Springs Hospital. But did the person who wrote this letter ask for a transfer? Did she\he need to see a specialist not available in Eureka? Again, there is no way for the hospital to check what really happened.

I guess what distributed me the most was that because of one alleged bad experience, this person wants to shut down the hospital that provides life saving services on a daily basis. If people have to drive 20 minutes to Berryville or an hour to a hospital in Fayetteville, the outcome could be disability or death compared with being able to get prompt, professional treatment locally.

We need emergency services here for heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, etc.

Time is of the essence. If you need emergency surgery at a larger hospital, there is a med-evac helicopter at our hospital that can get you there far quicker than driving.

This helicopter has twice taken a neighbor for stent surgery to open a blocked artery in her heart. Many others lives have also been saved by quick helicopter transport to a major surgical center.

Because this person allegedly had a bad experience, she\he wants to close down one of the largest employers in town paying some of the best salaries. To hell with anyone in the future who might die as a result of not getting timely care. To hell with families who have to travel far distances now to be with sick family members. What, you were on the road to Springdale when your mother died at the hospital? Too bad. This patient didn’t get treated like the most important person in the universe, and she\he is going to get even.

I will tell you my personal experience with the “hospital with a heart.” When I went to the ER this past summer in the middle of the night, I was immediately cared for by an experienced and compassionate nurse, and saw a doctor within 20 minutes. I recently took a friend to the ER during regular business hours, and it was only 10 minutes before the doctor came.

Since I am signing my letter, a lot of you will know that my daughter works as a RN at the Eureka Springs Hospital. She loves her

job and the people she works with; they are like extended family. I have had people stop me at the grocery store to tell me how much they appreciated my daughter taking care of their loved one at the end of life.

I know how hard it is on her when a patient passes away. I know how much she and the other staff care. It just isn’t right when anonymous attacks are made on a medical facility with a great staff that provides critical health care only minutes away from where many of us live.

If you need emergency care, a hospital stay or a procedure, don’t hesitate a minute to go to the Eureka Springs Hospital.

Becky Gillette

Visitor says tourism down due to parking I recently read your Lovely County Citizen after driving thru your beautiful area. On the front page were headlines about declining tourism.

We stopped for lunch at a place on Hwy. 62 where I picked up our copy of the LCC newspaper. Following lunch, we drove down the main street of your town and around your “historic loop” always looking for a place to park. We did not stay the night because we left not feeling welcome in your area. Why? Because there were no free places to park – not even at the intersection of Hwy. 62 and your Main St. Nor did we see any signs validating parking in exchange for purchases.

By not providing free parking (or at the very least, validate parking), your town appears grasping and greedy, therefore, not interested in luring tourists.

We probably would have stayed several days, spent several hundred dollars on art, attractions and dining – all in exchange for a place to park. Needless to say, we won’t be back and will advise our friends about the situation there.

So, in answer to your question about why tourism is declining – I can give you one answer from only one couple – we couldn’t find a place to park.

NeNé Lynch, Chicago, Ill. P.S. You mentioned attracting weddings… Why would anyone want to spend the money to attend an out-of-town (or “destination”) wedding, (hotel, dining, travel expenses, etc.) and then not be able to attend because they couldn’t find a place to park?

B&B owner: Error or no, tourism is suffering I was one of the citizens present at the meeting last week at the Inn of the Ozarks and I sympathize with the difficult position you were in. I just want to clarify the numbers again.

The visitors to Carroll County that you quoted for 2012 (880,928) were actually 2006? If so, then that shows a 15 percent decrease in visitors from 2006 to 2013, correct? (Editor’s note: This is in fact correct.)

Although the decrease is over a longer period, it’s still a decrease. A very disturbing decrease. Sure, you can look at a shorter period and see a tiny increase with a magnifying glass (2,232 vistors more in 2013 vs. 2012 or up 0.3 percent, according to the CAPC report), but that could be just calculation error.

I’m still not satisfied with the CAPC’s answers (“We’re doing a good job; We’ve made changes; Just trust us”).

The CAPC has not changed their basic advertising strategy over this period. Mike Maloney stated at the meeting that 34 percent of the CAPC ad budget will be spent INSIDE Arkansas. These are the “day-trippers” who don’t stay in Eureka’s lodging. If you want to increase lodging business and overall tourism, you have to advertise far enough away that people won’t come for the day and go home in the evening.

I still think only a successful, competent, professional ad agency has the resources to identify and target the tourists we want to attract and would unbiased in promoting Eureka Springs as a whole. I want to see tourism break out of this decade-long trend.

If we keep doing the same things we’ve been doing, we’ll get the same results (further decrease in tourism). I wonder how much better tourism would be if the Wood Brothers hadn’t been fired in 1995.

I still think your story’s point of the decade-long trend of decreasing tourism is valid, even with the error. Don’t let them tell you otherwise.

– Clark Hinson Evening Shade Inn B&B

Readers say thanks for Citizen editorial First of all, thanks for a well written editorial about our church becoming a part of Reconciling Ministries Network. It is an ex-

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citing time for us and we feel it is time that this process begins here at home.

Our church has always been open to anyone who desires a place to worship Jesus. In all the churches my wife and I have been members as we have moved around the country, this church, Eureka Springs United Methodist Church, is the most open and welcoming of all to ALL. We are so excited to be a part of the process to break down some of these barriers and allow ALL people access to all the rights of our church, not just births, baptisms and burials but ordination and marriage as well. That is our goal – to be open and welcoming to anyone who may pass through our doors.

It feels so good to have a media outlet take a stand for what is right. Thanks.

Come and worship with us next Sunday and feel the love from the family of Jesus.

– David and Sandy Dunn Eureka Springs

Youth explains his desire for more trails The reason I would like trails in Eureka Springs is because close to every other day I walk to downtown from my house.

There are no walkways and I have to walk next to traffic. The road takes me far out of my way. If there were a trail on public property, it would be a lot more peaceful for my walk and I could get there faster.

As far as property value, the land that we want to build trails on is already city owned. We do not plan to condemn private property. Saying that we would be on private property is inaccurate, except where owners desire a public trail. It is my understanding that property value could improve when located next to a trail, especially business property like a bed and breakfast.

Our goal is for the trails to be used primarily by the locals of Eureka Springs so they can walk to their stores, to their school or to other places in town. As far as crime goes, in fourteen years, I’ve hiked at least as many trails as most adults, and the people on the trail are usually out there for enjoyment, not vandalism or other ulterior motives. I would like to walk were I can hear the birds, see wildlife, and think clearly.

– Cedar Willis Youth Representative Eureka Springs Trails Committee

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Village View

Alison

By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown

As you can see, the Village Writing School student page, which always faced this one, is no longer there. I thank the Lovely County Citizen from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to share with you some of our wonderful students’ work. It was so encouraging to them to see their work published.

Unfortunately, like many good things, our student page has fallen victim to economics. We need two more small ads to support it. If you are a small business or organization, please consider how your ad can support our creative writers. I guarantee they will appreciate it.

Contact Karen Horst at the Citizen and tell her you want to support our student page.

We also have started a Friends of the Village Writing School to give anyone the chance to help us. Once we get enough donations pledged (and they start at $10) we hope to restore this great opportunity for local writers to see their work in print and online.

If you can help us, please go to VillageWritingSchool.com and click on Friends of the Village. It takes a village to raise a story.

My guest this week is Linda Summersea.

How The Village Writing School put me in the Kitchen with Cheryl Strayed

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es, that Cheryl Strayed, rock star auApril 2014 marks the first anniversary of thor of Wild—From Lost to Found Taylor-Brown’s dream. The Village Writing on the Pacific Crest Trail. Wild is the School is now solidly installed in a vibrant brutally honest memoir of Strayed’s healing and cheerful building of its own on Highway from divorce and her mother’s death by solo 23 South in Eureka Springs. It’s far more hiking 1,110-miles from the Mojave Desert than a school. It’s a welcoming place where to Washington State without previous long anyone can come to awaken the writing dedistance hiking experience. It blew every- sire that lies dormant in a precious cluster of one away in the Oprah Book Club, and Re- their right-brain cells. ese Witherspoon bought the film rights. She But don’t think The Village Writing portrays Strayed in Wild the film, which pre- School is just for beginners. While Taymieres this fall. lor-Brown has a talent for enabling new writWhen I read Wild, it hit me in the gut— ers, her depth of knowledge can help experinot just the sheer enormity of her story, but enced writers see weaknesses in their story. the risks she took in sharing it. I winced at In her program, she covers in five Saturdays more than her blisters and lost toenails. I everything she learned getting an MFA in ached with her loneliness. I never knew a Creative Writing. memoir could be so uninhibited. Soon nebCreativity is fostered, shown structure and ulous memories of my own childhood began method. “Structure” doesn’t have to be a bad to surround me, their fuzzy images slowly word. Some of the most organic-appearing twisting into focus. Somewhat grainy, black writing is firmly structured. A good house and white, and true. I had to write it down. needs a strong foundation, doesn’t it?

But how? Where to start? Fortunately, I reAt The Village Writing School, Director sponded to a Citizen ad offering a course for Alison Taylor-Brown provides skilled leadwriters. When our group gathered expectant- ership while teaching us patiently and hostly on that first Saturday, Alison Taylor-Brown ing guest teachers. We listen, we write, we asked us the hard questions. “Why do you read our work aloud. Even the shyest among write? What are your writing goals? How are us gain confidence as we critique and reyou going to accomplish this?” write.

••• Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.

Local writer Linda Summersea and Cheryl Strayed

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Linda Hebert has been writing under the pen name “Linda Summersea” ever since she learned that there are 246 Linda Heberts in the U.S. She reads voraciously and writes passionately from a cottage on Beaver Lake.

One year and 83,000 words later, I now have my memoir of a small child hiding under a bed who grows up to be brave. In the meantime I’ve written other memoir pieces, like the true tale of my visit to a juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi during one of my Arkansas Artist-in-Education residencies in the Delta. Imagine my surprise when “Destination Juke Joint” won “The Search for Excellence Award” at the Ozark Writers Conference. Validation! Isn’t that what spurs writers forward?

I pushed on with submissions to Tales from the South, Arkansas’ NPR storytelling program. I swelled to the next level of happiness as I read “Destination Juke Joint” before a live audience when the show was taped in Springdale for worldwide distribution. Applause is good. “Thank you, Village Writing School.”

After that, since I follow Cheryl Strayed’s Facebook page, I noticed that Oprah Winfrey Network was doing a nationwide search for a few people to appear on their HelpDesk program with Strayed. I emailed my entry, and one Saturday night at 9 o’clock I received a response from a producer in L.A., asking if I’d be available for a taping of HelpDesk in Portland the following week.

Could we talk on the phone right then and there?

“Sure,” I said.

We chatted, she said she couldn’t promise that I’d make the final cut, but she’d let me know in a few days. Even if I didn’t make the final cut, I’d still be part of the show so I made my airline reservations. Maybe Cheryl Strayed would be able to sign my copy of

Wild.

Well, I didn’t make the cut for the one-onone facing Strayed across the HelpDesk, but this released me to observe the taping process as a background guest. I met a Producer during downtime who told me that a small group of filmmakers were meeting at Cheryl’s house in a couple weeks to promote a film with a Vietnam War theme. I knew the film! Did I want to join them? Yes! Minutes later I was chatting with Brian Lindstrom, Cheryl’s filmmaker husband.

Two weeks later, I was in Cheryl Strayed’s kitchen accepting a glass of wine from the writer. “Hi, I’m Cheryl,” she said.

While several filmmakers, producers and a handful of guests talked film in the living room, Cheryl and I lingered in her library.

I ran my fingers lightly along the spines of a shelf-full of Best American Short Stories to confirm that I really was there, in Cheryl Strayed’s library, which she told me she’d had painted a rich dark blue so that the books themselves would become the focus.

We carried our chopsticks and plates of Vietnamese sticky rice and spring rolls to the dining room, and we sat talking privately about our writing for about an hour.

Since then, Cheryl has emailed me a few times. She’s a wonderful, warm, generous woman.

The Village Writing School launched me on a most amazing adventure. You, too, can find technical training in the skills to make your writing better right here in our village.

Most of all, you’ll find motivation and a support system. Cheryl Strayed’s Wild-est dream has come true. Maybe yours can too.

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CBWD to hear updates on major projects

By Kathryn Lucariello

CCNhi@cox-internet.com

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Addison Harris is the namesake of the vintage furniture store her parents opened on North Main.

Addison’s Attic Opens

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Addison’s Attic, a vintage furniture store, opened last Saturday on the upper floor at 35 N. Main, above Glory B’s.

Proprietors are Alex and Michele Harris, who named the business for their daughter, who is almost five years old.

The family moved to Eureka a month ago from Bentonville, where they lived in an old house on the square. They now live in rooms off the store.

“It’s totally different from what we’re used to, but it’s fun,” Michele Harris said.

Harris said she got into the vintage trade when she started selling items on Craig-

slist a year ago. Some of the items she sells in the store belonged to her grandmother and mother, who have passed away. Alex Harris is originally from Memphis, where his mother, Rita Harris, is head of the regional Sierra Club. He is a house remodeler and also does furniture repair and refinishing through the store, which carries furniture, benches, kitchen and household items, and old windows.

“It will change with whatever we find,” Michele Harris asid.

Addison’s Attic is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. More information: AddisonsAttic@outlook. com.

ESSA offers marketing class In “Marketing for the Successful Artist,” discover the three Hs of marketing your work from nationally successful artist Ree Gallagher of Urban Outfitters.

Take examples of your work to class in printed or digital images to receive

mentoring with Ree. Learn how to price, market, present, package and sell your art.

The workshop includes a delicious catered lunch. The class is on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts Campus.

At its quarterly meeting next week, the Carroll-Boone Water District board will hear updates on major projects.

The agenda includes updates from consulting engineers McGoodwin, Williams & Yates on the fluoride treatment project. Currently site prep work is being done to lay the foundation for buildings to house fluoride treatment of drinking water, said staff members.

Also MWY will update the board on the telemetry system, the Hwy. 62 widening project and the parallel water line project.

Also on the agenda is a note that the terms of two board members, that of President James Yates of Harrison in Boone County and Harold Collins of

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the majority of us do not recall our other incarnations. Our souls travel from one carnation to the next, according to Delores, but the physical animals that we are have evolved through the years.

Delores explained that Earth, according to our visitors, is a unique planet in that it has a much denser vibration. They have a race of beings known as the little grays which were biologically created with a more similar vibration in order to live and visit here for longer periods of time. Most of them are limited in their alien form, from staying in our vibration, and likewise, we are limited when in theirs. Those who have been taken for study were kept only long enough to obtain information and returned before the higher frequency became damaging or painful to the subjects. Some who have reported being taken or abducted have experienced symptoms that are related to this adjustment to vibrations.

The implants, Delores explained, that people have claimed to have been given and that some have removed are apparently placed there, within our nasal cavi-

Green Forest in Carroll County, will be up for election this year. The filing deadline to run for these seats is July 1.

In other business, the board: • Hear an insurance policy update on hazardous chemical release coverage and earthquake coverage of the transmission line.

• Discuss and vote on the actual-to-budget financial report, a resolution of the line of credit and selection of a bond trustee and bond issue date.

• Hear the manager’s report on current and completed projects.

The meeting will take place Thursday, April 17, at 10 a.m. at the Freeman-Raney Water Treatment Plant at 11510 Hwy. 187, near the Grassy Knob Community Center. The meeting is open to the public. ty, near the brain, in order to monitor us for our safety. They are concerned for our health and in particular with the amount of cancer we are experiencing. She didn’t go into it in depth; however, she mentioned that the vibration of Earth and its inhabitants is being raised in what is known as The Ascension. This is being done to improve our condition and raise us to a vibrational level that is more compatible to theirs, enabling us to share our worlds with one another better.

Overall, her message to us was to not live in fear, and that fear “is for entertainment purposes only.” We are to know that we are never alone, for we each are assigned our own guardian angels who are forever present and there for us simply by asking and acknowledging them. She reminded us that our intentions are the architects of our reality. By being positive, we create a positive life for ourselves and others, and conversely, we create what we think is evil, ugly, or bad by having those thoughts and making them so.

••• Diane Newcomb is an advertising representative for the Lovely County Citizen and can be reached at ccnads@yahoo.com.

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Calendar of Events April 17: Cocktails for a Cause

Eureka Springs Downtown Network welcomes back Cocktails for a Cause from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, at Fresh Farm to Table, which will be hosting the Carroll and Madison Library Foundation in support of Books in Bloom. The Carroll County Community Foundation Future Fund and Arvest Bank are sponsoring the event as well.

This relaxed networking event allows you to support a great cause each month, meet new and old friends and enjoy a new location downtown. Fresh will be featuring two speciality cocktails with a literary theme: Last of the Mojitos and Gone with the Wine.

April 17: Poetluck

At this month’s Poetluck, we’ll hear from writers-in-residence Talya Boerner, Tom Sweeney and Dorothy Johnson.

Talya is a poet, short story writer and memoirist from Dallas. Tom is a retired mechanical engineer who writes mysteries and short stories. Dorothy writes short stories, devotionals and poetry and will read from a book she hopes to finish during her residency. We will of course start with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Local writers are invited to read from their work for up to four minutes after we hear from the resident writers. Poetluck takes place every third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. Everyone is welcome, so bring a dish to share and settle in for a great evening. See you there!

April 18: Dances of Universal Peace

Dances of Universal Peace will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18. 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. Contact Re-

becca Babbs at 479-253-8303 or email babbsrebecca@gmail.com for more information.

April 18-19: Celebrate Jesus Parade & Concert

The Western Carroll County Ministerial Association invites you to join in a celebration of faith & joy with the annual “Celebrate Jesus Parade & Concert” in Eureka Springs. On Friday, April 18, there will be music in Basin Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Saturday, April 19, music will go from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the parade starts at 2 p.m., and after the parade, music will continue until 5 p.m.

We are looking for Christian musicians, church choirs, etc. for the concert. For the parade, we welcome floats, banners and walking groups that edify the Lord.

For more information, call Dale or Laura Nichols at 479-253-8925 or email lardellen@gmail.com.

April 19: Pancake Breakfast

Basin Springs Lodge #386 Free and Accepted Masons will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 19 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Eureka Springs Elementary School cafeteria, located on Greenwood Hollow Road. Admission is $5.

Proceeds will benefit the Smead Walden Memorial Scholarship Fund.

April 21: Curtis Coleman in Carroll County

Gubernatorial Candidate Curtis Coleman will be in Carroll County on Monday, April 21, for three informative events. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., head to Forest Hill Restaurant in Eureka Springs for “Coffee with Curtis.” Curtis will be speaking from 12 to 12:30. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., Stormrooms of America, 206 S. Springfield St. in Berryville, will host a “Meet and Greet with Curtis Coleman.” Curtis will be speaking from 4 to 4:30. At 6:15 p.m., he will be one of two candidates speaking at the Carroll County Republican Meeting, also at Stormrooms of America. These events

offer a great opportunity to meet Curtis Coleman, to hear his vision and plans for Arkansas. He will be available to answer questions and visit with you. Everyone is welcome.

April 21: HICC Ladies Fellowship

The Holiday Island Community Church Ladies Fellowship will have its monthly meeting on April 21 at 10 am.

The program will be “From the Door in Egypt to the Cross in Jerusalem” by Toolie Martin. We all know about the Hebrews leaving Egypt, but there is more.

Come and hear the rest of the story as these questions will be answered: How can a lamb and a man be perfect? What does Nisan 14 (April 14) in Egypt have to do with Nisan 14 in Jerusalem 15 centuries later? Will just any blood do? We want to invite men to this particular fellowship. Refreshments will be served.

Contact Linda Bartlett at 479-244-5961 or Eula Jean McKee at 479-253-8021 for more information.

April 22: Earth Day Clean-up

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will be participating in the Earth Day Clean-up with our staff and volunteers picking up litter along our Adopt-A-Highway stretch from U.S. Highway 62 East near the Razorback Lodge to the intersection at Arkansas Highway 23 North at the Best Western Eureka Inn. We are looking for volunteers to be at the Chamber Visitor Center Tuesday, April 22 at 8:30 a.m., with the clean-up starting at 9 a.m. and ending before noon. Bring your own gloves; vests will be provided. And we’ll all contribute to a good time and a good cause… for our city and for Earth Day! Call 479-2538737 if you have questions.

April 22: Blue Skies Book Study

“Take this Bread” by Sara Miles is the book selection to be discussed on April 22 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the undercroft of St. James Episcopal Church, located at

28 Prospect Ave. in Eureka Springs. All are invited to read the book — which is terrific — and then participate in the afternoon session led by the Rev. Betsy Porter. A few copies are available at the church. For information, call 479-2538610.

April 24: Memoir Writing with Rebecca Mahoney

If you want to be the next Cheryl Strayed, this is for you. A series of three memoir workshops will be taught via Skype by Rebecca Mahoney on April 24, May 22 and June 26 at The Village Writing School from 3 to 5 p.m. She’ll discuss the issue of recreating material, i.e., where do you draw the line between journalism and fiction? When is it okay to fill in the blanks and when is it not? Part workshop, part writing circle, this series will allow you to get some feedback on your story and your writing. This series will be limited to eight attendees, so that you can get truly individual attention and have a lot of opportunity to ask questions. Stretching across several months, this series will give you an opportunity to actually write your story and bring work for suggestion and direction. The workshop will take place at The Village Writing School, 177 Huntsville Rd. in Eureka Springs (Highway 23 South). Pre-registration is required. Cost for series of three workshops is $90.

April 24-26: Library book sale

Friends of the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will host a book sale at the library annex, 194 Spring St. Doors open on Thursday, April 24 from 6:00 to 8 p.m., and the sale continues on Friday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Book prices are marked and a large selection of books are one dollar each.

Paperback (pocket books) are 25 cents each, five for a dollar. All proceeds go to the library’s acquisitions and special projects fund. For further information, call 479-253-8754.

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The Natural Way Anti-aging here in Eureka

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saw a segment on the news about a clinic in Las Vegas that specializes in anti-aging.

Jim Fain At a thousand dollars a week you can get access to powerful prescribed drugs (including potential side effects) just so you can beat the Reaper longer — maybe. Anti-aging isn’t the proper word. We all age, helping the body recuperate and fix itself is the key to looking younger as you get older.

Wrinkles: a sign of wisdom or not enough L-carnosine? The beneficial impact of this amino acid on skin and connective tissue are well established.

Skin (and connective tissue) benefits by having its life span increased. It can continue to divide and remain healthy longer. As we age, the connective tissue cells in the inner layer of skin dwindles due to the inability of the cells to divide. This leads to inelasticity; wrinkles and poor wound healing.

Carnosine reverses this and according to Dr. William Campbell Douglas helps prevent aging throughout the body. Carnosine is a powerful antioxidant which the body digests best when taken with a quality probiotics and between meals. Additionally, Toki, a supplement of collagen blended with hyaluronic and dermatinic acid taken each day definitely replaces the padding under the skin, which puffs the wrinkles away and reduces dark spots. Though a little pricey, it is far cheaper than you might think.

A good antioxidant supplement will go a long way. Antioxidants do a lot of different things and are greatly beneficial. This is partly why a diet rich in fresh, colorful veggies is so good for us.

An antioxidant supplement should include vitamins A, C, E(natural), B2, B6, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, alpha lipoic acid, L-cysteine and L-glutathione (reduced). Some include CoQ10 but I like to supplement with larger amounts than typically found in most antioxidant formulas.

According to Dr. Ronald Lawrence at UCLA, a surprise benefit of taking about 2000 mg/day of MSM is that folks may notice benefits such as softer skin, harder nails, thicker hair and softening of scar tissue. Hmmm... better hair, nails, softer skin with fewer wrinkles – sounds good. A trip to Vegas can be fun but this can be done here in the Ozarks!

Wisecrack Zodiac Aries: Oooh, baby, you must be jelly because jam don’t shake like that. Actually, not even Jell-O shakes like that in an earthquake. Maybe you should get that checked out by a specialist or a jazz band.

Taurus: Your ship is about to come in, but you’ll need a bigger dock to hold it. Get yourself some extra wood, or you’ll be stuck with just a little dinghy.

Gemini: There’s nothing so perfect in your world that you can’t screw up by saying something stupid. On Wednesday, just use hand gestures and smoke signals to get your point across.

Cancer: It’s great that you want to reach for the stars, but what if you succeed? Those things are probably very hot, not to mention really, really far away. Take some gloves and granola bars before you go.

Leo: They say living well is the best revenge, but you know better.

Making someone’s computer randomly beep for days on end is far more satisfying. Ahhh, the dark side feels good, doesn’t it?

Virgo: There’s nothing to be gained from your current funk, except for the 20 pounds you’ll put on from all those Girl Scout cookies. Drop the cookie and—no, drop it, drop it…there. Go outside and see what people who regularly wear pants are doing.

Libra: No one said life would be easy, but you thought at least someone would have given you a ribbon for participating by now. Sorry, but the awards only go to the smartest, fastest and the sneakiest. If you aren’t one of these, find one and latch on.

Scorpio: If you’re feeling less than gorgeous, think about the beauty within. Bet your liver is adorable, and your brain is centerfold-worthy.

You are the bikini-clad car show model of neurologist conventions, you sexy thing.

Sagittarius: Success is a lot like the zombie apocalypse. You

© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com

don’t have to be the best or the fastest to feel good, you just need to be a little faster than the guy behind you. Today, be grateful for the slow undead, both the zombies and your co-workers.

Capricorn: On Friday, you’ll learn a shocking secret, but will you be able to keep it? Tune in next week for the next episode of You: The Reality Show. Just kidding, you’ll blab that secret all over town before Monday.

Aquarius: Your toast lands

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butter side down most days this week. It’s crappy for you but your dog loves it. Keep looking on the bright side, and you won’t need your glasses as much.

Pisces: You’re so used to setbacks, you walk backward just to save time. Luckily, the fast train to good fortune grabs you on Thursday, otherwise you’d shuffle back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

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Lively Entertainment

By Kristal Kuykendall

by Kristal Kuykendall

Sultry blues and a local favorite

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his weekend, a sultry, gutsy female vocalist brings her blues and R&B band to Voulez-Vous Lounge for a two-night stand.

Mesa Mitchell’s talent and stage presence is said to be unquestionable by those who’ve seen her perform. Her music is the embodiment of Chicago Blues with a little New Orleans R&B thrown in for extra flavor.

Her strong yet smooth voice comes across with the many influences of the various styles of music she loves. Mitchell’s bio says that she realizes the key to entertaining an audience is versatility.

Her range of excellence covers not only the blues, but also jazz, rock, R&B, pop, and swing-time country. She is equally at home with the latest hits or standards.

Mitchell’s natural talent and love for music combined with her fun personality give each song her own personal touch.

Mitchell has been a member of The Ozarks Blues Society since 1996. She has had the opportunity to perform at special events, concerts, benefits, private parties, music festivals, resorts, casinos and many clubs in the region over the past two decades.

Mitchell also has been a featured artist at many songwriter showcases and has made several guest appearances on various radio and television shows. She has also co-written, arranged and produced her own CD, titled “Blue Mesa.” And the members of her band include some of the hottest players in the Midwest, critics have said.

Mesa Mitchell Band’s shows at VoulezVous begin at 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Open to ages 21 and up.

Voulez-Vous is located at 63 Spring St. SATURDAY If blues isn’t your thing, or you got

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your fill of it Friday night, head on over to Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar on Saturday night for a performance by one of Eureka Springs’ most-talented musical acts, Chucky Waggs.

Chucky Waggs, which is actually Adam Wagner of Mountain Sprout fame, will perform with some of his more gifted and animated musical friends.

Chucky Waggs features upbeat acoustic guitar music with vocals in the style of traditional Americana, classic country, folk and blues, with a little bit of old punk flavor thrown in for good measure – though the “punk” mostly comes through in the lyrical form, not the musical stylings.

Wagner explains: “The melody and chords and song structure are more rooted in old-time, traditional music, Americana, folk and blues stuff, while the lyrics are a bit more modern -- I still listen to a lot of the old punk bands I grew up with,” he says. “One of my favorite songwriters is Shane MacGowan from The Pogues, because he has a way of writing songs that could be 100 years old or they could be current. I’m into that.”

Still wondering if you’ll dig Chucky Waggs? This might help: If you like anything about Bob Dylan’s music or Arlo Guthrie’s songwriting, or if you enjoy an energetic acoustic set that somehow never drags and features strong but beautiful male vocals and some gifted, technically superior guitar-picking, you will love Chucky Waggs.

His debut album, released last year, is a pleasure to listen to. If you’re lucky, you’ll make it to this show and go home with a new Chucky Waggs CD. I’m tellin’ ya, you will thoroughly enjoy this performance.

Chucky Waggs’ show at Chelsea’s begins around 9:30 p.m. Ages 21 and up are admitted. Chelsea’s is located at 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723.

• • • Following is the complete schedule of entertainment at Eureka Springs venues for the coming week: THURSDAY, APRIL 17 • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: Live Music Jam Session, 8:30 p.m.

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• Rowdy Beaver Den: Cooter & Friends, noon to 4 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Sports Day MONDAY, APRIL 21 • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 • Chaser’s: Ladies night, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Jason Eklund, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Ted Hefko and the Thousandaires, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight FRIDAY, APRIL 18 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-2537837: Hogscalders, noon to 2 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Tommy Nolen, 8:30 p.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Famous Seamus & the Travel Bongs, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: Karaoke, 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Heymaker, 11 p.m. to close • Chelsea’s: Skinny Jim & The No. 9 Blacktops, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring

St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Steampunk Revolution Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Bike Night featuring The George Brothers, 8 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Strange Deranger, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Matt Reeves Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Jerry, 7:30 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: Mesa Mitchell Band, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Catherine Reed, noon to 2 p.m.; Chris Diablo, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Blew Reed & the Flatheads, 8:30 p.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper: Famous Seamus & the Travel Bongs, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Rideshy, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Chucky Waggs, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Steampunk Revolution Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ Pharaoh and Karaoke, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe: Belladonna, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: DJ Goose, noon to 4 p.m.; Tightrope, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Matt Reeves, 7:30 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge: Mesa Mitchell Band, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Jeff Lee, noon to 2 p.m.; Jeff Lee, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Lively Entertainment is written and complied by Managing Editor Kristal Kuykendall. Deadline for venues to submit their events for inclusion is noon Mondays.

Events should be emailed to Citizen.Editor.

Eureka@gmail.com and/or phoned in to 479-253-0070 by noon Monday each week.

Kuykendall also writes Kristal’s Northwest Arkansas Live Music Blog, which includes video and song clips of band she previews each weekend, as well as additional previews and recommendations of major, notto-be-missed live concerts throughout the region. The blog is at www.LovelyCitizen. com/blogs.

Dispatch

9:55 p.m. – Multiple callers reported a man screaming behind a local inn. One caller advised he stripped his clothes off.

Officers responded and arrested the man for disorderly conduct and possession of controlled substance. Apparently this guy heard Thursday was the new Friday.

April 11 9:57 a.m. – A caller requested to speak with an officer about a family member missing a valuable ring. Check the couch cushions, everyone.

10:27 a.m. – A parks employee reported damage done to the Music Park overnight.

1:17 p.m. – A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a woman on an outstanding warrant from the CCSO. 5:57 p.m. – Another traffic stop resulted in another arrest on an outstanding warrant. Note to criminals: If you don’t want to be caught, stop doing other illegal things.

6:18 p.m. – A two-vehicle accident took place at a saloon on U.S. Highway 62. An officer took a report.

8:27 p.m. – Caller advised that someone was at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts stealing sand. Officers found the person, who had permission to take the sand.

11:21 p.m. – An officer arrested a man who was intoxicated at a local bar for warrants out of the Fayetteville Police Department.

April 12 12:56 a.m. – A caller reported screaming coming from a house on Amity Street.

Officers responded and didn’t hear anything; neither did the neighbors the officers spoke to upon arrival. Maybe the volume was just up a bit too loud on that scary movie.

3:28 a.m. – An officer picked up a woman wanted on an ESPD warrant, in Newton County. She was booked and taken to the Carroll County Detention Center.

11:15 a.m. – A caller advised she heard a possible gun shot and some raised voices afterward near the Black Bass Lake dam. Officers responded, checked the area and spoke with the complainant.

1:28 p.m. – A complainant advised of loud music coming from a local inn. An officer responded and advised them to turn it down. Sometimes those Saturday afternoon dance parties can get out of control.

2:20 p.m. – A resident on Howell Street advised something was thrown at her front door, causing the window to break. An offi-

cer responded and a report was taken.

2:23 p.m. – A caller on Main Street complained of loud music coming from a local bar. An officer responded and advised them to turn it down.

7:17 p.m. – A woman on Spring Street reported a child hurt “really bad.” Officers and an EMS crew responded; the parents took the child to the hospital.

April 13 1:07 a.m. – A caller reported a man exiting a local bar screaming obscenities. Officers located the subject down the street, where he was still screaming. They escorted him home safely and quietly. I guess that date didn’t go quite the way he planned.

1:57 a.m. – An officer arrested a woman on a DWI charge during a routine traffic stop.

7:37 a.m. – AAA requested officer assistance for a flat tire because assistance from the tow company wasn’t available. An officer responded and the driver said she didn’t need the help – she had someone coming.

12:20 p.m. – The alarm was sounding at a local bank. An officer responded, but it was just the cleaning lady.

5:05 p.m. – A caller on East Van Buren advised their house had been broken into. An officer responded and took a report.

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lice department to advise that her wife had been missing since 5:30 a.m. and didn’t show up for work in Berryville. Officers were advised to be on the lookout for her vehicle. An hour and a half later, the woman came back to advise that she found her wife and she was fine. Sometimes you just need some “me” time.

11:16 a.m. – A truck driver got stuck at the corner of Armstrong and Wall streets.

Officers responded and assisted him in getting where he needed to go.

1:41 p.m. – An officer on patrol noticed five broken windows at an unoccupied residence on Benton Street. A detective responded, a report was filed, and the house was placed on the extra patrol list.

2 p.m. – A Main Street resident reported that the walnut tree on his property had been chopped down and stolen. An officer took a report. Be on the lookout for a transplanted walnut tree.

7:23 p.m. – A caller reported a possibly intoxicated man walking near the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 and Arkansas Highway 23 South. The subject was gone when the officers responded.

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Benefit Spend Easter Sunday afternoon helping two needy Eurekans meet their basic needs.

Dylan & Natasha Sunday Engleman Each have endured countless hospital visits and surgeries, and both are currently wheelchair-bound with limited mobility – and enduring much pain on a regular basis.

Please join us for a Benefit With Friends on

Sunday, April 20 from 4:30 p.m. to midnight at Pied Piper Pub / Cathouse Lounge 82 Armstrong St. 479-363-9976

Live music by Handmade Moments, Dime Trip (acoustic), Delvis, and Mo & Family!

Live auction with sought-after items BBQ Smoke-Off featuring Grand Taverne, Anglers Inn, Pied Piper, Chelsea’s, Sweet & Savory Cafe, and The Horizon restaurants!

Open Beer Garden sponsored by Mothers Brewery!

To help out if you cannot attend, call (479) 981-3535

Motorcycle for Sale

Advertising in the Citizen classifieds is not only a valuable marketing tool offline, it is also a powerful way to reach thousands of potential customers ONLINE.

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For Rent AVAILABLE NOW 1BR Apt. $480/mo. Quiet and peaceful location close to Eureka. 1/2 mile of gravel road. Appliances furnished, shared W/D. All utilities paid including Sat-TV. Internet not provided. No smoking inside buildings. No pets. Application required. 1st month +$200 deposit. 479-244-5029.

HOLIDAY ISLAND: 1BR, Furnished. Deck, woods view. $525 single. $575 couple. Includes utilities, cable. No Pets. No Smoking. References. Lease.

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Commercial for Rent 1,200 to 1,400 SQ FT COMMERCIAL OR OFFICE SPACE Hwy. frontage available. For immediate occupancy. Call Rex at 479-981-0081, 9am to 5pm UNIQUE RETAIL RENTAL on North Main. Newly renovated with very nice details. Wall of windows overlooking creek. All utilities paid except electric.

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April 24-26: ‘Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner’

The Holiday Island Theater Guild will present “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner,” a comedy by Pat Cook, on April 24, 25 and 26 in the Holiday Island Clubhouse Ballroom.

You won’t want to miss this hilarious production, where three elderly sisters who live together get into all kinds of trouble, both on their own and when a boarder, Nurse Jean, moves in with them. Tickets are currently available for the dinner theater on April 24 (limited availability – doors open at 5:45 p.m.) by calling 479-9812638. Tickets for Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. can be purchased at the Holiday Island Cornerstone Bank, the Holiday Island Rec Center or by calling 479-253-5185 or 479-253-4944.

April 25: Arbor Day Celebration

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Don’t try to list all the events and dates and times, just keep it general.

“They wanted something more artistic and creative that people would want to buy and keep in their homes, because it reminded them of Eureka Springs and their experience there,” Rogne ex-

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Eureka Springs Arbor Day Celebration will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25 in the North Main Parking Lot, near the new North Main restrooms and the Music Sculpture Park. Mayor Morris Pate will read the Arbor Day Proclamation. A flowering tree donated by the Arkansas Urban Forestry Commission will be planted to commemorate Eureka Springs’ 32nd year as a Tree City USA and the fact that Eureka Springs is the oldest Tree City USA in Arkansas.

Eureka Springs has previously received the prestigious Growth Award five times; it recognizes the city for providing the highest level of tree care and education. The public is invited to attend the celebration. Light refreshments will be provided by the Eureka Springs Tree City Committee.

April 26: Holiday Island roadside and shoreline cleanup

Are you looking for a good excuse to get out of the house? Then Saturday, April 26 is your lucky day. It’s cleanup, paint-up, fix-up time at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter. Volunteers are needed on the 26th to install new plained. “So we came up with some really impactful images that included imagery reflecting the natural beauty of the Ozark Mountains as well as the instruments that are a part of folk music.”

The regional Addy Awards competition included 105 entries from all over the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas, including professional ad agencies as well as corporate in-house marketing

departments such as those at Tyson and Walmart headquarters, said Jones.

The District 10 Addy Awards competition included thousands of entries from ad agencies and in-house departments in big cities such as Dallas, Austin and Houston, just to name a few, Jones noted. “So to win two at District is a big deal for us, we were really happy with it,” he said.

April 26: Shelter Work Day

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doors, paint exterior shelter walls, repair interior walls and paint interior and exterior doors. Due to ongoing shelter operations, exterior painting and door installation needs to be done in the morning. Interior work will start at noon. If you can help, please contact Janice Durbin at the shelter (479-2539188). The rain date will be Sunday, April 27.

On Saturday, April 26, the Holiday Island Homeowners Association will sponsor the semiannual roadside and shoreline cleanup. The roadside cleanup will meet at the Holiday Island Clubhouse north parking lot at 9 a.m., where volunteers will receive their road assignments. Shoreline cleanup will meet at the Island beach parking lot (first right after crossing the bridge) at 9 a.m.

A picnic lunch will be provided for all volunteers at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the Recreation Center Pavilion. In case of inclement weather, the cleanup will be the following Saturday, May 3.

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Pet of the Week “Kassidy” (Cat #157) is a beautiful 18-mo old medium size gray & white Siamese mix. She’s a great mouser in addition to being a loving personality plus pet. She’d do better in a one pet family. Kassidy has all her shots & is spayed, & can be adopted at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, Hwy 62 east of Eureka Springs; open 12-5 every day but Wed; phone 253-9188.

Shelter newcomers include many beautiful cats & kittens, & extra nice dogs of every size & breed. Adopt a pet & save a life & thank you for caring.

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Helping find them homes

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Cleaning up at Leatherwood

Photo by Chip Ford

Debbie Allen, left, of Blackie’s Backyard, visits with Splash, one of the pets awaiting adoption at Go East Young Dog. Adoption coordinator Karen Brooks and Warren Carver, right, brought Splash and Hiram, wearing red donation vests made by June Easton, to the downtown pet shop last Saturday to generate interest in finding homes for rescued pets.

Members from 10 congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, coming as far north as Springfield, Mo., and as far south as Jasper, met at the main entrance of Lake Leatherwood on Saturday. The group included kids from 14 to 18 years old, and they worked in tandem with Parks Director Bruce Levine to cut, thin and clear the main entrance brush. The group then moved along the roadway for about 1 mile and into the woodland about 100 feet. The Youth Super Saturday service project was intended to beautify the area along with doing forest management and assisting with Firewise goals as well.

Chocolate Festival nets $1,500 for four local organizations

EasterBelles party it up, prepare for annual Easter Parade

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Photo by Chip Ford

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Chocolate Lovers’ Festival 2014 fundraiser checks came in and were divvied out on Friday at the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce offices by Suzanne Kline and Mike Bishop. $1,500 checks were handed out to Eureka Springs School 21st Century After School Care, Clear Spring School, Academy of Excellence and the Eureka Springs Highlander Athletic Booster Club.

Photo by Chip Ford

The annual EasterBelles’ Easter Parade Poster Autograph Party was held Sunday evening at KJ’s Caribe Restaurant and Cantina. The event is intended to generate funding for the Merlin Foundation, specifically aiding women and their transportation needs. Pictured is the 2014 Easterbelles, minus 16 of its members, along with Merlin Lynch, front center right.

THE FIRST & LAST AL HOOKS – NAME IN REAL ESTATE! CALL ME IF YOU WANT IT SOLD!!! – 479-363-6419

‘CALL US ABOUT ANY HOME IN EUREKA - AL, Cheryl, Paul’

8 Main Street Lots !!! Beautiful commercial lots located between Planner Hill and downtown Eureka shopping.

The heavy foot & road traffic make this an ideal location for a commercial business. $349,000.

PAUL FAULK 479-981-0668

This 2008 2 bed/2 bath home on 1.82 acres boasts a solid concrete foundation & 8” concrete walls. Reinforcements, 12” insulation throughout walls & ceiling adds to it’s fuel efficiency. Open floor plan, stainless appliances, 2 ply door & windows w/built in blinds, newer carpet, tile & laminate floors. 2 addtl rooms. Separate laundry room. Sky/solar lights.

Walk in closets. Low maintain exterior, buried cable & lines, picnic area. $179,000.

Stunning 3/2 with separate remodeled cottage, new garage on 1.18 acres, In town with maximum privacy. This house has been immaculately maintained and is stunningly landscaped, w/gazebo, Koi pond with running waterfall. Big private cliff side deck. Wheelchair accessible. stamped concrete driveway, Complete watering system. Home sits along year-round creek. $249,000.

NEW

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Charming refurbished Spring Street home.

Attention to detail and quality throughout, All amenities and updates.

Nice open front porch.

Great side yard with deck and koi pond.

Beautiful guest house currently used as nitely lodging with a proven income.

Call me for a private showing of this hidden gem! $369,000.

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

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PAUL FAULK 479.981.0668

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

This cleared 3.96 acre property comes with a beautifully maintained 3 bed / 2 bath home, separate garage w/ electric, gas, water, a well house & bonus building. 4th room in home used as office but can be bedroom. Nearby school bus stop, stores, amenities. Minutes to downtown Eureka. Don’t miss this one! $121,000.

This updated and well maintained condo offers a care free lifestyle to the discerning purchaser. FAB lake views from your private deck compliments that outdoor lifestyle. Great area offering all the amenities of Holiday Island. Close to marina, swimming, golf courses, hiking trails, shopping, and just minutes to historic downtown Eureka. A chance to enjoy home ownership without the hassles. $59,900.

AWE INSPIRING LAKE VIEWS from every room of this 4 bedroom 3.5 bath custom built home, open floor plan, 2 living areas, workshop & more. Boat slip included. $469,900.

Located in the trees above the lake, this duplex has it all….4 bedrooms, 4 baths, wood burning fireplace, big back deck, tons of storage and end of road privacy. Investment opportunity – excellent rental record. $149,900.

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249

CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249

Fantastic open floor plan accented with attention to quality & detail compliments this home with entertainment areas on the main & lower levels.

The double decks offer you private views for your outdoor living pleasure. Custom kitchen, formal dining room, 4 bedrooms & much much more are but a few or the amenities offered to you. This MUST SEE home offers not just an address but a true Ozark lifestyle. $219,900. For a private showing call Al Hooks.

Fabulous 3 story 5,000 sq ft home on mountain top ridge near Blue Springs Resort. Stunning river & mountain views abound. Great privacy factor on 1.72 (+,-) acres. Minutes to historic downtown Eureka Springs. This 3+bed/ 4 bath, 3 car garage home has too many amenities to list. Call for a private showing today! $439,000. $388,000.

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

Cedar home w/ guest house on 8.29 (+/-) acres, pond, beautiful mtn. views & land. The home features large open rooms, geothermalheat,generator, large windows, 2-car garage, 1-car carport, detached 3-car carport w/storage, guest house w/kitchenette, bath.

POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING. $395,000.

Meticulously constructed & maintained home with attention to detail and quality.

This totally custom home offers amenities galore! Spectacular mountain & valley views are offered from your private decks or soaring living room windows. Gourmet kitchen, beautiful balconied library, fantastic work shop and studio, 3.5 car garage, 3.3 private acres and much much more. Call me for a private showing. $459,500.

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Excellent business location! This very successful Hwy 62 high traffic location offers multiple use buildings with approximately 10,000 sq ft of combined spaces. 40+ parking spaces. Buildings have been updated and maintained meticulously. Possible usage and amenities too numerous to list.

For confidential showing please call Al Hooks. $850,000.

Fabulously restored 8,528 sq ft historic 2 story landmark building w/ basement. Presently home of unique shop on main floor and balconied living quarters upstairs both hosting approximately 3000 sq. feet each. Located in historic downtown on Main St. in the heart of the dining/shopping & entertainment district w/one of Eurekas highest pedestrian & vehicle traffic counts, flanked by parking on 3 sides. This rare totally restored piece of history has amenities galore ... call for details & private showings. $859,000.

AL HOOKS 479.363.6419

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Make it your own... opportunity awaits to make this successful long term rental facility into whatever you desire. Owners quarters and 11 rentals on over 3 acres. Close to the lake and easy access to Eureka. Good highway frontage. Call for a showing today! $325,000.

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AL HOOKS 479.363.6419 Great Investment opportunity. Extremely well maintained 4 plex with proven rental history. All units are spacious with 2 Bdrms, 1 bath, porch or private balcony with wooded views. Off street parking, hiking paths, minutes to shopping, downtown Eureka, marina and lake. $199,000.

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